Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 224 / Tuesday, November 22, 2005 / Notices 70653 

remaining 2003 and 2004 petitions on or 

about December 1, 2005. 

Carmen Suro-Bredie, 

Chairman, Trade Policy Staff Committee. 

[FR Doc. 05–23031 Filed 11–21–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3190–W5–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Saint Lawrence Seaway Development 

Corporation Advisory Board; Notice of 

Meeting 

Pursuant to Section 10(a)(2) of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act (Public 

Law 92–463; 5 U.S.C. App. I), notice is 

hereby given of a meeting of the 

Advisory Board of the Saint Lawrence 

Seaway Development Corporation 

(SLSDC), to be held at 10 a.m. on 

Monday, December 19, 2005, at the 

Corporation’s Administration 

Headquarters, Room 5424, 400 Seventh 

Street, SW., Washington, DC, via 

conference call. The agenda for this 

meeting will be as follows: Opening 

Remarks; Consideration of Minutes of 

Past Meeting; Quarterly Report; Old and 

New Business; Closing Discussion; 

Adjournment. 

Attendance at the meeting is open to 

the interested public but limited to the 

space available. With the approval of 

the Administrator, members of the 

public may present oral statements at 

the meeting. Persons wishing further 

information should contact, not later 

than December 16, 2005, Anita K. 

Blackman, Chief of Staff, Saint 

Lawrence Seaway Development 

Corporation, 400 Seventh Street, SW., 

Washington, DC 20590; 202–366–0091. 

Any member of the public may 

present a written statement to the 

Advisory Board at any time. 

Issued at Washington, DC, on November 

18, 2005. 

Albert S. Jacquez, 

Administrator. 

[FR Doc. 05–23115 Filed 11–21–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–61–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Proposed Advisory Circular 25.981–2A, 

Fuel Tank Flammability 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration, DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of available of proposed 

Advisory Circular (AC) 25.981–2A, and 

request for comments. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces the 

availability of and requests comments 

on a proposed advisory circular (AC) 

which sets forth an acceptable means, 

but not the only means, of 

demonstration compliance with the 

provisions of the airworthiness 

standards for transport category 

airplanes related to Fuel Tank 

Flammability Reduction. This proposed 

AC complements revisions to the 

airworthiness standards that are being 

proposed by a separate notice. This 

notice is necessary to give all interested 

persons an opportunity to present their 

views on the proposed AC. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before March 20, 2006. 

ADDRESSES: Send all comments on 

proposed AC to: Federal Aviation 

Administration, Attention: Mike 

Dostert, Propulsion/Mechanical Systems 

Branch, ANM–112, FAA, Transport 

Airplane Directorate, Aircraft 

Certification Service, 1601 Lind Avenue 

SW., Renton, WA 98055–4056. 

Comments may be inspected at the 

above address between 7:30 a.m. and 4 

p.m. weekdays, except Federal holidays. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jan 

Thor, Transport Standards Staff, at the 

address above, telephone (425) 227–

2127. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Comments Invited 

Interested persons are invited to 

comment on the proposed AC by 

submitting such written data, views, or 

arguments, as they may desire. 

Commenters should identify AC 

25.981–2A and submit comments, in 

duplicate, to the address specified 

above. All communications received on 

or before the closing date for comments 

will be considered by the Transport 

Standards Staff before issuing the final 

AC. The proposed AC can be found and 

downloaded from the Internet at 

http://www.airweb.faa.gov/rgl under 

‘‘Draft Advisory Circulars.’’ A paper 

copy of the proposed AC may be 

obtained by contacting the person 

named above under the caption FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. 

Discussion 

This proposed AC provides 

information and guidance on 

compliance with the airworthiness 

standards for transport category 

airplanes about limiting the time a fuel 

tank may be flammable or mitigation of 

hazards from flammable fuel air 

mixtures within fuel tanks. This 

guidance is applicable to transport 

category airplanes for which a new, 

amended, or supplemental type 

certificate is requested and affected 

existing design approval holders as 

stated in proposed §§ 25.1815, 25.1817, 

25.1819, and 25.1821 contained in a 

proposed new subpart I to Title 14, 

Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) 

part 25, ‘‘Continued Airworthiness and 

Safety Improvement.’’ The AC also 

provides guidance on compliance with 

the associated proposed requirements 

for operators of affected airplanes that 

must comply with the requirements of 

14 CFR parts 91, 121, 125, and 129 (for 

a foreign person or foreign air carrier 

operating a U.S.-registered airplane) to 

incorporate flammability mitigation 

means by specified dates. 

The Notice of Proposed Rulemaking 

would not apply the proposed new 

requirements to transport category 

airplanes designed solely for cargo 

carriage. However, AC 25.981–2 remains 

applicable to these airplanes, which 

must comply with the current 

flammability standards contained in 

§ 25.981(c) that would be moved to the 

proposed section § 25.981(e). We will 

consider combining this guidance for all 

transport category airplanes into one AC 

when the final rule and AC are issued. 

It is one means, but not the only 

means, of complying with the part 25 

revisions proposed in Notice No. 05–14 

entitled ‘‘Fuel Tank Flammability 

Reduction,’’ published in this same 

edition of the Federal Register. Issuance 

of AC 25.981–2A is contingent on final 

adoption of the proposed revisions to 

part 25. 

Issued in Renton, Washington, on 

November 16, 2005. 

Kalene C. Yanamura, 

Acting Manager, Transport Airplane 

Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 05–23100 Filed 11–21–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

[Policy Statement No. ANM–03–112–06] 

Below Deck Cargo Compartment 

Smoke Penetration Into Occupied 

Areas 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of final policy. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA) announces the 

availability of final policy on smoke 

penetration tests conducted under the 

provisions of § 25.857. 

DATES: The final policy was issued by 

the Transport Airplane Directorate on 

November 4, 2005. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Stephen Happenny, Federal Aviation 

70654 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 224 / Tuesday, November 22, 2005 / Notices 

Administration, Transport Airplane 

Directorate, Transport Standards 

Propulsion and Mechanical Systems 

Branch, ANM–112, 1601 Lind Avenue 

SW., Renton, WA 98055–4056; 

telephone (425) 227–2147; fax (425) 

227–1320; e-mail: 

stephen.happenny@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Disposition of Comments 

A notice of proposed policy was 

published in the Federal Register on 

February 19, 2003 (68 FR 8073). Seven 

(7) commenters responded to the 

request for comments. 

Background 

The final policy further simplifies the 

certification process pertaining to the 

acceptable amount of smoke penetration 

permitted into the cabin during a below 

deck cargo compartment smoke 

penetration test. It clarifies the test 

criteria for the means of compliance 

addressed in AC 25–9A and 

supplements that material. 

The final policy as well as the 

disposition of comments received is 

available on the Internet at the following 

address: http://www.airweb.faa.gov/rgl. 

If you do not have access to the Internet, 

you can obtain a copy of the policy by 

contacting the person listed under FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. 

Issued in Renton, Washington, on 

November 4, 2005. 

Ali Bahrami, 

Manager, Transport Airplane Directorate, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 05–23016 Filed 11–21–05; 8:45am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Railroad Administration 

[Waiver Petition Docket Number FRA–2005–

21964] 

Long Island Railroad; Supplemental 

Notice of Public Hearing and Extension 

of Comment Period 

On September 16, 2005, FRA 

published a notice in the Federal 

Register announcing the Long Island 

Railroad’s (LIRR) intent to be granted a 

waiver of compliance from certain 

provisions of the Railroad Operating 

Practices regulations, 49 Code of 

Federal Regulations (CFR) part 218, 

regarding blue signal protection of 

workers. See 70 FR 54801. Specifically, 

LIRR requests relief from the 

requirements of 49 CFR 218.29 

Alternate methods of protection, at its 

Diesel Service Facilities in Richmond 

Hills, NY, and Long Island City, NY. 

According to LIRR, both facilities are 

stub-end yards jointly used by both its 

transportation and mechanical forces. 

These yards function to service, 

maintain, inspect, and dispatch the 

diesel passenger fleet for the LIRR. Each 

facility has a speed limit of 5 mph, with 

fixed derails on each service track, and 

manually operated switches. Yard 

movement is controlled by a 

yardmaster. Due to the configuration 

and service demands, the yard cannot 

facilitate the placement of a derail at the 

150-foot interval as prescribed in 

§ 218.29. Additionally, LIRR believes 

that lining and locking the manual 

switches increases potential error of 

proper switch alignment, and is a safety 

concern for all employees working in 

the area. Therefore, LIRR requests that 

employees at these two facilities be 

allowed to place derails at a distance of 

50-feet from the equipment. LIRR states 

that they will post signage to reinforce 

the 5-mph speed restriction, as well as 

paint physical clearance lines denoting 

the 50-foot distance. 

As a result of the comments received 

by FRA concerning this waiver petition, 

FRA has determined that a public 

hearing is necessary before a final 

decision is made on this petition. 

Accordingly, a public hearing is hearby 

set to begin at 9 a.m. on December 21, 

2005, in Conference Room 820 at the 

Hunters Point Plaza, 47–40 21st Street, 

Long Island City, New York 11101. 

Interested parties are invited to present 

oral statements at this hearing. 

The hearing will be informal and will 

be conducted in accordance with FRA’s 

Rules of Practice (49 CFR part 211.25) 

by a representative designated by FRA. 

FRA’s representative will make an 

opening statement outlining the scope 

of the hearing, as well as any additional 

procedures for the conduct of the 

hearing. The hearing will be a nonadversarial proceeding in which all 

interested parties will be given the 

opportunity to express their views 

regarding this waiver petition, without 

cross-examination. After all initial 

statements have been completed, those 

persons wishing to make a brief rebuttal 

statements will be given an opportunity 

to do so in the same order in which 

initial statements were made. 

In addition, FRA is extending the 

comment period in this proceeding until 

December 30, 2005. FRA reserves the 

right to announce a further extension of 

the comment period for the purpose of 

receiving post-hearing submissions 

should that appear appropriate in the 

judgment of the Board based on 

testimony received at the public 

hearing. All communications 

concerning these proceedings should 

identify the appropriate docket number 

(Waiver Petition Docket Number FRA–

2005–21964) and must be submitted to 

the Docket Clerk, DOT Docket 

Management Facility, Room PL–401 

(Plaza Level), 400 7th Street, SW., 

Washington, DC 20590. All written 

communications concerning these 

proceedings are available for 

examination during regular business 

hours (9 a.m.–5 p.m.) at the above 

facility. All documents in the public 

docket are also available for inspection 

and copying on the Internet at the 

docket facility’s Web site at http:// 

dms.dot.gov. 

Anyone is able to search the 

electronic form of all comments 

received into any of our dockets by the 

name of the individual submitting the 

comment (or signing the comment, if 

submitted on behalf of an association, 

business, labor union, etc.). You may 

review DOT’s complete Privacy Act 

Statement in the Federal Register 

published on April 11, 2000 (Volume 

65, Number 70; Pages 19477–78). The 

Statement may also be found at http:// 

dms.dot.gov. 

Issued in Washington, DC on November 15, 

2005. 

Grady C. Cothen, Jr., 

Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety 

Standards and Program Development. 

[FR Doc. 05–23027 Filed 11–21–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Railroad Administration 

Notice of Application for Approval of 

Discontinuance or Modification of a 

Railroad Signal System or Relief From 

the Requirements of Title 49 Code of 

Federal Regulations Part 236 

Pursuant to Title 49 Code of Federal 

Regulations (CFR) part 235 and 49 

U.S.C. 20502(a), the following railroad 

has petitioned the Federal Railroad 

Administration (FRA) seeking approval 

for the discontinuance or modification 

of the signal system or relief from the 

requirements of 49 CFR part 236 as 

detailed below. 

Docket Number FRA–2005–22824 

Applicant: National Railroad 

Passenger Corporation, Mr. William 

Crosbie, Senior Vice President, 

Operations, 60 Massachusetts Avenue, 

NE., Washington, DC 20002. 

The National Railroad Passenger 

Corporation (Amtrak) with the 

concurrence from Connecticut 

Department of Transportation (CDOT) 

and the Providence and Worcester