Structural Safeguards in Coast Guard Suspension and Revocation Proceedings
This article examines 10 structural safeguards in Coast Guard Suspension and Revocation (S&R) Proceedings that ensure Coast Guard Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) decisional independence. These safeguards separate potential agency influences from the ALJ decision making process and are critical to mariner due process and fundamental fairness. We will start with an overview of Coast Guard S&R proceedings, followed by brief discussions of the Administrative Procedure Act, Administrative Law Judges, and U.S. Office of Personnel Management oversight.
TSA Civil Enforcement Docket
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) issued a notice stating that it has transferred its civil enforcement docket from its office in Arlington, Virginia to the Docketing Center, Office of Administrative Law Judges, US Coast Guard, located in Baltimore, Maryland. This change should have no substantive impact on the public. 71 Fed. Reg. 48933 Source: HK Law