Rule published by Transportation Department on Jan. 26

The US Transportation Department published a nine page rule on Jan. 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The rule is focused on Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards Rear Impact Guards; Rear Impact Protection.

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. 26

Title
Proposed Amendment to Class E Airspace; McCall, ID
Proposed Revocation of Class E Airspace; Blue Mesa, CO; and Establishment of Class E Airspace; Gunnison, CO
Proposed Amendment to Class E Airspace; Daytona Beach, FL
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards Rear Impact Guards; Rear Impact Protection
Pressure Testing Older Hazardous Liquid and Carbon Dioxide Pipelines
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Occupant Crash Protection
Dan Hill & Associates, Inc.; Grant of Application for Temporary Exemption From Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 224
Information Collection Available for Public Comments and Recommendations
Reports, Forms and Recordkeeping Requirements Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review
Draft Environmental Impact Statement; Letcher County, Kentucky
CSX Transportation, Inc.Trackage Rights ExemptionConsolidated Rail Corporation and Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad
Aviation Proceedings, Agreements Filed During the Week of January 16, 1998