---
kind: "section"
citation: "49 C.F.R. § 1.15"
title: "49"
number: "1.15"
heading: "OST structure."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/49/1.15"
---

# §1.15. OST structure.

- (a) **Secretary and Deputy Secretary.** The Secretary and Deputy Secretary are assisted by the following, all of which report directly to the Secretary:
  - (1) The Chief of Staff;
  - (2) The Executive Secretariat;
  - (3) The Departmental Office of Civil Rights;
  - (4) The Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization;
  - (5) The Office of Intelligence, Security and Emergency Response;
  - (6) The Office of Public Affairs;
  - (7) The Office of the Chief Information Officer; and
  - (8) **The Office of Drug & Alcohol Policy & Compliance.**
- (b) The Under Secretary of Transportation for Policy, the General Counsel, and the Assistant Secretaries for Administration, Budget and Programs, and Governmental Affairs also report directly to the Secretary.
- (c) **Office of the Under Secretary of Transportation for Policy.** This Office is composed of:
  - (1) **The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Transportation Policy, which includes—**
    - (i) The Office of Policy Development, Strategic Planning and Performance;
    - (ii) The Office of Infrastructure Finance and Innovation; and
    - (iii) **The Office of the Chief Economist.**
  - (2) **The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Aviation and International Affairs, which includes—**
    - (i) The Office of International Transportation and Trade;
    - (ii) The Office of International Aviation; and
    - (iii) **The Office of Aviation Analysis.**
- (d) **Office of the General Counsel.** This Office is composed of:
  - (1) The Office of General Law;
  - (2) The Office of International Law;
  - (3) The Office of Litigation;
  - (4) The Office of Legislation;
  - (5) The Office of Regulation and Enforcement;
  - (6) The Office of Operations, which includes the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Office;
  - (7) The Office of Aviation Enforcement and Proceedings, which includes the Aviation Consumer Protection Division; and
  - (8) **The Center for Alternative Dispute Resolution.**
- (e) **Office of the Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Secretary for Budget and Programs.** This Office is composed of:
  - (1) The Office of Budget and Program Performance;
  - (2) The Office of Financial Management;
  - (3) The Office of the Chief Financial Officer for the Office of the Secretary; and
  - (4) **The Office of Credit Oversight and Risk Management.**
- (f) **Office of the Assistant Secretary for Governmental Affairs.** This Office contains the following functional areas: Congressional Affairs and Intergovernmental Affairs; and includes a Deputy Assistant Secretary for Tribal Government Affairs.
- (g) **Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration.** This Office is composed of:
  - (1) The Office of Audit Relations;
  - (2) The Office of Human Resource Management;
  - (3) The Office of Hearings;
  - (4) The Office of Security;
  - (5) The Office of the Senior Procurement Executive;
  - (6) The Office of Financial Management and Transit Benefit Programs; and
  - (7) **The Office of Facilities, Information and Asset Management.**

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 322.

### Source

Source: 81 FR 19819, Apr. 5, 2016, unless otherwise noted.