Week ending Dec. 31: Transportation Department publishes 16 notices

There were 16 notices published by the Transportation Department in week ending Dec. 31, according to the Federal Register.

The most recent notice, Notice of Availability of Adopted Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) and Combined Record of Decision (ROD), was submitted on December 30, 2022.

The Transportation Department published 39 the week before, marking a 59 percent decrease.

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 in week ending Dec. 31

Title	Publication Date
Notice of Availability of Adopted Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) and Combined Record of Decision (ROD)	12/30/2022
Safety Advisory 2022-02; Addressing Unintended Train Brake Release	12/29/2022
FY 2022 Competitive Funding Opportunity: Airport Improvement Program Supplemental Discretionary Grants	12/29/2022
Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Hearing	12/29/2022
Hercules Tire & Rubber Company, Receipt of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance; Correction	12/29/2022
Pipeline Safety: Request for Special Permit; Portland Natural Gas Transmission System	12/29/2022
Commercial Driver's License Standards: Stevens Transport, Inc.; Application for Exemption	12/28/2022
Entry-Level Driver Training: State of Alaska; Application for Exemption	12/28/2022
Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments; Clearance of Renewed Approval of Information Collection: FAA Acquisition Management System (FAAAMS)	12/27/2022
Agency Information Collection Activities; Renewal of an Approved Information Collection: Designation of Agents, Motor Carriers, Brokers and Freight Forwarders	12/27/2022
Aviation Consumer Protection Advisory Committee; Notice of Public Meeting	12/27/2022
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Request for Comment; Child Passenger Safety Perceptions and Practices in Ridesharing and Autonomous Vehicles	12/27/2022
Notice of Funding Opportunity for Projects Located on the Northeast Corridor for the Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail Program	12/27/2022
Daimler Trucks North America, LLC, Receipt of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance	12/27/2022
Agency Information Collection Activities; New Information Collection: Crash Causal Factors Program: Knowledge of Systems and Processes	12/27/2022
Vee Rubber Corporation Ltd. and American Honda Motor Co., Inc., Receipt of Petitions for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance	12/27/2022