Transportation Department publishes proposed rule on Aug. 1

The US Transportation Department published a one page proposed rule on Aug. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The proposed rule is focused on Use of Locomotive Horns at Highway-Rail Grade Crossings.

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. 1

Title
Consumer Information Regulations; Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Rollover Prevention
Use of Locomotive Horns at Highway-Rail Grade Crossings
Drawbridge Operation Regulations: Gowanus Canal, New York
Drawbridge Operation Regulations: Newtown Creek, Dutch Kills, English Kills and their tributaries, New York
Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 767 Series Airplanes
Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 727-100 and -200 Series Airplanes Equipped With an Engine Nose Cowl for Engine Numbers 1 and 3, Installed in Accordance With Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) SA4363NM
Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee Meeting on Air Carrier Operations
Union Pacific Railroad Company-Abandonment Exemption-In Coos County, OR and Central Oregon & Pacific Railroad, Inc.-Discontinuance Exemption-in Coos County, OR