Transportation Department publishes proposed rule on Dec. 20

The US Transportation Department published a six page proposed rule on Dec. 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The proposed rule is focused on Training, Qualification, and Oversight for Safety-Related Railroad Employees.

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. 20

Title
Airworthiness Directives; Agusta S.p.A. Helicopters
Change to Automatic Dependent Surveillance Broadcast Services
Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes
Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Helicopters (Previously Eurocopter France)
Airworthiness Directives; The Enstrom Helicopter Corporation Helicopters
Hours of Service of Drivers of Commercial Motor Vehicles; Proposed Regulatory Guidance Concerning the Transportation of Agricultural Commodities
Training, Qualification, and Oversight for Safety-Related Railroad Employees
Hours of Service; Electronic Logging Devices; Limited 90-Day Waiver for the Transportation of Agricultural Commodities
Notice of Opportunity for Public Comment on the Release of Deed Restrictions at the Yellowstone Airport, West Yellowstone, MT