[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 236 (Monday, December 11, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 85897-85898]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID: FEMA-2023-0032; OMB No. 1660-NW170]

Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection,
Comment Request; Generic Clearance for FEMA's Standardized Grants
Performance Reporting

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland
Security.

ACTION: 60-Day notice of new collection and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), as part of its
continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites
the general public to take this opportunity to comment on a new
information collection. In accordance with the requirements of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice seeks comments concerning
FEMA's grants performance reporting.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before February 9, 2024.

ADDRESSES: To avoid duplicate submissions to the docket, please submit
comments at www.regulations.gov under Docket ID FEMA-2023-0032. Follow
the instructions for submitting comments.
    All submissions received must include the agency name and Docket
ID. Regardless of the method used to submitting comments or material,
all submissions will be posted, without change, to the Federal
eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov, and will include any
personal information you provide. Therefore, submitting this
information makes it public. You may wish to read the Privacy and
Security Notice that is available via a link on the homepage of
www.regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cassandra Henry, Ph.D., CGMS,
Monitoring and Compliance Branch, Risk Management Division, Grant
Programs Directorate, FEMA, at<PHONE_NUMBER> or
[email protected]. You may contact the Information
Management Division for copies of the proposed collection of
information at email address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the Code of Federal
Regulations (see 2 CFR 200.301 and 200.329), Federal awarding agencies
must measure each recipient's performance to show achievement of
program goals and objectives, share lessons learned, improve program
outcomes, and foster adoption of promising practices. The Foundations
for Evidence-Based Policy-Making Act of 2018 (Pub. L. 115-435)
(``Evidence Act'') established processes for the Federal Government to
modernize and increase impacts of reporting activities. To achieve
these aims, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is changing
its programmatic reporting to facilitate better and more consistent
data collection. FEMA's Grant Programs Directorate (GPD) Risk
Management Division (RMD) developed standard performance reporting

instruments under this new generic collection for use across FEMA's
grant programs. These instruments will replace the current quarterly
performance reporting that does not have a standard format.
    Grant performance reporting is a Federal requirement; standardized
instruments under this generic collection will serve as the minimum
performance reporting requirement for all programs. FEMA grants will
collect both performance and project effectiveness measures via the
required instruments under this new generic collection. Each FEMA grant
program will collect only relevant, useful data. FEMA will utilize a
standard framework under this generic collection but will not require
each program to create the same end-product. Programs will tailor grant
performance reporting instruments based on the grant's specific
objectives, activities, indicators, targets, and reporting measures
most appropriate for each program's funding objectives. Instruments
under this generic collection are not intended to replace all existing
information collection instruments that are programmatic or statutorily
specific (i.e., existing grant specific reporting).

Collection of Information

    Title: Generic Clearance for FEMA's Standardized Grants Performance
Reporting.
    Type of Information Collection: New information collection.
    OMB Number: 1660-NW170.
    FEMA Forms: Not Applicable.
    Abstract: Performance reporting is required for recipients of
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grants. However, the scope
and detail of previous performance reporting varied across different
FEMA grant programs. FEMA is changing its programmatic reporting to
facilitate better data collection. The instruments under this generic
collection will satisfy the minimum performance reporting requirement
for all programs while introducing a common performance reporting
framework. Individual grant programs will use this framework as a
starting point and then develop tailored program-specific instruments
based on the program's objectives, activities, indicators, and targets.
Each FEMA grant program will collect only relevant, useful data.
Performance data is used by FEMA to track recipient progress, monitor
project execution, evaluate program outcomes, and respond to requests
from Congress.
    Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments; Private
Sector.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 6,200.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 24,800.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 744,000.
    Estimated Total Annual Respondent Cost: $41,753,280.
    Estimated Respondents' Operation and Maintenance Costs: $0.
    Estimated Respondents' Capital and Start-Up Costs: $0.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to the Federal Government: $10,104,456.

Comments

    Comments may be submitted as indicated in the ADDRESSES caption
above. Comments are solicited to (a) evaluate whether the proposed data
collection is necessary for the proper performance of the Agency,
including whether the information shall have practical utility;
evaluate the accuracy of the Agency's estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (c) enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) minimize the burden
of the collection of information on those who are to respond, including
through the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or
other technological collection techniques or other forms of information
technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses.

Millicent Brown Wilson,
Records Management Branch Chief, Office of the Chief Administrative
Officer, Mission Support, Federal Emergency Management Agency,
Department of Homeland Security.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 175 (Tuesday, September 14, 2021)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 51038-51041]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 39

[Docket No. FAA-2021-0728; Project Identifier MCAI-2020-00656-R]
RIN 2120-AA64

Airworthiness Directives; Bell Textron Canada Limited

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).

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SUMMARY: The FAA proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD)
for certain Bell Textron Canada Limited Model 206, 206A, 206A-1, 206B,
206B-1, 206L, 206L-1, 206L-3, and 206L-4 helicopters. This proposed AD
was

prompted by reports of cracked or missing nuts on the tail rotor drive
shaft (TRDS) disc pack (Thomas) couplings. This proposed AD would
require removing certain nuts from service, installing newly designed
nuts, and applying a specific torque and a torque stripe to each newly
installed nut. This proposed AD would then require, after the
installation of each newly designed nut, inspecting the torque and,
depending on the inspection results, either applying a torque stripe or
performing further inspections and removing certain parts from service.
Finally, this proposed AD would prohibit installing any affected nut on
any TRDS Thomas coupling.
    The FAA is proposing this AD to address the unsafe condition on
these products.

DATES: The FAA must receive comments on this proposed AD by October 29,
2021.

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 https://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: Deliver to Mail address between 9 a.m. and
5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
    For service information identified in this NPRM, contact Bell
Textron Canada Limited, 12,800 Rue de l'Avenir, Mirabel, Quebec J7J
1R4, Canada; telephone 1-450-437-2862 or 1-800-363-8023; fax 1-450-433-
0272; email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or at https://www.bellflight.com/support/contact-support. You may view this service
information at the FAA, Office of the Regional Counsel, Southwest
Region, 10101 Hillwood Pkwy., Room 6N-321, Fort Worth, TX 76177. For
information on the availability of this material at the FAA, call (817)
222-5110.

Examining the AD Docket

    You may examine the AD docket at https://www.regulations.gov by
searching for and locating Docket No. FAA-2021-0728; or in person at
Docket Operations between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays. The AD docket contains this NPRM, the
Transport Canada AD, any comments received, and other information. The
street address for Docket Operations is listed above.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Matt Fuller, AD Program Manager,
General Aviation & Rotorcraft Unit, Airworthiness Products Section,
Operational Safety Branch, FAA, 10101 Hillwood Pkwy., Fort Worth, TX
76177; telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>; email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Comments Invited

    The FAA invites you to send any written relevant data, views, or
arguments about this proposal. Send your comments to an address listed
under ADDRESSES. Include ``Docket No. FAA-2021-0728; Project Identifier
MCAI-2020-00656-R'' at the beginning of your comments. The most helpful
comments reference a specific portion of the proposal, explain the
reason for any recommended change, and include supporting data. The FAA
will consider all comments received by the closing date and may amend
this proposal because of those comments.
    Except for Confidential Business Information (CBI) as described in
the following paragraph, and other information as described in 14 CFR
11.35, the FAA will post all comments received, without change, to
https://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information you
provide. The agency will also post a report summarizing each
substantive verbal contact received about this NPRM.

Confidential Business Information

    CBI is commercial or financial information that is both customarily
and actually treated as private by its owner. Under the Freedom of
Information Act (FOIA) (5 U.S.C. 552), CBI is exempt from public
disclosure. If your comments responsive to this NPRM contain commercial
or financial information that is customarily treated as private, that
you actually treat as private, and that is relevant or responsive to
this NPRM, it is important that you clearly designate the submitted
comments as CBI. Please mark each page of your submission containing
CBI as ``PROPIN.'' The FAA will treat such marked submissions as
confidential under the FOIA, and they will not be placed in the public
docket of this NPRM. Submissions containing CBI should be sent to Matt
Fuller, AD Program Manager, General Aviation & Rotorcraft Unit,
Airworthiness Products Section, Operational Safety Branch, FAA, 10101
Hillwood Pkwy., Fort Worth, TX 76177; telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>; email
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Any commentary that the FAA receives which is
not specifically designated as CBI will be placed in the public docket
for this rulemaking.

Background

    Transport Canada, which is the aviation authority for Canada, has
issued Canadian AD CF-2019-34, dated September 25, 2019 (Transport
Canada AD CF-2019-34), to correct an unsafe condition for Bell
Helicopter Textron Canada Limited (now Bell Textron Canada Limited)
Model 206, 206A, 206A-1, 206B, 206B-1, 206L, 206L-1, 206L-3, and 206L-4
helicopters, all serial numbers. Transport Canada AD CF-2019-34 advised
of reports of cracked or missing nuts at the TRDS Thomas couplings,
which could have been caused by improper torque or hydrogen
embrittlement. This condition, if not addressed, could result in loss
of the tail rotor and subsequent loss of control of the helicopter.
    After Transport Canada issued Transport Canada AD CF-2019-34, it
was determined that helicopters modified in accordance with
Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) SH2750NM or Transport Canada STC
SH99-202, were not able to comply with AD CF-2019-34. Accordingly,
Transport Canada issued AD CF-2020-15, dated May 13, 2020 (Transport
Canada AD CF-2020-15) which supersedes Transport Canada AD CF-2019-34,
and contains a new requirement for helicopters with STC SH2750NM or
Transport Canada STC SH99-202 installed or models that have been
modified per Bell Service Instruction BHT-206-SI-2052, Revision 1,
dated October 14, 2010 (BHT-206-SI-2052). Transport Canada advises for
certain model helicopters, the newly designed nuts cannot be installed
because STC SH2750NM and Transport Canada STC SH99-202 install a pulley
at the Thomas coupling location causing insufficient clearance.
Transport Canada further advises for certain model helicopters with STC
SH2750NM or Transport Canada STC SH99-202 installed, different part-
numbered nuts may be installed which were not identified in the
applicable service information and are now required to be replaced with
a new part-numbered nut that is not vulnerable to the unsafe condition.
Accordingly, Air Comm Corporation, the STC holder for STC SH2750NM,
issued new service information to address these additional issues and
provide newly developed instructions which apply to certain model
helicopters with STC SH2750NM or Transport Canada STC SH99-202
installed.

    Additionally, Transport Canada advises that BHT-206-SI-2052 which
is optional, specifies procedures for Model 206L-1 and 206L-3
helicopters to upgrade the airframe and systems and also includes
installation of the Model 206L-4 TRDS Thomas coupling. According to
Transport Canada, models that have incorporated BHT-206-SI-2052, with
STC SH2750NM or Transport Canada STC SH99-202 installed, will have the
Model 206L-4 helicopter pulley configuration and are subject to the Air
Comm Corporation service information.
    Accordingly, Transport Canada AD CF-2020-15 requires the
replacement of the affected nuts with the newly designed nuts at each
TRDS Thomas coupling.

FAA's Determination

    These helicopters have been approved by the aviation authority of
Canada and are approved for operation in the United States. Pursuant to
the FAA's bilateral agreement with Canada, Transport Canada, its
technical representative, has notified the FAA of the unsafe condition
described in the Transport Canada AD. The FAA is proposing this AD
after evaluating all known relevant information and determining that an
unsafe condition is likely to exist or develop on other helicopters of
the same type design.

Related Service Information Under 1 CFR Part 51

    The FAA reviewed Bell Alert Service Bulletin 206-19-136, dated
August 27, 2019, and Bell Alert Service Bulletin 206L-19-181, Revision
A, dated August 29, 2019. This service information specifies procedures
for replacing the affected nuts with the newly designed corrosion-
resistant nuts.
    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.

Other Related Service Information

    The FAA reviewed Air Comm Corporation Service Bulletin SB 206EC-
092619, Revision NC, dated September 26, 2019, which also specifies
procedures for replacing the affected nuts with the newly designed
corrosion-resistant nuts, but explains that affected helicopters
equipped with Air Comm Corporation air conditioning systems installed
under STC SH2750NM use the affected nut to attach a pulley onto the
TRDS, which causes clearance issues for the nuts to be installed at the
coupling. Therefore, this service bulletin specifies replacing the nut
with a lower profile nut.
    The FAA also reviewed BHT-206-SI-2052. This service information
specifies procedures to upgrade Model 206L-1 and 206L-3 helicopters to
allow operations at an increased internal gross weight.

Proposed AD Requirements in This NPRM

    This proposed AD would require within 600 hours time-in-service
(TIS) after the effective date of this AD, removing from service each
affected nut, and installing a newly designed nut. This proposed AD
would also require applying a specific torque and a torque stripe to
each newly installed nut. This proposed AD would also require, within
25 hours TIS after installation of each newly designed nut, inspecting
the torque of each nut, and depending on the results of the inspection,
this proposed AD would require further inspections and removing certain
parts from service. Finally, this proposed AD would prohibit installing
any affected nut on any on any TRDS Thomas coupling.

Differences Between This Proposed AD and the Transport Canada AD

    The Transport Canada AD requires compliance within 600 hours air
time or within the next 24-months, whichever occurs first, whereas this
proposed AD would require compliance within 600 hours TIS and an
additional inspection at 25 hours TIS after installation of certain
nuts.

Costs of Compliance

    The FAA estimates that this proposed AD would affect 1439
helicopters of U.S. Registry. The FAA estimates that operators may
incur the following costs in order to comply with this proposed AD.
Labor costs are estimated at $85 per work-hour.
    Replacing each affected nut with the newly designed nut and
applying torque and a torque stripe would take about 4 work-hours, and
parts would cost about $75 for an estimated cost of $415 per nut
replacement and $597,185 per nut replacement for the U.S. fleet.
    Replacing each TRDS Thomas coupling would take about 4 work-hours,
and parts would cost about $4,000 for an estimated cost of $4,340 per
TRDS Thomas coupling replacement.
    If required, inspecting the torque of each newly installed nut, and
inspecting each TRDS Thomas coupling, each bolt, nut and washer for
elongated holes and fretting on the fasteners would take about 0.5
work-hours for an estimated cost of $43 per inspection.

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.
    The FAA is 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

    The FAA 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, I certify this proposed regulation:
    (1) Is not a ``significant regulatory action'' under Executive
Order 12866,
    (2) Would not affect intrastate aviation in Alaska, and
    (3) Would 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

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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:

Bell Textron Canada Limited: Docket No. FAA-2021-0728; Project
Identifier MCAI-2020-00656-R.

(a) Comments Due Date

    The FAA must receive comments on this airworthiness directive
(AD) by October 29, 2021.

(b) Affected ADs

    None.

(c) Applicability

    This AD applies to Bell Textron Canada Limited Model 206, 206A,
206A-1, 206B, 206B-1, 206L, 206L-1, 206L-3, and 206L-4 helicopters,
certificated in any category, with nut part number (P/N) MS21042L4
or P/N MS21042L5 installed on the tail rotor drive shaft (TRDS) disc
pack (Thomas) couplings.
    Note 1 to paragraph (c): Helicopters with an OH-58A designation
are Model 206A-1 helicopters.

(d) Subject

    Joint Aircraft Service Component (JASC) Code: 6510, Tail Rotor
Drive Shaft.

(e) Unsafe Condition

    This AD was prompted by reports of cracked or missing nuts
installed on the TRDS Thomas couplings. The FAA is issuing this AD
to prevent failure or loss of a nut on the TRDS Thomas couplings.
The unsafe condition, if not addressed, could result in loss of the
tail rotor and subsequent loss of control of the helicopter.

(f) Compliance

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

(g) Required Actions

    (1) Within 600 hours time-in-service (TIS) after the effective
date of this AD:
    (i) For helicopters that have not been modified by installing
Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) SH2750NM:
    (A) Remove each nut P/N MS21042L4 installed on each TRDS Thomas
coupling from service, and replace with nut P/N NAS9926-4L. The
location of nut P/N NAS9926-4L is depicted in Detail A Figure 1 of
Bell Alert Service Bulletin (ASB) 206-19-136, dated August 27, 2019
(ASB 206-19-136) or Bell ASB 206L-19-181, Revision A, dated August
29, 2019 (ASB 206L-19-181), as applicable to your model helicopter.
    (B) Apply a torque of 5.65 Nm (50 in lb) to each nut installed
as required by paragraph (g)(1)(i)(A) of this AD, and apply a torque
stripe using torque seal lacquer (C-049) or equivalent lacquer, as
shown in Figure 2 of ASB 206-19-136 or ASB 206L-19-181, as
applicable to your model helicopter.
    Note 2 to paragraph (g)(1)(i)(B): Torque stripes are referred to
as witness marks in ASB 206-19-136 and ASB 206L-19-181.
    (ii) For Bell Textron Canada Limited Model 206, 206A, 206A-1,
206B, 206B-1, and 206L helicopters that have been modified by
installing STC SH2750NM and Model 206L-1, and 206L-3 helicopters
that have been modified by installing STC SH2750NM but have not been
modified by accomplishing Bell Service Instruction BHT-206-SI-2052,
Revision 1, dated October 14, 2010 (BHT-206-SI-2052):
    (A) Remove each nut P/N MS21042L4 installed on each TRDS Thomas
coupling from service, except for nuts P/N MS21042L4 installed on
the forward short TRDS Thomas coupling, and replace with nut P/N
NAS9926-4L. The location of nut P/N NAS9926-4L is depicted in Detail
A Figure 1 of ASB 206-19-136 or ASB 206L-19-181 as applicable to
your model helicopter.
    (B) Remove each nut P/N MS21042L4 installed on the forward short
TRDS Thomas coupling from service and replace with nut P/N 90-132L4.
    (C) For each nut installed as required by paragraphs
(g)(1)(ii)(A) and (B) of this AD, apply a torque of 5.65 Nm (50 in
lb) to each nut and apply a torque stripe using torque seal lacquer
(C-049) or equivalent lacquer, as shown in Figure 2 of ASB 206-19-
136 or ASB 206L-19-181, as applicable to your model helicopter.
    (iii) For Bell Textron Canada Limited Model 206L-1, and 206L-3
helicopters that have been modified by installing STC SH2750NM and
have been modified by accomplishing BHT-206-SI-2052:
    (A) Remove each nut P/N MS21042L4 installed on each TRDS Thomas
coupling from service, except for nuts P/N MS21042L4 installed on
the forward short TRDS Thomas coupling, and replace with nut P/N
NAS9926-4L. The location of nut P/N NAS9926-4L is depicted in Detail
A Figure 1 of ASB 206L-19-181.
    (B) Remove each nut P/N MS21042L4 installed on the forward short
TRDS Thomas coupling from service and replace with nut P/N 90-132L4.
    (C) For each nut installed as required by paragraphs
(g)(1)(iii)(A) and (B) of this AD, apply a torque of 5.65 Nm (50 in
lb) to each nut, and apply a torque stripe using torque seal lacquer
(C-049) or equivalent lacquer, as shown in Figure 2 of ASB 206L-19-
181.
    (iv) For Bell Textron Canada Limited Model 206L-4 helicopters
that have been modified by installing STC SH2750NM:
    (A) Remove each nut P/N MS21042L4 installed on each TRDS Thomas
coupling from service, except for nuts P/N MS21042L4 installed on
the forward short TRDS Thomas coupling, and replace with nut P/N
NAS9926-4L. The location of nut P/N NAS9926-4L is depicted in Detail
A Figure 1 of ASB 206L-19-181.
    (B) Remove from service each nut P/N MS21042L5 installed on the
forward short TRDS Thomas coupling and replace with nut P/N 90-
132L5.
    (C) For each nut installed as required by paragraphs
(g)(1)(iv)(A) and (B) of this AD, apply a torque of 5.65 Nm (50 in
lb) to each nut, and apply a torque stripe using torque seal lacquer
(C-049) or equivalent lacquer, as shown in Figure 2 of ASB 206L-19-
181.
    (2) Within 25 hours TIS after installation of any nut P/N
NAS9926-4L, P/N 90-132L4, or P/N 90-132L5, as required by paragraphs
(g)(1)(i)(A), (ii)(A) and (B), (iii)(A) and (B), or (iv)(A) and (B)
of this AD, apply a torque of 5.65 Nm (50 in lb) to each nut.
    (i) If the nut does not move, apply a torque stripe using torque
seal lacquer (C-049) or equivalent lacquer, as shown in Figure 2 of
ASB 206-19-136 or ASB 206L-19-181, as applicable to your model
helicopter.
    (ii) If any nut moves, inspect each TRDS Thomas coupling and
each bolt, nut, and washer for elongated holes and fretting on the
fasteners. If any TRDS Thomas coupling has an elongated hole, remove
the TRDS Thomas coupling from service. If any bolt, nut, or washer
has any fretting, remove the affected part from service.
    (3) As of the effective date of this AD, do not install nut P/N
MS21042L4 or MS21042L5 on any TRDS Thomas coupling.

(h) Alternative Methods of Compliance (AMOCs)

    (1) The Manager, International Validation Branch, 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 manager of the International Validation Branch, send
it to the attention of the person identified in paragraph (i)(1) of
this AD. Information may be emailed to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    (2) 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.

(i) Related Information

    (1) For more information about this AD, contact Matt Fuller, AD
Program Manager, General Aviation & Rotorcraft Unit, Airworthiness
Products Section, Operational Safety Branch, FAA, 10101 Hillwood
Pkwy., Fort Worth, TX 76177; telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>; email
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    (2) For service information identified in this AD, contact Bell
Textron Canada Limited, 12,800 Rue de l'Avenir, Mirabel, Quebec J7J
1R4, Canada; telephone 1-450-437-2862 or 1-800-363-8023; fax 1-450-
433-0272; email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or at https://www.bellflight.com/support/contact-support. You may view this
referenced service information at the FAA, Office of the Regional
Counsel, Southwest Region, 10101 Hillwood Pkwy., Room 6N-321, Fort
Worth, TX 76177. For information on the availability of this
material at the FAA, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    (3) The subject of this AD is addressed in Transport Canada AD
CF-2020-15, dated May 13, 2020. You may view the Transport Canada AD
on the internet at https://www.regulations.gov in the AD Docket.

    Issued on September 2, 2021.
Gaetano A. Sciortino,
Deputy Director for Strategic Initiatives, Compliance & Airworthiness
Division, Aircraft Certification Service.
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 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[EPA-R04-OAR-2010-0502-201011; FRL-9139-1]

Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Revisions to
the Kentucky State Implementation Plan

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: EPA is taking final action to approve the transportation
conformity revisions to the Kentucky State Implementation Plan (SIP)
submitted by the Commonwealth of Kentucky, through the Kentucky Energy
and Environment Cabinet's Division of Air Quality (KY DAQ). This
addition consists of transportation conformity criteria and procedures
related to interagency consultation and enforceability of certain
transportation-related control measures and mitigation measures. The
intended effect is to establish the transportation conformity criteria
and procedures in the Kentucky SIP. This action is being taken pursuant
to section 110 of the Clean Air Act (CAA).

DATES: Effective Date: This rule will be effective May 21, 2010.

ADDRESSES: EPA has established a docket for this action under Docket
Identification No. EPA-R04-OAR-2010-0502. All documents in the docket
are listed on the http://www.regulations.gov Web site. Although listed
in the index, some information is not publicly available, i.e.,
Confidential Business Information 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 either

electronically through http://www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at
the Regulatory Development Section, Air Planning Branch, Air,
Pesticides and Toxics Management Division, U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, Region 4, 61 Forsyth Street, SW., Atlanta, Georgia
30303-8960. EPA requests that if at all possible, you contact the
person listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section to
schedule your inspection. The Regional Office's official hours of
business are Monday through Friday, 8:30 to 4:30, excluding federal
holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amanetta Somerville, Air Quality
Modeling and Transportation Section, Air Planning Branch, Air,
Pesticides and Toxics Management Division, U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, Region 4, 61 Forsyth Street, SW., Atlanta, Georgia
30303-8960. Ms. Somerville's telephone number is<PHONE_NUMBER>. She can
also be reached via electronic mail at<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Table of Contents

I. Today's Action
II. Background
III. Final Action
IV. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

I. Today's Action

    EPA is taking final action to approve the transportation conformity
section of the SIP revision, submitted by the Commonwealth of Kentucky,
through KDAQ, on December 31, 2008 for the purpose of establishing
transportation conformity criteria and procedures in the Kentucky SIP.
This approval action is based on EPA's analysis that Kentucky's request
complies with section 176(c) of the CAA.
    In a December 4, 2009, rulemaking notice, EPA proposed approval of
the aforementioned revision to the Kentucky SIP. The comment period
closed on January 4, 2010, and no comments were received. A detailed
discussion of Kentucky's submittal and EPA's rationale for approval of
the December 31, 2008, Kentucky SIP revision may be found in the
proposed rulemaking notice (74 FR 63697). EPA is finalizing the
approval as proposed based on the rationale stated in the proposal and
in this final action.

II. Background for This Action

A. Transportation Conformity

    Transportation conformity (hereafter referred to as ``conformity'')
is required under section 176(c) of the Clean Air Act (CAA or Act) to
ensure that federally supported highway, transit projects, and other
activities are consistent with (``conform to'') the purpose of the SIP.
Conformity currently applies to areas that are designated
nonattainment, and to areas that have been redesignated to attainment
after 1990 (maintenance areas) with plans developed under section 175A
of the Act, for the following transportation related criteria
pollutants: ozone, particulate matter (PM2.5 and
PM10), carbon monoxide, and nitrogen dioxide.
    Conformity to the purpose of the SIP means that transportation
activities will not cause new air quality violations, worsen existing
violations, or delay timely attainment of the relevant criteria
pollutants, also known as national ambient air quality standards
(NAAQS). The transportation conformity regulation is found in 40 CFR
Part 93 and provisions related to conformity SIPs are found in 40 CFR
51.390.

B. Federal Requirements

    EPA promulgated the Federal transportation conformity criteria and
procedures (``Conformity Rule'') on November 24, 1993 (58 FR 62188).
Among other things, the rule required states to address all provisions
of the conformity rule in their SIPs frequently referred to as
``conformity SIPs.'' Under 40 CFR 51.390, most sections of the
conformity rule were required to be copied verbatim. States were also
required to tailor all or portions of the following three sections of
the conformity rule to meet their state's individual circumstances: 40
CFR 93.105, which addresses consultation procedures; 40 CFR
93.122(a)(4)(ii), which addresses written commitments to control
measures that are not included in a metropolitan planning
organization's (MPO's) transportation plan and transportation
improvement program that must be obtained prior to a conformity
determination, and the requirement that such commitments, when they
exist, must be fulfilled; and 40 CFR 93.125(c), which addresses written
commitments to mitigation measures that must be obtained prior to a
project-level conformity determination, and the requirement that
project sponsors must comply with such commitments, when they exist.
    On August 10, 2005, the ``Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient
Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users'' (SAFETEA-LU) was signed
into law. SAFETEA-LU revised section 176(c) of the CAA transportation
conformity provisions. One of the changes streamlines the requirements
for conformity SIPs. Under SAFETEA-LU, states are required to address
and tailor only three sections of the rule in their conformity SIPs: 40
CFR 93.105, 40 CFR 93.122(a)(4)(ii), and 40 CFR 93.125(c), described
above. In general, states are no longer required to submit conformity
SIP revisions that address the other sections of the conformity rule.
These changes took effect on August 10, 2005, when SAFETEA-LU was
signed into law.

C. SIP Submission

    On December 31, 2008, the Commonwealth of Kentucky, through the KY
DAQ, submitted the Commonwealth's transportation conformity and
consultation interagency rule to EPA as an addition to the SIP. The
interagency consultation procedures for the transportation conformity
partners are outlined in the document, Transportation Conformity: A
Guide for Interagency Consultation, which is referenced in the Kentucky
transportation conformity rule.
    The Commonwealth of Kentucky developed its consultation rule based
on the elements contained in 40 CFR 93.105, 93.122(a)(4)(ii), and
93.125(c). As a first step, the Commonwealth worked with the existing
transportation planning organization's interagency committee that
included representatives from Kentucky's air quality agency, Kentucky
Department of Transportation (DOT), U.S. DOT (i.e., Federal Highway
Administration--Kentucky Division, Federal Transit Administration), the
MPOs of the maintenance and nonattainment areas of Kentucky, and EPA.
The interagency committee met regularly and drafted the consultation
rules considering elements in 40 CFR 93.105, 93.122(a)(4)(ii), and
93.125(c), and integrated the local procedures and processes into the
rule. The proposed rule provides additional information regarding
Kentucky's analysis and applicable nonattainment and maintenance areas.

III. Final Action

    EPA is taking final action to approve the December 31, 2008, SIP
revision request from Kentucky for the purpose of establishing
transportation conformity criteria and procedures in the Kentucky SIP.
This SIP revision is consistent with section 176(c) of the CAA.

IV. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

    Under the CAA, the Administrator is required to approve a SIP
submission that complies with the provisions of the Act and applicable
Federal regulations. 42 U.S.C. 7410(k); 40 CFR 52.02(a).

Thus, in reviewing SIP submissions, EPA's role is to approve state
choices, provided that they meet the criteria of the CAA. Accordingly,
this proposed action merely approves state law as meeting Federal
requirements and does not impose additional requirements beyond those
imposed by state law. For that reason, this proposed action:
     Is not a ``significant regulatory action'' subject to
review by the Office of Management and Budget under Executive Order
12866 (58 FR 51735, October 4, 1993);
     Does not impose an information collection burden under the
provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.);
     Is certified as not having a significant economic impact
on a substantial number of small entities under the Regulatory
Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.);
     Does not contain any unfunded mandate or significantly or
uniquely affect small governments, as described in the Unfunded
Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-4);
     Does not have Federalism implications as specified in
Executive Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, August 10, 1999);
     Is not an economically significant regulatory action based
on health or safety risks subject to Executive Order 13045 (62 FR
19885, April 23, 1997);
     Is not a significant regulatory action subject to
Executive Order 13211 (66 FR 28355, May 22, 2001);
     Is not subject to requirements of Section 12(d) of the
National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272
note) because application of those requirements would be inconsistent
with the CAA; and
     Does not provide EPA with the discretionary authority to
address, as appropriate, disproportionate human health or environmental
effects, using practicable and legally permissible methods, under
Executive Order 12898 (59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994).
    In addition, this rule does not have tribal implications as
specified by Executive Order 13175 (65 FR 67249, November 9, 2000),
because the SIP is not approved to apply in Indian country located in
the state, and EPA notes that it will not impose substantial direct
costs on tribal governments or preempt tribal law.
    The Congressional Review Act, 5 U.S.C. 801 et seq., as added by the
Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996, generally
provides that before a rule may take effect, the agency promulgating
the rule must submit a rule report, which includes a copy of the rule,
to each House of the Congress and to the Comptroller General of the
United States. EPA will submit a report containing this action and
other required information to the U.S. Senate, the U.S. House of
Representatives, and the Comptroller General of the United States prior
to publication of the rule in the Federal Register. A major rule cannot
take effect until 60 days after it is published in the Federal
Register. This action is not a ``major rule'' as defined by 5 U.S.C.
804(2).
    Under section 307(b)(1) of the CAA, petitions for judicial review
of this action must be filed in the United States Court of Appeals for
the appropriate circuit by June 21, 2010. Filing a petition for
reconsideration by the Administrator of this final rule does not affect
the finality of this action for the purposes of judicial review nor
does it extend the time within which a petition for judicial review may
be filed, and shall not postpone the effectiveness of such rule or
action. This action may not be challenged later in proceedings to
enforce its requirements. (See section 307(b)(2).)

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 1, 2010.
Beverly H. Banister,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 4.

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40 CFR part 52 is amended as follows:

PART 52--[AMENDED]

0
1. The authority citation for part 52 continues to read as follows:

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

Subpart S--Kentucky

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2. Section 52.920(c) is amended by adding an entry for ''401 KAR
50:066'' to Table 1 to read as follows:

Sec.  52.920  Identification of plan.

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    (c) * * *

                                   Table 1--EPA-Approved Kentucky Regulations
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                                                      State effective
         State citation             Title/subject          date        EPA approval date        Explanation
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                     Chapter 50 Division for Air Quality; General Administrative Procedures
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401 KAR 50:066.................  Conformity of             11/12/2008  04/21/2010.......  ......................
                                  transportation                       [Insert citation
                                  plans, programs,                      of publication].
                                  and projects.
                                  (Amendment).
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-RCRA-2005-0014; FRL-8042-7]

Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment Request; General Hazardous Waste Facility
Standards; EPA ICR Number 1571.08, OMB Control Number 2050-0120

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501
et seq.), this document announces that an Information Collection
Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and approval. This is a request to renew an existing
approved collection. This ICR is scheduled to expire on February 28,
2006. Under OMB regulations, the Agency may continue to conduct or
sponsor the collection of information while this submission is pending
at OMB. This ICR describes the nature of the information collection and
its estimated burden and cost.

DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before April 7, 2006.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing docket ID number EPA-HQ-
RCRA-2005-0014, to (1) EPA online using http://www.regulations.gov (our

preferred method), or by mail to: RCRA Docket (5305T), U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20460; and (2) OMB by mail to: Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Attention:
Desk Officer for EPA, 725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Norma Abdul-Malik, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460;
telephone number:<PHONE_NUMBER>; fax number:<PHONE_NUMBER>; e-mail
address<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has submitted the following ICR to OMB
for review and approval according to the procedures prescribed in 5 CFR
1320.12. On September 8, 2005 (70 FR 53356), EPA sought comments on
this ICR pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA received no comments. Any
additional comments on this ICR should be submitted to EPA and OMB
within 30 days of this notice.
    EPA has established a public docket for this ICR under Docket ID
No. EPA-HQ-RCRA-2005-0014, which is available for online viewing at
http://www.regulations.gov, or in person viewing at the RCRA Docket in the EPA

Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, Room B102, 1301 Constitution Ave.,
NW., Washington, DC. The EPA/DC Public Reading Room is open from 8 a.m.
to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The
telephone number for the Reading Room is<PHONE_NUMBER>, and the
telephone number for RCRA Docket is<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Use EPA's electronic docket and comment system at
http://www.regulations.gov, to submit or view public comments, access the

index listing of the contents of the docket, and to access those
documents in the docket that are available electronically. Once in the
system, select ``docket search,'' then key in the docket ID number
identified above. Please note that EPA's policy is that public
comments, whether submitted electronically or in paper, will be made
available for public viewing at http://www.regulations.gov as EPA receives

them and without change, unless the comment contains copyrighted
material, CBI, or other information whose public disclosure is
restricted by statute. For further information about the electronic
docket, go to http://www.regulations.gov.

    Title: General Hazardous Waste Facility Standards (Renewal).

    ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 1571.08, OMB Control No. 2050-0120.
    ICR status: This ICR is currently scheduled to expire on February
28, 2006. Under OMB regulations, the Agency may continue to conduct or
sponsor the collection of information while this submission is pending
at OMB. 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. The OMB control numbers for EPA's
regulations in title 40 of the CFR, after appearing in the Federal
Register when approved, are listed in 40 CFR part 9, are displayed
either by publication in the Federal Register or by other appropriate
means, such as on the related collection instrument or form, if
applicable. The display of OMB control numbers in certain EPA
regulations is consolidated in 40 CFR part 9.
    Abstract: Section 3004 of the Resource Conservation and Recovery
Act (RCRA), as amended, requires that the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) develop standards for hazardous waste treatment, storage,
and disposal facilities (TSDFs) as may be necessary to protect human
health and the environment. Subsections 3004(a)(1), (3), (4), (5), and
(6) specify that these standards include, but not be limited to, the
following requirements:
     Maintaining records of all hazardous wastes identified or
listed under subtitle C that are treated, stored, or disposed of, and
the manner in which such wastes were treated, stored, or disposed of;
     Operating methods, techniques, and practices for
treatment, storage, or disposal of hazardous waste;
     Location, design, and construction of such hazardous waste
treatment, disposal, or storage facilities;
     Contingency plans for effective action to minimize
unanticipated damage from any treatment, storage, or disposal of any
such hazardous waste; and
     Maintaining or operating such facilities and requiring
such additional qualifications as to ownership, continuity of
operation, training for personnel, and financial responsibility as may
be necessary or desirable.
    The regulations implementing these requirements are codified in the
Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Title 40, parts 264 and 265. The
collection of this information enables EPA to properly determine
whether owners/operators or hazardous waste treatment, storage, and
disposal facilities meet the requirements of Section 3004(a) of RCRA.
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting burden for this
collection of information is estimated to average 185 hours per
response, and the annual public recordkeeping burden for this
collection of information is estimated to average 254 hours per
response. Burden means the total time, effort, or financial resources
expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain, or disclose or
provide information to or for a Federal agency. This includes the time
needed to review instructions; develop, acquire, install, and utilize
technology and systems for the purposes of collecting, validating, and
verifying information, processing and maintaining information, and
disclosing and providing information; adjust the existing ways to
comply with any previously applicable instructions and requirements;
train personnel to be able to respond to a collection of information;
search data sources; complete and review the collection of information;
and transmit or otherwise disclose the information.
    Respondents/Affected Entities: Business or other for profit.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,531.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 652,312.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost: $45,907,000, which includes $13,000
annual capital/startup costs, $629,000 annual O&M costs and $45,265,000
annual labor costs.
    Changes in the Estimates: There is a decrease of 66,747 hours in
the total estimated burden currently identified in the OMB Inventory of
Approved ICR Burdens. EPA believes that this lower burden reflects a
more accurate portrait of the existing burden on the regulated
community.

    Dated: February 27, 2006.
Oscar Morales,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

Public Notice for Waiver for Aeronautical Land-Use Assurance at
San Marcos Regional Airport, San Marcos, Texas

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of intent for waiver of aeronautical land-use.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation Administration is considering a proposal
to change a portion of the airport from aeronautical to nonaeronautical
use and to authorize the conversion of the airport property. The
proposal consists of one parcel of land containing a total of
approximately 16.6 acres.The land comprising this parcel is outside the
forecasted need for aviation development and, thus, is no longer needed
for indirect or direct aeronautical use. The income from the conversion
of this parcel will benefit the aviation community by reinvestment into
the airport.
    Approval does not constitute a commitment by the FAA to financially
assist in the conversion of the subject airport property nor a
determination of eligibility for grant-in-aid funding from the FAA. The
disposition of proceeds from the conversion of the airport property
will be in accordance with FAA's policy and Procedures Concerning the
Use of Airport Revenue, published in the Federal Register on February
16, 1999. In accordance with Section 47107(h) of Title 49, United
States Code, this notice is required in the Federal Register 30 days
before modifying the land-use assurance that requires the property to
be used for an aeronautical purpose.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before November 24, 2021.

ADDRESSES: Comments on this application may be emailed to the FAA at
the following address: Mr. Jesse Carriger, Manager, [email protected], Federal Aviation Administration, Southwest Region,
Airports Division, Texas Airports District Office, ASW-650, 10101
Hillwood Parkway, Fort Worth, Texas 76177.
    In addition, one copy of any comments submitted to the FAA must be
mailed or delivered to Mr. Chase Stapp, Director of Public Safety, City
of San Marcos, at the following address: 630 East Hopkins, San Marcos,
Texas 78666.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mrs. Jessica Bryan, Civil Engineer,
Federal Aviation Administration, Texas Airports District Office, ASW-
650, 10101 Hillwood Parkway, Fort Worth, TX 76177, Telephone: (817)
222-4039, email: [email protected].
    Documents reflecting this FAA action may be reviewed at the above
locations.

    Issued in Fort Worth, Texas on October 13, 2021.
Ignacio Flores,
Manager, Airports Division, FAA, Southwest Region.
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