[United States Government Manual] [June 01, 1999] [Pages 398-435] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov][[Page 398]] DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 400 Seventh Street SW., Washington, DC 20590 Phone, 202-366-4000. Internet, http://www.dot.gov/. SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION Rodney E. Slater Chief of Staff Jerry Malone Deputy Chiefs of Staff Carrie Hyun, B.A. Rudolph White House Liaison (vacancy) Special Assistants to the Secretary Jose Ceballos, Judi Gold, Murray D. Rapp Deputy Secretary Mortimer L. Downey Director of Drug and Alcohol Policy Mary Bernstein and Compliance Associate Deputy Secretary and Director, Office (vacancy) of Intermodalism Deputy Director Richard M. Biter Director, Executive Secretariat Jamie Shell Williams Chairman, Board of Contract Appeals Thaddeus V. Ware Director of Civil Rights Ronald A. Stroman Director of Small and Disadvantaged Business Luz A. Hopewell Utilization Director of Intelligence and Security Rear Adm. J.A. (Bert) Kinghorn, USCG Chief Information Officer Eugene K. Taylor, Jr. Inspector General Kenneth M. Mead Deputy Inspector General Raymond J. DeCarli Senior Counsel to the Inspector Roger P. Williams General Assistant Inspector General for Lawrence H. Weintrob Auditing Assistant Inspector General for Todd J. Zinser Investigations Deputy Assistant Inspector General Donald L. Wiseman for Investigations Deputy Assistant Inspector General Alexis Stefani for Aviation Deputy Assistant Inspector General John Meche for Financial and Information Technology Deputy Assistant Inspector General Patricia Thompson for Surface Transportation Deputy Assistant Inspector General Thomas Howard for Maritime and Departmental Programs General Counsel Nancy E. McFadden Deputy General Counsel Rosalind A. Knapp Special Counsel (vacancy) 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 (vacancy) Division Assistant General Counsel for Donald H. Horn International Law [[Page 399]] Deputy Assistant Joseph A. Brooks Assistant General Counsel for Paul M. Geier Litigation Deputy Assistant Dale C. Andrews Assistant General Counsel for Thomas W. Herlihy Legislation Deputy Assistant Jane B. DeCell Assistant General Counsel for Neil R. Eisner Regulation and Enforcement Deputy Assistant Robert C. Ashby 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 Director for Aviation (vacancy) Consumer Protection Assistant Secretary for Transportation Policy Eugene A. Conti, Jr. Deputy Assistant Secretaries Joseph F. Canny, Albert C. Eisenberg Director of Transportation Policy Linda Lawson, Acting Development Assistant Secretary for Aviation and A. Bradley Mims, International Affairs Acting Deputy Assistant Secretaries A. Bradley Mims, Patrick V. Murphy, Jr. Director of International Bernard Gaillard Transportation and Trade Director of International Aviation Paul Gretch Director of Aviation Analysis John Coleman Director of Aviation and James Craun International Economics Assistant Secretary for Budget and Programs and Peter J. Basso Chief Financial Officer Deputy Assistant Secretary (vacancy) Deputy Chief Financial Officer David K. Kleinberg Director of Budget and Program Beverly Pheto Performance Director of Financial Management Thomas A. Park Assistant Secretary for Administration Melissa J. Allen Director of Human Resource William H. Freed, Management Acting Director of Security and William E. Todd Administrative Management Director of Business Process and David J. Litman Capital Asset Management Director of Hearings Roy J. Maurer Assistant Secretary for Governmental Affairs (vacancy) Deputy Assistant Secretary Michael J. Frazier Director of Congressional Affairs Nadine Hamilton Director of Intergovernmental Evelyn Fierro Affairs Assistant to the Secretary and Director of William H. Schulz Public Affairs Deputy Director of Public Affairs (vacancy) Director, Transportation Administrative Service George C. Fields Center Principal, Customer Service Patricia Parrish [[Page 400]] Principal, Business Support Ed Hansen Principal, Worklife Wellness Linda Rhoads Principal, Facilities Service Center Janet Kraus Principal, Learning and Development Frederica Burnett Principal, Space Management Eugene Spruill Principal, Security Operations Jeff Johns Principal, Information Services Patricia Prosperi Principal, Information Systems David Chao Management Consulting Principal, Information Technology Holly Twining Operations Principal, Acquisition Services Richard Lieber Principal, Human Resource Services Terry Smith UNITED STATES COAST GUARD 2100 Second Street SE., Washington, DC 20593-0001 Phone, 202-267-2229. Internet, http://www.uscg.mil/. Commandant Adm. James M. Loy, USCG Vice Commandant Vice Adm. James C. Card, USCG Master Chief Petty Officer of the Vincent W. Patton III, Coast Guard USCG Chaplain Capt. Leroy Gilbert, USN International Affairs Director/ Gerard P. Yoest Foreign Policy Adviser Chief Administrative Law Judge Joseph N. Ingolia Chairman, Marine Safety Council Rear Adm. James S. Carmichael, USCG Assistant Commandant for Congressional and Rear Adm. Patrick M. Public Affairs Stillman, USCG Chief of Staff Vice Adm. Timothy W. Josiah, USCG Deputy Chief of Staff Capt. Timothy L. Terriberry, USCG Director of Resources Rear Adm. David R. Nicholson, USCG Director of Finance and Procurement William H. Campbell Assistant Commandant for Acquisition Rear Adm. Roy J. Casto, USCG Assistant Commandant for Systems Rear Adm. Ronald F. Silva, USCG Chief, Office of Civil Rights Walter R. Somerville Medical Adviser to the Commandant and Director Rear Adm. Joyce M. of Health and Safety Johnson, USPHS Chief Counsel Rear Adm. James S. Carmichael, USCG Assistant Commandant for Marine Safety Rear Adm. Robert C. North, USCG Assistant Commandant for Operations Rear Adm. Ernest R. Riutta, USCG Assistant Commandant for Human Resources Rear Adm. Fred L. Ames, USCG Director of Personnel Management Rear Adm. Robert C. Olsen, USCG Director of Reserve and Training Rear Adm. Robert D. Sirois, USCG [[Page 401]] Director of Information and Technology Rear Adm. George N. Naccara, USCG Director of Operations Policy Rear Adm. Terry M. Cross, USCG FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION 800 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591 Phone, 202-366-4000 Administrator Jane F. Garvey Deputy Administrator Monte R. Belger, Acting Associate Administrator for Airports Susan L. Kurland Deputy Associate Administrator for Quentin S. Taylor Airports Director of Airport Planning and Paul L. Galis Programming Director of Airport Safety and David L. Bennett Standards Chief Counsel Nicholas Garaufis Chief Information Officer Daniel J. Mehan Associate Administrator for Civil Aviation Cathal L. Flynn Security Deputy Associate Administrator for William Davis Civil Aviation Security Director of Civil Aviation Security Patrick T. McDonnell Intelligence Director of Civil Aviation Security Bruce R. Butterworth Operations Director of Civil Aviation Security Anthony Fainberg Policy and Planning Assistant Administrator for Civil Rights Fanny Rivera Associate Administrator for Commercial Space Patricia Grace Smith Transportation Deputy Associate Administrator for Joseph A. Hawkins Commercial Space Transportation Director, Free Flight Phase One Charles Keegan Program Office Assistant Administrator for Government and Suzanne Sullivan Industry Affairs Assistant Administrator for Financial Services Carl B. Schellenberg Deputy Assistant Administrator for Paulette Lutjens, Financial Services Acting Director of Budget Paulette Lutjens, Acting Director of Financial Management Patrick J. Heidenthal, Acting Director of Performance Management Larry Covington Assistant Administrator for Human Resource Glenda Tate Management Director of Labor and Employee Raymond B. Thoman Relations Director of Personnel Stephen M. Soffe, Acting Director of Training Carson K. Eoyang Director, Center for Management Woodie Woodward Development Assistant Administrator for Policy, Planning, David B. Traynham and International Aviation Deputy Assistant Administrator for Policy, Louise E. Maillett Planning, and International Aviation Director of Aviation Policy and John M. Rodgers Plans [[Page 402]] Director of Environment and Energy James D. Erickson Director of International Aviation Joan W. Bauerlein Assistant Administrator for Public Affairs Eliot B. Brenner Assistant Administrator for Region and Center Ruth A. Leverenz Operations Assistant Administrator for System Safety Christopher A. Hart Associate Administrator for Regulation and Thomas E. McSweeney Certification Deputy Associate Administrator for Peggy M. Gilligan Regulation and Certification Federal Air Surgeon Jon L. Jordan Director of Accident Investigation David F. Thomas Director, Aircraft Certification Elizabeth Erickson Service Director, Flight Standards Service L. Nick Lacey Director of Rulemaking Ida Klepper, Acting Associate Administrator for Air Traffic Services Steven J. Brown, Acting Deputy Associate Administrator for Steven J. Brown Air Traffic Services Director, Air Traffic Service Ronald E. Morgan Director, Air Traffic System James H. Washington Requirements Service Director, Airway Facilities Service Stanley Rivers Director of System Capacity Paula R. Lewis Director of Independent Operational A. Martin Phillips Test and Evaluation Associate Administrator for Research and Steve Zaidman Acquisitions Deputy Associate Administrator for Dennis N. DeGaetano Research and Acquisitions Director of Acquisitions Gilbert B. Devey Director of Air Traffic Systems Peter H. Challan Development Director of Aviation Research Herman A. Rediess Director of Communications, Shelly L. Myers Navigation, and Surveillance Systems Director of System Architecture and John A. Scardina Investment Analysis Director of Business Management Lauraline Gregory, Acting FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION 400 Seventh Street SW., Washington, DC 20590 Phone, 202-366-0660 Administrator Kenneth R. Wykle Deputy Administrator Gloria J. Jeff Executive Director Anthony R. Kane Program Manager, Infrastructure Vincent F. Schimmoller Program Manager, Planning and Environment Cynthia L. Burbank Program Manager, Operations Christine M. Johnson Program Manager, Motor Carrier and Highway Julie A. Cirillo Safety Program Manager, Federal Lands Highway Arthur E. Hamilton Director of Administration George S. Moore, Jr. Director of Research, Development, and Dennis C. Judycki Technology Director of Policy Walter L. Sutton [[Page 403]] Director of Corporate Management Fred J. Hempel Director of Professional Development Joseph S. Toole Director, National Highway Institute Moges Ayele Director of Civil Rights Edward W. Morris, Jr. Chief Counsel Karen A. Skelton Deputy Chief Counsel Edward V.A. Kussy Director of Public Affairs Gail R. Shibley FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION 1120 Vermont Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20590 Phone, 202-493-6000. Internet, http://www.fra.dot.gov/. Administrator Jolene M. Molitoris Deputy Administrator Donald M. Itzkoff Chief of Staff Norma M. Krayem Director, Office of Civil Rights Bertha L. Jackson, Acting Director, Office of Public Affairs Pamela Barry Chief Counsel S. Mark Lindsey Deputy Chief Counsel Michael T. Haley Assistant Chief Counsel, General Law Robert S. Vermut Division Assistant Chief Counsel, Safety Law Daniel C. Smith Division Associate Administrator for Administration and Ray Rogers Finance Director, Office of Human Resources Margaret B. Reid Director, Office of Information Marie S. Savoy Technology and Support Systems Director, Office of Acquisition and Illona M. Williams Grants Services Director, Office of Financial Gerald Schoenauer Services Director, Office of Budget Kathryn B. Murphy Associate Administrator for Policy and Program Charles H. White Development Deputy Associate Administrator for Jane H. Bachner Industry and Intermodal Policy Deputy Associate Administrator for Raphael Kedar Policy Systems Associate Administrator for Safety George Gavalla Deputy Associate Administrators for Grady C. Cothen Safety, Standards and Program Development Deputy Associate Administrator for Michael J. Logue, Safety Compliance and Acting Program Implementation Director, Office of Safety Assurance Edward R. English and Compliance Director, Office of Safety Analysis John G. Leeds Associate Administrator for Railroad Development James T. McQueen Deputy Associate Administrator for Arrigo Mongini Railroad Development Director, Office of Passenger and Arrigo Mongini, Acting Freight Services Director, Northeast Corridor Program Michael Saunders Director, Office of Research and Steven R. Ditmeyer Development [[Page 404]] 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 Deputy Administrator Philip R. Recht Executive Director Donald C. Bischoff Director, Executive Correspondence Linda Divelbiss Chief Counsel Frank Seales, Jr. Director, Office of Civil Rights George B. Quick Director, Office of Public and Consumer Affairs Rae Tyson, Acting Director, Office of Intergovernmental Affairs Charlotte Hrncir Associate Administrator for Plans and Policy William H. Walsh, Jr. Director, Office of Strategic and Delmas Johnson Program Planning Director, Office of Regulatory James F. Simons Analysis and Evaluation Director, Office of Fiscal Services Kathy Montgomery Associate Administrator for Safety Performance L. Robert Shelton Standards Director, Office of Crashworthiness James Hackney Standards Director, Office of Crash Avoidance Stephen R. Kratzke Standards Director, Office of Planning and Noble N. Bowie Consumer Programs Associate Administrator for Research and Raymond P. Owings Development Director, Office of Vehicle Safety Joseph N. Kanianthra Research Director, Human-Centered Research Raymond P. Owings, Acting Director, Vehicle Research and Test Michael Monk Center Director, National Center for Patricia P. Breslin Statistics and Analysis Associate Administrator for Safety Assurance Kenneth Weinstein Director, Office of Defects Kathleen DeMeter Investigation Director, Office of Vehicle Safety Marilynne E. Jacobs Compliance Associate Administrator for Traffic Safety Rose A. McMurray Programs Director, Office of Traffic Injury Marilena Amoni Controls Program Director, Office of Communications Susan G. McLaughlin and Outreach Director, Office of Research and James Nichols Traffic Records Associate Administrator for State and Community Adele Derby Services Chief, Program Implementation Staff John Oates Chief, Program Support Staff Marlene Markinson Associate Administrator for Administration Herman L. Simms Director, Office of Human Resources Pamela K. Wise [[Page 405]] Director, Office of Contracts and Linda Boor Procurement Director, Office of Information Joseph Cassell Resource Management FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION 400 Seventh Street SW., Washington, DC 20590 Phone, 202-366-4043. Internet, http://www.fta.dot.gov/. Administrator Gordon J. Linton Deputy Administrator Nuria Fernandez Chief Counsel Patrick W. Reilly Director, Office of Civil Rights Arthur A. Lopez Director, Office of Public Affairs Bruce C. Frame Associate Administrator for Budget and Policy Michael A. Winter Associate Administrator for Program Management Hiram J. Walker Associate Administrator for Planning Charlotte M. Adams Associate Administrator for Research, Edward L. Thomas Demonstration, and Innovation Associate Administrator for Administration Dorrie Y. Aldrich MARITIME ADMINISTRATION 400 Seventh Street SW., Washington, DC 20590 Phone, 202-366-5807. Internet, http://www.marad.dot.gov/. Administrator Clyde J. Hart, Jr. Deputy Administrator John E. Graykowski Deputy Administrator for Inland Waterways and Bonnie M. Green Great Lakes Director of Congressional and Public Affairs William G. Norton, Jr. Chief Counsel Robert J. Patton, Jr., Acting Deputy Chief Counsel Edmund T. Sommer, Jr., Acting Secretary, Maritime Administration/Maritime Joel C. Richard Subsidy Board Coordinator of Research and Alexander C. Development Landsburg, Acting Director, Office of Maritime Labor, Training, Taylor E. Jones II and Safety Associate Administrator for Administration John L. Mann, Jr. Director, Office of Management and Ralph W. Ferguson Information Services Director, Office of Budget Thomas R. Bruneel Director, Office of Accounting John G. Hoban Director, Office of Personnel Sherry D. Gilson Director, Office of Acquisition Timothy P. Roark Associate Administrator for Policy and Bruce J. Carlton International Trade Director, Office of Policy and Plans Ellen L. Heup Director, Office of International James A. Treichel Activities Director, Office of Statistical and William B. Ebersold Economic Analysis Associate Administrator for Ship Financial James J. Zok Assistance and Cargo Preference Director, Office of Ship Financing Mitchell D. Lax [[Page 406]] Director, Office of Costs and Rates Michael P. Ferris Director, Office of Subsidy and Edmond J. Fitzgerald Insurance Director, Office of Financial Richard J. McDonnell Approvals Director, Office of Cargo Preference Thomas W. Harrelson Associate Administrator for National Security James E. Caponiti Director, Office of Ship Operations Michael Delpercio, Jr. Director, Office of National Thomas M.P. Security Plans Christensen Director, Office of Sealift Support Raymond R. Barberesi Associate Administrator for Shipbuilding and (vacancy) Technology Development Director, Office of Ship Marc P. Lasky, Acting Construction Director, Office of Shipyard Joseph A. Byrne Revitalization Associate Administrator for Port, Intermodal, Margaret D. Blume 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 Joseph D. Stewart Academy SAINT LAWRENCE SEAWAY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION Washington Office: 400 Seventh Street SW., Washington, DC 20590 Phone, 202-366-0091; 800-785-2779 (toll-free). Internet, http:// www.dot.gov/slsdc/. Administrator Albert S. Jacquez Deputy Administrator David G. Sanders Director of Congressional and Public Ginger Vuich Affairs Director of Development and (vacancy) Logistics Chief Counsel Marc Owen Massena Office: 180 Andrews Street, Massena, NY 13662 Phone, 315-764-3200 Associate Administrator Erman J. Cocci Director of Finance Edward Margosian Director of Engineering and Stephen C. Hung Strategic Planning Director of Lock Operations Carol A. Fenton Director of Maintenance and Marine Peter A. Bashaw Services Director of Administration Mary Ann Hazel RESEARCH AND SPECIAL PROGRAMS ADMINISTRATION 400 Seventh Street SW., Washington, DC 20590 Phone, 202-366-4433 Administrator Kelley S. Coyner Deputy Administrator Stephen D. Van Beek Director, Special Projects Patricia Carroll [[Page 407]] Chief Counsel Judith S. Kaleta Director, Office of Civil Rights Helen Hagin Director, Office of Policy and Program Support Patricia Klinger, Acting Director, Office of Emergency Transportation William M. Medigovich Director, Volpe National Transportation Systems Richard R. John Center Associate Administrator for Management and Jerry Franklin Administration Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety Richard B. Felder Associate Administrator for Hazardous Materials Alan I. Roberts Safety Associate Administrator for Research, Fenton Carey Technology, and Analysis Director, Transportation Safety Frank Tupper Institute BUREAU OF TRANSPORTATION STATISTICS 400 Seventh Street SW., Washington, DC 20590 Phone, 202-366-DATA. Internet, http://www.bts.gov/. Director Ashish K. Sen Special Assistant Lillian Chapman Deputy Director Robert A. Knisely Associate Director, Transportation Studies Rolf R. Schmitt Associate Director, Statistical Programs and Philip N. Fulton Services Deputy Associate Director, Susan J. Lapham Statistical Programs and Services Assistant Director, Geographic Information Bruce D. Spear Services Assistant Director, National Transportation (vacancy) Library Assistant Director, Transportation Analysis Wendell Fletcher Assistant Director for Administration Lorelei S. Evans Assistant Director for Information and Walter Manning Technology Contracts Director, Office of Airline Information Timothy E. Carmody Chief, Regulations Division M. Clay Moritz Chief, Data Administration Division Donald W. Bright Chief, Automated Data Processing Charles K. Bradford Services Division SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD 1925 K Street NW., Washington, DC 20423-0001 Phone, 202-565-1674 Chairman Linda J. Morgan Vice Chairman William Clyburn, Jr. Commissioner Wayne O. Burkes Staff Offices: Director, Office of Economics, Environmental Leland L. Gardner Analysis, and Administration General Counsel Henri F. Rush Secretary Vernon A. Williams [[Page 408]] Director, Office of Compliance and Enforcement Melvin F. Clemens, Jr. Director, Office of Congressional and Public Dan G. King Services Director, Office of Proceedings David M. Konschnik [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, an 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 in the following text. Aviation and International Affairs The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Aviation and International Affairs has principal responsibility for the development, review, and coordination of policy for international transportation, and for development, coordination, and implementation of policy relating to economic regulation of the airline industry. The Office: --licenses U.S. and foreign carriers to serve in international air transportation and conducts 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; [[Page 409]] [GRAPHIC] [TIFF OMITTED] T185193.028 [[Page 410]] --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 Office 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 Office of Civil Rights advises the Secretary on civil rights and equal opportunity matters. It assures full and affirmative implementation of civil rights and equal opportunity precepts within the Department in all 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. It 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. Contract Appeals The Board 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. Drug and Alcohol Policy and Compliance The Office ensures that the national and international drug and alcohol policies and goals of the Secretary are developed and carried out in a consistent, efficient, and effective manner within the transportation industries. The Office provides expert advice, counsel, and recommendations to the Secretary regarding drugs and alcohol as it pertains to the Department of Transportation and testing within the transportation industry. The Director of the Office serves as the principal Department liaison with the Office of National Drug Control Policy, the Department of Health and Human Services, and other executive branch agencies concerning demand reduction activities and workplace substance abuse programs. For further information, contact the Office of Drug and Alcohol Policy and Compliance. Phone, 202-366-3784. Intelligence and Security The Office advises the Secretary on domestic and international intelligence and security matters; acts as the Secretary's national security adviser; coordinates the development and implementation of long-term strategic plans, information management systems, and integrated research and development programs affecting the security of the traveling [[Page 411]] public and cargo; serves as the focal point in the Department for intelligence and security policy, weapons of mass destruction, critical infrastructure protection, and Y2K effects to transportation systems; and provides oversight of transportation security and intelligence programs. For further information, contact the Office of Intelligence and Security. Phone, 202-366-6525. 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 sections 5102, 5107, and 5108 of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21), 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. For further information, contact the Office of Intermodalism. Phone, 202-366-5781. Internet, http://www.dot.gov/. Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization The Office provides policy direction and program activities directed at ensuring small, women- owned, and minority-owned disadvantaged business participation in the Department's contracting for both procurement and Federal financial assistance activities. This responsibility also encompasses monitoring and evaluating the accomplishment of these goals. Through its Minority Business Resource Center, the Office offers a short-term lending program which offers lines of credit up to $500,000 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 Office provides outreach services focusing on technical, educational, and information dissemination activities involving partnerships with chambers of commerce, trade associations, and minority educational institutions. The Office also provides marketing and procurement-related information throught the National Information Clearinghouse. For further information, contact the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization. Phone, 202-366-1930 or 800-532-1169 (toll free). Internet, http://osdbuweb.dot.gov/. Transportation Policy The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Transportation Policy has principal responsibility for analysis, development, articulation, and review of policies and plans for all modes of transportation. The Office: --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 [[Page 412]] 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; and --provides leadership on questions involving the financing of transportation infrastructure projects, and provides economic analyses of new transportation technologies. The Assistant Secretary chairs the DOT Position/Navigation Executive Committee and serves on the Global Positioning System Executive Board with DOD. In addition, he represents the Department on the President's Advisory Council on Historic Preservation. 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. 108). 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 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 and the Global Positioning System (GPS) and its augmentations such as Differential GPS. Aids are established in or adjacent to waters subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. 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 Notices to Mariners and Light Lists. Information regarding navigational aids is available electronically. Phone, 703-313-5900 (modem). Internet, http://www.navcen.uscg.mil/. For further information, call 202-267-0980. Boating Safety The Coast Guard develops and directs a national boating safety program aimed at making the operation of small craft in U.S. waters both pleasurable and safe. This is accomplished by establishing uniform safety standards for recreational boats and associated equipment; encouraging State efforts through a grant-in-aid and liaison program; coordinating public education and information programs; administering the Coast Guard Auxiliary; and enforcing compliance with Federal laws and regulations relative to safe use and safety equipment requirements for small boats. For further information, call 202-267-1077. 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. [[Page 413]] 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 202-267-0982. 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. 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 202-267-1456. Marine Environmental Response The Coast Guard is responsible for enforcing the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251) and various other laws relating to the protection of the marine environment. Program objectives are to ensure that public health and welfare and the environment are protected when spills occur. Under these laws, U.S. and foreign vessels are prohibited from using U.S. waters unless they have insurance or other guarantees that potential pollution liability for cleanup and damages will be met. Other functions include providing a National Response Center to receive reports of oil and hazardous substance spills, investigating spills, initiating subsequent civil penalty actions when warranted, encouraging and monitoring responsible party cleanups, and when necessary, coordinating federally funded spill response operations. The program also provides a National Strike Force to assist Federal On-Scene Coordinators in responding to pollution incidents. For further information, call 202-267-0518. 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 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. 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 [[Page 414]] 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. Military Readiness As required by law, the Coast Guard maintains a state of readiness to function as a specialized service in the Navy in time of war, or as directed by the President. Coastal and harbor defense, including port security and maritime interdiction operations, are the most important military tasks assigned to the Coast Guard in times of national crisis. For further information, call 202-267-2025. 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 202-267-0495. 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. 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 202-267-1943. 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 202-267-0407. District and Field Organizations--United States Coast Guard ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Organization Address Commander Telephone ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Atlantic Area 431 Crawford St., Portsmouth, VA 23704-5004 Vice Adm. John E. Shkor, USCG 757-398-6287 Maintenance 300 Main St. Twr., Norfolk, VA 23510 Rear Adm. Erroll M. Brown, USCG 757-628-4275 and Logistics Command- Atlantic 1st District 408 Atlantic Ave., Boston, MA 02110-3350 Rear Adm. Richard M. Larrabee 617-223-8480 III, USCG 5th District 431 Crawford St., Portsmouth, VA 23704-5004 Vice Adm. John E. Shkor, USCG 757-398-6287 7th District Rm. 944, 909 SE. 1st Ave., Miami, FL 33131- Rear Adm. Thad W. Allen, USCG 305-536-5654 3050 8th District 501 Magazine St., New Orleans, LA 70130-3396 Rear Adm. Paul J. Pluta, USCG 504-589-6298 9th District 1240 E. 9th St., Cleveland, OH 44199-2060 Rear Adm. James D. Hull, USCG 216-902-6001 [[Page 415]] Pacific Area Coast Guard Island, Alameda, CA 94501-5100 Vice Adm. Thomas H. Collins, 510-437-3196 USCG Maintenance Coast Guard Island, Alameda, CA 94501-5100 Rear Adm. John L. Parker, USCG 510-437-3939 and Logistics Command-Pacific 11th District Coast Guard Island, Alameda, CA 94501-5100 Vice Adm. Thomas H. Collins, 510-437-3196 USCG 13th District 915 2d Ave., Seattle, WA 98174-1067 Rear Adm. Paul M. Blayney, USCG 206-220-7090 14th District 9th Fl., 300 Ala Moana Blvd., Honolulu, HI Rear Adm. Joseph J. McClelland, 808-541-2051 96850-4982 USCG 17th District P.O. Box 25517, Juneau, AK 99802-1217 Rear Adm. Terry M. Cross, USCG 907-463-2025 U.S. Coast Guard New London, CT 06320-4195 Rear Adm. Douglas H. Teeson, 203-444-8285 Academy USCG National Suite 1000, 4200 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA Daniel F. Sheehan 703-235-4700 Pollution Funds 22203-1804 Center Coast Guard 2100 2d St. SW., Washington, DC 20593-0001 Capt. Thomas B. Taylor, USCG 202-267-2321 Personnel Command ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. Internet, http:// www.uscg.mil/. Federal Aviation Administration The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), formerly the Federal Aviation Agency, was established by the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 and now operates under the authority of Subtitle VII, Aviation Programs, of title 49, United States Code. The agency became a component of the Department of Transportation in 1967 pursuant to the Department of Transportation Act (49 U.S.C. 106). The mission of the Federal Aviation Administration involves safety considerations in the public interest. The Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration considers the following matters, among others, as being in the public interest: --assigning, maintaining, and enhancing safety and security as the highest priorities in air commerce; --regulating air commerce in a way that best promotes safety and fulfills national defense requirements; --encouraging and developing civil aeronautics, including new aviation technology; --controlling the use of the navigable airspace and regulating civil and military operations in that airspace in the interest of safety and efficiency of both of those operations; --consolidating research and development for air navigation facilities and the installation and operation of those facilities; --developing and operating a common system of air traffic control and navigation for military and civil aircraft; and --providing assistance to law enforcement agencies in the enforcement of laws related to regulation of controlled substances, to the extent consistent with aviation safety. FAA's activities also include: --developing and implementing programs and regulations to control aircraft noise, sonic boom, and other environmental effects of civil aviation; and --regulating U.S. commercial space transportation. Activities 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/ [[Page 416]] 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. Airport Programs The agency maintains a national plan of airport requirements, administers a grant program for development of public use airports to assure and improve safety and to meet current and future airport capacity needs, evaluates the environmental impacts of airport development, and administers an airport noise compatibility program with the goal of reducing noncompatible uses around airports. It also develops standards and technical guidance on airport planning, design, safety, and operations and provides grants to assist public agencies in airport system and master planning and airport development and improvement. 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. Civil Aviation Abroad Under the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 and the International Aviation Facilities Act (49 U.S.C. app. 1151), the agency encourages 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 encourages 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. 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. 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. Safety Regulation The Administration 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. Test and Evaluation The agency conducts tests and evaluations of specified items such as aviation systems, [[Page 417]] 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. Other Programs The agency administers the aviation insurance program. 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Region/Field Office Address Administrator/Director ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Alaskan--AK P.O. Box 14, 701 C St., Anchorage, AK 99513 Patrick N. Poe Central--IA, KS, MO, NE 601 E. 12th St., Kansas City, MO 64106 John E. Turner Eastern--DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA, VA, Federal Bldg., JFK International Airport, Arlene B. Feldman WV Jamaica, NY 11430 Great Lakes--IL, IN, MI, MN, ND, 2300 E. Devon Ave., Des Plaines, IL 60018 Cecilia Hunziker OH, SD, WI New England--CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, 12 New England Executive Park, Burlington, Robert S. Bartanowicz VT MA 01803 Northwest Mountain--CO, ID, MT, 1601 Lind Ave. SW., Renton, WA 98055 Larry Andriesen OR, UT, WA, WY Southern--AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, P.O. Box 20636, Atlanta, GA 30320 Carolyn C. Blum NC, PR, SC, TN Southwest--AR, LA, NM, OK, TX Fort Worth, TX 76193-0001 Clyde M. DeHart Western-Pacific--AZ, CA, HI, NV P.O. Box 92007, Los Angeles, CA 90009 William C. Withycombe Europe, Africa, and Middle East 15, Rue de la Loi B-1040, Brussels, Belgium Lynne A. Osmus Asia-Pacific U.S. Embassy, FAA, Singapore Eugene Ross Hamory Latin America-Caribbean Miami International Airport, Miami FL Joaquin Archilla William J. Hughes Technical Atlantic City, NJ 08405 Anne Harlan Center Mike Monroney Aeronautical P.O. Box 25082, Oklahoma City, OK 73125 Lindy Ritz Center ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For further information, contact the Office of Public Affairs, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, 800 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591. Phone, 202-267-8521. 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. 104). 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. 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 manages the Federal-aid highway program of financial assistance to the States for planning, designing, constructing, and improving highways and their operation. This program provides for the improvement of approximately 162,000 miles of the National Highway System (NHS), which includes the approximately 45,000-mile Dwight D. Eisenhower System of Interstate and Defense Highways and [[Page 418]] 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. 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. Fifty percent of STP funds must be used in metropolitan areas containing an urbanized population over 200,000. 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. Another 10 percent of STP funds are set aside for safety-related activities, including railway-highway crossings. 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 relief 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 help achieve healthful levels of air quality. Transportation improvement projects and programs which reduce transportation-related emissions are eligible for funding under the major categories of transit, shared-ride, traffic flow improvements, demand management, pedestrian/bicycle, inspection/maintenance, and experimental pilot projects. A metropolitan and statewide planning program is administered jointly with the Federal Transit Administration for the purpose of strengthening the transportation decisionmaking process and ensuring that transportation investments address other key issues in metropolitan and State areas, including development, land use, social, economic, and environmental impacts. Metropolitan planning organizations are supported by a one percent share of the funds authorized for the NHS, STP, CMAQ, and Interstate Maintenance and Bridge programs. Planning and research activities of State departments of transportation are supported by a 2 percent share of the major highway program funding. One quarter of this amount is generally to be used for research. Funds are also available to State revenue agencies for enforcement of highway use taxes, and to State and local governments and public authorities for 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 grade crossings, and improve signing, pavement markings, and signalization. Motor Carrier Programs 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 crash data. It provides grants to States for roadside inspections, compliance reviews, traffic enforcement, technical assistance, training, and equipment. 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 [[Page 419]] foreign commerce. It deals with more than 430,000 carriers, approximately 12,000 passenger carriers, and 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. 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, national park roads and parkways, Indian reservation roads, and refuge roads. This program provides for the funding of more than 90,000 miles of federally owned roads or public authority-owned roads that are open for public travel and serve Federal lands. In addition, the agency's Federal Lands Highway core business unit administers the Defense Access Road Program, funded by the Department of Defense, for State and local roads providing access to military installations. The unit 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 various research, development, and technology transfer projects in the program areas of surface transportation research, technology deployment, training and education, intelligent transportation systems, and university transportation research. Within these program areas, research and technology transfer activities focus on the areas of safety, infrastructure renewal, operations and mobility, planning and environment, and policy analysis and systems monitoring. In addition to agencywide activities to advance these project areas, FHA field offices provide technical assistance and expert guidance to State and local transportation agencies. Through its National Highway Institute and in cooperation with State highway agencies, the Administration develops and administers training programs designed for public sector employees, private citizens, and foreign nationals engaged in highway work of interest to the United States. In addition, the Local Technical Asssistance Program supports highway technology transfer opportunities through centers established in each State, Puerto Rico, and six tribal governments. International Programs The Administration supports and participates in efforts to find innovative research and technology abroad which can be applied in the United States to provide a better quality, more cost- effective highway system. It manages technology transfer and training centers in developing countries and participates in international technical organizations, committees, deliberations, and studies. Other efforts are aimed at facilitating the exports of highway related goods and services and providing technical assistance to foreign governments, specifically on institutional efforts financed by the World Bank group. FHWA also supports efforts aimed at improving the efficiency of international trade flows at the border in the context of the North American Free Trade Agreement and other regional trade agreements. Additional Programs The Administration manages the highway construction phase of the Appalachian Regional Development Program and the Territorial Highway Program and provides highway program support and technical assistance on an allocation/transfer basis for other Federal agencies, as well as program and technical support on a wide range of policy and information programs and issues. It also administers civil rights programs pursuant to a variety of statutes, with the aims of preventing discrimination (based on race, color, sex, national origin, religion/creed, age, disability, or low income) in the impacts of all programs [[Page 420]] 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, women, and the disadvantaged in highway construction crafts; ensuring contracting opportunities for socially and economically disadvantaged business enterprises; and increasing opportunities for historically black colleges and universities, members of the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities, and tribal colleges and universities. The Administration also maintains division offices in each State. Major Offices and Divisions--Federal Highway Administration ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Areas Served Address Administrator Telephone ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Resource Centers Eastern ......................................... Dale E. Wilken Baltimore, MD Suite 4000, 10 S. Howard St., 21201 .......................... 410-962-0077 Albany, NY Rm. 719, 12207 Clinton Ave. and N. Pearl .......................... 518-431-4224 St., 12207 Midwestern ......................................... A. George Ostensen Olympia Fields, IL Suite 301, 19900 Governors Dr., 60461- .......................... 708-283-3510 1021 Kansas City, MO 6301 Rockhill Rd., 64131 .......................... 816-276-2700 Southern ......................................... Eugene Cleckley Atlanta, GA Suite 17T26, 61 Forsyth St. SW., 30303- .......................... 404-562-3570 3104 Ft. Worth, TX Rm. 8A00, 819 Taylor St, 76102 .......................... 817-978-3232 Western ......................................... Leon Whitman San Francisco, CA Suite 2100, 201 Mission St., 94105 .......................... 415-744-3102 Lakewood, CO Rm. 400, 555 Zang St., 80228 .......................... 303-969-6722 Portland, OR Suite 600, 222 SW. Columbia St., 97201 .......................... 503-326-2053 Metropolitan Offices Los Angeles, CA Suite 1460, 201 N. Figueroa St., 90012 Pam Marston 213-202-3950 Chicago, IL Rm. 2410, 200 W. Adams, 60606-5232 J.D. Stokes 312-886-1616 New York, NY Rm. 428, 1 Bowling Green, 10004-1415 Arthur O'Connor 212-668-2201 Philadelphia Suite 510, 1760 Market St., 19103 Carmine Fiscina 215-656-7070 Federal Lands Highway Divisions Central 555 Zang St., Lakewood, CO 80228-1010 Larry C. Smith 303-716-2000 Eastern Loudoun Tech. Ctr., 21400 Ridgetop Cir., Gary L. Klinedinst 703-285-0001 Sterling, VA 20166-6511 Western 610 E. 5th St., Vancouver, WA 98661-3893 Carol H. Jacoby 360-696-7700 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. 103). Activities Railroad Safety The Administration administers and enforces the Federal [[Page 421]] 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 The Administration's ground transportation research and development program seeks 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, 719-584-0507. Policy The Administration provides program management for new and revised policies, plans, and projects related to railroad transportation economics, finance, system planning, and operations; performs appropriate studies and analyses; conducts relevant tests, demonstrations, and evaluations; and evaluates labor/management programs. It also carries out analyses of issues before regulatory agencies and makes recommendations to the Secretary as to the positions to be taken by DOT. Passenger and Freight Services The Administration oversees and provides financial assistance to Amtrak and administers financial assistance programs to demonstrate high-speed rail technology, to reduce grade crossing hazards in high-speed rail corridors, to provide for investments in small freight railroads and other rail projects, to plan for high-speed rail projects, and to plan and deploy magnetic levitation technology. Major Field Organizations--Federal Railroad Administration ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regional Administrator of Region Address Railroad Safety Telephone ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Northeastern--CT, MA, ME, Rm. 1077, 55 Broadway, Cambridge, MA Mark H. McKeon 617-494-2302 NH, NJ, NY, RI, VT 02142 Eastern--DC, DE, MA, OH, Suite 550, Scott Plz. II, Philadelphia, David R. Myers 610-521-8200 PA, VA, WV PA 19113 Southern--AL, FL, GA, KY, Suite 16T20, 61 Forsyth St. SW., Atlanta, L.F. Dennin II 404-562-3800 MS, NC, SC, TN GA 30303-3104 Central--IL, IN, MI, MN, Suite 655, 111 N. Canal St., Chicago, IL Laurence A. Hasvold 312-353-6203 WI 60606 Southwestern--AR, LA, NM, Suite 425, 8701 Bedford Euless Rd., John F. Megary 817-284-8142 OK, TX Hurst, TX 76053 Midwestern--CO, IA, KS, Suite 1130, 1100 Main St., Kansas City, Darrell J. Tisor 816-426-2497 MO, NE MO 64105 Western--AZ, CA, NV, UT Suite 466, 801 I St., Sacramento, CA Alvin Settje 916-498-6540 95814 Northwestern--AK, ID, MT, Suite 650, 703 Broadway, Vancouver, WA Dick L. Clairmont 360-696-7536 ND, OR, SD, WA, WY 98660 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [[Page 422]] For further information, contact the Office of Public Affairs, Federal Railroad Administration, Department of Transportation, 1120 Vermont Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20590. Phone, 202-493-6024. Internet, http:// www.fra.dot.gov/. 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 (NHTSA) was established by the Highway Safety Act of 1970 (23 U.S.C. 401 note) 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 highway. Under the authority of title 49 of the United States Code, chapter 301, the Administration carries out programs relating to the safety performance of motor vehicles and related equipment. Under the authority of the Highway Safety Act of 1966, as amended (23 U.S.C. 401 et seq.), the Administration carries out the Nation's State and community highway safety program (jointly administered with the Federal Highway Administration), known by its U.S. Code provision as the section 402 program. The major goal of the section 402 program is to provide Federal leadership, encouragement, and technical assistance to States and communities in their efforts to develop and implement the most effective highway safety programs to reduce traffic crashes and resulting deaths, injuries, and property damage. Section 402 enhances State and local programs by providing seed money to start new, more effective projects. Section 402 funds are provided to all States, territories, the District of Columbia, and the Secretary of the Interior on behalf of Indian Nations. At least 40 percent of these funds are used for local and community projects. Under the authority of title 49 of the United States 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; and issues theft prevention standards for passenger and nonpassenger motor vehicles. Under the authority of title 49 of the United States Code, chapter 303, the Administration carries out the National Driver Register (NDR) Program to facilitate the interstate exchange of State records on problem drivers. Activities Research and Development The Administration's broad-scale program of research, development, testing, demonstration, and evaluation of motor vehicles, motor vehicle equipment, advanced technologies, and crash data collection and analysis provides a foundation for the development of motor vehicle and highway safety program standards. 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 crash data collection systems and related analysis efforts. These comprehensive motor vehicle safety information resources [[Page 423]] serve as documentary reference points for Federal, State, and local agencies, as well as industry, universities, and the public. Safety Assurance The Office of Safety Assurance identifies and investigates problems with motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment. If the Office determines that the vehicle or item of equipment contains a defect which is safety related or that it does not meet all applicable Federal motor vehicle safety standards, the Office will seek a recall in which owners are notified and the vehicles or equipment are remedied free of charge. The Office monitors recalls to ensure that owners are being notified, that the notifications are done in a timely manner, and that the scope of the recall and the remedy are adequate to correct the problem. The Office operates the toll-free Auto Safety Hotline to identify safety problems in motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment. Consumers can call the hotline (phone, 800-424-9393) to report safety-related problems. These calls form the basis for investigations and ultimately recalls if safety-related defects are identified. The hotline also provides information and literature to consumers about vehicle and child-seat recalls, New Car Assessment Program test results, and a variety of other highway safety information. To reduce odometer fraud, the Office investigates odometer tampering and supports prosecutions by the U.S. Department of Justice and the States. Safety Performance Standards The Administration manages motor vehicle safety programs to: --reduce the occurrence of highway crashes and the severity of resulting injuries; --reduce the economic losses in crashes; and --provide consumer information in the areas of crash test results, proper usage of vehicle safety features, and tire grading for treadwear, temperature resistance, and traction. The Administration issues Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards that prescribe safety features and levels of safety-related performance for vehicles and items of motor vehicle equipment. The Administration conducts the New Car Assessment Program, under which high-speed crash tests are conducted on passenger cars, light trucks, and vans to assess their frontal and side impact safety performance. Results from these tests are provided to the public to assist them in selecting and purchasing safer motor vehicles. The Administration also informs consumers on how to properly use vehicle safety features. The Administration administers a Fuel Economy Program that is mandated by the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975. The Administration establishes and revises, as appropriate, fleet average fuel economy standards for passenger car and light truck manufacturers to ensure that maximum feasible fuel economy is attained. The Administration also carries out a Theft Program, issuing rules requiring the designation of likely high-theft vehicles that must comply with parts-marking requirements, and calculating and publishing annual motor vehicle theft rates. State and Community Services The State and Community Highway Safety Grant Program provides funds to the States, Indian nations, and the Territories each year to support planning to identify and quantify highway safety problems, provide startup money for new programs, and give new direction to existing safety programs, particularly in the following national priority program areas: occupant protection, alcohol and other drug countermeasures, police traffic services, emergency medical services, traffic records, motorcycle safety, pedestrian and bicycle safety, speed control, and roadway safety. Incentive funds encourage States to implement effective impaired-driving programs. 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 [[Page 424]] 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. 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 from the Technical Reference Division, Office of Administrative Operations. Phone, 202-366- 2768. Regional Offices--National Highway Traffic Safety Administration ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Region/Address Administrator ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Atlanta, GA (Suite 17T30, 61 Forsyth St. Troy Ayers SW., 30303). Baltimore, MD (Suite 4000, 10 S. Howard Elizabeth A. Baker St., 21201). Cambridge, MA (Kendall Sq., Code 903, George A. Luciano 02142). Denver, CO (4th Fl., 555 Zang St., 80228) Louis R. De Carolis Fort Worth, TX (819 Taylor St., 76102- Georgia Chakiris 6177). Kansas City, MO (P.O. Box 412515, 64141). Romell Cooks Olympia Fields, IL (Suite 201, 19900 Donald J. McNamara Governors Dr., 60461). San Francisco, CA (201 Mission St., Joseph M. Cindrich 94105). Seattle, WA 98174 (915 2d Ave.).......... David Manning White Plains, NY (222 Mamaroneck Ave., Tom Louizou 10605). ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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. Internet, http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/. 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 (FTA) was established as a component of the Department of Transportation by section 1 of Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1968 (5 U.S.C. app. 1), effective July 1, 1968. The Administration (formerly the Urban Mass Transportation Administration) administers the mass transportation programs of the Department of Transportation authorized by 49 U.S.C. 5301 et seq., mass transportation and other applicable provisions of title 23 of the United States Code, and other pertinent legislation. The missions of the Administration are: --to assist in developing improved mass transportation equipment, facilities, techniques, and methods with the cooperation of public and private mass transportation companies; --to encourage the planning and establishment of areawide mass transportation systems needed for economical and desirable development with the cooperation of public and private mass transportation companies; --to assist States and local governments and their authorities in financing areawide mass transportation systems that are to be operated by public or private mass transportation companies as decided by local needs; --to provide financial assistance to State and local governments and their authorities to help carry out national goals related to mobility for elderly individuals, individuals with disabilities, and economically disadvantaged individuals; and [[Page 425]] --to establish a partnership that allows a community, with financial assistance from the Government, to satisfy its mass transportation requirements. Programs Capital Program Section 5309 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 improvement plan as a part of the comprehensive planned development of the area. For further information, call 202-366-2053. Elderly and Persons With Disabilities Program The section 5310 program provides financial assistance to private nonprofit agencies to meet the transportation needs 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. For further information, call 202-366-2053. National Transit Institute The National Transit Institute (NTI) was established by Congress in section 29 of the Federal Transit Act (49 U.S.C. 5315). The NTI develops and conducts training and technical assistance activities in cooperation with the FTA and the transit industry. In addition, the NTI provides technical support relating to training, a clearinghouse function which includes cataloging of curriculum offered at the NTI and elsewhere, and referral services relating to the training and development needs of the transit industry. For further information, call 202-366-0245. Planning Programs The section 5303 program provides financial assistance in meeting the transportation planning needs of Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPO's). Funds are allocated by formula to the States, and the States in turn allocate these funds by formula to MPO's representing urbanized areas, or parts thereof, within the States. Funding is at an 80 percent Federal share. The section 5313(b) program provides financial assistance to States for transportation planning, technical assistance studies and assistance, demonstrations, management training, and cooperative research. For further information, call 202-366-1626. 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 transit services, including services tailored to the needs of 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 rural and intercity transportation, unless the State Governor certifies that such needs are adequately met. Rural Transportation Assistance Programs (RTAP) The Rural Transportation Assistance Program [[Page 426]] allocates funds annually to the States to provide assistance for transit research, technical assistance, training, and related support activities for transit providers serving nonurbanized areas (less than 50,000 population). Additional RTAP funds are used at the national level for development of training materials, development and maintenance of a national clearinghouse on rural transit activities and information, and technical assistance through peer practitioners to promote exemplary techniques and practices. For further information, call 202-366-2053. Safety The Federal Transit Administration Safety Program supports State and local agencies in fulfilling their responsibility for the safety and security of urban mass transportation facilities and services, 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. Research and Technology The Administration provides funds for research, development, and demonstration projects in mass transportation for the purpose of increasing productivity and efficiency in urban and nonurban transportation systems, and works to expand private sector participation and cooperation in these efforts. The Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century provides the Administration with the resources needed for investment in research and technology to achieve its goals of safer, more efficient, and more environmentally sound urban and nonurban mass transportation systems. The Administration conducts a program of research, development, and demonstration addressing the following principal areas: equipment and infrastructure, fleet operations, human resources, information management, metropolitan and rural policy development, planning and project development, safety and security, and specialized customer services. Research is carried out in ways that maximize participation by State and local governments as well as private organizations, including colleges and universities. Special emphasis is placed on the following project areas: --developing innovative transit technologies and more environmentally friendly vehicles; --promoting and utilizing an educated, skilled workforce with the ability to develop and utilize the latest technological advancements in mass transit transportation; --encouraging participation by the private sector in providing transportation services through the use of joint public/private financing of transit capital investment; --participating in exchange programs of transit ideas and resources with other countries; --implementing a program of new model bus testing and testing facility improvements; --creating new safety and security initiatives that cover passengers, transit agency personnel, vehicles, and facilities; --promoting the delivery of safe and effective public transportation in rural and suburban areas and transportation between these areas and central city locations; and --improving the mobility of low-income and elderly persons and persons with disabilities through more accessible and integrated services. For further information, contact the Regional Office for the area concerned. Urbanized Area Formula Program Section 5307 is a formula-apportioned resource for capital, operating, and planning assistance. Preventive maintenance is considered a capital expense. 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 [[Page 427]] 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. For further information, contact the Regional Office for the area concerned. Job Access and Reverse Commute Grants Section 3037 of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century authorizes $750 million ($150 million annually) to establish a new Job Access and Reverse Commute Program beginning in fiscal year 1999 and extending through 2003. In fiscal year 1999, the Congress made $75 million available for this new competitive grant program. The program provides competitive grants for two kinds of projects: --job access projects implementing new or expanded transportation services for transporting welfare recipients and low-income persons to and from jobs and needed employment support services such as child care; and --reverse commute projects implementing new or expanded general- purpose public transportation services to transport residents of urban, rural, and suburban areas to suburban employment centers. The program makes funding available to public agencies and nonprofit organizations to pay the capital and operating costs of delivering new or expanded job access or reverse commute services, and to promote the use of transit during non-traditional work hours, as well as encourage employer-based transportation strategies and use of transit pass programs. The programs require a 50 percent match, which may include other non-DOT Federal funds. All selected applications are submitted to the Federal Transit Administration for funding decisions. Information is available electronically through the Internet, at http:// www.fta.dot.gov/wtw/. Field Organization--Federal Transit Administration ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Region/Address Telephone ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Atlanta, GA (Suite 17T50, 61 Forsyth St. SW., 30303).... 404-562-3500 Cambridge, MA (Suite 920, 55 Broadway, 02142)........... 617-494-2055 Chicago, IL (Suite 2410, 200 W. Adams St., 60606)....... 312-353-2789 Denver, CO (Suite 650, 216 16th St., 80202)............. 303-844-3242 Fort Worth, TX (Suite 8A36, 819 Taylor St., 76102)...... 817-978-0550 Kansas City, MO (Suite 303, 6301 Rockhill Rd., 64131)... 816-523-0204 New York, NY (Suite 429, 1 Bowling Green, 10004-1415)... 212-668-2170 Philadelphia, PA (Suite 500, 1760 Market St., 19103).... 215-656-7100 San Francisco, CA (Suite 2210, 201 Mission St., 94105).. 415-744-3133 Seattle, WA (Suite 3142, 915 2d Ave., 98174)............ 206-220-7954 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Metropolitan Offices--Federal Transit Administration ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Office/Address Telephone ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Chicago, IL (24th Fl., 200 W. Adams St., 60606-5232).... 312-886-1616 Los Angeles, CA (Suite 1460, 210 Figueroa, 90012)....... 213-202-3950 New York, NY (Suite 428, 1 Bowling Green, 10004-1415)... 212-668-2201 Philadelphia, PA (Suite 500, 1760 Market St., 19103- 215-656-7070 4142).................................................. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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. Internet, http:// www.fta.dot.gov/. 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. [[Page 428]] 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Region Address Telephone ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Central...................... Rm. 1223, 501 Magazine 504-589-2000 St., New Orleans, LA 70130-3394. Great Lakes.................. Suite 185, 2860 South 847-298-4535 River Rd., Des Plaines, IL 60018-2413. North Atlantic............... Rm. 418, 1 Bowling Green, 212-668-3330 New York, NY 10004-1415. South Atlantic............... Rm. 211, 7737 Hampton 757-441-6393 Blvd., Norfolk, VA 23505. U.S. Merchant Marine Academy. Kings Point, NY 11024- 516-773-5000 1699. Western...................... Suite 2200, 201 Mission 415-744-3125 St., San Francisco, CA 94105-1905. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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; or 800- 996-2723 (toll-free). Internet, http://www.marad.dot.gov/. Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation The Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation was established by the Saint Lawrence Seaway Act of May 13, 1954 (33 U.S.C. 981-990) and became an operating [[Page 429]] administration of the Department of Transportation in 1966. The Corporation, working cooperatively with the Saint Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation (SLSMC) of Canada, is dedicated to operating and maintaining a safe, reliable, and efficient deep draft waterway between the Great Lakes and the Atlantic Ocean. It regulates U.S. pilotage on the Great Lakes and the Saint Lawrence River, and ensures the safe transit of commercial and noncommercial vessels through the two U.S. locks and the navigation channels of the Saint Lawrence Seaway System. The Corporation works jointly with SLSMC on all matters related to rules and regulations, overall operations, vessel inspections, traffic control, navigation aids, safety, operating dates, and trade development programs. The Great Lakes/Saint Lawrence Seaway System extends from the Atlantic Ocean to the Lake Superior ports of Duluth/Superior, a distance of 2,342 miles. The Corporation's main customers are vessel owners and operators, Midwest States and Canadian provinces, Great Lakes port communities, shippers and receivers of domestic and international cargo, and the Lakes/Seaway maritime and related services industries. International and domestic commerce through the Seaway contributes to the economic prosperity of the entire Great Lakes region. For further information, contact the Director of Congressional and Public Affairs, Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, Department of Transportation, P.O. Box 44090, Washington, DC 20026-4090. Phone, 202-366-0091. Fax, 202-366-7147. Internet, http://www.dot.gov/ slsdc/. Research and Special Programs Administration The Research and Special Programs Administration (RSPA) was established formally on September 23, 1977. The Administration's statutory responsibilities are set out in 49 U.S.C. 112. 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. [[Page 430]] Regional Offices--Office of Hazardous Materials Safety ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Region Address Chief ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Central--IA, IL, IN, KY, MI, MN, MO, Suite 136, 2350 E. Devon Ave., Des Plaines, IL Kevin Boehne ND, NE, OH, SD, WI 60018 Eastern--CT, DC, DE, MA, MD, ME, NH, Suite 306, 820 Bear Tavern Rd., W. Trenton, NJ Colleen Abbenhaus NJ, NY, PA, RI, VA, VT, WV 08628 Southern--AL, FL, GA, MS, NC, PR, SC, Suite 520, 1701 Columbia Ave., College Park, GA John Heneghan TN 30337 Southwest--AR, CO, KS, LA, NM, OK, TX Suite 2118, 2320 LaBranch St., Houston, TX 77002 Jesse Hughes Western--AK, AZ, CA, HI, ID, MT, NV, Suite 230, 3200 Inland Empire Blvd., Ontario, CA Anthony Smialek OR, UT, WA, WY 91764 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Region Address Chief ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Central--IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, Rm. 1120, 1100 Main St., Kansas City, MO 64105 Ivan Huntoon ND, NE, OH, SD, WI Eastern--CT, DC, DE, MA, MD, ME, NH, Rm. 2108, 400 7th St. SW., Washington, DC 20590 William Gute NJ, NY, PA, RI, VA, VT, WV Southern--AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, Suite 6T15, 61 Forsyth St., Atlanta, GA 30303 Frederick Joyner PR, SC, TN Southwest--AZ, LA, NM, OK, TX Rm. 2116, 2320 LaBranch St., Houston, TX 77004 Rodrick M. Seeley Western--AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, Suite A250, 12600 W. Colfax Ave., Lakewood, CO Edward Ondak OR, UT, WA, WY 80215 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Office of Research, Technology, and Analysis 400 Seventh Street SW., Washington, DC 20590. Phone, 202-366-4434 The Office of Research, Technology, and Analysis shapes and advances the United States transportation research and development (R&D) agenda by leading departmental and national strategic planning efforts; conducting system-level assessments; facilitating national and international partnerships; stimulating university research and safety training; disseminating information on departmental, national, and international transportation R&D; and managing Department-wide strategic (intermodal/ multimodal) transportation research, technology, education, and training activities. Strategic Planning and System Assessment In addition to publishing the Surface Transportation R&D Plan, the Office plays a leading role in developing the National Transportation Science and Technology Strategy and the Transportation Technology and Intermodal/Multimodal Transportation Research Plans, producing the National Transportation System Assessment, International Transportation S&T Assessment, and Transportation Energy and Environmental Assessments in support of national economic goals. Coordination and Facilitation The Office supports White House and departmental transportation science and technology coordination activities. It creates international transportation R&D partnerships and establishes innovative government-university-industry R&D [[Page 431]] partnership processes. The Office created and maintains the national Transportation Science and Technology web site (Internet, http:// scitech.dot.gov/). Intermodal and Multimodal Research and Education The Office serves 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 international transportation issues and research; and manages a national grant program to establish and operate university-based centers of excellence in transportation education, research, and technology transfer (Internet, http://educ.dot.gov/). The Office manages intermodal/multimodal strategic transportation R&D programs, leveraging Government transportation R&D investments. 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 security, and infrastructure modernization. [[Page 432]] 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 established by section 6006 of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (49 U.S.C. 111). The Bureau's mission is to establish and maintain a comprehensive information infrastructure for transportation statistics and analysis. These statistics support decisionmaking by all levels of government, transportation-related associations, private businesses, and consumers. The Bureau's programs cover all modes of transportation. The Bureau is mandated to: --compile, analyze, and publish statistics; --identify data needs and develop a long-term data collection program; --make statistics accessible and understandable; --develop guidelines to improve the credibility and effectiveness of the Department's statistics; --develop and maintain an intermodal transportation database containing information on the volumes and patterns of movement of people and goods by relevant classifications, and a national accounting of expenditures and capital stocks; --develop and maintain the National Transportation Library to help improve the ability of the transportation community to share information; and --develop and maintain geospatial data bases that depict transportation networks, their use, and the social, economic, and environmental conditions that affect or are affected by the networks. The Bureau acquired the Office of Airline Information 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 statistical information, call 800-853-1351. For information on products, call 202- 544-3564. For further information, contact the Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Phone, 202-366-DATA. Fax, 202-366-3640. Internet, http:// www.bts.gov/. E-mail, infor@bts.gov. Phone, 800-363-4BTS (modem). Surface Transportation Board The Surface Transportation Board was established in 1996 by the ICC Termination Act of 1995 (49 U.S.C. 10101 et seq.) as a decisionally independent, bipartisan, adjudicatory body organizationally housed within the Department of Transportation, with jurisdiction over certain surface transportation economic regulatory matters formerly under ICC jurisdiction. The Board consists of three members, appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate for 5-year terms. The Board's Chairman is designated by the President from among the members. The Board adjudicates disputes and regulates interstate surface transportation through various laws pertaining to the different modes of surface transportation. [[Page 433]] The Board's general responsibilities include the oversight of firms engaged in transportation in interstate and foreign commerce to the extent that it takes place within the United States, or between or among points in the contiguous United States and points in Alaska, Hawaii, or U.S. territories or possessions. Surface transportation matters under the Board's jurisdiction in general include railroad rate and service issues, rail restructuring transactions (mergers, line sales, line construction, and line abandonments), and labor matters related thereto; certain trucking company, moving van, and noncontiguous ocean shipping company rate matters; certain intercity passenger bus company structure, financial, and operational matters; and certain pipeline matters not regulated by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. In the performance of its functions, the Board is charged with promoting, where appropriate, substantive and procedural regulatory reform and providing an efficient and effective forum for the resolution of disputes. Through the granting of exemptions from regulations where warranted, the streamlining of its decisionmaking process and the regulations applicable thereto, and the consistent and fair application of legal and equitable principles, the Board seeks to provide an effective forum for efficient dispute resolution and facilitation of appropriate market-based business transactions. Through rulemakings and case disposition, it strives to develop new and better ways to analyze unique and complex problems, to reach fully justified decisions more quickly, to reduce the costs associated with regulatory oversight, and to encourage private sector negotiations and resolutions to problems, where appropriate. For further information, contact the Office of Congressional and External Affairs, Surface Transportation Board, Room 843, 1925 K Street NW., Washington, DC 20423-0001. Phone, 202-565-1594. 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. Civil Rights For information on equal employment opportunity, nondiscrimination in DOT employment and transportation services, or DOT's Disadvantaged Business Enterprise certification appeals program, contact the Director, Departmental Office of Civil Rights. Phone, 202- 366-4648. Internet, http://www.dot.gov/ost/docr/. Coast Guard Career and Training Opportunities For information on the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, contact the Director of Admissions, U.S. Coast Guard Academy, New London, CT 06320. Phone, 860-444-8444. Internet, http://www.uscg.mil/. Information on the enlistment program and the Officer Candidate School may be obtained from the local recruiting offices or the U.S. Coast Guard Personnel Command (CGPC) Recruiting Center. Phone, 703-235- 1169. Persons interested in joining the Coast Guard Auxiliary may obtain information from the Commandant (G-OCX), U.S. Coast Guard, Washington, DC 20593. Phone, 202-267-0982. 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). [[Page 434]] 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. Phone, 202-366-0123 (Washington, DC, area) or 800-424-9393 (toll-free except Alaska and Hawaii). Contracts Contact the Office of Acquisition and Grant Management. Phone, 202-366-4285. Employment The principal occupations in the Department are air traffic controller, aviation safety specialist, electronics maintenance technician, engineer (civil, aeronautical, automotive, electronic, highway, and general), administrative/management, and clerical. For further information, contact the Transportation Administrative Service Center (TASC) DOT Connection, Room PL-402, 400 Seventh Street SW., Washington, DC 20590. Phone, 202-366-9391 or 800-525-2878 (toll-free). 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 20026-0178. 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 Department of Transportation TASC Dockets, PL-401, 400 Seventh Street SW., Washington, DC 20590. Phone, 800-647- 5527. 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: TASC Department of Transportation Library, Room 2200, 400 Seventh Street SW., Washington, DC 20590 (phone, 202-366-0745); Department of Transportation/TASC Law Library, Room 2215, 400 Seventh Street SW., Washington, DC 20590 (phone, 202-366-0749); Department of Transportation/TASC Library, FB-10A Branch, Room 930, 800 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591 (phone, 202-267-3115); and Department of Transportation/TASC Library, Transpoint Branch, B-726, 2100 Second Street SW., Washington, DC 20593 (phone, 202-267-2536). Speakers The Department of Transportation and its operating administrations and regional offices make speakers available for civic, labor, and community groups. Contact the specific agency or the nearest regional office at the address indicated in the text. Surface Transportation Board Proceedings and Public Records Requests for public assistance with pending or potential proceedings of the Board should be addressed to the Office of Public Services, Surface Transportation Board, Room 848, 1925 K Street NW., Washington, DC 20423- 0001. Phone, 202-565-1592. Requests for access to the Board's public records should be made to the Office of the Secretary, Surface Transportation Board, Room 840, 1925 K Street NW., Washington, DC 20423-0001. Phone, 202-565-1674. Telephone Directory The Department of Transportation telephone directory is available for sale by the Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402. [[Page 435]] 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. Internet, http://www.dot.gov/.