Transportation Department publishes proposed rule on May 30

The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on May 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The proposed rule is focused on Drawbridge Operation Regulations; Long Island, New York Inland Waterway from East Rockaway Inlet to Shinnecock Canal, NY.

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 30

Title
Safety and Security Zones; Pilgrim Nuclear Power Plant, Plymouth, MA
Safety Zone; Offshore Gran Prix powerboat race, Long Beach, California
Security Zones, Naval Submarine Base Bangor and Naval Submarines, Puget Sound and Strait of Juan De Fuca, WA
Drawbridge Operation Regulations: Lady's Island Bridge, Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway (AIWW), Beaufort, SC
Temporary Requirements for Notification of Arrival in U.S. Ports
Amendment to Class E Airspace; Fremont, NE
Airworthiness Directives; Eurocopter Deutschland Model EC135 Helicopters
Security Zones; Captain of the Port Buffalo Zone
Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Northeast Cape Fear River, Wilmington, NC
Drawbridge Operation Regulations; Long Island, New York Inland Waterway from East Rockaway Inlet to Shinnecock Canal, NY
Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 747 Series Airplanes
Deepwater Ports
New York Central Lines, LLC-Abandonment Exemption-in Worcester County, MA; CSX Transportation, Inc.-Discontinuance of Service Exemption-in Worcester County, MA
Illinois Central Railroad Company-Trackage Rights Exemption-The City of New Orleans, LA
Tri-City Railroad Company, L.L.C.-Lease and Operation Exemption-Port of Olympia Rail System in Olympia, WA
Tri-City Railroad Company, L.L.C.-Lease and Operation Exemption-Hanford Site Rail System in Richland, WA
Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Vision
Notice of Applications for Certificates of Public Convenience and Necessity and Foreign Air Carrier Permits Filed Under Subpart B (formerly Subpart Q) filed With the Department between March 25, and May 17, 2002
Great Lakes Pilotage Advisory Committee; Vacancies
Aviation Proceedings, Agreements Filed During March 25, through May 17, 2002