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.
Bookmark this collection: https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/collection_ust or https://doi.org/10.21949/1530857.
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration
1996-12-31
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A comprehensive review of Federal Aviation Administration programs intended to improve the capacity of the National Air Transportation System. The Plan describes the extent of capacity and delay problems currently associated with air travel in the U.S. and outlines various planned and ongoing FAA projects with the potential to reduce the severity o
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United States. Department of Transportation. Research and Special Programs Administration
1996-12-30
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RSPA proposes to amend the Hazardous Material Regulations to prohibit the carriage of oxidizers, including compressed oxygen, in passenger carrying aircraft and in Class D compartments on cargo aircraft. This proposal specifically analyzes the prohibition of oxidizers in Class D cargo compartments. RSPA plans to issue a supplemental notice of propo
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United States. Department of Transportation. Research and Special Programs Administration
1996-12-30
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This supplemental notice specifically analyzes the prohibition of oxidizers in other than Class D cargo compartments. The proposed requirements would apply to foreign and domestic aircraft entering, leaving, or operating within the United States. The purpose of these proposals is to enhance air transportation safety.
This order provides Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) policies, procedures, and organizational responsibilities, in a focused and expanded agency energy and water planning and conservation program, for complying with the national mandates for the efficient use of our Nation's natural resources and in the conservation of resources for present an
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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration
1996-12-23
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This advisory circular (AC) contains performance standards, specifications, and recommendations for Drivers Enhanced Vision System (DEVS). The FAA recommends the use of the guidance in this publication for the design and installation of DEVS equipment on Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF) vehicles. The greatest benefits may be realized at air
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In 1990, the FAA implemented the Pre-Departure Clearance (PDC) program at a number of U.S. airports. This system allows pilots to obtain IFR clearances through aircraft ACARS units prior to taxi-out, thus eliminating the need for verbal communication on Clearance Delivery frequencies. The program's objective of reducing congestion on Clearance Deli
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FRA's inspection and enforcement of Federal railroad safety standards were not effective and did not ensure railroads complied with safety standards. The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) found FRA inspectors did not cover areas necessary to ensure compliance with safety standards and did not make followup inspections when a higher than average
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The objective of this audit was to evaluate the Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA) oversight of the Central Artery / Third Harbor Tunnel Project's (Project) testing procedures to ensure construction was completed in accordance with applicable specifications. FHWA provided limited oversight of the Project's testing procedures. Weaknesses were f
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United States. Department of Transportation. Office of the Inspector General
1996-12-16
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The objective of this review is to determine whether FAA's acquisitions for automated flight services will meet users' needs in a cost-effective manner.
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration
1996-12-12
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This Advisory Circular (AC) describes the standards and provides guidance in the development of a Surface Movement Guidance and Control System (SMGCS) plan for U.S. airports where scheduled Air Carriers are authorized to conduct operations when the visibility is less than 1,200 feet runway visual range (RVR). A SMGCS plan facilitates the safe movem
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United States. National Transportation Safety Board
1996-12-11
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Adopted: December 11,1996. Notation 6781. This report explains the ground spoiler activation in flight and subsequent hard landing of ValuJet Airlines flight 558, N922VV, a Douglas DC-9-32 at Nashville International Airport, Nashville, Tennessee. The safety issues discussed in the report include the adequacy of ValuJet's operations and maintenance
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The issue of over-ocean second-destination transportation costs was identified during our work in the Distribution Depot business area of the Audit of Revenue accounts in the FY 1996 Financial Statements of the Defense Business Operations Fund (the Revenue Accounts Audit).
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration
1996-12-09
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The purpose of this Human Factors Job Aid is to serve as a desk reference for human factors integration during system acquisition. The first chapter contains an overview of the FAA human factors process in system acquisitions. The remaining eight chapters each represent a function that must be accomplished to produce a successful human factors prog
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United States. Department of Transportation. Office of the Inspector General
1996-12-09
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This report responds to a complaint received by the Office of Inspector General (OIG), Department of Transportation. The complainant alleges the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) planned to circumvent National Performance Review (NPR) staffing requirements in the Eastern and Southern Regions. The Office of the Inspector General found that recla
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The Airport and Airway Trust Fund (Trust Fund) was established by the Airport and Airway Revenue Act of 1970 (P.L. 91-258) to finance the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) investments in the airport and airway system. The act further provided that FAA's operating cost could be financed from the Trust Fund. The Trust Fund's primary source of r
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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration
1996-12-04
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This advisory circular (AC) explains the different categories of U.S. airports designated to serve international air traffic and provides a listing of these airports.
A PostScript file. In this paper, tracking control laws for nonminimum phase nonlinear systems with both fast and slow, possibly unstable, zero dynamics are derived. The fast zero dynamics arise from a perturbation of a nominal system. These fast zeros can be problematic in that they may be in the right half plane and may cause large magnitude trac
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A conflict resolution architecture for multi-agent hybrid systems with emphasis on Air Traffic Management Systems (ATMS) is presented. In such systems, conflicts arise in the form of potential collisions which are resolved locally by inter-agent coordination. This results in a decentralized architecture in which safety issues are resolved locally a
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John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)
1996-12-01
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These proceedings are derived from the symposium entitled 21st Century Transportation Infrastructure Symposium: Linking Regional Planning Operations for Effective ITS Deployment: Proceedings (FHWA-SA-98-002). Until it is published, a photocopy of the forthcoming Proceedings may be requested from Ms. Laurel Radow, Federal Highway Administration (FHW
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