[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 183 (Monday, September 22, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56616-56618]
[FR Doc No: 2014-22500]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

[Docket No. FRA-2014-0011-N-17]

Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment
Request

AGENCY: Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), Department of
Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and its
implementing regulations, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)
hereby announces that it is seeking renewal of the following currently
approved information collection activities. Before submitting the
information collection requests (ICRs) below for clearance by the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB), FRA is soliciting public comment
on specific aspects of the activities identified below.

DATES: Comments must be received no later than November 21, 2014.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on any or all of the following
proposed activities by mail to either: Mr. Robert Brogan, Office of
Safety, Planning and Evaluation Division, RRS-21, Federal Railroad
Administration, 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE., Mail Stop 17, Washington, DC
20590, or Ms. Kimberly Toone, Office of Information Technology, RAD-20,
Federal Railroad Administration, 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE., Mail Stop
35, Washington, DC 20590. Commenters requesting FRA to acknowledge
receipt of their respective comments must include a self-addressed
stamped postcard stating, ``Comments on OMB control number
.''
Alternatively, comments may be transmitted via facsimile to (202) 493-
6216 or<PHONE_NUMBER>, or via email to Mr. Brogan at
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or to Ms. Toone at<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Please
refer to the assigned OMB control number in any correspondence
submitted. FRA will summarize comments received in response to this
notice in a subsequent notice and include them in its information
collection submission to OMB for approval.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Robert Brogan, Office of Planning
and Evaluation Division, RRS-21, Federal Railroad Administration, 1200
New Jersey Ave. SE., Mail Stop 17, Washington, DC 20590 (telephone:
(202) 493-6292) or Ms. Kimberly Toone, Office of Information
Technology, RAD-20, Federal Railroad Administration, 1200 New Jersey
Ave. SE., Mail Stop 35, Washington, DC 20590 (telephone: (202) 493-
6132). (These telephone numbers are not toll-free.)

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA),
Public Law 104-13, sec. 2, 109 Stat. 163 (1995) (codified as revised at
44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), and its implementing regulations, 5 CFR part
1320, require Federal agencies to provide 60-days notice to the public
for comment on information collection activities before seeking
approval for reinstatement or renewal by OMB. 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A);
5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1), 1320.10(e)(1), 1320.12(a). Specifically, FRA
invites interested respondents to comment on the following summary of
proposed information collection activities regarding (i) whether the
information collection activities are necessary for FRA to properly
execute its functions, including whether the activities will have
practical utility; (ii) the accuracy of FRA's estimates of the burden
of the information collection activities, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used to determine the estimates; (iii) ways
for FRA to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information
being collected; and (iv) ways for FRA to minimize the burden of
information collection activities on the public by automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology (e.g., permitting electronic
submission of responses). See 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)(i)-(iv); 5 CFR
1320.8(d)(1)(i)-(iv). FRA believes that soliciting public comment will
promote its efforts to reduce the administrative and paperwork burdens
associated with the collection of information mandated by Federal
regulations. In summary, FRA reasons that comments received will
advance three objectives: (i) Reduce reporting burdens; (ii) ensure
that it organizes information collection requirements in a ``user
friendly'' format to improve the use of such information; and (iii)
accurately assess the resources expended to retrieve and produce
information requested. See 44 U.S.C. 3501.
    Below is a brief summary of currently approved information
collection activities that FRA will submit for clearance by OMB as
required under the PRA:
    Title: Identification of Cars Moved in Accordance with Order 13528.
    OMB Control Number: 2130-0506.
    Abstract: This collection of information identifies a freight car
being moved within the scope of Order 13528 (now codified at under 49
CFR 232.3). Otherwise, an exception will be taken, and the car will be
set out of the train and not delivered. The information that must be
recorded is specified at 49 CFR 232.3(d)(3), which requires that a car
be properly identified by a card attached to each side of the car and
signed stating that such movement is being made under authority of the
Order. Section 232.2(d)(3) does not require retaining cards or tags.
When a car bearing a tag for movement under this provision arrives at
its destination, the tags are simply removed. This requirement/record
comes into play only when a railroad finds it necessary to move
equipment as specified above. FRA estimates that approximately 400 cars
per year are moved under this Order.
    Form Number(s): N/A.
    Affected Public: Businesses.
    Respondent Universe: 718 railroads.
    Frequency of Submission: On occasion.

                                                Reporting Burden
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                                      Respondent         Total annual      Average time per      Total annual
           CFR section                 universe            responses           response          burden hours
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232.3(d)--Cars moved in           718 railroads.....  800 tags..........  5 minutes.........  67 hours.
 Accordance with Emergency Order
 13528--Tagging.
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    Total Estimated Responses: 800.
    Total Estimated Annual Burden: 67 hours.
    Status: Extension of a Currently Approved Collection.
    Title: U.S. Locational Requirement for Dispatching U.S. Rail
Operations.
    OMB Control Number: 2130-0556.
    Abstract: Part 241 requires, in the absence of a waiver, that all
dispatching of railroad operations that occurs in the United States be
performed in this country, with a minor exception. A railroad is
allowed to conduct extraterritorial dispatching from Mexico or Canada
in emergency situations, but only for the duration of the emergency. A
railroad relying on the exception must provide written notification of
its action to the FRA Regional Administrator of each FRA region in
which the railroad operation occurs; such notification is not required
before addressing the emergency situation. The information

collected under this rule will be used as part of FRA's oversight
function to ensure that extraterritorial dispatchers comply with
applicable safety regulations.
    Form Number(s): N/A.
    Affected Public: Businesses.
    Respondent Universe: 4 Railroads.
    Frequency of Submission: On occasion.

                                                Reporting Burden
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                                      Respondent         Total annual      Average time per      Total annual
           CFR section                 universe            responses           response          burden hours
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241.9--Written Notification to    4 Railroads.......  1 Notice..........  8 hours...........  8 hours.
 FRA Regional Administrator of
 Emergency Where Dispatcher
 Outside the U.S. dispatches a
 Railroad Operation in the U.S.
 for Duration of Emergency.
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    Total Responses: 1.
    Total Estimated Total Annual Burden: 8 hours.
    Status: Extension of a Currently Approved Collection.
    Pursuant to 44 U.S.C. 3507(a) and 5 CFR 1320.5(b),
1320.8(b)(3)(vi), FRA informs all interested parties that it may not
conduct or sponsor, and a respondent is not required to respond to, a
collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB
control number.

    Authority:  44 U.S.C. 3501-3520.

Rebecca Pennington,
Chief Financial Officer.
[FR Doc. 2014-22500 Filed 9-19-14; 8:45 am]
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 135 (Friday, July 15, 2022)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 42327-42332]
[FR Doc No: 2022-15018]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 180

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2021-0185; FRL-9925-01-OCSPP]

Benoxacor; Pesticide Tolerances

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This regulation amends tolerances for residues of benoxacor in
or on field corn, popcorn, and sweet corn commodities when used as an
inert ingredient (herbicide safener) in pesticide formulations.
Management Contract Service, Inc., on behalf of Landis International,
submitted a petition requesting this tolerance amendment under the
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA).

DATES: This regulation is effective July 15, 2022. Objections and
requests for hearings must be received on or before September 13, 2022
and must be filed in accordance with the instructions provided in 40
CFR part 178 (see also Unit I.C. of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION).

ADDRESSES: The docket for this action, identified by docket
identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2021-0185, is available at
https://www.regulations.gov or at the Office of Pesticide Programs
Regulatory Public Docket (OPP Docket) in the Environmental Protection
Agency Docket Center (EPA/DC), West William Jefferson Clinton Bldg.,
Rm. 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460-0001. The
Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through
Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the Public
Reading Room and OPP Docket is<PHONE_NUMBER>. Please review the
visitor instructions and additional information about the docket
available at https://www.epa.gov/dockets.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marietta Echeverria, Registration
Division (7505T), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460-
0001; main telephone number:<PHONE_NUMBER>; email address:
[email protected].

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.
The following list of North American Industrial Classification System
(NAICS) codes is not intended to be exhaustive, but rather provides a
guide to help readers determine whether this document applies to them.
Potentially affected entities may include:
     Crop production (NAICS code 111).
     Animal production (NAICS code 112).
     Food manufacturing (NAICS code 311).
     Pesticide manufacturing (NAICS code 32532).

B. How can I get electronic access to other related information?

    You may access a frequently updated electronic version of 40 CFR
part 180 through the Office of the Federal Register's e-CFR site at
https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-40.

C. Can I file an objection or hearing request?

    Under FFDCA section 408(g), 21 U.S.C. 346a(g), any person may file
an objection to any aspect of this regulation and may also request a
hearing on those objections. You must file your objection or request a
hearing on this regulation in accordance with the instructions provided
in 40 CFR part 178. To ensure proper receipt by EPA, you must identify
docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-2021-0185 in the subject line on the first
page of your submission. All objections and requests for a hearing must
be in writing and must be received by the Hearing Clerk on or before
September 13, 2022. Addresses for mail and hand delivery of objections
and hearing requests are provided in 40 CFR 178.25(b).
    In addition to filing an objection or hearing request with the
Hearing Clerk as described in 40 CFR part 178, please submit a copy of
the filing (excluding any Confidential Business Information (CBI)) for
inclusion in the public docket. Information not marked confidential
pursuant to 40 CFR part 2 may be disclosed publicly by EPA without
prior notice. Submit the non-CBI copy of your objection or hearing
request, identified by docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-2021-0185, by one of
the following methods.
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the online instructions for submitting comments. Do not submit
electronically any information you consider to be CBI or other
information whose disclosure is restricted by statute.
     Mail: OPP Docket, Environmental Protection Agency Docket
Center (EPA/DC), (28221T), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC
20460-0001.
     Hand Delivery: To make special arrangements for hand
delivery or delivery of boxed information, please follow the
instructions at https://www.epa.gov/dockets/contacts.html.
    Additional instructions on commenting or visiting the docket, along
with more information about dockets generally, is available at https://www.epa.gov/dockets.

II. Summary of Petitioned for Tolerance

    In the Federal Register of June 1, 2021 (86 FR 29229), EPA issued a
document pursuant to FFDCA section 408, 21 U.S.C. 346a, announcing the
receipt of a pesticide petition (PP IN-11407) filed by Management
Contract Services, Inc. on behalf of Landis International, Inc., P.O.
Box 5126, Valdosta, GA 31603. The petition requested that EPA amend the
tolerance in 40 CFR 180.460 for residues of benoxacor (4-
(dichloroacetyl)-3,4-dihydro-3-methyl-2H-1,4-benzoxazine) (CAS Reg. No.
98730-04-2) as an inert safener in or on the raw agricultural commodity
for which tolerances have been established for metolachlor or S-
metolachlor at 0.01 ppm for all pesticide formulations. The published
petition summary requested to amend benoxacor tolerances when used as a
pesticide inert ingredient (safener) in pesticide formulations to
include any herbicide in or on raw agricultural commodities for which
tolerances have been established at 0.01 parts per million (ppm). That
document referenced a summary of the petition prepared by the
petitioner,

which is in the docket, and solicited comments on the petitioner's
request. The Agency did not receive any significant public comments.

III. Inert Ingredient Definition

    Inert ingredients are all ingredients that are not active
ingredients as defined in 40 CFR 153.125 and include, but are not
limited to, the following types of ingredients (except when they have a
pesticidal efficacy of their own): solvents such as alcohols and
hydrocarbons; surfactants such as polyoxyethylene polymers and fatty
acids; carriers such as clay and diatomaceous earth; thickeners such as
carrageenan and modified cellulose; wetting, spreading, and dispersing
agents; propellants in aerosol dispensers; microencapsulating agents;
and emulsifiers. The term ``inert'' is not intended to imply
nontoxicity; the ingredient may or may not be chemically active.
Generally, EPA has exempted inert ingredients from the requirement of a
tolerance based on the low toxicity of the individual inert
ingredients.

IV. Aggregate Risk Assessment and Determination of Safety

    Section 408(b)(2)(A)(i) of FFDCA allows EPA to establish a
tolerance (the legal limit for a pesticide chemical residue in or on a
food) only if EPA determines that the tolerance is ``safe.'' Section
408(b)(2)(A)(ii) of FFDCA defines ``safe'' to mean that ``there is a
reasonable certainty that no harm will result from aggregate exposure
to the pesticide chemical residue, including all anticipated dietary
exposures and all other exposures for which there is reliable
information.'' This includes exposure through drinking water and in
residential settings but does not include occupational exposure.
Section 408(b)(2)(C) of FFDCA requires EPA to give special
consideration to exposure of infants and children to the pesticide
chemical residue in establishing a tolerance and to ``ensure that there
is a reasonable certainty that no harm will result to infants and
children from aggregate exposure to the pesticide chemical residue. . .
.''
    Consistent with FFDCA section 408(b)(2)(D), and the factors
specified in FFDCA section 408(b)(2)(D), EPA has reviewed the available
scientific data and other relevant information in support of this
action. EPA has sufficient data to assess the hazards of and to make a
determination on aggregate exposure to benoxacor, including exposure
resulting from the tolerances established by this action. EPA's
assessment of exposures and risks associated with benoxacor follows.

A. Toxicological Profile

    EPA has evaluated the available toxicity data and considered its
validity, completeness, and reliability as well as the relationship of
the results of the studies to human risk. EPA has also considered
available information concerning the variability of the sensitivities
of major identifiable subgroups of consumers, including infants and
children.
    Benoxacor has low acute toxicity via the oral, dermal, and
inhalation routes. It is not a skin irritant, but it is a moderate eye
irritant and a skin sensitizer. In repeated-dose toxicity studies, the
kidneys, liver, and stomach are the major target organs. There is no
evidence of susceptibility in the available developmental and
reproduction toxicity studies. No adverse maternal or developmental
effects were found in the developmental toxicity study in rabbits and
the offspring effects observed in the developmental and reproduction
toxicity studies in rats occurred at the same doses at which maternal
toxicity was observed. Negative results were observed in mutagenicity
and genotoxicity studies with benoxacor. Although stomach tumors were
observed in mice and rats, these results were considered equivocal and
to be of little or no relevance to humans. Consequently, EPA described
the carcinogenic potential of benoxacor as ``cannot be determined but
suggestive'', based on the 1996 Proposed Guidelines for Carcinogenic
Risk Assessment, which can be found here https://cfpub.epa.gov/ncea/risk/recordisplay.cfm?deid=55868. Based on the cancer classification,
the chronic reference dose is considered protective of the potential
for cancer effects.

B. Toxicological Points of Departure/Levels of Concern

    Once a pesticide's toxicological profile is determined, EPA
identifies points of departure (PODs) and levels of concern (LOCs) to
use in evaluating the risk posed by human exposure to the pesticide.
For hazards that have a threshold below which there is no appreciable
risk, the toxicological POD is used as the basis for derivation of
reference values for risk assessment. PODs are developed based on a
careful analysis of the doses in each toxicological study to determine
the dose at which no adverse effects are observed (the NOAEL) and the
lowest dose at which adverse effects of concern are identified (the
LOAEL). Uncertainty/safety factors are used in conjunction with the POD
to calculate a safe exposure level--generally referred to as a
population-adjusted dose (PAD) or a reference dose (RfD)--and a safe
margin of exposure (MOE). For non-threshold risks, the Agency assumes
that any amount of exposure will lead to some degree of risk. Thus, the
Agency estimates risk in terms of the probability of an occurrence of
the adverse effect expected in a lifetime. For more information on the
general principles EPA uses in risk characterization and a complete
description of the risk assessment process, see https://www.epa.gov/pesticide-science-and-assessing-pesticide-risks/assessing-human-health-risk-pesticides.
    A summary of the toxicological endpoints for benoxacor used for
human risk assessment is shown in Table 1 of this unit.

   Table 1--Summary of Toxicological Doses and Endpoints for Benoxacor for Use in Human Health Risk Assessment
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                                    Point of departure
        Exposure/scenario            and uncertainty/     RfD, PAD, LOC for     Study and toxicological effects
                                      safety factors       risk assessment
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Acute Dietary (General Population  NOAEL = 100 mg/kg/    Acute RfD = 1.0 mg/  Developmental (Rat): LOAEL = 400
 including infants and Children).   day.                  kg/day.              mg/kg/day based on early
                                   UFA = 10x...........  aPAD = 1.0 mg/kg/     resorptions.
                                   UFH = 10x...........   day.
                                   FQPA SF = 1x........
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Chronic Dietary (All Populations)  NOAEL= 0.4 mg/kg/day  Chronic RfD = 0.004  Combined Chronic/Carcinogenicity
                                   UFA = 10x...........   mg/kg/day.           (Rat): LOAEL = 2 mg/kg/day based
                                   UFH = 10x...........  cPAD = 0.004 mg/kg/   on increased incidence of centro-
                                   FQPA SF = 1x........   day.                 lobular hepatic enlargement with
                                                                               or without hepatocyte vacuolation
                                                                               in the males.
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Incidental Oral Short-Term (1-30   NOAEL = 50 ppm (4.6   LOC for MOE < 100..  Reproduction toxicity study in
 days) and Intermediate-Term (1-6   mg/kg/day).                                rats MRID 42888703 LOAEL = 500
 months).                          UFA = 10x...........                        ppm (64 mg/kg/day for the F1
                                   UFH = 10x...........                        generation and 72.3 mg/kg/day for
                                   FQPA SF = 1x........                        the F2 generation), based on
                                                                               decreased pup body weight on
                                                                               lactation day 21.
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Dermal Short-Term (1-30 days) and  No dermal endpoint selected because no systemic effects were observed in the
 Intermediate-Term (1-6 months).    dermal study up to the limit dose and there is no evidence of increased
                                    susceptibility in the young.
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Inhalation Short-Term (1-30 days)  NOAEL = 50 ppm (4.6   LOC for MOE < 100..  Reproduction toxicity study in
 and Intermediate-Term (1-6         mg/kg/day).                                rats MRID 42888703 LOAEL = 500
 months).                          UFA = 10x...........                        ppm (64 mg/kg/day for the F1
                                   UFH = 10x...........                        generation and 72.3 mg/kg/day for
                                   FQPA SF = 1x........                        the F2 generation), based on
                                                                               decreased pup body weight on
                                                                               lactation day 21 and decreased
                                                                               parental weight.
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Cancer (Oral, Dermal, Inhalation)  The carcinogenic
                                    potential of
                                    benoxacor was
                                    described as
                                    ``cannot be
                                    determined but
                                    suggestive''. The
                                    use of the RfD
                                    approach is
                                    protective of any
                                    potential
                                    carcinogenicity.
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FQPA SF = Food Quality Protection Act Safety Factor. LOAEL = lowest observed adverse effect level. NOAEL = no
  observed adverse effect level. PAD = population-adjusted dose (a = acute, c = chronic). RfD = reference dose.
  UF = uncertainty factor. UFA = extrapolation from animal to human (interspecies). UFH = potential variation in
  sensitivity among members of the human population (intraspecies).

C. Exposure Assessment

    1. Dietary exposure from food and feed uses. In evaluating dietary
exposure to benoxacor, EPA considered exposure under the existing and
petitioned-for tolerances. EPA assessed dietary exposures from
benoxacor in food as follows:
    i. Acute exposure. Quantitative acute dietary exposure and risk
assessments are performed for a food-use pesticide, if a toxicological
study has indicated the possibility of an effect of concern occurring
as a result of a 1-day or single exposure. Such effects were identified
for benoxacor. Acute dietary (food only) exposure and risk assessments
were conducted using the Dietary Exposure Evaluation Model software
with the Food Commodity Intake Database (DEEM-FCID) Version 4.02. This
software uses 2005-2010 food consumption data from the U.S. Department
of Agriculture's (USDA's) National Health and Nutrition Examination
Survey, What We Eat in America (NHANES/WWEIA). The current assessment
includes every commodity available in DEEM.
    EPA conducted an unrefined acute dietary (food only) exposure
assessment for the proposed uses of benoxacor. Food residues for all
commodities were assumed to be at the tolerance level for 100% of crops
treated; that is, a value of 0.01 ppm was assumed for all commodities
upon which a tolerance has been established for metolachlor or S-
metolachlor. Results of the acute dietary assessment indicate that the
general U.S. population and all other population subgroups have
exposure and risk estimates below EPA's level of concern (LOC).
    ii. Chronic exposure. In conducting the chronic dietary (food only)
exposure assessment, EPA used DEEM-FCID Version 4.02 with 2005-10 food
consumption data from the USDA's NHANES/WWEIA. The current assessment
includes every commodity available in DEEM.
    EPA conducted an unrefined chronic dietary (food only) exposure
assessment for the proposed uses of benoxacor. Food residues for all
commodities were assumed to be at the tolerance level for 100% of crops
treated; that is, a value of 0.01 ppm was assumed for all commodities
upon which a tolerance has been established for metolachlor or S-
metolachlor.
    iii. Cancer. Based on the data summarized in Unit IV.A., EPA has
concluded that the chronic reference dose will be protective of the
potential for cancer effects in humans. Therefore, a separate dietary
exposure assessment for the purpose of assessing cancer risk was not
performed.
    iv. Anticipated residue and percent crop treated (PCT) information.
EPA did not use anticipated residue and/or PCT information in the
dietary assessment for benoxacor. Tolerance level residues and/or 100%
CT were assumed for all food commodities.
    2. Dietary exposure from drinking water. A drinking water
concentration of 0.025 ppm (24.8 ppb) was used for both acute and
chronic exposure scenarios based on modeling using the US EPA Pesticide
Water Calculator

(PWC) Version 1.52. Water modeling assumptions included 5% benoxacor in
formulation and application rate of 0.5 lb/acre of benoxacor.
    3. From non-dietary exposure. The term ``residential exposure'' is
used in this document to refer to non-occupational, non-dietary
exposure (e.g., for lawn and garden pest control, indoor pest control,
termiticides, and fleas and tick control on pets). The proposed use of
benoxacor in corn crops is not anticipated to result in residential
exposure. Residential exposure (post-application only) to benoxacor may
occur from existing pesticide uses in formulations with s-metolachlor
(e.g., uses on warm-season turf grasses, and other non-crop land
including golf courses, sports fields, parks, lawns, and ornamental
gardens that would result in residential post-application exposures).
There are no current or proposed residential handler uses for
benoxacor; therefore, a residential handler assessment was not
conducted. For residential post-application exposure scenarios (short-
and intermediate-term child hand to mouth) and dietary exposure were
used for the aggregate exposure assessments.
    4. Cumulative effects from substances with a common mechanism of
toxicity. Section 408(b)(2)(D)(v) of FFDCA requires that, when
considering whether to establish, modify, or revoke a tolerance, the
Agency consider ``available information'' concerning the cumulative
effects of a particular pesticide's residues and ``other substances
that have a common mechanism of toxicity.''
    EPA has not found benoxacor to share a common mechanism of toxicity
with any other substances, and benoxacor does not appear to produce a
toxic metabolite produced by other substances. For the purposes of this
tolerance action, therefore, EPA has assumed that benoxacor does not
have a common mechanism of toxicity with other substances. For
information regarding EPA's efforts to determine which chemicals have a
common mechanism of toxicity and to evaluate the cumulative effects of
such chemicals, see EPA's website at https://www.epa.gov/pesticides/cumulative.

D. Safety Factor for Infants and Children

    1. In general. Section 408(b)(2)(C) of FFDCA provides that EPA
shall apply an additional ten-fold (10x) margin of safety for infants
and children in the case of threshold effects to account for prenatal
and postnatal toxicity and the completeness of the database on toxicity
and exposure unless EPA determines based on reliable data that a
different margin of safety will be safe for infants and children. This
additional margin of safety is commonly referred to as the FQPA Safety
factor (SF). in applying this provision, the EPA either retains the
default value of 10x, or uses a different additional safety factor when
reliable data available to EPA support the choice of a different
factor.
    2. Prenatal and postnatal sensitivity. There is no evidence of
susceptibility in the available developmental and reproduction toxicity
studies. No adverse maternal or developmental effects were found in the
developmental toxicity study in rabbits and the offspring effects
observed in the developmental and reproduction toxicity studies in rats
occurred at the same doses at which maternal toxicity was observed.
There are no residual uncertainties identified in the exposure
databases. An unrefined dietary exposure assessment was completed, and
tolerance level residues and 100% CT were assumed. EPA used similarly
conservative assumptions to assess post-application exposures of
children. Thus, these assessments will not underestimate the exposure
and risks posed by benoxacor.
    3. Conclusion. EPA has determined that reliable data show the
safety of infants and children is adequately protected when reducing
the FQPA SF from 10x to 1x. The FQPA safety factor has been reduced to
1x because: (1) the toxicity database is adequate to characterize
potential pre- and postnatal risk for infants and children; (2) no
reproductive effects were observed in rats; (3) although there were
slight developmental/offspring effects in the reproductive and
developmental studies in rats, these were seen in the presence of
comparable parental toxicity, thus, there is no evidence of increase
susceptibility in the young; (4) the endpoints selected are protective
of any potential neurotoxic effects; (5) the PODs selected for risk
assessment purposes are protective of the offspring effects seen in the
database; and (6) the exposure assumptions are unlikely to
underestimate risk.

E. Aggregate Risks and Determination of Safety

    EPA determines whether acute and chronic dietary pesticide
exposures are safe by comparing aggregate exposure estimates to the
aPAD and cPAD. For linear cancer risks, EPA calculates the lifetime
probability of acquiring cancer given the estimated aggregate exposure.
Short-, intermediate-, and chronic-term risks are evaluated by
comparing the estimated aggregate food, water, and residential exposure
to the appropriate PODs to ensure that an adequate MOE exists.
    1. Acute risk. An acute aggregate risk assessment takes into
account acute exposure estimates from dietary consumption from food and
drinking water. Using the exposure assumptions discussed in this unit
for acute exposure, the acute dietary exposure from food and water to
benoxacor will occupy 0.17% of the aPAD for the general U.S.
population, and 0.50% of the aPAD for the highest exposed population
subgroup, non-nursing infants.
    2. Chronic risk. Using the exposure assumptions described in this
unit for chronic exposure, EPA has concluded that chronic exposure to
benoxacor from food and water will utilize 18.0% of the cPAD for the
general U.S. population, and 75.5% of the cPAD for the highest exposed
population subgroup, non-nursing infants. Based on the explanation in
Unit III.C.3., regarding residential use patterns, chronic residential
exposure to residues of benoxacor is not expected.
    3. Short-term risk. Short-term aggregate exposure takes into
account short-term residential exposure plus chronic exposure to food
and water (considered to be a background exposure level). The short-
term aggregate MOE is 550 for adults and 125 for children. As the level
of concern is for MOEs that are lower than 100, these MOEs are not of
concern.
    4. Intermediate-term risk. Intermediate-term aggregate exposure
takes into account intermediate-term residential exposure plus chronic
exposure to food and water (considered to be a background exposure
level). The intermediate-term aggregate MOE is 550 for adults and 127
for children. As the level of concern is for MOEs that are lower than
100, there are no concerns for intermediate-term aggregate risk.
    5. Aggregate cancer risk for U.S. population. The RfD methodology
is considered protective of any potential carcinogenicity. Because the
aggregate chronic risk is not of concern, EPA concludes that there is
not a cancer risk from aggregate exposure to benoxacor.
    6. Determination of safety. Based on its risk assessments, EPA
concludes that there is a reasonable certainty that no harm will result
to the general U.S. population, or to infants and children from
aggregate exposure to benoxacor residues.

V. Other Considerations

A. Analytical Enforcement Methodology

    Adequate enforcement methodology (gas chromatography with nitrogen
phosphorous detection (GC/NPD)) is available to enforce the tolerance
expression. The method may be requested from: Chief, Analytical
Chemistry Branch, Environmental Science Center, 701 Mapes Rd., Ft.
Meade, MD 20755-5350; telephone number:<PHONE_NUMBER>; email address:
[email protected].

B. International Residue Limits

    In making its tolerance decisions, EPA seeks to harmonize U.S.
tolerances with international standards whenever possible, consistent
with U.S. food safety standards and agricultural practices. EPA
considers the international maximum residue limits (MRLs) established
by the Codex Alimentarius Commission (Codex), as required by FFDCA
section 408(b)(4). Codex is a joint United Nations Food and Agriculture
Organization/World Health Organization food standards program, and it
is recognized as an international food safety standards-setting
organization in trade agreements to which the United States is a party.
EPA may establish a tolerance that is different from a Codex MRL;
however, FFDCA section 408(b)(4) requires that EPA explain the reasons
for departing from the Codex level.
    The Codex has not established a MRL for benoxacor.

C. Revisions to Petitioned-For Tolerances

    After submitting its original petition seeking tolerances of 0.01
ppm on all commodities on which any herbicidal formulations may be
used, the petitioner revised its request to tolerances for residues of
benoxacor on only field corn, popcorn, and sweet corn commodities when
benoxacor is used in any herbicidal formulation. The available residue
data was limited to corn commodities, and because residues may differ
between commodities, there was not sufficient data to support extending
the benoxacor tolerances beyond corn commodities.

VI. Conclusion

    Taking into consideration all available information on benoxacor,
EPA has determined that there is a reasonable certainty that no harm to
the general population or any population subgroup, including infants
and children, will result from aggregate exposure to benoxacor
residues. Therefore, tolerances are established for residues of
benoxacor, including its metabolites and degradates, in or on corn,
field, forage; corn, field, grain; corn, field, stover; corn, pop,
grain; corn, pop, stover; corn, sweet, forage; corn, sweet, kernel plus
cob with husks removed; and corn, sweet, stover at 0.01 ppm. Compliance
with the tolerances is to be determined by measuring only benoxacor (4-
(dichloroacetyl)-3,4-dihydro-3-methyl-2H-1,4-benzoxazine).

VII. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

    This final rule establishes tolerances under section 408(d) of
FFDCA in response to a petition submitted to the Agency. The Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) has exempted these types of actions from
review under Executive Order 12866, entitled Regulatory Planning and
Review (58 FR 51735, October 4, 1993). Because this final rule has been
exempted from review under Executive Order 12866, this final rule is
not subject to Executive Order 13211, entitled Actions Concerning
Regulations That Significantly Affect Energy Supply, Distribution, or
Use (66 FR 28355, May 22, 2001) or Executive Order 13045, entitled
Protection of Children from Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks
(62 FR 19885, April 23, 1997). This final rule does not contain any
information collections subject to OMB approval under the Paperwork
Reduction Act (PRA), 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq., nor does it require any
special considerations under Executive Order 12898, entitled Federal
Actions to Address Environmental Justice in Minority Populations and
Low-Income Populations (59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994). Since
tolerances and exemptions that are established on the basis of a
petition under section 408(d) of FFDCA, such as the tolerance in this
final rule, do not require the issuance of a proposed rule, the
requirements of the Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) (5 U.S.C. 601 et
seq.) do not apply. This final rule directly regulates growers, food
processors, food handlers, and food retailers, not States or Tribes,
nor does this action alter the relationships or distribution of power
and responsibilities established by Congress in the preemption
provisions of section 408(n)(4) of FFDCA. As such, the Agency has
determined that this action will not have a substantial direct effect
on States or Tribal Governments, on the relationship between the
National Government and the States or Tribal Governments, or on the
distribution of power and responsibilities among the various levels of
government or between the Federal Government and Indian Tribes. Thus,
the Agency has determined that Executive Order 13132, entitled
Federalism (64 FR 43255, August 10, 1999) and Executive Order 13175,
entitled Consultation and Coordination with Indian Tribal Governments
(65 FR 67249, November 9, 2000) do not apply to this final rule. In
addition, this final rule does not impose any enforceable duty or
contain any unfunded mandate as described under Title II of the
Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (UMRA) (Pub. L. 104-4). This
action does not involve any technical standards that would require
Agency consideration of voluntary consensus standards pursuant to
section 12(d) of the National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act
of 1995 (NTTAA), Public Law 104-113, section 12(d) (15 U.S.C. 272
note).

VIII. Congressional Review Act

    Pursuant to the Congressional Review Act (5 U.S.C. 801 et seq.),
EPA will submit a report containing this rule 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. This action is not a ``major rule''
as defined by 5 U.S.C. 804(2).

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 180

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

    Dated: July 8, 2022.
Marietta Echeverria
Acting Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.

    Therefore, for the reasons stated in the preamble, EPA is amending
40 CFR chapter I as follows:

PART 180--TOLERANCES AND EXEMPTIONS FOR PESTICIDE CHEMICAL RESIDUES
IN FOOD

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1. The authority citation for part 180 continues to read as follows:

    Authority:  21 U.S.C. 321(q), 346a and 371.

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2. In Sec.  180.460, paragraph (a) is revised to read as follows:

Sec.  180.460   Benoxacor; tolerances for residues.

    (a) General. (1) Tolerances are established for residues of the
inert ingredient (safener) benoxacor (4-(dichloroacetyl)-3,4-dihydro-3-
methyl-2H-1, 4-benzoxazine) at 0.01 parts per million (ppm) when used
in pesticide formulations containing metolachlor or S-metolachlor in or
on raw agricultural commodities for which tolerances have

been established for metolachlor or S-metolachlor.
    (2) Tolerances are established for residues of benoxacor, including
its metabolites and degradates, in or on the commodities in the
following table, when used as an inert ingredient (herbicide safener)
in pesticide formulations. Compliance with the tolerance levels
specified in the following table is to be determined by measuring only
benoxacor (4-(dichloroacetyl)-3,4-dihydro-3-methyl-2H-1,4-benzoxazine).

                        Table 1 to Paragraph (a)
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                                                               Parts per
                          Commodity                             million
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Corn, field forage..........................................        0.01
Corn, field, grain..........................................        0.01
Corn, field, stover.........................................        0.01
Corn, pop, grain............................................        0.01
Corn, pop, stover...........................................        0.01
Corn, sweet, forage.........................................        0.01
Corn, sweet, kernel plus cob with husks removed.............        0.01
Corn, sweet, stover.........................................        0.01
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-75093; File No. SR-NYSEArca-2015-25]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE Arca, Inc.; Notice of
Designation of a Longer Period for Commission Action on Proposed Rule
Change, as Modified by Amendment No. 1, To List and Trade Shares of the
iShares iBonds Dec 2021 AMT-Free Muni Bond ETF and iShares iBonds Dec
2022 AMT-Free Muni Bond ETF Under NYSE Arca Equities Rule 5.2(j)(3)

June 2, 2015.
    On March 31, 2015, NYSE Arca, Inc. (the ``Exchange'' or ``NYSE
Arca'') filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
``Commission''), pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) \1\ of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (the ``Act'') \2\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\3\ a
proposed rule change to list and trade shares of the following series
of the iShares Trust: iShares iBonds Dec 2021 AMT-Free Muni Bond ETF
and iShares iBonds Dec 2022 AMT-Free Muni Bond ETF under NYSE Arca
Equities Rule 5.2(j)(3), Commentary .02. On April 14, 2015, the
Exchange filed Amendment No. 1 to the proposed rule change, which
superseded the original filing. The proposed rule change, as modified
by Amendment No. 1, was published for comment in the Federal Register
on April 21, 2015.\4\ The Commission has received no comment letters on
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    \2\ 15 U.S.C. 78a.
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    Section 19(b)(2) of the Act \5\ provides that, within 45 days of
the publication of notice of the filing of a proposed rule change, or
within such longer period up to 90 days as the Commission may designate
if it finds such longer period to be appropriate and publishes its
reasons for so finding or as to which the self-regulatory organization
consents, the Commission shall either approve the proposed rule change,
disapprove the proposed rule change, or institute proceedings to
determine whether the proposed rule change should be disapproved. The
Commission is extending this 45-day time period. The Commission finds
that it is appropriate to designate a longer period within which to
take action on the proposed rule change so that it has sufficient time
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    Accordingly, the Commission, pursuant to Section 19(b)(2) of the
Act,\6\ designates July 20, 2015, as the date by which the Commission
shall either approve or disapprove or institute proceedings to
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 39

[Docket No. FAA-2020-0898; Project Identifier AD-2020-01284-T;
Amendment 39-21320; AD 2020-23-04]
RIN 2120-AA64

Airworthiness Directives; Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation
Airplanes

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for
certain Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation (Gulfstream) Model GVII-G500
and Model GVII-G600 airplanes. This AD requires revising your existing
airplane flight manual (AFM) and airplane maintenance manual (AMM) to
include information pertaining to the fuel boost pump. This AD was
prompted by a report of misassembled impellers onto the shaft of the
fuel boost pump during production. The FAA is issuing this AD to
address the unsafe condition on these products.

DATES: This AD is effective November 24, 2020.
    The Director of the Federal Register approved the incorporation by
reference of certain publications listed in this AD as of November 24,
2020.
    The FAA must receive comments on this AD by December 24, 2020.

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: U.S. Department of Transportation, Docket
Operations, M-30, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
    For service information identified in this final rule, contact
Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation, Technical Publications Dept., P.O.
Box 2206, Savannah, GA 31402; phone:<PHONE_NUMBER>; email:
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>website: https://www.gulfstream.com/en/customer-support/. You may view this service information at the FAA,
Airworthiness Products Section, Operational Safety Branch, 901 Locust,
Kansas City, Missouri 64106. For information on the availability of
this material at the FAA, call<PHONE_NUMBER>. It is also available on
the internet at https://www.regulations.gov by searching for and
locating Docket No. FAA-2020-0898.

Examining the AD Docket

    You may examine the AD docket on the internet at https://www.regulations.gov by searching for and locating Docket No. FAA-2020-
0898; 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 final rule, any comments received, and other information. The
street address for Docket Operations is listed above. Comments will be
available in the AD docket shortly after receipt.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jared Meyer, Aerospace Engineer,
Atlanta ACO Branch, FAA, 1701 Columbia Avenue, College Park, Georgia
30337; phone:<PHONE_NUMBER>; fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>; email:
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Discussion

    The FAA was notified by Gulfstream of the possibility of
misassembled impellers onto the shaft of fuel boost pumps used in the
production of GVII-G500 and GVII-G600 airplanes. The supplier of fuel
boost pumps discovered two misassembled fuel boost pumps on two
different make/models of non-Gulfstream aircraft. The Gulfstream GVII-
G500 and GVII-G600 fuel boost pumps are very similar in design and are
manufactured in the same facility using the same manufacturing
processes, so the same condition could exist on the Gulfstream fuel
boost pumps.
    A misassembled fuel boost pump could result in a woodruff key
becoming dislodged and causing friction between static and rotating
components internal to the fuel boost pump. This friction could
generate heat or sparks inside the fuel tank, which, if the pump were
to run dry, could result in a fuel tank fire or fuel tank explosion.
    The unsafe condition, if not addressed, could result in a potential
source of ignition in the fuel tank and may lead to fire or explosion.

Related Service Information Under 1 CFR Part 51

    The FAA reviewed the following AFM supplements, which contain new
warnings about operating the boost pumps with empty fuel tanks for the
Abnormal Procedures and Emergency Procedures sections of the AFM. These
documents are distinct because they pertain to different airplane
models:
     Gulfstream Aerospace GVII-G500 Airplane Flight Manual
Supplement No. GVII-G500 (Issue 1)-2020-05, dated September 8, 2020;
     Gulfstream Aerospace GVII-G500 Airplane Flight Manual
Supplement No. GVII-G500-2020-06, dated September 8, 2020; and
     Gulfstream Corporation GVII-G600 Airplane Flight Manual
Supplement No. GVII-G600-2020-06 dated September 8, 2020.
    The FAA also reviewed the following AMM documents, which contain
revised maintenance procedures pertaining to the fuel boost pump. These
documents are distinct since they apply to different airplane models.
Although the documents have the watermarked words ``advance copy'' on
each page of the document, these are not advance draft copies but final
versions of temporary revisions to the AMM, pending incorporation into
the AMM at the next revision.
     GVII-G500 Maintenance Manual 12-13-01 Defueling
Procedure--Defuel, dated August 31, 2020;
     GVII-G500 Maintenance Manual 28-26-04 Fuel Boost Pump--
Prime, dated August 31, 2020;
     GVII-G600 Maintenance Manual 12-13-01 Defueling
Procedure--Defuel, dated August 31, 2020;
     GVII-G600 Maintenance Manual 28-26-04 Fuel Boost Pump--
Prime, dated August 31, 2020;
     GVII-G600 Maintenance Manual 28-26-04 Fuel Boost Pump--
Removal/Installation, dated August 31, 2020; and
     GVII-G600 Maintenance Manual 28-26-05 Fuel Boost Pump
Canister--Removal/Installation, dated August 31, 2020.

    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.

FAA's Determination

    The FAA is issuing this AD because it evaluated all the relevant
information and determined the unsafe condition described previously is
likely to exist or develop in other products of this same type design.

AD Requirements

    This AD requires revising the existing AFM for your airplane by
adding new warnings to the Abnormal Procedures and Emergency Procedures
sections. Revising the existing AFM for your airplane is not considered
a maintenance action and therefore may be performed by the owner/
operator (pilot) holding at least a private pilot certificate. The
pilot must record compliance in the aircraft maintenance records in
accordance with 14 CFR 43.9(a)(1) through (4) and 14 CFR
91.417(a)(2)(v). The record must be maintained as required by 14 CFR
91.417.
    This AD also requires revising the existing AMM for your airplane
by replacing maintenance procedures pertaining to the fuel boost pump.

Interim Action

    The FAA considers this AD an interim action. The design approval
holder is currently working on a modification that will address the
unsafe condition identified in this AD. Once this modification action
is developed, FAA-approved, and available, the FAA will consider
additional rulemaking.

Justification For Immediate Adoption and Determination of the Effective
Date

    Section 553(b)(3)(B) of the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) (5
U.S.C. 551 et seq.) authorizes agencies to dispense with notice and
comment procedures for rules when the agency, for ``good cause,'' finds
that those procedures are ``impracticable, unnecessary, or contrary to
the public interest.'' Under this section, an agency, upon finding good
cause, may issue a final rule without providing notice and seeking
comment prior to issuance. Further, section 553(d) of the APA
authorizes agencies to make rules effective in less than thirty days,
upon a finding of good cause.
    An unsafe condition exists that requires the immediate adoption of
this AD without providing an opportunity for public comments prior to
adoption. The FAA has found that the risk to the flying public
justifies foregoing notice and comment prior to adoption of this rule
because misassembled fuel boost pump components could generate heat or
sparks leading to a potential fuel tank explosion. If an operator or
maintenance personnel were to run fuel boost pump dry, it could result
in fuel tank fire or explosion. The FAA determined that the actions
necessary to correct this condition must be accomplished within 14
days. Therefore, the FAA finds good cause that notice and opportunity
for prior public comment are impracticable pursuant to 5 U.S.C.
553(b)(3)(B).
    In addition, the FAA finds that good cause exists pursuant to 5
U.S.C. 553(d) for making this amendment effective in less than 30 days,
for the same reasons the FAA found good cause to forgo notice and
comment.

Comments Invited

    This AD is a final rule that involves requirements affecting flight
safety and was not preceded by notice and an opportunity for public
comment. The FAA invites you to send any written relevant data, views,
or arguments about this final rule. Send your comments to an address
listed under ADDRESSES. Include Docket No. FAA-2020-0898 and Project
Identifier AD-2020-01284-T at the beginning of your comments. The most
helpful comments reference a specific portion of the final rule,
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 final rule 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 final rule.

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 AD 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 AD, 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 AD. Submissions containing CBI should be sent to Jared
Meyer, Aerospace Engineer, Atlanta ACO Branch, FAA, 107 Charles W.
Grant Pkwy, Atlanta, GA 30354. Any commentary that the FAA receives
which is not specifically designated as CBI will be placed in the
public docket for this rulemaking.

Costs of Compliance

    The FAA estimates that this AD affects 80 airplanes of U.S.
registry.
    The FAA estimates the following costs to comply with this AD:

                                                 Estimated Costs
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                                                                                Cost per      Cost on U.S.
              Action                      Labor cost              Parts cost          product        operators
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Revise the AMM...................  1 work-hour x $85 per     Not applicable.....             $85          $6,800
                                    hour = $85.
Revise the AFM...................  1 work-hour x $85 per     Not applicable.....              85           6,800
                                    hour = $85.
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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 Flexibility Act

    The requirements of the Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) do not
apply when an agency finds good cause pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553 to adopt
a rule without prior notice and comment. Because the FAA has determined
that it has good cause to adopt this rule without notice and comment,
RFA analysis is not required.

Regulatory Findings

    This AD will not have federalism implications under Executive Order
13132. This AD will not have a substantial direct effect on the States,
on the relationship between the national government and the States, or
on the distribution of power and responsibilities among the various
levels of government.
    For the reasons discussed above, I certify that this AD:
    (1) Is not a ``significant regulatory action'' under Executive
Order 12866, and
    (2) Will not affect intrastate aviation in Alaska.

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:

2020-23-04 Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation: Amendment 39-21320;
Docket No. FAA-2020-0898; Project Identifier AD-2020-01284-T.

(a) Effective Date

    This airworthiness directive (AD) is effective November 24,
2020.

(b) Affected ADs

    None.

(c) Applicability

    This AD applies to Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation Model GVII-
G500 airplanes, serial numbers 72001 through 72064, and Model GVII-
G600 airplanes, serial numbers 73001 through 73043, certificated in
any category.

(d) Subject

    Joint Aircraft System Component (JASC)/Air Transport Association
(ATA) of America Code 2822, Fuel Boost Pump.

(e) Unsafe Condition

    This AD was prompted by a report of misassembled impellers onto
the shaft of the fuel boost pump during production. The FAA is
issuing this AD to prevent the ignition of flammable vapors in the
fuel tank as a result of frictional heating or sparks caused by a
dislodged woodruff key inside the fuel boost pump. This unsafe
condition, if not addressed, could result in a potential source of
ignition in the fuel tank and consequent fire or explosion.

(f) Compliance

    You must comply with this AD within 14 days after the effective
date of this AD, unless already done.

(g) Required Actions

    (1) Revise your existing airplane maintenance manual (AMM) by
replacing the procedures listed in paragraphs (g)(1)(i) through (vi)
of this AD, as applicable for your model airplane.
    (i) GVII-G500 Maintenance Manual 12-13-01 Defueling Procedure--
Defuel, dated August 31, 2020;
    (ii) GVII-G500 Maintenance Manual 28-26-04 Fuel Boost Pump--
Prime, dated August 31, 2020;
    (iii) GVII-G600 Maintenance Manual 12-13-01 Defueling
Procedure--Defuel, dated August 31, 2020;
    (iv) GVII-G600 Maintenance Manual 28-26-04 Fuel Boost Pump--
Prime, dated August 31, 2020;
    (v) GVII-G600 Maintenance Manual 28-26-04 Fuel Boost Pump--
Removal/Installation, dated August 31, 2020; and
    (vi) GVII-G600 Maintenance Manual 28-26-05 Fuel Boost Pump
Canister--Removal/Installation, dated August 31, 2020.
    (2) Revise your existing airplane flight manual (AFM) by
including in the AFM the airplane flight manual supplement (AFMS)
listed in paragraph (g)(2)(i), (ii) or (iii) of this AD that is
applicable to your model airplane. Using a later AFM revision with
information identical to that contained in the AFMS specified for
your airplane is acceptable for compliance with the requirement of
this paragraph.
    (i) Gulfstream Aerospace GVII-G500 Airplane Flight Manual
Supplement No. GVII-G500 (Issue 1)-2020-05, dated September 8, 2020;
    (ii) Gulfstream Aerospace GVII-G500 Airplane Flight Manual
Supplement No. GVII-G500-2020-06, dated September 8, 2020; or
    (iii) Gulfstream Aerospace GVII-G600 Airplane Flight Manual
Supplement No. GVII-G600-2020-06, dated September 8, 2020.
    (3) The action required by paragraph (g)(2) of this AD may be
performed by the owner/operator (pilot) holding at least a private
pilot certificate and must be entered into the aircraft records
showing compliance with this AD in accordance with 14 CFR 43.9(a)(1)
through (4), and 14 CFR 91.417(a)(2)(v). The record must be
maintained as required by 14 CFR 91.417, 121.380, or 135.439.

(h) Alternative Methods of Compliance (AMOCs)

    (1) The Manager, Atlanta ACO 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 certification office, send it to the attention of the
person identified in paragraph (i) of this AD.
    (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

    For more information about this AD, contact Jared Meyer,
Aerospace Engineer, Atlanta ACO Branch, FAA, 1701 Columbia Avenue,
College Park, Georgia 30337; phone:<PHONE_NUMBER>; fax: (404) 474-
5605; email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
(j) Material Incorporated by Reference

    (1) The Director of the Federal Register approved the
incorporation by reference of the service information listed in this
paragraph under 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51.
    (2) You must use this service information as applicable to do
the actions required by this AD, unless the AD specifies otherwise.
    (i) Gulfstream Aerospace GVII-G500 Airplane Flight Manual
Supplement No. GVII-G500 (Issue 1)-2020-05, dated September 8, 2020.
    (ii) Gulfstream Aerospace GVII-G500 Airplane Flight Manual
Supplement No. GVII-G500-2020-06, dated September 8, 2020.
    (iii) Gulfstream Aerospace GVII-G600 Airplane Flight Manual
Supplement No. GVII-G600-2020-06, dated September 8, 2020.
    (iv) GVII-G500 Maintenance Manual 12-13-01 Defueling Procedure--
Defuel, dated August 31, 2020.

    Note 1 to paragraph (j)(2)(iv): Although the documents in
paragraphs (j)(2)(iv) through (ix) have the watermarked words
``advance copy'' on each page of the document, these are not advance
draft copies but final versions of temporary revisions to the AMM,
pending incorporation into the AMM at the next revision.

    (v) GVII-G500 Maintenance Manual 28-26-04 Fuel Boost Pump--
Prime, dated August 31, 2020.
    (vi) GVII-G600 Maintenance Manual 12-13-01 Defueling Procedure--
Defuel, dated August 31, 2020.

    (vii) GVII-G600 Maintenance Manual 28-26-04 Fuel Boost Pump--
Prime, dated August 31, 2020.
    (viii) GVII-G600 Maintenance Manual 28-26-04 Fuel Boost Pump--
Removal/Installation dated August 31, 2020.
    (ix) GVII-G600 Maintenance Manual 28-26-05 Fuel Boost Pump
Canister--Removal/Installation, dated August 31, 2020.
    (3) For Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation service information
identified in this AD, contact Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation,
Technical Publications Dept., P.O. Box 2206, Savannah, GA 31402;
phone:<PHONE_NUMBER>; email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>website: https://www.gulfstream.com/en/customer-support/.
    (4) You may view this service information at the FAA,
Airworthiness Products Section, Operational Safety Branch, 901
Locust, Kansas City, Missouri 64106. For information on the
availability of this material at the FAA, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    (5) You may view this service information that is incorporated
by reference at the National Archives and Records Administration
(NARA). For information on the availability of this material at NARA
go to: https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ibr-locations.html.

    Issued on October 27, 2020.
Gaetano A. Sciortino,
Deputy Director for Strategic Initiatives, Compliance & Airworthiness
Division, Aircraft Certification Service.
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[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 223 (Wednesday, November 18, 2020)]
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[Pages 73430-73432]
[FR Doc No: 2020-25283]

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Proposed Rules
                                                Federal Register
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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains notices to the public of
the proposed issuance of rules and regulations. The purpose of these
notices is to give interested persons an opportunity to participate in
the rule making prior to the adoption of the final rules.

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Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 223 / Wednesday, November 18, 2020 /
Proposed Rules

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 39

[Docket No. FAA-2020-0981; Project Identifier AD-2020-00919-T]
RIN 2120-AA64

Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes

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 The Boeing Company Model 777 airplanes. This proposed AD
was prompted by reports that, during investigation of a fuel leak,
fatigue cracking was found on the forward inboard side of the fuel tank
access door cutouts on the left and right lower wing skin. The cause of
the cracking is attributed to corrosion damage. This proposed AD would
require repetitive inspections for any existing repair of the wing
lower skin fuel tank and dry bay access door cutouts on the left and
right lower wing skin, and applicable on-condition actions. 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 January 4,
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 above between 9
a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
    For service information identified in this NPRM, contact Boeing
Commercial Airplanes, Attention: Contractual & Data Services (C&DS),
2600 Westminster Blvd., MC 110-SK57, Seal Beach, CA 90740-5600;
telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>; internet https://www.myboeingfleet.com. You may
view this referenced service information at the FAA, Airworthiness
Products Section, Operational Safety Branch, 2200 South 216th St., Des
Moines, WA. For information on the availability of this material at the
FAA, call<PHONE_NUMBER>. It is also available on the internet at https://www.regulations.gov by searching for and locating Docket No. FAA-2020-
0981.

Examining the AD Docket

    You may examine the AD docket on the internet at https://www.regulations.gov by searching for and locating Docket No. FAA-2020-
0981; 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, any comments received, and other information. The street
address for Docket Operations is listed above. Comments will be
available in the AD docket shortly after receipt.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eric Lin, Aerospace Engineer, Airframe
Section, FAA, Seattle ACO Branch, 2200 South 216th St., Des Moines, WA
98198; phone and fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>; email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Comments Invited

    The FAA invites you to participate in this rulemaking by submitting
written comments, data, or views about this proposal. The most helpful
comments reference a specific portion of the proposal, explain the
reason for any recommended change, and include supporting data. To
ensure the docket does not contain duplicate comments, commenters
should submit only one copy of the comments. Send your comments to an
address listed under the ADDRESSES section. Include ``Docket No. FAA-
2020-0981; Project Identifier AD-2020-00919-T'' at the beginning of
your 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, as well
as a report summarizing each substantive public contact with FAA
personnel concerning this proposed rulemaking. Before acting on this
proposal, the FAA will consider all comments received by the closing
date for comments. The FAA will consider comments filed after the
comment period has closed if it is possible to do so without incurring
expense or delay. The FAA may change this NPRM because of those
comments.

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 the
person identified in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section. Any
commentary that the FAA receives which is not specifically designated
as CBI will be placed in the public docket for this rulemaking.

Discussion

    The FAA has received reports that, during investigation of a fuel
leak, 0.55-inch to 2.10-inch fatigue cracks were found at fuel tank
access door cutouts 633AB and 533BB on the left and right lower wing
skin. The cracks were located on the forward inboard side of the fuel
tank access door cutout. Boeing analysis determined the root cause of
the cracking is corrosion damage with high shear stress concentration
around the edge of the lower wing skin fuel tank and dry bay access
door cutout being higher than anticipated. This condition, if not
addressed, could result in the inability of a principal structural

element to sustain limit load, and consequent reduced structural
integrity of the airplane.

Related Service Information Under 1 CFR Part 51

    The FAA reviewed Boeing Alert Requirements Bulletin 777-57A0118 RB,
dated June 23, 2020. The service information describes procedures for
doing repetitive general visual inspection for any existing repair of
the fuel tank access door cutouts on the left and right lower wing
skin, and applicable on-condition actions. On-condition actions include
doing detailed and high frequency eddy current (HFEC) inspections for
any corrosion, fretting or cracking, doing a blend out of corrosion or
fretting that meets certain criteria, and repair.
    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.

FAA's Determination

    The FAA is proposing this AD because the agency evaluated all the
relevant information and determined the unsafe condition described
previously is likely to exist or develop in other products of the same
type design.

Proposed AD Requirements

    This proposed AD would require accomplishment of the actions
identified in Boeing Alert Requirements Bulletin 777-57A0118 RB, dated
June 23, 2020, described previously, except for any differences
identified as exceptions in the regulatory text of this proposed AD.
    For information on the procedures and compliance times, see this
service information at https://www.regulations.gov by searching for and
locating Docket No. FAA-2020-0981.

Explanation of Requirements Bulletin

    The FAA worked in conjunction with industry, under the
Airworthiness Directive Implementation Aviation Rulemaking Committee
(AD ARC), to enhance the AD system. One enhancement is a process for
annotating which steps in the service information are ``required for
compliance'' (RC) with an AD. Boeing has implemented this RC concept
into Boeing service bulletins.
    In an effort to further improve the quality of ADs and AD-related
Boeing service information, a joint process improvement initiative was
worked between the FAA and Boeing. The initiative resulted in the
development of a new process in which the service information more
clearly identifies the actions needed to address the unsafe condition
in the ``Accomplishment Instructions.'' The new process results in a
Boeing Requirements Bulletin, which contains only the actions needed to
address the unsafe condition (i.e., only the RC actions).

Costs of Compliance

    The FAA estimates that this proposed AD affects 221 airplanes of
U.S. registry. The FAA estimates the following costs to comply with
this proposed AD:

                                      Estimated Costs for Required Actions
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                                                                                Cost on U.S.
           Action                  Labor cost         Parts cost       Cost per product          operators
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General Visual Inspection..  Up to 34 work-hours x              $0  Up to $2,890 per       Up to $638,690 per
                              $85 per hour = Up to                   inspection cycle.      inspection cycle.
                              $2,890 per
                              inspection cycle.
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    The FAA estimates the following costs to do any necessary on-
condition actions that would be required. The FAA has no way of
determining the number of aircraft that might need these on-condition
actions:

                                    Estimated Costs of On-Condition Actions *
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                                                                                Cost on U.S.
             Action                     Labor cost          Parts cost     Cost per product        operators
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Blend out of corrosion or        2 work-hours x $85 per               $0  $170 per blend out  $170 per blend
 fretting.                        hour = $170 per blend                                        out.
                                  out.
Repair of crack less than or     2 work-hours x $85 per                0  $170 per crack....  $170 per crack.
 equal to 0.2 inch with no        hour = $170 per crack.
 blend repair or keyway trim
 modification.
Detailed and HFEC inspections..  2 work-hours x $85 per                0  $170 per access     $170 per access
                                  hour = $170 per access                   door cutout.        door cutout.
                                  door cutout.
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* The FAA has received no definitive data on which to base the cost estimates for the on-condition repairs
  specified in this proposed AD that require obtaining an alternative method of compliance (AMOC).

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

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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):

The Boeing Company: Docket No. FAA-2020-0981; Project Identifier AD-
2020-00919-T.

(a) Comments Due Date

    The FAA must receive comments by January 4, 2021.

(b) Affected ADs

    None.

(c) Applicability

    This AD applies to The Boeing Company Model 777-200, -200LR, -
300, -300ER, and 777F series airplanes, certificated in any
category, as identified in Boeing Alert Requirements Bulletin 777-
57A0118 RB, dated June 23, 2020.

(d) Subject

    Air Transport Association (ATA) of America Code 57, Wings.

(e) Unsafe Condition

    This AD was prompted by reports that, during investigation of a
fuel leak, fatigue cracking was found on the forward inboard side of
the fuel tank access door cutouts on the left and right lower wing
skin. The cause of the cracking is attributed to corrosion damage.
The FAA is issuing this AD to address such cracking, which could
result in the inability of a principal structural element to sustain
limit load, and consequent reduced structural integrity of the
airplane.

(f) Compliance

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

(g) Required Actions

    Except as specified by paragraph (h) of this AD: At the
applicable times specified in the ``Compliance'' paragraph of Boeing
Alert Requirements Bulletin 777-57A0118 RB, dated June 23, 2020, do
all applicable actions identified in, and in accordance with, the
Accomplishment Instructions of Boeing Alert Requirements Bulletin
777-57A0118 RB, dated June 23, 2020.

    Note 1 to paragraph (g):  Guidance for accomplishing the actions
required by this AD can be found in Boeing Alert Service Bulletin
777-57A0118, dated June 23, 2020, which is referred to in Boeing
Alert Requirements Bulletin 777-57A0118 RB, dated June 23, 2020.

(h) Exceptions to Service Information Specifications

    (1) Where Boeing Alert Requirements Bulletin 777-57A0118 RB,
dated June 23, 2020, uses the phrase ``the original issue date of
Requirements Bulletin 777-57A0118 RB,'' this AD requires using ``the
effective date of this AD'', except where Boeing Alert Requirements
Bulletin 777-57A0118 RB, dated June 23, 2020, uses the phrase ``the
original issue date of Requirements Bulletin 777-57A0118 RB'' in a
note or flag note.
    (2) Where Boeing Alert Requirements Bulletin 777-57A0118 RB,
dated June 23, 2020, specifies contacting Boeing for repair
instructions or for alternative inspections: This AD requires doing
the repair, or doing the alternative inspections and applicable on-
condition actions using a method approved in accordance with the
procedures specified in paragraph (i) of this AD.

(i) Alternative Methods of Compliance (AMOCs)

    (1) The Manager, Seattle ACO 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 responsible Flight Standards Office,
as appropriate. If sending information directly to the manager of
the certification office, send it to the attention of the person
identified in paragraph (j)(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 responsible Flight Standards Office.
    (3) An AMOC that provides an acceptable level of safety may be
used for any repair, modification, or alteration required by this AD
if it is approved by The Boeing Company Organization Designation
Authorization (ODA) that has been authorized by the Manager, Seattle
ACO Branch, FAA, to make those findings. To be approved, the repair
method, modification deviation, or alteration deviation must meet
the certification basis of the airplane, and the approval must
specifically refer to this AD.

(j) Related Information

    (1) For more information about this AD, contact Eric Lin,
Aerospace Engineer, Airframe Section, FAA, Seattle ACO Branch, 2200
South 216th St., Des Moines, WA 98198; phone and fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>;
email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    (2) For service information identified in this AD, contact
Boeing Commercial Airplanes, Attention: Contractual & Data Services
(C&DS), 2600 Westminster Blvd., MC 110-SK57, Seal Beach, CA 90740-
5600; telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>; internet https://www.myboeingfleet.com. You may view this referenced service
information at the FAA, Airworthiness Products Section, Operational
Safety Branch, 2200 South 216th St., Des Moines, WA. For information
on the availability of this material at the FAA, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.

    Issued on October 29, 2020.
Lance T. Gant,
Director, Compliance & Airworthiness Division, Aircraft Certification
Service.
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