DOT officials told us that the electronic docket has become the official rulemaking record for the department, enabling DOT to save over a million dollars each year in administrative costs and facilitating the rulemaking process in other ways (e.g.
The DOT is saving money in administrative expenses with a docket system as well as closing local branches. 
mnli hypothesis: The DOT is saving money in administrative expenses with a docket system as well as closing local branches.  premise: DOT officials told us that the electronic docket has become the official rulemaking record for the department, enabling DOT to save over a million dollars each year in administrative costs and facilitating the rulemaking process in other ways (e.g.