Transportation Department publishes notice on Feb. 9

The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Feb. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The notice is focused on Pipeline Safety: Pipeline Integrity Management in High Consequence Areas (Natural Gas Pipelines) and Communications (Natural Gas and Hazardous Liquid Pipelines).

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 Feb. 9

Title
Track Safety Standards; Delay of Effective Date
Procedures for Transportation Workplace Drug and Alcohol Testing Programs; Metric Conversion of Tire Standards; Licensing and Manning for Officers of Towing Vessels; Citizenship Standards for Vessel Ownership and Financing: Notice Concerning Review
Drawbridge Operation Regulations; Sanibel Causeway Bridge
Regattas and Marine Parades: Delay of Effective Date
Drawbridge Operation Regulations: Chelsea River, MA
Drawbridge Operation Regulations; Brorein Street Bridge, Across the Hillsborough River, Tampa, FL
Special Local Regulations: Parker International Waterski Marathon
Revision to Federal Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) Standard for Recreational Vessel Operators: Delay of Effective Date
Major Capital Investment Projects; Partial Stay
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations; Definition of Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV); Requirements for Operators of Small Passenger-Carrying CMVs; Delay of Effective Date
Texas Central Business Lines Corporation-Operation Exemption-MidTexas International Center
Pipeline Safety: Pipeline Integrity Management in High Consequence Areas (Natural Gas Pipelines) and Communications (Natural Gas and Hazardous Liquid Pipelines)
National Preparedness for Response Exercise Program (PREP)
Reciprocal Acceptance of Repair Design Approvals Between the Federal Aviation Administration and Transport Canada Civil Aviation
Seaway Regulations and Rules; Tariff of Tolls