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**Hazardous Materials Division**Staff Director
			Mark Maday
			mark.maday@dot.gov
			(202) 493-0479
			(202)527-1883Deputy Staff Director – Field Operations
			Christopher Machenberg
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			(301) 741-7778Deputy Staff Director – Investigations
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			(916) 798-9370HM Specialist – Regulations/Interpretations
			Kurt Eichenlaub
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			(202) 577-9590HM Specialist – Accident Chief
			David Lucero
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			(915) 471-0938HM Specialist – Operations/Audits
			Lawrence “Mel” Massaro
			lawrence.massaro@dot.gov
			(814) 279-1771HM Specialist – Routing/Security Plans
			Lisa Matsinger
			lisa.matsinger@dot.gov
			(717) 659-0110HM Specialist – Radioactive Materials Transportation
			Jeffrey Moore
			jeffrey.moore@dot.gov
			(215) 327-6852HM Specialist – HM Investigations/OTMAs
			Joe Weyandt
			joseph.weyandt@dot.gov
			(813) 352-1792Program Analyst – OTMAs
			Kim Noah
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			(301) 741-8472**Tank Car Safety Team**Program Manager – Tank Car Safety
			Randy Keltz
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			(202) 236-7460General Engineer – Packaging
			Adam “AJ” Konrad
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			(202) 253-4059Tank Car QA Specialist
			Vernon Walker
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			(770) 686-8654
              
      
    
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