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Who to Contact in OVSC

OFFICE OF VEHICLE SAFETY COMPLIANCE (NVS-220)
Current as of April 2009 (Note Telephone Area Code is "202" Except for SAN ANGELO TEST FACILITY)

                                                              Claude Harris  -  Office Director, 366-2832

  E-Mail OVSC@dot.gov, FAX: 366-3081, Program Assistant, Lorri Hamn, 366-9896

VEHICLE CRASH AVOIDANCE
DIVISION (NVS-221)

Harry Thompson, Chief

366-5289

FAX: 366-5930

EQUIPMENT DIVISION
(NVS-222)

Jeff Giuseppe, Chief

366-5756

FAX:   493-0073 & 366-7002

IMPORT AND CERTIFICATION
DIVISION (NVS-223)

Coleman Sachs, Chief 366-3151

FAX: 493-0073, E-Mail
Importcertification@dot.gov

  VEHICLE CRASHWORTHINESS
             DIVISION (NVS-224)

                  Charles Case 

              FAX: 366-3081

·  John Finneran, 366-0645
110 - Tire Selection & Rims, GVWR <10                                                                                                               

120 - Tire Selection & Rims, GVWR

          > 10K, MC

126 -  Electronic Stability Control  

138 - Tire Pressure Monitor Systems

575.6(a)4 - Owner’s Manual Tire &

                   Loading information
575.103 - Truck Camper Loading

585 Sub G – TPMS Phase-in   Reporting       

- Rollover Crash Avoidance  

·  Stu Seigel, 366-5287
105 - Hydraulic & Electric Brakes

111 - Mirrors
118 - Power Windows & Partitions
122 - Motorcycle Brakes
123 - Motorcycle Controls & Displays

124 - Accelerator Control Systems
131 - School Bus (SB) Pedestrian

         Safety Devices                               

135 - Light Vehicle Brake Systems           

500 - Low Speed Vehicles
·  Joan Taylor, Compliance       

    Systems Information Analyst,

    366-5309

-   Parts

541 - 545 Theft Prevention                    
582 - Insurance Cost Information
583 - Domestic Content

-  FOIA Coordinator 

-  Enforcement SOM Representative

-   OVSC Records Retention Coord.

·   Phillip Gorney, 366-0080

103 -   W/S Defrosting and Defogging

104 -  W/S Wipers and Washers

126 -  Electronic Stability Control

575.105 Vehicle Rollover

· Vince Williams, 366-2319
102 - Transmission Shift Sequences
114 - Theft Protection 
403 - Platform Lift Systems
404 - Platform Lift Installation

595 - Sub C Vehicle Modification for
          Persons with Disabilities

·  Maurice Hicks, 366-1708

- Parts for CAFÉ Enforcement

523 - Vehicle Classification (CAFÉ)

531 - Passenger Car Fuel Economy

533 - Light Truck Fuel Economy    

534 - CAFÉ Rights & Responsibilities

538 - Manufacturing Incentives for

          Alternate Fuel

203 -  Impact Protector for Driver from  

          Steering Control System

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Contractors (Infologics)

Rena Lee, Manager 366-5291

Kristi Bragdon, 366-5291

Felix Rivera, 366-5323

Racquel Peoples, 366-0115

Neil Thurgood, 366-0712

 

 

·  Sam Campbell,  366-5310             108 - Lamps/Conspicuity Systems    

- Heavy Truck Rollover ESC/RSC 

·  Mike Cole, 366-2334
108 - Lamps/Conspicuity Systems
125 - Warning Device  

302 – Flammability

·  Claudia Covell, 366-5293
218 - Motorcycle Helmets
Alternate:
209 - Seatbelt Assembly

213 - Child Restraints

·   Luis Figueroa, 366-5298
106 - Brake Hoses
116 - Brake Fluid
205 - Glazing Materials
223 - Rear Impact Guards
224 - Rear Impact Protection
304 - Compressed Natural Gas
         (CNG) Tank Integrity

·  Zack Fraser, 366-5754
213 - Child Restraints
572 - Child Dummies

·  George Gillespie

    366-5299
109 - Passenger Cars New Tires
117 - Retreaded Tires
119 - Motorcycle/Bus/Truck-New

         Tires               
129 - Non-Pneumatic Tires
139 - New-Pneumatic Radial
         Tires For Light Vehicles
575.104 - UTQG

·  Cassandra Hayden

     366-2190

108 - Lamps/Conspicuity Systems

Alternate:

218 - Motorcycle Helmets

·  Tony Lazzaro, 366-5304
206 - Door Latch/Hinge
209 - Seatbelt Assembly
213C - Child Restraint Components

Alternate:

139 - New-Pneumatic Radial Tires

           For Light Vehicles                 

·  Jenq (Jack) Chern

    366-0661

- Tire Efficiency Program                                                               

- Import Tire Enforcement

               

SAN ANGELOTEST FACILITY

Phone:  325-655-0546

FAX: 325-655-0548

Ken Yates, Chief
574 - Tire Identification
575.104 – UTQG

·  Todd Grogan – Engineer

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Contractors (BLF)

Jack Stewart, UTQG Test 

    Technician

Doris Beebe, UTQG Data     

    Technician

·   George Stevens, 366-5308
- Importation of Motorcycles &
  Motor-driven Cycles
- Import Eligibility Petitions
- Inconsequentiality Petitions

·   Vacant
555 - Temporary Exemptions
565 - VIN Content
566 - Manufacturer Identification
567 - Vehicle Certification
568 - Multi-Stage Vehicle Certification
- Trailer Information

·    Dick Merritt, 366-5300
- Show or Display Exemption

- Temporary Importation for research,                                              

   investigations, demonstrations, or

   training

- Importation of Small Motor Scooters

   (pocket bikes, mini-ninjas, mini-

   choppers, etc.)                                                                       

- Importation of Race Vehicles

- Unconventional Vehicles

·    John Lewis, 366-4192
- Compliance Certification
  of   Canadian Imports
- Registered Importer Applications &

  Renewals           

Alternate:

- Temporary Importation                 

·   Vincent Dileonardi, 366-5307
- Compliance Certification of
   Non-Canadian Imports
Alternate:
565 - VIN Content
566 - Manufacturer Identification
567 - Vehicle Certification         

·  Clint Lindsay, 366-5288
Fax:  366-3081

- Investigations

Alternate:

- NHTSA Emergency Coordinator                                         
- NHTSA Continuity Of Operations         
    Program Manager

 


Website for NVS-223:

http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/cars/rules/import/

Non-Conforming Vehicles/Registered Importer Issues  - 366-5291

 


NVS-220

· Terry Anderson, 366-6030                                                                                                   

- Budget

- Vehicle Inspections

- CAFÉ Parts 525, 535, & 537

·Andre Jones, 366-7017

Early Warning Report Research

101 - Controls and Displays

113 - Hood Latch Systems

401 - Interior Trunk  Release

· Breon Branch, 366-1208

- CAFÉ  Enforcement Specialist

·      Lawrence Valvo, 366-5359
208 - Occupant Crash Protection
204 - Steering Column Rearward 

          Displacement                     
212 - Windshield Mounting
219 - Windshield Zone Intrusion                                      

·   James Jones, 366-5294
121 - Air Brakes
214D - Side Impact

214S - Side Impact

216 - Roof Crush Resistance

P581 - Bumper Standards

P587 -   Deformable Barriers

- Vans Used as School Buses

- Pedestrian Impact GTR

·    Karen Nuschler, 366-5829
201- Interior Occupant Protection  

201U - Interior Occupant Prot. Upper                                                  

201P - Interior Occupant Prot. Pole     

572 -  Dummy Issues
- Bio Steering Committee
- Occupant Ejection

·   Brian Smith, 366-6975
208 - Occupant Crash Protection
222 - School Bus Seating
- Designated Seating Position
- Event Data Recorders   
- Hydrogen Vehicles

·    Ed Chan, 493-0335
202 - Head Restraints

207 - Seating  Systems

210 - Seatbelt Anchorage Assemblies

225 - Child Seat Anchorages 

301 - Fuel System Integrity, Front,                     

         Side and Rear

303 - Compressed Natural Gas

305 - Electric Powered Vehicles                                                                          

- Tommy Blocks                          
- Project Management

- Vehicle Mix Compatibility

·   Mike Rossey, 366-1704
217 - Bus Emergency Exits

220 - School Bus Roof Strength        

221 - School Bus Joint Strength                                              

222 - School Bus Seating
301SB - Fuel System Integrity,            

              School  Bus           

                                 


 

Contractors (BLF Technologies)

Oris Younger, 366-6018

Jeanette Greenfield, 366-5317 

Deborah Thomas, 366-5297

Kim Childers, 366-2820

Anne Watson, 366-5322

Justin Jirgl, 366-5290

David Simmons, 366-5765

Elena Sonsev, 366-9897

Maritza Marshall, 366-6017

Eduardo (Maximo) Aviles

493-0227

-  Special Projects

 

 

 
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