On November 14, 2011 the Federal Aviation Administration (“FAA”) announced its request for public comments regarding its proposal to the Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) to renew an information collection. The information collected is used to determine air operators’ compliance with the min…
Read More »On November 14, 2011 the Federal Aviation Administration (“FAA”) announced a request for comments. The FAA invites public comments about its intention to request the approval of the Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) to renew an information collection regarding financial responsibility require…
Read More »On November 17, 2011, the FAA announced the release of a Report from the ADS-B In Aviation Rulemaking Committee (ARC), entitled “Recommendations to Define a Strategy for Incorporating ADS-B In Technologies into the National Airspace System (“NAS”). This committee was chartered by the FAA to provide…
Read More »On November 4, 2011 the Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) issued a safety advisory regarding the unauthorized marking of compressed gas cylinders. The notice advised that the PHMSA recently confirmed that an undetermined number of high pres…
Read More »On November 14, 2011, the Department of Transportation (“DOT”) issued a Consent Order pursuant to new rules found in 14 C.F.R. § 259.4. These rules explain that commercial airlines must implement, and adhere to contingency plans for lengthy tarmac delays at each large and medium hub U.S. airport a…
Read More »On November 8, 2011, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) published a Notice of Delays in Processing of Special Permit Applications in the Federal Register. The Notice can be found at http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2011-11-08/pdf/2011-28632.pdf. In accordance wi…
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