Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 44 / Monday, March 7, 2016 / Proposed Rules 11687 

ACTION: Proposed rulemaking; notice of 

public meeting. 

SUMMARY: This document announces 

that the U.S. Department of Energy 

(DOE) will hold a public workshop to 

discuss the proposed rule for the 

coordination of federal authorizations 

for electric transmission facilities for the 

Integrated Interagency Pre-application 

(IIP) process. The public workshop will 

include a presentation describing the 

proposed rule and will allow for 

questions and comments about and on 

the rule. 

DATES: The public workshop will be 

held on March 22, 2016, beginning at 

1:00 p.m. Eastern Time. Written 

comments are welcome before or after 

the workshop and should be submitted 

prior to the end of the public comment 

period for the proposed rule (April 4, 

2016). 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held 

via webinar and conference call. The 

webinar invitation, phone number, and 

instructions on how to register and log 

in to the webinar will be available at: 

http://energy.gov/oe/downloads/noticeproposed-rulemaking-integratedinteragency-pre-application-process-iipelectric. 

You may submit comments, identified 

by RIN 1901–AB36, by any of the 

following methods: 

1. Follow the instructions for 

submitting comments on the Federal 

eRulemaking Portal at http://

www.regulations.gov. 

2. Send email to oeregs@hq.doe.gov. 

Include RIN 1901–AB36 in the subject 

line of the email. Please include the full 

body of your comments in the text of the 

message or as an attachment. 

3. Address postal mail to U.S. 

Department of Energy, Office of 

Electricity Delivery and Energy 

Reliability, Mailstop OE–20, Room 8G– 

017, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20585. 

Due to potential delays in the delivery 

of postal mail, we encourage 

respondents to submit comments 

electronically to ensure timely receipt. 

This notice, a transcript of the public 

workshop, and any comments that DOE 

receives on the proposed rulemaking 

will be made available on the DOE Web 

site at http://energy.gov/oe/downloads/

notice-proposed-rulemaking-integratedinteragency-pre-application-process-iipelectric. You may request a hardcopy of 

the workshop transcript or comments be 

sent to you via postal mail by contacting 

the DOE’s Office of Electricity Delivery 

and Energy Reliability. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julie 

A. Smith, Ph.D., U.S. Department of 

Energy, Office of Electricity Delivery 

and Energy Reliability, Mailstop OE–20, 

Room 8G–017, 1000 Independence 

Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585; or 

oeregs@hq.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 

February 2, 2016, DOE published a 

proposed rule in the Federal Register 

(81 FR 5383) to provide a process for the 

timely coordination of Federal 

authorizations for proposed 

transmission facilities pursuant to 

section 216(h) of the FPA (16 U.S.C. 

824p(h)). The rule would establish an 

early pre-application process (the 

Integrated Interagency Pre-application 

(IIP) process) in support of this 

coordination and the selection of a 

NEPA lead agency. The proposed 

regulations provide a framework for 

DOE to facilitate early cooperation and 

exchange of environmental information 

required to site qualified electric 

transmission facilities. These activities 

would occur prior to an applicant filing 

a request for authorization with Federal 

permitting agencies. The proposed 

regulations also provide an opportunity 

for non-Federal agencies (tribal, state, or 

local governments) to coordinate 

separate non-Federal permitting and 

environmental reviews with those of the 

Federal permitting agencies. This 

document announces the public 

workshop described in the proposed 

rule. 

Members of the public are welcome to 

pre-register for the webinar if they 

would like to make oral statements 

during the specified period for public 

comment. To pre-register to provide 

public comments, please email oeregs@

hq.doe.gov. In the email, please indicate 

your name, organization (if appropriate), 

citizenship, and contact information. If 

you would like to receive further 

information on the proposed rule or IIP 

process, please include your email 

address in your pre-registration email. 

An audio recording and written 

transcript of the public workshop, and 

any comments that DOE receives during 

the workshop, will be made available 

after the webinar on the DOE Web site 

at http://energy.gov/oe/downloads/

notice-proposed-rulemaking-integratedinteragency-pre-application-process-iipelectric. You may request a hardcopy of 

the workshop transcript or comments be 

sent to you via postal mail by contacting 

DOE’s Office of Electricity Delivery and 

Energy Reliability. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on February 29, 

2016. 

Meghan Conklin, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of 

Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability. 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2016–3992; Directorate 

Identifier 2015–NM–075–AD] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing 

Company Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: We propose to adopt a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for certain 

The Boeing Company Model 787–8 

airplanes. This proposed AD was 

prompted by a report that a captain’s 

seat moved uncommanded during a 

landing rollout due to a failure in the 

seat horizontal actuator. This proposed 

AD would require repetitive tests of the 

captain and first officer seat assemblies 

for proper operation, and corrective 

action if necessary. This proposed AD 

would also require installing new 

captain and first officer seat assemblies, 

which would terminate the repetitive 

tests. We are proposing this AD to 

prevent a seat actuator clutch failure, 

which could result in a loss of seat 

locking and uncommanded motion of 

the captain’s or first officer’s seat; 

uncommanded seat movement could 

result in reduced controllability of the 

airplane. 

DATES: We must receive comments on 

this proposed AD by April 21, 2016. 

ADDRESSES: You may send comments, 

using the procedures found in 14 CFR 

11.43 and 11.45, by any of the following 

methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Fax: 202–493–2251. 

• Mail: U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations, M– 

30, West Building Ground Floor, Room 

W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., 

Washington, DC 20590. 

• Hand Delivery: Deliver to Mail 

address above between 9 a.m. and 5 

p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays. 

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11688 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 44 / Monday, March 7, 2016 / Proposed Rules 

For service information identified in 

this NPRM, contact Boeing Commercial 

Airplanes, Attention: Data & Services 

Management, P.O. Box 3707, MC 2H–65, 

Seattle, WA 98124–2207; telephone 

206–544–5000, extension 1; fax 206– 

766–5680; Internet https://

www.myboeingfleet.com. It is also 

available on the internet at http://

www.regulations.gov by searching for 

and locating Docket No. FAA–2016– 

3992. 

Examining the AD Docket 

You may examine the AD docket on 

the Internet at http://

www.regulations.gov by searching for 

and locating Docket No. FAA–2016– 

3992; or in person at the Docket 

Management Facility between 9 a.m. 

and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

except Federal holidays. The AD docket 

contains this proposed AD, the 

regulatory evaluation, any comments 

received, and other information. The 

street address for the Docket Office 

(phone: 800–647–5527) is in the 

ADDRESSES section. Comments will be 

available in the AD docket shortly after 

receipt. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Brandon Lucero, Aerospace Engineer, 

Cabin Safety and Environmental 

Systems Branch, ANM–150S, FAA, 

Seattle Aircraft Certification Office 

(ACO), 1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, 

WA 98057–3356; phone: 425–917–6572; 

fax: 425–917–6590. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Comments Invited 

We invite you to send any written 

relevant data, views, or arguments about 

this proposal. Send your comments to 

an address listed under the ADDRESSES

section. Include ‘‘Docket No. FAA– 

2016–3992; Directorate Identifier 2015– 

NM–075–AD’’ at the beginning of your 

comments. We specifically invite 

comments on the overall regulatory, 

economic, environmental, and energy 

aspects of this proposed AD. We will 

consider all comments received by the 

closing date and may amend this 

proposed AD because of those 

comments. 

We will post all comments we 

receive, without change, to http://

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information you provide. We 

will also post a report summarizing each 

substantive verbal contact we receive 

about this proposed AD. 

Discussion 

This proposed AD was prompted by 

a report that a captain’s seat moved 

uncommanded during a landing rollout 

due to a failure in the seat horizontal 

actuator. Investigation found press fit 

clutch pins in the actuator could 

migrate loose when subjected to 

repeated dynamic impact loading from 

clutch re-engagement when the manual 

horizontal control lever is released with 

the seat still moving on the tracks. The 

clutch pins can migrate loose, overturn, 

and force clutch plate separation, 

resulting in degraded or failed seat 

locking. 

We are proposing this AD to prevent 

a seat actuator clutch failure, which 

could result in a loss of seat locking and 

uncommanded motion of the captain’s 

or first officer’s seat; uncommanded seat 

movement could result in reduced 

controllability of the airplane. 

Related Service Information Under 1 

CFR Part 51 

We reviewed Boeing Alert Service 

Bulletin B787–81205–SB250054–00, 

Issue 001, dated December 19, 2014. 

This service information provides 

procedures for installation of new 

captain and first officer seat assemblies, 

a test of the captain and first officer seat 

assemblies, and corrective action if 

necessary. This service information is 

reasonably available because the 

interested parties have access to it 

through their normal course of business 

or by the means identified in the 

ADDRESSES section. 

FAA’s Determination 

We are proposing this AD because we 

evaluated all the relevant information 

and determined the unsafe condition 

described previously is likely to exist or 

develop in other products of the same 

type design. 

Proposed AD Requirements 

This proposed AD would require 

accomplishing the actions specified in 

the service information described 

previously. For information on the 

procedures and compliance times, see 

this service information at http://

www.regulations.gov by searching for 

and locating Docket No. FAA–2016– 

3992. 

The phrase ‘‘corrective actions’’ is 

used in this proposed AD. ‘‘Corrective 

actions’’ are actions that correct or 

address any condition found. Corrective 

actions in an AD could include, for 

example, repairs. 

Costs of Compliance 

We estimate that this proposed AD 

affects 18 airplanes of U.S. registry. 

We estimate the following costs to 

comply with this proposed AD: 

ESTIMATED COSTS

Action Labor cost Parts cost Cost per product Cost on U.S. 

operators 

Operational test ...................... 2 work-hours × $85 per hour 

= $170 per test cycle.

$0 ........................................... $170 per test cycle ................ $3060 

Seat assembly installation ..... 3 work-hours × $85 per hour 

= $255 to replace two seats.

$15,141 per seat × 2 seats = 

$30,282.

30,537 to replace two seats .. 549,666 

We estimate the following costs to do 

any necessary corrective actions that 

would be required based on the results 

of the proposed operational tests. We 

have no way of determining the number 

of aircraft that might need these actions: 

ON-CONDITION COSTS

Action Labor cost Parts cost Cost per 

product 

Replacement of captain seat vertical actuator .............................. 2 work-hours × $85 per hour = $170 .......... $7,500 $7,670 

Replacement of captain seat horizontal actuator .......................... 2 work-hours × $85 per hour = $170 .......... 7,500 7,670 

Replacement of first officer seat vertical actuator ......................... 2 work-hours × $85 per hour = $170 .......... 7,500 7,670 

Replacement of first officer seat horizontal actuator ..................... 2 work-hours × $85 per hour = $170 .......... 7,500 7,670 

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Authority for This Rulemaking 

Title 49 of the United States Code 

specifies the FAA’s authority to issue 

rules on aviation safety. 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. 

We are issuing this rulemaking under 

the authority described in Subtitle VII, 

Part A, Subpart III, Section 44701: 

‘‘General requirements.’’ Under that 

section, Congress charges the FAA with 

promoting safe flight of civil aircraft in 

air commerce by prescribing regulations 

for practices, methods, and procedures 

the Administrator finds necessary for 

safety in air commerce. This regulation 

is within the scope of that authority 

because it addresses an unsafe condition 

that is likely to exist or develop on 

products identified in this rulemaking 

action. 

Regulatory Findings 

We determined that this proposed AD 

would not have federalism implications 

under Executive Order 13132. This 

proposed AD would not have a 

substantial direct effect on the States, on 

the relationship between the national 

Government and the States, or on the 

distribution of power and 

responsibilities among the various 

levels of government. 

For the reasons discussed above, I 

certify this proposed regulation: 

(1) Is not a ‘‘significant regulatory 

action’’ under Executive Order 12866, 

(2) Is not a ‘‘significant rule’’ under 

the DOT Regulatory Policies and 

Procedures (44 FR 11034, February 26, 

1979), 

(3) Will not affect intrastate aviation 

in Alaska; and 

(4) Will not have a significant 

economic impact, positive or negative, 

on a substantial number of small entities 

under the criteria of the Regulatory 

Flexibility Act. 

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39 

Air transportation, Aircraft, Aviation 

safety, Incorporation by reference, 

Safety. 

The Proposed Amendment 

Accordingly, under the authority 

delegated to me by the Administrator, 

the FAA proposes to amend 14 CFR part 

39 as follows: 

PART 39—AIRWORTHINESS 

DIRECTIVES 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 39 

continues to read as follows: 

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

§ 39.13 [Amended] 

■ 2. The FAA amends § 39.13 by adding 

the following new airworthiness 

directive (AD): 

The Boeing Company: Docket No. FAA– 

2016–3992; Directorate Identifier 2015– 

NM–075–AD. 

(a) Comments Due Date 

We must receive comments by April 21, 

2016. 

(b) Affected ADs 

None. 

(c) Applicability 

This AD applies to The Boeing Company 

Model 787–8 airplanes, certificated in any 

category, as identified in Boeing Alert 

Service Bulletin B787–81205–SB250054–00, 

Issue 001, dated December 19, 2014. 

(d) Subject 

Air Transport Association (ATA) of 

America Code 25, Equipment/furnishings. 

(e) Unsafe Condition 

This AD was prompted by a report that a 

captain’s seat moved uncommanded during a 

landing rollout due to a failure in the seat 

horizontal actuator. We are issuing this AD 

to prevent a seat actuator clutch failure, 

which could result in a loss of seat locking 

and uncommanded motion of the captain’s or 

first officer’s seat; uncommanded seat motion 

could result in reduced controllability of the 

airplane. 

(f) Compliance 

Comply with this AD within the 

compliance times specified, unless already 

done. 

(g) Repetitive Tests of Captain and First 

Officer Seat Assembly Operation 

Within 1,000 flight hours after the effective 

date of this AD, test the operation of the 

captain and first officer seat assemblies and 

do all applicable corrective actions, in 

accordance with the Accomplishment 

Instructions of Boeing Alert Service Bulletin 

B787–81205–SB250054–00, Issue 001, dated 

December 19, 2014. Do all applicable 

corrective actions before further flight. 

Repeat the operational test thereafter at 

intervals not to exceed 1,000 flight hours 

until the installation required by paragraph 

(h) of this AD is done. 

(h) New Seat Installation 

Within 72 months after the effective date 

of this AD, do the actions specified in 

paragraphs (h)(1) and (h)(2) of this AD, in 

accordance with the Accomplishment 

Instructions of Boeing Alert Service Bulletin 

B787–81205–SB250054–00, Issue 001, dated 

December 19, 2014. Installing the seat 

specified in paragraph (h)(1) or (h)(2) of this 

AD is terminating action for the repetitive 

operational tests required by paragraph (g) of 

this AD for that seat only. 

(1) Install new captain seat assembly, part 

number (P/N) 3A380–0007–01–7. 

(2) Install new first officer seat assembly, 

P/N 3A380–0008–01–7. 

(i) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs) 

(1) The Manager, Seattle Aircraft 

Certification Office, ANM–150S, FAA, has 

the authority to approve AMOCs for this AD, 

if requested using the procedures found in 14 

CFR 39.19. In accordance with 14 CFR 39.19, 

send your request to your principal inspector 

or local Flight Standards District Office, as 

appropriate. If sending information directly 

to the manager of the ACO, send it to the 

attention of the person identified in 

paragraph (j)(1) of this AD. 

(2) Before using any approved AMOC, 

notify your appropriate principal inspector, 

or lacking a principal inspector, the manager 

of the local flight standards district office/

certificate holding district office. 

(3) An AMOC that provides an acceptable 

level of safety may be used for any repair 

required by this AD if it is approved by the 

Boeing Commercial Airplanes Organization 

Designation Authorization (ODA) that has 

been authorized by the Manager, Seattle 

ACO, to make those findings. For a repair 

method to be approved, the repair must meet 

the certification basis of the airplane, and the 

approval must specifically refer to this AD. 

(4) For service information that contains 

steps that are labeled as Required for 

Compliance (RC), the provisions of 

paragraphs (i)(4)(i) and (i)(4)(ii) of this AD, 

apply. 

(i) The steps labeled as RC, including 

substeps under an RC step and any figures 

identified in an RC step, must be done to 

comply with the AD. An AMOC is required 

for any deviations to RC steps, including 

substeps and identified figures. 

(ii) Steps not labeled as RC may be 

deviated from using accepted methods in 

accordance with the operator’s maintenance 

or inspection program without obtaining 

approval of an AMOC, provided the RC steps, 

including substeps and identified figures, can 

still be done as specified, and the airplane 

can be put back in an airworthy condition. 

(j) Related Information 

(1) For more information about this AD, 

contact Brandon Lucero, Aerospace Engineer, 

Cabin Safety and Environmental Systems 

Branch, ANM–150S, FAA, Seattle Aircraft 

Certification Office (ACO), 1601 Lind Avenue 

SW., Renton, WA 98057–3356; phone: 425– 

917–6572; fax: 425–917–6590. 

(2) For service information identified in 

this AD, contact Boeing Commercial 

Airplanes, Attention: Data & Services 

Management, P.O. Box 3707, MC 2H–65, 

Seattle, WA 98124–2207; telephone 206– 

544–5000, extension 1; fax 206–766–5680; 

Internet https://www.myboeingfleet.com. You 

may view this service information at the 

FAA, Transport Airplane Directorate, 1601 

Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA. For 

information on the availability of this 

material at the FAA, call 425–227–1221. 

Issued in Renton, Washington, on February 

23, 2016. 

Dionne Palermo, 

Acting Manager, Transport Airplane 

Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2016–04679 Filed 3–4–16; 8:45 am] 

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