---
kind: "section"
citation: "49 C.F.R. § 1503.403"
title: "49"
number: "1503.403"
heading: "Delegation of authority."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/49/1503.403"
---

# §1503.403. Delegation of authority.


The Administrator delegates the following authority to the Chief Counsel and the Deputy Chief Counsel for Enforcement, which authority may be redelegated as necessary:

- (a) To initiate and assess civil penalties under 49 U.S.C. [114](/usc/49/114.md) and [46301](/usc/49/46301.md) and this subpart for a violation a TSA requirement;
- (b) To compromise civil penalties initiated under this subpart; and
- (c) To refer cases to the Attorney General of the United States, or the delegate of the Attorney General, for the collection of civil penalties.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority : 6 U.S.C. 1142; 18 U.S.C. 6002; 28 U.S.C. 2461 (note); 49 U.S.C. 114, 20109, 31105, 40113-40114, 40119, 44901-44907, 44939, 46101-46107, 46109-46110, 46301, 46305, 46311, 46313-46314; Pub. L. 110-53 (121 Stat. 266, Aug. 3, 2007) secs. 1408 (6 U.S.C. 1137), 1501 (6 U.S.C. 1151), 1517 (6 U.S.C. 1167), and 1534 (6 U.S.C. 1184).

### Source

Source: 74 FR 36039, July 21, 2009, unless otherwise noted.