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.
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