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Conclusion 

This action affects only certain novel 

or unusual design features on one model 

of airplanes. It is not a rule of general 

applicability. 

The substance of these special 

conditions has been subjected to the 

notice and comment period in several 

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, because a 

delay would significantly affect the 

certification of the airplane, which is 

imminent, the FAA has determined that 

prior public notice and comment are 

unnecessary and impracticable, and 

good cause exists for adopting these 

special conditions upon issuance. 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 Dassault Aviation 

Model Falcon 7X airplanes. 

1. Seats with Inflatable Shoulder 

Straps. It must be shown that the airbag 

system in the shoulder strap will deploy 

and provide protection under crash 

conditions where it is necessary to 

prevent serious injury. The means of 

protection must take into consideration 

a range of stature from a two-year-old 

child to a ninety-fifth percentile male. 

The airbag system in the shoulder strap 

must provide a consistent approach to 

energy absorption throughout that range 

of occupants. In addition, the following 

situations must be considered: 

a. The seat occupant is holding an 

infant. 

b. The seat occupant is a child in a 

child restraint device. 

c. The seat occupant is a child not 

using a child restraint device. 

d. The seat occupant is a pregnant 

woman. 

2. The airbag system in the shoulder 

strap must provide adequate protection 

for each occupant regardless of the 

number of occupants of the seat 

assembly, considering that unoccupied 

seats may have an active airbag system 

in the shoulder strap. 

3. The design must prevent the airbag 

system in the shoulder strap from being 

either incorrectly buckled or incorrectly 

installed, such that the airbag system in 

the shoulder strap would not properly 

deploy. Alternatively, it must be shown 

that such deployment is not hazardous 

to the occupant and will provide the 

required injury protection. 

4. It must be shown that the airbag 

system in the shoulder strap is not 

susceptible to inadvertent deployment 

as a result of wear and tear or inertial 

loads resulting from in-flight or ground 

maneuvers (including gusts and hard 

landings) and other operating and 

environmental conditions (vibrations, 

moisture, etc.) likely to be experienced 

in service. 

5. Deployment of the airbag system in 

the shoulder strap must not introduce 

injury mechanisms to the seated 

occupant or result in injuries that could 

impede rapid egress. This assessment 

should include an occupant whose belt 

is loosely fastened. 

6. It must be shown that inadvertent 

deployment of the airbag system in the 

shoulder strap, during the most critical 

part of the flight, will either meet the 

requirement of § 25.1309(b) or not cause 

a hazard to the airplane or its occupants. 

7. It must be shown that the airbag 

system in the shoulder strap will not 

impede rapid egress of occupants 10 

seconds after airbag deployment. 

8. The airbag system must be 

protected from lightning and HIRF. The 

threats to the airplane specified in 

existing regulations regarding lightning, 

§ 25.1316, and special conditions 

regarding HIRF, Special Condition No. 

25–346–SC, are incorporated by 

reference for the purpose of measuring 

lightning and HIRF protection. For the 

purposes of complying with HIRF 

requirements, the airbag system in the 

shoulder strap is considered a ‘‘critical 

system’’ if its deployment could have a 

hazardous effect on the airplane; 

otherwise, it is considered an 

‘‘essential’’ system. 

9. The airbag system in the shoulder 

strap must function properly after loss 

of normal aircraft electrical power and 

after a transverse separation of the 

fuselage at the most critical location. A 

separation at the location of the airbag 

system in the shoulder strap does not 

have to be considered. 

10. It must be shown that the airbag 

system in the shoulder strap will not 

release hazardous quantities of gas or 

particulate matter into the cabin. 

11. The airbag system in the shoulder 

strap installation must be protected 

from the effects of fire such that no 

hazard to occupants will result. 

12. There must be a means for a 

crewmember to verify the integrity of 

the airbag system in the shoulder strap 

activation system prior to each flight, or 

it must be demonstrated to reliably 

operate between inspection intervals. 

The FAA considers the loss of the 

airbag-system deployment function 

alone (i.e., independent of the 

conditional event that requires the 

airbag system deployment) to be a major 

failure condition. 

13. With regard to § 25.853, the 

inflatable material may not have an 

average burn rate of greater than 2.5 

inches/minute when tested using the 

horizontal flammability test defined in 

part 25, appendix F, part I, paragraph 

(b)(5). 

14. The airbag system in the shoulder 

strap, once deployed, must not 

adversely affect the emergency-lighting 

system (i.e., block floor proximity lights 

to the extent that the lights no longer 

meet their intended function). 

Issued in Renton, Washington, on March 

19, 2012. 

Ali Bahrami, 

Manager, Transport Airplane Directorate, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2012–7280 Filed 3–26–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2011–1262; Airspace 

Docket No. 11–ANM–25] 

Amendment of Class E Airspace; 

Lamar, CO 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This action amends Class E 

airspace at Lamar Municipal Airport, 

Lamar, CO. Decommissioning of the 

Lamar Tactical Air Navigation System 

(TACAN) has made this action 

necessary for the safety and 

management of Instrument Flight Rules 

(IFR) operations at the airport. This 

action also adjusts the geographic 

coordinates of the airport. 

DATES: Effective date, 0901 UTC, May 

31, 2012. The Director of the Federal 

Register approves this incorporation by 

reference action under 1 CFR Part 51, 

subject to the annual revision of FAA 

Order 7400.9 and publication of 

conforming amendments. 

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Eldon Taylor, Federal Aviation 

Administration, Operations Support 

Group, Western Service Center, 1601 

Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA 98057; 

telephone (425) 203–4537. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

History 

On December 20, 2011, the FAA 

published in the Federal Register a 

notice of proposed rulemaking to amend 

controlled airspace at Lamar, CO (76 FR 

78864). Interested parties were invited 

to participate in this rulemaking effort 

by submitting written comments on the 

proposal to the FAA. No comments 

were received. 

Class E airspace designations are 

published in paragraph 6005, of FAA 

Order 7400.9V dated August 9, 2011, 

and effective September 15, 2011, which 

is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 

part 71.1. The Class E airspace 

designations listed in this document 

will be published subsequently in that 

Order. 

The Rule 

This action amends Title 14 Code of 

Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 by 

amending Class E airspace, extending 

upward from 700 feet above the surface, 

at Lamar Municipal Airport. Airspace 

reconfiguration is necessary due to the 

decommissioning of the Lamar TACAN. 

Also, the geographic coordinates of the 

airport are updated to coincide with the 

FAA’s aeronautical database. Controlled 

airspace is necessary for the safety and 

management of IFR operations at the 

airport. 

The FAA has determined this 

regulation only involves an established 

body of technical regulations for which 

frequent and routine amendments are 

necessary to keep them operationally 

current. Therefore, this regulation: (1) Is 

not a ‘‘significant regulatory action’’ 

under Executive Order 12866; (2) is not 

a ‘‘significant rule’’ under DOT 

Regulatory Policies and Procedures (44 

FR 11034; February 26, 1979); and (3) 

does not warrant preparation of a 

regulatory evaluation as the anticipated 

impact is so minimal. Since this is a 

routine matter that will only affect air 

traffic procedures and air navigation, it 

is certified this rule, when promulgated, 

will not have a significant economic 

impact on a substantial number of small 

entities under the criteria of the 

Regulatory Flexibility Act. The FAA’s 

authority to issue rules regarding 

aviation safety is found in Title 49 of the 

U.S. Code. Subtitle 1, Section 106 

discusses the authority of the FAA 

Administrator. Subtitle VII, Aviation 

Programs, describes in more detail the 

scope of the agency’s authority. This 

rulemaking is promulgated under the 

authority described in Subtitle VII, Part 

A, Subpart I, Section 40103. Under that 

section, the FAA is charged with 

prescribing regulations to assign the use 

of airspace necessary to ensure the 

safety of aircraft and the efficient use of 

airspace. This regulation is within the 

scope of that authority as it amends 

controlled airspace at Lamar Municipal 

Airport, Lamar, CO. 

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71 

Airspace, Incorporation by reference, 

Navigation (air). 

Adoption of the Amendment 

In consideration of the foregoing, the 

Federal Aviation Administration 

amends 14 CFR part 71 as follows: 

PART 71—DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, 

B, C, D AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR 

TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND 

REPORTING POINTS 

■ 1. The authority citation for 14 CFR 

part 71 continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40103, 40113, 

40120; E.O. 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959– 

1963 Comp., p. 389. 

§ 71.1 [Amended] 

■ 2. The incorporation by reference in 

14 CFR part 71.1 of the Federal Aviation 

Administration Order 7400.9V, Airspace 

Designations and Reporting Points, 

dated August 9, 2011, and effective 

September 15, 2011 is amended as 

follows: 

Paragraph 6005 Class E airspace areas 

extending upward from 700 feet or more 

above the surface of the earth. 

* * * * * 

ANM CO E5 Lamar, CO [Amended] 

Lamar Municipal Airport, CO 

(Lat. 38°04′11′′ N., long. 102°41′19′′ W.) 

That airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface within a 6.8-mile 

radius of the Lamar Municipal Airport, and 

within 3.1 miles each side of the Lamar 

Municipal Airport 001° bearing extending 

from the 6.8-mile radius to 16.5 miles north 

of the airport; that airspace extending 

upward from 1,200 feet above the surface 

beginning on the Colorado/Kansas state 

boundary at lat. 38°34′00′′ N.; thence along 

the Colorado/Kansas state boundary to lat. 

37°11′00′′ N.; to lat. 37°11′00′′ N., long. 

103°24′00′′ W.; to lat. 38°34′00′′ N., long. 

103°24′00′′ W.; thence to the point of 

beginning. 

Issued in Seattle, Washington, on March 

19, 2012. 

Vered Lovett, 

Acting Manager, Operations Support Group, 

Western Service Center. 

[FR Doc. 2012–7231 Filed 3–26–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2011–0726; Airspace 

Docket No. 11–AEA–18] 

Establishment of Class E Airspace; 

Piseco, NY 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This action establishes Class 

E airspace at Piseco, NY, to 

accommodate new Area Navigation 

(RNAV) Global Positioning System 

(GPS) Standard Instrument Approach 

Procedures at Piseco Airport. This 

action enhances the safety and 

management of Instrument Flight Rules 

(IFR) operations at the airport. This 

action also makes a minor adjustment to 

the geographic coordinates of the 

airport. 

DATES: Effective 0901 UTC, May 31, 

2012. The Director of the Federal 

Register approves this incorporation by 

reference action under title 1, Code of 

Federal Regulations, part 51, subject to 

the annual revision of FAA Order 

7400.9 and publication of conforming 

amendments 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John 

Fornito, Operations Support Group, 

Eastern Service Center, Federal Aviation 

Administration, P. O. Box 20636, 

Atlanta, Georgia 30320; telephone (404) 

305–6364. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

History 

On December 13, 2011, the FAA 

published in the Federal Register a 

notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) 

to establish Class E airspace 700 feet 

above the surface, at Piseco, NY (76 FR 

77451). Interested parties were invited 

to participate in this rulemaking effort 

by submitting written comments on the 

proposal to the FAA. No comments 

were received. Subsequent to 

publication, the FAA found that the 

geographic coordinates needed to be 

adjusted; this rule makes that 

adjustment. Class E airspace 

designations are published in paragraph 

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