[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 223 (Tuesday, November 20, 2007)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 65227-65228]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-22632]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 39

[Docket No. FAA-2007-29334; Directorate Identifier 2006-NM-268-AD]
RIN 2120-AA64


Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A330 Airplanes and A340-
200 and -300 Series Airplanes

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Department of 
Transportation (DOT).

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

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SUMMARY: This document announces a reopening of the comment period for 
the above-referenced NPRM. The NPRM proposed the adoption of a new 
airworthiness directive for certain Airbus Model A330 airplanes and 
A340-200 and -300 series airplanes. That NPRM invites comments 
concerning the proposed requirements for the inspection of the fuselage 
to identify possible permanent skin repairs and permanent longitudinal 
lap joint repairs and to apply the associated corrective actions. This 
reopening of the comment period is necessary to provide additional 
opportunity for public

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comment on the proposed requirements of that NPRM.

DATES: We must receive comments on this proposed AD by December 20, 
2007.

ADDRESSES: You may send comments by any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
     Fax: 202-493-2251.
     Mail: U.S. Department of Transportation, Docket 
Operations, M-30, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New 
Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590.
     Hand Delivery: U.S. Department of Transportation, Docket 
Operations, M-30, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New 
Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., 
Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
    For service information identified in this AD, contact Airbus, 1 
Rond Point Maurice Bellonte, 31707 Blagnac Cedex, France.

Examining the AD Docket

    You may examine the AD docket on the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov; or in person at the Docket Management Facility 
between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal 
holidays. The AD docket contains this proposed AD, the regulatory 
evaluation, any comments received, and other information. The street 
address for the Docket Office (telephone 800-647-5527) is in the 
ADDRESSES section. Comments will be available in the AD docket shortly 
after receipt.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tim Backman, Aerospace Engineer, 
International Branch, ANM-116, FAA, Transport Airplane Directorate, 
1601 Lind Avenue, SW., Renton, Washington 98057-3356; telephone (425) 
227-2797; fax (425) 227-1149.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We proposed to amend 14 CFR part 39 with a 
notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) for an AD for certain Airbus Model 
A330 airplanes and A340-200 and -300 series airplanes. The NPRM was 
published in the Federal Register on September 28, 2007 (72 FR 55108). 
The NPRM proposed to require the inspection of the fuselage to identify 
possible permanent skin repairs and permanent longitudinal lap joint 
repairs and to apply the associated corrective actions. The NPRM action 
invites comments on the overall regulatory, economic, environmental, 
and energy aspects of the proposed AD.

Actions Since NPRM was Issued

    Since we issued the NPRM, the DOT's Docket Management System (DMS) 
was replaced by the Federal Docket Management System (FDMS). FDMS is a 
government-wide, electronic docket management system, which contains 
the public dockets and is the method used for submitting comments on 
the overall regulatory, economic, environmental, and energy aspects of 
proposed rulemaking actions. However, due to the service disruption 
caused by the transition from DOT's DMS to the FDMS, the docket 
material was not posted on the FDMS until November 1, 2007. Therefore, 
we have determined that the public was not provided adequate 
opportunity to submit comments on the NPRM. As a result, we have 
decided to reopen the comment period for 30 days to receive additional 
comments.
    No part of the regulatory information has been changed; therefore, 
the NPRM is not republished in the Federal Register.

Comments Due Date

    We must receive comments on this AD action by December 20, 2007.

    Issued in Renton, Washington, on November 8, 2007.
Ali Bahrami,
Manager, Transport Airplane Directorate, Aircraft Certification 
Service.
[FR Doc. E7-22632 Filed 11-19-07; 8:45 am]
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