Proposed rule published by Transportation Department on Feb. 13

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

The proposed rule is focused on Passenger Equipment Safety Standards; Standards for Alternative Compliance and High-Speed Trainsets.

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
Passenger Equipment Safety Standards; Standards for Alternative Compliance and High-Speed Trainsets
System Safety Program
National Performance Management Measures; Assessing Pavement Condition for the National Highway Performance Program and Bridge Condition for the National Highway Performance Program; National Performance Management Measures; Assessing Performance of the National Highway System, Freight Movement on the Interstate System, and Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program
Requested Administrative Waiver of the Coastwise Trade Laws: Vessel CHANTERELLE; Invitation for Public Comments
Requested Administrative Waiver of the Coastwise Trade Laws: Vessel CLUB M. SEA; Invitation for Public Comments
Requested Administrative Waiver of the Coastwise Trade Laws: Vessel SATORI; Invitation for Public Comments
Environmental Impact Statement: Evansville, IN, and Henderson, KY