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note); Energy Policy Act of 2005, Pub. L. 

109–58, 119 Stat. 594 (2005). 

Sections 150.3, 150.15, 150.15a, 150.31, 

150.32 also issued under Atomic Energy Act 

secs. 11e(2), 81, 83, 84 (42 U.S.C. 2014e(2), 

2111, 2113, 2114). 

Section 150.14 also issued under Atomic 

Energy Act sec. 53 (42 U.S.C. 2073). 

Section 150.15 also issued under Nuclear 

Waste Policy Act secs. 135 (42 U.S.C. 10155, 

10161). 

Section 150.17a also issued under Atomic 

Energy Act sec. 122 (42 U.S.C. 2152). 

Section 150.30 also issued under Atomic 

Energy Act sec. 234 (42 U.S.C. 2282). 

§ 150.15 [Amended] 

■ 15. In § 150.15, remove paragraph 

(a)(9). 

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 23rd day 

of September, 2014. 

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. 

Annette L. Vietti-Cook, 

Secretary of the Commission. 

[FR Doc. 2014–23256 Filed 9–29–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7590–01–P 

NUCLEAR REGULATORY 

COMMISSION 

10 CFR Part 72 

[NRC–2013–0269] 

RIN 3150–AJ30 

List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage 

Casks: Transnuclear, Inc. NUHOMS®

HD Cask System, Certificate of 

Compliance No. 1030, Amendment 

No. 2 

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission. 

ACTION: Direct final rule; confirmation of 

effective date. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission (NRC) is confirming the 

effective date of October 14, 2014, for 

the direct final rule that was published 

in the Federal Register on July 31, 2014. 

This direct final rule amended the 

NRC’s spent fuel storage regulations by 

revising the Transnuclear, Inc. 

NUHOMS® HD Cask System listing 

within the ‘‘List of Approved Spent Fuel 

Storage Casks’’ to include Amendment 

No. 2 to Certificate of Compliance (CoC) 

No. 1030. 

DATES: Effective date: The effective date 

of October 14, 2014, for the direct final 

rule published July 31, 2014 (79 FR 

44264), is confirmed. 

ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID 

NRC–2013–0269 when contacting the 

NRC about the availability of 

information for this direct final rule. 

You may obtain publicly-available 

information related to this direct final 

rule by any of the following methods: 

• Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go 

to: http://www.regulations.gov and 

search for Docket ID NRC–2013–0269. 

Address questions about NRC dockets to 

Carol Gallagher; telephone: 301–287– 

3422; email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. 

For technical questions, contact the 

individual listed in the FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT section of this 

document. 

• NRC’s Agencywide Documents 

Access and Management System 

(ADAMS): You may obtain publiclyavailable documents online in the 

ADAMS Public Documents collection at 

http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/

adams.html. To begin the search, select 

‘‘ADAMS Public Documents’’ and then 

select ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS 

Search.’’ For problems with ADAMS, 

please contact the NRC’s Public 

Document Room (PDR) reference staff at 

1–800–397–4209, 301–415–4737, or by 

email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The 

ADAMS accession number for each 

document referenced in this document 

(if that document is available in 

ADAMS) is provided the first time that 

a document is referenced. 

• NRC’s PDR: You may examine and 

purchase copies of public documents at 

the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One 

White Flint North, 11555 Rockville 

Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Gregory Trussell, Office of Federal and 

State Materials and Environmental 

Management Programs, U.S. Nuclear 

Regulatory Commission, Washington, 

DC 20555–0001, telephone: 301–415– 

6445, email: Gregory.Trussell@nrc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July 

31, 2014 (79 FR 44264), the NRC 

published a direct final rule amending 

its regulations at § 72.214 of Title 10 of 

the Code of Federal Regulations by 

revising the Transnuclear, Inc. 

NUHOMS® HD Cask System listing 

within the ‘‘List of Approved Spent Fuel 

Storage Casks’’ to include Amendment 

No. 2 to CoC No. 1030. In the direct 

final rule, the NRC stated that if no 

significant adverse comments were 

received, the direct final rule would 

become effective on October 14, 2014. 

The NRC did not receive any comments 

on the direct final rule. Therefore, this 

direct final rule will become effective as 

scheduled. 

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 24th day 

of September, 2014. 

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. 

Cindy Bladey, 

Chief, Rules, Announcements, and Directives 

Branch, Division of Administrative Services, 

Office of Administration. 

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BILLING CODE 7590–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 135 

[Docket No. FAA–2010–0982] 

RIN 2120–AJ53 

Helicopter Air Ambulance, Commercial 

Helicopter, and Part 91 Helicopter 

Operations; Clarification 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule; clarification. 

SUMMARY: This document provides 

clarification of the intent of the 

Approach/Departure IFR Transitions 

regulation contained in the Helicopter 

Air Ambulance, Commercial Helicopter, 

and Part 91 Helicopter Operations final 

rule, published on February 22, 2014. 

After publication, the FAA received 

comments and questions from intended 

users and industry advocacy groups 

about the clarity of terms used in this 

regulation, specifically, regarding the 

use of published instrument approaches 

and departures and the visibility 

limitations and differences between the 

terms ‘‘proceed visually’’ and ‘‘proceed 

VFR’’. The FAA is clarifying the terms 

and intent of this regulation in order to 

increase situational awareness and 

enhance Helicopter Air Ambulance 

safety. This clarification is intended for 

Part 135 air carriers engaged in 

helicopter air ambulance operations, 

and Principal Inspectors with oversight 

responsibility for helicopter air 

ambulance operations. 

DATES: Effective September 30, 2014. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

technical questions, contact Andrew C. 

Pierce, Air Transportation Division, 

Flight Standards Service, Federal 

Aviation Administration; telephone 

(202) 267–8238; email andy.pierce@

faa.gov. For legal questions contact 

Nancy Sanchez, Regulations Division, 

Office of the Chief Counsel, Federal 

Aviation Administration; telephone 

(202) 267–3073; email nancy.sanchez@

faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 

February 21, 2014, the FAA published 

a final rule entitled, ‘‘Helicopter Air 


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Ambulance, Commercial Helicopter, 

and part 91 Helicopter Operations’’ (79 

FR 9932) (effective date delayed on 

April 21, 2014, at 79 FR 22012; final 

rule corrected at 79 FR 41125, July 15, 

2014). In that final rule, the FAA 

addressed helicopter air ambulance 

operations and all commercial 

helicopter operations conducted under 

part 135. The FAA also established new 

weather minimums for helicopters 

operating under part 91 in Class G 

airspace. In the February 21, 2014, final 

rule, the FAA, among other things, 

added § 135.613 to Title 14, Code of 

Federal Regulations. Section 135.613, 

Approach/departure IFR transitions, 

describes the required weather 

minimums to transition into and out of 

the IFR environment, aiding in the 

transition from the minimum descent 

altitude on an instrument approach 

procedure, to the point of intended 

landing. 

Background 

Copter Point-in-Space Instrument 

Approach Procedures with a final visual 

segment are designed to accommodate 

one of two types of visual transitions 

between the missed approach point 

(MAP) and the intended point of 

landing. The approach procedure may 

depict a visual transition noted as 

‘‘proceed visually’’ or a visual transition 

noted as ‘‘proceed VFR’’. ‘‘Proceed 

visually’’ transition segments are 

designed with relatively short distances 

between the MAP and the intended 

landing site and are considered a 

continuation of the IFR procedure. 

‘‘Proceed VFR’’ transition segments 

span longer distances and/or require 

turns from the final approach course 

toward a landing facility and therefore 

require commensurately greater ceilings 

and visibilities as defined within 14 

CFR 135.613. The same may be said 

about departures from landing facilities 

to enter the IFR flight environment. 

Obstacle Departure Procedures (ODP) 

may provide takeoff minimum weather 

conditions for IFR departures from the 

landing site. Other landing facility 

departures that do not have published 

takeoff minimums on an ODP must 

observe higher ceiling and visibility 

minimums in accordance with 14 CFR 

135.613. 

Discussion 

The FAA received a summary of 

comments and input from associations 

and various operators in the helicopter 

air ambulance industry on the 

Helicopter Air Ambulance, Commercial 

Helicopter, and Part 91 Helicopter 

Operations final rule. The summary 

paper was prepared by Helicopter 

Association International (HAI), 

American Medical Operators 

Association (AMOA) and the 

Association of Air Medical Services 

(AAMS). The various operators stated 

that the title of 135.613 is misleading 

and will cause confusion. The 

commenters explained that the title of 

the regulation references IFR transitions 

when it should be referencing VFR 

transitions. 

The FAA clarifies that the regulation 

addresses IFR clearances and visual or 

VFR transitions into or out of the IFR 

flight environment, thus the regulation 

correctly characterizes the transitions as 

elements of the IFR environment. 

Multiple industry commenters also 

voiced concerns regarding technical 

differences between the terms ‘‘proceed 

visually’’ and ‘‘proceed VFR’’ as applied 

to transitions for instrument approaches 

and instrument departures. The 

following provides further explanation 

to assist industry in understanding what 

the difference is between the two terms. 

Copter Point-in-Space approaches 

provide an instrument descent along a 

predetermined course to safely allow 

IFR helicopter traffic to descend to a 

minimum descent altitude (MDA) prior 

to or upon arriving at MAP. At the MAP, 

the pilot must assess whether or not the 

flight can safely and legally proceed to 

the destination in the meteorological 

conditions present. Continuation of the 

flight beyond the MAP must be 

accomplished via a visual transition 

segment in accordance with the design 

of the Instrument Approach Procedure 

(IAP). 

There are two types of visual 

transition segments associated with 

continued flight beyond the MAP to one 

or more nearby landing facilities 

clustered around the MAP. The 

published approach procedure will 

indicate either ‘‘proceed visually’’ or 

‘‘proceed VFR’’ along this transition 

segment. The presence of obstructions 

and terrain, combined with the distance 

between the MAP and the landing 

facility, determine the type of transition 

and the visibility required to legally and 

safely make the transition from the MAP 

to the destination. 

If a published approach depicts a 

‘‘proceed visually’’ segment, that 

segment is conducted on a clearance 

under IFR and is not the subject of 

discussion under § 135.613. This case is 

analogous to the visual transition from 

a MAP to a runway on an IFR approach, 

which is conducted visually. In the case 

of the ‘‘proceed visually’’ transition, the 

minimum required visibility will be 

indicated on the published procedure. 

Generally, this means the pilot should 

be able to see the destination heliport 

from the MAP. The minimum distance 

between the MAP and a destination 

landing facility for a ‘‘proceed visually’’ 

transition is 0.65 nautical miles. This 

minimum segment distance is intended 

to facilitate avoidance of adverse 

consequences of combined high descent 

rates and deceleration rates. The 

minimum visibility for the ‘‘proceed 

visually’’ transition segment is 3⁄4

nautical mile, so that the pilot should 

always be able to visually acquire the 

point of intended landing before 

beginning the visual segment of the 

instrument approach. The required 

visibility is commensurately greater for 

‘‘proceed visually’’ transition segments 

that are longer than 0.65 nautical miles. 

If a published approach depicts a 

‘‘proceed VFR’’ segment, the visual 

segment must be conducted under VFR. 

14 CFR 135.613 pertains to the ‘‘proceed 

VFR’’ transition when depicted on the 

published approach. If the distance 

between the MAP and the landing 

facility is less than or equal to one 

nautical mile, § 135.613(a)(1) sets the 

minimum visibility to 1 statute mile. If 

the distance between the MAP and the 

intended landing site is between one 

nautical mile and three nautical miles, 

§ 135.613(a)(2) sets the day ceiling and 

visibility requirements to 600′ and 2 

nautical miles, and sets the night ceiling 

and visibility requirements to 600′ and 

3 nautical miles. If the distance between 

the MAP and the intended landing site 

is greater than three nautical miles, 

§ 135.613(a)(3) requires the ceiling and 

visibility to meet either the helicopter 

air ambulance Class G VFR weather 

minimums shown in Table 1 of 

§ 135.609, or, if within Class B, C, D, or 

E airspace, to meet the weather 

minimums referenced in § 135.205. 

With respect to instrument 

departures, § 135.613(b) addresses only 

VFR to IFR transitions, not departures 

conducted under an IFR clearance with 

takeoff minimums published on an 

ODP. If a departing flight obtains an IFR 

clearance valid from lift off and weather 

meets or exceeds the published ODP 

takeoff minimums, the pilot can 

‘‘proceed visually’’ under the IFR 

clearance to the Initial Departure Fix 

(IDF). In this case, there is no VFR 

segment, the published takeoff weather 

requirements are in effect, and 

§ 135.613(b) does not apply. 

If, however, the departing flight must 

lift off VFR and ‘‘proceed VFR’’ via an 

ODP to a point where an IFR clearance 

becomes effective or to a point where 

the IFR clearance may be obtained on 

the way to the IDF, § 135.613(b)(1) 

applies. This requires a minimum 

visibility of 1 nautical mile prior to lift 

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mile away from the point of lift off. If 

the departure involves a VFR to IFR 

transition and does not meet the 

requirements of § 135.613(b)(1), (there is 

no ODP, and/or the IDF is more than 1 

nautical mile from the point of lift off), 

the VFR weather minimums required by 

the class of airspace apply. If the flight 

is within Class G airspace, refer to 

§ 135.609; if it is within Class B, C, D, 

or E airspace, refer to § 135.205. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on September 

24, 2014. 

Michael J. Zenkovich, 

Deputy Director, Flight Standards Service. 

[FR Doc. 2014–23250 Filed 9–29–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE 

COMMISSION 

17 CFR Parts 229, 230, 232, 239, 240, 

243, and 249 

[Release Nos. 33–9638; 34–72982; File No. 

S7–08–10] 

RIN 3235–AK37 

Asset-Backed Securities Disclosure 

and Registration 

Correction 

In rule document 2014–21375 

appearing on pages 57184 through 

57346 in the issue of Wednesday, 

September 24, 2014, make the following 

corrections: 

§ 229.601 (Item 601) Exhibits [Corrected] 

■ 1. On page 57312, in ‘‘Exhibit Table’’, 

in column‘‘10–Q’’, the entry 

corresponding with number ‘‘(31)’’ 

should read ‘‘X’’. 

Appendix to § 229.1125—Schedule AL 

[Corrected] 

■ 2. On page 57328, in column three, on 

lines 29–33, the entry for paragraph 

‘‘(b)’’ should read ‘‘If the asset pool 

includes asset-backed securities issued 

after November 23, 2016, provide the 

asset-level information specified in 

§ 229.1111(h) for the assets backing each 

security in the asset pool.’’ 

[FR Doc. C1–2014–21375 Filed 9–29–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 1505–01–D 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade 

Bureau 

27 CFR Part 25 

[Docket No. TTB–2012–0006; T.D. TTB–123; 

Re: Notice No. 131 and T.D. TTB–109] 

RIN 1513–AB94 

Small Brewers Bond Reduction and 

Requirement To File Tax Returns, 

Remit Tax Payments and Submit 

Reports Quarterly 

AGENCY: Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and 

Trade Bureau, Treasury. 

ACTION: Final rule; Treasury decision. 

SUMMARY: The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax 

and Trade Bureau (TTB) is adopting as 

a permanent regulatory change a flat 

$1,000 penal sum for the brewer’s bond 

for brewers whose excise tax liability is 

reasonably expected to be not more than 

$50,000 in a given calendar year and 

who were liable for not more than 

$50,000 in such taxes in the preceding 

calendar year. TTB originally set forth 

this change in a temporary rule issued 

on December 7, 2012. In addition, TTB 

is adopting as a final rule its proposal, 

also issued on December 7, 2012, to 

require small brewers to file Federal 

excise tax returns, pay tax, and submit 

reports of operations quarterly. TTB 

expects these amendments to reduce the 

regulatory burdens on such brewers, 

reduce their administrative costs, and 

create administrative efficiencies for 

TTB. 

DATES: This final rule is effective on 

January 1, 2015. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Ramona Hupp, Regulations and Rulings 

Division, Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and 

Trade Bureau, 1310 G Street NW., Box 

12, Washington, DC 20005; telephone 

202–453–1039, ext. 110, or email 

BeerRegs@ttb.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

TTB Authority 

Chapter 51 of the Internal Revenue 

Code of 1986 (IRC) pertains to the 

taxation of distilled spirits, wines, and 

beer (see title 26 of the United States 

Code (U.S.C.), chapter 51 (26 U.S.C. 

chapter 51)). With regard to beer, IRC 

section 5051 (26 U.S.C. 5051) imposes a 

Federal excise tax on all beer brewed or 

produced, and removed for 

consumption or sale, within the United 

States, or imported into the United 

States. The rate of the Federal excise tax 

on beer is $18 for every barrel 

containing not more than 31 gallons, 

and a like rate for any other quantity or 

for fractional parts of a barrel, with an 

exception that the rate of tax is $7 a 

barrel for the first 60,000 barrels of beer 

for a domestic brewer that does not 

produce more than 2 million barrels of 

beer in a calendar year. Section 5054 (26 

U.S.C. 5054) provides that, in general, 

the tax imposed on beer under section 

5051 shall be determined at the time the 

beer is removed for consumption or 

sale, and shall be paid by the brewer in 

accordance with section 5061 (26 U.S.C. 

5061). 

Section 5061 pertains to the time and 

method for submitting tax returns and 

payment of the applicable excise taxes. 

Section 5061 states that Federal excise 

taxes on distilled spirits, wines, and 

beer shall be collected on the basis of a 

return, and that the Secretary of the 

Treasury (the Secretary) shall, by 

regulation, prescribe the period or event 

for which such return shall be filed. 

Section 5061(d)(1) generally requires 

that the excise taxes owed on alcohol 

beverages, including beer, withdrawn 

under bond be paid no later than the 

14th day after the last day of the 

semimonthly period during which the 

withdrawal occurs. Under a special rule, 

September has three return periods 

(section 5061(d)(5)), resulting in a total 

of 25 returns due each year. Section 

5061(d)(4) provides an exception to the 

semimonthly rule for taxpayers who 

reasonably expect to be liable for not 

more than $50,000 in alcohol excise 

taxes in a calendar year and who were 

liable for not more than $50,000 in the 

preceding calendar year. Under this 

provision, such taxpayers may pay the 

excise taxes on alcohol beverages 

withdrawn under bond on a quarterly 

basis. 

Section 5401(b) (26 U.S.C. 5401(b)) 

provides that all brewers shall obtain a 

bond to insure the payment of any taxes 

owed. The amount of such bond shall be 

‘‘in such reasonable penal sum’’ as 

prescribed by the Secretary in 

regulations ‘‘as necessary to protect and 

insure collection of the revenue.’’ 

Section 5415 of the IRC (26 U.S.C. 

5415) requires brewers to keep records 

and to make true and accurate ‘‘returns’’ 

of their brewing and associated 

operations at the times and for such 

periods as the Secretary prescribes by 

regulation. The implementing 

regulations refer to these ‘‘returns’’ as 

‘‘reports’’ of operations. 

The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and 

Trade Bureau (TTB) administers chapter 

51 of the IRC and its implementing 

regulations pursuant to section 1111(d) 

of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, 

codified at 6 U.S.C. 531(d). The 


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