[Federal Register: August 5, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 149)]
[Proposed Rules]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[EPA-R09-OAR-2008-0379; FRL-8940-3]

Approval and Promulgation of Maintenance Plan for Carbon
Monoxide; State of Arizona; Tucson Air Planning Area

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Clean Air Act, EPA is proposing to approve two
State implementation plan revisions submitted by the State of Arizona.
The State submitted the 2008 Revision to the Carbon Monoxide Limited
Maintenance Plan for the Tucson Air Planning Area on July 10, 2008. EPA
is proposing to approve the 2008 Limited Maintenance Plan because it
provides for the maintenance of the carbon monoxide national ambient
air quality standard within the Tucson Air Planning Area through the
second 10-year portion of the maintenance period. EPA is also proposing
to approve a statutory provision that was submitted by the State on
June 22, 2009 as a revision to the State implementation plan and that
extends the life of the State's vehicle emissions inspection program
through the end of 2016. EPA is taking this action pursuant to those
provisions of the Clean Air Act that obligate the Agency to take action
on submittals of revisions to State implementation plans. The effect of
this action would be to make certain commitments related to maintenance
of the carbon monoxide standard in the Tucson Air Planning Area
Federally enforceable as part of the Arizona State implementation plan.

DATES: Written comments must be received at the address below on or
before September 4, 2009.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments, identified by docket number EPA-R09-OAR-
2008-0379, by one of the following methods:
    1. Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow
the on-line instructions.
    2. E-mail<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    3. Mail or deliver: Marty Robin (AIR-2), U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency Region IX, 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA
94105-3901.
    Instructions: All comments will be included in the public docket
without change and may be made available online at http://
www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided,
unless the comment includes Confidential Business Information (CBI) or
other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute.
Information that you consider CBI or otherwise protected should be
clearly identified as such and should not be submitted through http://
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an ``anonymous access'' system, which means EPA will not know your
identity or contact information unless you provide it in the body of
your comment. If you send e-mail directly to EPA without going through
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and included as part of the comment that is placed in the public docket
and made available on the Internet. If you submit an electronic
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submit. If EPA cannot read your comment due to technical difficulties
and cannot contact you for clarification, EPA may not be able to
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viruses.
    Docket: All documents in the electronic docket are listed in the
http://www.regulations.gov index. Although listed in the index, some
information is not publicly available, i.e., CBI or other information
whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such
as copyrighted material, is not placed on the Internet and will be
publicly available only in hard copy form. Publicly available docket
materials are available either electronically in http://
www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at EPA Region IX, 75 Hawthorne
Street, San Francisco, California. To inspect the hard copy materials,
please schedule an appointment during normal business hours with the
contact listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marty Robin, Air Planning Office (AIR-
2), Air Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region IX, 75
Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA 94105-3901,<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Throughout this document, the terms ``we'',
``us'', and ``our'' refer to EPA.

Table of Contents

I. Summary of EPA's Action
II. Background
III. Arizona's SIP Submittals
IV. EPA's Evaluation of Arizona's SIP Submittals
    A. Procedural Requirements
    B. Substantive Requirements
    1. Attainment Emissions Inventory
    2. Maintenance Demonstration
    3. Monitoring Network and Verification of Continued Attainment
    4. Contingency Plan
    C. Conclusion
V. Transportation and General Conformity
VI. Proposed Action and Public Comment
VII. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

I. Summary of EPA's Action

    Under the Clean Air Act (CAA or ``Act''), EPA is proposing to
approve the 2008 Revision to the Carbon Monoxide Limited Maintenance
Plan for the Tucson Air Planning Area (TAPA) (``2008 CO Maintenance
Plan''), adopted by the Pima Association of Governments (PAG) on June
26, 2008, and submitted by the Arizona Department of Environmental
Quality (ADEQ) as a revision to the Arizona State Implementation Plan
(SIP) on July 10, 2008. In the 1970s, TAPA was designated as a
nonattainment area for the carbon monoxide (CO) national ambient air
quality standard (NAAQS). In 2000, in light of improved ambient CO
conditions and implementation of permanent CO-emissions-reducing
measures, EPA approved ADEQ's request to redesignate the TAPA to
attainment for the CO NAAQS and approved the 1996 Carbon Monoxide
Limited Maintenance Plan for the Tucson Air Planning Area (``1996 CO
Maintenance Plan''), which provides for maintenance of the standard for
the first 10 years after redesignation. The 2008 CO Maintenance Plan
submitted by ADEQ on July 10, 2008 is designed to maintain the CO
standard within the TAPA for a second ten-year period beyond
redesignation, and we are proposing to approve the 2008 CO Maintenance
Plan because we conclude that it meets all applicable requirements
under CAA sections 110 and 175A.
    As a general matter, the 2008 CO Maintenance Plan relies on the
same control measures and contingency provisions to maintain the CO
NAAQS during the second ten-year portion of the maintenance period as
the 1996 CO Maintenance Plan relied upon for the first 10-year period.
One of the control measures, the State's vehicle emissions inspection
(VEI) program, is subject to a legislative sunset clause. To provide
for the continuation of the VEI program, on June 22, 2009, ADEQ
submitted, and EPA is proposing to approve, a SIP revision containing a
statutory provision that extends the life of the State's VEI program
through the end of 2016. While the second 10-year maintenance period
extends until 2020, based on the Arizona's Legislature's support for
the VEI program in the past, we expect the Legislature to extend the
life of the VEI program once again prior to 2016.

II. Background

    Carbon monoxide (CO) is a colorless and odorless gas, formed when
carbon in fuel is not burned completely. It is a component of motor
vehicle exhaust, which contributes about 60 percent of all CO emissions
nationwide. High concentrations of CO generally occur in areas with
heavy traffic congestion. Peak CO concentrations typically occur during
the colder months of the year when CO automotive emissions are greater
and nighttime inversion conditions (where air pollutants are trapped
near the ground beneath a layer of warmer air) are more frequent. CO
enters the bloodstream through the lungs and reduces oxygen delivery to
the body's organs and tissues. The health threat from levels of CO
sometimes found in the ambient air is most serious for those who suffer
from cardiovascular disease, such as angina pectoris.
    Under the CAA, as amended in 1970, EPA promulgated NAAQS to protect
public health and welfare for six criteria pollutants, including CO.
EPA set the NAAQS for CO at 35 parts per million (ppm), one-hour
average, and 9 ppm, eight-hour average. The CO NAAQS remain the same
today. See 40 CFR 50.8. Under the CAA, States are required to adopt and
submit plans to implement, maintain, and enforce the NAAQS throughout
the State. Such plans are referred to as State Implementation Plans
(SIPs).
    Pursuant to the CAA, as amended in 1977, EPA designated all areas
of the country as attainment, nonattainment, or unclassifiable for each
of the NAAQS. EPA designated the TAPA as nonattainment for the CO NAAQS
although the specific boundaries of the area have changed over time.
See 43 FR 8962, at 8968 (March 3, 1978); 44 FR 16388, at 16392 (March
19, 1979); and 51 FR 27843, at 27844 (August 4, 1986). The current
boundary of the TAPA defined by township and range as is set forth in
the CO table contained in 40 CFR 81.303. Pursuant to the CAA as amended
in 1990, TAPA's nonattainment area designation was carried forward by
operation of law, but TAPA was not further classified under the 1990
CAA Amendments because no CO violations had been recorded in the area
during 1988 and 1989. See 56 FR 56694, at 56716 (November 6, 1991).
    In the mid-1990s, in response to the full implementation of a
number of CO reduction measures and an extended period during which no
CO violations were monitored in the TAPA, ADEQ requested redesignation
of TAPA to ``attainment'' for the CO NAAQS. For EPA to approve a
redesignation request, among other criteria, a State must submit (and
EPA approve) a maintenance plan that covers the period extending 10
years after redesignation. See CAA sections 107(d)(3)(E)(iv) and 175A.
EPA has published guidance for States on developing such maintenance

plans.\1\ For certain ``not classified'' CO nonattainment areas (i.e.,
those with design values \2\ at or below 85% of the standard, or 7.65
ppm, eight-hour average), such as the TAPA, EPA interprets the CAA to
allow States to develop more limited maintenance plans, referred to as
Limited Maintenance Plans (LMPs).\3\
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    \1\ Calcagni, John, Director, Air Quality Management Division,
EPA Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, ``Procedures for
Processing Requests to Redesignate Areas to Attainment,'' September
4, 1992.
    \2\ The design value is the highest of the second high eight-
hour concentrations observed at any site in the area.
    \3\ Paisie, Joseph W., Group Leader, Integrated Policy and
Strategies Group, EPA Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards,
``Limited Maintenance Plan Option for Nonclassifiable CO
Nonattainment Areas,'' October 6, 1995.
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    As the designated metropolitan planning organization (MPO) for the
Tucson region, the Pima Association of Governments (PAG) is responsible
under Arizona law for development of nonattainment and maintenance
plans for the TAPA. PAG opted to develop an LMP for the TAPA, and in
1997, ADEQ submitted PAG's 1996 Carbon Monoxide Limited Maintenance
Plan for the Tucson Air Planning Area (``1996 CO Maintenance Plan'') to
EPA as a revision to the Arizona SIP. In 2000, EPA approved the 1996 CO
Maintenance Plan and the State's request to redesignate the TAPA to
attainment for the CO NAAQS. See 65 FR 36353 (June 8, 2000), as
corrected at 65 FR 50651 (August 21, 2000) and 69 FR 12802 (March 18,
2004). In connection with our approval of the 1996 CO Maintenance Plan,
we approved various statutory provisions providing for the continuation
of the control measures and the authority for State agencies to
implement the contingency measures upon which the maintenance plan
relies. One of the approved statutory provisions (i.e., Arizona Revised
Statutes (ARS) section 41-3009.01) extended the life of the State's VEI
program through the end of 2008. As the first 10-year maintenance plan,
the 1996 CO Maintenance Plan was intended to provide for maintenance of
the CO NAAQS in the TAPA through mid-2010.
    Under CAA section 175A(b), States must submit a revision to the
maintenance plan eight years after redesignation to provide for
maintenance of the NAAQS for 10 years following the end of the first
10-year period. In recognition of the continuing record of monitoring
data showing ambient CO concentrations in the TAPA well below the LMP
eligibility threshold (i.e., 7.65 ppm), PAG chose the LMP option again
for the development of a second 10-year CO maintenance plan. On June
26, 2008, PAG adopted the second 10-year CO maintenance plan, entitled
``2008 Revision to the Carbon Monoxide Limited Maintenance Plan for the
Tucson Air Planning Area (for 2010)'' (herein referred to as the ``2008
CO Maintenance Plan''), and on July 10, 2008, ADEQ submitted the 2008
CO Maintenance Plan to EPA as a revision to the Arizona SIP.
    On June 22, 2009, to extend the life of the VEI program through
most of the second 10-year period, ADEQ submitted a statutory provision
(ARS section 41-3017.01) as a revision to the Arizona SIP. ARS section
41-3017.01 extends the life of the State's VEI program until the end of
2016.
    The 2008 CO Maintenance Plan and VEI-related statutory provision
are the subjects of today's proposed rule.

III. Arizona's SIP Submittals

    On July 10, 2008, the ADEQ Director adopted and submitted the 2008
CO Maintenance Plan to EPA as a revision to the Arizona SIP. The
submittal includes the maintenance plan and appendices as well as
certification of adoption of the plan by PAG. Appendices to the plan
include inventory information, certain Arizona statutes, an updated
interagency memorandum of agreement, a letter from ADEQ regarding the
continuation of the VEI program, PAG's ``Air Quality Report--2007
National, State and Tucson Region Trends,'' resolutions from the PAG
jurisdictions concerning priorities for transportation improvement
programs (that had been previously submitted and approved by EPA in
connection with the 1996 CO Maintenance Plan), and documentation of
notice, hearing, and public participation prior to adoption of the plan
by the PAG Regional Council on June 26, 2008.
    The 2008 CO Maintenance Plan does not include any additional
measures but relies on the same strategy as the 1996 CO Maintenance
Plan to provide for maintenance of the CO NAAQS through 2020.
Specifically, the measures upon which the second 10-year maintenance
plan for the TAPA relies include the continuation of the Federal Motor
Vehicle Control Program (FMVCP), the State's VEI program, the State's
wintertime oxygenated gasoline program (1.8% oxygen content), and to a
lesser extent, PAG's Trip Reduction Program and Pima County Department
of Environmental Quality's (PDEQ's) voluntary no-drive days program.
The 2008 CO Maintenance Plan also carries forward essentially the same
contingency plan as contained in the 1996 CO Maintenance Plan.
    On June 22, 2009, ADEQ submitted a supplement to the 2008 CO
Maintenance Plan that includes ARS section 41-3017.01, a statutory
provision that extends the life of the State's VEI program until the
end of 2016, as a revision to the Arizona SIP. In addition to the
statutory provision itself, ADEQ's June 22, 2009 submittal package
includes evidence of public notice, public hearing, and adoption.

IV. EPA's Evaluation of Arizona's SIP Submittals

A. Procedural Requirements

    CAA section 110(a)(2) and 110(l) require revisions to a SIP to be
adopted by the State after reasonable notice and public hearing. EPA
has promulgated specific procedural requirements for SIP revisions in
40 CFR part 51, subpart F. These requirements include publication of a
notice by prominent advertisement in the relevant geographic area of
proposed SIP revisions, at least a 30-day public comment period, and an
opportunity for a public hearing.
    Documentation in Appendix H of the 2008 CO Maintenance Plan shows
that, on March 27, 2008, PAG published a notice of a 30-day comment
period and a public hearing in newspapers of general circulation in the
Tucson area. On April 29, 2008, PAG held a public hearing on the 2008
CO Maintenance Plan. No oral or written comments were submitted, and on
June 26, 2008, the PAG Regional Council adopted the plan. Then, in
accordance with State law, on July 10, 2008, ADEQ adopted and submitted
the 2008 CO Maintenance Plan to EPA as a revision to the Arizona SIP.
The process followed by PAG and ADEQ in adopting the 2008 CO
Maintenance Plan complies with the procedural requirements for SIP
revisions under CAA section 110 and EPA's implementing regulations.
    Documentation in ADEQ's June 22, 2009 SIP submittal shows that
appropriate notice, hearing, and adoption procedures were also followed
by PAG and ADEQ with regards to the adoption and submittal of the SIP
revision containing the statutory provision (ARS section 41-3017.01)
that extends the life of the VEI program through the end of 2016.

B. Substantive Requirements

    EPA has reviewed the 2008 CO Maintenance Plan, which provides the
second 10-year update to the CO maintenance plan for the TAPA, as
required under CAA section 175A(b). The following is a summary of the

requirements and EPA's evaluation of how each requirement is met.
1. Attainment Emissions Inventory
    For maintenance plans, a State should develop a comprehensive,
accurate inventory of actual emissions for an attainment year to
identify the level of emissions which is sufficient to maintain the
NAAQS. A State should develop this inventory consistent with EPA's most
recent guidance on emissions inventory development. For CO, the
inventory should reflect typical wintertime conditions.
    The 2008 CO Maintenance Plan includes a CO attainment inventory for
the TAPA that reflects typical wintertime conditions in year 2008.
Table 1 presents a summary of the inventory for 2008 contained in the
maintenance plan. As shown in table 1, the 2008 Maintenance Plan
estimates that on-road mobile sources contribute approximately 63% to
the total CO inventory within the TAPA in 2008 and nonroad mobile
contribute approximately 33%. Stationary point and area sources
contribute less than 4%.

   Table 1--2008 Typical Winter Day CO Emissions for the Tucson Region
                               (tons/day)
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                 Sources                  CO  (tons/day)     total CO
                                                             emissions
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Point...................................            9.04            1.66
Area....................................            9.57            1.75
Nonroad Mobile..........................          182.62           33.46
On-road Mobile..........................          344.56           63.13
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    TOTAL...............................          545.79
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Source: 2008 CO Maintenance Plan, page 6.

    Appendix A of the 2008 CO Maintenance Plan describes the methods,
models, and assumptions used to develop the attainment inventory. As
described in appendix A, for stationary point and area sources, PAG
generally relied upon the results of a 2001 study of actual emissions
in 2000 to project emissions from such sources in 2008. However, with
respect to one particular area source, residential wood burning, PAG
updated the baseline estimates to reflect more accurate activity level
estimates. Nonroad mobile source emissions were, in part, estimated
using EPA's NONROAD2005 emission model (agricultural, commercial and
mining, industrial and recreational equipment, and commercial and
residential lawn and garden equipment). For on-road mobile sources, PAG
used the latest EPA motor vehicle emissions model, MOBILE6.2, and the
latest planning assumptions regarding vehicle type, vehicle activity,
and vehicle speeds to estimate vehicular emissions for 2008. PAG's
estimates for vehicles reflect 2007 winter meteorological conditions,
local wintertime gasoline specifications, such as minimum oxygen
content, the State's VEI program, and the averaging of high-altitude
and low-altitude MOBILE6.2 emissions factors.
    Based on our review of the methods, models, and assumptions used by
PAG to develop the CO estimates, we find that the 2008 Maintenance Plan
includes a comprehensive, reasonably accurate inventory of actual CO
emissions in an attainment year (2008), and conclude that the plan's
inventory is acceptable for the purposes of a subsequent maintenance
plan under CAA section 175A(b).
2. Maintenance Demonstration
    The maintenance plan demonstration requirement is considered to be
satisfied for areas that were once nonclassifiable for CO (e.g., TAPA)
if the monitoring data show that the area is meeting the air quality
criteria for limited maintenance areas (7.65 ppm or 85 percent of the
eight-hour CO NAAQS). PAG has opted to develop an LMP to fulfill the
TAPA second 10-year maintenance period requirement under CAA section
175A(b).
    Under the LMP option, there is no requirement to project emissions
over the maintenance period. EPA believes if the area begins the first
10-year maintenance period at or below 7.65 ppm, eight-hour average (85
percent of the NAAQS), the air quality, along with the continued
applicability of PSD requirements, any control measures already in the
SIP, and Federal measures, should provide adequate assurance of
maintenance over the initial 10-year maintenance period.
    The same holds true for the second 10-year maintenance period. If
the area initially qualified for the LMP option, and the monitoring
data over the first 10-year maintenance period continues to meet the
air quality criteria for limited maintenance areas (7.65 ppm or 85
percent of the NAAQS), then we believe that the air quality, along with
the continued applicability of PSD requirements, any control measures
already in the SIP, and Federal measures, should provide adequate
assurance of maintenance over the second 10-year maintenance period.
    Table 2 presents the second highest 8-hour CO concentration at the
six CO monitoring sites in the TAPA over the 1998-2008 period. Two of
the six monitoring sites, the 22nd Street/Alvernon and Golf Links/Kolb
sites, are considered microscale and record concentrations in the
vicinities of heavily-traveled intersections. As shown in table 2, 2nd-
high CO concentrations, which form the basis for the design value in an
area, have all been well below the LMP option threshold of 7.65 ppm at
all of the monitoring stations over the entire first 10-year
maintenance period. (The current design value is 2.0 ppm based on 2006-
2008 data.) Moreover, the 2008

CO Maintenance Plan essentially maintains existing controls, including
the FMVCP, the State's VEI program,\4\ the wintertime oxygenated
gasoline program, and contingency provisions.
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    \4\ The State's VEI program, as approved in the Arizona SIP, is
authorized through the end of 2008. In 2007, the State Legislature
acted to extend the program through the end of 2016 (see ARS section
41-3017.01). As noted above, on June 22, 2009, ADEQ submitted ARS
41-3017.01 to EPA as a SIP revision, and we are proposing to approve
the VEI program extension in this notice. We recognize that 2016 is
3\1/2\ years short of the end of the second 10-year maintenance
period. However, in a letter dated March 10, 2008, and included as
appendix D of the 2008 CO Maintenance Plan, ADEQ explains why it
believes that the VEI program will continue beyond 2016
nothwithstanding the sunset date. First, ADEQ states that the VEI
program is recognized as an integral component for air quality plans
in both the Phoenix and Tucson areas and that continuation of the
program is important to achieve and maintain the NAAQS in those
areas. Second, ADEQ notes that the Arizona Legislature has
consistently supported the program since its inception in 1976, and
thus, can reasonably be expected to do so in the future. EPA
believes that ADEQ's rationale provides a reasonable basis for EPA
to assume that the VEI program will be extended when it expires at
the end of 2016.

Table 2--Second Highest Eight-Hour CO Concentrations (ppm) at the Six CO Monitoring Sites in the TAPA, 1998-2008
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                                                    22nd/        22nd/      Children's    Cherry/    Golf Links/
               Year                   Downtown    Craycroft     Alvernon       Park        Glenn         Kolb
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1998..............................          3.9          2.3          4.0          1.7          3.1           ND
1999..............................          3.2          2.0          3.8          1.9          3.4           ND
2000..............................          3.5          2.4          4.7          1.9          3.3           ND
2001..............................          2.5          1.7          2.9          1.7          2.6           ND
2002..............................          2.3          1.9          2.5          1.6          2.3          2.6
2003..............................          2.7          1.9          2.6          1.4          2.7          2.2
2004..............................          2.5          1.6          2.0          1.4          2.2          2.1
2005..............................          1.7          1.5          2.1          1.1          2.4          2.1
2006..............................          1.2          1.4          1.8          1.0          2.0          1.6
2007..............................          1.4          1.2          1.9          1.0          1.5          1.3
2008..............................          1.0          1.1          1.3          0.9          1.5          1.2
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Source: Air Quality System, Quick Look Summary Report, March 17, 2009.

    Therefore, the TAPA continues to be eligible for the LMP option,
and the long record of low monitored CO concentrations, together with
the continuation of existing CO emissions control programs, adequately
demonstrate that the TAPA will maintain the CO NAAQS through the second
10-year maintenance period and beyond.
3. Monitoring Network and Verification of Continued Attainment
    EPA reviews the CO monitoring network that PDEQ operates and
maintains, in accordance with 40 CFR part 58. This network is
consistent with the ambient air monitoring network assessment and plan
developed by PDEQ that is submitted annually to EPA and that follows a
public notification and review process. EPA has reviewed and approved
the 2007 Ambient Air Monitoring Network Assessment and Plan (``2007
Annual Network Plan'').\5\
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    \5\ See EPA letter dated November 10, 2008, to Ursula Kramer,
PDEQ, from Sean Hogan, EPA Region 9, in the docket for today's
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    To verify the attainment status of the area over the maintenance
period, the maintenance plan should contain provisions for continued
operation of an appropriate, EPA-approved monitoring network in
accordance with 40 CFR part 58. As noted above, PDEQ's monitoring
network in the TAPA has been approved by EPA in accordance with 40 CFR
part 58, and the area has committed to continue to maintain a network
in accordance with EPA requirements. For further details on monitoring,
the reader is referred to the 2007 PDEQ Annual Network Plan found at:
http://www.pima.gov/deq/air/pdf/2007NetworkReview.pdf as well as EPA's
approval letter for the 2007 Annual Network Plan, which can be found in
the docket for today's action. We believe PDEQ's monitoring network is
adequate to verify continued attainment of the CO NAAQS in the TAPA.
4. Contingency Plan
    Section 175A(d) of the Act requires that a maintenance plan include
contingency provisions. The purpose of such contingency provisions is
to prevent future violations of the NAAQS or promptly remedy any NAAQS
violations that might occur during the maintenance period.
    The 2008 CO Maintenance Plan carries forward the same contingency
provisions, only slightly modified, that were included in the 1996 CO
Maintenance Plan, and that we found acceptable when we approved the
earlier maintenance plan. In short, and much like the 1996 CO
Maintenance Plan, the 2008 CO Maintenance Plan identifies events,
including measurements of certain threshold CO concentrations or
projections of high CO concentrations based on periodic modeling
analyses, that trigger a requirement to conduct specific types of field
studies and technical analyses, followed by adoption and implementation
of contingency measures as needed to address the sources causing the
elevated CO conditions. The 2008 CO Maintenance Plan lists potential
contingency measures such as transportation system management
improvements and incremental increases in the wintertime gasoline
oxygen content, among others.
    The only significant difference between the contingency provisions
in the approved 1996 CO Maintenance Plan and the contingency provisions
in the submitted 2008 CO Maintenance Plan relates to the use of a
portable CO monitor. In the 1996 plan, the use of a portable CO monitor
was not made contingent upon the occurrence of a particular event, but
rather was a part of ongoing monitoring and modeling efforts to verify
continued attainment. In contrast, the 2008 CO Maintenance Plan commits
to the use of a portable CO monitor contingent upon the occurrence of
certain monitored levels or a determination by PAG that the agency's
periodic modeling analyses have raised a reasonable probability of CO
violations at hot-spot locations within the TAPA. In view of the low
monitored CO levels in the TAPA, we find acceptable the reduced role
for the portable CO monitor, and believe that the contingency
provisions in the 2008

CO Maintenance Plan meet the requirements of CAA section 175A(d).

C. Conclusion

    We conclude that the 2008 CO Maintenance Plan, as supplemented by
the submittal of the statutory provision extending the VEI program,
includes an acceptable update of the various elements of the initial
EPA-approved 1996 CO Maintenance Plan (including emissions inventory,
assurance of adequate monitoring and verification of continued
attainment, and contingency provisions), and essentially carries
forward all of the control measures and contingency provisions relied
upon in the earlier plan. We also find that the TAPA, a former
nonclassifiable CO nonattainment area, continues to qualify for the LMP
option and that therefore the 2008 CO Maintenance Plan adequately
demonstrates maintenance of the CO NAAQS through the documentation of
monitoring data showing maximum CO levels less than 7.65 ppm, eight-
hour average (85 percent of the NAAQS), and through the continuation of
existing control measures. We believe the 2008 CO Maintenance Plan as
supplemented, to be sufficient to provide for maintenance of the CO
NAAQS in the TAPA over the second 10-year maintenance period (i.e.,
through mid-2020) and thereby satisfy the requirements for such a plan
under CAA section 175A(b). In light of the above, we are therefore
proposing to approve ADEQ's submittal on July 10, 2008 of the 2008 CO
Maintenance Plan, and ADEQ's submittal on June 22, 2009 of the
statutory provision extending the life of the VEI program, as a
revision to the Arizona SIP.

V. Transportation and General Conformity

    Section 176(c) of the Act requires that all Federal actions conform
to an applicable SIP. Conformity is defined in section 176(c) of the
Act as conformity to a SIP's purpose of eliminating or reducing the
severity and number of violations of the NAAQS and achieving
expeditious attainment of such standards, and that such activities will
not: (1) Cause or contribute to any new violation of any standard in
any area; (2) increase the frequency or severity of any existing
violation of any standard in any area; or (3) delay timely attainment
of any standard or any required interim emission reductions or other
milestones in any area. EPA has established criteria and procedures for
Federal agencies to follow in determining conformity of their actions.
EPA's rule governing transportation plans, programs, and projects
approved or funded by the Federal Highway Administration or Federal
Transit Administration is referred to as the ``transportation
conformity'' rule (see 40 CFR part 93, subpart A), and EPA's rule
governing all other types of Federal agency actions is referred to as
the ``general conformity'' rule (see 40 CFR part 93, subpart B).
    The transportation conformity rule and the general conformity rule
apply to nonattainment areas and former nonattainment areas, like TAPA,
that have been redesignated as attainment and that are subject to a
maintenance plan. Under either rule, one means of demonstrating
conformity of Federal actions is to indicate that expected emissions
from planned actions are consistent with the emissions budget for the
area.
    While EPA's LMP option does not exempt an area from the need to
affirm conformity, it explains that the area may demonstrate conformity
without submitting an emissions budget. Under the LMP option, emissions
budgets are treated as essentially not constraining for the length of
the applicable maintenance period because it is unreasonable to expect
that such an area will experience so much growth in that period that a
violation of the CO NAAQS would result. In other words, in LMP areas,
EPA concludes that emissions need not be capped for the maintenance
period. Therefore, in areas with approved LMPs, Federal actions
requiring conformity determinations under the transportation conformity
rule are considered to satisfy the ``budget test'' required in 40 CFR
93.118. Similarly, in these areas, Federal actions subject to the
general conformity rule are considered to satisfy the ``budget test''
specified in 40 CFR 93.158(a)(5)(i)(A) of the rule.
    While areas with maintenance plans approved under the LMP option
are not subject to the budget test, the areas remain subject to other
transportation conformity requirements of 40 CFR part 93, subpart A.
Thus, the applicable MPO or State must document and ensure that:
    (a) Transportation plans and projects provide for timely
implementation of SIP transportation control measures in accordance
with 40 CFR 93.113;
    (b) Transportation plans and projects comply with the fiscal
constraint element per 40 CFR 93.108;
    (c) The MPO's interagency consultation procedures meet the
applicable requirements of 40 CFR 93.105;
    (d) Conformity of transportation plans is determined no less
frequently than every four years, and conformity of plan amendments and
transportation projects is demonstrated in accordance with the timing
requirements specified in 40 CFR 93.104;
    (e) The latest planning assumptions and emissions model are used as
set forth in 40 CFR 93.110 and 40 CFR 93.111;
    (f) Projects do not cause or contribute to any new localized CO
violations, in accordance with procedures specified in 40 CFR 93.123;
and
    (g) Project sponsors and/or operators provide written commitments
as specified in 40 CFR 93.125.
    We posted the 2008 Revision to the Carbon Monoxide Limited
Maintenance Plan for the Tucson Air Planning Area on EPA's
transportation conformity adequacy Web site on October 2, 2008 for 30
days and did not receive any comments on the adequacy of the plan. We
believe that the 2008 CO Maintenance Plan demonstrates that it is
unreasonable to expect that the area would experience enough growth in
motor vehicle emissions for a violation of the CO NAAQS to occur and
qualifies as an LMP, and on that basis, we are proposing to approve the
2008 CO Maintenance Plan for transportation conformity purposes. This
determination waives the need for a motor vehicle emissions budget,
although it does not relieve the area or the other transportation
conformity requirements noted above. If finalized as proposed, PAG (the
area's MPO), the Federal Highway Administration, and the Federal
Transit Administration will not be required to satisfy the regional
emissions analysis (with respect to CO) under 40 CFR 93.118 and/or 40
CFR 93.119 in determining the conformity of transportation plans,
programs and projects in the TAPA. See 40 CFR 93.109(j).

VI. Proposed Action and Public Comment

    Under sections 110(k) and 175A of the CAA and for the reasons set
forth above, EPA is proposing to approve two revisions of the Arizona
SIP submitted by ADEQ. The first, submitted on July 10, 2008, includes
the 2008 CO Maintenance Plan for the Tucson Air Planning Area, and the
second, submitted on June 22, 2009, includes a statutory provision (ARS
section 41-3017.01) extending the life of the VEI program through the
end of 2016.
    We are proposing to approve the 2008 CO Maintenance Plan because we
find that it includes an acceptable update of the various elements of
the initial EPA-approved 1996 CO Maintenance Plan (including emissions
inventory, assurance of adequate monitoring and verification of
continued attainment,

and contingency provisions), and essentially carries forward all of the
control measures and contingency provisions relied upon in the earlier
plan. We also find that the TAPA, a former nonclassifiable CO
nonattainment area, continues to qualify for the LMP option and that
therefore the 2008 CO Maintenance Plan adequately demonstrates
maintenance of the CO NAAQS through documentation of monitoring data
showing maximum CO levels less than 85% of the NAAQS and continuation
of existing control measures. We believe the 2008 CO Maintenance Plan
to be sufficient to provide for maintenance of the CO NAAQS in the TAPA
over the second 10-year maintenance period and to thereby satisfy the
requirements for such a plan under CAA section 175A(b). If finalized as
proposed, our approval will make Federally enforceable the 2008 CO
Maintenance Plan's contingency provisions, which are slightly modified
from the corresponding provisions in the 1996 CO Maintenance Plan.
    In connection with the 2008 CO Maintenance Plan, we are proposing
to approve the statutory provision, ARS section 41-3017.01, that
extends the life of the State's VEI program (applicable to the TAPA and
Phoenix metropolitan areas) until the end of 2016, and that was
submitted to EPA as a revision to the Arizona SIP on June 22, 2009,
based on our expectation that the Arizona Legislature will extend the
VEI program beyond 2016.
    We also find that the 2008 CO Maintenance Plan qualifies for
evaluation as an limited maintenance plan under our LMP policy in light
of low monitored CO levels in the TAPA and therefore propose to approve
the 2008 CO Maintenance Plan for transportation conformity purposes. If
finalized as proposed, PAG (the area's MPO), the Federal Highway
Administration, and the Federal Transit Administration will not be
required to satisfy the regional emissions analysis under 40 CFR 93.118
and/or 40 CFR 93.119 in determining conformity of transportation plans
and programs in the TAPA.
    EPA is soliciting public comments on this document and on issues
relevant to EPA's proposed action. We will accept comments from the
public on this proposal for the next 30 days.

VII. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

    Under the Clean Air Act, the Administrator is required to approve a
SIP submission that complies with the provisions of the Act and
applicable Federal regulations. 42 U.S.C. 7410(k); 40 CFR 52.02(a).
Thus, in reviewing SIP submissions, EPA's role is to approve State
choices, provided that they meet the criteria of the Clean Air Act.
Accordingly, this action proposes to approve State law as meeting
Federal requirements and does not impose additional requirements beyond
those imposed by State law. For that reason, this proposed action:
     Is not a ``significant regulatory action'' subject to
review by the Office of Management and Budget under Executive Order
12866 (58 FR 51735, October 4, 1993);
     Does not impose an information collection burden under the
provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.);
     Is certified as not having a significant economic impact
on a substantial number of small entities under the Regulatory
Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.);
     Does not contain any unfunded mandate or significantly or
uniquely affect small governments, as described in the Unfunded
Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-4);
     Does not have Federalism implications as specified in
Executive Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, August 10, 1999);
     Is not an economically significant regulatory action based
on health or safety risks subject to Executive Order 13045 (62 FR
19885, April 23, 1997);
     Is not a significant regulatory action subject to
Executive Order 13211 (66 FR 28355, May 22, 2001);
     Is not subject to requirements of Section 12(d) of the
National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272
note) because application of those requirements would be inconsistent
with the Clean Air Act; and
     Does not provide EPA with the discretionary authority to
address, as appropriate, disproportionate human health or environmental
effects, using practicable and legally permissible methods, under
Executive Order 12898 (59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994).
    In addition, this proposed rule does not have Tribal implications
as specified by Executive Order 13175 (65 FR 67249, November 9, 2000),
because the SIP is not approved to apply in Indian country located in
the State, and EPA notes that it will not impose substantial direct
costs on Tribal governments or preempt Tribal law.

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52

    Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Carbon monoxide,
Intergovernmental relations, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.

    Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.

    Dated: July 21, 2009.
Kathleen H. Johnson,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region IX.
[FR Doc. E9-18693 Filed 8-4-09; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 39

[Docket No. FAA-2018-0455; Product Identifier 2017-NM-121-AD; Amendment
39-19436; AD 2018-20-02]
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: We are superseding Airworthiness Directive (AD) 98-18-24,
which applied to certain Airbus SAS Model A320 series airplanes. AD 98-
18-24 required repetitive inspections to detect cracking in the inner
flange of a certain door frame, and corrective actions, if necessary.
AD 98-18-24 also provided an optional terminating action for the
repetitive inspections. This AD continues to require the repetitive
inspections of the inner flange of a certain door frame, with reduced
repetitive inspection intervals, and corrective action if necessary.
This AD was prompted by a report of cracks on the inner flange of a
certain door frame, and by the results of a full scale fatigue test
that indicated the intervals for the repetitive inspections required by
AD 98-18-24 must be reduced. We are issuing this AD to address the
unsafe condition on these products.

DATES: This AD is effective November 2, 2018.
    The Director of the Federal Register approved the incorporation by
reference of certain publications listed in this AD as of November 2,
2018.

ADDRESSES: For service information identified in this final rule,
contact Airbus SAS, Airworthiness Office--EIAS, Rond-Point Emile
Dewoitine No: 2, 31700 Blagnac Cedex, France; telephone +33 5 61 93 36
96; fax +33 5 61 93 44 51; email [email protected];
internet http://www.airbus.com. You may view this referenced service
information at the FAA, Transport Standards 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 http://www.regulations.gov by searching for and locating
Docket No. FAA-2018-0455.

Examining the AD Docket

    You may examine the AD docket on the internet at http://www.regulations.gov by searching for and locating Docket No. FAA-2018-
0455; 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, the regulatory evaluation, any comments received, and
other information. The address for Docket Operations (phone: 800-647-
5527) 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,
International Section, Transport Standards Branch, FAA; 2200 South
216th St., Des Moines, WA 98198; telephone and fax<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Discussion

    We issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to amend 14 CFR
part 39 to supersede AD 98-18-24, Amendment 39-10740 (63 FR 49272,
September 15, 1998) (``AD 98-18-24''). AD 98-18-24 applied to certain
Airbus SAS Model A320 series airplanes. The NPRM published in the
Federal Register on May 30, 2018 (83 FR 24690). The NPRM was prompted
by a report of cracks on the inner flange of door frame 66 at stringer
positions 18 and 20, and by the results of a full scale fatigue test
that indicated the intervals for the repetitive inspections required by
AD 98-18-24 must be reduced. The NPRM

proposed to continue to require the repetitive inspections of the inner
flange of a certain door frame, with reduced repetitive inspection
intervals, and corrective actions if necessary. We are issuing this AD
to address fatigue cracking in the inner flange of door frame 66, which
could result in reduced structural integrity of the airplane.
    The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), which is the Technical
Agent for the Member States of the European Union, has issued EASA AD
2017-0128, dated July 24, 2017 (referred to after this as the Mandatory
Continuing Airworthiness Information, or ``the MCAI''), to correct an
unsafe condition for certain Airbus SAS Model A320-211 and A320-231
airplanes. The MCAI states:

    During fatigue test on simulated flights, cracks developed on
the inner flange of door frame 66 at stringer 18 and 20 positions.
These cracks were located in the gusset plate attachment holes and
were hidden by the plates.
    This condition, if not detected and corrected, could affect the
structural integrity of the fuselage.
    To address this potential unsafe condition, Airbus issued
Service Bulletin (SB) A320-53-1071, later revised, to provide
instructions to inspect and repair the gusset plate attachment holes
at frame 66, at stringers 18, 20 and 22 both left hand (LH) and
right hand (RH) side of the fuselage (hereafter collectively
referred to as ``the attachment holes'' in this [EASA] AD), and
[Airbus] SB A320-53-1072, providing instructions for reworking of
the attachment holes.
    Consequently, DGAC France issued [French] AD 1996-234-087, later
revised [which corresponds to FAA AD 98-18-24], requiring repetitive
inspections and, depending on findings, repair of the attachment
holes, and including reference to a reworking procedure, which
constitutes optional terminating action for the repetitive
inspections of the attachment holes.
    Since that [French] AD was issued, based on results from a full
scale fatigue test, it was determined that the inspection intervals
must be reduced. Airbus issued SB A320-53-1071 Revision 03,
modifying the inspection threshold and intervals, and not changing
the inspection instructions.
    For the reason described above, this [EASA] AD retains the
requirement of DGAC France AD 1996-234-087 R1, which is superseded,
and requires reduction of the repetitive inspection interval.

    You may examine the MCAI in the AD docket on the internet at http://www.regulations.gov by searching for and locating Docket No. FAA-2018-
0455.

Comments

    We gave the public the opportunity to participate in developing
this final rule. We received no comments on the NPRM or on the
determination of the cost to the public.

Conclusion

    We reviewed the relevant data and determined that air safety and
the public interest require adopting this final rule as proposed,
except for minor editorial changes. We have 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

    Airbus has issued Service Bulletin A320-53-1071, Revision 03, dated
July 20, 2017. This service information describes procedures for
detailed inspections of the gusset plate attachment holes at door frame
66 for cracking and corrective action.
    Airbus also issued Service Bulletin A320-53-1072, Revision 02,
dated May 5, 2016. This service information describes procedures for
modification of the gusset frame attachment at door frame 66.
    This service information is reasonably available because the
interested parties have access to it through their normal course of
business or by the means identified in the ADDRESSES section.

Costs of Compliance

    We estimate that this AD affects 3 airplanes of U.S. registry.
    The actions required by AD 98-18-24, and retained in this AD, take
about 8 work-hours per product, at an average labor rate of $85 per
work-hour. Based on these figures, the estimated cost of the actions
that are required by AD 98-18-24 is $680 per product.
    We estimate that it would take about 19 work-hours per product to
comply with the basic requirements of this AD. The average labor rate
is $85 per work-hour. Based on these figures, we estimate the cost of
this AD on U.S. operators to be $4,845, or $1,615 per product.
    We have received no definitive data that would enable us to provide
cost estimates for the on-condition actions specified in this AD.
    In addition, we estimate that the optional terminating action would
take about 20 work-hours per product, at an average labor rate of $85
per work-hour. Required parts costs would be about $60. Based on these
figures, the estimated cost of the optional terminating action would be
$1,760 per product.
    We also estimate that it would take about 1 work-hour per product
to comply with the proposed reporting requirement in this AD. The
average labor rate is $85 per hour. Based on these figures, we estimate
the cost of reporting the inspection results on U.S. operators to be
$255, or $85 per product.

Paperwork Reduction Act

    A federal agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not
required to respond to, nor shall a person be subject to penalty for
failure to comply with a collection of information subject to the
requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act unless that collection of
information displays a current valid OMB control number. The control
number for the collection of information required by this AD is 2120-
0056. The paperwork cost associated with this AD has been detailed in
the Costs of Compliance section of this document and includes time for
reviewing instructions, as well as completing and reviewing the
collection of information. Therefore, all reporting associated with
this AD is mandatory. Comments concerning the accuracy of this burden
and suggestions for reducing the burden should be directed to the FAA
at 800 Independence Ave. SW, Washington, DC 20591, ATTN: Information
Collection Clearance Officer, AES-200.

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.
    This AD is issued in accordance with authority delegated by the
Executive Director, Aircraft Certification Service, as authorized by
FAA Order 8000.51C. In accordance with that order, issuance of ADs is
normally a function of the Compliance and Airworthiness Division, but
during this transition period, the Executive Director has

delegated the authority to issue ADs applicable to transport category
airplanes and associated appliances to the Director of the System
Oversight Division.

Regulatory Findings

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

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39

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

Adoption of the Amendment

    Accordingly, under the authority delegated to me by the
Administrator, the FAA amends 14 CFR part 39 as follows:

PART 39--AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES

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

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

Sec.  39.13  [Amended]

0
2. The FAA amends Sec.  39.13 by removing Airworthiness Directive (AD)
98-18-24, Amendment 39-10740 (63 FR 49272, September 15, 1998), and
adding the following new AD:

2018-20-02 Airbus SAS: Amendment 39-19436; Docket No. FAA-2018-0455;
Product Identifier 2017-NM-121-AD.

(a) Effective Date

    This AD is effective November 2, 2018.

(b) Affected ADs

    This AD replaces AD 98-18-24, Amendment 39-10740 (63 FR 49272,
September 15, 1998) (``AD 98-18-24'').

(c) Applicability

    This AD applies to Airbus SAS Model A320-211 and Model A320-231
airplanes, certificated in any category, serial numbers 0029, 0045,
0046, 0049 through 0057 inclusive, 0059, 0064, and 0065.

(d) Subject

    Air Transport Association (ATA) of America Code 53, Fuselage.

(e) Reason

    This AD was prompted by a report of cracks on the inner flange
of door frame 66 at stringer positions 18 and 20, and by the results
of a full scale fatigue test that indicated the intervals for the
repetitive inspections required by AD 98-18-24 must be reduced. We
are issuing this AD to address fatigue cracking in the inner flange
of door frame 66, which could result in reduced structural integrity
of the airplane.

(f) Compliance

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

(g) Retained Eddy Current Inspection, With No Changes

    This paragraph restates the requirements of paragraph (a) of AD
98-18-24, with no changes. For Model A320 series airplanes on which
Airbus Modification 21778 (reference Airbus Service Bulletin A320-
53-1072, dated November 7, 1995, as revised by Change Notice 0A,
dated July 5, 1996) has not been accomplished: Prior to the
accumulation of 20,000 total flight cycles, or within 1 year after
October 20, 1998 (the effective date of AD 98-18-24), whichever
occurs later: Perform a rotating probe eddy current inspection to
detect cracking around the edges of the gusset plate attachment
holes of the inner flange of door frame 66, left and right, at
stringer positions P18, P20, and P22, in accordance with Airbus
Service Bulletin A320-53-1071, dated November 7, 1995, as revised by
Change Notice 0A, dated July 5, 1996. If any crack is detected,
prior to further flight, repair in accordance with a method approved
by the Manager, International Section, Transport Standards Branch,
FAA. Repeat the inspection thereafter at intervals not to exceed
20,000 flight cycles.

(h) Retained Optional Terminating Action, With No Changes

    This paragraph restates the optional terminating action of
paragraph (b) of AD 98-18-24, with no changes. Modification of the
gusset plate attachment holes of the inner flange of door frame 66,
left and right (Airbus Modification 21778), in accordance with
Airbus Service Bulletin A320-53-1072, dated November 7, 1995, as
revised by Change Notice 0A, dated July 5, 1996, constitutes
terminating action for the repetitive inspection requirements of
paragraph (g) of this AD.

(i) New Requirement of This AD: Repetitive Inspections

    At the applicable compliance time specified in figure 1 to
paragraph (i) of this AD, do a rotating probe eddy current
inspection to detect cracking around the edges of the gusset plate
attachment holes of the inner flange of door frame 66, left and
right, in accordance with the Accomplishment Instructions of Airbus
Service Bulletin A320-53-1071, Revision 03, dated July 20, 2017.
Repeat the inspection thereafter at intervals not to exceed 10,900
flight cycles.

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(j) Corrective Actions

    (1) If, during any inspection required by paragraph (i) of this
AD, any crack is found on a gusset plate attachment hole: Before
further flight, repair the affected attachment hole, in accordance
with the Accomplishment Instructions of Airbus Service Bulletin
A320-53-1071, Revision 03, dated July 20, 2017, except as required
by paragraph (n) of this AD.
    (2) If, during any inspection required by paragraph (i) of this
AD, any crack is found on any other hole of the gusset plate: Before
further flight, contact the Manager, International Section,
Transport Standards Branch, FAA; or the European Aviation Safety
Agency (EASA); or Airbus's EASA Design Organization Approval (DOA);
for approved repair instructions and accomplish those instructions
accordingly. If approved by the DOA, the approval must include the
DOA-authorized signature.

(k) Terminating Action for This AD

    (1) Repair of a gusset plate attachment hole area as required by
paragraph (j)(1) of this AD terminates the repetitive inspections
required by paragraph (i) of this AD for that attachment hole area
on that airplane only.
    (2) Repair of any other hole of the gusset plate, as required by
paragraph (j)(2) of this AD, does not terminate the repetitive
inspections required by paragraph (i) of this AD for that airplane,
unless specified otherwise in the repair instructions provided by
the Manager, International Section, Transport Standards Branch, FAA;
or the EASA; or Airbus's EASA DOA.
    (3) Accomplishing the initial inspection required by paragraph
(i) of this AD terminates the inspections required by paragraph (g)
of this AD.

(l) Optional Modification

    Modification of the gusset plate attachment holes of the inner
flange of door frame 66, left and right, in accordance with the
Accomplishment Instructions of Airbus Service Bulletin A320-53-1072,
Revision 02, dated May 5, 2016, terminates the repetitive
inspections required by paragraph (i) of this AD for that airplane.

(m) Reporting

    Report the results of the inspection required by paragraph (i)
of this AD that are done on or after the effective date of this AD
to Airbus Service Bulletin Reporting Online Application on Airbus
World (https://w3.airbus.com/), or submit the results to Airbus in
accordance with the instructions of Airbus Service Bulletin A320-53-
1071, Revision 03, dated July 20, 2017. Submit the report within 30
days after accomplishing the inspection required by paragraph (i) of
this AD. The report must include the inspection results, a
description of any discrepancies found, the airplane serial number,
and the number of landings and flight hours on the airplane. If
operators have reported findings as part of obtaining any corrective
actions approved by the EASA DOA, operators are not required to
report those findings as specified in this paragraph.

(n) Service Information Exception

    Where Airbus Service Bulletin A320-53-1071, Revision 03, dated
July 20, 2017, specifies to contact Airbus for appropriate action,
and specifies that action as ``RC'' (Required for Compliance):
Before further flight, accomplish corrective actions in accordance
with the procedures specified in paragraph (q)(2) of this AD.

(o) Credit for Previous Actions

    (1) This paragraph provides credit for actions required by
paragraph (i) of this AD, if those actions were performed before the
effective date of this AD using Airbus Service Bulletin A320-53-
1071, Revision 01, dated July 4, 2002; or Airbus Service Bulletin
A320-53-1071, Revision 02, dated May 5, 2016.
    (2) This paragraph provides credit for actions identified in
paragraph (l) of this AD, if those actions were performed before the
effective date of this AD using Airbus Service Bulletin A320-53-
1072, dated November 7, 1995, as revised by Change Notice 0A, dated
July 5, 1996; or Airbus Service Bulletin A320-53-1072, Revision 01,
dated July 4, 2002.

(p) Paperwork Reduction Act Burden Statement

    A federal agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not
required to

respond to, nor shall a person be subject to a penalty for failure
to comply with a collection of information subject to the
requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act unless that collection
of information displays a current valid OMB Control Number. The OMB
Control Number for this information collection is 2120-0056. Public
reporting for this collection of information is estimated to be
approximately 1 hour per response, including the time for reviewing
instructions, completing and reviewing the collection of
information. All responses to this collection of information are
mandatory. Comments concerning the accuracy of this burden and
suggestions for reducing the burden should be directed to the FAA
at: 800 Independence Ave. SW, Washington, DC 20591, Attn:
Information Collection Clearance Officer, AES-200.

(q) Other FAA AD Provisions

    (1) Alternative Methods of Compliance (AMOCs): The Manager,
International Section, Transport Standards 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 local Flight
Standards District Office, as appropriate. If sending information
directly to the International Section, send it to the attention of
the person identified in paragraph (r)(2) of this AD. Information
may be emailed to: [email protected].
    (i) Before using any approved AMOC, notify your appropriate
principal inspector, or lacking a principal inspector, the manager
of the local flight standards district office/certificate holding
district office.
    (ii) AMOCs approved previously for AD 98-18-24 are approved as
AMOCs for the corresponding provisions of this AD.
    (2) Contacting the Manufacturer: As of the effective date of
this AD, for any requirement in this AD to obtain corrective actions
from a manufacturer, the action must be accomplished using a method
approved by the Manager, International Section, Transport Standards
Branch, FAA; or the EASA; or Airbus SAS's EASA DOA. If approved by
the DOA, the approval must include the DOA-authorized signature.
    (3) Required for Compliance (RC): Except as required by
paragraph (n) 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.

(r) Related Information

    (1) Refer to Mandatory Continuing Airworthiness Information
(MCAI) EASA AD 2017-0128, dated July 24, 2017, for related
information. This MCAI may be found in the AD docket on the internet
at http://www.regulations.gov by searching for and locating Docket
No. FAA-2018-0455.
    (2) For more information about this AD, contact Sanjay Ralhan,
Aerospace Engineer, International Section, Transport Standards
Branch, FAA; 2200 South 216th St., Des Moines, WA 98198; telephone
and fax<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    (3) Service information identified in this AD that is not
incorporated by reference is available at the addresses specified in
paragraphs (s)(3) and (s)(4) of this AD.

(s) Material Incorporated by Reference

    (1) The Director of the Federal Register approved the
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    (2) You must use this service information as applicable to do
the actions required by this AD, unless this AD specifies otherwise.
    (i) Airbus Service Bulletin A320-53-1071, Revision 03, dated
July 20, 2017.
    (ii) Airbus Service Bulletin A320-53-1072, Revision 02, dated
May 5, 2016.
    (3) For service information identified in this AD, contact
Airbus SAS, Airworthiness Office--EIAS, Rond-Point Emile Dewoitine
No: 2, 31700 Blagnac Cedex, France; telephone +33 5 61 93 36 96; fax
+33 5 61 93 44 51; email [email protected]; internet
http://www.airbus.com.
    (4) You may view this service information at the FAA, Transport
Standards Branch, 2200 South 216th St., Des Moines, WA. For
information on the availability of this material at the FAA, call
206-231-3195.
    (5) You may view this service information that is incorporated
by reference at the National Archives and Records Administration
(NARA). For information on the availability of this material at
NARA, call<PHONE_NUMBER>, or go to: http://www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ibr-locations.html.

    Issued in Des Moines, Washington, on September 13, 2018.
Michael Kaszycki,
Acting Director, System Oversight Division, Aircraft Certification
Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. FDA-2012-N-0001]

Pulmonary-Allergy Drugs Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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    This notice announces a forthcoming meeting of a public advisory
committee of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The meeting will
be open to the public.
    Name of Committee: Pulmonary-Allergy Drugs Advisory Committee.
    General Function of the Committee: To provide advice and
recommendations to the Agency on FDA's regulatory issues.
    Date and Time: The meeting will be held on January 30, 2013, from 8
a.m. to 4 p.m.
    Location: FDA White Oak Campus, 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 31
Conference Center, the Great Room (Rm. 1503), Silver Spring, MD 20993-
0002. Information regarding special accommodations due to a disability,
visitor parking, and transportation may be accessed at: http://www.fda.gov/AdvisoryCommittees/default.htm; under the heading
``Resources for You,'' click on ``Public Meetings at the FDA White Oak
Campus.'' Please note that visitors to the White Oak Campus must enter
through Building 1.
    Contact Person: Cindy Hong, Center for Drug Evaluation and
Research, Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Bldg.
31, Rm. 2417, Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002,<PHONE_NUMBER>, Fax: 301-847-
8533, email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or FDA Advisory Committee Information
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advisory committee meeting link, or call the advisory committee
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    Agenda: The committee will discuss the new drug application (NDA)
202049, for mannitol inhalation powder (proposed trade name
BRONCHITOL), for oral inhalation sponsored by Pharmaxis, for the
proposed indication of management of cystic fibrosis in patients aged 6
years and older to improve pulmonary function.
    FDA intends to make background material available to the public no
later than 2 business days before the meeting. If FDA is unable to post
the background material on its Web site prior to the meeting, the
background material will be made publicly available at the location of
the advisory committee meeting, and the background material will be
posted on FDA's Web site after the meeting. Background material is

available at http://www.fda.gov/AdvisoryCommittees/Calendar/default.htm. Scroll down to the appropriate advisory committee meeting
link.
    Procedure: Interested persons may present data, information, or
views, orally or in writing, on issues pending before the committee.
Written submissions may be made to the contact person on or before
January 14, 2013. Oral presentations from the public will be scheduled
between approximately 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. Those individuals
interested in making formal oral presentations should notify the
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the evidence or arguments they wish to present, the names and addresses
of proposed participants, and an indication of the approximate time
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allotted for each presentation may be limited. If the number of
registrants requesting to speak is greater than can be reasonably
accommodated during the scheduled open public hearing session, FDA may
conduct a lottery to determine the speakers for the scheduled open
public hearing session. The contact person will notify interested
persons regarding their request to speak by January 7, 2013.
    Persons attending FDA's advisory committee meetings are advised
that the Agency is not responsible for providing access to electrical
outlets.
    FDA welcomes the attendance of the public at its advisory committee
meetings and will make every effort to accommodate persons with
physical disabilities or special needs. If you require special
accommodations due to a disability, please contact Cindy Hong at least
7 days in advance of the meeting.
    FDA is committed to the orderly conduct of its advisory committee
meetings. Please visit our Web site at http://www.fda.gov/AdvisoryCommittees/AboutAdvisoryCommittees/ucm111462.htm for procedures
on public conduct during advisory committee meetings.
    Notice of this meeting is given under the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (5 U.S.C. app. 2).

    Dated: November 15, 2012.
Leslie Kux,
Assistant Commissioner for Policy.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 97

[Docket No. 30678; Amdt. No. 3332]

Standard Instrument Approach Procedures, and Takeoff Minimums and
Obstacle Departure Procedures; Miscellaneous Amendments

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This establishes, amends, suspends, or revokes Standard
Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAPs) and associated Takeoff Minimums
and Obstacle Departure Procedures for operations at certain airports.
These regulatory actions are needed because of the adoption of new or
revised criteria, or because of changes occurring in the National
Airspace System, such as the commissioning of new navigational
facilities, adding new obstacles, or changing air traffic requirements.
These changes are designed to provide safe and efficient use of the
navigable airspace and to promote safe flight operations under
instrument flight rules at the affected airports.

DATES: This rule is effective August 13, 2009. The compliance date for
each SIAP, associated Takeoff Minimums, and ODP is specified in the
amendatory provisions.
    The incorporation by reference of certain publications listed in
the regulations is approved by the Director of the Federal Register as
of August 13, 2009.

ADDRESSES: Availability of matters incorporated by reference in the
amendment is as follows:
    For Examination--
    1. FAA Rules Docket, FAA Headquarters Building, 800 Independence
Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591;
    2. The FAA Regional Office of the region in which the affected
airport is located;
    3. The National Flight Procedures Office, 6500 South MacArthur
Blvd., Oklahoma City, OK 73169 or
    4. The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). For
information on the availability of this material at NARA, call 202-741-
6030, or go to: http://www.archives.gov/federal_register/code_of_
federal_regulations/ibr_locations.html.
    Availability--All SIAPs and Takeoff Minimums and ODPs are available
online free of charge. Visit http://www.nfdc.faa.gov to register.
Additionally, individual SIAP and Takeoff Minimums and ODP copies may
be obtained from:
    1. FAA Public Inquiry Center (APA-200), FAA Headquarters Building,
800 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591; or
    2. The FAA Regional Office of the region in which the affected
airport is located.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Harry J. Hodges, Flight Procedure
Standards Branch (AFS-420), Flight Technologies and Programs Divisions,
Flight Standards Service, Federal Aviation Administration, Mike
Monroney Aeronautical Center, 6500 South MacArthur Blvd., Oklahoma
City, OK 73169 (Mail Address: P.O. Box 25082, Oklahoma City, OK 73125)
Telephone:<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This rule amends Title 14 of the Code of
Federal Regulations, Part 97 (14 CFR part 97), by establishing,
amending, suspending, or revoking SIAPS, Takeoff Minimums and/or ODPS.
The complete regulators description of each SIAP and its associated
Takeoff Minimums or ODP for an identified airport is listed on FAA form
documents which are incorporated by reference in this amendment under 5
U.S.C. 552(a), 1 CFR part 51, and 14 CFR part 97.20. The applicable FAA
Forms are FAA Forms 8260-3, 8260-4, 8260-5, 8260-15A, and 8260-15B when
required by an entry on 8260-15A.
    The large number of SIAPs, Takeoff Minimums and ODPs, in addition
to their complex nature and the need for a special format make
publication in the Federal Register expensive and impractical.
Furthermore, airmen do not use the regulatory text of the SIAPs,
Takeoff Minimums or ODPs, but instead refer to their depiction on
charts printed by publishers of aeronautical materials. The advantages
of incorporation by reference are realized and publication of the
complete description of each SIAP, Takeoff Minimums and ODP listed on
FAA forms is unnecessary. This amendment provides the affected CFR
sections and specifies the types of SIAPs and the effective dates of
the, associated Takeoff Minimums and ODPs. This amendment also
identifies the airport and its location, the procedure, and the
amendment number.

The Rule

    This amendment to 14 CFR part 97 is effective upon publication of
each separate SIAP, Takeoff Minimums and ODP as contained in the
transmittal. Some SIAP and Takeoff Minimums and textual ODP amendments
may have been issued previously by the FAA in a Flight Data Center
(FDC) Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) as an emergency action of immediate
flight safety relating directly to published aeronautical charts. The
circumstances which created the need for some SIAP and Takeoff Minimums
and ODP amendments may require making them effective in less than 30
days. For the remaining SIAPS and Takeoff Minimums and ODPS, an
effective date at least 30 days after publication is provided.
    Further, the SIAPs and Takeoff Minimums and ODPS contained in this
amendment are based on the criteria contained in the U.S. Standard for
Terminal Instrument Procedures (TERPS). In developing these SIAPS and
Takeoff Minimums and ODPs, the TERPS criteria were applied to the
conditions existing or anticipated at the affected airports. Because of
the close and immediate relationship between these SIAPs, Takeoff
Minimums and ODPs, and safety in air commerce, I find that notice and
public procedures before adopting these SIAPS, Takeoff Minimums and
ODPs are impracticable and contrary to the public interest and, where
applicable, that good cause exists for making some SIAPs effective in
less than 30 days.

Conclusion

    The FAA has determined that this regulation only involves an
established

body of technical regulations for which frequent and routine amendments
are necessary to keep them operationally current. It, therefore--(1) is
not a ``significant regulatory action'' under Executive Order 12866;
(2) is not a ``significant rule '' under DOT Regulatory Policies and
Procedures (44 FR 11034; February 26, 1979) ; and (3) does not warrant
preparation of a regulatory evaluation as the anticipated impact is so
minimal. For the same reason, the FAA certifies that this amendment
will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of
small entities under the criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 97

    Air Traffic Control, Airports, Incorporation by reference, and
Navigation (Air).

    Issued in Washington, DC, on July 24, 2009.
John M. Allen,
Director, Flight Standards Service.

Adoption of the Amendment

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Accordingly, pursuant to the authority delegated to me, Title 14, Code
of Federal Regulations, Part 97 (14 CFR part 97) is amended by
establishing, amending, suspending, or revoking Standard Instrument
Approach Procedures and/or Takeoff Minimums and/or Obstacle Departure
Procedures effective at 0902 UTC on the dates specified, as follows:

PART 97--STANDARD INSTRUMENT APPROACH PROCEDURES

0
1. The authority citation for part 97 continues to read as follows:

    Authority:  49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40103, 40106, 40113, 40114, 40120,
44502, 44514, 44701, 44719, 44721-44722.

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2. Part 97 is amended to read as follows:

Effective 27 AUG 2009

Manokotak, AK, Manokotak, RNAV (GPS) RWY 3, Orig
Manokotak, AK, Manokotak, RNAV (GPS) RWY 21, Orig
Manokotak, AK, Manokotak, RNAV (GPS)-A, CANCELLED
Manokotak, AK, Manokotak, Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle DP, Amdt 1
Yakutat, AK, Yakutat, ILS OR LOC/DME RWY 11, Amdt 1
Yakutat, AK, Yakutat, RNAV (GPS) RWY 2, Amdt 1
Yakutat, AK, Yakutat, RNAV (GPS) RWY 11, Amdt 2
Scottsdale, AZ, Scottsdale, RNAV (RNP) Y RWY 3, Orig-A
Eureka, CA, Murray Field, GPS RWY 11, Orig-B, CANCELLED
Eureka, CA, Murray Field, RNAV (GPS) RWY 12, Orig
Eureka, CA, Murray Field, RNAV (GPS)-B, Orig
Eureka, CA, Murray Field, Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle DP, Amdt 4
Eureka, CA, Murray Field, VOR-A, Amdt 7
Lakeport, CA, Lampson Field, NDB OR GPS-A, Orig-A, CANCELLED
Lakeport, CA, Lampson Field, RNAV (GPS)-A, Orig
Marysville, CA, Yuba County, GPS RWY 14, Orig-A, CANCELLED
Marysville, CA, Yuba County, GPS RWY 32, Orig-A, CANCELLED
Marysville, CA, Yuba County, RNAV (GPS) RWY 14, Orig
Marysville, CA, Yuba County, RNAV (GPS) RWY 32, Orig
Napa, CA, Napa County, RNAV (GPS) Y RWY 36L, Amdt 1
Napa, CA, Napa County, RNAV (GPS) Z RWY 36L, Orig
Redding, CA, Redding Muni, ILS OR LOC/DME RWY 34, Amdt 11
Redding, CA, Redding Muni, LOC/DME BC RWY 16, Amdt 7
Redding, CA, Redding Muni, RNAV (GPS) RWY 34, Amdt 1
Salinas, CA, Salinas Muni, GPS RWY 13, Orig, CANCELLED
Salinas, CA, Salinas Muni, GPS RWY 31, Orig, CANCELLED
Salinas, CA, Salinas Muni, RNAV (GPS) RWY 13, Orig
Salinas, CA, Salinas Muni, RNAV (GPS) Y RWY 31, Orig
Salinas, CA, Salinas Muni, RNAV (GPS) Z RWY 31, Orig
Santa Ana, CA, John Wayne-Orange County, Takeoff Minimums and
Obstacle DP, Amdt 5
Visalia, CA, Visalia Muni, GPS RWY 12, Orig-B, CANCELLED
Visalia, CA, Visalia Muni, GPS RWY 30, Orig-A, CANCELLED
Visalia, CA, Visalia Muni, ILS OR LOC/DME RWY 30, Amdt 6
Visalia, CA, Visalia Muni, RNAV (GPS) RWY 12, Orig
Visalia, CA, Visalia Muni, RNAV (GPS) RWY 30, Orig
Visalia, CA, Visalia Muni, Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle DP, Amdt 3
Lamar, CO, Lamar Muni, RNAV (GPS) RWY 18, Amdt 1
Daytona Beach, FL, Daytona Beach Intl, Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle
DP, Amdt 4
Stuart, FL, Witham Field, Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle DP, Amdt 2
Albany, GA, Southwest Georgia Rgnl, ILS OR LOC RWY 4, Amdt 11
Albany, GA, Southwest Georgia Rgnl, LOC BC RWY 22, Amdt 8
Albany, GA, Southwest Georgia Rgnl, NDB RWY 4, Amdt 13
Albany, GA, Southwest Georgia Rgnl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 4, Amdt 1
Albany, GA, Southwest Georgia Rgnl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 16, Amdt 1
Albany, GA, Southwest Georgia Rgnl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 22, Amdt 1
Albany, GA, Southwest Georgia Rgnl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 34, Amdt 1
Albany, GA, Southwest Georgia Rgnl, VOR OR TACAN RWY 16, Amdt 27
Donalsonville, GA, Donalsonville, Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle DP,
Orig
Lanai City, HI, Lanai, RNAV (GPS) RWY 3, Orig
Lanai City, HI, Lanai, Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle DP, Amdt 5
Lanai City, HI, Lanai, VOR OR TACAN RWY 3, Amdt 7
Coeur D' Alene, ID, Coeur D'Alene-Pappy Boyington Field, NDB RWY 5,
Amdt 2B
Twin Falls, ID, Joslin Field-Magic Valley Rgnl, NDB RWY 25, Amdt 6A
Westminster, MD, Clearview Airpark, Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle
DP, Orig
Lansing, MI, Capital City, ILS OR LOC RWY 28L, Amdt 26
Lansing, MI, Capital City, NDB OR GPS RWY 28L, Amdt 24A, CANCELLED
Lansing, MI, Capital City, RADAR-1, Amdt 15
Lansing, MI, Capital City, RNAV (GPS) RWY 10R, Orig
Lansing, MI, Capital City, RNAV (GPS) RWY 24, Orig
Lansing, MI, Capital City, RNAV (GPS) RWY 28L, Orig
Lansing, MI, Capital City, VOR RWY 24, Amdt 9
Pellston, MI, Pellston Rgnl Arpt Of Emmet County, ILS OR LOC RWY 32,
Amdt 11
Pellston, MI, Pellston Rgnl Arpt Of Emmet County, RNAV (GPS) RWY 5,
Orig
Pellston, MI, Pellston Rgnl Arpt Of Emmet County, RNAV (GPS) RWY 23,
Orig
Pellston, MI, Pellston Rgnl Arpt Of Emmet County, RNAV (GPS) RWY 32,
Orig
Pellston, MI, Pellston Rgnl Arpt Of Emmet County, VOR RWY 23, Amdt
16
Pellston, MI, Pellston Rgnl Arpt Of Emmet County, VOR/DME RWY 5,
Amdt 12
Fergus Falls, MN, Fergus Falls Muni-Einar Mickelson Field, ILS OR
LOC RWY 31, Amdt 2
Fergus Falls, MN, Fergus Falls Muni-Einar Mickelson Field, NDB RWY
31, Amdt 2
Fergus Falls, MN, Fergus Falls Muni-Einar Mickelson Field, RNAV
(GPS) RWY 31, Orig
Fergus Falls, MN, Fergus Falls Muni-Einar Mickelson Field, RNAV
(GPS) RWY 35, Orig
Fergus Falls, MN, Fergus Falls Muni-Einar Mickelson Field, Takeoff
Minimums and Obstacle DP, Orig
Fergus Falls, MN, Fergus Falls Muni-Einar Mickelson Field, VOR RWY
13, Amdt 1
Fergus Falls, MN, Fergus Falls Muni-Einar Mickelson Field, VOR RWY
35, Amdt 10
Ahoskie, NC, Tri-County, NDB RWY 1, Amdt 2, CANCELLED
Raleigh/Durham, NC, Raleigh-Durham Intl, ILS OR LOC RWY 5L, Amdt 5
Raleigh/Durham, NC, Raleigh-Durham Intl, ILS OR LOC RWY 5R, Amdt 27
Raleigh/Durham, NC, Raleigh-Durham Intl, ILS OR LOC RWY 23L, Amdt 8
Raleigh/Durham, NC, Raleigh-Durham Intl, ILS OR LOC RWY 23R, ILS RWY
23R (CAT II),
ILS RWY 23R (CAT III), Amdt 11
Raleigh/Durham, NC, Raleigh-Durham Intl, RNAV (GPS) Y RWY 5L, Amdt 1
Raleigh/Durham, NC, Raleigh-Durham Intl, RNAV (GPS) Y RWY 5R, Amdt 1
Raleigh/Durham, NC, Raleigh-Durham Intl, RNAV (GPS) Y RWY 23L, Amdt
1
Raleigh/Durham, NC, Raleigh-Durham Intl, RNAV (GPS) Y RWY 23R, Amdt
1

Raleigh/Durham, NC, Raleigh-Durham Intl, RNAV (RNP) Z RWY 5L, Orig
Raleigh/Durham, NC, Raleigh-Durham Intl, RNAV (RNP) Z RWY 5R, Orig
Raleigh/Durham, NC, Raleigh-Durham Intl, RNAV (RNP) Z RWY 23L, Orig
Raleigh/Durham, NC, Raleigh-Durham Intl, RNAV (RNP) Z RWY 23R, Orig
Las Vegas, NV, McCarran Intl, VOR RWY 25L/R, Amdt 3
Dayton, OH, James M Cox Dayton Intl, ILS OR LOC RWY 6L, ILS RWY 6L
(CAT II), ILS RWY 6L (CAT III), Amdt 9
Dayton, OH, James M Cox Dayton Intl, ILS OR LOC RWY 18, Amdt 10
Dayton, OH, James M Cox Dayton Intl, ILS OR LOC RWY 24L, Amdt 9
Dayton, OH, James M Cox Dayton Intl, ILS OR LOC RWY 24R, Amdt 8
Dayton, OH, James M Cox Dayton Intl, NDB RWY 6R, Amdt 9
Dayton, OH, James M Cox Dayton Intl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 6L, Amdt 1
Dayton, OH, James M Cox Dayton Intl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 6R, Amdt 1
Dayton, OH, James M Cox Dayton Intl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 18, Amdt 1
Dayton, OH, James M Cox Dayton Intl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 24L, Amdt 1
Dayton, OH, James M Cox Dayton Intl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 24R, Amdt 1
Dayton, OH, James M Cox Dayton Intl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 36, Amdt 1
Redmond, OR, Roberts Field, GPS RWY 10, Orig-A, CANCELLED
Redmond, OR, Roberts Field, RNAV (GPS) RWY 4, Orig
Redmond, OR, Roberts Field, RNAV (GPS) RWY 10, Orig
Redmond, OR, Roberts Field, RNAV (GPS) RWY 22, Orig
Redmond, OR, Roberts Field, RNAV (GPS) Y RWY 28, Amdt 1
Redmond, OR, Roberts Field, RNAV (GPS) Z RWY 28, Orig
Johnstown, PA, John Murtha Johnstown-Cambria County, ILS OR LOC RWY
33, Amdt 6
Johnstown, PA, John Murtha Johnstown-Cambria County, RNAV (GPS) RWY
5, Amdt 1
Johnstown, PA, John Murtha Johnstown-Cambria County, RNAV (GPS) RWY
15, Amdt 1
Johnstown, PA, John Murtha Johnstown-Cambria County, RNAV (GPS) RWY
23, Amdt 1
Johnstown, PA, John Murtha Johnstown-Cambria County, RNAV (GPS) RWY
33, Amdt 1
Johnstown, PA, John Murtha Johnstown-Cambria County, VOR RWY 23,
Amdt 8
Johnstown, PA, John Murtha Johnstown-Cambria County, VOR/DME RWY 23,
Amdt 2
Reading PA, Reading Rgnl/Carl A. Spaatz Fld, NDB RWY 36, Amdt 25
San Juan, PR, Luis Munoz Marin Intl, Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle
DP, Amdt 7
Aberdeen, SD, Aberdeen Rgnl, Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle DP, Orig
Nashville, TN, Nashville Intl, ILS OR LOC RWY 2C, Amdt 1
Nashville, TN, Nashville Intl, ILS OR LOC RWY 2L, ILS RWY 2L (CAT
II), ILS RWY 2L (CAT III), Amdt 9
Nashville, TN, Nashville Intl, ILS OR LOC RWY 2R, ILS RWY 2R (CAT
II), ILS RWY 2R (CAT III), Amdt 7
Nashville, TN, Nashville Intl, ILS OR LOC RWY 20L, Amdt 5
Nashville, TN, Nashville Intl, ILS OR LOC RWY 20R, Amdt 10
Nashville, TN, Nashville Intl, ILS OR LOC RWY 31, Amdt 9
Nashville, TN, Nashville Intl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 13, Amdt 1
Nashville, TN, Nashville Intl, RNAV (GPS) Y RWY 2C, Amdt 1
Nashville, TN, Nashville Intl, RNAV (GPS) Y RWY 2L, Amdt 1
Nashville, TN, Nashville Intl, RNAV (GPS) Y RWY 2R, Amdt 1
Nashville, TN, Nashville Intl, RNAV (GPS) Y RWY 20L, Amdt 1
Nashville, TN, Nashville Intl, RNAV (GPS) Y RWY 20R, Amdt 2
Nashville, TN, Nashville Intl, RNAV (GPS) Y RWY 31, Amdt 1
Nashville, TN, Nashville Intl, RNAV (RNP) Z RWY 2C, Orig
Nashville, TN, Nashville Intl, RNAV (RNP) Z RWY 2L, Orig
Nashville, TN, Nashville Intl, RNAV (RNP) Z RWY 2R, Orig
Nashville, TN, Nashville Intl, RNAV (RNP) Z RWY 20L, Orig
Nashville, TN, Nashville Intl, RNAV (RNP) Z RWY 20R, Orig
Nashville, TN, Nashville Intl, RNAV (RNP) Z RWY 31, Orig
Jasper, TX, Jasper County-Bell Field, GPS RWY 18, Amdt 1, CANCELLED
Jasper, TX, Jasper County-Bell Field, GPS RWY 36, Orig, CANCELLED
Jasper, TX, Jasper County-Bell Field, NDB RWY 18, Amdt 10
Jasper, TX, Jasper County-Bell Field, RNAV (GPS) RWY 18, Orig
Jasper, TX, Jasper County-Bell Field, RNAV (GPS) RWY 36, Orig
Jasper, TX, Jasper County-Bell Field, Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle
DP, Orig
Abingdon, VA, Virginia Highlands, LOC RWY 24, Amdt 3
Abingdon, VA, Virginia Highlands, RNAV (GPS) RWY 6, Orig
Abingdon, VA, Virginia Highlands, RNAV (GPS) RWY 24, Orig
Abingdon, VA, Virginia Highlands, VOR/DME-B, Amdt 6
Hot Springs, VA, Ingalls Fld, GPS RWY 7, Orig-A, CANCELLED
Hot Springs, VA, Ingalls Fld, ILS OR LOC RWY 25, Amdt 4
Hot Springs, VA, Ingalls Fld, RNAV (GPS) RWY 7, Orig
South Boston, VA, William M. Tuck, GPS RWY 1, Orig, CANCELLED
South Boston, VA, William M. Tuck, RNAV (GPS) RWY 1, Orig
South Boston, VA, William M. Tuck, RNAV (GPS) RWY 19, Orig
South Boston, VA, William M. Tuck, VOR-A, Amdt 8
Beckley, WV, Raleigh County Memorial, VOR RWY 19, Amdt 4
Parkersburg, WV, Mid-Ohio Valley Rgnl, ILS OR LOC RWY 3, Amdt 13

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

International Standards on the Transport of Dangerous Goods;
Public Meeting

AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA),
Department of Transportation.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice is to advise interested persons that PHMSA will
conduct a public meeting in preparation for the twenty-second meeting
of the International Civil Aviation Organization's (ICAO) Dangerous
Goods Panel (DGP) to be held October 5-16, 2009 in Montreal, Canada.

DATES: Tuesday, September 29, 2009, 1-3 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the DOT Headquarters, West
Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590.
    Conference Call Capability/Live Meeting Information: Conference
call-in and ``live meeting'' capability will be provided for this
meeting. Specific information on call-in and live meeting access will
be posted when available at http://www.phmsa.dot.gov/hazmat/regs/
international.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Duane Pfund, Director, Office of
International Standards, Office of Hazardous Materials Safety,
Department of Transportation, Washington, DC 20590;<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The primary purpose of this public meeting
will be to discuss draft U.S. positions on the proposals that will be
considered during the 22nd Meeting of the ICAO DGP. Agenda items
include:
    Agenda Item 1: Development of proposals, if necessary, for
amendments to Annex 18--Safe Transport of Dangerous Goods by Air.
    Agenda Item 2: Development of recommendations for amendments to the
Technical Instructions for the Safe Transport of Dangerous Goods by Air
(Doc 9284) for incorporation in the 2011-2012 Edition.
    Agenda Item 3: Development of recommendations for amendments to the
Supplement to the Technical Instructions for the Safe Transport of
Dangerous Goods by Air (Doc 9284) for incorporation in the 2011-2012
Edition.
    Agenda Item 4: Amendments to the Emergency Response Guidance for
Aircraft Incidents involving Dangerous Goods (Doc 9481) for
incorporation in the 2011-2012 Edition.
    Agenda Item 5: Resolution, where possible, of the non-recurrent
work items identified by the Air Navigation Commission or the panel.
    5.1: Approvals.
    5.2: Exemptions.
    5.3: Review of provisions for dangerous goods relating to
batteries:
     (a) Lithium batteries.
     (b) Battery-powered devices.
     (c) Battery-powered mobility aids.
    5.4: Reformatting of the packing instructions.
    5.5: Carriage of dangerous goods on helicopters.
    Agenda Item 6: Other business.
    For more information on the ICAO DGP and to check for updates on
information related to this public meeting visit PHMSA's International
Standards Web site at http://www.phmsa.dot.gov/hazmat/regs/
international. To download papers which will be considered by the Panel
visit the DGP Web site at http://www.icao.int/anb/FLS/DangerousGoods/
flsdg.cfm.

Robert A. Richard,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Hazardous Materials Safety.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

Eighth Plenary Meeting, NextGen Mid-Term Implementation Task
Force

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of NextGen Mid-Term Implementation Task Force meeting.

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SUMMARY: The FAA is issuing this notice to advise the public of a
meeting of the NextGen Mid-Term Implementation Task Force.

DATES: The meeting will be held August 20, 2009, starting at 9 a.m. to
12 p.m. Arrive in FAA Lobby at 8:30 a.m. for visitor check in.

ADDRESSES: FAA Auditorium, Federal Aviation Administration, 800
Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: RTCA Secretariat, 1828 L Street, NW.,
Suite 850, Washington, DC 20036; telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>; fax (202)
833-9434; Web site 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., Appendix 2), notice
is hereby given for a NextGen Mid-Term Implementation Task Force
meeting. The agenda will include:
     Opening Plenary (Welcome and Introductions).
     Work Group and Subgroup Status Reports and Planned
Activities.
     Review and Discuss Task Force Recommendations.
     Closing Plenary (Other Business, Document Production, Date
and Place of Next Meeting, Adjourn).
    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 June 18, 2009.
Francisco Estrada C.,
RTCA Advisory Committee.
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