[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 80 (Monday, April 26, 2004)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 22385-22386]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-9394]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

14 CFR Part 11

[Docket No. FAA 1999-6622; Amendment No. 11-50]


General Rulemaking Procedures

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Technical amendment.

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SUMMARY: The FAA published a final rule on August 21, 2000 (65 FR 
50850) that revised and clarified its rulemaking procedures by putting 
them into plain language and by removing redundant and outdated 
material. This technical amendment revises regulations on ``How and to 
whom do I submit my petition for rulemaking or petition for 
exemption,'' and directs petitioners for certain rulemaking or 
exemptions to submit the petition to the appropriate FAA airport field 
office in whose area the petitioner proposes to establish or has 
established its airport in addition to sending the petition to the U.S. 
Department of Transportation, Docket Management System.

DATES: Effective April 26, 2004.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Komal K. Jain, Attorney-Advisor, 
Regulations Division, AGC-200, Federal Aviation Administration, 800 
Independence Ave. SW., Washington, DC 20591; telephone: (202) 267-3073.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    The FAA is amending 14 CFR 11.63, ``How and to whom do I submit my 
petition for rulemaking or petition for exemption,'' and directs 
petitioners for rulemaking or exemptions pertaining to 14 CFR part 139 
to submit the petition to the appropriate FAA airport field office in 
whose area the petitioner proposes to establish or has established its 
airport in addition to sending a copy to the U.S. Department of 
Transportation, Docket Management System. Under the December 14, 1999, 
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (64 FR 69856), the FAA proposed to retain 
the part 11 rule that any petition filed under part 139 of this chapter 
be submitted to the appropriate FAA airport field office in whose area 
the petitioner proposes to establish or has established its airport. In 
its effort to revise and clarify its rulemaking procedures by putting 
them into plain language and by removing redundant and outdated 
material, the FAA published the final rule on August 21, 2000 (65 FR 
50850) and required that all petitions for rulemaking and exemptions be 
sent to one central address. The FAA's experience since the last 
revision to part 11 indicates that streamlining is not appropriate for 
part 139 petition processes. The FAA realizes the nature of these 
petitions, with unique concerns and characteristics, are not 
appropriate for the streamlined general rulemaking and exemption 
process. Therefore, the FAA now revises part 11 to re-establish a 
specific process for petitions for rulemaking and exemptions pertaining 
to part 139.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 11

    Administrative practice and procedure, Reporting and recordkeeping 
requirements.

The Amendment

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In consideration of the above, the Federal Aviation Administration 
amends chapter 1 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations as follows:

PART 11--GENERAL RULEMAKING PROCEDURES

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1. The authority citation for part 11 continues to read as follows:


[[Page 22386]]


    Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40101, 40103, 40105, 40109, 40113, 
44110, 44502, 44701-44702, 44711, and 46102.


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2. Revise Sec.  11.63 to read as follows:


Sec.  11.63  How and to whom do I submit my petition for rulemaking or 
petition for exemption?

    (a) For a petition of rulemaking or exemption filed under part 139 
of this chapter:
    (1) To the appropriate FAA airport field office in whose area the 
petitioner proposes to establish or has established its airport; and
    (2) To the U.S. Department of Transportation, Docket Management 
System, 400 7th Street, SW., Room PL 401, Washington, DC 20591-0001 or 
to this Internet address: http://dms.dot.gov/.
    (b) For all other cases,
    (1) By paper submissions, send the original signed copy of your 
petition for rulemaking or exemption to this address: U.S. Department 
of Transportation, Docket Management System, 400 7th Street, SW., Room 
PL 401, Washington, DC 20591-0001.
    (2) By electronic submission, submit your petition for rulemaking 
or exemption to FAA through the Internet using the Docket Management 
System Web site at this Internet address: http://dms.dot.gov/.
    (c) In the future, FAA may designate other means by which you can 
submit petitions.
    (d) Submit your petition for exemption 120 days before you need the 
exemption to take effect.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on April 20, 2004.
Donald P. Byrne,
Assistant Chief Counsel.
[FR Doc. 04-9394 Filed 4-23-04; 8:45 am]
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