Motor Vehicles

▸ Agencies

Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)(Transportation Dept.), East Bldg., 1200 New Jersey Ave. S.E., #300 20590-0001; (202) 366-0650. Fax, (202) 366-3244. Jeffrey F. Paniati, Deputy Administrator, Acting. Press, (202) 366-0660.

Web, http://www.fhwa.dot.gov

Administers federal-aid highway programs with money from the Highway Trust Fund; works to improve highway and motor vehicle safety; coordinates research and development programs on highway and traffic safety, construction costs, and the environmental impact of highway transportation; administers regional and territorial highway building programs and the highway beautification program.

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Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration(Transportation Dept.), Bus and Truck Standards and Operations, 1200 New Jersey Ave. S.E., #N64-330 20590; (202) 366-2362. Fax, (202) 366-8842. Chuck Horan, Director.

Web, http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov

Regulates motor vehicle size and weight on federally aided highways; conducts studies on issues relating to motor carrier transportation; promotes uniformity in state and federal motor carrier laws and regulations.

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Transportation Security Administration (TSA) (Homeland Security Dept.), Freedom Center, 13555 EDS Dr., Herndon, VA 20171 (mailing address: TSOC Annex, 601 S. 12th St., Arlington, VA 22202); (866) 655-7023. Rodrick Allison, Deputy Executive Director.

Web, http://www.tsa.gov

Operations center that provides continual federal, state, and local coordination, communications, and domain awareness for all of the Homeland Security Dept.'s transportation-related security activities worldwide. Transportation domains include highway, rail, shipping, and aviation.

▸ Congress

For a listing of relevant congressional committees and subcommittees, please see page 654 or the Appendix.

▸ Nongovernmental

American Assn. of Motor Vehicle Administrators(AAMVA), 4301 Wilson Blvd., #400, Arlington, VA 22203-1753; (703) 522-4200. Fax, (703) 522-1553. Neil Schuster, President. Press, (703) 908-8287.

Web, http://www.aamva.org

Membership: officials responsible for administering and enforcing motor vehicle and traffic laws in the United States and Canada. Promotes uniform laws and regulations for vehicle registration, driver's licenses, and motor carrier services.

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American Automobile Assn. (AAA), Washington Office, 607 14th St. N.W., #200 20005-2000; (202) 942-2050. Fax, (202) 783-4788. Jill Ingrassia, Managing Director of Government Relations and Traffic Safety Advocacy.

General email, jingrassia@national.AAA.org

Web, http://www.aaa.com

Membership: state and local automobile associations. Conducts public outreach and offers publications through the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety. Interests include all aspects of highway transportation, travel and tourism, safety, drunk driving, and legislation that affects motorists. (Headquarters in Heathrow, Fla.)

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American Bus Assn., 700 13th St. N. W., #575 20005-5923; (202) 842-1645. Fax, (202) 842-0850. Peter J. Pantuso, President. Toll-free, (800) 283-2877.

General email, abainfo@buses.org

Web, http://www.buses.org

Membership: privately owned intercity bus companies, state associations, travel/tourism businesses, bus manufacturers, and those interested in the bus industry. Monitors legislation and regulations.

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American Trucking Assns., 950 N. Glebe Rd., #210, Arlington, VA 22203-4181; (703) 838-1700. Fax, (703) 838-1994. William P. Graves, President.

General email, membership@trucking.org

Web, http://www.truckline.com

Membership: state trucking associations, individual trucking and motor carrier organizations, and related supply companies. Maintains departments on industrial relations, law, management systems, research, safety, traffic, state laws, taxation, communications, legislation, economics, and engineering.

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Electric Drive Transportation Assn. (EDTA), 1101 Vermont Ave. N.W., #401 20005-3347; (202) 408-0774. Fax, (202) 408-7610. Brian P. Wynne, President.

General email, info@electricdrive.org

Web, http://www.electricdrive.org

Membership: automotive and other equipment manufacturers, utilities, technology developers, component suppliers, and government agencies. Conducts public policy advocacy, education, industry networking, and international conferences in the areas of battery, hybrid, and fuel cell electric drive technologies and infrastructures.

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