Proposed rule published on May 1 by Transportation Department

The US Transportation Department published a two page proposed rule on May 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The proposed rule is focused on Drug and Alcohol Testing of Certain Maintenance Provider Employees Located Outside of the United States; Extension of Comment Period.

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 May 1

Title
Airworthiness Directives; SOCATA Airplanes
Airworthiness Directives; M7 Aerospace LLC Airplanes
Airworthiness Directives; AgustaWestland S.p.A. (Type Certificate Previously Held by Agusta S.p.A.) (Agusta) Helicopters
Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes
Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes
Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes
Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes
Essential Air Service Proposed Enforcement Policy
Drug and Alcohol Testing of Certain Maintenance Provider Employees Located Outside of the United States; Extension of Comment Period
Information Collection Activities: Submission for the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Review; Request for Comment
Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority-Acquisition Exemption-Certain Assets of City of Tacoma in Pierce County, Wash.