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The contact between a tow and a section of the Melvin Price Locks and Dam in Alton, Illinois, was caused by the pilot of the towing vessel not effectively compensating for a strong outdraft and wind, the National Transportation Safety Board said Thursday.Marine Investigation Report 22/08 details the NTSB’s investigation into the March 19, 2021, contact of the 177-foot-long towing vessel Kevin Michael with the Melvin Price Locks and Dam guide wall.
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PHMSA Announces Requirements for Pipeline Shut-off Valves to Strengthen Safety, Improve Response Efforts and Reduce Emissions
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Buttigieg: Department of Transportation releases plan to 'strengthen supply chains' and improve U.S. ports
The U.S. Department of Transportation released an action plan Feb. 24 detailing proposed procedures to strengthen U.S. supply chains and advance economic recovery.
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March 30, 2022 House of Representatives Passes Transportation and Infrastructure Bills Cleared by T&I Committee, Including Legislation to Prevent Sexual Violence in Transportation
House of Representatives passed eight bills within the jurisdiction of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure with bipartisan support.
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House of Representatives Passes the Bipartisan Don Young Coast Guard Authorization Act
House of Representatives passed H.R. 6865, the Don Young Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2022, which the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure approved on a bipartisan basis earlier this month.
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Cantwell: Without a Full FTC, We Can’t Protect Consumers from Fraud, Bring Nominee to a Senate Vote
U.S. Senate voted to discharge Alvaro Bedoya’s nomination to be a Commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) out of the Senate Commerce Committee, allowing a confirmation vote to be scheduled. U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., Chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, spoke on the Senate floor urging her colleagues to support the motion to ensure the FTC can protect consumers.
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FHWA Announces New Guidance, Increased Funding for Infrastructure Program that Helps States and Communities Create Safer, More Walkable Streets
The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) today announced new guidance and increased funding that can help state and local governments carry out projects that create safer, more walkable streets, including pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure, Safe Routes to School programs, and other local community projects.
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Cantwell Applauds Unanimous Senate Passage of Ocean Shipping Reform Act
U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) Chair of the Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation applauded Senate unanimous passage of the bipartisan Ocean Shipping Reform Act that will crack down on skyrocketing shipping costs and boost farmers’ and exporters’ ability to get their goods to the global marketplace.
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ICYMI: Wicker Opposes Alvaro M. Bedoya for Federal Trade Commission
U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., ranking member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, yesterday delivered the following remarks on the Senate floor ahead of a Senate vote on a motion to discharge the nomination of Alvaro M. Bedoya for Federal Trade Commissioner (FTC).
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Carper: President Biden’s Budget Lays Out 'Safer, More Prosperous' Future for Our Nation
U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, today released the following statement on President Biden’s fiscal year 2023 budget proposal
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Transportation Department discusses Accessible Lavatories on Single-Aisle Aircraft: Part 2 on March 28
The US Transportation Department published a one page proposed rule on March 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Charted: FAA Releases New Maps for Alaska’s Brooks Range
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has added two mountain passes to visual aviation charts, making flying safer in Northern Alaska.
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Transportation Department discusses Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS Airplanes on March 28
The US Transportation Department published a four page proposed rule on March 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Transportation Department discusses Airworthiness Criteria: Special Class Airworthiness Criteria for the Percepto Robotics, Ltd. Percepto System 2.4 Unmanned Aircraft on March 28
The US Transportation Department published a one page rule on March 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Transportation Department discusses Airworthiness Directives; British Aerospace (Operations) Limited and British Aerospace Regional Aircraft Airplanes on March 28
The US Transportation Department published a five page proposed rule on March 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Helicopters discussed on March 28 by Transportation Department
The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on March 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Pollack: Department of Transportation funding National Scenic Byways Program for first time since 2012 to 'enhance travel'
The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration announced a funding opportunity for National Scenic Byways Program March 16.
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Carper: President Biden’s Budget Lays Out 'Safer, More Prosperous' Future for Our Nation
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, today released the following statement on President Biden’s fiscal year 2023 budget proposal...
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