Report on DOT Significant Rulemakings

This Report provides a summary and the status for all significant rulemakings that DOT currently has pending or has issued recently. We update the Report at the beginning of each month.  The information in the Report is not intended to commit DOT to specific conclusions or actions. For example, after further analysis, DOT may decide the effects of the rule would be different or it may decide to terminate the rulemaking. 

Access Reports

If you would like to view the current report, the Operating Administration (“Mode”) version, or past reports, click the corresponding option in the left menu bar located under Report on DOT Significant Rulemakings.

Related Websites

DOT is providing this report to inform the public regarding its regulatory activities. This information can be used in conjunction with a number of other tools available to the public. For instance, by using the Docket Number when it is provided in the Report, you can locate the public docket for a particular rulemaking.  DOT's dockets can be found in the Federal Docket Management System (FDMS).  Those dockets electronically store all DOT-issued documents, supporting documents, and public comments regarding a particular rulemaking.  In addition, once in the docket you can sign up for the email notification when particular documents are placed in the docket. 

Nonsignificant Rulemakings

For information about nonsignificant rulemakings, you can review brief summaries in the DOT semi-annual Regulatory Agenda which can be accessed at http://www.reginfo.gov.  That website has the entire Unified Agenda for the Federal Government.

Email Notification of the Report

You may obtain email notification each month when we update our Report on DOT Significant Rulemakings by going to FDMS and entering docket number DOT-OST-2007-0114 in the search box; once in that docket, you may sign up for a notification that will be emailed when we put the report in that docket. (Note: under step 2, select "other.")

Questions

If you have substantive questions regarding a particular rulemaking, you may contact the responsible office directly by looking up the regulation in the semi-annual DOT Regulatory Agenda, and obtaining the contact information for that office.