To direct the Secretary of Transportation to conduct a notice and comment rulemaking before implementing certain policies relating to obstruction evaluation aeronautical studies, and for other purposes.

Bill: 113-hr-4623
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Moran, James P. [D-VA-8]
Introduced: 2014-05-09
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Aviation and airports

Department of Transportation

Government studies and investigations

Transportation safety and security
Latest action: action_date: 2014-05-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.

Summaries:
action_date: 2014-05-09
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to implement the policy set forth in the notice of proposed policy entitled &quot;Proposal To Consider the Impact of One Engine Inoperative Procedures in Obstruction Evaluation Aeronautical Studies&quot; published by the Department of Transportation (DOT) on April 28, 2014, only if the policy is adopted pursuant to notice and comment rulemaking.</p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4623 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 9, 2014 Mr. Moran (for himself, Mr. Cohen , Mr. Schweikert , Ms. Wilson of Florida , and Mr. Salmon ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To direct the Secretary of Transportation to conduct a notice and comment rulemaking before implementing certain policies relating to obstruction evaluation aeronautical studies, and for other purposes.

1. Obstruction Evaluation Aeronautical Studies The Secretary of Transportation may implement the policy set forth in the notice of proposed policy entitled Proposal To Consider the Impact of One Engine Inoperative Procedures in Obstruction Evaluation Aeronautical Studies published by the Department of Transportation on April 28, 2014 (79 Fed. Reg. 23300), only if the policy is adopted pursuant to notice and comment rulemaking and, for purposes of Executive Order 12866 ( 5 U.S.C. 601 note; relating to regulatory planning and review), is treated as a significant regulatory action within the scope of section 3(f)(1) of such Order.