§ 1135. Secretary of Transportation’s responses to safety recommendations
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(a)General.— When the National Transportation Safety Board submits a recommendation about transportation safety to the Secretary of Transportation, the Secretary shall give to the Board a formal written response to each recommendation not later than 90 days after receiving the recommendation. The response shall indicate whether the Secretary intends—
(1)to carry out procedures to adopt the complete recommendation;
(2)to carry out procedures to adopt a part of the recommendation; or
(3)to refuse to carry out procedures to adopt the recommendation.
(b)Timetable for Completing Procedures and Reasons for Refusals.— A response under subsection (a)(1) or
(2)of this section shall include a copy of a proposed timetable for completing the procedures. A response under subsection (a)(2) of this section shall detail the reasons for the refusal to carry out procedures on the remainder of the recommendation. A response under subsection (a)(3) of this section shall detail the reasons for the refusal to carry out procedures.
(c)Public Availability.— The Board shall make a copy of each recommendation and response available to the public—
(1)in electronic form at no cost in a publicly accessible database on a website of the Board; and
(2)if the electronic form required in paragraph
(1)is not printable, in printed form upon a reasonable request at a reasonable cost.
(d)Annual Report on Air Carrier Safety Recommendations.—
(1)In general.— The Secretary shall submit to Congress and the Board, on an annual basis, a report on the recommendations made by the Board to the Secretary regarding air carrier operations conducted under part 121 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations.
(2)Recommendations to be covered.— The report shall cover—
(A)any recommendation for which the Secretary has developed, or intends to develop, procedures to adopt the recommendation or part of the recommendation, but has yet to complete the procedures; and
(B)any recommendation for which the Secretary, in the preceding year, has issued a response under subsection (a)(2) or (a)(3) refusing to carry out all or part of the procedures to adopt the recommendation.
(3)Contents.—
(A)Plans to adopt recommendations.— For each recommendation of the Board described in paragraph (2)(A), the report shall contain—
(i)a description of the recommendation;
(ii)a description of the procedures planned for adopting the recommendation or part of the recommendation;
(iii)the proposed date for completing the procedures; and
(iv)if the Secretary has not met a deadline contained in a proposed timeline developed in connection with the recommendation under subsection (b), an explanation for not meeting the deadline.
(B)Refusals to adopt recommendations.— For each recommendation of the Board described in paragraph (2)(B), the report shall contain—
(i)a description of the recommendation; and
(ii)a description of the reasons for the refusal to carry out all or part of the procedures to adopt the recommendation.
(Pub. L. 103–272, § 1(d), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 755; Pub. L. 108–168, § 6, Dec. 6, 2003, 117 Stat. 2034; Pub. L. 109–443, § 2(b), Dec. 21, 2006, 120 Stat. 3298; Pub. L. 111–216, title II, § 202, Aug. 1, 2010, 124 Stat. 2351; Pub. L. 111–249, § 6(1), (2), Sept. 30, 2010, 124 Stat. 2628; Pub. L. 118–63, title XII, §§ 1214, 1220(a), May 16, 2024, 138 Stat. 1426, 1432.)
In subsections
(a)and (b), the words “carry out” are substituted for “initiate and conduct” for consistency in the revised title and with other titles of the United States Code.
In subsection (a)(1), the word “complete” is substituted for “in full” for consistency in the revised title.
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- Public Law 108–426To amend title 49, United States Code, to provide the Department of Transportation a more focused research organization with an emphasis on innovative technology, and for other purposes
- Public Law 107–355To amend title 49, United States Code, to enhance the security and safety of pipelines
- Public Law 111–216To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, to amend title 49, United States Code, to extend airport improvement program project grant authority and to improve airline safety, and for other purposes
- Public Law 111–249To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, to amend title 49, United States Code, to extend the airport improvement program, and for other purposes
- Public Law 108–168To reauthorize the National Transportation Safety Board, and for other purposes
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- Pub. L. 103–272, § 1(d)
- 108 Stat. 755
- Pub. L. 108–168, § 6
- 117 Stat. 2034
- Pub. L. 109–443, § 2(b)
- 120 Stat. 3298
- Pub. L. 111–216, title II, § 202
- 124 Stat. 2351
- Pub. L. 111–249, § 6(1)
- 124 Stat. 2628
- 138 Stat. 1426
- Pub. L. 111–216, § 202(a)
- Pub. L. 111–216, § 202(b)
- Pub. L. 111–249, § 6(2)
- Pub. L. 109–443
- Pub. L. 108–168
- Pub. L. 111–249, § 6
- section 6 of Pub. L. 111–249
- Pub. L. 111–216
- Pub. L. 108–168, § 9
- 117 Stat. 2035
- Pub. L. 107–355, § 19
- 116 Stat. 3009
- Pub. L. 108–426, § 2(c)(3)
- 118 Stat. 2424
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