Disclosure of Safety Critical Information; Extension of Comment Period, 18578-18579 [2024-05400]

Download as PDF 18578 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 51 / Thursday, March 14, 2024 / Proposed Rules Signed in Washington, DC, on March 11, 2024. Treena V. Garrett, Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy. [FR Doc. 2024–05462 Filed 3–13–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6450–01–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 21 [Docket No.: FAA–2024–0159; Notice No. 24–10] RIN 2120–AL87 Disclosure of Safety Critical Information; Extension of Comment Period Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Department of Transportation (DOT). ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM); Extension of comment period. AGENCY: This action extends the comment period for the NPRM titled ‘‘Disclosure of Safety Critical Information’’ that was published on January 25, 2024. In that document, the FAA proposed the implementation of certain mandates in the Aircraft Certification, Safety, and Accountability Act of 2020 by requiring applicants for, and holders of, new and amended transport category airplane type certificates to submit, and subsequently continue to disclose, certain safety critical information to the FAA. The FAA also proposed a requirement for all applicants for type certificates, including new, amended, and supplemental type certificates, to submit a proposed certification plan to the FAA. The FAA is extending the comment period closing date, on request, to allow commenters additional time to analyze the proposed rule and prepare a response. DATES: The comment period for the NPRM published on January 25, 2024, at 89 FR 4841, is extended. Comments should be received on or before May 9, 2024. ADDRESSES: Send comments identified by docket number FAA–2024–0159 using any of the following methods: • Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to www.regulations.gov and follow the online instructions for sending your comments electronically. • Mail: Send comments to Docket Operations, M–30; U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Room W12–140, West ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with PROPOSALS1 SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:42 Mar 13, 2024 Jkt 262001 Building Ground Floor, Washington, DC 20590–0001. • Hand Delivery or Courier: Take 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. • Fax: Fax comments to Docket Operations at 202–493–2251. Privacy: In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(c), DOT solicits comments from the public to better inform its rulemaking process. DOT posts these comments, without edit, including any personal information the commenter provides, to www.regulations.gov, as described in the system of records notice (DOT/ALL– 14 FDMS), which can be reviewed at www.dot.gov/privacy. Docket: Background documents or comments received may be read at www.regulations.gov at any time. Follow the online instructions for accessing the docket or go to the 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: Susan McCormick, Systems Standards, Product Policy Management, Policy and Standards Division, Aircraft Certification Service, Federal Aviation Administration, 26805 East 68th Ave., Denver, CO 80249–6339; telephone (206) 231–3242; email susan.mccormick@faa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A. Comments Invited The FAA invites interested persons to participate in this rulemaking by submitting written comments, data, or views. The agency also invites 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, commenters should send only one copy of written comments, or if comments are filed electronically, commenters should submit only one time. The FAA will file in the docket all comments it receives, as well as a report summarizing each substantive public contact with FAA personnel concerning this proposed rulemaking. Before acting on this proposal, the FAA will consider all comments it receives on or before the PO 00000 Frm 00024 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 closing date for comments. The FAA will consider comments filed after the comment period has closed if it is possible to do so without incurring expense or delay. The agency may change this proposal in light of the comments it receives. B. Confidential Business Information Confidential Business Information (CBI) is commercial or financial information that is both customarily and actually treated as private by its owner. Under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552, CBI is exempt from public disclosure. If your comments responsive to this NPRM contain commercial or financial information that is customarily treated as private, that you actually treat as private, and that is relevant or responsive to this NPRM, it is important that you clearly designate the submitted comments as CBI. Please mark each page of your submission containing CBI as ‘‘PROPIN.’’ The FAA will treat such marked submissions as confidential under the FOIA, and they will not be placed in the public docket of this NPRM. Submissions containing CBI should be sent to the person identified in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this document. Any commentary that the FAA receives which is not specifically designated as CBI will be placed in the public docket for this rulemaking. C. Availability of Rulemaking Documents An electronic copy of rulemaking documents may be obtained from the internet by— 1. Searching the Federal eRulemaking Portal at www.regulations.gov; 2. Visiting the FAA’s Regulations and Policies web page at www.faa.gov/ regulations_policies/; or 3. Accessing the Government Printing Office’s web page at www.GovInfo.com. Copies may also be obtained 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. Commenters must identify the docket or notice number of this rulemaking. All documents the FAA considered in developing this proposed rule, including economic analyses and technical reports, may be accessed from the internet through the Federal eRulemaking Portal referenced in item (1) above. Background On January 25, 2024, the FAA published a NPRM titled ‘‘Disclosure of E:\FR\FM\14MRP1.SGM 14MRP1 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 51 / Thursday, March 14, 2024 / Proposed Rules Safety Critical Information’’ in the Federal Register (89 FR 4841; Notice No. 24–10). In that document, the FAA proposed the implementation of certain mandates in the Aircraft Certification, Safety, and Accountability Act of 2020 by requiring applicants for, and holders of, new and amended transport category airplane type certificates to submit, and subsequently continue to disclose, certain safety critical information to the FAA. The FAA also proposed a requirement for all applicants for type certificates, including new, amended, and supplemental type certificates, to submit a proposed certification plan to the FAA. Commenters were instructed in the NPRM to provide comments on or before March 25, 2024 (i.e., 60 days from the date of publication of the NPRM). Since publication of the NPRM, the FAA has received a joint request from the Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) and the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) to extend the comment period by an additional ninety (90) days. These organizations requested more time to review the proposed rule, develop comments and recommendations, and coordinate those comments among their stakeholders which include a broad range of manufacturers.1 ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with PROPOSALS1 Extension of Comment Period The FAA has reviewed, and partially grants, the request for an extension of the comment period. The FAA recognizes the importance of the proposed rule, and that an extension would help commenters craft complete and thoughtful responses. However, the FAA finds that an additional forty-five (45) days will provide sufficient opportunity to review the NPRM and provide comments. Accordingly, the comment period for Notice No. 24–10 is extended by fortyfive (45) days and will now close on May 9, 2024. This will provide the public with a total of one hundred and five (105) days to conduct its review and submit comments to the docket. The FAA does not intend to approve additional requests to further extend the comment period for this rulemaking. Issued under authority provided by 5 U.S.C. 553(c), and 49 U.S.C. 106(f) and 44701, in Washington, DC. Brandon Roberts, Executive Director, Office of Rulemaking. [FR Doc. 2024–05400 Filed 3–13–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 1 The request is in the docket. VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:42 Mar 13, 2024 Jkt 262001 JOINT BOARD FOR THE ENROLLMENT OF ACTUARIES 20 CFR Part 901 [REG–127915–17] RIN 1545–BQ30 Regulations for Continuing Professional Education Requirements of the Joint Board for the Enrollment of Actuaries Joint Board for the Enrollment of Actuaries. ACTION: Proposed rule. AGENCY: This document sets forth proposed regulations that would amend the continuing professional education requirements for actuaries enrolled by the Joint Board for the Enrollment of Actuaries (Joint Board). These proposed regulations would remove the physical presence requirement for formal continuing professional education programs required for active enrolled actuaries and the physical location requirement from course certifications. These proposed regulations also would modify the continuing professional education requirement for certain actuaries who seek to return to active enrollment from inactive status due to their failure to timely satisfy the renewal requirements in the first enrollment cycle after their initial enrollment cycle. Finally, the proposed regulations would add a requirement that certificates of instruction for continuing professional education courses include the number of hours counted towards the required number of hours for formal programs. These proposed regulations solely address the enrollment rules of the Joint Board and do not affect pension plans, plan participants, or the general public. DATES: Written or electronic comments and requests for a public hearing must be received by April 15, 2024. ADDRESSES: Commenters are strongly encouraged to submit public comments electronically. Submit electronic submissions via the Federal eRulemaking Portal at www.regulations.gov (indicate IRS and REG–127915–17) by following the online instructions for submitting comments. Requests for a public hearing must be submitted as prescribed in the ‘‘Comments and Requests for a Public Hearing’’ section. Once submitted to the Federal eRulemaking Portal, comments cannot be edited or withdrawn. Because the Joint Board’s Executive Director office is within the IRS Return Preparer Office, the Department of the Treasury (the Treasury Department) and the SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00025 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 18579 Internal Revenue Service (IRS) will publish for public availability any comment, whether submitted electronically or on paper, to its public docket. The Treasury Department and the IRS are collecting comments on behalf of the Joint Board. Send paper submissions to: CC:PA:01:PR (REG– 127915–17), Room 5203, Internal Revenue Service, P.O. Box 7604, Ben Franklin Station, Washington, DC 20044. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas Curtin, Executive Director, Joint Board for the Enrollment of Actuaries at (202) 317–3559; concerning submission of comments, the public hearing, and the access code to attend the hearing by telephone, Vivian Hayes at (202) 317– 6901 (not toll-free numbers) or publichearings@IRS.gov (not toll-free numbers). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background This document sets forth proposed amendments to 20 CFR part 901 under section 3042 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (88 Stat. 829), Public Law 93–406 (ERISA). Section 3042 of ERISA provides that the Joint Board shall, by regulations, establish reasonable standards and qualifications for persons performing actuarial services with respect to plans to which ERISA applies and, upon application by any individual, will enroll such individual if the Joint Board finds that such individual satisfies such standards and qualifications. The Joint Board’s Executive Director and staff are located within the IRS’s Return Preparer Office, and, accordingly, the Treasury Department and the IRS are assisting with the drafting of these proposed regulations. Section 901.11 of the Joint Board regulations provides enrollment procedures for the Joint Board, including continuing professional education requirements for enrolled actuaries. Section 901.11(d) provides that, to maintain active enrollment to perform actuarial services under ERISA, each enrolled actuary is required to periodically renew enrollment. Pursuant to section 901.11(d)(1), the process for renewing enrollment as an enrolled actuary with the Joint Board occurs on a three-year cycle. Part of the renewal process includes a certification that the actuary satisfied a continuing professional education requirement. Pursuant to section 901.11(e)(2)(i), 36 hours of continuing professional education credits are required within the three-year cycle for every enrolled E:\FR\FM\14MRP1.SGM 14MRP1

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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 51 (Thursday, March 14, 2024)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 18578-18579]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-05400]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 21

[Docket No.: FAA-2024-0159; Notice No. 24-10]
RIN 2120-AL87


Disclosure of Safety Critical Information; Extension of Comment 
Period

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

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM); Extension of comment 
period.

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SUMMARY: This action extends the comment period for the NPRM titled 
``Disclosure of Safety Critical Information'' that was published on 
January 25, 2024. In that document, the FAA proposed the implementation 
of certain mandates in the Aircraft Certification, Safety, and 
Accountability Act of 2020 by requiring applicants for, and holders of, 
new and amended transport category airplane type certificates to 
submit, and subsequently continue to disclose, certain safety critical 
information to the FAA. The FAA also proposed a requirement for all 
applicants for type certificates, including new, amended, and 
supplemental type certificates, to submit a proposed certification plan 
to the FAA. The FAA is extending the comment period closing date, on 
request, to allow commenters additional time to analyze the proposed 
rule and prepare a response.

DATES: The comment period for the NPRM published on January 25, 2024, 
at 89 FR 4841, is extended. Comments should be received on or before 
May 9, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Send comments identified by docket number FAA-2024-0159 
using any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to www.regulations.gov and 
follow the online instructions for sending your comments 
electronically.
     Mail: Send comments to Docket Operations, M-30; U.S. 
Department of Transportation (DOT), 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Room 
W12-140, West Building Ground Floor, Washington, DC 20590-0001.
     Hand Delivery or Courier: Take 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.
     Fax: Fax comments to Docket Operations at 202-493-2251.
    Privacy: In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(c), DOT solicits comments 
from the public to better inform its rulemaking process. DOT posts 
these comments, without edit, including any personal information the 
commenter provides, to www.regulations.gov, as described in the system 
of records notice (DOT/ALL-14 FDMS), which can be reviewed at 
www.dot.gov/privacy.
    Docket: Background documents or comments received may be read at 
www.regulations.gov at any time. Follow the online instructions for 
accessing the docket or go to the 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: Susan McCormick, Systems Standards, 
Product Policy Management, Policy and Standards Division, Aircraft 
Certification Service, Federal Aviation Administration, 26805 East 68th 
Ave., Denver, CO 80249-6339; telephone (206) 231-3242; email 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Comments Invited

    The FAA invites interested persons to participate in this 
rulemaking by submitting written comments, data, or views. The agency 
also invites 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, commenters should send only one copy of written 
comments, or if comments are filed electronically, commenters should 
submit only one time.
    The FAA will file in the docket all comments it receives, as well 
as a report summarizing each substantive public contact with FAA 
personnel concerning this proposed rulemaking. Before acting on this 
proposal, the FAA will consider all comments it receives on or before 
the closing date for comments. The FAA will consider comments filed 
after the comment period has closed if it is possible to do so without 
incurring expense or delay. The agency may change this proposal in 
light of the comments it receives.

B. Confidential Business Information

    Confidential Business Information (CBI) is commercial or financial 
information that is both customarily and actually treated as private by 
its owner. Under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552, 
CBI is exempt from public disclosure. If your comments responsive to 
this NPRM contain commercial or financial information that is 
customarily treated as private, that you actually treat as private, and 
that is relevant or responsive to this NPRM, it is important that you 
clearly designate the submitted comments as CBI. Please mark each page 
of your submission containing CBI as ``PROPIN.'' The FAA will treat 
such marked submissions as confidential under the FOIA, and they will 
not be placed in the public docket of this NPRM. Submissions containing 
CBI should be sent to the person identified in the FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT section of this document. Any commentary that the 
FAA receives which is not specifically designated as CBI will be placed 
in the public docket for this rulemaking.

C. Availability of Rulemaking Documents

    An electronic copy of rulemaking documents may be obtained from the 
internet by--
    1. Searching the Federal eRulemaking Portal at www.regulations.gov;
    2. Visiting the FAA's Regulations and Policies web page at 
www.faa.gov/regulations_policies/; or
    3. Accessing the Government Printing Office's web page at 
www.GovInfo.com.
    Copies may also be obtained 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. 
Commenters must identify the docket or notice number of this 
rulemaking.
    All documents the FAA considered in developing this proposed rule, 
including economic analyses and technical reports, may be accessed from 
the internet through the Federal eRulemaking Portal referenced in item 
(1) above.

Background

    On January 25, 2024, the FAA published a NPRM titled ``Disclosure 
of

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Safety Critical Information'' in the Federal Register (89 FR 4841; 
Notice No. 24-10). In that document, the FAA proposed the 
implementation of certain mandates in the Aircraft Certification, 
Safety, and Accountability Act of 2020 by requiring applicants for, and 
holders of, new and amended transport category airplane type 
certificates to submit, and subsequently continue to disclose, certain 
safety critical information to the FAA. The FAA also proposed a 
requirement for all applicants for type certificates, including new, 
amended, and supplemental type certificates, to submit a proposed 
certification plan to the FAA. Commenters were instructed in the NPRM 
to provide comments on or before March 25, 2024 (i.e., 60 days from the 
date of publication of the NPRM).
    Since publication of the NPRM, the FAA has received a joint request 
from the Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) and the General 
Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) to extend the comment period 
by an additional ninety (90) days. These organizations requested more 
time to review the proposed rule, develop comments and recommendations, 
and coordinate those comments among their stakeholders which include a 
broad range of manufacturers.\1\
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    \1\ The request is in the docket.
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Extension of Comment Period

    The FAA has reviewed, and partially grants, the request for an 
extension of the comment period. The FAA recognizes the importance of 
the proposed rule, and that an extension would help commenters craft 
complete and thoughtful responses. However, the FAA finds that an 
additional forty-five (45) days will provide sufficient opportunity to 
review the NPRM and provide comments.
    Accordingly, the comment period for Notice No. 24-10 is extended by 
forty-five (45) days and will now close on May 9, 2024.
    This will provide the public with a total of one hundred and five 
(105) days to conduct its review and submit comments to the docket. The 
FAA does not intend to approve additional requests to further extend 
the comment period for this rulemaking.
    Issued under authority provided by 5 U.S.C. 553(c), and 49 U.S.C. 
106(f) and 44701, in Washington, DC.

Brandon Roberts,
Executive Director, Office of Rulemaking.
[FR Doc. 2024-05400 Filed 3-13-24; 8:45 am]
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