Rule published on Dec. 31 by Transportation Department

The US Transportation Department published a six page rule on Dec. 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The rule is focused on Airworthiness Directives; All Airplane Models of The New Piper Aircraft, Inc. (formerly Piper Aircraft Corporation) That Are Equipped with Wing Lift Struts.

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. 31

Title
Amendment to Class E Airspace; Winchester, VA
Amendment to Class E Airspace; Milton, WV
Amendment to Class E Airspace; Wise, VA
Airworthiness Directives; Pratt & Whitney JT8D and JT3D Series Turbofan Engines
Airworthiness Directives; British Aerospace Jetstream Model 3101 Airplanes
Airworthiness Directives; Avions Pierre Robin Model R2160 Airplanes
Airworthiness Directives; British Aerospace Jetstream Model 3101 Airplanes
Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 747 Series Airplanes
Airworthiness Directives; All Airplane Models of The New Piper Aircraft, Inc. (formerly Piper Aircraft Corporation) That Are Equipped with Wing Lift Struts
Airworthiness Directives; Raytheon Aircraft Company Models 1900, 1900C, and 1900D Airplanes
Regulated Navigation Area: Kill Van Kull Channel, Newark Bay Channel, South Elizabeth Channel, Elizabeth Channel, Port Newark Channel, and New Jersey Pierhead Channel, New York and New Jersey
Temporary Drawbridge Regulations; Mississippi River, Iowa and Illinois
Regulations on Safety Integration Plans Governing Railroad Consolidations, Mergers, Acquisitions of Control, and Start Up Operations; and Procedures for Surface Transportation Board Consideration of Safety Integration Plans in Cases Involving Railroad Consolidations, Mergers, and Acquisitions of Control
Hazardous Materials: Requirements for DOT Specification Cylinders; Extension of Comment Period and Announcement of Second Public Meeting
Minimum Operational Performance Standards for Aeronautical Mobile Satellite Services
Notice of Public Meeting
Pipeline Safety: One-Call Systems Study
Petition for Waiver of Compliance
Joint RTCA Special Committee 181/EUROCAE Working Group 13 Standards of Navigation Performance
Union Pacific Railroad CompanyAbandonment Exemptionin Cameron County, TX