Office of the Secretary of Transportation May 2014 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Requirements for the Secretary of Transportation's Recognizing Aviation and Aerospace Innovation in Science and Engineering Awards; Amendments
Document Number: 2014-11885
Type: Notice
Date: 2014-05-22
Agency: Department of Transportation, Office of the Secretary of Transportation
Pursuant to a recommendation by the Future of Aviation Advisory Committee, the Secretary of Transportation is announcing the third-annual competition to recognize students with the ability to demonstrate unique, innovative thinking in aerospace science and engineering. In its third year, the Secretary has decided to create two divisions within the award: a high school division and a university division (both undergraduate and graduate). The Secretary of Transportation intends to use the awards to incentivize students at high schools and universities to think creatively in developing innovative solutions to aviation and aerospace issues, and to share those innovations with the broader community.
Emergency Order Providing for Local Notification of High-Volume Rail Transport of Bakken Crude Oil
Document Number: 2014-11068
Type: Notice
Date: 2014-05-13
Agency: Department of Transportation, Office of the Secretary of Transportation
On May 7, 2014, the U.S. Secretary of Transportation issued an Emergency Order (EO), that requires that each railroad operating trains containing more than 1,000,000 gallons of Bakken crude oil (approximately 35 tank cars) in a particular state to provide the State Emergency Response Commission notification regarding the expected movement of such trains through the counties in that state. The full text of the EO can be accessed by going to www.regulations.gov and searching for docket number: DOT-OST-2014-0067.
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