[House Hearing, 106 Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]


 
                    DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND

                    RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS

                                FOR 2001

_______________________________________________________________________

                                HEARINGS

                                BEFORE A

                           SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE

                       COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS

                         HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                       ONE HUNDRED SIXTH CONGRESS

                             SECOND SESSION
                                ________
 SUBCOMMITTEE ON THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND RELATED AGENCIES 
                             APPROPRIATIONS

                    FRANK R. WOLF, Virginia, Chairman

 TOM DeLAY, Texas                   MARTIN OLAV SABO, Minnesota
 RALPH REGULA, Ohio                 JOHN W. OLVER, Massachusetts
 HAROLD ROGERS, Kentucky            ED PASTOR, Arizona
 RON PACKARD, California            CAROLYN C. KILPATRICK, Michigan
 SONNY CALLAHAN, Alabama            JOSE E. SERRANO, New York
 TODD TIAHRT, Kansas                MICHAEL P. FORBES, New York
 ROBERT B. ADERHOLT, Alabama        
 KAY GRANGER, Texas                 

 NOTE: Under Committee Rules, Mr. Young, as Chairman of the Full 
Committee, and Mr. Obey, as Ranking Minority Member of the Full 
Committee, are authorized to sit as Members of all Subcommittees.

 John T. Blazey II, Richard E. Efford, Stephanie K. Gupta, and Linda J. 
                        Muir, Subcommittee Staff
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                                 PART 4

 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION:
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   Federal Highway Administration................................. 1299
   Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration....................  234
   Federal Transit Administration.................................  623
   National Highway Traffic Safety Administration................. 1074
 Federal Transit Capital Projects.................................  355
 Truck Safety.....................................................    1

                              

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                      COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS


                  C. W. BILL YOUNG, Florida, Chairman
RALPH REGULA, Ohio                   DAVID R. OBEY, Wisconsin
JERRY LEWIS, California              JOHN P. MURTHA, Pennsylvania
JOHN EDWARD PORTER, Illinois         NORMAN D. DICKS, Washington
HAROLD ROGERS, Kentucky              MARTIN OLAV SABO, Minnesota
JOE SKEEN, New Mexico                JULIAN C. DIXON, California
FRANK R. WOLF, Virginia              STENY H. HOYER, Maryland
TOM DeLAY, Texas                     ALAN B. MOLLOHAN, West Virginia
JIM KOLBE, Arizona                   MARCY KAPTUR, Ohio
RON PACKARD, California              NANCY PELOSI, California
SONNY CALLAHAN, Alabama              PETER J. VISCLOSKY, Indiana
JAMES T. WALSH, New York             NITA M. LOWEY, New York
CHARLES H. TAYLOR, North Carolina    JOSE E. SERRANO, New York
DAVID L. HOBSON, Ohio                ROSA L. DeLAURO, Connecticut
ERNEST J. ISTOOK, Jr., Oklahoma      JAMES P. MORAN, Virginia
HENRY BONILLA, Texas                 JOHN W. OLVER, Massachusetts
JOE KNOLLENBERG, Michigan            ED PASTOR, Arizona
DAN MILLER, Florida                  CARRIE P. MEEK, Florida
JAY DICKEY, Arkansas                 DAVID E. PRICE, North Carolina
JACK KINGSTON, Georgia               MICHAEL P. FORBES, New York
RODNEY P. FRELINGHUYSEN, New Jersey  CHET EDWARDS, Texas
ROGER F. WICKER, Mississippi         ROBERT E. ``BUD'' CRAMER, Jr., 
GEORGE R. NETHERCUTT, Jr.,               Alabama
    Washington                       MAURICE D. HINCHEY, New York
RANDY ``DUKE'' CUNNINGHAM,           LUCILLE ROYBAL-ALLARD, California
    California                       SAM FARR, California
TODD TIAHRT, Kansas                  JESSE L. JACKSON, Jr., Illinois
ZACH WAMP, Tennessee                 CAROLYN C. KILPATRICK, Michigan
TOM LATHAM, Iowa                     ALLEN BOYD, Florida
ANNE M. NORTHUP, Kentucky
ROBERT B. ADERHOLT, Alabama
JO ANN EMERSON, Missouri
JOHN E. SUNUNU, New Hampshire
KAY GRANGER, Texas
JOHN E. PETERSON, Pennsylvania
VIRGIL H. GOODE, Jr., Virginia
                James W. Dyer, Clerk and Staff Director


                           W I T N E S S E S

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Cirillo, J.A.....................................................     1
DeCarli, R.J.....................................................   355
Fernandez, Nuria.................................................   623
Gonzalez, S.L....................................................   481
Lipsky, Allan....................................................   481
Margro, T.E......................................................   481
Mead, Kenneth....................................................     1
Prince, R.H., Jr.................................................   481
Scheinberg, P.F..................................................1, 355


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                     Federal Highway Administration

                                                                   Page
Accident Fatality Rates..........................................  1958
Administrative Expenses..........................................  1499
Advance Vehicle Technology Program...............................  1511
Advanced Wood Composites & Lithium Technology....................  1639
Appalachian Development Highway System (ADHS):
    ADHA--Cost Estimate..........................................  1421
    ADHS--Status of Funds........................................  1436
    ADHS--Uncompleted Miles......................................  1420
Appropriation v.s. Actual v.s. Request...........................  1554
Appropriation v.s. Program Levels................................  1553
Asset Management.................................................  1699
Attrition Rates..................................................  1449
Better Performing Pavements......................................  1639
Budget Summary:
    Federal Lands Highway Program................................  1300
    Federal-aid Program..........................................  1300
    Research and Technology......................................  1300
    Salaries and Administrative Expenses.........................  1301
    Summary of Budget Levels.....................................  1302
Center for Climate Change........................................  1453
Center for Climate Change Creation...............................  1454
Central Artery...................................................  1923
Clean Air Act Studies and Research...............................  1915
Collision Avoidance Technology...................................  1898
Contract Awarded.................................................  1517
Corridor H Status................................................  1438
Crash Avoidance Research.........................................  1886
Current on Board FTE.............................................  1478
Deficient Bridges................................................  1954
Demo Projects--Carry Over Funds..................................  1927
Demonstration (Demo) Projects....................................  1926
Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Activities.....................  1470
Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program........................  1964
Discretionary Program Awards................................ 1326, 1965
    Bridge............................................ 1328, 1966, 1997
    Ferry Boat........................................ 1329, 1967, 1998
    Innovative Bridge Research & Construction......... 1335, 1973, 2004
    Interstate Maintenance...................... 1341, 1341, 1979, 2010
    Public Lands...................................... 1344, 1982, 2013
    Scenic Byways..................................... 1348, 1986, 2017
    TCSP........................................ 1355, 1992a-e, 2023a-e
Discretionary Programs...........................................  1321
Discretionary Programs Eligible Activities.......................  1322
Discretionary Programs Quarterly Reports.........................  1307
Employee Development.............................................  1447
Environment......................................................  1673
Environment Research.............................................  1673
Environmental Research Accomplishments...........................  1675
Excess Capacity in Highway Construction Industry.................  1962
Exempt Programs..................................................  1384
Federal-Aid Estimated Fiscal Year 2001 Obligation Limitation.....  1944
Federal-Aid Highway Construction Price Trends....................  1959
Federal-Aid Obligations..........................................  1931
Federal-Aid Obligations By Month.................................  1929
FHWA Discretionary Programs......................................  1303
Field Operations Staff Breakdown.................................  1491
Freight Performance Measurement..................................  1611
FTE Levels.......................................................  1490
Funding Source...................................................  1550
Garrett A. Morgan Technology and Transportation Futures Program..  1466
General Accounting Office Recommendations........................  1304
General Accounting Office Study of IRI Data......................  1313
General Operating Expenses--Delta Initiative.....................  1471
General Operating Expenses--Four Bears Bridge....................  1443
General Operating Expenses (GOE).................................  1443
Global Warning...................................................  1918
Government Performance and Results Act...........................  1494
GPRA--Measured Accomplishments...................................  1495
High Occupancy Vehicle...........................................  1598
Highway Economic Requirements System Model.......................  1308
Highway Operations Spending......................................  1605
Highway Safety...................................................  1560
Highway Safety Information System................................  1562
Highway Trust Fund Analysis......................................  1949
Highway Trust Fund Spending Versus Receipts--Highway Account.....  1946
Incident Management..............................................  1599
Information Technology Infrastructure............................  1446
In-House Research Projects.......................................  1908
Innovative Finance Research Program..............................  1529
Integrated Safety Information....................................  1586
International Activities.........................................  1688
International Roughness Index (IRI)..............................  1311
International Trade Data Systems.................................  1460
Interstate Pavement Conditions By State..........................  1950
ITS America......................................................  1762
ITS Funds Authorized by TEA-21...................................  1763
ITS Intermodal Activities........................................  1726
ITS Intermodal Initiatives.......................................  1728
ITS Projects Related to Highway/Rail Grade Crossings.............  1751
ITS Standards....................................................  1859
ITS Standards Work...............................................  1827
ITS Technologies and Strategies..................................  1723
ITS Training.....................................................  1709
Intelligent Transportation System (ITS):
    Additional Federal Funding...................................  1824
    Additional Funds.............................................  1863
    Adopted Standards............................................  1828
    Allocation of Program Support Funds..........................  1783
    Archived Data User Service...................................  1830
    Basic ITS Infrastructure.....................................  1834
    Comparison of Actual Expenditures and Appropriated...........  1857
Funds:
    Crossing Safety..............................................  1759
    CVO Border Projects..........................................  1866
    CVO Expenditures.............................................  1861
    Deployment of Tested Technologies............................  1758
    Distribution of Funds........................................  1711
    DSRC Communications..........................................  1793
    Energy Consumption...........................................  1725
    Energy Savings...............................................  1721
    Environmental Benefits.......................................  1719
    Federally Funded ITS Projects................................  1813
    Funding for New Starts.......................................  1714
    Highway Safety...............................................  1764
    Increased Scope and Nature of ITS R&D Program................  1713
    Information System...........................................  1826
    Infrastructure...............................................  1717
    Integration of Goal of Title V of TEA-21.....................  1833
    List of Operational Test/Earmarked Deployment Projects.......  1767
    Mailbox System...............................................  1864
    Model Deployment Initiatives.................................  1728
    National ITS Architecture....................................  1831
    National ITS Architecture and Standards......................  1832
    National ITS Program Plan....................................  1716
    National Systems Architecture and Standards..................  1787
    Nationwide Mailbox System....................................  1865
    Operations of Light Rail Systems.............................  1714
    Regional Architecture........................................  1785
    Reports--Strategic Plans Required by TEA-21..................  1715
    Safer Data Mailbox System....................................  1863
    Spending Allocation Tables...................................  1837
    Spending Plan................................................  1731
    Staffing.................................................1718, 1783
    Standards Development and Operational Testing................  1760
    Status of Standards of Work..................................  1790
    Strategic Plan for Professional ITS Capacity Building........  1707
    Strategic Vision For ITS Rural Program.......................  1710
    Studies......................................................  1796
    Support Cost.................................................  1786
    Unified Carrier Register.....................................  1825
    Usage of Funds...............................................  1712
    Usage of TEA-21 Funds........................................  1715
    Use of Cell Phones in Vehicles...............................  1765
    Variable Speed Limit Systems.................................  1824
Intelligent Vehicle Transportation Initiative (IVI) Program:
    IVI--Advance Highway Maintenance.............................  1879
    IVI--Budget Request..........................................  1875
    IVI--Cost Benefit Methodology................................  1874
    IVI--Implementation..........................................  1896
    IVI--Performance Specifications..............................  1884
    IVI--Principal Findings......................................  1888
Local Match Issues...............................................  1442
Management and Intergovernmental Coordination....................  1513
Management of Research.................................1360, 1565, 1566
Minimum Allocation/Guarantee and Emergency Relief Data...........  1940
Minimum Pavement Marking Luminance...............................  1660
Miscellaneous Programs...........................................  1936
Multi-Modal Freight Analysis Framework...........................  1610
National Personal Transportation Survey..........................  1457
National Rural Development Partnership...........................  1463
National Technology Deployment Initiative........................  1701
Office of Inspector General......................................  1476
Office of Intermodalism......................................1475, 1477
Operations Research..............................................  1591
Other Programs...................................................  1390
Pan American Highway Institute...................................  1690
Particulate Matter Research......................................  1678
Pavements........................................................  1620
Pedestrians and Bicycles Safety..................................  1570
Planning.........................................................  1664
Planning Research................................................  1671
Policy...........................................................  1682
Policy Research..................................................  1684
Promotion of Educational & Technology Transfer...................  1500
R&T Carryover Funds..............................................  1554
Revenue Aligned Budget Authority (RABA)..........................  1384
RABA--State Ratios...............................................  1387
Rail-Highway Grade Crossing......................................  1572
Redistribution of Unobligated Federal-Aid Authority..............  1934
Relationship Between Highway Trust Fund Revenues and Highway 
  Program Spending...............................................  1314
Republic of South Africa.........................................  1689
Research and Technology Programs.............................1522, 1557
Research and Development Contractors.............................  1906
Research and Development New Intitiatives........................  1503
Roadside Emergency...............................................  1590
Running Off the Road Activities..................................  1582
Safety Campaigns.................................................  1585
Safety R&D Budget................................................  1563
Safety R&D Expenditure...........................................  1559
Safety Research..............................................1558, 1584
Safety Research and Development..................................  1589
SP&R and National Cooperative Highway Research Program...........  1912
Speed Limits.....................................................  1588
Staffing:
    Executive Director's Office..................................  1481
    Office of Chief Counsel......................................  1482
    Office of Civil Rights.......................................  1485
    Office of Program Quality Coordination.......................  1489
    Office of Public Affairs.....................................  1487
    Office of the Deputy Administrator...........................  1480
    Office of the Federal Highway Administrator..................  1479
State Apportionment of Bridge Funds..............................  1938
Strategic Spending Plan..........................................  1518
Structures.......................................................  1661
Surface Transportation Research..................................  1506
Surface Transportation Research..................................  1532
Technology Transfer and Evaluations..............................  1528
Train and Marine Engines.........................................  1515
TRANSIMS.........................................................  1666
TRANSIMS Funding.................................................  1668
Transit Obligations..............................................  1360
Transportation and Community and System Preservation Program 
  (TCSP) Awards..................................................  1414
Transportation and Community and System Preservation Program 
  (TCSP) Proposals...............................................  1391
Transportation Needs in National Parks...........................  1505
Transportation Research..........................................  1504
Transportation Research Board Report on Technology Deployment....  1526
TRB Report.......................................................  1663
Tren Urbano......................................................  1920
Truck Research...................................................  1571
Truck Size and Weight............................................  1687
Unobligated Balance for Appropriated Demonstration Projects......  1928
Unobligated Balance for ISTEA Demonstration Projects.............  1928
UV Headlights....................................................  1567
Value Pricing Pilot Program......................................  1601

              Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
                    [Including Truck Safety Hearing]

Accidents......................................................263, 282
Additional Disqualifying Violations Motor Carrier Safety 
  Improvement Act of 1999........................................    22
Advisory Committee.............................................222, 329
Associate Administrator Vacancies................................   127
Biographies: OIG: Kenneth Mead, Inspector General................    23
Cargo Securement.................................................   160
Carrier Operations Out-of-Service Orders.........................   190
Chief Safety Officer Position....................................   126
Clarification of a Rule..........................................   232
Closed Enforcement Cases.........................................    19
Comments by Julie Anna Cirillo..................121, 122, 130, 151, 152
    Fuel Prices..................................................   151
    Insurance Compliance Reviews.................................   152
    On IG and GAO Testimony....................................121, 122
Commercial Driver's License Improvements.........................   295
Commercial Driver's License Program..............................   178
Commercial Driver's Licensing....................................   177
Commercial Vehicle Information System Network (CVISN)............    42
Common Truck Problems............................................   260
Compliance and Enforcement Programs..............................   154
Compliance Review Process........................................   159
Compliance Review Staff..........................................   156
Compliance Reviews....................................39, 230, 233, 251
Coordination with Agencies.....................................137, 245
Crash:
    Accidents....................................................   263
    Causation....................................................   138
    Causation Analysis...........................................   311
    Causation Study..............................................   223
    Fatal Motor Vehicles.........................................   279
    Truck and Bus Accidents......................................   263
    Investigation Data Collection Course.........................   291
Crash Causation..................................................   138
Crash Causation Analysis.........................................   311
Crash Causation Study............................................   223
Crash Investigation Data Collection Course.......................   291
Data Collection and Analysis.....................................   290
Data inadequacies................................................   138
DOT actions to improve motor carrier safety......................    33
DOT strategy to achieve safety results................31, 136, 159, 162
Driver Fatigue...................................................   226
Driver Training Pilot Program....................................   181
Electronic Data Gathering......................................195, 231
Enforcement Actions..............................................    40
Enforcement and Monitoring of Mexican Carriers...................   166
Enforcement Backlog..............................................   329
Enforcement Roles................................................   137
Ensuring Resources are Allocated to Crash Reduction..............   316
Entry Level Driver Training......................................   161
Establishing the New Agency......................................    41
Fatal Motor Vehicle Crashes......................................   279
Fatigue..........................................................   267
Federal Disqualifying Violations for Commercial Drivers..........    22
Federal Safety Inspector Staffing Levels--U.S.-Mexico Borders....   149
Fifty Percent Fatality Reduction Goal............................   134
Figures:
    Miles Traveled per Injury Crash--Germany.....................    20
    Large Trucks Involved in Fatal Crashes, Fatalities Associated 
      with those Crashes and Large Truck, Large Truck Vehicle 
      Miles and DOT Fatality Goals...............................    21
FMCSA Leadership Appointments....................................   199
FMCSA Rulemakings--Chart.......................................204, 333
FMCSA Staffing Distribution......................................    57
Forged Compliance Reviews........................................   233
Funding..........................................................   302
Funding and High Priority Initiatives............................   308
Funding for Border Safety........................................   307
GAO Reports....................................................122, 352
Goal-settings to achieve safety results...................135, 158, 162
Grants Administration............................................   185
High Risk Carriers...............................................     3
Hours-of-Service Regulations...................................225, 226
Hours-of-Service Rulemaking....................................160, 220
Inspection Selection System (ISS)................................   246
Inspection staffing at the U.S. Mexico border..................148, 149
Inspector General Activities..............................189, 192, 228
Inspector General Opening Remarks................................     3
Intrastate Carriers..............................................   294
Key Leadership Positions.........................................   126
Large Trucks Involved in Fatal Crashes, Fatalities Associated 
  with those Crashes and Large Truck, Large Truck Vehicle Miles 
  and DOT Fatality Goals.........................................    21
Leadership:
    Hours of service rule........................................   160
    Impact of lack of leadership.................................   128
Leadership Vacancies Impact on Safety Goals......................   128
Level of Safety Concern on I-95 and I-81.........................   194
Local Enforcement Agencies.......................................   220
MCSAP Personnel..................................................   201
MCSAP Technology Upgrades........................................   314
Medical:
    Certificates.................................................   172
    Issues.......................................................   169
    Qualifications...............................................   168
    Tracking Accidents Relative to Medical Conditions............   175
Medical Certificates.............................................   172
Medical Issues...................................................   169
Medical Qualifications...........................................   168
Mexican Carriers:
    DOT strategy to achieve safety results.......................   162
    Enforcement and Monitoring...................................   166
    Goal-setting to achieve safety results.......................   162
    Mexican Truck and Border Inspections.........................   274
    NAFTA........................................................   274
    Operating Process..........................................164, 274
    Safety on Southern Borders.................................162, 274
Mexican Carriers--Enforcement and Monitoring.....................   166
Mexican Carriers and Safety on Southern Borders................162, 274
Mexican Carriers Operating Process.............................164, 274
Mexican Truck and Border Inspections.............................   274
Miles Traveled per Injury Crash--Germany.........................    20
Motor Carrier Advisory Committee.................................   329
Motor Carrier Description........................................     5
Motor Carrier Fatalities.........................................    40
Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program (MCSAP).......222, 220, 302-307
Motor Carrier Safety Improvement Act of 1999 (P.L. 106-159)....229, 234
Motor Carrier Safety Progress Report............................118-120
NAFTA............................................................   274
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)...........   245
National Motor Carrier Safety Program (NMCSP) Funding Issues...302, 313
New Carriers.....................................................   137
New Entrants.....................................................   200
New Motor Carrier Safety Administration..........................     3
New Safety Inspection Audit Responsibilities.....................   187
No-Zone..........................................................   330
Observations on Federal Safety Inspector Staffing Levels at the 
  U.S.-Mexico Border.............................................   149
Onboard Recorders..............................................195, 231
Opening Remarks--Julie Anna Cirillo..............................    39
Opening Remarks--Kenneth Mead (Inspector General, U.S. Department 
  of Transportation..............................................     3
Opening Remarks--Phyllis Scheinberg (Assoc. Director, 
  Transportation Issues, Gen. Accounting Office).................    25
Operating Expenses for the Office of Motor Carriers..............   320
Out-Of-Service Activities........................................   246
Performance Agreement............................................    54
Performance Agreement Memorandum.................................    75
Performance and Registration Information Systems Management 
  (PRISM) Program................................................   316
Performance-Based Activities.....................................   306
Performance-Based Incentive Grant Program........................   300
Pilot Projects...................................................   332
Positions:
    Associate Administrator Vacancies............................   127
    Chief Safety Officer.........................................   126
    Key Leadership.............................................126, 199
    Leadership Vacancies Impact on Safety Goals..................   128
    Regulatory Ombudsman.........................................   127
    Vacant Leadership Position...................................     4
    Vacant Career Positions......................................   202
Program Decreases................................................   293
Proposed New Safety Inspectors...................................   158
Regulatory Ombudsman Position....................................   127
Relationship with American Trucking Association..................   132
Reporting and Regulatory Requirements............................   321
Research Grants..................................................   228
Research Initiatives.............................................   296
Rulemaking Process.............................................159, 167
Rulemakings...............................................203, 321, 333
Safety Action Plan 2000-2003.....................................42, 78
    Improving Safety Information and Technology..................    97
    Improving Standards for Operations and Equipment.............   104
    Increasing Enforcement of Federal Safety Regulations.........    91
    Increasing Safety Awareness..................................    95
    Introduction.................................................    83
    Priorities...................................................   111
    Special Initiatives: Border anernational.....................   108
    Trends, Challenges, and Directions...........................    85
Safety at the southern border:
    Inspection staffing at the U.S.-Mexico border..............148, 149
Safety Concern on I-95 and I-81..................................   194
Safety on the Southern Border.............................146, 149, 162
Safety Rating from Federal and State Compliance Reviews..........    19
``Share the Road'' Program.......................................   224
Size and Weight..................................................   351
Staffing.........................................................   284
    Compliance Review Staff......................................   156
    Federal Safety Inspector Staffing Levels at the U.S.-Mexican 
      Border.....................................................   149
    FMCSA Staffing Distribution............................... 157, 284
    Proposed New Safety Inspectors...............................   158
State Funding....................................................   302
State Safety Data Reporting......................................   142
Statement of Julie Anna Cirillo..................................    43
Statement of Kenneth M. Mead (Inspector General, U.S. Department 
  of Transportation).............................................     7
Statement of Phyllis F. Scheinberg (Associate Director, General 
  Accounting Office).............................................    27
Statement of Phyllis F. Scheinberg, U.S. General Accounting 
  Office........................................................ 25, 27
    Motor carrier fatalities.....................................    40
    Lack of comprehensive motor carrier safety strategy..........    31
    DOT actions to improve motor carrier safety..................    33
Sufficiency of FMCSA Actions.....................................   179
Supplemental Funding.............................................   292
Tables:
    Safety Ratings from Federal and State Compliance Reviews.....    19
    Closed Enforcement Cases.....................................    19
    Federal Disqualifying Violations for Commercial Drivers......    22
    Additional Disqualifying Violations Motor Carrier Safety 
      Improvement Act of 1999....................................    22
Tracking Accidents Relative to Medical Conditions................   175
Training of Headquarters Staff...................................    40
Truck and Bus Accidents..........................................   263
Truck Safety.....................................................     1
Unsolicited Calls and Correspondence from Employees..............   131
Use of NMCSP Administrative Takedown.......................... 313, 302
Use of Safety Partners to Implement New Law......................   198
Vacant Career Positions..........................................   202
Vacant Leadership Position.......................................     4
Work Zone Safety.................................................   193
Younger Drivers..................................................   230

                     Federal Transit Administration

Administrative Expenses:
    Advances and Reimbursements..................................   721
    Attrition Rates..............................................   727
    Hiring Plan.......................................... 722, 726, 750
    FTE....................................................... 722, 724
    Workforce Planning...........................................   770
    Training.....................................................   770
    Diversity Awareness..........................................   771
    Travel.......................................................   772
    Rental Payments..............................................   773
    Other Contractual Services...................................   774
Advanced Technology Transit Bus............................... 911, 915
Alaska Railroad..................................................   811
Alaska/Hawaii Projects Allocation................................   921
Alternative Fuel Use in Transit Buses............................   818
Altoona PA, Bus Testing Facility.................................   909
Analysis of Accident Causal Data.................................   842
Annual Accident Data.............................................  1052
Apportionments by State..........................................  1047
Average Age of Bus Fleet.........................................  1062
Average Real Labor Compensation..................................  1060
Bandwidth........................................................   768
Benefits of Transit..............................................   884
Bus Obligations..................................................  1065
Bus Procurement Grants...........................................  1066
Bus Rapid Transit................................................   864
Bus Rapid Transit:
    Alternatives in New Starts...................................   874
    Bus Rapid Transit............................................   864
    Criteria.....................................................   872
Bus Rapid Transit Alternatives in New Starts.....................   874
Bus Rapid Transit Criteria.......................................   872
Chemical and Biological Agent Detection..........................   836
Clean Fuels Formula Program......................................   813
Coordination With Other Welfare Programs.........................   802
Curitiba Partnership.............................................   879
Data Warehousing.................................................   767
Delphi Accounting System.........................................   763
Design-Build--Highway............................................   860
Design-Build State Procurement Laws..............................   863
Disposition of Capital New Starts Earmarks.......................   995
Diversity Awareness..............................................   771
Electronic Commerce Program......................................   759
Equipment and Infrastructure.....................................   843
Farebox Recovery of Operating Expenses Data......................  1050
FFGA Status......................................................   919
FFGA Versus PE&D Categories......................................   922
Field Operations Staff By Activity...............................   751
Financial and Project Oversight Reviews..........................   784
Financial Management Reviews.....................................   782
Financial Systems................................................   765
Fiscal Year 2000 Obligated/Allocated Projects....................   946
Formula Apportionments:
    Apportionments by State......................................  1047
    Urbanized Area Formula Funding for Areas Without Transit 
      Service....................................................  1045
    Urbanized Areas for FY 2000 and 2001.........................  1021
    Urbanized Areas for FY 2000 and 2001.........................  1033
Formula Grants...................................................   809
Fuel Cell:
    Transit Bus Program..........................................   844
    Phosphoric Acid Fuel Cell....................................   848
    Proton-Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell...........................   850
Fuel Cell Transit Bus Program....................................   844
Full Funding Grant Agreements:
    FFGA Versus PE&D Categories..................................   922
    FY 2001 Full Funding Grant Agreement Ratings.................   927
    Proposed Full Funding Grant Agreements.......................   922
    Revenue Operations Date......................................   930
    Set-Aside for Planning and Preliminary Engineering...........   921
    Status.......................................................   919
Full Funding Grant Agreement/Revenue Operations Date.............   930
FY 2001 Full Funding Grant Agreement Ratings.....................   927
Garrett A. Morgan Initiative.....................................   827
Global Climate Change............................................   885
Highly Recommended Versus Recommended Ratings....................  1020
Indian Tribe Set-Aside...........................................   829
Information Technology:
    Bandwidth....................................................   768
    Data Warehousing.............................................   767
    Delphi Accounting System.....................................   763
    Electronic Commerce Program..................................   759
    Financial Systems............................................   765
    Information Technology Activities......................... 752, 754
    Presidential Decision Directive 63...........................   766
    Secure E-mail................................................   769
    TEAM Funding Requirements....................................   756
    TEAM System..................................................   755
    Wide-Area Network............................................   757
Information Technology Activities............................. 752, 754
International Mass Transportation Program........................   776
Job Access and Reverse Commute...................................   793
Job Access and Reverse Commute Grants:
    Competitive Process..........................................   799
    Coordination with Other Welfare Programs.....................   802
    Criteria.....................................................   803
    GAO Findings.................................................   800
    Grants.......................................................   793
    Program Impact...............................................   795
    Technical Support............................................   879
    Transportation Coordination..................................   807
Job Access Competitive Process...................................   799
Job Access Criteria..............................................   803
Job Access GAO Findings..........................................   800
Job Access Program Impact........................................   795
Job Access Technical Support.....................................   879
Mass Transit Account.............................................  1055
Memorandum of Understanding Parana, Brazil.......................   876
Military Technologies Adaptable to Transit.......................   932
Mississippi Delta:
    Initiative...................................................   828
    Region.......................................................   794
Mississippi Delta Initiative.....................................   828
Mississippi Delta Region.........................................   794
National Research Priority.......................................   833
National Rural Transportation Assistance Program.................   880
National Transit Database................................ 718, 780, 891
National Transit Institute.......................................   840
Nationwide Personal Transportation Survey........................   887
New Starts:
    Alaska/Hawaii Projects Allocation............................   921
    Disposition of Capital New Starts Earmarks...................   995
    Evaluation Process...........................................  1018
    FFGA Status..................................................   919
    FFGA Versus PE&D Categories..................................   922
    FFGA:
        FFGA Versus PE&D Categories..............................   922
        Full Funding Grant Agreement/Revenue Operations Date.....   930
        FY 2001 Full Funding Grant Agreement Ratings.............   927
        Proposed Full Funding Grant Agreements...................   922
        Revenue Operations Date..................................   930
        Set-Aside for Planning and Preliminary Engineering.......   921
        Status...................................................   919
    FY 2001 Full Funding Grant Agreement Ratings.................   927
    Highly Recommend Versus Recommended Ratings..................  1020
    New Starts Report Letter to Grantee..........................  1012
    New Starts Projects Requests...............................917, 928
    Program Changes..............................................  1006
    Project Evaluation Regulation................................  1017
    Ratings......................................................   989
    Section 5309 Project Status..................................   987
    Set-Aside for Planning and Preliminary Engineering...........   921
    Unobligated Balances.........................................   999
    Weighing of Local Financial Commitment.......................  1019
New Starts Evaluation Process....................................  1018
New Starts Program Changes.......................................  1006
New Starts Project Evaluation Regulation.........................  1017
New Starts Projects Requests...................................917, 928
New Starts Ratings...............................................   989
New Starts Reports Letter to Grantee.............................  1012
New Starts Unobligated Balances..................................   999
NTSB Recommendations.............................................   841
Other Contractual Services.......................................   774
Oversight:
    Financial and Project Oversight Reviews......................   784
    Financial Management Reviews.................................   782
    National Transit Institute...................................   840
    Oversight Management Reviews.................................   791
    Oversight Recoveries.........................................   789
    PMO and FMO Contractor Conflict of Interest..................   787
    Project Management Oversight Activities......................   778
    Risk Assessments.............................................   792
    Safety Oversight.............................................   790
    Safety Review Status.........................................   835
Oversight Management Reviews.....................................   791
Oversight Recoveries.............................................   789
Over-The-Road Bus Accessibility Program..........................   820
Phosphoric Acid Fuel Cell........................................   848
PMO and FMO Contractor Conflict of Interest......................   787
Presidential Decision Directive 63...............................   766
Project Management Oversight Activities..........................   778
Proposed Full Funding Grant Agreements...........................   922
Proton-Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell...............................   850
Rail Communications-based Subsystem..............................   854
Recoveries.......................................................  1071
Rental Payments..................................................   773
Research and Technology 10 Percent Set-aside.....................   882
Research and Technology Program Support..........................   881
Research FY 2000 Earmarks........................................   830
Risk Assessments.................................................   792
Safety Action Plan.............................................713, 838
Safety and Security Programs.....................................   712
Safety and Security:
    Action Plan................................................713, 838
    Analysis of Accident Causal Data.............................   842
    NTSB Recommendations.........................................   841
    Program Emphasis.............................................   719
    Programs.....................................................   712
    Safety Oversight.............................................   790
    Safety Review Status.........................................   835
    Annual Accident Data.........................................  1052
Safety Oversight.................................................   790
Safety Program Emphasis..........................................   719
Safety Review Status.............................................   835
Salt Lake Olympic Games..........................................   811
Section 5309 Project Status......................................   987
Secure E-mail....................................................   769
Set-Aside for Planning and Preliminary Engineering...............   921
Shared Rail/Transit Right-of-Way.................................   720
Small Business Set-Aside.........................................   881
TEAM Funding Requirements........................................   756
TEAM System......................................................   755
Training.........................................................   770
Transit Accident Data............................................   716
Transit Data:
    Analysis of Accident Causal Data.............................   842
    Data.........................................................   716
    Database..............................................718, 780, 891
    Annual Accident Data.........................................  1052
Transit Planning and Research..................................829, 894
Transit Planning and Research:
    ATTB.......................................................911, 915
    Equipment Infrastructure.....................................   843
    Fuel Cell Transit Bus Program................................   844
    National Research Priority...................................   833
    TPR Program................................................829, 894
    Research and Technology 10 Percent Set-Aside.................   882
    Research and Technology Program Support......................   881
    Research FY 2000 Earmarks....................................   830
    Small Business Set-Aside.....................................   881
Transit Planning in National Parks...............................   893
Transit Ridership of 30 Largest Transit Operations...............  1048
Transportation Coordination......................................   807
Travel...........................................................   772
Tunnel Design and Construction...................................   864
Turnkey Demonstration............................................   855
Turnkey Design-Build Benefits....................................   857
Turnkey Program:

    Demonstration................................................   855
    Design-Build Benefits........................................   857
    Design-Build--Highway........................................   860
    Design-Build State Procurement Laws..........................   863
    Program Workshop.............................................   857
    Time Savings.................................................   860
    Use of Innovative Financing..................................   861
Turnkey Program Workshop.........................................   857
Turnkey Time Savings.............................................   860
Turnkey Use of Innovative Financing..............................   861
University Transportation Research...............................   823
Unobligated Bus Funds..........................................934, 946
Unrestricted Cash................................................   752
Urbanized Area Formula Apportionments............................  1021
Urbanized Area Formula Apportionments for FY 2000 and 2001.......  1033
Urbanized Area Formula Funding for Areas Without Transit Service.  1045
Weighing of Local Financial Commitment...........................  1019
Wide-Area Network................................................   757
Workforce Planning...............................................   770

                    Federal Transit Capital Projects

Actions in Response to Potential Financial or Management Problems   446
Alameda Corridor Project.........................................   385
Annual New Starts Report.........................................   666
Atlanta and Georgia Transit Projects.............................   690
BART:
 356, 366, 371, 375, 404, 410, 417, 422, 434, 465, 484, 587, 590, 668, 
                                                                    687
    BART to Airport............................................482, 465
    Opening Remarks of Thomas E. Margo, BART.....................   481
    Project Cost Increases.......................................   590
    Review of Finance Plan.......................................   433
Bus Consent Decree........................................601, 606, 677
California State Route 210 Project...............................   387
Central Artery Contracts........................362, 370, 373, 388, 593
Commuter Rail Line--MBTA Maintenance.............................   599
Construction in Compliance With Revenue Operations Date..........   592
Cost Overruns:
    Cost Overruns in FFGA Projects...............................   454
    Effect on Other Capital Projects.............................   450
    Impact on Other Capital Projects.............................   448
    Increased Costs Due to Tunneling Underground.................   615
    Use of Formula Funds To Deal With Cost Overruns..............   458
Dallas Los Colinas Routing.......................................   698
Dedicated Financial Resources for Federal Bus Consent Decree.....   606
Denver Southeast Corridor........................................   696
Design-Build Process.............................................   619
Design-Build Projects..........................................459, 615
Dual Mode Buses................................................593, 596
Dulles Corridor Rapid Bus Transit................................   686
East Side and Mid-City Corridors...........371, 378, 574, 600, 657, 707
Effective Oversight Needed by DOT................................   356
Federal Commitment.............................................404, 410
Federal Highway Mega-Projects....................................   402
Federal Match....................................................   463
Fifty-Percent Local Share........................................   647
Finance Plans:
    Better Criteria Needed.......................................   369
    Finance Plans..............................................447, 657
    Financial Plan Guidance..........................356, 360, 372, 464
Financing Implications--New Debt Structure.......................   598
    LACMTA Financial Status....................................478, 657
    Limit Financial Risk..................................355, 359, 362
    Reviews of Finance Plans of BART, Tren Urbano and South 
      Boston.....................................................   433
Financial Management Oversight...................................   656
Financing Implications--New MBTA Debt Structure..................   598
Flex Funding for Transit Projects................................   461
Formula Funds Used as Local Match................................   651
FTA Acting Administrator Nuria Fernandez Opening Remarks.........   623
FTA Guidance on Full Funding Grant Agreements....................   464
FTA Rating Process...............................................   463
FTA Technical Experience in Evaluating Projects..................   445
Full Funding Grant Agreements:
    Amendments Versus New Agreements......................367, 464, 649
    Cost Increases...............363, 365, 404, 448, 450, 454, 472, 593
    FTA Guidance.................................................   464
    GAO's Analysis of FTA FFGA Data..............................   415
    GAO's Summary of 6-Transit Projects..........................   419
    Limit Financial Risk..................................355, 359, 362
    Process......................................................   357
    Underfunding.................................................   364
Full Funding Grant Agreement--Limit Financial Risk........355, 359, 362
Full Funding Grant Agreement Amendments Versus New........367, 464, 649
Full Funding Grant Agreement Process.............................   357
GAO Opening Remarks..............................................   404
General Project Oversight........................................   444
Geographic Diversity.............................................   664
Gowanus (New York) Expressway Project............................   395
Guidance Needed for Financial Plans..............................   356
Houston:
    Houston Rail Alternative.....................................   651
    MOU Between FTA and Houston Metro............................   654
IG--Opening Remarks..............................................   355
Importance of Tren Urbano........................................   499
Improved Bus Service and Compliance With Bus Consent Decree......   571
Increased Costs Due to Tunneling Underground.....................   615
Integrated Project Master Schedule--Redondo Settlement...........   613
Labor Protection Concerns......................................466, 468
Limit Federal Discretionary Funds to 50 Percent of Project Costs.   451
Local/Federal Share:
    Federal Match................................................   463
    Fifty-Percent Local Share....................................   647
    Formula Funds Used as Local Match............................   651
Local Share....................................................647, 651
Los Angeles:
    Bus Consent Decree....................................601, 606, 677
    Eastside and Mid-City Projects.........371, 378, 574, 600, 657, 707
    Finance Plan...............................................478, 657
    LACMTA Chief Operating Officer Opening Remarks...............   565
    North Hollywood Extension.............................429, 603, 706
    Opening Remarks of Allan G. Lipsky, LACMTA...................   565
    Pasadena Light Rail Authority................................   605
    Telework.....................................................   601
    Transit Alternatives for Three New Systems...................   604
Los Angeles Financial Status.....................................   478
MBTA:
    Commuter Rail Line Maintenance...............................   599
    Costs.................................................448, 593, 672
    Financing Implications.....................................405, 598
    Opening Remarks of Robert Prince, MBTA.......................   579
    Plan To Transfer a Maintenance Contract Raises Labor 
      Protection Concerns........................................   466
    Recovery Plan................................................   657
    Review of Finance Plan.......................................   433
 357, 359, 366, 374, 382, 404, 410, 417, 420, 448, 454, 465, 657, 672, 
                                                                    688
    Summaries of Correspondence Between Federal Agencies and MBTA   470
    Timing of FFGA...............................................   599
MBTA's Plan To Transfer a Maintenance Contract Raises Labor 
  Protection Concerns............................................   466
Mega Projects:
    Federal Highway Mega-Projects................................   402
    Mega-Project Reviews........................................75, 413
Miami (Florida) East-West Multimodal Corridor Project............   398
Minillas Extension...............................................   613
Monongahela/Fayette (PA & WV) Expressway.........................   399
MOU Between FTA and Houston Metro................................   654
New Starts:
    Criteria...................................................367, 662
    Evaluation Process...........................................   411
    New Start Competition........................................   409
    Pipeline.....................................................   643
    Process for Recommending New Start Funds.....................   404
    Project Ratings..............................................   659
    Rating Process...............................................   463
    Report.......................................................   666
    Technical Experience in Evaluating Projects..................   445
North Hollywood Extension........................................   570
Opening Remarks:
    Allan G. Lipsky, LACMTA......................................   565
    Nuria Fernandez, FTA.........................................   623
    Phyllis Scheinberg, GAO......................................   404
    Raymond J. DeCarli, IG.......................................   355
    Robert Prince, MBTA..........................................   579
    Sergio Gonzalez, PRHTA.......................................   492
    Thomas E. Margro, BART.......................................   481
Orlando LRT......................................................   699
Oversight:
    Actions in Response to Potential Financial or Management 
      Problems...................................................   446
    Cost and Schedule Problems............................416, 448, 450
    Effective Oversight Needed............................356, 361, 405
    Financial Management Oversight...............................   656
    General Project Oversight....................................   444
    Independent Oversight......................................372, 453
    Project Management Oversight..........................452, 634, 640
    Quality of Oversight........................................409, 41
    Rail Modernization Oversight.................................   650
    Risk Assessments.............................................   474
    Transit Projects Oversight...................................   405
Pasadena Light Rail Authority....................................   605
Phase I Disbursement Schedule--Tren Urbano.......................   614
Portland IMAX Light Rail Project.................................   700
Process for Recommending New Start Funds.........................   404
Project Delays--Tren Urbano......................................   608
Project Management Oversight............................. 452, 634, 640
Project Ratings..................................................   659
Proposed Second Capital Reserve Account..........................   591
Rail Modernization Oversight.....................................   650
Red Line North Hollywood Extension Project............... 429, 603, 707
Redondo Construction Company Settlement..........................   611
Review of Finance Plans:
    Reviews of Finance Plans of BART, Tren Urbano and South 
      Boston.....................................................   433
    Tren Urbano..................................................   500
Risks Associated With Tren Urbano Construction...................   474
Salt Lake City--University Rail Line.............................   428
San Francisco Airport Extension Revised..........................   482
 356, 366, 371, 375, 404, 410, 417, 422, 434, 465, 484, 587, 590, 688, 
                                                                    687
San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District....................   668
San Juan Tren Urbano Cost Increase.............................449, 472
Sa 357, 364, 366, 381, 404, 410, 417, 425, 439, 449, 454, 473, 608, 681
San Juan Tren Urbano Project Financial Plan................... 433, 608
 357, 359, 366, 374, 382, 404, 410, 417, 420, 448, 454, 465, 657, 672, 
                                                                    688
South Boston Piers Transitway--Cost Growth.......... 448, 593, 672, 674
St. Louis:
    Rating Process...............................................   478
    St. Louis Metrolink Amendment................................   685
    St. Louis St. Clair Extension......... 360, 368, 383, 431, 477, 685
Statements:
    Allan G. Lipsky, LACMTA......................................   567
    Nuria Fernandez, FTA.........................................   627
    Phyllis Scheinberg, GAO......................................   407
    Raymond J. DeCarli, IG.......................................   358
    Robert Prince, MBTA..........................................   582
    Sergio Gonzalez, PRHTA.......................................   494
    Thomas E. Margro, BART.......................................   484
Summaries of Correspondence Between Federal Agencies and MBTA....   470
Telework.........................................................   601
TIFIA Funds................................................... 367, 609
Timing of MBTA Full Funding Grant Agreement......................   599
Transit Alternatives for Three New Systems.......................   604
Transit Projects Oversight.......................................   405
Tren Urbano:
    Cost Increase............................................. 449, 472
    Disbursement Schedule........................................   614
    Financial Plan............................................ 433, 608
    Master Schedule..............................................   613
    Minillas Extension...........................................   613
    Opening Remarks of Sergio Gonzalez, PRHTA....................   492
    Project Delays...............................................   608
    Redondo Construction Company Settlement......................   611
    Risks Associated With Tren Urbano Construction...............   474
   357, 364, 366, 381, 404, 410, 417, 425, 439, 449, 454, 473, 608, 681
    TIFIA Loan Proposal..........................................   609
Formula Funds:
    Used as Local Match..........................................   651
    Use of Formula Funds To Deal With Cost Overruns..............   458
Utah I-15 Reconstruction Project.................................   396
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Project:
    Metro Salaries...............................................   685
    Metrorail Project............................................   384
Washington State.................................................   702
Witnesses........................................................   355
Woodrow Wilson Bridge Project....................................   400

             National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

.08 BAC Laws:
    .08 BAC and DWI Countermeasures Studies......................  1124
    Independent Research on .08 and DWI Countermeasures..........  1125
    States With..................................................  1119
Advanced Crash Notification Program..............................  1295
Aggressive Driving:
    Demonstration Programs.......................................  1274
    Other Contributions For......................................  1274
    Program......................................................  1273
    Program Funding..............................................  1270
    Research Activities..........................................  1273
Aging America:
    Aging America Funding........................................  1264
    FHWA Funding for Older Drivers...............................  1266
    NADS Research................................................  1266
Air Bag Funding..................................................  1242
Alcohol:
    Related Fatalities by State..................................  1120
    Related Fatality Rates Per Vehicle Mile......................  1121
Auto Safety Hotline:
    Auto Safety Hotline..........................................  1207
    Costs........................................................  1209
Biomechanics:
    Funding......................................................  1236
    Research Program.............................................  1233
Compliance:
    Test Failure Data............................................  1163
    Testing Program..............................................  1166
Contractors (Major)..............................................  1202
Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE):
    CAFE.........................................................  1139
    Effectiveness of CAFE........................................  1143
    Impact of the Appropriations' Rider on CAFE..................  1144
    Impact on PNGV...............................................  1145
    Kyoto Agreement Impact on CAFE Standards.....................  1143
    Options to Improve Fuel Efficiency of New Cars...............  1146
    Penalties Collected..........................................  1142
    Raising CAFE Standards and Automobile Safety.................  1145
    Standards for Light Trucks and Passenger Cars................  1144
    Standards for Light Trucks and Vans..........................  1140
Crash Avoidance and Driver/Vehicle Performance Funding...........  1277
Crashes by Collision Type........................................  1128
Crashworthiness Program Funding..................................  1275
Data Analysis Program Costs......................................  1284
Emergency Medical Services.......................................  1259
Emerging Issues..................................................  1261
Fatal Crashes:
    By State.....................................................  1114
    Motor Vehicle Crashes and Fatalities.........................  1130
    Vehicles Involved In.........................................  1116
Fatalities:
    By Vehicle Category..........................................  1136
    Child Fatalities and Injuries in Vehicle Crashes.............  1129
    Child Occupant Fatalities....................................  1118
    For Selected Countries.......................................  1138
    Impact on Speed Limit and Motorcycle Helmet Laws.............  1132
    Pedalcyclist.................................................  1171
    Rates Attributed to Alcohol and Speed........................  1123
    Vehicle Fatalities By State..................................  1132
Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS):
    FARS.........................................................  1127
    FARS Funding.................................................  1283
    State Access.................................................  1283
Full-Time Equivalent (FTE):
    Authorized FTE Levels........................................  1182
    FTE and On-Board Strength....................................  1180
FY 2001 Budget Estimate for Headlamp Glare.......................  1158
FY 2001 Budget Request...........................................  1080
FY 2001 Congressional Budget Summary.............................  1074
Garrett Morgan Program...........................................  1198
Heavy Vehicle Program Funding....................................  1281
Impaired Driving:
    And Safe Passages for Youth..................................  1253
    Costs........................................................  1252
    High Risk Groups.............................................  1254
    New Initiatives..............................................  1254
Motorcycle Helmet Laws:
    Impact on Speed Limit and Motorcycle Helmet Laws.............  1132
    Motorcycle Helmet Laws.......................................  1168
    Repeal of....................................................  1170
Motorcycle Safety Program........................................  1256
National Advanced Driving Simulator (NADS).......................  1094
National Driver Register.........................................  1248
National Transportation Safety Board Study on School Bus and 
  Motorcoach Safety..............................................  1296
Native American Program Funding..................................  1292
New Car Assessment Program (NCAP):
    Final Dummy Rule.............................................  1155
    Frontal Crash Safety Information.............................  1147
    Program Costs............................................1154, 1155
    Side Impact Testing..........................................  1153
    Testing..................................................1148, 1153
    Testing--Braking Performance.................................  1156
Occupant Fatality Crash Statistics...............................  1129
Occupant Protection:
    New Initiatives..............................................  1118
    Program......................................................  1258
Odometer Fraud Study.............................................  1168
Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles (PNGV):
    Impact on the Tier II Rule on PNGV...........................  1147
    PNGV.........................................................  1247
Pedestrian, Bicycle, and Pupil Transportation....................  1255
Performance Goals................................................  1092
Rent.............................................................  1194
Reprogrammings...................................................  1201
Revenue Aligned Budget Authority (RABA) Funding (Projects 
  Associated)....................................................  1090
Rulemaking Actions...............................................  1206
Safe/Livable Communities.........................................  1249
Safe Passages For Youth:
    Impaired Driving and.........................................  1253
    Other Contributions For......................................  1270
    Program..................................................1267, 1269
    Research Activities..........................................  1270
Safety:
    Defects Investigations.......................................  1161
    Defects Investigation Budget.................................  1160
    Recall Campaigns.............................................  1158
Seat Belt:
    Key Provisions of Belt Use Laws..............................  1107
    Restraint Use Among Passenger Vehicle Occupant Fatalities....  1106
    Safety Belt Use Enforcement..................................  1106
    Usage........................................................  1097
    Usage Rates..................................................  1099
Section 157:
    Comparison of Section 157 and Section 405....................  1227
    Grants Awards................................................  1228
Section 163:
    Comparison of Section 163 and Section 410....................  1218
    Funding......................................................  1220
    NHTSA and FHWA Coordination of Section 163...................  1127
Section 402:
    Grant Obligations............................................  1212
    Program Funding..............................................  1211
    Staff Support................................................  1211
    State Expenditures...........................................  1209
Section 410:
    Comparison of Section 163 and Section 410....................  1218
    Funding Allocation...........................................  1214
Section 411 Grant Awards by State................................  1224
Side Impact Air Bags.............................................  1238
Special Crash Investigations Program Funding.....................  1289
Speed:
    Estimated Cost of Speed Related Fatal Crashes................  1112
    Related Fatal Crashes........................................  1112
    State Speed Limits...........................................  1109
Staff:
    New Staff Cost...............................................  1199
    Office of the Administrator..................................  1192
    Political Appointees.........................................  1185
    RABA--Funded Staff...........................................  1184
    Regional.....................................................  1186
    Safety Performance Staff Increase............................  1184
    Section 402 Staff Support....................................  1211
State Data:
    Crash Outcome Data Evaluation System (CODES) Funding.........  1287
    Data Files for the State of Maryland.........................  1287
    Funding......................................................  1286
    Program......................................................  1286
States with Administrative License Revocation Laws...............  1218
Target Populations Funding.......................................  1262
TASC Expenses....................................................  1198
TEA-21 Authorized Levels.........................................  1079
Training Data Update.............................................  1194
Travel:
    Overseas.....................................................  1173
    Research and Development.....................................  1180
Unobligated Balances.............................................  1199
Vehicle Safety Compliance Program................................  1162
Web Site ``Hits''................................................  1208
Youth Program Funding............................................  1267


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