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2025-04-24Trump’s Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy: Follow the Law
Thursday, April 24, 2025 WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy issued a reminder to all recipients of federal transportation funding that they must comply with federal laws. Non-compliance may lead to enforcement actions. “Federal grants come with a clear obligation to adhere to federal laws,” said U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy. -
2024-09-05
USDOT Seeks to Protect Consumers’ Airline Rewards in Probe of Four Largest U.S. Airlines’ Rewards Practices
Thursday, September 5, 2024 Secretary Buttigieg orders airlines to provide reports, records as part of DOT inquiry aimed at protecting the value of rewards and benefits earned by travelers Inquiry follows joint CFPB-DOT public hearing on airline rewards programs earlier this year WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) launched an inquiry -
2023-08-15City of Los Angeles RFI Response: Advanced Air Mobility, Docket No. DOT-OST-2023-0079
The City of Los Angeles submitted formal comments to the U.S. Department of Transportation in August 2023 regarding Advanced Air Mobility (AAM), calling for stronger local government involvement in shaping national AAM policy. The letter emphasizes safety, equity, and environmental concerns, including the need for rigorous aircraft noise, vibration, and frequency analysis to protect communities already burdened by past transportation decisions. Los Angeles urges federal agencies to require independent environmental studies and ensure that low-income communities and communities of color are not further harmed by the rollout of new aerial vehicle technologies. -
2022-12-02Guidelines for Considering Noise in Land Use Planning and Control (USDOT/EPA)
This document appears to be a blank or nearly blank page with no readable text content, likely a placeholder or cover page from the Sea-Tac Airport noise policy archive. No substantive policy information, data, or findings could be extracted from this page. -
Highway Foes Emboldened as Buttigieg Puts Houston Project on Pause
After the U.S. Department of Transportation asked the Texas DOT to halt a highway expansion, freeway fighters nationwide are calling on Secretary Pete Buttigieg for similar aid. By Laura Bliss Traffic backs up along the Massachusetts Turnpike in the Allston neighborhood of Boston in 2017, where foes of an aging viaduct are hoping for federal -
2018-09-24Action memorandum to the Secretary: National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS) 2019-2023
In September 2018, the FAA submitted the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS) 2019–2023 report to Congress, identifying 3,340 airports important to national air transportation and estimating $32.5 billion in eligible infrastructure development needs over that five-year period. The report, required by federal law every two years, covers topics including safety, capacity, environmental conditions, runway pavement condition, and financial performance of the national airport system. While this document focuses on broad national airport planning and funding, it does not specifically address noise policy at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport.