41.   Federal safety officials said the cause was rusty parts and poor inspections.

42.   Federal occupational safety officials issued multiple fines to contractors involved in Red Line construction.

43.   Federal safety officials blasted Evenflo Thursday for resisting the voluntary recall and blaming the child seat mishaps on their customers.

44.   Federal safety officials in Kansas City and Wichita did not return calls Monday.

45.   Federal safety officials on Thursday blamed operator fatigue for a fatal railroad accident last year involving three Burlington Northern trains in Nebraska.

46.   Federal auto safety officials repeatedly rejected requests by safety experts and consumer groups to order a recall.

47.   Federal highway safety officials are investigating whether air bags in five different General Motor Corp. cars can deploy spontaneously, posing a potential danger to passengers.

48.   Federal safety officials say that they do not think the device is a good idea but that its sale violates no law.

49.   For the safety board, dealing with the FBI had become a frustrating clash of investigative styles and incompatible techniques, several safety board officials said.

50.   Francis, the safety board official leading the investigation, said bodies are being brought up as soon as they are spotted.