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National Transportation Safety Board
-490 L’Enfant Plaza, SW; Washington, DC 20594 (202) 314-6000
-Regional and Field Offices Locations
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From “History and Mission”
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is an independent federal agency charged with determining the probable cause of transportation accidents and promoting transportation safety, and assisting victims of transportation accidents and their families. The NTSB investigates accidents, conducts safety studies, evaluates the effectiveness of other government agencies’ programs for preventing transportation accidents, and reviews the appeals of enforcement actions involving aviation and mariner certificates issued by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), as well as the appeals of civil penalty actions taken by the FAA. …
NTSB Mission
To promote transportation safety by
* maintaining our congressionally mandated independence and objectivity;
*conducting objective, precise accident investigations and safety studies;
* performing fair and objective airman and mariner certification appeals; and
* advocating and promoting safety recommendation. And
* to assist victims of transportation accidents and their families.
History:
The NTSB originated in the Air Commerce Act of 1926, in which the U.S. Congress charged the U.S. Department of Commerce with investigating the causes of aircraft accidents. Later, that responsibility was given to the Civil Aeronautics Board’s Bureau of Aviation Safety, when it was created in 1940.
In 1967, Congress consolidated all transportation agencies into a new U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) and established the NTSB as an independent agency placed within the DOT for administrative purposes. In creating the NTSB, Congress envisioned that a single organization with a clearly defined mission could more effectively promote a higher level of safety in the transportation system than the individual modal agencies working separately. Since 1967, the NTSB has investigated accidents in the aviation, highway, marine, pipeline, and railroad modes, as well as accidents related to the transportation of hazardous materials.
In 1974, Congress reestablished the NTSB as a completely separate entity, outside the DOT, reasoning that “…No federal agency can properly perform such (investigatory) functions unless it is totally separate and independent from any other…agency of the United States.” Because the DOT has broad operational and regulatory responsibilities that affect the safety, adequacy, and efficiency of the transportation system, and transportation accidents may suggest deficiencies in that system, the NTSB’s independence was deemed necessary for proper oversight. The NTSB, which has no authority to regulate, fund, or be directly involved in the operation of any mode of transportation, conducts investigations and makes recommendations from an objective viewpoint. …
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Board Members
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Deborah A. P. Hersman – Chairman
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Christopher A. Hart – Vice Chairman
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Robert L. Sumwalt – Member
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Mark R. Rosekind – Member
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Earl F. Weener – Member
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There are three levels to the National Transportation Safety Board organization chart. A list of all the offices at each level is as follows:
Top Level:
Five Board Members, each nominated by the President and confirmed by the Senate to serve 5-year terms. A Chairman and a Vice Chairman are designated from the five Members.
Second Level:
Second Level:
The following offices report to the Chairman:
*The Office of the Chief Financial Officer
Chief Financial Officer
Steven E. Goldberg
Deputy Chief Financial Officer
Sylvia Livingston
Sylvia Livingston
*The Office of the General Counsel
General Counsel:
Gary L. Halbert
Law Office Manager:
Lisa Taylor
*The Office of the Managing Director
*The Office of Communications
*The Office of Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO)
Fara Denise Guest – EEO Director (202) 314-6190
Mary Jones – Special Emphasis Program Manager (202) 314-6443
Yvette Delgado – Hispanic Program Manager (202) 314-6157
Third Level:
The following offices report to the Managing Director:
*The Office of Research and Engineering
*The Office of Railroad, Pipeline, and Hazardous Materials Investigations
*The Office of Aviation Safety
*The Office of Highway Safety
*The Office of Marine Safety
*The Office of the Chief Information Officer
*The Office of Administration
*The Office of Administrative Law Judges
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Office of Administrative Law Judges
| Chief Administrative Law Judge | ||||
| William E. Fowler, Jr. | Washington, DC | 202-314-6150 | ||
| Hearing Assistant: | Yvette Torres Delgado Fax |
202-314-6150 202-314-6158 |
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| Administrative Law Judges | ||||
| Vacant | Washington, DC | 202-314-6150 | ||
| Hearing Assistant: | Yvette Torres Delgado Fax |
202-314-6150 202-314-6158 |
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| Patrick G. Geraghty | Denver, Colorado | 303-373-3511 | ||
| Hearing Assistant: | Anne Smith Fax |
817-652-7860 (Arlington) 303-373-3507 |
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| William R. Mullins | Arlington, Texas | 817-652-7860 | ||
| Hearing Assistant: | Anne Smith Fax |
817-652-7860 817-652-7868 |
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| ALJ Support Division – Washington, D.C. | ||||
| Chief of Staff: Attorney Advisor: Administrative Officer: Hearing Assistant: Legal Technician: |
Pamela McKenzie Steve Heller Philis Styles Yvette Torres Delgado Karen Yates |
202-314-6150 202-314-6150 202-314-6150 202-314-6150 202-314-6150 |
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