49 CFR § 800.1 - Purpose.

---
identifier: "/us/cfr/t49/s800.1"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "49 CFR § 800.1 - Purpose."
title_number: 49
title_name: "Transportation"
section_number: "800.1"
section_name: "Purpose."
chapter_name: "NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD"
part_number: "800"
part_name: "ADMINISTRATIVE RULES"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "49 U.S.C. 1101  49 U.S.C.40101"
regulatory_source: "49 FR 26232, June 27, 1984, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "800"
---


# 800.1 Purpose.

This subpart describes the organization, functions, and operation of the National Transportation Safety Board (Board).

[49 FR 26232, June 27, 1984, as amended at 81 FR 75730, Nov. 1, 2016]