Sec. 556 Administrative Procedure

Formal rulemaking process

Airline Financial Review Q2 2001 – Major Passenger Group

This report contains staff comments, tables and charts on the financial condition of the U.S. major airlines. All data presented in this financial and traffic review are derived from data reported to the U.S. Department of Transportation on Form 41 Schedules by Large Certificated Air Carriers....

Veteran Transportation Career Center

The Department of Transportation (DOT) and several of its operating administrations are partnering with the Department of Defense (DOD), Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the Department of Labor (DOL) to make it easier for all military personnel and veterans to convert their military...

Federal Railroad Administration Issues Final Rule on Emergency Notification Systems at Highway-Rail Grade Crossings

WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced new regulations requiring railroads to install signs at highway-rail grade and pathway crossings with telephone numbers the public can use to alert railroad companies to unsafe conditions.

“Safety is our highest priority...

ODAPC Medical Marijuana Official Notice

We have had several inquiries about whether the DOJ advice to Federal prosecutors regarding pursuing criminal cases will have an impact upon the Department of Transportation’s longstanding regulation about the use of marijuana by safety‐sensitive transportation employees – pilots, school bus...

Approved Evidential Breath Testing Devices

Evidential Breath Testing (EBT) devices on the NHTSA conforming products list (CPL) for evidential devices the only devices you may use to conduct alcohol confirmation tests under 49 CFR Part 40.  Note that, among devices on the CPL for EBTs, only those devices listed without an asterisk...

DOT "Medical Marijuana" Notice

We have had several inquiries about whether the DOJ advice to Federal prosecutors regarding pursuing criminal cases will have an impact upon the Department of Transportation’s longstanding regulation about the use of marijuana by safety‐sensitive transportation employees – pilots, school bus...

Current Policy Initiatives

U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood Issues ‘Blueprint for Ending Distracted Driving,’ Announces $2.4 Million for California, Delaware Pilot Projects

WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today released a “Blueprint for Ending Distracted Driving” that offers a comprehensive strategy to address the growing and dangerous practice of using handheld cell phones behind the wheel. The plan outlines concrete steps stakeholders around...

Time Zone Proceedings

This Web page includes a list of time zone proceedings and links to the final rules from those proceedings.  To view the final rule in each proceeding, click on the date next to the description of the proceeding you would like to view.