February 11, 2005 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

This document makes technical amendments to the Copyright Office regulation permitting copyright applicants to request reconsideration of decisions to refuse registration.

The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (``CERCLA'' or ``the Act''), as amended, requires that the National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan (``NCP'') include a list of national priorities among the known releases or threatened releases of hazardous substances, pollutants, or contaminants throughout the United States. The National Priorities List (``NPL'') constitutes this list. The NPL is intended primarily to guide the Environmental Protection Agency (``EPA'' or ``the Agency'') in determining which sites warrant further investigation. These further investigations will allow EPA to assess the nature and extent of public health and environmental risks associated with the site and to determine what CERCLA-financed remedial action(s), if any, may be appropriate. This rule adds one new site to the NPL Federal Facilities Section.

This document requests comments on a Petition for Rule Making filed by Sea-Comm, Inc., (``Petitioner''), licensee of FM Stations WBNU, Shallotte, North Carolina; WWTB, Topsail Beach, North Carolina, and WBNE, Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina. Petitioner proposes to upgrade Channel 279C3, Station WBNU, to Channel 279C2 and reallot Channel 279C2 from Shallotte to Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina; to downgrade Channel 280C3, Station WWTB, to Channel 281A and to reallot Channel 281A from Topsail Beach to Richlands, North Carolina; and to upgrade Station Channel 229A, Station WBNE, to Channel 229C3 and reallot Channel 229C3 from Wrightsville Beach to Topsail Beach. The coordinates for proposed Channel 279C2 at Wrightsville Beach are 33-59-56 NL and 77-54-35 WL, with a site restriction of 25.4 kilometers (15.8 miles) southwest of Wrightsville Beach. The coordinates for proposed Channel 281A at Richlands are 34- 49-40 NL and 77-27-30 WL, with a site restriction of 12.9 kilometers (8.0 miles) southeast of Richlands. The coordinates for proposed Channel 229C3 at Topsail Beach are 34-25-37 NL and 77-38-33 WL, with a site restriction of 7.0 kilometers (4.3 miles) north of Topsail Beach. Since Petitioner's reallotment proposals comply with the provisions of Section 1.420(i) of the Commission's rules, the Commission will not accept competing expressions of interest in the use of Channel 279C2 at Wrightsville Beach, the use of Channel 281A at Richlands, or the use of Channel 229C3 at Topsail Beach, or require the Petitioner to demonstrate the availability of additional equivalent class channels in those communities.

The FAA proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Pilatus Aircraft Limited (Pilatus) Models B4-PC11, B4-PC11A, and B4-PC11AF sailplanes. This proposed AD would require you to repetitively inspect the control-column support for cracks and, if any cracks are found, replace the control-column support with a new support. This proposed AD results from mandatory continuing airworthiness information (MCAI) issued by the airworthiness authority for Switzerland. We are issuing this proposed AD to detect and correct cracks in the control-column support, which could result in failure of the support. This failure could lead to loss of the primary flight control system.

The Audio Division, at the request of Linda A. Davidson, allots Channel 229A at Grayville, Illinois, as the community's first local service. See 69 FR 60344, published October 8, 2004. Channel 229A can be allotted to Grayville in compliance with the Commission's minimum distance separation requirements, provided there is a site restriction of 13.0 kilometers (8.1 miles) northwest of the community. The reference coordinates for Channel 229A at Grayville are 38-21-56 North Latitude and 88-03-38 West Longitude. The Audio Division, at the request of Daniel R. Feely, allots Channel 240C2 at Alamogordo, New Mexico, as the community's fifth local service. See 69 FR 60344, published October 8, 2004. Channel 240C2 can be allotted to Alamogordo in compliance with the Commission's minimum distance separation requirements, provided there is a site restriction of 10.4 kilometers (6.5 miles) southeast of the community. The reference coordinates for Channel 240C2 at Alamogordo are 32-49-04 North Latitude and 105-54-19 West Longitude. Because the reference coordinates at Alamogordo are located within 320 kilometers (200 miles) of the Mexican border, concurrence of the Mexican Government has been obtained. Filing windows for Channel 229A at Grayville, Illinois and Channel 240C2 at Alamogordo, New Mexico will not be opened at this time. Instead, the issue of opening a filing window for these channels will be addressed by the Commission in a subsequent order.

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is proposing to amend its regulations for the protection of Safeguards Information (SGI) to protect SGI from inadvertent release and unauthorized disclosure which might compromise the security of nuclear facilities and materials. The proposed amendments are consistent with recent Commission practices reflected in orders and threat advisories, issued since September 11, 2001. The proposed amendments would affect certain licensees, information, and materials not currently specified in the regulations, but which are within the scope of Commission authority under the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (AEA).

This amendment supersedes an existing airworthiness directive (AD) for Bell Helicopter Textron, A Division of Textron Canada (BHTC) Model 222, 222B, 222U, and 230 helicopters, that currently requires a visual check of each main rotor grip (grip) and pitch horn assembly without disassembling the main rotor hub assembly (hub assembly), and a visual inspection at specified intervals of each affected grip and pitch horn assembly for a crack using a 10-power or higher magnifying glass. If a crack is found, the existing AD requires replacing each unairworthy grip or pitch horn with an airworthy part before further flight. This amendment requires those same actions, and also requires an additional inspection of the grip and pitch horn assembly for a crack in the disassembled hub assembly, and replacing any cracked part with an airworthy part. This amendment is prompted by the determination that an additional enhanced inspection is needed to ensure the integrity of the hub assembly. The actions specified by this AD are intended to prevent failure of the grip or pitch horn and subsequent loss of control of the helicopter.

The FAA is superseding an existing airworthiness directive (AD), which applies to certain Boeing Model 767 series airplanes. That AD currently requires repetitive detailed and eddy current inspections of the aft pressure bulkhead for damage and cracking, and repair if necessary. This new AD also requires one-time detailed and high frequency eddy current inspections of any ``oil-can'' located on the aft pressure bulkhead, and related corrective actions if necessary. An ``oil-can'' is an area on a pressure dome web that moves when pushed from the forward side. This AD is prompted by reports of cracking at ``oil-can'' boundaries on the aft pressure bulkhead. We are issuing this AD to detect and correct fatigue cracking of the aft pressure bulkhead, which could result in rapid depressurization of the airplane and possible damage or interference with the airplane control systems that penetrate the bulkhead, and consequent loss of controllability of the airplane.