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reduce, eliminate, or prevent 

unnecessary differences in regulatory 

requirements. The FAA has analyzed 

this action under the policies and 

agency responsibilities of Executive 

Order 13609, and has determined that 

this action would have no effect on 

international regulatory cooperation. 

V. How To Obtain Additional 

Information 

A. Rulemaking Documents 

An electronic copy of a rulemaking 

document may be obtained by using the 

Internet— 

1. Search the Federal Document 

Management System (FDMS) Portal 

(http://www.regulations.gov); 

2. Visit the FAA’s Regulations and 

Policies Web page: http://www.faa.gov/ 

regulations_policies/; or 

3. Access the Government Printing 

Office’s Web page: http://www.gpo.gov/ 

fdsys/. 

Copies may also be obtained by 

sending a request (identified by notice, 

amendment, or docket number of this 

rulemaking) to the Federal Aviation 

Administration, Office of Rulemaking, 

ARM–1, 800 Independence Avenue 

SW., Washington, DC 20591, or by 

calling (202) 267–9680. 

B. Small Business Regulatory 

Enforcement Fairness Act 

The Small Business Regulatory 

Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996 

(SBREFA) (Public Law 104–121) (set 

forth as a note to 5 U.S.C. 601), as 

amended, requires FAA to comply with 

small entity requests for information or 

advice about compliance with statutes 

and regulations within its jurisdiction. 

A small entity with questions regarding 

this document may contact its local 

FAA official, or the person listed under 

the ‘‘For Further Information Contact’’ 

section at the beginning of the preamble. 

You can find out more about SBREFA 

on the Internet at: http://www.faa.gov/

regulations_policies/rulemaking/sbre_

act/. 

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 91 

Air traffic control, Aircraft, Airmen, 

Airports, Aviation safety, Freight, Syria. 

The Amendment 

In consideration of the foregoing, the 

Federal Aviation Administration 

amends chapter I of Title 14, Code of 

Federal Regulations, as follows: 

PART 91—GENERAL OPERATING AND 

FLIGHT RULES 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 91 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g), 1155, 

40101, 40103, 40105, 40113, 40120, 44101, 

44111, 44701, 44704, 44709, 44711, 44712, 

44715, 44716, 44717, 44722, 46306, 46315, 

46316, 46504, 46506–46507, 47122, 47508, 

47528–47531, 47534, articles 12 and 29 of the 

Convention on International Civil Aviation 

(61 Stat. 1180), (126 Stat. 11). 

■ 2. In part 91, Subpart M, add new 

§ 91.1609, to read as follows: 

§ 91.1609 Special Federal Aviation 

Regulation No. 114—Prohibition Against 

Certain Flights in the Damascus (OSTT) 

Flight Information Region (FIR). 

(a) Applicability. This rule applies to 

the following persons: 

(1) All U.S. air carriers and U.S. 

commercial operators; 

(2) All persons exercising the 

privileges of an airman certificate issued 

by the FAA, except such persons 

operating U.S.-registered aircraft for a 

foreign air carrier; and 

(3) All operators of aircraft registered 

in the United States, except where the 

operator of such aircraft is a foreign air 

carrier. 

(b) Flight prohibition. No person may 

conduct flight operations in the 

Damascus (OSTT) Flight Information 

Region (FIR), except as provided in 

paragraphs (c) and (d) of this section. 

(c) Permitted operations. This section 

does not prohibit persons described in 

paragraph (a) of this section from 

conducting flight operations in the 

Damascus (OSTT) FIR, provided that 

such flight operations are conducted 

under a contract, grant, or cooperative 

agreement with a department, agency, or 

instrumentality of the U.S. government 

(or under a subcontract between the 

prime contractor of the department, 

agency, or instrumentality, and the 

person described in paragraph (a)), with 

FAA approval, or under an exemption 

issued by the FAA. The FAA will 

process requests for approval or 

exemption in a timely manner, with the 

order of preference being: first, for those 

operations in support of U.S. 

government-sponsored activities; 

second, for those operations in support 

of government-sponsored activities of a 

foreign country with the support of a 

U.S. government department, agency, or 

instrumentality; and third, for all other 

operations. 

(d) Emergency situations. In an 

emergency that requires immediate 

decision and action for the safety of the 

flight, the pilot in command of an 

aircraft may deviate from this section to 

the extent required by that emergency. 

Except for U.S. air carriers and 

commercial operators that are subject to 

the requirements of parts 119, 121, 125, 

or 135 of this chapter, each person who 

deviates from this section must, within 

ten (10) days of the deviation, excluding 

Saturdays, Sundays, and Federal 

holidays, submit to the nearest FAA 

Flight Standards District Office (FSDO) 

a complete report of the operations of 

the aircraft involved in the deviation, 

including a description of the deviation 

and the reasons for it. 

(e) Expiration. This SFAR will remain 

in effect until December 30, 2016. The 

FAA may amend, rescind, or extend this 

SFAR No. 114, § 91.1609, as necessary. 

Issued under authority provided by 49 

U.S.C. 106(f), 40101(d)(1), 40105(b)(1)(A), 

and 44701(a)(5), in Washington, DC, on 

December 19, 2014. 

Michael P. Huerta, 

Administrator. 

[FR Doc. 2014–30377 Filed 12–29–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

33 CFR Part 117 

[Docket No. USCG–2014–1036] 

Drawbridge Operation Regulation; 

Northeast Cape Fear River, 

Wilmington, NC 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice of temporary deviation 

from drawbridge regulation. 

SUMMARY: The Coast Guard has issued a 

temporary deviation from the operating 

schedule that governs the Isabel S. 

Holmes Bridge, mile 1.0, across the 

Northeast Cape Fear River, at 

Wilmington, NC. The deviation restricts 

the operation of the draw span to 

facilitate mechanical repairs to the main 

breaker of the bridge. 

DATES: This deviation is effective from 

8 a.m. on February 9, 2015 to 8 p.m. on 

February 10, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: The docket for this 

deviation, [USCG–2014–1036] is 

available at http://www.regulations.gov. 

Type the docket number in the 

‘‘SEARCH’’ box and click ‘‘SEARCH.’’ 

Click on the Open Docket Folder on the 

line associated with this deviation. You 

may also visit the Docket Management 

Facility (in Room W12–140 on the 

ground floor of the Department of 

Transportation West Building, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, 

DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., 

Monday through Friday, except Federal 

holidays. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If 

you have questions on this rule, call or 


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email Mrs. Kashanda L. Booker, Bridge 

Management Specialist, Fifth District, 

Coast Guard, telephone 757–398–6227, 

email Kashanda.L.Booker@uscg.mil. If 

you have questions on viewing the 

docket, call Cheryl Collins, Program 

Manager, Docket Operations, telephone 

202–366–9826. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The North 

Carolina Department of Transportation, 

who owns and operates this double-leaf 

bascule bridge, has requested a 

temporary deviation from the current 

operating regulations set out in 33 CFR 

117.829(a), to facilitate mechanical 

repair to the main breaker of the bridge. 

The removal and replacement of this 

breaker will involve removing power 

completely from the bridge to ensure a 

safe working condition. 

In the closed position to vessels, the 

Isabel S. Holmes Bridge has a vertical 

clearance of 42 feet above mean high 

water. Under this temporary deviation, 

the drawbridge will be closed to vessels 

requiring an opening from 8 a.m. on 

February 9, 2015 until 8 p.m. on 

February 10, 2015. 

Vessels that can pass under the 

drawbridge without an opening may do 

so at all times. There are no alternate 

routes for vessels transiting this section 

of the Northeast Cape Fear River. The 

drawbridge will be unable to open in 

the event of an emergency. The Coast 

Guard will also inform the users of the 

waterways through Local and Broadcast 

Notices to Mariners of the change in 

operating schedule for the bridge so that 

vessels can arrange their transits to 

minimize any impact caused by the 

temporary deviation. 

In accordance with 33 CFR 117.35(e), 

the drawbridge must return to its regular 

operating schedule immediately at the 

end of the effective period of this 

temporary deviation. This deviation 

from the operating regulations is 

authorized under 33 CFR 117.35. 

Dated: December 16, 2014. 

James. L. Rousseau, 

Bridge Program Manager, Fifth Coast Guard 

District. 

[FR Doc. 2014–30449 Filed 12–29–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9110–04–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

33 CFR Part 117 

[Docket No. USCG–2014–0952] 

Drawbridge Operation Regulation; 

Victoria Barge Canal, Bloomington, 

Texas 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice of temporary deviation 

from regulations; request for comments. 

SUMMARY: The Coast Guard has issued a 

temporary deviation from the method of 

operation for the Victoria Barge Canal 

Railroad Bridge across the Victoria 

Barge Canal, mile 29.4 at Bloomington, 

Victoria County, Texas. The bridge will 

continue to open on signal. The bridge 

owner, the Victoria County Navigation 

District, in conjunction with the Union 

Pacific Railroad (UPRR), the operator of 

the bridge, requested permission to 

remotely operate the bridge. This 

deviation tests a remote operating 

system as the method for opening the 

bridge under the existing operating 

schedule to determine whether a 

permanent change to remote operations 

can be approved. 

DATES: This deviation is effective from 

midnight on December 30, 2014 through 

midnight on June 29, 2015. 

Comments and related material must 

be received by the Coast Guard on 

March 2, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

identified by docket number USCG– 

2014–0952 using any one of the 

following methods: 

(1) Federal eRulemaking Portal: 

http://www.regulations.gov. 

(2) Fax: 202–493–2251. 

(3) Mail or Delivery: Docket 

Management Facility (M–30), U.S. 

Department of Transportation, West 

Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 

1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., 

Washington, DC 20590–0001. Deliveries 

accepted between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., 

Monday through Friday, except Federal 

holidays. The telephone number is 202– 

366–9329. 

See the ‘‘Public Participation and 

Request for Comments’’ portion of the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section 

below for instructions on submitting 

comments. To avoid duplication, please 

use only one of these three methods. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If 

you have questions on this test 

deviation, call or email the Coast Guard; 

Mr. David M. Frank, telephone 504– 

671–2128, email david.m.frank@

uscg.mil. If you have questions on 

viewing or submitting material to the 

docket, call Cheryl Collins, Program 

Manager, Docket Operations, telephone 

202–366–9826. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

A. Public Participation and Request for 

Comments 

We encourage you to participate in 

this rulemaking by submitting 

comments and related materials. All 

comments received will be posted, 

without change, to http://

www.regulations.gov and will include 

any personal information you have 

provided. 

1. Submitting Comments 

If you submit a comment, please 

include the docket number for this 

rulemaking (USCG–2014–0952), 

indicate the specific section of this 

document to which each comment 

applies, and provide a reason for each 

suggestion or recommendation. You 

may submit your comments and 

material online (http://

www.regulations.gov), or by fax, mail or 

hand delivery, but please use only one 

of these means. If you submit a 

comment online via http://

www.regulations.gov, it will be 

considered received by the Coast Guard 

when you successfully transmit the 

comment. If you fax, hand deliver, or 

mail your comment, it will be 

considered as having been received by 

the Coast Guard when it is received at 

the Docket Management Facility. We 

recommend that you include your name 

and a mailing address, an email address, 

or a phone number in the body of your 

document so that we can contact you if 

we have questions regarding your 

submission. 

To submit your comment online, type 

the docket number [USCG–2014–0952] 

in the ‘‘SEARCH’’ box and click 

‘‘SEARCH.’’ Click on ‘‘Submit a 

Comment’’ on the line associated with 

this rulemaking. If you submit your 

comments by mail or hand delivery, 

submit them in an unbound format, no 

larger than 81⁄2 by 11 inches, suitable for 

copying and electronic filing. If you 

submit them by mail and would like to 

know that they reached the Facility, 

please enclose a stamped, self-addressed 

postcard or envelope. We will consider 

all comments and material received 

during the comment period and may 

change the rule based on your 

comments. 

2. Viewing Comments and Documents 

To view comments, as well as 

documents mentioned in this preamble 

as being available in the docket, go to 


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