Transportation Department publishes proposed rule on Dec. 14

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

The proposed rule is focused on Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 737-600, -700, and -800 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. 14

Title
Proposed Advisory Circulars 25.856-1X, Thermal/Acoustic Insulation Flame Propagation Test Method Details; and 25.856-2X, Installation of Thermal/Acoustic Insulation for Burnthrough Protection
Federal Highway Administration
Reports, Forms, and Recordkeeping Requirements
RTCA Special Committee 202: Portable Electronic Devices
Disqualification for Airman and Medical Certificate Holders Based on Alcohol Violations and Refusals to Submit to Drug or Alcohol Testing
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Head Restraints
Texas North Western Railway Company-Abandonment Exemption-in Moore, Hutchinson and Hansford Counties, TX
Florida Central Railroad Company, Inc.-Abandonment Exemption-in Seminole and Orange Counties, FL
The Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Company-Trackage Rights Exemption-Union Pacific Railroad Company
Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell Douglas Model DC-9-10 Series Airplanes; Model DC-9-20 Series Airplanes; Model DC-9-30 Series Airplanes; Model DC-9-40 Series Airplanes; Model DC-9-50 Series Airplanes; Model DC-9-81 (MD-81), DC-9-82 (MD-82), DC-9-83 (MD-83), and DC-9-87 (MD-87) Airplanes; and Model MD-88 Airplanes
Deferment of Service Obligations of Midshipmen Recipients of Scholarships or Fellowships
National Bridge Inspection Standards
Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous Amendments
IFR Altitudes; Miscellaneous Amendments
Regulation of Fractional Aircraft Ownership Programs and On-Demand Operations; Correction
Airworthiness Directives; Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. Model PC-7 Airplanes
Airworthiness Directives; Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A and PT6A-65B Turboprop Engines
Special Conditions: AMSAFE, Incorporated; Cessna Models 172 (R and S), 182 (S, T, and T182T), and 206 (H and T206H); Inflatable Three-Point Restraint Safety Belt With an Integrated Airbag Device
Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 737-600, -700, and -800 Series Airplanes
Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell Douglas Model MD-90-30 Airplanes