Proposed rule published by Transportation Department on Feb. 16

The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on Feb. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The proposed rule is focused on Airworthiness Directives; Lockheed Model L-1011-385 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 Feb. 16

Title
Establishment of Class E Airspace; Russian Mission, AK
Airworthiness Directives; Rolls-Royce plc RB211-524H-36 Series Turbofan Engines
Airworthiness Directives; Industrie Aeronautiche e Meccaniche Model Piaggio P-180 Airplanes
Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell Douglas Model MD-90-30 Series Airplanes
Airworthiness Directives; Partenavia Costruzioni Aeronauticas S.p.A. Models AP68TP 300 “Spartacus” and AP68TP 600 “Viator” Airplanes
Airworthiness Directives; Fairchild Aircraft, Inc. Models SA226-T, SA226-AT, SA226-T(B), SA226-TC, SA227-AT, SA-227-TT, and SA-227-AC Airplanes
Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell Douglas Model DC-8 Series Airplanes
Airworthiness Directives; Ayres Corporation S2R Series and Model 600 S2D Airplanes
Rules of Practice for Motor Carrier Proceedings; Violations of Commercial Regulations
Airworthiness Directives; Lockheed Model L-1011-385 Series Airplanes
New Hampshire and Vermont Railroad Company Inc.-Discontinuance of Trackage Rights Exemption-in Windsor and Orange Counties, VT, and Grafton County, NH
Hours-of-Service of Drivers; Pilot Program for Drivers Delivering Home Heating Oil
Environmental Impact Statement: Erie and Genesee Counties, New York
Proposed Tower in Point Mackenzie Area, Alaska
Advisory Circular; Turbine Engine Power-Loss and Instability in Extreme Conditions of Rain and Hail
Environmental Impact Statement: San Francisco City and County, California
Office of the Secretary, Washington, DC; Secretarial Determination
Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request
Transport Airplane Fuel Tank System Design Review, Flammability Reduction, and Maintenance and Inspection Requirements
Vessel Identification System