Rule published by Transportation Department on March 3

The US Transportation Department published a two page rule on March 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The rule is focused on Elimination of Route Designation Requirement for Motor Carriers Transporting Passengers Over Regular Routes: Proposed Delay in Effective Date.

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 March 3

Title
Pipeline Safety: Random Drug Testing Rate
Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request
Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Renewals; Vision
Notice of Delay in Processing the Applications by American Trucking Associations, Inc. and the Massachusetts Department of Highways for a Preemption Determination Concerning the City of Boston's Hazardous Materials Routing Restrictions
Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Vision
Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee Public Meeting
Mid-Michigan Railroad, Inc.-Discontinuance of Service Exemption-in Kent and Ottawa Counties, MI
Environmental Impact Statement: Chautauqua County, NY
Notice of Availability of Finding of No Significant Impact/Record of Decision (FONSI/ROD), Written Reevaluation With Respect to New Information Concerning Section 4(f) Mitigation Measures, and Supplemental Department of Transportation Act Section 4(f) Determination for the Runway 6-24 Extension Project, Erie International Airport, Erie, PA
Notice of Opportunity for Public Comment on Surplus Property Release at Gulfport Biloxi International Airport, Gulfport, MS
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard; Air Brake Systems
Passenger Car Average Fuel Economy Standards-Model Years 2008-2020; Light Truck Average Fuel Economy Standards-Model Years 2008-2020; Request for Product Plan Information
Elimination of Route Designation Requirement for Motor Carriers Transporting Passengers Over Regular Routes: Proposed Delay in Effective Date
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard; Air Brake Systems