Transportation Department publishes proposed rule on May 14

The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on May 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The proposed rule is focused on Airworthiness Directives; Saab AB, Saab Aerosystems Model SAAB 340A (SAAB/SF340A) and SAAB 340B 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 May 14

Title
Congestion Management Rule for John F. Kennedy International Airport and Newark Liberty International Airport
Airworthiness Directives; Saab AB, Saab Aerosystems Model SAAB 340A (SAAB/SF340A) and SAAB 340B Airplanes
Congestion Management Rule for LaGuardia Airport
Standard Instrument Approach Procedures, and Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle Departure Procedures; Miscellaneous Amendments
Drug and Alcohol Testing Program
Airworthiness Directives; Bombardier Model CL-600-2C10 (Regional Jet Series 700, 701 & 702), CL-600-2D15 (Regional Jet Series 705), and CL-600-2D24 (Regional Jet Series 900) Airplanes
Standard Instrument Approach Procedures, and Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle Departure Procedures; Miscellaneous Amendments
Noise Exposure Map Notice; Fort Worth Alliance Airport, Fort Worth, TX
Forty-Eighth Meeting, RTCA Special Committee 186: Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B)
Requested Administrative Waiver of the Coastwise Trade Laws
Aviation Proceedings, Agreements Filed the Week Ending April 30, 2009
Simplified Standards for Rail Rate Cases-Taxes in Revenue Shortfall Allocation Method
Reports, Forms, and Recordkeeping Requirements: Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review