U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Communications to Congress

93rd Congress, First Session (1973)



DOT HEARINGS
SubjectDateCommitteeWitnesses
DOT - Transportation and the Energy Crisis12/11/73Senate Public Works Committee Claude S. Brinegar, Secretary of Transportation
OST - The Barge Mixing Rule -- H.R. 977212/11/73Interstate and Foreign Commerce CommitteeJohn W. Snow, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy
OST - Maximum Speed Limits on Interstate Highways11/27/73House Public Works Committee Irwin P. Halpern, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy
DOT - Penn Central Railroad and Other Bankruptcies11/15/73Senate Commerce CommitteeClaude S. Brinegar, Secretary of Transportation
DOT - National Emergency Petroleum Act of 197311/14/73Senate Public Works Committee Claude S. Brinegar, Secretary of Transportation
USCG - International Conference on Marine Pollution11/12/73Senate Commerce Committee Admiral Chester R. Bender, USCG Commandant
OST - DOT views on S. 2510 -- Establishment of an Office of Federal Procurement Policy11/01/73Senate Committee on Government OperationsDouglas L. Siegel, Director, Office of Installations and Logistics
DOT - Operation and construction of Deep Port Facilities10/11/73House Public Works Committee Claude S. Brinegar, Secretary of Transportation
FRA - The Rail Car Transport of Fertilizer10/09/73House Agriculture CommitteeJohn W. Ingram, FRA Administrator
OST - Safety in Deep Water Ports10/02/73Joint Meeting of Senate Commerce, Interior and Insular Affairs, and Public Works CommitteesJoseph C. Caldwell, Director office of Pipeline Safety
OST - The Barge Mixing Rule (S. 2267)09/25/73Senate Commerce Committee Robert H. Binder, Assistant Secretary Designate for Policy and International Affairs
OST - Clean Air Act09/19/73House Interstate and Foreign Commerce CommitteeBenjamin O. Davis, Assistant Secretary for Environment, Safety and Consumer Affairs
OST - National Agency for Transportation Safety09/12/73Senate Commerce Committee Benjamin O. Davis, Assistant Secretary for Environment, Safety and Consumer Affairs
OST - National Fuel and Energy Conservation08/01/73Senate Interior and Insular Affairs Committee Irwin P. Halpern, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy
FHA - Bills relating to the Preservation of Historical and Archeological Data07/30/73SubCommittee on Parks and Recreation Ralph R. Bartelsmeyer, Deputy Administrator, Federal Highway
OST - Deep Water Port Facilities Act of 197307/24/73Joint Meeting of Senate Commerce, Interior and Insular Affairs, and Public Works CommitteesJohn W. Barnum, Acting Under Secretary of Transportation
UMTA - The Impact of fuel shortages on transit07/26/73House Banking and Currency Committee Frank C. Herringer, UMTA Administrator
OST - Establishment of an Office of Federal Procurement Policy07/16/73House Committee on Government AffairsDouglas L. Siegel, Director, Office of Installations and Logistics
OST - Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)07/10/73 The House Committee on Interstate and Foreign CommerceJoseph C. Caldwell, Director office of Pipeline Safety
OST - Fuel Conservation06/21/73Senate Commerce Committee Irwin P. Halpern, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy
OST - Proposed Export Expansion Legislation06/21/73 Senate Commerce Committee Benjamin O. Davis, Assistant Secretary for Environment, Safety and Consumer Affairs
OST - DOT views on H.R. 905906/16/73House Select Committee on Small BusinessDouglas L. Siegel, Director, Office of Installations and Logistics
FHWA - Narrow Bridge Safety06/14/73House Public Works Committee Norbert T. Tiemann, FHWA Administrator
NTSB - FAA Delegation of Aircraft Certification Responsibilities06/13/73Committee on Government Operations John H. Reed, National Transportation Safetey Board Chairman
OST - Erosion control on Ediz Hook06/08/73 House Public Works Committee RADM Edward Scheiderer, USCG
OST - Automobile accident compensation and insurance06/07/73 The Senate Commerce Committee John W. Barnum, Acting Under Secretary of Transportation
DOT - The Northeastern Railroad Problem05/30/73Senate Commerce Committee Claude S. Brinegar, Secretary of Transportation
FRA - The Rail Passenger Service Act of 197005/16/73Senate Commerce Committee John W. Ingram, FRA Administrator
OST - Air Charter Industry and S. 45505/14/73Senate Commerce CommitteeRobert H. Binder, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and International Affairs
USCG - H.R. 6722 (Coast Guard Selected Reserve Strength)05/10/73House Armed Services Committee Admiral Chester R. Bender, USCG Commandant
OST - Air Charter Industry and S. 2548, S. 2549, and S. 351305/09/73Senate Commerce Committee Robert H. Binder, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and International Affairs
NHTSA - School Bus Safety Activities05/09/73House Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee James E. Wilson, Acting Administrator, NHTSA
OST - Free or Reduced Rate Transportation for Certain Groups05/08/73Senate Commerce Committee Robert H. Binder, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy, Plans and International Affairs
DOT - Motor Vehicle Safety Legislation05/07/73 The House Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee Claude S. Brinegar, Secretary of Transportation
OST - District of Columbia No Fault Motor Vehicle Insurance Act05/01/73 The House District of Columbia Committee John L. Hazard, Assistant Secretary of Transportation
OST - Coast Guard Authorization Request for FY 197404/04/73House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee Theodore C. Lutz, Deputy Under Secretary
USCG - The Tonnage Measurement Program03/30/73Senate Foreign Relations Committee Captain G. H. Read, Deputy Chief, Office of Merchant Marine Safety
UMTA - Mass Transportation Needs03/22/73House Committee on Banking and CurrencyFrank C. Herringer, UMTA Administrator
OST - Uses of Aeronautics and Space Technology and Systems03/21/73Senate Committee on Aeronautical and Space SciencesRobert H. Cannon, Assistant Secretary of Transportation for Systems Development and Technology
DOT - Federal-Aid Highway and Public Transportation Act03/19/73House Public Works Committee Claude S. Brinegar, Secretary of Transportation
FAA - Air Transportation of Hazardous Materials03/14/73House Government Operations Committee James F. Randolph, Director Flight Standards Service, FAA
FHWA - Highway Safety Act of 197303/13/73Senate Public Works Committee Ralph R. Bartelsmeyer, Acting Federal Highway Administrator
FHWA - Highway Safety Act of 197303/07/73House Public Works Committee Ralph R. Bartelsmeyer, Acting Federal Highway Administrator
OST - Airport Preclearance Procedures03/07/73House Appropriations Committee Benjamin O. Davis, Assistant Secretary for Environment, Safety and Consumer Affairs
NHTSA - Highway Safety03/07/73House Committee on Public WorksJames E. Wilson, Acting Administrator, NHTSA
DOT - Civil Aviation Security Program02/27/73House Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee Egil Krogh, Jr. Under Secretary, DOT
FAA - Air Traffic Controller Career Program02/07/73House Post Office and Civil Service Committee Bertrand M. Harding, FAA
DOT - Federal-Aid Highway and Public Transportation Act02/07/73Senate Public Works Committee Claude S. Brinegar, Secretary of Transportation