Title 49, TransportationRelease 119-102

§1133 Review of Other Agency Action

Title 49 › SUBTITLE II — OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCIES › CHAPTER 11 — NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD › SUBCHAPTER III — AUTHORITY › § 1133

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

Lets the National Transportation Safety Board hear appeals of certain federal agency actions. It covers four kinds: denials, changes, suspensions, or revocations of certificates the Secretary of Transportation issues under 44703, 44709, or 44710; revocation of a registration certificate under 44106; decisions by the head of the department that runs the Coast Guard on appeals from administrative law judges under 6101, 6301, 7503, chapter 77, or 9303 of title 46; and penalty orders under 46301 when review is allowed by 46301(d)(5).

Full Legal Text

Title 49, §1133

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The National Transportation Safety Board shall review on appeal—
(1)the denial, amendment, modification, suspension, or revocation of a certificate issued by the Secretary of Transportation under section 44703, 44709, or 44710 of this title;
(2)the revocation of a certificate of registration under section 44106 of this title;
(3)a decision of the head of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating on an appeal from the decision of an administrative law judge denying, revoking, or suspending a license, certificate, document, or register in a proceeding under section 6101, 6301, or 7503, chapter 77, or section 9303 of title 46; and
(4)under section 46301(d)(5) of this title, an order imposing a penalty under section 46301.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Historical and Revision Notes

Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 1133(1)–(3)49 App.:1903(a)(9).Jan. 3, 1975, Pub. L. 93–633, § 304(a)(9), 88 Stat. 2169; Oct. 19, 1984, Pub. L. 98–499, § 4(b), 98 Stat. 2315. 1133(4)(no source). In clause (1), the word “certificate” is substituted for “operating certificate” for consistency in the revised title. The words “or license” are omitted as unnecessary because only certificates are issued under the sections cited in this section. In clause (3), the words “head of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating” are substituted for “Commandant of the Coast Guard” for consistency with 14:5 and 46:2101(34). Clause (4) is added to reflect all the appellate responsibilities of the National Transportation Safety Board.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Transfer of Functions

For transfer of authorities, functions, personnel, and assets of the Coast Guard, including the authorities and functions of the Secretary of Transportation relating thereto, to the Department of Homeland Security, and for treatment of related references, see section 468(b), 551(d), 552(d), and 557 of Title 6, Domestic Security, and the Department of Homeland Security Reorganization Plan of November 25, 2002, as modified, set out as a note under section 542 of Title 6.

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Citation

49 U.S.C. § 1133

Title 49, Transportation

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102