{
  "slug": "dot",
  "register": {
    "slug": "dot",
    "name": "Department of Transportation",
    "abbr": "DOT",
    "jurisdiction": "federal",
    "state": "DC",
    "state_name": "District of Columbia",
    "category": "transportation",
    "agency_type": "cabinet_department",
    "parent": null,
    "parent_name": null,
    "url": "https://aletheca.com/agencies/dot",
    "website": "https://pal.foia.gov",
    "reading_room": "https://www.dot.gov/foia/reading-room",
    "subject_to_foia": true,
    "law": {
      "id": "federal-foia",
      "citation": "5 U.S.C. § 552",
      "statutory_days": 20,
      "business_days": true,
      "appeal_deadline_days": 90
    },
    "intake": [
      {
        "channel": "portal",
        "detail": "https://pal.foia.gov",
        "label": "Agency FOIA Portal",
        "verified": true
      },
      {
        "channel": "email",
        "detail": "dotfoia@dot.gov",
        "label": "Email",
        "verified": false
      },
      {
        "channel": "mail",
        "detail": "Department of Transportation FOIA Office, FOIA Requester Service Center, Washington DC 20208",
        "label": "Postal mail",
        "verified": false
      }
    ],
    "holdings": [
      "budget",
      "policy",
      "contracts",
      "grants",
      "correspondence",
      "reports"
    ],
    "tips": [
      "Be specific on date range and custodians",
      "Cite public-interest fee waiver and news-media status if applicable",
      "Request Vaughn index for withholdings",
      "Ask for rolling release"
    ],
    "tracking": "Agency tracking number via acknowledgement letter; check PAL or agency portal.",
    "confidence": "high",
    "source": "Imported from AlethecaData. Institutions are real; contact routes are inferred unless marked verified. See /coverage."
  },
  "scorecard": null,
  "components": [
    {
      "slug": "faa",
      "name": "Federal Aviation Administration",
      "abbr": "FAA"
    },
    {
      "slug": "fhwa",
      "name": "Federal Highway Administration",
      "abbr": "FHWA"
    },
    {
      "slug": "fmcsa",
      "name": "Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration",
      "abbr": "FMCSA"
    },
    {
      "slug": "fra",
      "name": "Federal Railroad Administration",
      "abbr": "FRA"
    },
    {
      "slug": "fta",
      "name": "Federal Transit Administration",
      "abbr": "FTA"
    },
    {
      "slug": "marad",
      "name": "Maritime Administration",
      "abbr": "MARAD"
    },
    {
      "slug": "nhtsa",
      "name": "National Highway Traffic Safety Administration",
      "abbr": "NHTSA"
    },
    {
      "slug": "oig-7",
      "name": "Office of Inspector General",
      "abbr": "OIG"
    },
    {
      "slug": "phmsa",
      "name": "Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration",
      "abbr": "PHMSA"
    }
  ],
  "requests": []
}