WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation announces the witnesses for a Consumer Affairs, Insurance, and Automotive Safety Subcommittee Oversight Hearing on Passenger Vehicle Roof Strength. The witnesses are listed below.  

 

The hearing will consider the biomechanics of what occurs during a rollover, the relationship between vehicle roof strength and occupant injury risk, and the history and efficacy of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA’s) roof strength standard in improving vehicle safety. The hearing also will review the January 30, 2008, Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (SNPRM). The agency’s deadline for issuing the final rule is July 1, 2008, with a legally permissible extension if necessary. Senator Pryor will preside. 

 

 

The Honorable Tom Coburn, United States Senator, Oklahoma

 

Mr. James Ports, Deputy Administrator, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration       

Dr. David Garcia, Independent Contractor and Public Speaker

Mr. Stephen L. Oesch, Senior Vice President, Insurer and Government Relations, Insurance Institute for Highway Safety

           

Mr. Rob Strassburger, Vice President, Safety & Harmonization, Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers

 

Ms. Joan Claybrook, President, Public Citizen

 

Mr. Michael J. Stanton, President & CEO, Association of International Automobile Manufacturers

 

Ms. Jacqueline Gillan, Vice President, Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety