49892 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 159 / Tuesday, August 18, 2015 / Rules and Regulations 

Amendment Number 8, Revision 1 

Effective Date: February 16, 2016. 

Amendment Number 9 Effective Date: 

March 11, 2014. 

SAR Submitted by: Holtec 

International. 

SAR Title: Final Safety Analysis. 

Report for the HI–STORM 100 Cask 

System. 

Docket Number: 72–1014. 

Certificate Expiration Date: May 31, 

2020. 

Model Number: HI–STORM 100. 

* * * * * 

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 4th day 

of August, 2015. 

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. 

Michael R. Johnson, 

Acting Executive Director for Operation. 

[FR Doc. 2015–20141 Filed 8–17–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7590–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 25 

[Docket No. FAA–2015–2002; Special 

Conditions No. 25–593–SC] 

Special Conditions: Bombardier Inc. 

Model BD–700–2A12 and BD–700– 

2A13 Airplanes; Flight Envelope 

Protection, High-Speed Limiting 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final special conditions; request 

for comments. 

SUMMARY: These special conditions are 

issued for the Bombardier Inc. Model 

BD–700–2A12 and BD–700–2A13 

airplanes. 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 Administrator considers 

necessary to establish a level of safety 

equivalent to that established by the 

existing airworthiness standards. 

DATES: This action is effective on 

Bombardier Inc. on August 18, 2015. We 

must receive your comments by October 

2, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments identified 

by docket number FAA–2015–2002 

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 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: Joe 

Jacobsen, FAA, Airplane and Flight 

Crew Interface, 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 FAA 

has determined that notice of, and 

opportunity for prior public comment 

on, these special conditions is 

impracticable because these procedures 

would significantly delay issuance of 

the design approval and thus delivery of 

the affected airplanes. 

In addition, the substance of these 

special conditions has been subject to 

the public-comment process in several 

prior instances with no substantive 

comments received. The FAA therefore 

finds that good cause exists for making 

these special conditions effective upon 

publication in the Federal Register. 

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 by the closing date for 

comments. We may change these special 

conditions based on the comments we 

receive. 

Background 

On May 30, 2012, Bombardier 

Aerospace Inc. applied for a type 

certificate for their new Model BD–700– 

2A12 and BD–700–2A13 airplanes. 

These airplanes are derivatives of the 

Model BD–700 series airplanes. These 

two models are marketed as the 

Bombardier Global 7000 and Global 

8000, respectively. These are ultra-longrange, executive-interior business jets, 

with a maximum certified passenger 

capacity of 19. 

The Global 7000 and Global 8000 

airplanes will be assembled without a 

completed interior in Toronto, Ontario, 

and flight tested at the Bombardier 

Flight Test Center in Wichita, Kansas. 

Like the existing BD–700 airplanes, 

Global 7000 and Global 8000 custom 

passenger interiors and airplane 

delivery will be provided from 

Montreal, Quebec, via supplemental 

type certificate. 

The Global 7000 and Global 8000 

share an identical supplier base and 

significant design-element 

commonality, the highlights of which 

are: 

• Two GE PassportTM 20 aft-mounted 

engines 

• New high-speed transonic wing 

• Fly-by-wire control system with sidestick controls 

• Pro Line Fusion® avionics suite 

Both the Model BD–700–2A12 and 

–2A13 airplanes have a wingspan of 

104.1 feet, a height of 26.7 feet, a 

maximum operating altitude of 51,000 

feet, a maximum operating speed of 340 

knots, and a maximum fuselage 

diameter of 8.84 feet. The BD–700–2A12 

is 111.9 feet long, with a maximum takeoff weight of 106,250 pounds; and the 

–2A13 is 102.9 feet in length at 104,800 

pounds. 

The longitudinal control-law design 

of both airplane designs incorporate a 

high-speed protection system in the 

normal mode; this would prevent the 

pilot from inadvertently or intentionally 

exceeding a speed approximately 

equivalent to VFC or attaining VDF. 

Current Title 14, Code of Federal 

Regulations (14 CFR) part 25 sections do 

not relate to a high-speed limiter that 

might preclude or modify flyingqualities assessments in the high-speed 

region. 


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Type Certification Basis 

Under the provisions of 14 CFR 21.17, 

Bombardier Inc. must show that the 

Model BD–700–2A12 and BD–700– 

2A13 airplanes meet the applicable 

provisions of part 25 as amended by 

Amendments 25–1 through 25–129. 

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 BD–700–2A12 and BD– 

700–2A13 airplanes 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 novel or unusual 

design feature, these special conditions 

would also apply to the other model 

under § 21.101. 

In addition to the applicable 

airworthiness regulations and special 

conditions, the Model BD–700–2A12 

and BD–700–2A13 airplanes must 

comply with the fuel-vent and exhaustemission 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 Bombardier Model BD–700–2A12 

and BD–700–2A13 airplanes will 

incorporate the following novel or 

unusual design feature: 

An electronic flight-control system 

that contains fly-by-wire control laws, 

including envelope protections, for 

high-speed protection functions. 

Current part 25 requirements do not 

contain appropriate standards for highspeed protection systems. 

Discussion 

Model BD–700–2A12 and BD–700– 

2A13 airplanes are equipped with a 

high-speed protection system, which, 

when the system detects airspeed 

exceeding a small tolerance above VMO/ 

MMO, employs a high-speed limiter to 

automatically deploy multifunction 

spoilers (MFS) as speed brakes. The 

MFS retract automatically when the 

system detects that airspeed is 

sufficiently reduced. 

These 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. 

Applicability 

As discussed above, these special 

conditions are applicable to the 

Bombardier Model BD–700–2A12 and 

BD–700–2A13 airplanes. Should 

Bombardier Inc. apply at a later date for 

a change to the type certificate to 

include another model incorporating the 

same novel or unusual design feature, 

these special conditions would apply to 

that model as well. 

Conclusion 

This action affects only certain novel 

or unusual design features on 

Bombardier Model BD–700–2A12 and 

BD–700–2A13 airplanes. It is not a rule 

of general applicability. 

The substance of these special 

conditions has been subjected to the 

notice and comment period in several 

prior instances and has been derived 

without substantive change from those 

previously issued. It is unlikely that 

prior public comment would result in a 

significant change from the substance 

contained herein. Therefore, because a 

delay would significantly affect the 

certification of the airplane, the FAA 

has determined that prior public notice 

and comment are unnecessary and 

impracticable, and good cause exists for 

adopting these special conditions upon 

publication in the Federal Register. The 

FAA is requesting comments to allow 

interested persons to submit views that 

may not have been submitted in 

response to the prior opportunities for 

comment described above. 

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 Special Conditions 

Accordingly, pursuant to the 

authority delegated to me by the 

Administrator, the following special 

conditions are issued as part of the type 

certification basis for Bombardier Model 

BD–700–2A12 and BD–700–2A13 

airplanes. The requirements of § 25.253 

(high-speed characteristics), and its 

related policy, are applicable to the 

Model BD–700–2A12 and BD–700– 

2A13 airplanes, and are not affected by 

these special conditions. 

In addition to § 25.143, the following 

requirement applies: 

Operation of the high-speed limiter 

during all routine and descent 

procedure flight must not impede 

normal attainment of speeds up to highspeed warning. 

Issued in Renton, Washington, on August 

7, 2015. 

Michael Kaszycki, 

Acting Manager, Transport Airplane 

Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2015–20299 Filed 8–17–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 25 

[Docket No. FAA–2015–0311; Special 

Conditions No. 25–592–SC] 

Special Conditions: Gulfstream 

Aerospace Corporation Model GVII– 

G500 Airplanes; Electronic Flight 

Control System: Control Surface 

Position Awareness 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final special conditions, request 

for comments. 

SUMMARY: These special conditions are 

issued for Gulfstream Model GVII–G500 

airplanes. These airplanes have a novel 

or unusual design feature associated 

with control-surface awareness 

provided by the electronic flight-control 

system. 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 Administrator considers 

necessary to establish a level of safety 

equivalent to that established by the 

existing airworthiness standards. 

DATES: This action is effective on 

Gulfstream on August 18, 2015. We 

must receive your comments by October 

2, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments identified 

by docket number FAA–2015–0311 

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 


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