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        <RIN>2120-AH68</RIN>
        <PUBLICATION>
            <PUBLICATION_ID>200210</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>Reduced Vertical Separation Minimum in United States Domestic Airspace</RULE_TITLE>
        <ABSTRACT><![CDATA[This action proposes to permit Reduced Vertical Separation Minimum flights in the airspace over the contiguous 48 States of the United States and Alaska and that portion of the Gulf of Mexico where the FAA provides air traffic services.  This reduction of vertical separation minima would only be applied between those aircraft the meet stringent altimeter and auto-pilot performance requirements.  The FAA is proposing this action to enhance airspace capacity and to assist aircraft operators to save fuel and time.]]></ABSTRACT>
        <PRIORITY_CATEGORY>Other Significant</PRIORITY_CATEGORY>
        <RIN_STATUS>First Time Published in The Unified Agenda</RIN_STATUS>
        <RULE_STAGE>Final Rule Stage</RULE_STAGE>
        <MAJOR>No</MAJOR>
        <UNFUNDED_MANDATE_LIST>
            <UNFUNDED_MANDATE>No</UNFUNDED_MANDATE>
        </UNFUNDED_MANDATE_LIST>
        <CFR_LIST>
            <CFR>14 CFR 91</CFR>
        </CFR_LIST>
        <LEGAL_AUTHORITY_LIST>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>49 USC 106(g)</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>49 USC 1155</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>49 USC 40103</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>49 USC 40120</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>49 USC 44101</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>49 USC 44111</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>49 USC 44701</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>49 USC 44709</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>49 USC 44711</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>49 USC 44712</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>49 USC 44715</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>49 USC 44715</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>49 USC 44716</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>49 USC 46504</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>49 USC 46506 to 46507</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>49 USC 47122</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>49 USC 47508</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>49 USC 47528 to 47531</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
        </LEGAL_AUTHORITY_LIST>
        <LEGAL_DLINE_LIST/>
        <RPLAN_ENTRY>No</RPLAN_ENTRY>
        <TIMETABLE_LIST>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>NPRM</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>05/10/2002</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>67 FR 31920</FR_CITATION>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>NPRM Comment Period End</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>08/08/2002</TTBL_DATE>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Final Action</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>12/00/2002</TTBL_DATE>
            </TIMETABLE>
        </TIMETABLE_LIST>
        <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>
        <PRINT_PAPER>NA</PRINT_PAPER>
        <INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>Not Collected</INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>
        <AGENCY_CONTACT_LIST>
            <CONTACT>
                <FIRST_NAME>Roy</FIRST_NAME>
                <LAST_NAME>Grimes</LAST_NAME>
                <TITLE>Technical Programs Division, Flight Standards Service</TITLE>
                <AGENCY>
                    <CODE>2120</CODE>
                    <NAME>Federal Aviation Administration</NAME>
                    <ACRONYM>FAA</ACRONYM>
                </AGENCY>
                <PHONE>202 267-3755</PHONE>
                <MAILING_ADDRESS>
                    <STREET_ADDRESS>800 Independence Avenue SW,</STREET_ADDRESS>
                    <CITY>Washington</CITY>
                    <STATE>DC</STATE>
                    <ZIP>20591</ZIP>
                </MAILING_ADDRESS>
            </CONTACT>
        </AGENCY_CONTACT_LIST>
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