Notice published on Dec. 31 by Transportation Department

The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Dec. 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The notice is focused on Morristown & Erie Railway Inc., d/b/a Stourbridge Railway-Operation Exemption-Stourbridge Railroad Company.

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. 31

Title
Reports, Forms and Recordkeeping Requirements; Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review
Petition for Waiver of Compliance
US Rail Corporation-Lease and Operation Exemption-Winamac Southern Railway Company and Kokomo Grain Co., Inc.
National Express Corporation-Intra-Corporate Family Transaction Exemption
CSX Transportation, Inc.-Abandonment Exemption-in Niagara County, NY
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
Aviation Proceedings, Agreements Filed the Week Ending November 14, 2008
Applications of Baltia Airlines, Inc. for Certificate Authority
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 November 14, 2008
Airworthiness Directives; CFM International, S. A. CFM56-5B Series Turbofan Engines
Morristown & Erie Railway Inc., d/b/a Stourbridge Railway-Operation Exemption-Stourbridge Railroad Company
Qualification and Certification of Locomotive Engineers; Miscellaneous Revisions