[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 65 (Friday, April 4, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18905-18906]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. AD10-12-005]

Increasing Market and Planning Efficiency Through Improved
Software; Notice of Technical Conference Increasing Real-Time and Day-
Ahead Market Efficiency Through Improved Software

    Take notice that Commission staff will convene a technical
conference on June 23, 24, and 25, 2014 to discuss opportunities for
increasing real-time and day-ahead market efficiency through improved
software. A detailed agenda with the list of and times for the selected
speakers will be published on the Commission's Web site \1\ after May
7, 2014.
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    This conference will bring together experts from diverse
backgrounds and experiences, including electric system operators,
software developers, government, research centers, and academia for the
purposes of stimulating discussion, sharing information, and
identifying fruitful avenues for research concerning the technical
aspects of improved software for increasing efficiency. This conference
is intended to build on the discussions initiated in the previous
Commission staff technical conferences on increasing market and
planning efficiency through improved software. As such, staff will be
facilitating a discussion to explore research and steps needed to
implement approaches to market modeling which appear to have
significant promise for potential efficiency improvements in the
following areas: Stochastic modeling; optimal transmission switching;
alternating current (AC) optimal power flow modeling; and use of active
and dynamic transmission ratings.
    In particular we solicit proposals for presentations on topics and
questions such as the following:
    (1) Stochastic modeling for unit commitment and operating reserves:
     Given the difficulty in formulating and solving full-scale
stochastic unit-commitment problems, what interim steps might be taken
to more intelligently incorporate information about uncertainty into
unit-commitment and dispatch?
     How can uncertainty be described in a manageable set of
scenarios or constraints that improve unit-commitment and dispatch
while allowing good solutions to be achieved in the required timeframe?
     If a stochastic unit-commitment model is used, how should
prices be calculated, given that the stochastic unit-commitment
formulation no longer produces as part of its solution a single set of
deterministic shadow prices for power at each location?
     How would a stochastic day-ahead unit commitment mechanism
alter current market software for other processes (for example,
reliability unit-commitment processes)?
     What steps toward better incorporation of uncertainty into
unit-commitment might be taken over the next 5 to 10 years?
     What methods can be used to calculate requirements for
contingency reserves and regulating reserves?
    [cir] How can reserves calculations more completely capture the
uncertainty and variability of the system, including forecast error?
    [cir] How can outage probability be captured in contingency reserve
calculations, and how good is the available data?
    [cir] What methods can be used to determine reserve zones?
    (2) Optimal transmission switching:
     Simple optimal direct current (DC) transmission switching
appears to represent a potentially solvable technical problem using
existing computational resources if transmission operators optimize
only a small number of transmission switch positions. It is less clear
whether transmission switching model formulations that include
realistic representations of reliability requirements are solvable.
What is the performance of these more complex model formulations?
     What additional computational impediments, if any, exist
to implementing optimal transmission switching over a small number of
switches while maintaining reliability?
     What steps toward optimal transmission switching might be
taken over the next 5 to 10 years?
    (3) AC optimal power flow modeling:
     What is the current state of computational capability with
respect to dependably solving AC optimal power flow problems, including
analysis of power system reliability?
     Discussions during previous conferences have centered on
concerns that current system data quality might not allow for an AC
optimal power flow model to be properly formulated and solved. What are
the specific data concerns, and what needs to be done to address them?
What accuracy of solutions is appropriate?
     What steps toward use of AC optimal power flow modeling
might be taken over the next 5 to 10 years?
    (4) Transmission limit modeling:
     Previous presentations examined the use of post-
contingency analysis when determining transmission ratings, including
consideration of availability of ramping capability. How can (or have)
adaptive transmission ratings been implemented?
     Previous presentations also examined how transmission
ratings might be updated in real time in response to ambient
conditions. How have such dynamic transmission ratings been
implemented?
     What are the data or computational challenges associated
with implementing adaptive or dynamic transmission ratings?
     How can inter-temporal considerations regarding
transmission line loadings and limits be incorporated into economic
dispatch algorithms?
    (5) What improvements have occurred in linear programs, nonlinear
programs and mixed integer programing (MIPs) for faster and/or better
solutions?
    (6) What new and more efficient approaches to loop flow and joint
dispatch have been developed? How

much inefficiency exists in the current process?
    Discussion of these topics should highlight any advances made since
last year's conference and provide context for any proposals or
presentations on best practices, other analyses of current operations
with respect to these and related topics, and provide opportunity to
discuss existing practices that need improvement.
    The technical conference will be held in conference rooms 3M-2, 3M-
3, and 3M-4 at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission headquarters,
888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. All interested participants
are invited to attend, and participants with ideas for relevant
presentations are invited to nominate themselves to speak at the
conference.
    Speaker nominations must be submitted on or before April 16, 2014
through the Commission's Web site \2\ by providing the proposed
speaker's contact information along with a title, abstract, and list of
contributing authors for the proposed presentation. Proposed
presentations should be closely related to the topics discussed above.
Speakers and presentations will be selected to ensure relevant topics
and to accommodate time constraints.
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    Although registration is not required for general attendance by
United States citizens, we encourage those planning to attend the
conference to register through the Commission's Web site.\3\ We will
provide nametags for those who register on or before June 19, 2014.
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    Due to new security procedures, we strongly encourage attendees who
are not citizens of the United States to register for the conference by
June 2, 2014, in order to avoid any delay associated with being
processed by FERC security.
    The Commission will accept comments following the conference, with
a deadline of July 31, 2014.
    There is an ``eSubscription'' link on the Web site that enables
subscribers to receive email notification when a document is added to a
subscribed docket(s). For assistance with any FERC Online service,
please email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or call<PHONE_NUMBER> (toll
free). For TTY, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    A WebEx will be available. Off-site participants interested in
listening via teleconference or listening and viewing the presentations
through WebEx must register at https://www.ferc.gov/whats-new/registration/real-market-6-23-14-form.asp, and do so by 5:00 p.m. EST
on June 16, 2014. WebEx and teleconferencing may not be available to
those who do not register.
    FERC conferences are accessible under section 508 of the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973. For accessibility accommodations please
send an email to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or call toll free (866) 208-
3372 (voice) or<PHONE_NUMBER> (TTY), or send a fax to<PHONE_NUMBER>
with the required accommodations.
    For further information about these conferences, please contact:

Sarah McKinley (Logistical Information), Office of External Affairs,
(202) 502-8004<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Daniel Kheloussi (Technical Information), Office of Energy Policy and
Innovation,<PHONE_NUMBER><EMAIL_ADDRESS>
    Dated: March 28, 2014.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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[Notices]
[Page 32737]
[FR Doc No: 2017-14893]

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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-81123; File No. SR-NASDAQ-2017-038]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC;
Notice of Designation of a Longer Period for Commission Action on a
Proposed Rule Change, as Modified by Amendment No. 1, Relating to the
First Trust Municipal High Income ETF

July 11, 2017.
    On May 16, 2017, The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC (``Nasdaq'' or
``Exchange'') filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(``Commission''), pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (``Act'') \1\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\2\ a
proposed rule change relating to the First Trust Municipal High Income
ETF (``Fund'') of First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund III, the shares of
which have been approved by the Commission for listing and trading
under Nasdaq Rule 5735. The proposed rule change was published for
comment in the Federal Register on June 2, 2017.\3\ On July 10, 2017,
the Exchange filed Amendment No. 1 to the proposed rule change.\4\ The
Commission has received no comment letters on the proposed rule change.
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
    \2\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
    \3\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 80802 (May 26,
2017), 82 FR 25648 (June 2, 2017).
    \4\ In Amendment No. 1, which amended and replaced the proposed
rule change in its entirety, Nasdaq (a) deleted references to the
``Liquidity Rule,'' and (b) made certain changes to the percentages
to the Fund's investments in Municipal Securities that are, at the
time of investment, rated investment grade and below investment
grade. Because Amendment No. 1 does not materially alter the
substance of the proposed rule change or raise unique or novel
regulatory issues, Amendment No. 1 is not subject to notice and
comment. Amendment No. 1 to the proposed rule change is available
at: https://www.sec.gov/comments/sr-nasdaq-2017-038/nasdaq2017038-1841718-155073.pdf.
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    Section 19(b)(2) of the Act \5\ provides that, within 45 days of
the publication of notice of the filing of a proposed rule change, or
within such longer period up to 90 days as the Commission may designate
if it finds such longer period to be appropriate and publishes its
reasons for so finding or as to which the self-regulatory organization
consents, the Commission shall either approve the proposed rule change,
disapprove the proposed rule change, or institute proceedings to
determine whether the proposed rule change should be disapproved. The
45th day after publication of the notice for this proposed rule change
is July 17, 2017. The Commission is extending this 45-day time period.
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    The Commission finds that it is appropriate to designate a longer
period within which to take action on the proposed rule change so that
it has sufficient time to consider the proposed rule change.
Accordingly, the Commission, pursuant to Section 19(b)(2) of the
Act,\6\ designates August 31, 2017, as the date by which the Commission
shall either approve or disapprove or institute proceedings to
determine whether to disapprove the proposed rule change (File Number
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    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
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Jill M. Peterson,
Assistant Secretary.
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[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 231 (Monday, December 2, 2019)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 65924-65925]
[FR Doc No: 2019-25948]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

44 CFR Part 64

[Docket ID FEMA-2019-0003; Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA-8607]

Suspension of Community Eligibility

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This rule identifies communities where the sale of flood
insurance has been authorized under the National Flood Insurance
Program (NFIP) that are scheduled for suspension on the effective dates
listed within this rule because of noncompliance with the floodplain
management requirements of the program. If the Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA) receives documentation that the community has
adopted the required floodplain management measures prior to the
effective suspension date given in this rule, the suspension will not
occur and a notice of this will be provided by publication in the
Federal Register on a subsequent date. Also, information identifying
the current participation status of a community can be obtained from
FEMA's Community Status Book (CSB). The CSB is available at https://www.fema.gov/national-flood-insurance-program-community-status-book.

DATES: Effective Dates: The effective date of each community's
scheduled suspension is the third date (``Susp.'') listed in the third
column of the following tables.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you want to determine whether a
particular community was suspended on the suspension date or for
further information, contact Adrienne L. Sheldon, PE, CFM, Federal
Insurance and Mitigation Administration, Federal Emergency Management
Agency, 400 C Street SW, Washington, DC 20472,<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NFIP enables property owners to purchase
Federal flood insurance that is not otherwise generally available from
private insurers. In return, communities agree to adopt and administer
local floodplain management measures aimed at protecting lives and new
construction from future flooding. Section 1315 of the National Flood
Insurance Act of 1968, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 4022, prohibits the sale
of NFIP flood insurance unless an appropriate public body adopts
adequate floodplain management measures with effective enforcement
measures. The communities listed in this document no longer meet that
statutory requirement for compliance with program regulations, 44 CFR
part 59. Accordingly, the communities will be suspended on the
effective date in the third column. As of that date, flood insurance
will no longer be available in the community. We recognize that some of
these communities may adopt and submit the required documentation of
legally enforceable floodplain management measures after this rule is
published but prior to the actual suspension date. These communities
will not be suspended and will continue to be eligible for the sale of
NFIP flood insurance. A notice withdrawing the suspension of such
communities will be published in the Federal Register.
    In addition, FEMA publishes a Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) that
identifies the Special Flood Hazard Areas (SFHAs) in these communities.
The date of the FIRM, if one has been published, is indicated in the
fourth column of the table. No direct Federal financial assistance
(except assistance pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief
and Emergency Assistance Act not in connection with a flood) may be
provided for construction or acquisition of buildings in identified
SFHAs for communities not participating in the NFIP and identified for
more than a year on FEMA's initial FIRM for the community as having
flood-prone areas (section 202(a) of the Flood Disaster Protection Act
of 1973, 42 U.S.C. 4106(a), as amended). This prohibition against
certain types of Federal assistance becomes effective for the
communities listed on the date shown in the last column. The
Administrator finds that notice and public comment procedures under 5
U.S.C. 553(b), are impracticable and unnecessary because communities
listed in this final rule have been adequately notified.
    Each community receives 6-month, 90-day, and 30-day notification
letters addressed to the Chief Executive Officer stating that the
community will be suspended unless the required floodplain management
measures are met prior to the effective suspension date. Since these
notifications were made, this final rule may take effect within less
than 30 days.
    National Environmental Policy Act. FEMA has determined that the
community suspension(s) included in this rule is a non-discretionary
action and therefore the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42
U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) does not apply.
    Regulatory Flexibility Act. The Administrator has determined that
this rule is exempt from the requirements of the Regulatory Flexibility
Act because the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, as amended,
Section 1315, 42 U.S.C. 4022, prohibits flood insurance coverage unless
an appropriate public body adopts adequate floodplain management
measures with effective enforcement measures. The communities listed no
longer comply with the statutory requirements, and after the effective
date, flood insurance will no longer be available in the communities
unless remedial action takes place.
    Regulatory Classification. This final rule is not a significant
regulatory action under the criteria of section 3(f) of Executive Order
12866 of September 30, 1993, Regulatory Planning and Review, 58 FR
51735.
    Executive Order 13132, Federalism. This rule involves no policies
that have federalism implications under Executive Order 13132.
    Executive Order 12988, Civil Justice Reform. This rule meets the
applicable standards of Executive Order 12988.
    Paperwork Reduction Act. This rule does not involve any collection
of information for purposes of the Paperwork Reduction Act, 44 U.S.C.
3501 et seq.

List of Subjects in 44 CFR Part 64

    Flood insurance, Floodplains.

    Accordingly, 44 CFR part 64 is amended as follows:

PART 64--[AMENDED]

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1. The authority citation for Part 64 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.; Reorganization Plan No. 3 of
1978, 3 CFR, 1978 Comp.; p. 329; E.O. 12127, 44 FR 19367, 3 CFR,
1979 Comp.; p. 376.

Sec.  64.6  [Amended]

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2. The tables published under the authority of Sec.  64.6 are amended
as follows:

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                                                Effective date
                                                authorization/
                                  Community    cancellation of     Current effective map   Date certain Federal
       State and location            No.        sale of flood              date            assistance no longer
                                                 insurance in                               available in SFHAs
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           Region IV

North Carolina:
    Atkinson, Town of, Pender        370542  N/A, Emerg;          December 6, 2019......  December 6, 2019.
     County.                                  September 22,
                                              2010, Reg;
                                              December 6, 2019,
                                              Susp.
    Brunswick County,                370295  July 7, 1975,        ......do..............   Do.
     Unincorporated Areas.                    Emerg; May 15,
                                              1986, Reg;
                                              December 6, 2019,
                                              Susp.
    Columbus County,                 370305  July 6, 1979,        ......do..............   Do.
     Unincorporated Areas.                    Emerg; June 3,
                                              1991, Reg;
                                              December 6, 2019,
                                              Susp.
    Durham County,                   370085  March 16, 1973,      ......do..............   Do.
     Unincorporated Areas.                    Emerg; February
                                              15, 1979, Reg;
                                              December 6, 2019,
                                              Susp.
    Northwest, City of,              370513  N/A, Emerg;          ......do..............   Do.
     Brunswick County.                        November 12, 1998,
                                              Reg; December 6,
                                              2019, Susp.
    Pembroke, Town of, Robeson       370597  N/A, Emerg; August   ......do..............   Do.
     County.                                  24, 2007, Reg;
                                              December 6, 2019,
                                              Susp.
    Pender County,                   370344  June 28, 1977,       ......do..............   Do.
     Unincorporated Areas.                    Emerg; February
                                              15, 1985, Reg;
                                              December 6, 2019,
                                              Susp.
    Robeson County,                  370202  June 17, 1975,       ......do..............   Do.
     Unincorporated Areas.                    Emerg; February
                                              17, 1989, Reg;
                                              December 6, 2019,
                                              Susp.
    Roxboro, City of, Person         370347  N/A, Emerg; March    ......do..............   Do.
     County.                                  25, 1991, Reg;
                                              December 6, 2019,
                                              Susp.
    Tabor City, Town of,             370070  January 29, 1975,    December 6, 2019......  December 6, 2019.
     Columbus County.                         Emerg; July 17,
                                              1986, Reg;
                                              December 6, 2019,
                                              Susp.
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* ......do = Ditto.
Code for reading third column: Emerg.--Emergency; Reg.--Regular; Susp.--Suspension.

    Dated: November 22, 2019.
Eric Letvin,
Deputy Assistant Administrator for Mitigation, Federal Insurance and
Mitigation Administration--FEMA Resilience, Department of Homeland
Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency.
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[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 219 (Wednesday, November 13, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68108-68110]
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-70818; File No. SR-NYSEArca-2013-114]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE Arca, Inc.; Notice of Filing
and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change Amending the NYSE
Arca Options Fee Schedule Regarding the Applicable Lead Market Maker
Rights Fee for Low-Volume Issues

November 6, 2013.
    Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) \1\ of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 (the ``Act'') \2\and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\3\ notice is hereby
given that, on October 31, 2013, NYSE Arca, Inc. (the ``Exchange'' or
``NYSE Arca'') filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
``Commission'') the proposed rule change as described in Items I, II,
and III below, which Items have been prepared by the self-regulatory
organization. The Commission is publishing this notice to solicit
comments on the proposed rule change from interested persons.
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    \2\ 15 U.S.C. 78a.
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of the
Substance of the Proposed Rule Change

    The Exchange proposes to amend the NYSE Arca Options Fee Schedule
(``Fee Schedule'') regarding the applicable Lead Market Maker (``LMM'')
rights fee for low-volume issues within the first six months of being
listed on the Exchange. The text of the proposed rule change is
available on the Exchange's Web site at www.nyse.com, at the principal
office of the Exchange, and at the Commission's Public Reference Room.

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

    In its filing with the Commission, the self-regulatory organization
included statements concerning the purpose of, and basis for, the
proposed rule change and discussed any comments it received on the
proposed rule change. The text of those statements may be examined at
the places specified in Item IV below. The Exchange has prepared
summaries, set forth in sections A, B, and C below, of the most
significant parts of such statements.

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

1. Purpose
    The Exchange proposes to amend the Fee Schedule regarding the
applicable LMM rights fee for low-volume issues within the first six
months of being listed on the Exchange. The Exchange proposes to
implement the fee change effective November 1, 2013.
    OTP Firms acting as LMMs are assessed a fee for LMM rights for each
appointed issue.\4\ The LMM rights fee is based on the average national
daily volume (``ADV'') of Customer contracts traded in that issue.\5\
The LMM rights fees are assessed at the end of each month on each issue
that an LMM holds in its LMM appointment. Currently, the LMM rights
fees are charged as follows:
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    \4\ ``OTP Firm'' is defined in NYSE Arca Rule 1.1(r). ``Market
Maker'' is defined in NYSE Arca Rule 6.32. ``Lead Market Maker'' is
defined in NYSE Arca Rule 6.82.
    \5\ The term ``Customer'' excludes a broker-dealer. See NYSE
Arca Rule 6.1A(a)(4).

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0-100......................................................         $125
101-1,000..................................................           45
1,001 to 2,000.............................................           75
2,001 to 5,000.............................................          200
5,001 to 15,000............................................          375
15,001 to 100,000..........................................          750
Over 100,000...............................................        1,500
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    The Exchange introduced the current lowest-volume LMM rights fee
tier on October 1, 2013 and set the corresponding $125 fee at a level
that is designed to balance the Exchange's revenue with the cost of
listing low-volume issues.\6\ This lowest-volume LMM rights fee tier
currently applies to (i) issues listed on the Exchange on or after
October 1, 2013 or (ii) issues listed before October 1, 2013 that are
reallocated to a new LMM on or after October 1, 2013. All other issues
are grandfathered, such that the LMM rights fee for the next highest
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    The Exchange proposes that, for issues listed on the Exchange on or
after October 1, 2013 for which the lowest-volume LMM rights fee tier
would apply (i.e., issues with an ADV of Customer contracts of 0-100
contracts), the fee for the next highest tier would apply instead for a
period of six months from the date of listing on the Exchange if, at
the time of initial listing, the issue is not listed on any other
market. After six months from the date of listing on the Exchange, the
standard fee for the lowest-volume LMM rights fee tier would apply.\7\
The Exchange proposes that this six-month period also apply to a new
issue listed on the Exchange between October 1, 2013 and the
implementation date of this proposal (i.e., November 1, 2013) if the
issue was not listed on another market at the time of initial listing
on the Exchange, except that the proposed six-month period would be
decreased by the amount of time that the issue has already been listed
on the Exchange.\8\
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    \7\ As is currently the case, if the ADV of Customer contracts
for the issue corresponded to a different LMM rights fee tier, the
corresponding fee for that different tier would apply, including
during the six-month period proposed herein.
    \8\ For example, if a new issue was listed on the Exchange on
October 1, 2013 and qualifies for the lowest-volume LMM rights fee
tier, beginning November 1, 2013 the fee for the next highest tier
would apply instead for the next five months. The standard fee for
the lowest-volume LMM rights fee tier would apply to such issue
during October 2013. The Exchange is not proposing any retroactive
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    The Exchange also proposes to make certain non-substantive changes
to better organize the text that accompanies the LMM rights fee table
in the Fee Schedule, which was added when the Exchange introduced the
lowest-volume LMM rights fee tier.\9\ First, the Exchange proposes to
delete the reference to ``grandfathering,'' while at the same time
adding detail to specify that this sentence is referring to issues
listed before October 1, 2013 with an ADV of Customer contracts of 0-
100. The ``grandfathering'' reference was added to explain the fees
applicable to issues that were already listed on the Exchange when the
lowest-volume LMM rights fee tier was introduced,\10\ but it is not
necessary and could be confusing in light of the six-month period
proposed herein for newly-listed issues on the Exchange. Second, the
Exchange proposes to specify that the reference to ``existing options''
refers to issues listed on the Exchange before October 1, 2013.
Finally, the Exchange proposes to clearly distinguish the two
categories of issues for which the fee for the lowest-volume LMM rights
fee tier would apply, which would be (i) a new issue listed on the
Exchange on or after October 1, 2013, except that the fee for the next
highest tier would apply during the first six months after listing on
the Exchange if the issue is not listed on any other market as of the
date of listing, or (ii) an issue that was listed on the Exchange
before October 1, 2013 that is reallocated to a new LMM on or after
October 1, 2013.
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    The proposed change is not otherwise intended to address any other
issues, and the Exchange is not aware of any problems that LMMs would
have in complying with the proposed change.
2. Statutory Basis
    The Exchange believes that the proposed rule change is consistent
with Section 6(b) of the Act,\11\ in general, and furthers the
objectives of Sections 6(b)(4) and (5) of the Act,\12\ in particular,
because it provides for the equitable allocation of reasonable dues,
fees, and other charges among its members, issuers and other persons
using its facilities and does not unfairly discriminate between
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    \12\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(4) and (5).
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    The Exchange believes that the proposed change is reasonable
because applying the lower LMM rights fee of $45 to LMMs appointed to
issues with an ADV of Customer contracts of 0-100 contracts would
create an incentive for LMMs to request appointments during the first
six months that such low-volume issues are listed on the Exchange. This
would provide a specific period of time during which trading interest
in the newly-listed issues would be generated, but without the
appointed LMMs being subject to the higher LMM rights fee that
corresponds to the lowest-volume LMM rights fee tier. The Exchange
believes that this may increase the likelihood of LMMs seeking
appointments to low-volume issues during their initial listing on the
Exchange, which would contribute to increased levels of available
liquidity on the Exchange and therefore benefit investors.
    The Exchange believes that the proposed change is equitable and not
unfairly discriminatory because it would apply to all new issues listed
on the Exchange with an ADV of Customer contracts of 0-100 contracts,
and all LMMs appointed thereto, during the first six months of listing
on the Exchange if the issue is not listed on another market at the
time of initial listing on the Exchange. The proposed change is also
equitable and not unfairly discriminatory because the overall quality
of the Exchange's market could benefit from the liquidity provided by
LMMs appointed to these low-volume issues during the first six months
of listing on the Exchange, which would contribute to the Exchange
balancing its cost and revenue when listing such low-volume issues.

    The proposed change is also equitable and not unfairly
discriminatory because of the uncertainty surrounding issues to which
this proposed change would apply. Specifically, because such issues
would not be listed on any other market at the time an LMM would be
appointed, such an LMM would not be able to predict that the ADV of
Customer contracts would correspond to the lowest-volume LMM rights fee
tier and therefore that the higher corresponding fee would apply. The
Exchange believes that the proposed change would account for this
uncertainty by providing LMMs with a specified period of time after an
issue is listed on the Exchange, during which the higher fee for the
lowest-volume LMM rights fee tier would not apply. The Exchange
believes that six months is a reasonable period of time because new
issues may take several months to generate meaningful trading volume on
the Exchange. This could be compounded if other option exchanges do not
list the new issue on their markets. However, even when another option
exchange lists the new issue within a short period of time after its
initial listing on the Exchange, trading interest in such issue could
still take several months to increase to a point where the Exchange
believes it would be reasonable and equitable to apply the higher fee
for the lowest-volume LMM rights fee tier.
    Finally, the Exchange believes that it is subject to significant
competitive forces, as described below in the Exchange's statement
regarding the burden on competition.
    For these reasons, the Exchange believes that the proposal is
consistent with the Act.

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

    In accordance with Section 6(b)(8) of the Act,\13\ the Exchange
does not believe that the proposed rule change will impose any burden
on competition that is not necessary or appropriate in furtherance of
the purposes of the Act. The proposed change would enhance competition
by creating an incentive for LMMs to seek appointments in low-volume
issues that are not listed on other markets. The Exchange does not
believe that the proposed change would burden competition among LMMs
because LMMs apply for such appointments based on their own business
decisions.
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    Finally, the Exchange notes that it operates in a highly
competitive market in which market participants can readily favor
competing venues if they deem fee levels at a particular venue to be
excessive. In such an environment, the Exchange must continually
review, and consider adjusting, its fees and credits to remain
competitive with other exchanges. For the reasons described above, the
Exchange believes that the proposed rule change reflects this
competitive environment.

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

    No written comments were solicited or received with respect to the
proposed rule change.

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

    The foregoing rule change is effective upon filing pursuant to
Section 19(b)(3)(A) \14\ of the Act and subparagraph (f)(2) of Rule
19b-4 \15\ thereunder, because it establishes a due, fee, or other
charge imposed by the Exchange.
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    At any time within 60 days of the filing of such proposed rule
change, the Commission summarily may temporarily suspend such rule
change if it appears to the Commission that such action is necessary or
appropriate in the public interest, for the protection of investors, or
otherwise in furtherance of the purposes of the Act. If the Commission
takes such action, the Commission shall institute proceedings under
Section 19(b)(2)(B) \16\ of the Act to determine whether the proposed
rule change should be approved or disapproved.
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IV. Solicitation of Comments

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

Electronic Comments

     Use the Commission's Internet comment form (http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml); or
     Send an email to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Please include
File Number SR-NYSEArca-2013-114 on the subject line.

Paper Comments

     Send paper comments in triplicate to Elizabeth M. Murphy,
Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street NE.,
Washington, DC 20549-1090.

All submissions should refer to File Number SR-NYSEArca-2013-114. This
file number should be included on the subject line if email is used. To
help the Commission process and review your comments more efficiently,
please use only one method. The Commission will post all comments on
the Commission's Internet Web site (http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml). Copies of the submission, all subsequent amendments, all
written statements with respect to the proposed rule change that are
filed with the Commission, and all written communications relating to
the proposed rule change between the Commission and any person, other
than those that may be withheld from the public in accordance with the
provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be available for Web site viewing and
printing in the Commission's Public Reference Room, 100 F Street NE.,
Washington, DC 20549 on official business days between the hours of
10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Copies of such filing also will be available
for inspection and copying at the principal office of the Exchange. All
comments received will be posted without change; the Commission does
not edit personal identifying information from submissions. You should
submit only information that you wish to make available publicly. All
submissions should refer to File Number SR-NYSEArca-2013-114, and
should be submitted on or before December 4, 2013.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
pursuant to delegated authority.\17\
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Elizabeth M. Murphy,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. ER08-1183-001]

Portland General Electric Company; Notice of Filing

September 17, 2008.
    Take notice that on September 12, 2008, Portland General Electric
Company filed proposed revisions to Schedule 4 of their Open Access
Transmission Tariff, FERC Electric Tariff, Third Revised Volume 8,
pursuant to the Commission's August 29, 2008 Order, 124 FERC ] 61,208,
section 205 of the Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 824d, and Part 35 of
the Commission's regulations, 18 CFR Part 35.
    Any person desiring to intervene or to protest this filing must
file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's Rules of
Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214). Protests will be
considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to
be taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to the
proceeding. Any person wishing to become a party must file a notice of
intervention or motion to intervene, as appropriate. Such notices,
motions, or protests must be filed on or before the comment date.
Anyone filing a motion to intervene or protest must serve a copy of
that document on the Applicant and all the parties in this proceeding.
    The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and
interventions in lieu of paper using the ``eFiling'' link at http://
www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file electronically should submit an
original and 14 copies of the protest or intervention to the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission,

888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.
    This filing is accessible on-line at http://www.ferc.gov, using the
``eLibrary'' link and is available for review in the Commission's
Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an ``eSubscription''
link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive e-mail
notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For
assistance with any FERC Online service, please e-mail
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or call<PHONE_NUMBER> (toll free). For
TTY, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on October 3, 2008.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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[Notices]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2016-0713; FRL-9966-11]

Nominations to the Augmented Science Advisory Committee on
Chemicals (SACC); Extension of Comment Period

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice; extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency published a notice
with the names and affiliations of additional candidates for
consideration for the Science Advisory Committee on Chemicals (SACC) on
August 3, 2017. Public comments were requested to be received by the
Docket Identification Number: EPA-HQ-OPPT-2016-0713. This document
extends the public comment period from September 5, 2017 to September
17, 2017.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before September 17, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Follow the detailed instructions provided under ADDRESSES in
the Federal Register document of August 3, 2017 (82 FR 36132) (FRL-
9965-53).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tamue Gibson, M.S., Designated Federal
Officer (DFO), Office of Science Coordination and Policy (7201M),
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number:<PHONE_NUMBER>; email
address<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This document extends the public comment
period established in the Federal Register document of August 3, 2017
(82 FR 36132) (FRL-9965-53). In that document, of the names and
affiliations of additional candidates for membership to the SACC with a
request for public comments by September 5, 2017. This document extends
the public comment due date to September 17, 2017.
    To submit comments, or access the docket, please follow the
detailed instructions provided under ADDRESSES in the Federal Register
document of August 3, 2017. If you have any questions, consult the DFO
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

    Authority: 15 U.S.C. 2625 et. seq.; 5 U.S.C. Appendix 2 et. seq.

    Dated: August 17, 2017.
Wendy Cleland-Hamnett,
Acting Assistant Administrator, Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution
Prevention.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket Nos. ER07-1062-000, ER07-1062-001, ER07-1063-000, and ER07-
1063-001]

AB Energy NY, Pty. Ltd.; AB Energy NE, Pty. Ltd.; Notice of
Issuance of Order

September 11, 2007.
    AB Energy NY, Pty. Ltd (AB Energy NY) and AB Energy NE, Pty. (AB
Energy NE) filed applications for market-based rate authority, with
accompanying rate schedules. The proposed market-based rate schedules
provide for the sale of energy, capacity and ancillary services at
market-based rates. AB Energy NY and AB Energy NE also requested
waivers of various Commission regulations. In particular, AB Energy NY
and AB Energy NE requested that the Commission grant blanket approval
under 18 CFR part 34 of all future issuances of securities and
assumptions of liability by AB Energy NY and AB Energy NE.
    On September 10, 2007, pursuant to delegated authority, the
Director, Division of Tariffs and Market Development--West, granted the
requests for blanket approval under part 34 (Director's Order). The
Director's Order also stated that the Commission would publish a
separate notice in the Federal Register establishing a period of time
for the filing of protests. Accordingly, any person desiring to be
heard concerning the blanket approvals of issuances of securities or
assumptions of liability by AB Energy NY and AB Energy NE, should file
a protest with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First
Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, in accordance with Rules 211 and 214
of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure. 18 CFR 385.211,
385.214 (2004).
    Notice is hereby given that the deadline for filing protests is
October 10, 2007.
    Absent a request to be heard in opposition to such blanket
approvals by the deadline above, AB Energy NY and AB Energy NE are
authorized to issue securities and assume obligations or liabilities as
a guarantor, indorser, surety, or otherwise in respect of any security
of another person; provided that such issuance or assumption is for
some lawful object within the corporate purposes of AB Energy NY and AB
Energy NE, compatible with the public interest, and is reasonably
necessary or appropriate for such purposes.
    The Commission reserves the right to require a further showing that
neither public nor private interests will be adversely affected by
continued approvals of AB Energy NY's and AB Energy NE's issuance of
securities or assumptions of liability.
    Copies of the full text of the Director's Order are available from
the Commission's Public Reference Room, 888 First Street, NE.,
Washington, DC 20426. The Order may also be viewed on the Commission's
Web site at http://www.ferc.gov, using the eLibrary link. Enter the

docket number excluding the last three digits in the docket number
filed to access the document. Comments, protests, and interventions may
be filed electronically via the Internet in lieu of paper. See 18 CFR
385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's Web site
under the ``e-Filing'' link. The Commission strongly encourages
electronic filings.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 19148-19153]
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Proposed Rules
                                                Federal Register
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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains notices to the public of
the proposed issuance of rules and regulations. The purpose of these
notices is to give interested persons an opportunity to participate in
the rule making prior to the adoption of the final rules.

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Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 62 / Friday, March 30, 2012 /
Proposed Rules

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 25

[Docket No. FAA-2012-0343; Notice No. 25-460-SC]

Special Conditions: Airbus, A350-900 Series Airplane; Crew Rest
Compartments

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed special conditions.

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SUMMARY: This action proposes special conditions for Airbus A350-900
series airplanes. These airplanes will have novel or unusual design
features associated with two separate Crew Rest Compartments: a Flight
Crew Rest Compartment (FCRC) intended to be occupied by flight crew
members only, and a Cabin Crew Rest Compartment (CCRC) intended to be
occupied by cabin crew members. Both types of Crew Rest Compartments
(CRC) are installed in the overhead area with access from the main
deck. The applicable airworthiness regulations do not contain adequate
or appropriate safety standards for this design feature. These proposed
special conditions contain the additional safety standards that the
Administrator considers necessary to establish a level of safety
equivalent to that established by the existing airworthiness standards.

DATES: We must receive your comments by May 14, 2012.

ADDRESSES: Send comments identified by docket number FAA-2012-0343
using any of the following methods:
     Federal eRegulations Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov/ and follow the online instructions for sending
your comments electronically.
     Mail: Send comments to Docket Operations, M-30, U.S.
Department of Transportation (DOT), 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Room
W12-140, West Building Ground Floor, Washington, DC 20590-0001.
     Hand Delivery or Courier: Take comments to Docket
Operations in Room W12-140 of the West Building Ground Floor at 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC, between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, except federal holidays.
     Fax: Fax comments to Docket Operations at<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Privacy: The FAA will post all comments it receives, without
change, to http://www.regulations.gov/, including any personal
information the commenter provides. Using the search function of the
docket web site, anyone can find and read the electronic form of all
comments received into any FAA docket, including the name of the
individual sending the comment (or signing the comment for an
association, business, labor union, etc.). DOT's complete Privacy Act
Statement can be found in the Federal Register published on April 11,
2000 (65 FR 19477-19478), as well as at http://DocketsInfo.dot.gov/.
    Docket: Background documents or comments received may be read at
http://www.regulations.gov/ at any time. Follow the online instructions
for accessing the docket or go to the Docket Operations in Room W12-140
of the West Building Ground Floor at 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE.,
Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except federal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeff Gardlin, FAA, Airframe/Cabin
Safety, ANM-115, Transport Airplane Directorate, Aircraft Certification
Service, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, Washington, 98057-3356;
telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>; facsimile<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Comments Invited

    We invite interested people to take part in this rulemaking by
sending written comments, data, or views. The most helpful comments
reference a specific portion of the special conditions, explain the
reason for any recommended change, and include supporting data. We ask
that you send us two copies of written comments.
    We will file in the docket all comments we receive, as well as a
report summarizing each substantive public contact with FAA personnel
concerning these special conditions. You can inspect the docket before
and after the comment closing date. If you wish to review the docket in
person, go to the address in the ADDRESSES section of this preamble
between 7:30 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal
holidays.
    We will consider all comments we receive on or before the closing
date for comments. We will consider comments filed late if it is
possible to do so without incurring expense or delay. We may change
these special conditions based on the comments we receive.
    If you want us to acknowledge receipt of your comments on this
proposal, include with your comments a self-addressed, stamped postcard
on which you have written the docket number. We will stamp the date on
the postcard and mail it back to you.

Background

    On August 25, 2008, Airbus applied for a type certificate for their
new A350-900 series airplane. Later, Airbus requested and the FAA
approved an extension to the application for FAA type certification to
June 28, 2009. The A350-900 series has a conventional layout with twin
wing-mounted Rolls Royce Trent engines. It features a twin aisle 9-
abreast economy class layout, and accommodates side-by-side placement
of LD-3 containers in the cargo compartment. The basic A350-900 series
configuration will accommodate 315 passengers in a standard two-class
arrangement. The design cruise speed is Mach 0.85 with a Maximum Take-
Off Weight of 591,000 lbs. Airbus proposes the A350-900 series to be
certified for extended operations (ETOPS) beyond 180 minutes at entry
into service for up to a 420-minute maximum diversion time.
    Crew rest compartments have been previously installed and
certificated on several Airbus airplane models (as well as those of
other manufacturers) in various locations including the main passenger
seating area, and the overhead space above the main passenger cabin
seating area. In each case, the FAA determined that the applicable
Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) sections did not provide
all of the necessary requirements because each installation had unique
features by virtue of its design, location, and use on the airplane.
When the FAA finds that the applicable airworthiness regulations

do not contain adequate or appropriate safety standards because of a
novel or unusual design feature, special conditions are prescribed
under the provisions of Sec.  21.16. The special conditions contain
safety standards that the FAA considers necessary to establish a level
of safety equivalent to that established by the existing airworthiness
standards.
    The FAA has previously written special conditions to address crew
rest compartment installations in various locations for various models.
These special conditions have been very similar in content, but the
particular details of a given installation have resulted in differences
between the actual special conditions. The FAA has used the experience
gained over time from prior special conditions to refine and enhance
the special conditions proposed in this special condition. In the case
of the A350-900 series, these proposed special conditions reflect the
knowledge gained from those programs and therefore have some
differences in wording from prior Airbus special conditions, even
though the overall intent of the proposed special conditions is
essentially the same.

Type Certification Basis

    Under Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) 21.17, Airbus
must show that the A350-900 series airplane meets the applicable
provisions of 14 CFR part 25, as amended by Amendments 25-1 through 25-
128.
    If the Administrator finds that the applicable airworthiness
regulations (i.e., 14 CFR part 25) do not contain adequate or
appropriate safety standards for the A350-900 series airplane because
of a novel or unusual design feature, special conditions are prescribed
under Sec.  21.16.
    Special conditions are initially applicable to the model for which
they are issued. Should the type certificate for that model be amended
later to include any other model that incorporates the same or similar
novel or unusual design feature, the special conditions would also
apply to the other model under Sec.  21.101.
    In addition to the applicable airworthiness regulations and special
conditions, the A350-900 series must comply with the fuel vent and
exhaust emission requirements of 14 CFR part 34 and the noise
certification requirements of 14 CFR part 36. The FAA must also issue a
finding of regulatory adequacy under Sec.  611 of Public Law 92-574,
the ``Noise Control Act of 1972.''
    The FAA issues special conditions, as defined in 14 CFR 11.19,
under Sec.  11.38, and they become part of the type-certification basis
under Sec.  21.17(a)(2).

Novel or Unusual Design Features

    The Airbus A350-900 series will incorporate the following novel or
unusual design features: two separate Crew Rest Compartments in the
overhead area accessible from the main deck. The FCRC is intended to be
occupied by flight crew members only, and a CCRC is intended to be
occupied by cabin crew members only. These compartments are unique to
part 25 because of their design, location, and use on the airplane.
Because of the novel or unusual features associated with installation
of these compartments, special conditions are considered necessary to
provide a level of safety equal to that established by the
airworthiness regulations.

Discussion

    Compliance with these special conditions does not ensure that the
applicant has demonstrated compliance with the requirements of 14 CFR
part 91, 121, or 135.
    In order to obtain an operational evaluation, the type design
holder must contact the appropriate Aircraft Evaluation Group (AEG) in
the Flight Standards Service and request an evaluation for operational
suitability of the flight crew sleeping quarters in their crew rest
facility. Results of these evaluations should be documented and
appended to the A350 Flight Standardization Board (FSB) Report.
Individual operators may reference these standardized evaluations in
discussions with their FAA Principal Operating Inspector (POI) as the
basis for an operational approval, in lieu of an on-site operational
evaluation.
    Any changes to the approved overhead crew rest compartment
configuration that affect crewmember emergency egress or any other
procedures affecting the safety of the occupying crewmembers and/or
related training shall require a re-evaluation and approval. The
applicant for a crew rest design change that affects egress, safety
procedures, or training is responsible for notifying the FAA's AEG that
a new crew rest facility evaluation is required.
    Procedures must be developed to assure that a crewmember entering
the overhead crew rest compartment through the vestibule to fight a
fire will examine the vestibule and the lavatory areas for the source
of the fire prior to entering the remaining areas of the crew rest
compartment. These procedures are intended to assure that the source of
the fire is not between the crewmember and the primary exit. In the
event a fire source is not immediately self-evident to the firefighter,
the firefighter should check for potential fire sources at areas
closest to the primary exit first, then proceed to check areas in such
a manner that the fire source, when found, would not be between the
firefighter and the primary exit. Procedures describing methods to
search the overhead crew rests for fire source(s) must be transmitted
to the operator for incorporation into their training programs and
appropriate operational manuals.

Applicability

    As discussed above, these special conditions apply to the A350-900
series airplanes. Should Airbus apply later for a change to the type
certificate to include another model incorporating the same novel or
unusual design feature, the special conditions would apply to that
model as well.

Conclusion

    This action affects only certain novel or unusual design features
on the Airbus A350-900 series airplanes. It is not a rule of general
applicability.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 25

    Aircraft, Aviation safety, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements.

    The authority citation for these special conditions is as follows:

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

The Proposed Special Conditions

    Accordingly, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposes the
following special conditions as part of the type certification basis
for Airbus A350-900 series airplanes.
    1. Occupancy of the overhead crew rest compartment is limited to
the total number of installed bunks and seats in each compartment, and
is not allowed for taxi, takeoff and landing. There must be an approved
seat or berth able to withstand the maximum flight loads when occupied
for each occupant permitted in the overhead crew rest compartment. In
addition, the maximum occupancy in the overhead crew rest compartment
may be limited as necessary to provide the required level of safety.
    (a) There must be appropriate placards, inside and outside each
entrance to the overhead crew rest compartment to indicate:
    (1) The maximum number of occupants allowed,
    (2) That occupancy is restricted to crewmembers who are trained in
the

evacuation procedures for the overhead crew rest compartment,
    (3) That occupancy is prohibited during taxi, take-off and landing,
    (4) That smoking is prohibited in the overhead crew rest
compartment, and
    (5) That stowage in the crew rest compartment area is limited to
crew personal luggage. The stowage of cargo or passenger baggage is not
allowed.
    (b) There must be at least one ashtray on the inside and outside of
any entrance to the overhead crew rest compartment.
    (c) There must be a means to prevent passengers from entering the
overhead crew rest compartment in the event of an emergency or when no
flight attendant is present.
    (d) There must be a means for any door installed between the
overhead crew rest compartment and passenger cabin to be capable of
being quickly opened from inside the compartment, even when crowding
occurs at each side of the door.
    (e) For all doors installed, there must be a means to preclude
anyone from being trapped inside the overhead crew rest compartment. If
a locking mechanism is installed, it must be capable of being unlocked
from the outside without the aid of special tools. The lock must not
prevent the compartment from being opened from the inside at any time.
    (f) The means of opening doors and hatches to the overhead crew
rest compartment must be simple and obvious. In addition, doors or
hatches that separate the overhead crew rest compartment from the main
deck must not adversely affect evacuation of occupants on the main deck
(slowing evacuation by encroaching into aisles in a way that is not
easily reversible, for example) or cause injury to those occupants
during opening or while opened.
    2. There must be at least two emergency evacuation routes, which
could be used by each occupant of the overhead crew rest compartment to
evacuate rapidly to the main cabin.
    (a) The routes must also be able to be closed from the main
passenger cabin after evacuation. In addition, the routes must be
located with sufficient separation within the overhead crew rest
compartment to minimize the possibility of an event either inside or
outside of the crew rest compartment which would render both routes
inoperative.
    Compliance to the requirements of proposed special condition no. 2.
may be shown by inspection or by analysis. Regardless which method is
used, the maximum acceptable exit separation is 60 feet measured
between exit openings.

Compliance by Inspection

    An overhead crew rest compartment less than 60 feet in length in
which the evacuation routes are located such that each occupant of the
seats and berths has an unobstructed route to at least one of the
evacuation routes regardless of the location of a fire would be
acceptable by inspection. A fire within a berth that only blocks the
occupant of that berth from exiting the berth need not be considered.
Therefore, exits which are located at absolute opposite ends (i.e.,
adjacent to opposite end walls) of the crew rest would require no
further review or analysis with regard to exit separation.

Compliance by Analysis

    Analysis must show the overhead crew rest compartment configuration
and interior features provide for all occupants of the overhead crew
rest to escape the compartment in the event of a hazard inside or
outside of the compartment. Elements to consider in this evaluation are
as follows:
    (1) Fire inside or outside the overhead crew rest compartment
considered separately and the design elements used to reduce the
available fuel for the fire,
    (2) Design elements to reduce the fire ignition sources in the
overhead crew rest compartment,
    (3) Distribution and quantity of emergency equipment within the
overhead crew rest compartment,
    (4) Structural failure or deformation of components that could
block access to the available evacuation routes (e.g., seats, folding
berths, contents of stowage compartments, etc.,
    (5) An incapacitated person blocking the evacuation routes,
    (6) Any other foreseeable hazard not identified above that could
cause the evacuation routes to be compromised.
    Analysis must consider design features affecting access to the
evacuation routes. The design features that should be considered
include, but are not limited to, seat-back break-over, the elimination
of rigid structure that reduces access from one part of the compartment
to another, the elimination of items that are known to be the cause of
potential hazards, the availability of emergency equipment to address
fire hazards, the availability of communications equipment,
supplemental restraint devices to retain items of mass that could
hinder evacuation if broken loose, and load path isolation between
components that contain the evacuation routes.
    Analysis of the fire threats should be used in determining the
placement of required fire extinguishers and protective breathing
equipment (PBEs) and should consider the possibility of fire in any
location in the overhead crew rest compartment. The location and
quantity of PBEs and fire extinguishers should allow occupants located
in any approved seats or berths access to the equipment necessary to
fight a fire in the overhead crew rest compartment.
    The intent of this proposed special condition is to provide
sufficient exit separation. The exit separation analysis described
above should not be used to approve exits which have less physical
separation (measured between the centroid of each exit opening) than
the minimums prescribed below, unless compensating features are
identified and submitted to the FAA for evaluation and approval.
    For overhead crew rest compartments with one exit located near the
forward or aft end of an overhead crew rest compartment, as measured by
having the centroid of the exit opening within 20 percent of the
forward or aft end of the total overhead crew rest compartment length,
the exit separation should not be less than 50 percent of the total
overhead crew rest compartment length.
    For overhead crew rest compartments with neither required exit
located near the forward or aft end of the overhead crew rest
compartment, as measured by not having the centroid of either exit
opening within 20 percent of the forward or aft end of the total
overhead crew rest compartment length, the exit separation should not
be less than 30 percent of the total overhead crew rest compartment
length.
    (b) The routes must be designed to minimize the possibility of
blockage, which might result from fire, mechanical or structural
failure, or persons standing below or against the escape route. One of
the evacuation routes should not be located where normal movement by
passengers, such as in the main aisle, cross aisle or galley complex,
would impede egress from the overhead crew rest compartment when it is
occupied. If an evacuation route utilizes an area where normal movement
of passengers occurs, it must be demonstrated that passengers would not
impede egress to the main deck. If there is low headroom at or near the
evacuation route, provisions must be made to prevent or to protect
occupants of the overhead crew rest compartment from head injury. The
use of evacuation routes must not be dependent on any powered device.
If the evacuation path is over an area where there are

passenger seats, a maximum of five passengers may be displaced from
their seats temporarily during the evacuation process of an
incapacitated person(s). If the evacuation procedure involves the
evacuee stepping on seats, the seats must not be damaged to the extent
that they would not be acceptable for occupancy during an emergency
landing.
    (c) Emergency evacuation procedures, including the emergency
evacuation of an incapacitated occupant from the overhead crew rest
compartment, must be established. All of these procedures must be
transmitted to the operator for incorporation into their training
programs and appropriate operational manuals.
    (d) There must be a limitation in the Airplane Flight Manual or
other suitable means requiring that crewmembers be trained in the use
of all evacuation routes.
    3. There must be a means for the evacuation of an incapacitated
person, representative of a ninety-fifth percentile male, from the
overhead crew rest compartment to the passenger cabin floor.
    (a) The evacuation must be demonstrated for all evacuation routes.
One person, e.g., a crewmember or assistant, within the overhead crew
rest compartment may provide assistance in the evacuation. Additional
assistance may be provided by up to three persons in the main passenger
compartment. These additional assistants must be standing on the floor
while providing assistance.
    (b) For evacuation routes having stairways, the additional
assistants may ascend up to one half the elevation change from the main
deck to the overhead crew rest compartment, or to the first landing,
whichever is lower.
    4. The following signs and placards must be provided in the
overhead crew rest compartment:
    (a) At least one exit sign meeting the requirements of Sec.
25.812(b)(1)(i) must be located near each exit. One allowable exception
is utilization of a sign with reduced background area of no less than
5.3 square inches (excluding the letters), provided that it is
installed such that the material surrounding the exit sign is light in
color (e.g., white, cream, light beige). If the material surrounding
the exit sign is not light in color, a sign with a minimum of a one-
inch wide background border around the letters would also be
acceptable. Another allowable exception is a sign with a symbol that
the FAA has determined to be equivalent for use as an exit sign in an
overhead crew rest compartment.
    (b) An appropriate placard located near each exit defining the
location and the operating instructions for each evacuation route.
    (c) Placards must be readable from a distance of 30 inches under
emergency lighting conditions.
    (d) The exit handles and evacuation path operating instruction
placards must be illuminated to at least 160 microlamberts under
emergency lighting conditions.
    5. If the aircraft's main power system fails, or of the normal
overhead crew rest compartment lighting system fails, there must be a
means for emergency illumination to be automatically provided for the
overhead crew rest compartment.
    (a) This emergency illumination must be independent of the main
lighting system.
    (b) The sources of general cabin illumination may be common to both
the emergency and the main lighting systems if the power supply to the
emergency lighting system is independent of the power supply to the
main lighting system.
    (c) The illumination level must be sufficient for the occupants of
the overhead crew rest compartment to locate and transfer to the main
passenger cabin floor by means of each evacuation route.
    6. There must be means for two-way voice communications between
crewmembers on the flight deck and occupants of the overhead crew rest
compartment. There must also be two-way communications between the
occupants of the overhead crew rest compartment and each flight
attendant station required to have a public address system microphone
per Sec.  25.1423(g) in the passenger cabin. In addition, the public
address system must include provisions to provide only the relevant
information to the flight crewmembers in the overhead crew rest
compartment (e.g., fire in flight, aircraft depressurization,
preparation of the compartment occupants for landing.).
    7. There must be a means for manual activation of an aural
emergency alarm system, audible during normal and emergency conditions,
to enable crewmembers on the flight deck and at each pair of required
floor level emergency exits to alert occupants of the overhead crew
rest compartment of an emergency situation. Use of a public address or
crew interphone system will be acceptable, provided an adequate means
of differentiating between normal and emergency communications is
incorporated. The system must be powered in flight, after the shutdown
or failure of all engines and auxiliary power units, for a period of at
least ten minutes.
    8. There must be a means, readily detectable by seated or standing
occupants of the overhead crew rest compartment, which indicates when
seat belts should be fastened. In the event there are no seats, at
least one means must be provided to cover anticipated turbulence such
as sufficient handholds. Seat belt type restraints must be provided for
berths and must be compatible for the sleeping attitude during cruise
conditions. There must be a placard on each berth requiring that seat
belts must be fastened when occupied. If compliance with any of the
other requirements of these special conditions is predicated on
specific head location, there must be a placard identifying the head
position.
    9. In lieu of the requirements specified in Sec.  25.1439(a) that
pertain to isolated compartments and to providing a level of safety
equivalent to that for occupants of an isolated galley, the following
equipment must be provided in the overhead crew rest compartment:
    (a) At least one approved hand-held fire extinguisher appropriate
for the kinds of fires likely to occur,
    (b) Two Protective Breathing Equipment (PBE) devices approved to
Technical Standard Order (TSO)-C116 or equivalent, suitable for
firefighting, or one PBE for each hand-held fire extinguisher,
whichever is greater, and
    (c) One flashlight.

    Note:  Additional PBEs and fire extinguishers in specific
locations, beyond the minimum numbers prescribed in Special
Condition No. 9 may be required as a result of the egress analysis
accomplished to satisfy Special Condition No. 2(a).

    10. A smoke or fire detection system or systems must be provided
that monitors each occupiable area within the overhead crew rest
compartment, including those areas partitioned by curtains. Flight
tests must be conducted to show compliance with this requirement. Each
system or systems must provide:
    (a) A visual indication to the flightdeck within one minute after
the start of a fire;
    (b) An aural warning in the overhead crew rest compartment; and
    (c) A warning in the main passenger cabin. This warning must be
readily detectable by a flight attendant, considering the positioning
of flight attendants throughout the main passenger compartment during
various phases of flight.
    11. The overhead crew rest compartment must be designed such that
fires within the compartment can

be controlled without a crewmember having to enter the compartment, or
the design of the access provisions must allow crewmembers equipped for
firefighting to have unrestricted access to the compartment. The time
for a crewmember on the main deck to react to the fire alarm, to don
the firefighting equipment, and to gain access must not exceed the time
for the compartment to become smoke-filled, making it difficult to
locate the fire source. Procedures describing methods to search the
overhead crew rests for fire sources(s) must be established. These
procedures must be transmitted to the operator for incorporation into
their training programs and appropriate operational manuals.
    12. There must be a means provided to exclude hazardous quantities
of smoke or extinguishing agent originating in the overhead crew rest
compartment from entering any other compartment occupied by crewmembers
or passengers. This means must include the time periods during the
evacuation of the overhead crew rest compartment and, if applicable,
when accessing the overhead crew rest compartment to manually fight a
fire. Smoke entering any other compartment occupied by crewmembers or
passengers when the access to the overhead crew rest compartment is
opened, during an emergency evacuation, must dissipate within five
minutes after the access to the overhead crew rest compartment is
closed. Hazardous quantities of smoke may not enter any other
compartment occupied by crewmembers or passengers during subsequent
access to manually fight a fire in the overhead crew rest compartment
(the amount of smoke entrained by a firefighter exiting the overhead
crew rest compartment through the access is not considered hazardous).
During the one-minute smoke detection time, penetration of a small
quantity of smoke from the overhead crew rest compartment into an
occupied area is acceptable. Flight tests must be conducted to show
compliance with this requirement.
    There must be a provision in the firefighting procedures to ensure
that all door(s) and hatch(es) at the crew rest compartment outlets are
closed after evacuation of the crew rest compartment and during
firefighting to minimize smoke and extinguishing agent from entering
other occupiable compartments.
    If a built-in fire extinguishing system is used in lieu of manual
firefighting, then the fire extinguishing system must be designed so
that no hazardous quantities of extinguishing agent will enter other
compartments occupied by passengers or crew. The system must have
adequate capacity to suppress any fire occurring in the overhead crew
rest compartment, considering the fire threat, volume of the
compartment, and the ventilation rate.
    13. There must be a supplemental oxygen system within the crew rest
compartment as follows:
    (a) There must be at least one mask for each seat and for each
berth in the crew rest compartment.
    (b) If a destination area, such as a changing area, is provided in
the overhead crew rest compartment, there must be an oxygen mask
readily available for each occupant that can reasonably be expected to
be in the destination area. The maximum number of required masks within
the destination area is limited to the placarded maximum occupancy of
the crew rest.
    (c) There must also be an oxygen mask readily accessible to each
occupant that can reasonably be expected to be either transitioning
from the main cabin into the crew rest compartment, transitioning
within the crew rest compartment, or transitioning from the crew rest
compartment to the main cabin.
    (d) The system must provide an aural and visual alert to warn the
occupants of the overhead crew rest compartment to don oxygen masks if
there is a decompression. The aural and visual alerts must activate
concurrently with the deployment of the oxygen masks in the passenger
cabin. To compensate for sleeping occupants, the aural alert must be
heard in each section of the overhead crew rest compartment and must
sound continuously for a minimum of five minutes or until a reset
switch within the overhead crew rest compartment is activated. A visual
alert that informs occupants that they must don an oxygen mask must be
visible in each section.
    (e) There must also be a means by which the oxygen masks can be
manually deployed from the flight deck.
    (f) Decompression procedures for crew rest occupants must be
established. These procedures must be transmitted to the operator for
incorporation into their training programs and appropriate operational
manuals.
    (g) The supplemental oxygen system for the crew rest shall meet the
same 14 CFR part 25 regulations as the supplemental oxygen system for
the passenger cabin occupants except for the 10 percent additional
masks requirement of Sec.  25.1447(c)(1).
    (h) The illumination level of the normal overhead crew rest
compartment lighting system must automatically be sufficient for each
occupant of the compartment to locate a deployed oxygen mask.
    14. The following requirements apply to overhead crew rest
compartments that are divided into sections by curtains or partitions:
    (a) A placard is required adjacent to each curtain that visually
divides or separates, for privacy purposes, the overhead crew rest
compartment into small sections. The placard must require that the
curtain(s) remains open when the private section it creates is
unoccupied. The vestibule section adjacent to the stairway is not
considered a private area and, therefore, does not require a placard.
    (b) For each section of the overhead crew rest compartment created
by a curtain, the following requirements of these special conditions
must be met with the curtain open or closed:
    (1) No smoking placard (Special Condition No. 1),
    (2) Emergency illumination (Special Condition No. 5),
    (3) Emergency alarm system (Special Condition No. 7),
    (4) Seat belt fasten signal or return to seat signal as applicable
(Special Condition No. 8),
    (5) The smoke or fire detection system (Special Condition No. 10),
and
    (6) The oxygen system (Special Condition No. 13).
    (c) Overhead crew rest compartments visually divided to the extent
that evacuation could be affected must have exit signs that direct
occupants to the primary stairway exit. The exit signs must be provided
in each separate section of the overhead crew rest compartment, except
for curtained bunks, and must meet the requirements of Sec.
25.812(b)(1)(i). An exit sign with reduced background area or a
symbolic exit sign as described in Special Condition No. 4(a) may be
used to meet this requirement.
    (d) For sections within an overhead crew rest compartment with a
rigid partition with a door physically separating the sections, the
following requirements of these special conditions must be met with the
door open or closed:
    (1) There must be a secondary evacuation route from each section to
the main deck, or alternatively, it must be shown that any door between
the sections has been designed to preclude anyone from being trapped
inside the compartment. Removal of an incapacitated occupant within
this area must be considered. A secondary evacuation route from a small
room designed for only one occupant for short time duration, such as a
changing area or lavatory, is not required. However,

removal of an incapacitated occupant from a small room, such as a
changing area or lavatory, must be considered.
    (2) Any door between the sections must be shown to be openable when
crowded against, even when crowding occurs at each side of the door.
    (3) There may be no more than one door between any seat or berth
and the primary stairway exit.
    (4) There must be exit signs in each section meeting the
requirements of Sec.  25.812(b)(1)(i), or shown to have an Equivalent
Level of Safety, that direct occupants to the primary stairway exit. An
exit sign with reduced background area or a symbolic exit sign as
described in Special Condition No. 4(a) may be used to meet this
requirement.
    (e) For each smaller section within the main overhead crew rest
compartment created by the installation of a partition with a door, the
following requirements of these special conditions must be met with the
door open or closed:
    (1) No smoking placards (Special Condition No. 1);
    (2) Emergency illumination (Special Condition No. 5);
    (3) Two-way voice communication (Special Condition No. 6);
    (4) Emergency alarm system (Special Condition No. 7);
    (5) Seat belt fasten signal or return to seat signal as applicable
(Special Condition No. 8);
    (6) Emergency firefighting and protective equipment (Special
Condition No. 9);
    (7) Smoke or fire detection system (Special Condition No. 10), and
    (8) The oxygen system (Special Condition No. 13).
    15. The requirements of two-way voice communication with the flight
deck and provisions for emergency firefighting and protective equipment
are not applicable to lavatories or other small areas that are not
intended to be occupied for extended periods of time.
    16. Where a waste disposal receptacle is fitted, it must be
equipped with an automatic fire extinguisher that meets the performance
requirements of Sec.  25.854(b).
    17. Materials (including finishes or decorative surfaces applied to
the materials) must comply with the flammability requirements of Sec.
25.853(a) as amended by Amendment 25-116. Mattresses must comply with
the flammability requirements of Sec.  25.853(c), as amended by
Amendment 25-116.
    18. The addition of a lavatory within the overhead crew rest
compartment would require the lavatory to meet the same requirements as
those for a lavatory installed on the main deck except with regard to
Special Condition No. 10 for smoke detection.
    19. Each stowage compartment in the crew rest compartment, except
for underseat compartments for occupant convenience, must be completely
enclosed. All enclosed stowage compartments within the overhead crew
rest compartment that are not limited to stowage of emergency equipment
or airplane supplied equipment such as bedding must meet the design
criteria given in the table below. Enclosed stowage compartments
greater than 200 ft\3\ in interior volume are not addressed by this
special condition. The in-flight accessibility of very large enclosed
stowage compartments and the subsequent impact on the crewmembers'
ability to effectively reach any part of the compartment with the
contents of a hand fire extinguisher will require additional fire
protection considerations similar to those required for inaccessible
compartments such as Class C cargo compartments.

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                                  Stowage compartment  interior volumes
                                ----------------------------------------
   Fire  protection features      Less than 25 cubic   25 cubic feet to
                                         feet           200 cubic feet
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Materials of Construction \1\..  Yes................  Yes.
Detectors \2\..................  No.................  Yes.
Liner \3\......................  No.................  Yes.
Locating Device \4\............  No.................  Yes.
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\1\ Material--The material used to construct each enclosed stowage
  compartment must at least be fire resistant and must meet the
  flammability standards established for interior components of Sec.
  25.853. For compartments less than 25 ft \3\ in interior volume, the
  design must ensure the ability to contain a fire likely to occur
  within the compartment under normal use.
\2\ Detectors--Enclosed stowage compartments equal to or exceeding 25 ft
  \3\ in interior volume must be provided with a smoke or fire detection
  system to ensure that a fire can be detected within a one-minute
  detection time. Flight tests must be conducted to show compliance with
  this requirement.
Each system (or systems) must provide:
(a) A visual indication in the flight deck within one minute after the
  start of a fire,
(b) An aural warning in the overhead crew rest compartment, and
(c) A warning in the main passenger cabin. This warning must be readily
  detectable by a flight attendant and consider the position of flight
  attendants throughout the main passenger compartment during various
  phases of flight.
\3\ Liner--If it can be shown that the material used to construct the
  stowage compartment meets the flammability requirements of a liner for
  a Class B cargo compartment (i.e., Sec.   25.855 at Amendment 25-116,
  and Appendix F, part I, paragraph (a)(2)(ii)), then no liner is
  required for enclosed stowage compartments equal to or greater than 25
  ft \3\ in interior volume but less than 57 ft\3\ in interior volume.
  For all enclosed stowage compartments equal to or greater than 57 ft
  \3\ in interior volume but less than or equal to 200 ft \3\, a liner
  must be provided that meets the requirements of Sec.   25.855 for a
  Class B cargo compartment.
\4\ Locating Device--Overhead crew rest compartments which contain
  enclosed stowage compartments exceeding 25 ft \3\ interior volume and
  which are located away from the entry to the overhead crew rest
  compartment require additional fire protection features and/or devices
  to assist the firefighter in determining the location of a fire.

    Issued in Renton, Washington, on March 20, 2012.
Ali Bahrami,
Manager, Transport Airplane Directorate, Aircraft Certification
Service.
[FR Doc. 2012-7732 Filed 3-29-12; 8:45 am]
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