Proposed rule published by Transportation Department on March 7

The US Transportation Department published a four page proposed rule on March 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The proposed rule is focused on Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards No. 121; Air Brake Systems.

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 7

Title
Airworthiness Directives; Agusta S.p.A. Model AB 139 and AW 139 Helicopters
Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell Douglas Model DC-10-10 and DC-10-10F Airplanes, Model DC-10-15 Airplanes, Model DC-10-30 and DC-10-30F (KC-10A and KDC-10) Airplanes, Model DC-10-40 and DC-10-40F Airplanes, Model MD-10-10F and MD-10-30F Airplanes, and Model MD-11 and MD-11F Airplanes
Airworthiness Directives; Bell Helicopter Textron Canada Models 206L, L-1, L-3, L-4, and 407 Helicopters
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards No. 121; Air Brake Systems
Revisions to Cockpit Voice Recorder and Digital Flight Data Recorder Regulations
Requested Administrative Waiver of the Coastwise Trade Laws
Requested Administrative Waiver of the Coastwise Trade Laws
Requested Administrative Waiver of the Coastwise Trade Laws
Requested Administrative Waiver of the Coastwise Trade Laws
Requested Administrative Waiver of the Coastwise Trade Laws
Reports, Forms and Recordkeeping Requirements Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review
Requested Administrative Waiver of the Coastwise Trade Laws
Petition for Special Approval of Alternative Compliance
Petition for Exemption; Summary of Petition Received