Rule published on Jan. 6 by Transportation Department

The US Transportation Department published a four page rule on Jan. 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The rule is focused on Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 747 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 Jan. 6

Title
Airworthiness Directives; Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica S.A. (EMBRAER) Model EMB-135 and -145 Series Airplanes
Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A330 and A340 Series Airplanes
Airworthiness Directives; Saab Model SAAB 2000, SAAB SF340A, and SAAB 340B Series Airplanes
Airworthiness Directives; Fokker Model F.28 Mark 0070 and 0100 Series Airplanes
Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 757-200 Series Airplanes
Modification of Class E Airspace; Caruthersville, MO
Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 747 Series Airplanes
Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous Amendments
Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 737-600, -700, -700C, -800, and -900 Series Airplanes
Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell Douglas Model DC-9-10, DC-9-20, DC-9-30, DC-9-40, and DC-9-50 Series Airplanes; and Model DC-9-81 (MD-81), DC-9-82 (MD-82), DC-9-83 (MD-83), DC-9-87 (MD-87), and MD-88 Airplanes
Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell Douglas DC-9-10, -20, -30, -40, and -50 Series Airplanes
Penalties for Non-submission of Ballast Water Management Reports
Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 767 Series Airplanes
Airworthiness Directives; Dornier-Werke G.m.b.H. Model Do 27 Q-6 Airplanes
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Occupant Crash Protection
Office of Hazardous Materials Safety; Notice of Delays in Processing of Exemption Applications
Denial of Motor Vehicle Defect Petition, DP02-009
Actions on Exemption Applications
RTCA Special Committee 201: Aeronautical Operational Control (AOC) Message Hazard Mitigation (AMHM)
Notice of Intent to Rule on Application 03-10-C-00-MHT Impose and Use the Revenue From a Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) at Manchester Airport, Manchester, NH
RTCA Special Committee 198: Next-Generation Air/Ground Communications System (NEXCOM), Fifteenth Meeting
Application of Boston-Maine Airways Corp., D/B/A PAN AM Clipper Connection for Issuance of Amended Certificate Authority