64806 Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 215 / Monday, November 8, 2004 / Notices 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Comments Invited 

The proposed policy statement is 

available on the Internet at the following 

address: http://www.airweb.faa.gov/rgl.

If you do not have access to the Internet, 

you may request a copy of the proposed 

policies by contacting the individual 

listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT. The FAA invites interested 

parties to comment on the proposed 

policies. Comments should identify the 

subject of the proposed policy and be 

submitted to the individual identified 

under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT. The FAA will consider all 

comments received by the closing date 

before issuing the final policies. 

Background 

This proposed policy memorandum 

provides guidance to Aircraft 

Certification Offices when establishing 

their process for evaluating Parts 

Manufacturer Approval (PMA) 

applications for critical engine and 

propeller parts. This proposed policy 

also requires applicants to complete a 

failure assessment and to consider a 

continuous operational safety plan for 

all engine and propeller PMA proposed 

parts. This policy does not supersede 

previous ANE–110, Engine & Propeller 

Directorate policy.

[Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40113, 44701–

44702, 44704.]

Francis A. Favara, 

Acting Manager, Engine and Propeller 

Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service.

[FR Doc. 04–24852 Filed 11–5–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration 

[Policy Statement No. ANM–115–05–001] 

Installation of ‘‘No Stowage’’ Placards 

on a Surface Not Designed or Intended 

to be Used for Stowage

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of final policy.

SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA) announces the 

availability of final policy on 

installation of ‘‘no stowage’’ placards on 

surfaces not designed or intended to be 

used for stowage.

DATES: This final policy was issued by 

the Transport Airplane Directorate on 

October 28, 2004.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Michael T. Thompson, Federal Aviation 

Administration, Transport Airplane 

Directorate, Transport Standards Staff, 

Airframe and Cabin Safety Branch, 

ANM–115, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., 

Renton, WA 98055–4056; telephone 

(425) 227–1157; fax (425) 227–1232; email: Michael.T.Thompson@faa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Disposition of Comments 

A notice of proposed policy was 

published in the Federal Register on 

March 26, 2004 (as Policy Statement No. 

PS–ANM100–2004–10021). One (1) 

commenter responded to the request for 

comments. 

Background 

It has been brought to the attention of 

the Transport Airplane Directorate, 

Transport Standards Staff that an 

aircraft certification office has, in some 

instances, required an applicant to 

install ‘‘No Stowage’’ or ‘‘No Stowage 

During Taxi, Takeoff and Landing’’

placards on some surfaces that were not 

designed or intended to be used for 

stowage. Although not designed for 

stowage, these surfaces could, because 

of their shapes and locations, 

accommodate the placement of articles 

upon them. The placards were intended 

to address a concern that carry-on or 

other articles, not on the airplane type 

design, could be inappropriately stowed 

there and, in case of an accident or 

severe turbulence, become injurious 

projectiles. The Staff investigated this 

practice and determined that the part 25 

regulations relating to the stowage of 

cargo, baggage, carry-on articles, and 

equipment do not require the 

installation of these placards for 

surfaces such as these. Therefore, while 

an applicant may be encouraged to 

install such placards, they cannot be 

required to install the placards. 

This policy memorandum addresses 

surfaces that are clearly not intended to 

be stowage compartments. Areas 

intended to be stowage compartments 

must meet the requirements of § 25.787. 

The final policy as well as the 

disposition of public comments 

received is available on the Internet at 

the following address: http://

www.airweb.faa.gov/rgl. If you do not 

have access to the Internet, you can 

obtain a copy of the policy by contacting 

the person listed under FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT.

Issued in Renton, Washington, on October 

28, 2004. 

Kalene C. Yanamura, 

Acting Manager, Transport Airplane 

Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service.

[FR Doc. 04–24851 Filed 11–5–04; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. FMCSA–2004–19477] 

Qualification of Drivers; Exemption 

Applications; Vision

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration (FMCSA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of applications for 

exemption from the vision standard; 

request for comments. 

SUMMARY: This notice publishes the 

FMCSA’s receipt of applications from 

29 individuals for an exemption from 

the vision requirement in the Federal 

Motor Carrier Safety Regulations. If 

granted, the exemptions will enable 

these individuals to qualify as drivers of 

commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) in 

interstate commerce without meeting 

the vision standard prescribed in 49 

CFR 391.41(b)(10).

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before December 8, 2004.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

identified by any of the following 

methods. Please identify your comments 

by the DOT DMS Docket Number 

FMCSA–2004–19477. 

• Web site: http://dms.dot.gov.

Follow the instructions for submitting 

comments on the DOT electronic docket 

site. 

• Fax: 1–202–493–2251. 

• Mail: Docket Management Facility; 

U.S. Department of Transportation, 400 

Seventh Street, SW., Nassif Building, 

Room PL–401, Washington, DC 20590–

0001. 

• 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. 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

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

on-line instructions for submitting 

comments. 

Instructions: All submissions must 

include the agency name and docket 

number for this notice. For detailed 

instructions on submitting comments 

and additional information on the 

rulemaking process, see the Public 

Participation heading of the 

Supplementary Information section of 

this document. Note that all comments 

received will be posted without change 

to http://dms.dot.gov, including any 

personal information provided. Please 

see the Privacy Act heading under 

Regulatory Notices. 

Docket: For access to the docket to 

read background documents or