[Federal Register: November 20, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 223)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 65228-65229]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 39
[Docket No. FAA-2007-29337; Directorate Identifier 2007-NM-150-AD]
RIN 2120-AA64
Airworthiness Directives; BAE Systems (Operations) Limited Model
BAe 146 and Model Avro 146-RJ Airplanes
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Department of
Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM); reopening of comment
period.
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SUMMARY: This document announces a reopening of the comment period for
the above-referenced NPRM. The NPRM proposed the adoption of a new
airworthiness directive for all BAE Systems (Operations) Limited Model
BAe 146 and Model Avro 146-RJ airplanes. That NPRM invites comments
concerning the proposed requirements for repetitive detailed visual
inspections for corrosion, pitted fasteners, or pillowing of the APU
heat shield and surrounding skin and, if applicable, removal of the
heat shield and repair. This reopening of the comment period is
necessary to provide additional opportunity for public comment on the
proposed requirements of that NPRM.
DATES: We must receive comments on this proposed AD by December 20,
2007.
ADDRESSES: You may send comments by any of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
Fax: 202-493-2251.
Mail: U.S. Department of Transportation, Docket
Operations, M-30, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590.
Hand Delivery: U.S. Department of Transportation, Docket
Operations, M-30, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
For service information identified in this AD, contact British
Aerospace Regional Aircraft American Support, 13850 Mclearen Road,
Herndon, Virginia 20171.
Examining the AD Docket
You may examine the AD docket on the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov
; or in person at the Docket Management Facility
between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal
holidays. The AD docket contains this proposed AD, the regulatory
evaluation, any comments received, and other information. The street
address for the Docket Office (telephone 800-647-5527) is in the
ADDRESSES section. Comments will be available in the AD docket shortly
after receipt.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Todd Thompson, Aerospace Engineer,
International Branch, ANM-116, FAA, Transport Airplane Directorate,
1601 Lind Avenue, SW., Renton, Washington 98057-3356; telephone (425)
227-1175; fax (425) 227-1149.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We proposed to amend 14 CFR part 39 with a
notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) for an AD for all BAE Systems
(Operations) Limited Model BAe 146 and Model Avro 146-RJ airplanes. The
NPRM was published in the Federal Register on September 28, 2007 (72 FR
55122). The NPRM proposed to require
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repetitive detailed visual inspections for corrosion, pitted fasteners,
or pillowing of the APU heat shield and surrounding skin and, if
applicable, removal of the heat shield and repair. The NPRM action
invites comments on the overall regulatory, economic, environmental,
and energy aspects of the proposed AD.
Actions Since NPRM Was Issued
Since we issued the NPRM, the DOT's Docket Management System (DMS)
was replaced by the Federal Docket Management System (FDMS). FDMS is a
government-wide, electronic docket management system, which contains
the public dockets and is the method used for submitting comments on
the overall regulatory, economic, environmental, and energy aspects of
proposed rulemaking actions. However, due to the service disruption
caused by the transition from DOT's DMS to the FDMS, the docket
material was not posted on the FDMS until November 1, 2007. Therefore,
we have determined that the public was not provided adequate
opportunity to submit comments on the NPRM. As a result, we have
decided to reopen the comment period for 30 days to receive additional
comments.
No part of the regulatory information has been changed; therefore,
the NPRM is not republished in the Federal Register.
Comments Due Date
We must receive comments on this AD action by December 20, 2007.
Issued in Renton, Washington, on November 8, 2007.
Ali Bahrami,
Manager,Transport Airplane Directorate,Aircraft Certification Service.
[FR Doc. E7-22631 Filed 11-19-07; 8:45 am]
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