27322 Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 106 / Friday, May 31, 1996 / Proposed Rules

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 39

[Docket No. 94–NM–55–AD]

RIN 2120–AA64

Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model

A300–600 Series Airplanes

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Proposed rule; withdrawal.

SUMMARY: This action withdraws a

notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM)

that proposed a new airworthiness

directive (AD), applicable to certain

Airbus Model A300–600 series

airplanes. That action would have

required replacement of certain feel and

limitation computers (FLC) with

modified FLC’s. Since the issuance of

the NPRM, the Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA) has issued other

rulemaking that requires actions

equivalent to and beyond those

proposed. Accordingly, the proposed

rule is withdrawn.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tom

Groves, Aerospace Engineer,

Standardization Branch, ANM–113,

FAA, Transport Airplane Directorate,

1601 Lind Avenue, SW., Renton,

Washington 98055–4056; telephone

(206) 227–1503; fax (206) 227–1149.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A

proposal to amend part 39 of the Federal

Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 39) to

add a new airworthiness directive (AD),

applicable to certain Airbus Model

A300–600 series airplanes, was

published in the Federal Register as a

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM)

on May 18, 1994 (59 FR 25844). The

proposed rule would have required the

replacement of certain feel and

limitation computers (FLC) with

modified FLC’s, in accordance with

instructions contained in Airbus Service

Bulletin A300–27–6025, dated

September 15, 1993. That action was

prompted by reports that the elevator

control on several in-service airplanes

operated with stiffness. The proposed

actions were intended to prevent stiff

operation of the elevator control and

undetected loss of the rudder travel

limitation function, which may

adversely affect the controllability of the

airplane.

Actions That Occurred Since the NPRM

Was Issued

Since the issuance of that NPRM, the

FAA has issued AD 96–09–02,

amendment 39–9576 (61 FR 18665,

April 29, 1996). That AD requires the

installation of modified FLC’s on Airbus

Model A300–600 series airplanes, as

well as other Airbus models. Like the

NPRM, that AD was prompted by

reports indicating that the elevator

control operated with stiffness. The

actions required by that AD are

intended to prevent stiff operation of the

elevator control and undetected loss of

rudder travel limitation function, which

could adversely affect the controllability

of the airplane.

FAA’s Conclusions

The requirements of AD 96–09–02

address the same unsafe condition that

would have been addressed by the

NPRM issued as Docket 94–NM–55–AD.

That AD also incorporates and

implements the same actions that were

proposed by the NPRM, as well as

additional actions found necessary to

address the unsafe condition

comprehensively. In light of this, the

issuance of a final action for this NPRM

is unnecessary. Accordingly, the

proposed rule is hereby withdrawn.

Withdrawal of this NPRM constitutes

only such action, and does not preclude

the agency from issuing another notice

in the future, nor does it commit the

agency to any course of action in the

future.

Regulatory Impact

Since this action only withdraws a

notice of proposed rulemaking, it is

neither a proposed nor a final rule and

therefore, is not covered under

Executive Order 12866, the Regulatory

Flexibility Act, or DOT Regulatory

Policies and Procedures (44 FR 11034,

February 26, 1979).

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39

Air transportation, Aircraft, Aviation

safety, Safety.

The Withdrawal

Accordingly, the notice of proposed

rulemaking, Docket 94–NM–55–AD,

published in the Federal Register on

May 18, 1994 (59 FR 25844), is

withdrawn.

Issued in Renton, Washington, on May 23,

1996.

John J. Hickey,

Acting Manager, Transport Airplane

Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service.

[FR Doc. 96–13611 Filed 5–30–96; 8:45 am]

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LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

Copyright Office

37 CFR Ch. II

[Docket No. 96–2]

Eligibility for the Cable Compulsory

License

AGENCY: Copyright Office, Library of

Congress.

ACTION: Extension of comment period.

SUMMARY: The Copyright Office of the

Library of Congress is extending the

period for filing reply comments in its

rulemaking proceeding considering the

eligibility of open video systems for the

cable compulsory license.

DATES: Initial comments are due on or

before July 5, 1996. Reply comments are

due on or before September 13, 1996.

ADDRESSES: If delivered BY MAIL,

fifteen copies of written comments

should be addressed to the Office of the

Copyright General Counsel, Copyright

GC/I&R, P.O. Box 70400, Southwest

Station, Washington, DC 20024. If

delivered BY HAND, fifteen copies of

written comments should be brought to:

Office of the Copyright General Counsel,

James Madison Memorial Building,

Room LM–407, First and Independence

Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20540.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Marilyn J. Kretsinger, Acting General

Counsel, or William Roberts, Senior

Attorney for Compulsory Licenses.

Telephone (202) 707–8380. Telefax

(202) 707–8366.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On May 6,

1996, the Copyright Office of the Library

of Congress published a notice of

inquiry to consider the eligibility of

open video systems (‘‘OVS’’) for the

cable compulsory license, 17 U.S.C. 111.

See 61 FR 20197 (May 6, 1996). Initial

comments are due July 5, 1996, and

reply comments are due August 5, 1996.

It has recently come to the attention of

the Office that the Federal

Communications Commission will be

completing a rulemaking proceeding

regarding OVS in early August. Because

the Commission’s adoption of rules may

have a bearing on the copyright inquiry,

the Office is extending the period for

filing reply comments in this

proceeding to September 13, 1996, to

allow interested parties to submit

comments in light of the Commission’s

final OVS rules.

Dated: May 24, 1996.

Marybeth Peters,

Register of Copyrights.

[FR Doc. 96–13664 Filed 5–30–96; 8:45 am]

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