The Federal Radionavigation Plan (FRP) is the official source of radionavigation policy and planning for the Federal Government. The FRP covers common-use, Federally operated radionavigation systems. These systems are sometimes used in combination with each other or with other systems. Systems used exclusively by the military are covered in the Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS) Master Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Plan (MPNTP). The plan does not include systems that mainly perform surveillance and communication functions.
The Federal Radionavigation Plan (FRP) is the official source of radionavigation policy and planning for the Federal Government. The FRP covers common...
This document evaluates the benefits, costs, and other impacts of a DOT rulemaking related to the accessibility of commuter rail transportation and intercity passenger rail service. In keeping with Executive Order 12866, Executive Order 13563, and DOT policy, the analysis has been prepared with the goal of "assessing the costs and benefits of regulatory alternatives," allowing policymakers to make regulatory decisions in lightof the "best reasonably obtainable scientific, technical, economic, and other information"(E.O. 12866).
This document evaluates the benefits, costs, and other impacts of a DOT rulemaking related to the accessibility of commuter rail transportation and in...
2Under Title 49 of the United States Code ("the Statute"),1 anyone who wants to engage in scheduled passenger air transportation2 as an air carrier must first obtain two separate authorizations from the Department of Transportation: "safety" authority in the form of an Air Carrier Certificate from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA),3 and "economic" authority from the Office of the Secretary of Transportation (the Department) in the form of either a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity or a Commuter Air CarrierAuthorization.
2Under Title 49 of the United States Code ("the Statute"),1 anyone who wants to engage in scheduled passenger air transportation2 as an air carrier mu...
This report was prepared by the U.S. Department of Transportation John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, in Cambridge, Massachusetts. This report summarizes Federal requirements, describes CMS concept, provides examples of various CMS implemented by different states and Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPO) and provides guidance on issues to be considered in the development of a CMS for the National Parks.
This report was prepared by the U.S. Department of Transportation John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, in Cambridge, Massachusetts. T...
The Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Comprehensive Plan details work that has been accomplished, along with future efforts needed to achieve safe integration of UAS into the National Airspace System (NAS). Throughout Fiscal Year 2012 (FY12), work was conducted to develop elements required to create a more complete picture of achieving safe UAS integration. The perspectives and information available from these individual activities create a framework and reveal an evolving capability for the integration of UAS into the NAS. Representatives from the Next Generation Air Transportation System...
The Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Comprehensive Plan details work that has been accomplished, along with future efforts needed to achieve safe integ...