80_FR_25300 80 FR 25215 - Air Carrier Contract Maintenance Requirements; Correction

80 FR 25215 - Air Carrier Contract Maintenance Requirements; Correction

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 85 (May 4, 2015)

Page Range25215-25216
FR Document2015-10423

The FAA is correcting a final rule published on March 4, 2015 (80 FR 11537). In that rule, the FAA amended its maintenance regulations for domestic, flag, and supplemental operations, and for commuter and on-demand operations for aircraft type certificated with a passenger seating configuration of 10 seats or more (excluding any pilot seat). The FAA originally proposed to make the effective date of the rule one year after its publication date to give affected operators time to come into compliance with the new requirements, and to allow the FAA time to review information submitted by the operators under the rule. However, in the final rule, the FAA inadvertently overlooked the proposed one-year compliance time, and included an effective date of 60 days after publication. This document corrects the effective date of that document.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 85 (Monday, May 4, 2015) 
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 85 (Monday, May 4, 2015)]
[Rules and Regulations]
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From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-10423]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Parts 121 and 135

[Docket No. FAA-2011-1136; Amdt. Nos. 121-371A and 135-132A]
RIN 2120-AJ33


Air Carrier Contract Maintenance Requirements; Correction

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule; correction.

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SUMMARY: The FAA is correcting a final rule published on March 4, 2015 
(80 FR 11537). In that rule, the FAA amended its maintenance 
regulations for domestic, flag, and supplemental operations, and for 
commuter and on-demand operations for aircraft type certificated with a 
passenger seating configuration of 10 seats or more (excluding any 
pilot seat). The FAA originally proposed to make the effective date of 
the rule one year after its publication date to give affected operators 
time to come into compliance with the new requirements, and to allow 
the FAA time to review information submitted by the operators under the 
rule. However, in the final rule, the FAA inadvertently overlooked the 
proposed one-year compliance time, and included an effective date of 60 
days after publication. This document corrects the effective date of 
that document.

DATES: This correction is effective on May 4, 2015. The effective date 
of the final rule published March 4, 2015 (80 FR 11537), is corrected 
to March 4, 2016.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
For technical questions concerning this action, contact Wende T. 
DiMuro, AFS-330, Federal Aviation Administration, 800 Independence 
Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591; telephone (202) 267-1685; email 
[email protected].
    For legal questions concerning this action, contact Edmund Averman, 
AGC-200, Federal Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Avenue SW., 
Washington, DC 20591; telephone (202) 267-3147, email 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On March 4, 2015, the FAA published a final rule entitled, ``Air 
Carrier Contract Maintenance Requirements'' (80 FR 11537).
    In that final rule, the FAA revised its maintenance regulations for 
domestic, flag, and supplemental operations, and for commuter and on-
demand operations for aircraft type certificated with a passenger 
seating configuration of 10 seats or more (excluding any pilot seat). 
The new rules require affected air carriers and operators to develop 
policies, procedures, methods, and instructions for performing contract 
maintenance that are acceptable to the FAA, and to include them in 
their maintenance manuals. The rules also require the air carriers and 
operators to provide a list to the FAA of all persons with whom they 
contract their maintenance, which also must include the physical 
address where the work will be carried out and a description of the 
type of work that is to be carried out at each location.
    In the notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) (77 FR 67584; Nov. 13, 
2012), the FAA proposed to make the effective date one year after the 
publication of the final rule. The stated reason for this was that the 
agency recognized that the affected operators would need time to fully 
develop the policies, procedures, methods, and instructions for 
contract maintenance and to provide them in an acceptable format to the 
FAA. We also noted that operators would need time to prepare the list 
with the required information of their contract maintenance providers 
and to provide them in an acceptable format to their Certificate 
Holding District Offices (77 FR 67587). The FAA also noted that it 
would need time to review the information submitted by the operators. 
In publishing the final rule, the FAA inadvertently overlooked this 
proposed one-year compliance time, and included an effective date of 60 
days after publication. This document corrects that oversight so that 
the effective date is one year after the publication of the final rule, 
or March 4, 2016.

Correction

    In FR Doc. 2015-04179, beginning on page 11537 in the Federal 
Register of March 4, 2015, make the following corrections:

Correction

    1. On page 11537, in the second column, in the paragraph entitled 
``DATES:'', correct ``May 4, 2015'' to read ``March 4, 2016.''

    Issued under authority provided by 49 U.S.C. 106(f) in 
Washington, DC, on April 29, 2015.
John Barbagallo,
Acting Director, Flight Standards Office.
[FR Doc. 2015-10423 Filed 5-1-15; 8:45 am]
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Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 85 / Monday, May 4, 2015 / Rules and Regulations 25215 and gender classifications as those used only to the Banks and the Office of (ii) A description of the outreach on the Form EEO–1), without including Finance, which are not small entities for activities and strategies executed during personally identifiable information. purposes of the Regulatory Flexibility the preceding year to promote diversity Sections 1207.23(b)(9) and 1207.22(c) Act. in nominating or soliciting nominees for require that each Bank and the Office of positions on boards of directors of the List of Subjects in 12 CFR Part 1207 Finance submit the baseline board Banks (consistent with 12 CFR 1261.9) demographic information collected to Discrimination, Diversity, Equal and the Office of Finance; FHFA no later than September 30, 2015, employment opportunity, Minority (10) A comparison of the data and thereafter the information be businesses, Office of Finance, Outreach, reported by Fannie Mae and Freddie included as part of the annual reports Regulated entities. Mac under paragraphs (b)(1) through (8) they are already required to submit of this section, and by the Banks and the Authority and Issuance under existing part 1207. Office of Finance under paragraphs Use: FHFA will use the information For the reasons stated in the (b)(1) through (9) of this section, to such collected under § 1207.23(b)(9)(i) to SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION, and under data as reported in the previous year assess the effectiveness of the policies the authority of 12 U.S.C. 4526, FHFA together with a narrative analysis; and procedures that each of the Banks amends part 1207 of title 12 of the Code * * * * * and the Office of Finance is required to of Federal Regulations as follows: implement to promote diversity in all of Dated: April 28, 2015. its business and activities ‘‘at all levels’’ PART 1207—MINORITY AND WOMEN Melvin L. Watt, and, specifically, to encourage diversity INCLUSION Director, Federal Housing Finance Agency. in the nomination and solicitation of [FR Doc. 2015–10374 Filed 5–1–15; 8:45 am] nominees for members of its boards of ■ 1. The authority citation for part 1207 BILLING CODE 8070–01–P directors. FHFA will also use the continues to read as follows: information to establish a baseline to Authority: 12 U.S.C. 4520 and 4526; 12 analyze future trends relating to the U.S.C. 1833e; E.O. 11478. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION diversity of the boards of directors of the Banks and the Office of Finance. Subpart C—Minority and Women Federal Aviation Administration Respondents: Respondents will be the Inclusion and Diversity at Regulated approximately 210 individuals serving Entities and the Office of Finance 14 CFR Parts 121 and 135 on the boards of directors of the Banks and the Office of Finance in any given ■ 2. Amend § 1207.22 by adding a new [Docket No. FAA–2011–1136; Amdt. Nos. year. sentence at the end of paragraph (c) to 121–371A and 135–132A] Frequency: The information will be read as follows: RIN 2120–AJ33 collected annually. § 1207.22 Regulated entity and Office of Annual Burden Estimate: FHFA Finance reports. Air Carrier Contract Maintenance estimates the total annualized hour Requirements; Correction * * * * * burden for all respondents to the (c) * * * The data required to be AGENCY: Federal Aviation proposed information collection to be reported by § 1207.23(b)(9) shall be Administration (FAA), DOT. 21 hours. FHFA estimates that an submitted no later than September 30, ACTION: Final rule; correction. average of 210 board directors will 2015, and thereafter included in each provide information annually and that annual report. SUMMARY: The FAA is correcting a final each response will take approximately * * * * * rule published on March 4, 2015 (80 FR 0.1 hours on average (210 respondents 11537). In that rule, the FAA amended × 0.1 hours per response = 21 hours). ■ 3. Amend § 1207.23 as follows: ■ a. Redesignate paragraphs (b)(9) its maintenance regulations for There will be no annualized cost to the through (19) as paragraphs (b)(10) domestic, flag, and supplemental Federal government. through (20); and operations, and for commuter and on- V. Regulatory Flexibility Act demand operations for aircraft type ■ b. Add new paragraph (b)(9) and The Regulatory Flexibility Act certificated with a passenger seating revise newly redesignated paragraph (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) requires that a configuration of 10 seats or more (b)(10) to read as follows: regulation that has a significant (excluding any pilot seat). The FAA economic impact on a substantial § 1207.23 Annual reports—format and originally proposed to make the number of small entities, small contents. effective date of the rule one year after businesses, or small organizations * * * * * its publication date to give affected include an initial regulatory flexibility (b) * * * operators time to come into compliance analysis describing the regulation’s (9)(i) Data showing for the reporting with the new requirements, and to allow impact on small entities. Such an year by minority and gender the FAA time to review information analysis need not be undertaken if the classification, the number of individuals submitted by the operators under the agency has certified that the regulation on the board of directors of each Bank rule. However, in the final rule, the FAA will not have a significant economic and the Office of Finance— inadvertently overlooked the proposed impact on a substantial number of small (A) Using data collected by each Bank one-year compliance time, and included entities. 5 U.S.C. 605(b). FHFA has and the Office of Finance through an an effective date of 60 days after considered the impact of the final rule information collection requesting each publication. This document corrects the tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with RULES under the Regulatory Flexibility Act. director’s voluntary self-identification of effective date of that document. The General Counsel of FHFA his or her minority and gender DATES: This correction is effective on certifies that the final rule is not likely classification without personally May 4, 2015. The effective date of the to have a significant economic impact identifiable information; final rule published March 4, 2015 (80 on a substantial number of small entities (B) Using the same classifications as FR 11537), is corrected to March 4, because the regulation is applicable those on the Form EEO–1; and 2016. VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:34 May 01, 2015 Jkt 235001 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 E:\FR\FM\04MYR1.SGM 04MYR1

25216 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 85 / Monday, May 4, 2015 / Rules and Regulations FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: that oversight so that the effective date I. Background and Statutory Authority For technical questions concerning this is one year after the publication of the action, contact Wende T. DiMuro, A. Statutory Authority final rule, or March 4, 2016. AFS–330, Federal Aviation Section 223 of the Consumer Product Administration, 800 Independence Correction Safety Improvement Act of 2008 Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591; In FR Doc. 2015–04179, beginning on (‘‘CPSIA’’), amended section 15 of the telephone (202) 267–1685; email page 11537 in the Federal Register of CPSA, 15 U.S.C. 2064, to add a new wende.t.dimuro@faa.gov. March 4, 2015, make the following subsection (j). Section 15(j) of the CPSA For legal questions concerning this corrections: provides the Commission with the action, contact Edmund Averman, authority to specify, by rule, for any AGC–200, Federal Aviation Correction consumer product or class of consumer Administration, 800 Independence 1. On page 11537, in the second products, characteristics whose Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591; column, in the paragraph entitled existence or absence are deemed a telephone (202) 267–3147, email ‘‘DATES:’’, correct ‘‘May 4, 2015’’ to read substantial product hazard under ed.averman@faa.gov. ‘‘March 4, 2016.’’ section 15(a)(2) of the CPSA. Section SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Issued under authority provided by 49 15(a)(2) of the CPSA defines a U.S.C. 106(f) in Washington, DC, on April 29, ‘‘substantial product hazard,’’ in Background relevant part, as a product defect which 2015. On March 4, 2015, the FAA published John Barbagallo, (because of the pattern of defect, the a final rule entitled, ‘‘Air Carrier number of defective products Acting Director, Flight Standards Office. Contract Maintenance Requirements’’ distributed in commerce, the severity of [FR Doc. 2015–10423 Filed 5–1–15; 8:45 am] (80 FR 11537). the risk, or otherwise) creates a In that final rule, the FAA revised its BILLING CODE 4910–13–P substantial risk of injury to the public. maintenance regulations for domestic, A rule under section 15(j) of the CPSA flag, and supplemental operations, and (a ‘‘15(j) rule’’) is not a consumer for commuter and on-demand CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY product safety rule that imposes operations for aircraft type certificated COMMISSION performance or labeling requirements with a passenger seating configuration for newly manufactured products. of 10 seats or more (excluding any pilot 16 CFR Part 1120 Rather, a 15(j) rule is a Commission seat). The new rules require affected air determination of a product defect based carriers and operators to develop [CPSC Docket No. CPSC–2014–0024] upon noncompliance with specific policies, procedures, methods, and Substantial Product Hazard List: product characteristics that are instructions for performing contract Seasonal and Decorative Lighting addressed in an effective voluntary maintenance that are acceptable to the standard. For the Commission to issue Products FAA, and to include them in their a 15(j) rule, the product characteristics maintenance manuals. The rules also AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety involved must be ‘‘readily observable’’ require the air carriers and operators to Commission. and have been addressed by a voluntary provide a list to the FAA of all persons ACTION: Final rule. standard. Moreover, the voluntary with whom they contract their standard must be effective in reducing maintenance, which also must include SUMMARY: The Consumer Product Safety the risk of injury associated with the the physical address where the work Commission (‘‘CPSC’’ or ‘‘Commission’’) consumer products, and there must be will be carried out and a description of is issuing a final rule to specify that substantial compliance with the the type of work that is to be carried out seasonal and decorative lighting voluntary standard. at each location. products that do not contain any one of In the notice of proposed rulemaking three readily observable characteristics B. Background (NPRM) (77 FR 67584; Nov. 13, 2012), (minimum wire size, sufficient strain On October 16, 2014, the Commission the FAA proposed to make the effective relief, or overcurrent protection), as issued a notice of proposed rulemaking date one year after the publication of the addressed in a voluntary standard, are (‘‘NPR’’) in the Federal Register to final rule. The stated reason for this was deemed a substantial product hazard amend the substantial product hazard that the agency recognized that the under the Consumer Product Safety Act list in 16 CFR part 1120 (‘‘part 1120’’) affected operators would need time to (‘‘CPSA’’). Additionally, the to add seasonal and decorative lighting fully develop the policies, procedures, Commission is making a technical products that lack certain readily methods, and instructions for contract amendment to reformat incorporations observable safety characteristics maintenance and to provide them in an by reference in this part. addressed by a voluntary standard acceptable format to the FAA. We also DATES: Effective date: The rule takes because such products pose a risk of noted that operators would need time to effect on June 3, 2015. The electrical shock or fire. 79 FR 62081. prepare the list with the required incorporation by reference of the The comment period on the proposed information of their contract publication listed in this rule is rule closed on December 30, 2014. As maintenance providers and to provide approved by the Director of the Federal detailed in section II of this preamble, them in an acceptable format to their Register as of June 3, 2015. the Commission received 62 comments Certificate Holding District Offices (77 on the proposed rule. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: FR 67587). The FAA also noted that it The Commission is now issuing a would need time to review the Mary Kroh, Office of Compliance and final rule to amend part 1120 by adding tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with RULES information submitted by the operators. Field Operations, Consumer Product three readily observable characteristics In publishing the final rule, the FAA Safety Commission, 4330 East West of seasonal and decorative lighting inadvertently overlooked this proposed Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814; products: (1) Minimum wire size; (2) one-year compliance time, and included telephone: 301–987–7886; mkroh@ sufficient strain relief; and (3) an effective date of 60 days after cpsc.gov. overcurrent protection. After reviewing publication. This document corrects SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: the comments, the Commission made VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:00 May 01, 2015 Jkt 235001 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 E:\FR\FM\04MYR1.SGM 04MYR1


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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionRules and Regulations
ActionFinal rule; correction.
DatesThis correction is effective on May 4, 2015. The effective date of the final rule published March 4, 2015 (80 FR 11537), is corrected to March 4, 2016.
ContactFor technical questions concerning this action, contact Wende T. DiMuro, AFS-330, Federal Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591; telephone (202) 267-1685; email [email protected]
FR Citation80 FR 25215 
RIN Number2120-AJ33
CFR Citation14 CFR 121
14 CFR 135
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