What did Transportation Department publish on Feb. 13?

The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on Feb. 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The rule is focused on Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A300, A310, and A300-600 Series 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. 13

Title
Airworthiness Directives; Bombardier Model DHC-8-400 Series Airplanes
Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A300, A310, and A300-600 Series Airplanes
Event Data Recorders
Railroad Operating Rules: Program of Operational Tests and Inspections; Railroad Operating Practices: Handling Equipment, Switches and Fixed Derails
Use of a Multi-Stage Discounted Cash Flow Model in Determining the Railroad Industry's Cost of Capital
Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review; 2008 Renewals
Reports, Forms and Record Keeping Requirements Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review; Correction
Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 747-100, 747-100B, 747-100B SUD, 747-200B, 747-200C, 747-200F, 747-300, 747-400, 747-400D, 747-400F, 747SR, and 747SP Series Airplanes
Airworthiness Directives; Lockheed Model 382, 382B, 382E, 382F, and 382G Series Airplanes
Petition for Waiver of Compliance
Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Renewals; Vision
Federal Railroad Administration Review of the New Quiet Zone in Little Falls, MN
Notice of Petition for Waiver of Compliance
Requested Administrative Waiver of the Coastwise Trade Laws
Assistance to Small Shipyards Grant Program
Fifth Meeting, Special Committee 213 Enhanced Flight Vision Systems/Synthetic Vision System, (EFVS/SVS)
Notice of Intent To Rule on Request To Release Airport Property at Monroe Regional Airport, Monroe, LA.
Tier 1 Environmental Impact Statement: East Baton Rouge, West Baton Rouge, Iberville, Ascension, and Livingston Parishes, LA
Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Vision
Requested Administrative Waiver of the Coastwise Trade Laws
Reports, Forms, and Recordkeeping Requirements