[United States Government Manual]
[May 31, 1996]
[Pages 401-436]
[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 Frances T. Greenberg
Special Assistants to the Jeffrey P. Morales,
Secretary (vacancy)
Deputy Secretary Mortimer L. Downey
Director for Drug Enforcement and Mary Bernstein
Program Compliance
Associate Deputy Secretary and Director, Office Michael P. Huerta
of Intermodalism
Deputy Director Frank Pentti
Director, Executive Secretariat Judith A. Burrell
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 Intelligence and Security Rear Adm. Paul E.
Busick, USCG
Deputy Director of Intelligence (vacancy)
and Security
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
Assistant Inspector General for (vacancy)
Investigations
Deputy Assistant Inspector Todd J. Zinser
General for Investigations
Director of Administration Patricia J. Thompson
General Counsel Nancy E. McFadden
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
David K. Tochen
Patent Counsel Otto M. Wildensteiner
Chief, Freedom of Information Act Dorothy A. Chambers
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
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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 Dorothy J. Ulmer
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 Charles A. Hunnicutt
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
Director of Aviation and James Craun
International Economics
Assistant Secretary for Budget and Programs and Louise Frankel Stoll
Chief Financial Officer
Deputy Assistant Secretary Peter J. Basso
Deputy Chief Financial Officer David K. Kleinberg
Director of Budget and Program Beverly Pheto
Performance
Director of Financial Management Eileen T. Powell
Assistant Secretary for Administration Melissa J.
Spillenkothen
Director of Human Resource Glenda M. Tate
Management
Director of Information Resource Eugene K. Taylor, Jr.
Management
Director of Security and John J. Taylor
Administrative Management
Director of Acquisition and Grant David J. Litman
Management
Assistant Secretary for Governmental Affairs Steven O. Palmer
Deputy Assistant Secretary John C. Horsley
Director of Congressional Affairs Peter G. Halpin
Director of Intergovernmental Barbara M. Leach
Affairs
Assistant to the Secretary and Director of Steven J. Akey
Public Affairs
Deputy Director of Public Affairs William H. Schulz
Director, Transportation Administrative Service Melissa J.
Center Spillenkothen,
Acting
Director, Customer Service Patricia Parrish
Director, Business Support Ronald Keefer
Director, Office of Hearings John Mathias
Director, Worklife Wellness Linda Rhoads
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Director, Headquarters Building Janet Kraus
Management
Director, Learning and Frederica Burnett
Development
Director, Space Management Crawford Grigg
Director, Security Operations Jeff Johns
Director, Information Services Patricia Prosperi
Director, Systems Development Carl Creager
Director, Information Technology Richard Chapman
Operations
Director, Acquisition Richard Lieber
Director, Human Resource Services Terry Smith
UNITED STATES COAST GUARD
2100 Second Street SE., Washington, DC 20593-0001
Phone, 202-267-2229
Commandant Adm. Robert E. Kramek,
USCG
Vice Commandant Vice Adm. Richard D.
Herr, USCG
Chaplain Capt. Thomas K.
Chadwick, USN
International Affairs Director/ Gerard P. Yoest
Foreign Policy Adviser
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 Capt. Warren G.
Schneeweis, USCG
Chief of Staff Vice Adm. James M. Loy,
USCG
Deputy Chief of Staff Capt. John F. McGowan,
USCG
Director of Resources Rear Adm. Thad W.
Allen, USCG
Director of Finance and Procurement William H. Campbell
Director of Acquisition Rear Adm. Robert C.
North, USCG
Chief, Systems Directorate Rear Adm. Edward J.
Barett, USCG
Chief, Office of Civil Rights Walter R. Somerville
Director of Health and Safety Rear Adm. Alan M.
Steinman, USPHS
Chief Counsel Rear Adm. Paul M.
Blaney, USCG
Chief, Marine Safety Directorate Rear Adm. James C.
Card, USCG
Chief, Operations Directorate Rear Adm. Norman T.
Saunders, USCG
Director of Office of Personnel Management Rear Adm. Gordon G.
Piche, USCG
Director of Reserve and Training Rear Adm. Richard M.
Larrabee III, USCG
Director of Information and Technology Rear Adm. John T.
Tozzi, 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 James H. Washington,
Acting
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Deputy Associate Administrator Quentin S. Taylor
for Airports
Director of Airport Planning and Paul L. Galis
Programming
Director of Airport Safety and David L. Bennett
Standards
Chief Counsel Nicholas Garaufis
Associate Administrator for Civil Aviation Cathal L. Flynn
Security
Director of Civil Aviation Patrick McDonnell
Security Intelligence
Director of Civil Aviation Bruce R. Butterworth
Security Operations
Director of Civil Aviation Quinten T. Johnson,
Security Policy and Planning Acting
Assistant Administrator for Civil Rights Fanny Rivera
Associate Administrator for Commercial Space Frank C. Weaver
Transportation
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 (vacancy)
Assistant Administrator for System Safety Christopher A. Hart
Associate Administrator for Administration Edwin A. Verburg
Director of Financial Services Ruth A. Leverenz
Director of Business Information Lawrence Covington,
Acting
Director of Human Resource Kay Frances Dolan
Management
Associate Administrator for Regulation and Anthony J. Broderick,
Certification Jr.
Deputy Associate Administrator Peggy M. Gilligan
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
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Director of System Architecture Steven Zaidman, Acting
and Program Evaluation
Director of Information Theron A. Gray
Technology
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 (vacancy)
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 (vacancy)
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 Gary E. Maring
Management
Director of International King W. Gee
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 A. George Ostensen
Operations Research and
Development
Director of Research and Robert J. Kreklau
Development Operations and
Support
Associate Administrator for Program Development Thomas J. Ptak
Director of Engineering Gerald L. Eller
Director of Environment and Kevin E. Heanue
Planning
Director of Real Estate Services Barbara K. Orski
Associate Administrator for Safety and System Dennis C. Judycki
Applications
Director of Highway Safety Michael F. Trentacoste
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 (vacancy)
Research and Standards
Director of Motor Carrier John F. Grimm
Information Analysis
Director of Motor Carrier (vacancy)
Planning and Customer Liaison
Director of Motor Carrier Field Clinton O. Magby
Operations
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Director of Motor Carrier Safety James E. Scapellato
and Technology
Associate Administrator for Administration George S. Moore, Jr.
Deputy Associate Administrator Diana L. Zeidel
for Administration
Director of Personnel and Jerry A. Hawkins
Training
Director of Information and Michael J. Vecchietti
Management Services
Director of Fiscal Services Frederick G. Wright
Director of Acquisition (vacancy)
Management
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 Robert C. Land
Director, Office of Civil Rights Miles S. Washington,
Jr.
Director, Office of Public David Bolger
Affairs
Chief Counsel S. Mark Lindsey
Deputy Chief Counsel Michael T. Haley
Assistant Chief Counsel, General Robert S. Vermut
Law Division
Assistant Chief Counsel, Safety Daniel C. Smith
Law Division
Associate Administrator for Administration and Ray Rogers
Finance
Deputy Associate Administrator Thomas F. Proctor
for Administration and
Finance
Director, Office of Human Thomas F. Proctor,
Resources Acting
Director, Office of Information Mannie A. Duncan
Technology and Productivity
Improvement
Director, Office of Acquisition (vacancy)
and Grants Services
Director, Office of Financial Gerald Schoenauer
Services
Director, Office of Budget Kathryn B. Murphy
Associate Administrator for Policy and Program Sally Hill Cooper
Development
Deputy Associate Administrator Jane H. Bachner
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
Assurance and Compliance
Director, Office of Safety John G. Leeds
Analysis
Associate Administrator for Railroad James T. McQueen
Development
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Deputy Associate Administrator Arrigo Mongini
for Railroad Development
Director, Office of Passenger and Arrigo Mongini, Acting
Freight Services
Director, Northeast Corridor Michael Saunders
Program
Director, Office of Research and Steven R. Ditmeyer
Development
DOT Contact, Transportation Test Gunars Spons
Center, Pueblo, CO
NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION
400 Seventh Street SW., Washington, DC 20590
Phone, 202-366-9550
Administrator Ricardo Martinez, M.D.
Deputy Administrator Philip R. Recht
Executive Director Donald C. Bischoff,
Acting
Director, Executive Correspondence Linda Divelbiss
Director, Office of Civil Rights George B. Quick
Chief Counsel Samuel J. Dubbin
Director, Office of Public and Consumer Affairs Barry McCahill, Acting
Associate Administrator for Plans and Policy L. Robert Shelton,
Acting
Director, Office of Strategic Noble N. Bowie, Acting
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 James Hackney
Crashworthiness Standards
Director, Office of Crash Patricia Breslin
Avoidance Standards
Director, Office of Planning and Deborah Parker
Consumer Programs
Associate Administrator for Research and William A. Boehly
Development
Director, Office of Crash William A. Leasure
Avoidance Research
Director, Office of Ralph J. 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 Michael B. Brownlee
Director, Office of Defects Kathleen DeMeter
Investigation
Director, Office of Vehicle Marilynne E. Jacobs
Safety Compliance
Associate Administrator for Traffic Safety James Hedlund
Programs
Director, Office of Occupant James Nichols
Protection
Director, Office of Alcohol and (vacancy)
State Programs
Director, Office of Enforcement Marilena Amoni
and Emergency Services
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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 L. Simms
Director, Office of Contracts and Linda Boor
Procurement
Director, Office of Information Joseph Cassell
Resource Management
Director, Office of (vacancy)
Administrative Operations
Director, Office of Financial (vacancy)
Management
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 (vacancy)
Director, Office of Civil Rights Arthur A. Lopez
Director, Office of Public Affairs Bruce Frame
Associate Administrator for Budget and Policy Janette I. Sadik-Khan
Associate Administrator for Grants Management Hiram Walker
Associate Administrator for Technical Lawrence L. Schulman
Assistance and Safety
Associate Administrator for Administration Dorrie Y. Aldrich,
Acting
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
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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 Ellen L. Heup
Plans
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
Director, Office of Cargo Ted J. Bambenek, Jr.
Preference
Associate Administrator for National Security James E. Caponiti
Director, Office of Ship Michael Delpercio, Jr.
Operations
Director, Office of National Thomas M.P. Christensen
Security Plans
Director, Office of Sealift James E. Caponiti,
Support Acting
Associate Administrator for Shipbuilding and Edwin B. Schimler,
Technology Development Acting
Director, Office of Ship Edwin B. Schimler
Construction
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 Richard L. Walker
Development
Director, Office of Environmental Michael C. Carter
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 John W. Carnes
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; 800-785-2779
Massena Office: 180 Andrews Street, Massena, NY 13662
Phone, 315-764-3200
Administrator Gail C. McDonald
Deputy Administrator David G. Sanders
Associate Administrator Erman J. Cocci
Assistant Resident Manager Theodore J. Brue
Comptroller Edward Margosian
Chief Counsel Marc Owen
Director of Public and Ginger Vuich
Congressional Affairs
Director of Marketing Stephen J. Rybicki
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Director of Development and Robert J. Lewis
Logistics
Director of Operations and Steve Hung
Maintenance
Director of Administration Mary Ann Hazel
RESEARCH AND SPECIAL PROGRAMS ADMINISTRATION
400 Seventh Street SW., Washington, DC 20590
Phone, 202-366-4433
Administrator D.K. Sharma
Deputy Administrator (vacancy)
Special Assistant (vacancy)
Chief Counsel Judith S. Kaleta
Director, Office of Civil Rights (vacancy)
Director, Office of Policy and Program Support William E. Vincent,
Acting
Director, Office of Emergency Transportation Lloyd E. Milburn
Director, Volpe National Transportation Systems Richard R. John
Center
Associate Administrator for Management and Rose A. McMurray
Administration
Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety Richard B. Felder
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 University (vacancy)
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
SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD
Twelfth Street and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20423
Phone, 202-927-7480
Chief Executive Officer Amy Northcutt
General Counsel Henri Rush
Deputy General Counsel Ellen Hanson
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Director, Office of Proceedings David Konschnik
Deputy Director, Legal Analysis Joseph Dettmar
[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.
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 is to help the
transportation community achieve the connections and choices they would
like to see in their transportation systems by providing departmental
leadership and coordination in developing intermodal transportation
solutions that move people and goods in an energy-efficient manner,
provide the foundation for improved productivity growth, strengthen the
Nation's ability to compete in the global economy, and obtain the
optimum yield from the Nation's transportation resources. The Office:
--serves as the Department's principal adviser and advocate for
intermodal transportation;
--coordinates Federal intermodal transportation policy and initiates
policies to promote efficient intermodal transportation;
--provides technical assistance to States and metropolitan planning
organizations in large metropolitan areas that facilitates their
collection of intermodal data and assists in intermodal planning;
--coordinates Federal research on intermodal transportation in
accordance with section 6009(b) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation
Efficiency Act of 1991 (ISTEA), including additional research needs
identified by the Director;
--reviews State-generated intermodal management systems to ensure
continued progress towards improving and integrating modal
transportation systems, where appropriate; and
--coordinates miscellaneous DOT intermodal issues as required by
ISTEA and/or as raised by the Secretary and the modal agencies.
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Transportation Policy The Assistant Secretary for Transportation Policy
is the principal policy official for analysis, development,
articulation, and review of policies and plans for all modes of
transportation. The Assistant Secretary:
--develops, coordinates, and evaluates public policy related to the
transportation industries, and maintains policy and economic oversight
of regulatory programs and legislative initiatives of the Department;
--reviews transportation matters involving the public and private
sectors, analyzes current and emerging transportation policy issues, and
assesses their economic and institutional implications;
--leads the Department in the development of transportation policies
and ensures that departmental actions and programs comprise a coherent
and coordinated strategy leading to an effectively functioning
integrated national transportation system;
--provides departmental policy leadership and coordination on
safety, energy, and environmental initiatives which affect air, surface,
marine, and pipeline transportation;
--provides leadership on questions involving the financing of
transportation infrastructure projects, and provides economic analyses
of new transportation technologies;
--provides overall DOT position/navigation policy and planning
guidance, chairing the DOT Position/Navigation Executive Committee and
serving on the Global Positioning System Executive Board with DOD; and
--represents the Department on the President's Advisory Council on
Historic Preservation.
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, 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;
--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;
--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;
--participates on the U.S.-Saudi Arabian Joint Commission for
Economic Cooperation;
--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
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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. The Director is also responsible for adjudicating appeals
and other dispositions relating to denials of disadvantaged business
enterprise certification by a transportation financial assistance
recipient, including investigating third-party challenges and issuing
final administrative decisions.
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 is authorized under Public Law
97-449 (49 U.S.C. 332) to develop and implement program activities
directed at stimulating, promoting, and assisting small and minority-
owned business participation in departmental procurement and Federal
financial assistance activities. The Center's program includes 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 $1,000,000 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).
Internet, http://www.dot.gov/dotinfo/ost/osdbu/.
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). 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.
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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.
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 703-235-1951.
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
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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
navigator of dangers or obstructions to 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
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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, inckuding port security, are the most important military tasks
assigned to the Coast Guard in times of national crisis.
For further information, call 202-267-2025.
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 431 Crawford St., Portsmouth, VA Vice Adm. Kent H. Williams, 804-398-6287
23704-5004 USCG
Maintenance and 300 Main St. Twr., Norfolk, VA 23510 Rear Adm. Douglas H. Teeson 804-628-4275
Logistics Command-- II, USCG
Atlantic
1st District 408 Atlantic Ave., Boston, MA 02110- Rear Adm. John L. Linnon, USCG 617-223-8480
3350
7th District Rm. 944, 909 SE. 1st Ave., Miami, FL Rear Adm. John W. Lockwood, 305-536-5654
33131-3050 USCG
8th District 501 Magazine St., New Orleans, LA Rear Adm. Timothy W. Josiah, 504-589-6298
70130-3396 USCG
9th District 1240 E. 9th St., Cleveland, OH 44199- Rear Adm. Gerald F. Woolever, 216-522-3910
2060 USCG
PACIFIC AREA Coast Guard Island, Alameda, CA Vice Adm. Roger Rufe, USCG 510-437-3196
94501-5100
Maintenance and Coast Guard Island, Alameda, CA Rear Adm. Fred L. Ames, USCG 510-437-3939
Logistics Command-- 94501-5100
Pacific
13th District 915 2d Ave., Seattle, WA 98174-1067 Rear Adm. J. David Spade, USCG 206-220-7090
14th District 9th Fl., 300 Ala Moana Blvd., Rear Adm. Thomas H. Collins, 808-541-2051
Honolulu, HI 96850-4982 USCG
17th District P.O. Box 25517, 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
COAST GUARD PERSONNEL 2100 2d St. SW., Washington, DC (Vacancy) 202-267-2321
COMMAND 20593-0001
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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.
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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;
--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
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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
aeronautical information with foreign aviation authorities; 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.
Commercial Space Transportation The agency regulates and promotes the
U.S. commercial space transportation industry. It 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 ensures that space
transportation activities comply with U.S. domestic and foreign policy.
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., Andrew S. Billick
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 Jeri Alles, Acting
Minnesota, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Plaines, IL 60018
Wisconsin
NEW ENGLAND--Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, 12 New England Executive Robert Bartanowicz
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, William C. Withycombe
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
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LATIN AMERICA-CARIBBEAN OFFICE Miami International Airport, Draxen Gardileic, Acting
Miami FL
FAA TECHNICAL CENTER Atlantic City, NJ 08405 Guy S. Gardner
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, 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 Title
23 U.S.C., other 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
transportation to 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
159,000 miles of the National Highway System (NHS), 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, projects not on the Interstate System and
most projects on other roads are funded on an 80-percent Federal, 20-
percent State basis.
A new, more flexible assistance program, the Surface Transportation
Program (STP), may be used by the States and local authorities for any
roads (including NHS) that are not functionally classified as local or
rural minor collectors. Ten percent of STP funds are set aside for
transportation enhancement activities, which include bicycle and
pedestrian facilities, scenic enhancements, historic preservation, and
mitigation of water pollution due to highway runoff.
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 Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement (CMAQ) program
provides funding to assist nonattainment and maintenance areas, as
defined under the Clean Air Act, to achieve healthful levels of air
quality. Transportation improvement projects and programs which reduce
transportation-related emissions are eligible for funding. Funds can be
used for highway, transit, and other transportation purposes. There are
seven major categories of funding:
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transit, shared-ride, traffic flow improvements, demand management,
pedestrian/bicycle, inspection/maintenance, and experimental pilot
projects.
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.
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
area of commercial 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 1995, States performed 1.8 million roadside
inspections and decommissioned over 400,000 vehicles and 143,000 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
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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
U.S. study teams abroad, cosponsoring international technology centers,
and technical committee deliberations and studies. Other efforts include
support for export promotion and trade advocacy, technical assistance
programs, management of the Pan American Institute of Highways, 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 all
programs and activities of recipients and subrecipients; providing equal
employment opportunities and promoting diversity in public employment
(Federal and State transportation agencies, motor carrier safety, 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 socially and economically
disadvantaged business enterprises; 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
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Areas Served Address Administrator Telephone
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Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, Rm. 719, Leo W. O'Brien Federal Henry H. Rentz 518-431-4236
New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Bldg., Albany, NY 12207
York, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island,
Vermont
Delaware, District of Columbia, Suite 4000, 10 S. Howard St., David S. Gendell 410-962-0093
Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Baltimore, MD 21201
West Virginia
Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Suite 200, 1720 Peachtree Rd. Leon N. Larson 404-347-4078
Mississippi, North Carolina, South NW., Atlanta, GA 30367
Carolina, Tennessee
Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Suite 301, 19900 Governors Hwy., Dale E. Wilken 708-283-3510
Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin Olympia Fields, IL 60461-1021
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Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Rm. 8A00, 819 Taylor St., Fort Edward A. Wueste 817-334-4393
Oklahoma, Texas Worth, TX 76102
Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska 6301 Rockhill Rd., Kansas City, Arthur E. Hamilton 816-276-2700
MO 64141
Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, Rm. 400, 555 Zang St., Lakewood, Vincent F. Schimmoller 303-969-6722
South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming CO 80228
Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada Suite 2100, 201 Mission St., San Julie A. Cirillo 415-744-2639
Francisco, CA 94105
Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington Suite 600, 222 SW. Columbia St., Leon J. Whitman, Jr. 503-326-2048
Portland, OR 97201
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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
improved railroad safety and 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. In addition, the administration educates the public about
safety at highway-rail grade crossings and the danger of trespassing on
rail property.
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
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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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NORTHEASTERN--Connecticut, Maine, Rm. 1077, 55 Broadway, Cambridge, MA Mark H. McKeon
Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New 02142
York, Rhode Island, Vermont
EASTERN--Delaware, District of Columbia, Suite 550, International Plz. No. 2, Dave Myers
Maryland, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Lester, PA 19113
Virginia
SOUTHERN--Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Suite 440, 1720 Peachtree Rd. NW., L.F. Dennin II
Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Atlanta, GA 30309
Tennessee
CENTRAL--Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Suite 655, 111 N. Canal St., Chicago, Richard M. McCord
Minnesota, Wisconsin IL 60606
SOUTHWESTERN--Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Suite 425, 8701 Bedford Euless Rd., John F. Megary
Oklahoma, Texas Hurst, TX 76053
MIDWESTERN--Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Suite 1130, 1100 Main St., Kansas Darrell J. Tisor
Nebraska City, MO 64106-2095
WESTERN--Arizona, California, Nevada, Utah Rm. 7007, 650 Capital Mall, James T. Shultz
Sacramento, CA 95812-1139
NORTHWESTERN--Alaska, Idaho, Montana, North Suite 650, Murdock Plz., 703 Dick L. Clairmont
Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Washington, Broadway, Vancouver, WA 98660
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
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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
--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, canceled, 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
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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.
For 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.
Regional Offices--National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
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Region/Address Administrator
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Cambridge, MA (Kendall Sq., Code George A. Luciano
903, 02142)
White Plains, NY (222 Mamaroneck Tom Louizou
Ave., 10605)
Hanover, MD (Suite L, 7526 Eugene Peterson
Connelley Dr., 21076-1699)
Atlanta, GA (1720 Peachtree Rd. Tom Enright
NW., 30309)
Olympia Fields, IL (Suite 201, 1990 Donald J. McNamara
Governors Dr., 60461)
Fort Worth, TX (819 Taylor St., Georgia Chakiris
76102-6177)
Kansas City, MO (P.O. Box 412515, Norman B. McPherson
64141)
Denver, CO (4th Fl., 555 Zang St., Louis R. De Carolis
80228)
San Francisco, CA (201 Mission St., Joseph M. Cindrich
94105)
Seattle, WA 98174 (915 2d Ave.) Curtis A. Winston
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For further information, 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.
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
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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
project is in an 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
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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
area transportation systems, improving mass transportation 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
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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
comprehensive applications on behalf of agencies within 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.
For information concerning the Federal Transit Administration,
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.
Field Organization--Federal Transit Administration
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Region/Address Telephone
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Cambridge, MA (Transportation Systems Ctr., Suite 920,
Kendall Sq., 55 Broadway, 02142)....................... 617-494-2055
New York, NY (Suite 2940, 26 Federal Plz., 10278)....... 212-264-8162
Philadelphia, PA (Suite 500, 1760 Market St., 19103).... 215-656-6900
Atlanta, GA (Suite 400, 1720 Peachtree Rd. NW., 30309).. 404-347-3948
Chicago, IL (Rm. 1415, 55 E. Monroe St., 60603)......... 312-353-2789
Arlington, TX (Suite 175, 524 E. Lamar Blvd., 76011-
3900).................................................. 817-860-9663
Kansas City, MO (Suite 303, 6301 Rockhill Rd., 64131)... 816-523-0204
Denver, CO (Suite 650, 216 16th St., 80202)............. 303-844-3242
San Francisco, CA (Suite 2210, 201 Mission St., San
Francisco, CA 94105)................................... 415-744-3133
Seattle, WA (Suite 3142, 915 2d Ave., 98174)............ 206-220-7954
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For further information, contact the Office of Public Affairs, Federal
Transit Administration, Department of Transportation, 400 Seventh Street
SW., Washington, DC 20590. Phone, 202-366-4043.
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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
develop ports, facilities, and 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 847-298-4535
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.
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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/Saint Lawrence Seaway
system so as to contribute significantly to the comprehensive economic
and environmental development of the entire region.
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, and multimodal transportation research
and development activities.
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.
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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 306, 820 Bear Tavern Rd., W. Colleen Abbenhaus
Florida, Georgia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Trenton, NJ 08628
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 Kevin Boehne
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, Suite 2118, 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
out its pipeline safety program. The 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, Suite 1120, 1100 Maine St., Kansas Ivan Huntoon
Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, City, MO 64105
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, Suite 2118, 2320 LaBranch St., James Thomas
Texas Houston, TX 77004
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,
objectives, and scientific and technological activities within RSPA. The
Office oversees and directs the activities of the Transportation Safety
Institute (TSI).
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
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university transportation centers and university research institutes.
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.
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
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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. The Bureau 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 statistical programs
through research, the development of guidelines, and the promotion of
improvements in data acquisition and use.
The Bureau is 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.
The Bureau acquired the Office of Airline Information (OAI) pursuant
to DOT 1100.70 Chg. 1 and 60 FR 30195, in June of 1995. The Office
collects air carrier financial and traffic data (passenger and freight)
pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 329 and 41708. This information provides uniform
and comprehensive economic and market data on individual airline
operations.
The Bureau is also responsible for collecting motor carrier
financial data pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 14123 (Public Law 104-88). This
function was transferred to BTS, effective January 1, 1996, after the
termination of the Interstate Commerce Commission.
For further information, call 202-366-DATA. Fax, 202-366-3640. Fax-on-
demand, 800-671-8012. Internet, http://www.bts.gov/. E-mail,
[email protected]. Gopher, gopher.bts.gov. Electronic bulletin board, 800-
363-4BTS.
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.
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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 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).
Speakers The Department of Transportation and its operating
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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.