By Michael Deutsch and Amanda Geary Losacco at Cozen O’Connor
On April 3, 2025, the U.S. Department of Transportation (the Department or DOT) issued a Request for Information (RFI) seeking public comment to assist DOT in identifying existing regulatory obligations “that can be modified or repealed…to ensure that DOT administrative actions do not undermine the national interest and that DOT achieves meaningful burden reduction while continuing to meet statutory obligations and ensure the safety of the U.S. transportation system.”[1] Comments in response to the RFI are due by May 5, 2025.
In February 2025, President Trump issued two Executive Orders (EOs) aiming to reduce government regulation and control regulatory costs:
- EO 14219, Ensuring Lawful Governance and Implementation of the President’s “Department of Government Efficiency” Deregulatory Agenda, [2]and
- EO 14192, Unleashing Prosperity through Deregulation.[3]
The RFI seeks comment in accordance with those EOs and with respect to “DOT regulations, guidance, or reporting requirements that may be inconsistent” with other EOs issued by the President, including those pertaining to DEI, gender ideology, and energy.[4]
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[1] Ensuring Lawful Regulation; Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Costs, 90 Fed. Reg. 14593–14595 (Apr. 3, 2025).
[2] 90 Fed. Reg. 10583 (Feb. 25, 2025).
[3] 90 Fed. Reg. 9065 (Feb. 6, 2025).
[4] See EO 14151, Ending Radical and Wasteful DEI Programs and Preferencing (90 Fed. Reg 8339, Jan. 29, 2025); EO 14154, Unleashing American Energy (90 Fed. Reg. 8353, Jan. 29, 2025); EO 14168, Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government (90 Fed. Reg 8615, Jan. 30, 2025); EO 14213, Establishing the National Energy Dominance Council (90 Fed. Reg. 9945, Feb. 20, 2025).