Transportation Department publishes rule on Sept. 28

The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on Sept. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The rule is focused on Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A319, A320, and A321 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 Sept. 28

Title
Hazardous Materials: Prohibition on the Transportation of Primary Lithium Batteries and Cells Aboard Passenger Aircraft
Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 747 Airplanes
Airworthiness Directives; Bombardier Model DHC-8-102, -103, and -106 Airplanes, and Model DHC-8-200 and DHC-8-300 Series Airplanes
Airworthiness Directives; Rolls-Royce Corporation Models 250-C30, 250-C40, and 250-C47 Series Turboshaft Engines
Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A310 Airplanes
Airworthiness Directives; BAE Systems (Operations) Limited Model BAe 146 Airplanes
Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A319, A320, and A321 Airplanes
Airworthiness Directives; BAE Systems (Operations) Limited Model BAe 146 and Avro 146-RJ Airplanes
Airworthiness Directives; Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica S.A. (EMBRAER) Model EMB-135 Airplanes and Model EMB-145, -145ER, -145MR, -145LR, -145XR, -145MP, and -145EP Airplanes
Special Federal Aviation Regulation No. XX-Mitsubishi MU-2B Series Airplane Special Training, Experience, and Operating Requirements
Mississippi Tennessee Holdings, LLC-Abandonment Exemption-in Hardeman County, TN and Tippah and Union Counties, MS; Mississippi Tennessee Railroad, LLC-Discontinuance of Service Exemption-in Hardeman County, TN and Tippah and Union Counties, MS
BNSF Railway Company-Abandonment Exemption-in Flathead County, MT
Aviation Proceedings, Agreements Filed the Week Ending September 8, 2006
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 September 8, 2006