The Office of Aviation Consumer Protection (OACP), a unit within the Office of the General Counsel of the U.S. Department of Transportation, is issuing this Notice of Enforcement Policy to remind U.S. and foreign air carriers of their legal obligation to accommodate the needs of passengers with...
Deputy Administrator
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
Tristan Brown serves as the Deputy Administrator of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA). Brown previously served in the offices of Senator Gary Peters and Senator Amy Klobuchar where...
The Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), an Operating Administration within the Department of Transportation (DOT), is responsible for protecting people and the environment by advancing the safe transportation of energy and other...
Definition of a Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA)
Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) describes a process used to evaluate the collection of personal data in information systems. The objective of a PIA is to determine if collected personal information data is necessary and relevant.
Acting Administrator
Maritime Administration
Lucinda Lessley serves as the Acting Administrator of the Maritime Administration. Previously, Lessley worked in the House of Representatives for approximately 16 years. Most recently, she was Senior Investigator with the House Committee...
Administrator
Federal Transit Administration
Nuria Fernandez serves as the Administrator of the Federal Transit Administration. Fernandez has served in leadership roles at some of the largest transit systems in America and was most recently the General Manager and CEO of the Santa...
Administrator
Federal Railroad Administration
Amit Bose serves as the Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration. Previously, Bose worked at HNTB, an architectural and engineering firm, where he also served as board chair of the Coalition for the Northeast Corridor and on the New...
General Counsel
John E. Putnam was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on May 12, 2022, and sworn in as General Counsel of the U.S. Department of Transportation. He joined the Biden Administration as the Department's Deputy General Counsel on January 20, 2021. In this role, he...
Assistant General Counsel for the Office of Aviation Consumer Protection
Blane Workie has served as the Assistant General Counsel for the Office of Aviation Consumer Protection since December 2014, directing the daily operations of the attorneys and transportation industry analysts who...