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PROPOSED RULES: Transportation—; External product piping on cargo tanks transporting flammable liquids; safety requirements,
Published: 2004-12-30
RSPA is proposing to amend the Hazardous Materials Regulations
to prohibit flammable liquids from being transported in unprotected
product piping on existing and newly manufactured DOT specification
cargo tank motor vehicles. If adopted as proposed, this action will
reduce fatalities and injuries that result from accidents involving
unprotected
NOTICES: Railroad Safety Advisory Committee,
Published: 2004-12-30
FRA announces the next meeting of the RSAC, a Federal Advisory
Committee that develops railroad safety regulations through a consensus
process. The RSAC meeting topics will include remote control
locomotives, the FosterMiller, Inc., study on medical standards for
safetycritical railroad employees, the Burlington Northern Santa Fe
Railway's
RULES: Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica, S.A. (EMBRAER),
Published: 2004-12-30
The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all
EMBRAER Model ERJ 170 series airplanes. This AD requires revising the
airplane flight manual (AFM) to include certain operational
instructions and prohibit dispatch of any flight with the integrated
electronic standby system (IESS) inoperative, even though it is allowed
by the current
NOTICES: South Buffalo Railway Co.,
Published: 2004-12-30
Under 49 U.S.C. 10502, the Board is granting a petition for
exemption from the prior approval requirements of 49 U.S.C. 10902 for
Buffalo & Pittsburgh Railroad, Inc., a Class II rail carrier, to lease
and operate an approximately 2mile segment of rail line between
approximately milepost 0.0 and approximately milepost 2.0 in Buffalo,
Erie County,
RULES: Special conditions—; Dessault Aviation Model Falcon Fan Jet, Falcon Fan Jet series D, E, and F, and Mystere-Falcon Models 20-C5, 20-D5, 20-E5, 20-F5, and 200 series airplanes,
Published: 2004-12-30
These special conditions are issued for Dassault Aviation
Model Falcon Fan Jet, Falcon Fan Jet series D, series E, series F
airplanes; and MystereFalcon Model 20C5, 20D5, 20E5, 20F5, and
200 series airplanes modified by Premier Air Center. These airplanes
will have novel and unusual design features when compared to the state
of technology
PROPOSED RULES: Pratt & Whitney,
Published: 2004-12-30
The FAA proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD)
for Pratt & Whitney (PW) JT8D1, 1A, 1B, 7, 7A, 7B, 9, 9A, 11,
15, 15A, 17, 17A, 17R, 17AR, 209, 217, 217A, 217C, and 219
turbofan engines. This proposed AD would require removing affected
rotating parts overhauled by a certain repair vendor, and inspecting or
replacing the parts as
PROPOSED RULES: Class E airspace,
Published: 2004-12-30
This action proposes to revise Class E airspace at Ketchikan,
AK. The existing Class E airspace is not sufficient to contain aircraft
executing all instrument procedures at Ketchikan Airport. Adoption of
this proposal would result in the revision of Class E airspace upward
from 700 feet (ft.) above the surface at Ketchikan, AK.
PROPOSED RULES: Class E airspace,
Published: 2004-12-30
This action proposes to establish new Class E airspace at
Beluga, AK. There is no existing Class E airspace to contain aircraft
executing instrument approaches at Beluga Airport. Adoption of this
proposal would result in the establishment of Class E airspace upward
from 700 feet (ft.) above the surface at Beluga, AK.
NOTICES: Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals,
Published: 2004-12-30
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice announces that the Information
Collection Request (ICR) abstracted below has been forwarded to the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for extension of the currently
approved collection. The ICR describes the nature of the information
collection and the
NOTICES: Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals,
Published: 2004-12-30
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), OSDBU invites public comment on a public
information collection, which will be submitted to OMB for approval.
Copies of the public information collection may be obtained by
contacting Nancy Strine, Manager, Shortterm Lending Program, Office of
Small and Disadvantaged
NOTICES: Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals,
Published: 2004-12-30
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501
et seq.), the FAA invites public comment on four currently approved
public information collections which will be submitted to OMB for
renewal.
RULES: Disability related complaints; reporting requirements,
Published: 2004-12-29
A July 8, 2003, final rule (68 FR 40488) requires, among other
things, that certain certificated U.S. air carriers and foreign air
carriers record disabilityrelated complaints and submit a summary report of those complaints annually to the Department.
This document announces the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
approval of this information
Part IV: Transportation Department, Federal Transit Administration,
Published: 2004-12-29
The ``Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005'', (Public Law
108447), signed into law by President Bush on December 8, 2004,
appropriates funds for all of the surface transportation programs of
the Department of Transportation for the fiscal year ending September
30, 2005. This notice provides information on the FY 2005 transit
appropriations for
RULES: Rolls-Royce plc,
Published: 2004-12-29
The FAA is superseding an existing airworthiness directive
(AD) for RollsRoyce plc (RR) models RB211535E437, RB211535E4B37,
RB211535C37, RB211535E4B75, and RB21122B02 turbofan engines.
That AD currently requires inspecting certain high pressure (HP)
turbine discs, manufactured between 1989 and 1999, for cracks in the
rim cooling air holes, and, if
PROPOSED RULES: Hartzell Propeller Inc.,
Published: 2004-12-29
The FAA proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD)
for certain Hartzell Propeller Inc. propellers. This proposed AD would
require inspecting the propeller blades and other critical propeller
parts for corrosion and mechanical damage. This proposed AD results
from two events where a ``Zshank'' blade failed and separated and the
results of
NOTICES: South Dakota,
Published: 2004-12-29
MRC Regional Railroad Authority (MRC), a noncarrier, has filed a
verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR 1150.31 to acquire from the
State of South Dakota (the State) \1\ overhead trackage rights over a
line of railroad extending between milepost 654 near Mitchell, SD, and
milepost 511.90 in Sioux City, IA, including such yard tracks,
NOTICES: South Dakota and MRC Regional Railroad Authority,
Published: 2004-12-29
The State of South Dakota (the State) and MRC Regional Railroad
Authority (MRC) have agreed to grant overhead trackage rights to Dakota
Southern Railway Company (DSRC) over a Stateowned line of railroad
extending between milepost 654 near Mitchell, SD, and milepost 511.90
in Sioux City, IA, including such yard tracks, sidetracks, and
NOTICES: Agreements filed; weekly receipts,
Published: 2004-12-28
The following Agreements were filed with the Department of
Transportation under the provisions of 49 U.S.C. 412 and 414. Answers
may be filed within 21 days after the filing of the application.
Docket Number: OST200419872.
Date Filed: December 8, 2004.
Parties: Members of the International Air Transport Association.
Subject: PTC23
NOTICES: Certificates of public convenience and necessity and foreign air carrier permits; weekly applications,
Published: 2004-12-28
The following Applications for Certificates of Public Convenience
and Necessity and Foreign Air Carrier Permits were filed under Subpart
B (formerly Subpart Q) of the Department of Transportation's Procedural
Regulations (See 14 CFR 301.201 et. seq.). The due date for Answers,
Conforming Applications, or Motions to Modify Scope are set forth
RULES: Credits and fines; manufacturer rights and responsibilities in corporate relationships changes context,
Published: 2004-12-28
This document establishes a new regulation governing the use
of rights (credits) and liabilities (fines) under the Corporate Average
Fuel Economy program in the face of changes in corporate relationships.
This final rule fulfills a statutory responsibility to issue a
regulation addressing these issues.
PROPOSED RULES: Boeing,
Published: 2004-12-28
The FAA proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD)
for certain Boeing Model 757200 series airplanes. This proposed AD
would require modifying the wiring of the test ground signal for the
master dim and test system circuit in the flight compartment. This
proposed AD is prompted by a report that the master dim and test system
circuit does
PROPOSED RULES: CFM International,
Published: 2004-12-28
The FAA proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD)
for CFM International (CFMI) CFM565, 5A, 5B, and 5C series turbofan
engines. This proposed AD would require removing certain part number
(P/N) air turbine starters from service. This proposed AD results from
several reports of failures of uncontained air turbine starters where
highenergy
NOTICES: Motor Carrier Safety Improvement Act of 1999, Section 222; policy statement clarification,
Published: 2004-12-28
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA)
clarifies its September 8, 2000 policy statement implementing section
222 of the Motor Carrier Safety Improvement Act of 1999. Section 222
requires the agency to assess maximum statutory penalties if a person
is found to have committed a pattern of violations of critical or acute
regulations,
NOTICES: Control exemptions—; Broe, Patrick D., et al.,
Published: 2004-12-28
Patrick D. Broe (Mr. Broe) and OmniTRAX, Inc. (OmniTRAX)
(collectively, applicants) have filed a verified notice of exemption to
continue in control of Kettle Falls International Railway, LLC (KFR), upon KFR's becoming a Class III rail carrier.
The transaction was scheduled to be consummated on or shortly after December 10, 2004.
This
NOTICES: Kettle Falls International Railway, LLC,
Published: 2004-12-28
Kettle Falls International Railway, LLC (KFR), a noncarrier, has
filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR 1150.31 to acquire by
purchase and lease from The Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway
Company (BNSF) rail lines in the State of Washington. The rail lines
being purchased are between: (1) milepost 4.7, near West Kettle Falls,
