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Ethics

Information about Ethics laws and contact information for DOT Ethics officials.

FOIA

—The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) is a Federal law that gives you the right to access any U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) records unless DOT reasonably foresees that the release of the information in those records would harm an interest protected by one or more of the nine...

ADA at DOT: Accessibility Initiatives

A summary of important links and policies regarding accessibility issues.

Web Policies and Notices

DOT Research Programs

Rulemaking Process

This summary of the informal rulemaking process was prepared to help the public better understand how the rulemaking process works so that you may more effectively participate in it.  We prepared it particularly for individuals, small businesses, and others who do not participate in...

Regulations 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. 

Report on DOT Significant Rulemakings

Significant Rulemakings Report provides a summary and the status for all significant rulemakings that DOT currently has pending or has issued recently.  We update the Report at the beginning of each month.  The information in the Report is not intended to commit DOT to specific...