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I. Background 

On October 28, 2009 (74 FR 55694– 

55721), SBA issued a Notice of 

Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM). In that 

document, SBA proposed to make a 

number of changes to the regulations 

governing the 8(a) BD Program 

Regulations and several changes to its 

Small Business Size Regulations. Some 

of the changes involve technical issues. 

Other changes are more substantive and 

result from SBA’s experience in 

implementing the current regulations. In 

addition to written comments, SBA is 

requesting oral comments on the various 

approaches for the proposed changes. 

II. Public Hearings 

The public meeting format will 

consist of a panel of SBA 

representatives who will preside over 

the session. The oral and written 

testimony will become part of the 

administrative record for SBA’s 

consideration. Written testimony may 

be submitted in lieu of oral testimony. 

SBA will analyze the testimony, both 

oral and written, along with any written 

comments received. SBA officials may 

ask questions of a presenter to clarify or 

further explain the testimony. The 

purpose of the public meetings is to 

allow the general public to comment on 

SBA’s proposed rulemaking. SBA 

requests that the comments focus on the 

proposed changes as stated in the 

NPRM. SBA requests that commentors 

do not raise issues pertaining to other 

SBA small business programs. 

Presenters may provide a written copy 

of their testimony. SBA will accept 

written material that the presenter 

wishes to provide that further 

supplements his or her testimony. 

Electronic or digitized copies are 

encouraged. 

In conjunction with the public 

meetings SBA is conducting tribal 

consultations prior to the end of the 

comment period for the proposed rulemaking. The meeting notice for these 

tribal consultations was published in 

the Federal Register on December 7, 

2009 (74 FR 64026). 

The public meetings will be held on 

the dates listed below for each location 

from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day. 

VENUE INFORMATION

Location Address Hearing date Registration closing 

date 

Miami, FL ................... SBA South Florida District Office, 100 South Biscayne Boulevard, 7th 

Floor, Miami, FL 33131–2011.

January 14, 2010 ...... January 11, 2010. 

Los Angeles, CA ........ SBA Los Angeles District Office, 330 North Brand Blvd., Suite 1200, 

Glendale, CA 91203.

January 19, 2010 ...... January 11, 2010. 

* Visitors will be subject to a security 

screening and might be required to 

present valid photo identification. 

Registration requests must be received 

on or before the respective deadline by 

5 p.m., Eastern Standard Time. 

III. Registration 

Any individual interested in 

attending and making an oral 

presentation shall pre-register in 

advance with SBA. Registration requests 

must be received by SBA no later than 

5 p.m., Eastern Standard Time. Please 

see registration information in this 

section for specific dates. Please contact 

Ms. Latrice Andrews of SBA’s Office of 

Business Development in writing to 

register at Latrice.Andrews@sba.gov or 

by facsimile to (202) 481–4042. Please 

include the following information 

relating to the person testifying: Name, 

Organization affiliation, Address, 

Telephone number, e-mail address, and 

Fax number. SBA will attempt to 

accommodate all interested parties that 

wish to present testimony. Based on the 

number of registrants it may be 

necessary to impose time limits to 

ensure that everyone who wishes to 

testify has the opportunity to do so. SBA 

will send confirmation of registration in 

writing to the presenters and attendees. 

IV. Information on Service for 

Individuals With Disabilities 

For information on facilities or 

services for individuals with disabilities 

or to request special assistance at the 

public meetings, contact Ms. Latrice 

Andrews at the telephone number or email address indicated under the FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of 

this notice. 

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 632, 634(b)(6), 636(b), 

637(a), 644 and 662(5); and Pub. L. 105–135, 

sec. 401 et seq., 111 Stat. 2592 

Joseph P. Loddo, 

Associate Administrator for Business 

Development. 

[FR Doc. 2010–318 Filed 1–7–10; 4:15 pm] 

BILLING CODE 8025–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2009–1253; Directorate 

Identifier 2009–NM–080–AD] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Boeing 

Model 737–600, –700, –700C, –800, 

–900, and –900ER Series Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: The FAA proposes to 

supersede an existing airworthiness 

directive (AD) that applies to all Boeing 

Model 737–600, –700, –700C, –800, 

–900, and –900ER series airplanes. The 

existing AD currently requires repetitive 

detailed inspections of the slat track 

downstop assemblies to verify that 

proper hardware is installed, one-time 

torquing of the nut and bolt, and 

corrective actions if necessary. This 

proposed AD would also require 

replacing the hardware of the down stop 

assembly with new hardware of the 

down stop assembly, doing a detailed 

inspection or a borescope inspection of 

the slat cans on each wing and the lower 

rail of the slat main tracks for debris, 

replacing the bolts of the aft side guide 

with new bolts, and removing any 

debris found in the slat can. This 

proposed AD also would remove 

airplanes from the applicability. This 

proposed AD results from reports of 

parts coming off the main slat track 

downstop assemblies. We are proposing 

this AD to prevent loose or missing 

parts from the main slat track downstop 

assemblies from falling into the slat can 

and causing a puncture, which could 

result in a fuel leak and consequent fire. 

DATES: We must receive comments on 

this proposed AD by February 25, 2010. 


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ADDRESSES: You may send comments by 

any of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Fax: 202–493–2251. 

• Mail: U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations, M– 

30, West Building Ground Floor, Room 

W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., 

Washington, DC 20590. 

• Hand Delivery: U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations, M– 

30, West Building Ground Floor, Room 

W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., 

Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. 

and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

except Federal holidays. 

For service information identified in 

this proposed AD, contact Boeing 

Commercial Airplanes, Attention: Data 

& Services Management, P.O. Box 3707, 

MC 2H–65, Seattle, Washington 98124– 

2207; telephone 206–544–5000, 

extension 1; fax 206–766–5680; e-mail 

me.boecom@boeing.com; Internet 

https://www.myboeingfleet.com. You 

may review copies of the referenced 

service information at the FAA, 

Transport Airplane Directorate, 1601 

Lind Avenue, SW., Renton, Washington. 

For information on the availability of 

this material at the FAA, call 425–227– 

1221 or 425–227–1152. 

Examining the AD Docket 

You may examine the AD docket on 

the Internet at http:// 

www.regulations.gov; or in person at the 

Docket Management Facility between 9 

a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through 

Friday, except Federal holidays. The AD 

docket contains this proposed AD, the 

regulatory evaluation, any comments 

received, and other information. The 

street address for the Docket Office 

(telephone 800–647–5527) is in the 

ADDRESSES section. Comments will be 

available in the AD docket shortly after 

receipt. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Nancy Marsh, Aerospace Engineer, 

Airframe Branch, ANM–120S, FAA, 

Seattle Aircraft Certification Office, 

1601 Lind Avenue, SW., Renton, 

Washington 98057–3356; telephone 

(425) 917–6440; fax (425) 917–6590. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Comments Invited 

We invite you to send any written 

relevant data, views, or arguments about 

this proposed AD. Send your comments 

to an address listed under the 

ADDRESSES section. Include ‘‘Docket No. 

FAA–2009–1253; Directorate Identifier 

2009–NM–080–AD’’ at the beginning of 

your comments. We specifically invite 

comments on the overall regulatory, 

economic, environmental, and energy 

aspects of this proposed AD. We will 

consider all comments received by the 

closing date and may amend this 

proposed AD because of those 

comments. 

We will post all comments we 

receive, without change, to http:// 

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information you provide. We 

will also post a report summarizing each 

substantive verbal contact we receive 

about this proposed AD. 

Discussion 

On August 28, 2007, we issued AD 

2007–18–52, amendment 39–15197 (72 

FR 53928, September 21, 2007), for all 

Boeing Model 737–600, –700, –700C, 

–800, –900, and –900ER series 

airplanes. That AD superseded 

emergency AD 2007–18–51 to require a 

shorter compliance time for the actions 

originally required in emergency AD 

2007–18–51. AD 2007–18–52 requires 

repetitive detailed inspections of the 

slat track downstop assemblies to verify 

that proper hardware is installed, onetime torquing of the nut and bolt, and 

corrective actions if necessary. That AD 

resulted from reports of parts coming off 

the main slat track downstop 

assemblies. We issued that AD to detect 

and correct loose or missing parts from 

the main slat track downstop assemblies 

from falling into the slat can and 

causing a puncture, which could result 

in a fuel leak and consequent fire. 

Actions Since Existing AD Was Issued 

The preamble to AD 2007–18–52 

explains that we consider the 

requirements ‘‘interim action’’ and were 

considering further rulemaking. Since 

we issued AD 2007–18–52, Boeing has 

modified the hardware of the down stop 

assembly and the bolts of the aft side 

guide. The new modifications would 

terminate the actions required in AD 

2007–18–52. We now have determined 

that further rulemaking is indeed 

necessary, and this proposed AD 

follows from that determination. 

Relevant Service Information 

We have reviewed Boeing Alert 

Service Bulletin 737–57A1302, dated 

December 15, 2008. The service bulletin 

describes procedures for replacing the 

hardware of the down stop assembly 

with new hardware, doing a detailed 

inspection or a borescope inspection of 

the slat cans on each wing and the lower 

rail of the slat main tracks for debris, 

replacing the bolts of the aft side guide 

with new bolts, and removing any 

debris found in the slat can. 

FAA’s Determination and Requirements 

of the Proposed AD 

We have evaluated all pertinent 

information and identified an unsafe 

condition that is likely to develop on 

other airplanes of the same type design. 

For this reason, we are proposing this 

AD, which would supersede AD 2007– 

18–52 and would retain the 

requirements of the existing AD. This 

proposed AD would also require 

accomplishing the actions specified in 

the Relevant Service Information 

described previously. The proposed AD 

would also remove certain airplanes 

having line numbers 2700 and on from 

the applicability; these airplanes have a 

design change incorporated during 

production, which is an equivalent 

change to the actions described in the 

Relevant Service Information. 

Change to Existing AD 

This proposed AD would retain all 

requirements of AD 2007–18–52. As a 

result, the corresponding paragraph 

identifiers have changed in this 

proposed AD, as listed in the following 

table: 

REVISED PARAGRAPH IDENTIFIERS

Requirement in AD 

2007–18–52 

Corresponding 

requirement in this 

proposed AD 

paragraph (f) ............. paragraph (g). 

paragraph (g) ............ paragraph (h). 

Costs of Compliance 

There are about 2,699 airplanes of the 

affected design in the worldwide fleet. 

The following table provides the 

estimated costs for U.S. operators to 

comply with this proposed AD. 


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ESTIMATED COSTS

Action Work hours Average labor 

rate per hour Parts Cost per airplane 

Number of 

U.S.- 

registered 

airplanes 

Fleet cost 

Inspection and Torquing (required by AD 2007–18–52).8 $80 $0 $640, per inspection 

cycle.

853 $545,920, per inspection 

cycle. 

Inspection and Modification 

(new proposed actions).

18 80 5,388 6,828 ............................. 853 5,824,284. 

Authority for This Rulemaking 

Title 49 of the United States Code 

specifies the FAA’s authority to issue 

rules on aviation safety. Subtitle I, 

Section 106, describes the authority of 

the FAA Administrator. Subtitle VII, 

Aviation Programs, describes in more 

detail the scope of the Agency’s 

authority. 

We are issuing this rulemaking under 

the authority described in Subtitle VII, 

Part A, Subpart III, Section 44701, 

‘‘General requirements.’’ Under that 

section, Congress charges the FAA with 

promoting safe flight of civil aircraft in 

air commerce by prescribing regulations 

for practices, methods, and procedures 

the Administrator finds necessary for 

safety in air commerce. This regulation 

is within the scope of that authority 

because it addresses an unsafe condition 

that is likely to exist or develop on 

products identified in this rulemaking 

action. 

Regulatory Findings 

We have determined that this 

proposed AD would not have federalism 

implications under Executive Order 

13132. This proposed AD would not 

have a substantial direct effect 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. 

For the reasons discussed above, I 

certify that the proposed regulation: 

1. Is not a ‘‘significant regulatory 

action’’ under Executive Order 12866; 

2. Is not a ‘‘significant rule’’ under the 

DOT Regulatory Policies and Procedures 

(44 FR 11034, February 26, 1979); and 

3. Will not have a significant 

economic impact, positive or negative, 

on a substantial number of small entities 

under the criteria of the Regulatory 

Flexibility Act. 

We prepared a regulatory evaluation 

of the estimated costs to comply with 

this proposed AD and placed it in the 

AD docket. See the ADDRESSES section 

for a location to examine the regulatory 

evaluation. 

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39 

Air transportation, Aircraft, Aviation 

safety, Incorporation by reference, 

Safety. 

The Proposed Amendment 

Accordingly, under the authority 

delegated to me by the Administrator, 

the FAA proposes to amend 14 CFR part 

39 as follows: 

PART 39—AIRWORTHINESS 

DIRECTIVES 

1. The authority citation for part 39 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40113, 44701. 

§ 39.13 [Amended] 

2. The FAA amends § 39.13 by 

removing amendment 39–15197 (72 FR 

53928, September 21, 2007) and adding 

the following new AD: 

Boeing: Docket No. FAA–2009–+++++; 

Directorate Identifier 2009–NM–080–AD. 

Comments Due Date 

(a) The FAA must receive comments on 

this AD action by February 25, 2010. 

Affected ADs 

(b) This AD supersedes AD 2007–18–52. 

Applicability 

(c) This AD applies to Boeing Model 737– 

600, –700, –700C, –800, –900, and –900ER 

series airplanes, certificated in any category, 

as identified in Boeing Alert Service Bulletin 

737–57A1302, dated December 15, 2008. 

Subject 

(d) Air Transport Association (ATA) of 

America Code 57: Wings. 

Unsafe Condition 

(e) This AD results from reports of parts 

coming off the main slat track downstop 

assemblies. The Federal Aviation 

Administration is issuing this AD to prevent 

loose or missing parts from the main slat 

track downstop assemblies from falling into 

the slat can and causing a puncture, which 

could result in a fuel leak and consequent 

fire. 

Compliance 

(f) You are responsible for having the 

actions required by this AD performed within 

the compliance times specified, unless the 

actions have already been done. 

Restatement of AD 2007–18–52 With No 

Changes 

Note 1: Paragraph (g) of this AD merely 

restates the requirements of paragraph (f)(1) 

of emergency AD 2007–18–51 (which was 

superseded by AD 2007–18–52). As allowed 

by the phrase, ‘‘unless the actions have 

already been done,’’ if the applicable initial 

inspections required by paragraph (f)(1) of 

emergency AD 2007–18–51 have already 

been done, this AD does not require that 

those inspections be repeated until the 

repetitive interval of 3,000 flight cycles. 

Repetitive Detailed Inspections 

(g) Within 10 days after September 26, 

2007 (the effective date of AD 2007–18–52): 

Do a detailed inspection or a borescope 

inspection of each main slat track downstop 

assembly to verify proper installation of the 

slat track hardware (i.e., the bolt, washers, 

downstops, stop location, and nut shown in 

Figure 1 of Boeing Service Letter 737–SL–57– 

084–B, dated July 10, 2007, and in this AD). 

Proper installation of the sleeve need not be 

confirmed, and the stop location part may be 

installed on either the inboard or the 

outboard side of the slat track. If any part is 

missing or is installed improperly, before 

further flight, install a new or serviceable 

part using a method approved in accordance 

with the procedures specified in paragraph (j) 

of this AD; and do a detailed inspection of 

the inside of the slat can for foreign object 

debris (FOD) and damage. Before further 

flight, remove any FOD found and repair any 

damage found using a method approved in 

accordance with the procedures specified in 

paragraph (j) of this AD. Verify proper 

installation; install a new or serviceable part; 

and inspect for damage and FOD, and remove 

FOD and repair damage, in accordance with 

a method by approved by the Manager, 

Seattle Aircraft Certification Office, FAA; or 

in accordance with Boeing Multi Operator 

Message Number 1–523812011–1, issued 

August 25, 2007; or 1–527463441–1, issued 

August 28, 2007. Repeat the actions required 

by paragraph (g) of this AD thereafter at 

intervals not to exceed 3,000 flight cycles. 

Note 2: Paragraph (h) of this AD merely 

restates the requirements of paragraph (f)(2) 

of emergency AD 2007–18–51. As allowed by 

the phrase, ‘‘unless the actions have already 

been done,’’ if the torque application required 

by paragraph (f)(2) of AD emergency 2007– 

18–51 has already been done, this AD does 

not require that the torque application be 

repeated. 


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One-Time Torquing 

(h) Within 24 days after receipt of 

emergency AD 2007–18–51: Apply a torque 

between 50 to 80 inch-pounds to the nut. The 

bolt head must be held with the torque 

applied to the nut. 

Note 3: For the purposes of this AD, a 

detailed inspection is: ‘‘An intensive 

examination of a specific item, installation, 

or assembly to detect damage, failure, or 

irregularity. Available lighting is normally 

supplemented with a direct source of good 

lighting at an intensity deemed appropriate. 

Inspection aids such as mirror, magnifying 

lenses, etc., may be necessary. Surface 

cleaning and elaborate procedures may be 

required.’’ 

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BILLING CODE 4910–13–C New Requirements of This AD 

Modification and Inspection 

(i) Within 36 months after the effective 

date of this AD: Replace the hardware of the 

down stop assembly with new hardware, do 

a detailed inspection or a borescope 

inspection of the slat cans on each wing and 

the lower rail of the slat main tracks for 

debris, and replace the bolts of the aft side 

guide with new bolts, in accordance with the 

Accomplishment Instructions of Boeing Alert 


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Service Bulletin 737–57A1302, dated 

December 15, 2008 (‘‘the service bulletin’’); 

except, where the service bulletin specifies to 

replace the slat main track or contact Boeing 

for further repair instructions if the hole 

diameter is greater than 0.5005 inch, before 

further flight replace the slat main track in 

accordance with the service bulletin or repair 

using a method approved in accordance with 

the procedures specified in paragraph (j) of 

this AD. If debris is found during any 

inspection required by this AD, before further 

flight, remove the debris in accordance with 

the Accomplishment Instructions of the 

service bulletin. Doing the actions required 

by paragraph (i) of this AD terminates the 

actions required by paragraphs (g) and (h) of 

this AD. 

Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(j)(1) The Manager, Seattle Aircraft 

Certification Office (ACO), FAA, has the 

authority to approve AMOCs for this AD, if 

requested using the procedures found in 14 

CFR 39.19. Send information to Attn: Nancy 

Marsh, Aerospace Engineer, Airframe 

Branch, ANM–120S, FAA, Seattle ACO, 1601 

Lind Avenue, SW., Renton, Washington 

98057–3356; telephone (425) 917–6440; fax 

(425) 917–6590. Or, e-mail information to 9- 

ANM-Seattle-ACO-AMOC-Requests@faa.gov. 

(2) To request a different method of 

compliance or a different compliance time 

for this AD, follow the procedures in 14 CFR 

39.19. Before using any approved AMOC on 

any airplane to which the AMOC applies, 

notify your principal maintenance inspector 

(PMI) or principal avionics inspector (PAI), 

as appropriate, or lacking a principal 

inspector, your local Flight Standards District 

Office. The AMOC approval letter must 

specifically reference this AD. 

(3) An AMOC that provides an acceptable 

level of safety may be used for any repair 

required by this AD, if it is approved by the 

Boeing Commercial Airplanes Organization 

Designation Authorization (ODA) that has 

been authorized by the Manager, Seattle 

ACO, to make those findings. For a repair 

method to be approved, the repair must meet 

the certification basis of the airplane, and the 

approval must specifically refer to this AD. 

(4) AMOCs approved previously in 

accordance with AD 2007–18–52 are 

approved as AMOCs for the corresponding 

provisions of this AD. 

Issued in Renton, Washington, on 

December 23, 2009. 

Ali Bahrami, 

Manager, Transport Airplane Directorate, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2010–187 Filed 1–8–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

26 CFR Part 1 

[REG–127270–06] 

RIN 1545–BF81 

Damages Received on Account of 

Personal Physical Injuries or Physical 

Sickness; Hearing 

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), 

Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice of public hearing on 

proposed rulemaking. 

SUMMARY: This document provides 

notice of public hearing on a notice of 

proposed rulemaking relating to the 

exclusion from gross income for 

amounts received on account of 

personal physical injuries or physical 

sickness. 

DATES: The public hearing is being held 

on Tuesday, February 23, 2010, at 10 

a.m. The IRS must receive outlines of 

the topics to be discussed at the hearing 

by Tuesday, February 2, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: The public hearing is being 

held in room 2615, Internal Revenue 

Building, 1111 Constitution Avenue, 

NW., Washington, DC. Send 

submissions to: CC:PA: LPD:PR (REG– 

127270–06), room 5203, Internal 

Revenue Service, P.O. Box 7604, Ben 

Franklin Station, Washington, DC 

20044. Submissions may be handdelivered Monday through Friday 

between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. 

to CC:PA:LPD:PR (REG–127270–06), 

Courier’s Desk, Internal Revenue 

Service, 1111 Constitution Avenue, 

NW., Washington, DC. Alternatively, 

taxpayers may submit electronic 

outlines of oral comments via the 

Federal eRulemaking Portal at http:// 

www.regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Concerning the regulations, Sheldon A. 

Iskow at (202) 622–4920; concerning 

submissions of comments, the hearing, 

and/or to be placed on the building 

access list to attend the hearing, Richard 

A. Hurst at 

Richard.A.Hurst@irscounsel.treas.gov or 

(202) 622–7180 (not toll-free numbers). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

subject of the public hearing is the 

notice of proposed rulemaking (REG– 

127270–06) that was published in the 

Federal Register on Tuesday, September 

15, 2009 (74 FR 47152). 

Persons who wish to present oral 

comments at the hearing that submitted 

written comments must submit an 

outline of the topics to be discussed and 

the amount of time to be devoted to 

each topic (signed original and eight (8) 

copies) by February 2, 2010. 

A period of 10 minutes is allotted to 

each person for presenting oral 

comments. After the deadline for 

receiving outlines has passed, the IRS 

will prepare an agenda containing the 

schedule of speakers. Copies of the 

agenda will be made available, free of 

charge, at the hearing or in the Freedom 

of Information Reading Room (FOIA RR) 

(Room 1621) which is located at the 

11th and Pennsylvania Avenue, NW. 

entrance, 1111 Constitution Avenue, 

NW., Washington, DC. 

Because of access restrictions, the IRS 

will not admit visitors beyond the 

immediate entrance area more than 30 

minutes before the hearing starts. For 

information about having your name 

placed on the building access list to 

attend the hearing, see the FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT section of this 

document. 

LaNita Van Dyke, 

Chief, Publications and Regulations Branch, 

Legal Processing Division, Associate Chief 

Counsel, Procedure and Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2010–168 Filed 1–8–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4830–01–P 

POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION 

39 CFR Part 3050 

[Docket No. RM2010–7; Order No. 372] 

Periodic Reporting 

AGENCY: Postal Regulatory Commission. 

ACTION: Proposed rule; notice of 

availability of rulemaking petition. 

SUMMARY: The Postal Service has 

proposed adjustments to the 

methodology of a key element in the 

Parcel Select cost model. If adopted, the 

adjustments could affect the cost 

differences between certain Parcel 

Select price categories. The Commission 

is establishing a docket to consider this 

proposal and invites public comment. 

DATES: Comments are due: January 8, 

2010. 

ADDRESSES: Submit comments 

electronically via the Commission’s 

Filing Online system at http:// 

www.prc.gov. Commenters who cannot 

file their views electronically should 

contact the person identified in ‘‘FOR 

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT’’ 

by telephone for advice on alternatives 

to electronic filing. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Stephen L. Sharfman, General Counsel, 

at 202–789–6824 or 

stephen.sharfman@prc.gov. 


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