National Transportation Safety Board

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NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD

490 L'Enfant Plaza SW., Washington, DC 20594

Phone, 202-314-6000. Internet, www.ntsb.gov.

Chairman Marion C. Blakey

Vice Chairman Carol J. Carmody

Members George W. Black, Jr., John J. Goglia, John A. Hammerschmidt

Executive Director (vacancy)

Managing Director Dan Campbell

Chief Financial Officer Steven Goldberg

Chief Administrative Law Judge William E. Fowler, Jr.

General Counsel Ronald S. Battocchi

Deputy General Counsel David Bass

Director, Office of Aviation Safety John C. Clark

Deputy Director Thomas Haueter

Deputy Director for Major Bob Benzon

Investigations

Deputy Director for International Aviation Robert MacIntosh

Operations

Deputy Director for Regional Dennis Jones, Acting

Technical/Investigative Operations

Director, Office of Government, Public, and David H. Balloff

Industry Affairs

Director for Family Affairs (vacancy)

Deputy Director for Family Affairs Sharon Bryson

Deputy Director for Government Betty Scott

Affairs

Director for Public Affairs Ted Lopatkiewicz

Director, Communications Programs Greg Martin

Director, Office of Highway Safety Joseph E. Osterman

Deputy Director Bruce Magladry

Director, Office of Marine Safety Marjorie M. Murtagh

Director, Office of Railroad, Pipeline, and Robert J. Chipkevich

Hazardous Materials Investigations

Associate Director for Railroad Jo Strang

Investigations

Associate Director for Hazardous Bob Trainor

Materials Investigations

Associate Director for Pipeline Rod Dyck

Investigations

Director, Office of Research and Engineering Vernon Ellingstad

Deputy Director Alan S. Kushner

Director, Office of Safety Recommendations and Elaine Weinstein

Accomplishments

Deputy Director Jim Rosenberg

Deputy Director for Technology J. Richard Van Woerkom

Director, Office of the Academy Julie Beal

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The National Transportation Safety Board seeks to ensure that all types of transportation in the United States are conducted safely. The Board investigates accidents, conducts studies, and makes recommendations to Government agencies, the transportation industry, and others on safety measures and practices.

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) was established in 1967 and made totally independent on April 1, 1975, by the Independent Safety Board Act of 1974 (49 U.S.C. 1111).

The Safety Board consists of five members appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate for 5-year terms. The President designates two of these members as Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Board for 2-year...