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conductivity. ALPA believes that this 

difference must be taken into account 

with any in-flight fire safety assessment. 

FAA Response: We agree that the heat 

transfer characteristics of aluminum 

influence its response to an in-flight 

fire, and that a composite structure will 

doubtless behave differently. The goal of 

these special conditions is to enable 

continued safe flight and landing in the 

event of an in-flight fire that directly 

impinges on the fuselage structure. 

Since these special conditions require 

Boeing to show that the composite 

structure is resistant to flame 

propagation resulting from in-flight fire, 

all the relevant material properties and 

performance characteristics of the 

composite structure will need to be 

addressed. This requirement is not a 

comparison with aluminum structure. It 

is a new requirement for composite 

structure. Since this is so, the special 

conditions as written cover the ALPA 

concern, and these special conditions 

are adopted as proposed. 

Applicability 

As discussed above, these special 

conditions are applicable to the 787. 

Should Boeing apply at a later date for 

a change to the type certificate to 

include another model on the same type 

certificate incorporating the same novel 

or unusual design features, these special 

conditions would apply to that model as 

well. 

Conclusion 

This action affects only certain novel 

or unusual design features of the 787. It 

is not a rule of general applicability. 

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 25 

Aircraft, Aviation safety, Reporting 

and recordkeeping requirements. 

The authority citation for these 

special conditions is as follows: 

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40113, 44701, 

44702, 44704. 

The Special Conditions 

■ Accordingly, pursuant to the authority 

delegated to me by the Administrator, 

the following special conditions are 

issued as part of the type certification 

basis for the Boeing Model 787–8 

airplane. 

■ In addition to the requirements of 14 

CFR 25.853(a) governing material 

flammability, the following special 

conditions apply: 

The 787–8 composite fuselage structure 

must be shown to be resistant to flame 

propagation under the fire threat used to 

develop 14 CFR 25.856(a). If products of 

combustion are observed beyond the test heat 

source, they must be evaluated and found 

acceptable. 

Issued in Renton, Washington, on August 

6, 2007. 

Ali Bahrami, 

Manager, Transport Airplane Directorate, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. E7–16020 Filed 8–14–07; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2007–28669; Airspace 

Docket No. 07–ASO–18] 

Removal of Class E Airspace; 

Columbus, GA 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This action removes the Class 

E4 Airspace at Columbus Lawson Army 

Air Field (AAF), Columbus, Ga. This 

Class E4 airspace was associated with a 

Nondirectional Radio Beacon (NDB) 

Runway (RWY) 03 Standard Instrument 

Approach Procedure (SIAP), which has 

been cancelled, as RWY 03–21 has been 

permanently closed. 

DATES: Effective Date: 0901 UTC, 

October 25, 2007. 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 7400.9 and publication of 

conforming amendments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Mark D. Ward, Manager, System 

Support Group, Eastern Service Center, 

Federal Aviation Administration, P.O. 

Box 20636, Atlanta, Georgia 30320; 

telephone (404) 305–5581. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

History 

The NDB RWY 03 SIAP was cancelled 

due to the permanent closure of RWY 

03–21. The cancellation and runway 

closure, therefore, requires the removal 

of Class E4 airspace. This rule becomes 

effective on the date specified in the 

‘‘Effective Date’’ section. Since this 

action will eliminate the impact of 

controlled airspace on aircraft in the 

vicinity of Columbus Lawson AAF, GA, 

notice and public procedure under 5 

U.S.C. 553(b) are not necessary. 

Designations for Class E airspace areas 

extending upward from the surface of 

the earth are published in Paragraph 

6004 of FAA Order 7400.9P, dated 

September 01, 2006, and effective 

September 15, 2006, which is 

incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 

71.1. The Class E airspace designations 

listed in this document will be 

published subsequently in the Order. 

The Rule 

This amendment to Title 14 Code of 

Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 

removes Class E4 airspace at Lawson 

AAF, Columbus, Ga. 

The FAA has determined that this 

regulation only involves an established 

body of technical regulations for which 

frequent and routine amendments are 

necessary to keep them operationally 

current. It, therefore, (1) is not a 

‘‘significant regulatory action’’ under 

Executive Order 12866; (2) is not a 

‘‘significant rule’’ under DOT 

Regulatory Policies and Procedures (44 

FR 11034; February 26, 1979); and (3) 

does not warrant preparation of a 

regulatory evaluation as the anticipated 

impact is so minimal. Since this is a 

routine matter that will only affect air 

traffic procedures and air navigation, it 

is certified that this rule will not have 

a significant economic impact on a 

substantial number of small entities 

under the criteria of the Regulatory 

Flexibility Act. 

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71 

Airspace, Incorporation by reference, 

Navigation (air). 

Adoption of the Amendment 

■ In consideration of the foregoing, the 

Federal Aviation Administration 

amends 14 CFR part 71 as follows: 

PART 71—[AMENDED] 

■ 1. The authority citation for 14 CFR 

part 71 continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g); 40103, 40113, 

40120; EO 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959–

1963 Comp., p. 389; 14 CFR 11.69. 

§ 71.1 [Amended] 

■ 2. The incorporation by reference in 

14 CFR 71.1 of Federal Aviation 

Administration Order 7400.9P, Airspace 

Designations and Reporting Points, 

dated September 1, 2006, and effective 

September 15, 2006, is amended as 

follows: 

Paragraph 6004 Class E Airspace Areas 

Designated as an Extension to a Class D 

Surface Area. 

* * * * * 

ASO GA E4 Columbia Lawson AAF, GA 

[REMOVED] 

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Issued in College Park, Georgia, on July 5, 

2007. 

Mark D. Ward, 

Group Manager, System Support Group, 

Eastern Service Center. 

[FR Doc. 07–3962 Filed 8–14–07; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 121 

[Docket No. FAA–2005–22449; Amendment 

No. 121–334] 

RIN 2120–AI16 

Flightdeck Door Monitoring and Crew 

Discreet Alerting Systems 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This final rule amends 

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) 

regulations by requiring operators of 

passenger-carrying transport category 

airplanes used in domestic, flag, and 

supplemental operations to have a 

means for flightcrew to visually monitor 

the door area outside the flightdeck. 

This means will allow the flightcrew to 

identify persons requesting entry into 

the flightdeck and detect suspicious 

behavior or potential threats. This final 

rule also amends FAA regulations to 

require that, for operations requiring the 

presence of flight attendants, the flight 

attendants have a means to discreetly 

notify the flightcrew of suspicious 

activity or security breaches in the 

cabin. This final rule addresses 

standards adopted by the International 

Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) 

following the September 11, 2001 

terrorist attacks. 

DATES: Effective October 15, 2007. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joe 

Keenan, Air Transportation Division, 

Flight Standards Service, 800 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20591; telephone (202) 

267–8166, facsimile (202) 267–9579, email: joe.keenan@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Availability of Rulemaking Documents 

You can get an electronic copy using 

the Internet by: 

(1) Searching the Department of 

Transportation’s electronic Docket 

Management System (DMS) web page 

(http://dms.dot.gov/search); 

(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.gpoaccess.gov/fr/index.html. 

You can also get a copy 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. Make sure to 

identify the amendment number or 

docket number of this rulemaking. 

Anyone is able to search the 

electronic form of all comments 

received into any of our dockets by the 

name of the individual submitting the 

comment (or signing the comment, if 

submitted on behalf of an association, 

business, labor union, etc.). You may 

review DOT’s complete Privacy Act 

statement in the Federal Register 

published on April 11, 2000 (Volume 

65, Number 70; Pages 19477–78) or you 

may visit http://dms.dot.gov. 

Small Business Regulatory Enforcement 

Fairness Act 

The Small Business Regulatory 

Enforcement Fairness Act (SBREFA) of 

1996 requires the FAA to comply with 

small entity requests for information or 

advice about compliance with statutes 

and regulations within its jurisdiction. If 

you are a small entity and you have a 

question regarding this document, you 

may contact the person listed under FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. You can 

find out more about SBREFA on the 

Internet at http://www.faa.gov/ 

regulations_policies/rulemaking/ 

sbre_act/. 

Authority for This Rulemaking 

This rulemaking is promulgated 

under the authority described in 

Subtitle VII, Part A, Subpart III, Section 

44701, ‘‘General requirements.’’ Under 

that section, the FAA is charged with 

promoting safe flight of civil aircraft in 

air commerce by prescribing: 

• Minimum standards required in the 

interest of safety for the design and 

performance of aircraft, and; 

• Regulations for other practices, 

methods, and procedures the 

Administrator finds necessary for safety 

in air commerce and national security. 

This regulation is within the scope of 

that authority because it prescribes: 

• New standards for the safe 

operation of transport category 

airplanes, and; 

• Practices, methods, and procedures 

that the Administrator finds necessary 

for safety in air commerce and national 

security. 

Background 

Following the terrorists’ acts on 

September 11, 2001, the Office of the 

Secretary of Transportation, Congress, 

and the FAA took several long term 

actions to prevent hijackings on 

passenger-carrying airplanes used in air 

carrier service. As part of those actions, 

the FAA published the notice of 

proposed rulemaking (NPRM), 

‘‘Flightdeck Door Monitoring and Crew 

Discreet Alerting Systems’’ (70 FR 

55492; September 21, 2005). That NPRM 

proposed requiring operators of 

passenger-carrying transport category 

airplanes used in domestic, flag, and 

supplemental operations to have a 

means for flightcrew to visually monitor 

the door area outside the flightdeck. The 

NPRM also proposed that, for operations 

requiring the presence of flight 

attendants, flight attendants have a 

means to discreetly notify the flightcrew 

of suspicious activity or security 

breaches in the cabin. The proposed 

changes addressed standards adopted by 

the International Civil Aviation 

Organization following the September 

11, 2001 terrorist attacks. 

Before issuing the NPRM, the FAA 

participated in the rapid response teams 

(RRTs) created by the Secretary of 

Transportation to develop 

recommendations for improving 

security within the national aviation 

system. One team was tasked with 

developing recommendations to 

improve security at the nation’s airports; 

the other team was tasked with 

developing recommendations for 

aircraft integrity and security, with a 

specific focus on cockpit access. 

Members of the aircraft integrity and 

security RRT included representatives 

from American Airlines, the Boeing 

Company, the Association of Flight 

Attendants, and the Air Line Pilots 

Association. Members of the 

Department of Transportation and the 

FAA supported the security RRT. In 

addition to regular team meetings, this 

RRT met with representatives from the 

airline operators, pilot and flight 

attendant associations, and parts 

manufacturers. The security RRT also 

received numerous recommendations 

from the public as the result of an e-mail 

address on the FAA Web site. 

On October 1, 2001, the RRT for 

aircraft integrity and security presented 

its final report to the Secretary of 

Transportation. The report made 17 

recommendations. One 

recommendation recognized the need 

for reinforced flightdeck doors and 

severe limitations on flightdeck entry. 

Anticipating the new severe limitations 

on flightdeck entry, the RRT made 

several recommendations for flightdeck 

access. These included: 

• Flight attendants must have a 

method for immediate notification to 


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