[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 240 (Thursday, December 14, 1995)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 64129]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-30445]



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Proposed Rules
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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.

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Federal Register / Vol. 60, No. 240 / Thursday, December 14, 1995 / 
Proposed Rules

[[Page 64129]]


DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Parts 1, 61, 141, 143

[Docket No. 25910; Notice No. 95-11]
RIN 2120-AE71


Pilot, Flight Instructor, Ground Instructor, and Pilot School 
Certification Rules

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking; extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: This action extends the comment period on Notice No. 95-11: 
Pilot, Flight Instructor, Ground Instructor, and Pilot School 
Certification Rules. The comment period is extended from December 11, 
1995, to February 12, 1996. This action is in response to a request 
from the Helicopter Association International to allow all affected 
parties additional time to comment. The extension of the comment period 
is justified because of the unusually large size of the proposal and 
the numerous technical issues raised.

DATES: The comment period for Notice No. 95-11 is extended until 
February 12, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be mailed in triplicate to: Federal Aviation 
Administration, Office of the Chief Counsel (Attention: Rules Docket, 
AGC-200), Docket No. 25910, 800 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 
20591. Comments on this notice may be examined in room 915G on 
weekdays, except on Federal holidays, between 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
John Lynch, Certification Branch, AFS-840, General Aviation and 
Commercial Division, Flight Standards Service, Federal Aviation 
Administration, 800 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591, 
Telephone: (202) 267-3844.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August 11, 1995, the Federal Aviation 
Administration (FAA) issued Notice No. 95-11: Pilot, Flight Instructor, 
Ground Instructor, and Pilot School Certification Rules [60 FR 41160]. 
Comments to Notice No. 95-11 were to be received on or before December 
11, 1995.
    By letter dated November 9, 1995, the Helicopter Association 
International (HAI) requested that the FAA extend the comment period 
for Notice No. 95-11 to March 31, 1996. HAI noted that the proposal 
contains a myriad of far-reaching changes, and that the sheer bulk and 
detail of those changes warrant more than 120 days to prepare well-
reasoned comments.
    Due to the unusually large size of the proposal and the numerous 
technical issues raised in the proposal, general aviation groups were 
not able to disseminate information to their members in a timely 
manner. Therefore, the FAA has determined that a 2-month extension of 
the comment period is in the public interest.
    In order to give HAI members and other interested parties 
sufficient time to comment, the FAA has determined that it is in the 
public interest to extend the comment period. However, other commenters 
have urged the FAA to finalize certain areas of the proposal as soon as 
possible. In an effort to provide interested parties sufficient time to 
comment, while at the same time ensuring the final rule is published in 
a punctual manner, the FAA will extend the comment period until 
February 12, 1996.

    Issued in Washington, DC on December 8, 1995.
William J. White,
Acting Director, Flight Standards Service.
[FR Doc. 95-30445 Filed 12-11-95; 12:34 pm]
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