[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 197 (Friday, October 13, 2023)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 70911-70912]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-22635]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 3

[Docket No.: FAA-2023-1194; Notice No. 23-07]
RIN 2120-AL85


U.S. Agents for Service on Individuals With Foreign Addresses Who 
Hold or Apply for Certain Certificates, Ratings, or Authorizations; 
Reopening of Comment Period

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 action extends the comment period for the NPRM published 
on June 12, 2023, titled ``U.S. Agents for Service on Individuals with 
Foreign Addresses Who Hold or Apply for Certain Certificates, Ratings, 
or Authorizations.'' The FAA is extending the comment period to allow 
commenters to review the Privacy Impact Assessment conducted by the 
Department of Transportation.

DATES: The comment period for the NPRM published on June 12, 2023, at 
88 FR 38001, and closed on August 11, 2023, is reopened until October 
30, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Send comments identified by docket number FAA-2023-1194 
using any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to www.regulations.gov and 
follow the online instructions for sending your comments 
electronically.
     Mail: Send comments to Docket Operations, M-30; U.S. 
Department of Transportation (DOT), 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Room 
W12-140, West Building Ground Floor, Washington, DC 20590-0001.
     Hand Delivery or Courier: Take comments to Docket 
Operations in Room W12-140 of the West Building Ground Floor at 1200 
New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday 
through Friday, except Federal holidays.
     Fax: Fax comments to Docket Operations at (202) 493-2251.
    Privacy: In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(c), DOT solicits comments 
from the public to better inform its rulemaking process. DOT posts 
these comments, without edit, including any personal information the 
commenter provides, to www.regulations.gov, as described in the system 
of records notice (DOT/ALL-14 FDMS), which can be reviewed at 
www.dot.gov/privacy.
    Docket: Background documents or comments received may be read at 
www.regulations.gov at any time. Follow the online instructions for 
accessing the docket or go to the Docket Operations in Room W12-140 of 
the West Building Ground Floor at 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, 
Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, 
except Federal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jessica Kabaz-Gomez, Office of the 
Chief Counsel, Enforcement Division, AGC-300, Federal Aviation 
Administration, 800 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20591; (202) 
267-7395; email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Comments Invited

    The FAA invites interested persons to participate in this 
rulemaking by submitting written comments, data, or views relating to 
the Privacy Impact Assessment associated with this rulemaking. The most 
helpful comments reference a specific portion of the proposal, explain 
the reason for any recommended change, and include supporting data. To 
ensure the docket does not contain duplicate comments, commenters 
should submit only one time if comments are filed electronically or 
commenters should send only one copy of written comments if comments 
are filed in writing.
    The FAA will file in the docket all comments it receives, as well 
as a report summarizing each substantive public contact with FAA 
personnel concerning this proposed rulemaking. Before acting on this 
proposal, the FAA will consider all comments it receives on or before 
the closing date for comments. The FAA will consider comments filed 
after the comment period has closed if it is possible to do so without 
incurring expense or delay. The FAA may change this proposal in light 
of the comments it receives.

B. Confidential Business Information

    Confidential Business Information (CBI) is commercial or financial 
information that is both customarily and actually treated as private by 
its owner. Under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) (5 U.S.C. 552), 
CBI is exempt from public disclosure. If your comments responsive to 
this NPRM contain commercial or financial information that is 
customarily treated as private, that you actually treat as private, and 
that is relevant or responsive to this NPRM, it is important that you 
clearly designate the submitted comments as CBI. Please mark each page 
of your submission containing CBI as ``PROPIN.'' The FAA will treat 
such marked submissions as confidential under the FOIA, and they will 
not be placed in the public docket of this NPRM. Submissions containing 
CBI should be sent to the person listed under the FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT heading at the beginning of the preamble. Any 
commentary that the FAA receives which is not specifically designated 
as CBI will be placed in the public docket for this rulemaking.

C. Availability of Rulemaking Documents

    An electronic copy of rulemaking documents may be obtained from the 
internet by--
    1. Searching the Federal eRulemaking Portal at www.regulations.gov;
    2. Visiting the FAA's Regulations and Policies web page at 
www.faa.gov/regulations_policies/; or
    3. Accessing the Government Printing Office's web page at 
www.GovInfo.com.
    Copies may also be obtained by sending a request to the Federal 
Aviation Administration, Office of Rulemaking, ARM-1, 800 Independence 
Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20591, or by calling (202) 267-9680. 
Commenters must identify the docket or notice number of this 
rulemaking.
    All documents the FAA considered in developing this proposed rule, 
including economic analyses and technical reports, may be accessed from 
the internet through the Federal eRulemaking Portal referenced in item 
(1) above.

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Background

    On June 12, 2023, the FAA published an NPRM titled ``U.S. Agents 
for Service on Individuals with Foreign Addresses Who Hold or Apply for 
Certain Certificates, Ratings, or Authorizations,'' in the Federal 
Register (88 FR 38001; Notice No. 23-07). Commenters were instructed to 
provide comments on or before August 11, 2023 (i.e., 60 days from the 
date of publication of the NPRM).
    Since publication, the FAA has received one request to extend the 
comment period to provide time to review the associated Privacy Impact 
Assessment that was not available at the time of publication. The 
Privacy Impact Assessment was completed on August 23, 2023, and is 
publicly available on the website of the Department of Transportation 
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Reopening of Comment Period

    The FAA partially grants the petitioners' requests for an extension 
of the comment period to comment on the Privacy Impact Assessment. 
Under the circumstances, the FAA finds that an additional fifteen (15) 
days will provide sufficient opportunity for the public to comment. 
Therefore, the comment period for Notice No. 23-07 is reopened until 
October 30, 2023.
    The FAA will not grant any additional requests to further extend 
the comment period for this rulemaking.

    Issued under authority provided by 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 44701(a), 
and 44703 in Washington, DC.
Brandon Roberts,
Executive Director, Office of Rulemaking, Federal Aviation 
Administration.
[FR Doc. 2023-22635 Filed 10-12-23; 8:45 am]
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