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The HR Policy and Oversight Program ensures DOT’s policies and guidance are consistent with law and regulation. An appropriate level of oversight is provided that is consistent with law, regulation and DOT policy to ensure compliance with Merit Systems Principles and Prohibited Personnel...
What are CAFE Standards?
First enacted by Congress in 1975, the purpose of CAFE is to reduce energy consumption by increasing the fuel economy of cars and light trucks. The CAFE standards are fleet-wide averages that must be achieved by each automaker for its car and truck fleet,...
DOT finalizes approval of IATA Resolution 787. The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has approved a proposal for the development of a new data transmission standard for the airline industry. The proposal would help modernize the marketing and sale of airline products by...
U.S. Driving On the Rise, New Data Show. New estimates released last Friday by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) show that Americans drove 2.969 trillion miles between May 2013 and May 2014, levels not seen since 2008. According to FHWA’s “Traffic Volume Trends” report...
"The good news is that Congress has avoided bankrupting the Highway Trust Fund. The bad news is that there is still no long-term certainty, and this latest band-aid expires right as the next construction season begins..."
This memornadum explains the use of Relay Conference Captioning as a means of a reasonable accommodation for Deaf and Hard of Hearing individuals in the Department of Transportation. The memo also provides a brief overview of other forms of communication technology, and a summary table of the...
PHMSA Harmonizes the U.S. Hazardous Materials Regulations with IAEA Standards and Regulations. The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) published a final rule July 11, 2014; to incorporate changes adopted in the 2009 Edition of the International Atomic Energy...
The attached document is a joint memorandum by the Assistant Secretary for Administration and the Director of Civil Rights on funding of Personal Assistance Services as a reasonable accommodation in situations involving official travel.
The United States Department of Transportation and the Federative Republic of Brazil’s Ministry of Transport formed the U.S.-Brazil Transportation Partnership to address a range of mutual priorities to improve our transportation safety and connectivity, and to facilitate trade.
Four...