"It's definitely one of the most dangerous types of motor sports there is," said Craig Clarke, whose Florida-based company, Track Rescue, oversees safety for racetracks and movie stunts.
After the bus crash in Texas, the Motor Carrier Safety Administration, which oversees safety for interstate bus and truck operators, started to cross-check new bus applicant ownership records against those of companies ordered out of business to make sure sanctioned bus companies were not reappearing.
The agency oversees safety rules for most of the nation's rail lines, but not for the New York subway, which is considered an intracity system.
Historically, the U.S. Department of Agriculture USDAA) regulates meat, poultry, and eggs, whereas the Food and Drug Administration FDAA) oversees safety and security for food additives.
The U.S. Department of the Interior's Minerals Management Service, for example, is responsible for both star tasks (allocating oil-well leases in exchange for royalties) and guardian tasks (overseeing safety and sustainability).
Gen. Michael C. Kostelnik, the deputy associate administrator for the space station and the shuttle -- who oversees safety issues -- was asked whether the tiles around the wheel wells were considered a particular safety issue.
A longtime Fire Department employee who oversaw safety inspections of day care centers in New York City was charged on Friday with accepting thousands of dollars in bribes for ignoring or playing down safety violations.
Among those he called to make it better was Mr. Cantrell, who oversaw rail safety for the Tennessee Department of Transportation.
He rarely talked about his achievements, but he was proud of his role in 2001 in overseeing nuclear safety for the successful raising of the Russian nuclear-powered K-141 submarine, the Kursk, which had sunk a year earlier with the loss of all 118 crew.
In addition to drug safety, you oversee food safety.
An independent safety advisory committee will oversee all safety procedures.
