submitted to a Civil Aeronautics Administration inspector when requested.

(b) Designation of Airline Transport Pilot Flight Examiner (Form ACA 997). This certificate authorizes the holder to conduct under the general supervision of the Flight Operations Service, within local limits, flight tests of applicants for airline transport pilot certificates and aircraft class, horsepower and instrument ratings and to recommend to the local inspector the issuance or denial of such certificates and ratings.

(1) Application. Application is made on a Form "Application for Designation as Airline Transport Pilot Flight Examiner" (ACA 993).

(c) Authorized Medical Examiner and Letter of Designation (Form ACA 1668). This certificate and letter authorizes a member of the medical profession to perform physical examinations as required to issue medical certificates.

(1) Application. Application is made on Form "Application for Designation as Medical Examiner" (ACA 861) and is submitted to any regional medical officer of the Civil Aeronautics Administration.

(2) Reports. A report on Form "Report of Physical Examination for Airman Certificate" (ACA 358) is required to be submitted within forty-eight hours to the Medical Director, Civil Aeronautics Administration, Washington 25, D. C., for each applicant examined. A copy of this report must be retained in the file of the designated medical examiner for three years.

(d) Certificate of Authority-Designated Mechanic Examiner (Form ACA 1382). This certificate certifies that the holder is authorized by the Civil Aeronautics Administration to conduct oral and practical examinations for the issuance of aircraft mechanic and aircraft engine mechanic certificates.

(1) Application. Application is made on a Form "Statement of Qualifications and Recommendations for Designated Mechanic Examiner" (ACA 1618).

(e) Certificate of Authority (Form ACA 1382). Certificates of authority are Issued by the Civil Aeronautics Administration to qualify persons for the designation of:

(1) Designated Manufacturing Representative. This certificate authorizes the holder to determine the conformity

and quality of articles produced under the production certificate listed on his authorization and to issue airworthiness certificates for aircraft and a certificate of airworthiness for export with respect to aircraft and components under the production certificate listed on his authorization.

(i) Application. Application is made on Form ACA 1381 "Statement of Qualifications and Recommendations for Designated Manufacturing Representatives".

(2) Designated engineering representative. This certificate authorizes the holder to certify that the technical data pertaining to a particular aircraft structure or power plant proves compliance with the Civil Air Regulations.

(i) Application. Application is made on Form ACA 1599 "Statement of Qualifications of Designated Engineering Representatives".

(3) Designated aircraft maintenance inspector. With respect to scheduled and non-scheduled air carrier aircraft this certificate authorizes the holder to determine the airworthiness of aircraft or to inspect repairs and alteration of aircraft for compliance with approved methods and practices, material and pertinent regulations; and approve the repair and alteration form and return the aircraft to service.

(i) Application. Application is submitted on Form ACA 751 "Statement of Qualifications and Recommendations for Designated Aircraft Maintenance Inspector".

§ 651.38 Flight plan and Control Record (Form ACA 398). Serves as authorization for an aircraft to fly in a controlled area, an airport approach zone, or an airport traffic zone under instrument flight rules. A flight plan may also be filed for flight under contact flight rules.

(a) Application. Application may be made by telephone, radio, or in person to any Civil Aeronautics Administration Airway Communications Station, or Airway Traffic Control Center giving such information as aircraft identification, type of aircraft, pilot's name, route of flight and cruising altitudes, cruising airspeed, radio frequencies available, proposed time of departure, estimated time enroute, fuel supply in hours, and alternate airport (s). The approval to proceed together with any amending in

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§ 651.51 General. All conveyances which affect the title to, or interest in, any aircraft registered under the provisions of the Civil Aeronautics Act are eligible for recordation with the Civil Aeronautics Administration. Upon receipt of any such conveyance, it is entered upon the Administration's record of conveyances and the person submitting such conveyance is furnished the docket number of the record for identification and future reference. If the conveyance acts as a lien or encumbrance upon the aircraft, a notation is made upon the Form ACA-1160 which is attached to, and made part of, the Aircraft Registration Certificate.

knowledging receipt of a chattel mortgage and should be in the possession of the mortgagee or his assignee to be used when the mortgage is cleared.)

(c) Form ACA 818-Release Contract of Conditional Sale (This form appears on the back of a letter acknowledging receipt of a contract of conditional sale and should be in the possession of the seller or his assignee to be used when all conditions of the contract have been met.)

(d) Form ACA 905-Aircraft Chattel Mortgage.

(e) Form ACA 906-Aircraft Conditional Sale Contract.

(f) Form ACA 909—Supplemental Affidavit to Application for Registration for All Types of Aircraft (To be filled in and submitted with Application for Registration (Form ACA 501) when the aircraft has been repossessed pursuant to the provisions of a chattel mortgage or contract of conditional sale and the person repossessing desires registration of the aircraft in his name).

§ 651.53 Application. A conveyance may be recorded by submitting the original document together with a check or money order in the amount of $5.00, payable to the Treasurer of the United States, to the Director, Aircraft and Components Service, Washington 25, D. C. No fee is required for the recording of a satisfaction of a lien.

§ 651.54 Requirements. For further information with respect to the requirements and instructions for the recordation of aircraft conveyances, see Part 503 of this chapter and Form ACA 505, "Instructions for Registration and Recording." This form may be obtained by mailing your request to The Director, Aircraft and Components Service, Civil Aeronautics Administration, Washington 25, D. C.

AUTHORITY: §§ 10.1 to 10.3, inclusive, issued under R.S. 161; 5 U.S.C. 22.

SOURCE: §§ 10.1 to 10.3, inclusive, contained in Regulations, Secretary of Commerce, effective Sept. 11, 1946, 11 F.R. 177A301.

§ 10.1 Creation. The Department of Commerce was created by the act of February 14, 1903 (32 Stat. 826; 5 U. S. C. 591), as the Department of Commerce and Labor. By the act of March 4, 1913 (37 Stat. 736; 5 U. S. C. 611), labor activities of the Department were transferred to the newly established Department of Labor, and the Department of Commerce and Labor was designated as the Department of Commerce.

§ 10.2 General purpose and functions. The general purpose of the Department is to foster, promote, and develop the foreign and domestic commerce, mining, manufacturing, shipping, and fishing industries, and the transportation facilities of the United States. In carrying out this purpose the Department is responsible for the taking of population, agricultural and other censuses; collection, analysis, and dissemination of commercial statistics; promotion of foreign and domestic commerce; conduct of coastal and geodetic surveys; establishment of commodity weights, measures, and standards; supervision of the issuance of patents and the registration of trade-marks; the establishment and maintenance of aids to air navigation, the certification of airmen, the inspection and registration of aircraft; supervision of the issuance of weather forecasts and warnings; development of inland waterway transportation; supervision of the operation of Governmentowned barge lines; declassification and dissemination of scientific and technical data; and stimulation of the advance of technological productivity.

§ 10.3 General organization. The general organization of the Department is as follows:

(a) Office of the Secretary, including the-
(1) Office of the Solicitor.

(2) Office of Program Planning.
(3) Office of Information.

(4) Office of Budget and Management. (5) Office of Personnel Administration. (6) Office of Administrative Services. (b) Office of Technical Services (see Ch. VI).

(c) Bureau of the Census (see Ch. I).

(d) Coast and Geodetic Survey (see Title 33, Ch. V).

(e) Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce (see Ch. III).

(f) Inland Waterways Corporation (see Title 49, Ch. III).

(g) National Bureau of Standards (see Ch. II).

(h) Patent Office (see Title 37, Ch. I).
(1) Weather Bureau (see Ch. V).

(1) Civil Aeronautics Administration (see Title 14, Ch. II).

(k) Civil Aeronautics Board (see Title 14, Ch. I).

AUTHORITY: §§ 11.1 to 11.7, inclusive, issued under R.S. 161; 5 U.S.C. 22.

SOURCE: §§ 11.1 to 11.7, inclusive, contained in Regulations, Secretary of Commerce, effective Sept. 11, 1946, 11 F.R. 177A-302.

§ 11.1 Immediate Office of the Secretary. The Office of the Secretary is responsible for the general planning, direction, supervision, coordination, and control of the activities of the Department. Also, the Secretary is Incorporator and Governor, Inland Waterways Corporation; Chairman of the ForeignTrade Zones Board; ex-officio General Chairman of the Business Advisory Council; and Vice Chairman of the Publications Board. He is a member of the Commodity Exchange Commission, Foreign Service Buildings Commission, Migratory Bird Conservation Commission, National Archives Council, U. S. Council of National Defense, National Munitions Control Board. Interdepartmental Committee on the Proclaimed List, Smithsonian Institution, Textile Foundation, Economic Stabilization Board, and National Advisory Council on International Monetary and Financial Problems; and ex-officio member of the Federal Advisory Board for Vocational Education. The Under Secretary acts as principal business adviser to the Secretary. The Assistant Secretary supervises the activities of the Civil Aeronautics Administration, the Coast and Geo

detic Survey, and the Weather Bureau. The Executive Assistant to the Secretary serves as the general assistant to the Secretary on all executive matters, and is responsible for the over-all administrative management of the Department, including the coordination of the functions of the several offices and bureaus, and the supervision of the Offices of Budget and Management, Personnel Administration, and Administrative Services.

$11.2 Office of the Solicitor. The Solicitor is the chief law officer of the Department of Commerce. As such, he acts as legal adviser to the Secretary of Commerce, the Under Secretary, the Assistant Secretary, and the chiefs of the various bureaus.

$11.3 Office of Program Planning. The Office of Program Planning is responsible for developing for the Secretary long-range plans and programs for the Department and for advising the Secretary and other officers of the Department concerning the policy and program of the Department.

The

$11.4 Office of Information. Office of Information is responsible for seeing that business, industry, and the general public is made cognizant of the activities and policies of the Department. The Office establishes the policy for the preparation and issuance of all departmental publications, operates the Department press room, and furnishes information concerning the Department's activities to the press and the public.

11.5 Office of Budget and Management. The Office of Budget and Management advises and assists the Secretary and other officials of the Department in developing broad management and budget policies and programs necessary to achieve the various objectives, and develops the organization through which the Secretary can most effectively direct and coordinate the activities of the Department of Commerce; develops budget programs designed to assure the provision of funds necessary effectively to discharge the functions and responsibilities of the Department; develops and coordinates all administrative practices and procedures of the Department; develops systems to insure the most economical use of manpower, equipment, travel, communications, and

printing services and other facilities of the Department.

§ 11.6 Office of Personnel Administration. The Office of Personnel Administration is responsible for establishing the personnel policies, standards, and criteria for the Department as a whole and within which the personnel offices of the primary organization units of the Department operate. The Office is also responsible for the recruitment, placement, and appointment of personnel; the classification of positions; hearing of grievances; the supervision of efficiency rating and safety and health programs; and related functions for the Office of the Secretary, the Office of Technical Services, and the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce and for furnishing such of these services to the primary organization units as authority for the performance of which has not been delegated to the primary units.

§ 11.7 Office of Administrative Services. The Office of Administrative Services directs the application of administrative service policies and procedures throughout the Department of Commerce, furnishes all administrative services required by the Office of the Secretary, the Office of Technical Services, and the constituent units of the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce, and provides for all other primary organization units of the Department all administrative services which such offices and bureaus have not been authorized by law or administrative regulation to furnish themselves or which they furnish themselves through agreements reached with the Office of the Secretary. The Administrative Officer is the Chief Clerk and Superintendent of the Department and uses the title of Chief Clerk or the title of Chief Clerk and Superintendent in connection with all actions required by law to be taken under such title. The Administrative Officer is the contracting officer for the Department (excluding the Inland Waterways Corporation and the Civil Aeronautics Administration and excluding contracts for research for the Office of Technical Services) for contracts, leases, or renewals thereof in the amount of $10,000 or more and for supplemental contracts thereto in the amount of $500 or more and for contracts entered into pursuant to Executive Orders 9001 and 9264 (3 CFR, Cum. Supp.).