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AD is incorporated, inspect (using dye

penetrant methods) the MLG inboard

door hinges and attachment angles for

cracks. Accomplish the inspections in

accordance with the INSTRUCTIONS

section of Piper Service Bulletin No.

682, dated July 24, 1980.

(b) The initial dye penetrant inspection

type must be utilized for all future repetitive

inspections. Dye penetrant inspection types

consist of Type I: fluorescent; Type II: nonfluorescent or visible dye; and Type III: dual

sensitivity.

(c) If cracks are found during any of the

inspections required in paragraph (a) of this

AD, prior to further flight, install a Piper P/

N 47529–32 MLG inboard door hinge and

attachment angle assembly or install FAAapproved MLG inboard door hinges and

angles made of steel.

(d) Within the next 800 hours TIS after the

effective date of this AD, unless already

accomplished as required by paragraph (c) of

this AD, install a Piper P/N 47529–32 MLG

inboard door hinge and attachment angle

assembly in all four hinge assembly locations

or install FAA-approved MLG inboard door

hinges and angles made of steel in all four

hinge assembly locations.

(e) Installing a Piper P/N 47529–32 MLG

inboard door hinge and attachment angle

assembly in all four assembly locations or

installing FAA-approved MLG inboard door

hinges and angles made of steel in all four

assembly locations as required by paragraphs

(c) and (d) of this AD is considered

terminating action for the repetitive

inspection requirement of this AD.

(f) Special flight permits may be issued in

accordance with sections 21.197 and 21.199

of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR

21.197 and 21.199) to operate the airplane to

a location where the requirements of this AD

can be accomplished.

(g) An alternative method of compliance or

adjustment of the compliance time that

provides an equivalent level of safety may be

approved by the Manager, Atlanta Aircraft

Certification Office (ACO), One Crown

Center, 1895 Phoenix Boulevard, suite 450,

Atlanta, Georgia 30349.

(1) The request shall be forwarded through

an appropriate FAA Maintenance Inspector,

who may add comments and then send it to

the Manager, Atlanta ACO.

(2) Alternative methods of compliance

approved in accordance with AD 80–26–05

(superseded by this action) are not

considered approved as alternative methods

of compliance with this AD.

Note 2: Information concerning the

existence of approved alternative methods of

compliance with this AD, if any, may be

obtained from the Atlanta ACO.

(h) All persons affected by this directive

may obtain copies of the document referred

to herein upon request to The New Piper

Aircraft, Inc., 2926 Piper Drive,Vero Beach,

Florida 32960; or may examine this

document at the FAA, Central Region, Office

of the Regional Counsel, Room 1558, 601 E.

12th Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64106.

(i) This amendment supersedes AD 80–26–

05, mendment 39–3994.

Issued in Kansas City, Missouri, on

October 14, 1997.

Mary Ellen Schutt,

Acting Manager, Small Airplane Directorate,

Aircraft Certification Service.

[FR Doc. 97–27794 Filed 10–20–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–U

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration

23 CFR Part 655

[FHWA Docket No. 96–47, FHWA 97–2295,

Notice No. 1]

RIN 2125–AE11

National Standards for Traffic Control

Devices; Revision of the Manual on

Uniform Traffic Control Devices;

Markings, Signals, and Traffic Control

Systems for Railroad-Highway Grade

Crossings

AGENCY: Federal Highway

Administration (FHWA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed amendment

to the Manual on Uniform Traffic

Control Devices (MUTCD), reopening

and extension of comment period.

SUMMARY: The FHWA is reopening and

extending the comment period for a

notice of proposed amendment to the

MUTCD which was published January

6, 1997, at 62 FR 691. The original

comment period was set to close on

August 30, 1997. This extension

responds to concern expressed by the

National Committee on Uniform Traffic

Control Devices (NCUTCD) that the

August 30 closing date does not provide

sufficient time for appropriate response

to the proposed MUTCD change. The

FHWA recognizes that other

commenters may be subject to similar

time constraints and agrees that the

comment period should be reopened

and extended. Therefore, the closing

date for comments is extended to

December 22, 1997, in order to provide

the NCUTCD and other interested

commenters additional time to evaluate

the proposed changes and to submit

responses.

DATES: Submit comments on or before

December 22, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Signed, written comments

should refer to the docket number that

appears at the top of this document and

must be submitted to the Docket Clerk,

U.S. DOT Dockets, Room PL–401, 400

Seventh Street, SW., Washington DC

20590–0001. All comments received

will be available for examination at the

above address between 10 a.m. and 5

p.m., e.t., Monday through Friday,

except Federal holidays. Those desiring

notification of receipt of comments must

include a self-addressed, stamped

envelope or postcard.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For

information regarding the notice of

proposed amendment contact Ms. Linda

Brown, Office of Highway Safety, Room

3408, (202) 366–2192, or Mr. Raymond

Cuprill, Office of Chief Counsel, Room

4217, (202) 366–0834, Department of

Transportation, Federal Highway

Administration, 400 Seventh Street,

SW., Washington, DC 20590. Office

hours are from 7:45 a.m. to 4:15 p.m.,

e.t., Monday through Friday, except

Federal holidays.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As noted,

the original comment period for the

January 6, 1997, notice of proposed

amendment to the MUTCD closed on

August 30, 1997. The NCUTCD has

expressed concern that this closing date

does not provide sufficient time to

review the proposed change,

consolidate comments, and submit these

comments to its member organizations

for approval. The NCUTCD only meets

in January and June of each year to vote

as a full body on proposals and issues

relating to the MUTCD. Judging from the

number of comments received so far to

this docket and considering the large

amount of materials contained in this

docket, we believe there may be other

interested persons who need additional

time to respond.

The MUTCD is available for

inspection and copying as prescribed in

49 CFR part 7, appendix D. It may be

purchased for $44.00 from the

Superintendent of Documents, U.S.

Government Printing Office, P.O. Box

371954, Pittsburgh, PA 15250–7954,

Stock No. 650–001–00001–0.

Authority: 23 U.S.C. 315, 49 CFR 1.48.

Issued: October 8, 1997.

Gloria J. Jeff,

Acting Federal Highway Administrator.

[FR Doc. 97–27741 Filed 10–20–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–22–P

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[TX 57–1–7183: FRL–5911–6]

Approval and Promulgation of State

Implementation Plans (SIP) for Texas:

Houston Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT)

Offset Plan

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rulemaking.