Notice published on Dec. 27 by Transportation Department

The US Transportation Department published a three page notice on Dec. 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The notice is focused on Petitions for Exemption; Summary of Petitions Received; Dispositions of Petitions Issued.

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. 27

Title
Alcohol and Drug Testing: Determination of Minimum Random Testing Rates for 2000
Safety Zone Regulation; Fireworks Display, Willamette River, Portland, Oregon
Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell Douglas Model DC-9-80 Series Airplanes and Model MD-88 Airplanes
Norfolk Southern Railway CompanyAbandonment Exemptionin Anderson and Woodford Counties, KY
Petitions for Exemption; Summary of Petitions Received; Dispositions of Petitions Issued
Hours-of-Service of Drivers; Exemption Application from Van Wyk Freight Lines, Inc.
Navigation Safety Advisory Council; Vacancies