[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 96 (Thursday, May 17, 2012)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 29250-29251]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-11988]
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Proposed Rules
Federal Register
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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains notices to the public of
the proposed issuance of rules and regulations. The purpose of these
notices is to give interested persons an opportunity to participate in
the rule making prior to the adoption of the final rules.
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Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 96 / Thursday, May 17, 2012 /
Proposed Rules
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 16
[Docket No. FAA-2012-0176]
RIN 2120-AJ97
Rules of Practice for Federally-Assisted Airport Enforcement
Proceedings (Retrospective Regulatory Review); Reopening of Comment
Period
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM); Reopening of comment
period.
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SUMMARY: This action reopens the comment period for an NPRM that was
published on March 5, 2012. In that document, the FAA proposed to
update, simplify, and streamline rules of practice and procedure for
filing and adjudicating complaints against federally-assisted airports.
The Airports Council International-North America (ACI-NA), an
association representing the local, regional and state governing bodies
that own and operate the principal airports served by scheduled air
carriers in North America, has requested additional time to complete
its review and coordinate comments received from members that would be
impacted by the proposed changes.
DATES: The comment period for the NPRM published on March 5, 2012 (77
FR 13027) closed May 4, 2012, and is reopened until June 7, 2012.
ADDRESSES: You may send comments identified by docket number FAA-2012-
0176 using any of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://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: The FAA will post all comments it receives, without
change, to http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal
information the commenter provides. Using the search function of the
docket Web site, anyone can find and read the electronic form of all
comments received into any FAA docket, including the name of the
individual sending the comment (or signing the comment for an
association, business, labor union, etc.). DOT's complete Privacy Act
Statement can be found in the Federal Register published on April 11,
2000 (65 FR 19477-19478), as well as at http://DocketsInfo.dot.gov.
Docket: Background documents or comments received may be read at
http://www.regulations.gov at any time. Follow the online instructions
for accessing the docket or go 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Melissa Loughlin, ARM-204, Office of
Rulemaking, Federal Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Avenue
SW., Washington, DC 20591, telephone (202) 267-4055; email
Melissa.Loughlin@faa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: See the ``Additional Information'' section
for information on how to comment on this proposal and how the FAA will
handle comments received. The ``Additional Information'' section also
contains related information about the docket, privacy, the handling of
proprietary or confidential business information. In addition, there is
information on obtaining copies of related rulemaking documents.
Background
On March 5, 2012, the FAA issued Notice No. 12-02, entitled ``Rules
of Practice for Federally-Assisted Airport Enforcement Proceedings
(Retrospective Regulatory Review)'' (77 FR 13027). The FAA requested
that comments on that proposal be received on or before May 4, 2012.
By petition dated May 4, 2012, ACI-NA, an association representing
the local, regional and state governing bodies that own and operate the
principal airports served by scheduled air carriers in North America,
requested that the FAA extend the comment period for Notice No. 12-02
for three weeks. The petitioner stated that additional time would allow
it to coordinate comments with representative airports, and contribute
to meaningful input on the proposed rule.
Reopening of Comment Period
The FAA has reviewed the request made by ACI-NA for additional time
to comment on Notice No. 12-02. The petitioner has shown a substantive
interest in the proposed rule and good cause for the additional time to
comment. The FAA has determined that reopening the comment period is
consistent with the public interest, and that good cause exists for
taking this action.
Accordingly, the comment period for Notice No. 12-02 is reopened
until June 7, 2012.
Additional Information
A. Comments Invited
The FAA invites interested persons to participate in this
rulemaking by submitting written comments, data, or views. The agency
also invites comments relating to the economic, environmental, energy,
or federalism impacts that might result from adopting the proposals in
this document. 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 send only one copy of written
comments, or if comments are filed electronically, commenters should
submit only one time.
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
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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 agency may change this proposal in
light of the comments it receives.
B. Availability of Rulemaking Documents
An electronic copy of rulemaking documents may be obtained from the
Internet by--
1. Searching the Federal eRulemaking Portal (http://www.regulations.gov);
2. Visiting the FAA's Regulations and Policies Web page at http://www.faa.gov/regulations_policies or
3. Accessing the Government Printing Office's Web page at http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/.
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.
Issued in Washington, DC, on May 11, 2012.
Lirio Liu,
Acting Director, Office of Rulemaking.
[FR Doc. 2012-11988 Filed 5-16-12; 8:45 am]
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