Resources for Small Entities
We encourage small entities to review a variety of resources provided on this Web site to help you obtain information about DOT rulemakings.
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The Rights of Small Entities To Enforcement Fairness and Policy Against Retaliation
The DOT has a policy regarding the rights of small entities to regulatory enforcement fairness and an explicit policy against retaliation for exercising these rights.
Rulemaking Requirements Concerning Small Entities
The DOT has posted on this Web site a document that provides a brief summary of the Rulemaking Requirements affecting the rulemaking process in DOT. Small entities interested in learning more about these requirements may want to review the document, which also contains links to the various...
Tools to Improve Participation in Rulemaking
This page includes tools to improve the participation of small entities in the rulemaking process.
Effects of Rules on Small Entities
While safety considerations do not always permit us to provide relief to smaller entities, we are aware of small entity concerns and try, where possible, to accommodate them. In some cases, we have no discretion under our governing statutes to exempt small entities from our requirements....
Draft Preliminary Plan for Regulatory Enforcement and Compliance Data
The Department has prepared its draft preliminary plan for its publicly posting its "Regulatory Enforcement and Compliance Data" in response to the President's memorandum of January 18, 2011.
PIA - Maritime Service Compliance System
The Maritime Administration (MARAD), within the Department of Transportation, has been given the responsibility to improve and strengthen the U.S. marine transportation system. MARAD programs promote the development and maintenance of an adequate, well-balanced United States merchant marine,...
PIA - Controlled Correspondence Manager
The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), within the Department of Transportation (DOT), has been given the responsibility to carry out safety programs. FRA is responsible for promulgating and enforcing rail safety regulations; administering railroad assistance programs; conducting research and...
PIA - Railroad Enforcement System (RES)
The United States Department of Transportation (DOT) Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) Railroad Enforcement System (RES) is a major application. The RES application provides computerized support for the Office of Chief Counsel (OCC) attorneys in the issuance of civil penalty demand letters...
PIA - Medical Exemption Program
The mission of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), an Operating Administration within the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), is to reduce crashes, injuries, and fatalities involving large trucks and buses (motor carriers). To carry out its safety mandate, FMCSA...