Title: Department of Transportation
Acronym: DOT
Superintendent of Documents Class Number Stem: T
Local Subject Index:
Local Subject Term: U.S. Federal GILS
Local Subject Term: Accidents
Local Subject Term: Aerospace
Local Subject Term: Aircraft
Local Subject Term: Airman's Information Manual
Local Subject Term: Airplanes
Local Subject Term: Airports
Local Subject Term: Airways
Local Subject Term: Atlases
Local Subject Term: Automobiles
Local Subject Term: Aviation
Local Subject Term: Boats
Local Subject Term: Coast Guard
Local Subject Term: Engineering
Local Subject Term: Federal Aviation Regulations
Local Subject Term: Maps and Atlases
Local Subject Term: Motor Vehicles
Local Subject Term: Naval Training
Local Subject Term: Navigation
Local Subject Term: Oceanography
Local Subject Term: Road Construction and Safety
Local Subject Term: Safety
Local Subject Term: Scientific Research
Local Subject Term: Transportation
Local Subject Term: Travel and Tourism
Abstract: "The U.S. Department of Transportation establishes the Nation's overall transportation policy. Under its umbrella there are 10 administrations whose jurisdictions include highway planning, development, and construction; urban mass transit; railroads; aviation; and the safety of waterways, ports, highways, and oil and gas pipelines. Decisions made by the Department in conjunction with the appropriate State and local officials strongly affect other programs such as land planning, energy conservation, scarce resource utilization, and technological change."
Purpose: Selected publications of this and other United States government agencies are available through the Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP). The index to the publications available through the FDLP is the Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications (MOCAT), which also includes ordering information for those publications available for sale. Many publications are available to the public in the approximately 1300 Federal depository libraries throughout the United States. See also data in this record for Access Constraints and User Constraints, where such limitations on this agency's publications are appropriate.
Agency Program: "The Department of Transportation (DOT) was established by act of October 15, 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 102 and 102 note), to assure the coordinated, effective administration of the transportation programs of the Federal Government' and to develop national transportation policies and programs conducive to the provision of fast, safe, efficient, and convenient transportation at the lowest cost consistent therewith.' It became operational in April 1967 and was comprised of elements transferred from eight other major departments and agencies. It presently consists of the Office of the Secretary and 10 operating administrations whose heads report directly to the Secretary and who have highly decentralized authority."
Availability:
Distributor:
Distributor Name: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs, Department of
Transportation
Distributor Street Address: 400 Seventh Street, S.W.
Distributor City: Washington, D.C.
Distributor Zip Code: 20590
Distributor Network Address:
Distributor Telephone: 202-366-5580
Access Constraints: No access constraints apply to information disseminated through the Federal Depository Library Program. In other cases, some access constraints may be applied by the agency to assure the protection of privacy or intellectual property, and any other special restrictions or limitations on obtaining the information resource.
Use Constraints: No constraints apply to the use of information disseminated through the Federal Depository Library Program. In other cases, some use constraints may be applied by the agency to assure the protection of privacy or intellectual property, and any other special restrictions or limitations on using the information resource.
Cross Reference:
Cross Reference Title: Monthly Catalog of U. S. Government Publications
Cross Reference Linkage:
http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/dpos/adpos400.html
Cross Reference Type: HTTP
Cross Reference:
Cross Reference Title: The US Department of Transportation [Home Page]
Cross Reference Linkage: http://www.dot.gov
Cross Reference Type: HTTP
Cross Reference:
Cross Reference Title: Government Information Locator Service
Cross Reference Linkage:
http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/gils/gils.html
Cross Reference Type: HTTP
Point of Contact for Further Information:
Organization: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs, Department of
Transportation
Street Address: 400 Seventh Street, S.W.
City: Washington
State: D.C.
Zip Code: 20590
Network Address:
Telephone: 202-366-5580
Supplemental Information: Source of information for Local Subject Index is Subject Bibliography Index. Most of the other information in this record is extracted from the U.S. Government Manual.
Control Identifier: GPO/SOD/LPS-0029
Record Source:
Department/Agency Name: United States
Government Printing Office
Major Organizational Subdivision:
Superintendent of Documents
Minor Organizational Subdivision: Library Programs Service
Name of Unit: Cataloging Branch
Internet Contact: dldgpo@access.digex.net
Telephone: 202-512-1141
Date of Last Modification:19960206