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

60567

Vol. 69, No. 196

Tuesday, October 12, 2004

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

7 CFR Part 304 

[Docket No. 02–086–2] 

RIN 0579–AB54 

Methyl Bromide; Official Quarantine 

Uses

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service, USDA.

ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of 

comment period. 

SUMMARY: We are extending the 

comment period for our proposed rule 

that would establish regulations to 

provide for the submission of requests 

by State, local, or tribal authorities for 

a determination whether methyl 

bromide treatments or applications 

required by the State, local, or tribal 

authorities to prevent the introduction, 

establishment, or spread of plant pests 

or noxious weeds should be authorized 

as official quarantine uses. This action 

will allow interested persons additional 

time to prepare and submit comments.

DATES: We will consider all comments 

that we receive on or before November 

12, 2004.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by any of the following methods: 

• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery:

Please send four copies of your 

comment (an original and three copies) 

to Docket No. 02–086–1, Regulatory 

Analysis and Development, PPD, 

APHIS, Station 3C71, 4700 River Road 

Unit 118, Riverdale, MD 20737–1238. 

Please state that your comment refers to 

Docket No. 02–086–1. 

• E-mail: Address your comment to 

regulations@aphis.usda.gov. Your 

comment must be contained in the body 

of your message; do not send attached 

files. Please include your name and 

address in your message and ‘‘Docket 

No. 02–086–1’’ on the subject line. 

• Agency Web site: Go to http://

www.aphis.usda.gov/ppd/rad/

cominst.html for a form you can use to 

submit an e-mail comment through the 

APHIS Web site. 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov and follow 

the instructions for locating this docket 

and submitting comments. 

Reading Room: You may read any 

comments that we receive on Docket 

No. 02–086–1 in our reading room. The 

reading room is located in room 1141 of 

the USDA South Building, 14th Street 

and Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC. Normal reading room 

hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, except holidays. To be 

sure someone is there to help you, 

please call (202) 690–2817 before 

coming. 

Other Information: You may view 

APHIS documents published in the 

Federal Register and related 

information, including the names of 

groups and individuals who have 

commented on APHIS dockets, on the 

Internet at http://www.aphis.usda.gov/

ppd/rad/webrepor.html.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Inder P. Gadh, Treatment Specialist, 

Phytosanitary Issues Management, PPQ, 

APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 140, 

Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 734–6799.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August 

12, 2004, we published in the Federal 

Register (69 FR 49824–49829, Docket 

No. 02–086–1) a proposal to establish 

regulations to provide for the 

submission of requests by State, local, or 

tribal authorities for a determination 

whether methyl bromide treatments or 

applications required by the State, local, 

or tribal authorities to prevent the 

introduction, establishment, or spread 

of plant pests or noxious weeds should 

be authorized as official quarantine 

uses. The proposed rule would establish 

a process by which State, local, or tribal 

authorities could request and, if 

warranted, receive, a determination that 

their methyl bromide requirements 

should be authorized as official 

quarantine uses. 

Comments on the proposed rule were 

required to be received on or before 

October 12, 2004. We are extending the 

comment period on Docket No. 02–086–

1 for an additional 30 days, ending 

November 12, 2004. This action will 

allow interested persons additional time 

to prepare and submit comments

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 7719; 7 CFR 2.22, 2.80, 

and 371.3.

Done in Washington, DC, this 6th day of 

October 2004. 

Elizabeth E. Gaston, 

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service.

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NUCLEAR REGULATORY 

COMMISSION 

10 CFR Part 110 

RIN 3150–AH44 

Export and Import of Nuclear 

Equipment and Radioactive Materials: 

Security Policies; Notice of Public 

Meeting

AGENCY: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule; notice of public 

meeting. 

SUMMARY: A public meeting will be held 

to discuss the Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission (NRC) proposed rule 

amending its regulations pertaining to 

the export and import of nuclear 

equipment and materials. The proposed 

rule was published in the Federal 

Register on September 16, 2004 (69 FR 

55785). This rule implements recent 

changes to the nuclear and radioactive 

material security policies of the 

Commission and the Executive Branch. 

The meeting is open to the public and 

all interested parties may attend.

DATES: The public meeting will be held 

on Tuesday, October 19, 2004, from 10 

a.m. to 12 noon. Should it become 

necessary to change the date or time of 

this meeting, the NRC will provide the 

revised information in a meeting notice 

posted on the NRC’s public Web site at 

http://www.nrc.gov/public-involve/

public-meetings/meeting-schedule.html.

ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be 

held at the Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission One White Flint North 

Building, 11555 Rockville Pike, 

Rockville, Maryland, Room 1–F16. 

The proposed rule, the regulatory 

analysis and any public comments 

received may be viewed and 

downloaded electronically via the 

NRC’s rulemaking Web site at http://

ruleforum.llnl.gov. Publicly available 

documents related to this rulemaking 

may be viewed electronically on public 

computers in the NRC Public Document

60568 Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 196 / Tuesday, October 12, 2004 / Proposed Rules 

Room (PDR), located at One White Flint 

North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, 

MD 20852, Room O–1 F21, and open to 

the public on Federal workdays from 

7:45 a.m. until 4:15 p.m. The PDR 

reproduction contractor will make 

copies of documents for a fee. 

Publicly available NRC documents 

created or received in connection with 

this rulemaking are also available 

electronically via the NRC’s Electronic 

Reading Room at http://www.nrc.gov/

reading-rm/adams.html. From this site, 

the public can gain entry into the NRC’s 

Agencywide Document Access and 

Management System (ADAMS), which 

provides text and image files of NRC’s 

public documents. The proposed rule is 

available under ADAMS accession 

number ML042440237; the regulatory 

analysis is available under accession 

number ML0418404900. If you do not 

have access to ADAMS, or if there are 

problems in accessing the documents 

located in ADAMS, contact the NRC 

PDR Reference staff at (800) 397–4209, 

(301) 415–4737 or by e-mail at 

PDR@nrc.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Suzanne Schuyler-Hayes, Office of 

International Programs, U.S. Nuclear 

Regulatory Commission, Washington DC 

20555–0001, telephone (301) 415–2333, 

e-mail: ssh@nrc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: New 

specific licensing and reporting 

requirements for certain exports and 

imports of nuclear and radioactive 

material will be discussed. The meeting 

is open to the public.

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 5th day 

of October 2004. For the Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission. 

James W. Clifford, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of 

International Programs.

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. 90–CE–55–AD] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; The New 

Piper Aircraft, Inc. (formerly the Piper 

Aircraft Corporation) Models PA–12, 

PA–12S, and PA–14 Airplanes

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Proposed rule; withdrawal.

SUMMARY: This document withdraws a 

notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) 

that would have applied to certain The 

New Piper Aircraft, Inc. (Piper) Models 

PA–12, PA–12S, and PA–14 airplanes 

that are equipped with F. Atlee Dodge 

Aircraft Services, Inc., Model 3140 longrange fuel tanks. The proposed action 

would have required removing all 

Model 3140 fuel tanks and restoring the 

wing panel assemblies to an approved 

type design configuration. Since 

issuance of the NPRM and after further 

review of all available information, 

including the comments received on the 

NPRM, the Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA) has determined 

that the proposed rule as written should 

be withdrawn. This withdrawal does 

not prevent the FAA from initiating 

future rulemaking on this subject.

ADDRESSES: You may look at 

information related to this action at 

FAA, Central Region, Office of Regional 

Counsel, Attention: Rules Docket No. 

90–CE–55–AD, 901 Locust, Room 506, 

Kansas City, Missouri 64106, between 8 

a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through 

Friday, except holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Barry Ballenger, Aerospace Engineer, 

FAA, Small Airplane Directorate, 901 

Locust, Room 301, Kansas City, 

Missouri 64106; telephone: (816) 329–

4152; facsimile: (816) 329–4090; e-mail: 

barry.ballenger@faa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Discussion 

What action has FAA taken to date?

We issued a proposal to amend part 39 

of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 

CFR part 39) to include an AD that 

would apply to certain Piper Models 

PA–12, PA–12S, and PA–14 airplanes 

that are equipped with F. Atlee Dodge 

Services, Inc. Model 3140 fuel tanks. 

This proposal was published in the 

Federal Register as a notice of proposed 

rulemaking (NPRM) on January 8, 1991 

(56 FR 561). The action proposed to 

require removing all F. Atlee Dodge 

Service, Inc. Model 3140 fuel tanks and 

restoring the wing panel assemblies to 

the configuration defined by the original 

type design or approved under an 

applicable Supplemental Type 

Certificate. 

Was the public invited to comment?

The FAA invited interested persons to 

participate in the making of this 

amendment. The numerous comments 

we received fell in the following areas:

—Problems with F. Atlee Dodge Model 

3140 fuel tanks. 

—The adequacy of the installation 

procedures and instructions for the F. 

Atlee Dodge Model 3140 fuel tanks. 

—The condition of the original tanks. 

—The relationship between the Model 

3140 fuel tank manufacturer and the 

FAA. 

—The cost of the proposed action. 

—The contents of the Malfunction and 

Defect report referenced in the NPRM. 

—The strength and structural 

differences between the F. Atlee 

Dodge Model 3140 tanks and the 

original fuel tanks. 

What is the FAA’s final determination 

on this issue? The FAA evaluated all of 

these comments and all information 

related to this issue and determined 

that: 

(1) An unsafe condition as defined in 

part 39 of the Federal Aviation 

Regulations (14 CFR part 39) does not 

exist on FAA-approved field 

installations of the F. Atlee Dodge 

Services, Inc. Model 3140 fuel tanks on 

Piper Models PA–12, PA–12S, and PA–

14 airplanes; and 

(2) The NPRM as currently written 

should be withdrawn. 

Withdrawal of this NPRM constitutes 

only such action, and does not preclude 

the agency from issuing future 

rulemaking on this issue, nor does it 

commit the agency to any course of 

action in the future. 

Regulatory Impact 

Does this AD involve a significant rule 

or regulatory action? Since this action 

only withdraws an NPRM, it is neither 

a proposed nor a final rule and 

therefore, is not covered under 

Executive Order 12866, the Regulatory 

Flexibility Act, or DOT Regulatory 

Policies and Procedures (44 FR 11034, 

February 26, 1979).

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39 

Air transportation, Aircraft, Aviation 

Safety, Safety.

The Withdrawal 

Accordingly, the notice of proposed 

rulemaking, Docket No. 90–CE–55–AD, 

published in the Federal Register on 

January 8, 1991 (56 FR 561), is 

withdrawn.

Issued in Kansas City, Missouri, on 

October 4, 2004. 

Dorenda D. Baker, 

Manager, Small Airplane Directorate, Aircraft 

Certification Service.

[FR Doc. 04–22813 Filed 10–8–04; 8:45 am] 

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