What did Transportation Department publish on Dec. 22?

The US Transportation Department published a two page proposed rule on Dec. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The proposed rule is focused on Pipeline Safety: Enhanced Safety and Environmental Protection for Gas Transmission and Hazardous Liquid Pipelines in High-Consequence Areas.

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. 22

Title
Regulated Navigation Area; Arrival Notification and Year 2000 (Y2K) Reporting Requirements for Vessels Transiting the Cape Cod Canal
Drawbridge Operation Regulations: Navesink River, NJ
Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 777-200 and -300 Series Airplanes
Establishment of Class E Airspace; Glendive, MT; Correction
Pipeline Safety: Enhanced Safety and Environmental Protection for Gas Transmission and Hazardous Liquid Pipelines in High-Consequence Areas
Airworthiness Directives; Industrie Aeronautiche e Meccaniche Model Piaggio P-180 Airplanes
Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A319, A320, and A321 Series Airplanes
Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell Douglas Model DC-8 Series Airplanes
Oregon Pacific Railroad; Emergency Order To Prevent Operation of Trains on the Railroad Bridge Crossing Johnson Creek in the City of Milwaukie, Oregon
Houston/Galveston Navigation Safety Advisory Committee Meeting
Communications/Surveillance Operational Implementation Team (C/ SOIT); Cancellation of Meeting
Canadian National Railway; Public Hearing
Office of Hazardous Materials Safety; Notice of Applications for Exemptions
Office of Hazardous Materials Safety; Notice of Applications for Modification of Exemption
Extension of Comment Period; Petition for Grandfathering of Non- compliant Equipment National Railroad Passenger Corporation