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	DOT Summer Transportation Internship Program
		The U.S Department of Transportation consists of modal administrations that focus on specific areas, or modes, of transportation.
		DOT must ensure the safety and reliability of the entire transportation system, protect the interests of consumers, conduct planning and research for the future, and assist states, cities and other communities in meeting their local transportation goals.
		The mission of the SLSDC is to serve the U.S. intermodal and international transportation system by improving the operation and maintenance of a safe, reliable, environmentally responsible deep-draft waterway, in cooperation with its Canadian counterpart.
	www.fhwa.dot.gov /education/stipdg.htm (2089 words)

	Federal Highway Administration Home Page
		It provides transportation engineering services for planning, design, construction, and rehabilitation of the highways and bridges providing access to federally-owned lands.
		A primary goal of scenario planning is to engage the general public, the business community, resource agencies, and elected officials on a broad scale; to gain a thorough understanding of community values, growth trends, and tradeoffs; and to incorporate participants' values and feedback into future plans.
		The Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21) was enacted June 9, 1998, as Public Law 105-178.
	www.fhwa.dot.gov (972 words)

	US Department of Transportation Calls Illinois' CDL Program One of Best
		SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois Commercial Driver License (CDL) program under the jurisdiction of Secretary of State Jesse White was credited as one of the best in the nation in the most recent compliance audit performed by the United States Department of Transportation.
		Requiring third party testing entities to maintain a rating issued by the U.S. Department of Transportation of at least satisfactory or conditional.
		Any third party entity that has received an unsatisfactory rating from U.S. Department of Transportation shall be prohibited from conducting third party testing pending a subsequent U.S. Department of Transportation rating of satisfactory or conditional.
	www.sos.state.il.us /press/2004/april/040420d1.html (757 words)

	Training Information
		The Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) offers several two-day seminars and one-day workshops throughout the year.
		Whether you are new to hazmat transportation or a seasoned professional, breakout sessions are presented to increase your knowledge for the safe and secure transportation of hazmat.
		Hazmat Transportation Workshops provide a basic overview of the regulatory requirements — what they are, how they apply, and how to meet them — for shipping and transporting Hazardous Materials.
	hazmat.dot.gov /training/training.htm (686 words)

	Developing a Hazardous Materials Exercise Program: A Handbook for State and Local OfficialsDeveloping a Hazardous ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Another example might be a transportation exercise designed to test the capability of local response officials to establish a command post at the scene and coordinate the on-site response activities with emergency response personnel, the transportation carrier (e.g., railroad, trucking company, airline), and the shipper(s).
		In a transportation exercise, the carrier may demonstrate initial assessment of the damage to a dented tank truck or railroad tankcar, and then call in experts for example, an inspector from the Bureau of Explosives of the Association of American Railroads.
		The U.S. Army Material Command Surety Field Activity, for example, is responsible for providing technical supervision of the Army Material Command's chemical surety, nuclear, and nuclear reactor facility accident/incident response and assistance activities, including exercising of the Army Service Response Force.
	www.bts.gov /smart/cat/254.html (16139 words)

	Aviation Consumer Protection Home Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		When an oversale occurs, the Department of Transportation (DOT) requires airlines to ask people who aren't in a hurry to give up their seats voluntarily, in exchange for compensation.
		If the airline arranges substitute transportation that is scheduled to arrive at your destination between one and two hours after your original arrival time (between one and four hours on international flights), the airline must pay you an amount equal to your one-way fare to your final destination, with a $200 maximum.
		Under U.S. government rules, smoking is prohibited on all domestic scheduled-service flights except for flights over six hours to or from Alaska or Hawaii.
	airconsumer.ost.dot.gov /publications/flyrights.htm (12044 words)

	Missouri Department of Transportation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		MoDOT is armed and ready for large accumulations thanks to new wider plows, snow removal equipment that the agency is the first in the world to use and advanced salt application training.
		The Missouri Department of Transportation is busy installing rumble stripes - a new safety feature to reduce crashes and injuries - on major highways to alert motorists when they’re leaving the driving lane.
		The Missouri departments of Transportation and Economic Development are teaming up to determine the impact highway projects have on the state’s economy, revenue and demographics.
	www.modot.state.mo.us (207 words)

	Ohio Department of Transportation Front Page
		The U.S. Route 33 relocation increases safety and mobility for the region; and is a major milestone toward providing a direct link between Indiana and West Virginia.
		US 224 Corridor Study In an effort to address congestion and safety concerns in the Canfield and Boardman Townships area, ODOT and the Eastgate Regional Council of Governments have undertaken a joint project to study the U.S. Route 224 corridor between SR 11 and I-680.
		The Ohio Department of Public Safety, Ohio State Highway Patrol and Ohio Department of Transportation have launch a six-month pilot program to make the rush-hour commute safer and easier for drivers in Central Ohio.
	www.dot.state.oh.us (1977 words)

	US Department of Transportation Announces Comparative Ratings for: Car reviews, pricing, SUVs, trucks, maintenance, ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		US Department of Transportation Announces Comparative Ratings for: Car reviews, pricing, SUVs, trucks, maintenance, safety, lemon law, travel
		US Department of Transportation Announces Comparative Ratings for
		The U.S. Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) today announced the release of ratings for tires used on most of the nation's passenger vehicles.
	www.womanmotorist.com /index.php/news/main/2728/event=view (513 words)

	PHMSA
		The nation's pipelines are a transportation system that enables the safe movement of extraordinary quantities of energy products to industry and consumers, literally fueling our economy and way of life.
		The arteries of the Nation's energy infrastructure, as well as the safest and least costly ways to transport energy products, our oil and gas pipelines provide the resources needed for national defense, heat and cool our homes, generate power for business and fuel an unparalleled transportation system.
		The Office of Pipeline Safety (OPS) is the federal safety authority for the nation's 2.3 million miles of natural gas and hazardous liquid pipelines.
	ops.dot.gov (178 words)

	U. S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
		In 1995, at the request of the City of St. George and with the support of the Utah Department of Transportation Aeronautics Division, the FAA began its involvement with these studies.
		Section 4(f) requires the FAA to determine whether the proposed action would “use” publicly owned land of a public park, recreation area, or wildlife or waterfowl refuge of national, state, or local significance; or land (either publicly owned or privately owned) of a historic site of national, state, or local significance.
		Constructive use would result when the environmental impacts caused by the transportation project are so severe that the utility of the Section 4(f) resource in terms of its prior significance is substantially diminished or destroyed.
	www.faa.gov /arp/app600/5054a/RODstG.htm (2302 words)

	Muckley, Wilson of Corporation are dead - MIT News Office (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Muckley served as a consultant to the US Department of the Interior's Petroleum Administration for Defense, and from 1968-71 he was a member of the US Department of Transportation's Pipeline Technical Committee.
		Muckley served on the Auditing Committee and the Visiting Committees for the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (twice as chair) and the Department of Ocean Engineering.
		Wilson, a retired chairman of Boeing, endowed two professorships in his name, one in the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics and one in the Sloan School.
	web.mit.edu /newsoffice/1999/obits-0421.html (548 words)

	USGCRP-Participating Agencies: US Department of Transportation
		As a Synthesis and Assessment project under the President’s Climate Change Research Initiative, the Department will continue research on The Potential Impacts of Climate Change on Transportation Systems through a case study of transportation infrastructure in the Gulf Coast.
		The first phase will provide an integrated overview of climate and weather trends and projections in the Gulf Coast region with other relevant environmental, economic, and demographic data; assess the potential implications of these changes for transportation infrastructure and facilities; and conduct an initial assessment of relative infrastructure sensitivities in the region.
		The Center has already completed research on five topics in FY 2003 – 2004 that address the links between transportation and climate change, including the potential impacts of climate change on transportation.
	www.usgcrp.gov /usgcrp/agencies/dot.htm (356 words)

	US Department of Transportation Announces $18.4 Million for the Euclid Corridor Bus Rapid Transit Project
		US Department of Transportation Announces $18.4 Million for the Euclid Corridor Bus Rapid Transit Project
		U.S. Transportation Secretary Norman Y. Mineta announced today that the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will fund repairs at 12 additional airports damaged by hurricanes Charley, Frances, Ivan, and Jeanne.
		These airports will receive a portion of the remaining $4.5 million from emergency legislation that provided a total of $25 million to help pay for hurricane damage to airports.
	www.dot.gov /affairs/dot20704.htm (214 words)

	U.S. Department of Transportation Library
		Current web accessible resources related to hurricanes and transportation issues, as well as numerous reports and government documents in the library collection.
		DOT Librarians have compiled several bibliographies covering a range of issues related to transportation, such as policy, planning, environment, and law.
		Subject categories include: science and technology, transportation, computers, law, political science, medical and public health, and writing.
	dotlibrary.dot.gov (243 words)

	The National Advanced Driving Simulator (NADS) is the most sophisticated
		The NADS is located at the University of Iowa's Oakdale Research Park, Iowa City, IA. The site was selected as a result of a national competition among major transportation research universities conducted for NHTSA by the National Science Foundation.
		The University of Iowa provided $11.58 million in cost sharing to the NADS project, which included the design and construction of a $5.7 million building to house the simulator.
		The NADS will provide the capability for evaluating advanced vehicle communication, navigation and control technologies which are now being developed as part of the Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) program. The medical community will look to the NADS to answer questions about the development and effects of new medicines and prosthetics on driving.
	www-nrd.nhtsa.dot.gov /departments/nrd-12/NationalAdvancedDriverSimulator.html (435 words)

	PHMSA Office of Hazardous Materials Safety
		Statement from the U.S. Department of Transportation Regarding the Dallas, Texas Bus Fire
		With responsibility for compliance with the HMR, other than those regulations applicable to a single mode of transportation, OHM places emphasis on packaging manufacturers, retesters and reconditioners, and multimodal shippers of hazardous materials.
		OHM uses risk management principles and security threat assessments to understand, communicate, and reduce dangers inherent in hazardous materials transportation.
	hazmat.dot.gov (130 words)

	National Transportation Library
		Welcome to the National Transportation Library, a virtual library for the transportation community.
		This is a demonstration of web access to the Transportation Research Thesaurus (TRT), a product of the Transportation Research Board's NCHRP Project 20-32.
		The TRT is widely used in the transportation community as a tool for access to information.
	ntl.bts.gov (169 words)

	U.S. Department of Transportation / Contact Us
		U.S. Department of Transportation / Contact Us Home > Contact Us
		Please send your suggestions, comments or questions, as well as email for the Secretary and other Department of Transportation officials, to dot.comments@dot.gov
		Correspondence to the Department may be sent to:
	www.dot.gov /contact.html (127 words)

	ITS Joint Program Office Home - ITS
		Transportation Management and Security during the 2004 Democratic National Convention - EDL #14120
		Through development of a common Electronic Freight Manifest, the EFM Initiative will improve speed, accuracy and visibility of information transfer in freight exchanges.
		In addition to the Major and Exploratory ITS Initiatives, the U.S. Department of Transportation supports a variety of ITS activities and programs across all modes:
	www.its.dot.gov (304 words)

	South Carolina Department of Transportation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Welcome to the South Carolina Department of Transportation, where employees use innovative ways to serve citizens and promote safe and efficient transportation.
		The South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) will be hosting the annual Bicycle and Pedestrian Conference and SC Partnering Conference
		Property of the South Carolina Department of Transportation.
	www.dot.state.sc.us (147 words)

	Idaho Transportation Department (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		ITD maintenance staff are taking their safety lessons on the road, even though their target audience won't be eligible for drivers' licenses for more than a decade.
		Learn about transportation projects in planning, design and construction phases throughout Idaho.
		Find contacts for getting involved in transportation decision-making processes and how ITD is creating a transportation system to meet the needs of the 21
	www.state.id.us /itd/itdhmpg.htm (173 words)

	dirhub.com - us department of transportation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
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	www.dirhub.com /Us-Department-Of-Transportation.aspx (216 words)

	Contact Us - Wisconsin Department of Transportation
		If you have a question that should be addressed to the Division of Motor Vehicles, check the DMV contact page for the best e-mail to use for a quicker response to your question.
		Your comments are very important to us and we will respond as quickly as possible.
		However, because of the heavy volume of e-mail we receive each day, immediate responses are not always possible.
	www.dot.wisconsin.gov /util/contact.htm (142 words)

	Texas Department of Transportation Home Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		TxDOT is pleased to announce a new call for nominations for the Statewide Transportation Enhancement Program.
		This page has information, links, and phone numbers for critical resources available to those living and working in disaster zones.
		Please tell us what you would like to see on the redesigned TxDOT Web site.
	www.dot.state.tx.us (236 words)

	U.S. Department of Transportation / Privacy Policy
		It does not apply to third-party websites that you are able to reach from this website, nor does it cover practices of other areas within the Department of Transportation.
		We may share personally identifiable information you provide to us online with representatives within the Department of Transportation’s Operating Administrations and related entities, other federal government agencies, or other named representatives as needed to speed your request or transaction.
		By providing personally identifiable information, you grant us consent to use this information, but only for the primary reason you are giving it.
	www.dot.gov /privacy.html (940 words)

	U.S. Department of Transportation
		Status of Transportation Systems in Hurricane Katrina Affected Areas
		Find information on a local issue (Find your state transportation department)
		Transportation Solutions for An Aging Society: An Officially Designated Event for the White House Conference on Aging
	www.dot.gov (92 words)

	TSA \| Transportation Security Administration \| TSA Home Page
		At this state-of-the-art facility, law enforcement officers and their four-legged partners learn to effectively search for and detect a variety of explosive materials in several transportation environments.
		After this course, plus additional training and familiarization at their hometown facility, they will serve on the front lines in the war on terror.
		Expanding to mass transit will initially means deploying canine teams to Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority, Port Authority Trans-Hudson Corporation in New York and New Jersey, Maryland Transit Administration, San Francisco’s two systems and those in Boston, Washington, D.C., Chicago, Los Angeles and San Diego.
	www.tsa.gov (292 words)

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		The STB is an economic regulatory agency that Congress charged with the fundamental missions of resolving railroad rate and service disputes and reviewing proposed railroad mergers.
		The STB is decisionally independent, although it is administratively affiliated with the U.S. Department of Transportation.
		It was created in the Interstate Commerce Commission Termination Act of 1995 and is the successor agency to the Interstate Commerce Commission.
	www.stb.dot.gov (216 words)

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