By US DOT Newswire | May 29, 2020
News Release: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Monday will hold a virtual briefing for local media on the Draft Environmental Assessment (EA) for the South-Central Florida Metroplex. The project proposes changes to air traffic procedures for Palm Beach International Airport (PBI) and Boca Raton Airport (BCT). The agency also will talk about upcoming virtual workshops where the public can learn more about the Draft EA and ask questions of agency experts.
By US DOT Newswire | May 28, 2020
News Release: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will hold 12 Virtual Public Workshops from June 3 to June 12 on the Draft Environmental Assessment (EA) for the South-Central Florida Metroplex project, the agency’s plan to modernize air traffic procedures for 21 airports in the southern half of the state.
By US DOT Newswire | May 26, 2020
News Release: Washington, DC- Today, Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR), and Chair of the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Sean Patrick Maloney (D-NY) announced the Subcommittee will hold a hearing titled, “The Status of the U.S. Maritime Supply Chain During the COVID-19 Pandemic." Members and witnesses will appear by videoconference.
By US DOT Newswire | May 26, 2020
News Release: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued multiple Notice to Airmen (NOTAMS) Temporary Flight Restriction (TFR) around Cape Canaveral, Fla., through Saturday, May 30, 2020.
By US DOT Newswire | May 22, 2020
News Release: Washington, D.C.-The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposes a $67,050 civil penalty against Wing Over L.A., of Van Nuys, Calif., for allegedly violating drug and alcohol testing regulations.
By US DOT Newswire | May 21, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) have announced the two-part virtual event for the FAA UAS Symposium - Remotely Piloted Edition, Episodes I and II , will take place on July 8 to 9 and August 18 to 19, 2020.
By US DOT Newswire | May 21, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW), praised the Senate's confirmation of the Honorable David A. Wright, nominee to be a member of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC); and Christopher T. Hanson, nominee to be a member of the NRC. Wright currently serves as a member of the NRC. The Senate confirmed the two nominations by voice vote.
By US DOT Newswire | May 21, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tom Carper, top Democrat on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, led EPW Democrats in asking the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to share its plans to address known per- and polyfluoroalkyl (PFAS) contamination at Superfund sites.
By US DOT Newswire | May 20, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposes a $5.89 million civil penalty against Humes McCoy Aviation of Atlanta, Ga., for conducting hundreds of allegedly illegal charter flights.
By US DOT Newswire | May 20, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW), and Sens. Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Joe Manchin (D-WV), Mike Braun (R-IN), Tom Udall (D-NM), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Mike Enzi (R-WY), Tom Cotton (R-AR), ...
By US DOT Newswire | May 20, 2020
News Release: “Last year alone, EPA saved Americans $1.5 billion through deregulatory actions. In the challenging economic times ahead, reducing excessive regulatory burdens to promote and reinvigorate our economy has never been more important."
By US DOT Newswire | May 20, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee held a hearing, “Oversight of the Environmental Protection Agency." Below is the opening statement of Ranking Member Tom Carper (D-Del.), as prepared for delivery.
By US DOT Newswire | May 20, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), top Democrat on the EPW Committee, released a statement after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler testified before the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee and failed to refute the findings ...
By US DOT Newswire | May 20, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, ahead of Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler's testimony before the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), top Democrat on the EPW Committee, released a staff report summarizing the actions taken ...
By US DOT Newswire | May 19, 2020
News Release: Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Ranking Member Sam Graves (R-MO) and Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-AR) today commended U.S Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler and the Trump Administration for a proposal to establish much greater clarity and transparency in how the agency produces guidance documents.
By US DOT Newswire | May 19, 2020
News Release: Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Ranking Member Sam Graves (R-MO) and Aviation Subcommittee Ranking Member Garret Graves (R-LA) commended the Department of Transportation (DOT) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for the release of the FAA’s Action Plan in response to the Official...
By US DOT Newswire | May 19, 2020
News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, the Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, Rep. Peter A. DeFazio, the Chair of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, the Chair of the Oversight and Reform Subcommittee on Government Operations, ...
By US DOT Newswire | May 19, 2020
News Release: “A failure to grant, in part or in whole, the governors' petitions would render this provision within the Clean Air Act utterly meaningless."
By US DOT Newswire | May 19, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, The U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Clean Air and Nuclear Safety held the hearing, “Hearing on the Nominations of Beth Harwell and Brian Noland to be Members of the Board of Directors, and Katherine Crytzer to be Inspector General, of the Tennessee Valley Authority." Below is the statement of Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), as submitted for the record...
By US DOT Newswire | May 15, 2020
News Release: Washington, DC - Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the “The Heroes Act," comprehensive legislation to provide relief to workers and families during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. This legislation, led by House Appropriations Committee Chairwoman Nita Lowey, is the fourth in a series of relief packages related to the COVID-19 pandemic, and includes multiple provisions offered by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, including...
