{"data":{"id":"us/49-cfr-845.4","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"49 CFR 845.4","heading":"Determination to hold hearing.","body":"(a) The Board may order an investigative hearing as part of an investigation whenever a hearing is deemed necessary in the public interest.\n(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.","path":["Title 49—Transportation","Subtitle B—Other Regulations Relating to Transportation","CHAPTER VIII—NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD","PART 845—RULES OF PRACTICE IN TRANSPORTATION: INVESTIGATIVE HEARINGS; MEETINGS, REPORTS, AND PETITIONS FOR RECONSIDERATION","Subpart A—Investigative Hearings"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-49.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:34Z","sha256":"d5cad7b9bb31dd7f34d4ec76e0be675dbe77e511421e1651a56135392b1ef5d5","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/49-cfr-845.3","next":"us/49-cfr-845.5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}