49 CFR § 845.4 - Determination to hold hearing.

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title: "49 CFR § 845.4 - Determination to hold hearing."
title_number: 49
title_name: "Transportation"
section_number: "845.4"
section_name: "Determination to hold hearing."
chapter_name: "NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD"
part_number: "845"
part_name: "RULES OF PRACTICE IN TRANSPORTATION: INVESTIGATIVE HEARINGS; MEETINGS, REPORTS, AND PETITIONS FOR RECONSIDERATION"
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authority: "Sec. 515, Pub. L. 106-554, App. C, 114 Stat. 2763, 2763A-153 (44 U.S.C. 3516 note); 49 U.S.C. 1112, 1113(f), 1116, 1131, unless otherwise noted."
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# 845.4 Determination to hold hearing.

(a) The Board may order an investigative hearing as part of an investigation whenever a hearing is deemed necessary in the public interest.

(b) If a quorum of the Board is not immediately available in the event of a catastrophic accident, the determination to hold an investigative hearing may be made by the Chairman of the Board.