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Board—’’ and adding in its place, the DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION business, labor union, etc.). DOT’s phrase ‘‘As set forth in Financial complete Privacy Act Statement can be Accounting Standards Board Federal Aviation Administration found in the Federal Register published Accounting Standards Codification on April 11, 2000 (65 FR 19477–19478), Topic 815, Derivatives and Hedging—’’. 14 CFR Part 25 as well as at http://DocketsInfo.dot. [Docket No. FAA–2013–0317; Special gov/. PART 621—ACCOUNTING AND Conditions No. 25–487–SC] Docket: Background documents or REPORTING REQUIREMENTS comments received may be read at Special Conditions: Airbus Model http://www.regulations.gov/ at any time. ■ 4. The authority citation for part 621 A330–200 Airplanes; Bulk Cargo Lower Follow the online instructions for continues to read as follows: Deck Crew Rest Compartments accessing the docket or go to the Docket Operations in Room W12–140 of the AGENCY: Authority: Secs. 5.17, 8.11 of the Farm Federal Aviation West Building Ground Floor at 1200 Credit Act (12 U.S.C. 2252, 2279aa–11); sec. Administration (FAA), DOT. New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, 514 of Pub. L. 102–552. ACTION: Final special condition; request DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday for comments. § 621.6 [Amended] through Friday, except federal holidays. SUMMARY: These special conditions are FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: ■ 5. Amend paragraph (b) by removing issued for the Airbus Model A330–200 Alan Sinclair, Airframe and Cabin the phrase, ‘‘Statement of Financial airplane. This airplane as modified by Safety Branch, ANM–115, Transport Accounting Standards No. 15, TTF Aerospace LLC will have a novel or Airplane Directorate, Aircraft Accounting by Debtors and Creditors for unusual design feature associated with Certification Service, 1601 Lind Avenue Troubled Debt Restructurings, as the installation of bulk cargo lower deck SW., Renton, Washington 98057–3356; promulgated by the FASB’’, and adding crew rest compartments. The applicable telephone 425–227–2195; facsimile in its place, the phrase ‘‘Financial airworthiness regulations do not contain 425–227–1232. Accounting Standards Board adequate or appropriate safety standards SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA Accounting Standards Codification for this design feature. These special has determined that notice of, and Subtopic 310—40, Receivables— conditions contain the additional safety opportunity for prior public comment Troubled Debt Restructurings by standards that the Administrator on, these special conditions are Creditors’’. considers necessary to establish a level unnecessary because the substance of of safety equivalent to that established these special conditions has been PART 652—FEDERAL AGRICULTURAL by the existing airworthiness standards. subject to the public comment process MORTGAGE CORPORATION FUNDING DATES: The effective date of these in several prior instances with no AND FISCAL AFFAIRS special conditions is April 3, 2013. We substantive comments received. The must receive your comments by May 24, FAA therefore finds that good cause ■ 6. The authority citation for part 652 2013. exists for making these special continues to read as follows: ADDRESSES: Send comments identified conditions effective upon issuance. by docket number FAA–2013–0317 Comments Invited Authority: Secs. 4.12, 5.9, 5.17, 8.11, 8.31, using any of the following methods: 8.32, 8.33, 8.34, 8.35, 8.36, 8.37, 8.41 of the Federal eRegulations Portal: Go to We invite interested people to take Farm Credit Act (12 U.S.C. 2183, 2243, 2252, http://www.regulations.gov/ and follow part in this rulemaking by sending 2279aa–11, 2279bb, 2279bb–1, 2279bb–2, the online instructions for sending your written comments, data, or views. The 2279bb–3, 2279bb–4, 2279bb–5, 2279bb–6, comments electronically. most helpful comments reference a 2279cc); sec. 514 of Pub. L. 102–552, 106 Mail: Send comments to Docket specific portion of the special Stat. 4102; sec. 118 of Pub. L. 104–105, 110 Operations, M–30, U.S. Department of conditions, explain the reason for any Stat. 168. Transportation (DOT), 1200 New Jersey recommended change, and include 5.0 [Amended] Avenue SE., Room W12–140, West supporting data. Building Ground Floor, Washington, DC We will consider all comments we ■ 7. Amend paragraph b. of Appendix A 20590–0001. receive by the closing date for by removing the phrase ‘‘Financial Hand Delivery or Courier: Take comments. We may change these special Accounting Standards Board comments to Docket Operations in conditions based on the comments we Interpretation No. 45 (FIN 45) Room W12–140 of the West Building receive. Guarantor’s Accounting and Disclosure Ground Floor at 1200 New Jersey Background Requirements for Guarantees, Including Avenue SE., Washington, DC, between 8 Indirect Guarantees of Indebtedness of a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through On May 19, 2011, TTF Aerospace LLC Others’’ and adding in its place, the Friday, except federal holidays. applied for a supplemental type phrase ‘‘Financial Accounting Fax: Fax comments to Docket certificate to install a bulk cargo lower Standards Board Accounting Standards Operations at 202–493–2251. deck crew rest compartment in the Codification Topic 460, Guarantees’’. Privacy: The FAA will post all Airbus Model A330–200 airplane. The comments it receives, without change, Airbus Model A330–200 airplane is a Dated: April 3, 2013. to http://www.regulations.gov/, wide-body, twin engine jet airplane. Dale L. Aultman, including any personal information the Operating this model requires two Secretary, Farm Credit Administration Board. commenter provides. Using the search pilots. Model A330–200 airplanes that [FR Doc. 2013–08140 Filed 4–8–13; 8:45 am] function of the docket Web site, anyone carry up to 375 passengers have three BILLING CODE 6705–01–P can find and read the electronic form of pairs of Type A exits, and one pair of all comments received into any FAA Type 1 exits, and Model A330–200 docket, including the name of the airplanes that carry up to 379 individual sending the comment (or passengers have four pairs of Type A signing the comment for an association, exits. Versions of the Model A330

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airplanes have a range of 4,000 to 7,250 While the installation of the crew rest Analysis, dated June 21, 1988. In nautical miles and can carry 150,000 compartment is not a new concept for addition, the FAA considers failure of pounds of cargo. large transport category airplane, each the crew rest compartment fire crew rest compartment has unique protection system (i.e., smoke or fire Type Certification Basis features based on design, location, and detection and fire suppression systems) Under the provisions of § 21.101, TTF use on the airplane. The bulk cargo in conjunction with a crew rest fire to Aerospace LLC must show that the lower deck crew rest (BCCR) be a catastrophic event. Based on the Airbus Model A330–200, as changed, compartment is novel in terms of part ‘‘Depth of Analysis Flowchart’’ shown continues to meet the applicable 25 in that it will be located under the in Figure 2 of AC 25.1309–1A, the depth provisions of the regulations passenger cabin floor in the aft cargo of analysis should include both incorporated by reference in Type compartment of Airbus Model A330– qualitative and quantitative Certificate No. A46NM or the applicable 200 series airplanes. Due to the novel or assessments. Refer to paragraphs 8d, 9, regulations in effect on the date of unusual features associated with the and 10 of AC 25.1309–1A. In addition, application for the change. The installation of a BCCR compartment, it should be noted that flammable regulations incorporated by reference in special conditions are considered fluids, explosives, or other dangerous the type certificate are commonly necessary to provide a level of safety cargo are prohibited from being carried referred to as the ‘‘original type equal to that established by the in the crew rest areas. certification basis.’’ The regulations airworthiness regulations incorporated The requirements to enable crew incorporated by reference in A46NM are by reference in the type certificates of members’ quick entry to the crew rest as follows: 14 CFR part 25, as amended these airplanes. It will be the size of the compartment and to locate a fire source by Amendments 25–1 through 25–63; aft section of the bulk cargo loading area inherently places limits on the amount certain regulations at later Amendments and will be optional for removal from of that may be carried and the 25–65, 25–66, and 25–68, 25–69, 25–73, the cargo compartment. The BCCR size of the crew rest area. The FAA 25–75, 25–77, 25–78, 25–81, 25–82, 25– compartment will be occupied in flight considers that the crew rest area must be 84, and 25–85 with exceptions. Refer to but not during taxi, take off, or landing. limited to the stowage of crew personal Type Certificate Data Sheet A46NM, as No more than eight crew members at a luggage and must not be used for the applicable, for a complete description of time will be permitted to occupy it. The stowage of cargo or passenger baggage. the certification basis for these models, BCCR compartment will have a built in The design of such a system to include including certain special conditions and smoke detection system, an oxygen cargo or passenger baggage would equivalent safety findings that are not system, and decompression warning require additional requirements to relevant to these proposed special system that all connect to the main ensure safe operation. conditions. cabin and cockpit. The addition of equipment or a If the Administrator finds that the The BCCR compartment will be kitchenette incorporating a heat source applicable airworthiness regulations accessed from the main deck via a ‘‘stair (e.g., cook tops, microwaves, coffee pots, (i.e., 14 CFR part 25) do not contain house.’’ The floor within the stair house etc.), other than a conventional lavatory adequate or appropriate safety standards has a hatch that leads to stairs which or kitchenette hot water heater, within for the Model A330–200 airplane occupants use to descend into the BCCR the BCCR compartment defined in the because of a novel or unusual design compartment. An interface will keep ‘‘Novel or Unusual Design Features’’ feature, special conditions are this hatch open when the stair house section, may require further Special prescribed under the provisions of door is open. In addition, an emergency Conditions to be considered. A hot § 21.16. hatch opens directly into the main Special conditions are initially passenger cabin. The BCCR has access water heater is acceptable without applicable to the model for which they panels to allow the crew to perform further Special Conditions are issued. Should the applicant apply maintenance without removal of the consideration. for a supplemental type certificate to crew rest compartment. Operational Evaluations and Approval modify any other model included on the This installation of BCCR is similar to In lieu of a type design placard same type certificate to incorporate the the installation of Lower Deck Mobile indicating the operational qualification same novel or unusual design feature, Crew Rest (LD–MCR) on Airbus Model of the crew rest compartment, the the special conditions would also apply A330 and 340 series airplanes for which following Operational Evaluation and to the other model. Special Conditions No. 25–281–SC were In addition to the applicable issued on December 29, 2004. The Approval process must be followed. airworthiness regulations and special currently installed LD–MCR will be These special conditions outline conditions, the Airbus Model A330–200 removed and the BCCR will be installed requirements for flight crew and cabin airplanes must comply with the fuel in the aft lower lobe of the airplane. The crew rest compartment design approvals vent and exhaust emission requirements BCCR occupies the entire bulk baggage (e.g., type design change or of 14 CFR part 34 and the noise compartment. supplemental type certificate) administered by the FAA’s Aircraft certification requirements of 14 CFR Discussion part 36. Certification Service. Prior to The FAA issues special conditions, as The applicant should note that the operational use of a flight (cabin) crew defined in 14 CFR 11.19, in accordance FAA considers smoke or fire detection rest compartment, the FAA’s Flight with § 11.38, and they become part of and fire suppression systems (including Standards Service must evaluate for the type certification basis under airflow management features which operational suitability the flight (cabin) § 21.101. prevent hazardous quantities of smoke crew sleeping quarters and rest or fire extinguishing agent from entering facilities. Refer to §§ 91.1061(b)(1), Novel or Unusual Design Features any other compartment occupied by 121.485(a), 121.523(b), and The Airbus Model A330–200 will crew members or passengers) for crew 135.269(b)(5). incorporate the following novel or rest compartments complex in terms of Compliance with these special unusual design features: bulk cargo paragraph 6d of Advisory Circular (AC) conditions does not ensure that the lower deck crew rest compartments. 25.1309–1A, System Design and applicant has demonstrated compliance

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with the requirements of 14 CFR parts not appropriate for all occupants to don The Special Conditions 91, 121, or 135. PBEs in the event of a fire because the Accordingly, pursuant to the To obtain an operational evaluation, first action should be to leave the authority delegated to me by the the type design holder must contact the confined space unless the occupant is Administrator, the following special appropriate Aircraft Evaluation Group fighting the fire. Taking the time to don conditions are issued as part of the type (AEG) in the Flight Standards Service the PBE would prolong the time for the certification basis for Airbus Model and request an evaluation for emergency evacuation of the occupants A330–200 airplanes modified by TTF operational suitability of the flight crew and possibly interfere with efforts to Aerospace LLC. The FAA formulated sleeping quarters in their crew rest extinguish the fire. This special the proposed Special Conditions for the facility. Results of these evaluations condition therefore provides procedures A330–200 bulk cargo lower deck crew should be documented and appended to that establish a level of safety equivalent rest (BCCR) compartment from previous the applicable Flight Standardization to the PBE requirements. Board (FSB) Report. Individual requirements established for various For all of the areas discussed above, operators may reference these airplanes. The BCCR compartment must these special conditions contain the standardized evaluations in discussions meet the following requirements. additional safety standards that the with their FAA Principal Operating 1. Occupancy of the BCCR Administrator considers necessary to Inspector (POI) as the basis for an compartment is limited to the total operational approval, in lieu of an on- establish a level of safety equivalent to number of installed bunks and seats in site operational evaluation. that established by the existing that compartment. There must be an Any changes to the approved flight airworthiness standards. approved seat or berth able to withstand the maximum flight loads when (cabin) crew rest compartment Applicability configuration that affect crew member occupied for each occupant permitted in emergency egress or any other As discussed above, these special the crew rest compartment. The procedures affecting the safety of the conditions are applicable to the Airbus maximum occupancy is eight in the occupying crewmembers and/or related Model A330–200. Should TTF BCCR compartment. training shall require a re-evaluation Aerospace LLC apply at a later date for (a) There must be appropriate and approval. In the event of any design a supplemental type certificate to placards displayed in a conspicuous change that affects egress, safety modify any other model included on place at each entrance to the BCCR procedures, or training, the applicant is Type Certificate No. A46NM to compartment to indicate: responsible for notifying the FAA’s AEG incorporate the same novel or unusual (1) The maximum number of that a new crew rest facility evaluation design feature, the special conditions occupants allowed; is required. would apply to that model as well. (2) That occupancy is restricted to All instructions for continued crew members that are trained in the airworthiness (ICAs) will be submitted Conclusion evacuation procedures for the crew rest to the Seattle AEG for approval compartment; This action affects only certain novel (3) That occupancy is prohibited acceptance, including service bulletins, or unusual design features on one model before issuance of the FAA modification during taxi, take-off and landing; of airplanes. It is not a rule of general (4) That smoking is prohibited in the approval. applicability and affects only the Amendment 25–38 modified the crew rest compartment; applicant who applied to the FAA for requirements of § 25.1439(a) by adding, (5) That hazardous quantities of approval of these features on the ‘‘In addition, protective breathing flammable fluids, explosives, or other airplane. equipment must be installed in each dangerous cargo are prohibited in the isolated separate compartment in the The substance of these special crew rest compartment. airplane. Including upper and lower conditions has been subjected to the (6) That the crew rest area must be lobe galleys, in which crew member notice and comment period in several limited to the stowage of crew personal occupancy is permitted during flight for prior instances and has been derived luggage and must not be used for the the maximum number of crew members without substantive change from those stowage of cargo or passenger baggage. expected to be in the area during any previously issued. It is unlikely that (b) There must be at least one ashtray operation.’’ The BCCR compartment is prior public comment would result in a located conspicuously on or near the an isolated separate compartment, so significant change from the substance entry side of any entrance to the crew § 25.1439(a) is applicable. However, the contained herein. Therefore, the FAA rest compartment. § 25.1439(a) protective breathing has determined that prior public notice (c) There must be a means to prevent equipment (PBE) requirements for and comment are unnecessary, and good passengers from entering the isolated separate compartments are not cause exists for adopting these special compartment in the event of an appropriate because the BCCR is novel conditions upon issuance. The FAA is emergency or when no and unusual in terms of the number of requesting comments to allow interested is present. occupants. persons to submit views that may not (d) There must be a means for any In 1976, when Amendment 25–38 was have been submitted in response to the door installed between the crew rest adopted, small galleys were the only prior opportunities for comment compartment and passenger cabin to be isolated compartments that had been described above. capable of being quickly opened from inside the compartment, even when certificated. Two crewmembers were the List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 25 maximum expected to occupy those crowding occurs at each side of the galleys. Aircraft, , Reporting door. This crew rest compartment can and recordkeeping requirements. (e) For all doors installed in the accommodate up to eight crew evacuation routes, there must be a members. This large number of The authority citation for these means to preclude anyone from being occupants in an isolated compartment special conditions is as follows: trapped inside the compartment. If a was not envisioned at the time Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40113, 44701, locking mechanism is installed, it must Amendment 25–38 was adopted. It is 44702, 44704. be capable of being unlocked from the

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outside without the aid of special tools. of one assistant within the crew rest 6. There must be means for two-way The lock must not prevent opening from area) may provide assistance in the voice communications between crew the inside of the compartment at any evacuation. Additional assistance may members on the flight deck and time. be provided by up to three persons in occupants of the crew rest compartment. 2. There must be at least two the main passenger compartment. For There must also be public address emergency evacuation routes, which evacuation routes having stairways, the system microphones at each flight could be used by each occupant of the additional assistants may descend down attendant seat required to be near a floor crew rest compartment to rapidly to one half the elevation changes from level exit in the passenger cabin per evacuate to the main cabin and be able the main deck to the lower deck § 25.785(h) at Amendment 25–51 which to be closed from the main passenger compartment, or to the first landing, allows two-way voice communications cabin after evacuation. In addition— whichever is higher. between flight attendants and the (a) The routes must be located with 4. The following signs and placards occupants of the crew rest compartment, one at each end of the compartment, or must be provided in the crew rest except that one microphone may serve with two having sufficient separation compartment: more than one exit provided the within the compartment and between (a) At least one exit sign, located near proximity of the exits allow unassisted the routes to minimize the possibility of each exit, meeting the requirements of verbal communication between seated an event (either inside or outside of the § 25.812(b)(1)(i) at Amendment 25–58, flight attendants. crew rest compartment) rendering both except that a sign with reduced 7. There must be a means for manual routes inoperative. background area of no less than 5.3 activation of an aural emergency alarm (b) The routes must be designed to square inches (excluding the letters) system, audible during normal and minimize the possibility of blockage, may be used, provided that it is emergency conditions, to enable crew which might result from fire, installed such that the material members on the flight deck and at each mechanical or structural failure, or surrounding the exit sign is light in pair of required floor level emergency persons standing on top of or against the color (e.g., white, cream, or light beige). exits to alert occupants of the crew rest escape route. If an evacuation route uses If the material surrounding the exit sign compartment of an emergency situation. an area where normal movement of is not light in color, a sign with a Use of a public address or crew passengers occurs, it must be minimum of a one-inch wide interphone system will be acceptable, demonstrated that passengers would not background border around the letters provided an adequate means of impede egress to the main deck. If a would also be acceptable; differentiating between normal and hatch is installed in an evacuation (b) An appropriate placard located emergency communications is route, the point at which the evacuation near each exit defining the location and incorporated. The system must be route terminates in the passenger cabin the operating instructions for each powered in flight, after the shutdown or should not be located where normal evacuation route; failure of all engines and auxiliary movement by passengers or crew occurs power units (APU), or the disconnection (main aisle, cross aisle, passageway, or (c) Placards must be readable from a or failure of all power sources galley complex). If such a location distance of 30 inches under emergency dependent on their continued operation cannot be avoided, special lighting conditions; and (i.e., engine and APU), for a period of consideration must be taken to ensure (d) The exit handles and evacuation at least ten minutes. that the hatch or door can be opened path operating instruction placards when a person, the weight of a ninety- must be illuminated to at least 160 8. There must be a means, readily fifth percentile male, is standing on the microlamberts under emergency lighting detectable by seated or standing hatch or door. The use of evacuation conditions. occupants of the crew rest compartment, routes must not be dependent on any 5. There must be a means in the event which indicates when seat belts should powered device. If there is low of failure of the aircraft’s main power be fastened. In the event there are no headroom at or near an evacuation system, or of the normal crew rest seats, at least one means must be route, provisions must be made to compartment lighting system, for provided to cover anticipated prevent or to protect occupants (of the emergency illumination to be turbulence (e.g., sufficient handholds). crew rest area) from head injury. automatically provided for the crew rest Seat belt type restraints must be (c) Emergency evacuation procedures, compartment. provided for berths and must be including the emergency evacuation of (a) This emergency illumination must compatible for the sleeping attitude an incapacitated occupant from the be independent of the main lighting during cruise conditions. There must be crew rest compartment, must be system. a placard on each berth requiring that established. All of these procedures (b) The sources of general cabin seat belts must be fastened when must be transmitted to the operator for illumination may be common to both occupied. If compliance with any of the incorporation into their training the emergency and the main lighting other requirements of these special programs and appropriate operational systems if the power supply to the conditions is predicated on specific manuals. emergency lighting system is head location, there must be a placard (d) There must be a limitation in the independent of the power supply to the identifying the head position. Airplane Flight Manual or other suitable main lighting system. 9. In lieu of the requirements means requiring that crew members be (c) The illumination level must be specified in § 25.1439(a) at Amendment trained in the use of evacuation routes. sufficient for the occupants of the crew 25–38 that pertain to isolated 3. There must be a means for the rest compartment to locate and transfer compartments and to provide a level of evacuation of an incapacitated person to the main passenger cabin floor by safety equivalent to that which is (representative of a 95th percentile means of each evacuation route. provided occupants of a small isolated male) from the crew rest compartment (d) The illumination level must be galley, the following equipment must be to the passenger cabin floor. sufficient with the privacy curtains in provided in the crew rest compartment: The evacuation must be demonstrated the closed position for each occupant of (a) At least one approved hand-held for all evacuation routes. A flight the crew rest compartment to locate a fire extinguisher appropriate for the attendant or other crew member (a total deployed oxygen mask. kinds of fires likely to occur;

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(b) Two protective breathing crew members or passengers when the (d) The system must provide an aural equipment (PBE) devices approved to access to the crew rest compartment is and visual alert to warn the occupants Technical Standard Order (TSO)–C116 opened, during an emergency of the BCCR compartment to don or equivalent, suitable for fire fighting, evacuation, must dissipate within five oxygen masks in the event of or one PBE for each hand-held fire minutes after the access to the crew rest decompression. The aural and visual extinguisher, whichever is greater; and compartment is closed. Hazardous alerts must activate concurrently with (c) One flashlight. quantities of smoke may not enter any the deployment of the oxygen masks in Note: Additional PBEs and fire other compartment occupied by crew the passenger cabin. To compensate for extinguishers in specific locations, (beyond members or passengers during sleeping occupants, the aural alert must the minimum numbers prescribed in special subsequent access to manually fight a be heard in each section of the BCCR condition 9) may be required as a result of fire in the crew rest compartment (the compartment and must sound any egress analysis accomplished to satisfy amount of smoke entrained by a continuously for a minimum of five special condition 2(a). firefighter exiting the crew rest minutes or until a reset switch within 10. A smoke or fire detection system compartment through the access is not the BCCR compartment is activated. A (or systems) must be provided that considered hazardous). During the 1- visual alert that informs occupants that monitors each occupiable area within minute smoke detection time, they must don an oxygen mask must be the crew rest compartment, including penetration of a small quantity of smoke visible in each section. those areas partitioned by curtains. from the crew rest compartment into an (e) There must also be a means by Flight tests must be conducted to show occupied area is acceptable. Flight tests which the oxygen masks can be compliance with this requirement. Each must be conducted to show compliance manually deployed from the flight deck. system must provide: with this requirement. (f) Procedures for occupants in the (a) A visual indication to the flight There must be a provision in the crew rest compartment in the event of deck within one minute after the start of firefighting procedures to ensure that all decompression must be established. a fire; door(s) and hatch(es) at the crew rest These procedures must be transmitted (b) An aural warning in the crew rest compartment outlets are closed after to the operator for incorporation into compartment; and evacuation of the crew rest their training programs and appropriate (c) A warning in the main passenger compartment and during firefighting to operational manuals. (g) The supplemental oxygen system cabin. This warning must be readily minimize smoke and extinguishing for the crew rest compartment shall detectable by a flight attendant, taking agent from entering other occupiable meet the same 14 CFR part 25 into consideration the positioning of compartments. regulations as the supplemental oxygen flight attendants throughout the main If a built-in fire extinguishing system system for the passenger cabin passenger compartment during various is used in lieu of manual fire fighting, occupants except for the 10 percent phases of flight. then the fire extinguishing system must additional masks requirement of 14 CFR 11. The crew rest compartment must be designed so that no hazardous quantities of extinguishing agent will 25.1447(c)(1). be designed such that fires within the (h) The illumination level of the enter other compartments occupied by compartment can be controlled without normal BCCR compartment lighting passengers or crew. The system must a crew member having to enter the system must automatically be sufficient have adequate capacity to suppress any compartment, or the design of the access for each occupant of the compartment to fire occurring in the crew rest provisions must allow crew members locate a deployed oxygen mask. equipped for fire fighting to have compartment, considering the fire 14. The following additional unrestricted access to the compartment. threat, volume of the compartment, and requirements apply to crew rest The time for a crew member on the the ventilation rate. compartments that are divided into main deck to react to the fire alarm, to 13. There must be a supplemental several sections by the installation of don the fire fighting equipment, and to oxygen system within the crew rest curtains or partitions: gain access must not exceed the time for compartment as follows: (a) To compensate for sleeping the compartment to become smoke- (a) There must be at least one mask for occupants, there must be an aural alert filled, making it difficult to locate the each seat, and berth in the crew rest that can be heard in each section of the fire source. Procedures describing compartment. crew rest compartment that methods to search the crew rest (b) If a destination area (such as a accompanies automatic presentation of compartments for fire sources(s) must be changing area) is provided in the BCCR supplemental oxygen masks. established. These procedures must be compartment, then there must be an Supplemental oxygen must meet the transmitted to the operator for oxygen mask readily available for each requirements of Special Condition no. incorporation into their training occupant that can reasonably be 13. programs and appropriate operational expected to be in the destination area (b) A placard is required adjacent to manuals. (with the maximum number of required each curtain that visually divides or 12. There must be a means provided masks within the destination area being separates, for privacy purposes, the to exclude hazardous quantities of limited to the placarded maximum crew rest compartment into small smoke or extinguishing agent occupancy of the crew rest sections. The placard must require that originating in the crew rest compartment). the curtain(s) remains open when the compartment from entering any other (c) There must also be an oxygen private section it creates is unoccupied. compartment occupied by crew mask readily accessible to each (c) For each section in the crew rest members or passengers. This means occupant that can reasonably be compartment that is created by the must include the time periods during expected to be either transitioning from installation of a curtain, the following the evacuation of the crew rest the main cabin into the crew rest requirements of these Special compartment and, if applicable, when compartment, transitioning within the Conditions must be met with the curtain accessing the crew rest compartment to crew rest compartment, or transitioning open or closed: manually fight a fire. Smoke entering from the crew rest compartment to the (1) Emergency illumination (Special any other compartment occupied by main cabin. Condition no. 5);

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(2) Emergency alarm system (Special that direct occupants to the primary any interface item between the module Condition no. 7); stairway exit. An exit sign with reduced (container) and the airplane structure or (3) Seat belt fasten signal or return to background area as described in Special systems, must meet the applicable seat signal as applicable (Special Condition No. 4.(a) may be used to meet requirements of § 25.855 at Amendment Condition no. 8); and this requirement. 25–60. (4) The smoke or fire detection system (5) Special Conditions No. 5 (b) Means must be provided so that (Special Condition no. 10). (emergency illumination), No. 7 (d) Crew rest compartments visually (emergency alarm system), No. 8 (fasten the fire protection level of the cargo divided to the extent that evacuation seat belt signal or return to seat signal compartment meets the applicable could be affected must have exit signs as applicable) and No. 10 (smoke or fire requirements of §§ 25.855 at that direct occupants to the primary detection system) must be met with the Amendment 25–60, 25.857 at stairway exit. The exit signs must be door open or closed. Amendment 25–60 and 25.858 at provided in each separate section of the (6) Special Conditions No. 6 (two-way Amendment 25–54 when the module crew rest compartment, and they must voice communication) and No. 9 (container) is not installed. meet the requirements of (emergency fire fighting and protective (c) Use of each emergency evacuation § 25.812(b)(1)(i) at Amendment 25–58. equipment) must be met independently route must not require occupants of the An exit sign with reduced background for each separate section except for crew rest compartment to enter the area as described in Special Condition lavatories or other small areas that are cargo compartment in order to return to No. 4.(a) may be used to meet this not intended to be occupied for the passenger compartment. requirement. extended periods of time, (e) For sections within a crew rest 15. Where a waste disposal receptacle (d) The aural warning in Special compartment that are created by the is fitted, it must be equipped with a Condition 7 must sound in the crew rest installation of a partition with a door built-in fire extinguisher designed to compartment in the event of a fire in the separating the sections, the following discharge automatically upon cargo compartment. requirements of these Special occurrence of a fire in the receptacle. 19. Means must be provided to Conditions must be met with the door 16. Materials (including finishes or prevent access into the Class C cargo open or closed: decorative surfaces applied to the compartment during all airplane (1) There must be a secondary materials) must comply with the operations and to ensure that the evacuation route from each section to flammability requirements of § 25.853 at maintenance door is closed during all the main deck, or alternatively, it must Amendment 25–66. Mattresses must airplane flight operations. be shown that any door between the comply with the flammability 20. All enclosed stowage sections has been designed to preclude requirements of § 25.853(b) and (c) at compartments within the crew rest anyone from being trapped inside the Amendment 25–66. compartment. Removal of an 17. The addition of a lavatory within compartment that are not limited to incapacitated occupant within this area the crew rest compartment would stowage of emergency equipment or must be considered. A secondary require the lavatory to meet the same airplane supplied equipment (e.g., evacuation route from a small room requirements as those for a lavatory bedding) must meet the design criteria designed for only one occupant for short installed on the main deck except with given in the table below. As indicated time duration, such as a changing area regard to Special Condition 10 for by the table below, enclosed stowage 3 or lavatory, is not required. However, smoke detection. compartments greater than 200 ft in removal of an incapacitated occupant 18. When a crew rest compartment is interior volume are not addressed by within this area must be considered. installed or enclosed as a removable this Special Condition. The in-flight (2) Any door between the sections module in part of a cargo compartment accessibility of very large enclosed must be shown to be openable when or is located directly adjacent to a cargo stowage compartments and the crowded against, even when crowding compartment without an intervening subsequent impact on the crew occurs at each side of the door. cargo compartment wall, the following members’ ability to effectively reach any (3) There may be no more than one applies: part of the compartment with the door between any seat or berth and the (a) Any wall of the module (container) contents of a hand fire extinguisher will primary stairway exit. forming part of the boundary of the require additional fire protection (4) There must be exit signs in each reduced cargo compartment, subject to considerations similar to those required section meeting the requirements of direct flame impingement from a fire in for inaccessible compartments such as § 25.812(b)(1)(i) at Amendment 25–58 the cargo compartment and including Class C cargo compartments.

Stowage compartment interior volumes Fire protection features less than 25 ft3 25 ft3 to 57 ft3 57 ft3 to 200 ft3

Materials of Construction 1 ...... Yes ...... Yes ...... Yes Detectors 2 ...... No ...... Yes ...... Yes Liner 3 ...... No ...... Conditional ...... Yes Locating Device 4 ...... No ...... Yes ...... Yes 1 Material The material used to construct each enclosed stowage compartment must at least be fire resistant and must meet the flammability standards established for interior components per the requirements of § 25.853. For compartments less than 25 ft3 in interior volume, the design must en- sure the ability to contain a fire likely to occur within the compartment under normal use. 2 Detectors Enclosed stowage compartments equal to or exceeding 25 ft3 in interior volume must be provided with a smoke or fire detection system to en- sure that a fire can be detected within a one-minute detection time. Flight tests must be conducted to show compliance with this requirement. Each system (or systems) must provide: (a) A visual indication in the flight deck within one minute after the start of a fire; (b) An aural warning in the crew rest compartment; and

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(c) A warning in the main passenger cabin, This warning must be readily detectable by a flight attendant, taking into consideration the posi- tioning of flight attendants throughout the main passenger compartment during various phases of flight. 3 Liner If it can be shown that the material used to construct the stowage compartment meets the flammability requirements of a liner for a Class B cargo compartment (i.e., § 25.855 at Amendment 25–116, and Appendix F, part I, paragraph (a)(2)(ii)), then no liner would be required for en- closed stowage compartments equal to or greater than 25 ft3 in interior volume but less than 57 ft3 in interior volume. For all enclosed stowage compartments equal to or greater than 57 ft3 in interior volume but less than or equal to 200 ft3, a liner must be provided that meets the require- ments of § 25.855 at Amendment 25–60 for a Class B cargo compartment. 4 Location Detector Crew rest areas which contain enclosed stowage compartments exceeding 25 ft3 interior volume and which are located away from one central location such as the entry to the crew rest area or a common area within the crew rest area would require additional fire protection features and/ or devices to assist the firefighter in determining the location of a fire.

Issued in Renton, Washington, on April 3, were invited to participate in this number of small entities under the 2013. rulemaking effort by submitting written criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act. Ali Bahrami, comments on the proposal to the FAA. The FAA’s authority to issue rules Manager, Transport Airplane Directorate, No comments were received. Class D regarding aviation safety is found in Aircraft Certification Service. and Class E airspace designations are Title 49 of the United States Code. [FR Doc. 2013–08156 Filed 4–8–13; 8:45 am] published in paragraph 5000 and 6004, Subtitle I, Section 106 describes the BILLING CODE 4910–13–P respectively of FAA Order 7400.9W authority of the FAA Administrator. dated August 8, 2012, and effective Subtitle VII, Aviation Programs, September 15, 2012, which is describes in more detail the scope of the DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION incorporated by reference in 14 CFR agency’s authority. Part 71.1. The Class D and E airspace This rulemaking is promulgated Federal Aviation Administration designations listed in this document under the authority described in will be published subsequently in the Subtitle VII, Part A, Subpart I, Section 14 CFR Part 71 Order. 40103. Under that section, the FAA is [Docket No. FAA–2012–0609; Airspace Docket No. 12–AEA–10] The Rule charged with prescribing regulations to assign the use of airspace necessary to Amendment of Class D and Class E This amendment to Title 14, Code of ensure the safety of aircraft and the Airspace; Caldwell, NJ Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 efficient use of airspace. This regulation amends Class D airspace extending is within the scope of that authority as AGENCY: Federal Aviation upward from the surface to and it amends controlled airspace at Essex Administration (FAA), DOT. including 2,700 feet MSL within a 4.1- County , Caldwell, NJ. ACTION: Final rule. mile radius of Essex County Airport, and the Class E airspace area designated Environmental Review SUMMARY: This action amends Class D as an extension of Class D surface area and Class E Airspace at Caldwell, NJ as The FAA has determined that this is amended to within 2 miles each side action qualifies for categorical exclusion the Paterson Non-Directional Radio of the 030° bearing of the airport Beacon (NDB) has been under the National Environmental extending from the 4.1-mile radius to 7 Policy Act in accordance with FAA decommissioned and new Standard miles northeast of the airport, to Instrument Approach Procedures have Order 1050.1E, ‘‘Environmental accommodate the new Standard Impacts: Policies and Procedures,’’ been developed at Essex County Instrument Approach Procedures Airport. This action enhances the safety paragraph 311a. This airspace action is developed for Essex County Airport, not expected to cause any potentially and management of Instrument Flight Caldwell, NJ. The Patterson Non- Rules (IFR) operations at the airport. significant environmental impacts, and Directional Beacon has been no extraordinary circumstances exist DATES: Effective 0901 UTC, June 27, decommissioned, and the NDB that warrant preparation of an 2013. The Director of the Federal approach cancelled. environmental assessment. Register approves this incorporation by The FAA has determined that this reference action under title 1, Code of regulation only involves an established Lists of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71 Federal Regulations, part 51, subject to body of technical regulations for which the annual revision of FAA Order Airspace, Incorporation by reference, frequent and routine amendments are Navigation (Air). 7400.9 and publication of conforming necessary to keep them operationally amendments. current, is non-controversial and Adoption of the Amendment FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John unlikely to result in adverse or negative Fornito, Operations Support Group, comments. It, therefore, (1) is not a In consideration of the foregoing, the Eastern Service Center, Federal Aviation ‘‘significant regulatory action’’ under Federal Aviation Administration Administration, P.O. Box 20636, Executive Order 12866; (2) is not a amends 14 CFR Part 71 as follows: Atlanta, Georgia 30320; telephone (404) ‘‘significant rule’’ under DOT PART 71—DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, 305–6364. Regulatory Policies and Procedures (44 B, C, D AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR FR 11034; February 26, 1979); and (3) SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND does not warrant preparation of a REPORTING POINTS History Regulatory Evaluation as the anticipated On January 24, 2013, the FAA impact is so minimal. Since this is a published in the Federal Register a routine matter that will only affect air ■ 1. The authority citation for Part 71 notice of proposed rulemaking to amend traffic procedures and air navigation, it continues to read as follows: Class D and Class E airspace at is certified that this rule, when Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g); 40103, 40113, Caldwell, NJ (78 FR 5149) Docket No. promulgated, will not have a significant 40120; E.O. 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959– FAA–2012–0609. Interested parties economic impact on a substantial 1963 Comp., p. 389.

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