[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 100 (Tuesday, May 24, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32823-32824]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

Meeting: RTCA Program Management Committee (PMC)

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), U.S. Department of
Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Notice of RTCA Program Management Committee meeting.

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SUMMARY: The FAA is issuing this notice to advise the public of the
RTCA Program Management Committee meeting.

DATES: The meeting will be held June 21, 2016 from 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at RTCA, Inc., 1150 18th Street
NW., Suite 910, Washington, DC 20036.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The RTCA Secretariat, 1150 18th Street
NW., Suite 910, Washington, DC 20036, or by telephone at (202) 833-
9339, fax at<PHONE_NUMBER>, or Web site at http://www.rtca.org or
Karan Hofmann, Program Director, RTCA, Inc<EMAIL_ADDRESS>(202)
330-0680.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to section 10(a)(2) of the Federal
Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 5 U.S.C., App.), notice is
hereby given for a meeting of RTCA Program Management Committee. The
agenda will include the following:

Tuesday, June 21, 2016

1. WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONS
2. REVIEW/APPROVE
    a. Meeting Summary March 17, 2016
3. PUBLICATION CONSIDERATION/APPROVAL
    a. Final Draft, Revised Document, DO-230F--Standards for Airport

Security Access Control Systems, prepared by SC-224
4. INTEGRATION and COORDINATION COMMITTEE (ICC)
    a. Review of MOPS and MASPS Guide Documents--Update
    b. Cross Cutting Committee (CCC) Process Recommendations--
Discussion
5. PAST ACTION ITEM REVIEW
    a. Bilateral Oversight Board Agreement Posting--Update
    b. ARINC ATC Winds Work--Update
    c. Feedback on NextGen Advisory Council Performance Based
Navigation Study--Update
    d. SC-214 participation with SC-223 Internet Protocol Suites
Activity--Update
    e. Ad-hoc on change to Risk Base vs. Performance Base
Recommendations--Update
    i. Runway Overrun Alerting--Status--Possible new SC
    ii. Wireless Avionics Intra Communication--Status--Possible new SC
    iii. Global Aeronautical Distress and Safety System--Discussion
    f. URL for Library Equipment Options--Update
6. DISCUSSION
    a. Design Assurance Guidance for Airborne Electronic Hardware--
Status--Possible New Special Committee (SC) to Update RTCA DO-254
    b. SC-225--Rechargeable Lithium Batteries and Battery Systems--
Discussion--Update on DO-311 Revision
    c. SC-228--Minimum Performance Standards for Unmanned Aircraft
Systems--Discussion--TOR Update--Possible Revision
    d. SC-229--406 MHz Emergency Locator Transmitters (ELTs)--
Discussion--Revised TOR
    e. NAC--Status Update
    f. TOC--Status Update
    g. FAA Actions Taken on Previously Published Documents--Report
    h. Special Committees--Chairmen's Reports and Active Inter-Special
Committee Requirements Agreements (ISRA)--Review
    i. European/EUROCAE Coordination--Status Update
7. OTHER BUSINESS
    a. Cyber Security in Mission Critical Environments--Presentation
    b. Drone Advisory Committee (DAC)--Presentation
    c. Document Page Numbering--Discussion
8. SCHEDULE for COMMITTEE DELIVERABLES and NEXT MEETING DATE
9. NEW ACTION ITEM SUMMARY

    Attendance is open to the interested public but limited to space
availability. With the approval of the chairman, members of the public
may present oral statements at the meeting. Plenary information will be
provided upon request. Persons who wish to present statements or obtain
information should contact the person listed in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section. Members of the public may present a
written statement to the committee at any time.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on May 19, 2016.
Latasha Robinson,
Management & Program Analyst, NextGen, Enterprise Support Services
Division, Federal Aviation Administration.
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[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 65 (Thursday, April 6, 2017)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 16728-16730]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 39

[Docket No. FAA-2013-0879; Directorate Identifier 2013-NE-30-AD;
Amendment 39-18842; AD 2017-07-04]
RIN 2120-AA64

Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Company Turbofan
Engines

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: We are superseding Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2013-24-17 for
General Electric Company (GE) GE90-110B1 and GE90-115B turbofan engines
with certain high-pressure compressor (HPC) rotor stage 2-5 spools
installed. AD 2013-24-17 required removing these spools from service at
times determined by a drawdown plan. This AD retains the same
requirements as AD 2013-24-17. This AD also adds additional part number
(P/N) HPC spools to the applicability. This AD was prompted by reports
of cracking on these additional spools. We are issuing this AD to
correct the unsafe condition on these products.

DATES: This AD is effective April 21, 2017.
    The Director of the Federal Register approved the incorporation by
reference of a certain publication listed in this AD as of April 21,
2017.
    We must receive any comments on this AD by May 22, 2017.

ADDRESSES: You may send comments, using the procedures found in 14 CFR
11.43 and 11.45, by any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
     Fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>.
     Mail: U.S. Department of Transportation, Docket
Operations, M-30, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590.
     Hand Delivery: U.S. Department of Transportation, Docket
Operations, M-30, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
    For service information identified in this AD, contact General
Electric Company, One Neumann Way, Room 285, Cincinnati, OH; phone:
513-552-3272; email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>You may view this service
information at the FAA, Engine & Propeller Directorate, 1200 District
Avenue, Burlington, MA. For information on the availability of this
material at the FAA, call<PHONE_NUMBER>. It is also available on the
internet at http://www.regulations.gov by searching for and locating
Docket No. FAA-2013-0879.

Examining the AD Docket

    You may examine the AD docket on the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov by searching for and locating Docket No. FAA-2013-
0879; or in person at the Docket Management Facility between 9 a.m. and
5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. The AD docket
contains this AD, the regulatory evaluation, any comments received, and
other information. The street address for the Docket Office (phone:
800-647-5527) is in the ADDRESSES section. Comments will be available
in the AD docket shortly after receipt.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Frost, Aerospace Engineer, Engine
Certification Office, FAA, Engine & Propeller Directorate, 1200
District Avenue, Burlington, MA 01803; phone:<PHONE_NUMBER>; fax: 781-
238-7199; email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Discussion

    On November 27, 2013, we issued AD 2013-24-17, Amendment 39-17694
(78 FR 76045, December 16, 2013), (``AD 2013-24-17''), for GE GE90-
110B1 and GE90-115B turbofan engines with certain HPC rotor stage 2-5
spools installed. AD 2013-24-17 required removing these spools from
service at times determined by a drawdown plan. AD 2013-24-17 resulted
from reports of cracks in HPC rotor stage 2-5 spool aft

spacer arms. We issued AD 2013-24-17 to prevent failure of a critical
life-limited rotating engine part, which could result in an uncontained
engine failure and damage to the airplane.

Actions Since AD 2013-24-17 Was Issued

    Since we issued AD 2013-24-17, GE found cracking on additional P/N
HPC spools. These spools had not previously been thought to be affected
by cracking because they had a revised coating applied in the seal
teeth area. We also reviewed the risk assessment and determined that an
installation prohibition was not needed, therefore, we eliminated that
paragraph from this AD. In addition, GE revised its service material by
issuing GE Service Bulletin (SB) GE90-100 SB 72-0659 R01, dated
February 18, 2016, which we reference in the compliance section of this
AD. We are issuing this AD to prevent failure of the HPC rotor stage 2-
5 spools, uncontained spool release, damage to the engine, and damage
to the airplane.

Related Service Information Under 1 CFR Part 51

    We reviewed GE Service Bulletin (SB) GE90-100 SB 72-0659 R01, dated
February 18, 2016. The SB describes procedures for identification and
removal from service of the affected HPC 2-5 spools. The part numbers
that are listed in Appendix A of GE SB GE90-100 SB 72-0659 R01 are the
original P/Ns. Spools that have been reworked may have a P/N other than
that listed in Appendix A. This service information is reasonably
available because the interested parties have access to it through
their normal course of business or by the means identified in the
ADDRESSES section.

FAA's Determination

    We are issuing this AD because we evaluated all the relevant
information and determined the unsafe condition described previously is
likely to exist or develop in other products of the same type design.

AD Requirements

    This AD requires removing certain HPC rotor stage 2-5 spools from
service at times determined by a drawdown plan specified in the
compliance section.

FAA's Justification and Determination of the Effective Date

    An unsafe condition exists that requires the immediate adoption of
this AD. The FAA has found that the risk to the flying public justifies
waiving notice and comment prior to adoption of this rule because it
requires compliance before further flight. Therefore, we find that
notice and opportunity for prior public comment are impracticable and
that good cause exists for making this amendment effective in less than
30 days.

Comments Invited

    This AD is a final rule that involves requirements affecting flight
safety, and we did not provide you with notice and an opportunity to
provide your comments before it becomes effective. However, we invite
you to send any written data, views, or arguments about this AD. Send
your comments to an address listed under the ADDRESSES section. Include
the Docket No. FAA-2013-0879 and Directorate Identifier 2013-NE-30-AD
at the beginning of your comments. We specifically invite comments on
the overall regulatory, economic, environmental, and energy aspects of
this AD. We will consider all comments received by the closing date and
may amend this AD because of those comments.
    We will post all comments we receive, without change, to http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information you provide. We
will also post a report summarizing each substantive verbal contact we
receive about this AD.

Costs of Compliance

    We estimate that this AD affects 22 airplanes of U.S. registry.
    We estimate the following costs to comply with this AD:

                                                 Estimated Costs
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                                                                                Parts     Cost per  Cost on U.S.
                   Action                               Labor cost               cost     product     operators
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Replacement of HPC rotor stage 2-5 spool....  0 work-hours x $85 per hour =    $229,737   $229,737    $5,054,214
                                               $0.
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Authority for This Rulemaking

    Title 49 of the United States Code specifies the FAA's authority to
issue rules on aviation safety. Subtitle I, Section 106, describes the
authority of the FAA Administrator. Subtitle VII, Aviation Programs,
describes in more detail the scope of the Agency's authority.
    We are issuing this rulemaking under the authority described in
Subtitle VII, Part A, Subpart III, Section 44701, ``General
requirements.'' Under that section, Congress charges the FAA with
promoting safe flight of civil aircraft in air commerce by prescribing
regulations for practices, methods, and procedures the Administrator
finds necessary for safety in air commerce. This regulation is within
the scope of that authority because it addresses an unsafe condition
that is likely to exist or develop on products identified in this
rulemaking action.

Regulatory Findings

    This AD will not have federalism implications under Executive Order
13132. This AD will not have a substantial direct effect on the States,
on the relationship between the national government and the States, or
on the distribution of power and responsibilities among the various
levels of government.
    For the reasons discussed above, I certify that this AD:
    (1) Is not a ``significant regulatory action'' under Executive
Order 12866,
    (2) Is not a ``significant rule'' under DOT Regulatory Policies and
Procedures (44 FR 11034, February 26, 1979),
    (3) Will not affect intrastate aviation in Alaska to the extent
that it justifies making a regulatory distinction, and
    (4) Will not have a significant economic impact, positive or
negative, on a substantial number of small entities under the criteria
of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39

    Air transportation, Aircraft, Aviation safety, Incorporation by
reference, Safety.

Adoption of the Amendment

    Accordingly, under the authority delegated to me by the
Administrator, the FAA amends part 39 of the Federal Aviation
Regulations (14 CFR part 39) as follows:

PART 39--AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES

0
1. The authority citation for part 39 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40113, 44701.

Sec.  39.13  [Amended]

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2. The FAA amends Sec.  39.13 by removing Airworthiness Directive (AD)
2013-24-17, Amendment 39-17694 (78 FR 76045, December 16, 2013), and
adding the following new AD:

2017-07-04 General Electric Company: Amendment 39-18842; Docket No.
FAA-2013-0879; Directorate Identifier 2013-NE-30-AD.

(a) Effective Date

    This AD is effective April 21, 2017.

(b) Affected ADs

    This AD replaces AD 2013-24-17, Amendment 39-17694 (78 FR 76045,
December 16, 2013) (``AD 2013-24-17'').

(c) Applicability

    All GE90-110B1 and GE90-115B engines with high-pressure
compressor (HPC) stage 2-5 spools, with:
    (1) a part number (P/N) 351-103-106-0, 351-103-107-0, 351-103-
108-0, 351-103-141-0, 351-103-142-0, 351-103-143-0, 351-103-144-0,
351-103-145-0, 351-103-146-0, 351-103-148-0, 351-103-149-0, 351-103-
150-0, or 351-103-151-0; and
    (2) a serial number listed in paragraph 4, Appendix A, of GE
Service Bulletin (SB) GE90-100 SB 72-0659 R01, dated February 18,
2016.

(d) Subject

    Joint Aircraft System Component (JASC) Code 7230, Turbine Engine
Compressor Section.

(e) Unsafe Condition

    This AD was prompted by reports of cracks in HPC rotor stage 2-5
spool aft spacer arms since AD 2013-24-17.We are issuing this AD to
prevent failure of the HPC rotor stage 2-5 spools, uncontained spool
release, damage to the engine, and damage to the airplane.

(f) Compliance

    (1) Comply with this AD within the compliance times specified,
unless already done.
    (2) Remove from service HPC rotor stage 2-5 spools listed in
paragraph 4, Appendix A, of GE SB GE90-100 SB 72-0659 R01, dated
February 18, 2016, as follows:
    (i) For spools that have fewer than 4,500 flight cycles since
new (CSN) on the effective date of this AD, remove before exceeding
5,000 CSN.
    (ii) For spools that have 4,500 CSN or more but fewer than 5,200
CSN on the effective date of this AD, remove within 500 cycles in
service (CIS) but not to exceed 5,500 CSN.
    (iii) For spools that have 5,200 CSN or more but fewer than
5,600 CSN on the effective date of this AD, remove within 300 CIS
but not to exceed 5,800 CSN.
    (iv) For spools that have 5,600 CSN or more but fewer than 5,800
CSN on the effective date of this AD, remove within 200 CIS but not
to exceed 5,850 CSN.
    (v) For spools that have 5,800 CSN or more but fewer than 6,000
CSN on the effective date of this AD, remove within 50 CIS but not
to exceed 6,000 CSN.
    (vi) For spools that have 6,000 CSN or more on the effective
date of this AD, remove before the next flight.

(g) Alternative Methods of Compliance (AMOCs)

    The Manager, Engine Certification Office, may approve AMOCs for
this AD. Use the procedures found in 14 CFR 39.19 to make your
request. You may email your request to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
(h) Related Information

    For more information about this AD, contact John Frost,
Aerospace Engineer, Engine Certification Office, FAA, Engine &
Propeller Directorate, 1200 District Avenue, Burlington, MA 01803;
phone:<PHONE_NUMBER>; fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>; email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
(i) Material Incorporated by Reference

    (1) The Director of the Federal Register approved the
incorporation by reference (IBR) of the service information listed
in this paragraph under 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51.
    (2) You must use this service information as applicable to do
the actions required by this AD, unless the AD specifies otherwise.
    (i) General Electric Company (GE) Service Bulletin GE90-100 SB
72-0659 R01, dated February 18, 2016.
    (ii) Reserved.
    (3) For GE service information identified in this AD, contact
General Electric Company, GE-Aviation, Room 285, 1 Neumann Way,
Cincinnati, OH 45215, phone:<PHONE_NUMBER>; fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>; email:
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    (4) You may view this service information at FAA, FAA, Engine &
Propeller Directorate, 1200 District Avenue, Burlington, MA. For
information on the availability of this material at the FAA, call
781-238-7125.
    (5) You may view this service information at the National
Archives and Records Administration (NARA). For information on the
availability of this material at NARA, call<PHONE_NUMBER>, or go to:
http://www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ibr-locations.html.

    Issued in Burlington, Massachusetts, on March 24, 2017.

Carlos A. Pestana,
Acting Assistant Manager, Engine & Propeller Directorate, Aircraft
Certification Service.
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[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. FDA-2009-N-0296]

Agency Information Collection Activities; Announcement of Office
of Management and Budget Approval; Food Labeling Regulations

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that a
collection of information entitled ``Food Labeling Regulations'' has
been approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Denver Presley, Jr., Office of
Information Management, Food and Drug Administration, 1350 Piccard Dr.,
PI50-400B, Rockville, MD 20850,<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the Federal Register of July 15, 2010 (75
FR 41207), the Agency announced that the proposed information
collection had been submitted to OMB for review and clearance under 44
U.S.C. 3507. An Agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not
required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays
a currently valid OMB control number. OMB has now approved the
information collection and has assigned OMB control number 0910-0381.
The approval expires on December 31, 2013. A copy of the supporting
statement for this information collection is available on the Internet
at http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.

    Dated: December 27, 2010.
David Dorsey,
Acting Deputy Commissioner for Policy, Planning and Budget.
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[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 3 (Monday, January 6, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 508-509]
[FR Doc No: 2019-28518]

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. FDA-2019-N-2809]

Advisory Committee; Patient Engagement Advisory Committee;
Renewal

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice; renewal of advisory committee.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the
renewal of the Patient Engagement Advisory Committee by the
Commissioner of Food and Drugs (the Commissioner). The Commissioner has
determined that it is in the public interest to renew the Patient
Engagement Advisory Committee for an additional 2 years beyond the
charter expiration date. The new charter will be in effect until
October 6, 2021.

DATES: Authority for the Patient Engagement Advisory Committee would
have expired on October 6, 2019, unless the Commissioner had formally
determined that renewal is in the public interest.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Letise Williams, Office of the Center
Director, Center for Devices and Radiological Health, Food and Drug
Administration, 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 66, Rm. 5407, Silver
Spring, MD 20993-0002,<PHONE_NUMBER><EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3 FDA is announcing
the renewal of the Patient Engagement Advisory Committee. The committee
is a discretionary Federal advisory committee established to provide
advice to the Commissioner. The Patient Engagement Advisory Committee
advises the Commissioner or designee in discharging responsibilities as
they relate to helping to ensure safe and effective devices for human
use and, as required, any other product for which the Food and Drug
Administration has regulatory responsibility. The Committee provides
advice to the Commissioner of Food and Drugs on complex issues relating
to medical devices, the regulation of devices, and their use by
patients. Agency guidance and policies, clinical trial or registry
design, patient preference study design, benefit-risk determinations,
device labeling, unmet clinical needs, available alternatives, patient
reported outcomes and device-related quality of life or health status
issues are among the topics that may be considered by the Committee.
The Committee provides relevant skills and perspectives to improve
communication of benefits, risks, and clinical outcomes, and increase
integration of patient perspectives into the regulatory process for
medical devices. It performs its duties by identifying new approaches,
promoting innovation, recognizing unforeseen risks or barriers, and
identifying unintended consequences that could result from FDA policy.
    Pursuant to its Charter the Committee shall consist of a core of
nine voting members, including the Chair. Members and the Chair are
selected by the Commissioner or designee from among authorities who are
knowledgeable in areas such as clinical research, primary care patient
experience, healthcare needs of patient groups in the United States, or
are experienced in the work of patient and health professional
organizations, methodologies for eliciting patient preferences, and
strategies for communicating benefits, risks and clinical outcomes to
patients and research subjects. Members will be invited to serve for
overlapping terms of up to 4 years. Almost all non-Federal members of
this committee serve as Special Government Employees. The core of
voting members may include one technically qualified member, selected
by the Commissioner or designee, who is identified with consumer
interests and is recommended by either a consortium of consumer-
oriented organizations or other interested persons. The Commissioner or
designee shall also have the authority to select from a group of
individuals nominated by industry to serve temporarily as nonvoting
members who are identified with industry interests. The number of
temporary members selected for a particular meeting will depend on the
meeting topic.
    The Commissioner or designee shall also have the authority to
select members of other scientific and technical FDA advisory
committees (normally not to exceed 10 members) to serve temporarily as
voting members and to designate consultants to serve

temporarily as voting members when: (1) Expertise is required that is
not available among current voting standing members of the Committee
(when additional voting members are added to the Committee to provide
needed expertise, a quorum will be based on the combined total of
regular and added members), or (2) to comprise a quorum when, because
of unforeseen circumstances, a quorum is or will be lacking. Because of
the size of the Committee and the variety in the types of issues that
it will consider, FDA may, in connection with a particular committee
meeting, specify a quorum that is less than a majority of the current
voting members. The Agency's regulations (21 CFR 14.22(d)) authorize a
committee charter to specify quorum requirements.
    Further information regarding the most recent charter and other
information can be found at https://www.fda.gov/AdvisoryCommittees/CommitteesMeetingMaterials/PatientEngagementAdvisoryCommittee/default.htm or by contacting the Designated Federal Officer (see FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT). In light of the fact that no change has
been made to the committee name or description of duties, no amendment
will be made to 21 CFR 14.100.
    This document is issued under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5
U.S.C. app.). For general information related to FDA advisory
committees, please check https://www.fda.gov/AdvisoryCommittees/default.htm.

    Dated: December 31, 2019.
Lowell J. Schiller,
Principal Associate Commissioner for Policy.
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			  UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

		        DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

			  OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

			          WASHINGTON, D.C.

			Issued by the Department of Transportation on November 19, 2003

NOTICE OF ACTION TAKEN -- DOCKET OST-2002-14072

________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________

This serves as notice to the public of the action described below, taken
by the Department official indicated (no additional confirming order
will be issued in this matter).

Applicant:  Kuwait Airways Corporation						Date Filed:  October 27,
2003

Relief requested:  Renew exemption from 49 U.S.C. 41301 to operate a
fifth roundtrip flight, on a nonstop basis,

between Kuwait and New York.

If renewal, date and citation of last action:  Notice of Action Taken
dated January 13, 2003, in this docket

Applicant representative: Henry C. Cashen II<PHONE_NUMBER>; Douglas N.
Jacobson<PHONE_NUMBER>

DOT analyst:  Shelita Smith<PHONE_NUMBER>

Responsive pleadings: None

	DISPOSITION

Action: Approved									Action date:  November 19, 2003

Effective dates of authority granted:  November 19, 2003 – November
19, 2004

Basis for approval (bilateral agreement/reciprocity): Reciprocity

Except to the extent exempted/waived, this authority is subject to the
terms, conditions, and limitations indicated:

_X_ Standard exemption conditions (attached)        _X_ Foreign air
carrier permit conditions (Order 2002-9-27)

Special conditions/Partial grant/Denial basis/Remarks:

Action taken by:   Paul L. Gretch, Director

		      Office of International Aviation

________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________

We found that the applicant was qualified to perform its proposed
operations.

Under authority assigned by the Department in its regulations, 14 CFR
Part 385, we found that  (1) our action was consistent with Department
policy; (2) grant of the authority was consistent with the public
interest; and (3) grant of the authority would not constitute a major
regulatory action under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975.
To the extent not granted/deferred/dismissed, we denied all requests in
the referenced Docket.  We may amend, modify, or revoke the authority
granted in this Notice at any time without hearing at our discretion.

Persons entitled to petition the Department for review of the action set
forth in this Notice under the Department’s regulations, 14 CFR
§385.30, may file their petitions within seven (7) days after the date
of issuance of this Notice.  This action was effective when taken, and
the filing of a petition for review will not alter such effectiveness.

An electronic version of this document is available on the World Wide
Web at:

http://dms.dot.gov//reports/reports_aviation.asp

Foreign Carrier Exemption Conditions

In the conduct of the operations authorized, the foreign carrier
applicant(s) shall:

(1)  Not conduct any operations unless it holds a currently effective
authorization from its homeland for such operations, and it has filed a
copy of such authorization with the Department;

(2)  Comply with all applicable requirements of the Federal Aviation
Administration, including, but not limited to, 14 CFR Parts 129, 91, and
36, and with all applicable U.S. Government requirements concerning
security.  To assure compliance with all applicable U.S. Government
requirements concerning security, the holder shall, before commencing
any new service (including charter flights) from a foreign airport that
would be the holder’s last point of departure for the United States,
contact its Principal Security Inspector (PSI) to advise the PSI of its
plans and to find out whether the Transportation Security Administration
has determined that security is adequate to allow such airport(s) to be
served;

(3)  Comply with the requirements for minimum insurance coverage
contained in 14 CFR Part 205, and, prior to the commencement of any
operations under this authority, file evidence of such coverage, in the
form of a completed OST Form 6411, with the Federal Aviation
Administration’s Program Management Branch (AFS-260), Flight Standards
Service (any changes to, or termination of, insurance also shall be
filed with that office);

(4)  Not operate aircraft under this authority unless it complies with
operational safety requirements at least equivalent to Annex 6 of the
Chicago Convention;

(5)  Conform to the airworthiness and airman competency requirements of
its Government for international air services;

(6)  Except as specifically exempted or otherwise provided for in a
Department Order, comply with the requirements of 14 CFR Part 203,
concerning waiver of Warsaw Convention liability limits and defenses;

(7)  Agree that operations under this authority constitute a waiver of
sovereign immunity, for the purposes of 28 U.S.C. 1605(a), but only with
respect to those actions or proceedings instituted against it in any
court or other tribunal in the United States that are: (a)  based on its
operations in international air transportation that, according to the
contract of carriage, include a point in the United States as a point of
origin, point of destination, or agreed stopping place, or for which the
contract of carriage was purchased in the United States; or (b)  based
on a claim under any international agreement or treaty cognizable in any
court or other tribunal of the United States.  In this condition, the
term "international air transportation" means "international
transportation" as defined by the Warsaw Convention, except that all
States shall be considered to be High Contracting Parties for the
purpose of this definition;

(8)  Except as specifically authorized by the Department, originate or
terminate all flights to/from the United States in its homeland;

(9)  Comply with the requirements of 14 CFR Part 217, concerning the
reporting of scheduled, nonscheduled, and charter data;

(10) If charter operations are authorized, except as otherwise provided
in the applicable aviation agreement, comply with the Department's rules
governing charters (including 14 CFR Parts 212 and 380); and

(11) Comply with such other reasonable terms, conditions, and
limitations required by the public interest as may be prescribed by the
Department, with all applicable orders or regulations of other U.S.
agencies and courts, and with all applicable laws of the United States.

This authority shall not be effective during any period when the holder
is not in compliance with the conditions imposed above.  Moreover, this
authority cannot be sold or otherwise transferred without explicit
Department approval under Title 49 of the U.S. Code.

 Kuwait Airways holds a foreign air carrier permit, issued by Order
2002-2-27, which includes authority to conduct scheduled foreign air
transportation of persons, property and mail between Kuwait, via the
intermediate points London and Frankfurt, and New York, subject to the
condition that it operate not more than four roundtrip flights per week,
provided that it operate not more than one roundtrip flight per week via
Frankfurt.

08/2003