Department of Transportation April 20, 2009 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

This action proposes to amend Class E airspace at Devine, TX. Additional controlled airspace is necessary to accommodate new Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAPs) at Devine Municipal Airport, Devine, TX. This action also would update the geographic coordinates of the Devine RBN to coincide with the FAA's National Aeronautical Charting Office. The FAA is taking this action to enhance the safety and management of Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) aircraft operations at Devine Municipal Airport.

The FAA is issuing this notice to advise the public of the renewal of the RTCA Charter (FAA Order 1110.77S) for two years, effective April 2, 2011. The administrator is the sponsor of the committee. The objective of the advisory committee is to seek solutions to problems involving applied technology (for example, electronics, computers, and telecommunications) to aeronautical operations that impact the future air traffic management system. The solutions are often about recommended minimum operational performance standards and technical guidance documents that are acceptable to Government, industry, and users. Standards ensure equivalent performance of the same generic equipment built by different manufacturers. Government regulatory and procurement practices reference or use RTCA standards (with or without change). The Secretary of Transportation has determined that that information and use of committee are necessary in the public interest in connection with the performance of duties imposed on the FAA by law.

The FHWA is issuing this notice to advise the public and other agencies that a tiered environmental impact statement (EIS) will be prepared for a proposed project involving approximately 1.5 miles of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway (BQE), Interstate 278 (I-278) in Kings County, New York (Project Identification Number X730.56). This segment of the BQE extends from Atlantic Avenue to Sands Street and encompasses 21 structures, including a unique 0.4-mile triple cantilever structure. The objective of the tiered EIS is to evaluate alternatives and make corridor level decisions regarding the rehabilitation or reconstruction of the existing facility and to identify a general alignment and corridor for proposed improvements. The tiered approach will allow for a broad range of solutions and the appropriate consideration of area wide environmental and land use impacts, including the maintenance and protection of traffic during construction.

This action extends the comment period for an NPRM that was published on January 12, 2009. In that document, the FAA proposed to revise the regulations for crewmember and aircraft dispatcher training programs in domestic, flag, and supplemental operations. This extension is a result of a request from the Air Transport Association of America, Inc., Air Carrier Association of America, Regional Airline Association, and National Air Carrier Association on behalf of their members, and Airbus Americas, Inc. to extend the comment period to the proposal.

This document grants in full the petition of Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (Porsche) for an exemption in accordance with Sec. 543.9(c)(2) of 49 CFR Part 543, Exemption from the Theft Prevention Standard, for the Porsche Panamera vehicle line beginning with model year (MY) 2010. This petition is granted because the agency has determined that the antitheft device to be placed on the line as standard equipment is likely to be as effective in reducing and deterring motor vehicle theft as compliance with the parts-marking requirements of the Theft Prevention Standard.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) published an announcement in the Federal Register on October 24, 2008, requesting review of a proposed amendment to the Noise Compatibility Program (NCP) submitted for Gulfport Biloxi International Airport, Gulfport MS. The proposed amendment to the Noise Compatibility Program was to be approved or disapproved on or before April 16, 2009. Public comments

This action clarifies the Class D and Class E airspace descriptions for Lone Star Executive Airport, Conroe, TX, published in the Federal Register December 17, 2008 (73 FR 76517). Ambiguities in the legal description has caused inaccurate charting of the Class D and Class E surface areas at Lone Star Executive Airport. This action amends the legal descriptions to coincide with the FAA's National Aeronautical Charting Office.

This action confirms the effective date of a final rule published in the Federal Register on December 15, 2008, amending Class E airspace at Summersville, WV (73 FR 75938). This action also corrects the misspelling of the airport name and town from Summerville to Summersville.