Transportation Department publishes rule on Feb. 19

The US Transportation Department published a nine page rule on Feb. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The rule is focused on Enhanced Security Procedures for Operations at Certain Airports in the Washington, DC Metropolitan Area Special Flight Rules Area.

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. 19

Title
Office of the Secretary; Aviation Proceedings, Agreements Filed During the Week Ending February 1, 2002.
Complaint Forms Concerning Accessibility of Airline Service
Double Hull Standards for Vessels Carrying Oil in Bulk; U.S. Position on the Amendment of International Standards for the Phase-Out of Existing Single Hull Tank Vessels
Enhanced Security Procedures for Operations at Certain Airports in the Washington, DC Metropolitan Area Special Flight Rules Area
Krystal Koach, Inc., Receipt of Application for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance
Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Joint Program Office (JPO) Announcement of the Completed Integration of the Maintenance and Construction Operations User Service Into the National ITS Architecture
Petitions for Exemption; Summary of Petitions Received
Guidelines for Assessing Merchant Mariners Through Demonstrations of Proficiency as Masters and Chief Mates on Ships of 500 Gross Tonnage or More as Measured Under the International Tonnage Convention (ITC)
Security Zones; Hoover Dam, Davis Dam, and Glen Canyon Dam
Reports, Forms and Record Keeping Requirements OMB Approval of Agency Information Collection Activity
Safety Zone; Long Beach, CA
Airworthiness Directives; Honeywell International Inc. TPE331 Series Turboprop and TSE331-3U Series Turboshaft Engines