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. 78, No. 218 

Tuesday, November 12, 2013 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

10 CFR Part 429 

[Docket No. EERE–2013–BT–NOC–0039] 

Appliance Standards and Rulemaking 

Federal Advisory Committee (ASRAC) 

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, Department of 

Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting and 

further solicitation of members for the 

Commercial and Industrial Pumps 

Working Group. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces an 

open meeting of the Commercial and 

Industrial Pumps Working Group 

(Pumps Working Group). The purpose 

of the Pumps Working Group is to 

discuss and, if possible, reach 

consensus on a proposed rule for the 

energy efficiency of commercial and 

industrial pumps, as authorized by the 

Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 

1975, as amended. 

DATES: A two-day, open meeting will be 

held on: 

Wednesday, December 18, 2013; 10 

a.m.–6 p.m. (EST) and 

Thursday, December 19, 2013; 8 a.m.– 

3 p.m. (EST). 

ADDRESSES: U.S. Department of Energy, 

Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence 

Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585. 

Wednesday, December 18 will be in 

Room GH–019 and Thursday, December 

19 will be in 8E–089. Individuals will 

also have the opportunity to participate 

by webinar. To register for the webinar 

and receive call-in information, please 

register for Wednesday at https://

www1.gotomeeting.com/register/

835923289 and for Thursday at https:// 

www1.gotomeeting.com/register/

379301784. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John 

Cymbalsky, ASRAC Designated Federal 

Officer, Supervisory Operations 

Research Analyst, U.S. Department of 

Energy (DOE), Office of Energy 

Efficiency and Renewable Energy, 950 

L’Enfant Plaza SW., Washington, DC 

20024. Email: asrac@ee.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Established Membership 

II. Purpose of Meeting 

III. Public Participation 

I. Established Membership 

The members of the Pumps Working 

Group were chosen from nominations 

submitted in response to the 

Department of Energy’s call for 

nominations published in the Federal 

Register on Tuesday, July 23, 2013 (78 

FR 44036). The selections are designed 

to ensure a broad and balanced array of 

stakeholder interests and expertise on 

the negotiating working group for the 

purpose of developing a rule that is 

legally and economically justified, 

technically sound, fair to all parties, and 

in the public interest. All meetings are 

open to all stakeholders and the public, 

and participation by all is welcome 

within boundaries as required by the 

orderly conduct of business. The 

members of the Certification Group are 

as follows: 

DOE and ASRAC Representatives 

• Lucas Adin (U.S. Department of 

Energy) 

• Tom Eckman (Northwest Power and 

Conservation Council) 

Other Selected Members 

• Robert Barbour (TACO, Inc.) 

• Charles Cappellino (ITT Industrial 

Process) 

• Greg Case (Pump Design, 

Development and Diagnostics) 

• Gary Fernstrom (California IOUs) 

• Mark Handzel (Xylem Corporation) 

• Albert Huber (Patterson Pump 

Company) 

• Joanna Mauer (Appliance Standards 

Awareness Project) 

• Charles Powers (Flowserve Corp., 

Industrial Pumps) 

• Howard Richardson (Regal Beloit) 

• Steve Rosenstock (Edison Electric 

Institute) 

• Louis Starr (Northwest Energy 

Efficiency Alliance) 

• Greg Towsley (Grundfos USA) 

• Meg Waltner (Natural Resources 

Defense Council) 

• Gary Witt (Pentair Water Systems) 

II. Purpose of Meeting 

The Pumps Working Group is 

expected to provide advice and 

recommendations to the U.S. 

Department of Energy, through the 

Appliance Standards and Rulemaking 

Federal Advisory Committee, on a 

proposed rule for the energy efficiency 

of commercial and industrial pumps, as 

authorized by Part A–1, ‘‘Certain 

Industrial Equipment,’’ of Title III of the 

Energy Policy and Conservation Act 

(EPCA), as amended. 

Tentative Agenda: (Subject to Change) 

• Overview of Working Group’s Task 

• Discussion and formation of a work 

plan for the Commercial and 

Industrial Pumps Working Group to 

accomplish its objectives 

• Preliminary discussion of product 

definition and scope of coverage. 

III. Public Participation 

Members of the public are welcome to 

observe the business of the meeting and, 

if time allows, may make oral 

statements during the specified period 

for public comment. To attend the 

meeting and/or to make oral statements 

regarding any of the items on the 

agenda, email asrac@ee.doe.gov. In the 

email, please indicate your name, 

organization (if appropriate), 

citizenship, and contact information. 

Please note that foreign nationals 

visiting DOE Headquarters are subject to 

advance security screening procedures. 

Any foreign national wishing to 

participate in the meeting should advise 

ASRAC staff as soon as possible by 

emailing asrac@ee.doe.gov to initiate 

the necessary procedures, no later than 

Friday, November 22, 2013. Anyone 

attending the meeting will be required 

to present a government photo 

identification, such as a passport, 

driver’s license, or government 

identification. Due to the required 

security screening upon entry, 

individuals attending should arrive 

early to allow for the extra time needed. 

Members of the public will be heard 

in the order in which they sign up for 

the Public Comment Period. Time 

allotted per speaker will depend on the 

number of individuals who wish to 

speak but will not exceed five minutes. 

Reasonable provision will be made to 

include the scheduled oral statements 

on the agenda. The co-chairs of the 

Committee will make every effort to 

hear the views of all interested parties 

and to facilitate the orderly conduct of 

business. 

Participation in the meeting is not a 

prerequisite for submission of written 

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comments. ASRAC invites written 

comments from all interested parties. If 

you would like to file a written 

statement with the committee, you may 

do so either by submitting a hard or 

electronic copy before or after the 

meeting. Electronic copy of written 

statements should be emailed to asrac@

ee.doe.gov. 

Minutes: All notices, public 

comments, public meeting transcripts, 

and supporting documents associated 

with this working group are included in 

Docket No. EERE–2013–BT–NOC–0039. 

Issued in Washington, DC on November 1, 

2013. 

Kathleen B. Hogan, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy 

Efficiency, Energy Efficiency and Renewable 

Energy. 

[FR Doc. 2013–27034 Filed 11–8–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR part 25 

[Docket No. FAA–2013–0902; Notice No. 25– 

13–25–SC] 

Special Conditions: Airbus, Model 

A350–900 series Airplane; Pitch and 

Roll Limiting by Electronic Flight 

Control System 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed special 

conditions. 

SUMMARY: This action proposes special 

conditions for the Airbus Model A350– 

900 series airplanes. This airplane will 

have a novel or unusual design 

feature(s) associated with the Electronic 

Flight Control System that limits pitch 

and roll attitude functions. The 

applicable airworthiness regulations do 

not contain adequate or appropriate 

safety standards for this design feature. 

These proposed 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: We must receive your comments 

by December 27, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments identified 

by docket number FAA–2013–0902 

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 the 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: Joe 

Jacobsen, FAA, Airplane and Flightcrew 

Interface Branch, ANM–111, Transport 

Airplane Directorate, Aircraft 

Certification Service, 1601 Lind Avenue 

SW., Renton, Washington, 98057–3356; 

telephone (425) 227–2011; facsimile 

(425) 227–1320. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Comments Invited 

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 on or before the closing date for 

comments. We may change these 

proposed special conditions based on 

the comments we receive. 

Background 

On August 25, 2008, Airbus applied 

for a type certificate for their new Model 

A350–900 series airplane. Later, Airbus 

requested and the FAA approved an 

extension to the application for FAA 

type certification to June 28, 2009, The 

Model A350–900 series has a 

conventional layout with twin wingmounted Rolls-Royce Trent engines. It 

features a twin aisle 9-abreast economy 

class layout, and accommodates side-byside placement of LD–3 containers in 

the cargo compartment. The basic 

Model A350–900 series configuration 

will accommodate 315 passengers in a 

standard two-class arrangement. The 

design cruise speed is Mach 0.85 with 

a Maximum Take-Off Weight of 602,000 

lbs. Airbus proposes the Model A350– 

900 series to be certified for extended 

operations (ETOPS) beyond 180 minutes 

at entry into service for up to a 420- 

minute maximum diversion time. 

A special condition to supplement 

§ 25.143 concerning pitch and roll limits 

was developed for the Airbus A320, 

A330, A340, and A380 Models wherein 

performance of the limiting functions 

was monitored throughout the flight test 

program. The FAA expects similar 

monitoring to take place during the 

A350 flight test program in order to 

substantiate the pitch and roll attitude 

limiting functions and the 

appropriateness of the chosen limits. 

Type Certification Basis 

Under Title 14, Code of Federal 

Regulations (14 CFR) 21.17, Airbus must 

show that the Model A350–900 series 

meets the applicable provisions of 14 

CFR part 25, as amended by 

Amendments 25–1 through 25–128. 

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 A350–900 series because 

of a novel or unusual design feature, 

special conditions are prescribed under 

§ 21.16. 

Special conditions are initially 

applicable to the 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 or similar novel 

or unusual design feature, the proposed 

special conditions would also apply to 

the other model under § 21.101. 

In addition to the applicable 

airworthiness regulations and proposed 

special conditions, the Model A350–900 

series 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 and the FAA must issue a 

finding of regulatory adequacy under 

§ 611 of Public Law 92–574, the ‘‘Noise 

Control Act of 1972.’’ 

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