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Today, November 13, 2017, the Department of Transportation (DOT) published a final rule in the Federal Register (82 FR 52229). The rule, among other items, added four semi-synthetic opioids (i.e., hydrocodone, oxycodone, hydromorphone, oxymorphone). It also added...
2018 Office of the Under Secretary Visiting Scholar Program
BTS Releases National Census of Ferry Operators Highlights - The U.S. Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) today released the 2016 Highlights of Ferry Operations in the United States. Key findings from the 163 ferry operators that...
Arrange Your Travel Ahead of Time
Under the Air Carrier Access Act (ACAA) and DOT’s disability rules, passengers are generally not required to provide advanced notice for disability-related accommodations. However, it’s a good idea to call your airline in advance to arrange for...
When should I contact a complaint resolution official (CRO)?
If you encounter a disability-related issue related to an airline accommodation or service, you can request to speak with the airline’s Complaint Resolution Official (CRO) or a supervisor. A CRO is the airline’s expert...When a passenger with a disability requests assistance from an airline to move through the airport, the airline is required to promptly provide the requested assistance. This assistance may be guide assistance for an individual who is blind or wheelchair assistance for an individual with a...
The Center for Connected Multimodal Mobility (C2M2), headquartered at Clemson University, began conducting research in 2016 by utilizing and enhancing the functionalities of the Clemson University Connected Vehicle Testbed (CU-CVT).
CU-CVT includes heterogeneous...
The US DOT Library offers an array of desktop digital resources, research assistance, and interlibrary loan services to US DOT Headquarters staff. Please visit us at W12-120 (right off the DOT HQ New Jersey Avenue lobby) to speak with a librarian or use our on-site computer terminals to...
October 2017 Significant Rulemaking Report