---
kind: "section"
citation: "14 C.F.R. § 13.3"
title: "14"
number: "13.3"
heading: "Investigations (general)."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/14/13.3"
---

# §13.3. Investigations (general).

- (a) The Administrator may conduct investigations; hold hearings; issue subpoenas; require the production of relevant documents, records, and property; and take evidence and depositions.
- (b) The Administrator has delegated the authority to conduct investigations to the various services and offices for matters within their respective areas.
- (c) The Administrator delegates to the Chief Counsel, each Deputy Chief Counsel, and the Assistant Chief Counsel for Enforcement the authority to:
  - (1) Issue orders;
  - (2) Conduct formal investigations;
  - (3) Subpoena witnesses and records in conducting a hearing or investigation;
  - (4) Order depositions and production of records in a proceeding or investigation; and
  - (5) Petition a court of the United States to enforce a subpoena or order described in paragraphs [(c)(3)](#c-3) and [(4)](#c-4) of this section.
- (d) A complaint against the sponsor, proprietor, or operator of a federally assisted airport involving violations of the legal authorities listed in [§ 16.1](/cfr/14/16.1.md) of this chapter must be filed in accordance with the provisions of [part 16](/cfr/14/part16.md) of this chapter.

## Notes

### Source

Source: Docket No. FAA-2018-1051; Amdt. No. 13-40, 86 FR 54526, Oct. 1, 2021, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 18 U.S.C. 6002; 28 U.S.C. 2461 note; 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 5121-5124, 40113-40114, 44103-44106, 44701-44704, 44709-44710, 44713, 44725, 44742, 44802 (note), 46101-46111, 46301, 46302 (for a violation of 49 U.S.C. 46504), 46304-46316, 46318-46320, 46501-46502, 46504, 46507, 47106, 47107, 47111, 47122, 47306, 47531-47532; 49 CFR 1.83.

### Source

Source: Docket No. 18884, 44 FR 63723, Nov. 5, 1979, unless otherwise noted.