Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 36 / Friday, February 22, 2013 / Rules and Regulations 12233 

(a) Effective Date 

This AD is effective February 22, 2013 to 

all persons except those persons to whom it 

was made immediately effective by 

Emergency AD 2013–02–51, issued on 

January 16, 2013, which contained the 

requirements of this amendment. 

(b) Affected ADs 

None. 

(c) Applicability 

This AD applies to all The Boeing 

Company Model 787–8 airplanes, certificated 

in any category. 

(d) Subject 

Joint Aircraft System Component (JASC)/ 

Air Transport Association (ATA) of America 

Code 24, Electrical power. 

(e) Unsafe Condition 

This AD was prompted by recent incidents 

involving lithium ion battery failures that 

resulted in release of flammable electrolytes, 

heat damage, and smoke on two Model 787– 

8 airplanes. The cause of these failures is 

currently under investigation. We are issuing 

this AD to prevent damage to critical systems 

and structures, and the potential for fire in 

the electrical compartment. 

(f) Compliance 

Comply with this AD within the 

compliance times specified, unless already 

done. 

(g) Modification or Other Action 

Before further flight, modify the battery 

system, or take other actions, in accordance 

with a method approved by the Manager, 

Seattle Aircraft Certification Office (ACO), 

FAA. 

(h) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs) 

(1) The Manager, Seattle ACO, 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 the 

Related Information section of this AD. 

Information may be emailed to: 9-ANMSeattle-ACO-AMOC-Requests@faa.gov. 

(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. 

(i) Related Information 

For more information about this AD, 

contact: Robert Duffer, Manager, Systems and 

Equipment Branch, ANM–130S, FAA, Seattle 

Aircraft Certification Office, 1601 Lind 

Avenue SW., Renton, Washington 98057– 

3356; phone: 425–917–6493; fax: 425–917– 

6590; email: Robert.Duffer@faa.gov. 

(j) Material Incorporated by Reference 

None. 

Issued in Renton, Washington, on February 

1, 2013. 

Ali Bahrami, 

Manager, Transport Airplane Directorate, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2013–04004 Filed 2–21–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 61 

Policy Clarification on Charitable 

Medical Flights 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of Policy. 

SUMMARY: The FAA is issuing this notice 

of policy to describe its policy for 

volunteer pilots operating charitable 

medical flights. Charitable medical 

flights are flights where a pilot, aircraft 

owner, and/or operator provides 

transportation for an individual or organ 

for medical purposes. This notice of 

policy is in response to Section 821 of 

Public Law 112–95, Clarification of 

Requirements for Volunteer Pilots 

Operating Charitable Medical Flights. 

DATES: This action becomes effective on 

February 22, 2013. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John 

Linsenmeyer, Federal Aviation 

Administration, 800 Independence 

Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591; 

fax (202) 385–9612; email 

john.linsenmeyer@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

Section 61.113(a) of Title 14 Code of 

Federal Regulations (14 CFR) states that 

no person who holds a private pilot 

certificate may act as pilot in command 

of an aircraft that is carrying passengers 

or property for compensation or hire; 

nor may that person, for compensation 

or hire, act as pilot in command of an 

aircraft. 

Section 61.113(c) states that, for any 

flight carrying passengers, a private 

pilot may not pay less than the pro rata 

share of the operating expenses (fuel oil, 

airport expenditures, or rental fees). 

This prohibition means that a private 

pilot can pay more, but not less, of these 

expenses when split equally among all 

the people aboard the aircraft. Private 

pilot certificates are considered to be an 

entry-level pilot’s license, and the 

purpose of this regulation is to limit the 

operations of private pilots 

commensurate to their certification 

level. Pilots wishing to pay less than 

their pro rata share (or fly for hire) must 

obtain a commercial pilot certificate, 

which has higher certification 

requirements and may be required to 

comply with additional operating 

requirements. 

Some pilots and other individuals 

have recognized a need to provide 

transportation services for conveyance 

of people needing non-emergency 

medical treatment. Section 821 of Public 

Law 112–95, requires, with certain 

limitations, that the FAA allow an 

aircraft owner or operator to accept 

reimbursement from a volunteer pilot 

organization for the fuel costs associated 

with a flight operation to provide 

transportation for an individual or organ 

for medical purposes (and for other 

associated individuals). 

Volunteer pilot organizations have 

petitioned the FAA for exemption from 

the requirements of § 61.113(c) so that 

their pilots can be reimbursed for some 

or all of the expenses they incur while 

flying these flights. To allow 

compensation for expenses for the 

transportation of individuals, these 

private pilots are participating in an 

activity that would otherwise be 

prohibited by § 61.113(c). 

The FAA has determined this activity 

can be conducted safely with limits 

applied to the organizations, pilots, and 

aircraft. Beginning in 2010, the FAA 

issued several exemptions to charitable 

medical flight organizations granting 

relief from the requirements of 

§ 61.113(c). The exemptions contain 

conditions and limitations that are 

intended to raise the level of safety for 

these flights. These conditions and 

limitations include: 

1. Developing of a pilot qualification 

and training program; 

2. Authenticating pilots’ FAA 

certification; 

3. Requiring flight release 

documentation; 

4. Imposing minimum pilot 

qualifications (flight hours, recency of 

experience, etc.); 

5. Requiring a 2nd class FAA medical 

certificate; 

6. Requiring the filing of an 

instrument flight plan for each flight; 

7. Restricting pilots to flight and duty 

time limitations; 

8. Requiring mandatory briefings for 

passengers; 

9. Imposing higher aircraft 

airworthiness requirements; and 

10. Requiring higher instrument flight 

rules (IFR) minimums. 

The FAA recognizes the practical 

implications and benefits from this type 

of charity flying and will continue to 

issue exemptions for flights described 


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by Section 821 of Public Law 112–95. 

The FAA will continuously update 

these conditions and limitations as 

necessary to best ensure these 

operations meet this equivalent level of 

safety. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on February 14, 

2013. 

John M. Allen, 

Director, Flight Standards Service. 

[FR Doc. 2013–04052 Filed 2–21–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

33 CFR Part 110 

[Docket No. USCG–2012–0159] 

RIN 1625–AA01 

Anchorages; Captain of the Port Puget 

Sound Zone, WA 

Correction 

In rule document 2013–03121, 

appearing on pages 9811–9814 in the 

issue of Tuesday, February 12, 2013, 

make the following correction: 

§ 110.230 [Corrected] 

■ On page 9813, in the third column, on 

the eighteenth line from the top, 

‘‘latitude 47°7′30′′ N’’ should read 

‘‘latitude 47°47′30′′ N’’. 

[FR Doc. C1–2013–03121 Filed 2–21–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 1505–01–D 

POSTAL SERVICE 

39 CFR Part 111 

Promotions and Incentive Programs 

for First-Class Mail and Standard Mail 

AGENCY: Postal ServiceTM. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The Postal Service will revise 

the Mailing Standards of the United 

States Postal Service, Domestic Mail 

Manual (DMM®) 709.3 to include new 

promotions and incentive programs that 

will be offered at various time periods 

during calendar year 2013 for Presorted 

and automation First-Class Mail® cards, 

letters, and flats, and Standard Mail®

letters, flats, or parcels. 

DATES: Effective date: March 4, 2013. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Krista Becker at 202–268–7345 or Bill 

Chatfield at 202–268–7278. Email 

contacts are: mobilebarcode@usps.gov 

for the Mobile Coupon/Click-to-Call, 

Emerging Technologies, Product 

Samples, and Mobile Buy-It-Now 

programs; and earnedvalue@usps.gov or 

picturepermit@usps.com for the two 

other programs. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Postal 

Service filed a notice with the Postal 

Regulatory Commission (PRC) (Docket 

No. R2013–1) on October 11, 2012 to 

offer six new promotions in 2013 and 

the PRC approved the 2013 promotions 

on November 16, 2012. 

In this final rule, the Postal Service 

provides a description of the eligibility 

conditions for the various promotional 

programs and the revised mailing 

standards to implement the programs. 

The types of eligible mailpieces are 

listed in the descriptions for each 

promotion. EDDM-Retail® mailings are 

not eligible for participation in any of 

the promotions. OMAS and official 

government mailings are eligible for 

participation in the Earned Value Reply 

Mail promotion only. Registration for 

must be made separately for each 

promotion through the Business 

Customer Gateway. 

Summary of Promotional Programs 

The six promotional programs, in 

calendar order are: 

1. Direct Mail Mobile Coupon and Click-toCall 

2. Earned Value Reply Mail 

3. Emerging Technologies 

4. Picture Permit Imprint 

5. Product Samples 

6. Mobile Buy-It Now 

Postage Payment for Mobile Coupon/ 

Click-to-Call, Emerging Technologies, 

and Mobile Buy-It Now 

The following parameters apply to the 

Mobile Coupon/Click-to-Call, Emerging 

Technology, and Mobile Buy-It Now 

promotions. 

Mailing documentation and postage 

statements must be submitted 

electronically. Mailings entered by an 

entity other than the mail owner must 

identify the mail owner and mail 

preparer in the by/for fields. Fullservice mailings are limited to 9,999 

pieces if submitted via Postal Wizard. If 

some pieces in a mailing are not 

claiming a promotion discount, separate 

postage statements must be used for 

pieces not claiming the discount and for 

pieces claiming the discount. All 

discounts must be claimed on the 

electronic postage statement at the time 

of mailing and will not be rebated at a 

later date. 

Postage payment methods will be 

restricted to permit imprint, metered 

postage, or precancelled stamps. Pieces 

with metered postage must bear an exact 

amount of postage as stipulated by the 

class and shape of mail. Affixed postage 

values for metered mailings will be as 

follows: 

First-Class Mail postcards .................. $0.20 

First-Class Mail automation and 

(PRSTD) machinable letters ........... 0.25 

First-Class Mail nonmachinable letters .................................................. 0.45 

First-Class Mail automation and 

Presorted flats ................................. 0.35 

STD Mail Regular letters .................... 0.12 

STD Mail Regular flats ....................... 0.13 

STD Nonprofit letters .......................... 0.05 

STD Nonprofit flats ............................. 0.06 

Mailings with postage paid by 

metered or precancelled stamp postage 

will have the percentage discount 

deducted from the additional postage 

due, except for Value Added Refund 

mailings, which may include the 

amount of the discount with the amount 

to be refunded. 

Description of Promotional Programs 

Mobile Coupon/Click-to-Call 

This promotion provides an upfront 2 

percent postage discount for presort and 

automation mailings of First-Class Mail 

letters, postcards, or flats and Standard 

Mail (including Nonprofit) letters and 

flats that integrate mail with mobile 

technology and promote the value of 

direct mail. There are two separate ways 

to participate within the one overall 

program: Mobile Coupon and Click-toCall. Mailers may participate in one or 

both ways, but only one discount may 

apply per mailing. The Mobile Coupon 

option will encourage mailers to 

integrate hard-copy coupons in the mail 

with mobile platforms for redemption. 

The Click-to-Call option will drive 

consumer awareness and increase usage 

of mail with mobile barcodes that 

provide click-to-call functionality. 

For the Mobile Coupon program, at 

least one of the following options apply: 

1. The mailpiece must be a coupon, 

entitling only the recipients to a 

discount off a product or service. 

2. The mailpiece must contain either 

mobile-print technology (such as a 2D 

barcode or smart tag) that can be 

scanned by a mobile device linking to 

a mobile coupon or a short number to 

be used to initiate a text communication 

that then triggers a SMS/EMS or MMS 

message with a one-time coupon or 

code. Texts that allow an option for 

ongoing coupons via text are not 

eligible. 

Coupon recipients must be able to 

present physical coupons or coupons 

stored on mobile devices at any of the 

mailer’s retail locations that exist. For 

mailers who do not have retail 


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