Department of Transportation February 23, 2023 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Hazardous Materials: Notice of Public Meetings in 2023 for International Standards on the Transport of Dangerous Goods
Document Number: 2023-03726
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-02-23
Agency: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, Department of Transportation
This notice announces that PHMSA's Office of Hazardous Materials Safety will host four public meetings during 2023 in advance of certain international meetings. For each of these meetings, PHMSA will solicit public input on current proposals.
Airworthiness Directives; Continental Aerospace Technologies, Inc. Reciprocating Engines
Document Number: 2023-03796
Type: Rule
Date: 2023-02-23
Agency: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Continental Aerospace Technologies, Inc. (Continental) GTSIO- 520-C, -D, -H, -K, -L, -M, -N, and -S; IO-360-A, -AB, -AF, -C, -CB, -D, -DB, -E, -ES, -G, -GB, -H, -HB, -J, -JB, -K, and -KB; IO-470-D, -E, -G, -H, -J, -K, -L, -M, -N, -P, -R, -S, -T, -U, -V, and -VO; IO-520-A, -B, -BA, -BB, -C, -CB, -D, -E, -F, -J, -K, -L, -M, and -MB; IO-550-A, -B, - C, -D, -E, -F, -G, -L, -N, -P, and -R; LTSIO-360-E, -EB, -KB, and -RB; LTSIO-520-AE; O-470-A, -B, -E, -G, -H, -J, -K, -L, -M, -N, -R, -S, -T, and -U; TSIO-360-A, -AB, -B, -BB, -C, -CB, -D, -DB, -E, -EB, -G, -GB, - H, -HB, -JB, -KB, -LB, -MB, -RB, and -SB; TSIO-520-A, -AE, -AF, -B, - BB, -BE, -C, -CE, -D, -DB, -E, -EB, -G, -H, -J, -JB, -K, -KB, -L, -LB, -M, -NB, -P, -R, -T, -UB, -VB, and -WB; TSIO-550-A, -B, -C, -E, -G, -K, and -N; TSIOF-550-K; and TSIOL-550-A, -B, and -C model reciprocating engines. This AD was prompted by a report of a quality escape involving improper installation of counterweight retaining rings in the engine crankshaft counterweight groove during manufacture. This AD requires inspection of the crankshaft assembly for proper installation of the counterweight retaining rings in the counterweight groove, and corrective actions if improper installation is found. The FAA is issuing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products.
National Transit Database Safety and Security Reporting Changes and Clarifications
Document Number: 2023-03789
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-02-23
Agency: Federal Transit Administration, Department of Transportation
This Notice finalizes and responds to comments on proposed changes and clarifications to the National Transit Database (NTD) Safety and Security (S&S) reporting requirements published in the Federal Register on July 15, 2022.
30-Day Notice of Intent To Seek Extension of Approval: Class I Railroad Annual Report
Document Number: 2023-03788
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-02-23
Agency: Surface Transportation Board, Department of Transportation
As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), the Surface Transportation Board (STB or Board) gives notice of its intent to seek approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for an extension of the collection of Class I Railroad Annual Reports, as described below.
Commercial Driver's License: Pitt Ohio Express, LLC; Application for Exemption
Document Number: 2023-03783
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-02-23
Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Department of Transportation
FMCSA announces that it has received an application from Pitt Ohio Express, LLC (Pitt Ohio) to exempt its drivers from one of the requirements in the Agency's Safe Driver Apprenticeship Pilot (SDAP) program. Pitt Ohio is requesting to use drivers under the age 21 that have a Commercial Learner's Permit (CLP) to operate commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) in interstate commerce to participate in the SDAP program. If granted, Pitt Ohio believes it would have less difficulty recruiting drivers to participate in the program. FMCSA requests public comment on the applicant's request for exemption.
Hours of Service of Drivers: Application for Exemption; Matthew Killmer
Document Number: 2023-03780
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-02-23
Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Department of Transportation
FMCSA announces that Matthew Killmer has requested an exemption from the hours-of-service (HOS) regulations to allow him to split his sleeper-berth time into two 5-hour periods. The applicant indicates that the exemption would allow him to be a more alert and well rested commercial motor vehicle (CMV) operator and allow him to find a safe place to park his CMV. FMCSA requests public comment on the applicant's request for exemption.
Airport Safety Management System
Document Number: 2023-03597
Type: Rule
Date: 2023-02-23
Agency: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
This final rule requires certain airport certificate holders to develop, implement, maintain, and adhere to an airport safety management system (SMS). Certificated airports that qualify under one or more of the following triggering criteria (triggers) are required to develop a SMS under this final rule: are classified as large, medium, or small hubs based on passenger data extracted from the FAA Air Carrier Activity Information System; have a 3-year rolling average of 100,000 or more total annual operations, meaning the sum of all arrivals and departures; or serve any international operation other than general aviation. This rule would expand the safety benefits of SMS to certain certificated airports and further the FAA's aviation- wide approach to SMS implementation in order to address safety at an organizational level.
Establishment of Class D Airspace and Amendment of Class E Airspace; Selma, AL
Document Number: 2023-03586
Type: Rule
Date: 2023-02-23
Agency: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
This action changes the effective date of a final rule published in the Federal Register on January 12, 2023 for Airspace Docket No. 22-ASO-15. In that rule, the effective date was inadvertently published as February 23, 2023. This action delays the effective date to April 20, 2023.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval: Request for Comment; Consumer Complaint Information
Document Number: 2023-03708
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-02-23
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Department of Transportation
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces that the Information Collection Request (ICR) summarized below is being forwarded 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. A Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting comments on the following information collection was published on April 7, 2022. One comment was received.
Agency Information Collection Activities: DOT Technical Assistance PRA
Document Number: 2023-03691
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-02-23
Agency: Department of Transportation
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces that the Information Collection Requirements (ICR) abstracted below have been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The ICR describe the nature of the information collection and their expected burdens.
Hours of Service of Drivers: Application for Exemption; Wayne Moore, Jr.
Document Number: 2023-03688
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-02-23
Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Department of Transportation
FMCSA announces its decision to deny the application from Wayne Moore, Jr. for an exemption from four provisions of the Federal hours-of-service (HOS) regulations. FMCSA analyzed the application and public comments and determined that the exemption would not achieve a level of safety that is equivalent to, or greater than, the level that would be achieved absent such exemption.
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