Transportation Department publishes rule on Feb. 13

The US Transportation Department published a four page rule on Feb. 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The rule is focused on Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Helicopters.

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 Feb. 13

Title
Airworthiness Directives; Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation Airplanes
Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Helicopters
Airworthiness Directives; Bombardier, Inc. Airplanes
Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS Airplanes
Proposed Amendment of Class D Airspace; Jacksonville NAS, FL, and Proposed Amendment of Class D and Class E Airspace; Mayport, FL
Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes
Fees for the Unified Carrier Registration Plan and Agreement
Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes
Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review
Fiscal Years (FY) 2018 Competitive Research Funding Opportunity: FTA's Public Transportation Innovation Program, (49 U.S.C. 5312)
Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Vision
Environmental Impact Statement: Christian, Shelby, Fayette, Marion, Clinton, Jefferson and Washington Counties, Illinois