What did Transportation Department publish on Jan. 27?

The US Transportation Department published a one page proposed rule on Jan. 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The proposed rule is focused on Hazardous Materials: Revision and Reformatting of Requirements for the Authorization To Use International Transport Standards and Regulations.

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 Jan. 27

Title
Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous Amendments
Airworthiness Directives; Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica S.A. (EMBRAER) Model ERJ 170 Airplanes
Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell Douglas Model DC-10-10, DC-10-10F, DC-10-15, DC-10-30, DC-10-30F (KC-10A and KDC-10), DC-10-40, DC-10-40F, MD-10-10F, MD-10-30F, MD-11, and MD-11F Airplanes
Hazardous Materials: Revision and Reformatting of Requirements for the Authorization To Use International Transport Standards and Regulations
KBN, Inc.-Continuance in Control Exemption-Dakota Northern Railroad, Inc.
Dakota Northern Railroad, Inc.-Lease and Operation Exemption-Rail Lines of BNSF Railway Company
Susquehanna Valley Railroad Corporation-Acquisition of Control Exemption-Juniata Valley Railroad Company, Lycoming Valley Railroad Company, Nittany & Bald Eagle Railroad Company, North Shore Railroad Company, Wellsboro & Corning Railroad Company, Union County Industrial Railroad Company, and Shamokin Valley Railroad Company
Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Vision
General Aviation Summit; Notice of Public Meeting