[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 6 (Monday, January 10, 1994)]
[Proposed Rules]
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[FR Doc No: 94-544]
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[Federal Register: January 10, 1994]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Chapter I
[Docket No. 27581, Notice No. 94-1]
Regulatory Review
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Request for comments.
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SUMMARY: This notice requests that the public identify regulations that
it believes should be amended or eliminated to reduce undue regulatory
burdens, if any, consistent with the FAA's statutory safety, security,
and other public interest responsibilities. This notice asks each
commenter to identify, in order of priority, those regulations that are
believed to be unwarranted or inappropriate. In order to focus agency
consideration, each commenter is asked to concentrate on no more than
three regulations he or she believes to be of primary concern. The
agency asks further that each commenter provide a brief explanation of:
(1) The bases for the three highest priority recommendations to amend
or eliminate the regulations; (2) the ways in which each regulation's
objective is otherwise fulfilled (e.g., by duplicative regulations or
by technological advances that render the regulations obsolete); and
(3) where appropriate, a suggested substitute or amended version of the
regulations identified. This information will help the FAA to respond
to the Administration's direction to design regulations in the most
effective manner to achieve their regulatory objective.
DATES: Comments should be submitted on or before March 11, 1994.
ADDRESSES: Comments should be mailed, in triplicate, to: Federal
Aviation Administration, Office of Chief Counsel, Attention: Rules
Docket (AGC-200), Docket No. 27581, 800 Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20591.
Comments delivered must be marked Docket No. 27581. Comments may be
examined in room 915G weekdays between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m., except on
Federal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Chris Christie, Director, Office of Rulemaking, Federal Aviation
Administration, 800 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591;
telephone (202) 267-9677.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: With this Notice, the FAA is undertaking an
evaluation aimed at eliminating or amending existing rules and
regulations that may not be necessary to achieve the agency's safety,
security, and other public interest responsibilities. This effort
initiates a response to the recommendations of the 15-member National
Commission to Ensure a Strong Competitive Airline Industry, the
recommendations of the Vice President's National Performance Review,
and DOT and FAA regulatory initiatives.
In April 1993, the National Commission to Ensure a Strong
Competitive Airline Industry (Commission) was established by Public Law
No. 103-13. The Commission was asked to investigate, study and make
policy recommendations regarding the financial vitality and future
competitiveness of the U.S. airline and aerospace industries.
In August 1993, the Commission issued a report to the President and
Congress that addressed, among other things, the legal and
administrative policies that govern the regulatory responsibilities
imposed on United States airlines. The Commission found that Federal
regulations impose a cumulative burden on airlines. While the FAA has
not quantified that burden, the Commission estimated that existing
rules have added to airline costs and concluded that the costs of these
rules have a direct impact on the airlines' financial condition.
To enhance the FAA's ability to perform its statutory role without
undue economic impact on the aviation industry, the Commission
recommends that the ``FAA/DOT undertake a short-range regulatory
review--in close consultation with industry and other interested
parties--to eliminate or amend existing regulations to reduce
regulatory burdens consistent with safety and security
considerations.''
In addition, Executive Order 12866 requires that agencies
``identify regulations that are cumulative, obsolete, or inconsistent,
and where appropriate, eliminate or modify them.'' In light of these
concerns, and consistent with the Administration's Civil Aviation
Initiative, this notice solicits public comment that will assist the
FAA in focusing attention on areas where the public believes the
regulatory burden is excessive and unjustified. In particular, the
agency requests that each commenter identify the most significant
regulations that the commenter believes may no longer be necessary, are
unduly burdensome, or impose excessive costs or red tape. In some
cases, for example, important innovations, technologies, or new market
opportunities may have taken place or may have been created since a
rule was promulgated, potentially rendering a rule obsolete.
The FAA requests commenters to focus their recommendations on up to
three regulations they believe to be of primary concern--rather than
catalogue all rules that they may view to be objectionable in some
respect. This will facilitate development of a manageable overall
proposal. Further, each commenter should rank in priority order the
regulations that the commenter believes the agency should address
first. In addition, each submission should include an explanation of:
(1) How the identified regulatory requirement is burdensome; (2) how
the requirement should be changed or deleted, including, where
possible, suggested draft substitutes; (3) how a regulatory change
would benefit the public; and (4) how a proposed regulatory change
would provide an adequate level of safety, security, or environmental
protection. Specific economic information to support a reliable cost/
benefit analysis of the proposed change will also be of assistance.
Comments in response to this notice are also expected to facilitate
the FAA's regulatory review envisioned by Executive Order No. 12866,
``Regulatory Planning and Review,'' issued September 30, 1993. This
executive order requires each agency to create a program under which it
will periodically review its existing significant regulations to
determine whether any should be modified or eliminated to make the
agency's regulatory program more effective and less burdensome.
The comments provided in response to this notice will assist the
agency in establishing its priorities for future regulatory changes,
including repeal or modification of rules where appropriate, to
maintain safety and security while reducing regulatory burdens.
Issued in Washington, DC, on January 5, 1994.
David R. Hinson,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 94-544 Filed 1-6-94; 8:45 am]
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