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a consensus, as opposed to keeping key 

issues in reserve. The second is a 

willingness to keep the issues at the 

table and not take them to other forums. 

Finally, good faith includes a 

willingness to move away from some of 

the positions often taken in a more 

traditional rulemaking process, and 

instead explore openly with other 

parties all ideas that may emerge from 

the working group’s discussions. 

E. Facilitator 

The facilitator will act as a neutral in 

the substantive development of the 

proposed standard. Rather, the 

facilitator’s role generally includes: 

• Impartially assisting the members of 

the working group in conducting 

discussions and negotiations; and 

• Impartially assisting in performing 

the duties of the Designated Federal 

Official under FACA. 

F. Department Representative 

The DOE representative will be a full 

and active participant in the consensus 

building negotiations. The Department’s 

representative will meet regularly with 

senior Department officials, briefing 

them on the negotiations and receiving 

their suggestions and advice so that he 

or she can effectively represent the 

Department’s views regarding the issues 

before the working group. DOE’s 

representative also will ensure that the 

entire spectrum of governmental 

interests affected by the standards 

rulemaking, including the Office of 

Management and Budget, the Attorney 

General, and other Departmental offices, 

are kept informed of the negotiations 

and encouraged to make their concerns 

known in a timely fashion. 

G. Working Group and Schedule 

After evaluating the comments 

submitted in response to this notice of 

intent and the requests for nominations, 

DOE will either inform the members of 

the working group that they have been 

selected or determine that conducting a 

negotiated rulemaking is inappropriate. 

The working group is expected to 

negotiate a final term sheet by Monday, 

June 15, 2015. The final term sheet will 

be presented to ASRAC at an open 

meeting for their deliberation and 

decision on whether or not to pass it on 

as a formal recommendation to DOE. 

DOE will advise working group 

members of administrative matters 

related to the functions of the working 

group before beginning. DOE will 

establish a meeting schedule based on 

the settlement agreement and produce 

the necessary documents so as to adhere 

to that schedule. While the negotiated 

rulemaking process is underway, DOE is 

committed to performing much of the 

same analysis as it would during a 

normal standards rulemaking process 

and to providing information and 

technical support to the working group. 

IV. Comments Requested 

DOE requests comments on which 

parties should be included in a 

negotiated rulemaking to consider 

energy conservation standards for 

CUACs and CWAFs and suggestions of 

additional interests and/or stakeholders 

that should be represented on the 

working group. All who wish to 

participate as members of the working 

group should submit a request for 

nomination to DOE. 

V. Public Participation 

Attendance at the Public Meeting 

The time, date, and location of the 

public meeting are listed in the DATES

and ADDRESSES sections. If you plan to 

attend the public meeting, please notify 

asrac@ee.doe.gov. 

In addition, you can attend the public 

meeting via webinar. Webinar 

registration information, participant 

instructions, and information about the 

capabilities available to webinar 

participants will be published on DOE’s 

Web site at: http://www1.eere.energy.

gov/buildings/appliance_standards/

rulemaking.aspx?ruleid=106. 

Participants are responsible for ensuring 

their systems are compatible with the 

webinar software. 

Conduct of the Public Meeting 

DOE will designate a DOE official to 

preside at the public meeting and may 

also use a professional facilitator to aid 

discussion. The meeting will not be a 

judicial or evidentiary-type public 

hearing, but DOE will conduct it in 

accordance with section 336 of EPCA. 

(42 U.S.C. 6306) A court reporter will be 

present to record the proceedings and 

prepare a transcript. DOE reserves the 

right to schedule the order of 

presentations and to establish the 

procedures governing the conduct of the 

public meeting. After the public 

meeting, interested parties may submit 

further comments on the proceedings as 

well as on any aspect of the rulemaking 

until the end of the comment period. 

The public meeting will be conducted 

in an informal, conference style. DOE 

will present summaries of comments 

received before the public meeting, 

allow time for prepared general 

statements by participants, and 

encourage all interested parties to share 

their views on issues affecting this 

rulemaking. Each participant will be 

allowed to make a general statement 

(within time limits determined by DOE), 

before the discussion of specific topics. 

DOE will allow, as time permits, other 

participants to comment briefly on any 

general statements. 

VI. Approval of the Office of the 

Secretary 

The Secretary of Energy has approved 

publication of this notice of intent. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on March 24, 

2015. 

Kathleen B. Hogan, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy 

Efficiency and Renewable Energy. 

[FR Doc. 2015–07377 Filed 3–31–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2015–0680; Directorate 

Identifier 2014–NM–165–AD] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Bombardier, 

Inc. 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 

Bombardier, Inc. Model DHC–8–400, 

–401, and –402 airplanes. This proposed 

AD was prompted by a report of a main 

landing gear (MLG) parking brake 

becoming dislodged from its mounting 

bracket due to an improperly installed 

quick release pin of the hand pump 

lever. This proposed AD would require 

removing the hand pump lever of the 

parking brake from the right-hand side 

nacelle. We are proposing this AD to 

prevent an unsecured lever from 

migrating from its stowed position, 

fouling against the MLG, and 

subsequently puncturing the nacelle 

structure, which could adversely affect 

the safe landing of the airplane. 

DATES: We must receive comments on 

this proposed AD by May 18, 2015. 

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– 

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30, West Building Ground Floor, Room 

W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., 

Washington, DC 20590. 

• Hand Delivery: U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations, M– 

30, West Building Ground Floor, Room 

W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., 

Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 

p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays. 

For service information identified in 

this proposed AD, contact Bombardier, 

Inc., Q-Series Technical Help Desk, 123 

Garratt Boulevard, Toronto, Ontario 

M3K 1Y5, Canada; telephone 416–375– 

4000; fax 416–375–4539; email 

thd.qseries@aero.bombardier.com; 

Internet http://www.bombardier.com. 

You may view this referenced 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. 

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–2015– 

0680; 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 Operations 

office (telephone 800–647–5527) is in 

the ADDRESSES section. Comments will 

be available in the AD docket shortly 

after receipt. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Cesar Gomez, Aerospace Engineer, 

Airframe and Mechanical Systems 

Branch, ANE–171, FAA, New York 

Aircraft Certification Office, 1600 

Stewart Avenue, Suite 410, Westbury, 

NY 11590; telephone 516–228–7318; fax 

516–794–5531. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Comments Invited 

We invite you to send any written 

relevant data, views, or arguments about 

this proposed AD. Send your comments 

to an address listed under the 

ADDRESSES section. Include ‘‘Docket No. 

FAA–2015–0680; Directorate Identifier 

2014–NM–165–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 based on 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 

Transport Canada Civil Aviation 

(TCCA), which is the aviation authority 

for Canada, has issued Canadian 

Airworthiness Directive CF–2014–18, 

dated June 19, 2014 (referred to after 

this as the Mandatory Continuing 

Airworthiness Information, or ‘‘the 

MCAI’’), to correct an unsafe condition 

on certain Bombardier, Inc. Model 

DHC–8–400, –401, and –402 airplanes. 

The MCAI states: 

There has been one (1) reported in-service 

incident where the main landing gear (MLG) 

parking brake hand pump lever was not 

properly secured in the right-hand (RH) side 

nacelle and became dislodged from its 

mounting bracket. During extension of the 

MLG, the unsecured lever shifted causing a 

fouling condition with the nacelle and 

subsequently puncturing the nacelle 

structure. 

An investigation revealed that the safety 

restraint pin used to securely stow the lever 

is susceptible to mishandling. An unsecured 

parking brake hand pump lever could 

migrate from its stowed position and foul 

against the MLG, adversely affecting the safe 

landing of the aeroplane. 

This [Canadian] AD mandates the removal 

of the MLG parking brake hand pump lever 

from the RH side nacelle. 

You may examine the MCAI in the 

AD docket on the Internet at http://

www.regulations.gov by searching for 

and locating Docket No. FAA–2015– 

0680. 

Related Service Information Under 1 

CFR Part 51 

Bombardier has issued the following 

service bulletins. The actions described 

in this service information are intended 

to correct the unsafe condition 

identified in the MCAI. 

• Service Bulletin 84–32–99, Revision 

A, dated October 2, 2012. This service 

information describes incorporating 

ModSum 4–113723 by re-locating the 

hand pump lever of the parking brake 

from the right-hand side nacelle to the 

right-hand side equipment bay. 

• Service Bulletin 84–32–118, dated 

April 8, 2014. This service information 

describes incorporating Bombardier 

ModSum 4–113803 by removing the 

hand pump lever of the parking brake 

from the right-hand side nacelle. 

This service information is reasonably 

available; see ADDRESSES for ways to 

access this service information. 

FAA’s Determination and Requirements 

of This Proposed AD 

This product has been approved by 

the aviation authority of another 

country, and is approved for operation 

in the United States. Pursuant to our 

bilateral agreement with the State of 

Design Authority, we have been notified 

of the unsafe condition described in the 

MCAI and service information 

referenced above. We are proposing this 

AD because we evaluated all pertinent 

information and determined an unsafe 

condition exists and is likely to exist or 

develop on other products of the same 

type design. 

Costs of Compliance 

We estimate that this proposed AD 

affects 82 airplanes of U.S. registry. 

We also estimate that it would take 

about 3 work-hours per product to 

comply with the basic requirements of 

this proposed AD. The average labor 

rate is $85 per work-hour. Required 

parts would cost $0 per product. Based 

on these figures, we estimate the cost of 

this proposed AD on U.S. operators to 

be $20,910, or $255 per product. 

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: 

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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): 

Bombardier, Inc.: Docket No. FAA–2015– 

0680; Directorate Identifier 2014–NM– 

165–AD. 

(a) Comments Due Date 

We must receive comments by May 18, 

2015. 

(b) Affected ADs 

None. 

(c) Applicability 

This AD applies to Bombardier, Inc. Model 

DHC–8–400, –401, and –402 airplanes, 

certificated in any category, serial numbers 

(S/N) 4001 through 4419 inclusive. 

(d) Subject 

Air Transport Association (ATA) of 

America Code 32, Landing Gear. 

(e) Reason 

This AD was prompted by a report of a 

main landing gear (MLG) parking brake 

becoming dislodged from its mounting 

bracket due to an improperly installed quick 

release pin of the hand pump lever. We are 

issuing this AD to prevent an unsecured lever 

from migrating from its stowed position, 

fouling against the MLG, and subsequently 

puncturing the nacelle structure, which 

could adversely affect the safe landing of the 

airplane. 

(f) Compliance 

Comply with this AD within the 

compliance times specified, unless already 

done. 

(g) Incorporation of Modification Summary 

(ModSum) 4–113803 

Within 3,000 flight hours or 18 months 

after the effective date of this AD, whichever 

occurs first: Incorporate Bombardier 

ModSum 4–113803 by removing the hand 

pump lever of the parking brake from the 

right-hand side nacelle, in accordance with 

the Accomplishment Instructions of 

Bombardier Service Bulletin 84–32–118, 

dated April 8, 2014. 

Note 1 to paragraph (g) of this AD: The 

hand pump lever of the parking brake may 

be re-installed at the operator’s discretion to 

the right-hand side equipment bay, by 

incorporating ModSum 4–113804 as 

specified in Bombardier Service Bulletin 84– 

32–119, dated June 14, 2013. 

(h) Optional Installation 

Incorporation of ModSum 4–113723 by relocating the hand pump lever of the parking 

brake from the right-hand side nacelle to the 

right-hand side equipment bay, in 

accordance with the Accomplishment 

Instructions of Bombardier Service Bulletin 

84–32–99, Revision A, dated October 2, 2012, 

is acceptable for compliance with the 

modification specified in paragraph (g) of 

this AD, provided the incorporation of 

ModSum 4–113723 is done within the 

compliance time specified in paragraph (g) of 

this AD. 

(i) Credit for Previous Actions 

This paragraph provides credit for actions 

required by paragraph (h) of this AD, if those 

actions were performed before the effective 

date of this AD using Bombardier Service 

Bulletin 84–32–99, dated January 26, 2012, 

which is not incorporated by reference in this 

AD. 

(j) Other FAA AD Provisions 

The following provisions also apply to this 

AD: 

(1) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs): The Manager, New York Aircraft 

Certification Office (ACO), ANE–170, 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 ACO, send it to ATTN: 

Program Manager, Continuing Operational 

Safety, FAA, New York ACO, 1600 Stewart 

Avenue, Suite 410, Westbury, NY 11590; 

telephone 516–228–7300; fax 516–794–5531. 

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. The AMOC 

approval letter must specifically reference 

this AD. 

(2) Contacting the Manufacturer: For any 

requirement in this AD to obtain corrective 

actions from a manufacturer, the action must 

be accomplished using a method approved 

by the Manager, New York ACO, ANE–170, 

FAA; or Transport Canada Civil Aviation 

(TCCA); or Bombardier, Inc.’s TCCA Design 

Approval Organization (DAO). If approved by 

the DAO, the approval must include the 

DAO-authorized signature. 

(k) Related Information 

(1) Refer to Mandatory Continuing 

Airworthiness Information (MCAI) Canadian 

Airworthiness Directive CF–2014–18, dated 

June 19, 2014, for related information. This 

MCAI may be found in the AD docket on the 

Internet at http://www.regulations.gov by 

searching for and locating Docket No. FAA– 

2015–0680. 

(2) For service information identified in 

this AD, contact Bombardier, Inc., Q-Series 

Technical Help Desk, 123 Garratt Boulevard, 

Toronto, Ontario M3K 1Y5, Canada; 

telephone 416–375–4000; fax 416–375–4539; 

email thd.qseries@aero.bombardier.com; 

Internet http://www.bombardier.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 March 

19, 2015. 

Michael Kaszycki, 

Acting Manager, Transport Airplane 

Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2015–07393 Filed 3–31–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2015–0681; Directorate 

Identifier 2014–NM–201–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 all The 

Boeing Company Model 737–600, –700, 

–700C, –800, –900, and –900ER series 

airplanes. This proposed AD was 

prompted by a determination that a 

repetitive test is needed to inspect the 

components on airplanes equipped with 

a certain air distribution system 

configuration. This proposed AD would 

require doing repetitive testing for 

correct operation of the equipment 

cooling system and low pressure 

environmental control system, and 

corrective actions if necessary. We are 

proposing this AD to detect and correct 

latent failures of the equipment cooling 

system and low pressure environmental 

control system, which could result in 

smoke in the flight deck and possible 

loss of aircraft control. 

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