Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 183 / Tuesday, September 22, 2015 / Proposed Rules 57121 

including the use of deadly force as 

authorized by applicable State or 

Federal law. 

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 15th day 

of September, 2015. 

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. 

Annette L. Vietti-Cook, 

Secretary of the Commission. 

[FR Doc. 2015–23669 Filed 9–21–15; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 21 

Notice of Intent To Designate as 

Abandoned Normal Category Type 

Certificate: Silvercraft S.co.p.a., Type 

Certificate No. H2EU 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of intent to designate 

Silvercraft S.p.A. type certificate issued 

in the normal category as abandoned; 

request for comments. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces the 

FAA’s intent to designate Silvercraft 

S.co.p.a. (Silvercraft) Type Certificate 

(TC) H2EU, issued in the normal 

category, as abandoned. The FAA has 

been unable to locate Silvercraft, the TC 

holder, concerning the continued 

airworthiness of the aircraft certificated 

under its TC. The Federal Aviation 

Regulations (regulations) require that TC 

holders report certain failures, 

malfunctions, and defects to the FAA. 

The regulations also require, upon 

request, that TC holders submit design 

changes to the FAA that are necessary 

to correct any unsafe condition in their 

products. The FAA is responsible for 

surveillance of Silvercraft’s ability to 

perform continued operational safety 

management and oversight of the 

helicopter on its TC. This action is 

intended to ensure that Silvercraft 

Model SH–4 helicopters are under a TC 

that has active continued operational 

safety management and oversight by a 

TC holder that can be subject to periodic 

safety audits by the FAA. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before March 21, 2016. 

ADDRESSES: Comments on this notice 

must be submitted to the Federal 

Aviation Administration, Rotorcraft 

Standards Staff, ASW–110, Rotorcraft 

Directorate, 10101 Hillwood Pkwy., Fort 

Worth, Texas 76177; fax: (817) 222– 

5961. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Tyrone D. Millard, Aerospace Engineer, 

FAA, Rotorcraft Directorate, Aircraft 

Certification Service, 10101 Hillwood 

Pkwy., Fort Worth, Texas 76177; 

telephone: (817) 222–5439; email: 

tyrone.d.millard@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Comments Invited 

Interested parties are invited to 

provide comments, written data, views, 

or arguments relating to this notice. 

Comments should be submitted to the 

address specified above. All comments 

received on or before the closing date 

will be considered. All comments 

received will be available in the docket 

for examination by interested persons. 

Comments may be inspected at the 

office of the FAA, Rotorcraft Standards 

Staff, Rotorcraft Directorate, 5th Floor, 

10101 Hillwood Pkwy, Fort Worth, 

Texas, between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. 

Monday through Friday, except Federal 

holidays. 

Discussion 

This notice is intended to inform the 

public that the FAA intends to designate 

Silvercraft Type Certificate H2EU, 

issued in the normal category, as 

abandoned and that no additional 

original airworthiness certificates will 

be issued against Type Certificate H2EU. 

On September 8, 1968, Registro 

Aeronautico Italiano (now Ente 

Nazionale per l’Aviazione Civile) issued 

Silvercraft an Italian TC. On September 

11, 1968, the FAA issued TC H2EU for 

Model SH–4 helicopters to Silvercraft 

S.co.p.a., Via Carlo Alberto n. 42, 14049 

Nissa Monfferrato (At), Italy. On May 2, 

2011, the European Aviation Safety 

Agency (EASA), which is the Technical 

Agent for the Member States of the 

European Union, revoked Silvercraft’s 

TC SO/A–145. The reason for the 

revocation is Silvercraft’s failure to 

apply for a design organization approval 

or an alternative, which is required as 

an EASA TC holder. Additionally, 

Silvercraft has failed to respond to all 

communications from EASA. 

As a result of the information 

provided by EASA, the FAA sent a 

registered letter to Silvercraft dated 

February 27, 2015, informing the 

company that we intend to classify TC 

H2EU as abandoned unless, within 60 

days of receipt of the letter, we receive 

a written statement from them stating 

they are the holder of TC H2EU. The 

FAA has also attempted to make contact 

with Silvercraft by other means 

including telephone communication 

and internet searches but without 

success. A review of the FAA National 

Aircraft Registration Database confirms 

that there are no U.S.- registered SH–4 

helicopters. 

The basis for issuance of a TC not 

only includes the applicant’s submittal 

of various reports and data, but also the 

submittal of information about periodic 

inspections and maintenance to assure 

the continued operational safety of the 

helicopter. Among other regulatory 

requirements, 14 CFR 21.3 requires TC 

holders to report certain failures, 

malfunctions, and defects to the FAA; 

and 14 CFR 21.99 requires that TC 

holders submit design changes that are 

necessary to correct any unsafe 

condition in its products. Silvercraft is 

obligated to meet these requirements for 

all aircraft under its TC. 

The FAA is responsible for 

surveillance of a TC holder’s ability to 

perform continued operational safety 

management and oversight of each 

helicopter on its TC. The FAA continues 

to monitor the safety performance of a 

helicopter type design after the aircraft 

is approved and placed into service. 

This is accomplished through postcertification review of TC holder data, 

review of service difficulty reports, 

communication with aircraft owners 

and operators, and other information 

provided by a TC holder. Periodic safety 

audits cannot be accomplished if the TC 

holder cannot be located. To date, the 

FAA has been unsuccessful in all 

attempts to locate Silvercraft. 

Hence, the FAA proposes to flag TC 

H2EU and consider it abandoned. This 

notice informs the public that the FAA 

intends to designate TC H2EU as 

abandoned and no additional original 

airworthiness certificates will be issued 

against that TC. This action is not 

intended as a surrender, suspension, 

revocation, or termination of the TC as 

those terms are used in 14 CFR part 21. 

However, this action is intended to 

ensure that each Silvercraft Model SH– 

4 helicopter is under a TC that has 

active continued operational safety 

management and oversight by a TC 

holder that can be subject to periodic 

safety audits by the FAA. 

Issued in Fort Worth, Texas on September 

10, 2015. 

James A. Grigg, 

Acting Manager, Rotorcraft Directorate, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2015–24098 Filed 9–21–15; 8:45 am] 

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