Transportation Department publishes proposed rule on June 9

The US Transportation Department published a six page proposed rule on June 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The proposed rule is focused on Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing Program.

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 June 9

Title
Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing Program
Commercial Driver's License Testing and Commercial Learner's Permit Standards; Extension of Comment Period
Airworthiness Directives; Bombardier Model CL-600-2C10 (Regional Jet Series 700, 701, & 702) Airplanes; CL-600-2D15 (Regional Jet Series 705) Airplanes; and CL-600-2D24 (Regional Jet Series 900) Airplanes
Airworthiness Directives; Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. Model PC-6 Airplanes
Airworthiness Directives; BAE Systems (Operations) Limited (Jetstream) Model 4101 Airplanes
Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 737-600, -700, -800, and -900 Series Airplanes
Airworthiness Directives; Bombardier Model CL-600-2C10 (Regional Jet Series 700, 701, & 702), Model CL-600-2D15 (Regional Jet Series 705), and CL-600-2D24 (Regional Jet Series 900) Airplanes
Airworthiness Directives; EADS SOCATA Model TBM 700 Airplanes
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Occupant Protection in Interior Impact; Side Impact Protection; Side Impact Phase-In Reporting Requirements
FAA Approval of Noise Compatibility Program 14 CFR Part 150; Port Columbus International Airport, Columbus, OH
Air Traffic Procedures Advisory Committee
Aviation Proceedings, Agreements Filed the Week Ending February 8, 2008
Notice of Limitation on Claims Against Proposed Public Transportation Projects
Notice of Applications for Certificates of Public Convenience and Necessity and Foreign Air Carrier Permits Filed Under Subpart B (Formerly Subpart Q) During the Week Ending February 15, 2008
Aviation Proceedings, Agreements Filed the Week Ending February 15, 2008
Notice of Applications for Certificates of Public Convenience and Necessity and Foreign Air Carrier Permits Filed Under Subpart B (Formerly Subpart Q) During the Week Ending January 11, 2008
Notice of Applications for Certificates of Public Convenience and Necessity and Foreign Air Carrier Permits Filed Under Subpart B (Formerly Subpart Q) During the Week Ending February 8, 2008
Agency Information Collection Activities; Revision of a Currently-Approved Information Collection: Application for Certificate of Registration for Foreign Motor Carriers and Foreign Motor Private Carriers
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Revised Designation of Critical Habitat for the Wintering Population of the Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus) in Texas
Requested Administrative Waiver of the Coastwise Trade Laws
Information Collection Available for Public Comments and Recommendations