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side brace. Such failure could lead to loss of

control of the airplane.

(d) What actions must I accomplish to

address this problem? To address this

problem, you must accomplish the following:

Action Compliance Time Procedures

Replace both main landing gear lower side

brace assemblies with Aerostar part number

400084–001 lower side brace assemblies.

Within the next 50 hours time-in-service after

the effective date of this AD, unless already

performed.

Do these replacements following the INSTRUCTIONS PART II: Replacement paragraph of Aerostar Mandatory Service Bulletin SB600–134A, dated March 31, 2000,

and the Aerostar Maintenance Manual.

(e) Can I comply with this AD in any other

way? You may use an alternative method of

compliance or adjust the compliance time if:

(1) Your alternative method of compliance

provides an equivalent level of safety; and

(2) The Manager, Seattle Aircraft

Certification Office (ACO), approves your

alternative. Send your request through an

FAA Principal Maintenance Inspector, who

may add comments and then send it to the

Manager, Seattle ACO, 1601 Lind Avenue,

SW, Renton, Washington 98055.

Note: This AD applies to each airplane

identified in paragraph (a) of this AD,

regardless of whether it has been modified,

altered, or repaired in the area subject to the

requirements of this AD. For airplanes that

have been modified, altered, or repaired so

that the performance of the requirements of

this AD is affected, the owner/operator must

request approval for an alternative method of

compliance in accordance with paragraph (e)

of this AD. The request should include an

assessment of the effect of the modification,

alteration, or repair on the unsafe condition

addressed by this AD; and, if you have not

eliminated the unsafe condition, specific

actions you propose to address it.

(f) Where can I get information about any

already-approved alternative methods of

compliance? Contact Richard Simonson,

Aerospace Engineer, FAA, Transport

Airplane Directorate, 1601 Lind Avenue, SW,

Renton, Washington 98055; telephone: (425)

227–2597; facsimile: (425) 227–1181.

(g) What if I need to fly the airplane to

another location to comply with this AD? The

FAA can issue a special flight permit under

sections 21.197 and 21.199 of the Federal

Aviation Regulations (14 CFR 21.197 and

21.199) to operate your airplane to a location

where you can accomplish the requirements

of this AD.

(h) How do I get copies of the documents

referenced in this AD? You may get the

service information referenced in the AD

from Aerostar Aircraft Corporation, 10555

Airport Drive, Coeur d’Alene Airport,

Hayden Lake, Idaho 83835–8742; Telephone:

(208) 762–0338; facsimile: (208) 762–8349.

You may read this document at FAA, Central

Region, Office of the Regional Counsel, 901

Locust, Room 506, Kansas City, Missouri

64106.

Issued in Kansas City, Missouri, on

November 14, 2000.

James E. Jackson,

Acting Manager, Small Airplane Directorate,

Aircraft Certification Service.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

15 CFR Part 922

Installing and Maintaining Commercial

Submarine Cables in National Marine

Sanctuaries

AGENCY: Marine Sanctuaries Division

(MSD), National Ocean Service (NOS),

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration (NOAA), Department of

Commerce (DOC).

ACTION: Reopening of comment period

for Advance Notice of Proposed

Rulemaking.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that

NOAA is reopening the public comment

on an advance notice of proposed

rulemaking published August 23, 2000.

The ANPR was published by NOAA to

evaluate whether changes to existing

National Marine Sanctuary (NMS)

regulations or some form of policy

guidance is necessary to clarify NOAA’s

decision-making process regarding the

installation and maintenance of

commercial submarine cables within

NMSs. If changes or additional guidance

are appropriate, the ANPR also

requested comments on what the

changes or guidance should contain. In

addition, the ANPR requested

comments on proposed principles on

the installation of commercial

submarine cables within the marine and

coastal environment as a whole. This

notice reopens the period for public

comment for 15 days.

DATE: Comments on this document must

be received by December 11, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to

Debra Malek, Conservation Policy and

Planning Branch, National Marine

Sanctuary Program, 1305 East-West

Highway, SSMC4, 11th Floor, Silver

Spring, Maryland, 20910. Attention:

Submarine Cable FR Comments.

Comments may also be submitted by

email to: submarine.cables@noaa.gov

All comments will be available to the

public for review at the NOAA Central

Library, 2nd floor, Silver Spring Metro

Center Building 3 (SSMC3), 1315 EastWest Highway, Silver Spring, Maryland

20910.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Debra Malek at (301) 713–3125

extension 162.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August

23, 2000, NOAA published an advance

notice of proposed rulemaking (65 FR

51264). The ANPR was published by

NOAA to evaluate whether changes to

existing NMS regulations or some form

of policy guidance is necessary to clarify

NOAA’s decision-making process

regarding the installation and

maintenance of commercial submarine

cables within NMSs. If changes or

additional guidance are appropriate, the

ANPR also requested comments on what

the changes or guidance should contain.

In addition, the ANPR requested

comments on proposed principles on

the installation of commercial

submarine cables within the marine and

coastal environment. The ANPR

provided a sixty day period for the

submission of public comments, with

the period closing on October 23, 2000.

NOAA received numerous comments in

response to this ANPR. It also received

a number of requests for additional time

to provide information on this subject.

In response to these requests, NOAA is

providing additional time for comments

to be submitted. This notice reopens the

period for public comment for fifteen

days, until December 11, 2000.

Dated: November 15, 2000.

Ted I. Lillestolen,

Deputy Assistant Administrator for Oceans

and Coastal Zone Management.

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