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AGENDA: PUBLIC
HEARING ON TRANSIT
BUS SAFETY
(All times are approximate)
(There will be a morning and an afternoon break each day)
Tuesday, March 3
9:00 a.m.------- Convening of Hearing and Opening Statements
9:30 a.m.------- Panel 1: "Safety Programs in Transit Companies"
Bi-State Development Agency
Thomas Sehr (General Manager of Operations)
Nathan Knicker (Director of Safety and Training)
New Jersey Transit
Penny Page (Director of Safety)
American Public Transit Association
Fred Gillian (Deputy Executive Director)
12:00 noon ----- LUNCH BREAK
1:15 p.m.------- Panel 2: "States Oversight of Transit Safety"
Missouri Division of Motor Carrier & Railroad Safety
Stephen Waters (Director)
Texas Department of Public Safety
Capt. David Kemp (License & Weights Services)
California Highway Patrol
Linn Holmes (Manager, Motor Carrier Services)
New York Public Transportation Safety Board
Norman Schneider (Director, Passenger and Freight Safety
Division)
(NOTE: Also representing the American Association of
State Highway Transportation Officials)
5:00 p.m. ------- Adjournment for the day
Wednesday, March 4
8:30 a.m.-------- Panel 3: "Federal Oversight of Transit Safety"
Federal Transit Administration
Jerry Fisher (Safety Specialist)
Federal Highway Administration Office of Motor Carriers
Steve Barber (National Program Coordinator for Motor
Coach Operations)
10:15 a.m.------ Panel 4: "Transit Bus Accidents and Exposure Data; Pupil Transportation Issues"
Federal Transit Administration
Jerry Fisher (See above)
Federal Highway Administration Office of Motor Carriers
Steve Barber (See above)
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Terry Klein (Chief, Mathematical Analysis Division)
National Association of State Directors of Pupil Transportation
Terry Voy (President)
12:00 noon ---- LUNCH BREAK
1:15 p.m.------ Panel 5: "Selection, Qualification, and Training of Transit Bus Drivers"
New Jersey Transit
Penny J. Page (Director of Safety)
Community Transit Association of America
Chris Zeilinger (Assistant Director of Government Affairs
and Training)
Professional Truck Drivers Training Institute of America
Lana Batts (President)
American Public Transit Association
Stephen Vidal (Chief Training Officer, MPA, New York
City Transit)
5:00 p.m.------ Adjournment of Hearing
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