This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER

contains notices to the public of the proposed

issuance of rules and regulations. The

purpose of these notices is to give interested

persons an opportunity to participate in the

rule making prior to the adoption of the final

rules.

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Vol. 78, No. 214 

Tuesday, November 5, 2013 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 25 

[Docket No. FAA–2013–0601; Notice No. 25– 

13–13–SC] 

Special Conditions: Learjet Inc. Model 

LJ–200–1A10; Airplane Fuselage PostCrash Fire Survivability 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed special 

conditions. 

SUMMARY: This action proposes special 

conditions for the Learjet Inc. Model LJ– 

200–1A10 airplane. This airplane will 

have a novel or unusual design feature 

associated with advanced composite 

materials in the construction of its 

fuselage and wings. The applicable 

airworthiness regulations do not contain 

adequate or appropriate safety standards 

for this design feature. These proposed 

special conditions contain the 

additional safety standards that the 

Administrator considers necessary to 

establish a level of safety equivalent to 

that established by the existing 

airworthiness standards. 

DATES: Send your comments on or 

before December 20, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments identified 

by docket number FAA–2013–0601 

using any of the following methods: 

• Federal eRegulations Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov/ and follow 

the online instructions for sending your 

comments electronically. 

• Mail: Send comments to Docket 

Operations, M–30, U.S. Department of 

Transportation (DOT), 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE., Room W12–140, West 

Building Ground Floor, Washington, 

DC, 20590–0001. 

• Hand Delivery or Courier: Take 

comments to Docket Operations in 

Room W12–140 of the West Building 

Ground Floor at 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE., Washington, DC, between 8 

a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through 

Friday, except federal holidays. 

• Fax: Fax comments to Docket 

Operations at 202–493–2251. 

Privacy: The FAA will post all 

comments it receives, without change, 

to http://www.regulations.gov/, 

including any personal information the 

commenter provides. Using the search 

function of the docket Web site, anyone 

can find and read the electronic form of 

all comments received into any FAA 

docket, including the name of the 

individual sending the comment (or 

signing the comment for an association, 

business, labor union, etc.). DOT’s 

complete Privacy Act Statement 

can be found in the Federal Register 

published on April 11, 2000 (65 FR 

19477–19478), as well as at http://

DocketsInfo.dot.gov/. 

Docket: Background documents or 

comments received may be read at 

http://www.regulations.gov/ at any time. 

Follow the online instructions for 

accessing the docket or go to the Docket 

Operations in Room W12–140 of the 

West Building Ground Floor at 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, 

DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, except federal holidays. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Alan Sinclair, Airframe/Cabin Safety 

Branch, Transport Airplane Directorate, 

Aircraft Certification Service, 1601 Lind 

Avenue SW., Renton, Washington, 

98057–3356; telephone 425–227–2195; 

facsimile 425–227–1320; email alan.

sinclair@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Comments Invited 

We invite interested people to take 

part in this rulemaking by sending 

written comments, data, or views. The 

most helpful comments reference a 

specific portion of the special 

conditions, explain the reason for any 

recommended change, and include 

supporting data. 

We will consider all comments we 

receive on or before the closing date for 

comments. We may change these special 

conditions based on the comments we 

receive. 

Background 

On February 9, 2009, Learjet Inc. 

applied for a type certificate for their 

new Model LJ–200–1A10. 

The Model LJ–200–1A10 is a 

business-class airplane with two highbypass turbine engines and interior 

seating configuration for up to 10 

passengers. 

The Model LJ–200–1A10 is the first 

airplane manufactured by Learjet Inc. to 

utilize advanced composite materials in 

the construction of its fuselage and 

wings. 

This proposed special condition is 

necessary to ensure a level of safety 

equivalent to that provided by 14 CFR 

part 25. Regulations applicable to burn 

requirements, including §§ 25.853 and 

25.856(a), remain valid for this airplane 

but do not reflect the threat generated 

from toxic levels of gases produced from 

carbon-fiber/resin system materials 

following a post-crash fire scenario. 

Type Certification Basis 

Under the provisions of Title 14, Code 

of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) 21.17, 

Learjet Inc. must show that the Model 

LJ–200–1A10 meets the applicable 

provisions of part 25, as amended by 

Amendments 25–1 through 25–127. 

If the Administrator finds that the 

applicable airworthiness regulations 

(i.e., 14 CFR part 25) do not contain 

adequate or appropriate safety standards 

for the Model LJ–200–1A10 because of 

a novel or unusual design feature, 

special conditions are prescribed under 

the provisions of § 21.16. 

Special conditions are initially 

applicable to the model for which they 

are issued. Should the type certificate 

for that model be amended later to 

include any other model that 

incorporates the same or similar novel 

or unusual design feature, the special 

conditions would also apply to the other 

model under § 21.101. 

In addition to the applicable 

airworthiness regulations and special 

conditions, the Model LJ–200–1A10 

must comply with the fuel-vent and 

exhaust-emission requirements of 14 

CFR part 34 and the noise certification 

requirements of 14 CFR part 36, and the 

FAA must issue a finding of regulatory 

adequacy under § 611 of Public Law 92– 

574, the ‘‘Noise Control Act of 1972.’’ 

The FAA issues special conditions, as 

defined in 14 CFR 11.19, in accordance 

with § 11.38, and they become part of 

the type-certification basis under 

§ 21.17(a)(2). 

Novel or Unusual Design Features 

The Model LJ–200–1A10 will 

incorporate the following novel or 

unusual design features: 


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1 15 U.S.C. 78ccc(e)(2)(A). 

2Amendment No. 1 is a partial amendment 

which modifies the initial proposed changes to 

The Model LJ–200–1A10 is the first 

airplane manufactured by Learjet Inc. to 

utilize advanced composite materials in 

the construction of its fuselage and 

wings. In accordance with § 21.16, 

fuselage structure fabricated from 

monolithic carbon-fiber reinforced 

plastic (CFRP) prepreg material 

(reinforcement fiber pre-impregnated 

with a thermoplastic or thermoset resin 

matrix) constitutes a novel and unusual 

design feature for a large transportcategory airplane certificated under 14 

CFR part 25. 

Discussion 

Existing regulations do not adequately 

ensure that composite structure offers 

passengers the same protection from an 

on-ground, post-crash fire condition as 

would a conventional aluminum 

structure. Learjet is introducing a new 

material that may have different toxicity 

characteristics than those of traditional 

materials. Service experience has shown 

that, in post-crash fires, traditional 

aluminum structural materials emit 

acceptable toxicity levels. Therefore, it 

is necessary to ensure that the material 

being utilized does not reduce the 

survivability of the passengers during a 

post-crash fire or provide levels of toxic 

fumes that would be lethal or 

incapacitating, preventing evacuation of 

the aircraft following a crash scenario. 

This proposed special condition is 

necessary to ensure a level of safety 

equivalent to that provided by 14 CFR 

part 25. Regulations applicable to burn 

requirements, including §§ 25.853 and 

25.856(a), remain valid for this airplane 

but are not sufficient to address the 

potential hazard from toxic levels of 

gases that might be produced from 

carbon fiber/resin system materials 

during a post-crash fire. 

Applicability 

As discussed above, these special 

conditions are applicable to the Model 

LJ–200–1A10. Should Learjet Inc. apply 

at a later date for a change to the type 

certificate to include another airplane 

model incorporating the same novel or 

unusual design feature, the special 

conditions would apply to that model as 

well. 

Conclusion 

This action affects only certain novel 

or unusual design features on one model 

of airplanes. 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 Proposed Special Conditions 

Accordingly, the Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA) proposes the 

following special conditions as part of 

the type certification basis for Learjet 

Inc. Model LJ–200–1A10 airplanes. 

The Learjet Model LJ–200–1A10 must 

show that toxic levels of gases produced 

from the composite-material system are 

in no way an additional threat to the 

passengers and their ability to evacuate 

when compared to an aluminumconstructed aircraft. 

Issued in Renton, Washington, on October 

18, 2013. 

Jeffrey E. Duven, 

Acting Manager, Transport Airplane 

Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2013–26406 Filed 11–4–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE 

COMMISSION 

17 CFR Part 300 

[Release No. SIPA–171; File No. SIPC–2012– 

01] 

Securities Investor Protection 

Corporation 

AGENCY: Securities and Exchange 

Commission. 

ACTION: Proposed rule. 

SUMMARY: The Securities Investor 

Protection Corporation (‘‘SIPC’’) filed a 

proposed rule change with the 

Securities and Exchange Commission 

(‘‘Commission’’). The proposed rule 

change amends SIPC Rule 400, entitled 

‘‘Rules Relating to Satisfaction of 

Customer Claims for Standardized 

Options,’’ which relates to the 

satisfaction of customer claims for 

standardized options under the 

Securities Investor Protection Act of 

1970 (‘‘SIPA’’). The Commission is 

publishing the proposed rule change for 

public comment. Because SIPC rules 

have the force and effect as if 

promulgated by the Commission, those 

rules are published in Title 17 of the 

Code of Federal Regulations. 

DATES: Comments are to be received on 

or before November 26, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit written data, views, 

and arguments concerning the foregoing 

by any of the following methods: 

Electronic Comments 

• Use the Commission’s Internet 

comment form (http://www.sec.gov/

rules/other.shtml); or 

• Send an email to rule-comments@

sec.gov. Please include File Number 

SIPC–2012–01 on the subject line. 

Paper Comments 

• Send paper comments in triplicate 

to Elizabeth M. Murphy, Secretary, 

Securities and Exchange Commission, 

100 F Street NE., Washington, DC 

20549–1090. 

All submissions letters should refer to 

File Number SIPC–2012–01. This file 

number should be included on the 

subject line if email is used. To help the 

Commission process and review your 

comments more efficiently, please use 

only one method. The Commission will 

post all comments on the Commission’s 

Internet Web site (http://www.sec.gov/

rules/other.shtml). Copies of the 

submission, all subsequent 

amendments, all written statements 

with respect to the proposed rule 

change that are filed with the 

Commission, and all written 

communications relating to the 

proposed rule change between the 

Commission and any person, other than 

those that may be withheld from the 

public in accordance with the 

provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be 

available for Web site viewing and 

printing in the Commission’s Public 

Reference Room, 100 F Street NE., 

Washington, DC 20549, on official 

business days between the hours of 

10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. All comments 

received will be posted without change; 

the Commission does not edit personal 

identifying information from 

submissions. You should submit only 

information that you wish to make 

available publicly. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Michael A. Macchiaroli, Associate 

Director, at (202) 551–5525; Thomas K. 

McGowan, Deputy Associate Director, at 

(202) 551–5521; Sheila Dombal Swartz, 

Special Counsel, at (202) 551–5545; or 

Kimberly N. Chehardy, Special Counsel, 

at (202) 551–5791, Office of Financial 

Responsibility, Division of Trading and 

Markets, Securities and Exchange 

Commission, 100 F Street NE., 

Washington, DC 20549–7010. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

to Section 3(e)(2)(A) of SIPA,1 notice is 

hereby given that SIPC filed with the 

Commission on November 7, 2012, a 

proposed rule change, as described in 

Item I below, which item has been 

substantially prepared by SIPC. On 

January 31, 2013, SIPC filed 

Amendment No. 1 to the proposed rule 

change.2 The Commission is publishing 


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