10 CFR 1708.103 – Request to conduct safety investigations
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(a) Any person may request that the Board perform a preliminary safety inquiry or conduct a formal safety investigation concerning a matter within the Board’s jurisdiction.
Terms Used In 10 CFR 1708.103
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
(b) Actions the Board may take regarding safety investigation requests are discretionary.
(c) The Board will offer to protect the identity of a person requesting a safety investigation to the maximum extent permitted by law.
(d) Board safety investigations are wholly administrative and investigatory in nature and do not involve a determination of criminal culpability, adjudication of rights and duties, or other quasi-judicial determinations.