---
kind: "section"
citation: "50 C.F.R. § 38.4"
title: "50"
number: "38.4"
heading: "Authorized functions, powers, and duties."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/50/38.4"
---

# §38.4. Authorized functions, powers, and duties.


The executive authority of the Regional Director concerning the Midway Islands includes:

- (a) Issuance of citations for violations of this part and [50 CFR parts 25-32](/cfr/50/part25-32.md);
- (b) Abatement of any public nuisance upon the failure of the person concerned to comply with a removal notice;
- (c) Seizure of evidence;
- (d) Investigation of accidents and offenses;
- (e) Custody and disposal of lost or abandoned property;
- (f) Regulation of aircraft and boat traffic and safety;
- (g) Imposition of quarantines;
- (h) Evacuation of hazardous areas;
- (i) Lawful restraint, detention, confinement, and care of persons prior to their prompt transfer to the custody of the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii;
- (j) Lawful removal of person from the Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge for cause;
- (k) Regulation of vehicle traffic and safety;
- (l) Performance of other lawful acts necessary for protecting the health and safety of persons and property on Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge; and
- (m) Issuance of lawful notices and orders necessary to the exercise of executive authority under this section.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 16 U.S.C. 460k et seq., 664, 668dd, 742(f), 3901 et seq.; 48 U.S.C. 644a; sec. 48, Pub. L. 86-624, 74 Stat 424; E.O. 13022, 61 FR 56875, 3 CFR, 1996 Comp., p. 224.

### Source

Source: 63 FR 11626, Mar. 10, 1998, unless otherwise noted.