What did Transportation Department publish on Dec. 23?

The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on Dec. 23, 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. 23

Title
Alcohol and Drug Testing: Determination of Minimum Random Testing Rates for 2009
Adjustment of Monetary Threshold for Reporting Rail Equipment Accidents/Incidents for Calendar Year 2009
Establishment of Class E Airspace; Napakiak, AK
Modification of Class D and E Airspace; Brunswick, ME
Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell Douglas Model DC-8-50 Series Airplanes; Model DC-8F-54 and DC-8F-55 Airplanes; Model DC-8-60 Series Airplanes; Model DC-8-60F Series Airplanes; Model DC-8-70 Series Airplanes; and Model DC-8-70F Series Airplanes
Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 727-281 Airplanes Equipped With Auxiliary Fuel Tanks Installed in Accordance With Supplemental Type Certificate SA3449NM
Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 747 Airplanes; and Boeing Model 757-200, -200PF, and -300 Series Airplanes
Airworthiness Directives; Viking Air Limited Model DHC-7 Airplanes
Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A318, A319, A320, and A321 Airplanes
Kansas City Southern, The Kansas City Southern Railway Company, and The Texas Mexican Railway Company-Exemption for Transactions Within a Corporate Family
Decision That Certain Nonconforming 1994 and 1995 Land Rover Defender 90 Multipurpose Passenger Vehicles Are Eligible for Importation
Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on Proposed Highway in Washington
Notice of Intent To Request Revision From the Office of Management and Budget of a Currently Approved Information Collection Activity, Request for Comments; Part 60 Flight Simulation Device Initial and Continuing Qualification and Use
Norfolk Southern Railway Company-Abandonment Exemption-in Fulton County, GA
Notice of Intent To Request Revision From the Office of Management and Budget of a Currently Approved Information Collection Activity, Request for Comments; Washington, DC Metropolitan Area Special Flight Rules
Notice of Intent To Request Revision From the Office of Management and Budget of a Currently Approved Information Collection Activity, Request for Comments; Suspected Unapproved Parts Notification