Transportation Department publishes rule on May 20

The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on May 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The rule is focused on Special Conditions: Boeing Model 757 Series Airplanes; Seats with Non-Traditional, Large, Non-Metallic Panels.

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 20

Title
Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 747 Airplanes
Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A330-300, A340-200, and A340-300 Series Airplanes
Airworthiness Directives; Saab AB, Saab Aerosystems Model 340A (SAAB/SF340A) and SAAB 340B Airplanes
Airworthiness Directives; Lockheed Model 382, 382B, 382E, 382F, and 382G Series Airplanes
Special Conditions: Boeing Model 757 Series Airplanes; Seats with Non-Traditional, Large, Non-Metallic Panels
Airworthiness Directives; Hartzell Propeller Inc. Steel Hub Turbine Propellers
Airworthiness Directives; Short Brothers Model SD3-60 Airplanes
Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 737-100, -200, -200C, -300, -400, and -500 Series Airplanes
Airworthiness Directives; BAE Systems (Operations) Limited (Jetstream) Model 4101 Airplanes
Notice of Availability of Proposed Guidance for New Starts/Small Starts Policies and Procedures and Request for Comments
Surface Transportation Pro ject Delivery Pilot Program; Caltrans Audit Report
Pilkington North America, Inc., Receipt of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance
Notice of Rail Energy Transportation Advisory Committee Meeting
17th Meeting: RTCA Special Committee 206/EUROCAE WG 76 Plenary
Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Comments for a New Information Collection, Titled: Reports, Forms and Recordkeeping Requirements
Agency Information Collection Activities: Notice of Request for Renewal of a Previously Approved Information Collection Titled: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) State Reports for American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA)
Aviation Proceedings, Agreements Filed the Week Ending May 9, 2009
Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on Proposed Highways in Washington
Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Comments for New Information Collection; Truck Congestion Information Assessment