[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 33 (Friday, February 17, 2006)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 8457]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-1484]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Parts 47 and 49

[Docket No.: FAA-2004-19944; Amendment Nos. 47-27 and 49-10]
RIN 2120-AI48


Cape Town Treaty Implementation

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule; confirmation of effective date; approval for 
collection of public information.

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SUMMARY: This document confirms the effective date of the January 3, 
2005, final rule amending 14 CFR parts 47 and 49 to comply with the 
Cape Town Treaty Implementation Act of 2004. This document also 
confirms the approval by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for 
the collection of public information contained in the final rule.

EFFECTIVE DATE: The effective date for the final rule amending 14 CFR 
parts 47 and 49 published at 70 FR 240, January 3, 2005, is March 1, 
2006.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Mark D. Lash, Civil Aviation 
Registry, Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center, 6500 South MacArthur 
Blvd., Oklahoma City, OK 73169, telephone (405) 954-4331.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Confirmation of Effective Date

    The FAA published a final rule, with a request for comment on the 
information collection requirements, in the Federal Register on January 
3, 2005 (70 FR 240). This final rule revised the regulations concerning 
registering aircraft and recording security documents as directed by 
Section 4 of the Cape Town Treaty Implementation Act of 2004. The Cape 
Town Treaty (the Treaty) establishes a new International Registry for 
registering interests against certain aircraft and aircraft engines. 
These amendments enable persons to send information to the 
International Registry concerning certain aircraft and aircraft engines 
by making the FAA Aircraft Registry the U.S. authorizing entry point to 
the International Registry.
    When published, the final rule indicated that these amendments 
become effective concurrent with the date the Treaty enters into force 
with respect to the United States. Under the terms of the Treaty, it 
enters into force three months after the eighth country deposits formal 
instruments with the International Institute for the Unification of 
Private Law depositary in Rome. FAA advised that it would publish a 
document announcing the effective date of this final rule. As of 
January 1, 2006, eight countries, including the United States, have 
deposited instruments of ratification. Thus, the Treaty enters into 
force with respect to the United States and the final rule becomes 
effective on March 1, 2006.

OMB Approval for the Collection of Public Information

    When published, the final rule indicated that the FAA had submitted 
the information requirements associated with this final rule to OMB 
with a request for clearance. The effective date for the collection of 
this public information should be concurrent with the date the Treaty 
enters into force with respect to the United States, once approved by 
OMB. An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required 
to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a 
currently valid OMB control number. The OMB control number for this 
collection is 2120-0697. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, 
no person is subject to any penalty for failing to comply with a 
collection of information subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) 
that does not display a valid control number.
    OMB Control Number: 2120-0697.
    OMB Approval Date: 03/29/05.
    OMB Expiration Date: 03/31/08.
    Title: FAA Entry Point Filing Form--International Registry.
    Form Number: AC Form 8050-135.
    Respondents: Law firms, technical level personnel (paralegals), and 
the public.
    Number of Respondents: 15,000.
    Estimated Time per Response: 30 minutes.
    Needs and Uses: Public Law 108-297 designates the FAA Aircraft 
Registry as the U.S. entry point for authorizing the transmission of 
information relating to civil aircraft of the United States, aircraft 
for which a United States identification has been assigned (but only 
with respect to notices of prospective assignments, interests, and 
sales), and aircraft engines, to the International Registry. It also 
provides for the filing of notices of prospective interests. To 
transmit certain types of interests or prospective interests to the 
International Registry, interested parties must file a completed FAA 
Entry Point Filing Form--International Registry, AC Form 8050-135, with 
the FAA Civil Aviation Registry. Upon receipt of the completed form, 
the FAA Civil Aviation Registry will issue the unique authorization 
code. The FAA did not receive any adverse comments on the proposed 
information collection, and it was approved by OMB.

    Issued in Washington, DC on February 10, 2006.
Anthony F. Fazio,
Director, Office of Rulemaking.
[FR Doc. 06-1484 Filed 2-16-06; 8:45 am]
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