By US DOT Newswire | May 26, 2015
News Release: (Washington, DC) Today, the Ranking Member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, Grace F. Napolitano (D-CA), praised the public release of the final Clean Water Protection rulemaking by the Obama administration. This rulemaking fulfils the requests...
By US DOT Newswire | May 22, 2015
News Release: Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Sens. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) and Barbara Boxer (D-CA), leaders of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, today released a statement following the Senate passage of a two-month extension to authorize spending in the Highway Trust Fund...
By US DOT Newswire | May 22, 2015
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE... Contact... Donelle Harder/Kristina Baum (Inhofe) - 202.224.1282 Mary Kerr/Kate Gilman (Boxer) - 202-224-8832 WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sens. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) and Barbara Boxer (D-CA), leaders of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, today praised the passage ...
By US DOT Newswire | May 22, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), chairman of the Water, Fish, and Wildlife Subcommittee for the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW), along with U.S. Sens. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), chairman of the Senate EPW Committee and Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), chairman of the Superfund, Waste Management, ...
By US DOT Newswire | May 21, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposes a $227,500 civil penalty against AmplaChem, Inc. of Carmel, Ind., for allegedly violating Hazardous Materials Regulations.
By US DOT Newswire | May 21, 2015
News Release: As we move into the summer thunderstorm season, NextGen technology is helping to keep departing airplanes on schedule as they fly out of Newark, NJ, into some of the busiest and most congested airspace in the U.S. That is welcome news for airline passengers who will be traveling during the busy summer vacation months.
By US DOT Newswire | May 21, 2015
News Release: The Federal Aviation Administration has made it simpler for the six unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) test sites to conduct research by giving them “blanket" authorizations to fly public aircraft operations throughout the National Airspace System at or below 200 feet.
By US DOT Newswire | May 21, 2015
News Release: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) recently added six new accident modules to the agency’s one-of-a-kind “Lessons Learned" online and publicly available safety library. The library captures valuable information learned from some of the world’s most historically significant accidents.
By US DOT Newswire | May 20, 2015
News Release: The Subcommittee on Aviation, chaired by U.S. Rep. Frank LoBiondo (R-NJ), will conduct a roundtable policy discussion on Thursday focused on issues related to airport financing and development as the Subcommittee and the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee continue to work toward a bill to reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
By US DOT Newswire | May 20, 2015
News Release: The May/June 2015 issue of FAA Safety Briefing highlights aircraft performance for general aviation. Articles focus on understanding the operating parameters of your aircraft as well as having realistic performance expectations during flight.
By US DOT Newswire | May 19, 2015
News Release: Pilots will be able to file flight plans and receive the latest weather information on-line, effective immediately, under two new Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) contracts.
By US DOT Newswire | May 19, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW), today led Sens. David Vitter (R-La.) and Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), chairman of the Superfund, Waste Management, and Regulatory Oversight Subcommittee, in a letter to Environmental Protection ...
By US DOT Newswire | May 18, 2015
News Release: Thank you, Chairman. I want to welcome all of today’s witnesses and thank them for their testimony. Given recent earthquakes in Nepal and the ensuing catastrophe, this is a very timely and important hearing.
By US DOT Newswire | May 18, 2015
News Release: Washington, D.C. -- Today, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR), together with 19 Committee Democrats, introduced H.R. 2410, the Administration’s GROW AMERICA Act, a long-term surface transportation reauthorization bill that provides robust funding...
By US DOT Newswire | May 18, 2015
News Release: The Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management will hold a hearing this week to assess the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) role in earthquake hazard preparedness, mitigation, response, and recovery; and to examine the efforts of the Pacific Northwest and seismic hazard experts to reduce disaster impacts and build stronger communities.
By US DOT Newswire | May 18, 2015
News Release: The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, chaired by U.S. Rep. Bill Shuster (R-PA), will mark up bipartisan legislation this week to save taxpayers billions of dollars by reforming management of federal office space and real estate, and to increase accountability and oversight of the agency responsible for securing and protecting thousands of federal buildings.
By US DOT Newswire | May 15, 2015
News Release: U.S. House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Chairman Bill Shuster (R-PA) announced today that he plans to schedule a hearing on issues related to the recent Amtrak accident in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
By US DOT Newswire | May 15, 2015
News Release: House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Bill Shuster (R-PA) and House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) released the following statement after the introduction of legislation to authorize the highway and transit programs through the end of July.
By US DOT Newswire | May 14, 2015
News Release: Chairman Duncan Hunter (R-CA). Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation. Hearing on “Coast Guard Major Acquisitions". May 14, 2015. Opening Statement. (Remarks as Prepared). As this Subcommittee has continually highlighted, the Coast Guard currently operates tens, and in some cases, hundreds...
By US DOT Newswire | May 13, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) today announced a public outreach campaign for the National Capital Region around Washington, D.C. to reinforce the message that the District of Columbia and cities and towns within a 15-mile radius of Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport are a No Drone Zone.
