Rule published on Dec. 15 by Transportation Department

The US Transportation Department published an eight page rule on Dec. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The rule is focused on Sanctions Against Motor Carriers, Brokers, and Freight Forwarders for Failure To Pay Civil Penalties.

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. 15

Title
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Fuel System Integrity
Sanctions Against Motor Carriers, Brokers, and Freight Forwarders for Failure To Pay Civil Penalties
Texas Mexican Railway Company-Purchase Exemption-Union Pacific Railroad Company
Safe Handling Rail, Inc.-Operation Exemption-Maine Coast Railroad Corporation, Maine Central Railroad Company, Springfield Terminal Railway Company, and State of Maine Department of Transportation
Requested Administrative Waiver of the Coastwise Trade Laws
Continental General Tire, Inc., Receipt of Application for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance
Petition for Waiver of Compliance
Requested Administrative Waiver of the Coastwise Trade Laws
Requested Administrative Waiver of the Coastwise Trade Laws