Proposed rule published on Dec. 8 by Transportation Department

The US Transportation Department published a four page proposed rule on Dec. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The proposed rule is focused on Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A318, 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 Dec. 8

Title
Applications for Urban Partnership Agreements as Part of Congestion Initiative
Union Pacific Railroad Company-Discontinuance of Service Exemption-in Yuba County, CA
Petition for Waiver of Compliance
Stillwater Central Railroad-Trackage Rights Exemption-BNSF Railway Company
Reports, Forms, and Recordkeeping Requirements
Agency Information Collection Activities; Request for Comments; Notice of Intent To Survey Motor Carriers Operating Small Passenger-Carrying Commercial Motor Vehicles
Notice of Availability of Draft Advisory Circulars, Other Policy Documents and Proposed Technical Standard Orders
Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A318, A319, A320, and A321 Airplanes
Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A318, A319, A320, and A321 Airplanes
Actual Control of U.S. Air Carriers
Airworthiness Directives; Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica S.A. (EMBRAER) Model ERJ 170-100 LR, -100 STD, -100 SE, -100 SU, -200 LR, -200 STD, and -200 SU Airplanes and Model ERJ 190 Airplanes
Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 747 Airplanes