### US Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration



# FEB 

# 1 0 2012

Mr. Gary C. 

## Abusamra President Oxus America 1685 Northfield Drive Rochester HiJls, MI 48309
Dear Mr. 

## Abusamra: 800 Independence Ave

.. S

.W Washingto n D

.C. 059 1



## This is in response to your AprilS, 2011 and July 12, 201lletters sent to the public d cket (No. FAA-2011-0353) petitioning the Federal Aviation Administration on behalf of xus America d/b/a Oxus, Inc. (Oxus) for an amendment to Special Federal Aviation Regu ation (SFAR) 106, sections 2 and 3(a) of Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR). hat amendment, if granted, would change the manufacturer name of the Delphi Medical ystems RS-00400 portable oxygen concentrator (POC) to reflect current ownership and prod ction by Oxus, Inc.
On January 27,2012 , the FAA amended SFAR 106 to update changes in manufactur for two POC devices (77 FR 4219). A copy of this rule change is enclosed for your info ation.
Because the reliefyou seek is now covered under the amended SFAR, we will take n action on your petition. Sincerely,

Ida M. Klepper Manager, Airmen and

Airspace Rules Division

Enclosure

### Federal Regis ter /Val. 77, No. 18/Friday, January 27, 2012/Rules and Regulations 

### 42 19

05-7211-K0 10201 against possibl e

**mi~nlignment** of gearbox and core engine during assembly. We are issuing this AD to prnv e nt in-flight engine shutdown, whir:h could result in loss of control of the airp lane. (e) Actions and Compliance

U nl ess already done, do the following actions. (1) TAE 125-02-99 Engines, PINs 05-7200- K000201;05-720 0-K000701;05-7200- K000101;05-7200-K000901;05-7200- K001101; and 05-7200-K001301; and TAE 125-02-114 Engines , PINs 0 5-7ZOO-K000501; 05

- 7200-K000 801 ; and 05-nOO-K00140l



### For T AE 125-Q2-99 

### engines , PINs 05

- 7200-K000201;05

- 7200-K000701;05 -7 20oK000101;05-7200

- K000901:05 -7200- K001101; and 05 -72 00-K0013U1; 

### an d TAE 125

- 02-114 engines

. PINs os
- nooKOOO!'i01; 05

- 7200-K000801; 

### and 05

- 7200- K001401, remove friction disk, PIN 05

- 7211- K010201, within 100 flight hours (FH) time

s in ce- new (TSN) on the clutch or within 10 l'H time-in-service: (TIS) after the effective date of this AD, whichever is latur. (2) T AE 125-02-9 9 Engines, PINs 05-7200- K000301

For TAE 125-Q2

- 99 engines , P IN 05-7200- K000301. installed on multiBngine aircraf t. r ·cmo ve friction disk, PI N 05-7211-K010201, on one engine within 100 FH TSN on the dutc h or within 10 PH TIS after thn effec tive dultl of this AD. whichever is later. Remove friction disk, PIN 05-7211-K010201. from the other engine within 300 FH 

### TSN on the du lch or within 10 FH TIS Rflnr lh o , rrnr.: tiv e dntr: of this AD, whichever is later. (f) Lnstallation Prohibition

After the effective date of this 1\D: ( 1 ) Do not install any friction disk. PI:-! 05- 7211

- Kil10201, into any engine.

(2) Do not install any TAE 125-Q2-'J!J engine. P I N 05-720D-K000201 , O!'i -7200- KOOO:-!Ol, or 05-7200-K000701 , 

### or TAE 125- 02-114 engine. P IN 05-7200-K00801 nr 05- 72 0 o- K00501, that has a friction disk, PIN 05

- 7211-K0102 01 installed, onto nny

**oi ·plan•~-**  lg) Operating Prohibition

Do not operate any mulli-enginu u ircraft after 300 FH TSN on the clutc h or 10 FH TIS after t he effective date of thi s AD. whichever is later, which has installed a friction

**rli~k.** P IN 05-7211-K010201. (h) Alternative Methods ofCom 1 1liance (AMOCs)

The Manager, Engine Certification Offic:o, may U[ Jprove AMOCs for this AD. Usc the procedures found in 14 CFR 39.1!J to make your r ·equest. (i) Related In fo r mation

(1) for more infmmation about this AD , contact Alan Strom, Aerospace Englnoer·, Engine Certification O ffice, FAA, 12 New England Executive Park. Burlington, MA; ph one: (781) 23 8-7143 ; fux: (78 1) 238-71 9 9; 

### email: alan

. stmm@foo.gov.

(2) Refer to EASA Airworthiness Uirec tivc 2011-0 087-E , dated Mav 12, 2011. and Thi elert Service Bulletill' No. TM TAE 125- 10 13 Pl, for related infomtnUon

. (3) Contact Thi clc rt Aircraft Engines GmbH, Platanenstrasse 14 O-Q9350. Lichtenst ein, Conn any, te le phone: +49- 37204-696-0; fax: +49 -372 04-696-55; email: in/o@centurion-engincs. cnm, for a copy of this service information.

(4) You may review c:o pios of the service information at the FAA , Engine & Propeller Directorate, 12 New England Executive Park. Burlington , MA. For infomta tion on the availabili ty of thi s material at the FAA, call (781 ) 238-7125. (j) Material Incorporated by Reference

N one
. Issued in Burling ton, Massachusetts, on JHnuary 19 , 2012

. Peter A. White, Manager, Engine & Propcllnt Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service. [FR Doc

. 2012

- 1607 filed 1 -2 6

- 12; 8:45 ami BILLING CODE 491Q-13-P
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviat io n Adm in ist ration 14 CFR Part 121 [ Docket No. FAA-2011-1343; Arndt No. 121 -358] FAA-Approved Portable Oxygen Concentrators; Techni cal Amendment AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

### Administration, DOT. ACTION: 

### Final rule; technical amendment. SUMMARY: 

### The FAA i s a mending regulations relatin g to operating rules for FAA approved portable oxygen concentrators (POC) onboard aircraft. This document updates the names of two manufacturers of approved POCs listed in tht:l Special Federal Aviation Regulation (SFAR). DATES: 

### Effectiv e January 27, 2012. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

### For tec hnical question s conr.erning this action, contact OK Deaderick , Air Transportation Division, AFS-200, Federal Aviation Administrntion, 800 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591; telephone: (202) 267-7480; email: DK.Deaderick®faa .gov. 

### For legal questions concerning this ac.tion, contact Alex Zektser , AGC-220, Office of Chief Counse l , R eg ulations Division, Federal Aviation Administration, 800 £ndependence Avenue SW., Washington , DC 205!H; te lephone (202) 267

- 3073; email: Alex.Zektser@jaa.gov. SU PPLE MENTARY INFORMATION : 

### Background

On July 12, 2005, the FAA published SFAR 10 6, "Use of Certain Portable Oxygen Concentrator Dev Airc.raft" (70 FR 40156). S permits passengers to c certain small portable oxy s Onboard AR 106 on and u se concentrators (POCs) on b ard aircraft if the operator e nsures com li ance with conditions specified in 

### th SF AR. Some of the devices determined cceptable for use in SFAR 106 are Delp i 

### Medical Systems' R$-{)0400 (ad de to the SFAR in 74 FR 

### 2351) and Intern · tiona! Biophysics Corporation's ifeChoice (added to the SFAR in 75 R 739).

As a result of business c ange s that took p l ace after SFAR 106 

### vas publi shed, the LifeChoice OC is 

### now manufactured by Inova La s, Inc. and not by 

### th e International B ' 

### physics Corporation
. Similarly, th RS-0040 0 POC is now manufactured by Oxus, Inc. and not by Delphi Medica System s
.

The two co mpanies cur ntly manu f act uring these POC have petiti oned the FAA to am d SF AR 1 06, Section 2 

### an d sec.tion 3(a) of Title 14, Code of Federal Regulatio s (14 CFR). Thi s amendment would u date section 2 and section 3(a) of SFA 106 with the names 

### of the current 

### man facturers of the L i fcChoice and RS-00 00 POCs. Technical A mendment



### LifeChoice and RS-Q04 0 are sti ll the same products that were o iginally approved in SFAR 106-o ly the names of th e ir manufacturers ha changed. As such, this technica l amen ment makes two rev isions to the final e. First, the lang uage in SFAR 106 sec ·on 2 and sec t ion 3(a) is revised tor fer to LifeChoioe as being manu ctured 

### by Inova Labs. Second, there erence to the RS-00400 POC is revised J 

### ref er to thi s device as being manufact ed by 

### Oxus, Inc.

Because the changes in is technical amendment result in nos bstantive change, we find good caus exists under 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3) to make the amendment effective in le s than 30 days.

Air carr i ers, Aircraft, Ai men, Aviation safety, Charter 

## n· hts, Saf e t

y, Tran s portation, Air taxis. The Amendment



### In consideration of the f 

### regoin g, the Federal Aviation Adminis ration amends chap ter 1 of title 1 , Code of Federal Regulations as foil PART 121

- 0PERATING REQUIREMENTS : DOME IC , FLAG , AND SUPPLEMENTAL 0 ERATIONS



### • 1. The authority citation or part 1 2 1 continues to read as follo\o\ s:422 0 

### Federal Register 

### I Vol. 77, 

### No. 18 

### I Friday, January 27, 2012 

### I Rules and Regulations

Au thority: 49 U.S.C. lOG(g) , 40113, 4{)1 1 9, 41706,44101,44701-44702.44705.44709- 44711,44713,44716-44717,44722,46105.

• 2. Amend SFAR 106 by revising Sflctio ns 2 an d 3(a) introductory text to

**rt:~ud** as follows: Specia l Federal Aviation Regulation l OG

- Rules for Use of Portable Oxygen Concentrator Sys tems On Board Aircraft * 

### *

Section 2. 

### Definitions-For the purposes o f t his SFAR the following definitions ap pl y: Portable Oxygen Concentrator : Mean s the 

### AirSep FreeSt yle, AirSe p LifeStyle, DeVilbiss J-Jealthcare iGo, lno ge n One, lnogcn One G2, Tnvacare XP02, lnvacare So lo2, /novo Labs LifeClwice, Oxlife ind epe ndence Oxygen Concentrator, Oxus, Inc. RS-00400, Respironics EverGo. ond SeQual Eclipse Portable Oxygen Concentrator medicul device units as long as those medi cal device units: (1) Do not contain hazardou s materials as determined by the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; (2) are al so r egulated by the Food and Drug Administration; and (3) assis t a user of medical oxygen under a doctor's care. These units perform by sep arating oxygen from nitl'ogen and

**th**
**t~ r**  g ases contained in ambient air and disptmsing it in concentrated form to th e user.

(a) N o person may use and Ill) a ir c ra ft operator may allow the use of any portable oxygen concentrator devi r.e, except the 

### AirSep FreeStyle. AirSep LifeStyle, DeVilbiss Healthcare 

### iGo, Tnogen 

### One, Inogen One G2, 111vacare XP02 , lnvacare Solo2, !novo Lobs LifeChnice, Oxlife Tndep endencA Oxygen Concentrator, Oxus, inc. RS00400, Respironics EverGo, and SeQual Eclipse Por tahle Oxygen Concentrato r units. Thes e units may he l:a rried on and used by a passenger on board an aircraft provided the airc raft operator ensu res that t he follovving cond iti ons are sa tisfied: 

### * * Is sued in Washington, DC, on Janu ary 20, 201<!

. Pamela Hamilton-PoweU , Director, Office of flulemaking. (FR Doc

. 2012 -111 30 Fikod 1-2 6- 12: 8 : 45am] BILLING CODE 4911>-13-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 18 CFR Part 284 [Docket No. RM11-4-000 ; Order No. 757] Storage Reporting Requirements of I nterstate and Intrastate Natu ra l Gas Companies
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commissi on , DOE. ACTION : Final rule.
SUMMARY: ln this final Rule, the Commission elimin ates the semi- annual storage reportin g requirements for interstat e and Intrastate Natural Gas Companies. The Commission finds that these particular reporting requirements are largely duplicative with other reporting requiremen ts. DATES: 

### Effective Dat e: Th i s rule will become effective March 27, 2012. FOR FURTH ER INFORMATION CONTACT: Vinr.e Mareino (Legal information),

Office of the Genera l Counsel Federal Energy Regulatory Commiss ion, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426 , (202) 502

- 6167, 

### Vince .M al'eino@ferc.gov. Thomas Russo (Technical Information),

Office of Enforcement , Federal Energy Regulato ry Commission, 888 First Street 

### NE., Wa s hin gton , DC 20426 , (202) 502-8792, 

### Thomas.Russo@jerc.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Table 

### Of Contents Paragraph No. do cket.l Effective March , 2012, the Commission eliminates it semi-annual storage re porting require ents for ( 1) intllrstate natmal gas com anie s subjec t to tht l Commission 's juris iction under the Natural Gas Ar.t (NGA , as c o dified in 11l CFR 28 4.13(e) ; (2) i ra state pip e lin es prov iding inters ate services pursuant to sectio n 311 o the Natura l Gas Policy Act of1978 (N PA), 2 as codified in 1 8 CFR 284.12 (c); and (3) Hinshaw 3 pipelines provi ing interstate services subject to the Co m i ssion's NCA juri sdiction pursuan to blanket certificates issued under s ction 284.224 of the Commission's regu l tions, as also codified io 18 CFR 284.12 (c)

. All of the parties who filed co mmen 

### s in response to the NOPR stated that th y support this course of action

. T he .nmmi ssion found in t he NOPR that th .se p artit:ular reporting requireme nts ar largely duplicative wi t h other rep
. rting requirement s. I. Back gr ou nd A. 

### Current Reporting Req 'rements

2. Currently, section 28 .13(e) of 

### the Commi ss ion's regulations equires inte rs tate pipelines to file emi- annual s to rage reports at the end f each comp lete s torage injection and withdrawa l season. Scctio 284.126(c) require s s imil ar sem i -ann al reports by section 311 and Hinshaw ipelines providing interstate stora servi c e. Pipelines must file these ports w i thin 30 day s of th e end of each omplete storage injectio n and with rawal season, and th e reports m st be signed under oath by a senior offi ial. The reports by the two sets of ipelines must include:

(1) tho identity of eac h cust mer injecting I. Backgrotmd

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.. oo ... 138 FERC 'il61.033 Before Commissioners: Jon Wellinghoff, Chairman; Philip D. Moeller, John R. Norris , and Cheryl A.

**L:~Pleur.** (Issued January 19 , 2 01 2) 2 any

**aifili:~to** rcllllionship), 6 (2 ) the ra te schedule (for in rslalc 11 p ipoli .ne s) or docket number or intrastate 12 pipelines) 8\l th orizing the sto age injection o r 14 withdrawal service, 16
• Storose Reporting Requireme of lr1torstatc 16 and Intrastate Natural

**Go.~** Com nies, Noti co of 19 Propos ed Rulemaking, 76 FR 587 1 (2011) F'EKC.: 20 Slats. & Regs 'll 32.li711 (NOPR). 21 215 

### u.s.c. 3372.
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**So~Uon** l(c ) of the NGA exerur ts from th e 24 Commission's NGA jur isdic tion p peliues

**whi~b** traus po rt gas in interstate corume e if (1) th ey receive ua lural gns at or within th boundary o f a slate. (2) all tho gas is consumP.d' ithin th at s tate
. an d (3) the pipeline is regulated b a stat e Couunission

. This exem ption is r erred to as the Hinshaw exemption after the Con ssman who 1. In this Final Rul e, the Commission adopts the propo sal in the Notice of Propose d Rulemaking (NOPR) in this introduced the bill amending the GA to include § l(c). See ANR Pipeline Co. v. Fe eral Energy Regulat ory Comm'n, 71 F.3d 897, 98 { 1 995) {briefly snnu11Mizing the history o the Hinshaw exernplion).