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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Office of the Secretary
14 CFR Chs. I–III
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33 CFR Chs. I and IV
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[DOT–OST–1999–5129]
Department Regulatory and
Deregulatory Agenda; Semiannual
Summary
Office of the Secretary,
Department of Transportation.
ACTION: Unified Agenda of Federal
Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions
(Regulatory Agenda).
AGENCY:
The Regulatory Agenda is a
semiannual summary of all current and
projected rulemakings, reviews of
existing regulations, and completed
rulemaking actions of the Department of
Transportation (DOT). The Regulatory
Agenda provides the public with
information about DOT’s planned
regulatory activity for the next 12
months. This information enables the
public to participate in the Department’s
regulatory process. The public is
encouraged to submit comments on any
aspect of this Regulatory Agenda.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Please direct all general comments and
inquiries on the Regulatory Agenda to
Daniel Cohen, Assistant General
Counsel for Regulation, Office of the
General Counsel, Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590;
(202) 366–4702. Please direct all
comments and inquiries relative to
specific items in the Regulatory Agenda
to the individual listed in the summary
of each regulation.
To obtain a copy of a specific
regulatory document in the Regulatory
SUMMARY:
Agenda, you should communicate
directly with the contact person listed
with the regulation. We note that most
such documents, including the
Semiannual Regulatory Agenda, are
available through the internet at https://
www.regulations.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Purpose
The Department is publishing this
Regulatory Agenda in the Federal
Register to share with interested
members of the public the Department’s
preliminary expectations regarding its
future regulatory actions. The
information contained in the Regulatory
Agenda should enable the public to be
aware of the Department’s planned
regulatory activities and should result in
more effective public participation. This
publication in the Federal Register does
not impose any binding obligation on
the Department or any of the offices
within the Department about any
specific item on the Regulatory Agenda.
Regulatory action, in addition to the
items listed, is not precluded.
Request for Comments
General
DOT’s Regulatory Agenda is intended
primarily for the use of the public. Since
its inception, the Department has made
modifications and refinements that
provide the public with more helpful
information, as well as making the
Regulatory Agenda easier to use. We
would like you, the public, to make
suggestions or comments on how the
Regulatory Agenda could be further
improved.
Regulatory Flexibility Act
The Department has long recognized
the importance of regularly reviewing
its existing regulations to determine
whether they need to be revised or
revoked. Our Regulatory Policies and
Procedures require such reviews. DOT
also has responsibilities under section
610 of the Regulatory Flexibility Act,
Executive Order 12866, ‘‘Regulatory
Planning and Review,’’ and Executive
Order 13563, ‘‘Improving Regulation
and Regulatory Review,’’ 76 FR 3821
(January 18, 2011) to conduct such
reviews. We are committed to
continuing our reviews of existing rules
and, if it is needed, will initiate
rulemaking actions based on these
reviews. Generally, each DOT operating
administration divides its rules into 10
different groups and plans to analyze
one group each year. In each Fall
Regulatory Agenda, each operating
administration will publish the results
of the analyses it has completed during
the previous year. The most recent
results appeared in the Department’s
2022 Fall Regulatory Agenda Preamble,
which was published in the Federal
Register on February 22, 2023. The
Department is interested in obtaining
information on requirements that have a
‘‘significant economic impact on a
substantial number of small entities’’
and, therefore, must be reviewed under
the Regulatory Flexibility Act. If you
have any suggested regulations, please
submit them to the Department, along
with your explanation of why they
should be reviewed.
Consultation With State, Local, and
Tribal Governments
Executive Orders 13132 and 13175
require the Department to develop a
process to ensure ‘‘meaningful and
timely input’’ by State, local, and Tribal
officials in the development of
regulatory policies that have federalism
or tribal implications. These policies are
defined in the Executive orders to
include regulations that have
‘‘substantial direct effects’’ on States or
Indian Tribes, on the relationship
between the Federal Government and
them, or on the distribution of power
and responsibilities between the Federal
Government and various levels of
Government or Indian tribes. Therefore,
we encourage State and local
Governments or Indian Tribes to
provide us with information about how
the Department’s rulemakings impact
them.
John Edward Putnam,
General Counsel, Department of
Transportation.
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Regulation
Identifier No.
Sequence No.
Title
135 ....................
++ A Refunding Airline Tickets and Fees for Delayed Checked Bags and Ancillary Services That are not
Provided.
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FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION—PROPOSED RULE STAGE
Regulation
Identifier No.
Sequence No.
Title
136 ....................
Requirements to File Notice of Construction of Meteorological Evaluation Towers and Other Renewable
Energy Projects (Section 610 Review) (Section 610 Review).
2120–AK77
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION—FINAL RULE STAGE
Regulation
Identifier No.
Sequence No.
Title
137 ....................
+ Registration and Marking Requirements for Small Unmanned Aircraft ........................................................
2120–AK82
+ DOT-designated significant regulation.
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION—LONG-TERM ACTIONS
Regulation
Identifier No.
Sequence No.
Title
138 ....................
139 ....................
+ Regulation Of Flight Operations Conducted By Alaska Guide Pilots ...........................................................
+ Drug and Alcohol Testing of Certain Maintenance Provider Employees Located Outside of the United
States.
+ Applying the Flight, Duty, and Rest Requirements to Ferry Flights That Follow Commuter or On-Demand Operations (FAA Reauthorization).
+ Aircraft Registration and Airmen Certification Fees ......................................................................................
+ Helicopter Air Ambulance Pilot Training and Operational Requirements (HAA II) (FAA Reauthorization) ..
140 ....................
141 ....................
142 ....................
2120–AJ78
2120–AK09
2120–AK26
2120–AK37
2120–AK57
+ DOT-designated significant regulation.
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION—COMPLETED ACTIONS
Regulation
Identifier No.
Sequence No.
Title
143 ....................
+ Airport Safety Management System .............................................................................................................
2120–AJ38
+ DOT-designated significant regulation.
FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ADMINISTRATION—PROPOSED RULE STAGE
Regulation
Identifier No.
Sequence No.
Title
144 ....................
Self-Insurance Program Cost Recovery (Section 610 Review) .....................................................................
2126–AC58
FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ADMINISTRATION—LONG-TERM ACTIONS
Regulation
Identifier No.
Sequence No.
Title
145 ....................
+ Safety Monitoring System and Compliance Initiative for Mexico-Domiciled Motor Carriers Operating in
the United States.
2126–AA35
+ DOT-designated significant regulation.
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FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION—FINAL RULE STAGE
Regulation
Identifier No.
Sequence No.
Title
146 ....................
+ Train Crew Staffing .......................................................................................................................................
2130–AC88
+ DOT-designated significant regulation.
SAINT LAWRENCE SEAWAY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION—COMPLETED ACTIONS
Regulation
Identifier No.
Sequence No.
Title
147 ....................
Seaway Regulations and Rules: Periodic Update, Various Categories (Completion of a Section 610 Review).
Tariff of Tolls (Completion of a Section 610 Review) ..................................................................................
148 ....................
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SAINT LAWRENCE SEAWAY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION—COMPLETED ACTIONS—Continued
Regulation
Identifier No.
Sequence No.
Title
149 ....................
Seaway Regulations and Rules: Periodic Update, Various Categories (Completion of a Section 610 Review).
Tariff of Tolls (Completion of a Section 610 Review) ..................................................................................
150 ....................
2135–AA53
2135–AA54
PIPELINE AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY ADMINISTRATION—PROPOSED RULE STAGE
Regulation
Identifier No.
Sequence No.
Title
151 ....................
152 ....................
153 ....................
Pipeline Safety: Gas Pipeline Leak Detection and Repair ..............................................................................
+ Pipeline Safety: Pipeline Operational Status ................................................................................................
+ Pipeline Safety: Safety of Gas Distribution Pipelines and Other Pipeline Safety Initiatives ........................
2137–AF51
2137–AF52
2137–AF53
+ DOT-designated significant regulation.
PIPELINE AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY ADMINISTRATION—COMPLETED ACTIONS
Regulation
Identifier No.
Sequence No.
Title
154 ....................
+ Hazardous Materials: Enhanced Safety Provisions for Lithium Batteries Transported by Aircraft (FAA
Reauthorization Act of 2018).
2137–AF20
+ DOT-designated significant regulation.
MARITIME ADMINISTRATION—PROPOSED RULE STAGE
Regulation
Identifier No.
Sequence No.
Title
155 ....................
156 ....................
+ Cargo Preference—U.S. Flag Vessels Regulatory Update (Section 610 Review) .....................................
+ Amendment to the Federal Ship Financing Program Regulations; Financial Requirements (Section 610
Review).
2133–AB97
2133–AB98
+ DOT-designated significant regulation.
MARITIME ADMINISTRATION—FINAL RULE STAGE
Regulation
Identifier No.
Sequence No.
Title
157 ....................
+ Establishing Safe and Secure Merchant Marine Training (Section 610 Review) .......................................
2133–AB99
+ DOT-designated significant regulation.
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
(DOT)
Office of the Secretary (OST)
Final Rule Stage
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135. ++ A Refunding Airline Tickets
and Fees for Delayed Checked Bags and
Ancillary Services That Are Not
Provided [2105–AF04]
Legal Authority: 49 U.S.C. 41712; 49
U.S.C. 40101, 49 U.S.C. 41702
Abstract: The Department of
Transportation has consistently
interpreted 49 U.S.C. 41712, which
prohibits U.S. air carriers, foreign air
carriers, and ticket agents from engaging
in unfair practices in the sale of air
transportation, to require carriers and
ticket agents to provide requested
refunds to passengers when a carrier
cancels or significantly changes a flight
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to, from, or within the United States.
This rulemaking would clarify that,
under the Department’s rule requiring
airlines to provide prompt refunds
when ticket refunds are due and its rule
requiring ticket agents to make refunds
promptly when service cannot be
performed as contracted, carriers and
ticket agents must provide prompt ticket
refunds to passengers when a carrier
cancels or makes a significant change to
a flight. This rulemaking would define
cancellation and significant change,
including addressing whether new
itineraries involving delays of a certain
length or additional stops constitute a
significant change requiring a refund.
This rulemaking would also address
protections for consumers who are
unable to travel due to government
restrictions. In addition, the rulemaking
under RIN 2105–AE53 has been merged
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into this rulemaking. As such, this
rulemaking would also require airlines
to refund checked baggage fees when
they fail to deliver the bags in a timely
manner as provided by the FAA
Extension, Safety and Security Act of
2016, and require airlines to promptly
provide a refund to a passenger of any
ancillary fees paid for services that the
passenger did not receive as provided
by the FAA Reauthorization Act of
2018.
Timetable:
Action
NPRM ..................
NPRM Comment
Period End.
Final Rule ............
Date
08/22/22
03/28/23
FR Cite
87 FR 51550
11/00/23
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Required: Yes.
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Agency Contact: Blane A. Workie,
Assistant General Counsel, Department
of Transportation, Office of the
Secretary, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE,
Washington, DC 20590, Phone: 202 366–
9342, Fax: 202 366–7153, Email:
blane.workie@dot.gov.
RIN: 2105–AF04
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
(DOT)
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
Proposed Rule Stage
136. Requirements To File Notice of
Construction of Meteorological
Evaluation Towers and Other
Renewable Energy Projects (Section 610
Review) (Section 610 Review) [2120–
AK77]
Legal Authority: 49 U.S.C. 40103
Abstract: This rulemaking would add
specific requirements for proponents
who wish to construct meteorological
evaluation towers at a height of 50 feet
above ground level (AGL) up to 200 feet
AGL to file notice of construction with
the FAA. This rule also requires
sponsors of wind turbines to provide
certain specific data when filing notice
of construction with the FAA. This
rulemaking is a statutory mandate under
section 2110 of the FAA Extension,
Safety, and Security Act of 2016 (Pub.
L. 114–190).
Timetable:
Action
Date
NPRM ..................
FR Cite
08/00/23
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Required: No.
Agency Contact: Juan Yanguas,
Department of Transportation, Federal
Aviation Administration, 800
Independence Avenue SW, Washington,
DC 20591, Phone: 202 267–1082, Email:
juan.s.yanguas@faa.gov.
RIN: 2120–AK77
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
(DOT)
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Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
Final Rule Stage
137. +Registration and Marking
Requirements for Small Unmanned
Aircraft [2120–AK82]
Legal Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 49
U.S.C. 41703, 44101 to 44106, 44110 to
44113, and 44701
Abstract: This rulemaking would
provide an alternative, streamlined and
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simple, web-based aircraft registration
process for the registration of small,
unmanned aircraft, including small
unmanned aircraft operated exclusively
for limited recreational operations, to
facilitate compliance with the statutory
requirement that all aircraft register
prior to operation. It would also provide
a simpler method for marking small,
unmanned aircraft that is more
appropriate for these aircraft. This
action responds to public comments
received regarding the proposed
registration process in the Operation
and Certification of Small Unmanned
Aircraft notice of proposed rulemaking,
the request for information regarding
unmanned aircraft system registration,
and the recommendations from the
Unmanned Aircraft System Registration
Task Force.
Timetable:
Action
Date
Interim Final Rule
Interim Final Rule
Effective.
OMB approval of
information collection.
Interim Final Rule
Comment Period End.
Final Rule ............
FR Cite
12/16/15
12/21/15
80 FR 78593
12/21/15
80 FR 79255
01/15/16
02/00/24
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Bonnie Lefko,
Department of Transportation, Federal
Aviation Administration, 6500 S
MacArthur Boulevard, Registry Building
26, Room 118, Oklahoma City, OK
73169, Phone: 866 762–9434, Email:
bonnie.lefko@faa.gov.
RIN: 2120–AK82
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
(DOT)
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
Long-Term Actions
138. +Regulation of Flight Operations
Conducted by Alaska Guide Pilots
[2120–AJ78]
Legal Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g) ; 49
U.S.C. 1153; 49 U.S.C. 1155; 49 U.S.C.
40101 to 40103; 49 U.S.C. 40113; 49
U.S.C. 40120; 49 U.S.C. 44101; 49 U.S.C.
44105 to 44016; 49 U.S.C. 44111; 49
U.S.C. 44701 to 44717; 49 U.S.C. 44722;
49 U.S.C. 44901; 49 U.S.C. 44903 to
44904; 49 U.S.C. 44906; 49 U.S.C.
44912; 49 U.S.C. 44914; 49 U.S.C.
44936; 49 U.S.C. 44938; 49 U.S.C.
46103; 49 U.S.C. 46105; 49 U.S.C.
46306; 49 U.S.C. 46315 to 46316; 49
U.S.C. 46504; 49 U.S.C. 46506 to 46507;
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49 U.S.C. 47122; 49 U.S.C. 47508; 49
U.S.C. 47528 to 47531; Articles 12 and
29 of 61 Statue 1180; P.L. 106–181, Sec.
732
Abstract: The rulemaking would
establish regulations concerning Alaska
guide pilot operations. The rulemaking
would implement Congressional
legislation and establish additional
safety requirements for the conduct of
these operations. The intended effect of
this rulemaking is to enhance the level
of safety for persons and property
transported in Alaska guide pilot
operations. In addition, the rulemaking
would add a general provision
applicable to pilots operating under the
general operating and flight rules
concerning falsification, reproduction,
and alteration of applications, logbooks,
reports, or records. This rulemaking is a
statutory mandate under section 732 of
the Wendell H. Ford Aviation
Investment and Reform Act for the 21st
Century, (Pub. L. 106–181).
Timetable: Next Action
Undetermined.
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Jeff Smith,
Department of Transportation, Federal
Aviation Administration, 800
Independence Avenue SW, Washington,
DC 20785, Phone: 202 365–3617, Email:
jeffrey.smith@faa.gov.
RIN: 2120–AJ78
139. +Drug and Alcohol Testing of
Certain Maintenance Provider
Employees Located Outside of the
United States [2120–AK09]
Legal Authority: 14 CFR; 49 U.S.C.
106(g); 49 U.S.C. 40113; 49 U.S.C.
44701; 49 U.S.C. 44702; 49 U.S.C.
44707; 49 U.S.C. 44709; 49 U.S.C. 44717
Abstract: This rulemaking would
require controlled substance testing of
some employees working in repair
stations located outside the United
States. The intended effect is to increase
participation by companies outside of
the United States in testing of
employees who perform safety critical
functions and testing standards similar
to those used in the repair stations
located in the United States. This action
is necessary to increase the level of
safety of the flying public. This
rulemaking is a statutory mandate under
section 308(d) of the FAA
Modernization and Reform Act of 2012
(Pub. L. 112–95).
Timetable:
Action
ANPRM ...............
Comment Period
Extended.
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Date
03/17/14
05/01/14
FR Cite
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Action
Date
ANPRM Comment
Period End.
Comment Period
End.
Next Action Undetermined.
FR Cite
05/16/14
07/17/14
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Julia Brady, Program
Analyst, Program Policy Branch,
Department of Transportation, Federal
Aviation Administration, 800
Independence Avenue SW, Washington,
DC 20591, Phone: 202 267–8083, Email:
julia.brady@faa.gov.
RIN: 2120–AK09
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140. +Applying the Flight, Duty, and
Rest Requirements to Ferry Flights That
Follow Commuter or On-Demand
Operations (FAA Reauthorization)
[2120–AK26]
Legal Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f); 49
U.S.C. 106(g); 49 U.S.C. 1153; 49 U.S.C.
40101; 49 U.S.C. 40102; 49 U.S.C.
40103; 49 U.S.C. 40113; 49 U.S.C.
41706; 49 U.S.C. 44105; 49 U.S.C.
44106; 49 U.S.C. 44111; 49 U.S.C. 44701
to 44717; 49 U.S.C. 44722; 49 U.S.C.
44901; 49 U.S.C. 44903; 49 U.S.C.
44904; 49 U.S.C. 44906; 49 U.S.C.
44912; 49 U.S.C. 44914; 49 U.S.C.
44936; 49 U.S.C. 44938; 49 U.S.C. 45101
to 45105; 49 U.S.C. 46103
Abstract: This rulemaking would
require a flightcrew member who is
employed by an air carrier conducting
operations under part 135, and who
accepts an additional assignment for
flying under part 91 from the air carrier
or from any other air carrier conducting
operations under part 121 or 135, to
apply the period of the additional
assignment toward any limitation
applicable to the flightcrew member
relating to duty periods or flight times
under part 135.
Timetable: Next Action
Undetermined.
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Chester Piolunek,
Department of Transportation, Federal
Aviation Administration, 800
Independence Avenue SW, Washington,
DC 20591, Phone: 202 267–3711, Email:
chester.piolunek@faa.gov.
RIN: 2120–AK26
141. +Aircraft Registration and Airmen
Certification Fees [2120–AK37]
Legal Authority: 31 U.S.C. 9701; 4
U.S.C. 1830; 49 U.S.C. 106(f); 49 U.S.C.
106(g); 49 U.S.C. 106(l)(6); 49 U.S.C.
40104; 49 U.S.C. 40105; 49 U.S.C.
40109; 49 U.S.C. 40113; 49 U.S.C.
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40114; 49 U.S.C. 44101 to 44108; 49
U.S.C. 44110 to 44113; 49 U.S.C. 44701
to 44704; 49 U.S.C. 44707; 49 U.S.C.
44709 to 44711; 49 U.S.C. 44713; 49
U.S.C. 45102; 49 U.S.C. 45103; 49 U.S.C.
45301; 49 U.S.C. 45302; 49 U.S.C.
45305; 49 U.S.C. 46104; 49 U.S.C.
46301; Pub. L. 108–297, 118 Stat.
Abstract: This rulemaking would
establish fees for airman certificates,
medical certificates, and provision of
legal opinions pertaining to aircraft
registration or recordation. This
rulemaking also would revise existing
fees for aircraft registration, recording of
security interests in aircraft or aircraft
parts, and replacement of an airman
certificate. This rulemaking addresses
provisions of the FAA Modernization
and Reform Act of 2012. This
rulemaking is intended to recover the
estimated costs of the various services
and activities for which fees would be
established or revised.
Timetable:
Action
Date
Next Action Undetermined.
FR Cite
To Be Determined
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Isra Raza,
Department of Transportation, Federal
Aviation Administration, 800
Independence Avenue SW, Washington,
DC 20591, Phone: 202 267–8994, Email:
isra.raza@faa.gov.
RIN: 2120–AK37
142. +Helicopter Air Ambulance Pilot
Training and Operational
Requirements (HAA II) (FAA
Reauthorization) [2120–AK57]
Legal Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f); 49
U.S.C. 106(g); 49 U.S.C. 40113; 49
U.S.C. 41706; 49 U.S.C. 44701; 49 U.S.C.
44702; 49 U.S.C. 44705; 49 U.S.C.
44709; 49 U.S.C. 44711 to 44713; 49
U.S.C. 44715 to 44717; 49 U.S.C. 44722;
49 U.S.C. 44730; 49 U.S.C. 45101 to
45105
Abstract: This rulemaking would
develop training requirements for crew
resource management, flight risk
evaluation, and operational control of
the pilot in command, as well as to
develop standards for the use of flight
simulation training devices and lineoriented flight training. Additionally, it
would establish requirements for the
use of safety equipment for flight
crewmembers and flight nurses. These
changes will aide in the increase in
aviation safety and increase
survivability in the event of an accident.
Without these changes, the Helicopter
Air Ambulance industry may continue
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to see the unacceptable high rate of
aircraft accidents. This rulemaking is a
statutory mandate under section 306(e)
of the FAA Modernization and Reform
Act of 2012 (Pub. L. 112–95).
Timetable: Next Action
Undetermined.
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Chris Holliday,
Department of Transportation, Federal
Aviation Administration, 800
Independence Avenue SW, Washington,
DC 20591, Phone: 202 267–4552, Email:
chris.holliday@faa.gov.
RIN: 2120–AK57
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
(DOT)
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
Completed Actions
143. +Airport Safety Management
System [2120–AJ38]
Legal Authority: 49 U.S.C. 44706; 49
U.S.C. 106(g); 49 U.S.C. 40113; 49
U.S.C. 44701 to 44706; 49 U.S.C. 44709;
49 U.S.C. 44719
Abstract: This rulemaking would
require certain airport certificate holders
to develop, implement, maintain, and
adhere to a safety management system
(SMS) for its aviation related activities.
An SMS is a formalized approach to
managing safety by developing an
organization-wide safety policy,
developing formal methods of
identifying hazards, analyzing and
mitigating risk, developing methods for
ensuring continuous safety
improvement, and creating
organization-wide safety promotion
strategies.
Timetable:
Action
NPRM ..................
NPRM Comment
Period Extended.
NPRM Comment
Period End.
End of Extended
Comment Period.
Second Extension
of Comment
Period.
End of Second
Extended Comment Period.
Second NPRM ....
Second NPRM
Comment Period End.
Final Rule ............
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Date
10/07/10
12/10/10
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01/05/11
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Date
Final Rule Effective.
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Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration (FMCSA)
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: James Schroeder,
Office of Airport Safety and Standards,
Department of Transportation, Federal
Aviation Administration, 800
Independence Avenue SW, Washington,
DC 20591, Phone: 202 267–4974, Email:
james.schroeder@faa.gov.
RIN: 2120–AJ38
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
(DOT)
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration (FMCSA)
Proposed Rule Stage
144. Self-Insurance Program Cost
Recovery (Section 610 Review) [2126–
AC58]
Legal Authority: 31 U.S.C. 9701 and
49 U.S.C. 13906(d); 49 U.S.C. 13908(d)
Abstract: FMCSA will propose to
amend fees collected for the processing
of new self-insurance applications and
add new fees for ongoing monitoring of
carrier compliance with the selfinsurance program requirements.
Application fees will be directed to
FMCSA’s Licensing and Insurance (L&I)
Account while monitoring fees must be
sent to the Treasury. This rulemaking
will amend 49 CFR 360.3T/360.3 to
ensure that the limited number of
primarily large motor carriers that
benefit from the program bear a
proportionate cost of participating in the
program. FMCSA may also need to
amend 49 CFR 360.5T/360.5 to reflect
any specific updates to the user fee
methodology that are required by this
rulemaking.
Timetable:
Action
Date
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Required: No.
Agency Contact: Kenneth Riddle,
Office Director, Department of
Transportation, Federal Motor Carrier
Safety Administration, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE, W65–308, Washington, DC
20590, Phone: 202 366–9616, Email:
kenneth.riddle@dot.gov.
RIN: 2126–AC58
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
(DOT)
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145. +Safety Monitoring System and
Compliance Initiative for MexicoDomiciled Motor Carriers Operating in
the United States [2126–AA35]
Legal Authority: Pub. L. 107–87, sec.
350; 49 U.S.C. 113; 49 U.S.C. 31136; 49
U.S.C. 31144; 49 U.S.C. 31502; 49 U.S.C.
504; 49 U.S.C. 5113; 49 U.S.C.
521(b)(5)(A)
Abstract: This rule would implement
a safety monitoring system and
compliance initiative designed to
evaluate the continuing safety fitness of
all Mexico-domiciled carriers within 18
months after receiving a provisional
Certificate of Registration or provisional
authority to operate in the United
States. It also would establish
suspension and revocation procedures
for provisional Certificates of
Registration and operating authority,
and incorporate criteria to be used by
FMCSA in evaluating whether Mexicodomiciled carriers exercise basic safety
management controls. The interim rule
included requirements that were not
proposed in the NPRM but which are
necessary to comply with the FY–2002
DOT Appropriations Act. On January
16, 2003, the Ninth Circuit Court of
Appeals remanded this rule, along with
two other NAFTA-related rules, to the
agency, requiring a full environmental
impact statement and an analysis
required by the Clean Air Act. On June
7, 2004, the Supreme Court reversed the
Ninth Circuit and remanded the case,
holding that FMCSA is not required to
prepare the environmental documents.
FMCSA originally planned to publish a
final rule by November 28, 2003.
Timetable:
Action
Date
NPRM ..................
NPRM Comment
Period End.
Interim Final Rule
Interim Final Rule
Comment Period End.
Interim Final Rule
Effective.
Notice of Intent to
Prepare an EIS.
EIS Public
Scoping Meetings.
Next Action Undetermined.
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Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)
Final Rule Stage
146. +Train Crew Staffing [2130–AC88]
Legal Authority: 49 CFR 1.89(a); 49
U.S.C. 20103
Abstract: This rulemaking would
address the potential safety impact of
one-person train operations, including
appropriate measures to mitigate an
accident’s impact and severity, and the
patchwork of State laws concerning
minimum crew staffing requirements.
This rulemaking would address the
issue of minimum requirements for the
size of train crews, depending on the
type of operations.
Timetable:
Action
NPRM ..................
NPRM Comment
Period End.
Final Rule ............
Date
07/28/22
12/21/22
FR Cite
87 FR 45564
02/00/24
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Amanda Maizel,
Attorney-Adviser, Department of
Transportation, Federal Railroad
Administration, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590,
Phone: 202 493–8014, Email:
amanda.maizel@dot.gov.
RIN: 2130–AC88
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(DOT)
Completed Actions
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Agency Contact: Sarah Stella,
Department of Transportation, Federal
Motor Carrier Safety Administration,
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE,
Washington, DC 20590, Phone: 202 366–
0192, Email: sarah.stella@dot.gov.
RIN: 2126–AA35
Saint Lawrence Seaway Development
Corporation (SLSDC)
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Required: Yes.
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147. Seaway Regulations and Rules:
Periodic Update, Various Categories
(Completion of a Section 610 Review)
[2135–AA51]
Legal Authority: 33 U.S.C. 981 et seq.
Abstract: The Great Lakes St.
Lawrence Seaway Development
Corporation (GLS) and the St. Lawrence
Seaway Management Corporation
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(SLSMC) of Canada, under international
agreement, jointly publish and presently
administer the St. Lawrence Seaway
Regulations and Rules (Practices and
Procedures in Canada) in their
respective jurisdictions. Under
agreement with the SLSMC, the GLS is
amending the joint regulations by
updating the Regulations and Rules in
various categories.
Timetable:
Action
Date
Final Action .........
Final Rule Effective.
03/07/22
03/21/22
FR Cite
87 FR 12590
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Required: No.
Agency Contact: Michal Chwedczuk,
Department of Transportation, Saint
Lawrence Seaway Development
Corporation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue
SE, Washington, DC 20590, Phone: 202
366–0091, Email: michal.chwedczuk@
dot.gov.
RIN: 2135–AA51
148. Tariff of Tolls (Completion of a
Section 610 Review) [2135–AA52]
Legal Authority: 33 U.S.C. 981 et seq.
Abstract: The Great Lakes St.
Lawrence Seaway Development
Corporation (GLS) and the St. Lawrence
Seaway Management Corporation
(SLSMC) of Canada, under international
agreement, jointly publish and presently
administer the St. Lawrence Seaway
Tariff of Tolls in their respective
jurisdictions. The Tariff sets forth the
level of tolls assessed on all
commodities and vessels transiting the
facilities operated by the GLS and the
SLSMC.
Timetable:
Action
Date
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Final Rule Effective.
03/02/22
03/02/22
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87 FR 11585
149. Seaway Regulations and Rules:
Periodic Update, Various Categories
(Completion of a Section 610 Review)
[2135–AA53]
Legal Authority: 33 U.S.C. 981 et seq.
Abstract: The Great Lakes St.
Lawrence Seaway Development
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Action
Date
Final Rule ............
Final Rule Effective.
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88 FR 14266
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Required: No.
Agency Contact: Michal Chwedczuk,
Department of Transportation, Saint
Lawrence Seaway Development
Corporation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue
SE, Washington, DC 20590, Phone: 202
366–0091, Email: michal.chwedczuk@
dot.gov.
RIN: 2135–AA53
150. Tariff of Tolls (Completion of a
Section 610 Review) [2135–AA54]
Legal Authority: 33 U.S.C. 981 et seq.
Abstract: The Great Lakes St.
Lawrence Seaway Development
Corporation (GLS) and the St. Lawrence
Seaway Management Corporation
(SLSMC) of Canada, under international
agreement, jointly publish and presently
administer the St. Lawrence Seaway
Tariff of Tolls in their respective
jurisdictions. The Tariff sets forth the
level of tolls assessed on all
commodities and vessels transiting the
facilities operated by the GLS and the
SLSMC.
Timetable:
Action
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Required: No.
Agency Contact: Michal Chwedczuk,
Department of Transportation, Saint
Lawrence Seaway Development
Corporation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue
SE, Washington, DC 20590, Phone: 202
366–0091, Email: michal.chwedczuk@
dot.gov.
RIN: 2135–AA52
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Corporation (GLS) and the St. Lawrence
Seaway Management Corporation
(SLSMC) of Canada, under international
agreement, jointly publish and presently
administer the St. Lawrence Seaway
Regulations and Rules (Practices and
Procedures in Canada) in their
respective jurisdictions. Under
agreement with the SLSMC, the GLS is
amending the joint regulations by
updating the Regulations and Rules in
various categories.
Timetable:
Date
Final Action .........
Final Action; Correction.
Final Rule Effective.
03/13/23
03/20/23
FR Cite
88 FR 15274
88 FR 16556
03/22/23
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Required: No.
Agency Contact: Michal Chwedczuk,
Department of Transportation, Saint
Lawrence Seaway Development
Corporation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue
SE, Washington, DC 20590, Phone: 202
366–0091, Email: michal.chwedczuk@
dot.gov.
RIN: 2135–AA54
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
(DOT)
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials
Safety Administration (PHMSA)
Proposed Rule Stage
151. Pipeline Safety: Gas Pipeline Leak
Detection and Repair [2137–AF51]
Legal Authority: 49 U.S.C. 60101 et
seq.
Abstract: This rulemaking would
amend the pipeline safety regulations to
enhance requirements for detecting and
repairing leaks on new and existing
natural gas distribution, gas
transmission, and gas gathering
pipelines. The proposed rule is
necessary to respond to a mandate from
section 113 of the Protecting our
Infrastructure of Pipelines and
Enhancing Safety Act of 2020.
Timetable:
Action
NPRM ..................
NPRM Comment
Period End.
Date
05/18/23
07/17/23
FR Cite
88 FR 31890
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Sayler Palabrica,
Department of Transportation, Pipeline
and Hazardous Materials Safety
Administration, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE, District of Columbia, DC
20590, Phone: 202 366–0559, Email:
sayler.palabrica@dot.gov.
RIN: 2137–AF51
152. +Pipeline Safety: Pipeline
Operational Status [2137–AF52]
Legal Authority: 49 U.S.C. 60101 et
seq.
Abstract: This rulemaking would
amend the pipeline safety regulations to
define an idled operational status for
natural gas and hazardous liquid
pipelines that are temporarily removed
from service, set operations and
maintenance requirements for idled
pipelines, and establish inspection
requirements for idled pipelines that are
returned to service. The proposed rule
is necessary to respond to a mandate
from the Protecting our Infrastructure of
Pipelines and Enhancing Safety Act of
2020.
Timetable:
Action
NPRM ..................
Date
FR Cite
11/00/23
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Sayler Palabrica,
Department of Transportation, Pipeline
and Hazardous Materials Safety
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Avenue SE, District of Columbia, DC
20590, Phone: 202 366–0559, Email:
sayler.palabrica@dot.gov.
RIN: 2137–AF52
153. +Pipeline Safety: Safety of Gas
Distribution Pipelines and Other
Pipeline Safety Initiatives [2137–AF53]
Legal Authority: 49 U.S.C. 60101 et
seq.
Abstract: This rulemaking would
amend the pipeline safety regulations to
enhance the safety requirements for gas
distribution pipelines. The proposed
rule is necessary to respond to several
mandates from title II of the Protecting
our Infrastructure of Pipelines and
Enhancing Safety Act of 2020 (PIPES
Act of 2020).
Timetable:
Action
Date
NPRM ..................
FR Cite
07/00/23
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Ashlin Bollacker,
Technical Writer, Department of
Transportation, Pipeline and Hazardous
Materials Safety Administration, 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington DC
20590, Phone: 202 366–4203, Email:
ashlin.bollacker@dot.gov.
RIN: 2137–AF53
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
(DOT)
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials
Safety Administration (PHMSA)
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Completed Actions
154. +Hazardous Materials: Enhanced
Safety Provisions for Lithium Batteries
Transported by Aircraft (FAA
Reauthorization Act of 2018) [2137–
AF20]
Legal Authority: 49 U.S.C. 44701; 49
U.S.C. 5103(b); 49 U.S.C. 5120(b)
Abstract: This rulemaking amends the
Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR)
to: (1) prohibit the transport of lithium
ion cells and batteries as cargo on
passenger aircraft; (2) require all lithium
ion cells and batteries to be shipped at
not more than a 30 percent state of
charge on cargo-only aircraft; and (3)
limit the use of alternative provisions
for small lithium cell or battery to one
package per consignment. The
amendments do not restrict passengers
or crew members from bringing personal
items or electronic devices containing
lithium cells or batteries aboard aircraft,
or restrict the air transport of lithium
ion cells or batteries when packed with
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or contained in equipment. To
accommodate persons in areas
potentially not serviced daily by cargo
aircraft, PHMSA provides a limited
exception for not more than two
replacement lithium cells or batteries
specifically used for medical devices to
be transported by passenger aircraft and
at a state of charge greater than 30
percent, under certain conditions and as
approved by the Associate
Administrator. This rulemaking is
necessary to meet the FAA
Reauthorization Act of 2018, address a
safety hazard, and harmonize the HMR
with emergency amendments to the
2015–2016 edition of the International
Civil Aviation Organization’s Technical
Instructions for the Safe Transport of
Dangerous Goods by Air.
Timetable:
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Date
Interim Final Rule
Interim Final Rule
Effective.
Interim Final Rule
Comment Period End.
Final Rule ............
Final Rule Effective.
03/06/19
03/06/19
FR Cite
84 FR 8006
05/06/19
12/21/22
01/20/23
87 FR 77995
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Eugenio Cardez,
Transportation Regulations Specialist,
Department of Transportation, Pipeline
and Hazardous Materials Safety
Administration, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590,
Phone: 202 366–8553, Email:
eugenio.cardez@dot.gov.
RIN: 2137–AF20
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(DOT)
Timetable:
Action
NPRM ..................
155. • +Cargo Preference—U.S. Flag
Vessels Regulatory Update (Section 610
Review) [2133–AB97]
Legal Authority: FY23 NDAA, Pub. L.
117–263; 46 U.S.C. 55305; 49 CFR
1.93(a)
Abstract: The purpose of this
rulemaking is to respond to a statutory
directive in section 3502 of the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2023 (FY23 NDAA) requiring
MARAD to issue a final rule to
implement and enforce the cargo
preference requirements in 46 U.S.C.
55305(d).
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08/00/23
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Required: Undetermined.
Agency Contact: Thomas Mitchell
Hudson, Department of Transportation,
Maritime Administration, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC
20590, Phone: 202 366–9373, Email:
mitch.hudson@dot.gov.
RIN: 2133–AB97
156. • +Amendment to the Federal Ship
Financing Program Regulations;
Financial Requirements (Section 610
Review) [2133–AB98]
Legal Authority: National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020,
Pub. L. 116–92; 46 U.S.C. ch. 537; 49
CFR 1.93(a)
Abstract: The proposed rule is
intended to update the lending
parameters in the current regulations,
which no longer best achieve the
intended purpose of minimizing the risk
of Title XI Program defaults, and to
better align the lending practices to
reflect federal credit and maritime
lending best practices. MARAD expects
that the proposed regulations will
reduce the economic burden on
applicants in complying with Title XI
Program requirements that are
inconsistent with other lending
instruments. MARAD also expects that
the updated lending parameters could
encourage the construction of vessels in
United States shipyards which
otherwise would not meet the current
constrained Title XI Program financial
requirements.
Timetable:
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Proposed Rule Stage
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Action
NPRM ..................
NPRM Comment
Period End.
Final Rule ............
Date
04/25/23
06/26/23
FR Cite
88 FR 24962
09/00/23
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Required: No.
Agency Contact: Mitch Hudson,
Attorney, Department of Transportation,
Maritime Administration, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC
20590, Phone: 202 366–9373, Email:
mitch.hudson@dot.gov.
RIN: 2133–AB98
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Maritime Administration (MARAD)
Final Rule Stage
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157. • +Establishing Safe and Secure
Merchant Marine Training (Section 610
Review) [2133–AB99]
Legal Authority: FY23 NDAA, Pub. L.
117–263; 46 U.S.C. chapter 513; 49 CFR
1.93(a)
Abstract: The purpose of this
regulation is to improve the safety and
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efficiency of the United States merchant
marine through the prevention of, and
response to, sexual harassment, dating
violence, domestic violence, and sexual
assault onboard vessels on which
merchant marine cadets are embarked
for training purposes.
Timetable:
Action
Date
Final Action .........
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Required: Undetermined.
Agency Contact: Thomas Mitchell
Hudson, Department of Transportation,
Maritime Administration, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC
20590, Phone: 202 366–9373, Email:
mitch.hudson@dot.gov.
RIN: 2133–AB99
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Office of the Secretary
14 CFR Chs. I-III
23 CFR Chs. I-III
33 CFR Chs. I and IV
46 CFR Chs. I-III
48 CFR Ch. 12
49 CFR Subtitle A, Chs. I-VI, and Chs. X-XII
[DOT-OST-1999-5129]
Department Regulatory and Deregulatory Agenda; Semiannual Summary
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Department of Transportation.
ACTION: Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions
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SUMMARY: The Regulatory Agenda is a semiannual summary of all current
and projected rulemakings, reviews of existing regulations, and
completed rulemaking actions of the Department of Transportation (DOT).
The Regulatory Agenda provides the public with information about DOT's
planned regulatory activity for the next 12 months. This information
enables the public to participate in the Department's regulatory
process. The public is encouraged to submit comments on any aspect of
this Regulatory Agenda.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Please direct all general comments and
inquiries on the Regulatory Agenda to Daniel Cohen, Assistant General
Counsel for Regulation, Office of the General Counsel, Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590; (202)
366-4702. Please direct all comments and inquiries relative to specific
items in the Regulatory Agenda to the individual listed in the summary
of each regulation.
To obtain a copy of a specific regulatory document in the
Regulatory Agenda, you should communicate directly with the contact
person listed with the regulation. We note that most such documents,
including the Semiannual Regulatory Agenda, are available through the
internet at https://www.regulations.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Purpose
The Department is publishing this Regulatory Agenda in the Federal
Register to share with interested members of the public the
Department's preliminary expectations regarding its future regulatory
actions. The information contained in the Regulatory Agenda should
enable the public to be aware of the Department's planned regulatory
activities and should result in more effective public participation.
This publication in the Federal Register does not impose any binding
obligation on the Department or any of the offices within the
Department about any specific item on the Regulatory Agenda. Regulatory
action, in addition to the items listed, is not precluded.
Request for Comments
General
DOT's Regulatory Agenda is intended primarily for the use of the
public. Since its inception, the Department has made modifications and
refinements that provide the public with more helpful information, as
well as making the Regulatory Agenda easier to use. We would like you,
the public, to make suggestions or comments on how the Regulatory
Agenda could be further improved.
Regulatory Flexibility Act
The Department has long recognized the importance of regularly
reviewing its existing regulations to determine whether they need to be
revised or revoked. Our Regulatory Policies and Procedures require such
reviews. DOT also has responsibilities under section 610 of the
Regulatory Flexibility Act, Executive Order 12866, ``Regulatory
Planning and Review,'' and Executive Order 13563, ``Improving
Regulation and Regulatory Review,'' 76 FR 3821 (January 18, 2011) to
conduct such reviews. We are committed to continuing our reviews of
existing rules and, if it is needed, will initiate rulemaking actions
based on these reviews. Generally, each DOT operating administration
divides its rules into 10 different groups and plans to analyze one
group each year. In each Fall Regulatory Agenda, each operating
administration will publish the results of the analyses it has
completed during the previous year. The most recent results appeared in
the Department's 2022 Fall Regulatory Agenda Preamble, which was
published in the Federal Register on February 22, 2023. The Department
is interested in obtaining information on requirements that have a
``significant economic impact on a substantial number of small
entities'' and, therefore, must be reviewed under the Regulatory
Flexibility Act. If you have any suggested regulations, please submit
them to the Department, along with your explanation of why they should
be reviewed.
Consultation With State, Local, and Tribal Governments
Executive Orders 13132 and 13175 require the Department to develop
a process to ensure ``meaningful and timely input'' by State, local,
and Tribal officials in the development of regulatory policies that
have federalism or tribal implications. These policies are defined in
the Executive orders to include regulations that have ``substantial
direct effects'' on States or Indian Tribes, on the relationship
between the Federal Government and them, or on the distribution of
power and responsibilities between the Federal Government and various
levels of Government or Indian tribes. Therefore, we encourage State
and local Governments or Indian Tribes to provide us with information
about how the Department's rulemakings impact them.
John Edward Putnam,
General Counsel, Department of Transportation.
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135....................... ++ A Refunding Airline 2105-AF04
Tickets and Fees for
Delayed Checked Bags and
Ancillary Services That
are not Provided.
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136....................... Requirements to File 2120-AK77
Notice of Construction of
Meteorological Evaluation
Towers and Other
Renewable Energy Projects
(Section 610 Review)
(Section 610 Review).
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Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
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137....................... + Registration and Marking 2120-AK82
Requirements for Small
Unmanned Aircraft.
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+ DOT-designated significant regulation.
Federal Aviation Administration--Long-Term Actions
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Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
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138....................... + Regulation Of Flight 2120-AJ78
Operations Conducted By
Alaska Guide Pilots.
139....................... + Drug and Alcohol Testing 2120-AK09
of Certain Maintenance
Provider Employees
Located Outside of the
United States.
140....................... + Applying the Flight, 2120-AK26
Duty, and Rest
Requirements to Ferry
Flights That Follow
Commuter or On-Demand
Operations (FAA
Reauthorization).
141....................... + Aircraft Registration 2120-AK37
and Airmen Certification
Fees.
142....................... + Helicopter Air Ambulance 2120-AK57
Pilot Training and
Operational Requirements
(HAA II) (FAA
Reauthorization).
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+ DOT-designated significant regulation.
Federal Aviation Administration--Completed Actions
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Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
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143....................... + Airport Safety 2120-AJ38
Management System.
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+ DOT-designated significant regulation.
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration--Proposed Rule Stage
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Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
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144....................... Self-Insurance Program 2126-AC58
Cost Recovery (Section
610 Review).
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Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration--Long-Term Actions
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Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
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145....................... + Safety Monitoring System 2126-AA35
and Compliance Initiative
for Mexico-Domiciled
Motor Carriers Operating
in the United States.
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+ DOT-designated significant regulation.
Federal Railroad Administration--Final Rule Stage
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Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
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146....................... + Train Crew Staffing..... 2130-AC88
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+ DOT-designated significant regulation.
Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation--Completed Actions
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Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
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147....................... Seaway Regulations and 2135-AA51
Rules: Periodic Update,
Various Categories
(Completion of a Section
610 Review).
148....................... Tariff of Tolls 2135-AA52
(Completion of a Section
610 Review).
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149....................... Seaway Regulations and 2135-AA53
Rules: Periodic Update,
Various Categories
(Completion of a Section
610 Review).
150....................... Tariff of Tolls 2135-AA54
(Completion of a Section
610 Review).
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Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration--Proposed Rule
Stage
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Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
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151....................... Pipeline Safety: Gas 2137-AF51
Pipeline Leak Detection
and Repair.
152....................... + Pipeline Safety: 2137-AF52
Pipeline Operational
Status.
153....................... + Pipeline Safety: Safety 2137-AF53
of Gas Distribution
Pipelines and Other
Pipeline Safety
Initiatives.
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+ DOT-designated significant regulation.
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration--Completed
Actions
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
154....................... + Hazardous Materials: 2137-AF20
Enhanced Safety
Provisions for Lithium
Batteries Transported by
Aircraft (FAA
Reauthorization Act of
2018).
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+ DOT-designated significant regulation.
Maritime Administration--Proposed Rule Stage
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Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
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155....................... + Cargo Preference--U.S. 2133-AB97
Flag Vessels Regulatory
Update (Section 610
Review).
156....................... + Amendment to the Federal 2133-AB98
Ship Financing Program
Regulations; Financial
Requirements (Section 610
Review).
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+ DOT-designated significant regulation.
Maritime Administration--Final Rule Stage
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Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
157....................... + Establishing Safe and 2133-AB99
Secure Merchant Marine
Training (Section 610
Review).
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+ DOT-designated significant regulation.
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (DOT)
Office of the Secretary (OST)
Final Rule Stage
135. ++ A Refunding Airline Tickets and Fees for Delayed Checked Bags
and Ancillary Services That Are Not Provided [2105-AF04]
Legal Authority: 49 U.S.C. 41712; 49 U.S.C. 40101, 49 U.S.C. 41702
Abstract: The Department of Transportation has consistently
interpreted 49 U.S.C. 41712, which prohibits U.S. air carriers, foreign
air carriers, and ticket agents from engaging in unfair practices in
the sale of air transportation, to require carriers and ticket agents
to provide requested refunds to passengers when a carrier cancels or
significantly changes a flight to, from, or within the United States.
This rulemaking would clarify that, under the Department's rule
requiring airlines to provide prompt refunds when ticket refunds are
due and its rule requiring ticket agents to make refunds promptly when
service cannot be performed as contracted, carriers and ticket agents
must provide prompt ticket refunds to passengers when a carrier cancels
or makes a significant change to a flight. This rulemaking would define
cancellation and significant change, including addressing whether new
itineraries involving delays of a certain length or additional stops
constitute a significant change requiring a refund. This rulemaking
would also address protections for consumers who are unable to travel
due to government restrictions. In addition, the rulemaking under RIN
2105-AE53 has been merged into this rulemaking. As such, this
rulemaking would also require airlines to refund checked baggage fees
when they fail to deliver the bags in a timely manner as provided by
the FAA Extension, Safety and Security Act of 2016, and require
airlines to promptly provide a refund to a passenger of any ancillary
fees paid for services that the passenger did not receive as provided
by the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM................................ 08/22/22 87 FR 51550
NPRM Comment Period End............. 03/28/23
Final Rule.......................... 11/00/23
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
[[Page 48585]]
Agency Contact: Blane A. Workie, Assistant General Counsel,
Department of Transportation, Office of the Secretary, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590, Phone: 202 366-9342, Fax: 202 366-
7153, Email: [email protected].
RIN: 2105-AF04
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (DOT)
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
Proposed Rule Stage
136. Requirements To File Notice of Construction of Meteorological
Evaluation Towers and Other Renewable Energy Projects (Section 610
Review) (Section 610 Review) [2120-AK77]
Legal Authority: 49 U.S.C. 40103
Abstract: This rulemaking would add specific requirements for
proponents who wish to construct meteorological evaluation towers at a
height of 50 feet above ground level (AGL) up to 200 feet AGL to file
notice of construction with the FAA. This rule also requires sponsors
of wind turbines to provide certain specific data when filing notice of
construction with the FAA. This rulemaking is a statutory mandate under
section 2110 of the FAA Extension, Safety, and Security Act of 2016
(Pub. L. 114-190).
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM................................ 08/00/23
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No.
Agency Contact: Juan Yanguas, Department of Transportation, Federal
Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC
20591, Phone: 202 267-1082, Email: [email protected].
RIN: 2120-AK77
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (DOT)
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
Final Rule Stage
137. +Registration and Marking Requirements for Small Unmanned Aircraft
[2120-AK82]
Legal Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 49 U.S.C. 41703, 44101 to 44106,
44110 to 44113, and 44701
Abstract: This rulemaking would provide an alternative, streamlined
and simple, web-based aircraft registration process for the
registration of small, unmanned aircraft, including small unmanned
aircraft operated exclusively for limited recreational operations, to
facilitate compliance with the statutory requirement that all aircraft
register prior to operation. It would also provide a simpler method for
marking small, unmanned aircraft that is more appropriate for these
aircraft. This action responds to public comments received regarding
the proposed registration process in the Operation and Certification of
Small Unmanned Aircraft notice of proposed rulemaking, the request for
information regarding unmanned aircraft system registration, and the
recommendations from the Unmanned Aircraft System Registration Task
Force.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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Interim Final Rule.................. 12/16/15 80 FR 78593
Interim Final Rule Effective........ 12/21/15
OMB approval of information 12/21/15 80 FR 79255
collection.
Interim Final Rule Comment Period 01/15/16
End.
Final Rule.......................... 02/00/24
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Bonnie Lefko, Department of Transportation, Federal
Aviation Administration, 6500 S MacArthur Boulevard, Registry Building
26, Room 118, Oklahoma City, OK 73169, Phone: 866 762-9434, Email:
[email protected].
RIN: 2120-AK82
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (DOT)
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
Long-Term Actions
138. +Regulation of Flight Operations Conducted by Alaska Guide Pilots
[2120-AJ78]
Legal Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g) ; 49 U.S.C. 1153; 49 U.S.C. 1155;
49 U.S.C. 40101 to 40103; 49 U.S.C. 40113; 49 U.S.C. 40120; 49 U.S.C.
44101; 49 U.S.C. 44105 to 44016; 49 U.S.C. 44111; 49 U.S.C. 44701 to
44717; 49 U.S.C. 44722; 49 U.S.C. 44901; 49 U.S.C. 44903 to 44904; 49
U.S.C. 44906; 49 U.S.C. 44912; 49 U.S.C. 44914; 49 U.S.C. 44936; 49
U.S.C. 44938; 49 U.S.C. 46103; 49 U.S.C. 46105; 49 U.S.C. 46306; 49
U.S.C. 46315 to 46316; 49 U.S.C. 46504; 49 U.S.C. 46506 to 46507; 49
U.S.C. 47122; 49 U.S.C. 47508; 49 U.S.C. 47528 to 47531; Articles 12
and 29 of 61 Statue 1180; P.L. 106-181, Sec. 732
Abstract: The rulemaking would establish regulations concerning
Alaska guide pilot operations. The rulemaking would implement
Congressional legislation and establish additional safety requirements
for the conduct of these operations. The intended effect of this
rulemaking is to enhance the level of safety for persons and property
transported in Alaska guide pilot operations. In addition, the
rulemaking would add a general provision applicable to pilots operating
under the general operating and flight rules concerning falsification,
reproduction, and alteration of applications, logbooks, reports, or
records. This rulemaking is a statutory mandate under section 732 of
the Wendell H. Ford Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st
Century, (Pub. L. 106-181).
Timetable: Next Action Undetermined.
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Jeff Smith, Department of Transportation, Federal
Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC
20785, Phone: 202 365-3617, Email: [email protected].
RIN: 2120-AJ78
139. +Drug and Alcohol Testing of Certain Maintenance Provider
Employees Located Outside of the United States [2120-AK09]
Legal Authority: 14 CFR; 49 U.S.C. 106(g); 49 U.S.C. 40113; 49
U.S.C. 44701; 49 U.S.C. 44702; 49 U.S.C. 44707; 49 U.S.C. 44709; 49
U.S.C. 44717
Abstract: This rulemaking would require controlled substance
testing of some employees working in repair stations located outside
the United States. The intended effect is to increase participation by
companies outside of the United States in testing of employees who
perform safety critical functions and testing standards similar to
those used in the repair stations located in the United States. This
action is necessary to increase the level of safety of the flying
public. This rulemaking is a statutory mandate under section 308(d) of
the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 (Pub. L. 112-95).
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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ANPRM............................... 03/17/14 79 FR 14621
Comment Period Extended............. 05/01/14 79 FR 24631
[[Page 48586]]
ANPRM Comment Period End............ 05/16/14
Comment Period End.................. 07/17/14
Next Action Undetermined............
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Julia Brady, Program Analyst, Program Policy
Branch, Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration,
800 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20591, Phone: 202 267-8083,
Email: [email protected].
RIN: 2120-AK09
140. +Applying the Flight, Duty, and Rest Requirements to Ferry Flights
That Follow Commuter or On-Demand Operations (FAA Reauthorization)
[2120-AK26]
Legal Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f); 49 U.S.C. 106(g); 49 U.S.C.
1153; 49 U.S.C. 40101; 49 U.S.C. 40102; 49 U.S.C. 40103; 49 U.S.C.
40113; 49 U.S.C. 41706; 49 U.S.C. 44105; 49 U.S.C. 44106; 49 U.S.C.
44111; 49 U.S.C. 44701 to 44717; 49 U.S.C. 44722; 49 U.S.C. 44901; 49
U.S.C. 44903; 49 U.S.C. 44904; 49 U.S.C. 44906; 49 U.S.C. 44912; 49
U.S.C. 44914; 49 U.S.C. 44936; 49 U.S.C. 44938; 49 U.S.C. 45101 to
45105; 49 U.S.C. 46103
Abstract: This rulemaking would require a flightcrew member who is
employed by an air carrier conducting operations under part 135, and
who accepts an additional assignment for flying under part 91 from the
air carrier or from any other air carrier conducting operations under
part 121 or 135, to apply the period of the additional assignment
toward any limitation applicable to the flightcrew member relating to
duty periods or flight times under part 135.
Timetable: Next Action Undetermined.
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Chester Piolunek, Department of Transportation,
Federal Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Avenue SW,
Washington, DC 20591, Phone: 202 267-3711, Email:
[email protected].
RIN: 2120-AK26
141. +Aircraft Registration and Airmen Certification Fees [2120-AK37]
Legal Authority: 31 U.S.C. 9701; 4 U.S.C. 1830; 49 U.S.C. 106(f);
49 U.S.C. 106(g); 49 U.S.C. 106(l)(6); 49 U.S.C. 40104; 49 U.S.C.
40105; 49 U.S.C. 40109; 49 U.S.C. 40113; 49 U.S.C. 40114; 49 U.S.C.
44101 to 44108; 49 U.S.C. 44110 to 44113; 49 U.S.C. 44701 to 44704; 49
U.S.C. 44707; 49 U.S.C. 44709 to 44711; 49 U.S.C. 44713; 49 U.S.C.
45102; 49 U.S.C. 45103; 49 U.S.C. 45301; 49 U.S.C. 45302; 49 U.S.C.
45305; 49 U.S.C. 46104; 49 U.S.C. 46301; Pub. L. 108-297, 118 Stat.
Abstract: This rulemaking would establish fees for airman
certificates, medical certificates, and provision of legal opinions
pertaining to aircraft registration or recordation. This rulemaking
also would revise existing fees for aircraft registration, recording of
security interests in aircraft or aircraft parts, and replacement of an
airman certificate. This rulemaking addresses provisions of the FAA
Modernization and Reform Act of 2012. This rulemaking is intended to
recover the estimated costs of the various services and activities for
which fees would be established or revised.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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Next Action Undetermined............ To Be Determined
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Isra Raza, Department of Transportation, Federal
Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC
20591, Phone: 202 267-8994, Email: [email protected].
RIN: 2120-AK37
142. +Helicopter Air Ambulance Pilot Training and Operational
Requirements (HAA II) (FAA Reauthorization) [2120-AK57]
Legal Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f); 49 U.S.C. 106(g); 49 U.S.C.
40113; 49 U.S.C. 41706; 49 U.S.C. 44701; 49 U.S.C. 44702; 49 U.S.C.
44705; 49 U.S.C. 44709; 49 U.S.C. 44711 to 44713; 49 U.S.C. 44715 to
44717; 49 U.S.C. 44722; 49 U.S.C. 44730; 49 U.S.C. 45101 to 45105
Abstract: This rulemaking would develop training requirements for
crew resource management, flight risk evaluation, and operational
control of the pilot in command, as well as to develop standards for
the use of flight simulation training devices and line-oriented flight
training. Additionally, it would establish requirements for the use of
safety equipment for flight crewmembers and flight nurses. These
changes will aide in the increase in aviation safety and increase
survivability in the event of an accident. Without these changes, the
Helicopter Air Ambulance industry may continue to see the unacceptable
high rate of aircraft accidents. This rulemaking is a statutory mandate
under section 306(e) of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012
(Pub. L. 112-95).
Timetable: Next Action Undetermined.
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Chris Holliday, Department of Transportation,
Federal Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Avenue SW,
Washington, DC 20591, Phone: 202 267-4552, Email:
[email protected].
RIN: 2120-AK57
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (DOT)
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
Completed Actions
143. +Airport Safety Management System [2120-AJ38]
Legal Authority: 49 U.S.C. 44706; 49 U.S.C. 106(g); 49 U.S.C.
40113; 49 U.S.C. 44701 to 44706; 49 U.S.C. 44709; 49 U.S.C. 44719
Abstract: This rulemaking would require certain airport certificate
holders to develop, implement, maintain, and adhere to a safety
management system (SMS) for its aviation related activities. An SMS is
a formalized approach to managing safety by developing an organization-
wide safety policy, developing formal methods of identifying hazards,
analyzing and mitigating risk, developing methods for ensuring
continuous safety improvement, and creating organization-wide safety
promotion strategies.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM................................ 10/07/10 75 FR 62008
NPRM Comment Period Extended........ 12/10/10 75 FR 76928
NPRM Comment Period End............. 01/05/11
End of Extended Comment Period...... 03/07/11
Second Extension of Comment Period.. 03/07/11 76 FR 12300
End of Second Extended Comment 07/05/11
Period.
Second NPRM......................... 07/14/16 81 FR 45871
Second NPRM Comment Period End...... 09/12/16
Final Rule.......................... 02/23/23 88 FR 11642
[[Page 48587]]
Final Rule Effective................ 04/24/23
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: James Schroeder, Office of Airport Safety and
Standards, Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation
Administration, 800 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20591,
Phone: 202 267-4974, Email: [email protected].
RIN: 2120-AJ38
BILLING CODE 4910-13-P
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (DOT)
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA)
Proposed Rule Stage
144. Self-Insurance Program Cost Recovery (Section 610 Review) [2126-
AC58]
Legal Authority: 31 U.S.C. 9701 and 49 U.S.C. 13906(d); 49 U.S.C.
13908(d)
Abstract: FMCSA will propose to amend fees collected for the
processing of new self-insurance applications and add new fees for
ongoing monitoring of carrier compliance with the self-insurance
program requirements. Application fees will be directed to FMCSA's
Licensing and Insurance (L&I) Account while monitoring fees must be
sent to the Treasury. This rulemaking will amend 49 CFR 360.3T/360.3 to
ensure that the limited number of primarily large motor carriers that
benefit from the program bear a proportionate cost of participating in
the program. FMCSA may also need to amend 49 CFR 360.5T/360.5 to
reflect any specific updates to the user fee methodology that are
required by this rulemaking.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM................................ 06/00/23
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No.
Agency Contact: Kenneth Riddle, Office Director, Department of
Transportation, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue SE, W65-308, Washington, DC 20590, Phone: 202 366-9616,
Email: [email protected].
RIN: 2126-AC58
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (DOT)
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA)
Long-Term Actions
145. +Safety Monitoring System and Compliance Initiative for Mexico-
Domiciled Motor Carriers Operating in the United States [2126-AA35]
Legal Authority: Pub. L. 107-87, sec. 350; 49 U.S.C. 113; 49 U.S.C.
31136; 49 U.S.C. 31144; 49 U.S.C. 31502; 49 U.S.C. 504; 49 U.S.C. 5113;
49 U.S.C. 521(b)(5)(A)
Abstract: This rule would implement a safety monitoring system and
compliance initiative designed to evaluate the continuing safety
fitness of all Mexico-domiciled carriers within 18 months after
receiving a provisional Certificate of Registration or provisional
authority to operate in the United States. It also would establish
suspension and revocation procedures for provisional Certificates of
Registration and operating authority, and incorporate criteria to be
used by FMCSA in evaluating whether Mexico-domiciled carriers exercise
basic safety management controls. The interim rule included
requirements that were not proposed in the NPRM but which are necessary
to comply with the FY-2002 DOT Appropriations Act. On January 16, 2003,
the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals remanded this rule, along with two
other NAFTA-related rules, to the agency, requiring a full
environmental impact statement and an analysis required by the Clean
Air Act. On June 7, 2004, the Supreme Court reversed the Ninth Circuit
and remanded the case, holding that FMCSA is not required to prepare
the environmental documents. FMCSA originally planned to publish a
final rule by November 28, 2003.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM................................ 05/03/01 66 FR 22415
NPRM Comment Period End............. 07/02/01
Interim Final Rule.................. 03/19/02 67 FR 12758
Interim Final Rule Comment Period 04/18/02
End.
Interim Final Rule Effective........ 05/03/02
Notice of Intent to Prepare an EIS.. 08/26/03 68 FR 51322
EIS Public Scoping Meetings......... 10/08/03 68 FR 58162
Next Action Undetermined............
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Sarah Stella, Department of Transportation, Federal
Motor Carrier Safety Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE,
Washington, DC 20590, Phone: 202 366-0192, Email: [email protected].
RIN: 2126-AA35
BILLING CODE 4910-EX-P
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (DOT)
Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)
Final Rule Stage
146. +Train Crew Staffing [2130-AC88]
Legal Authority: 49 CFR 1.89(a); 49 U.S.C. 20103
Abstract: This rulemaking would address the potential safety impact
of one-person train operations, including appropriate measures to
mitigate an accident's impact and severity, and the patchwork of State
laws concerning minimum crew staffing requirements. This rulemaking
would address the issue of minimum requirements for the size of train
crews, depending on the type of operations.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM................................ 07/28/22 87 FR 45564
NPRM Comment Period End............. 12/21/22
Final Rule.......................... 02/00/24
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Amanda Maizel, Attorney-Adviser, Department of
Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue
SE, Washington, DC 20590, Phone: 202 493-8014, Email:
[email protected].
RIN: 2130-AC88
BILLING CODE 4910-06-P
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (DOT)
Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation (SLSDC)
Completed Actions
147. Seaway Regulations and Rules: Periodic Update, Various Categories
(Completion of a Section 610 Review) [2135-AA51]
Legal Authority: 33 U.S.C. 981 et seq.
Abstract: The Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development
Corporation (GLS) and the St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation
[[Page 48588]]
(SLSMC) of Canada, under international agreement, jointly publish and
presently administer the St. Lawrence Seaway Regulations and Rules
(Practices and Procedures in Canada) in their respective jurisdictions.
Under agreement with the SLSMC, the GLS is amending the joint
regulations by updating the Regulations and Rules in various
categories.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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Final Action........................ 03/07/22 87 FR 12590
Final Rule Effective................ 03/21/22
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No.
Agency Contact: Michal Chwedczuk, Department of Transportation,
Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue
SE, Washington, DC 20590, Phone: 202 366-0091, Email:
[email protected].
RIN: 2135-AA51
148. Tariff of Tolls (Completion of a Section 610 Review) [2135-AA52]
Legal Authority: 33 U.S.C. 981 et seq.
Abstract: The Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development
Corporation (GLS) and the St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation
(SLSMC) of Canada, under international agreement, jointly publish and
presently administer the St. Lawrence Seaway Tariff of Tolls in their
respective jurisdictions. The Tariff sets forth the level of tolls
assessed on all commodities and vessels transiting the facilities
operated by the GLS and the SLSMC.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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Final Action........................ 03/02/22 87 FR 11585
Final Rule Effective................ 03/02/22
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No.
Agency Contact: Michal Chwedczuk, Department of Transportation,
Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue
SE, Washington, DC 20590, Phone: 202 366-0091, Email:
[email protected].
RIN: 2135-AA52
149. Seaway Regulations and Rules: Periodic Update, Various Categories
(Completion of a Section 610 Review) [2135-AA53]
Legal Authority: 33 U.S.C. 981 et seq.
Abstract: The Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development
Corporation (GLS) and the St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation
(SLSMC) of Canada, under international agreement, jointly publish and
presently administer the St. Lawrence Seaway Regulations and Rules
(Practices and Procedures in Canada) in their respective jurisdictions.
Under agreement with the SLSMC, the GLS is amending the joint
regulations by updating the Regulations and Rules in various
categories.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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Final Rule.......................... 03/08/23 88 FR 14266
Final Rule Effective................ 03/22/23 .......................
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No.
Agency Contact: Michal Chwedczuk, Department of Transportation,
Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue
SE, Washington, DC 20590, Phone: 202 366-0091, Email:
[email protected].
RIN: 2135-AA53
150. Tariff of Tolls (Completion of a Section 610 Review) [2135-AA54]
Legal Authority: 33 U.S.C. 981 et seq.
Abstract: The Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development
Corporation (GLS) and the St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation
(SLSMC) of Canada, under international agreement, jointly publish and
presently administer the St. Lawrence Seaway Tariff of Tolls in their
respective jurisdictions. The Tariff sets forth the level of tolls
assessed on all commodities and vessels transiting the facilities
operated by the GLS and the SLSMC.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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Final Action........................ 03/13/23 88 FR 15274
Final Action; Correction............ 03/20/23 88 FR 16556
Final Rule Effective................ 03/22/23 .......................
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No.
Agency Contact: Michal Chwedczuk, Department of Transportation,
Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue
SE, Washington, DC 20590, Phone: 202 366-0091, Email:
[email protected].
RIN: 2135-AA54
BILLING CODE 4910-61-P
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (DOT)
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA)
Proposed Rule Stage
151. Pipeline Safety: Gas Pipeline Leak Detection and Repair [2137-
AF51]
Legal Authority: 49 U.S.C. 60101 et seq.
Abstract: This rulemaking would amend the pipeline safety
regulations to enhance requirements for detecting and repairing leaks
on new and existing natural gas distribution, gas transmission, and gas
gathering pipelines. The proposed rule is necessary to respond to a
mandate from section 113 of the Protecting our Infrastructure of
Pipelines and Enhancing Safety Act of 2020.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM................................ 05/18/23 88 FR 31890
NPRM Comment Period End............. 07/17/23 .......................
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Sayler Palabrica, Department of Transportation,
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE, District of Columbia, DC 20590, Phone: 202 366-0559, Email:
[email protected].
RIN: 2137-AF51
152. +Pipeline Safety: Pipeline Operational Status [2137-AF52]
Legal Authority: 49 U.S.C. 60101 et seq.
Abstract: This rulemaking would amend the pipeline safety
regulations to define an idled operational status for natural gas and
hazardous liquid pipelines that are temporarily removed from service,
set operations and maintenance requirements for idled pipelines, and
establish inspection requirements for idled pipelines that are returned
to service. The proposed rule is necessary to respond to a mandate from
the Protecting our Infrastructure of Pipelines and Enhancing Safety Act
of 2020.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM................................ 11/00/23 .......................
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Sayler Palabrica, Department of Transportation,
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety
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Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, District of Columbia, DC
20590, Phone: 202 366-0559, Email: [email protected].
RIN: 2137-AF52
153. +Pipeline Safety: Safety of Gas Distribution Pipelines and Other
Pipeline Safety Initiatives [2137-AF53]
Legal Authority: 49 U.S.C. 60101 et seq.
Abstract: This rulemaking would amend the pipeline safety
regulations to enhance the safety requirements for gas distribution
pipelines. The proposed rule is necessary to respond to several
mandates from title II of the Protecting our Infrastructure of
Pipelines and Enhancing Safety Act of 2020 (PIPES Act of 2020).
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM................................ 07/00/23 .......................
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Ashlin Bollacker, Technical Writer, Department of
Transportation, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration,
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington DC 20590, Phone: 202 366-4203,
Email: [email protected].
RIN: 2137-AF53
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (DOT)
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA)
Completed Actions
154. +Hazardous Materials: Enhanced Safety Provisions for Lithium
Batteries Transported by Aircraft (FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018)
[2137-AF20]
Legal Authority: 49 U.S.C. 44701; 49 U.S.C. 5103(b); 49 U.S.C.
5120(b)
Abstract: This rulemaking amends the Hazardous Materials
Regulations (HMR) to: (1) prohibit the transport of lithium ion cells
and batteries as cargo on passenger aircraft; (2) require all lithium
ion cells and batteries to be shipped at not more than a 30 percent
state of charge on cargo-only aircraft; and (3) limit the use of
alternative provisions for small lithium cell or battery to one package
per consignment. The amendments do not restrict passengers or crew
members from bringing personal items or electronic devices containing
lithium cells or batteries aboard aircraft, or restrict the air
transport of lithium ion cells or batteries when packed with or
contained in equipment. To accommodate persons in areas potentially not
serviced daily by cargo aircraft, PHMSA provides a limited exception
for not more than two replacement lithium cells or batteries
specifically used for medical devices to be transported by passenger
aircraft and at a state of charge greater than 30 percent, under
certain conditions and as approved by the Associate Administrator. This
rulemaking is necessary to meet the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018,
address a safety hazard, and harmonize the HMR with emergency
amendments to the 2015-2016 edition of the International Civil Aviation
Organization's Technical Instructions for the Safe Transport of
Dangerous Goods by Air.
Timetable:
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Interim Final Rule.................. 03/06/19 84 FR 8006
Interim Final Rule Effective........ 03/06/19 .......................
Interim Final Rule Comment Period 05/06/19 .......................
End.
Final Rule.......................... 12/21/22 87 FR 77995
Final Rule Effective................ 01/20/23 .......................
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Eugenio Cardez, Transportation Regulations
Specialist, Department of Transportation, Pipeline and Hazardous
Materials Safety Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington,
DC 20590, Phone: 202 366-8553, Email: [email protected].
RIN: 2137-AF20
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (DOT)
Maritime Administration (MARAD)
Proposed Rule Stage
155. +Cargo Preference--U.S. Flag Vessels Regulatory Update
(Section 610 Review) [2133-AB97]
Legal Authority: FY23 NDAA, Pub. L. 117-263; 46 U.S.C. 55305; 49
CFR 1.93(a)
Abstract: The purpose of this rulemaking is to respond to a
statutory directive in section 3502 of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (FY23 NDAA) requiring MARAD to
issue a final rule to implement and enforce the cargo preference
requirements in 46 U.S.C. 55305(d).
Timetable:
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NPRM................................ 08/00/23 .......................
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined.
Agency Contact: Thomas Mitchell Hudson, Department of
Transportation, Maritime Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE,
Washington, DC 20590, Phone: 202 366-9373, Email: [email protected].
RIN: 2133-AB97
156. +Amendment to the Federal Ship Financing Program
Regulations; Financial Requirements (Section 610 Review) [2133-AB98]
Legal Authority: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2020, Pub. L. 116-92; 46 U.S.C. ch. 537; 49 CFR 1.93(a)
Abstract: The proposed rule is intended to update the lending
parameters in the current regulations, which no longer best achieve the
intended purpose of minimizing the risk of Title XI Program defaults,
and to better align the lending practices to reflect federal credit and
maritime lending best practices. MARAD expects that the proposed
regulations will reduce the economic burden on applicants in complying
with Title XI Program requirements that are inconsistent with other
lending instruments. MARAD also expects that the updated lending
parameters could encourage the construction of vessels in United States
shipyards which otherwise would not meet the current constrained Title
XI Program financial requirements.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM................................ 04/25/23 88 FR 24962
NPRM Comment Period End............. 06/26/23 .......................
Final Rule.......................... 09/00/23 .......................
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No.
Agency Contact: Mitch Hudson, Attorney, Department of
Transportation, Maritime Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE,
Washington, DC 20590, Phone: 202 366-9373, Email: [email protected].
RIN: 2133-AB98
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (DOT)
Maritime Administration (MARAD)
Final Rule Stage
157. +Establishing Safe and Secure Merchant Marine Training
(Section 610 Review) [2133-AB99]
Legal Authority: FY23 NDAA, Pub. L. 117-263; 46 U.S.C. chapter 513;
49 CFR 1.93(a)
Abstract: The purpose of this regulation is to improve the safety
and efficiency of the United States merchant marine through the
prevention of, and response to, sexual harassment, dating violence,
domestic violence, and sexual assault onboard vessels on which merchant
marine cadets are embarked for training purposes.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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Final Action........................ 07/00/23 .......................
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined.
Agency Contact: Thomas Mitchell Hudson, Department of
Transportation, Maritime Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE,
Washington, DC 20590, Phone: 202 366-9373, Email: [email protected].
RIN: 2133-AB99
[FR Doc. 2023-14549 Filed 7-26-23; 8:45 am]
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