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FAA's role in the observance of this anniversary includes support
for the U.S. Centennial of Flight Commission, of which the FAA's administrator
is a member. The FAA's own programs in observance of the Centennial
include outreach events organized in partnership with schools and
the aviation community. The agency's aviation education home page
also provides a special Web page with educational material about the
Wright brothers.
The FAA is the sector of the U.S. government primarily responsible
for the safety of civil aviation. The FAA was originally designated
the Federal Aviation Agency when established by the Federal Aviation
Act of 1958. The present name was adopted in 1967 when the FAA became
a component of the Department of Transportation.
http://www1.faa.gov/apa/centuryofflight/
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