Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 35 / Wednesday, February 21, 2001 / Proposed Rules 10979

Issued in Renton, Washington, on February

13, 2001.

Vi L. Lipski,

Manager, Transport Airplane Directorate,

Aircraft Certification Service.

[FR Doc. 01–4218 Filed 2–20–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–U

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Parts 413, 415 and 417

[Docket No. FAA–2000–7953; Notice No. 00–

10]

RIN 2120–AG37

Licensing and Safety Requirements for

Launch

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking

(NPRM); extension of comment period.

SUMMARY: This action extends the

comment period for an NPRM that was

published on October 25, 2000. In that

document, the FAA proposed to amend

its regulations to codify its license

application process for launch from a

non-federal launch site, and to codify its

safety requirements for all licensed

launches. This extension is a result of

requests from International Launch

Services, Lockheed Martin Corporation,

Orbital Sciences Corporation, Sea

Launch Company, LLC and The Boeing

Company to extend the comment period

to the proposal.

DATES: Comments must be received on

or before April 23, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Comments on this

document should be mailed or

delivered, in duplicate, to: U.S.

Department of Transportation Dockets,

Docket No. FAA–2000–7953, 400

Seventh Street, SW., Room Plaza 401,

Washington, DC 20590. Comments may

be filed and examined in Room Plaza

401, Washington, DC 20590. Comments

may be filed and examined in Room

Plaza 401 between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m.

weekdays, except Federal holidays.

Comments also may be sent

electronically to the Dockets

Management System (DMS) at the

following Internet address: http://

dms.dot.gov at any time. Commenters

who wish to file comments

electronically, should follow the

instructions on the DMS web site.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Michael Dook, Licensing and Safety

Division (AST–200), Associate

Administrator for Commercial Space

Transportation, Federal Aviation

Administration, DOT, Room 331, 800

Independence Avenue, SW.,

Washington, DC 20591; telephone (202)

267–8462; or Laura Montgomery, Office

of the Chief Counsel (AGC–200), Federal

Aviation Administration, DOT, Room

915, 800 Independence Avenue, SW.,

Washington, DC 20591; telephone (202)

267–3150.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Comments Invited

Interested persons are invited to

participate in this rulemaking by

submitting such written data, views, or

arguments, as they may desire.

Comments relating to the

environmental, energy, federalism, or

economic impact that might result from

adopting the proposals in this document

are also invited. Substantive comments

should be accompanied by cost

estimates. Comments should identify

the regulatory docket or notice number

and should be submitted in duplicate to

the Rules Docket address specified

above.

All comments received, as well as a

report summarizing each substantive

public contact with FAA personnel on

this rulemaking, will be filed in the

docket. The docket is available for

public inspection before and after the

comment closing date.

The Administrator will consider all

comments received on or before the

closing date before taking action on this

proposed rulemaking. Comments filed

late will be considered as far as possible

without incurring expense or delay. The

proposals contained in this rulemaking

may be changed in light of the

comments received.

Commenters wishing the FAA to

acknowledge receipt of their comments

submitted in response to this notice

must include a pre-addressed, stamped

postcard with those comments on which

the following statement is made:

‘‘Comments to Docket No. FAA–2000–

7953.’’ The postcard will be date

stamped and mailed to the commenters.

Availability of NPRMs

An electronic copy is available on the

Internet by taking the following steps:

(1) Go to the search function of the

Department of Transportation’s

electronic Docket Management System

(DMS) Web page (hhtp://dms.dot.gov/

search).

(2) On the search page type in the last

four digits of the Docket number shown

at the beginning of this notice. Click on

‘‘search.’’

(3) On the next page, which contains

the Docket summary information for the

Docket selected, click on the proposed

rule.

An electronic copy is also available

on the Internet through FAA’s web page

at http://www.faa.gov/avr/arm/nprm/

nprm.htm or the Federal Register’s web

page at http://www.access.gpo.gov/

suldocs/aces/aces140.html.

Further, a copy may be obtained by

submitting a written 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 notice number or docket number of

this proposed rule.

Background

The Associate Administrator for

Commercial Space Transportation of the

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA),

Department of Transportation (DOT),

published a notice proposing to amend

the FAA’s commercial space

transportation regulations (October 25,

2000, 65 FR 63921). The FAA proposes

to amend its regulations to codify its

license application process for launch

from a non-federal launch site. A nonfederal launch site is a launch site not

located on a federal launch range. The

proposed regulations are also intended

to codify the safety requirements for

launch operators regarding license

requirements, criteria, and

responsibilities in order to protect the

public from the hazards of launch for

launch from a federal launch range or a

non-federal launch site.

Extension of Comment Period

In accordance with § 404.13 of Title

14, Code of Federal Regulations, the

FAA has reviewed the petitions made

by International Launch Services,

Lockheed Martin Corporation, Orbital

Sciences Corporation, Sea Launch

Company, LLC and The Boeing

Company for extension of the comment

period to Notice No. 00–10. These

petitioners jointly requested an

extension of time of 180 days to permit

more time to address substantial issues

in the notice of proposed rulemaking.

To allow additional time for a more

thorough review of applicable issues

and drafting of responsive comments,

the FAA finds that there is good cause

and it is in the public interest to extend

the comment period for an additional 60

days beyond the 120 already provided.

Accordingly, the comment period for

Notice No. 00–10 is extended until

April 23, 2001.

10980 Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 35 / Wednesday, February 21, 2001 / Proposed Rules

1Standards For Business Practices Of Interstate

Natural Gas Pipelines, Order No. 587–M, 65 FR

77285 (Dec. 11, 2000), 93 FERC ¶ 61,223 (November

30, 2000), III FERC Stats. & Regs. Regulations

Preambles ¶ 31,114 (Nov. 30, 2000).

2 65 FR 82961 (Dec. 29, 2000).

3Upon receipt of each E-Mail, a reply

acknowledgment will be sent to the sender’s E-Mail

address. If a sender does not receive a reply, the

sender should call to make sure his/her E-Mail was

received.

Issued in Washington, DC, on February 15,

2001.

Patricia Grace Smith,

Associate Administrator for Commercial

Space Transportation.

[FR Doc. 01–4378 Filed 2–20–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–22–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

18 CFR Part 284

[Docket No. RM96–1–015]

Standards For Business Practices Of

Interstate Natural Gas Pipelines

February 14, 2001.

AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission, Energy.

ACTION: Notice of staff conference

organization.

SUMMARY: This document establishes the

organizational format for the staff

conference to be held on February 27,

2001 to discuss standards to permit

shippers to designate and rank the

contracts under which gas will flow on

a pipeline’s system.

DATES: The conference will be held

February 27, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission, 888 First Street, NE.,

Washington DC 20426.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Michael Goldenberg, Office of the

General Counsel, Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission, 888 First

Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Notice Organizing Staff Conference

This notice provides the

organizational format for the February

27, 2001, Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission staff conference to discuss

cross-contract ranking and confirmation

standards, as directed by the

Commission in Order No. 587–M.1 The

conference will begin at 9:30 a.m. at the

Commission’s offices, 888 First Street,

NE., Washington, DC. All interested

persons are invited to attend.

The December 21, 2000, Notice of

Conference 2 requested those interested

in making presentations or participating

in the discussions to indicate their

interest by January 16, 2001. Ten

requests to make presentations or

participate in discussions were

received. The conference will be

organized in the following format.

Members of the audience also will be

permitted to participate in the

discussions.

I. Introduction to Nomination and

Confirmation Practices and the Current

GISB Standards

Presentations:

Sylvia Munson, Co-Chairman of GISB

Confirmation and Cross-Contract

Ranking Subcommittee

James Buccigross, Chairman of GISB

Executive Committee

II. Presentations and Discussion on

Downstream Issues Related to CrossContract Ranking

Presentations:

Representative of Consolidated

Edison Co. of NY, Inc. and Orange

and Rockland Utilities, Inc.

Representative of the Interstate

Natural Gas Association of America

Michael E. Novak, National Fuel Gas

Distribution Corp.

Greg Lander, Principal, Skipping

Stone, Inc.

Discussion:

Mark A. Scheel, Manager Regulatory

Affairs, Dynegy, Inc.

Diane McVicker, Principal Analyst,

Salt River Project Representative of

Wisconsin Distributor Group

III. Presentations and Discussion on

Upstream Issues Related to CrossContract Ranking

Presentations:

Lauren Kaestner, Natural Gas Supply

Association

Representative of the Interstate

Natural Gas Association of America

Discussion:

Tommie Hartmann, Natural Gas

Supply Association

The Commission has the capability to

provide overhead projectors and to

display computer generated slide

presentations. Presenters must inform

Michael Goldenberg either by mail, or EMail at the addresses below if they

intend to use overheads.3 Presenters can

bring their presentations on their own

laptops which will be connected to the

Commission’s display system.

Presenters also can use a Commission

computer to display their presentation.

The Commission has the capability to

display presentations in the following

formats, MS Powerpoint 2000 and Corel

Presentations 8. Those wanting to use a

Commission computer must notify

Michael Goldenberg by February 21,

2001. In order to facilitate such

presentations, presenters are encouraged

to provide their files in advance by

sending an E-Mail, with the slide

presentation as an attachment, by

February 21, 2001, to Michael

Goldenberg, so that the presentation can

be tested on the Commission computer

and available at the conference. If

presentations are not provided in

advance, the presenter should bring the

presentation to the conference on a

diskette in one of the specified formats.

In addition, all presentations must be

officially filed with the Commission by

March 5, 2001 according to the

instructions given below regardless

whether an advance copy of the

presentation was provided by E-Mail.

As discussed below, the Commission

cannot currently accept Powerplant or

Presentation files electronically, but the

presentations can be filed electronically

if they are converted to one of the

accepted formats.

The conference will be transcribed, so

those not attending can review the

proceedings. Additional comments on

the issues raised by the conference can

be filed by March 29, 2001.

Presentations and after-conference

comments may be filed either in paper

format or electronically. Those filing

electronically do not need to make a

paper filing. For paper filings, the

original and 14 copies of such

comments should be submitted to the

Office of the Secretary, Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission, 888 First

Street, NE., Washington DC 20426 and

should refer to Docket No. RM96–1–015.

Presentations and comments filed via

the Internet must be prepared in

WordPerfect, MS Word, Portable

Document Format, or ASCII format. To

file the document, access the

Commission’s website at

www.ferc.fed.us and click on ‘‘Make An

E-Filing,’’ and then follow the

instructions for each screen. First time

users will have to establish a user name

and password. The Commission will

send an automatic acknowledgment to

the sender’s E-Mail address upon

receipt of comments.

User assistance for electronic filing is

available at 202–208–0258 or by E-Mail

to efiling@ferc.fed.us. Comments should

not be submitted to the E-Mail address.

All comments will be placed in the

Commission’s public files and will be

available for inspection in the

Commission’s Public Reference Room at

888 First Street, NE., Washington DC

20426, during regular business hours.

Additionally, all comments may be