What did Transportation Department publish on Aug. 12?

The US Transportation Department published a seven page rule on Aug. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The rule is focused on IFR Altitudes; Miscellaneous Amendments.

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 Aug. 12

Title
CSX Transportation, Inc.-Trackage Rights Exemption-Commonwealth Railway Incorporated
Petition for Waiver of Compliance
Notice of Intent To Rule on Request To Release Airport Property at the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Seattle, WA
Fiscal Year 2010 Safety Grants
Notice of Application for Approval of Discontinuance or Modification of a Railroad Signal System or Relief From the Requirements of Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations Part 236
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 August 1, 2009
Petition for Waiver of Compliance
Notice of Application for Approval of Discontinuance or Modification of a Railroad Signal System or Relief From the Requirements of Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations Part 236
Think Technology AS; Grant of Application for a Temporary Exemption From the Advanced Air Bag Requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 208
Administrative Wage Garnishment
IFR Altitudes; Miscellaneous Amendments
Airworthiness Directives; Short Brothers Model SD3-60 Airplanes
Special Conditions: Boeing Model 747-8/-8F Airplanes; Additional Airframe Structural Design Requirements Related to Sudden Engine Stoppage Due to Fan Blade Failures
Special Conditions: Boeing Model 747-8/-8F Airplanes; Interaction of Systems and Structures
Proposed Revision of Class E Airspace; Noorvik, AK
Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 747-200C and -200F Series Airplanes
Proposed Amendment of Class E Airspace; Midlothian-Waxahachie, TX
Airworthiness Directives; Saab AB, Saab Aerosystems Model SAAB 340A (SAAB/SF340A) and SAAB 340B Airplanes
Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell Douglas Model DC-9-30, DC-9-40, and DC-9-50 Series Airplanes