Congressional Correspondence

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Overview

The Congressional Correspondence (1360.7K) is a public-domain FAA order, republished here as a free chaptered HTML edition with a linked table of contents and the official PDF.

Publisher: FAA
Document: 1360.7K
Pages: 2

Key points

This Order prescribes the procedure for controlling and responding to congressional correspondence in the Eastern Region.
All congressional correspondence in the Eastern Region must be prepared for the Regional Administrator's signature.
Congressional correspondence received at Washington Headquarters will be assigned a control number by the Office of the Administrator.
The Office of Primary Interest is responsible for coordinating responses and preparing necessary documentation for the Regional Administrator.
If a response deadline cannot be met, an interim reply must be prepared explaining the delay.

Frequently asked questions

What is the purpose of this Order?

The purpose of this Order is to prescribe the procedure for the control and response to correspondence received from members of the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate.

Who is responsible for signing congressional correspondence in the Eastern Region?

The Regional Administrator is the principal representative and is responsible for signing all congressional correspondence in the Eastern Region.

What happens if a response deadline cannot be met?

If a response deadline cannot be met, the Office of Primary Interest must prepare an interim reply for the Regional Administrator's signature, explaining the need for additional time.

How is congressional correspondence controlled at Washington Headquarters?

Congressional correspondence received at Washington Headquarters pertaining to the Eastern Region is assigned a control number by the Office of the Administrator.

What documents are required for the response package?

The response package must include a letterhead original, transmitted correspondence, and any other enclosures, along with copies for various offices as specified.

Document

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION \ EA 1360.7K

ORDER

FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION Eastern Region

·o 5 DEC 2005

SUBJ: CONGRESSIONAL CORRESPONDENCE 1. PURPOSE. This Order prescribes the procedure for the control and response to correspondence re ceived from members ofthe U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate.

2. DISTRIBUTION. This Order is distributed to the division level at Regional Headquarters, and to all field facilities and offices in the Eastern Region.

3. CANCELLATION. EA 1360.7J is cancelled.

4. POLICY. The Regional Administrator (RA) is the FAA Administrator's principal representative in the Eastern Region. As such, all congressional correspondence received in the Eastern Region shall be prepared for the RA's (AEA-1) signature.

5. PROCEDURES. Congressional correspondence received at Washington Headquarters pertaining to the Eastern Region shall be assigned a control number by Office of the Administrator, AOA-3. Con gressional correspondence received at Regional Headquarters, or at any facility or office in the Eastern Region, shall be controlled by AEA-1. AEA-1 will then forward the congressional correspondence and transmitted (constituent) correspondence to the appropriate Office of Primary Interest (OPI) for response under RA signature.

6. DEADLINES. AOA-3 or AEA-1 will assign the due date for the correspondence. If that deadline cannot be met the OPI shall prepare an interim reply for RA signature. The interim shall explain the need for additional time and give an approximate date the full reply may be expected.

7. COORDINATION. The assigned OPI is responsible for any needed coordination with other divi sions or lines ofbusiness.

8. PACKAGE REQUIREMENTS. The following shall be prepared by the OPI and delivered to AEA-1 for review and signature.

a. Letterhead original, transmitted correspondence, and any other enclosures.

b. Congressional courtesy copy, transmitted correspondence, and any other enclosures, only when letterhead original is being mailed to a district office, or the constituent.

c. Information copies for AOA-3, Asst. Admin. for Regions and Center Operations (ARC-1), AEA-1, and all divisions on grid.

Distribution: A-XEA-2; FOF-0 (Ltd); AGI- 1; AEA -60 (10 copies) Initiated By: AEA -60 EA 1360. 7K 9. DISTRIBUTION. AEA-1 staff shall return the signed original(s), the grid copy, all information copies, and all supporting documents to the OPI for mailing and distribution, as appropriate.