The nation's nuclear watchdog wants to issue new rules on transporting radioactive material to bring the United States in line with international standards.

The changes to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's (NRC) rules would meet 2009 revisions to regulations from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the global nuclear energy organization, as well as 2011 regulations from the Department of Transportation.

The Senate committee that oversees transportation issues will hold a confirmation hearing newt week for President Obama's Transportation Secretary nominee, Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx (D).

Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee Jay Rockefeller (D-W.Va.) said on Wednesday that the hearing would be held on May 23.

Foxx was nominated by Obama last month to replace retiring Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood. 

The American Beverage Institute said lowering the limit for drivers to 0.05 would “criminalize perfectly responsible behavior.”

The bill faces an uncertain future in the House, were lawmakers are concerned about the discretion it would give Obama.

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Boeing has resumed deliveries of its 787 "Dreamliner" to airlines, the company said on Tuesday.

Boeing said it delivered a new version of the plane, which was grounded for months by Obama administration transportation officials, to the Japanese airline ANA.

ANA was flying one of the initial 787s that developed battery problems that prompted the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and other international aviation agencies to order airlines to stop flying the airplane model worldwide.

Boeing said on Tuesday that it had made its first delivery of a 787 since the FAA and other agencies began approving its redesign of the plane's lithium batteries. 

The National Transportation Safety Board recommended Tuesday that the threshold be 0.05 percent blood alcohol limit.

The union for public transportation workers is pushing Congress to pass a bill to allow state and local governments to collect sales taxes.

More tax dollars for municipal governments means more possible money for them to dedicate to public transportation systems, the Washington, D.C.-based Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) said on Tuesday.

ATU President Larry Hanley said in a statement the Internet sales tax bill would provide "much needed funding to meet … rising demand" for public transportation.

"Many local transit agencies rely on sales taxes so a larger sales tax base would provide more funding for public transportation," the ATU said in a press release announcing its support for the Internet sales.  

Sen. James Inhofe (R-Okla.) will introduce legislation Wednesday calling for increased drilling on U.S. federal lands to displace Iranian oil on the world market, according to a copy of the bill obtained by The Hill.

The bill requires the president to establish enough “Iranian Oil Replacement Zones” on federal lands to produce 1.25 million barrels of oil per day — approximately the amount Iran exports every day.

An Inhofe aide told The Hill that would divert oil the U.S. imports from Saudi Arabia and elsewhere to nations that still buy Iranian crude, such as China, India and Japan. The goal is to give President Obama wiggle room to enforce full sanctions on Iranian oil by ending waivers awarded to some nations.