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        <RIN>2120-AK11</RIN>
        <PUBLICATION>
            <PUBLICATION_ID>201210</PUBLICATION_ID>
            <PUBLICATION_TITLE>The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions</PUBLICATION_TITLE>
        </PUBLICATION>
        <AGENCY>
            <CODE>2120</CODE>
            <NAME>Federal Aviation Administration</NAME>
            <ACRONYM>FAA</ACRONYM>
        </AGENCY>
        <PARENT_AGENCY>
            <CODE>2100</CODE>
            <NAME>Department of Transportation</NAME>
            <ACRONYM>DOT</ACRONYM>
        </PARENT_AGENCY>
        <RULE_TITLE>Minimum Altitudes for Use of Autopilots (RRR)</RULE_TITLE>
        <ABSTRACT><![CDATA[This rulemaking would modify the way pilots operate an aircraft´s autopilot capabilities during flight. This action is necessary because evolving aircraft technologies have outpaced current FAA´s operational guidance for use of autopilots. The intended effect of this rulemaking is to allow movement of aircraft in safer and more efficient flight patterns, resulting in operator efficiency, while smoothly incorporating ever-increasing related technological changes.]]></ABSTRACT>
        <PRIORITY_CATEGORY>Substantive, Nonsignificant</PRIORITY_CATEGORY>
        <RIN_STATUS>First Time Published in The Unified Agenda</RIN_STATUS>
        <RULE_STAGE>Proposed Rule Stage</RULE_STAGE>
        <MAJOR>No</MAJOR>
        <UNFUNDED_MANDATE_LIST>
            <UNFUNDED_MANDATE>No</UNFUNDED_MANDATE>
        </UNFUNDED_MANDATE_LIST>
        <CFR_LIST>
            <CFR>14 CFR 121</CFR>
            <CFR>14 CFR 125</CFR>
            <CFR>14 CFR 135</CFR>
        </CFR_LIST>
        <LEGAL_AUTHORITY_LIST>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>49 USC 106(g)</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>49 USC 40113</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>49 USC 40119</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>49 USC 41706</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>49 USC 44101</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>49 USC 44701</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>49 USC 44702</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>49 USC 44705</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>49 USC 44709</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>49 USC 44710</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>49 USC 44711</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>49 USC 44711</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>49 USC 44712</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>49 USC 44713</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>49 USC 44715</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>49 USC 44716</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>49 USC 44717</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>49 USC 44722</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>49 USC 45101 to 45105</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>49 USC 46105</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
        </LEGAL_AUTHORITY_LIST>
        <LEGAL_DLINE_LIST/>
        <RPLAN_ENTRY>No</RPLAN_ENTRY>
        <TIMETABLE_LIST>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>NPRM</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>12/04/2012</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>77 FR 71735</FR_CITATION>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>NPRM Comment Period End</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>02/04/2013</TTBL_DATE>
            </TIMETABLE>
        </TIMETABLE_LIST>
        <ADDITIONAL_INFO>Includes Retrospective Review under E.O. 13563.
SB: N, IC: N, SLT: N
Anticipated costs/benefits:  This rulemaking would allow operators the option to operate as they currently do or pursue the proposed lower minimum use heights based on their aircraft certification.</ADDITIONAL_INFO>
        <RFA_REQUIRED>No</RFA_REQUIRED>
        <SMALL_ENTITY_LIST>
            <SMALL_ENTITY>No</SMALL_ENTITY>
        </SMALL_ENTITY_LIST>
        <GOVT_LEVEL_LIST>
            <GOVT_LEVEL>None</GOVT_LEVEL>
        </GOVT_LEVEL_LIST>
        <FEDERALISM>No</FEDERALISM>
        <ENERGY_AFFECTED>No</ENERGY_AFFECTED>
        <FURTHER_INFO_URL>www.regulations.gov</FURTHER_INFO_URL>
        <PUBLIC_COMMENT_URL>www.regulations.gov</PUBLIC_COMMENT_URL>
        <PRINT_PAPER>No</PRINT_PAPER>
        <INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>No</INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>
        <RELATED_RIN_LIST>
            <RELATED_RIN>
                <RIN>2120-AE15</RIN>
                <RIN_RELATION>Related to</RIN_RELATION>
            </RELATED_RIN>
            <RELATED_RIN>
                <RIN>2120-AF19</RIN>
                <RIN_RELATION>Related to</RIN_RELATION>
            </RELATED_RIN>
        </RELATED_RIN_LIST>
        <AGENCY_CONTACT_LIST>
            <CONTACT>
                <FIRST_NAME>Kel</FIRST_NAME>
                <LAST_NAME>Christianson</LAST_NAME>
                <AGENCY>
                    <CODE>2120</CODE>
                    <NAME>Federal Aviation Administration</NAME>
                    <ACRONYM>FAA</ACRONYM>
                </AGENCY>
                <PHONE>202-385-4702</PHONE>
                <EMAIL>kel.christianson@faa.gov</EMAIL>
                <MAILING_ADDRESS>
                    <STREET_ADDRESS>470 L&apos;Enfant Plaza, SW,</STREET_ADDRESS>
                    <CITY>Washington</CITY>
                    <STATE>DC</STATE>
                    <ZIP>20024</ZIP>
                </MAILING_ADDRESS>
            </CONTACT>
        </AGENCY_CONTACT_LIST>
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