Transportation Department publishes rule on Aug. 30

The US Transportation Department published a two page rule on Aug. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The rule is focused on Safety Zone: New York Super Boat Race, New York.

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 Aug. 30

Title
Airworthiness Directives; Burkhart Grob, Luft- und Raumfahrt, Model G 109 Sailplanes
Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A320 Series Airplanes
Regulatory Reinvention Initiative: Pipeline Safety Program Procedures; Reporting Requirements; Gas Pipeline Standards; and Liquefied Natural Gas Facilities Standards; Correction
Safety Zone: New York Super Boat Race, New York
Safety Zone: MTV Music Awards Fireworks Display, East River, New York
Special Local Regulation: Provincetown Harbor Swim for Life, Provincetown, MA
Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 737-300, -400, and -500 Series Airplanes
Airworthiness Directives; Saab Model SAAB SF340A and SAAB 340B Series Airplanes
Airworthiness Directives; Bell Helicopter Textron, A Division of Textron Canada Ltd. Model 206L, 206L-1, and 206L-3 Helicopters
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Occupant Crash Protection
Airworthiness Directives; Robinson Helicopter Company Model R22 Helicopters
Proposed Amendment to Time of Designation for Restricted Areas; GA
Airworthiness Directives; Robinson Helicopter Company Model R44 Helicopters
Proposed Establishment of Class E Airspace; Groveland, CA
Airworthiness Directives; de Havilland Model DHC-8-102 and -103 Series Airplanes
Public Meeting on Special Flight Rules in the Vicinity of Grand Canyon National Park; Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Draft Environmental Assessment
SEDA-COG Joint Rail Authority and Juniata Valley Railroad CompanyAcquisition and Operation ExemptionConsolidated Rail Corporation
Reading Blue Mountain & Northern Railroad CompanyAcquisition and Operation ExemptionConsolidated Rail Corporation
Kansas Southwestern Railway Company, L.L.C.Acquisition ExemptionThe Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company
Richard D. RobeyContinuance in Control ExemptionJuniata Valley Railroad Company
Notice of Intent To Rule on Application (#96-01-C-00-ALS) To Impose and Use the Revenue From a Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) at San Luis Valley Regional AirportBergman Field, Submitted by the San Luis Valley Regional Airport Board of Control, Alamosa, Colorado
Notice of Request for Extension of Currently Approved Information Collection; A Guide To Reporting Highway Statistics
Central Power & Light Company v. Southern Pacific Transportation Company
Notice of Request for Extension of Currently Approved Information Collection; Highway Performance Monitoring System
Availability of Solicitation for Aviation Research Grants and Cooperative Agreements
Explosives Detection Systems
Petitions for Exemption; Summary of Petitions Received; Dispositions of Petitions Issued
Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee
Notice of Applications for Certificates of Public Convenience and Necessity and Foreign Air Carrier Permits Filed Under Subpart Q During the Week Ending August 23, 1996
SEDA-COG Joint Rail Authority and Lycoming Valley Railroad CompanyAcquisition and Operation ExemptionConsolidated Rail Corporation