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The revisions and additions read as
follows:
§ 1223.23
content.
Annual reports—format and
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(b) Contents. The annual report shall
contain the information provided in the
regulated entity’s annual summary
pursuant to § 1223.22(d) and shall
include:
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(9) Data showing for the reporting
year by minority, gender, and disability
classification—
(i) The number of individuals
responsible for supervising employees
and/or managing the functions or
departments of the regulated entity; and
(ii) A description of the strategies,
initiatives, and activities executed
during the preceding year to promote
diverse individuals to supervisory and
management roles;
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(12) A provision addressing the
strategies, initiatives, and activities that
the regulated entity has undertaken
during the prior year to:
(i) Communicate with minority
serving organizations to help identify
ways in which it might be able to
improve MWDOB business with the
regulated entity by enhancing MWDOB
customer access, including in affordable
housing and community investment
programs;
(ii) Evaluate the regulated entity’s
processes for identifying, considering,
and selecting MWDOBs to participate in
financial transactions, which evaluation
shall include an assessment of the
regulated entity’s internal policies and
practices that may have presented
unique challenges to MWDOBs’
participation in financial transactions of
the regulated entity.
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(14) Cumulative data separately
showing the total number of contracts in
place at the beginning of the reporting
year as well as those entered into during
the reporting year;
(15) Cumulative data separately
showing the total amount paid for
contracts in place at the beginning of the
reporting year as well as those entered
into during the reporting year;
(16) Cumulative data separately
showing the total number of contracts
entered into during the reporting year
that were—
(i) Considered exempt under
§ 1223.3(b);
(ii) Prime contracts (tier 1) entered
into with minorities, women,
individuals with disabilities, or
MWDOBs;
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(iii) Subcontractor (tier 2) contracts
that prime contractors (tier 1) entered
into with minorities, women,
individuals with disabilities, or
MWDOBs;
(17) Cumulative data separately
showing the total amount paid for
contracts entered into during the
reporting year that were—
(i) Considered exempt under
§ 1223.3(b);
(ii) To prime contractors (tier 1) that
are minorities, women, individuals with
disabilities, or MWDOBs in place at the
beginning of the reporting year as well
as those entered into during the
reporting year;
(iii) To subcontractors (tier 2) that are
minorities, women, individuals with
disabilities, or MWDOBs in place at the
beginning of the reporting year;
(18) Cumulative data separately
showing the total diversity spend with
non-diverse-owned businesses during
the reporting year;
(19) The annual total of amounts paid
to prime contractors (tier 1) and
subcontractors (tier 2) and the
percentage of which was paid separately
through prime contracts and
subcontracts to minorities, women,
individuals with disabilities, or
MWDOBs during the reporting year;
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(23) A comparison of the data
reported under paragraphs (b)(13)
through (19) of this section with the
same information reported for the
previous year;
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§ 1223.24
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10. Amend § 1223.24 by removing the
phrase ‘‘or the Office of Finance’s’’.
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11. Add § 1223.25 to subpart C to read
as follows:
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§ 1223.25
Office of Finance.
All sections of this part and the
standards issued under it shall apply to
the Office of Finance, as defined in
§ 1201.1 of this chapter, in the same
manner in which it applies to the
regulated entities, unless the Office of
Finance is otherwise specifically
addressed or excluded.
Dated: July 12, 2017.
Melvin L. Watt,
Director, Federal Housing Finance Agency.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Parts 1, 63, 121, 125, 135, 147,
and 170
[Docket No. FAA–2017–0733; Amdt. Nos. 1–
71, 63–39, 121–379, 125–67, 135–137, 147–
8, 170–4]
RIN 2120–AL10
Removal of References to Obsolete
Navigation Systems; Technical
Amendment
Federal Aviation
Administration, DOT.
ACTION: Final rule; technical
amendment.
AGENCY:
The Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA) is removing
references to the obsolete navigation
systems Loran, Omega and Consol that
currently appear in FAA regulations.
DATES: Effective July 25, 2017.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kevin C. Kelley, Flight Technologies
and Procedures Division, Flight
Standards Service, 470 L’Enfant Plaza
SW., Washington, DC 20591; telephone:
202–267–8854; email: kevin.c.kelley@
faa.gov.
SUMMARY:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Good Cause for Immediate Adoption
Without Prior Notice
Section 553(b)(3)(B) of the
Administrative Procedure Act (APA) (5
U.S.C. 551 et seq.) authorizes agencies
to dispense with notice and comment
procedures for rules when the agency
for ‘‘good cause’’ finds that those
procedures are ‘‘impracticable,
unnecessary, or contrary to the public
interest.’’ Under this section, an agency,
upon finding good cause, may issue a
final rule without seeking comment
prior to the rulemaking. Further, section
553(d)(3) of the APA requires that
agencies publish a rule not less than 30
days before its effective date, except as
otherwise provided by the agency for
good cause found and published with
the rule.
This technical amendment removes
obsolete references in title 14 Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR) parts 1, 63,
121, 125, 135, 147, and 170. Loran,
Consol, and Omega ground stations
have ceased operations, which makes
these avionics receivers obsolete and
useless. Continued mention of these
obsolete navigation aids in title 14 of the
CFR serves no purpose, and could only
confuse the public. Any additional
delay in correcting the regulations
would be unnecessary because the
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changes affect terms referencing
navigation aids that ceased operations
over 6 years ago and as such, are not in
use. Further, these corrections will not
impose any additional restrictions on
the persons affected by these regulations
because the amendments merely align
the CFR with the current state of affairs
regarding operational navigation aids.
Based on the foregoing, public
comment and a 30-day effective date
would be unnecessary and thus, the
FAA finds good cause to forgo public
comment and to make the amendment
effective in less than 30 days.
Technical Amendment
Loran, Consol, and Omega ground
stations ceased operations over six years
ago and are no longer in use. See 75 FR
22674 (April 29, 2010); 75 FR 42819
(July 22, 2010); 73 FR 26465 (May 9,
2008); 73 FR 46345 (August 8, 2008) and
Amendment 71 to ICAO Annex 10,
Volume 1, Aeronautical
Telecommunications (adopted 12 March
1996). Therefore, with this technical
amendment, the FAA is removing all
references to these obsolete navigation
systems from title 14 of the CFR.
2. Amend § 1.1 by revising the
definition of ‘‘Long-range navigation
system (LRNS)’’ to read as follows:
General definitions.
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Long-range navigation system (LRNS).
An electronic navigation unit that is
approved for use under instrument
flight rules as a primary means of
navigation, and has at least one source
of navigational input, such as inertial
navigation system or global positioning
system.
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14 CFR Part 63
§ 1.2
[Amended]
3. Amend § 1.2 by removing the entry
‘‘CONSOL or CONSOLAN’’.
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PART 63—CERTIFICATION: FLIGHT
CREWMEMBERS OTHER THAN
PILOTS
5. Amend appendix A to part 63 as
follows:
■ a. Remove and reserve paragraphs
(e)(26), (27), and (28); and
■ b. Revise paragraphs (e)(37) and (44).
The revisions read as follows:
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Aircraft, Airman, Aviation Safety,
Navigation (air).
14 CFR Part 121
Air carriers, Aircraft, Airmen,
Aviation safety, Safety.
Appendix A to Part 63—Test
Requirements for Flight Navigator
Certificate
14 CFR Part 125
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Aircraft, Airmen, Aviation safety.
14 CFR Part 135
Air taxis, Aircraft, Airmen, Aviation
safety.
14 CFR Part 147
Aircraft, Airmen, Schools.
Air traffic control, Airports.
The Amendment
In consideration of the foregoing, the
Federal Aviation Administration
amends chapter I of title 14, Code of
Federal Regulations as follows:
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(37) Take celestial fixes at hourly intervals
when conditions permit. The accuracy of
these fixes shall be checked by means of a
radio or visual fix whenever practicable.
After allowing for the probable error of a
radio or visual fix, a celestial fix under
favorable conditions should plot within 10
miles of the actual position.
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Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40113, 44701–
44703, 44707, 44709–44711, 45102–45103,
45301–45302.
Air transportation.
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§ 1.1
Appendix B to Part 63—Flight
Navigator Training Course
Requirements
Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g), 40113,
44701.
4. The authority citation for part 63
continues to read as follows:
14 CFR Part 1
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6. In appendix B to part 63, the table
in paragraph (a)(2)(iii) is amended by
revising the entry for ‘‘Radio and longrange navigational aids’’ to read as
follows:
1. The authority citation for part 1
continues to read as follows:
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(44) Work with sufficient speed to
determine the aircraft’s position hourly by
celestial means and also make all other
observations and records pertinent to the
navigation. The applicant should be able to
take the observation, compute, and plot a
celestial LOP within a time limit of 8
minutes; observe the absolute and pressure
altimeters and compute the drift or lateral
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To include:
Principles of radio transmission and reception
Radio aids to navigation
Government publications
Airborne D/F equipment
Errors of radio bearings
Quadrantal correction ....
Plotting radio bearings ..........
ICAO Q code for direction finding .................
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PART 121—OPERATING
REQUIREMENTS: DOMESTIC, FLAG,
AND SUPPLEMENTAL OPERATIONS
7. The authority citation for part 121
continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g), 40103,
40113, 40119, 41706, 42301 preceding note
added by Pub. L. 112–95, sec. 412, 126 Stat.
89, 44101, 44701–44702, 44705, 44709–
44711, 44713, 44716–44717, 44722, 44729,
44732; 46105; Pub. L. 111–216, 124 Stat.
2348 (49 U.S.C. 44701 note); Pub. L. 112–95,
126 Stat 62 (49 U.S.C. 44732 note).
Appendix G to Part 121 [Amended]
8. Amend appendix G to part 121 by
removing the words ‘‘Loran, Consol,’’
from paragraph 4.(c).
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Appendix M to Part 121 [Amended]
9. Amend the table in appendix M to
part 1211 by revising entry 60 to read
as follows:
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Appendix M to Part 121—Airplane
Flight Recorder Specifications
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Accuracy
(sensor
input)
Parameters
Range
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Reference.
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Discrete GPS, INS, VOR/DME,
MLS, Localizer Glideslope.
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per sampling
interval
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Remarks
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A suitable combination of discretes
to determine the Primary Navigation System reference.
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Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g), 40113,
44701–44702, 44705, 44710–44711, 44713,
44716–44717, 44722.
PART 125—CERTIFICATION AND
OPERATIONS: AIRPLANES HAVING A
SEATING CAPACITY OF 20 OR MORE
PASSENGERS OR A MAXIMUM
PAYLOAD CAPACITY OF 6,000
POUNDS OR MORE; AND RULES
GOVERNING PERSONS ON BOARD
SUCH AIRCRAFT
Appendix E to Part 125 [Amended]
11. Amend the table in appendix E to
part 125 by revising entry 60 to read as
follows:
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Appendix E to Part 125—Airplane
Flight Recorder Specifications
10. The authority citation for part 125
continues to read as follows:
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Accuracy
(sensor
input)
Parameters
Range
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Reference.
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Discrete GPS, INS, VOR/DME,
MLS, Localizer Glideslope.
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12. The authority citation for part 135
continues to read as follows:
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Reference.
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Discrete GPS, INS, VOR/DME,
MLS, Localizer Glideslope.
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A suitable combination of discretes
to determine the Primary Navigation System reference.
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Flight Recorder Specifications
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Remarks
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A suitable combination of discretes
to determine the Primary Navigation System reference.
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Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40113, 44701–
44702, 44707–44709.
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14. The authority citation for part 147
continues to read as follows:
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Seconds
per sampling
interval
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PART 147—AVIATION MAINTENANCE
TECHNICIAN SCHOOLS
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(sensor
input)
Range
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13. Amend the table in appendix F to
part 135 by revising entry 60 to read as
follows:
Parameters
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Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g), 41706,
40113, 44701–44702, 44705, 44709, 44711–
44713, 44715–44717, 44722, 44730, 45101–
45105; Pub. L. 112–95, 126 Stat. 58 (49 U.S.C.
44730).
PART 135—OPERATING
REQUIREMENTS: COMMUTER AND
ON DEMAND OPERATIONS AND
RULES GOVERNING PERSONS ON
BOARD SUCH AIRCRAFT
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Appendix C to Part 147—Airframe
Curriculum Subjects
15. Amend the second table in
appendix C to part 147 by revising entry
39 to read as follows:
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management computers, and GPWS.
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PART 170—ESTABLISHMENT AND
DISCONTINUANCE CRITERIA FOR AIR
TRAFFIC CONTROL SERVICES AND
NAVIGATIONAL FACILITIES
16. The authority citation for part 170
continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40103–40107,
40113, 44502, 44701–44702, 44708–44709,
44719, 44721–44722, 46308.
§ 170.3
[Amended]
17. Amend § 170.3 by removing the
definition of ‘‘LORAN–C’’.
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Subpart C [Removed and Reserved]
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18. Remove and Reserve subpart C.
Issued under the authority provided by 49
U.S.C. 106(f) and 44701(a) in Washington, DC
on July 18, 2017.
Lirio Liu,
Director, Office of Rulemaking.
[FR Doc. 2017–15517 Filed 7–24–17; 8:45 am]
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20 CFR Parts 404 and 416
[Docket No. SSA–2017–0021]
RIN 0960–AI06
Extension of Sunset Date for Attorney
Advisor Program
Social Security Administration.
Final rule.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
We are extending for six
months our rule authorizing attorney
advisors to conduct certain prehearing
proceedings and to issue fully favorable
decisions. The current rule is scheduled
to expire on August 4, 2017. In this final
rule, we are extending the sunset date
to February 5, 2018. We are making no
other substantive changes.
DATES: This final rule is effective July
25, 2017.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Patrick McGuire, Social Security
Administration, 5107 Leesburg Pike,
Falls Church, VA 22041–3260, 703–
605–7100 for information about this
final rule. For information on eligibility
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800–325–0778, or visit our Internet site,
Social Security Online, at https://
www.socialsecurity.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background of the Attorney Advisor
Program
On August 9, 2007, we issued an
interim final rule permitting some
attorney advisors to conduct certain
prehearing proceedings and issue fully
favorable decisions when the
documentary record warrants doing so.
72 FR 44763. We instituted this practice
to provide more timely service to the
increasing number of applicants for
Social Security disability benefits and
Supplemental Security Income
payments based on disability. We
considered the public comments we
received on the interim final rule, and
on March 3, 2008, we issued a final rule
without change. 73 FR 11349. Under
this rule, some attorney advisors may
develop claims and, in appropriate
cases, issue fully favorable decisions
before a hearing.
We originally intended the attorney
advisor program to be a temporary
modification to our procedures.
Therefore, we included in §§ 404.942(g)
and 416.1442(g) of the interim final rule
a provision that the program would end
on August 10, 2009, unless we decided
to either terminate the rule earlier or
extend it beyond that date by
publication of a final rule in the Federal
Register. Since that time, we have
periodically extended the sunset date
(see 74 FR 33327 extending to August
10, 2011; 76 FR 18383 extending to
August 9, 2013; and 78 FR 45459
extending to August 7, 2015). As we
noted above, the current sunset date for
the program is August 4, 2017. 80 FR
31990.
Explanation of Extension
We published the final rule to adopt
without change the interim final rule
that we published on August 9, 2007.
We stated our intent to monitor the
program closely and to modify it if it
did not meet our expectations. 73 FR
11349.
We explained in the 2008 final rule
that the number of requests for hearings
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had increased significantly in recent
years. From 2008 to the present, the
number of pending hearing requests has
continued to remain at a high level, and
we anticipate that we will continue to
receive several hundred thousand
hearing requests in each of the next two
fiscal years.1 The attorney advisor
program has assisted our efforts to
address the high number of pending
hearing requests, so we are extending
the program at this time.
To preserve the maximum degree of
flexibility we need to manage our
hearings-level workloads effectively, we
have decided to extend the attorney
advisor rule for six months until
February 5, 2018. As before, we reserve
the authority to end the program earlier,
to extend it by publishing a final rule in
the Federal Register, or to discontinue
it altogether.
Regulatory Procedures
Justification for Issuing Final Rule
Without Notice and Comment
We follow the Administrative
Procedure Act (APA) rulemaking
procedures specified in 5 U.S.C. 553
when developing regulations. Section
702(a)(5) of the Social Security Act, 42
U.S.C. 902(a)(5). The APA provides
exceptions to its notice and public
comment procedures when an agency
finds there is good cause for dispensing
with such procedures because they are
impracticable, unnecessary, or contrary
to the public interest. We have
determined that good cause exists for
dispensing with the notice and public
comment procedures for this rule. 5
U.S.C. 553(b)(B). Good cause exists
because this final rule only extends the
sunset date of an existing rule. It makes
no substantive changes to the rule. The
current regulations expressly provide
that we may extend or terminate this
rule. Therefore, we have determined
that opportunity for prior comment is
unnecessary, and we are issuing this
rule as a final rule.
1 Our budget estimates for fiscal year 2018
(available at: https://www.ssa.gov/budget/
FY18Files/2018BST.pdf) indicate that we expect to
receive approximately 632,000 hearing requests in
fiscal year 2017, and 645,000 in fiscal year 2018.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Parts 1, 63, 121, 125, 135, 147, and 170
[Docket No. FAA-2017-0733; Amdt. Nos. 1-71, 63-39, 121-379, 125-67,
135-137, 147-8, 170-4]
RIN 2120-AL10
Removal of References to Obsolete Navigation Systems; Technical
Amendment
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration, DOT.
ACTION: Final rule; technical amendment.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is removing
references to the obsolete navigation systems Loran, Omega and Consol
that currently appear in FAA regulations.
DATES: Effective July 25, 2017.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kevin C. Kelley, Flight Technologies
and Procedures Division, Flight Standards Service, 470 L'Enfant Plaza
SW., Washington, DC 20591; telephone: 202-267-8854; email:
kevin.c.kelley@faa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Good Cause for Immediate Adoption Without Prior Notice
Section 553(b)(3)(B) of the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) (5
U.S.C. 551 et seq.) authorizes agencies to dispense with notice and
comment procedures for rules when the agency for ``good cause'' finds
that those procedures are ``impracticable, unnecessary, or contrary to
the public interest.'' Under this section, an agency, upon finding good
cause, may issue a final rule without seeking comment prior to the
rulemaking. Further, section 553(d)(3) of the APA requires that
agencies publish a rule not less than 30 days before its effective
date, except as otherwise provided by the agency for good cause found
and published with the rule.
This technical amendment removes obsolete references in title 14
Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) parts 1, 63, 121, 125, 135, 147, and
170. Loran, Consol, and Omega ground stations have ceased operations,
which makes these avionics receivers obsolete and useless. Continued
mention of these obsolete navigation aids in title 14 of the CFR serves
no purpose, and could only confuse the public. Any additional delay in
correcting the regulations would be unnecessary because the
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changes affect terms referencing navigation aids that ceased operations
over 6 years ago and as such, are not in use. Further, these
corrections will not impose any additional restrictions on the persons
affected by these regulations because the amendments merely align the
CFR with the current state of affairs regarding operational navigation
aids.
Based on the foregoing, public comment and a 30-day effective date
would be unnecessary and thus, the FAA finds good cause to forgo public
comment and to make the amendment effective in less than 30 days.
Technical Amendment
Loran, Consol, and Omega ground stations ceased operations over six
years ago and are no longer in use. See 75 FR 22674 (April 29, 2010);
75 FR 42819 (July 22, 2010); 73 FR 26465 (May 9, 2008); 73 FR 46345
(August 8, 2008) and Amendment 71 to ICAO Annex 10, Volume 1,
Aeronautical Telecommunications (adopted 12 March 1996). Therefore,
with this technical amendment, the FAA is removing all references to
these obsolete navigation systems from title 14 of the CFR.
List of Subjects
14 CFR Part 1
Air transportation.
14 CFR Part 63
Aircraft, Airman, Aviation Safety, Navigation (air).
14 CFR Part 121
Air carriers, Aircraft, Airmen, Aviation safety, Safety.
14 CFR Part 125
Aircraft, Airmen, Aviation safety.
14 CFR Part 135
Air taxis, Aircraft, Airmen, Aviation safety.
14 CFR Part 147
Aircraft, Airmen, Schools.
14 CFR Part 170
Air traffic control, Airports.
The Amendment
In consideration of the foregoing, the Federal Aviation
Administration amends chapter I of title 14, Code of Federal
Regulations as follows:
PART 1--DEFINITIONS AND ABBREVIATIONS
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1. The authority citation for part 1 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g), 40113, 44701.
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2. Amend Sec. 1.1 by revising the definition of ``Long-range
navigation system (LRNS)'' to read as follows:
Sec. 1.1 General definitions.
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Long-range navigation system (LRNS). An electronic navigation unit
that is approved for use under instrument flight rules as a primary
means of navigation, and has at least one source of navigational input,
such as inertial navigation system or global positioning system.
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Sec. 1.2 [Amended]
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3. Amend Sec. 1.2 by removing the entry ``CONSOL or CONSOLAN''.
PART 63--CERTIFICATION: FLIGHT CREWMEMBERS OTHER THAN PILOTS
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4. The authority citation for part 63 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40113, 44701-44703, 44707, 44709-
44711, 45102-45103, 45301-45302.
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5. Amend appendix A to part 63 as follows:
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a. Remove and reserve paragraphs (e)(26), (27), and (28); and
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b. Revise paragraphs (e)(37) and (44).
The revisions read as follows:
Appendix A to Part 63--Test Requirements for Flight Navigator
Certificate
* * * * *
(e) * * *
(37) Take celestial fixes at hourly intervals when conditions
permit. The accuracy of these fixes shall be checked by means of a
radio or visual fix whenever practicable. After allowing for the
probable error of a radio or visual fix, a celestial fix under
favorable conditions should plot within 10 miles of the actual
position.
* * * * *
(44) Work with sufficient speed to determine the aircraft's
position hourly by celestial means and also make all other
observations and records pertinent to the navigation. The applicant
should be able to take the observation, compute, and plot a
celestial LOP within a time limit of 8 minutes; observe the absolute
and pressure altimeters and compute the drift or lateral
displacement within a time limit of 3 minutes.
* * * * *
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6. In appendix B to part 63, the table in paragraph (a)(2)(iii) is
amended by revising the entry for ``Radio and long-range navigational
aids'' to read as follows:
Appendix B to Part 63--Flight Navigator Training Course Requirements
(a) * * *
(2) * * *
(iii) * * *
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Classroom
Subject hours
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* * * * *
Radio and long-range navigational aids.................. 35
To include:
Principles of radio transmission and reception...... ..............
Radio aids to navigation............................ ..............
Government publications............................. ..............
Airborne D/F equipment.............................. ..............
Errors of radio bearings............................ ..............
Quadrantal correction............................... ..............
Plotting radio bearings................................. ..............
ICAO Q code for direction finding................... ..............
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PART 121--OPERATING REQUIREMENTS: DOMESTIC, FLAG, AND SUPPLEMENTAL
OPERATIONS
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7. The authority citation for part 121 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g), 40103, 40113, 40119, 41706,
42301 preceding note added by Pub. L. 112-95, sec. 412, 126 Stat.
89, 44101, 44701-44702, 44705, 44709-44711, 44713, 44716-44717,
44722, 44729, 44732; 46105; Pub. L. 111-216, 124 Stat. 2348 (49
U.S.C. 44701 note); Pub. L. 112-95, 126 Stat 62 (49 U.S.C. 44732
note).
Appendix G to Part 121 [Amended]
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8. Amend appendix G to part 121 by removing the words ``Loran,
Consol,'' from paragraph 4.(c).
Appendix M to Part 121 [Amended]
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9. Amend the table in appendix M to part 1211 by revising entry 60 to
read as follows:
Appendix M to Part 121--Airplane Flight Recorder Specifications
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[[Page 34399]]
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Accuracy Seconds per
Parameters Range (sensor sampling Resolution Remarks
input) interval
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* * * * * * *
60. Primary Navigation System Reference Discrete GPS, INS, VOR/DME, .............. 4 .............. A suitable combination of
MLS, Localizer Glideslope. discretes to determine the
Primary Navigation System
reference.
* * * * * * *
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PART 125--CERTIFICATION AND OPERATIONS: AIRPLANES HAVING A SEATING
CAPACITY OF 20 OR MORE PASSENGERS OR A MAXIMUM PAYLOAD CAPACITY OF
6,000 POUNDS OR MORE; AND RULES GOVERNING PERSONS ON BOARD SUCH
AIRCRAFT
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10. The authority citation for part 125 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g), 40113, 44701-44702, 44705,
44710-44711, 44713, 44716-44717, 44722.
Appendix E to Part 125 [Amended]
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11. Amend the table in appendix E to part 125 by revising entry 60 to
read as follows:
Appendix E to Part 125--Airplane Flight Recorder Specifications
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Accuracy Seconds per
Parameters Range (sensor sampling Resolution Remarks
input) interval
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* * * * * * *
60. Primary Navigation System Reference Discrete GPS, INS, VOR/DME, .............. 4 .............. A suitable combination of
MLS, Localizer Glideslope. discretes to determine the
Primary Navigation System
reference.
* * * * * * *
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* * * * *
PART 135--OPERATING REQUIREMENTS: COMMUTER AND ON DEMAND OPERATIONS
AND RULES GOVERNING PERSONS ON BOARD SUCH AIRCRAFT
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12. The authority citation for part 135 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g), 41706, 40113, 44701-44702,
44705, 44709, 44711-44713, 44715-44717, 44722, 44730, 45101-45105;
Pub. L. 112-95, 126 Stat. 58 (49 U.S.C. 44730).
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13. Amend the table in appendix F to part 135 by revising entry 60 to
read as follows:
Appendix F to Part 135--Airplane Flight Recorder Specifications
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Seconds per
Parameters Range Accuracy sampling Resolution Remarks
(sensor input) interval
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* * * * * * *
60. Primary Navigation System Reference Discrete GPS, INS, VOR/DME, .............. 4 .............. A suitable combination of
MLS, Localizer Glideslope. discretes to determine the
Primary Navigation System
reference.
* * * * * * *
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PART 147--AVIATION MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN SCHOOLS
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14. The authority citation for part 147 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40113, 44701-44702, 44707-44709.
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15. Amend the second table in appendix C to part 147 by revising entry
39 to read as follows:
Appendix C to Part 147--Airframe Curriculum Subjects
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[[Page 34400]]
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Teaching level
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* * * * * * *
(1).......................... 39. Inspect, check, and service aircraft
electronic communication and navigation
systems, including VHF passenger address
interphones and static discharge
devices, aircraft VOR, ILS, Radar beacon
transponders, flight management
computers, and GPWS.
* * * * * * *
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PART 170--ESTABLISHMENT AND DISCONTINUANCE CRITERIA FOR AIR TRAFFIC
CONTROL SERVICES AND NAVIGATIONAL FACILITIES
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16. The authority citation for part 170 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40103-40107, 40113, 44502, 44701-
44702, 44708-44709, 44719, 44721-44722, 46308.
Sec. 170.3 [Amended]
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17. Amend Sec. 170.3 by removing the definition of ``LORAN-C''.
Subpart C [Removed and Reserved]
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18. Remove and Reserve subpart C.
Issued under the authority provided by 49 U.S.C. 106(f) and
44701(a) in Washington, DC on July 18, 2017.
Lirio Liu,
Director, Office of Rulemaking.
[FR Doc. 2017-15517 Filed 7-24-17; 8:45 am]
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