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News Release: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the general aviation (GA) community’s national #FlySafe campaign helps educate GA pilots about the best practices to calculate and predict aircraft performance and to operate within established aircraft limitations.

FAA Establishes Restrictions on Drone Operations over DOJ and DOD Facilities

News Release: At the request of its federal security partners, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is using its existing authority under Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) § 99.7 - “Special Security Instructions" - to address concerns about drone operations over national security sensitive facilities by establishing temporary unmanned aircraft system (UAS) specific flight restrictions.

Chairs DeFazio and Maloney Applaud Passage of Funding for Critical Coast Guard Program

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, the Chairman of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) and Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Sean Patrick Maloney (D-NY) celebrated House passage of The Consolidated Appropriations Act, which includes critical funding for construction of the first Coast Guard Polar Security Cutter.

FAA Proposes $150,000 Civil Penalty Against Pacific Coast Aviation of Brookings, Ore.

News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration proposes a $150,000 civil penalty against Pacific Coast Aviation of Brookings, Ore., for allegedly operating a jet on dozens of flights when it was not in an airworthy condition.

FAA Announces Aviation Safety Rating for Vietnam

News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) today announced that Vietnam complies with international safety standards and has been granted a Category 1 rating under the agency’s International Aviation Safety Assessment (IASA) program.

FAA Modifies LAANC Service Provider Request

News Release: WASHINGTON - The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has modified its process to request new service suppliers for the Low Altitude Authorization and Notification Capability (LAANC - pronounced “LANCE").

EPA Fails to Commit to Setting a Drinking Water Standard for PFAS

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), top Democrat on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee (EPW), reacted to the long-awaited Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Action Plan released by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), which does not include a commitment ...

Chairman Barrasso Statement on EPA Action Plan on PFAS

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW), released the following statement on the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Action Plan.

Carper Statement on TVA’s Decisions on Coal-Fired Power Plants

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), top Democrat on the Environment and Public Works Committee (EPW), which oversees the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), issued the following statement reacting to the TVA Board of Directors' decisions to phase out and retire the Paradise and Bull Run Fossil Plants.

FAA Makes Major Drone ID Marking Change

News Release: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has posted a rule in the Federal Register requiring small drone owners to display the FAA-issued registration number on an outside surface of the aircraft. Owners and operators may no longer place or write registration numbers in an interior compartment. The rule is effective on February 25. The markings must be in place for any flight after that date.

Ranking Members Sam Graves & Garret Graves Statements from Hearing on the Impacts on Aviation of the Government Shutdown

News Release: Opening remarks, as prepared, of Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Ranking Member Sam Graves (R-MO) and Subcommittee on Aviation Ranking Member Garret Graves (R-LA) from today’s hearing entitled, “Putting U.S. Aviation at Risk: The Impact of the Shutdown":

Chairs DeFazio, Larsen Statements from Hearing on, "Putting U.S. Aviation at Risk: The Impacts of The Shutdown"

News Release: Washington, D.C. - The following are opening remarks, as prepared for delivery, from Chairman of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) during today’s hearing titled: "Putting U.S. Aviation at Risk: The Impacts of The Shutdown." Remarks as delivered can be found here.

Barrasso: Invasive Species Threaten Wildlife, Public Health, and Infrastructure

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW), delivered the following remarks at a hearing titled “The Invasive Species Threat: Protecting Wildlife, Public Health, and Infrastructure."

Following Trump’s Comments, Carper Queries TVA Leadership on Paradise, Bull Run Fossil Plants