Department of Transportation June 21, 2024 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The FHWA invites public comments about our intention to request the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) approval for a new information collection, which is summarized below under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. We are required to publish this notice in the Federal Register by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

The FHWA, on behalf of the FDOT, is issuing this notice to announce actions taken by FDOT and other Federal Agencies that are final agency actions. These actions relate to the proposed S.R. 401 Bridge Replacement Improvements Project Development and Environment (PD&E) Study (Financial Management Number 444787-1). The proposed S.R. 401 Bridge Replacement Improvements Project will improve system linkage and modal interrelationships from 500 feet south of the S.R. 528 bridges to 3,500 feet north of the S.R. 401 bridges to Charles Rowland Drive. The project consists of replacing the existing three bascule bridges over the Canaveral Barge Canal with two parallel three-lane, high-level fixed span concrete bridges. These actions grant licenses, permits, or approvals for the project.

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the Department of Transportation's intention to revise an information collection request (ICR) related to an OMB control number for an online complaint form by which a consumer can electronically submit a service-related complaint against an airline and other air travel-related companies. The complaint form has been revised as part of the Department's Office of Aviation Consumer Protection's (OACP) information technology (IT) system modernization project. A Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting comments on the following information collection was published on November 1, 2023: Online Complaint Form for Service- Related Issues in Air Transportation. One comment was received by Airlines for America (A4A). This notice responds to that comment and adds two new ICRs to capture additional functionalities of the modernized IT system. The new ICRs are related to external users, such as regulated entities and other users, that may use the modernized IT system to set up and manage individual accounts and access complaints and other submissions and/or submit complaint responses, reports, or other information into that system.

The Secretary of Transportation, as represented by the Maritime Administration (MARAD), is authorized to issue coastwise endorsement eligibility determinations for foreign-built vessels which will carry no more than twelve passengers for hire. A request for such a determination has been received by MARAD. By this notice, MARAD seeks comments from interested parties as to any effect this action may have on U.S. vessel builders or businesses in the U.S. that use U.S.-flag vessels. Information about the requestor's vessel, including a brief description of the proposed service, is listed below.

The Secretary of Transportation, as represented by the Maritime Administration (MARAD), is authorized to issue coastwise endorsement eligibility determinations for foreign-built vessels which will carry no more than twelve passengers for hire. A request for such a determination has been received by MARAD. By this notice, MARAD seeks comments from interested parties as to any effect this action may have on U.S. vessel builders or businesses in the U.S. that use U.S.-flag vessels. Information about the requestor's vessel, including a brief description of the proposed service, is listed below.

The FHWA invites public comments about our intention to request the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) approval for a new information collection, which is summarized below under Supplementary Information. We are required to publish this notice in the Federal Register by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

This action amends the Class E airspace at Covington, KY. This action is the result of an airspace review conducted due to the decommissioning of the Cincinnati very high frequency omnidirectional range (VOR) as part of the VOR Minimum Operating Network (MON) Program. The name and geographic coordinates of various airports are also being updated to coincide with the FAA's aeronautical database. This action brings the airspace into compliance with FAA orders to support instrument flight rule (IFR) operations.

This action amends Jet Route J-220 by removing an unnecessary mid-point from the route description. This action is an administrative change and does not affect the airspace boundaries or operating requirements.

The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) is proposing to revise its drug and alcohol testing procedures final rule published on May 2, 2023, to provide temporary qualification requirements for mock oral fluid monitors, provide for consistent privacy requirements by identifying which individuals may be present during an oral fluid collection, and clarify how collectors are to specify that a sufficient volume of oral fluid was collected. In the "Rules and Regulations" section of this issue of the Federal Register, DOT is simultaneously publishing the revision of DOT's drug testing regulation as a direct final rule without a prior proposed rule. If DOT receives no adverse comment, it will not take further action on this proposed rule.

This rule amends, suspends, or removes Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAPs) and associated Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle Departure Procedures for operations at certain airports. These regulatory actions are needed because of the adoption of new or revised criteria, or because of changes occurring in the National Airspace System, such as the commissioning of new navigational facilities, adding new obstacles, or changing air traffic requirements. These changes are designed to provide for the safe and efficient use of the navigable airspace and to promote safe flight operations under instrument flight rules at the affected airports.