United States Department of Transportation
United States Department of Transportation | |
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Set up: | October 15, 1966 |
Seat: | 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC |
Supervisory authority: | President of the United States |
minister | Elaine Chao |
Deputy | Steven G. Bradbury |
Household: | US $ 98.1 billion (2017) $ |
Employees: | approx. 55,000 (2018) |
Homepage: | transportation.gov |
The United States Department of Transportation ( english United States Department of Transportation , DOT short or USDOT) is a ministry within the Federal Government of the United States , which for the vehicle traffic is responsible. It was created by Federal Public Law 89-670 (HR 15963) on October 15, 1966 and began operating on April 1, 1967. It is headed by the United States Secretary of Transportation . DOT is headquartered in Washington, DC (400 7th Street, SW) .
List of ministers
No. | image | Surname | Term of office | In the President's office |
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1 | Alan Stephenson Boyd | January 16, 1967 - January 20, 1969 |
Lyndon B. Johnson | |
2 | John Anthony Volpe | January 22, 1969– February 1, 1973 |
Richard Nixon | |
3 | Claude Stout Brinegar | February 2, 1973– February 1, 1975 |
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John W. Barnum (acting) |
February 2 , 1975 - March 6, 1975 |
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4th | William Thaddeus Coleman | March 7, 1975 - January 20, 1977 |
Gerald Ford | |
5 | Brockman Adams | January 23, 1977 - July 20, 1979 |
Jimmy Carter | |
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William Graham Claytor Jr. (Acting) |
July 21, 1979 - August 14, 1979 |
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6th | Neil Edward Goldschmidt | August 15, 1979 - January 20, 1981 |
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7th | Andrew Lindsay Lewis | January 23, 1981– February 1, 1983 |
Ronald Reagan | |
8th | Elizabeth Hanford Dole | February 7, 1983 - September 30, 1987 |
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James Horace Burnley (acting) |
October 1, 1987 - December 2, 1987 |
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9 | James Horace Burnley | December 2, 1987 - January 30, 1989 |
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10 | Samuel Knox Skinner | February 6, 1989 - December 13, 1991 |
George Bush | |
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James B. Busey IV. (Acting) |
December 14, 1991 - February 23, 1992 |
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11 | Andrew Hill Card | February 24, 1992– January 20, 1993 |
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12 | Federico Fabian Peña | January 21, 1993– February 14, 1997 |
Bill Clinton | |
13 | Rodney Earl Slater | February 14, 1997 - January 20, 2001 |
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Mortimer L. Downey (acting) |
January 21, 2001– January 24, 2001 |
George W. Bush | |
14th | Norman Yoshio Mineta | January 25, 2001 - July 7, 2006 |
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Maria Cino (acting) |
July 8, 2006 - September 30, 2006 |
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15th | Mary E. Peters |
September 30, 2006 - January 22, 2009 |
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16 | Raymond H. LaHood | January 23, 2009 - July 2, 2013 |
Barack Obama | |
17th | Anthony Foxx | July 2, 2013 - January 20, 2017 |
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18th | Elaine Chao | Since January 31, 2017 | Donald Trump |
Other managerial staff
The Deputy Secretary and General Counsel is Steven G. Bradbury.
tasks
The numerous tasks include the management of the national changeover of the time from standard time to summer time and back as well as the management of the 11 time zones in the United States , in each case the Office of the General Counsel is responsible .
Subordinate authorities
- Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
- Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)
- Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)
- Federal Transit Administration (FTA), until 1991: Urban Mass Transportation Administration (UMTA)
- United States Maritime Administration (MARAD)
- Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA)
- National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
- Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA)
- Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA)
- Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation (SLSDC)
Former subordinate authorities
- Transportation Security Administration - in since 2003 Department of Homeland Security located
- United States Coast Guard - Part of the Department of Homeland Security since 2003
- Surface Transportation Board - independent authority since the end of 2015
See also
- DOT number (automobile tires)
Web links
- Official website (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ https://www.transportation.gov/50/collage
- ↑ https://www.transportation.gov/mission/secretary-elaine-l-chao
- ↑ https://www.transportation.gov/administrations/office-general-counsel/steven-g-bradbury
- ↑ Fact Sheet (PDF)
- ↑ https://www.transportation.gov/administrations
- ^ The Department's first official day of operation was April 1, 1967.
- ↑ [1]
- ↑ https://www.transportation.gov/mission/secretary-elaine-l-chao
- ↑ Steven G. Bradbury. November 30, 2017, accessed November 4, 2019 .
- ↑ https://www.transportation.gov/regulations/time-act