August 2014 Air Travel Consumer Report

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News Digest DOT 74-14

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...

Extension of comment period, issued July 31, 2014

This action extends the comment period for an NPRM on transparency of airline ancillary fees and other consumer protection issues that was published in the Federal Register on May 23, 2014. The Department of Transportation is extending the period for interested persons to submit comments on this...

The Use of Relay Conference Captioning

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...

U.S. Department of Transportation Celebrates Opening of Silver Line, Major Expansion of Metrorail Service in the Nation’s Capital

WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx and other U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) officials today celebrated the opening of the first phase of the Silver Line—the largest expansion of Metrorail service in 20 years—connecting the nation’s capital to Tysons Corner and the...

U.S. Department of Transportation Celebrates Grand Opening of Tucson Streetcar, Further Expanding Regional Transit Choices

Tucson, Ariz. – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today celebrated the grand opening of the Sun Link Streetcar line. The new line will significantly improve transit options for thousands of area residents and connect major activity centers in...

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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...

DOT Expands Program to Help Veterans Get Jobs as Professional Truck and Bus Drivers

Military Skills Test Waiver Program Now Includes all 50 States and D.C.

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) announced today that its waiver program that helps experienced veterans and active duty personnel...

Funding of Personal Assistance Services (PAS) as a Reasonable Accommodation on Official Travel

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.

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