[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 137 (Thursday, July 17, 2003)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 42323-42324]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-18070]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Parts 125 and 135


Regulatory Review--Reopen of Comment Period

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: By this notice, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) 
reopens the comment period for its regulatory review of 14 CFR parts 
135 and 125. The part 135/125 Aviation Rulemaking Committee had its 
first meeting on June 10-12, 2003, and members requested that the 
comment period be reopened to accommodate additional public comments to 
the docket. The FAA agrees and by this notice reopens the comment 
period for Docket No. FAA-2003-13923 until November 18, 2003.

DATES: The FAA will consider all comments on this regulatory review 
filed on or before November 18, 2003. We will consider comments filed 
late if it is possible to do so without incurring expense or delay.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments to FAA-2003-13923 by any of the 
following methods:
    [sbull] Web site: http://dms.dot.gov. Follow the instructions for 
submitting comments on the DOT electronic docket site.
    [sbull] Fax: 1-202-493-2251
    [sbull] Mail: Docket Management Facility: U.S. Department of 
Transportation, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Nassif Building, Room PL-401, 
Washington, DC 20590-001.
    [sbull] Hand Delivery: Room PL-401 on the plaza level of the Nassif 
Building, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC between 9 am and 5 
pm, Monday through Friday, except Federal Holidays.
    [sbull] Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the

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online instructions for submitting comments.
    Instructions: All submissions must include the agency name and 
docket number or Regulatory Identification Number (RIN) for this 
rulemaking. For detailed instructions on submitting comments and 
additional information on the rulemaking process, see the Public 
Participation heading of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this 
document. Note that all comments received will be posted without change 
to http://dms.dot.gov, including any personal information provided. 
Please see the Privacy Act heading under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION and 
Regulatory Notices.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Katherine Perfetti, AFS-200, 800 
Independence Ave. SW., Washington, DC 20591 (202) 267-3760, facsimile 
at (202) 267-5229, or by e-mail: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    By Federal Register notice of February 3, 2003 (68 FR 5488), the 
FAA announced a comprehensive regulatory review and rewrite of parts 
135 and 125. It noted that issues under review may include:
    a. Design and manufacture of new aircraft that current regulations 
do not address adequately (for example, large airships, powered lift 
aircraft).
    b. Certain large airplanes with modifications to payload capacity 
and passenger seat configuration operating under part 91 or 135.
    c. New equipment and technologies not adequately addressed in 
current regulations.
    d. International harmonization, ICAO commercial standards, and 
increased international operations.
    The FAA invited members of the public to serve on the Part 135/125 
Aviation Rulemaking Committee and/or work groups by notifying the 
person listed in the notice before March 5, 2003. In addition, the 
notice solicited comments from the public to docket number FAA-2003-
13923 to be filed on or before June 3, 2003.
    The Part 125/135 Aviation Rulemaking Committee met on June 10-12, 
2003, in Herndon, Virginia to review the docket and to assign the 
issues posted there to the various work groups. At the opening session 
of the meeting on June 10, some members requested that the docket be 
reopened for receiving additional public comments. The FAA agrees with 
the reopening of the docket and publishes this notice to advise the 
public of the extended opportunity to comment on or provide any issues 
pertinent to this review. The reopened comment period will close on 
November 18, 2003, because the third meeting of the committee is 
planned for November 19-21, 2003.

Public Participation

    The FAA invites interested parties to submit specific, detailed 
written comments, or provide input on issues pertinent to parts 125 and 
135. All comments submitted to the docket before November 18, 2003, 
will be considered in the committee discussions.

Privacy Act

    Anyone is able to search the electronic form of all comments 
received into 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 DOT's 
complete Privacy Statement in the Federal Register published on April 
11, 2000 (volume 65, Number 70, pages 19477-78), or you may visit 
http://dms.dot.gov.

Public Web Site

    The FAA also reminds the public that a public Web site, 
http:www.l.faa.gov/avr/arm/part135/index.cfm has been established to 
provide information on the committee and the review. As part of that 
website, the FAA provides a list of members of the committee who may be 
contacted for additional information on a specific area of the review 
and information on future meetings of the committee.

    Issued in Washington, DC on July 9, 2003.
John M. Allen,
Acting Director, Flight Standards Service.
[FR Doc. 03-18070 Filed 7-16-03; 8:45 am]
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