52934 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 178 / Friday, September 12, 2008 / Proposed Rules 

Issued in Burlington, Massachusetts, on 

September 5, 2008. 

Peter A. White, 

Assistant Manager, Engine and Propeller 

Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. E8–21282 Filed 9–11–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

Proposed Modification of the 

Asheville, NC, Class C Airspace Area; 

Public Meeting 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces a factfinding informal airspace meeting to 

solicit information from airspace users 

and others concerning a plan to modify 

the Class C airspace area at Asheville, 

NC. The modification would ensure that 

arriving aircraft are contained within 

Class C airspace while flying instrument 

approaches to runways 16 and 34 at the 

Asheville Regional Airport. The purpose 

of the meeting is to provide interested 

parties an opportunity to present views, 

recommendations, and comments to be 

considered by the FAA in developing a 

proposal. All comments received during 

the meeting will be considered prior to 

issuance of a notice of proposed 

rulemaking. 

DATES: The informal airspace meeting 

will be held on Tuesday, October 14, 

2008, beginning at 6:30 p.m. Comments 

must be received on or before November 

14, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the O.D. Lacey Griffin Building, 21 

Aviation Way, Fletcher, NC 28732. 

Comments: Send comments on the 

proposal to Mark Ward, Manager, 

Operations Support Group, Air Traffic 

Organization Eastern Service Area, 

Federal Aviation Administration, P.O. 

Box 20636, Atlanta, Georgia 30320. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Grey 

Pelkey, Manager, Asheville Airport 

Traffic Control Tower, Asheville 

Airport, 61 Terminal Drive Suite 2, 

Fletcher, NC 28732; Telephone (828) 

684–0421. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Meeting Procedures 

(a) The meeting will be open to all 

persons on a space-available basis. 

There will be no admission fee or other 

charge to attend and participate. 

(b) The meeting will be informal in 

nature and will be conducted by one or 

more representatives of the FAA Eastern 

Service Area. A representative from the 

FAA will present an informal briefing 

on the planned modification to the Class 

C airspace at Asheville, NC. Each 

participant will be given an opportunity 

to deliver comments or make a 

presentation, although a time limit may 

be imposed. Only comments concerning 

the plan to modify the Class C airspace 

area at Asheville, NC, will be accepted. 

(c) Each person wishing to make a 

presentation to the FAA panel will be 

asked to sign in and estimate the 

amount of time needed for such 

presentation. This will permit the panel 

to allocate an appropriate amount of 

time for each presenter. The meeting 

will not be adjourned until everyone on 

the list has had an opportunity to 

address the panel. 

(d) Position papers or other handout 

material relating to the substance of 

these meetings will be accepted. 

Participants wishing to submit handout 

material should present an original and 

two copies (3 copies total) to the 

presiding officer. There should be 

additional copies of each handout 

available for other attendees. 

(e) The meeting will not be formally 

recorded. However, a summary of 

comments made at the meeting will be 

filed in the docket. 

Agenda for the Meeting 

—Sign-in. 

—Presentation of Meeting Procedures. 

—FAA explanation of the proposed 

Class C modifications. 

—Public Presentations and Discussions. 

—Closing Comments. 

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40103, 40113, 

40120; E.O. 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959– 

1963 Comp., p. 389. 

Issued in Washington DC, on September 2, 

2008. 

Edith V. Parish, 

Manager, Airspace and Rules Group. 

[FR Doc. E8–21216 Filed 9–11–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

33 CFR Part 117 

[Docket No. USCG–2008–0721] 

RIN 1625 AA09 

Drawbridge Operation Regulation; 

Willamette River, Portland, OR, 

Schedule Change 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking. 

SUMMARY: The Coast Guard proposes to 

modify the drawbridge operation 

regulation for the Broadway and 

Burnside Bridges across the Willamette 

River, mile 11.7, in Portland, Oregon so 

that one-hour notice would be required 

from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through 

Friday and two-hour notice at all other 

times. The Broadway Bridge would be 

deleted as a point of contact for 

upstream vessels, leaving the 

Hawthorne Bridge as the point of 

contact for both upstream and 

downstream travel directions. 

DATES: Comments and related material 

must reach the Coast Guard on or before 

November 12, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

identified by the Coast Guard docket 

number USCG–2008–0721 to the Docket 

Management Facility at the U.S. 

Department of Transportation. To avoid 

duplication, please use only one of the 

following methods: 

(1) Online: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. 

(2) Mail: Docket Management Facility 

(M–30), U.S. Department of 

Transportation, West Building Ground 

Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590– 

0001. 

(3) Hand delivery: Room W12–140 on 

the Ground Floor of the West Building, 

1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., 

Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. 

and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

except Federal holidays. The telephone 

number is 202–366–9329. 

(4) Fax: 202–493–2251. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If 

you have questions on this proposed 

rule, call Austin Pratt, Chief, Bridge 

Section, Waterways Management 

Branch, 13th Coast Guard District, 

telephone 206–220–7282. If you have 

questions on viewing or submitting 

material to the docket, call Renee V. 

Wright, Program Manager, Docket 

Operations, telephone 202–366–9826. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 


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