Department of Transportation November 16, 2020 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Petition for Waiver of Compliance
Document Number: 2020-25217
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-11-16
Agency: Federal Railroad Administration, Department of Transportation
Metrics and Minimum Standards for Intercity Passenger Rail Service
Document Number: 2020-25212
Type: Rule
Date: 2020-11-16
Agency: Federal Railroad Administration, Department of Transportation
This final rule establishes metrics and minimum standards for measuring the performance and service quality of intercity passenger train operations.
Request for Comments of a Previously Approved Information Collection: Cruise Vessel Security and Safety Training Provider Certification
Document Number: 2020-25211
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-11-16
Agency: Maritime Administration, Department of Transportation
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces that the Information Collection Request (ICR) abstracted below is being forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comments. A Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting comments on the following information collection was published on August 27, 2020.
Request for Comments of a Previously Approved Information Collection: Automated Mutual Assistance Vessel Rescue System
Document Number: 2020-25210
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-11-16
Agency: Maritime Administration, Department of Transportation
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces that the Information Collection Request (ICR) abstracted below is being forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comments. A Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting comments on the following information collection was published on August 27, 2020.
Requested Administrative Waiver of the Coastwise Trade Laws: Vessel RAISING CHAMPIONS (Trawler); Invitation for Public Comments
Document Number: 2020-25199
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-11-16
Agency: Maritime Administration, Department of Transportation
The Secretary of Transportation, as represented by the Maritime Administration (MARAD), is authorized to grant waivers of the U.S.-build requirements of the coastwise trade laws to allow the carriage of no more than twelve passengers for hire on vessels, which are three years old or more. A request for such a waiver has been received by MARAD. The vessel, and a brief description of the proposed service, is listed below.
Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Comments for Periodic Information Collection
Document Number: 2020-25169
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-11-16
Agency: Federal Highway Administration, Department of Transportation
The FHWA has forwarded the information collection request described in this notice to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval of a new (periodic) information collection. We published a Federal Register Notice with a 60-day public comment period on this information collection on September 8, 2020. We are required to publish this notice in the Federal Register by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
Hazardous Materials: Information Collection Activities
Document Number: 2020-25168
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-11-16
Agency: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, Department of Transportation
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, PHMSA invites comments on an Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control number pertaining to hazardous materials transportation. This notice follows the publication of a PHMSA final rule titled ``Hazardous Materials: Liquefied Natural Gas by Rail'' [HM-264, 85 FR 44994] authorizing the transportation of liquefied natural gas by rail. Following publication of this notice, PHMSA intends to request a renewal with change of currently approved OMB control number 2137-0612, ``Hazardous Materials Security Plans.''
Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments; Clearance of a Renewed Approval of Information Collection: Advanced Qualification Program (AQP)
Document Number: 2020-25165
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-11-16
Agency: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, FAA invites public comments about our intention to request the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval to renew an information collection. The Advanced Qualification Program uses data driven quality control processes for validating and maintaining the effectiveness of air carrier training program curriculum content.
Amendment of V-5 and V-178, and Revocation of V-513 in the Vicinity of New Hope, KY
Document Number: 2020-25164
Type: Rule
Date: 2020-11-16
Agency: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
This action withdraws the final rule published in the Federal Register on October 26, 2020. In that action, the FAA amends VHF Omnidirectional Range (VOR) Federal airways V-5 and V-178 in the vicinity of New Hope, KY, and removes V-513 in its entirety due to the planned decommissioning of the VOR portion of the New Hope, KY, VOR/ Distance Measuring Equipment (VOR/DME) navigation aid. The FAA has determined that withdrawal of the final rule is warranted since there has been a change in the date for the decommissioning of the New Hope, KY, VOR.
Proposed Amendment of Class E Airspace; Paris, ID
Document Number: 2020-25162
Type: Rule
Date: 2020-11-16
Agency: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
This action modifies the Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface at Bear Lake County Airport, Paris, ID, to accommodate new Area Navigation (RNAV) procedures at the airport. This action will ensure the safety and management of instrument flight rules (IFR) operations within the National Airspace System.
Indefinite Delivery and Indefinite Quantity Contracts for Federal-Aid Construction
Document Number: 2020-23675
Type: Rule
Date: 2020-11-16
Agency: Federal Highway Administration, Department of Transportation
This action allows States to use the Indefinite Delivery and Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ) method of contracting, including job order contracting (JOC), on Federal-aid highway projects, under certain circumstances, on a permanent basis.
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