[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 76 (Tuesday, April 21, 1998)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 19691-19693]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-10563]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Parts 107, 108, and 139
[Docket Nos. 28979 and 28978]
RIN 2120-AD-46 and 2120-AD-45
Airport and Aircraft Operator Security; Notice of Public Meetings
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of reopening of the comment period and public meetings.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces the reopening of the comment period and
two public meetings on the notices of proposed rulemaking (NPRM),
Airport Security (Parts 107 and 139), and Aircraft Operator Security
(Part 108), published in the Federal Register on August 1, 1997. The
comment period is being reopened and two public meetings are being held
to provide an additional opportunity for the public to comment on the
proposals.
DATES: The comment period will close on June 26, 1998. The public
meetings will be held on May 21, 1998, at 9:00
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a.m., in Washington, DC; and June 4, 1998, at 9:00 a.m., in Nashville,
TN. Registration will begin at 8:30 a.m. on the day of the meeting at
each location.
ADDRESSES: The public meetings will be held at the following locations:
(1) May 21, 1998, 9:00 a.m., Federal Aviation Administration, 3rd
floor Auditorium, 800 Independence Ave., SW, Washington, DC 20591.
(2) June 4, 1998, 9:00 a.m., Days Inn Airport, #1 International
Plaza, Salon E, Nashville, TN 37217, telephone number: (615) 361-7666.
Persons who are unable to attend the meetings may mail their
comments on the NPRMs in triplicate to: Federal Aviation
Administration, Office of the Chief Counsel, Rules Docket (AGC-200),
Docket Nos. 28979 (Parts 107 and 139), 28978 (Part 108), 800
Independence Ave., SW, Washington, DC 20591. Comments may also be sent
electronically to the following internet address: 9-NPRM-
[email protected] Written comments to the docket will receive the same
consideration as statements made at the public meetings. All comments
should identify the regulatory docket number.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests to present a statement at the
public meetings on the Airport Security (Parts 107 and 139) and
Aircraft Operator Security (Part 108) NPRMs and questions regarding the
logistics of the meetings should be directed to Elizabeth Allen,
Federal Aviation Administration, Office of Rulemaking (ARM-105), 800
Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20591, telephone (202) 267-
8199; fax (202) 267-5075.
Questions concerning the NPRM on Airport Security (Parts 107 and
139) should be directed to Bob Cammaroto, Office of Civil Aviation
Security Policy and Planning, Civil Aviation Security Division (ACP-
100), Federal Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Ave., SW,
Washington, DC 20591; telephone (202) 267-7723.
Questions concerning the NPRM on Aircraft Operator Security (Part
108) should be directed to Rhonda Hatmaker, Office of Civil Aviation
Security Policy and Planning, Civil Aviation Security Division (ACP-
100), Federal Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Ave., SW,
Washington, DC 20591; telephone (202) 267-9496.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Participation at the Public Meetings on the NPRMs
Requests from persons who wish to present oral statements at the
public meetings on the Airport Security and/or the Aircraft Operator
Security proposals should be received by the FAA no later than May 15,
1998, for the Washington, DC meeting and no later than May 28, 1998,
for the Nashville, TN meeting. Such requests should be submitted to
Elizabeth Allen as listed in the section titled FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT and should include a written summary of oral remarks to be
presented, the date of the meeting the requester wishes to address, and
an estimate of time needed for the presentation. Requests received
after the dates specified above will be scheduled if there is time
available during the meeting; however, the names of those individuals
may not appear on the written agenda. The FAA will prepare an agenda of
speakers that will be available at the meetings. To accommodate as many
speakers as possible, the amount of time allocated to each speaker may
be less than the amount of time requested. Those persons desiring to
have available audiovisual equipment should notify the FAA when
requesting to be placed on the agenda.
Background
The FAA will conduct two public meetings on the recently published
Airport Security (Parts 107 and 139) and Aircraft Operator Security
(Part 108) proposed rules.
The notices of proposed rulemaking were published in the Federal
Register on August 1, 1997 [62 FR 41760 (Parts 107 and 139), and 62 FR
41730 (Part 108)]. The NPRMs proposed to update the overall regulatory
structure for airport and air carrier security.
The closing date for comments on these proposals is June 26, 1998.
The FAA is planning these meetings to give the public an additional
opportunity to comment on these proposed rules.
Persons interested in obtaining a copy of the Airport Security
(Parts 107 and 139) and/or the Aircraft Operator Security (Part 108)
proposed rules should contact Elizabeth Allen at the address or
telephone number provided in FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
An electronic copy of these documents may be downloaded using a
modem and suitable communications software from the FAA regulations
section of the Fedworld electronic bulletin board service (telephone:
(703) 321-3339) or the Federal Register's electronic bulletin board
service (telephone: (202) 512-1661).
Internet users may reach the FAA's webpage at http://www.faa.gov or
the Federal Register's webpage at http://www.access.gpo.gov/su__docs to
access recently published rulemaking documents.
Public Meeting Procedures
The following procedures are established to facilitate the public
meetings on the NPRMs:
1. There will be no admission fee or other charge to attend or to
participate in the public meetings. The meetings will be open to all
persons who have requested in advance to present statements, or who
register on the day of the meeting (between 8:30 a.m. and 9:00 a.m.)
subject to availability of space in the meeting room.
2. The public meetings will adjourn after scheduled speakers have
completed their statements.
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
meetings, as well as an assistive listening device, if requested 10
calendar days before the meetings.
6. Representatives of the FAA will conduct the public meetings. A
panel of FAA personnel involved in this issue will be present.
7. The meetings will be recorded by a court reporter. A transcript
of the meetings and any material accepted by the panel during the
meetings will be included in the public dockets [Docket No. 28979
(Parts 107 and 139), and Docket No. 28978 (Part 108)]. 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
meetings.
8. The FAA will review and consider all material presented by
participants at the public meetings. Position papers or material
presenting views or information related to the proposed NPRMs 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 meetings 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 meetings panel are
intended to facilitate discussion of the issues or to clarify issues.
Because the meetings concerning the Airport Security (Parts 107 and
139) and Aircraft Operator Security (Part 108) are being held during
the comment period, final decisions
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concerning issues that the public may raise cannot be made at the
meetings. Federal Aviation Administration officials may, however, ask
questions to clarify statements made by the public and to ensure a
complete and accurate record. Comments made at these public meetings
will be considered by the FAA when deliberations begin concerning
whether to adopt any or all of the proposed rules.
10. The meetings are designed to solicit public views and more
complete information on the proposed rule. Therefore, the meetings will
be conducted in an informal and nonadversarial manner.
(49 U.S.C. 106(g), 5103, 40113, 40119, 44701-44702, 44706, 44901-
44905, 44907, 44913-44914, 44932, 44935-44936, 46105).
Issued in Washington, DC on April 14, 1998.
Ida M. Klepper,
Acting Director, Office of Rulemaking.
[FR Doc. 98-10563 Filed 4-20-98; 8:45 am]
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