FRA names New Associate Administrator for Safety

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New FRA safety chief named
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Attorney Daniel C. Smith was named Jan. 31 as the Federal Railroad Administration’s new safety chief.



As associate administrator for safety, Smith will report to Robert D. Jamison, FRA’s recently appointed acting administrator.



Smith has served for the past 12 years as FRA’s assistant chief counsel for safety, heading up the agency’s safety enforcement and civil penalty program.

Smith was first appointed to the federal government’s senior executive service in 1999 and has served at the Federal Railroad Administration since 1978. His selection for the post was made by a unanimous vote of the Department of Transportation’s Executive Resources Review Committee.

January 31, 2005

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Any additional background on Mr. Smith; has he been involved in any high-profile issues?