Railroad Regulation:
Shipper Experiences and Current Issues in ICC Regulation of Rail Rates
RCED-87-119: Published: Sep 9, 1987. Publicly Released: Oct 15, 1987.
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In response to a congressional request, GAO provided information on: (1) the Interstate Commerce Commission's (ICC) implementation of the market dominance and rate reasonableness provisions of railroad deregulation legislation; and (2) shippers' ability to obtain rate relief from ICC under the legislation.
GAO found that: (1) most of the rate dispute cases were settled through shipper and railroad negotiations; (2) although ICC believed that many shippers obtained rate relief through contract rates, out of 19 cases where ICC ruled that a rate was unreasonable, only 6 cases resulted in a negotiated contract, and only one of the shippers involved believed the contract rate to be rate relief; (3) ICC published coal rate guidelines to help railroads set reasonable rates, help shippers evaluate proposed rates, and encourage negotiated rates; (4) the guidelines contained no practical method for apportioning fixed costs among shippers, which resulted in widely varying methods of calculating upper limits on costs; and (5) recent case decisions have helped clarify what approaches to determine these costs ICC will find acceptable.
Jun 12, 2019
Commercial Aviation:
Information on Airline IT OutagesGAO-19-514: Published: Jun 12, 2019. Publicly Released: Jun 12, 2019.
May 6, 2019
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Priority Open Recommendations:
U.S. Department of TransportationGAO-19-550SP: Published: Apr 29, 2019. Publicly Released: May 6, 2019.
Apr 15, 2019
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Truck Underride Guards:
Improved Data Collection, Inspections, and Research NeededGAO-19-264: Published: Mar 14, 2019. Publicly Released: Apr 15, 2019.
Apr 4, 2019
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Aviation Security:
TSA Improved Covert Testing but Needs to Conduct More Risk-Informed Tests and Address VulnerabilitiesGAO-19-374: Published: Apr 4, 2019. Publicly Released: Apr 4, 2019.
Mar 26, 2019
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Small Community Air Service Development:
Process for Awarding Grants Could Be ImprovedGAO-19-172: Published: Mar 26, 2019. Publicly Released: Mar 26, 2019.
Mar 11, 2019
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Surface Transportation:
Action Needed to Guide Implementation of Build America Bureau and Improve Application ProcessGAO-19-279: Published: Mar 11, 2019. Publicly Released: Mar 11, 2019.
Mar 7, 2019
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Automated Trucking:
Federal Agencies Should Take Additional Steps to Prepare for Potential Workforce EffectsGAO-19-161: Published: Mar 7, 2019. Publicly Released: Mar 7, 2019.
Jan 31, 2019
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Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority:
Actions Needed to Strengthen Capital Planning and Track Preventive Maintenance ProgramGAO-19-202: Published: Jan 31, 2019. Publicly Released: Jan 31, 2019.
Jan 17, 2019
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Transportation Security Acquisition Reform Act:
TSA Generally Addressed Requirements, but Could Improve Reporting on Security-Related TechnologyGAO-19-96: Published: Jan 17, 2019. Publicly Released: Jan 17, 2019.
Dec 20, 2018
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Airport Funding:
Alternative Methods for Collecting Airports' Passenger Facility Charges and Implementation Factors to ConsiderGAO-19-238R: Published: Dec 20, 2018. Publicly Released: Dec 20, 2018.
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