Proposed rule published on Dec. 26 by Transportation Department

The US Transportation Department published a one page proposed rule on Dec. 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The proposed rule is focused on Early Warning Reporting, Foreign Defect Reporting, and Motor Vehicle and Equipment Recall Regulations; Meeting.

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. 26

Title
Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Airplanes
Proposed Establishment of Class E Airspace; Phoenix, AZ
Airworthiness Directives; Dowty Propellers
Airworthiness Directives; Dassault Aviation Airplanes
Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Airplanes
Proposed Establishment of Class E Airspace; Needles, CA
Alcohol and Drug Testing: Determination of Minimum Random Testing Rates for 2014
Early Warning Reporting, Foreign Defect Reporting, and Motor Vehicle and Equipment Recall Regulations; Meeting
Proposed Modification and Establishment of Air Traffic Service (ATS) Routes in the Vicinity of Huntingburg, IN
Proposed Establishment of Class E Airspace; Albuquerque, NM
Proposed Establishment of Class E Airspace; Truth or Consequences, NM
Proposed Modification of Area Navigation (RNAV) Route T-265, IL
National Rural Transportation Assistance Program: Solicitation for Proposals
Determination of Availability of Coastwise Qualified Vessels for the Transportation of a Platform Jacket
Information Collection Activities: Submission for the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Review; Request for Comment
Notice of Funding Availability for Resilience Projects in Response to Hurricane Sandy
Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Diabetes Mellitus
Knowledge Testing of New Entrant Motor Carriers, Freight Forwarders and Brokers
Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Vision
Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Vision
Registration and Financial Security Requirements for Brokers of Property and Freight Forwarders; Association of Independent Property Brokers and Agents' Exemption Application
Registration and Financial Security Requirements for Freight Forwarders; International Association of Movers Exemption Application
Receipt of Noise Compatibility Program and Request for Review; Martin County Airport/Witham Field, Stuart, FL
Office of Commercial Space Transportation; Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), Open a Public Scoping Period, and Conduct a Public Scoping Meeting.
Connected Vehicle Research Program Public Meeting; Notice of Public Meeting
Information Collection Activities: Submission for the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Review; Request for Comment
Agency Information Collection Activities; Revision of a Currently-Approved Information Collection: Request for Revocation of Authority Granted
Quarterly Rail Cost Adjustment Factor
California High-Speed Rail Authority-Construction Exemption-In Fresno, Kings, Tulare, and Kern Counties, CA
Research and Development; Public Meeting
City of Belfast, Me.-Acquisition Exemption-Certain Assets of Belfast and Moosehead Lake Railroad Company
Reports, Forms, and Record Keeping Requirements
Research and Development; Public Meeting