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organizations to impose minimum 

penalties for violations, and decertifying 

noncompliant horse industry 

organizations. 

The HPA does not provide APHIS 

with the authority to implement certain 

requests in the petition. Specifically, 

APHIS does not have the authority 

under the HPA to permanently 

disqualify horses that have been scarred 

from soring from competitions, nor does 

APHIS have the authority to 

permanently disqualify repeat violators 

of the HPA. The disqualification 

provisions and penalty provisions are 

clearly enumerated in the HPA. 

You may review the petition and 

submit comments through the 

Regulations.gov Web site (see 

ADDRESSES above for instructions for 

accessing Regulations.gov). We welcome 

all comments on the issues outlined in 

the petition. We are particularly 

interested in receiving comments 

regarding those areas where APHIS has 

existing authority under the HPA. We 

encourage the submission of scientific 

data, studies, or research to support 

your comments and position, including 

scientific data or research that supports 

any industry or professional standards 

that pertain to horse care. We also invite 

data on the costs and benefits associated 

with any recommendations. We will 

consider all comments and 

recommendations we receive. 

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 1823–1825 and 1828; 

7 CFR 2.22, 2.80, and 371.7. 

Done in Washington, DC, this 7th day of 

April 2011. 

Gregory L. Parham, 

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. 2011–8773 Filed 4–12–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 139 

[Docket No. FAA- 2010–0247; Notice No. 11– 

01] 

RIN 2120–AJ70 

Safety Enhancements, Certification of 

Airports; Reopening of Comment 

Period 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM); Reopening of comment period. 

SUMMARY: The FAA published a 

proposed rule on February 1, 2011, to 

establish minimum standards for 

training of personnel who access the 

airport non-movement area (ramp and 

apron) to help prevent accidents and 

incidents in that area. This proposal 

would require a certificate holder to 

conduct pavement surface evaluations 

to ensure reliability of runway surfaces 

in wet weather conditions. This 

proposed action would also require a 

Surface Movement Guidance Control 

System (SMGCS) plan if the certificate 

holder conducts low visibility 

operations, facilitating the safe 

movement of aircraft and vehicles in 

low visibility conditions. Finally, this 

proposal would clarify the applicability 

of part 139 and explicitly prohibit 

fraudulent or intentionally false 

statements in a certificate application or 

record required to be maintained. This 

action reopens the comment period. 

DATES: The comment period for the 

NPRM published on February 1, 2011, 

(76 FR 5510) closed on April 4, 2011, 

and is reopened until May 13, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: You may send comments 

identified by Docket Number FAA– 

2010–0247 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: 

Kenneth Langert, AAS–300, Office of 

Airports, Federal Aviation 

Administration, 800 Independence 

Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591, 

telephone (202) 493–4529; e-mail 

kenneth.langert@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, and the handling of proprietary 

or confidential business information. In 

addition, there is information on 

obtaining copies of related rulemaking 

documents. 

Background 

On February 1, 2011, the FAA issued 

Notice No. 11–01, entitled ‘‘Safety 

Enhancements Part 139, Certification of 

Airports’’ [76 FR 5510]. Comments to 

that document were to be received on or 

before April 4, 2011. 

Historically, the FAA’s Flight 

Standards Service (AFS) has approved 

airlines (via Operations Specifications) 

to depart at visibilities less than runway 

visual range (RVR) 1200 feet even in 

cases where the instrument approach 

procedures are published at landing 

visibilities above RVR 1200. These 

departure operations are routinely 

available where runway centerline 

lights and RVR equipment are installed. 

Recently, the FAA Office of Airports 

(ARP) learned that a number of airport 

operators may not be aware that lowvisibility approaches and departures 

have been approved for their airport. 

Advisory Circular AC 120–57A, Surface 

Movement Guidance and Control 

System (SMGCS) Plans, includes 

recommendations that airports should 

follow in low-visibility take-off 

operations or develop their own similar 

procedures. The proposed rule would 

require a SMGCS plan, similar to that 

described in AC–120–57A, for each 

certificate holder where departures 

below RVR 1200 are authorized, as well 

as where approach minima less than 

RVR 1200 are published. 

The FAA would like to ensure all 

airports and industry associations are 

fully aware of both AC 120–57A and the 

proposed rule. For this reason, and in 

the interest of transparency, the FAA 

will notify, by letter, airports with 


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approved low-visibility departures. The 

reopening of the comment period will 

allow time for affected airports to 

receive notice from the FAA, review this 

NPRM, and adequately assess, prepare, 

and submit comments on the possible 

impact of this NPRM. 

Reopening of Comment Period 

In accordance with § 11.47(c) of title 

14, Code of Federal Regulations, the 

FAA has determined that re-opening of 

the comment period is consistent with 

the public interest, and that good cause 

exists for taking this action. To 

accomplish the strategies for providing 

additional information to the public, the 

FAA has determined that re-opening the 

comment period is consistent with the 

public interest, and that good cause 

exists for this action. Absent unusual 

circumstances, the FAA does not 

anticipate any further extension of the 

comment period for this rulemaking. 

Accordingly, the comment period for 

Notice No. 11–01 is reopened until May 

13, 2011. 

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 the 

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. 

Proprietary or Confidential Business 

Information: Do not file proprietary or 

confidential business information in the 

docket. Such information must be sent 

or delivered directly to the person 

identified in the FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT section of this 

document, and marked as proprietary or 

confidential. If submitting information 

on a disk or CD–ROM, mark the outside 

of the disk or CD–ROM, and identify 

electronically within the disk or CD– 

ROM the specific information that is 

proprietary or confidential. 

Under 14 CFR 11.35(b), if the FAA is 

aware of proprietary information filed 

with a comment, the agency does not 

place it in the docket. It is held in a 

separate file to which the public does 

not have access, and the FAA places a 

note in the docket that it has received 

it. If the FAA receives a request to 

examine or copy this information, it 

treats it as any other request under the 

Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 

552). The FAA processes such a request 

under Department of Transportation 

procedures found in 49 CFR part 7. 

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.gpoaccess.gov/fr/index.html. 

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 April 7, 

2011. 

James R. White, 

Deputy Director of Airport Safety and 

Standards. 

[FR Doc. 2011–8838 Filed 4–12–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

18 CFR Part 284 

[Docket No. RM11–15–000] 

Bidding by Affiliates in Open Seasons 

for Pipeline Capacity 

AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission, DOE. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking, 

DOE. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission is proposing 

revisions to its regulations governing 

interstate natural gas pipelines to 

prohibit multiple affiliates of the same 

entity from bidding in an open season 

for pipeline capacity in which the 

pipeline may allocate capacity on a pro 

rata basis, unless each affiliate has an 

independent business reason for 

submitting a bid. The Commission is 

also proposing that if more than one 

affiliate of the same entity participates 

in such an open season, then none of 

those affiliates may release any capacity 

obtained in that open season pursuant 

to a pro rata allocation to any affiliate, 

or otherwise allow any affiliate to obtain 

the use of the allowed capacity. 

DATES: Comments are due May 31, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by docket number and in 

accordance with the requirements 

posted on the Commission’s Web site, 

http://www.ferc.gov. Comments may be 

submitted by any of the following 

methods: 

• Agency Web Site: Documents 

created electronically using word 

processing software should be filed in 

native applications or print-to-PDF 

format, and not in a scanned format, at 

http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ 

efiling.asp. 

• Mail/Hand Delivery: Commenters 

unable to file comments electronically 

must mail or hand deliver an original 

copy of their comments to: Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission, 

Secretary of the Commission, 888 First 

Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. 

These requirements can be found on the 

Commission’s Web site, see, e.g., the 

‘‘Quick Reference Guide for Paper 

Submissions,’’ available at http://

www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp or 

via phone from FERC Online Support at 

(202) 502–6652 or toll-free at 1–866– 

208–3676. 

Instructions: For detailed instructions 

on submitting comments and additional 

information on the rulemaking process, 


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