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following the specified portions of the 

ASB described previously. 

We estimate that this proposed AD 

would affect 200 helicopters of U.S. 

registry, and would take about 2 work 

hours per helicopter to determine the 

manufacture and invoice date of the 

wires and to replace the wires at an 

average labor rate of $65 per work hour. 

The manufacturer states in its ASB that 

they will provide the wire. Based on 

these figures, the total cost impact of the 

proposed AD on U.S. operators would 

be $26,000, assuming the manufacturer 

provides the wiring at no cost. 

Regulatory Findings 

We have determined that this 

proposed AD would not have federalism 

implications under Executive Order 

13132. Additionally, 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 draft economic 

evaluation of the estimated costs to 

comply with this proposed AD. See the 

DMS to examine the draft economic 

evaluation. 

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. 

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39 

Air transportation, Aircraft, Aviation 

safety, Safety. 

The Proposed Amendment 

Accordingly, pursuant to the 

authority delegated to me by the 

Administrator, the Federal Aviation 

Administration proposes to amend part 

39 of the Federal Aviation Regulations 

(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. Section 39.13 is amended by 

adding a new airworthiness directive to 

read as follows: 

Bell Helicopter Textron: Docket No. FAA–

2005–22806; Directorate Identifier 2005–

SW–04–AD. 

Applicability: Model 206B helicopters 

modified with Aeronautical Accessories, Inc. 

(AAI) Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) 

No. SH8435SW or SH8419SW, with energy 

attenuating seat installation wire (wire), part 

number (P/N) 157–13000–39, 157–13000–40, 

or 157–43000–61, installed, certificated in 

any category. 

Compliance: Required as indicated, unless 

accomplished previously. 

To prevent failure of a seat to attenuate 

energy during an emergency landing 

resulting in occupant injury, accomplish the 

following: 

(a) Within 60 days, determine the 

manufacture date or invoice date of the wire. 

(1) Before further flight, replace wire, P/N 

157–13000–39 and 157–13000–40, with 

airworthy wire if the manufacture date is 

within the range of dates from September 1, 

2001 through September 30, 2004, inclusive, 

or if the manufacture date cannot be 

determined and the AAI invoice is not dated 

before September 1, 2001. To replace the 

wire, follow the Accomplishment 

Instructions, section I, paragraphs 1 through 

11, of Aeronautical Accessories, Inc. Alert 

Service Bulletin ASB No. AA–04107, 

Revision B, dated April 8, 2005 (ASB). 

(2) Before further flight, replace wire, P/N 

157–43000–61, with airworthy wire if the 

manufacture date is within the range of dates 

from September 1, 2002, through September 

30, 2004, inclusive, or if the manufacture 

date cannot be determined and the AAI 

invoice is not dated before September 1, 

2002. To replace the wire, follow the 

Accomplishment Instructions, section I, 

paragraphs 1 through 11, of the ASB. 

(b) To request a different method of 

compliance or a different compliance time 

for this AD, follow the procedures in 14 CFR 

39.19. Contact the Rotorcraft Certification 

Office, FAA, for information about 

previously approved alternative methods of 

compliance. 

Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, on October 21, 

2005. 

David A. Downey, 

Manager, Rotorcraft Directorate, Aircraft 

Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 05–21541 Filed 10–27–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

National Highway Traffic Safety 

Administration 

49 CFR Part 571 

[DOT Docket No. NHTSA–2005–22242] 

RIN 2127–AJ57 

Federal Motor Vehicle Safety 

Standards; Cargo Carrying Capacity 

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic 

Safety Administration (NHTSA), DOT. 

ACTION: Extension of comment period 

for a notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: This document extends the 

comment period on a notice of proposed 

rulemaking (NPRM) published on 

August 31, 2005 (70 FR 51707) that 

addresses motor home and travel trailer 

overloading by proposing to amend the 

Federal motor vehicle safety standard 

(FMVSS) on tire selection and rims for 

motor vehicles other than passenger 

cars. We also proposed a related 

amendment to our safety standard for 

tire selection and rims for light vehicles. 

The comment due date was October 31, 

2005. 

In a submission dated October 14, 

2005, a coalition of trade associations 

representing vehicle manufacturers and 

dealers asked NHTSA for an extension 

of this due date. This document grants 

that request and extends the comment 

due date for the NPRM to November 30, 

2005. 

DATES: The due date for comments on 

DOT Docket No. NHTSA–2005–22242 is 

extended to November 30, 2005. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit your 

comments in writing to: Docket 

Management, Room PL–401, 400 

Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC, 

20590. Alternatively, you may submit 

your comments electronically by logging 

onto the Docket Management System 

Web site at http://dms.dot.gov. Click on 

‘‘Help & Information’’ or ‘‘Help/Info’’ to 

view instructions for filing your 

comments electronically. Regardless of 

how you submit your comments, you 

should mention the docket number of 

this document. 

You may call the Docket at 202–366–

9324. You may visit the Docket from 10 

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a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

except for Federal holidays. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

non-legal issues, you may call Mr. 

William D. Evans, Office of Crash 

Avoidance Standards at (202) 366–2272. 

His FAX number is (202) 366–7002. 

For legal issues, you may call Ms. 

Dorothy Nakama, Office of the Chief 

Counsel at (202) 366–2992. Her FAX 

number is (202) 366–3820. 

You may send mail to both of these 

officials at National Highway Traffic 

Safety Administration, 400 Seventh St., 

SW., Washington, DC 20590. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August 

31, 2005 (70 FR 51707), NHTSA 

published a notice of proposed 

rulemaking to amend Federal Motor 

Vehicle Safety Standards Nos. 120 Tire 

selection and rims for motor vehicles 

other than passenger cars, and 110, Tire 

selection and rims. We proposed to 

require manufacturers of motor homes 

and travel trailers over 4,536 kilograms 

(10,000 pounds) GVWR to provide 

information to consumers in a label that 

is intended to inform the consumer 

about the vehicle’s cargo carrying 

capacity (CCC). This information would 

be helpful both at the time the consumer 

is making a purchase decision and also 

as the consumer uses his or her vehicle. 

We also proposed to require that the 

size of tires on the same motor homes 

and travel trailers be the same as the 

size of the tires listed on the tire 

information label required by FMVSS 

No. 120. 

We proposed to limit our CCC label to 

motor homes and travel trailers with a 

GVWR greater than 4,536 kilograms 

(10,000 pounds) as these are the 

vehicles that have large open interior 

areas that consumers fill with cargo. We 

noted that Recreational vehicles (RV) 

with GVWRs equal to or less than 4,536 

kilograms (10,000 pounds) will be 

required to have less detailed CCC 

information as a result of an amendment 

to FMVSS No. 110, which took effect on 

September 1, 2005. It should be noted 

that on September 1, 2005, FMVSS No. 

120 was changed to apply to vehicles 

with a GVWR greater than 4,536 

kilograms (10,000 pounds) and FMVSS 

No. 110 was changed to apply to 

vehicles with a GVWR equal to or less 

than 4,536 kilograms (10,000 pounds). 

It is our belief that the proposed rule 

complements the efforts of the 

recreational vehicle industry to provide 

consumers with information in order to 

help reduce overloading in motor homes 

and travel trailers. 

In addition, we stated our belief that 

the proposed rule would provide 

regulatory relief for dealers from a 

labeling requirement in FMVSS No. 110. 

The standard’s requirement may 

currently require dealers that add even 

small amounts of weight to re-label the 

vehicles. Under the proposed 

amendment, dealers that add weight in 

excess of 0.5 percent of the vehicles’

gross vehicle weight ratings would be 

required to disclose this extra weight on 

labels affixed to the vehicles. Dealers 

could add lesser amounts of weight 

without needing to change or add labels. 

The NPRM announced a comment 

due date of October 31, 2005. 

In a joint letter dated October 14, 

2005, the National Truck and 

Equipment Dealers Association, the 

National Automobile Dealers 

Association, the National Association of 

Trailer Manufacturers, the National 

Marine Manufacturers Association, the 

Recreational Vehicle Dealers 

Association, the Tire Industries 

Association, the Service Station Dealers 

of America and Allied Trades, the 

Specialty Equipment Market 

Association, the National Trailer Dealers 

Association, the Automotive Service 

Association, and the Automotive 

Aftermarket Industry Association asked 

for an extension of time to comment on 

the NPRM. The stated rationale was that 

additional time was necessary ‘‘to allow 

for appropriate, well-reasoned 

comments addressing an array of 

practical technical issues associated 

with the cargo carrying capacity 

proposal.’’

After considering the rationale 

explaining the need for extra time to 

consider the NPRM as well as that these 

groups are primarily small businesses 

and the parties most directly affected by 

the proposal, NHTSA has decided that 

it is in the public interest to grant the 

submitters’ request. Therefore, NHTSA 

grants until November 30, 2005, 

submission of public comments on the 

NPRM of August 31, 2005. 

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 322, 30111, 30115, 

30117, and 30166; delegation of authority at 

49 CFR 1.50. 

Issued on: October 24, 2005. 

Stephen R. Kratzke, 

Associate Administrator for Rulemaking. 

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BILLING CODE 4910–59–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

50 CFR Part 660 

[I.D. 102105A] 

RIN 0648–AT11 

Fisheries Off West Coast States and in 

the Western Pacific; Coastal Pelagic 

Species Fishery; Amendment 11 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of availability of an 

amendment to a fishery management 

plan; request for comments. 

SUMMARY: NMFS announces that the 

Pacific Fishery Management Council 

(Council) has submitted Amendment 11 

to the Coastal Pelagic Species Fishery 

Management Plan (FMP) for Secretarial 

review. Amendment 11 would change 

the framework for the annual 

apportionment of the Pacific sardine 

harvest guideline along the U.S. Pacific 

coast. The purpose of Amendment 11 is 

to achieve optimal utilization of the 

Pacific sardine resource and equitable 

allocation of the harvest opportunity for 

Pacific sardine. 

DATES: Comments on Amendment 11 

must be received on or before December 

27, 2005. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

on the NOA identified by I.D. 102105A 

by any of the following methods: 

• E-mail: 0648–AT11.SWR@noaa.gov. 

Include I.D. 102105 in the subject line 

of the message. 

• Federal e-Rulemaking portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Mail: Rodney R. McInnis, Regional 

Administrator, Southwest Region, 

NMFS, 501 West Ocean Boulevard, 

Suite 4200, Long Beach, CA 90802. 

• Fax: (562)980–4047 

Copies of Amendment 11, which 

includes an Environmental Assessment/ 

Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis/ 

Regulatory Impact Review, are available 

from Donald O. McIssac, Executive 

Director, Pacific Fishery Management 

Council, 7700 NE Ambassador Place, 

Suite 200, Portland, Oregon 97220–

1384. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Joshua B. Lindsay, Sustainable Fisheries 

Division, NMFS, at 562–980–4034 or 

Mike Burner, Pacific Fishery 

Management Council, at 503–820–2280. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Magnuson-Stevens Fishery