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39. Talisman Energy USA Inc., Pad ID: 05 

178 Peck Hill Farm, ABR–201101019.R1, 

Windham Township, Bradford County, Pa.; 

Consumptive Use of Up to 6.0000 mgd; 

Approval Date: February 22, 2016. 

40. XTO Energy Incorporated, Pad ID: Buck 

Unit A, ABR–201107041.R1, Penn Township, 

Lycoming County, Pa.; Consumptive Use of 

Up to 4.0000 mgd; Approval Date: February 

22, 2016. 

41. XTO Energy Incorporated, Pad ID: TLT 

Unit A, ABR–201107017.R1, Jordan 

Township, Lycoming County, Pa.; 

Consumptive Use of Up to 4.0000 mgd; 

Approval Date: February 22, 2016. 

42. Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC, Pad ID: 

Quail, ABR–201106018.R1, Fox Township, 

Sullivan County, Pa.; Consumptive Use of Up 

to 7.5000 mgd; Approval Date: February 23, 

2016. 

43. Warren Marcellus LLC, Pad ID: 

Johnston 1 Pad, ABR–201106009.R1, 

Meshoppen Township, Wyoming County, 

Pa.; Consumptive Use of Up to 5.0000 mgd; 

Approval Date: February 26, 2016. 

44. SWN Production Company, LLC, Pad 

ID: Longacre Pad, ABR–201101029.R1, 

Jackson Township, Susquehanna County, Pa.; 

Consumptive Use of Up to 4.9900 mgd; 

Approval Date: February 29, 2016. 

45. SWN Production Company, LLC, Pad 

ID: Gerfin Pad, ABR–201102022.R1, Lenox 

Township, Susquehanna County, Pa.; 

Consumptive Use of Up to 4.9900 mgd; 

Approval Date: February 29, 2016. 

46. SWN Production Company, LLC, Pad 

ID: Herman Well Pad, ABR–201102035.R1, 

Franklin Township, Susquehanna County, 

Pa.; Consumptive Use of Up to 4.0000 mgd; 

Approval Date: February 29, 2016. 

47. SWN Production Company, LLC, Pad 

ID: Demento Pad, ABR–201102036.R1, 

Stevens Township, Bradford County, Pa.; 

Consumptive Use of Up to 4.9900 mgd; 

Approval Date: February 29, 2016. 

48. SWN Production Company, LLC, Pad 

ID: Ransom Pad, ABR–201103007.R1, Lenox 

Township, Susquehanna County, Pa.; 

Consumptive Use of Up to 4.9900 mgd; 

Approval Date: February 29, 2016. 

Authority: Pub. L. 91–575, 84 Stat. 1509 et 

seq., 18 CFR parts 806, 807, and 808. 

Dated: March 18, 2016. 

Stephanie L. Richardson, 

Secretary to the Commission. 

[FR Doc. 2016–06594 Filed 3–23–16; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7040–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Twenty-Second Meeting: RTCA Special 

Committee (225) Rechargeable Lithium 

Batter and Battery Systems 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), U.S. Department 

of Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice of Twenty-Second RTCA 

Special Committee 225 meeting. 

SUMMARY: The FAA is issuing this notice 

to advise the public of the TwentySecond RTCA Special Committee 225 

meeting. 

DATES: The meeting will be held April 

12–14, 2016 from 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

RTCA, Inc., 1150 18th Street NW., Suite 

910, Washington, DC 20036, Tel: (202) 

330–0662. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The 

RTCA Secretariat, 1150 18th Street NW., 

Suite 910, Washington, DC 20036, or by 

telephone at (202) 833–9339, fax at (202) 

833–9434, or Web site at http://

www.rtca.org or Jennifer Iversen, 

Program Director, RTCA, Inc., jiversen@

rtca.org, (202) 330–0662. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

to section 10(a)(2) of the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92– 

463, 5 U.S.C., App.), notice is hereby 

given for a meeting of RTCA Special 

Committee 225. The agenda will include 

the following: 

Tuesday, April 12, 2016 

1. Introductions and administrative 

items (including DFO & RTCA 

Statement) (5 min) 

2. Review agenda (5 min) 

3. Review and approve summary from 

the last Plenary (5 min) 

4. Consider using DO–235 Thermal 

Runaway definition (30 min) 

5. Discuss need for matrix that 

correlates DO–347 to DO–311A (30 

min) 

6. Additional business 

7. Adjourn to working group 

a. Tasks to accomplish 

i. Continue updating draft DO–311A 

8. Review Plenary action items (5 min) 

Wednesday, April 13, 2016 

1. Review agenda, other actions (5 min) 

2. Adjourn to working group 

3. Review Plenary action items (5 min) 

Thursday, April 14, 2016 

1. Review agenda, other actions (5 min) 

2. Establish Agenda for next Plenary (5 

min) 

3. Adjourn to working group 

4. Working Group Report (5 min) 

5. Review Plenary action items (5 min) 

6. Adjourn 

Attendance is open to the interested 

public but limited to space availability. 

With the approval of the chairman, 

members of the public may present oral 

statements at the meeting. Plenary 

information will be provided upon 

request. Persons who wish to present 

statements or obtain information should 

contact the person listed in the FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section. 

Members of the public may present a 

written statement to the committee at 

any time. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on March 18, 

2016. 

Latasha Robinson, 

Management & Program Analyst, NextGen, 

Enterprise Support Services Division, Federal 

Aviation Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2016–06691 Filed 3–23–16; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Commercial Space Transportation 

Advisory Committee—Open Meeting 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of Commercial Space 

Transportation Advisory Committee 

open meeting. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 10(a)(2) of 

the Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(Pub. L. 92–463, 5 U.S.C. App. 2), notice 

is hereby given of a meeting of the 

Commercial Space Transportation 

Advisory Committee (COMSTAC). The 

meeting will take place on Wednesday, 

April 27, 2016, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 

p.m., and Thursday, April 28, 2016 from 

8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the National 

Transportation Safety Board Conference 

Center, 429 L’Enfant Plaza SW., 

Washington, DC 20594. This will be the 

63rd meeting of the COMSTAC. 

The proposed schedule for the 

COMSTAC working group meetings on 

April 27 is below: 

—International Space Policy (8:00 a.m.– 

10:00 a.m.) 

—Business/Legal (10:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.) 

—Standards (1:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.) 

—Operations (3:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.) 

The full Committee will meet on 

April 28, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 

The proposed agenda for that meeting 

features speakers relevant to the 

commercial space transportation 

industry; and reports and 

recommendations from the working 

groups. 

Interested members of the public may 

submit relevant written statements for 

the COMSTAC members to consider 

under the advisory process. Statements 

may concern the issues and agenda 

items mentioned above and/or 

additional issues that may be relevant 

for the U.S. commercial space 

transportation industry. Interested 

parties wishing to submit written 

statements should contact Michael 

Beavin, COMSTAC Executive Director, 

(the Contact Person listed below) and 

Designated Federal Officer in writing 


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1Operating Limitations at John F. Kennedy 

International Airport, 79 FR 16855 (March 26, 

2014). Operating Limitations at New York 

LaGuardia Airport, 79 FR 17223 (March 26, 2014). 

Operating Limitation at Newark Liberty 

International Airport, 79 FR 16.859 (March 26, 

2014). 

(mail or email) by April 18, 2016, so that 

the information can be made available 

to COMSTAC members for their review 

and consideration before the April 27– 

28, 2016 meeting. Written statements 

should be supplied in the following 

formats: One hard copy with original 

signature and/or one electronic copy via 

email. 

An agenda will be posted on the FAA 

Web site at www.faa.gov/go/ast. For 

specific information concerning the 

times and locations of the COMSTAC 

working group meetings, contact the 

Contact Person listed below. 

Individuals who plan to attend and 

need special assistance, such as sign 

language interpretation or other 

reasonable accommodations, should 

inform the Contact Persons listed below 

in advance of the meeting. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Michael Beavin, telephone (202) 267– 

9051; email Michael.beavin@faa.gov, 

FAA Office of Commercial Space 

Transportation, 800 Independence 

Avenue SW., Room 331, Washington, 

DC 20591. 

Complete information regarding 

COMSTAC is available on the FAA Web 

site at: http://www.faa.gov/about/office_

org/headquarters_offices/ast/advisory_

committee/. 

Issued in Washington, DC, March 18, 2016. 

George C. Nield, 

Associate Administrator for Commercial 

Space Transportation. 

[FR Doc. 2016–06690 Filed 3–23–16; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Orders Limiting Operations at John F. 

Kennedy International Airport, 

LaGuardia Airport and Newark Liberty 

International Airport 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of availability of limited 

waiver of the slot usage requirement. 

SUMMARY: This action announces a 

limited waiver of the requirement to use 

Operating Authorizations (slots) at John 

F. Kennedy International Airport, 

LaGuardia Airport, and Newark Liberty 

International Airport due to significant 

impacts of winter weather in January 

2016. This policy is effective from 

January 22, 2016, through January 26, 

2016. Carriers who seek to obtain a 

waiver must submit information on 

flight cancellations and the slots for 

which relief is requested. 

DATES: Effective Date: Effective upon 

publication. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

questions concerning this Notice 

contact: Susan Pfingstler, System 

Operations Services, Air Traffic 

Organization, Federal Aviation 

Administration, 600 Independence 

Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591; 

telephone (202) 267–6462; email 

susan.pfingstler@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

Under the FAA’s Orders limiting 

operations at John F. Kennedy 

International Airport (JFK), New York 

LaGuardia Airport (LGA), and Newark 

Liberty International Airport (EWR), 

slots must be used at least 80 percent of 

the time.1 This usage requirement is 

expected to accommodate routine 

cancellations under all but the most 

unusual circumstances. Slots not 

meeting the minimum usage rules will 

be withdrawn or not receive historic 

precedence for the following scheduling 

season, depending on the airport. The 

FAA may grant a waiver from the 

minimum usage requirement in highly 

unusual and unpredictable conditions 

that are beyond the control of the carrier 

and affect carrier operations for five or 

more consecutive days at JFK, LGA, and 

EWR. 

Recent weather on the East Coast 

severely disrupted aviation and other 

modes of transportation. A winter storm 

from January 22 to January 24, 2016, 

impacting the mid-Atlantic and 

Northeast regions, resulted in record 

snowfall levels in several locations, 

including the New York City area. The 

storm impacted a widespread area in the 

eastern U.S., including airports with 

regularly scheduled flights to or from 

the New York City area. The storm 

resulted in reduced airport capacity due 

to snow accumulation on runways and 

taxiways. Further, this storm covered a 

wide geographical area and impacted 

capacity and operations at outlying 

airports with service to EWR, JFK, and 

LGA. 

Carriers responded to the forecasted 

storm by proactively cancelling flights 

to avoid stranding passengers, to 

minimize the number of aircraft on the 

ground at airports affected by the storm, 

and to position aircraft and crews to 

implement network recovery plans and 

resume normal operations as soon as 

possible. Cumulative effects from the 

storm impacted operations for some 

carriers until January 26, 2016. 

FAA operational data (OPSNET) on 

the number of actual air carrier and air 

taxi operations at EWR, JFK, and LGA 

indicate flight cancellations began on 

January 22 and the impacts were most 

significant on Saturday, January 23 and 

Sunday, January 24. On January 22, 

about 20 percent of EWR and LGA 

flights were cancelled compared to 

other Fridays in January while about ten 

percent of JFK flights were cancelled. 

On January 23, EWR had 18 air carrier 

and air taxi operations, JFK had 58 and 

LGA had three. On January 24, EWR had 

67 air carrier and air taxi operations, 

JFK had 447, and LGA had 107. On 

January 25 and 26, EWR had less than 

60 percent of typical January traffic 

levels while snow removal efforts 

continued. All three airports were at 

typical operation levels by Wednesday, 

January 27. Consequently, some carriers 

have advised the FAA of plans to 

request a waiver of the minimum slot 

usage requirements due to the number 

of flight cancellations and the extent 

and duration of disruptions. 

Statement of Policy 

The FAA has determined that the 

facts described above meet the criteria 

for a limited waiver of the minimum 

slot usage requirement. The winter 

storm caused cumulative effects with 

operational disruptions that impacted 

carriers at the New York City area slot 

controlled airports lasting five 

consecutive days. The FAA believes the 

impact of this storm on air travel 

constitutes unusual and unpredictable 

circumstances. 

The FAA has determined that 

adopting a policy setting forth 

conditions for a waiver of the usage 

policy during the January 22–26, 2016, 

period is warranted in these 

circumstances. However, this waiver 

will apply only to flights that were 

scheduled to operate on one or more of 

the impacted days. A carrier seeking to 

obtain the relief consistent with this 

Notice is required to submit detailed 

information regarding scheduled flights, 

cancellations, and the associated slots at 

each airport for each day relief is 

requested, as discussed further in this 

Notice. 

As the FAA has stated previously, 

waivers to the usage requirements will 

not be granted routinely. Slot rules 

allow for up to 20 percent nonuse, 

including planned and unplanned 

cancellations. This is expected to 

accommodate weather and other 

cancellations or planned non-use of 


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