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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Combined Notice of Filings--No. 1

June 2, 2009.
    Take notice that the Commission has received the following Natural
Gas Pipeline Rate and Refund Report filings:

    Docket Numbers: RP09-615-000.
    Applicants: Gulf States Transmission Corporation
    Description: Gulf States Transmission Corporation submits Fifth
Revised Sheet 3 to FERC Gas Tariff, Original Volume 1, to be effective
6/1/09.
    Filed Date: 05/28/2009.
    Accession Number: 20090529-0022.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, June 9, 2009.

    Docket Numbers: RP09-616-000.
    Applicants: Kern River Gas Transmission Company.
    Description: Kern River Gas Transmission Company submits Fifth
Revised Sheet 2 et al. to FERC Gas Tariff, Second Revised Volume 1, to
be effective 7/1/09.
    Filed Date: 05/28/2009.
    Accession Number: 20090529-0021.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, June 9, 2009.

    Docket Numbers: RP09-617-000.
    Applicants: Viking Gas Transmission Company.
    Description: Viking Gas Transmission Company submits Fourth Revised
Sheet 10 et al. to FERC Gas Tariff, Original Volume 1, to be effective
7/1/09.
    Filed Date: 05/28/2009.
    Accession Number: 20090529-0020.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, June 9, 2009.

    Docket Numbers: RP09-619-000.
    Applicants: Enbridge Pipelines (AlaTenn) LLC.
    Description: Enbridge Pipelines (AlaTenn) LLC submits Fourth
Revised Sheet 197 et al. to FERC Gas Tariff--Fourth Revised Volume 1,
to be effective 8/1/09.
    Filed Date: 05/28/2009.
    Accession Number: 20090529-0091.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, June 9, 2009.

    Docket Numbers: RP09-620-000.
    Applicants: Enbridge Offshore Pipelines (UTOS) LLC.
    Description: Enbridge Offshore Pipelines (UTOS) LLC submits Fifth
Revised Sheet 164 to FERC Gas Tariff--Fifth Revised Volume 1, to be
effective 8/1/09.
    Filed Date: 05/28/2009.
    Accession Number: 20090529-0090.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, June 9, 2009.

    Docket Numbers: RP09-621-000.
    Applicants: Nautilus Pipeline Company, LLC.
    Description: Nautilus Pipeline Company LLC submits Ninth Revised
Sheet 216 and Fifth Revised Sheet 217 to FERC Gas Tariff--Original
Volume 1, to be effective 8/1/09.
    Filed Date: 05/28/2009.
    Accession Number: 20090529-0089.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, June 9, 2009.

    Docket Numbers: RP09-626-000.
    Applicants: KO Transmission Company.
    Description: KO Transmission Company submits Eighth Revised Sheet
147 to FERC Gas Tariff, Original Volume 1, to be effective 8/1/09.
    Filed Date: 05/28/2009.
    Accession Number: 20090601-0096.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, June 9, 2009.

    Docket Numbers: RP09-625-000.
    Applicants: Southern Natural Gas Company.

    Description: Southern Natural Gas Company 2009 Fuel Sharing Refund
Report.
    Filed Date: 05/29/2009.
    Accession Number: 20090529-5036.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, June 10, 2009.

    Docket Numbers: RP09-627-000.
    Applicants: Iroquois Gas Transmission System, L.P.
    Description: Iroquois Gas Transmission System, LP submits Fifth
Revised Sheet No 10 et al. to FERC Gas Tariff, First Revised Volume No
1, to be effective 7/1/09.
    Filed Date: 05/29/2009.
    Accession Number: 20090529-0085.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, June 10, 2009.

    Docket Numbers: RP09-628-000.
    Applicants: Equitrans, LP.
    Description: Equitrans, LP submits Twenty Fourth Revised Sheet No 5
et al. to FERC Gas Tariff, Original Volume No 1, to be effective 7/1/
09.
    Filed Date: 05/29/2009.
    Accession Number: 20090529-0084.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, June 10, 2009.

    Docket Numbers: RP09-633-000.
    Applicants: Millennium Pipeline Company L.L.C.
    Description: Millennium Pipeline Company, LLC submits First Revised
Sheet No 0 et al. to its FERC Gas Tariff, Original Volume No 1, to be
effective 7/1/09.
    Filed Date: 05/29/2009.
    Accession Number: 20090529-0108.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, June 10, 2009.

    Docket Numbers: RP09-634-000.
    Applicants: Colorado Interstate Gas Company.
    Description: Colorado Interstate Gas Company Quarterly Lost,
Unaccounted For and Other Fuel Gas Reimbursement Percentage of Colorado
Interstate Gas Company.
    Filed Date: 05/29/2009.
    Accession Number: 20090529-5129.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, June 10, 2009.

    Docket Numbers: RP09-635-000.
    Applicants: National Fuel Gas Supply Corporation.
    Description: National Fuel Gas Supply Corporation submits 128th
Revised Sheet No 9 to its FERC Gas Tariff, Fourth Revised Volume No 1.
    Filed Date: 05/29/2009.
    Accession Number: 20090601-0152.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, June 10, 2009.

    Docket Numbers: RP09-636-000.
    Applicants: Maritimes & Northeast Pipeline, L.L.C.
    Description: Maritimes & Northeast Pipeline, LLC submits Fourth
Revised Sheet No 294 to its FERC Gas Tariff, First Revised Volume No 1.
    Filed Date: 05/29/2009.
    Accession Number: 20090601-0157.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, June 10, 2009.

    Docket Numbers: RP09-639-000.
    Applicants: Kinder Morgan Illinois Pipeline LLC.
    Description: Kinder Morgan Illinois Pipeline LLC submits First
Revised Sheet No 225 et al. to its FERC Gas Tariff, Original Volume No
1 to be effective 8/1/09.
    Filed Date: 06/01/2009.
    Accession Number: 20090601-0180.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, June 15, 2009.

    Docket Numbers: RP09-640-000.
    Applicants: Texas Gas Transmission, LLC.
    Description: Texas Gas Transmission, LLC submits First Revised
Sheet No 1300 et al. to its FERC Gas Tariff, Third Revised Volume No 1
to be effective 8/1/09.
    Filed Date: 06/01/2009.
    Accession Number: 20090601-0179.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, June 15, 2009.

    Docket Numbers: RP09-641-000.
    Applicants: Gulf Crossing Pipeline Company LLC.
    Description: Gulf Crossing Pipeline Company LLC submits First
Revised Sheet No 300 et al. to its FERC Gas Tariff, Original Volume No
1 to be effective 8/1/09.
    Filed Date: 06/01/2009.
    Accession Number: 20090601-0178.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, June 15, 2009.

    Docket Numbers: RP09-647-000.
    Applicants: Panther Interstate Pipeline Energy, LLC.
    Description: Panther Interstate Pipeline Energy, LLC submits Second
Revised Sheet No 42 to its FERC Gas Tariff, Original Volume No 1 to be
effective 7/1/09.
    Filed Date: 06/01/2009.
    Accession Number: 20090601-0177.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, June 15, 2009.

    Docket Numbers: RP09-648-000.
    Applicants: Gulf South Pipeline Company, LP.
    Description: Gulf South Pipeline Company, LP submits Fifth Revised
Sheet No 2400 et al. to its FERC Gas Tariff, Sixth Revised Volume No 1
to be effective 8/1/09.
    Filed Date: 06/01/2009.
    Accession Number: 20090601-0176.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, June 15, 2009.

    Docket Numbers: RP09-650-000.
    Applicants: Natural Gas Pipeline Co of America LLC.
    Description: Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America LLC submits
First Revised Sheet No 530 et al. to its FERC Gas Tariff, Seventh
Revised Volume No 1 to be effective 8/1/09.
    Filed Date: 06/01/2009.
    Accession Number: 20090601-0174.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, June 15, 2009.

    Docket Numbers: RP09-652-000.
    Applicants: Kinder Morgan Louisiana Pipeline LLC.
    Description: Kinder Morgan Louisiana Pipeline LLC submits First
Revised Sheet No 242 et al. to its FERC Gas Tariff, Original Volume No
1 to be effective 8/1/09.
    Filed Date: 06/01/2009.
    Accession Number: 20090601-0175.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, June 15, 2009.

    Any person desiring to intervene or to protest in any of the above
proceedings must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the
Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and
385.214) on or before 5 p.m. Eastern time on the specified comment
date. It is not necessary to separately intervene again in a subdocket
related to a compliance filing if you have previously intervened in the
same docket. Protests will be considered by the Commission in
determining the appropriate action to be taken, but will not serve to
make protestants parties to the proceeding. Anyone filing a motion to
intervene or protest must serve a copy of that document on the
Applicant. In reference to filings initiating a new proceeding,
interventions or protests submitted on or before the comment deadline
need not be served on persons other than the Applicant.
    The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and
interventions in lieu of paper, using the FERC Online links at http://
www.ferc.gov. To facilitate electronic service, persons with Internet
access who will eFile a document and/or be listed as a contact for an
intervenor must create and validate an eRegistration account using the
eRegistration link. Select the eFiling link to log on and submit the
intervention or protests.
    Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and
14 copies of the intervention or protest to the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First St., NE., Washington, DC 20426.
    The filings in the above proceedings are accessible in the
Commission's

eLibrary system by clicking on the appropriate link in the above list.
They are also available for review in the Commission's Public Reference
Room in Washington, DC. There is an eSubscription link on the Web site
that enables subscribers to receive e-mail notification when a document
is added to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance with any FERC Online
service, please e-mail<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or call (866) 208-
3676 (toll free). For TTY, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.

Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 1962-225]

Pacific Gas and Electric Company; Notice of Application Accepted
for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests

    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Application Type: Application for Temporary Variance of Flow
Requirements.
    b. Project No: 1962-225.
    c. Date Filed: September 15, 2023.
    d. Applicant: Pacific Gas and Electric Company (licensee).
    e. Name of Project: Rock Creek-Cresta Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: The project is located on the North Fork Feather
River, upstream of Lake Oroville, near the Town of Tobin, in Butte and
Plumas Counties, California.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791a-825r.
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Chadwick McCready, License Coordinator;
Pacific Gas and Electric Company, P.O. Box 28209, Oakland, CA 94604;
Phone:<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    i. FERC Contact: Katherine Schmidt, Phone:<PHONE_NUMBER>,
[email protected].
    j. Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, and
protests: October 11, 2023.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file
comments, motions to intervene, and protests using the Commission's
eFiling system at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp.
Commenters can submit brief comments up to 6,000 characters, without
prior registration, using the eComment system at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ecomment.asp. You must include your name and contact
information at the end of your comments. For assistance, please contact
FERC Online Support at [email protected],<PHONE_NUMBER> (toll
free), or<PHONE_NUMBER> (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, you may
submit a paper copy. Submissions sent via the U.S. Postal Service must
be addressed to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 888 First Street NE, Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426.
Submissions sent via any other carrier must be addressed to: Kimberly
D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 12225 Wilkins
Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852. The first page of any filing should
include the docket number P-2107-054. Comments emailed to Commission
staff are not considered part of the Commission record.
    The Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure require all
intervenors filing documents with the Commission to serve a copy of
that document on each person whose name appears on the official service
list for the project. Further, if an intervenor files comments or
documents with the Commission relating to the merits of an issue that
may affect the responsibilities of a particular resource agency, they
must also serve a copy of the document on that resource agency.
    k. Description of Request: The licensee requests a temporary
reduction in minimum instream flow in the Rock Creek Reach from 390
cubic feet per second (cfs) down to 200 cfs for the month of October
and down to 150 cfs for the month of November, as measured at
compliance point NF-70, to facilitate streambed restoration and repairs
to Forest Service System Road 26N26 (also known as Caribou Road)
following damage caused by summer thunderstorms and associated debris
flows. The temporary variance would begin the date the variance is
approved and end November 30, 2023. All reductions in flows would occur
following previously approved ramping rates.
    l. Locations of the Application: This filing may be viewed on the
Commission's website at http://www.ferc.gov using the ``eLibrary''
link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three digits in the
docket number field to access the document. You may also register
online at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp to be
notified via email of new filings and issuances related to this or
other pending projects. For assistance, call 1-866-208-3676 or email
[email protected], for TTY, call<PHONE_NUMBER>. Agencies may
obtain copies of the application directly from the applicant.
    m. Individuals desiring to be included on the Commission's mailing
list should so indicate by writing to the Secretary of the Commission.
    n. Comments, Protests, or Motions to Intervene: Anyone may submit
comments, a protest, or a motion to intervene in accordance with the
requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211,
.214, respectively. In determining the appropriate action to take, the
Commission will consider all protests or other comments filed, but only
those who file a motion to intervene in accordance with the
Commission's Rules may become a party to the proceeding. Any comments,
protests, or motions to intervene must be received on or before the
specified comment date for the particular application.
    o. Filing and Service of Documents: Any filing must (1) bear in all
capital letters the title ``COMMENTS'', ``PROTEST'', or ``MOTION TO
INTERVENE'' as applicable; (2) set forth in the heading the name of the
applicant and the project number of the application to which the filing
responds; (3) furnish the name, address, and telephone number of the
person commenting, protesting or intervening; and (4) otherwise comply
with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. All
comments, motions to intervene, or protests must set forth their
evidentiary basis. Any filing made by an intervenor must be accompanied
by proof of service on all persons listed in the service list prepared
by the Commission in this proceeding, in accordance with 18 CFR
385.2010.
    p. The Commission's Office of Public Participation (OPP) supports
meaningful public engagement and participation in Commission
proceedings. OPP can help members of the public, including landowners,
environmental justice communities, Tribal members and

others, access publicly available information and navigate Commission
processes. For public inquiries and assistance with making filings such
as interventions, comments, or requests for rehearing, the public is
encouraged to contact OPP at<PHONE_NUMBER> or [email protected].

    Dated: September 26, 2023.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 39

[Docket No. FAA-2011-0450; Directorate Identifier 2011-CE-010-AD;
Amendment 39-16758; AD 2011-15-11]
RIN 2120-AA64

Airworthiness Directives; Cessna Aircraft Company (Cessna) Models
337, 337A (USAF 02B), 337B, 337C, 337D, 337E, T337E, 337F, T337F, 337G,
T337G, M337B, F 337E, FT337E, F 337F, FT337F, F 337G, and FT337GP
Airplanes

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for the
products listed above. This AD requires inspecting the wings for
internal and external damage, repairing any damage, reinforcing the
wings, installing operational limitation placards in the cockpit, and
adding limitations to the airplane flight manual supplement. This AD
was prompted by a review of installed Flint Aero, Inc. wing tip
auxiliary fuel tanks, Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) SA5090NM. We
are issuing this AD to detect and correct damage in the wings and to
prevent overload failure of the wing due to the installation of the
STC. Damage in the wing or overload failure of the wing could result in
structural failure of the wing, which could result in loss of control.

DATES: This AD is effective September 6, 2011.

    The Director of the Federal Register approved the incorporation by
reference of certain publications listed in the AD as of September 6,
2011.

ADDRESSES: For service information identified in this AD, contact Flint
Aero, Inc., 1942 Joe Crosson Drive, El Cajon, CA 92020; phone: (619)
448-1551; fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>; Internet: http://www.flintaero.com. You
may review copies of the referenced service information at the FAA,
Small Airplane Directorate, 901 Locust, Kansas City, MO 64106. For
information on the availability of this material at the FAA, call (816)
329-4148.

Examining the AD Docket

    You may examine the AD docket on the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov; 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 address for the
Docket Office (phone:<PHONE_NUMBER>) is Document Management Facility,
U.S. Department of Transportation, Docket Operations, M-30, West
Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE.,
Washington, DC 20590.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dara Albouyeh, Aerospace Engineer,
FAA, Los Angeles Aircraft Certification Office, 3960 Paramount Blvd.,
Lakewood, CA 90712; phone:<PHONE_NUMBER>; fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>; e-mail:
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Discussion

    We issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to amend 14 CFR
part 39 to include an AD that would apply to the specified products.
That NPRM published in the Federal Register on May 4, 2011 (76 FR
25264). That NPRM proposed to require inspecting the wings for internal
and external damage, repairing any damage, reinforcing the wings,
installing operational limitation placards in the cockpit, and adding
limitations to the Flint Aero, Inc. Airplane Flight Manual Supplement.

Comments

    We gave the public the opportunity to participate in developing
this AD. The following presents the comments received on the proposal
and the FAA's response to each comment.

Request To Remove Certain Steps From Appendix 1

    Dennis L. Hamblin from Flint Aero, Inc. stated that steps 11, 13,
and 14 should be removed from Appendix 1 of this AD. The inspection
procedures in Appendix 1 are focused on damage caused by trimming of
the close-out rib to allow passage of the fuel line. The Flint Aero,
Inc. STC kit provides a close-out rib that replaces the Cessna close-
out rib. This configuration allows for the passage of the fuel line.
Additionally, the Flint Aero, Inc. STC kit provides reinforcement
doublers for all added inspection openings/cutouts; therefore, there
should be no unreinforced cutouts.
    We do not agree with the commenter. All steps in Appendix 1 are
required to check for any damage to the affected close-out rib, spar
cap, and cut-outs that may have been caused by an overload condition
regardless of the STC installation configuration.
    We have not changed the final rule AD action based on this comment.

 Request To Incorporate Revised Service Information

    Flint Aero, Inc. issued a revision to Service Bulletin FA2 to
correct a part number reference. We inferred that Flint Aero, Inc.
wanted the FAA to include reference to the revised service bulletin
into the final rule AD action.
    We agree. We have revised the final rule AD action to incorporate
the revised service bulletin.

Conclusion

    We reviewed the relevant data, considered the comments received,
and determined that air safety and the public interest require adopting
the AD with the change described previously and any minor editorial
changes. We have determined that these minor changes:
     [Agr]re consistent with the intent that was proposed in
the NPRM for correcting the unsafe condition; and
     Do not add any additional burden upon the public than was
already proposed in the NPRM.
    We also determined that these changes will not increase the
economic burden on any operator or increase the scope of the AD.

Costs of Compliance

    We estimate that this AD affects 33 airplanes of U.S. registry.
    We estimate the following costs to comply with this AD:

                                                 Estimated Costs
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                                                                                Cost on U.S.
             Action                   Labor cost          Parts cost       Cost per product        operators
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Inspection of the wing for       5 work-hours x $85   Not applicable....  $425 per            $14,025 per
 damage.                          per hour = $425                          inspection cycle.   inspection cycle.
                                  per inspection
                                  cycle.
Fabricating and installing       1 work-hour x $85    Not applicable....  $85...............  $2,805.
 placards in the cockpit.         per hour = $85.
Modifying the Limitations        .5 work-hour x $85   Not applicable....  $42.50............  $1,402.50.
 section of the Flint Aero,       per hour = $42.50.
 Inc. Airplane Flight Manual
 Supplement.
Reinforcing the upper wing       25 work-hours x $85  $1,070............  $3,195............  $105,435.
 skin, stringer, and wing front   per hour = $2,125.
 spar cap.
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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, 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 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]

0
2. The FAA amends Sec.  39.13 by adding the following new airworthiness
directive (AD):

2011-15-11 Cessna Aircraft Company: Amendment 39-16758; Docket No.
FAA-2011-0450; Directorate Identifier 2011-CE-010-AD.

(a) Effective Date

    This AD is effective September 6, 2011.

(b) Affected ADs

    AD 2010-21-18, Amendment 39-16478, is related to the subject of
this AD.

(c) Applicability

    This AD applies to Cessna Aircraft Company (Cessna) Models 337,
337A (USAF 02B), 337B, 337C, 337D, 337E, T337E, 337F, T337F, 337G,
T337G, M337B, F 337E, FT337E, F 337F, FT337F, F 337G, and FT337GP
airplanes, all serial numbers, that:
    (1) Are certificated in any category; and
    (2) Are or have ever been modified by Flint Aero, Inc.
Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) SA5090NM.

(d) Subject

    Joint Aircraft System Component (JASC)/Air Transport Association
(ATA) of America Code 57; Wings.

(e) Unsafe Condition

    This AD was prompted by a review of installed Flint Aero, Inc.
wing tip auxiliary fuel tanks, STC SA5090NM. We are issuing this AD
to detect and correct damage in the wings and to prevent overload
failure of the wing due to the installation of the STC. Damage in
the wing or overload failure of the wing could result in structural
failure of the wing, which could result in loss of control.

(f) Compliance

    Comply with this AD within the compliance times specified,
unless already done.

(g) Required Actions

    (1) Within the next 50 hours time-in-service (TIS) after
September 6, 2011 (the effective date of this AD) or within 30 days
after September 6, 2011 (the effective date of this AD), whichever
occurs first, do a general and focused inspection of the left and
right wing for internal and external damage at wing stations (WSTA)
150 and 177. Do the inspections following Appendix 1 of this AD.
    (2) After the inspection required in paragraph (g)(1) of this AD
if no damage was found and before the modification required in
paragraph (g)(5) of this AD is incorporated, anytime severe and/or
extreme turbulence is encountered during flight, before the next
flight do a focused inspection of the wing for damage following
steps 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, and 10 in Appendix 1 of this AD. Also inspect
for signs of distress in the upper front spar in the area around
WSTA 150 and 177. The definition of severe and extreme turbulence
can be found in table 7-1-9 of the FAA Aeronautical Information
Manual (AIM). You may obtain a copy of the FAA AIM at http://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/atpubs/aim/.
    (3) For airplanes that have not had the modification specified
in paragraphs (g)(4) and (g)(5) incorporated, within the next 50
hours time-in-service (TIS) after September 6, 2011 (the effective
date of this AD) or within 30 days after September 6, 2011 (the
effective date of this AD), fabricate a placard (using at least \1/
8\-inch letters) with the following words and install the placard on
the instrument panel within the pilot's clear view:
    (i) ``MAINTAIN AT LEAST 12 GAL OF FUEL IN EACH WING TIP FUEL
TANK FOR AIRPLANE WEIGHTS BETWEEN 3,400 LBS AND 4,330 LBS.''
    (ii) ``MAINTAIN FULL FUEL IN EACH WING TIP FUEL TANK FOR
AIRPLANE WEIGHTS AT OR ABOVE 4,330 LBS.''
    (4) If damage or signs of distress are found during the
inspections required in paragraphs (g)(1) and (g)(2) of this AD,
before further flight do the following:
    (i) Repair all damaged and distressed parts following FAA
Advisory Circular (AC) 43.13-1B, Chapter 4, which can be found at
http://rgl.faa.gov/;
    (ii) Incorporate the modification reinforcement specified in
Flint Aero, Inc. Service Bulletin FA2, Rev 2, dated April 8, 2011,
or Flint Aero, Inc. Service Bulletin FA2, Rev 3, dated May 3, 2011,
following Flint Aero, Inc. Drawing FA2, Rev A, dated April 8, 2011;
    (iii) Remove the placard specified in paragraph (g)(3) of this
AD;
    (iv) Fabricate a new placard (using at least \1/8\-inch letters)
with the following words and install the placard on the instrument
panel within the pilot's clear view: ``MAINTAIN AT LEAST 12 GAL OF
FUEL IN EACH WING TIP FUEL TANK FOR AIRPLANE WEIGHTS AT OR ABOVE
4,330 LBS''; and
    (v) Incorporate the information from Appendix 2 of this AD into
the Limitations section of the Flint Aero, Inc. Airplane Flight
Manual Supplement.
    (5) If no damage or signs of distress are found during the
inspections required in paragraphs (g)(1) and (g)(2) of this AD,
within the next 100 hours TIS after September 6, 2011 (the effective
date of this AD) or within 12 months after September 6, 2011 (the
effective date of this AD), whichever occurs first, do the
following:
    (i) Incorporate the modification reinforcement specified in
Flint Aero, Inc. Service Bulletin FA2, Rev 2, dated April 8, 2011,
or Flint Aero, Inc. Service Bulletin FA2, Rev 3, dated May 3, 2011,
following Flint Aero, Inc. Drawing FA2, Rev A, dated April 8, 2011;
    (ii) Remove the placard specified in paragraph (g)(3) of this
AD;
    (iii) Fabricate a new placard (using at least 1/8-inch letters)
with the following words and install the placard on the instrument
panel within the pilot's clear view: ``MAINTAIN AT LEAST 12 GAL OF
FUEL IN EACH WING TIP FUEL TANK FOR AIRPLANE WEIGHTS AT OR ABOVE
4,330 LBS''; and
    (iv) Incorporate the information from Appendix 2 of this AD into
the Limitations section of the Flint Aero, Inc. Airplane Flight
Manual Supplement.
    (6) You may incorporate the modification reinforcement specified
in Flint Aero, Inc. Service Bulletin FA2, Rev 2, dated April 8,
2011, or Flint Aero, Inc. Service Bulletin FA2, Rev 3, dated May 3,
2011, following Flint Aero, Inc. Drawing FA2, Rev A, dated April 8,
2011, at any time after the inspection required in paragraph (g)(1)
of this AD but no later than the compliance time specified in
paragraph (g)(5) of this AD as long as no cracks were found. As
required in paragraph (g)(4) of this AD, the modification
reinforcement must be incorporated before further flight if damage
or signs of distress are found.

(h) Alternative Methods of Compliance (AMOCs)

    (1) The Manager, Los Angeles Aircraft Certification Office
(ACO), FAA, has the authority to approve AMOCs for this AD, if
requested using the procedures found in 14 CFR 39.19. In accordance
with 14 CFR 39.19, send your request to your principal inspector or
local Flight Standards District Office, as

appropriate. If sending information directly to the manager of the
ACO, send it to the attention of the person identified in the
Related Information section of this AD.
    (2) Before using any approved AMOC, notify your appropriate
principal inspector, or lacking a principal inspector, the manager
of the local flight standards district office/certificate holding
district office.

(i) Related Information

    For more information about this AD, contact Dara Albouyeh,
Aerospace Engineer, FAA, Los Angeles ACO, 3960 Paramount Blvd.,
Lakewood, CA 90712; phone:<PHONE_NUMBER>; fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>; e-
mail<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
(j) Material Incorporated by Reference

    (1) You must use the following service information to do the
actions required by this AD, unless the AD specifies otherwise. The
Director of the Federal Register approved the incorporation by
reference (IBR) under 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51 of the
following service information on September 6, 2011:
    (i) Flint Aero, Inc. Service Bulletin FA2, Rev 2, dated April 8,
2011;
    (ii) Flint Aero, Inc. Service Bulletin FA2, Rev 3, dated May 3,
2011; and
    (iii) Flint Aero, Inc. Drawing FA2, Rev A, dated April 8, 2011.
    (2) For service information identified in this AD, contact Flint
Aero, Inc., 1942 Joe Crosson Drive, El Cajon, CA 92020; phone: (619)
448-1551; fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>; Internet: http://www.flintaero.com.
    (3) You may review copies of the referenced service information
at the FAA, Small Airplane Directorate, 901 Locust, Kansas City, MO
64106. For information on the availability of this material at the
FAA, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    (4) You may also review copies of the service information that
is incorporated by reference at the National Archives and Records
Administration (NARA). For information on the availability of this
material at an NARA facility, call<PHONE_NUMBER>, or go to http://www.archives.gov/federal_register/code_of_federal_regulations/ibr_locations.html.

Appendix 1 to AD 2011-15-11

General and Focused Inspection Procedures

    Perform a general and focused inspection of the wing for
internal and external damage from wing station (WSTA) 23 to the wing
tip. The general inspection must be performed in accordance with 14
CFR 43.15(c), using a checklist that includes at least the scope and
detail of the items contained in Appendix D of 14 CFR part 43. The
focused inspection must include the items listed below. Remove all
wing access panels to conduct the inspections. Do these inspections
following the manufacturer's service information and any other
appropriate guidance, such as FAA Advisory Circular (AC) 43.13-1B
Acceptable Methods, Techniques, and Practices--Aircraft Inspection
and Repair. AC 43.13-1B can be found at http://rgl.faa.gov/.
    Focused inspection items to look for:
    (1) Wrinkles in upper wing skins, from the outboard edge on the
fuel tank access covers (WSTA 150 or 177) to the WSTA 222 (See View
B, Figure 3).
    (2) Wrinkles in the upper wing skins from WSTA 55 to 66,
adjacent to the booms (See View E, Figure 6).
    (3) Cracking of the upper wing skins. Pay particular attention
to any wrinkles, the radius between stiffeners at WSTA 150 (under
fuel tank covers), and unreinforced access holes (See View B, Figure
3).
    (4) Working (smoking) rivets outboard of the wing tank access
covers.
    (5) Fasteners with less than two diameters edge distance.
    (6) Fasteners with less than four diameters center to center
spacing.
    (7) Looseness of attachments of the tip extension to the wing
and wing tip to wing extension when pushing up and down on the tip.
    (8) Any signs of distress along both front and rear spars,
particularly in the area around WSTA 177.
    (9) Inspect under any repairs to the upper skins, particularly
in the area just outboard of the fuel tank access covers as these
may be covering up existing damage.
    (10) Inter-rivet buckling of the stringers attached to the upper
surface skin, outboard of the fuel tank access covers (See View F,
Figure 7).
    (11) Inspect rib at WSTA 222 for damage. Trimming of the rib may
have been done to allow installation of fuel lines (See View A,
Figure 2). Repair in accordance with AC 43.13-1B, Chapter 4,
paragraph 4-58(g) and Figure 4-14, or by using another FAA-approved
method that restores equivalent strength of the wing rib.

Appendix 1 to AD 2011-15-11

General and Focused Inspection Procedures (Continued)

    (12) Inspect and identify screws, installed in tapped (threaded)
holes in metal substructure, used to attach wing tips, stall fences,
fuel and electrical components, and access doors. For tapped holes,
remove fastener and open up the diameter to provide a smooth bore
hole, for the smallest oversize fastener, using close tolerance
holes noted in AC 43.13-1B, paragraph 7-39 or other FAA-approved
scheme. Maintain minimum 2 x fastener diameter edge distance and 4 x
fastener diameter center to center spacing. Select and install new,
equivalent strength or stronger, fasteners with nuts/collars in
accordance with AC 43.13-1B, Chapter 7 and AC 43.13-2B, paragraph
108 or other FAA-approved repair. New fasteners must not have
threads in bearing against the sides of the holes.
    (13) Inspect wing skins for unreinforced cutouts. (See View C,
Figure 4).
    (14) Inspect the upper spar cap horizontal flanges for open
holes (See View D, Figure 5).
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Appendix 2 to AD 2011-15-11

    Airworthiness Limitations for the Flint Aero, Inc. Airplane
Flight Manual Supplement.
    ``MAINTAIN AT LEAST 12 GAL OF FUEL IN EACH WING TIP FUEL TANK
FOR AIRPLANE WEIGHTS AT OR ABOVE 4,330 LBS.''

    Issued in Kansas City, Missouri, on July 14, 2011.
Earl Lawrence,
Manager, Small Airplane Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service.
[FR Doc. 2011-18242 Filed 7-29-11; 8:45 am]
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[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 149 (Wednesday, August 3, 2016)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 51093-51095]
[FR Doc No: 2016-18445]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 25

[Docket No. FAA-2016-4116; Special Conditions No. 25-627-SC]

Special Conditions: FedEx Express Corporation, Boeing Model 767-
300F; Enhanced Flight Vision System

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final special conditions; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: These special conditions are issued for the Boeing Model 767-
300F airplane. This airplane, as modified by the FedEx Express
Corporation (FedEx), will have a novel or unusual design feature
associated with an advanced, enhanced flight vision system (EFVS). The
EFVS consists of a head-up display (HUD) system modified to display
forward-looking infrared (FLIR) imagery. The applicable airworthiness
regulations do not contain adequate or appropriate safety standards for
this design feature. These special conditions contain the additional
safety standards that the Administrator considers necessary to
establish a level of safety equivalent to that established by the
existing airworthiness standards.

DATES: This action is effective on FedEx on August 3, 2016. We must
receive your comments by September 19, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Send comments identified by docket number FAA-2016-4116
using any of the following methods:
     Federal eRegulations Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov/ and follow the online instructions for sending
your comments electronically.
     Mail: Send comments to Docket Operations, M-30, U.S.
Department of Transportation (DOT), 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Room
W12-140, West Building Ground Floor, Washington, DC 20590-0001.
     Hand Delivery or Courier: Take comments to Docket
Operations in Room W12-140 of the West Building Ground Floor at 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC, between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
     Fax: Fax comments to Docket Operations at<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Privacy: The FAA will post all comments it receives, without
change, to http://www.regulations.gov/, including any personal
information the commenter provides. Using the search function of the
docket Web site, anyone can find and read the electronic form of all
comments received into any FAA docket, including the name of the
individual sending the comment (or signing the comment for an
association, business, labor union, etc.). DOT's complete Privacy Act
Statement can be found in the Federal Register published on April 11,
2000 (65 FR 19477-19478), as well as at http://DocketsInfo.dot.gov/.
    Docket: Background documents or comments received may be read at
http://www.regulations.gov/ at any time. Follow the online instructions
for accessing the docket or go to Docket Operations in Room W12-140 of
the West Building Ground Floor at 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE.,
Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dale Dunford, FAA, Transport Standards
Staff, ANM-111, Transport Airplane Directorate, Aircraft Certification
Service, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, Washington 98057-3356; telephone
425-227-2239; fax<PHONE_NUMBER>; email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA has determined that notice of, and
opportunity for prior public comment on, these special conditions are
impracticable because the substance of these special conditions has
been subject to the public-comment process in several prior instances
with no substantive comments received. The FAA therefore finds that
good cause exists for making these special conditions effective upon
publication in the Federal Register.

Comments Invited

    We invite interested people to take part in this rulemaking by
sending written comments, data, or views. The most helpful comments
reference a specific portion of the special conditions, explain the
reason for any recommended change, and include supporting data.
    We will consider all comments we receive on or before the closing
date for comments. We may change these special conditions based on the
comments we receive.

Background

    On November 30, 2012, FedEx applied for a supplemental type
certificate for the installation and operation of a HUD and an EFVS in
the Boeing Model 767-300F airplane. The original type certificate for
the 767-300F airplanes is A1NM. The Boeing Model 767-300F is a
transport-category, cargo-carrying airplane that operates with a crew
of two.

Type Certification Basis

    Under the provisions of 14 CFR 21.101, FedEx must show that the
Boeing Model 767-300F airplane, as changed, continues to meet the
applicable provisions of the regulations listed in type certificate no.
A1NM, or the applicable regulations in effect on the date of
application for the change, except for earlier amendments as agreed
upon by the FAA. The regulations listed in the type certificate are
commonly referred to as the ``original type certification basis.'' The
regulations are listed in Type Certificate Data Sheet No. A1NM, which
covers all variants of Boeing Model 767 airplanes. In addition, the
certification basis includes certain special conditions and exemptions
that are not relevant to these special conditions.
    If the Administrator finds that the applicable airworthiness
regulations (i.e., 14 CFR part 25) do not contain adequate or
appropriate safety standards for the Boeing Model 767-300F airplane
because of a novel or unusual design feature, special conditions are
prescribed under the provisions of Sec.  21.16.
    Special conditions are initially applicable to the model for which
they are issued. Should the applicant apply for a supplemental type
certificate to modify any other model included on the same type
certificate to incorporate the same novel or unusual design feature,
these special conditions would also apply to the other model under
Sec.  21.101.
    In addition to the applicable airworthiness regulations and special
conditions, the Model 767-300F airplane must comply with the fuel-vent
and exhaust-emission requirements of 14 CFR part 34, and the noise-
certification requirements of 14 CFR part 36.
    The FAA issues special conditions, as defined in 14 CFR 11.19 in
accordance with Sec.  11.38, and they become part of the type
certification basis under Sec.  21.101.

Novel or Unusual Design Features

    The Boeing Model 767-300F airplane will incorporate the following
novel or unusual design feature: An EFVS that projects a video image
derived from a FLIR camera through the HUD. The EFVS image is projected
in the center of

the ``pilot compartment view,'' which is governed by Sec.  25.773. The
image is displayed with HUD symbology and overlays the forward outside
view. Therefore, Sec.  25.773 does not contain appropriate safety
standards for the EFVS display.

Discussion

    Video display on the HUD constitutes new and unusual technology for
which the FAA has no certification criteria. Section 25.773 does not
permit visual distortions and reflections in the pilot's view out the
airplane windshield that could interfere with the pilot's normal
duties, and was not written in anticipation of such technology. Special
conditions are therefore issued as prescribed under the provisions of
Sec.  21.16.
    For many years, the FAA has approved, on transport-category
airplanes, the use of HUD that display flight symbols without a
significant visual obstruction of the outside view. When the FAA began
to evaluate the display of enhanced vision-system (EVS) imagery on the
HUD, significant potential to obscure the outside view became apparent,
contrary to the requirements of 14 CFR 25.773. This rule does not
permit distortions and reflections in the pilot-compartment view,
through the airplane windshield, that interfere with normal duties, and
the rule was not written in anticipation of such technology. The video
image potentially interferes with the pilot's ability to see the
natural scene in the center of the forward field of view. Therefore,
the FAA issued special conditions for such HUD/EVS installations to
ensure that the level of safety required by Sec.  25.773 would be met
even when the image might partially obscure the outside view. EVS video
has the potential for causing interference with the outside view
through the airplane windshield.
    Although the pilot may be able to see around and through small,
individual, stroke-written symbols on the HUD, the pilot may not be
able to see around or through the image that fills the display without
some interference of the outside view. Nevertheless, the EVS video may
be capable of meeting the required level of safety when considering the
combined view of the image and the outside scene visible to the pilot
through the image. It is essential that the pilot can use this
combination of image and natural view of the outside scene as safely
and effectively as the pilot-compartment view currently available
without the vision-system image.
    Because Sec.  25.773 does not provide for any alternatives or
considerations for such a new and novel system, the FAA establishes
safety requirements that assure an equivalent level of safety and
effectiveness of the pilot-compartment view as intended by that rule.
The purpose of these special conditions is to provide the unique pilot-
compartment-view requirements for the EFVS installation.
    These special conditions contain the additional safety standards
that the Administrator considers necessary to establish a level of
safety equivalent to that established by the existing airworthiness
standards.

Applicability

    As discussed above, these special conditions are applicable to the
Boeing Model 767-300F airplane. Should FedEx apply at a later date for
a supplemental type certificate to modify any other model included on
type certificate no. A1NM to incorporate the same novel or unusual
design feature, the special conditions would apply to that model as
well.

Conclusion

    This action affects only certain novel or unusual design features
on Boeing 767-300F airplanes. It is not a rule of general applicability
and it affects only the applicant who applied to the FAA for approval
of these features on the airplane.
    The substance of these special conditions has been subjected to the
notice and comment period in several prior instances and has been
derived without substantive change from those previously issued. It is
unlikely that prior public comment would result in a significant change
from the substance contained herein. Therefore, because a delay would
significantly affect the certification of the airplane, which is
imminent, the FAA has determined that prior public notice and comment
are unnecessary and impracticable, and good cause exists for adopting
these special conditions upon issuance. The FAA is requesting comments
to allow interested persons to submit views that may not have been
submitted in response to the prior opportunities for comment described
above.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 25

    Aircraft, Aviation safety, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements.

    The authority citation for these special conditions is as follows:

    Authority:  49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40113, 44701, 44702, 44704.

The Special Conditions

    Accordingly, pursuant to the authority delegated to me by the
Administrator, the following special conditions are issued as part of
the type-certification basis for Boeing Model 767-300F airplanes
modified by FedEx.
    1. Enhanced flight vision system (EFVS) imagery on the head-up
display (HUD) must not degrade the safety of flight or interfere with
the effective use of outside visual references for required pilot tasks
during any phase of flight in which it is to be used.
    2. To avoid unacceptable interference with the safe and effective
use of the pilot compartment view, the EFVS device must meet the
following requirements:
    a. The EFVS design must minimize unacceptable display
characteristics or artifacts (e.g., noise, ``burlap'' overlay, running
water droplets) that obscure the desired image of the scene, impair the
pilot's ability to detect and identify visual references, mask flight
hazards, distract the pilot, or otherwise degrade task performance or
safety.
    b. Automatic control of EFVS display brightness must be
sufficiently effective, in dynamically changing background (ambient)
lighting conditions, to prevent full or partial blooming of the display
that would distract the pilot, impair the pilot's ability to detect and
identify visual references, mask flight hazards, or otherwise degrade
task performance or safety. If automatic control for image brightness
is not provided, it must be shown that a single manual setting is
satisfactory for the range of lighting conditions encountered during a
time-critical, high-workload phase of flight (e.g., low visibility
instrument approach).
    c. A readily accessible control must be provided that permits the
pilot to immediately deactivate and reactivate display of the EFVS
image on demand without removing the pilot's hands from the primary
flight controls (yoke or equivalent) or thrust control.
    d. The EFVS image on the HUD must not impair the pilot's use of
guidance information, or degrade the presentation and pilot awareness
of essential flight information displayed on the HUD, such as alerts,
airspeed, attitude, altitude and direction, approach guidance,
windshear guidance, traffic alert and collision avoidance system (TCAS)
resolution advisories, or unusual attitude recovery cues.
    e. The EFVS image and the HUD symbols, which are spatially
referenced to the pitch scale, outside view, and image, must be scaled
and aligned (i.e., conformal) to the external scene. In addition, the
EFVS image and the HUD symbols, when considered singly or in
combination, must not be misleading, cause pilot confusion or increase

workload. Airplane attitudes or crosswind conditions may cause certain
symbols (e.g., the zero-pitch line or flight path vector) to reach
field-of-view limits such that they cannot be positioned conformally
with the image and external scene. In such cases, these symbols may be
displayed but with an altered appearance, which makes the pilot aware
that they are no longer displayed conformally (for example,
``ghosting'').
    f. A HUD system used to display EFVS images must, if previously
certified, continue to meet all of the requirements of the original
approval.
    3. The safety and performance of the pilot tasks associated with
the use of the pilot compartment view must not be degraded by the
display of the EFVS image. Pilot tasks that must not be degraded by the
EFVS image include:
    a. Detection, accurate identification, and maneuvering, as
necessary, to avoid traffic, terrain, obstacles, and other hazards of
flight.
    b. Accurate identification and utilization of visual references
required for every task relevant to the phase of flight.
    4. Use of EFVS for instrument approach operations must be in
accordance with the provisions of Sec.  91.175(l) and (m), and Sec.
121.651, where applicable. Appropriate limitations must be stated in
the operating limitations section of the airplane flight manual to
prohibit the use of the EFVS for functions that have not been found to
be acceptable.

    Issued in Renton, Washington, on July 27, 2016.
Victor Wicklund,
Acting Manager, Transport Airplane Directorate, Aircraft Certification
Service.
[FR Doc. 2016-18445 Filed 8-2-16; 8:45 am]
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