This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER

contains regulatory documents having general

applicability and legal effect, most of which

are keyed to and codified in the Code of

Federal Regulations, which is published under

50 titles pursuant to 44 U.S.C. 1510.

The Code of Federal Regulations is sold by

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DEPARTMENT of JUSTICE 

Executive Office for Immigration 

Review 

8 CFR Part 1240 

Proceedings To Determine 

Removability of Aliens in the United 

States 

CFR Correction 

■ In Title 8 of the Code of Federal 

Regulations, revised as of January 1, 

2018, on pages 1017–1018, in § 1240.26, 

paragraphs (b)(1)(iii) and (iv) are 

redesignated as paragraphs (b)(3)(iii) 

and (iv). 

[FR Doc. 2018–27859 Filed 12–20–18; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 21 

Docket No. FAA–2018–0860] 

Primary Category Airworthiness 

Design Standards; Vertical Aviation 

Technologies (VAT) Model S–52L 

Rotorcraft 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration, DOT. 

ACTION: Issuance of final airworthiness 

design standards. 

SUMMARY: These airworthiness design 

standards are issued to Vertical Aviation 

Technologies (VAT) for certification of 

the Model S–52L rotorcraft under the 

regulations for primary category aircraft. 

DATES: These airworthiness design 

standards are effective January 22, 2019. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Michael Hughlett, Aviation Safety 

Engineer, Rotorcraft Standards Branch, 

Policy and Innovation Division, FAA, 

10101 Hillwood Pkwy., Fort Worth, 

Texas 76177; telephone (817) 222–5110; 

email Michael.Hughlett@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Any 

person may obtain a copy of this 

information by contacting the person 

named above under FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT. 

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 applicants’ 

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. 

Comments 

Proposed Primary Category 

Airworthiness Design Standards; 

Vertical Aviation Technologies (VAT) 

Model S–52L rotorcraft was published 

in the Federal Register on September 

26, 2018 (83 FR 48574). No comments 

were received, and the airworthiness 

design standards are adopted as 

proposed. 

Applicability 

These airworthiness design standards 

under the primary category rule are 

applicable to the VAT Model S–52L 

rotorcraft. Should VAT wish to apply 

these airworthiness design standards to 

other rotorcraft models, VAT must 

submit a new airworthiness design 

standard application under the primary 

rule category. 

Conclusion 

This action affects only certain 

airworthiness design standards on the 

VAT Model S–52L rotorcraft. It is not a 

standard of general applicability and it 

affects only the applicant who applied 

to the FAA for approval of these features 

on the rotorcraft. 

Citation 

The authority citation for these 

airworthiness standards is as follows: 

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

44701. 

Final Airworthiness Standards for 

Acceptance Under the Primary 

Category 

CAR 13 effective 03/5/1952 as follows: 

13.0, 13.10, 13.11, 13.12, 13.13, 13.14, 

13.16(a), 13.16(b), 13.16(d), 13.17, 13.18, 

13.19, 13.20, 13.21, 13.100, 13.101, 

13.102, 13.103, 13.104, 13.110, 13.111, 

13.112, 13.113, 13.114, 13.115, 13.150, 

13.151, 13.153, 13.155, 13.156, 13.157. 

CAR 13 effective 05/16/1953 as 

follows: 

13.1, 13.15, 13.152, 13.154. 

14 CFR 33 through amendment 33–9 

as follows: 

33.4, Appendix A33. 

14 CFR 33 through amendment 33–30 

as follows: 

33.7(b). 

14 CFR 27 through amendment 27–0, 

except as noted below: 

• 27.853 at amendment 27–37, 

• 27.1351 at amendment 27–13, 

• 27.1357 at amendment 27–13, 

• 27.1529 at amendment 27–18, 

• 27.561 is replaced with VAT.561, 

• 27.785 is replaced with VAT.785. 

14 CFR 27 through amendment 27–30 

as follows: 

27.952(a), 27.952(c), 27.952(f), 

27.952(g). 

14 CFR 27 through amendment 27–35 

as follows: 

27.975(b). 

VAT.561 General: 

(a) The rotorcraft, although it may be 

damaged in emergency landing 

conditions on land or water, must be 

designed as prescribed in this section to 

protect the occupants under those 

conditions. 

(b) The structure must be designed to 

give each occupant every reasonable 

chance of escaping serious injury in a 

minor crash landing when— 

(1) Proper use is made of seats, belts, 

and other safety design provisions; 

(2) The wheels are retracted (where 

applicable); and 

(3) The occupant experiences the 

following ultimate inertia forces relative 

to the surrounding structure: 

(i) Upward—4.0g. 

(ii) Forward—8.0g. 

(iii) Sideward—8.0g. 

(iv) Downward—12.0g. 

(v) Rearward—4.0g. 

(c) The supporting structure must be 

designed to restrain, under any ultimate 

inertial load up to those specified in this 

paragraph, any item of mass above and/ 

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compartment that could injure an 

occupant if it came loose in an 

emergency landing. Items of mass to be 

considered include, but are not limited 

to, rotors, transmissions, and engines. 

The items of mass must be restrained for 

the following ultimate inertial load 

factors: 

(1) Upward—1.5g. 

(2) Forward—4.0g. 

(3) Sideward—2.0g. 

(4) Downward—4.0g 

VAT.785 Seats and berths: 

(a) The seats and berths, and their 

supporting structures, must be designed 

for loads resulting from the specified 

flight and landing conditions, including 

the emergency landing conditions of 

VAT.561. 

(b) The reactions from safety belts and 

harnesses must be considered. 

(c) Each pilot seat must be designed 

for the reactions resulting from the 

application of the pilot forces prescribed 

in Sec. 27.397. 

(d) The structural analysis and testing 

of the structures specified in paragraphs 

(a) through (c) may be simplified— 

(1) By assuming that the critical load 

in each direction, as determined from 

the prescribed flight, ground, and 

emergency landing conditions, acts 

separately; or 

(2) By using selected combinations of 

loads, if the required strength in the 

specified directions is proven. 

(e) Each occupant’s seat must have a 

combined safety belt and shoulder 

harness with a single-point release. Each 

pilot’s combined safety belt and 

shoulder harness must allow each pilot, 

when seated with safety belt and 

shoulder harness fastened, to perform 

all functions necessary for flight 

operations. There must be a means to 

secure belts and harnesses, when not in 

use, to prevent interference with the 

operation of the rotorcraft and with 

rapid egress in an emergency. 

(f) Each occupant must be protected 

from serious head injury by a safety belt 

plus a shoulder harness that will 

prevent the head from contacting any 

injurious object. 

(g) The safety belt and shoulder 

harness must meet the static strength 

requirements specified by this rotorcraft 

type certification basis. 

VAT.963 Fuel tanks: general: 

Each flexible fuel tank bladder or 

liner must be approved or shown to be 

suitable for the particular application 

and must be puncture-resistant. 

Puncture resistance must be shown by 

meeting TSO–C80 paragraph 16.0 

requirements using a minimum 

puncture force of 250 pounds. 

14 CFR 36 through amendment 36–30 

as follows: 

• Subpart H 

Issued in Ft. Worth, Texas, on December 

12, 2018. 

Jorge Castillo, 

Acting Manager, Rotorcraft Standards 

Branch, Policy and Innovation Division, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2018–27566 Filed 12–20–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT of TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 25 

Airworthiness Standards: 

Transportation Category Airplanes 

CFR Correction 

■ In Title 14 of the Code of Federal 

Regulations, Parts 1 to 59, revised as of 

January 1, 2018, on page 218, in 

§ 25.143, paragraph (c)(1) is reinstated to 

read as follows: 

§ 25.143 General. 

* * * * * 

(c) * * * 

(1) At the minimum V2 for takeoff; 

* * * * * 

[FR Doc. 2018–27860 Filed 12–20–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 1301–00–D 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2018–0671; Airspace 

Docket No. 18–ACE–3] 

RIN 2120–AA66 

Establishment of Class E Airspace; 

Maurice, IA 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This action establishes Class 

E airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface at Sioux County 

Regional Airport, Maurice, IA. 

Controlled airspace is necessary to 

accommodate new standard instrument 

approach procedures developed at 

Sioux County Regional Airport, for the 

safety and management of instrument 

flight rules (IFR) operations at this 

airport. 

DATES: Effective 0901 UTC, February 28, 

2019. 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 

7400.11 and publication of conforming 

amendments. 

ADDRESSES: FAA Order 7400.11C, 

Airspace Designations and Reporting 

Points, and subsequent amendments can 

be viewed online at http://www.faa.gov/ 

air_traffic/publications/. For further 

information, you can contact the 

Airspace Policy Group, Federal Aviation 

Administration, 800 Independence 

Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20591; 

telephone: (202) 267–8783. The Order is 

also available for inspection at the 

National Archives and Records 

Administration (NARA). For 

information on the availability of FAA 

Order 7400.11C at NARA, call (202) 

741–6030, or go to https://

www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ 

ibr-locations.html. 

FAA Order 7400.11, Airspace 

Designations and Reporting Points, is 

published yearly and effective on 

September 15. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Rebecca Shelby, Federal Aviation 

Administration, Operations Support 

Group, Central Service Center, 10101 

Hillwood Parkway, Fort Worth, TX 

76177; telephone (817) 222–5857. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Authority for This Rulemaking 

The FAA’s authority to issue rules 

regarding aviation safety is found in 

Title 49 of the United States Code. 

Subtitle I, Section 106 describes 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 establishes 

Class E airspace extending upward from 

700 feet above the surface at Sioux 

County Regional Airport, Maurice, IA, 

to support IFR operations at the airport. 

History 

On August 24, 2018, the FAA 

published a notice of proposed 

rulemaking in the Federal Register (83 

FR 42815) for Docket No. FAA–2018– 

0671, to establish Class E airspace 

extending upward from 700 feet above 

the surface at Sioux County Regional 

Airport, Maurice, IA. Interested parties 

were invited to participate in this 

rulemaking effort by submitting written 


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