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compliance with this airworthiness directive,

if any, may be obtained from the Engine

Certification Office.

(c) Special flight permits may be issued in

accordance with sections 21.197 and 21.199

of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR

21.197 and 21.199) to operate the aircraft to

a location where the requirements of this AD

can be accomplished.

Issued in Burlington, Massachusetts, on

December 27, 1994.

Jay J. Pardee,

Manager, Engine and Propeller Directorate,

Aircraft Certification Service.

[FR Doc. 95–64 Filed 1–3–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P

14 CFR Parts 61 and 67

[Docket No. 27940]

Revision of Medical Standards and

Certification Procedures and Duration

of Medical Certificates

AGENCY: Department of Transportation,

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

ACTION: Proposed rule; public meetings.

SUMMARY: On October 21, 1994, the FAA

published in the Federal Register a

notice that proposes an extensive

amendment of Title 14 CFR part 67 and

§ 61.23 of the Federal Aviation

Regulations (FAR). The notice also

announced that the FAA would be

holding public meetings for oral views.

This notice announces the dates, times,

locations, and procedures for the

meetings.

DATES: Three public meetings are

scheduled as follows:

1. January 20, 1995, Washington, DC,

from 9 am to 4:30 pm.

2. January 26, 1995, Orlando, FL, from

9 am to 1 pm, 2 to 4:30 p.m., and 6:30

to 8:30 p.m.

3. January 31, 1995, Seattle, WA, from

9 am to 1 pm, 2 to 4:30 p.m., and 6:30

to 8:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The Washington meeting

will be held at the FAA National

Headquarters, 800 Independence Ave,

SW. The Orlando meeting will be held

at the Radisson Hotel Orlando Airport,

5555 Hazeltine Drive. The Seattle

meeting will be held at the Doubletree

Suites, 16500 Southcenter Parkway.

Special room rates for meeting

attendees have been arranged at the

following hotels.

• In Washington, the Holiday Inn

Capitol, 550 C Street SW. (phone

number 202–479–4000), is offering a

room rate of $113. To take advantage of

the rate, reservations must be made by

January 13.

• In Orlando, The Radisson Hotel

Orlando Airport (phone number 407–

856–0100) is offering a room rate of $66.

To take advantage of the rate,

reservations must be made by January

16.

• In Seattle, the Doubletree Suites

(phone number 206–575–8220) is

offering a room rate of $79. To take

advantage of the rate, reservations must

be made by January 16.

Persons planning to take advantage of

these special room rates should

indicate, when making their hotel

reservations, that they will be attending

the FAA Public Hearing.

Persons unable to attend any of the

meetings may mail their comments in

triplicate to: Federal Aviation

Administration, Office of the Chief

Counsel, Rules Docket (AGC–200),

Docket No. 27940, 800 Independence

Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591.

Pursuant to the Notice of Proposed

Rulemaking, published in the October

21, 1994, Federal Register, written

comments are invited and must be

received on or before February 21, 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests to present a statement at the

meeting or questions regarding the

logistics of the meeting should be

directed to Effie Upshaw, Office of

Rulemaking, 800 Independence Avenue,

SW., Washington, DC 20591; telephone

(202) 267–7626.

Questions concerning the subject

matter of the meeting should be directed

to Carol Thomas, telephone (202) 493–

4076, or Dennis McEachen, telephone

(202) 493–4075, Aeromedical Standards

Branch, 800 Independence Avenue,

SW., Washington, DC 20591.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Participation at the Meeting

Requests from persons who wish to

present oral statements at any of the

public meetings should be received by

the FAA no later than January 13, 1995,

for the Washington meeting, and

January 23, 1995, for the Orlando and

Seattle meetings. Such requests should

be submitted to Effie Upshaw as listed

in the section titled FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT and should

include a written summary of oral

remarks to be presented, and an

estimate of time needed for the

presentation. Requests received after the

date specified above will be scheduled

if time is available during the meeting;

however, the name of those individuals

may not appear on the written agenda.

The FAA will prepare an agenda of

speakers who will be available at the

meeting. Every effort will be made to

accommodate as many speakers as

possible, to include, if necessary,

extending the meeting to an extra day at

each location. In addition, the amount

of time allocated to each speaker may be

less than the amount of time requested.

Background

On October 21, the FAA published in

the Federal Register a notice that

proposes an extensive amendment of

part 67 of the Federal Aviation

Regulations to revise airman medical

standards and medical certification

procedures. The FAA, in part, proposes

to implement a number of

recommendations resulting from a

comprehensive review of the medical

standards announced in previous

notices. As proposed, this revision of

the standards for airman medical

certification and associated

administrative procedures of part 67

will better provide for safety in the

aviation system and reflect current

medical knowledge, practice, and

terminology.

This notice also proposes to amend

§ 61.23 of part 61 to revise the duration

of third-class airman medical

certificates, based on the age of the

airman, for operations requiring a

private, recreational, or student pilot

certificate.

Meeting Procedures

The following procedures are

established to facilitate each meeting:

(1) There will be no admission fee or

other charge to attend or to participate

in the meeting. The meeting will be

open to all persons who have requested

in advance to present statements or who

register on the day of the meeting

subject to availability of space in the

meeting room.

(2) There will be a morning and

afternoon break, a lunch break, and

where appropriate, a dinner break.

(3) The meeting may adjourn early if

scheduled speakers complete their

statements in less time than currently is

scheduled for the meeting.

(4) An individual, whether speaking

in a personal or a representative

capacity on behalf of an organization,

may be limited to a 10-minute

statement. If possible, we will notify the

speaker if additional time is available.

(5) The FAA will try to accommodate

all speakers. If the available time does

not permit this, speakers generally will

be scheduled on a first-come-first-served

basis. However, the FAA reserves the

right to exclude some speakers if

necessary to present a balance of

viewpoints and issues.

(6) Sign and oral interpretation can be

made available at the meeting, as well

as an assistive listening device, if

requested at the above number 10

calendar days before the meeting.
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(7) Representatives of the FAA will

preside over the meeting. A panel of

FAA personnel involved in this issue

will be present.

(8) The meeting will be recorded by

a court reporter. A transcript of the

meeting and any material accepted by

the panel during the meeting will be

included in the public docket. Any

person who is interested in purchasing

a copy of the transcript should contact

the court reporter directly. This

information will be available at the

meeting.

(9) The FAA will review and consider

all material presented by participants at

the meeting. Position papers or material

presenting views or information related

to the proposed rule changes may be

accepted at the discretion of the

presiding officer and subsequently

placed in the public docket. The FAA

requests that persons participating in

the meeting provide 10 copies of all

materials to be presented for

distribution to the panel members; other

copies may be provided to the audience

at the discretion of the participant.

(10) Statements made by members of

the meeting panel are intended to

facilitate discussion of the issues or to

clarify issues. Any statement made

during the meeting by a member of the

panel is not intended to be, and should

not be construed as, a position of the

FAA.

(11) The meeting is designed to solicit

public views and more complete

information on the proposed rule

changes. Therefore, the meeting will be

conducted in an informal and

nonadversarial manner. No individual

will be subject to cross examination by

any other participant; however, panel

members may ask questions to clarify a

statement and to ensure a complete and

accurate record.

Issued in Washington, DC, on December

23, 1994.

William H. Hark,

Deputy Federal Air Surgeon.

[FR Doc. 95–76 Filed 1–3–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 94–ASO–25]

Proposed Establishment of Class E

Airspace at Hampton, GA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

SUMMARY: This notice proposes to

establish Class E airspace at Hamton,

GA. A GPS RWY 24 Standard

Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP)

has been developed for the Clayton

County-Tara Field Airport. Controlled

airspace extending upward from 700

feet above the surface (AGL) is needed

to accommodate this SIAP and for

instrument flight rules (IFR) operations

at the airport. If approved, the operating

status of the airport will change from

VFR to include IFR operations

concurrent with publication of the

SIAP.

DATES: Comments must be received on

or before: February 9, 1995.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the

proposal in triplicate to: Federal

Aviation Administration, Docket No.

94–ASO–25, Manager, System

Management Branch, ASO–530, P.O.

Box 20636, Atlanta, Georgia 30320.

The official docket may be examined

in the Office of the Assistant Chief

Counsel for Southern Region, Room 550,

1701 Columbia Avenue, College Park,

Georgia 30337, telephone (404) 305–

5586.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Michael J. Powderly, System

Management Branch, Air Traffic

Division, Federal Aviation

Administration, P.O. Box 20636,

Atlanta, Georgia 30320; telephone (404)

305–5570.

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 the

airspace docket 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

Airspace Docket No. 94–ASO–25.’’ The

postcard will be date/time stamped and

returned to the commenter. All

communications received before the

special closing date for comments will

be considered before taking action on

the proposed rule. The proposal

contained in this notice may be changed

in the light of comments received. All

comments submitted will be available

for examination in the Office of the

Assistant Chief Counsel for Southern

Region, Room 550, 1701 Columbia

Avenue, College Park, Georgia 30337,

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 NPRM’s

Any person may obtain a copy of this

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM)

by submitting a request to the Federal

Aviation Administration, Manager,

System Management Branch, ASO–530,

Air Traffic Division, P.O. Box 20636,

Atlanta, Georgia 30320.

Communications must identify the

notice number of this NPRM. Persons

interested in being placed on a mailing

list for future NPRM’s should also

request a copy of Advisory Circular No.

11–2A which describes the application

procedure.

The Proposal

The FAA is considering an

amendment to part 71 of the Federal

Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to

establish Class E airspace extending

upward from 700 feet above the surface

(AGL) at Hampton, GA, to accommodate

a GPS RWY 24 SIAP and for IFR

operations at the Clayton County-Tara

Field Airport. If approved, the operating

status of the airport would change from

VFR to include IFR operations

concurrent with publication of the

SIAP. Designations for Class E airspace

extending upward from 700 feet or more

above the surface are published in

Paragraph 6005 of FAA Order 7400.9B

dated July 18, 1994 and effective

September 16, 1994 which is

incorporated by reference in 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