80_FR_44111 80 FR 43969 - Proposed Primary Category Airworthiness Design Standards; AutoGyro USA, LLC (AutoGyro) Model Calidus Gyroplanes

80 FR 43969 - Proposed Primary Category Airworthiness Design Standards; AutoGyro USA, LLC (AutoGyro) Model Calidus Gyroplanes

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 142 (July 24, 2015)

Page Range43969-43970
FR Document2015-18221

This notice announces the existence of and requests comments on the proposed airworthiness design standards for acceptance of the AutoGyro Model Calidus gyroplane under the regulations for primary category aircraft.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 142 (Friday, July 24, 2015) 
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 142 (Friday, July 24, 2015)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 43969-43970]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-18221]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 21

[Docket No. FAA-2015-3031]


Proposed Primary Category Airworthiness Design Standards; 
AutoGyro USA, LLC (AutoGyro) Model Calidus Gyroplanes

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Request for comments.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the existence of and requests comments 
on the proposed airworthiness design standards for acceptance of the 
AutoGyro Model Calidus gyroplane under the regulations for primary 
category aircraft.

DATES: We must receive comments by September 8, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Send all comments to the Federal Aviation Administration 
(FAA), Rotorcraft Standards Staff, Rotorcraft Directorate (ASW-110), 
FAA, 10101 Hillwood Pkwy., Fort Worth, TX 76177.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gary Roach, Aviation Safety Engineer, 
Regulations and Policy Group, Rotorcraft Directorate, FAA, 10101 
Hillwood Pkwy., Fort Worth, Texas 76177; telephone (817) 222-5110; 
email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Any person may obtain a copy of this 
information by contacting the person named above under FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT.

Comments Invited

    We invite you to submit comments on the proposed airworthiness 
standards to the address specified above. Commenters must identify the 
AutoGyro Model Calidus on all submitted correspondence. The FAA will 
consider all communications received on or before the closing date 
before issuing the final acceptance. The proposed airworthiness design 
standards and comments received may be inspected at the FAA, Rotorcraft 
Directorate, Rotorcraft Standards Staff (ASW-110), FAA, 2601 Meacham 
Blvd., Fort Worth, TX 76137, between the hours of 7:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. 
weekdays, except Federal holidays.

[[Page 43970]]

Background

    The ``primary'' category for aircraft was created specifically for 
the simple, low performance personal aircraft. Section 21.17(f) 
provides a means for applicants to propose airworthiness standards for 
their particular primary category aircraft. The FAA procedure 
establishing appropriate airworthiness standards includes reviewing and 
possibly revising the applicant's proposal, publication of the 
submittal in the Federal Register for public review and comment, and 
addressing the comments. After all necessary revisions, the standards 
are published as approved FAA airworthiness standards.
    Accordingly, the applicant, AutoGyro, has submitted a request to 
the FAA to include the following:

Proposed Airworthiness Standards for Acceptance Under the Primary 
Category Rule

    For Aircraft Certification and the Powerplant Installation:
    Section T Light Gyroplanes, of the British Civil Airworthiness 
Requirements, Issue 3, dated August 12, 2005.
    14 CFR 27.853(a) and (c)(1) Amdt 27-37 Compartment Interior; 
Sec. Sec.  23.735(a) through (c) Amdt 23-62 Brakes except that the 
reference to 23.75 is replaced with Section T75 of BCAR Section T, 
Issue 3; Sec. Sec.  27.735(a) and (c)(1) Amdt 27-21 Brakes; Sec. Sec.  
27.1365(b) and (c) Amdt 27-35 Electrical Cables; and Sec.  27.1561(a) 
Safety Equipment, as applicable to these aircraft.
    For Engine Assembly Certification:
    ASTM F2339-06 (2009), ``Standard Practice for Design and 
Manufacture of Reciprocating Spark Ignition Engines for Light Sport 
Aircraft,'' except paragraph A1.1.3.
    For Propeller Certification:
    Section T Light Gyroplanes, of the British Civil Airworthiness 
Requirements, Issue 3, dated August 12, 2005; ASTM F2506-10 (2009), 
``Standard Specification for Design and Testing of Fixed-Pitch or 
Ground Adjustable Light Sport Aircraft Propellers,'' paragraph 5.5 
Propeller Strength and Endurance and Section 6 Tests and Inspections.

    Issued in Fort Worth, Texas on July 16, 2015.
Bruce E. Cain,
Acting Directorate Manager, Rotorcraft Directorate, Aircraft 
Certification Service.
[FR Doc. 2015-18221 Filed 7-23-15; 8:45 am]
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43969 Proposed Rules Federal Register Vol. 80, No. 142 Friday, July 24, 2015 This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER p.m., Monday through Friday, except DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION contains notices to the public of the proposed holidays. To be sure someone is there to issuance of rules and regulations. The help you, please call (202) 799–7039 Federal Aviation Administration purpose of these notices is to give interested before coming. persons an opportunity to participate in the 14 CFR Part 21 rule making prior to the adoption of the final FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. rules. Carol Clarke, Research Program [Docket No. FAA–2015–3031] Manager, USDA, APHIS, Animal Care, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 4700 River Road Unit 84, Riverdale, MD Proposed Primary Category 20737–1234; (301) 851–3751. Airworthiness Design Standards; Animal and Plant Health Inspection AutoGyro USA, LLC (AutoGyro) Model SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Service Calidus Gyroplanes Background AGENCY: Federal Aviation 9 CFR Part 3 Administration (FAA), DOT. On May 1, 2015, the Animal and Plant [Docket No. APHIS–2014–0098] Health Inspection Service published in ACTION: Request for comments. the Federal Register (80 FR 24840– Petition To Develop Specific SUMMARY: This notice announces the 24841, Docket No. APHIS–2014–0098) a Ethologically Appropriate Standards existence of and requests comments on notice 1 requesting comments on a for Nonhuman Primates in Research the proposed airworthiness design petition to amend the Animal Welfare standards for acceptance of the AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Act regulations to specify ethologically AutoGyro Model Calidus gyroplane Inspection Service, USDA. appropriate standards that researchers under the regulations for primary ACTION: Notice of petition; reopening of must adhere to in order to promote the category aircraft. comment period. psychological well-being of nonhuman DATES: We must receive comments by primates used in research. SUMMARY: We are reopening the September 8, 2015. comment period for a petition Comments on the notice were ADDRESSES: Send all comments to the requesting that we amend the Animal required to be received on or before June Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Welfare Act regulations to specify 30, 2015. We are reopening the Rotorcraft Standards Staff, Rotorcraft ethologically appropriate standards that comment period on Docket No. APHIS– Directorate (ASW–110), FAA, 10101 researchers must adhere to in order to 2014–0098 for an additional 60 days, Hillwood Pkwy., Fort Worth, TX 76177. promote the psychological well-being of until August 31, 2015. We will accept FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gary nonhuman primates used in research. all comments received between July 1, Roach, Aviation Safety Engineer, This action will allow interested 2015 (the day after the close of the Regulations and Policy Group, persons additional time to prepare and original comment period) and the date Rotorcraft Directorate, FAA, 10101 submit comments. of this notice. This action will allow Hillwood Pkwy., Fort Worth, Texas DATES: The comment period for the interested persons additional time to 76177; telephone (817) 222–5110; email notice published May 1, 2015 (80 FR prepare and submit comments. gary.b.roach@faa.gov. 24840–24841) is reopened. We will We encourage the submission of SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Any consider all comments that we receive scientific data, studies, or research to person may obtain a copy of this on or before August 31, 2015. support your comments and position. information by contacting the person ADDRESSES: You may submit comments We also invite data on the costs and named above under FOR FURTHER by either of the following methods: benefits associated with any INFORMATION CONTACT. • Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to recommendations. We will consider all http://www.regulations.gov/ Comments Invited comments and recommendations #!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2014-0098. received. We invite you to submit comments on • Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: the proposed airworthiness standards to Send your comment to Docket No. Authority: 7 U.S.C. 2131–2159; 7 CFR 2.22, the address specified above. APHIS–2014–0098, Regulatory Analysis 2.80, and 371.7. Commenters must identify the and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station Done in Washington, DC, this 20th day of AutoGyro Model Calidus on all 3A–03.8, 4700 River Road Unit 118, July 2015. submitted correspondence. The FAA Riverdale, MD 20737–1238. Kevin Shea, will consider all communications Supporting documents and any received on or before the closing date asabaliauskas on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with PROPOSALS Administrator, Animal and Plant Health comments we receive on this docket Inspection Service. before issuing the final acceptance. The may be viewed at http:// proposed airworthiness design [FR Doc. 2015–18174 Filed 7–23–15; 8:45 am] www.regulations.gov/ standards and comments received may BILLING CODE 3410–34–P #!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2014-0098 or be inspected at the FAA, Rotorcraft in our reading room, which is located in Directorate, Rotorcraft Standards Staff Room 1141 of the USDA South 1 To view the notice, supporting documents, and (ASW–110), FAA, 2601 Meacham Blvd., Building, 14th Street and Independence the comments we received, go to http:// Fort Worth, TX 76137, between the Avenue SW., Washington, DC. Normal www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS- hours of 7:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. weekdays, reading room hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 2014-0098. except Federal holidays. VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:51 Jul 23, 2015 Jkt 235001 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 E:\FR\FM\24JYP1.SGM 24JYP1

43970 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 142 / Friday, July 24, 2015 / Proposed Rules Background DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Docket Operations Office between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through The ‘‘primary’’ category for aircraft Federal Aviation Administration Friday, except Federal holidays. The AD was created specifically for the simple, docket contains this proposed AD, the low performance personal aircraft. 14 CFR Part 39 European Aviation Safety Agency Section 21.17(f) provides a means for (EASA) AD, the economic evaluation, [Docket No. FAA–2015–2994; Directorate applicants to propose airworthiness any comments received, and other Identifier 2014–SW–057–AD] standards for their particular primary information. The street address for the category aircraft. The FAA procedure RIN 2120–AA64 Docket Operations Office (telephone establishing appropriate airworthiness 800–647–5527) is in the ADDRESSES standards includes reviewing and Airworthiness Directives; Airbus section. Comments will be available in possibly revising the applicant’s Helicopters Deutschland GmbH the AD docket shortly after receipt. proposal, publication of the submittal in (Formerly Eurocopter Deutschland For service information identified in the Federal Register for public review GmbH) Helicopters this proposed AD, contact Airbus and comment, and addressing the AGENCY: Federal Aviation Helicopters, Inc., 2701 N. Forum Drive, comments. After all necessary revisions, Administration (FAA), DOT. Grand Prairie, TX 75052; telephone the standards are published as approved (972) 641–0000 or (800) 232–0323; fax ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking FAA airworthiness standards. (972) 641–3775; or at http:// (NPRM). Accordingly, the applicant, AutoGyro, www.airbushelicopters.com/techpub. has submitted a request to the FAA to SUMMARY: We propose to adopt a new You may review the referenced service include the following: airworthiness directive (AD) for Airbus information at the FAA, Office of the Helicopters Deutschland GmbH (Airbus) Regional Counsel, Southwest Region, Proposed Airworthiness Standards for (formerly Eurocopter Deutschland 10101 Hillwood Pkwy., Room 6N–321, Acceptance Under the Primary GmbH) Model MBB–BK 117C–2 Fort Worth, TX 76177. Category Rule helicopters with an external mounted FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: hoist system wiring harness installed. George Schwab, Aviation Safety For Aircraft Certification and the Engineer, Safety Management Group, This proposed AD would require Powerplant Installation: Rotorcraft Directorate, FAA, 10101 inspecting the hoist control pendant Section T Light Gyroplanes, of the wiring harness for chafing, and if there Hillwood Pkwy., Fort Worth, TX 76177; British Civil Airworthiness is chafing, before the next hoist telephone (817) 222–5110; email Requirements, Issue 3, dated August 12, operation, replacing the wiring harness. george.schwab@faa.gov. 2005. This proposed AD would also require a SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 14 CFR 27.853(a) and (c)(1) Amdt 27– installing a protection sleeve on the Comments Invited 37 Compartment Interior; §§ 23.735(a) hoist control pendant wiring harness. through (c) Amdt 23–62 Brakes except This proposed AD is prompted by an We invite you to participate in this that the reference to 23.75 is replaced uncommanded hoist release involving rulemaking by submitting written with Section T75 of BCAR Section T, chafing on the wiring harness of the comments, data, or views. We also Issue 3; §§ 27.735(a) and (c)(1) Amdt hoist control pendant and on the wiring. invite comments relating to the 27–21 Brakes; §§ 27.1365(b) and (c) The proposed actions are intended to economic, environmental, energy, or Amdt 27–35 Electrical Cables; and prevent loss of an external load or federalism impacts that might result § 27.1561(a) Safety Equipment, as person from the hoist resulting in injury from adopting the proposals in this applicable to these aircraft. to persons being lifted and loss of document. The most helpful comments control of the helicopter. reference a specific portion of the For Engine Assembly Certification: proposal, explain the reason for any DATES: We must receive comments on ASTM F2339–06 (2009), ‘‘Standard recommended change, and include this proposed AD by September 22, Practice for Design and Manufacture of supporting data. To ensure the docket 2015. Reciprocating Spark Ignition Engines for does not contain duplicate comments, Light Sport Aircraft,’’ except paragraph ADDRESSES: You may send comments by commenters should send only one copy A1.1.3. any of the following methods: of written comments, or if comments are • Federal eRulemaking Docket: Go to filed electronically, commenters should For Propeller Certification: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the submit only one time. Section T Light Gyroplanes, of the online instructions for sending your We will file in the docket all British Civil Airworthiness comments electronically. comments that we receive, as well as a Requirements, Issue 3, dated August 12, • Fax: 202–493–2251. report summarizing each substantive 2005; ASTM F2506–10 (2009), • Mail: Send comments to the U.S. public contact with FAA personnel ‘‘Standard Specification for Design and Department of Transportation, Docket concerning this proposed rulemaking. Testing of Fixed-Pitch or Ground Operations, M–30, West Building Before acting on this proposal, we will Adjustable Light Sport Aircraft Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 consider all comments we receive on or Propellers,’’ paragraph 5.5 Propeller New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, before the closing date for comments. Strength and Endurance and Section 6 DC 20590–0001. We will consider comments filed after asabaliauskas on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with PROPOSALS Tests and Inspections. • Hand Delivery: Deliver to the the comment period has closed if it is Issued in Fort Worth, Texas on July 16, ‘‘Mail’’ address between 9 a.m. and 5 possible to do so without incurring 2015. p.m., Monday through Friday, except expense or delay. We may change this Federal holidays. proposal in light of the comments we Bruce E. Cain, Examining the AD Docket receive. Acting Directorate Manager, Rotorcraft Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service. You may examine the AD docket on Discussion [FR Doc. 2015–18221 Filed 7–23–15; 8:45 am] the Internet at http:// EASA, which is the Technical Agent BILLING CODE 4910–13–P www.regulations.gov or in person at the for the Member States of the European VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:51 Jul 23, 2015 Jkt 235001 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 E:\FR\FM\24JYP1.SGM 24JYP1


Document Created: 2018-02-23 09:24:47
Document Modified: 2018-02-23 09:24:47
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionProposed Rules
ActionRequest for comments.
DatesWe must receive comments by September 8, 2015.
ContactGary Roach, Aviation Safety Engineer, Regulations and Policy Group, Rotorcraft Directorate, FAA, 10101 Hillwood Pkwy., Fort Worth, Texas 76177; telephone (817) 222-5110; email [email protected]
FR Citation80 FR 43969 
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