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Office of the Assistant General Counsel for Regulation and Enforcement (C-50) The Office of the Assistant General Counsel for Regulation and Enforcement (C-50) develops and recommends Departmental regulatory and enforcement policies and procedures; furnishes legal counsel on administrative law issues involving rulemaking, enforcement, and other matters governed by the Administrative Procedure Act and related statutes, executive orders, and Departmental policies; assesses the operating elements practices to assure on conformity with such requirements. What We Do Mission The mission of the Office of the Assistant General Counsel for Regulation and Enforcement is to: To provide leadership and legal support for regulatory, enforcement and administrative law practice matters in the Department. Who We Are The Office of the Assistant General Counsel for Regulations and Enforcement (C-50) is part of the Office of the General Counsel. The Office’s functions are include but are not limited to providing legal counsel on Departmental activities governed by the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the Regulatory Flexibility Act, the Paperwork Reduction Act, the Uniform Time Act, and related statutes; serving as Department liaison to the Office of Management and Budget on rulemaking matters and the Office of the Federal Register (for OST); coordinating review of rulemaking documents; training those concerned with regulations on the rulemaking process; developing the Department's Regulatory Agenda, its Regulatory Plan, and other rulemaking reports; participating in panels reviewing initial essential air service recommendations; assisting in the development of OST rulemaking documents; responding to inquiries on OST rulemaking and administrative law matters; and providing the public information about the Department's regulatory activities. The Office is supervised by Neil Eisner, Assistant General Counsel for Regulations and Enforcement and Bob Ashby, Deputy Assistant General Counsel. The Office is staffed by attorneys, regulation analysts, and administrative support staff.
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updated 10/2010