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 Driver’s 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