1 On April 17,
1996, a Secretary's Order was signed delegating jurisdiction to issue
final agency decisions under this statute to the newly created
Administrative Review Board. 61 Fed. Reg. 19978 (May 3, 1996).
Secretary's Order 2-96 contains a comprehensive list of the statutes,
executive order, and regulations under which the Administrative Review
Board now issues final agency decisions. Final procedural revisions
to the regulations implementing this reorganization were also
promulgated on that date. 61 Fed. Reg. 19982.
2 We note
that the ALJ referred to the STAA at its old United States Code
citation; the current citation is 49 U.S.C.A. § 31105 (West
1996).