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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
Sixth Meeting: RTCA Special
Committee 225, Rechargeable Lithium
Batteries and Battery Systems, Small
and Medium Size
Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), U.S. Department
of Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice of RTCA Special
Committee 225, Rechargeable Lithium
Batteries and Battery Systems, Small
and Medium Size.
AGENCY:
The FAA is issuing this notice
to advise the public of the sixth meeting
of RTCA Special Committee 225,
Rechargeable Lithium Batteries and
Battery Systems, Small and Medium
Size.
DATES: The meeting will be held
February 28–29, 2012, from 9 a.m.–5
p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
RTCA, Inc., 1150 18th Street NW., Suite
910, Washington, DC, 20036.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The
RTCA Secretariat, 1150 18th Street NW.,
Suite 910, Washington, DC, 20036, or by
telephone at (202) 833–9339, fax at (202)
833–9434, or Web site at
https://www.rtca.org.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant
to section 10(a)(2) of the Federal
Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. No.
92–463, 5 U.S.C., App.), notice is hereby
given for a meeting of Special
Committee 225. The agenda will include
the following:
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SUMMARY:
February 28, 2012
• Welcome, Introductions, and
Administrative Remarks
• Review of the meeting agenda.
• Review and approval of summary
from the 5th plenary meeting.
• Review SC–225 schedule for
Plenaries, working group meetings,
and document preparation.
• Review action items.
• Review of current events with Li-Ion
Batteries (15 min).
• Results of EFB thermal runaway on
flightdeck (smoke and toxic gases).
• RTCA Workspace Demo.
• Discuss title of DO–3xx.
• Working Group Meeting—Review
draft document.
• Battery Size Table (1.3.1) updates:
• Add row for large size.
• Add Wh equation.
• Review new action items.
• Review agenda for Wednesday.
February 29, 2012
• Review of meeting agenda, other
actions.
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• Verify dates of next plenary and
upcoming meeting working group
meetings.
• Establish Agenda for 7th plenary
meeting.
• Working Group Meeting—Review
draft document
• Working Group report, review
progress and actions.
• Review all action items.
• Adjourn.
Attendance is open to the interested
public but limited to space availability.
With the approval of the chairman,
members of the public may present oral
statements at the meeting. Persons
wishing to present statements or obtain
information should contact the person
listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT section. Members of the public
may present a written statement to the
committee at any time.
Issued in Washington, DC, on February 7,
2012.
Kathy Hitt,
Program Analyst, Business Operations
Branch, Federal Aviation Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket Number FRA–2011–0107]
Petition for Waiver of Compliance
In accordance with part 213 of title 49
Code of Federal Regulations (CFR),
notice is hereby given that the Federal
Railroad Administration (FRA) has
received a request for a waiver of
compliance from certain requirements
of its safety standards. By a document
dated December 28, 2011, CSX
Transportation (CSX) petitions FRA for
a waiver from certain rail testing
requirements contained in 49 CFR part
213. FRA assigned the petition Docket
Number FRA–2011–0107.
Pursuant to 49 CFR Section
213.113(a), CSX requests a waiver from
the accepted practice of stop/start rail
testing for phase III of its nonstop
continuous rail test pilot project
beginning April 1, 2012, for a period of
up to 1 year on the main tracks between
Richmond, VA, and Charleston, SC. The
subdivisions that would be traversed are
the North End, South End, and
Charleston.
Based on the results of the previous
phases of nonstop continuous rail test,
CSX will not perform parallel or
redundant start/stop rail testing on track
segments being nonstop continuous rail
tested under this waiver. Instead, CSX
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proposes to produce nonstop
continuous rail test reports every 2
weeks for review by FRA’s Rail and
Infrastructure Integrity Division. As CSX
develops confidence in the performance
of the system, and as agreed by CSX and
FRA, it proposes to expand the test area
to include the tracks between
Richmond, VA, and Jacksonville, FL,
and test on a monthly basis.
The nonstop continuous high-speed
rail test vehicle will be a self-propelled
ultrasonic/induction flaw detection
vehicle operating at speeds up to 30
mph. This vehicle will be making runs
every 2 weeks over the assigned
territory. Upon completion of each run,
data will be analyzed offline by a group
of experts with experience in this
process. The analysis will categorize
and prioritize suspect defective
locations for post-test verification.
Verifiers will then be sent out with field
instruments to check these suspect
locations based upon Global Positioning
System (GPS) coordinates. All suspect
locations will be checked 60 feet on
either side of the suspect GPS location.
Remedial actions will be applied, as per
49 CFR Section 213.113, for confirmed
rail defects. CSX believes that nonstop
continuous rail testing will provide the
capability to test track more quickly and
frequently, and minimize the risk of rail
service failures.
Interested parties are invited to
participate in these proceedings by
submitting written views, data, or
comments. FRA does not anticipate
scheduling a public hearing in
connection with these proceedings since
the facts do not appear to warrant a
hearing. If any interested party desires
an opportunity for oral comment, they
should notify FRA, in writing, before
the end of the comment period and
specify the basis for their request.
All communications concerning these
proceedings should identify the
appropriate docket number (e.g., Waiver
Petition Docket Number FRA–2011–
0107) and may be submitted by any of
the following methods:
• Web site: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
instructions for submitting comments.
• Fax: 202 493–2251.
• Mail: Docket Operations Facility,
U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE., W12–140,
Washington, DC 20590.
• Hand Delivery: 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE., Room W12–140,
Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m.
and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except Federal Holidays.
Communications received within 45
days of the date of this notice will be
considered by FRA before final action is
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
Sixth Meeting: RTCA Special Committee 225, Rechargeable Lithium
Batteries and Battery Systems, Small and Medium Size
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), U.S. Department of
Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice of RTCA Special Committee 225, Rechargeable Lithium
Batteries and Battery Systems, Small and Medium Size.
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SUMMARY: The FAA is issuing this notice to advise the public of the
sixth meeting of RTCA Special Committee 225, Rechargeable Lithium
Batteries and Battery Systems, Small and Medium Size.
DATES: The meeting will be held February 28-29, 2012, from 9 a.m.-5
p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at RTCA, Inc., 1150 18th Street
NW., Suite 910, Washington, DC, 20036.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The RTCA Secretariat, 1150 18th Street
NW., Suite 910, Washington, DC, 20036, or by telephone at (202) 833-
9339, fax at (202) 833-9434, or Web site at https://www.rtca.org.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to section 10(a)(2) of the Federal
Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. No. 92-463, 5 U.S.C., App.), notice is
hereby given for a meeting of Special Committee 225. The agenda will
include the following:
February 28, 2012
Welcome, Introductions, and Administrative Remarks
Review of the meeting agenda.
Review and approval of summary from the 5th plenary meeting.
Review SC-225 schedule for Plenaries, working group meetings,
and document preparation.
Review action items.
Review of current events with Li-Ion Batteries (15 min).
Results of EFB thermal runaway on flightdeck (smoke and toxic
gases).
RTCA Workspace Demo.
Discuss title of DO-3xx.
Working Group Meeting--Review draft document.
Battery Size Table (1.3.1) updates:
Add row for large size.
Add Wh equation.
Review new action items.
Review agenda for Wednesday.
February 29, 2012
Review of meeting agenda, other actions.
Verify dates of next plenary and upcoming meeting working
group meetings.
Establish Agenda for 7th plenary meeting.
Working Group Meeting--Review draft document
Working Group report, review progress and actions.
Review all action items.
Adjourn.
Attendance is open to the interested public but limited to space
availability. With the approval of the chairman, members of the public
may present oral statements at the meeting. Persons wishing to present
statements or obtain information should contact the person listed in
the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section. Members of the public may
present a written statement to the committee at any time.
Issued in Washington, DC, on February 7, 2012.
Kathy Hitt,
Program Analyst, Business Operations Branch, Federal Aviation
Administration.
[FR Doc. 2012-3364 Filed 2-13-12; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910-13-P
