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 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

[Docket No. FRA-2010-0061]

Union Pacific Railroad's Request for Positive Train Control
Safety Plan Approval and System Certification

AGENCY: Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), U.S. Department of
Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Notice of availability and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: This document provides the public with notice that the Union
Pacific Railroad (UP) submitted to FRA its Positive Train Control (PTC)
Safety Plan (PTCSP) Version 1.0, dated June 1, 2016. UP requests that
FRA approve its PTCSP and issue a PTC System Certification for UP's
Interoperable Electronic Train Management System (I-ETMS).

DATES: FRA will consider communications received by October 3, 2016
before taking final action on the PTCSP. FRA will consider comments
received after that date if practicable.

ADDRESSES: All communications concerning this proceeding should
identify Docket Number FRA-2010-0061 and may be submitted by any of the
following methods:
     Web site: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
instructions for submitting comments.
     Fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>.
     Mail: Docket Operations Facility, U.S. Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., W12-140, Washington, DC
20590.
     Hand Delivery: 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Room W12-140,
Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except Federal Holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Mark Hartong, Senior Scientific
Technical Advisor, at<PHONE_NUMBER><EMAIL_ADDRESS>or Mr.
David Blackmore, Staff Director, Positive Train Control Division, at
(312) 835-3903<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In its PTCSP, UP asserts that the I-ETMS
system it is implementing is designed as a vital overlay PTC system as
defined in 49 CFR 236.1015(e)(2). The PTCSP describes UP's I-ETMS
implementation and the associated I-ETMS safety processes, safety
analyses, and test, validation, and verification processes used during
development of I-ETMS. The PTCSP also contains UP's operational and
support requirements and procedures.
    UP's PTCSP and the accompanying request for approval and system
certification are available for review online at www.regulations.gov
(Docket No. FRA-2010-0061) and in person at the U.S. Department of
Transportation's (DOT) Docket Operations Facility, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE., W12-140, Washington, DC 20590. The Docket Operations
Facility is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except
Federal Holidays.
    Interested parties are invited to comment on the PTCSP by
submitting written comments or data. See 49 CFR 236.1011(e). During its
review of the PTCSP, FRA will consider any comments or data submitted.
However, FRA may elect not to respond to any particular comment and,
under 49 CFR 236.1009(d)(3), FRA maintains the authority to approve or
disapprove the PTCSP at its sole discretion. FRA does not anticipate
scheduling a public hearing regarding UP's PTCSP because the
circumstances do not appear to warrant a hearing. If any interested
party desires an opportunity for oral comment, the party should notify
FRA in writing before the end of the comment period and specify the
basis for his or her request.

Privacy Act Notice

    Anyone can search the electronic form of any written communications
and comments received into any of our dockets by the name of the
individual submitting the comment (or signing the document, if
submitted on behalf of an association, business, labor union, etc.). In
accordance with 49 CFR 211.3, FRA solicits comments from the public to
better inform its decisions. DOT posts these comments, without edit,
including any personal information the commenter provides, to
www.regulations.gov, as described in the system of records notice (DOT/
ALL-14 FDMS), which you can review at www.dot.gov/privacy. See https://www.regulations.gov/privacyNotice for the privacy notice of
regulations.gov.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on August 29, 2016.
Patrick T. Warren,
Acting Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety, Chief Safety
Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 117

[Docket No. USCG-2010-0228]
RIN 1625-AA09

Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Arkansas Waterway, Little Rock,
AR

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard proposes to revise the operating procedures on
the Baring Cross Railroad Drawbridge across the Arkansas Waterway at
mile 119.6 at Little Rock, AR, so that vessel operators will contact
the remote drawbridge operator via microphone keying four times within
five seconds on VHF-FM Channel 13 when requesting a draw opening. This
keying will activate an indicator on the remote drawbridge operator's
console and send an acknowledgement tone back to the vessel. The remote
drawbridge operator would then establish normal verbal radio
communications. The intent is to isolate and differentiate the vessel
operator radio communications from the railroad communications that the
remote drawbridge operator receives, thus ensuring that vessel calls
receive immediate attention.

DATES: Comments and related material must reach the Coast Guard on or
before August 2, 2010.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by docket number USCG-
2010-0228 using any one of the following four methods:
    (1) Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:[sol][sol]www.regulations.gov.
    (2) Fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    (3) Mail: Docket Management Facility (M-30), U.S. Department of
Transportation, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590-0001.
    (4) Hand Delivery: Same as mail address above, between 9 a.m. and 5
p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. The telephone
number is<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    To avoid duplication, please use only one of these four methods.
See the ``Public Participation and Request for Comments'' portion of
the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below for instructions on
submitting comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this proposed
rule, call or e-mail Mr. Eric Washburn, Bridge Management Specialist,
Eighth Coast Guard District, Bridge Branch; telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>, e-
mail<EMAIL_ADDRESS>If you have questions on viewing or
submitting material to the docket, call Renee V. Wright, Program
Manager, Docket Operations, telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Public Participation and Request for Comments

    We encourage you to participate in this rulemaking by submitting
comments and related materials. All comments received will be posted,
without change to http://www.regulations.gov and will include any
personal information you have provided.

Submitting Comments

    If you submit a comment, please include the docket number for this
rulemaking (USCG-2010-0228), indicate the specific section of this
document to which each comment applies, and provide a reason for each
suggestion or recommendation. You may submit your comments and material
online (http://www.regulations.gov), or by fax, mail or hand delivery,
but please use only one of these means. If you submit a comment online
via http://www.regulations.gov, it will be considered received by the
Coast Guard when you successfully transmit the comment. If you fax,
hand deliver, or mail your comment, it will be considered as having
been received by the Coast Guard when it is received at the Docket
Management Facility. We recommend that you include your name and a
mailing address, an e-mail address, or a phone number in the body of
your document so that we can contact you if we have questions regarding
your submission.
    To submit your comment online, go to http://www.regulations.gov,
click on the ``submit a comment'' box, which will then become
highlighted in blue. In the ``Document Type'' drop down menu select
``Proposed Rules'' and insert ``USCG-2010-0228'' in the ``Keyword''
box. Click ``Search'' then click on the balloon shape in the
``Actions'' column. If you submit your comments by mail or hand
delivery, submit them in an unbound format, no larger than 8\1/2\ by 11
inches, suitable for copying and electronic filing. If you submit them
by mail and would like to know that they reached the Facility, please
enclose a stamped, self-addressed postcard or envelope. We will
consider all comments and material received during

the comment period and may change the rule based on your comments.

Viewing Comments and Documents

    To view comments, as well as documents mentioned in this preamble
as being available in the docket, go to http://www.regulations.gov,
click on the ``read comments'' box, which will then become highlighted
in blue. In the ``Keyword'' box insert ``USCG-2010-0228'' and click
``Search.'' Click the ``Open Docket Folder'' in the ``Actions'' column.
You may also visit the Docket Management Facility in Room W12-140 on
the ground floor of the Department of Transportation West Building,
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5
p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. We have an
agreement with the Department of Transportation to use the Docket
Management Facility.

Privacy Act

    Anyone can search the electronic form of comments received into any
of our dockets by the name of the individual submitting the comment (or
signing the comment, if submitted on behalf of an association,
business, labor union, etc.). You may review a Privacy Act notice
regarding our public dockets in the January 17, 2008, issue of the
Federal Register (73 FR 3316).

Public Meeting

    We do not now plan to hold a public meeting. But you may submit a
request for one using one of the four methods specified under
ADDRESSES. Please explain why one would be beneficial. If we determine
that one would aid this rulemaking, we will hold one at a time and
place announced by a later notice in the Federal Register.

Background and Purpose

    The Arkansas Waterway is part of the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River
Navigation System. This system rises in the vicinity of Catoosa, OK and
embraces improved natural waterways and a canal to empty into the Lower
Mississippi River in southeast Arkansas. The Arkansas Waterway
drawbridge operation regulations contained in 33 CFR 117.123(b) state
that the draw of the Baring Cross Railroad Drawbridge, mile 119.6, at
Little Rock, AR is maintained in the closed position and is remotely
operated. Vessels requesting an opening shall establish contact by
radiotelephone with the remote drawbridge operator on VHF-FM Channel 13
in Omaha, NE. In order to better differentiate between vessel and land
traffic for the remote drawbridge operator, Union Pacific has requested
that this drawbridge be operated similarly to how another Union
Pacific-owned drawbridge is operated, the Rob Roy Drawbridge, mile 67.4
on the Arkansas Waterway near Pine Bluff, AR where vessels key their
microphone four times in five seconds in order to initiate contact with
the remote drawbridge operator. The same method would be enacted at the
Baring Cross Railroad Drawbridge. Vessel operators would key their
microphones four times in five seconds and would receive an
acknowledgement tone from the remote drawbridge operator stationed at
the Union Pacific Harriman Center in Omaha, NE. The keying-in initiates
an indicator on the remote drawbridge operator's console and the remote
drawbridge operator will then establish normal verbal radio
communications on VHF-FM Channel 13. The Coast Guard met with Union
Pacific personnel at the Harriman Center to discuss the proposed
changes. In addition, the Coast Guard did a test at the Harriman Center
to witness how communications would work and how the console is
monitored. The Coast Guard has determined that this regulatory change
would improve communications between the remote drawbridge operator and
vessel operators and reduce delays due to missed calls by isolating
vessel operator contacts from railroad contacts at the Harriman Center.

Discussion of Proposed Rule

    The proposed changes to 33 CFR 117.123(b)(1) and (2) should enhance
communications while reducing the number of missed calls and draw
opening delays at the Baring Cross Railroad Drawbridge.

Regulatory Analyses

    We developed this proposed rule after considering numerous statutes
and executive orders related to rulemaking. Below we summarize our
analyses based on 13 of these statutes or executive orders.

Regulatory Planning and Review

    This proposed rule is not a ``significant regulatory action'' under
section 3(f) of Executive Order 12866, Regulatory Planning and Review,
and does not require an assessment of potential costs and benefits
under section 6(a)(3) of that Order. The Office of Management and
Budget has not reviewed it under that Order.
    We expect the economic impact of this proposed rule on commercial
traffic operating on the Arkansas Waterway to be so minimal that a full
Regulatory Evaluation is unnecessary. The operating procedures are
already in place at a different bridge on the same waterway and vessel
operators are accustomed to the procedures.

Small Entities

    Under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601-612), we have
considered whether this proposed rule would have a significant economic
impact on a substantial number of small entities. The term ``small
entities'' comprises small businesses, not-for-profit organizations
that are independently owned and operated and are not dominant in their
fields, and governmental jurisdictions with populations of less than
50,000.
    The Coast Guard certifies under 5 U.S.C. 605(b) that this proposed
rule would not have a significant economic impact on a substantial
number of small entities. This proposed rule is neutral to all business
entities since it only alters the initial contact between vessels and
the drawbridge operator and the Baring Cross Railroad Drawbridge is
still required to open on demand for vessels.
    If you think that your business, organization, or governmental
jurisdiction qualifies as a small entity and that this rule would have
a significant economic impact on it, please submit a comment (see
ADDRESSES) explaining why you think it qualifies and how and to what
degree this rule would economically affect it.

Assistance for Small Entities

    Under section 213(a) of the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement
Fairness Act of 1996 (Pub. L. 104-121), we want to assist small
entities in understanding this proposed rule so that they can better
evaluate its effects on them and participate in the rulemaking. If the
rule would affect your small business, organization, or governmental
jurisdiction and you have questions concerning its provisions or
options for compliance, please contact Mr. Eric Washburn, Bridge
Management Specialist, Eighth Coast Guard District, Bridge Branch, at
314-269-2378. The Coast Guard will not retaliate against small entities
that question or complain about this proposed rule or any policy or
action of the Coast Guard.

Collection of Information

    This proposed rule would call for no new collection of information
under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520.).

Federalism

    A rule has implications for federalism under Executive Order 13132,
Federalism, if it has a substantial direct effect on State or local
governments and

would either preempt State law or impose a substantial direct cost of
compliance on them. We have analyzed this proposed rule under that
Order and have determined that it does not have implications for
federalism.

Unfunded Mandates Reform Act

    The Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1531-1538)
requires Federal agencies to assess the effects of their discretionary
regulatory actions. In particular, the Act addresses actions that may
result in the expenditure by a State, local, or tribal government, in
the aggregate, or by the private sector of $100,000,00 (adjusted for
inflation) or more in any one year. Though this proposed rule will not
result in such an expenditure, we do discuss the effects of this rule
elsewhere in this preamble.

Taking of Private Property

    This proposed rule would not effect a taking of private property or
otherwise have taking implications under Executive Order 12630,
Governmental Actions and Interference with Constitutionally Protected
Property Rights.

Civil Justice Reform

    This proposed rule meets applicable standards in sections 3(a) and
3(b)(2) of Executive Order 12988, Civil Justice Reform, to minimize
litigation, eliminate ambiguity, and reduce burden.

Protection of Children

    We have analyzed this proposed rule under Executive Order 13045,
Protection of Children from Environmental Health Risks and Safety
Risks. This rule is not an economically significant rule and would not
create an environmental risk to health or risk to safety that might
disproportionately affect children.

Indian Tribal Governments

    This proposed rule does not have tribal implications under
Executive Order 13175, Consultation and Coordination with Indian Tribal
Governments, because it would not have a substantial direct effect on
one or more Indian tribes, on the relationship between the Federal
Government and Indian tribes, or on the distribution of power and
responsibilities between the Federal Government and Indian tribes.

Energy Effects

    We have analyzed this proposed rule under Executive Order 13211,
Actions Concerning Regulations That Significantly Affect Energy Supply,
Distribution, or Use. We have determined that it is not a ``significant
energy action'' under that order because it is not a ``significant
regulatory action'' under Executive Order 12866 and is not likely to
have a significant adverse effect on the supply, distribution, or use
of energy. The Administrator of the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs has not designated it as a significant energy
action. Therefore, it does not require a Statement of Energy Effects
under Executive Order 13211.

Technical Standards

    The National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act (NTTAA) (15
U.S.C. 272 note) directs agencies to use voluntary consensus standards
in their regulatory activities unless the agency provides Congress,
through the Office of Management and Budget, with an explanation of why
using these standards would be inconsistent with applicable law or
otherwise impractical. Voluntary consensus standards are technical
standards (e.g., specifications of materials, performance, design, or
operation; test methods; sampling procedures; and related management
systems practices) that are developed or adopted by voluntary consensus
standards bodies.
    This proposed rule does not use technical standards. Therefore, we
did not consider the use of voluntary consensus standards.

Environment

    We have analyzed this proposed rule under Department of Homeland
Security Management Directive 023-01, and Commandant Instruction
M16475.lD which guides the Coast Guard in complying with the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA)(42 U.S.C. 4321-4370f), and have
made a preliminary determination that this action is one of a category
of actions which do not individually or cumulatively have a significant
effect on the human environment because it simply promulgates the
operating regulations or procedures for drawbridges. We seek any
comments or information that may lead to the discovery of a significant
environmental impact from this proposed rule.

List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 117

    Bridges.

    For the reasons discussed in the preamble, the Coast Guard proposes
to amend 33 CFR part 117 as follows:

PART 117--DRAWBRIDGE OPERATION REGULATIONS

    1. The authority citation for part 117 continues to read as
follows:

    Authority: 33 U.S.C. 499; 33 CFR 1.05-1; Department of Homeland
Security Delegation No. 0170.1.

    2. In Sec.  117.123, revise paragraphs(b)(1) and (b)(2) to read as
follows:

Sec.  117.123  Arkansas Waterway.

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    (b) * * *
    (1) Normal Flow Procedures. Any vessel which requires an opening of
the draw of this bridge shall establish contact by radiotelephone with
the remote drawbridge operator on VHF-FM Channel 13 in Omaha, NE. To
establish contact, the vessel shall key the radio microphone four times
in five seconds and listen for an acknowledgement tone. The remote
drawbridge operator will then establish normal verbal radio
communications on VHF-FM Channel 13 and advise the vessel whether the
requested span can be immediately opened and will maintain constant
contact with the vessel until the requested span has opened and the
vessel passage has been completed. The bridge is equipped with a
Photoelectric Boat Detection System to prevent the span from lowering
if there is an obstruction under the span. If the drawbridge cannot be
opened immediately, the remote drawbridge operator will notify the
calling vessel and provide an estimated time for a drawbridge opening.
    (2) High Velocity Flow Procedures. The area from mile 118.2 to mile
125.4 is a regulated navigation area as described in Sec.  165.817.
During periods of high velocity flow, which is defined as a flow rate
of 70,000 cubic feet per second or greater at the Murray Lock and Dam,
mile 125.4, downbound vessels which require that the draw of this
bridge be opened for unimpeded passage shall contact the remote
drawbridge operator as described above in Sec.  117.123(b)(1) either
before departing Murray Lock and Dam or before departing the mooring
cells at mile 121.5 to ensure that the Baring Cross Railroad Drawbridge
is opened. The remote drawbridge operator shall immediately respond to
the vessel's contact, ensure that the drawbridge is open for passage,
and ensure that it remains in the open position until the downbound
vessel has passed through. If it cannot be opened immediately for
unimpeded passage in accordance with Sec.  165.817, the remote
drawbridge operator will immediately notify the downbound vessel and
provide an estimated time for a drawbridge opening. Upbound vessels
shall request openings in accordance with the normal flow procedures as
set forth above in

Sec.  117.123(b)(1). The remote drawbridge operator shall keep all
approaching vessels informed of the position of the drawbridge span.
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    Dated: May 10, 2010.
James E. Tunstall,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Commander, 8th Coast Guard Dist. Acting.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-90559; File No. SR-NASDAQ-2020-027]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC;
Notice of Designation of a Longer Period for Commission Action on
Proceedings To Determine Whether To Approve or Disapprove a Proposed
Rule Change To Apply Additional Initial Listing Criteria for Companies
Primarily Operating in Restrictive Markets

December 3, 2020.
    On May 29, 2020, The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (``Nasdaq'' or
``Exchange'') filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(``Commission''), pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (``Act'') \1\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\2\ a
proposed rule change to apply additional initial listing criteria for
companies primarily operating in a jurisdiction that has secrecy laws,
blocking statues, national security laws or other laws or regulations
restricting access to information by regulators of U.S.-listed
companies in such jurisdiction. The proposed rule change was published
for comment in the Federal Register on June 12, 2020.\3\ On July 21,
2020, pursuant to Section 19(b)(2) of the Act,\4\ the Commission
designated a longer period within which to approve the proposed rule
change, disapprove the proposed rule change, or institute proceedings
to determine whether to disapprove the proposed rule change.\5\ On
September 9, 2020, the Commission instituted proceedings under Section
19(b)(2)(B) of the Act \6\ to determine whether to approve or
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
    \2\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
    \3\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 89027 (June 8,
2020), 85 FR 35962. Comments on the proposed rule change can be
found at: https://www.sec.gov/comments/sr-nasdaq-2020-027/srnasdaq2020027.htm.
    \4\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2).
    \5\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 89358, 85 FR 45275
(July 27, 2020). The Commission designated September 10, 2020 as the
date by which the Commission shall approve or disapprove, or
institute proceedings to determine whether to approve or disapprove,
the proposed rule change.
    \6\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2)(B).
    \7\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 89799, 85 FR 57282
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    Section 19(b)(2) of the Act \8\ provides that, after initiating
disapproval proceedings, the Commission shall issue an order approving
or disapproving the proposed rule change not later than 180 days after
the date of publication of notice of filing of the proposed rule
change. The Commission may extend the period for issuing an order
approving or disapproving the proposed rule change, however, by not
more than 60 days if the Commission determines that a longer period is
appropriate and publishes the reasons for such determination. The date
of publication of notice of filing of the proposed rule change was June
12, 2020. December 9, 2020 is 180 days from that date, and February 7,
2021 is 240 days from that date.
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    The Commission finds it appropriate to designate a longer period
within which to issue an order approving or disapproving the proposed
rule change so that it has sufficient time to consider this proposed
rule change. Accordingly, the Commission, pursuant to Section 19(b)(2)
of the Act,\9\ designates February 7, 2021, as the date by which the
Commission shall either approve or disapprove the proposed rule change
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    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
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J. Matthew DeLesDernier,
Assistant Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 39

[Docket No. FAA-2012-0945; Directorate Identifier 2010-SW-110-AD]
RIN 2120-AA64

Airworthiness Directives; Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation
(Sikorsky) Model Helicopters

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking (SNPRM); reopening
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SUMMARY: We are revising an earlier proposed airworthiness directive
(AD) for the Sikorsky Model S-70, S-70A, S-70C, S-70C (M), and S-70C
(M1) helicopters with General Electric (GE) T700-GE-401C or T700-GE-
701C engines installed, which proposed establishing new fatigue life
limits for certain GE engine gas generator turbine (GGT) rotor parts.
The proposed AD was prompted by a reevaluation of the method for
determining the life limit for certain GE engine gas generator turbine
(GGT) rotor parts and the determination that these life limits need to
be based on low cycle fatigue (LCF) events instead of hours time-in-
service. This action would retain the previously proposed requirements
but correct the life limit formula for a certain GGT rotor part. The
proposed actions are intended to prevent fatigue failure of a GGT rotor
part, engine failure, and subsequent loss of control of the helicopter.

DATES: We must receive comments on this proposed AD by September 23,
2013.

ADDRESSES: You may send comments by any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Docket: Go to http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for sending your
comments electronically.
     Fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>.
     Mail: Send comments to the U.S. Department of
Transportation, Docket Operations, M-30, West Building Ground Floor,
Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590-0001.
     Hand Delivery: Deliver to the ``Mail'' address between 9
a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.

Examining the AD Docket

    You may examine the AD docket on the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov or in person at the Docket Operations Office
between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal
holidays. The AD docket contains this proposed AD, the economic
evaluation, any comments received and other information. The street
address for the Docket Operations Office (telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>) is in
the ADDRESSES section. Comments will be available in the AD docket
shortly after receipt.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Davison, Flight Test Engineer,
New England Regional Office, FAA, 12 New England Executive Park,
Burlington, MA 01803; phone:<PHONE_NUMBER>; fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>;
email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Comments Invited

    We invite you to participate in this rulemaking by submitting
written comments, data, or views. We also invite comments relating to
the economic, environmental, energy, or federalism impacts that might
result from adopting the proposals in this document. The most helpful
comments reference a specific portion of the proposal, explain the
reason for any recommended change, and include supporting data. To
ensure the docket does not contain duplicate comments, commenters
should send only one copy of written comments, or if comments are filed
electronically, commenters should submit only one time.
    We will file in the docket all comments that we receive, as well as
a report summarizing each substantive public contact with FAA personnel
concerning this proposed rulemaking. Before acting on this proposal, we
will consider all comments we receive on or before the closing date for
comments. We will consider comments filed after the comment period has
closed if it is possible to do so without incurring expense or delay.
We may change this proposal in light of the comments we receive.

Discussion

    On August 30, 2012, we issued a notice of proposed rulemaking
(NPRM) (77 FR 55166, September 7, 2012) for Sikorsky Model S-70, S-70A,
S-70C, S-70C (M), and S-70C (M1) helicopters with GE T700-GE-401C or
T700-GE-701C engines installed. The NPRM proposed to require
establishing a new life limit for certain GGT rotor parts based upon
the accumulated LCF events of the GGT rotor parts. The NPRM was
prompted by the determination that the affected engines could fail due
to fatigue unless the life limits of certain GE engine rotor parts are
changed from hours time-in-service to LCF events. The GE T700-GE-701C
engine is used in the military's UH-60 fleet. Analysis and experience
with this engine have caused the military to reduce the life limit of
certain GGT rotor parts and to revise their maintenance documentation
to reflect these revised life limits. The Sikorsky Model S-70
helicopters are similar to the military's UH-60 fleet, some of which
have been certificated by the FAA in the restricted category. The GE
T700-GE-701C engine has not been type-certificated by the FAA for civil
use, except to the extent that it is a part of a restricted category
Model S-70 helicopter.

Actions Since Previous NPRM Was Issued

    Since we issued the previous NPRM (77 FR 55166, September 7, 2012),
we became aware that GE has issued T700 Turboshaft Engine Service
Bulletin (ESB) 72-0041, Revision 1, dated March 12, 2010 (ESB 72-0041),
to correct the formula under the ``T700-GE-401C Stage 2 Disk PN
6064T12P01/P03 LCF Limit Diagram'' in Figure 6. Other than this
correction, the specifications in ESB 72-0041 remain the same.
    This SNPRM proposes to retain the previously proposed requirements
but apply the correct life limit formula depicted in Figure 6 of ESB
72-0041, Revision 1. Also, we are correcting a typographical error in
the preamble of the previous NPRM in the ``Related Service
Information,'' which referenced the ESB number as 72-041 rather than
72-0041. As a result, we have determined that it is necessary to reopen
the comment period to provide additional opportunity for the public to
comment.

Comments

    We gave the public the opportunity to comment on the original NPRM
(77 FR 55166, September 7, 2012), but we did not receive any comments.

FAA's Determination

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

Proposed Requirements of the SNPRM

    This SNPRM would retain the proposed requirements of the previous
NPRM and would also propose inserting into the airworthiness
limitations section of the maintenance manual or the instructions for
continued airworthiness the figures contained in ESB No. T700 S/B 72-
0041, Revision 1, dated March 12, 2010, instead of ESB No. T700 S/B 72-
0041, dated October 1, 2008.

Costs of Compliance

    We estimate that this proposed AD would affect 9 helicopters of
U.S. registry. We estimate that operators may incur the following costs
in order to comply with this AD: A minimal amount for work hours and
labor costs because these parts are replaced as part of the periodic
maintenance on the helicopter; a minimal amount of time to calculate
the new retirement life; $360,000 to replace the GGT rotor parts per
helicopter; and $3,240,000 to replace the GGT rotor parts for the
entire U.S. operator fleet.

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

    We determined that this proposed AD would not have federalism
implications under Executive Order 13132. This proposed AD would 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 this proposed
regulation:
    1. Is not a ``significant regulatory action'' under Executive Order
12866,
    2. Is not a ``significant rule'' under the DOT Regulatory Policies
and Procedures (44 FR 11034, February 26, 1979),
    3. Will not affect intrastate aviation in Alaska to the extent that
it justifies making a regulatory distinction; and
    4. Will not have a significant economic impact, positive or
negative, on a substantial number of small entities under the criteria
of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.
    We prepared an economic evaluation of the estimated costs to comply
with this proposed AD and placed it in the AD docket.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39

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

The Proposed Amendment

    Accordingly, under the authority delegated to me by the
Administrator, the FAA proposes to amend 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 (AD):

Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation: Docket No. FAA-2012-0945; Directorate
Identifier 2010-SW-110-AD.

(a) Applicability

    This AD applies to Model S-70, S-70A, S-70C, S-70C (M), and S-
70C (M1) helicopters with General Electric (GE) T700-GE-401C or
T700-GE-701C part-numbered engines, certificated in any category.

(b) Unsafe Condition

    This AD defines the unsafe condition as a critical engine part
remaining in service beyond its fatigue life because the current
life limit is based on hours time-in-service (TIS) instead of
fatigue cycles. This condition could result in fatigue failure of an
engine rotor part, engine failure, and subsequent loss of control of
the helicopter.

(c) Comments Due Date

    We must receive comments by September 23, 2013.

(d) Compliance

    You are responsible for performing each action required by this
AD within the specified compliance time unless it has already been
accomplished prior to that time.

(e) Required Actions

    (1) Before further flight, insert into the airworthiness
limitations section of the maintenance manual or instructions for
continued airworthiness the low cycle fatigue (LCF) limit diagrams
shown in Figures 2 through 7 (pages 9 through 14) of GE T700
Turboshaft Engine Service Bulletin (ESB) No. T700 S/B 72-0041,
Revision 1, dated March 12, 2010, for helicopters with the GE T700-
GE-401C engine, or Figures 2 through 4 (pages 10 through 12) of GE
T700 Turboshaft ESB No. T700 S/B 72-0038, dated October 1, 2008, for
helicopters with the GE T700-GE-701C engine. The diagonal line on
each diagram represents the new cycle life limit (a combination of
full low cycle fatigue events (LCF1) and partial low cycle fatigue
events (LCF2) as those terms are defined in the Accomplishment
Instructions, paragraphs 3.A.(1) and 3.A.(2) of each ESB) for each
gas generator turbine (GGT) rotor part. A combination of LCF1 and
LCF2, which results in a number below the diagonal line of the
applicable diagram for each engine, indicates that the part has not
reached its fatigue life limit.
    (2) Before further flight:
    (i) Obtain the actual LCF1 and LCF2 count from the engine
``history recorder'' (HR);
    (ii) Calculate the LCF1 and LCF2 fatigue retirement life for
each GGT rotor part as follows:

    (A) Determine the actual LCF ratio by dividing the total actual
LCF2 cycle count obtained from the HR by the total actual LCF1 cycle
count obtained from the HR. Add to the actual counts from the HR any
actual additional fatigue cycle incurred during any period in which
the HR was inoperative.
    (B) Determine the LCF1 retirement life by dividing the maximum
number of LCF2 events obtained from the applicable diagram for each
engine by the sum of the actual LCF ratio obtained by following
paragraph (e)(2)(ii)(A) of this AD plus the quotient of the maximum
number of LCF2 events from the applicable diagram for each engine
divided by the maximum number of LCF1 events from the applicable
diagram for each engine.
    (C) Determine the LCF2 retirement life by multiplying the actual
LCF ratio obtained by following paragraph (e)(2)(ii)(A) of this AD
times the LCF1 retirement life determined by following paragraph
(e)(2)(ii)(B) of this AD.
    (iii) Replace each GGT rotor part that has reached the new
fatigue cycle life limit with an airworthy rotor part.
    (3) For helicopters with the GE T700-GE-401C engine, if you
cannot determine the number of low cycle fatigue events manually
from the HR or by combining both manual and HR counts, then the life
limit for the GGT rotor part is the hours TIS for the part as shown
in Table 1 of ESB No. T700 S/B 72-0041, dated August 21, 2009.
    (4) Before further flight, begin or continue to count the full
and partial low fatigue cycle events and record on the component
card or equivalent record that count at the end of each day for
which the HR is inoperative.

(f) Special Flight Permit

    Special flight permits will not be issued to allow flight in
excess of life limits.

(g) Alternative Methods of Compliance (AMOCs)

    (1) The Manager, Boston Aircraft Certification Office, FAA, may
approve AMOCs for this AD. Send your proposal to: Michael Davison,
Flight Test Engineer, New England Regional Office, FAA, 12 New
England Executive Park, Burlington, MA 01803; phone:<PHONE_NUMBER>;
fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>; email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    (2) For operations conducted under 14 CFR part 119 operating
certificate or under 14 CFR part 91, subpart K, we suggest that you
notify your principal inspector, or lacking a principal inspector,
the manager of the local flight standards district office or
certificate holding district office before operating any aircraft
complying with this AD through an AMOC.

(h) Additional Information

    For service information identified in this AD, contact Sikorsky
Aircraft Corporation, Attn: Manager, Commercial Technical Support,
mailstop s581a, 6900 Main Street, Stratford, CT, telephone (800)
562-4409, email address<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or at http://www.sikorsky.com. You may review a copy of the referenced service
information at the FAA, Office of the Regional Counsel, Southwest
Region, 2601 Meacham Blvd., Room 663, Fort Worth, Texas 76137.

(i) Subject

    Joint Aircraft Service Component (JASC) Code: 7250: Turbine
Section.

    Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, on July 11, 2013.
Kim Smith,
Directorate Manager, Rotorcraft Directorate, Aircraft Certification
Service.
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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains notices to the public of
the proposed issuance of rules and regulations. The purpose of these
notices is to give interested persons an opportunity to participate in
the rule making prior to the adoption of the final rules.

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Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 247 / Wednesday, December 27, 2017 /
Proposed Rules

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

21 CFR Part 573

[Docket No. FDA-2017-N-5476]

Akzo Nobel Surface Chemistry AB; Filing of Food Additive Petition
(Animal Use); Reopening of the Comment Period

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notification; petition for rulemaking; reopening of the comment
period.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or the Agency) is
reopening the comment period for the notice of petition that appeared
in the Federal Register of September 21, 2017, proposing that the food
additive regulations be amended to provide for the safe use of glyceryl
polyethylene glycol (15) ricinoleate as an emulsifier in animal food
that does not include food for cats, dogs, vitamin premixes, or
aquaculture. FDA is reopening the comment period to allow additional
time for comments on environmental impacts.

DATES: FDA is reopening the comment period on the notice of petition
published in the Federal Register of September 21, 2017 (82 FR 44128).
Submit either electronic or written comments by January 26, 2018.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments as follows. Please note that late,
untimely filed comments will not be considered. Electronic comments
must be submitted on or before January 26, 2018. The https://www.regulations.gov electronic filing system will accept comments until
midnight Eastern Time at the end of January 26, 2018. Comments received
by mail/hand delivery/courier (for written/paper submissions) will be
considered timely if they are postmarked or the delivery service
acceptance receipt is on or before that date.

Electronic Submissions

    Submit electronic comments in the following way:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments. Comments submitted
electronically, including attachments, to https://www.regulations.gov
will be posted to the docket unchanged. Because your comment will be
made public, you are solely responsible for ensuring that your comment
does not include any confidential information that you or a third party
may not wish to be posted, such as medical information, your or anyone
else's Social Security number, or confidential business information,
such as a manufacturing process. Please note that if you include your
name, contact information, or other information that identifies you in
the body of your comments, that information will be posted on https://www.regulations.gov.
     If you want to submit a comment with confidential
information that you do not wish to be made available to the public,
submit the comment as a written/paper submission and in the manner
detailed (see ``Written/Paper Submissions'' and ``Instructions'').

Written/Paper Submissions

    Submit written/paper submissions as follows:
     Mail/Hand delivery/Courier (for written/paper
submissions): Dockets Management Staff (HFA-305), Food and Drug
Administration, 5630 Fishers Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852.
     For written/paper comments submitted to the Dockets
Management Staff, FDA will post your comment, as well as any
attachments, except for information submitted, marked and identified,
as confidential, if submitted as detailed in ``Instructions.''
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the Docket No.
FDA-2017-N-5476 for ``Food Additives Permitted in Feed and Drinking
Water of Animals; glyceryl polyethylene glycol (15) ricinoleate.''
Received comments, those filed in a timely manner (see ADDRESSES), will
be placed in the docket and, except for those submitted as
``Confidential Submissions,'' publicly viewable at https://www.regulations.gov or at the Dockets Management Staff between 9 a.m.
and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday.
     Confidential Submissions--To submit a comment with
confidential information that you do not wish to be made publicly
available, submit your comments only as a written/paper submission. You
should submit two copies total. One copy will include the information
you claim to be confidential with a heading or cover note that states
``THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.'' The Agency will
review this copy, including the claimed confidential information, in
its consideration of comments. The second copy, which will have the
claimed confidential information redacted/blacked out, will be
available for public viewing and posted on https://www.regulations.gov.
Submit both copies to the Dockets Management Staff. If you do not wish
your name and contact information to be made publicly available, you
can provide this information on the cover sheet and not in the body of
your comments and you must identify this information as
``confidential.'' Any information marked as ``confidential'' will not
be disclosed except in accordance with 21 CFR 10.20 and other
applicable disclosure law. For more information about FDA's posting of
comments to public dockets, see 80 FR 56469, September 18, 2015, or
access the information at: https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2015-09-18/pdf/2015-23389.pdf.
    Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or
the electronic and written/paper comments received, go to https://www.regulations.gov and insert the docket number, found in brackets in
the heading of this document, into the ``Search'' box and follow the
prompts and/or go to the Dockets Management Staff, 5630 Fishers Lane,
Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Chelsea Trull, Center for Veterinary
Medicine (HFV-224), Food and Drug Administration, 7519 Standish Pl.,
Rockville, MD 20855,<PHONE_NUMBER>, [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the Federal Register of September 21,
2017 (82 FR 44128), FDA gave notice that Akzo Nobel Surface Chemistry
AB had filed a petition to amend Title 21 of the Code of Federal
Regulations in part 573 Food Additives Permitted in Feed and

Drinking Water of Animals (21 CFR part 573) to provide for the safe use
of glyceryl polyethylene glycol (15) ricinoleate as an emulsifier in
animal food that does not include food for cats, dogs, vitamin
premixes, or aquaculture.
    Interested persons were originally given until October 23, 2017, to
comment on the petitioner's environmental assessment.
    The environmental assessment was not placed on public display until
October 13, 2017. On our own initiative, we are reopening the comment
period to allow potential respondents to thoroughly evaluate and
address pertinent environmental issues. The Agency believes that a 30-
day extension allows adequate time for interested persons to submit
comments without significantly delaying rulemaking on this important
issue.

    Dated: December 20, 2017.
Leslie Kux,
Associate Commissioner for Policy.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

Notice of Intent To Request Revision From the Office of
Management and Budget of a Currently Approved Information Collection
Activity, Request for Comments; Pilot Schools--FAR 141

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The FAA invites public comments about our intention to request
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to approve a current
information collection. 49 CFR Part 44707 authorizes certification of
civilian schools giving instruction in flying. Information collected is
used for certification and to determine applicant compliance.

DATES: Please submit comments by December 15, 2009.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carla Mauney on<PHONE_NUMBER>, or by
e-mail at<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

    Title: Pilot Schools--FAR 141.
    Type of Request: Extension without change of an approved
collection.
    OMB Control Number: 2120-0009.
    Form(s): 8420-8.
    Affected Public: A total of 546 Respondents.
    Frequency: The information is collected on occasion.
    Estimated Average Burden per Response: Approximately 54.5 hours per
response.
    Estimated Annual Burden Hours: An estimated 29,770 hours annually.
    Abstract: 49 CFR Part 44707 authorizes certification of civilian
schools giving instruction in flying. Information collected is used for
certification and to determine applicant compliance.

Addresses: Send comments to the FAA at the following address: Ms. Carla
Mauney, Room 712, Federal Aviation Administration, IT Enterprises
Business Services Division, AES-200, 800 Independence Ave., SW.,
Washington, DC 20591.
    Comments are invited on: Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of
the Department, including whether the information will have practical
utility; the accuracy of the Department's estimates of the burden of
the proposed information collection; ways to enhance the quality,
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; and ways to
minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents,
including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on October 8, 2009.
Carla Mauney,
FAA Information Collection Clearance Officer, IT Enterprises Business
Services Division, AES-200.
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