49 U.S.C. § 32910 : US Code - Section 32910: Administrative

Search 49 U.S.C. § 32910 : US Code - Section 32910: Administrative

(a) General Powers. - (1) In carrying out this chapter, the
Secretary of Transportation or the Administrator of the
Environmental Protection Agency may -
(A) inspect and copy records of any person at reasonable times;
(B) order a person to file written reports or answers to
specific questions, including reports or answers under oath; and
(C) conduct hearings, administer oaths, take testimony, and
subpena witnesses and records the Secretary or Administrator
considers advisable.
(2) A witness summoned under paragraph (1)(C) of this subsection
is entitled to the same fee and mileage the witness would have been
paid in a court of the United States.
(b) Civil Actions To Enforce. - A civil action to enforce a
subpena or order of the Secretary or Administrator under subsection
(a) of this section may be brought in the district court of the
United States for any judicial district in which the proceeding by
the Secretary or Administrator is conducted. The court may punish a
failure to obey an order of the court to comply with the subpena or
order of the Secretary or Administrator as a contempt of court.
(c) Disclosure of Information. - The Secretary and the
Administrator each shall disclose information obtained under this
chapter (except information obtained under section 32904(c) of this
title) under section 552 of title 5. However, the Secretary or
Administrator may withhold information under section 552(b)(4) of
title 5 only if the Secretary or Administrator decides that
disclosure of the information would cause significant competitive
damage. A matter referred to in section 552(b)(4) and relevant to
an administrative or judicial proceeding under this chapter may be
disclosed in that proceeding. A measurement or calculation under
section 32904(c) of this title shall be disclosed under section 552
of title 5 without regard to section 552(b).
(d) Regulations. - The Administrator may prescribe regulations to
carry out duties of the Administrator under this chapter.