[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 13 (Friday, January 21, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3243-3244]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-1130]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

[Docket No. FAA-1999-5836; Notice No. 05-01]
RIN 2120-AC38


Repair Stations

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of availability of AC; extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: This action extends the comment period for an Advisory 
Circular (AC) that was published on December 22, 2004. In that 
document, the FAA provided guidance to repair stations to establish 
their training programs. This extension is a result of requests from 
multiple commenters to extend the comment period for the AC.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before March 22, 2005.

ADDRESSES: Send all comments on AC 145-RSTP to Mr. Herbert E. Daniel, 
Aircraft Maintenance Division, General Aviation and Repair Station 
Branch (AFS-340), Federal Aviation Administration, 800 Independence 
Ave., SW., Washington, DC 20591; facsimile (202) 267-5115; e-mail 
[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Herbert E. Daniel, AFS-340, at the 
address, facsimile, or e-mail listed above, or by telephone at (202) 
267-3109; or Mr. Dan Bachelder, AFS-340, at the address or facsimile 
listed above or e-mail [email protected] or by telephone at (202) 
267-7027.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Comments Invited: The proposed AC 145-RSTP 
is available on the FAA's Regulatory Guidance Library Web site at: 
http://www.airweb.faa.gov/Regulatory_and_Guidance_Library/rgDAC.nsf/MainFrame?OpenFrameSet. under the Open for Comment link. Interested 
persons are invited to comment on the AC by submitting written data, 
views, or suggestions, as they may desire. Please identify AC 145-RSTP, 
Repair Station Training Program, and submit comments, either hardcopy 
or electronic, to the appropriate address listed above.

Background

    On December 22, 2004, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) 
issued the draft Advisory Circular AC 145-RSTP Repair Station Training 
Program (69 FR 76829, 12/22/2004). Comments to that document were to be 
received on or before January 21, 2005.

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    By letters dated January 3 and January 5, 2005, the Aircraft 
Electronics Association, Washington, DC and the National Air 
Transportation Association, Alexandria, VA requested that the FAA 
extend the comment period for AC 145-RSTP for 60 days. These and other 
industry associations stated that the original 30-day comment period 
did not allow repair stations adequate time to consider, review, and 
respond to the draft Advisory Circular while continuing to operate 
their businesses. All commenters requested an extension of the comment 
period by 60 days to provide sufficient time to evaluate this document 
before submitting comments to the FAA.
    The FAA concurs with the requests for an extension of the comment 
period on AC 145-RSTP. The FAA agrees that additional time for comments 
will allow repair stations to review the document and formulate their 
comments while continuing to conduct their business. This will also 
allow commenters who may have anticipated an extension in the comment 
period to submit their comments by a certain date. Absent unusual 
circumstances, the FAA does not anticipate any further extension of the 
comment period for this AC.

Extension of Comment Period

    Commenters have shown a substantive interest in the proposed AC and 
good cause for the extension. The FAA also has determined that 
extension of the comment period is consistent with the public interest, 
and that good cause exists for taking this action.
    Accordingly, the comment period for AC 145-RSTP Repair Station 
Training Program is extended until March 22, 2005.

    Issued in Washington, DC, January 14, 2005.
John M. Allen,
Acting Director, Flight Standards Service.
[FR Doc. 05-1130 Filed 1-14-05; 1:40 pm]
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