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Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A318-100, A319-100, A320- 200, A321-100, and A321-200 Series Airplanes, and

Wed, Nov 23 2005 11:00:00 GMT

The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Airbus Model A318100, A319100, A320200, A321100, and A321200 series airplanes, and Model A320111 airplanes. This AD requires an inspection to determine whether certain braking and steering control units (BSCUs) are installed or have ever been installed. For airplanes on which certain BSCUs are installed or have ever been installed, this AD requires an inspection of the nose landing gear (NLG) upper support and corrective action if necessary, and a check of the NLG strut inflation pressure and an adjustment if necessary. For some of these airplanes, this AD also requires a revision to the aircraft flight manual to incorporate an operating procedure to recover normal steering in the event of a steering failure. This AD results from a report of an incident where an airplane landed with the NLG turned 90 degrees from centerline. We are issuing this AD to prevent landings with the NLG turned 90 degrees from centerline, which could result

Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 767-300 Series Airplanes

Wed, Nov 23 2005 11:00:00 GMT

The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Boeing Model 767300 series airplanes. This AD requires replacing the frequency converters used to supply power for medical and galley utility outlets with modified frequency converters, and related actions. This AD results from a report indicating that a hard short circuit condition between the output of certain frequency converters and their downstream circuit breakers will produce a continuous output current that could cause the undersized output wiring to overheat when the frequency converters fail to shut off. We are issuing this AD to prevent overheating of the output wiring of the frequency converters, which could result in the failure of a wire bundle and consequent adverse effects on other systems sharing the affected wire bundle.

Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 737-600, -700, -700C, and -800 Series Airplanes

Wed, Nov 23 2005 11:00:00 GMT

The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Boeing Model 737600, 700, 700C, and 800 series airplanes. This AD requires inspecting/measuring the length of the attachment fasteners between the nacelle support fittings and the lower wing skin panels, and related investigative/corrective actions if necessary. This AD results from a report from the manufacturer that in production, during the installation of certain attachment fasteners for the nacelle support fittings, only one washer was installed instead of two. We are issuing this AD to prevent inadequate fastener clampup, which could result in cracking of the fastener holes, cracking along the lower wing skin panels, fuel leaking from the wing fuel tanks onto the engines, and possible fire.

Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Vertol Model 107-II Helicopters

Wed, Nov 23 2005 11:00:00 GMT

This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD) for Boeing Vertol (Boeing) Model 107II helicopters. This action requires a visual and magnetic particle inspection of the quill shaft. This amendment is prompted by the discovery of cracks in a quill shaft during a routine inspection. The actions specified in this AD are intended to detect a fatigue crack in a quill shaft and prevent separation of the quill shaft between the aft transmission and the mix box assembly, loss of rotor synchronization, and subsequent loss of control of the helicopter.

Airworthiness Directives; Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica S.A. (EMBRAER) Model EMB-135 Airplanes and Model EMB-145,

Wed, Nov 23 2005 11:00:00 GMT

The FAA is superseding an existing airworthiness directive (AD), which applies to certain EMBRAER Model EMB135 airplanes and Model EMB145, 145ER, 145MR, 145LR, 145XR, 145MP, and 145EP airplanes. That AD currently requires revising the airplane flight manual (AFM) to prohibit inflight auxiliary power unit (APU) starts, and installing a placard on or near the APU start/stop switch panel to provide such instructions to the flightcrew. This new AD adds an optional revision to the AFM that allows limited APU starts and adds a terminating action. This AD results from the airplane manufacturer developing modifications that revise or eliminate the need for restrictions to inflight APU starts. We are issuing this AD to prevent flame backflow into the APU compartment through the eductor during in flight APU starts, which could result in fire in the APU compartment.

Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 727-200 and 727-200F Series Airplanes; 737-200, 737-200C, 737-300, and 737-400

Wed, Nov 23 2005 11:00:00 GMT

This document announces a reopening of the comment period for the abovereferenced NPRM. The NPRM proposed the adoption of a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Boeing transport category airplanes. That NPRM invites comments concerning the proposed requirements for replacing any insulation blanket constructed of polyethyleneteraphthalate (PET) film, ORCON Orcofilm[reg] AN26 (hereafter ``AN26''), with a new insulation blanket. This reopening of the comment period is necessary to provide additional opportunity for public comment on the proposed requirements of that NPRM.

Reduction of Fuel Tank Flammability in Transport Category Airplanes

Wed, Nov 23 2005 11:00:00 GMT

This NPRM proposes new rules that will require operators and manufacturers of transportcategory airplanes to take steps that, in combination with other required actions, should greatly reduce the chances of a catastrophic fueltank explosion. The proposal follows seven years of intensive research by the FAA in collaboration with industry into promising technologies designed to make fuel tanks effectively inert, thus preventing electrical and other systems from igniting flammable vapors in the fuel tank ullage (vapor space). The result of that research is that fuel tank inerting, originally thought to be prohibitively expensive, can now be accomplished in a reasonably costeffective fashion and protect the public from future calamities which, we have concluded, are otherwise virtually certain to occur. The new rules, if adopted, would not actually direct the adoption of specific inerting technology either by manufacturers or operators but would establish a performancebased set of requirements that

Agency Information Collection Activities; Request for Comments; Renewed Approval of an Information Collection;

Wed, Nov 23 2005 11:00:00 GMT

The FHWA invites public comments about our intention to request the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) approval to renew an information collection, which is summarized below under Supplementary Information. We are required to publish this notice in the Federal Register by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

Environmental Impact Statement: Miami-Dade County, FL

Wed, Nov 23 2005 11:00:00 GMT

The FHWA is issuing this notice to advise the public that an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) will be prepared for a proposed highway project in MiamiDade County, Florida.

Les Entreprises Michel Corbeil Inc., Receipt of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance

Wed, Nov 23 2005 11:00:00 GMT

Les Entreprises Michel Corbeil Inc. (Corbeil) has determined that certain school buses that it produced in 2004 do not comply with S5.1 of 49 CFR 571.221, Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 221, ``School bus body joint strength.'' Corbeil has filed an appropriate report pursuant to 49 CFR Part 573, ``Defect and Noncompliance Reports.''

Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 30118(d) and 30120(h), Corbeil has petitioned for an exemption from the notification and remedy requirements of 49 U.S.C. Chapter 301 on the basis that this noncompliance is inconsequential to motor vehicle safety.

This notice of receipt of Corbeil's petition is published under 49 U.S.C. 30118 and 30120 and does not represent any agency decision or other exercise of judgment concerning the merits of the petition.

Affected are a total of approximately 295 school buses produced between May 3, 2004 and June 4, 2004. S5.1 of FMVSS No. 221 requires that,
* * * each body panel joint * * * when tested in accordance

Michelin North America, Inc., Grant of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance

Wed, Nov 23 2005 11:00:00 GMT

Michelin North America, Inc. (Michelin) has determined that certain tires it produced in 2005 do not comply with S4.3(d) and S4.3(e) of 49 CFR 571.109, Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 109, ``New pneumatic tires.'' Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 30118(d) and 30120(h), Michelin has petitioned for a determination that this noncompliance is inconsequential to motor vehicle safety and has filed an appropriate report pursuant to 49 CFR part 573, ``Defect and Noncompliance Reports.'' Notice of receipt of a petition was published, with a 30day comment period, on October 3, 2005 in the Federal Register (70 FR 57645). NHTSA received no comments.

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Michelin produced approximately 9,816 BFGoodrich Radial T/A tires during the period from February 20, 2005 through April 7, 2005 that do not comply with FMVSS No. 109, S4.3(d) and S4.3(e). S4.3 of FMVSS No. 109 requires that ``each tire shall have permanently molded into or onto both sidewalls * * * (d) The generic name of each cord

Weekend Warrior Trailers, Inc., Receipt of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance

Wed, Nov 23 2005 11:00:00 GMT

Weekend Warrior Trailers, Inc. (Weekend Warrior) has determined that certain rampequipped travel trailers that it produced in 2001 through 2005 do not comply with 49 CFR 571.108, Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 108, ``Lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment.'' Weekend Warrior has filed an appropriate report pursuant to 49 CFR part 573, ``Defect and Noncompliance Reports.''

Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 30118(d) and 30120(h), Weekend Warrior has petitioned for an exemption from the notification and remedy requirements of 49 U.S.C. Chapter 301 on the basis that this noncompliance is inconsequential to motor vehicle safety.

This notice of receipt of Weekend Warrior's petition is published under 49 U.S.C. 30118 and 30120 and does not represent any agency decision or other exercise of judgment concerning the merits of the petition.

Affected are a total of approximately 13,447 rampequipped travel trailers produced between January 2001 and September 2005. FMVSS No.

Office of Hazardous Materials Safety; Notice of Application for Special Permits

Wed, Nov 23 2005 11:00:00 GMT

In accordance with the procedures governing the application for, and the processing of, special permits from the Department of Transportation's Hazardous Material Regulations (49 CFR Part 107, Subpart B), notice is hereby given that the Office of Hazardous Materials Safety has received the application described herein. Each mode of transportation for which a particular special permit is requested is indicated by a number in the ``Nature of Application'' portion of the table below as follows: 1Motor vehicle, 2Rail freight, 3Cargo vessel, 4Cargo aircraft only, 5Passengercarrying aircraft.

Office of Hazardous Materials Safety; Notice of Applications for Modification of Exemption

Wed, Nov 23 2005 11:00:00 GMT

In accordance with the procedures governing the application for, and the processing of, exemptions from the Department of Transportation's Hazardous Material Regulations (49 CFR part 107, subpart B), notice is hereby given that the Office of Hazardous Materials Safety has received the application described herein. This notice is abbreviated to expedite docketing and public notice. Because the sections affected, modes of transportation, and the nature of application have been shown in earlier Federal Register publications, they are not repeated here. Request of modifications of exemptions (e.g. to provide for additional hazardous materials, packaging design changes, additional mode of transportation, etc.) are described in footnotes to the application number. Application numbers with the suffix ``M'' denote a modification request. There applications have been separated from the new application for exemption to facilitate processing.

Railroad Revenue Adequacy--2004 Determination

Wed, Nov 23 2005 11:00:00 GMT

On November 23, 2005, the Board served a decision announcing the 2004 revenue adequacy determinations for the Nation's Class I railroads. One carrier, Norfolk Southern Railway Company, is found to be revenue adequate.

D&W Railroad, LLC--Acquisition Exemption--Rail Lines of D&W Railroad, Inc.

Wed, Nov 23 2005 11:00:00 GMT

D&W Railroad, LLC (D&W, LLC), a noncarrier, has filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR 1150.31 to acquire approximately 29 miles of rail line, including incidental trackage rights, known as the Waterloo Industrial Lead, from D&W Railroad, Inc. The lines to be acquired are located in Black Hawk, Buchanan and Fayette Counties, IA, as follows: (1) between milepost 332.0 at Dewar, IA, and milepost 354.3 at Oelwein, IA; (2) between milepost 245.58 and milepost 245.0 at Oelwein; (3) .32 miles of wye track at Oelwein; and (4) incidental trackage rights over Union Pacific Railroad Company's track between milepost 332.0 at Dewar and milepost 326.2 at Linden Street, Waterloo, IA.\1\
\1\ According to D&W, LLC, the lines have been operated by Iowa Northern Railway Company (Iowa Northern) and Iowa Northern will continue to operate the lines under D&W, LLC's ownership.

D&W, LLC certifies that its projected revenues as a result of this transaction will not exceed those that would qualify

Aviation Proceedings, Agreements Filed the Week Ending November 4, 2005

Wed, Nov 23 2005 11:00:00 GMT

The following Agreements were filed with the Department of Transportation under sections 412 and 414 of the Federal Aviation Act, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1382 and 1384) and procedures governing proceedings to enforce these provisions. Answers may be filed within 21 days after the filing of the application.

Docket Number: OST200522906.

Date Filed: November 3, 2005.

Parties: Members of the International Air Transport Association.

Subject: TC23/TC123 Mail Vote 457 between Middle East and South East Asia Geneva, September 1214, 2005. Intended effective date: November 1, 2005.
Renee V. Wright,
Program Manager, Docket Operations, Federal Register Liaison. [FR Doc. 0523167 Filed 112205; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 491062P

Notice of Applications for Certificates of Public Convenience and Necessity and Foreign Air Carrier Permits Filed

Wed, Nov 23 2005 11:00:00 GMT

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 below for each application. Following the Answer period DOT may process the application by expedited procedures. Such procedures may consist of the adoption of a showcause order, a tentative order, or in appropriate cases a final order without further proceedings.

Docket Number: OST200213159.

Date Filed: October 31, 2005.

Due Date for Answers, Conforming Applications, or Motion to Modify Scope: November 21, 2005.

Description: Application of Valley Air Express, Inc. requesting a fitness review to resume service between Victorville, CA and Henderson, NV and, an exemption from the 45 day notice period.

Docket Number: OST200522880.

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