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have lead time challenges should the 

NOPR be finalized as proposed. 

2. Provide information, data, and 

associated analysis detailing specific 

challenges regarding to lead time. 

Public Participation 

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responding to this document, but no 

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Signing Authority 

This document of the Department of 

Energy was signed on September 26, 

2023, by Jeffrey Marootian, Principal 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy 

Efficiency and Renewable Energy, 

pursuant to delegated authority from the 

Secretary of Energy. That document 

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Signed in Washington, DC, on September 

27. 2023. 

Treena V. Garrett, 

Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. 

Department of Energy. 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

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14 CFR Parts 25, 27, 29, 91, 121, 125, 

and 135 

[Docket No.: FAA–2019–0491; Notice No. 

23–12] 

RIN 2120–AK34 

Interior Parts and Components Fire 

Protection for Transport Category 

Airplanes; Extension of Comment 

Period 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Supplemental notice of 

proposed rulemaking (SNPRM); 

Extension of comment period. 

SUMMARY: This action extends the 

comment period for a SNPRM titled 

‘‘Interior Parts and Components Fire 

Protection for Transport Category 

Airplanes’’ that was published on 

August 17, 2023. In that document, the 

FAA provided additional information 

on its proposed elimination of a smoke 

emissions testing requirement. The FAA 

also changed its calculations related to 

the proposed rule’s costs and benefits. 

The FAA is extending the comment 

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additional time to analyze the proposed 

rule and prepare a response. 

DATES: The comment period for the 

SNPRM published on August 17, 2023, 

at 88 FR 55941, is extended. Comments 

should be received on or before 

November 30, 2023. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments identified 

by docket number FAA–2019–0491 

using any of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

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: In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 

553(c), DOT solicits comments from the 

public to better inform its rulemaking 

process. DOT posts these comments, 

without edit, including any personal 

information the commenter provides, to 

www.regulations.gov, as described in 

the system of records notice (DOT/ALL– 

14 FDMS), which can be reviewed at 

www.dot.gov/privacy. 

Docket: Background documents or 

comments received may be read at 

www.regulations.gov at any time. 

Follow the online instructions for 

accessing the docket or go to the 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: Jeff 

Gardlin, AIR–20, Office of Senior 

Technical Experts, Aircraft Certification 

Service, Federal Aviation 

Administration, 2200 South 216th 

Street, Des Moines, WA 98198; 

telephone (206) 231–3146; email 

Jeff.Gardlin@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY 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. 

B. Availability of Rulemaking 

Documents 

An electronic copy of rulemaking 

documents may be obtained from the 

internet by— 

1. Searching the Federal eRulemaking 

Portal at www.regulations.gov; 

2. Visiting the FAA’s Regulations and 

Policies web page at www.faa.gov/ 

regulations_policies/; or 

3. Accessing the Government Printing 

Office’s web page at www.GovInfo.com. 

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. 

Background 

On August 17, 2023, the FAA 

published a SNPRM titled ‘‘Interior 

Parts and Components Fire Protection 

for Transport Category Airplanes’’ in the 

Federal Register (88 FR 55941; Notice 

No. 23–12). In the SNPRM, the FAA 

provided additional information on its 

proposed elimination of a smoke 

emissions testing requirement. The FAA 

also changed its calculations related to 

the proposed rule’s costs and benefits. 

Although the rule language is repeated 

in the SNPRM for completeness, there 

are no changes to the rule language as 

originally proposed in the associated 

NPRM. The FAA is extending the 

comment period closing date to allow 

commenters additional time to analyze 

the proposed rule and prepare a 

response. Commenters were instructed 

to provide comments on or before 

October 2, 2023 (i.e., 45 days from the 

date of publication of the SNPRM). 

Since publication, the FAA has 

received five requests to extend the 

comment period by an additional one 

hundred and twenty (120) days. The 

commenters requested more time to 

review the proposed rule and develop 

comments and recommendations. 

The FAA grants the petitioners’ 

request for an extension of the comment 

period. The FAA recognizes the 

importance of the proposed rule and 

that an extension would help 

commenters craft complete and 

thoughtful responses. However, the 

FAA believes that an additional sixty 

(60) days provides sufficient 

opportunity to review the SNPRM and 

provide comments. With this extension, 

the comment period will now close on 

November 30, 2023. This will provide 

the public with a total of one hundred 

and five (105) days to conduct its review 

and submit comments to the docket. 

The FAA will not grant any additional 

requests to further extend the comment 

period for this rulemaking. 

Extension of Comment Period 

In accordance with § 11.47(c) of Title 

14, Code of Federal Regulations, the 

FAA has reviewed the petitions for 

extension of the comment period for 

this notice. The petitioners have shown 

a substantive interest in the proposed 

policy and good cause for the extension 

of the comment period. The FAA has 

determined that an extension of the 

comment period for an additional sixty 

(60) days to November 30, 2023 is 

consistent with the public interest, and 

that good cause exists for taking this 

action. 

Accordingly, the comment period for 

Notice No. 23–12 is extended until 

November 30, 2023. 

Issued under authority provided by 49 

U.S.C. 106(f), 44701(a), and 44703 in 

Washington, DC. 

Brandon Roberts, 

Executive Director, Office of Rulemaking. 

[FR Doc. 2023–21581 Filed 9–29–23; 8:45 am] 

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