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Airworthiness Directives; BAE Systems (Operations) Limited Model BAe 146 and Model Avro 146-RJ Airplanes

Tue, Nov 22 2005 11:00:00 GMT

The FAA is superseding an existing airworthiness directive (AD), which applies to all BAE Systems (Operations) Limited Model BAe 146 and Model Avro 146RJ airplanes. That AD currently requires revising the Airworthiness Limitations Section (ALS) of the Instructions for Continued Airworthiness to incorporate life limits for certain items and inspections to detect fatigue cracking in certain structures. This new AD requires revising the ALS of the Instructions for Continued Airworthiness to incorporate new and more restrictive life limits for certain items and new and more restrictive inspections to detect fatigue cracking in certain structures. This new AD results from issuance of a later revision to the airworthiness limitations of the BAe/Avro 146 Aircraft Maintenance Manual, which specifies new inspections and compliance times for inspection and replacement actions. We are issuing this AD to ensure that fatigue cracking of certain structural elements is detected and corrected; such fatigue cr

Modification of Class D and Class E Airspace; Salina Municipal Airport, KS; Correction

Tue, Nov 22 2005 11:00:00 GMT

This action corrects an omission in the legal description of Class E2 airspace in a direct final rule, request for comments correction that was published in the Federal Register on Thursday, October 13, 2005 (70 FR 59651).

Revocation of Class E Airspace; Eagle, CO

Tue, Nov 22 2005 11:00:00 GMT

This action revokes Class E airspace, Eagle, Colorado published in the Federal Register October 13, 2005 (70 FR 59652). The FAA is taking this action due to errors in the effective date, airspace description, and geographic coordinates.

Establishment to Class E Airspace; Hillsboro, TX

Tue, Nov 22 2005 11:00:00 GMT

This action establishes the Class E airspace area at Hillsboro Municipal Airport, Hillsboro, TX (INJ), to provide adequate controlled airspace for the area navigation (RNAV) global positioning system (GPS) standard instrument approach procedure (SIAP).

FAA Accident and Incident Data System Records Expunction Policy

Tue, Nov 22 2005 11:00:00 GMT

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has adopted a policy which, when implemented, will result in the expunction of airman identities from certain FAA accident and incident records.

Proposed Modification of the St. Louis Class B Airspace Area; MO

Tue, Nov 22 2005 11:00:00 GMT

This action proposes to modify the St. Louis, MO, (STL) Class B airspace area. Specifically, this action proposes airspace changes to contain large, turbinepowered aircraft operations to and from the new Runway 11/29 at the LambertSt. Louis International Airport (KSTL), St. Louis, MO. The FAA is proposing this action to enhance safety and improve the management of aircraft operations in the KSTL terminal area. Further, this effort supports the FAA's national airspace redesign goal of optimizing terminal and en route airspace areas to reduce aircraft delays and improve system capacity.

Proposed Advisory Circular 25.981-2A, Fuel Tank Flammability

Tue, Nov 22 2005 11:00:00 GMT

This notice announces the availability of and requests comments on a proposed advisory circular (AC) which sets forth an acceptable means, but not the only means, of demonstration compliance with the provisions of the airworthiness standards for transport category airplanes related to Fuel Tank Flammability Reduction. This proposed AC complements revisions to the airworthiness standards that are being proposed by a separate notice. This notice is necessary to give all interested persons an opportunity to present their views on the proposed AC.

Below Deck Cargo Compartment Smoke Penetration Into Occupied Areas

Tue, Nov 22 2005 11:00:00 GMT

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announces the availability of final policy on smoke penetration tests conducted under the provisions of Sec. 25.857.

Long Island Railroad; Supplemental Notice of Public Hearing and Extension of Comment Period

Tue, Nov 22 2005 11:00:00 GMT

On September 16, 2005, FRA published a notice in the Federal Register announcing the Long Island Railroad's (LIRR) intent to be granted a waiver of compliance from certain provisions of the Railroad Operating Practices regulations, 49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) part 218, regarding blue signal protection of workers. See 70 FR 54801. Specifically, LIRR requests relief from the requirements of 49 CFR 218.29 Alternate methods of protection, at its Diesel Service Facilities in Richmond Hills, NY, and Long Island City, NY.

According to LIRR, both facilities are stubend yards jointly used by both its transportation and mechanical forces. These yards function to service, maintain, inspect, and dispatch the diesel passenger fleet for the LIRR. Each facility has a speed limit of 5 mph, with fixed derails on each service track, and manually operated switches. Yard movement is controlled by a yardmaster. Due to the configuration and service demands, the yard cannot facilitate the placement of

Notice of Application for Approval of Discontinuance or Modification of a Railroad Signal System or Relief From the

Tue, Nov 22 2005 11:00:00 GMT

Pursuant to Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) part 235 and 49 U.S.C. 20502(a), the following railroad has petitioned the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) seeking approval for the discontinuance or modification of the signal system or relief from the requirements of 49 CFR part 236 as detailed below.

Docket Number FRA200522824

Applicant: National Railroad Passenger Corporation, Mr. William Crosbie, Senior Vice President, Operations, 60 Massachusetts Avenue, NE., Washington, DC 20002.

The National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) with the concurrence from Connecticut Department of Transportation (CDOT) and the Providence and Worcester
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Railroad Company (P&W), seeks approval of the proposed modification of five remotecontrolled interlockings protecting movable bridges on Amtrak's Northeast Corridor, New England Division, in Connecticut, on Main Tracks No. 1 and No. 2, as follows:

1. The discontinuance and removal of the four poweroperated derails at

Decision That Nonconforming 2001 Chevrolet Blazer (Plant Code ``K'' or ``2'') Multipurpose Passenger Vehicles Are

Tue, Nov 22 2005 11:00:00 GMT

This document announces a decision by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) that certain 2001 Chevrolet Blazer (plant code ``K'' or ``2'') multipurpose passenger vehicles (MPVs) that were not originally manufactured to comply with all applicable Federal motor vehicle safety standards (FMVSS) are eligible for importation into the United States because they are substantially similar to vehicles originally manufactured for sale in the United States and that were certified by their manufacturer as complying with the safety standards (the U.S. certified version of the 2001 Chevrolet Blazer (plant code ``K'' or ``2'') MPV), and they are capable of being readily altered to conform to the standards.

Petition for Exemption From the Federal Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention Standard; DaimlerChrysler

Tue, Nov 22 2005 11:00:00 GMT

This document grants in full the petition of DaimlerChrysler Corporation (DaimlerChrysler) for an exemption of a hightheft line, the Dodge Charger, from the partsmarking requirements of the Federal Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention Standard. This petition is granted because the agency has determined that the antitheft device to be placed on the line as standard equipment is likely to be as effective in reducing and deterring motor vehicle theft as compliance with the partsmarking requirements of the Theft Prevention Standard.

Petition for Exemption From the Vehicle Theft Prevention Standard; DaimlerChrysler

Tue, Nov 22 2005 11:00:00 GMT

This notice grants in full the petition of DaimlerChrysler Corporation (DaimlerChrysler) for an exemption in accordance with Sec. 543.9(c)(2) of 49 CFR part 543, Exemption from the Theft Prevention Standard, for the Chrysler 300C vehicle line beginning with model year (MY) 2006. This petition is granted because the agency has determined that the antitheft device to be placed on the line as standard equipment is likely to be as effective in reducing and deterring motor vehicle theft as compliance with the partsmarking requirements of the Theft Prevention Standard.

BNSF Railway Company--Temporary Trackage Rights Exemption--Union Pacific Railroad Company

Tue, Nov 22 2005 11:00:00 GMT

Union Pacific Railroad Company (UP), has agreed to grant limited temporary overhead trackage rights to BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) for eastbound trains on: (1) UP's Dallas Subdivision from Tower 55 at Fort Worth, TX (milepost 245.3), to Longview, TX (milepost 89.6); (2) UP's Little Rock Subdivision from Longview (milepost 89.6), to North Little Rock, AR (milepost 343.6); (3) UP's Hoxie Subdivision from North Little Rock, AR (milepost 343.6), to Bald Knob, AR (milepost 287.9); and (4) UP's Memphis Subdivision between Bald Knob (milepost 287.9) to Kentucky Street, Memphis, TN (milepost 378.1), a distance of approximately 542.2 miles. UP has also agreed to grant limited temporary overhead trackage rights to BNSF for westbound trains on: (1) UP's Memphis Subdivision from Kentucky Street to Briark, AR (milepost 375.3); (2) UP's Brinkley Sub (milepost 4.1) to Brinkley, AR (milepost 70.6); (3) UP's Jonesboro Subdivision (milepost 200.5) to Pine Bluff, AR (milepost 264.2); (4) UP's Pine Bluff Subdi

Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation Advisory Board; Notice of Meeting

Tue, Nov 22 2005 11:00:00 GMT

Pursuant to Section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Public Law 92463; 5 U.S.C. App. I), notice is hereby given of a meeting of the Advisory Board of the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation (SLSDC), to be held at 10 a.m. on Monday, December 19, 2005, at the Corporation's Administration Headquarters, Room 5424, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC, via conference call. The agenda for this meeting will be as follows: Opening Remarks; Consideration of Minutes of Past Meeting; Quarterly Report; Old and New Business; Closing Discussion; Adjournment.

Attendance at the meeting is open to the interested public but limited to the space available. With the approval of the Administrator, members of the public may present oral statements at the meeting. Persons wishing further information should contact, not later than December 16, 2005, Anita K. Blackman, Chief of Staff, Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590; 202366