What did Transportation Department publish on Sept. 27?

The US Transportation Department published an eight page proposed rule on Sept. 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The proposed rule is focused on Hazardous Materials: Limiting the Use of Electronic Devices by Highway.

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 Sept. 27

Title
Airworthiness Directives; GROB-WERKE (Type Certificate Previously Held by BURKHART GROB Luft- und Raumfahrt) Models G115C, G115D and G115D2 Airplanes
Airworthiness Directives; International Aero Engines AG V2500-A1, V2522-A5, V2524-A5, V2525-D5, V2527-A5, V2527E-A5, V2527M-A5, V2528-D5, V2530-A5, and V2533-A5 Turbofan Engines
Airworthiness Directives; Bombardier, Inc. Model CL-600-2B16 (CL-604 Variants (Including CL-605 Marketing Variant)) Airplanes
Airworthiness Directives; The Cessna Aircraft Company Model 750 Airplanes
Airworthiness Directives; Turboméca S.A. Arriel 2B and 2B1 Turboshaft Engines
Airworthiness Directives; Bombardier, Inc. Model CL-600-2B19 (Regional Jet Series 100 & 440) Airplanes; Model CL-600-2C10 (Regional Jet Series 700, 701, & 702) Airplanes; Model CL-600-2D15 (Regional Jet Series 705) and Model CL-600-2D24 (Regional Jet Series 900) Airplanes
Airworthiness Directives; Turboméca S.A. ARRIEL 2B Turboshaft Engines
Airworthiness Directives; British Aerospace Regional Aircraft Models Jetstream Series 3101 and Jetstream Model 3201 Airplanes
Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Model 737-600, -700, -700C, -800, -900, and -900ER Series Airplanes
Restrictions on Railroad Operating Employees' Use of Cellular Telephones and Other Electronic Devices
Limiting the Use of Wireless Communication Devices
Procedures for Transportation Workplace Drug and Alcohol Testing Programs: Federal Drug Testing Custody and Control Form; Technical Amendment
Positive Train Control Systems
Hazardous Materials: Limiting the Use of Electronic Devices by Highway
Seventh Meeting-RTCA Special Committee 217: Joint With EUROCAE WG-44 Terrain and Airport Mapping Databases
Eighth Meeting-RTCA Special Committee 220: Automatic Flight Guidance and Control
Early Scoping for the Alternatives Analysis of the North Corridor Transit Project in Metropolitan Seattle
Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on Proposed Highway in North Carolina
Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments; Clearance of Renewed Approval of Information Collection(s): Certification Procedures for Products and Parts
Notice of Availability of Answers to Frequently Asked Questions Regarding Buy America & FRA's High-Speed Intercity Passenger Rail Program
Reports, Forms, and Recordkeeping Requirements
Reports, Forms, and Recordkeeping Requirements
Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Vision