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contains regulatory documents having general

applicability and legal effect, most of which

are keyed to and codified in the Code of

Federal Regulations, which is published under

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19981 

Vol. 78, No. 64 

Wednesday, April 3, 2013 

1See 12 U.S.C. 263(a). Pursuant to the Act, the 

Federal Reserve Banks also elect an alternate for 

each primary Federal Reserve Bank representative 

on the Committee. Each alternate is authorized to 

serve on the Committee in the absence of the 

relevant primary representative. Each primary and 

alternate Federal Reserve Bank representative on 

the Committee must be a President or First Vice 

President of a Federal Reserve Bank. Id. 

FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM 

12 CFR Part 272 

Federal Open Market Committee; Rules 

of Procedure 

AGENCY: Federal Open Market 

Committee, Federal Reserve System. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Open Market 

Committee is amending its Rules of 

Procedure to require that at least one of 

the seven members constituting a 

quorum of the Committee represent a 

Federal Reserve Bank. 

DATES: Effective Date: April 3, 2013. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Alicia S. Foster, Senior Special Counsel 

(202–452–5289), Legal Division, Board 

of Governors of the Federal Reserve 

System; or Deborah J. Danker, Deputy 

Director (202–452–3253), Federal Open 

Market Committee, 20th and C Streets, 

NW., Washington, DC 20551. For users 

of Telecommunication Device for the 

Deaf (TDD) only, contact 202–263–4869. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Federal Open Market Committee 

(Committee) is composed of the 

members of the Board of Governors of 

the Federal Reserve System (Board) and 

five representatives of the Federal 

Reserve Banks elected in the manner 

provided in the Federal Reserve Act.1

Because the Board has an authorized 

membership of seven Governors, the 

Committee has a maximum authorized 

membership of twelve members (seven 

Board members and five Federal 

Reserve Bank representatives). 

While the Act does not define a 

quorum of the Committee, the 

Committee’s rule, 12 CFR 272.3(c), 

defines a quorum of the Committee for 

purposes of transacting business as 

seven of the members of the Committee 

unless fewer than seven members are in 

office in which case the number of 

members then in office constitutes a 

quorum. The rule does not address the 

composition of the seven-member 

quorum. Thus, under the current rule, it 

is possible that the seven-member 

quorum may not include a member that 

represents a Federal Reserve Bank. 

Under the Committee’s amended rule, at 

least one of the seven members 

constituting the seven-member quorum 

of the Committee must represent a 

Federal Reserve Bank. 

The Committee believes that the 

revised quorum rule ensures that, under 

the normal operating environment when 

at least seven members are in office, the 

Committee’s representation includes 

both Board and Federal Reserve Banks 

members. This change aligns the rule 

with the practice of the Committee. The 

representation requirement does not 

apply outside the normal operating 

environment when there are fewer than 

seven members in office. 

The amended rule relates solely to the 

internal procedure of the Committee. 

Accordingly, the public notice, public 

comment, and delayed effective date 

provisions of the Administrative 

Procedure Act do not apply to the 

amended rule. See 5 U.S.C. 553(b) and 

(d). Because public notice and comment 

is not required, the Regulatory 

Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 601 et seq., also 

does not apply to the amended rule. 

List of Subjects in 12 CFR Part 272 

Administrative practice and 

procedure, Organizations and functions 

(Government agencies). 

Authority and Issuance 

For the reasons set out in the 

preamble, the Federal Open Market 

Committee amends 12 CFR part 272 to 

read as follows: 

PART 272—RULES OF PROCEDURE 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 272 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552. 

■ 2. Section 272.3(c) is revised to read 

as follows: 

§ 272.3 Meetings. 

* * * * * 

(c) Quorum. Seven members, at least 

one of whom represents a Federal 

Reserve Bank, constitute a quorum of 

the Committee for purposes of 

transacting business except that, if there 

are fewer than seven members in office, 

then the number of members in office 

constitute a quorum. For purposes of 

this paragraph (c), members of the 

Committee include alternates acting in 

the absence of members. Less than a 

quorum may adjourn a meeting of the 

Committee from time to time until a 

quorum is in attendance. 

* * * * * 

By order of the Federal Open Market 

Committee, March 26, 2013. 

William B. English, 

Secretary, Federal Open Market Committee. 

[FR Doc. 2013–07605 Filed 4–2–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6210–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 25 

[Docket No. FAA–2012–1215, Special 

Conditions No. 25–482–SC] 

Special Conditions: Embraer S.A., 

Model EMB–550 Airplanes; Flight 

Envelope Protection: High Speed 

Limiting 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final special conditions; 

correction. 

SUMMARY: This document corrects an 

error that appeared in Docket No. FAA– 

2012–1215, Special Conditions No. 25– 

12–482–SC, which was published in the 

Federal Register on February 19, 2013 

(78 FR 11562). The error was an extra 

number, ‘‘12,’’ in the number of Special 

Conditions. To avoid confusion, the 

special conditions published as Docket 

No. FAA–2012–1215, Special 

Conditions No. 25–12–482–SC, has been 

renamed Docket No. FAA–2012–1215, 

Special Conditions No. 25–482–SC. The 

heading of this correction also reflects 

the correct Special Conditions No. 25– 

482–SC. 

DATES: The effective date of this 

correction is May 3, 2013. 


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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joe 

Jacobsen, FAA, Airplane and Flight 

Crew Interface Branch, ANM–111, 

Transport Airplane Directorate, Aircraft 

Certification Service, 1601 Lind Avenue 

SW., Renton, Washington 98057–3356; 

telephone 425–227–2011; facsimile 

425–227–1149. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

document designated as ‘‘Docket No. 

FAA–2012–1215, Special Conditions 

No. 25–12–482–SC’’ was published in 

the Federal Register on February 19, 

2013 (78 FR 11562). The document 

issued special conditions pertaining 

flight envelope protection: high speed 

limiting. 

As published, the document 

contained an error in that the Special 

Conditions number. To avoid confusion, 

in the heading of this correction to the 

special conditions has been changed to 

the correct Special Conditions number, 

No. 25–482–SC. 

Since no other part of the regulatory 

information has been changed, the 

special conditions are not being 

republished. 

Correction 

In Final special conditions document 

[FR Doc. 2013–03676 Filed 2–15–13; 

8:45 am] published on February 19, 

2013 (78 FR 11562), make the following 

correction: 

■ On page 11562, in the third column, 

in the Headings section, correct 

‘‘Special Conditions No. 25–12–482– 

SC’’ to read ‘‘Special Conditions No. 25– 

482–SC.’’ 

Issued in Renton, Washington, on March 

28, 2013. 

Ali Bahrami, 

Manager, Transport Airplane Directorate, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2013–07651 Filed 4–2–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 33 

[EDocket No. FAA–2012–1085; Special 

Conditions No. 33–013–SC] 

Special Conditions: Turbomeca 

Ardiden 3K Turboshaft Engine 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final special condition. 

SUMMARY: We are issuing these special 

conditions for the Turbomeca Ardiden 

3K model engines. This engine model 

will have a novel or unusual design 

feature that is a 30-minute all engines 

operating (AEO) power rating for 

hovering at increased power (HIP). This 

rating is primarily intended for highpower hovering operations that are 

normal mission functions. The 

applicable airworthiness regulations do 

not contain adequate or appropriate 

safety standards for this design feature. 

These special conditions contain the 

additional safety standards that the FAA 

considers necessary to establish a level 

of safety equivalent to that established 

by the existing airworthiness standards. 

DATES: The effective date of these 

special conditions is May 3, 2013. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

technical questions concerning these 

special conditions, contact Tara 

Fitzgerald, ANE–111, Engine and 

Propeller Directorate, Aircraft 

Certification Service, 12 New England 

Executive Park, Burlington, 

Massachusetts 01803–5299; telephone: 

(781) 238–7130; facsimile: (781) 238– 

7199; email: tara.fitzgerald@faa.gov. For 

legal questions concerning these special 

conditions, contact Vincent Bennett, 

ANE–7 Engine and Propeller 

Directorate, Aircraft Certification 

Service, 12 New England Executive 

Park, Burlington, Massachusetts 01803– 

5299; telephone: (781) 238–7044; 

facsimile: (781) 238–7055; email: 

vincent.bennett@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background 

On September 15, 2010, Turbomeca 

S.A. (Turbomeca) applied for a type 

certificate for their new Ardiden 3K 

turboshaft engine. The Ardiden 3K 

engine is the first variant in the new 

Ardiden 3 series. This engine 

incorporates a two-stage centrifugal 

compressor that is driven by a singlestage high-pressure turbine. A two-stage 

power turbine drives the engine output 

shaft. The control system includes a 

dual-channel full-authority digitalelectronic control. 

The engine will incorporate a novel or 

unusual design feature, which is a 30- 

minute hovering at increased power 

(HIP) rating. The applicant requested 

this rating to support extended hover 

operations at high power. 

Special conditions are necessary to 

apply additional requirements for rating 

definition, instructions for continued 

airworthiness (ICA), instrumentation, 

and endurance testing because the 

applicable airworthiness standards do 

not contain adequate or appropriate 

airworthiness standards to address this 

design feature. The ICA requirement 

addresses the unknown nature of actual 

rating usage and associated engine 

deterioration. The applicant is expected 

to assess the expected usage, and 

publish ICA and Airworthiness 

Limitations Section limits in accordance 

with those assumptions, such that 

engine deterioration is not excessive. 

The instrumentation requirement is to 

ensure that operators use this highpower rating within its limits, and that 

engine integrity is maintained. The 

endurance test requirement of 25 hours 

operation at 30-minutes HIP is similar to 

other special conditions recently issued. 

Because the Ardiden 3K model has a 

continuous one engine inoperative (OEI) 

rating with limits equal to or higher 

than the proposed 30-minute HIP rating, 

the applicant may credit the test time 

performed at the continuous OEI rating 

toward the 25-hour requirement. 

However, test time spent at other rating 

elements of the test, such as takeoff or 

other OEI ratings (that are equal to or 

higher than HIP rating values), cannot 

be counted toward the 25 hours of 

required running. 

These special conditions contain the 

additional airworthiness standards 

necessary to establish a level of safety 

equivalent to the level intended by the 

applicable standards of airworthiness in 

effect on the date of application. 

Type Certification Basis 

Under the provisions of 14 CFR 21.17 

and 21.101(a), Turbomeca must show 

that the model Ardiden 3K turboshaft 

engine meets the provisions of the 

applicable regulations in effect on the 

date of application, or later amendment 

if so elected. Accordingly, the 

certification basis for the Ardiden model 

turboshaft engine is determined to be 

part 33, effective February 1, 1965, as 

amended by Amendments 33–1 through 

33–31. 

If because of a novel or unusual 

design feature, we find that the 

applicable airworthiness regulations in 

part 33, as amended, do not contain 

adequate or appropriate safety standards 

for the Turbomeca model Ardiden 3K 

turboshaft engine, special conditions are 

prescribed under the provisions of 

§ 21.16. 

We issue special conditions, as 

defined by 14 CFR 11.19, under 14 CFR 

11.38, which become part of the type 

certification basis as specified in 

§ 21.17(a)(2). 

Special conditions are initially 

applicable to the model for which they 

are issued. If the type certificate for that 

model is amended later to include 

another related model that incorporates 

the same or similar novel or unusual 

design feature, or if any other model 

already included on the same type 

certificate is modified to incorporate the 


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