DOT Advisory Committee on Human Trafficking Meeting 1 Minutes - December 6, 2018

National Driver Registry (NDR) Problem Driver Pointer System (PDPS) PIA

Title 49 of U.S. Code, Chapter 303, § 30302, requires that the Department of Transportation’s (DOT) National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) establish and maintain a National Driver Register (NDR). The purpose of the NDR is to assist chief driver licensing officials of all 50...

DOT Onboard Demographics, February FY 2019

This spreadsheet provides onboard statistics for February, FY 2019.  Demographics are particularly useful to managers in the workforce planning process.  This data is also used by Congressional staffers and others who have an interest in the size and makeup of the federal workforce,...

FAA Emergency Notification System (ENS)

Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) Emergency Notification System (ENS) uses the AtHoc Network Communication Suite (AtHoc Suite) to provide alert notifications during all hazards, threats, and emergencies to FAA employees and contractors. Other federal agencies, tenant organizations in FAA...

DOT Fines Delta Air Lines and American Airlines for Violating Tarmac Delay Rule

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today fined American Airlines $1 million and Delta Air Lines $750,000 for violating federal statutes and the Department’s rule prohibiting long tarmac delays. 

DOT’s Aviation Enforcement Office investigation revealed that ten...

February 2019 Significant Rulemakings Report

Methodology for Determining Change in Operating Expense (SIFL)

The Department of Transportation has continued to calculate the Standard Industry Fare Level (SIFL) adjustment factor to aid in its evaluation of carrier pricing in the free market.  The SIFL is also used by the Internal Revenue Service in imputing the value of free...

U.S. Department of Transportation Announces $605 Million Loan for Houston’s Grand Parkway Project

WASHINGTON – U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao today announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Build America Bureau will provide up to a $605 million Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) loan to the Grand Parkway Transportation Corporation (...

ADVISORY NOTICE REGARDING SPAM EMAILS

Recently, there have been several spam emails portraying they were sent by the U.S. Department of Transportation’ s (DOT) Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU) or other Departmental offices. Our office does not send out Request for Proposals (RFP), Request for...

BUILD Grant Ceremony (Jacksonville, FL)

Remarks Prepared for Delivery byU.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. ChaoBUILD Grant CeremonyJacksonville, FloridaFriday, February 8, 2019

Thank you, Kevin [Thibault, Florida DOT Secretary].  It’s great to be here in Jacksonville today!

Let me thank the City...