<prompt> Translate the following text to EnglishMaafisa wa DOT pia walionyesha kwamba Idara ya Utafiti na Usimamizi wa Programu Maalum ilitumia mpangilio wa chumba cha mazungumzo wakati wa vipindi vya maoni ya sheria ya shirika.  <response>: A DOT official also indicated that the Departments Research and Special Programs Administration had used a chat room arrangement during some of the agencys rulemaking comment periods. 