Transportation Department publishes proposed rule on Jan. 5

The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on Jan. 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The proposed rule is focused on Airworthiness Directives; SOCATA-Groupe AEROSPATIALE Models M.S. 760, M.S. 760 A, and M.S. 760 B 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 Jan. 5

Title
Safety of Private Highway-Rail Grade Crossings; Notice of Safety Inquiry
Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on Proposed Highway in California
Notice of Applications for Certificates of Public Convenience and Necessity and Foreign Air Carrier Permits Filed Under Subpart B (Formerly Subpart Q) During the Week Ending December 22, 2006
Statement Regarding a Coordinated Framework for Regulation of a Hydrogen Economy
Aviation Proceedings, Agreements Filed the Week Ending December 22, 2006
Security Related Considerations in the Design and Operation of Transport Category Airplanes
Union Pacific Railroad Company-Abandonment Exemption-in Bexar County, TX; Alamo Gulf Coast Railroad Company-Discontinuance of Service Exemption-in Bexar County, TX
Airworthiness Directives; Alpha Aviation Design Limited (Type Certificate No. A48EU Previously Held by APEX Aircraft and AVIONS PIERRE ROBIN) Model R2160 Airplanes
Drug Enforcement Assistance
Airworthiness Directives; Alpha Aviation Design Limited (Type Certificate No. A48EU Previously Held by APEX Aircraft and AVIONS PIERRE ROBIN) Model R2160 Airplanes
Airworthiness Directives; Przedsiebiorstwo Doswiadczalno-Produkcyjne Szybownictwa “PZL-Bielsko” Model SZD-50-3 “Puchacz” Gliders
Airworthiness Directives; SOCATA-Groupe AEROSPATIALE Models M.S. 760, M.S. 760 A, and M.S. 760 B Airplanes