Regulations
Executive Order 12866
5 USC 561-570a
5 USC 701-706
Regulatory Responsibilities and Contacts
The following is a list of DOT's Operating Administrations, the Office of the Secretary (OST), and their regulatory responsibilities. Click on the Operating Administration/OST names to be directed to their regulatory Web sites. This information should help you identify the DOT agency that may issue regulations in your area of interest and the appropriate point of contact.
Rulemaking Process
This summary of the informal rulemaking process was prepared to help the public better understand how the rulemaking process works so that you may more effectively participate in it. We prepared it particularly for individuals, small businesses, and others who do not participate in the process on a regular basis. We want to stress that this web page provides only a brief summary – and one that we attempted to keep simple – of what we believe are the important elements in the process. It should not be relied on as a legal document.
Reports on the Effects of Rulemakings
This page includes a separate report for each of 21 possible, different effects for DOT's current rulemakings. The information that appears is the most current information in our database.
Regulations Enforcement and Compliance Data
The Department has prepared its draft preliminary plan for its publicly posting its Regulatory Enforcement and Compliance Data in response to the President's memorandum of January 18, 2011
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Significant Rulemaking Report March 2012
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.
Significant Rulemaking Report February 2012
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.
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