Transportation Department publishes rule on Feb. 23

The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on Feb. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The rule is focused on Airworthiness Directives; Rolls-Royce plc Turbofan Engines.

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 Feb. 23

Title
Operation and Certification of Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems
Airworthiness Directives; the Boeing Company Airplanes
Airworthiness Directives; Short Brothers & Harland Ltd. Airplanes
Airworthiness Directives; Rolls-Royce plc Turbofan Engines
Buy America Waiver Notification
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 15, 2014
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 29, 2014
BNSF Railway Company-Temporary Trackage Rights Exemption-Union Pacific Railroad Company
Membership in the National Parks Overflights Advisory Group Aviation Rulemaking Committee