By US DOT Newswire | Jan 8, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), top Democrat on the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, released the following statement regarding the Trump Administration's decision to renominate Kathleen Hartnett White to lead the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) after her nomination was returned to President Trump when the Senate closed the first session of the 115th Congress last month.
By US DOT Newswire | Jan 4, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), top Democrat on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following statement on the Trump Administration's decision to revise the 2017-2022 Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program (Five-Year Plan), finalized in November 2016, and move to open parts of the Atlantic and Pacific oceans and the Gulf of Mexico to increased oil and gas drilling.
By US DOT Newswire | Jan 3, 2018
News Release: Washington, D.C. -- Today, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Michael Capuano (D-MA) sent a letter to President Donald J. Trump, strongly urging him to immediately appoint qualified individuals to fill long-vacant positions on the Surface Transportation Board (STB).
By US DOT Newswire | Jan 2, 2018
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Ranking Member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Michael Capuano (D-MA) sent a letter to Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao requesting a detailed status update on where the railroads are in fully implementing critical Positive Train Control (PTC) technology and when railroads will meet the PTC implementation deadline.
By US DOT Newswire | Dec 22, 2017
News Release: FORT WORTH - The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration proposes a $1.76 million civil penalty against Commercial Aircraft Equipment of Dallas, Texas, for allegedly producing aircraft galley carts without the required FAA approval. CAE is a subsidiary of Biskay Holdings LLC.
By US DOT Newswire | Dec 22, 2017
News Release: If you are an airline passenger packing your bags to travel for the holidays, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) advises you to take a moment to check out the agency’s Pack Safe website. There are many items that people use on a daily basis that are considered hazardous materials when packed to ...
By US DOT Newswire | Dec 21, 2017
News Release: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has revised its Advisory Circular (AC) entitled Access to Airports by Individuals with Disabilities to ensure airport operators of civil use airports comply with the laws and regulations pertaining to individuals with disabilities.
By US DOT Newswire | Dec 21, 2017
News Release: Washington, DC - The House of Representatives today approved - as part of an emergency disaster aid package - the Disaster Recovery Reform Act, a bill to help communities better prepare for, respond to, recover from, and mitigate against disasters of all kinds.
By US DOT Newswire | Dec 21, 2017
News Release: Washington, DC - The House of Representatives this week approved several measures to support America’s military personnel and veterans trying to obtain their commercial driver’s license, and to prevent human trafficking on the Nation’s highways.
By US DOT Newswire | Dec 21, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), top Democrat on the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, released the following statement after the nomination of Kathleen Hartnett White to lead the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) was returned to President Trump as ...
By US DOT Newswire | Dec 21, 2017
News Release: “Future sage grouse management is, and will continue to be, an area in which Wyoming is on the leading edge."
By US DOT Newswire | Dec 20, 2017
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 transportation and infrastructure subcommittee hearing entitled, “Freight Movement: Assessing Where We Are Now And Where We Need To Go." The hearing focused on the need to update aging infrastructure that the freight industry depends on to transport goods throughout America.
By US DOT Newswire | Dec 20, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure held the hearing, “Freight Movement: Assessing Where We Are Now And Where We Need To Go." Below is the opening statement of Ranking Member Tom Carper (D-Del.), as prepared for delivery...
By US DOT Newswire | Dec 19, 2017
News Release: The Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Identification and Tracking Aviation Rulemaking Committee (ARC) chartered by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in June has submitted its report and recommendations to the agency on technologies available to identify and track drones in flight and other associated issues.
By US DOT Newswire | Dec 19, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), top Democrat on the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, announced that he would object to any unanimous consent agreement that would allow the nomination of Kathleen Hartnett White to serve as Director of the White House Council on Environmental Quality to be held over into the second session of the 115th Congress.
By US DOT Newswire | Dec 18, 2017
News Release: Washington, D.C. -- Today, the Ranking Democrats on the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure sent a letter to Secretary of the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) Wilbur Ross and Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Mick Mulvaney offering their strong support for strengthening...
By US DOT Newswire | Dec 18, 2017
News Release: Washington - Transportation and Infrastructure Committee leaders today called the General Services Agency’s (GSA’s) public release of its Real Property Profile a victory for government transparency and accountability. The database is the most exhaustive listing ever published of federal real property assets, allowing the American people and the Congress to view information on more than 300,000 government-owned and leased properties for the first time.
By US DOT Newswire | Dec 18, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), top Democrat on the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, sent a letter to Arthur Elkins, Inspector General of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), requesting he expand his current audit of EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt's ...
By US DOT Newswire | Dec 18, 2017
News Release: At the request of U.S. national security and law enforcement agencies, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is using its existing authority under Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations § 99.7 - “Special Security Instructions" - to address concerns about unauthorized drone operations over seven Department of Energy (DOE) facilities.
By US DOT Newswire | Dec 14, 2017
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 David Ross to serve as the assistant administrator for the Office of Water at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); and Matthew Leopold to serve as assistant administrator for the Office of General Counsel at the EPA.
