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for this technology are comparable to 

those for windshield wipers. 

Accordingly, introduction of this 

technology did not present a need for 

special conditions to maintain the level 

of safety embodied in the existing 

regulations. 

Hydrophobic windshield coatings 

may depend to some degree on airflow 

directly over the windshield to maintain 

a clear vision area. The heavy rain and 

high-speed conditions specified in the 

current rule do not necessarily represent 

the limiting conditions for this new 

technology. For example, airflow over 

the windshield, which may be necessary 

to remove moisture from the 

windshield, may not be adequate to 

maintain a sufficiently clear area of the 

windshield in low speed flight or during 

ground operations. Alternatively, 

airflow over the windshield may be 

disturbed during such critical times as 

the approach to land, where the airplane 

is at a higher than normal pitch attitude. 

In these cases, areas of airflow 

disturbance or separation on the 

windshield could cause failure to 

maintain a clear vision area on the 

windshield. 

In addition to potentially depending 

on airflow to function effectively, 

hydrophobic coatings may also be 

dependent on water droplet size for 

effective precipitation removal. For 

example, precipitation in the form of a 

light mist may not be sufficient for the 

coating’s properties to result in 

maintaining a clear area of vision. 

In summary, the current regulations 

identify speed and precipitation rate 

requirements that represent limiting 

conditions for windshield wipers and 

blowers, but not for hydrophobic 

coatings, so it is necessary to issue 

special conditions to maintain the level 

of safety represented by the current 

regulations. 

These special conditions provide an 

appropriate safety standard for the 

hydrophobic coating technology as the 

means to maintain a clear area of vision 

by requiring it to be effective at low 

speeds and precipitation rates as well as 

the higher speeds and precipitation 

rates identified in the current 

regulation. 

Discussion of Comments 

Notice of proposed special conditions 

No. 25–12–07–SC for the Embraer S.A. 

Model EMB–550 airplanes was 

published in the Federal Register on 

November 9, 2012, (77 FR 67308). No 

comments were received, and the 

special conditions are adopted as 

proposed. 

Applicability 

As discussed above, these special 

conditions are applicable to the Embraer 

S.A. Model EMB–550 airplane. Should 

Embraer S.A. apply at a later date for a 

change to the type certificate to include 

another model incorporating the same 

novel or unusual design feature, the 

special conditions would apply to that 

model as well. 

Conclusion 

This action affects only certain novel 

or unusual design features on one model 

of 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 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 Embraer S.A. 

Model EMB–550 airplanes. 

Hydrophobic Coatings in Lieu of 

Windshield Wipers 

The airplane must have a means to 

maintain a clear portion of the 

windshield, during precipitation 

conditions, enough for both pilots to 

have a sufficiently extensive view along 

the ground or flight path in normal taxi 

and flight attitudes of the airplane. This 

means must be designed to function, 

without continuous attention on the 

part of the flightcrew, in conditions 

from light misting precipitation to heavy 

rain at speeds from fully stopped in still 

air, to 1.5 VSR1 with lift and drag devices 

retracted. 

Issued in Renton, Washington, on February 

4, 2013. 

Ali Bahrami, 

Manager, Transport Airplane Directorate, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2013–02740 Filed 2–6–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2012–0952; Airspace 

Docket No. 12–AAL–6] 

Establishment of Class E Airspace; 

Kasigluk, AK 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This action establishes Class 

E airspace at Kasigluk, AK, to 

accommodate aircraft using Area 

Navigation (RNAV) Global Positioning 

System (GPS) standard instrument 

approach procedures at Kasigluk 

Airport. This action also makes a minor 

adjustment to the geographic 

coordinates of the airport. The FAA is 

taking this action to enhance the safety 

and management of aircraft operations 

at the airport. 

DATES: Effective date, 0901 UTC, May 2, 

2013. The Director of the Federal 

Register approves this incorporation by 

reference action under 1 CFR part 51, 

subject to the annual revision of FAA 

Order 7400.9 and publication of 

conforming amendments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Richard Roberts, Federal Aviation 

Administration, Operations Support 

Group, Western Service Center, 1601 

Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA 98057; 

telephone (425) 203–4517. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

History 

On October 4, 2012, the FAA 

published in the Federal Register a 

notice of proposed rulemaking to 

modify controlled airspace at Kasigluk, 

AK (77 FR 60660). Interested parties 

were invited to participate in this 

rulemaking effort by submitting written 

comments on the proposal to the FAA. 

No comments were received. 

Subsequent to publication, it was noted 

that the geographic coordinates were not 

rounded up. This action corrects that 

error. 

Class E airspace designations are 

published in paragraph 6005, 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 E airspace designations 

listed in this document will be 

published subsequently in that Order. 

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The Rule 

This action amends Title 14 Code of 

Federal Regulations (14 CFR) Part 71 by 

establishing Class E airspace extending 

upward from 700 feet above the surface, 

at Kasigluk Airport, Kasigluk, AK, to 

accommodate aircraft using the new 

RNAV (GPS) standard instrument 

approach procedures at the airport. 

Also, the airport’s geographic 

longitudinal coordinate is rounded up 

to the next whole number. This action 

is necessary for the safety and 

management of instrument flight rules 

operations at the airport. 

The FAA has determined this 

regulation only involves an established 

body of technical regulations for which 

frequent and routine amendments are 

necessary to keep them operationally 

current. Therefore, this regulation: (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 this rule, when promulgated, 

will 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 

U.S. Code. Subtitle 1, Section 106 

discusses the authority of the FAA 

Administrator. Subtitle VII, Aviation 

Programs, describes in more detail the 

scope of the agency’s authority. This 

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 regulation is within the 

scope of that authority as it modifies 

controlled airspace at Kasigluk Airport, 

Kasigluk, AK. 

Environmental Review 

The FAA has determined that this 

action qualifies for categorical exclusion 

under the National Environmental 

Policy Act in accordance with FAA 

Order 1050.1E, ‘‘Environmental 

Impacts: Policies and Procedures,’’ 

paragraph 311a. This airspace action is 

not expected to cause any potentially 

significant environmental impacts, and 

no extraordinary circumstances exist 

that warrant preparation of an 

environmental assessment. 

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71 

Airspace, Incorporation by reference, 

Navigation (air) 

Adoption of the Amendment 

In consideration of the foregoing, the 

Federal Aviation Administration 

amends 14 CFR Part 71 as follows: 

PART 71—DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, 

B, C, D AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR 

TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND 

REPORTING POINTS 

■ 1. The authority citation for 14 CFR 

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 the Federal Aviation 

Administration Order 7400.9W, 

Airspace Designations and Reporting 

Points, dated August 8, 2012, and 

effective September 15, 2012 is 

amended as follows: 

Paragraph 6005 Class E airspace areas 

extending upward from 700 feet or more 

above the surface of the earth. 

* * * * * 

AAL AK E5 Kasigluk, AK [New] 

Kasigluk Airport, AK 

(Lat. 60°52′24′′ N., long. 162°31′28′′ W.) 

That airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface within a 7.0-mile 

radius of Kasigluk Airport. 

Issued in Seattle, Washington, on January 

30, 2013. 

Clark Desing, 

Manager, Operations Support Group, Western 

Service Center. 

[FR Doc. 2013–02590 Filed 2–6–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND 

SPACE ADMINISTRATION 

14 CFR Part 1212 

[Document Number NASA–2012–0005] 

RIN 2700–AD86 

Update of Existing Privacy Act—NASA 

Regulations 

AGENCY: National Aeronautics and 

Space Administration. 

ACTION: Correcting amendments. 

SUMMARY: This document contains 

corrections to the final regulations 

(NASA–2012–0005), which were 

published in the Federal Register of 

Thursday, October 4, 2012 (77 FR 

60620). The regulations relate to 

requests to access individual Privacy 

Act records. 

DATES: Effective February 7, 2013. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Nanette Jennings, 202–358–0819. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

NASA’s final regulations that 

published in the Federal Register of 

October 4, 2012 [77 FR 60622] 

inadvertently omits the responsibility of 

NASA’s Freedom of Information Act 

(FOIA) Office that processes requests for 

individual records. An individual’s 

access request for his/her own record 

maintained in a system of records are 

processed by NASA’s Privacy Act Office 

and FOIA Office staff. Therefore, this 

correction adds responsibility of the 

FOIA Office. This corrections also 

corrects the title to § 1212.201 and terms 

that were missed in the initial 

publication. 

Need for Correction 

As published, the final regulations 

contain omissions, an incorrect section 

title and terms which may prove to be 

misleading and need to be clarified. 

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 1212 

Freedom of information, Privacy. 

Accordingly, 14 CFR part 1212 is 

corrected by making the following 

correcting amendments: 

PART 1212—PRIVACY ACT—NASA 

REGULATIONS 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 1212 

is revised to read as follows: 

Authority: The National Aeronautics and 

Space Act, as amended, 51 U.S.C. 20101 et 

seq.; the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, 88 

Stat. 1896, 5 U.S.C. 552a. 

■ 2. Revise the heading of § 1212.201 

and paragraph (c)(1), redesignate 

paragraph (f) as paragraph (g), and add 

a new paragraph (f) to read as follows: 

§ 1212.201 Requesting a record. 

* * * * * 

(c) * * * 

(1) Requests must be directed to the 

appropriate system manager, or, if 

unknown, to the Center Privacy 

Manager or Freedom of Information Act 

(FOIA) Office at NASA Headquarters or 

Field Center. The request should be 

identified clearly on the envelope and 

on the letter as a ‘‘Request Under the 

Privacy Act.’’ 

* * * * * 

(f) If the Center FOIA Office receives 

a first party request for records or 

access, the FOIA Office will process the 

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