🏛️Impact of Historic Preservation Program Comment on Housing & Transportation
The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP) has approved a program comment that provides all federal agencies with an alternative way to review effects to historic properties for certain housing-related, building-related, and transportation infrastructure- related undertakings.
Learn More🪑National Booster Seat Survey
The NHTSA invites public comments about our intention to request approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for an extension of a currently-approved information collection. Before a Federal agency can collect certain information from the public, it must receive approval from OMB. Under procedures established by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, before seeking OMB approval, Federal agencies must solicit public comment on proposed collections of information, including extensions and reinstatement of previously approved collections. This document describes a collection of information for which NHTSA intends to seek OMB approval on the National Survey of the Use of Booster Seats (NSUBS).
Learn More🎣2025 Regulatory Changes for Pacific Halibut Fisheries Impacting Businesses
This final rule approves changes to the Pacific Halibut Catch Sharing Plan (CSP) for the International Pacific Halibut Commission's (IPHC) regulatory Area 2A off Washington, Oregon, and California. In addition, the rule implements new management measures for the 2025 recreational fisheries in Area 2A, including the recreational fishery season open dates and subarea allocations for Area 2A. This action also adds a new inseason management provision that explicitly allows for the inseason transfer of anticipated uncaught recreational fishery allocation from the Northern California subarea to the South of Point Arena subarea. These actions are intended to conserve Pacific halibut, while providing additional angler opportunity to achieve the Area 2A allocation set by the IPHC.
Learn More✈️FAA Class E Airspace Amendment in Edenton, NC
The FAA is correcting a final rule that appeared in the Federal Register on March 10, 2025. The final rule amended Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface for ECU Health Chowan Hospital Heliport, Edenton, NC, to accommodate new area navigation (RNAV) global positioning system (GPS) standard instrument approach procedures serving the heliport. Additionally, it corrected the Northeastern Regional Airport name along with correcting coordinates for Northeastern Regional Airport. This action corrects that rule by changing the effective date to June 12, 2025.
Learn More🚛Denial of Motor Vehicle Defect Petition
This notice sets forth the reasons for the denial of a petition submitted to NHTSA on July 3, 2024, by Eric Hein, Director of the Institute for Safer Trucking (petitioner), requesting that the agency commence an investigation of all van-type (also known as box) semi-trailers due to collisions with passenger vehicles and vulnerable road users (pedestrians, bicyclists, or motorcyclists) resulting in significant injuries or death due to a lack of effective side underride guards (SUGs). On August 26, 2024, NHTSA opened Defect Petition DP24- 004 to evaluate the petitioner's request. After consideration of the petition, NHTSA believes that the issues raised here are best addressed through its recent rulemaking and the ongoing actions under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). Accordingly, the agency has denied the petition.
Learn More✈️Airline Service Quality Performance Reporting Requirements Overview
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces that DOT is submitting a request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for renewal of OMB Control Number 2138-0041 covering Airline Service Quality Performance On-time Performance and Mishandled Baggage reports that the largest U.S. air carriers file with DOT under the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). In this notice, the Department responds to previously submitted comments and announces an additional 30 days of public comment.
Learn More🚂Analysis of Santa Maria Valley Railroad Acquisition and Exemption Notice
Santa Maria Valley Railroad, LLC has filed a verified notice of exemption to acquire certain rail lines, replacing Coast Belle Rail as the common carrier provider. The transaction will enable SMVR to commence operations on specified lines, with commitments to maintain competitive interchange capabilities and comply with revenue limitations. The notice also includes procedural requirements for public participation and transparency.
Learn More🚛FMCSA Requests Comments on Hours of Service Exemption for Huntsman Transport
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) requests public comment on the application from Colorado Huntsman Transport, Inc. d.b.a. Huntsman Transport, USDOT 4050798 ("Huntsman Transport"), for an exemption from the commercial motor vehicle (CMV) marking requirements and hours of service prohibition against driving a CMV after accumulating 60 hours of on-duty time within 7 consecutive days.
Learn More🚗NHTSA Seeks Comments on National Driver Register Information Collection
The Department of Transportation (DOT) invites public comments about our intention to request approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for an extension of a currently approved information collection. Before a federal agency can collect certain information from the public, it must receive approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Under procedures established by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, before seeking OMB approval, Federal agencies must solicit public comment on proposed collections of information, including extension and reinstatement of previously approved collections. This document describes a collection of information for which NHTSA intends to seek OMB approval titled "National Driver Register (NDR)."
Learn More🚚EPA's SmartWay Partnership ICR Renewal and Business Requirements
The Environmental Protection Agency has submitted an information collection request (ICR), SmartWay Transport Partnership (EPA ICR Number 2265.05, OMB Control Number 2060-0663) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through March 31, 2025. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register filed on December 11, 2024 during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.
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