This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER

contains notices to the public of the proposed

issuance of rules and regulations. The

purpose of these notices is to give interested

persons an opportunity to participate in the

rule making prior to the adoption of the final

rules.

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Vol. 80, No. 142 

Friday, July 24, 2015 

1To view the notice, supporting documents, and 

the comments we received, go to http://

www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS2014-0098. 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

9 CFR Part 3 

[Docket No. APHIS–2014–0098] 

Petition To Develop Specific 

Ethologically Appropriate Standards 

for Nonhuman Primates in Research 

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of petition; reopening of 

comment period. 

SUMMARY: We are reopening the 

comment period for a petition 

requesting that we amend the Animal 

Welfare Act regulations to specify 

ethologically appropriate standards that 

researchers must adhere to in order to 

promote the psychological well-being of 

nonhuman primates used in research. 

This action will allow interested 

persons additional time to prepare and 

submit comments. 

DATES: The comment period for the 

notice published May 1, 2015 (80 FR 

24840–24841) is reopened. We will 

consider all comments that we receive 

on or before August 31, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by either of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov/

#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2014-0098. 

• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: 

Send your comment to Docket No. 

APHIS–2014–0098, Regulatory Analysis 

and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station 

3A–03.8, 4700 River Road Unit 118, 

Riverdale, MD 20737–1238. 

Supporting documents and any 

comments we receive on this docket 

may be viewed at http://

www.regulations.gov/

#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2014-0098 or 

in our reading room, which is located in 

Room 1141 of the USDA South 

Building, 14th Street and Independence 

Avenue SW., Washington, DC. Normal 

reading room hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 

p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

holidays. To be sure someone is there to 

help you, please call (202) 799–7039 

before coming. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Carol Clarke, Research Program 

Manager, USDA, APHIS, Animal Care, 

4700 River Road Unit 84, Riverdale, MD 

20737–1234; (301) 851–3751. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On May 1, 2015, the Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service published in 

the Federal Register (80 FR 24840– 

24841, Docket No. APHIS–2014–0098) a 

notice 1 requesting comments on a 

petition to amend the Animal Welfare 

Act regulations to specify ethologically 

appropriate standards that researchers 

must adhere to in order to promote the 

psychological well-being of nonhuman 

primates used in research. 

Comments on the notice were 

required to be received on or before June 

30, 2015. We are reopening the 

comment period on Docket No. APHIS– 

2014–0098 for an additional 60 days, 

until August 31, 2015. We will accept 

all comments received between July 1, 

2015 (the day after the close of the 

original comment period) and the date 

of this notice. This action will allow 

interested persons additional time to 

prepare and submit comments. 

We encourage the submission of 

scientific data, studies, or research to 

support your comments and position. 

We also invite data on the costs and 

benefits associated with any 

recommendations. We will consider all 

comments and recommendations 

received. 

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 2131–2159; 7 CFR 2.22, 

2.80, and 371.7. 

Done in Washington, DC, this 20th day of 

July 2015. 

Kevin Shea, 

Administrator, Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. 2015–18174 Filed 7–23–15; 8:45 am] 

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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. 

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 

gary.b.roach@faa.gov. 

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. 


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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; §§ 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; §§ 27.735(a) and (c)(1) Amdt 

27–21 Brakes; §§ 27.1365(b) and (c) 

Amdt 27–35 Electrical Cables; and 

§ 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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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2015–2994; Directorate 

Identifier 2014–SW–057–AD] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Airbus 

Helicopters Deutschland GmbH 

(Formerly Eurocopter Deutschland 

GmbH) Helicopters 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: We propose to adopt a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for Airbus 

Helicopters Deutschland GmbH (Airbus) 

(formerly Eurocopter Deutschland 

GmbH) Model MBB–BK 117C–2 

helicopters with an external mounted 

hoist system wiring harness installed. 

This proposed AD would require 

inspecting the hoist control pendant 

wiring harness for chafing, and if there 

is chafing, before the next hoist 

operation, replacing the wiring harness. 

This proposed AD would also require a 

installing a protection sleeve on the 

hoist control pendant wiring harness. 

This proposed AD is prompted by an 

uncommanded hoist release involving 

chafing on the wiring harness of the 

hoist control pendant and on the wiring. 

The proposed actions are intended to 

prevent loss of an external load or 

person from the hoist resulting in injury 

to persons being lifted and loss of 

control of the helicopter. 

DATES: We must receive comments on 

this proposed AD by September 22, 

2015. 

ADDRESSES: You may send comments by 

any of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Docket: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

online instructions for sending your 

comments electronically. 

• Fax: 202–493–2251. 

• Mail: Send comments to the U.S. 

Department of Transportation, Docket 

Operations, M–30, West Building 

Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, 

DC 20590–0001. 

• Hand Delivery: Deliver to the 

‘‘Mail’’ address between 9 a.m. and 5 

p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays. 

Examining the AD Docket 

You may examine the AD docket on 

the Internet at http://

www.regulations.gov or in person at the 

Docket Operations Office between 9 

a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through 

Friday, except Federal holidays. The AD 

docket contains this proposed AD, the 

European Aviation Safety Agency 

(EASA) AD, the economic evaluation, 

any comments received, and other 

information. The street address for the 

Docket Operations Office (telephone 

800–647–5527) is in the ADDRESSES

section. Comments will be available in 

the AD docket shortly after receipt. 

For service information identified in 

this proposed AD, contact Airbus 

Helicopters, Inc., 2701 N. Forum Drive, 

Grand Prairie, TX 75052; telephone 

(972) 641–0000 or (800) 232–0323; fax 

(972) 641–3775; or at http://

www.airbushelicopters.com/techpub. 

You may review the referenced service 

information at the FAA, Office of the 

Regional Counsel, Southwest Region, 

10101 Hillwood Pkwy., Room 6N–321, 

Fort Worth, TX 76177. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

George Schwab, Aviation Safety 

Engineer, Safety Management Group, 

Rotorcraft Directorate, FAA, 10101 

Hillwood Pkwy., Fort Worth, TX 76177; 

telephone (817) 222–5110; email 

george.schwab@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Comments Invited 

We invite you to participate in this 

rulemaking by submitting written 

comments, data, or views. We also 

invite 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. 

We will file in the docket all 

comments that we receive, as well as a 

report summarizing each substantive 

public contact with FAA personnel 

concerning this proposed rulemaking. 

Before acting on this proposal, we will 

consider all comments we receive on or 

before the closing date for comments. 

We will consider comments filed after 

the comment period has closed if it is 

possible to do so without incurring 

expense or delay. We may change this 

proposal in light of the comments we 

receive. 

Discussion 

EASA, which is the Technical Agent 

for the Member States of the European 


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