Proposed rule published on Dec. 31 by Transportation Department

The US Transportation Department published an eight page proposed rule on Dec. 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The proposed rule is focused on Airworthiness Directives; Various Aircraft Equipped With Wing Lift Struts.

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. 31

Title
Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Diabetes Mellitus
Springfield Terminal Railway Company-Discontinuance of Service Exemption-in Essex County, MA
Sixty-Second Meeting: RTCA Special Committee 186, Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B)
Agency Information Collection Activities: Notice of Request for Reinstatement of a Previously Approved Information Collection
Office of Commercial Space Transportation; Notice of Availability and Request for Comment on the Draft Environmental Assessment for the Houston Spaceport, City of Houston, Harris County, Texas
Thirtieth Meeting: RTCA Special Committee 224, Airport Security Access Control Systems
Airworthiness Directives; British Aerospace Regional Aircraft Airplanes
Airworthiness Directives; Various Aircraft Equipped With Wing Lift Struts
Special Conditions: Airbus Helicopters Deutschland GmbH Model MBB-BK117D-2 Helicopters; Use of 30-Minute Power Rating