[Federal Register: January 5, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 2)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 201-202]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 11
[Docket No. FAA-199-6622; Amendment No. 11-55]
RIN 2120-AG95
Clarification for Submitting Petitions for Rulemaking or
Exemption
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration, DOT.
ACTION: Final rule; technical amendment.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is making minor
technical changes to the requirements for submitting a petition for
rulemaking or exemption. In a final rule published in the Federal
Register on December 5, 2007, the FAA inadvertently did not make
conforming amendments to plain language requirements in the structure
and content of the final rule. This technical amendment restructures or
reorders the filing of petitions and incorporates a reference for
additional filing guidance and instructions using the Federal Docket
Management System (FDMS). These changes ensure general rulemaking
procedures are clear, written in plain language, and better inform the
public of administrative practices.
DATES: Effective Dates: This rule is effective January 5, 2009.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Katrina Holiday, Office of Rulemaking,
ARM-202, Federal Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20591; telephone: (202-267-9680); facsimile: (202-267-
5075); e-mail: katrina.holiday@faa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA published in the Federal Register on
December 5, 2007 (72 FR 68474) a document that amended the regulations
for submitting petitions for rulemaking or exemption. This technical
amendment--
(1) Incorporates a reference to available guidance and instructions
that may ease the use of FDMS. This guidance is accessible via the
Internet at http://www.regulations.gov, and additional instructions for
petitions for rulemaking or exemption are also accessible via the
Internet at http://www.faa.gov/regulations.
(2) Amends 14 CFR 11.63(a) and (b) by reordering these paragraphs
by order of importance to address in paragraph (a) general submissions
of petitions for rulemaking or exemption, and paragraph (b) specific
petitions for rulemaking or exemption for relief from part 139 of this
chapter.
Because these actions are merely administrative in nature, the FAA
finds that notice and public procedure under 5 U.S.C. 553(b) is
unnecessary. For the same reason, the FAA finds that good cause exists
under 5 U.S.C. 553(d) for
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making this amendment effective upon publication.
List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 11
Administrative practice and procedure, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements.
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Accordingly, Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) part 11
is amended as follows:
The Amendments
PART 11--GENERAL RULEMAKING PROCEDURES
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1. The authority citation for part 11 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40113, 44701.
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2. Revise Sec. 11.63(a), (b), and (c) to read as follows:
Sec. 11.63 How and to whom do I submit my petition for rulemaking or
petition for exemption?
(a) To submit a petition for rulemaking or exemption--
(1) By electronic submission, submit your petition for rulemaking
or exemption to FAA through the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov,
the Federal Docket Management System Web site. For additional
instructions, you may visit http://www.faa.gov/regulations.
(2) By paper submission, send the original signed copy of your
petition for rulemaking or exemption to this address: U.S. Department
of Transportation, Docket Operations, West Building Ground Floor, Room
W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590.
(b) Submit a petition for rulemaking or exemption from part 139 of
this chapter--
(1) To the appropriate FAA airport field office in whose area your
airport is, or will be, established; and
(2) To the U.S. Department of Transportation, Docket Operations,
West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE.,
Washington, DC 20590 or by electronic submission to this Internet
address: http://www.regulations.gov.
(c) The FAA may designate other means by which you can submit
petitions in the future.
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Issued in Washington, DC on December 30, 2008.
Pamela Hamilton-Powell,
Director, Office of Rulemaking.
[FR Doc. E8-31304 Filed 1-2-09; 8:45 am]
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