U.S. Sen. Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), subcommittee chairman of the Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Safety and Security, will hold an oversight hearing on Wednesday, March 4, 2015, entitled “Surface Transportation Reauthorization – Oversight and Reform of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.”

This hearing will be the first in a series of hearings that examine the reauthorization of highway safety programs. The hearing will specifically focus on truck safety programs and Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration regulations.

Witnesses:

• Mr. Scott Darling, III, Acting Administrator, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation
• Mr. Joseph W. Comé, Deputy Principal Assistant Inspector General for Auditing and Evaluation, Office of the Inspector General
• Ms. Susan Fleming, Director, U.S. Government Accountability Office
• The Honorable Christopher Hart, Acting Chairman, National Transportation Safety Board

Hearing Details:

Subcommittee Hearing
Wednesday, March 4, 2015
10:00 a.m.

Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Safety and Security hearing entitled “Surface Transportation Reauthorization – Oversight and Reform of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration” 

This hearing will take place in Senate Russell Office Building, Room 253. Witness testimony, opening statements, and a live video of the hearing will be available at this page.

For reporters interested in reserving a seat, please contact the press gallery:

• Periodical Press Gallery – 202-224-0265

• Radio/Television Gallery – 202-224-6421

• Press Photographers Gallery – 202-224-6548

• Daily Press Gallery – 202-224-0241

Individuals with disabilities who require an auxiliary aid or service, including closed captioning service for the webcast hearing, should contact Stephanie Gamache at 202-224-5511 at least three business days in advance of the hearing date.