Ensuring Lawful Regulation; Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Costs

Office of the Secretary, Department of Transportation.

Request for information (RFI).

As part of its implementation of Executive orders issued by the President, including Executive Order 14219, “Ensuring Lawful Governance and Implementation of the President's ‘Department of Government Efficiency’ Deregulatory Agenda,” issued on February 19, 2025, and Executive Order 14192, “Unleashing Prosperity through Deregulation,” issued on January 31, 2025, the Department of Transportation (DOT) seeks comments and information to assist DOT in identifying existing regulations, guidance, paperwork requirements, and other regulatory obligations that can be modified or repealed, consistent with law, to ensure that DOT administrative actions do not undermine the national interest and that DOT achieves meaningful burden reduction while continuing to meet statutory obligations and ensure the safety of the U.S. transportation system.

Written comments and information are requested on or before May 5, 2025.

Interested persons are encouraged to submit comments, identified by “Regulatory Reform RFI,” by any of the following methods:

Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments.

Email: [email protected]. Include “Regulatory Reform RFI” in the subject line of the message.

Mail: U.S. Department of Transportation, Office of the General Counsel, 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE, Washington, DC 20590.

All comments received will be posted without change to https://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided.

Electronic Access and Filing

This document and all comments received may be viewed online through the Federal eRulemaking portal at https://www.regulations.gov using the docket number listed above. Electronic retrieval help and guidelines are also available at https://www.regulations.gov. An electronic copy of this document may also be downloaded from the Office of the Federal Register's website at www.FederalRegister.gov and the U.S. Government Publishing Office's website at www.GovInfo.gov. All comments received before the close of business on the comment closing date indicated above will be considered and will be available for examination in the docket at the above address. Comments received after the comment closing date will be filed in the docket and will be considered to the extent practicable.