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 (FHWA),None; each state defines its own threshold and FHWA collects state reports.,,,,,,,
Federal Railroad Administration,"More than $6,600 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 $1,000 to transit vehicles.",,,,,,,
Research and Special Programs 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 for recreational boats.",,,,,,,
SOURCES:,,,,,,,,
"Federal Aviation Administration:  49 CFR 830.5 (as of Oct. 1, 2000). ",,,,,,,,
Federal Highway Administration: ,,,,,,,,
"U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Traffic Safety Facts 1999, DOT HS 808 983 (Washington, DC: 2000).",,,,,,,,
"U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, personal communication, 1997. ",,,,,,,,
"Federal Railroad Administration: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration, Railroad Safety Statistics Annual Report 1999 (Washington, DC: July 2000). ",,,,,,,,
"Federal Transit Administration: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration, Safety Management Information Statistics (SAMIS) Annual Report 1999, DOT-FTA-MA-26-5011-00-1 (Washington, DC: 2000). ",,,,,,,,
Research and Special Programs Administration:  ,
"Gas pipeline: 49 CFR 191.3 (as of Oct. 1, 2000).",
"Oil pipeline: 49 CFR 195.50 (as of Oct. 1, 2000).",
U.S. Coast Guard:,
"Commercial shipping: 46 CFR 4.05-1 (as of Oct. 1, 2000).",
"Recreational boating: 33 CFR 173.55 (as of July 2, 2001).",