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Public Service Commission seeks shield for rail inspection and investigative records
Summary
The Public Service Commission told the House Judiciary Committee it needs statutory protection to participate fully in NTSB-led investigations and to protect precise inspection-location data; media groups and publishers opposed broad exemptions to records access.
The House Judiciary Committee heard testimony on House Bill 1110, which would amend the North Dakota Century Code chapter governing the Public Service Commission to exempt records "related to investigative and surveillance activities" from public access in limited circumstances, and clarify that inspectors participating in National Transportation Safety Board investigations must follow NTSB nondisclosure practices.
Conrad Crockford of the Public Service Commission's compliance division said the PSC's rail safety inspectors inspect critical…
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