Washington — The pending nominee to be the next administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) will provide testimony at a U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation confirmation hearing on Thursday, September 17 at 9:45 a.m.
Ms. Feinberg has served as the Acting Administrator of the FRA since January 2015 and the president formally nominated her to be the next administrator at FRA on May 29, 2015. Her nomination questionnaire is available here.
Nomination Under Consideration:
Sarah Feinberg, to be the Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration
Hearing Details:
Thursday, September 17, 2015
9:45 a.m.
Full Committee Nomination Hearing
This hearing will take place in Senate Russell Office Building, Room 253 and a live video of the hearing will be available.
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