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Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 18 / Friday, January 27, 2006 / Notices rmajette on PROD1PC67 with NOTICES IV. Commission’s Findings and Order Granting Accelerated Approval of Proposed Rule Change After careful review, the Commission finds that the proposed rule change, as amended, is consistent with the requirements of the Act and the rules and regulations thereunder, applicable to a national securities exchange.16 In particular, the Commission believes that the proposed rule change is consistent with Section 6(b)(5) of the Act,17 which requires among other things, that the rules of the Exchange are designed to promote just and equitable principles of trade, to remove impediments to and perfect the mechanism of a free and open market and a national market system, and, in general, to protect investors and the public interest. The Commission notes that the proposal does not alter the obligations of Phlx XL participants, except for the fact that it will reduce specialists and Phlx XL participants that receive directed orders continuous quoting obligation from 100% of the series in each option in which it is assigned to 99% of the series in each option in which it is assigned. The Commission notes that this reduction should provide specialists and Phlx XL participants that receive directed orders a brief amount of time to update their quotes after the Risk Monitor Mechanism removes their quotes from the Exchange’s disseminated quotation. In addition, the Commission believes that the proposed rule change should provide Phlx XL participants assistance in effectively managing their quotations. The Phlx has requested that the Commission find good cause for approving the proposed rule change prior to the thirtieth day after publication of notice thereof in the Federal Register. The Commission notes that similar proposals to provide protection from risk for market makers have been approved for other options exchanges.18 The Commission believes that granting accelerated approval of the proposal should provide Phlx XL participants with similar protections from the risk associated with an excessive number of near simultaneous executions in a single options class. Accordingly, the Commission finds good cause, pursuant to Section 19(b)(2) 16 In approving this proposal, the Commission has considered its impact on efficiency, competition, and capital formation. 15 U.S.C. 78c(f). 17 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5). 18 See Securities Exchange Act Release Nos. 51049 (January 18, 2005), 70 FR 3756 (January 26, 2005) (SR–BSE–2004–52); 51050 (January 18, 2005), 70 FR 3758 (January 26, 2005) (SR–ISE–2004–31); and 51740 (May 25, 2005), 70 FR 32686 (June 3, 2005) (SR–PCX–2005–64). VerDate Aug<31>2005 15:17 Jan 26, 2006 Jkt 208001 of the Act,19 for approving the proposed rule change, as amended, prior to the thirtieth day after the date of publication of notice thereof in the Federal Register. V. Conclusion It is therefore ordered, pursuant to Section 19(b)(2) of the Act,20 that the proposed rule change (SR–Phlx–2006– 05) and Amendment No. 1 thereto be, and hereby are, approved on an accelerated basis. For the Commission, by the Division of Market Regulation, pursuant to delegated authority.21 Nancy M. Morris, Secretary. [FR Doc. E6–1017 Filed 1–26–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 8010–01–P 4631 For further information, including a list of the exhibit objects, contact Julianne Simpson, Attorney-Adviser, Office of the Legal Adviser, U.S. Department of State (telephone: 202/453–8049). The address is U.S. Department of State, SA– 44, 301 4th Street, SW., Room 700, Washington, DC 20547–0001. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dated: January 23, 2006. C. 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[FR Doc. 06–842 Filed 1–26–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4710–05–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration RIN 2120–AA64 DEPARTMENT OF STATE General Aviation Summit; Notice of Public Meeting [Public Notice 5284] Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition Determinations: ‘‘Life in the Pacific of the 1700s: The Cook/ Forster Collection of the George August University of Gottingen’’ Notice is hereby given of the following determinations: Pursuant to the authority vested in me by the Act of October 19, 1965 (79 Stat. 985; 22 U.S.C. 2459), Executive Order 12047 of March 27, 1978, the Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998 (112 Stat. 2681, et seq.; 22 U.S.C. 6501 note, et seq.), Delegation of Authority No. 234 of October 1, 1999, Delegation of Authority No. 236 of October 19, 1999, as amended, and Delegation of Authority No. 257 of April 15, 2003 [68 FR 19875], I hereby determine that the objects to be included in the exhibition ‘‘Life in the Pacific of the 1700s: The Cook/Forster Collection of the George August University of Gottingen,’’ imported from abroad for temporary exhibition within the United States, are of cultural significance. The objects are imported pursuant to a loan agreement with the foreign owner or custodian. I also determine that the exhibition or display of the exhibit objects at the Honolulu Academy of Arts, Honolulu, HI, from on or about February 23, 2006, until on or about May 14, 2006, and at possible additional venues yet to be determined, is in the national interest. Public Notice of these Determinations is ordered to be published in the Federal Register. SUMMARY: 19 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2). U.S.C. 78s(b)(2). 21 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12). 20 15 PO 00000 Frm 00075 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Department of Transportation (DOT). ACTION: Notice of Public Meeting. AGENCY: SUMMARY: This notice announces a public meeting on the subject of the continued airworthiness of the U.S. general aviation fleet of aircraft. The purpose of the meeting is to gather information and discuss technical issues related to problems associated with the increasing average age of the general aviation fleet. Particular emphasis will be given to actions that have potential to mitigate the inevitable effects of fatigue, corrosion, and deterioration on aging general aviation airplanes. DATES: The public meeting will be held March 22–23, 2006, starting at 8 a.m. each day, in Kansas City, Missouri. Registration will begin at 8 a.m. on the first day of the meeting. ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be held at the following location: Doubletree Hotel Overland Park, 10100 College Blvd., Overland Park, Kansas, United States, 66210. Persons who are unable to attend the meeting may mail their comments to: Federal Aviation Administration, (FAA), Central Region, Small Airplane Directorate, Attention: Mr. Marv Nuss, 901 Locust, Room 301, Kansas City, Missouri 64106. Written comments regarding the subject of this meeting will receive the same consideration as statements made at the public meeting. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Marv Nuss, 901 Locust, Room 301, Kansas City, Missouri 64106; telephone: E:\FR\FM\27JAN1.SGM 27JAN1 4632 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 18 / Friday, January 27, 2006 / Notices (816) 329–4117; facsimile: (816) 329– 4090; e-mail: marvin.nuss@faa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Participation at the Public Meeting Submit requests to present a statement at the public meeting to Mr. Marv Nuss as listed in the section titled FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT rmajette on PROD1PC67 with NOTICES above. The FAA should receive your requests to present oral statements at the public meeting no later than 10 days prior to the meeting. Include a written summary of oral remarks you would like to present and the estimated time needed for your presentation. Requests received after the date specified above will be scheduled during the meeting if time allows; however, the names of those individuals may not appear on the written agenda. The FAA will prepare an agenda of speakers available at the meeting. To accommodate as many speakers as possible, the amount of time allocated to each speaker may be less than the amount of time requested. Those persons desiring to have audiovisual equipment available should notify the FAA when they request placement on the agenda. Background The average airplane in the general aviation fleet of the United States is approximately 35 years old. We expect the average age to continue to rise. By the year 2020, the average general aviation airplane will be almost 50 years old. In 1991, Congress mandated that the FAA establish an Aging Aircraft Program to focus on age-related structural problems for the air carrier fleet. Congress specifically excluded general aviation (GA) aircraft from the mandate. However, the FAA determined that as the GA fleet gets older, there is also concern about ensuring the continued airworthiness of these airplanes. The diversity of the fleet makes dealing with continued airworthiness difficult. The wide variety of designs and uses poses problems unique to GA. In 2000, the FAA held a public meeting on this subject. Ideas were exchanged and FAA worked with industry to institute several initiatives. However, since that meeting there have been GA fatal accidents caused by the effects of airplane aging. There have also been primary component failures caused by the effects of airplane aging that were discovered before catastrophic failure. The FAA is taking a more proactive role in managing the risk associated with continued airworthiness. The FAA is concerned about issues such as service difficulty experiences and reporting, modification VerDate Aug<31>2005 15:17 Jan 26, 2006 Jkt 208001 and inspection programs, and continued field support from type certificate holders. The FAA has determined that in the interest of the public we should hold a public meeting on this subject to share information and gather additional data. Accordingly, the FAA will conduct this public meeting in Kansas City, Missouri. The FAA anticipates that the agency, industry, and the general public will use the public meeting as a forum to share information, resolve questions, and discuss potential solutions concerning the continued airworthiness of older general aviation airplanes. Public Meeting Procedures The FAA has established the following procedures for this meeting: 1. Admission and participation in the public meeting are free. The meeting will be open to all persons who have requested in advance to present statements or who register on the first day of the meeting (between 8 a.m. and 8:30 a.m.). Time availability for presentations and seating will be made according to the order of reservation. 2. Representatives from the FAA will conduct the public meeting. A technical panel of FAA personnel will discuss information presented by participants. 3. The public meeting is intended as a forum to share information and resolve questions concerning the continued airworthiness of older general aviation airplanes. Those sharing information will include industry, the general public, and operators of general aviation aircraft. Participants must limit their presentations to the issue of continued airworthiness of older general aviation airplanes. 4. All interested parties will have the opportunity to present any additional information not currently available to the FAA. The FAA will then have the opportunity to explain the methodology and technical assumptions supporting its current observations. 5. FAA personnel, industry, and public participants may engage in a full discussion of all technical material presented at the meeting. Anyone presenting conclusions will be expected to submit their supporting data to the FAA. 6. The FAA will try to accommodate all speakers. Time may be limited for each presentation. 7. Sign and oral interpretations will be made available at the meeting, including assistive listening devices, if requested 15 calendar days before the meeting. 8. A court reporter will record the meeting (except for any breakout sessions). Any person interested in PO 00000 Frm 00076 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 purchasing a copy of the transcript should contact the court reporter directly. This information will be available at the meeting. 9. The FAA will review and consider all material presented by participants at the public meeting. Position papers or material presenting views or information related to the subject of the meeting may be accepted at the discretion of the presiding officer. The FAA requests that persons participating in the meeting provide 10 copies of all materials to be presented for distribution to the panel members; other copies may be provided to the audience at the discretion of the participant. 10. Statements made by FAA personnel are intended to facilitate discussion of the issues or to clarify issues. 11. The meeting is designed to share information and solicit public views and additional information. The meeting will be conducted in an informal and nonadversarial manner. Issued in Kansas City, Missouri, on January 18, 2006. David R. Showers, Acting Manager, Small Airplane Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service. [FR Doc. E6–1021 Filed 1–26–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–13–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration [Docket No. FMCSA–2005–22727] Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Vision Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), DOT. ACTION: Notice of final disposition. AGENCY: SUMMARY: FMCSA announces its decision to exempt 22 individuals from the vision requirement in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs). The exemptions will enable these individuals to qualify as drivers of commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) in interstate commerce without meeting the vision standard prescribed in 49 CFR 391.41 (b)(10). DATES: The exemptions are effective January 27, 2006. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Mary D. Gunnels, Chief, Physical Qualifications Division, (202) 366–4001, mgunnels@fmcsa.dot.gov, FMCSA, Department of Transportation, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590–0001. 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[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 18 (Friday, January 27, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4631-4632]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-1021]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

RIN 2120-AA64


General Aviation Summit; Notice of Public Meeting

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Department of 
Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Notice of Public Meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces a public meeting on the subject of the 
continued airworthiness of the U.S. general aviation fleet of aircraft. 
The purpose of the meeting is to gather information and discuss 
technical issues related to problems associated with the increasing 
average age of the general aviation fleet. Particular emphasis will be 
given to actions that have potential to mitigate the inevitable effects 
of fatigue, corrosion, and deterioration on aging general aviation 
airplanes.

DATES: The public meeting will be held March 22-23, 2006, starting at 8 
a.m. each day, in Kansas City, Missouri. Registration will begin at 8 
a.m. on the first day of the meeting.

ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be held at the following location: 
Doubletree Hotel Overland Park, 10100 College Blvd., Overland Park, 
Kansas, United States, 66210.
    Persons who are unable to attend the meeting may mail their 
comments to: Federal Aviation Administration, (FAA), Central Region, 
Small Airplane Directorate, Attention: Mr. Marv Nuss, 901 Locust, Room 
301, Kansas City, Missouri 64106. Written comments regarding the 
subject of this meeting will receive the same consideration as 
statements made at the public meeting.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Marv Nuss, 901 Locust, Room 301, 
Kansas City, Missouri 64106; telephone:

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(816) 329-4117; facsimile: (816) 329-4090; e-mail: marvin.nuss@faa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Participation at the Public Meeting

    Submit requests to present a statement at the public meeting to Mr. 
Marv Nuss as listed in the section titled FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
CONTACT above. The FAA should receive your requests to present oral 
statements at the public meeting no later than 10 days prior to the 
meeting. Include a written summary of oral remarks you would like to 
present and the estimated time needed for your presentation. Requests 
received after the date specified above will be scheduled during the 
meeting if time allows; however, the names of those individuals may not 
appear on the written agenda. The FAA will prepare an agenda of 
speakers available at the meeting. To accommodate as many speakers as 
possible, the amount of time allocated to each speaker may be less than 
the amount of time requested. Those persons desiring to have 
audiovisual equipment available should notify the FAA when they request 
placement on the agenda.

Background

    The average airplane in the general aviation fleet of the United 
States is approximately 35 years old. We expect the average age to 
continue to rise. By the year 2020, the average general aviation 
airplane will be almost 50 years old. In 1991, Congress mandated that 
the FAA establish an Aging Aircraft Program to focus on age-related 
structural problems for the air carrier fleet. Congress specifically 
excluded general aviation (GA) aircraft from the mandate. However, the 
FAA determined that as the GA fleet gets older, there is also concern 
about ensuring the continued airworthiness of these airplanes. The 
diversity of the fleet makes dealing with continued airworthiness 
difficult. The wide variety of designs and uses poses problems unique 
to GA.
    In 2000, the FAA held a public meeting on this subject. Ideas were 
exchanged and FAA worked with industry to institute several 
initiatives. However, since that meeting there have been GA fatal 
accidents caused by the effects of airplane aging. There have also been 
primary component failures caused by the effects of airplane aging that 
were discovered before catastrophic failure. The FAA is taking a more 
proactive role in managing the risk associated with continued 
airworthiness. The FAA is concerned about issues such as service 
difficulty experiences and reporting, modification and inspection 
programs, and continued field support from type certificate holders.
    The FAA has determined that in the interest of the public we should 
hold a public meeting on this subject to share information and gather 
additional data. Accordingly, the FAA will conduct this public meeting 
in Kansas City, Missouri.
    The FAA anticipates that the agency, industry, and the general 
public will use the public meeting as a forum to share information, 
resolve questions, and discuss potential solutions concerning the 
continued airworthiness of older general aviation airplanes.

Public Meeting Procedures

    The FAA has established the following procedures for this meeting:
    1. Admission and participation in the public meeting are free. The 
meeting will be open to all persons who have requested in advance to 
present statements or who register on the first day of the meeting 
(between 8 a.m. and 8:30 a.m.). Time availability for presentations and 
seating will be made according to the order of reservation.
    2. Representatives from the FAA will conduct the public meeting. A 
technical panel of FAA personnel will discuss information presented by 
participants.
    3. The public meeting is intended as a forum to share information 
and resolve questions concerning the continued airworthiness of older 
general aviation airplanes. Those sharing information will include 
industry, the general public, and operators of general aviation 
aircraft. Participants must limit their presentations to the issue of 
continued airworthiness of older general aviation airplanes.
    4. All interested parties will have the opportunity to present any 
additional information not currently available to the FAA. The FAA will 
then have the opportunity to explain the methodology and technical 
assumptions supporting its current observations.
    5. FAA personnel, industry, and public participants may engage in a 
full discussion of all technical material presented at the meeting. 
Anyone presenting conclusions will be expected to submit their 
supporting data to the FAA.
    6. The FAA will try to accommodate all speakers. Time may be 
limited for each presentation.
    7. Sign and oral interpretations will be made available at the 
meeting, including assistive listening devices, if requested 15 
calendar days before the meeting.
    8. A court reporter will record the meeting (except for any 
breakout sessions). Any person interested in purchasing a copy of the 
transcript should contact the court reporter directly. This information 
will be available at the meeting.
    9. The FAA will review and consider all material presented by 
participants at the public meeting. Position papers or material 
presenting views or information related to the subject of the meeting 
may be accepted at the discretion of the presiding officer. The FAA 
requests that persons participating in the meeting provide 10 copies of 
all materials to be presented for distribution to the panel members; 
other copies may be provided to the audience at the discretion of the 
participant.
    10. Statements made by FAA personnel are intended to facilitate 
discussion of the issues or to clarify issues.
    11. The meeting is designed to share information and solicit public 
views and additional information. The meeting will be conducted in an 
informal and nonadversarial manner.

    Issued in Kansas City, Missouri, on January 18, 2006.
David R. Showers,
Acting Manager, Small Airplane Directorate, Aircraft Certification 
Service.
 [FR Doc. E6-1021 Filed 1-26-06; 8:45 am]
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