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above the specified trim speed. This 

must be shown at any speed that can be 

obtained, except that speeds requiring a 

control force in excess of 40 pounds or 

speeds above the maximum allowable 

speed or below the minimum speed for 

steady unstalled flight need not be 

considered. 

(b) The stick force or position must 

vary with speed so that any substantial 

speed change results in a stick force or 

position clearly perceptible to the pilot. 

C. In place of 14 CFR part 23, 

§ 23.175, Demonstration of static 

longitudinal stability requirement, 

comply with the following: 

SC23.175 Demonstration of static 

longitudinal stability: 

(a) Climb. The stick force curve must 

have, at a minimum, a neutrally stable 

to stable slope at speeds between 85 and 

115 percent of the trim speed, with— 

(1) Maximum continuous power; and 

(2) The airplane trimmed at the speed 

used in determining the climb 

performance required by section 

23.69(a). 

(b) Cruise. With the airplane in trim 

with power for level flight at 

representative cruising speeds at high 

and low altitudes, including speeds up 

to VNO, except that the speed need not 

exceed VH— 

(1) The stick force curve must, at a 

minimum, have a neutrally stable to 

stable slope at all speeds within a range 

that is the greater of 15 percent of the 

trim speed plus the resulting free return 

speed range, or 40 knots plus the 

resulting free return speed range, above 

and below the trim speed, except that 

the slope need not be stable— 

(i) At speeds less than 1.3 VS1; or 

(ii) For airplanes with VNE established 

under section 23.1505(a), at speeds 

greater than VNE. 

(c) Landing. The stick force curve 

must, at a minimum, have a neutrally 

stable to stable slope at speeds between 

1.1 VS1 and 1.8 VS1 with— 

(1) Landing gear extended; and 

(2) The airplane trimmed at— 

(i) VREF, or the minimum trim speed 

if higher, with power off; and 

(ii) VREF with enough power to 

maintain a 3 degree angle of descent. 

D. In place of 14 CFR part 23, 

§ 23.177, Static directional and lateral 

stability requirement, comply with the 

following: 

SC23.177 Static directional and 

lateral stability: 

(a) The static directional stability, as 

shown by the tendency to recover from 

a wings level sideslip with the rudder 

free, must be positive for any landing 

gear and flap position appropriate to the 

takeoff, climb, cruise, approach, and 

landing configurations. This must be 

shown with symmetrical power up to 

maximum continuous power, and at 

speeds from 1.2 VS1 up to the maximum 

allowable speed for the condition being 

investigated. The angle of sideslip for 

these tests must be appropriate to the 

type of airplane. At larger angles of 

sideslip, up to that at which full rudder 

is used or a control force limit in section 

23.143 is reached, whichever occurs 

first, and at speeds from 1.2 VS1 to VO, 

the rudder pedal force must not reverse. 

(b) In straight, steady slips at 1.2 VS1

for any landing gear and flap positions, 

and for any symmetrical power 

conditions up to 50 percent of 

maximum continuous power, the rudder 

control movements and forces must 

increase steadily, but not necessarily in 

constant proportion, as the angle of 

sideslip is increased up to the maximum 

appropriate to the type of airplane. The 

aileron control movements and forces 

may increase steadily, but not 

necessarily in constant proportion, as 

the angle of sideslip is increased up to 

the maximum appropriate to the type of 

airplane. At larger slip angles, up to the 

angle at which the full rudder or aileron 

control is used or a control force limit 

contained in section 23.143 is reached, 

the aileron and rudder control 

movements and forces must not reverse 

as the angle of sideslip is increased. 

Rapid entry into, and recovery from, a 

maximum sideslip considered 

appropriate for the airplane must not 

result in uncontrollable flight 

characteristics. 

Issued in Kansas City, Missouri, on 

December 16, 2011. 

Earl Lawrence, 

Manager, Small Airplane Directorate, Aircraft 

Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2011–33049 Filed 12–23–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 135 

[Docket No. FAA–2011–1397] 

Clarification of Policy Regarding 

Approved Training Programs 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice of availability; request 

for comment. 

SUMMARY: This document announces the 

availability of an FAA Notice that 

would require FAA inspectors to review 

14 CFR part 135 approved training 

programs to identify and correct those 

programs which erroneously issued 

credit for previous training or checking. 

The document also provides guidance 

on constructing reduced hour training 

programs based on previous experience. 

Upon review of the comments and any 

necessary revision, this document 

would cancel and replace FAA Order 

8900.1, Volume 3, Chapter 19, 

Paragraph 3–1111. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

received on or before February 27, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments identified 

by docket number FAA–2011–1397 

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: 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 

dockets, 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 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: 

Robert Burke, Air Carrier Training 

Branch, Air Transportation Division, 

Flight Standards Service, Federal 

Aviation Administration, 800 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20591; telephone: (202) 

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267–8262; facsimile: (202) 267–5229; 

email: robert.burke@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: FAA 

Order 8900.1, Flight Standards 

Information Management System, was 

issued on September 13, 2007. This 

order consolidated and replaced FAA 

Orders 8300.1, 8400.1, and 8700.1, the 

FAA’s guidance to inspectors. There 

have been numerous inquiries by part 

135 certificate holders regarding the 

acceptance of training/evaluations 

previously completed by a crewmember 

while in the employment of another 

certificate holder. Regulations do not 

permit the crediting of such training 

(with the specific exception of CRM and 

DRM training). 

Additionally, some training centers 

have distributed a training program 

template that provides credit for 

training/evaluations conducted by 

another operator. Such provisions are 

contrary to the intent as well as the 

technical provisions of part 135 and are 

not appropriate for inclusion in a 

certificate holder’s approved training 

program. 

Part 135 certificate holders may 

develop and submit for approval 

multiple curriculums for a particular 

crewmember position and aircraft make/ 

model/variant. For example, a part 135 

certificate holder may have a an initial 

new-hire curriculum designed to meet 

the requirements of new hire 

crewmembers that have minimal flight 

time, no previous part 135 experience, 

or do not have qualifications related to 

the certificate holder’s operational 

environment. The certificate holder may 

then also apply for a reduced new hire 

curriculum for pilots that have previous 

experience as a crewmember in part 135 

operations and/or the particular aircraft 

and duty position. The second 

curriculum in this example may have 

less training hours due to the 

crewmember’s extensive experience. 

Each of these curriculums would also 

have detailed prerequisites to define the 

level of experience required to enter 

into either of these new hire programs. 

There are no hour requirements which 

need to be defined on a reduced training 

program, however all the training 

elements of the certificate holder’s full 

initial training program must be 

accomplished as well as the 

qualification module. 

While the FAA generally does not 

request comment on internal Notices 

and orders, the agency has established 

a docket for public comments regarding 

this guidance for inspectors in 

recognition of the interest of current 14 

CFR part 135 certificate holders. The 

agency will consider all comments 

received by January 26, 2012. Comments 

received after that date may be 

considered if consideration will not 

delay agency action on the review. A 

copy of the proposed order is available 

for review in the assigned docket for the 

Order at http://www.regulations.gov. 

Issued in Washington, DC on December 13, 

2011. 

John S. Duncan, 

Acting Deputy Director, FAA Flight Standards 

Service. 

[FR Doc. 2011–33091 Filed 12–23–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY 

COMMISSION 

16 CFR Part Chapter II 

Fire Pots and Gel Fuel; Advance Notice 

of Proposed Rulemaking; Request for 

Comments and Information 

AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety 

Commission. 

ACTION: Advance notice of proposed 

rulemaking. 

SUMMARY: The Consumer Product Safety 

Commission (‘‘the Commission,’’ 

‘‘CPSC,’’ or ‘‘we’’) has reason to believe 

that firepots and gel fuel used together 

may present an unreasonable risk of 

injury. As of September 30, 2011, the 

Commission is aware of 76 incidents 

that resulted in 2 deaths and 86 injuries 

involving firepots used with gel fuel. All 

of these incidents occurred between 

April 3, 2010 and September 1, 2011. 

Many of the injuries were severe; over 

half of the victims reportedly required 

hospitalization. This advance notice of 

proposed rulemaking (‘‘ANPR’’) initiates 

a rulemaking proceeding under the 

Consumer Product Safety Act (‘‘CPSA’’). 

We invite comments concerning the risk 

of injury associated with firepots, gel 

fuel and gel fuel containers, the 

regulatory alternatives discussed in this 

notice, and other possible ways to 

address this risk. We also invite 

interested persons to submit an existing 

standard or a statement of intent to 

modify or develop a voluntary standard 

to address the risk of injury described in 

this notice. 

DATES: Written comments in response to 

this notice must be received by February 

27, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by Docket No. CPSC–2011– 

0095, by any of the following methods: 

Electronic Submissions 

Submit electronic comments in the 

following way: 

Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

To ensure timely processing of 

comments, the Commission is no longer 

accepting comments submitted by 

electronic mail (email), except through 

www.regulations.gov. 

Written Submissions 

Submit written submissions in the 

following way: 

Mail/Hand delivery/Courier (for 

paper, disk, or CD–ROM submissions), 

preferably in five copies, to: Office of 

the Secretary, Consumer Product Safety 

Commission, Room 820, 4330 East West 

Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814; 

telephone (301) 504–7923. 

Instructions: All submissions received 

must include the agency name and 

docket number for this rulemaking. All 

comments received may be posted 

without change, including any personal 

identifiers, contact information, or other 

personal information provided, to 

http://www.regulations.gov. Do not 

submit confidential business 

information, trade secret information, or 

other sensitive or protected information 

electronically. Such information should 

be submitted in writing. 

Docket: For access to the docket to 

read background documents or 

comments received, go to http:// 

www.regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Rohit Khanna, Fire Program Area Team 

Leader, Office of Hazard Identification 

and Reduction, Consumer Product 

Safety Commission, National Product 

Testing and Evaluation Center, 5 

Research Place Rockville, MD 20850; 

telephone (301) 987–2508, or email 

rkhanna@cpsc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

A. Background 

CPSC staff identified firepots used 

with gel fuel as an emerging hazard in 

June 2011, after a severe injury was 

reported to the CPSC. We pursued 

investigations and conducted analyses 

of these incidents. As of September 30, 

2011, we are aware of 76 incidents 

involving firepots used with gel fuel 

that resulted in 2 deaths and 86 injuries. 

In an effort to address this emerging 

hazard, the CPSC’s Office of Compliance 

and Field Operations initiated several 

recalls of pourable alcohol gel fuel. To 

date, 12 voluntary recalls have been 

announced recalling more than 2 

million bottles of gel fuel. The products 

involved in the recalls were alcoholbased gel fuel in containers intended to 

be used with firepots. Each recalled 

product was marketed for use with 

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