Independent Safety Board Act of 1974

The Independent Safety Board Act (Pub. L. 93−633)[1] is a 1974 law that ended all ties between the National Transportation Safety Board and the U.S. Department of Transportation. It was created to avoid possible conflicts between agencies.[2]

Background

The National Transportation Safety Board originated in the Air Commerce Act of 1926. From that year onwards, Congress required civil aviation accidents to be conducted under that law. In 1967, Congress merged the transportation agencies into the U.S. Department of Transportation and established the NTSB as an independent agency within DOT for administrative support.[2] The NTSB is chiefly known for its oversight in aviation accident investigations. From 1926 onwards, Congress required the investigations of civil aviation accidents under the Air Commerce Act (Pub. L. 69-254, 44 Stat. 568). Later on, Congress created other laws as well, which created the Civil Aeronautics Board and the Federal Aviation Agency, in which the latter became the Federal Aviation Administration. The Federal Aviation Act of 1958, which created the Federal Aviation Administration,[3] gave the Civil Aeronautics Board duties investigating civil aviation accidents.[4]

In 1974, as the Airline industry expanded, Congress created the Department of Transportation Act of 1966, which created the NTSB under the Department of Transportation. This Act gave the NTSB duties previously reserved for the Civil Aeronautics Board. But the NTSB started to do investigations of the FAA.[2] So therefore, Congress passed the Independent Safety Board Act to avoid these conflicts.

References

  1. ↑ "TOPN: Independent Safety Board Act of 1974". Cornell University Law School. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "National Transportation Safety Board". The Free Dictionary. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
  3. ↑ "Brief History". Federal Aviation Administration. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
  4. ↑ "History of The National Transportation Safety Board". NTSB. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
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