By US DOT Newswire | Jan 13, 2017
News Release: A new Department of Transportation Inspector General (IG) report outlines deficiencies in the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) ability to adequately prepare for and respond to major disruptions to the air traffic system. The IG pointed to shortcomings in the agency’s contingency planning, controller...
By US DOT Newswire | Jan 13, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Just one week ahead of President-elect Trump's inauguration, Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), top Democrat on the Environment and Public Works Committee, stood with his Democratic colleagues as well as conservationists, medical professionals, faith leaders, scientists and concerned mothers to highlight the importance of having an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) guided by sound science in order to protect the health of the American people.
By US DOT Newswire | Jan 13, 2017
News Release: Washington - Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Bill Shuster (R-PA) welcomed the new Republican Members who will join the Committee in the 115th Congress.
By US DOT Newswire | Jan 12, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON-The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposes a $91,000 civil penalty against Amazon.com, Inc., for allegedly violating the Hazardous Materials Regulations.
By US DOT Newswire | Jan 12, 2017
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 House Subcommittee on Aviation Rick Larsen (D-WA) issued the following statement on a new Department of Transportation Inspector General (IG) report that outlines the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) contingency plans for recovery from large-scale disruptions to the air traffic system...
By US DOT Newswire | Jan 12, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON-The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposes a $201,250 civil penalty against Jegs Automotive Inc. of Delaware, Ohio, for allegedly violating the Hazardous Materials Regulations.
By US DOT Newswire | Jan 11, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C.-Today, Congressman Peter DeFazio (D-OR) issued the following statement after being unanimously re-elected the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure...
By US DOT Newswire | Jan 11, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Ranking Member of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) announced the 27 Democratic Members of the Committee for the 115th Congress. Twenty-one of the Members served on the Committee in the previous Congress. The Democrats welcome five Members new to the Committee and one returning member, who represent districts in California, Florida, Georgia, New Jersey, and Michigan.
By US DOT Newswire | Jan 11, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON - At its second meeting on Jan. 31, 2017 in Reno, NV, the Drone Advisory Committee (DAC) will continue to help the Federal Aviation Administration prioritize its efforts to integrate unmanned aircraft systems - or drones - into the national airspace. FAA Administrator Michael Huerta announced the creation of the DAC as a federal advisory committee in May 2016, and the DAC first met in September 2016.
By US DOT Newswire | Jan 11, 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), announced that the committee will hold a nomination hearing on Wednesday Jan. 18 at 10:00 AM for Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt, whom President-elect Trump intends to nominate to lead the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Barrasso made the announcement after meeting with Ranking Member Tom Carper (D-DE).
By US DOT Newswire | Jan 10, 2017
News Release: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) today issued a final rule that allows general aviation pilots to fly without holding an FAA medical certificate as long as they meet certain requirements outlined in Congressional legislation.
By US DOT Newswire | Jan 10, 2017
News Release: The FAA said today that U.S. airlines would no longer be required to make a pre-boarding notification to passengers that the Samsung Galaxy Note7 phone is prohibited from transport on aircraft. The devices are still prohibited on both passenger and air cargo aircraft, but the DOT has lifted the requirement that the airlines make the specific pre-boarding notification.
By US DOT Newswire | Jan 9, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON - Please join Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Michael Huerta for an important general aviation announcement.
By US DOT Newswire | Jan 9, 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), announced the following staff hires for the committee's majority side for the 115th Congress.
By US DOT Newswire | Jan 5, 2017
News Release: The FAA has taken major steps over the past year toward safely and efficiently integrating unmanned aircraft into the world’s busiest and most complex airspace system. Administrator Huerta will discuss the agency’s achievements to date as well as planned upcoming activities.
By US DOT Newswire | Jan 4, 2017
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) sent a letter to President-elect Donald J. Trump, urging him to keep his commitment to invest in infrastructure and take the necessary actions to make the $9 billion balance of the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund immediately available to dredge the nation’s ports and inland harbors.
By US DOT Newswire | Jan 4, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY) issued the following statement on the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) decision to withdraw its draft final rule related to in situ uranium recovery (ISR).
By US DOT Newswire | Jan 4, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY) issued the following statement on being unanimously elected chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW) for the 115th Congress.
By US DOT Newswire | Dec 23, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposes civil penalties ranging from $57,400 to $72,000 against three companies for allegedly violating the Hazardous Materials Regulations.
By US DOT Newswire | Dec 21, 2016
News Release: Over the last year, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has made great strides toward integrating unmanned aircraft - popularly called “drones" - into the nation’s airspace. The first big step took place last Dec. 21, when a new, web-based drone registration system went online.
