Transportation Department publishes rule on May 17

The US Transportation Department published a two page rule on May 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The rule is focused on Airworthiness Directives; Bombardier Model DHC-8-102, -103, -106, -201, -202, -301, -311, and -315 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 May 17

Title
Airworthiness Directives; Bell Helicopter Textron Model 206A and 206B Helicopters
Tariff of Tolls
Airworthiness Directives; Eurocopter France Model AS355E, F, F1, F2, and N Helicopters
Airworthiness Directives; Bombardier Model DHC-8-102, -103, -106, -201, -202, -301, -311, and -315 Airplanes
Airworthiness Directives; Fokker Model F.28 Series Airplanes
Airworthiness Directives; Saab Model SAAB SF340A and SAAB 340B Series Airplanes
Airworthiness Directives; Bombardier Model CL-600-2B19 (Regional Jet Series 100 & 440) Airplanes
Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities: Comment Request
Union Pacific Railroad Company-Temporary Trackage Rights Exemption-BNSF Railway Company
Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Vision
Pipeline Safety: Public Meeting on Use of Excess Flow Valves in Gas Distribution Service Lines
ArvinMeritor, Inc., Receipt of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance
Union Pacific Railroad Company-Temporary Trackage Rights Exemption-BNSF Railway Company