As part of a larger
modernization effort, National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is seeking
public comment on proposed changes to rules
governing investigation procedures. The rules are laid out in 49 CFR Part 831.
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NTSB proposes organizing its
investigation procedures into mode-specific subparts, in an effort to make the
rules more accessible and easier to reference. Updates of terminology and
procedures, including using the term event
to describe transportation mishaps in regulatory text across all transportation
modes, are also proposed.
Additional proposed changes
include allowing the sharing of information between parties for the sake of
timely safety improvements.
“The proposed language will
allow parties to release information within party organizations as needed to
implement prevention, remedial action, or as otherwise noted by the NTSB (e.g.,
in a safety bulletin to employees), in accordance with certain criteria,” the
notice reads.
This proposed reorganization is
a part of a larger NTSB review and modernization of its regulations.
Per NTSB, the public may submit
comments via http://www.regulations.gov,
Docket No. NTSB-GC-2012-0002, or via postal mail or fax, addressed to the NTSB
Office of General Counsel. Comments should be submitted no later than Oct. 14,
2014.