This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER

contains notices to the public of the proposed

issuance of rules and regulations. The

purpose of these notices is to give interested

persons an opportunity to participate in the

rule making prior to the adoption of the final

rules.

Proposed Rules Federal Register

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Vol. 74, No. 47 

Thursday, March 12, 2009 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Parts 65, 119, 121, 135, and 142 

[Docket No. FAA–2008–0677; Notice No. 08– 

07] 

RIN 2120–AJ00 

Qualification, Service, and Use of 

Crewmembers and Aircraft 

Dispatchers 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Proposed rule; notice of public 

meeting. 

SUMMARY: The FAA announces a public 

meeting on its proposal, published 

January 12, 2009, to amend the 

regulations for crewmember and aircraft 

dispatcher training programs in 

domestic, flag, and supplemental 

operations. The FAA has received 

requests from stakeholders for meetings 

during the comment period to clarify 

the proposal and respond to questions. 

In response to those requests, the FAA 

is holding a public meeting during the 

comment period. The purpose of the 

public meeting is to give an opportunity 

to those who may be most affected by 

the proposed rule to ask questions and 

seek information from the FAA 

regarding the intent of the proposal. 

DATES: The public meeting will be held 

on April 7, 2009, from 9 a.m. EDT to 4 

p.m. EDT. The FAA may adjourn the 

meeting early if all of the agenda items 

have been addressed. Comments on the 

proposed rule must be received on or 

before May 12, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: The April 7, 2009, public 

meeting will be held at the National 

Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) 

Training Center, 45065 Riverside 

Parkway, Ashburn, Virginia 20147. You 

can find information regarding location, 

directions and nearby facilities on the 

NTSB Web site at: http://www.ntsb.gov/ 

TC/. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

further information related to this 

meeting, contact Nancy Lauck Claussen, 

Air Transportation Division (AFS–200), 

Flight Standards Service, Federal 

Aviation Administration, 800 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20591; telephone (202) 

267–8166. For further information on 

the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 

contact Ed Cook for flight crewmember 

information, Nancy Lauck Claussen for 

flight attendant information, and David 

Maloy for aircraft dispatcher 

information at 202–267–8166. For legal 

questions, contact Anne Bechdolt, 

Office of Chief Counsel (AGC–200), 

Federal Aviation Administration, 800 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20591; telephone 202– 

267–7230; e-mail: 

Anne.Bechdolt@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On January 12, 2009, the FAA 

published a Notice of Proposed 

Rulemaking (NPRM) entitled 

‘‘Qualification, Service, and Use of 

Crewmembers and Aircraft Dispatchers’’ 

(74 FR 1280). The proposed regulations 

enhance traditional training programs 

by requiring the use of flight simulation 

training devices for flight crewmembers 

and includes additional training 

requirements in areas that are critical to 

safety. The proposal also reorganizes 

and revises the qualification and 

training requirements. The proposed 

changes are intended to contribute 

significantly to reducing aviation 

accidents. The comment period closes 

May 12, 2009. 

Purpose of the Public Meeting 

The purpose of the public meeting is 

to give an opportunity to those who may 

be most affected by the proposed rule to 

ask questions and seek information from 

the FAA regarding the intent of the 

proposal. This, in turn, will allow them 

to be more effective commenters. This 

meeting is not a substitute process for 

submitting comments to the docket. For 

all comments to the proposed rule to be 

considered, all commenters must submit 

their comments to the docket by May 

12, 2009. You may send comments 

identified by Docket Number FAA– 

2008–0677 using any of the following 

methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov and follow 

the online instructions for sending your 

comments electronically. 

• Mail: Send comments to the Docket 

Management Facility, U.S. Department 

of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue, SE., West Building Ground 

Floor, Room W12–140, Washington, DC 

20590. 

• Fax: Fax comments to the Docket 

Management Facility at 202–493–2251. 

• Hand Delivery: Bring comments to 

the Docket Management Facility in 

Room W12–140 of the West Building 

Ground Floor at 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue, SE., Washington, DC, between 

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

Friday, except Federal holidays. 

For more information on the 

rulemaking process, see the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of 

this document. 

Privacy: We will post all comments 

we receive, without change, to http:// 

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information you provide. 

Using the search function of our docket 

Web site, anyone can find and read the 

comments received into any of our 

dockets, including the name of the 

individual sending the comment (or 

signing the comment for an association, 

business, labor union, etc.). You may 

review DOT’s complete Privacy Act 

Statement in the Federal Register 

published on April 11, 2000 (65 FR 

19477–78). 

Docket: To read background 

documents or comments received, go to 

http://www.regulations.gov at any time 

or to the Docket Management Facility in 

Room W12–140 of the West Building 

Ground Floor at 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue, SE., Washington, DC, between 

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

Friday, except Federal holidays. 

Public Meeting Procedures 

A panel of representatives from the 

FAA will lead the meeting. An FAA 

representative will facilitate the 

meetings in accordance with the 

following agenda and procedures: 

AGENDA

Time Topic 

0900–0915 ......... Opening Remarks 

0915–1015 ......... General Overview/Review 

of NPRM 

• Major Changes 

• All 

• Flight Crewmembers 


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AGENDA—Continued 

Time Topic 

• Flight Attendants 

• Aircraft Dispatchers 

1015–1030 ......... Break 

1030–1045 ......... General Q&A 

1045–1200 ......... Floor Questions 

• Flight Crewmembers 

1200–1300 ......... Lunch 

1300–1415 ......... Floor Questions 

• Flight Attendants 

1415–1430 ......... Break 

1430–1545 ......... Floor Questions 

• Aircraft Dispatchers 

1545–1600 ......... Wrap-Up/Exit 

(1) The meeting is designed to 

facilitate the public comment process by 

allowing commenters to ask questions 

and seek clarification regarding the 

proposed rule. The meeting will be 

informal and non-adversarial. No 

individual will be subject to crossexamination by any other participant. 

Any statement made during the meeting 

by a panel member should not be 

construed as an official position of the 

government. 

(2) There will be no admission fees or 

other charges to attend or to participate 

in the public meeting. The meeting will 

be open to all persons, subject to 

availability of space in the meeting 

room. The FAA will make every effort 

to accommodate all persons wishing to 

attend. 

(3) The meeting will be recorded and 

a record will be included in the public 

docket. Information on how to purchase 

a recording will be available at the 

meeting. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on March 9, 

2009. 

Pamela Hamilton-Powell, 

Director, Office of Rulemaking. 

[FR Doc. E9–5362 Filed 3–11–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2008–1236; Airspace 

Docket No. 08–AGL–16] 

Proposed Amendment of Class E 

Airspace; Waverly, OH 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: This action proposes to 

amend Class E airspace at Waverly, OH. 

Additional controlled airspace is 

necessary to accommodate new 

Standard Instrument Approach 

Procedures (SIAPs) at Pike County 

Airport, Waverly, OH, and would 

update the geographic coordinates for 

the airport. The FAA is taking this 

action to enhance the safety and 

management of Instrument Flight Rules 

(IFR) aircraft operations at Pike County 

Airport. 

DATES: 0901 UTC. Comments must be 

received on or before April 27, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments on this 

proposal to the U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue, SE., West Building 

Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 

Washington, DC 20590–0001. You must 

identify the docket number FAA–2008– 

1236/Airspace Docket No. 08–AGL–16, 

at the beginning of your comments. You 

may also submit comments on the 

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

You may review the public docket 

containing the proposal, any comments 

received, and any final disposition in 

person in the Dockets Office between 9 

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

Friday, except Federal holidays. The 

Docket Office (telephone 1–800–647– 

5527) is on the ground floor of the 

building at the above address. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Scott Enander, Central Service Center, 

Operations Support Group, Federal 

Aviation Administration, Southwest 

Region, 2601 Meacham Blvd., Fort 

Worth, TX 76193–0530; telephone: (817) 

321–7716. 

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 and be submitted in 

triplicate to the address listed above. 

Commenters wishing the FAA to 

acknowledge receipt of their comments 

on this notice must submit with those 

comments a self-addressed, stamped 

postcard on which the following 

statement is made: ‘‘Comments to 

Docket No. FAA–2008–1236/Airspace 

Docket No. 08–AGL–16.’’ The postcard 

will be date/time stamped and returned 

to the commenter. 

Availability of NPRM’s 

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/. 

Additionally, any person may obtain 

a copy of this notice by submitting a 

request to the Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), Office of Air 

Traffic Airspace Management, ATA– 

400, 800 Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20591, or by calling 

(202) 267–8783. Communications must 

identify both docket numbers for this 

notice. Persons interested in being 

placed on a mailing list for future 

NPRM’s should contact the FAA’s 

Office of Rulemaking (202) 267–9677, to 

request a copy of Advisory Circular No. 

11–2A, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking 

Distribution System, which describes 

the application procedure. 

The Proposal 

This action proposes to amend Title 

14, Code of Federal Regulations (14 

CFR), Part 71 by adding additional Class 

E airspace for SIAPs operations at Pike 

County Airport, Waverly, OH, and 

would make a minor change in the 

geographic coordinates of the airport. 

The area would be depicted on 

appropriate aeronautical charts. 

Class E airspace areas are published 

in Paragraph 6005 of FAA Order 

7400.9S, dated October 3, 2008, and 

effective October 31, 2008, which is 

incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 

71.1. The Class E airspace designation 

listed in this document would be 

published subsequently in the Order. 

The FAA has determined that this 

proposed regulation only involves an 

established body of technical 

regulations for which frequent and 

routine amendments are necessary to 

keep them operationally current. It, 

therefore, (1) Is not a ‘‘significant 

regulatory action’’ under Executive 

Order 12866; (2) is not a ‘‘significant 

rule’’ under 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 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 


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