Department of Transportation October 19, 2010 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announces its findings on the noise compatibility program (NCP) submitted by the Chicago Executive Airport Board of Directors for Chicago Executive Airport under the provisions of 49 U.S.C. 47501 et seq. (the Aviation Safety and Noise Abatement Act, herein referred to as ``the Act'') and 14 CFR part 150. On March 1, 2010, the FAA determined that the noise exposure maps submitted by Chicago Executive Airport Board of Directors for Chicago Executive Airport were in compliance with applicable requirements. On September 30, 2010, the FAA approved the Chicago Executive Airport noise compatibility program. Twenty-one of the twenty-seven recommendations of the program were approved.

This notice provides information regarding the FHWA's finding that a Buy America waiver is appropriate for the use of non-domestic Steel Pipe; A53 Grade B, 26'' OD, 0.375'' wall for construction of a Recovery Act project on SR 60, Section A40, in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.

FMCSA announces its decision to exempt thirty-five individuals from its rule prohibiting persons with insulin-treated diabetes mellitus (ITDM) from operating commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) in interstate commerce. The exemptions will enable these individuals to operate CMVs in interstate commerce.

We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for the products listed above. This AD requires inspecting the wings for internal and external damage, repairing any damage found, installing an operational limitation placard in the cockpit, adding limitations to the flight manual supplement, and reporting the results of the inspection to the FAA if damage is found. This AD was prompted by a wing overload failure and by reports of cracks in the upper wing skins on certain Cessna airplanes that are or have ever been modified by Aviation Enterprises Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) SA02055AT, SA02056AT, SA02307AT, or SA02308AT. We are issuing this AD to detect and correct damage in the wings and to prevent overload failure of the wing due to the installation of the STCs. Damage in the wing or overload failure of the wing could result in structural failure of the wing, which could result in loss of control.