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Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs) 

(f) The Manager, Atlanta 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: John 

Lee, Aerospace Engineer, One Crown Center, 

1895 Phoenix Blvd., Suite 450, Atlanta, 

Georgia 30349; telephone: (770) 994–6736; 

fax: (770) 703–6097. Before using any 

approved AMOC on any airplane to which 

the AMOC applies, notify your appropriate 

principal inspector (PI) in the FAA Flight 

Standards District Office (FSDO), or lacking 

a PI, your local FSDO. 

Related Information 

(g) To get copies of the service information 

referenced in this AD, contact Piper Aircraft, 

Inc., 2926 Piper Drive, Vero Beach, Florida 

32960; telephone: (772) 978–6573; Internet: 

http://www.newpiper.com/company/ 

publications.asp. To view the AD docket, go 

to U.S. Department of Transportation, Docket 

Operations, M–30, West Building Ground 

Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590, or on 

the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov. 

Issued in Kansas City, Missouri, on January 

7, 2009. 

John Colomy, 

Acting Manager, Small Airplane Directorate, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. E9–728 Filed 1–14–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2008–1259; Airspace 

Docket No. 08–ASO–1] 

Proposed Modification of the Atlantic 

High and San Juan Low Offshore 

Airspace Areas; East Coast, United 

States 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: This action proposes to 

amend the boundaries of the Atlantic 

High and San Juan Low Offshore 

Airspace Areas located off the east coast 

of the United States. The 

implementation of the West Atlantic 

Route System Plus (WATRS Plus) 

project modified the boundaries of the 

Miami Control Area (CTA)/Flight 

Identification Region (FIR), the San Juan 

CTA/FIR, and the New York Oceanic 

CTA/FIR. This action proposes to 

modify the Atlantic High and San Juan 

Low Offshore Airspace Area boundaries 

to coincide with the CTA/FIR changes. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before March 2, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the 

proposal to the U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations, M– 

30, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., West 

Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 

Washington, DC 20590–0001; telephone: 

(202) 366–9826. You must identify the 

docket number FAA–2008–1259 and 

Airspace Docket No. 08–ASO–1, at the 

beginning of your comments. You may 

also submit comments on the Internet at 

http://www.regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul 

Gallant, Airspace and Rules Group, 

Office of System Operations Airspace 

and AIM, Federal Aviation 

Administration, 800 Independence 

Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591; 

telephone: (202) 267–8783. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Comments Invited 

Interested parties are invited to 

participate in this proposed rulemaking 

by submitting such written data, views, 

or arguments as they may desire. 

Comments that provide the factual basis 

supporting the views and suggestions 

presented are particularly helpful in 

developing reasoned regulatory 

decisions on the proposal. Comments 

are specifically invited on the overall 

regulatory, aeronautical, economic, 

environmental, and energy-related 

aspects of the proposal. 

Communications should identify both 

docket numbers (FAA Docket No. FAA– 

2008–1259 and Airspace Docket No. 08– 

ASO–1) and be submitted in triplicate to 

the Docket Management Facility (see 

ADDRESSES section for address and 

phone number). You may also submit 

comments through the Internet at 

http://www.regulations.gov. 

Commenters wishing the FAA to 

acknowledge receipt of their comments 

on this action must submit with those 

comments a self-addressed, stamped 

postcard on which the following 

statement is made: ‘‘Comments to FAA 

Docket No. FAA–2008–1259 and 

Airspace Docket No. 08–ASO–1.’’ The 

postcard will be date/time stamped and 

returned to the commenter. 

All communications received on or 

before the specified closing date for 

comments will be considered before 

taking action on the proposed rule. The 

proposal contained in this action may 

be changed in light of comments 

received. All comments submitted will 

be available for examination in the 

public docket both before and after the 

closing date for comments. A report 

summarizing each substantive public 

contact with FAA personnel concerned 

with this rulemaking will be filed in the 

docket. 

Availability of NPRMs 

An electronic copy of this document 

may be downloaded through the 

Internet at http://www.regulations.gov. 

Recently published rulemaking 

documents can also be accessed through 

the FAA’s Web page at http:// 

www.faa.gov/airports_airtraffic/ 

air_traffic/publications/ 

airspace_amendments/. 

You may review the public docket 

containing the proposal, any comments 

received and any final disposition in 

person in the Dockets Office (see 

ADDRESSES section for address and 

phone number) between 9 a.m. and 5 

p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays. An informal docket 

may also be examined during normal 

business hours at the office of the 

Eastern Service Center, Federal Aviation 

Administration, Room 210, 1701 

Columbia Avenue, College Park, Georgia 

30337. 

Persons interested in being placed on 

a mailing list for future NPRM’s should 

contact the FAA’s Office of Rulemaking, 

(202) 267–9677, for a copy of Advisory 

Circular No. 11–2A, Notice of Proposed 

Rulemaking Distribution System, which 

describes the application procedure. 

The Proposal 

The FAA is proposing an amendment 

to Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations 

(14 CFR) part 71 to modify the 

boundaries of the Atlantic High and San 

Juan Low Offshore Airspace Areas to 

match boundary changes to the Miami, 

San Juan and New York Oceanic CTA/ 

FIRs, which were modified by the 

implementation of the WATRS Plus 

project. The WATRS Plus project 

introduced a redesigned route structure 

and a reduced lateral separation 

standard on oceanic routes in the 

WATRS Plus CTAs to enhance en route 

capacity. The proposed change is a 

minor realignment of one point common 

to both the Atlantic High and San Juan 

Low Offshore Airspace area boundaries. 

The point at lat. 21°08′00′′ N., long. 

67°45′00′′ W. would be changed to read 

lat. 21°14′21′′ N., long. 67°39′02′′ W. 

High offshore airspace areas are 

published in paragraph 2003, and low 

offshore airspace areas are published in 

paragraph 6007, of FAA Order 7400.9S 

signed October 3, 2008, and effective 

October 31, 2008, which is incorporated 

by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The 

offshore airspace areas listed in this 

document will be published 

subsequently in the Order. 

The FAA has determined that this 

proposed regulation only involves an 

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established body of technical 

regulations for which frequent and 

routine amendments are necessary to 

keep them operationally current. 

Therefore, this proposed regulation: (1) 

Is not a ‘‘significant regulatory action’’ 

under Executive Order 12866; (2) is not 

a ‘‘significant rule’’ under Department of 

Transportation (DOT) Regulatory 

Policies and Procedures (44 FR 11034; 

February 26, 1979); and (3) does not 

warrant preparation of a regulatory 

evaluation as the anticipated impact is 

so minimal. Since this is a routine 

matter that will only affect air traffic 

procedures and air navigation, it is 

certified that this proposed rule, when 

promulgated, will not have a significant 

economic impact on a substantial 

number of small entities under the 

criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act. 

The FAA’s authority to issue rules 

regarding aviation safety is found in 

Title 49 of the United States Code. 

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. 

This rulemaking is promulgated 

under the authority described in 

Subtitle VII, Part A, Subpart I, Section 

40103. Under that section, the FAA is 

charged with prescribing regulations to 

assign the use of the airspace necessary 

to ensure the safety of aircraft and the 

efficient use of airspace. This regulation 

is within the scope of that authority as 

it modifies the High and Low offshore 

airspace areas located off the east coast 

of the United States. 

ICAO Considerations 

As part of this proposal relates to 

navigable airspace outside the United 

States, this proposal is submitted in 

accordance with the International Civil 

Aviation Organization (ICAO) 

International Standards and 

Recommended Practices. 

The application of International 

Standards and Recommended Practices 

by the FAA, Office of System 

Operations Airspace and AIM, Airspace 

& Rules Group, in areas outside the 

United States domestic airspace, is 

governed by the Convention on 

International Civil Aviation. 

Specifically, the FAA is governed by 

Article 12 and Annex 11, which pertain 

to the establishment of necessary air 

navigational facilities and services to 

promote the safe, orderly, and 

expeditious flow of civil air traffic. The 

purpose of Article 12 and Annex 11 is 

to ensure that civil aircraft operations 

on international air routes are 

performed under uniform conditions. 

The International Standards and 

Recommended Practices in Annex 11 

apply to airspace under the jurisdiction 

of a contracting state, derived from 

ICAO. Annex 11 provisions apply when 

air traffic services are provided and a 

contracting state accepts the 

responsibility of providing air traffic 

services over high seas or in airspace of 

undetermined sovereignty. A 

contracting state accepting this 

responsibility may apply the 

International Standards and 

Recommended Practices that are 

consistent with standards and practices 

utilized in its domestic jurisdiction. 

In accordance with Article 3 of the 

Convention, state-owned aircraft are 

exempt from the Standards and 

Recommended Practices of Annex 11. 

The United States is a contracting state 

to the Convention. Article 3(d) of the 

Convention provides that participating 

state aircraft will be operated in 

international airspace with due regard 

for the safety of civil aircraft. Since this 

action involves, in part, the designation 

of navigable airspace outside the United 

States, the Administrator is consulting 

with the Secretary of State and the 

Secretary of Defense in accordance with 

the provisions of Executive Order 

10854. 

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71 

Airspace, Incorporation by reference, 

Navigation (air). 

The Proposed Amendment 

In consideration of the foregoing, the 

Federal Aviation Administration 

proposes to amend 14 CFR part 71 as 

follows: 

PART 71—DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, 

B, C, D AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR 

TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND 

REPORTING POINTS 

1. The authority citation for part 71 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40103, 40113, 

40120; E.O. 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959– 

1963 Comp., p. 389. 

§ 71.1 [Amended] 

2. The incorporation by reference in 

14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order 7400.9S, 

Airspace Designations and Reporting 

Points, signed October 3, 2008 and 

effective October 31, 2008, is amended 

as follows: 

Paragraph 2003—Offshore Airspace Areas. 

* * * * * 

Atlantic High [Amended] 

That airspace extending upward from 

18,000 feet MSL to and including FL 600 

within the area bounded on the east from 

north to south by the Moncton FIR, New 

York Oceanic CTA/FIR, and the San Juan 

Oceanic CTA/FIR; to the point where the San 

Juan Oceanic CTA/FIR boundary turns 

southwest at lat. 21°14′21′′ N., long. 67°39′02′′ 

W., thence from that point southeast via a 

straight line to intersect a 100-mile radius of 

the Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport at 

lat. 19°47′28′′ N., long. 67°09′37′′ W., thence 

counter-clockwise via a 100-mile radius of 

the Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport 

to lat. 18°53′05′′ N., long. 67°47′43′′ W., 

thence from that point northwest via a 

straight line to intersect the point where the 

Santo Domingo FIR turns northwest at lat. 

19°39′00′′ N., long. 69°09′00′′ W., thence from 

that point the area is bounded on the south 

from east to west by the Santo Domingo FIR, 

Port-Au-Prince CTA/FIR, and the Havana 

CTA/FIR; bounded on the west from south to 

north by the Houston Oceanic CTA/FIR, 

southern boundary of the Jacksonville Air 

Route Traffic Control Center and a line 12 

miles offshore and parallel to the U.S. 

shoreline. 

* * * * * 

Paragraph 6007—Offshore Airspace Areas. 

* * * * * 

San Juan Low, PR [Amended] 

That airspace extending upward from 

5,500 feet MSL from the point of intersection 

of the San Juan Oceanic CTA/FIR and Miami 

Oceanic CTA/FIR boundary at lat. 21°14′21′′ 

N., long. 67°39′02′′ W., thence from that point 

southeast via a straight line to intersect a 100- 

mile radius of the Fernando Luis Ribas 

Dominicci Airport at lat. 19°47′28′′ N., long. 

67°09′37′′ W., thence clockwise via a 100- 

mile radius of the Fernando Luis Ribas 

Dominicci Airport to lat. 18°53′05′′ N., long. 

67°47′43′′ W., thence from that point 

northwest via a straight line to intersect the 

point where the Santo Domingo FIR turns 

northwest at lat. 19°39′00′′ N., long. 69°09′00′′ 

W., thence from that point northeast along 

the San Juan CTA/FIR and Miami CTA/FIR 

boundary to the point of beginning. 

* * * * * 

Issued in Washington, DC, on January 5, 

2009. 

Edith V. Parish, 

Manager, Airspace and Rules Group. 

[FR Doc. E9–501 Filed 1–14–09; 8:45 am] 

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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY 

COMMISSION 

16 CFR Part 1500 

Children’s Products Containing Lead; 

Notice of Proposed Procedures and 

Requirements for a Commission 

Determination or Exclusion 

AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed procedures 

and requirements. 

SUMMARY: On August 14, 2008, Congress 

enacted the Consumer Product Safety 

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