Federal Comments

September 16, 2013 Mr. Thomas Yager Chief, FMCSA Driver and Carrier Operations Division Office of Bus and Truck Standards and Operations Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE Washington, DC  20590 RE:     Commercial Driver’s License Standards: Application for Exemption; Miami Nice Tours Notice of Application for Exemption; Request for Comments Docket No. […]

Mr. Gerald Yakowenko Contract Administration Team Leader Office of Program Administration Federal Highway Administration 1200 New Jersey Ave., SE Washington, DC  20590 RE:     Buy America Policy Docket No. FHWA-2013-0041 Notice and Request for Comments Dear Mr. Yakowenko, On behalf of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), I write in response to the Federal Highway Administration’s […]

The Honorable Eric H. Holder, Jr. Attorney General U.S. Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Ave., NW Washington, DC  20530 Dear Attorney General Holder: On behalf of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), I write to express our opposition to efforts by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to block the pending merger between US Airways […]

Ms. Virginia Wise Office of Security Policy and Industry Engagement Surface Division, TSA-28 Transportation Security Administration 601 South 12th Street Arlington, VA 20598-6028 RE: Request for Comments on Security Training Programs for Surface Mode Employees Notice; Request for Comments Docket No. TSA-2013-0005 RIN 1652-AA55 Dear Ms. Wise: On behalf of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO […]

Lieutenant Commander Loan T. O’Brien Docket Management Facility (M-30) U.S. Department of Transportation West Building Ground Floor Room W12-140 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE Washington, D.C. 20590 RE: Docket No. USCG – 2007 – 28915 RIN 1625 – AB21 Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) – Reader Requirements, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Coast Guard, DHS Dear Lieutenant […]

Prabhat Diksit Federal Highway Administration Department of Transportation 1200 New Jersey Ave., SE Washington, DC  20590  RE:     Federal Highway Administration             Docket No. FHWA-2012-0126             Public-Private Partnerships             Public Meeting Notice; Request for Comment  Dear Mr. Diksit: On behalf of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), I am pleased to comment on the Federal Highway […]

Bonnie Graves Office of Chief Counsel Federal Transit Administration Department of Transportation 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE Room E44-420 Washington, DC  20590   RE:     Federal Transit Administration            Docket No. FTA-2013-0004            RIN 2132-AB13            Emergency Relief Program           […]

Ms. Cynthia T. Brown Chief, Section of Administration Office of Proceedings Surface Transportation Board 395 E Street, SW Washington, DC 20423  Re:      STB Finance Docket No. 35724, California High-Speed Rail Authority       — Construction Exemption — In Merced, Madera and Fresno Counties,California  Dear Ms. Brown: On behalf of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), I write […]

Ms. Yvonne Jamison Office of the United States Trade Representative 600 17th Street, NW Washington, DC  20508 RE: Request for Comments on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership Docket No. USTR-2013-07430 Dear Ms. Jamison, The Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD) appreciates the opportunity to submit its views on the proposed Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership […]

OSHA Docket Office Docket No. OSHA-2011-0841 U.S. Department of Labor Room N-2625 200 Constitution Avenue N.W. Washington, DC  20210 RE:     Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration            Docket No. OSHA-2011-0841            RIN 1218-AC58            Interim Final Rule, Request for Comments:            Procedures for the Handling of Retaliation Complaints Under the Employee Protection Provision of […]