Proposed rule published by Transportation Department on Dec. 21

The US Transportation Department published a five page proposed rule on Dec. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The proposed rule is focused on Traffic Control Devices on Federal-Aid and Other Streets and Highways; Color Specifications for Retroreflective Sign and Pavement Marking Materials.

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 Dec. 21

Title
Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A300 B2, A300-B2K, A300 B4-2C, A300 B4-100, and A300 B4-200 Series Airplanes
Right-of-Way Program Administration
Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A300 B2 and B4 Series Airplanes
Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A310 and A300-600 Series Airplanes
Airworthiness Directives; Pratt & Whitney JT8D-200 Series Turbofan Engines
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards: Heavy Vehicle Antilock Brake System (ABS) Performance Requirement
Revision of the Manual On Uniform Traffic Control Devices; Regulatory Signs, Low Volume Rural Roads, and Traffic Control for Highway-Rail Grade Crossings
Traffic Control Devices on Federal-Aid and Other Streets and Highways; Color Specifications for Retroreflective Sign and Pavement Marking Materials
Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 747-200, -300, and -400 Series Airplanes
Intelligent Transportation Society of America; Public Meeting
Union Pacific Railroad CompanyTrackage Rights ExemptionCBEC Railway, Inc.
Certification Basis for Garlick Helicopters, Inc. Model GH205A Helicopters
Notice of Intent To Rule on Application (00-05-C-YKM) To Impose and Use, and Impose Only, the Revenue From a Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) at Yakima Air Terminal-McAllister Field, Submitted by the Yakima Air Terminal Board, Yakima Air Terminal-McAllister Field, Yakima, Washington
Air Traffic Procedures 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 December 10, 1999
Aviation Proceedings, Agreements filed during the week ending December 10, 1999