Notice published by Transportation Department on Jan. 9

The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Jan. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The notice is focused on RTCA Special Committee 159/Working Group 4A; Local Area Augmentation System (LAAS) Minimum Aviation System Performance Standards (MASPS/Minimum Operational Performance Standards (MOPS).

The Department handles nearly all infrastructure crisscrossing the country. Downsizing the Federal Government, a project aimed at lowering taxes and boosting federal efficiency, said the Department should be privatized to save money, reduce congestion and spur innovation.

Notices are required documents detailing rules and regulations being proposed by each federal department. This allows the public to see what issues legislators and federal departments are focusing on.

Any person or organization can comment on the proposed rules. Departments and agencies must then address “significant issues raised in comments and discuss any changes made,” the Federal Register says.

Notices published by the Transportation Department on Jan. 9

Title
Two-Way End-of-Train Telemetry Devices and Certain Passenger Train Operations
Airworthiness Directives; Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica S.A., Models EMB-110P1 and EMB-110P2 Airplanes
Airworthiness Directives; Precision Airmotive Corporation Carburetors
Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; Glazing in Specified Openings
Environmental Impact Statement on the Proposed Commuter Rail Project Between Everett and Seattle, WA
RailTex, Inc., Indiana & Ohio Rail Corp., Cincinnati Terminal Railway Company, Indiana and Ohio Railroad, Inc., Indiana & Ohio Railway Company, and Indiana & Ohio Central Railroad, Inc; Corporate Family Transaction Exemption
Qualification of Drivers; Waiver Application; Vision
Dallas Area Rapid Transit; Acquisition and Operation Exemption Line of Union Pacific Railroad Company
RTCA Special Committee 159/Working Group 4A; Local Area Augmentation System (LAAS) Minimum Aviation System Performance Standards (MASPS/Minimum Operational Performance Standards (MOPS)