Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 178 / Monday, September 15, 1997 / Proposed Rules 48191

meetings should be directed to Elizabeth

Allen, Federal Aviation Administration,

Office of Rulemaking (ARM–100), 800

Independence Avenue, SW,

Washington, DC 20591, telephone (202)

267–8199; fax (202) 267–5075.

Questions concerning the NPRM on

Airport Security (Parts 107 and 139)

should be directed to Penny Anderson,

Office of Civil Aviation Security Policy

and Planning, Civil Aviation Security

Division (ACP–100), Federal Aviation

Administration, 800 Independence

Ave., SW, Washington, DC 20591;

telephone (202) 267–3413.

Questions concerning the NPRM on

Aircraft Operator Security (Part 108)

should be directed to Rhonda Hatmaker,

Office of Civil Aviation Security Policy

and Planning Civil Aviation Security

Division (ACP–100), Federal Aviation

Administration, 800 Independence

Ave., SW, Washington, DC 20591;

telephone (202) 267–3413.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Participation at the Public Meetings on

the NPRMs

Requests from persons who wish to

present oral statements at the public

meetings on the Airport Security and/or

the aircraft Operator Security proposals

should be received by the FAA no later

than October 9, 1997, for the

Washington, DC meeting and no later

than October 16, 1997, for the Fort

Worth, TX meeting. Such requests

should be submitted to Elizabeth Allen

as listed in the section titled FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT and

should include a written summary of

oral remarks to be presented, the date of

the meeting the requester wishes to

address, and an estimate of time needed

for the presentation. Requests received

after the dates specified above will be

scheduled if there is time available

during the meeting; however, the names

of those individuals may not appear on

the written agenda. The FAA will

prepare an agenda of speakers that will

be available at the meetings. To

accommodate as many speakers as

possible, the amount of time allocated to

each speaker may be less than the

amount of time requested. Those

persons desiring to have available

audiovisual equipment should notify

the FAA when requesting to be placed

on the agenda.

Background

The FAA will conduct two public

meetings on the recently published

Airport Security (Parts 107 and 139) and

Aircraft Operator Security (Part 108)

proposed rules.

The notices of proposed rulemaking

were published in the Federal Register

on August 1, 1997 [62 FR 41760 (Parts

107 and 139), and 62 FR 41730 (Part

108)]. The NPRMs proposed to update

the overall regulatory structure for

airport and air carrier security.

The closing date for comments on

these proposals is December 1, 1997.

The FAA is planning these meetings to

give the public an additional

opportunity to comment on these

proposed rules.

Persons interested in obtaining a copy

of the Airport Security (Parts 107 and

139) and/or the Aircraft Operator

Security (Part 108) proposed rules

should contact Elizabeth Allen at the

address or telephone number provided

in FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

An electronic copy of these

documents may be downloaded using a

modem and suitable communications

software from the FAA regulations

section of the Fedworld electronic

bulletin board service (telephone: (703)

321–3339) or the Federal Register’s

electronic bulletin board service

(telephone: (202) 512–1661).

Internet users may reach the FAA’s

webpage at http://www.faa.gov or the

Federal Register’s webpage at http://

www.access.gpo.gov/suldocs to access

recently published rulemaking

documents.

Public Meeting Procedures

The following procedures are

established to facilitate the public

meetings on the NPRMs:

1. There will be no admission fee or

other charge to attend or to participate

in the public meetings. The meetings

will be open to all persons who have

requested in advance to present

statements, or who register on the day

of the meeting (between 8:30 a.m. and

9:00 a.m.) subject to availability of space

in the meeting room.

2. The public meetings will adjourn

after scheduled speakers have

completed their statements.

3. The FAA will try to accommodate

all speakers; therefore, it may be

necessary to limit the time available for

an individual or group.

4. Participants should address their

comments to the panel. No individual

will be subject to cross-examination by

any other participant.

5. Sign and oral interpretation can be

made available at the meetings, as well

as an assistive listening device, if

requested 10 calendar days before the

meetings.

6. Representatives of the FAA will

conduct the public meetings. A panel of

FAA personnel involved in this issue

will be present.

7. The meetings will be recorded by

a court reporter. A transcript of the

meetings and any material accepted by

the panel during the meetings will be

included in the public dockets [Docket

No. 28979 (Parts 107 and 139), and

Docket No. 28978 (Part 108)]. Any

person who is interested in purchasing

a copy of the transcript should contact

the court reporter directly. This

information will be available at the

meetings.

8. The FAA will review and consider

all material presented by participants at

the public meetings. Position papers or

material presenting views or

information related to the proposed

NPRMs may be accepted at the

discretion of the presiding officer and

subsequently placed in the public

docket. The FAA requests that persons

participating in the meetings provide 10

copies of all materials to be presented

for distribution to the panel members;

others copies may be provided to the

audience at the discretion of the

participant.

9. Statements made by members of the

public meetings panel are intended to

facilitate discussion of the issues or to

clarify issues. Because the meetings

concerning the Airport Security (Parts

107 and 139) and Aircraft Operator

Security (Part 108) are being held during

the comment period, final decisions

concerning issues that the public may

raise cannot be made at the meetings.

Federal Aviation Administration

officials may, however, ask questions to

clarify statements made by the public

and to ensure a complete and accurate

record. Comments made at these public

meetings will be considered by the FAA

when deliberations begin concerning

whether to adopt any or all of the

proposed rules.

10. The meetings are designed to

solicit public views and more complete

information on the proposed rule.

Therefore, the meetings will be

conducted in an informal and

nonadversarial manner.

(49 U.S.C. 106(g), 5103, 40113, 40119,

44701–44702, 44706, 44901–44905, 44907,

44913–44914, 44932, 44935–44936, 46105).

Issued in Washington, DC on September

10, 1997.

Ida Klepper,

Acting Director, Office of Rulemaking.

[FR Doc. 97–24421 Filed 9–12–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M

POSTAL SERVICE

39 CFR Part 111

Presort Requirements for Periodicals

Mail

AGENCY: Postal Service.
48192 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 178 / Monday, September 15, 1997 / Proposed Rules

ACTION: Proposed Rule.

SUMMARY: The Postal Service plans to

add an SCF sack level to the presort

requirements for Periodicals automation

and nonautomation mailings of

nonletter-size pieces. An SCF package

level will not be added. Only 5-digit and

3-digit packages will be permitted in the

SCF sack. SCF sacks will be prepared

after 5-digit and 3-digit sacks, and prior

to preparing ADC sacks.

DATES: Comments must be received on

or before October 15, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Mail or deliver written

comments to the Manager, Mail

Preparation and Standards, USPS

Headquarters, 475 L’Enfant Plaza SW,

Room 6800, Washington, DC 20260–

2405. Copies of all written comments

will be available at the above address for

inspection and photocopying between 9

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

Friday.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Lynn M. Martin, (202) 268–6351.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July 1,

1996, the Postal Service eliminated the

optional preparation of SCF packages

and sacks as part of the streamlining of

presort requirements under

Classification Reform. Some Periodicals

mailers have indicated that they believe

that the inability to sack mail to the SCF

level has affected the service of their

publications. Many mailers of

Periodicals publications have been

preparing 3-digit sacks that contain

fewer than the required 24 pieces, to

ensure good levels of service. This

results in increased sack usage by

mailers and increased sack handlings by

the Postal Service. Reinstating SCF

sacks would allow Periodicals mailers

to direct sacks to the applicable

processing plant for service reasons

without having to prepare ‘‘skin’’ 3-digit

sacks, and also provide the opportunity

for the Postal Service to receive mail

sorted to a finer level than an area

distribution center (ADC) sack.

Accordingly, the Postal Service is

proposing reinstate, for only non-lettersize Periodicals publications, an SCF

sack that would be prepared after all

required 5-digit and 3-digit sacks, and

prior to preparing required ADC sacks.

It is proposed that preparation of the

SCF sack would be optional for the

period beginning on the date the final

rule regarding this notice is published

and ending on the effective date of the

preparation rules that are placed in

effect as a result of the Docket No. R97–

1 rate case proceedings. Upon

implementation of the preparation rules

resulting from the rate case proceedings,

it is proposed that preparation of the

SCF sack would become mandatory.

Preparation of an SCF package will

not be permitted under this planned

rule change. An SCF package would

increase piece distribution for the Postal

Service. Accordingly, SCF sacks would

be permitted to contain only 5-digit and

3-digit packages.

For nonautomation rate mailings, mail

in SCF sacks would be eligible for the

basic per-piece rates. For SCF sacks in

automation rate mailings, 5-digit and

unique 3-digit packages of 6 or more

pieces would qualify for the 3/5

automation rate, and nonunique 3-digit

packages as well as 5-digit and 3-digit

packages of fewer than 6 pieces would

qualify for the basic automation per

piece rates.

For the interim period when

preparation of SCF sacks will be

optional, mailers who choose to prepare

SCF sacks must prepare them for each

SCF in the mailing for which there are

24 or more pieces of mail prepared in

5-digit and/or 3-digit packages. At the

mailer’s option SCF sacks may also be

prepared that contain fewer pieces (a

minimum of one package).

The standard to prepare required

origin/optional entry 3-digit sacks will

not apply to Periodicals publications for

which SCF sacks are prepared. Instead,

mailers opting to prepare SCF sacks

must prepare required origin/optional

entry SCF sacks. At the time SCF sacks

become a required level of sortation, the

standard to prepare required origin/

optional entry 3-digit sacks will be

deleted and preparation of required

origin/optional entry SCF sacks will

become the new standard.

Although exempt from the notice and

comment requirements of the

Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C.

553(b), (c)) regarding proposed

rulemaking by 39 U.S.C. 410(a), the

Postal Service invites comments on the

following proposed revisions of the

Domestic Mail Manual (DMM),

incorporated by reference in the Code of

Federal Regulations. See 39 CFR part

111.

List of Subjects in 39 CFR Part 111

Postal Service.

PART 111—[AMENDED]

1. The authority citation for 39 CFR

part 111 continues to read as follows:

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552(a); 39 U.S.C. 101,

401, 403, 404, 3001–3011, 3201–3219, 3403–

3406, 3621, 3626, 5001.

2. Revise the following sections of the

Domestic Mail Manual as set forth

below:

M Mail Preparation and Sortation

M000 General Preparation Standards

M010 Mailpieces

M011 Basic Standards

1.0 TERMS AND CONDITIONS

* * * * *

1.2 Presort Levels

[Redesignate current 1.2j through

1.2m as 1.2k through 1.2n respectively;

insert new 1.2j to read as follows:]

j. Origin/optional entry SCF: The

separation includes packages for one or

more 3-digit areas served by the same

sectional center facility (SCF) (see L005)

in whose service area the mail is

verified/entered. Subject to standard,

this separation is required regardless of

the volume of mail.

* * * * *

1.3 Preparation Instructions

[Redesignate current 1.3j through 1.3p

as 1.3k through 1.3q respectively; insert

new 1.3j to read as follows:]

j. An origin/optional entry SCF sack

contains all 5-digit and 3-digit packages

(regardless of quantity) for the SCF in

whose service area the mail is verified.

At the mailer’s option such a sack may

be prepared for the SCF area of each

entry post office. This presort level

applies only to non-letter-size

Periodicals prepared in sacks.

* * * * *

M030 Containers

* * * * *

M032 Barcoded Labels

1.0 BASIC STANDARDS—TRAY AND

SACK LABELS

* * * * *

1.3 Content Line (Line 2)

[Amend Exhibit 1.3a by inserting the

following between 3-digit sacks and

ADC sacks for PER Flats—Automation

to read as follows:]

Class and mailing CIN Human readable

content line

PER Flats-Automation

* * * * *

SCF sacks ........... 377 PER FLTS SCF

BC

* * * * *

[Amend Exhibit 1.3a by inserting the

following between 3-digit sacks and

ADC sacks for PER Flats—3/5 and Basic

to read as follows:]
Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 178 / Monday, September 15, 1997 / Proposed Rules 48193

PER Flats—3/5 and Basic

Class and mailing CIN Human readable

content line

* * * * *

SCF sacks ........... 384 PER FLTS SCF

NON BC

* * * * *

[Amend Exhibit 1.3a by inserting the

following between 3-digit sacks and

ADC sacks for NEWS Flats—

Automation to read as follows:]

Class and mailing CIN Human readable

content line

NEWS Flats-Automation

* * * * *

SCF sacks ........... 477 NEWS FLTS SCF

BC

* * * * *

[Amend Exhibit 1.3a by inserting the

following between 3-digit sacks and

ADC sacks for NEWS Flats—3/5 and

Basic to read as follows:]

NEWS Flats—3/5 and Basic

Class and mailing CIN Human readable

content line

* * * * *

SCF sacks ........... 484 NEWS FLTS SCF

NON BC

* * * * *

M200 Periodicals (Nonautomation)

1.0 BASIC STANDARDS

* * * * *

1.5 Low-Volume Packages and Sacks

As a general exception to 2.4b through

2.4d and 3.1a through 3.1e, non-lettersize Periodicals may be prepared in

packages containing fewer than six

pieces, and in sacks containing as few

as one such package, when the

publisher determines that such

preparation improves service. These

low-volume packages may be placed on

5-digit, 3-digit, and SCF pallets under

M045.

1.6 Optional SCF Sack

Mailers of non-letter-size Periodicals

have the option to prepare an SCF sack

level. If mailers choose to prepare SCF

sacks, they must prepare them for all

SCF destinations in the mailing for

which there are 24 or more pieces

prepared in 5-digit or 3-digit packages,

under 3.1. When SCF sacks are

prepared, required origin/optional entry

3-digit sacks must not be prepared and

required origin/optional entry SCF sacks

must be prepared.

3.0 SACK PREPARATION (FLAT-SIZE

PIECES AND IRREGULAR PARCELS)

3.1 Sack Preparation

[Redesignate current 3.1e and 3.1f as

3.1f and 3.1g respectively; insert new

3.1e to read as follows:]

Sack size, preparation sequence, and

Line 1 labeling:

* * * * *

e. Optional SCF: required at 24 pieces

(no minimum for required origin/

optional entry SCF), optional with one

six-piece package minimum except

under 1.5; for Line 1, use L002, Column

C.

* * * * *

M820 Flat-Size Mail

1.0 BASIC STANDARDS

* * * * *

1.7 Exception-Periodicals

As a general exception to 3.1a, 3.1b,

and 3.2a through 3.2c, Periodicals may

be prepared in packages containing

fewer than six pieces, and in sacks

containing as few as one such package,

when the publisher determines that

such preparation improves service.

These low-volume packages may be

placed on 5-digit, 3-digit, and SCF

pallets under M045.

1.8 Optional SCF Sack—Periodicals

Mailers of Periodicals have the option

to prepare an SCF sack level. If mailers

choose to prepare SCF sacks, they must

prepare them for all SCF destinations in

the mailing for which there are 24 or

more pieces prepared in 5-digit or 3-

digit packages, under 3.2. When SCF

sacks are prepared, required origin/

optional entry 3-digit sacks must not be

prepared and required origin/optional

entry SCF sacks must be prepared.

* * * * *

3.0 PERIODICALS

* * * * *

3.2 Sack Preparation

[Renumber 3.2c and 3.2d as 3.2d and

3.2e respectively; add new 3.1c to read

as follows:]

Sack size, preparation sequence, and

Line 1 labeling:

* * * * *

c. Optional SCF: required at 24 pieces

(no minimum for required origin/

optional entry SCF), optional with one

six-piece package minimum except

under 1.7; for Line 1, use L002, Column

C.

* * * * *

An appropriate amendment to 39 CFR

111.3 to reflect these changes will be

published if the proposal is adopted.

Stanley F. Mires,

Chief Counsel, Legislative.

[FR Doc. 97–24306 Filed 9–12–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7710–12–P

FEDERAL EMERGENCY

MANAGEMENT AGENCY

44 CFR Part 67

[Docket No. FEMA–7227]

Proposed Flood Elevation

Determinations

AGENCY: Federal Emergency

Management Agency, FEMA.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: Technical information or

comments are requested on the

proposed base (1% annual chance) flood

elevations and proposed base flood

elevation modifications for the

communities listed below. The base

flood elevations are the basis for the

floodplain management measures that

the community is required either to

adopt or to show evidence of being

already in effect in order to qualify or

remain qualified for participation in the

National Flood Insurance Program

(NFIP).

DATES: The comment period is ninety

(90) days following the second

publication of this proposed rule in a

newspaper of local circulation in each

community.

ADDRESSES: The proposed base flood

elevations for each community are

available for inspection at the office of

the Chief Executive Officer of each

community. The respective addresses

are listed in the following table.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Frederick H. Sharrocks, Jr., Chief,

Hazard Identification Branch, Mitigation

Directorate, 500 C Street SW.,

Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646–2796.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Federal Emergency Management Agency

(FEMA or Agency) proposes to make

determinations of base flood elevations

and modified base flood elevations for

each community listed below, in

accordance with section 110 of the

Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973,

42 U.S.C. 4104, and 44 CFR 67.4(a).

These proposed base flood and

modified base flood elevations, together

with the floodplain management criteria