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Nitin Pradhan stepped down from his position as the US DOT CIO on August 31, 2012 to focus on advising and growing the next generation of technology companies, products and services focused on delivering results for the public sector. Nitin joined DOT as part of the Obama administration over...
Trade using surface transportation between the United States and its North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) partners, Canada and Mexico, was 4.6 percent higher in July 2012 than in July 2011, totaling $75.7 billion, unadjusted for inflation (Table 1 and Figure 1), according to the Bureau of...
U.S. scheduled passenger airlines employed 390,032 workers in July 2012, 0.8 percent more than in July 2011, the U.S. Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported today. Scheduled passenger airline categories include network, low-cost, regional and other...
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The largest scheduled passenger airlines reported a 6.0 percent profit margin in the second quarter of 2012, up from 5.3 percent in the second quarter of 2011, the U.S. Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported today in a release of preliminary data
You may access the current list of rules that have been reviewed, are being reviewed, or are scheduled to be reviewed in Appendix D to DOT's current Regulatory Agenda at www.reginfo.gov.
More Retrospective Review SectionsDOT's Review PlanDOT's Review...Generally, each DOT agency has divided its rules into 10 different groups and analyzes one group each year. For purposes of these reviews, a year coincides with the fall-to-fall schedule for publication of the Regulatory Agenda.
DOT has long recognized the importance of regularly reviewing its existing regulations to determine whether they need to be revised or revoked. Our 1979 Regulatory Policies and Procedures require such reviews.