Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations for 1977: Hearings Before a Subcommittee of the Committee on Appropriations, House of Representatives, Ninety-fourth Congress, Second Session, Part 4U.S. Government Printing Office, 1976 |
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Page 62 - The General Counsel is the chief legal officer of the Department of Transportation and the final authority within the Department on questions of law. He provides
Page 349 - PIPELINE SAFETY For grants-in-aid to carry out a pipeline safety program, as authorized by section 5 of the Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act of 1968 (49 USC 1674),
Page 366 - Office of the Secretary... US Coast Guard Federal Aviation Administration Federal Highway Administration Federal Railroad Administration National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Urban Mass Transportation Administration
Page 164 - requires the Secretary, in cooperation with the Secretary of the Interior, to establish and enforce standards and regulations as may be necessary to assure the safe construction and operation of oil pipelines on the Outer Continental Shelf, and to review all laws and regulations relating to the construction, operation, and maintenance of pipelines on Federal lands and the Outer Continental Shelf. Gathering of
Page 566 - project units. All land and land rights to be acquired will be used in support of future construction or for future rapid transit facilities. The estimates for these acquisitions are based upon preliminary appraisals compiled by competent appraisers and in accordance with accepted professional standards. Individual estimates also reflect market activities In the areas where the property is located. The
Page 361 - Services are charged for at rates which return in full all operating expenses, including a normal reserve for accrued annual leave and depreciation of equipment. The fund is reimbursed in advance by the operating administrations and offices being served. The activities of the Working capital fund have been consolidated as follows: Publishing and graphics activities include publishing,
Page 161 - as amended; • Deepwater Port Act of 1974 relating to the establishment, enforcement, and review of regulations concerning the safe construction, operation, or maintenance of pipelines on Federal lands and the
Page 170 - establish and maintain facilities and technical staff sufficient to provide within the Federal Government, the capability of evaluating risks connected with the transportation of hazardous materials and materials alleged to be hazardous.
Page 62 - representing the Department before the regulatory agencies on major questions of transportation policy, administering the Uniform Time Act, codifying the laws transferred to the Secretary, as well as the full range of legal services involved in administering an executive department with national and international responsibilities.
Page 713 - cubic feet each of actual earning capacity determined in accordance with the rules for the measurement of vessels for the Panama Canal.