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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...
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...
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...
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 (...
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...
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...
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...
Remarks As Prepared for Delivery by U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao Conference Call with Transit Stakeholders Wednesday, March 25, 2020
Thank you—and let me commend Acting Administrator Jane Williams and her team for the great job they...