The Office of Aviation Analysis initiates and supports the development of the Department of Transportation's public policies regarding economic oversight of the airline industry in both domestic and international markets. The Office also has the responsibility to analyze and support the...
The Office of Infrastructure Finance and Innovation is primarily responsible, in coordination with the Office of the Chief Economist, for providing policy direction related to the implementation of infrastructure grant programs, credit programs and regulations that impact infrastructure...
OverviewCertain agencies in the Federal Docket Management System allow the public to file submissions for which a docket number has not been issued yet. In order to make sure that a submission is filed and processed properly "Shell Dockets" have been created for those agencies accepting these...
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This packet contains information on the steps a foreign air carrier must follow in order to obtain economic authority from the Department of Transportation to conduct commercial operations in foreign air transportation to and from the United States. It contains guidance on...
Part 380 of the DOT's regulations (14 CFR 380) requires all persons who wish to arrange public charter flights to first submit a charter prospectus to DOT which contains information about the proposed charter program.
Director, Office of Safety, Energy and EnvironmentLinda Lawson has directed the Office of Transportation Policy Development at the U.S. Department of Transportation since 1998. Ms. Lawson is responsible for overseeing policy and economic analyses of environmental, safety, mobility and economic...
Director, Office of Economic and Strategic AnalysisJohn V. (“Jack”) Wells has been the Chief Economist at the U.S. Department of Transportation since November 2004. He was previously (2001-2004) Chief Economist at the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS). Mr. Wells was formerly the Deputy...
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Transportation PolicyJoel Szabat is a Deputy Assistant Secretary for Transportation Policy. This is his second tour of duty at DOT. Before returning to DOT, Szabat was Chief of Staff of the U.S. Small Business Administration.
Previously at DOT, Szabat led...
Director, Office of International Transportation and TradeMr. DeCarme is Director of the Secretary's office of International Transportation and Trade where he has worked since 1992. It was his office that negotiated the land transportation provisions of the North American Free Trade Agreement (...