Transportation Department publishes proposed rule on May 16

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

The proposed rule is focused on Airworthiness Directives; Eurocopter France Model AS350B, AS350BA, AS350B1, AS350B2, AS350B3, AS350C, AS350D, AS350D1, AS355E, AS355F, AS355F1, AS355F2, and AS355N Helicopters.

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 May 16

Title
Security Zone: Port Valdez and Valdez Narrows, Valdez, AK
Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous Amendments
Airworthiness Directives; Rolls-Royce plc Model RB211 Turbofan Engines
Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous Amendments
Airworthiness Directives; Raytheon Aircraft Company Model 390 Airplanes
Airworthiness Directives; GE Aircraft Engines CT7-9B Turboprop Engines
The Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Company-Trackage Rights Exemption-Union Pacific Railroad Company
Gulf & Ohio Railways Holding Co., Inc., H. Peter Claussen and Linda C. Claussen-Continuance in Control Exemption-Chattahoochee & Gulf Railroad Co., Inc.
Vermilion Valley Railroad Company, Inc.-Operation Exemption-FNG Logistics Co.
Airworthiness Directives; Eurocopter France Model AS350B, AS350BA, AS350B1, AS350B2, AS350B3, AS350C, AS350D, AS350D1, AS355E, AS355F, AS355F1, AS355F2, and AS355N Helicopters
Modification of Class E Airspace; Muscatine, IA
Airworthiness Directives; CFM International, S.A. CFM56-2C, -3 Series, and -5 Series Turbofan Engines