[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 72 (Friday, April 14, 1995)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 19007-19008]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-9387]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Parts 119, 121, 125, 127 and 135
Forum With the Administrator and Deputy Administrator; Public
Meeting on Commuter Operations and General Certification and Operations
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting and forum with the Administrator and
Deputy Administrator.
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SUMMARY: The FAA is issuing this notice to advise the public of an open
forum with the Administrator and Deputy Administrator. Later on the
same day the FAA will hold a public meeting on the notice of proposed
rulemaking, Commuter Operations and General Certification and
Operations, published in the Federal Register on March 29, 1995 [60 FR
16230]. The purpose of these meetings is to provide an opportunity for
the public to comment on regulatory aviation issues in general and
specifically on the commuter rulemaking.
DATES: The meetings will be held on May 18, 1995, beginning at 9:30
a.m. Meeting times are as follows:
9:30 a.m.-11:00 a.m.--Open forum with the Administrator and Deputy
Administrator
1:00 p.m.--Public meeting on the commuter NPRM.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in Anchorage, Alaska, at the
Loussac Library, 3600 Denali Street, Assembly Chambers, Level 1.
Persons unable to attend any of the meetings may mail their
comments in triplicate to: Federal Aviation Administration, Office of
the Chief Counsel, Rules Docket (AGC-200), Docket No. 28154, 800
Independence Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20591.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests to present a statement at the public meeting on the commuter
NPRM or questions regarding the logistics of the meeting should be
directed to Linda Williams, Federal Aviation Administration, Office of
Rulemaking (ARM-109), 800 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC
20591, telephone (202) 267-9685; fax (202) 267-5075, or Sandra Paxton,
Federal Aviation Administration, Alaska Region Headquarters (AAL-1),
222 West 7th Avenue, #14, Anchorage, AK 99533, telephone: (907) 271-
5645.
Questions concerning the subject matter of the public meeting on
the commuter NPRM should be directed to Katherine Hakala, Flight
Standards Service (AFS-250), Federal Aviation Administration, 800
Independence Avenue, Washington, DC 20591. Telephone: (202) 267-8137.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
President Clinton has set a goal of re-inventing the regulatory
process and making major improvements in the way it serves the American
people. The [[Page 19008]] Administrator has made a commitment to
establish stronger partnerships with the individuals, businesses, and
other entities that government regulations impact. To fulfill this
commitment, the FAA has planned a series of forums throughout the
United States in which the Administrator and Deputy Administrator will
listen to the regulated community, the traveling public, and the people
responsible for ensuring compliance so that they can work together to
achieve compliance. As indicated in the planned agenda, the first
portion of the May 18 meeting will be an open forum with the
Administrator and Deputy Administrator. Interested persons may comment
on a variety of issues important to them. The FAA would be particularly
interested in hearing what actions in our mutual relationship work well
and which ones do not.
Following the forum with the Administrator and Deputy
Administrator, the FAA will conduct a public meeting, beginning at 1:00
p.m., on the recently published commuter proposed rule. Comments from
the public on this meeting should be directed specifically to the
proposed rule.
The notice of proposed rulemaking was published in the Federal
Register on March 29, 1995. If adopted, the proposed rule would require
certain commuter operators that now conduct operations under part 135
to conduct those operations under part 121. The commuter operators that
would be affected are those part 135 operators conducting scheduled
passenger-carrying operations in airplanes that have a passenger-
seating configuration of 10 to 30 seats and those conducting scheduled
passenger-carrying operations in turbojets regardless of seating
configuration. The proposed rule would revise the requirements
concerning operating certificates and operations specifications. The
rule would also propose certain management officials for all operators
under parts 121 and 135.
The closing date for comments on the proposal is June 27, 1995. To
give the public an additional opportunity to comment on the proposed
rule the FAA is planning this public meeting. Other meetings may be
planned at various locations.
Persons interested in obtaining a copy of the proposed commuter
rule should contact Linda Williams at the address or telephone number
provided in FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
Participation at the Public Meeting on the Commuter NPRM
Requests from persons who wish to present oral statements at the
public meeting on the commuter NPRM should be received by the FAA no
later than May 5, 1995. Such requests should be submitted to Linda
Williams as listed in the section titled FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT and should include a written summary of oral remarks to be
presented and estimated time needed for the presentation. Requests
received after the date specified above will be scheduled if time is
available during the meeting; however, the name of those individuals
may not appear on the written agenda. The FAA will prepare an agenda of
speakers that will be available at the meeting. To accommodate as many
speakers as possible, the amount of time allocated to each speaker may
be less than the amount of time requested.
Public Meeting Procedures
The following procedures are established to facilitate the public
meeting on the commuter NPRM:
1. There will be no admission fee or other charge to attend or to
participate in the public meeting. The meeting will be open to all
persons who have requested in advance to present statements or who
register on the day of the meeting (between 12:30 p.m. and 1:00 p.m.)
subject to availability of space in the meeting room.
2. The public meeting may adjourn early if scheduled speakers
complete their statements in less time than currently is scheduled for
the meeting.
3. The FAA will try to accommodate all speakers; therefore, it may
be necessary to limit the time available for an individual or group.
4. Participants should address their comments to the panel. No
individual will be subject to cross-examination by any other
participant.
5. Sign and oral interpretation can be made available at the
meeting, as well as an assistive listening device, if requested 10
calendar days before the meeting.
6. Representatives of the FAA will conduct the public meeting. A
panel of FAA personnel involved in this issue will be present.
7. The meeting will be recorded by a court reporter. A transcript
of the meeting and any material accepted by the panel during the
meeting will be included in the public docket (Docket No. 28154). Any
person who is interested in purchasing a copy of the transcript should
contact the court reporter directly. This information will be available
at the meeting.
8. The FAA will review and consider all material presented by
participants at the public meeting. Position papers or material
presenting views or information related to the proposed NPRM may be
accepted at the discretion of the presiding officer and subsequently
placed in the public docket. The FAA requests that persons
participating in the meeting provide 10 copies of all materials to be
presented for distribution to the panel members; other copies may be
provided to the audience at the discretion of the participant.
9. Statements made by members of the public meeting panel are
intended to facilitate discussion of the issues or to clarify issues.
Because the meeting concerning the commuter NPRM is being held during
the comment period, final decisions concerning issues that the public
may raise cannot be made at the meeting. FAA officials will, however,
ask questions to clarify statements made by the public and to ensure a
complete and accurate record. Comments made at this public meeting will
be considered by the FAA when deliberations begin concerning whether to
adopt any or all of the proposed rules.
10. The meeting is designed to solicit public views and more
complete information on the proposed rule. Therefore, the meeting will
be conducted in an informal and nonadversarial manner.
Issued in Washington, DC, on April 11, 1995.
Thomas C. Accardi,
Director, Flight Standards Service.
[FR Doc. 95-9387 Filed 4-12-95; 1:17 pm]
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