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The Proposal
The FAA is considering an
amendment to Part 71 of the Federal
Aviation regulations (14 CFR part 71) to
establish Class E airspace at
Williamsburg, KY. Class E airspace
designations for airspace areas
extending upward from 700 feet or more
above the surface of the earth are
published in Paragraph 6005 of FAA
Order 7400.9P, dated September 16,
2006, and effective September 16, 2006,
which is incorporated by reference in 14
CFR 71.1. The Class E airspace
designation listed in this document
would be published subsequently in the
Order.
The FAA has determined that this
proposed regulation only involves an
established body of technical
regulations for which frequent and
routine amendments are necessary to
keep them operationally current. It,
therefore, (1) is not a ‘‘significant
regulatory action’’ under Executive
Order 12866; (2) is not a ‘‘significant
rule’’ under DOT Regulatory Policies
and Procedures (44 FR 11034; February
26, 1979); and (3) does not warrant
preparation of a Regulatory Evaluation
as the anticipated impact is so minimal.
Since this is a routine matter that will
only affect air traffic procedures and air
navigation, it is certified that this rule,
when promulgated, will not have a
significant economic impact on a
substantial number of small entities
under the criteria of the Regulatory
Flexibility Act.
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The Proposed Amendment
In consideration of the foregoing, the
Federal Aviation Administration
proposes to amend 14 CFR part 71 as
follows:
PART 71—DESIGNATION OF CLASS A,
CLASS B, CLASS C, CLASS D, AND
CLASS E AIRSPACE AREAS;
AIRWAYS; ROUTES; AND REPORTING
POINTS
1. The authority citation for part 71
continues to read as follows:
Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g); 40103, 40113,
40120; E.O. 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959–
1963 Comp., p. 389.
§ 71.1
[Amended]
2. The incorporation by reference in
14 CFR 71.1 of Federal Aviation
Administration Order 7400.9P, Airspace
Designations and Reporting Points,
dated September 16, 2006, and effective
September 16, 2006 is amended as
follows:
Paragraph 6005 Class E airspace areas
extending upward from 700 feet or more
above the surface of the earth.
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ASO KY E5—Williamsburg, KY [NEW]
Williamsburg—Whitley County Airport, KY
(Lat. 36°47′42″ N, long. 84°11′158″ W)
That airspace extending upward from 700
feet above the surface within a 6.5-radius of
Williamsburg—Whitley County Airport.
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6, 2006.
Mark D. Ward,
Manager, System Support Group, Eastern
Service Center.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 121
[Docket No. FAA–2006–26139; Notice No.
06–17]
Age 60 Aviation Rulemaking
Committee; Request for Comments
Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Request for comments.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In November 2006, the
International Civil Aviation
Organization (ICAO) will adopt an
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amendment to increase the ‘‘upper age
limit’’ for airline pilots up to age 65
provided another crewmember pilot is
under age 60. On September 27, 2006,
Administrator Blakey established an
Aviation Rulemaking Committee (ARC)
on the Age 60 issue. One of its tasks is
to recommend whether the United
States should adopt the new ICAO
standard. The FAA and the ARC are
requesting comments from the public
about whether the FAA should adopt
the ICAO standard and any issues
surrounding adopting or not adopting
the standard.
DATES: Send your comments on or
before November 15, 2006.
ADDRESSES: You may send comments
[identified by Docket Number FAA–
2006-26139] using any of the following
methods:
• DOT Docket Web site: Go to https://
dms.dot.gov and follow the instructions
for sending your comments
electronically.
• Government-wide rulemaking Web
site: Go to https://www.regulations.gov
and follow the instructions for sending
your comments electronically.
• Mail: Docket Management Facility;
U.S. Department of Transportation, 400
Seventh Street, SW., Nassif Building,
Room PL–401, Washington, DC 20590–
0001.
• Fax: 1–202–493–2251.
• Hand Delivery: Room PL–401 on
the plaza level of the Nassif Building,
400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington,
DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday
through Friday, except Federal holidays.
Privacy: We will post all comments
we receive, without change, to https://
dms.dot.gov, including any personal
information you provide. For more
information, see the Privacy Act
discussion in the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION section of this document.
Docket: To read comments received,
go to https://dms.dot.gov at any time or
to Room PL–401 on the plaza level of
the Nassif Building, 400 Seventh Street,
SW., Washington, DC, between 9 a.m.
and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
Fred Tilton, Federal Air Surgeon, Office
of Aerospace Medicine, Federal
Aviation Administration, 800
Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20591; telephone: 202–
267–3537.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Comments Invited. The FAA invites
interested persons to participate in this
request for comments by submitting
written comments, data, or views. The
most helpful comments clearly explain
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the reason for any position, and include
supporting data. We ask that you send
us two copies of written comments.
We will file in the docket all
comments we receive, as well as a
report summarizing each substantive
public contact with FAA personnel
concerning this proposed rulemaking.
The docket is available for public
inspection before and after the comment
closing date. If you wish to review the
docket in person, go to the address in
the ADDRESSES section of this preamble
between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday
through Friday, except Federal holidays.
You may also review the docket using
the Internet at the Web address in the
ADDRESSES section.
Privacy Act: Using the search function
of our docket Web site, anyone can find
and read the comments received into
any of our dockets, including the name
of the individual sending the comment
(or signing the comment on behalf of an
association, business, labor union, etc.).
You may review DOT’s complete
Privacy Act Statement in the Federal
Register published on April 11, 2000
(65 FR 19477–78) or you may visit
https://dms.dot.gov.
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Background
Section 121.383(c) of Title 14 of the
United States Code (the Age 60 Rule)
prohibits any air carrier from using the
services of any person as a pilot, and
prohibits any person from serving as a
pilot, on an airplane engaged in
operations under part 121 if that person
has reached his or her 60th birthday.
The FAA adopted the Age 60 Rule in
1959. Part 121 covers operations of large
commercial passenger aircraft, smaller
propeller aircraft with 10 or more
passenger seats, and common carriage
operations of all-cargo aircraft with a
payload capacity of 7500 pounds.
In November 2006, the International
Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) will
adopt Amendment 167 to increase the
‘‘upper age limit’’ for airline pilots up to
age 65 provided another crewmember
pilot is under age 60. The Age 60 ARC
provides a forum for the U.S. aviation
community to discuss the new ICAO
standard, make recommendations as to
whether the United States should adopt
that standard, and determine what
actions would be necessary if FAA were
to change the regulation to meet the new
ICAO standard. As part of the ARC’s
review and recommendation, it and the
FAA are soliciting comments from the
public on whether the FAA should
adopt the ICAO standard and any issues
surrounding adopting or not adopting
the standard.
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Issued in Washington, DC, on October 19,
2006.
James R. Fraser,
Acting Federal Air Surgeon.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration
21 CFR Parts 101 and 170
[Docket No. 2002P–0122] (formerly 02P–
0122)
Conventional Foods Being Marketed
as ‘‘Functional Foods’’; Public
Hearing; Request for Comments
AGENCY:
Food and Drug Administration,
HHS.
Notice of public hearing; request
for comments.
ACTION:
SUMMARY: The Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) is announcing a
public hearing on the regulation of
certain conventional foods that
companies are marketing as ‘‘functional
foods.’’ The purpose of the hearing is for
the agency to share its current
regulatory framework and rationale
regarding the safety evaluation and
labeling of these foods, and to solicit
information and comments from
interested persons on how FDA should
regulate these foods under the agency’s
existing legal authority.
DATES: The public hearing will be held
on Tuesday, December 5, 2006, from 9
a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Persons who wish to
request an opportunity to make an oral
presentation must submit a notice of
participation by November 14, 2006. All
other persons must submit a notice of
participation by November 28, 2006.
Persons who request an opportunity to
make an oral presentation also must
submit either the full text of the oral
presentation, or a comprehensive
outline or summary of the oral
presentation, by November 28, 2006.
Written or electronic comments (i.e.,
submissions other than notices of
participation and the text,
comprehensive outline, or summary of
an oral presentation) may be submitted
until January 5, 2007. The
administrative record of the hearing will
remain open until January 5, 2007.
ADDRESSES: The public hearing will be
held at Food and Drug Administration,
Center for Food Safety and Applied
Nutrition, 5100 Paint Branch Pkwy.,
Harvey W. Wiley Auditorium, College
Park, MD 20740 (Metro stop: College
Park on the Green Line).
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Submit electronic notices of
participation to https://
www.cfsan.fda.gov/~comm/
register.html. Submit written notices of
participation and the written full text,
comprehensive outline, or summary of
any oral presentation to Isabelle Howes,
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Graduate School, 600 Maryland Ave.,
SW., suite 270 Washington, DC 20024–
2520. To submit a notice of
participation orally, or to submit a
notice of participation or the full text,
comprehensive outline or summary of
the oral presentation by e-mail or by fax,
see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
Submit written comments to the
Division of Dockets Management (HFA–
305), Food and Drug Administration,
5630 Fishers Lane, rm. 1061, Rockville,
MD 20852. Submit electronic comments
to https://www.fda.gov/dockets/
ecomments.
Instructions: All submissions and
comments received must include the
agency name and docket number found
in brackets in the heading of this
document. All submissions and
comments received may be posted
without change to https://www.fda.gov/
ohrms/dockets/default.htm, including
any personal information provided. For
additional information on submitting
comments, see the ‘‘Request for
Comments’’ heading of the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of
this document.
Transcripts of the hearing will be
available for review at the Division of
Dockets Management and on the
Internet at https://www.fda.gov/ohrms/
dockets/default.htm, approximately 30
days after the hearing.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
To submit a notice of participation
orally, by fax, or by e-mail: Isabelle
Howes, U.S. Department of
Agriculture Graduate School, 202–
314–4713, FAX: 202–479–6801, or
e-mail:
isabelle_howes@grad.usda.gov.
For all other questions about the
meeting, to request onsite parking,
or if you need special
accommodations due to a
disability: Juanita Yates, Center for
Food Safety and Applied Nutrition,
Food and Drug Administration,
5100 Paint Branch Pkwy., College
Park, MD 20740, 301–436–1714, email: Juanita.Yates@fda.hhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
A. Introduction
FDA is responsible for ensuring that
all foods in the American food supply
(other than meat products, poultry
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 121
[Docket No. FAA-2006-26139; Notice No. 06-17]
Age 60 Aviation Rulemaking Committee; Request for Comments
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Request for comments.
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SUMMARY: In November 2006, the International Civil Aviation
Organization (ICAO) will adopt an amendment to increase the ``upper age
limit'' for airline pilots up to age 65 provided another crewmember
pilot is under age 60. On September 27, 2006, Administrator Blakey
established an Aviation Rulemaking Committee (ARC) on the Age 60 issue.
One of its tasks is to recommend whether the United States should adopt
the new ICAO standard. The FAA and the ARC are requesting comments from
the public about whether the FAA should adopt the ICAO standard and any
issues surrounding adopting or not adopting the standard.
DATES: Send your comments on or before November 15, 2006.
ADDRESSES: You may send comments [identified by Docket Number FAA-2006-
26139] using any of the following methods:
DOT Docket Web site: Go to https://dms.dot.gov and follow
the instructions for sending your comments electronically.
Government-wide rulemaking Web site: Go to https://
www.regulations.gov and follow the instructions for sending your
comments electronically.
Mail: Docket Management Facility; U.S. Department of
Transportation, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Nassif Building, Room PL-401,
Washington, DC 20590-0001.
Fax: 1-202-493-2251.
Hand Delivery: Room PL-401 on the plaza level of the
Nassif Building, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC, between 9
a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
Privacy: We will post all comments we receive, without change, to
https://dms.dot.gov, including any personal information you provide. For
more information, see the Privacy Act discussion in the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION section of this document.
Docket: To read comments received, go to https://dms.dot.gov at any
time or to Room PL-401 on the plaza level of the Nassif Building, 400
Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday
through Friday, except Federal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Fred Tilton, Federal Air Surgeon,
Office of Aerospace Medicine, Federal Aviation Administration, 800
Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591; telephone: 202-267-
3537.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Comments Invited. The FAA invites interested persons to participate
in this request for comments by submitting written comments, data, or
views. The most helpful comments clearly explain
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the reason for any position, and include supporting data. We ask that
you send us two copies of written comments.
We will file in the docket all comments we receive, as well as a
report summarizing each substantive public contact with FAA personnel
concerning this proposed rulemaking. The docket is available for public
inspection before and after the comment closing date. If you wish to
review the docket in person, go to the address in the ADDRESSES section
of this preamble between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays. You may also review the docket using the
Internet at the Web address in the ADDRESSES section.
Privacy Act: Using the search function of our docket Web site,
anyone can find and read the comments received into any of our dockets,
including the name of the individual sending the comment (or signing
the comment on behalf of an association, business, labor union, etc.).
You may review DOT's complete Privacy Act Statement in the Federal
Register published on April 11, 2000 (65 FR 19477-78) or you may visit
https://dms.dot.gov.
Background
Section 121.383(c) of Title 14 of the United States Code (the Age
60 Rule) prohibits any air carrier from using the services of any
person as a pilot, and prohibits any person from serving as a pilot, on
an airplane engaged in operations under part 121 if that person has
reached his or her 60th birthday. The FAA adopted the Age 60 Rule in
1959. Part 121 covers operations of large commercial passenger
aircraft, smaller propeller aircraft with 10 or more passenger seats,
and common carriage operations of all-cargo aircraft with a payload
capacity of 7500 pounds.
In November 2006, the International Civil Aviation Organization
(ICAO) will adopt Amendment 167 to increase the ``upper age limit'' for
airline pilots up to age 65 provided another crewmember pilot is under
age 60. The Age 60 ARC provides a forum for the U.S. aviation community
to discuss the new ICAO standard, make recommendations as to whether
the United States should adopt that standard, and determine what
actions would be necessary if FAA were to change the regulation to meet
the new ICAO standard. As part of the ARC's review and recommendation,
it and the FAA are soliciting comments from the public on whether the
FAA should adopt the ICAO standard and any issues surrounding adopting
or not adopting the standard.
Issued in Washington, DC, on October 19, 2006.
James R. Fraser,
Acting Federal Air Surgeon.
[FR Doc. E6-17851 Filed 10-24-06; 8:45 am]
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