The Administrator is delegated authority by the Secretary of Transportation (49 CFR 1.95) to:
(a) Carry out the following chapters or sections of Title 49 of the United States Code:
(1) Chapter 301--Motor Vehicle Safety.
(2) Chapter 303--National Driver Register.
(3) Chapter 321--General.
(4) Chapter 323--Consumer Information.
(5) Chapter 325--Bumper Standards.
(6) Chapter 327--Odometers.
(7) Chapter 329--Automobile Fuel Economy.
(8) Chapter 331--Theft Prevention.
(9) Section 20134(a), with respect to the laws administered by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administrator pertaining to highway, traffic and motor vehicle safety.
(b) Carry out 23 U.S.C. chapter 4, Highway Safety, as amended, except for section 409.
(c) Exercise the authority vested in the Secretary by section 210(2) of the Clean Air Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. 7544(2)).
(d) Carry out the provisions of 23 U.S.C. 313, Buy America.
(e) Administer the following sections of Title 23, United States Code, in coordination with the Federal Highway Administrator as appropriate:
(1) Section 153.
(2) Section 154.
(3) Section 158.
(4) Section 161.
(5) Section 163.
(6) Section 164.
(f) Carry out the consultation functions vested in the Secretary by Executive Order 11912 (3 CFR, 1976 Comp., p. 114), as amended, relating to automobiles.