[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 180 (Tuesday, September 18, 2007)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 53114]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-18350]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 135


Service Difficulty Reports; Correcting Amendment

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule; correcting amendment.

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SUMMARY: This action removes an erroneous reference to a section that 
appears in the applicability section of operating requirements for 
commuter and on-demand operations. The intent of this action is to 
ensure that the regulations are clear and accurate.

DATES: This amendment becomes effective September 18, 2007.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kim Barnette, Aircraft Maintenance 
Division, Flight Standards Service, Federal Aviation Administration, 
800 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591. Telephone: (202) 
493-4922; facsimile: (202) 267-5115; e-mail: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On December 29, 2005, the FAA published a 
final rule (70 FR 76974) that withdrew a final rule entitled Service 
Difficulty Reports. As part of that withdrawal, the FAA should have 
removed any cross-reference to Sec.  135.416 that appeared elsewhere in 
the regulation, since that section was removed as part of withdrawing 
the Service Difficulty Reports rule.
    To correct this oversight, this action removes references to Sec.  
135.416 from paragraphs (a)(1) and (a)(2) of Sec.  135.411.

Technical Amendment

    The technical amendment will make a minor editorial correction to 
Sec.  135.411, paragraphs (a)(1) and (a)(2).

Justification for Immediate Adoption

    Because this action removes references to a section that no longer 
exists, the FAA finds that notice and public comment under 5 U.S.C. 
553(b) is unnecessary. For the same reason, the FAA finds that good 
cause exists under 5 U.S.C. 553(d) for making this rule effective upon 
publication.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 135

    Air taxis, Aircraft, Aviation safety, Reporting and recordkeeping 
requirements.

The Amendment

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Accordingly, Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) part 135 
is amended as follows:

PART 135--OPERATING REQUIREMENTS: COMMUTER AND ON-DEMAND OPERATIONS 
AND RULES GOVERNING PERSONS ON BOARD SUCH AIRCRAFT

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1. The authority citation for part 135 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 41706, 40113, 44701-44702, 44705, 
44709, 44711-44713, 44715-44717, 44722, 45101-45105.


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2. Amend Sec.  135.411 by revising paragraphs (a)(1) and (a)(2) to read 
as follows:


Sec.  135.411  Applicability.

    (a) * * *
    (1) Aircraft that are type certificated for a passenger seating 
configuration, excluding any pilot seat, of nine seats or less, shall 
be maintained under parts 91 and 43 of this chapter and Sec. Sec.  
135.415, 135.417, 135.421 and 135.422. An approved aircraft inspection 
program may be used under Sec.  135.419.
    (2) Aircraft that are type certificated for a passenger seating 
configuration, excluding any pilot seat, of ten seats or more, shall be 
maintained under a maintenance program in Sec. Sec.  135.415, 135.417, 
135.423 through 135.443.
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    Issued in Washington, DC on September 12, 2007.
Pamela Hamilton-Powell,
Director, Office of Rulemaking, Aviation Safety.
[FR Doc. E7-18350 Filed 9-17-07; 8:45 am]
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