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meeting during the comment period in 

Illinois. Although the exact date and 

venue have yet to be arranged, the NRC 

staff will provide this information well 

in advance of the meeting. 

The ten regional public meetings will 

start at 7:00 p.m. local time and will 

continue until 10:00 p.m. local time. 

The two NRC headquarters meetings 

will start at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time and 

will continue until 5:00 p.m. Eastern 

Time. Additionally, NRC staff will host 

informal discussions during an open 

house 1 hour prior to the start of each 

meeting. Open houses will start at 6:00 

p.m. local time for regional meetings 

and 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time for the NRC 

Headquarters meetings. 

To maximize the time for comment, 

the NRC staff will only be available to 

answer specific questions on the Waste 

Confidence rule or DGEIS during the 

open house. The public meetings will be 

transcribed and will include: (1) A 

presentation of the contents of the 

DGEIS and proposed Waste Confidence 

rule; and (2) the opportunity for 

government agencies, organizations, and 

individuals to provide comments on the 

DGEIS and proposed rule. No oral 

comments on the DGEIS or proposed 

Waste Confidence rule will be accepted 

during the open house sessions. To be 

considered, oral comments must be 

presented during the transcribed portion 

of the public meeting. The NRC staff 

will also accept written comments at 

any time during the public meetings. 

Persons interested in presenting oral 

comments at any of the 12 public 

meetings are encouraged to pre-register. 

Persons may pre-register to present oral 

comments by calling 301–287–9392 or 

by emailing WCRegistration@nrc.gov no 

later than 3 days prior to the meeting. 

Members of the public may also register 

to provide oral comments in-person at 

each meeting. Individual oral comments 

may be limited by the time available, 

depending on the number of persons 

who register. 

If special equipment or 

accommodations are needed to attend or 

present information at a public meeting, 

the need should be brought to the NRC’s 

attention no later than 10 days prior to 

the meeting to provide the NRC staff 

adequate notice to determine whether 

the request can be accommodated. To 

maximize public participation, the NRC 

headquarters meetings on October 1, 

2013, and November 14, 2013, will be 

Web-streamed via the NRC’s public Web 

site. See the NRC’s Live Meeting 

Webcast page to participate: http://

video.nrc.gov/. The NRC headquarters 

meetings will also feature a moderated 

teleconference line so remote attendees 

will have the opportunity to present oral 

comments. To receive the 

teleconference number and passcode, 

call 301–287–9392 or email 

WCRegistration@nrc.gov. Meeting 

agendas and participation details will be 

available on the NRC’s Waste 

Confidence Public Involvement Web 

site at http://www.nrc.gov/waste/spentfuel-storage/wcd/pub-involve.html and 

on the NRC’s Public Meeting Schedule 

Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/publicinvolve/public-meetings/index.cfm no 

later than 10 days prior to the meetings. 

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 30th day 

of August 2013. 

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. 

Keith I. McConnell, 

Director, Waste Confidence Directorate, Office 

of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards. 

[FR Doc. 2013–21710 Filed 9–5–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7590–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 1, 23, 25, 27, 29, 61, 91, 

121, 125, and 135 

[Docket No. FAA–2013–0485; Notice No. 

1209] 

RIN 2120–AJ94 

Revisions to Operational 

Requirements for the Use of Enhanced 

Flight Vision Systems (EFVS) and to 

Pilot Compartment View Requirements 

for Vision Systems; Extension of 

Comment Period 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM); extension of comment period. 

SUMMARY: This action extends the 

comment period for an NPRM that was 

published on June 11, 2013. In that 

document, the FAA proposed to permit 

operators to use an EFVS in lieu of 

natural vision to continue descending 

from 100 feet height above runway 

touchdown zone elevation and land on 

certain straight-in instrument approach 

procedures under instrument flight 

rules. This rule would also permit 

certain operators using EFVS-equipped 

aircraft to dispatch, release, or takeoff 

under instrument flight rules (IFR), and 

to initiate and continue an approach, 

when the destination airport weather is 

below authorized visibility minimums 

for the runway of intended landing. 

Pilot training, recent flight experience, 

and proficiency would be required for 

operators who use EFVS in lieu of 

natural vision to descend below 

decision altitude, decision height, or 

minimum descent altitude. EFVSequipped aircraft conducting operations 

to touchdown and rollout would be 

required to meet additional 

airworthiness requirements. This rule 

would also revise pilot compartment 

view certification requirements for all 

vision systems. Given the technical 

complexity of the NPRM, DassaultAviation has requested that the FAA 

extend the comment period to October 

15, 2013 to allow time to adequately 

analyze the NPRM and provide 

meaningful comments. 

DATES: The comment period for the 

NPRM published on June 11, 2013, was 

scheduled to close on September 9, 

2013, and is extended until October 15, 

2013. 

ADDRESSES: You may send comments 

identified by docket number FAA– 

2013–0485 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: In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 

553(c), DOT solicits comments from the 

public to better inform its rulemaking 

process. DOT posts these comments, 

without edit, including any personal 

information the commenter provides, to 

www.regulations.gov, as described in 

the system of records notice (DOT/ALL– 

14 FDMS), which can be reviewed at 

www.dot.gov/privacy. 

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: Ida 

Klepper, ARM–100, Office of 

Rulemaking, Federal Aviation 

Administration, 800 Independence 

Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591, 


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telephone (202) 267–9688; email 

Ida.Klepper@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: See the 

‘‘Additional Information’’ section for 

information on how to comment on this 

proposal and how the FAA will handle 

comments received. The ‘‘Additional 

Information’’ section also contains 

related information about the docket. In 

addition, there is information on 

obtaining copies of related rulemaking 

documents. 

Background 

On June 11, 2013, the FAA issued 

Notice No. 1209, entitled ‘‘Revisions to 

Operational Requirements for the Use of 

Enhanced Flight Vision Systems (EFVS) 

and to Pilot Compartment View 

Requirements for Vision Systems’’ (78 

FR 34935). Comments to that document 

were to be received on or before 

September 9, 2013. 

Dassault-Aviation submitted an 

electronic request for an extension of 

the comment period from September 9, 

2013 to October 15, 2013. The petitioner 

requested this extension to allow 

adequate time to evaluate and prepare 

comments for the NPRM and two draft 

Advisory Circulars (ACs) which are 

directly related to the NPRM. On August 

13, 2013, the FAA published a Notice of 

Availability (78 FR 49318) making draft 

AC 90–106A, Enhanced Flight Vision 

Systems, and draft AC 20–167A, 

Airworthiness Approval of Enhanced 

Vision System, Synthetic Vision System, 

Combined Vision System, and 

Enhanced Flight Vision System 

Equipment, available for public 

comment. The comment period for both 

ACs closes on October 15, 2013. The 

petitioner asserted that comments to the 

NPRM should be linked with comments 

to both draft ACs, and that the comment 

period for the NPRM should therefore 

be extended to October 15, 2013 to 

match the comment period closing date 

for the draft ACs. The petitioner further 

asserted that doing so would provide 

them with adequate additional time to 

evaluate and provide comments for all 

three documents. The FAA agrees with 

the petitioner’s position and is granting 

an extension of the comment period to 

October 15, 2013. 

Extension of Comment Period 

In accordance with § 11.47(c) of title 

14, Code of Federal Regulations, the 

FAA has reviewed the petition made by 

Dassault-Aviation for extension of the 

comment period to the NPRM. This 

petitioner has shown a substantive 

interest in the proposed rule and good 

cause for the extension. The FAA has 

determined that extension of the 

comment period is consistent with the 

public interest, and that good cause 

exists for taking this action. 

Accordingly, the comment period for 

the NPRM Notice No. 1209 is extended 

until October 15, 2013. 

Additional Information 

A. Comments Invited 

The FAA invites interested persons to 

participate in this rulemaking by 

submitting written comments, data, or 

views. The agency also invites 

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. 

The FAA will file in the docket all 

comments it receives, as well as a report 

summarizing each substantive public 

contact with FAA personnel concerning 

this proposed rulemaking. Before acting 

on this proposal, the FAA will consider 

all comments it receives on or before the 

closing date for comments. The FAA 

will consider comments filed after the 

comment period has closed if it is 

possible to do so without incurring 

expense or delay. The agency may 

change this proposal in light of the 

comments it receives. 

B. Availability of Rulemaking 

Documents 

An electronic copy of rulemaking 

documents may be obtained from the 

Internet by— 

1. Searching the Federal eRulemaking 

Portal (http://www.regulations.gov); 

2. Visiting the FAA’s Regulations and 

Policies Web page at http://

www.faa.gov/regulations_policies or 

3. Accessing the Government Printing 

Office’s Web page at http://

www.gpo.gov/fdsys/. 

Copies may also be obtained by 

sending a request to the Federal 

Aviation Administration, Office of 

Rulemaking, ARM–1, 800 Independence 

Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591, or 

by calling (202) 267–9680. Commenters 

must identify the docket or notice 

number of this rulemaking. 

All documents the FAA considered in 

developing this proposed rule, 

including economic analyses and 

technical reports, may be accessed from 

the Internet through the Federal 

eRulemaking Portal referenced in item 

(1) above. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on September 3, 

2013. 

Lirio Liu, 

Director, Office of Rulemaking. 

[FR Doc. 2013–21698 Filed 9–5–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 21 

Proposed Additional Airworthiness 

Design Standards: Advanced Avionics 

Under the Special Class (JAR–VLA) 

Regulations; Aquila Aviation by 

Excellence GmbH, Model AT01–100. 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Request for comments. 

SUMMARY: This document announces the 

issuance of the design criteria for the 

inclusion of advance avionics with 

intergrated electronic displays for the 

Aquila Aviation by Excellence GmbH 

AT01–100. These additional provisions 

are expansions of the existing JAR–VLA 

(Joint Aviation Requirements-Very Light 

Aircraft) and CS–VLA regulations as the 

current regulations do not adequetely 

address these types of systems. The 

current regulations only address 

traditional federated gauges. The 

European Aviation Safety Agency 

(EASA) has not expanded the VLA 

regulations for these types of 

installation on these types of airplanes 

through EASA special conditions or 

new regulations. These Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA) design criteria are 

being proposed to help initiate 

standards for this type of airplane 

without being overburdensome and to 

encourage EASA to follow suit. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before October 7, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: Send all comments to the 

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), 

Standards Office, Small Airplane 

Directorate (ACE–112), Aircraft 

Certification Service, 901 Locust Street, 

Room 301, Kansas City, MO 64106. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Doug Rudolph, Aerospace Engineer, 

Standards Office (ACE–112), Small 

Airplane Directorate, Aircraft 

Certification Service, FAA; telephone 

number (816) 329–4059, fax number 

(816) 329–4090, email at doug.rudolph@

faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Any 

person may obtain a copy of this 

information by contacting the person 

named above under FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT. 


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