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Speeches and Testimony of Staff Members

June 30, 2004 - Remarks of Danielle E. Roeber, Alcohol Safety and Occupant Protection Coordinator, for the Charlottesville Press Conference on Impaired Driving, Charlottesville, Virginia
June 16, 2004 - Testimony of Bob Chipkevich, Director, Office of Railroad, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Investigations, before the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, U.S. House of Representatives, Regarding Pipeline Safety
April 7, 2004 - Testimony of Danielle E. Roeber, Alcohol Safety and Occupant Protection Coordinator, before the Senate Transportation Committee, State of Tennessee, Regarding Primary Enforcement Legislation
April 7, 2004 - Testimony of Danielle E. Roeber, Alcohol Safety and Occupant Protection Coordinator, before the House Transportation Committee, State of Tennessee, Regarding Primary Enforcement Legislation
April 6, 2004 - Remarks of Danielle E. Roeber, Alcohol Safety and Occupant Protection Coordinator, for the Tennessee Press Conference on Primary Enforcement, Nashville, Tennessee
March 30, 2004 - Statement of Steve Blackistone before the Committee on Environmental Matters, Maryland House of Delegates, on Senate Bill 233
March 12, 2004 - Testimony of Steve Blackistone before the Judiciary Committee, Maryland House of Delegates, on House Bills 888 and 1232
March 1, 2004 - Testimony of Danielle E. Roeber, Alcohol Safety and Occupant Protection Coordinator, before the Committee on Transportation, State of Connecticut, Regarding Child Passenger Safety Legislation
February 12, 2004 - Testimony of Bill Gossard before the Assembly Committee on Natural Resources, State of Wisconsin, on Assembly Bill 790 – Recreational Boating Safety Education
February 8, 2004 - Testimony of Danielle E. Roeber, Alcohol Safety and Occupant Protection Coordinator, before the House Subcommittee on Criminal Law, Commonwealth of Virginia, Regarding Impaired Driving Legislation
February 5, 2004 - Testimony of Danielle E. Roeber, Alcohol Safety and Occupant Protection Coordinator, before the Senate Transportation Committee, State of Kansas, Regarding Child Passenger Safety Legislation
February 2, 2004 - Testimony of Bill Gossard before the Senate Parks, Fish & Wildlife Committee, State of Washington, on Senate Bill 6513 – Recreational Boating Safety Education
October 7, 2003 - Testimony of Steve Blackistone before the House and Senate Transportation Committees, Kentucky General Assembly on Highway Safety in Kentucky
October 2, 2003 - Testimony of Steve Blackistone before the Committee on Transportation, Michigan House of Representatives, on H.B. 4600 – Passenger Restrictions
September 18, 2003 - Testimony of Steve Blackistone before the Transportation Committee, New York City Council, on Resolution 492 - Mandatory Boating Safety Education
March 18, 2003 - Testimony of Steve Blackistone before the Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence, Texas House of Representatives, Regarding H.B. 745 – Drivers with a High Blood Alcohol Content
March 17, 2003 - Testimony of Steve Blackistone before the Committee on Law Enforcement, Texas House of Representatives, Regarding H.B. 226 – Sobriety Checkpoints
February 25, 2003 - Testimony of Steve Blackistone before the Committe on Environmental Matters, Maryland House of Delegates, regarding H.B. 848 - Pupil Transportation in Vehicles Not Meeting Federal School Bus Safety Standards
February 24, 2003 - Testimony of Danielle E. Roeber, Alcohol Safety and Occupant Protection Coordinator, before the Transportation Committee, State of Connecticut, regarding Graduated Driver Licensing
February 24, 2003 - Testimony of Danielle E. Roeber, Alcohol Safety and Occupant Protection Coordinator, before the Transportation Committee, State of Connecticut, regarding Booster Seats
August 27, 2002 - Testimony of Danielle E. Roeber, Alcohol Safety and Occupant Protection Coordinator, before the House Transportation Committee, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, regarding Booster Seats
March 19, 2002 - Testimony of Robert Chipkevich before the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality, Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives, regarding Pipeline Safety
March 5, 2002 - Testimony of Danielle E. Roeber, Alcohol Safety and Occupant Protection Coordinator, before the House State Government Committee, State of Ohio, regarding Booster Seats
February 27, 2002 - Testimony of Steve Blackistone before the Committee on Judiciary, Maryland House of Delegates Annapolis, Maryland, regarding Hard Core Drinking Drivers
February 12, 2002 - Testimony of Robert Chipkevich before the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, Committee on Transportation Infrastructure, House of Representatives, regarding Pipeline Safety
February 5, 2002 - Testimony of Elaine Weinstein before the House Transportation Committee, Commonwealth of Virginia, regarding Child Safety Booster Seats
January 14, 2002 - Testimony of Steve Blackistone before the Committee on Agriculture, Conservation, and Natural Resources, Virginia Senate, on S.B. 47 - Personal Flotation Device Usage, Richmond, Virginia
September 9, 2001 - Remarks of Bob Chipkevich at the 2001 APWA International Public Works Congress and Exposition, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
August 28, 2001 - Testimony of Sharon W. Bryson before the Michigan State House of Representatives Subcommittee on Airport Review
April 24, 2001 - Testimony of Elaine Weinstein before the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation; United States Senate, regarding child safety booster seats
March 29, 2001 - Testimony of Bob Chipkevich before the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, House of Representatives, regarding railroad track safety
February 12, 2001 - Remarks of Rod Dyck at the public meeting on Pipeline Integrity Management and Communications, Arlington, Va.
January 12, 2001 - Testimony of Bob Chipkevich before the Committee on Environmental Matters, Maryland House of Delegates on NTSB Investigation of Oil Pipeline Spill Near Chalk Point, Maryland
October 3, 2000 - Testimony of Bob Chipkevich before the Maryland Senate Economic and Environmental Affairs Committee on the NTSB Investigation of The PEPCO Pipeline Accident

September 25, 2000 - Testimony of Bob Chipkevich before the Interim Committee on Radioactive and Hazardous Materials, New Mexico House of Representatives, on the NTSB Investigation of The Pipeline Accident Near Carlsbad, New Mexico
August 22, 2000 - Statement of Dr. Bernard S. Loeb at the TWA flight 800 Board Meeting
July 27, 2000 - Testimony of Daniel Campbell, Managing Director, National Transportation Safety Board; before the Subcommittee on Aviation - Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure - House of Representatives, regarding criminalization following aircraft accidents
June 13, 2000 - Remarks of Barry Sweedler, Director, Office of Safety Recommendations and Accomplishments,

Reducing DUI: Keeping us on Track

May 26, 2000 - Remarks of Barry Sweedler, Director, Office of Safety Recommendations and Accomplishments, upon becoming President of the International Council on Alcohol, Drugs and Traffic Safety (ICADTS) At T2000, the 15th International Conference of ICADTS Stockholm, Sweden
May 2000 - Remarks of Barry Sweedler, Director, Office of Safety Recommendations and Accomplishments, for the 15th International Conference on Alcohol, Drugs and Traffic Safety Stockholm, Sweden, May 2000; The worldwide decline in drinking and driving: has it continued?
March 14, 2000 - Remarks of Barry Sweedler, Director, Office of Safety Recommendations and Accomplishments, before Teledyne Controls 2000 Users Conference, Los Angeles, California: The Direction of Flight Recorder Technology in the United States
March 13, 2000 - Testimony of Robert Chipkevich, Director Office of Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety, before the Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation United States Senate Regarding the Bellingham, Washington, Pipeline Accident
February 8, 2000 - Presentation at Safety Board meeting on International Aviation Safety Program
December 14, 1999 - Testimony of James LaBelle, Chief, Northwest Field Office, before the Transportation Subcommittee, Committee on Appropriations, United States Senate, Regarding Aviation Safety in Alaska
December 1, 1999 - Remarks of Barry Sweedler, Director, Office of Safety Recommendations and Accomplishments, before the National Conference of State Legislatures Traffic Safety Workshop, Washington, D.C.
November 15, 1999 - Comments by Barry Sweedler, Director, Office of Safety Recommendations and Accomplishments, at the Partners in Progress Meeting, Washington, DC: "Strategies to Reduce Impaired Driving Deaths"
September 15, 1999 - Testimony of Bernard Loeb, Director, Office of Aviation Safety, before the Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Emergency Management Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure House of Representatives, Regarding Aging Aircraft Wiring
August 3, 1999 - Testimony of Vernon S. Ellingstad, Director, Office of Research and Engineering, before the Subcommittee on Aviation Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure House of Representatives, Regarding Pilot Fatigue
May 26, 1999 - Testimony of Joseph Osterman, Director, Office of Highway Safety, before the Subcommittee on Ground Transportation Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure House of Representative Regarding

April 22, 1999 - Remarks by Barry M. Sweedler, Director, Office of Safety Recommendations & Accomplishments, before the International Boating and Water Safety Summit at Albuquerque, New Mexico
October 21, 1998 - Remarks by Vernon S. Ellingstad, PhD, Director, Office of Research and Engineering, presented at the First NDIA Fire and Explosion Prevention Conference, October 21, 1998 at the Defense Logistics Agency Headquarters, Ft. Belvoir, VA: The Pursuit of Fuel Flammability Issues in the TWA Flight 800 Accident Investigation
September 16, 1998 - Testimony of Vernon S. Ellingstad, PhD, Director, Office of Research and Engineering, Before the Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Subcommittee, Senate Commerce Committee, U.S. House of Representatives, regarding Fatigue in the Trucking and Rail Industry
May 20, 1998 - Remarks of Barry M. Sweedler, Director, Office of Safety Recommendations & Accomplishments, Before the 4th World Conference on Injury Prevention and Control: Data Collection and Improved Technologies
May 18, 1998 - Remarks of Barry M. Sweedler, Director, Office of Safety Recommendations & Accomplishments,

Improving Transportation Safety Through Independent Accident Investigation and Public Advocacy

April 1, 1998 - Testimony of Robert Lauby, Director, Office of Railroad Safety, before the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on Railroads, U.S. House of Representatives, regarding Railroad Safety
February 20, 1998 - Remarks of Barry M. Sweedler, Director, Office of Safety Recommendations & Accomplishments, before the Second World Congress, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands
December 8, 1997 - Remarks of Al Dickinson, Investigator-in-Charge, at the Public Hearing for TWA Flight 800, Baltimore, MD
October 27, 1997 - Remarks of Barry M. Sweedler, Director Office of Safety Recommendations, National Transportation Safety Board before the Annual Congress of the National Safety Council, Chicago, Illinois
June 17, 1997 - Testimony of Barry M. Sweedler, Director Office of Safety Recommendations, National Transportation Safety Board before the Committee on Transportation, Ohio House of Representatives, Columbus, Ohio
May 8, 1997 - Testimony of Robert Chipkevich, Chief Pipeline/Hazardous Materials Division, National Transportation Safety Board before the Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine, United States Senate Regarding Hazardous Materials Safety
August 1, 1996 - Testimony of Barry Sweedler, Director Office of Safety Recommendations, National Transportation Safety Board before the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on Aviation, U.S. House of Representatives, Regarding Legislation to Require the Use of Child Safety Restraint Systems Aboard Aircraft
June 27, 1996 - Testimony of Robert Chipkevich, Chief Pipeline/Hazardous Materials Division, Office of Surface Transportation Safety, National Transportation Safety Board before the Committee on Commerce, Subcommittee on Energy and Power, U.S. House of Representatives Regarding One-Call Systems

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