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PUBLIC LAW 93-633-JAN. 3, 1975

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shall have any authority to require the Board to submit its budget requests or estimates, legislative recommendations, prepared testimony for congressional hearings, or comments on legislation to any officer or agency of the United States for approval, comments, or review, prior to the submission of such recommendations, testimony, or comments to the Congress. (8) The Board is empowered to designate representatives to serve or assist on such committees as the Chairman determines to be necessary or appropriate to maintain effective liaison with other Federal agencies, and with State and local government agencies, and with independent standard-setting bodies carrying out programs and activities related to transportation safety. (9) The Board, or an employee of the Board duly designated by the Chairman, may conduct an inquiry to secure data with respect to any l t matter pertinent to transportation safety, upon publication of notice F eP u b ailc aRieogni sin r. der te of such inquiry in the Federal Register; and may require, by special or general orders, Federal, State, and local government agencies and persons engaged in the transportation of people or property in commerce to submit written reports and answers to such requests and questions as are propounded with respect to any matter pertinent to any function of the Board. Such reports and answers shall be submitted to the Board or to such employee within such reasonable period of time and in such form as the Board may determine. Copies thereof shall be made available for inspection by the public. (10) Establish such rules and regulations as may be necessary to the ^"^^^ ^"'^ ^®eu ' exercise oi its functions. (c) U S E OF REPORTS AS EVIDENCE.—No part of any report of the Board, relating to any accident or the investigation thereof, shall be admitted as evidence or used in any suit or action for damages growing out of any matter mentioned in such report or reports. (d) JUDICIAL REVIEW.—Any order, affirmative or negative, issued by the Board under this title shall be subject to review by the appropriate court of appeals of the United States or the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, upon petition filed within 60 days after the entry of such order, by any person disclosing a substantial interest in such order. Such review shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions of chapter 7 of title 5, United States Code. 5 USC 701. ANNUAL

REPORT

SEC. 305. The Board shall report to the Congress on July 1 of each year. Such report shall include, but need not be limited to— (1) a statistical and analytical summary of the transportation accident investigations conducted and reviewed by the Board during the preceding calendar year; (2) a survey and summary, in such detail as the Board deems advisable, of the recommendations made by the Board to reduce the likelihood of recurrence of such accidents together with the observed response to each such recommendation; (3) an appraisal in detail of the accident investigation and accident prevention activities of other government agencies charged by Federal or State law with responsibility in this field; and (4) a biennial appraisal and evaluation and review, and recommendations for legislative and administrative action and change, with respect to transportation safety.

^9 USC 1904.

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