Transportation Libraries
U.S. Dept. of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Office of the Chief Information Officer, Technical Information Services Divison (NPO-411)
| Description: | Over 20 million
pages, some currently on microfiche. There
is an ongoing program to scan paper and
microfiche documents to create an Electronic
Reading Room (with NHTSA Contract Reports
linked to the TRIS Online Database in the
near future). Also there are the public
files of NHTSA’s Office of Defects
Investigation, Office of Vehicle Safety
Compliance, Crash Tests, NHTSA Dockets and
Rulemaking (with the most recent files on
DOT’s Docket Management System, which
is accessible through http://www.regulations.gov).
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| Subject Strengths: | Documents included in Highway Safety Literature since 1967 (with selected entries back to the 1950’s); summaries of technical service bulletins from 1998 to present on website (due to copyright), requests for full-text need to be made in writing and will be filled by providing a single copy under the “fair use” guidelines of the Copyright Law (Title 17, United States Code, Section 107). |
| Hours: | 9:30 A.M. – 4:00 P.M., Monday through Friday |
| Open to the Public: | Yes |
| Interlibrary Loan Policies: | No current interlibrary loan.
However, we attempt to meet the needs of
other DOT Offices by copying documents,
if at all possible. All other documents,
which are available from the National Technical
Information Service, will be referred to
them, until they become available through
the Electronic Reading Room. |
| Any Conditions: | Requests for searches and any other services must be made in writing (mail, e-mail, and FAX are the current options). |
| Service Fees: | For commercial requests, the labor charge is regulated by the current issue of Title 49, CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS, Part 7 et al., and are now $48.00 (subject to change in 2009 and future years). |
| Photocopy Fees: | $$0.10 per page for paper documents or per page for microfiche blowbacks. |
| Address: | 1200 New Jersey Avenue, S.E. Room E12-100 (NHTSA Reading Room) Washington, DC 20590 USA (Security Entrance through West Building) |
| Phone: | (202) 366-2588 or (202) 366-6982 (If an escort is needed to visit the Reading Room). |
| Fax: | 202-493-2833 |
| Date Established: | 1967 |
| Requests: | We prefer requests to be sent by e-mail to: tis@nhtsa.dot.gov or by FAX. |
| Website: | http://www.safercar.gov http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov |
Staff Overview
| Number of Professional Staff: | 6 | Number of Support Staff: | 1 |
| Name: | Title: | Phone: | Email: |
| Kevin M. Ball |
Director, TIS |
Nil |
kevin.ball@dot.gov |
| David G. Doernberg |
Lead TIS Analyst |
Nil |
david.doernberg@dot.gov |
| Shirlene D. Ball |
Tech. Info. Analyst |
Nil |
shirlene.ball@dot.gov |
| Jeanette L. Chow |
Tech. Info. Analyst |
Nil |
jeanette.chow@dot.gov |
| Theresa L. Gordon |
Tech. Info. Analyst |
Nil |
theresa.gordon@dot.gov |
| Derrick A. Lewis |
Reading Room Analyst (Support Staff) |
Nil |
derrick.lewis@dot.gov |
| Denise H. McNair |
(Head Air Bag Switch Program) and Tech. Info. Analyst |
Nil |
denise.mcnair@dot.gov |