ANALYSIS OF FISCAL YEAR 1976 DOT R/D PROGRAM BY R/D MANAGEMENT OBJECTIVES

The document presents a summary of the Department of Transportation's (DOT) total Research and Development (R and D) Program for the fiscal years 1974, 1975 and 1976. Also included are the funding requirements for the transition period between fiscal years 1976 and 1977 resulting from the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974. The R and D Management objectives are: Modernize regulation/legislation; increase efficiency and service; improve safety and security; lessen unfavorable environmental impacts; minimize adverse impacts of energy constraints; and increase the knowledge base. The objectives of the document is to facilitate communication between the various elements of DOT and the other sectors of transportation, both public and private, so as to maximize the benefits to the nation from the investments being made in transportation research.

• Corporate Authors:

  Department of Transportation

  Office of Research and Development, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Publication Date: 1975-6

Media Info

• Pagination: 205 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air transportation; Development; Economic efficiency; Energy; Energy conservation; Environmental impacts; Environmental quality; Finance; Financing; Fuel consumption; Highway transportation; Laws and legislation; Level of service; Management; Planning; Policy; Project management; Quality of service; Railroad transportation; Research; Research management; Safety; Safety engineering; Security; Traffic safety; Transportation; Transportation departments; Transportation planning
• Identifier Terms: U.S. Department of Transportation
• Uncontrolled Terms: Efficiency; Fund allocations; Programs; Projects; Research and development; Services
• Old TRIS Terms: Government policies; Transportation research
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Economics; Energy; Environment; Finance; Law; Planning and Forecasting; Policy; Research; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies; Society; Transportation (General);

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00092281
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: DOT/TST-75/107 Mgmt. Rpt., TRAIS-B76
• Files: NTIS, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Nov 5 1976 12:00AM