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backstop requirement as a result of a 

failure to complete the accelerated 

rulemaking in accordance with the 

statute, the requirement to collect and 

model data for the applicable type of 

lamp shall continue for two years after 

the compliance date of the backstop 

requirement. (42 U.S.C. 6295(l)(4)(I)(i) 

and (ii)) 

C. Three-Way Incandescent Lamps 

For 3-way incandescent lamps, the 

exponential growth forecast projected 

the benchmark unit sales estimate for 

2015 to be 48,603,000 units. The NEMAprovided shipment data reported 

shipments of 32,665,000 units in 2015. 

As this finding is only 67.2 percent of 

the estimate, DOE will continue to track 

3-way incandescent lamp sales data and 

will not initiate regulatory action for 

this lamp type at this time. 

D. 2,601–3,300 Lumen General Service 

Incandescent Lamps 

For 2,601–3,300 lumen general 

service incandescent lamps, the 

exponential growth forecast projected 

the benchmark unit sales estimate for 

2015 to be 34,175,000 units. The NEMAprovided shipment data reported 

shipments of 4,049,000 units in 2015. 

As this finding is 11.8 percent of the 

estimate, DOE will continue to track 

2,601–3,300 lumen general service 

incandescent lamp sales data and will 

not initiate regulatory action for this 

lamp type at this time. 

E. Shatter-Resistant Lamps 

For shatter-resistant lamps, the 

exponential growth forecast projected 

the benchmark unit sales estimate for 

2015 to be 1,675,000 units. The NEMAprovided shipment data reported 

shipments of 689,000 units in 2015. As 

this finding is only 41.1 percent of the 

estimate, DOE will continue to track 

shatter-resistant lamp sales data and 

will not initiate regulatory action for 

this lamp type at this time. 

V. Conclusion 

The shipments for rough service 

lamps, 3-way incandescent lamps, 

2,601–3,300 lumen general service 

incandescent lamps, and shatterresistant lamps did not cross the 

statutory threshold for a standard. DOE 

will continue to monitor these four 

currently exempted lamp types and will 

assess 2016 sales by March 31, 2017, in 

order to determine whether an energy 

conservation standards rulemaking is 

required, consistent with 42 U.S.C. 

6295(l)(4)(D) through (H). The actual 

unit sales for vibration service lamps are 

272.5 of the benchmark unit sales 

estimate. Therefore, DOE will begin an 

accelerated energy conservation 

standard rulemaking for vibration 

service lamps that must be completed 

by December 31, 2016. 

VI. Review Under the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 

DOE has determined that this 

proposed action falls into a class of 

actions that are categorically excluded 

from review under the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 

U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and DOE’s 

implementing regulations at 10 CFR part 

1021. Specifically, this proposed action 

would find that for vibration service 

lamps energy conservation standards 

would be appropriate. However, this 

proposed action would not establish 

energy conservation standards at this 

time, and, therefore, would not result in 

any environmental impacts. Thus, this 

action is covered by Categorical 

Exclusion A6 ‘‘Procedural rulemakings’’ 

under 10 CFR part 1021, subpart D. 

Accordingly, neither an environmental 

assessment nor an environmental 

impact statement is required. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on March 28, 

2016. 

Kathleen B. Hogan, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy 

Efficiency, Energy Efficiency and Renewable 

Energy. 

[FR Doc. 2016–07873 Filed 4–6–16; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 23 

[Docket No. FAA–2015–1621] 

Revision of Airworthiness Standards 

for Normal, Utility, Acrobatic, and 

Commuter Category Airplanes; Notice 

of Public Meeting 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: The FAA announces public 

meeting on its proposal to revise Part 23 

Airworthiness Standards for Normal, 

Utility, Acrobatic, and Commuter 

Category Airplanes. The purpose of the 

public meeting is for the FAA to explain 

and answer questions concerning the 

language related to its Notice of 

Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) (81 FR 

13452, March 14, 2016). 

DATES: The public meetings will be held 

on the following dates: (Note that the 

meetings may be adjourned early if the 

agenda is completed in less time than is 

scheduled for the meetings.) 

• May 3, 2016 from 8:00 a.m. until no 

later than 5:00 p.m. 

• May 4, 2016 from 8:00 a.m. until no 

later than 5:00 p.m. 

The NPRM written comment period 

will close on May 13, 2016. 

ADDRESSES: The May 3 and 4, 2016, 

public meeting will be held at the 

Georgia International Convention 

Center, 2000 Convention Center 

Concourse, College Park, GA 30294. 

Written comments (identified by 

docket number FAA–2015–1621) may 

be submitted using any of the following 

methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov and follow 

the instructions for sending comments 

electronically. 

• Mail: Send comments to Docket 

Operations, M–30, U.S. Department of 

Transportation, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE., West Building Ground 

Floor, Room W12–140, Washington, DC 

20590. 

• Fax: Fax comments to Docket 

Operations at 202–493–2251. 

• Hand Delivery: 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. 

Written comments to the docket will 

receive the same consideration as 

statements made at the public meeting. 

For more information on the rulemaking 

process, see the SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION section of this document. 

Privacy: The FAA will post all 

comments it receives, without change, 

to http://www.regulations.gov, including 

any personal information provided by 

the commenter. Using the search 

function of the FAA’s docket Web site, 

anyone can find and read the comments 

received into any of the agency’s 

dockets, 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 may be 

reviewed in the Federal Register 

published on April 11, 2000 (65 FR 

19476) or at http://DocketsInfo.dot.gov. 

Docket: Background documents or 

comments received may be read at 

http://www.regulations.gov at any time 

or in 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: Mr. 

Lowell Foster, Small Airplane 

Directorate, ACE–111, Federal Aviation 

Administration, 901 Locust Street, 


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1https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/

house-bill/1848/text. 

Kansas City, MO 64106; telephone (816) 

329–4125, facsimile (816) 329–4090. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On March 14, 2016, the FAA 

published a Notice of Proposed 

Rulemaking (NPRM) titled ‘‘Revision of 

Airworthiness Standards for Normal, 

Utility, Acrobatic, and Commuter 

Category Airplanes’’. The FAA proposes 

in this NPRM to amend its 

airworthiness standards for normal, 

utility, acrobatic, and commuter 

category airplanes by removing current 

prescriptive design requirements and 

replacing them with performance-based 

airworthiness standards. The proposed 

standards would also replace the 

current weight and propulsion divisions 

in part 23 with performance- and riskbased divisions for airplanes with a 

maximum seating capacity of 19 

passengers or less and a maximum 

takeoff weight of 19,000 pounds or less. 

The proposed airworthiness standards 

are based on, and would maintain, the 

level of safety of the current part 23. 

Finally, the FAA proposes to adopt 

additional airworthiness standards to 

address certification for flight in icing 

conditions, enhanced stall 

characteristics, and minimum control 

speed to prevent departure from 

controlled flight for multiengine 

airplanes. The NPRM addresses the 

Congressional mandate set forth in the 

Small Airplane Revitalization Act of 

2013 1 (Pub. L. 113–53, 49 U.S.C. 44704 

note). 

Purpose of the Public Meetings 

The purpose of the public meetings is 

for the FAA to discuss the NPRM, hear 

the public’s questions, address any 

confusion, and obtain information 

relevant to the final rule under 

consideration. The FAA will consider 

comments made at the public meetings 

before making a final decision on 

issuance of the final rule. 

Public Meeting Procedures 

A panel of representatives from the 

FAA will be present. An FAA 

representative will facilitate the 

meetings in accordance with the 

following procedures: 

(1) There will be no admission fees or 

other charges to attend or to participate 

in the public meetings. The meetings 

will be open to all persons, subject to 

availability of space in the meeting 

room. The FAA will make every effort 

to accommodate all persons wishing to 

attend. The FAA asks that participants 

sign in between 7:00–8:00 a.m. on the 

day of the meeting being attended. The 

meetings may adjourn early if the 

agenda items are completed in less time 

than is scheduled for the meetings. 

(2) The meetings will be recorded by 

a court reporter. A transcript of the 

meetings and all material accepted by 

the panel during the meetings will be 

included in the public docket, unless 

protected from disclosure. Each person 

interested in purchasing a copy of a 

transcript should contact the court 

reporter directly. Information on how to 

purchase a transcript will be available at 

the meetings. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on April 1, 

2016. 

James M. Crotty, 

Acting Director, Office of Rulemaking. 

[FR Doc. 2016–07943 Filed 4–6–16; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Office of the Secretary 

14 CFR Part 382 

[Docket No. DOT–OST–2015–0246] 

RIN 2105–AE12 

Nondiscrimination on the Basis of 

Disability in Air Travel; Establishment 

of a Negotiated Rulemaking Committee 

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, 

Department of Transportation. 

ACTION: Notice of intent to establish the 

Accessible Air Transportation (ACCESS) 

Advisory Committee; Solicitation of 

applications and nominations for 

membership. 

SUMMARY: The Department of 

Transportation (‘‘Department,’’ ‘‘DOT,’’ 

or ‘‘we’’) announces its intent to 

establish a negotiated rulemaking (Reg– 

Neg) committee to negotiate and 

develop proposed amendments to the 

Department’s disability regulation on 

three issues: Whether to require 

accessible inflight entertainment (IFE) 

and strengthen accessibility 

requirements for other in-flight 

communications; whether to require an 

accessible lavatory on new single-aisle 

aircraft over a certain size; and whether 

to amend the definition of ‘‘service 

animals’’ that may accompany 

passengers with a disability on a flight. 

The committee will include 

representatives of organizations or 

groups with interests that are affected 

significantly by the subject matter of the 

proposed regulation. 

The Department anticipates that the 

interested parties may include disability 

advocacy organizations, airlines, 

airports, and aircraft manufacturers. The 

Department seeks comment on the 

establishment of the Accessible Air 

Transportation (ACCESS) Advisory 

Committee, the issues to be addressed, 

and the proposed list of stakeholder 

types to be represented on the 

Committee. We also invite nominations 

or applications for membership on the 

ACCESS Advisory Committee. To the 

extent it can do so consistent with the 

goal of ensuring effective representation 

and necessary expertise, the Department 

will select individuals who reflect the 

diversity among the organizations or 

groups represented. 

DATES: Comments and nominations for 

Committee membership must be 

received on or before April 21, 2016. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

using any one of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Mail: Docket Management Facility 

(M–30), U.S. Department of 

Transportation, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE., West Building, Ground 

Floor, Room W12–140, Washington, DC 

20590–0001. 

• Hand Delivery or Courier: West 

Building, Ground Floor, Room W12– 

140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., 

Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 

p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays. 

• Fax: 202 493–2251. To avoid 

duplication, please use only one of 

these four methods. See the ‘‘Submitting 

Comments’’ portion of the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for 

instructions on submitting comments. In 

all cases, please identify your comment 

with docket number DOT–OST–2015– 

0246. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If 

you have questions about the regulatory 

negotiation, you may contact Livaughn 

Chapman or Blane A. Workie, Office of 

the Aviation Enforcement and 

Proceedings, U.S. Department of 

Transportation, by email at 

livaughn.chapman@dot.gov or 

blane.workie@dot.gov or by telephone at 

202–366–9342. To obtain a copy of this 

notice of intent in an accessible format, 

you may also contact Livaughn 

Chapman. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Submitting Comments 

If you submit a comment, please 

include the docket number for this 

notice of intent (DOT–OST–2015–0246), 

indicate the specific section of this 

document to which each comment 

applies, and provide a reason for each 


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