Recent Department of Transportation regulations affecting small businesses

FAA airworthiness directive requires replacement of brake pipe assemblies on Pilatus Model PC-12/47G airplanes to prevent brake lockup and prohibits installation of affected parts.

FAA airworthiness directive requires repetitive ultrasonic inspections of high-pressure turbine components on certain Pratt & Whitney engines and removal from service if cracks are detected.

PHMSA amends procedural regulations to permit consent agreements in all enforcement proceedings, including cases involving civil penalties.

Federal Railroad Administration updates document service procedures in safety enforcement cases to require electronic filing and establishes new civil penalty implementation procedures for railroad safety violations.

Airlines for America petition seeks Federal Aviation Regulations exemption; FAA notice invites public comment on the relief request.

PHMSA proposes removing an unnecessary material properties verification requirement from maximum allowable operating pressure reconfirmation procedures for gas transmission pipeline testing.

Western Maryland Scenic Railroad Development Corporation petitioned the Federal Railroad Administration for a waiver from locomotive fifth annual inspection requirements.

FAA proposes to expand Airworthiness Directive 2021-02-13 for Boeing 737-600 through -900 series airplanes to include additional inspection areas and aircraft models for fuselage skin cracking near the forward galley door.

FAA proposes to supersede Airworthiness Directive 2020-02-17 by expanding applicability to additional Sikorsky helicopter models and requiring tail rotor blade modification, inspection of disbond indicators, and maintenance manual updates.

Build America Bureau seeks public comment on interim guidance for preferred loan sizing of transit-oriented development projects under RRIF and TIFIA credit programs for active pipeline projects that received preliminary eligibility determination or…

FCC's All Stations Accessibility Program (ASAP) information collection under OMB review describes reporting requirements and burden estimates for broadcast station compliance with accessibility standards.

Norfolk Southern Railway Company petitioned the Federal Railroad Administration for a waiver from training requirement regulations under this compliance relief notice.

FAA proposes an airworthiness directive for Bell Textron Canada Model 505 helicopters requiring one-time visual inspection of the tail rotor pitch link assembly washer installation and corrective actions as needed.

Federal Railroad Administration requests public comment on an Information Collection Request under the Paperwork Reduction Act before submitting to OMB for approval.

Federal Railroad Administration seeks public comment on a proposed information collection request under the Paperwork Reduction Act before submitting to OMB for approval.