CFR > Title 49 - Transportation > SUBTITLE B—Other Regulations Relating to Transportation > CHAPTER VIII—NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD (Parts 800–851) > PART 801—PUBLIC AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION > SUBPART A—Applicability and Policy (§801.1 to §801.3) > 801.3—Definitions.

801.3—Definitions.

The following definitions shall apply in this part:
(a) “Record” includes any writing, drawing, map, recording, tape, film, photo, or other documentary material by which information is preserved. In this part, “document” and “record” shall have the same meaning.
(b) “Redact” refers to the act of making a portion of text illegible by placing a black mark on top of the text.
(c) “Public Docket” includes a collection of records from an accident investigation that the investigator who oversaw the investigation of that accident has deemed pertinent to determining the probable cause of the accident.
(d) “Non-docket” items include other records from an accident that the investigator who oversaw the investigation of that accident has deemed irrelevant or not directly pertinent to determining the probable cause of the accident.
(e) “Chairman” means the Chairman of the NTSB.
(f) “Managing Director” means the Managing Director of the NTSB.
(g) “Requester” means any person, as defined in 5 U.S.C. 551(2), who submits a request pursuant to the FOIA.