49 C.F.R. § 801.3
Definitions.
Cite as 49 C.F.R. § 801.3 (2026)
The following definitions apply in this part:
Chairman
means the Chairman or Acting Chairman of the NTSB.
FOIA Public Liaison
means a supervisory official, designated by the Chief FOIA Officer, who is responsible for assisting in reducing delays, increasing transparency and understanding of the status of requests, and assisting in resolving disputes.
Managing Director
means the Managing Director of the NTSB.
Non-docket items
include records from an accident that are not directly pertinent to the investigation, and are not in the public docket.
Public Docket
includes a collection of records from an accident investigation that the agency deemed pertinent to the investigation.
Record, document,
or any other term used to reference information includes:
(1) Any writing, drawing, map, recording, tape, film, photo, or other documentary material by which information is preserved. In this part, “document” and “record” have the same meaning;
(2) Any information that would be an agency record subject to the requirements of this section when maintained by the NTSB in any format, including an electronic format; and
(3) Any information described under subparagraphs (1) or (2) that is maintained for the NTSB by an entity under Government contract, for the purposes of records management.
Redact
refers to the act of making a portion of text illegible by placing a black mark on top of the text.
Requester
means any person, as defined in 5 U.S.C. 551(2), who submits a request pursuant to the FOIA.
- Cross-references to the US Code
- 5:551