Proposed rule published by Transportation Department on Feb. 14

The US Transportation Department published a four page proposed rule on Feb. 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The proposed rule is focused on Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 747 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. 14

Title
Title VI Regulations for Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Financial Assistance Recipients
Vehicles Built in Two or More Stages
Reports by Carriers on Incidents Involving Animals During Air Transport
Airworthiness Directives; BAE Systems (Operations) Limited Model BAe 146 Series Airplanes and Model Avro 146-RJ Series Airplanes
Airworthiness Directives; Raytheon Model DH.125, HS.125, and BH.125 Series Airplanes; BAe.125 Series 800A (C-29A and U-125) and 800B Airplanes; and Hawker 800 (Including Variant U-125A) and 800XP Airplanes; Equipped with TFE731 Engines
Revocation of Class D Airspace; South Lake Tahoe, CA
Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A300 B2 and B4 Series Airplanes
Airworthiness Directives; Eurocopter France Model EC 155B, EC155B1, SA-360C, SA-365C, SA-365C1, SA-365C2, SA-365N, SA-365N1, AS-365N2, AS 365 N3, and SA-366G1 Helicopters
Airworthiness Directives; Eurocopter France Model AS350B, BA, B1, B2, B3, C, D, D1, and EC130 B4 Helicopters
Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A330, A340-200, and A340-300 Series Airplanes
Regulations To Be Followed by All Departments and Agencies Having Responsibility To Provide a Preference for U.S.-Flag Vessels in the Shipment of Cargoes on Ocean Vessels
Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 747 Airplanes
Airworthiness Directives; DG Flugzeugbau GmbH Model DG-500MB Sailplanes and Glaser-Dirks Flugzeugbau GmbH Model DG-800B Sailplanes
Notice of Request for Clearance of a New Information Collection: Bus Crash Causation Study
Environmental Impact Statement: U.S. 127 N/S.R. 28, Cumberland and Fentress Counties, TN
Petitions for Exemption; Summary of Petitions Received
Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Vision
Advisory Circular (AC) 23-22, Guidance for Approved Model List (AML) Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) Approval of Part 23 Airplane Avionics Installations
Glider Towing as a Restricted Category Special Purpose Flight Operation
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 January 21, 2005
Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Vision