Hart To Be Acting Deputy Administrator at FMCSA

Public Roads, Sept, 2000

Clyde J. Hart Jr., administrator of the U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD), will serve as the acting deputy administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA).

Hart was confirmed as maritime administrator by the U.S. Senate in August 1988. Hart has co-chaired the highly successful Marine Transportation System review and led the administration's promising maritime negotiations with China, Japan, and Korea. He previously served for four years as the senior democratic counsel of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Hart will serve in this acting capacity at FMCSA on a temporary basis. During this time, Deputy Administrator John Graykowski will serve as acting administrator of MARAD. Julie Cirillo, formerly acting deputy administrator of FMCSA, will now serve as the acting chief safety officer.