5388 Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 23 / Wednesday, February 4, 2004 / Rules and Regulations 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Parts 121, 135, and 145

[Docket No.: FAA–2003–16527; Amendment 

No. SFAR 36–8] 

RIN 2120–AI09

Special Federal Aviation Regulation 

No. 36, Development of Major Repair 

Data

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule; confirmation of 

effective date. 

SUMMARY: The FAA is confirming the 

effective date of a previously published 

direct final rule concerning 

development of major repair data. 

Under the FAA’s direct final rule 

procedure, when we receive no adverse 

comment, we publish a notice in the 

Federal Register confirming the 

effective date of the final rule. This 

action advises the public that the FAA 

received no adverse comments on the 

direct final rule concerning 

development of major repair data and 

confirms that the effective date of the 

rule is January 23, 2004.

DATES: The amendment SFAR 36–8 

became effective January 23, 2004.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Alicia K. Douglas, Office of Rulemaking 

(ARM–204), Federal Aviation 

Administration, 800 Independence 

Avenue, SW., Washington DC 20591, 

(202) 267–9681, 

alicia.k.douglas@faa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 

November 19, 2003, the FAA published 

a direct final rule entitled, Special 

Federal Aviation Regulation (SFAR) No. 

36, Development of Major Repair Data 

(68 FR 65376). The rule extended the 

SFAR 36 expiration date five years to 

January 23, 2009. Also, in the rule, the 

FAA made a technical amendment to 

Section No. 4 (Application) of SFAR 36 

to accurately indicate the FAA 

Certificate Holding District Office 

charged with the overall inspection of 

the applicant’s operations under its 

certificate as the appropriate FAA office 

to which applications should be 

submitted. 

SFAR 36 allows holders of authorized 

repair station or aircraft operating 

certificates to approve aircraft products 

or articles for return to service after 

completing major repairs using selfdeveloped repair data not directly 

approved by the FAA. Extension of the 

regulation continues to provide, for 

those who qualify, an alternative to 

gaining direct FAA approval of major 

repair data on a case-by-case basis. The 

FAA invited comments to the rule. The 

comment period closed on December 

19, 2003. The rule became effective 

January 23, 2004. 

Under the FAA’s rulemaking 

procedures (found at 14 CFR 11.31), a 

direct final rule takes effect on a 

specified date unless FAA receives an 

adverse comment or a notice of intent to 

file an adverse comment within the 

comment period. An adverse comment 

explains why a rule would be 

inappropriate, or would be ineffective or 

unacceptable without a change. It may 

challenge the rule’s underlying premise 

or approach. If we don’t receive an 

adverse comment or a notice of intent, 

we will publish a confirmation 

document in the Federal Register telling 

the public the effective date of the rule. 

In this case, we received no adverse 

comments in response to the November 

19, 2003, direct final rule. Therefore, we 

are confirming that the final rule 

became effective on January 23, 2004. 

This action does not preclude the FAA 

from taking any future course of action 

on this issue.

Issued in Washington, DC, on January 28, 

2004. 

Donald P. Byrne, 

Assistant Chief Counsel, Regulations 

Division.

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