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Incoming U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas) is pressing U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) Chairman Alexander Hoehn-Saric and Commissioner Richard L. Trumka, Jr. to disclose data and information regarding the CPSC’s efforts to ban gas stoves.

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Graves Announces T&I Subcommittee Chairs for 118th Congress
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO) today announced the chairs of the panel’s six subcommittees for the 118th Congress.

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Transportation & Infrastructure Committee to Hold Organizational Meeting, Followed by First Hearing of the 118th Congress on the State of Infrastructure and the Supply Chain
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO) announced that the Committee will hold its organizational meeting for the 118th Congress at 9:30 a.m. EST on Wednesday, February 1, 2023, in 2167 Rayburn House Office Building.

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House Passes Bill to Improve FAA Safety System that Suffered Recent Meltdown
A bill to improve the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA’s) pilot safety notification system, and two bills to improve and increase transparency in federal programs for disaster assistance, were approved today by the U.S. House of Representatives today.

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Transportation Department discusses Proposed Revocation of Colored Federal Airway Red 39 (R-39); Bethel, AK on Jan. 30
The US Transportation Department published a two page proposed rule on Jan. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

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Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Rear Impact Guards; Denial of Petition for Rulemaking discussed on Jan. 30 by Transportation Department
The US Transportation Department published a two page proposed rule on Jan. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Notice published on Jan. 30 by Transportation Department
The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Jan. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

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Petition for Exemption; Summary of Petition Received; Unconventional Concepts, Inc. discussed on Jan. 30 by Transportation Department
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Jan. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

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Notice published by Transportation Department on Jan. 30
The US Transportation Department published a three page notice on Jan. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

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Buttigieg: 'Our goal is to create a transportation system that truly serves everyone'
The Department of Transportation recently announced updates to its Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander action plan.

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27 notices published in week ending Jan. 21 by Transportation Department
There were 27 notices published by the Transportation Department in week ending Jan. 21, according to the Federal Register.

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North American Transborder Freight up 4.8% in November 2022 from November 2021
Total Transborder Freight by Border in November 2022, Compared to November 2021:T

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NTSB Releases New Information on 2022 Pittsburgh Bridge Collapse Investigation
The National Transportation Safety Board today published an investigative update and released new factual information via the public docket for the Jan. 28, 2022 Fern Hollow bridge collapse in Pittsburgh

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NTSB Finds Fatigue Led to Striking of an Oil and Gas Production Platform
A company not adhering to their 12-hour work limit led to an offshore supply vessel striking an oil and gas production platform, the National Transportation Safety Board said Thursday.

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NTSB Publishes Additional Comments on Ethiopia’s Final Report on 737 MAX 8 Accident
The National Transportation Safety Board released additional comments on the Ethiopian Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau’s (EAIB) final report of the March 10, 2019, crash of Ethiopian Airlines flight 302, a Boeing 737 MAX 8 airplane.

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Biden-Harris Administration Announces Availability of Nearly $1.7 Billion to Modernize Fleets and Deploy Clean Transit Buses Across America
The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced the availability of nearly $1.7 billion to support state and local efforts to modernize aging transit fleets with low- and no-emission buses, renovate and construct bus facilities, and support workforce development.

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Biden-Harris Administration Announces More Than $380 Million in Grants to Modernize Ferry Services, Reduce Emissions, and Connect Rural Communities
The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced $384.4 million in federal funding from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for expanding and improving the nation's ferry service in communities across the country, as well as accelerate the transition to zero emission transportation.

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Construction Begins on New Tower Allowing Asheville Regional Airport to Grow
Shovels hit the ground today for a new air traffic control tower at Asheville Regional Airport (AVL). The new tower will allow the airport to meet growing and strong demand for air travel in the region.

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U.S. Department of Transportation Providing $29.4 Million in ‘Quick Release’ Emergency Relief Funding to California, Four U.S. Federal Land Management Agencies for Flood Damage Repair
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) today announced the immediate availability of $29.4 million in “quick release” Emergency Relief (ER) funds for use by the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) and four U.S. federal land management agencies as a down payment on the repair work needed as a result of multiple storms and flooding events that damaged roads, bridges and highways in late December and January.

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Amendment of the Nashville International Airport Class C Airspace; Nashville, TN; and the John C. Tune Airport Class D Airspace; Nashville, TN discussed on Jan. 27 by Transportation Department
The US Transportation Department published a seven page proposed rule on Jan. 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

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