News from December 2022

By Press release submission | Dec 29, 2022
The U.S. DOT Volpe Center welcomed U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg on December 14, 2022.

By Press release submission | Dec 29, 2022
The Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) today released an updated version of its Freight Analysis Framework (FAF) commodity flow dataset, which provides estimates for tonnage, value, and ton-miles by origin-destination pair of FAF regions, commodity type, and mode for:
By Interior Newswire | Dec 29, 2022
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By Press release submission | Dec 29, 2022
The National Transportation Safety Board published Tuesday the comments it provided to the Ethiopian government on their draft accident investigation report into the 2019 crash in Ethiopia of a Boeing 737 Max airplane.

By Press release submission | Dec 29, 2022
The National Transportation Safety Board called Friday for a renewed effort to implement NTSB safety recommendations on its Most Wanted List of Transportation Safety Improvements

By Press release submission | Dec 29, 2022
National Transportation Safety Board Chair Jennifer Homendy welcomed maritime safety improvements in the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023, which the President signed into law today.

By Press release submission | Dec 29, 2022
The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced 15 grants in nine states to help make it easier for people with disabilities and mobility needs to access some of the nation's oldest and busiest rail transit systems through essential upgrades, such as elevators.

By DOJ Newswire | Dec 29, 2022
News Release: United States Attorney Clint Johnson today announced December’s Grand Jury A and B indictments.

By Press release submission | Dec 29, 2022
The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) today announced a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) making available nearly $9 billion in funding to upgrade and expand passenger rail services along the Northeast Corridor (NEC).
By Interior Newswire | Dec 29, 2022
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By Press release submission | Dec 29, 2022
The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today issued a Notice of Solicitation and Funding Opportunity to solicit proposals for intercity passenger rail corridors for the Corridor Identification and Development (ID) Program.

By Press release submission | Dec 29, 2022
Following the Emergency Use Authorization from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen COVID-19 vaccine, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has determined that pilots and others who perform safety sensitive duties may receive the vaccine under the conditions of their FAA-issued airman medical certification.

By Press release submission | Dec 29, 2022
This holiday season, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Acting Administrator Billy Nolen and Santa Claus teamed up to encourage everyone to Play it Safe when it comes to air travel, drones and lasers.

By Interior Newswire | Dec 29, 2022
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By Press release submission | Dec 29, 2022
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) today announced the immediate availability of $1.3 million in Emergency Relief funds for use by the Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) as a down payment to offset cost of repair work needed to repair roads and bridges damaged by heavy floods in North Central and Northeastern Idaho earlier this year.
By State Newswire | Dec 29, 2022
Release: The text of the following statement was released by the State Department Principal Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel and Spokesperson of the EU High Representative, Nabila Massrali.

By Press release submission | Dec 29, 2022
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has confirmed another Takata rupture fatality, bringing the total of number of Takata fatalities confirmed this year to five.

By Press release submission | Dec 29, 2022
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) today announced the immediate availability of $1.3 million in Emergency Relief funds for use by the Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) as a down payment to offset cost of repair work needed to repair roads and bridges damaged by heavy floods in North Central and Northeastern Idaho earlier this year.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 29, 2022
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