On January 31, 2012, House and Senate leadership reached an agreement on a bill (the “Bill”) to provide operating authority for the Federal Aviation Administration (“FAA”) over the next four years and boost its air traffic modernization efforts. The Bill authorizes $63 billion for the FAA to operat…
Read More »On January 24, 1012, President Obama adopted the “National Strategy for Global Supply Chain Security” as put forth by the Department of Homeland Security. The strategy incorporates two goals: (1) to promote the efficient and secure movement of goods and (2) to foster a resilient supply chain both d…
Read More »On January 26, 2011, the last of the Department of Transportation (“DOT”) consumer protection regulations came into effect. DOT originally published a number of regulations enhancing protections for airline passengers on April 25, 2011 (the “Final Rule”) and explained that these rule would come in…
Read More »On January 4, 2012, the Federal Aviation Administration (“FAA”) published a final rule (the “Final Rule”) under Docket FAA-2009-1093 that revised the FAA’s existing flight, duty, and rest regulations applicable to certificate holders and their flightcrew members. The Final Rule seeks to address th…
Read More »On December 7, 2011, Senator John Thune (R-SD) introduced the S. 1956, the “European Union Emissions Trading Scheme Prohibition Act of 2011.” The proposed legislation, now being considered by the Senate Committee on Science, Commerce and Transportation, would prohibit operators of a civil aircr…
Read More »On January 13, 2012, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) published a Notice of Delays in Processing of Special Permit Applications in the Federal Register. The Notice can be found at http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2012-01-13/pdf/2012-493.pdf. In accordance with…
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