[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 24 (Tuesday, February 6, 2007)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 5366-5367]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-1834]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Parts 121, 125, and 135

[Docket No. FAA-2006-26135; Notice No. 06-16]
RIN 2120-AI79


Filtered Flight Data

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM); extension of comment 
period.

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SUMMARY: This action extends the comment period for an NPRM published 
on November 15, 2006. In that document, the FAA proposed to amend the 
digital flight data recorder regulations by prohibiting the filtering 
of some original parameter sensor signals. This extension is a result 
of a request from The Boeing Company to extend the comment period for 
the NPRM.

DATES: Send your comments on the NPRM on or before April 16, 2007.

ADDRESSES: You may send comments on the NPRM or this extension 
[identified by Docket Number 2006-26135] using any of the following 
methods:
     DOT Docket Web site: Go to http://dms.dot.gov and follow 
the instructions for sending your comments electronically.
     Government-wide rulemaking Web site: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and follow the instructions for sending your 
comments electronically.
     Mail: Docket Management Facility; U.S. Department of 
Transportation, 400

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Seventh Street, SW., Nassif Building, Room PL-401, Washington, DC 
20590-001.
     Fax: 1-202-493-2251.
     Hand Delivery: Room PL-401 on the plaza level of the 
Nassif Building, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC, between 9 
a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
    For more information on the rulemaking process, see the 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document and the NPRM.
    Privacy: We will post all comments we receive, without change, to 
http://dms.dot.gov, including any personal information you provide. For 
more information, see the Privacy Act discussion in the SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION section of the NPRM.
    Docket: To read background documents or comments received, go to 
http://dms.dot.gov at any time or to Room PL-401 on the plaza level of 
the Nassif Building, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC, between 9 
a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Timothy W. Shaver, Avionics Systems 
Branch, Aircraft Certification Service, AIR-130, Federal Aviation 
Administration, 800 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591; 
telephone (202) 385-4686; facsimile (202) 385-4651; e-mail 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Comments Invited

    The FAA continues to invite interested persons to take part in this 
rulemaking by submitting written comments, data, or views about the 
NPRM. We also invite comments about the economic, environmental, 
energy, or federalism impacts that might result from adopting the 
proposals in the NPRM. The most helpful comments reference a specific 
portion of the NPRM, explain the reason for any recommended change, and 
include supporting data. We ask that you send us two copies of written 
comments.

Background

    On November 15, 2006, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) 
published Notice No. 06-16 in the Federal Register (Filtered Flight 
Data, 71 FR 66634) (the NPRM). The comment period for this NPRM ends on 
February 13, 2007.
    By letter dated January 12, 2007, The Boeing Company (Boeing) asked 
the FAA to extend the NPRM's comment period for sixty days. Boeing 
intends to submit comments that will include an assessment of those 
parameters that fall within the proposed definition of filtered data 
for each of its affected airplanes. Boeing also intends to provide cost 
data related to the proposed requirements to analyze in-service 
airplanes. Boeing states that it needs an additional sixty days to 
complete these assessments.
    The FAA agrees with Boeing's request for an extension of the 
comment period. We recognize the assessments being performed by Boeing 
are time-consuming, but are expected to produce valuable information.
    We have determined that an additional sixty days will be enough for 
potential commenters to collect the cost and operational data necessary 
to provide meaningful comments to the NPRM. Absent unusual 
circumstances, the FAA does not anticipate any further extension of the 
comment period for this NPRM.

Extension of Comment Period

    In accordance with 14 CFR 11.47(c), the FAA has reviewed the 
petition submitted by Boeing for an extension of the comment period to 
the NPRM. The FAA finds that an extension of the comment period for 
Notice No. 06-16 is consistent with the public interest, and that good 
cause exists for taking this action. The FAA also has determined that 
Boeing has a substantive interest in the proposed rule and has shown 
good cause for the extension.
    Accordingly, the comment period for Notice No. 06-16 is extended 
until April 16, 2007.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on January 29, 2007.
John J. Hickey,
Director, Aircraft Certification Service.
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