Sentences with phrase «national transportation policies»

As part of this role, the team develops and reviews transportation legislation and regulations, and coordinates national transportation policy initiatives relating to safety and health matters.

This team works on a wide range of issues related to: ensuring that planned transportation projects meet community needs, including by ensuring effective public involvement; developing and reviewing transportation legislation and regulations related to transportation planning and investment; and coordinating national transportation policy initiatives, including by working with other federal, State and local agencies.

The energy and environment team is primarily responsibile for developing and reviewing transportation legislation and regulations, and coordinating national transportation policy initiatives, relating to environmental and energy matters affecting all aspects of transportation.

The Office of the Secretary (OST) oversees the formulation of national transportation policy and promotes intermodal transportation.

The Office of the Secretary (OST) formulates national transportation policy; prepares needed transportation legislation; helps negotiate and implement international transportation agreements; assures the fitness of U.S. airlines and enforces airline consumer protection regulations.

Develops and reviews transportation legislation and regulations, and coordinating national transportation policy initiatives relating to safety matters;

The Office of the Secretary (OST), within the Department of Transportation (DOT), has been given the responsibility of formulating national transportation policy and promoting intermodal transportation.

The Office of Policy Development, Strategic Planning and Performance develops national transportation policy initiatives with consideration of the potential health effects associated with transportation.

This team works on a wide range of issues related to: ensuring that planned transportation projects meet community needs, including by ensuring effective public involvement; developing and reviewing transportation legislation and regulations related to transportation planning and investment; and coordinating national transportation policy initiatives, including by working with other Federal, State and local agencies.

The team is responsible for developing and reviewing transportation legislation and regulations and coordinating national transportation policy initiatives relating to energy and the environment.

Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 13902 (c)(3), I hereby determine that the following modifications to the moratorium are consistent with obligations of the United States under NAFTA and with our national transportation policy and that the moratorium shall be modified accordingly.

The American Lung Association supports the development of a national transportation policy framework to guide investment decisions that includes performance metrics supporting sustainable communities.

Joshua leads legislative and regulatory campaigns in support of the organization's national transportation policy agenda.

Making transportation services accessible to persons with disabilities figures prominently in the National Transportation Policy, which is set out in the Act.

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«As you consider the Administration's proposal, I ask that you consider policies that will bridge the partisan divide and serve the myriad needs of communities across the country — including those of Nevada,» Sen. Catherine Cortez - Masto of Nevada wrote in a letter to Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao and Gary Cohn, the director of the National Economic Council.

Various groups hoping to commercialize drones are challenging that policy, and a March ruling by a National Transportation Safety Board administrative law judge left the agency's power to fine drone operators in question.

The other parties only nominated a single candidate, including the Democratic Development Party, the Independent Democratic Party, the National Coalition for Transportation, the New Voice, the Youth Empowerment Party and the Youth, National Organisations, Farmers Unification, Policy Reformation.

Sen. Ted Cruz (R - Texas), another climate skeptic, is in line to take the helm of the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee's Science and Space Subcommittee, which oversees both the National Science Foundation and the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy.

This report was authored by Genevieve Cullen, vice president, Electric Drive Transportation Association; Alan Epstein, vice president, technology and environment, Pratt & Whitney; paul Genoa, director, policy development, Nuclear Energy Institute; Daniel Ingersoll, program manager, nuclear technology, Oak Ridge National Laboratory; Connie L. Lausten, principal, cLausten LLC; Jeffrey Stein, mechanical engineer, University of Michigan; Amadeu K. Sum, chemical engineer, Colorado School of Mines; Donald Weeks, biochemist, University of Nebraska at Lincoln

WestEd Policy Forum on Increasing Equity Through High - Quality Charter Schools (Elsa Duré) National and state leaders discussed how high - quality charter schools can increase educational equity, including policy strategies such as unified enrollment systems, weighted lotteries, comprehensive transportation access, district - charter collaborations and school segregPolicy Forum on Increasing Equity Through High - Quality Charter Schools (Elsa Duré) National and state leaders discussed how high - quality charter schools can increase educational equity, including policy strategies such as unified enrollment systems, weighted lotteries, comprehensive transportation access, district - charter collaborations and school segregpolicy strategies such as unified enrollment systems, weighted lotteries, comprehensive transportation access, district - charter collaborations and school segregation.

The National Education Policy Center noted one particular example of an NHA owned charter in Louisiana, where public transportation is not offered despite 7 % of the state funding being given to the school to do so (Crawfish, 2015).

Develops designs for more economically efficient transportation programs and policies as it relates to FASTLANE grants, to generate national or regional economic benefits and an increase in the global economic competitiveness of the United States.

Karen has been involved in navigation - related programs at the Volpe National Transportation Systems Center for over 20 years and currently is responsible for overseeing the navigation program and development of policy positions on PNT and spectrum management in coordination within the Office of the Secretary of Transportation.

In addition, Mr. Fleming has co-authored numerous peer - reviewed journal articles and participated substantially in the development of national and international standards and policy documents pertaining to transportation - related issues.

The Under Secretary oversees the Assistant Secretaries for Aviation and International Affairs (X) and for Transportation Policy (P), coordinating transportation policy development with the goal of making the Nation's transportation resources function as an integrated naTransportation Policy (P), coordinating transportation policy development with the goal of making the Nation's transportation resources function as an integrated national sPolicy (P), coordinating transportation policy development with the goal of making the Nation's transportation resources function as an integrated natransportation policy development with the goal of making the Nation's transportation resources function as an integrated national spolicy development with the goal of making the Nation's transportation resources function as an integrated natransportation resources function as an integrated national system.

The Office of the National Surface Transportation and Innovative Finance Bureau, known as the Build America Bureau, develops DOT - wide policies to improve transportation infrastructure financing and project delivery, administers Departmental credit programs, develops new initiatives to facilitate public and private financing mechanisms and analyzes the cost effectiveness of new and alternatiTransportation and Innovative Finance Bureau, known as the Build America Bureau, develops DOT - wide policies to improve transportation infrastructure financing and project delivery, administers Departmental credit programs, develops new initiatives to facilitate public and private financing mechanisms and analyzes the cost effectiveness of new and alternatitransportation infrastructure financing and project delivery, administers Departmental credit programs, develops new initiatives to facilitate public and private financing mechanisms and analyzes the cost effectiveness of new and alternative approaches.

Provides expert advice and recommendations on policy matters to the Secretary of Transportation on drug and alcohol testing issues at the national and international level.

The Office of Drug and Alcohol Policy and Compliance advises the Secretary on national and international drug testing and control issues and is the principal advisor to the Secretary on rules related to the drug and alcohol testing of safety - sensitive transportation employees in aviation, trucking, railroads, mass transit, pipelines, and other transportation industries.

U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood kicked off the 2010 national Distracted Driving Summit today by announcing new anti-distracted driving regulations for drivers transporting hazardous materials, commercial truck and bus drivers, and rail operators, and by identifying more than 550 U.S. companies — employing 1.5 million people nationwide — that have committed to enacting anti-distracted driving employee policies in the next twelve months.

The Department of Transportation's Office of Drug and Alcohol Policy and Compliance (ODAPC) is adding drug and alcohol abuse counselors certified by the National Board for Certified Counselors, Inc. and Affiliates (NBCC), specifically NBCC's Master Addictions Counselor (MAC), to those eligible to be substance abuse professionals (SAPs) under subpart O of 49 CFR part 40.

WASHINGTON — U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood kicked off the 2010 national Distracted Driving Summit today by announcing new anti-distracted driving regulations for drivers transporting hazardous materials, commercial truck and bus drivers, and rail operators, and by identifying more than 550 U.S. companies — employing 1.5 million people nationwide — that have committed to enacting anti-distracted driving employee policies in the next twelve months.

The Department of Transportation (DOT) is a learning organization committed to achievement of its mission to develop transportation policies and programs that contribute to providing fast, safe, efficient, and convenient transportation at the lowest cost consistent with those and other national objectives, including the efficient use and conservation of the resources of the Transportation (DOT) is a learning organization committed to achievement of its mission to develop transportation policies and programs that contribute to providing fast, safe, efficient, and convenient transportation at the lowest cost consistent with those and other national objectives, including the efficient use and conservation of the resources of the transportation policies and programs that contribute to providing fast, safe, efficient, and convenient transportation at the lowest cost consistent with those and other national objectives, including the efficient use and conservation of the resources of the transportation at the lowest cost consistent with those and other national objectives, including the efficient use and conservation of the resources of the United States.

These actions build upon requirements of earlier transportation authorizations, the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP - 21) and the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA - LU), as well as administrative approaches through Executive Order (EO) 13604, Presidential Memoranda and the White House's Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) modernization efforts, and DOT initiatives (e.g. Every Day Counts,transportation authorizations, the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP - 21) and the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA - LU), as well as administrative approaches through Executive Order (EO) 13604, Presidential Memoranda and the White House's Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) modernization efforts, and DOT initiatives (e.g. Every Day Counts,Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA - LU), as well as administrative approaches through Executive Order (EO) 13604, Presidential Memoranda and the White House's Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) modernization efforts, and DOT initiatives (e.g. Every Day Counts, eNEPA, etc.).

In this role, Dr. Nield provides strategic leadership and direction to ensure the protection of the public, property, and the national security and foreign policy interests of the United States (U.S.) during commercial launch or reentry activities, and to encourage, facilitate, and promote U.S. commercial space transportation.

DOT's Intelligent Transportation Systems Joint Program Office (ITS JPO) is working closely with NHTSA, FHWA, OST Research and Technology (OST - R), and OST Policy (OST - P) to execute the joint National Telecommunications and Information Administration, FCC and DOT spectrum research plan.

The planning team coordinates across the Department to ensure that DOT's Operating Administrations examine their programs, policies, and activities and take appropriate actions to comply with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Executive Order 12898, the Memorandum of Understanding on Environmental Justice and Executive Order 12898, and DOT Order 5610.2 (a)(Department of Transportation Actions to Address Environmental Justice in Minority Populations and Low - Income Populations).

FRA is responsible for promulgating and enforcing rail safety regulations; administering railroad assistance programs; conducting research and development in support of improved railroad safety and national rail transportation policy; providing for the rehabilitation of the Northeast Corridor rail passenger service; and consolidating government support of rail transportation activities.

The Under Secretary also directs transportation policy development and works to ensure that the Nation's transportation resources function as an integrated national system.

In this position she managed the implementation and execution of the Secretary's statutory and administrative responsibilities in civil transportation emergency preparedness, which included the overall Departmental civil emergency preparedness policies, plans, procedures, systems, and programs on transportation matters ranging from man - made crises and national security emergencies to natural disasters.

FRA awarded $ 942,775 to the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) and the Vermont Agency of Transportation (VTrans) through FRA's Next Generation High - Speed Rail Program to study potential service options and complete the Tier 1 Environmental Assessment, in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act.

The recent transportation bill, Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century, or MAP - 21, signed by President Obama in July 2012, established a national freight policy and called for the creation of a National Freight Strategnational freight policy and called for the creation of a National Freight StrategNational Freight Strategic Plan.

FRA is responsible for promulgating and enforcing rail safety regulations; administering railroad assistance programs; conducting research and development in support of improved railroad safety and national rail transportation policy; providing for the rehabilitation of Northeast Corridor rail passenger service; and consolidating government support of rail transportation activities.

WASHINGTON - U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced the launch of the Freight Policy Council which will focus on improving the condition and performance of the national freight network to better ensure the ability of the United States to compete in today's global economy.

The acquisition of real property in anticipation of a federally assisted or approved surface transportation project that may use the property shall not be prohibited prior to the completion of reviews of the surface transportation project under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) if the acquisition does not --

The U.S. Department of Transportation (Department) is seeking public comment on a proposed update to its National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) implementing procedures, DOT Order 5610.1 D, Procedures for Considering Environmental Impacts.

to implement a national policy and strategy to support, preserve, improve, and further develop existing and future high - speed and intercity passenger rail transportation and freight rail transportation; and

an analysis of emerging and long - term projected trends, including economic and national trade policies, that will impact the performance, needs, and uses of the national surface transportation system, including the system to move freight;

Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of the Surface Transportation and Freight Policy Act of 2012, the Secretary of Transportation shall develop and implement a National Surface Transportation and Freight Performance Plan to achieve the policy, objectives, and goals set forth in sections 303 anPolicy Act of 2012, the Secretary of Transportation shall develop and implement a National Surface Transportation and Freight Performance Plan to achieve the policy, objectives, and goals set forth in sections 303 anpolicy, objectives, and goals set forth in sections 303 and 312.

an assessment of the current performance of the national surface transportation system and an analysis of the system's ability to achieve the policy, objectives, and goals set forth in sections 303 and 312;

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