What did Transportation Department publish on Dec. 9?

The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on Dec. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The rule is focused on Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A330 and A340 Series 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 Dec. 9

Title
Airworthiness Directives; Schempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau GmbH Model Duo-Discus Gliders
Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A330 and A340 Series Airplanes
Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 747-100, 747-100B, 747-100B SUD, 747-200B, 747-200C, 747-200F, 747-300, 747SP, and 747SR Series Airplanes
Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 767-300 and -400ER Series Airplanes
Airworthiness Directives; Mooney Aircraft Corporation Models M20B, M20C, M20D, M20E, M20F, M20G, and M20J Airplanes
Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 707 Airplanes and Model 720 and 720B Series Airplanes
Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A318, A319, A320, and A321 Series Airplanes
Airworthiness Directives; Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica S.A. (EMBRAER) Model EMB-135 and -145 Series Airplanes
State of Washington, Department of Transportation-Acquisition Exemption-Palouse River and Coulee City Railroad, Inc.
Sunshine Act Meeting
Union Pacific Railroad Company-Temporary Trackage Rights Exemption-The Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Company