82 FR 24828 - Special Conditions: Textron Aviation Inc., Model 750 Airplane; Non-Rechargeable Lithium Battery Installations
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 103 (May 31, 2017)
Federal Aviation Administration
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 103 (May 31, 2017)
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| FR Document | 2017-11162 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 103 (Wednesday, May 31, 2017)] [Rules and Regulations] [Pages 24828-24831] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-11162] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 25 [Docket No. FAA-2017-0378; Special Conditions No. 25-686-SC] Special Conditions: Textron Aviation Inc., Model 750 Airplane; Non-Rechargeable Lithium Battery Installations AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT. ACTION: Final special conditions; request for comment. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: These special conditions are issued for non-rechargeable lithium battery installations on the Textron Aviation Inc. (Textron) Model 750 airplane. Non-rechargeable lithium batteries are a novel or unusual design feature when compared to the state of technology envisioned in the airworthiness standards for transport category airplanes. The applicable airworthiness regulations do not contain adequate or appropriate safety standards for this design feature. These special conditions contain the additional safety standards that the Administrator considers necessary to establish a level of safety equivalent to that established by the existing airworthiness standards. DATES: This action is effective on Textron on May 31, 2017. We must receive your comments by July 17, 2017. ADDRESSES: Send comments identified by docket number FAA-2017-0378 using any of the following methods:Federal eRegulations Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov/ and follow the online instructions for sending your comments electronically. Mail: Send comments to Docket Operations, M-30, U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Room W12-140, West Building Ground Floor, Washington, DC 20590-0001. Hand Delivery or Courier: Take comments to Docket Operations in Room W12-140 of the West Building Ground Floor at 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. Fax: Fax comments to Docket Operations at 202-493-2251. Privacy: The FAA will post all comments it receives, without change, to http://www.regulations.gov/, including any personal information the commenter provides. Using the search function of the docket Web site, anyone can find and read the electronic form of all comments received into any FAA docket, including the name of the individual sending the comment (or signing the comment for an association, business, labor union, etc.). DOT's complete Privacy Act Statement can be found in the Federal Register published on April 11, 2000 (65 FR 19477-19478), as well as at http://DocketsInfo.dot. gov/. Docket: Background documents or comments received may be read at http://www.regulations.gov/ at any time. Follow the online instructions for accessing the docket or go to 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: Nazih Khaouly, Airplane and Flight [[Page 24829]] Crew Interface Branch, ANM-111, Transport Airplane Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, Washington, 98057-3356; telephone 425-227-2432; facsimile 425-227-1149. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Future Requests for Installation of Non-Rechargeable Lithium Batteries The FAA anticipates that non-rechargeable lithium batteries will be installed in most makes and models of transport category airplanes. We intend to require special conditions for certification projects involving non-rechargeable lithium battery installations to address certain safety issues until we can revise the airworthiness requirements. Applying special conditions to these installations across the range of transport category airplanes will ensure regulatory consistency. Typically, the FAA issues special conditions after receiving an application for type certificate approval of a novel or unusual design feature. However, the FAA has found that the presence of non- rechargeable lithium batteries in certification projects is not always immediately identifiable, since the battery itself may not be the focus of the project. Meanwhile, the inclusion of these batteries has become virtually ubiquitous on in-production transport category airplanes, which shows that there will be a need for these special conditions. Also, delaying the issuance of special conditions until after each design application is received could lead to costly certification delays. Therefore the FAA finds it necessary to issue special conditions applicable to these battery installations on particular makes and models of aircraft. On April 22, 2016, the FAA published special conditions no. 25-612- SC in the Federal Register (81 FR 23573) applicable to Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation for the GVI airplane. Those were the first special conditions the FAA issued for non-rechargeable lithium battery installations. We explained in that document our decision to make those special conditions effective one year after publication in the Federal Register, which is April 22, 2017. In those special conditions, the FAA stated its intention to apply non-rechargeable lithium battery special conditions to design changes on other makes and models applied for after this same date. Section 1205 of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 1996 requires the FAA to consider the extent to which Alaska is not served by transportation modes other than aviation and to establish appropriate regulatory distinctions when modifying airworthiness regulations that affect intrastate aviation in Alaska. In consideration of this requirement and the overall impact on safety, the FAA does not intend to require non-rechargeable lithium battery special conditions for design changes that only replace a 121.5 megahertz (MHz) emergency locator transmitter (ELT) with a 406 MHz ELT that meets Technical Standard Order C126b, or later revision, on transport airplanes operating only in Alaska. This will support our efforts of encouraging operators in Alaska to upgrade to a 406 MHz ELT. These ELTs provide significantly improved accuracy for lifesaving services to locate an accident site in Alaskan terrain. The FAA considers that the safety benefits from upgrading to a 406 MHz ELT for Alaskan operations will outweigh the battery fire risk. Comments Invited The substance of these special conditions has been subjected to the notice and comment period in prior instances and has been derived without substantive change from those previously issued. It is unlikely that prior public comment would result in a significant change from the substance contained herein. Therefore, the FAA has determined that prior public notice and comment are unnecessary and impracticable, and good cause exists for adopting these special conditions upon publication in the Federal Register. The FAA is requesting comments to allow interested persons to submit views that may not have been submitted in response to the prior opportunities for comment described above. We invite interested people to take part in this rulemaking by sending written comments, data, or views. The most helpful comments reference a specific portion of the special conditions, explain the reason for any recommended change, and include supporting data. We will consider all comments we receive by the closing date for comments. We may change these special conditions based on the comments we receive. Background Textron holds type certificate no. T00007WI, which provides the certification basis for the Model 750 airplane. The Model 750 is a twin engine, transport category airplane with a passenger seating capacity of 12 and a maximum takeoff weight of 35,700 to 36,600 pounds, depending on the specific design. The FAA is issuing these special conditions for non-rechargeable lithium battery installations on the Model 750 airplane. The current battery requirements in title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 25 are inadequate for addressing an airplane with non-rechargeable lithium batteries. Type Certification Basis Under the provisions of 14 CFR 21.101, Textron must show that the Model 750 airplane meets the applicable provisions of the regulations listed in type certificate no. T00007WI or the applicable regulations in effect on the date of application for the change, except for earlier amendments as agreed upon by the FAA. In addition, the certification basis includes certain special conditions, exemptions, or later amended sections that are not relevant to these special conditions. If the Administrator finds that the applicable airworthiness regulations (i.e., 14 CFR part 25) do not contain adequate or appropriate safety standards for the Model 750 airplane because of a novel or unusual design feature, special conditions are prescribed under the provisions of Sec. 21.16. Special conditions are initially applicable to the airplane model for which they are issued. Should the type certificate for that model be amended later to include any other model that incorporates the same novel or unusual design feature, or should any other model already included on the same type certificate be modified to incorporate the same novel or unusual design feature, these special conditions would also apply to the other model under Sec. 21.101. In addition to the applicable airworthiness regulations and special conditions, the Model 750 must comply with the fuel vent and exhaust emission requirements of 14 CFR part 34 and the noise certification requirements of 14 CFR part 36. The FAA issues special conditions, as defined in 14 CFR 11.19, in accordance with Sec. 11.38, and they become part of the type certification basis under Sec. 21.101. Novel or Unusual Design Feature The novel or unusual design feature is the installation of non- rechargeable lithium batteries. For the purpose of these special conditions, we refer to a battery and battery system as a battery. A battery system consists of the battery and any protective, monitoring, and alerting circuitry or hardware inside or outside [[Page 24830]] of the battery. It also includes vents (where necessary) and packaging. Discussion The FAA derived the current regulations governing installation of batteries in transport category airplanes from Civil Air Regulations (CAR) 4b.625(d) as part of the recodification of CAR 4b that established 14 CFR part 25 in February 1965. This recodification basically reworded the CAR 4b battery requirements, which are currently in Sec. 25.1353(b)(1) through (4). Non-rechargeable lithium batteries are novel and unusual with respect to the state of technology considered when these requirements were codified. These batteries introduce higher energy levels into airplane systems through new chemical compositions in various battery cell sizes and construction. Interconnection of these cells in battery packs introduces failure modes that require unique design considerations, such as provisions for thermal management. Recent events involving rechargeable and non-rechargeable lithium batteries prompted the FAA to initiate a broad evaluation of these energy storage technologies. In January 2013, two independent events involving rechargeable lithium-ion batteries revealed unanticipated failure modes. A National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) letter to the FAA, dated May 22, 2014, which is available at http://www.ntsb.gov, filename A-14-032-036.pdf, describes these events. On July 12, 2013, an event involving a non-rechargeable lithium battery in an emergency locator transmitter installation demonstrated unanticipated failure modes. The United Kingdom's Air Accidents Investigation Branch Bulletin S5/2013 describes this event. Some known uses of rechargeable and non-rechargeable lithium batteries on airplanes include: Flight deck and avionics systems such as displays, global positioning systems, cockpit voice recorders, flight data recorders, underwater locator beacons, navigation computers, integrated avionics computers, satellite network and communication systems, communication management units, and remote-monitor electronic line-replaceable units; Cabin safety, entertainment, and communications equipment, including emergency locator transmitters, life rafts, escape slides, seatbelt air bags, cabin management systems, Ethernet switches, routers and media servers, wireless systems, internet and in-flight entertainment systems, satellite televisions, remotes, and handsets; Systems in cargo areas including door controls, sensors, video surveillance equipment, and security systems. Some known potential hazards and failure modes associated with non- rechargeable lithium batteries are: Internal failures: In general, these batteries are significantly more susceptible to internal failures that can result in self-sustaining increases in temperature and pressure (i.e., thermal runaway) than their nickel-cadmium or lead-acid counterparts. The metallic lithium can ignite, resulting in a self-sustaining fire or explosion. Fast or imbalanced discharging: Fast discharging or an imbalanced discharge of one cell of a multi-cell battery may create an overheating condition that results in an uncontrollable venting condition, which in turn leads to a thermal event or an explosion. Flammability: Unlike nickel-cadmium and lead-acid batteries, lithium batteries use higher energy and current in an electrochemical system that can be configured to maximize energy storage of lithium. They also use liquid electrolytes that can be extremely flammable. The electrolyte, as well as the electrodes, can serve as a source of fuel for an external fire if the battery casing is breached. Special condition no. 1 of these special conditions requires that each individual cell within a non-rechargeable lithium battery be designed to maintain safe temperatures and pressures. Special condition no. 2 addresses these same issues but for the entire battery. Special condition no. 2 requires the battery be designed to prevent propagation of a thermal event, such as self-sustained, uncontrollable increases in temperature or pressure from one cell to adjacent cells. Special conditions nos. 1 and 2 are intended to ensure that the non-rechargeable lithium battery and its cells are designed to eliminate the potential for uncontrollable failures. However, a certain number of failures will occur due to various factors beyond the control of the battery designer. Therefore, other special conditions are intended to protect the airplane and its occupants if failure occurs. Special conditions 3, 7, and 8 are self-explanatory. Special condition no. 4 makes it clear that the flammable fluid fire protection requirements of Sec. 25.863 apply to non-rechargeable lithium battery installations. Section 25.863 is applicable to areas of the airplane that could be exposed to flammable fluid leakage from airplane systems. Non-rechargeable lithium batteries contain an electrolyte that is a flammable fluid. Special condition no. 5 requires that each non-rechargeable lithium battery installation not damage surrounding structure or adjacent systems, equipment, or electrical wiring from corrosive fluids or gases that may escape in such a way as to cause a major or more severe failure condition. While special condition no. 5 addresses corrosive fluids and gases, special condition no. 6 addresses heat. Special condition no. 6 requires that each non-rechargeable lithium battery installation have provisions to prevent any hazardous effect on airplane structure or systems caused by the maximum amount of heat the battery installation can generate due to any failure of it or its individual cells. The means of meeting special conditions nos. 5 and 6 may be the same, but the requirements are independent and address different hazards. These special conditions apply to all non-rechargeable lithium battery installations in lieu of Sec. 25.1353(b)(1) through (4) at Amendment 25-123 or Sec. 25.1353(c)(1) through (4) at earlier amendments. Those regulations remain in effect for other battery installations. These special conditions contain the additional safety standards that the Administrator considers necessary to establish a level of safety equivalent to that established by the existing airworthiness standards. Applicability These special conditions are applicable to the Textron Model 750 airplane. Should Textron apply at a later date for a change to the type certificate to include another model incorporating the same novel or unusual design feature, these special conditions would apply to that model as well. These special conditions are only applicable to design changes applied for after the effective date. These special conditions are not applicable to changes to previously certified non-rechargeable lithium battery installations where the only change is either cosmetic or to relocate the installation to improve the safety of the airplane and occupants. Previously certified non-rechargeable lithium battery installations, as used in this paragraph, are those installations approved for certification projects applied for on or before the effective date of these special conditions. A cosmetic change is a change in appearance only, and does not change any function or safety characteristic of the battery installation. These special conditions are also not applicable to [[Page 24831]] unchanged, previously certified non-rechargeable lithium battery installations that are affected by a change in a manner that improves the safety of its installation. The FAA determined that these exclusions are in the public interest because the need to meet all of the special conditions might otherwise deter these design changes that improve safety. Conclusion This action affects only a certain novel or unusual design feature on one model of airplane. It is not a rule of general applicability. The substance of these special conditions has been subjected to the notice and comment period in prior instances and has been derived without substantive change from those previously issued. It is unlikely that prior public comment would result in a significant change from the substance contained herein. Therefore, the FAA has determined that prior public notice and comment are unnecessary and impracticable, and good cause exists for adopting these special conditions upon publication in the Federal Register. The FAA is requesting comments to allow interested persons to submit views that may not have been submitted in response to the prior opportunities for comment described above. List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 25 Aircraft, Aviation safety, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements. The authority citation for these special conditions is as follows: Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40113, 44701, 44702, 44704. The Special Conditions Accordingly, pursuant to the authority delegated to me by the Administrator, the following special conditions are issued as part of the type certification basis for the Textron Model 750 airplane. Non-Rechargeable Lithium Battery Installations In lieu of Sec. 25.1353(b)(1) through (4) at Amendment 25-123 or Sec. 25.1353(c)(1) through (4) at earlier amendments, each non- rechargeable lithium battery installation must: 1. Be designed to maintain safe cell temperatures and pressures under all foreseeable operating conditions to prevent fire and explosion. 2. Be designed to prevent the occurrence of self-sustaining, uncontrollable increases in temperature or pressure. 3. Not emit explosive or toxic gases, either in normal operation or as a result of its failure, that may accumulate in hazardous quantities within the airplane. 4. Meet the requirements of Sec. 25.863. 5. Not damage surrounding structure or adjacent systems, equipment, or electrical wiring from corrosive fluids or gases that may escape in such a way as to cause a major or more severe failure condition. 6. Have provisions to prevent any hazardous effect on airplane structure or systems caused by the maximum amount of heat it can generate due to any failure of it or its individual cells. 7. Have a failure sensing and warning system to alert the flightcrew if its failure affects safe operation of the airplane. 8. Have a means for the flightcrew or maintenance personnel to determine the battery charge state if the battery's function is required for safe operation of the airplane. Note: A battery system consists of the battery and any protective, monitoring, and alerting circuitry or hardware inside or outside of the battery. It also includes vents (where necessary) and packaging. For the purpose of these special conditions, a ``battery'' and ``battery system'' are referred to as a battery. Issued in Renton, Washington, on May 23, 2017. Michael Kaszycki, Assistant Manager, Transport Airplane Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service. 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for requesters under (a)(2) or (3) of this § 1631.17 Deletion of exempted airplane. Non-rechargeable lithium
section) if the Board provided a timely information. batteries are a novel or unusual design
written notice to the requester in Where requested records contain feature when compared to the state of
accordance with § 1631.8 and the Board matters which are exempted under 5 technology envisioned in the
has discussed with the requester, or U.S.C. 552(b) but which matters are airworthiness standards for transport
made not less than 3 good-faith attempts reasonably segregable from the category airplanes. The applicable
to do so, how the requester could remainder of the records, they shall be airworthiness regulations do not contain
effectively limit the scope of the request. disclosed by the Board with deletions. adequate or appropriate safety standards
(3) If a court has determined that To each such record, the Board shall for this design feature. These special
exceptional circumstances exist, as indicate, if technically feasible, the conditions contain the additional safety
defined in the FOIA, the Agency’s delay precise amount of information deleted standards that the Administrator
shall be excused in accordance with the and the exemption under which the considers necessary to establish a level
court order. deletion is made, at the place in the of safety equivalent to that established
records where the deletion is made, by the existing airworthiness standards.
■ 10. Amend § 1631.14 by revising the unless including that indication would DATES: This action is effective on
first sentence of paragraph (c)(3) to read harm an interest protected by the Textron on May 31, 2017. We must
as follows: exemption. receive your comments by July 17, 2017.
§ 1631.14 Fee schedule. ■ 13. Add § 1631.19 to read as follows: ADDRESSES: Send comments identified
* * * * * by docket number FAA–2017–0378
§ 1631.19 Preservation of records.
using any of the following methods:
(c) * * * (a) The Board must preserve all • Federal eRegulations Portal: Go to
(3) For copies prepared by computer, correspondence pertaining to the http://www.regulations.gov/ and follow
such as tapes, printouts, or CD’s the requests that it receives as well as the online instructions for sending your
Board shall charge the actual cost, copies of all requested records, until comments electronically.
including operator time, of producing disposition or destruction is authorized • Mail: Send comments to Docket
the tapes, printouts, or CD’s. * * * by the Board’s General Records Operations, M–30, U.S. Department of
* * * * * Schedule of the National Archives and Transportation (DOT), 1200 New Jersey
Records Administration (NARA) or Avenue SE., Room W12–140, West
■ 11. Amend § 1631.15 by adding a other NARA-approved records retention Building Ground Floor, Washington, DC
sentence at the end of paragraph (a), and schedule. 20590–0001.
revising paragraph (b)(1), removing the (b) Materials that are identified as • Hand Delivery or Courier: Take
undesignated paragraph after (b)(1) and responsive to a FOIA request will not be comments to Docket Operations in
adding paragraph (b) (1) (ii) to read as disposed of or destroyed while the Room W12–140 of the West Building
follows: request or a related appeal of lawsuit is Ground Floor at 1200 New Jersey
§ 1631.15 Information to be disclosed. pending. This is true even if they would Avenue SE., Washington, DC, between 9
otherwise be authorized for disposition a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through
(a) * * * Nevertheless, the Board will under the Board’s General Records Friday, except Federal holidays.
consider whether partial disclosure of Schedule of NARA or other NARA- • Fax: Fax comments to Docket
information is possible whenever full approved records schedule. Operations at 202–493–2251.
disclosure of the record is not and take Privacy: The FAA will post all
Dated: May 17, 2017.
reasonable steps to segregate and release comments it receives, without change,
nonexempt information. Ravindra Deo,
Acting Executive Director. to http://www.regulations.gov/,
(b) * * * including any personal information the
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(1) (i) Board personnel will generally commenter provides. Using the search
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consider two of the nine exemptions in function of the docket Web site, anyone
the FOIA in deciding whether to can find and read the electronic form of
withhold from disclosure material from all comments received into any FAA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION docket, including the name of the
a non-U.S. Government source.
individual sending the comment (or
(ii) Exemption 4 permits withholding Federal Aviation Administration
signing the comment for an association,
of ‘‘trade secrets and commercial or
business, labor union, etc.). DOT’s
financial information obtained from a 14 CFR Part 25
complete Privacy Act Statement can be
person as privileged or confidential.’’
[Docket No. FAA–2017–0378; Special found in the Federal Register published
The term ‘‘person’’ refers to individuals Conditions No. 25–686–SC] on April 11, 2000 (65 FR 19477–19478),
as well as to a wide range of entities,
as well as at http://DocketsInfo.dot. gov/
including corporations, banks, state Special Conditions: Textron Aviation .
governments, agencies of foreign Inc., Model 750 Airplane; Non- Docket: Background documents or
governments, and Native American Rechargeable Lithium Battery comments received may be read at
tribes or nations, who provide Installations http://www.regulations.gov/ at any time.
information to the government.
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Follow the online instructions for
Exemption 6 permits withholding
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Administration (FAA), DOT. accessing the docket or go to Docket
certain information, the disclosure of
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Operations in Room W12–140 of the
which ’’would constitute a clearly
for comment. West Building Ground Floor at 1200
unwarranted invasion of personal
New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington,
privacy.’’
SUMMARY: These special conditions are DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday
* * * * * through Friday, except Federal holidays.
issued for non-rechargeable lithium
■ 12. Revise § 1631.17 to read as battery installations on the Textron FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
follows: Aviation Inc. (Textron) Model 750 Nazih Khaouly, Airplane and Flight
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unchanged, previously certified non- of its failure, that may accumulate in airworthiness regulations do not contain
rechargeable lithium battery hazardous quantities within the adequate or appropriate safety standards
installations that are affected by a airplane. for this design feature. These special
change in a manner that improves the 4. Meet the requirements of § 25.863. conditions contain the additional safety
safety of its installation. The FAA 5. Not damage surrounding structure standards that the Administrator
determined that these exclusions are in or adjacent systems, equipment, or considers necessary to establish a level
the public interest because the need to electrical wiring from corrosive fluids or of safety equivalent to that established
meet all of the special conditions might gases that may escape in such a way as by the existing airworthiness standards.
otherwise deter these design changes to cause a major or more severe failure DATES: This action is effective on The
that improve safety. condition. Boeing Company on May 31, 2017. We
6. Have provisions to prevent any
Conclusion must receive your comments by July 17,
hazardous effect on airplane structure or
2017.
This action affects only a certain systems caused by the maximum
novel or unusual design feature on one amount of heat it can generate due to ADDRESSES: Send comments identified
model of airplane. It is not a rule of any failure of it or its individual cells. by docket number FAA–2017–0386
general applicability. 7. Have a failure sensing and warning using any of the following methods:
The substance of these special system to alert the flightcrew if its • Federal eRegulations Portal: Go to
conditions has been subjected to the failure affects safe operation of the http://www.regulations.gov/ and follow
notice and comment period in prior airplane. the online instructions for sending your
instances and has been derived without 8. Have a means for the flightcrew or comments electronically.
substantive change from those maintenance personnel to determine the • Mail: Send comments to Docket
previously issued. It is unlikely that battery charge state if the battery’s Operations, M–30, U.S. Department of
prior public comment would result in a function is required for safe operation of Transportation (DOT), 1200 New Jersey
significant change from the substance the airplane. Avenue SE., Room W12–140, West
contained herein. Therefore, the FAA Note: A battery system consists of the Building Ground Floor, Washington, DC
has determined that prior public notice battery and any protective, monitoring, and 20590–0001.
and comment are unnecessary and alerting circuitry or hardware inside or • Hand Delivery or Courier: Take
impracticable, and good cause exists for outside of the battery. It also includes vents comments to Docket Operations in
adopting these special conditions upon (where necessary) and packaging. For the Room W12–140 of the West Building
publication in the Federal Register. The purpose of these special conditions, a Ground Floor at 1200 New Jersey
‘‘battery’’ and ‘‘battery system’’ are referred to
FAA is requesting comments to allow Avenue SE., Washington, DC, between 9
as a battery.
interested persons to submit views that a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through
may not have been submitted in Issued in Renton, Washington, on May 23, Friday, except Federal holidays.
response to the prior opportunities for 2017. • Fax: Fax comments to Docket
comment described above. Michael Kaszycki, Operations at 202–493–2251.
List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 25 Assistant Manager, Transport Airplane Privacy: The FAA will post all
Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service. comments it receives, without change,
Aircraft, Aviation safety, Reporting to http://www.regulations.gov/,
[FR Doc. 2017–11162 Filed 5–30–17; 8:45 am]
and recordkeeping requirements. including any personal information the
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The authority citation for these commenter provides. Using the search
special conditions is as follows: function of the docket Web site, anyone
Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40113, 44701, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION can find and read the electronic form of
44702, 44704. all comments received into any FAA
Federal Aviation Administration docket, including the name of the
The Special Conditions
individual sending the comment (or
Accordingly, pursuant to the 14 CFR Part 25 signing the comment for an association,
authority delegated to me by the business, labor union, etc.). DOT’s
[Docket No. FAA–2017–0386; Special
Administrator, the following special Conditions No. 25–687–SC] complete Privacy Act Statement can be
conditions are issued as part of the type found in the Federal Register published
certification basis for the Textron Model Special Conditions: The Boeing on April 11, 2000 (65 FR 19477–19478),
750 airplane. Company, Model 777–300ER Series as well as at http://DocketsInfo.dot
Non-Rechargeable Lithium Battery Airplanes; Non-Rechargeable Lithium .gov/.
Installations Battery Installations Docket: Background documents or
comments received may be read at
In lieu of § 25.1353(b)(1) through (4) AGENCY: Federal Aviation
http://www.regulations.gov/ at any time.
at Amendment 25–123 or § 25.1353(c)(1) Administration (FAA), DOT.
Follow the online instructions for
through (4) at earlier amendments, each ACTION: Final special conditions; request
accessing the docket or go to Docket
non-rechargeable lithium battery for comment. Operations in Room W12–140 of the
installation must:
1. Be designed to maintain safe cell SUMMARY: These special conditions are West Building Ground Floor at 1200
temperatures and pressures under all issued for non-rechargeable lithium New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington,
asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with RULES
foreseeable operating conditions to battery installations on The Boeing DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday
prevent fire and explosion. Company (Boeing) Model 777–300ER through Friday, except Federal holidays.
2. Be designed to prevent the series airplanes. Non-rechargeable FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
occurrence of self-sustaining, lithium batteries are a novel or unusual Nazih Khaouly, Airplane and Flight
uncontrollable increases in temperature design feature when compared to the Crew Interface Branch, ANM–111,
or pressure. state of technology envisioned in the Transport Airplane Directorate, Aircraft
3. Not emit explosive or toxic gases, airworthiness standards for transport Certification Service, 1601 Lind Avenue
either in normal operation or as a result category airplanes. The applicable SW., Renton, Washington, 98057–3356;
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| Dates | This action is effective on Textron on May 31, 2017. We must receive your comments by July 17, 2017. | |
| Contact | Nazih Khaouly, Airplane and Flight Crew Interface Branch, ANM-111, Transport Airplane Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, Washington, 98057-3356; telephone 425-227-2432; facsimile 425-227-1149. | |
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