Procedural Requirements for DOT Enforcement Actions
DOT Memo on Enforcement Actions
Enforcement
U.S. Department of Transportation Announces Enhanced Protections for Air Travelers, Actions to Promote Airline Competition
WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) is taking a number of actions to enhance protections for air travelers and promote competition in the airline industry. The actions are a result of the Department’s continued commitment to ensuring that passengers are treated fairly by the airline industry, as well as an executive order issued by President Obama directing federal agencies to identify specific actions to relieve undue burdens on competition and better inform consumers.
Updated: Tuesday, October 18, 2016
DOT Reminds Commercial Drivers that Physicals Must Now Be Performed by Certified Medical Examiners
National Registry Will Improve Safety for Travelers, Health of Commercial Drivers
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is reminding interstate truck and bus drivers that beginning today, all new USDOT physicals must be performed by a qualified health professional listed on the National Registry of Certified Medical Examiners.
Updated: Wednesday, May 21, 2014
Draft Preliminary Plan for Regulatory Enforcement and Compliance Data
The Department has prepared its draft preliminary plan for its publicly posting its "Regulatory Enforcement and Compliance Data" in response to the President's memorandum of January 18, 2011.
Office of Litigation and Enforcement
What We Do
The Office of Litigation and Enforcement provides advice and legal counsel for litigation in which the Department is a party or has an interest. The Office oversees all Supreme Court cases and appellate cases involving the Department, supervises the preparation of all filings before independent regulatory agencies in proceedings in which the Department has an interest, and provides legal advice concerning litigation risk, pre- and post-litigation policy decisions, and antitrust issues.
Updated: Friday, February 22, 2019
Regulations Enforcement and Compliance Data
The Department has prepared its draft preliminary plan for its publicly posting its Regulatory Enforcement and Compliance Data in response to the President's memorandum of January 18, 2011.
Updated: Monday, September 24, 2012
Austrian Airlines 2007-5-8
This order concerns violations by Austrian Airlines (Austrian) of the requirement of CFR Part 382 (Part 382), with respect to filing annual reports detailing disability-related complaints that the foreign air carrier received from passengers in calendar year 2004 and 2005.