[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 192 (Thursday, October 2, 2008)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 57270-57271]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-23199]


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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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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 91

[Docket No. FAA-2007-29305; Notice No. 08-11]
RIN 2120-AI92


Automatic Dependent Surveillance--Broadcast (ADS-B) Out 
Performance Requirements To Support Air Traffic Control (ATC) Service; 
Reopening of Comment Period

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM); reopening of comment 
period.

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SUMMARY: On October 5, 2007, the FAA published a Notice of Proposed 
Rulemaking (NPRM) that proposed performance requirements for certain 
avionics equipment on aircraft operating in specified classes of 
airspace within the United States National Airspace System. The comment 
period closed on March 3, 2008. The FAA is reopening the comment period 
for an additional 30 days to give the public an opportunity to comment 
on recommendations received from an Aviation Rulemaking Committee 
established by the Administrator on July 15, 2007.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before November 3, 2008.

ADDRESSES: You may send comments identified by Docket Number FAA-2007-
29305 using any of the following methods:
    <bullet> Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and follow the instructions for sending your 
comments electronically.
    <bullet> Mail: Send comments to Docket Operations, M-30, U.S. 
Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., West 
Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590.
    <bullet> Fax: Fax comments to Docket Operations at (202) 493-2251.
    <bullet> Hand Delivery: Bring comments to Docket Operations in Room 
W12-140 of the West Building Ground Floor at 1200 New Jersey Avenue, 
SE., Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, 
except Federal holidays.
    For more information on the rulemaking process, see the 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document.
    Privacy: We will post all comments we receive, without change, to 
http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information you 
provide. Using the search function of our docket Web site, anyone can 
find and read the comments received into any of our dockets, including 
the name of the individual sending the comment (or signing the comment 
for an association, business, labor union, etc.). You may review DOT's 
complete Privacy Act Statement in the Federal Register published on 
April 11, 2000 (65 FR 19477-78) or you may visit http://DocketsInfo.dot.gov.
    Docket: To read background documents or comments received, go to 
http://www.regulations.gov at any time or to Docket Operations in Room 
W12-140 of the West Building Ground Floor at 1200 New Jersey Avenue, 
SE., Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, 
except Federal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cindy Nordlie, ARM-108, Office of 
Rulemaking, Federal Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Avenue, 
SW., Washington, DC 20591, telephone (202) 267-7627.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Comments Invited

    The FAA invites interested persons to participate in this 
rulemaking by submitting written comments, data, or views on the ARC's 
recommendations. The most helpful comments reference a specific portion 
of the recommendation and include supporting data. To ensure the docket 
does not contain duplicate comments, please send only one copy of 
written comments, or if you are filing comments electronically, please 
submit your comments only one time.
    We will file in the docket all comments we receive, as well as a 
report summarizing each substantive public contact with FAA personnel 
concerning this proposed rulemaking. We will consider all comments we 
receive on or before the closing date for comments. We will consider 
comments filed after the comment period has closed if it is possible to 
do so without incurring expense or delay.

Availability of Rulemaking Documents

    You can get an electronic copy using the Internet by:
    (1) Searching the Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov;
    (2) Visiting the Office of Rulemaking's Web page at http://www.faa.gov/avr/arm/index.cfm; or
    (3) Accessing the Government Printing Office's Web page at http://www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/index.html.
    You can also get a copy by sending a request to the Federal 
Aviation Administration, Office of Rulemaking, ARM-1, 800 Independence 
Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591, or by calling (202) 267-9680. Make 
sure to identify the docket number, notice number, or amendment number 
of this rulemaking.

Background

    On October 5, 2007, the FAA published Notice No. 07-15, Automatic 
Dependent Surveillance--Broadcast (ADS-B) Out performance requirements 
to support Air Traffic Control (ATC) service (72 FR 56947; Oct. 5, 
2007). Comments to that document were to be received on or before 
January 3, 2008. On November 19, 2007, the FAA extended the comment 
period until March 3, 2008 (72 FR 64966).
    On July 15, 2007, the Administrator established the ADS-B Aviation 
Rulemaking Committee (ARC). The ADS-B ARC provides a forum for the U.S. 
aviation community to discuss and review the ADS-B NPRM, formulate 
recommendations on presenting and structuring an ADS-B mandate, and 
consider additional actions that may be necessary to implement those 
recommendations. On September 26, 2008, pursuant to its 
responsibilities under the charter, the ADS-B ARC submitted to the FAA 
specific recommendations addressing the NPRM. These ARC recommendations 
have been placed in the docket.
    To give the public an opportunity to comment on the recommendations 
received from the ARC, the FAA is reopening the comment period for an 
additional 30 days. The purpose of the comment period is to receive 
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comments on the ARC recommendations; the FAA is not reopening the 
comment period on the NPRM.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on September 29, 2008.
Pamela Hamilton-Powell,
Director, Office of Rulemaking.
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