The US Transportation Collection consists of documents from across all transportation modes with specific focus on research reports from US DOT, state DOTs, and other transportation organizations.
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The paper discusses the practical issues involved in constructing intermodal freight networks that can be used within GIS platforms to support inter-regional freight routing and subsequent (for example, commodity flow) analysis. The procedures described can be used to create freight-routable and traffic flowable interstate and intermodal networks u
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The Hazardous Materials Information System (HMIS) is used to manage data required for the use, transportation, storage and disposal of hazardous material by the US Government. In response to concerns expressed by some users, DORO was tasked to conduct an independent review of data quality. An analysis of 43 mandatory fields in 250 sample records sh
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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration
1997-04-30
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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has over 4,000 fuel storage tanks (FST) in its inventory. Most of these FSTs are underground storage tanks (UST) that contain fuel for emergency backup generators providing secondary power to air navigational facilities This order establishes agency policy, procedures, responsibilities, and implementation g
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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration
1997-04-30
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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has over 4,000 fuel storage tanks (FST) in its inventory. Most of these FSTs are underground storage tanks (UST) that contain fuel for emergency backup generators providing secondary power to air navigational facilities This order establishes agency policy, procedures, responsibilities, and implementation g
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Radio Technical Commission for Maritime Services (U.S.)
1997-04-29
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Transcript of proceedings beginning: I'd like to welcome you-all to day two of the Radio Technical Commission for Maritime Services Annual Assembly. We are glad to have you here. We hope you've had a good night's rest. My name is Harry Strong; I'm a member of the board of RTCM and the planning committee. I work for Myer Tech Systems, a not-for-prof
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The Coast Guard Telecommunications Plan (TCP) describes the near to mid-term telecommunications goals and objectives for Command, Control, and Communications (C3) support. It is intended to document internal telecommunications planning and to provide initial guidance on which Coast Guard telecommunications decisions are based. The plan also address
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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has the primary responsibility underfederal law for the development and operation of the system for both militaryand civil aircraft in the nation's airspace. The Department of Defense (DOD),in coordination with FAA, provides air traffic services to military aircraft,and also to civil users. Over the past de
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Public concern about the safety of the nation's aviation system escalated following the crashes of ValuJet flight 592 and TWA flight 800. The Congress and the public expressed interest in having the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) publish airline-specific safety data. This General Accounting Office report addresses the following questions: (1
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This summary report is based, in part, on the findings contained in Contract No. DTNH22-96-C-02063 entitled "Cost Analysis of the Mercedes-Benz Occupant Detection System for Air Bag Shut-Off" prepared by Ludtke and Associates of Washington, Michigan. The purpose of the contract was to develop absolute and incremental estimates of the variable manuf
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Section 32902(a) of title 49, United States Code, requires the Secretary of Transportation to prescribe by regulation, at least 18 months in advance of each model year, average fuel economy standards (known as "Corporate Average Fuel Economy" or "CAFE" standards) for non-passenger automobiles manufactured in that model year. The standard is to be t
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United States. Department of Transportation. Office of the Inspector General
1997-04-17
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The objective of the audit was to evaluate the effectiveness of Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) Federal Air Marshal (FAM) Program in providing for in flight security requirements of high risk or special circumstance U.S. air carrier flights.
United States. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
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1997-04-14
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Motor vehicle crashes are the primary cause of death and injury in the United States, costing employers more than $50 billion annually in medical care, legal expenses, property damage, and lost productivity. They drive up the cost of health benefits such as Worker’s Compensation, Social Security, and private health and disability insurance.
United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
1997-04-14
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According to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, disregarding red lights and Tech Report traffic control devices is the leading cause of urban crashes, representing 22 percent of the total number of crashes. The economic impact is estimated at $7 billion each year in medical costs, time off work, insurance rate increases, and property damag
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United States. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
1997-04-14
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This article presents a comparison of the myths and facts in traffic enforcement. The article stresses that police officers do not only enforce traffic laws, such as speeding, but they also remove impaired drivers from the road. Police officers may apprehend criminals and take drugs, weapons, and contraband on routine traffic stops.
This report evaluates current and emerging vehicle occupancy data collection methodologies. Five primary methods for collecting vehicle occupancy data were identified: the traditional roadside/windshield observation method, a recently developed carousel observational method, photographic surveillance, mail-out or telephone surveys, and accident dat
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The Edible Oil Regulatory Reform Act (P.L. 104-55) requires "the head of any Federal agency to differentiate between fats, oils, and greases of animal, marine, or vegetable origin, and other oils and greases, in issuing certain regulations, and for other purposes". The attached enclosures demonstrate Coast Guard compliance with the intent of the Ac
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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is responsible for managing the nation's air transportation system so more than 18,000 aircraft can annually carry 500 million passengers safely and on schedule. Because of significant hiring in the early 1980s to replace strikers who had been fired, many of FAA's more than 17,000 air traffic controllers ma
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