PUBLIC LAW 103-272—JULY 5, 1994 108 STAT. 747 Vice Chairman are 2 years. When the Chairman is absent or unable to serve or when the position of Chairman is vacant, the Vice Chairman acts as Chairman. (e) DUTIES AND POWERS OF CHAIRMAN.— The Chairman is the chief executive and administrative officer of the Board. Subject to the general policies and decisions of the Board, the Chairman shall— (1) appoint, supervise, and fix the pay of officers and employees necessary to carry out this chapter; (2) distribute business among the officers, employees, and administrative units of the Board; and (3) supervise the expenditures of the Board. (f) QUORUM. —Three members of the Board are a quorum in carrying out duties and powers of the Board. (g) OFFICES, BUREAUS, AND DIVISIONS. —The Board shall establish offices necessary to carry out this chapter, including an office to investigate and report on the safe transportation of hazardous material. The Board shall establish distinct and appropriately staffed bureaus, divisions, or offices to investigate and report on accidents involving each of the following modes of transportation: (1) aviation. (2) highway and motor vehicle. (3) rail and tracked vehicle. (4) pipeline. (h) SEAL.—The Board shall have a seal that shall be judicially recognized. § 1112. Special boards of inquiry on air transportation safety (a) ESTABLISHMENT.— I f an accident involves a substantial question about public safety in air transportation, the National Transportation Safety Board may establish a special board of inquiry composed of— (1) one member of the Board acting as chairman; and (2) 2 members representing the public, appointed by the President. President on notification of the establishment of the special board of inquiry. (b) QUALIFICATIONS AND CONFLICTS OF INTEREST.— The public members of a special board of inquiry must be qualified by training and experience to participate in the inquiry and may not have a pecuniary interest in an aviation enterprise involved in the accident to be investigated. (c) AUTHORITY. —^A special board of inquiry has the same authority that the Board has under this chapter. §1113. Administrative (a) GENERAL AUTHORITY. —(1) The National Transportation Safety Board, and when authorized by it, a member of the Board, an administrative law judge employed by or assigned to the Board, or an officer or employee designated by the Chairman of the Board, may conduct hearings to carry out this chapter, administer oaths, and require, by subpena or otherwise, necessary witnesses and evidence. (2) A witness or evidence in a hearing under paragraph (1) of this subsection may be summoned or required to be produced from any place in the United States to the designated place of the hearing. A witness summoned under this subsection is entitled
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