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either because the petition was denied 

at the last minute, or because the 

petition was not adjudicated in advance 

of the need. Employers can be confident 

that they are unlikely to incur 

unnecessary booking costs or be 

required to issue refunds due to the 

cancellation of an event caused by a 

failure to receive a decision on the 

petition. Finally, this rule will help 

those employers who make offers of 

employment more than six months prior 

to the employment start date to have 

sufficient time to seek a new beneficiary 

or beneficiaries in the event a petition 

is denied. 

E. Executive Order 13132 

This rule will not have substantial 

direct effects on the states, on the 

relationship between the National 

Government and the states, or on the 

distribution of power and 

responsibilities among the various 

levels of government. Therefore, in 

accordance with section 6 of Executive 

Order 13132, it is determined that this 

rule does not have sufficient federalism 

implications to warrant the preparation 

of a federalism summary impact 

statement. 

F. Executive Order 12988 Civil Justice 

Reform 

This rule meets the applicable 

standards set forth in sections 3(a) and 

3(b)(2) of Executive Order 12988. 

G. Paperwork Reduction Act 

Under the Paperwork Reduction Act 

of 1995, Public Law 104–13, all 

Departments are required to submit to 

the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB), for review and approval, any 

reporting requirements inherent in a 

rule. This rule does not impose any new 

reporting or recordkeeping requirements 

under the Paperwork Reduction Act. 

List of Subjects in 8 CFR Part 214 

Administrative practice and 

procedures, Aliens, Employment, 

Foreign officials, Health professions, 

Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements, Students. 

■ Accordingly, part 214 of chapter I of 

title 8 of the Code of Federal 

Regulations is amended as follows: 

PART 214—NONIMMIGRANT CLASSES 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 214 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 8 U.S.C. 1101, 1102, 1103, 1182, 

1184, 1185 (pursuant to E.O. 13323, 69 FR 

241, 3 CFR, 2003 Comp., p. 278), 1186a, 

1187, 1221, 1281, 1282, 1301–1305, 1372, 

1379, 1731–32; section 643, Pub. L. 104–208, 

110 Stat. 3009–708; Section 141 of the 

Compacts of Free Association with the 

Federated States of Micronesia and the 

Republic of the Marshall Islands, and with 

the Government of Palau, 48 U.S.C. 1901, 

note, and 1931 note, respectively, 8 CFR part 

2. 

■ 2. Section 214.2 is amended by: 

■ a. Revising the second sentence in 

paragraph (o)(2)(i); and by 

■ b. Revising the tenth sentence in 

paragraph (p)(2)(i). 

The revisions read as follows: 

§ 214.2 Special requirements for 

admission, extension, and maintenance of 

status. 

* * * * * 

(o) * * * 

(2) * * * 

(i) General. * * * The petition may 

not be filed more than one year before 

the actual need for the alien’s services. 

* * * 

* * * * * 

(p) * * * 

(2) * * * 

(i) General. * * * The petition may 

not be filed more than one year before 

the actual need for the alien’s services. 

* * * 

* * * * * 

Dated: March 27, 2007. 

Michael Chertoff, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E7–7134 Filed 4–13–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4410–10–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy 

10 CFR Part 490 

Alternative Fuel Transportation 

Program; Alternative Compliance 

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, Department of 

Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of availability of 

Alternative Compliance Guidelines for 

preparing and submitting a waiver 

request and other documentation 

requirements. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces the 

availability of a Department of Energy 

(DOE) document that provides 

guidelines to fleets covered by 10 CFR 

Part 490 (covered fleets) for submission 

of an application for a waiver from the 

alternative fuel vehicle acquisition 

requirements. In order to obtain a 

waiver, the requesting covered fleet 

must show that in lieu of the alternative 

fuel vehicle acquisitions, it will reduce 

petroleum consumption in its vehicle 

fleet by an amount that would equal 100 

percent alternative fuel use in all of its 

existing covered light-duty vehicles. 

The guidelines provide instructions on 

making such a showing and illustrate 

the processing of a waiver request. 

ADDRESSES: U.S. Department of Energy, 

Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, Office of 

FreedomCAR and Vehicle Technologies, 

EE–2G, 1000 Independence Avenue, 

SW., Washington, DC 20585–0121. 

The entire document with complete 

instructions for interested parties, 

Alternative Compliance: Guidelines for 

Preparing and Submitting a Waiver 

Request and Other Documentation 

Requirements, 10 CFR Part 490 Subpart 

I, may be found at the Web site address: 

http://www.eere.energy.gov/ 

vehiclesandfuels/epact/state/ 

state_resources.html, and is available 

from Ms. Linda Bluestein, U.S. 

Department of Energy, Office of 

FreedomCAR and Vehicle Technologies, 

EE–2G, Room 5F034, 1000 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20585–0121, and by 

telephone at (202) 586–6116. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Linda Bluestein on (202) 586–6116 or 

linda.bluestein@ee.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

703 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 

(Pub. L. No. 109–58) added section 514, 

Alternative Compliance, to title V of the 

Energy Policy Act of 1992. (42 U.S.C. 

13263a) DOE initiated a rulemaking to 

implement section 514 of the Energy 

Policy Act of 1992, as amended, (71 FR 

36034; June 23, 2006) and published a 

final rule on March 20, 2007. 72 FR 

12958. New Subpart I adds a new 

compliance option for covered fleets. 

The option allows a covered fleet to 

apply to DOE for a waiver from the 

original alternative fueled vehicle (AFV) 

acquisition program if it can 

demonstrate petroleum reduction equal 

to 100 percent alternative fuel use in 

covered light-duty vehicles 

cumulatively acquired by its fleet. 

If a covered fleet intends to apply for 

a waiver, it must file its intent to request 

a waiver to DOE no later than March 31 

of the calendar year before the model 

year for which the fleet is making its 

request. For model year 2008, however, 

the first year covered fleets are eligible 

for such waivers, the deadline for 

covered fleets to file an intent to make 

a waiver application is extended until 

May 31, 2007. The completed waiver 

application must be submitted to DOE 

by June 30 if the information is not 

dependent on new light-duty vehicle 

model year information. If the 

information is dependent on such 

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submitted by July 31. A waiver request 

must include a minimum amount of 

data in order for DOE to make a decision 

about granting the waiver. 

The DOE document Alternative 

Compliance: Preparing and Submitting 

a Waiver Request and Other 

Documentation Requirements, 10 CFR 

Part 490 Subpart I, helps requesting 

covered fleets by illustrating the data 

and information requirements as well as 

DOE’s implementation of the waiver 

provision. 

The guidelines include information 

for covered fleets regarding timing of 

waiver requests and responses by DOE, 

waiver documentation and submission 

requirements, annual reporting of 

petroleum reductions, use of credits and 

rollover of excess petroleum reduction, 

enforcement authority, record retention 

and appeals. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on April 9, 

2007. 

Alexander A. Karsner, 

Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy. 

[FR Doc. E7–7133 Filed 4–13–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 25 

[Docket No. NM374: Special Conditions No. 

25–351–SC] 

Special Conditions: Dassault Aviation, 

Model Falcon 7X; Design Roll 

Maneuvering Conditions 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final special conditions; request 

for comments. 

SUMMARY: These special conditions are 

issued for the Dassault Aviation Falcon 

7X airplane. This airplane will have a 

novel or unusual design feature 

associated with an electronic fly-by-wire 

flight control system. The applicable 

airworthiness regulations do not contain 

adequate or appropriate safety standards 

for this design feature. These special 

conditions contain the additional safety 

standards that the Administrator 

considers necessary to establish a level 

of safety equivalent to that established 

by the existing airworthiness standards. 

DATES: The effective date of these 

special conditions is April 4, 2007. We 

must receive your comments by May 16, 

2007. 

ADDRESSES: You must mail two copies 

of your comments to: Federal Aviation 

Administration, Transport Airplane 

Directorate, Attn: Rules Docket (ANM–

113), Docket No. NM374, 1601 Lind 

Avenue, SW., Renton, Washington, 

98057–3356. You may deliver two 

copies to the Transport Airplane 

Directorate at the above address. You 

must mark your comments: Docket No. 

NM374. You can inspect comments in 

the Rules Docket weekdays, except 

Federal holidays, between 7:30 a.m. and 

4 p.m. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rich 

Yarges, FAA, Airframe/Cabin Safety 

Branch, ANM–115, Transport Airplane 

Directorate, Aircraft Certification 

Service, 1601 Lind Avenue, SW., 

Renton, Washington 98057–3356; 

telephone (425) 227–2143; facsimile 

(425) 227–1232. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA 

has determined that notice and 

opportunity for prior public comment 

hereon are impracticable because these 

procedures would significantly delay 

issuance of the approval design and 

thus delivery of the affected aircraft. In 

addition, the substance of these special 

conditions has been subject to the 

public comment process in several prior 

instances with no substantive comments 

received. The FAA therefore finds that 

good cause exists for making these 

special conditions effective upon 

issuance. 

Comments Invited 

We invite interested people to take 

part in this rulemaking by sending 

written comments, data, or views. The 

most helpful comments reference a 

specific portion of the special 

conditions, explain the reason for any 

recommended change, and include 

supporting data. We ask that you send 

us two copies of written comments. 

We will file in the docket all 

comments we receive as well as a report 

summarizing each substantive public 

contact with FAA personnel about these 

special conditions. You can inspect the 

docket before and after the comment 

closing date. If you wish to review the 

docket in person, go to the address in 

the ADDRESSES section of this preamble 

between 7:30 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, except Federal holidays. 

We will consider all comments we 

receive by the closing date for 

comments. We will consider comments 

filed late if it is possible to do so 

without incurring expense or delay. We 

may change these special conditions 

based on the comments we receive. 

If you want us to let you know we 

received your comments on these 

special conditions, send us a preaddressed, stamped postcard on which 

the docket number appears. We will 

stamp the date on the postcard and mail 

it back to you. 

Background 

On June 4, 2002, Dassault Aviation, 9 

rond Point des Champs Elysees, 75008, 

Paris, France, applied for a type 

certificate for its new Model Falcon 7X. 

The Dassault Aviation Falcon 7X is a 19 

passenger transport category airplane, 

powered by three aft mounted Pratt & 

Whitney PW307A high bypass ratio 

turbofan engines. The airplane is 

operated using a fly-by-wire electronic 

flight control system. This flight control 

system does not provide a mechanical 

link between the airplane flight control 

surface and the pilot’s cockpit control 

device as there is on more conventional 

airplanes. This will be the first 

application of such a system in an 

airplane primarily intended for private 

or corporate use. However, several 

models of airplanes certificated under 

part 25 have incorporated fly-by-wire 

electronic flight control systems. 

Type Certification Basis 

Under the provisions of 14 CFR 21.17, 

Dassault Aviation must show that the 

Model Falcon 7X meets the applicable 

provisions of Part 14 CFR part 25, as 

amended by Amendment 25–1 through 

25–107. 

If the Administrator finds that the 

applicable airworthiness regulations do 

not contain adequate or appropriate 

safety standards for the Model Falcon 

7X because of a novel or unusual design 

feature, special conditions are 

prescribed under the provisions of 

§ 21.16. 

In addition to the applicable 

airworthiness regulations and special 

conditions, the Dassault Model Falcon 

7X must comply with the fuel vent and 

exhaust emission requirements of 14 

CFR part 34 and the noise certification 

requirements of 14 CFR part 36, and the 

FAA must issue a finding of regulatory 

adequacy under § 611 of Public Law 92–

574, the ‘‘Noise Control Act of 1972.’’

The FAA issues special conditions, as 

defined in § 11.19, under § 11.38, and 

they become part of the type 

certification basis under § 21.17(a)(2). 

Special conditions are initially 

applicable to the model for which they 

are issued. Should the type certificate 

for that model be amended later to 

include any other model that 

incorporates the same novel or unusual 

design feature, the special conditions 

would also apply to the other model. 

Novel or Unusual Design Features 

The Falcon 7X is equipped with an 

electronic flight control system. In this 


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