Transportation Department publishes rule on Dec. 18

The US Transportation Department published a four page rule on Dec. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The rule is focused on IFR Altitudes; Miscellaneous Amendments.

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. 18

Title
National Standards for Traffic Control Devices; Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways
IFR Altitudes; Miscellaneous Amendments
Airworthiness Directives; The New Piper Aircraft, Inc. (formerly Piper Aircraft Corporation) PA-31 Series Airplanes
Establishment of Restricted Area, ID
Airworthiness Directives; American Champion Aircraft Corporation 7, 8, and 11 Series Airplanes
Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 737-100, -200, and -200C Series Airplanes
Development of a North American Standard for Protection Against Shifting and Falling Cargo
Proposed Establishment and Redesignation of Restricted Areas; NV
Requested Administrative Waiver of the Coastwise Trade Laws
Winchester & Western Railroad Company-Abandonment Exemption-in Winchester, VA
Railroad Cost of Capital-2000
Petitions for Exemption; Summary of Petitions Received; Dispositions of Petitions Issued
Petitions for Exemption; Summary of Petitions Received; Dispositions of Petitions Issued
Reports, Forms and Recordkeeping Requirements; Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review
Petitions for Exemption; Summary of Petitions Received; Dispositions of Petitions Issued.
Petitions for Exemption; Summary of Petitions Received; Dispositions of Petitions Issued
Petitions for Exemption; Summary of Petitions Received; Dispositions of Petitions Issued
Petitions for Exemption; Summary of Petitions Received; Dispositions of Petitions Issued
Petitions for Exemption; Summary of Petitions Received; Dispositions of Petitions Issued
Revision of Braking Systems; Airworthiness Standards To Harmonize With European Airworthiness Standards for Transport Category Airplanes
FAR/JAR Harmonization Actions; Revisions to Requirements Concerning Airplane Operating Limitations and the Content of Airplane Flight Manuals for Transport Category Airplanes
Reduced Vertical Separation Minimum (RVSM)