Department of Transportation August 29, 2022 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Evaluation of the Model Minimum Uniform Crash Criteria Program
Document Number: 2022-18492
Type: Notice
Date: 2022-08-29
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Department of Transportation
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), this notice announces that the Information Collection Request (ICR) abstracted below will be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. The ICR describes a new information collection to survey a national sample of law enforcement and its expected burden. A Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting comments on the following information collection was published on March 29, 2022. NHTSA received two comments. As explained in this document, neither of the comments necessitates revisions to the information collection or burden estimates.
Guidance Regarding Interpretation of Unfair and Deceptive Practices
Document Number: 2022-18170
Type: Rule
Date: 2022-08-29
Agency: Department of Transportation, Office of the Secretary
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT or the Department) is issuing a guidance document to inform the public and regulated entities about DOT's interpretation of the terms unfair, deceptive, and practices as it relates to its statutory authority to prohibit unfair or deceptive practices. The Department is taking this action to better define the terms unfair and deceptive in response to an Executive order issued by President Biden on July 9, 2021, on promoting competition in the American economy.
Pipeline Safety: Periodic Standards Update II
Document Number: 2022-17219
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2022-08-29
Agency: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, Department of Transportation
PHMSA incorporates more than 80 voluntary, consensus, industry technical standards by reference within the Federal pipeline safety regulations (PSRs). This notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) proposes amendments that would incorporate by reference all or parts of updated editions of some of those standards. This NPRM also proposes non- substantive edits and clarifications to certain other provisions of the PSRs.
Establishment of United States Area Navigation (RNAV) Route T-382; Hooper Bay, AK
Document Number: 2022-18491
Type: Rule
Date: 2022-08-29
Agency: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
This action establishes United States Area Navigation (RNAV) route T-382 in the vicinity of Hooper Bay, AK, in support of a large and comprehensive T-route modernization project for the state of Alaska.
Establishment of United States Area Navigation (RNAV) Route T-385; Kodiak, AK
Document Number: 2022-18490
Type: Rule
Date: 2022-08-29
Agency: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
This action establishes United States Area Navigation (RNAV) route T-385 in the vicinity of Kodiak, AK, in support of a large and comprehensive T-route modernization project for the state of Alaska.
Proposed Amendment and Revocation of Air Traffic Service (ATS) Routes; Eastern United States
Document Number: 2022-18485
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2022-08-29
Agency: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
This action proposes to modify VHF Omnidirectional Range (VOR) Federal airways V-5, V-20, V-155, V-241, and V-321; and to remove jet routes J-37, J-55, J-79, J-121, J-174, J-191, and J-209. These changes support the VOR Minimum Operation Network (MON) project in the eastern United States.
Proposed Amendment and Revocation of VOR Federal Airways; Eastern United States
Document Number: 2022-18484
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2022-08-29
Agency: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
This action proposes to amend five VHF Omnidirectional Range (VOR) Federal airways, and remove five VOR Federal airways. This action supports the FAA's VOR Minimum Operational Network (MON) program.
Hazardous Materials: Request for Information on Electronic Hazard Communication Alternatives; Extension of Comment Period
Document Number: 2022-18514
Type: Notice
Date: 2022-08-29
Agency: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, Department of Transportation
On July 11, 2022, PHMSA announced a request for information seeking input on the potential use of electronic communication as an alternative to current, physical documentation requirements for hazard communication. In this notice, PHMSA is extending the comment period from September 9, 2022, until October 24, 2022.
Petition for Exemption From the Federal Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention Standard; General Motors, LLC
Document Number: 2022-18528
Type: Notice
Date: 2022-08-29
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Department of Transportation
This document grants in full the General Motors, LLC's (GM) petition for exemption from the Federal Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention Standard (theft prevention standard) for its Buick Envision line beginning in model year (MY) 2023. The petition is granted because the agency has determined that the antitheft device to be placed on the line as standard equipment is likely to be as effective in reducing and deterring motor vehicle theft as compliance with the parts-marking requirements of the theft prevention standard.
Port Authority Trans-Hudson's Request To Amend Its Positive Train Control Safety Plan and Positive Train Control System
Document Number: 2022-18574
Type: Notice
Date: 2022-08-29
Agency: Federal Railroad Administration, Department of Transportation
This document provides the public with notice that, on August 16, 2022, the Port Authority Trans-Hudson (PATH) submitted a request for amendment (RFA) to its FRA-approved Positive Train Control Safety Plan (PTCSP). As this RFA may involve a request for FRA's approval of proposed material modifications to an FRA-certified positive train control (PTC) system, FRA is publishing this notice and inviting public comment on the railroad's RFA to its PTCSP.
Special Conditions: TC Inter-Informatics A.S., Airbus Model A330-243 Airplane; Single-Occupant, Oblique (Side-Facing) Seats With Inflatable Lap Belts
Document Number: 2022-18568
Type: Rule
Date: 2022-08-29
Agency: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
These amended special conditions are issued for the Airbus Model A330-243 series airplane, as modified by TC Inter-Informatics A.S. (TC Inter-Informatics). This airplane will have a novel or unusual design feature when compared to the state of technology envisioned in the airworthiness standards for transport-category airplanes. This design feature is single-occupant, oblique, B/E Aerospace Super Diamond seats, equipped with inflatable lap belts. The applicable airworthiness regulations do not contain adequate or appropriate safety standards for this design feature. These special conditions contain the additional safety standards that the Administrator considers necessary to establish a level of safety equivalent to that established by the existing airworthiness standards.
Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS Airplanes
Document Number: 2022-18452
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2022-08-29
Agency: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
The FAA proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Airbus SAS Model A350-1041 airplanes. This proposed AD was prompted by a report of rejected take-offs after transient engine N1 shaft speed exceedance. This proposed AD would require replacing certain hydro-mechanical units (HMUs) with serviceable HMUs before reaching a reduced life limit, as specified in a European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) AD, which is proposed for incorporation by reference. This proposed AD would also limit the installation of affected parts under certain conditions. The FAA is proposing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products.
Establishment of Class E Airspace; Dayton, OH
Document Number: 2022-18447
Type: Rule
Date: 2022-08-29
Agency: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
This action establishes Class E airspace at Dayton, OH. The FAA is taking this action due to new public instrument procedures being established at Moraine Air Park, Dayton, OH.
Establishment of United States Area Navigation (RNAV) Route T-381; Big Lake, AK
Document Number: 2022-18431
Type: Rule
Date: 2022-08-29
Agency: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
This action corrects a final rule published by the FAA in the Federal Register on July 14, 2022, that establishes United States Area Navigation (RNAV) route T-381 in the vicinity of Big Lake, AK, in support of a large and comprehensive T-route modernization project for the state of Alaska. The final rule identified the GLOWS, AK, route point as a waypoint (WP), in error. This action makes an editorial correction to the reference of the GLOWS, AK, WP to change it to be reflected as a Fix and match the FAA's aeronautical database information.
Establishment of United States Area Navigation (RNAV) Route T-370; Kenai, AK
Document Number: 2022-18430
Type: Rule
Date: 2022-08-29
Agency: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
This action establishes United States Area Navigation (RNAV) route T-370 in the vicinity of Kenai, AK, in support of a large and comprehensive T-route modernization project for the state of Alaska.
Establishment of United States Area Navigation (RNAV) Route T-369; Bethel, AK
Document Number: 2022-18429
Type: Rule
Date: 2022-08-29
Agency: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
This action establishes United States Area Navigation (RNAV) route T-369 in the vicinity of Bethel, AK, in support of a large and comprehensive T-route modernization project for the state of Alaska.
Establishment of United States Area Navigation (RNAV) Route T-364; Kotzebue, AK
Document Number: 2022-18428
Type: Rule
Date: 2022-08-29
Agency: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
This action establishes United States Area Navigation (RNAV) route T-364 in the vicinity of Kotzebue, AK, in support of a large and comprehensive T-route modernization project for the state of Alaska.
Amendment of United States Area Navigation (RNAV) Route T-235; Atqasuk, AK
Document Number: 2022-18427
Type: Rule
Date: 2022-08-29
Agency: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
This action amends United States Area Navigation (RNAV) route T-235 in the vicinity of Atqasuk, AK, in support of a large and comprehensive T-route modernization project for the state of Alaska.
Amendment of United States Area Navigation (RNAV) Route T-232; Fairbanks, AK
Document Number: 2022-18426
Type: Rule
Date: 2022-08-29
Agency: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
This action amends United States Area Navigation (RNAV) route T-232 in the vicinity of Fairbanks, AK, in support of a large and comprehensive T-route modernization project for the state of Alaska.
Evansville Western Railway, Inc.-Temporary Trackage Rights Exemption-Illinois Central Railroad Company
Document Number: 2022-18505
Type: Notice
Date: 2022-08-29
Agency: Surface Transportation Board, Department of Transportation
Airworthiness Directives; Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation Airplanes
Document Number: 2022-18538
Type: Rule
Date: 2022-08-29
Agency: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
The FAA is correcting an airworthiness directive (AD) that published in the Federal Register. That AD applies to all Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation (Gulfstream) Model GV and GV-SP airplanes. As published, a revision level and a table number in certain document citations in the Credit for Previous Actions section of the regulatory text are incorrect. This document corrects those errors. In all other respects, the original document remains the same.
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