What did Transportation Department publish on Jan. 16?

The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Jan. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The notice is focused on Nicholas B. Temple, Eric Temple, Columbia Basin Railroad Company, Inc, Central Washington Railroad Company and Portland Vancouver Junction Railroad, LLC-Corporate Family Transaction Exemption.

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. 16

Title
Notice of Establishment of Emergency Relief Docket for Calendar Year 2009
Commercial Driver's License Standards: Application for Exemption; Volvo Trucks North America (Volvo)
Petitions for Exemption; Summaries of Petitions Received
Tiered Environmental Impact Statement: Sandoval County and Bernalillo County, New Mexico
Atlantic Sea Island Group LLC, Safe Harbor Energy Liquefied Natural Gas Deepwater Port License Application
Petition for Exemption; Summary of Petition Received
Seventh Meeting, Special Committee 211, Nickel-Cadmium, Lead Acid and Rechargeable Lithium Batteries
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 20, 2008
Reports, Forms, and Recordkeeping Requirements
Nicholas B. Temple, Eric Temple, Columbia Basin Railroad Company, Inc, Central Washington Railroad Company and Portland Vancouver Junction Railroad, LLC-Corporate Family Transaction Exemption
Petition for Exemption From the Federal Motor Vehicle Motor Theft Prevention Standard; General Motors Corporation
Pipeline Safety: Administrative Procedures, Address Updates, and Technical Amendments
Elimination of Route Designation Requirement for Motor Carriers Transporting Passengers Over Regular Routes
Proposed Amendment of Class E Airspace; Natchitoches, LA