Rule published by Transportation Department on Sept. 30

The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on Sept. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The rule is focused on Pipeline Safety: Miscellaneous Changes to Pipeline Safety Regulations: Response to Petitions for Reconsideration.

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 Sept. 30

Title
Transit Asset Management; National Transit Database
BNSF Railway Company-Abandonment Exemption-in Stearns County, Minn.
Petition for Waiver of Compliance
Petition for Waiver of Compliance
Membership in the National Parks Overflights Advisory Group Aviation Rulemaking Committee
Special Conditions: Flight Structures, Inc., Boeing Model 777-200 Dynamic Test Requirements for Single-Occupant, Oblique (Side-Facing) Seats With Airbag Devices
Special Conditions: Embraer Model EMB-545 Airplanes; Seats With Inflatable Lap Belts
Special Conditions: Boeing Model 747-8 Airplanes; Seats With Inflatable Lap Belts
Special Conditions: Boeing Model 747-8, Dynamic Test Requirements for Single-Occupant, Oblique (Side-Facing) Seats With Airbag Devices
Disclosure of Seat Dimensions To Facilitate Use of Child Safety Seats on Airplanes During Passenger-Carrying Operations
Pipeline Safety: Miscellaneous Changes to Pipeline Safety Regulations: Response to Petitions for Reconsideration