This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER

contains notices to the public of the proposed

issuance of rules and regulations. The

purpose of these notices is to give interested

persons an opportunity to participate in the

rule making prior to the adoption of the final

rules.

Proposed Rules Federal Register

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Vol. 82, No. 171 

Wednesday, September 6, 2017 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 21 

[Docket No. FAA–2017–0863] 

Airworthiness Criteria: Glider Design 

Criteria for Alexander Schleicher 

GmbH & Co. Models ASG 32 & ASG 32 

Mi Gliders 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed design 

criteria. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces the 

availability of and requests comments 

on the proposed design criteria for the 

Alexander Schleicher GmbH & Co. 

models ASG 32 & ASG 32 Mi gliders. 

The administrator finds the proposed 

design criteria, which make up the 

certification basis for the ASG 32 & ASG 

32 Mi gliders, acceptable.These final 

design criteria will be published in the 

Federal Register. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before October 6, 2017. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments identified 

by docket number FAA–2017–0863 

using any of the following methods: 

b Federal eRegulations Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov and follow 

the online instructions for sending your 

comments electronically. 

b Mail: Send comments to Docket 

Operations, M–30, U.S. Department of 

Transportation (DOT), 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE., Room W12–140, West 

Building Ground Floor, Washington, 

DC, 20590–0001. 

b Hand Delivery of Courier: Take 

comments to 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. 

b Fax: Fax comments to Docket 

Operations at 202–493–2251. 

Privacy: The FAA will post all 

comments it receives, without change, 

to http://regulations.gov, including any 

personal information the commenter 

provides. Using the search function of 

the docket Web site, anyone can find 

and read the electronic form of all 

comments received into any FAA 

docket, 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 can be 

found in the Federal Register published 

on April 11, 2000 (65 FR 19477–19478), 

as well as at http://DocketsInfo.dot.gov. 

Docket: Background documents or 

comments received may be read at 

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

Follow the online instructions for 

accessing the docket or go to the 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. 

Jim Rutherford, AIR–692, Federal 

Aviation Administration, Policy & 

Innovation Division, Small Airplane 

Standards Branch, 901 Locust, Room 

301, Kansas City, MO 64106, telephone 

(816) 329–4165, facsimile (816) 329– 

4090. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Comments Invited 

We invite interested people to take 

part in this rulemaking by sending 

written comments, data, or views. The 

most helpful comments reference a 

specific portion of the design criteria, 

explain the reason for any 

recommended change, and include 

supporting data. We ask that you send 

us two copies of written comments. 

We will consider all comments 

received on or before the closing date 

for comments. We will consider 

comments filed late if it is possible to 

do so without incurring expense or 

delay. We may change these 

airworthiness design criteria based on 

received comments. 

Background 

On August 23, 2016, Alexander 

Schleicher GmbH & Co. submitted an 

application for type validation of the 

ASG 32 glider and ASG 32 Mi powered 

glider in accordance with the Technical 

Implementation Procedures for 

Airworthiness and Environmental 

Certification Between the FAA and the 

European Aviation Safety Agency 

(EASA), Revision 5, dated September 

15, 2015. Both models will be 

documented on a single type certificate. 

The model ASG 32 is a two-seat, midwing, glider constructed from carbon-, 

glass-, and synthetic-fiber reinforced 

plastic and features a 65.6 foot (20 

meter) wingspan with flaps, doublepanel Schempp-Hirth airbrakes on the 

upper wing surface, winglets, water 

ballast tanks in the wing, and optional 

tanks in the fuselage. The glider also 

features a retractable landing gear with 

hydraulic disc brakes and a 

conventional T-type tailplane. The 

model ASG 32 Mi adds a retractable 

engine and fixed pitch propeller 

mounted in the center fuselage behind 

the cockpit which allows the glider to 

be self-launching. Both glider versions 

have a maximum weight of 1,874 

pounds (850 kilograms). The EASA type 

certificated the ASG 32 and ASG 32 Mi 

gliders under Type Certificate Number 

(No.) EASA.A.599 on February 11, 2016. 

The associated EASA Type Certificate 

Data Sheet (TCDS) No. EASA.A.599 

defined the certification basis Alexander 

Schleicher GmbH & Co. submitted to the 

FAA for review and acceptance. 

The applicable requirements for glider 

certification in the United States can be 

found in FAA Advisory Circular (AC) 

21.17–2A, ‘‘Type Certification—FixedWing Gliders (Sailplanes), Including 

Powered Gliders,’’ dated February 10, 

1993. AC 21.17–2A has been the basis 

for certification of gliders and powered 

gliders in the United States for many 

years. AC 21.17–2A states that 

applicants may utilize the Joint Aviation 

Requirements (JAR)–22, ‘‘Sailplanes and 

Powered Sailplanes,’’ or another 

accepted airworthiness criteria, or a 

combination of both, as the accepted 

means for showing compliance for 

glider type certification. 

Type Certification Basis 

The applicant proposed a 

Certification Basis based on EASA 

Certification Specification (CS)–22, 

‘‘Sailplanes and Powered Sailplanes’’, 

amendment 2, dated March 05, 2009. In 

addition to CS–22 requirements, the 

applicant proposed to comply with 

other requirements from the 

certification basis referenced in EASA 

TCDS No. EASA.A.599, including 

special conditions and equivalent safety 

findings. 


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The Proposed Design Criteria 

Applicable Airworthiness Criteria 

under § 21.17(b). 

Based on the Special Class provisions 

of § 21.17(b), the following 

airworthiness requirements form the 

FAA Certification Basis for this design: 

1. 14 CFR part 21, effective February 

1, 1965, including amendments 21–1 

through 21–98 as applicable. 

2. EASA CS–22, amendment 2, dated 

March 05, 2009. 

3. EASA Special Condition No. SC– 

A.22.1.01, ‘‘Increase in maximum mass 

for sailplanes and powered sailplanes.’’ 

4. EASA Equivalent Safety Finding to 

CS–22.335(f)—Alternate method to 

calculate the Design Maximum Speed 

(VD) using the Organisation Scientifique 

et Technique Internationale du Vol a ́

Voile (OSTIV), Airworthiness Standards 

for Sailplanes, dated July 1997. 

5. EASA Equivalent Safety Finding to 

CS–22.585(a)—Alternate basis for lower 

towing loads and subsequent lower 

lauching hook attachment loads. 

6. ‘‘Standards for Structural 

Substantiation of Sailplane and 

Powered Sailplane Parts Consisting of 

Glass or Carbon Fiber Reinforced 

Plastics,’’ Luftfahrt-Bundesamt (LBA) 

document no. I4–FVK/91, issued July 

1991. 

7. ‘‘Guideline for the analysis of the 

electrical system for powered 

sailplanes,’’ LBA document no. I334– 

MS 92, issued September 15, 1992. 

8. Operations allowed: VFR-Day 

9. EASA Type Certificate Data Sheet 

No. EASA.A.599, Issue 02, dated March 

17, 2016. 

10. Date of application for FAA Type 

Certificate: August 23, 2016. 

Issued in Kansas City, Missouri on August 

28, 2017. 

William Schinstock, 

Acting Manager, Small Airplane Standards 

Branch, Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2017–18846 Filed 9–5–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

33 CFR Part 100 

[Docket Number USCG–2017–0552] 

RIN 1625–AA08 

Special Local Regulation; Atlantic 

Ocean, Ft. Lauderdale, FL 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking. 

SUMMARY: The Coast Guard proposes to 

establish a recurring special local 

regulation for navigable waters of the 

Atlantic Ocean in the vicinity of the 

Fort Lauderdale for the Grand Prix of 

the Seas. The Fort Lauderdale Grand 

Prix of the Seas race course is located 

east of South Beach Park and North of 

the Port Everglades inlet. 

Approximately one hundred high-speed 

personal watercraft are expected to 

participate in this annual event. The 

special local regulation is needed to 

protect personnel, vessels, and the 

marine environment from potential 

hazards during the race event. All 

vessels and persons in the regulated 

area must follow the direction of Coast 

Guard personnel, law enforcement, and 

race officials. We invite your comments 

on this proposed rulemaking. 

DATES: Comments and related material 

must be received by the Coast Guard on 

or before October 6, 2017. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

identified by docket number USCG– 

2017–0552 using the Federal 

eRulemaking Portal at http://

www.regulations.gov. See the ‘‘Public 

Participation and Request for 

Comments’’ portion of the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for 

further instructions on submitting 

comments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If 

you have questions about this proposed 

rulemaking, call or email Petty Officer 

Mara J. Brown, Sector Miami Waterways 

Management Division, U.S. Coast 

Guard; telephone (305) 535–4317, email 

Mara.J.Brown@uscg.mil. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Table of Abbreviations 

CFR Code of Federal Regulations 

DHS Department of Homeland Security 

FR Federal Register 

NPRM Notice of proposed rulemaking 

§ Section 

U.S.C. United States Code 

II. Background, Purpose, and Legal 

Basis 

On June 7, 2017, the company 

Powerboat P1–USA, LLC notified the 

Coast Guard that it will be conducting 

the Ft. Lauderdale Grand Prix of the 

Seas annually. This event will occur 

yearly on one weekend (Friday, 

Saturday, and Sunday) in November. 

The race course will be located directly 

east of South Beach Park in Ft. 

Lauderdale, FL. The special local 

regulation is intended to protect 

personnel, vessels, and the marine 

environment. The Captain of the Port 

Miami (COTP) has determined that 

potential hazards associated with the 

high speeds of the participants during 

the races would be a safety concern for 

anyone who would enter the race area. 

The purpose of this rulemaking is to 

ensure the safety of vessels and the 

navigable waters within the established 

race area, marked with buoys. The Coast 

Guard proposes this rulemaking under 

authority in 33 U.S.C. 1233. 

III. Discussion of Proposed Rule 

The COTP proposes to establish a 

special local regulation for this event 

occurring annually on one weekend 

(Friday, Saturday, and Sunday) in 

November. The special local regulation 

would cover all navigable waters within 

the established race area, marked with 

buoys, approximately one mile north of 

the Port Everglades inlet. The duration 

of the zone is intended to protect 

personnel, vessels, and the marine 

environment in the navigable waters 

Fort Lauderdale Grand Prix of the Seas 

race event. Only those vessels 

participating in the event may enter, 

transit through, anchor in, or remain 

within the regulated area, and all 

vessels and persons in the regulated 

area must follow the direction of Coast 

Guard personnel, law enforcement, and 

race officials. The proposed regulatory 

text appears at the end of this 

document. 

IV. Regulatory Analyses 

We developed this proposed rule after 

considering numerous statutes and 

Executive orders related to rulemaking. 

Below we summarize our analyses 

based on a number of these statutes and 

Executive orders and we discuss First 

Amendment rights of protestors. 

A. Regulatory Planning and Review 

Executive Orders 12866 and 13563 

direct agencies to assess the costs and 

benefits of available regulatory 

alternatives and, if regulation is 

necessary, to select regulatory 

approaches that maximize net benefits. 

Executive Order 13771 directs agencies 

to control regulatory costs through a 

budgeting process. This NPRM has not 

been designated a ‘‘significant 

regulatory action,’’ under Executive 

Order 12866. Accordingly, the NPRM 

has not been reviewed by the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB), and 

pursuant to OMB guidance it is exempt 

from the requirements of Executive 

Order 13771. 

This regulatory action determination 

is based on the size, location, and timeof-year of the special local regulation. 

Vessel traffic will be able to safely 

transit around this regulated area, which 

will impact a small designated area of 

the Atlantic Ocean in Fort Lauderdale, 


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