[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 49, Volume 7]
[Revised as of October 1, 2005]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 49CFR835.1]

[Page 191]
 
                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
 
           CHAPTER VIII--NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD
 
PART 835_TESTIMONY OF BOARD EMPLOYEES--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 835.1  Purpose.




Sec.
835.1 Purpose.
835.2 Definitions.
835.3 Scope of permissible testimony.
835.4 Use of reports.
835.5 Manner in which testimony is given in civil litigation.
835.6 Request for testimony in civil litigation.
835.7 Testimony of former Board employees.
835.8 Testimony by current Board employees regarding prior activity.
835.9 Procedure in the event of a subpoena in civil litigation.
835.10 Testimony in Federal, State, or local criminal investigations and 
          other proceedings.
835.11 Obtaining Board accident reports, factual accident reports, and 
          supporting information.

    Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; Independent Safety Board Act of 1974, as 
amended (49 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.).


    This part prescribes policies and procedures regarding the testimony 
of employees of the National Transportation Safety Board (Board) in 
suits or actions for damages and criminal proceedings arising out of 
transportation accidents when such testimony is in an official capacity 
and arises out of or is related to accident investigation. The purpose 
of this part is to ensure that the time of Board employees is used only 
for official purposes, to avoid embroiling the Board in controversial 
issues that are not related to its duties, to avoid spending public 
funds for non-Board purposes, to preserve the impartiality of the Board, 
and to prohibit the discovery of opinion testimony.

[63 FR 71607, Dec. 29, 1998]