Transportation Department publishes rule on Jan. 3

The US Transportation Department published a four page rule on Jan. 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The rule is focused on Reflectorization of Rail Freight Rolling Stock.

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 Jan. 3

Title
Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 747-200B, 747-200C, 747-200F, 747-300, and 747SR Series Airplanes Equipped with General Electric (GE) CF6-45 or -50 Series Engines
Pipeline Safety: Random Drug Testing Rate
Airworthiness Directives; Saab Model SAAB SF340A and SAAB 340B Series Airplanes
Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 767-200, -300, and -300F Series Airplanes
Airworthiness Directives; Bell Helicopter Textron Canada Model 222, 222B, 222U, 230, and 430 Helicopters
Cape Town Treaty Implementation
Reflectorization of Rail Freight Rolling Stock
Reports, Forms and Record Keeping Requirements; Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review
Notice of Applications for Certificates of Public Convenience and Necessity and Foreign Air Carrier Permits Filed Under Subpart B (Formerly Subpart Q) during the Week Ending December 3, 2004
Environmental Impact Statement: Municipality of Anchorage & Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK