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News Digest DOT 84-16

 

FMCSA Seeks Comment on Crash Preventability Demonstration Program. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is proposing to develop and implement a demonstration program to determine the efficacy of a program to conduct preventability determinations...

States Awarded More Than $49 Million in Pipeline Safety Grants

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) today announced more than $49 million in Pipeline Safety Base Grants to reimburse a portion of operating costs for state pipeline safety programs.

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FTA Seeks Nominations for Transit Advisory Committee for Safety (TRACS).  The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) recently published a Federal Register notice  seeking nominations for up to 20 representatives from the public transportation safety community for TRACS membership. ...

NHTSA Data Shows Traffic Deaths Up 7.7 Percent in 2015

WASHINGTON – Preliminary data released today by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration show a 7.7 percent increase in motor vehicle traffic deaths in 2015.  An estimated 35,200 people died in 2015, up from the 32,675 reported fatalities in...