Department of Transportation November 17, 2005 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

This document denies a petition for reconsideration of the agency's newly expanded parts marking requirements. The Anti Car Theft Act of 1992 required NHTSA to conduct a rulemaking to extend the parts marking requirements of that Standard to all passenger cars and multipurpose passenger vehicles with a gross vehicle weight rating of 6,000 pounds or less regardless of theft rate, unless the Attorney General found that such a requirement would not substantially inhibit chop shop operations and motor vehicle thefts. The initial final rule extending the parts marking requirement was published in April of 2004. In May 2005, NHTSA responded to petitions for reconsideration of the April 2004 final rule and established a phase in schedule for the new requirements. We also decided to exclude vehicle lines with annual production of not more than 3,500 vehicles from the parts marking requirements because the benefits of marking these vehicle lines would be trivial or of no value. The agency received a petition for reconsideration of the May 2005 final rule from International Association of Auto Theft Investigators. The petition asked the agency to reconsider the phase-in and small volume exclusion as it applied to large volume vehicle manufacturers. This document denies that petition because it did not provide sufficient information in support of their request to reconsider the May 2005 final rule.

This action proposes to revise the Class E airspace at Holy Cross, AK. Two new Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAPs) and a revised Departure Procedure (DP) are being published for the Holy Cross Airport. Adoption of this proposal would result in revised Class E airspace upward from 700 feet (ft.) above the surface at Holy Cross, AK.

This action proposes to establish new Class E airspace at Koyuk, AK. Two revised procedures and one new Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) are being published for the Koyuk Airport. Additional Class E Airspace is needed to contain aircraft executing instrument approaches at Koyuk Airport. Additionally, one small section of Class G airspace surrounded by Class E airspace will be converted to Class E airspace by this action. Adoption of this proposal would result in creation of additional Class E airspace upward from 700 feet (ft.) and 1,200 ft. above the surface at Koyuk, AK.

This action establishes Class E airspace at Nikolai, AK to provide adequate controlled airspace to contain aircraft executing two new Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAPs). This rule results in new Class E airspace upward from 700 feet (ft.) above the surface at Nikolai Airport, AK.

This action modifies Class E airspace at Egegik, AK to provide adequate controlled airspace to contain aircraft executing two revised Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAPs). This rule results in revised Class E airspace upward from 700 feet (ft.) above the surface at Egegik Airport, AK.