Appendix-A-Major-Recommendations--By-Agency DEPARTMENT-OF-TRANSPORTATION DOT01 Measure Transportation Safety NPR recommends the development of common, government-wide measures of transportation safety. na na DOT02 Streamline the Enforcement Process NPR recommends pilot programs in the U.S. Coast Guard, the Federal Aviation Administration, and the Federal Highway Administration, designed to offer greater flexibility in enforcement methods. cbe cbe DOT03 Use a Consensus-Building Approach to Expedite Transportation and Environmental Decisionmaking DOT should conduct two demonstration projects to apply a problem-solving approach to transportation planning, development and decisionmaking as a means of reducing costs and improving the efficiency of agency decisionmaking. na na DOT04 Establish a Corporation to Provide Air Traffic Control Services NPR recommends development of a detailed action plan and statutory language for changes in air traffic control management to make it more business-like. cbe = cannot be estimated (due to data limitations or uncertainties about implementation time lines). 0.0 0.0 DOT05 Permit States to Use Federal Aid as a Capital Reserve This recommendation would allow federal transportation grant recipients to use grant funds capital reserve to back debt financing to construct eligible transportation projects. na na DOT06 Encourage Innovations in Automotive Safety NPR recommends allowing the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to grant more exemptions from highway safety standards to develop new safety systems. na na DOT07 Examine User Fees for International Over-Flights DOT should conduct a cost allocation study to determine whether foreign air carriers passing over U.S. air space are paying their fair share and whether direct user fees should be imposed. 0.0 9.0 DOT08 Increase FAA Fees for Inspection of Foreign Repair Facilities To ensure full cost recovery, increase the fees charged for certification and surveillance of foreign aircraft repair stations. 0.0 8.0 DOT09 Contract for Level I Air Traffic Control Towers NPR recommends converting 99 Level I (low-use) air control towers to contract operation and reviewing the remaining Level I towers for possible decommissioning. -3.1 0.0 DOT10 Establish an Aeronautical Telecommunications Network to Develop a Public-Private Consortium FAA should pursue the creation of a public-private consortium under a cooperative agreement with industry to develop an Aeronautical Telecommunications Network. na na DOT11 Improve Intermodal Transportation Policy Coordination and Management DOT should institute a strategic planning process to promulgate national, integrated transportation policies. na na DOT12 Develop an Integrated National Transportation Research and Development Plan DOT should examine the nation's transportation-related research and development portfolio and develop an integrated national transportation plan that considers specific transportation research needs as well as intermodal transportation plans. na na DOT13 Create and Evaluate Telecommuting Programs DOT should implement a telecommuting plan within the agency and should evaluate transportation-related behavior and other topics requiring research in this area. na na DOT14 Improve DOT Information Technology Management The department should develop an information management strategy which will enable the sharing of data among its component agencies and reduce costs. -224.5 0.0 DOT15 Provide Reemployment Rights for Merchant Mariners Guarantee reemployment rights to U.S. seafarers at their private sector jobs if called to serve during a war or national emergency. na na DOT16 Establish an Independent Commission to Review U.S. Maritime Industry NPR recommends a detailed examination of the future of the maritime industry in the U.S. and the benefits derived by the taxpayers from maritime industry subsidies and related issues. na na DOT17 Eliminate Funding for Highway Demonstration Projects Rescind funding for existing highway demonstration projects. These demonstration projects should compete at the state level for the limited highway resources available and not be singled out for special treatment at the federal level. -7,853.0 0.0 DOT18 Reduce Spending for the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy As an economy measure, federal funding for the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy should be cut by half. The Academy should be given the ability to charge tuition to cover a portion of its operations. -45.16 0.0 DOT19 Rescind Unobligated Earmarks for the FTA New Starts and Bus Program Rescind unobligated balances for fiscal year 1992 and prior earmarked funding under this FTA program that remain unobligated after three years. cbe = cannot be estimated (due to data limitations or uncertainties about implementation time lines). -131.5 0.0 DOT20 Reduce the Annual Essential Air Service Subsidies This recommendation would set new, more restrictive criteria for small airports to qualify for essential air service subsidies. -65.0 0.0 DOT21 Terminate Grant Funding for Federal Aviation Administration Higher Education Programs To reduce costs, eliminate federal grant funding of two FAA post-secondary education programs. -45.4 0.0 DOT22 Assign Office of Motor Carriers (OMC) Field Staff to Improve Program Effectiveness and Reduce Costs OMC should develop a resource allocation model so that regional managers will be able to optimize geographic assignment of staff, schedule carrier reviews in an efficient manner, and eliminate unnecessary travel requirements. cbe cbe DOT23 Automate Administrative Requirements for Federal Aid Highway Projects NPR recommends improvements in the flow of information on Federal Aid Highway projects that will reduce paperwork and reduce staff time in completing certain forms and other current requirements. na na