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[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

Notice of Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) Approvals and
Disapprovals

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Monthly Notice of PFC Approvals and Disapprovals. In March
2010, there were three applications approved. This notice also includes
information on six applications, one approved in November 2008, one
approved in June 2009, one approved in September 2009, one approved in
October 2009, one approved in December 2009, and the last approved in
February 2010, inadvertently left off the November 2008, June 2009,
September 2009, October 2009, December 2009 and February 2010 notices,
respectively. Additionally, 10 approved amendments to previously
approved applications are listed.

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SUMMARY: The FAA publishes a monthly notice, as appropriate, of PFC
approvals and disapprovals under the provisions of the Aviation Safety
and Capacity Expansion Act of 1990 (Title IX of the Omnibus Budget
Reconciliation Act of 1990) (Pub. L. 101-508) and Part 158 of the
Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR Part 158). This notice is
published pursuant to paragraph d of Sec.  158.29.

PFC Applications Approved

    Public Agency: Virgin Islands Port Authority, St. Thomas, U.S.
Virgin Islands.
    Application Number: 09-04-C-00-STX.
    Application Type: Impose and use a PFC.
    PFC Level: $3.00.
    Total PFC Revenue Approved in this Decision: $506,898.
    Charge Effective Date: December 1, 1996.
    Charge Expiration Date: July 1, 2003.
    Class of Air Carriers Not Required to Collect PFC'S: None.
    Brief Description of Project Approved for Collection and Use:

Reconfigure and redesign passenger areas and bag claim.

    Decision Date: November 21, 2008.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Susan Moore, Orlando Airports District
Office,<PHONE_NUMBER>.

    Public Agency: City of Des Moines, Iowa.
    Application Number: 09-12-C-00-DSM.
    Application Type: Impose and use a PFC.
    PFC Level: $4.50.
    Total PFC Revenue Approved in this Decision: $3,345,318.
    Earliest Charge Effective Date: January 1, 2018.
    Estimated Charge Expiration Date: October 1, 2019.
    Class of Air Carriers Not Required To Collect PFC'S: Air taxi/
commercial operators.
    Determination: Approved. Based on information contained in the
public agency's application, the FAA has determined that the approved
class accounts for less than 1 percent of the total annual enplanements
at Des Moines International Airport.
    Brief Description of Project Approved for Collection and Use:

Runway 13R/31L--construction.

    Decision Date: June 15, 2009.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nicoletta Oliver, Central Region
Airports Division,<PHONE_NUMBER>.

    Public Agency: City of Rochester, Minnesota.
    Application Number: 09-05-C-00-RST.
    Application Type: Impose and use a PFC.
    PFC Level: $4.50.
    Total PFC Revenue Approved in this Decision: $2,549,524.
    Earliest Charge Effective Date: January 1, 2011.
    Estimated Charge Expiration Date: April 1, 2015.
    Class of Air Carriers Not Required To Collect PFC'S: Air taxi/
commercial operators.
    Determination: Approved. Based on information contained in the
public agency's application, the FAA has determined that the approved
class accounts for less than 1 percent of the total annual enplanements
at Rochester International Airport.
    Brief Description of Projects Approved for Collection and Use:

Security fence and upgrades.
Snow removal equipment building expansion.
Security screening expansion.
Terminal restroom design.
Terminal restroom remodel.
Terminal elevator upgrades.
Terminal flight information displays.
General aviation apron rehabilitation.
Aircraft rescue and firefighting equipment.
Jet passenger loading bridge.
PFC consultation.
Passenger terminal remodeling.
Pavement management system.
Master plan, phase 1.
Decision Date: September 23, 2009.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nancy Nistler, Minneapolis Airports
District Office,<PHONE_NUMBER>.

    Public Agency: Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport Authority,
Burbank, California.
    Application Number: 09-10-C-00-BUR.
    Application Type: Impose and use a PFC.
    PFC Level: $4.50.
    Total PFC Revenue Approved in This Decision: $951,400.
    Earliest Charge Effective Date: January 1, 2015.
    Estimated Charge Expiration Date: December 1, 2015.
    Class of Air Carriers Not Required To Collect PFC'S: Non-scheduled/
on-demand air carriers filing FAA Form 1800-31.
    Determination: Approved. Based on information contained in the
public agency's application, the FAA has determined that the approved
class accounts for less than 1 percent of the total annual enplanements
at Bob Hope Airport.
    Brief Description of Projects Approved for Collection and Use at a
$4.50 PFC Level:

Precision approach path indicator.
Runway incursion guard lights.

    Brief Description of Project Approved for Use:

Terminal ramp renovations.

    Decision Date: October 9, 2009.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Darlene Williams, Los Angeles Airports
District Office,<PHONE_NUMBER>.

    Public Agency: Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority, Buffalo,
New York.
    Application Number: 09-07-C-00-BUF.
    Application Type: Impose and use a PFC.
    PFC Level: $4.50.
    Total PFC Revenue Approved in this Decision: $15,370,095.
    Earliest Charge Effective Date: November 1, 2012.
    Estimated Charge Expiration Date: March 1, 2014.
    Class of Air Carriers Not Required to Collect PFC's: Air taxi/
commercial operators filing FAA Form 1800-31.
    Determination: Approved. Based on information contained in the
public agency's application, the FAA has determined that the approved
class accounts for less than 1 percent of the total annual enplanements
at Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF).
    Brief Description of Projects Approved for Collection at BUF and
Use at BUF at a $4.50 PFC Level:

Construction of concourse expansion and modifications, passenger
terminal.
Rehabilitation of taxilane K-1.
Design and implement noise mitigation measures.

    Brief Description of Project Approved for Collection at BUF and
Future Use at BUF at a $4.50 PFC Level:

Realign taxiway M to air cargo ramp and construct new taxiway N.

    Brief Description of Project Approved for Collection at BUF and Use
at BUF at a $3.00 PFC Level:

Purchase of passenger movement equipment (shuttle buses).

    Brief Description of Project Partially Approved for Collection At
BUF and Use at BUF at a $4.50 PFC Level:

Purchase aircraft rescue and firefighting safety equipment.

    Determination: Partially approved for collection and use. The
information provided by the public agency regarding two of the
vehicles, a mini-pumper truck and a rescue/crash--snozzle truck, was
insufficient to allow the FAA to determine eligibility. Therefore, the
only vehicles approved in this project were the mobile command
vehicles.
    Brief Description of Project Partially Approved for Collection at
BUF and Use at BUF at a $3.00 PFC Level:

Purchase of security equipment.

    Determination: Partially approved for collection and use. The
public agency included two work elements in this project, acquisition
of vehicles and acquisition of radio and computer equipment. The radio
and computer equipment was determined to be expendable items used to
upgrade the base vehicle and, as such, was determined to be ineligible
for PFC funding.
    Brief Description of Projects Approved for Collection at BUF and
Use at BUF and at Niagara Falls International Airport at a $3.00 PFC
Level:

Purchase snow removal equipment.
PFC programming and administration.

    Decision Date: December 17, 2009.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Andrew Brooks, New York Airports
District Office,<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Public Agency: Golden Triangle Regional Airport Authority,
Columbus, Mississippi.
    Application Number: 10-07-C-00-GTR.
    Application Type: Impose and use a PFC.
    PFC Level: $4.50.
    Total PFC Revenue Approved in This Decision: $355,000.
    Earliest Charge Effective Date: October 1, 2016.
    Estimated Charge Expiration Date: October 1, 2018.
    Class of Air Carriers Not Required To Collect PFC's: None.
    Brief Description of Projects Approved for Collection and Use:

Terminal renovation.
Runway extension.
Aircraft rescue and firefighting equipment.
Security equipment.

    Decision Date: February 24, 2010.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kevin Morgan, Jackson Airports
District Office,<PHONE_NUMBER>.

    Public Agency: City of Atlanta, Georgia.
    Application Number: 10-11-C-00-ATL.
    Application Type: Impose and use a PFC.
    PFC Level: $4.50.
    TOTAL PFC REVENUE APPROVED IN THIS DECISION: $422,480,178.
    Earliest Charge Effective Date: June 1, 2020.
    Estimated Charge Expiration Date: January 1, 2023.
    Class of Air Carriers Not Required to Collect PFC'S: Nonscheduled/
on-demand air carriers (air taxi! commercial operators).
    Determination: Approved. Based on information contained in the
public agency's application, the FAA has determined that the approved
class accounts for less than 1 percent of the total annual enplanements
at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.
    Brief Description of Projects Approved for Collection and Use at a
$4.50 PFC Level:

Noise mitigation program.
Terminal capacity enhancement.
Taxiways SC and SJ extensions.
Closed circuit television phase 3.
Elevated walkways.
Airport inbound roadway replacement/reconfiguration.

    Brief Description of Projects Approved for Collection and Use at a
$3.00 PFC Level:

Capacity study.
Spill containment upgrades.
Terminal upgrades--restrooms/water.
Terminal area design.

    Brief Description of Project Approved for Collection at a $3.00 PFC
Level:

Runway 27R extension.

    Brief Description of Withdrawn Project:

Kennel facility.

    Date of withdrawal: March 10, 2010.
    Decision Date: March 12, 2010.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anna Guss, Atlanta Airports District
Office,<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Public Agency: City of Colorado Springs, Colorado.
    Application Number: 10-17-C-00-COS.
    Application Type: Impose and use a PFC.
    PFC Level: $3.00.
    Total PFC Revenue Approved in This Decision: $3,618,000.
    Earliest Charge Effective Date: April 1, 2015.
    Estimated Charge Expiration Date: November 1, 2016.
    Class of Air Carriers Not Required to Collect PFC's: None.
    Brief Description of Projects Approved for Collection and Use:

Rehabilitation of taxiways G and H (phase IV).
Reconstruction of runway 12/20 (construction).
Checked baggage inspection system.

    Brief Description of Project Partially Approved for Collection and
Use:

Fleet improvement (phase III).

    Determination: Partially approved for collection and use. Two of
the proposed vehicles, enclosed sidewalk brooms, were determined not to
be PFC eligible and were disapproved.
    Decision Date: March 26, 2010.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Chris Schaffer, Denver Airports
District Office,<PHONE_NUMBER>.

    Public Agency: Ports of Douglas County and Chelan County, East
Wenatchee, Washington.
    Application Number: 10-10-C-00-EAT.
    Application Type: Impose and use a PFC.
    PFC Level: $4.50.
    Total PFC Revenue Approved in This Decision: $881,750.
    Earliest Charge Effective Date: May 1, 2010.
    Estimated Charge Expiration Date: February 1, 2015.
    Class of Air Carriers Not Required to Collect PFC'S: None.
    Brief Description of Projects Approved for Collection and Use:

Environmental mitigation for fuel truck parking (engineering).
Glycol recovery system (engineering).
Grant Road relocation, environmental assessment.
Airport Way relocation.
Taxiway A lighting (engineering).
Aircraft rescue and firefighting truck purchase.

    Decision Date: March 26, 2010.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Trang Tran, Seattle Airports District
Office,<PHONE_NUMBER>.

                                           Amendments to PFC Approvals
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                                                                                Original         Amended
                                     Amendment       Original         Amended        estimated       estimated
    Amended No., city, state       approved date   approved net    approved net     chare exp.      charge exp.
                                                    PFC revenue     PFC revenue        date            date
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06-03-C-02-FSM Fort Smith, AR...        03/05/10        $759,249        $732,519        04/01/09        03/01/09
05-06-C-01-CAK Akron, OH........        03/10/10      21,369,000      27,737,085        08/01/16        08/01/15
94-01-C-02-LNS Lancaster, PA....        03/10/10       1,483,000         384,858        02/01/09        02/01/09
99-07-C-04-SJC San Jose, CA.....        03/12/10      12,778,609       8,004,112        07/01/02        07/01/02
04-14-C-02-SJC San Jose, CA.....        03/12/10      39,131,000      18,162,143        10/01/14        10/01/14
08-06-C-01-LFT Lafayette, LA....        03/17/10       3,950,000       3,771,733        05/01/12        05/01/13
06-19-C-01-ORD Chicago, IL......        03/22/10   1,290,509,174   1,423,480,828        07/01/24        11/01/24
99-03-C-04-JAN Jackson, MS......        03/22/10      12,467,652      12,231,070        01/01/06        01/01/06
03-04-C-03-JAN Jackson, MS......        03/22/10       4,639,569       4,208,921        11/01/07        11/01/07
02-05-C-02-BLI Bellingham, WA...        03/29/10         926,873         926,855        10/01/06        10/01/06
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    Issued in Washington, DC, on April 22, 2010.
Joe Hebert,
Manager, Financial Analysis and Passenger Facility Charge Branch.
[FR Doc. 2010-9760 Filed 4-28-10; 8:45 am]
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Description

Mechanical device consists of “an aluminum frame with a lever for
attaching an 8-[centimeter] cm-in-diameter, 1.1 kg disk,” (Thomas, et
al., 2004) with a rubber coating on 1 side.  The rubber coated side of
the disk is covered with parafilm and the sampling media (e.g., a wetted
polyester wipe).  The distance that the disk can slide, within the
interior track of the aluminum frame, is adjustable.

Thomas, T. A., et al. 2004. The Development of a Standard Hand Method
and Correlated Surrogate Method for Sampling CCA (Pressure)-Treated Wood
Surfaces for Chemical Residue. Journal of Children’s Health, Vol. 2,
Nos. 3-4, p. 186.

Wipe Device Exhibited for Panel Members and the Public During the
November 15-16, 2006 FIFRA SAP Meeting on Studies Evaluating the Impact
of Surface Coatings on the Level of Dislodgeable Arsenic, Chromium, and
Copper from Chromated Copper Arsenate (CCA)-Treated Wood				Page   PAGE
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[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 161 (Friday, August 19, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55518-55519]
[FR Doc No: 2016-19776]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement
(EIS) for the Proposed Airfield Safety Enhancement Project at Tucson
International Airport, Tucson, Pima County, Arizona

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration, (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement
and request for scoping comments.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is issuing this
notice under the provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA) of 1969, as amended to advise the public that an Environmental
Impact Statement (EIS) will be prepared to assess the potential impacts
of the proposed Airfield Safety Enhancement Project (ASEP) including
real property transactions between the United States Air Force (USAF)
and the Tucson Airport Authority (TAA); demolition of 12 Earth Covered
Magazines (ECM); replacement of the ECMs elsewhere on USAF Plant 44;
construction of a new parallel taxiway; relocation of Runway 11R-29L
and other associated development at Tucson International Airport. The
proposed project also includes transfer of land ultimately to the USAF,
on behalf of the National Guard Bureau (NGB), for construction of a
Munitions Storage Area and access road to support the 162nd Fighter
Wing at Tucson Air National Guard Base. To ensure that all significant
issues related to the proposed action are identified, one (1) public
scoping meeting and one (1) governmental agency scoping meeting will be
held.
    FAA is the lead agency on the preparation of the EIS and has
invited the Department of the Air Force (USAF) and the National Guard
Bureau (NGB) to participate as cooperating agencies because the Tucson
Airport Authority's proposed action requires federal actions by both
U.S. Department of Defense agencies.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. David B. Kessler, M.A., AICP,
Federal Aviation Administration, Western-Pacific Region--Airports
Division, AWP-610.1., P.O. Box 92007, Los Angeles, California 90009-
2007. Telephone:<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of this notice is to inform
federal, state, and local government agencies, and the public of the
intent to prepare an EIS and to conduct a public and agency scoping
process. Information, data, opinions, and comments obtained throughout
the scoping process will be considered in preparing the draft EIS.
    The scoping process for this EIS will include a comment period for
interested agencies and interested persons to submit oral and/or
written comments representing the concerns and issues they believe
should be addressed. Please submit any written comments to the FAA not
later than 5:00 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time, Monday, October 3, 2016.
    The EIS will be prepared in accordance with the procedures
described in FAA Order 5050.4B, National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA) Implementing Instructions for Airport Actions, and FAA Order
1050.1F, Environmental Impacts: Policies and Procedures. The Tucson
Airport Authority, the owner of Tucson International Airport, proposes
the following development as identified in the Airfield Safety
Enhancement Plan: Construction of a new center parallel and connecting
taxiway system; a replacement Runway 11R-29L (proposed to be 11,000
feet long by 150 feet wide); acquisition of land for the runway object
free area, taxiway object free area, runway safety area, and runway
protection zone; from USAF Plant 44. The proposed ASEP also includes
relocation of navigational aids and development and/or modification of
associated arrival and departure procedures for the relocated runway.
The proposed ASEP also includes demolition of 12 ECMs and replacement
of the ECMs elsewhere on USAF Plant 44. The EIS will also evaluate the
proposed release of airport land from federal obligations between the
former East Hughes Access Road and the new Aerospace Parkway, south of
USAF Plant 44. A portion of this land has been proposed for
construction of a Munitions Storage Area, to include ECMs, and access
road, for the 162nd Fighter Wing at the Tucson Air National Guard Base
located adjacent to Tucson International Airport. The FAA is the lead
Federal Agency for preparation of the EIS. The FAA has invited the U.S.
Department of the Air Force and the U.S. National Guard Bureau to
participate as cooperating agencies under Title 40, Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR) Sec.  1508.5.
    Within the EIS, FAA proposes to consider a range of alternatives
that could potentially meet the purpose and need to enhance airfield
safety at Tucson International Airport including, but not limited to,
the following:
    Alternative One--Sponsor's Proposed Action: Acquire 58 acres of
land along the shared property boundary between the Tucson
International Airport and USAF Plant 44, construction of a new
centerline parallel and connecting taxiway between Runway 11L-29R and
Runway 11R-29L; construction of a relocated Runway 11R-29L about 100
feet to the southwest, creating a centerline separation of 800 feet
between the existing Runway 11L/29R and the relocated Runway 11R/29L.
The relocated Runway 11R/29L will be 11,000 feet long by 150 feet wide.
The relocation of Runway 11R/29L will include removal and
reinstallation of associated navigational aids. This alternative
includes demolition of 12 ECMs and construction of replacement ECMs,
elsewhere on USAF Plant 44; release of airport land from federal
obligations between the former East Hughes Access Road and Aerospace
Parkway. A portion of this land would be ultimately transferred to the
USAF, on behalf of the NGB, for construction

of a Munitions Storage Area and an access road for the 162 Fighter Wing
based at Tucson Air National Guard Base.
    Alternative Two--Alternative Airfield Development at Tucson:
Extending and upgrading the current general aviation Runway 11R/29L to
an air carrier runway, maintaining a 700-foot centerline separation
between the current air carrier Runway 11L/29R and the extended and
upgraded Runway 11R/29L.
    Alternative Three--Use of Other Existing Airports: The possible use
of other existing area airports including, but not limited to, Ryan
Airfield and Marana Regional Airport will be evaluated.
    Alternative Four--Use of Other Modes of Transportation: Use of
intercity bus line, rail, and automobile transportation will be
evaluated.
    Alternative Five--No Action Alternative: Under this alternative,
the existing airport would remain unchanged. No land acquisition and
transfer between the Tucson International Airport and USAF Plant 44 and
no demolition and replacement of ECMs would occur; no new center
taxiway would be constructed, and Runway 11R-29L would remain in its
current configuration. FAA would not release land between the former
East Hughes Access Road and Aerospace Parkway, no new Munitions Storage
Area and access road for the 162nd Fighter Wing of the Arizona Air
National would be constructed on land between the former East Hughes
Access Road and Aerospace Parkway.
    Public Scoping and Agency Meetings: To ensure that the full range
of issues related to the proposed action is addressed and that all
significant issues are identified, comments and suggestions are invited
from all interested parties. Public and agency scoping meetings will be
conducted to identify any significant issues associated with the
proposed action.
    A governmental agency scoping meeting for all federal, state, and
local regulatory agencies which have jurisdiction by law or have
special expertise with respect to any potential environmental impacts
associated with the proposed action will be held on Thursday, September
22, 2016. This meeting will take place at 1:00 p.m. Mountain Standard
Time, on the first floor of the Tucson Executive Terminal, at the base
of the old Airport Traffic Control Tower building with ``TUCSON'' on
the side, 7081 South Plumer Avenue, Tucson, Arizona. A notification
letter will be sent in advance of the meeting.
    One public scoping meeting for the general public will be held. The
public scoping meeting will be held from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Mountain Standard Time on Thursday, September 22, 2016. The public
scoping meeting will be conducted on the first floor of the Tucson
Executive Terminal at the base of the old Airport Traffic Control Tower
building with ``TUCSON'' on the side, 7081 South Plumer Avenue, Tucson,
Arizona. To notify the general public of the scoping process, a legal
notice will be placed in newspapers having general circulation in the
study area. The newspaper notice will notify the public that scoping
meetings will be held to gain their input concerning the proposed
action, alternatives to be considered, and impacts to be evaluated.
    The FAA is aware that there are Native American tribes with a
historical interest in the area. The FAA will interact on a government-
to-government basis, in accordance with all executive orders, laws,
regulations, and other memoranda. The tribes will also be invited to
participate in accordance with NEPA and Section 106 of the National
Historic Preservation Act.

    Issued in Hawthorne, California August 11, 2016.
Mark A. McClardy,
Director, Office of Airports, Western-Pacific Region, AWP-600.
[FR Doc. 2016-19776 Filed 8-18-16; 8:45 am]
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[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 144 (Thursday, July 26, 2012)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 43736-43738]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 39

[Docket No. FAA-2012-0773; Directorate Identifier 2009-SW-71-AD]
RIN 2120-AA64

Airworthiness Directives; Eurocopter Deutschland GmbH Helicopters

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).

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SUMMARY: We propose to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for the
Eurocopter Deutschland GmbH (Eurocopter) Model MBB-BK 117 C-2
helicopters. This proposed AD is prompted by the discovery that some
helicopters have blind rivets installed in the place of solid rivets in
the long tail rotor drive shaft. The proposed actions are intended to
detect blind rivets installed in the long tail rotor drive shaft, which
could lead to failure of the tail rotor drive shaft and subsequent loss
of control of the helicopter.

DATES: We must receive comments on this proposed AD by September 24,
2012.

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

Examining the AD Docket

    You may examine the AD docket on the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov or in person at the Docket Operations Office
between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal
holidays. The AD docket contains this proposed AD, the economic
evaluation, any comments received, and other information. The street
address for the Docket Operations Office (telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>) is in
the ADDRESSES section. Comments will be available in the AD docket
shortly after receipt.
    For service information identified in this proposed AD, contact
American Eurocopter Corporation, 2701 N. Forum Drive, Grand Prairie, TX
75052, telephone<PHONE_NUMBER> or<PHONE_NUMBER>, fax<PHONE_NUMBER>,
or at http://www.eurocopter.com/techpub. You may review the referenced
service information at the FAA, Office of the Regional Counsel,
Southwest Region, 2601 Meacham Blvd., Room 663, Fort Worth, Texas
76137.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim Grigg, ASW-112, Manager, FAA,
Rotorcraft Directorate, Safety Management Group, 2601 Meacham Blvd.,
Fort Worth, Texas 76137, telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>, fax<PHONE_NUMBER>,
email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Comments Invited

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

Discussion

    The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), which is the Technical
Agent for the Member States of the European Union, has issued EASA AD
No. 2009-0119, dated June 4, 2009, to correct an unsafe condition for
the Eurocopter Model MBB-BK 117 C-2 helicopters. EASA advises that an
error was discovered in the Eurocopter aircraft maintenance manual
(AMM), which erroneously specifies replacing the solid rivets on the
long tail rotor drive shaft with blind rivets. All delivered
helicopters had the long tail rotor drive shafts installed during
production fitted with the correct solid rivets. The long tail rotor
drive shafts repaired in-service in accordance with the AMM may have
blind rivets installed. This condition, if not corrected, could lead to
a significant reduction of the life of the long tail rotor drive shaft,
failure of the long tail rotor drive shaft, and subsequent loss of
control of the helicopter.

FAA's Determination

    These helicopters have been approved by the aviation authority of
the Federal Republic of Germany and are approved for operation in the
United States. Pursuant to our bilateral agreement with Germany, EASA,
its technical representative, has notified us of the unsafe condition
described in its AD. We are proposing this AD because we evaluated all
known relevant information and determined that an unsafe condition
exists and is likely to exist or develop on other helicopters of these
same type designs.

Related Service Information

    Eurocopter has issued Alert Service Bulletin No. MBB BK117 C-2-65A-
003, dated May 4, 2009 (ASB), which specifies inspecting long tail
rotor drive shafts to determine what type of rivets are installed. If
one or more blind rivets are installed, the ASB specifies replacing the
long tail rotor drive shaft assembly with a serviceable long tail rotor
drive shaft assembly. EASA classified this ASB as mandatory and issued
EASA AD No. 2009-0119, dated June 4, 2009, to ensure the continued
airworthiness of these helicopters.

Proposed AD Requirements

    This proposed AD would require, within 100 hours time-in-service
(TIS), inspecting the long tail rotor drive shaft assembly for blind
rivets. If there are no blind rivets installed on the shaft assembly,
no further action would be required by this AD. If there are one or
more blind rivets installed on the shaft assembly, this AD would
require replacing the shaft assembly of the long tail rotor drive shaft
with an airworthy shaft assembly before further flight.

Differences Between This Proposed AD and the EASA AD

    This proposed AD uses the term ``TIS'' instead of ``flight hours.''

Costs of Compliance

    We estimate that this proposed AD would affect 88 helicopters of
U.S. registry. We estimate that operators may incur the following costs
in order to comply with this AD:

     It would take about 2 work hours to inspect and replace
the tail rotor at an average labor rate of $85 per work hour.
     Required parts to replace each long tail rotor drive shaft
assembly cost about $4,600 each.
    Based upon these figures, the total cost per helicopter would be
$4,770. The total cost for the entire U.S. fleet would be $419,760,
assuming that the long tail rotor drive shaft assembly would be
required to be replaced on the entire fleet.

Authority for This Rulemaking

    Title 49 of the United States Code specifies the FAA's authority to
issue rules on aviation safety. Subtitle I, section 106, describes the
authority of the FAA Administrator. ``Subtitle VII: Aviation
Programs,'' describes in more detail the scope of the Agency's
authority.
    We are issuing this rulemaking under the authority described in
``Subtitle VII, Part A, Subpart III, Section 44701: General
requirements.'' Under that section, Congress charges the FAA with
promoting safe flight of civil aircraft in air commerce by prescribing
regulations for practices, methods, and procedures the Administrator
finds necessary for safety in air commerce. This regulation is within
the scope of that authority because it addresses an unsafe condition
that is likely to exist or develop on products identified in this
rulemaking action.

Regulatory Findings

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

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39

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

The Proposed Amendment

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

PART 39--AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES

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

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

Sec.  39.13  [Amended]

    2. The FAA amends Sec.  39.13 by adding the following new
airworthiness directive (AD):

Eurocopter Deutschland GmbH: Docket No. FAA-2012-0773; Directorate
Identifier 2009-SW-71-AD.

(a) Applicability

    This AD applies to Model MBB BK117 C-2 helicopters, with long
tail rotor drive shaft assembly part number (P/N) B651M1002101 or
B651M1002102 installed, certificated in any category.

(b) Unsafe Condition

    This AD defines the unsafe condition as the installation of
blind rivets instead of solid rivets in the long tail rotor drive
shaft. This condition could result in failure of the long tail rotor
drive shaft and subsequent loss of control of the helicopter.

(c) Compliance

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

(d) Actions Required

    Within 100 hours time-in-service (TIS), inspect the long tail
rotor drive shaft assembly for blind rivets as indicated in sections
A-A and B-B of Figure 1 to Paragraph (d) of this AD.
    (1) If there are no blind rivets installed on the shaft
assembly, no further action is required by this AD.
    (2) If there are one or more blind rivets installed on the shaft
assembly in the areas depicted in Figure 1 to Paragraph (d) of this
AD, before further flight, replace the shaft assembly of the long
tail rotor drive shaft with an airworthy shaft assembly that does
not have blind rivets installed.
    (3) After the effective date of this AD, do not install a tail
rotor drive shaft assembly that has blind rivets installed.

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(e) Alternative Methods of Compliance (AMOC)

    (1) The Manager, FAA, Safety Management Group, may approve AMOCs
for this AD. Send your proposal to: Jim Grigg, ASW-112, Manager,
Rotorcraft Directorate, Safety Management Group, 2601 Meacham Blvd.,
Fort Worth, Texas 76137, telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>, fax (817) 222-
5961, email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    (2) For operations conducted under 14 CFR part 119 operating
certificate or under 14 CFR part 91, subpart K, we suggest that you
notify your principal inspector, or lacking a principal inspector,
the manager of the local flight standards district office or
certificate holding district office before operating any aircraft
complying with this AD through an AMOC.

(f) Additional Information

    (1) Eurocopter Alert Service Bulletin No. MBB BK117 C-2-65A-003,
dated May 4, 2009, which is not incorporated by reference, contains
additional information about the subject of this AD. For service
information identified in this AD, contact American Eurocopter
Corporation, 2701 N. Forum Drive, Grand Prairie, TX 75052, telephone
(972) 641-0000 or<PHONE_NUMBER>, fax<PHONE_NUMBER>, or at http://www.eurocopter.com/techpub. You may review the referenced service
information at the FAA, Office of the Regional Counsel, Southwest
Region, 2601 Meacham Blvd., Room 663, Fort Worth, Texas 76137.
    (2) The subject of this AD is addressed in European Aviation
Safety Agency AD No. 2009-0119, dated June 4, 2009.

(g) Subject

    Joint Aircraft System/Component (JASC) Code 6510: Tail Rotor
Drive Shaft.

    Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, on July 18, 2012.
Kim Smith,
Manager, Rotorcraft Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service.
[FR Doc. 2012-18254 Filed 7-25-12; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

[Docket No. FRA-2000-7257; Notice No. 49]

Railroad Safety Advisory Committee (RSAC); Working Group Activity
Update

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

ACTION: Announcement of Railroad Safety Advisory Committee (RSAC)
working group activities.

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SUMMARY: FRA is updating its announcement of RSAC's working group
activities to reflect its current status.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Larry Woolverton, RSAC Coordinator,
FRA, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Mailstop 25, Washington, DC 20590,
(202) 493-6212; or Grady Cothen, Deputy Associate Administrator for
Safety, FRA, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Mailstop 25, Washington, DC
20590,<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice serves to update FRA's last
announcement of working group activities and status reports of May 22,
2008 (73 FR 29838). The 35th full RSAC meeting was held June 11, 2008,
and the 36th meeting is scheduled for September 10, 2008, at the
National Housing Center in Washington, DC.
    Since its first meeting in April of 1996, the RSAC has accepted 25
tasks. The status for each of the open tasks is provided below:

Open Tasks

    Task 96-4--Tourist and Historic Railroads. Reviewing the
appropriateness of the agency's current policy regarding the
applicability of existing and proposed regulations to tourist,
excursion, scenic, and historic railroads. This task was accepted on
April 2, 1996, and a working group was established. The working group
monitored the steam locomotive regulation task. Planned future
activities involve the review of other regulations for possible
adaptation to the safety needs of tourist and historic railroads.
Contact: Grady Cothen, Jr.,<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Task 03-01--Passenger Safety. This task includes updating and
enhancing the regulations pertaining to passenger safety, based on
research and experience. This task was accepted on May 20, 2003, and a
working group was established. Prior to embarking on substantive
discussions of a specific task, the working group set forth, in
writing, a specific description of the task. The working group reports
planned activity to the full Committee at each scheduled full RSAC
meeting, including milestones for completion of projects and progress
toward completion. At the first meeting held September 9-10, 2003, a
consolidated list of issues was completed. At the second meeting held
November 6-7, 2003, four task groups were established: emergency
preparedness; mechanical; crashworthiness; and track/vehicle
interaction. The task groups met and reported on activities for working
group consideration at the third meeting held May 11-12, 2004, and a
fourth meeting was held October 26-27, 2004. The Working Group met on
March 21-22, 2006, and again on September 12-13, 2006, at which time
the group agreed to establish a task force on general passenger safety.
The full Passenger Safety Working Group met on April 17-18, 2007;
December 11-12, 2007; and June 18, 2008. The next meeting is scheduled
for November 13, 2008. Contact: Charles Bielitz,<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    (Emergency Preparedness Task Force) At the working group meeting on
March 9-10, 2005, the working group received and approved the consensus
report of the Emergency Preparedness Task Force related to emergency
communication, emergency egress, and rescue access. These
recommendations were presented to, and approved by, the full RSAC on
May 18, 2005. The working group met on September 7-8, 2005, and
additional, supplementary recommendations were presented to, and
accepted by, the full RSAC on October 11, 2005. The Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking (NPRM) was published on August 24, 2006, and was open for
comment until October 23, 2006. The working group agreed upon
recommendations for the final rule, including resolution of final
comments received, during its April 17-18, 2007, meeting. The
recommendations were presented to, and approved by, the full RSAC on
June 26, 2007. The final rule regarding passenger train emergency
systems, focusing on emergency communication, emergency egress, and
rescue access, was published on February 1, 2008 (73 FR 6370). The task
force met on October 17-18, 2007, and reached consensus on draft rule
text for a followup NPRM on passenger train emergency systems, focusing
on low location emergency exit path marking, emergency lighting, and
emergence signage. The task force presented the draft rule text to the
Passenger Safety Working Group on December 11-12, 2007, and the
consensus draft rule text was presented to, and approved by, full RSAC
vote during the February 20, 2008 meeting. At its most recent meeting,
which was held May 13-14, 2008, the task force recommended clarifying
the applicability of backup emergency communication system requirements
in the February 1, 2008, final rule, and FRA announced its intention to
exercise limited enforcement discretion for a new provision amending
instruction requirements for emergency window exit removal. The working
group ratified these recommendations on June 19, 2008. No additional
task force meetings are currently scheduled. Contact: Brenda Moscoso,
(202) 493-6282.
    (Mechanical Task Force) (Completed) Initial recommendations on
mechanical issues (revisions to Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations
(CFR) part 238) were approved by the full Committee on January 26,
2005. At the working group meeting of September 7-8, 2005, the task
force presented additional perfecting amendments and the full RSAC
approved them on October 11, 2005. An NPRM was published in the Federal
Register on December 8, 2005 (70 FR 73070). Public comments were due by
February 17, 2006. The final rule was published in the Federal Register
on October 19, 2006 (71 FR 61835), effective December 18, 2006.
    (Crashworthiness Task Force) Among its efforts, the Crashworthiness
Task Force provided consensus recommendations on static-end strength
that were adopted by the working group on September 7-8, 2005. The full
Committee accepted the recommendations on October 11, 2005. The Front-
End Strength of Cab Cars and Multiple-Unit Locomotives NPRM was
published in the Federal Register on August 1, 2007 (72 FR 42016), with
comments due by October 1, 2007. A number of comments were entered into
the docket, and FRA is considering each of them in drafting a final
rule. To demonstrate means of determining compliance with the
crashworthiness requirements of the rule, FRA scheduled deformation
tests as prescribed in the

NPRM. A dynamic impact test, per the performance standard, was
conducted on April 16, 2008. Additionally, two quasi-static tests were
conducted on June 25, 2008, and August 13, 2008. The objectives of the
tests were to show alternative means for demonstrating compliance with
dynamic performance and quasi-static strength-based standard outlined
in the NPRM. The next task force meeting is scheduled for September 9-
10, 2008. Contact: Gary Fairbanks,<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    (Vehicle/Track Interaction Task Force) The task force is developing
proposed revisions to 49 CFR parts 213 and 238, principally regarding
high-speed passenger service. The task force met on October 9-11, 2007,
and again on November 19-20, 2007, in Washington, DC, and presented the
final task force report, final recommendations, and proposed rule text
for approval by the Passenger Safety Working Group at the December 11-
12, 2007, meeting. The final report and the proposed rule text were
approved by the working group and were presented to, and approved by,
full RSAC vote during the February 20, 2008, meeting. The group last
met on February 27-28, 2008, and FRA is currently crafting an NPRM. No
additional task force meetings are currently scheduled. Contact: John
Mardente,<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    (General Passenger Safety Task Force) At the working group meeting
on April 17-18, 2007, the task force presented a progress report to the
working group. The task force met on July 18-19, 2007, and afterwards,
it reported proposed reporting cause codes for injuries involving the
platform gap that was approved by the working group by mail ballot in
September 2007. The full RSAC approved the recommendations for changes
to 49 CFR part 225 accident/incident cause codes on October 25, 2007.
The task force continues work on passenger train door securement,
``second train in station,'' trespasser incidents, and system safety
based solutions by developing a regulatory approach to system safety.
The General Passenger Safety Task Force presented draft guidance
material for management of the gap that was considered and approved by
the working group during the December 11-12, 2007, meeting and was
presented and approved by full RSAC vote during the February 20, 2008,
meeting. The group met April 23-24, 2008, and the next meeting is
scheduled for November 4-6, 2008. Contact: Dan Knote,<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Task 05-01--Review of Roadway Worker Protection Issues. This task
was accepted on January 26, 2005, to review 49 CFR part 214, Subpart C,
Roadway Worker Protection, and related sections of Subpart A, and to
recommend consideration of specific actions to advance the on-track
safety of railroad employees and contractors engaged in maintenance-of-
way activities throughout the general system of railroad
transportation, including clarification of existing requirements. A
working group was established and reported to the RSAC any specific
actions identified as appropriate. The first meeting of the working
group was held on April 12-14, 2005. The group drafted and accepted
regulatory language for various revisions, clarifications, and
additions to 32 separate items in 19 sections of the rule. However, two
parties raised technical concerns regarding the draft language
concerning electronic display of track authorities. The working group
reported recommendations to the full Committee at the June 26, 2007,
meeting. The FRA, through the NPRM process, is to address this issue
along with eight additional items on which the working group was unable
to reach a consensus. Comments were received and were considered during
the drafting of the NPRM. In early 2008, the external working group
members were solicited to review the consensus text for errata review.
In order to address the heightened concerns raised with the current
regulations for adjacent track on-track safety, an NPRM was published
on July 17, 2008, that focused on this element of the Roadway Worker
Protection rule alone. As this was an NPRM, FRA sought comment on the
entire proposal, including those portions that FRA sought to clarify.
However, on August 13, 2008, the NPRM was withdrawn to permit further
consideration of the RSAC-reported consensus language. FRA is currently
reviewing options concerning the smaller adjacent track on-track safety
aspect of the rule, as well as the remaining changes to the rule.
Target for completion of all items in the larger NPRM is spring of
2009. Contact: Christopher Schulte,<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Task 05-02--Reduce Human Factor-Caused Train Accident/Incidents.
This task was accepted on May 18, 2005, to reduce the number of human
factor-caused train accidents/incidents and related employee injuries.
The Railroad Operating Rules Working Group was formed, and the group
extensively reviewed the issues presented. The final working group
meeting devoted to developing a proposed rule was held February 8-9,
2006. The working group was not able to deliver a consensus regulatory
proposal, but did recommend that it be used to review comments on FRA's
NPRM, which was published in the Federal Register on October 12, 2006
(FR 71 60372) with public comments due by December 11, 2006. Two
reviews were held, one on February 8-9, 2007, and the other on April 4-
5, 2007. Consensus was reached on four items and those items were
presented and accepted by the full RSAC at the June 26, 2007, meeting.
A final rule was published in the Federal Register on February 13, 2008
(73 FR 8442), with an effective date of April 14, 2008. Working group
meetings were held on September 27-28, 2007; January 17-18, 2008; and
May 21-22, 2008. The next scheduled meeting will occur on September 25-
26, 2008. Contact: Douglas Taylor,<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Task 06-01--Locomotive Safety Standards. This task was accepted on
February 22, 2006, to review 49 CFR part 229, Railroad Locomotive
Safety Standards, and revise as appropriate. A working group was
established with the mandate to report any planned activity to the full
Committee at each scheduled full RSAC meeting, to include milestones
for completion of projects and progress toward completion. The first
working group meeting was held May 8-10, 2006. Working group meetings
were held on August 8-9, 2006; September 25-26, 2006; and October 30-
31, 2006, and the working group presented recommendations regarding
revisions to requirements for locomotive sanders to the full RSAC on
September 21, 2006. The NPRM regarding sanders was published in the
Federal Register on March 6, 2007 (72 FR 9904). Comments received were
discussed by the working group for clarification, and FRA published a
final rule on October 19, 2007 (72 FR 59216). The working group is
continuing the review of 49 CFR part 229 with a view to proposing
further revisions to update the standards. The working group met on
January 9-10, 2007; November 27-28, 2007; February 5-6, 2008; May 20-
21, 2008; and August 5-6, 2008. The next meeting is scheduled for
October 22-23, 2008, and a followup meeting is scheduled for January 6-
7, 2009. Contact: George Scerbo,<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Task 06-02--Track Safety Standards and Continuous Welded Rail.
Section 9005 of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient
Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (Pub. L. 109-59,
``SAFETEA-LU''), the 2005 surface transportation authorization act,
requires FRA to issue requirements for inspection of joint bars in
continuous welded rail (CWR) to detect cracks that could affect the
integrity of the track structure. See 49 U.S.C. 20142(e). FRA published
an interim final rule (IFR),

establishing new requirements for inspections, on November 2, 2005 (70
FR 66288). On October 11, 2005, FRA offered the RSAC a task to review
comments on this IFR, but the conditions could not be established under
which the Committee could have undertaken this with a view toward
consensus. Comments on the IFR were received through December 19, 2005.
FRA reviewed the comments. On February 22, 2006, the RSAC accepted this
task to review and revise the CWR related to provisions of the Track
Safety Standards (TSS), with particular emphasis on reduction of
derailments and consequent injuries and damage caused by defective
conditions, including joint failures, in track using CWR; a working
group was established. The working group will report any planned
activity to the full Committee at each scheduled full RSAC meeting,
including milestones for completion of projects and progress toward
completion. The first working group meeting was held April 3-4, 2006,
at which time the working group reviewed comments on the IFR. The
second working group meeting was held April 26-28, 2006. The working
group also met May 24-25, 2006, and July 19-20, 2006. The working group
reported consensus recommendations for the final rule that were
accepted by the full RSAC Committee by mail ballot on August 11, 2006.
The final rule was published in the Federal Register on October 11,
2006 (71 FR 59677). The working group continued review of 49 CFR
213.119 with a view to proposing further revisions to update the
standards. The working group met January 30-31, 2007; April 10-11,
2007; June 27-28, 2007; August 15-16, 2007; October 23-24, 2007; and
January, 8-9, 2008. The working group reported consensus
recommendations for revisions to 49 CFR Section 213.119 regulations to
the full RSAC on February 20, 2008, and the recommendations were
accepted. FRA is preparing an NPRM. No additional working group
meetings are currently scheduled on this issue. Contact: Ken Rusk,
(202) 493-6236.
    Task 06-03--Medical Standards for Safety-Critical Personnel. This
task was accepted on September 21, 2006, to enhance the safety of
persons in the railroad operating environment and the public by
establishing standards and procedures for determining the medical
fitness for duty of personnel engaged in safety-critical functions. A
working group has been established and will report any planned activity
to the full Committee at each scheduled full RSAC meeting, including
milestones for completion of projects and progress toward completion.
The first working group meeting was held December 12-13, 2006. The
working group has held followup meetings on the following dates:
February 20-21, 2007; July 24-25, 2007; August 29-30, 2007; October 31-
November 1, 2007; December 4-5, 2007; February 13-14, 2008; March 26-
27, 2008; and April 22-23, 2008. A task force of physicians was
established in May 2007 to work on specific medical exam-related
issues. The task force of physicians has had meetings or conference
calls on July 24, 2007; August 20, 2007; October 15, 2007; October 31,
2007; and June 23-24, 2008. The next meeting of the task force is
scheduled for September 8-10, 2008. Contact: Alan Misiaszek, (202) 493-
6002.
    Task 07-01--Track Safety Standards. This task was accepted on
February 22, 2007, to consider specific improvements to the TSS or
other responsive actions, supplementing work already under way on CWR,
specifically to: Review controls applied to reuse of rail in CWR ``plug
rail,'' review the issue of cracks emanating from bond wire
attachments, consider improvements in the TSS related to fastening of
rail to concrete ties, and ensure a common understanding within the
regulated community concerning requirements for internal rail flaw
inspections. The tasks were assigned to the Track Safety Standards
Working Group. The working group will report any planned activity to
the full Committee at each scheduled full RSAC meeting, including
milestones for completion of projects and progress toward completion.
The first working group meeting was held on June 27-28, 2007, and the
group met again on August 15-16, 2007, and October 23-24, 2007. Two
task forces were created under the working group: Concrete Ties and
Rail Integrity Task Forces. The Concrete Ties Task Force met on
November 26-27, 2007; February 13-14, 2008; April 16-17, 2008; and July
9-10, 2008. The next Concrete Ties Task Force meeting is scheduled for
September 17-18, 2008. The Rail Integrity Task Force met on November
28-29, 2007; February 12-13, 2008; April 15-16, 2008; and July 8-9,
2008. The next meeting is scheduled for September 16-17, 2008. Contact:
Ken Rusk,<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Task 08-01--Report on the Nation's Railroad Bridges. This task was
accepted on February 20, 2008, to report to the Federal Railroad
Administrator on the current state of railroad bridge safety
management, update the findings and conclusions of the 1993 Summary
Report of the FRA Railroad Bridge Safety Survey, and include
recommendations for further action with a target date of November 3,
2008. The working group first met on April 24-25, 2008, with followup
meetings held on June 12-13, 2008, and August 7-8, 2008. The working
group will present findings and a final report to the RSAC during the
September 10, 2008, full Committee meeting. Contact: Gordon Davids,
(202) 230-9568.

Completed Tasks

    Task 96-1--(Completed) Revising the freight power brake
regulations.
    Task 96-2--(Completed) Reviewing and recommending revisions to the
TSS (49 CFR part 213).
    Task 96-3--(Completed) Reviewing and recommending revisions to the
radio standards and procedures (49 CFR part 220).
    Task 96-5--(Completed) Reviewing and recommending revisions to
steam locomotive inspection standards (49 CFR part 230).
    Task 96-6--(Completed) Reviewing and recommending revisions to
miscellaneous aspects of the regulations addressing locomotive engineer
certification (49 CFR part 240).
    Task 96-7--(Completed) Developing roadway maintenance machines (on-
track equipment) safety standards.
    Task 96-8--(Completed) This planning task evaluated the need for
action responsive to recommendations contained in a report to Congress
titled, Locomotive Crashworthiness & Working Conditions.
    Task 97-1--(Completed) Developing crashworthiness specifications
(49 CFR part 229) to promote the integrity of the locomotive cab in
accidents resulting from collisions.
    Task 97-2--(Completed) Evaluating the extent to which
environmental, sanitary, and other working conditions in locomotive
cabs affect the crew's health and the safe operation of locomotives,
proposing standards where appropriate.
    Task 97-3--(Completed) Developing event recorder data survivability
standards.
    Task 97-4--and Task 97-5--(Completed) Defining Positive Train
Control (PTC) functionalities, describing available technologies,
evaluating costs and benefits of potential systems, and considering
implementation opportunities and challenges, including demonstration
and deployment.
    Task 97-6--(Completed) Revising various regulations to address the
safety implications of processor-based signal and train control
technologies,

including communications-based operating systems.
    Task 97-7--(Completed) Determining damages qualifying an event as a
reportable train accident.
    Task 00-1--(Completed-task withdrawn) Determining the need to amend
regulations protecting persons who work on, under, or between rolling
equipment and persons applying, removing, or inspecting rear end
marking devices (Blue Signal Protection).
    Task 01-1--(Completed) Developing conformity of FRA's regulations
for accident/incident reporting (49 CFR part 225) to revised
regulations of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S.
Department of Labor, and to make appropriate revisions to the FRA Guide
for Preparing Accident/Incident Reports (Reporting Guide).
    Please refer to the notice published in the Federal Register on
March 11, 1996 (61 FR 9740), for more information about the RSAC.

    Issued in Washington, DC on August 20, 2008.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Standards and Program
Development.
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[Release No. 34-79550; File No. SR-NYSEArca-2016-120]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE Arca, Inc.; Notice of
Designation of a Longer Period for Commission Action on a Proposed Rule
Change To List and Trade Shares of the ForceShares Daily 4X US Market
Futures Long Fund and ForceShares Daily 4X US Market Futures Short Fund
Under Commentary .02 to NYSE Arca Equities Rule 8.200

December 14, 2016.
    On October 17, 2016, NYSE Arca, Inc. filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (``Commission''), pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (``Act'') \1\ and Rule 19b-4
thereunder,\2\ a proposed rule change to list and trade shares of the
ForceShares Daily 4X US Market Futures Long Fund and ForceShares Daily
4X US Market Futures Short Fund under Commentary .02 to NYSE Arca
Equities Rule 8.200. The proposed rule change was published for comment
in the Federal Register on November 4, 2016.\3\ The Commission received
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
    \2\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
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    Section 19(b)(2) of the Act \4\ 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 December 19, 2016. The Commission is extending this 45-day time
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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,\5\ designates February 2, 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 SR-NYSEArca-2016-120).
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    \5\ Id.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
pursuant to delegated authority.\6\
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    \6\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(31).
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Robert W. Errett,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-30556 Filed 12-19-16; 8:45 am]
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