Corporate Credit Unions; Extension of Comment Period, 20431 [C1-2020-07159]
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Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 71 / Monday, April 13, 2020 / Proposed Rules
NATIONAL CREDIT UNION
ADMINISTRATION
12 CFR Part 704
RIN 3133–AF13
Corporate Credit Unions; Extension of
Comment Period
Correction
In proposed rule document 2020–
07159 on page 19908 in the issue of
Thursday, April 9, 2020, make the
following correction:
On page 19908, in the first column, in
the ‘‘DATES’’ section, in the fifth line,
‘‘June 8, 2020’’ should read ‘‘July 27,
2020’’.
[FR Doc. C1–2020–07159 Filed 4–10–20; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Parts 21 and 36
[Docket No.: FAA–2020–0316; Notice No.
20–06]
RIN 2120–AL29
Noise Certification of Supersonic
Airplanes
Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking
(NPRM).
AGENCY:
This action proposes to add
new supersonic airplanes to the
applicability of noise certification
regulations, and proposes landing and
takeoff noise standards for a certain
class of new supersonic airplanes. There
is renewed interest in the development
of supersonic aircraft, and the proposed
regulations would facilitate the
continued development of airplanes by
specifying the noise limits for the
designs, providing the means to
certificate the airplanes for subsonic
operation in the United States.
DATES: Send comments on or before July
13, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Send comments identified
by docket number FAA–2020–0316
using any of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking 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.
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• 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: In accordance with 5 U.S.C.
553(c), DOT solicits comments from the
public to better inform its rulemaking
process. DOT posts these comments,
without edit, including any personal
information the commenter provides, to
https://www.regulations.gov, as
described in the system of records
notice (DOT/ALL–14 FDMS), which can
be reviewed at https://www.dot.gov/
privacy.
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 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.
If you are submitting confidential
business information as part of a
comment, please consult section VI. A.
of this document for the proper
submission procedure.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
technical questions concerning this
action, contact Sandy R. Liu, Office of
Policy, International Affairs, &
Environment, Noise Division (AEE–
100), Federal Aviation Administration,
800 Independence Avenue SW,
Washington, DC 20591; telephone 202–
267–4748; email sandy.liu@faa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Executive Summary
Current noise certification regulations
do not include standards for supersonic
airplanes other than the Concorde. In its
2018 reauthorization,1 the FAA was
directed to exercise leadership in the
creation of Federal and international
policies, regulations, and standards
relating to the certification and the safe
and efficient operation of civil
supersonic aircraft. This rulemaking is a
step in that process. The agency is
proposing to amend the noise
certification regulations in Title 14,
Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR)
parts 21 and 36 to provide for new
supersonic airplanes, and to add
subsonic landing and takeoff (LTO)
cycle standards for supersonic airplanes
that have a maximum takeoff weight no
1 Section 181, Public Law 115–254, FAA
Reauthorization Act of 2018 (October 5, 2018).
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greater than 150,000 pounds and a
maximum operating cruise speed up to
Mach 1.8. This proposal is based in part
on the Supersonic Transport Concept
Airplane (STCA) studies performed by
the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration (NASA), information
provided to the FAA by U.S. industry,
and the continuing work of the
International Civil Aviation
Organization (ICAO) Committee on
Aviation Environmental Protection
(CAEP). These proposed certification
standards would provide a means to
certificate these airplanes for noise for
subsonic operation domestically, but
would not affect the prohibition in 14
CFR 91.817 on the creation of sonic
booms (i.e., supersonic operations over
land in the United States would remain
prohibited).
This proposed rule would (1) amend
the applicability of part 36 to include
new supersonic airplanes for which
type certification is requested after a
final rule takes effect, (2) revise the
definition of supersonic airplane to
include newly certificated airplanes but
exclude the Concorde,2 (3) provide
noise certification reference procedures
to be used for all supersonic airplanes,
and (4) establish noise limits for takeoff
and landing that would apply to
Supersonic Level 1 (SSL1) airplanes, as
defined in the proposed regulation. The
proposed standards include noise limits
that are quieter than the Stage 4 limits
at which most of the current subsonic
jet fleet operates, though louder than the
current certification level of Stage 5 for
the same aircraft weights. The proposed
standards would allow Variable Noise
Reduction Systems (VNRS) to be used
for noise certification testing, and if
used for certification, would require the
system to be activated during normal
operations.
II. Authority
The FAA’s authority to issue rules on
aviation safety is found in Title 49 of the
United States Code. Subtitle I, Section
106 describes the authority of the FAA
Administrator. Subtitle VII, Aviation
Programs, describes in more detail the
scope of the agency’s authority.
This rulemaking is promulgated
under the authority described in
Subtitle VII, Part A, Subpart III, Section
44715, Controlling aircraft noise and
2 The Concorde type certificate remains valid,
even though none are currently operating. The
certification regulations in part 36 that apply to the
Concorde are limited to the Concorde model and
need to remain in place. The FAA seeks to segregate
the Concorde as a historical matter to prevent any
confusion; the certification regulations proposed
here would apply only to new supersonic airplanes.
None of the proposed certification regulations affect
the Concorde operating regulations already in place.
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[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 71 (Monday, April 13, 2020)]
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NATIONAL CREDIT UNION ADMINISTRATION
12 CFR Part 704
RIN 3133-AF13
Corporate Credit Unions; Extension of Comment Period
Correction
In proposed rule document 2020-07159 on page 19908 in the issue of
Thursday, April 9, 2020, make the following correction:
On page 19908, in the first column, in the ``DATES'' section, in
the fifth line, ``June 8, 2020'' should read ``July 27, 2020''.
[FR Doc. C1-2020-07159 Filed 4-10-20; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 1301-00-D