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D. Submission of Comments 

DOE will accept comments, data, and 

other information regarding this 

rulemaking before or after the public 

meeting, but no later than the date 

provided at the beginning of this notice. 

Please submit comments, data, and 

other information as provided in the 

ADDRESSES section. Submit electronic 

comments in WordPerfect, Microsoft 

Word, PDF, or text (ASCII) file format 

and avoid the use of special characters 

or any form of encryption. Comments in 

electronic format should be identified 

by the Docket Number EERE–20XX–BT– 

STD–0033 and/or RIN 1904–AD02 and, 

wherever possible, carry the electronic 

signature of the author. No 

telefacsimiles (faxes) will be accepted. 

Pursuant to 10 CFR 1004.11, any 

person submitting information that he 

or she believes to be confidential and 

exempt by law from public disclosure 

should submit two copies: One copy of 

the document including all the 

information believed to be confidential 

and one copy of the document with the 

information believed to be confidential 

deleted. DOE will make its own 

determination as to the confidential 

status of the information and treat it 

according to its determination. 

Factors of interest to DOE when 

evaluating requests to treat submitted 

information as confidential include: (1) 

A description of the items; (2) whether 

and why such items are customarily 

treated as confidential within the 

industry; (3) whether the information is 

generally known by or available from 

other sources; (4) whether the 

information has previously been made 

available to others without obligation 

concerning its confidentiality; (5) an 

explanation of the competitive injury to 

the submitting person which would 

result from public disclosure; (6) a date 

upon which such information might 

lose its confidential nature due to the 

passage of time; and (7) why disclosure 

of the information would be contrary to 

the public interest. 

V. Approval of the Office of the 

Secretary 

The Secretary of Energy has approved 

publication of this NOPM. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on February 13, 

2015. 

Kathleen B. Hogan, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy 

Efficiency, Energy Efficiency and Renewable 

Energy. 

[FR Doc. 2015–04110 Filed 2–26–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 25 

[Docket No.FAA–2015–0426; Notice No. 25– 

15–03–SC] 

Special Conditions: Bombardier 

Aerospace Incorporated, Models BD– 

500–1A10 and BD–500–1A11 Series 

Airplanes; Electronic Flight Control 

System: Pitch and Roll Limiting 

Functions 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed special 

conditions. 

SUMMARY: This action proposes special 

conditions for the Bombardier 

Aerospace Models BD–500–1A10 and 

BD–500–1A11 Series Airplanes. These 

airplanes will have a novel or unusual 

design feature associated with the flyby-wire electronic flight control system 

(EFCS) that limits pitch- and rollattitude functions to prevent the 

airplane from attaining certain pitch 

attitudes and roll angles. This system 

generates the actual surface commands 

that provide for stability augmentation 

and flight control for all three-airplane 

axes (longitudinal, lateral, and 

directional). 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 April 13, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments identified 

by docket number FAA–2015–0426 

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 9 

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: Joe 

Jacobsen, FAA, Standardization Branch, 

ANM–113 Transport Airplane 

Directorate, Aircraft Certification 

Service, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., 

Renton, Washington 98057–3356; 

telephone 425–227–2011; facsimile 

425–227–1149. 

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 by the closing date for 

comments. We may change these special 

conditions based on the comments we 

receive. 

Background 

On December 10, 2009, Bombardier 

Aerospace applied for a type certificate 

for their new Models BD–500–1A10 and 

BD–500–1A11 series airplanes (hereafter 

collectively referred to as ‘‘CSeries’’). 

The CSeries airplanes are swept-wing 

monoplanes with an aluminum alloy 

fuselage, sized for 5-abreast seating. 

Passenger capacity is designated as 110 

for the Model BD–500–1A10 and 125 for 

the Model BD–500–1A11. Maximum 

takeoff weight is 131,000 pounds for the 

Model BD–500–1A10 and 144,000 

pounds for the Model BD–500–1A11. 

The CSeries airplanes will have a fly-bywire EFCS. 


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Type Certification Basis 

Under the provisions of Title 14, Code 

of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) 21.17, 

Bombardier Aerospace must show that 

the CSeries airplane meets 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 Bombardier CSeries 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 or similar 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 Bombardier CSeries 

airplane 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 Bombardier CSeries airplane will 

incorporate the following novel or 

unusual design feature: Fly-by-wire 

EFCS that will limit pitch and roll 

attitude functions to prevent the 

airplane from attaining certain pitch 

attitudes and roll angles greater than 

plus or minus 65 degrees, and positive 

spiral stability introduced for roll angles 

greater than 30 degrees at speeds below 

VMO/MMO. This system generates the 

actual surface commands that provide 

for stability augmentation and flight 

control for all three-airplane axes 

(longitudinal, lateral, and directional). 

Discussion 

Part 25 does not specifically relate to 

flight characteristics associated with 

fixed attitude limits. Bombardier 

proposes on the CSeries to implement 

pitch and roll attitude-limiting 

functions via the EFCS normal mode. 

This will prevent the airplane from 

attaining certain pitch attitudes and roll 

angles greater than plus or minus 65 

degrees. In addition, positive spiral 

stability, introduced for roll angles 

greater than 30 degrees at speeds below 

VMO/MMO, and spiral stability 

characteristics must not require 

excessive pilot strength to achieve bank 

angles up to the bank angle limit. 

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. 

Applicability 

As discussed above, these special 

conditions are applicable to the 

Bombardier CSeries airplane. Should 

Bombardier Aerospace apply later 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 CSeries 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 the 

Bombardier CSeries airplanes. 

In addition to § 25.143, the following 

requirements apply to the EFCS pitch 

and roll limiting functions: 

1. The pitch limiting function must 

not impede normal maneuvering for 

pitch angles up to the maximum 

required for normal maneuvering, 

including a normal all-engines operating 

takeoff, plus a suitable margin to allow 

for satisfactory speed control. 

2. The pitch and roll limiting 

functions must not restrict or prevent 

attaining pitch attitudes necessary for 

emergency maneuvering or roll angles 

up to 65 degrees. Spiral stability, which 

is introduced above 30 degrees roll 

angle, must not require excessive pilot 

strength to achieve these roll angles. 

Other protections, which further limit 

the roll capability under certain extreme 

angle-of-attack, attitude, or high-speed 

conditions, are acceptable, as long as 

they allow at least 45 degrees of roll 

capability. 

3. A lower limit of roll is acceptable 

beyond the overspeed warning if it is 

possible to recover the airplane to the 

normal flight envelope without undue 

difficulty or delay. 

Issued in Renton, Washington, on February 

19, 2015. 

John P. Piccola, Jr., 

Acting Manager, Transport Airplane 

Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2015–04050 Filed 2–26–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration 

29 CFR Part 1926 

[Docket No. OSHA–2015–0002] 

Special Meeting: Advisory Committee 

on Construction Safety and Health 

(ACCSH) 

AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration (OSHA), Labor. 

ACTION: Announcement of special 

meeting of the ACCSH. 

SUMMARY: ACCSH will hold a special 

meeting March 31–April 1, 2015, in 

Washington, DC, to consider a proposed 

rule to revise OSHA’s crane operator 

qualification requirement in the Cranes 

and Derricks in Construction standard. 

DATES: ACCSH will meet from 9 a.m. to 

5 p.m., Tuesday, March 31, 2015, and 

from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Wednesday, April 

1, 2015. 

Submit (postmark, send, transmit) 

comments, requests to address the 

ACCSH meeting, speaker presentations 

(written or electronic), and requests for 

special accommodations for the ACCSH 

meeting by March 20, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: 

Submission of comments, requests to 

speak, and speaker presentations for the 

ACCSH meeting: Submit comments, 

requests to speak, and speaker 

presentations for the ACCSH meeting, 

using one of the following methods: 

Electronically: Submit materials, 

including attachments, electronically at 

http://www.regulations.gov, which is 

the Federal eRulemaking Portal. Follow 

the on-line instructions for submissions. 

Facsimile (Fax): If the submission, 

including attachments, does not exceed 

10 pages, you may fax it to the OSHA 

Docket Office at (202) 693–1648. 

Regular mail, express mail, hand 

delivery, or messenger (courier) service: 

Submit materials to the OSHA Docket 


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