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NUCLEAR REGULATORY
COMMISSION
10 CFR Chapter 1
[Docket No. PRM–73–17; NRC–2013–0214]
Programmable Logic Computers in
Nuclear Power Plant Control Systems
Nuclear Regulatory
Commission.
ACTION: Petition for rulemaking; notice
of acceptance and docketing.
AGENCY:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC) received a petition
for rulemaking (PRM), PRM–73–17,
filed on March 14, 2013, as
supplemented through December 19,
2013, from Mr. Alan Morris (the
petitioner). The petitioner requests that
the NRC require ‘‘new-design
programmable logic computers’’ to be
installed in the control systems of
nuclear power plants to block malware
attacks on their industrial control
systems of those facilities. In addition,
the petitioner requests that nuclear
power plant staff be trained ‘‘in the
programming and handling of the nonrewriteable memories’’ for nuclear
power plants. The NRC is not requesting
public comment on this petition at this
time.
DATES: February 7, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID
NRC–2013–0214 when contacting the
NRC about the availability of
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. The Petitioner.
Mr. Alan Morris of Morris and Ward,
Consulting Engineers, filed a petition for
rulemaking with the Commission on
March 14, 2013, as supplemented
through December 19, 2013 (ADAMS
Accession No. ML14016A458). The
petitioner states that he is interested in
protecting the critical infrastructure of
the United States, and has developed
and patented ‘‘hacker-blocking
technology’’ for non-rewriteable
memories to be used with
programmable logic computers (PLCs) of
industrial control systems.
II. The Petition
The petitioner requests that the NRC
require ‘‘new-design programmable
logic computers’’ to be installed in the
control systems of critical infrastructure
facilities (nuclear power plants), in
order to ‘‘block malware attacks on the
industrial control systems of those
facilities.’’ The petitioner also requests
that nuclear power plant staff be trained
to maintain and secure records of all
memory programming, and recommends
maintenance in secure storage of
programmed memories that may be
again employed, as ‘‘the control systems
of critical facilities are essentially
steady-state.’’ The petitioner states that
the proposed action would ‘‘[r]educe
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impact on quality of the natural and
social environments by stopping
disastrous events at critical facilities.’’
The petition notes that ‘‘[a]n
industrial control system (ICS) is used
to control equipment in a local area
such as a production plant, while a
supervisory control and data acquisition
(SCADA) system is used to control
equipment in a wide geographical area
such as an electric power grid.’’ The
petition goes on to say that ‘‘[t]he basic
element of an ICS is an industrial
controller known as a programmable
logic computer (PLC). Programmed into
the memory of the PLC are the
operations of the equipment in the ICS.’’
The complete text of the petition, as
amended (ADAMS Accession No.
ML14016A458), is available for review
as described in the ADDRESSES section of
this document.
Because the petitioner has satisfied
the acceptance criteria in § 2.802(c) of
Title 10 of the Code of Federal
Regulations, the NRC has accepted, and
will review the petition to determine
whether it should be considered in the
rulemaking process.
The NRC is not requesting public
comment on this petition at this time.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 27th day
of January 2014.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Annette L. Vietti-Cook,
Secretary of the Commission.
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BILLING CODE 7590–01–P
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 25
[Docket No.FAA–2014–0067; Notice No. 25–
14–01–SC]
Special Conditions: Learjet Inc., Model
LJ–200–1A10 Airplane; Composite
Fuselage In-Flight Fire/Flammability
Resistance
Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed special
conditions.
AGENCY:
This action proposes special
conditions for the Learjet Inc. Model LJ–
200–1A10 airplane. This airplane will
have a novel or unusual design feature
SUMMARY:
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when compared to the state of
technology envisioned in the
airworthiness standards for transport
category airplanes. The fuselage of the
LJ–200–1A10 will be made of composite
materials rather than conventional
aluminum, which may affect fire
propagation during an in-flight fire. The
applicable airworthiness regulations do
not contain adequate or appropriate
safety standards for this design feature.
These proposed special conditions
contain the additional safety standards
that the Administrator considers
necessary to establish a level of safety
equivalent to that established by the
existing airworthiness standards.
DATES: Send your comments on or
before March 24, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Send comments identified
by docket number FAA–2014–0067
using any of the following methods:
• Federal eRegulations 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
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 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 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.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Alan Sinclair, FAA, Airframe and Cabin
Safety Branch, ANM–115, Transport
Airplane Directorate, Aircraft
Certification Service, 1601 Lind Avenue
SW., Renton, Washington, 98057–3356;
telephone 425–227–2195; facsimile
425–227–1232.
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 special
conditions, explain the reason for any
recommended change, and include
supporting data.
We will consider all comments we
receive on or before the closing date for
comments. We may change these special
conditions based on the comments we
receive.
Background
On February 9, 2009, Learjet Inc.
applied for a type certificate for their
new Model LJ–200–1A10 airplane
(hereafter referred to as the ‘‘Model LJ–
200’’). The Model LJ–200 is a business
class airplane powered by two highbypass turbine engines with an
estimated maximum takeoff weight of
35,550 pounds and an interior
configuration for up to 10 passengers.
The Model LJ–200 is the first
composite fuselage airplane design
manufactured by Learjet Inc. A fuselage
manufactured from composite material
is considered a unique and novel design
with respect to existing regulations for
this type of aircraft. The performance of
aircraft consisting of a conventional
aluminum fuselage in an inaccessible
in-flight fire scenario is understood
based on service history and extensive
intermediate and large-scale fire testing.
The fuselage itself does not contribute to
in-flight fire propagation. This may not
be the case for an all composite fuselage.
The existing regulations do not
adequately address protection against an
in-flight fire for an all composite
fuselage. These proposed special
conditions are necessary to ensure a
level of safety equivalent to that
provided by existing regulations.
Type Certification Basis
Under the provisions of Title 14, Code
of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) 21.17,
Learjet Inc. must show that the Model
LJ–200 airplane meets the applicable
provisions of part 25, as amended by
Amendments 25–1 through 25–127, and
14 CFR part 26, as amended by
Amendment 26–1 through 26–2.
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If the Administrator finds that the
applicable airworthiness regulations
(i.e., 14 CFR part 25) do not contain
adequate or appropriate safety standards
for the Model LJ–200 airplane because
of a novel or unusual design feature,
special conditions are prescribed under
the provisions of § 21.16.
Special conditions are initially
applicable to the model for which they
are issued. Should the type certificate
for that model be amended later to
include any other model that
incorporates the same or similar novel
or unusual design feature, the special
conditions would also apply to the other
model under § 21.101.
In addition to the applicable
airworthiness regulations and special
conditions, the Model LJ–200 airplane
must comply with the fuel vent and
exhaust emission requirements of 14
CFR part 34 and the noise certification
requirements of 14 CFR part 36, and the
FAA must issue a finding of regulatory
adequacy under § 611 of Public Law 92–
574, the ‘‘Noise Control Act of 1972.’’
The FAA issues special conditions, as
defined in 14 CFR 11.19, in accordance
with § 11.38, and they become part of
the type certification basis under
§ 21.17(a)(2).
Novel or Unusual Design Features
The Model LJ–200 airplane will
incorporate the following novel or
unusual design features: The fuselage
will be fabricated using composite
materials instead of conventional
aluminum.
Discussion
The Model LJ–200 airplane will make
extensive use of composite materials in
the fabrication of the majority of the
wing, fuselage skin, stringers, spars, and
most other structural elements of all
major sub-assemblies of the airplane.
Despite the major change from
aluminum to composite material for the
fuselage, the Model LJ–200 airplane
must have in-flight survivability such
that the composite fuselage does not
propagate a fire. A methodology for
assessing the in-flight fire survivability
of an all-composite fuselage is therefore
needed.
The FAA believes that one way to
assess the survivability within the cabin
of the Model LJ–200 airplane is to
conduct large-scale tests. These largescale tests would use a mock-up of a
Model LJ–200 airplane fuselage skin/
structure section of sufficient size to
assess any tendency for fire propagation.
The fire threat used to represent the
realistic ignition source in the airplane
would consist of a 4″ × 4″ × 9″
polyurethane foam block and 10 ml of
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Heptane. This ignition source provides
approximately three minutes of flame
time and would be positioned at various
points and orientations within the
mocked up installation to impinge on
those areas of the fuselage considered to
be most crucial.
This fire threat was established based
on an assessment of a range of potential
ignition sources, coupled with possible
contamination of materials. The FAA
considers this a severe fire threat,
encompassing a variety of scenarios.
However, should ignition or fire sources
of a greater severity be identified, these
special conditions or the method of
compliance would need to be modified
in order to take the more severe threat
into account.
Despite the major change from
aluminum to composite material for the
fuselage, the Model LJ–200 must have
in-flight fire survivability such that the
composite fuselage is no worse than that
of a similar aluminum structure.
Issued in Renton, Washington, on January
31, 2014.
John P. Piccola,
Acting Manager, Transport Airplane
Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service.
Applicability
The Coast Guard proposes to
amend the permanent special local
regulations for the Suncoast Offshore
Challenge and the Suncoast Offshore
Grand Prix in the Gulf of Mexico near
Sarasota, Florida. These changes would
adjust the timing and affected areas of
two existing regulated areas. The
changes are necessary to provide for the
safety of life on navigable waters during
the event.
DATES: Comments and related material
must be received by the Coast Guard on
or before March 3, 2014. Requests for
public meetings must be received by the
Coast Guard on or before March 3, 2014.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
identified by docket number using any
one of the following methods:
(1) Federal eRulemaking Portal:
https://www.regulations.gov.
(2) Fax: (202) 493–2251.
(3) Mail or Delivery: Docket
Management Facility (M–30), U.S.
Department of Transportation, West
Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140,
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE.,
Washington, DC 20590–0001. Deliveries
accepted between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, except federal
holidays. The telephone number is (202)
366–9329.
See the ‘‘Public Participation and
Request for Comments’’ portion of the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section
below for further instructions on
submitting comments. To avoid
duplication, please use only one of
these three methods.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If
you have questions on this rule, call or
email Lieutenant Junior Grade Brett
Conclusion
This action affects only certain novel
or unusual design features on one model
of airplanes. It is not a rule of general
applicability.
List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 25
Aircraft, Aviation safety, Reporting
and recordkeeping requirements.
The authority citation for these
special conditions is as follows:
Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40113, 44701,
44702, 44704.
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The Proposed Special Conditions
Accordingly, the Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA) proposes the
following special conditions as part of
the type certification basis for Learjet
LJ–200–1A10 airplane.
Composite Fuselage In-Flight Fire/
Flammability Resistance. The Learjet
Model LJ–200 composite fuselage
structure must be shown to be resistant
to flame propagation under the fire
threat used to develop § 25.856(a). If
products of combustion are observed
beyond the test heat source, they must
be evaluated and found acceptable.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 100
[Docket Number USCG–2013–0789]
RIN 1625–AA08
Special Local Regulation; Suncoast
Offshore Grand Prix; Gulf of Mexico,
Sarasota, FL
Coast Guard, DHS.
Notice of proposed rulemaking.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY:
As discussed above, these special
conditions are applicable to the Model
LJ–200 airplane. Should Learjet Inc.
apply at a later date for a change to the
type certificate to include another
model incorporating the same novel or
unusual design feature, the special
conditions would apply to that model as
well.
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Sillman, Sector Saint Petersburg
Waterways Management Branch, U.S.
Coast Guard; telephone (813) 228–2191,
email brett.s.sillman@uscg.mil. If you
have questions on viewing or submitting
material to the docket, call Barbara
Hairston, Program Manager, Docket
Operations, telephone (202) 366–9826.
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Comments
We encourage you to participate in
this rulemaking by submitting
comments and related materials. All
comments received will be posted
without change to https://
www.regulations.gov and will include
any personal information you have
provided.
1. Submitting Comments
If you submit a comment, please
include the docket number for this
rulemaking, indicate the specific section
of this document to which each
comment applies, and provide a reason
for each suggestion or recommendation.
You may submit your comments and
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hand delivery, but please use only one
of these means. If you submit a
comment online, it will be considered
received by the Coast Guard when you
successfully transmit the comment. If
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Management Facility. We recommend
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telephone number in the body of your
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submission.
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during the comment period and may
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 25
[Docket No.FAA-2014-0067; Notice No. 25-14-01-SC]
Special Conditions: Learjet Inc., Model LJ-200-1A10 Airplane;
Composite Fuselage In-Flight Fire/Flammability Resistance
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed special conditions.
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SUMMARY: This action proposes special conditions for the Learjet Inc.
Model LJ-200-1A10 airplane. This airplane will have a novel or unusual
design feature
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when compared to the state of technology envisioned in the
airworthiness standards for transport category airplanes. The fuselage
of the LJ-200-1A10 will be made of composite materials rather than
conventional aluminum, which may affect fire propagation during an in-
flight fire. The applicable airworthiness regulations do not contain
adequate or appropriate safety standards for this design feature. These
proposed special conditions contain the additional safety standards
that the Administrator considers necessary to establish a level of
safety equivalent to that established by the existing airworthiness
standards.
DATES: Send your comments on or before March 24, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Send comments identified by docket number FAA-2014-0067
using any of the following methods:
Federal eRegulations 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 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 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 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: Alan Sinclair, FAA, Airframe and Cabin
Safety Branch, ANM-115, Transport Airplane Directorate, Aircraft
Certification Service, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, Washington, 98057-
3356; telephone 425-227-2195; facsimile 425-227-1232.
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 special conditions, explain the
reason for any recommended change, and include supporting data.
We will consider all comments we receive on or before the closing
date for comments. We may change these special conditions based on the
comments we receive.
Background
On February 9, 2009, Learjet Inc. applied for a type certificate
for their new Model LJ-200-1A10 airplane (hereafter referred to as the
``Model LJ-200''). The Model LJ-200 is a business class airplane
powered by two high-bypass turbine engines with an estimated maximum
takeoff weight of 35,550 pounds and an interior configuration for up to
10 passengers.
The Model LJ-200 is the first composite fuselage airplane design
manufactured by Learjet Inc. A fuselage manufactured from composite
material is considered a unique and novel design with respect to
existing regulations for this type of aircraft. The performance of
aircraft consisting of a conventional aluminum fuselage in an
inaccessible in-flight fire scenario is understood based on service
history and extensive intermediate and large-scale fire testing. The
fuselage itself does not contribute to in-flight fire propagation. This
may not be the case for an all composite fuselage. The existing
regulations do not adequately address protection against an in-flight
fire for an all composite fuselage. These proposed special conditions
are necessary to ensure a level of safety equivalent to that provided
by existing regulations.
Type Certification Basis
Under the provisions of Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (14
CFR) 21.17, Learjet Inc. must show that the Model LJ-200 airplane meets
the applicable provisions of part 25, as amended by Amendments 25-1
through 25-127, and 14 CFR part 26, as amended by Amendment 26-1
through 26-2.
If the Administrator finds that the applicable airworthiness
regulations (i.e., 14 CFR part 25) do not contain adequate or
appropriate safety standards for the Model LJ-200 airplane because of a
novel or unusual design feature, special conditions are prescribed
under the provisions of Sec. 21.16.
Special conditions are initially applicable to the model for which
they are issued. Should the type certificate for that model be amended
later to include any other model that incorporates the same or similar
novel or unusual design feature, the special conditions would also
apply to the other model under Sec. 21.101.
In addition to the applicable airworthiness regulations and special
conditions, the Model LJ-200 airplane must comply with the fuel vent
and exhaust emission requirements of 14 CFR part 34 and the noise
certification requirements of 14 CFR part 36, and the FAA must issue a
finding of regulatory adequacy under Sec. 611 of Public Law 92-574,
the ``Noise Control Act of 1972.''
The FAA issues special conditions, as defined in 14 CFR 11.19, in
accordance with Sec. 11.38, and they become part of the type
certification basis under Sec. 21.17(a)(2).
Novel or Unusual Design Features
The Model LJ-200 airplane will incorporate the following novel or
unusual design features: The fuselage will be fabricated using
composite materials instead of conventional aluminum.
Discussion
The Model LJ-200 airplane will make extensive use of composite
materials in the fabrication of the majority of the wing, fuselage
skin, stringers, spars, and most other structural elements of all major
sub-assemblies of the airplane. Despite the major change from aluminum
to composite material for the fuselage, the Model LJ-200 airplane must
have in-flight survivability such that the composite fuselage does not
propagate a fire. A methodology for assessing the in-flight fire
survivability of an all-composite fuselage is therefore needed.
The FAA believes that one way to assess the survivability within
the cabin of the Model LJ-200 airplane is to conduct large-scale tests.
These large-scale tests would use a mock-up of a Model LJ-200 airplane
fuselage skin/structure section of sufficient size to assess any
tendency for fire propagation. The fire threat used to represent the
realistic ignition source in the airplane would consist of a 4'' x 4''
x 9'' polyurethane foam block and 10 ml of
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Heptane. This ignition source provides approximately three minutes of
flame time and would be positioned at various points and orientations
within the mocked up installation to impinge on those areas of the
fuselage considered to be most crucial.
This fire threat was established based on an assessment of a range
of potential ignition sources, coupled with possible contamination of
materials. The FAA considers this a severe fire threat, encompassing a
variety of scenarios. However, should ignition or fire sources of a
greater severity be identified, these special conditions or the method
of compliance would need to be modified in order to take the more
severe threat into account.
Despite the major change from aluminum to composite material for
the fuselage, the Model LJ-200 must have in-flight fire survivability
such that the composite fuselage is no worse than that of a similar
aluminum structure.
Applicability
As discussed above, these special conditions are applicable to the
Model LJ-200 airplane. Should Learjet Inc. apply at a later date for a
change to the type certificate to include another model incorporating
the same novel or unusual design feature, the special conditions would
apply to that model as well.
Conclusion
This action affects only certain novel or unusual design features
on one model of airplanes. It is not a rule of general applicability.
List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 25
Aircraft, Aviation safety, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements.
The authority citation for these special conditions is as follows:
Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40113, 44701, 44702, 44704.
The Proposed Special Conditions
Accordingly, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposes the
following special conditions as part of the type certification basis
for Learjet LJ-200-1A10 airplane.
Composite Fuselage In-Flight Fire/Flammability Resistance. The
Learjet Model LJ-200 composite fuselage structure must be shown to be
resistant to flame propagation under the fire threat used to develop
Sec. 25.856(a). If products of combustion are observed beyond the test
heat source, they must be evaluated and found acceptable.
Issued in Renton, Washington, on January 31, 2014.
John P. Piccola,
Acting Manager, Transport Airplane Directorate, Aircraft Certification
Service.
[FR Doc. 2014-02618 Filed 2-6-14; 8:45 am]
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