The board has not yet reached its own conclusions about the cause.
Awtry said the board should reach a decision by next week.
By international treaty, though, the board will not reach formal conclusions in this case.
But the board only reaches conclusions when its members vote on a final report.
Willamette's board met last week to consider the offer, but has not reached a decision.
It is unlikely that the board will reach any decisions at the meeting.
The board, however, did not reach a decision about the future direction of the company, as had been expected before negotiations yesterday.
The report is an internal document intended to help the board reach its decision.
The board must often reach conclusions for which there can be no concrete, physical evidence.
The board will not reach any conclusions on the accident for several months.