Thursday’s edition of the Federal Register contains new noise reductions for airplanes, fuel rations for ethanol and protections for certain bats.
Here’s what is happening:
Airplanes: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is proposing noise reductions for airplanes.
The new noise standard would apply to “subsonic jet airplanes and subsonic transport category large airplanes,” the agency wrote.
The rules would “reduce the noise produced by new airplanes and harmonize the noise certification standards for those airplanes certificated in the United States with the new International Civil Aviation Organization noise standard,” it wrote.
The public has 90 days to comment.
Fuel ratings: The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is moving forward with new automotive fuel ratings for ethanol-gasoline blends.
The automotive fuel ratings, first developed in 1979, are intended to “help purchasers identify the correct fuel for their vehicles,” the agency wrote.
Under the new rules, ethanol will be subject to new rating, certification and labeling requirements, the FTC noted.
The rules go into effect on July 14.
Bats: The Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) is moving forward with new protections for northern long-eared bats.
The FWS listed northern long-eared bats as threatened last April, and is now following up with further conservation measures.
People will be prohibited from taking northern long-eared bats from their habitats, but they can remove them from their homes and to protect human life, the agency noted.
These bats are indigenous to 37 states and Washington, D.C.
The protections go into effect in 30 days.