Us Code § 40114 - Reports and records
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§ 40114. Reports and records
(a)
(2) The Secretary (or the Administrator with respect to aviation safety duties and powers designated to be carried out by the Administrator) shall have all reports, orders, decisions, and regulations the Secretary or Administrator, as appropriate, issues or prescribes published in the form and way best adapted for public use. A publication of the Secretary or Administrator is competent evidence of its contents.
(b)
(Pub. L. 103–272, §1(e), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 1110.)
| Revised Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
|---|---|---|
| 40114(a)(1) | 49 App.:1324(d) (1st, 2d sentences). | Aug. 23, 1958, Pub. L. 85–726, §§204(d), 313(b), 1103, 72 Stat. 743, 753, 797. |
| 49 App.:1354(b) (1st, 2d sentences). | ||
| 49 App.:1551(b)(1)(E). | Aug. 23, 1958, Pub. L. 85–726, 72 Stat. 731, §1601(b)(1)(E); added Oct. 4, 1984, Pub. L. 98–443, §3(e), 98 Stat. 1704. | |
| 49 App.:1655(c)(1). | Oct. 15, 1966, Pub. L. 89–670, §6(c)(1), 80 Stat. 938; Jan. 12, 1983, Pub. L. 97–449, §7(b), 96 Stat. 2444. | |
| 40114(a)(2) | 49 App.:1324(d) (3d, last sentences). | |
| 49 App.:1354(b) (3d, last sentences). | ||
| 49 App.:1551(b)(1)(E). | ||
| 49 App.:1655(c)(1). | ||
| 40114(b) | 49 App.:1503. | |
| 49 App.:1551(b)(1)(E). |
In subsection (a), the word "Administrator" in section 313(b) of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 (Public Law 85–726, 72 Stat. 753) is retained on authority of 49:106(g).
In subsection (a)(1), the words "otherwise", "requirement in the premises", and "shall be entered of record" are omitted as surplus.
In subsection (a)(2), the word "rules" is omitted as being synonymous with "regulations". The word "prescribes" is added for consistency in the revised title and with other titles of the United States Code. The words "under this chapter" and "information and" are omitted as surplus. The words "A publication of the Secretary or Administrator is competent evidence of its contents" is substituted for 49 App.:1324(d) (last sentence) to eliminate unnecessary words and for consistency.
In subsection (b), the words "otherwise", "all contracts, agreements, understandings, and", "annual or other", "of air carriers and other persons", and "preserved as" are omitted as surplus. The last sentence is substituted for 49 App.:1503 (words after 7th comma) to eliminate unnecessary words and for consistency.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Consolidation or Elimination of Obsolete, Redundant, or Otherwise Unnecessary Reports; Use of Electronic Media Format
Pub. L. 112–95, title VIII, §806, Feb. 14, 2012, 126 Stat. 121, provided that:
"(a)
"(1) a list of obsolete, redundant, or otherwise unnecessary reports the Administration is required by law to submit to Congress or publish that the Administrator recommends eliminating or consolidating with other reports; and
"(2) an estimate of the cost savings that would result from the elimination or consolidation of those reports.
"(b)
"(1)
"(A) may not publish any report required or authorized by law in a printed format; and
"(B) shall publish any such report by posting it on the Administration's Internet Web site in an easily accessible and downloadable electronic format.
"(2)
"(A) its publication in a printed format is essential to the mission of the Administration; or
"(B) its publication in accordance with the requirements of paragraph (1) would disclose matter—
"(i) described in section 552(b) of title 5, United States Code; or
"(ii) the disclosure of which would have an adverse impact on aviation safety or security, as determined by the Administrator."
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