CAB Chairman), the CAB became the target of the early deregulation movement, and its dissolution was one of the most conspicuous pioneering events of the movement. The Airline Deregulation Act of 1978 specified that the CAB would eventually be disestablished — the first federal regulatory regime, since the 1930s, to be totally dismantled — and this happened on January 1, 1985. The remaining tasks were transferred to the Secretary of Transportation except for a few going to the U.S. Postal Service. Offices The agency had its headquarters in the Universal Building in Dupont Circle, Washington, D.C. The agency had moved there by May 1959. Previously it had been headquartered in the Commerce Building (a.k.a. the Herbert C. Hoover Building), and its offices were in several buildings. After moving into the Universal Building, CAB leased space there. By 1968 the agency had acquired an additional approximately of space in the same building, resulting in additional rent expenses. See also United States government role in civil aviation References Further reading Kahn, Alfred E. (last CAB Chairman), Alfred E. Kahn, Airline Deregulation, in The Concise Encyclopedia of Economics by libertarian website "Library of Economics & Liberty" of the Liberty Fund External links Records of the Civil Aeronautics Board - United States National Archives Oversight of Civil Aeronautics Board practices and procedures : hearings before the Subcommittee on Administrative Practice and Procedure of the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, Ninety-fourth Congress, 1975 Volume 1: Testimonies. ; Volume 2: Testimonies. ; Volume 3: Testimonies. ; Appendix Volume 1: Part 1: Questionnaires. ; Appendix Volume 2: Part 2: Questionnaires, Responses. ; Appendix Volume 3: Part 2: Responses. ; Appendix Volume 4: Part 3: CAB Materials. Appendix Volume 5: Part 4: CAB Materials. National Transportation Library - Includes air accident reports and other materials from the CAB, Air Safety Board, and Bureau of Air Commerce, dating to 1934 Investigations of Aircraft Accidents 1934-1965 Government agencies established in 1938 1938 establishments in the United States 1985 disestablishments in the United States United States Aviation organizations based in the United States Aviation authorities Organizations based in Washington, D.C. Defunct independent agencies of the United States government Transportation government agencies of the United States