81_FR_83969 81 FR 83744 - Rotorcraft Pilot Compartment View; Extension of Comment Period

81 FR 83744 - Rotorcraft Pilot Compartment View; Extension of Comment Period

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 225 (November 22, 2016)

Page Range83744-83745
FR Document2016-27966

This action reopens the comment period for an NPRM that was published on October 17, 2016. In that document, the FAA proposed to revise its rules for pilot compartment view to allow ground tests to demonstrate compliance for night operations. The FAA is extending the comment period closing date to allow time to adequately analyze the draft advisory circulars (ACs) associated with the proposed rule and prepare comments.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 225 (Tuesday, November 22, 2016)
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 225 (Tuesday, November 22, 2016)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 83744-83745]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-27966]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Parts 27 and 29

[Docket No.: FAA-2016-9275; Notice No. 16-07]
RIN 2120-AK91


Rotorcraft Pilot Compartment View; Extension of Comment Period

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM); Reopening of comment 
period.

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SUMMARY: This action reopens the comment period for an NPRM that was 
published on October 17, 2016. In that document, the FAA proposed to 
revise its rules for pilot compartment view to allow ground tests to 
demonstrate compliance for night operations. The FAA is extending the 
comment period closing date to allow time to adequately analyze the 
draft advisory circulars (ACs) associated with the proposed rule and 
prepare comments.

DATES: The comment period for the NPRM published on October 17, 2016, 
and closed November 16, 2016, and is reopened until December 13, 2016.

ADDRESSES: You may send comments identified by docket number FAA-2016-
9275 using any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and follow the online instructions for sending your 
comments electronically.
     Mail: Send comments to Docket Operations, M-30; U.S. 
Department of Transportation (DOT), 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Room 
W12-140, West Building Ground Floor, Washington, DC 20590-0001.
     Hand Delivery or Courier: Take comments to Docket 
Operations in Room W12-140 of the West Building Ground Floor at 1200 
New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., 
Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
     Fax: Fax comments to Docket Operations at 202-493-2251.
    Privacy: In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(c), DOT solicits comments 
from the public to better inform its rulemaking process. DOT posts 
these comments, without edit, including any personal information the 
commenter provides, to www.regulations.gov, as described in the system 
of records notice (DOT/ALL-14 FDMS), which can be reviewed at 
www.dot.gov/privacy.
    Docket: Background documents or comments received may be read at 
http://www.regulations.gov at any time. Follow the online instructions 
for accessing the docket or Docket Operations in Room W12-140 of the 
West Building Ground Floor at 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, 
DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal 
holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thuy H. Cooper, ARM-106, Office of 
Rulemaking, Federal Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Avenue 
SW., Washington, DC 20591, telephone (202) 267-4715; email 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: See the ``Additional Information'' section 
for information on how to comment on this proposal and how the FAA will 
handle comments received. The ``Additional Information'' section also 
contains related information about the docket, privacy, the handling of 
proprietary or confidential business information. In addition, there is 
information on obtaining copies of related rulemaking documents.

Background

    On October 17, 2016, the FAA issued Notice No. 16-07, entitled 
``Rotorcraft Pilot Compartment View'' (81 FR 71415). Comments to that 
document were to be received on or before November 16, 2016.
    The FAA did not post for public comment the draft ACs associated 
with the NPRM until November 9, 2016.\1\ The FAA finds that providing 
an additional 21 days is sufficient to analyze the draft ACs and 
provide meaningful comment to Notice No. 16-07.
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    \1\ See Docket FAA-2016-9275 and https://www.faa.gov/aircraft/draft_docs/ac/.
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    Absent unusual circumstances, the FAA does not anticipate any 
further extension of the comment period for this rulemaking.

Extension of Comment Period

    The FAA has determined that extension of the comment period is 
consistent with the public interest, and that good cause exists for 
taking this action.
    Accordingly, the comment period for Notice No. 16-07 is reopened 
until December 13, 2016.

Additional Information

A. Comments Invited

    The FAA invites interested persons to participate in this 
rulemaking by submitting written comments, data, or views. The agency 
also invites 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.
    The FAA will file in the docket all comments it receives, as well 
as a report summarizing each substantive public contact with FAA 
personnel concerning this proposed rulemaking. Before acting on this 
proposal, the FAA will consider all comments it receives on or before 
the closing date for comments. The FAA will consider comments filed 
after the comment period has closed if it is possible to do so without 
incurring expense or delay. The agency may change this proposal in 
light of the comments it receives.

B. Availability of Rulemaking Documents

    An electronic copy of rulemaking documents may be obtained from the 
Internet by--
    1. Searching the Federal eRulemaking Portal (http://www.regulations.gov);
    2. Visiting the FAA's Regulations and Policies Web page at http://www.faa.gov/regulations_policies or
    3. Accessing the Government Printing Office's Web page at http://www.thefederalregister.org/fdsys/.
    Copies may also be obtained by sending a request to the Federal 
Aviation Administration, Office of Rulemaking, ARM-1, 800 Independence 
Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591, or by calling (202) 267-9680. 
Commenters must identify the docket or notice number of this 
rulemaking.
    All documents the FAA considered in developing this proposed rule,

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including economic analyses and technical reports, may be accessed from 
the Internet through the Federal eRulemaking Portal referenced in item 
(1) above.

    Issued under authority provided by 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 44701(a), 
and 44703 in Washington, DC, on November 14, 2016.
Dale Bouffiou,
Acting Director, Office of Rulemaking.
[FR Doc. 2016-27966 Filed 11-21-16; 8:45 am]
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                                                  load-relief system occurs during                        Avenue SE., Washington, DC, between 9                 Extension of Comment Period
                                                  preflight preparation.                                  a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through                         The FAA has determined that
                                                     (i) Fatigue and damage tolerance. If                 Friday, except Federal holidays.                      extension of the comment period is
                                                  any system failure would have a                           • Fax: Fax comments to Docket                       consistent with the public interest, and
                                                  significant effect on the fatigue or                    Operations at 202–493–2251.                           that good cause exists for taking this
                                                  damage evaluations required in                                                                                action.
                                                                                                            Privacy: In accordance with 5 U.S.C.
                                                  §§ 23.571 through 23.574, then these                                                                            Accordingly, the comment period for
                                                                                                          553(c), DOT solicits comments from the
                                                  effects must be taken into account.                                                                           Notice No. 16–07 is reopened until
                                                                                                          public to better inform its rulemaking
                                                    Issued in Kansas City, Missouri, on                   process. DOT posts these comments,                    December 13, 2016.
                                                  November 10, 2016.                                      without edit, including any personal                  Additional Information
                                                  Mel Johnson,                                            information the commenter provides, to
                                                  Acting Manager, Small Airplane Directorate              www.regulations.gov, as described in                  A. Comments Invited
                                                  Aircraft Certification Service.                         the system of records notice (DOT/ALL–                   The FAA invites interested persons to
                                                  [FR Doc. 2016–28016 Filed 11–21–16; 8:45 am]            14 FDMS), which can be reviewed at                    participate in this rulemaking by
                                                  BILLING CODE 4910–13–C                                  www.dot.gov/privacy.                                  submitting written comments, data, or
                                                                                                            Docket: Background documents or                     views. The agency also invites
                                                                                                          comments received may be read at                      comments relating to the economic,
                                                  DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION                                                                                  environmental, energy, or federalism
                                                                                                          http://www.regulations.gov at any time.
                                                  Federal Aviation Administration                         Follow the online instructions for                    impacts that might result from adopting
                                                                                                          accessing the docket or Docket                        the proposals in this document. The
                                                  14 CFR Parts 27 and 29                                  Operations in Room W12–140 of the                     most helpful comments reference a
                                                                                                          West Building Ground Floor at 1200                    specific portion of the proposal, explain
                                                  [Docket No.: FAA–2016–9275; Notice No.                  New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington,                    the reason for any recommended
                                                  16–07]                                                  DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday                 change, and include supporting data. To
                                                  RIN 2120–AK91                                           through Friday, except Federal holidays.              ensure the docket does not contain
                                                                                                                                                                duplicate comments, commenters
                                                                                                          FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                  Rotorcraft Pilot Compartment View;                                                                            should send only one copy of written
                                                                                                          Thuy H. Cooper, ARM–106, Office of                    comments, or if comments are filed
                                                  Extension of Comment Period
                                                                                                          Rulemaking, Federal Aviation                          electronically, commenters should
                                                  AGENCY: Federal Aviation                                Administration, 800 Independence                      submit only one time.
                                                  Administration (FAA), DOT.                              Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591,                        The FAA will file in the docket all
                                                  ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking                   telephone (202) 267–4715; email                       comments it receives, as well as a report
                                                  (NPRM); Reopening of comment period.                    thuy.cooper@faa.gov.                                  summarizing each substantive public
                                                  SUMMARY:    This action reopens the                     SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:     See the                contact with FAA personnel concerning
                                                  comment period for an NPRM that was                     ‘‘Additional Information’’ section for                this proposed rulemaking. Before acting
                                                  published on October 17, 2016. In that                  information on how to comment on this                 on this proposal, the FAA will consider
                                                  document, the FAA proposed to revise                    proposal and how the FAA will handle                  all comments it receives on or before the
                                                  its rules for pilot compartment view to                 comments received. The ‘‘Additional                   closing date for comments. The FAA
                                                  allow ground tests to demonstrate                       Information’’ section also contains                   will consider comments filed after the
                                                  compliance for night operations. The                    related information about the docket,                 comment period has closed if it is
                                                  FAA is extending the comment period                     privacy, the handling of proprietary or               possible to do so without incurring
                                                  closing date to allow time to adequately                confidential business information. In                 expense or delay. The agency may
                                                  analyze the draft advisory circulars                    addition, there is information on                     change this proposal in light of the
                                                  (ACs) associated with the proposed rule                 obtaining copies of related rulemaking                comments it receives.
                                                  and prepare comments.                                   documents.                                            B. Availability of Rulemaking
                                                  DATES: The comment period for the                       Background                                            Documents
                                                  NPRM published on October 17, 2016,                                                                             An electronic copy of rulemaking
                                                  and closed November 16, 2016, and is                      On October 17, 2016, the FAA issued
                                                                                                          Notice No. 16–07, entitled ‘‘Rotorcraft               documents may be obtained from the
                                                  reopened until December 13, 2016.                                                                             Internet by—
                                                                                                          Pilot Compartment View’’ (81 FR
                                                  ADDRESSES: You may send comments                                                                                1. Searching the Federal eRulemaking
                                                                                                          71415). Comments to that document
                                                  identified by docket number FAA–                                                                              Portal (http://www.regulations.gov);
                                                                                                          were to be received on or before
                                                  2016–9275 using any of the following                                                                            2. Visiting the FAA’s Regulations and
                                                                                                          November 16, 2016.
                                                  methods:                                                                                                      Policies Web page at http://
                                                     • Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to                    The FAA did not post for public                     www.faa.gov/regulations_policies or
                                                  http://www.regulations.gov and follow                   comment the draft ACs associated with                   3. Accessing the Government Printing
                                                  the online instructions for sending your                the NPRM until November 9, 2016.1 The                 Office’s Web page at http://
                                                  comments electronically.                                FAA finds that providing an additional                www.gpo.gov/fdsys/.
                                                     • Mail: Send comments to Docket                      21 days is sufficient to analyze the draft              Copies may also be obtained by
                                                  Operations, M–30; U.S. Department of                    ACs and provide meaningful comment                    sending a request to the Federal
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                                                  Transportation (DOT), 1200 New Jersey                   to Notice No. 16–07.                                  Aviation Administration, Office of
                                                  Avenue SE., Room W12–140, West                            Absent unusual circumstances, the                   Rulemaking, ARM–1, 800 Independence
                                                  Building Ground Floor, Washington, DC                   FAA does not anticipate any further                   Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591, or
                                                  20590–0001.                                             extension of the comment period for                   by calling (202) 267–9680. Commenters
                                                     • Hand Delivery or Courier: Take                     this rulemaking.                                      must identify the docket or notice
                                                  comments to Docket Operations in                                                                              number of this rulemaking.
                                                  Room W12–140 of the West Building                        1 See Docket FAA–2016–9275 and https://                All documents the FAA considered in
                                                  Ground Floor at 1200 New Jersey                         www.faa.gov/aircraft/draft_docs/ac/.                  developing this proposed rule,


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                                                  including economic analyses and                         ADDRESSES:   You may send comments,                   ADDRESSES section. Include ‘‘Docket No.
                                                  technical reports, may be accessed from                 using the procedures found in 14 CFR                  FAA–2016–9301; Directorate Identifier
                                                  the Internet through the Federal                        11.43 and 11.45, by any of the following              2015–NM–193–AD’’ at the beginning of
                                                  eRulemaking Portal referenced in item                   methods:                                              your comments. We specifically invite
                                                  (1) above.                                                • Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to                 comments on the overall regulatory,
                                                    Issued under authority provided by 49                 http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the                economic, environmental, and energy
                                                  U.S.C. 106(f), 44701(a), and 44703 in                   instructions for submitting comments.                 aspects of this proposed AD. We will
                                                  Washington, DC, on November 14, 2016.                     • Fax: 202–493–2251.                                consider all comments received by the
                                                  Dale Bouffiou,                                            • Mail: U.S. Department of                          closing date and may amend this
                                                  Acting Director, Office of Rulemaking.                  Transportation, Docket Operations, M–                 proposed AD because of those
                                                                                                          30, West Building Ground Floor, Room                  comments.
                                                  [FR Doc. 2016–27966 Filed 11–21–16; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                          W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE.,                    We will post all comments we
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                                                                                                          Washington, DC 20590.                                 receive, without change, to http://
                                                                                                            • Hand Delivery: Deliver to Mail                    www.regulations.gov, including any
                                                                                                          address above between 9 a.m. and 5                    personal information you provide. We
                                                  DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION                                                                                  will also post a report summarizing each
                                                                                                          p.m., Monday through Friday, except
                                                  Federal Aviation Administration                         Federal holidays.                                     substantive verbal contact we receive
                                                                                                            For service information identified in               about this proposed AD.
                                                  14 CFR Part 39                                          this NPRM, contact Boeing Commercial                  Discussion
                                                                                                          Airplanes, Attention: Contractual & Data
                                                  [Docket No. FAA–2016–9301; Directorate
                                                                                                          Services (C&DS), 2600 Westminster                        Fatigue damage can occur locally, in
                                                  Identifier 2015–NM–193–AD]
                                                                                                          Blvd., MC 110–SK57, Seal Beach, CA                    small areas or structural design details,
                                                                                                                                                                or in widespread areas. Multiple-site
                                                  RIN 2120–AA64                                           90740; telephone 562–797–1717;
                                                                                                                                                                damage is widespread damage that
                                                                                                          Internet https://
                                                  Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing                                                                          occurs in a large structural element such
                                                                                                          www.myboeingfleet.com. You may view
                                                  Company Airplanes                                                                                             as a single rivet line of a lap splice
                                                                                                          this referenced service information at
                                                                                                                                                                joining two large skin panels.
                                                  AGENCY: Federal Aviation                                the FAA, Transport Airplane
                                                                                                                                                                Widespread damage can also occur in
                                                  Administration (FAA), DOT.                              Directorate, 1601 Lind Avenue SW.,
                                                                                                                                                                multiple elements such as adjacent
                                                  ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking
                                                                                                          Renton, WA. For information on the
                                                                                                                                                                frames or stringers. Multiple-site
                                                  (NPRM).                                                 availability of this material at the FAA,
                                                                                                                                                                damage and multiple-element damage
                                                                                                          call 425–227–1221. It is also available
                                                                                                                                                                cracks are typically too small initially to
                                                  SUMMARY:    We propose to supersede                     on the internet at http://                            be reliably detected with normal
                                                  Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2008–12–                   www.regulations.gov by searching for                  inspection methods. Without
                                                  04, which applies to certain Boeing                     and locating Docket No. FAA–2016–                     intervention, these cracks will grow,
                                                  Model 737–600, –700, –700C, –800, and                   9301.                                                 and eventually compromise the
                                                  –900 series airplanes. AD 2008–12–04                    Examining the AD Docket                               structural integrity of the airplane. This
                                                  currently requires various repetitive                                                                         condition is known as widespread
                                                  inspections to detect cracks along the                     You may examine the AD docket on
                                                                                                                                                                fatigue damage. It is associated with
                                                  chem-milled steps of the fuselage skin,                 the Internet at http://
                                                                                                                                                                general degradation of large areas of
                                                  and to detect missing or loose fasteners                www.regulations.gov by searching for
                                                                                                                                                                structure with similar structural details
                                                  in the area of the preventive                           and locating Docket No. FAA–2016–
                                                                                                                                                                and stress levels. As an airplane ages,
                                                  modification or repairs, replacement of                 9301; or in person at the Docket
                                                                                                                                                                WFD will likely occur, and will
                                                  the time-limited repair with the                        Management Facility between 9 a.m.
                                                                                                                                                                certainly occur if the airplane is
                                                  permanent repair if applicable, and                     and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday,
                                                                                                                                                                operated long enough without any
                                                  applicable corrective actions, if                       except Federal holidays. The AD docket
                                                                                                                                                                intervention.
                                                  necessary, which would end certain                      contains this proposed AD, the                           The FAA’s WFD final rule (75 FR
                                                  repetitive inspections. Since we issued                 regulatory evaluation, any comments                   69746, November 15, 2010) became
                                                  AD 2008–12–04, an evaluation by the                     received, and other information. The                  effective on January 14, 2011. The WFD
                                                  design approval holder (DAH) has                        street address for the Docket Office                  rule requires certain actions to prevent
                                                  indicated that the upper skin panel at                  (phone: 800–647–5527) is in the                       structural failure due to WFD
                                                  the chem-milled step above the lap joint                ADDRESSES section. Comments will be
                                                                                                                                                                throughout the operational life of
                                                  is subject to widespread fatigue damage                 available in the AD docket shortly after              certain existing transport category
                                                  (WFD) if the modification was installed                 receipt.                                              airplanes and all of these airplanes that
                                                  after 30,000 total flight cycles. This                  FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                      will be certificated in the future. For
                                                  proposed AD would reduce the post-                      Gaetano Settineri, Aerospace Engineer,                existing and future airplanes subject to
                                                  modification inspection compliance                      Airframe Branch, ANM–120S, FAA,                       the WFD rule, the rule requires that
                                                  times, limit installation of the                        Seattle Aircraft Certification Office                 DAHs establish a limit of validity (LOV)
                                                  preventive modification to airplanes                    (ACO), 1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton,                  of the engineering data that support the
                                                  with fewer than 30,000 total flight                     WA 98057–3356; phone: 425–917–6577;                   structural maintenance program.
                                                  cycles, and add repetitive inspections                  fax: 425–917–6590; email:                             Operators affected by the WFD rule may
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                                                  for modified airplanes. We are                          Gaetano.Settineri@faa.gov.                            not fly an airplane beyond its LOV,
                                                  proposing this AD to detect and correct                 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                            unless an extended LOV is approved.
                                                  cracking of the upper skin panel at the                                                                          The WFD rule (75 FR 69746,
                                                  chem-milled step above the lap joint,                   Comments Invited                                      November 15, 2010) does not require
                                                  which could result in reduced structural                  We invite you to send any written                   identifying and developing maintenance
                                                  integrity of the airplane.                              relevant data, views, or arguments about              actions if the DAHs can show that such
                                                  DATES: We must receive comments on                      this proposed AD. Send your comments                  actions are not necessary to prevent
                                                  this proposed AD by January 6, 2017.                    to an address listed under the                        WFD before the airplane reaches the


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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
SectionProposed Rules
ActionNotice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM); Reopening of comment period.
DatesThe comment period for the NPRM published on October 17, 2016, and closed November 16, 2016, and is reopened until December 13, 2016.
ContactThuy H. Cooper, ARM-106, Office of Rulemaking, Federal Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591, telephone (202) 267-4715; email [email protected]
FR Citation81 FR 83744 
RIN Number2120-AK91
CFR Citation14 CFR 27
14 CFR 29

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