National Transportation Safety Board Authorization: Hearing Before the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, United States Senate, Ninety-sixth Congress, Second Session, on S. 2459 ... March 27, 1980 |
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Page 9 - Mr. Chairman, I am grateful and the National Transportation Safety Board is grateful for your help and support over the years. This concludes my prepared remarks, and I would be happy to respond to any questions you might have.
Page 9 - Section 304 (a) (6) although the statute is not specific in this regard. Historically, the requirement of filing incident reports with the Board upon request has been an accepted practice. However, upon occasion, some operators have been reluctant to cooperate due to the lack of specificity in the authorizing statute. Incident reports provide an early warning of problem areas which, if corrected, can avoid the ultimate tragedy of a catastrophic accident. The Board has always regarded selected investigation...
Page 9 - Board has used for aviation investigations under the Federal Aviation Act of 1958. The Board has been exercising its authority to examine physical evidence in the surface modes under its broader statutory powers or has relied upon state and local impoundment authority. Some States and local law enforcement agencies have the authority to impound evidence and have been willing to do so for the benefit of the Board's investigators. However, not all jurisdictions have such authority and the Board has...
Page 9 - ... would reduce the potential for duplicative investigations of accidents by officially recognizing in the statute, the traditional and de facto relationship between the Board and other Federal agencies during the investigation of an accident. Our amendment would make it clear that the Board has the lead responsibility for accident investigation for the rail, highway and pipeline modes in the same capacity that it has for aviation under the Federal Aviation Act of 1958. By following the same procedures...
Page 7 - FY l98l, 82 and 83. When I testified before this Committee in the past, I stated that as Chairman I am committed to increasing the operational efficiency of the Board to better carry out our responsibilities. 1 believe that I have been successful in this endeavor to make better use of the taxpayer's dollar. The following chart shows this achievement and is based on the productivity indices used by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD PRODUCTIVITY. OUTPUT AND EMPLOYEE-YEARS...
Page 8 - PL 93-633 to reflect existing Board regulations governing aviation incident reports. Part 830 of the Board's regulations require an aircraft operator to report upon request, aviation incidents in five categories specified in the regulations. The Board's authority to require these reports and to investigate such incidents derives from Section 304(a)(6) although the statute is not specific in this regard.