Notice 2 Sep 2025 regulatory, transportation, maritime, coastwise trade, vessel builders, foreign investment

🚢Notice on Use of Foreign-Built Passenger Vessel in Coastwise Trade

The Secretary of Transportation, as represented by MARAD, is authorized to make determinations regarding the coastwise use of foreign built; certain U.S. built; and U.S. and foreign rebuilt vessels that solely carry no more than twelve passengers for hire. MARAD has received such a determination request and is publishing this notice to solicit comments to assist with determining whether the proposed use of the vessel set forth in the request would have an adverse effect on U.S. vessel builders or U.S. coastwise trade businesses that use U.S.- built vessels in those businesses. Information about the requestor's vessel, including a description of the proposed service, is in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below.

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Notice 2 Sep 2025 regulatory compliance, transportation, data collection, trucking industry, heavy-duty trucks

🚛Notice on Crash Causal Factors Program Heavy-Duty Truck Study

In accordance with the requirements of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of Title 44 of the U.S. Code (Pub. L. 104-13, the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995), this notice announces the intention of BTS to request the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to approve a new data collection: Crash Causal Factors Program Heavy-Duty Truck Study Interview Data Collection. This information collection request (ICR) pertains to data collected in the interview portion of the Heavy-Duty Truck Study, which was mandated by Congress in Section 23006 of the Infrastructure and Investment Jobs Act.

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Notice 2 Sep 2025 transportation, federal regulations, infrastructure, construction, business opportunities, resources

🏗️Nominations Open for Covered Resources Working Group by FHWA

The Department solicits nominations for membership to serve on the Working Group on Covered Resources (Working Group), which is intended to conduct a study and submit a report to the Secretary of Transportation on access to covered resources (e.g., sand, stone, and gravel) in Federal transportation infrastructure projects.

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Notice 2 Sep 2025 compliance, transportation, contracts, unified carrier registration

📞Unified Carrier Registration Board Meeting Notice - September 2025

The Unified Carrier Registration Plan will hold a public meeting to discuss various agenda items, including contract renewals and the adoption of board actions. Avenues for participation via conference call and Zoom are available, ensuring transparency and access for interested parties.

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Notice 2 Sep 2025 regulations, transportation, safety, federal advisory, public transit

🚍Solicitation of Nominations for TRACS Membership

The Department solicits nominations for membership to serve on the Transit Advisory Committee for Safety (TRACS), which is intended to provide information, advice, and recommendations to the U.S. Secretary of Transportation (Secretary) and FTA Administrator in response to tasks assigned to TRACS.

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Proposed Rule 2 Sep 2025 regulatory compliance, transportation, safety, drug testing, administrative practice and procedure, reporting and recordkeeping requirements, alcohol abuse, drug abuse, laboratories, workplace safety, fentanyl

⚖️New Drug Testing Regulations for Transportation Workers

The U.S. Department of Transportation (Department or DOT) proposes to amend its drug-testing program regulation, 49 CFR part 40 (part 40), to add fentanyl (a synthetic opioid) and norfentanyl (a metabolite of fentanyl) to its drug testing panels. The proposed rulemaking would harmonize part 40 with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Mandatory Guidelines for Federal Workplace Drug Testing Programs (Mandatory Guidelines), which DOT must follow for the minimum list of drugs for which DOT requires testing, and the comprehensive standards for laboratory drug testing per the Omnibus Employee Testing Act of 1991. Adding fentanyl and norfentanyl is also in the interest of transportation safety, given compelling information regarding the number of overdose deaths in the United States involving fentanyl. The Department also proposes to amend certain provisions of part 40 to harmonize, as appropriate, with the current HHS Mandatory Guidelines using urine (UrMG) and oral fluid (OFMG). This NPRM also proposes to clarify certain existing part 40 drug testing program provisions and to make technical amendments.

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Proposed Rule 29 Aug 2025 endangered species, transportation, imports, wildlife, reporting and recordkeeping requirements, environmental compliance, wildlife protection, business regulations, exports, endangered and threatened species, plants, habitat conservation, southern hognose snake

🐍Proposed Regulation for Southern Hognose Snake Listing

We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), propose to list the southern hognose snake (Heterodon simus), a small, fossorial snake species from the coastal plains and sandhills across the southeastern United States, as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). This determination also serves as our 12-month finding on a petition to list the southern hognose snake. After a review of the best scientific and commercial data available, we find that listing the species is warranted. Accordingly, we propose to list the southern hognose snake as a threatened species with protective regulations under section 4(d) of the Act ("4(d) rule"). If we finalize this rule as proposed, it would add this species to the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and extend the Act's protections to the species. We find that designating critical habitat for this species is prudent but not determinable at this time.

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Notice 28 Aug 2025 compliance, transportation, federal assistance, maritime, workforce

⚓Request for Comments on Maritime Service Obligation Compliance Report

MARAD invites public comments on its intention to request 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- 0509 (Maritime Administration Annual Service Obligation Compliance Report) is used to determine if a graduate of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) or a State Maritime Academy (SMA) Student Incentive Payment (SIP) program, is complying with the terms of the service obligation. There are no changes since the last renewal. MARAD is required to publish this notice in the Federal Register to obtain comments from the public and affected agencies.

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Notice 28 Aug 2025 compliance, federal regulation, transportation, railroad safety, maintenance standards, apta

🚆Notice on Special Approval Petition for Brake Maintenance Standards

This document provides the public notice that the American Public Transportation Association (APTA) petitioned FRA for relief from certain regulations concerning brake equipment maintenance requirements of multiple unit (MU) locomotives.

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Notice 28 Aug 2025 aviation, transportation, tourism, oklahoma, airport closure

✈️FAA Notice

The FAA approved the release and closure of Lake Texoma State Park Airport at Lake Texoma State Park in Kingston, Oklahoma on July 1, 2025. The FAA received written notice from the Oklahoma Department of Tourism and the Oklahoma Department of Aerospace and Aeronautics (co- sponsors) on July 1, 2024, requesting the airport be removed from the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for the purpose of abandoning and closing Lake Texoma State Park Airport. The FAA hereby publishes notice of full release and permanent closure of Lake Texoma State Park Airport.

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