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§ 13.105 

and to issue an appropriate order of 
compliance, without further notice or 
proceedings. 

§ 13.77

Consent order of compliance. 

(a) At any time before the issuance of 

an order of compliance, an agency at-
torney and the alleged violator may 
agree to dispose of the case by the 
issuance of a consent order of compli-
ance. 

(b) The alleged violator may submit a 

proposed consent order to an agency 
attorney. The proposed consent order 
must include— 

(1) An admission of all jurisdictional 

facts; 

(2) An express waiver of the right to 

further procedural steps and of all 
rights to legal review in any forum; 

(3) An express waiver of attorney’s 

fees and costs; 

(4) If a notice has been issued prior to 

the proposed consent order of compli-
ance, an incorporation by reference of 
the notice and an acknowledgement 
that the notice may be used to con-
strue the terms of the consent order of 
compliance; and 

(5) If a request for hearing is pending 

in any forum, a provision that the al-
leged violator will withdraw the re-
quest for a hearing and request that 
the case be dismissed. 

§ 13.79

[Reserved] 

§ 13.81

Emergency orders. 

(a) Notwithstanding §§ 13.73 through 

13.77, the Chief Counsel, each Deputy 
Chief Counsel, or the Assistant Chief 
Counsel for Enforcement may issue an 
emergency order of compliance, which 
is effective upon issuance, in accord-
ance with the procedures in subpart C 
of 49 CFR part 109, if the person who 
issues the order finds that there is an 
‘‘imminent hazard’’ as defined in 49 
CFR 109.1. 

(b) The FAA official who issued the 

emergency order of compliance may re-
scind or suspend the order if the cri-
teria set forth in paragraph (a) of this 
section are no longer satisfied, and, 
when appropriate, may issue a notice 
of proposed order of compliance under 
§ 13.73. 

(c) If at any time in the course of a 

proceeding commenced in accordance 

with § 13.73 the criteria set forth in 
paragraph (a) of this section are satis-
fied, the official who issued the notice 
may issue an emergency order of com-
pliance, even if the period for filing a 
reply or requesting a hearing specified 
in § 13.75 has not expired. 

13.83–13.87

[Reserved] 

Subpart F—Formal Fact-Finding In-

vestigation Under an Order of 
Investigation 

S

OURCE

: Docket No. FAA-2018-1051; Amdt. 

No. 13-40, 86 FR 54536, Oct. 1, 2021, unless oth-
erwise noted. 

§ 13.101

Applicability. 

(a) This subpart applies to fact-find-

ing investigations in which an inves-
tigation has been ordered under § 13.3(c) 
or § 13.5(f)(2). 

(b) This subpart does not limit the 

authority of any person to issue sub-
poenas, administer oaths, examine wit-
nesses, and receive evidence in any in-
formal investigation as otherwise pro-
vided by law. 

§ 13.103

Order of investigation. 

The order of investigation— 
(a) Defines the scope of the investiga-

tion by describing the information 
sought in terms of its subject matter 
or its relevancy to specified FAA func-
tions; 

(b) Sets forth the form of the inves-

tigation which may be either by indi-
vidual deposition or investigative pro-
ceeding or both; and 

(c) Names the official who is author-

ized to conduct the investigation and 
serve as the presiding officer. 

§ 13.105

Notification. 

Any person under investigation and 

any person required to testify and 
produce documentary or physical evi-
dence during the investigation will be 
advised of the purpose of the investiga-
tion, and of the place where the inves-
tigative proceeding or deposition will 
be convened. This may be accomplished 
by a notice of investigation or by a 
subpoena. A copy of the order of inves-
tigation may be sent to such persons 
when appropriate. 

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