[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 2 (Monday, January 5, 2009)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 201-202]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-31304]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 11

[Docket No. FAA-199-6622; Amendment No. 11-55]
RIN 2120-AG95


Clarification for Submitting Petitions for Rulemaking or 
Exemption

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Final rule; technical amendment.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is making minor 
technical changes to the requirements for submitting a petition for 
rulemaking or exemption. In a final rule published in the Federal 
Register on December 5, 2007, the FAA inadvertently did not make 
conforming amendments to plain language requirements in the structure 
and content of the final rule. This technical amendment restructures or 
reorders the filing of petitions and incorporates a reference for 
additional filing guidance and instructions using the Federal Docket 
Management System (FDMS). These changes ensure general rulemaking 
procedures are clear, written in plain language, and better inform the 
public of administrative practices.

DATES: Effective Dates: This rule is effective January 5, 2009.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Katrina Holiday, Office of Rulemaking, 
ARM-202, Federal Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Avenue, SW., 
Washington, DC 20591; telephone: (202-267-9680); facsimile: (202-267-
5075); e-mail: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA published in the Federal Register on 
December 5, 2007 (72 FR 68474) a document that amended the regulations 
for submitting petitions for rulemaking or exemption. This technical 
amendment--
    (1) Incorporates a reference to available guidance and instructions 
that may ease the use of FDMS. This guidance is accessible via the 
Internet at http://www.regulations.gov, and additional instructions for 
petitions for rulemaking or exemption are also accessible via the 
Internet at http://www.faa.gov/regulations.
    (2) Amends 14 CFR 11.63(a) and (b) by reordering these paragraphs 
by order of importance to address in paragraph (a) general submissions 
of petitions for rulemaking or exemption, and paragraph (b) specific 
petitions for rulemaking or exemption for relief from part 139 of this 
chapter.
    Because these actions are merely administrative in nature, the FAA 
finds that notice and public procedure 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

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making this amendment effective upon publication.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 11

    Administrative practice and procedure, Reporting and recordkeeping 
requirements.

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Accordingly, Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) part 11 
is amended as follows:

The Amendments

PART 11--GENERAL RULEMAKING PROCEDURES

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1. The authority citation for part 11 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40113, 44701.


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2. Revise Sec.  11.63(a), (b), and (c) to read as follows:


Sec.  11.63  How and to whom do I submit my petition for rulemaking or 
petition for exemption?

    (a) To submit a petition for rulemaking or exemption--
    (1) By electronic submission, submit your petition for rulemaking 
or exemption to FAA through the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov, 
the Federal Docket Management System Web site. For additional 
instructions, you may visit http://www.faa.gov/regulations.
    (2) By paper submission, send the original signed copy of your 
petition for rulemaking or exemption to this address: U.S. Department 
of Transportation, Docket Operations, West Building Ground Floor, Room 
W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590.
    (b) Submit a petition for rulemaking or exemption from part 139 of 
this chapter--
    (1) To the appropriate FAA airport field office in whose area your 
airport is, or will be, established; and
    (2) To the U.S. Department of Transportation, Docket Operations, 
West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., 
Washington, DC 20590 or by electronic submission to this Internet 
address: http://www.regulations.gov.
    (c) The FAA may designate other means by which you can submit 
petitions in the future.
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    Issued in Washington, DC on December 30, 2008.
Pamela Hamilton-Powell,
Director, Office of Rulemaking.
[FR Doc. E8-31304 Filed 1-2-09; 8:45 am]
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