§44742 Interference with the Duties of Organization Designation Authorization Unit Members

Summary

The FAA must continuously try to stop or reduce any interference by an ODA holder that hurts how ODA unit members do their authorized jobs. A supervisor at an ODA holder that makes a transport category airplane cannot interfere with an ODA unit member’s duties. A supervisor who does can be fined for each violation under section 46301(a)(1). That fine rule does not limit other FAA enforcement actions. ODA unit members must promptly tell their ODA holder’s designated office about interference. The ODA holder must investigate and send reports to the FAA office the Administrator names. The FAA will set how and when to send reports and what to include, such as investigation results and actions taken. Interference means either abusive behavior or threats meant to influence duties, or other non‑ODA tasks that conflict with authorized work. Other terms are defined in section 44736(c).