49 C.F.R. Subpart D—Public Record
Title 49 - Transportation
(a) The public docket shall include all factual information concerning the accident. Proposed findings submitted pursuant to §831.12 or §845.27 and petitions for reconsideration and modification submitted pursuant to §845.41, comments thereon by other parties, and the Board's rulings, shall also be placed in the public docket. (b) The docket shall be established as soon as practicable following the accident, and material shall be added thereto as it becomes available. Where a hearing is held, the exhibits will be introduced into the record at the hearing. (c) A copy of the docket shall be made available to any person for review at the Washington office of the Board. Copies of the material in the docket may be obtained, upon payment of the cost of reproduction, from the Public Inquiries Section, Bureau of Administration, National Transportation Safety Board, Washington, DC 20594. [44 FR 34419, June 14, 1979, as amended at 48 FR 52740, Nov. 22, 1983] Accident investigations are never officially closed but are kept open for the submission of new and pertinent evidence by any interested person. If the Board finds that such evidence is relevant and probative, it shall be made a part of the docket and, where appropriate, parties will be given an opportunity to examine such evidence and to comment thereon.
Title 49: Transportation
PART 845—RULES OF PRACTICE IN TRANSPORTATION; ACCIDENT/INCIDENT HEARINGS AND REPORTS
Subpart D—Public Record
§ 845.50 Public docket.
§ 845.51 Investigation to remain open.
