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U.S. Department of Transportation Issues Enforcement Notice Clarifying Air Carrier Refund Requirements, Given the Impact of COVID-19
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation today issued an Enforcement Notice clarifying, in the context of the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) public health emergency, that U.S. and foreign airlines remain obligated to provide a prompt refund to passengers for flights to, within, or...
ENFORCEMENT NOTICE REGARDING REFUNDS BY CARRIERS GIVEN THE UNPRECEDENTED IMPACT OF THE COVID-19 PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY ON AIR TRAVEL
U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao Announces $25 Billion to Help Nation’s Public Transportation Systems Respond to COVID-19
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced a total of $25 billion in Federal funding allocations to help the Nation’s public transportation systems respond to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). Funding is provided through the...
Safer Affordable Fuel Efficient (SAFE) Vehicles Final Rule Rollout
Remarks As Prepared for Delivery by U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao Safer Affordable Fuel Efficient (SAFE) Vehicles Final Rule Rollout Tuesday, March 31, 2020
Good morning and thank you for joining us. I want to thank EPA Administrator...
U.S. DOT and EPA Put Safety and American Families First with Final Rule on Fuel Economy Standards
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today released the final Safer Affordable Fuel-Efficient (SAFE) Vehicles Rule setting corporate average fuel economy (...
U.S. Department of Transportation Issues Show Cause Order
The U.S. Department of Transportation today issued a show cause order proposing parameters for initially implementing the authority granted to the Secretary of Transportation by Sections 4005 and 4114 of the Coronavirus Aid, Recovery, and Economic Security Act (the CARES Act). The order...
Continuation of Certain Air Service
U.S. Department of Transportation Announces Competitive Grant Solicitation for Nearly $5 Million for Four New University Transportation Research Centers
WASHINGTON – As part of its University Transportation Centers (UTC) program, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) is seeking applications from institutions of higher education for four new Tier 1 UTCs, with total awards of $4.925 million.
“Our University...
Secretary Elaine L. Chao's Statement Following the Passage of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act Into Law
WASHINGTON – U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao released the following statement after President Donald J. Trump signed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act into law:
“During times like this, we as a nation realize and appreciate the vital...