Transportation Department publishes rule on Nov. 5

The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on Nov. 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The rule is focused on Airworthiness Directives; Piaggio Aero Industries S.p.A. Model PIAGGIO P-180 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 Nov. 5

Title
Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell Douglas Corporation Model DC-10-10, DC-10-10F, DC-10-15, DC-10-30, DC-10-30F (KC-10A and KDC-10), DC-10-40, DC-10-40F; Model MD-10-10F, MD-10-30F, MD-11, and MD-11F Airplanes
Safety Management Systems for Part 121 Certificate Holders
Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell Douglas Corporation Model MD-90-30 Airplanes
Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A318, A319, A320, and A321 Series Airplanes
Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Model 757 and 767 Airplanes
Crewmember Requirements When Passengers are Onboard
Airworthiness Directives; EADS CASA (Type Certificate Previously Held by Construcciones Aeronauticas, S.A.) Model CN-235, CN-235-100, CN-235-200, and CN-235-300 Airplanes, and Model C-295 Airplanes
Airworthiness Directives; Austro Engine GmbH Model E4 Diesel Piston Engines
Airworthiness Directives; Piaggio Aero Industries S.p.A. Model PIAGGIO P-180 Airplanes
Airworthiness Directives; Bombardier, Inc. Model DHC-8-400 Series Airplanes
Airworthiness Directives; Eurocopter France (Eurocopter) Model SA-365N, SA-365N1, AS-365N2, and AS 365 N3 Helicopters
Notice of Availability of a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for New Medium- and Heavy-Duty Fuel Efficiency Improvement Program
Policy Clarifying Definition of “Actively Engaged” for Purposes of Inspector Authorization
Patriot Woods Railroad, LLC-Acquisition and Operation Exemption-Weyerhaeuser NR Company, Weyerhaeuser Woods Railroad Operating Division
Texas, Oklahoma & Eastern Railroad, LLC-Acquisition and Operation Exemption-Texas, Oklahoma & Eastern Railroad Company
DeQueen and Eastern Railroad, LLC-Acquisition and Operation Exemption-DeQueen and Eastern Railroad Company
Mississippi & Skuna Valley Railroad, LLC-Acquisition and Operation Exemption-Mississippi & Skuna Valley Railroad Company
Lancaster & Chester Railroad, LLC-Acquisition and Operation Exemption-Line of Lancaster & Chester Railway Company
Golden Triangle Railroad, LLC-Acquisition and Operation Exemption-Golden Triangle Railroad Company
Duncan Smith and Gerald Altizer-Continuance in Control Exemption-Eighteen Thirty Group, LLC and Georges Creek Railway, LLC
Eighteen Thirty Group, LLC-Acquisition Exemption-in Allegany County, MD
Georges Creek Railway, LLC-Operation Exemption-in Allegany County, MD
Columbia & Cowlitz Railway, LLC-Acquisition and Operation Exemption-Columbia & Cowlitz Railway Company