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Policy Document

Broken Links and 404 Error Pages

The Department of Transportation (DOT) reviews our website periodically for broken or out-of-date links. To report problems with links on our site, please...

Policy Document

Customer Service and Feedback

Visitors to the Department of Transportation (DOT) and Operating Administration websites may submit feedback on the particular content of a webpage or the entire site through our...

Policy Document

Distinguish Required Data Entry Fields

The Department of Transportation (DOT) and Operating Administration websites distinguish clearly and consistently between required and optional data entry fields. Users should be able to easily...

Policy Document

Domains and Branding

Domains

The primary way users quickly determine if they are on an official U.S. government website is to look for the .gov or .mil designation as part of the domain name...

Policy Document

Empty Pages ("Under Construction")

New Department of Transportation (DOT) or Operating Administration (OA) webpages, revisions to page sections, and/or applications are not published, i.e., available to public access, until cleared...

Policy Document

External Link Icon and Disclaimer

The Department of Transportation (DOT) and Operating Administration (OA) websites have links to many other federal agencies, and in a few cases we link to private organizations. We indicate when a...

Policy Document

Font Size and Typeface

The Department of Transportation (DOT) website uses a Verdana 10-point (or larger) font for standard text and links on all web pages. Heading 1 (H1) styles use a TrebuchetMS 22-point font. ...