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Policy Document

Substance Abuse Professional Guidelines

The Substance Abuse Professional
Section I: Introduction
The Department of Transportation (DOT) regulation -- 49 CFR Part 40 -- defines the Substance Abuse Professional (SAP) as a person...

Significant Regulatory Guidance

ODAPC Medical Marijuana Notice

ODAPC Medical Marijuana Notice

Recently, the Department of Justice (DOJ) issued guidelines for Federal prosecutors in states that have enacted laws authorizing the use of “medical marijuana...

General Content

Enhancing Airline Passenger Protections

The Department of Transportation is issuing a final rule to improve the air travel environment for consumers by: increasing the number of carriers that are required to adopt tarmac delay...

Enforcement Order

Swift Jet, Inc. 2012-4-24

This consent order concerns violations by Swift Jet, Inc., (Swift Jet) of 14 CFR 212.9(b), the Department’s prior authorization requirement rule for foreign air carriers.

It directs Swift...