Department of Transportation May 27, 2009 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Twenty-Five Years of Rail Banking: A Review and Look Ahead
Document Number: E9-12237
Type: Notice
Date: 2009-05-27
Agency: Surface Transportation Board, Department of Transportation
The Surface Transportation Board will hold a public hearing beginning at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, July 8, 2009, in the Hearing Room on the first floor of the Board's headquarters in Washington, DC. The purpose of the public hearing will be to examine the impact, effectiveness, and future of rail banking under Section 8(d) of the National Trails System Act. Persons wishing to speak at the hearing should notify the Board in writing.
Petitions for Exemption; Summary of Petitions Received
Document Number: E9-12221
Type: Notice
Date: 2009-05-27
Agency: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
This notice contains a summary of certain petitions seeking relief from specified requirements of 14 CFR. The purpose of this notice is to improve the public's awareness of, and participation in, this aspect of FAA's regulatory activities. Neither publication of this notice nor the inclusion or omission of information in the summary is intended to affect the legal status of any petition or its final disposition.
Qualification and Certification of Locomotive Engineers; Miscellaneous Revisions
Document Number: E9-12156
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2009-05-27
Agency: Federal Railroad Administration, Department of Transportation
FRA is reopening the comment period for the notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) published on December 31, 2008 (73 FR 80349) which proposed revisions to FRA regulations governing the qualification and certification of locomotive engineers. Reopening the comment period is necessary to provide interested parties the opportunity to submit comments on the information and testimony offered at the public hearing related to the NPRM that was conducted on April 14, 2009. The comment period is reopened until June 15, 2009.
Hours of Service of Railroad Employees; Amended Recordkeeping and Reporting Regulations
Document Number: E9-12059
Type: Rule
Date: 2009-05-27
Agency: Federal Railroad Administration, Department of Transportation
FRA is amending its hours of service recordkeeping and reporting regulations to ensure the creation of records that support compliance with the hours of service laws as amended by the Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (RSIA of 2008). This regulation will also provide for electronic recordkeeping and reporting, and will require training of employees and supervisors of those employees, who are required to complete hours of service records, or are responsible for making determinations as to excess service and the reporting of excess service to FRA as required by the regulation. This regulation is required by Section 108(f) of the RSIA of 2008.
Amendments Updating the Address for the Federal Railroad Administration and Reflecting the Migration to the Federal Docket Management System
Document Number: E9-12039
Type: Rule
Date: 2009-05-27
Agency: Federal Railroad Administration, Department of Transportation
FRA is amending a number of its regulations to update the
Establishment of Class D Airspace, Modification of Class E Airspace; Bunnell, FL
Document Number: E9-12028
Type: Rule
Date: 2009-05-27
Agency: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
This action establishes Class D airspace and modifies Class E airspace at Flagler County Airport in Bunnell, FL. A new Federal Contract Air Traffic Control Tower is being built for Flagler County Airport. Class D Surface airspace is required to be established and after evaluation the existing Class E airspace will be modified to facilitate a more efficient operation. This rule increases the safety and management of the National Airspace System (NAS) around Flagler County Airport.
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