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    Aircraft Registrations: Risks Remain from Efforts to Obscure Ownership InformationGAO-24-107495
      
	Published:  Apr 09, 2024


	Publicly Released: Apr 09, 2024
          Vehicle Repair: Information on Evolving Vehicle Technologies and Consumer Choice [Reissued with revisions on Apr. 5, 2024]GAO-24-106633
      
	Published:  Mar 21, 2024


	Publicly Released: Mar 21, 2024
          Roadside Safety: DOT Should Update Public Awareness Materials on Move Over Laws
    GAO-24-106216
      Published: Apr 04, 2024
      Publicly Released: Apr 04, 2024
          Gas Pipeline Safety: Better Data and Planning Would Improve Implementation of Regulatory ChangesGAO-24-106690
      
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      Publicly Released: Mar 28, 2024
          Driver Assistance Technologies: NHTSA Should Take Action to Enhance Consumer Understanding of Capabilities and LimitationsGAO-24-106255
      
	Published:  Mar 28, 2024


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        Roadside Safety: DOT Should Update Public Awareness Materials on Move Over LawsGAO-24-106216
      
						Apr 04, 2024
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                                                  Recommendation
                                                  StatusNational Highway Traffic Safety Administration
                                                                                        The NHTSA Administrator should update NHTSA's public awareness materials on states' Move Over laws, such as banners and other graphics, to more fully reflect the range of vehicles that states' laws cover, such as highway maintenance or construction, utility, trash, and disabled vehicles. (Recommendation 1)
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When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
          Gas Pipeline Safety: Better Data and Planning Would Improve Implementation of Regulatory ChangesGAO-24-106690
      
						Apr 03, 2024
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          3Open Recommendations

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                                                  Recommendation
                                                  StatusPipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
                                                                                        The Administrator of PHMSA should, as PHMSA considers possible changes to the potential impact radius calculation, evaluate what additional data are needed from operators to better understand the actual impact of pipeline incidents. (Recommendation 1)
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When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
                                                                                        The Administrator of PHMSA should develop an implementation plan for the remaining activities for the 2022 final rule that includes clear objectives, timelines, and an outreach strategy. (Recommendation 2)
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When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
                                                                                        The Administrator of PHMSA should update the 2019 and 2022 Gas Transmission Final Rule Implementation web pages to increase accessibility to rule implementation information. (Recommendation 3)
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When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
          Aviation Certification: FAA Should Evaluate   Effectiveness of the International Validation ProcessGAO-24-106040
      
						Jan 10, 2024
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          4Open Recommendations

          Agency Affected
                                                  Recommendation
                                                  StatusFederal Aviation Administration
                                                                                        The Administrator of FAA should establish quantifiable goals for the international validations process. (Recommendation 1)
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When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.Federal Aviation Administration
                                                                                        The Administrator of FAA should identify the quality information and performance metrics the agency needs to track progress toward the goals it identifies for the international validations process and how it will collect that information, which may include changes to agency data systems or dashboards. (Recommendation 2)
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When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.Federal Aviation Administration
                                                                                        The Administrator of FAA should use the information FAA collects to assess the results of and inform decisions about any needed improvements to the international validations process. (Recommendation 3)
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When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.Federal Aviation Administration
                                                                                        The Administrator of FAA should establish a time frame and develop an action plan for FAA's efforts to develop its approach for assessing the international validations process. (Recommendation 4)
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When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
          Discretionary Transportation Grants: DOT Should Improve Transparency in the Infrastructure for Rebuilding America ProgramGAO-24-106378
      
						Jan 10, 2024
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          2Open Recommendations

          Agency Affected
                                                  Recommendation
                                                  StatusDepartment of Transportation
                                                                                        The Secretary of Transportation should ensure that Office of the Secretary officials establish quality control procedures to verify that the conflict-of-interest screening and eligibility determination documentation is complete for Multimodal Project Discretionary Grant program applications. (Recommendation 1)
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When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.Department of Transportation
                                                                                        The Secretary of Transportation should clearly define, in the Multimodal Project Discretionary Grant program evaluation plan and Notice of Funding Opportunity, how an application may qualify as an "exemplary project of national or regional significance that generates significant benefits in one of the project outcome areas." (Recommendation 2)
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