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 

Washington D.C. 0591 

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 relief you seek is now covered under the amended SF AR, we will take n 

action on your petition. 

Sincerely, 

Ida M. Klepper 

Manager, Airmen and 

Airspace Rules Division 

Enclosure 
Federal Register /Val. 77, No. 18/Friday, January 27, 2012/Rules and Regulations 4219 

05-7211-K010201 against possible 

mi~nlignment of gearbox and core engine 

during assembly. We are issuing this AD to 

prnvent in-flight engine shutdown, whir:h 

could result in loss of control of the airplane. 

(e) Actions and Compliance 

Unless already done, do the following 

actions. 

(1) TAE 125-02-99 Engines, PINs 05-7200-

K000201;05-7200-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-K000801; and 05-nOO-K00140l 

For TAE 125-Q2-99 engines, PINs 05-

7200-K000201;05- 7200-K000701;05-720oK000101;05-7200- K000901:05-7200-

K001101; and 05-7200-K0013U1; and 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) timesince-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 125-02-99 Engines, PINs 05-7200-

K000301 

For TAE 125-Q2- 99 engines, PIN 05-7200-

K000301. installed on multiBngine aircraft. 

r·cmove friction disk, PIN 05-7211-K010201, 

on one engine within 100 FH TSN on the 

dutch or within 10 PH TIS after thn effective 

dultl of this AD. whichever is later. Remove 

friction disk, PIN 05-7211-K010201. from 

the other engine within 300 FH TSN on the 

dulch or within 10 FH TIS Rflnr lho , rrnr.:tive 

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. PIN 05-720D-K000201, O!'i-7200-

KOOO:-!Ol, or 05-7200-K000701, or TAE 125-

02-114 engine. PIN 05-7200-K00801 nr 05-

720o-K00501, that has a friction disk, PIN 

05- 7211-K010201 installed, onto nny 

oi ·plan•~-

lg) Operating Prohibition 

Do not operate any mulli-enginu uircraft 

after 300 FH TSN on the clutch or 10 FH TIS 

after the effective date of this AD. whichever 

is later, which has installed a friction rli~k. 

PIN 05-7211-K010201. 

(h) Alternative Methods of Com11liance 

(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 Information 

(1) for more infmmation about this AD, 

contact Alan Strom, Aerospace Englnoer·, 

Engine Certification Office, FAA, 12 New 

England Executive Park. Burlington, MA; 

phone: (781) 238-7143; fux: (781) 238-71 99; 

email: alan.stmm@foo.gov. 

(2) Refer to EASA Airworthiness Uirectivc 

2011-0087-E, dated Mav 12, 2011. and 

Thielert Service Bulletill' No. TM TAE 125-

1013 Pl, for related infomtnUon. 

(3) Contact Thiclcrt Aircraft Engines 

GmbH, Platanenstrasse 14 O-Q9350. 

Lichtenstein, Connany, telephone: +49-

37204-696-0; fax: +49-37204-696-55; email: 

in/o@centurion-engincs.cnm, for a copy of 

this service information. 

(4) You may review c:opios of the service 

information at the FAA, Engine & Propeller 

Directorate, 12 New England Executive Park. 

Burlington, MA. For infomtation on the 

availability of this material at the FAA, call 

(781) 238-7125. 

(j) Material Incorporated by Reference 

None. 

Issued in Burlington, Massachusetts, on 

JHnuary 19, 2012. 

Peter A. White, 

Manager, Engine & Propcllnt Directorate, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2012- 1607 filed 1-26- 12; 8:45 ami 

BILLING CODE 491Q-13-P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 121 

[Docket No. FAA-2011-1343; Arndt No. 

121-358] 

FAA-Approved Portable Oxygen 

Concentrators; Technical Amendment 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration, DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule; technical 

amendment. 

SUMMARY: The FAA is amending 

regulations relating 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: Effective January 27, 2012. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

technical questions 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 Counsel, Regulations Division, 

Federal Aviation Administration, 800 

£ndependence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 205!H; telephone (202) 

267- 3073; email: Alex.Zektser@jaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On July 12, 2005, the FAA published 

SFAR 106, "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 use 

concentrators (POCs) on b ard aircraft if 

the operator ensures com liance 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 SF AR 

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 anges that 

took place after SFAR 106 vas 

published, the LifeChoice OC is now manufactured by Inova La s, Inc. and 

not by the International B' physics 

Corporation. Similarly, th RS-00400 

POC is now manufactured by Oxus, Inc. 

and not by Delphi Medica Systems. 

The two companies cur ntly 

manufacturing these POC have 

petitioned the FAA to am d SF AR 106, 

Section 2 and sec.tion 3(a) of Title 14, 

Code of Federal Regulatio s (14 CFR). 

This amendment would u date section 

2 and section 3(a) of SFA 106 with the 

names of the current man facturers of 

the LifcChoice and RS-00 00 POCs. 

Technical Amendment 

LifeChoice and RS-Q04 0 are still the 

same products that were o iginally 

approved in SFAR 106-o ly the names 

of their manufacturers ha changed. As 

such, this technical amen ment makes two revisions to the final e. First, the 

language in SFAR 106 sec ·on 2 and 

section 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 refer to this 

device as being manufact ed by Ox us, 

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 carriers, Aircraft, Ai men, 

Aviation safety, Charter n· hts, Safety, 

Transportation, Air taxis. 

The Amendment 

In consideration of the f regoing, the 

Federal Aviation Adminis ration 

amends chapter 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 121 

continues to read as follo\o\ s: 
4220 Federal Register I Vol. 77, No. 18 I Friday, January 27, 2012 I Rules and Regulations 

Authority: 49 U.S.C. lOG(g), 40113, 4{)119, 

41706,44101,44701-44702.44705.44709-

44711,44713,44716-44717,44722,46105. 

• 2. Amend SFAR 106 by revising 

Sflctions 2 and 3(a) introductory text to 

rt:~ud as follows: 

Special Federal Aviation Regulation 

l OG- Rules for Use of Portable Oxygen 

Concentrator Systems On Board 

Aircraft 

* * 

Section 2. Definitions-For the 

purposes of this SFAR the following 

definitions apply: Portable Oxygen 

Concentrator: Means the AirSep 

FreeStyle, AirSep LifeStyle, DeVilbiss 

J-Jealthcare iGo, lnogen One, lnogcn One 

G2, Tnvacare XP02, lnvacare Solo2, 

/novo Labs LifeClwice, Oxlife 

independence Oxygen Concentrator, 

Oxus, Inc. RS-00400, Respironics 

EverGo. ond SeQual Eclipse Portable 

Oxygen Concentrator medicul device 

units as long as those medical device 

units: (1) Do not contain hazardous 

materials as determined by the Pipeline 

and Hazardous Materials Safety 

Administration; (2) are also regulated by 

the Food and Drug Administration; and 

(3) assist a user of medical oxygen under 

a doctor's care. These units perform by 

separating oxygen from nitl'ogen and 

th t~ r gases contained in ambient air and 

disptmsing it in concentrated form to 

the user. 

(a) No person may use and Ill) aircraft 

operator may allow the use of any 

portable oxygen concentrator devir.e, 

except the AirSep FreeStyle. AirSep 

LifeStyle, DeVilbiss Healthcare iGo, 

Tnogen One, Inogen One G2, 111vacare 

XP02, lnvacare Solo2, !novo Lobs 

LifeChnice, Oxlife TndependencA 

Oxygen Concentrator, Oxus, inc. RS00400, Respironics EverGo, and SeQual 

Eclipse Portahle Oxygen Concentrator 

units. These units may he l:arried on 

and used by a passenger on board an 

aircraft provided the aircraft operator 

ensures that the follovving conditions 

are satisfied: 

* * 

Issued in Washington, DC, on January 20, 

201<!. 

Pamela Hamilton-PoweU, 

Director, Office of flulemaking. 

(FR Doc. 2012-11130 Fikod 1-26-12: 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 

Interstate and Intrastate Natural Gas 

Companies 

AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission, DOE. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: ln this final Rule, the 

Commission eliminates the semi-annual 

storage reporting requirements for 

interstate and Intrastate Natural Gas 

Companies. The Commission finds that 

these particular reporting requirements 

are largely duplicative with other 

reporting requirements. 

DATES: Effective Date: This rule will 

become effective March 27, 2012. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Vinr.e Mareino (Legal information), 

Office of the General Counsel Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 

First Street NE., Washington, DC 

20426, (202) 502- 6167, 

Vince.Mal'eino@ferc.gov. 

Thomas Russo (Technical Information), 

Office of Enforcement, Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission, 888 First 

Street NE., Washington, DC 20426, 

(202) 502-8792, 

Thomas.Russo@jerc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Table Of Contents 

Paragraph 

No. 

docket.l Effective March , 2012, the 

Commission eliminates it semi-annual 

storage reporting require ents for ( 1) 

intllrstate natmal gas com anies subject 

to thtl Commission's juris iction under 

the Natural Gas Ar.t (NGA , as codified 

in 11l CFR 284.13(e); (2) i rastate 

pipelines providing inters ate services 

pursuant to section 311 o the Natural 

Gas Policy Act of1978 (N PA),2 as 

codified in 18 CFR 284.12 (c); and (3) 

Hinshaw 3 pipelines pro vi ing interstate 

services subject to the Co mission's 

NCA jurisdiction pursuan to blanket 

certificates issued under s ction 284.224 

of the Commission's regul tions, as also 

codified io 18 CFR 284.12 (c). All of the 

parties who filed commen s in response 

to the NOPR stated that th y support 

this course of action. The .nmmission 

found in the NOPR that th .se partit:ular 

reporting requirements ar largely 

duplicative with other rep . rting 

requirements. 

I. Background 

A. Current Reporting Req 'rements 

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

Commission's regulations equires 

interstate pipelines to file emi-annual 

storage reports at the end f each 

complete storage injection and 

withdrawal season. Scctio 284.126(c) 

requires similar semi-ann al reports by 

section 311 and Hinshaw ipelines 

providing interstate stora service. 

Pipelines must file these ports within 

30 days of the end of each omplete 

storage injection and with rawal 

season, and the 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 each cust mer injecting 

I. Backgrotmd ................ 0000 ........ . 

A. Current Reporting Regas into storage and/or with nwing gas from 2 ~torage (including, for interst te pipelino~. 

quirements oooooooo .......... oooooo oo 

D. NO! and NOPR oooooooo .... oooooo 

C. Comments to the OPR oooo 

D. Executive Orders 00000000000000 ' 

II. Discussion .... oooooooooooooooooo ....... 

III. Regulatory Requiremen ~ 0000 

A. Information Collection 

Statement ...... oooo ... oo ........... .. 

B. Environmental Analysis " 00 

C. Regulatory Flexibility Act 

D. Document Availability ...... E. Effective Date and Congressional Notification .. oo ... 

138 FERC 'il61.033 

Before Commissioners: Jon Wellinghoff, 

Chairman; Philip D. Moeller, John R. 

Norris, and Cheryl A. L:~Pleur. 

(Issued January 19, 2012) 

2 any aifili:~to rcllllionship), 

6 (2) the rate schedule (for in rslalc 

11 pipoli.nes) or docket number or intrastate 

12 pipelines) 8\lthorizing the sto age injection or 

14 withdrawal service, 

16 

• Storose Reporting Requireme of lr1torstatc 

16 and Intrastate Natural Go.~ Com nies, Notico of 

19 Proposed Rulemaking, 76 FR 587 1 (2011) F'EKC.: 

20 Slats. & Regs 'll 32.li711 (NOPR). 

21 215 u.s.c. 3372. 

J So~Uon l(c) of the NGA exerur ts from the 

24 Commission's NGA jurisdiction p peliues whi~b 

trausport gas in interstate corume e if (1) they 

receive ualural gns at or within th boundary of a 

slate. (2) all tho gas is consumP.d' ithin that state. and (3) the pipeline is regulated b a state 

Couunission. This exemption is r erred to as the 

Hinshaw exemption after the Con ssman who 

1. In this Final Rule, the Commission 

adopts the proposal in the Notice of 

Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) in this 

introduced the bill amending the GA to include 

§ l(c). See ANR Pipeline Co. v. Fe eral Energy Regulatory Comm'n, 71 F. 3d 897, 98 {1995) 

{briefly snnu11Mizing the history o the Hinshaw 

exernplion).