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 $6,700 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.",,,,,,,
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SOURCES,,,,,,,,
"Federal Aviation Administration:  49 CFR 830.5 (as of Oct. 1, 2004). ",,,,,,,,
"Federal Highway Administration: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, personal communication, 1997. ",,,,,,,,
"Federal Railroad Administration: 49 CFR 225.19 (as of Oct.1, 2004). ",,,,,,,,
"National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Traffic Safety Facts 2003, DOT HS 809 775 (Washington, DC: 2004).",,,,,,,,
"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/NTD/ntdhome.nsf/docs/sshome as of Apr. 15, 2005.",,,,,,,,
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration:,
"Gas pipeline: 49 CFR 191.3 (as of Oct. 1, 2004).",
"Hazardous liquid pipelines: 49 CFR 195.50 (as of Oct. 1, 2004).",
U.S. Coast Guard:,
"Commercial shipping: 46 CFR 4.05-1 (as of Oct. 1, 2004).",
"Recreational boating: 33 CFR 173.55 (as of July 1, 2004).",