🚁FAA Notice on Drone Operation Exemption for Solar Panel Cleaning
This notice contains a summary of a petition seeking relief from specified requirements of Federal Aviation Regulations. The purpose of this notice is to improve the public's awareness of, and participation in, the FAA's exemption process. Neither publication of this notice nor the inclusion nor omission of information in the summary is intended to affect the legal status of the petition or its final disposition.
Learn More🚛Request for Feedback on PRDs for Composite Overwrapped Pressure Vessels
PHMSA is publishing this notice to solicit information to evaluate the test design for proposed bonfire tests on fully charged composite overwrapped pressure vessels (COPVs) with different pressure relief devices; seek input on how test results could inform design guidelines for COPVs; and solicit feedback on the impacts of possible updates for design guidelines.
Learn More🚢Comments Requested on Marine Highway Program Funding Reinstatement
The Maritime Administration (MARAD) invites public comments on our intention to request the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval to renew an information collection in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The proposed collection OMB 2133-0541 (United States Marine Highway Program) (the Program) will be used to evaluate and review applications being submitted for grant award consideration. The James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 made substantive changes to the Program, including eliminating the requirement for MARAD to designate projects before they are eligible to compete from grants. As a result, on August 28, 2023, MARAD discontinued this collection. The Maritime Administration intends to reinstate this collection to facilitate operation of the Program, which provides funding to develop, expand, or promote marine highway transportation or shipper use of marine highway transportation, this collection is being reinstated. We are required to publish this notice in the Federal Register to obtain comments from the public and affected agencies.
Learn More🚂Alaska Railroad's Petition for Federal Safety Regulation Waiver
This document provides the public notice that by letter received February 21, 2025, Alaska Railroad (ARRC) petitioned FRA for relief from certain regulations concerning calibration of air flow method (AFM) indicators.
Learn More🚆Notice of Amtrak's Petition to Modify FRA Compliance Waiver
This document provides the public notice that by letter received December 10, 2024, the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) petitioned FRA for relief from a condition required by FRA's August 9, 2016 decision letter in this docket.
Learn More📦Upcoming 2025 Public Meetings on Hazardous Materials Regulations
This notice announces that the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) Office of Hazardous Materials Safety (OHMS) will host four public meetings during 2025 in advance of certain international meetings. The first meeting will be held in preparation of the International Civil Aviation Organization's (ICAO) Dangerous Goods Panel (DGP) Working Group 25 (WG/25) scheduled for April 21-25, 2025 in Delhi, India. The second meeting will be held in preparation of the 66th session of the United Nations Sub-Committee of Experts on the Transport of Dangerous Goods (UNSCOE TDG) scheduled for June 30-July 4, 2025 in Geneva, Switzerland. The third meeting will be held in preparation of the 30th session of the ICAO DGP (DGP/30) scheduled for October 6-10, 2025 in Montreal, Canada. The fourth meeting will be held in preparation of the 67th session of the UNSCOE TDG scheduled for November 24-December 3, 2024 in Geneva, Switzerland. For each of these meetings, PHMSA will solicit public input on current proposals.
Learn More🚍Jefferson Partners' Acquisition of Karst Stage Tentatively Approved
On January 22, 2025, Jefferson Partners, L.P., dba Jefferson Lines (Jefferson), an interstate passenger motor carrier, submitted an application for authority to acquire and operate the assets of another interstate passenger motor carrier, Karst Stage, Inc. (Karst). The Board is tentatively approving and authorizing this transaction. If no opposing comments are timely filed, this notice will be the final Board action.
Learn More🚆Notice on Proposed Information Collection for RRIF and TIFIA Programs
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces that the Information Collection Request (ICR) abstracted below is being forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comments. A Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting comments on the following information collection was published November 26, 2024, and the comment period ended January 27, 2025. No comments were received during the open period.
Learn More🚂Proposed Information Collection Activities by Federal Railroad Administration
Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) and its implementing regulations, FRA seeks approval of the Information Collection Request (ICR) summarized below. Before submitting this ICR to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval, FRA is soliciting public comment on specific aspects of the activities identified in the ICR.
Learn More✈️Proposed Changes to Class D and E Airspace in Warner Robins, GA
This action proposes amending Class D airspace and establishing Class E airspace extending upward from the surface above Robins AFB, Warner Robins, GA, as the air traffic control tower will shift to part-time operations. Controlled airspace is necessary for the safety and management of instrument flight rules (IFR) operations in the area.
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