(a) Each covered airline shall inform the Managing Director of Overseas Citizen Services, Bureau of Consular Affairs, U.S. Department of State immediately upon learning of an aviation disaster involving a covered flight segment operated by that carrier. The Managing Director may be reached 24 hours a day through the Department of State Operations Center at (202) 647-1512.

(b) Each covered airline shall transmit a complete and accurate compilation of the information collected pursuant to §243.7 of this part to the U.S. Department of State as quickly as possible, but not later than 3 hours, after the carrier learns of an aviation disaster involving a covered flight segment operated by that carrier.

(c) Upon request, a covered airline shall transmit a complete and accurate compilation of the information collected pursuant to §243.7 of this part to the Director, Transportation Disaster AssistanceNational Transportation Safety Board.

[Docket No. OST-95-950, 63 FR 8280, Feb. 18, 1998, as amended by Doc. No. DOT-OST-2014-0140, 84 FR 15932, Apr. 16, 2019 ]