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List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39
Air transportation, Aircraft, Aviation
safety, Incorporation by reference,
Safety.
The Proposed Amendment
Accordingly, under the authority
delegated to me by the Administrator,
the FAA proposes to amend 14 CFR part
39 as follows:
PART 39—AIRWORTHINESS
DIRECTIVES
1. The authority citation for part 39
continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40113, 44701.
§ 39.13
[Amended]
2. The FAA amends § 39.13 by adding
the following new airworthiness
directive (AD):
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Bombardier, Inc.: Docket No. FAA–2015–
8464; Directorate Identifier 2015–NM–
050–AD.
(a) Comments Due Date
We must receive comments by March 4,
2016.
(b) Affected ADs
None.
(c) Applicability
This AD applies to all Bombardier, Inc.
Model DHC–8–400, –401, and –402
airplanes, certificated in any category.
(d) Subject
Air Transport Association (ATA) of
America Code 61, Propellers/propulsors.
(e) Reason
This AD was prompted by a revision by the
manufacturer to the Certification
Maintenance Requirements (CMR) of the
Airworthiness Limitation Items (ALI), in the
Maintenance Requirement Manual (MRM),
that introduces a new CMR task that requires
repetitive operational checks of the propeller
overspeed governor. We are issuing this AD
to prevent dormant failure of the propeller
overspeed governor, which may lead to a loss
of propeller overspeed protection and result
in high propeller drag in-flight.
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(f) Compliance
Comply with this AD within the
compliance times specified, unless already
done.
(g) Maintenance Program or Inspection
Program Revision
Within 30 days after the effective date of
this AD, revise the maintenance program or
inspection program, as applicable, to
incorporate an operational check of the
propeller overspeed governor, CMR task
number 612000–109, to be performed every
200 flight hours, using a method approved by
the Manager, New York Aircraft Certification
Office (ACO), ANE–170, FAA.
Note 1 to paragraph (g) of this AD: CMR
task number 612000–109, Operational Check
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of the Propeller Overspeed Governor, in the
MRM PSM–1–84–7, ALI, Part 2, Section 1,
CMR, is an additional source of guidance for
the operational check of the propeller
overspeed governor specified in paragraph (g)
of this AD.
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
(h) Other FAA AD Provisions
RIN 1240–AA08
The following provisions also apply to this
AD:
(1) Alternative Methods of Compliance
(AMOCs): The Manager, New York ACO,
ANE–170, FAA, has the authority to approve
AMOCs for this AD, if requested using the
procedures found in 14 CFR 39.19. In
accordance with 14 CFR 39.19, send your
request to your principal inspector or local
Flight Standards District Office, as
appropriate. If sending information directly
to the ACO, send it to ATTN: Program
Manager, Continuing Operational Safety,
FAA, New York ACO, 1600 Stewart Avenue,
Suite 410, Westbury, NY 11590; telephone
516–228–7300; fax 516–794–5531. Before
using any approved AMOC, notify your
appropriate principal inspector, or lacking a
principal inspector, the manager of the local
flight standards district office/certificate
holding district office. The AMOC approval
letter must specifically reference this AD.
(2) Contacting the Manufacturer: For any
requirement in this AD to obtain corrective
actions from a manufacturer, the action must
be accomplished using a method approved
by the Manager, New York ACO, ANE–170,
Engine and Propeller Directorate, FAA; or
Transport Canada Civil Aviation (TCCA); or
Bombardier, Inc.’s TCCA Design Approval
Organization (DAO). If approved by the DAO,
the approval must include the DAOauthorized signature.
Claims for Compensation Under the
Energy Employees Occupational
Illness Compensation Program Act
(i) Related Information
Refer to Mandatory Continuing
Airworthiness Information (MCAI) Canadian
Airworthiness Directive CF–2014–43, dated
December 18, 2014, for related information.
This MCAI may be found in the AD docket
on the Internet at https://www.regulations.gov
by searching for and locating Docket No.
FAA–2015–8464.
Issued in Renton, Washington, on
December 31, 2015.
Phil Forde,
Acting Manager, Transport Airplane
Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service.
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Office of Workers’ Compensation
Programs
20 CFR Part 30
Office of Workers’
Compensation Programs, Department of
Labor.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking;
extension of comment period.
AGENCY:
The Department of Labor is
extending the comment period for the
notice of proposed rulemaking it
published on November 18, 2015 (80 FR
72296). The original deadline to submit
comments on the proposed regulations
was January 19, 2016. That comment
period is being extended for an
additional 30 days. The comment period
for the information collection
requirements in the proposed rule
ended on December 18, 2015, and that
period is not being extended.
DATES: The comment period for the
notice of proposed rulemaking
published on November 18, 2015 (80 FR
72296) is extended. Comments on the
notice of proposed rulemaking must be
received by February 18, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Parties may submit
comments on the regulations in the
proposed rule, identified by Regulatory
Information Number (RIN) 1240–AA08,
by any ONE of the following methods:
Federal e-Rulemaking Portal: The
Internet address to submit comments on
the regulations in the proposed rule is
www.regulations.gov. Follow the Web
site instructions for submitting
comments. Comments will also be
available for public inspection on the
Web site.
Mail or Hand Delivery: Submit written
comments by mail to Rachel P. Leiton,
Director, Division of Energy Employees
Occupational Illness Compensation,
Office of Workers’ Compensation
Programs, U.S. Department of Labor,
Room C–3321, 200 Constitution Avenue
NW., Washington, DC 20210. The
Department will only consider mailed
comments that have been postmarked
by the U.S. Postal Service or other
delivery service on or before the
deadline for comments.
Instructions: All comments must cite
RIN 1240–AA08 that has been assigned
to this rulemaking. Receipt of any
comments, whether by Internet, mail or
hand delivery, will not be
acknowledged.
SUMMARY:
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Rachel P. Leiton, Director, Division of
Energy Employees Occupational Illness
Compensation, Office of Workers’
Compensation Programs, U.S.
Department of Labor, Room C–3321, 200
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington,
DC 20210, Telephone: 202–693–0081
(this is not a toll-free number).
Individuals with hearing or speech
impairments may access this telephone
number via TTY by calling the toll-free
Federal Information Relay Service at 1–
800–877–8339.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
response to requests from members of
the public, the Department has decided
to extend the public comment period for
the notice of proposed rulemaking it
published on November 18, 2015 (80 FR
72296). The 60-day comment period
that was originally scheduled to close
on January 19, 2016 is being extended
for another 30 days through February
18, 2016.
The notice of proposed rulemaking
contains changes to the regulations
governing the administration of the
Energy Employees Occupational Illness
Compensation Program Act of 2000, as
amended (EEOICPA or Act), 42 U.S.C.
7384 et seq., which was originally
enacted on October 30, 2000. The initial
version of EEOICPA established a
compensation program (known as Part B
of the Act) to provide a uniform lumpsum payment of $150,000 and medical
benefits as compensation to covered
employees who had sustained
designated illnesses due to their
exposure to radiation, beryllium or
silica while in the performance of duty
for DOE and certain of its vendors,
contractors and subcontractors. Part B of
the Act also provides for payment of
compensation to certain survivors of
these covered employees, and for
payment of a smaller uniform lump-sum
($50,000) to individuals (who would
also receive medical benefits), or their
survivors, who were determined to be
eligible for compensation under section
5 of the Radiation Exposure
Compensation Act (RECA), 42 U.S.C.
2210 note, by DOJ. Primary
responsibility for the administration of
Part B of the Act was assigned to DOL
by Executive Order 13179 (‘‘Providing
Compensation to America’s Nuclear
Weapons Workers’’) of December 7,
2000 (65 FR 77487).
The initial version of EEOICPA also
created a second program (known as
Part D of the Act) that required DOE to
establish a system by which DOE
contractor employees (and their eligible
survivors) could seek assistance from
DOE in obtaining state workers’
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compensation benefits if a Physicians
Panel determined that the employee in
question had sustained a covered illness
as a result of work-related exposure to
a toxic substance at a DOE facility. A
positive panel finding that was accepted
by DOE required DOE, to the extent
permitted by law, to order its contractor
not to contest the claim for state
workers’ compensation benefits.
However, Congress amended EEOICPA
in Subtitle E of Title XXXI of the Ronald
W. Reagan National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005,
Public Law 108–375, 118 Stat. 1811,
2178 (October 28, 2004), by abolishing
Part D of the Act and creating a new Part
E (codified at 42 U.S.C. 7385s through
7385s–15) that it assigned to DOL for
administration. Part E established a new
system of variable federal payments for
DOE contractor employees, uranium
workers covered by section 5 of RECA,
and eligible survivors of such
employees.
Leonard J. Howie III,
Director, Office of Workers’ Compensation
Programs.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Send written comments to
Proposed Rule Amendment, c/o USDA
Forest Service, R8 Planning, 1720
Peachtree Street NW., Suite 811N,
Atlanta, GA 30309. Electronic
comments may be sent to commentssouthern-regional-office@fs.fed.us; or by
facsimile to 404–347–5401. If comments
are sent electronically, do not duplicate
via regular mail. Comments should only
address issues relevant to this proposed
regulation.
All comments, including names and
addresses when provided, will be
placed in the rulemaking record and
will be available for public inspection
and copying. The public may inspect
comments received on this proposed
rule in the USDA, Forest Service
Regional Office, 1720 Peachtree Street,
Suite 811N, Atlanta, GA, on business
days between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and
4:30 p.m. Those wishing to inspect
comments should call ahead at 404–
347–4984 to schedule a time and to
facilitate entry into the office.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul
Arndt, Regional Planner, Planning Unit,
Southern Region, 404–347–4984.
Individuals who use telecommunication
devices for the deaf (TDD) may call the
Federal Information Relay Service
(FIRS) at 800–877–8339 between 8:00
a.m. and 8:00 p.m., Eastern Standard
Time, Monday through Friday.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
ADDRESSES:
36 CFR Part 261
Background and Purpose for the
Amendment
RIN 0596–AD24
In 1974, Congress designated the 57mile Chattooga River (and its 15,432acre corridor) as a component of the
National Wild and Scenic River System.
The uppermost portion of the Chattooga
Wild and Scenic River is located in the
Nantahala National Forest (NF) in North
Carolina. The river then flows in a
southerly, south-westerly direction to
form the boundary between Georgia and
South Carolina, and also the boundary
between the Chattahoochee NF (in
Georgia) and the Sumter NF (in South
Carolina).
In the initial 1976 river management
plan for the Chattooga River, the U.S.
Forest Service used zoning to manage
the upper and lower segments of the
river for different recreational
opportunities. As part of the initial
zoning effort, management direction
prohibited floating on the upper
segment above GA/SC Highway 28
(which includes a section of the river in
the Sumter NF in South Carolina, a
section of the river in the Chattahoochee
NF in Georgia, and all of the sections of
the river in the Nantahala NF in North
Carolina).
Prohibitions in Region 8, Southern
Region
Forest Service, USDA.
Proposed rule.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Chattooga Wild and
Scenic River is located in the Nantahala
National Forest in North Carolina, the
Sumter National Forest in South
Carolina and the Chattahoochee
National Forest in Georgia. Forest
Service regulations generally prohibit
floating activities on the Chattooga Wild
and Scenic River unless authorized by
a permit. On January 31, 2012, the U.S.
Department of Agriculture (USDA),
Forest Service issued decisions to
change some of the locations where, and
conditions under which, boating would
be allowed. Consequently, the Forest
Service proposes to amend the
regulations to more accurately reflect
the new management direction for the
Chattooga Wild and Scenic River.
DATES: Comments on this proposed rule
must be received in writing by March
21, 2016.
SUMMARY:
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[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 11 (Tuesday, January 19, 2016)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 2787-2788]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of Workers' Compensation Programs
20 CFR Part 30
RIN 1240-AA08
Claims for Compensation Under the Energy Employees Occupational
Illness Compensation Program Act
AGENCY: Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, Department of Labor.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking; extension of comment period.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor is extending the comment period for
the notice of proposed rulemaking it published on November 18, 2015 (80
FR 72296). The original deadline to submit comments on the proposed
regulations was January 19, 2016. That comment period is being extended
for an additional 30 days. The comment period for the information
collection requirements in the proposed rule ended on December 18,
2015, and that period is not being extended.
DATES: The comment period for the notice of proposed rulemaking
published on November 18, 2015 (80 FR 72296) is extended. Comments on
the notice of proposed rulemaking must be received by February 18,
2016.
ADDRESSES: Parties may submit comments on the regulations in the
proposed rule, identified by Regulatory Information Number (RIN) 1240-
AA08, by any ONE of the following methods:
Federal e-Rulemaking Portal: The Internet address to submit
comments on the regulations in the proposed rule is
www.regulations.gov. Follow the Web site instructions for submitting
comments. Comments will also be available for public inspection on the
Web site.
Mail or Hand Delivery: Submit written comments by mail to Rachel P.
Leiton, Director, Division of Energy Employees Occupational Illness
Compensation, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, U.S. Department
of Labor, Room C-3321, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC
20210. The Department will only consider mailed comments that have been
postmarked by the U.S. Postal Service or other delivery service on or
before the deadline for comments.
Instructions: All comments must cite RIN 1240-AA08 that has been
assigned to this rulemaking. Receipt of any comments, whether by
Internet, mail or hand delivery, will not be acknowledged.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rachel P. Leiton, Director, Division
of Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation, Office of
Workers' Compensation Programs, U.S. Department of Labor, Room C-3321,
200 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210, Telephone: 202-693-
0081 (this is not a toll-free number).
Individuals with hearing or speech impairments may access this
telephone number via TTY by calling the toll-free Federal Information
Relay Service at 1-800-877-8339.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In response to requests from members of the
public, the Department has decided to extend the public comment period
for the notice of proposed rulemaking it published on November 18, 2015
(80 FR 72296). The 60-day comment period that was originally scheduled
to close on January 19, 2016 is being extended for another 30 days
through February 18, 2016.
The notice of proposed rulemaking contains changes to the
regulations governing the administration of the Energy Employees
Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000, as amended
(EEOICPA or Act), 42 U.S.C. 7384 et seq., which was originally enacted
on October 30, 2000. The initial version of EEOICPA established a
compensation program (known as Part B of the Act) to provide a uniform
lump-sum payment of $150,000 and medical benefits as compensation to
covered employees who had sustained designated illnesses due to their
exposure to radiation, beryllium or silica while in the performance of
duty for DOE and certain of its vendors, contractors and
subcontractors. Part B of the Act also provides for payment of
compensation to certain survivors of these covered employees, and for
payment of a smaller uniform lump-sum ($50,000) to individuals (who
would also receive medical benefits), or their survivors, who were
determined to be eligible for compensation under section 5 of the
Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA), 42 U.S.C. 2210 note, by
DOJ. Primary responsibility for the administration of Part B of the Act
was assigned to DOL by Executive Order 13179 (``Providing Compensation
to America's Nuclear Weapons Workers'') of December 7, 2000 (65 FR
77487).
The initial version of EEOICPA also created a second program (known
as Part D of the Act) that required DOE to establish a system by which
DOE contractor employees (and their eligible survivors) could seek
assistance from DOE in obtaining state workers' compensation benefits
if a Physicians Panel determined that the employee in question had
sustained a covered illness as a result of work-related exposure to a
toxic substance at a DOE facility. A positive panel finding that was
accepted by DOE required DOE, to the extent permitted by law, to order
its contractor not to contest the claim for state workers' compensation
benefits. However, Congress amended EEOICPA in Subtitle E of Title XXXI
of the Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2005, Public Law 108-375, 118 Stat. 1811, 2178 (October 28, 2004),
by abolishing Part D of the Act and creating a new Part E (codified at
42 U.S.C. 7385s through 7385s-15) that it assigned to DOL for
administration. Part E established a new system of variable federal
payments for DOE contractor employees, uranium workers covered by
section 5 of RECA, and eligible survivors of such employees.
Leonard J. Howie III,
Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs.
[FR Doc. 2016-00835 Filed 1-15-16; 8:45 am]
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