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TSA SURFACE DIVISION Highway and Motor Carrier Branch Presented to :

TSA SURFACE DIVISION Highway and Motor Carrier Branch Presented to : Annual Southeastern States Pupil Transportation Conference Imperial Palace Hotel & Resort Biloxi, Mississippi July 10 , 2012 Presented by: William “Bill” Arrington, Branch Manager

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  1. TSA SURFACE DIVISION Highway and Motor Carrier Branch Presented to : Annual Southeastern States Pupil Transportation Conference Imperial Palace Hotel & Resort Biloxi, Mississippi July 10, 2012 Presented by: William “Bill” Arrington, Branch Manager Office of Highway and Motor Carrier Security

  2. WORLD TRADE CENTER NEW YORK, NY SEPTEMBER 11, 2001 8:46 AM

  3. September 11, 2001 Pentagon Arlington, Virginia 9:37 AM

  4. September 11, 2001 Flight 93 Shanksville, PA 10:03 AM

  5. John W. Magaw, Undersecretary, TSA-U.S. Dept of Transportation November 19, 2001

  6. Highway & Motor Carrier Landscape Trucking 703K trucking companies in U.S (incl. 371K intrastate companies) 9.0M trucks (over 26,000 lbs) in U.S. 26.2M trucks (all types) on U.S. Hwy’s. 51K new motor carriers annually 61K HAZMAT truck companies 80% of U.S. communities depend on trucks for movement of commodities Highway Systems 46,934 miles of interstate highways 116,813 miles of NHS roads 3,884,777 miles of local roads 366 U.S. tunnels over 100 meters in length 599,766 bridges over 20 feet of span 100M commercial vehicles 154M automobiles 200M Licensed Drivers 10M Licensed Commercial Drivers 1.7M HAZMAT Drivers Motor coach $5.6B industry: Scheduled Charter/Tour . 3,137 bus companies (95% are small operators (less than 25 buses) 29,325 buses- 118K jobs provided (56K full-time employees) 750M passengers annually School bus Pupil Transportation Industry Largest public fleet of vehicles in the U.S. (@ 475,000 school buses) 25M students transported daily 8.8B Student trips to & from school 1.2B Student –Activity Trips 19,000 School Districts 2,500 private schools

  7. How can we prevent the most elusive and insidious violent intrusion of simply walking in the open door of a school bus and delivering death any of a hundred ways? Observe, Assess and Report suspicious activities.

  8. NASDPTS – National Association of State Directors of Pupil • Transportation Services • NAPT – National Association of Pupil Transportation • NSTA – National School Transportation Association • National School Transportation Congress

  9. Nationwide Security Risk Assessment For School • Bus Transportation (T x V x C = Risk) • The evolving threat facing school transportation • Develop School Bus Security Guidance • Security Action Items (SAI’s) for Schoolbus • Develop School Transportation Exercise Program

  10. CSR vs. BASE *2011 start of the Highway Baseline Assessment Security Enhancement (B.A.S.E.) List of top 100 School Districts created; 10 are in the state of Virginia 13 BASE Assessments completed; 0 in Virginia List of top 50 School Transportation Contractors; 0 companies in Virginia.

  11. Highway School Bus Watch • School Transportation Security • Awareness • First Observer Program • Other Printed Training Material

  12. Has TSA Been Effective In The Past 10 Years? • Are We Better Prepared To Reduce The Risk of a • Terrorist Attack Against School Bus Transportation?

  13. The Answer is, “YES”. • We're Better Off Not Because of TSA or HMC: • School Bus Drivers Are Dedicated and Hard • Working Public Servants; • Effective at Energizing The Critical Issue of School • Transportation Security • Finding and Implementing Ways To Meet The • Risk of possible attack

  14. Regulations May One Day Be a Reality. The Ultimate Effectiveness of the Tools We Created Since 2001 Remains In Your Hands. Our Success Depends on The Dedication of The Professionals Who Work in The School Transportation Industry Everyday

  15. May 2, 2011 Just because he’s gone, it’s NOT time to become complacent. Security Is Everyone’s Responsibility and Together We Can Make a Difference.

  16. Highway & Motor Carrier POC • Bill Arrington, Branch Manager • Surface Transportation Division Highway & Motor Carrier Branch Office: (571) 227-2436 Cell: 202-253-9239 Email: william.arrington@dhs.gov • Steve Sprague, Section Chief Policy and Industry Engagement Branch Office: (571) 227-1468 Email: steve.sprague@dhs.gov • David Cooper, Section Chief Risk Reduction and Measures Branch Office: (571) 227-2609 Email: david.cooper1@dhs.gov • Ron Reid • Transportation Security Spec. • POC for Pupil Transportation • Office: (571) 227-5082 • Email: ronald.reid@dhs.gov Website: http://www.tsa.gov/highway Email: highwaysecurity@dhs.gov

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