February 17, 2005 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13 (44 U.S.C. 3506(C)(2)(A)).

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is amending the food additive regulations to provide for the safe use of acacia (gum arabic) as a thickener, emulsifier, or stabilizer in alcoholic beverages at a maximum use level of 20 percent. This action is in response to a petition filed by Kerry, Inc.

This notice announces the availability of and request for comments on the proposed Federal Aviation Administration Order 8110.TVP. This proposed order defines FAA policy and procedures in type certification and post-type certification for imported and exported products. We also define the expectations, roles and, responsibilities of the importing authority, the exporting authority, and the applicant. We set up specific procedures for certification personnel working with the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and member authorities of the joint Aviation Authorities of Europe (JAA).

The National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee (NOSAC) and its Subcommittee on SOLAS Application for Offshore Support Vessels will meet to discuss various issues relating to offshore safety and security. Both meetings will be open to the public.

In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) the FAA invites public comment on seven currently approved public information collections which will be submitted to OMB for renewal.

In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice announces that the Information Collection Requirements (ICRs) abstracted below have been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The ICRs describes the nature of the information collections and their expected burdens. The Federal Register notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting comments on the following collection of information was published on December 10, 2004 (69 FR 71869).

The proposed information collection requirement described below will be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. The Department is soliciting public comments on the subject proposal.

The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Bombardier Model CL-600-2B19 (Regional Jet Series 100 & 440) airplanes and Model CL-600-1A11 (CL-600), CL-600-2A12 (CL-601), and CL-600-2B16 (CL-601-3A, CL-601-3R, and CL-604) series airplanes. This AD requires revising the airplane flight manuals to include a new cold weather operations limitation. This AD is prompted by a report that even small amounts of frost, ice, snow, or slush on the wing leading edges or forward upper wing surfaces can cause an adverse change in the stall speeds, stall characteristics, and the protection provided by the stall protection system. We are issuing this AD to prevent possible loss of control on take-off resulting from even small amounts of frost, ice, snow, or slush on the wing leading edges or forward upper wing surfaces.

The Department of Transportation (the Department) is proposing to revise the rules governing the nature, scope, source, and means for collecting and processing aviation traffic data. Those reporting requirements are known as the: OriginDestination Survey of Airline Passenger Traffic (O&D Survey); and Form 41, Schedule T-100U.S. Air Carrier Traffic and Capacity Data by Nonstop Segment and On-flight Market and Form 41, Schedule T-100(f)Foreign Air Carrier Traffic Data by Nonstop Segment and On-flight Market (collectively, the T-100/T- 100(f)). Current traffic statistics no longer adequately measure the size, scope and strength of the air travel industry. This NPRM proposes to simplify the requirements placed upon Carriers reporting the O&D Survey. The proposed O&D Survey will eliminate the ambiguity in the identification of the Participating Carrier and eliminate the need for manual data collection by designating the Issuing Carrier as the Participating Carrier. It will also increase accuracy by expanding the volume of data to 100 percent of Ticketed Itineraries, and make the data more useful to Department, airport, and industry planners by collecting broader information about the Ticketed Itinerary sale and the scheduled itinerary details. The proposed T-100/T-100(f) will improve the quality of the data by maximizing the congruence of the O&D Survey and the T-100/T-100(f).