Transportation Department publishes rule on May 28

The US Transportation Department published a four page rule on May 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The rule is focused on Procedures for Transportation Workplace Drug and Alcohol Testing Programs.

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 28

Title
Hazardous Materials Security Plans; Information Collection Approval
Airworthiness Directives; Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd & Co KG Models Tay 650-15 and 651-54 Turbofan Engines
Procedures for Transportation Workplace Drug and Alcohol Testing Programs
Weight and Balance Control Program Committee
Aviation Proceedings, Agreements Filed the Week Ending May 16, 2003
Aging Transport Systems Rulemaking Advisory Committee