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14 CFR Ch. I (1–1–24 Edition) 

§ 13.7 

law, and may obtain a copy upon pay-
ing the cost of the copy. 

§ 13.7

Records, documents, and re-

ports. 

Each record, document, and report 

that FAA regulations require to be 
maintained, exhibited, or submitted to 
the Administrator may be used in any 
investigation conducted by the Admin-
istrator; and, except to the extent the 
use may be specifically limited or pro-
hibited by the section which imposes 
the requirement, the records, docu-
ments, and reports may be used in any 
civil penalty action, certificate action, 
or other legal proceeding. 

Subpart B—Administrative Actions 

S

OURCE

: Docket No. FAA-2018-1051; Amdt. 

No. 13-40, 86 FR 54527, Oct. 1, 2021, unless oth-
erwise noted. 

§ 13.11

Administrative disposition of 

certain violations. 

(a) If, after an investigation, FAA 

personnel determine that an apparent 
violation of 49 U.S.C. subtitle VII, 49 
U.S.C. chapter 51, or any rule, regula-
tion, or order issued under those stat-
utes, does not require legal enforce-
ment action, an appropriate FAA offi-
cial may take administrative action to 
address the apparent violation. 

(b) An administrative action under 

this section does not constitute a for-
mal adjudication of the matter, and 
may take the form of— 

(1) A Warning Notice that recites 

available facts and information about 
the incident or condition and indicates 
that it may have been a violation; or 

(2) A Letter of Correction that states 

the corrective action the apparent vio-
lator has taken or agrees to take. If 
the apparent violator does not com-
plete the agreed corrective action, the 
FAA may take legal enforcement ac-
tion. 

Subpart C—Legal Enforcement 

Actions 

S

OURCE

: Docket No. FAA-2018-1051; Amdt. 

No. 13-40, 86 FR 54527, Oct. 1, 2021, unless oth-
erwise noted. 

§ 13.13

Consent orders. 

(a) The Chief Counsel, each Deputy 

Chief Counsel, and the Assistant Chief 
Counsel for Enforcement may issue a 
consent order to resolve any matter 
with a person that may be subject to 
legal enforcement action. 

(b) A person that may be subject to 

legal enforcement action may propose 
a consent order. 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 or order has been 

issued prior to the proposed consent 
order, an incorporation by reference of 
the notice or order and an acknowledg-
ment that the notice or order may be 
used to construe the terms of the con-
sent order; and 

(5) If a request for hearing or appeal 

is pending in any forum, a provision 
that the person will withdraw the re-
quest for hearing or notice of appeal. 

§ 13.14

[Reserved] 

§ 13.15

Civil penalties: Other than by 

administrative assessment. 

(a) The FAA uses the procedures in 

this section when it seeks a civil pen-
alty other than by the administrative 
assessment procedures in § 13.16 or 
§ 13.18. 

(b) The authority of the Adminis-

trator to seek a civil penalty, and the 
ability to refer cases to the United 
States Attorney General, or the dele-
gate of the Attorney General, for pros-
ecution of civil penalty actions sought 
by the Administrator is delegated to 
the Chief Counsel, each Deputy Chief 
Counsel, and the Assistant Chief Coun-
sel for Enforcement. This delegation 
applies to cases involving one or more 
of the following: 

(1) An amount in controversy in ex-

cess of: 

(i) $400,000, if the violation was com-

mitted by a person other than an indi-
vidual or small business concern; or 

(ii) $50,000, if the violation was com-

mitted by an individual or small busi-
ness concern. 

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