[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 8 (Wednesday, January 12, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2107-2109]
[FR Doc No: 2011-625]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-ORD-2011-0970; FRL-9252-3]

Human Studies Review Board; Notice of Public Meeting

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency)
Office of the Science Advisor (OSA) announces a public meeting of the
Human Studies Review Board (HSRB) to advise the Agency on EPA's
scientific and ethical reviews of research with human subjects.

DATES: This public meeting will be held on January 26, 2011, from
approximately 8:30 a.m. to approximately 5 p.m. Eastern Time. The
meeting will be held at the Environmental Protection Agency, Conference
Center--Lobby Level, One Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S.

Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA 22202. Seating at the meeting will be on a
first-come basis. To request accommodation of a disability, please
contact the persons listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT at
least 10 business days prior to the meeting to allow EPA adequate time
to process your request.
    Procedures for Providing Public Input: Interested members of the
public may submit relevant written or oral comments for the HSRB to
consider during the advisory process. Additional information concerning
submission of relevant written or oral comments is provided in section
I. ``Public Meeting,'' under subsection D. ``How may I participate in
this meeting?'' of this notice.

ADDRESSES: Submit your written comments, identified by Docket ID No.
EPA-HQ-ORD-2011-0970, by one of the following methods:
    Internet: http://www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line
instructions for submitting comments.
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ORD Docket, Mailcode: 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
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    Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-
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in the public docket without change and may be made available online at
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placed in the public docket and made available on the Internet. If you
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and other contact information in the body of your comment and with any
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technical difficulties and cannot contact you for clarification, EPA
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the use of special characters, any form of encryption, and be free of
any defects or viruses.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public who wishes to
receive further information should contact Jim Downing at telephone
number:<PHONE_NUMBER>; fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>; e-mail address:
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or Lu-Ann Kleibacker at telephone number: (202)
564-7189; fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>; e-mail address<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
mailing address: Environmental Protection Agency, Office of the Science
Advisor (8105R), 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460.
General information concerning the EPA HSRB can be found on the EPA Web
site at http://www.epa.gov/osa/hsrb/.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Public Meeting

A. Does this action apply to me?

    This action is directed to the public in general. This action may,
however, be of particular interest to persons who conduct or assess
human studies, especially studies on substances regulated by EPA, or to
persons who are, or may be required to conduct testing of chemical
substances under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) or
the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). Since
other entities may also be interested, the Agency has not attempted to
describe all the specific entities that may be affected by this action.
If you have any questions regarding the applicability of this action to
a particular entity, consult Jim Downing or Lu-Ann Kleibacker listed
under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

B. How can I access electronic copies of this document and other
related information?

    In addition to using regulations.gov, you may access this Federal
Register document electronically through the EPA Internet under the
``Federal Register'' listings at http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/.
    Docket: All documents in the docket are listed in the http://www.regulations.gov index. Although listed in the index, some
information is not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other information
whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such
as copyrighted material, will be publicly available only in hard copy.
Publicly available docket materials are available either electronically
in http://www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the ORD Docket, EPA/
DC, Public Reading Room. The EPA/DC Public Reading Room is located in
the EPA Headquarters Library, Room Number 3334 in the EPA West
Building, located at 1301 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC
20460. The hours of operation are 8:30 am to 4:30 p.m. EST, Monday
through Friday, excluding Federal holidays. Please call<PHONE_NUMBER>
or e-mail the ORD Docket at<EMAIL_ADDRESS>for instructions.
Updates to Public Reading Room access are available on the Web site
(http://www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm). EPA's position paper(s),
charge/questions to the HSRB, and the meeting agenda will be available
by mid January 2011. In addition, the Agency may provide additional
background documents as the materials become available. You may obtain
electronic copies of these documents, and certain other related
documents that might be available electronically, from the
regulations.gov Web site and the EPA HSRB Web site at http://www.epa.gov/osa/hsrb/. For questions on document availability, or if
you do not have access to the Internet, consult either Jim Downing or
Lu-Ann Kleibacker listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

C. What should I consider as I prepare my comments for EPA?

    You may find the following suggestions helpful for preparing your
comments:
    1. Explain your views as clearly as possible.
    2. Describe any assumptions that you used.
    3. Provide copies of any technical information and/or data that you
used to support your views.
    4. Provide specific examples to illustrate your concerns and
suggest alternatives.
    5. To ensure proper receipt by EPA, be sure to identify the docket
ID number assigned to this action in the subject

line on the first page of your response. You may also provide the name,
date, and Federal Register citation.

D. How may I participate in this meeting?

    You may participate in this meeting by following the instructions
in this section. To ensure proper receipt by EPA, it is imperative that
you identify docket ID number EPA-HQ-ORD-2011-0970 in the subject line
on the first page of your request.
    1. Oral comments. Requests to present oral comments will be
accepted up to Wednesday, January 19, 2011. To the extent that time
permits, interested persons who have not pre-registered may be
permitted by the Chair of the HSRB to present oral comments at the
meeting. Each individual or group wishing to make brief oral comments
to the HSRB is strongly advised to submit their request (preferably via
e-mail) to Jim Downing or Lu-Ann Kleibacker, under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT, no later than noon, Eastern Time, Wednesday,
January 19, 2011, in order to be included on the meeting agenda and to
provide sufficient time for the HSRB Chair and HSRB Designated Federal
Official (DFO) to review the meeting agenda to provide an appropriate
public comment period. The request should identify the name of the
individual making the presentation and the organization (if any) the
individual will represent. Oral comments before the HSRB are generally
limited to five minutes per individual or organization. Please note
that this includes all individuals appearing either as part of, or on
behalf of, an organization. While it is our intent to hear a full range
of oral comments on the science and ethics issues under discussion, it
is not our intent to permit organizations to expand the time
limitations by having numerous individuals sign up separately to speak
on their behalf. If additional time is available, further public
comments may be possible.
    2. Written comments. Submit your written comments prior to the
meeting. For the HSRB to have the best opportunity to review and
consider your comments as it deliberates on its report, you should
submit your comments at least five business days prior to the beginning
of this meeting. If you submit comments after this date, those comments
will be provided to the Board members, but you should recognize that
the Board members may not have adequate time to consider those comments
prior to making a decision. Thus, if you plan to submit written
comments, the Agency strongly encourages you to submit such comments no
later than noon, Eastern Time, January 19, 2011. You should submit your
comments using the instructions in section I., under subsection C.,
``What should I consider as I prepare my comments for EPA?'' In
addition, the Agency also requests that persons submitting comments
directly to the docket also provide a copy of their comments to Jim
Downing or Lu-Ann Kleibacker listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT. There is no limit on the length of written comments for
consideration by the HSRB.

E. Background

    The HSRB is a Federal advisory committee operating in accordance
with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) 5 U.S.C. App.2 section
9. The HSRB provides advice, information, and recommendations to EPA on
issues related to scientific and ethical aspects of human subjects
research. The major objectives of the HSRB are to provide advice and
recommendations on: (1) Research proposals and protocols; (2) reports
of completed research with human subjects; and (3) how to strengthen
EPA's programs for protection of human subjects of research. The HSRB
reports to the EPA Administrator through EPA's Science Advisor.
    1. Topics for discussion. At its meeting on January 26, 2011, EPA's
Human Studies Review Board will consider scientific and ethical issues
surrounding these topics:

--A scenario design and associated protocol from the Agricultural
Handler Exposure Task Force (AHETF) describing proposed research to
monitor exposure of workers who mix and load pesticides formulated as
wettable powders. EPA requests the advice of the HSRB concerning
whether, if it is revised as suggested in EPA's review and if it is
performed as described, this research is likely to generate
scientifically reliable data, useful for assessing the exposure of
those who mix and load pesticides formulated as wettable powders, and
to meet the applicable requirements of 40 CFR part 26, subparts K and
L.
--The report of a completed scenario monograph and study reports of
five field studies from the Agricultural Handler Exposure Task Force
(AHETF) measuring the dermal and inhalation exposure of workers
applying liquid spray pesticides to tree or trellis crops using closed
cab airblast equipment. The studies were conducted in five states in
the U.S. where closed cab airblast equipment is commonly used in
production agriculture. EPA seeks the advice of the HSRB on the
scientific soundness of this completed research and on its
appropriateness for use in estimating the exposure of workers who apply
liquid spray pesticides using closed cab airblast equipment, and on
whether available information supports a determination that the study
was conducted in substantial compliance with subparts K and L of 40 CFR
part 26.

    2. Meeting minutes and reports. Minutes of the meeting, summarizing
the matters discussed and recommendations, if any, made by the advisory
committee regarding such matters, will be released within 90 calendar
days of the meeting. Such minutes will be available at http://www.epa.gov/osa/hsrb/ and http://www.regulations.gov. In addition,
information concerning a Board meeting report, if applicable, can be
found at http://www.epa.gov/osa/hsrb/ or from the person listed under
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

    Dated: January 7, 2011.
Fred S. Hauchman,
Acting EPA Science Advisor.
[FR Doc. 2011-625 Filed 1-11-11; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6560-50-P


instrument approach must be
 performed according to any
 procedures and limitations
 approved for the approach
 facility used. The instrument
 approach begins when the
 airplane is over the initial
 approach fix for the approach
 procedure being used (or
 turned over to the final
 approach controller in the
 case of GCA approach) and ends
 when the airplane touches down
 on the runway or when
 transition to a missed
 approach configuration is
 completed.
    (n) Circling approaches      I, T, U, C.........
     which include the
     following:.
        (1) That portion of the  I, T, U, C.........
         circling approach to
         the authorized minimum
         altitude for the
         procedure being used
         must be made under
         simulated instrument
         conditions.

        (2) The circling         I, T, U, C.........
         approach must be made
         to the authorized
         minimum circling
         approach altitude
         followed by a change
         in heading and the
         necessary maneuvering
         (by visual reference)
         to maintain a flight
         path that permits a
         normal landing on a
         runway at least
         90[deg] from the final
         approach course of the
         simulated instrument
         portion of the
         approach.
        (3) The circling         I, T, U, C.........
         approach must be
         performed without
         excessive maneuvering,
         and without exceeding
         the normal operating
         limits of the
         airplane. The angle of
         bank should not exceed
         30[deg].
Training in the circling
 approach maneuver is not
 required if the certificate
 holder's manual prohibits a
 circling approach in weather
 conditions below 1000-3
 (ceiling and visibility).
    (o) Zero-flap approaches.    I, C...............  ..................  T, U..............
     Training in this maneuver
     is not required for a
     particular airplane type
     if the Administrator has
     determined that the
     probability of flap
     extension failure on that
     type airplane is extremely
     remote due to system
     design. In making this
     determination, the
     Administrator determines
     whether training on slats
     only and partial flap
     approaches is necessary.
    (p) Missed approaches which
     include the following:
        (1) Missed approaches    ...................  ..................  I, T, U, C........
         from ILS approaches.
        (2) Other missed         ...................  ..................  ..................  I, T, U, C.
         approaches.
        (3) Missed approaches    ...................  ..................  ..................  I, T, U, C.
         that include a
         complete approved
         missed approach
         procedure.
        (4) Missed approaches    ...................  ..................  I, T, U, C........
         that include a
         powerplant failure.
IV. Landings and Approaches to
 Landings:
Training in landings and
 approaches to landings must
 include the types and
 conditions listed below but
 more than one type may be
 combined where appropriate:
    (a) Normal landings........  I, T, U, C.........
    (b) Landing and go around    I, C...............  ..................  T.................  U.
     with the horizontal
     stabilizer out of trim.
    (c) Landing in sequence      I..................  ..................  T, U, C...........
     from an ILS instrument
     approach.
    (d)(1) Crosswind landing...  I, T, U, C.........
    (2) Beginning March 12,      I, T, U, C.........
     2019, crosswind landing,
     including crosswind
     landings with gusts if
     practicable under the
     existing meteorological,
     airport, and traffic
     conditions.
    (e) Maneuvering to a
     landing with simulated
     powerplant failure, as
     follows:
        (1) For 3-engine         I, C...............  ..................  T, U..............
         airplanes, maneuvering
         to a landing with an
         approved procedure
         that approximates the
         loss of two
         powerplants (center
         and one outboard
         engine).
        (2) For other            I, C...............  ..................  T, U..............
         multiengine airplanes,
         maneuvering to a
         landing with a
         simulated failure of
         50 percent of
         available powerplants
         with the simulated
         loss of power on one
         side of the airplane.
    (f) Landing under simulated  I..................  ..................  T, U, C...........
     circling approach
     conditions (exceptions
     under III(n) applicable to
     this requirement).
    (g) Rejected landings that   I..................  ..................  T, U, C...........
     include a normal missed
     approach procedure after
     the landing is rejected.
     For the purpose of this
     maneuver the landing
     should be rejected at
     approximately 50 feet and
     approximately over the
     runway threshold.
    (h) Zero-flap landings if    I, C...............  ..................  T, U..............
     the Administrator finds
     that maneuver appropriate
     for training in the
     airplane.
    (i) Manual reversion.......  ...................  ..................  I, T, U, C........
    (j) Night landings. For      I, T, U, C.........
     pilots in transition
     training, this requirement
     may be met during the
     operating experience
     required under Sec.
     121.434 of this part by
     performing a normal
     landing at night when a
     check airman serving as
     PIC is occupying a pilot
     station.
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    34. Revise appendix F to read as follows:

Appendix F to Part 121--Proficiency Check Requirements

    The maneuvers and procedures required by Sec.  121.441 for pilot
proficiency checks are set forth in this appendix. Except for the
equipment examination, these maneuvers and procedures must be
performed inflight. Certain maneuvers and procedures may be
performed in a full flight simulator (FFS), or a flight training
device (FTD) as indicated by the appropriate symbol in the
respective column opposite the maneuver or procedure.
    Whenever a maneuver or procedure is authorized to be performed
in an FTD, it may be performed in an FFS.
    A Level B or higher FFS may be used instead of the airplane to
satisfy the inflight requirements if the FFS is approved under Sec.
121.407 and is used as part of an approved program that meets the
requirements for an Advanced Simulation Training Program in appendix
H of this part.
    For the purpose of this appendix, the following symbols mean--

B = Both Pilot in Command (PIC) and Second in Command (SIC).
W = May be waived for both PIC and SIC, except during a proficiency
check conducted to qualify a PIC after completing an upgrade
training curriculum in accordance with Sec. Sec.  121.420 and
121.426 of this part.
* = A symbol and asterisk (B*) indicates that a particular condition
is specified in the maneuvers and procedures column.
# = When a maneuver is preceded by this symbol it indicates the
maneuver may be required in the airplane at the discretion of the
person conducting the check.
    Throughout the maneuvers and procedures prescribed in this
appendix, good judgment commensurate with a high level of safety
must be demonstrated. In determining whether such judgment has been
shown, the person conducting the check considers adherence to
approved procedures, actions based on analysis of situations for
which there is no prescribed procedure or recommended practice, and
qualities of

prudence and care in selecting a course of action.

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                                                     Required                                                   Permitted
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       Maneuvers/procedures         Simulated instrument                                                                       Waiver provisions of Sec.
                                         conditions              Inflight                 FFS                    FTD                    121.441(d)
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The procedures and maneuvers set
 forth in this appendix must be
 performed in a manner that
 satisfactorily demonstrates
 knowledge and skill with respect
 to--
    (1) The airplane, its systems
     and components;
    (2) Proper control of
     airspeed, configuration,
     direction, altitude, and
     attitude in accordance with
     procedures and limitations
     contained in the approved
     Airplane Flight Manual, the
     certificate holder's
     operations manual,
     checklists, or other
     approved material
     appropriate to the airplane
     type; and
    (3) Compliance with approach,
     ATC, or other applicable
     procedures.
I. Preflight:
    (a) Equipment examination
     (oral or written). As part
     of the proficiency check the
     equipment examination must
     be closely coordinated with,
     and related to, the flight
     maneuvers portion but may
     not be given during the
     flight maneuvers portion.
     The equipment examination
     must cover--
        (1) Subjects requiring a
         practical knowledge of
         the airplane, its
         powerplants, systems,
         components, operational
         and performance factors;
        (2) Normal, abnormal, and
         emergency procedures,
         and the operations and
         limitations relating
         thereto; and
        (3) The appropriate
         provisions of the
         approved Airplane Flight
         Manual.
        The person conducting the
         check may accept, as
         equal to this equipment
         examination, an
         equipment examination
         given to the pilot in
         the certificate holder's
         ground training within
         the preceding 6 calendar
         months.
    (b) Preflight inspection. The
     pilot must--
        (1) Conduct an actual      .....................  .....................  .....................  B....................  W.*
         visual inspection of the
         exterior and interior of
         the airplane, locating
         each item and explaining
         briefly the purpose for
         inspecting it. The
         visual inspection may be
         conducted using an
         approved pictorial means
         that realistically
         portrays the location
         and detail of visual
         inspection items and
         provides for the
         portrayal of normal and
         abnormal conditions. If
         a flight engineer is a
         required flightcrew
         member for the
         particular type
         airplane, the visual
         inspection may be waived
         under Sec.   121.441(d).
        (2) Demonstrate the use    .....................  .....................  .....................  B....................
         of the prestart
         checklist, appropriate
         control system checks,
         starting procedures,
         radio and electronic
         equipment checks, and
         the selection of proper
         navigation and
         communications radio
         facilities and
         frequencies prior to
         flight.
    (c)(1) Taxiing. Before March   .....................  B....................
     12, 2019, this maneuver
     includes taxiing, sailing,
     or docking procedures in
     compliance with instructions
     issued by ATC or by the
     person conducting the check.
     SIC proficiency checks for a
     type rating must include
     taxiing. However, other SIC
     proficiency checks need only
     include taxiing to the
     extent practical from the
     seat position assigned to
     the SIC.

    (c)(2) Taxiing. Beginning      .....................  B....................
     March 12, 2019, this
     maneuver includes the
     following: (i) Taxiing,
     sailing, or docking
     procedures in compliance
     with instructions issued by
     ATC or by the person
     conducting the check. (ii)
     Use of airport diagram
     (surface movement chart).
     (iii) Obtaining appropriate
     clearance before crossing or
     entering active runways.
     (iv) Observation of all
     surface movement guidance
     control markings and
     lighting. SIC proficiency
     checks for a type rating
     must include taxiing.
     However, other SIC
     proficiency checks need only
     include taxiing to the
     extent practical from the
     seat position assigned to
     the SIC.
    (d)(1) Powerplant checks. As   .....................  .....................  B....................
     appropriate to the airplane
     type.
    (d)(2) Beginning March 12,     .....................  .....................  B....................
     2019, pre-takeoff procedures
     that include powerplant
     checks, receipt of takeoff
     clearance and confirmation
     of aircraft location, and
     FMS entry (if appropriate),
     for departure runway prior
     to crossing hold short line
     for takeoff.
II. Takeoff:
Takeoffs must include the types
 listed below, but more than one
 type may be combined where
 appropriate:
    (a) Normal. One normal         .....................  B.*
     takeoff which, for the
     purpose of this maneuver,
     begins when the airplane is
     taxied into position on the
     runway to be used.
    (b) Instrument. One takeoff    B....................  .....................  B.*
     with instrument conditions
     simulated at or before
     reaching an altitude of 100'
     above the airport elevation.
    (c)(1) Crosswind. Before       .....................  B.*
     March 12, 2019, one
     crosswind takeoff, if
     practicable, under the
     existing meteorological,
     airport, and traffic
     conditions.
    (c)(2) Beginning March 12,     .....................  B.*
     2019, one crosswind takeoff
     with gusts, if practicable,
     under the existing
     meteorological, airport, and
     traffic conditions.
    #(d) Powerplant failure. One   .....................  .....................  B....................
     takeoff with a simulated
     failure of the most critical
     powerplant--
        (1) At a point after V1    .....................  .....................  B....................
         and before V2 that in
         the judgment of the
         person conducting the
         check is appropriate to
         the airplane type under
         the prevailing
         conditions;
        (2) At a point as close    .....................  .....................  B....................
         as possible after V1
         when V1 and V2 or V1 and
         Vr are identical; or.
        (3) At the appropriate     .....................  .....................  B....................
         speed for nontransport
         category airplanes.
    (e) Rejected. A rejected       .....................  .....................  B *..................  .....................  W.
     takeoff may be performed in
     an airplane during a normal
     takeoff run after reaching a
     reasonable speed determined
     by giving due consideration
     to aircraft characteristics,
     runway length, surface
     conditions, wind direction
     and velocity, brake heat
     energy, and any other
     pertinent factors that may
     adversely affect safety or
     the airplane.
III. Instrument procedures:
    (a) Area departure and area    B....................  .....................  B....................  .....................  W.*
     arrival. During each of
     these maneuvers the pilot
     must--
        (1) Adhere to actual or    B....................  .....................  B....................
         simulated ATC clearances
         (including assigned
         radials); and.
        (2) Properly use           B....................  .....................  B....................
         available navigation
         facilities.
Either area arrival or area
 departure, but not both, may be
 waived under Sec.   121.441(d).
    (b) Holding. This maneuver     B....................  .....................  B....................  .....................  W.
     includes entering,
     maintaining, and leaving
     holding patterns. It may be
     performed in connection with
     either area departure or
     area arrival.
    (c) ILS and other instrument
     approaches. There must be
     the following:
        (1) At least one normal    B....................  .....................  B....................
         ILS approach.
        (2) At least one manually  B....................  B....................
         controlled ILS approach
         with a simulated failure
         of one powerplant. The
         simulated failure should
         occur before initiating
         the final approach
         course and must continue
         to touchdown or through
         the missed approach
         procedure.

        (3) At least one           B....................  .....................  B....................
         nonprecision approach
         procedure using a type
         of nonprecision approach
         procedure that the
         certificate holder is
         approved to use.
        (4) At least one           B....................  .....................  .....................  B....................
         nonprecision approach
         procedure using a
         different type of
         nonprecision approach
         procedure than performed
         under subparagraph (3)
         of this paragraph that
         the certificate holder
         is approved to use.
Each instrument approach must be
 performed according to any
 procedures and limitations
 approved for the approach
 procedure used. The instrument
 approach begins when the
 airplane is over the initial
 approach fix for the approach
 procedure being used (or turned
 over to the final approach
 controller in the case of GCA
 approach) and ends when the
 airplane touches down on the
 runway or when transition to a
 missed approach configuration is
 completed. Instrument conditions
 need not be simulated below 100'
 above touchdown zone elevation.
    (d) Circling approaches. If    .....................  .....................  B *..................  .....................  W.*
     the certificate holder is
     approved for circling
     minimums below 1000-3
     (ceiling and visibility), at
     least one circling approach
     must be made under the
     following conditions--
        (1) The portion of the     B....................  .....................  B.*
         approach to the
         authorized minimum
         circling approach
         altitude must be made
         under simulated
         instrument conditions.
        (2) The approach must be   .....................  .....................  B.*
         made to the authorized
         minimum circling
         approach altitude
         followed by a change in
         heading and the
         necessary maneuvering
         (by visual reference) to
         maintain a flight path
         that permits a normal
         landing on a runway at
         least 90[deg] from the
         final approach course of
         the simulated instrument
         portion of the approach.
        (3) The circling approach  .....................  .....................  B.*
         must be performed
         without excessive
         maneuvering, and without
         exceeding the normal
         operating limits of the
         airplane. The angle of
         bank should not exceed
         30[deg].
If local conditions beyond the
 control of the pilot prohibit
 the maneuver or prevent it from
 being performed as required, it
 may be waived as provided in
 Sec.   121.441(d). However, the
 maneuver may not be waived under
 this provision for two
 successive proficiency checks.
 Except for a SIC proficiency
 check for a type rating, the
 circling approach maneuver is
 not required for a SIC if the
 certificate holder's manual
 prohibits a SIC from performing
 a circling approach in
 operations under this part.
    (e) Missed approach.
        (1) At least one missed    .....................  .....................  B.*
         approach from an ILS
         approach.
        (2) At least one           .....................  .....................  B.*
         additional missed
         approach for SIC
         proficiency checks for a
         type rating and for all
         PIC proficiency checks.
A complete approved missed
 approach procedure must be
 accomplished at least once. At
 the discretion of the person
 conducting the check a simulated
 powerplant failure may be
 required during any of the
 missed approaches. These
 maneuvers may be performed
 either independently or in
 conjunction with maneuvers
 required under Sections III or V
 of this appendix. At least one
 missed approach must be
 performed inflight.
IV. Inflight Maneuvers:
    (a) Steep turns. For SIC       B....................  .....................  B....................  .....................  W.
     proficiency checks for a
     type rating and for all PIC
     proficiency checks, at least
     one steep turn in each
     direction must be performed.
     Each steep turn must involve
     a bank angle of 45[deg] with
     a heading change of at least
     180[deg] but not more than
     360[deg].
    (b) Stall Prevention. For the  B....................  .....................  B....................  .....................  W.*
     purpose of this maneuver the
     approved recovery procedure
     must be initiated at the
     first indication of an
     impending stall (buffet,
     stick shaker, aural
     warning). Except as provided
     below there must be at least
     three stall prevention
     recoveries as follows:

        (1) Takeoff configuration  B....................  .....................  B....................
         (except where the
         airplane uses only a
         zero-flap takeoff
         configuration).
        (2) Clean configuration.   B....................  .....................  B....................
        (3) Landing                B....................  .....................  B....................
         configuration.
At the discretion of the person
 conducting the check, one stall
 prevention recovery must be
 performed in one of the above
 configurations while in a turn
 with the bank angle between
 15[deg] and 30[deg]. Two out of
 the three stall prevention
 recoveries required by this
 paragraph may be waived.
If the certificate holder is
 authorized to dispatch or flight
 release the airplane with a
 stall warning device inoperative
 the device may not be used
 during this maneuver.
    (c) Specific flight            .....................  .....................  B....................  .....................  W.
     characteristics. Recovery
     from specific flight
     characteristics that are
     peculiar to the airplane
     type.
    (d) Powerplant failures. In    .....................  .....................  B....................
     addition to specific
     requirements for maneuvers
     with simulated powerplant
     failures, the person
     conducting the check may
     require a simulated
     powerplant failure at any
     time during the check.
V. Landings and Approaches to
 Landings:
Notwithstanding the
 authorizations for combining and
 waiving maneuvers and for the
 use of an FFS, at least two
 actual landings (one to a full
 stop) must be made for all PIC
 proficiency checks, all initial
 SIC proficiency checks, and all
 SIC proficiency checks for a
 type rating.
Landings and approaches to
 landings must include the types
 listed below, but more than one
 type may be combined where
 appropriate:
    (a) Normal landing...........  .....................  B....................
    (b) Landing in sequence from   .....................  B.*
     an ILS instrument approach
     except that if circumstances
     beyond the control of the
     pilot prevent an actual
     landing, the person
     conducting the check may
     accept an approach to a
     point where in his judgment
     a landing to a full stop
     could have been made.
    (c)(1) Crosswind landing, if   .....................  B.*
     practical under existing
     meteorological, airport, and
     traffic conditions.
    (c)(2) Beginning March 12,     .....................  B.*
     2019, crosswind landing with
     gusts, if practical under
     existing meteorological,
     airport, and traffic
     conditions.
    (d) Maneuvering to a landing
     with simulated powerplant
     failure as follows:
        (1) In the case of 3-      .....................  .....................  B.*
         engine airplanes,
         maneuvering to a landing
         with an approved
         procedure that
         approximates the loss of
         two powerplants (center
         and one outboard
         engine); or
        (2) In the case of other   .....................  .....................  B.*
         multiengine airplanes,
         maneuvering to a landing
         with a simulated failure
         of 50 percent of
         available powerplants,
         with the simulated loss
         of power on one side of
         the airplane.
Notwithstanding the requirements
 of subparagraphs (d)(1) and (2)
 of this paragraph, for an SIC
 proficiency check, except for an
 SIC proficiency check for a type
 rating, the simulated loss of
 power may be only the most
 critical powerplant.
In addition, a PIC may omit the
 maneuver required by
 subparagraph (d)(1) or (d)(2) of
 this paragraph during a required
 proficiency check or FFS course
 of training if he satisfactorily
 performed that maneuver during
 the preceding proficiency check,
 or during the preceding approved
 FFS course of training under the
 observation of a check airman,
 whichever was completed later.

    (e) Except as provided in      .....................  .....................  B.*
     paragraph (f) of this
     section, if the certificate
     holder is approved for
     circling minimums below 1000-
     3 (ceiling and visibility),
     a landing under simulated
     circling approach
     conditions. However, when
     performed in an airplane, if
     circumstances beyond the
     control of the pilot prevent
     a landing, the person
     conducting the check may
     accept an approach to a
     point where, in his
     judgment, a landing to a
     full stop could have been
     made.
    #(f) A rejected landing,       .....................  .....................  B....................
     including a normal missed
     approach procedure, that is
     rejected approximately 50'
     over the runway and
     approximately over the
     runway threshold. This
     maneuver may be combined
     with instrument, circling,
     or missed approach
     procedures, but instrument
     conditions need not be
     simulated below 100 feet
     above the runway.
VI. Normal and Abnormal
 Procedures:
Each pilot must demonstrate the
 proper use of as many of the
 systems and devices listed below
 as the person conducting the
 check finds are necessary to
 determine that the person being
 checked has a practical
 knowledge of the use of the
 systems and devices appropriate
 to the airplane type:
    (a) Anti-icing and deicing     .....................  .....................  B....................
     systems.
    (b) Autopilot systems........  .....................  .....................  B....................
    (c) Automatic or other         .....................  .....................  B....................
     approach aid systems.
    (d) Stall warning devices,     .....................  .....................  B....................
     stall avoidance devices, and
     stability augmentation
     devices.
    (e) Airborne radar devices...  .....................  .....................  B....................
    (f) Any other systems,         .....................  .....................  B....................
     devices, or aids available.
    (g) Hydraulic and electrical   .....................  .....................  .....................  B....................
     system failures and
     malfunctions.
    (h) Landing gear and flap      .....................  .....................  .....................  B....................
     systems failure or
     malfunction.
    (i) Failure of navigation or   .....................  .....................  B....................
     communications equipment.
VII. Emergency Procedures:
Each pilot must demonstrate the
 proper emergency procedures for
 as many of the emergency
 situations listed below as the
 person conducting the check
 finds are necessary to determine
 that the person being checked
 has an adequate knowledge of,
 and ability to perform, such
 procedure:
    (a) Fire in flight...........  .....................  .....................  B....................
    (b) Smoke control............  .....................  .....................  B....................
    (c) Rapid decompression......  .....................  .....................  B....................
    (d) Emergency descent........  .....................  .....................  B....................
    (e) Any other emergency        .....................  .....................  B....................
     procedures outlined in the
     approved Airplane Flight
     Manual.
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35. Revise appendix H to read as follows:

Appendix H to Part 121--Advanced Simulation

    This appendix prescribes the requirements for use of Level B or
higher FFSs to satisfy the inflight requirements of appendices E and
F of this part and the requirements of Sec.  121.439. The
requirements in this appendix are in addition to the FFS approval
requirements in Sec.  121.407. Each FFS used under this appendix
must be approved as a Level B, C, or D FFS, as appropriate.

Advanced Simulation Training Program

    For a certificate holder to conduct Level C or D training under
this appendix all required FFS instruction and checks must be
conducted under an advanced simulation training program approved by
the Administrator for the certificate holder. This program must also
ensure that all instructors and check airmen used in appendix H
training and checking are highly qualified to provide the training
required in the training program. The advanced simulation training
program must include the following:
    1. The certificate holder's initial, transition, conversion,
upgrade and recurrent FFS training programs and its procedures for
re-establishing recency of experience in the FFS.
    2. How the training program will integrate Level B, C, and D
FFSs with other FSTDs to maximize the total training, checking, and
certification functions.
    3. Documentation that each instructor and check airman has
served for at least 1 year in that capacity in a certificate
holder's approved program or has served for at least 1 year as a
pilot in command or second in command in an airplane of the group in
which that pilot is instructing or checking.
    4. A procedure to ensure that each instructor and check airman
actively participates in either an approved regularly scheduled line
flying program as a flightcrew member or an approved line
observation program in the same airplane type for which that person
is instructing or checking.
    5. A procedure to ensure that each instructor and check airman
is given a minimum of 4 hours of training each year to become
familiar with the certificate holder's advanced simulation training
program, or changes to it, and to emphasize their respective roles
in the program. Training for instructors and check airmen must
include training policies and procedures, instruction methods and
techniques, operation of FFS controls (including environmental and
trouble panels), limitations of the FFS, and minimum equipment
required for each course of training.

    6. A special Line-Oriented Flight Training (LOFT) program to
facilitate the transition from the FFS to line flying. This LOFT
program must consist of at least a 4-hour course of training for
each flightcrew. It also must contain at least two representative
flight segments of the certificate holder's operations. One of the
flight segments must contain strictly normal operating procedures
from push back at one airport to arrival at another. Another flight
segment must contain training in appropriate abnormal and emergency
flight operations. After March 12, 2019, the LOFT must provide an
opportunity for the pilot to demonstrate workload management and
pilot monitoring skills.

FFS Training, Checking and Qualification Permitted

    1. Level B FFS
    a. Recent experience (Sec.  121.439).
    b. Training in night takeoffs and landings (part 121, appendix
E).
    c. Landings in a proficiency check (part 121, appendix F).
    2. Level C and D FFS
    a. Recent experience (Sec.  121.439).
    b. All pilot flight training and checking required by this part
except the following:
    i. The operating experience, operating cycles, and consolidation
of knowledge and skills requirements of Sec.  121.434;
    ii. The line check required by Sec.  121.440; and
    iii. The visual inspection of the exterior and interior of the
airplane required by appendices E and F.
    c. The practical test requirements of Sec.  61.153(h) of this
chapter, except the visual inspection of the exterior and interior
of the airplane.

PART 135--OPERATING REQUIREMENTS: COMMUTER AND ON DEMAND OPERATIONS
AND RULES GOVERNING PERSONS ON BOARD SUCH AIRCRAFT

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36. The authority citation for part 135 is revised to read as follows:

    Authority:  49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g), 40113, 41706, 44701-44702,
44705, 44709, 44711-44713, 44715-44717, 44722, 44730, 45101-45105.
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37. Amend Sec.  135.3 by adding paragraph (d) to read as follows:

Sec.  135.3  Rules applicable to operations subject to this part.

* * * * *
    (d) Additional limitations applicable to certificate holders that
are required by paragraph (b) of this section or authorized in
accordance with paragraph (c) of this section, to comply with subparts
N and O of part 121 of this chapter instead of subparts E, G, and H of
this part.
    (1) Upgrade training. (i) Each certificate holder must include in
upgrade ground training for pilots, instruction in at least the
subjects identified in Sec.  121.419(a) of this chapter, as applicable
to their assigned duties; and, for pilots serving in crews of two or
more pilots, beginning on [24 MONTHS AFTER EFFECTIVE DATE OF FINAL
RULE], instruction in the subjects identified in Sec.  121.419(c) of
this chapter.
    (ii) Each certificate holder must include in upgrade flight
training for pilots, flight training for the maneuvers and procedures
required in Sec.  121.424(a), (c), (e) and (f) of this chapter; and,
for pilots serving in crews of two or more pilots, beginning on [24
MONTHS AFTER EFFECTIVE DATE OF FINAL RULE], the flight training
required in Sec.  121.424(b) of this chapter.
    (2) Initial and recurrent leadership and command and mentoring
training. Certificate holders are not required to include leadership
and command training in Sec. Sec.  121.409(b)(2)(ii)(B)(6),
121.419(c)(1), 121.424(b) and 121.427(d)(1) of this chapter and
mentoring training in Sec. Sec.  121.419(c)(2) and 121.427(d)(1) of
this chapter in initial and recurrent training for pilots in command
who serve in operations that use only one pilot.
    (3) One-time leadership and command and mentoring training. Section
121.429 of this chapter does not apply to certificate holders
conducting operations under this part when those operations use only
one pilot.
* * * * *

    Issued in Washington, DC, under the authority provided by 49
U.S.C. 106(f), 44701(a) and Sec. 206 of Public Law 111-216, 124
Stat. 2348 (49 U.S.C. 44701 note).

    Dated: September 21, 2016.
John Barbagallo,
Deputy Director, Flight Standards Service.
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