Report on the Effects of DOT Rulemakings

Access Reports

You may review the current reports by clicking here.  There are separate reports for each "effect." You may review the individual effects reports by using the "pull down" menu. By "clicking" on the title, you can pull up a summary description of the rulemaking.  By "clicking' on the docket number, where one is provided, you can gain access to the public docket for the rulemaking. (The public rulemaking docket contains agency issued documents, supporting documents, public comments, and other related material.) Note that there may be entries on the reports for which rulemaking dockets have not been opened yet.

Background

There is separate report for each type of effect for Department of Transportation's  (DOT's) current rulemakings.  The information that appears is the most current information in our data base. (Note that it might take a few days for the responsible office to update the data base.)  The information in the reports is not intended to commit DOT to specific conclusions or actions.  For example, after further analysis, DOT may change its position on the effects of a rulemaking on the list or one that is not on the list.  Further information on the meaning of each of the effects in the Report can be obtained by clicking on the link on the left of this page, "Help with Reports," which contains a glossary of terms.

Related Websites

DOT is providing this information as way to inform the public regarding its regulatory activities. This information can be used in conjunction with a number of tools already available to the public. For instance, DOT's rulemaking dockets are maintained in the Federal Docket Management System (FDMS), which electronically stores all DOT-issued documents, supporting documents, public comments, and related documents regarding a particular rulemaking. Click on the docket number shown in the reports to access the particular docket. You may once in the docket, sign up to receive an email notification when particular documents are placed in the docket.  You may also access our "Report on Significant Rulemakings" -- a monthly report that provides detailed information on each current DOT significant rulemaking.  In addition, our semi-annual Regulatory Agenda -- which provides information on our significant and nonsignificant rulemakings -- or our annual Regulatory Plan -- which provides detailed information on some of our most important rulemakings -- may be accessed via http://reginfo.gov, which provides the Unified Agenda and Regulatory Plan for the Federal Government.

Questions

If you have substantive questions regarding a particular rulemaking, you may contact the responsible office directly by looking up the regulation in the semi-annual DOT Regulatory Agenda and obtaining the contact information for that office.