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Part A, Subpart III, Section 44701,
‘‘General requirements.’’ Under that
section, Congress charges the FAA with
promoting safe flight of civil aircraft in
air commerce by prescribing regulations
for practices, methods, and procedures
the Administrator finds necessary for
safety in air commerce. This regulation
is within the scope of that authority
because it addresses an unsafe condition
that is likely to exist or develop on
products identified in this rulemaking
action.
Regulatory Findings
We have determined that this
proposed AD would not have federalism
implications under Executive Order
13132. This proposed AD would not
have a substantial direct effect on the
States, on the relationship between the
national Government and the States, or
on the distribution of power and
responsibilities among the various
levels of government.
For the reasons discussed above, I
certify that the proposed regulation:
1. Is not a ‘‘significant regulatory
action’’ under Executive Order 12866;
2. Is not a ‘‘significant rule’’ under the
DOT Regulatory Policies and Procedures
(44 FR 11034, February 26, 1979); and
3. Will not have a significant
economic impact, positive or negative,
on a substantial number of small entities
under the criteria of the Regulatory
Flexibility Act.
We prepared a regulatory evaluation
of the estimated costs to comply with
this proposed AD and placed it in the
AD docket. See the ADDRESSES section
for a location to examine the regulatory
evaluation.
List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39
Air transportation, Aircraft, Aviation
safety, Safety.
The Proposed Amendment
Accordingly, under the authority
delegated to me by the Administrator,
the FAA proposes to amend 14 CFR part
39 as follows:
PART 39—AIRWORTHINESS
DIRECTIVES
1. The authority citation for part 39
continues to read as follows:
Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40113, 44701.
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§ 39.13
[Amended]
2. The Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA) amends § 39.13
by removing amendment 39–13869 (69
FR 67043, November 16, 2004) and
adding the following new airworthiness
directive (AD):
Boeing: Docket No. FAA–2007–0203;
Directorate Identifier 2007–NM–105–AD.
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Comments Due Date
(a) The FAA must receive comments on
this AD action by January 3, 2008.
Affected ADs
(b) This AD supersedes AD 2004–23–14.
Applicability
(c) This AD applies to Boeing Model 767–
200, –300, –300F, and –400ER series
airplanes, certificated in any category, as
identified in Boeing Alert Service Bulletin
767–24A0162, dated May 30, 2006.
Unsafe Condition
(d) This AD results from a report of loss of
all direct current (DC) power generation
during a flight, due to inadequate electrical
ground path between the ground bracket of
the left and right transformer rectifier unit
(TRUs)/main battery charger (MBC) and the
structure. We are issuing this AD to prevent
depletion of the main battery while in flight,
resulting from the loss of both TRUs and the
MBC, and consequent loss of all DC power,
which could impact the safe flight and
landing of the airplane due to the loss of
function or malfunction of essential/critical
systems and displays in the cockpit.
new ground stud bracket of the TRUs by
doing all the applicable actions specified in
the Accomplishment Instructions of Boeing
Alert Service Bulletin 767–4A0162, dated
May 30, 2006.
AMOCs
(i)(1) The Manager, Seattle Aircraft
Certification Office, FAA, has the authority to
approve AMOCs for this AD, if requested in
accordance with the procedures found in 14
CFR 39.19.
(2) To request a different method of
compliance or a different compliance time
for this AD, follow the procedures in 14 CFR
39.19. Before using any approved AMOC on
any airplane to which the AMOC applies,
notify your appropriate principal inspector
(PI) in the FAA Flight Standards District
Office (FSDO), or lacking a PI, your local
FSDO.
Issued in Renton, Washington, on
November 7, 2007.
Ali Bahrami,
Manager, Transport Airplane Directorate,
Aircraft Certification Service.
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Compliance
(e) You are responsible for having the
actions required by this AD performed within
the compliance times specified, unless the
actions have already been done.
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Requirements of AD 2004–23–14
14 CFR Part 91
Rework and Measure Resistance
(f) For Model 767–200, –300, and –300F
series airplanes, as listed in Boeing Alert
Service Bulletin 767–24A0119, Revision 2,
dated August 19, 2004; on which the actions
of Boeing Service Bulletin 767–24–0119,
dated May 14, 1998, and/or Revision 1, dated
December 16, 1999, have been done: Within
45 days after December 1, 2004 (the effective
date of AD 2004–23–14), rework the ground
stud bracket of the TRUs and structure
mounting surface, and measure the resistance
from the bracket to the structure and the
grounding lug to the bracket using a bonding
meter, in accordance with the
Accomplishment Instructions of Boeing Alert
Service Bulletin 767–24A0119, Revision 2,
dated August 19, 2004, as revised by Boeing
Information Notice 767–24A0119 IN 01,
dated October 21, 2004, except as provided
by paragraph (g) of this AD.
(g) Step 4, Sheet 3 of Figure 1 in the
Accomplishment Instructions of the service
bulletin only specifies to install one collar
with part number (P/N) BACC30M6.
However, a collar with P/N BACC30BL6 (as
listed in paragraph 2.C., ‘‘Parts Necessary for
Each Airplane’’ of the service bulletin) may
be used as an alternative method of
compliance (AMOC).
[Docket No. FAA–2007–29305; Notice No.
07–15]
New Actions Required by This AD
Rework, Installation, Measurement, as
Applicable
(h) For all airplanes: Within 36 months
after the effective date of this AD, rework the
existing ground stud bracket of the TRUs/
MBC, measure the resistance, and install a
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Federal Aviation Administration
RIN 2120–AI92
Automatic Dependent Surveillance—
Broadcast (ADS–B) Out Performance
Requirements to Support Air Traffic
Control (ATC) Service; Extension of
Comment Period
Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking
(NPRM); extension of comment period.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: This action extends the
comment period for an NPRM that was
published on October 5, 2007. In that
document, the FAA proposed
performance requirements for certain
avionics equipment on aircraft operating
in specified classes of airspace within
the United States National Airspace
System. This extension is a result of
requests from the: Air Transport
Association of America, Inc., Air Carrier
Association of America, Civil Aviation
Aerospace Industries Association,
National Air Carrier Association, and
Regional Airline Association; Aircraft
Owners and Pilots Association; and
Cargo Airline Association to extend the
comment period to the proposal.
DATES: The comment period for the
NPRM published on October 5, 2007 (72
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FR 56947), scheduled to close on
January 3, 2008, is extended until March
3, 2008.
ADDRESSES: You may send comments
identified by Docket Number FAA–
2007–29305 using any of the following
methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov and follow
the instructions for sending your
comments electronically.
• Mail: Send comments to Docket
Operations, M–30, U.S. Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue, SE., West Building Ground
Floor, Room W12–140, Washington, DC
20590.
• Fax: Fax comments to Docket
Operations at 202–493–2251.
• Hand Delivery: Bring comments to
Docket Operations in Room W12–140 of
the West Building Ground Floor at 1200
New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington,
DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday
through Friday, except Federal holidays.
For more information on the
rulemaking process, see the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of
this document.
Privacy: We will post all comments
we receive, without change, to https://
www.regulations.gov, including any
personal information you provide.
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 for 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://
DocketsInfo.dot.gov.
Docket: To read background
documents or comments received, go to
https://www.regulations.gov at any time
or to Docket Operations in Room W12–
140 of the West Building Ground Floor
at 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE.,
Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5
p.m., Monday through Friday, except
Federal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Cindy Nordlie, ARM–108, Office of
Rulemaking, Federal Aviation
Administration, 800 Independence
Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591,
telephone (202) 267–7627.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Comments Invited: The FAA invites
interested persons to participate in this
rulemaking by submitting written
comments, data, or views. We also
invite comments relating to the
economic, environmental, energy, or
federalism impacts that might result
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from adopting the proposals in this
document. The most helpful comments
reference a specific portion of the
proposal, explain the reason for any
recommended change, and include
supporting data. To ensure the docket
does not contain duplicate comments,
please send only one copy of written
comments, or if you are filing comments
electronically, please submit your
comments only one time.
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.
Before acting on this proposal, we will
consider all comments we receive on or
before the closing date for comments.
We will consider comments filed after
the comment period has closed if it is
possible to do so without incurring
expense or delay. We may change this
proposal in light of the comments we
receive.
Availability of Rulemaking Documents
You can get an electronic copy using
the Internet by:
(1) Searching the Federal
eRulemaking Portal at https://
www.regulations.gov;
(2) Visiting the Office of
Rulemaking’s Web page at https://
www.faa.gov/avr/arm/index.cfm; or
(3) Accessing the Government
Printing Office’s Web page at https://
www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/.
You can also get a copy by sending a
request to the Federal Aviation
Administration, Office of Rulemaking,
ARM–1, 800 Independence Avenue,
SW., Washington, DC 20591, or by
calling (202) 267–9680. Make sure to
identify the docket number, notice
number, or amendment number of this
rulemaking.
Proprietary or Confidential Business
Information
Do not file in the docket information
that you consider to be proprietary or
confidential business information. Send
or deliver this information directly to
the person identified in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section of this
document. You must mark the
information that you consider
proprietary or confidential. If you send
the information on a disk or CD–ROM,
mark the outside of the disk or CD–ROM
and also identify electronically within
the disk or CD–ROM the specific
information that is proprietary or
confidential.
Under 14 CFR 11.35(b), when we are
aware of proprietary information filed
with a comment, we do not place it in
the docket. We hold it in a separate file
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to which the public does not have
access, and place a note in the docket
that we have received it. If we receive
a request to examine or copy this
information, we treat it as any other
request under the Freedom of
Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552). We
process such a request under the DOT
procedures found in 49 CFR part 7.
Background
On October 5, 2007, the Federal
Aviation Administration (FAA) issued
Notice No. 07–15, Automatic Dependent
Surveillance—Broadcast (ADS–B) Out
performance requirements to support
Air Traffic Control (ATC) service (72 FR
56947; October 5, 2007). Comments to
that document were to be received on or
before January 3, 2008.
By request submitted to the docket on
October 19, 2007, the Air Transport
Association of America, Inc., Air Carrier
Association of America, Civil Aviation
Aerospace Industries Association,
National Air Carrier Association, and
Regional Airline Association requested
that the FAA extend the comment
period for Notice No. 07–15 for 60 days.
The organizations requesting an
extension noted that commenters ‘‘will
have to develop as much information as
possible as to future costs associated
with implementing a final rule in order
to provide meaningful input.’’ They also
noted that the holiday season falls
within the comment period and that the
comment period is scheduled to close
just after New Year’s Day. Because of
the importance of the rulemaking, in
terms of advancing Air Traffic
modernization, and the potential costs
on the aviation industry that would
result from a final rule, they requested
that the public comment period be
extended for an additional 60 days.
In addition, on November 1, 2007, the
Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association
submitted a request to extend the
comment period for Notice No. 07–15
for 60 days. They noted that additional
‘‘time is needed to assess questions
surrounding making a final rule that is
financially feasible for general aviation,
improves ATC services at general
aviation airports, results in user cost
avoidance, and improves general
aviation safety.’’
On November 5, 2007, the Cargo
Airline Association submitted a request
to extend the comment period for Notice
No. 07–15 for 60 days. They noted the
extension was needed to provide
meaningful input to the rulemaking
process.
The FAA concurs with the
petitioners’ request for an extension of
the comment period on Notice No. 07–
15 for an additional 60 days, until
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March 3, 2008. We must balance the
length of the comment period against
the need to proceed expeditiously with
a key component in managing the
anticipated growth in the use of the
National Airspace System. The FAA
believes an additional 60 days would be
adequate for commenters to collect cost
and operational data necessary to
provide meaningful comment to Notice
No. 07–15. The FAA does not anticipate
any further extension of the comment
period for this rulemaking.
Extension of Comment Period
In accordance with section 11.47(c) of
title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, the
FAA has reviewed the requests
submitted by the: Air Transport
Association of America, Inc., Air Carrier
Association of America, Civil Aviation
Aerospace Industries Association,
National Air Carrier Association, and
Regional Airline Association; Aircraft
Owners and Pilots Association; and
Cargo Airline Association for extension
of the comment period to Notice No.
07–15. These petitioners have shown a
substantive interest in the proposed rule
and good cause for the extension. The
FAA has determined that extension of
the comment period is consistent with
the public interest, and that good cause
exists for taking this action.
Accordingly, the comment period for
Notice No. 07–15 is extended until
March 3, 2008.
Issued in Washington, DC, on November
13, 2007.
Edie Parish,
Acting Director, System Operations, Airspace
and AIM Office.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 167
[USCG–2007–0057]
Port Access Route Study of Potential
Vessel Routing Measures To Reduce
Vessel Strikes of North Atlantic Right
Whales
Coast Guard, DHS.
Notice of study; request for
comments.
AGENCY:
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ACTION:
SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is
conducting a Port Access Route Study
(PARS) on the area east and south of
Cape Cod, Massachusetts, to include the
northern right whale critical habitat,
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mandatory ship reporting system area,
and the Great South Channel including
Georges Bank out to the exclusive
economic zone (EEZ) boundary. The
purpose of the PARS is to analyze
potential vessel routing measures that
might help reduce ship strikes with the
highly endangered North Atlantic right
whale while minimizing any adverse
effects on vessel operations. The
recommendations of the study will
inform the Coast Guard and may lead to
appropriate international actions.
DATES: Comments and related material
must reach the Docket Management
Facility on or before January 18, 2008.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
identified by Coast Guard docket
number USCG–2007–0057 to the Docket
Management Facility at the U.S.
Department of Transportation. To avoid
duplication, please use only one of the
following methods:
(1) Online: https://
www.regulations.gov.
(2) Mail: Docket Management Facility
(M–30), U.S. Department of
Transportation, West Building Ground
Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590.
(3) Hand Delivery: Room W12–140 on
the Ground Floor of the West Building,
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE.,
Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m.
and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays. The telephone
number is 202–366–9329.
(4) Fax: 202–493–2251.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If
you have questions on this notice of
study, call Mr. George Detweiler, Coast
Guard Division of Navigation Systems,
202–372–1566, or send e-mail to
George.H.Detweiler@uscg.mil. If you
have questions on viewing or submitting
material to the docket, call Ms. Renee K.
Wright, Program Manager, Docket
Operations, telephone 202–366–9826.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Public Participation and Request for
Comments
We encourage you to participate in
this study by submitting comments and
related materials. All comments
received will be posted, without change,
to https://www.regulations.gov and will
include any personal information you
have provided. We have an agreement
with the Department of Transportation
(DOT) to use the Docket Management
Facility. Please see DOT’s ‘‘Privacy Act’’
paragraph below.
Submitting comments: If you submit a
comment, please include your name and
address, identify the docket number for
this notice (USCG–2007–0057) and give
the reason for each comment. You may
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submit your comments by electronic
means, mail, fax, or delivery to the
Docket Management Facility at the
address under ADDRESSES; but please
submit your comments by only one
means. If you submit them by mail or
delivery, submit them in an unbound
format, no larger than 81⁄2 by 11 inches,
suitable for copying and electronic
filing. If you submit them by mail and
would like to know that they reached
the Facility, please enclose a stamped,
self-addressed postcard or envelope. We
will consider all comments received
during the comment period.
Viewing comments and documents:
To view comments, go to https://
www.regulations.gov at any time, click
on ‘‘Search for Dockets,’’ and enter the
docket number for this notice in the
Docket ID box, and click enter. You may
also visit the Docket Management
Facility in Room W12–140 on the
ground floor of the DOT West Building,
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE.,
Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m.
and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays.
Privacy Act: Anyone can search the
electronic form of all comments
received into any of our dockets by the
name of the individual submitting the
comment (or signing the comment, if
submitted on behalf of an association,
business, labor union, etc.). You may
review the Department of
Transportation’s Privacy Act Statement
in the Federal Register published on
April 11, 2000 (65 FR 19477), or you
may visit https://DocketsInfo.dot.gov.
Definitions
The following definitions should help
you review this notice:
Area to be avoided or ATBA means a
routing measure comprising an area
within defined limits in which either
navigation is particularly hazardous or
it is exceptionally important to avoid
casualties and which should be avoided
by all vessels, or certain classes of
vessels.
Deep-water route means a route
within defined limits, which has been
accurately surveyed for clearance of sea
bottom and submerged obstacles as
indicated on nautical charts.
Inshore traffic zone means a routing
measure comprising a designated area
between the landward boundary of a
traffic separation scheme and the
adjacent coast, to be used in accordance
with the provisions of Rule 10(d), as
amended, of the International
Regulations for Preventing Collisions at
Sea, 1972 (COLREGS).
Precautionary area means a routing
measure comprising an area within
defined limits where vessels must
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 91
[Docket No. FAA-2007-29305; Notice No. 07-15]
RIN 2120-AI92
Automatic Dependent Surveillance--Broadcast (ADS-B) Out
Performance Requirements to Support Air Traffic Control (ATC) Service;
Extension of Comment Period
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM); extension of comment
period.
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SUMMARY: This action extends the comment period for an NPRM that was
published on October 5, 2007. In that document, the FAA proposed
performance requirements for certain avionics equipment on aircraft
operating in specified classes of airspace within the United States
National Airspace System. This extension is a result of requests from
the: Air Transport Association of America, Inc., Air Carrier
Association of America, Civil Aviation Aerospace Industries
Association, National Air Carrier Association, and Regional Airline
Association; Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association; and Cargo Airline
Association to extend the comment period to the proposal.
DATES: The comment period for the NPRM published on October 5, 2007 (72
[[Page 64967]]
FR 56947), scheduled to close on January 3, 2008, is extended until
March 3, 2008.
ADDRESSES: You may send comments identified by Docket Number FAA-2007-
29305 using any of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://
www.regulations.gov and follow the instructions for sending your
comments electronically.
Mail: Send comments to Docket Operations, M-30, U.S.
Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., West
Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590.
Fax: Fax comments to Docket Operations at 202-493-2251.
Hand Delivery: Bring comments to Docket Operations in Room
W12-140 of the West Building Ground Floor at 1200 New Jersey Avenue,
SE., Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays.
For more information on the rulemaking process, see the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document.
Privacy: We will post all comments we receive, without change, to
https://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information you
provide. 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
for 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://
DocketsInfo.dot.gov.
Docket: To read background documents or comments received, go to
https://www.regulations.gov at any time or to Docket Operations in Room
W12-140 of the West Building Ground Floor at 1200 New Jersey Avenue,
SE., Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cindy Nordlie, ARM-108, Office of
Rulemaking, Federal Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Avenue,
SW., Washington, DC 20591, telephone (202) 267-7627.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Comments Invited: The FAA invites interested persons to participate
in this rulemaking by submitting written comments, data, or views. We
also invite comments relating to the economic, environmental, energy,
or federalism impacts that might result from adopting the proposals in
this document. The most helpful comments reference a specific portion
of the proposal, explain the reason for any recommended change, and
include supporting data. To ensure the docket does not contain
duplicate comments, please send only one copy of written comments, or
if you are filing comments electronically, please submit your comments
only one time.
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. Before acting on this proposal, we
will consider all comments we receive on or before the closing date for
comments. We will consider comments filed after the comment period has
closed if it is possible to do so without incurring expense or delay.
We may change this proposal in light of the comments we receive.
Availability of Rulemaking Documents
You can get an electronic copy using the Internet by:
(1) Searching the Federal eRulemaking Portal at https://
www.regulations.gov;
(2) Visiting the Office of Rulemaking's Web page at https://
www.faa.gov/avr/arm/index.cfm; or
(3) Accessing the Government Printing Office's Web page at https://
www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/.
You can also get a copy by sending a request to the Federal
Aviation Administration, Office of Rulemaking, ARM-1, 800 Independence
Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591, or by calling (202) 267-9680. Make
sure to identify the docket number, notice number, or amendment number
of this rulemaking.
Proprietary or Confidential Business Information
Do not file in the docket information that you consider to be
proprietary or confidential business information. Send or deliver this
information directly to the person identified in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section of this document. You must mark the
information that you consider proprietary or confidential. If you send
the information on a disk or CD-ROM, mark the outside of the disk or
CD-ROM and also identify electronically within the disk or CD-ROM the
specific information that is proprietary or confidential.
Under 14 CFR 11.35(b), when we are aware of proprietary information
filed with a comment, we do not place it in the docket. We hold it in a
separate file to which the public does not have access, and place a
note in the docket that we have received it. If we receive a request to
examine or copy this information, we treat it as any other request
under the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552). We process such a
request under the DOT procedures found in 49 CFR part 7.
Background
On October 5, 2007, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
issued Notice No. 07-15, Automatic Dependent Surveillance--Broadcast
(ADS-B) Out performance requirements to support Air Traffic Control
(ATC) service (72 FR 56947; October 5, 2007). Comments to that document
were to be received on or before January 3, 2008.
By request submitted to the docket on October 19, 2007, the Air
Transport Association of America, Inc., Air Carrier Association of
America, Civil Aviation Aerospace Industries Association, National Air
Carrier Association, and Regional Airline Association requested that
the FAA extend the comment period for Notice No. 07-15 for 60 days. The
organizations requesting an extension noted that commenters ``will have
to develop as much information as possible as to future costs
associated with implementing a final rule in order to provide
meaningful input.'' They also noted that the holiday season falls
within the comment period and that the comment period is scheduled to
close just after New Year's Day. Because of the importance of the
rulemaking, in terms of advancing Air Traffic modernization, and the
potential costs on the aviation industry that would result from a final
rule, they requested that the public comment period be extended for an
additional 60 days.
In addition, on November 1, 2007, the Aircraft Owners and Pilots
Association submitted a request to extend the comment period for Notice
No. 07-15 for 60 days. They noted that additional ``time is needed to
assess questions surrounding making a final rule that is financially
feasible for general aviation, improves ATC services at general
aviation airports, results in user cost avoidance, and improves general
aviation safety.''
On November 5, 2007, the Cargo Airline Association submitted a
request to extend the comment period for Notice No. 07-15 for 60 days.
They noted the extension was needed to provide meaningful input to the
rulemaking process.
The FAA concurs with the petitioners' request for an extension of
the comment period on Notice No. 07-15 for an additional 60 days, until
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March 3, 2008. We must balance the length of the comment period against
the need to proceed expeditiously with a key component in managing the
anticipated growth in the use of the National Airspace System. The FAA
believes an additional 60 days would be adequate for commenters to
collect cost and operational data necessary to provide meaningful
comment to Notice No. 07-15. The FAA does not anticipate any further
extension of the comment period for this rulemaking.
Extension of Comment Period
In accordance with section 11.47(c) of title 14, Code of Federal
Regulations, the FAA has reviewed the requests submitted by the: Air
Transport Association of America, Inc., Air Carrier Association of
America, Civil Aviation Aerospace Industries Association, National Air
Carrier Association, and Regional Airline Association; Aircraft Owners
and Pilots Association; and Cargo Airline Association for extension of
the comment period to Notice No. 07-15. These petitioners have shown a
substantive interest in the proposed rule and good cause for the
extension. The FAA has determined that extension of the comment period
is consistent with the public interest, and that good cause exists for
taking this action.
Accordingly, the comment period for Notice No. 07-15 is extended
until March 3, 2008.
Issued in Washington, DC, on November 13, 2007.
Edie Parish,
Acting Director, System Operations, Airspace and AIM Office.
[FR Doc. E7-22544 Filed 11-16-07; 8:45 am]
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