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[FR Doc. 2012–3105 Filed 2–9–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–13–P VerDate Mar<15>2010 20:17 Feb 09, 2012 Jkt 226001 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 135 [Docket No. FAA 2011–1397] Clarification of Policy Regarding Approved Training Programs; Correction Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Department of Transportation (DOT). ACTION: Notice of availability; Correction. AGENCY: The FAA is correcting a notice published on December 27, 2011 (76 FR 80831). In that notice of availability the FAA announced the availability of an FAA Notice that would require FAA inspectors to review policy regarding approved training programs as well as to identify and correct those training programs which erroneously issued credit for previous training or checking. The Notice also provided guidance on constructing reduced hour training programs based on previous experience. Upon review of the comments and any necessary revision, the Notice would cancel and replace FAA Order 8900.1, Volume 3, Chapter 19, Paragraph 3–1111. This document corrects an incorrect comment due date. DATES: Written comments must be received on or before February 27, 2012. ADDRESSES: Send comments identified by docket number FAA–2011–1397 using any of the following methods: • Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and follow the online instructions for sending your comments electronically. • 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. • Hand Delivery or 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. • Fax: Fax comments to Docket Operations at 202–493–2251. Privacy: The FAA will post all comments it receives, without change, to https://www.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 SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 all comments received into any FAA dockets, including the name of the individual sending the comment (or signing the comment for an association, business, labor union, etc.). DOT’s complete Privacy Act Statement can be found in the Federal Register published on April 11, 2000 (65 FR 19477–19478), as well as at https://DocketsInfo.dot.gov. Docket: Background documents or comments received may be read at https://www.regulations.gov at any time. Follow the online instructions for accessing the docket or 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: Robert Burke, Air Carrier Training Branch, Air Transportation Division, Flight Standards Service, Federal Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591; telephone: 202– 267–8262; facsimile: 202–267–5229; email: robert.burke@faa.gov. Background On December 27, 2011, the FAA published a notice of availability entitled, ‘‘Clarification of Policy Regarding Approved Training Programs’’ (76 FR 80831). The FAA Order 8900.1, Flight Standards Information Management System, was issued on September 13, 2007. This order consolidated and replaced FAA Orders 8300.1, 8400.1, and 8700.1, the FAA’s guidance to inspectors. There have been numerous inquiries by part 135 certificate holders regarding the acceptance of training/ evaluations previously completed by a crewmember while in the employment of another certificate holder. Regulations do not permit the crediting of such training (with the specific exception of CRM and DRM training). Additionally, some training centers have distributed a training program template that provides credit for training/evaluations conducted by another operator. Such provisions are contrary to the intent as well as the technical provisions of part 135 and are not appropriate for inclusion in a certificate holder’s approved training program. Part 135 certificate holders may develop and submit for approval multiple curriculums for a particular crewmember position and aircraft make/ model/variant. For example, a part 135 certificate holder may have a an initial new-hire curriculum designed to meet the requirements of new hire crewmembers that have minimal flight E:\FR\FM\10FEP1.SGM 10FEP1 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 28 / Friday, February 10, 2012 / Proposed Rules time, no previous part 135 experience, or do not have qualifications related to the certificate holder’s operational environment. The certificate holder may then also apply for a reduced new hire curriculum for pilots that have previous experience as a crewmember in part 135 operations and/or the particular aircraft and duty position. The second curriculum in this example may have less training hours due to the crewmember’s extensive experience. Each of these curriculums would also have detailed prerequisites to define the level of experience required to enter into either of these new hire programs. There are no hour requirements which need to be defined on a reduced training program, however all the training elements of the certificate holder’s full initial training program must be accomplished as well as the qualification module. While the FAA generally does not request comment on internal Notices and orders, the agency has established a docket for public comments regarding this guidance for inspectors in recognition of the interest of current 14 CFR part 135 certificate holders. The agency will consider all comments received by February 27, 2012. Comments received after that date may be considered if consideration will not delay agency action on the review. A copy of the proposed order is available for review in the assigned docket for the Order at https://www.regulations.gov. Correction This document is correcting an incorrect comment due date of January 26, 2012 and replacing it with the correct comment due date of February 27, 2012. Issued in Washington, DC, on February 2, 2012. John S. Duncan, Acting Deputy Director, FAA Flight Standards Service. [FR Doc. 2012–3194 Filed 2–9–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–13–P CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with PROPOSALS 16 CFR Part 1223 [CPSC Docket No. CPSC–2012–0011] RIN 3041–AC90 Safety Standard for Infant Swings Consumer Product Safety Commission. ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking. AGENCY: VerDate Mar<15>2010 20:17 Feb 09, 2012 Jkt 226001 The Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (‘‘CPSIA’’) requires the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (‘‘Commission,’’ ‘‘CPSC,’’ ‘‘we,’’ or ‘‘us’’) to promulgate consumer product safety standards for durable infant or toddler products. These standards are to be ‘‘substantially the same as’’ applicable voluntary standards or more stringent than the voluntary standard if the Commission concludes that more stringent requirements would further reduce the risk of injury associated with the product. The Commission is proposing a safety standard for infant swings in response to the direction under the CPSIA. DATES: Submit comments by April 25, 2012. 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Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or comments received, go to: https:// www.regulations.gov, and insert the docket number, CPSC 2012–0011, into the ‘‘Search’’ box, and follow the prompts. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Celestine T. Kiss, Project Manager, Consumer Product Safety Commission, Directorate for Engineering Sciences, 4330 East West Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814; email: CKiss@cpsc.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A. Background and Statutory Authority The Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008, (‘‘CPSIA,’’ Pub L. 110–314) was enacted on August 14, 2008. Section 104(b) of the CPSIA requires the Commission to promulgate consumer product safety standards for durable infant and toddler products. These standards are to be ‘‘substantially the same as’’ applicable voluntary standards or more stringent than the voluntary standard if the Commission concludes that more stringent requirements would further reduce the risk of injury associated with the product. The term ‘‘durable infant or toddler product’’ is defined in section 104(f)(1) of the CPSIA as a durable product intended for use, or that may be reasonably expected to be used, by children under the age of 5 years. Infant swings are one of the products specifically identified in section 104(f)(2)(F) as a durable infant or toddler product. In this document, we propose a safety standard for infant swings. The proposed standard is based on the voluntary standard developed by ASTM International (formerly the American Society for Testing and Materials), ASTM F 2088–11b, ‘‘Standard Consumer Safety Specification for Infant Swings’’ (‘‘ASTM F 2088–11b’’). The ASTM standard is copyrighted but can be viewed as a read-only document, only during the comment period for this proposal, at: https://www.astm.org/ cpsc.htm, by permission of ASTM. The information discussed in this preamble supporting the proposed safety standard for infant swings can be found in the staff briefing package, which is available at https:// www.cpsc.gov/. B. The Product 1. Definition ASTM F 2088–11b defines an ‘‘infant swing’’ as a ‘‘stationary unit with a frame and powered mechanism that E:\FR\FM\10FEP1.SGM 10FEP1

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[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 28 (Friday, February 10, 2012)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 7010-7011]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-3194]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 135

[Docket No. FAA 2011-1397]


Clarification of Policy Regarding Approved Training Programs; 
Correction

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Department of 
Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Notice of availability; Correction.

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SUMMARY: The FAA is correcting a notice published on December 27, 2011 
(76 FR 80831). In that notice of availability the FAA announced the 
availability of an FAA Notice that would require FAA inspectors to 
review policy regarding approved training programs as well as to 
identify and correct those training programs which erroneously issued 
credit for previous training or checking. The Notice also provided 
guidance on constructing reduced hour training programs based on 
previous experience. Upon review of the comments and any necessary 
revision, the Notice would cancel and replace FAA Order 8900.1, Volume 
3, Chapter 19, Paragraph 3-1111. This document corrects an incorrect 
comment due date.

DATES: Written comments must be received on or before February 27, 
2012.

ADDRESSES: Send comments identified by docket number FAA-2011-1397 
using any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and follow the online instructions for sending your 
comments electronically.
     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.
     Hand Delivery or 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.
     Fax: Fax comments to Docket Operations at 202-493-2251.
    Privacy: The FAA will post all comments it receives, without 
change, to https://www.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 dockets, including the name of the 
individual sending the comment (or signing the comment for an 
association, business, labor union, etc.). DOT's complete Privacy Act 
Statement can be found in the Federal Register published on April 11, 
2000 (65 FR 19477-19478), as well as at https://DocketsInfo.dot.gov.
    Docket: Background documents or comments received may be read at 
https://www.regulations.gov at any time. Follow the online instructions 
for accessing the docket or 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: Robert Burke, Air Carrier Training 
Branch, Air Transportation Division, Flight Standards Service, Federal 
Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 
20591; telephone: 202-267-8262; facsimile: 202-267-5229; email: 
robert.burke@faa.gov.

Background

    On December 27, 2011, the FAA published a notice of availability 
entitled, ``Clarification of Policy Regarding Approved Training 
Programs'' (76 FR 80831).
    The FAA Order 8900.1, Flight Standards Information Management 
System, was issued on September 13, 2007. This order consolidated and 
replaced FAA Orders 8300.1, 8400.1, and 8700.1, the FAA's guidance to 
inspectors. There have been numerous inquiries by part 135 certificate 
holders regarding the acceptance of training/evaluations previously 
completed by a crewmember while in the employment of another 
certificate holder. Regulations do not permit the crediting of such 
training (with the specific exception of CRM and DRM training).
    Additionally, some training centers have distributed a training 
program template that provides credit for training/evaluations 
conducted by another operator. Such provisions are contrary to the 
intent as well as the technical provisions of part 135 and are not 
appropriate for inclusion in a certificate holder's approved training 
program.
    Part 135 certificate holders may develop and submit for approval 
multiple curriculums for a particular crewmember position and aircraft 
make/model/variant. For example, a part 135 certificate holder may have 
a an initial new-hire curriculum designed to meet the requirements of 
new hire crewmembers that have minimal flight

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time, no previous part 135 experience, or do not have qualifications 
related to the certificate holder's operational environment. The 
certificate holder may then also apply for a reduced new hire 
curriculum for pilots that have previous experience as a crewmember in 
part 135 operations and/or the particular aircraft and duty position. 
The second curriculum in this example may have less training hours due 
to the crewmember's extensive experience. Each of these curriculums 
would also have detailed prerequisites to define the level of 
experience required to enter into either of these new hire programs. 
There are no hour requirements which need to be defined on a reduced 
training program, however all the training elements of the certificate 
holder's full initial training program must be accomplished as well as 
the qualification module.
    While the FAA generally does not request comment on internal 
Notices and orders, the agency has established a docket for public 
comments regarding this guidance for inspectors in recognition of the 
interest of current 14 CFR part 135 certificate holders. The agency 
will consider all comments received by February 27, 2012. Comments 
received after that date may be considered if consideration will not 
delay agency action on the review. A copy of the proposed order is 
available for review in the assigned docket for the Order at https://www.regulations.gov.

Correction

    This document is correcting an incorrect comment due date of 
January 26, 2012 and replacing it with the correct comment due date of 
February 27, 2012.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on February 2, 2012.
John S. Duncan,
Acting Deputy Director, FAA Flight Standards Service.
[FR Doc. 2012-3194 Filed 2-9-12; 8:45 am]
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