83_FR_1907 83 FR 1898 - Department Regulatory and Deregulatory Agenda; Semiannual Summary

83 FR 1898 - Department Regulatory and Deregulatory Agenda; Semiannual Summary

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Office of the Secretary

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 9 (January 12, 2018)

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The Regulatory and Deregulatory Agenda is a semiannual summary of all current and projected rulemakings, reviews of existing regulations, and completed actions of the Department. The intent of the Agenda is to provide the public with information about the Department of Transportation's regulatory activity planned for the next 12 months. It is expected that this information will enable the public to more effectively participate in the Department's regulatory process. The public is also invited to submit comments on any aspect of this Agenda.

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Semiannual Regulatory Agenda

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Office of the Secretary

14 CFR Chs. I-III

23 CFR Chs. I-III

33 CFR Chs. I and IV

46 CFR Chs. I-III

48 CFR Ch. 12

49 CFR Subtitle A, Chs. I-VI, and Chs. X-XII

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Department Regulatory and Deregulatory Agenda; Semiannual Summary

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, DOT.

ACTION: Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 
(Regulatory Agenda).

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SUMMARY: The Regulatory and Deregulatory Agenda is a semiannual summary 
of all current and projected rulemakings, reviews of existing 
regulations, and completed actions of the Department. The intent of the 
Agenda is to provide the public with information about the Department 
of Transportation's regulatory activity planned for the next 12 months. 
It is expected that this information will enable the public to more 
effectively participate in the Department's regulatory process. The 
public is also invited to submit comments on any aspect of this Agenda.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

General

    You should direct all comments and inquiries on the Agenda in 
general to Jonathan Moss, Assistant General Counsel for Regulation, 
Office of General Counsel, Department of Transportation, 1200 New 
Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590; (202) 366-4723.

Specific

    You should direct all comments and inquiries on particular items in 
the Agenda to the individual listed for the regulation or the general 
rulemaking contact person for the operating administration in appendix 
B.

Table of Contents

Supplementary Information:
Background
Significant/Priority Rulemakings
Explanation of Information on the Agenda
Request for Comments
Purpose
Appendix A--Instructions for Obtaining Copies of Regulatory 
Documents
Appendix B--General Rulemaking Contact Persons
Appendix C--Public Rulemaking Dockets
Appendix D--Review Plans for Section 610 and Other Requirements

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    A primary goal of the Department of Transportation (Department or 
DOT) is to allow the public to understand how we make decisions, which 
necessarily includes being transparent in the way we measure the risks, 
costs, and benefits of engaging in--or deciding not to engage in--a 
particular regulatory action. As such, it is our policy to provide an 
opportunity for public comment on such actions to all interested 
stakeholders. Above all, transparency and meaningful engagement mandate 
that regulations should be straightforward, clear, and accessible to 
any interested stakeholder. The Department also embraces the notion 
that there should be no more regulations than necessary. We emphasize 
consideration of non-regulatory solutions and have rigorous processes 
in place for continual reassessment of existing regulations. These 
processes provide that regulations and other agency actions are 
periodically reviewed and, if appropriate, are revised to ensure that 
they continue to meet the needs for which they were originally 
designed, and that they remain cost-effective and cost-justified.
    To help the Department achieve its goals and in accordance with 
Executive Order (E.O.) 12866, ``Regulatory Planning and Review,'' (58 
FR 51735; Oct. 4, 1993) and the Department's Regulatory Policies and 
Procedures (44 FR 11034; Feb. 26, 1979), the Department prepares a 
semiannual regulatory and deregulatory agenda. It summarizes all 
current and projected rulemakings, reviews of existing regulations, and 
completed actions of the Department. These are matters on which action 
has begun or is projected during the next 12 months or for which action 
has been completed since the last Agenda.
    In addition, this Agenda was prepared in accordance with three new 
Executive orders issued by President Trump, which directed agencies to 
further scrutinize their regulations and other agency actions. On 
January 30, 2017, President Trump signed Executive Order 13771, 
Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Costs. Under Section 
2(a) of the Executive order, unless prohibited by law, whenever an 
executive department or agency publicly proposes for notice and comment 
or otherwise promulgates a new regulation, it must identify at least 
two existing regulations to be repealed. On February 24, 2017, 
President Trump signed Executive Order 13777, Enforcing the Regulatory 
Reform Agenda. Under this Executive order, each agency must establish a 
Regulatory Reform Task Force (RRTF) to evaluate existing regulations, 
and make recommendations for their repeal, replacement, or 
modification. On March 28, 2017, President Trump signed Executive Order 
13783, Promoting Energy Independence and Economic Growth, requiring 
agencies to review all existing regulations, orders, guidance 
documents, policies, and other similar agency actions that potentially 
burden the development or use of domestically produced energy 
resources, with particular attention to oil, natural gas, coal, and 
nuclear energy resources.
    In response to the mandate in Executive Order 13777, the Department 
formed an RRTF consisting of senior career and non-career leaders, 
which has already conducted extensive reviews of existing regulations, 
and identified a number of rules to be repealed, replaced, or modified. 
While each regulatory and deregulatory action is evaluated on its own 
merits, the RRTF augments the Department's consideration of prospective 
rulemakings by conducting monthly reviews across all OAs to identify 
appropriate deregulatory actions. The RRTF also works to ensure that 
any new regulatory action is rigorously vetted and non-regulatory 
alternatives are considered. Further information on the RRTF can be 
found online at: https://www.transportation.gov/regulations/regulatory-reform-task-force-report.
    The Department's ongoing regulatory effort is guided by four 
fundamental principles--safety, innovation, investment in 
infrastructure, and reducing unnecessary regulatory burdens. These 
priorities are grounded in our national interest in maintaining U.S. 
global leadership in safety, innovation, and economic growth. To 
accomplish our regulatory goals, we must create a regulatory 
environment that fosters growth in new and innovative industries 
without burdening them with unnecessary restrictions. At the same time, 
safety remains our highest priority; we must remain focused on managing 
safety risks and be sure that we do not regress from the successes 
already achieved. Our planned regulatory actions reflect a careful 
balance that emphasizes the

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Department's priority in fostering innovation while at the same time 
meeting the challenges of maintaining a safe, reliable, and sustainable 
transportation system.
    The Agendas are based on reports submitted by the offices 
initiating the rulemaking and are reviewed by OST.
    The internet is the basic means for disseminating the Unified 
Agenda. The complete Unified Agenda is available online at 
www.reginfo.gov in a format that offers users a greatly enhanced 
ability to obtain information from the Agenda database.
    Because publication in the Federal Register is mandated for the 
regulatory flexibility agendas required by the Regulatory Flexibility 
Act (5 U.S.C. 602), DOT's printed Agenda entries include only:
    1. The agency's Agenda preamble;
    2. Rules that are in the agency's regulatory flexibility agenda, in 
accordance with the Regulatory Flexibility Act, because they are likely 
to have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small 
entities; and
    3. Any rules that the agency has identified for periodic review 
under section 610 of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.
    Printing of these entries is limited to fields that contain 
information required by the Regulatory Flexibility Act's Agenda 
requirements. These elements are: Sequence Number; Title; Section 610 
Review, if applicable; Legal Authority; Abstract; Timetable; Regulatory 
Flexibility Analysis Required; Agency Contact; and Regulation 
Identifier Number (RIN). Additional information (for detailed list, see 
section heading ``Explanation of Information on the Agenda'') on these 
entries is available in the Unified Agenda published on the internet.

Significant Rulemakings

    The Agenda covers all rules and regulations of the Department. 
Subsets of these rules have been classified as significant rules under 
E.O. 12866 and will be subject to review by the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB).

Explanation of Information on the Agenda

    An Office of Management and Budget memorandum, dated August 18, 
2017, requires the format for this Agenda.
    First, the Agenda is divided by initiating offices. Then the Agenda 
is divided into five categories: (1) Prerule stage, (2) proposed rule 
stage, (3) final rule stage, (4) long-term actions, and (5) completed 
actions. For each entry, the Agenda provides the following information: 
(1) Its ``significance''; (2) a short, descriptive title; (3) its legal 
basis; (4) the related regulatory citation in the Code of Federal 
Regulations; (5) any legal deadline and, if so, for what action (e.g., 
NPRM, final rule); (6) an abstract; (7) a timetable, including the 
earliest expected date for when a rulemaking document may publish; (8) 
whether the rulemaking will affect small entities and/or levels of 
Government and, if so, which categories; (9) whether a Regulatory 
Flexibility Act (RFA) analysis is required (for rules that would have a 
significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities); 
(10) a listing of any analyses an office will prepare or has prepared 
for the action (with minor exceptions, DOT requires an economic 
analysis for all its rulemakings); (11) an agency contact office or 
official who can provide further information; (12) a Regulation 
Identifier Number (RIN) assigned to identify an individual rulemaking 
in the Agenda and facilitate tracing further action on the issue; (13) 
whether the action is subject to the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act; (14) 
whether the action is subject to the Energy Act; and (15) whether the 
action is major under the congressional review provisions of the Small 
Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act.
    For nonsignificant regulations issued routinely and frequently as a 
part of an established body of technical requirements (such as the 
Federal Aviation Administration's Airspace Rules), to keep those 
requirements operationally current, we only include the general 
category of the regulations, the identity of a contact office or 
official, and an indication of the expected number of regulations; we 
do not list individual regulations.
    In the ``Timetable'' column, we use abbreviations to indicate the 
particular documents being considered. ANPRM stands for Advance Notice 
of Proposed Rulemaking, SNPRM for Supplemental Notice of Proposed 
Rulemaking, and NPRM for Notice of Proposed Rulemaking. Listing a 
future date in this column does not mean we have made a decision to 
issue a document; it is the earliest date on which a rulemaking 
document may publish. In addition, these dates are based on current 
schedules. Information received after the issuance of this Agenda could 
result in a decision not to take regulatory action or in changes to 
proposed publication dates. For example, the need for further 
evaluation could result in a later publication date; evidence of a 
greater need for the regulation could result in an earlier publication 
date.
    Finally, a dot () preceding an entry indicates that the 
entry appears in the Agenda for the first time.

Request for Comments

General

    Our Agenda is intended primarily for the use of the public. Since 
its inception, we have made modifications and refinements that we 
believe provide the public with more helpful information, as well as 
making the Agenda easier to use. We would like you, the public, to make 
suggestions or comments on how the Agenda could be further improved.

Reviews

    We also seek your suggestions on which of our existing regulations 
you believe need to be reviewed to determine whether they should be 
revised or revoked. We particularly draw your attention to the 
Department's review plan in appendix D.

Regulatory Flexibility Act

    The Department is especially interested in obtaining information on 
requirements that have a ``significant economic impact on a substantial 
number of small entities'' and, therefore, must be reviewed under the 
Regulatory Flexibility Act. If you have any suggested regulations, 
please submit them to us, along with your explanation of why they 
should be reviewed.
    In accordance with the Regulatory Flexibility Act, comments are 
specifically invited on regulations that we have targeted for review 
under section 610 of the Act. The phrase (sec. 610 Review) appears at 
the end of the title for these reviews. Please see appendix D for the 
Department's section 610 review plans.

Consultation With State, Local, and Tribal Governments

    Executive Orders 13132 and 13175 require us to develop an 
accountable process to ensure ``meaningful and timely input'' by State, 
local, and tribal officials in the development of regulatory policies 
that have federalism or tribal implications. These policies are defined 
in the Executive orders to include regulations that have ``substantial 
direct effects'' on States or Indian tribes, on the relationship 
between the Federal Government and them, or on the distribution of 
power and responsibilities between the Federal Government and various 
levels of Government or Indian tribes. Therefore, we encourage State 
and local Governments or Indian tribes to provide us with information 
about how the Department's rulemakings impact them.

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Purpose

    The Department is publishing this regulatory Agenda in the Federal 
Register to share with interested members of the public the 
Department's preliminary expectations regarding its future regulatory 
actions. This should enable the public to be more aware of the 
Department's regulatory activity and should result in more effective 
public participation. This publication in the Federal Register does not 
impose any binding obligation on the Department or any of the offices 
within the Department with regard to any specific item on the Agenda. 
Regulatory action, in addition to the items listed, is not precluded.

    Dated: November 9, 2017.
 Elaine L. Chao,
Secretary of Transportation.

Appendix A--Instructions for Obtaining Copies of Regulatory Documents

    To obtain a copy of a specific regulatory document in the Agenda, 
you should communicate directly with the contact person listed with the 
regulation at the address below. We note that most, if not all, such 
documents, including the Semiannual Regulatory Agenda, are available 
through the internet at http://www.regulations.gov. See appendix C for 
more information.

Appendix B--General Rulemaking Contact Persons

    The following is a list of persons who can be contacted within the 
Department for general information concerning the rulemaking process 
within the various operating administrations.
    FAA--Lirio Liu, Director, Office of Rulemaking, 800 Independence 
Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20591; telephone (202) 267-7833.
    FHWA--Jennifer Outhouse, Office of Chief Counsel, 1200 New Jersey 
Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590; telephone (202) 366-0761.
    FMCSA--Steven J. LaFreniere, Regulatory Ombudsman, 1200 New Jersey 
Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590; telephone (202) 366-0596.
    NHTSA--Steve Wood, Office of Chief Counsel, 1200 New Jersey Avenue 
SE, Washington, DC 20590; telephone (202) 366-2992.
    FRA--Elliott Gillooly, Office of Chief Counsel, 1200 New Jersey 
Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590; telephone (202) 493-6047.
    FTA--Chaya Koffman, Office of Chief Counsel, 1200 New Jersey Avenue 
SE, Washington, DC 20590; telephone (202) 366-3101.
    SLSDC--Carrie Mann Lavigne, Chief Counsel, 180 Andrews Street, 
Massena, NY 13662; telephone (315) 764-3200.
    PHMSA--Stephen Gordon, Office of Chief Counsel, 1200 New Jersey 
Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590; telephone (202) 366-1101.
    MARAD--Gabriel Chavez, Office of Chief Counsel, Maritime 
Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590; 
telephone (202) 366-2621.
    OST--Jonathan Moss, Assistant General Counsel for Regulation, 1200 
New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590; telephone (202) 366-4723.

Appendix C--Public Rulemaking Dockets

    All comments via the internet are submitted through the Federal 
Docket Management System (FDMS) at the following address: http://www.regulations.gov. The FDMS allows the public to search, view, 
download, and comment on all Federal agency rulemaking documents in one 
central online system. The above referenced internet address also 
allows the public to sign up to receive notification when certain 
documents are placed in the dockets.
    The public also may review regulatory dockets at or deliver 
comments on proposed rulemakings to the Dockets Office at 1200 New 
Jersey Avenue SE, Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590, 1-800-647-5527. 
Working Hours: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Appendix D--Review Plans for Section 610 and Other Requirements

Part I--The Plan

General

    The Department of Transportation has long recognized the importance 
of regularly reviewing its existing regulations to determine whether 
they need to be revised or revoked. Our Regulatory Policies and 
Procedures require such reviews. We also have responsibilities under 
E.O. 12866, ``Regulatory Planning and Review,'' E.O. 13563, ``Improving 
Regulation and Regulatory Review,'' 76 FR 3821 (January 18, 2011), E.O. 
13771 ``Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Costs,'' E.O. 
13777, ``Enforcing the Regulatory Agenda,'' and section 610 of the 
Regulatory Flexibility Act to conduct such reviews. This includes the 
designation of a Regulatory Reform Officer, the establishment of a 
Regulatory Reform Task Force, and the use of plain language techniques 
in new rules and considering its use in existing rules when we have the 
opportunity and resources to revise them. We are committed to 
continuing our reviews of existing rules and, if it is needed, will 
initiate rulemaking actions based on these reviews. The Department will 
begin a new 10-year review cycle with the Fall 2018 Agenda.

Section 610 Review Plan

    Section 610 requires that we conduct reviews of rules that: (1) 
Have been published within the last 10 years, and (2) have a 
``significant economic impact on a substantial number of small 
entities'' (SEIOSNOSE). It also requires that we publish in the Federal 
Register each year a list of any such rules that we will review during 
the next year. The Office of the Secretary and each of the Department's 
Operating Administrations have a 10-year review plan. These reviews 
comply with section 610 of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.

Changes to the Review Plan

    Some reviews may be conducted earlier than scheduled. For example, 
to the extent resources permit, the plain language reviews will be 
conducted more quickly. Other events, such as accidents, may result in 
the need to conduct earlier reviews of some rules. Other factors may 
also result in the need to make changes; for example, we may make 
changes in response to public comment on this plan or in response to a 
presidentially mandated review. If there is any change to the review 
plan, we will note the change in the following Agenda. For any section 
610 review, we will provide the required notice prior to the review.

Part II--The Review Process

The Analysis

    Generally, the agencies have divided their rules into 10 different 
groups and plan to analyze one group each year. For purposes of these 
reviews, a year will coincide with the fall-to-fall schedule for 
publication of the Agenda. Most agencies provide historical information 
about the reviews that have occurred over the past 10 years. Thus, Year 
1 (2008) begins in the fall of 2008 and ends in the fall of 2009; Year 
2 (2009) begins in the fall of 2009 and ends in the fall of 2010, and 
so on. The exception to this general rule is the FAA, which provides 
information about the reviews it completed for this year and 
prospective information about the reviews it intends to complete in the 
next 10 years. Thus, for FAA Year 1 (2017) begins in the fall of 2017 
and ends in the fall of 2018; Year 2 (2018) begins in the fall of 2018 
and ends in the fall of 2019, and so on. We request

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public comment on the timing of the reviews. For example, is there a 
reason for scheduling an analysis and review for a particular rule 
earlier than we have? Any comments concerning the plan or particular 
analyses should be submitted to the regulatory contacts listed in 
appendix B, General Rulemaking Contact Persons.

Section 610 Review

    The agency will analyze each of the rules in a given year's group 
to determine whether any rule has a SEIOSNOSE and, thus, requires 
review in accordance with section 610 of the Regulatory Flexibility 
Act. The level of analysis will, of course, depend on the nature of the 
rule and its applicability. Publication of agencies' section 610 
analyses listed each fall in this Agenda provides the public with 
notice and an opportunity to comment consistent with the requirements 
of the Regulatory Flexibility Act. We request that public comments be 
submitted to us early in the analysis year concerning the small entity 
impact of the rules to help us in making our determinations.
    In each fall Agenda, the agency will publish the results of the 
analyses it has completed during the previous year. For rules that had 
a negative finding on SEIOSNOSE, we will give a short explanation 
(e.g., ``these rules only establish petition processes that have no 
cost impact'' or ``these rules do not apply to any small entities''). 
For parts, subparts, or other discrete sections of rules that do have a 
SEIOSNOSE, we will announce that we will be conducting a formal section 
610 review during the following 12 months. At this stage, we will add 
an entry to the Agenda in the pre-rulemaking section describing the 
review in more detail. We also will seek public comment on how best to 
lessen the impact of these rules and provide a name or docket to which 
public comments can be submitted. In some cases, the section 610 review 
may be part of another unrelated review of the rule. In such a case, we 
plan to clearly indicate which parts of the review are being conducted 
under section 610.

Other Reviews

    The agency will also examine the specified rules to determine 
whether any other reasons exist for revising or revoking the rule or 
for rewriting the rule in plain language. In each fall Agenda, the 
agency will also publish information on the results of the examinations 
completed during the previous year.

Part III--List of Pending Section 610 Reviews

    The Agenda identifies the pending DOT section 610 Reviews by 
inserting ``(Section 610 Review)'' after the title for the specific 
entry. For further information on the pending reviews, see the Agenda 
entries at www.reginfo.gov. For example, to obtain a list of all 
entries that are in section 610 Reviews under the Regulatory 
Flexibility Act, a user would select the desired responses on the 
search screen (by selecting ``advanced search'') and, in effect, 
generate the desired ``index'' of reviews.

Office of the Secretary

Section 610 and Other Reviews

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                         Regulations to
         Year              be reviewed     Analysis year    Review year
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1.....................  49 CFR parts 91             2008            2009
                         through 99 and
                         14 CFR parts
                         200 through 212.
2.....................  48 CFR parts                2009            2010
                         1201 through
                         1253 and new
                         parts and
                         subparts.
3.....................  14 CFR parts 213            2010            2011
                         through 232.
4.....................  14 CFR parts 234            2011            2012
                         through 254.
5.....................  14 CFR parts 255            2012            2013
                         through 298 and
                         49 CFR part 40.
6.....................  14 CFR parts 300            2013            2014
                         through 373.
7.....................  14 CFR parts 374            2014            2015
                         through 398.
8.....................  14 CFR part 399             2015            2016
                         and 49 CFR
                         parts 1 through
                         11.
9.....................  49 CFR parts 17             2016            2017
                         through 28.
10....................  49 CFR parts 29             2017            2018
                         through 39 and
                         parts 41
                         through 89.
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Year 10 (2017) List of Rules That Will Be Analyzed During the Next Year
49 CFR part 30--Denial of Public Works Contracts to Suppliers of Goods 
and Services of Countries That Deny Procurement Market Access to US 
Contractors
49 CFR part 31--Program Fraud Civil Remedies
49 CFR part 32--Governmentwide Requirements for Drug-Free Workplace 
(Financial Assistance)
49 CFR part 33--Transportation Priorities and Allocation System
49 CFR part 37--Transportation Services for Individuals With 
Disabilities (ADA)
49 CFR part 38--Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) Accessibility 
Specifications for Transportation Vehicles
49 CFR part 39--Transportation for Individuals With Disabilities: 
Passenger Vessels
49 CFR part 41--Seismic Safety
49 CFR part 71--Standard Time Zone Boundaries
49 CFR part 79--Medals of Honor
49 CFR part 80--Credit Assistance for Surface Transportation Projects
49 CFR part 89--Implementation of Federal Claims Collection Act
Year 9 (2016) List of Rules Analyzed and a Summary of Results
49 CFR part 17--Intergovernmental Review of Department of 
Transportation Programs and Activities

     Section 610: No SEIOSNOSE. This rule, which implements a 
1982 Executive order, is based on an OMB model rule. It establishes 
procedures to ensure that DOT agency actions are appropriately 
coordinated with state and local governments. It imposes no burdens on 
State and local governments of whatever size, and the coordination of 
various policies or projects could help to reduce burdens on small 
units of government.
     General: There is no current need to revise this rule. Any 
future revision would have to be Governmentwide. OST's plain language 
review of this rule indicates the part does not need a substantial 
revision.

49 CFR part 20--New Restrictions on Lobbying

     Section 610: OST conducted a Section 610 review of this 
part and found no SEISNOSE.
     General: During its review of part OST has concluded that 
this part needs to update definitions and subsections on compilation of 
semi-annual certifications. OST's plain language review of this rule 
indicates the part does not need a substantial revision.

49 CFR part 21--Nondiscrimination in Federally-Assisted Programs of the 
Department of Transportation

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Effectuation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act 1964

     Section 610: OST conducted a Section 610 review of this 
part and found no SEISNOSE.
     General: During its review of part OST has concluded that 
this part needs to be updated to reflect changes to listed authorities 
and to DOT's structure and organization. OST's plain language review of 
this rule indicates the part does not need a substantial revision.

49 CFR part 22--Short-Term Lending Program (STLP)

     Section 610: OST conducted a Section 610 review of this 
part and found no SEISNOSE.
     General: During its review of part OST has concluded that 
further analysis is needed to determine the applicability of this part. 
Once determined, OST may initiate a rulemaking to remove these 
regulations. OST's plain language review of this rule indicates the 
part does not need a substantial revision.

49 CFR part 23--Participation of Disadvantaged Business Enterprise in 
Airport Concessions

     Section 610: OST conducted a Section 610 review of this 
part and found no SEISNOSE.
     General: During its review of part OST has concluded that 
this part needs to updated to reflect adjustments in business size 
standards, personal net worth ceilings, updates to instructions, 
definitions of several terms, good faith efforts by car rental 
companies, inclusion of a section on joint ventures, accurate listing 
of firms in UCP directories, and goal setting requirements, among other 
things. OST's plain language review indicates no need for substantial 
revision.

49 CFR part 24--Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property 
Acquisition for Federal and Federally Assisted Programs

     Section 610: OST conducted a Section 610 review of this 
part and found no SEISNOSE.
     General: Updating these regulations are statutorily 
required and require interagency coordination. OST would initiate a 
rulemaking to updates these regulations. OST's plain language review of 
this rule indicates the part does not need a substantial revision.

49 CFR part 25--Nondiscrimination on The Basis of Sex In Education 
Programs Or Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance

     Section 610: OST conducted a Section 610 review of this 
part and found no SEISNOSE.
     General: During its review of part OST has concluded that 
this part needs to be updated to reflect changes to several noted legal 
authorities and to DOT's structure and organization. OST may initiate a 
rulemaking in the future to make these updates. OST's plain language 
review of this rule indicates the part does not need a substantial 
revision.

49 CFR part 26--Participation by Disadvantaged Business Enterprises In 
Department of Transportation Financial Assistance Programs.

     Section 610: OST conducted a Section 610 review of this 
part and found no SEISNOSE.
     General: During its review of part OST has concluded that 
this part needs to be updated in the following areas: Errors in 
regulatory provisions; removal of provisions that are routinely 
misunderstood by UCPs and recipients; various technical corrections; 
increased goal-setting threshold; addressing design-build agreements; 
and recipient failure to meet overall goals. OST may initiate a 
rulemaking in the future to make these updates. OST's plain language 
review of this rule indicates the part does not need a substantial 
revision.

49 CFR part 27--Nondiscrimination on The Basis of Disability in 
Programs or Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance.

     Section 610: OST conducted a Section 610 review of this 
part and found no SEISNOSE.
     General: During its review of part OST has concluded that 
this part needs to be updated to change obsolete language, reflect 
changes to several noted legal authorities, and to reflect changes to 
the American With Disabilities Act (ADA) Amendments Act, Public Law 
110-325 (2008). OST may initiate a rulemaking in the future to make 
these updates. OST's plain language review of this rule indicates the 
part does not need a substantial revision.

49 CFR part 28--Enforcement of Nondiscrimination on The Basis of 
Handicap In Programs or Activities Conducted by The Department of 
Transportation.

     Section 610: OST conducted a Section 610 review of this 
part and found no SEISNOSE.
     General: During its review of part OST has concluded that 
this part needs to be updated to change obsolete language, reflect 
changes to several noted legal authorities, and to reflect changes to 
the American With Disabilities Act (ADA) Amendments Act, Public Law 
110-325 (2008). OST may initiate a rulemaking in the future to make 
these updates. OST's plain language review of this rule indicates the 
part does not need a substantial revision.

Year 8 (2015) List of Rules Analyzed and a Summary of Results
14 CFR part 399--Statements of General Policy

     Section 610: OST conducted a Section 610 review of this 
part and found no SEISNOSE.
     General: Since this rule was enacted, the Federal Aviation 
Act was revised and recodified within Subtitle VII of Title 49 of the 
United States Code (Pub. L. 103-272, July 5, 1994). Since the 
recodification, the Department has made numerous amendments to make the 
CFR consistent with the provisions of the current statute (49 U.S.C., 
Subtitle VII). As a result, OST will be conducting a rulemaking to 
update the economic regulations by modifying language to reflect 
current statutory provisions. See RIN 2105-AD86. OST's plain language 
review indicates no need for substantial revision on that basis.

49 CFR part 1--Organization and Delegation of Power and Duties

     Section 610: OST conducted a review of this part and found 
no SEISNOSE.
     General: OST reviewed these regulations and found that the 
part needs to be updated to reflect changes made in the Fixing 
America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act, Public Law 114-94 (2015). 
OST may initiate a rulemaking in the future to make these updates. 
OST's plain language review of these rules indicates no need for 
substantial revision.

49 CFR part 3--Official Seal

     Section 610: OST conducted a review of this part and found 
no SEISNOSE.
     General: OST has reviewed these regulations and found that 
the part needs to be updated to reduce costs and ensure the regulations 
accurately describe the actual design of the seal. OST may initiate a 
rulemaking in the future to make these updates. OST's plain language 
review of these rules indicates no need for substantial revision.
49 CFR part 5--Rulemaking Procedures

     Section 610: OST conducted a review of this part and found 
no SEISNOSE.
     General: OST has reviewed these regulations and found that 
the part needs to be updated to reflect current Departmental 
procedures. OST may initiate a rulemaking for these purposes. OST's 
plain language review of the rule indicates a potential need for 
revision.


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49 CFR part 6--Implementation of Equal Access to Justice Act in Agency 
Proceedings

     Section 610: OST conducted a review of this part and found 
no SEISNOSE.
     General: OST has reviewed these regulations and found that 
the part needs to be updated to reflect the current content of the 
relevant statute. OST may initiate a rulemaking for these purposes. 
OST's plain language review of the rule indicates a potential need for 
revision.

49 CFR part 7--Public Availability of Information

     Section 610: OST conducted a review of this part and found 
no SEISNOSE.
     General: OST has reviewed these regulations and recently 
updated this part to reflect recent statutory changes to the Freedom of 
Information Act (82 FR 21139, May 5, 2017). OST's plain language review 
indicates no need for revision.

49 CFR part 8--Classified Information: Classification/Declassification/
Access

     Section 610: OST conducted a Section 610 review of this 
part and found no SEISNOSE.
     General: OST has reviewed these regulations and recently 
updated this part to reflect organization changes and updates to the 
legal authorities and references (82 FR 40076, July 15, 2016). OST's 
plain language review indicates no need for further revision at this 
time.

49 CFR part 9--Testimony of Employees of the Department and Production 
of Records in Legal Proceedings

     Section 610: OST conducted a review of this part and found 
no SEISNOSE.
     General: OST has reviewed these regulations and found that 
the part needs to be updated to reflect organizational and other 
changes since the last publication of the part. OST may initiate a 
rulemaking for these purposes. OST's plain language review of the rule 
indicates a potential need for revision.

49 CFR part 10--Maintenance of and Access to Records Pertaining to 
Individuals

     Section 610: OST conducted a review of this part and found 
no SEISNOSE.
     General: OST has reviewed these regulations and found that 
the part needs to be updated to reflect organizational and statutory 
changes since the last publication of this rule. OST has initiated a 
rulemaking for these purposes. OST's plain language review of this rule 
indicates a need for revision.

49 CFR part 11--Protection of Human Subjects

     Section 610: OST conducted a Section 610 review of this 
part and found no SEISNOSE.
     General: No changes are needed at this time. OST reviewed 
these regulations and participated in a joint update to the Common 
Rule, in coordination with the U.S. Department of Health and Human 
Services, published at 82 FR 7149 (January 19, 2017). These regulations 
are cost effective and impose the least burden on the industries DOT 
regulates. OST's plain language review of these rules indicates no need 
for substantial revision.

49 CFR part 15--Protection of Sensitive Security Information

     Section 610: OST conducted a Section 610 review of this 
part and found no SEISNOSE.
     General: When this rule was enacted, it paralleled 49 CFR 
part 1520, which creates an analogous Sensitive Security Information 
regime administered by the Transportation Security Administration 
(TSA). Since that time, parts 15 and 1520 have diverged due to the two 
agencies not coordinating amendments to the rules. OST and TSA are 
completing a rulemaking to eliminate inconsistencies between the two 
rules. See RIN 2105-AD59. OST's plain language review indicates no need 
for substantial revision on that basis.

Year 7 (2014) List of Rules Analyzed and Summary of Results
14 CFR part 374--Implementation of the Consumer Credit Protection Act 
with Respect to Air Carriers and Foreign Air Carriers

     Section 610: OST conducted a Section 610 review of this 
part and found no SEISNOSE.
     General: The reviews performed for the Aviation Clean-up 
Rule (RIN 2105-AD86) revealed general updates are needed. All changes 
are incorporated into this rule. OST's plain language review indicated 
no need for substantial revision on that basis.

14 CFR part 374a--Extension of Credit by Airlines to Federal Political 
Candidates

     Section 610: OST conducted a Section 610 review of this 
part and found no SEISNOSE.
     General: The reviews performed for the Aviation Clean-up 
Rule (RIN 2105-AD86) revealed general updates are needed. All changes 
are incorporated into this rule. OST's plain language review indicated 
no need. All changes are incorporated into this rule. OST's plain 
language review indicated no need for substantial revision on that 
basis.

14 CFR part 375--Navigation of Foreign Civil Aircraft within the United 
States

     Section 610: OST conducted a Section 610 review of this 
part and found no SEISNOSE.
     General: Since this rule was enacted, the Federal Aviation 
Act was revised and recodified within Subtitle VII of Title 49 of the 
United States Code (Pub. L. 103-272, July 5, 1994). Since the 
codification, the Department has made numerous amendments to make the 
CFR consistent with the provisions of the current statute (49 U.S.C., 
Subtitle VII). As a result, OST will be conducting a rulemaking to 
update the economic regulations by modifying language to reflect 
current statutory provisions. See RIN 2105-AD86. OST's plain language 
review indicates no need for substantial revision on that basis.

14 CFR part 377--Continuance of Expired Authorizations by Operation of 
Law Pending Final Determination of Applications for Renewal Thereof

     Section 610: OST conducted a Section 610 review of this 
part and found no SEISNOSE.
     General: Since this rule was enacted, the Federal Aviation 
Act was revised and recodified within Subtitle VII of Title 49 of the 
United States Code (Pub. L. 103-272, July 5, 1994). Since the 
codification, the Department has made numerous amendments to make the 
CFR consistent with the provisions of the current statute (49 U.S.C., 
Subtitle VII). As a result, OST will be conducting a rulemaking to 
update the economic regulations by modifying language to reflect 
current statutory provisions. See RIN 2105-AD86. OST's plain language 
review indicates no need for substantial revision on that basis.

14 CFR part 380--Public Charters

     Section 610: OST conducted a Section 610 review of this 
part and found no SEISNOSE.
     General: Since this rule was enacted, the Federal Aviation 
Act was revised and recodified within Subtitle VII of Title 49 of the 
United States Code (Pub. L. 103-272, July 5, 1994). Since the 
codification, the Department has made numerous amendments to make the 
CFR consistent with the provisions of the current statute (49 U.S.C., 
Subtitle VII). As a result, OST will be conducting a rulemaking to 
update the economic regulations by modifying language to reflect 
current statutory provisions. See RIN 2105-AD86. OST's plain language 
review indicates no need for substantial revision on that basis.


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14 CFR part 381--Special Event Tours

     Section 610: OST conducted a Section 610 review of this 
part and found no SEISNOSE.
     General: No changes are needed. This regulation is cost 
effective and imposes the least burden. OST's plain language review of 
this rule indicates no need for substantial revision.

14 CFR part 382--Nondiscrimination on The Basis Of Disability in Air 
Travel

     Section 610: OST conducted a Section 610 review of this 
part and found no SEISNOSE.
     General: Part 382 implements the Air Carrier Access Act 
(49 U.S.C. 41705), which broadly prohibits discrimination against a 
qualified individual with a disability in air transportation. OST's 
review of Part 382 revealed a number of areas that could benefit from 
clarification by rulemaking, including: Deleting compliance dates that 
have passed and are no longer relevant; removal of antiquated conflict 
of laws waiver request filing requirements; clarification of assertion 
of defense to enforcement action when conflict of law waiver request is 
filed; clarification of medical certificate requirements; reordering of 
certain sections; clarifying that Subpart G requires prompt boarding 
deplaning and connecting assistance; clarification of requirements 
regarding baggage containing assistive devices; handling of complaints 
received via social media; correction of typos; and certain citation 
corrections. OST's plain language review indicates no need for 
substantial revision on that basis.

14 CFR part 383--Civil Penalties

     Section 610: OST conducted a Section 610 review of this 
part and found no SEISNOSE.
     General: In accordance with the Federal Civil Penalties 
Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015, these regulations 
would be revised to implement a catch-up adjustment for inflation and 
the promulgation of a direct final rule to complete the required annual 
inflation adjustment to the maximum civil penalty amounts for 
violations of certain aviation economic statutes and the rules and 
orders issued pursuant to these statutes. OST would also make a 
technical correction to reflect a listed statutory authority. OST's 
plain language review of this rule indicates no need for substantial 
revision.

14 CFR part 389--Fees and Charges for Special Services

     Section 610: OST conducted a Section 610 review of this 
part and found no SEISNOSE.
     General: Since this rule was enacted, the Federal Aviation 
Act was revised and recodified within Subtitle VII of Title 49 of the 
United States Code (Pub. L. 103-272, July 5, 1994). Since the 
codification, the Department has made numerous amendments to make the 
CFR consistent with the provisions of the current statute (49 U.S.C., 
Subtitle VII). As a result, OST will be conducting a rulemaking to 
update the economic regulations by modifying language to reflect 
current statutory provisions. See RIN 2105-AD86. OST's plain language 
review indicates no need for substantial revision on that basis.

14 CFR part 398--Guidelines for Individual Determinations of Basic 
Essential Air Service

     Section 610: OST conducted a Section 610 review of this 
part and found no SEISNOSE.
     General: Since this rule was enacted, the Federal Aviation 
Act was revised and recodified within Subtitle VII of Title 49 of the 
United States Code (Pub. L. 103-272, July 5, 1994). Since the 
codification, the Department has made numerous amendments to make the 
CFR consistent with the provisions of the current statute (49 U.S.C., 
Subtitle VII). As a result, OST will be conducting a rulemaking to 
update the economic regulations by modifying language to reflect 
current statutory provisions. See RIN 2105-AD86. OST's plain language 
review indicates no need for substantial revision on that basis.

Year 7 (2014) List of Rules With Ongoing Analysis
14 CFR part 385--Staff Assignments and Review of Action under 
Assignments
Year 6 (2013) List of Rules Analyzed and a Summary of Results
14 CFR part 300--Rules of Conduct in DOT Proceedings Under This Chapter

     Section 610: OST conducted a Section 610 review of this 
part and found no SEISNOSE.
     General: Since this rule was enacted, the Federal Aviation 
Act was revised and recodified within Subtitle VII of Title 49 of the 
United States Code (Pub. L. 103-272, July 5, 1994). Since the 
codification, the Department has made numerous amendments to make the 
CFR consistent with the provisions of the current statute (49 U.S.C., 
Subtitle VII). As a result, OST will be conducting a rulemaking to 
update the economic regulations by modifying language to reflect 
current statutory provisions. See RIN 2105-AD86. OST's plain language 
review indicates no need for substantial revision on that basis.

14 CFR part 302--Rules of Practice in Proceedings
     Section 610: OST conducted a Section 610 review of this 
part and found no SEISNOSE.
     General: Since this rule was enacted, the Federal Aviation 
Act was revised and recodified within Subtitle VII of Title 49 of the 
United States Code (Pub. L. 103-272, July 5, 1994). Since the 
codification, the Department has made numerous amendments to make the 
CFR consistent with the provisions of the current statute (49 U.S.C., 
Subtitle VII). As a result, OST will be conducting a rulemaking to 
update the economic regulations by modifying language to reflect 
current statutory provisions. See RIN 2105-AD86. OST's plain language 
review indicates no need for substantial revision on that basis.

14 CFR part 303--Review of Air Carrier Agreements

     Section 610: OST conducted a Section 610 review of this 
part and found no SEISNOSE.
     General: Since this rule was enacted, the Federal Aviation 
Act was revised and recodified within Subtitle VII of Title 49 of the 
United States Code (Pub. L. 103-272, July 5, 1994). Since the 
codification, the Department has made numerous amendments to make the 
CFR consistent with the provisions of the current statute (49 U.S.C., 
Subtitle VII). As a result, OST will be conducting a rulemaking to 
update the economic regulations by modifying language to reflect 
current statutory provisions. See RIN 2105-AD86. OST's plain language 
review indicates no need for substantial revision on that basis.

14 CFR part 305--Rules of Practice in Informal Nonpublic Investigations

     Section 610: OST conducted a Section 610 review of this 
part and found no SEISNOSE.
     General: Section 305 should be updated to reflect current 
practice regarding procedures such as retention of evidence. The update 
will be made in a rulemaking addressing other updates to the rules. See 
RIN 2105-AD86. OST's plain language review indicates no need for 
substantial revision on that basis.

14 CFR part 313--Implementation of the Energy Policy and Conservation 
Act

     Section 610: OST conducted a Section 610 review of this 
part and found no SEISNOSE.
     General: These regulations would need to be updated to 
conform with existing statute. However further analysis is needed 
because the statute applies only to certain Title 49 actions. OST's 
plain language review indicates no need for substantial revision on 
that basis.


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14 CFR part 323--Terminations, Suspensions, and Reductions of Service

     Section 610: OST conducted a Section 610 review of this 
part and found no SEISNOSE.
     General: Since this rule was enacted, the Federal Aviation 
Act was revised and recodified within Subtitle VII of Title 49 of the 
United States Code (Pub. L. 103-272, July 5, 1994). Since the 
codification, the Department has made numerous amendments to make the 
CFR consistent with the provisions of the current statute (49 U.S.C., 
Subtitle VII). As a result, OST will be conducting a rulemaking to 
update the economic regulations by modifying language to reflect 
current statutory provisions. See RIN 2105-AD86. OST's plain language 
review indicates no need for substantial revision on that basis.

14 CFR part 325--Essential Air Service Procedures

     Section 610: OST conducted a Section 610 review of this 
part and found no SEISNOSE.
     General: Since this rule was enacted, the Federal Aviation 
Act was revised and recodified within Subtitle VII of Title 49 of the 
United States Code (Pub. L. 103-272, July 5, 1994). Since the 
codification, the Department has made numerous amendments to make the 
CFR consistent with the provisions of the current statute (49 U.S.C., 
Subtitle VII). As a result, OST will be conducting a rulemaking to 
update the economic regulations by modifying language to reflect 
current statutory provisions. See RIN 2105-AD86. OST's plain language 
review indicates no need for substantial revision on that basis.

14 CFR part 330--Procedures For Compensation of Air Carriers

     Section 610: OST conducted a Section 610 review of this 
part and found no SEISNOSE.
     General: Part 330 established procedures implementing the 
airline compensation section of the Air Transportation Safety and 
System Stabilization Act, which was enacted following the terrorist 
attacks of September 11, 2001, Public Law 107-42, (Sept. 22, 2001) (the 
Stabilization Act). Section 103 of the Stabilization Act appropriated 
up to $5 billion, to be administered by the Department of 
Transportation, to compensate air carriers for losses they incurred due 
to the attacks. Part 330 set out carrier eligibility criteria, forms 
for applying for the compensation payments, details on types of losses 
that would and would not be eligible for compensation, audit 
procedures, and details on a set-aside program for certain air taxis, 
commuter carriers, and other small carriers. Of the 427 applications 
processed, 407 applicants were deemed eligible under part 330. These 
carriers received payments in a total amount of $4.6 billion. All 
eligible appropriations have been completed and payments have now been 
processed and paid, and all functions and responsibilities under this 
section have been fulfilled. As a result, Part 330 serves no further 
purpose and should be removed. See RIN 2105-AD86. OST's plain language 
review indicates no need for substantial revision on that basis.

14 CFR part 372--Overseas Military Personnel Charters

     Section 610: OST conducted a Section 610 review of this 
part and found no SEISNOSE.
     General: OST's general review of the regulations indicates 
that they may be duplicative of other DOT regulations governing 
charters. Therefore, OST will conduct a rulemaking to evaluate the 
necessity of part 372 and to rescind it if necessary. OST's plain 
language review of these rules indicates no need for substantial 
revision on that basis.
Year 5 (Fall 2012) List of Rules Analyzed and a Summary of Results
14 CFR part 255--Airline Computer Reservations Systems

     Section 610: OST conducted a Section 610 review of this 
part and found no SEISNOSE.
     General: This provision was promulgated with a termination 
date of July 31, 2004, unless extended. The rule was not extended; 
therefore, it is no longer in effect. These regulations were removed in 
a final rule under RIN-2105-AE11.

14 CFR part 256--Electronic Airline Information Systems

     Section 610: OST conducted a Section 610 review of this 
part and found no SEISNOSE.

     General: No changes needed. This regulation is cost 
effective and imposes the least burden. OST's plain language review of 
this rule indicates no need for substantial revision.

14 CFR part 257--Disclosure of Code-Sharing Arrangements and Long Term 
Wet-Leases

     Section 610: OST conducted a Section 610 review of this 
part and found no SEISNOSE.
     General: Since this rule was enacted, the Federal Aviation 
Act was revised and recodified within Subtitle VII of Title 49 of the 
United States Code (Pub. L. 103-272, July 5, 1994). Since the 
codification, the Department has made numerous amendments to make the 
CFR consistent with the provisions of the current statute (49 U.S.C., 
Subtitle VII). As a result, OST will be conducting a rulemaking to 
update the economic regulations by modifying language to reflect 
current statutory provisions. See RIN 2105-AD86. OST's plain language 
review indicates no need for substantial revision on that basis.

14 CFR part 259--Enhanced Protections for Airline Passenger

     Section 610: OST conducted a Section 610 review of this 
part and found no SEISNOSE.
     General: This regulation would need updating to conform 
with changes made in the FAA Extension, Safety, and Security Act of 
2016. OST's plain language review indicates no need for substantial 
revision.

14 CFR part 271--Guidelines for Subsidizing Air Carriers Providing 
Essential Air Transportation

     Section 610: OST conducted a Section 610 review of this 
part and found no SEISNOSE.
     General: Since this rule was enacted, the Federal Aviation 
Act was revised and recodified within Subtitle VII of Title 49 of the 
United States Code (Pub. L. 103-272, July 5, 1994). Since the 
codification, the Department has made numerous amendments to make the 
CFR consistent with the provisions of the current statute (49 U.S.C., 
Subtitle VII). As a result, OST will be conducting a rulemaking to 
update the economic regulations by modifying language to reflect 
current statutory provisions. See RIN 2105-AD86. OST's plain language 
review indicates no need for substantial revision on that basis.

14 CFR part 272--Essential Air Service to the Freely Associated States

     Section 610: OST conducted a Section 610 review of this 
part and found no SEISNOSE.
     General: Part 272 established essential air service 
procedures for the Freely Associated States comprising the Federated 
States of Micronesia (Ponape, Truk and Yap), the Marshall Islands 
(Majuro and Kwajalein), and Koror in Palau. The procedures include 
requirements for airlines to file notice before suspending service, an 
obligation to continue to provide service when subsidy is available, 
and carrier-selection criteria. Section 272.12 states, ``These 
provisions shall terminate on October 1, 1998, unless the essential air 
service program to the Federated States of Micronesia, the Marshall 
Islands and Palau is specifically extended by Congress.'' Congress did 
not extend the program (Pub. L. 101-219, Sec. 110(b),

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(Dec.12,1989)). Thus, the statutory basis for the regulation no longer 
exists and Part 272 should be removed. See RIN 2105-AD86. OST's plain 
language review indicates no need for substantial revision on that 
basis.

14 CFR part 291--Cargo Operations in Interstate Air Transportation

     Section 610: OST conducted a Section 610 review of this 
part and found no SEISNOSE.
     General: Since this rule was enacted, the Federal Aviation 
Act was revised and recodified within Subtitle VII of Title 49 of the 
United States Code (Pub. L. 103-272, July 5, 1994). Since the 
codification, the Department has made numerous amendments to make the 
CFR consistent with the provisions of the current statute (49 U.S.C., 
Subtitle VII). As a result, OST will be conducting a rulemaking to 
update the economic regulations by modifying language to reflect 
current statutory provisions. See RIN 2105-AD86. OST's plain language 
review indicates no need for substantial revision on that basis.

14 CFR part 293--International Passenger Transportation

     Section 610: OST conducted a Section 610 review of this 
part and found no SEISNOSE
     General: No changes are needed. This regulation is cost 
effective and imposes the least burden. OST's plain language review of 
this rule indicates no need for substantial revision.

14 CFR part 294--Canadian Charter Air Taxi Operators

     Section 610: OST conducted a Section 610 review of this 
part and found no SEISNOSE.
     General: Since this rule was enacted, the Federal Aviation 
Act was revised and recodified within Subtitle VII of Title 49 of the 
United States Code (Pub. L. 103-272, July 5, 1994). Since the 
codification, the Department has made numerous amendments to make the 
CFR consistent with the provisions of the current statute (49 U.S.C., 
Subtitle VII). As a result, OST will be conducting a rulemaking to 
update the economic regulations by modifying language to reflect 
current statutory provisions. See RIN 2105-AD86. OST's plain language 
review indicates no need for substantial revision on that basis.

14 CFR part 296--Indirect Air Transportation of Property

     Section 610: OST conducted a Section 610 review of this 
part and found no SEISNOSE.
     General: Since this rule was enacted, the Federal Aviation 
Act was revised and recodified within Subtitle VII of Title 49 of the 
United States Code (Pub. L. 103-272, July 5, 1994). Since the 
codification, the Department has made numerous amendments to make the 
CFR consistent with the provisions of the current statute (49 U.S.C., 
Subtitle VII). As a result, OST will be conducting a rulemaking to 
update the economic regulations by modifying language to reflect 
current statutory provisions. See RIN 2105-AD86. OST's plain language 
review indicates no need for substantial revision on that basis.

14 CFR part 297--Foreign Air Freight Forwarders and Foreign Cooperative 
Shippers Associations

     Section 610: OST conducted a Section 610 review of this 
part and found no SEISNOSE.
     General: Since this rule was enacted, the Federal Aviation 
Act was revised and recodified within Subtitle VII of Title 49 of the 
United States Code (Pub. L. 103-272, July 5, 1994). Since the 
codification, the Department has made numerous amendments to make the 
CFR consistent with the provisions of the current statute (49 U.S.C., 
Subtitle VII). As a result, OST will be conducting a rulemaking to 
update the economic regulations by modifying language to reflect 
current statutory provisions. See RIN 2105-AD86. OST's plain language 
review indicates no need for substantial revision on that basis.

14 CFR part 298--Exemptions for Air Taxi and Commuter Air Carrier 
Operations

     Section 610: OST conducted a Section 610 review of this 
part and found no SEISNOSE.
     General: Since this rule was enacted, the Federal Aviation 
Act was revised and recodified within Subtitle VII of Title 49 of the 
United States Code (Pub. L. 103-272, July 5, 1994). Since the 
codification, the Department has made numerous amendments to make the 
CFR consistent with the provisions of the current statute (49 U.S.C., 
Subtitle VII). As a result, OST will be conducting a rulemaking to 
update the economic regulations by modifying language to reflect 
current statutory provisions. See RIN 2105-AD86. OST's plain language 
review indicates no need for substantial revision on that basis.

49 CFR part 40--Procedures for Transportation Workplace Drug and 
Alcohol Testing Programs

     Section 610: OST conducted a Section 610 review of this 
part and found no SEISNOSE.
     General: The OST review of this regulation indicated a 
need to harmonize it with the Department of Health and Human Services 
requirements by adding additional drugs requiring testing. OST's plain 
language review indicated no need for substantial revision on that 
basis.
Year 5 (Fall 2012) List of Rules With Ongoing Analysis
14 CFR part 258--Disclosure of Change-of-Gauge Services
14 CFR part 292--International Cargo Transportation
Year 4 (Fall 2011) List of Rules Analyzed and a Summary of Results
14 CFR part 234--Airline Service Quality Performance Reports

     Section 610: OST conducted a Section 610 review of this 
part and found no SEISNOSE.
     General: In December 2016, this part was reviewed as part 
of the rule for Enhancing Airline Passenger Protections (see RIN 2105-
AE11). Also, OST is proposing a rulemaking action under RIN 2105-AE68 
addressing how carriers would report cancelled flights that are 
satisfied by a partner airline. OST's plain language review indicated 
no need for substantial revision on that basis.

14 CFR part 235--Reports by Air Carriers on the Incidents Involving 
Animals During Air Transport

     Section 610: OST conducted a Section 610 review of this 
part and found no SEISNOSE
     General: No changes are needed. This regulation is cost 
effective and imposes the least burden. OST's plain language review of 
this rule indicates no need for substantial revision.

14 CFR part 240--Inspection of Accounts and Property

     Section 610: OST conducted a Section 610 review of this 
part and found no SEISNOSE.
     General: The review revealed that general updates are 
needed. All changes are incorporated into the Aviation Clean-up Rule. 
See RIN 2105-AD86. OST's plain language review indicates no need for 
substantial revision on that basis.

14 CFR part 241--Uniform System of Accounts and Reports for Large 
Certificated Air Carriers

     Section 610: OST conducted a Section 610 review of this 
part and found no SEISNOSE.
     General: The reviews performed for the Aviation Clean-up 
Rule (RIN 2105-AD86) revealed general updates are needed and all 
changes are incorporated into this rule. OST's plain language review 
indicated no need for substantial revision on that basis.

14 CFR part 243--Passenger Manifest Information


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     Section 610: OST conducted a Section 610 review of this 
part and found no SEISNOSE.
     General: Since this rule was enacted, the Federal Aviation 
Act was revised and recodified within Subtitle VII of Title 49 of the 
United States Code (Pub. L. 103-272, July 5, 1994). Since the 
codification, the Department has made numerous amendments to make the 
CFR consistent with the provisions of the current statute (49 U.S.C., 
Subtitle VII). As a result, OST will be conducting a rulemaking to 
update the economic regulations by modifying language to reflect 
current statutory provisions. See RIN 2105-AD86. OST's plain language 
review indicates no need for substantial revision on that basis.

14 CFR part 244--Reporting Tarmac Delay Data

     Section 610: OST conducted a Section 610 review of this 
part and found no SEISNOSE.
     General: OST's review revealed that the language ``a 
tarmac delay of three hours or more,'' in section 244.3(a) is 
inaccurate and was the result of a drafting oversight. The language 
should be amended to, ``a tarmac delay of more than three hours.'' 
Also, there was a field omission regarding the information airlines 
must include as part of their Form 244 report. Subpart 244.3(a)(18) 
should be added with the language, ``Total length of tarmac delay over 
three hours.'' . As a result, OST will be conducting a rulemaking to 
update the regulation by modifying language. OST's plain language 
review of these rules indicates no need for substantial revision.

14 CFR part 247--Direct Airport-to-Airport Mileage Records

     Section 610: OST conducted a Section 610 review of this 
part and found no SEISNOSE.
     General: Since this rule was enacted, the Federal Aviation 
Act was revised and recodified within Subtitle VII of Title 49 of the 
United States Code (Pub. L. 103-272, July 5, 1994). Since the 
codification, the Department has made numerous amendments to make the 
CFR consistent with the provisions of the current statute (49 U.S.C., 
Subtitle VII). As a result, OST will be conducting a rulemaking to 
update the economic regulations by modifying language to reflect 
current statutory provisions. See RIN 2105-AD86. OST's plain language 
review indicates no need for substantial revision on that basis.

14 CFR part 248--Submission of Audit Reports

     Section 610: OST conducted a Section 610 review of this 
part and found no SEISNOSE.
     General: Since this rule was enacted, the Federal Aviation 
Act was revised and recodified within Subtitle VII of Title 49 of the 
United States Code (Pub. L. 103-272, July 5, 1994). Since the 
codification, the Department has made numerous amendments to make the 
CFR consistent with the provisions of the current statute (49 U.S.C., 
Subtitle VII). As a result, OST will be conducting a rulemaking to 
update the economic regulations by modifying language to reflect 
current statutory provisions. See RIN 2105-AD86. OST's plain language 
review indicates no need for substantial revision on that basis.

14 CFR part 249--Preservation of Air Carrier Records

     Section 610: OST conducted a Section 610 review of this 
part and found no SEISNOSE.
     General: Since this rule was enacted, the Federal Aviation 
Act was revised and recodified within Subtitle VII of Title 49 of the 
United States Code (Pub. L. 103-272, July 5, 1994). Since the 
codification, the Department has made numerous amendments to make the 
CFR consistent with the provisions of the current statute (49 U.S.C., 
Subtitle VII). As a result, OST will be conducting a rulemaking to 
update the economic regulations by modifying language to reflect 
current statutory provisions. See RIN 2105-AD86. OST's plain language 
review indicates no need for substantial revision on that basis.

14 CFR part 250--Oversales

     Section 610: OST conducted a Section 610 review of this 
part and found no SEISNOSE.
     General: This part was last revised in August 2015 to 
adjust denied boarding compensation amounts for inflation (80 FR 
30144). OST is considering revising several sections (250.5, 250.9, and 
250.11) for plain language. OST is also considering general revisions 
to conform with new rules allowing for electronic payment of denied 
boarding compensation, and to account for the prevalence of e-
ticketing.

14 CFR part 251--Carriage of Musical Instruments

     Section 610: OST conducted a Section 610 review of this 
part and found no SEISNOSE.
     General: This regulation implements section 403 of the FAA 
Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 regarding the carriage of musical 
instruments as carry-on baggage or checked baggage on commercial 
passenger flights operated by air carriers. The rule text implements 
the statute verbatim. There is no further action necessary.

14 CFR part 252--Smoking Aboard Aircraft

     Section 610: OST conducted a Section 610 review of this 
part and found no SEISNOSE.
     General: This part was thoroughly revised in March 2016 
(81 FR 11415). There is no further action necessary at this time. The 
rule is currently being challenged in the D.C. Circuit (CEI vs. DOT; 
#16-1128). Revisions may be required if the suit is successful. OST's 
plain language review indicates no need for substantial revision on 
that basis.

14 CFR part 253--Notice of Terms of Contract of Carriage

     Section 610: OST conducted a Section 610 review of this 
part and found no SEISNOSE.
     General: This part was last revised, in part, in April 
2011 (76 FR 26163). OST has decided that additional editorial updates 
are needed and to remove certain outdated language. OST has determined 
that Sections 253.1, 253.2, and 253.10 should be revised for plain 
language.

14 CFR part 254--Domestic Baggage Liability

     Section 610: OST conducted a Section 610 review of this 
part and found no SEISNOSE.
     General: This part was last revised in August 2015 to 
adjust domestic baggage liability limits (80 FR 30144). OST is 
considering revising several sections (254.1 and 254.2) for plain 
language. No other revisions are necessary.

14 CFR part 259--Enhancing Protections for Airline Passengers

     Section 610: OST conducted a Section 610 review of this 
part and found no SEISNOSE.
     General: This part was last revised in 2009, OST has 
determined that changes are needed to make sections 259.3 and 259.4 
consistent with 49 U.S.C. 42301. OST has a proposed rulemaking action 
under RIN 2105-AE47 that would make the necessary updates to this 
regulation. OST's plain language review indicates no need for 
substantial revision on that basis.
Year 3 (Fall 2010) List of Rules Analyzed and a Summary of Results
14 CFR part 213--Terms, Conditions, and Limitations of Foreign Air 
Carrier Permits

     Section 610: OST conducted a Section 610 review of this 
part and found no SEISNOSE.
     General: No changes are needed. OST plain language review 
of these rules indicates no need for substantial revision.


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14 CFR part 214--Terms, Conditions, and Limitations of Foreign Air 
Carrier Permits Authorizing Charter Transportation Only

     Section 610: OST conducted a Section 610 review of this 
part and found no SEISNOSE.
     General: Since this rule was enacted, the Federal Aviation 
Act was revised and recodified within Subtitle VII of Title 49 of the 
United States Code (Pub. L. 103-272, July 5, 1994). Since the 
codification, the Department has made numerous amendments to make the 
CFR consistent with the provisions of the current statute (49 U.S.C., 
Subtitle VII). As a result, OST will be conducting a rulemaking to 
update the economic regulations by modifying language to reflect 
current statutory provisions. See RIN 2105-AD86. OST's plain language 
review indicates no need for substantial revision on that basis.

14 CFR part 215--Use and Change of Names of Air Carriers, Foreign Air 
Carriers, and Commuter Air Carriers

     Section 610: OST conducted a Section 610 review of this 
part and found no SEISNOSE.
     General: Since this rule was enacted, the Federal Aviation 
Act was revised and recodified within Subtitle VII of Title 49 of the 
United States Code (Pub. L. 103-272, July 5, 1994). Since the 
codification, the Department has made numerous amendments to make the 
CFR consistent with the provisions of the current statute (49 U.S.C., 
Subtitle VII). As a result, OST will be conducting a rulemaking to 
update the economic regulations by modifying language to reflect 
current statutory provisions. See RIN 2105-AD86. OST's plain language 
review indicates no need for substantial revision on that basis.

14 CFR part 216--Commingling of Blind Sector Traffic by Foreign Air 
Carriers

     Section 610: OST conducted a Section 610 review of this 
part and found no SEISNOSE.
     General: Since this rule was enacted, the Federal Aviation 
Act was revised and recodified within Subtitle VII of Title 49 of the 
United States Code (Pub. L. 103-272, July 5, 1994). Since the 
codification, the Department has made numerous amendments to make the 
CFR consistent with the provisions of the current statute (49 U.S.C., 
Subtitle VII). As a result, OST will be conducting a rulemaking to 
update the economic regulations by modifying language to reflect 
current statutory provisions. See RIN 2105-AD86. OST's plain language 
review indicates no need for substantial revision on that basis.

14 CFR part 217--Reporting Traffic Statistics by Foreign Air Carriers 
in Civilian Scheduled, Charter, and Nonscheduled Services

     Section 610: OST conducted a Section 610 review of this 
part and found no SEISNOSE.
     General: The reviews performed for the Aviation Clean-up 
Rule (RIN 2105-AD86) revealed general updates are needed. All changes 
are incorporated into this rule. OST's plain language review indicated 
no need for substantial revision on that basis.

14 CFR part 218--Lease by Foreign Air Carrier or Other Foreign Person 
of Aircraft With Crew

     Section 610: OST conducted a Section 610 review of this 
part and found no SEISNOSE.
     General: Since this rule was enacted, the Federal Aviation 
Act was revised and recodified within Subtitle VII of Title 49 of the 
United States Code (Pub. L. 103-272, July 5, 1994). Since the 
codification, the Department has made numerous amendments to make the 
CFR consistent with the provisions of the current statute (49 U.S.C., 
Subtitle VII). As a result, OST will be conducting a rulemaking to 
update the economic regulations by modifying language to reflect 
current statutory provisions. See RIN 2105-AD86. OST's plain language 
review indicates no need for substantial revision on that basis.

14 CFR part 221--Tariffs

     Section 610: OST conducted a Section 610 review of this 
part and found no SEISNOSE.
     General: Since this rule was enacted, the Federal Aviation 
Act was revised and recodified within Subtitle VII of Title 49 of the 
United States Code (Pub. L. 103-272, July 5, 1994). Since the 
codification, the Department has made numerous amendments to make the 
CFR consistent with the provisions of the current statute (49 U.S.C., 
Subtitle VII). As a result, OST will be conducting a rulemaking to 
update the economic regulations by modifying language to reflect 
current statutory provisions. See RIN 2105-AD86. OST's plain language 
review indicates no need for substantial revision on that basis.

14 CFR part 222--Intermodal Cargo Services by Foreign Air Carriers

     Section 610: OST conducted a Section 610 review of this 
part and found no SEISNOSE.
     General: Since this rule was enacted, the Federal Aviation 
Act was revised and recodified within Subtitle VII of Title 49 of the 
United States Code (Pub. L. 103-272, July 5, 1994). Since the 
codification, the Department has made numerous amendments to make the 
CFR consistent with the provisions of the current statute (49 U.S.C., 
Subtitle VII). As a result, OST will be conducting a rulemaking to 
update the economic regulations by modifying language to reflect 
current statutory provisions. See RIN 2105-AD86. OST's plain language 
review indicates no need for substantial revision on that basis.

14 CFR part 223--Free and Reduced-Rate Transportation

     Section 610: OST conducted a Section 610 review of this 
part and found no SEISNOSE.
     General: Since this rule was enacted, the Federal Aviation 
Act was revised and recodified within Subtitle VII of Title 49 of the 
United States Code (Pub. L. 103-272, July 5, 1994). Since the 
codification, the Department has made numerous amendments to make the 
CFR consistent with the provisions of the current statute (49 U.S.C., 
Subtitle VII). As a result, OST will be conducting a rulemaking to 
update the economic regulations by modifying language to reflect 
current statutory provisions. See RIN 2105-AD86. OST's plain language 
review indicates no need for substantial revision on that basis.

14 CFR part 232--Transportation of Mail, Review of Orders of Postmaster 
General

     Section 610: OST conducted a Section 610 review of this 
part and found no SEISNOSE.
     General: Part 232 established procedures for a party 
aggrieved by an order of the Postmaster General to request a review by 
DOT. In 2008, amendments to 49 U.S.C. 41902 removed from the statute 
the authority for the Secretary of Transportation to amend, modify, 
suspend, or cancel an order of the Postal Service (Pub. L. 110-405, 
Jan. 4, 2008). Accordingly, the statutory basis for part 232 
regulations no longer exists and part 232 should be removed. See RIN 
2105-AD86. OST's plain language review indicates no need for 
substantial revision on that basis.
Year 2 (Fall 2009) List of Rules With Ongoing Analysis
48 CFR part 1200--[Reserved]
48 CFR part 1201--Federal Acquisition Regulations System
48 CFR part 1202--Definitions of Words and Terms--
48 CFR part 1203--Improper Business Practices and Personal Conflicts of 
Interest
48 CFR part 1204--Administrative Matters
48 CFR part 1205--Publicizing Contract Actions
48 CFR part 1206--Competition Requirements
48 CFR part 1207--Acquisition Planning

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48 CFR part 1208-1210--[Reserved]
48 CFR part 1211--Describing Agency Needs
48 CFR part 1212--[Reserved]
48 CFR part 1213--Simplified Acquisition Procedures
48 CFR part 1214--Sealed Bidding
48 CFR part 1215--Contracting By Negotiation
48 CFR part 1216--Types of Contracts
48 CFR part 1217--Special Contracting Methods
48 CFR part 1218--[Reserved]
48 CFR part 1219--Small Business Programs
48 CFR part 1220--1221--[Reserved]
48 CFR part 1222--Application of Labor Laws To Government Acquisitions
48 CFR part 1223--Environment, Energy and Water Efficiency, Renewable 
Energy Technologies, Occupational Safety, and Drug-Free Workplace
48 CFR part 1224--Protection of Privacy and Freedom of Information
48 CFR part 1225-1226--[Reserved]
48 CFR part 1227--Patents, Data, and Copyrights
48 CFR part 1228--Bonds and Insurance
48 CFR part 1229-130--[Reserved]
48 CFR part 1231--Contract Cost Principles and Procedures
48 CFR part 1232--Contract Financing
48 CFR part 1233--Protests, Disputes, and Appeals
48 CFR part 1234--[Reserved]
48 CFR part 1235--Research and Development Contracting
48 CFR part 1236--Construction and Architect-Engineer Contracts
48 CFR part 1237--Service Contracting
48 CFR part 1238--[Reserved]
48 CFR part 1239--Acquisition of Information Technology
48 CFR part 1240-1241--[Reserved]
48 CFR part 1242--Contract Administration and Audit Services
48 CFR part 1243-1244--[Reserved]
48 CFR part 1245--Government Property
48 CFR part 1246--Quality Assurance
48 CFR part 1247--Transportation
48 CFR part 1248-1251--[Reserved]
48 CFR part 1252--Solicitation Provisions and Contract Clauses
48 CFR part 1253--Forms
48 CFR part 1254-1299--Reserved
Year 1 (Fall 2008) List of Rules Analyzed and a Summary of Results
49 CFR part 91--International Air Transportation Fair Competitive 
Practices

     Section 610: OST conducted a Section 610 review of this 
part and found no SEISNOSE.
     General: Since this rule was enacted, the International 
Air Transportation Fair Competitive Practices Act of 1974 was revised 
and recodified within Subtitle VII of Title 49 of the United States 
Code (Pub. L. 103-272, July 5, 1994). Furthermore, under the Airline 
Deregulation Act of 1978, the authority of the Civil Aeronautics Board 
was transferred to the Department of Transportation. As a result, OST 
will seek to conduct a rulemaking to rescind the rule. OST's plain 
language review indicates no need for substantial revision on that 
basis.

49 CFR part 92--Recovering Debts to the United States by Salary Offset

     Section 610: OST conducted a Section 610 review of this 
part and found no SEISNOSE.
     General: Changes are needed to make the regulations 
current regarding certain administrative updates and removal of 
outdated language. These regulations are cost effective and impose the 
least burden. OST's plain language review of these rules indicates no 
need for substantial revision.

49 CFR part 93--Aircraft Allocation

     Section 610: OST conducted a Section 610 review of this 
part and found no SEISNOSE.
     General: Upon OST review of this rule it is recommended 
that to regulation is repealed. However, before moving forward DOT will 
need to ascertain if this action would impact DOD's implementation of 
the Civil Reserve Air fleet Program. OST's plain language review of 
these rules indicates no need for substantial revision.

49 CFR part 98--Enforcement of Restrictions on Post-Employment 
Activities

     Section 610: OST conducted a Section 610 review of this 
part and found no SEISNOSE.
     General: OST is considering a rulemaking to rescind this 
rule since there is already adequate procedure for referral of 
violations of the criminal post-Government employment rules to the 
Inspector General or the Department of Justice. See 5 CFR 2638.502.
49 CFR part 99--Employee Responsibilities and Conduct

     Section 610: OST conducted a Section 610 review of this 
part and found no SEISNOSE.
     General: Recommend rulemaking to rescind this rule.

14 CFR part 200--Definitions and Instructions

     Section 610: OST conducted a Section 610 review of this 
part and found no SEISNOSE.
     General: Since this rule was enacted, the Federal Aviation 
Act was revised and recodified within Subtitle VII of Title 49 of the 
United States Code (Pub. L. 103-272, July 5, 1994). Since the 
codification, the Department has made numerous amendments to make the 
CFR consistent with the provisions of the current statute (49 U.S.C., 
Subtitle VII). As a result, OST will be conducting a rulemaking to 
update the economic regulations by modifying language to reflect 
current statutory provisions. See RIN 2105-AD86. OST's plain language 
review indicates no need for substantial revision on that basis.

14 CFR part 201--Air Carrier Authority Under Subtitle VII of Title 49 
of the United States Code [Amended]

     Section 610: OST conducted a Section 610 review of this 
part and found no SEISNOSE.
     General: Since this rule was enacted, the Federal Aviation 
Act was revised and recodified within Subtitle VII of Title 49 of the 
United States Code (Pub. L. 103-272, July 5, 1994). Since the 
codification, the Department has made numerous amendments to make the 
CFR consistent with the provisions of the current statute (49 U.S.C., 
Subtitle VII). As a result, OST will be conducting a rulemaking to 
update the economic regulations by modifying language to reflect 
current statutory provisions. See RIN 2105-AD86. OST's plain language 
review indicates no need for substantial revision on that basis.

14 CFR part 203--Waiver of Warsaw Convention Liability Limits and 
Defenses

     Section 610: OST conducted a Section 610 review of this 
part and found no SEISNOSE.
     General: Since this rule was enacted, the Federal Aviation 
Act was revised and recodified within Subtitle VII of Title 49 of the 
United States Code (Pub. L. 103-272, July 5, 1994). Since the 
codification, the Department has made numerous amendments to make the 
CFR consistent with the provisions of the current statute (49 U.S.C., 
Subtitle VII). As a result, OST will be conducting a rulemaking to 
update the economic regulations by modifying language to reflect 
current statutory provisions. See RIN 2105-AD86. OST's plain language 
review indicates no need for substantial revision on that basis.

14 CFR part 204--Data to Support Fitness Determinations

     Section 610: OST conducted a Section 610 review of this 
part and found no SEISNOSE.
     General: Since this rule was enacted, the Federal Aviation 
Act was revised and recodified within Subtitle VII of Title 49 of the 
United States Code (Pub. L. 103-272, July 5, 1994). Since

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the codification, the Department has made numerous amendments to make 
the CFR consistent with the provisions of the current statute (49 
U.S.C., Subtitle VII). As a result, OST will be conducting a rulemaking 
to update the economic regulations by modifying language to reflect 
current statutory provisions. See RIN 2105-AD86. OST's plain language 
review indicates no need for substantial revision on that basis.

14 CFR part 205--Aircraft Accident Liability Insurance

     Section 610: OST conducted a Section 610 review of this 
part and found no SEISNOSE.
     General: Since this rule was enacted, the Federal Aviation 
Act was revised and recodified within Subtitle VII of Title 49 of the 
United States Code (Pub. L. 103-272, July 5, 1994). Since the 
codification, the Department has made numerous amendments to make the 
CFR consistent with the provisions of the current statute (49 U.S.C., 
Subtitle VII). As a result, OST will be conducting a rulemaking to 
update the economic regulations by modifying language to reflect 
current statutory provisions. See RIN 2105-AD86. OST's plain language 
review indicates no need for substantial revision on that basis.

14 CFR part 206--Certificates of Public Convenience and Necessity: 
Special Authorizations and Exemptions

     Section 610: OST conducted a Section 610 review of this 
part and found no SEISNOSE.
     General: No changes are needed. These regulations are cost 
effective and impose the least burden. OST's plain language review of 
these rules indicates no need for substantial revision.

14 CFR part 207--Charter Trips by U.S. Scheduled Air Carriers

     Section 610: OST conducted a Section 610 review of this 
part and found no SEISNOSE.
     General: OST's general review of the regulations indicates 
that they may be duplicative of the regulations of 14 CFR part 212. 
Therefore, OST will conduct a rulemaking to evaluate the necessity of 
part 207 and to rescind it if necessary. See RIN 2105-AD86. OST's plain 
language review of these rules indicates no need for substantial 
revision on that basis.

14 CFR part 208--Charter Trips by U.S. Charter Air Carriers

     Section 610: OST conducted a Section 610 review of this 
part and found no SEISNOSE.
     General: OST's general review of the regulations indicates 
that they may be duplicative of the regulations of 14 CFR part 212. 
Therefore, OST will conduct a rulemaking to evaluate the necessity of 
part 208 and to rescind it if necessary. See RIN 2105-AD86. OST's plain 
language review of these rules indicates no need for substantial 
revision on that basis.

14 CFR part 211--Applications for Permits to Foreign Air Carriers

     Section 610: OST conducted a Section 610 review of this 
part and found no SEISNOSE.
     General: Since this rule was enacted, the Federal Aviation 
Act was revised and recodified within Subtitle VII of Title 49 of the 
United States Code (Pub. L. 103-272, July 5, 1994). Since the 
codification, the Department has made numerous amendments to make the 
CFR consistent with the provisions of the current statute (49 U.S.C., 
Subtitle VII). As a result, OST will be conducting a rulemaking to 
update the economic regulations by modifying language to reflect 
current statutory provisions. See RIN 2105-AD86. OST's plain language 
review indicates no need for substantial revision on that basis.

14 CFR part 212--Charter Rules for U.S. and Foreign Direct Air Carriers

     Section 610: OST conducted a Section 610 review of this 
part and found no SEISNOSE.
     General: Since this rule was enacted, the Federal Aviation 
Act was revised and recodified within Subtitle VII of Title 49 of the 
United States Code (Pub. L. 103-272, July 5, 1994). Since the 
codification, the Department has made numerous amendments to make the 
CFR consistent with the provisions of the current statute (49 U.S.C., 
Subtitle VII). As a result, OST will be conducting a rulemaking to 
update the economic regulations by modifying language to reflect 
current statutory provisions. See RIN 2105-AD86. OST's plain language 
review indicates no need for substantial revision on that basis.

Federal Aviation Administration

Section 610 and Other Reviews
Section 610 Review Plan and Summary
    The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has elected to use the 
two-step, two-year process used by most Department of Transportation 
(DOT) modes in past plans. As such, the FAA has divided its rules into 
10 groups as displayed in the table below. During the first year (the 
``analysis year''), all rules published during the previous 10 years 
within a 10% block of the regulations will be analyzed to identify 
those with a significant economic impact on a substantial number of 
small entities (SEISNOSE). During the second year (the ``review 
year''), each rule identified in the analysis year as having a SEISNOSE 
will be reviewed in accordance with Section 610 (b) to determine if it 
should be continued without change or changed to minimize impact on 
small entities. Results of those reviews will be published in the DOT 
Semiannual Regulatory Agenda.

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                         Regulations to
         Year              be reviewed     Analysis year    Review year
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.....................  14 CFR parts 417            2017            2018
                         through 460.
2.....................  14 CFR parts 119            2018            2019
                         through 129 and
                         parts 150
                         through 156.
3.....................  14 CFR parts 133            2019            2020
                         through 139 and
                         parts 157
                         through 169.
4.....................  14 CFR parts 141            2020            2021
                         through 147 and
                         parts 170
                         through 187.
5.....................  14 CFR parts 189            2021            2022
                         through 198 and
                         parts 1 through
                         16.
6.....................  14 CFR parts 17             2022            2023
                         through 33.
7.....................  14 CFR parts 34             2023            2024
                         through 39 and
                         parts 400
                         through 405.
8.....................  14 CFR parts 43             2014            2025
                         through 49 and
                         parts 406
                         through 415.
9.....................  14 CFR parts 60             2025            2026
                         through 77.
10....................  14 CFR parts 91             2026            2027
                         through 105.
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Background on the Regulatory Flexibility Act
    The Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980 as amended (RFA), 
(Sec. Sec.  601 through 612 of Title 5, United States Code (5 U.S.C.)) 
requires Federal regulatory agencies to analyze all proposed and final 
rules to determine their economic impact on small entities, which 
includes small businesses, small organizations, and small governmental 
jurisdictions. The primary purpose of the RFA is to establish as a 
principle of regulatory issuance that Federal agencies endeavor, 
consistent with the objectives of the rule

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and applicable statutes, to fit regulatory and informational 
requirements to the scale of entities subject to the regulation. The 
FAA performed the required RFA analyses of each final rulemaking action 
and amendment it has initiated since enactment of the RFA in 1980.
    Section 610 of 5 U.S.C. requires government agencies to 
periodically review all regulations that will have a SEISNOSE. The FAA 
must analyze each rule within 10 years of its publication date.
Defining SEISNOSE
    The RFA does not define ``significant economic impact.'' Therefore, 
there is no clear rule or number to determine when a significant 
economic impact occurs. However, the Small Business Administration 
(SBA) states that significance should be determined by considering the 
size of the business, the size of the competitor's business, and the 
impact the same regulation has on larger competitors.
    Likewise, the RFA does not define ``substantial number.'' However, 
the legislative history of the RFA suggests that a substantial number 
must be at least one but does not need to be an overwhelming percentage 
such as more than half. The SBA states that the substantiality of the 
number of small businesses affected should be determined on an 
industry-specific basis.
    This analysis consisted of the following three steps:
     Review of the number of small entities affected by the 
amendments to parts 417 through 460.
     Identification and analysis of all amendments to parts 417 
through 460 since 2007 to determine whether any still have or now have 
a SEISNOSE.
     Review of the FAA Office of Aviation Policy, and Plans 
regulatory flexibility assessment of each amendment performed as 
required by the RFA.
Year 2 (2018) List of Rules To Be Analyzed the Next Year
14 CFR part 119--Certification: Air Carriers and Commercial Operators
14 CFR part 120--Drug and Alcohol Testing Program
14 CFR part 121--Operating Requirements: Domestic, Flag, and 
Supplemental Operations
14 CFR part 125--Certification and Operations: Airplanes Having a 
Seating Capacity of 20 or More Passengers or a Maximum Payload Capacity 
of 6,000 Pounds or More; and Rules Governing Persons on Board Such 
Aircraft
14 CFR part 129--Operations: Foreign Air Carriers and Foreign Operators 
of U.S.-Registered Aircraft Engaged in Common Carriage
14 CFR part 150--Airport Noise Compatibility Planning
14 CFR part 151--Federal Aid to Airports
14 CFR part 152--Airport Aid Program
14 CFR part 153--Airport Operations
14 CFR part 155--Release of Airport Property from Surplus Property 
Disposal Restriction
14 CFR part 156--State Block Grant Pilot Program
Year 1 (2017) List of Rules Analyzed and a Summary of Results
14 CFR part 417--Launch Safety

     Section 610: The agency conducted a Section 610 review of 
this part and found Amendment No. 417-5, 81 FR 59439, Aug. 30, 2016. 
Amendment 91-314, 75 FR 30193, May 28, 2010; Amendment 91-314, 75 FR 
30193, May 28, 2010; and Amendment 91-330, 79 FR 9972, Feb. 21, 2014 
trigger SEISNOSE within the meaning of the RFA.
     General: No changes are needed. The FAA has considered a 
number of alternatives in attempts to lower compliance costs for small 
entities, but could not go forward with the lower cost alternatives 
without compromising the safety for the industry. FAA's plain language 
review of these rules indicates no need for substantial revision.

14 CFR part 420--License to Operate a Launch Site

     Section 610: The agency conducted a Section 610 review of 
this part and found no SEISNOSE.
     General: No changes are needed. These regulations are cost 
effective and impose the least burden. FAA's plain language review of 
these rules indicates no need for substantial revision.

14 CFR part 431--Launch and Reentry of a Reusable Launch Vehicle (RLV)

     Section 610: Section 610: The agency conducted a Section 
610 review of this part and found there were no amendments since 2016. 
Therefore, part 99 does not trigger SEISNOSE.
     General: No changes are needed. FAA's plain language 
review of these rules indicates no need for substantial revision.

14 CFR part 433--License to Operate a Reentry Site

     Section 610: The agency conducted a Section 610 review of 
this part and found no SEISNOSE.
     General: No changes are needed. These regulations are cost 
effective and impose the least burden. FAA's plain language review of 
these rules indicates no need for substantial revision.

14 CFR part 435--Reentry of a Reentry Vehicle Other Than a Reusable 
Launch Vehicle (RLV)

     Section 610: The agency conducted a Section 610 review of 
this part and found there were no amendments since 2016. Therefore, 
part 99 does not trigger SEISNOSE.
     General: No changes are needed. FAA's plain language 
review of these rules indicates no need for substantial revision.

14 CFR part 437--Experimental Permits

     Section 610: The agency conducted a Section 610 review of 
this part and found no SEISNOSE.
     General: No changes are needed. These regulations are cost 
effective and impose the least burden. FAA's plain language review of 
these rules indicates no need for substantial revision.

14 CFR part 440--Financial Responsibility

     Section 610: Section 610: The agency conducted a Section 
610 review of this part and found there were no amendments since 2016. 
Therefore, part 99 does not trigger SEISNOSE.
     General: No changes are needed. FAA's plain language 
review of these rules indicates no need for substantial revision.

14 CFR part 460--Human Space Flight Requirements

     Section 610: The agency conducted a Section 610 review of 
this part and found no SEISNOSE.
     General: No changes are needed. These regulations are cost 
effective and impose the least burden. FAA's plain language review of 
these rules indicates no need for substantial revision.

Federal Highway Administration

Section 610 and Other Reviews

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                         Regulations to
         Year              be reviewed     Analysis year    Review year
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.....................  None............            2008            2009
2.....................  23 CFR parts 1              2009            2010
                         to 260.
3.....................  23 CFR parts 420            2010            2011
                         to 470.

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4.....................  23 CFR part 500.            2011            2012
5.....................  23 CFR parts 620            2012            2013
                         to 637.
6.....................  23 CFR parts 645            2013            2014
                         to 669.
7.....................  23 CFR parts 710            2014            2015
                         to 924.
8.....................  23 CFR parts 940            2015            2016
                         to 973.
9.....................  23 CFR parts                2016            2017
                         1200 to 1252.
10....................  New parts and               2017            2018
                         subparts.
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Federal-Aid Highway Program
    The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has adopted regulations 
in title 23 of the CFR, chapter I, related to the Federal-Aid Highway 
Program. These regulations implement and carry out the provisions of 
Federal law relating to the administration of Federal aid for highways. 
The primary law authorizing Federal aid for highway is chapter I of 
title 23 of the U.S.C. 145 of title 23, expressly provides for a 
federally assisted State program. For this reason, the regulations 
adopted by the FHWA in title 23 of the CFR primarily relate to the 
requirements that States must meet to receive Federal funds for the 
construction and other work related to highways. Because the 
regulations in title 23 primarily relate to States, which are not 
defined as small entities under the Regulatory Flexibility Act, the 
FHWA believes that its regulations in title 23 do not have a 
significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities. 
The FHWA solicits public comment on this preliminary conclusion.
Year 9 (Fall 2016) List of Rules Analyzed and a Summary of Results
23 CFR part 1200--Uniform Procedures for State Highway Safety Grant 
Programs

     Section 610: No SEIOSNOSE. No small entities are affected.
     General: No changes are needed. These regulations are cost 
effective and impose the least burden. FHWA's plain language review of 
these rules indicates no need for substantial revision.

23 CFR part 1208--National Minimum Drinking Age

     Section 610: No SEIOSNOSE. No small entities are affected.
     General: No changes are needed. These regulations are cost 
effective and impose the least burden. FHWA's plain language review of 
these rules indicates no need for substantial revision.

23 CFR part 1210--Operation of Motor Vehicles by Intoxicated Minors

     Section 610: No SEIOSNOSE. No small entities are affected.
     General: No changes are needed. These regulations are cost 
effective and impose the least burden. FHWA's plain language review of 
these rules indicates no need for substantial revision.

23 CFR part 1215--Use of Safety Belts--Compliance and Transfer-of-Funds 
Procedures

     Section 610: No SEIOSNOSE. No small entities are affected.
     General: No changes are needed. These regulations are cost 
effective and impose the least burden. FHWA's plain language review of 
these rules indicates no need for substantial revision.

23 CFR part 1225--Uniform System for Parking for Persons With 
Disabilities

     Section 610: No SEIOSNOSE. No small entities are affected.
     General: No changes are needed. These regulations are cost 
effective and impose the least burden. FHWA's plain language review of 
these rules indicates no need for substantial revision.

23 CFR part 1240--Safety Incentive Grants for Use of Seat Belts--
Allocations Based on Seat Belt Use Rates

     Section 610: No SEIOSNOSE. No small entities are affected.
     General: No changes are needed. These regulations are cost 
effective and impose the least burden. FHWA's plain language review of 
these rules indicates no need for substantial revision.

Year 10 (Fall 2017) List of Rules That Will be Analyzed During the Next 
Year
New Parts and Subparts since 2008 that have not undergone review
23 CFR part 490--National Performance Management Measures
23 CFR part 505--Projects of National and Regional Significance 
Evaluation and Rating
23 CFR part 511--Real-Time System Management Information Program
23 CFR part 650 Subpart E--National Tunnel Inspection Standards

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

Section 610 and Other Reviews

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                         Regulations to
         Year              be reviewed     Analysis year    Review year
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.....................  49 CFR part 372,            2008            2009
                         subpart A.
2.....................  49 CFR part 386.            2009            2010
3.....................  49 CFR parts 325            2010            2011
                         and 390
                         (General).
4.....................  49 CFR parts 390            2011            2012
                         (Small
                         Passenger-
                         Carrying
                         Vehicles), 391
                         to 393 and 396
                         to 399.
5.....................  49 CFR part 387.            2012            2013
6.....................  49 CFR parts                2013            2014
                         360, 365, 366,
                         368, 374, 377,
                         and 378.
7.....................  49 CFR parts                2014            2015
                         356, 367, 369,
                         370, 371, 372
                         (subparts B and
                         C).
8.....................  49 CFR parts                2015            2016
                         373, 376, and
                         379.
9.....................  49 CFR part 375.            2016            2017
10....................  49 CFR part 395.            2017            2018
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Year 8 (Fall 2014) List of Rules and a Summary of Results
49 CFR part 373--Receipts and Bills

     Section 610: There is no SEIOSNOSE. FMCSA requires certain 
motor carriers and freight forwarders to issue and retain a receipt or 
bill of lading for property tendered for transportation in interstate 
or foreign commerce.
     General: These regulations are cost effective and impose 
almost no additive financial burden upon the carrier. Retaining billing 
information constitutes a prudent business practice which would likely 
be required for tax and customer service purposes. The rule is

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written in clear and unambiguous language, and should be retained.

49 CFR part 376--Lease and Interchange of Vehicles

     Section 610: There is no SEIOSNOSE. FMCSA requires certain 
authorized carriers that transport equipment (that it does not own) to 
retain a lease, and maintain appropriate equipment records.
     General: These regulations are cost effective and impose 
almost no additive financial burden upon the carrier. The rule 
principally defines the conditions by which certain carriers must 
retain leasing documents, insurance, financial and other related 
documentation. The stipulations in the rule are consistent with prudent 
business practices in support of customer service, accident liability, 
and financial matters. The rule takes great pains to ``exempt'' 
carriers, is written in clear and unambiguous language, and should be 
retained.

49 CFR part 379--Preservation of Records

     Section 610: There is no SEIOSNOSE. The rule requires 
certain companies to retain, protect, store, and as appropriate, 
dispose of records in accordance with minimum retention periods 
stipulated in appendix A of part 379.
     General: These regulations are cost effective and impose 
almost no additive financial burden upon the carrier. Retaining 
financial, contractual, property/equipment, taxes, shipping and other 
supporting business documents represent a prudent business practice 
which the carrier should already be doing. The rule is written in clear 
and unambiguous language and should be retained.
Year 9 (2015) List of Rules With Ongoing Analysis
49 CFR part 375--Transportation of household goods in interstate 
commerce; consumer protection regulations
Year 10 (2016) List of Rules That Will be Analyzed During the Next Year
49 CFR part 395--Hours of Service of Drivers

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

Section 610 and Other Reviews

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                         Regulations to
         Year              be reviewed     Analysis year    Review year
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.....................  49 CFR parts                2008            2009
                         571.223 through
                         571.500, and
                         parts 575 and
                         579.
2.....................  23 CFR parts                2009            2010
                         1200 through
                         1300.
3.....................  49 CFR parts 501            2010            2011
                         through 526 and
                         571.213.
4.....................  49 CFR parts                2011            2012
                         571.131,
                         571.217,
                         571.220,
                         571.221, and
                         571.222.
5.....................  49 CFR parts                2012            2013
                         571.101 through
                         571.110, and
                         571.135,
                         571.138, and
                         571.139.
6.....................  49 CFR parts 529            2013            2014
                         through 578,
                         except parts
                         571 and 575.
7.....................  49 CFR parts                2014            2015
                         571.111 through
                         571.129 and
                         parts 580
                         through 588.
8.....................  49 CFR parts                2015            2016
                         571.201 through
                         571.212.
9.....................  49 CFR parts                2016            2017
                         571.214 through
                         571.219, except
                         571.217.
10....................  49 CFR parts 591            2017            2018
                         through 595 and
                         new parts and
                         subparts.
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Year 9 (Fall 2016) List of Rules With Ongoing Analysis
49 CFR part 571.214--Side Impact Protection
49 CFR part 571.215--[Reserved]
49 CFR part 571.216--Roof Crush Resistance; Applicable Unless a Vehicle 
Is Certified to 571.216a
49 CFR part 571.216a--Roof Crush Resistance; Upgraded Standard
49 CFR part 571.218--Motorcycle Helmets
49 CFR part 571.219--Windshield Zone Intrusion
Year 10 (Fall 2017) List of Rules That Will be Analyzed During the Next 
Year
Part 591 Importation of Vehicles and Equipment Subject to Federal 
Safety, Bumper and Theft Prevention Standards
Part 592 Registered Importers of Vehicles not Originally Manufactured 
to Conform to the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards
Part 593 Determinations That a Vehicle not Originally Manufactured to 
Conform to the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards Is Eligible for 
Importation
Part 594 Schedule of Fees Authorized by 49 U.S.C. 30141
Part 595 Make Inoperative Exemptions

Federal Railroad Administration

Section 610 and Other Reviews

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                         Regulations to
         Year              be reviewed     Analysis year    Review year
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.....................  49 CFR parts 200            2008            2009
                         and 201.
2.....................  49 CFR parts                2009            2010
                         207, 209, 211,
                         215, 238, and
                         256.
3.....................  49 CFR parts                2010            2011
                         210, 212, 214,
                         217, and 268.
4.....................  49 CFR part 219.            2011            2012
5.....................  49 CFR parts                2012            2013
                         218, 221, 241,
                         and 244.
6.....................  49 CFR parts                2013            2014
                         216, 228, and
                         229.
7.....................  49 CFR parts 223            2014            2015
                         and 233.
8.....................  49 CFR parts                2015            2016
                         224, 225, 231,
                         and 234.
9.....................  49 CFR parts                2016            2017
                         222, 227, 235,
                         236, 250, 260,
                         and 266.
10....................  49 CFR parts                2017            2018
                         213, 220, 230,
                         232, 239, and
                         240.
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Year 9 (Fall 2016) List of Rules Analyzed and a Summary of Results
49 CFR part 222--Use of Locomotive Horns at Public Highway-Rail Grade 
Crossings

     Section 610: There is no SEIOSNOSE.
     General: The purpose of this rule is to provide for safety 
at public highway-rail grade crossings by requiring locomotive horn use 
at public highway-rail grade crossings except in quiet zones 
established and maintained in accordance with this rule. FRA's plain 
language review of this rule indicates no need of substantial revision.

49 CFR part 227--Occupational Noise Exposure


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     Section 610: There is no SEIOSNOSE.
     General: The main objective of the rule is to protect the 
occupational health and safety of employees whose predominant noise 
exposure occurs in the locomotive cab. The rule prescribes minimum 
Federal health and safety noise standards for locomotive cab occupants. 
This rule does not restrict a railroad or railroad contractor from 
adopting and enforcing additional or more stringent requirements. FRA's 
plain language review of this rule indicates no need for substantial 
revision.

49 CFR part 235--Instructions Governing Applications for Approval of a 
Discontinuance or Material Modification of a Signal System or Relief 
from the Requirements of Part 236

     Section 610: There is no SEIOSNOSE.
     General: Since the rule prescribes instructions regarding 
applications for approval of a discontinuance or material modification 
of a signal system or relief from the requirements of Part 236, it 
promotes and enhances the safety of railroad operations. FRA's plain 
language review of this rule indicates no need for substantial 
revision.

49 CFR part 236--Rules, Standards and Instructions Governing the 
Installation, Inspection, Maintenance and Repair of Signal and Train 
Control Systems, Devices and Appliances

     Section 610: There is no SEIOSNOSE.
     General: Since the rule prescribes standards and 
instructions about the installation, inspection, maintenance and repair 
of signal and train control systems, devices and appliances, and 
performance-based safety standards for PTC systems, it will promote and 
enhance the safety of railroad operations. FRA's plain language review 
of this rule indicates no need for substantial revision.

49 CFR part 250--Guarantee of Certificates of Trustees of Railroads in 
Reorganization

     Section 610: There is no SEIOSNOSE.
     General: The purpose of this rule is to describe the 
requirements regarding form and content of applications, required 
exhibits, fees, execution and filing of applications and general 
instructions to obtain guarantee of certificates by the Secretary of 
Transportation for trustees of railroads in reorganization under the 
former Section 77 of the Bankruptcy Act. FRA's plain language review of 
this rule indicates no need for substantial revision.

49 CFR part 260--Regulations Governing Loans and Loan Guarantees Under 
the Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing Program

     Section 610: The Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement 
Financing Program, which operates under regulations in 49 CFR part 260 
``Regulations Governing Loans and Loan Guarantees under the Railroad 
Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing Program'', are now 
administered by the Executive Director of the Build America Bureau. The 
Build America Bureau is reviewing the regulations to determine what 
updates are necessary.
     General: The purpose of this rule is to provide direct 
loans and loan guarantees to eligible applicants, including State and 
local governments, government sponsored authorities and corporations 
and railroads. FRA is assessing in, consultation with the Build America 
Bureau, how to revise 49 CFR part 260 to reflect the RRIF program 
transfer. FRA is not rescinding the regulations at this time because 
the Build America Bureau necessarily relies on certain sections under 
Part 260 in administering the RRIF program.

49 CFR part 266--Assistance to States for Local Rail Service Under 
Section 5 of the Department of Transportation Act

     Section 610: There is no SEIOSNOSE.
     General: The purpose of the rule is to provide assistance 
to States for local rail service which includes: Rail service 
continuation assistance; acquisition assistance; rehabilitation or 
improvement assistance; substitute service assistance; rail facility 
construction assistance; planning assistance; and program operations 
assistance.
    However, there are special limitations on planning assistance and 
program operations assistance. No appropriations are currently 
available for providing the assistance. FRA is currently evaluating 
whether 49 CFR part 266 should be rescinded because FRA does not 
anticipate future funding of the programs concerned.
Year 10 (Fall 2017) List of Rule(s) That Will be Analyzed During Next 
Year
49 CFR part 213--Track Safety Standards
49 CFR part 220--Railroad Communications
49 CFR part 230--Steam Locomotive Inspection and Maintenance Standards
49 CFR part 232--Brake System Safety Standards for Freight and Other 
Non-Passenger Trains and Equipment; End of Train Devices
49 CFR part 239--Passenger Train Emergency Preparedness
49 CFR part 240--Qualification and Certification of Locomotive 
Engineers

Federal Transit Administration

Section 610 and Other Reviews

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                         Regulations to
         Year              be reviewed     Analysis year    Review year
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.....................  49 CFR parts                2008            2009
                         604, 605, and
                         633.
2.....................  49 CFR parts 661            2009            2010
                         and 665.
3.....................  49 CFR part 633.            2010            2011
4.....................  49 CFR parts 609            2011            2012
                         and 611.
5.....................  49 CFR parts 613            2012            2013
                         and 614.
6.....................  49 CFR part 622.            2013            2014
7.....................  49 CFR part 630.            2014            2015
8.....................  49 CFR part 639.            2015            2016
9.....................  49 CFR parts 659            2016            2017
                         and 663.
10....................  49 CFR part 665.            2017            2018
------------------------------------------------------------------------


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Year 9 (Fall 2016) List of Rules Analyzed and Summary of Results
49 CFR part 659--Rail Fixed Guideway Systems; State Safety Oversight

     Section 610: The agency has determined that the rule 
continues to not have a significant effect on a substantial number of 
small entities. Pursuant to the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st 
Century Act (MAP-21) (Pub. L. 112-141, July 6, 2012), FTA has 
established a comprehensive public transportation safety program, one 
element of which is the State Safety Oversight (SSO) Program. (See 49 
U.S.C. 5329). FTA has issued a revised SSO Program regulation (49 CFR 
part 674) which became effective April 15, 2016; however, Part 659 will 
remain in effect until April 14, 2019 at which time it will sunset. In 
the interim, SSO Agencies will revise their programs to meet the 
requirements of Part 674. Prior to publication of the final rule (81 FR 
14229, March 16, 2016), FTA evaluated the likely effect of the 
proposals as required by the Regulatory Flexibility Act, and determined 
that this rule will have no SEISNOSE. Like Part 659, the parties 
subject to the rule are those states that must carry out the oversight 
of rail fixed guideway public transportation systems within their 
jurisdictions.
     General: Congress enacted the Moving Ahead for Progress in 
the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) (Pub. L. 112-141, July 6, 2012). FTA 
promulgated a new rule, 49 CFR part 674, to implement the MAP-21 
requirements which require a state to oversee the safety and security 
of rail fixed guideway systems within its jurisdiction. Pursuant to 
MAP-21, Part 659 will be rescinded in April 2019; that is, three-years 
following the effective date of the Part 674. Meanwhile, states will 
revise their SSO programs to conform to the new MAP-21 requirements. 
Part 674 specifies that a state must have its new program standard 
certified by FTA. In addition, a state must demonstrate its SSOA's 
financial and legal independence from the RTAs it oversees and 
demonstrate its ability to effectively oversee the safety of the rail 
fixed guideway public transportation systems throughout the state. 
FTA's plain language review of this rule indicates no need for 
substantial revision.

49 CFR part 663--Pre-Award and Post-Delivery Audits of Rolling Stock 
Purchases

     Section 610: FTA conducted a Section 610 review of this 
part and found no SEISNOSE.
     General: The rule was promulgated to assist transit 
agencies conducting pre-award and post-delivery audits of rolling stock 
procurements, as required under 49 U.S.C. 5323(m). The agency has 
determined that the rule is cost-effective and imposes the least 
possible burden on small entities. FTA's plain language review of this 
rule indicates no need for substantial revision.

Year 10 (Fall 2017)--List of Rule(s) That Will be Analyzed This Year
49 CFR part 665--Bus Testing

Maritime Administration

Section 610 and Other Reviews

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                         Regulations to
         Year              be reviewed     Analysis year    Review year
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.....................  46 CFR parts 201            2008            2009
                         through 205.
2.....................  46 CFR parts 221            2009            2010
                         through 232.
3.....................  46 CFR parts 249            2010            2011
                         through 296.
4.....................  46 CFR parts                2011            2012
                         221, 298, 308,
                         and 309.
5.....................  46 CFR parts 307            2012            2013
                         through 309.
6.....................  46 CFR part 310.            2013            2014
7.....................  46 CFR parts 315            2014            2015
                         through 340.
8.....................  46 CFR parts 345            2015            2016
                         through 381.
9.....................  46 CFR parts 382            2016            2017
                         through 389.
10....................  46 CFR parts 390            2017            2018
                         through 393.
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Year 8 (2015) List of Rules With Ongoing Analysis
46 CFR part 345--Restrictions upon the transfer or change in use or in 
terms governing utilization of port facilities
46 CFR part 346--Federal port controllers
46 CFR part 370--Claims
46 CFR part 381--Cargo preference--U.S.-flag vessels
Year 9 (2016) List of Rules With Ongoing Analysis
46 CFR part 382--Determination of fair and reasonable rates for the 
carriage of bulk and packaged preference cargoes on U.S.-flag 
commercial vessels
46 CFR part 385--Research and development grant and cooperative 
agreements regulations
46 CFR part 386--Regulations governing public buildings and grounds at 
the United States Merchant Marine Academy
46 CFR part 387--Utilization and disposal of surplus Federal real 
property for development or operation of a port facility
46 CFR part 388--Administrative waivers of the Coastwise Trade Laws
46 CFR part 389--Determination of availability of coast-wise-qualified 
vessels for transportation of platform jackets
Year 10 (2017) List of Rules That Will be Analyzed During the Next Year
46 CFR part 390--Capital Construction Fund implementing regulations
46 CFR part 391--Federal Income Tax Aspects of the Capital Construction 
Fund
46 CFR part 393--America's Marine Highway Program implementing 
regulations

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA)

Section 610 and Other Reviews

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                         Regulations to
         Year              be reviewed     Analysis year    Review year
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.....................  49 CFR part 178.            2008            2009
2.....................  49 CFR parts 178            2009            2010
                         through 180.
3.....................  49 CFR parts 172            2010            2011
                         and 175.
4.....................  49 CFR part 171,            2011            2012
                         sections 171.15
                         and 171.16.
5.....................  49 CFR parts                2012            2013
                         106, 107, 171,
                         190, and 195.
6.....................  49 CFR parts                2013            2014
                         174, 177, 191,
                         and 192.

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7.....................  49 CFR parts 176            2014            2015
                         and 199.
8.....................  49 CFR parts 172            2015            2016
                         and 178.
9.....................  49 CFR parts                2016            2017
                         172, 173, 174,
                         176, 177, and
                         193.
10....................  49 CFR parts 173            2017            2018
                         and 194.
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Year 9 (Fall 2017) List of Rules Analyzed and a Summary of Results
49 CFR parts 172, 173, 174, 176, and 177--Hazardous Materials Table, 
Special Provisions, Hazardous Materials Communications, Emergency 
Response Information, Training Requirements, and Security Plans; 
Shippers--General Requirements for Shipments and Packagings; Carriage 
by Rail; Carriage by Vessel; and Carriage by Public Highway.

     Section 610: There is no SEIOSNOSE. A substantial number 
of small entities may be affected by this rule, but the economic impact 
on those entities is not significant. Plain Language: PHMSA's plain 
language review of this rule indicates no need for substantial 
revision. Where confusing or wordy language has been identified, 
revisions will be proposed in the upcoming biennial international 
harmonization rulemaking.
     General: On March 30, 2017, PHMSA issued a final rule 
titled ``Hazardous Materials: Harmonization with International 
Standards'' that amended the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR) to 
maintain consistency with international regulations and standards by 
incorporating various amendments, including changes to proper shipping 
names, hazard classes, packing groups, special provisions, packaging 
authorizations, air transport quantity limitations, and vessel stowage 
requirements (82 FR 15796). These revisions were necessary to harmonize 
the HMR with recent changes made to the International Maritime 
Dangerous Goods (IMDG) Code, the International Civil Aviation 
Organization's Technical Instructions (ICAO TI) for the Safe Transport 
of Dangerous Goods by Air, and the United Nations (UN) Recommendations 
on the Transport of Dangerous Goods--Model Regulations. Additionally, 
PHMSA adopted several amendments to the HMR that resulted from 
coordination with Canada under the U.S.-Canada Regulatory Cooperation 
Council.
    This rulemaking action is part of our ongoing biennial process to 
harmonize the HMR with international regulations and standards. Federal 
law and policy strongly favor the harmonization of domestic and 
international standards for hazardous materials transportation. The 
Federal hazardous materials transportation law (Federal hazmat law; 49 
U.S.C. 5101 et seq.) directs PHMSA to participate in relevant 
international standard-setting bodies and promotes consistency of the 
HMR with international transport standards to the extent practicable. 
Federal hazmat law permits PHMSA to depart from international standards 
where appropriate, including to promote safety or other overriding 
public interests. However, Federal hazmat law otherwise encourages 
domestic and international harmonization (see 49 U.S.C. 5120).
    Harmonization facilitates international trade by minimizing the 
costs and other burdens of complying with multiple or inconsistent 
safety requirements for transportation of hazardous materials. Safety 
is enhanced by creating a uniform framework for compliance, and as the 
volume of hazardous materials transported in international commerce 
continues to grow, harmonization becomes increasingly important.
    The impact that it will have on small entities is not expected to 
be significant. The final rule clarified provisions based on PHMSA's 
initiatives and correspondence with the regulated community and 
domestic and international stakeholders. The changes are generally 
intended to provide relief and, as a result, marginal positive economic 
benefits to shippers, carriers, and packaging manufacturers and 
testers, including small entities. These benefits are not at a level 
that can be considered economically significant.
    Consequently, this final rule will not have a significant economic 
impact on a substantial number of small entities. PHMSA's plain 
language review of this rule indicates no need for substantial 
revision.

49 CFR part 193--Liquefied Natural Gas Facilities: Federal Safety 
Standards

     Section 610: There is no SEIOSNOSE.
     General: This rule prescribes safety standards for LNG 
facilities used in the transportation of gas by pipeline that is 
subject to the pipeline safety laws (49 U.S.C. 60101 et seq.) and Part 
192. PHMSA's plain language review of this rule indicates no need for 
substantial revision.
Year 10 (fall 2018) List of Rules That Will be Analyzed During the Next 
Year
49 CFR part 173--Shippers--General Requirements for Shipments and 
Packagings
49 CFR part 194--Response Plans for Onshore Oil Pipelines

Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation

Section 610 and Other Reviews

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                         Regulations to
         Year              be reviewed     Analysis year    Review year
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.....................  33 CFR parts 401            2017            2018
                         through 403.
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Year 1 (Fall 2008) List of Rules With Ongoing Analysis
33 CFR part 401--Seaway Regulations and Rules
33 CFR part 402--Tariff of Tolls
33 CFR part 403--Rules of Procedure of the Joint Tolls Review Board

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             Federal Aviation Administration--Prerule Stage
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                           Regulation
       Sequence No.                    Title             Identifier No.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
293.......................  + Applying the Flight,             2120-AK26
                             Duty, and Rest Rules of
                             14 CFR Part 135 to Tail-
                             End Ferry Operations (FAA
                             Reauthorization).
------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ DOT-designated significant regulation.


          Federal Aviation Administration--Proposed Rule Stage
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                           Regulation
       Sequence No.                    Title             Identifier No.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
294.......................  Drug and Alcohol Testing           2120-AK09
                             of Certain Maintenance
                             Provider Employees
                             Located Outside of the
                             United States.
295.......................  + Applying the Flight,             2120-AK22
                             Duty, and Rest
                             Requirements to Ferry
                             Flights That Follow
                             Domestic, Flag, or
                             Supplemental All-Cargo
                             Operations
                             (Reauthorization).
296.......................  + Pilot Records Database           2120-AK31
                             (HR 5900) (Reg Plan Seq
                             No. 71).
297.......................  + Aircraft Registration            2120-AK37
                             and Airmen Certification
                             Fees.
298.......................  + Requirements to File             2120-AK77
                             Notice of Construction of
                             Meteorological Evaluation
                             Towers and Other
                             Renewable Energy Projects
                             (Section 610 Review).
299.......................  + Operations of Small              2120-AK85
                             Unmanned Aircraft Over
                             People (Reg Plan Seq No.
                             73).
------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ DOT-designated significant regulation.
References in boldface appear in The Regulatory Plan in part II of this
  issue of the Federal Register.


            Federal Aviation Administration--Final Rule Stage
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                           Regulation
       Sequence No.                    Title             Identifier No.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
300.......................  + Airport Safety                   2120-AJ38
                             Management System.
301.......................  Updates to Rulemaking and          2120-AK76
                             Waiver Procedures and
                             Expansion of the
                             Equivalent Level of
                             Safety Option (Section
                             610 Review).
302.......................  +Registration and Marking          2120-AK82
                             Requirements for Small
                             Unmanned Aircraft (Reg
                             Plan Seq No. 76).
------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ DOT-designated significant regulation.
References in boldface appear in The Regulatory Plan in part II of this
  issue of the Federal Register.


           Federal Aviation Administration--Long-Term Actions
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                           Regulation
       Sequence No.                    Title             Identifier No.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
303.......................  + Regulation Of Flight             2120-AJ78
                             Operations Conducted By
                             Alaska Guide Pilots.
304.......................  + Helicopter Air Ambulance         2120-AK57
                             Pilot Training and
                             Operational Requirements
                             (HAA II) (FAA
                             Reauthorization).
------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ DOT-designated significant regulation.


    Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration--Proposed Rule Stage
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                           Regulation
       Sequence No.                    Title             Identifier No.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
305.......................  Motorcoach Lap/Shoulder            2126-AC08
                             Seat Belts (Section 610
                             Review).
306.......................  Controlled Substances and          2126-AC11
                             Alcohol Testing: State
                             Driver's Licensing Agency
                             Downgrade of Commercial
                             Driver's License (Section
                             610 Review).
------------------------------------------------------------------------


      Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration--Final Rule Stage
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                           Regulation
       Sequence No.                    Title             Identifier No.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
307.......................  Commercial Learner's               2126-AB98
                             Permit Validity (Section
                             610 Review).
308.......................  Incorporation by                   2126-AC01
                             Reference; North American
                             Standard Out-of-Service
                             Criteria; Hazardous
                             Materials Safety Permits
                             (Section 610 Review).
309.......................  Fees for the Unified               2126-AC03
                             Carrier Plan and
                             Agreement (Section 610
                             Review).
------------------------------------------------------------------------


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     Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration--Long-Term Actions
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                           Regulation
       Sequence No.                    Title             Identifier No.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
310.......................  + Safety Monitoring System         2126-AA35
                             and Compliance Initiative
                             for Mexico-Domiciled
                             Motor Carriers Operating
                             in the United States.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ DOT-designated significant regulation.


            Federal Railroad Administration--Final Rule Stage
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                           Regulation
       Sequence No.                    Title             Identifier No.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
311.......................  + Train Crew Staffing and          2130-AC48
                             Location.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ DOT-designated significant regulation.


     Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation--Final Rule Stage
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                           Regulation
       Sequence No.                    Title             Identifier No.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
312.......................  Seaway Regulations and             2135-AA43
                             Rules: Periodic Update,
                             Various Categories
                             (Rulemaking Resulting
                             From a Section 610
                             Review).
313.......................  Tariff of Tolls                    2135-AA44
                             (Rulemaking Resulting
                             From a Section 610
                             Review).
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  Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration--Proposed Rule
                                  Stage
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                           Regulation
       Sequence No.                    Title             Identifier No.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
314.......................  Pipeline Safety:                   2137-AF06
                             Amendments to Parts 192
                             and 195 to Require Valve
                             Installation and Minimum
                             Rupture Detection
                             Standards.
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Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration--Final Rule Stage
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                           Regulation
       Sequence No.                    Title             Identifier No.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
315.......................  + Pipeline Safety: Safety          2137-AE66
                             of Hazardous Liquid
                             Pipelines (Reg Plan Seq
                             No. 83).
316.......................  Pipeline Safety: Issues            2137-AE93
                             Related to the Use of
                             Plastic Pipe in Gas
                             Pipeline Industry (RRR).
317.......................  + Hazardous Materials: Oil         2137-AF08
                             Spill Response Plans and
                             Information Sharing for
                             High-Hazard Flammable
                             Trains (Reg Plan Seq No.
                             85).
------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ DOT-designated significant regulation.
References in boldface appear in The Regulatory Plan in part II of this
  issue of the Federal Register.

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (DOT)

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

Prerule Stage

293. +Applying the Flight, Duty, and Rest Rules of 14 CFR Part 135 to 
Tail-End Ferry Operations (FAA Reauthorization)

    E.O. 13771 Designation: Regulatory.
    Legal Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g); 49 U.S.C. 1153; 49 U.S.C. 40101; 
49 U.S.C. 40102; 49 U.S.C. 40103; 49 U.S.C. 40113; 49 U.S.C. 41706; 49 
U.S.C. 44105; 49 U.S.C. 44106; 49 U.S.C. 44111; 49 U.S.C. 44701 to 
44717; 49 U.S.C. 44722; 49 U.S.C. 44901; 49 U.S.C. 44903; 49 U.S.C. 
44904; 49 U.S.C. 44906; 49 U.S.C. 44912; 49 U.S.C. 44914; 49 U.S.C. 
44936; 49 U.S.C. 44938; 49 U.S.C. 45101 to 45105; 49 U.S.C. 46103
    Abstract: This rulemaking would require a flightcrew member 
employed by an air carrier conducting operations under part 135 and 
accepts an additional assignment for flying under part 91 from the air 
carrier or from any other air carrier conducting operations under part 
121 or 135, to apply the period of the additional assignment toward any 
limitation applicable to the flightcrew member relating to duty periods 
or flight times under part 135.
    Timetable:

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               Action                    Date            FR Cite
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ANPRM...............................   04/00/18  .......................
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: Dale Roberts, Department of Transportation, Federal 
Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 
20591, Phone: 202 267-5749, Email: [email protected].
    RIN: 2120-AK26

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (DOT)

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

Proposed Rule Stage

294. Drug and Alcohol Testing of Certain Maintenance Provider Employees 
Located Outside of the United States

    E.O. 13771 Designation: Not subject to, not significant.

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    Legal Authority: 14 CFR; 49 U.S.C. 106(g); 49 U.S.C. 40113; 49 
U.S.C. 44701; 49 U.S.C. 44702; 49 U.S.C. 44707; 49 U.S.C. 44709; 49 
U.S.C. 44717
    Abstract: This rulemaking would require controlled substance 
testing of some employees working in repair stations located outside 
the United States. The intended effect is to increase participation by 
companies outside of the United States in testing of employees who 
perform safety critical functions and testing standards similar to 
those used in the repair stations located in the United States. This 
action is necessary to increase the level of safety of the flying 
public. This rulemaking is a statutory mandate under section 308(d) of 
the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 (Pub. L. 112-95).
    Timetable:

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               Action                    Date            FR Cite
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ANPRM...............................   03/17/14  79 FR 14621
Comment Period Extended.............   05/01/14  79 FR 24631
ANPRM Comment Period End............   05/16/14  .......................
Comment Period End..................   07/17/14  .......................
NPRM................................   01/00/18  .......................
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: Vicky Dunne, Department of Transportation, Federal 
Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 
20591, Phone: 202 267-8522, Email: [email protected].
    RIN: 2120-AK09

295. +Applying the Flight, Duty, and Rest Requirements to Ferry Flights 
That Follow Domestic, Flag, or Supplemental All-Cargo Operations 
(Reauthorization)

    E.O. 13771 Designation: Regulatory.
    Legal Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g); 49 U.S.C. 40113; 49 U.S.C. 
40119; 49 U.S.C. 41706; 49 U.S.C. 44101; 49 U.S.C. 44701; 49 U.S.C. 
44702; 49 U.S.C. 44705; 49 U.S.C. 44709 to 44711; 49 U.S.C. 44713; 49 
U.S.C. 44716; 49 U.S.C. 44717
    Abstract: This rulemaking would require a flightcrew member who 
accepts an additional assignment for flying under part 91 from the air 
carrier or from any other air carrier conducting operations under part 
121 or 135 of such title, to apply the period of the additional 
assignment toward any limitation applicable to the flightcrew member 
relating to duty periods or flight times. This rule is necessary as it 
will make part 121 flight, duty, and rest limits applicable to tail-end 
ferries that follow an all-cargo flight.
    Timetable:

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               Action                    Date            FR Cite
------------------------------------------------------------------------
NPRM................................   02/00/18  .......................
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: Dale Roberts, Department of Transportation, Federal 
Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 
20591, Phone: 202 267-5749, Email: [email protected].
    RIN: 2120-AK22

296. +Pilot Records Database (HR 5900)

    Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. No. 71 in part II of this issue 
of the Federal Register.
    RIN: 2120-AK31

297. +Aircraft Registration and Airmen Certification Fees

    E.O. 13771 Designation: Regulatory.
    Legal Authority: 31 U.S.C. 9701; 4 U.S.C. 1830; 49 U.S.C. 106(f); 
49 U.S.C. 106(g); 49 U.S.C. 106(l)(6); 49 U.S.C. 40104; 49 U.S.C. 
40105; 49 U.S.C. 40109; 49 U.S.C. 40113; 49 U.S.C. 40114; 49 U.S.C. 
44101 to 44108; 49 U.S.C. 44110 to 44113; 49 U.S.C. 44701 to 44704; 49 
U.S.C. 44707; 49 U.S.C. 44709 to 44711; 49 U.S.C. 44713; 49 U.S.C. 
45102; 49 U.S.C. 45103; 49 U.S.C. 45301; 49 U.S.C. 45302; 49 U.S.C. 
45305; 49 U.S.C. 46104; 49 U.S.C. 46301; Pub. L. 108-297, 118 Stat. 
1095
    Abstract: This rulemaking would establish fees for airman 
certificates, medical certificates, and provision of legal opinions 
pertaining to aircraft registration or recordation. This rulemaking 
also would revise existing fees for aircraft registration, recording of 
security interests in aircraft or aircraft parts, and replacement of an 
airman certificate. This rulemaking addresses provisions of the FAA 
Modernization and Reform Act of 2012. This rulemaking is intended to 
recover the estimated costs of the various services and activities for 
which fees would be established or revised.
    Timetable:

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               Action                    Date            FR Cite
------------------------------------------------------------------------
NPRM................................   04/00/18  .......................
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: Isra Raza, Department of Transportation, Federal 
Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 
20591, Phone: 202 267-8994, Email: [email protected].
    RIN: 2120-AK37

298. +Requirements To File Notice of Construction of Meteorological 
Evaluation Towers and Other Renewable Energy Projects (Section 610 
Review)

    E.O. 13771 Designation: Regulatory.
    Legal Authority: 49 U.S.C. 40103
    Abstract: This rulemaking would add specific requirements for 
proponents who wish to construct meteorological evaluation towers at a 
height of 50 feet above ground level (AGL) up to 200 feet AGL to file 
notice of construction with the FAA. This rule also requires sponsors 
of wind turbines to provide certain specific data when filing notice of 
construction with the FAA. This rulemaking is a statutory mandate under 
section 2110 of the FAA Extension, Safety, and Security Act of 2016 
(Pub. L. 114-190).
    Timetable:

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               Action                    Date            FR Cite
------------------------------------------------------------------------
NPRM................................   08/00/18  .......................
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No.
    Agency Contact: Sheri Edgett-Baron, Air Traffic Service, Department 
of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, 800 Independence 
Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20591, Phone: 202 267-9354.
    RIN: 2120-AK77

299. +Operations of Small Unmanned Aircraft Over People

    Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. No. 73 in part II of this issue 
of the Federal Register.
    RIN: 2120-AK85

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (DOT)

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

Final Rule Stage

300. +Airport Safety Management System

    E.O. 13771 Designation: Regulatory.
    Legal Authority: 49 U.S.C. 44706; 49 U.S.C. 106(g); 49 U.S.C. 
40113; 49 U.S.C. 44701 to 44706; 49 U.S.C. 44709; 49 U.S.C. 44719
    Abstract: This rulemaking would require certain airport certificate 
holders to develop, implement, maintain, and adhere to a safety 
management system (SMS) for its aviation related activities. An SMS is 
a formalized approach to managing safety by developing an organization-
wide safety policy, developing formal methods of identifying hazards, 
analyzing and

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mitigating risk, developing methods for ensuring continuous safety 
improvement, and creating organization-wide safety promotion 
strategies.
    Timetable:

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               Action                    Date            FR Cite
------------------------------------------------------------------------
NPRM................................   10/07/10  75 FR 62008
NPRM Comment Period Extended........   12/10/10  75 FR 76928
NPRM Comment Period End.............   01/05/11  .......................
End of Extended Comment Period......   03/07/11  .......................
Second Extension of Comment Period..   03/07/11  76 FR 12300
End of Second Extended Comment         07/05/11  .......................
 Period.
Second NPRM.........................   07/14/16  81 FR 45871
Second NPRM Comment Period End......   09/12/16  .......................
Final Rule..........................   04/00/18  .......................
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: Keri Lyons, Department of Transportation, Federal 
Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 
20591, Phone: 202 267-8972, Email: [email protected].
    RIN: 2120-AJ38

301. Updates to Rulemaking and Waiver Procedures and Expansion of the 
Equivalent Level of Safety Option (Section 610 Review)

    E.O. 13771 Designation: Deregulatory.
    Legal Authority: 51 U.S.C. 50901; 51 U.S.C. 50903; 51 U.S.C. 50904; 
51 U.S.C. 50905
    Abstract: This rulemaking would streamline and improve commercial 
space transportation's general rulemaking and petition procedures by 
reflecting current practice; reorganizing the regulations for clarity 
and flow; and allowing petitioners to file their petitions 
electronically. This action would expand the option to satisfy 
commercial space transportation requirements by demonstrating an 
equivalent level of safety. These changes are necessary to ensure the 
regulations are current, accurate, and are not unnecessarily 
burdensome. The intended effect of these changes is to improve the 
clarity of the regulations and reduce burden on the industry and on the 
FAA.
    Timetable:

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               Action                    Date            FR Cite
------------------------------------------------------------------------
NPRM................................   06/01/16  81 FR 34919
NPRM Comment Period End.............   08/01/16  .......................
Final Rule..........................   11/00/17  .......................
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No.
    Agency Contact: Shirley McBride, Department of Transportation, 
Federal Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Avenue SW, 
Washington, DC 20591, Phone: 202 267-7470, Email: 
[email protected].
    RIN: 2120-AK76

302. +Registration and Marking Requirements for Small Unmanned Aircraft

    Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. No. 76 in part II of this issue 
of the Federal Register.
    RIN: 2120-AK82

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (DOT)

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

Long-Term Actions

303. +Regulation of Flight Operations Conducted by Alaska Guide Pilots

    E.O. 13771 Designation: Regulatory.
    Legal Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g) ; 49 U.S.C. 1153; 49 U.S.C. 1155; 
49 U.S.C. 40101 to 40103; 49 U.S.C. 40113; 49 U.S.C. 40120; 49 U.S.C. 
44101; 49 U.S.C. 44015 to 44016; 49 U.S.C. 44111; 49 U.S.C. 44701 to 
44717; 49 U.S.C. 44722; 49 U.S.C. 44901; 49 U.S.C. 44903 to 44904; 49 
U.S.C. 44906; 49 U.S.C. 44912; 49 U.S.C. 44914; 49 U.S.C. 44936; 49 
U.S.C. 44938; 49 U.S.C. 46103; 49 U.S.C. 46105; 49 U.S.C. 46306; 49 
U.S.C. 46315 to 46316; 49 U.S.C. 46504; 49 U.S.C. 46506 to 46507; 49 
U.S.C. 47122; 49 U.S.C. 47508; 49 U.S.C. 47528 to 47531; articles 12 
and 29 of 61 Statue 1180; Pub. L. 106-181, sec. 732
    Abstract: The rulemaking would establish regulations concerning 
Alaska guide pilot operations. The rulemaking would implement 
Congressional legislation and establish additional safety requirements 
for the conduct of these operations. The intended effect of this 
rulemaking is to enhance the level of safety for persons and property 
transported in Alaska guide pilot operations. In addition, the 
rulemaking would add a general provision applicable to pilots operating 
under the general operating and flight rules concerning falsification, 
reproduction, and alteration of applications, logbooks, reports, or 
records. This rulemaking is a statutory mandate under section 732 of 
the Wendell H. Ford Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st 
Century, (Pub. L. 106-181).
    Timetable: Next Action Undetermined.
    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: Jeff Smith, Department of Transportation, Federal 
Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 
20785, Phone: 202 385-9615, Email: [email protected].
    RIN: 2120-AJ78

304. +Helicopter Air Ambulance Pilot Training and Operational 
Requirements (HAA II) (FAA Reauthorization)

    E.O. 13771 Designation: Regulatory.
    Legal Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f); 49 U.S.C. 106(g); 49 U.S.C. 
40113; 49 U.S.C. 41706; 49 U.S.C. 44701; 49 U.S.C. 44702; 49 U.S.C. 
44705; 49 U.S.C. 44709; 49 U.S.C. 44711 to 44713; 49 U.S.C. 44715 to 
44717; 49 U.S.C. 44722; 49 U.S.C. 44730; 49 U.S.C. 45101 to 45105
    Abstract: This rulemaking would develop training requirements for 
crew resource management, flight risk evaluation, and operational 
control of the pilot in command, as well as to develop standards for 
the use of flight simulation training devices and line-oriented flight 
training. Additionally, it would establish requirements for the use of 
safety equipment for flight crewmembers and flight nurses. These 
changes will aide in the increase in aviation safety and increase 
survivability in the event of an accident. Without these changes, the 
Helicopter Air Ambulance industry may continue to see the unacceptable 
high rate of aircraft accidents. This rulemaking is a statutory mandate 
under section 306(e) of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 
(Pub. L. 112-95).
    Timetable: Next Action Undetermined.
    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: Chris Holliday, Department of Transportation, 
Federal Aviation Administration, 801 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, 
Washington, DC 20024, Phone: 202 267-4552, Email: 
[email protected].
    RIN: 2120-AK57


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (DOT)

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA)

Proposed Rule Stage

305.  Motorcoach Lap/Shoulder Seat Belts (Section 610 Review)

    E.O. 13771 Designation: Regulatory.
    Legal Authority: Not Yet Determined
    Abstract: The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration proposes 
to amend the Federal motor carrier safety regulations to require all 
over-the-road buses manufactured on or after November 28, 2016, and 
other buses with a gross vehicle weight rating greater than 26,000 
pounds and manufactured during the same timeframe to be equipped with 
lap/shoulder seat belts in accordance with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety 
Standard No. 208 accommodating each passenger seating position, with 
certain exclusions. This rule will be a companion rule to the final 
rule published by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's 
final rule published in November 2013.
    Timetable:

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               Action                    Date            FR Cite
------------------------------------------------------------------------
NPRM................................   03/00/18  .......................
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No.
    Agency Contact: Larry W. Minor, Director, Office of Bus and Truck 
Standards and Operations, Department of Transportation, Federal Motor 
Carrier Safety Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, 
DC 20590, Phone: 202 366-4009, Email: [email protected].
    RIN: 2126-AC08

306.  Controlled Substances and Alcohol Testing: State Driver's 
Licensing Agency Downgrade of Commercial Driver's License (Section 610 
Review)

    E.O. 13771 Designation: Not subject to, not significant.
    Legal Authority: 49 U.S.C. 31136(a); 49 U.S.C. 31305(a)
    Abstract: The Commercial Driver's License Drug and Alcohol 
Clearinghouse (Clearinghouse) final rule (81 FR 87686 (Dec. 5, 2016), 
requires State Driver Licensing Agencies (SDLAs) to check the 
Clearinghouse before issuing, renewing, transferring, or upgrading a 
Commercial Driver's License (CDL) to determine whether the driver is 
qualified to operate a commercial motor vehicle. FMCSA proposes to 
amend the Clearinghouse final rule to require SDLAs to downgrade the 
CDL of any driver for whom a verified positive controlled substances 
(drug) test result, an alcohol confirmation test with a concentration 
of .04 or higher, a refusal to submit to a drug or alcohol test, or an 
employer's actual knowledge of prohibited drug or alcohol use is 
reported to the Clearinghouse. Under this NPRM, the CDL downgrade, 
currently defined in 49 CFR 383.5 as the removal of the CDL privilege 
from the driver's license, will remain in effect until the driver 
complies with return to duty requirements set forth in 49 CFR part 40, 
subpart O. SDLAs will have electronic access to relevant information in 
the CDL holder's Clearinghouse record through the Commercial Driver's 
License Information System (CDLIS), which will enable them to initiate 
the downgrade process and to restore the CDL privilege to the driver's 
license upon his or her completion of return to duty requirements. This 
proposal is intended to improve highway safety by establishing a means 
to enforce the existing requirement that CDL holders who test positive 
or refuse to test, or engage in other drug and alcohol program 
violations, must not perform safety-sensitive functions, including 
driving a commercial motor vehicle in intrastate or interstate 
commerce. This NPRM does not propose any other changes to the 
Clearinghouse final rule, nor does it propose any changes to the drug 
and alcohol testing requirements in part 382 and part 40.
    Timetable:

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               Action                    Date            FR Cite
------------------------------------------------------------------------
NPRM................................   09/00/18  .......................
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined.
    Agency Contact: Juan Moya, Department of Transportation, Federal 
Motor Carrier Safety Administration, 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE, 
Washington, DC 20590, Phone: 202 366-4844, Email: [email protected].
    RIN: 2126-AC11

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (DOT)

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA)

Final Rule Stage

307. Commercial Learner's Permit Validity (Section 610 Review)

    E.O. 13771 Designation: Deregulatory.
    Legal Authority: 49 U.S.C. 31305; 49 U.S.C. 31308
    Abstract: This rulemaking would amend Commercial Driver's License 
(CDL) regulations to allow a commercial learner's permit to be issued 
for one year, without renewal, rather than for no more than 180 days 
with an additional 180 day renewal. This change would reduce costs to 
CDL applicants who are unable to complete the required training and 
testing within the current validity period, with no expected negative 
safety benefits.
    Timetable:

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               Action                    Date            FR Cite
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NPRM................................   06/12/17  82 FR 26888
NPRM Comment Period End.............   08/11/17  .......................
NPRM Comment Period End.............   08/11/17  .......................
Final Rule..........................   03/00/18  .......................
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No.
    Agency Contact: Thomas Yager, Driver and Carrier Operations 
Division, Department of Transportation, Federal Motor Carrier Safety 
Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590, Phone: 
202 366-4325, Email: [email protected].
    RIN: 2126-AB98

308.  Incorporation by Reference; North American Standard Out-
of-Service Criteria; Hazardous Materials Safety Permits (Section 610 
Review)

    E.O. 13771 Designation: Regulatory.
    Legal Authority: 49 U.S.C. 5105; 49 U.S.C. 5109
    Abstract: This action will update an existing incorporation by 
reference (by the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance) of the North 
American Standard Out-of-Service Criteria and level VI inspection 
procedures and out-of-service for commercial highway vehicles 
transporting transuranics and highway route controlled quantities of 
radioactive materials as defined in 49 CFR part 173.403.
    Timetable:

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               Action                    Date            FR Cite
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Final Rule..........................   11/00/17  .......................
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No.
    Agency Contact: Stephanie Dunlap, Department of Transportation, 
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, 
Washington, DC 20590, Phone: 202 366-3536, Email: 
[email protected].
    RIN: 2126-AC01

309.  Fees for the Unified Carrier Plan and Agreement (Section 
610 Review)

    E.O. 13771 Designation: Regulatory.

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    Legal Authority: 49 U.S.C. 14504a
    Abstract: This rule will reset the registration fees and a fee 
bracket structure for the Unified Carrier Registration Agreement set to 
begin in calendar year 2018. The statute specifies that the fees are to 
be determined by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration based 
upon the recommendation of the Unified Carrier Registration Board of 
Directors.
    Timetable:

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               Action                    Date            FR Cite
------------------------------------------------------------------------
NPRM................................   09/21/17  82 FR 44143
NPRM Comment Period End.............   10/02/17  .......................
Final Rule..........................   12/00/17  .......................
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No.
    Agency Contact: Frederic Wood, Attorney, Department of 
Transportation, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, 1200 New 
Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590, Phone: 202 366-8542, Email: 
[email protected].
    RIN: 2126-AC03

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (DOT)

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA)

Long-Term Actions

310. +Safety Monitoring System and Compliance Initiative for Mexico-
Domiciled Motor Carriers Operating in the United States

    E.O. 13771 Designation: Regulatory.
    Legal Authority: Pub. L. 107-87, sec. 350; 49 U.S.C. 113; 49 U.S.C. 
31136; 49 U.S.C. 31144; 49 U.S.C. 31502; 49 U.S.C. 504; 49 U.S.C. 5113; 
49 U.S.C. 521(b)(5)(A)
    Abstract: This rule would implement a safety monitoring system and 
compliance initiative designed to evaluate the continuing safety 
fitness of all Mexico-domiciled carriers within 18 months after 
receiving a provisional certificate of registration or provisional 
authority to operate in the United States. It also would establish 
suspension and revocation procedures for provisional certificates of 
registration and operating authority, and incorporate criteria to be 
used by FMCSA in evaluating whether Mexico-domiciled carriers exercise 
basic safety management controls. The interim rule included 
requirements that were not proposed in the NPRM but which are necessary 
to comply with the FY-2002 DOT Appropriations Act. On January 16, 2003, 
the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals remanded this rule, along with two 
other NAFTA-related rules, to the Agency, requiring a full 
environmental impact statement and an analysis required by the Clean 
Air Act. On June 7, 2004, the Supreme Court reversed the Ninth Circuit 
and remanded the case, holding that FMCSA is not required to prepare 
the environmental documents. FMCSA originally planned to publish a 
final rule by November 28, 2003. FMCSA will determine the next steps to 
be taken after the pilot program on the long haul trucking provisions 
of NAFTA is completed.
    Timetable:

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               Action                    Date            FR Cite
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NPRM................................   05/03/01  66 FR 22415
NPRM Comment Period End.............   07/02/01  .......................
Interim Final Rule..................   03/19/02  67 FR 12758
Interim Final Rule Comment Period      04/18/02  .......................
 End.
Interim Final Rule Effective........   05/03/02  .......................
Notice of Intent To Prepare an EIS..   08/26/03  68 FR 51322
EIS Public Scoping Meetings.........   10/08/03  68 FR 58162
Next Action Undetermined............
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    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: Ms. Dolores Macias, Acting Division Chief, 
Department of Transportation, Federal Motor Carrier Safety 
Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590, Phone: 
202 366-2995, Email: [email protected].
    RIN: 2126-AA35

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (DOT)

Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)

Final Rule Stage

311. +Train Crew Staffing and Location

    E.O. 13771 Designation: Regulatory.
    Legal Authority: 28 U.S.C. 2461, note; 49 CFR 1.89; 49 U.S.C. 
20103; 49 U.S.C. 20107; 49 U.S.C. 21301 and 21302; 49 U.S.C. 21304
    Abstract: This rule would establish requirements to appropriately 
address known safety risks posed by train operations that use fewer 
than two crewmembers. FRA is considering options based on public 
comments on the proposed rule and other information.
    Timetable:

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               Action                    Date            FR Cite
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NPRM................................   03/15/16  81 FR 13918
NPRM Comment Period End.............   05/16/16  .......................
Final Rule..........................   08/00/18  .......................
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: Elliott Gillooly, Department of Transportation, 
Federal Railroad Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, 
DC 20590, Phone: 202 366-4000, Email: [email protected].
    RIN: 2130-AC48

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (DOT)

Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation (SLSDC)

Final Rule Stage

312.  Seaway Regulations and Rules: Periodic Update, Various 
Categories (Rulemaking Resulting From a Section 610 Review)

    E.O. 13771 Designation: Not subject to, not significant.
    Legal Authority: 33 U.S.C. 981 et seq.
    Abstract: The Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation (SLSDC) 
and the St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation (SLSMC) of Canada, 
under international agreement, jointly publish and presently administer 
the St. Lawrence Seaway Regulations and Rules (Practices and Procedures 
in Canada) in their respective jurisdictions. Under agreement with the 
SLSMC, the SLSDC is amending the joint regulations by updating the 
Seaway regulations and rules in various categories. These amendments 
are necessary to take account of updated procedures and will enhance 
the safety of transits through the Seaway.
    Timetable:

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               Action                    Date            FR Cite
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Final Rule..........................   02/00/18  .......................
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No.
    Agency Contact: Carrie Lavigne, Department of Transportation, Saint 
Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, 
Washington, DC 20590, Phone: 315 764-3231, Email: [email protected].
    RIN: 2135-AA43

[[Page 1923]]

313.  Tariff of Tolls (Rulemaking Resulting From a Section 610 
Review)

    E.O. 13771 Designation: Not subject to, not significant.
    Legal Authority: 33 U.S.C. 981 et seq.
    Abstract: The Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation (SLSDC) 
and the St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation (SLSMC) of Canada, 
under international agreement, jointly publish and presently administer 
the St. Lawrence Seaway Tariff of Tolls in their respective 
jurisdictions. The Tariff sets forth the level of tolls assessed on all 
commodities and vessels transiting the facilities operated by the SLSDC 
and the SLSMC. The SLSDC is revising its regulations to reflect the 
fees and charges levied by the SLSMC in Canada, starting in the 2018 
navigations season.
    Timetable:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
               Action                    Date            FR Cite
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Final Rule..........................   02/00/18  .......................
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No.
    Agency Contact: Carrie Lavigne, Department of Transportation, Saint 
Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, 
Washington, DC 20590, Phone: 315 764-3231, Email: [email protected].
    RIN: 2135-AA44

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (DOT)

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA)

Proposed Rule Stage

314. Pipeline Safety: Amendments to Parts 192 and 195 To Require Valve 
Installation and Minimum Rupture Detection Standards.

    E.O. 13771 Designation: Regulatory.
    Legal Authority: 49 U.S.C. 60101 et seq.
    Abstract: PHMSA is proposing to revise the Pipeline Safety 
Regulations applicable to newly constructed or entirely replaced 
natural gas transmission and hazardous liquid pipelines to improve 
rupture mitigation and shorten pipeline segment isolation times in high 
consequence and select non-high consequence areas. The proposed rule 
defines certain pipeline events as ``ruptures'' and outlines certain 
performance standards related to rupture identification and pipeline 
segment isolation. PHMSA also proposes specific valve maintenance and 
inspection requirements, and 9-1-1 notification requirements to help 
operators achieve better rupture response and mitigation. These 
proposals address Congressional mandates, incorporate recommendations 
from the National Transportation Safety Board, and are necessary to 
reduce the serious consequences of large-volume, uncontrolled releases 
of natural gas and hazardous liquids.
    Timetable:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
               Action                    Date            FR Cite
------------------------------------------------------------------------
NPRM................................   04/00/18  .......................
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: Robert Jagger, Technical Writer, Department of 
Transportation, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, 
1200 New Jersey Avenue, Washington, DC 20590, Phone: 202-366-4595, 
Email: [email protected].
    RIN: 2137-AF06

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (DOT)

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA)

Final Rule Stage

315. +Pipeline Safety: Safety of Hazardous Liquid Pipelines

    Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. No. 83 in part II of this issue 
of the Federal Register.
    RIN: 2137-AE66

316. Pipeline Safety: Issues Related to the Use of Plastic Pipe in Gas 
Pipeline Industry (RRR)

    E.O. 13771 Designation: Deregulatory.
    Legal Authority: 49 U.S.C. 60101 et seq.
    Abstract: PHMSA is amending the Federal Pipeline Safety Regulations 
that govern the use of plastic piping systems in the transportation of 
natural and other gas. These amendments are necessary to enhance 
pipeline safety, adopt innovative technologies and best practices, and 
respond to petitions from stakeholders. The amendments include an 
increased design factor for polyethylene (PE) pipe; stronger mechanical 
fitting requirements; new and updated riser standards; new accepted 
uses of Polyamide-11 (PA-11) thermoplastic pipe; authorization to use 
Polyamide-12 (PA-12) thermoplastic pipe; and new or updated consensus 
standards for pipe, fittings, and other components.
    Timetable:

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               Action                    Date            FR Cite
------------------------------------------------------------------------
NPRM................................   05/21/15  80 FR 29263
NPRM Comment Period End.............   07/31/15  .......................
Final Rule..........................   08/00/18  .......................
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: Cameron H. Satterthwaite, Transportation 
Regulations Specialist, Department of Transportation, Pipeline and 
Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, 
Washington, DC 20590, Phone: 202-366-8553, Email: 
[email protected].
    RIN: 2137-AE93

317. +Hazardous Materials: Oil Spill Response Plans and Information 
Sharing for High-Hazard Flammable Trains

    Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. No. 85 in part II of this issue 
of the Federal Register.
    RIN: 2137-AF08

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                                                  DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION                            Purpose                                                unless prohibited by law, whenever an
                                                                                                          Appendix A—Instructions for Obtaining                  executive department or agency
                                                  Office of the Secretary                                     Copies of Regulatory Documents                     publicly proposes for notice and
                                                                                                          Appendix B—General Rulemaking Contact                  comment or otherwise promulgates a
                                                  14 CFR Chs. I–III                                           Persons
                                                                                                          Appendix C—Public Rulemaking Dockets
                                                                                                                                                                 new regulation, it must identify at least
                                                                                                          Appendix D—Review Plans for Section 610                two existing regulations to be repealed.
                                                  23 CFR Chs. I–III                                           and Other Requirements                             On February 24, 2017, President Trump
                                                                                                          SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                                                                                                                                 signed Executive Order 13777,
                                                  33 CFR Chs. I and IV                                                                                           Enforcing the Regulatory Reform
                                                                                                          Background                                             Agenda. Under this Executive order,
                                                  46 CFR Chs. I–III                                          A primary goal of the Department of                 each agency must establish a Regulatory
                                                                                                          Transportation (Department or DOT) is                  Reform Task Force (RRTF) to evaluate
                                                  48 CFR Ch. 12                                           to allow the public to understand how                  existing regulations, and make
                                                                                                          we make decisions, which necessarily                   recommendations for their repeal,
                                                  49 CFR Subtitle A, Chs. I–VI, and Chs.                  includes being transparent in the way                  replacement, or modification. On March
                                                  X–XII                                                   we measure the risks, costs, and benefits              28, 2017, President Trump signed
                                                                                                          of engaging in—or deciding not to                      Executive Order 13783, Promoting
                                                  [DOT–OST–1999–5129]
                                                                                                          engage in—a particular regulatory                      Energy Independence and Economic
                                                  Department Regulatory and                               action. As such, it is our policy to                   Growth, requiring agencies to review all
                                                  Deregulatory Agenda; Semiannual                         provide an opportunity for public                      existing regulations, orders, guidance
                                                  Summary                                                 comment on such actions to all                         documents, policies, and other similar
                                                                                                                                                                 agency actions that potentially burden
                                                                                                          interested stakeholders. Above all,
                                                  AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, DOT.                                                                          the development or use of domestically
                                                                                                          transparency and meaningful
                                                  ACTION: Unified Agenda of Federal                                                                              produced energy resources, with
                                                                                                          engagement mandate that regulations
                                                  Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions                                                                            particular attention to oil, natural gas,
                                                                                                          should be straightforward, clear, and
                                                  (Regulatory Agenda).                                                                                           coal, and nuclear energy resources.
                                                                                                          accessible to any interested stakeholder.                 In response to the mandate in
                                                                                                          The Department also embraces the                       Executive Order 13777, the Department
                                                  SUMMARY:   The Regulatory and
                                                                                                          notion that there should be no more                    formed an RRTF consisting of senior
                                                  Deregulatory Agenda is a semiannual
                                                                                                          regulations than necessary. We                         career and non-career leaders, which
                                                  summary of all current and projected
                                                                                                          emphasize consideration of non-                        has already conducted extensive
                                                  rulemakings, reviews of existing
                                                                                                          regulatory solutions and have rigorous                 reviews of existing regulations, and
                                                  regulations, and completed actions of
                                                                                                          processes in place for continual                       identified a number of rules to be
                                                  the Department. The intent of the
                                                                                                          reassessment of existing regulations.                  repealed, replaced, or modified. While
                                                  Agenda is to provide the public with
                                                                                                          These processes provide that regulations               each regulatory and deregulatory action
                                                  information about the Department of
                                                                                                          and other agency actions are                           is evaluated on its own merits, the RRTF
                                                  Transportation’s regulatory activity
                                                                                                          periodically reviewed and, if                          augments the Department’s
                                                  planned for the next 12 months. It is
                                                                                                          appropriate, are revised to ensure that                consideration of prospective
                                                  expected that this information will
                                                                                                          they continue to meet the needs for                    rulemakings by conducting monthly
                                                  enable the public to more effectively
                                                                                                          which they were originally designed,                   reviews across all OAs to identify
                                                  participate in the Department’s
                                                                                                          and that they remain cost-effective and                appropriate deregulatory actions. The
                                                  regulatory process. The public is also
                                                                                                          cost-justified.                                        RRTF also works to ensure that any new
                                                  invited to submit comments on any
                                                                                                             To help the Department achieve its                  regulatory action is rigorously vetted
                                                  aspect of this Agenda.
                                                                                                          goals and in accordance with Executive                 and non-regulatory alternatives are
                                                  FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                        Order (E.O.) 12866, ‘‘Regulatory                       considered. Further information on the
                                                  General                                                 Planning and Review,’’ (58 FR 51735;                   RRTF can be found online at: https://
                                                                                                          Oct. 4, 1993) and the Department’s                     www.transportation.gov/regulations/
                                                    You should direct all comments and                    Regulatory Policies and Procedures (44
                                                  inquiries on the Agenda in general to                                                                          regulatory-reform-task-force-report.
                                                                                                          FR 11034; Feb. 26, 1979), the                             The Department’s ongoing regulatory
                                                  Jonathan Moss, Assistant General                        Department prepares a semiannual
                                                  Counsel for Regulation, Office of                                                                              effort is guided by four fundamental
                                                                                                          regulatory and deregulatory agenda. It                 principles—safety, innovation,
                                                  General Counsel, Department of                          summarizes all current and projected                   investment in infrastructure, and
                                                  Transportation, 1200 New Jersey                         rulemakings, reviews of existing                       reducing unnecessary regulatory
                                                  Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590;                        regulations, and completed actions of                  burdens. These priorities are grounded
                                                  (202) 366–4723.                                         the Department. These are matters on                   in our national interest in maintaining
                                                  Specific                                                which action has begun or is projected                 U.S. global leadership in safety,
                                                                                                          during the next 12 months or for which                 innovation, and economic growth. To
                                                    You should direct all comments and
                                                                                                          action has been completed since the last               accomplish our regulatory goals, we
                                                  inquiries on particular items in the
                                                                                                          Agenda.                                                must create a regulatory environment
                                                  Agenda to the individual listed for the
                                                                                                             In addition, this Agenda was prepared               that fosters growth in new and
                                                  regulation or the general rulemaking
                                                                                                          in accordance with three new Executive                 innovative industries without burdening
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                                                  contact person for the operating
                                                                                                          orders issued by President Trump,                      them with unnecessary restrictions. At
                                                  administration in appendix B.
                                                                                                          which directed agencies to further                     the same time, safety remains our
                                                  Table of Contents                                       scrutinize their regulations and other                 highest priority; we must remain
                                                  Supplementary Information:
                                                                                                          agency actions. On January 30, 2017,                   focused on managing safety risks and be
                                                  Background                                              President Trump signed Executive                       sure that we do not regress from the
                                                  Significant/Priority Rulemakings                        Order 13771, Reducing Regulation and                   successes already achieved. Our
                                                  Explanation of Information on the Agenda                Controlling Regulatory Costs. Under                    planned regulatory actions reflect a
                                                  Request for Comments                                    Section 2(a) of the Executive order,                   careful balance that emphasizes the


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                                                  Department’s priority in fostering                      information: (1) Its ‘‘significance’’; (2) a             Finally, a dot (•) preceding an entry
                                                  innovation while at the same time                       short, descriptive title; (3) its legal basis;         indicates that the entry appears in the
                                                  meeting the challenges of maintaining a                 (4) the related regulatory citation in the             Agenda for the first time.
                                                  safe, reliable, and sustainable                         Code of Federal Regulations; (5) any
                                                                                                                                                                 Request for Comments
                                                  transportation system.                                  legal deadline and, if so, for what action
                                                     The Agendas are based on reports                     (e.g., NPRM, final rule); (6) an abstract;             General
                                                  submitted by the offices initiating the                 (7) a timetable, including the earliest                  Our Agenda is intended primarily for
                                                  rulemaking and are reviewed by OST.                     expected date for when a rulemaking                    the use of the public. Since its
                                                     The internet is the basic means for                  document may publish; (8) whether the                  inception, we have made modifications
                                                  disseminating the Unified Agenda. The                   rulemaking will affect small entities                  and refinements that we believe provide
                                                  complete Unified Agenda is available                    and/or levels of Government and, if so,                the public with more helpful
                                                  online at www.reginfo.gov in a format                   which categories; (9) whether a                        information, as well as making the
                                                  that offers users a greatly enhanced                    Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA)                       Agenda easier to use. We would like
                                                  ability to obtain information from the                  analysis is required (for rules that would             you, the public, to make suggestions or
                                                  Agenda database.                                        have a significant economic impact on                  comments on how the Agenda could be
                                                     Because publication in the Federal                   a substantial number of small entities);               further improved.
                                                  Register is mandated for the regulatory                 (10) a listing of any analyses an office
                                                  flexibility agendas required by the                     will prepare or has prepared for the                   Reviews
                                                  Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C.                    action (with minor exceptions, DOT                       We also seek your suggestions on
                                                  602), DOT’s printed Agenda entries                      requires an economic analysis for all its              which of our existing regulations you
                                                  include only:                                           rulemakings); (11) an agency contact                   believe need to be reviewed to
                                                     1. The agency’s Agenda preamble;                     office or official who can provide                     determine whether they should be
                                                     2. Rules that are in the agency’s                    further information; (12) a Regulation                 revised or revoked. We particularly
                                                  regulatory flexibility agenda, in                       Identifier Number (RIN) assigned to                    draw your attention to the Department’s
                                                  accordance with the Regulatory                          identify an individual rulemaking in the               review plan in appendix D.
                                                  Flexibility Act, because they are likely                Agenda and facilitate tracing further
                                                  to have a significant economic impact                                                                          Regulatory Flexibility Act
                                                                                                          action on the issue; (13) whether the
                                                  on a substantial number of small                        action is subject to the Unfunded                         The Department is especially
                                                  entities; and                                           Mandates Reform Act; (14) whether the                  interested in obtaining information on
                                                     3. Any rules that the agency has                     action is subject to the Energy Act; and               requirements that have a ‘‘significant
                                                  identified for periodic review under                    (15) whether the action is major under                 economic impact on a substantial
                                                  section 610 of the Regulatory Flexibility               the congressional review provisions of                 number of small entities’’ and, therefore,
                                                  Act.                                                    the Small Business Regulatory                          must be reviewed under the Regulatory
                                                     Printing of these entries is limited to              Enforcement Fairness Act.                              Flexibility Act. If you have any
                                                  fields that contain information required                                                                       suggested regulations, please submit
                                                                                                             For nonsignificant regulations issued
                                                  by the Regulatory Flexibility Act’s                                                                            them to us, along with your explanation
                                                                                                          routinely and frequently as a part of an
                                                  Agenda requirements. These elements                                                                            of why they should be reviewed.
                                                                                                          established body of technical                             In accordance with the Regulatory
                                                  are: Sequence Number; Title; Section
                                                                                                          requirements (such as the Federal                      Flexibility Act, comments are
                                                  610 Review, if applicable; Legal
                                                                                                          Aviation Administration’s Airspace                     specifically invited on regulations that
                                                  Authority; Abstract; Timetable;
                                                                                                          Rules), to keep those requirements                     we have targeted for review under
                                                  Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
                                                                                                          operationally current, we only include                 section 610 of the Act. The phrase (sec.
                                                  Required; Agency Contact; and
                                                                                                          the general category of the regulations,               610 Review) appears at the end of the
                                                  Regulation Identifier Number (RIN).
                                                                                                          the identity of a contact office or                    title for these reviews. Please see
                                                  Additional information (for detailed list,
                                                                                                          official, and an indication of the                     appendix D for the Department’s section
                                                  see section heading ‘‘Explanation of
                                                                                                          expected number of regulations; we do                  610 review plans.
                                                  Information on the Agenda’’) on these
                                                                                                          not list individual regulations.
                                                  entries is available in the Unified                                                                            Consultation With State, Local, and
                                                  Agenda published on the internet.                          In the ‘‘Timetable’’ column, we use
                                                                                                          abbreviations to indicate the particular               Tribal Governments
                                                  Significant Rulemakings                                 documents being considered. ANPRM                         Executive Orders 13132 and 13175
                                                    The Agenda covers all rules and                       stands for Advance Notice of Proposed                  require us to develop an accountable
                                                  regulations of the Department. Subsets                  Rulemaking, SNPRM for Supplemental                     process to ensure ‘‘meaningful and
                                                  of these rules have been classified as                  Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, and                     timely input’’ by State, local, and tribal
                                                  significant rules under E.O. 12866 and                  NPRM for Notice of Proposed                            officials in the development of
                                                  will be subject to review by the Office                 Rulemaking. Listing a future date in this              regulatory policies that have federalism
                                                  of Management and Budget (OMB).                         column does not mean we have made a                    or tribal implications. These policies are
                                                                                                          decision to issue a document; it is the                defined in the Executive orders to
                                                  Explanation of Information on the                       earliest date on which a rulemaking                    include regulations that have
                                                  Agenda                                                  document may publish. In addition,                     ‘‘substantial direct effects’’ on States or
                                                    An Office of Management and Budget                    these dates are based on current                       Indian tribes, on the relationship
                                                  memorandum, dated August 18, 2017,                      schedules. Information received after                  between the Federal Government and
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                                                  requires the format for this Agenda.                    the issuance of this Agenda could result               them, or on the distribution of power
                                                    First, the Agenda is divided by                       in a decision not to take regulatory                   and responsibilities between the Federal
                                                  initiating offices. Then the Agenda is                  action or in changes to proposed                       Government and various levels of
                                                  divided into five categories: (1) Prerule               publication dates. For example, the                    Government or Indian tribes. Therefore,
                                                  stage, (2) proposed rule stage, (3) final               need for further evaluation could result               we encourage State and local
                                                  rule stage, (4) long-term actions, and (5)              in a later publication date; evidence of               Governments or Indian tribes to provide
                                                  completed actions. For each entry, the                  a greater need for the regulation could                us with information about how the
                                                  Agenda provides the following                           result in an earlier publication date.                 Department’s rulemakings impact them.


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                                                  Purpose                                                    SLSDC—Carrie Mann Lavigne, Chief                    committed to continuing our reviews of
                                                                                                          Counsel, 180 Andrews Street, Massena,                  existing rules and, if it is needed, will
                                                    The Department is publishing this                     NY 13662; telephone (315) 764–3200.                    initiate rulemaking actions based on
                                                  regulatory Agenda in the Federal                           PHMSA—Stephen Gordon, Office of                     these reviews. The Department will
                                                  Register to share with interested                       Chief Counsel, 1200 New Jersey Avenue                  begin a new 10-year review cycle with
                                                  members of the public the Department’s                  SE, Washington, DC 20590; telephone                    the Fall 2018 Agenda.
                                                  preliminary expectations regarding its                  (202) 366–1101.
                                                  future regulatory actions. This should                     MARAD—Gabriel Chavez, Office of                     Section 610 Review Plan
                                                  enable the public to be more aware of                   Chief Counsel, Maritime                                  Section 610 requires that we conduct
                                                  the Department’s regulatory activity and                Administration, 1200 New Jersey                        reviews of rules that: (1) Have been
                                                  should result in more effective public                  Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590;                       published within the last 10 years, and
                                                  participation. This publication in the                  telephone (202) 366–2621.                              (2) have a ‘‘significant economic impact
                                                  Federal Register does not impose any                       OST—Jonathan Moss, Assistant                        on a substantial number of small
                                                  binding obligation on the Department or                 General Counsel for Regulation, 1200                   entities’’ (SEIOSNOSE). It also requires
                                                  any of the offices within the Department                New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC                   that we publish in the Federal Register
                                                  with regard to any specific item on the                 20590; telephone (202) 366–4723.                       each year a list of any such rules that
                                                  Agenda. Regulatory action, in addition                                                                         we will review during the next year.
                                                  to the items listed, is not precluded.                  Appendix C—Public Rulemaking
                                                                                                          Dockets                                                The Office of the Secretary and each of
                                                    Dated: November 9, 2017.                                                                                     the Department’s Operating
                                                  Elaine L. Chao,
                                                                                                            All comments via the internet are                    Administrations have a 10-year review
                                                                                                          submitted through the Federal Docket                   plan. These reviews comply with
                                                  Secretary of Transportation.
                                                                                                          Management System (FDMS) at the                        section 610 of the Regulatory Flexibility
                                                  Appendix A—Instructions for                             following address: http://                             Act.
                                                  Obtaining Copies of Regulatory                          www.regulations.gov. The FDMS allows
                                                  Documents                                               the public to search, view, download,                  Changes to the Review Plan
                                                                                                          and comment on all Federal agency                        Some reviews may be conducted
                                                     To obtain a copy of a specific                       rulemaking documents in one central
                                                  regulatory document in the Agenda, you                                                                         earlier than scheduled. For example, to
                                                                                                          online system. The above referenced                    the extent resources permit, the plain
                                                  should communicate directly with the                    internet address also allows the public
                                                  contact person listed with the regulation                                                                      language reviews will be conducted
                                                                                                          to sign up to receive notification when                more quickly. Other events, such as
                                                  at the address below. We note that most,                certain documents are placed in the
                                                  if not all, such documents, including the                                                                      accidents, may result in the need to
                                                                                                          dockets.                                               conduct earlier reviews of some rules.
                                                  Semiannual Regulatory Agenda, are                         The public also may review regulatory
                                                  available through the internet at http://                                                                      Other factors may also result in the need
                                                                                                          dockets at or deliver comments on                      to make changes; for example, we may
                                                  www.regulations.gov. See appendix C                     proposed rulemakings to the Dockets
                                                  for more information.                                                                                          make changes in response to public
                                                                                                          Office at 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE,                   comment on this plan or in response to
                                                  Appendix B—General Rulemaking                           Room W12–140, Washington, DC 20590,                    a presidentially mandated review. If
                                                  Contact Persons                                         1–800–647–5527. Working Hours: 9:00                    there is any change to the review plan,
                                                                                                          a.m. to 5:00 p.m.                                      we will note the change in the following
                                                    The following is a list of persons who
                                                  can be contacted within the Department                  Appendix D—Review Plans for Section                    Agenda. For any section 610 review, we
                                                  for general information concerning the                  610 and Other Requirements                             will provide the required notice prior to
                                                  rulemaking process within the various                                                                          the review.
                                                                                                          Part I—The Plan
                                                  operating administrations.                                                                                     Part II—The Review Process
                                                                                                          General
                                                    FAA—Lirio Liu, Director, Office of                                                                           The Analysis
                                                  Rulemaking, 800 Independence Avenue                        The Department of Transportation has
                                                  SW, Washington, DC 20591; telephone                     long recognized the importance of                        Generally, the agencies have divided
                                                  (202) 267–7833.                                         regularly reviewing its existing                       their rules into 10 different groups and
                                                    FHWA—Jennifer Outhouse, Office of                     regulations to determine whether they                  plan to analyze one group each year. For
                                                  Chief Counsel, 1200 New Jersey Avenue                   need to be revised or revoked. Our                     purposes of these reviews, a year will
                                                  SE, Washington, DC 20590; telephone                     Regulatory Policies and Procedures                     coincide with the fall-to-fall schedule
                                                  (202) 366–0761.                                         require such reviews. We also have                     for publication of the Agenda. Most
                                                                                                          responsibilities under E.O. 12866,                     agencies provide historical information
                                                    FMCSA—Steven J. LaFreniere,
                                                                                                          ‘‘Regulatory Planning and Review,’’ E.O.               about the reviews that have occurred
                                                  Regulatory Ombudsman, 1200 New
                                                                                                          13563, ‘‘Improving Regulation and                      over the past 10 years. Thus, Year 1
                                                  Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC
                                                                                                          Regulatory Review,’’ 76 FR 3821                        (2008) begins in the fall of 2008 and
                                                  20590; telephone (202) 366–0596.
                                                                                                          (January 18, 2011), E.O. 13771                         ends in the fall of 2009; Year 2 (2009)
                                                    NHTSA—Steve Wood, Office of Chief                     ‘‘Reducing Regulation and Controlling                  begins in the fall of 2009 and ends in
                                                  Counsel, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE,                     Regulatory Costs,’’ E.O. 13777,                        the fall of 2010, and so on. The
                                                  Washington, DC 20590; telephone (202)                   ‘‘Enforcing the Regulatory Agenda,’’ and               exception to this general rule is the
                                                  366–2992.                                               section 610 of the Regulatory Flexibility              FAA, which provides information about
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                                                    FRA—Elliott Gillooly, Office of Chief                 Act to conduct such reviews. This                      the reviews it completed for this year
                                                  Counsel, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE,                     includes the designation of a Regulatory               and prospective information about the
                                                  Washington, DC 20590; telephone (202)                   Reform Officer, the establishment of a                 reviews it intends to complete in the
                                                  493–6047.                                               Regulatory Reform Task Force, and the                  next 10 years. Thus, for FAA Year 1
                                                    FTA—Chaya Koffman, Office of Chief                    use of plain language techniques in new                (2017) begins in the fall of 2017 and
                                                  Counsel, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE,                     rules and considering its use in existing              ends in the fall of 2018; Year 2 (2018)
                                                  Washington, DC 20590; telephone (202)                   rules when we have the opportunity and                 begins in the fall of 2018 and ends in
                                                  366–3101.                                               resources to revise them. We are                       the fall of 2019, and so on. We request


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                                                  public comment on the timing of the                                      In each fall Agenda, the agency will                                 Other Reviews
                                                  reviews. For example, is there a reason                                publish the results of the analyses it has                               The agency will also examine the
                                                  for scheduling an analysis and review                                  completed during the previous year. For                                specified rules to determine whether
                                                  for a particular rule earlier than we                                  rules that had a negative finding on                                   any other reasons exist for revising or
                                                  have? Any comments concerning the                                      SEIOSNOSE, we will give a short                                        revoking the rule or for rewriting the
                                                  plan or particular analyses should be                                  explanation (e.g., ‘‘these rules only                                  rule in plain language. In each fall
                                                  submitted to the regulatory contacts                                   establish petition processes that have no                              Agenda, the agency will also publish
                                                  listed in appendix B, General                                          cost impact’’ or ‘‘these rules do not                                  information on the results of the
                                                  Rulemaking Contact Persons.                                            apply to any small entities’’). For parts,                             examinations completed during the
                                                  Section 610 Review                                                     subparts, or other discrete sections of                                previous year.
                                                                                                                         rules that do have a SEIOSNOSE, we
                                                    The agency will analyze each of the                                                                                                         Part III—List of Pending Section 610
                                                                                                                         will announce that we will be
                                                  rules in a given year’s group to                                                                                                              Reviews
                                                                                                                         conducting a formal section 610 review
                                                  determine whether any rule has a                                       during the following 12 months. At this                                   The Agenda identifies the pending
                                                  SEIOSNOSE and, thus, requires review                                   stage, we will add an entry to the                                     DOT section 610 Reviews by inserting
                                                  in accordance with section 610 of the                                  Agenda in the pre-rulemaking section                                   ‘‘(Section 610 Review)’’ after the title for
                                                  Regulatory Flexibility Act. The level of                               describing the review in more detail. We                               the specific entry. For further
                                                  analysis will, of course, depend on the                                also will seek public comment on how                                   information on the pending reviews, see
                                                  nature of the rule and its applicability.                              best to lessen the impact of these rules                               the Agenda entries at www.reginfo.gov.
                                                  Publication of agencies’ section 610                                                                                                          For example, to obtain a list of all
                                                                                                                         and provide a name or docket to which
                                                  analyses listed each fall in this Agenda                                                                                                      entries that are in section 610 Reviews
                                                                                                                         public comments can be submitted. In
                                                  provides the public with notice and an                                                                                                        under the Regulatory Flexibility Act, a
                                                                                                                         some cases, the section 610 review may
                                                  opportunity to comment consistent with                                                                                                        user would select the desired responses
                                                  the requirements of the Regulatory                                     be part of another unrelated review of                                 on the search screen (by selecting
                                                  Flexibility Act. We request that public                                the rule. In such a case, we plan to                                   ‘‘advanced search’’) and, in effect,
                                                  comments be submitted to us early in                                   clearly indicate which parts of the                                    generate the desired ‘‘index’’ of reviews.
                                                  the analysis year concerning the small                                 review are being conducted under
                                                                                                                         section 610.                                                           Office of the Secretary
                                                  entity impact of the rules to help us in
                                                  making our determinations.                                                                                                                    Section 610 and Other Reviews

                                                           Year                                                             Regulations to be reviewed                                                               Analysis year   Review year

                                                  1 ........................   49   CFR   parts 91 through 99 and 14 CFR parts 200 through 212 ..........................................                                    2008           2009
                                                  2 ........................   48   CFR   parts 1201 through 1253 and new parts and subparts ..............................................                                  2009           2010
                                                  3 ........................   14   CFR   parts 213 through 232 ................................................................................................             2010           2011
                                                  4 ........................   14   CFR   parts 234 through 254 ................................................................................................             2011           2012
                                                  5 ........................   14   CFR   parts 255 through 298 and 49 CFR part 40 ...............................................................                           2012           2013
                                                  6 ........................   14   CFR   parts 300 through 373 ................................................................................................             2013           2014
                                                  7 ........................   14   CFR   parts 374 through 398 ................................................................................................             2014           2015
                                                  8 ........................   14   CFR   part 399 and 49 CFR parts 1 through 11 ...................................................................                         2015           2016
                                                  9 ........................   49   CFR   parts 17 through 28 ....................................................................................................           2016           2017
                                                  10 ......................    49   CFR   parts 29 through 39 and parts 41 through 89 ............................................................                           2017           2018



                                                  Year 10 (2017) List of Rules That Will                                 49 CFR part 71—Standard Time Zone                                      help to reduce burdens on small units
                                                  Be Analyzed During the Next Year                                         Boundaries                                                           of government.
                                                  49 CFR part 30—Denial of Public Works                                  49 CFR part 79—Medals of Honor                                           • General: There is no current need to
                                                    Contracts to Suppliers of Goods and                                  49 CFR part 80—Credit Assistance for                                   revise this rule. Any future revision
                                                    Services of Countries That Deny                                        Surface Transportation Projects                                      would have to be Governmentwide.
                                                    Procurement Market Access to US                                      49 CFR part 89—Implementation of                                       OST’s plain language review of this rule
                                                    Contractors                                                            Federal Claims Collection Act                                        indicates the part does not need a
                                                  49 CFR part 31—Program Fraud Civil                                                                                                            substantial revision.
                                                    Remedies                                                             Year 9 (2016) List of Rules Analyzed
                                                                                                                         and a Summary of Results                                               49 CFR part 20—New Restrictions on
                                                  49 CFR part 32—Governmentwide                                                                                                                   Lobbying
                                                    Requirements for Drug-Free                                           49 CFR part 17—Intergovernmental
                                                    Workplace (Financial Assistance)                                       Review of Department of                                                • Section 610: OST conducted a
                                                  49 CFR part 33—Transportation                                            Transportation Programs and                                          Section 610 review of this part and
                                                    Priorities and Allocation System                                       Activities                                                           found no SEISNOSE.
                                                  49 CFR part 37—Transportation                                                                                                                   • General: During its review of part
                                                    Services for Individuals With                                          • Section 610: No SEIOSNOSE. This
                                                                                                                         rule, which implements a 1982                                          OST has concluded that this part needs
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                                                    Disabilities (ADA)                                                                                                                          to update definitions and subsections on
                                                  49 CFR part 38—Americans With                                          Executive order, is based on an OMB
                                                                                                                         model rule. It establishes procedures to                               compilation of semi-annual
                                                    Disabilities Act (ADA) Accessibility
                                                                                                                         ensure that DOT agency actions are                                     certifications. OST’s plain language
                                                    Specifications for Transportation
                                                                                                                         appropriately coordinated with state                                   review of this rule indicates the part
                                                    Vehicles
                                                                                                                         and local governments. It imposes no                                   does not need a substantial revision.
                                                  49 CFR part 39—Transportation for
                                                    Individuals With Disabilities:                                       burdens on State and local governments                                 49 CFR part 21—Nondiscrimination in
                                                    Passenger Vessels                                                    of whatever size, and the coordination                                   Federally-Assisted Programs of the
                                                  49 CFR part 41—Seismic Safety                                          of various policies or projects could                                    Department of Transportation


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                                                     Effectuation of Title VI of the Civil                to be updated to reflect changes to                    to make these updates. OST’s plain
                                                     Rights Act 1964                                      several noted legal authorities and to                 language review of this rule indicates
                                                     • Section 610: OST conducted a                       DOT’s structure and organization. OST                  the part does not need a substantial
                                                  Section 610 review of this part and                     may initiate a rulemaking in the future                revision.
                                                  found no SEISNOSE.                                      to make these updates. OST’s plain
                                                                                                                                                                 Year 8 (2015) List of Rules Analyzed
                                                     • General: During its review of part                 language review of this rule indicates
                                                                                                          the part does not need a substantial                   and a Summary of Results
                                                  OST has concluded that this part needs
                                                  to be updated to reflect changes to listed              revision.                                              14 CFR part 399—Statements of General
                                                  authorities and to DOT’s structure and                  49 CFR part 26—Participation by                           Policy
                                                  organization. OST’s plain language                        Disadvantaged Business Enterprises                      • Section 610: OST conducted a
                                                  review of this rule indicates the part                    In Department of Transportation                      Section 610 review of this part and
                                                  does not need a substantial revision.                     Financial Assistance Programs.                       found no SEISNOSE.
                                                  49 CFR part 22—Short-Term Lending                         • Section 610: OST conducted a                          • General: Since this rule was
                                                     Program (STLP)                                       Section 610 review of this part and                    enacted, the Federal Aviation Act was
                                                                                                                                                                 revised and recodified within Subtitle
                                                     • Section 610: OST conducted a                       found no SEISNOSE.
                                                                                                            • General: During its review of part                 VII of Title 49 of the United States Code
                                                  Section 610 review of this part and
                                                                                                          OST has concluded that this part needs                 (Pub. L. 103–272, July 5, 1994). Since
                                                  found no SEISNOSE.
                                                     • General: During its review of part                 to be updated in the following areas:                  the recodification, the Department has
                                                  OST has concluded that further analysis                 Errors in regulatory provisions; removal               made numerous amendments to make
                                                  is needed to determine the applicability                of provisions that are routinely                       the CFR consistent with the provisions
                                                  of this part. Once determined, OST may                  misunderstood by UCPs and recipients;                  of the current statute (49 U.S.C., Subtitle
                                                  initiate a rulemaking to remove these                   various technical corrections; increased               VII). As a result, OST will be conducting
                                                  regulations. OST’s plain language                       goal-setting threshold; addressing                     a rulemaking to update the economic
                                                  review of this rule indicates the part                  design-build agreements; and recipient                 regulations by modifying language to
                                                  does not need a substantial revision.                   failure to meet overall goals. OST may                 reflect current statutory provisions. See
                                                                                                          initiate a rulemaking in the future to                 RIN 2105–AD86. OST’s plain language
                                                  49 CFR part 23—Participation of                                                                                review indicates no need for substantial
                                                     Disadvantaged Business Enterprise in                 make these updates. OST’s plain
                                                                                                          language review of this rule indicates                 revision on that basis.
                                                     Airport Concessions
                                                                                                          the part does not need a substantial                   49 CFR part 1—Organization and
                                                     • Section 610: OST conducted a                                                                                 Delegation of Power and Duties
                                                  Section 610 review of this part and                     revision.
                                                                                                          49 CFR part 27—Nondiscrimination on                       • Section 610: OST conducted a
                                                  found no SEISNOSE.
                                                                                                                                                                 review of this part and found no
                                                     • General: During its review of part                    The Basis of Disability in Programs or
                                                                                                             Activities Receiving Federal Financial              SEISNOSE.
                                                  OST has concluded that this part needs                                                                            • General: OST reviewed these
                                                  to updated to reflect adjustments in                       Assistance.
                                                                                                                                                                 regulations and found that the part
                                                  business size standards, personal net                      • Section 610: OST conducted a                      needs to be updated to reflect changes
                                                  worth ceilings, updates to instructions,                Section 610 review of this part and                    made in the Fixing America’s Surface
                                                  definitions of several terms, good faith                found no SEISNOSE.                                     Transportation (FAST) Act, Public Law
                                                  efforts by car rental companies,                           • General: During its review of part                114–94 (2015). OST may initiate a
                                                  inclusion of a section on joint ventures,               OST has concluded that this part needs                 rulemaking in the future to make these
                                                  accurate listing of firms in UCP                        to be updated to change obsolete                       updates. OST’s plain language review of
                                                  directories, and goal setting                           language, reflect changes to several                   these rules indicates no need for
                                                  requirements, among other things.                       noted legal authorities, and to reflect                substantial revision.
                                                  OST’s plain language review indicates                   changes to the American With
                                                                                                                                                                 49 CFR part 3—Official Seal
                                                  no need for substantial revision.                       Disabilities Act (ADA) Amendments
                                                                                                          Act, Public Law 110–325 (2008). OST                       • Section 610: OST conducted a
                                                  49 CFR part 24—Uniform Relocation
                                                                                                          may initiate a rulemaking in the future                review of this part and found no
                                                     Assistance and Real Property
                                                                                                          to make these updates. OST’s plain                     SEISNOSE.
                                                     Acquisition for Federal and Federally                                                                          • General: OST has reviewed these
                                                     Assisted Programs                                    language review of this rule indicates
                                                                                                          the part does not need a substantial                   regulations and found that the part
                                                     • Section 610: OST conducted a                                                                              needs to be updated to reduce costs and
                                                  Section 610 review of this part and                     revision.
                                                                                                                                                                 ensure the regulations accurately
                                                  found no SEISNOSE.                                      49 CFR part 28—Enforcement of                          describe the actual design of the seal.
                                                     • General: Updating these regulations                   Nondiscrimination on The Basis of                   OST may initiate a rulemaking in the
                                                  are statutorily required and require                       Handicap In Programs or Activities                  future to make these updates. OST’s
                                                  interagency coordination. OST would                        Conducted by The Department of                      plain language review of these rules
                                                  initiate a rulemaking to updates these                     Transportation.                                     indicates no need for substantial
                                                  regulations. OST’s plain language                         • Section 610: OST conducted a                       revision.
                                                  review of this rule indicates the part                  Section 610 review of this part and                    49 CFR part 5—Rulemaking Procedures
                                                  does not need a substantial revision.                   found no SEISNOSE.                                        • Section 610: OST conducted a
                                                  49 CFR part 25—Nondiscrimination on                       • General: During its review of part                 review of this part and found no
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                                                     The Basis of Sex In Education                        OST has concluded that this part needs                 SEISNOSE.
                                                     Programs Or Activities Receiving                     to be updated to change obsolete                          • General: OST has reviewed these
                                                     Federal Financial Assistance                         language, reflect changes to several                   regulations and found that the part
                                                     • Section 610: OST conducted a                       noted legal authorities, and to reflect                needs to be updated to reflect current
                                                  Section 610 review of this part and                     changes to the American With                           Departmental procedures. OST may
                                                  found no SEISNOSE.                                      Disabilities Act (ADA) Amendments                      initiate a rulemaking for these purposes.
                                                     • General: During its review of part                 Act, Public Law 110–325 (2008). OST                    OST’s plain language review of the rule
                                                  OST has concluded that this part needs                  may initiate a rulemaking in the future                indicates a potential need for revision.


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                                                  49 CFR part 6—Implementation of Equal                   49 CFR part 11—Protection of Human                     are incorporated into this rule. OST’s
                                                    Access to Justice Act in Agency                         Subjects                                             plain language review indicated no need
                                                    Proceedings                                             • Section 610: OST conducted a                       for substantial revision on that basis.
                                                    • Section 610: OST conducted a                        Section 610 review of this part and                    14 CFR part 375—Navigation of Foreign
                                                  review of this part and found no                        found no SEISNOSE.                                        Civil Aircraft within the United States
                                                  SEISNOSE.                                                 • General: No changes are needed at                     • Section 610: OST conducted a
                                                    • General: OST has reviewed these                     this time. OST reviewed these                          Section 610 review of this part and
                                                  regulations and found that the part                     regulations and participated in a joint                found no SEISNOSE.
                                                  needs to be updated to reflect the                      update to the Common Rule, in                             • General: Since this rule was
                                                  current content of the relevant statute.                coordination with the U.S. Department                  enacted, the Federal Aviation Act was
                                                  OST may initiate a rulemaking for these                 of Health and Human Services,                          revised and recodified within Subtitle
                                                  purposes. OST’s plain language review                   published at 82 FR 7149 (January 19,                   VII of Title 49 of the United States Code
                                                  of the rule indicates a potential need for              2017). These regulations are cost                      (Pub. L. 103–272, July 5, 1994). Since
                                                  revision.                                               effective and impose the least burden on               the codification, the Department has
                                                  49 CFR part 7—Public Availability of                    the industries DOT regulates. OST’s                    made numerous amendments to make
                                                    Information                                           plain language review of these rules                   the CFR consistent with the provisions
                                                    • Section 610: OST conducted a                        indicates no need for substantial                      of the current statute (49 U.S.C., Subtitle
                                                  review of this part and found no                        revision.                                              VII). As a result, OST will be conducting
                                                  SEISNOSE.                                               49 CFR part 15—Protection of Sensitive                 a rulemaking to update the economic
                                                    • General: OST has reviewed these                        Security Information                                regulations by modifying language to
                                                  regulations and recently updated this                      • Section 610: OST conducted a                      reflect current statutory provisions. See
                                                  part to reflect recent statutory changes                Section 610 review of this part and                    RIN 2105–AD86. OST’s plain language
                                                  to the Freedom of Information Act (82                   found no SEISNOSE.                                     review indicates no need for substantial
                                                  FR 21139, May 5, 2017). OST’s plain                        • General: When this rule was                       revision on that basis.
                                                  language review indicates no need for                   enacted, it paralleled 49 CFR part 1520,               14 CFR part 377—Continuance of
                                                  revision.                                               which creates an analogous Sensitive                      Expired Authorizations by Operation
                                                  49 CFR part 8—Classified Information:                   Security Information regime                               of Law Pending Final Determination
                                                    Classification/Declassification/Access                administered by the Transportation                        of Applications for Renewal Thereof
                                                    • Section 610: OST conducted a                        Security Administration (TSA). Since                      • Section 610: OST conducted a
                                                  Section 610 review of this part and                     that time, parts 15 and 1520 have                      Section 610 review of this part and
                                                  found no SEISNOSE.                                      diverged due to the two agencies not                   found no SEISNOSE.
                                                    • General: OST has reviewed these                     coordinating amendments to the rules.                     • General: Since this rule was
                                                  regulations and recently updated this                   OST and TSA are completing a                           enacted, the Federal Aviation Act was
                                                  part to reflect organization changes and                rulemaking to eliminate inconsistencies                revised and recodified within Subtitle
                                                  updates to the legal authorities and                    between the two rules. See RIN 2105–                   VII of Title 49 of the United States Code
                                                  references (82 FR 40076, July 15, 2016).                AD59. OST’s plain language review                      (Pub. L. 103–272, July 5, 1994). Since
                                                  OST’s plain language review indicates                   indicates no need for substantial                      the codification, the Department has
                                                  no need for further revision at this time.              revision on that basis.                                made numerous amendments to make
                                                  49 CFR part 9—Testimony of Employees                                                                           the CFR consistent with the provisions
                                                                                                          Year 7 (2014) List of Rules Analyzed
                                                    of the Department and Production of                                                                          of the current statute (49 U.S.C., Subtitle
                                                                                                          and Summary of Results
                                                    Records in Legal Proceedings                                                                                 VII). As a result, OST will be conducting
                                                    • Section 610: OST conducted a                        14 CFR part 374—Implementation of the                  a rulemaking to update the economic
                                                  review of this part and found no                          Consumer Credit Protection Act with                  regulations by modifying language to
                                                  SEISNOSE.                                                 Respect to Air Carriers and Foreign                  reflect current statutory provisions. See
                                                    • General: OST has reviewed these                       Air Carriers                                         RIN 2105–AD86. OST’s plain language
                                                  regulations and found that the part                       • Section 610: OST conducted a                       review indicates no need for substantial
                                                  needs to be updated to reflect                          Section 610 review of this part and                    revision on that basis.
                                                  organizational and other changes since                  found no SEISNOSE.                                     14 CFR part 380—Public Charters
                                                  the last publication of the part. OST                     • General: The reviews performed for
                                                                                                                                                                    • Section 610: OST conducted a
                                                  may initiate a rulemaking for these                     the Aviation Clean-up Rule (RIN 2105–
                                                                                                                                                                 Section 610 review of this part and
                                                  purposes. OST’s plain language review                   AD86) revealed general updates are
                                                                                                                                                                 found no SEISNOSE.
                                                  of the rule indicates a potential need for              needed. All changes are incorporated
                                                                                                                                                                    • General: Since this rule was
                                                  revision.                                               into this rule. OST’s plain language
                                                                                                                                                                 enacted, the Federal Aviation Act was
                                                  49 CFR part 10—Maintenance of and                       review indicated no need for substantial
                                                                                                                                                                 revised and recodified within Subtitle
                                                    Access to Records Pertaining to                       revision on that basis.
                                                                                                                                                                 VII of Title 49 of the United States Code
                                                    Individuals                                           14 CFR part 374a—Extension of Credit                   (Pub. L. 103–272, July 5, 1994). Since
                                                    • Section 610: OST conducted a                          by Airlines to Federal Political                     the codification, the Department has
                                                  review of this part and found no                          Candidates                                           made numerous amendments to make
                                                  SEISNOSE.                                                 • Section 610: OST conducted a                       the CFR consistent with the provisions
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                                                    • General: OST has reviewed these                     Section 610 review of this part and                    of the current statute (49 U.S.C., Subtitle
                                                  regulations and found that the part                     found no SEISNOSE.                                     VII). As a result, OST will be conducting
                                                  needs to be updated to reflect                            • General: The reviews performed for                 a rulemaking to update the economic
                                                  organizational and statutory changes                    the Aviation Clean-up Rule (RIN 2105–                  regulations by modifying language to
                                                  since the last publication of this rule.                AD86) revealed general updates are                     reflect current statutory provisions. See
                                                  OST has initiated a rulemaking for these                needed. All changes are incorporated                   RIN 2105–AD86. OST’s plain language
                                                  purposes. OST’s plain language review                   into this rule. OST’s plain language                   review indicates no need for substantial
                                                  of this rule indicates a need for revision.             review indicated no need. All changes                  revision on that basis.


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                                                  14 CFR part 381—Special Event Tours                        • General: Since this rule was                      14 CFR part 302—Rules of Practice in
                                                     • Section 610: OST conducted a                       enacted, the Federal Aviation Act was                     Proceedings
                                                  Section 610 review of this part and                     revised and recodified within Subtitle                    • Section 610: OST conducted a
                                                  found no SEISNOSE.                                      VII of Title 49 of the United States Code              Section 610 review of this part and
                                                     • General: No changes are needed.                    (Pub. L. 103–272, July 5, 1994). Since                 found no SEISNOSE.
                                                  This regulation is cost effective and                   the codification, the Department has                      • General: Since this rule was
                                                  imposes the least burden. OST’s plain                   made numerous amendments to make                       enacted, the Federal Aviation Act was
                                                  language review of this rule indicates no               the CFR consistent with the provisions                 revised and recodified within Subtitle
                                                  need for substantial revision.                          of the current statute (49 U.S.C., Subtitle            VII of Title 49 of the United States Code
                                                                                                          VII). As a result, OST will be conducting              (Pub. L. 103–272, July 5, 1994). Since
                                                  14 CFR part 382—Nondiscrimination on                                                                           the codification, the Department has
                                                     The Basis Of Disability in Air Travel                a rulemaking to update the economic
                                                                                                          regulations by modifying language to                   made numerous amendments to make
                                                     • Section 610: OST conducted a                                                                              the CFR consistent with the provisions
                                                                                                          reflect current statutory provisions. See
                                                  Section 610 review of this part and                                                                            of the current statute (49 U.S.C., Subtitle
                                                                                                          RIN 2105–AD86. OST’s plain language
                                                  found no SEISNOSE.                                                                                             VII). As a result, OST will be conducting
                                                                                                          review indicates no need for substantial
                                                     • General: Part 382 implements the                                                                          a rulemaking to update the economic
                                                                                                          revision on that basis.
                                                  Air Carrier Access Act (49 U.S.C.                                                                              regulations by modifying language to
                                                  41705), which broadly prohibits                         14 CFR part 398—Guidelines for                         reflect current statutory provisions. See
                                                  discrimination against a qualified                         Individual Determinations of Basic                  RIN 2105–AD86. OST’s plain language
                                                  individual with a disability in air                        Essential Air Service                               review indicates no need for substantial
                                                  transportation. OST’s review of Part 382                   • Section 610: OST conducted a                      revision on that basis.
                                                  revealed a number of areas that could                   Section 610 review of this part and                    14 CFR part 303—Review of Air Carrier
                                                  benefit from clarification by rulemaking,               found no SEISNOSE.                                        Agreements
                                                  including: Deleting compliance dates                       • General: Since this rule was                         • Section 610: OST conducted a
                                                  that have passed and are no longer                      enacted, the Federal Aviation Act was                  Section 610 review of this part and
                                                  relevant; removal of antiquated conflict                revised and recodified within Subtitle                 found no SEISNOSE.
                                                  of laws waiver request filing                           VII of Title 49 of the United States Code                 • General: Since this rule was
                                                  requirements; clarification of assertion                (Pub. L. 103–272, July 5, 1994). Since                 enacted, the Federal Aviation Act was
                                                  of defense to enforcement action when                   the codification, the Department has                   revised and recodified within Subtitle
                                                  conflict of law waiver request is filed;                made numerous amendments to make                       VII of Title 49 of the United States Code
                                                  clarification of medical certificate                    the CFR consistent with the provisions                 (Pub. L. 103–272, July 5, 1994). Since
                                                  requirements; reordering of certain                     of the current statute (49 U.S.C., Subtitle            the codification, the Department has
                                                  sections; clarifying that Subpart G                     VII). As a result, OST will be conducting              made numerous amendments to make
                                                  requires prompt boarding deplaning and                  a rulemaking to update the economic                    the CFR consistent with the provisions
                                                  connecting assistance; clarification of                 regulations by modifying language to                   of the current statute (49 U.S.C., Subtitle
                                                  requirements regarding baggage                          reflect current statutory provisions. See              VII). As a result, OST will be conducting
                                                  containing assistive devices; handling of               RIN 2105–AD86. OST’s plain language                    a rulemaking to update the economic
                                                  complaints received via social media;                   review indicates no need for substantial               regulations by modifying language to
                                                  correction of typos; and certain citation               revision on that basis.                                reflect current statutory provisions. See
                                                  corrections. OST’s plain language                                                                              RIN 2105–AD86. OST’s plain language
                                                  review indicates no need for substantial                Year 7 (2014) List of Rules With                       review indicates no need for substantial
                                                  revision on that basis.                                 Ongoing Analysis                                       revision on that basis.
                                                  14 CFR part 383—Civil Penalties                         14 CFR part 385—Staff Assignments and                  14 CFR part 305—Rules of Practice in
                                                     • Section 610: OST conducted a                         Review of Action under Assignments                      Informal Nonpublic Investigations
                                                  Section 610 review of this part and                                                                               • Section 610: OST conducted a
                                                  found no SEISNOSE.                                      Year 6 (2013) List of Rules Analyzed
                                                                                                          and a Summary of Results                               Section 610 review of this part and
                                                     • General: In accordance with the                                                                           found no SEISNOSE.
                                                  Federal Civil Penalties Inflation                       14 CFR part 300—Rules of Conduct in                       • General: Section 305 should be
                                                  Adjustment Act Improvements Act of                         DOT Proceedings Under This Chapter                  updated to reflect current practice
                                                  2015, these regulations would be                           • Section 610: OST conducted a                      regarding procedures such as retention
                                                  revised to implement a catch-up                         Section 610 review of this part and                    of evidence. The update will be made in
                                                  adjustment for inflation and the                        found no SEISNOSE.                                     a rulemaking addressing other updates
                                                  promulgation of a direct final rule to                     • General: Since this rule was                      to the rules. See RIN 2105–AD86. OST’s
                                                  complete the required annual inflation                  enacted, the Federal Aviation Act was                  plain language review indicates no need
                                                  adjustment to the maximum civil                         revised and recodified within Subtitle                 for substantial revision on that basis.
                                                  penalty amounts for violations of certain               VII of Title 49 of the United States Code              14 CFR part 313—Implementation of the
                                                  aviation economic statutes and the rules                (Pub. L. 103–272, July 5, 1994). Since                    Energy Policy and Conservation Act
                                                  and orders issued pursuant to these                     the codification, the Department has                      • Section 610: OST conducted a
                                                  statutes. OST would also make a                         made numerous amendments to make                       Section 610 review of this part and
                                                  technical correction to reflect a listed                the CFR consistent with the provisions                 found no SEISNOSE.
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                                                  statutory authority. OST’s plain                        of the current statute (49 U.S.C., Subtitle               • General: These regulations would
                                                  language review of this rule indicates no               VII). As a result, OST will be conducting              need to be updated to conform with
                                                  need for substantial revision.                          a rulemaking to update the economic                    existing statute. However further
                                                  14 CFR part 389—Fees and Charges for                    regulations by modifying language to                   analysis is needed because the statute
                                                     Special Services                                     reflect current statutory provisions. See              applies only to certain Title 49 actions.
                                                     • Section 610: OST conducted a                       RIN 2105–AD86. OST’s plain language                    OST’s plain language review indicates
                                                  Section 610 review of this part and                     review indicates no need for substantial               no need for substantial revision on that
                                                  found no SEISNOSE.                                      revision on that basis.                                basis.


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                                                  14 CFR part 323—Terminations,                           program for certain air taxis, commuter                made numerous amendments to make
                                                    Suspensions, and Reductions of                        carriers, and other small carriers. Of the             the CFR consistent with the provisions
                                                    Service                                               427 applications processed, 407                        of the current statute (49 U.S.C., Subtitle
                                                     • Section 610: OST conducted a                       applicants were deemed eligible under                  VII). As a result, OST will be conducting
                                                  Section 610 review of this part and                     part 330. These carriers received                      a rulemaking to update the economic
                                                  found no SEISNOSE.                                      payments in a total amount of $4.6                     regulations by modifying language to
                                                     • General: Since this rule was                       billion. All eligible appropriations have              reflect current statutory provisions. See
                                                  enacted, the Federal Aviation Act was                   been completed and payments have                       RIN 2105–AD86. OST’s plain language
                                                  revised and recodified within Subtitle                  now been processed and paid, and all                   review indicates no need for substantial
                                                  VII of Title 49 of the United States Code               functions and responsibilities under this              revision on that basis.
                                                  (Pub. L. 103–272, July 5, 1994). Since                  section have been fulfilled. As a result,              14 CFR part 259—Enhanced Protections
                                                  the codification, the Department has                    Part 330 serves no further purpose and                    for Airline Passenger
                                                  made numerous amendments to make                        should be removed. See RIN 2105–                          • Section 610: OST conducted a
                                                  the CFR consistent with the provisions                  AD86. OST’s plain language review                      Section 610 review of this part and
                                                  of the current statute (49 U.S.C., Subtitle             indicates no need for substantial                      found no SEISNOSE.
                                                  VII). As a result, OST will be conducting               revision on that basis.                                   • General: This regulation would
                                                  a rulemaking to update the economic                     14 CFR part 372—Overseas Military                      need updating to conform with changes
                                                  regulations by modifying language to                       Personnel Charters                                  made in the FAA Extension, Safety, and
                                                  reflect current statutory provisions. See                  • Section 610: OST conducted a                      Security Act of 2016. OST’s plain
                                                  RIN 2105–AD86. OST’s plain language                     Section 610 review of this part and                    language review indicates no need for
                                                  review indicates no need for substantial                found no SEISNOSE.                                     substantial revision.
                                                  revision on that basis.                                    • General: OST’s general review of                  14 CFR part 271—Guidelines for
                                                  14 CFR part 325—Essential Air Service                   the regulations indicates that they may                   Subsidizing Air Carriers Providing
                                                     Procedures                                           be duplicative of other DOT regulations                   Essential Air Transportation
                                                                                                          governing charters. Therefore, OST will
                                                     • Section 610: OST conducted a                                                                                 • Section 610: OST conducted a
                                                                                                          conduct a rulemaking to evaluate the
                                                  Section 610 review of this part and                                                                            Section 610 review of this part and
                                                                                                          necessity of part 372 and to rescind it
                                                  found no SEISNOSE.                                                                                             found no SEISNOSE.
                                                                                                          if necessary. OST’s plain language
                                                     • General: Since this rule was                                                                                 • General: Since this rule was
                                                                                                          review of these rules indicates no need
                                                  enacted, the Federal Aviation Act was                                                                          enacted, the Federal Aviation Act was
                                                                                                          for substantial revision on that basis.
                                                  revised and recodified within Subtitle                                                                         revised and recodified within Subtitle
                                                  VII of Title 49 of the United States Code               Year 5 (Fall 2012) List of Rules                       VII of Title 49 of the United States Code
                                                  (Pub. L. 103–272, July 5, 1994). Since                  Analyzed and a Summary of Results                      (Pub. L. 103–272, July 5, 1994). Since
                                                  the codification, the Department has                    14 CFR part 255—Airline Computer                       the codification, the Department has
                                                  made numerous amendments to make                          Reservations Systems                                 made numerous amendments to make
                                                  the CFR consistent with the provisions                                                                         the CFR consistent with the provisions
                                                                                                            • Section 610: OST conducted a                       of the current statute (49 U.S.C., Subtitle
                                                  of the current statute (49 U.S.C., Subtitle
                                                                                                          Section 610 review of this part and                    VII). As a result, OST will be conducting
                                                  VII). As a result, OST will be conducting
                                                                                                          found no SEISNOSE.                                     a rulemaking to update the economic
                                                  a rulemaking to update the economic
                                                                                                            • General: This provision was
                                                  regulations by modifying language to                                                                           regulations by modifying language to
                                                                                                          promulgated with a termination date of
                                                  reflect current statutory provisions. See                                                                      reflect current statutory provisions. See
                                                                                                          July 31, 2004, unless extended. The rule
                                                  RIN 2105–AD86. OST’s plain language                                                                            RIN 2105–AD86. OST’s plain language
                                                                                                          was not extended; therefore, it is no
                                                  review indicates no need for substantial                                                                       review indicates no need for substantial
                                                                                                          longer in effect. These regulations were
                                                  revision on that basis.                                                                                        revision on that basis.
                                                                                                          removed in a final rule under RIN–
                                                  14 CFR part 330—Procedures For                          2105–AE11.                                             14 CFR part 272—Essential Air Service
                                                     Compensation of Air Carriers                                                                                   to the Freely Associated States
                                                                                                          14 CFR part 256—Electronic Airline
                                                     • Section 610: OST conducted a                         Information Systems                                     • Section 610: OST conducted a
                                                  Section 610 review of this part and                                                                            Section 610 review of this part and
                                                                                                            • Section 610: OST conducted a
                                                  found no SEISNOSE.                                                                                             found no SEISNOSE.
                                                                                                          Section 610 review of this part and
                                                     • General: Part 330 established                                                                                • General: Part 272 established
                                                                                                          found no SEISNOSE.
                                                  procedures implementing the airline                                                                            essential air service procedures for the
                                                  compensation section of the Air                           • General: No changes needed. This                   Freely Associated States comprising the
                                                  Transportation Safety and System                        regulation is cost effective and imposes               Federated States of Micronesia (Ponape,
                                                  Stabilization Act, which was enacted                    the least burden. OST’s plain language                 Truk and Yap), the Marshall Islands
                                                  following the terrorist attacks of                      review of this rule indicates no need for              (Majuro and Kwajalein), and Koror in
                                                  September 11, 2001, Public Law 107–42,                  substantial revision.                                  Palau. The procedures include
                                                  (Sept. 22, 2001) (the Stabilization Act).               14 CFR part 257—Disclosure of Code-                    requirements for airlines to file notice
                                                  Section 103 of the Stabilization Act                      Sharing Arrangements and Long Term                   before suspending service, an obligation
                                                  appropriated up to $5 billion, to be                      Wet-Leases                                           to continue to provide service when
                                                  administered by the Department of                         • Section 610: OST conducted a                       subsidy is available, and carrier-
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                                                  Transportation, to compensate air                       Section 610 review of this part and                    selection criteria. Section 272.12 states,
                                                  carriers for losses they incurred due to                found no SEISNOSE.                                     ‘‘These provisions shall terminate on
                                                  the attacks. Part 330 set out carrier                     • General: Since this rule was                       October 1, 1998, unless the essential air
                                                  eligibility criteria, forms for applying for            enacted, the Federal Aviation Act was                  service program to the Federated States
                                                  the compensation payments, details on                   revised and recodified within Subtitle                 of Micronesia, the Marshall Islands and
                                                  types of losses that would and would                    VII of Title 49 of the United States Code              Palau is specifically extended by
                                                  not be eligible for compensation, audit                 (Pub. L. 103–272, July 5, 1994). Since                 Congress.’’ Congress did not extend the
                                                  procedures, and details on a set-aside                  the codification, the Department has                   program (Pub. L. 101–219, Sec. 110(b),


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                                                  (Dec.12,1989)). Thus, the statutory basis               (Pub. L. 103–272, July 5, 1994). Since                 drugs requiring testing. OST’s plain
                                                  for the regulation no longer exists and                 the codification, the Department has                   language review indicated no need for
                                                  Part 272 should be removed. See RIN                     made numerous amendments to make                       substantial revision on that basis.
                                                  2105–AD86. OST’s plain language                         the CFR consistent with the provisions
                                                                                                                                                                 Year 5 (Fall 2012) List of Rules With
                                                  review indicates no need for substantial                of the current statute (49 U.S.C., Subtitle
                                                                                                                                                                 Ongoing Analysis
                                                  revision on that basis.                                 VII). As a result, OST will be conducting
                                                  14 CFR part 291—Cargo Operations in                     a rulemaking to update the economic                    14 CFR part 258—Disclosure of Change-
                                                     Interstate Air Transportation                        regulations by modifying language to                     of-Gauge Services
                                                     • Section 610: OST conducted a                       reflect current statutory provisions. See              14 CFR part 292—International Cargo
                                                  Section 610 review of this part and                     RIN 2105–AD86. OST’s plain language                      Transportation
                                                  found no SEISNOSE.                                      review indicates no need for substantial
                                                                                                                                                                 Year 4 (Fall 2011) List of Rules
                                                     • General: Since this rule was                       revision on that basis.
                                                                                                                                                                 Analyzed and a Summary of Results
                                                  enacted, the Federal Aviation Act was                   14 CFR part 297—Foreign Air Freight
                                                  revised and recodified within Subtitle                     Forwarders and Foreign Cooperative                  14 CFR part 234—Airline Service
                                                  VII of Title 49 of the United States Code                  Shippers Associations                                 Quality Performance Reports
                                                  (Pub. L. 103–272, July 5, 1994). Since                     • Section 610: OST conducted a                        • Section 610: OST conducted a
                                                  the codification, the Department has                    Section 610 review of this part and                    Section 610 review of this part and
                                                  made numerous amendments to make                        found no SEISNOSE.                                     found no SEISNOSE.
                                                  the CFR consistent with the provisions                     • General: Since this rule was                        • General: In December 2016, this
                                                  of the current statute (49 U.S.C., Subtitle             enacted, the Federal Aviation Act was                  part was reviewed as part of the rule for
                                                  VII). As a result, OST will be conducting               revised and recodified within Subtitle                 Enhancing Airline Passenger Protections
                                                  a rulemaking to update the economic                     VII of Title 49 of the United States Code              (see RIN 2105–AE11). Also, OST is
                                                  regulations by modifying language to                    (Pub. L. 103–272, July 5, 1994). Since                 proposing a rulemaking action under
                                                  reflect current statutory provisions. See               the codification, the Department has                   RIN 2105–AE68 addressing how carriers
                                                  RIN 2105–AD86. OST’s plain language                     made numerous amendments to make                       would report cancelled flights that are
                                                  review indicates no need for substantial                the CFR consistent with the provisions                 satisfied by a partner airline. OST’s
                                                  revision on that basis.                                 of the current statute (49 U.S.C., Subtitle            plain language review indicated no need
                                                  14 CFR part 293—International                           VII). As a result, OST will be conducting              for substantial revision on that basis.
                                                     Passenger Transportation                             a rulemaking to update the economic                    14 CFR part 235—Reports by Air
                                                     • Section 610: OST conducted a                       regulations by modifying language to                     Carriers on the Incidents Involving
                                                  Section 610 review of this part and                     reflect current statutory provisions. See                Animals During Air Transport
                                                                                                          RIN 2105–AD86. OST’s plain language
                                                  found no SEISNOSE                                                                                                • Section 610: OST conducted a
                                                     • General: No changes are needed.                    review indicates no need for substantial
                                                                                                                                                                 Section 610 review of this part and
                                                  This regulation is cost effective and                   revision on that basis.
                                                                                                                                                                 found no SEISNOSE
                                                  imposes the least burden. OST’s plain                   14 CFR part 298—Exemptions for Air                       • General: No changes are needed.
                                                  language review of this rule indicates no                  Taxi and Commuter Air Carrier                       This regulation is cost effective and
                                                  need for substantial revision.                             Operations                                          imposes the least burden. OST’s plain
                                                  14 CFR part 294—Canadian Charter Air                       • Section 610: OST conducted a                      language review of this rule indicates no
                                                     Taxi Operators                                       Section 610 review of this part and                    need for substantial revision.
                                                     • Section 610: OST conducted a                       found no SEISNOSE.                                     14 CFR part 240—Inspection of
                                                  Section 610 review of this part and                        • General: Since this rule was                        Accounts and Property
                                                  found no SEISNOSE.                                      enacted, the Federal Aviation Act was
                                                                                                                                                                   • Section 610: OST conducted a
                                                     • General: Since this rule was                       revised and recodified within Subtitle
                                                                                                                                                                 Section 610 review of this part and
                                                  enacted, the Federal Aviation Act was                   VII of Title 49 of the United States Code
                                                                                                                                                                 found no SEISNOSE.
                                                  revised and recodified within Subtitle                  (Pub. L. 103–272, July 5, 1994). Since
                                                                                                                                                                   • General: The review revealed that
                                                  VII of Title 49 of the United States Code               the codification, the Department has
                                                                                                                                                                 general updates are needed. All changes
                                                  (Pub. L. 103–272, July 5, 1994). Since                  made numerous amendments to make
                                                                                                                                                                 are incorporated into the Aviation
                                                  the codification, the Department has                    the CFR consistent with the provisions
                                                                                                                                                                 Clean-up Rule. See RIN 2105–AD86.
                                                  made numerous amendments to make                        of the current statute (49 U.S.C., Subtitle
                                                                                                                                                                 OST’s plain language review indicates
                                                  the CFR consistent with the provisions                  VII). As a result, OST will be conducting
                                                                                                                                                                 no need for substantial revision on that
                                                  of the current statute (49 U.S.C., Subtitle             a rulemaking to update the economic
                                                                                                                                                                 basis.
                                                  VII). As a result, OST will be conducting               regulations by modifying language to
                                                  a rulemaking to update the economic                     reflect current statutory provisions. See              14 CFR part 241—Uniform System of
                                                  regulations by modifying language to                    RIN 2105–AD86. OST’s plain language                      Accounts and Reports for Large
                                                  reflect current statutory provisions. See               review indicates no need for substantial                 Certificated Air Carriers
                                                  RIN 2105–AD86. OST’s plain language                     revision on that basis.                                  • Section 610: OST conducted a
                                                  review indicates no need for substantial                49 CFR part 40—Procedures for                          Section 610 review of this part and
                                                  revision on that basis.                                    Transportation Workplace Drug and                   found no SEISNOSE.
                                                  14 CFR part 296—Indirect Air                               Alcohol Testing Programs                              • General: The reviews performed for
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                                                     Transportation of Property                              • Section 610: OST conducted a                      the Aviation Clean-up Rule (RIN 2105–
                                                     • Section 610: OST conducted a                       Section 610 review of this part and                    AD86) revealed general updates are
                                                  Section 610 review of this part and                     found no SEISNOSE.                                     needed and all changes are incorporated
                                                  found no SEISNOSE.                                         • General: The OST review of this                   into this rule. OST’s plain language
                                                     • General: Since this rule was                       regulation indicated a need to                         review indicated no need for substantial
                                                  enacted, the Federal Aviation Act was                   harmonize it with the Department of                    revision on that basis.
                                                  revised and recodified within Subtitle                  Health and Human Services                              14 CFR part 243—Passenger Manifest
                                                  VII of Title 49 of the United States Code               requirements by adding additional                        Information


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                                                     • Section 610: OST conducted a                          • General: Since this rule was                      14 CFR part 252—Smoking Aboard
                                                  Section 610 review of this part and                     enacted, the Federal Aviation Act was                    Aircraft
                                                  found no SEISNOSE.                                      revised and recodified within Subtitle                   • Section 610: OST conducted a
                                                     • General: Since this rule was                       VII of Title 49 of the United States Code              Section 610 review of this part and
                                                  enacted, the Federal Aviation Act was                   (Pub. L. 103–272, July 5, 1994). Since                 found no SEISNOSE.
                                                  revised and recodified within Subtitle                  the codification, the Department has                     • General: This part was thoroughly
                                                  VII of Title 49 of the United States Code               made numerous amendments to make                       revised in March 2016 (81 FR 11415).
                                                  (Pub. L. 103–272, July 5, 1994). Since                  the CFR consistent with the provisions                 There is no further action necessary at
                                                  the codification, the Department has                    of the current statute (49 U.S.C., Subtitle            this time. The rule is currently being
                                                  made numerous amendments to make                        VII). As a result, OST will be conducting              challenged in the D.C. Circuit (CEI vs.
                                                  the CFR consistent with the provisions                  a rulemaking to update the economic                    DOT; #16–1128). Revisions may be
                                                  of the current statute (49 U.S.C., Subtitle             regulations by modifying language to                   required if the suit is successful. OST’s
                                                  VII). As a result, OST will be conducting               reflect current statutory provisions. See              plain language review indicates no need
                                                  a rulemaking to update the economic                     RIN 2105–AD86. OST’s plain language                    for substantial revision on that basis.
                                                  regulations by modifying language to                    review indicates no need for substantial
                                                  reflect current statutory provisions. See               revision on that basis.                                14 CFR part 253—Notice of Terms of
                                                  RIN 2105–AD86. OST’s plain language                                                                              Contract of Carriage
                                                                                                          14 CFR part 249—Preservation of Air
                                                  review indicates no need for substantial                   Carrier Records                                       • Section 610: OST conducted a
                                                  revision on that basis.                                                                                        Section 610 review of this part and
                                                                                                             • Section 610: OST conducted a
                                                  14 CFR part 244—Reporting Tarmac                                                                               found no SEISNOSE.
                                                                                                          Section 610 review of this part and
                                                     Delay Data                                                                                                    • General: This part was last revised,
                                                                                                          found no SEISNOSE.
                                                     • Section 610: OST conducted a                          • General: Since this rule was                      in part, in April 2011 (76 FR 26163).
                                                  Section 610 review of this part and                     enacted, the Federal Aviation Act was                  OST has decided that additional
                                                  found no SEISNOSE.                                      revised and recodified within Subtitle                 editorial updates are needed and to
                                                     • General: OST’s review revealed that                VII of Title 49 of the United States Code              remove certain outdated language. OST
                                                  the language ‘‘a tarmac delay of three                  (Pub. L. 103–272, July 5, 1994). Since                 has determined that Sections 253.1,
                                                  hours or more,’’ in section 244.3(a) is                 the codification, the Department has                   253.2, and 253.10 should be revised for
                                                  inaccurate and was the result of a                      made numerous amendments to make                       plain language.
                                                  drafting oversight. The language should                 the CFR consistent with the provisions                 14 CFR part 254—Domestic Baggage
                                                  be amended to, ‘‘a tarmac delay of more                 of the current statute (49 U.S.C., Subtitle              Liability
                                                  than three hours.’’ Also, there was a                   VII). As a result, OST will be conducting                • Section 610: OST conducted a
                                                  field omission regarding the information                a rulemaking to update the economic                    Section 610 review of this part and
                                                  airlines must include as part of their                  regulations by modifying language to                   found no SEISNOSE.
                                                  Form 244 report. Subpart 244.3(a)(18)                   reflect current statutory provisions. See                • General: This part was last revised
                                                  should be added with the language,                      RIN 2105–AD86. OST’s plain language                    in August 2015 to adjust domestic
                                                  ‘‘Total length of tarmac delay over three               review indicates no need for substantial               baggage liability limits (80 FR 30144).
                                                  hours.’’ . As a result, OST will be                     revision on that basis.                                OST is considering revising several
                                                  conducting a rulemaking to update the                   14 CFR part 250—Oversales                              sections (254.1 and 254.2) for plain
                                                  regulation by modifying language.                          • Section 610: OST conducted a                      language. No other revisions are
                                                  OST’s plain language review of these                    Section 610 review of this part and                    necessary.
                                                  rules indicates no need for substantial                 found no SEISNOSE.                                     14 CFR part 259—Enhancing
                                                  revision.                                                  • General: This part was last revised                 Protections for Airline Passengers
                                                  14 CFR part 247—Direct Airport-to-                      in August 2015 to adjust denied                          • Section 610: OST conducted a
                                                     Airport Mileage Records                              boarding compensation amounts for                      Section 610 review of this part and
                                                     • Section 610: OST conducted a                       inflation (80 FR 30144). OST is                        found no SEISNOSE.
                                                  Section 610 review of this part and                     considering revising several sections                    • General: This part was last revised
                                                  found no SEISNOSE.                                      (250.5, 250.9, and 250.11) for plain                   in 2009, OST has determined that
                                                     • General: Since this rule was                       language. OST is also considering                      changes are needed to make sections
                                                  enacted, the Federal Aviation Act was                   general revisions to conform with new                  259.3 and 259.4 consistent with 49
                                                  revised and recodified within Subtitle                  rules allowing for electronic payment of               U.S.C. 42301. OST has a proposed
                                                  VII of Title 49 of the United States Code               denied boarding compensation, and to                   rulemaking action under RIN 2105–
                                                  (Pub. L. 103–272, July 5, 1994). Since                  account for the prevalence of e-                       AE47 that would make the necessary
                                                  the codification, the Department has                    ticketing.                                             updates to this regulation. OST’s plain
                                                  made numerous amendments to make                        14 CFR part 251—Carriage of Musical                    language review indicates no need for
                                                  the CFR consistent with the provisions                     Instruments                                         substantial revision on that basis.
                                                  of the current statute (49 U.S.C., Subtitle                • Section 610: OST conducted a
                                                  VII). As a result, OST will be conducting                                                                      Year 3 (Fall 2010) List of Rules
                                                                                                          Section 610 review of this part and
                                                  a rulemaking to update the economic                                                                            Analyzed and a Summary of Results
                                                                                                          found no SEISNOSE.
                                                  regulations by modifying language to                       • General: This regulation                          14 CFR part 213—Terms, Conditions,
                                                  reflect current statutory provisions. See               implements section 403 of the FAA                        and Limitations of Foreign Air Carrier
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                                                  RIN 2105–AD86. OST’s plain language                     Modernization and Reform Act of 2012                     Permits
                                                  review indicates no need for substantial                regarding the carriage of musical                        • Section 610: OST conducted a
                                                  revision on that basis.                                 instruments as carry-on baggage or                     Section 610 review of this part and
                                                  14 CFR part 248—Submission of Audit                     checked baggage on commercial                          found no SEISNOSE.
                                                     Reports                                              passenger flights operated by air                        • General: No changes are needed.
                                                     • Section 610: OST conducted a                       carriers. The rule text implements the                 OST plain language review of these
                                                  Section 610 review of this part and                     statute verbatim. There is no further                  rules indicates no need for substantial
                                                  found no SEISNOSE.                                      action necessary.                                      revision.


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                                                  14 CFR part 214—Terms, Conditions,                         Civilian Scheduled, Charter, and                    of the current statute (49 U.S.C., Subtitle
                                                     and Limitations of Foreign Air Carrier                  Nonscheduled Services                               VII). As a result, OST will be conducting
                                                     Permits Authorizing Charter                             • Section 610: OST conducted a                      a rulemaking to update the economic
                                                     Transportation Only                                  Section 610 review of this part and                    regulations by modifying language to
                                                     • Section 610: OST conducted a                       found no SEISNOSE.                                     reflect current statutory provisions. See
                                                  Section 610 review of this part and                        • General: The reviews performed for                RIN 2105–AD86. OST’s plain language
                                                  found no SEISNOSE.                                      the Aviation Clean-up Rule (RIN 2105–                  review indicates no need for substantial
                                                     • General: Since this rule was                       AD86) revealed general updates are                     revision on that basis.
                                                  enacted, the Federal Aviation Act was                   needed. All changes are incorporated                   14 CFR part 223—Free and Reduced-
                                                  revised and recodified within Subtitle                  into this rule. OST’s plain language                      Rate Transportation
                                                  VII of Title 49 of the United States Code               review indicated no need for substantial                  • Section 610: OST conducted a
                                                  (Pub. L. 103–272, July 5, 1994). Since                  revision on that basis.                                Section 610 review of this part and
                                                  the codification, the Department has                    14 CFR part 218—Lease by Foreign Air                   found no SEISNOSE.
                                                  made numerous amendments to make                           Carrier or Other Foreign Person of                     • General: Since this rule was
                                                  the CFR consistent with the provisions                     Aircraft With Crew                                  enacted, the Federal Aviation Act was
                                                  of the current statute (49 U.S.C., Subtitle                                                                    revised and recodified within Subtitle
                                                  VII). As a result, OST will be conducting                  • Section 610: OST conducted a
                                                                                                                                                                 VII of Title 49 of the United States Code
                                                  a rulemaking to update the economic                     Section 610 review of this part and
                                                                                                                                                                 (Pub. L. 103–272, July 5, 1994). Since
                                                  regulations by modifying language to                    found no SEISNOSE.
                                                                                                                                                                 the codification, the Department has
                                                  reflect current statutory provisions. See                  • General: Since this rule was
                                                                                                                                                                 made numerous amendments to make
                                                  RIN 2105–AD86. OST’s plain language                     enacted, the Federal Aviation Act was
                                                                                                                                                                 the CFR consistent with the provisions
                                                  review indicates no need for substantial                revised and recodified within Subtitle
                                                                                                                                                                 of the current statute (49 U.S.C., Subtitle
                                                  revision on that basis.                                 VII of Title 49 of the United States Code
                                                                                                                                                                 VII). As a result, OST will be conducting
                                                                                                          (Pub. L. 103–272, July 5, 1994). Since
                                                  14 CFR part 215—Use and Change of                                                                              a rulemaking to update the economic
                                                                                                          the codification, the Department has                   regulations by modifying language to
                                                     Names of Air Carriers, Foreign Air
                                                     Carriers, and Commuter Air Carriers                  made numerous amendments to make                       reflect current statutory provisions. See
                                                                                                          the CFR consistent with the provisions
                                                     • Section 610: OST conducted a                       of the current statute (49 U.S.C., Subtitle
                                                                                                                                                                 RIN 2105–AD86. OST’s plain language
                                                  Section 610 review of this part and                                                                            review indicates no need for substantial
                                                                                                          VII). As a result, OST will be conducting              revision on that basis.
                                                  found no SEISNOSE.
                                                                                                          a rulemaking to update the economic
                                                     • General: Since this rule was                                                                              14 CFR part 232—Transportation of
                                                                                                          regulations by modifying language to
                                                  enacted, the Federal Aviation Act was                                                                             Mail, Review of Orders of Postmaster
                                                  revised and recodified within Subtitle                  reflect current statutory provisions. See
                                                                                                                                                                    General
                                                                                                          RIN 2105–AD86. OST’s plain language
                                                  VII of Title 49 of the United States Code
                                                                                                          review indicates no need for substantial                  • Section 610: OST conducted a
                                                  (Pub. L. 103–272, July 5, 1994). Since                                                                         Section 610 review of this part and
                                                  the codification, the Department has                    revision on that basis.
                                                                                                                                                                 found no SEISNOSE.
                                                  made numerous amendments to make                        14 CFR part 221—Tariffs                                   • General: Part 232 established
                                                  the CFR consistent with the provisions                     • Section 610: OST conducted a                      procedures for a party aggrieved by an
                                                  of the current statute (49 U.S.C., Subtitle             Section 610 review of this part and                    order of the Postmaster General to
                                                  VII). As a result, OST will be conducting               found no SEISNOSE.                                     request a review by DOT. In 2008,
                                                  a rulemaking to update the economic                        • General: Since this rule was                      amendments to 49 U.S.C. 41902
                                                  regulations by modifying language to                    enacted, the Federal Aviation Act was                  removed from the statute the authority
                                                  reflect current statutory provisions. See               revised and recodified within Subtitle                 for the Secretary of Transportation to
                                                  RIN 2105–AD86. OST’s plain language                     VII of Title 49 of the United States Code              amend, modify, suspend, or cancel an
                                                  review indicates no need for substantial                (Pub. L. 103–272, July 5, 1994). Since                 order of the Postal Service (Pub. L. 110–
                                                  revision on that basis.                                 the codification, the Department has                   405, Jan. 4, 2008). Accordingly, the
                                                  14 CFR part 216—Commingling of Blind                    made numerous amendments to make                       statutory basis for part 232 regulations
                                                     Sector Traffic by Foreign Air Carriers               the CFR consistent with the provisions                 no longer exists and part 232 should be
                                                     • Section 610: OST conducted a                       of the current statute (49 U.S.C., Subtitle            removed. See RIN 2105–AD86. OST’s
                                                  Section 610 review of this part and                     VII). As a result, OST will be conducting              plain language review indicates no need
                                                  found no SEISNOSE.                                      a rulemaking to update the economic                    for substantial revision on that basis.
                                                     • General: Since this rule was                       regulations by modifying language to
                                                                                                          reflect current statutory provisions. See              Year 2 (Fall 2009) List of Rules With
                                                  enacted, the Federal Aviation Act was                                                                          Ongoing Analysis
                                                  revised and recodified within Subtitle                  RIN 2105–AD86. OST’s plain language
                                                  VII of Title 49 of the United States Code               review indicates no need for substantial               48 CFR part 1200—[Reserved]
                                                  (Pub. L. 103–272, July 5, 1994). Since                  revision on that basis.                                48 CFR part 1201—Federal Acquisition
                                                  the codification, the Department has                    14 CFR part 222—Intermodal Cargo                         Regulations System
                                                                                                             Services by Foreign Air Carriers                    48 CFR part 1202—Definitions of Words
                                                  made numerous amendments to make
                                                                                                                                                                   and Terms—
                                                  the CFR consistent with the provisions                     • Section 610: OST conducted a                      48 CFR part 1203—Improper Business
                                                  of the current statute (49 U.S.C., Subtitle             Section 610 review of this part and                      Practices and Personal Conflicts of
                                                  VII). As a result, OST will be conducting               found no SEISNOSE.
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                                                                                                                                                                   Interest
                                                  a rulemaking to update the economic                        • General: Since this rule was                      48 CFR part 1204—Administrative
                                                  regulations by modifying language to                    enacted, the Federal Aviation Act was                    Matters
                                                  reflect current statutory provisions. See               revised and recodified within Subtitle                 48 CFR part 1205—Publicizing Contract
                                                  RIN 2105–AD86. OST’s plain language                     VII of Title 49 of the United States Code                Actions
                                                  review indicates no need for substantial                (Pub. L. 103–272, July 5, 1994). Since                 48 CFR part 1206—Competition
                                                  revision on that basis.                                 the codification, the Department has                     Requirements
                                                  14 CFR part 217—Reporting Traffic                       made numerous amendments to make                       48 CFR part 1207—Acquisition
                                                     Statistics by Foreign Air Carriers in                the CFR consistent with the provisions                   Planning


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                                                  48 CFR part 1208–1210—[Reserved]                        Practices Act of 1974 was revised and                  VII of Title 49 of the United States Code
                                                  48 CFR part 1211—Describing Agency                      recodified within Subtitle VII of Title 49             (Pub. L. 103–272, July 5, 1994). Since
                                                    Needs                                                 of the United States Code (Pub. L. 103–                the codification, the Department has
                                                  48 CFR part 1212—[Reserved]                             272, July 5, 1994). Furthermore, under                 made numerous amendments to make
                                                  48 CFR part 1213—Simplified                             the Airline Deregulation Act of 1978,                  the CFR consistent with the provisions
                                                    Acquisition Procedures                                the authority of the Civil Aeronautics                 of the current statute (49 U.S.C., Subtitle
                                                  48 CFR part 1214—Sealed Bidding                         Board was transferred to the Department                VII). As a result, OST will be conducting
                                                  48 CFR part 1215—Contracting By                         of Transportation. As a result, OST will               a rulemaking to update the economic
                                                    Negotiation                                           seek to conduct a rulemaking to rescind                regulations by modifying language to
                                                  48 CFR part 1216—Types of Contracts                     the rule. OST’s plain language review                  reflect current statutory provisions. See
                                                  48 CFR part 1217—Special Contracting                    indicates no need for substantial                      RIN 2105–AD86. OST’s plain language
                                                    Methods                                               revision on that basis.                                review indicates no need for substantial
                                                  48 CFR part 1218—[Reserved]                             49 CFR part 92—Recovering Debts to the                 revision on that basis.
                                                  48 CFR part 1219—Small Business                           United States by Salary Offset                       14 CFR part 201—Air Carrier Authority
                                                    Programs
                                                                                                            • Section 610: OST conducted a                          Under Subtitle VII of Title 49 of the
                                                  48 CFR part 1220—1221—[Reserved]                                                                                  United States Code [Amended]
                                                                                                          Section 610 review of this part and
                                                  48 CFR part 1222—Application of Labor                                                                             • Section 610: OST conducted a
                                                                                                          found no SEISNOSE.
                                                    Laws To Government Acquisitions
                                                                                                            • General: Changes are needed to                     Section 610 review of this part and
                                                  48 CFR part 1223—Environment, Energy                                                                           found no SEISNOSE.
                                                                                                          make the regulations current regarding
                                                    and Water Efficiency, Renewable                                                                                 • General: Since this rule was
                                                                                                          certain administrative updates and
                                                    Energy Technologies, Occupational                                                                            enacted, the Federal Aviation Act was
                                                                                                          removal of outdated language. These
                                                    Safety, and Drug-Free Workplace                                                                              revised and recodified within Subtitle
                                                                                                          regulations are cost effective and impose
                                                  48 CFR part 1224—Protection of Privacy                                                                         VII of Title 49 of the United States Code
                                                                                                          the least burden. OST’s plain language
                                                    and Freedom of Information                                                                                   (Pub. L. 103–272, July 5, 1994). Since
                                                                                                          review of these rules indicates no need
                                                  48 CFR part 1225–1226—[Reserved]                                                                               the codification, the Department has
                                                                                                          for substantial revision.
                                                  48 CFR part 1227—Patents, Data, and                                                                            made numerous amendments to make
                                                    Copyrights                                            49 CFR part 93—Aircraft Allocation
                                                                                                                                                                 the CFR consistent with the provisions
                                                  48 CFR part 1228—Bonds and Insurance                      • Section 610: OST conducted a
                                                                                                                                                                 of the current statute (49 U.S.C., Subtitle
                                                  48 CFR part 1229–130—[Reserved]                         Section 610 review of this part and
                                                                                                                                                                 VII). As a result, OST will be conducting
                                                  48 CFR part 1231—Contract Cost                          found no SEISNOSE.
                                                                                                                                                                 a rulemaking to update the economic
                                                    Principles and Procedures                               • General: Upon OST review of this
                                                                                                                                                                 regulations by modifying language to
                                                  48 CFR part 1232—Contract Financing                     rule it is recommended that to
                                                                                                                                                                 reflect current statutory provisions. See
                                                  48 CFR part 1233—Protests, Disputes,                    regulation is repealed. However, before
                                                                                                                                                                 RIN 2105–AD86. OST’s plain language
                                                    and Appeals                                           moving forward DOT will need to
                                                                                                                                                                 review indicates no need for substantial
                                                  48 CFR part 1234—[Reserved]                             ascertain if this action would impact
                                                                                                                                                                 revision on that basis.
                                                  48 CFR part 1235—Research and                           DOD’s implementation of the Civil
                                                    Development Contracting                               Reserve Air fleet Program. OST’s plain                 14 CFR part 203—Waiver of Warsaw
                                                  48 CFR part 1236—Construction and                       language review of these rules indicates                  Convention Liability Limits and
                                                    Architect-Engineer Contracts                          no need for substantial revision.                         Defenses
                                                  48 CFR part 1237—Service Contracting                    49 CFR part 98—Enforcement of                             • Section 610: OST conducted a
                                                  48 CFR part 1238—[Reserved]                               Restrictions on Post-Employment                      Section 610 review of this part and
                                                  48 CFR part 1239—Acquisition of                           Activities                                           found no SEISNOSE.
                                                    Information Technology                                                                                          • General: Since this rule was
                                                                                                            • Section 610: OST conducted a
                                                  48 CFR part 1240–1241—[Reserved]                                                                               enacted, the Federal Aviation Act was
                                                                                                          Section 610 review of this part and
                                                  48 CFR part 1242—Contract                                                                                      revised and recodified within Subtitle
                                                                                                          found no SEISNOSE.
                                                    Administration and Audit Services                                                                            VII of Title 49 of the United States Code
                                                                                                            • General: OST is considering a
                                                  48 CFR part 1243–1244—[Reserved]                                                                               (Pub. L. 103–272, July 5, 1994). Since
                                                                                                          rulemaking to rescind this rule since
                                                  48 CFR part 1245—Government                                                                                    the codification, the Department has
                                                                                                          there is already adequate procedure for
                                                    Property                                                                                                     made numerous amendments to make
                                                                                                          referral of violations of the criminal
                                                  48 CFR part 1246—Quality Assurance                                                                             the CFR consistent with the provisions
                                                                                                          post-Government employment rules to
                                                  48 CFR part 1247—Transportation                                                                                of the current statute (49 U.S.C., Subtitle
                                                                                                          the Inspector General or the Department
                                                  48 CFR part 1248–1251—[Reserved]                                                                               VII). As a result, OST will be conducting
                                                                                                          of Justice. See 5 CFR 2638.502.
                                                  48 CFR part 1252—Solicitation                                                                                  a rulemaking to update the economic
                                                                                                          49 CFR part 99—Employee
                                                    Provisions and Contract Clauses                                                                              regulations by modifying language to
                                                                                                            Responsibilities and Conduct
                                                  48 CFR part 1253—Forms                                                                                         reflect current statutory provisions. See
                                                  48 CFR part 1254–1299—Reserved                            • Section 610: OST conducted a                       RIN 2105–AD86. OST’s plain language
                                                                                                          Section 610 review of this part and                    review indicates no need for substantial
                                                  Year 1 (Fall 2008) List of Rules                        found no SEISNOSE.                                     revision on that basis.
                                                  Analyzed and a Summary of Results                         • General: Recommend rulemaking to                   14 CFR part 204—Data to Support
                                                  49 CFR part 91—International Air                        rescind this rule.                                        Fitness Determinations
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                                                    Transportation Fair Competitive                       14 CFR part 200—Definitions and                           • Section 610: OST conducted a
                                                    Practices                                               Instructions                                         Section 610 review of this part and
                                                    • Section 610: OST conducted a                          • Section 610: OST conducted a                       found no SEISNOSE.
                                                  Section 610 review of this part and                     Section 610 review of this part and                       • General: Since this rule was
                                                  found no SEISNOSE.                                      found no SEISNOSE.                                     enacted, the Federal Aviation Act was
                                                    • General: Since this rule was                          • General: Since this rule was                       revised and recodified within Subtitle
                                                  enacted, the International Air                          enacted, the Federal Aviation Act was                  VII of Title 49 of the United States Code
                                                  Transportation Fair Competitive                         revised and recodified within Subtitle                 (Pub. L. 103–272, July 5, 1994). Since


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                                                  the codification, the Department has                                      • General: OST’s general review of                                       • Section 610: OST conducted a
                                                  made numerous amendments to make                                       the regulations indicates that they may                                  Section 610 review of this part and
                                                  the CFR consistent with the provisions                                 be duplicative of the regulations of 14                                  found no SEISNOSE.
                                                  of the current statute (49 U.S.C., Subtitle                            CFR part 212. Therefore, OST will                                           • General: Since this rule was
                                                  VII). As a result, OST will be conducting                              conduct a rulemaking to evaluate the                                     enacted, the Federal Aviation Act was
                                                  a rulemaking to update the economic                                    necessity of part 207 and to rescind it                                  revised and recodified within Subtitle
                                                  regulations by modifying language to                                   if necessary. See RIN 2105–AD86. OST’s
                                                                                                                                                                                                  VII of Title 49 of the United States Code
                                                  reflect current statutory provisions. See                              plain language review of these rules
                                                                                                                                                                                                  (Pub. L. 103–272, July 5, 1994). Since
                                                  RIN 2105–AD86. OST’s plain language                                    indicates no need for substantial
                                                                                                                                                                                                  the codification, the Department has
                                                  review indicates no need for substantial                               revision on that basis.
                                                  revision on that basis.                                                                                                                         made numerous amendments to make
                                                                                                                         14 CFR part 208—Charter Trips by U.S.                                    the CFR consistent with the provisions
                                                  14 CFR part 205—Aircraft Accident                                         Charter Air Carriers                                                  of the current statute (49 U.S.C., Subtitle
                                                     Liability Insurance                                                    • Section 610: OST conducted a                                        VII). As a result, OST will be conducting
                                                     • Section 610: OST conducted a                                      Section 610 review of this part and                                      a rulemaking to update the economic
                                                  Section 610 review of this part and                                    found no SEISNOSE.                                                       regulations by modifying language to
                                                  found no SEISNOSE.                                                        • General: OST’s general review of
                                                     • General: Since this rule was                                                                                                               reflect current statutory provisions. See
                                                                                                                         the regulations indicates that they may
                                                  enacted, the Federal Aviation Act was                                                                                                           RIN 2105–AD86. OST’s plain language
                                                                                                                         be duplicative of the regulations of 14
                                                  revised and recodified within Subtitle                                                                                                          review indicates no need for substantial
                                                                                                                         CFR part 212. Therefore, OST will
                                                  VII of Title 49 of the United States Code                                                                                                       revision on that basis.
                                                                                                                         conduct a rulemaking to evaluate the
                                                  (Pub. L. 103–272, July 5, 1994). Since                                 necessity of part 208 and to rescind it                                  Federal Aviation Administration
                                                  the codification, the Department has                                   if necessary. See RIN 2105–AD86. OST’s
                                                  made numerous amendments to make                                       plain language review of these rules                                     Section 610 and Other Reviews
                                                  the CFR consistent with the provisions                                 indicates no need for substantial                                        Section 610 Review Plan and Summary
                                                  of the current statute (49 U.S.C., Subtitle                            revision on that basis.
                                                  VII). As a result, OST will be conducting                              14 CFR part 211—Applications for                                            The Federal Aviation Administration
                                                  a rulemaking to update the economic                                       Permits to Foreign Air Carriers                                       (FAA) has elected to use the two-step,
                                                  regulations by modifying language to                                      • Section 610: OST conducted a                                        two-year process used by most
                                                  reflect current statutory provisions. See                              Section 610 review of this part and                                      Department of Transportation (DOT)
                                                  RIN 2105–AD86. OST’s plain language                                    found no SEISNOSE.                                                       modes in past plans. As such, the FAA
                                                  review indicates no need for substantial                                  • General: Since this rule was                                        has divided its rules into 10 groups as
                                                  revision on that basis.                                                enacted, the Federal Aviation Act was                                    displayed in the table below. During the
                                                  14 CFR part 206—Certificates of Public                                 revised and recodified within Subtitle                                   first year (the ‘‘analysis year’’), all rules
                                                     Convenience and Necessity: Special                                  VII of Title 49 of the United States Code                                published during the previous 10 years
                                                     Authorizations and Exemptions                                       (Pub. L. 103–272, July 5, 1994). Since                                   within a 10% block of the regulations
                                                     • Section 610: OST conducted a                                      the codification, the Department has                                     will be analyzed to identify those with
                                                  Section 610 review of this part and                                    made numerous amendments to make                                         a significant economic impact on a
                                                  found no SEISNOSE.                                                     the CFR consistent with the provisions                                   substantial number of small entities
                                                     • General: No changes are needed.                                   of the current statute (49 U.S.C., Subtitle                              (SEISNOSE). During the second year
                                                  These regulations are cost effective and                               VII). As a result, OST will be conducting                                (the ‘‘review year’’), each rule identified
                                                  impose the least burden. OST’s plain                                   a rulemaking to update the economic                                      in the analysis year as having a
                                                  language review of these rules indicates                               regulations by modifying language to                                     SEISNOSE will be reviewed in
                                                  no need for substantial revision.                                      reflect current statutory provisions. See                                accordance with Section 610 (b) to
                                                  14 CFR part 207—Charter Trips by U.S.                                  RIN 2105–AD86. OST’s plain language                                      determine if it should be continued
                                                     Scheduled Air Carriers                                              review indicates no need for substantial                                 without change or changed to minimize
                                                     • Section 610: OST conducted a                                      revision on that basis.                                                  impact on small entities. Results of
                                                  Section 610 review of this part and                                    14 CFR part 212—Charter Rules for U.S.                                   those reviews will be published in the
                                                  found no SEISNOSE.                                                        and Foreign Direct Air Carriers                                       DOT Semiannual Regulatory Agenda.

                                                           Year                                                             Regulations to be reviewed                                                                 Analysis year   Review year

                                                  1 ........................   14   CFR   parts   417 through 460 ................................................................................................             2017           2018
                                                  2 ........................   14   CFR   parts   119 through 129 and parts 150 through 156 ....................................................                               2018           2019
                                                  3 ........................   14   CFR   parts   133 through 139 and parts 157 through 169 ....................................................                               2019           2020
                                                  4 ........................   14   CFR   parts   141 through 147 and parts 170 through 187 ....................................................                               2020           2021
                                                  5 ........................   14   CFR   parts   189 through 198 and parts 1 through 16 ..........................................................                            2021           2022
                                                  6 ........................   14   CFR   parts   17 through 33 ....................................................................................................           2022           2023
                                                  7 ........................   14   CFR   parts   34 through 39 and parts 400 through 405 ........................................................                             2023           2024
                                                  8 ........................   14   CFR   parts   43 through 49 and parts 406 through 415 ........................................................                             2014           2025
                                                  9 ........................   14   CFR   parts   60 through 77 ....................................................................................................           2025           2026
                                                  10 ......................    14   CFR   parts   91 through 105 ..................................................................................................            2026           2027
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                                                  Background on the Regulatory                                           requires Federal regulatory agencies to                                  small governmental jurisdictions. The
                                                  Flexibility Act                                                        analyze all proposed and final rules to                                  primary purpose of the RFA is to
                                                                                                                         determine their economic impact on                                       establish as a principle of regulatory
                                                    The Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980                               small entities, which includes small                                     issuance that Federal agencies endeavor,
                                                  as amended (RFA), (§§ 601 through 612                                  businesses, small organizations, and                                     consistent with the objectives of the rule
                                                  of Title 5, United States Code (5 U.S.C.))


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                                                  and applicable statutes, to fit regulatory                                 14 CFR part 125—Certification and                                              • General: No changes are needed.
                                                  and informational requirements to the                                        Operations: Airplanes Having a                                             FAA’s plain language review of these
                                                  scale of entities subject to the                                             Seating Capacity of 20 or More                                             rules indicates no need for substantial
                                                  regulation. The FAA performed the                                            Passengers or a Maximum Payload                                            revision.
                                                  required RFA analyses of each final                                          Capacity of 6,000 Pounds or More;                                          14 CFR part 433—License to Operate a
                                                  rulemaking action and amendment it                                           and Rules Governing Persons on                                               Reentry Site
                                                  has initiated since enactment of the RFA                                     Board Such Aircraft
                                                                                                                             14 CFR part 129—Operations: Foreign                                            • Section 610: The agency conducted
                                                  in 1980.
                                                                                                                               Air Carriers and Foreign Operators of                                      a Section 610 review of this part and
                                                    Section 610 of 5 U.S.C. requires
                                                                                                                               U.S.-Registered Aircraft Engaged in                                        found no SEISNOSE.
                                                  government agencies to periodically
                                                                                                                               Common Carriage                                                              • General: No changes are needed.
                                                  review all regulations that will have a
                                                                                                                             14 CFR part 150—Airport Noise                                                These regulations are cost effective and
                                                  SEISNOSE. The FAA must analyze each
                                                                                                                               Compatibility Planning                                                     impose the least burden. FAA’s plain
                                                  rule within 10 years of its publication
                                                                                                                             14 CFR part 151—Federal Aid to                                               language review of these rules indicates
                                                  date.
                                                                                                                               Airports                                                                   no need for substantial revision.
                                                  Defining SEISNOSE                                                          14 CFR part 152—Airport Aid Program                                          14 CFR part 435—Reentry of a Reentry
                                                     The RFA does not define ‘‘significant                                   14 CFR part 153—Airport Operations                                             Vehicle Other Than a Reusable
                                                  economic impact.’’ Therefore, there is                                     14 CFR part 155—Release of Airport                                             Launch Vehicle (RLV)
                                                  no clear rule or number to determine                                         Property from Surplus Property                                               • Section 610: The agency conducted
                                                  when a significant economic impact                                           Disposal Restriction                                                       a Section 610 review of this part and
                                                  occurs. However, the Small Business                                        14 CFR part 156—State Block Grant                                            found there were no amendments since
                                                  Administration (SBA) states that                                             Pilot Program                                                              2016. Therefore, part 99 does not trigger
                                                  significance should be determined by                                       Year 1 (2017) List of Rules Analyzed                                         SEISNOSE.
                                                  considering the size of the business, the                                  and a Summary of Results                                                       • General: No changes are needed.
                                                  size of the competitor’s business, and                                                                                                                  FAA’s plain language review of these
                                                                                                                             14 CFR part 417—Launch Safety
                                                  the impact the same regulation has on                                                                                                                   rules indicates no need for substantial
                                                  larger competitors.                                                          • Section 610: The agency conducted
                                                                                                                                                                                                          revision.
                                                     Likewise, the RFA does not define                                       a Section 610 review of this part and
                                                                                                                             found Amendment No. 417–5, 81 FR                                             14 CFR part 437—Experimental Permits
                                                  ‘‘substantial number.’’ However, the
                                                  legislative history of the RFA suggests                                    59439, Aug. 30, 2016. Amendment 91–                                            • Section 610: The agency conducted
                                                  that a substantial number must be at                                       314, 75 FR 30193, May 28, 2010;                                              a Section 610 review of this part and
                                                  least one but does not need to be an                                       Amendment 91–314, 75 FR 30193, May                                           found no SEISNOSE.
                                                  overwhelming percentage such as more                                       28, 2010; and Amendment 91–330, 79                                             • General: No changes are needed.
                                                  than half. The SBA states that the                                         FR 9972, Feb. 21, 2014 trigger                                               These regulations are cost effective and
                                                  substantiality of the number of small                                      SEISNOSE within the meaning of the                                           impose the least burden. FAA’s plain
                                                  businesses affected should be                                              RFA.                                                                         language review of these rules indicates
                                                                                                                               • General: No changes are needed.                                          no need for substantial revision.
                                                  determined on an industry-specific
                                                                                                                             The FAA has considered a number of                                           14 CFR part 440—Financial
                                                  basis.
                                                                                                                             alternatives in attempts to lower                                              Responsibility
                                                     This analysis consisted of the
                                                                                                                             compliance costs for small entities, but
                                                  following three steps:                                                                                                                                    • Section 610: Section 610: The
                                                                                                                             could not go forward with the lower
                                                     • Review of the number of small                                                                                                                      agency conducted a Section 610 review
                                                                                                                             cost alternatives without compromising
                                                  entities affected by the amendments to                                                                                                                  of this part and found there were no
                                                                                                                             the safety for the industry. FAA’s plain
                                                  parts 417 through 460.                                                                                                                                  amendments since 2016. Therefore, part
                                                                                                                             language review of these rules indicates
                                                     • Identification and analysis of all                                    no need for substantial revision.                                            99 does not trigger SEISNOSE.
                                                  amendments to parts 417 through 460                                                                                                                       • General: No changes are needed.
                                                  since 2007 to determine whether any                                        14 CFR part 420—License to Operate a
                                                                                                                                Launch Site                                                               FAA’s plain language review of these
                                                  still have or now have a SEISNOSE.                                                                                                                      rules indicates no need for substantial
                                                     • Review of the FAA Office of                                              • Section 610: The agency conducted
                                                                                                                                                                                                          revision.
                                                  Aviation Policy, and Plans regulatory                                      a Section 610 review of this part and
                                                                                                                             found no SEISNOSE.                                                           14 CFR part 460—Human Space Flight
                                                  flexibility assessment of each
                                                  amendment performed as required by                                            • General: No changes are needed.                                           Requirements
                                                  the RFA.                                                                   These regulations are cost effective and                                       • Section 610: The agency conducted
                                                                                                                             impose the least burden. FAA’s plain                                         a Section 610 review of this part and
                                                  Year 2 (2018) List of Rules To Be                                          language review of these rules indicates                                     found no SEISNOSE.
                                                  Analyzed the Next Year                                                     no need for substantial revision.                                              • General: No changes are needed.
                                                  14 CFR part 119—Certification: Air                                         14 CFR part 431—Launch and Reentry                                           These regulations are cost effective and
                                                    Carriers and Commercial Operators                                           of a Reusable Launch Vehicle (RLV)                                        impose the least burden. FAA’s plain
                                                  14 CFR part 120—Drug and Alcohol                                              • Section 610: Section 610: The                                           language review of these rules indicates
                                                    Testing Program                                                          agency conducted a Section 610 review                                        no need for substantial revision.
                                                  14 CFR part 121—Operating                                                  of this part and found there were no
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                                                    Requirements: Domestic, Flag, and                                        amendments since 2016. Therefore, part
                                                    Supplemental Operations                                                  99 does not trigger SEISNOSE.                                                Section 610 and Other Reviews

                                                           Year                                                                 Regulations to be reviewed                                                                      Analysis year   Review year

                                                  1 ........................   None .........................................................................................................................................           2008           2009
                                                  2 ........................   23 CFR parts 1 to 260 ..............................................................................................................                     2009           2010
                                                  3 ........................   23 CFR parts 420 to 470 ..........................................................................................................                       2010           2011



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                                                           Year                                                                Regulations to be reviewed                                                                     Analysis year   Review year

                                                  4 ........................   23 CFR part 500 .......................................................................................................................                2011           2012
                                                  5 ........................   23 CFR parts 620 to 637 ..........................................................................................................                     2012           2013
                                                  6 ........................   23 CFR parts 645 to 669 ..........................................................................................................                     2013           2014
                                                  7 ........................   23 CFR parts 710 to 924 ..........................................................................................................                     2014           2015
                                                  8 ........................   23 CFR parts 940 to 973 ..........................................................................................................                     2015           2016
                                                  9 ........................   23 CFR parts 1200 to 1252 ......................................................................................................                       2016           2017
                                                  10 ......................    New parts and subparts ...........................................................................................................                     2017           2018



                                                  Federal-Aid Highway Program                                                 • General: No changes are needed.                                           • Section 610: No SEIOSNOSE. No
                                                     The Federal Highway Administration                                     These regulations are cost effective and                                    small entities are affected.
                                                  (FHWA) has adopted regulations in title                                   impose the least burden. FHWA’s plain                                         • General: No changes are needed.
                                                  23 of the CFR, chapter I, related to the                                  language review of these rules indicates                                    These regulations are cost effective and
                                                  Federal-Aid Highway Program. These                                        no need for substantial revision.                                           impose the least burden. FHWA’s plain
                                                  regulations implement and carry out the                                   23 CFR part 1208—National Minimum                                           language review of these rules indicates
                                                  provisions of Federal law relating to the                                   Drinking Age                                                              no need for substantial revision.
                                                  administration of Federal aid for                                           • Section 610: No SEIOSNOSE. No                                           23 CFR part 1240—Safety Incentive
                                                  highways. The primary law authorizing                                     small entities are affected.                                                  Grants for Use of Seat Belts—
                                                  Federal aid for highway is chapter I of                                     • General: No changes are needed.                                           Allocations Based on Seat Belt Use
                                                  title 23 of the U.S.C. 145 of title 23,                                   These regulations are cost effective and                                      Rates
                                                  expressly provides for a federally                                        impose the least burden. FHWA’s plain                                         • Section 610: No SEIOSNOSE. No
                                                  assisted State program. For this reason,                                  language review of these rules indicates                                    small entities are affected.
                                                  the regulations adopted by the FHWA in                                    no need for substantial revision.                                             • General: No changes are needed.
                                                  title 23 of the CFR primarily relate to the                               23 CFR part 1210—Operation of Motor                                         These regulations are cost effective and
                                                  requirements that States must meet to                                       Vehicles by Intoxicated Minors                                            impose the least burden. FHWA’s plain
                                                  receive Federal funds for the                                               • Section 610: No SEIOSNOSE. No                                           language review of these rules indicates
                                                  construction and other work related to                                    small entities are affected.                                                no need for substantial revision.
                                                  highways. Because the regulations in
                                                                                                                              • General: No changes are needed.                                         Year 10 (Fall 2017) List of Rules That
                                                  title 23 primarily relate to States, which
                                                                                                                            These regulations are cost effective and                                    Will be Analyzed During the Next Year
                                                  are not defined as small entities under
                                                                                                                            impose the least burden. FHWA’s plain
                                                  the Regulatory Flexibility Act, the                                                                                                                   New Parts and Subparts since 2008 that
                                                                                                                            language review of these rules indicates
                                                  FHWA believes that its regulations in                                                                                                                   have not undergone review
                                                                                                                            no need for substantial revision.
                                                  title 23 do not have a significant                                                                                                                    23 CFR part 490—National Performance
                                                  economic impact on a substantial                                          23 CFR part 1215—Use of Safety Belts—
                                                                                                                              Compliance and Transfer-of-Funds                                            Management Measures
                                                  number of small entities. The FHWA                                                                                                                    23 CFR part 505—Projects of National
                                                  solicits public comment on this                                             Procedures
                                                                                                                                                                                                          and Regional Significance Evaluation
                                                  preliminary conclusion.                                                     • Section 610: No SEIOSNOSE. No                                             and Rating
                                                  Year 9 (Fall 2016) List of Rules                                          small entities are affected.                                                23 CFR part 511—Real-Time System
                                                  Analyzed and a Summary of Results                                           • General: No changes are needed.                                           Management Information Program
                                                                                                                            These regulations are cost effective and                                    23 CFR part 650 Subpart E—National
                                                  23 CFR part 1200—Uniform Procedures                                       impose the least burden. FHWA’s plain                                         Tunnel Inspection Standards
                                                    for State Highway Safety Grant                                          language review of these rules indicates
                                                    Programs                                                                no need for substantial revision.                                           Federal Motor Carrier Safety
                                                                                                                                                                                                        Administration
                                                    • Section 610: No SEIOSNOSE. No                                         23 CFR part 1225—Uniform System for
                                                  small entities are affected.                                                Parking for Persons With Disabilities                                     Section 610 and Other Reviews

                                                           Year                                                                Regulations to be reviewed                                                                     Analysis year   Review year

                                                  1 ........................   49   CFR    part 372, subpart A .....................................................................................................                  2008           2009
                                                  2 ........................   49   CFR    part 386 .......................................................................................................................           2009           2010
                                                  3 ........................   49   CFR    parts 325 and 390 (General) ......................................................................................                         2010           2011
                                                  4 ........................   49   CFR    parts 390 (Small Passenger-Carrying Vehicles), 391 to 393 and 396 to 399 ...........                                                       2011           2012
                                                  5 ........................   49   CFR    part 387 .......................................................................................................................           2012           2013
                                                  6 ........................   49   CFR    parts 360, 365, 366, 368, 374, 377, and 378 .............................................................                                  2013           2014
                                                  7 ........................   49   CFR    parts 356, 367, 369, 370, 371, 372 (subparts B and C) ............................................                                         2014           2015
                                                  8 ........................   49   CFR    parts 373, 376, and 379 .............................................................................................                      2015           2016
                                                  9 ........................   49   CFR    part 375 .......................................................................................................................           2016           2017
                                                  10 ......................    49   CFR    part 395 .......................................................................................................................           2017           2018
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                                                  Year 8 (Fall 2014) List of Rules and a                                    issue and retain a receipt or bill of                                       financial burden upon the carrier.
                                                  Summary of Results                                                        lading for property tendered for                                            Retaining billing information constitutes
                                                  49 CFR part 373—Receipts and Bills                                        transportation in interstate or foreign                                     a prudent business practice which
                                                                                                                            commerce.                                                                   would likely be required for tax and
                                                    • Section 610: There is no                                                                                                                          customer service purposes. The rule is
                                                  SEIOSNOSE. FMCSA requires certain                                            • General: These regulations are cost
                                                  motor carriers and freight forwarders to                                  effective and impose almost no additive



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                                                  written in clear and unambiguous                                         liability, and financial matters. The rule                                  practice which the carrier should
                                                  language, and should be retained.                                        takes great pains to ‘‘exempt’’ carriers, is                                already be doing. The rule is written in
                                                  49 CFR part 376—Lease and Interchange                                    written in clear and unambiguous                                            clear and unambiguous language and
                                                     of Vehicles                                                           language, and should be retained.                                           should be retained.
                                                     • Section 610: There is no                                            49 CFR part 379—Preservation of                                             Year 9 (2015) List of Rules With
                                                  SEIOSNOSE. FMCSA requires certain                                           Records                                                                  Ongoing Analysis
                                                  authorized carriers that transport                                          • Section 610: There is no
                                                  equipment (that it does not own) to                                      SEIOSNOSE. The rule requires certain                                        49 CFR part 375—Transportation of
                                                  retain a lease, and maintain appropriate                                 companies to retain, protect, store, and                                      household goods in interstate
                                                  equipment records.                                                       as appropriate, dispose of records in                                         commerce; consumer protection
                                                     • General: These regulations are cost                                 accordance with minimum retention                                             regulations
                                                  effective and impose almost no additive                                  periods stipulated in appendix A of part                                    Year 10 (2016) List of Rules That Will
                                                  financial burden upon the carrier. The                                   379.                                                                        be Analyzed During the Next Year
                                                  rule principally defines the conditions                                     • General: These regulations are cost
                                                  by which certain carriers must retain                                    effective and impose almost no additive                                     49 CFR part 395—Hours of Service of
                                                  leasing documents, insurance, financial                                  financial burden upon the carrier.                                            Drivers
                                                  and other related documentation. The                                     Retaining financial, contractual,
                                                                                                                                                                                                       National Highway Traffic Safety
                                                  stipulations in the rule are consistent                                  property/equipment, taxes, shipping
                                                                                                                                                                                                       Administration
                                                  with prudent business practices in                                       and other supporting business
                                                  support of customer service, accident                                    documents represent a prudent business                                      Section 610 and Other Reviews

                                                           Year                                                               Regulations to be reviewed                                                                     Analysis year   Review year

                                                  1 ........................   49   CFR   parts   571.223 through 571.500, and parts 575 and 579 ...........................................                                         2008           2009
                                                  2 ........................   23   CFR   parts   1200 through 1300 ............................................................................................                     2009           2010
                                                  3 ........................   49   CFR   parts   501 through 526 and 571.213 ...........................................................................                            2010           2011
                                                  4 ........................   49   CFR   parts   571.131, 571.217, 571.220, 571.221, and 571.222 ..........................................                                         2011           2012
                                                  5 ........................   49   CFR   parts   571.101 through 571.110, and 571.135, 571.138, and 571.139 ......................                                                  2012           2013
                                                  6 ........................   49   CFR   parts   529 through 578, except parts 571 and 575 .....................................................                                    2013           2014
                                                  7 ........................   49   CFR   parts   571.111 through 571.129 and parts 580 through 588 ......................................                                           2014           2015
                                                  8 ........................   49   CFR   parts   571.201 through 571.212 ..................................................................................                         2015           2016
                                                  9 ........................   49   CFR   parts   571.214 through 571.219, except 571.217 .......................................................                                    2016           2017
                                                  10 ......................    49   CFR   parts   591 through 595 and new parts and subparts ..................................................                                      2017           2018



                                                  Year 9 (Fall 2016) List of Rules With                                    49 CFR part 571.219—Windshield Zone                                         Part 593 Determinations That a Vehicle
                                                  Ongoing Analysis                                                           Intrusion                                                                   not Originally Manufactured to
                                                  49 CFR part 571.214—Side Impact                                          Year 10 (Fall 2017) List of Rules That                                        Conform to the Federal Motor Vehicle
                                                    Protection                                                             Will be Analyzed During the Next Year                                         Safety Standards Is Eligible for
                                                  49 CFR part 571.215—[Reserved]                                                                                                                         Importation
                                                                                                                           Part 591 Importation of Vehicles and
                                                  49 CFR part 571.216—Roof Crush                                             Equipment Subject to Federal Safety,                                      Part 594 Schedule of Fees Authorized
                                                    Resistance; Applicable Unless a                                          Bumper and Theft Prevention                                                 by 49 U.S.C. 30141
                                                    Vehicle Is Certified to 571.216a                                         Standards                                                                 Part 595 Make Inoperative Exemptions
                                                  49 CFR part 571.216a—Roof Crush                                          Part 592 Registered Importers of
                                                    Resistance; Upgraded Standard                                            Vehicles not Originally Manufactured                                      Federal Railroad Administration
                                                  49 CFR part 571.218—Motorcycle                                             to Conform to the Federal Motor                                           Section 610 and Other Reviews
                                                    Helmets                                                                  Vehicle Safety Standards

                                                           Year                                                               Regulations to be reviewed                                                                     Analysis year   Review year

                                                  1 ........................   49   CFR   parts 200 and 201 .......................................................................................................                  2008           2009
                                                  2 ........................   49   CFR   parts 207, 209, 211, 215, 238, and 256 .....................................................................                               2009           2010
                                                  3 ........................   49   CFR   parts 210, 212, 214, 217, and 268 .............................................................................                            2010           2011
                                                  4 ........................   49   CFR   part 219 .......................................................................................................................           2011           2012
                                                  5 ........................   49   CFR   parts 218, 221, 241, and 244 .....................................................................................                         2012           2013
                                                  6 ........................   49   CFR   parts 216, 228, and 229 .............................................................................................                      2013           2014
                                                  7 ........................   49   CFR   parts 223 and 233 .......................................................................................................                  2014           2015
                                                  8 ........................   49   CFR   parts 224, 225, 231, and 234 .....................................................................................                         2015           2016
                                                  9 ........................   49   CFR   parts 222, 227, 235, 236, 250, 260, and 266 .............................................................                                  2016           2017
                                                  10 ......................    49   CFR   parts 213, 220, 230, 232, 239, and 240 .....................................................................                               2017           2018
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                                                  Year 9 (Fall 2016) List of Rules                                           • Section 610: There is no                                                zones established and maintained in
                                                  Analyzed and a Summary of Results                                        SEIOSNOSE.                                                                  accordance with this rule. FRA’s plain
                                                                                                                             • General: The purpose of this rule is                                    language review of this rule indicates no
                                                  49 CFR part 222—Use of Locomotive                                        to provide for safety at public highway-                                    need of substantial revision.
                                                    Horns at Public Highway-Rail Grade                                     rail grade crossings by requiring
                                                    Crossings                                                                                                                                          49 CFR part 227—Occupational Noise
                                                                                                                           locomotive horn use at public highway-
                                                                                                                                                                                                         Exposure
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                                                    • Section 610: There is no                                             of this rule indicates no need for                                          on certain sections under Part 260 in
                                                  SEIOSNOSE.                                                               substantial revision.                                                       administering the RRIF program.
                                                    • General: The main objective of the                                   49 CFR part 250—Guarantee of                                                49 CFR part 266—Assistance to States
                                                  rule is to protect the occupational health                                  Certificates of Trustees of Railroads in                                   for Local Rail Service Under Section
                                                  and safety of employees whose                                               Reorganization                                                             5 of the Department of Transportation
                                                  predominant noise exposure occurs in                                        • Section 610: There is no                                                 Act
                                                  the locomotive cab. The rule prescribes                                  SEIOSNOSE.
                                                  minimum Federal health and safety                                           • General: The purpose of this rule is                                     • Section 610: There is no
                                                  noise standards for locomotive cab                                       to describe the requirements regarding                                      SEIOSNOSE.
                                                  occupants. This rule does not restrict a                                 form and content of applications,                                             • General: The purpose of the rule is
                                                  railroad or railroad contractor from                                     required exhibits, fees, execution and                                      to provide assistance to States for local
                                                  adopting and enforcing additional or                                     filing of applications and general                                          rail service which includes: Rail service
                                                  more stringent requirements. FRA’s                                       instructions to obtain guarantee of                                         continuation assistance; acquisition
                                                  plain language review of this rule                                       certificates by the Secretary of                                            assistance; rehabilitation or
                                                  indicates no need for substantial                                        Transportation for trustees of railroads                                    improvement assistance; substitute
                                                  revision.                                                                in reorganization under the former                                          service assistance; rail facility
                                                  49 CFR part 235—Instructions                                             Section 77 of the Bankruptcy Act. FRA’s                                     construction assistance; planning
                                                    Governing Applications for Approval                                    plain language review of this rule                                          assistance; and program operations
                                                    of a Discontinuance or Material                                        indicates no need for substantial                                           assistance.
                                                    Modification of a Signal System or                                     revision.                                                                     However, there are special limitations
                                                    Relief from the Requirements of Part                                   49 CFR part 260—Regulations                                                 on planning assistance and program
                                                    236                                                                       Governing Loans and Loan                                                 operations assistance. No appropriations
                                                    • Section 610: There is no                                                Guarantees Under the Railroad                                            are currently available for providing the
                                                  SEIOSNOSE.                                                                  Rehabilitation and Improvement                                           assistance. FRA is currently evaluating
                                                    • General: Since the rule prescribes                                      Financing Program                                                        whether 49 CFR part 266 should be
                                                  instructions regarding applications for                                     • Section 610: The Railroad                                              rescinded because FRA does not
                                                  approval of a discontinuance or material                                 Rehabilitation and Improvement                                              anticipate future funding of the
                                                  modification of a signal system or relief                                Financing Program, which operates                                           programs concerned.
                                                  from the requirements of Part 236, it                                    under regulations in 49 CFR part 260
                                                  promotes and enhances the safety of                                                                                                                  Year 10 (Fall 2017) List of Rule(s) That
                                                                                                                           ‘‘Regulations Governing Loans and Loan                                      Will be Analyzed During Next Year
                                                  railroad operations. FRA’s plain                                         Guarantees under the Railroad
                                                  language review of this rule indicates no                                Rehabilitation and Improvement                                              49 CFR part 213—Track Safety
                                                  need for substantial revision.                                           Financing Program’’, are now                                                  Standards
                                                  49 CFR part 236—Rules, Standards and                                     administered by the Executive Director                                      49 CFR part 220—Railroad
                                                     Instructions Governing the                                            of the Build America Bureau. The Build                                        Communications
                                                     Installation, Inspection, Maintenance                                 America Bureau is reviewing the
                                                     and Repair of Signal and Train                                                                                                                    49 CFR part 230—Steam Locomotive
                                                                                                                           regulations to determine what updates                                         Inspection and Maintenance
                                                     Control Systems, Devices and                                          are necessary.                                                                Standards
                                                     Appliances                                                               • General: The purpose of this rule is
                                                                                                                                                                                                       49 CFR part 232—Brake System Safety
                                                     • Section 610: There is no                                            to provide direct loans and loan
                                                                                                                           guarantees to eligible applicants,                                            Standards for Freight and Other Non-
                                                  SEIOSNOSE.
                                                     • General: Since the rule prescribes                                  including State and local governments,                                        Passenger Trains and Equipment; End
                                                  standards and instructions about the                                     government sponsored authorities and                                          of Train Devices
                                                  installation, inspection, maintenance                                    corporations and railroads. FRA is                                          49 CFR part 239—Passenger Train
                                                  and repair of signal and train control                                   assessing in, consultation with the Build                                     Emergency Preparedness
                                                  systems, devices and appliances, and                                     America Bureau, how to revise 49 CFR                                        49 CFR part 240—Qualification and
                                                  performance-based safety standards for                                   part 260 to reflect the RRIF program                                          Certification of Locomotive Engineers
                                                  PTC systems, it will promote and                                         transfer. FRA is not rescinding the
                                                                                                                                                                                                       Federal Transit Administration
                                                  enhance the safety of railroad                                           regulations at this time because the
                                                  operations. FRA’s plain language review                                  Build America Bureau necessarily relies                                     Section 610 and Other Reviews

                                                           Year                                                               Regulations to be reviewed                                                                     Analysis year   Review year

                                                  1 ........................   49   CFR   parts 604, 605, and 633 .............................................................................................                      2008           2009
                                                  2 ........................   49   CFR   parts 661 and 665 .......................................................................................................                  2009           2010
                                                  3 ........................   49   CFR   part 633 .......................................................................................................................           2010           2011
                                                  4 ........................   49   CFR   parts 609 and 611 .......................................................................................................                  2011           2012
                                                  5 ........................   49   CFR   parts 613 and 614 .......................................................................................................                  2012           2013
                                                  6 ........................   49   CFR   part 622 .......................................................................................................................           2013           2014
                                                  7 ........................   49   CFR   part 630 .......................................................................................................................           2014           2015
                                                  8 ........................   49   CFR   part 639 .......................................................................................................................           2015           2016
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                                                  9 ........................   49   CFR   parts 659 and 663 .......................................................................................................                  2016           2017
                                                  10 ......................    49   CFR   part 665 .......................................................................................................................           2017           2018




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                                                  Year 9 (Fall 2016) List of Rules                                           have no SEISNOSE. Like Part 659, the                                        transportation systems throughout the
                                                  Analyzed and Summary of Results                                            parties subject to the rule are those                                       state. FTA’s plain language review of
                                                                                                                             states that must carry out the oversight                                    this rule indicates no need for
                                                  49 CFR part 659—Rail Fixed Guideway
                                                                                                                             of rail fixed guideway public                                               substantial revision.
                                                     Systems; State Safety Oversight
                                                                                                                             transportation systems within their
                                                     • Section 610: The agency has                                           jurisdictions.
                                                                                                                                                                                                         49 CFR part 663—Pre-Award and Post-
                                                  determined that the rule continues to                                         • General: Congress enacted the                                            Delivery Audits of Rolling Stock
                                                  not have a significant effect on a                                         Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st                                         Purchases
                                                  substantial number of small entities.                                      Century Act (MAP–21) (Pub. L. 112–                                            • Section 610: FTA conducted a
                                                  Pursuant to the Moving Ahead for                                           141, July 6, 2012). FTA promulgated a                                       Section 610 review of this part and
                                                  Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP–                                     new rule, 49 CFR part 674, to                                               found no SEISNOSE.
                                                  21) (Pub. L. 112–141, July 6, 2012), FTA                                   implement the MAP–21 requirements
                                                  has established a comprehensive public                                                                                                                   • General: The rule was promulgated
                                                                                                                             which require a state to oversee the
                                                  transportation safety program, one                                                                                                                     to assist transit agencies conducting pre-
                                                                                                                             safety and security of rail fixed
                                                  element of which is the State Safety                                                                                                                   award and post-delivery audits of
                                                                                                                             guideway systems within its
                                                  Oversight (SSO) Program. (See 49 U.S.C.                                                                                                                rolling stock procurements, as required
                                                                                                                             jurisdiction. Pursuant to MAP–21, Part
                                                  5329). FTA has issued a revised SSO                                                                                                                    under 49 U.S.C. 5323(m). The agency
                                                                                                                             659 will be rescinded in April 2019; that
                                                  Program regulation (49 CFR part 674)                                       is, three-years following the effective                                     has determined that the rule is cost-
                                                  which became effective April 15, 2016;                                     date of the Part 674. Meanwhile, states                                     effective and imposes the least possible
                                                  however, Part 659 will remain in effect                                    will revise their SSO programs to                                           burden on small entities. FTA’s plain
                                                  until April 14, 2019 at which time it                                      conform to the new MAP–21                                                   language review of this rule indicates no
                                                  will sunset. In the interim, SSO                                           requirements. Part 674 specifies that a                                     need for substantial revision.
                                                  Agencies will revise their programs to                                     state must have its new program                                             Year 10 (Fall 2017)—List of Rule(s) That
                                                  meet the requirements of Part 674. Prior                                   standard certified by FTA. In addition,                                     Will be Analyzed This Year
                                                  to publication of the final rule (81 FR                                    a state must demonstrate its SSOA’s
                                                  14229, March 16, 2016), FTA evaluated                                      financial and legal independence from                                       49 CFR part 665—Bus Testing
                                                  the likely effect of the proposals as                                      the RTAs it oversees and demonstrate
                                                                                                                                                                                                         Maritime Administration
                                                  required by the Regulatory Flexibility                                     its ability to effectively oversee the
                                                  Act, and determined that this rule will                                    safety of the rail fixed guideway public                                    Section 610 and Other Reviews

                                                            Year                                                                Regulations to be reviewed                                                                     Analysis year   Review year

                                                  1 ........................     46   CFR   parts 201 through 205 ................................................................................................                     2008           2009
                                                  2 ........................     46   CFR   parts 221 through 232 ................................................................................................                     2009           2010
                                                  3 ........................     46   CFR   parts 249 through 296 ................................................................................................                     2010           2011
                                                  4 ........................     46   CFR   parts 221, 298, 308, and 309 .....................................................................................                         2011           2012
                                                  5 ........................     46   CFR   parts 307 through 309 ................................................................................................                     2012           2013
                                                  6 ........................     46   CFR   part 310 .......................................................................................................................           2013           2014
                                                  7 ........................     46   CFR   parts 315 through 340 ................................................................................................                     2014           2015
                                                  8 ........................     46   CFR   parts 345 through 381 ................................................................................................                     2015           2016
                                                  9 ........................     46   CFR   parts 382 through 389 ................................................................................................                     2016           2017
                                                  10 ......................      46   CFR   parts 390 through 393 ................................................................................................                     2017           2018



                                                  Year 8 (2015) List of Rules With                                           46 CFR part 385—Research and                                                Year 10 (2017) List of Rules That Will
                                                  Ongoing Analysis                                                             development grant and cooperative                                         be Analyzed During the Next Year
                                                  46 CFR part 345—Restrictions upon the                                        agreements regulations
                                                                                                                             46 CFR part 386—Regulations governing                                       46 CFR part 390—Capital Construction
                                                    transfer or change in use or in terms
                                                                                                                               public buildings and grounds at the                                         Fund implementing regulations
                                                    governing utilization of port facilities
                                                  46 CFR part 346—Federal port                                                 United States Merchant Marine                                             46 CFR part 391—Federal Income Tax
                                                    controllers                                                                Academy                                                                     Aspects of the Capital Construction
                                                  46 CFR part 370—Claims                                                     46 CFR part 387—Utilization and                                               Fund
                                                  46 CFR part 381—Cargo preference—                                            disposal of surplus Federal real
                                                                                                                               property for development or operation                                     46 CFR part 393—America’s Marine
                                                    U.S.-flag vessels
                                                                                                                               of a port facility                                                          Highway Program implementing
                                                  Year 9 (2016) List of Rules With                                           46 CFR part 388—Administrative                                                regulations
                                                  Ongoing Analysis                                                             waivers of the Coastwise Trade Laws                                       Pipeline and Hazardous Materials
                                                  46 CFR part 382—Determination of fair                                      46 CFR part 389—Determination of                                            Safety Administration (PHMSA)
                                                    and reasonable rates for the carriage of                                   availability of coast-wise-qualified
                                                    bulk and packaged preference cargoes                                       vessels for transportation of platform                                    Section 610 and Other Reviews
                                                    on U.S.-flag commercial vessels                                            jackets
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                                                            Year                                                                Regulations to be reviewed                                                                     Analysis year   Review year

                                                  1   ........................   49   CFR   part 178 .......................................................................................................................           2008           2009
                                                  2   ........................   49   CFR   parts 178 through 180 ................................................................................................                     2009           2010
                                                  3   ........................   49   CFR   parts 172 and 175 .......................................................................................................                  2010           2011
                                                  4   ........................   49   CFR   part 171, sections 171.15 and 171.16 ........................................................................                              2011           2012
                                                  5   ........................   49   CFR   parts 106, 107, 171, 190, and 195 .............................................................................                            2012           2013
                                                  6   ........................   49   CFR   parts 174, 177, 191, and 192 .....................................................................................                         2013           2014



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                                                           Year                                                             Regulations to be reviewed                                                                  Analysis year   Review year

                                                  7 ........................   49   CFR   parts   176 and 199 .......................................................................................................           2014           2015
                                                  8 ........................   49   CFR   parts   172 and 178 .......................................................................................................           2015           2016
                                                  9 ........................   49   CFR   parts   172, 173, 174, 176, 177, and 193 .....................................................................                        2016           2017
                                                  10 ......................    49   CFR   parts   173 and 194 .......................................................................................................           2017           2018



                                                  Year 9 (Fall 2017) List of Rules                                       Civil Aviation Organization’s Technical                                     The impact that it will have on small
                                                  Analyzed and a Summary of Results                                      Instructions (ICAO TI) for the Safe                                      entities is not expected to be significant.
                                                  49 CFR parts 172, 173, 174, 176, and                                   Transport of Dangerous Goods by Air,                                     The final rule clarified provisions based
                                                    177—Hazardous Materials Table,                                       and the United Nations (UN)                                              on PHMSA’s initiatives and
                                                    Special Provisions, Hazardous                                        Recommendations on the Transport of                                      correspondence with the regulated
                                                    Materials Communications,                                            Dangerous Goods—Model Regulations.                                       community and domestic and
                                                    Emergency Response Information,                                      Additionally, PHMSA adopted several                                      international stakeholders. The changes
                                                    Training Requirements, and Security                                  amendments to the HMR that resulted                                      are generally intended to provide relief
                                                    Plans; Shippers—General                                              from coordination with Canada under                                      and, as a result, marginal positive
                                                                                                                         the U.S.-Canada Regulatory Cooperation                                   economic benefits to shippers, carriers,
                                                    Requirements for Shipments and
                                                                                                                         Council.                                                                 and packaging manufacturers and
                                                    Packagings; Carriage by Rail; Carriage
                                                                                                                            This rulemaking action is part of our                                 testers, including small entities. These
                                                    by Vessel; and Carriage by Public                                    ongoing biennial process to harmonize
                                                    Highway.                                                                                                                                      benefits are not at a level that can be
                                                                                                                         the HMR with international regulations                                   considered economically significant.
                                                     • Section 610: There is no                                          and standards. Federal law and policy                                       Consequently, this final rule will not
                                                  SEIOSNOSE. A substantial number of                                     strongly favor the harmonization of                                      have a significant economic impact on
                                                  small entities may be affected by this                                 domestic and international standards for                                 a substantial number of small entities.
                                                  rule, but the economic impact on those                                 hazardous materials transportation. The                                  PHMSA’s plain language review of this
                                                  entities is not significant. Plain                                     Federal hazardous materials                                              rule indicates no need for substantial
                                                  Language: PHMSA’s plain language                                       transportation law (Federal hazmat law;                                  revision.
                                                  review of this rule indicates no need for                              49 U.S.C. 5101 et seq.) directs PHMSA
                                                  substantial revision. Where confusing or                               to participate in relevant international                                 49 CFR part 193—Liquefied Natural Gas
                                                  wordy language has been identified,                                    standard-setting bodies and promotes                                        Facilities: Federal Safety Standards
                                                  revisions will be proposed in the                                      consistency of the HMR with                                                 • Section 610: There is no
                                                  upcoming biennial international                                        international transport standards to the                                 SEIOSNOSE.
                                                  harmonization rulemaking.                                              extent practicable. Federal hazmat law                                      • General: This rule prescribes safety
                                                     • General: On March 30, 2017,                                       permits PHMSA to depart from                                             standards for LNG facilities used in the
                                                  PHMSA issued a final rule titled                                       international standards where                                            transportation of gas by pipeline that is
                                                  ‘‘Hazardous Materials: Harmonization                                   appropriate, including to promote safety                                 subject to the pipeline safety laws (49
                                                  with International Standards’’ that                                    or other overriding public interests.                                    U.S.C. 60101 et seq.) and Part 192.
                                                  amended the Hazardous Materials                                        However, Federal hazmat law otherwise                                    PHMSA’s plain language review of this
                                                  Regulations (HMR) to maintain                                          encourages domestic and international                                    rule indicates no need for substantial
                                                  consistency with international                                         harmonization (see 49 U.S.C. 5120).                                      revision.
                                                  regulations and standards by                                              Harmonization facilitates
                                                                                                                                                                                                  Year 10 (fall 2018) List of Rules That
                                                  incorporating various amendments,                                      international trade by minimizing the
                                                                                                                                                                                                  Will be Analyzed During the Next Year
                                                  including changes to proper shipping                                   costs and other burdens of complying
                                                  names, hazard classes, packing groups,                                 with multiple or inconsistent safety                                     49 CFR part 173—Shippers—General
                                                  special provisions, packaging                                          requirements for transportation of                                         Requirements for Shipments and
                                                  authorizations, air transport quantity                                 hazardous materials. Safety is enhanced                                    Packagings
                                                  limitations, and vessel stowage                                        by creating a uniform framework for                                      49 CFR part 194—Response Plans for
                                                  requirements (82 FR 15796). These                                      compliance, and as the volume of                                           Onshore Oil Pipelines
                                                  revisions were necessary to harmonize                                  hazardous materials transported in
                                                                                                                                                                                                  Saint Lawrence Seaway Development
                                                  the HMR with recent changes made to                                    international commerce continues to
                                                                                                                                                                                                  Corporation
                                                  the International Maritime Dangerous                                   grow, harmonization becomes
                                                  Goods (IMDG) Code, the International                                   increasingly important.                                                  Section 610 and Other Reviews

                                                           Year                                                             Regulations to be reviewed                                                                  Analysis year   Review year

                                                  1 ........................   33 CFR parts 401 through 403 ................................................................................................                    2017           2018



                                                  Year 1 (Fall 2008) List of Rules With                                  33 CFR part 402—Tariff of Tolls
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                                                  Ongoing Analysis                                                       33 CFR part 403—Rules of Procedure of
                                                  33 CFR part 401—Seaway Regulations                                       the Joint Tolls Review Board
                                                    and Rules




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                                                                                                        FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION—PRERULE STAGE
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Regulation
                                                    Sequence No.                                                                                  Title                                                                         Identifier No.

                                                  293 ....................   + Applying the Flight, Duty, and Rest Rules of 14 CFR Part 135 to Tail-End Ferry Operations (FAA Reau-                                                2120–AK26
                                                                               thorization).
                                                     + DOT-designated significant regulation.

                                                                                                  FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION—PROPOSED RULE STAGE
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Regulation
                                                    Sequence No.                                                                                  Title                                                                         Identifier No.

                                                  294 ....................   Drug and Alcohol Testing of Certain Maintenance Provider Employees Located Outside of the United                                                      2120–AK09
                                                                               States.
                                                  295 ....................   + Applying the Flight, Duty, and Rest Requirements to Ferry Flights That Follow Domestic, Flag, or Sup-                                               2120–AK22
                                                                               plemental All-Cargo Operations (Reauthorization).
                                                  296 ....................   + Pilot Records Database (HR 5900) (Reg Plan Seq No. 71) .......................................................................                      2120–AK31
                                                  297 ....................   + Aircraft Registration and Airmen Certification Fees ......................................................................................          2120–AK37
                                                  298 ....................   + Requirements to File Notice of Construction of Meteorological Evaluation Towers and Other Renewable                                                 2120–AK77
                                                                               Energy Projects (Section 610 Review).
                                                  299 ....................   + Operations of Small Unmanned Aircraft Over People (Reg Plan Seq No. 73) ...........................................                                 2120–AK85
                                                     + DOT-designated significant regulation.
                                                     References in boldface appear in The Regulatory Plan in part II of this issue of the Federal Register.

                                                                                                      FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION—FINAL RULE STAGE
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Regulation
                                                    Sequence No.                                                                                  Title                                                                         Identifier No.

                                                  300 ....................   + Airport Safety Management System .............................................................................................................      2120–AJ38
                                                  301 ....................   Updates to Rulemaking and Waiver Procedures and Expansion of the Equivalent Level of Safety Option                                                    2120–AK76
                                                                               (Section 610 Review).
                                                  302 ....................   +Registration and Marking Requirements for Small Unmanned Aircraft (Reg Plan Seq No. 76) .................                                            2120–AK82
                                                     + DOT-designated significant regulation.
                                                     References in boldface appear in The Regulatory Plan in part II of this issue of the Federal Register.

                                                                                                    FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION—LONG-TERM ACTIONS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Regulation
                                                    Sequence No.                                                                                  Title                                                                         Identifier No.

                                                  303 ....................   + Regulation Of Flight Operations Conducted By Alaska Guide Pilots ...........................................................                        2120–AJ78
                                                  304 ....................   + Helicopter Air Ambulance Pilot Training and Operational Requirements (HAA II) (FAA Reauthorization) ..                                              2120–AK57
                                                     + DOT-designated significant regulation.

                                                                                     FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ADMINISTRATION—PROPOSED RULE STAGE
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Regulation
                                                    Sequence No.                                                                                  Title                                                                         Identifier No.

                                                  305 ....................   Motorcoach Lap/Shoulder Seat Belts (Section 610 Review) ..........................................................................                    2126–AC08
                                                  306 ....................   Controlled Substances and Alcohol Testing: State Driver’s Licensing Agency Downgrade of Commercial                                                    2126–AC11
                                                                               Driver’s License (Section 610 Review).


                                                                                         FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ADMINISTRATION—FINAL RULE STAGE
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Regulation
                                                    Sequence No.                                                                                  Title                                                                         Identifier No.
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                                                  307 ....................   Commercial Learner’s Permit Validity (Section 610 Review) ..........................................................................                  2126–AB98
                                                  308 ....................   Incorporation by Reference; North American Standard Out-of-Service Criteria; Hazardous Materials Safety                                               2126–AC01
                                                                               Permits (Section 610 Review).
                                                  309 ....................   Fees for the Unified Carrier Plan and Agreement (Section 610 Review) .......................................................                          2126–AC03




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                                                                                        FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ADMINISTRATION—LONG-TERM ACTIONS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Regulation
                                                    Sequence No.                                                                                    Title                                                                            Identifier No.

                                                  310 ....................   + Safety Monitoring System and Compliance Initiative for Mexico-Domiciled Motor Carriers Operating in                                                      2126–AA35
                                                                               the United States.
                                                     + DOT-designated significant regulation.

                                                                                                      FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION—FINAL RULE STAGE
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Regulation
                                                    Sequence No.                                                                                    Title                                                                            Identifier No.

                                                  311 ....................   + Train Crew Staffing and Location ..................................................................................................................      2130–AC48
                                                     + DOT-designated significant regulation.

                                                                                      SAINT LAWRENCE SEAWAY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION—FINAL RULE STAGE
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Regulation
                                                    Sequence No.                                                                                    Title                                                                            Identifier No.

                                                  312 ....................   Seaway Regulations and Rules: Periodic Update, Various Categories (Rulemaking Resulting From a Sec-                                                        2135–AA43
                                                                               tion 610 Review).
                                                  313 ....................   Tariff of Tolls (Rulemaking Resulting From a Section 610 Review) ...............................................................                           2135–AA44


                                                                             PIPELINE AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY ADMINISTRATION—PROPOSED RULE STAGE
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Regulation
                                                    Sequence No.                                                                                    Title                                                                            Identifier No.

                                                  314 ....................   Pipeline Safety: Amendments to Parts 192 and 195 to Require Valve Installation and Minimum Rupture                                                         2137–AF06
                                                                               Detection Standards.


                                                                                PIPELINE AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY ADMINISTRATION—FINAL RULE STAGE
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Regulation
                                                    Sequence No.                                                                                    Title                                                                            Identifier No.

                                                  315 ....................   + Pipeline Safety: Safety of Hazardous Liquid Pipelines (Reg Plan Seq No. 83) ..........................................                                   2137–AE66
                                                  316 ....................   Pipeline Safety: Issues Related to the Use of Plastic Pipe in Gas Pipeline Industry (RRR) .........................                                        2137–AE93
                                                  317 ....................   + Hazardous Materials: Oil Spill Response Plans and Information Sharing for High-Hazard Flammable                                                          2137–AF08
                                                                               Trains (Reg Plan Seq No. 85).
                                                     + DOT-designated significant regulation.
                                                     References in boldface appear in The Regulatory Plan in part II of this issue of the Federal Register.


                                                  DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION                                        44938; 49 U.S.C. 45101 to 45105; 49                                     Agency Contact: Dale Roberts,
                                                  (DOT)                                                               U.S.C. 46103                                                          Department of Transportation, Federal
                                                                                                                         Abstract: This rulemaking would                                    Aviation Administration, 800
                                                  Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)                                                                                                     Independence Avenue SW, Washington,
                                                                                                                      require a flightcrew member employed
                                                  Prerule Stage                                                       by an air carrier conducting operations                               DC 20591, Phone: 202 267–5749, Email:
                                                                                                                      under part 135 and accepts an                                         dale.roberts@faa.gov.
                                                  293. +Applying the Flight, Duty, and
                                                                                                                      additional assignment for flying under                                  RIN: 2120–AK26
                                                  Rest Rules of 14 CFR Part 135 to Tail-
                                                                                                                      part 91 from the air carrier or from any
                                                  End Ferry Operations (FAA                                           other air carrier conducting operations
                                                  Reauthorization)                                                    under part 121 or 135, to apply the
                                                                                                                      period of the additional assignment                                   DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
                                                    E.O. 13771 Designation: Regulatory.                                                                                                     (DOT)
                                                                                                                      toward any limitation applicable to the
                                                    Legal Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g); 49                             flightcrew member relating to duty
                                                  U.S.C. 1153; 49 U.S.C. 40101; 49 U.S.C.                                                                                                   Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
                                                                                                                      periods or flight times under part 135.
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                                                  40102; 49 U.S.C. 40103; 49 U.S.C.                                                                                                         Proposed Rule Stage
                                                                                                                         Timetable:
                                                  40113; 49 U.S.C. 41706; 49 U.S.C.
                                                  44105; 49 U.S.C. 44106; 49 U.S.C.                                                                                                         294. Drug and Alcohol Testing of
                                                                                                                               Action                  Date              FR Cite            Certain Maintenance Provider
                                                  44111; 49 U.S.C. 44701 to 44717; 49
                                                                                                                                                                                            Employees Located Outside of the
                                                  U.S.C. 44722; 49 U.S.C. 44901; 49 U.S.C.                            ANPRM ...............           04/00/18
                                                                                                                                                                                            United States
                                                  44903; 49 U.S.C. 44904; 49 U.S.C.
                                                  44906; 49 U.S.C. 44912; 49 U.S.C.                                     Regulatory Flexibility Analysis                                       E.O. 13771 Designation: Not subject
                                                  44914; 49 U.S.C. 44936; 49 U.S.C.                                   Required: Yes.                                                        to, not significant.


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                                                     Legal Authority: 14 CFR; 49 U.S.C.                        Timetable:                                          298. +Requirements To File Notice of
                                                  106(g); 49 U.S.C. 40113; 49 U.S.C.                                                                               Construction of Meteorological
                                                  44701; 49 U.S.C. 44702; 49 U.S.C.                                Action                Date         FR Cite      Evaluation Towers and Other
                                                  44707; 49 U.S.C. 44709; 49 U.S.C. 44717                                                                          Renewable Energy Projects (Section 610
                                                     Abstract: This rulemaking would                        NPRM ..................   02/00/18                     Review)
                                                  require controlled substance testing of
                                                                                                              Regulatory Flexibility Analysis                        E.O. 13771 Designation: Regulatory.
                                                  some employees working in repair
                                                                                                            Required: Yes.                                           Legal Authority: 49 U.S.C. 40103
                                                  stations located outside the United                                                                                Abstract: This rulemaking would add
                                                  States. The intended effect is to increase                  Agency Contact: Dale Roberts,
                                                                                                            Department of Transportation, Federal                  specific requirements for proponents
                                                  participation by companies outside of                                                                            who wish to construct meteorological
                                                  the United States in testing of                           Aviation Administration, 800
                                                                                                            Independence Avenue SW, Washington,                    evaluation towers at a height of 50 feet
                                                  employees who perform safety critical                                                                            above ground level (AGL) up to 200 feet
                                                  functions and testing standards similar                   DC 20591, Phone: 202 267–5749, Email:
                                                                                                            dale.roberts@faa.gov.                                  AGL to file notice of construction with
                                                  to those used in the repair stations                                                                             the FAA. This rule also requires
                                                  located in the United States. This action                   RIN: 2120–AK22
                                                                                                                                                                   sponsors of wind turbines to provide
                                                  is necessary to increase the level of                     296. +Pilot Records Database (HR 5900)                 certain specific data when filing notice
                                                  safety of the flying public. This                                                                                of construction with the FAA. This
                                                  rulemaking is a statutory mandate under                     Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq.
                                                                                                            No. 71 in part II of this issue of the                 rulemaking is a statutory mandate under
                                                  section 308(d) of the FAA                                                                                        section 2110 of the FAA Extension,
                                                  Modernization and Reform Act of 2012                      Federal Register.
                                                                                                              RIN: 2120–AK31                                       Safety, and Security Act of 2016 (Pub.
                                                  (Pub. L. 112–95).                                                                                                L. 114–190).
                                                     Timetable:                                             297. +Aircraft Registration and Airmen                   Timetable:
                                                                                                            Certification Fees
                                                         Action               Date           FR Cite
                                                                                                              E.O. 13771 Designation: Regulatory.                           Action            Date      FR Cite
                                                  ANPRM ...............      03/17/14     79 FR 14621         Legal Authority: 31 U.S.C. 9701; 4
                                                  Comment Period             05/01/14     79 FR 24631                                                              NPRM ..................   08/00/18
                                                                                                            U.S.C. 1830; 49 U.S.C. 106(f); 49 U.S.C.
                                                    Extended.                                               106(g); 49 U.S.C. 106(l)(6); 49 U.S.C.
                                                  ANPRM Comment              05/16/14                                                                                Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
                                                                                                            40104; 49 U.S.C. 40105; 49 U.S.C.                      Required: No.
                                                    Period End.
                                                                                                            40109; 49 U.S.C. 40113; 49 U.S.C.                        Agency Contact: Sheri Edgett–Baron,
                                                  Comment Period             07/17/14
                                                    End.                                                    40114; 49 U.S.C. 44101 to 44108; 49                    Air Traffic Service, Department of
                                                  NPRM ..................    01/00/18                       U.S.C. 44110 to 44113; 49 U.S.C. 44701                 Transportation, Federal Aviation
                                                                                                            to 44704; 49 U.S.C. 44707; 49 U.S.C.                   Administration, 800 Independence
                                                    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis                         44709 to 44711; 49 U.S.C. 44713; 49                    Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20591,
                                                  Required: Yes.                                            U.S.C. 45102; 49 U.S.C. 45103; 49 U.S.C.               Phone: 202 267–9354.
                                                    Agency Contact: Vicky Dunne,                            45301; 49 U.S.C. 45302; 49 U.S.C.                        RIN: 2120–AK77
                                                  Department of Transportation, Federal                     45305; 49 U.S.C. 46104; 49 U.S.C.
                                                  Aviation Administration, 800                              46301; Pub. L. 108–297, 118 Stat. 1095                 299. +Operations of Small Unmanned
                                                  Independence Avenue SW, Washington,                         Abstract: This rulemaking would                      Aircraft Over People
                                                  DC 20591, Phone: 202 267–8522, Email:                     establish fees for airman certificates,                  Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq.
                                                  vicky.dunne@faa.gov.                                      medical certificates, and provision of                 No. 73 in part II of this issue of the
                                                    RIN: 2120–AK09                                          legal opinions pertaining to aircraft                  Federal Register.
                                                                                                            registration or recordation. This                        RIN: 2120–AK85
                                                  295. +Applying the Flight, Duty, and
                                                                                                            rulemaking also would revise existing
                                                  Rest Requirements to Ferry Flights That
                                                                                                            fees for aircraft registration, recording of
                                                  Follow Domestic, Flag, or Supplemental
                                                                                                            security interests in aircraft or aircraft
                                                  All-Cargo Operations (Reauthorization)                                                                           DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
                                                                                                            parts, and replacement of an airman
                                                     E.O. 13771 Designation: Regulatory.                    certificate. This rulemaking addresses                 (DOT)
                                                     Legal Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g); 49                  provisions of the FAA Modernization
                                                  U.S.C. 40113; 49 U.S.C. 40119; 49 U.S.C.                                                                         Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
                                                                                                            and Reform Act of 2012. This
                                                  41706; 49 U.S.C. 44101; 49 U.S.C.                         rulemaking is intended to recover the                  Final Rule Stage
                                                  44701; 49 U.S.C. 44702; 49 U.S.C.                         estimated costs of the various services
                                                  44705; 49 U.S.C. 44709 to 44711; 49                                                                              300. +Airport Safety Management
                                                                                                            and activities for which fees would be                 System
                                                  U.S.C. 44713; 49 U.S.C. 44716; 49 U.S.C.                  established or revised.
                                                  44717                                                       Timetable:                                             E.O. 13771 Designation: Regulatory.
                                                     Abstract: This rulemaking would                                                                                 Legal Authority: 49 U.S.C. 44706; 49
                                                  require a flightcrew member who                                  Action                Date         FR Cite      U.S.C. 106(g); 49 U.S.C. 40113; 49
                                                  accepts an additional assignment for                                                                             U.S.C. 44701 to 44706; 49 U.S.C. 44709;
                                                  flying under part 91 from the air carrier                 NPRM ..................   04/00/18                     49 U.S.C. 44719
                                                  or from any other air carrier conducting                                                                           Abstract: This rulemaking would
                                                  operations under part 121 or 135 of such                     Regulatory Flexibility Analysis                     require certain airport certificate holders
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                                                  title, to apply the period of the                         Required: Yes.                                         to develop, implement, maintain, and
                                                  additional assignment toward any                             Agency Contact: Isra Raza,                          adhere to a safety management system
                                                  limitation applicable to the flightcrew                   Department of Transportation, Federal                  (SMS) for its aviation related activities.
                                                  member relating to duty periods or                        Aviation Administration, 800                           An SMS is a formalized approach to
                                                  flight times. This rule is necessary as it                Independence Avenue SW, Washington,                    managing safety by developing an
                                                  will make part 121 flight, duty, and rest                 DC 20591, Phone: 202 267–8994, Email:                  organization-wide safety policy,
                                                  limits applicable to tail-end ferries that                isra.raza@faa.gov.                                     developing formal methods of
                                                  follow an all-cargo flight.                                  RIN: 2120–AK37                                      identifying hazards, analyzing and


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                                                  mitigating risk, developing methods for                          Action                Date         FR Cite      the Wendell H. Ford Aviation
                                                  ensuring continuous safety                                                                                       Investment and Reform Act for the 21st
                                                  improvement, and creating                                 NPRM Comment              08/01/16                     Century, (Pub. L. 106–181).
                                                  organization-wide safety promotion                          Period End.
                                                                                                            Final Rule ............   11/00/17                        Timetable: Next Action
                                                  strategies.
                                                     Timetable:                                                                                                    Undetermined.
                                                                                                              Regulatory Flexibility Analysis                         Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
                                                         Action               Date           FR Cite        Required: No.                                          Required: Yes.
                                                                                                              Agency Contact: Shirley McBride,
                                                  NPRM ..................    10/07/10     75 FR 62008       Department of Transportation, Federal                     Agency Contact: Jeff Smith,
                                                  NPRM Comment               12/10/10     75 FR 76928       Aviation Administration, 800                           Department of Transportation, Federal
                                                    Period Ex-                                              Independence Avenue SW, Washington,                    Aviation Administration, 800
                                                    tended.                                                 DC 20591, Phone: 202 267–7470, Email:                  Independence Avenue SW, Washington,
                                                  NPRM Comment               01/05/11                                                                              DC 20785, Phone: 202 385–9615, Email:
                                                                                                            shirley.mcbride@faa.gov.
                                                    Period End.                                                                                                    jeffrey.smith@faa.gov.
                                                  End of Extended            03/07/11
                                                                                                              RIN: 2120–AK76
                                                    Comment Pe-                                             302. +Registration and Marking                            RIN: 2120–AJ78
                                                    riod.                                                   Requirements for Small Unmanned
                                                  Second Extension           03/07/11     76 FR 12300                                                              304. +Helicopter Air Ambulance Pilot
                                                                                                            Aircraft                                               Training and Operational
                                                    of Comment
                                                    Period.                                                   Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq.                  Requirements (HAA II) (FAA
                                                  End of Second              07/05/11                       No. 76 in part II of this issue of the                 Reauthorization)
                                                    Extended Com-                                           Federal Register.
                                                    ment Period.                                              RIN: 2120–AK82                                         E.O. 13771 Designation: Regulatory.
                                                  Second NPRM ....           07/14/16     81 FR 45871
                                                  Second NPRM                09/12/16                                                                                Legal Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f); 49
                                                    Comment Pe-                                                                                                    U.S.C. 106(g); 49 U.S.C. 40113; 49
                                                    riod End.                                               DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION                           U.S.C. 41706; 49 U.S.C. 44701; 49 U.S.C.
                                                  Final Rule ............    04/00/18                       (DOT)                                                  44702; 49 U.S.C. 44705; 49 U.S.C.
                                                                                                                                                                   44709; 49 U.S.C. 44711 to 44713; 49
                                                    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis                         Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
                                                                                                                                                                   U.S.C. 44715 to 44717; 49 U.S.C. 44722;
                                                  Required: Yes.                                            Long-Term Actions                                      49 U.S.C. 44730; 49 U.S.C. 45101 to
                                                    Agency Contact: Keri Lyons,
                                                                                                            303. +Regulation of Flight Operations                  45105
                                                  Department of Transportation, Federal
                                                  Aviation Administration, 800                              Conducted by Alaska Guide Pilots                         Abstract: This rulemaking would
                                                  Independence Avenue SW, Washington,                          E.O. 13771 Designation: Regulatory.                 develop training requirements for crew
                                                  DC 20591, Phone: 202 267–8972, Email:                        Legal Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g) ; 49              resource management, flight risk
                                                  keri.lyons@faa.gov.                                       U.S.C. 1153; 49 U.S.C. 1155; 49 U.S.C.                 evaluation, and operational control of
                                                    RIN: 2120–AJ38                                          40101 to 40103; 49 U.S.C. 40113; 49                    the pilot in command, as well as to
                                                  301. Updates to Rulemaking and                            U.S.C. 40120; 49 U.S.C. 44101; 49 U.S.C.               develop standards for the use of flight
                                                  Waiver Procedures and Expansion of                        44015 to 44016; 49 U.S.C. 44111; 49                    simulation training devices and line-
                                                  the Equivalent Level of Safety Option                     U.S.C. 44701 to 44717; 49 U.S.C. 44722;                oriented flight training. Additionally, it
                                                  (Section 610 Review)                                      49 U.S.C. 44901; 49 U.S.C. 44903 to                    would establish requirements for the
                                                                                                            44904; 49 U.S.C. 44906; 49 U.S.C.                      use of safety equipment for flight
                                                     E.O. 13771 Designation: Deregulatory.                  44912; 49 U.S.C. 44914; 49 U.S.C.
                                                     Legal Authority: 51 U.S.C. 50901; 51                                                                          crewmembers and flight nurses. These
                                                                                                            44936; 49 U.S.C. 44938; 49 U.S.C.                      changes will aide in the increase in
                                                  U.S.C. 50903; 51 U.S.C. 50904; 51 U.S.C.
                                                                                                            46103; 49 U.S.C. 46105; 49 U.S.C.                      aviation safety and increase
                                                  50905
                                                     Abstract: This rulemaking would                        46306; 49 U.S.C. 46315 to 46316; 49                    survivability in the event of an accident.
                                                  streamline and improve commercial                         U.S.C. 46504; 49 U.S.C. 46506 to 46507;                Without these changes, the Helicopter
                                                  space transportation’s general                            49 U.S.C. 47122; 49 U.S.C. 47508; 49                   Air Ambulance industry may continue
                                                  rulemaking and petition procedures by                     U.S.C. 47528 to 47531; articles 12 and                 to see the unacceptable high rate of
                                                  reflecting current practice; reorganizing                 29 of 61 Statue 1180; Pub. L. 106–181,                 aircraft accidents. This rulemaking is a
                                                  the regulations for clarity and flow; and                 sec. 732
                                                                                                               Abstract: The rulemaking would                      statutory mandate under section 306(e)
                                                  allowing petitioners to file their                                                                               of the FAA Modernization and Reform
                                                                                                            establish regulations concerning Alaska
                                                  petitions electronically. This action                                                                            Act of 2012 (Pub. L. 112–95).
                                                                                                            guide pilot operations. The rulemaking
                                                  would expand the option to satisfy
                                                                                                            would implement Congressional                            Timetable: Next Action
                                                  commercial space transportation
                                                                                                            legislation and establish additional                   Undetermined.
                                                  requirements by demonstrating an
                                                                                                            safety requirements for the conduct of                   Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
                                                  equivalent level of safety. These changes
                                                                                                            these operations. The intended effect of               Required: Yes.
                                                  are necessary to ensure the regulations
                                                                                                            this rulemaking is to enhance the level
                                                  are current, accurate, and are not                                                                                 Agency Contact: Chris Holliday,
                                                                                                            of safety for persons and property
                                                  unnecessarily burdensome. The                                                                                    Department of Transportation, Federal
                                                                                                            transported in Alaska guide pilot
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                                                  intended effect of these changes is to                                                                           Aviation Administration, 801
                                                                                                            operations. In addition, the rulemaking
                                                  improve the clarity of the regulations                                                                           Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington,
                                                                                                            would add a general provision
                                                  and reduce burden on the industry and                                                                            DC 20024, Phone: 202 267–4552, Email:
                                                                                                            applicable to pilots operating under the
                                                  on the FAA.                                                                                                      chris.holliday@faa.gov.
                                                     Timetable:                                             general operating and flight rules
                                                                                                            concerning falsification, reproduction,                  RIN: 2120–AK57
                                                         Action               Date           FR Cite        and alteration of applications, logbooks,
                                                                                                            reports, or records. This rulemaking is a
                                                  NPRM ..................    06/01/16     81 FR 34919       statutory mandate under section 732 of


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                                                  DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION                              final rule to require SDLAs to                           Abstract: This rulemaking would
                                                  (DOT)                                                     downgrade the CDL of any driver for                    amend Commercial Driver’s License
                                                                                                            whom a verified positive controlled                    (CDL) regulations to allow a commercial
                                                  Federal Motor Carrier Safety
                                                                                                            substances (drug) test result, an alcohol              learner’s permit to be issued for one
                                                  Administration (FMCSA)
                                                                                                            confirmation test with a concentration                 year, without renewal, rather than for no
                                                  Proposed Rule Stage                                       of .04 or higher, a refusal to submit to               more than 180 days with an additional
                                                                                                            a drug or alcohol test, or an employer’s               180 day renewal. This change would
                                                  305. • Motorcoach Lap/Shoulder Seat                       actual knowledge of prohibited drug or                 reduce costs to CDL applicants who are
                                                  Belts (Section 610 Review)                                alcohol use is reported to the                         unable to complete the required training
                                                    E.O. 13771 Designation: Regulatory.                     Clearinghouse. Under this NPRM, the                    and testing within the current validity
                                                    Legal Authority: Not Yet Determined                     CDL downgrade, currently defined in 49                 period, with no expected negative safety
                                                    Abstract: The Federal Motor Carrier                     CFR 383.5 as the removal of the CDL                    benefits.
                                                  Safety Administration proposes to                         privilege from the driver’s license, will                Timetable:
                                                  amend the Federal motor carrier safety                    remain in effect until the driver
                                                  regulations to require all over-the-road                  complies with return to duty                                    Action            Date        FR Cite
                                                  buses manufactured on or after                            requirements set forth in 49 CFR part
                                                                                                                                                                   NPRM ..................   06/12/17   82 FR 26888
                                                  November 28, 2016, and other buses                        40, subpart O. SDLAs will have                         NPRM Comment              08/11/17
                                                  with a gross vehicle weight rating                        electronic access to relevant information                Period End.
                                                  greater than 26,000 pounds and                            in the CDL holder’s Clearinghouse                      NPRM Comment              08/11/17
                                                  manufactured during the same                              record through the Commercial Driver’s                   Period End.
                                                  timeframe to be equipped with lap/                        License Information System (CDLIS),                    Final Rule ............   03/00/18
                                                  shoulder seat belts in accordance with                    which will enable them to initiate the
                                                  Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard                     downgrade process and to restore the                     Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
                                                  No. 208 accommodating each passenger                      CDL privilege to the driver’s license                  Required: No.
                                                  seating position, with certain                            upon his or her completion of return to                  Agency Contact: Thomas Yager,
                                                  exclusions. This rule will be a                           duty requirements. This proposal is                    Driver and Carrier Operations Division,
                                                  companion rule to the final rule                          intended to improve highway safety by                  Department of Transportation, Federal
                                                  published by the National Highway                         establishing a means to enforce the                    Motor Carrier Safety Administration,
                                                  Traffic Safety Administration’s final                     existing requirement that CDL holders                  1200 New Jersey Avenue SE,
                                                  rule published in November 2013.                          who test positive or refuse to test, or                Washington, DC 20590, Phone: 202 366–
                                                    Timetable:                                              engage in other drug and alcohol                       4325, Email: tom.yager@dot.gov.
                                                                                                            program violations, must not perform                     RIN: 2126–AB98
                                                         Action               Date           FR Cite        safety-sensitive functions, including                  308. • Incorporation by Reference;
                                                                                                            driving a commercial motor vehicle in                  North American Standard Out-of-
                                                  NPRM ..................    03/00/18                       intrastate or interstate commerce. This                Service Criteria; Hazardous Materials
                                                                                                            NPRM does not propose any other                        Safety Permits (Section 610 Review)
                                                    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis                         changes to the Clearinghouse final rule,
                                                  Required: No.                                                                                                       E.O. 13771 Designation: Regulatory.
                                                                                                            nor does it propose any changes to the                    Legal Authority: 49 U.S.C. 5105; 49
                                                    Agency Contact: Larry W. Minor,                         drug and alcohol testing requirements in
                                                  Director, Office of Bus and Truck                                                                                U.S.C. 5109
                                                                                                            part 382 and part 40.                                     Abstract: This action will update an
                                                  Standards and Operations, Department                         Timetable:
                                                  of Transportation, Federal Motor Carrier                                                                         existing incorporation by reference (by
                                                  Safety Administration, 1200 New Jersey                                                                           the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance)
                                                                                                                   Action                Date         FR Cite
                                                  Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590,                                                                                 of the North American Standard Out-of-
                                                  Phone: 202 366–4009, Email:                               NPRM ..................   09/00/18                     Service Criteria and level VI inspection
                                                  larry.minor@dot.gov.                                                                                             procedures and out-of-service for
                                                    RIN: 2126–AC08                                            Regulatory Flexibility Analysis                      commercial highway vehicles
                                                                                                            Required: Undetermined.                                transporting transuranics and highway
                                                  306. • Controlled Substances and                            Agency Contact: Juan Moya,                           route controlled quantities of
                                                  Alcohol Testing: State Driver’s                           Department of Transportation, Federal                  radioactive materials as defined in 49
                                                  Licensing Agency Downgrade of                             Motor Carrier Safety Administration,                   CFR part 173.403.
                                                  Commercial Driver’s License (Section                      1200 New Jersey Ave. SE, Washington,                      Timetable:
                                                  610 Review)                                               DC 20590, Phone: 202 366–4844, Email:
                                                    E.O. 13771 Designation: Not subject                     juan.moya@dot.gov.                                              Action            Date        FR Cite
                                                  to, not significant.                                        RIN: 2126–AC11
                                                                                                                                                                   Final Rule ............   11/00/17
                                                    Legal Authority: 49 U.S.C. 31136(a);
                                                  49 U.S.C. 31305(a)                                                                                                 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
                                                    Abstract: The Commercial Driver’s                       DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION                           Required: No.
                                                  License Drug and Alcohol                                  (DOT)                                                    Agency Contact: Stephanie Dunlap,
                                                  Clearinghouse (Clearinghouse) final rule                                                                         Department of Transportation, Federal
                                                  (81 FR 87686 (Dec. 5, 2016), requires                     Federal Motor Carrier Safety
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                                                                                                                                                                   Motor Carrier Safety Administration,
                                                  State Driver Licensing Agencies                           Administration (FMCSA)                                 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE,
                                                  (SDLAs) to check the Clearinghouse                        Final Rule Stage                                       Washington, DC 20590, Phone: 202 366–
                                                  before issuing, renewing, transferring, or                                                                       3536, Email: stephanie.dunlap@dot.gov.
                                                  upgrading a Commercial Driver’s                           307. Commercial Learner’s Permit                         RIN: 2126–AC01
                                                  License (CDL) to determine whether the                    Validity (Section 610 Review)
                                                  driver is qualified to operate a                            E.O. 13771 Designation: Deregulatory.                309. • Fees for the Unified Carrier Plan
                                                  commercial motor vehicle. FMCSA                             Legal Authority: 49 U.S.C. 31305; 49                 and Agreement (Section 610 Review)
                                                  proposes to amend the Clearinghouse                       U.S.C. 31308                                             E.O. 13771 Designation: Regulatory.


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                                                     Legal Authority: 49 U.S.C. 14504a                      16, 2003, the Ninth Circuit Court of                       Timetable:
                                                     Abstract: This rule will reset the                     Appeals remanded this rule, along with
                                                  registration fees and a fee bracket                       two other NAFTA-related rules, to the                            Action            Date        FR Cite
                                                  structure for the Unified Carrier                         Agency, requiring a full environmental
                                                  Registration Agreement set to begin in                    impact statement and an analysis                        NPRM ..................   03/15/16   81 FR 13918
                                                                                                                                                                    NPRM Comment              05/16/16
                                                  calendar year 2018. The statute specifies                 required by the Clean Air Act. On June                    Period End.
                                                  that the fees are to be determined by the                 7, 2004, the Supreme Court reversed the                 Final Rule ............   08/00/18
                                                  Federal Motor Carrier Safety                              Ninth Circuit and remanded the case,
                                                  Administration based upon the                             holding that FMCSA is not required to
                                                  recommendation of the Unified Carrier                     prepare the environmental documents.                       Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
                                                  Registration Board of Directors.                          FMCSA originally planned to publish a                   Required: Yes.
                                                     Timetable:                                             final rule by November 28, 2003.                           Agency Contact: Elliott Gillooly,
                                                                                                            FMCSA will determine the next steps to                  Department of Transportation, Federal
                                                         Action               Date           FR Cite        be taken after the pilot program on the                 Railroad Administration, 1200 New
                                                                                                            long haul trucking provisions of NAFTA                  Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC
                                                  NPRM ..................    09/21/17     82 FR 44143                                                               20590, Phone: 202 366–4000, Email:
                                                  NPRM Comment               10/02/17                       is completed.
                                                    Period End.                                                Timetable:                                           elliott.gillooly@dot.gov.
                                                  Final Rule ............    12/00/17                                                                                  RIN: 2130–AC48
                                                                                                                   Action                Date          FR Cite
                                                     Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
                                                                                                            NPRM ..................   05/03/01       66 FR 22415
                                                  Required: No.                                             NPRM Comment              07/02/01
                                                     Agency Contact: Frederic Wood,                                                                                 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
                                                                                                               Period End.                                          (DOT)
                                                  Attorney, Department of Transportation,                   Interim Final Rule        03/19/02       67 FR 12758
                                                  Federal Motor Carrier Safety                              Interim Final Rule        04/18/02                      Saint Lawrence Seaway Development
                                                  Administration, 1200 New Jersey                              Comment Pe-                                          Corporation (SLSDC)
                                                  Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590,                             riod End.
                                                  Phone: 202 366–8542, Email:                               Interim Final Rule        05/03/02                      Final Rule Stage
                                                  frederic.wood@dot.gov.                                       Effective.                                           312. • Seaway Regulations and Rules:
                                                     RIN: 2126–AC03                                         Notice of Intent          08/26/03       68 FR 51322
                                                                                                               To Prepare an
                                                                                                                                                                    Periodic Update, Various Categories
                                                                                                               EIS.                                                 (Rulemaking Resulting From a Section
                                                                                                            EIS Public                10/08/03       68 FR 58162    610 Review)
                                                  DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION                                 Scoping Meet-
                                                                                                               ings.                                                  E.O. 13771 Designation: Not subject
                                                  (DOT)                                                                                                             to, not significant.
                                                                                                            Next Action Unde-
                                                  Federal Motor Carrier Safety                                 termined.                                              Legal Authority: 33 U.S.C. 981 et seq.
                                                  Administration (FMCSA)
                                                                                                                                                                      Abstract: The Saint Lawrence Seaway
                                                                                                              Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
                                                  Long-Term Actions                                                                                                 Development Corporation (SLSDC) and
                                                                                                            Required: Yes.
                                                                                                                                                                    the St. Lawrence Seaway Management
                                                  310. +Safety Monitoring System and                          Agency Contact: Ms. Dolores Macias,
                                                                                                                                                                    Corporation (SLSMC) of Canada, under
                                                  Compliance Initiative for Mexico-                         Acting Division Chief, Department of
                                                                                                                                                                    international agreement, jointly publish
                                                  Domiciled Motor Carriers Operating in                     Transportation, Federal Motor Carrier
                                                                                                                                                                    and presently administer the St.
                                                  the United States                                         Safety Administration, 1200 New Jersey
                                                                                                                                                                    Lawrence Seaway Regulations and
                                                     E.O. 13771 Designation: Regulatory.                    Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590,
                                                                                                                                                                    Rules (Practices and Procedures in
                                                     Legal Authority: Pub. L. 107–87, sec.                  Phone: 202 366–2995, Email:
                                                                                                                                                                    Canada) in their respective jurisdictions.
                                                  350; 49 U.S.C. 113; 49 U.S.C. 31136; 49                   dolores.macias@dot.gov.
                                                                                                              RIN: 2126–AA35                                        Under agreement with the SLSMC, the
                                                  U.S.C. 31144; 49 U.S.C. 31502; 49 U.S.C.                                                                          SLSDC is amending the joint regulations
                                                  504; 49 U.S.C. 5113; 49 U.S.C.                                                                                    by updating the Seaway regulations and
                                                  521(b)(5)(A)                                                                                                      rules in various categories. These
                                                     Abstract: This rule would implement                    DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION                            amendments are necessary to take
                                                  a safety monitoring system and                            (DOT)                                                   account of updated procedures and will
                                                  compliance initiative designed to                                                                                 enhance the safety of transits through
                                                  evaluate the continuing safety fitness of                 Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)
                                                                                                                                                                    the Seaway.
                                                  all Mexico-domiciled carriers within 18                   Final Rule Stage                                          Timetable:
                                                  months after receiving a provisional
                                                  certificate of registration or provisional                311. +Train Crew Staffing and Location
                                                                                                                                                                             Action            Date        FR Cite
                                                  authority to operate in the United                          E.O. 13771 Designation: Regulatory.
                                                  States. It also would establish                             Legal Authority: 28 U.S.C. 2461, note;                Final Rule ............   02/00/18
                                                  suspension and revocation procedures                      49 CFR 1.89; 49 U.S.C. 20103; 49 U.S.C.
                                                  for provisional certificates of                           20107; 49 U.S.C. 21301 and 21302; 49                      Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
                                                  registration and operating authority, and                 U.S.C. 21304
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                                                                                                                                                                    Required: No.
                                                  incorporate criteria to be used by                          Abstract: This rule would establish
                                                  FMCSA in evaluating whether Mexico-                       requirements to appropriately address                     Agency Contact: Carrie Lavigne,
                                                  domiciled carriers exercise basic safety                  known safety risks posed by train                       Department of Transportation, Saint
                                                  management controls. The interim rule                     operations that use fewer than two                      Lawrence Seaway Development
                                                  included requirements that were not                       crewmembers. FRA is considering                         Corporation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue
                                                  proposed in the NPRM but which are                        options based on public comments on                     SE, Washington, DC 20590, Phone: 315
                                                  necessary to comply with the FY–2002                      the proposed rule and other                             764–3231, Email: carrie.mann@dot.gov.
                                                  DOT Appropriations Act. On January                        information.                                              RIN: 2135–AA43


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                                                  313. • Tariff of Tolls (Rulemaking                        pipelines to improve rupture mitigation                316. Pipeline Safety: Issues Related to
                                                  Resulting From a Section 610 Review)                      and shorten pipeline segment isolation                 the Use of Plastic Pipe in Gas Pipeline
                                                    E.O. 13771 Designation: Not subject                     times in high consequence and select                   Industry (RRR)
                                                  to, not significant.                                      non-high consequence areas. The                          E.O. 13771 Designation: Deregulatory.
                                                    Legal Authority: 33 U.S.C. 981 et seq.                  proposed rule defines certain pipeline                   Legal Authority: 49 U.S.C. 60101 et
                                                    Abstract: The Saint Lawrence Seaway                     events as ‘‘ruptures’’ and outlines                    seq.
                                                  Development Corporation (SLSDC) and                       certain performance standards related to                 Abstract: PHMSA is amending the
                                                  the St. Lawrence Seaway Management                        rupture identification and pipeline                    Federal Pipeline Safety Regulations that
                                                  Corporation (SLSMC) of Canada, under                      segment isolation. PHMSA also                          govern the use of plastic piping systems
                                                  international agreement, jointly publish                  proposes specific valve maintenance                    in the transportation of natural and
                                                  and presently administer the St.                          and inspection requirements, and 9–1–                  other gas. These amendments are
                                                  Lawrence Seaway Tariff of Tolls in their                  1 notification requirements to help                    necessary to enhance pipeline safety,
                                                  respective jurisdictions. The Tariff sets                 operators achieve better rupture                       adopt innovative technologies and best
                                                  forth the level of tolls assessed on all                  response and mitigation. These                         practices, and respond to petitions from
                                                  commodities and vessels transiting the                    proposals address Congressional                        stakeholders. The amendments include
                                                  facilities operated by the SLSDC and the                  mandates, incorporate                                  an increased design factor for
                                                  SLSMC. The SLSDC is revising its                          recommendations from the National                      polyethylene (PE) pipe; stronger
                                                  regulations to reflect the fees and                       Transportation Safety Board, and are                   mechanical fitting requirements; new
                                                  charges levied by the SLSMC in Canada,                    necessary to reduce the serious                        and updated riser standards; new
                                                  starting in the 2018 navigations season.                  consequences of large-volume,                          accepted uses of Polyamide-11 (PA-11)
                                                    Timetable:                                              uncontrolled releases of natural gas and               thermoplastic pipe; authorization to use
                                                                                                            hazardous liquids.                                     Polyamide-12 (PA-12) thermoplastic
                                                         Action               Date           FR Cite                                                               pipe; and new or updated consensus
                                                                                                              Timetable:
                                                  Final Rule ............    02/00/18
                                                                                                                                                                   standards for pipe, fittings, and other
                                                                                                                   Action                Date         FR Cite      components.
                                                    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis                                                                                  Timetable:
                                                  Required: No.                                             NPRM ..................   04/00/18
                                                    Agency Contact: Carrie Lavigne,                                                                                         Action            Date        FR Cite
                                                  Department of Transportation, Saint                         Regulatory Flexibility Analysis                      NPRM ..................   05/21/15   80 FR 29263
                                                  Lawrence Seaway Development                               Required: Yes.                                         NPRM Comment              07/31/15
                                                  Corporation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue                         Agency Contact: Robert Jagger,                         Period End.
                                                  SE, Washington, DC 20590, Phone: 315                      Technical Writer, Department of                        Final Rule ............   08/00/18
                                                  764–3231, Email: carrie.mann@dot.gov.
                                                                                                            Transportation, Pipeline and Hazardous
                                                    RIN: 2135–AA44                                                                                                   Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
                                                                                                            Materials Safety Administration, 1200
                                                                                                                                                                   Required: Yes.
                                                                                                            New Jersey Avenue, Washington, DC
                                                                                                                                                                     Agency Contact: Cameron H.
                                                                                                            20590, Phone: 202–366–4595, Email:
                                                  DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION                                                                                     Satterthwaite, Transportation
                                                                                                            robert.jagger@dot.gov.
                                                  (DOT)                                                                                                            Regulations Specialist, Department of
                                                                                                              RIN: 2137–AF06                                       Transportation, Pipeline and Hazardous
                                                  Pipeline and Hazardous Materials                                                                                 Materials Safety Administration, 1200
                                                  Safety Administration (PHMSA)                                                                                    New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC
                                                  Proposed Rule Stage                                       DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION                           20590, Phone: 202–366–8553, Email:
                                                                                                            (DOT)                                                  cameron.satterthwaite@dot.gov.
                                                  314. Pipeline Safety: Amendments to                                                                                RIN: 2137–AE93
                                                  Parts 192 and 195 To Require Valve                        Pipeline and Hazardous Materials
                                                  Installation and Minimum Rupture                                                                                 317. +Hazardous Materials: Oil Spill
                                                                                                            Safety Administration (PHMSA)
                                                  Detection Standards.                                                                                             Response Plans and Information
                                                                                                            Final Rule Stage                                       Sharing for High-Hazard Flammable
                                                     E.O. 13771 Designation: Regulatory.                                                                           Trains
                                                     Legal Authority: 49 U.S.C. 60101 et                    315. +Pipeline Safety: Safety of
                                                  seq.                                                      Hazardous Liquid Pipelines                               Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq.
                                                     Abstract: PHMSA is proposing to                                                                               No. 85 in part II of this issue of the
                                                  revise the Pipeline Safety Regulations                      Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq.                  Federal Register.
                                                  applicable to newly constructed or                        No. 83 in part II of this issue of the                   RIN: 2137–AF08
                                                  entirely replaced natural gas                             Federal Register.                                      [FR Doc. 2017–28231 Filed 1–11–18; 8:45 am]
                                                  transmission and hazardous liquid                           RIN: 2137–AE66                                       BILLING CODE P
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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionUnknown Section
ActionUnified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions (Regulatory Agenda).
ContactGeneral
FR Citation83 FR 1898 

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