This catalog describes the Data Dissemination Program. It identifies certain motor carrier data available to the public, and explains how to obtain these data. Responsibility for disseminating these data, and the authority to charge prescribed fees for the data, have been delegated to a government contractor,

To obtain copies of individual inspection and crash reports, please contact the FMCSA Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Officer at the following address:

FOIA OFFICER:
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
400 Virginia Avenue Suit 340
Washington, D.C. 20024
(202) 366-2960

TECHNICAL SUPPORT

Over-the-phone technical support is available to users of the MCMIS Data Dissemination Program. This technical assistance may be requested to guide you in loading data from a diskette, or another automated format supplied by CoTs, into your computer system. Assistance is also available to help you read and interpret MCMIS data.

To initiate over-the-phone support, dial 703-280-4001 and ask for MCMIS Technical Assistance. Charges will be billed to you, following the phone conversation, at a rate of $60.00 per hour. These charges will be prorated according to the time actually spent helping solve your problem and answering your questions.

To avoid the charge for technical support, it is suggested that you request data in a media format with which you, or someone in your organization, is familiar. Use of these files requires rudimentary technical knowledge of Disk Operating System (DOS) and often access to, and the ability to use, database software. Requesters with limited computer resources and expertise are, therefore, encouraged to order MCMIS data in hardcopy (printed) formats.

Federal Relay Service Number for TTY...................1-800-877-8339