Proposed rule published by Transportation Department on Jan. 13

The US Transportation Department published a two page proposed rule on Jan. 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The proposed rule is focused on Antidrug Program and Alcohol Misuse Prevention Program for Employees of Foreign Air Carriers Engaged in Specified Aviation Activities.

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. 13

Title
Temporary Drawbridge Regulations; Mississippi River, Iowa and Illinois
Temporary Drawbridge Regulations; Mississippi River, Iowa and Illinois
Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous Amendments
Licensing and Training of Pilots, Flight Instructors, and Ground Instructors Outside the United States
Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous Amendments
Airworthiness Directives; Eurocopter Deutschland GMBH Model MBB- BK 117 Helicopters
Airworthiness Directives; Bombardier Model CL-600-2B19 (Regional Jet Series 100) Series Airplanes
Antidrug Program and Alcohol Misuse Prevention Program for Employees of Foreign Air Carriers Engaged in Specified Aviation Activities
OPSAIL 2000, Port of San Juan, PR
Suspension of Certain Aircraft Operations From the Transponder With Automatic Pressure Altitude Reporting Capability Requirement
Anthropomorphic Test Dummy; Occupant Crash Protection
Extension of Comment Period; Petition for Grandfathering of Non- Compliant Equipment; National Railroad Passenger Corporation
RTCA Special Committee 172; Future Air-Ground Communications in the VHF Aeronautical Data Band (118-137 MHz)
RTCA Special Committee 194; ATM Data Link Implementation
Highway Motor Fuel Reporting Reassessment; Public Workshops
Use of Locomotive Horns at Highway-Rail Grade Crossings
Reports, Forms and Recordkeeping Requirements; Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review
RailAmerica, Inc.Control ExemptionRailTex, Inc.
Marine Transportation System National Advisory Council