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News Release: Popular RAISE Discretionary Grant Program funds increased by approximately $500 million over last year under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to help meet overwhelming demand
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DOT-FMCSA offers new grant application process starting Feb. 3

FY22 Commercial Motor Vehicle Operator Safety Training Program (CMVOST) grant opened on Feb. 3.
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USDOT Announces Rule to Help Department Move More Swiftly to Protect Aviation Consumers from Unfair and Deceptive Practices

News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Transportation (Department) today announced a final rule that will help it move more swiftly to protect aviation consumers from unfair and deceptive practices. The rule will simplify and speed up the hearing procedures that the Department uses when it issues aviation consumer protection rulemakings to prohibit unfair or deceptive practices by airlines and ticket agents.
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President Biden and U.S. Department of Transportation Announce $1.2 Billion for Highways in Rural Appalachia

News Release: Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Delivers Sharp Increase in Funding
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Notice published on Feb. 1 by Transportation Department

The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Feb. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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DOT-FMCSA offers new grant application process starting Feb. 3

FY2022 High Priority Program &- Commercial Motor Vehicle (HP-CMV) grant opened on Feb. 3.
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Rule published by Transportation Department on Feb. 1

The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on Feb. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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What did Transportation Department publish on Feb. 1?

The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Feb. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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NHTSA Estimates Traffic Fatalities Continued to Rise at Record Pace in First Nine Months of 2021

News Release: USDOT’s recently announced National Roadway Safety Strategy provides blueprint for action addressing crisis in traffic fatalities
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Proposed rule published on Feb. 1 by Transportation Department

The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on Feb. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Transportation Department publishes rule on Feb. 1

The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on Feb. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg Announces Comprehensive National Roadway Safety Strategy

News Release: As the nation grapples with rise in traffic fatalities, new strategy outlines steps for the U.S. Department of Transportation and calls on stakeholders from across sectors to take action to address this urgent crisis
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Carper Praises EPA Reinstatement of Mercury and Air Toxics Standards Rule

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW), issued the following statement on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposal to reaffirm the 2012 Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS), thereby rejecting the previous administration’s reckless rollback of limits to mercury, acid gases, and other toxic air pollutants from power plants.
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Air Travel Consumer Report: November 2021 Numbers

News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Transportation today released its Air Travel Consumer Report (ATCR) on airline operational data compiled for the month of November 2021 for on-time performance, mishandled baggage, mishandled wheelchairs and scooters, complaints received, and oversales. The ATCR is designed to assist consumers with information on the quality of services provided by airlines.
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FHWA Announces $17.8 Million for Tribal Technical Assistance Program Centers to Help Tribes Administer Transportation Programs

News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) today published a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) announcing the availability of up to $17.8 million over five years to re-establish seven Tribal Technical Assistance Program (TTAP) Centers across the country. The TTAP Centers will help Tribal governments administer and manage their transportation programs and systems.
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Robin Hutcheson Announced as Deputy Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

News Release: Today, U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced that Robin Hutcheson will become the Deputy Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. As Deputy Administrator, Ms. Hutcheson will serve as the Acting Administrator.
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Safety policy leader Hutcheson named Deputy Administrator in DOT

Robin Hutcheson, former Deputy Assistant Secretary for Safety Policy for the U.S. Department of Transportation, is the new Deputy Administrator for the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, the DOT announced recently.
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Department of Transportation declares Florida motor carrier an ‘imminent hazard’ to public safety

The U.S. Department of Transportation, through its Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, has declared a Florida motor carrier a hazard to public safety and ordered the company and its principals to stop all operations.
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Davis Statement from Hearing on the Road Ahead for Automated Vehicles

News Release: Opening remarks, as prepared, of Subcommittee on Highways and Transit Ranking Member Rodney Davis (R-IL) from today’s hearing entitled, “The Road Ahead for Automated Vehicles (AVs)":
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FAA designates Los Angeles Area a ‘No Drone Zone’ For Super Bowl LVI

News Release: WASHINGTON - SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, Calif., is a “No Drone Zone " for Super Bowl LVI. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will prohibit drones within a 30-nautical-mile radius of the stadium up to 18,000 feet in altitude. The Temporary Flight Restriction (TFR) goes into effect from 2: 0 p.m. to 8: 0 p.m. PST on Feb. 13, 2022.
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