United States Department of Transportation

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The United States Department of Transportation is a federal executive department responsible for national transportation policy, safety regulation, and infrastructure across modes such as highways, aviation, rail, and transit.


Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf federal executive department
government agency
abbreviation DOT
USDOT
budgetType federal budget appropriation
collaboratesWith state departments of transportation
country United States of America
currentSecretaryTitle United States Secretary of Transportation
dateFounded 1966-10-15
hasCabinetRank Secretary of Transportation
hasOfficialLanguage English
headquartersBuilding Nassif Building
headquartersLocation Washington, D.C.
implements federal transportation legislation
inception 1966
jurisdiction federal government of the United States
legalBasis Department of Transportation Act
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone
mission to ensure a fast, safe, efficient, accessible, and convenient transportation system
officeHeldBy United States Secretary of Transportation
operationsCommenced 1967-04-01
oversees Bureau of Transportation Statistics
Federal Aviation Administration
Federal Highway Administration
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Federal Railroad Administration
Federal Transit Administration
Maritime Administration
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Office of Inspector General
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation
parentOrganization Government of the United States
partOf Cabinet of the United States
regulates airline safety
commercial motor vehicles
hazardous materials transportation
vehicle safety standards
responsibleFor aviation transportation
highway transportation
maritime transportation policy
national transportation policy
pipeline and hazardous materials transportation safety
public transit
rail transportation
transportation safety regulation
sector transportation
website https://www.transportation.gov/

Referenced by (106)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
FMCSA Portal ("U.S. Department of Transportation")
Federal Aviation Administration
Federal Lands Highway Program
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Federal Railroad Administration
Federal Transit Administration
Federal Transit Administration
Federal-aid Highway Program
Maritime Administration
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
SLSDC
Safety Measurement System
Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation
Surface Transportation Board
parentAgency
Assistant Secretaries of Transportation
Bureau of Transportation Statistics ("U.S. Department of Transportation")
Bureau of Transportation Statistics ("U.S. Department of Transportation")
Deputy Secretary of Transportation
Federal Highway Administration
Federal Lands Highway Program
Federal Railroad Administration
Federal Transit Administration
National Defense Reserve Fleet
New Car Assessment Program
Office of Inspector General (U.S. Department of Transportation)
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology
Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation
partOf
Compliance, Safety, Accountability program ("U.S. Department of Transportation")
High Priority Grant Program ("U.S. Department of Transportation")
Highway Trust Fund ("U.S. Department of Transportation")
Motor Carrier Safety Improvement Act of 1999 ("U.S. Department of Transportation")
National Defense Reserve Fleet, Suisun Bay
New Entrant Safety Assurance Program ("U.S. Department of Transportation")
Public Law 101-380 ("Department of Transportation")
Title 49 of the United States Code
administeredBy
Alan S. Boyd
Andrew Card
Assistant Secretaries of Transportation
Dorval R. Carter Jr.
employer
Americans with Disabilities Act ("U.S. Department of Transportation")
Federal Railroad Safety Act
Highway Beautification Act of 1965
Title 46 of the United States Code
enforcedBy
Amtrak
Federal Highway Administration
Federal Railroad Administration
Research and Special Programs Administration
parentOrganization
Maryland Department of Transportation
Nebraska Department of Transportation ("U.S. Department of Transportation")
Union Station Redevelopment Corporation ("U.S. Department of Transportation")
collaboratesWith
Highway Safety Act of 1970 ("U.S. Department of Transportation")
Interstate Commerce Commission Termination Act of 1995
implementedBy
Hazardous Materials Regulations
Office of Inspector General (U.S. Department of Transportation)
jurisdiction
SecDOT
United States Department of Transportation ("Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration")
oversees
Inland Waterway System of the United States
Positive Train Control
regulator
Department of Transportation Act
United States Maritime Service ("U.S. Department of Transportation")
relatedTo
United States Department of Transportation ("USDOT")
abbreviation
Norman Y. Mineta Research and Special Programs Improvement Act
affectsAgency
Office of Policy and Governmental Affairs
affiliatedWith
Mr. Secretary
appliesToOffice
United States Coast Guard emblem
associatedWith
Nassif Building
category
executive branch of the United States ("Department of Transportation")
contains
California Highway Patrol
cooperatesWith
American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials
coordinatesWith
Department of Transportation Act
createdAgency
Department of Transportation Act
createdCabinetDepartment
Norman Y. Mineta Research and Special Programs Improvement Act
createdWithin
Norman Y. Mineta Research and Special Programs Improvement Act
establishedWithin
Nassif Building
formerHeadquartersOf
United States Coast Guard Academy
formerPartOf
United States transportation system
governedBy
Washington Air Route Traffic Control Center
governingBody
Eastern Time Zone
governingBodyForDST
Central Time Zone ("U.S. Department of Transportation")
governingBodyForRules
United States Secretary of Transportation
heads
Cabinet of the United States
includesOffice
National Transportation Safety Board
independenceFrom
Transportation Security Administration
initialParentAgency
National Airspace System governance ("Department of Transportation")
involvesAgency
ADA paratransit ("U.S. Department of Transportation")
isRegulatedBy
Highway Safety Improvement Program guidance
issuedBy
Office of Infrastructure ("United States Department of Transportation headquarters (Washington, D.C.)")
locatedIn
FMCSA Portal ("U.S. Department of Transportation")
maintainedBy
Johnson administration ("Department of Transportation")
notablePolicy
Nassif Building
occupant
United States Merchant Marine Academy
operatedBy
National Highway System
overseenBy
Maritime Security Program
oversightBy
Office of Policy and Governmental Affairs
parentDepartment
Small Business Innovation Research program ("Department of Transportation")
participatingAgency
Aviation and Transportation Security Act
placedAgencyWithin
United States Coast Guard
previousParentAgency
National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems ("U.S. Department of Transportation")
publisher
Federal Aviation Regulations ("U.S. Department of Transportation")
regulatingAuthority
Avelo Airlines ("U.S. Department of Transportation")
regulatoryAuthority
Breeze Airways ("U.S. Department of Transportation")
regulatoryBody
South Dakota v. Dole
respondent
United States Ready Reserve Force
supervisedBy
Motor Carrier Management Information System ("U.S. Department of Transportation")
usedBy
United States Department of Transportation ("U.S. DOT")
usesAcronym

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