Delay of Discharge Requirements for U.S. Coast Guard Activities in Greater Farallones and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries, 55502-55503 [2017-25104]
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control is returned to neutral following
the initial roll input.
These special conditions differ from
similar special conditions previously
issued on this topic. These special
conditions are limited to the roll axis
only, whereas other special conditions
also included pitch and yaw axes.
Special conditions are no longer needed
for the yaw axis because § 25.351 was
revised at Amendment 25–91 to take
into account effects of an electronic
flight-control system. No special
conditions are needed for the pitch axis
because the method that Mitsubishi
proposed for the pitch maneuver takes
into account effects of an electronic
flight-control system.
These 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.
Applicability
As discussed above, these special
conditions are applicable to the Model
MRJ–200 airplanes. Should Mitsubishi
apply at a later date for a change to the
type certificate to include another
model incorporating the same novel or
unusual design feature, these special
conditions would apply to that model as
well.
considered in accordance with
§ 25.301(b).
(a) Conditions corresponding to
steady rolling velocities must be
investigated. In addition, conditions
corresponding to maximum angular
acceleration must be investigated for
airplanes with engines or other weight
concentrations outboard of the fuselage.
For the angular acceleration conditions,
zero rolling velocity may be assumed in
the absence of a rational time-history
investigation of the maneuver.
(b) At VA, sudden movement of the
flight-deck roll control up to the limit is
assumed. The position of the flight-deck
roll control must be maintained until a
steady roll rate is achieved, and then
must be returned suddenly to the
neutral position.
(c) At VC, the flight-deck roll control
must be moved suddenly and
maintained so as to achieve a roll rate
not less than that obtained in special
condition (b).
(d) At VD, the flight-deck roll control
must be moved suddenly and
maintained so as to achieve a roll rate
not less than one third of that obtained
in special condition (b).
Victor Wicklund,
Manager, Transport Standards Branch, Policy
and Innovation Division, Aircraft
Certification Service.
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This action affects only certain novel
or unusual design features on one model
of airplanes. It is not a rule of general
applicability.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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:
15 CFR Part 922
[Docket No. 160413330–6330–01]
RIN 0648–BF99
Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40113, 44701,
44702, 44704.
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The Special Conditions
Accordingly, pursuant to the
authority delegated to me by the
Administrator, the following special
conditions are issued as part of the type
certification basis for Mitsubishi Model
MRJ–200 airplanes.
In lieu of compliance to 14 CFR
25.349(a), the following conditions,
speeds, and flight-deck roll-control
motions (except as the motions may be
limited by pilot effort) must be
considered in combination with an
airplane load factor of zero, and of twothirds of the positive maneuvering
factor used in design. In determining the
resulting control-surface deflections, the
torsional flexibility of the wing must be
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Delay of Discharge Requirements for
U.S. Coast Guard Activities in Greater
Farallones and Cordell Bank National
Marine Sanctuaries
Office of National Marine
Sanctuaries (ONMS), National Ocean
Service (NOS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Department of Commerce (DOC).
ACTION: Final rule; notification of delay
of effectiveness for discharge
requirements with regard to U.S. Coast
Guard activities.
AGENCY:
The National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
expanded the boundaries of Gulf of the
Farallones National Marine Sanctuary
(now renamed Greater Farallones
National Marine Sanctuary or GFNMS)
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and Cordell Bank National Marine
Sanctuary (CBNMS) to an area north
and west of their previous boundaries
with a final rule published on March 12,
2015. The final rule entered into effect
on June 9, 2015. At that time, NOAA
postponed, with regard to U.S. Coast
Guard (USCG) activities, the
effectiveness of the discharge
requirements for six months in the
regulations for both sanctuaries in the
newly added areas. Since then, NOAA
published four documents to extend the
postponement of the discharge
requirements to provide adequate time
for completion of an environmental
assessment, and subsequent rulemaking
regarding USCG activities, as
appropriate. The current extension
would end on December 9, 2017. This
document, published concurrently with
a proposed rule to address discharges by
the USCG and an environmental
assessment, will extend the
postponement of the discharge
requirements for USCG activities in the
expansion areas of GFNMS and CBNMS
for one year beyond the end of the
current extension to provide adequate
time for completion, if appropriate, of a
final environmental assessment and
final rule. This extension will end on
December 9, 2018, or 30 days after
publication of a final rule, whichever
comes first.
DATES: The effectiveness for the
discharge requirements in both CBNMS
and GFNMS expansion areas with
regard to USCG activities is December 9,
2018.
ADDRESSES: Copies of documents
relating to the expansion, including the
Final Environmental Impact Statement
(FEIS), final management plans, and the
final rule published on March 12, 2015,
can be viewed or downloaded at https://
farallones.noaa.gov/manage/expansion_
cbgf.html.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Maria Brown, Greater Farallones
National Marine Sanctuary
Superintendent, at Maria.Brown@
noaa.gov or 415–561–6622.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
On March 12, 2015, NOAA expanded
the boundaries of Gulf of the Farallones
National Marine Sanctuary (now
renamed Greater Farallones National
Marine Sanctuary or GFNMS) and
Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary
(CBNMS) to an area north and west of
their previous boundaries with a final
rule (80 FR 13078). The final rule
entered into effect on June 9, 2015 (80
FR 34047). In the course of the
rulemaking to expand GFNMS and
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CBNMS, NOAA learned from U.S. Coast
Guard (USCG) that the discharge
regulations had the potential to impair
the operations of USCG vessels and
aircraft conducting law enforcement and
on-water training exercises in GFNMS
and CBNMS expansion areas. The USCG
supports national marine sanctuary
management by providing routine
surveillance and dedicated law
enforcement of the National Marine
Sanctuaries Act (NMSA) and sanctuary
regulations. To ensure that the March
12, 2015, rule did not undermine
USCG’s ability to perform its duties, at
that time, NOAA postponed the
effectiveness of the discharge
requirements in both sanctuaries’
regulations with regard to USCG
activities in the expansion areas for six
months. Four additional six-month
postponements of the effectiveness of
the discharge requirements were
published in the Federal Register on
December 1, 2015 (80 FR 74985), May
31, 2016 (81 FR 34268), December 6,
2016 (81 FR 87803), and June 7, 2017
(82 FR 26339) to provide adequate time
for completion of an environmental
assessment and to determine NOAA’s
next steps. Without further NOAA
action, the discharge regulations will
become effective, with regard to USCG
activities, on December 9, 2017.
However, NOAA is currently
considering whether, among other
things, to exempt certain USCG
activities in sanctuary regulations and is
concurrently publishing a proposed rule
and draft environmental analysis to seek
comment on the potential exemption.
NOAA is therefore postponing the
effectiveness of the discharge
requirements in the expansion areas of
both sanctuaries with regard to USCG
activities for one year until December 9,
2018, or 30 days after publication of a
final rule, whichever comes first, to
provide adequate time for completion of
a final environmental assessment and
final rule, as appropriate. The proposed
rule and related environmental analysis
associated with this action will give the
public, other federal agencies, and
interested stakeholders an opportunity
to comment on various alternatives that
are being considered.
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II. Classification
A. National Environmental Policy Act
NOAA previously conducted an
environmental analysis under the
National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA) as part of the rulemaking
process leading to the expansion of
CBNMS and GFNMS, which addressed
regulations regarding the discharge of
any matter or material in the
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sanctuaries. Potential environmental
impacts of the decision to postpone
effectiveness are sufficiently
encompassed within the impacts
analysis of the environmental baseline
and the no action alternative presented
in that analysis. Should NOAA decide
to amend the regulations governing
discharges for USGS activities in
CBNMS and GFNMS, any additional
environmental analysis required under
NEPA would be prepared and released
for public comment.
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
B. Executive Order 12866: Regulatory
Impact
AGENCY:
This action has been determined to be
not significant under Executive Order
12866.
C. Executive Order 13771: Regulatory
Reform
This action is not expected to be an
Executive Order 13771 regulatory action
because this action is not significant
under Executive Order 12866.
D. Administrative Procedure Act
The Assistant Administrator of
National Ocean Service (NOS) finds
good cause pursuant to 5 U.S.C.
553(b)(B) to waive the notice and
comment requirements of the
Administrative Procedure Act (APA)
because this action is administrative in
nature. This action postpones the
effectiveness of the discharge
requirements in the regulations for
CBNMS and GFNMS in the areas added
to the sanctuaries’ boundaries in 2015,
that underwent notice and comment
review, with regard to USCG activities
for one year to provide adequate time
for public scoping, completion of an
environmental assessment, and
concurrent rulemaking on how to
address the USCG activities, as
appropriate. The substance of the
underlying regulations currently
remains unchanged. Therefore,
providing notice and opportunity for
public comment under the APA would
serve no useful purpose. For the reasons
above, the Assistant Administrator also
finds good cause under 5 U.S.C. 553(d)
to waive the 30-day delay in
effectiveness and make this action
effective immediately upon publication.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1431 et seq.
Dated: November 14, 2017.
Nicole R. LeBoeuf,
Deputy Assistant Administrator for Ocean
Services and Coastal Zone Management,
National Ocean Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
15 CFR Part 922
[Docket No. 160413330-6330-01]
RIN 0648-BF99
Delay of Discharge Requirements for U.S. Coast Guard Activities
in Greater Farallones and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries
AGENCY: Office of National Marine Sanctuaries (ONMS), National Ocean
Service (NOS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Department of Commerce (DOC).
ACTION: Final rule; notification of delay of effectiveness for
discharge requirements with regard to U.S. Coast Guard activities.
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SUMMARY: The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
expanded the boundaries of Gulf of the Farallones National Marine
Sanctuary (now renamed Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary or
GFNMS) and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary (CBNMS) to an area
north and west of their previous boundaries with a final rule published
on March 12, 2015. The final rule entered into effect on June 9, 2015.
At that time, NOAA postponed, with regard to U.S. Coast Guard (USCG)
activities, the effectiveness of the discharge requirements for six
months in the regulations for both sanctuaries in the newly added
areas. Since then, NOAA published four documents to extend the
postponement of the discharge requirements to provide adequate time for
completion of an environmental assessment, and subsequent rulemaking
regarding USCG activities, as appropriate. The current extension would
end on December 9, 2017. This document, published concurrently with a
proposed rule to address discharges by the USCG and an environmental
assessment, will extend the postponement of the discharge requirements
for USCG activities in the expansion areas of GFNMS and CBNMS for one
year beyond the end of the current extension to provide adequate time
for completion, if appropriate, of a final environmental assessment and
final rule. This extension will end on December 9, 2018, or 30 days
after publication of a final rule, whichever comes first.
DATES: The effectiveness for the discharge requirements in both CBNMS
and GFNMS expansion areas with regard to USCG activities is December 9,
2018.
ADDRESSES: Copies of documents relating to the expansion, including the
Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS), final management plans,
and the final rule published on March 12, 2015, can be viewed or
downloaded at https://farallones.noaa.gov/manage/expansion_cbgf.html.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Maria Brown, Greater Farallones
National Marine Sanctuary Superintendent, at Maria.Brown@noaa.gov or
415-561-6622.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
On March 12, 2015, NOAA expanded the boundaries of Gulf of the
Farallones National Marine Sanctuary (now renamed Greater Farallones
National Marine Sanctuary or GFNMS) and Cordell Bank National Marine
Sanctuary (CBNMS) to an area north and west of their previous
boundaries with a final rule (80 FR 13078). The final rule entered into
effect on June 9, 2015 (80 FR 34047). In the course of the rulemaking
to expand GFNMS and
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CBNMS, NOAA learned from U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) that the discharge
regulations had the potential to impair the operations of USCG vessels
and aircraft conducting law enforcement and on-water training exercises
in GFNMS and CBNMS expansion areas. The USCG supports national marine
sanctuary management by providing routine surveillance and dedicated
law enforcement of the National Marine Sanctuaries Act (NMSA) and
sanctuary regulations. To ensure that the March 12, 2015, rule did not
undermine USCG's ability to perform its duties, at that time, NOAA
postponed the effectiveness of the discharge requirements in both
sanctuaries' regulations with regard to USCG activities in the
expansion areas for six months. Four additional six-month postponements
of the effectiveness of the discharge requirements were published in
the Federal Register on December 1, 2015 (80 FR 74985), May 31, 2016
(81 FR 34268), December 6, 2016 (81 FR 87803), and June 7, 2017 (82 FR
26339) to provide adequate time for completion of an environmental
assessment and to determine NOAA's next steps. Without further NOAA
action, the discharge regulations will become effective, with regard to
USCG activities, on December 9, 2017.
However, NOAA is currently considering whether, among other things,
to exempt certain USCG activities in sanctuary regulations and is
concurrently publishing a proposed rule and draft environmental
analysis to seek comment on the potential exemption. NOAA is therefore
postponing the effectiveness of the discharge requirements in the
expansion areas of both sanctuaries with regard to USCG activities for
one year until December 9, 2018, or 30 days after publication of a
final rule, whichever comes first, to provide adequate time for
completion of a final environmental assessment and final rule, as
appropriate. The proposed rule and related environmental analysis
associated with this action will give the public, other federal
agencies, and interested stakeholders an opportunity to comment on
various alternatives that are being considered.
II. Classification
A. National Environmental Policy Act
NOAA previously conducted an environmental analysis under the
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) as part of the rulemaking
process leading to the expansion of CBNMS and GFNMS, which addressed
regulations regarding the discharge of any matter or material in the
sanctuaries. Potential environmental impacts of the decision to
postpone effectiveness are sufficiently encompassed within the impacts
analysis of the environmental baseline and the no action alternative
presented in that analysis. Should NOAA decide to amend the regulations
governing discharges for USGS activities in CBNMS and GFNMS, any
additional environmental analysis required under NEPA would be prepared
and released for public comment.
B. Executive Order 12866: Regulatory Impact
This action has been determined to be not significant under
Executive Order 12866.
C. Executive Order 13771: Regulatory Reform
This action is not expected to be an Executive Order 13771
regulatory action because this action is not significant under
Executive Order 12866.
D. Administrative Procedure Act
The Assistant Administrator of National Ocean Service (NOS) finds
good cause pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B) to waive the notice and
comment requirements of the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) because
this action is administrative in nature. This action postpones the
effectiveness of the discharge requirements in the regulations for
CBNMS and GFNMS in the areas added to the sanctuaries' boundaries in
2015, that underwent notice and comment review, with regard to USCG
activities for one year to provide adequate time for public scoping,
completion of an environmental assessment, and concurrent rulemaking on
how to address the USCG activities, as appropriate. The substance of
the underlying regulations currently remains unchanged. Therefore,
providing notice and opportunity for public comment under the APA would
serve no useful purpose. For the reasons above, the Assistant
Administrator also finds good cause under 5 U.S.C. 553(d) to waive the
30-day delay in effectiveness and make this action effective
immediately upon publication.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1431 et seq.
Dated: November 14, 2017.
Nicole R. LeBoeuf,
Deputy Assistant Administrator for Ocean Services and Coastal Zone
Management, National Ocean Service.
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