Notice published on Dec. 28 by Transportation Department

The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Dec. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The notice is focused on RailAmerica, Inc.-Control Exemption-New StatesRail Holdings, Inc. and Alabama & Gulf Coast Railway L.L.C.1.

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. 28

Title
Airworthiness Directives; Hamilton Sundstrand Model 247F Propellers
Organization and Delegation of Powers and Duties to the Under Secretary of Transportation for Security, Transportation Security Administration
Presidential Memorandum of December 12, 2001; Marine War Risk Insurance Under Title XII of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936
Reports, Forms and Record Keeping Requirements; Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review
Environmental Impact Statement; Orange County, California
The Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Company-Abandonment Exemption-Between Loving and Pecos Junction, NM, and Between Pecos Junction, NM, and Rustler Springs, TX
Reports of Motor Carriers; Notice of Requests for Exemptions From Public Release; Request for Comments
RailAmerica, Inc.-Control Exemption-StatesRail Acquisition Corp. and StatesRail, Inc.
RailAmerica, Inc.-Control Exemption-New StatesRail Holdings, Inc. and Alabama & Gulf Coast Railway L.L.C.1
Commercial Motor Vehicle Crash Data Collection and Analysis Improvement
Reports, Forms and Record Keeping Requirements; Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review
International Standards on the Transport of Dangerous Goods; Public Meetings
Office of Hazardous Materials Safety; Notice of Delays in Processing of Exemption Applications
Actions on Exemption Applications
Reports, Forms and Record Keeping Requirements; Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review
Reports, Forms and Record Keeping Requirements; Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review