[United States Government Manual]
[July 01, 1995]
[Pages 413-448]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

400 Seventh Street SW., Washington, DC 20590
Phone, 202-366-4000
SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION                      Federico Pena
Chief of Staff                                   Ann M. Bormolini
  Deputy Chief of Staff                          Katherine L. Archuleta
  White House Liaison                            Anita Perez Furguson
  Special Assistants to the                      Judith A. Burrell
      Secretary
                                                 Jeffrey P. Morales
Deputy Secretary                                 Mortimer L. Downey
  Director for Drug Enforcement and              Albert Alvarez
      Program Compliance
Associate Deputy Secretary and Director, Office  Michael P. Huerta
    of Intermodalism
  Deputy Director                                Frank Pentti
Director, Executive Secretariat                   Margarita Roque
Chairman, Board of Contract Appeals              Thaddeus V. Ware
Director of Civil Rights                         Antonio J. Califa
Director of Small and Disadvantaged Business     Luz A. Hopewell
    Utilization
Director of Commercial Space Transportation      Frank C. Weaver
  Associate Managing Director                    Patti Grace Smith
  Associate Director for Licensing               Bobby R. Quisenberry
      and Safety
  Associate Director for Commercial              Richard W. Scott, Jr.
      Space Policy and 
      International Affairs
Director of Intelligence and Security            Rear Adm. Paul E. 
                                                     Busick, USCG
  Deputy Director of Intelligence                (vacancy)
      and Security
  Deputy Director of Intermodalism               Frank Pentti
Inspector General                                A. Mary Schiavo
  Deputy Inspector General                       Mario A. Lauro, Jr.
  Senior Counsel to the Inspector                Roger P. Williams
      General
  Assistant Inspector General for                Raymond J. DeCarli
      Auditing
  Deputy Assistant Inspector                     Lawrence H. Weintrob
      General for Auditing
  Assistant Inspector General for                Wilbur L. Daniels
      Inspections and Evaluations
  Deputy Assistant Inspector                     (vacancy)
      General for Inspections and 
      Evaluations
  Assistant Inspector General for                (vacancy)
      Investigations
  Deputy Assistant Inspector                     (vacancy)
      General for Investigations
  Director of Administration                     Patricia J. Thompson
General Counsel                                  Stephen H. Kaplan
  Deputy General Counsel                         Rosalind A. Knapp
  Special Counsel                                Diane R. Liff
  Assistant General Counsel for                  Roberta D. Gabel
      Environmental, Civil Rights 
      and General Law
    Deputy Assistants                            James R. Dann

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                                                 David K. Tochen
  Patent Counsel                                 Otto M. Wildensteiner
  Chief, Freedom of Information Act              Robert R. Meeks, Acting
      Division
  Assistant General Counsel for                  Donald H. Horn
      International Law
    Deputy Assistant                             Joseph A. Brooks
  Assistant General Counsel for                  Paul M. Geier
      Litigation
    Deputy Assistant                             Dale C. Andrews
  Assistant General Counsel for                  Thomas W. Herlihy
      Legislation
    Deputy Assistant                             Clare R. Donelan
  Assistant General Counsel for                  Neil R. Eisner
      Regulation and Enforcement
    Deputy Assistant                             Robert C. Ashby
  Chief, Documentary Services                    Paulette V. Twine
      Division
  Chairman, Board for Correction of              Robert H. Joost
      Military Records
    Deputy Chairman                              Nancy Battaglia
  Assistant General Counsel for                  Samuel Podberesky
      Aviation Enforcement and 
      Proceedings
    Deputy Assistant                             Dayton Lehman, Jr.
Assistant Secretary for Transportation Policy    Frank E. Kruesi
  Deputy Assistant Secretaries                   Joseph F. Canny
                                                 John N. Lieber
  Director of Environment, Energy,               Donald R. Trilling
      and Safety
  Director of Economics                          (vacancy)
Assistant Secretary for Aviation and             (vacancy)
    International Affairs
  Deputy Assistant Secretaries                   Patrick V. Murphy, Jr.
                                                 Mark L. Gerchick
  Director of International                      Arnold Levine
      Transportation and Trade
  Director of International                      Paul Gretch
      Aviation
  Director of Aviation Analysis                  John Coleman
Assistant Secretary for Budget and Programs      Louise Frankel Stoll
  Deputy Assistant Secretary                     Eugene A. Conti, Jr.
  Deputy Chief Financial Officer                 David K. Kleinburg
  Director of Programs and                       George W. McDonald
      Evaluation
  Director of Budget                             Katherine E. Collins
  Director of Financial Management               Eileen T. Powell
Assistant Secretary for Administration           Melissa J. 
                                                     Spillenkothen
  Director of Personnel                          Glenda M. Tate
  Director of Management Planning                Patricia D. Parrish
  Director of Information Resource               Eugene K. Taylor, Jr.
      Management
  Director of Administrative                     Ronald D. Keefer
      Services and Property 
      Management
  Director, Office of Hearings                   John J. Mathias
  Director of Acquisition and Grant              (vacancy)
      Management
  Director of Security                           John J. Taylor
Assistant Secretary for Governmental Affairs     Steven O. Palmer
  Deputy Assistant Secretary                     John C. Horsley
  Director of Congressional Affairs              Regina Sullivan
  Director of Intergovernmental                  (vacancy)
    Affairs
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Assistant to the Secretary and Director of       Steven J. Akey
    Public Affairs
  Deputy Director of Public Affairs              (vacancy)

UNITED STATES COAST GUARD
2100 Second Street SW., Washington, DC 20593-0001
Phone, 202-267-2229
Commandant                                       Adm. Robert E. Kramek, 
                                                     USCG
Vice Commandant                                  Vice Adm. Arthur E. 
                                                     Henn, USCG
  Chaplain                                       Capt. Thomas K. 
                                                     Chadwick, USCG
  International Affairs Director/                Gerard P. Yoest
      Foreign Policy Advisor
  Chief Administrative Law Judge                 Joseph N. Ingolia
  Chairman, Marine Safety Council                Rear Adm. John E. 
                                                     Shkor, USCG
  Chief, Congressional Affairs                   Capt. Guy T. Goodwin, 
      Staff                                          USCG
  Chief, Public Affairs Staff                    (vacancy)
Chief of Staff                                   Vice Adm. Kent H. 
                                                     Williams, USCG
  Deputy Chief of Staff                          Capt. John F. McGowan, 
                                                     USCG
Director of Resources                            Rear Adm. Timothy W. 
                                                     Josiah, USCG
Director of Finance and Procurement              William H. Campbell
Chief, Office of Acquisition                     Rear Adm. Thomas H. 
                                                     Collins, USCG
Chief, Office of Engineering, Logistics and      Rear Adm. Edward J. 
    Development                                      Barrett, USCG
Chief, Office of Civil Rights                    Walter R. Somerville
Chief, Office of Health and Safety               Rear Adm. Alan M. 
                                                     Steinman, USPHS
Chief Counsel                                    Rear Adm. John E. 
                                                     Shkor, USCG
Chief, Office of Marine Safety, Security and     Rear Adm. James C. 
    Environmental Protection                         Card, USCG
Chief, Office of Law Enforcement and Defense     Rear Adm. Norman T. 
    Operations                                       Saunders, USCG
Chief, Office of Navigation Safety and Waterway  Rear Adm. Rudy K. 
    Services                                         Peschel, USCG
Chief, Office of Personnel and Training          Rear Adm. William C. 
                                                     Donnell, USCG
Chief, Office of Readiness and Reserve           Rear Adm. Richard M. 
                                                     Larrabee III, USCG
Chief, Office of Command, Control and            Rear Adm. David E. 
    Communications                                   Ciancaglini, USCG

FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION
800 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591
Phone, 202-366-4000
Administrator                                    David R. Hinson
Deputy Administrator                             Linda Hall Daschle
Associate Administrator for Airports             Cynthia D. Rich
  Deputy Associate Administrator                 Quentin S. Taylor
    for Airports
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  Director of Airport Planning and               Paul L. Galis
      Programming
  Director of Airport Safety and                 Leonard E. Mudd
      Standards
Chief Counsel                                    John H. Cassady, Acting
Associate Administrator for Civil Aviation       Cathal L. Flynn
    Security
  Director of Civil Aviation                     Patrick McDonnell
      Security Intelligence
  Director of Civil Aviation                     Lynne A. Osmus
      Security Operations
  Director of Civil Aviation                     Bruce R. Butterworth
      Security Policy and Planning
Assistant Administrator for Civil Rights         Leon C. Watkins
Assistant Administrator for Government and       Bradley Mims
    Industry Affairs
Assistant Administrator for Policy, Planning,    Barry L. Valentine
    and International Aviation
Deputy Assistant Administrator for Policy        Louise E. Maillett
    Planning and International Aviation
  Director of Aviation Policy and                John M. Rodgers
      Plans
  Director of Environment and                    James B. Erickson
      Energy
  Director of International                      Joan W. Bauerlein
      Aviation
Assistant Administrator for Public Affairs       Sandra Allen
Assistant Administrator for Systems Safety       Christoper A. Hart
Associate Administrator for Administration       Dale E. McDaniel, 
                                                     Acting
  Director of Financial Services                 Ruth A. Leverenz
  Director of Business Information               Lawrence Covington, 
                                                     Acting
  Director of Human Resource                     Kay Frances Dolan, 
      Management                                     Acting
Associate Administrator for Regulation and       Anthony J. Broderick, 
    Certification                                    Jr.
  Deputy Associate Administrator                 Daniel C. Beaudette
      for Regulation and 
      Certification
  Federal Air Surgeon                            Jon L. Jordan, M.D.
  Director of Accident                           David F. Thomas
      Investigation
  Director, Aircraft Certification               Thomas E. McSweeney
      Service
  Director, Flight Standards                     Thomas C. Accardi
      Service
  Director of Rulemaking                         Chris A. Christie
Associate Administrator for Air Traffic          Monte Belger
    Services
                                                 Darlene M. Freeman
  Director, Air Traffic Service                  Bill Jeffers
  Director, Airway Facilities                    Joaquin Archilla
      Service
  Director of System Capacity and                Carl Schellenberg
      Requirements
  Director of Independent                        A. Martin Phillips
      Operational Test and 
      Evaluation
Associate Administrator for Research and         George L. Donohue
    Acquisitions
  Director of Acquisitions                       Dennis DeGaetano
  Director of Air Traffic Systems                Robert Valone
      Development
  Director of Aviation Research                  Andres Zellweger
  Director of Communication,                     Loni Czekalski
      Navigation, and Surveillance 
      Systems
  Director of System Architecture                Ronald Morgan
      and Program Evaluation
  Director of Information                        Theron A. Gray
      Technology


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FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION
400 Seventh Street SW., Washington, DC 20590
Phone, 202-366-0660
Administrator                                    Rodney E. Slater
Deputy Administrator                             Jane F. Garvey
Executive Director                               Anthony R. Kane
Chief Counsel                                    Theodore A. McConnell
  Deputy Chief Counsel                           Edward V.A. Kussy
Director of External Communications              Andrew M. Paven
Director of Civil Rights                         Edward W. Morris, Jr.
Director of Program Review                       Emil Elinsky
Director of Intelligent Transportation Systems   Christine M. Johnson
    Joint Program Office
Associate Administrator for Policy               Gloria J. Jeff
  Director of Policy Development                 Madeleine S. Bloom
  Director of Highway Information                David R. McElhaney
      Management
  Director of International                      (vacancy)
      Programs
Associate Administrator for Research and         John A. Clements
    Development
Deputy Associate Administrator for Research and  Robert J. Betsold
    Development
  Director of the National Highway               Moges Ayele
      Institute
  Director of Engineering and                    Charles J. Nemmers
      Highway Operations Research 
      and Development
  Director of Safety and Traffic                 Lyle G. Saxton
      Operations Research and 
      Development
  Director of Research and                       Robert J. Kreklau
      Development Operations and 
      Support
  Director of Advanced Research                  Thomas J. Pasko
Associate Administrator for Program Development  Thomas J. Ptak
  Director of Engineering                        William A. Weseman
  Director of Environment and                    Kevin E. Heanue
      Planning
  Director of Right-of-Way                       Barbara K. Orski
Associate Administrator for Safety and System    Dennis C. Judycki
    Applications
  Director of Highway Safety                     Frederick G. Wright
  Director of Traffic Management                 Susan B. Lauffer
      and Intelligent 
      Transportation Systems 
      Applications
  Director of Technology                         Joseph S. Toole
      Applications
Associate Administrator for Motor Carriers       George L. Reagle
  Director of Motor Carrier                      James E. Scapellator
      Research and Standards
  Director of Motor Carrier                      John F. Grimm
      Information Analysis
  Director of Planning and Customer              Michael F. Trentacoste
      Liaison
  Director of Motor Carrier Field                Clinton O. Magby
      Operations
  Director of Motor Carrier Safety               (Vacancy)
      and Technology
Associate Administrator for Administration       George S. Moore, Jr.
  Deputy Associate Administrator                 Diana L. Zeidel
    for Administration
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  Director of Personnel and                      Jerry A. Hawkins
      Training
  Director of Information and                    Michael J. Vecchietti
      Management Services
  Director of Fiscal Services                    Peter J. Basso
  Director of Contracts and                      (vacancy)
      Procurement
Federal Lands Highway Program Administrator      Thomas O. Edick

FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION
400 Seventh Street SW., Washington, DC 20590
Phone, 202-366-4000
Administrator                                    Jolene M. Molitoris
Deputy Administrator                             Donald M. Itzkoff
  Chief of Staff                                 Frances T. Greenberg
  Director, Office of Civil Rights               Miles S. Washington, 
                                                     Jr.
  Director, Office of Public                     David Bolger
      Affairs
  Director, Office of Budget                     Kathryn B. Murphy
Chief Counsel                                    S. Mark Lindsey
  Deputy Chief Counsel                           Michael T. Haley
  Assistant Chief Counsel, General               Robert S. Vermut
      Law Division
  Assistant Chief Counsel, Safety                Dan Smith
      Law Division
Associate Administrator for Administration       Ray Rogers
  Deputy Associate Administrator                 Thomas F. Proctor
      for Administration
  Director, Office of Human                      Thomas F. Proctor, 
      Resources                                      Acting
  Director, Office of Information                Mannie A. Duncan
      Technology and Productivity 
      Improvement
  Director, Office of Acquisition                Joseph Kerner
      and Grants Services
  Director, Office of Financial                  Gerald Schoenauer
      Services
Associate Administrator for Policy               Sally Hill Cooper
  Deputy Associate Administrator                 Jane H. Bachner, Acting
      for Industry and Intermodal 
      Policy
  Deputy Associate Administrator                 Raphael Kedar
      for Policy Systems
Associate Administrator for Safety               Bruce Fine
  Deputy Associate Administrators                Grady C. Cothen
      for Safety, Standards and 
      Program Development
  Deputy Associate Administrator                 Philip Olekszyk
      for Safety Compliance and 
      Program Implementation
  Director, Office of Safety                     Edward R. English
      Enforcement
  Director, Office of Safety                     John G. Leeds
      Analysis
Associate Administrator for Railroad             James T. McQueen
    Development
  Deputy Associate Administrator                 Arrigo Mongini
      for Railroad Development
  Director, Office of Passenger and              Robert C. Hunter
      Freight Services
  Director, Northeast Corridor                   Michael Saunders
      Program
  Director, Office of Research and               Claire L. Orth
      Development
  DOT Contact, Transportation Test               Gunars Spons
      Center, Pueblo, CO


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NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION
400 Seventh Street SW., Washington, DC 20590
Phone, 202-366-9550
Administrator                                    Ricardo Martinez
Deputy Administrator                             Philip R. Recht
Executive Director                               Howard M. Smolkin
Director, Executive Correspondence               Linda Divelbiss
Director, Office of Civil Rights                 George B. Quick
Chief Counsel                                    John G. Womack, Jr., 
                                                     Acting
Director, Office of Public and Consumer Affairs  Barry McCahill, Acting
Associate Administrator for Plans and Policy     Donald C. Bischoff
  Director, Office of Strategic                  Carl E. Nash
      Planning and Evaluation
  Director, Office of Regulatory                 L. Robert Shelton
      Analysis
  Director, Office of Budget and                 L. Robert Shelton, 
      Policy Development                             Acting
Associate Administrator for Safety Performance   Barry Felrice
    Standards
  Director, Office of Vehicle                    Patricia Breslin
      Safety Standards
  Director, Office of Market                     James Hackney, Acting
      Incentives
Associate Administrator for Research and         George L. Parker
    Development
  Director, Office of Crash                      William A. Leasure
      Avoidance Research
  Director, Office of                            Ralph Hitchcock
      Crashworthiness Research
  Director, Vehicle Research and                 Michael Monk
      Test Center
  Director, National Center for                  William H. Walsh, Jr.
      Statistics and Analysis
Associate Administrator for Safety Assurance     William A. Boehly
  Director, Office of Defects                    Kathleen DeMeter
      Investigation
  Director, Office of Vehicle                    Marilynne E. Jacobs
      Safety Compliance
Associate Administrator for Traffic Safety       Michael B. Brownlee
    Programs
  Director, Office of Occupant                   James Nichols
      Protection
  Director, Office of Alcohol and                James Hedlund
      State Programs
  Director, Office of Enforcement                Marilena Amoni
      and Emergency Services
  Director, Office of Program                    Ted Anderson
      Development and Evaluation
Associate Administrator for State and Community  Adele Derby
    Services
  Chief, Program Implementation                  Rita Weiss
      Staff
  Chief, Program Support Staff                   Marlene Markinson
Associate Administrator for Administration       Herman L. Simms, Acting
  Director, Office of Personnel                  Herman Simms
  Director, Office of Contracts and              (vacancy)
      Procurement
  Director, Office of Information                (vacancy)
      Resource Management
  Director, Office of                            (vacancy)
      Administrative Operations
  Director, Office of Financial                  Charles H. Kent
      Management


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FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION
400 Seventh Street SW., Washington, DC 20590
Phone, 202-366-4043
Administrator                                    Gordon J. Linton
Deputy Administrator                             Grace Crunican
Chief Counsel                                    Berle M. Shiller
Director, Communications and External Affairs    Peter G. Halpin
Director, Executive Secretariat                  Mary F. Knapp
Director, Office of Civil Rights                 Susan E. Schruth, 
                                                     Acting
Director, Office of Public Affairs               (vacancy)
Associate Administrator for Budget and Policy    Janette I. Sadik-Khan
Associate Administrator for Grants Management    Robert H. McManus
Associate Administrator for Technical            Lawrence L. Schulman
    Assistance and Safety
Associate Administrator for Administration       Thomas R. Hunt

MARITIME ADMINISTRATION
400 Seventh Street SW., Washington, DC 20590
Phone, 202-366-5807
Administrator                                    Albert J. Herberger
Deputy Administrator                             Joan B. Yim
Deputy Administrator for Inland Waterways and    John E. Graykowski
    Great Lakes
Director of Congressional and Public Affairs     Sharon K. Brooks
Chief Counsel                                    Joan M. Bondareff
  Deputy Chief Counsel                           Robert J. Patton, Jr.
Secretary, Maritime Administration/Maritime      Joel C. Richard
    Subsidy Board
  Coordinator of Research and                    Paul B. Mentz
      Development
Director, Office of Maritime Labor, Training,    Taylor E. Jones II
    and Safety
Associate Administrator for Administration       John L. Mann, Jr.
  Director, Office of Management                 Ralph W. Ferguson
      Services
  Director, Office of Budget                     Taylor E. Jones II, 
                                                     Acting
  Director, Office of Accounting                 John G. Hoban
  Director, Office of Information                Leslie E. Hearn
      Resources Management
  Director, Office of Personnel                  Sherry D. Gilson
  Director, Office of Acquisition                Timothy P. Roark
Associate Administrator for Policy,              Bruce J. Carlton
    International Trade, and Marketing
  Director, Office of Policy and                 Bruce J. Carlton, 
      Plans                                          Acting
  Director, Office of International              James A. Treichel
      Activities
  Director, Office of Marketing                  Thomas W. Harrelson
  Director, Office of Statistical                William B. Ebersold
      and Economic Analysis
Associate Administrator for Ship Financial       James J. Zok
    Assistance and Cargo Preference
  Director, Office of Ship                       Mitchell D. Lax
      Financing
  Director, Office of Costs and                  Michael P. Ferris
      Rates
  Director, Office of Subsidy and                Edmond J. Fitzgerald
      Insurance
  Director, Office of Financial                  Richard J. McDonnell
    Approvals
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  Director, Office of Cargo                      (vacancy)
      Preference
Associate Administrator for National Security    Michael Delpercio, Jr., 
                                                     Acting
  Director, Office of Ship                       Michael Delpercio, Jr.
      Operations
  Director, Office of National                   Thomas M.P. Christensen
      Security Plans
  Director, Office of Sealift                    James F. Caponiti
      Support
Associate Administrator for Shipbuilding and     Edwin B. Schimler, 
    Technology Development                           Acting
  Director, Office of Ship                       Edwin B. Schimler, 
      Construction                                   Acting
  Director, Office of Shipyard                   Joseph A. Byrne
      Revitalization
Associate Administrator for Port, Intermodal,    Margaret D. Blum
    and Environmental Activities
  Deputy Associate Administrator                 Carmine P. Gerace
      for Port, Intermodal, and 
      Environmental Activities
  Director, Office of Intermodal                 John W. Carnes, Acting
      Development
  Director, Office of Environmental              Zelvin Levine, Acting
      Activities
  Director, Office of Ports and                  John M. Pisani
      Domestic Shipping
Director, North Atlantic Region                  Robert McKeon
Director, Great Lakes Region                     Alpha H. Ames, Jr.
Director, Central Region                         Deepak Varshney, Acting
Director, South Atlantic Region                  Mayank Jain
Director, Western Region                         Francis X. Johnston
Superintendent, United States Merchant Marine    Thomas T. Matteson
    Academy

SAINT LAWRENCE SEAWAY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
Washington Office: 400 Seventh Street SW., Washington, DC 20590
Phone, 202-366-0091; 1-800-785-2779
Massena Office: 180 Andrews Street, Massena, NY 13662
Phone, 315-764-3200
Administrator                                    Stanford E. Parris
Chief of Staff                                   David G. Sanders
Assistant Resident Manager                       Erman J. Cocci
Associate Administrator                          Theodore J. Brue
  Comptroller                                    Edward Margosian
  Chief Counsel                                  Marc C. Owen
  Director of Communications                     Dennis E. Deuschl
  Director of Operations and                     Stephen C. Hung
      Maintenance
  Director of Human Resources                    Mary Ann Hazel
  Director of Marketing                          Stephen J. Rybicki
  Director of Development and                    Robert J. Lewis
      Logistics

RESEARCH AND SPECIAL PROGRAMS ADMINISTRATION
400 Seventh Street SW., Washington, DC 20590
Phone, 202-366-4433
Administrator                                    D.K. Sharma
Deputy Administrator                             Ana Sol Gutierrez
Special Assistant                                William Vincent
Chief Counsel                                    Judith S. Kaleta
Director, Office of Civil Rights                 Judith Foist
Director, Office of Policy and Program Support   Kelley S. Coyner

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  Director, Office of Emergency                  Lloyd E. Milburn
      Transportation
  Director, Volpe National                       Richard R. John
      Transportation Systems Center
Associate Administrator for Management and       Rose A. McMurray
    Administration
Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety      (vacancy)
Associate Administrator for Hazardous Materials  Alan I. Roberts
    Safety
Associate Administrator for Research,            (vacancy)
    Technology, and Analysis
  Director, Office of Research                   (vacancy)
      Policy and Technology 
      Transfer
  Director, Office of Airline                    James W. Mitchell
      Statistics
  Director, Office of Automated                  Donald W. Bright
      Tariffs
  Director, Office of University                 Elaine E. Joost, Acting
      Research and Education
  Director, Transportation Safety                H. Aldridge Gillespie
      Institute

BUREAU OF TRANSPORTATION STATISTICS
400 Seventh Street SW., Washington, DC 20590
Phone, 202-366-DATA
Director                                         T.R. Lakshmanan
Deputy Director                                  Robert A. Knisely
Associate Director, Analysis and Data            Rolf R. Schmitt
    Development
Associate Director, Data User Services           Philip N. Fulton
Assistant Director, Geography Information        Bruce D. Spear
    Services
Assistant Director, Information Technology       Robert C. Zarnetske
    Center
Administrative Officer                           Lorelei S. Evans

[For the Department of Transportation statement of organization, see the 
Code of Federal Regulations, Title 49, Part 1, Subpart A]

________________________________________________________________________
The U.S. Department of Transportation establishes the Nation's overall 
transportation policy. Under its umbrella there are 10 administrations 
whose jurisdictions include highway planning, development, and 
construction; urban mass transit; railroads; aviation; and the safety of 
waterways, ports, highways, and oil and gas pipelines. Decisions made by 
the Department in conjunction with the appropriate State and local 
officials strongly affect other programs such as land planning, energy 
conservation, scarce resource utilization, and technological change.

The Department of Transportation (DOT) was established by act of October 
15, 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 102 and 102 note), ``to assure the 
coordinated, effective administration of the transportation programs of 
the Federal Government'' and to develop ``national transportation 
policies and programs conducive to the provision of fast, safe, 
efficient, and convenient transportation
at the lowest cost consistent therewith.'' It became operational in 
April 1967 and was comprised of elements transferred from eight other 
major departments and agencies. It presently consists of the Office of 
the Secretary and 10 operating administrations whose heads report 
directly to the Secretary and who have highly decentralized authority.

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Office of the Secretary of Transportation

[For the Office of the Secretary of Transportation statement of 
organization, see the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 49, Part 1, 
Subpart B]

The Department of Transportation is administered by the Secretary of 
Transportation, who is the principal adviser to the President in all 
matters relating to Federal transportation programs. The Secretary is 
assisted in the administration of the Department by a Deputy Secretary 
of Transportation, a Associate Deputy Secretary, the Assistant 
Secretaries, a General Counsel, the Inspector General, and several 
Directors and Chairmen. Areas where public purposes are widely served 
are detailed below and on the following pages.
Office of Intermodalism  The mission of the Office of Intermodalism is 
to provide departmental leadership and coordination in developing an 
intermodal transportation system to move people and goods in an energy-
efficient, economic manner that obtains the optimum yield from the 
Nation's transportation resources. The Office:
    --serves as the Department's principal advisor and advocate for 
intermodal transportation;
    --coordinates Federal intermodal transportation policy and initiates 
policies to promote more efficient intermodal transportation;
    --develops, maintains, and disseminates intermodal transportation 
data through the Bureau of Transportation Statistics and coordinates 
collection of data for that data base with the State departments of 
transportation and metropolitan planning organizations (MPO's);
    --provides technical assistance to State departments of 
transportation and MPO's in large metropolitan areas to facilitate the 
collection of intermodal data to assist and evaluate intermodal 
planning;
    --coordinates Federal research on intermodal transportation in 
accordance with the plan developed pursuant to section 6009(b) of the 
Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (ISTEA), and 
carries out additional research needs identified by the Director of the 
Office;
    --reviews State-generated intermodal management systems annually as 
required under section 1034 of ISTEA, to assure continued progress 
towards improvement and integration of all associated transportation 
systems; and
    --advances intermodal initiatives supported by State and local 
governments and the private sector through regionally based staff 
assignments.
Aviation and International Affairs  The Assistant Secretary for Aviation 
and International Affairs is the principal official for the development, 
review, and coordination of policy for international transportation. The 
Assistant Secretary:
    --develops policies to support the Department in aviation and 
maritime multilateral and bilateral negotiations with foreign 
governments and participates on the U.S. negotiating delegations;
    --develops policies on a wide range of international transportation 
and trade matters;
    --furnishes guidance to the United States Trade Representative's 
Trade Policy Committee in efforts to improve the U.S. balance of 
payments;
    --coordinates efforts to combat transport-related terrorist acts and 
drug smuggling;
    --arranges and coordinates cooperative agreements with foreign 
governments for the exchange of state-of-the-art scientific and 
technical information;
    --provides assistance to the Agency for International Development's 
transportation programs in developing countries; and
    --participates on the U.S.-Saudi Arabian Joint Commission for 
Economic Cooperation.
    The Assistant Secretary also:
    --develops, coordinates, and carries out U.S. Government policy 
relating to the economic regulation of the airline industry, including 
licensing of U.S. and foreign carriers to serve in international air 
transportation and carrier fitness determinations;

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    --processes and resolves complaints concerning unfair competitive 
practices in international fares and rates;
    --establishes international and intra-Alaska mail rates; and
    --determines the disposition of requests for approval and 
immunization from the antitrust laws of international aviation 
agreements.
    The Assistant Secretary also administers the essential air service 
program, which involves:
    --establishing appropriate subsidy levels for subsidized carriers;
    --processing applications to terminate, suspend, or reduce air 
service below the defined essential level;
    --determining which carrier among various applicants should be 
selected to provide subsidized service; and
    --continuously reviewing essential air service definitions for each 
community.

For further information, call 202-366-4551.

Civil Rights  The Director of the Office of Civil Rights is the 
principal adviser to the Secretary on civil rights and equal opportunity 
matters. The Director acts for and represents the Secretary to assure 
full and affirmative implementation of civil rights and equal 
opportunity precepts within the Department in all its official actions, 
including departmental employment practices, services rendered to the 
public, operation of federally assisted activities, and other programs 
and efforts involving departmental assistance, participation, or 
endorsement. This Office is also responsible for the implementation of 
Executive Order 12677 of April 28, 1989, on aid to historically black 
colleges and universities.

For further information, call 202-366-4648.

Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization  The Office of Small and 
Disadvantaged Business Utilization, established in July 1980, is 
responsible for the Department's implementation and execution of the 
functions and duties under sections 8 and 15 of the Small Business Act 
(15 U.S.C. 637, 644) for developing policies and procedures consistent 
with Federal statutes to provide policy direction for minority, women-
owned, and small and disadvantaged business participation in the 
Department's procurement and Federal financial assistance activities. 
The Office is also responsible for setting the Department's goals for 
minority, women-owned, and small disadvantaged businesses, which 
includes monitoring and evaluating the accomplishments of these goals.
    The Minority Business Resource Center, a division of the Office, is 
authorized under Public Law 97-449 (49 U.S.C. 332) to develop and 
implement program activities directed at stimulating, promoting, and 
actively assisting small and minority-owned business participation in 
departmental procurement and Federal financial assistance activities. 
The Center's program consists of a Short Term Lending Program, under 
which lines of credit up to $500,000 are available at prime interest 
rates to finance accounts receivable, and a Bonding Assistance Program 
which enables firms to obtain bid, performance, and payment bonds of up 
to $100,000 per contract in support of transportation-related contracts. 
The Center also operates several other program initiatives which provide 
technical and educational assistance, outreach, and information 
dissemination involving minority chambers of commerce and trade 
associations, historically black colleges and universities, and 
Hispanic-serving institutions. The Center also operates a National 
Information Clearinghouse.

For further information, call 202-366-1930 or 800-532-1169 (toll-free).

Contract Appeals  The Board of Contract Appeals conducts hearings and 
issues final decisions in appeals from contracting officer decisions 
under contracts awarded by the Department and its constituent 
administrations in accordance with the Contract Disputes Act of 1978 (41 
U.S.C. 601); sits as the Contract Adjustment Board with plenary 
authority to grant extraordinary contractual relief under Public Law 85-
804 (50 U.S.C. 1431); and hears and decides all contractor debarment 
cases pursuant to 41 CFR 12-1.604-1 (1984). 

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Judges are designated as hearing officers to hear cases arising as a 
result of suspensions and debarments of participants in DOT financial 
assistance programs and perform such other adjudicatory functions 
assigned by the Secretary not inconsistent with the duties and 
responsibilities of the Board as set forth in the Contract Disputes Act 
of 1978.

For further information, contact the Board of Contract Appeals, 
Department of Transportation, 400 Seventh Street SW., Washington, DC 
20590. Phone, 202-366-4305.

Commercial Space Transportation  The Office of Commercial Space 
Transportation is the Government agency responsible for regulating and 
promoting the U.S. commercial space transportation industry. The Office 
licenses the private sector launching of space payloads on expendable 
launch vehicles and commercial space launch facilities. It also sets 
insurance requirements for the protection of persons and property and 
assures that space transportation activities are in compliance with U.S. 
domestic and foreign policy. In addition, the Office is charged with 
promoting and facilitating the industry and provides a focal point in 
the Federal Government for formulating and implementing consistent 
policies that enable the American space transportation industry to 
compete in domestic and international markets.

For further information, call 202-366-5770; fax, 202-366-7256.

United States Coast Guard

The Coast Guard, established by act of January 28, 1915 (14 U.S.C. 1), 
became a component of the Department of Transportation on April 1, 1967, 
pursuant to the Department of Transportation Act of October 15, 1966 (49 
U.S.C. app. 1651 note). The Coast Guard is a branch of the Armed Forces 
of the United States at all times and is a service within the Department 
of Transportation except when operating as part of the Navy in time of 
war or when the President directs.
    The predecessor of the Coast Guard, the Revenue Marine, was 
established in 1790 as a Federal maritime law enforcement agency. Many 
other major responsibilities have since been added.

Activities

Search and Rescue  The Coast Guard maintains a system of rescue vessels, 
aircraft, and communications facilities to carry out its function of 
saving life and property in and over the high seas and the navigable 
waters of the United States. This function includes flood relief and 
removing hazards to navigation.

For further information, call 202-267-1948.

Maritime Law Enforcement  The Coast Guard is the primary maritime law 
enforcement agency for the United States. It enforces or assists in the 
enforcement of applicable Federal laws and treaties and other 
international agreements to which the United States is party, on, over, 
and under the high seas and waters subject to the jurisdiction of the 
United States, and may conduct investigations into suspected violations 
of such laws and international agreements. The Coast Guard works with 
other Federal agencies in the enforcement of such laws as they pertain 
to the protection of living and nonliving resources and in the 
suppression of smuggling and illicit drug trafficking.

For further information, call 202-267-1890.

Marine Inspection  The Coast Guard is charged with formulating, 
administering, and enforcing various safety standards for the design, 
construction, equipment, and maintenance of commercial vessels of the 
United States and offshore structures on the Outer Continental Shelf. 
The program includes enforcement of safety standards on foreign vessels 
subject to U.S. jurisdiction.

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    Investigations are conducted of reported marine accidents, 
casualties, violations of law and regulations, misconduct, negligence, 
and incompetence occurring on commercial vessels subject to U.S. 
jurisdiction. Surveillance operations and boardings are conducted to 
detect violations of law and regulations. The program also functions to 
facilitate marine transportation by admeasuring and administering the 
vessel documentation laws.

For further information, call 202-267-1464.

Marine Licensing  The Coast Guard administers a system for evaluating 
and licensing of U.S. Merchant Marine personnel. This program develops 
safe manning standards for commercial vessels. The Coast Guard also 
maintains oversight and approval authority for the numerous mariner 
training programs.

For further information, call 202-267-0218.

Great Lakes Pilotage  The Coast Guard administers the Great Lakes 
Pilotage Act of 1960 (46 U.S.C. 216), which regulates pilotage services 
on the Great Lakes.

For further information, call 202-267-0214.

Marine Environmental Response  The Coast Guard is responsible for 
enforcing the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251) and 
various other laws relating to the protection of the marine environment. 
Program objectives are to ensure that public health and welfare and the 
environment are protected when spills occur. Under these laws, U.S. and 
foreign vessels are prohibited from using U.S. waters unless they have 
insurance or other guarantees that potential pollution liability for 
cleanup and damages will be met.
    Other functions include providing a National Response Center to 
receive reports of oil and hazardous substance spills, investigating 
spills, initiating subsequent civil penalty actions when warranted, 
encouraging and monitoring responsible party cleanups, and when 
necessary, coordinating federally funded spill response operations. The 
program also provides a National Strike Force to assist Federal On-Scene 
Coordinators in responding to pollution incidents.

For further information, call 202-267-0518.

Port Safety and Security  This program is administered by the Coast 
Guard Captains of the Port. The Coast Guard is authorized to enforce 
rules and regulations governing the safety and security of ports and 
anchorages, and the movement of vessels and prevention of pollution in 
U.S. waters. Port safety and security functions include supervising 
cargo transfer operations, both storage and stowage, conducting harbor 
patrols and waterfront facility inspections, establishing security zones 
as required, and the control of vessel movement.

For further information, call 202-267-0489.

Waterways Management  The Coast Guard has a significant role in the safe 
and orderly passage of cargo, people, and vessels on our nation's 
waterways. It has established Vessel Traffic Services in six major ports 
to provide for the safe movement of vessels at all times, but 
particularly during hazardous conditions, restricted visibility, or bad 
weather. The program's goal is to ensure the safe, efficient flow of 
commerce. The Coast Guard also regulates the installation of equipment 
necessary for vessel safety.

For further information, call 202-267-0980.

Aids to Navigation  The Coast Guard establishes and maintains the U.S. 
aids to navigation system that includes lights, buoys, daybeacons, fog 
signals, marine radiobeacons, racons, and long-range radionavigation 
aids. Long-range radionavigation aids include loran-C, OMEGA, and the 
Global Positioning System (GPS). Aids are established in or adjacent to 
waters subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, although OMEGA 
provides global coverage, and loran-C coverage has been established in 
parts of the Western Pacific, Europe, and the Mediterranean to meet 
Department of Defense requirements. These aids are intended to assist a 
navigator to determine a position or plot a safe course or to warn the 
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navigation. Other functions related to navigation aids include 
broadcasting marine information and publishing Local Notice to Mariners 
and Light Lists.

For further information, call 202-267-1965.

Bridge Administration  The Coast Guard administers the statutes 
regulating the construction, maintenance, and operation of bridges and 
causeways across the navigable waters of the United States to provide 
for safe navigation through and under bridges.

For further information, call 202-267-0368.

Ice Operations  The Coast Guard operates the Nation's icebreaking 
vessels (icebreakers and ice-capable cutters), supported by aircraft, 
for ice reconnaissance, to facilitate maritime transportation and aid in 
prevention of flooding in domestic waters. Additionally, icebreakers 
support logistics to U.S. polar installations and also support 
scientific research in Arctic and Antarctic waters.

For further information, call 202-267-1450.

Deepwater Ports  Under the provisions of the Deepwater Port Act of 1974 
(33 U.S.C. 1501), the Coast Guard administers a licensing and regulatory 
program governing the construction, ownership (international aspects), 
and operation of deepwater ports on the high seas to transfer oil from 
tankers to shore.

For further information, call 202-267-0495.

Boating Safety  The Coast Guard develops and directs a national boating 
safety program aimed at making the operation of small craft in U.S. 
waters both pleasurable and safe. This is accomplished by establishing 
uniform safety standards for recreational boats and associated 
equipment; encouraging State efforts through a grant-in-aid and liaison 
program; coordinating public education and information programs; 
administering the Coast Guard Auxiliary; and enforcing compliance with 
Federal laws and regulations relative to safe use and safety equipment 
requirements for small boats.

For further information, call 202-267-1077.

Coast Guard Auxiliary  The Auxiliary is a nonmilitary volunteer 
organization of private citizens who own small boats, aircraft, or radio 
stations. Auxiliary members assist the Coast Guard by conducting boating 
education programs, patrolling marine regattas, participating in search 
and rescue operations, and conducting courtesy marine examinations.

For further information, call 202-267-1001.

Military Readiness  As required by law, the Coast Guard maintains a 
state of readiness to function as a specialized service in the Navy in 
time of war, or as directed by the President. Coastal and harbor 
defense, including port security, are the most important military tasks 
assigned to the Coast Guard in times of national crisis.

For further information, call 202-267-2039.

Reserve Training  The Coast Guard Reserve provides qualified individuals 
and trained units for active duty in time of war or national emergency 
and at such other times as the national security requires. In addition 
to its role in national defense, the Reserve augments the active service 
in the performance of peacetime missions during domestic emergencies and 
during routine and peak operations.

For further information, call 202-267-1240.

Marine Safety Council  The Marine Safety Council acts as a deliberative 
body to consider proposed Coast Guard regulations and to provide a forum 
for the consideration of related problems.

For further information, call 202-267-1477.

                           District and Field Organizations--United States Coast Guard                          
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       Organization                        Address                           Commander               Telephone  
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ATLANTIC AREA               Governors Island, New York, NY 10004- Vice Adm. James M. Loy, USCG      212-668-7196
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  Maintenance and           Governors Island, New York, NY 10004- Rear Adm. Douglas H. Teeson       212-668-7197
   Logistics Command--       5098                                  II, USCG                                     
   Atlantic                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                
  1st District--            408 Atlantic Ave., Boston, MA 02210-  Rear Adm. John L. Linnon, USCG    617-223-8480
   Connecticut, Maine,       2209                                                                               
   Massachusetts, New                                                                                           
   Hampshire, northern New                                                                                      
   Jersey, eastern New                                                                                          
   York, Rhode Island,                                                                                          
   Vermont                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                
  2d District--Arkansas,    1222 Spruce St., St. Louis, MO 63103- Rear Adm. Paul M. Blayney,        314-539-7601
   Colorado, Illinois,       2832                                  USCG                                         
   Indiana, Iowa, Kansas,                                                                                       
   Kentucky, Minnesota,                                                                                         
   Missouri, Nebraska,                                                                                          
   North Dakota, Ohio,                                                                                          
   Oklahoma, western                                                                                            
   Pennsylvania, South                                                                                          
   Dakota, Tennessee, West                                                                                      
   Virginia, Wisconsin,                                                                                         
   Wyoming                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                
  5th District--Delaware,   431 Crawford St., Portsmouth, VA      Rear Adm. Roger T. Rufe, USCG     804-398-6287
   District of Columbia,     23704-5004                                                                         
   Maryland, southern New                                                                                       
   Jersey, North Carolina,                                                                                      
   eastern Pennsylvania,                                                                                        
   Virginia                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                
  7th District--Florida,    909 SE. 1st Ave., Miami, FL 33131-    Rear Adm. William P. Leahy,       305-536-5654
   Georgia, Puerto Rico,     3050                                  USCG                                         
   South Carolina, Virgin                                                                                       
   Islands                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                
  8th District--Alabama,    500 Camp St., New Orleans, LA 70130-  Rear Adm. Robert C. North,        504-589-6298
   Louisiana, Mississippi,   3396                                  USCG                                         
   New Mexico, Texas                                                                                            
                                                                                                                
  9th District--Great       1240 E. 9th St., Cleveland, OH 44199- Rear Adm. Gerald F. Woolever,     216-522-3910
   Lakes area                2060                                  USCG                                         
                                                                                                                
PACIFIC AREA                Coast Guard Island, Alameda, CA       Vice Adm. Richard D. Herr,        510-437-3196
                             94501-5100                            USCG                                         
                                                                                                                
  Maintenance and           Coast Guard Island, Alameda, CA       Rear Adm. Gordon G. Piche,        415-437-3939
   Logistics Command--       94501-5100                            USCG                                         
   Pacific                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                
  11th District--Arizona,   400 Oceangate Blvd., Long Beach, CA   Rear Adm. Richard A.              310-980-4300
   California, Nevada,       90822-5399                            Appelbaum, USCG                              
   Utah                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                
  13th District--Idaho,     915 2d Ave., Seattle, WA 98174-1067   Rear Adm. Joseph W. Lockwood,     206-220-7090
   Montana, Oregon,                                                USCG                                         
   Washington                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                
  14th District--American   9th Fl., 300 Ala Moana Blvd.,         Rear Adm. Howard B. Gehring,      808-541-2051
   Samoa, Guam, Hawaii,      Honolulu, HI 96850-4982               USCG                                         
   Pacific Islands                                                                                              
                                                                                                                
  17th District--Alaska     P.O. Box 3-5000, Juneau, AK 99802-    Rear Adm. Ernest R. Riutta,       907-463-2025
                             1217                                  USCG                                         
                                                                                                                
U.S. COAST GUARD ACADEMY,   New London, CT 06320-4195             Rear Adm. Paul E. Versaw, USCG    203-444-8285
 SUPERINTENDENT                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                
NATIONAL POLLUTION FUNDS    Suite 1000, 4200 Wilson Blvd.,        Daniel F. Sheehan                 703-235-4700
 CENTER, DIRECTOR            Arlington, VA 22203-1804                                                           
                                                                                                                
MILITARY PERSONNEL          2100 2d St. SW., Washington, DC       Rear Adm. Fred L. Ames, USCG      202-267-2321
 COMMAND, COMMANDER          20593                                                                              
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For further information, contact the Information Office, United States 
Coast Guard, Department of Transportation, 2100 Second Street SW., 
Washington, DC 20593. Phone, 202-267-2229.

Federal Aviation Administration

The Federal Aviation Administration, formerly the Federal Aviation 
Agency, was established by the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 (49 U.S.C. 
106) and became a component of the Department of Transportation in 1967 
pursuant to the Department of Transportation Act (49 U.S.C. app. 1651 
note).
    The Administration is charged with:
    --regulating air commerce in ways that best promote its development 
and safety and fulfill the requirements of national defense;
    --controlling the use of navigable airspace of the United States and 
regulating both civil and military operations in such airspace in the 
interest of safety and efficiency;
    --promoting, encouraging, and developing civil aeronautics;
    --consolidating research and development with respect to air 
navigation facilities;

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    --installing and operating air navigation facilities;
    --developing and operating a common system of air traffic control 
and navigation for both civil and military aircraft; and
    --developing and implementing programs and regulations to control 
aircraft noise, sonic boom, and other environmental effects of civil 
aviation.

Activities

Safety Regulation  The Administrator issues and enforces rules, 
regulations, and minimum standards relating to the manufacture, 
operation, and maintenance of aircraft, as well as the rating and 
certification (including medical) of airmen and the certification of 
airports serving air carriers.
    The agency performs flight inspection of air navigation facilities 
in the U.S. and, as required, abroad. It also enforces regulations under 
the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act (49 U.S.C. app. 1801 note) 
applicable to shipments by air.
Airspace and Air Traffic Management  The safe and efficient utilization 
of the navigable airspace is a primary objective of the agency. To meet 
this objective, it operates a network of airport traffic control towers, 
air route traffic control centers, and flight service stations. It 
develops air traffic rules and regulations and allocates the use of the 
airspace. It also provides for the security control of air traffic to 
meet national defense requirements.
Air Navigation Facilities  The agency is responsible for the location, 
construction or installation, maintenance, operation, and quality 
assurance of Federal visual and electronic aids to air navigation. The 
agency operates and maintains voice/data communications equipment, radar 
facilities, computer systems, and visual display equipment at flight 
service stations, airport traffic control towers, and air route traffic 
control centers.
Research, Engineering, and Development  The research, engineering, and 
development activities of the agency are directed toward providing the 
systems, procedures, facilities, and devices needed for a safe and 
efficient system of air navigation and air traffic control to meet the 
needs of civil aviation and the air defense system. The agency also 
performs an aeromedical research function to apply knowledge gained from 
its research program and the work of others to the safety and promotion 
of civil aviation and the health, safety, and efficiency of agency 
employees. The agency also supports development and testing of improved 
aircraft, engines, propellers, and appliances.
Test and Evaluation  The agency conducts tests and evaluations of 
specified items such as aviation systems, subsystems, equipment, 
devices, materials, concepts, or procedures at any phase in the cycle of 
their development from conception to acceptance and implementation, as 
well as assigned independent testing at key decision points.
Airport Programs  The agency maintains a national plan of airport 
requirements, administers a grant program for development of public use 
airports to assure and improve safety and to meet current and future 
airport capacity needs, evaluates the environmental impacts of airport 
development, and administers an airport noise compatibility program with 
the goal of reducing noncompatible uses around airports. It also 
develops standards and technical guidance on airport planning, design, 
safety, and operations and provides grants to assist public agencies in 
airport system and master planning and airport development and 
improvement.
Registration and Recordation  The agency provides a system for the 
registration of aircraft and recording of documents affecting title or 
interest in the aircraft, aircraft engines, propellers, appliances, and 
spare parts.
Civil Aviation Abroad  Under the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 and the 
International Aviation Facilities Act (49 U.S.C. app. 1151), the agency 
promotes aviation safety and civil aviation abroad by exchanging 
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certifying foreign repair stations, airmen, and mechanics; negotiating 
bilateral airworthiness agreements to facilitate the import and export 
of aircraft and components; and providing technical assistance and 
training in all areas of the agency's expertise. It provides technical 
representation at international conferences, including participation in 
the International Civil Aviation Organization and other international 
organizations.
Other Programs  The agency administers the aviation insurance and 
aircraft loan guarantee programs. It is an allotting agency under the 
Defense Materials System with respect to priorities and allocation for 
civil aircraft and civil aviation operations. The agency develops 
specifications for the preparation of aeronautical charts. It publishes 
current information on airways and airport service and issues technical 
publications for the improvement of safety in flight, airport planning 
and design, and other aeronautical activities. It serves as the 
executive administration for the operation and maintenance of the 
Department of Transportation automated payroll and personnel systems.

                           Major Field Organizations--Federal Aviation Administration                           
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               Region/Field Office                           Address                 Administrator/Director     
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ALASKAN--Alaska                                   P.O. Box 14, 701 C St.,       Jacqueline L. Smith             
                                                   Anchorage, AK 99513                                          
CENTRAL--Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska         601 E. 12th St., Kansas       John E. Turner                  
                                                   City, MO 64106                                               
EASTERN--Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New      Federal Bldg., JFK            Arlene B. Feldman               
 York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia       International Airport,                                       
                                                   Jamaica, NY 11430                                            
GREAT LAKES--Illinois, Indiana, Michigan,         2300 E. Devon Ave., Des       Jerry Franklin                  
 Minnesota, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota,      Plaines, IL 60018                                            
 Wisconsin                                                                                                      
NEW ENGLAND--Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts,   12 New England Executive      Robert Bartanowicz, Acting      
 New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont              Park, Burlington, MA 01803                                   
NORTHWEST MOUNTAIN--Colorado, Idaho, Montana,     1601 Lind Ave. SW., Renton,   Frederick M. Isaac              
 Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming                 WA 98055                                                     
SOUTHERN--Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Kentucky,    P.O. Box 20636, Atlanta, GA   Carolyn C. Blum                 
 Mississippi, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, South   30320                                                        
 Carolina, Tennessee                                                                                            
SOUTHWEST--Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico,       Fort Worth, TX 76193-0001     Clyde M. DeHart                 
 Oklahoma, Texas                                                                                                
WESTERN-PACIFIC--Arizona, California, Hawaii,     P.O. Box 92007, Los Angeles,  Lynore C. Brekke, Acting        
 Nevada                                            CA 90009                                                     
EUROPE, AFRICA, and MIDDLE EAST OFFICE            15, Rue de la Loi B-1040,     Patrick N. Poe                  
                                                   Brussels, Belgium                                            
ASIA-PACIFIC OFFICE                               U.S. Embassy, FAA, Singapore  M. Craig Beard                  
LATIN AMERICA-CARIBBEAN OFFICE                    Miami International Airport,  Raymond A. Salazar              
                                                   Miami FL                                                     
FAA TECHNICAL CENTER                              Atlantic City, NJ 08405       Frank Elbertson                 
MIKE MONRONEY AERONAUTICAL CENTER                 P.O. Box 25082, Oklahoma      Homer C. McClure                
                                                   City, OK 73125                                               
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For further information, contact the Office of Public Affairs (Public 
Inquiry Center, APA-230), Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
Transportation, 800 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591. 
Phone, 202-267-3484. Fax, 202-267-5039.

Federal Highway Administration

The Federal Highway Administration became a component of the Department 
of Transportation in 1967 pursuant to the Department of Transportation 
Act (49 U.S.C. app. 1651 note). It administers the highway 
transportation programs of the Department of Transportation under 
pertinent legislation and the provisions of law cited in section 6(a) of 
the act (49 U.S.C. 104).
    The Administration encompasses highway transportation in its 
broadest scope, seeking to coordinate highways with other modes of 
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achieve the most effective balance of transportation systems and 
facilities under cohesive Federal transportation policies pursuant to 
the act.

Activities

Federal-Aid Highway Program  The Administration administers the Federal-
aid highway program of financial assistance to the States for highway 
construction and improvement of efficiency in highway and traffic 
operations. This program provides for the improvement of approximately 
155,000 miles of the National Highway System, which includes the 
approximately 42,795-mile Dwight D. Eisenhower System of Interstate and 
Defense Highways and other public roads (except those classified as 
local or rural minor collectors). The Interstate System's construction 
and preservation is financed generally on a 90-percent Federal, 10-
percent State basis. However, National Highway System projects not on 
the Interstate System and most projects on other roads are funded on an 
80-percent Federal, 20-percent State basis.
    The Administration is also responsible for the Highway Bridge 
Replacement and Rehabilitation Program to assist in the inspection, 
analysis, and rehabilitation or replacement of bridges on public roads. 
In addition, it administers an emergency program to assist in the repair 
or reconstruction of Federal-aid highways and certain Federal roads that 
have suffered serious damage by natural disasters over a wide area or 
catastrophic failures.
    The Federal-aid highway program also involves improving access for 
the handicapped, encouraging the joint use and development of highway 
corridors, acquiring real property for right-of-way, and providing 
relocation assistance to those displaced by highway construction, 
encouraging disadvantaged business enterprises to participate in highway 
construction, and preserving along highways the natural beauty of the 
countryside, public parks and recreation lands, wildlife and waterfowl 
refuges, and historic sites. The agency is responsible for developing 
and maintaining standards for traffic control devices used on all public 
streets and highways.
    FHWA funds are also available to State revenue agencies for 
enforcement of highway use taxes, and to State and local governments and 
public authorities for congestion pricing pilot projects. For the 
highway use tax evasion program, projects are funded at 100-percent 
Federal share with funds allocated to the States annually at the 
discretion of the Secretary of Transportation. The congestion pricing 
pilot program provides support at 80-percent Federal share for the study 
and implementation of projects involving market-based approaches to 
congestion management. A new block grant-type program, the Surface 
Transportation Program, has been implemented. It may be used by the 
States and localities for any roads (including NHS) that are not 
functionally classified referred to as local or rural minor collectors. 
These roads are now collectively referred to as ``Federal-aid 
roads.''Bridge projects paid for with STP funds are not restricted to 
Federal-aid roads but may be on any public road. Transit capital 
projects are also eligible under this program.
Highway Safety Programs  The Administration is responsible for several 
highway-related safety programs, including a State and community safety 
program jointly administered with NHTSA and a highway safety 
construction program to eliminate road hazards and improve rail/highway 
crossing safety. These safety construction programs fund activities that 
remove, relocate, or shield roadside obstacles, identify and correct 
hazardous locations, eliminate or reduce hazards at railroad crossings, 
and improve signing, pavement markings, and signalization.
Motor Carrier Programs  Under the provisions of the Surface 
Transportation Assistance Act of 1982 (23 U.S.C. 101), the 
Administration was authorized to establish and maintain a National 
Network for trucks, review State truck size and weight enforcement 
programs, and assist in obtaining uniformity among the States in the 
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motor carrier registration and taxation reporting.
    The Administration works cooperatively with States and private 
industry to achieve uniform motor carrier requirements in safety 
regulations, inspections and fines, licensing, registration and taxation 
requirements, and accident data. It provides grants to States for 
technical assistance, training, and equipment associated with 
participation in the International Registration Plan and the 
International Fuel Tax Agreement.
    Under the authority of the motor carrier safety provisions of title 
49 of the United States Code, the agency exercises Federal regulatory 
jurisdiction over the safety performance of all commercial motor 
carriers engaged in interstate or foreign commerce. It deals with more 
than 330,000 carriers and approximately 36,000 shippers of hazardous 
materials. Reviews are conducted at the carrier's facilities to 
determine the safety performance of the carrier's over-the-road 
operations. These reviews may lead to prosecution or other sanctions 
against violators of the Federal motor carrier safety regulations or the 
hazardous materials transportation regulations.
    The Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1986 (49 U.S.C. app. 2701 
note) authorizes the Administration to establish national standards for 
a single commercial vehicle driver license for State issuance; a 
national information system clearinghouse for commercial driver license 
information; knowledge and skills tests for licensing commercial vehicle 
drivers; and disqualification of drivers for serious traffic offenses, 
including alcohol and drug abuse. The agency has responsibility for 
administering the Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program, a partnership 
agreement between the Federal Government and the States, under the 
provisions of sections 401-404 of the Surface Transportation Assistance 
Act of 1982 (49 U.S.C. app. 2301-2304).
    In fiscal year 1994, States performed 2 million roadside inspections 
and decommissioned over 500,000 vehicles and 129,000 drivers for safety 
regulation violations.
Federal Lands Highway Program  The Administration, through cooperative 
agreements with Federal land managing agencies, administers a 
coordinated Federal lands program relating to forest highways, public 
lands highways, park roads and parkways, and defense access and Indian 
reservation roads. This program provides for the funding of more than 
80,000 miles of federally owned roads or public authority-owned roads 
that are open for public travel and serve Federal lands. The agency's 
Federal Lands Highway Office and three field divisions provide for 
program coordination and administration, and conduct transportation 
planning, engineering studies, design, construction engineering 
assistance, and construction contract administration.
Research and Technology  The Administration coordinates varied research, 
development, and technology transfer activities consisting of six 
principal programs: Intelligent Transportation Systems, Highway Research 
and Development, Long-Term Pavement Performance, Technology 
Applications, Local Technical Assistance, and the National Highway 
Institute.
    Through its National Highway Institute (NHI), the Administration 
develops and administers, in cooperation with State highway agencies, 
instructional training programs designed for public sector employees, 
private citizens, and foreign nationals engaged in highway work of 
interest to the United States. NHI is headquarters for the Pan American 
Institute of Highways, which is a program designed to provide training 
and technology transfer to Latin American countries. NHI works closely 
with universities through the Dwight David Eisenhower Transportation 
Fellowship Program and the University Transportation Centers Program.
International Programs  The Administration supports and participates in 
efforts to find research and technology abroad which can be applied in 
the United States and will provide a better quality, more cost-effective 
highway system. Such activities include coordination and assistance for 
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study teams abroad, cosponsoring international technology centers, and 
technical committee deliberations and studies. Other efforts include 
support for export promotion and trade advocacy; a technical assistance 
program for Russia; and, technical cooperation on border issues 
affecting the United States, Mexico, and Canada.
Additional Programs  The Administration also administers a highway 
planning program, the highway construction phase of the Appalachian 
Regional Development Program, and the Territorial Highway Program; 
provides highway program support and technical assistance on an 
allocation/transfer basis for other Federal agencies. It administers 
civil rights programs pursuant to a variety of statutes. The programs 
have the aims of preventing discrimination in the impacts of programs 
and activities of recipients and subrecipients; providing equal 
employment opportunities and promoting diversity in public employment 
(Federal/State transportation agencies' motor carrier safety program and 
commercial driver's license program recipients and subrecipients) and 
private employment (contractors, subcontractors, material suppliers, 
vendors, and consultants) related to agency-funded projects; providing 
training opportunities for minorities and women in highway construction 
crafts; ensuring contracting opportunities for disadvantaged business 
enterprises and other historically underutilized businesses; increasing 
opportunities for historically black colleges and universities, members 
of the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities, and Indian 
community colleges and universities.

                            Major Field Organizations--Federal Highway Administration                           
                   (Areas included within each region are indicated on the map in Appendix A.)                  
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                  Region\1\                          Address                   Administrator         Telephone  
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 1. Connecticut, Maine,             Rm. 719, Leo W. O'Brien Federal     (vacancy)                              518-431-4236
     Massachusetts, New Hampshire,   Bldg., Albany, NY 12207                                                    
     New Jersey, New York, Puerto                                                                               
     Rico, Rhode Island, Vermont                                                                                
 3. Delaware, District of           Suite 4000, 10 S. Howard St.,       David S. Gendell                       410-962-0093
     Columbia, Maryland,             Baltimore, MD 21201                                                        
     Pennsylvania, Virginia, West                                                                               
     Virginia                                                                                                   
 4. Alabama, Florida, Georgia,      Suite 200, 1720 Peachtree Rd. NW.,  Leon N. Larson                         404-347-4078
     Kentucky, Mississippi, North    Atlanta, GA 30367                                                          
     Carolina, South Carolina,                                                                                  
     Tennessee                                                                                                  
 5. Illinois, Indiana, Michigan,    Suite 301, 19900 Governors Hwy.,    (Vacancy)                              708-283-3510
     Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin      Olympia Fields, IL 60461-1021                                              
 6. Arkansas, Louisiana, New        Rm. 8A00, 819 Taylor St., Fort      Edward A. Wueste                       817-334-4393
     Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas         Worth, TX 76102                                                            
 7. Iowa, Kansas, Missouri,         6301 Rockhill Rd., Kansas City, MO  Arthur E. Hamilton                     816-276-2700
     Nebraska                        64141                                                                      
 8. Colorado, Montana, North        Rm. 400, 555 Zang St., Lakewood,    Vincent F. Schimmeller                 303-969-6722
     Dakota, South Dakota, Utah,     CO 80228                                                                   
     Wyoming                                                                                                    
 9. Arizona, California, Hawaii,    Suite 2100, 201 Mission St., San    (Vacancy)                              415-744-2639
     Nevada                          Francisco, CA 94105                                                        
10. Alaska, Idaho, Oregon,          Suite 600, 222 SW. Columbia St.,    Leon J. Whitman, Jr.                   503-326-2048
     Washington                      Portland, OR 97201                                                         
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    \1\Region 1 conforms to Standard Regions 1 and 2.                                                           

For further information, contact the Office of Information and 
Management Services, Federal Highway Administration, Department of 
Transportation, 400 Seventh Street SW., Washington, DC 20590. Phone, 
202-366-0534.

Federal Railroad Administration

The purpose of the Federal Railroad Administration is to promulgate and 
enforce rail safety regulations, administer railroad financial 
assistance programs, conduct research and development in support of 
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national rail transportation policy, provide for the rehabilitation of 
Northeast Corridor rail passenger service, and consolidate government 
support of rail transportation activities.
    The Federal Railroad Administration was created pursuant to section 
3(e)(1) of the Department of Transportation Act of 1966 (49 U.S.C. app. 
1652).

Activities

Railroad Safety  The Administration administers and enforces the Federal 
laws and related regulations designed to promote safety on railroads; 
exercises jurisdiction over all areas of rail safety under the Rail 
Safety Act of 1970, such as track maintenance, inspection standards, 
equipment standards, and operating practices. It also administers and 
enforces regulations resulting from railroad safety legislation for 
locomotives, signals, safety appliances, power brakes, hours of service, 
transportation of explosives and other dangerous articles, and reporting 
and investigation of railroad accidents. Railroad and related industry 
equipment, facilities, and records are inspected and required reports 
reviewed.
Research and Development  A ground transportation research and 
development program is administered to advance all aspects of intercity 
ground transportation and railroad safety pertaining to the physical 
sciences and engineering, in order to improve railroad safety and ensure 
that railroads continue to be a viable national transportation resource.
Transportation Test Center  This 50-square-mile facility, located near 
Pueblo, CO, provides testing for advanced and conventional systems and 
techniques designed to improve ground transportation. The facility has 
been managed and staffed for the Administration by the Association of 
American Railroads since October 1, 1982. The United States and Canadian 
Governments and private industry use this facility to explore, under 
controlled conditions, the operation of both conventional and advanced 
systems. It is used by the Federal Transit Administration for testing of 
urban rapid transit vehicles.

For further information, contact the Transportation Test Center, Pueblo, 
CO 81001. Phone, 303-545-5660, ext. 5000.

Policy  Program management for new and revised policies, plans, and 
projects related to railroad transportation economics, finance, system 
planning, and operations is provided; appropriate studies and analyses 
are performed; relevant tests, demonstrations, and evaluations are 
conducted; and labor/management programs are evaluated. Analyses of 
issues before regulatory agencies are carried out and recommendations 
are made to the Secretary as to the positions to be taken by DOT.
Passenger and Freight Services  The Administration administers a program 
of Federal assistance for national, regional, and local rail services. 
Programs include rail freight service assistance programs; rail service 
continuation programs and State rail planning; and rail passenger 
service on a national, regional, and local basis.
    The agency also administers programs to develop, implement, and 
administer rail system policies, plans, and programs for the Northeast 
Corridor in support of applicable provisions of the Railroad 
Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 (45 U.S.C. 801), the 
Rail Passenger Service Act (45 U.S.C. 501), and related legislation.

                           Major Field Organizations--Federal Railroad Administration                           
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                                                                                           Regional Director of 
                          Region                                  Address                    Railroad Safety    
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   1. NORTHEASTERN--Connecticut, Maine,      10th Fl., 55 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02142   Mark H. McKeon        
       Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New                                                                        
       Jersey, New York, Rhode Island,                                                                          
       Vermont                                                                                                  
   2. EASTERN--Delaware, District of         Suite 712, 841 Chestnut St., Philadelphia,   John F. Megary        
       Columbia, Maryland, Ohio,              PA 19107-4407                                                     
       Pennsylvania, Virginia, West                                                                             
       Virginia                                                                                                 
      
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   3. SOUTHERN--Alabama, Florida, Georgia,   Suite 440, 1720 Peachtree Rd. NW., North     Christopher G. Clune  
       Kentucky, Mississippi, North           Tower, Atlanta, GA 30309                                          
       Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee                                                                      
   4. CENTRAL--Illinois, Indiana, Michigan,  Suite 655, 111 N. Canel St., Chicago, IL     Richard M. McCord     
       Minnesota, Wisconsin                   60606                                                             
   5. SOUTHWESTERN--Arkansas, Louisiana,     Suite 425, 8701 Bedford Euless Rd., Hurst,   Shafter H. Stotts, Jr.
       New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas            TX 76053                                                          
   6. MIDWESTERN--Colorado, Iowa, Kansas,    Rm. 1807, 911 Walnut St., Kansas City, MO    Darrell J. Tisor      
       Missouri, Nebraska                     64106-2095                                                        
   7. WESTERN--Arizona, California, Nevada,  Rm. 7007, 650 Capital Mall, Sacramento, CA   Harry T. Paton        
       Utah                                   95812-1139                                                        
   8. NORTHWESTERN--Alaska, Idaho, Montana,  Suite 650, Murdock Bldg., 703 Broadway,      Chester Southern      
       North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota,    Vancouver, WA 98660                                               
       Washington, Wyoming                                                                                      
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For further information, contact the Public Affairs Officer, Federal 
Railroad Administration, Department of Transportation, 400 Seventh 
Street SW., Washington, DC 20590. Phone, 202-366-0881.

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

[For the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration statement of 
organization, see the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 49, Part 501]

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration was established by 
the Highway Safety Act of 1970 (23 U.S.C. 401 note). The Administration 
carries out programs relating to the safety performance of motor 
vehicles and related equipment, motor vehicle drivers, occupants, and 
pedestrians, and a uniform nationwide speed limit under title 49 U.S. 
Code, chapter 301, and the Highway Safety Act of 1966, as amended (23 
U.S.C. 401 et seq.). Under the authority of title 49 U.S. Code, chapters 
321, 323, 325, 327, 329, and 331, the Administration carries out 
programs and studies aimed at reducing economic losses in motor vehicle 
crashes and repairs through general motor vehicle programs; administers 
the Federal odometer law; issues theft prevention standards; and 
promulgates average fuel economy standards for passenger and 
nonpassenger motor vehicles.
    Under the authority of the Clean Air Amendments of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 
7544(2)), the Administration certifies as to the consistency of 
Environmental Protection Agency State grants with any highway safety 
program developed pursuant to section 402 of title 23 of the United 
States Code.
    The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration was established 
to carry out a congressional mandate to reduce the mounting number of 
deaths, injuries, and economic losses resulting from motor vehicle 
crashes on the Nation's highways and to provide motor vehicle damage 
susceptibility and ease of repair information, motor vehicle inspection 
demonstrations, and protection of purchasers of motor vehicles having 
altered odometers, and to provide average standards for greater vehicle 
mileage per gallon of fuel for vehicles under 10,000 pounds (gross 
vehicle weight).

Activities

Safety Performance Standards  The Administration administers motor 
vehicle safety programs to:
    --reduce the occurrence of highway crashes and the severity of 
resulting injuries;
    --improve survivability and injury recovery by better post-crash 
measures;
    --reduce the economic losses in crashes;
    --provide consumer information in the areas of tire grading for 
treadwear, temperature resistance, and traction; and

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    --establish safeguards for the protection of purchasers of motor 
vehicles having altered or reset odometers.
    Under the Administration's program, Federal Motor Vehicle Safety 
Standards are issued that prescribe safety features and levels of 
safety-related performance for vehicles and items of motor vehicle 
equipment. Damage susceptibility, crashworthiness, and theft prevention 
are to be studied and reported to the Congress and the public.
    The Energy Policy and Conservation Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. 6201 
note), sets automotive fuel economy standards for passenger cars for 
model years 1985 and thereafter. The Administration has the option of 
altering the standards for the post-1985 period.
    The Administration develops and promulgates mandatory fuel economy 
standards for light trucks for each model year and administers the fuel 
economy regulatory program. The Administration establishes rules for the 
collection and reporting of information required concerning 
manufacturers' technological alternatives and corporate economic 
capabilities in meeting fuel economy standards.
Traffic Safety Programs  The Administration leads the national traffic 
safety and emergency services efforts in order to save lives, reduce 
injuries, and lessen medical and other costs. In accomplishing these 
tasks, it utilizes behavioral research, demonstration, and evaluation, 
in addition to developing safety programs and strategies, for use by a 
variety of public and private agencies and organizations.
    The Administration maintains a national register of information on 
individuals whose licenses to operate a motor vehicle have been revoked, 
suspended, cancelled, or denied; or who have been convicted of certain 
traffic-related violations such as driving while impaired by alcohol or 
other drugs. The information obtained from the register assists State 
driver licensing officials in determining whether or not to issue a 
license.
State and Community Services  The law provides for Federal matching 
funds for States and local communities to assist them with their highway 
safety programs. Areas of primary emphasis include: impaired driving, 
occupant protection, motorcycle safety, police traffic services, 
pedestrian and bicycle safety, emergency medical services, speed 
control, and traffic records. The Agency provides guidance and technical 
assistance in all of these areas.
    The law also provides incentive funds to encourage States to 
implement effective impaired-driving programs and to encourage the use 
of safety belts and motorcycle helmets.
Research and Development  To provide a foundation for the development of 
motor vehicle and highway safety program standards, the Agency 
administers a broad-scale program of research, development, testing, 
demonstration, and evaluation of motor vehicles, motor vehicle 
equipment, advanced technologies, and accident data collection and 
analysis.
    The research program covers numerous areas affecting safety problems 
and includes provision for appropriate laboratory testing facilities to 
obtain necessary basic data. In this connection, research in both light 
and heavy vehicle crashworthiness and crash avoidance is being pursued. 
The objectives are to encourage industry to adopt advanced motor vehicle 
safety designs, stimulate public awareness of safety potentials, and 
provide a base for vehicle safety information.
    The Administration maintains a collection of scientific and 
technical information related to motor vehicle safety, and operates the 
National Center for Statistics and Analysis, whose activities include 
the development and maintenance of highway accident data collection 
systems and related analysis efforts. These comprehensive motor vehicle 
safety information resources serve as documentary reference points for 
Federal, State, and local agencies, as well as industry, universities, 
and the public.

                                                                                                                
      
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    Regional Offices--National Highway Traffic Safety Administration    
 (Areas included within each region are indicated on the map in Appendix
                                   A.)                                  
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             Headquarters/Address                 Administrator         
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   I. Cambridge, MA (Kendall      George A. Luciano                     
       Sq., Code 903, 02142)                                            
  II. White Plains, NY (222       Tom Louizou                           
       Mamaroneck Ave., 10605)                                          
 III. Hanover, MD (Suite L, 7526  Eugene Peterson                       
       Connelley Dr., 21076-                                            
       1699)                                                            
  IV. Atlanta, GA (1720           Tom Enright                           
       Peachtree Rd. NW., 30309)                                        
   V. Homewood Heights, IL        Donald J. McNamara                    
       (18209 Dixie Hwy., 60430)                                        
  VI. Fort Worth, TX (819 Taylor  Georgia Chakiris                      
       St., 76102-6177)                                                 
 VII. Kansas City, MO (P.O. Box   Norman B. McPherson                   
       412515, 64141)                                                   
VIII. Denver, CO (4th Fl., 555    Louis R. De Carolis                   
       Zang St., 80228)                                                 
  IX. San Francisco, CA (201      Joseph M. Cindrich                    
       Mission St., 94105)                                              
   X. Seattle, WA 98174 (915 2d   Curtis A. Winston                     
       Ave.)                                                            
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For further information concerning the National Highway Traffic Safety 
Administration, contact the Office of Public and Consumer Affairs, 
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Department of 
Transportation, 400 Seventh Street SW., Washington, DC 20590. Phone, 
202-366-9550. Additional information may be obtained by calling the 
Technical Reference Division, Office of Administrative Operations. 
Phone, 202-366-2768.

Federal Transit Administration

[For the Federal Transit Administration statement of organization, see 
the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 49, Part 601]

The Federal Transit Administration was established as a component of the 
Department of Transportation by section 3 of Reorganization Plan No. 2 
of 1968 (5 U.S.C. app.), effective July 1, 1968. The Administration 
(formerly the Urban Mass Transportation Administration) previously 
operated under authority of the Federal Transit Act, as amended (49 
U.S.C. app. 1601 et seq.). The Federal Transit Act was repealed on July 
5, 1994, and the Federal transit laws were codified and re-enacted as 
chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code.
    The missions of the Administration are:
    --to assist in the development of improved mass transportation 
facilities, equipment, techniques, and methods, with the cooperation of 
mass transportation companies both public and private;
    --to encourage the planning and establishment of areawide urban mass 
transportation systems needed for economical and desirable urban 
development, with the cooperation of mass transportation companies both 
public and private;
    --to provide assistance to State and local governments and their 
instrumentalities in financing such systems, to be operated by public or 
private mass transportation companies as determined by local needs; and
    --to provide financial assistance to State and local governments to 
help implement national goals relating to mobility for elderly persons, 
persons with disabilities, and economically disadvantaged persons.

Programs

Section 5309, Capital Program  These grants are authorized to assist in 
financing the acquisition, construction, reconstruction, and improvement 
of facilities and equipment for use--by operation, lease, or otherwise--
in mass transportation service in urban areas. Only public agencies are 
eligible as applicants. Private transit operators may be assisted under 
the program through arrangements with an eligible public body.
    The Federal grant is 80 percent of the net project cost. If the 
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urbanized area, it must be part of a program for a unified or 
officially coordinated urban transportation system as a part of the 
comprehensive planned development of the area.
    Annual funding is allocated in three categories: 40-percent funding 
for fixed guideway modernization in which funds are apportioned by a 
statutory formula; 40-percent funding for construction of new, fixed 
guideway systems and their extensions; and 20-percent funding for 
replacement, rehabilitation, and purchase of buses and related equipment 
and the construction of bus-related facilities.
Urbanized Area Formula Program  Section 5307 is a formula-apportioned 
resource that has been available for capital, operating, and planning 
assistance since fiscal year 1984. Section 9 replaced an earlier formula 
assistance program, section 5, which was phased out with the passage of 
the Federal Public Transportation Act of 1982.
    Recipients of funds in urbanized areas of over 200,000 population 
are jointly designated by the Governors of the respective States, local 
officials, and public transit operators. The Governor acts as recipient 
for urbanized areas with populations from 50,000 up to 200,000. 
Recipients must be State, regional, or local governmental bodies or 
public agencies. Private transit operators may be assisted under the 
program through arrangements with an eligible public entity.
    Grants may be made for 80 percent of the project cost for capital 
and planning activities and up to 50 percent for operating subsidies. 
Each year, potential grantees submit a proposed program of projects for 
funding based on the State Transportation Improvement Program. This 
program contains all of the highway and transit projects endorsed at the 
metropolitan and State levels for Federal funding, resulting from the 
State and local transportation planning process.

For further information, contact the Regional Office for the area 
concerned.

Nonurbanized Area Formula Program  The section 5311 program provides 
capital and operating assistance for public transportation in 
nonurbanized areas (under 50,000 population). Funds are allocated by 
formula to the Governor and the program is administered at the State 
level by the designated transportation agency. Eligible activities are 
operating assistance, planning, administrative and program development 
activities, coordination of public transportation programs, vehicle 
acquisition, and other capital investments in support of general or 
special transit services, including services provided for the elderly 
and handicapped and other transit-dependent persons. A fixed percentage 
of a State's annual apportionment must be spent to carry out a program 
for the development and support of inner-city bus transportation, unless 
the State Governor certifies that such needs are adequately met. A Rural 
Transit Assistance Program authorized under section 18(h) provides 
funding for training and technical assistance for transit operators in 
nonurbanized areas. Capital assistance is funded up to an 80-percent 
Federal share and operating assistance is funded with up to a 50-percent 
Federal share.
Elderly and Persons with Disabilities Program  The Section 5310 Program 
provides capital assistance to private nonprofit organizations for 
transportation of elderly persons and persons with disabilities where 
services provided by public operators are unavailable, insufficient, or 
inappropriate; to public bodies approved by the State to coordinate 
services for elderly persons or persons with disabilities; or to public 
bodies which certify to the Governor that no nonprofit corporation or 
association is readily available in an area to provide the service. 
Funds are allocated by formula to the States; local organizations apply 
for funding through a designated State agency.
Technical Assistance  The Administration provides funds for research, 
development, and demonstration projects in urban transportation for the 
purpose of increasing productivity and efficiency in urban and nonurban 
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service and equipment, and assisting State and local governments in 
providing total urban transportation services in a cost-effective, safe 
manner, and expanding private-sector participation in all facets of 
urban transportation.
    The Administration conducts a program of research, development, and 
demonstration addressing the following principal areas: advanced public 
transportation systems, clean air, finance, information, human resources 
and productivity, regional mobility, rural transportation, safety and 
security, technology development, and transit accessibility.
    Major project areas include developing and demonstrating new 
approaches to involve employers, developers, local governments, and 
transportation providers in finding solutions to the problems of 
regional mobility, with special emphasis on the following:
    --promoting institutional changes required to improve mobility in 
suburban areas and between suburbs and central city locations;
    --encouraging management and organized labor to jointly seek 
opportunities for improving performance through upgrading of skills for 
nonmanagerial personnel;
    --identifying, evaluating, and documenting significant cost-
effective approaches to modernizing existing rail transit systems;
    --encouraging participation by the private sector in the provision 
of transportation services and encouragement of joint public/private 
financing of transit capital investments;
    --providing guidance and training concerning long-term financial 
planning and leasing of capital assets;
    --implementing a program of new model bus testing and test facility 
improvements;
    --promoting the delivery of safe and effective public transportation 
in nonurbanized areas;
    --assisting new safety and security initiatives, including safety 
training; and
    --compiling information on costs, benefits, financial feasibility, 
and performance of new energy sources including nonpolluting fuels.
    Projects are conducted under grants and cooperative agreements with 
public bodies, including State and local governments, or contracts with 
private organizations, both profit and nonprofit.

For further information, contact the Regional Office for the area 
concerned.

University Research and Training Grants  Grants may be awarded to public 
and private nonprofit institutions of higher learning to assist in 
conducting research and training activities that address urban and rural 
transit issues and needs and in providing training for students and 
working professionals in the field of urban transportation analysis and 
operations. The objective is to encourage and support university 
research, education, and training that addresses and is responsive to 
Federal, State, and local transportation concerns, and advances the 
understanding and resolution of critical transportation problems.
Rural  The Rural Transportation Assistance Program provides assistance 
for transit research, technical assistance, training, and related 
support activities in non-urbanized areas (less than 50,000 population). 
A portion of this is used at the national level for development of 
training materials, development and maintenance of a national clearing 
house on rural activities, and technical assistance through peer 
practitioners to promote exemplary techniques and practices.

For further information, call 202-366-4052.

Managerial Training Program  Grants to governmental bodies and agencies 
and operators of public transportation services provide fellowships for 
training in public or private training institutions for personnel 
employed in managerial, technical, and professional positions in the 
public transportation field. The assistance provided under this section 
is provided on a 50-50 funding match basis. Available funds will be used 
exclusively for single agency grants or for States submitting 
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the State. A ``block'' type grant is awarded on the basis of 
comprehensive, agencywide training plans to support training activities 
for periods of up to 24 months. The Administration will allow 50 percent 
of the costs incurred by grantees for training and educational expenses 
which may include tuition, fees, books, or other training materials, 
excluding any equipment items.

For further information, call 202-366-4052.

Safety  The Federal Transit Administration Safety Program is designed to 
support State and local agencies in fulfilling their responsibility for 
the safety and security of urban mass transportation facilities and 
services. The program accomplishes its objectives through the 
encouragement and sponsorship of safety and security planning, training, 
information collection and analysis, drug control programs, system/
safety assurance reviews, generic research, and other cooperative 
government/industry activities.

For further information, call 202-366-2896.


           Field Organization--Federal Transit Administration           
 (Regions included within each area are indicated on the map in Appendix
                                   A.)                                  
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                         Region/Address                      Telephone  
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   I. Cambridge, MA (Transportation Systems Ctr.,                      617-494-2055
       Suite 920, Kendall Sq., 55 Broadway,                             
       02142)                                                           
  II. New York, NY (Suite 2940, 26 Federal Plz.,                       212-264-8162
       10278)                                                           
 III. Philadelphia, PA (Suite 500, 1760 Market                         215-656-6900
       St., 19103)                                                      
  IV. Atlanta, GA (Suite 400, 1720 Peachtree Rd.                       404-347-3948
       NW., 30309)                                                      
   V. Chicago, IL (Rm. 1415, 55 E. Monroe St.,                         312-353-2789
       60603)                                                           
  VI. Arlington, TX (Suite 175, 524 E. Lamar                           817-860-9663
       Blvd., 76011-3900)                                               
 VII. Kansas City, MO (Suite 303, 6301 Rockhill                        816-523-0204
       Rd., 64131)                                                      
VIII. Denver, CO (Suite 650, 216 16th St., 80202)                      303-844-3242
  IX. San Francisco, CA (Suite 2210, 201 Mission                       415-744-3133
       St., San Francisco, CA 94105)                                    
   X. Seattle, WA (Suite 3142, 915 2d Ave.,                            206-220-7954
       98174)                                                           
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For further information, contact the area/regional office for the area 
concerned or contact the Office of Public Affairs, Federal Transit 
Administration, Department of Transportation, 400 Seventh Street SW., 
Washington, DC 20590. Phone, 202-366-4043. Technical information may be 
obtained by contacting the Transit Research Information Center. Phone, 
202-366-9157.

Maritime Administration

The Maritime Administration was established by Reorganization Plan No. 
21 of 1950 (5 U.S.C. app.), effective May 24, 1950. The Maritime Act of 
1981 (46 U.S.C. 1601) transferred the Maritime Administration to the 
Department of Transportation, effective August 6, 1981.
    The Maritime Administration administers programs to aid in the 
development, promotion, and operation of the U.S. merchant marine. It is 
also charged with organizing and directing emergency merchant ship 
operations.
    The Maritime Administration administers subsidy programs, through 
the Maritime Subsidy Board, under which the Federal Government, subject 
to statutory limitations, pays the difference between certain costs of 
operating ships under the U.S. flag and foreign competitive flags on 
essential services, and the difference between the costs of constructing 
ships in U.S. and foreign shipyards. It provides financing guarantees 
for the construction, reconstruction, and reconditioning of ships; and 
enters into capital construction fund agreements that grant tax 
deferrals on moneys to be used for the acquisition, construction, or 
reconstruction of ships.
    The Administration constructs or supervises the construction of 
merchant type ships for the Federal Government. It helps industry 
generate increased business for U.S. ships and conducts programs to 
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intermodal transport, and to promote domestic shipping.
    The Administration conducts program and technical studies and 
administers a War Risk Insurance Program that insures operators and 
seamen against losses caused by hostile action if domestic commercial 
insurance is not available.
    Under emergency conditions the Maritime Administration charters 
Government-owned ships to U.S. operators, requisitions or procures ships 
owned by U.S. citizens, and allocates them to meet defense needs.
    It maintains a National Defense Reserve Fleet of Government-owned 
ships that it operates through ship managers and general agents when 
required in national defense interests. An element of this activity is 
the Ready Reserve Force consisting of a number of ships available for 
quick-response activation.
    It regulates sales to aliens and transfers to foreign registry of 
ships that are fully or partially owned by U.S. citizens. It also 
disposes of Government-owned ships found nonessential for national 
defense.
    The Administration operates the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, Kings 
Point, NY, where young people are trained to become merchant marine 
officers, and conducts training in shipboard firefighting at Earle, NJ, 
and Toledo, OH. It also administers a Federal assistance program for the 
maritime academies operated by California, Maine, Massachusetts, 
Michigan, New York, and Texas.

               Field Organization--Maritime Administration              
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            Region                      Address              Telephone  
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CENTRAL REGION...............  Suite 2590, 365 Canal        504-589-6556
                                St., New Orleans, LA                    
                                70130-1137.                             
GREAT LAKES REGION...........  Suite 185, 2860 South        708-298-4535
                                River Rd., Des Plaines,                 
                                IL 60018-2413.                          
NORTH ATLANTIC REGION........  Rm. 3737, 26 Federal         212-264-1300
                                Plz., New York, NY 10278.               
SOUTH ATLANTIC REGION........  Rm. 211, Bldg. 4D, 7737      804-441-6393
                                Hampton Blvd., Norfolk,                 
                                VA 23505.                               
U.S. MERCHANT MARINE ACADEMY.  Kings Point, NY 11024-       516-773-5000
                                1699.                                   
WESTERN REGION...............  Suite 2200, 201 Mission      415-744-3125
                                St., San Francisco, CA                  
                                94105-1905.                             
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For further information, contact the Office of Congressional and Public 
Affairs, Maritime Administration, Department of Transportation, 400 
Seventh Street SW., Washington, DC 20590. Phone, 202-366-5807.

Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation

The Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation was established by act 
of May 13, 1954 (33 U.S.C. 981-990), as an operating administration of 
the Department of Transportation.
    The Corporation, a wholly Government-owned enterprise, is 
responsible for the development, operation, and maintenance of that part 
of the St. Lawrence Seaway between the port of Montreal and Lake Erie, 
within the territorial limits of the United States.
    It is the function of the Seaway Corporation to provide a safe, 
efficient, and effective water artery for maritime commerce, both in 
peacetime and in time of national emergency. Effective October 1, 1994, 
the collection of U.S. tolls for transit of Seaway facilities was 
waived. However, in accordance with existing binational memoranda of 
agreement, the Seaway Corporation negotiates Canadian toll rates for 
users of the Seaway System with the Saint Lawrence Seaway Authority of 
Canada. The Corporation coordinates its activities with its Canadian 
counterpart, particularly with respect to overall operations, traffic 
control, navigation aids, safety, navigation dates, and related programs 
designed to fully develop the Seaway System. The Corporation encourages 
the development of traffic through the Great Lakes/Seaway system so as 
to contribute significantly to the comprehensive economic and 
environmental development of the entire region.

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For further information, contact the Director of Communications, Saint 
Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, Department of Transportation, 
400 Seventh Street SW., Washington, DC 20590. Phone, 202-366-0091.

Research and Special Programs Administration

The Research and Special Programs Administration (RSPA) was established 
formally on September 23, 1977. It is responsible for hazardous 
materials transportation and pipeline safety, transportation emergency 
preparedness, safety training, multimodal transportation research and 
development activities, and collection and dissemination of air carrier 
economic data.

Office of Hazardous Materials Safety

400 Seventh Street SW., Washington, DC 20590. Phone, 202-366-0656

The Office of Hazardous Materials Safety develops and issues regulations 
for the safe transportation of hazardous materials by all modes, 
excluding bulk transportation by water. The regulations cover shipper 
and carrier operations, packaging and container specifications, and 
hazardous materials definitions. The Office is also responsible for the 
enforcement of regulations other than those applicable to a single mode 
of transportation. The Office manages a user-fee funded grant program to 
assist States in planning for hazardous materials emergencies and to 
assist States and Indian tribes with training for hazardous materials 
emergencies. Additionally, the Office executes a national safety program 
to safeguard food and certain other products from contamination during 
motor or rail transportation. A computer bulletin board, in conjunction 
with the Federal Emergency Management Agency, offers nationwide access 
to topics related to hazardous materials transportation safety and can 
be accessed by dialing 1-800-PLANFOR (752-6367). The Office is the 
national focal point for coordination and control of the Department's 
multimodal hazardous materials regulatory program, ensuring uniformity 
of approach and action by all modal administrations.

                             Regional Offices--Office of Hazardous Materials Safety                             
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                         Region                                        Address                      Chief       
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EASTERN--Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia,    Suite 550, 10 Park Pl., Newark, NJ  (Vacancy)          
 Florida, Georgia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New    07102                                                 
 Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina,                                                               
 Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South                                                                 
 Carolina, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia                                                                     
CENTRAL--Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky,      Suite 136, 2350 E. Devon Ave., Des  Colleen Abbenhaus  
 Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota,   Plaines, IL 60018                                     
 Ohio, South Dakota, Wisconsin                                                                                  
WESTERN--Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii,  Suite 230, 3200 Inland Empire       Anthony Smialek    
 Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington,        Blvd., Ontario, CA 91764                              
 Wyoming                                                                                                        
SOUTHWESTERN--Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana,              Rm. 2224B, 2320 LaBranch St.,       Jesse Hughes       
 Mississippi, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas      Houston, TX 77004                                     
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Office of Pipeline Safety

400 Seventh Street SW., Washington, DC 20590. Phone, 202-366-4595

The Office of Pipeline Safety establishes and provides for compliance 
with standards that assure public safety and environmental protection in 
the transportation of gas and hazardous liquids by pipeline. The Office 
administers a program whereby a State agency can voluntarily assert 
safety regulatory jurisdiction over all or some intrastate pipeline 
facilities. The Federal Government is authorized to pay a State agency 
grant-in-aid funds of up to 50 percent of the actual cost for carrying 
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Office under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 established regulations 
requiring petroleum pipeline operators to prepare and submit plans to 
respond to oil spills for Federal review and approval.

                                   Regional Offices--Office of Pipeline Safety                                  
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                         Region                                        Address                      Chief       
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CENTRAL--Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan,      Rm. 1811, 911 Walnut St., Kansas    Ivan Huntoon       
 Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio,       City, MO 64106                                        
 South Dakota, Wisconsin                                                                                        
EASTERN--Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia,    Rm. 2108, 400 7th St. SW.,          William Gute       
 Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New       Washington, DC 20590                                  
 Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont,                                                         
 Virginia, West Virginia                                                                                        
SOUTHERN--Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia,           Suite 446 N., 1720 Peachtree Rd.    Frederick Joyner   
 Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, Puerto Rico,      NW., Atlanta, GA 30309                                
 South Carolina, Tennessee                                                                                      
SOUTHWEST--Arizona, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma,     2320 LaBranch, Houston, TX 77004    James Thomas       
 Texas                                                                                                          
WESTERN--Alaska, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho,    Suite 230, 12600 W. Colfax Ave.,    Edward Ondak       
 Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming       Lakewood, CO 80215                                    
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Office of Research, Technology, and Analysis

400 Seventh Street SW., Washington, DC 20590. Phone, 202-366-4434

The Office of Research, Technology, and Analysis serves as the principal 
adviser to the Administrator of RSPA on all research, technology, and 
analysis program activities as they relate to RSPA's mission, programs, 
and objectives; conduct of the airline statistical data technology 
transfer; and scientific and technological activities within RPSA. The 
Office oversees and directs the activities of the Transportation Safety 
Institute (TSI).

Office of Airline Statistics

400 Seventh Street SW., Washington, DC 20590. Phone, 202-366-9059

The Office of Airline Statistics fulfills the Secretary's statutory 
responsibility to collect and disseminate economic aviation data. The 
data shows the financial and statistical results of air carrier 
operations in providing air transportation. The Office identifies the 
DOT program requirements for aviation data and arranges access. Where 
data collections are needed, the Office prescribes rules for air carrier 
accounting and reporting. It also receives the reports, validates and 
processes the data, and generates a variety of end-product publications 
and data banks. Aviation data may be viewed in the Office's public 
reports facility or accessed through a variety of Government and 
private-sector services. Certain restrictions apply to public access to 
some of the data.

For information about access to public reports and information about 
Office functions, call 202-366-9059, DAI-1.

Office of University Research and Education

400 Seventh Street SW., Washington, DC 20590. Phone, 202-366-5442

The Office of University Research and Education acts as principal 
adviser to RSPA and the Department on university research and education 
activities; provides a point of contact with the academic community; 
stimulates broad-based university involvement with intermodal 
transportation problems and issues; and manages a national grant program 
to establish and operate university transportation centers and 
university research institutes.

Office of Automated Tariffs

400 Seventh Street SW., Washington, DC 20590. Phone, 202-366-2414

The Office of Automated Tariffs is responsible for administering the 
Department's programs of air carrier tariff filings. Tariffs are filed 
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Act of 1958, as amended (49 U.S.C. app. 1301 et seq.), and title 14, 
part 221 of the Code of Federal Regulations. These provisions require 
that U.S. and foreign air carriers file the tariffs setting passenger 
fares, cargo rates, additional charges, and the rules related to the 
application of the fares and rates where the tariffs are applicable to 
international air transportation.

Office of Research Policy and Technology Transfer

400 Seventh Street SW., Washington, DC 20590. Phone, 202-366-4208

The Office of Research Policy and Technology Transfer oversees the 
Department's entire research and development programs, and those 
technical assistance and technology sharing activities which bring the 
results of research and development to its users and establishes needs 
for future research. This responsibility includes coordination and 
oversight of the Department's technology transfer activities under the 
Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980, as amended (15 
U.S.C. 3701 et seq.), relating to the transfer of federally funded 
technology to the marketplace.

Transportation Safety Institute

Department of Transportation, 6500 South McArthur Boulevard, Oklahoma 
City, OK 73125. Phone, 405-954-3153

The Institute was established in 1971 by the Secretary of Transportation 
to support the Department's efforts to reduce the number and cost of 
transportation accidents by promoting safety and security management 
through education. The Institute is a primary source of transportation 
safety and security training and technical assistance on domestic and 
international levels for Department of Transportation elements, as well 
as other Federal, State, and local government agencies.

Office of Emergency Transportation

400 Seventh Street SW., Washington, DC 20590. Phone, 202-366-5270

The Office of Emergency Transportation provides the staff to administer 
and execute the Secretary of Transportation's statutory and 
administrative responsibilities in the area of transportation civil 
emergency preparedness. It is the primary element of the Department 
engaged in the development, coordination, and review of policies, plans, 
and programs for attaining and maintaining a high state of Federal 
transportation emergency preparedness. This Office oversees the 
effective discharge of the Secretary's responsibilities in all 
emergencies affecting the national defense and in national or regional 
emergencies, including those caused by natural disasters and other 
crisis situations.

Volpe National Transportation Systems Center

Kendall Square, Cambridge, MA 02142. Phone, 617-494-2224

The Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (Volpe Center), as part 
of RSPA, provides research, analysis, and systems capability to the 
Department of Transportation (DOT) and other agencies requiring 
expertise in national transportation and logistics programs.
    Integrated systems approaches are developed by Volpe Center to 
address Federal transportation issues of national importance. It does 
not appear as a line item in the Federal budget, but is funded directly 
by its sponsors. Volpe Center projects are therefore responsive to 
customer needs. The Center has come to be increasingly recognized by 
government, industry, and academia as a focal point for the 
assimilation, generation, and interchange of knowledge and understanding 
concerning national and international transportation and logistics 
systems. The Volpe Center is widely valued as a vital national resource 
for solving complex transportation and logistics problems.

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    Based on shifting national priorities and availability of its 
resources, Volpe Center programmatic activities for DOT and other 
agencies vary from year to year.
    Volpe Center programs emphasize policy support and analysis, cost-
effective Government procurement, environmental protection and 
remediation, transportation safety and security, and infrastructure 
modernization.

For further information, contact the Office of Program and Policy 
Support, Research and Special Programs Administration, Department of 
Transportation, 400 Seventh Street SW., Washington, DC 20590. Phone, 
202-366-4831.

Bureau of Transportation Statistics

The Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) was organized pursuant to 
section 6006 of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 
1991 (ISTEA) (49 U.S.C. 111), and was formally established by the 
Secretary of Transportation on December 16, 1992. BTS has an intermodal 
transportation focus whose missions are to compile, analyze, and make 
accessible information on the Nation's transportation systems; to 
collect information on intermodal transportation and other areas; and to 
enhance the quality and effectiveness of DOT's statistical programs 
through research, the development of guidelines, and the promotion of 
improvements in data acquisition and use.
    The programs of BTS are organized in six functional areas and are 
mandated by ISTEA to:
    --compile, analyze, and publish statistics;
    --develop a long-term data collection program;
    --develop guidelines to improve the credibility and effectiveness of 
the Department's statistics;
    --represent transportation interests in the statistical community;
    --make statistics accessible and understandable; and
    --identify data needs.

For further information, call 202-366-DATA; or via Internet: 
[email protected]. Fax, 202-366-3640.

Sources of Information

Inquiries for information on the following subjects should be directed 
to the specified office, Department of Transportation, Washington, DC 
20590, or to the address indicated.
Coast Guard Career and Training Opportunities  Inquiries for information 
on the U.S. Coast Guard Academy should be directed to the Director of 
Admissions, U.S. Coast Guard Academy, New London, CT 06320. Phone, 203-
444-8444.
    Information on the enlistment program and the Officer Candidate 
School may be obtained from the local recruiting offices or the 
Commandant (G-PRJ), U.S. Coast Guard, Washington, DC 20593. Phone, 202-
267-1726.
    Persons interested in joining the Coast Guard Auxiliary may obtain 
information from the Commandant (G-NAB), U.S. Coast Guard, Washington, 
DC 20593. Phone, 202-267-1077.
Consumer Activities  For information about air travelers' rights or for 
assistance in resolving consumer problems with providers of commercial 
air transportation services, contact the Consumer Affairs Division 
(phone, 202-366-2220); for consumer assistance, to report possible boat 
safety defects, and to obtain information on boats and 

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associated equipment involved in safety defect (recall) campaigns, call 
the U.S. Coast Guard's Boating Safety Hotline. Residents of Washington, 
DC, call 267-0780. Other residents nationwide, call 800-368-5647 (toll-
free).
    To report vehicle safety problems, obtain information on motor 
vehicle and highway safety, or to request consumer information 
publications, call the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's 
24-hour Auto Safety Hotline. Residents of Washington, DC, call 366-0123. 
Other residents nationwide (except Alaska and Hawaii) call, 800-424-9393 
(toll-free).
Contracts  Contact the Office of Acquisition and Grant Management. 
Phone, 202-366-4285.
Employment  Principal occupations in the Department are covered in the 
civil service examinations for air traffic controller, electronics 
maintenance technician, engineer (civil, aeronautical, automotive, 
electronic, highway, general), administrative/management, and clerical. 
For positions in Washington, DC, inquiries should be directed to the 
Central Employment Information Office, Office of Personnel, Room 9113, 
400 Seventh Street SW., Washington, DC 20590 (phone, 202-366-9391). For 
employment outside of Washington, DC, inquiries may be directed to 
regional and district offices of the various administrations.
    Schools interested in participating in the college recruitment 
program should address inquiries to the regional and district offices of 
the various administrations.
Environment  Inquiries on environmental activities and programs should 
be directed to the Assistant Secretary for Transportation Policy, Office 
of Environment, Energy, and Safety, Washington, DC 20590. Phone, 202-
366-4366.
Films  Many films on transportation subjects are available for use by 
educational institutions, community groups, private organizations, etc. 
Requests for specific films relating to a particular mode of 
transportation may be directed to the appropriate operating 
administration.
Fraud, Waste, and Abuse  To report, contact the Office of Inspector 
General Hotline, P.O. Box 23178, Washington, DC 20024. Phone, 202-366-
1461 or 800-424-9071 (toll-free).
Publications  The Department and its operating agencies issue 
publications on a wide variety of subjects. Many of these publications 
are available from the issuing agency or for sale from the Government 
Printing Office and the National Technical Information Service, 5285 
Port Royal Road, Springfield, VA 22151. Contact the Department or the 
specific agency at the addresses indicated in the text.
Reading Rooms  Contact the Office of the General Counsel, Room 4107, 
Public Docket, Department of Transportation, 400 Seventh Street SW., 
Washington, DC 20590. Phone, 202-366-9322. Administrations and their 
regional offices maintain reading rooms for public use. Contact the 
specific administration at the address indicated in the text.
    Other reading rooms include: Department of Transportation Library, 
Room 2200, 400 Seventh Street SW., Washington, DC 20590 (phone, 202-366-
0746); Department of Transportation Law Library, Room 2215, 400 Seventh 
Street SW., Washington, DC 20590 (phone, 202-366-0749); Department of 
Transportation Library, FOB-10A Services Section, Room 930, 800 
Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591 (phone, 202-267-3115); and 
U.S. Coast Guard Law Library, Room 4407, 2100 Second Street SW., 
Washington, DC 20593 (phone, 202-267-2536).

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Speakers  The Department of Transportation and its operating 
administrations and regional offices make speakers available for civic, 
labor, and community groups. Contact the specific agency or the nearest 
regional office at the address indicated in the text.
Telephone Directory  The Department of Transportation telephone 
directory is available for sale by the Superintendent of Documents, 
Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402.
  
  

For further information concerning the Department of Transportation, 
contact the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs, 
Department of Transportation, 400 Seventh Street SW., Washington, DC 
20590. Phone, 202-366-5580.