Proposed rule published on Sept. 8 by Transportation Department

The US Transportation Department published a two page proposed rule on Sept. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The proposed rule is focused on Systems for Telephonic Notification of Unsafe Conditions at Highway-Rail and Pathway Grade Crossings.

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. 8

Title
Amendment of Class E Airspace; Shelby, NC
Amendment of Class E Airspace; Rutherfordton, NC
Airworthiness Standards; Rotor Overspeed Requirements; Correction
Amendment of Class D Airspace; Eglin AFB, FL
Airworthiness Directives; Pacific Aerospace Limited Airplanes
Systems for Telephonic Notification of Unsafe Conditions at Highway-Rail and Pathway Grade Crossings
Reports, Forms, and Record Keeping Requirements
Safety Advisory: Unauthorized Marking of Compressed Gas Cylinders
Requested Administrative Waiver of the Coastwise Trade Laws
Requested Administrative Waiver of the Coastwise Trade Laws
Reports, Forms and Recordkeeping Requirements; Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review
Reports, Forms and Recordkeeping Requirements; Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review
Public Listening Sessions Regarding the Maritime Administration's Panama Canal Expansion Study and the America's Marine Highway Program
Requested Administrative Waiver of the Coastwise Trade Laws
Information Collection Available for Public Comments and Recommendations
Notice of the Extension of the Comment Period for the Draft Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Impact Statement for the California High-Speed Rail Project Merced to Fresno Section
Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request
Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Comments for a New Information Collection
Reports, Forms and Recordkeeping Requirements; Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review
Notice of the Extension of the Comment Period for the Draft Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Impact Statement for the California High-Speed Train Project Fresno to Bakersfield Section