[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 14, Volume 4]
[Revised as of January 1, 2008]
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[CITE: 14CFR300.3]

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                     TITLE 14--AERONAUTICS AND SPACE
 
   CHAPTER II--OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 
                         (AVIATION PROCEEDINGS)
 
PART 300_RULES OF CONDUCT IN DOT PROCEEDINGS UNDER THIS CHAPTER--Table of 
 
Sec. 300.3  Reporting of communications.

    (a) General. The following types of substantive communication shall 
be reported as specified in paragraph (b) of this section:
    (1) Any communication in violation of Sec. 300.2(a) of this 
chapter.
    (2) Information given upon determination of an emergency under Sec. 
300.2(c)(5) of this chapter.
    (3) Information given at the request of a DOT employee in a tariff 
matter under Sec. 300.2(c)(6) of this chapter.
    (4) Communications in nonhearing cases to be decided within 30 days 
under Sec. 300.2(c)(7) of this chapter.
    (5) Communications in nonhearing cases arising under 49 U.S.C. 
41731-42, made under Sec. 300.2(c)(8).
    (b) Public filing. (1) A written communication shall be placed onto 
the electronic docket management system (DMS) in the file of the docket 
number corresponding to the proceeding, which shall be available for 
inspection and copying during business hours in Office of Docket 
Operations and Media Management.
    (2) An oral communication shall be summarized by the DOT employee 
receiving it. One copy shall be put into a public file as described in 
paragraph (b) (1) of this section, and another copy shall be mailed to 
the communicator.
    (3) Electronic copies of written communications and oral summaries 
shall be posted to the DOT's electronic docket. Such docketed materials 
may be searched, viewed, and downloaded through the Internet at http://
dms.dot.gov.
    (4) Copies of all filings under this part dealing with 
discontinuances or reductions of air transportation shall be mailed to 
the directly affected local communities, State agencies, and airport 
managers.
    (c) Status and expedition requests. A DOT decisionmaker who receives 
a communication asking about the status or requesting expeditious 
treatment of a public proceeding, other than a communication concerning 
national defense or foreign policy (including international aviation), 
shall either:
    (1) Refer the communicator to Office of Docket Operations and Media 
Management.
    (2) If the DOT decisionmaker responds by advising on the status, put 
a memorandum describing the exchange in the public file as described in 
paragraph (b)(1) of this section.

[Docket No. 82, 50 FR 2380, Jan. 16, 1985, as amended at 60 FR 43528, 
Aug. 22, 1995; Doc. No. OST-2002-12200, 67 FR 30325, May 6, 2002]