[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 79 (Thursday, April 23, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22777-22780]
[FR Doc No: 2020-08592]

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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-88685; File No. SR-NASDAQ-2020-021]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC;
Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change To
Permit a Longer Period of Time for Companies To Regain Compliance With
the Bid Price and Market Value of Publicly Held Shares Continued
Listing Requirements by Tolling the Compliance Periods Through and
Including June 30, 2020

April 17, 2020.
    Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(``Act''),\1\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\2\ notice is hereby given that
on April 16, 2020, The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (``Nasdaq'' or
``Exchange'') filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(``SEC'' or ``Commission'') the proposed rule change as described in
Items I and II below, which Items have been prepared by the Exchange.
The Commission is publishing this notice to solicit comments on the
proposed rule change from interested persons.
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
    \2\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of Substance
of the Proposed Rule Change

    The Exchange proposes to permit a longer period of time for
companies to regain compliance with the bid price and market value of
publicly held shares continued listing requirements by tolling the
compliance periods through and including June 30, 2020. Nasdaq has
filed this proposal under Exchange Act Rule 19b-4(f)(6) \3\ and
requests that the Commission waive the 30-day operative delay period
contained in Exchange Act Rule 19b-4(f)(6)(iii).\4\
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    \3\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6).
    \4\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6)(iii).
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    The text of the proposed rule change is available on the Exchange's
website at http://nasdaq.cchwallstreet.com, at the principal office of
the Exchange, and at the Commission's Public Reference Room.

II. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Purpose of, and
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change

    In its filing with the Commission, the Exchange included statements
concerning the purpose of and basis for the proposed rule change and
discussed any comments it received on the

proposed rule change. The text of these statements may be examined at
the places specified in Item IV below. The Exchange has prepared
summaries, set forth in sections A, B, and C below, of the most
significant aspects of such statements.

A. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Purpose of, and
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change

1. Purpose
    Given current market conditions, Nasdaq proposes to provide issuers
of common stock, preferred stock, secondary classes of common stock,
shares or certificates of beneficial interest of trusts, limited
partnership interests, American Depositary Receipts, subscription
receipts, and their equivalents temporary relief from the continued
listing bid price \5\ and market value of publicly held shares \6\
requirements (collectively, the ``Price-based Requirements''). The
proposed relief will allow companies that are out of compliance with
the Price-based Requirements additional time to regain compliance.
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    \5\ Nasdaq's continued listing requirements relating to bid
price are set forth in Rules 5450(a)(1), 5460(a)(3), 5550(a)(2), and
5555(a)(1) and the related compliance periods are set forth in Rule
5810(c)(3)(A).
    \6\ Nasdaq's continued listing requirements relating to market
value of publicly held shares are set forth in Rules 5450(b)(1)(C),
5450(b)(2)(C), 5450(b)(3)(C), 5460(a)(2), 5550(a)(5), and
5555(a)(4), and the related compliance period is set forth in Rule
5810(c)(3)(D).
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    In December 2019, COVID-19 began to spread and disrupt company
operations and supply chains and impact consumers and investors,
resulting in a dramatic slowdown in production and spending. By March
11, 2020, the World Health Organization characterized COVID-19 as a
pandemic.\7\ To slow the spread of the disease, federal and state
officials implemented social-distancing measures, placed significant
limitations on large gatherings, limited travel, and closed non-
essential businesses.
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    \7\ See WHO Director-General's Opening Remarks at the Media
Briefing on COVID-19 (March 11, 2020) available at  https://www.who.int/dg/speeches/detail/who-director-general-s-opening-remarks-at-the-media-briefing-on-covid-19-11-march-2020.
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    One unavoidable consequence of the actions being taken to reduce
the spread of COVID-19 is a reduction, or complete interruption, in
revenue for many companies. For example, many communities have mandated
that all restaurants and entertainment facilities close for a period of
time. Similarly, companies in the travel sector have seen significant
declines in bookings, even where they are allowed to continue to
operate. Thus, these businesses will have little or no revenue to
offset normal operating expenses and any increased costs associated
with the crisis, which can depress their stock prices until more
certainty around the end of these protective measures is available.
    These necessary measures also have affected equity markets, which
have seen significant declines.\8\ In response, governments around the
world have acted swiftly and decisively to provide relief to regulated
entities and are undertaking efforts to stabilize the economy and
assist affected companies and their employees.\9\ The Commission, in
particular, has recognized the importance of functioning markets in
this environment \10\ and has granted issuers and broker-dealers relief
and extensions from existing deadlines, in order to allow these
entities, as well as the Commission itself, to focus on fighting the
deadly virus and preserving functioning capital markets.\11\
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    \8\ In the United States, Level 1 market wide circuit breaker
halts were triggered on March 9, March 12, March 16, and March 18,
2020. See also Phil Mackintosh, Putting the Recent Volatility in
Perspective, available at https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/putting-the-recent-volatility-in-perspective-2020-03-05 (``Analysts showed
that we saw the fastest `correction' in history (down 10% from a
high), occurring in a matter of days. In the last week of February,
the Dow fell 12.36% with notional trading of $3.6 trillion.'')
    \9\ See, e.g., the list of actions undertaken by the Board of
Governors of the Federal Reserve System at https://www.federalreserve.gov/covid-19.htm. See also Families First
Coronavirus Response Act, Public Law 116-127 and Coronavirus Aid,
Relief, and Economic Security Act, Public Law 116-136.
    \10\ See, e.g., Chairman Jay Clayton, The Deep and Essential
Connections Among Markets, Businesses, and Workers and the
Importance of Maintaining those Connections in our Fight Against
COVID-19 (March 24, 2020) available at https://www.sec.gov/news/public-statement/statement-clayton-covid-19-2020-03-24 (``The
Securities and Exchange Commission and other financial regulators
are focused on two overriding and interrelated issues. First, we are
facing an unprecedented national challenge--a health and safety
crisis that requires all Americans, for the sake of all Americans,
to significantly change their daily behavior and, for many, to make
difficult personal sacrifices. Second, the recognition that the
continuing, orderly operation of our markets is an essential
component of our national response to, and recovery from, COVID-19.
The interrelationship between these issues cannot be overstated. Our
health care, pharmaceutical, manufacturing, transportation,
telecommunications and many other private-sector industries are
critical to our collective response to COVID-19. The thousands of
firms and entrepreneurs in these industries--and the millions of
employees and contractors--that are working around the clock to
fight COVID-19 depend on continued access to payments and
credit.'').
    \11\ See SEC Coronavirus (COVID-19) Response available at
https://www.sec.gov/sec-coronavirus-covid-19-response, which is
being updated regularly with additional actions taken by the
Commission. As of April 14, 2020, the Commission response includes
(but is not limited to): Providing conditional relief for certain
publicly traded company filing and proxy delivery obligations (March
4 and 25, 2020); granting relief to reporting deadlines and in-
person meeting requirements for investment companies (March 13,
2020); extending the industry compliance period for Consolidated
Audit Trail reporting due to the fact that ``disruptions as a result
of COVID-19 have placed new stresses and competing priorities on the
infrastructure and staff required to implement the Consolidated
Audit Trail'' (March 16, 2020); extending filing deadlines for
certain reports required under Regulation A and Regulation
Crowdfunding (March 26, 2020); and providing temporary relief for
Business Development Companies investing in small and medium-sized
businesses (April 8, 2020). See also Chairman Jay Clayton, Proposed
Amendments to Modernize and Enhance Financial Disclosures; Other
Ongoing Disclosure Modernization Initiatives; Impact of the
Coronavirus; Environmental and Climate-Related Disclosure (Jan. 30,
2020) available at https://www.sec.gov/news/public-statement/clayton-mda-2020-01-30 (``Yesterday, I asked the staff to monitor
and, to the extent necessary or appropriate, provide guidance and
other assistance to issuers and other market participants regarding
disclosures related to the current and potential effects of the
coronavirus. We recognize that such effects may be difficult to
assess or predict with meaningful precision both generally and as an
industry- or issuer-specific basis. This is an uncertain issue where
actual effects will depend on many factors beyond the control and
knowledge of issuers.'').
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    Nasdaq is seeing an increase in the number of companies whose
securities are becoming non-compliant with the Price-based Requirements
amidst the current market uncertainty \12\ and believes that relief is
appropriate for the same reasons that the Commission has granted relief
to its requirements. The decline in general investor confidence has
resulted in depressed pricing for companies that otherwise remain
suitable for continued listing. Similarly, Nasdaq believes that it is
difficult for companies that are already non-compliant with these
requirements to take action to regain compliance. For example, large
daily market moves \13\ make it difficult for a company to predict what
ratio may be required for a reverse stock split that will enable the
company to achieve and maintain

compliance with the bid price requirement. Similarly, it could be
harmful to existing shareholders for a company to sell securities at an
artificially low price, solely to regain compliance with the market
value of publicly held shares requirement. Moreover, the need to
develop and implement actions to address potential or actual non-
compliance can draw management and board attention away from the more
immediate needs of their employees and customers, as well as the
communities where they operate.
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    \12\ For example, as of April 13, 2020, there were 154
securities that were already deficient with the $1 price
requirement. However, an additional 262 securities had closing bid
prices below $1 for less than 30 days, and another 117 securities
had closing bid prices between $1 and $1.50. On March 1, 2019, there
were 119 securities that were deficient with the bid price
requirement. Similarly, as of April 13, 2020, there were seven
securities that were deficient with the applicable market value of
publicly held shares requirement, but another 22 securities below
the applicable requirement for less than 30 days. Only two
securities were cited for non-compliance with this requirement
during the period from January 1 through April 13, 2019.
    \13\ From March 13 to March 27, the S&P 500 index had four days
with gains in excess of 6%, including two days with gains of more
than 9% each, and also had five days with losses in excess of 2.9%,
including daily losses of 5.2% and 12%. See https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/28/crazy-volatility-forces-wall-street-strategists-to-suspend-sp-500-targets.html.
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    Accordingly, Nasdaq proposes to give companies that are out of
compliance with the Price-based Requirements additional time to regain
compliance by tolling the compliance periods through and including June
30, 2020. Under this proposal, companies would be given additional time
to regain compliance because the compliance periods for the Price-based
Requirements would be tolled through and including June 30, 2020.
However, throughout the tolling period, Nasdaq would continue to
monitor these requirements and companies would continue to be notified
about new instances of non-compliance with the Price-based Requirements
in accordance with existing Nasdaq rules.\14\ Companies that are
notified about non-compliance are required by Nasdaq rules to make a
public announcement disclosing receipt of the notification by filing a
Form 8-K, where required by SEC rules, or by issuing a press
release.\15\ Starting on July 1, 2020, companies would receive the
balance of any pending compliance period in effect at the start of the
tolling period to come back into compliance with the applicable
requirement.\16\ Similarly, companies that were in the Hearings process
would return to that process at the same stage they were in when the
tolling period began. If the company had received a temporary exception
from the Hearings Panel before the tolling began, the company would
receive the balance of the exception period beginning on July 1, 2020.
A company in the Hearings process would nonetheless be delisted and not
get the benefit of the tolling period if the company has had an oral or
written hearing before a Hearings Panel and the Panel has reached a
determination to delist, even if the Hearings Panel has not issued the
written decision required by Rule 5815(d)(1) and Rule 5840(c) prior to
the proposed rule change taking effect. Companies that are newly
identified as non-compliant during the tolling period would have 180
days to regain compliance, beginning on July 1, 2020.\17\ Nasdaq will
continue to monitor securities to determine if they regain compliance
with the Price-based Requirements during the tolling period.
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    \14\ See Rule 5810 (providing that the Nasdaq Listing
Qualifications Department will immediately notify a company when it
determines that the company does not meet a listing standard set
forth in the Rule 5000 Series, and describing the types of
notifications).
    \15\ See Rule 5810(b). Nasdaq also identifies companies in a
compliance period or in the Hearings process as not satisfying the
continued listing standards at https://listingcenter.nasdaq.com/NonCompliantCompanyList.aspx. During the tolling period, Nasdaq will
continue to maintain that list of non-complaint companies and will
add to the list companies that become non-compliant (including with
the Price-based Requirements).
    \16\ For example, if a company is 120 days into its first 180-
day compliance period for a bid price deficiency when the tolling
period starts and the company does not regain compliance before June
30, 2020, the company would have an additional 60 days, starting on
July 1, 2020, to regain compliance. The company may be eligible for
a second 180-day compliance period if it satisfies the conditions
for eligibility at the conclusion of the first compliance period.
    \17\ See Rules 5810(c)(3)(A) and 5810(c)(3)(D) describing the
compliance periods available to a company that fails to meet the
continued listing requirements for bid price and market value of
publicly held shares, respectively.
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    Nasdaq believes that this temporary tolling of the compliance
periods for the Price-based Requirements will permit companies to focus
on running their businesses and the immediate health crisis caused by
the COVID-19 pandemic, including its impact on their employees,
customers, and communities, rather than satisfying Nasdaq's listing
requirements. Moreover, this temporary tolling of the compliance
periods would allow investments in these lower-priced securities
without fear that the company will be delisted in the very near term.
2. Statutory Basis
    The Exchange believes that its proposal is consistent with Section
6(b) of the Act,\18\ in general, and furthers the objectives of Section
6(b)(5) of the Act,\19\ in particular, in that it is designed to
promote just and equitable principles of trade; to remove impediments
to and perfect the mechanism of a free and open market and a national
market system; and, in general to protect investors and the public
interest. As a result of uncertainty related to the ongoing spread of
the COVID-19 virus, the prices of securities listed on U.S. exchanges
are experiencing large daily market moves, including rapid and
significant declines. The proposed rule change is designed to reduce
uncertainty by providing additional time for companies deficient in the
Price-based Requirements to regain compliance with these standards
during the current highly unusual market conditions, thereby protecting
investors, facilitating transactions in securities, and removing an
impediment to a free and open market. Notwithstanding the tolling of
the compliance periods, important investor protections will remain and
investors will be able to identify companies that are non-compliant
with the requirements on Nasdaq's website. In addition, companies that
become newly non-compliant with the Price-based Requirements will have
to notify investors by issuing a Form 8-K, where required by SEC rules,
or a press release. The proposed relief would apply in a non-
discriminatory manner and all companies listed on the Exchange that are
or fall below the Price-based Requirements would be eligible to take
advantage of it.
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    \18\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b).
    \19\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
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B. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Burden on Competition

    The Exchange does not believe that the proposed rule change will
impose any burden on competition not necessary or appropriate in
furtherance of the purposes of the Act. All companies listed on the
Exchange that are or fall below the Price-based requirements while the
compliance periods are tolled would benefit from the proposed rule
change. In addition, the proposed rule change is not designed to have
any effect on intermarket competition but instead seeks to address
concerns Nasdaq has observed surrounding the application of the Price-
based Requirements to companies listed on Nasdaq. Other exchanges can
craft relief based on their own rules and observations.

C. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Comments on the Proposed
Rule Change Received From Members, Participants, or Others

    No written comments were either solicited or received.

III. Date of Effectiveness of the Proposed Rule Change and Timing for
Commission Action

    Because the foregoing proposed rule change does not: (i)
Significantly affect the protection of investors or the public
interest; (ii) impose any significant burden on competition; and (iii)
become operative for 30 days from the date on which it was filed, or
such shorter time as the Commission may designate, it has become
effective pursuant to Section

19(b)(3)(A) of the Act \20\ and Rule 19b-4(f)(6) thereunder.\21\
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    \20\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
    \21\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6). In addition, Rule 19b-4(f)(6)(iii)
requires a self-regulatory organization to give the Commission
written notice of its intent to file the proposed rule change, along
with a brief description and text of the proposed rule change, at
least five business days prior to the date of filing of the proposed
rule change, or such shorter time as designated by the Commission.
The Exchange has satisfied this requirement.
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    A proposed rule change filed under Rule 19b-4(f)(6) \22\ normally
does not become operative for 30 days after the date of the filing.
However, pursuant to Rule 19b-4(f)(6)(iii),\23\ the Commission may
designate a shorter time if such action is consistent with the
protection of investors and the public interest. The Exchange has asked
the Commission to waive the 30-day operative delay so that the proposed
rule change may become operative immediately upon filing. The Exchange
stated that the proposed rule change is designed to respond to the
unprecedented uncertainty and resulting market declines related to the
global spread of the COVID-19 virus. Specifically, the Exchange stated
that the proposed rule change is designed to reduce uncertainty for
certain companies and their shareholders by providing additional time
for companies deficient in the Price-based Requirements to regain
compliance with these standards during the current highly unusual
market conditions. Nasdaq also stated that investors will still be able
to identify companies that are non-compliant with the requirements on
Nasdaq's website. In addition, Nasdaq noted that it will continue to
notify companies about new instances of non-compliance and any newly
non-compliant companies will have to notify investors by issuing a Form
8-K, where required by SEC rules, or a press release.
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    \22\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6).
    \23\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6)(iii).
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    The Commission notes that while the proposal provides additional
time for companies to comply with the Price-based Requirements, new
companies that are deficient with these standards during the tolling
period will still continue to be notified by Nasdaq of the deficiency
as they currently would be under normal circumstances with no tolling
period, and would continue to be required to comply with the
requirements of Nasdaq Rule 5810(b) to make a public announcement of
the notification by filing a Form 8-K, where required by SEC rules, or
by issuing a press release. In addition to requiring public
announcement of a notification of a deficiency, companies so notified
under Nasdaq Rule 5810(b) would also be required to disclose the rule
upon which the deficiency is based and to describe each specific basis
and concern identified by Nasdaq by which the company does not meet the
listing standard. In addition, Nasdaq will continue to maintain and
update the list of companies that are non-compliant with the Price-
based Requirements (as well as other deficiencies), including companies
newly identified during the tolling period, so that shareholders and
the public will have access to such information as they normally would
without the tolling period. The Commission notes that the additional
time to comply with the standards is meant to address the current
unusual market conditions while continuing to ensure that shareholders
and the public have relevant and accurate information concerning a
company's deficiency with the Price-based Requirements. The Commission
also notes that the proposal is a temporary measure designed to respond
to current, unusual market conditions. For these reasons, the
Commission believes that waiver of the 30-day operative delay is
consistent with the protection of investors and the public interest.
Accordingly, the Commission hereby waives the 30-day operative delay
and designates the proposal operative upon filing.\24\
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    \24\ For purposes only of waiving the 30-day operative delay,
the Commission has considered the proposed rule change's impact on
efficiency, competition, and capital formation. See 15 U.S.C.
78c(f).
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    At any time within 60 days of the filing of such proposed rule
change, the Commission summarily may temporarily suspend such rule
change if it appears to the Commission that such action is necessary or
appropriate in the public interest, for the protection of investors, or
otherwise in furtherance of the purposes of the Act. If the Commission
takes such action, the Commission shall institute proceedings under
Section 19(b)(2)(B) \25\ of the Act to determine whether the proposed
rule change should be approved or disapproved.
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    \25\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2)(B).
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IV. Solicitation of Comments

    Interested persons are invited to submit written data, views, and
arguments concerning the foregoing, including whether the proposed rule
change is consistent with the Act. Comments may be submitted by any of
the following methods:

Electronic Comments

     Use the Commission's internet comment form (http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml); or
     Send an email to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Please include
File Number SR-NASDAQ-2020-021 on the subject line.

Paper Comments

     Send paper comments in triplicate to Secretary, Securities
and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street NE, Washington, DC 20549-1090.

All submissions should refer to File Number SR-NASDAQ-2020-021. This
file number should be included on the subject line if email is used. To
help the Commission process and review your comments more efficiently,
please use only one method. The Commission will post all comments on
the Commission's internet website (http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml).
Copies of the submission, all subsequent amendments, all written
statements with respect to the proposed rule change that are filed with
the Commission, and all written communications relating to the proposed
rule change between the Commission and any person, other than those
that may be withheld from the public in accordance with the provisions
of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be available for website viewing and printing in
the Commission's Public Reference Room, 100 F Street NE, Washington, DC
20549, on official business days between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and
3:00 p.m. Copies of the filing also will be available for inspection
and copying at the principal office of the Exchange. All comments
received will be posted without change. Persons submitting comments are
cautioned that we do not redact or edit personal identifying
information from comment submissions. You should submit only
information that you wish to make available publicly. All submissions
should refer to File Number SR-NASDAQ-2020-021 and should be submitted
on or before May 14, 2020.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
pursuant to delegated authority.\26\
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    \26\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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J. Matthew DeLesDernier,
Assistant Secretary.
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[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 8 (Wednesday, January 13, 2016)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 1483-1485]
[FR Doc No: 2015-32892]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 39

[Docket No. FAA-2015-0080; Directorate Identifier 2012-NM-189-AD;
Amendment 39-18357; AD 2015-26-09]
RIN 2120-AA64

Airworthiness Directives; ATR--GIE Avions de Transport
R[eacute]gional Airplanes

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Department of
Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all
ATR--GIE Avions de Transport R[eacute]gional Model ATR42 airplanes.
This AD was prompted by several reports of a cracked floor beam at
frame (FR) 26, and of discrepancies in certain wing inspection tasks in
maintenance documents that could lead to errors in scheduling
inspection intervals of structurally significant items (SSIs). This AD
requires repetitive inspections of certain floor beams and revision of
the maintenance or inspection program to include inspections of several
areas of the wings. We are issuing this AD to detect and correct any
cracking of the floor beam at FR 26 and several areas of the wings,
which could lead to reduced structural integrity of the airplane.

DATES: This AD becomes effective February 17, 2016.
    The Director of the Federal Register approved the incorporation by
reference of a certain publication listed in this AD as of February 17,
2016.

ADDRESSES: You may examine the AD docket on the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=FAA-2015-0080 or in person at the
Docket Management Facility, U.S. Department of Transportation, Docket
Operations, M-30, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC.
    For service information identified in this final rule, contact
ATR--GIE Avions de Transport R[eacute]gional, 1, All[eacute]e Pierre
Nadot, 31712 Blagnac Cedex, France; telephone +33 (0) 5 62 21 62 21;
fax +33 (0) 5 62 21 67 18; email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
Internet http://www.aerochain.com. You may view this referenced service
information at the FAA, Transport Airplane Directorate, 1601 Lind
Avenue SW., Renton, WA. For information on the availability of this
material at the FAA, call<PHONE_NUMBER>. It is also available on the
Internet at http://www.regulations.gov by searching for and locating
Docket No. FAA-2015-0080.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tom Rodriguez, Aerospace Engineer,
International Branch, ANM-116, Transport Airplane Directorate, FAA,
1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA 98057-3356; telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>;
fax<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Discussion

    We issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to amend 14 CFR
part 39 by adding an AD that would apply to all ATR--GIE Avions de
Transport R[eacute]gional Model ATR42 airplanes. The NPRM published in
the Federal Register on January 26, 2015 (80 FR 3921).
    European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), which is the Technical
Agent for the Member States of the European Union, has issued EASA
Airworthiness Directive 2012-0193, dated September 25, 2012 (referred
to after this as the Mandatory Continuing Airworthiness Information, or
``the MCAI''), to correct an unsafe condition for all ATR--GIE Avions
de Transport R[eacute]gional Model ATR42 airplanes. The MCAI states:

    Floor beam at Frame 26: During maintenance checks, the floor
beam at frame (FR) 26 was found cracked on several ATR 42
aeroplanes.
    This condition, if not detected and corrected, could lead to
reduce the structural integrity of the aeroplane. A new Structural
Significant Items (SSI) task will be introduced in the next revision
of the ATR42 Time Limits document in order to address this issue.
    MRBR/MPD discrepancy on Wings item: A discrepancy has been
noticed between the Maintenance Review Board Report (MRBR)/
Maintenance Planning Document (MPD) and the Time Limits document.
ATR modifications 02805 and 08039 were erroneously stated similar in
the MRBR/MPD, inducing misleading applicability of the SSI tasks
depending upon the document used and leading operators to miss
several inspections, as evidenced during a recent review.
    Following the structural investigation, new inspection
thresholds have been calculated and will be introduced in the next
revisions of the ATR Time Limits documents (Revision 8 and Revision
9, as applicable to the aeroplane models) and MRBR/MPD documents.
    For the reasons described above, this [EASA] AD requires
repetitive inspections of the FR26 floor beam, and of several areas
of the wings, as defined in the ATR42 Time Limits document and,
depending on findings, the accomplishment of applicable corrective
action(s).

You may examine the MCAI in the AD docket on the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov/#!documentDetail;D=FAA-2015-0080-0002.

Comments

    We gave the public the opportunity to participate in developing
this AD. We have considered the comment received. The following
presents the comment received on the NPRM (80 FR 3921, January 26,
2015) and the FAA's response.

Request To Resolve Conflict Between the Effectivity of Certain Tasks
and the Applicability of Paragraph (h) of This AD

    Empire Airlines requested that a conflict between the affected
airplanes identified in paragraph (h) of the proposed AD (80 FR 3921,
January 26, 2015) and the effectivity of certain SSI tasks listed in
table 1 to paragraph (h) of the proposed AD be removed. Empire Airlines
noted that paragraph (h) of the proposed AD would apply to Model ATR42
airplanes on which ATR Modification 02805 was not embodied in
production. The ATR MRBRs, however, identify certain SSI tasks as being
effective only for airplanes on which ATR Modification 02805 has been
embodied. Empire Airlines suggested that revising the NPRM to address
this conflict could result in avoiding the need to request an
alternative method of compliance (AMOC).
    We agree and have revised table 1 to paragraph (h) of this AD to
remove the tasks that are associated only with post-Modification 02805
airplanes, i.e., tasks 572301-3 and -5 for Model ATR-42-200, -300, and
-320 airplanes. As stated in the MCAI, the time limit documents and the
MRBR/MPD documents will be updated to include the new compliance times.
    We have clarified paragraph (h) of this AD by replacing the text
``incorporating the SSI tasks'' with the text ``incorporating the
applicable SSI tasks and compliance times'' to match the title of table
1 to paragraph (h) of this AD.

Conclusion

    We reviewed the relevant data, considered the comments received,
and determined that air safety and the public interest require adopting
this AD with the change described previously and minor editorial
changes. We have determined that these minor changes:
     Are consistent with the intent that was proposed in the
NPRM (80 FR 3921,

January 26, 2015) for correcting the unsafe condition; and
     Do not add any additional burden upon the public than was
already proposed in the NPRM (80 FR 3921, January 26, 2015).
    We also determined that these changes will not increase the
economic burden on any operator or increase the scope of this AD.

Related Service Information Under 1 CFR Part 51

    Avions de Transport R[eacute]gional (ATR) has issued Job
Instruction Card 535100 DVI 10097, ``DVI of FR26 Floor Beam Around Cut-
outs for Cooling & Hydrau Ducts,'' dated February 9, 2012 (for Model
ATR42-200, -300, -320, and -500 airplanes). The service information
describes procedures for a detailed inspection for damage (cracks,
corrosion, dents, scratches, scores and abrasions) of the floor beam at
FR 26, on the left-hand (LH) and right-hand (RH) sides, and, for
certain inspection findings, contacting the manufacturer for repair
instructions. 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 31 airplanes of U.S. registry.
    We also estimate that it will take about 4 work-hours per product
to comply with the basic requirements of this AD. The average labor
rate is $85 per work-hour. Based on these figures, we estimate the cost
of this AD on U.S. operators to be $10,540, per inspection cycle, or
$340, per inspection cycle, per product.

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 products identified in this
rulemaking action.

Regulatory Findings

    We determined that 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 the DOT Regulatory Policies
and Procedures (44 FR 11034, February 26, 1979);
    3. Will not affect intrastate aviation in Alaska; 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.

Examining the AD Docket

    You may examine the AD docket on the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=FAA-2015-0080; or in person at the
Docket Management Facility between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through
Friday, except Federal holidays. The AD docket contains this AD, the
regulatory evaluation, any comments received, and other information.
The street address for the Docket Operations office (telephone 800-647-
5527) is in the ADDRESSES section.

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

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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]

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2. The FAA amends Sec.  39.13 by adding the following new airworthiness
directive (AD):

2015-26-09 ATR--GIE Avions de Transport R[eacute]gional: Amendment
39-18357. Docket No. FAA-2015-0080; Directorate Identifier 2012-NM-
189-AD.

(a) Effective Date

    This AD becomes effective February 17, 2016.

(b) Affected ADs

    None.

(c) Applicability

    This AD applies to all ATR--GIE Avions de Transport
R[eacute]gional (ATR) Model ATR42-200, -300, -320, and -500
airplanes, certificated in any category.

(d) Subject

    Air Transport Association (ATA) of America Codes 53, Fuselage;
and 57, Wings.

(e) Reason

    This AD was prompted by several reports of a cracked floor beam
at frame (FR) 26 on several Model ATR42 airplanes, and of
discrepancies in certain wing inspection tasks in maintenance
documents that could lead to errors in scheduling inspection
intervals of structurally significant items (SSIs). We are issuing
this AD to detect and correct any cracking of the floor beam at FR
26 and several areas of the wings, which could lead to reduced
structural integrity of the airplane.

(f) Compliance

    Comply with this AD within the compliance times specified,
unless already done.

(g) Repetitive Inspections and Corrective Actions for FR 26 Floor Beam
for All Model ATR42 Airplanes

    (1) For all Model ATR42 airplanes: At the later of the
compliance times specified in paragraphs (g)(1)(i) and (g)(1)(ii) of
this AD, and thereafter at intervals not to exceed 12,000 flight
cycles, accomplish a detailed inspection for damage (cracks,
corrosion, dents, scratches, scores and abrasions) of the floor beam
at FR 26, on the left-hand (LH) and right-hand (RH) sides, in
accordance with the instructions of ATR Job Instruction Card 535100
DVI 10097, ``DVI of FR26 Floor Beam Around Cut-outs for Cooling &
Hydrau Ducts,'' dated February 9, 2012 (for Model ATR42-200, -300, -
320, and -500 airplanes).
    (i) Before the accumulation of 24,000 total flight cycles.
    (ii) Within 5,000 flight hours or 24 months, whichever occurs
first, after the effective date of this AD.
    (2) If, during any inspection required by paragraph (g)(1) of
this AD, any damage (corrosion or scratches that are greater than
allowed, cracks, dents, scores and abrasions) is found: Before
further flight, repair in accordance with a method approved by the
Manager, International Branch, ANM-116, Transport Airplane
Directorate, FAA; or the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA); or
ATR--GIE Avions de Transport R[eacute]gional's EASA Design
Organization Approval (DOA).

(h) SSI Tasks for Certain Model ATR42 Airplanes

    For Model ATR42 airplanes on which ATR modification 02805 was
not embodied in production: Within 6 months after the effective date
of this AD, revise the maintenance or inspection program, as

applicable, by incorporating the SSI tasks and compliance times
identified in table 1 to paragraph (h) of this AD, in accordance
with a method approved by the Manager, International Branch, ANM-
116, Transport Airplane Directorate, FAA.

                 Table 1 to Paragraph (h) of This AD--Applicable SSI Tasks and Compliance Times
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                                                     At this initial time--     And repeat at intervals not to
          For Model--              Use SSI Task--                                          exceed--
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ATR-42-500 airplanes...........  572301-1 or -3, as  Before 45,000 total     7,300 flight cycles.
                                  applicable.         flight cycles or
                                                      within 6 months after
                                                      the effective date of
                                                      this AD, whichever
                                                      occurs later.
ATR-42-500 airplanes...........  572305............  Before 46,000 total     3,900 flight cycles.
                                                      flight cycles or
                                                      within 6 months after
                                                      the effective date of
                                                      this AD, whichever
                                                      occurs later.
ATR42-200, -300, and -320        572301-1, or -4,    Before 45,000 total     7,300 flight cycles.
 airplanes.                       as applicable.      flight cycles or
                                                      within 6 months after
                                                      the effective date of
                                                      this AD, whichever
                                                      occurs later.
ATR42-200, -300, and -320        572305-1..........  Before 46,000 total     3,900 flight cycles.
 airplanes.                                           flight cycles or
                                                      within 6 months after
                                                      the effective date of
                                                      this AD, whichever
                                                      occurs later.
ATR42-200, -300, and -320        572409............  Before 42,000 total     9,000 flight cycles.
 airplanes.                                           flight cycles or
                                                      within 6 months after
                                                      the effective date of
                                                      this AD, whichever
                                                      occurs later.
ATR42-200, -300, and -320        572410, 572411,     Before 43,000 total     10,000 flight cycles.
 airplanes.                       572412, 572413,     flight cycles or
                                  572414, and         within 6 months after
                                  572415.             the effective date of
                                                      this AD, whichever
                                                      occurs later.
ATR42-200, -300, and -320        572416 and 572417.  Before 44,000 total     7,300 flight cycles.
 airplanes.                                           flight cycles or
                                                      within 6 months after
                                                      the effective date of
                                                      this AD, whichever
                                                      occurs later.
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    Note 1 to paragraph (h) of this AD: For ATR42-500 airplanes,
additional guidance for the maintenance or inspection program
revision may be found in the ATR ATR 42-400/-500 Maintenance Review
Board Report, Revision 13, dated November 30, 2011.
    Note 2 to paragraph (h) of this AD: For ATR42-200, -300, and -
320 airplanes, additional guidance for the maintenance or inspection
program revision may be found in the ATR ATR 42-200/-300/-320
Maintenance Review Board Report, Revision 13, dated November 30,
2011.

(i) No Alternative Actions or Intervals

    After the maintenance or inspection program has been revised as
required by paragraph (h) of this AD, no alternative actions (e.g.,
inspections) or intervals may be used unless the actions or
intervals are approved as an alternative method of compliance (AMOC)
in accordance with the procedures specified in paragraph (j)(1) of
this AD.

(j) Other FAA AD Provisions

    The following provisions also apply to this AD:
    (1) Alternative Methods of Compliance (AMOCs): The Manager,
International Branch, ANM-116, Transport Airplane Directorate, 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 International Branch, send it to ATTN: Tom
Rodriguez, Aerospace Engineer, International Branch, ANM-116,
Transport Airplane Directorate, FAA, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton,
WA 98057-3356; telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>; fax<PHONE_NUMBER>. Information
may be emailed to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>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, International
Branch, ANM-116, Transport Airplane Directorate, FAA; or EASA; or
ATR--GIE Avions de Transport R[eacute]gional's EASA DOA. If approved
by the DOA, the approval must include the DOA-authorized signature.

(k) Related Information

    (1) Refer to Mandatory Continuing Airworthiness Information
(MCAI) EASA Airworthiness Directive 2012-0193, dated September 25,
2012, for related information. This MCAI may be found in the AD
docket on the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov/#!documentDetail;D=FAA-2015-0080-0002.
    (2) Service information identified in this AD that is not
incorporated by reference is available at the addresses specified in
paragraphs (l)(3) and (l)(4) of this AD.

(l) Material Incorporated by Reference

    (1) The Director of the Federal Register approved the
incorporation by reference (IBR) 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 this AD specifies otherwise.
    (i) ATR Job Instruction Card 535100 DVI 10097, ``DVI of FR26
Floor Beam Around Cut-outs for Cooling & Hydrau Ducts,'' dated
February 9, 2012.
    (ii) Reserved.
    (3) For service information identified in this AD, contact ATR--
GIE Avions de Transport R[eacute]gional, 1, All[eacute]e Pierre
Nadot, 31712 Blagnac Cedex, France; telephone +33 (0) 5 62 21 62 21;
fax +33 (0) 5 62 21 67 18; email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
Internet http://www.aerochain.com.
    (4) You may view this service information at the FAA, Transport
Airplane Directorate, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA. For
information on the availability of this material at the FAA, call
425-227-1221.
    (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 Renton, Washington, on December 21, 2015.
Michael Kaszycki,
Acting Manager, Transport Airplane Directorate, Aircraft Certification
Service.
[FR Doc. 2015-32892 Filed 1-12-16; 8:45 am]
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[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 70 (Friday, April 11, 2014)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 20099-20100]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[EPA-R01-OAR-2009-0451; FRL-9908-53-Region 1]

Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans;
New Hampshire; Reasonably Available Control Technology for the 1997 8-
Hour Ozone Standard

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Correcting amendments.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a final
rule for New Hampshire regarding reasonably available control
technology for the 1997 8-hour ozone standard in the Federal Register
on November 5, 2012. An incorrect date was identified and is corrected
in this action.

DATES: This rule is effective on May 12, 2014.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bob McConnell, Air Quality Planning
Unit, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA New England Regional
Office, 5 Post Office Square, Suite 100 (mail code: OEP05-2), Boston,
MA 02109-3912, telephone number<PHONE_NUMBER>, fax number (617) 918-
0046, email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In a final rule dated November 5, 2012 (77
FR 66388), the table in paragraph (d) of Sec.  52.1520 incorrectly
listed, within the third column of this table, the state effective date
for the Waste Management order as 8/26/2002. As noted in the first
column of page 66394 of this notice, an updated order was submitted for
this facility, and it is the updated order that we approved in the
November 5, 2012 action. The updated order, submitted on August 2,
2012, has a state effective date of April 27, 2012. This action
corrects that error by inserting the correct date of April 27, 2012,
into the table in paragraph (d) of Sec.  52.1520, as follows:

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52

    Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Carbon monoxide,
Incorporation by reference, Intergovernmental relations, Lead, Nitrogen
dioxide, Ozone, Particulate matter, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements, Sulfur oxides, Volatile organic compounds.

    Dated: April 2, 2014.
H. Curtis Spalding,
Regional Administrator, EPA New England.

    Part 52 of chapter I, title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations,
is amended as follows:

PART 52--[AMENDED]

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1. The authority citation for part 52 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.

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2. Section 52.1520 is amended by revising the entry for ``Waste
Management'' in the table in paragraph (d) to read as follows:

Sec.  52.1520  Identification of plan.

* * * * *
    (d) EPA-approved State Source specific requirements.

                             EPA-Approved New Hampshire Source Specific Requirements
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                                                         State
          Name of source              Permit No.       effective    EPA approval date \2\       Explanations
                                                         date
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                                                  * * * * * * *
Waste Management..................      ARD-01-001       4/27/2012  11/5/2012, 77 FR       Single source NOX
                                                                     66388.                 RACT order for
                                                                                facility in
                                                                                Rochester, NH.

                                                  * * * * * * *
\2\ In order to determine the EPA effective date for a specific provision listed in this table, consult the
  Federal Register notice cited in this column for the particular provision.

* * * * *
[FR Doc. 2014-07729 Filed 4-10-14; 8:45 am]
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[Federal Register: September 26, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 185)]
[Notices]
[Page 56172-56173]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[FEMA-3246-EM]

Connecticut; Emergency and Related Determinations

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Emergency Preparedness and
Response Directorate, Department of Homeland Security.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This is a notice of the Presidential declaration of an
emergency for the State of Connecticut (FEMA-3246-EM), dated September
13, 2005, and related determinations.

DATES:  Effective September 13, 2005.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Magda Ruiz, Recovery Division, Federal
Emergency Management Agency, Washington, DC 20472,<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given that, in a letter
dated September 13, 2005, the President

declared an emergency declaration under the authority of the Robert T.
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. 5121-
5206 (the Stafford Act), as follows:

    I have determined that the emergency conditions in the State of
Connecticut, resulting from the influx of evacuees from states
impacted by Hurricane Katrina beginning on August 29, 2005, and
continuing, is of sufficient severity and magnitude to warrant an
emergency declaration under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief
and Emergency Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. 5121-5206 (the Stafford
Act). Therefore, I declare that such an emergency exists in the
State of Connecticut.
    You are authorized to provide appropriate assistance for
required emergency measures, authorized under Title V of the
Stafford Act to save lives and protect public health and safety, or
to lessen or avert the threat of a catastrophe in the designated
areas. Specifically, you are authorized to provide emergency
protective measures (Category B), including direct Federal
assistance, under the Public Assistance program, at 100 percent
Federal funding. This assistance excludes regular time costs for
subgrantees' regular employees. In addition, you are authorized to
provide such other forms of assistance under Title V of the Stafford
Act as you may deem appropriate.
    In order to provide Federal assistance, you are hereby
authorized to allocate from funds available for these purposes such
amounts as you find necessary for Federal emergency assistance and
administrative expenses.
    Further, you are authorized to make changes to this declaration
to the extent allowable under the Stafford Act.

    The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) hereby gives notice
that pursuant to the authority vested in the Acting Under Secretary for
Emergency Preparedness and Response, Department of Homeland Security,
under Executive Order 12148, as amended, Kenneth L. Horak, of FEMA is
appointed to act as the Federal Coordinating Officer for this declared
emergency.
    I do hereby determine the following areas of the State of
Connecticut to have been affected adversely by this declared emergency:

    All eight counties in the State of Connecticut for Public
Assistance Category B (emergency protective measures), including
direct Federal assistance, at 100 percent Federal funding.

(The following Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Numbers (CFDA)
are to be used for reporting and drawing funds: 97.030, Community
Disaster Loans; 97.031, Cora Brown Fund Program; 97.032, Crisis
Counseling; 97.033, Disaster Legal Services Program; 97.034,
Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA); 97.046, Fire Management
Assistance; 97.048, Individuals and Households Housing; 97.049,
Individuals and Households Disaster Housing Operations; 97.050,
Individuals and Households Program-Other Needs; 97.036, Public
Assistance Grants; 97.039, Hazard Mitigation Grant Program.)

R. David Paulison,
Acting Under Secretary, Emergency Preparedness and Response, Department
of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 05-19111 Filed 9-23-05; 8:45 am]

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Documentation of Stakeholder Meeting With EPA During the Comment Period
for the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: The 2008 Critical Exemption from
the Phaseout of Methyl Bromide

Stakeholders: Dow Chemical Company and Alliance for Responsible
Atmospheric Policy

Date: September 12, 2007

Location: 1310 L St, NW Washington, DC 20005

Stakeholder Attendees:

Bruce Houtman, Dow Chemical Company

Jacob Secor, Dow Chemical Company

David Stirpe, Alliance for Responsible Atmospheric Policy

Kevin Fay, Alliance for Responsible Atmospheric Policy

EPA Attendees:

Drusilla Hufford, Stratospheric Protection Division (SPD)

Ross Brennan, SPD

Aaron Levy, SPD

Topics Discussed:

Dow thanked EPA for nomination for Best-of-the-Best Stratospheric Ozone
Protection Award

Pre-phaseout inventory of methyl bromide

Allocation of critical use allowances (CUAs) and critical stock
allocations (CSAs)

Methyl bromide price trends

Technical and economic feasibility of sulfuryl fluoride (ProFume®) for
post-harvest fumigations

The label for 1,3-Dichloropropene (Telone®) and the extent of label
restrictions for proximity to karst topographical features

Notes:

Representatives of Dow and the Alliance indicated that they would submit
detailed written comments to the docket on the topics discussed during
the meeting.


[Federal Register: April 21, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 77)]
[Notices]
[Page 20663-20664]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0292; FRL-8064-6]

Notice of Filing of Pesticide Petitions for Establishment or
Amendment to Regulations for Residues of Pesticide Chemicals in or on
Various Commodities

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the initial filing of pesticide
petitions proposing the establishment or amendment of regulations for
residues of pesticide chemicals in or on various commodities.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before May 22, 2006.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0292 and pesticide petition number (PP)
5E7015, by one of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.

Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments.
     Mail: Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) Regulatory Public
Docket (7502C), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001.
     Hand Delivery: OPP Regulatory Public Docket, Environmental
Protection Agency, Rm. 119, Crystal Mall 2, 1801 S. Bell St.,
Arlington, VA. Deliveries are only accepted during the Docket's normal
hours of operation (8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday,
excluding legal holidays). Special arrangements should be made for
deliveries of boxed information. The Docket telephone number is (703)
305-5805.
     Important Note: OPP will be moving to a new location the
first week of May 2006. As a result, from Friday, April 28 to Friday,
May 5, 2006, the OPP Regulatory Public Docket will NOT be accepting any
deliveries at the Crystal Mall 2 address and this facility
will be closed to the public. Beginning on May 8, 2006, the OPP
Regulatory Public Docket will reopen at 8:30 a.m. and deliveries will
be accepted in Rm. S-4400, One Potomac Yard (South Building), 2777 S.
Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA 22202. The mail code for the mailing
address will change to (7502P), but will otherwise remain the same. The
Docket telephone number and hours of operation will remain the same
after the move.
    Instructions: Direct your comments to docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-
2006-0292. EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included
in the docket without change and may be made available on-line at
http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information

provided, unless the comment includes information claimed to be
Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose
disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit information that you
consider to be CBI or otherwise protected through regulations.gov or e-
mail. The Federal regulations.gov website is an ``anonymous access''
system, which means EPA will not know your identity or contact
information unless you provide it in the body of your comment. If you
send an e-mail comment directly to EPA without going through
regulations.gov, your e-mail address will be automatically captured and
included as part of the comment that is placed in the docket and made
available on the Internet. If you submit an electronic comment, EPA
recommends that you include your name and other contact information in
the body of your comment and with any disk or CD ROM you submit. If EPA
cannot read your comment due to technical difficulties and cannot
contact you for clarification, EPA may not be able to consider your
comment. Electronic files should avoid the use of special characters,
any form of encryption, and be free of any defects or viruses.
     Docket: All documents in the docket are listed in the docket
index. Although listed in the index, some information is not publicly
available, e.g., CBI or other information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute. Certain other material, such as copyrighted
material, is not placed on the Internet and will be publicly available
only in hard copy form. Publicly available docket materials are
available in the electronic docket at http://www.regulations.gov, or,

if only available in hard copy, at the OPP Regulatory Public Docket at
the location identified under ``Delivery'' and ``Important Note.'' The
hours of operation for this Docket Facility are from 8:30 a.m. to 4
p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The Docket
telephone number is<PHONE_NUMBER>.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Shaja R. Brothers, Registration
Division (7505C), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001: telephone number:<PHONE_NUMBER>; e-mail address:
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

A. Does this Action Apply to Me?

    You may be potentially affected by this action if you are an
agricultural producer, food manufacturer, or pesticide manufacturer.
Potentially affected entities may include, but are not limited to:
     Crop production (NAICS code 111).
     Animal production (NAICS code 112).
     Food manufacturing (NAICS code 311).
     Pesticide manufacturing (NAICS code 32532).
    This listing is not intended to be exhaustive, but rather provides
a guide for readers regarding entities likely to be affected by this
action. Other types of entities not listed in this unit could also be
affected. The North American Industrial Classification System

(NAICS) codes have been provided to assist you and others in
determining whether this action might apply to certain entities. If you
have any questions regarding the applicability of this action to a
particular entity, consult the person listed under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT.

B. What Should I Consider as I Prepare My Comments for EPA?

     1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this information to EPA through
regulations.gov or e-mail. Clearly mark the part or all of the
information that you claim to be CBI. For CBI information in a disk or
CD ROM that you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the disk or CD ROM as
CBI and then identify electronically within the disk or CD ROM the
specific information that is claimed as CBI. In addition to one
complete version of the comment that includes information claimed as
CBI, a copy of the comment that does not contain the information
claimed as CBI must be submitted for inclusion in the public docket.
Information so marked will not be disclosed except in accordance with
procedures set forth in 40 CFR part 2.
     2. Tips for preparing your comments. When submitting comments,
remember to:
    i. Identify the document by docket ID number and other identifying
information (subject heading, Federal Register date and page number).
    ii. Follow directions. The Agency may ask you to respond to
specific questions or organize comments by referencing a Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR) part or section number.
    iii. Explain why you agree or disagree; suggest alternatives and
substitute language for your requested changes.
    iv. Describe any assumptions and provide any technical information
and/or data that you used.
    v. If you estimate potential costs or burdens, explain how you
arrived at your estimate in sufficient detail to allow for it to be
reproduced.
    vi. Provide specific examples to illustrate your concerns and
suggest alternatives.
    vii. Explain your views as clearly as possible, avoiding the use of
profanity or personal threats.
    viii. Make sure to submit your comments by the comment period
deadline identified.

II. What Action is the Agency Taking?

    EPA is printing a summary of a pesticide petition received under
section 408 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), 21
U.S.C. 346a, proposing the establishment or amendment of regulations in
40 CFR part 180 for residues of pesticide chemicals in or on various
food commodities. EPA has determined that this pesticide petition
contains data or information regarding the elements set forth in FFDCA
section 408(d)(2); however, EPA has not fully evaluated the sufficiency
of the submitted data at this time or whether the data support granting
of the pesticide petition. Additional data may be needed before EPA
rules on this pesticide petition.
    Pursuant to 40 CFR 180.7(f), a summary of the petition included in
this notice, prepared by the petitioner along with a description of the
analytical method available for the detection and measurement of the
pesticide chemical residues is available on EPA's Electronic Docket at
http://www.regulations.gov. To locate this information on the home page

of EPA's Electronic Docket, select ``Quick Search'' and type the OPP
docket ID number. Once the search has located the docket, clicking on
the ``Docket ID'' will bring up a list of all documents in the docket
for the pesticide including the petition summary.

New Tolerance

    PP5E7015 Interregional Project No. 4, 681 Highway 1 South, North
Brunswick, NJ 08902-3390, proposes to establish tolerances for combined
residues (free and bound) of the herbicide S-metolachlor [S-2-chloro-N-
(2-ethyl-6-methylphenyl)-N-(2-methoxy-1-methylethyl)acetamide], its R-
enantiomer, and its metabolites, determined as the derivatives, 2-[2-
ethyl-6-methylphenyl)amino]-1-propanol and 4-(2-ethyl-6-methylphenyl)-
2-hydroxy-5-methyl-3-morpholinone, each expressed as the parent
compound under 40 CFR 180.368(a)(3) in or on pumpkin at 1.0 part per
million (ppm), and squash, winter at 1.0 ppm.
    The Pesticide Analytical Manual (PAM) Vol. II, Pesticide Regulation
Section 180.368 lists a gas chromatography and nitrogen phosphorous
detector (GC/NPD) method (Method 1) for determining residues in /on
plants and a gas chromatography and mass spectrometry detector (GC/MSD)
method for determining residues in livestock commodities. These methods
determine residues of S-metolachlor and its metabolites as either CGA-
37913 or CGA-49751 following acid hydrolysis. The limit of quantitation
(LOQ) for the method is 0.03 ppm for CGA-37913 and 0.05 ppm for CGA-
49751. Syngenta has also developed a chiral specific analytical method
to allow for the determination of residues that are specific to S-
metolachlor. It is this chiral specific method that Syngenta and IR-4
proposes for future use as the analytical enforcement method in support
of these requested tolerances. Syngenta No. 1848-01 was used in several
of the studies in this petition to analyze agricultural commodities.
The latter chiral specific method is the same as the updated tolerance
enforcement method, except that chiral chromatography and liquid
chromatography, mass spectrometry, and mass spectrometry (LC/MS/MS) are
used to separate and quantitate the hydrolysis products SYN506357 (s-
configured enantiomer of CGA-37913) and SYN508500 (s-configured
enantiomer of CGA-49751).

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Agricultural commodities, Feed additives,
Food additives, Pesticides and pests, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements.

    Dated: April 11, 2006.
 Donald R. Stubbs,
Acting Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.
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[Notices]
[Page 76492]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. FDA-2021-N-1050]

Agency Information Collection Activities; Announcement of Office
of Management and Budget Approval; Targeted Mechanism of Action
Presentations in Prescription Drug Promotion

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing
that a collection of information entitled ``Targeted Mechanism of
Action Presentations in Prescription Drug Promotion'' has been approved
by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: JonnaLynn Capezzuto, Office of
Operations, Food and Drug Administration, Three White Flint North, 10A-
12M, 11601 Landsdown St., North Bethesda, MD 20852,<PHONE_NUMBER>,
P[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On October 14, 2022, the Agency submitted a
proposed collection of information entitled ``Targeted Mechanism of
Action Presentations in Prescription Drug Promotion'' to OMB for review
and clearance under 44 U.S.C. 3507. An Agency may not conduct or
sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of
information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.
OMB has now approved the information collection and has assigned OMB
control number 0910-0908. The approval expires on November 30, 2025. A
copy of the supporting statement for this information collection is
available on the internet at https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.

    Dated: December 9, 2022.
Lauren K. Roth,
Associate Commissioner for Policy.
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[Notices]
[Pages 9688-9689]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0539; FRL-9377-9]

Pesticides; Draft Guidance for Pesticide Registrants on
Antimicrobial Pesticide Products With Mold-Related Label Claims; Notice
of Availability; Extension of Comment Period

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice; extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: EPA issued a draft Pesticide Registration (PR) notice in the
Federal Register issue of December 12, 2012, requesting comments on
Guidance for Antimicrobial Pesticide Products with Mold-Related Label
Claims. This document extends the comment period for 60 days, from
February 11, 2013 to April 12, 2013.

DATES: Comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA-
HQ-OPP-2010-0539 must be received on or before April 12, 2013.

ADDRESSES: Follow the detailed instructions as provided under ADDRESSES
in the Federal Register document of December 12, 2012.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Melba S. Morrow, Antimicrobials
Division (7510P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001; telephone number:<PHONE_NUMBER>; email address:
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This document extends the public comment
period established in the Federal Register issue of December 12, 2012
(77 FR 74003) (FRL-9362-3). In that document, EPA requested comment on
a draft PR notice that provided guidance for antimicrobial pesticide
products with mold-related claims. In response to comments from
stakesholders requesting additional time to comment, EPA is hereby
extending the comment period. The comment period, which was

set to end on February 11, 2013, is extended to April 12, 2013.
    To submit comments, or access the docket, please follow the
detailed instructions as provided under ADDRESSES in the December 12,
2012 Federal Register document. If you have questions, consult the
person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Administrative practice and procedure,
Agricultural commodities, Pesticides and pests.

    Dated: February 5, 2013.
Steven Bradbury,
Director, Office of Pesticide Programs.
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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 30 (Friday, February 13, 2015)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 7986-7989]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 39

[Docket No. FAA-2015-0085; Directorate Identifier 2014-NM-078-AD]
RIN 2120-AA64

Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Airplanes

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).

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SUMMARY: We propose to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all
Airbus Model A330-243, A330-243F, A330-341, A330-342, and A330-343
airplanes. This proposed AD was prompted by reports indicating that
certain hinge sleeves on the cowl doors of the thrust reverser units
(TRUs) were not heat treated. This proposed AD would require replacing
the sleeves of certain hinges on the cowl doors of the TRUs with new
parts. We are proposing this AD to prevent, in the event of a fan-
blade-off event due to high vibration, in-flight loss of TRU heavy
components, which might damage airplane structure or control surfaces,
and consequent reduced controllability of the airplane.

DATES: We must receive comments on this proposed AD by March 30, 2015.

ADDRESSES: You may send comments, using the procedures found in 14 CFR
11.43 and 11.45, by any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
     Fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>.
     Mail: U.S. Department of Transportation, Docket
Operations, M-30, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590.
     Hand Delivery: U.S. Department of Transportation, Docket
Operations, M-30, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday
through Friday, except Federal holidays.
    For service information identified in this proposed AD, contact
Airbus SAS, Airworthiness Office--EAL, 1 Rond Point Maurice Bellonte,
31707 Blagnac Cedex, France; telephone +33 5 61 93 36 96; fax +33 5 61
93 45 80; email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Internet http://www.airbus.com. You may view this referenced service information at the
FAA, Transport Airplane Directorate, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA.
For information on the availability of this material at the FAA, call
425-227-1221.

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-
0085; or in person at the Docket Management Facility between 9 a.m. and
5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. The AD docket
contains this proposed AD, the regulatory evaluation, any comments
received, and other information. The street address for the Docket
Operations office (telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>) is in the ADDRESSES section.
Comments will be available in the AD docket shortly after receipt.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Vladimir Ulyanov, Aerospace Engineer,
International Branch, ANM-116, Transport Airplane Directorate, FAA,
1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA 98057-3356; telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>;
fax<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Comments Invited

    We invite you to send any written relevant data, views, or
arguments about this proposed AD. Send your comments to an address
listed under the ADDRESSES section. Include ``Docket No. FAA-2015-0085;
Directorate Identifier 2014-NM-078-AD'' at the beginning of your
comments. We specifically invite comments on the overall regulatory,
economic, environmental, and energy aspects of this proposed AD. We
will consider all comments received by the closing date and may amend
this proposed AD based on those comments.
    We will post all comments we receive, without change, to http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information you provide. We
will also post a report summarizing each substantive verbal contact we
receive about this proposed AD.

Discussion

    The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), which is the Technical
Agent for the Member States of the European Union, has issued EASA
Airworthiness Directive 2014-0062, dated March 11, 2014 (referred to
after this as the Mandatory Continuing Airworthiness Information, or
``the MCAI''), to correct an unsafe condition for all Airbus Model
A330-243, A330-243F, A330-341, A330-342, and A330-343 airplanes. The
MCAI states:

    A manufacturing discrepancy (lack of heat treatment) on a batch
of the N[deg]3 and N[deg]4 hinge sleeves installed on [a] Thrust
Reverser Unit (TRU) was identified. Those parts are only installed
on A330 aeroplanes equipped with Rolls-Royce (RR) Trent 700 engines.
    This condition, if not corrected, in case of a Fan Blade Off
event due to high vibration level, could cause in-flight loss of
some heavy components of the TRU, possibly resulting in injury to
persons on the ground [or damage to airplane structure or control
surfaces, and consequent reduced controllability of the airplane].
    As current hinge sleeves are not serialized, it is not possible
to identify the TRU hinge sleeves which did not receive the heat
treatment. The part supplier has developed an identification
procedure for these TRU hinge sleeves in order to identify the
affected hinge sleeves, and to allow a better part traceability in
the future.
    For the reason described above, this [EASA] AD requires
identification and replacement of the affected TRU hinge sleeves.

    You may examine the MCAI in the AD docket on the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov by searching for and locating Docket No. FAA-2015-
0085.

Related Service Information Under 1 CFR Part 51

    Airbus has issued Service Bulletin A330-78-3021, Revision 03, dated
October 15, 2014. Aircelle has issued Service Bulletin 78-AG924, dated
September 26, 2012. This service information describes procedures for
modifying and marking the sleeves for hinges number 3 and number 4 on
the cowl doors of Rolls-Royce Trent 700 engines. The actions described
in this service information are intended to correct the unsafe
condition identified in the MCAI. This service information is
reasonably available; see ADDRESSES for ways to access this service
information.

FAA's Determination and Requirements of This Proposed AD

    This product has been approved by the aviation authority of another
country, and is approved for operation in the United States. Pursuant
to our bilateral agreement with the State of Design Authority, we have
been notified of the unsafe condition described in the MCAI and service
information referenced above. We are proposing this AD because we
evaluated all pertinent information and determined an unsafe condition
exists and is likely to exist or develop on other products of the same
type design.

Explanation of ``RC'' Procedures and Tests in Service Information

    The FAA worked in conjunction with industry, under the
Airworthiness Directives Implementation Aviation Rulemaking Committee
(AD ARC), to enhance the AD system. One enhancement was a new process
for annotating which procedures and tests in the service information
are required for compliance with an AD. Differentiating these
procedures and tests from other tasks in the service information is
expected to improve an owner's/operator's understanding of crucial AD
requirements and help provide consistent judgment in AD compliance. The
actions specified in Airbus Service Bulletin A330-78-3021, Revision 03,
dated October 15, 2014, include procedures and tests that are
identified as RC (required for compliance) because these procedures
have a direct effect on detecting, preventing, resolving, or
eliminating an identified unsafe condition.
    As specified in a NOTE under the Accomplishment Instructions of
Airbus Service Bulletin A330-78-3021, Revision 03, dated October 15,
2014, procedures and tests identified as RC must be done to comply with
the proposed AD. However, procedures and tests that are not identified
as RC are recommended. Those procedures and tests that are not
identified as RC may be deviated from using accepted methods in
accordance with the operators' maintenance or inspection program
without obtaining approval of an alternative method of compliance
(AMOC), provided the procedures and tests identified as RC can be done
and the airplane can be put back in a serviceable condition. Any
substitutions or changes to procedures or tests identified as RC will
require approval of an AMOC.

Costs of Compliance

    We estimate that this proposed AD affects 24 airplanes of U.S.
registry.
    We also estimate that it would take about 29 work-hours per product
to comply with the basic requirements of this proposed AD. The average
labor rate is $85 per work-hour. Required parts would cost about $0 per
product. Based on these figures, we estimate the cost of this proposed
AD on U.S. operators to be $59,160, or $2,465 per product.
    In addition, we estimate that any necessary follow-on action would
take up to 1 work-hour and require parts costing $0, for a cost of $85
per product. We have no way of determining the number of aircraft that
might need this action.

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 products identified in this
rulemaking action.

Regulatory Findings

    We determined that this proposed AD would not have federalism
implications under Executive Order 13132. This proposed AD would 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 this proposed
regulation:
    1. Is not a ``significant regulatory action'' under Executive Order
12866;
    2. Is not a ``significant rule'' under the DOT Regulatory Policies
and Procedures (44 FR 11034, February 26, 1979);
    3. Will not affect intrastate aviation in Alaska; 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.

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

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]

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2. The FAA amends Sec.  39.13 by adding the following new airworthiness
directive (AD):

Airbus: Docket No. FAA-2015-0085; Directorate Identifier 2014-NM-
078-AD.

(a) Comments Due Date

    We must receive comments by March 30, 2015.

(b) Affected ADs

    None.

(c) Applicability

    This AD applies to all Airbus Model A330-243, A330-243F, A330-
341, A330-342, and A330-343 airplanes, certificated in any category,
all manufacturer serial numbers.

(d) Subject

    Air Transport Association (ATA) of America Code 78, Exhaust.

(e) Reason

    This AD was prompted by reports indicating that certain hinge
sleeves on the cowl doors of the thrust reverser units were not heat
treated. We are issuing this AD to prevent, in the event of a fan-
blade-off event due to high vibration, in-flight loss of thrust
reverser unit (TRU) heavy components, which might damage airplane
structure or control surfaces, and consequent reduced
controllability of the airplane.

(f) Compliance

    Comply with this AD within the compliance times specified,
unless already done.

(g) Identification of TRU Part Number

    Within 12 months after the effective date of this AD: Identify
the part number of the TRUs, in accordance with Aircelle Service
Bulletin 78-AG924, dated September 26, 2012.

(h) Replacement of Thrust Reverser Unit Hinge Sleeves

    If the results of the part identification required by paragraph
(g) of this AD reveal that the TRUs are affected: Within the
compliance time defined in paragraph (g) of this AD, replace hinge
sleeves numbers 3 and 4 of each TRU cowl door, in accordance with
the Accomplishment Instructions of Airbus Service Bulletin A330-78-
3021, Revision 03, dated October 15, 2014.

    Note 1 to paragraph (h) of this AD: Rolls-Royce Alert Service
Bulletin RB.211-78-AG924, dated September 26, 2012, is an additional
source of guidance for replacing the TRUs.

(i) Optional Terminating Action for Paragraphs (g) and (h) of this AD

    Modifying an airplane by incorporating Airbus Modification
202463 in production terminates the requirements specified in
paragraphs (g) and (h) of this AD for that airplane.

(j) Parts Installation Limitations

    As of the effective date of this AD, no person may install a TRU
on any airplane unless it has been determined, using Aircelle
Service Bulletin 78-AG924, dated September 26, 2012, that the cowl
door hinge sleeves installed on the TRU are not affected by the
requirements of this AD.

(k) Credit for Previous Actions

    This paragraph provides credit for the actions required by
paragraph (h) of this AD if those actions were performed before the
effective date of this AD using the service information identified
in paragraphs (j)(1), (j)(2), or (j)(3) of this AD, which are not
incorporated by reference in this AD.
    (1) Airbus Service Bulletin A330-78-3021, dated October 17,
2012.
    (2) Airbus Service Bulletin A330-78-3021, Revision 01, dated
July 30, 2013.
    (3) Airbus Service Bulletin A330-78-3021, Revision 02, dated
April 17, 2014.

(l) Other FAA AD Provisions

    The following provisions also apply to this AD:
    (1) Alternative Methods of Compliance (AMOCs): The Manager,
International Branch, ANM-116, Transport Airplane Directorate, 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 International Branch, send it to ATTN: Vladimir
Ulyanov, Aerospace Engineer, International Branch, ANM-116,
Transport Airplane Directorate, FAA, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton,
WA 98057-3356; telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>; fax<PHONE_NUMBER>. Information
may be emailed to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>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) Required for Compliance (RC): Where Airbus Service Bulletin
A330-78-3021, Revision 03, dated October 15, 2014, contains
procedures or tests that are identified as RC, those procedures and
tests must be done to comply with this AD; any procedures and tests
that are not identified as RC are recommended. Those procedures and
tests that are not identified as RC may be deviated from using
accepted methods in accordance with the operators' maintenance or
inspection program without obtaining approval of an AMOC, provided
the procedures and tests identified as RC can be done and the
airplane can be put back in a serviceable condition. Any
substitutions or changes to procedures or tests identified as RC
require approval of an AMOC.
    (3) 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, International
Branch, ANM-116, Transport Airplane Directorate, FAA; or the
European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA); or Airbus's EASA Design
Organization Approval (DOA). If approved by the DOA, the approval
must include the DOA-authorized signature.

(m) Related Information

    (1) Refer to Mandatory Continuing Airworthiness Information
(MCAI) EASA Airworthiness Directive 2014-0062, dated March 11, 2014,
for related information. This MCAI may be found in the AD docket on
the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov by searching for and
locating Docket No. FAA-2015-0085.

    (2) For service information identified in this AD, contact
Airbus SAS, Airworthiness Office--EAL, 1 Rond Point Maurice
Bellonte, 31707 Blagnac Cedex, France; telephone +33 5 61 93 36 96;
fax +33 5 61 93 45 80; email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
Internet http://www.airbus.com. You may view this service
information at the FAA, Transport Airplane Directorate, 1601 Lind
Avenue SW., Renton, WA. For information on the availability of this
material at the FAA, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.

    Issued in Renton, Washington, on January 30, 2015.
Jeffrey E. Duven,
Manager, Transport Airplane Directorate, Aircraft Certification
Service.
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