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 96 STAT. 2422

PUBLIC LAW 97-449—JAN. 12, 1983 (1) provide the Commission with a complete report on the safety compliance of a carrier providing transportation or freight forwarder service subject to its jurisdiction; (2) provide promptly a statement of the safety record of a person applying to the Commission for temporary authority to provide transportation; (3) intervene and present evidence in a proceeding in which a finding of fitness is required; and (4) make additional safety compliance surveys and inspections the Commission decides are desirable to allow it to act on an application or to make a finding on the fitness of a carrier.

49 USC 308.

§308. Annual reports (a) As soon as practicable after the end of each fiscal year, the Secretary of Transportation shall report to the President, for submission to Congress, on the activities of the Department of Transportation during the prior fiscal year. The report shall include a complete statement on the effectiveness of the United States Railway Association and the Consolidated Rail Corporation in carrying out the purposes of the Regional Rail Reorganization Act of 1973 (45 U.S.C. 701 et seq.). (b) The Secretary shall submit to the President and Congress each year a report on the aviation activities of the Department. The report shall include— (1) collected information the Secretary considers valuable in deciding questions about— (A) the development and regulation of civil aeronautics; (B) the use of airspace of the United States; and (C) the improvement of the air navigation and traffic control system; and (2) recommendations for additional legislation and other action the Secretary considers necessary. (c) The Secretary shall submit to Congress each year a report on the conditions of the public ports of the United States, including the— (1) economic and technological development of the ports; (2) extent to which the ports contribute to the national welfare and security; and (3) factors that may impede the continued development of the ports. SUBCHAPTER II—ADMINISTRATIVE

49 USC 321.

49 USC 322.

§321. Definitions In this subchapter, "aeronautics", "air commerce", and "air navigation facility" have the same meanings given those terms in section 101(2), (4), and (8) of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 (49 U.S.C. 1301(2), (4), (8)), respectively. § 322. General powers (a) The Secretary of Transportation may prescribe regulations to carry out the duties and powers of the Secretary. An officer of the Department of Transportation may prescribe regulations to carry out the duties and powers of the officer. (b) The Secretary may delegate, and authorize successive delegations of, duties and powers of the Secretary to an officer or employee

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