Rule published on Aug. 14 by Transportation Department

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

The rule is focused on Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Motorcycle Brake Systems.

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 Aug. 14

Title
Railroad Safety Advisory Committee (“RSAC”); Working Group Activity Update
Railroad Safety Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting
Notice of Intent To Rule on Application To Impose and Use the Revenue From a Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) at Bismarck Municipal Airport, Bismarck, North Dakota
Proposed Small Airplane Directorate Policy on Flammability Testing
Notice of Intent To Rule on Application To Impose and Use the Revenue From a Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) at Rhinelander-Oneida County Airport, Rhinelander, Wisconsin
Notice of Alternative Policy Options for Managing Capacity at LaGuardia Airport and Proposed Extension of the Lottery Allocation; Extension of Comment Period
Petitions for Exemption; Summary of Petitions Received
Petitions for Exemption; Summary of Dispositions of Petitions Issued
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 July 27, 2001
Aviation Proceedings, Agreements Filed During Week Ending July 27, 2001
Cooper Tire & Rubber Company; Receipt of Application for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance
Advisory Circular; AC 21.101-1, Advisory Material for the Establishment of the Certification Basis of Changed Aeronautical Products
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Motorcycle Brake Systems
Proposed Establishment of Class E Airspace; Bellingham, WA
Proposed Modification of Class E Airspace, Logan, UT
Safety Zone; Maumee River, Toledo, Ohio
Safety Zone; Oak Bluffs Fireman's Civic Association, Oak Bluffs, MA
Drawbridge Operation Regulations: Piscataqua River, ME
Drawbridge Operation Regulations: Jamaica Bay and Connecting Waterways, NY