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series airplanes modified by the ARINC 

Aerospace Company. 

These proposed special conditions 

require that (1) all characteristics of the 

rechargeable lithium ion batteries and 

battery systems and their installation 

that could affect safe operation of the 

Boeing Model 777–200, –300, and 

–300ER series airplanes are addressed, 

and (2) appropriate instructions for 

continued airworthiness, which include 

maintenance requirements, are 

established to ensure the availability of 

electrical power from the batteries when 

needed. 

In lieu of the requirements of 14 CFR 

25.1353(b)(1) through (b)(4) at 

Amendment 25–113, the following 

special conditions apply. Rechargeable 

lithium ion batteries and battery 

systems on Boeing Model 777–200, 

–300, and –300ER series airplanes must 

be designed and installed as follows: 

(1) Safe cell temperatures and 

pressures must be maintained during 

any foreseeable charging or discharging 

condition and during any failure of the 

charging or battery monitoring system 

not shown to be extremely remote. The 

lithium ion batteries and battery 

systems must preclude explosion in the 

event of those failures. 

(2) Design of the lithium ion batteries 

and battery systems must preclude the 

occurrence of self-sustaining, 

uncontrolled increases in temperature 

or pressure. 

(3) No explosive or toxic gases 

emitted by any lithium ion batteries and 

battery systems in normal operation, or 

as the result of any failure of the battery 

charging system, monitoring system, or 

battery installation that is not shown to 

be extremely remote, may accumulate in 

hazardous quantities within the 

airplane. 

(4) Installations of lithium ion 

batteries and battery systems must meet 

the requirements of § 25.863(a) through 

(d). 

(5) No corrosive fluids or gases that 

may escape from any lithium ion 

batteries and battery systems may 

damage surrounding structure or any 

adjacent systems, equipment, or 

electrical wiring of the airplane in such 

a way as to cause a major or more severe 

failure condition, in accordance with 

§ 25.1309(b) and applicable regulatory 

guidance. 

(6) Each lithium ion battery and 

battery system must have provisions to 

prevent any hazardous effect on 

structure or essential systems caused by 

the maximum amount of heat the 

battery can generate during a short 

circuit of the battery or of its individual 

cells. 

(7) Lithium ion batteries and battery 

systems must have a system to control 

the charging rate of the battery 

automatically, so as to prevent battery 

overheating or overcharging, and: 

(i) A battery temperature sensing and 

over-temperature warning system with a 

means for automatically disconnecting 

the battery from its charging source in 

the event of an over-temperature 

condition, or, 

(ii) A battery failure sensing and 

warning system with a means for 

automatically disconnecting the battery 

from its charging source in the event of 

battery failure. 

(8) Any lithium ion battery and 

battery system whose function is 

required for safe operation of the 

airplane must incorporate a monitoring 

and warning feature that will provide an 

indication to the appropriate flight 

crewmembers whenever the state-ofcharge of the batteries has fallen below 

levels considered acceptable for 

dispatch of the airplane. 

(9) The instructions for continued 

airworthiness required by § 25.1529 

must contain maintenance requirements 

to assure that the lithium ion batteries 

are sufficiently charged at appropriate 

intervals specified by the battery 

manufacturer and the equipment 

manufacturer. The instructions for 

continued airworthiness must also 

contain procedures for the maintenance 

of batteries in spares storage to prevent 

the replacement of batteries with 

batteries that have experienced 

degraded charge retention ability or 

other damage due to prolonged storage 

at a low state of charge. Replacement 

batteries must be of the same 

manufacturer and part number as 

approved by the FAA. Precautions 

should be included in the instructions 

for continued airworthiness 

maintenance instructions to prevent 

mishandling of the rechargeable lithium 

ion batteries and battery systems, which 

could result in short-circuit or other 

unintentional impact damage caused by 

dropping or other destructive means 

that could to result in personal injury or 

property damage. 

Note 1: The term ‘‘sufficiently charged’’ 

means that the battery will retain enough of 

a charge, expressed in ampere-hours, to 

ensure that the battery cells will not be 

damaged. A battery cell may be damaged by 

lowering the charge below a point where 

there is a reduction in the ability to charge 

and retain a full charge. This reduction 

would be greater than the reduction that may 

result from normal operational degradation. 

Note 2: These special conditions are not 

intended to replace § 25.1353(b) at 

Amendment 25–113 in the certification basis 

of Boeing Model 777–200, –300, and–300ER 

series airplanes. These special conditions 

apply only to rechargeable lithium ion 

batteries and battery systems and their 

installations. The requirements of 

§ 25.1353(b) at Amendment 25–113 remain in 

effect for batteries and battery installations 

on Boeing Model 777–200, –300, and –300ER 

series airplanes that do not use rechargeable 

lithium ion batteries. 

Issued in Renton, Washington, on August 

16, 2013. 

Jeffrey E. Duven, 

Acting Manager, Transport Airplane 

Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2013–20427 Filed 8–21–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2013–0449; Airspace 

Docket No. 13–AEA–8] 

Proposed Amendment of Class D and 

E Airspace, and Establishment of 

Class E Airspace; Salisbury, MD 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: This action proposes to 

amend Class D and Class E airspace, and 

establish Class E airspace at SalisburyOcean City Wicomico Regional Airport, 

Salisbury, MD, due to the 

decommissioning of the Salisbury VHF 

Omnidirectional Radio Range Tactical 

Air Navigation Aid (VORTAC) and 

cancellation of the VOR approach. This 

action would enhance the safety and 

airspace management of Instrument 

Flight Rules (IFR) operations at the 

airport. This action also would update 

the airport’s geographic coordinates, 

and change the Class D city designator. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before October 7, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments on this rule 

to: U.S. Department of Transportation, 

Docket Operations, West Building 

Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 

New Jersey SE., Washington, DC 20590– 

0001; Telephone: 1–800–647–5527; Fax: 

202–493–2251. You must identify the 

Docket Number FAA–2013–0449; 

Airspace Docket No. 13–AEA–8, at the 

beginning of your comments. You may 

also submit and review received 

comments through the Internet at 

http://www.regulations.gov. 

You may review the public docket 

containing the rule, any comments 

received, and any final disposition in 

person in the Dockets Office (see 


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ADDRESSES section for address and 

phone number) between 9:00 a.m. and 

5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

except Federal Holidays. An informal 

docket may also be examined during 

normal business hours at the office of 

the Eastern Service Center, Federal 

Aviation Administration, Room 350, 

1701 Columbia Avenue, College Park, 

Georgia 30337. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John 

Fornito, Operations Support Group, 

Eastern Service Center, Federal Aviation 

Administration, P.O. Box 20636, 

Atlanta, Georgia 30320; telephone (404) 

305–6364. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Comments Invited 

Interested persons are invited to 

comment on this rule by submitting 

such written data, views, or arguments, 

as they may desire. Comments that 

provide the factual basis supporting the 

views and suggestions presented are 

particularly helpful in developing 

reasoned regulatory decisions on the 

proposal. Comments are specifically 

invited on the overall regulatory, 

aeronautical, economic, environmental, 

and energy-related aspects of the 

proposal. 

Communications should identify both 

docket numbers (FAA Docket No. FAA– 

2013–0449; Airspace Docket No. 13– 

AEA–8) and be submitted in triplicate to 

the Docket Management System (see 

ADDRESSES section for address and 

phone number). You may also submit 

comments through the Internet at 

http://www.regulations.gov. 

Persons wishing the FAA to 

acknowledge receipt of their comments 

on this action must submit with those 

comments a self-addressed stamped 

postcard on which the following 

statement is made: ‘‘Comments to 

Docket No. FAA–2013–0449; Airspace 

Docket No. 13–AEA–8.’’ The postcard 

will be date/time stamped and returned 

to the commenter. 

All communications received before 

the specified closing date for comments 

will be considered before taking action 

on the proposed rule. The proposal 

contained in this notice may be changed 

in light of the comments received. A 

report summarizing each substantive 

public contact with FAA personnel 

concerned with this rulemaking will be 

filed in the docket. 

Availability of NPRMs 

An electronic copy of this document 

may be downloaded from and 

comments submitted through http://

www.regulations.gov. Recently 

published rulemaking documents can 

also be accessed through the FAA’s Web 

page at http://www.faa.gov/airports_air

traffic/air_traffic/publications/airspace_

amendments/. 

You may review the public docket 

containing the proposal, any comments 

received and any final disposition in 

person in the Dockets Office (see the 

ADDRESSES section for address and 

phone number) between 9:00 a.m. and 

5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

except Federal Holidays. An informal 

docket may also be examined between 

8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, except Federal Holidays 

at the office of the Eastern Service 

Center, Federal Aviation 

Administration, Room 350, 1701 

Columbia Avenue, College Park, Georgia 

30337. 

Persons interested in being placed on 

a mailing list for future NPRM’s should 

contact the FAA’s Office of Rulemaking, 

(202) 267–9677, to request a copy of 

Advisory circular No. 11–2A, Notice of 

Proposed Rulemaking distribution 

System, which describes the application 

procedure. 

The Proposal 

The FAA is considering an 

amendment to Title 14, Code of Federal 

Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 to amend 

Class D and Class E airspace at 

Salisbury-Ocean City Wicomico 

Regional Airport, Salisbury, MD. Class 

D airspace and Class E surface area 

airspace would be amended to within a 

4.3-mile radius of the airport. Class E 

airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface would be 

amended to within a 7-mile radius of 

the airport. Class E airspace designated 

as an extension to a Class D surface area 

airspace would be established within a 

4.3-mile radius of the airport, with 

segments extending 7 miles southeast, 

northeast, and southwest of the airport. 

The geographic coordinates of the 

airport also would be adjusted to 

coincide with the FAA’s aeronautical 

database. The Class D city designation 

would be changed from Salisbury-Ocean 

City Wicomico Regional Airport, MD, to 

Salisbury, MD. 

Class D airspace and Class E airspace 

designations are published in Paragraph 

5000, 6002, 6004, and 6005 respectively, 

of FAA Order 7400.9W, dated August 8, 

2012, and effective September 15, 2012, 

which is incorporated by reference in 14 

CFR 71.1. The Class D and Class E 

airspace designation listed in this 

document will be published 

subsequently in the Order. 

The FAA has determined that this 

proposed regulation only involves an 

established body of technical 

regulations for which frequent and 

routine amendments are necessary to 

keep them operationally current. It, 

therefore, (1) Is not a ‘‘significant 

regulatory action’’ under Executive 

Order 12866; (2) is not a ‘‘significant 

rule’’ under DOT Regulatory Policies 

and Procedures (44 FR 11034; February 

26, 1979); and (3) does not warrant 

preparation of a Regulatory Evaluation 

as the anticipated impact is so minimal. 

Since this is a routine matter that will 

only affect air traffic procedures and air 

navigation, it is certified that this 

proposed rule, when promulgated, 

would not have a significant economic 

impact on a substantial number of small 

entities under the criteria of the 

Regulatory Flexibility Act. 

The FAA’s authority to issue rules 

regarding aviation safety is found in 

Title 49 of the United States Code. 

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. This proposed 

rulemaking is promulgated under the 

authority described in Subtitle VII, Part, 

A, Subpart I, Section 40103. Under that 

section, the FAA is charged with 

prescribing regulations to assign the use 

of airspace necessary to ensure the 

safety of aircraft and the efficient use of 

airspace. This proposed regulation is 

within the scope of that authority as it 

would amend Class D and E airspace at 

Salisbury-Ocean City Wicomico 

Regional Airport, Salisbury, MD. 

This proposal will be subject to an 

environmental analysis in accordance 

with FAA Order 1050.1E, 

‘‘Environmental Impacts: Policies and 

Procedures’’ prior to any FAA final 

regulatory action. 

Lists of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71 

Airspace, Incorporation by reference, 

Navigation (air). 

The Proposed Amendment 

In consideration of the foregoing, the 

Federal Aviation Administration 

proposes to amend 14 CFR part 71 as 

follows: 

PART 71—DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, 

B, C, D, AND CLASS E AIRSPACE 

AREAS; AIR TRAFFIC SERVICE 

ROUTES; AND REPORTING POINTS 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 71 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g); 40103, 40113, 

40120; E.O. 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959– 

1963 Comp., p. 389. 

§ 71.1 [Amended] 

■ 2. The incorporation by reference in 

14 CFR 71.1 of Federal Aviation 


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Administration Order 7400.9W, 

Airspace Designations and Reporting 

Points, dated August 8, 2012, and 

effective September 15, 2012, is 

amended as follows: 

Paragraph 5000 Class D airspace. 

* * * * * 

AEA MD D Salisbury, MD [Amended] 

Salisbury-Ocean City Wicomico Regional 

Airport, MD 

(Lat. 38°20′25′′ N., long. 75°30′34′′ W.) 

That airspace extending upward from the 

surface to and including 2,500 feet MSL 

within a 4.3-mile radius of Salisbury-Ocean 

City Wicomico Regional Airport. This Class 

D airspace area is effective during specific 

dates and times established in advance by a 

Notice to Airmen. The effective date and time 

will thereafter be continuously published in 

the Airport/Facility Directory. 

Paragraph 6002 Class E airspace designated 

as surface areas. 

* * * * * 

AEA MD E2 Salisbury, MD [Amended] 

Salisbury-Ocean City Wicomico Regional 

Airport, MD 

(Lat. 38°20′25′′ N., long. 75°30′34′′ W.) 

That airspace extending upward from the 

surface within a 4.3-mile radius of SalisburyOcean City Wicomico Regional Airport. This 

Class E airspace area is effective during 

specific dates and times established in 

advance by a Notice to Airmen. 

Paragraph 6004 Class E airspace designated 

as an extension to a Class D surface area. 

* * * * * 

AEA MD E4 Salisbury, MD [New] 

Salisbury-Ocean City Wicomico Regional 

Airport, MD 

(Lat. 38°20′25′′ N., long. 75°30′34′′ W.) 

That airspace extending upward from the 

surface within 2.5 miles each side of a 133° 

bearing from Salisbury-Ocean City Wicomico 

Regional Airport extending from the 4.3-mile 

radius of the airport to 7 miles southeast of 

the airport, and 2.5 miles each side of a 51° 

bearing from the airport, extending from the 

4.3-mile radius of the airport to 7 miles 

northeast of the airport, and 2.5 miles each 

side of a 209° bearing from the airport, 

extending from the 4.3-mile radius of the 

airport to 7 miles southwest of the airport. 

Paragraph 6005 Class E airspace areas 

extending upward from 700 feet or more 

above the surface of the earth. 

* * * * * 

AEA MD E5 Salisbury, MD [Amended] 

Salisbury-Ocean City Wicomico Regional 

Airport, MD 

(Lat. 38°20′25′′ N., long. 75°30′34′′ W.) 

That airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface within a 7-mile radius 

of Salisbury-Ocean City Wicomico Regional 

Airport. 

Issued in College Park, Georgia, on August 

16, 2013. 

Kip B. Johns, 

Manager, Operations Support Group, Eastern 

Service Center, Air Traffic Organization. 

[FR Doc. 2013–20514 Filed 8–21–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2013–0431; Airspace 

Docket No. 13–ASO–7] 

Proposed Establishment of Class E 

Airspace; Aliceville, AL 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: This action proposes to 

establish Class E Airspace at Aliceville, 

AL, to accommodate a new Area 

Navigation (RNAV) Global Positioning 

System (GPS) Standard Instrument 

Approach Procedure (SIAP) serving 

George Downer Airport. This action 

would enhance the safety and airspace 

management of Instrument Flight Rules 

(IFR) operations within the National 

Airspace System. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before October 7, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments on this rule 

to: U.S. Department of Transportation, 

Docket Operations, West Building 

Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 

New Jersey SE., Washington, DC 20590– 

0001; Telephone: 1–800–647–5527; Fax: 

202–493–2251. You must identify the 

Docket Number FAA–2013–0431; 

Airspace Docket No. 13–ASO–7, at the 

beginning of your comments. You may 

also submit and review received 

comments through the Internet at 

http://www.regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John 

Fornito, Operations Support Group, 

Eastern Service Center, Federal Aviation 

Administration, P.O. Box 20636, 

Atlanta, Georgia 30320; telephone (404) 

305–6364. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Comments Invited 

Interested persons are invited to 

comment on this rule by submitting 

such written data, views, or arguments, 

as they may desire. Comments that 

provide the factual basis supporting the 

views and suggestions presented are 

particularly helpful in developing 

reasoned regulatory decisions on the 

proposal. Comments are specifically 

invited on the overall regulatory, 

aeronautical, economic, environmental, 

and energy-related aspects of the 

proposal. 

Communications should identify both 

docket numbers (FAA Docket No. FAA– 

2013–0431; Airspace Docket No. 13– 

ASO–7) and be submitted in triplicate to 

the Docket Management System (see 

ADDRESSES section for address and 

phone number). You may also submit 

comments through the Internet at 

http://www.regulations.gov. 

Persons wishing the FAA to 

acknowledge receipt of their comments 

on this action must submit with those 

comments a self-addressed stamped 

postcard on which the following 

statement is made: ‘‘Comments to 

Docket No. FAA–2013–0431; Airspace 

Docket No. 13–ASO–7.’’ The postcard 

will be date/time stamped and returned 

to the commenter. 

All communications received before 

the specified closing date for comments 

will be considered before taking action 

on the proposed rule. The proposal 

contained in this notice may be changed 

in light of the comments received. A 

report summarizing each substantive 

public contact with FAA personnel 

concerned with this rulemaking will be 

filed in the docket. 

Availability of NPRMs 

An electronic copy of this document 

may be downloaded from and 

comments submitted through http://

www.regulations.gov. Recently 

published rulemaking documents can 

also be accessed through the FAA’s Web 

page at http://www.faa.gov/airports_

airtraffic/air_traffic/publications/

airspace_amendments/. 

You may review the public docket 

containing the proposal, any comments 

received and any final disposition in 

person in the Dockets Office (see the 

ADDRESSES section for address and 

phone number) between 9:00 a.m. and 

5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

except Federal Holidays. An informal 

docket may also be examined between 

8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, except Federal 

Holidays, at the office of the Eastern 

Service Center, Federal Aviation 

Administration, room 350, 1701 

Columbia Avenue, College Park, Georgia 

30337. 

Persons interested in being placed on 

a mailing list for future NPRM’s should 

contact the FAA’s Office of Rulemaking, 

(202) 267–9677, to request a copy of 

Advisory circular No. 11–2A, Notice of 

Proposed Rulemaking distribution 

System, which describes the application 

procedure. 


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