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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Combined Notice of Filings #1

    Take notice that the Commission received the following electric
corporate filings:

    Docket Numbers: EC19-6-000.
    Applicants: NRG REMA LLC, Keystone Power Pass-Through Holders LLC,
Conemaugh Power Pass-Through Holders LLC.
    Description: Amendment to October 9, 2018 Joint Application for
Authorization Under Section 203 of the Federal Power Act, et al. of NRG
REMA LLC, et al.
    Filed Date: 10/15/18.
    Accession Number: 20181015-5149.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/14/18.

    Take notice that the Commission received the following electric
rate filings:

    Docket Numbers: ER13-738-005; ER10-1186-008; ER10-1329-008; ER11-
3097-009.
    Applicants: DTE Electric Company, DTE Energy Trading, Inc., DTE
Energy Supply, Inc., St. Paul Cogeneration, LLC.
    Description: Supplement to June 18, 2018 Updated Market Power
Analysis for the Central Region of the DTE MBR Entities.
    Filed Date: 11/6/18.
    Accession Number: 20181106-5073.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/13/18.

    Docket Numbers: ER18-1775-001.
    Applicants: 64KT 8me LLC.
    Description: Compliance filing: 64KT 8me LLC Notice of Non-Material
Change in Status to be effective 11/8/2018.
    Filed Date: 11/7/18.
    Accession Number: 20181107-5050.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/28/18.

    Docket Numbers: ER19-298-000.
    Applicants: PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: Amendment to ISAs, SA Nos.
4682 and First Revised 4332; Queue No. AA1-139 to be effective 11/17/
2017.
    Filed Date: 11/6/18.
    Accession Number: 20181106-5194.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/27/18.

    Docket Numbers: ER19-299-000.
    Applicants: Southwest Power Pool, Inc.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: 3435R1 Magnet Wind Farm GIA
to be effective 10/9/2018.
    Filed Date: 11/7/18.
    Accession Number: 20181107-5000.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/28/18.

    Docket Numbers: ER19-300-000.

    Applicants: Alabama Power Company.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: Hancock County Solar Project
LGIA Filing to be effective 10/24/2018.
    Filed Date: 11/7/18.
    Accession Number: 20181107-5064.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/28/18.

    Docket Numbers: ER19-301-000.
    Applicants: Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: 2018-11-07_SA 3206 Dakota
Range I & II-OTP MPFCA (J436 J437 Hankinson Ellendale) to be effective
1/7/2019.
    Filed Date: 11/7/18.
    Accession Number: 20181107-5096.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/28/18.

    The filings are accessible in the Commission's eLibrary system by
clicking on the links or querying the docket number.
    Any person desiring to intervene or protest in any of the above
proceedings must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the
Commission's Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214) on or before 5:00
p.m. Eastern time on the specified comment date. Protests may be
considered, but intervention is necessary to become a party to the
proceeding.
    eFiling is encouraged. More detailed information relating to filing
requirements, interventions, protests, service, and qualifying
facilities filings can be found at: http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For other information, call<PHONE_NUMBER>
(toll free). For TTY, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.

    Dated: November 7, 2018.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-65327; File No. SR-ISE-2011-48]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; International Securities Exchange,
LLC; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule
Change Relating to Fees and Fee Credits

September 13, 2011.
    Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(the ``Act''),\1\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\2\ notice is hereby given
that on August 30, 2011, the International Securities Exchange, LLC
(the ``Exchange'' or the ``ISE'') filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission the proposed rule change, as described in Items I,
II, and III below, which items have been prepared by the Exchange. The
Commission is publishing this notice to solicit comments on the
proposed rule change from interested persons.
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
    \2\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of Substance
of the Proposed Rule Change

    The ISE is proposing to amend certain fees related to orders
subject to intermarket linkage and to change the treatment of customer
orders subject to intermarket linkage in its Select Symbols. The text
of the proposed rule change is available on the Exchange's Web site
(http://www.ise.com), on the Commission's Web site at http://www.sec.gov, at the principal office of the Exchange, and at the
Commission's Public Reference Room.

II. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Purpose of, and
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change

    In its filing with the Commission, the self-regulatory organization
included statements concerning the purpose of, and basis for, the
proposed rule change

and discussed any comments it received on the proposed rule change. The
text of these statements may be examined at the places specified in
Item IV below. The self-regulatory organization has prepared summaries,
set forth in sections A, B and C below, of the most significant aspects
of such statements.

A. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Purpose of, and
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change

1. Purpose
    The Exchange currently assesses a per contract transaction charge
to members of the Exchange (``Exchange Members'') that add or remove
liquidity from the Exchange (``maker/taker fees'') in certain options
classes (the ``Select Symbols'').\3\
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    \3\ Options classes subject to maker/taker fees are identified
by their ticker symbol on the Exchange's Schedule of Fees. See
Securities Exchange Act Release Nos. 61869 (April 7, 2010), 75 FR
19449 (April 14, 2010) (SR-ISE-2010-25), 62048 (May 6, 2010), 75 FR
26830 (May 12, 2010) (SR-ISE-2010-43), 62282 (June 11, 2010), 75 FR
34499 (June 17, 2010) (SR-ISE-2010-54), 62319 (June 17, 2010), 75 FR
36134 (June 24, 2010) (SR-ISE-2010-57), 62508 (July 15, 2010), 75 FR
42809 (July 22, 2010) (SR-ISE-2010-65), 62507 (July 15, 2010), 75 FR
42802 (July 22, 2010) (SR-ISE-2010-68), 62665 (August 9, 2010), 75
FR 50015 (August 16, 2010) (SR-ISE-2010-82), 62805 (August 31,
2010), 75 FR 54682 (September 8, 2010) (SR-ISE-2010-90), 63283
(November 9, 2010), 75 FR 70059 (November 16, 2010) (SR-ISE-2010-
106), 63534 (December 13, 2010), 75 FR 79433 (December 20, 2010)
(SR-ISE-2010-114); 63664 (January 6, 2011), 76 FR 2170 (January 12,
2011) (SR-ISE-2010-120); and 64303 (April 15, 2011), 76 FR 22425
(April 21, 2011) (SR-ISE-2011-18).
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    Pursuant to Commission approval, both Priority Customer \4\ and
Professional Customer \5\ orders on the ISE that are not executable on
the Exchange are exposed or ``flashed'' to Exchange Members before they
are sent through the intermarket linkage system to another exchange for
execution because that exchange is displaying a better price.\6\ Since
the inception of maker/taker fees on the Exchange, Priority Customer
orders in the Select Symbols that are ``flashed'' and subject to
linkage handling have been treated as ``makers'' of liquidity. Since
Priority Customer orders in the Select Symbols ``make'' liquidity,
regardless of size, such orders are traded on the Exchange for free.\7\
Professional Customer orders in the Select Symbols that are ``flashed''
and subject to linkage handling are currently charged a maker fee of
$0.10 per contract. The Exchange, however, believes that these orders
are, in fact, takers of liquidity. These orders are ``flashed'' to
Exchange Members precisely because when they are sent to ISE, they are
marketable at another exchange and would ``take'' liquidity from that
other exchange. By definition, ``flash'' orders are not resting orders;
instead, they are ``flashed'' for matching at the national best bid or
offer and potential routing through intermarket linkage. Therefore, the
Exchange believes it is appropriate to treat such orders as ``taking''
liquidity. And as takers of liquidity, the Exchange proposes to charge
these orders the Exchange's standard taker fee for Select Symbols,
which for Priority Customer orders and Professional Customer orders is
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    \4\ A Priority Customer is defined in ISE Rule 100(a)(37A) as a
person or entity that is not a broker/dealer in securities, and does
not place more than 390 orders in listed options per day on average
during a calendar month for its own beneficial account(s).
    \5\ A Customer (Professional) is a person who is not a broker/
dealer and is not a Priority Customer.
    \6\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 57812 (May 12,
2008), 73 FR 28846 (May 19, 2008) (SR-ISE-2008-28).
    \7\ In fact, while a number of other exchanges charge a ``route-
out'' fee for orders that are subject to intermarket linkage, ISE
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    Additionally, the Exchange currently provides a $0.10 per contract
fee credit for executions resulting from responses to Customer
(Professional) \8\ orders that are ``flashed'' by the Exchange to its
Members. The Exchange now proposes to extend the $0.10 per contract fee
credit for executions resulting from responses to Priority Customer
orders in the Select Symbols that are ``flashed'' by the Exchange to
its Members. For Priority Customer orders that are preferenced to an
ISE Market Maker that are subsequently executed in the Exchange's
``flash'' mechanism, the Exchange proposes to adopt a fee credit of
$0.12 per contract for the preferenced Market Maker. At least one other
exchange currently provides a rebate to a particular segment of its
membership for responding to that exchange's ``flash'' auction. For
example, the Chicago Board Options Exchange, Inc. (``CBOE'') currently
provides a $0.15 per contract rebate but does so only to its market
makers and only if those market makers satisfy a quoting
requirement.\9\ ISE's proposed rebate, on the other hand, is not
limited to market makers only and does not have any requirements that
must be met in order for an Exchange Member to receive the rebate. So
long as the Exchange Member responds to a Priority Customer order and
executes it, that Exchange Member will receive the proposed rebate.
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    \8\ A Customer (Professional) is a person who is not a broker/
dealer and is not a Priority Customer.
    \9\ See CBOE Fees Schedule, Section 19, Hybrid Agency Liaison
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    The proposed rule change is applicable only for executions in the
Select Symbols.
2. Basis
    The Exchange believes that its proposal to amend its Schedule of
Fees is consistent with Section 6(b) of the Exchange Act \10\ (the
``Act'') in general, and furthers the objectives of Section 6(b)(4) of
the Act \11\ in particular, in that it is an equitable allocation of
reasonable dues, fees and other charges among Exchange Members and
other persons using its facilities. The impact of the proposal upon the
net fees paid by a particular Exchange Member will depend on a number
of variables, most important of which will be its propensity to add or
remove liquidity in options overlying the Select Symbols.
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    \10\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b).
    \11\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(4).
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    The Exchange believes that the proposed fees it charges for options
overlying the Select Symbols remain competitive with fees charged by
other exchanges and therefore continue to be reasonable and equitably
allocated to those members that opt to direct orders to the Exchange
rather than to a competing exchange. The Exchange believes that
treating Priority Customer orders and Professional Customer orders in
the Select Symbols that are ``flashed'' as takers of liquidity (as
opposed to makers of liquidity which is how these orders were
previously treated), as well as providing a rebate to responses to
Priority Customer orders (in addition to the responses to Professional
Customer orders, which is in place today) furthers the objectives of
Section 6(b)(5) of the Act, in that it is designed to make the
Exchange's fee structure for ``flashed'' orders more consistent with
its overall maker/taker fee structure, thereby removing impediments to
and perfecting the mechanism of a free and open market and a national
market system.
    The Exchange believes that its proposal to adopt $0.12 per contract
taker fee for flashed Priority Customer orders and a $0.28 per contract
taker fee for flashed Professional Customer orders in the Select
Symbols is an equitable allocation of reasonable dues, fees and other
charges among Exchange Members and other persons using its facilities
because such fees are within the range of fees assessed by the Exchange
and other exchanges employing maker/taker pricing schemes. The Exchange
believes that its proposal to adopt $0.10 per contract rebate for
responses to flashed

Priority Customer orders in the Select Symbols is an equitable
allocation of reasonable dues, fees and other charges among Exchange
Members and other persons using its facilities because such rebate
amount is the same as the rebate amount that is currently in place for
responses to flashed Professional Customer orders in the Select
Symbols. The Exchange also believes that its proposal is reasonable
because it will allow the Exchange to remain competitive with other
exchanges that employ a similar pricing scheme.
    The Exchange further believes that adopting a fee credit for
executions resulting from responses to Priority Customer orders is
reasonable and equitable because doing so will incentivize Exchange
Members to execute Priority Customer orders on the Exchange by trading
against these orders at the National Best Bid or Offer (NBBO), while
continuing to charge a competitively low fee for taking liquidity.
Further, the Exchange believes that the proposed fee credit is not
unfairly discriminatory because the credit would be applied uniformly
to all responses to Priority Customer orders executed in the Exchange's
``flash'' mechanism, except for preferenced Market Makers which receive
a slightly higher credit because of the preferenced Market Makers' role
in directing such order to it at the Exchange.
    The Exchange believes that adopting a higher fee credit for
Priority Customer orders that are preferenced to an ISE Market Maker is
reasonable and equitable because doing so will provide preferenced
Market Makers with an added incentive to bring order-flow to the
Exchange. Preferenced Market Makers have an influence on the order
routing decisions of order flow providers with whom they have a
relationship. Accordingly, when such orders are intentionally directed
to the preferenced Market Maker at the Exchange, it is appropriate for
the preferenced Market Maker to receive a higher rebate than an order
that was not intentionally directed to the Exchange.
    To the extent that the purposes of the proposal are achieved, the
Exchange's Members should benefit from the improved market liquidity
and the greater number of Priority Customer and Professional Customer
orders which trade at the Exchange rather than be linked away to
another market. Further, the Exchange believes that the proposed fee
credit is not unfairly discriminatory because the credit would be
applied uniformly to all responses to Priority Customer orders executed
in the Exchange's ``flash'' mechanism, except for preferenced Market
Makers which receive a slightly higher credit because of the
preferenced Market Makers' role in intentionally directing order flow
to the Exchange.
    Moreover, the Exchange believes that the proposed fees are fair,
equitable and not unfairly discriminatory because the proposed fees are
consistent with price differentiation that exists today at other option
exchanges having maker/taker pricing. Additionally, the Exchange
believes it remains an attractive venue for market participants to
trade Priority Customer and Professional Customer orders despite its
proposed fee change as its fees remain competitive with those charged
by other exchanges for similar pricing strategies. The Exchange
operates in a highly competitive market in which Exchange Members can
readily, and do, direct order flow to competing exchanges if they deem
fee levels at a particular exchange to be excessive. The Exchange
believes that the proposed fees and rebates it assesses must be
competitive with fees and rebates assessed on other options exchanges.
The Exchange believes that this competitive marketplace impacts the
fees present on the Exchange today and influences the proposals set
forth above.

B. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Burden on Competition

    The proposed rule change does not impose any burden on competition
that is not necessary or appropriate in furtherance of the purposes of
the Act.

C. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Comments on the Proposed
Rule Change Received From Members, Participants or Others

    The Exchange has not solicited, and does not intend to solicit,
comments on this proposed rule change. The Exchange has not received
any unsolicited written comments from members or other interested
parties.

III. Date of Effectiveness of the Proposed Rule Change and Timing for
Commission Action

    The foregoing rule change has become effective pursuant to Section
19(b)(3)(A)(ii) of the Act.\12\ At any time within 60 days of the
filing of such proposed rule change, the Commission summarily may
temporarily suspend such rule change if it appears to the Commission
that such action is necessary or appropriate in the public interest,
for the protection of investors, or otherwise in furtherance of the
purposes of the Act. If the Commission takes such action, the
Commission shall institute proceedings to determine whether the
proposed rule should be approved or disapproved.
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IV. Solicitation of Comments

    Interested persons are invited to submit written data, views, and
arguments concerning the foregoing, including whether the proposed rule
change is consistent with the Act. Comments may be submitted by any of
the following methods:

Electronic Comments

     Use the Commission's Internet comment form http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml); or
     Send an E-mail to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Please include
File No. SR-ISE-2011-48 on the subject line.

Paper Comments

     Send paper comments in triplicate to Elizabeth Murphy,
Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street, NE.,
Washington, DC 20549-1090.
All submissions should refer to File Number SR-ISE-2011-48. This file
number should be included on the subject line if e-mail is used. To
help the Commission process and review your comments more efficiently,
please use only one method. The Commission will post all comments on
the Commission's Internet Web site (http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml). Copies of the submission, all subsequent amendments, all
written statements with respect to the proposed rule change that are
filed with the Commission, and all written communications relating to
the proposed rule change between the Commission and any person, other
than those that may be withheld from the public in accordance with the
provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be available for Web site viewing and
printing in the Commission's Public Reference Room, 100 F Street, NE.,
Washington, DC 20549, on official business days between the hours of 10
a.m. and 3 p.m. Copies of such filing also will be available for
inspection and copying at the principal office of the ISE. All comments
received will be posted without change; the Commission does not edit
personal identifying information from submissions. You should submit
only information that you wish to make available publicly. All
submissions should refer to File Number SR-ISE-2011-48 and should be
submitted on or before October 11, 2011.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
pursuant to delegated authority.\13\
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    \13\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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Elizabeth M. Murphy,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP06-397-000]

Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corporation; Notice of Abandonment

June 22, 2006.
    Take notice that on June 21, 2006, Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line
Corporation (Transco), P.O. Box 1396, Houston, Texas, 77251, filed an
application under section 7(b) of the Natural Gas Act to abandon the
firm transportation service Transco provides to South Carolina Pipeline
Corporation (SCPC) and to amend Transco's Rate Schedule GSS certificate
to effectuate a transfer of the GSS service entitlement held by SCPC to
South Carolina Electric and Gas Company and Patriots Energy Group.
    This filing is available for review at the Commission in the Public
Reference Room or may be viewed on the Commission's Web site 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. For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or toll-free at<PHONE_NUMBER>, or for TTY,

contact<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Any questions concerning this request may be directed to Transco's
contact person for this proceeding: Ingrid Germany, Staff Regulatory
Analyst, Certificates and Tariffs, P.O. Box 1396, Houston, Texas,
77251; Phone:<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Transco seeks these authorizations at the request of SCPC and
requests that the necessary authorizations be granted

contingent upon and coincident with the proposed commencement of
operation by Carolina Gas Transmission Corporation (Carolina Gas) as an
interstate natural gas pipeline pursuant to any certificate and other
authorizations granted by the Commission in an order approving the
proposed restructuring of SCPC in Docket Nos. CP06-71, CP06-72 and
CP06-73. The above restructuring proposal by Carolina Gas and SCPC is
currently pending before the Commission in the dockets listed.
    Any person desiring to intervene or to protest this filing 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). Protests will be
considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to
be taken, but will not serve to make the protestants parties to the
proceeding. Any person wishing to become a party must file a notice of
intervention or a motion to intervene, as appropriate. Such notices,
motions, or protests must be filed on or before the comment date.
Anyone filing a motion to intervene or to protest must serve a copy of
that document on the Applicant. On or before the comment date, it is
not necessary to serve motions to intervene or protests on persons
other than the Applicant.
    The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and
interventions in lieu of paper using the ``eFiling'' link at http://www.ferc.gov.
 Persons unable to file electronically should submit an

original and 14 copies of the protest or intervention to the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC
20426.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on July 11, 2006.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

Seventeenth Meeting: RTCA Special Committee 213, Enhanced Flight
Vision/Synthetic Vision Systems (EFVS/SVS)

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

ACTION: Notice of RTCA Special Committee 213, Enhanced Flight Vision/
Synthetic Vision Systems (EFVS/SVS).

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SUMMARY: The FAA is issuing this notice to advise the public of the
seventeenth meeting of RTCA Special Committee 213, Enhanced Flight
Vision/Synthetic Vision Systems (EFVS/SVS).

DATES: The meeting will be held February 7-9, 2012, from 8 a.m.-5 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at Universal Avionics Systems
Corporation, 3260 E. Universal Way, Tucson, AZ 85756.

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.

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 Special Committee 213, Enhanced Flight Vision/
Synthetic Vision Systems (EFVS/SVS). The agenda will include the
following:

February 7, 2012

     Introductions and Administrative Items
     Review and approve minutes from last full plenary meeting
     Introductions and administrative items
     Review and approve minutes from last full plenary meeting
     ED-179B status and update

February 8, 2012

 Plenary discussion (0800-1700, including breaks and lunch)
     Work Group 2 (VS) Discussion
     Work Group 1 (SVS/CVS) break discussion out if needed

February 9, 2012

 Plenary discussion (0800-1500, including breaks and lunch)
     E Work Group 1 and 2 Update
     Administrative items (meeting schedule)
 Adjourn at 1500

    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. Persons wishing 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 January 5, 2012.
John Raper,
Manager, Business Operations Branch, Federal Aviation Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 39

[Docket No. FAA-2021-0028; Project Identifier MCAI-2020-01516-T;
Amendment 39-21533; AD 2021-09-19]
RIN 2120-AA64

Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS Airplanes

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

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all
Airbus SAS Model A319-171N airplanes, Model A320-271N, -272N, and -273N
airplanes, and Model A321-271N, -272N, -271NX, and -272NX airplanes.
This AD was prompted by a report indicating that during a full scale
fatigue test of the forward engine mounts, premature wear was
identified on the forward engine mount shackle assemblies; in addition,
during bearing replacement, the bearing lock washer was found broken.
This AD requires replacing any forward engine mount shackle assemblies
having a certain part number with a serviceable part, and re-
identifying the engine mount, or replacing any forward engine mount
assemblies having a certain part number, as specified in a European
Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) AD, which is incorporated by
reference. The FAA is issuing this AD to address the unsafe condition
on these products.

DATES: This AD is effective July 9, 2021.
    The Director of the Federal Register approved the incorporation by
reference of a certain publication listed in this AD as of July 9,
2021.

ADDRESSES: For material incorporated by reference (IBR) in this AD,
contact EASA, Konrad-Adenauer-Ufer 3, 50668 Cologne, Germany; telephone
+49 221 8999 000; email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>internet
www.easa.europa.eu. You may find this IBR material on the EASA website
at https://ad.easa.europa.eu. You may view this service information at
the FAA, Airworthiness Products Section, Operational Safety Branch,
2200 South 216th St., Des Moines, WA. For information on the
availability of this material at the FAA, call<PHONE_NUMBER>. It is also
available on the internet at https://www.regulations.gov by searching
for and locating Docket No. FAA-2021-0028.

Examining the AD Docket

    You may examine the AD docket on the internet at https://www.regulations.gov by searching for and locating Docket No. FAA-2021-
0028; or in person at Docket Operations between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. The AD docket contains
this final rule, any comments received, and other information. The
address for Docket Operations is 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: Sanjay Ralhan, Aerospace Engineer,
Large Aircraft Section, International Validation Branch, FAA, 2200
South 216th St., Des Moines, WA 98198; telephone and fax<PHONE_NUMBER>;
email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    The EASA, which is the Technical Agent for the Member States of the
European Union, has issued EASA AD 2020-0250, dated November 11, 2020
(EASA AD 2020-0250) (also referred to as the Mandatory Continuing
Airworthiness Information, or the MCAI), to correct an unsafe condition
for all Airbus SAS Model A319-171N airplanes, Model A320-271N, -272N,
and -273N airplanes, and Model A321-271N, -272N, -271NX, and -272NX
airplanes.
    The FAA issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to amend 14
CFR part 39 by adding an AD that would apply to all Airbus SAS Model
A319-171N airplanes, Model A320-271N, -272N, and -273N airplanes, and
Model A321-271N, -272N, -271NX, and -272NX airplanes. The NPRM
published in the Federal Register on February 24, 2021 (86 FR 11156).
The NPRM was prompted by a report indicating that during a full scale
fatigue test of the forward engine mounts, premature wear was
identified on the forward engine mount shackle assemblies; in addition,
during bearing replacement, the bearing lock washer was found broken.
The NPRM proposed to require replacing any forward engine mount shackle
assemblies having a certain part number with a serviceable part, and
re-identifying the engine mount, or replacing any forward engine mount
assemblies having a certain part number, as specified in EASA AD 2020-
0250.
    The FAA is issuing this AD to address premature wear and broken
bearing lock washers at the forward engine mounts, which could lead to
overload of the forward engine mount beams and engine mount failure,
with consequent in-flight engine detachment, and possibly result in
reduced controllability of the airplane. See the MCAI for additional
background information.

Comments

    The FAA gave the public the opportunity to participate in
developing this final rule. The FAA has considered the comment
received. The Air Line Pilots Association, International (ALPA)
indicated its support for the NPRM.

Conclusion

    The FAA reviewed the relevant data, considered the comment
received, and determined that air safety and the public interest
require adopting this final rule as proposed, except for minor
editorial changes. The FAA has determined that these minor changes:
     Are consistent with the intent that was proposed in the
NPRM for addressing the unsafe condition; and

     Do not add any additional burden upon the public than was
already proposed in the NPRM.

Related Service Information Under 1 CFR Part 51

    EASA AD 2020-0250 describes procedures for replacing any forward
engine mount shackle assemblies having part number D7121513500xxx
(`xxx' can be any numerical value) with a serviceable part, and re-
identifying the engine mount, or replacing any forward engine mount
assemblies having part number D7121506500xxx (`xxx' can be any
numerical value) and fitted with an affected engine mount shackle
assembly. This material 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.

Costs of Compliance

    The FAA estimates that this AD affects 70 airplanes of U.S.
registry. The FAA estimates the following costs to comply with this AD:

                                                          Estimated Costs for Required Actions
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             Labor cost                            Parts cost                          Cost per product                    Cost on U.S. operators
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5 work-hours x $85 per hour = $425.  Up to $75,360........................  Up to $75,785........................  Up to $5,304,950.
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    According to the manufacturer, some or all of the costs of this AD
may be covered under warranty, thereby reducing the cost impact on
affected operators. The FAA does not control warranty coverage for
affected operators. As a result, the FAA has included all known costs
in the cost estimate.

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.
    The FAA is 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) Will not affect intrastate aviation in Alaska, and
    (3) 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

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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 adding the following new airworthiness
directive:

2021-09-19 Airbus SAS: Amendment 39-21533; Docket No. FAA-2021-0028;
Project Identifier MCAI-2020-01516-T.

(a) Effective Date

    This airworthiness directive (AD) is effective July 9, 2021.

(b) Affected ADs

    None.

(c) Applicability

    This AD applies to all Airbus SAS Model A319-171N airplanes,
Model A320-271N, -272N, and -273N airplanes, and Model A321-271N, -
272N, -271NX, and -272NX airplanes, certificated in any category.

(d) Subject

    Air Transport Association (ATA) of America Code 71, Powerplant.

(e) Reason

    This AD was prompted by a report indicating that during a full
scale fatigue test of the forward engine mounts, premature wear was
identified on the forward engine mount shackle assemblies; in
addition, during bearing replacement, the bearing lock washer was
found broken. The FAA is issuing this AD to address premature wear
and broken bearing lock washers at the forward engine mounts, which
could lead to overload of the forward engine mount beams and engine
mount failure, with consequent in-flight engine detachment, and
possibly result in reduced controllability of the airplane.

(f) Compliance

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

(g) Requirements

    Except as specified in paragraph (h) of this AD: Comply with all
required actions and compliance times specified in, and in
accordance with, European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) AD
2020-0250, dated November 11, 2020 (EASA AD 2020-0250).

(h) Exceptions to EASA AD 2020-0250

    (1) Where EASA AD 2020-0250 refers to its effective date, this
AD requires using the effective date of this AD.
    (2) The ``Remarks'' section of EASA AD 2020-0250 does not apply
to this AD.

(i) Other FAA AD Provisions

    The following provisions also apply to this AD:
    (1) Alternative Methods of Compliance (AMOCs): The Manager,
Large Aircraft Section, International Validation Branch, 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 responsible Flight
Standards Office, as appropriate. If sending information directly to
the Large Aircraft Section, International Validation Branch, send it
to the attention of the person identified in paragraph (j) of this
AD. Information may be emailed to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
Before using any approved AMOC, notify your appropriate principal
inspector, or lacking a principal inspector, the manager of the
responsible Flight Standards Office.

    (2) Contacting the Manufacturer: For any requirement in this AD
to obtain instructions from a manufacturer, the instructions must be
accomplished using a method approved by the Manager, Large Aircraft
Section, International Validation Branch, FAA; or EASA; or Airbus
SAS's EASA Design Organization Approval (DOA). If approved by the
DOA, the approval must include the DOA-authorized signature.
    (3) Required for Compliance (RC): Except as required by
paragraph (i)(2) of this AD, if any service information contains
procedures or tests that are identified as RC, those procedures and
tests must be done to comply with this AD; any procedures or tests
that are not identified as RC are recommended. Those procedures and
tests that are not identified as RC may be deviated from using
accepted methods in accordance with the operator's maintenance or
inspection program without obtaining approval of an AMOC, provided
the procedures and tests identified as RC can be done and the
airplane can be put back in an airworthy condition. Any
substitutions or changes to procedures or tests identified as RC
require approval of an AMOC.

(j) Related Information

    For more information about this AD, contact Sanjay Ralhan,
Aerospace Engineer, Large Aircraft Section, International Validation
Branch, FAA, 2200 South 216th St., Des Moines, WA 98198; telephone
and fax<PHONE_NUMBER>; email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
(k) 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 this AD specifies otherwise.
    (i) European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) AD 2020-0250,
dated November 11, 2020.
    (ii) [Reserved]
    (3) For EASA AD 2020-0250, contact EASA, Konrad-Adenauer-Ufer 3,
50668 Cologne, Germany; telephone +49 221 8999 000; email
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>internet www.easa.europa.eu. You may find this
EASA AD on the EASA website at https://ad.easa.europa.eu.
    (4) You may view this material at the FAA, Airworthiness
Products Section, Operational Safety Branch, 2200 South 216th St.,
Des Moines, WA. For information on the availability of this material
at the FAA, call<PHONE_NUMBER>. This material may be found in the AD
docket on the internet at https://www.regulations.gov by searching
for and locating Docket No. FAA-2021-0028.
    (5) You may view this material that is incorporated by reference
at the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). For
information on the availability of this material at NARA, email
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or go to: https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ibr-locations.html.

    Issued on April 23, 2021.
Lance T. Gant,
Director, Compliance & Airworthiness Division, Aircraft Certification
Service.
[FR Doc. 2021-11726 Filed 6-3-21; 8:45 am]
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