Table of Contents

Message from the Secretary 4

Policy, Performance and Program Outlook 6

Overview: 11

 Safety 12

 Reduced Congestion 16

 Global Connectivity 21

 Environmental Stewardship 24

 Security, Preparedness, and Response 27

 President’s Management Agenda 31

Operating Administrations:

Federal Aviation Administration 32

 Federal Highway Administration 36

 Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration 42

 National Highway Traffi c Safety Administration 46

 Federal Transit Administration 52

 Federal Railroad Administration 58

 Research and Innovative Technology Administration 60

 Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration 62

 Maritime Administration 64

 Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation 66

 Offi ce of the Secretary 68

 Offi ce of Inspector General 70

 Surface Transportation Board 71

Tables:

Program Assessment Rating Tool Summary 7

 President’s Management Agenda Scorecard 9

 Performance Progress Report 10

 Net Budgetary Resources by Strategic and Organizational Goals 11

 Budgetary Resources 72

 Budgetary Authority 73

 Discretionary Budget Resources, Mandatory Outlays and Credit Activity 74

 Outlays 75

 Full Time Equivalent (FTE) Employment 76
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Message from the Secretary

I appreciate this opportunity to share the highlights of President Bush’s 

$68 billion budget plan for our Nation’s transportation programs.

We are working with the President to hold the line on spending, 

while giving travelers and taxpayers the best possible value for their 

transportation dollars by transforming the way our transportation 

system works and is funded. At the Department of Transportation, 

our focus is on fi nding real transportation solutions that make travel 

safer, improve the performance of our transportation systems so that 

they operate more effi ciently and serve us better, and apply advanced 

technologies and contemporary approaches to today’s transportation 

challenges.

Consistent with these priorities, nearly 31 percent of the funds 

requested for Fiscal Year 2009 support safety programs. Th e budget allows us to build on our successes 

in delivering safer transportation systems by focusing on problem areas like runway incursions and near 

misses in the air, as well as motorcycle crashes and pedestrian injuries on the road. It is important that we 

continue a data-driven safety focus that allows us to target resources more eff ectively.

Th e budget request provides resources to hire 306 additional air traffi c controllers. It also bolsters 

pipeline safety by funding eight new inspectors to increase oversight of poor performing pipeline 

operators and by increasing state pipeline safety grants by $11.3 million.

Just as the budget supports continued strong progress on the safety front, it also builds on our 

comprehensive eff orts to identify new partners, new fi nancing, and new approaches to reduce congestion. 

If last year’s record traffi c jams and fl ight delays taught us anything, it is that our old approaches are no 

longer producing the results we need to keep America’s economy growing.

Th e Bush Administration has moved aggressively on short-term measures to bring passengers relief from 

chronic fl ight delays, especially in the New York region. In addition, almost a year ago we sent Congress 

a transformative proposal that would use market forces more eff ectively to address aviation delays. It 

would modernize how we pay for airports and allow us to overhaul the nation’s air traffi c control system.

Th e President’s $14.6 billion budget for the Federal Aviation Administration assumes congressional 

passage of this overdue legislation. With a more effi cient revenue structure and the ability to price 

congestion, we will be able to build on our exemplary aviation safety record while expanding the number 

of aircraft that the nation’s airspace can safely handle at any given time.

Key to achieving these higher levels of safety and effi ciency is the move to 21st Century technologies 

to guide air traffi c. Our FY 2009 budget more than doubles investment in these Next Generation Air 

Transportation System (NextGen) technologies, providing $688 million for the transformation from 

radar-based to satellite-based navigation systems.

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Technology also can play an important role in relieving traffi c on our highways. Th rough programs 

like our Urban Partnerships and Corridors of the Future initiatives, we have been aggressively pursuing 

eff ective new strategies to reverse the growing traffi c congestion crisis. Th e interest around the country 

has proven quite strong – over 30 major U.S. cities responded to our call for innovative plans to actually 

reduce congestion, not simply to slow its growth.

Th e FY 2009 budget would encourage more of this type of bold thinking by dedicating 75 percent of 

discretionary highway and transit funds to fi ght congestion, giving priority to projects that combine 

the powerful mix of pricing, transit, and technology solutions. We currently are conducting another 

nationwide competition, and will be announcing cities that could benefi t from this funding very soon.

Instead of having our transportation dollars whittled away by hundreds of congressional earmarks, we 

need to direct funding to projects that have the most impact on highway performance and congestion 

relief.

To further promote innovation, the President’s budget calls for re-directing $175 million in inactive 

earmarks for innovative programs to fi ght congestion in metropolitan areas and along major highway 

corridors. Th ese projects will help us fi nd a new way forward as we approach reauthorization of our 

surface transportation programs.

FY 2009 is the fi nal year of the current surface transportation authorization, known as SAFETEA-LU. 

Th e President’s budget completes the six-year, $286.4 billion investment by providing $52 billion in 2009 

for highways, highway safety, and public transportation.

To honor that commitment even with anticipated shortfalls in Highway balances, the President is 

requesting temporary authority to allow “repayable advances” between the two accounts in the Trust 

Fund. Th is fl exibility will get us through the current authorization without any impact on transit funding 

in 2009; however, unreliable Trust Fund revenues are another sign that we need to move away from our 

reliance on gasoline taxes and be open to new ways to fi nance our infrastructure.

It is increasingly clear that America’s transportation systems are at a crossroads. Th e President’s FY 2009 

budget builds on the exciting things we are doing at the Department of Transportation to help America 

move forward on a new course – a course that delivers high levels of safety, takes advantage of modern 

technology and fi nancing mechanisms, and mitigates congestion with effi cient and reliable transportation 

systems.

As we begin the planning process for 2009, I look forward to working with the President, the Congress, 

and all the members of the transportation community. Together, we can ensure that America continues 

to have the best transportation system in the world. Th ank you.

Mary E. Peters

Secretary of Transportation

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Policy, Performance and Program Outlook

Th e U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) continues to be a leader among Federal agencies 

in supporting the President’s Management Agenda and instituting the use of performance-based 

budgeting in its decision making processes. Th e fi scal year (FY) 2009 budget request builds on 

DOT’s successful implementation of the Government Performance and Results Act of 1993 by 

strengthening the linkages between budgetary resources and programmatic and performance 

outcomes that benefi t the Nation. Th e resources requested in the Department’s FY 2009 budget 

will enable DOT to achieve a transportation system that is safe, effi cient, and secure. At the 

departmental level, performance goals and measures focus on core transportation missions, 

and refl ect the Department’s strategic goals of safety; reduced congestion; global connectivity; 

environmental stewardship; security, preparedness and response; and organizational excellence; 

and the Secretary’s priorities of safety, transportation systems performance and reliability, and 

21st century solutions for 21st century transportation challenges.

Program Assessment Rating Tool

Th e Department uses the Program Assessment Rating Tool (PART) to evaluate many of its 

programs. Th e PART asks approximately 25 important, yet common sense questions about 

a program’s performance and management. For each question, there is a short answer and a 

detailed explanation with supporting evidence. Th e answers determine a program’s overall rating. 

Once each assessment is completed, we develop a program improvement plan so we can follow 

up and improve the program’s performance.

PART assessments help us learn how we can achieve better results for the American people - we 

are always striving to make improvements, regardless of whether a program performs well or not. 

Th e rating indicates how well a program is performing, so the public can see how eff ectively tax 

dollars are being spent. Programs can receive one of the following fi ve ratings:

• Eff ective — Th is is the highest rating a program can achieve. Programs rated Eff ective set 

ambitious goals, achieve results, are well-managed, and improve effi ciency.

• Moderately Eff ective — In general, a program rated Moderately Eff ective has set ambitious 

goals and is well-managed. Moderately Eff ective programs likely need to improve their 

effi ciency or address other problems in the program’s design or management in order to 

achieve better results.

• Adequate — Th is rating describes a program that needs to set more ambitious goals, achieve 

better results, improve accountability, or strengthen its management practices.

• Ineff ective — Programs receiving this rating are not using your tax dollars eff ectively. 

Ineff ective programs have been unable to achieve results due to a lack of clarity regarding the 

program’s purpose or goals, poor management, or some other signifi cant weakness.

• Results Not Demonstrated — A rating of Results Not Demonstrated indicates that a program 

has not been able to develop acceptable performance goals or collect data to determine whether 

it is performing.

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Th e table below lists the PART assessments that have been conducted for DOT programs along 

with the responsible operating administration (OA), the associated budget cycle the assessment 

was completed, and the overall rating:

Program OA FY PART Rating

Grants-in-Aid for Airports FAA 2002 Moderately Eff ective 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Grants FMCSA 2002 Moderately Eff ective 1/

Highway Infrastructure FHWA 2002 Moderately Eff ective 

National Highway Traffi c Safety

Administration Grants NHTSA 2002 Moderately Eff ective 

Air Traffi c Services FAA 2003 Adequate

Federal Lands Highway Program FHWA 2003 Moderately Eff ective

Hazardous Materials Transportation Safety

Emergency Preparedness Grants PHMSA 2003 Moderately Eff ective

New Starts FTA 2003 Moderately Eff ective

Research, Engineering and Development FAA 2003 Eff ective

Railroad Safety Program FRA 2003 Moderately Eff ective

FAA Facilities and Equipment FAA 2004 Adequate

Aviation Safety FAA 2004 Moderately Eff ective

Highway Research and Development/

Intelligent Transportation Systems FHWA 2004 Moderately Eff ective

Operations and Programs FMCSA 2004 Moderately Eff ective

Railroad Research and Development FRA 2004 Moderately Eff ective

Formula Grant Programs FTA 2004 Eff ective

Maritime Security Program MARAD 2004 Eff ective

Operations and Research NHTSA 2004 Moderately Eff ective

Pipeline Safety PHMSA 2004 Moderately Eff ective

Amtrak FRA 2005 Ineff ective

Highway Emergency Relief Program FHWA 2005 Moderately Eff ective

Merchant Marine Academy MARAD 2005 Moderately Eff ective

State Maritime Schools MARAD 2005 Eff ective

Hazardous Materials Transportation Safety PHMSA 2005 Moderately Eff ective

Operations and Maintenance SLSDC 2005 Eff ective

Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation FHWA 2006 Adequate

Transit Research FTA 2006 Eff ective

Ocean Freight Diff erential MARAD 2006 Moderately Eff ective

Ship Disposal Program MARAD 2006 Eff ective

Guaranteed Loan Program (Title XI) MARAD 2006 Moderately Eff ective

Bureau of Transportation Statistics RITA 2006 Moderately Eff ective

Essential Air Service OST 2006 Results Not Demonstrated

Highway Infrastructure FHWA 2007 Adequate

National Highway Traffi c Safety Administration Grants NHTSA 2007 Eff ective

State Administered Public Transit Grant Programs FTA 2007 Eff ective

Transportation Research and Development Program RITA 2007 Results Not Demonstrated

Air Traffi c Organization - Terminal Programs FAA 2007 Moderately Eff ective

1/ The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Grants PART Rating was upgraded to Moderately Eff ective in FY 2003.

Note:

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA)

Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)

National Highway Traffi c Safety Administration (NHTSA)

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA)

Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation (SLSDC)

Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA)

Federal Transit Administration (FTA)

Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)

Maritime Administration (MARAD)

Offi ce of the Secretary (OST)

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Th e FY 2009 budget formulation process continues to fully incorporate the use of PART fi ndings 

in resource allocation decisions. Th e PART is intended to gauge whether a program’s design and 

purpose are clear and defensible; weigh whether the agency sets valid annual and long-term goals 

for programs; rate agency management of programs, including fi nancial oversight and program 

improvement eff orts; and, focus on results. Th e PART process is meant to complement traditional 

management techniques and to be used to stimulate a constructive dialogue between program 

managers, and budget and policy offi cials. Th e information gathered through the PART was 

provided to senior offi cials and was instrumental in making decisions regarding programmatic 

funding requests. For additional information concerning PART assessments for DOT programs, 

see http://www.expectmore.gov.

Managing for Results

Fiscal responsibility requires sound stewardship of taxpayer dollars. Th is means that once the 

Congress and the President decide on overall spending levels, taxpayer dollars should be managed 

to maximize results. Th e President’s Management Agenda (PMA) is creating a results-oriented 

Government, where each agency and program is managed professionally and effi ciently and 

achieves the results expected by the Congress and the American people.

Th e PMA, launched with the broad goal of making the Government more results-oriented, 

focuses on achievement and accountability. Areas of emphasis, or sub-components, were 

identifi ed for the Agenda, as well as expected levels of achievement, or “Standards for Success.” 

Implementation of the PMA has brought focus and attention to how DOT operates, and 

identifi ed ways that it can be more eff ective.

Th e PMA initiatives are identifi ed in the following PMA Scorecard Table, along with details of the 

Department’s eff orts to improve performance in each initiative area and a “Status” and “Progress” 

rating for each initiative. Th e “Progress” rating indicates the direction of the Department’s eff orts 

as it strives to improve its “Status” rating.

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PRESIDENT’S MANAGEMENT AGENDA SCORECARD

Initiative

Status as of 

12/31/07

Progress as of 

12/31/07

Human Capital — DOT remains “green” in both status and progress. OPM 

approved full SES performance management certifi cation for DOT. DOT also 

has initiated the expanded use of telework agency-wide and incorporated 

telework training for leaders and employees into its electronic learning 

management system (eLMS).

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Competitive Sourcing — DOT remains at “yellow” in status for failure 

to initiate public-private competitions. However, DOT achieved a 

“green” progress rating due in part to FAA having initiated business case 

development for its cartographic services high-performing organization. 

DOT also initiated independent validation of savings for Maritime 

Administration’s headquarters administrative support services competition 

and FHWA’s Visual Information Services and Data Analysis and Collection 

Services.

Yellow

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Improved Financial Management — Status is upgraded to “yellow” for 

the fi rst time. DOT earned a clean audit opinion by removing the prior year 

qualifi cation related to the Federal Aviation Administration’s construction 

in progress fi nding; however this fi nding was repeated in the FY 2007 audit. 

DOT also resolved the Highway Trust Fund material weakness on fi nancial 

reporting & oversight. DOT has now received a clean audit opinion for six of 

the past seven years.

Yellow

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Green

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E-Government — DOT’s status remains “yellow” as the Department has 

not demonstrated achievement of the green standard for Earned Value 

Management (EVM). However, DOT provided information on 27 of 33 major 

investments using EVM.

Yellow

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Green

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Performance Improvement Initiative — DOT is a leader in the 

Government in Budget and Performance Integration and Performance 

Improvement and has achieved its “green” status. DOT’s FY 2009 Budget 

submissions incorporated PART fi ndings and are structured to show full 

costs by strategic and performance goal.

Green

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Eliminating Improper Payments — DOT remains “yellow” for status and 

“green” for progress. DOT has developed FY 2008 work plans to expand 

nationwide improper payment rate testing for selected FHWA, FAA, and FTA 

grant programs.

Yellow

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Green

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Real Property Asset Management — DOT targeted the fi rst quarter of 

FY 2008 to achieve a “green” status rating. OMB approved DOT’s Green 

Presentation with minor modifi cations; however, the evidence document 

submitted to meet the third and fourth “green” standards does not address 

a number of key questions necessary to demonstrate that data is used in 

decision-making across the organization.

Yellow

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Green = Satisfactory

Yellow = Good Progress

Red = Unsatisfactory

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Performance Progress Report

ACHIEVED

IN 2006 1/

ACHIEVED

IN 2007 1/

2009

TARGET

SAFETY

Passenger vehicle occupant highway fatality rate per 100 million 

passenger vehicle-miles traveled 1.12 1.10 1.02

Large truck and bus fatality rate per 100 million total vehicle-miles 

traveled 0.176 0.175 0.167

Reduce the rate of air carrier fatalities per 100 million persons

on-board 2/ N/A N/A 8.31

Rail-related accidents and incidents per million train-miles 3/ 16.94 15.67 17.00

Number of serious incidents for natural gas and hazardous liquid 

pipelines 4/ 34 43 38

Motorcycle rider fatality rate per 100 thousand registrations 5/ N/A N/A 77

REDUCED CONGESTION

Percent of travel on the National Highway System (NHS) meeting 

pavement performance standards for ‘good’ rated ride 54.0 57 57

Average percent change in transit boardings per transit market (150 

largest transit agencies) 6/ 2.1 2.0 1.9

Percent of total annual urban-area travel time occurring in 

congested conditions 31.6 31.8 31.9

Percent of fl ights arriving on time 88.36 86.32 88.22

Percent of bus fl eets compliant with the Americans with Disabilities 

Act (ADA) 98 98 98

GLOBAL CONNECTIVITY

Potential air transportation consumers (billions) in international 

markets traveling between the U.S. and countries with open skies 

agreements

3.01 3.83 3.87

Percent of days in shipping season that the U.S. sectors of the Saint 

Lawrence Seaway are available, including the two U.S. locks in N.Y. 99.0 99.4 99.0

ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP

Number of exemplary human environment initiatives undertaken 7/ N/A 8 15

Number of hazardous liquid pipeline spills in high consequence 

areas 8/ 46 53 49

SECURITY, PREPAREDNESS, AND RESPONSE

Percent of DOD-required shipping capacity, complete with crews 

available within mobilization timelines 93 97 93

1/ Italicized numbers represent preliminary estimates or projections from trends.

2/ New measure beginning in FY 2009.

3/ Starting in FY 2008, the measure was redefi ned to include accidents/incidents resulting from trespassers onto railroad property.

4/ Starting in FY 2008, the measure was redefi ned to include only serious incidents. Previous years’ data adjusted accordingly.

5/ New measure beginning in FY 2008.

6/ Beginning in FY 2007, the average percent change in transit boardings per transit market will no longer be adjusted for changes in 

employment levels. Previous year’s data will be adjusted accordingly.

7/ Beginning in FY 2009, this measure will replace “the number of Exemplary Ecosystem Initiatives undertaken.”

8/ Starting in FY 2008, this measure replaces the “Tons of hazardous liquid materials spilled per million ton-miles shipped by pipeline” 

measure. Previous years’ data were adjusted accordingly.

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Overview

Introduction

Th e American people deserve a safe, secure, and effi cient transportation system. Th e quality of 

our lives, the shape of our communities, and the productivity of our Nation’s economy depend on 

the Department of Transportation’s (DOT) success in fulfi lling these goals.

Established in 1967, DOT sets Federal transportation policy and works with State, local, 

and private sector partners to promote a safe, secure, effi cient, and interconnected national 

transportation system of roads, railways, pipelines, airways, and waterways. DOT’s overall 

objective of creating a safer, simpler, and smarter transportation program is the guiding principle 

as we move forward to achieve specifi c goals.

Th e FY 2009 budget request for the Department of Transportation totals $68.2 billion in 

appropriations, obligation limitation, user fees, and exempt obligations. Th e Department’s 

fi ve key strategic goals are to: (1) improve safety; (2) reduce congestion for all Americans; (3) 

increase global transportation connectivity in support of the Nation’s economy; (4) protect the 

environment; and (5) support national security, preparedness and response. Th ese fi ve objectives, 

along with furthering the goals outlined in the President’s Management Agenda through 

organizational excellence, form the foundation for the FY 2009 budget request.

NET BUDGETARY RESOURCES BY STRATEGIC AND ORGANIZATIONAL GOALS

(Dollars in Millions)

FY 2009 Request 1/ 2/

Operating Administration

Federal Aviation Administration 14,643 9,855 3,672 63 352 219 481

Federal Highway Administration 40,138 9,394 22,442 1,257 6,183 366 496

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration 541 501 4 0 0 7 29

National Highway Traffi c Safety Administration 851 841 0 0 5 0 5

Federal Transit Administration 10,135 13 9,602 1 439 48 31

Federal Railroad Administration 1,091 184 902 0 1 1 3

Research & Innovative Technology Administration

Bureau of Transportation Statistics [non-add]

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Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration 168 135 2 0 26 0 4

Maritime Administration 313 0 15 13 20 264 1

Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation 32 0 0 32 0 0 0

Offi ce of the Secretary 181 2 59 16 3 14 87

Offi ce of Inspector General 70 0 0 0 0 0 70

Surface Transportation Board 23 0 11 0 0 0 12

Total, Department of Transportation 68,199 20,295 36,715 1,382 7,030 919 1,225

Share of Total DOT Budgetary Resources 100% 30.7% 53.8% 2.0% 10.3% 1.3% 1.8%

1/ Totals may not add due to rounding.

2/ Excludes proposed cancellations in unobligated balances from prior year appropriations, and includes appropriations, obligation 

limitations, and exempt obligations

Total

Safety

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Security, Preparedness & Response

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Safety

Transportation safety is the Department of Transportation’s (DOT’s) top strategic priority. Because 

the human toll and economic cost of transportation accidents are massive, sustaining continuous 

progress in improving transportation safety is the fi rst objective of all DOT operations. Th e FY 2009 

budget request proposes overall transportation safety funding of $20.3 billion. Th is request will 

fund the aviation and surface transportation safety programs and initiatives of the Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), the Federal Motor Carrier 

Safety Administration (FMCSA), the National Highway Traffi c Safety Administration (NHTSA), 

the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), the Research 

and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA), and the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials 

Safety Administration (PHMSA).

Surface Transportation Safety

Within DOT, NHTSA and FMCSA are the two operating administrations primarily focused 

on regulating highway safety, with FHWA supporting highway safety through its infrastructure 

programs. Almost exclusively, FRA’s focus is on improving the railroad safety record, and PHMSA’s 

focus is on hazardous material (HAZMAT) and pipeline safety.

• . Th Improve Motor Vehicle and Driver Safety e number of people who died on the Nation’s 

roads fell in 2006, leading to the lowest highway fatality rate ever recorded and the largest 

drop in total deaths in 15 years. In 2006, 42,642 people died in traffi c crashes, a drop of 

868 deaths compared to 2005. Th is two percent decline in traffi c deaths contributed to 

the historic low fatality rate of 1.41 per 100 million vehicle-miles traveled (VMT). While 

fi rmly committed to meeting the 1.0 fatality rate goal of 1.0 fatalities per 100 million VMT, 

the Department has realized that we will not achieve this goal by the end of FY 2008 as 

originally planned. To continue making our roads safer, a cross-modal working group, 

consisting of representatives from NHTSA, FMCSA, and FHWA, has been established 

to identify new strategies and technologies that will reduce highway fatalities. New 

performance targets have been established in key areas to focus the Department’s eff orts 

on the critical factors responsible for the overall highway fatality rate increase. Th ese key 

focus areas include passenger vehicle occupants, non-occupants (pedestrians, cyclists, etc.), 

motorcycle riders, and large trucks and buses. Th ey were chosen in part to cover the breadth 

of all road users. Each respective mode’s programs contribute to the Department’s new key 

focus areas and performance targets. In addition to the establishment of new performance 

measures for these focus areas, each mode will continue to maintain its agency-specifi c 

intermediate outcome measures, many of which serve as a subset to the Department’s 

accountability measures.

Th e motor vehicle crash injury rate improved 4.4 percent, decreasing from 90 injuries 

per 100 million VMT in 2005 to 86 in 2006. Prior to the increase in 2006, the fatality rate 

had been steadily decreasing since 1986 when 46,087 people died and the rate was 2.51. 

Preliminary 2006 data show that VMT increased to 2.996 trillion, up 0.2 percent from 

2005. NHTSA will continue to focus on two signifi cant areas to further reduce the overall 

highway fatality rate: (1) increasing seat belt usage from 69 percent in 1998 to 85 percent 

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in 2009, depending on how many additional States pass primary seat belt laws; and (2) 

reducing the rate of fatalities in high blood alcohol concentration (BAC 0.08 or above) 

crashes per 100 million vehicle-miles traveled from 0.61 in 1996 to 0.47 in 2009. Drunk 

driving enforcement will continue to be a top priority for the Department, as there was 

no improvement in the 2006 alcohol-related fatalities numbers. In 2006, 15,121 fatalities 

involved a driver or motorcycle operator, pedestrian or cyclist who had a 0.08 or above 

BAC compared to 15,102 in 2005. Th e FY 2009 budget request includes $227.5 million for 

NHTSA vehicle safety research and behavioral safety research programs, $4 million for the 

National Driver Register, and $619.5 million for grants to States for targeted highway safety 

programs. Included are programs to counter drugged and drunk driving, increase seat 

belt and booster seat use, increase motorcycle safety, and improve State safety information 

systems.

• . FHWA’s FY 2009 safety request Safer and Smarter Highway and Intersection Infrastructure

of $9.4 billion continues the Administration’s policy of providing increased fl exibility in 

safety funding to the States to tailor their resources to address unique factors that impact 

highway safety, such as highway design and operation. Th ese funds also enable FHWA 

to increase its research focus on safety and concentrate eff orts on reducing the number of 

fatalities in three types of crashes: roadway departures, crashes at or near intersections, 

and collisions involving pedestrians. Fatality fi gures for 2007 will not be available until 

the Fall of 2008. Roadway departures, including run off -the-road and head-on crashes, 

accounted for 24,806 fatalities in 2006, a 2.7 percent decrease from 2005. Safer highway 

and intersection designs and smarter operations will remove roadside hazards and help 

keep vehicles on the roadway. Also, 8,797 fatalities occurred in crashes in 2006 between 

vehicles in collisions at intersections, a decrease of 4.8 percent from 2005. FHWA will 

continue to promote the use of comprehensive intersection design and operational tools 

and enforcement strategies, and will assist States in improving intersection safety problems 

at specifi c locations. Pedestrian deaths decreased 2 percent from 4,892 in 2005 to 4,784 in 

2006; however, the number still exceeds the total in 2004. FHWA will continue to target the 

causes of crashes in major urban areas and select rural locations, and facilitate communitybased programs that fully and safely accommodate pedestrians.

• . OMB’s FY 2005 PART review for FMCSA’s safety grant Improve Motor Carrier Safety

program indicated that steady progress has been made in reducing truck-related fatalities. 

Further, the FY 2006 PART review for FMCSA’s safety and operations programs found that 

FMCSA has continued to achieve reductions in the rate of fatalities involving large trucks. 

Th e large truck-related fatality rate in 2006 was 2.24 fatalities per 100 million truck vehiclemiles traveled (TVMT), which is 20 percent lower than the baseline rate of 2.81 fatalities per 

100 million TVMT, established in 1996. FMCSA’s safety programs have led to an overall 25 

percent decline in total commercial motor vehicle (CMV) fatalities from the all time high 

in 1979. During that same period, the overall CMV fatality rate decreased by 64 percent, 

despite a 44 percent increase in the number of registered large trucks and a 105 percent 

increase in TVMT. Aggressive enforcement, FMCSA’s primary safety strategy, has proven 

eff ective in reducing crashes, fatalities, hazardous materials releases, and injuries. Consistent 

with the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Effi cient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for 

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Users (SAFETEA-LU), the budget request of $541 million includes $234 million for Motor 

Carrier Safety Operations and Programs to support critical motor carrier program activities 

to reduce crashes, save lives, and prevent injuries on our Nation’s highways. Th e request 

also includes $307 million for Motor Carrier Safety Grants to maintain aggressive State 

enforcement of interstate commercial truck and bus regulations as part of a Federal-State 

partnership aimed at meeting the Department’s strategic goals and performance targets.

• . OMB’s FY 2005 PART review of FRA’s rail safety program showed Improve Railroad Safety

that this program is well managed and making good progress in achieving rail safety 

goals. Th e FY 2006 PART review of FRA’s Research and Development program, with goals 

that also support safety, furthered these fi ndings. Th e FY 2009 budget request for FRA 

safety includes $149 million to support FRA’s eff orts to reduce rail-related accidents and 

incidents to 17.00 per million train-miles in FY 2009. By reducing accidents and incidents, 

there should also be a resultant reduction in fatalities, injuries, and serious rail hazardous 

materials incidents.

• . Public transportation is one of the safest modes of transportation, Improve Transit Safety

with less than 1 fatality per 100 million passenger-miles traveled. Th e challenge is to further 

reduce the rate of fatalities and injuries, even as the total number of people using transit 

increases. To help meet this challenge, the Department’s budget requests $13.2 million for 

FTA safety oversight, research projects, and associated administrative costs. Th ese funds 

will also contribute to reducing the rate of transit-related injuries and incidents.

• . Th Improve Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety e FY 2005 PART review of PHMSA’s 

hazardous materials safety grant assistance program showed that this program is wellmanaged and making progress in achieving hazardous materials safety goals. Similarly, the 

FY 2006 PART review for PHMSA’s pipeline safety program found that the program is well 

managed. In FY 2009, $135.7 million is requested to support PHMSA’s eff orts to: (1) reduce 

the number of serious incidents for natural gas and hazardous liquid pipelines to no more 

than 38, and (2) meet the DOT performance target of no more than 458 serious hazardous 

materials transportation incidents.

In accordance with the Pipeline Inspection, Protection, Enforcement, and Safety (PIPES) 

Act of 2006, PHMSA will strengthen pipeline oversight and extend integrity management 

requirements by increasing fi nancial support of State pipeline safety programs (funding up to 

60 percent of State costs) and increasing inspections of poor performing operators. PHMSA 

will also begin to demonstrate the viability of safely moving alternative fuels through pipelines 

and other modes of hazardous materials transportation. Under its Hazardous Materials 

Emergency Planning grants program, PHMSA will add a special emphasis on improving rural 

safety by targeting increased support of volunteer fi refi ghters.

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Aviation Safety

• . As the stewards of aviation safety in the United States, FAA and its Improve Aviation Safety

industry partners have built a system that has reduced the risks of fl ying to all-time lows. In 

1997, the White House Commission on Aviation Safety and Security issued a challenge to 

FAA and the aviation industry to reduce the air carrier fatal accident rate by 80 percent in ten 

years. In the three years prior to 1997, the United States averaged about six commercial fatal 

accidents per year. Th e average loss of life each year was 266 deaths. Since that time, during 

the past three years the United States averaged approximately two fatal accidents per year, with 

an average loss of life of 28 per year.

FY 2007 marked the end of the ten-year period set by the Commission. In FY 2007, there 

were 0.22 fatal accidents per 100,000 departures – a 57 percent drop. Although FAA did not 

achieve the target set ten years ago, and also did not meet its performance target of a 0.010 rate 

averaged over three years, the safety achievements are signifi cant.

Th rough the continuing eff ort and cooperation of all the participants in the aviation industry 

and FAA, the aviation industry has achieved the safest period in aviation history. For this 

reason FAA is introducing a new performance metric for commercial air carrier safety – 

Fatalities per 100 million Persons On Board. Th is new metric is more relevant to the fl ying 

public, as it better measures the individual risk, as low as it is, to fl y. And the long-term target 

is no less challenging than the previous goal – the agency aims to cut this risk in half by 2025. 

To make this vision a reality, FAA will continue to work in partnership with industry.

Each year, general aviation (GA) aircraft transport only about one-fourth the number of 

people who fl y on U.S. commercial airlines, but in most years more people perish from GA 

accidents. Th erefore, reducing the number of fatal GA accidents is a top priority for FAA. 

Th e number of fatal GA accidents was estimated to be 314 in FY 2007, bettering the target of 

331. Rotorcraft , including Emergency Medical Service (EMS) fl ights, showed a sharp decline. 

Th e FAA worked with various members of the GA community during the year, including 

aeromedical evacuation and charter services, to promote education and training on instrument 

check guidance and eff ective pilot/instructor mentoring programs.

As the aviation environment and industry change, FAA must keep pace. To achieve the next 

level of safety, the traditional methods of analyzing the causes of an accident or incident, aft er 

the fact, are inadequate by themselves. A more forward thinking approach is required to 

analyze trends, data, and systems, and to manage issues before they become accidents.

Th e FAA, with other Federal agencies and operators in the National Airspace System, 

is adopting a Safety Management System (SMS) that relies on developing standardized 

language, processes, and tools to manage safety risk. Th e foundation of FAA’s SMS is its 

Quality Management Systems (QMS). Th e Aviation Safety Organization (AVS) within FAA 

is currently adopting QMS through its International Standards Organization (ISO) 9000 

registration. While the QMS is designed to manage quality, the SMS is a system designed to 

integrate safety into FAA’s quality processes. Th e FY 2009 request will allow the AVS to expand 

its SMS oversight staff .

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Th e FY 2009 budget request for FAA includes $9.9 billion to reduce U.S. commercial airline 

fatalities per 100 million people on board to fewer than 8.31 in FY 2009, and to reduce the 

rate of general aviation fatal accidents in FY 2009. Th e request also supports FAA’s eff orts to 

reduce the most serious runway incursions and operational errors. It provides funding for 

inspecting aircraft , certifying new equipment, and ensuring the safety of fl ight procedures and 

the competence of airmen and airwomen. It also includes funding for additional air traffi c 

controllers to prepare for the projected surge in retirements over the next decade, and to ensure 

that adequate staffi ng is available and fully trained to perform this critical safety function.

During FY 2009, in response to the Offi ce of Inspector General’s FY 2007 Aviation Safety 

Management Challenge, FAA will continue working to reduce the precursors of aircraft 

accidents, runway incursions and operational errors. To better map movements on the ground 

and in the air over airports and thus reduce the risk of runway incursions, the agency will 

deploy nine Airport Surface Detection Equipment Model X systems in FY 2009. In FY 2007, 

for the sixth year in a row, the FAA met its target for decreasing serious runway incursions.

Th e agency exceeded its target for reducing operational errors for the second consecutive 

year in FY 2007. Th is remains one of the agency’s top priorities as air traffi c continues to 

increase. To address this challenge, FAA will continue to concentrate on safety culture, 

outreach, and awareness, along with improved procedures, infrastructure and technology. 

Operational errors occur when there is a loss of separation between aircraft or aircraft and 

other objects. FAA’s Air Traffi c Organization (ATO) is developing and implementing an 

automated soft ware prototype, the Traffi c Analysis and Review Program (TARP), which will 

identify where separation standards are not being maintained, and highlight incidents for 

further investigation. TARP deployment to En Route facilities is currently scheduled to begin 

in FY 2009.

DOT’s Safety Performance Budget is distributed as follows:

SAFETY

FY 2009 Request

(Dollars in Millions)

FAA, $9,855

FHWA, $9,394

NHTSA, $841

FMCSA, $501

Total FY 2009 Request: $20,295 Million

Other OAs

FRA

PHMSA

FTA

OST

$184

$135

$13

$2

Reduced Congestion

Th e Department’s budget request includes $36.7 billion in FY 2009 to reduce the growing 

transportation congestion and declining system reliability that Americans contend with every 

day. Mobility is essential to America’s economic prosperity and quality of life. In today’s global 

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economy, it is more important than ever to have seamless transitions among the modes of 

transportation so that people and cargo can move eff ectively and effi ciently.

On August 10, 2005, the President signed into law SAFETEA-LU which represents the largest 

surface transportation investment in our Nation’s history. SAFETEA-LU continues a strong, 

fundamental emphasis on core formula programs, coupled with targeted investment, featuring 

Safety, Equity, Innovative Finance, Congestion Relief, Mobility & Productivity, Environmental 

Stewardship, and Environmental Streamlining.

Th e search for new and innovative solutions to our congestion challenges is strongly supported 

in the FY 2009 budget request, with overall investments in research, development, and 

technology proposed at $1.2 billion.

Surface Congestion

• . OMB’s FY 2007 PART Improve Highway Infrastructure Condition and Relieve Congestion

review for the Federal-aid Highway infrastructure program concluded that this program 

adequately supports States in maintaining the good condition of highway infrastructure and 

ensuring that there is suffi cient capacity and access to transportation to move people and 

goods. DOT’s goal is to work with States and local transportation offi cials to reverse the 

growth in total annual urban-area road travel that occurs in congested conditions, with the 

goal in FY 2009 to reduce congested travel to 31.9 percent in 2009, or by 0.4 percent below 

2008 target levels.

Consistent with SAFETEA-LU, the FY 2009 budget request of $22.4 billion for FHWA 

mobility programs continues to relieve traffi c congestion and improve highway 

infrastructure conditions. Th e vast majority of these funds will be distributed to States 

to assist their eff orts to improve highway performance. Funds will also enable FHWA to 

work with metropolitan areas to pursue several broad strategies that are aimed at reducing 

traffi c congestion. Building on the success of last year’s urban congestion eff orts, additional 

partnerships will be established with selected cities pursuing innovative congestion pricing 

applications along with new operations, management strategies, and advanced technology 

deployment. A robust program of research, development, and technology transfer will 

support:

• Development of new road pricing strategies, including high occupancy toll lanes;

• Adoption of comprehensive traffi c bottleneck reduction programs in every State DOT;

• Improved freeway and arterial systems management through better timing of traffi c 

signals;

• Improved management of non-recurring events such as traffi c incidents and work 

zones;

• Enhanced decision-making through the use of more robust traffi c analysis tools;

• Integration of system management and operations considerations into the 

transportation planning process;

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• Establishment of regional partnerships involving key agencies; and,

• Demonstrations of the eff ectiveness of variable parking pricing.

FHWA will continue developing the next generation of system operations capabilities 

that improve the collection and dissemination of real-time information to enable State 

and local transportation agencies to better quantify system performance and place better 

information in the hands of transportation decision-makers. Funds will also be used 

to improve the performance of the existing transportation system and increase physical 

capacity. Th e capacity and performance of the physical infrastructure can be increased in 

specifi c locations or corridors by building new facilities, adding lanes to existing facilities, 

or removing bottlenecks.

FHWA will also encourage States and metropolitan areas to provide system users with 

access to 511 telephone traveler information services, and thus increase to 85 percent the 

portion of the U.S. population with access. Because traffi c incidents account for roughly 

one-quarter of congestion, FHWA and its partner agencies will increase the deployment of 

full-service (i.e., incident-oriented) patrols, as well as adopt more eff ective quick-clearance 

policies and laws in the top 40 U.S. metropolitan areas.

Th e requested funds will also be used to improve pavement conditions on the National 

Highway System (NHS) and thus increase to 57 percent in FY 2009 the share of travel on 

the NHS that meets pavement performance standards for a “good”-rated ride. Th e NHS 

is comprised of the most important national routes for trade and commerce, including 

all Interstates and over 68 percent of other principal arterials. While the NHS accounts 

for only 4.1 percent of total road mileage in the United States, it handles 44.3 percent of 

total vehicle-miles traveled. Improving the condition of highways and bridges is critical 

to reducing congestion and increasing transportation mobility - key indicators of system 

performance. Consequently, the condition of the NHS signifi cantly impacts congestion, 

wear-and-tear on vehicles, and fuel consumption.

Funds will be used to reduce the percent of deck area on NHS bridges that are rated 

defi cient, either as structurally defi cient or functionally obsolete. Th e target in FY 2009 is 

to reduce the percentage to 20.9 percent.

• . Th Restructure Intercity Passenger Rail Service e Administration’s goal of reforming 

Amtrak and fundamentally changing the manner by which intercity passenger rail 

services are provided in the United States is being pursued on multiple fronts, and is 

beginning to show progress. Th e Administration’s eff orts have resulted in a Board of 

Directors committed to ambitious reform improvements; a new management team with 

a mandate to re-shape the company; and legislatively-directed tools that enable DOT to 

oversee and promote necessary changes. Th e Administration is proposing a budget of 

$900 million for intercity passenger rail for FY 2009. Th is funding level supports intercity 

passenger rail at a level that will encourage Amtrak to undertake meaningful reforms 

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and control spending. As part of this $900 million investment in intercity passenger rail, 

the budget proposes $100 million to continue funding the State grant program, which 

encourages investment in rail infrastructure.

• Increase Transit Ridership, Invest in Transit Systems, and Improve Access to 

Transportation Services. Th e FY 2005, FY 2006, and FY 2008 PART reviews for the 

capital investment (New Starts), urban formula transit grants, and State administered 

transit grants programs affi rm that these programs are well managed. FTA requires all 

New Starts projects to conduct a rigorous “Before and Aft er Study” to document the 

impact of the project on ridership and other performance indicators. In communities that 

have completed New Starts projects, signifi cant regional transit ridership growth has been 

demonstrated aft er the beginning of revenue operations.

Th e Department of Transportation is requesting more than $9.6 billion in FY 2009 for 

FTA to: increase by at least 1.9 percent the average yearly number of transit boardings per 

transit market; increase the number of jobs made accessible by Job Access and Reverse 

Commute (JARC) transportation services; increase the proportion of bus fl eets that are 

compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to 98 percent; and increase to 

94 percent the proportion of key rail stations that are ADA-compliant. Transit formula 

programs are essential to maintaining and upgrading the condition and performance 

of the Nation’s transit infrastructure so that America’s transit systems continue to move 

tens of millions of people safely and effi ciently every day, thereby reducing congestion, 

facilitating economic development, and connecting people to their jobs and communities.

• . By promoting continuous Increase the reliability of oil and natural gas pipelines

improvement in pipeline safety, PHMSA promotes the reliable delivery of energy products 

and maximizes the capacity of the Nation’s pipeline network. Th is network delivers most 

of the oil and natural gas needed to sustain the U.S. economy, including more than 90 

percent of the fuels that power other transportation modes. In FY 2009, $1.4 million is 

requested for PHMSA to support eff orts in reducing the percent of pipeline capacity lost 

due to accidents, incidents, or safety-related reductions in operating pressure.

Aviation Congestion

Th e aviation industry is responsible for moving people and products, and it contributes 

approximately $640 billion to our economy. Over two million people a day travel on our Nation’s 

airlines and more than one-third of the value of all goods is moved by air. Air travel exceeded 

pre-9/11 levels in FY 2007, and is on track to reach more than one billion passengers by 2015. By 

FY 2011, air carrier, commuter, and air taxi operations are anticipated to increase approximately 

10.7 percent from FY 2006. By FY 2014, without any changes to the system, we expect to see 

delays 62 percent higher than they are today. We must take steps now to improve the effi ciency of 

our Nation’s air traffi c control system and our airports.

Th e multi-agency Joint Planning and Development Offi ce (JPDO) is charged with developing a 

vision for the air transportation system’s long-term transformation. FAA’s challenge is to realize 

JPDO’s vision for the Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen). Ready to embrace 

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the hard work necessary for transformation, FAA has expanded its existing capacity-enhancement 

plan, formally known as the Operational Evolution Plan (OEP), to become the chief operational 

implementation plan for its NextGen responsibilities. Th e expanded OEP – now the Operational 

Evolution Partnership – details the path to the NextGen system, integrating a myriad of FAA 

planning activities into one comprehensive, high-level blueprint.

• . To allow Americans living in small Improve Access to Transportation Service

communities to have reasonable access to air travel, the Department of Transportation’s 

FY 2009 budget request assumes $50 million of overfl ight fees collected by the Federal 

Aviation Administration will fund the Essential Air Service (EAS) program, which 

provides payments to air carriers serving small community airports. Th e budget request 

includes program reforms that seek to ensure the most isolated small communities 

maintain access to the national air transportation system.

• . To achieve an on-time Meet New and Growing Demands for Air Transportation Services

arrival rate of 88.22 percent of fl ights in FY 2009 and to increase average daily capacity 

at major airports, the Department requests $3.7 billion, primarily for FAA’s Air Traffi c 

Organization (ATO) and Safety/Operations Capital Accounts and Airport Improvement 

Program grants. Th is includes funding to replace obsolete radars and to continue 

automating terminal control facilities and $21 million for oceanic automation to improve 

fl ight route fl exibility. Programs that will form the core of NextGen are also funded, 

including $41 million to develop an internet-like System-Wide Information Management 

network and $300 million to continue implementing Automatic Dependent Surveillance 

Broadcast technology throughout the National Airspace System. $14 million is included 

in FY 2009 Research, Engineering and Development (RE&D) funding to support the 

JPDO. Th e FY 2009 Airport Improvement Program request includes $1.3 billion aimed at 

reducing congestion, largely through the building and maintaining of runways.

In addition, the Department proposes to budget $21 million to provide for the assessment, 

development, acquisition, implementation, operation, and sustainment of additional civil 

capabilities to the Global Positioning System beyond the second and third civil signals 

already contained in the current Global Positioning System. Th ese capabilities provide 

continuous, world-wide civil space-based positioning, navigation and timing services free 

of direct user fees for civil, commercial, scientifi c and homeland security uses.

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DOT’s Reduced Congestion Performance Budget is distributed as follows:

FTA, $9,602

Total FY 2009 Request: $36,715 Million

REDUCED CONGESTION

FY 2009 Request

(Dollars in Millions)

FHWA, $22,442

FAA, $3,672

Other OAs

FRA

OST

MARAD

STB

RITA

FMCSA

PHMSA

$902

$59

$15

$11

$6

$4

$2

Global Connectivity

Th e U.S. and global transportation systems are inextricably linked to the Nation’s economic 

growth. Transportation is a key economic and productivity enabler, connecting people with 

work, school, and community services, and connecting American enterprise with domestic and 

global markets. Th e U.S. transportation system handles about 5 trillion passenger-miles of travel 

and 4.4 trillion ton-miles of freight every year — generated by more than 293 million people and 

7.2 million businesses.

An intermodal domestic and international approach is central to DOT’s role in promoting global 

connectivity. For the freight industry, effi cient connections between transportation modes, and 

effi cient transport within each mode, are essential to the competitive position of U.S. products 

in global markets. Increasing foreign trade requires transportation system capacity around our 

ports and borders. Th e U.S. freight system currently carries about 19 billion tons of cargo each 

year that has a value of $13 trillion, and forecasts suggest a 70 percent increase in tonnage of 

general cargo and international trade movements, and a tripling of freight by value by 2020.

Our strategies to address transportation in the global economy have two synergistic thrusts: (1) 

opening international transportation markets; and (2) the improvement of essential, intermodal 

transportation linkages. Both are needed to achieve the outcomes that will yield better global 

connectivity and a more competitive, cost-eff ective transportation marketplace. Th e FY 2009 

budget request includes $1.4 billion to meet this challenge.

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Reduced barriers to trade in transportation goods and services, and enhanced international 

competitiveness of U.S. transport providers and manufacturers

• . Th Increase International Aviation Service e 2009 budget requests $3.5 million for the 

Offi ce of the Secretary to increase opportunities for air transportation consumers in 

international markets by continuing to pursue open skies aviation agreements with our 

international partners. While our domestic airline industry continues to undergo major 

changes, our eff orts to further liberalize internationally poses even more complex and 

controversial issues. Common to all of the aviation issues currently facing DOT is the 

need for in-depth and intensive analysis of airline practices, mergers, and international 

alliances. As the United States seeks greater international liberalization, the Department 

of Transportation is seeking an understanding of the long-term trends in the airline 

industry’s operating and competitive structures in order to formulate and execute 

eff ective negotiating strategies that will ensure pro-competitive liberalization. In addition 

to pursuing aviation goals, OST provides direction and coordination to the modal 

international activities and Secretarial international outreach.

• Preserve and Enhance U.S. Maritime Connections with the International Community. 

Th e budget request includes $13 million for maritime programs that preserve and enhance 

our maritime connections with the global marketplace. MARAD continues its eff orts 

to reduce and eliminate international trade barriers that impede the competitiveness of 

U.S. shipping companies in the international market, and to license additional off shore 

deepwater entry points for liquid natural gas and petroleum imports. Th e budget 

request will also allow MARAD to ensure that Federal agencies and other shippers 

of government-funded cargos comply with cargo preference laws designed to assure 

appropriate use of U.S.-fl ag ships to transport abroad certain government-funded cargos.

• Increase Access of the U.S. Mass Transportation Industry to International Markets. Th e 

budget includes $1 million for FTA to promote human capacity building in developing 

countries, which not only benefi ts those countries, but also helps develop future markets 

for U.S. transit goods and services. In FY 2009, FTA will continue to carry out activities 

to inform and educate the American public transportation industry about international 

best practices and technologies. Also, FTA will provide participating companies access to 

senior decision-makers in foreign markets through trade missions and other trade-related 

events.

Effi cient movement of passengers and cargo throughout the domestic and international supply chain

• . Consistent with the Department’s Freight Action Plan, Increase Freight Travel Effi ciency

the budget request includes funding in FY 2009 for FHWA, RITA, FMCSA and the Offi ce 

of the Secretary to improve global connectivity in freight, reduce travel time in major 

freight corridors, and reduce border-crossing delays. Th e goal in FY 2009 is to reduce the 

average annual buff er index rating1

 to below the national average in at least 50 percent 

1 Th e buff er index (BI) rating is a measure of travel time reliability and variability. Th e BI represents the extra time 

(or time cushion) that would have to be added to the average travel time between points to ensure an on-time arrival 

95% of the time.

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of the freight corridors now being monitored. FHWA programs include the border and 

corridor programs, which work together to reduce bottlenecks in and around seaports 

and land borders with Canada and Mexico, and parts of the Intelligent Transportation 

Systems program for improved freight technology, effi ciency, and security. Th is request 

also includes funds for FHWA and RITA to improve the quality and availability of freight 

data, freight professional capacity-building eff orts, and freight technology development 

and evaluation.

• . Th Maintain a High Level of Seaway System Availability e FY 2009 budget request 

includes a request of $31.8 million for the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development 

Corporation (SLSDC) to maintain 99 percent system and lock availability in the U.S. 

portion of the St. Lawrence Seaway during the navigation season and to begin a multiyear Capital Investment Plan-Seaway Asset Renewal Program (ARP) to rehabilitate the 

50-year-old Seaway lock infrastructure. Th e SLSDC achieved its goal in FY 2007 at 99.4 

percent system availability. In FY 2009, the agency will continue to perform operations 

and maintenance activities, as well as start long-term asset renewal improvements on the 

U.S. portion of the St. Lawrence Seaway between Montreal and Lake Erie, to ensure the 

reliability and availability of the commercial waterborne route.

Harmonized and standardized regulatory and facilitation requirements

• . Th Increase the Standardization and Harmonization of Standards and Practices e 

Department of Transportation is requesting funding in FY 2009 for FAA to increase the 

number of bilateral and multilateral agreements that promote aviation safety by enhancing 

international cooperation and effi ciency in civil aviation. FAA will continue to promote 

increased external funding for training and technical assistance programs that help civil 

aviation authorities around the world meet international safety standards. Th e agency will 

also expand training and technical assistance programs that help civil aviation authorities 

meet international safety standards, and will continue its work with global partners 

to promote wider adoption of NextGen safety technologies. In addition, for greater 

connectivity, FAA will target eff orts to promote seamless global operations in cooperation 

with international partners and the International Civil Aviation Organization.

Expanded opportunities for all businesses, especially women-owned, veteran-owned, and 

disadvantaged businesses

• Increase Opportunities for Small Businesses including Small Disadvantaged Businesses 

(SDB), Veteran-Owned Businesses (VOB), Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned (SDVOB), 

8a, Hub Zone, and Women-Owned Businesses (WOB). Th e budget request includes 

$5.3 million for outreach and technical assistance to small businesses in general, 

including disadvantaged, veteran-owned, service-disabled veteran-owned, 8a, Hub 

Zone and women-owned businesses. Th ese resources will promote the awarding of 

DOT direct contracts to SDBs, VOBs, SDVOBs, 8as, Hub Zones, and WOBs in FY 2009. 

To assist WOBs and VOBs to successfully compete, DOT and the Offi ce of Small and 

Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU) conduct outreach, training, and off er 

fi nancial assistance.

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DOT’s Global Connectivity Performance Budget is distributed as follows:

FAA, $63

SLSDC, $32

OST, $16

MARAD, $13

GLOBAL CONNECTIVITY

FY 2009 Request

(Dollars in Millions)

Total FY 2009 Request: $1,382 Million

FHWA, $1,257

Other OAs

FTA $1

Environmental Stewardship

Transportation makes our communities more livable, enhancing the quality of our lives and 

our society. At the same time, transportation generates pollution and noise, and uses valuable 

land and aquatic habitat on which fi sheries depend. In 2002, on-road transportation sources 

accounted for 55 percent of carbon monoxide emissions, 35 percent of nitrogen oxide emissions, 

27 percent of volatile organic compound emissions, and 1 percent of particulate matter emissions. 

Total on-road mobile source emissions declined from 112 million tons in 1993 to 74 million 

tons in 2002, marking a 33 percent improvement in a decade. No matter how much is done 

to improve the capacity and effi ciency of our transportation system, we cannot consider our 

programs to be successful unless we also manage the eff ects of transportation on our environment 

and our quality of life.

DOT’s objective is to reduce the time it takes to gain benefi ts from transportation projects while 

minimizing negative environmental impacts. Th e FY 2009 budget request includes $7 billion 

in funding to continue progress in achieving our environmental outcomes. Th is will require 

further streamlining of the environmental review process and greater emphasis on program level 

and major-project oversight activities in conjunction with the Federal, State and local agencies 

involved.

Reduce pollution and other adverse environmental eff ects of transportation

• . Th Reduce the Impacts of Transportation on the Human Environment e budget request 

includes $6.2 billion for FHWA in FY 2009 to increase the number of Exemplary Human 

Environment Initiatives (EHEIs) undertaken nationwide to at least 15. An Exemplary 

Human Environment Initiative is a transportation program or project that either creates 

or improves conditions for human activities. Among the eligible activities are initiatives 

that encourage non-motorized transportation, project enhancements for human activities, 

process improvements, provision of educational and training opportunities, and new 

product development. In 2007, there were 38 submittals to the EHEI program, and eight 

were selected for recognition. Th e selected projects were in Arkansas, New York, Georgia, 

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South Carolina, Oregon, Colorado, Kansas, and Mississippi. Th is measure replaces the 

number of Exemplary Ecosystem Initiatives because FHWA exceeded its original target 

for this measure and achieved the desired eff ect of promoting consideration of ecosystems 

in the development of transportation projects.

FHWA supports activities at the State level to improve highway planning and project 

development, thereby enhancing the scenic beauty of facilities, promoting the 

conservation of native habitats, protecting wildlife populations, and reducing impacts 

on land and water resources in general. Funds will also be used for research, technical 

assistance, and public education initiatives to support further implementation of 

exemplary ecosystem and habitat conservation initiatives.

• . Th Reduce Emissions e Department’s budget request includes funding for environmental 

programs that help to reduce emissions. A DOT performance goal for FHWA and FTA 

is to ensure that the average number of Clean Air Act non-attainment and maintenance 

areas in a conformity lapse in FY 2009 is no greater than six. In FY 2007, the average 

number of areas remained at zero during the entire year. DOT aims to reduce mobile 

source emissions by encouraging the use of less polluting transportation; designing and 

implementing infrastructure that reduces congestion and emissions; researching and 

modeling the emissions impacts of investment choices; and supporting the development 

of fuel- and emission-effi cient vehicles. FHWA and FTA will fund improvement projects 

in States to ease congestion, reduce emissions, improve highway planning, and expand 

transportation options. Funds will also be used for research, technical assistance, and 

public education initiatives to improve air quality.

• . Th Ten-in-Ten Fuel Economy Act e Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 was 

signed into law by the President on December 19, 2007. Under Title I (known as the 

Ten-in-Ten Fuel Economy Act), NHTSA has the authority and responsibility to issue 

fuel economy standards for the 2011-2019 model years that will lead to steady progress 

toward the 35 mpg mandate in 2020. Th e Act also requires NHTSA to partner with 

the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) to conduct an evaluation of the technologies 

and costs associated with establishing fuel economy standards for medium and heavy 

duty trucks (single unit trucks and tractor trailers). Th ese vehicles have never been 

evaluated or regulated by the Government for fuel effi ciency. Th e Act also requires 

NHTSA to implement a rule that requires manufacturers to label additional fuel 

economy information on new vehicles. Additionally, the Act requires NHTSA to develop 

and propose a new consumer information program for replacement tires to educate 

consumers about the eff ect of tires on fuel effi ciency, safety, and durability.

• . Th Reduce the risk of hazardous liquid pipeline spills in high consequence areas e 

budget request includes $25.9 million for PHMSA and its State partners to help reduce 

the number of hazardous liquid pipeline spills in high consequence areas in FY 2009 to 

49 or fewer. To reduce pipeline failures, thereby reducing hazardous liquids spills from 

pipelines, PHMSA reviews the compliance of all hazardous liquid pipeline operators 

subject to PHMSA’s integrity management program (IMP) and invests in research and 

technology to strengthen industry’s ability to eff ectively manage pipeline integrity. 

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PHMSA will increase oversight of low pressure pipelines in environmentally sensitive 

rural areas and increase oversight of Alaska pipelines. Th ese initiatives support the 

National Energy Policy for energy infrastructure growth by improving the integrity of, 

and public confi dence in, existing pipeline infrastructure.

• . Th Limit Exposure to Aviation Noise e budget request includes $276.8 million for FAA 

in FY 2009 to ensure that the number of people in the United States who are exposed to 

signifi cant aircraft noise levels — a Day/Night Average Sound Level of 65 decibels or more 

— continues to decline. FAA will address the environmental impacts of airport projects, 

primarily aircraft noise. FAA will also provide expertise and funding to assist in abating 

the impacts of aircraft noise in neighborhoods surrounding airports by purchasing 

land, relocating persons and businesses, soundproofi ng residential homes or buildings 

used for educational and medical purposes, purchasing noise barriers and monitors, 

and researching new noise prediction and abatement models and new technologies. 

Th e FY 2009 request includes $10 million in new RE&D funding for the Continuous 

Low Emissions, Energy and Noise Technologies program to accelerate the introduction 

of quieter and cleaner technology in commercial fl eets, and to initiate a NextGen 

Environmental Management System.

• . For FY 2009, $0.5 million is requested for RITA to continue its eff Alternative Fuels orts, 

in concert with the Department of Energy and other partners, to design safe handling, 

transport and storage guidelines for hydrogen fuels. Th is will enable the development of 

a deployable hydrogen fuel infrastructure and help reduce green house gas emissions and 

dependence on petroleum products for our transportation energy source. Included in this 

environmental stewardship eff ort is the ability to contribute to the creation of a hydrogen 

economy; to help establish safety codes for emergency responders that will enable eff ective 

and safe responses to hydrogen emergencies; to enhance the development of codes 

supporting biofuel production and transport; to support biofuels sustainability; to provide 

leadership in Transportation’s climate change research; and to inform policy and program 

planning. FTA also continues to provide incentives for transit operators to acquire or 

rehabilitate buses with biodiesel or hybrid electric propulsion systems.

• . Th Clean Up DOT Facilities e budget request includes funding in FY 2009 to ensure that 

the percentage of DOT facilities categorized as No Further Remedial Action Planned 

under the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA) is no less than 

93 percent in FY 2009. Facility cleanup will comply with the SARA process and the 

requirements of the National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan. 

A “worst fi rst” prioritization system is used to assign higher priority to those facilities 

representing the greatest potential hazard to the public health and the environment.

Regulatory factors at the local, State, and Federal levels are also considered in the 

decision-making process. FAA funds pollution prevention; complies with occupational 

safety, health and environmental regulations; promotes good energy management 

practices; and, conducts environmental impact analyses. In addition, MARAD conducts 

an obsolete ship disposal program in support of DOT’s strategy to improve DOT-owned 

or controlled facilities. In 2009, MARAD proposes to remove 14 ships from the reserve 

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ship fl eet sites for disposal, and to continue nuclear license management for the inactive 

Nuclear Ship SAVANNAH.

Improve timeliness of environmental review for federally funded infrastructure projects

• . Th Improve Project Review Effi ciency e budget request includes funding to streamline 

the completion of an environmental impact statement or environmental assessment 

on all infrastructure projects. Executive Order 13274 contains a mandate for DOT to 

reduce the decision-making time required for transportation infrastructure projects. 

Environmental reviews consume a signifi cant amount of time in project review and fi nal 

decisions. A key challenge to DOT’s stewardship of the environment vis-à-vis the Nation’s 

transportation system is to strike a better balance between adding capacity and doing so 

with the smallest reasonable impact on the human and natural environment. Executive 

Order 12898 directs each Federal agency to identify and address disproportionately high 

and adverse human health or environmental eff ects of its programs, policies, and activities 

on minority and low-income populations consistent with existing authorities, such as the 

National Environmental Policy Act and Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. DOT’s 

Environmental Justice policy incorporates these considerations in all DOT programs, 

policies, and activities.

DOT’s Environmental Stewardship Performance Budget is distributed as follows:

ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP

FY 2009 Request

(Dollars in Millions)

Total FY 2009 Request: $7,030 Million

FHWA, $6,183

FTA, $439

FAA, $352

Other OAs

PHMSA

MARAD

NHTSA

OST

FRA

RITA

$26

$20

$5

$3

$1

$1

Security, Preparedness and Response

Th e Department of Transportation is responsible for ensuring that the national transportation 

system remains operational in the face of natural and man-made disasters. DOT operational 

emergency management programs have three key facets: emergency preparedness, response, 

and recovery. Activities in these three facets include domestic and international coordination 

and planning. For example, DOT is participating in interagency and international planning to 

mitigate the impact of a pandemic or terrorist event on the security of the national transportation 

system and the security of the United States. Th e international planning is with our partners in 

the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and the Security and Prosperity Partnership 

(US/Canada/Mexico).

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In addition, DOT also manages the Civil Reserve Air Fleet program and operates the Ready 

Reserve Force in support of the Department of Defense’s strategic airlift and sealift needs. DOT 

coordinates with the Departments of Defense and Homeland Security, as well as State, local, and 

tribal governments, and private sector partners, to ensure that DOT’s core competencies are used 

to meet critical transportation needs during any contingency. Th is involves such tasks as:

• Exercising the Secretary’s authorities, including emergency authorities for 

transportation matters aff ecting national defense and national and regional 

emergencies;

• Coordinating DOT’s support for prevention, preparedness, response, recovery and 

mitigation activities among transportation stakeholders;

• Coordinating DOT’s role in select international contingency planning and response 

initiatives; and,

• Coordinating the clearing and restoration of transportation infrastructure.

Th e FY 2009 budget requests $919 million for security, preparedness, response and recovery related 

activities.

Rapid recovery of transportation in all modes from intentional harm and natural disasters

• FAA insures the operability of the national airspace through the facilities, equipment 

and personnel of the air traffi c control system, which is essential to the rapid recovery 

of transportation services in the event of a national crisis. Th e budget request includes 

$218.6 million to continue upgrading and accrediting facilities, procure and implement 

additional security systems, and upgrade the Command and Control Communications 

equipment.

• FHWA works with a number of DOT agencies, the Department of Homeland Security 

and the Transportation Security Administration to improve highway-related security by 

assessing the vulnerability of critical highway infrastructure and developing measures 

to reduce vulnerability; ensuring State and local highway departments are prepared 

to respond to attacks on the highway system; improving the readiness of military and 

civilian authorities to support military deployments; and, conducting security-related 

research. FHWA also administers the Emergency Relief (ER) program to provide funds to 

repair and reconstruct highways and bridges damaged as a result of catastrophic failures. 

Th e budget request for FHWA’s security activities include funding for vulnerability 

assessments, emergency operations, preparedness, and response.

An example of a project receiving ER funds was the I-35W Bridge in Minneapolis, 

Minnesota. Aft er its unfortunate collapse, DOT released $50 million in ER program 

funds in August 2007 for clean-up and recovery work, including clearing debris and rerouting traffi c, as well as for design work on a new bridge. Th is amount is in addition to 

the $5 million in ER program funds immediately provided to the Minnesota DOT aft er 

the bridge collapse. In November 2007, an additional $123.5 million in ER program 

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funds were provided to help rebuild the bridge. In FY 2008, Congress appropriated $195 

million more for bridge reconstruction.

• FTA, in coordination with the Transportation Security Administration, works with transit 

agencies to enhance the security of public transportation systems. Th e Department of 

Transportation is requesting $48.3 million in FY 2009 to ensure that transit agencies 

address critical security needs and to provide assistance in the areas of emergency 

preparedness, employee training, and public awareness. SAFETEA-LU requires “safety 

and security management” as an element of the Project Management Plan (PMP) that 

is submitted by grantees for major capital projects. To address this requirement, FTA 

will provide guidance to grantees on the development and implementation of safety and 

security management plans.

• DOT’s Offi ce of Intelligence, Security, and Emergency Response has primary 

responsibility for DOT preparedness, response, and recovery programs. Th is offi ce 

develops and participates in training and exercise programs to ensure staff are prepared 

to respond appropriately when a disaster occurs. Th e Offi ce of Intelligence, Security, 

and Emergency Response operates a continuity of operations/government program to 

ensure that essential Secretarial functions can continue at an alternate site if Departmental 

facilities have been impacted or disrupted. Further, staff in the Department’s Crisis 

Management Center monitor the national transportation system for any type of 

disruption, provide information to senior management, and operate communications 

resources to assist DOT in eff ectively responding to problems in day-to-day operations 

and emergency response. Th e budget request includes $9.2 million for security-related 

activities of OST to improve DOT’s ability to carry out essential national functions at the 

alternate site, respond to new intelligence policy requirements, and operate the Crisis 

Management Center.

• FMCSA works in concert with the Transportation Security Administration to establish 

protocols that will enhance the security of commercial motor vehicle transportation, 

particularly the security of commercial motor vehicles carrying hazardous materials. Th e 

budget request includes approximately $5 million to continue security contact reviews of 

hazardous materials carriers, and to continue an outreach initiative that communicates 

threat characteristics and security advice to commercial motor vehicle drivers, carriers, 

and law enforcement agencies.

• Th e U.S. railroad system carries approximately 40 percent of the ton-miles of freight in 

the United States, making it imperative that the FRA works to reduce the vulnerability 

of the railroad infrastructure and systems to physical and cyber attack. Th e budget 

request includes $0.7 million to coordinate all FRA-related security projects in addition 

to responding to notifi cations of bomb threats and criminal acts against railroads as 

they are reported to the National Response Center. Personnel monitor FRA’s accident/

incident database for reported acts of vandalism, sabotage, criminal mischief, and/or 

other malicious, intentional acts of destruction. FRA personnel also provide information 

to railroads regarding terrorist activity and threats or acts against rail transportation.

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• Th e Saint Lawrence Seaway is a critical transportation link to and from the agricultural 

and industrial heartland of the United States. A shutdown of any one of the Seaway’s 

15 U.S. or Canadian locks due to a security-related event or lock malfunction or failure 

would stop operations through the St. Lawrence Seaway System and severely disrupt 

traffi c throughout the entire Great Lakes. Th e budget request includes $0.3 million to 

continue the SLSDC’s physical security program at the U.S. Seaway lock infrastructure 

facilities.

National Security Contingency Sealift

• . Th Ensure the Availability of Contingency Strategic Sealift e FY 2009 budget request includes 

$264 million to achieve the goal that 94 percent of DOD-required shipping capacity, complete 

with crews, be available within mobilization timelines in FY 2009, and to maintain the 

availability of at least 93 percent of the DOD-designated commercial ports for military use 

within DOD established readiness timelines in FY 2009.

MARAD works closely with the Department of Defense to provide a seamless, time-phased 

transition from peacetime to wartime operations, while balancing the defense and commercial 

elements of the maritime transportation system. MARAD ensures that strategic port facilities 

are available and ready to move military cargo smoothly through commercial ports during 

DOD mobilizations. Th rough the Maritime Security Program, the Voluntary Intermodal 

Sealift Agreement program, the Ready Reserve Force, and the War Risk Insurance program, 

MARAD assures that DOD has access to commercial sealift capacity to support the rapid 

deployment of U.S. military forces. MARAD’s contribution to Operation Enduring Freedom 

and Operation Iraqi Freedom underscores the critical importance of readiness to meet 

national security needs. With DOD approval, ships from the Ready Reserve Force are also 

available to participate as part of a DOT emergency response team for natural disaster recovery 

eff orts in coastal areas. Th e U.S. Merchant Marine Academy and six State Maritime Schools 

continue to provide the skilled U.S. merchant marine offi cers essential to the success of DOT’s 

security activities.

DOT’s Security, Preparedness, and Response Performance Budget is distributed as follows:

SECURITY, PREPAREDNESS & RESPONSE

FY 2009 Request

(Dollars in Millions)

Total FY 2009 Request: $919 Million

FHWA, $366

FTA, $48

FAA, $219

Other OAs

FMCSA

FRA

$7

$1

MARAD, $264

OST, $14

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President’s Management Agenda—Organizational Excellence

With approximately 56,000 employees and hundreds of programs, DOT faces signifi cant challenges 

regarding customer satisfaction, employee eff ectiveness, and organizational performance and 

productivity. Th e FY 2009 budget requests $1.2 billion to strengthen the management of the 

Department and to continue implementation of the President’s Management Agenda initiatives.

Organizational Excellence

Overall, the Secretary is improving Departmental management by ensuring that:

• All elements of the Human Capital, Competitive Sourcing, Improved Financial 

Management, Electronic Government, Budget and Performance Integration, 

Eliminating Improper Payments, and Real Property Asset Management segments 

of the President’s Management Agenda are accomplished.

• At least 90 percent of major Federally-funded transportation infrastructure 

projects meet fi nance plan cost estimates, with less than 2 percent annual growth, 

in FY 2009 through FY 2011.

• At least 90 percent of major Federally-funded transportation infrastructure 

projects meet schedule milestones established and reported on in operating 

administration fi nance plans, with less than 2 percent annual growth, in FY 2009 

through FY 2011.

DOT’s Organizational Excellence Performance Budget is distributed as follows:

ORGANIZATIONAL EXCELLENCE

FY 2009 Request

(Dollars in Millions)

Total FY 2009 Request: $1,225 Million

FHWA, $496

FTA, $31

OST, $87

Other OAs

STB

RITA

NHTSA

PHMSA

FRA

MARAD

$12

$6

$5

$4

$3

$1

FAA, $481 FMCSA, $29

OIG, $70

Conclusion

DOT’s goal is to provide the resources necessary to support our Nation’s transportation system. 

Th e funding requested for FY 2009 will help improve transportation safety, enhance homeland 

and national security, maintain and expand our transportation infrastructure and increase its 

capacity, reduce environmental degradation, and improve the quality of life for all citizens. Th e 

following pages provide highlights of the budget request by DOT operating administration.

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FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION

Overview: Th e Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) mission is to promote aviation safety 

and reduce congestion by building, maintaining, and operating the Nation’s air traffi c control 

system; overseeing commercial and general aviation safety through regulation and inspection; 

and, providing assistance to improve the capacity and safety of our airports. Th e FY 2009 budget 

request of $14.6 billion for the FAA refl ects the Administration’s commitment to increase the 

safety, performance, and capacity of our aviation system.

Federal Aviation Administration Budget

(Dollars in Millions)

2007

Actual

2008

Enacted

2009

Request

Operations 8,374 8,740 0

Facilities & Equipment 2,518 2,514 0

Research, Engineering, and Development 130 147 171

Airport Grants (Obligation Limitation) 3,515 3,515 1/ 2,750

Air Traffi c Organization 2/ 0 0 9,670

Safety and Operations 2/ 0 0 2,052

Total 14,537 14,915 14,643

1/ In 2008, the Airports Grant program has an obligation limitation of $3,515 million, but only $17 million in new contract 

authority. The program cannot award new grants until suffi cient contract authority is provided for 2008.

2/ The Air Traffi c Organization (ATO) and Safety & Operations appropriations will be new accounts in FY 2009. The new 

account structure aligns with proposed FAA reauthorization legislation that would reform the fi nancing structure of our 

Nation’s air traffi c control system.

Summary of FAA FY 2009 Increases and Decreases

(Dollars in Millions)

Air Traffi c

Organization

Safety &

Operations

Research,

Engineering, &

Development

Airport 

Grants

(Ob Lim) Total

FY 2008 Base 9,361 1,893 147 3,515 14,915

Pay Infl ation Adjustments 213 46 1 2 262

Non-Pay Infl ation

Adjustments 30 16 0 1 47

Annualization of FY 2008

Initiatives 11 11 0 1 23

Non-recurring Costs or

Savings (Preliminary) -171 0 0 0 -171

Base Re-engineering,

Reductions or Adjustments 213 60 -7 -778 -512

FY 2009 Current Services

Levels 9,659 2,026 141 2,741 14,567

Program Initiatives 11 26 30 9 76

FY 2009 Request 9,670 2,052 171 2,750 14,643

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FY 2009 Budget

FAA’s current fi nancing structure expired at the end of FY 2007 and, therefore on February 14, 

2007, the Administration transmitted a reauthorization proposal that would transform FAA’s 

current fi nancing system. Th e FY 2009 budget refl ects this reauthorization proposal. Th e aim 

is to create a more direct relationship between revenue collected and services received, thereby 

providing FAA with a stable revenue stream and creating incentives to make the National 

Airspace System more effi cient and responsive to user needs.

Air Traffi c Organization: Th e FY 2009 budget requests $9.7 billion for the Air Traffi c 

Organization (ATO) account. Th is account provides funds for the operation, maintenance, 

communications, and logistical support of the air traffi c control and air navigation systems.

Safety & Operations: Th e FY 2009 budget requests $2.1 billion for the Safety & Operations 

account. Th is account provides funds for the administrative and managerial costs of the FAA’s 

regulatory, international, medical, engineering, and development programs as well as policy 

oversight and overall management functions.

Research, Engineering, and Development: Th e budget requests $171 million, including 

$91 million for continued research on aviation safety issues. Th e remaining research funding is 

for reduced congestion and environmental issues, including $14 million for the Joint Planning 

and Development Offi ce.

Grants-in-Aid for Airports: Th e budget request is $2.8 billion for planning and development 

of the Nation’s airports, including grants for security, safety, capacity, and noise-reduction 

projects. Funding also includes $87 million for administrative expenses, $15 million for Airport 

Cooperative Research, and $19 million for airport technology research.

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FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION

CAPITAL PROGRAMS

(Dollars in Millions)

Safety

Wide Area Augmentation System 99 

Airport Surface Detection Equipment Model X 33 

Safety Database and Computer Systems 41 

Runway Status Lights 27

NextGen System Development 41 

Advanced Technology 8 

Other 112 

Personnel compensation, benefi ts, and travel 75 

Reduced Congestion

Automatic Dependent Surveillance – Broadcast (ADS-B) Implementation 300 

NextGen Demonstrations and Concepts 190 

Air Traffi c Management 90

Data Communications for NextGen 29

Oceanic Automation 21 

En Route Automation 218 

Terminal Automation 36 

Terminal Digital Radar 17 

Improve Weather Systems 34 

Improve Voice Communications 106 

Infrastructure Improvements 313 

Other 233 

Personnel compensation, benefi ts, and travel 322 

Environmental Stewardship

Replace Fuel Tanks 6 

Hazardous Materials Clean-Up 18 

Personnel compensation, benefi ts, and travel 5 

Security, Preparedness and Response 

Facility Risk Management 15 

National Airspace System Recovery Communications 10 

Information Security 12 

Personnel compensation, benefi ts, and travel 8 

Organizational Excellence 

System-wide Information Management (SWIM) 41 

Other 213 

Personnel compensation, benefi ts, and travel 52 

Total 2,724 

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FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION

Overview: Th e mission of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) is to improve mobility 

on our Nation’s highways through national leadership, innovation, and program delivery. 

Highways are the critical link in our Nation’s transportation system, as virtually every trip we take 

and every good consumed passes over a road at some point. Th e challenge is to preserve and 

improve the 160,000-mile National Highway System, which includes the Interstate System and 

other roads of importance for national defense and mobility, while also improving highway safety, 

minimizing traffi c congestion, and protecting the environment on these and other key facilities. 

Th rough surface transportation programs, innovative fi nancing mechanisms, and increased 

use of innovative pavement and highway operational technology, FHWA will increase the 

effi ciency by which people and goods move throughout the Nation, and improve the effi ciency 

of highway and road connections to other transportation modes. Th e FY 2009 budget request of 

$40.1 billion in budgetary resources will allow the FHWA to address these challenges and support 

Departmental eff orts towards the achievement of its strategic goals and performance targets, 

specifi cally in new key focus areas: passenger vehicle occupants, non-occupants (pedestrians, 

cyclists, etc.), motorcycle riders, and large trucks and buses.

Federal Highway Administration Budget 1/

(Dollars in Millions)

2007

Actual

2008

Enacted

2009

Request

Federal-Aid Highways Obligation Limitation (TF) 37,148 2/ 40,585 40,400

Revenue Aligned Budget Authority (RABA) (TF) 842 631 -1,001

Subtotal: Federal-Aid Highways Obligation Limitation (TF) 37,990 41,216 39,399

Exempt Mandatory Federal-Aid Highways (TF) 741 739 739

Limitation on Administrative Expenses, Federal-Aid Highways (TF) [361] [378] [395]

Budget Authority, FY 2007 Pay Raise (TF) 3 0 0

Emergency Relief Supplemental General Fund (GF) 871 195 0

Appalachian Development Highway System (GF) 20 16 0

Miscellaneous Appropriations/Delta Region Program (GF) 0 14 0

Total 39,624 42,180 40,138 3/

1/ Brackets [ ] indicate non-add entries. Amounts may not add to totals due to rounding.

2/ Refl ects $121 million transfer to NHTSA per P.L. 110-5 and a net $975 million fl ex funding transfer to FTA.

3/ The FY 2009 budget also proposes cancellations of unobligated balances of Federal-aid contract authority 

(-$3.885 billion). In addition, SAFETEA-LU rescinded unobligated balances of contract authority (-$8.593 billion).

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Summary of Federal-Aid Highways FY 2009 Increases and Decreases

(Dollars in Millions)

Federal-Aid

Highways

Obligation

Limitation

Exempt

Mandatory

Federal-Aid

Highways Total

FY 2008 Base 41,216 739 41,955

Pay Infl ation Adjustments 8 0 8

Non-Pay Infl ation Adjustments 5 0 5

Annualization of FY 2008 Initiatives 0 0 0

Non-recurring Costs or Savings 0 0 0

Base Re-engineering, Reductions, or Adjustments -1,830 0 -1,830

FY 2009 Current Services Levels 39,399 739 40,138

Program Initiatives — SAFETEA-LU 0 0 0

FY 2009 Request 39,399 739 40,138

FY 2009 Budget

Th e Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Effi cient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users 

(SAFETEA-LU), enacted August 10, 2005, provides for increased transportation infrastructure 

investment, strengthens transportation safety programs and environmental programs, and 

continues core research activities. SAFETEA-LU, along with Title 23, U.S.C. (“Highways”) and 

other supporting legislation, provides authority for the various programs of the Federal Highway 

Administration designed to improve highways throughout the Nation. Th e budget request for 

FY 2009 continues transportation infrastructure investment to reduce congestion, increase the 

mobility and productivity of the Nation, strengthen transportation safety programs, and provide 

a focus on program effi ciencies, oversight, and accountability.

In FY 2009, the Federal Highway Administration continues major programs, including the 

Surface Transportation Program, the National Highway System, Interstate Maintenance, 

Highway Bridge Replacement and Rehabilitation Program, Congestion Mitigation, Air Quality 

Improvement Program, and Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation programs.

Th e FY 2009 budget request of $40.1 billion supports the Secretary’s goals and continues eff orts 

to improve highway safety dramatically, slow the growth of traffi c congestion, and promote good 

stewardship of the environment. FHWA will also strengthen its stewardship of Federal surface 

transportation funds by improving oversight and increasing accountability to ensure every dollar 

spent achieves maximum benefi ts for Americans.

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Federal-aid Highways Program: Th e Federal-Aid Highways Program (FAHP) provides Federal 

fi nancial assistance to the States to construct and improve the National Highway System, urban 

and rural roads, and bridges. Th e FY 2009 budget request includes an obligation limitation of 

$39.4 billion for the FAHP. Th e request fulfi lls the President’s multi-year commitment to invest 

in surface transportation without raising taxes or subsidizing transportation spending with other 

tax dollars. It is the fi nal installment of the $286.4 billion in highway, transit, and safety program 

funding agreed upon in last surface transportation re-authorization act. Th e Budget provides 

new fl exibility to manage funds in the Highway Trust Fund so the existing tax structure can 

continue to support authorized spending for all surface transportation programs. Th e FederalAid Highways Program includes the following:

• — $6.3 billion for the NHS program, consisting of roads of National Highway System (NHS)

primary Federal interest. Th ese include the current Interstate system, other rural principal 

arterials, urban freeways and connecting urban principal arterials, facilities on the Defense 

Department’s designated Strategic Highway Network, and roads connecting the NHS to 

intermodal facilities.

• — $6.6 billion for the STP program, which supports Surface Transportation Program (STP)

projects on any Federal-aid highway, bridge projects on any public road, transit capital 

projects, and intracity and intercity bus terminals and facilities.

• — $5.2 billion for the IM program, which is designed to Interstate Maintenance (IM)

rehabilitate, restore, resurface, and reconstruct the interstate system.

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• — $4.5 billion for the bridge program, which enables Bridge Replacement and Rehabilitation

States to improve the condition of their bridges through replacement, rehabilitation, and 

systematic preventive maintenance.

• — $1.8 billion Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program (CMAQ)

for the CMAQ program, which supports transportation projects that assist in meeting and 

maintaining national ambient air quality standards.

• — For FY 2009, $1.3 billion is estimated Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP)

for the new highway infrastructure safety program (previously funded by a set-aside from 

STP) that was established as a core program beginning in FY 2006. Th e program, which 

features strategic safety planning and performance, devotes additional resources and supports 

innovative approaches to reducing highway fatalities and injuries on all public roads.

• — To support the FAHP and the Federal Research and Intelligent Transportation System (ITS)

Lands Highway Program (FLHP), FHWA conducts and manages a comprehensive research, 

development, and technology program. For FY 2009, $429.8 million is estimated for research. 

FHWA will continue to work on identifying ways to reduce the number of injuries and fatalities 

on our Nation’s roadways by demonstrating the application of innovative technologies in 

highway safety, deploying and evaluating safety technologies and innovations at the State and 

local levels, and assuring the deployment of best practices in training, management, design, and 

planning. For FY 2009, $110 million is estimated for the ITS program, now managed by RITA, 

to continue work on ten major initiatives and supporting technology transfer activities. Key 

among the initiatives is Vehicle Infrastructure Integration (VII), which continues development 

of enabling wireless platform to connect vehicles-to-vehicles and vehicle-to-infrastructure, 

along with safety and mobility applications. Th e ITS program also continues work in the 

deployment and integration of technology components to support congestion initiatives.

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• — FLHP improves access to and within national Federal Lands Highway Program (FLHP)

forests, national parks, Indian reservations, and other public lands. Th e $1 billion estimated 

for the FLHP in FY 2009 will support the President’s initiatives to enhance the protection 

of America’s national parks and protect these national treasures for present and future 

generations. Th is will include enhancement of ecosystems, improvement of outdoor 

opportunities, improved infrastructure, and greater accountability.

• — Under Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) Program

the TIFIA program, FHWA, on behalf of the Department of Transportation, will use 

FY 2009 estimated obligations of $122 million to help stimulate private capital investment 

in transportation infrastructure. Approved applicants receive credit assistance in the form 

of direct loans, loan guarantees, and lines of credit for up to one-third of the cost of large 

infrastructure construction projects of national or regional signifi cance.

• — An LAE of $395 million is requested for Limitation on Administrative Expenses (LAE)

FY 2009 for the necessary salaries and on-going administrative expenses in support of Federal 

highway programs and to provide for congestion relief eff orts.

• — Th Emergency Relief Program e Emergency Relief (ER) program provides funding for 

the repair or reconstruction of Federal-aid highways and roads on Federal lands that have 

suff ered serious damage as a result of natural disasters or catastrophic failures from an 

external cause. Section 125 of title 23, United States Code, authorizes $100 million annually.

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Congestion Reduction Initiative: Th e budget proposes to redirect $175 million in unobligated 

balances for inactive projects authorized in the Intermodal Surface Transportation Effi ciency 

Act (ISTEA) of 1991. Th e funds will be used to carry out the Department’s National Strategy to 

Reduce Congestion on America’s Transportation Network (the “Congestion Initiative”) and will 

support metropolitan area congestion reduction demonstration initiatives and the Corridors of 

the Future Program.

Th e Department requests $100 million to fund qualifi ed projects in 2009 that would implement 

congestion pricing along with complementary transportation solutions, including transit service 

and innovative operational technologies. In December 2007, DOT received approximately 20 

applications from a wide range of jurisdictions.

Th e Department requests $75 million in the FY 2009 budget to support the Department’s 

Corridors of the Future Program (CFP), which is part of the Department’s Congestion Initiative. 

In September 2007, the Department identifi ed Interstates 5, 15, 10, 69, 70 and 95 as nationally 

signifi cant Corridors of the Future, whose improvement will alleviate congestion and provide 

national and regional long-term transportation benefi ts.

Th e Department will be entering into Development Agreements with the States along the 

Corridors during FY 2008. Th e $75 million requested will support projects negotiated and 

included within the Development Agreements that demonstrate an aggressive approach to 

congestion management. Selected projects are expected to include technology purchases to 

support electronic tolling and other intelligent transportation system technologies, fi nancing 

analysis and targeted infrastructure investments.

In addition, the Department requests that 75 percent of the funds available for allocation under 

discretionary programs be designated for support of critical congestion relief projects. Projects 

that combine various road pricing, transit and technology solutions would receive priority 

consideration and be selected by the Department according to transparent, competitive, and 

merit-based criteria. Projects eligible for funding under this provision would include, but would 

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FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ADMINISTRATION

Overview: Th e Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (FMCSA) primary mission is to 

prevent commercial motor vehicle-related fatalities and injuries. Large trucks represent about 

4 percent of registered vehicles; however, they account for 8 percent of the travel volume on our 

Nation’s highways. Approximately 12 percent of all the people killed in motor vehicle crashes 

die in crashes involving a large truck. In 2006, approximately 113,000 people were injured in 

crashes involving large trucks and 4,995 people died. Th is compares to 114,000 injuries and 5,240 

deaths in 2005. While progress is being made toward the Department’s goal of saving lives and 

reducing injuries by preventing truck and bus crashes, too many people continue to be injured 

and die as a result of crashes involving large trucks and buses. Th e 2009 budget request for 

FMCSA, $541 million, will help meet this challenge and support Departmental eff orts towards 

the achievement of its strategic goals and performance targets, specifi cally in new key focus areas: 

passenger vehicle occupants, non-occupants (pedestrians, cyclists, etc.), motorcycle riders, and 

large trucks and buses.

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Budget

(Dollars in Millions)

2007

Actual

2008

Enacted

2009

Request

Motor Carrier Safety Operations & Programs 223 230 234

Motor Carrier Safety Grants 294 300 307

Total 517 530 541

Summary of FMCSA FY 2009 Increases and Decreases

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FY 2008 Base 230 300 530

Pay Infl ation Adjustments 3 0 3

Non-Pay Infl ation Adjustments 3 7 10

Annualization of FY 2008 Initiatives 0 0 0

Non-recurring Costs or Savings 0 0 0

Base Re-engineering, Reductions or Adjustments -2 0 -2

FY 2009 Current Services Levels 234 307 541

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Motor Carrier Safety Operations & Programs: $234 million is requested to support critical 

motor carrier program activities that will reduce crashes, save lives, and prevent injuries on 

our Nation’s highways. Th e FY 2009 budget proposes the following funding requests aimed at 

meeting DOT’s strategic goals and performance targets:

• — $193.5 million is dedicated to reducing the incidence Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety

and severity of commercial truck and bus crashes by advancing motor carrier standards and 

rulemaking; increasing compliance with Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations through 

enforcement operations; enforcing safety regulations at the borders; extending motor carrier 

safety education and best practices; overseeing certifi cation of physical qualifi cations to 

operate motor carriers; improving commercial motor vehicle safety information and analysis; 

and advancing technological solutions. Th is funding will also seek to reduce the number and 

severity of commercial motor vehicle hazardous materials (HAZMAT) incidents through 

enforcement and compliance operations, research, and technology.

• — $7.4 million is requested to improve the security of Commercial Motor Vehicle Security

motor carrier transport of hazardous materials through outreach and security operations.

• — $3.7 million is requested to improve the effi Commercial Motor Vehicle Productivity ciency 

and integrity of commercial truck and bus transportation by ensuring compliance with 

Federal Motor Carrier Commercial Regulations through increased household goods carrier 

enforcement, education, and outreach eff orts, and maintaining a nationwide safety violation 

and consumer complaints telephone hotline.

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• — $0.4 million is requested to facilitate a Commercial Motor Vehicle Global Connectivity

more effi cient cross border motor carrier transportation system that enables economic growth 

and development.

• — $29 million is requested to meet the objectives of the President’s Organizational Excellence

Management Agenda in the areas of strategic management of human capital, citizen-centered 

e-government, competitive sourcing, fi nancial and procurement performance, and budget 

and performance integration. Eff orts focus on evaluating and improving business practices 

and processes that support program delivery.

Motor Carrier Safety Grants: $307 million is requested to maintain aggressive State 

enforcement of interstate commercial truck and bus regulations as part of the Federal/State 

partnership aimed at meeting DOT’s strategic goals and performance targets. Motor Carrier 

Safety Grants support both Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety and Hazardous Materials Safety. 

Included within this request is:

• — $209 million will be used Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program (MCSAP) State Grants

to support State motor carrier compliance reviews; conduct roadside inspections; enforce 

violations noted in roadside inspections; and ensure that new commercial trucking fi rms 

pass a safety audit within the fi rst 18 months of operations in order to receive permanent 

registration.

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• — State safety enforcement eff International Border Enforcement orts at the international 

borders are funded at $32 million to ensure Mexican and Canadian trucks and buses adhere 

to the same safety standards as U.S. motor carriers.

• — Th Commercial Vehicle Information Systems and Networks (CVISN) Grants rough the 

$25 million CVISN grant program, State enforcement offi cials will be provided a framework 

to exchange safety information so they can focus resources on high-risk and previously uninspected commercial vehicles and operators.

• — $25 million is included to improve State CDL State Commercial Driver’s License (CDL)

oversight activities to prevent unqualifi ed drivers from being issued licenses.

• — $8 million is included to enable Commercial Driver’s License Information System (CDLIS)

FMCSA to work with the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators (AAMVA) 

to complete specifi cations for the new CDLIS system. FMCSA will begin providing grants 

to States to assist them in making changes to their licensing systems to incorporate the new 

CDLIS specifi cations.

• — $5 million is Performance Registration Information Systems and Management (PRISM)

provided for the PRISM program, which links State motor vehicle registration systems with 

carrier safety data in order to identify unsafe commercial trucks and buses.

• — Th Safety Data Improvement Grants e Safety Data Improvement Grants will provide 

$3 million so States can purchase equipment to support data improvement activities, hire staff 

to manage data quality improvement programs, revise outdated crash report forms, hire staff 

to code and enter crash data, train law enforcement offi cers in collecting crash data, develop 

soft ware to transfer data from the State repository to SAFETYNET database management 

system, and purchase soft ware for fi eld data collection and data transfer.

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NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION

Overview: Th e National Highway Traffi c Safety Administration (NHTSA) conducts critical 

behavioral and vehicle programs, and provides grants to the States for the administration of 

highway traffi c safety programs. Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for people 

in the United States ages 2 through 34. In 2006, motor vehicle crashes claimed 42,642 lives and 

accounted for over 90 percent of transportation-related deaths. Th e economic cost of motor 

vehicle crashes is estimated to be more than $230 billion annually. Emerging demographic 

trends include a continuing increase in the number of drivers, a signifi cant growth in both older 

and teenage drivers, and a marked increase in motorcycle ridership and fatalities, particularly 

by older returning riders of large engine-size motorcycles. Th ese trends pose increased traffi c 

safety challenges that must be addressed. Th e FY 2009 budget request includes $851 million for 

NHTSA to carry out its mission and support Departmental eff orts towards the achievement of 

its strategic goals and performance targets, specifi cally in new key focus areas: passenger vehicle 

occupants, non-occupants (pedestrians, cyclists, etc.), motorcycle riders, and large trucks and 

buses.

National Highway Traffi c Safety Administration Budget

(Dollars in Millions)

2007

Actual

2008

Enacted

2009

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Vehicle Safety Research 1/ 0 127 0

Operations & Research 2/ 229 108 228

Vehicle Safety Research [121] 3/ 0 [122]

Highway Safety Research and Development [108] [108] [106]

National Driver Register 4 4 4

Highway Traffi c Safety Grants 588 599 620

Total 821 838 851

1/ General Funds.

2/ Highway Trust Fund.

3/ Excludes $346,000 transferred to NHTSA from FHWA for salary increases.

Summary of NHTSA FY 2009 Increases and Decreases

(Dollars in Millions)

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FY 2008 Base 127 108 4 599 838

Pay Infl ation Adjustments 1 0 0 0 2

Non-Pay Infl ation Adjustments 2 0 0 0 2

Annualization of FY 2008 Initiatives 0 0 0 0 0

Non-recurring Costs or Savings -1 1 0 0 0

Base Re-engineering, Reductions or Adjustments 0 0 0 0 0

FY 2009 Current Services Levels 129 109 4 600 841

Program Initiatives -7 -3 0 20 10

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FY 2009 Budget

For FY 2009, NHTSA requests $851 million from the Highway Trust Fund to support its 

programs. NHTSA’s total FY 2009 budget request has been authorized by SAFETEA-LU.

Vehicle Safety Research: Th e FY 2009 budget request includes $122 million in Highway Trust 

Funds for Vehicle Safety Research activities to reduce highway fatalities, prevent injuries, and 

signifi cantly reduce their associated economic toll. Research projects will include promulgation 

and enforcement of Federal motor vehicle safety standards; biomechanics, crash avoidance and 

mitigation technologies; and vehicle safety issues regarding fuel effi ciency and alternative fuels. 

Included in this request is:

• — Th Rulemaking Programs e $16.7 million of funded activities through this program will 

support the Department’s Safety goal through the promulgation of Federal motor vehicle 

safety standards for the motor vehicle fl eet, and related safety equipment. Rulemaking also 

supports the Safety goal through testing programs for the vehicle fl eet and the development of 

consumer information on motor vehicle safety, including the New Car Assessment Program. 

Additionally, rulemaking programs support the Departmental goal of Environmental 

Stewardship through automotive fuel economy standards required by the Energy Policy and 

Conservation Act.

• — $17.5 million is requested to fund NHTSA’s enforcement Enforcement Programs

programs by ensuring industry compliance with motor vehicle safety standards, investigating 

safety-related defects in motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment, enforcing the 

Federal odometer law, encouraging enforcement of State odometer laws, and ensuring that 

manufacturers conduct recalls to remove unsafe motor vehicles and equipment from the 

highways.

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• — $29.2 million is requested for vehicle safety research and analysis. Research and Analysis

Th is program supports all NHTSA programs, including the collection and analysis of crash 

data to identify safety problems, develop alternative solutions, and assess costs, benefi ts, and 

eff ectiveness. Research activities will continue to concentrate on advancing vehicle safety 

technology, improving vehicle crashworthiness and crash avoidance, decreasing alcohol 

involvement in crashes, decreasing the number of rollover crashes, improving vehicle-tovehicle crash compatibility, and improving data systems.

• — Funding in the amount of $58.7 million Vehicle Safety Research Administrative Expenses

is requested to fund NHTSA’s salaries and administrative expenses associated with carrying 

out the agency’s Vehicle Safety Research programs. Included are the costs associated with 

the salaries and benefi ts for NHTSA employees who work on and support these programs, 

together with other related expenses such as transportation, rent, communications, utilities, 

printing, supplies and equipment.

Highway Safety Research and Development: Th e FY 2009 budget request includes 

$105.5 million in Trust Funds for Highway Safety Research and Development activities to reduce 

highway fatalities, prevent injuries, and signifi cantly reduce their associated economic toll. 

Funds will be used to conduct research into the development of, and analysis of the eff ectiveness 

of, programs focused on driving issues, such as licensing, alcohol and drug impaired driving, 

older drivers, and motorcycle safety; safety of occupants, such as occupant protection, seat belts, 

and pupil transportation; non-occupants, such as pedestrians and cyclists; emergency medical 

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services; emerging traffi c safety issues; and continued maintenance/improvement of the effi ciency 

of vehicle crash data bases. Included in this request is:

• — NHTSA requests $42 million for Highway Safety Research and Development Programs

highway safety programs activities including behavioral research, demonstrations, technical 

assistance, and national leadership activities emphasizing alcohol and drug countermeasures, 

vehicle occupant protection, traffi c law enforcement, emergency medical and trauma care 

systems, licensing, and State and community evaluations. Safety programs for motorcycle 

riders, pedestrian and bicycle safety, pupil transportation, and young and older driver safety 

programs are also included in this request. NHTSA coordinates with numerous Federal 

partners, State and local governments, the private sector, universities, research units, and 

safety associations and organizations to leverage resources and achieve optimal delivery of 

safety messages.

• — $26.9 million is requested for the identifi Research and Analysis cation of safety trends, 

development of alternative solutions, and the assessment of costs, benefi ts, and eff ectiveness. 

Research activities will continue to concentrate on advancing vehicle safety technologies, 

decreasing the number of rollover crashes, improving vehicle-to-vehicle crash compatibility, 

and improving data systems.

• — NHTSA is requesting Highway Safety Research and Development Administrative Expenses

$36.6 million for salaries and administrative expenses associated with carrying out the 

agency’s Behavioral Safety Research programs. Included herein are the costs associated with 

the salaries and benefi ts for NHTSA employees who work on and support these programs 

together with other related expenses such as transportation, rent, communications, utilities, 

printing, supplies and equipment.

National Driver Register: A total of $4 million in Trust Funds is proposed for NHTSA’s National 

Driver Register (NDR) in FY 2009. Included in this total is $2.5 million for maintaining and 

operating the Problem Driver Pointer System (PDPS). Th is database system improves traffi c 

safety by assisting State motor vehicle administrators in communicating eff ectively and effi ciently 

with other States to identify drivers whose licenses have been suspended or revoked for serious 

traffi c off enses, such as driving under the infl uence of alcohol or other drugs. Th e remaining 

$1.5 million will be used to support salaries and benefi ts, travel, and operating expenses within 

each program area.

Highway Traffi c Safety Grants and High Visibility Enforcement: NHTSA’s eight highway 

traffi c safety grants programs will help reduce motor vehicle crashes, deaths and injuries by 

supporting implementation of proven and innovative countermeasures aimed at a wide range of 

factors contributing to crashes and injuries. Th e FY 2009 budget request of $601 million in Trust 

Funds implements current SAFETEA-LU initiatives and includes the grant programs identifi ed 

below. Th e remaining $18.5 million will be used for salaries and operating expenses related to the 

administration of the Grant Programs, the National Occupant Protection User Survey (NOPUS), 

and Behavioral Safety Research programs.

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• — $235 million was reauthorized in SAFETEA- State and Community Grants (Section 402)

LU for the State and Community Highway Safety formula grant program to support State 

highway safety programs designed to reduce traffi c crashes and resulting deaths, injuries, and 

property damage. A State may use these grant funds only for highway safety purposes; at 

least 40 percent of these funds are to be expended by political subdivisions (i.e., communities) 

within the State.

• — SAFETEA- Alcohol-Impaired Driving Countermeasures Incentive Grants (Section 410)

LU amended the alcohol-impaired driving countermeasures incentive grant program to 

include $139 million to encourage States to adopt and implement eff ective programs to reduce 

impaired driving and its tragic consequences. States can qualify for a Section 410 grant as 

either a high-alcohol fatality rate State, a low-alcohol fatality State, or a programmatic State by 

meeting several eligibility criteria.

• — SAFETEA-LU established $124.5 million for a Seat Belt Performance Grants (Section 406)

new program of incentive grants to encourage State eff orts to increase seat belt usage. States 

can qualify for a grant by enacting a primary seat belt use law or, beginning in 2008, achieving 

a State-wide seat belt use rate of 85 percent for the two prior consecutive years. A State 

may use these grant funds for any safety purpose under Title 23, any project that corrects or 

improves a hazardous roadway location or feature, or proactively addresses highway safety 

problems. At least $1 million of amounts received by States must be obligated for behavioral 

highway safety activities.

• — SAFETEA-LU State Traffi c Safety Information System Improvements (Section 408)

authorized $34.5 million for a new program of incentive grants to encourage States to 

adopt and implement eff ective programs to improve the timeliness, accuracy, completeness, 

uniformity, integration, and accessibility of State data needed to identify national, State, 

and local highway and traffi c safety program priorities. Section 408 grants are intended 

to improve the ability of highway safety practitioners at the State and local level to collect, 

analyze and evaluate data to make resource allocation decisions. A State may use these grant 

funds only to implement such data improvement programs.

• — SAFETEA-LU provides $29 million to support High Visibility Enforcement (Section 2009)

States’ seat belt and impaired driving enforcement programs through the continued provision 

of national paid media during mobilization and crackdown eff orts.

• — SAFETEA-LU amended Section Occupant Protection Incentive Grants (Section 405)

405 (a) of Chapter 4 of Title 23, and includes $25 million to encourage States to adopt and 

implement eff ective programs to reduce deaths and injuries from riding unrestrained or 

improperly restrained in motor vehicles. A State may use these grant funds only to implement 

and enforce occupant protection programs.

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• — SAFETEA-LU Child Safety and Child Booster Seat Safety Incentive Grants (Section 2011)

authorized $7 million for a new incentive grant program to make grants available to States 

that enact and enforce a child restraint law for children too large to be restrained in a child 

safety seat. To qualify, States must be enforcing a child restraint law covering children up to 

age 8, unless the child is 4’9” tall or 65 pounds. Th ese grant funds may be used only for child 

safety seat and child restraint programs.

• — SAFETEA-LU authorized $7 million for a new program Motorcyclist Safety (Section 2010)

of incentive grants to encourage States to adopt and implement eff ective programs to reduce 

the number of single and multi-vehicle crashes involving motorcyclists. A State may use 

these grants funds only for motorcyclist safety training and motorcyclist awareness programs, 

including improvement of training curricula, delivery of training, recruitment or retention of 

motorcyclist safety instructors, and public awareness and outreach programs.

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FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION

Overview: Th e Federal Transit Administration (FTA) provides leadership, technical assistance, 

and fi nancial resources for safe, technologically advanced public transportation that enhances 

mobility and accessibility, reduces congestion, improves America’s communities, preserves the 

natural environment, advances economic growth, and ensures that transit systems are prepared 

to function during and aft er criminal or terrorist attacks. Transit systems safely and effi ciently 

move tens of millions of people every day connecting people to their jobs and communities. Th e 

FY 2009 budget request includes $10.1 billion for Federal transit programs, which maintains the 

Federal commitment to transit, and when combined with State and local funding, will reduce 

congestion, improve mobility and accessibility, address critical safety and security requirements, 

and advance the President’s Management Agenda.

Federal Transit Administration Budget

(Dollars in Millions)

2007

Actual

2008

Enacted

2009

Request

Formula and Bus Grants 8,240 1/ 7,768 2/ 8,361

Capital Investment Grants 1,566 1,569 1,621

Formula Grants 35 3/ 0 0

Research & University Research Centers 61 65 60

Administrative Expenses 85 89 94

Total 9,987 9,492 10,135

1/ Includes $977 million in net fl ex funding transfers from FHWA.

2/ The FY 2008 obligation limitation is $7,768 million, accounting for the $105 million rescission of contract authority from 

the $7,873 million authorization level in SAFETEA-LU.

3/ Includes U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans’ Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act, 2007, 

Chapter 8 of Title IV - Additional Hurricane Disaster Relief and Recovery. Pub. L. 110-28.

Summary of FTA FY 2009 Increases and Decreases

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FY 2008 Base 7,768 1,569 65 89 9,492

Pay Infl ation Adjustments 0 0 0 2 2

Non-Pay Infl ation Adjustments 0 0 0 1 1

Annualization of FY 2008 Initiatives 0 0 0 0 0

Non-recurring Costs or Savings 0 0 0 0 0

Base Re-engineering, Reductions or

Adjustments 593 52 -5 0 640

FY 2009 Current Services Levels 8,361 1,621 60 92 10,134

Program Initiatives 0 0 0 2 2

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FY 2009 Budget

In FY 2009, the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) requests $10.1 billion in budget authority, 

$644 million above the FY 2008 enacted level. Th is record level of funding will continue to 

provide stable, predictable formula funds to urbanized areas; signifi cantly increase funding for 

underserved rural communities; honor multi-year funding commitments under the New Starts 

program; and improve services to the elderly, low income, and persons with disabilities through 

coordinated planning and predictable funding.

Formula and Bus Grants: FTA requests $8.4 billion for transit services, including security, 

planning, bus and railcar purchases and maintenance, facility repair and construction, and where 

eligible, operating expenses. Th e program includes grants specifi cally targeted to urbanized areas 

and, through States, to non-urbanized areas and to transportation providers that address the 

special transportation needs of the elderly, people with low incomes, and persons with disabilities. 

In addition, funds proposed for the Formula and Bus Grants program include $8.8 million to 

improve the accessibility of over-the-road buses, $25 million for alternatives analysis for projects, 

and $3.5 million for the National Transit Database. Th e following summary describes the major 

programs within this account:

• — $6.2 billion is requested for the Urbanized Area Formula Urbanized Area Programs

program and the Fixed Guideway Modernization program to help meet the capital 

replacement, rehabilitation, and refurbishment needs of existing transit systems, and ensure 

that passengers continue to receive safe and reliable public transportation. Th e Urbanized 

Area Formula program also includes funding for the Growing States and the High Density 

States programs, which distribute funds to urbanized and non-urbanized areas under 

diff ering factors.

• — $984 million Bus and Bus Facilities

is requested to fi nance bus and busrelated capital projects, including 

ferryboat projects, which enhance the 

effi ciency and safety of the Nation’s 

transit systems. In addition, these 

funds will be used to acquire or 

rehabilitate buses to include biodiesel 

or hybrid electric propulsion systems 

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• — $538.1 million is requested in formula funding for States Non-urbanized Area Formula

to support public transportation in areas of less than 50,000 in population. Th e program 

addresses the transportation needs of people living in rural counties that have no public 

transportation services and assists States in supporting rural intercity bus service by requiring 

that 15 percent of their annual apportionment is spent on such service. Th e Non-urbanized 

Area Formula program also includes funding for the High Density States program.

• — $164.5 million is requested for Job Access and Reverse Job Access and Reverse Commute

Commute projects that provide new and expanded transportation services to connect welfare 

recipients and low-income persons to employment and employment support services, such 

as training and child-care facilities. Funds are apportioned by formula to States for projects 

related to the development and maintenance of transportation services designed to transport 

welfare recipients and eligible low-income individuals.

• — $133.5 million is requested to support America’s Elderly and Individuals with Disabilities

commitment to meet the transportation needs of the elderly and persons with disabilities. 

Among the Americans who use transit are 35 million senior citizens who need access to 

dependable transportation to participate fully in their community. Transit is also important 

to 31 million Americans with disabilities who rely on public transportation.

• — $113.5 million is requested to support the activities of regional planning agencies Planning

and States, helping them to plan for transit investments that best meet the needs of the urban 

and rural communities they serve. Th is includes funding for Metropolitan Planning and 

Statewide Planning.

• — $92.5 million is requested to reduce transportation barriers to New Freedom Program

work for persons with disabilities by providing funding to States to implement innovative 

transportation solutions. Th is program will increase access and opportunities for Americans 

with disabilities, and strengthen the communities in which they live and work.

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• — $51.5 million is requested to provide fi Clean Fuels Grant Program nancing for the 

purchase or lease of clean fuel buses and facilities, and the improvement of existing facilities 

to accommodate these buses. Th is includes buses powered by compressed natural gas, 

biodiesel fuels, batteries, alcohol-based fuels, hybrid-electric, fuel cell and certain clean diesel 

(up to 25 percent of grants annually), and other low or zero emissions technology.

• — $26.9 million is requested to enhance Alternative Transportation in Parks and Public Lands

the protection of America’s national parks and public lands, and to increase the enjoyment of 

those visiting parks through innovative transportation projects.

Research and University Research: FTA requests $59.6 million for transit research programs. 

Th is includes $39 million for National Research and Technology Programs to develop solutions 

that improve public transportation, $9.3 million for the Transit Cooperative Research Program, 

$4.3 million for the National Transit Institute training programs, and $7 million for the University 

Centers Program. Approximately $44.7 million of this request contributes to the Department’s 

goal of reducing congestion. FTA also requests $3.3 million for the clean fuels and electric drive 

bus deployment (hybrid-electric) program to promote environmental stewardship by increasing 

the deployment of new low-emission technology.

Capital Investment Grants: $1.6 billion is proposed in FY 2009 for the construction of new 

fi xed guideway and non-fi xed guideway corridor systems, and extensions to existing systems. 

SAFETEA-LU expands the New Starts program to make new non-fi xed guideway transportation 

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corridor projects eligible for funding, and encourages project sponsors to consider cost-eff ective 

transit options that may not require a fi xed guideway. Th e request fully funds the annual cost 

of existing and proposed Full Funding Grant Agreements (FFGAs), which are multi-year 

contractual agreements between FTA and grantees. Th ese projects include commuter rail, light 

rail, heavy rail, and bus rapid transit. Th e “Small Starts” program, requested at $200 million, will 

fund existing and proposed projects that cost less than $250 million.

Transit Security: $48.3 million is requested to support transit security, which remains a high 

priority in FY 2009. Most transit security funding is in the Formula and Bus Grants account, 

including the one percent of Urbanized Formula Grant funding that is required to be spent 

on security initiatives. Th rough its technical assistance and other programs, FTA emphasizes 

security training for transit system employees, emergency preparedness and response, and public 

awareness eff orts.

Project and Financial Management Oversight: To provide oversight of FTA grants, 

$80.6 million ($64 million from Formula and Bus Grants, $16.2 million from Capital Investment 

Grants, and $0.4 million from the National Research program) is requested in FY 2009. Project 

and fi nancial management oversight are core management responsibilities of FTA and are 

essential to good stewardship of Federal taxpayers’ dollars.

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Proposed FY 2009 Section 5309 New Starts/Small Starts 1/

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A. Existing Full Funding Grant Agreements (FFGAs)

FY 2009

Pres. Bud.

AZ Central Phoenix/East Valley Light Rail Phoenix 91.8

CA Metro Gold Line Eastside Extension Los Angeles 74.6

CO Southeast Corridor LRT Denver 1.0

DC Largo Metrorail Extension Washington 34.7

IL Ravenswood Line Extension Chicago 30.5

MN Northstar Corridor Rail Minneapolis-Big Lake 71.2

NJ Hudson-Bergen MOS-2 Northern NJ 1.1

NY Long Island Rail Road East Side Access New York 219.3

NY Second Avenue Subway Phase I New York 277.7

OR South Corridor I-205/Portland Mall LRT Portland 81.6

PA North Shore LRT Connector Pittsburgh 0.7

TX Northwest/Southeast LRT MOS Dallas 88.0

UT Weber County to Salt Lake City Commuter Rail Salt Lake City 81.6

VA Norfolk LRT Norfolk 57.1

WA Central Link Initial Segment Seattle 28.8

Subtotal Existing FFGAs 1,139.6

B. Pending Full Funding Grant Agreements

CO West Corridor LRT Denver 60.0

WA University Link LRT Extension Seattle 100.0

Subtotal Pending FFGAs 160.0

C. Final Design 85.0

D. Small Starts Project Development

AZ Mountain Links BRT Flagstaff 6.2

CA Livermore-Amador BRT Livermore 8.0

CA Metro Rapid Bus System Gap Closure Los Angeles 0.3

CA Wilshire Blvd Bus-Only Lane Los Angeles 10.9

CA Perris Valley Line Riverside 50.0

CA Mid-City Rapid San Diego 21.7

CO Mason Corridor BRT Fort Collins 11.2

MA Commuter Rail Improvements Fitchburg 30.0

MO Troost Corridor BRT Kansas City 0.1

OR Streetcar Loop Portland 50.0

OR Pioneer Parkway EmX BRT Springfi eld 0.3

WA Bellevue-Redmond BRT King County 11.0

WA Pacifi c Highway South BRT King County 0.3

Subtotal Small Starts 200.0

E. Other Funding

Oversight Activities (1%) 16.2

Ferry Capital Projects (AK or HI) 15.0

Denali Commission 5.0

GRAND TOTAL 1,620.8

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FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION

Overview: Th e mission of the Federal Railroad Administration is to ensure that our Nation has 

safe, secure, and effi cient rail transportation that enhances the quality of life for all. Th e FY 2009 

budget request of $1.1 billion supports FRA’s commitment to continue and improve the Nation’s 

strong railroad safety record. It also provides funding to ensure the continuation of passenger rail 

operations.

Federal Railroad Administration Budget

(Dollars in Millions)

2007

Actual

2008

Enacted

2009

Request

Amtrak/Passenger Rail 1,294 1,355 900

Rail Line Relocation & Improvement Program 0 20 0

Safety and Operations 150 150 157

Research and Development 35 36 34

Total 1,479 1,561 1,091

Summary of FRA FY 2009 Increases and Decreases

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Imp. Total

FY 2008 Base 1,355 150 36 20 1,561

Pay Infl ation Adjustments 0 3 0 0 3

Non-Pay Infl ation Adjustments 0 0 0 0 0

Annualization of FY 2008

Initiatives 0 0 0 00

Non-recurring Costs or Savings 0 0 0 0 0

Base Re-engineering, Reductions or

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Levels 900 154 32 0 1,086

Program Initiatives 0 3 2 0 5

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Grants to the National Passenger Rail Corporation/Intercity Passenger Rail: Th e FY 2009 

request of $900 million for intercity passenger rail. Th is amount would enable Amtrak’s new 

management team to keep the trains running and act on its mandate to reshape the company. 

Th is request includes $525 million for capital costs and $275 million for effi ciency incentive 

grants. In addition, $100 million would be dedicated to issuing capital matching grants to States 

for intercity passenger rail projects. When combined with collections from Amtrak partners, the 

matching grants will enable States, rather than Amtrak, to undertake rail infrastructure projects 

that address their transportation goals and priorities.

Safety & Operations: Safety remains FRA’s most important performance segment. Th e request 

for FY 2009 includes $149 million to support the Department’s goal of reducing railroad accidents 

and incidents, while contributing to the avoidance of serious hazardous materials incidents in 

rail transportation. In FY 2009, $1.2 million is requested to implement a Close Call Confi dential 

Reporting Pilot Program that would allow FRA to better leverage its resources by expanding its 

partnership with industry to achieve safety goals.

Research & Development: In FY 2009, $34 million is requested to support research eff orts in 

the areas of rail systems safety, track and structures, train occupant protection, human factors in 

train operations, rolling stock and components, track and train interaction, train control, grade 

crossings, hazardous materials, and transportation and research development facilities and test 

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RESEARCH AND INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY ADMINISTRATION

Overview: Th e Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA) was created 

under the Norman Y. Mineta Research and Specials Programs Improvement Act (Public 

Law 108-426). RITA works to coordinate and manage the Department’s research portfolio 

to more eff ectively and effi ciently implement cross-cutting innovative technologies. RITA 

resources are used to coordinate and advance transportation research eff orts within DOT, 

including research on intelligent transportation systems technologies; support transportation 

professionals in their research eff orts through grants as well as professional development through 

education and training; and inform transportation decision-makers on intermodal and multimodal transportation topics through the release of statistics, research reports, and a variety of 

information products via the internet, publications, and professional venues.

Th e FY 2009 budget request is composed of $27 million from the Highway Trust Fund and 

$12 million from the General Fund appropriation. In addition, RITA will undertake over 

$400 million in transportation-related research, education, and technology development on a 

reimbursable basis for other agencies.

Research and Innovative Technology Administration Budget

(Dollars in Millions)

2007

Actual

2008

Enacted

2009

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Research and Development 8 12 12

Bureau of Transportation Statistics

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Total 8 12 12

Summary of RITA FY 2009 Increases and Decreases

(Dollars in Millions)

Research &

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FY 2008 Base 12 27 39

Pay Infl ation Adjustments 0 0 1

Non-Pay Infl ation Adjustments 0 0 0

Annualization of FY 2008 Initiatives 0 0 0

Non-recurring Costs or Savings 0 0 0

Base Re-engineering, Reductions or Adjustments 0 0 0

FY 2009 Current Services Levels 12 27 39

Program Initiatives 0 0 0

FY 2009 Request 12 27 39

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Th e Administration’s FY 2009 budget request refl ects the Department of Transportation’s 

intermodal and multi-modal research, development and technology, statistics, professional 

training and education, and applied transportation system solutions.

Research, Development and Technology (RD&T): Th e budget request includes $12 million 

for RD&T. RITA will enhance coordination and review activities with an investment control 

approach to managing the Department’s RD&T portfolio. Th e agency will also promote and 

advance innovative transportation technologies emphasizing work in alternative fuels in support 

of national economic and environmental priorities. RITA will also lead transportation’s Position, 

Navigation and Timing (PNT) activities.

Transportation Statistics and Information: In FY 2009, $27 million is requested for the Bureau 

of Transportation Statistics to provide multi-modal and intermodal transportation data and 

information through public venues. Airline, travel and freight data make up the largest portion of 

BTS activity but are complemented by work in geospatial data, transportation economics, and the 

information services of the National Transportation Library.

Reimbursable and Fee-for-Service Activities: Over $400 million in transportation-related 

research, education, and technology application will be conducted by RITA on a reimbursable 

basis for other agencies during FY 2009. Th e Volpe Center will provide technical knowledge 

and expertise to customers with specifi c transportation systems and logistics projects or issues. 

Th e Transportation Safety Institute will provide training to transportation professionals in stateof-the-art safety methods and technologies. Th rough the University Transportation Centers, 

RITA will support the education of transportation professionals in obtaining advanced degrees 

in transportation-related programs from participating universities. Th e Joint Program Offi ce 

for Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) will support the advancement of ITS through 

investments in congestion reduction, vehicle infrastructure integration, professional capacity 

building road weather information, integrated corridor management, and mobility.

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PIPELINE AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY ADMINISTRATION

Overview: Th e Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) is serving 

a vital and expanding role in the work of the Department and in advancing each of the 

Department’s strategic goals. Th rough its two safety programs – Hazardous Materials Safety and 

Pipeline Safety – PHMSA oversees the safe movement of the energy sources that power most of 

the transportation system, in addition to the chemicals and other materials essential to our way of 

life.

In FY 2009, PHMSA will focus on helping States by increasing funding to strengthen pipeline 

safety oversight and extend integrity management to the distribution pipeline network. PHMSA 

will also increase inspections of poor performing operators, shippers and carriers, and begin to 

demonstrate the viability of safely moving alternative fuels through pipelines and other modes of 

hazardous materials transportation.

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Budget

(Dollars in Millions)

2007

Actual

2008

Enacted

2009

Request

Pipeline Safety 75 80 93

Hazardous Materials Safety 27 28 28

Emergency Preparedness Grants 14 28 28

Operations 18 18 18

Total 134 154 168

Summary of PHMSA FY 2009 Increases and Decreases

(Dollars in Millions)

Pipeline

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Emergency

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Grants Operations Total

FY 2008 Base 80 28 28 18 154

Pay Infl ation Adjustments 1 0 0 0 1

Non-Pay Infl ation Adjustments 1 0 0 0 1

Annualization of FY 2008 Initiatives 0 0 0 0 0

Non-recurring Costs or Savings 0 0 0 0 0

Base Re-engineering, Reductions or

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FY 2009 Current Services Levels 82 28 28 18 156

Program Initiatives 11 0 0 0 11

FY 2009 Request 93 28 28 18 168

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Hazardous Materials Safety Program: Th e FY 2009 request provides $28 million, to achieve 

PHMSA’s share of the overall DOT performance target of no more than 458 target serious 

hazardous materials incidents in 2009. PHMSA’s oversight of safe, environmentally-sound, and 

reliable transportation of energy products and other hazardous materials is vital to our national 

economy. Hazardous materials make up about 28 percent of the annual ton-miles of U.S. freight, 

including two-thirds of all energy products consumed annually in the United States. On a daily 

basis, Americans rely on hazardous materials to generate electricity, fuel vehicles, clean drinking 

water, fertilize crops, and manufacture medicine, clothing, and many other essential industrial 

and consumer products. In FY 2009, PHMSA will continue to address existing and new 

challenges while the agency promotes and advance the goals of DOT and the Administration.

Emergency Preparedness Grants: Th e FY 2009 request funds the Hazardous Materials 

Emergency Preparedness grants program at $28.3 million — the full level authorized by 

SAFETEA-LU. PHMSA will award grants for training 293,000 local fi rst responders and 25,000 

HAZMAT employees, and for development of 4,000 emergency response plans. PHMSA also 

will continue distribution and ongoing updating of its Emergency Response Guidebook, an 

internationally recognized, authoritative resource for hazardous materials incident response. Th e 

agency will place a special emphasis on training volunteer fi rst responders in FY2009 as part of 

the Department’s initiative targeting rural safety.

Pipeline Safety: Th e budget request includes 

$93.3 million to meet the program’s key 

performance goals: holding the number of 

serious pipeline incidents to no more than 38 

and reducing hazardous liquid pipeline spills 

in high consequence areas to no more than 49. 

PHMSA will continue implementation of the 

Pipeline Inspection, Protection, Enforcement, 

and Safety (PIPES) Act of 2006; increase 

oversight of low pressure liquid pipelines in 

environmentally sensitive areas; strengthen 

oversight of Alaska pipelines; and promote safety 

improvements necessary to enhance system 

reliability and capacity.

Operations: Th e FY 2009 request includes 

$18.1 million for expenses to maintain necessary 

oversight and support for the HAZMAT and 

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MARITIME ADMINISTRATION

Overview: Th e Maritime Administration’s (MARAD) mission is to strengthen the U.S. maritime 

transportation system to meet the economic and security needs of the Nation. Th rough the 

management of the Maritime Security Program, the Voluntary Intermodal Sealift Agreement 

program, the Ready Reserve Force, and War Risk Insurance program, MARAD helps support 

national security and defense mobilization by assuring access to ships and crews for Department 

of Defense mobilizations. MARAD’s mariner education and training programs, through the 

U.S. Merchant Marine Academy and six State Maritime Schools, provide most of the new, skilled 

U.S. merchant marine offi cers needed to serve the Nation’s defense and commercial maritime 

transportation needs. Th rough its ship disposal program, MARAD also continues to reduce the 

signifi cant environmental risks posed by the presence of obsolete ships in the National Defense 

Reserve Fleet.

For FY 2009, MARAD is requesting $313 million to carryout its organizational mission.

Maritime Administration Budget

(Dollars in Millions)

2007

Actual

2008

Enacted

2009

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Operations and Training 112 122 118

Ship Disposal 21 17 18

Maritime Security Program 154 156 174

Assistance to Small Shipyards 0 10 0

Maritime Guaranteed Loans 4 8 4

Total 291 313 313

Summary of MARAD FY 2009 Increases and Decreases

(Dollars in Millions)

Operations

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Maritime

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Maritime

Guaranteed

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FY 2008 Base 122 17 156 10 8 313

Pay Infl ation Adjustments 1 0 0 0 0 1

Non-Pay Infl ation Adjustments 1 0 0 0 0 1

Annualization of FY 2008

Initiatives 000 0 0 0

Non-recurring Costs or Savings 0 0 0 0 0 0

Base Re-engineering, Reductions

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FY 2009 Current Services Levels 124 17 156 10 8 315

Program Initiatives -6 1 18 -10 -5 -2

FY 2009 Request 118 18 174 0 3 313

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Operations and Training: Th e FY 2009 budget request includes $118 million to support the 

U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, State Maritime Schools, and MARAD operations. All three 

programs support national security and emergency response, reduced congestion, global 

connectivity, and environmental stewardship. Th e budget request includes $61 million for the 

U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (including $8 million for critical capital improvement projects), 

$11 million for the State Maritime Schools, and $46 million for MARAD Operations.

Maritime Security Program: Th e 

FY 2009 budget request includes 

$174 million for payments of 

approximately $2.9 million per 

ship, as authorized by the National 

Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

Year 2004. MARAD will continue to 

retain a fl eet of 60 active, militarily 

useful, privately owned vessels to meet 

national defense and other security 

requirements, and to maintain a U.S. 

presence in international commercial 

shipping. Th e Maritime Security 

Program, together with the Voluntary 

Intermodal Sealift Agreement Program, 

the Ready Reserve Force and the War 

Risk Insurance program, assures the 

Department of Defense (DOD) access 

to ships and crews during DOD mobilizations, and helps ensure the effi cient fl ow of military 

cargo through commercial ports.

Ship Disposal: Th e FY 2009 budget request includes $18 million to remove 14 obsolete ships 

from the National Defense Reserve Fleet for disposal. MARAD continues to pursue alternative 

disposal methods, such as artifi cial reefi ng initiatives, with other Federal agencies to minimize 

any impact on the human and natural environment. Th e budget request also includes funding to 

continue nuclear license management for the inactive Nuclear Ship SAVANNAH.

Maritime Guaranteed Loan Program: Th e FY 2009 budget request includes $3.5 million to fund 

the administration of the existing Title XI guaranteed loan portfolio.

Ready Reserve Force: Th e Ready Reserve Force (RRF) is funded in the DOD budget, but 

managed by MARAD. RRF vessels were used in Operation Enduring Freedom and continue 

to serve in Operation Iraqi Freedom. Th e initial activation of the vessels for Iraqi Freedom was 

the fastest and most effi cient sealift in U.S. history. Vessels from the RRF also participated as 

part of the DOT emergency response team for Hurricane Katrina relief eff orts on the Gulf coast. 

MARAD will continue to support national security by meeting DOD sealift requirements and 

readiness levels for the RRF with an estimated $277 million for FY 2009 activities.

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SAINT LAWRENCE SEAWAY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION

Overview: Th e U.S. Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation (SLSDC), a wholly 

owned Government corporation and an operating administration of DOT, is responsible for the 

operations and maintenance of the U.S. portion of the St. Lawrence Seaway between Montreal and 

Lake Erie. Th is responsibility includes managing vessel traffi c control in areas of the St. Lawrence 

River and Lake Ontario, as well as maintaining and operating the two U.S. Seaway locks located in 

Massena, NY. In support of DOT’s global connectivity strategic goal, the SLSDC coordinates its 

activities with its Canadian counterpart, the St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation, to 

ensure that the U.S. portion of the St. Lawrence Seaway, including the two U.S. locks, are available 

for commercial transit 99 percent of the time during the navigation season (usually late March 

to late December of each year). Additionally, the SLSDC performs trade development activities 

designed to enhance the utilization of the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway System.

Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation Budget

(Dollars in Millions)

2007

Actual

2008

Enacted

2009

Request

Operations and Maintenance (HMTF) 16 17 32

Total 16 17 32

Summary of SLSDC FY 2009 Increases and Decreases

(Dollars in Millions)

Operations &

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FY 2008 Base 17

Pay Infl ation Adjustments 1

Non-Pay Infl ation Adjustments 0

Annualization of FY 2008 Initiatives 0

Non-recurring Costs or Savings -3

Base Re-engineering, Reductions or Adjustments -2

FY 2009 Current Services Levels 15

Program Initiatives 17

FY 2009 Request 32

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Operations and Maintenance: Th e Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation’s (SLSDC) 

FY 2009 budget request of $31.8 million, along with $1.9 million from its reserve fund and 

estimated annual non-federal revenues, will allow the agency to perform its day-to-day operations 

and maintenance activities on the U.S. portion of the St. Lawrence Seaway, and support the fi rst 

year of a 10-year Capital Investment Plan-Seaway Asset Renewal Program (ARP) to rehabilitate 

the U.S. Seaway lock infrastructure and other maritime-related assets.

As the St. Lawrence Seaway celebrates its 50th anniversary in 2009, the Department will begin to 

address the long-term infrastructure renewal needs of the U.S. section of the waterway through 

the ARP. Th e Seaway is comprised of perpetual assets (locks, channels, an international bridge, 

highway tunnel, vessel traffi c control system, and accompanying facilities and equipment), 

which require periodic capital reinvestment in order to continue to operate safely, reliably, and 

effi ciently. Th e U.S. Seaway infrastructure is approaching the end of its original “design” life, and 

without suffi cient investment in these perpetual assets, it will become increasingly diffi cult to 

maintain the future availability and reliability of the U.S. section of the St. Lawrence Seaway.

Th e SLSDC’s ARP will follow the lead of the asset renewal program underway in Canada on 

its portion of the Seaway and also support the eff orts made by various U.S. and Canadian work 

groups, including Transport Canada, SLSDC, Canadian St. Lawrence Seaway Management 

Corporation, the Maritime Administration, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, in completing 

the binational, multi-year Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Study. Th e Study, released in 

November 2007, evaluated the infrastructure needs of the U.S. and Canadian Great Lakes Seaway 

System and assessed the economic, environmental, and engineering implications of those needs 

pertaining to commercial navigation.

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OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

Overview: Th e Offi ce of the Secretary provides policy development, oversight and coordination 

for the overall planning and direction of the Department. Th e total FY 2009 request is 

$181 million.

Offi ce of the Secretary Budget

(Dollars in Millions)

2007

Actual

2008

Enacted

2009

Request

Salaries and Expenses 84 92 102

Transportation Planning, R&D 15 14 10

Civil Rights, MBO and MBRC 12 13 13

New Headquarters Building 50 0 0

Financial Management Capital 0 0 6

EAS/Payments to Air Carriers - (discretionary) 59 60 0

EAS/Payments to Air Carriers - (mandatory - overfl ight fees/

transfers) 46 50 1/ 50

Total 266 229 181

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Summary of OST FY 2009 Increases and Decreases

(Dollars in Millions)

Salaries

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Transp.

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EAS

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Payments

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Discretionary

Fin.

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Capital Total

FY 2008 Base 92 14 13 50 60 0 229

Pay Infl ation Adjustments 2 0 0 0 0 0 2

Non-Pay Infl ation

Adjustments 20 00 0 0 2

Annualization of FY 2008

Initiatives 00 00 0 0 0

Non-recurring Costs or

Savings -1 0 0 0 0 0 -1

Base Re-engineering,

Reductions or 

Adjustments

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FY 2009 Current Services

Levels 101 14 13 50 60 0 238

Program Initiatives 1 -4 0 0 -60 6 -57

FY 2009 Request 102 10 13 50 0 6 181

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Salaries and Expenses: $101.8 million is requested for FY 2009, including funding to strengthen 

the management of the Department’s large information technology investment portfolio; continue 

increased enforcement activities to better protect air travelers; and respond to new requirements 

in the areas of intelligence policy and the dispersed alternate site program.

Transportation Planning, Research, and Development: $10.1 million is requested for FY 2009 

to fund analyses of: costs/benefi ts of transportation infrastructure investments; congestion 

pricing; safe mobility; hazardous materials safety; environment and climate issues; aviation and 

international transportation policy; and transportation security issues.

Offi ce of Civil Rights: $9.4 million is requested to support and advance internal and external 

civil rights initiatives, administer Federal civil rights statutes, investigate Equal Employment 

Opportunity complaints, support the 

Disability Resource Center, implement 

the Shared Neutrals Alternative Dispute 

Resolution Program, and oversee and 

ensure compliance of environmental 

justice programs throughout the 

Department.

Financial Management Capital Program: 

$6.0 million is requested to begin a multiyear project to upgrade the Department’s 

fi nancial systems and business processes 

to support the President’s Management 

Agenda goal for Improved Financial 

Management. Th e project includes 

implementing new government-wide accounting standards, developing a better way to relate 

program costs to DOT strategic goals and program performance metrics, and implementing new 

Treasury Department mandates.

Minority Business Programs: $4.0 million is requested for minority business programs. $0.6 

million in administrative expenses and $0.4 million in subsidy will support an $18 million shortterm loan guarantee program to assist small, disadvantaged and women-owned transportationrelated business; and $3 million will fund the Minority Business Outreach program, which 

includes a clearinghouse for national dissemination of information on transportation-related 

projects and grants to minority educational institutions.

Essential Air Service (EAS): Th e budget request assumes $50 million of mandatory funding 

will come from overfl ight fees collected by the Federal Aviation Administration. Th e EAS 

program provides payments to air carriers serving small community airports and associated 

administrative costs. Program reforms are proposed that seek to ensure that the most isolated 

small communities maintain access to the national air transportation system.

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OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

Overview: Th e Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, established the Offi ce of Inspector 

General (OIG) as an independent and objective organization within DOT. OIG is committed 

to fulfi lling its statutory mission and assisting the Secretary, Members of Congress, and senior 

Department offi cials in achieving a fast, safe, effi cient, and convenient transportation system at 

the lowest cost consistent with the national objectives of general welfare, economic growth and 

stability, and the security of the United States.

Offi ce of Inspector General Budget

(Dollars in Millions)

2007

Actual

2008

Enacted

2009

Request

Salaries and Expenses 64 66 70

Total 64 66 70

Summary of OIG FY 2009 Increases and Decreases

(Dollars in Millions)

Salaries &

Expenses

FY 2008 Base 66

Pay Infl ation Adjustments 3

Non-Pay Infl ation Adjustments 0

Annualization of FY 2008 Initiatives 0

Non-recurring Costs or Savings 0

Base Re-engineering, Reductions or Adjustments 1

FY 2009 Current Services Levels 70

Program Initiatives 0

FY 2009 Request 70

FY 2009 Budget

Th e FY 2009 budget request for the OIG totals $76.5 million to support a staff of 412 fulltime equivalent employees. Th is budget request includes a $70.5 million appropriation and 

$6.0 million in reimbursable funding ($3.8 million from FHWA, $2.0 million from FTA, 

$0.1 million from OST, and $0.1 million from the National Transportation Safety Board).

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SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD

Overview: Th e Surface Transportation Board (STB) is charged with promoting substantive and 

procedural regulatory reform in the economic regulation of surface transportation, and with 

providing an effi cient and eff ective forum for the resolution of disputes and the facilitation of 

appropriate business transactions. In the performance of its functions, the STB seeks to resolve 

matters brought before it fairly and expeditiously through the use of its regulatory exemption 

authority, the streamlining of the decisional process, and the consistent application of legal and 

equitable principles. Th e STB continues to strive to develop, through rulemakings and case 

disposition, new and better ways to analyze unique and complex problems, to reach fully justifi ed 

decisions more quickly, and to reduce the costs associated with regulatory oversight.

Surface Transportation Board Budget

(Dollars in Millions)

2007

Actual

2008

Enacted

2009

Request

Salaries and Expenses 25 25 22

Fees 1 1 1

Total 26 26 23

Summary of STB FY 2009 Increases and Decreases

(Dollars in Millions)

Salaries &

Expenses Fees Total

FY 2008 Base 25 1 26

Pay Infl ation Adjustments 0 0 0

Non-Pay Infl ation Adjustments 0 0 0

Annualization of FY 2008 Initiatives 0 0 0

Non-recurring Costs or Savings 0 0 0

Base Re-engineering, Reductions or Adjustments -3 0 -3

FY 2009 Current Services Levels 22 1 23

Program Initiatives 0 0 0

FY 2009 Request 22 1 23

FY 2009 Budget

Th e FY 2009 budget request for the STB totals $23.1 million, to be fi nanced by appropriations 

and the off setting collection of user fees. Th e STB, established in 1996 pursuant to the Interstate 

Commerce Commission Termination Act of 1995, is responsible for the economic regulation of 

the rail industry and the transportation of commodities by pipeline other than oil and gas. Th e 

STB is also responsible for certain non-licensing regulation of motor and water carriers.

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Administration

2007

Actual

2008

Enacted

2009

Request

Federal Aviation Administration 14,537 14,915 14,643

Federal Highway Administration 39,624 42,180 40,138

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration 517 530 541

National Highway Traffi c Safety Administration 821 838 851

Federal Transit Administration 9,987 9,492 10,135

Federal Railroad Administration 1,479 1,561 1,091

Research and Innovative Technology Administration 8 12 12

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration 134 154 168

Maritime Administration 291 313 313

Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation 16 17 32

Offi ce of the Secretary 266 229 181

Offi ce of Inspector General 64 66 70

Surface Transportation Board 26 26 23

Total DOT Budgetary Authority 67,770 70,333 68,199

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Administration

2007

Actual

2008

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2009

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Federal Aviation Administration 14,696 11,220 14,643

Federal Highway Administration 37,765 39,226 29,084

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration 517 478 541

National Highway Traffi c Safety Administration 821 815 851

Federal Transit Administration 9,987 9,463 10,136

Federal Railroad Administration 1,477 1,576 1,086

Research and Innovative Technology Administration 8 12 12

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration 134 154 168

Maritime Administration 435 452 488

Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation 16 17 32

Offi ce of the Secretary 217 207 180

Offi ce of Inspector General 64 66 70

Surface Transportation Board 25 25 22

Adjustment from rounding in MAX 0 0 3

Subtotal: Budget Authority before Off setting Collections 66,163 63,711 57,316

Off setting Collections -169 -274 -178

Total Budget Authority 65,994 63,437 57,138

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2007 2008 2009

Spending

Discretionary Budget Authority

Federal Aviation Administration 1/ 14,537 14,916 14,644

FAA operations, capital, and research programs [non-add] 11,022 11,401 11,893

Federal Highway Administration 38,013 41,241 35,514

Federal-Aid Highway Obligation Limitation [non-add] 37,990 41,216 39,399

Federal-Aid cancellation of unavailable contract authority [non add] -3,472 -3,150 -3,150

Federal-Aid cancellation of available contract authority [non add] 0 -1,026 0

Federal-Aid cancellation of contract authority for idle projects [non add] 0 0 -735

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration 517 530 541

National Highway Traffi c Safety Administration

Existing Law 821 838 730

Legislative proposal 122

Federal Railroad Administration 1,478 1,561 1,091

Intercity Passenger Rail [non-add] 1,294 1,355 900

Federal Transit Administration 9,952 9,491 10,136

Maritime Administration 215 306 314

Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation 16 17 32

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration 120 126 139

Research and Innovative Technology Administration 8 12 12

All other programs 250 208 147

Total, Discretionary Budget Resources 2/ 65,927 69,246 63,422

Memorandum: Total discretionary budget resources without 209 mandatory savings provisions 65,927 69,246 67,307

Memorandum: Budget authority from enacted supplementals 906 195 0

Total, Discretionary Outlays 60,826 67,671 69,921

Mandatory Outlays

Federal Aviation Administration -256 -157 -14

Federal Highway Administration 980 1,103 1,044

Federal Railroad Administration -1 15 -4

Maritime Administration 220 155 175

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration 13 25 29

All others -85 -150 -47

Total, Mandatory Outlays 871 991 1,183

Total, Outlays 61,697 68,662 71,104

Credit Activity

Direct Loan Disbursements

Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Program 267 1,389 1,186

Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Program 100 600 600

Total, Direct Loan Disbursements 367 1,989 1,786

Guaranteed Loan Disbursements

Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Program 0 40 80

Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Program 0 100 100

Maritime Guaranteed Loans (Title XI) 30 75 75

Minority Business Resource Center 3 18 18

Total, Guaranteed Loan Disbursements 33 233 273

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2009

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Federal Aviation Administration 14,154 14,528 16,089

Federal Highway Administration 34,985 38,933 40,637

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration 455 743 536

National Highway Traffi c Safety Administration 665 902 934

Federal Transit Administration 9,199 10,788 11,031

Federal Railroad Administration 1,472 1,713 1,046

Research and Innovative Technology Administration -119 105 12

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration 135 149 166

Maritime Administration 515 590 491

Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation 16 17 32

Offi ce of the Secretary 305 371 211

Offi ce of Inspector General 62 69 70

Surface Transportation Board 25 29 22

Adjustment from rounding in MAX -3 -2 4

Subtotal: Outlays before Off setting Collections 61,866 68,936 71,282

Off setting Collections -169 -274 -178

Total Outlays 61,697 68,662 71,104

Totals may not add due to rounding.

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Administration

2007

Actual

2008

Enacted

2009

Request

Federal Aviation Administration 44,568 45,782 46,103

Federal Highway Administration 2,784 2,820 2,861

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration 1,011 1,119 1,119

National Highway Traffi c Safety Administration 616 635 635

Federal Transit Administration 519 526 526

Federal Railroad Administration 811 850 853

Research and Innovative Technology Administration 659 759 759

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration 353 410 421

Maritime Administration 756 748 756

Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation 144 157 157

Offi ce of the Secretary 463 565 634

Offi ce of Inspector General 405 410 412

Surface Transportation Board 136 150 122

Working Capital Fund 173 219 219

Total Full Time Equivalent Employment 53,398 55,150 55,577

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Washington, DC 20590

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