95-13483. Public Meeting on Commuter Operations and General Certification and Operations

[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 106 (Friday, June 2, 1995)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 28765-28766]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-13483]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 135


Public Meeting on Commuter Operations and General Certification 
and Operations

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of public meetings.

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SUMMARY: The FAA is issuing this notice to advise the public of two 
public [[Page 28766]] meetings on the notice of proposed rulemaking, 
Commuter Operations and General Certification and Operations, published 
in the Federal Register on March 29, 1995 [59 FR 16230]. The purpose of 
these meetings is to provide an opportunity for the public to comment 
on the commuter proposal.

DATES: The meetings will be held on June 14 and June 21, 1995, from 9 
am to 5 pm.

ADDRESSES: Meeting locations are as follows:
June 14--McCormick Place--East Building, 2301 S. Lake Shore Drive, 
Chicago, Ill. 60616, phone: [phone].
June 21--Hacienda Hotel, 3950 Las Vegas Blvd. S., Las Vegas, Nevada 
89119, phone: [phone].
    Persons unable to attend 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 
Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20591.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests to present a statement at the public meetings 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 [phone]; fax [phone].
    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 Ave., Washington, DC 20591. Telephone: [phone].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    The FAA will conduct two public meetings on the recently published 
commuter proposed rule. Comments from the public at 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 these public meetings. Because this 
additional opportunity to comment on the proposed rule is provided, the 
FAA does not intend to extend the closing date for comments on the 
NPRM.
    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 communter NPRM should be received by the FAA no 
later than June 9, 1995. Such requests should be submitted to Linda 
Williams as listed in the section titled FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
CONTACT. Requests received after June 9 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 8:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.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 May 26, 1995.
Chris A. Cristie,
Director of Rulemaking.
[FR Doc. 95-13483 Filed 5-30-95; 11:57 am]
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