Transportation Department publishes rule on Feb. 4

The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on Feb. 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The rule is focused on Airworthiness Directives; PIAGGIO AERO INDUSTRIES S.p.A. Model P-180 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 Feb. 4

Title
Agency Information Collection Activity Seeking OMB Approval
Supplemental Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment and Request for Public Scoping Comments for the Air Tour Management Plan Program at Death Valley National Park
Agency Information Collection Activity Seeking OMB Approval
Agency Information Collection Activity Seeking OMB Approval
Deadline for Notification of Intent To Use the Airport Improvement Program (AIP) Primary, Cargo, and Nonprimary Entitlement Funds for Fiscal Year 2010
Agency Information Collection Activity Seeking OMB Approval
Aviation Proceedings, Agreements Filed the Week Ending January 23, 2010
Agency Information Collection Activity Seeking OMB Approval
Agency Information Collection Activity Seeking OMB Approval
Section 5309 Bus and Bus Facilities Livability Initiative and Urban Circulator Program Grants
Proposed Amendment of Class D and E Airspace; Everett, WA
Employee Protection Program; Removal
Proposed Modification of Jet Routes J-37 and J-55; Northeast United States
Airworthiness Directives; PIAGGIO AERO INDUSTRIES S.p.A Model PIAGGIO P-180 Airplanes
Proposed Modification of Jet Route J-3; Spokane, WA
Airworthiness Directives; Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica S.A. (EMBRAER) Model EMB-135BJ, -135ER, -135KE, -135KL, and -135LR Airplanes; and EMB-145, -145ER, -145MR, -145LR, -145XR, -145MP, and -145EP Airplanes
Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Model 747-200C and -200F Series Airplanes
Airworthiness Directives; PIAGGIO AERO INDUSTRIES S.p.A. Model P-180 Airplanes
Airworthiness Directives; Turbomeca Arriel 2B and 2B1 Turboshaft Engines
Airworthiness Directives; Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation Model S-92A Helicopters
Airworthiness Directives; Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc. Model 205B and 212 Helicopters
Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Model 767-200, -300, and -300F Series Airplanes
Procedures for Transportation Workplace Drug and Alcohol Testing Programs