[Federal Register: July 17, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 137)]
[Proposed Rules]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Parts 125 and 135
Regulatory Review--Reopen of Comment Period
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: By this notice, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
reopens the comment period for its regulatory review of 14 CFR parts
135 and 125. The part 135/125 Aviation Rulemaking Committee had its
first meeting on June 10-12, 2003, and members requested that the
comment period be reopened to accommodate additional public comments to
the docket. The FAA agrees and by this notice reopens the comment
period for Docket No. FAA-2003-13923 until November 18, 2003.
DATES: The FAA will consider all comments on this regulatory review
filed on or before November 18, 2003. We will consider comments filed
late if it is possible to do so without incurring expense or delay.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments to FAA-2003-13923 by any of the
following methods:
[sbull] Web site: http://dms.dot.gov. Follow the instructions for
submitting comments on the DOT electronic docket site.
[sbull] Fax: 1-202-493-2251
[sbull] Mail: Docket Management Facility: U.S. Department of
Transportation, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Nassif Building, Room PL-401,
Washington, DC 20590-001.
[sbull] Hand Delivery: Room PL-401 on the plaza level of the Nassif
Building, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC between 9 am and 5
pm, Monday through Friday, except Federal Holidays.
[sbull] Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the
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online instructions for submitting comments.
Instructions: All submissions must include the agency name and
docket number or Regulatory Identification Number (RIN) for this
rulemaking. For detailed instructions on submitting comments and
additional information on the rulemaking process, see the Public
Participation heading of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this
document. Note that all comments received will be posted without change
to http://dms.dot.gov, including any personal information provided.
Please see the Privacy Act heading under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION and
Regulatory Notices.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Katherine Perfetti, AFS-200, 800
Independence Ave. SW., Washington, DC 20591 (202) 267-3760, facsimile
at (202) 267-5229, or by e-mail: Katherine.Perfetti@faa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
By Federal Register notice of February 3, 2003 (68 FR 5488), the
FAA announced a comprehensive regulatory review and rewrite of parts
135 and 125. It noted that issues under review may include:
a. Design and manufacture of new aircraft that current regulations
do not address adequately (for example, large airships, powered lift
aircraft).
b. Certain large airplanes with modifications to payload capacity
and passenger seat configuration operating under part 91 or 135.
c. New equipment and technologies not adequately addressed in
current regulations.
d. International harmonization, ICAO commercial standards, and
increased international operations.
The FAA invited members of the public to serve on the Part 135/125
Aviation Rulemaking Committee and/or work groups by notifying the
person listed in the notice before March 5, 2003. In addition, the
notice solicited comments from the public to docket number FAA-2003-
13923 to be filed on or before June 3, 2003.
The Part 125/135 Aviation Rulemaking Committee met on June 10-12,
2003, in Herndon, Virginia to review the docket and to assign the
issues posted there to the various work groups. At the opening session
of the meeting on June 10, some members requested that the docket be
reopened for receiving additional public comments. The FAA agrees with
the reopening of the docket and publishes this notice to advise the
public of the extended opportunity to comment on or provide any issues
pertinent to this review. The reopened comment period will close on
November 18, 2003, because the third meeting of the committee is
planned for November 19-21, 2003.
Public Participation
The FAA invites interested parties to submit specific, detailed
written comments, or provide input on issues pertinent to parts 125 and
135. All comments submitted to the docket before November 18, 2003,
will be considered in the committee discussions.
Privacy Act
Anyone is able to search the electronic form of all comments
received into our dockets by the name of the individual submitting the
comment (or signing the comment, if submitted on behalf of an
association, business, labor union, etc.). You may review DOT's
complete Privacy Statement in the Federal Register published on April
11, 2000 (volume 65, Number 70, pages 19477-78), or you may visit
http://dms.dot.gov.
Public Web Site
The FAA also reminds the public that a public Web site,
http:www.l.faa.gov/avr/arm/part135/index.cfm has been established to
provide information on the committee and the review. As part of that
website, the FAA provides a list of members of the committee who may be
contacted for additional information on a specific area of the review
and information on future meetings of the committee.
Issued in Washington, DC on July 9, 2003.
John M. Allen,
Acting Director, Flight Standards Service.
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