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Issued in Kansas City, Missouri, on August 

29, 2017. 

Melvin Johnson, 

Deputy Director, Policy and Innovation 

Division, Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2017–18908 Filed 9–8–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2017–0439; Product 

Identifier 2017–CE–010–AD; Amendment 

39–19021; AD 2017–18–12] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; B/E 

Aerospace Protective Breathing 

Equipment Part Number 119003–11 

and Part Number 119003–21 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: We are superseding 

Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2016–11– 

20 for certain B/E Aerospace protective 

breathing equipment (PBE) that is 

installed on airplanes. AD 2016–11–20 

required replacing part number (P/N) 

119003–11 PBE units. Since we issued 

AD 2016–11–20, we received a report 

that PBE units, P/N 119003–21, within 

a certain serial number range are made 

with candle tube material determined to 

have a low yield strength and may be 

volatile upon use or disposal. This AD 

retains the actions required in AD 2016– 

11–20 and requires inspecting and 

replacing P/N 119003–11 and 119003– 

21 PBE units. We are issuing this AD to 

address the unsafe condition on these 

products. 

DATES: This AD is effective October 16, 

2017. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of a certain publication listed in this AD 

as of October 16, 2017. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of certain other publication listed in this 

AD as of July 15, 2016 (81 FR 37492, 

June 10, 2016). 

ADDRESSES: For service information 

identified in this final rule, contact B/ 

E Aerospace, Inc., Commercial Aircraft 

Products Group, 10800 Pflumm Road, 

Lenexa, Kansas 66215; phone: (913) 

338–9800; fax: (913) 338–8419; Internet: 

www.beaerospace.com. You may view 

this service information at the FAA, 

Policy and Innovation Division, 901 

Locust, Kansas City, Missouri 64106. 

For information on the availability of 

this material at the FAA, call (816) 329– 

4148. It is also available on the internet 

at http://www.regulations.gov by 

searching for and locating Docket No. 

FAA–2017–0439. 

Examining the AD Docket 

You may examine the AD docket on 

the Internet at http://

www.regulations.gov by searching for 

and locating Docket No. FAA–2017– 

0439; or in person at the Docket 

Management Facility between 9 a.m. 

and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

except Federal holidays. The AD docket 

contains this final rule, the regulatory 

evaluation, any comments received, and 

other information. The address for the 

Docket Office (phone: 800–647–5527) is 

Document Management Facility, U.S. 

Department of Transportation, Docket 

Operations, M–30, West Building 

Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, 

DC 20590. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

David Enns, Aerospace Engineer, 

Wichita ACO Branch, FAA, 1801 S. 

Airport Road, Room 100, Wichita, 

Kansas 67209; phone: (316) 946–4147; 

fax: (316) 946–4107; email: david.enns@

faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Discussion 

We issued a notice of proposed 

rulemaking (NPRM) to amend 14 CFR 

part 39 to supersede AD 2016–11–20, 

Amendment 39–18547 (81 FR 37492, 

June 10, 2016), (‘‘AD 2016–11–20’’), for 

B/E Aerospace protective breathing 

equipment (PBE), part number (P/N) 

119003–11, that is installed on 

airplanes. The NPRM published in the 

Federal Register on May 26, 2017 (82 

FR 24260). The NPRM was prompted by 

a report that PBE units, P/N 119003–21, 

within a certain serial number range are 

made with candle tube material 

determined to have a low yield strength 

and may be volatile upon use or 

disposal. The NPRM proposed to retain 

the actions required in AD 2016–11–20 

and would require inspecting and 

replacing P/N 119003–11 and 119003– 

21 PBE units. We are issuing this AD to 

correct the unsafe condition on these 

products. 

Comments 

We gave the public the opportunity to 

participate in developing this AD. The 

following presents the comments 

received on the NPRM and the FAA’s 

response to each comment. 

Request To Include Additional 

Compliance Method for Paragraph (i) of 

This AD 

David White, of NetJets Aviation, 

requested that the action required in 

paragraph (i) of this AD for determining 

the serial number of the installed PBE, 

P/N 119003–21, also include a 

maintenance records review. 

The commenter stated that if the 

maintenance records are available and 

the determination can positively be 

made, this review will save the owners/ 

operators time and money. 

We agree with the commenter and 

have changed this AD based on this 

comment. 

Request for Clarification of Compliance 

Time for Paragraph (j) of This AD 

David White, of NetJets Aviation, 

requested that the compliance time in 

paragraph (j) of this AD to be clarified. 

The commenter stated that paragraph 

(j) of this AD requires replacement of an 

affected mask before further flight or 

following existing minimum equipment 

list (MEL) procedures, but it does not 

identify if compliance is required at the 

earlier or the later of the two thresholds. 

We do not agree with commenter. The 

MEL is a document and method 

airplane operators use to obtain relief 

from Federal Aviation Regulations that 

requires all equipment installed on the 

airplane be operative at the time of 

flight. It is airplane-specific and spells 

out which pieces of equipment may be 

inoperable along with any procedures 

that are required for an airplane to 

operate under specific conditions while 

maintaining airworthiness. The 

reference to MEL is a reminder that, 

depending on the airplane and its MEL, 

it may be acceptable to remove the 

affected units and continue to operate 

with a reduced number of PBEs as 

stated in the specific MEL. The affected 

units must be removed upon discovery. 

We have changed this AD based on 

this comment to make this more clear. 

Request To Change the Compliance 

Time in Paragraph (j) of This AD 

David White, of NetJets Aviation, 

requested we change the replacement 

compliance time in paragraph (j) of this 

AD to match the compliance time in 

paragraph (i) of this AD, which would 

allow six months to replace the affected 

PBE after it is identified by inspection 

or maintenance records review. 

The commenter stated that if the 

request to allow a records review for 

paragraph (i) of this AD is accepted, 

then the maintenance records review 

could be accomplished without access 

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unnecessarily grounding the airplane if 

a discrepant mask is found during the 

records review. However, if the 

compliance time for replacing the 

affected PBE matches the compliance 

time for the inspection/maintenance 

records review, the operators will have 

flexibility for compliance with 

paragraph (j). 

We do not agree with the commenter. 

Once an airplane has been identified to 

have an affected PBE installed, it must 

be removed and replaced before further 

flight. Once a discrepant PBE has been 

identified during an inspection or 

review of records, the unit must be 

removed before further flight. However, 

continued operation with fewer than 

required PBE is permissible if allowed 

by your MEL. 

We have not changed this AD based 

on this comment. 

Request To Include Revised Service 

Bulletin 

B/E Aerospace, Inc. requested that 

Service Bulletin (SB) 119003–35–013, 

Rev. 002, dated July 19, 2017, be 

incorporated into this AD. 

The commenter stated that the only 

change in the B/E Aerospace SB 

119003–35–013, Rev. 002, dated July 19, 

2017, is the addition of warranty credit. 

All other information and instructions 

are the same as those contained in B/E 

Aerospace SB 119003–35–013, Rev. 001, 

dated February 24, 2017. 

We agree with the commenter and 

have changed this AD based on this 

comment. 

Conclusion 

We reviewed the relevant data, 

considered the comments received, and 

determined that air safety and the 

public interest require adopting this AD 

with the change described previously. 

We have determined that these minor 

changes: 

• Are consistent with the intent that 

was proposed in the NPRM for 

correcting the unsafe condition; and 

• Do not add any additional burden 

upon the public than was already 

proposed in the NPRM. 

We also determined that these 

changes will not increase the economic 

burden on any operator or increase the 

scope of this AD. 

Related Service Information Under 1 

CFR Part 51 

We reviewed B/E Aerospace SB No. 

119003–35–011, Rev. 000, dated 

February 4, 2015; SB 119003–35–009, 

Rev. 001, dated April 12, 2016; and SB 

No. 119003–35–013, Rev. 002, dated 

July 19, 2017. B/E Aerospace SB No. 

119003–35–011, Rev. 000, dated 

February 4, 2015, describes procedures 

for inspecting PBE, P/N 119003–11, to 

determine if the vacuum seal of the 

pouch containing the PBE is 

compromised; B/E Aerospace SB No. 

119003–35–009, Rev. 001, dated April 

12, 2016, describes procedures for 

replacing PBE, P/N 119003–11 with P/ 

N 119003–21; and B/E Aerospace SB 

No. 119003–35–013, Rev. 002, dated 

July 19, 2017, describes procedures for 

inspecting PBE P/N 119003–21 to 

determine the serial number and 

replacing any within the specified serial 

number range. This service information 

is reasonably available because the 

interested parties have access to it 

through their normal course of business 

or by the means identified in the 

ADDRESSES section. 

Differences Between This AD and the 

Service Information 

We are not requiring the disposal of 

the PBE as specified in the related 

service information because we have 

determined that owner/operators use 

various methods for disposal, which 

includes returning the PBE to the 

manufacturer. Therefore, we have not 

required the use of only one method of 

disposal. However, given the potential 

concern with activation of certain PBE 

units during disposal, we encourage 

coordination with the manufacturer and 

awareness of the disposal methods. 

Costs of Compliance 

We estimate that this AD affects 9,000 

products installed on airplanes of U.S. 

registry. 

We estimate the following costs to 

comply with this AD: 

ESTIMATED COSTS

Action Labor cost Parts cost Cost per 

product 

Cost on U.S. 

operators 

Inspecting the pouch containing the PBE for proper vacuum seal..5 work-hour × $85 per hour = 

$42.50.

Not applicable .......... $42.50 $382,500 

Replace PBE P/N 119003–11 with PBE P/N 

119003–21.

.5 work-hour × $85 per hour = 

$42.50.

1,510 ........................ 1,552.50 13,972,500 

Inspecting the PBE to determine whether an affected PBE P/N 119003–21 is installed..5 work-hour × $85 per hour = 

$42.50.

Not applicable .......... 42.50 382,500 

Maintenance records review to determine whether 

an affected PBE P/N 119003–21 is installed.

.5 work-hour × $85 per hour = 

$42.50.

Not applicable .......... 42.50 382,500 

We estimate the following costs to 

replace any affected PBE P/N 119003–21 

units that fall within the affected serial 

number range. We have no way of 

determining the number of aircraft that 

might need these repairs/replacements: 

ON-CONDITION COSTS

Action Labor cost Parts cost Cost per 

product 

Replacement of PBE P/N 119003–21 .......................... .5 work-hour × $85 per hour = $42.50 ......................... $1,510 $1,552.50 

The cost difference between AD 

2016–11–20 and this AD is the cost of 

inspecting for serial number 

determination and replacing the affected 

serial numbers. This part of the AD 

could potentially affect 2,070 PBE units. 

According to the manufacturer, some 

of the costs of this AD may be covered 

under warranty, thereby reducing the 

cost impact on affected individuals. We 

do not control warranty coverage for 

affected individuals. As a result, we 

have included all costs in our cost 

estimate. 


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Authority for This Rulemaking 

Title 49 of the United States Code 

specifies the FAA’s authority to issue 

rules on aviation safety. Subtitle I, 

Section 106, describes the authority of 

the FAA Administrator. Subtitle VII, 

Aviation Programs, describes in more 

detail the scope of the Agency’s 

authority. 

We are issuing this rulemaking under 

the authority described in Subtitle VII, 

Part A, Subpart III, section 44701, 

‘‘General requirements.’’ Under that 

section, Congress charges the FAA with 

promoting safe flight of civil aircraft in 

air commerce by prescribing regulations 

for practices, methods, and procedures 

the Administrator finds necessary for 

safety in air commerce. This regulation 

is within the scope of that authority 

because it addresses an unsafe condition 

that is likely to exist or develop on 

products identified in this rulemaking 

action. 

This AD is issued in accordance with 

authority delegated by the Executive 

Director, Aircraft Certification Service, 

as authorized by FAA Order 8000.51C. 

In accordance with that order, issuance 

of ADs is normally a function of the 

Compliance and Airworthiness 

Division, but during this transition 

period, the Executive Director has 

delegated the authority to issue ADs 

applicable to small airplanes and 

domestic business jet transport 

airplanes to the Director of the Policy 

and Innovation Division. 

Regulatory Findings 

We have determined that this AD will 

not have federalism implications under 

Executive Order 13132. This AD will 

not have a substantial direct effect on 

the States, on the relationship between 

the national government and the States, 

or on the distribution of power and 

responsibilities among the various 

levels of government. 

For the reasons discussed above, I 

certify that this AD: 

(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), 

(3) Will not affect intrastate aviation 

in Alaska, and 

(4) Will not have a significant 

economic impact, positive or negative, 

on a substantial number of small entities 

under the criteria of the Regulatory 

Flexibility Act. 

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39 

Air transportation, Aircraft, Aviation 

safety, Incorporation by reference, 

Safety. 

Adoption of the Amendment 

Accordingly, under the authority 

delegated to me by the Administrator, 

the FAA amends 14 CFR part 39 as 

follows: 

PART 39—AIRWORTHINESS 

DIRECTIVES 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 39 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40113, 44701. 

§ 39.13 [Amended] 

■ 2. The FAA amends § 39.13 by 

removing Airworthiness Directive (AD) 

2016–11–20, Amendment 39–18547 (81 

FR 37492, June 10, 2016), and adding 

the following new AD: 

2017–18–12 B/E Aerospace: Amendment 

39–19021; Docket No. FAA–2017–0439; 

Product Identifier 2017–CE–010–AD. 

(a) Effective Date 

This AD is effective October 16, 2017. 

(b) Affected ADs 

This AD replaces AD 2016–11–20, 

Amendment 39–18547 (81 FR 37492, June 

10, 2016), (‘‘AD 2016–11–20’’). 

(c) Applicability 

This AD applies to B/E Aerospace 

Protective Breathing Equipment (PBE), part 

numbers (P/N) 119003–11 and 119003–21, 

that are installed on airplanes. 

(d) Subject 

Joint Aircraft System Component (JASC)/ 

Air Transport Association (ATA) of America 

Code 35; Oxygen. 

(e) Unsafe Condition 

AD 2016–11–20 was prompted by a report 

of a PBE unit, P/N 119003–11, catching fire 

upon activation by a crewmember. This AD 

was prompted by a report that PBE units, P/ 

N 119003–21, within a certain serial number 

range are made with candle tube material 

determined to have a low yield strength and 

may be volatile upon use or disposal. We are 

issuing this AD to correct the unsafe 

condition on these products. 

(f) Compliance 

Comply with this AD within the 

compliance times specified, unless already 

done. 

(g) Inspection Retained From AD 2016–11– 

20 for Airplanes With PBE, P/N 119003–11, 

Installed 

Within 3 months after July 15, 2016 (the 

effective date of AD 2016–11–20), while still 

in the stowage box, physically inspect the 

PBE pouch to determine if it has an intact 

vacuum seal. Do this inspection following 

paragraph III.A.(1) of the Accomplishment 

Instructions in B/E Aerospace Service 

Bulletin (SB) No. 119003–35–011, Rev. 000, 

dated February 4, 2015. 

(h) Replacement Retained From AD 2016– 

11–20 for Airplanes With PBE, P/N 119003– 

11, Installed 

(1) During the inspection required in 

paragraph (g) of this AD, if a PBE pouch is 

found that does not have an intact vacuum 

seal, before further flight, replace the PBE 

with a PBE unit, P/N 119003–21 that is not 

within the serial number (S/N) range 004– 

14768M through 004–21093M or 004– 

02393M through 004–03033M, following 

paragraphs III.C., III.D.(4), III.D.(6), and 

III.D.(7) of the Accomplishment Instructions 

in B/E Aerospace SB No. 119003–35–009, 

Rev. 001, dated April 12, 2016, or replace it 

with another FAA-approved PBE installation. 

(2) During the inspection required in 

paragraph (g) of this AD, if a PBE pouch is 

found where the vacuum seal is intact, 

within 18 months after July 15, 2016 (the 

effective date of AD 2016–11–20), remove 

PBE, P/N 119003–11, and replace it with a 

PBE, P/N 119003–21 that is not within the S/ 

N range 004–14768M through 004–21093M 

or 004–02393M through 004–03033M, 

following paragraphs III.C., III.D.(4), III.D.(6), 

and III.D.(7) of the Accomplishment 

Instructions in B/E Aerospace SB No. 

119003–35–009, Rev. 001, dated April 12, 

2016, or replace it with another FAAapproved PBE installation. 

(3) Once a discrepant PBE has been 

identified during an inspection or review of 

records, the unit must be removed before 

further flight. However, continued operation 

with fewer than required PBE is permissible 

if allowed by your MEL. 

(i) New Inspection for Airplanes With PBE, 

P/N 119003–21, Installed 

Within 6 months after October 16, 2017 

(the effective date of this AD), inspect to 

determine if the S/N of the installed PBE, P/ 

N 119003–21, is within the range of 004– 

14768M through 004–21093M or 004– 

02393M through 004–03033M. Do the 

inspection following paragraph III.A of the 

Accomplishment Instructions in B/E 

Aerospace SB No. 119003–35–013, Rev. 002, 

dated July 19, 2017. 

(1) Instead of the inspection, you may do 

a maintenance records review, to determine 

the S/N of the installed PBE, P/N 119003–21. 

(2) If you choose to do the maintenance 

records review and you can positively 

determine that the S/N of the installed PBE, 

P/N 119003–21, is within the range of 004– 

14768M through 004–21093M or 004– 

02393M through 004–03033M, continue to 

the replacement requirement in paragraph (j) 

of this AD. 

(3) If you choose to do the maintenance 

records review and you cannot positively 

determine that the S/N of the installed PBE, 

P/N 119003–21, is within the range of 004– 

14768M through 004–21093M or 004– 

02393M through 004–03033M, then you must 

either go back and do the inspection 

specified in paragraph (i) of this AD to 

determine if the replacement in paragraph (j) 

of this AD is necessary or do the replacement 

in paragraph (j) of this AD. 

(j) New Replacement for Airplanes With 

PBE, P/N 119003–21, Installed 

During the inspection or the maintenance 

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this AD, if it is found that the PBE, P/N 

119003–21, is within the S/N range specified 

in paragraph (i) of this AD, before further 

flight, remove the PBE and replace it with a 

PBE, P/N 119003–21, that does not have a S/ 

N 004–14768M through 004–21093M or 004– 

02393M through 004–03033M. Do this 

replacement following paragraphs III.C., 

III.D.(4), III.D.(6), and III.D.(7) of the 

Accomplishment Instructions in B/E 

Aerospace SB No. 119003–35–013, Rev. 002, 

dated July 19, 2017, or replace it with 

another FAA-approved PBE installation. 

Once a discrepant PBE has been identified 

during an inspection or review of records, the 

unit must be removed before further flight. 

However, continued operation with fewer 

than required PBE is permissible if allowed 

by your MEL. 

(k) Prohibited Installation 

As of October 16, 2017 (the effective date 

of this AD), do not install a PBE, P/N 

119003–21, that has a S/N within the range 

of 004–14768M through 004–21093M or 004– 

02393M through 004–03033M. 

(l) Credit for Actions Done Following 

Previous Service Information 

If you performed the inspection and 

replacement action required in paragraphs (i) 

and (j) of this AD before October 16, 2017 

(the effective date of this AD) using B/E 

Aerospace SB No. 119003–35–013, Rev. 000, 

dated January 9, 2017, or B/E Aerospace SB 

No. 119003–35–013, Rev. 001, dated 

February 24, 2017, you have met the 

requirements of those paragraphs of this AD. 

(m) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs) 

(1) The Manager, Wichita ACO Branch, 

FAA, has the authority to approve AMOCs 

for this AD, if requested using the procedures 

found in 14 CFR 39.19. In accordance with 

14 CFR 39.19, send your request to your 

principal inspector or local Flight Standards 

District Office, as appropriate. If sending 

information directly to the manager of the 

ACO, send it to the attention of the person 

identified in paragraph (n)(1) of this AD. 

(2) Before using any approved AMOC, 

notify your appropriate principal inspector, 

or lacking a principal inspector, the manager 

of the local flight standards district office/ 

certificate holding district office. 

(n) Related Information 

For more information about this AD, 

contact David Enns, Aerospace Engineer, 

Wichita ACO Branch, FAA, 1801 S. Airport 

Road, Room 100, Wichita, Kansas 67209; 

phone: (316) 946–4147; fax: (316) 946–4107; 

email: david.enns@faa.gov. 

(o) Material Incorporated by Reference 

(1) The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

(IBR) of the service information listed in this 

paragraph under 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR 

part 51. 

(2) You must use this service information 

as applicable to do the actions required by 

this AD, unless this AD specifies otherwise. 

(3) The following service information was 

approved for IBR on October 16, 2017. 

(i) B/E Aerospace Service Bulletin No. 

119003–35–013, Rev. 002, dated July 19, 

2017. 

(ii) Reserved 

(4) The following service information was 

approved for IBR on July 15, 2016 (81 FR 

37492, June 10, 2016). 

(i) B/E Aerospace Service Bulletin No. 

119003–35–009, Rev. 001, dated April 12, 

2016. 

(ii) B/E Aerospace Service Bulletin No. 

119003–35–011, Rev. 000, dated February 4, 

2015. 

(5) For service information identified in 

this AD, contact B/E Aerospace, Inc. service 

information identified in this AD, contact B/ 

E Aerospace, Inc., 10800 Pflumm Road, 

Commercial Aircraft Products Group, Lenexa, 

Kansas 66215; phone: (913) 338–9800; fax: 

(913) 338–8419; Internet: 

www.beaerospace.com. 

(6) You may view this service information 

at FAA, Policy and Innovation Division, 901 

Locust, Kansas City, Missouri 64106. For 

information on the availability of this 

material at the FAA, call (816) 329–4148. It 

is also available on the internet at http://

www.regulations.gov by searching for and 

locating Docket No. FAA–2017–0439. 

(7) You may view this service information 

that is incorporated by reference at the 

National Archives and Records 

Administration (NARA). For information on 

the availability of this material at NARA, call 

202–741–6030, or go to: http://

www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ibrlocations.html. 

Issued in Kansas City, Missouri, on August 

30, 2017. 

Melvin Johnson, 

Deputy Director, Policy and Innovation 

Division, Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2017–18855 Filed 9–8–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 91 

[Docket No. FAA–2017–0768; Amdt. No. 91– 

348A] 

RIN 2120–AL07 

Prohibition Against Certain Flights in 

the Damascus (OSTT) Flight 

Information Region (FIR); Correction 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Final rule; correction. 

SUMMARY: The FAA is correcting a final 

rule published on August 29, 2017. In 

that final rule, which became effective 

on the date of publication, the FAA 

reissued a prohibition of certain flight 

operations in the Damascus (OSTT) 

Flight Information Region (FIR) by all 

U.S. air carriers; U.S. commercial 

operators; persons exercising the 

privileges of an airman certificate issued 

by the FAA, except such persons 

operating a U.S.-registered aircraft for a 

foreign air carrier; and operators of U.S.- 

registered civil aircraft, except where 

the operator is a foreign air carrier. The 

FAA inadvertently failed to include an 

Amendment Number for that final rule. 

This document corrects that error. 

DATES: This final rule is effective on 

September 11, 2017. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Michael Filippell or Will Gonzalez, Air 

Transportation Division, AFS–220, 

Flight Standards Service, Federal 

Aviation Administration, 800 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20591; telephone: 202– 

267–8166; email: michael.e.filippell@

faa.gov or will.gonzalez@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On August 29, 2017, the FAA 

published a final rule entitled, 

‘‘Prohibition Against Certain Flights in 

the Damascus (OSTT) Flight 

Information Region (FIR).’’ In that final 

rule, which became effective August 29, 

2017, the FAA amended 14 CFR part 91. 

The FAA inadvertently failed to include 

an amendment number for part 91 in the 

heading information of the final rule. 

The correct amendment number is 91– 

348. 

Correction 

In the final rule, FR Doc No: 2017– 

18322, published on August 29, 2017, at 

82 FR 40944 make the following 

correction: 

1. On page 40944 in the heading of 

the final rule, revise ‘‘Amdt. No. 91–?’’ 

to read as ‘‘Amdt. No. 91–348’’. 

Issued in Washington, DC, under the 

authority provided by 49 U.S.C. 106(f), on 

August 29, 2017. 

Lirio Liu, 

Director, Office of Rulemaking. 

[FR Doc. 2017–19165 Filed 9–8–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 97 

[Docket No. 31150; Amdt. No. 3761] 

Standard Instrument Approach 

Procedures, and Takeoff Minimums 

and Obstacle Departure Procedures; 

Miscellaneous Amendments 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 


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