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FY 2020 Annual FOIA Statistical Report
Accommodation by Carriers of Persons with Disabilities Who Are Unable to Wear or Safely Wear Masks While on Commercial Aircraft - Notice of Enforcement Policy
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...
Tristan Brown
Deputy Administrator Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety AdministrationTristan 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...
PHMSA Portal System
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...
Privacy Impact Assessments
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.
Lucinda Lessley
Acting Administrator Maritime AdministrationLucinda 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...
Nuria Fernandez
Administrator Federal Transit AdministrationNuria 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...
Amit Bose
Administrator Federal Railroad AdministrationAmit 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...
John E. Putnam
General CounselJohn 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...