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05–7211–K010201 against possible 

misalignment of gearbox and core engine 

during assembly. We are issuing this AD to 

prevent in-flight engine shutdown, which 

could result in loss of control of the airplane. 

(e) Actions and Compliance 

Unless already done, do the following 

actions. 

(1) TAE 125–02–99 Engines, P/Ns 05–7200– 

K000201; 05–7200–K000701; 05–7200– 

K000101; 05–7200–K000901; 05–7200– 

K001101; and 05–7200–K001301; and TAE 

125–02–114 Engines, P/Ns 05–7200–K000501; 

05–7200–K000801; and 05–7200–K001401 

For TAE 125–02–99 engines, P/Ns 05– 

7200–K000201; 05–7200–K000701; 05–7200– 

K000101; 05–7200–K000901; 05–7200– 

K001101; and 05–7200–K001301; and TAE 

125–02–114 engines, P/Ns 05–7200– 

K000501; 05–7200–K000801; and 05–7200– 

K001401, remove friction disk, P/N 05–7211– 

K010201, within 100 flight hours (FH) timesince-new (TSN) on the clutch or within 10 

FH time-in-service (TIS) after the effective 

date of this AD, whichever is later. 

(2) TAE 125–02–99 Engines, P/Ns 05–7200– 

K000301 

For TAE 125–02–99 engines, P/N 05–7200– 

K000301, installed on multiengine aircraft, 

remove friction disk, P/N 05–7211–K010201, 

on one engine within 100 FH TSN on the 

clutch or within 10 FH TIS after the effective 

date of this AD, whichever is later. Remove 

friction disk, P/N 05–7211–K010201, from 

the other engine within 300 FH TSN on the 

clutch or within 10 FH TIS after the effective 

date of this AD, whichever is later. 

(f) Installation Prohibition 

After the effective date of this AD: 

(1) Do not install any friction disk, P/N 05– 

7211–K010201, into any engine. 

(2) Do not install any TAE 125–02–99 

engine, P/N 05–7200–K000201, 05–7200– 

K000301, or 05–7200–K000701, or TAE 125– 

02–114 engine, P/N 05–7200–K00801 or 05– 

7200–K00501, that has a friction disk, P/N 

05–7211–K010201 installed, onto any 

airplane. 

(g) Operating Prohibition 

Do not operate any multi-engine aircraft 

after 300 FH TSN on the clutch or 10 FH TIS 

after the effective date of this AD, whichever 

is later, which has installed a friction disk, 

P/N 05–7211–K010201. 

(h) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs) 

The Manager, Engine Certification Office, 

may approve AMOCs for this AD. Use the 

procedures found in 14 CFR 39.19 to make 

your request. 

(i) Related Information 

(1) For more information about this AD, 

contact Alan Strom, Aerospace Engineer, 

Engine Certification Office, FAA, 12 New 

England Executive Park, Burlington, MA; 

phone: (781) 238–7143; fax: (781) 238–7199; 

email: alan.strom@faa.gov. 

(2) Refer to EASA Airworthiness Directive 

2011–0087–E, dated May 12, 2011, and 

Thielert Service Bulletin No. TM TAE 125– 

1013 P1, for related information. 

(3) Contact Thielert Aircraft Engines 

GmbH, Platanenstrasse 14 D–09350, 

Lichtenstein, Germany, telephone: +49– 

37204–696–0; fax: +49–37204–696–55; email: 

info@centurion-engines.com, for a copy of 

this service information. 

(4) You may review copies of the service 

information at the FAA, Engine & Propeller 

Directorate, 12 New England Executive Park, 

Burlington, MA. For information on the 

availability of this material at the FAA, call 

(781) 238–7125. 

(j) Material Incorporated by Reference 

None. 

Issued in Burlington, Massachusetts, on 

January 19, 2012. 

Peter A. White, 

Manager, Engine & Propeller Directorate, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2012–1607 Filed 1–26–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 121 

[Docket No. FAA–2011–1343; Amdt. No. 

121–358] 

FAA-Approved Portable Oxygen 

Concentrators; Technical Amendment 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration, DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule; technical 

amendment. 

SUMMARY: The FAA is amending 

regulations relating to operating rules 

for FAA approved portable oxygen 

concentrators (POC) onboard aircraft. 

This document updates the names of 

two manufacturers of approved POCs 

listed in the Special Federal Aviation 

Regulation (SFAR). 

DATES: Effective January 27, 2012. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

technical questions concerning this 

action, contact DK Deaderick, Air 

Transportation Division, AFS–200, 

Federal Aviation Administration, 800 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20591; telephone: (202) 

267–7480; email: 

DK.Deaderick@faa.gov. For legal 

questions concerning this action, 

contact Alex Zektser, AGC–220, Office 

of Chief Counsel, Regulations Division, 

Federal Aviation Administration, 800 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20591; telephone (202) 

267–3073; email: Alex.Zektser@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On July 12, 2005, the FAA published 

SFAR 106, ‘‘Use of Certain Portable 

Oxygen Concentrator Devices Onboard 

Aircraft’’ (70 FR 40156). SFAR 106 

permits passengers to carry on and use 

certain small portable oxygen 

concentrators (POCs) on board aircraft if 

the operator ensures compliance with 

conditions specified in the SFAR. Some 

of the devices determined acceptable for 

use in SFAR 106 are Delphi Medical 

Systems’ RS–00400 (added to the SFAR 

in 74 FR 2351) and International 

Biophysics Corporation’s LifeChoice 

(added to the SFAR in 75 FR 739). 

As a result of business changes that 

took place after SFAR 106 was 

published, the LifeChoice POC is now 

manufactured by Inova Labs, Inc. and 

not by the International Biophysics 

Corporation. Similarly, the RS–00400 

POC is now manufactured by Oxus, Inc. 

and not by Delphi Medical Systems. 

The two companies currently 

manufacturing these POCs have 

petitioned the FAA to amend SFAR 106, 

Section 2 and section 3(a), of Title 14, 

Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR). 

This amendment would update section 

2 and section 3(a) of SFAR 106 with the 

names of the current manufacturers of 

the LifeChoice and RS–00400 POCs. 

Technical Amendment 

LifeChoice and RS–00400 are still the 

same products that were originally 

approved in SFAR 106—only the names 

of their manufacturers have changed. As 

such, this technical amendment makes 

two revisions to the final rule. First, the 

language in SFAR 106 section 2 and 

section 3(a) is revised to refer to 

LifeChoice as being manufactured by 

Inova Labs. Second, the reference to the 

RS–00400 POC is revised to refer to this 

device as being manufactured by Oxus, 

Inc. 

Because the changes in this technical 

amendment result in no substantive 

change, we find good cause exists under 

5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3) to make the 

amendment effective in less than 30 

days. 

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 121 

Air carriers, Aircraft, Airmen, 

Aviation safety, Charter flights, Safety, 

Transportation, Air taxis. 

The Amendment 

In consideration of the foregoing, the 

Federal Aviation Administration 

amends chapter 1 of title 14, Code of 

Federal Regulations as follows: 

PART 121—OPERATING 

REQUIREMENTS: DOMESTIC, FLAG, 

AND SUPPLEMENTAL OPERATIONS 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 121 

continues to read as follows: 


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1Storage Reporting Requirements of Interstate 

and Intrastate Natural Gas Companies, Notice of 

Proposed Rulemaking, 76 FR 58741 (2011) FERC 

Stats. & Regs ¶ 32.678 (NOPR). 

2 15 U.S.C. 3372. 

3Section 1(c) of the NGA exempts from the 

Commission’s NGA jurisdiction pipelines which 

transport gas in interstate commerce if (1) they 

receive natural gas at or within the boundary of a 

state, (2) all the gas is consumed within that state, 

and (3) the pipeline is regulated by a state 

Commission. This exemption is referred to as the 

Hinshaw exemption after the Congressman who 

introduced the bill amending the NGA to include 

§ 1(c). See ANR Pipeline Co. v. Federal Energy 

Regulatory Comm’n, 71 F.3d 897, 898 (1995) 

(briefly summarizing the history of the Hinshaw 

exemption). 

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40113, 40119, 

41706, 44101, 44701–44702, 44705, 44709– 

44711, 44713, 44716–44717, 44722, 46105. 

■ 2. Amend SFAR 106 by revising 

sections 2 and 3(a) introductory text to 

read as follows: 

Special Federal Aviation Regulation 

106—Rules for Use of Portable Oxygen 

Concentrator Systems On Board 

Aircraft 

* * * * * 

Section 2. Definitions—For the 

purposes of this SFAR the following 

definitions apply: Portable Oxygen 

Concentrator: Means the AirSep 

FreeStyle, AirSep LifeStyle, DeVilbiss 

Healthcare iGo, Inogen One, Inogen One 

G2, Invacare XPO2, Invacare Solo2, 

Inova Labs LifeChoice, Oxlife 

Independence Oxygen Concentrator, 

Oxus, Inc. RS–00400, Respironics 

EverGo, and SeQual Eclipse Portable 

Oxygen Concentrator medical device 

units as long as those medical device 

units: (1) Do not contain hazardous 

materials as determined by the Pipeline 

and Hazardous Materials Safety 

Administration; (2) are also regulated by 

the Food and Drug Administration; and 

(3) assist a user of medical oxygen under 

a doctor’s care. These units perform by 

separating oxygen from nitrogen and 

other gases contained in ambient air and 

dispensing it in concentrated form to 

the user. 

(a) No person may use and no aircraft 

operator may allow the use of any 

portable oxygen concentrator device, 

except the AirSep FreeStyle, AirSep 

LifeStyle, DeVilbiss Healthcare iGo, 

Inogen One, Inogen One G2, Invacare 

XPO2, Invacare Solo2, Inova Labs 

LifeChoice, Oxlife Independence 

Oxygen Concentrator, Oxus, Inc. RS– 

00400, Respironics EverGo, and SeQual 

Eclipse Portable Oxygen Concentrator 

units. These units may be carried on 

and used by a passenger on board an 

aircraft provided the aircraft operator 

ensures that the following conditions 

are satisfied: 

* * * * * 

Issued in Washington, DC, on January 20, 

2012. 

Pamela Hamilton-Powell, 

Director, Office of Rulemaking. 

[FR Doc. 2012–1830 Filed 1–26–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

18 CFR Part 284 

[Docket No. RM11–4–000; Order No. 757] 

Storage Reporting Requirements of 

Interstate and Intrastate Natural Gas 

Companies 

AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission, DOE. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: In this Final Rule, the 

Commission eliminates the semi-annual 

storage reporting requirements for 

Interstate and Intrastate Natural Gas 

Companies. The Commission finds that 

these particular reporting requirements 

are largely duplicative with other 

reporting requirements. 

DATES: Effective Date: This rule will 

become effective March 27, 2012. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Vince Mareino (Legal Information), 

Office of the General Counsel Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 

First Street NE., Washington, DC 

20426, (202) 502–6167, 

Vince.Mareino@ferc.gov. 

Thomas Russo (Technical Information), 

Office of Enforcement, Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission, 888 First 

Street NE., Washington, DC 20426, 

(202) 502–8792, 

Thomas.Russo@ferc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Table Of Contents 

Paragraph 

No. 

I. Background ............................. 2 

A. Current Reporting Requirements .......................... 2 

B. NOI and NOPR .................. 6 

C. Comments to the NOPR .... 11 

D. Executive Orders ............... 12 

II. Discussion ............................. 14 

III. Regulatory Requirements .... 16 

A. Information Collection 

Statement ............................ 16 

B. Environmental Analysis .... 19 

C. Regulatory Flexibility Act 20 

D. Document Availability ...... 21 

E. Effective Date and Congressional Notification ....... 24 

138 FERC ¶ 61,033 

Before Commissioners: Jon Wellinghoff, 

Chairman; Philip D. Moeller, John R. 

Norris, and Cheryl A. LaFleur. 

(Issued January 19, 2012) 

1. In this Final Rule, the Commission 

adopts the proposal in the Notice of 

Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) in this 

docket.1 Effective March 27, 2012, the 

Commission eliminates its semi-annual 

storage reporting requirements for (1) 

interstate natural gas companies subject 

to the Commission’s jurisdiction under 

the Natural Gas Act (NGA), as codified 

in 18 CFR 284.13(e); (2) intrastate 

pipelines providing interstate services 

pursuant to section 311 of the Natural 

Gas Policy Act of 1978 (NGPA),2 as 

codified in 18 CFR 284.126(c); and (3) 

Hinshaw 3 pipelines providing interstate 

services subject to the Commission’s 

NGA jurisdiction pursuant to blanket 

certificates issued under section 284.224 

of the Commission’s regulations, as also 

codified in 18 CFR 284.126(c). All of the 

parties who filed comments in response 

to the NOPR stated that they support 

this course of action. The Commission 

found in the NOPR that these particular 

reporting requirements are largely 

duplicative with other reporting 

requirements. 

I. Background 

A. Current Reporting Requirements 

2. Currently, section 284.13(e) of the 

Commission’s regulations requires 

interstate pipelines to file semi-annual 

storage reports at the end of each 

complete storage injection and 

withdrawal season. Section 284.126(c) 

requires similar semi-annual reports by 

section 311 and Hinshaw pipelines 

providing interstate storage service. 

Pipelines must file these reports within 

30 days of the end of each complete 

storage injection and withdrawal 

season, and the reports must be signed 

under oath by a senior official. The 

reports by the two sets of pipelines must 

include: 

(1) the identity of each customer injecting 

gas into storage and/or withdrawing gas from 

storage (including, for interstate pipelines, 

any affiliate relationship), 

(2) the rate schedule (for interstate 

pipelines) or docket number (for intrastate 

pipelines) authorizing the storage injection or 

withdrawal service, 


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