There were 22 notices published by the Transportation Department in week ending March 4, according to the Federal Register.

The most recent notice, Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; Exemption Application From Waymo LLC, and Aurora Operations, Inc., was submitted on March 3, 2023.

The Transportation Department published 17 the week before, marking a 29.4 percent increase.

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 March 4

Title	Publication Date
Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; Exemption Application From Waymo LLC, and Aurora Operations, Inc.	03/03/2023
National Transit Database: Reporting Changes and Clarifications	03/03/2023
Safety Advisory 2023-01; Evaluation of Policies and Procedures Related to the Use and Maintenance of Hot Bearing Wayside Detectors	03/03/2023
Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Hearing	03/03/2023
Agency Information Collection Activities; Renewal of an Approved Information Collection: Training Certification for Drivers of Longer Combination Vehicles	03/03/2023
Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Epilepsy and Seizure Disorders	03/03/2023
Buy America Request for Information; Federal Ship Financing Program	03/03/2023
Hours of Service of Drivers: John Olier; Application for Exemption	03/03/2023
Request for Comments on the Approval of a New Information Collection: Building American Production Capacity for Electric Port Equipment and Other Port Infrastructure Items	03/02/2023
National Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council; Solicitation of Applications	03/02/2023
Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request	03/02/2023
Request for Information: Administration of the Cargo Preference Act of 1954	03/01/2023
Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Hearing	03/01/2023
Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Epilepsy and Seizure Disorders	03/01/2023
Notice of Proposed Release From the Grant Assurance Obligations To Allow a Portion of Airport Property To Be Used for Non-Aeronautical Purposes at Syracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR), Syracuse, New York	03/01/2023
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Request for Comment; Influence of Drivers' Internal Reasoning on Speeding	02/28/2023
Draft Model Minimum Uniform Crash Criteria (MMUCC) Guideline, Sixth Edition; Extension of Comment Period	02/28/2023
Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments; Clearance for a Renewed Information Collection: Privacy International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Address	02/28/2023
Baby Trend, Inc., Denial of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance	02/27/2023
U.S. Maritime Transportation System National Advisory Committee; Notice of Public Meeting	02/27/2023
Petition for Extension of Waiver of Compliance	02/27/2023
Petition for Extension of Waiver of Compliance	02/27/2023