The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee approved H. R. 4714
this week to reauthorize the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) for
fiscal years 2011 through 2014. The Committee has approved greater
investigative powers and more funding as well as an additional 66 personnel
for the NTSB in 2011.
The bill would make it easier for the NTSB to subpoena witnesses for its
investigations by allowing it to request evidence and information without
formally scheduling a hearing. The