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The mission of the Department of Transportation (DOT) is to ensure a fast, safe, efficient, accessible, and convenient transportation system that meets vital national interests and enhances the quality of life for the American people, today and into the future. This includes promoting the safety of travel, increasing mobility, fostering economic growth through improved transportation infrastructure, protecting the environment, and ensuring national security.

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The DOT provides services that include regulating aviation through the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), managing highways and traffic safety via the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), overseeing public transit systems through the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), managing maritime and coastal activities with the Maritime Administration (MARAD), ensuring safety in rail transportation with the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), promoting safe and efficient transportation of hazardous materials, advancing research and innovation in transportation, and administering grants and funding programs for infrastructure projects.

The DOT oversees a broad range of regulations concerning transportation safety, infrastructure development, and operational standards. This includes aviation safety regulations, motor vehicle safety standards, highway safety laws, railroad safety requirements, pipeline safety, commercial motor vehicle regulations, transit safety, maritime safety and security, accessibility standards for transportation systems, environmental regulations related to transportation projects, and regulations concerning the transportation of hazardous materials across various modes.