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.

Proposed Rules Federal Register

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Vol. 69, No. 193

Wednesday, October 6, 2004

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Rural Utilities Service 

7 CFR Part 1776 

RIN 0572–AB93 

Household Water Well System Grant 

Program

AGENCY: Rural Utilities Service, USDA.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: The Rural Utilities Service 

(RUS), an agency delivering the United 

States Department of Agriculture’s Rural 

Development Utilities Programs, is 

issuing regulations in order to establish 

the Household Water System Program as 

authorized by section 306E of the 

Consolidated Farm and Rural 

Development Act (CONACT). This rule 

will establish a lending program for the 

construction, refurbishing, and servicing 

of individually-owned household water 

well systems in rural areas that are or 

will be owned by the eligible 

individuals. In addition, the rule 

outlines the process by which 

applicants can apply for the program 

and how RUS will administer the grant 

program. 

In the final rules section of this 

Federal Register, RUS is publishing this 

action as a direct final rule without 

prior proposal because RUS views this 

as a non-controversial action and 

anticipates no adverse comments. If no 

adverse comments are received in 

response to the direct final rule, no 

further action will be taken on this 

proposed rule and the action will 

become effective at the time specified in 

the direct final rule. If RUS receives 

adverse comments, a timely document 

will be published withdrawing the 

direct final rule and all public 

comments received will be addressed in 

a subsequent final rule based on this 

action.

DATES: Comments on this proposed 

action must be received by RUS or carry 

a postmark or equivalent no later than 

November 5, 2004.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be 

submitted by any of the following 

methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

online instructions for submitting 

comments. 

• Agency Web Site: http://

www.usda.gov/rus/index2/

Comments.htm. Follow the instructions 

for submitting comments. 

• E-mail: RUSComments@usda.gov.

Include in the subject line of the 

message ‘‘7 CFR 1776.’’ 

• Mail: Addressed to Richard Annan, 

Acting Director, Program Development 

and Regulatory Analysis, Rural Utilities 

Service, United States Department of 

Agriculture, 1400 Independence 

Avenue, SW, STOP 1522, Washington, 

DC 20250–1522. 

• Hand Delivery/Courier: Addressed 

to Richard Annan, Acting Director, 

Program Development and Regulatory 

Analysis, Rural Utilities Service, United 

States Department of Agriculture, 1400 

Independence Avenue, SW, Room 

5168–S, Washington, DC 20250–1522. 

Instructions: All submissions received 

must include that agency name and the 

subject heading ‘‘7 CFR 1776’’. All 

comments received must identify the 

name of the individual (and the name of 

the entity, if applicable) who is 

submitting the comment. All comments 

received will be posted without change 

to http://www.usda.gov/rus/index2/

Comments.htm, including any personal 

information provided.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Cheryl Francis, Loan Specialist, Water 

Programs Division, Rural Utilities 

Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 

1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Room 

2239–S, Stop 1570, Washington, DC 

20250–1570. Telephone (202) 720–1937. 

E-mail: Cheryl.Francis@usda.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: See the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION provided 

in the direct final rule located in the 

Rules and Regulations direct final rule 

section of this Federal Register for the 

applicable SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

on this action.

Dated: September 2, 2004. 

Curtis M. Anderson, 

Acting Administrator, Rural Utilities Service.

[FR Doc. 04–22447 Filed 10–5–04; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Rural Utilities Service 

7 CFR Part 1783 

RIN 0572–AB95 

Grant Program To Establish a Fund for 

Financing Water and Wastewater 

Projects (Revolving Fund Program 

(RFP))

AGENCY: Rural Utilities Service, USDA.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: On May 13, 2002, the Farm 

Security and Rural Investment Act of 

2002 (Farm Bill) was signed into law as 

Public Law 107–171. Section 6002 of 

the Farm Bill amended the Consolidated 

Farm and Rural Development Act 

(CONACT), by adding a grant program 

to establish a revolving loan fund. The 

Secretary may make grants to qualified, 

private, non-profit entities. The grant 

recipients will use the grant funds to 

establish a revolving loan fund. The 

loans will be made to eligible entities to 

finance pre-development costs 

associated with proposed water and 

wastewater projects or with existing 

water and wastewater systems, and 

short-term costs incurred for 

replacement equipment, small-scale 

extension of services, or other small 

capital projects that are not part of the 

regular operations and maintenance 

activities of existing water and 

wastewater systems. The Rural Utilities 

Service (RUS) is proposing to publish 

rules and regulations to establish the 

Grant Program to Establish a Fund for 

Financing Water and Wastewater 

Projects (Revolving Fund Program 

(RFP)) as authorized by the 

Consolidated Farm and Rural 

Development Act (CONACT), as 

amended by Section 6002 of the Farm 

Security and Rural Investment Act of 

2002 (Farm Bill). 

In the final rule section of this 

Federal Register, RUS is publishing this 

action as a direct final rule without 

prior proposal because RUS views this 

as a non-controversial action and 

anticipates no adverse comments. If no 

adverse comments are received in 

response to the direct final rule, no 

further action will be taken on this 

proposed rule and the action will 

become effective at the time specified in 

the direct final rule. If RUS receives 

adverse comments, a document will be 

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published withdrawing the direct final 

rule and all public comments received 

will be addressed in a subsequent final 

rule. Any parties interested in 

commenting on this proposed action 

should do so at this time.

DATES: Comments on this proposed 

action must be received on or before 

November 5, 2004.

ADDRESSES: Submit adverse comments 

or notice of intent to submit adverse 

comments by any of the following 

methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

online instruction for submitting 

comments. 

• Agency Web site: http://

www.usda.gov/rus/

index2.Comments.htm. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• E-mail: RUSComments@usda.gov. 

Include in the subject line of the 

message ‘‘7 CFR 1783.’’

• Mail: Addressed to Richard Annan, 

Acting Director, Program Development 

and Regulatory Analysis, Rural Utilities 

Service, United States Department of 

Agriculture, 1400 Independence 

Avenue, STOP 1522, Washington, DC 

20250–1522. 

• Hand Delivery/Courier: Addressed 

to Richard Annan, Acting Director, 

Program Development and Regulatory 

Analysis, Rural Utilities Service, United 

States Department of Agriculture, 1400 

Independence Avenue, SW., Room 

5168–S, Washington, DC 20250–1522.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Stephen Saulnier, Loan Specialist, 

Water Programs Division, Rural Utilities 

Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 

1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Room 

2235–S, Stop 1570, Washington, DC 

20250–1570. Telephone (202) 690–2526. 

E-Mail: stephen.saulnier@usda.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: See the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION provided 

in the direct final rule located in the 

final rule section of this Federal 

Register for the applicable 

supplementary information on this 

action.

Dated: September 2, 2004. 

Curtis M. Anderson, 

Acting Administrator, Rural Utilities Service.

[FR Doc. 04–22445 Filed 10–5–04; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2004–19262; Directorate 

Identifier 2004–NM–54–AD] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell 

Douglas Model MD–11 and MD–11F 

Airplanes

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: The FAA proposes to adopt a 

new airworthiness directive (AD) for 

certain McDonnell Douglas Model MD–

11 and MD–11F airplanes. This 

proposed AD would require inspecting 

the power feeder cables of the auxiliary 

power unit (APU) for chafing damage, 

and accomplishing any related 

corrective action. This proposed AD 

also would require modifying the drain 

line of the fuel feed shroud of the 

horizontal stabilizer. This proposed AD 

is prompted by a report of the drain line 

of the fuel feed shroud riding on the 

power feeder cables of the APU. We are 

proposing this AD to prevent chafing of 

the power feeder cables of the APU, 

which could result in electrical arcing to 

adjacent structure and consequent fire 

in the airplane.

DATES: We must receive comments on 

this proposed AD by November 22, 

2004.

ADDRESSES: Use one of the following 

addresses to submit comments on this 

proposed AD. 

• DOT Docket Web site: Go to

http://dms.dot.gov and follow the 

instructions for sending your comments 

electronically. 

• Government-wide rulemaking Web 

site: Go to http://www.regulations.gov

and follow the instructions for sending 

your comments electronically. 

• Mail: Docket Management Facility, 

U.S. Department of Transportation, 400 

Seventh Street, SW., Nassif Building, 

room PL–401, Washington, DC 20590. 

• By fax: (202) 493–2251. 

• Hand Delivery: Room PL–401 on 

the plaza level of the Nassif Building, 

400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, 

DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, except Federal holidays. 

For service information identified in 

this proposed AD, contact Boeing 

Commercial Airplanes, Long Beach 

Division, 3855 Lakewood Boulevard, 

Long Beach, California 90846, 

Attention: Data and Service 

Management, Dept. C1–L5A (D800–

0024). 

You can examine the contents of this 

AD docket on the Internet at http://

dms.dot.gov, or in person at the Docket 

Management Facility, U.S. Department 

of Transportation, 400 Seventh Street, 

SW., room PL–401, on the plaza level of 

the Nassif Building, Washington, DC.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Technical information: Samuel Lee, 

Aerospace Engineer, Propulsion Branch, 

ANM–140L, FAA, Los Angeles Aircraft 

Certification Office, 3960 Paramount 

Boulevard, Lakewood, California 

90712–4137; telephone (562) 627–5262; 

fax (562) 627–5210. 

Plain language information: Marcia 

Walters, marcia.walters@faa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Docket Management System (DMS) 

The FAA has implemented new 

procedures for maintaining AD dockets 

electronically. As of May 17, 2004, new 

AD actions are posted on DMS and 

assigned a docket number. We track 

each action and assign a corresponding 

directorate identifier. The DMS AD 

docket number is in the form ‘‘Docket 

No. FAA–2004–99999.’’ The Transport 

Airplane Directorate identifier is in the 

form ‘‘Directorate Identifier 2004–NM–

999–AD.’’ Each DMS AD docket also 

lists the directorate identifier (‘‘Old 

Docket Number’’) as a cross-reference 

for searching purposes. 

Comments Invited 

We invite you to submit any relevant 

written data, views, or arguments 

regarding this proposed AD. Send your 

comments to an address listed under 

ADDRESSES. Include ‘‘Docket No. FAA–

2004–19262; Directorate Identifier 

2004–NM–54–AD’’ in the subject line of 

your comments. We specifically invite 

comments on the overall regulatory, 

economic, environmental, and energy 

aspects of the proposed AD. We will 

consider all comments submitted by the 

closing date and may amend the 

proposed AD in light of those 

comments. 

We will post all comments we 

receive, without change, to http://

dms.dot.gov, including any personal 

information you provide. We will also 

post a report summarizing each 

substantive verbal contact with FAA 

personnel concerning this proposed AD. 

Using the search function of that Web 

site, anyone can find and read the 

comments in any of our dockets, 

including the name of the individual 

who sent the comment (or signed the 

comment on behalf of an association, 

business, labor union, etc.). You can