Civil Aeronautics Board

Regulations for transportation of dangerous articles by water are prescribed by the US Coast Guard, whereas rulings as to what products, and in what quantities, may be transported by air, are made by the US Civil Aeronautics Board. Packaging and labeling of air shipments are subject to the regulations of the ICC, as interpreted by the Bureau of Explosives... 

David R. Graham and Daniel P. Kaplan (1982), Competition and the Airlines An Evaluation of Deregulation, Washington, D.C., Civil Aeronautics Board. 

There are two bodies in the United States— the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)— that serve as the public s watchdog for safety in the aviation industry. The history of both these agencies may be traced back to 1940, when the Civil Aeronautics Authority was split into two organizations Civil Aeronautics Administration (CAA) and Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB). 

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