Department of Transportation 2022 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

FMCSA amends the regulations for the annual registration fees States collect from motor carriers, motor private carriers of property, brokers, freight forwarders, and leasing companies for the Unified Carrier Registration (UCR) Plan and Agreement for the 2023 registration year and subsequent registration years. The fees for the 2023 registration year would be reduced below the fees for 2022. The reduction in annual registration fees would be between $18 and $17,688 per entity, depending on the applicable fee bracket that is based on the number of vehicles owned or operated by the affected entity.

The FAA hereby provides notice of intent to release 0.11 acres at the Melbourne International Airport, Melbourne, FL from the conditions, reservations, and restrictions as contained in a Quitclaim Deed agreement between the FAA and the City of Melbourne, dated August 6, 1947. The release of property will allow the City of Melbourne to use the property for other than aeronautical purposes. The property is located at the Northwest corner of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and NASA Boulevard at the Melbourne International Airport in Brevard County. The parcel is currently designated as surplus property. The property will be released of its federal obligations for the purpose of selling the property at fair market value for construction of a right turn lane. The fair market value lease of this parcel has been determined to be $30,000. Documents reflecting the Sponsor's request are available, by appointment only, for inspection at the Melbourne International Airport and the FAA Airports District Office.

FMCSA announces its decision to renew exemptions for 18 individuals from the requirement in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs) that interstate commercial motor vehicle (CMV) drivers have ``no established medical history or clinical diagnosis of epilepsy or any other condition which is likely to cause loss of consciousness or any loss of ability to control a CMV.'' The exemptions enable these individuals who have had one or more seizures and are taking anti-seizure medication to continue to operate CMVs in interstate commerce.

FMCSA announces its decision to exempt 16 individuals from the requirement in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs) that interstate commercial motor vehicle (CMV) drivers have ``no established medical history or clinical diagnosis of epilepsy or any other condition which is likely to cause loss of consciousness or any loss of ability to control a CMV.'' The exemptions enable these individuals who have had one or more seizures and are taking anti- seizure medication to operate CMVs in interstate commerce.

This action removes the Class E airspace at Watersmeet, MI. The FAA is taking this action as the result of an airspace review due to the decommissioning of the Watersmeet non-directional beacon (NDB).

The FAA proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Bombardier, Inc., Model BD-700-2A12 airplanes. This proposed AD was prompted by a report that the flightcrew and passenger oxygen system's refill and capillary lines may have been contaminated by sealant and cotton fibers. This proposed AD would require an inspection to determine the serial numbers of the oxygen cylinders installed and replacement of each affected oxygen cylinder and regulator assembly (OCRA). The FAA is proposing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products.

The FAA proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain The Boeing Company Model DC-9-81 (MD-81), DC-9-82 (MD-82), DC-9-83 (MD-83), and DC-9-87 (MD-87) airplanes; and Model MD-88 airplanes. This proposed AD was prompted by an evaluation by the design approval holder (DAH) indicating that certain center wing lower stringers are subject to widespread fatigue damage (WFD). WFD analysis found that fatigue cracks could grow to a critical length after the structural modification point (SMP) for these center wing lower stringers. This proposed AD would require replacing certain left and right side center wing lower stringers. The FAA is proposing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products.

The FAA proposes to rule and invites public comment on the application for a release of approximately 0.12 acres of federally obligated airport property at Francis S. Gabreski Airport, Southampton, New York, from both the Federal Surplus Property obligations contained in the July 12, 1972 Quitclaim Deed, and the Grant Assurance obligations. This acreage is composed of one parcel of land that was transferred from the United States of America to the County of Suffolk under the provisions of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 and the Surplus Property Act of 1944. The release will allow the airport to enter into a long-term non-aeronautical lease with the Suffolk County Water Authority (SCWA) for a water booster pump station. The proposed use of land after the release will be compatible with the airport and will not interfere with the airport or its operation.

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the FAA invites public comments about its intention to request the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval to renew an information collection. The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting comments on the following collection of information was published on February 14, 2022. The collection involves the submission of materials to obtain a letter of deviation authority (LODA) to permit flight instruction for compensation or hire aboard aircraft holding experimental certificates. The information to be collected will be used to determine whether such flight instruction can be conducted safely.

This notice announces actions taken by FHWA and other Federal agencies that are final. The actions relate to the I-495 and I-270 Managed Lanes Study, in Montgomery and Prince George's Counties, Maryland and Fairfax County, Virginia.

In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), this notice announces that the Information Collection Request (ICR) summarized below will be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. The ICR describes the nature of the information collection and its expected burden. The ICR is titled ``Heavy Vehicle Crash Avoidance Systems'' and is identified by OMB Control Number 2127-0741. It is currently approved through August 31, 2022. This project was delayed due to COVID-19 shutdowns and precautions. The extension is necessary to continue the current data collection to completion. This extension request updates the burden hours to reflect the numbers of respondents that are needed to complete the study, updates to time estimates for responses, and mean hourly rates. Additionally, this notice provides clarification on the burden hours and the costs to the public. A Federal Register Notice with a 60- day comment period soliciting comments on the following information collection was published on May 10, 2022. Two comments were received, both in support of the data collection.

This action proposes to amend Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface at Albert S. Nader Regional Airport, Oneonta, NY, by updating the airport's name and removing the Rockdale VORTAC from the Class E airspace description, as well as amending the radius, and removing an extension. Also, this action would update the airport's geographic coordinates. This action would enhance the safety and management of controlled airspace within the national airspace system.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

This action amends the Class E airspace at Coldwater and Sturgis, MI. This action is due to an airspace review conducted as part of the decommissioning of the Litchfield very high frequency (VHF) omnidirectional range (VOR) as part of the VOR Minimal Operational Network (MON) Program. The geographic coordinates of the airports are also being updated to coincide with the FAA's aeronautical database.