Abolished in name only. They simply changed the name. The *Surface Transportation Board* [1]<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surface_Transportation_Board#cite_note-0> of the United States is a bipartisan, decisionally-independent adjudicatory body organizationally housed within the U.S. Department of Transportation<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Department_of_Transportation>. The STB was established in 1996 to assume some of the regulatory functions that had been administered by the Interstate Commerce Commission<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interstate_Commerce_Commission> when the ICC was abolished. Other ICC regulatory functions were either eliminated or transferred to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Motor_Carrier_Safety_Administration> or to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bureau_of_Transportation_Statistics> within DOT.
BTS was created in 1992 under the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intermodal_Surface_Transportation_Efficiency_Act>. Since 1998 when the Transportation Efficiency Act for the 21st Century was enacted in 1998, an external advisory council, the Advisory Council for Transportation Statistics (ACTS), has advised the BTS director on the quality and objectivity relating to BTS data and analysis. ACTS meetings are open to the public and held 2-3 times per year.[1]<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bureau_of_Transportation_Statistics#cite_note-0> The Deputy Secretary of Transportation established the Committee on Transportation Statistics (CTSTAT) in January 2000 to assist in bringing together data and statistical experitise. BTS chairs the committee, but all operating administrations take part, as well as the DOT Inspector General<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Office_of_Inspector_General_for_the_Department_of_Transportation>, DOT Chief Information Officer, and the DOT Assistant Secretaries for Policy and Budget Programs.[2]<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bureau_of_Transportation_Statistics#cite_note-1> On February 20, 2005 BTS became part of the Research and Innovative Technology Administration<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Research_and_Innovative_Technology_Administration> . The *Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration* (*FMCSA*) regulates<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regulatory_economics> the trucking industry in the United States<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trucking_industry_in_the_United_States>. It was established as a separate administration within the U.S. Department of Transportation<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Department_of_Transportation> (DOT) on January 1, 2000, pursuant to the Motor Carrier Safety Improvement Act of 1999. FMCSA is headquartered in Washington, DC and employs more than 1,000 people in all 50 States and the District of Columbia, all assigned to improving the safety of commercial motor vehicles (CMV). On Thu, Nov 11, 2010 at 8:12 AM, GregfromBoston <[email protected]>wrote: > 1996 Republican Platform > That is why we will abolish the Department of Education, end federal > meddling in our schools ... > > 1992 Republican Platform > We will also abolish the Interstate Commerce Commission, ... > > > Of course there is THIS campaign promise which would certainly serve > to ABOLISH much of the Government: > > 2004 Republican Platform > We believe that good government is based on a system of limited taxes > and spending. Furthermore, we believe that the federal government > should be limited and restricted to the functions mandated by the > United States Constitution. The taxation system should not be used to > redistribute wealth or fund ever-increasing entitlements and social > programs. > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Thats ONE (and I agree - Dept Ed was and is redundant). No Reagan and > neither Bush. > > The ICC was never a cabinet position and was abolished in 1995. Guess > who the president was? It was HIS idea. Phase 2, Government > Reinvention (see 1995 SOTU). Clinton shut down more government > agencies than any president in history. Bully for him. > > You were saying? > > -- > Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. > For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum > > * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ > * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. > * Read the latest breaking news, and more. > -- Mark M. Kahle H. -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more.
