U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Communications to Congress

96th Congress, First Session (1979)



DOT HEARINGS
SubjectDateCommitteeWitnesses
DOT- Moving Agricultural Products to Market11/29/79House Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry CommitteeCharles Swinburn, Acting Assistant Secretary for Policy and International Affairs
NHTSA - "Last Quarter"Spending11/29/79Senate Governmental Affairs CommitteeDana L. Scott, Associate Administrator for Administration, NHTSA
FAA - Radar Display Interruptions11/26/79House Committee on Ways and MeansQuentin S. Taylor, Deputy Administrator, FAA
FAA - Airport Noise and Safety at Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport11/09/79House Committee on Government OperationsJohn Wesler, Director of Environment and Energy, FAA
DOT - Coal Pipeline Act of 1979 11/08/79 The House Committee on Public Works and TransportationJohn E. Harman, Acting Deputy Director, Intermodal Transportation, DOT
DOT - Reform of Railroad Regulatory Structure11/07/79 The Senate Commerce, Science and TransportationNeil E. Goldschmidt, Secretary of Transportation
DOT- Uniform Relocation Assistance11/06/79Subcommittee on Intergovernmental RelationsCharles Swinburn, Acting Assistant Secretary for Policy and International Affairs
DOT - Motor Carrier Regulatory Reform11/01/79Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation CommitteeMark G. Aron, Deputy General Counsel, DOT
DOT - Railroad Mergers and Related Transactions11/01/79House Interstate and Foreign Commerce CommitteeRobert E. Gallamore, Deputy Administrator, FRA
DOT- Future of the Milwaukee Railroad10/29/79Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and TransportationCharles Swinburn, Acting Assistant Secretary for Policy and International Affairs
FHWA - Truck Size and Weight Issues10/25/79Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Karl S. Bowers, FHWA Administrator
DOT - Improving Transportation Services for the Elderly10/24/79House select Committee on AgingDonald Trilling, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and International Affairs, DOT
DOT - The International Air Transportation Competition Act of 197910/24/79House Committee on Public Works and TransportationLinda Heller Kamm, General Counsel, DOT
UMTA- Transportation Services in Small Urban and Rural Areas10/24/79senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry CommitteeLillian C. Liburdi, Acting Deputy Administrator, UMTA
RSPA - S.535 and the Staff Study on Employment and Economic Effects of a Chrysler Shutdown10/23/79House Committee on Banking, Finance, and Urban AffairsHoward J. Dugoff, Administrator, RPSA
DOT - Improving Government Regulations10/10/79 Senate Committee on Governmental AffairsLinda Heller Kamm, General Counsel, DOT
RSPA - Staff Study on Employment and Economic Effects of a Chrysler Shutdown10/10/79Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban AffairsHoward J. Dugoff, Administrator, RPSA
FAA - Tolerance Assessment of the DC-1010/09/79House Government Operations CommitteeLanghorne M. Bond, Administrator, FAA
DOT - National Capital Transportation Amendments of 197909/28/79Senate Committee on Governmental AffairsMortimer L.Downey, III, Assistant Secretary for Budget and Programs, DOT
USCG - Comprehensive Oil Pollution Liability and Compensation Act09/26/79House Public Works and Transportation CommitteeRADM Wayne E. Caldwell, Chief, Office of Marine Environment and Systems, USCG
DOT - Motor Carrier Regulatory Reform09/25/79Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation CommitteeNeil E. Goldschmidt, Secretary of Transportation
FAA - Review of FAA R&D Program09/25/79House Committee on Science and TechnologyQuentin S. Taylor, Deputy Administrator, FAA
DOT - Rail Rates and South Appalachian Coal09/24/79Senate Commerce CommitteeRobert E. Gallamore, Deputy Administrator, FRA
DOT - Amendments to the Shipping Act, 191609/19/79Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and TransportationJeffrey N.Shane, Assistant General Counsel for International Law, DOT
FAA - Airport and Airway Legislation09/18/79 House Public Works and Transportation CommitteeLanghorne Bond, Administrator, FAA
FHWA - The 1979 Interstate Cost Estimate09/18/79House Public Works and Transportation CommitteeJohn Hassell, Deputy Administrator, FHWA
FAA - Airport and Airway Legislation09/10/79 Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation CommitteeLanghorne Bond, Administrator, FAA
DOT - The Future of the Milwaukee Railroad09/07/79Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and TransportationLinda Heller Kamm, General Counsel, DOT
DOT - The International Air Transportation Competition Act of 197908/21/79Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation CommitteeLinda Heller Kamm, General Counsel, DOT
FAA - FAA's Maintenance Activities08/14/79House Committee on Government OperationsQuentin S. Taylor, Deputy Administrator, FAA
FAA - Cabin Safety08/13/79House Committee on Government OperationsQuentin S. Taylor, Deputy Administrator, FAA
DOT - The Nation's Domestic Air Transportation system08/01/79House Public Works and Transportation CommitteeDr. John J. Fearnsides, Deputy Under Secretary, DOT
FHWA - A Bill to Prohibit Free Federal Employee Parking08/01/79Senate Governmental Affairs CommitteeThomas M. Downs, Associate Administrator for Planning, FHWA
DOT - Agricultural Transportation Issues07/30/79Senate Agricultural Production SubcommitteeDr. John J. Fearnsides, Deputy Under Secretary, DOT
DOT - Coal Slurry Pipelines07/20/79House Committee on Interior and Insular AffairsDonald Trilling, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and International Affairs, DOT
NHTSA - Citizen Participation in Rulemaking07/20/79Senate Judiciary CommitteeJoan Claybrook, Administrator, NHTSA
FAA - Age 60 Rule07/18/79House Committee on Public Works and TransportationQuentin S. Taylor, Deputy Administrator, FAA
USCG - Marine Transportation of Liquidfied Gases07/18/79House Merchant Marine and Fisheries CommitteeRADM Wayne E. Caldwell, Chief, Office of Marine Environment and Systems, USCG
RSPA - S.535 (Shipment of Nuclear Waste and Spent Fuel)07/18/79Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and TransportationHoward J. Dugoff, Administrator, RPSA
DOT - Urban Mass Transportation Program and Energy Savings07/18/79Senate Commitee on Banking, Housing, and Urban AffairsBrock Adams, Secretary of Transportation
FHWA - A Bill to Amend Section 131, Title 23, US Code (Outdoor Advertising)07/17/79Senate Environment and Public Works CommitteeLester P. Lamm, Executive Director, FHWA
FHWA - Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety07/17/79Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation CommitteeJohn Hassell, Deputy Administrator, FHWA
USCG - Recreational Boating Safety and Facilities Improvement Act of 197907/17/79House Merchant Marine and Fisheries CommitteeRADM Bernie E. Thompson, USCG
USCG - Coast Guard's Safety and Occupational Health Program07/16/79Education and Labor CommitteeRADM J. P. Stewart, USCG
RSPA - Automotive Research and Development07/16/79 Subcommittee on Transportation, Aviation, and CommunicationsDr. James Costantino, Director of the Transportation Systems Center, RSPA
RSPA - H.R. 4678 (Establishment of Automobile R&D Program at NASA)07/12/79House Science and Technology Committee Howard J. Dugoff, Administrator, RPSA
FAA - Aircraft Certification and Inspection Practices 07/11/79Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation CommitteeLanghorne M. Bond, Administrator, FAA
DOT - Potential for Energy Conservation in the Transportation of Property by Trucks 07/09/79House Committe on Interstate and Foreign Commerce CommitteeDr. John J. Fearnsides, Deputy Under Secretary, DOT
FRA - Railroad Deregulation Act of 197907/05/79Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and TransportationRonald H. Reimann, Acting Associate Administrator, FRA
FAA - The Air Traffic Controller Second Career Program06/26/79House Post Office and Civil Service CommitteeCharles E. Weithoner, Associate Administrator for Administration, FAA
DOT - Trucking Economic Regulatory Reform06/26/79Senate Commitee on Commerce, Science and TransportationBrock Adams, Secretary of Transportation
FRA - The Transportation of Coal06/20/79House Committee on Interstate and Foreign CommerceJohn M. Sullivan, Administrator, FRA
FAA - FAA Certification and Inspection Practices06/19/79House Public Works and Transportation CommitteeLanghorne M. Bond, Administrator, FAA
FAA - Issues relating to the DC-10 Aircraft06/18/79House Government Operations CommitteeLanghorne M. Bond, Administrator, FAA
UMTA - Minority Business Enterprise Program06/14/79House Small Business CommitteeGary D. Gayton, Deputy Administrator, UMTA
FAA - Aviation Safety and Noise Reduction Act06/12/79House Interstate and Foreign Commerce CommitteeQuentin S. Taylor, Deputy Administrator, FAA
FAA - FAA Actions in response to May 25 DC-10 Chicago Crash06/11/79House Government Operations Committee Langhorne M. Bond, Administrator, FAA
FAA - The Railroad Deregulation Act of 197906/11/79Senate Judiciary CommitteeRaymond K. James, Chief Counsel, FRA
USCG - S.428 (Uniform Code of Military Justice Amendments)06/11/79House Committee on Armed Services Rear Admiral, Clifford F. DeWolf, USCG
RSPA - Initiative to Improve Auto Fuel Efficiency06/07/79House Science and Technology Committee James Palmer, RSPA Administrator
USCG - H.R. 1198 (Authority to Establish Nautical Lines of Demarcation)06/05/79House Merchant Marine and Fisheries CommitteeRear Admiral, Clifford F. DeWolf, USCG
DOT - Rail Deregulation Act of 197906/01/79Senate Select Committee on Small BusinessRobert E. Gallamore, Deputy Administrator, FRA
NHTSA - Provision of Adequate Notice to Owners of Defective Tires05/24/79House Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee Joan Claybrook, Administrator, NHTSA
DOT - Proposed Embargo of the Milwaukee Road05/21/79Committee on Commerce, Science and TransportationRobert E. Gallamore, Deputy Administrator, FRA
DOT - Federal Role in the Procurement of Transit Equipment05/17/79House Committee on Public Works and TransportationLinda Heller Kamm, DOT General Counsel
DOT - H.R.3055 (Prohibition on Rebating in Transport of Marine Goods)05/16/79House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee Dr. John J. Fearnsides, Deputy under Secretary, DOT
DOT - The National Visitor Center/Union Station Complex 05/08/79House Public Works and Transportation CommitteeLouis S. Thompson, FRA Director, Northeast Corridor Project Director
NHTSA - The Safe Design and Use of Child Restraints05/07/79House Committee on Interstate and Foreign CommerceJoan Claybrook, Administrator, NHTSA
RSPA - Hazardous Materials program of the Research and Special Programs Administration (RSPA) 05/07/79House Public Works and Transportation Committee James Palmer, RSPA Administrator
DOT - H.R.3634 (Washington METRO system Costs)05/02/79House Committee on the District of ColumbiaMortimer L.Downey, III, Assistant Secretary for Budget and Programs
RSPA - Pipeline Safety Programs04/26/79Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation CommitteeJames Palmer, RSPA Administrator
DOT - United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)4/26/79House Public Works and Transportation CommitteeRichard F. Walsh, Acting Director, Office of Marine Transportation
NTHSA - Effects of Regulation on the Automotive Industry04/26/79Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Howard J. Dugoff, Deputy Administrator, NHTSA
FAA - Aviation Noise04/24/79House Public Works and Transportation CommitteeLanghorne M. Bond, Administrator, FAA
DOT - The Railroad Deregulation Act of 197904/24/79House Committee on Interstate and Foreign CommerceBrock Adams, Secretary of Transportation
DOT - The Railroad Deregulation Act of 197904/19/79Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and TransportationBrock Adams, Secretary of Transportation
DOT/FRA - National Energy and Rail Ratemaking Policies04/16/79House Interstate and Foreign Commerce CommitteeSteven R. Ditmeyer, FRA Associate Administrator for Policy and Program Development
RSPA - Hazardous Materials program of the Research and Special Programs Administration (RSPA) 04/10/79House Interstate and Foreign Commerce CommitteeJames Palmer, RSPA Administrator
USCG - Coast Guard's FY 1980 Budget Request04/10/79Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation CommitteeAdmiral John B. Hayes, USCG
DOT - Air-Cargo Deregulation 04/05/79Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee Dr. John J. Fearnsides, Deputy Under Secretary, DOT
DOT - FY 1980 DOT Budget04/05/79House Appropriations CommitteeAlan Butchman, Deputy Secretary of Transportation
FAA - The Aviation Safety Reporting Program04/03/79House Government Operations CommitteeLanghorne M. Bond, Administrator, FAA
FAA - Use of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund in Hawaii03/31/79House Ways and Means CommitteeRobert O. Ziegler, Director, FAA Pacific-Asia Region
FAA - The Omnibus Antiterrorism Act of 197903/30/79Senate Governmental Affairs CommitteeRichard F. Lally, Director, Civil Aviation Security Service
NHTSA - National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act Reauthorization03/28/79Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation CommitteeJoan Claybrook, Administrator, NHTSA
DOT - The Deepwater Port Program03/27/79House Public Works and Transportation CommitteeRichard F. Walsh, Acting Director, Office of Marine Transportation
NHTSA - National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act Reauthorization03/26/79House Interstate and Foreign Commerce CommitteeJoan Claybrook, Administrator, NHTSA
DOT - The Future of the Automobile03/23/79 The Committee on Commerce, Science and TransportationBrock Adams, Secretary of Transportation
FHWA - Federal Highway Administration Research and Development03/22/79House Science and Technology CommitteeDr. Gerald D. Love, Associate Administrator, FHWA
FRA - Federal Railroad Administration Research and Development03/21/79House Science and Technology CommitteeRobert E. Parsons, Associate Administrator
NHTSA - Research and Development Programs of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration03/20/79House Science and Technology Committee Joan Claybrook, Administrator, NHTSA
RSPA - Activities of the Research and Special Programs Administration (RSPA) 03/20/79House Committee on Science and TechnologyJames Palmer, RSPA Administrator
FAA - Controlled Visual Flight Rules03/20/79House Public Works and Transportation CommitteeLanghorne M. Bond, Administrator, FAA
DOT - Implementation of the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 197803/19/79House Committee on Public Works and TransportationBrock Adams, Secretary of Transportation
NHTSA - Highway Safety Act of 197803/19/79House Public Works and Transportation Committee Joan Claybrook, Administrator, NHTSA
UMTA - Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 197803/19/79House Public Works and Transportation Committee Richard S. Page, UMTA Administrator
DOT - Northeast Corridor Improvement Project03/16/79Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Brock Adams, Secretary of Transportation
DOT - Office of Assistant Secretary of Transportation for Marine Transportation03/15/79 The House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee Brock Adams, Secretary of Transportation
FHWA - Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 197803/14/79House Public Works and Transportation Committee Karl S. Bowers, FHWA Administrator
DOT - Northeast Corridor Improvement Project03/07/79House Interstate and Foreign Commerce CommitteeBrock Adams, Secretary of Transportation
USCG - Cutter Cayahoga Collision and Investigation03/06/79House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee Admiral John B. Hayes, USCG
DOT - Amtrak Improvement Act of 197903/05/79Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation CommitteeBrock Adams, Secretary of Transportation
USCG - Selected Reserve Strength Authorization03/02/79 The House Armed Services Committee Radm. Thomas T. Wetmore III, Chief, Office of Reserve, USCG
RSPA - Pipeline Safety Program03/01/79House Interstate and Foreign Commerce CommitteeJames Palmer, RSPA Administrator
FAA - International Terrorism02/28/79House Public Works and Transportation Committee Langhorne Bond, Administrator, FAA
DOT - FAA R,E&D Program02/20/79House Science and Technology CommitteeQuentin S. Taylor, Deputy Administrator, FAA
DOT - Panama Canal Treaty Implementing Legislation02/15/79House Merchant Marine and Fisheries CommitteeStephen A. Shefler, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy
DOT - Pipeline Safety Program02/08/79Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation CommitteeBrock Adams, Secretary of Transportation
DOT - The State of our Nation's Railroads02/07/79Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation CommitteeBrock Adams, Secretary of Transportation
DOT - National Transportation Developments02/07/79House Appropriations CommitteeBrock Adams, Secretary of Transportation