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News Digest DOT 109-15

Daylight Saving Time to End Sunday, Nov. 1 for Most Americans.  Most of the nation will return to standard time at 2 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 1, 2015, when clocks will be turned back one hour, providing an additional hour of daylight in the morning.  Under law, daylight saving time is...

DOT Issues New Flight Safety Rule for E-Cigarettes

 

WASHINGTON – In its continuing effort to improve transportation safety, the U.S. Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration today issued an interim final rule (IFR) to prohibit passengers and crewmembers from carrying battery-powered portable...