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Apr. 18, 2025 Updates
There was no reportable FHWA activity last week.
There was no reportable FMC activity last week.
There was no reportable NMFTA activity last week.
USDOT issued a request for information (RFI) to assist the Department in identifying regulations, guidance, or other regulatory obligations that should be amended or repealed to ensure consistency with federal laws. The RFI implements the Executive Order (EO) issued by President Trump, titled “Ensuring Lawful Governance and Implementation of the President’s ‘Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE)’ Deregulatory Agenda,” which required agencies to identify and report on regulations that are unconstitutional; implement social, political, or economic matters not mentioned in statute; impose significant costs on private entities without providing greater public benefits; and harm the national interest by impeding infrastructure development, inflation education, technological innovation, and foreign policy objectives, among other criteria. The RFI also implements the EO, titled ‘‘Unleashing Prosperity through Deregulation,” which requires agencies to identify 10 existing regulations to repeal any time a new regulation is promulgated. USDOT provided a list of non-exhaustive questions (some of which are detailed in the bullets below) to guide stakeholders in their responses to the RFI, which are due by May 5.
There was no reportable STB activity last week.
Other Offices & Agencies
- President Trump issues memo directing agencies to leverage technology in environmental reviews.
- International Trade Commission preliminarily determines chassis imports from Mexico, Thailand, and Vietnam materially injured U.S. industry.
- USTR imposes fees on Chinese vessel operators entering U.S. ports and proposes tariffs on Chinese cargo handling equipment. Written comments due 05/19/25. Hearing on proposed actions on 05/19/25.
- Internal Revenue Service
- Maritime Administration
- National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
- National Labor Relations Board
- Office of the United States Trade Representative
- Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
- Transportation Security Administration
- U.S. Coast Guard
- U.S. Customs and Border Protection
- U.S. Department of Commerce
- U.S. Department of Justice
- U.S. Department of Labor
- International Maritime Organization
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