Authorities Note

Predecessor: United States. Federal Aviation Agency (n79034441)

Variants: F.A.A. // FAA // Federal Aviation Administration (U.S.) // United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration

LCNAF: earlier name Federal Aviation Agency; as part of Transportation Act of 1967, the FAA was chgd. from an independent agency to a subordinate of the Dept. of Transportation; name chg. on May 1, 1967)

Wikipedia: In 1967, a new U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) combined major federal responsibilities for air and surface transport. The Federal Aviation Agency's name changed to the Federal Aviation Administration as it became one of several agencies (e.g., Federal Highway Administration, Federal Railroad Administration, the Coast Guard, and the Saint Lawrence Seaway Commission) within DOT.