[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 251 (Thursday, December 31, 2015)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 81742-81744]
[FR Doc No: 2015-32258]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 39

[Docket No. FAA-2015-1480; Directorate Identifier 2014-SW-071-AD;
Amendment 39-18352; AD 2015-26-04]
RIN 2120-AA64

Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Helicopters (Previously
Eurocopter France)

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: We are superseding airworthiness directive (AD) 2002-13-11 for
Eurocopter France (now Airbus Helicopters) Model EC120B helicopters. AD
2002-13-11 required installing front and side covers on the cabin floor
to protect the yaw control at both the pilot and co-pilot stations.
Since we issued AD 2002-13-11, we have determined that the required
actions should apply only to the cabin's right-hand pilot station. This
AD retains the requirements of AD 2002-13-11 but for only the pilot
station. These actions are intended to prevent an object from sliding
between the canopy and the cabin floor, loss of yaw control, and
subsequent loss of helicopter control.

DATES: This AD is effective February 4, 2016.
    The Director of the Federal Register approved the incorporation by
reference of a certain publication listed in this AD as of February 4,
2016.

ADDRESSES: For service information identified in this final rule,
contact Airbus Helicopters, Inc., 2701 N. Forum Drive, Grand Prairie,
TX 75052; telephone<PHONE_NUMBER> or<PHONE_NUMBER>; fax (972) 641-
3775; or at http://www.airbushelicopters.com/techpub. You may review
the referenced service information at the FAA, Office of the Regional
Counsel, Southwest Region, 10101 Hillwood Pkwy, Room 6N-321, Fort
Worth, TX 76177.

Examining the AD Docket

    You may examine the AD docket on the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov by searching for and locating Docket No. FAA-2015-
1480 or in person at the Docket Operations Office between 9 a.m. and 5
p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. The AD docket
contains this AD, the Direction Generale de l'Aviation Civile (DGAC)
AD, any incorporated-by-reference service information, the economic
evaluation, any comments received, and other information. The street
address for the Docket Operations Office (phone:<PHONE_NUMBER>) is U.S.
Department of Transportation, Docket Operations Office, M-30, West
Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE.,
Washington, DC 20590.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert Grant, Aviation Safety
Engineer, Safety Management Group, Rotorcraft Directorate, FAA, 10101
Hillwood Pkwy, Fort Worth, TX 76177; telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>; email
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Discussion

    We issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to amend 14 CFR
part 39 to remove AD 2002-13-11, Amendment 39-12799 (67 FR 45295, July
9, 2002) and add a new AD. AD 2002-13-11 applied to Airbus Model EC120B
helicopters, serial numbers 1001 through 1278, and required installing
front and side covers to protect the yaw control at the pilot and co-
pilot flight control stations. AD 2002-13-11 was prompted by AD No.
2001-386-007(A), dated September 5, 2001, issued by the DGAC, the
airworthiness authority for France, to correct an unsafe condition for
the Model EC120B helicopter. The DGAC advises of a yaw-control jamming
caused by an object that slid between the canopy and the cabin floor.
    After we issued AD 2002-13-11 (67 FR 45295, July 9, 2002), we
determined that the front and side protections are required only at the
pilot station. The NPRM published in the Federal Register on May 14,
2015 (80 FR 27605), and proposed to supersede AD 2002-13-11 to require
installing the front and side covers only at the pilot station. It also
reflected that Eurocopter France had changed its name to Airbus
Helicopters.
    Since we issued the NPRM, we discovered it contains a typographical
error in the date of the service information. Also, the FAA Southwest
Regional Office has relocated and a group email address has been
established for requesting an FAA Alternate Method of Compliance for a
helicopter of foreign design. We have

corrected the error in the service information date and revised the
contact information throughout this Final Rule.

Comments

    We gave the public the opportunity to participate in developing
this AD, but we received no comments on the NPRM (80 FR 27605, May 14,
2015).

FAA's Determination

    These helicopters have been approved by the aviation authority of
France and are approved for operation in the United States. Pursuant to
our bilateral agreement with France, the DGAC, its technical
representative, has notified us of the unsafe condition described in
the DGAC AD. We are issuing this AD because we evaluated all
information provided by the DGAC and determined the unsafe condition
exists and is likely to exist or develop on other helicopters of these
same type designs and that air safety and the public interest require
adopting the AD requirements as proposed, except for the minor
editorial changes described previously. These changes are consistent
with the intent of the proposals in the NPRM (80 FR 27605, May 14,
2015) and will not increase the economic burden on any operator nor
increase the scope of this AD.

Related Service Information Under 1 CFR Part 51

    We reviewed Eurocopter Alert Service Bulletin No. 67A005, Revision
0, dated August 1, 2001 (ASB), which specifies installing a front and
side protection on the cabin floor to protect the yaw control. The DGAC
classified this ASB as mandatory and issued AD No. 2001-386-007(A),
dated September 5, 2001, and AD 2001-386-007(A)R1, dated February 6,
2002, to ensure the continued airworthiness of these helicopters in
France.
    This service information is reasonably available because the
interested parties have access to it through their normal course of
business or by the means identified in the ADDRESSES section.

Costs of Compliance

    We estimate that this AD affects 37 helicopters of U.S. Registry
and that labor costs average $85 a work-hour. Required parts cost about
$584 and it takes about 2 work-hours to accomplish the required
actions. Based on these figures, we estimate that the total cost of
this AD is $754 per helicopter and $27,898 for the U.S. fleet.

Authority for This Rulemaking

    Title 49 of the United States Code specifies the FAA's authority to
issue rules on aviation safety. 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.
    We are issuing this rulemaking under the authority described in
Subtitle VII, Part A, Subpart III, Section 44701: ``General
requirements.'' Under that section, Congress charges the FAA with
promoting safe flight of civil aircraft in air commerce by prescribing
regulations for practices, methods, and procedures the Administrator
finds necessary for safety in air commerce. This regulation is within
the scope of that authority because it addresses an unsafe condition
that is likely to exist or develop on helicopters identified in this
rulemaking action.

Regulatory Findings

    This AD will not have federalism implications under Executive Order
13132. This AD will not have a substantial direct effect on the States,
on the relationship between the national government and the States, or
on the distribution of power and responsibilities among the various
levels of government.
    For the reasons discussed above, I certify that this AD:
    (1) Is not a ``significant regulatory action'' under Executive
Order 12866;
    (2) Is not a ``significant rule'' under DOT Regulatory Policies and
Procedures (44 FR 11034, February 26, 1979);
    (3) Will not affect intrastate aviation in Alaska to the extent
that it justifies making a regulatory distinction; and
    (4) Will not have a significant economic impact, positive or
negative, on a substantial number of small entities under the criteria
of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.
    We prepared an economic evaluation of the estimated costs to comply
with this AD and placed it in the AD docket.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39

    Air transportation, Aircraft, Aviation safety, Incorporation by
reference, Safety.

Adoption of the Amendment

    Accordingly, under the authority delegated to me by the
Administrator, the FAA amends 14 CFR part 39 as follows:

PART 39--AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES

0
1. The authority citation for part 39 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40113, 44701.

Sec.  39.13  [Amended]

0
2. The FAA amends Sec.  39.13 by removing airworthiness directive (AD)
2002-13-11, Amendment 39 12799 (67 FR 45295, July 9, 2002), and adding
the following new AD:

2015-26-04 Airbus Helicopters (Previously Eurocopter France):
Amendment 39-18352; Docket No. FAA-2015-1480; Directorate Identifier
2014-SW-071-AD.

(a) Applicability

    This AD applies to Model EC120B helicopters, serial numbers 1001
through 1278, inclusive, certificated in any category.

(b) Unsafe Condition

    This AD defines the unsafe condition as an object sliding
between the canopy and the cabin floor. This condition could result
in loss of yaw control and subsequent loss of control of the
helicopter.

(c) Affected ADs

    This AD supersedes AD 2002-13-11, Amendment 39-12799 (67 FR
45295, July 9, 2002).

(d) Effective Date

    This AD becomes effective February 4, 2016.

(e) Compliance

    You are responsible for performing each action required by this
AD within the specified compliance time unless it has already been
accomplished prior to that time.

(f) Required Actions

    Within 90 days, install front and side covers (protections) to
protect the yaw control in accordance with the Accomplishment
Instructions, paragraph 2.B., of Eurocopter Alert Service Bulletin
No. 67A005, Revision 0, dated August 1, 2001, except the correct
reference to the Aircraft Maintenance Manual in subparagraph 2.B.2
of the ASB is 20-10-00, 3-8.

(g) Alternative Methods of Compliance (AMOCs)

    (1) The Manager, Safety Management Group, FAA, may approve AMOCs
for this AD. Send your proposal to: Robert Grant, Aviation Safety
Engineer, Safety Management Group, Rotorcraft Directorate, FAA,
10101 Hillwood Pkwy, Fort Worth, TX 76177; telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>;
email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    (2) For operations conducted under a 14 CFR part 119 operating
certificate or under 14 CFR part 91, subpart K, we suggest that you
notify your principal inspector, or lacking a principal inspector,
the manager of the local flight standards district office or
certificate holding district office, before operating any aircraft
complying with this AD through an AMOC.

(h) Additional Information

    The subject of this AD is addressed in the Direction General De
L'Aviation Civile (DGAC) AD No. 67A005, Revision 1, dated February
6, 2002. You may view the DGAC AD on the Internet at http://

www.regulations.gov in Docket No. FAA-2015-1480.

 (i) Subject

    Joint Aircraft Service Component (JASC) Code: 2500, Cabin
Equipment/Furnishings.

(j) Material Incorporated by Reference

    (1) The Director of the Federal Register approved the
incorporation by reference of the service information listed in this
paragraph under 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51.
    (2) You must use this service information as applicable to do
the actions required by this AD, unless the AD specifies otherwise.
    (i) Eurocopter Alert Service Bulletin No. 67A005, Revision 0,
dated August 1, 2001.
    (ii) Reserved.
    (3) For service information identified in this AD, contact
Airbus Helicopters, Inc., 2701 N. Forum Drive, Grand Prairie, TX
75052; telephone<PHONE_NUMBER> or<PHONE_NUMBER>; fax (972) 641-
3775; or at http://www.airbushelicopters.com/techpub.
    (4) You may view this service information at FAA, Office of the
Regional Counsel, Southwest Region, 10101 Hillwood Pkwy, Room 6N-
321, Fort Worth, TX 76177. For information on the availability of
this material at the FAA, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    (5) You may view this service information that is incorporated
by reference at the National Archives and Records Administration
(NARA). For information on the availability of this material at
NARA, call<PHONE_NUMBER>, or go to: http://www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ibr-locations.html.

    Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, on December 15, 2015.
Lance T. Gant,
Manager, Rotorcraft Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 150 (Monday, August 7, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 52151]
[FR Doc No: 2023-16781]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. ER23-2524-000]

SR Lambert II, LLC; Supplemental Notice That Initial Market-Based
Rate Filing Includes Request for Blanket Section 204 Authorization

    This is a supplemental notice in the above-referenced proceeding of
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an accompanying rate tariff, noting that such application includes a
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Deputy Secretary.
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