Department of Transportation November 13, 2009 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Charleston, Blue Creek and Sanderson Railway Company-Lease and Operation Exemption-Norfolk Southern Railway Company
Document Number: E9-27376
Type: Notice
Date: 2009-11-13
Agency: Surface Transportation Board, Department of Transportation
Proposed Establishment of Low Altitude Area Navigation Route (T-284); Houston, TX
Document Number: E9-27343
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2009-11-13
Agency: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
This action proposes to establish a low altitude area navigation (RNAV) route, designated T-284, in the Houston, TX, terminal area. T-routes are low altitude Air Traffic Service routes, based on RNAV, for use by aircraft that have instrument flight rules (IFR) approved Global Positioning System (GPS)/Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) equipment. This action would enhance safety and improve the efficient use of the navigable airspace in the Houston, TX terminal area.
Airworthiness Directives; SOCATA Model TBM 700 Airplanes
Document Number: E9-27321
Type: Rule
Date: 2009-11-13
Agency: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
We are revising an existing airworthiness directive (AD) for the products listed above. This AD results from mandatory continuing airworthiness information (MCAI) issued by an aviation authority of another country to identify and correct an unsafe condition on an aviation product. The MCAI describes the unsafe condition as:
Notice of Intent To Request Revision From the Office of Management and Budget of a Currently Approved Information Collection Activity, Request for Comments; Competition Plans, Passenger Facility Charges
Document Number: E9-27273
Type: Notice
Date: 2009-11-13
Agency: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
The FAA invites public comments about our intention to request the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to approve a current information collection. This information is needed to meet the requirements of Title 49, Section 40117(k), Competition Plans, and to carry out a passenger facility charge application.
Notice of Intent To Request Revision From the Office of Management and Budget of a Currently Approved Information Collection Activity, Request for Comments; Experimental Permits for Reusable Suborbital Rockets
Document Number: E9-27272
Type: Notice
Date: 2009-11-13
Agency: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
The FAA invites public comments about our intention to request the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to approve a current information collection. This rulemaking established requirements for the FAA's authority to issue Experimental Permits for reusable suborbital rockets to authorize launches for the purpose of research and development, crew training and showing compliance with the regulations.
Notice of Intent To Request Revision From the Office of Management and Budget of a Currently Approved Information Collection Activity, Request for Comments; Associate Administrator for Commercial Space Transportation (AST) Customer Service Survey
Document Number: E9-27271
Type: Notice
Date: 2009-11-13
Agency: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
The FAA invites public comments about our intention to request the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to approve a current information collection. The FAA Office of the Associate Administrator for Commercial Space Transportation (AST) conducts this survey in order to obtain industry input on customer service standards which have been developed and distributed to industry customers.
Proposed Establishment of Class E Airspace; Bonners Ferry, ID
Document Number: E9-27245
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2009-11-13
Agency: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
This action proposes to establish Class E airspace at Boundary County Airport, Bonners Ferry, ID. Controlled airspace is necessary to accommodate aircraft using a new Area Navigation (RNAV) Global Positioning System (GPS) Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) at Boundary County Airport, Bonners Ferry, ID. The FAA is proposing this action to enhance the safety and management of aircraft operations at Boundary County Airport, Bonners Ferry, ID.
Proposed Modification of Class E Airspace; Astoria, OR
Document Number: E9-27244
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2009-11-13
Agency: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
This action proposes to modify Class E airspace at Astoria Regional Airport, Astoria, OR. Additional controlled airspace is necessary to accommodate aircraft using a new Area Navigation (RNAV) Global Positioning System (GPS) Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) at Astoria Regional Airport, Astoria, OR. The FAA is proposing this action to enhance the safety and management of aircraft operations at Astoria Regional Airport, Astoria, OR. This will also correct the airport name from Port of Astoria Airport.
Proposed Establishment and Modification of Class E Airspace; Gunnison, CO
Document Number: E9-27243
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2009-11-13
Agency: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
This action proposes to establish Class E surface airspace and modify existing Class E airspace at Gunnison-Crested Butte Regional Airport, Gunnison, CO. Additional controlled airspace is necessary to accommodate aircraft using a new Area Navigation (RNAV) Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) at Gunnison-Crested Butte Regional Airport, Gunnison, CO. The FAA is proposing this action to enhance the safety and management of aircraft operations at Gunnison-Crested Butte Regional Airport, Gunnison, CO. This action also would update the airport name from Gunnison County Airport.
State Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Action Plans
Document Number: E9-27242
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2009-11-13
Agency: Federal Railroad Administration, Department of Transportation
On September 2, 2009, FRA published a direct final rule in the Federal Register requiring the ten States with the most highway-rail grade crossing collisions, on average, over the past three years, to develop State highway-rail grade crossing action plans. FRA received one adverse comment regarding the direct final rule. Under FRA regulations, FRA must withdraw a direct final rule where an adverse comment is submitted. As a result, in a separate document elsewhere in this issue of the Federal Register, FRA is publishing a removal of the direct final rule provisions, which removes the changes effected by the direct final rule. FRA is also contemporaneously publishing this NPRM. The NPRM complies with a statutory mandate that the Secretary of Transportation (Secretary) issue a rule to require the ten States with the most highway-rail grade crossing collisions, on average, over the past three years, to develop State highway-rail grade crossing action plans. This proposed rule is not intended for general application; instead, it would only apply to the ten identified States with the most highway-rail grade crossing collisions over the specified period of
State Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Action Plans
Document Number: E9-27241
Type: Rule
Date: 2009-11-13
Agency: Federal Railroad Administration, Department of Transportation
On September 2, 2009, FRA published a direct final rule in the Federal Register requiring the ten States with the most highway-rail grade crossing collisions, on average, over the past three years, to develop State highway-rail grade crossing action plans. FRA received one adverse comment regarding the direct final rule. Under FRA regulations, FRA must withdraw a direct final rule where an adverse comment is submitted. FRA issued and submitted a notice of withdrawal to the Federal Register; however, due to regulatory production schedules and time constraints, the direct final rule was not withdrawn before its effective date. As a result, FRA is now publishing this removal of the direct final rule provisions, which removes the changes effected by the direct final rule. In a separate document publishing elsewhere in this issue of the Federal Register, FRA is publishing a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM).
Proposed Policy Statement on the Eligibility of Pedestrian and Bicycle Improvements Under Federal Transit Law
Document Number: E9-27240
Type: Notice
Date: 2009-11-13
Agency: Federal Transit Administration, Department of Transportation
This notice describes the eligibility of pedestrian and bicycle improvements for Federal Transit Administration (FTA) funding and proposes a formal policy on the catchment area for pedestrians and bicyclists in relationship to public transportation stops and stations. FTA seeks comment from all interested parties. After consideration of the comments, FTA will issue a second Federal Register notice responding to comments and noting any changes made to the policy statement as a result of comments received.
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Air Brake Systems
Document Number: E9-27231
Type: Rule
Date: 2009-11-13
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Department of Transportation
On July 27, 2009, NHTSA published a final rule that amended the Federal motor vehicle safety standard for air brake systems by requiring substantial improvements in stopping distance performance. In response, the agency received eight petitions for reconsideration. This document responds to those petitions by correcting errors in a table published in the final rule, removing a testing specification, and adjusting the compliance date for a small number of vehicles the agency had not fully accounted for in the final rule. This document provides a partial response to the submitted petitions for reconsideration.
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