Table 2-8: Reporting Thresholds for Property Damage by U.S. Department of Transportation Modal Administrations
Table 2-8: Reporting Thresholds for Property Damage by U.S. Department of Transportation Modal Administrations
| Modal administration | Reporting threshold |
|---|---|
| Federal Aviation Administration | More than $25,000 damage to property other than the aircraft. |
| Federal Highway Administration | None; each state defines its own threshold and FHWA collects state reports. |
| Federal Railroad Administration | More than $7,700 in damages to railroad on-track equipment, signals, track, track structures, and roadbed for accidents other than at grade-crossings. No threshold for grade-crossing accidents. |
| National Highway Traffic Safety Administration | None; property-damage-only crashes are recorded through the General Estimates System, a nationally representative sample of police-reported crashes of all severities. |
| Federal Transit Administration | More than $7,500. |
| Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration | More than $50,000 for gas pipelines. More than $50,000 for hazardous liquid pipelines. |
| U. S. Coast Guard | More than $25,000 for commercial vessels. More than $2,000 or complete loss of vessel for recreational boats. |
SOURCES
Federal Aviation Administration: 49 CFR 830.5 (as of Nov. 23, 2007).
Federal Highway Administration: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, personal communication, Dec 2007.
Federal Railroad Administration: 49 CFR 225.19 (as of Nov.23, 2007).
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Traffic Safety Facts 2005, DOT HS 809 775 (Washington, DC: 2005).
Federal Transit Administration: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration, National Transit Database, Safety and Security Reporting Manual (Washington, DC: 2004), Internet site http://www.ntdprogram.com/ntdprogram/safety.htm as of dec. 6, 2007.
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration:
Gas pipeline: 49 CFR 191.3 (as of Nov. 23, 2007).
Hazardous liquid pipelines: 49 CFR 195.50 (as of Nov. 23, 2007).
U.S. Coast Guard:
Commercial shipping: 46 CFR 4.05-1 (as of Nov.23, 2007).
Recreational boating: 33 CFR 173.55 (as of Nov. 23, 2007).