Transportation Department publishes notice on Dec. 16

The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Dec. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The notice is focused on Operational Tests and Inspections for Compliance With Maximum Authorized Train Speeds and Other Speed Restrictions.

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. 16

Title
Establishment of Class E Airspace; Loup City, NE
Revocation of Class E Airspace; Danville, IL
Amendment of Class E Airspace; Chariton, IA
Amendment of Class E Airspace; Gainesville, TX
Establishment of Class E Airspace; Chatom, AL
Airworthiness Directives; EADS CASA (Type Certificate Previously Held by Construcciones Aeronáuticas, S.A.) Airplanes
Airworthiness Directives; Piper Aircraft, Inc. Airplanes
Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Company Turbofan Engines
Airworthiness Directives; Maule Aerospace Technology, Inc. Airplanes
Establishment of Class E Airspace; Donlin Creek, AK
Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes
Rail Transportation of Grain, Rate Regulation Review
Operational Tests and Inspections for Compliance With Maximum Authorized Train Speeds and Other Speed Restrictions
Norfolk Southern Railway Company-Discontinuance of Service Exemption-in Isle of Wight, Southampton, Greensville, and Brunswick Counties, VA.
Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request
Transportation Infrastructure Financing and Innovation Act (TIFIA) Program; Agency Information Collection Activities and Request for Comments
Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for the Route 460 Location Study, Prince George County to Suffolk, Virginia