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The STB is an independent adjudicators body administratively housed within the Department of Transportation, responsible for the economic regulation of interstate surface transportation, primarily railroads, within the United States.
Provides information on air, ground and water transport. The committee has jurisdiction over maritime activities, ground transportation, and other water resources.
Information on the U.S. Coast Guard's increased emphasis on the examination of foreign vessels using US ports and terminals to ensure compliance with new U.S. pollution prevention and navigation safety regulations.
Promotes the development and maintenance of an adequate, well-balanced, United States merchant marine. Also seeks to ensure that the US enjoys adequate shipbuilding and repair service, efficient ports, effective intermodal water and land transp.
An independent Federal agency that investigates every civil aviation accident in the US, conducts special investigations and safety studies, and issues safety recommendations to prevent future accidents.
The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) was established in 1961 as an independent government agency, responsible for the regulation of shipping in the foreign trades of the United States.
General Issues of the Commerce Committee includes: aviation, consumer affairs, oceans and fisheries, merchant marine and surface transportation.
Provides information on navigation rules, licensing, regulations, waterways management, vessel documentation, and Marine Safety Index.
Oversees, monitors, and enforces the Nation's border crossings, laws governing tariffs, rules specific to importing and exporting, and protecting citizens and commerce from unlawful produces and illicit drugs.
Maintains and improves the US transportation system by keeping statistics, setting standards and developing federal transportation programs.
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