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DOT Guidance Portal

Welcome to the DOT Guidance Portal. This web portal is a searchable, indexed database, that contains all guidance documents issued by DOT and its nine operating administrations that are in effect today. The guidance documents contained herein lack the force and effect of law, unless expressly authorized by statute or incorporated into a contract. DOT may not cite, use, or rely on any guidance that is not available through this guidance portal, except to establish historical facts.

Guidance documents issued by the Office of the Secretary of Transportation (OST) are available below and guidance documents for each of the operating administrations are found on their individual website Guidance Portals.

You may submit a request electronically for issuance, reconsideration, modification, or rescission of guidance documents by emailing regulationC50.law@dot.gov.
Subject Topic Issued Date
Number 278 - Relief Flights for Hurricane Katrina Accounting and Reporting Directive
Guidance on reporting disability-related complaints Aviation Consumer Protection
Number 4 - T-100 Reports (Alaska Mail Rates) Accounting and Reporting Directive
Number 272 - Reporting of Other Flight Personnel Accounting and Reporting Directive
Number 3 - T-100 Reports (Alaska Mail Rates) Accounting and Reporting Directive
Number 2 - Rural Service Improvement Act (Alaska Mail Rates) Accounting and Reporting Directive
Number 269 - Accounting for Payments Received under the Emergency Wartime Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2003 Accounting and Reporting Directive
Air Carrier Liability Insurance: Notice to DOT Aviation Consumer Protection
Number 267 - Passenger Origin and Destination Survey Reporting of Code-Share Affiliates For Air Carrier Alliance Partners Accounting and Reporting Directive
Number 266 - Reporting the Service Class and Revenue Classification for Wet-Lease Operations Accounting and Reporting Directive