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§ 1.46

49 CFR Subtitle A (10–1–12 Edition)

Primary Mission Essential Function Identification and Submission Process. Provide leadership for departmental programs pertaining to intelligence related to the transportation sector,
transportation security policy, and
civil transportation emergency preparedness and response activities.
(c) Lead departmental collaboration
efforts with the Department of Homeland Security and other Departments
and Agencies related to transportation
security and transportation infrastructure protection as required by Homeland Security Presidential Directive 7,
Critical
Infrastructure
Identification,
Prioritization, and Protection.
(d) Together with the Assistant Secretary for Administration, carry out
oversight and management of the duties pertaining to national security
professional development assigned to
the Secretary under Executive Order
13434, National Security Professional Development.
(e) Together with the Office of the
Assistant Secretary for Aviation and
International Affairs, coordinate the
Department’s responsibilities under
National Security Presidential Directive 44, Management of Interagency Efforts Concerning Reconstruction and Stabilization, and Presidential Decision Directive 56, Managing Complex Contingency Operations, pertaining to interagency reconstruction and stabilization assistance.
(f) Lead departmental efforts pertaining to transportation-related international civil emergency preparedness
activities, including coordinating DOT
representation on North Atlantic Treaty Organization committees, as directed under Executive Order 12656 (as
amended; see E.O. 13286).
(g) Carry out the functions vested in
the Secretary by 49 U.S.C 40119(b), as
implemented by 49 CFR part 15, related
to the designation of information as
Sensitive Security Information.
(h) Oversee the Department’s protective service program.
(i) Serve as the Secretary’s representative to the Transportation Security Oversight Board, in accordance
with 49 U.S.C 115, when so designated.
(j) Lead Departmental participation
in internal and interagency planning
efforts related to preparedness in ac-

cordance with Presidential Policy Directive 8, National Preparedness.
(k) Serve as the Secretary’s senior
advisor on matters pertaining to public
health, biological, and medical matters.
(l) Develop departmental plans to
support the Department of Defense
Civil Reserve Air Fleet (CRAF) program and allocate civil air carrier aircraft to CRAF based on Department of
Defense requirements.
(m) Oversee operation of the Department’s Crisis Management Center.
(n) Lead departmental efforts for all
interaction with the Program Manager,
Information Sharing Environment to
include appointing the Associate Director for Intelligence as the DOT Information Sharing Program Manager to
coordinate
day-to-day
Information
Sharing Environment matters.
(o) Carry out departmental responsibilities under Executive Order 13587,
Structural Reforms to Improve the Security of Classified Networks and the Responsible Sharing and Safeguarding of
Classified Information, including overseeing classified information sharing
and safeguarding efforts for DOT. Oversee the day-to-day activities for monitoring the Top Secret and Secret classified network used by DOT.
(p) Serve as the department’s program manager responsible for oversight of all intelligence programs, to
include the DOT Counterintelligence
effort as it pertains to the DOT classified networks, and coordinate intelligence matters throughout the department. Nothing in this provision is intended to prohibit or limit a component’s ability to conduct intelligence
activities authorized by law.
§ 1.46 Office of Public Affairs.
The Director of Public Affairs is the
principal advisor to the Secretary and
Secretarial Officers on public affairs
issues. The Office of Public Affairs prepares news releases and supporting
media materials, and maintains a new
media presence. The Office also provides information to the Secretary on
opinions and reactions of the public
and news media on programs and transportation issues. The Office of Public
Affairs is responsible for the supervision, coordination, and review of the

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Office of the Secretary of Transportation
activities of the public affairs offices
within the Operating Administrations.

connection with the records of the Office of the Secretary;
(f) Necessary to issue notices of Department of Transportation systems of
records as required by the Privacy Act;
and
(g) Assigned to the Secretary with respect to the Federal Records Act (44
U.S.C. 3101–3102) and necessary to ensure compliance with the regulations
of the National Archives and Records
Administration (36 CFR 1220 et seq.; 44
U.S.C. Chapters 21, 29, 31, and 33), in coordination with the General Counsel.

§ 1.47 Delegations to the Assistant to
the Secretary and Director of Public Affairs.
The Assistant to the Secretary and
Director of Public Affairs is delegated
authority to:
(a) Monitor the overall public information program and review and approve departmental informational materials having policy-making ramifications before they are printed and disseminated.
(b) Carry out the functions to promote carpooling and vanpooling transferred to the Department of Transportation by section 310 of the Department
of Energy Organization Act of 1977
(Pub. L. 95–91) [42 U.S.C. 7159].

§ 1.50 Office of Drug & Alcohol Policy
& Compliance.
The Office of Drug & Alcohol Policy
& Compliance advises the Secretary on
national and international drug testing
and control issues and is the principal
advisor to the Secretary on rules related to the drug and alcohol testing of
safety-sensitive transportation employees in aviation, trucking, railroads, mass transit, pipelines, and
other transportation industries. The
Office, in coordination with the Office
of the General Counsel, publishes and
provides interpretations of rules related to 49 CFR Part 40 on the conduct
of drug and alcohol tests, including
how to conduct tests, and which procedures to use when testing. The Office
coordinates with Federal Agencies and
assists foreign governments in developing drug and alcohol testing programs and implementing the President’s National Drug Control Strategy.

§ 1.48 Office of the Chief Information
Officer.
The Chief Information Officer (CIO)
is the principal information technology
(IT), cyber security, privacy, and
records management advisor to the
Secretary. The Office of the CIO supports the Organizational Excellence
Strategic Goal by providing leadership
on all matters associated with the Department’s $3.5 billion IT portfolio.
§ 1.49 Delegations to the Chief Information Officer.

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The Chief Information Officer is delegated authority to carry out all functions and responsibilities:
(a) Assigned to the Secretary with respect to the Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3506);
(b) Assigned to the Secretary with respect to the Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996
(40 U.S.C. 11312 to 11314, and 11317);
(c) Assigned to the Secretary with respect to the E–Government Act of 2002,
Public Law 107–347;
(d) Necessary to ensure compliance
with the Federal Information Security
Management Act of 2002 (44 U.S.C. 3534
and 3544);
(e) To serve as the Chief Privacy Officer under the Privacy Act, 5 U.S.C. 552a
(note; see Pub. L. 108–447) and to administer the Privacy Act and 49 CFR
part 10 (Maintenance of and Access to
Records Pertaining to Individuals) in

§ 1.60 General Authorizations and Delegations to Secretarial Officers.
(a) Acting in his or her own name and
title, the Under Secretary, the General
Counsel, and each Assistant Secretary,
within his or her sphere of responsibility, is authorized to identify and define the requirements for, and to recommend to the Secretary, new or revised departmental policies, plans, and
proposals. Each of these officers is authorized to issue departmental standards, criteria, systems and procedures
that are consistent with applicable
laws, Executive Orders, Governmentwide regulations and policies established by the Secretary, and to inspect,
review, and evaluate departmental program performance and effectiveness

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