Department of Transportation February 13, 2007 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Agency Information Collection Activities: Notice of Request for Extension of Currently Approved Information Collection
Document Number: E7-2458
Type: Notice
Date: 2007-02-13
Agency: Federal Highway Administration, Department of Transportation
The FHWA invites public comments about our intention to request the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) approval for renewal of an existing information collection that is summarized below under Supplementary Information. We are required to publish this notice in the Federal Register by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
Phased Implementation of Informal Hearing Process
Document Number: E7-2457
Type: Notice
Date: 2007-02-13
Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Department of Transportation
The FMCSA is continuing a phased implementation of a new provision related to informal hearings in the 49 CFR part 386 Rules of Practice. On March 17, 2006, this alternative was implemented in States included in the Midwest Service Center geographic area. Beginning on February 13, 2007 this alternative is being expanded to States included in the Eastern Service Center geographic area.
Notice of Request for Approval To Collect Survey Data To Evaluate Close Call Reporting System for Railroad Operations
Document Number: E7-2448
Type: Notice
Date: 2007-02-13
Agency: Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Department of Transportation
This notice announces that the Volpe Center intends to request the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to approve a data collection effort to help in the evaluation of a five-year demonstration project focused on improving rail safety by analyzing information on close calls and other unsafe occurrences in the rail industry. The study is conducted by the Office of Human Factors in the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) and is designed to identify safety issues and propose corrective actions based on voluntary reports of close calls submitted to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS). Because of the innovative nature of this program, the FRA is implementing an evaluation to determine whether the program is succeeding, how it can be improved, and what is needed to expand the program throughout the railroad industry. This collection is necessary to obtain the data needed to carry out the evaluation. This notice is required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. Data Confidentiality Provisions: The Volpe Center will not release to FRA or any other public or private entity any information that might reveal the identity of individuals or organizations mentioned in the evaluation survey questionnaires. The respondents will not be asked to identify themselves.
Debt Service Reserve Reimbursement Pilot Program
Document Number: E7-2410
Type: Notice
Date: 2007-02-13
Agency: Federal Transit Administration, Department of Transportation
The Federal Transit Administration published in the Federal Register of December 28, 2006, a notice establishing the Debt Service Reserve Pilot Program as authorized under the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Acta Legacy for Users. Inadvertently, an eligible class of participant in the pilot program was omitted. This document corrects that oversight.
Unmanned Aircraft Operations in the National Airspace System
Document Number: E7-2402
Type: Rule
Date: 2007-02-13
Agency: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
This document clarifies the FAA's current policy concerning operations of unmanned aircraft in the National Airspace System.
Establishment of an Emergency Relief Docket for Calendar Year 2007
Document Number: E7-2401
Type: Notice
Date: 2007-02-13
Agency: Federal Railroad Administration, Department of Transportation
On August 30, 2006, FRA published an Interim Final Rule (IFR) addressing the establishment of emergency relief dockets (ERD) and the procedures for handling petitions for emergency waivers of safety regulations. 71 FR 51517. The IFR provided that each year, FRA will establish an ERD for that year and publish a notice in the Federal Register identifying the docket number of the ERD for that year. This Notice announces the establishment of FRA's ERD for the current year (calendar year 2007). The designated ERD for calendar year 2007 is docket number FRA-2007-27059.
RTCA Special Committee 135: Environmental Conditions and Test Procedures for Airborne Equipment Joint With EUROCAE Working Group 14
Document Number: 07-628
Type: Notice
Date: 2007-02-13
Agency: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
The FAA is issuing this notice to advise the public of a meeting of RTCA Special Committee 135: Environmental Conditions and Test Procedures for Airborne Equipment joint with EUROCAE Working Group 14.
Eleventh Meeting: RTCA Special Committee 207/Airport Security Access Control Systems
Document Number: 07-627
Type: Notice
Date: 2007-02-13
Agency: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
The FAA is issuing this notice to advise the public of a meeting of RTCA Special Committee 207, Airport Security Access Control Systems.
Notice of Intent To Rule on Request To Release Airport Property at the Tillamook Airport, Tillamook, OR
Document Number: 07-626
Type: Notice
Date: 2007-02-13
Agency: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
The FAA proposes to rule and invite public comment on the release of land at Tillamook Airport under the provisions of Section 125 of the Wendell H. Ford Aviation Investment Reform Act for the 21st Century (AIR 21), now 49 U.S.C. 47107(h)(2).
Notice of Final Opinion on the Transferability of Interim Operating Authority Under the National Parks Air Tour Management Act
Document Number: 07-625
Type: Notice
Date: 2007-02-13
Agency: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
This notice sets forth the FAA's final opinion on the transferability of interim operating authority under the National Parks Air Tour Management Act.
Environmental Impact Statement: Alamance County, NC
Document Number: 07-615
Type: Notice
Date: 2007-02-13
Agency: Federal Highway Administration, Department of Transportation
The FHWA is issuing this notice to advise the public that an environmental impact statement will be prepared for the relocation of highway NC 119 in Mebane, Alamance County, North Carolina (TIP Project U-3109).
National Air Tour Safety Standards
Document Number: 07-580
Type: Rule
Date: 2007-02-13
Agency: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
This final rule sets safety and oversight rules for a broad variety of sightseeing and commercial air tour flights. The rule responds to National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) recommendations, Government Accountability Office (GAO) reports, and Department of Transportation Inspector General Reports that recommend better oversight of the sightseeing and commercial air tour industry. The intended effect of this final rule is to standardize requirements for air tour operators and consolidate air tour safety standards within part 136.
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