What did Transportation Department publish on Oct. 12?

The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on Oct. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The rule is focused on Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell Douglas Model MD-11 Series Airplanes.

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 Oct. 12

Title
Qualifications for Locomotive Engineers; and, Railroad Safety Enforcement ProceduresDisqualification Procedures: Procedural Changes to Accommodate FRA Hearing Officers
Drawbridge Operation Regulations; Beach Thorofare, New Jersey
Airworthiness Directives; Fokker Model F28 Mark 0100 and Model F28 Mark 0070 Series Airplanes
Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 767-200 and -300 Series Airplanes
Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell Douglas Model MD-11 Series Airplanes
Airworthiness Directives; Robinson Helicopter Company Model R22 Helicopters
Airworthiness Directives; Robinson Helicopter Company Model R44 Helicopters
Office of Hazardous Materials Safety; Notice of Application for Modification of Exemptions or Applications To Become a Party to an Exemption
Notice of Intent to Rule on an Application to Impose and Use the Revenue From a Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) at Binghamton Regional Airport, Binghamton, New York
Office of Hazardous Materials safety; Notice of Applications for Exemptions
Navigation Safety Advisory Council Meeting
Notice of Intent to Rule on Application To Impose and Use the Revenue From a Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) at Kansas City International Airport, Kansas City, MO
Air Traffic Procedures Advisory Committee (ATPAC) Meeting To Review Present Air Traffic Control Procedures and Practices for Standardization, Clarification, and Upgrading of Terminology and Procedures; Correction
Index of Administrator's Decisions and Orders in Civil Penalty Actions; Publication