WAS ADJUSTING THE GASOLINE PUSH MOWER'S WHEEL WHEN HEBURNED HIS HAND ON THE MUFFLER. SAME INCIDENT HAPPENED ON HIS 15YEAR OLD GRANDSON WHEN HE WAS LIFTING THE LAWN MOWER TO PLACE IT ONA TRUCK. MURRY/ SCOT T MURRY/ SCO TT 22963 0X8 10 425 H0240226A WB 7 ROTARY POWER LAWN MOWERS NJ SUMMERSET 04112002 Tr/ Rel A MAN, AGE 49,

WAS BURNED ON HIS FOREARM ADJUSTING THE CUTTING BLADEHEIGHT ON A GAS POWERED WALK BEHIND LAWN MOWER. HIS ARM CONTACTEDTHE MUFFLER. SCOTT LAWN MOWER SCOTT LAWN MOWER 22963 0X8A5 97 506 3 429 I0250296A WB ROTARY POWER LAWN MOWERS IN NOBLESVILL E 05042002 Tr/ Rel A BOY, AGE 5, WAS INJURED WHEN HE STUMBLED INTO HIS FATHER'S SELFPROPELLED LAWN MOWER. HE BURNED HIS FOREMAN ON THE EXPOSED MUFFLER. CRAFTSMAN CRAFTSMA N 917.37 7800/ 0 71700 M. 009 237 8 445 H0350241A WB ROTARY POWER LAWN MOWERS FL PEMBROKE PINES 05052003 Tr/ Rel TOOL SHED EMITTED A STRONG GASOLINE ODOR. A MALE, AGE 49, EXPERIENCED NAUSEA. THE WALK BEHIND MOWER'S PLASTIC GAS TANK HADSTRESS FRACTURES AT THE SEAMS & HAD CRACKED &

LEAKED FUEL ALL OVERTHE ENGINE.

BURN & FIRE HAZARD. TORO TORO 0 MAN UFAC TURE R UNKN OWN 0 5 446 I0350403A WB 12 ROTARY POWER LAWN MOWERS IL ANTIOCH 05252003 Tr/ Rel A MALE, AGE 41, A FEMALE & A BOY,

BURNED THEIR FINGER ON THE PUSHLAWN MOWER'S MUFFLER WHILE TURNING IT OFF. THE OFF MECHANISM ISPOSITIONED IN A WAY THAT USER'S HAND WILL TOUCH THE MUFFLER.

ALSOTHE MUFFLER HAS NO GUARD. STANLEY/ TECUMSEH STANLEY/ TECUMSEH M # 26103 1X692 A, ENGI NE MODE L # OVRM 105

120 5 455 I0440387A WB 6.75 ROTARY POWER LAWN MOWERS OK JENKS 04132004 Tr/ Rel A MAN, AGE 35,

WAS INJURED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START HIS POWER LAWNMOWER. THE MOWER APPARENTLY FIRED OR CYCLED WITH COMBUSTION DURINGTHE PULLING OF THE STARTER ROPE.

THE HANDLE OF THE ROPE BROKE INHIS HAND WITH EXTREME RECOILING FORCE. CRAFTSMAN/

SEARS CRAFTSMA N/ SEARS 917.37 7593/ 0 71299 M1073 48 0 456 I0580489A WB 7 ROTARY POWER LAWN MOWERS NJ TOMS RIVER 05012004 Tr/ Rel A WOMAN, AGE 36,

REPORTS ONGOING PROBLEMS WITH A GAS POWER MOWER. HERARM HAS BEEN BURNED & SHE HAS PAIN FROM THE MOWER SHAKING. SEVERALPARTS HAVE COME OFF OR SLIPPED. SEARS CRAFTSMAN SEARS CRAFTSMA N ROTA RY LAWN MOW ER POWE R PROP ELLED / M# 917.37 8941 5 458 I0450327A WB 6.5 ROTARY POWER LAWN MOWERS IL N. AURORA 05152004 Tr/ Rel A 33 YEAR OLD MAN WAS ADJUSTING THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL OF HIS WALKBEHIND LAWN MOWER WHEN HE ACCIDENTALLY TOUCHED THE HOT MUFFLER. HERECEIVED BURNS TO HIS FINGERS. HE FEELS THAT THE MUFFLER SHOULDHAVE A GUARD AROUND IT. TORO PERSONAL PACE TORO PERSONAL PACE 20017 8 463 I0460430A WB ROTARY POWER LAWN MOWERS PA GLEN MILLS 06212004 Tr/ Rel A MAN, AGE 51,

RECEIVED A BURN TO HIS HAND FROM THE HOT MUFFLER WHILEADJUSTING THE HEIGHT OF THE FRONT LEFT WHEEL OF A POWERED ROTARYLAWN MOWER. THE MUFFLER HAS NO INSULATION PROTECTION. SEARS CRAFTSMAN SEARS CRAFTSMA N 917.37 7240/ 0 21204 M 00341 0 0 470 I04A0214A WB 4.75 ROTARY POWER LAWN MOWERS TN MARYVILLE 10092004 Tr/ Rel CONSUMER'S 17 YEAR OLD SON WAS USING THE GAS POWERED LAWN MOWER JUSTAFTER HAVING ADDED GASOLINE WHEN IT IGNITED CATCHING HIM ON FIREALSO  HE WAS TREATED FOR FIRST AND SECOND DEGREE BURNS TO HIS FACE, ARM,

HAND, LEG AND ANKLES AND RELEASED. LAWN BOY LAWN BOY 21" SILVE R SERIE S MOW ER, WALKBEHIN D, SELFPROP ELLED MAN UFAC TURE R UNKN OWN UNK NOW N 4 38 I0190088A Z POWER LAWN MOWERS,

NOT SPECIFIED LA ADDIS 08312001 NA TEN GALLONS OF GASOLINE LEAKED OUT ONTO THE FLOOR FROM THE FUEL TANKON A NEW LAWN MOWER. NO INJURY. FIRE/

EXPLOSION HAZARD. OWNER WASNOT INFORMED BY THE COMPANY ABOUT THE SPLITTING TANK PRIOR TO THEPURCHASE. GRASSHOPPE R GRASSHOP PER M # 225/ 52 , S # 52102 88 0 0 8 60 I0370513A 030806CCN 0783 Z 21 POWER LAWN MOWERS,

NOT SPECIFIED OH DELAWARE 07012003 NA THE OWNER OF A POWER LAWN MOWER REPORTS THAT THE RUBBER GROMMET INTHE BOTTOM OF THE GAS TANK FAILED WITHOUT NOTICE.

THE GASOLINELEAKED NEAR THE HOT ENGINE & MUFFLER. OWNER HAD 3 FAILURES FROM 3DIFFERENT GROMMENTS. NO INJURY. FIRE HAZARD. MIGHTY MOWERS INCORP. MIGHTY MOWERS INCORP. 52ZW/

21HP KAWI MAN UFAC TURE R UNKN OWN UNK 11 180 X0162448A Z RIDING POWER LAWN MOWERS MO UNK 04062000 NA A RIDING LAWN MOWER STARTED SHOOTING SPARKS OUT DURING USE.

CAUGHTGRASS ON FIRE AND SUBSEQUENTLY A SHED. NO INJURY.

DAMAGE:

$ 1,675. REF# 25 J097

821 MTD PRODUCTS MTD PRODUCTS 1850 MAN UFAC TURE R UNKN OWN UNK 0 245 H02C0289A Z RIDING POWER LAWN MOWERS FL TAMPA 04082002 NA A RIDING LAWN MOWER WAS IN USE WHEN IT BECAME ENGULFED IN FLAMES. OWNER BELIEVES THAT THE FLAMES STARTED NEAR THE BACK OF THE LAWNMOWER,

NEAR THE EXHAUST/ GAS TANK AREA. NO INJURY. PROPERTY DAMAGEESTIMATE D AT $ 18,000. TORO/ Z MASTER Z 100 TORO/ Z MASTER Z 100 Z100/ 7 4170 12 263 I0280210A Z 16 RIDING POWER LAWN MOWERS MI STURGIS 08052002 NA THE OWNER OF A RIDING LAWN MOWER REPORTS THAT THE GAS LEAKED OUT INTOTHE MOWER DECK AREA DURING USE. THE GAS CAN TRAIL BACK FROM THEMOVING MOWER AND POSSIBLY BE IGNITED BY THE ENGINE EXHAUST.

NOINJURY. POSES A FIRE HAZARD. DIXON INDUSTRIES DIXON INDUSTRIES 4516K DM 00483 0 3 271 H0310250A Z RIDING POWER LAWN MOWERS MS CLINTON 01182003 NA RIDING LAWN MOWER REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL PROGRAM CAUGHT FIRE ATTHE EXHAUST PIPE. NO INJURY. EXMARK EXMARK EXMA RK LASE R HP 0 311 H0460219A 040622CCN 0710 Z RIDING POWER LAWN MOWERS TX TOMBALL 04012004 NA RIDING LAWN MOWER'S GAS TANK LEAKED GAS FROM THE SEAM ONTO THE GARAGEFLOOR &

EMITTED GAS ODOR. NO INJURY.

FIRE HAZARD. DIXON DIXON DIXON / M# ZTR

3303 DOM UNKN OWN MAN UFAC TURE R UNKN OWN 0 8 316 C0480024A Z RIDING POWER LAWN MOWERS MO PLATTE CITY 04172004 NA RIDING MOWER TIPPED PART WAY TOWARDS THE RIGHT EJECTING OWNER DURINGUSE THEN RIGHTED ITSELF WHEN GASOLINE IGNITED & THE ENGINE CAUGHTFIRE. NO INJURY. FIRE HAZARD. CUB CADETCO ( MTD PRODUCTS INC0 CUB CADETCO ( MTD PRODUCTS INC0 HYDR OSTA TIC ZERO TURN RIDIN G MOW ER MAN UFAC TURE R UNKN OWN 0 4 347 I0480140A Z 10.5 RIDING POWER LAWN MOWERS WI POYNETTE 08052004 NA FUEL TANK OF A RIDING LAWN MOWER IS LEAKING. NO INJURY. FIREHAZARD. DIXON/ DIXON ZTR DIXON/

DIXON ZTR M # 3303,

S # 68662 10 5 X00A4953A TRACTORS,

OTHER OR NOT SPECIFIED IN NASHVILLE 06262000 Dth A MALE, AGE 27,

WAS WORKING ON A OLD TRACTOR IN THE FAMILY GARAGEWHEN THE NEWLY MADE FUEL LINE EXPLODED.

CAUSE OF DEATH SEPSIS FROMTHE THERMAL BURNS.

00 0625. MANUFACTUR ER UNKNOWN MANUFACT URER UNKNOWN 0 0 389 I0370114A 030710CCC 1710 LAWN MOWERS,

NOT SPECIFIED MD MOUNT AIRY 06122003 Hosp A WOMAN, AGE 41,

WAS HOSPITALIZED FOR BURNS RECEIVED IN A HOUSE FIRE. THE FIRE WAS STARTED WHEN A CORDLESS LAWN MOWER MALFUNCTIONED & CAUGHT ON FIRE.

THE LAWN MOWER WAS UNDER RECALL, BUT THE OWNERNEVER RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE. BLACK &

DECKER BLACK &

DECKER UNK 0 387 N0340168A LAWN MOWERS,

NOT SPECIFIED MD BOONSBOR O 04092003 NA FIRE THAT DESTROYED A SMALL ENGINE SHOP WAS CAUSED BY SPARKS FLYINGOFF A LAWNMOWER BLADE THAT WAS BEING SHARPENED.

THE SPARKS IGNITEDNEARBY DEBRIS. NO INJURY. DAMAGE:

$ 200,000 MANUFACTUR ER UNKNOWN MANUFACT URER UNKNOWN 0 0 419 I01A0005A 011002CNE 2002 ROTARY POWER LAWN MOWERS VA RESTON 09302001 NA A CORDLESS WALK BEHIND LAWN MOWER BURST INTO FLAMES DURING USE.

NOINJURY. TORO CAREFREE CORDLESS 24 TORO CAREFREE CORDLESS 24 0 0 6 N0090262A TRACTORS,

OTHER OR NOT SPECIFIED AL CAMDEN 08012000 Tr/ Rel A 42 YEAR OLD MALE STATE FORESTRY WORKER WAS DRIVING A TRACTOR TOBREAK A FIRE WHEN HIS TRACTOR CAUGHT FIRE. HE MANAGED TO ESCAPE BUTRECEIVED 2ND AND 3RD DEGREE BURNS TO HIS ARMS AND CHEST. MANUFACTUR ER UNKNOWN MANUFACT URER UNKNOWN NA 0 yr_ ac q1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1998 2001 2000 1996 2002 2002 2001 0 0 2002 0 2001 2001 2002 1999 1999 1995 0 1996 0 1999 1996 2000 2000 2001 0 2001 0 1993 2001 1998 2001 1999 2001 0 2001 2000 2001 2002 1999 2001 2000 1999 1999 2001 2002 2001 2002 0 2000 0 1999 0 2001 0 2002 2001 2002 0 2000 2001 2001 2001 0 2002 2003 2000 2003 2001 0 2001 0 2002 2000 2003 2001 2004 2003 1999 2001 2001 2002 2003 2001 0 2002 0 2000 2003 2001 2002 2001 0 2001 2003 2000 2000 2001 2003 2002 1994 0 0 0 0 2000 0 0 0 0 0 2000 0 1998 0 0 0 0 1998 1999 2000 1996 2001 2001 2001 2001 2001 2002 2001 2000 2001 2002 2001 2001 2000 0 2003 2000 2001 2001 2001 2003 2002 1999 2001 2001 2001 2001 2004 2004 2002 2001 2001 1999 2001 2003 2001 2001 2001 2001 2002 2002 2003 2001 2001 2001 2003 2001 2000 0 1990 2002 2002 2003 1998 1987 2000 2004 0 1999 1996 2000 1999 1997 0 1996 2000 2000 2000 2000 1997 2004 2002 2004 1999 2001 1995 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1998 0 0 0 0 2000 1997 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1999 0 1999 2000 0 0 0 0 0 0 2000 1997 0 2001 2001 2000 0 0 2001 2001 0 0 2002 2001 2001 2001 0 1999 2001 2000 0 2001 2002 0 2001 2001 2001 2001 2001 2001 2001 2001 2001 2000 2000 2001 0 2002 2003 2002 2002 2001 2002 2002 2001 2002 1998 2000 1998 2001 2004 0 2004 2002 2002 2002 0 0 0 2000 0 0 1991 1999 0 2002 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1995 2001 0 0 0 2001 1999 0 0 0 2001 0 0 0 2004 0 0 2001 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1999 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2001 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1999 0 2000 2001 1996 2001 1997 0 1993 1997 2001 1999 2002 1997 2001 2001 2002 2003 2001 2003 0 2004 0 1997 1995 0 1999 2001 2000 2001 1998 2001 2001 2002 2001 0 2002 2002 2001 2001 2002 0 1996 2001 2001 0 1986 2001 2001 0 0 2001 2001 2001 2002 2001 2004 2002 2003 0 2001 2004 2004 2002 2001 2004 0 2001 2003 2001 2001 2001 2001 2000 2000 0 2000 2000 2001 2001 2001 2002 2002 1990 2003 2000 2004 2003 0 2001 2001 2001 0 2000 1999 1999 2002 2004 2003 0 2002 0 1998 0


[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 64 (Thursday, April 3, 2014)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 18629-18630]
[FR Doc No: 2014-07444]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 39

[Docket No. FAA-2012-1202; Directorate Identifier 2012-NE-38-AD;
Amendment 39-17816; AD 2014-07-02]
RIN 2120-AA64

Airworthiness Directives; Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd & Co KG
Turbofan Engines

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: We are superseding airworthiness directive (AD) 2012-26-14 for
all Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd & Co KG (RRD) BR700-715A1-30, BR700-
715B1-30, and BR700-715C1-30 turbofan engines. AD 2012-26-14 required
removal from service of certain high-pressure (HP) compressor stages 1
to 6 rotor disc assemblies before exceeding certain thresholds. This AD
requires removal from service at those same thresholds but restricts
the applicability to engines exposed to silver-plated nuts, and removes
the terminating action statement required by AD 2012-26-14. This AD was
prompted by RRD development of a new silver-free nut that, if installed
with a new HP compressor stages 1 to 6 rotor disc assembly, would
correct the unsafe condition identified in AD 2012-26-14. We are
issuing this AD to prevent failure of the HP compressor stages 1 to 6
rotor disc assembly, which could lead to an uncontained engine failure
and damage to the airplane.

DATES: This AD is effective May 8, 2014.

Examining the AD Docket

    You may examine the AD docket on the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov by searching for and locating Docket No. FAA-2012-
1202; or in person at the Docket Management Facility between 9 a.m. and
5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. The AD docket
contains this AD, the mandatory continuing airworthiness information
(MCAI), the regulatory evaluation, any comments received, and other
information. The address for the Docket Office (phone:<PHONE_NUMBER>) is
Document Management Facility, U.S. Department of Transportation, Docket
Operations, M-30, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert Morlath, Aerospace Engineer,
Engine Certification Office, FAA, Engine & Propeller Directorate, 12
New England Executive Park, Burlington, MA 01803; phone: (781) 238-
7154; fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>; email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Discussion

    We issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to amend 14 CFR
part 39 to supersede AD 2012-26-14, Amendment 39-17309 (78 FR 2195,
January 10, 2013), (``AD 2012-26-14''). AD 2012-26-14 applied to the
specified products. The NPRM published in the Federal Register on
November 19, 2013 (78 FR 69316). The NPRM proposed to continue to
require removal from service of certain HP compressor stages 1 to 6
rotor disc assemblies before exceeding certain thresholds. The NPRM
also proposed to restrict the applicability to engines exposed to
silver-plated nuts, and to remove the terminating action statement
required by AD 2012-26-14.

Comments

    We gave the public the opportunity to participate in developing
this AD. We considered the comments received.

Request To Include a Mandatory Terminating Action

    RRD requested that we include the installation of a new HP
compressor stages 1 to 6 rotor disc assembly with silver-free nuts,
part number (P/N) U755872, as a necessary terminating action to the
parts removal requirements of this AD, because this would eliminate the
unsafe condition caused by silver nut corrosion.
    We disagree. The flight cycle limits imposed by this AD on engines
operating with silver-plated nuts provide an acceptable level of
safety. Requiring operators to purchase a new HP compressor stages 1 to
6 rotor disc assembly and new silver-free nuts would be an undue
economic burden. If an operator chooses to install a new HP compressor
stages 1 to 6 rotor disc assembly and silver-free nuts, P/N U755872,
this AD would no longer apply to that engine. We did not change this
AD.

Request To Require the Replacement of Affected P/Ns at Listed Intervals

    RRD requested that instead of requiring a one-time replacement of
the HP compressor stages 1 to 6 rotor disc assembly installed with
silver-plated nuts, we require replacement of the P/Ns at intervals
published in European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) AD 2012-0230,
Initial Issue, dated October 30, 2012.
    We disagree. Our proposed AD did not require a one-time
replacement. This AD requires, for any HP compressor stages 1 to 6
rotor disc assembly that has ever been installed with silver-plated
nuts, replacement at the cyclic limits stated in paragraphs (e)(1) and
(e)(2) of this AD, which are equivalent to the cyclic limits stated in
EASA AD 2012-0230, Initial Issue, dated October 30, 2012. We did not
change this AD.

Request To Update Service Information References to the Most Recent
Versions

    RRD requested that we update references to service bulletins (SBs)
to the most recent versions.
    We disagree. We do not reference any SBs in this AD. We did not
change this AD.

Conclusion

    We reviewed the available data, including the comments received,
and determined that air safety and the public interest require adopting
the AD as proposed.

Costs of Compliance

    We estimate that this AD affects 255 engines installed on airplanes
of U.S. registry. We also estimate that it will take about 20 hours per
engine to comply with this AD. The average labor rate is $85 per hour.
Prorated parts life will cost about $13,500 per engine. Based on these
figures, we estimate the cost of this AD on U.S. operators to be
$3,876,000.

Authority for This Rulemaking

    Title 49 of the United States Code specifies the FAA's authority to
issue rules on aviation safety. Subtitle I, Section 106, describes the
authority of the FAA Administrator. Subtitle VII, Aviation Programs,
describes in more detail the scope of the Agency's authority.
    We are issuing this rulemaking under the authority described in
Subtitle VII, Part A, Subpart III, Section 44701, ``General
requirements.'' Under that section, Congress charges the FAA with
promoting safe flight of civil aircraft in air commerce by prescribing
regulations for practices, methods, and procedures

the Administrator finds necessary for safety in air commerce. This
regulation is within the scope of that authority because it addresses
an unsafe condition that is likely to exist or develop on products
identified in this rulemaking action.

Regulatory Findings

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

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 part 39 of the Federal Aviation
Regulations (14 CFR part 39) as follows:

PART 39--AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES

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

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

Sec.  39.13  [Amended]

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2. The FAA amends Sec.  39.13 by removing airworthiness directive (AD)
2012-26-14, Amendment 39-17309 (78 FR 2195, January 10, 2013) and
adding the following new AD:

2014-07-02 Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd & Co KG (Type Certificate
previously held by Rolls-Royce Deutschland GmbH and BMW Rolls-Royce
Aero Engines): Amendment 39-17816; Docket No. FAA-2012-1202;
Directorate Identifier 2012-NE-38-AD.

(a) Effective Date

    This AD is effective May 8, 2014.

(b) Affected ADs

    This AD supersedes AD 2012-26-14, Amendment 39-17309 (78 FR
2195, January 10, 2013).

(c) Applicability

    This AD applies to all Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd & Co KG (RRD)
BR700-715A1-30, BR700-715B1-30, and BR700-715C1-30 turbofan engines
with high-pressure (HP) compressor stages 1 to 6 rotor disc
assemblies that were ever installed using nuts, part number (P/N)
AS44862 or P/N AS64367.

(d) Unsafe Condition

    This AD was prompted by a report of silver chloride-induced
stress corrosion cracking of the HP compressor stages 1 to 6 rotor
disc assembly. We are issuing this AD to prevent failure of the HP
compressor stages 1 to 6 rotor disc assembly, which could lead to an
uncontained engine failure and damage to the airplane.

(e) Compliance

    Comply with this AD within the compliance times specified,
unless already done.
    (1) For BR700-715A1-30 turbofan engines operated under the
Hawaiian Flight Mission only, remove the HP compressor stages 1 to 6
rotor disc assembly from service before exceeding 16,000 flight
cycles since new (CSN) or before further flight after the effective
date of this AD, whichever occurs later.
    (2) For BR700-715A1-30, BR700-715B1-30, and BR700-715C1-30
turbofan engines (all flight missions except Hawaiian Flight
Mission), remove the HP compressor stages 1 to 6 rotor disc assembly
from service before exceeding 14,000 flight CSN or before further
flight after the effective date of this AD, whichever occurs later.

(f) Prohibition Statement

    After the effective date of this AD, do not install an HP
compressor stages 1 to 6 rotor disk assembly into an engine, or an
engine with an HP compressor stage 1 to 6 rotor disk assembly onto
an aircraft, if the HP compressor stages 1 to 6 rotor disk assembly
has ever been operated with nuts, P/N AS44862 or P/N AS64367, and
has more CSN than specified in the applicable portion of the
compliance section of this AD.

(g) Definition

    For the purpose of this AD, flight cycles are defined as the
total flight CSN on the HP compressor stages 1 to 6 rotor disc
assembly, without any pro-rated calculations applied for different
flight missions.

(h) Alternative Methods of Compliance (AMOCs)

    The Manager, Engine Certification Office, may approve AMOCs for
this AD. Use the procedures found in 14 CFR 39.19 to make your
request.

(i) Related Information

    (1) For more information about this AD, contact Robert Morlath,
Aerospace Engineer, Engine Certification Office, FAA, Engine &
Propeller Directorate, 12 New England Executive Park, Burlington, MA
01803; phone:<PHONE_NUMBER>; fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>; email:
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    (2) Refer to MCAI European Aviation Safety Agency AD 2012-0230,
Initial Issue, dated October 30, 2012, for more information. You may
examine the MCAI in the AD docket on the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov/#!documentDetail;D=FAA-2012-1202-0005.

(j) Material Incorporated by Reference

    None.

    Issued in Burlington, Massachusetts, on March 27, 2014.
Robert J. Ganley,
Acting Assistant Directorate Manager, Engine & Propeller Directorate,
Aircraft Certification Service.
[FR Doc. 2014-07444 Filed 4-2-14; 8:45 am]
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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 192 (Monday, October 5, 2015)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 60110-60112]
[FR Doc No: 2015-25163]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 70

[EPA-R03-OAR-2015-0594; FRL-9935-09-Region 3]

Clean Air Act Title V Operating Permit Program Revision; West
Virginia

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to
approve a revision to the West Virginia Title V Operating Permit
Program submitted by the State of West Virginia on June 17, 2015. The
West Virginia Title V Operating Permit Program is implemented through
its ``Requirement for Operating Permits'' rule, codified at Title 45,
Series 30 of the West Virginia Code of State Regulations (45CSR30). The
June 17, 2015 revision amends West Virginia 45CSR30 to increase the
annual Title V operating permit fees collected by the West Virginia
Department of Environmental Protection (WVDEP). The Title V Operating
Permit fees paid annually by individual Title V operating permit
holders are used by the WVDEP to implement and oversee the West
Virginia Title V Operating Permit Program. This action is being taken
under section 502 of the Clean Air Act (CAA).

DATES: Written comments must be received on or before November 4, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID Number EPA-
R03-OAR-2015-0594 by one of the following methods:
    A. www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line instructions for
submitting comments.
    B. Email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    C. Mail: EPA-R03-OAR-2015-0594, David Campbell, Associate Director,
Office of Permits and State Programs, Mailcode 3AP10, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, Region III, 1650 Arch Street,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103.
    D. Hand Delivery: At the previously-listed EPA Region III address.
Such deliveries are only accepted during the Docket's normal hours of
operation, and special arrangements should be made for deliveries of
boxed information.
    Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA-R03-OAR-
2015-0594. EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included
in the public docket without change, and may be made available online
at www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided,
unless the comment includes information claimed to be Confidential
Business Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute. Do not submit information that you consider to
be CBI, or otherwise protected, through www.regulations.gov or email.
The www.regulations.gov Web site is an ``anonymous access'' system,
which means EPA will not know your identity or contact information
unless you provide it in the body of your comment. If you send an email
comment directly to EPA without going through www.regulations.gov, your
email address will be automatically captured and included as part of
the comment that is placed in the public docket and made available on
the Internet. If you submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends that
you include your name and other contact information in the body of your
comment and with any disk or CD-ROM

you submit. If EPA cannot read your comment due to technical
difficulties and cannot contact you for clarification, EPA may not be
able to consider your comment. Electronic files should avoid the use of
special characters, any form of encryption, and be free of any defects
or viruses.
    Docket: All documents in the electronic docket are listed in the
www.regulations.gov index. Although listed in the index, some
information is not publicly available, i.e., CBI or other information
whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such
as copyrighted material, is not placed on the Internet and will be
publicly available only in hard copy form. Publicly available docket
materials are available either electronically in www.regulations.gov or
in hard copy during normal business hours at the Air Protection
Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region III, 1650 Arch
Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103. Copies of the State submittal
are available at the West Virginia Department of Environmental
Protection, Division of Air Quality, 601 57th Street SE., Charleston,
West Virginia 25304.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul Wentworth,<PHONE_NUMBER>, or by
email at<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    EPA granted full approval of the West Virginia Title V Operating
Permit Program effective November 19, 2001. See 66 FR 50325. Under 40
CFR 70.9(a) and (b), an approved state Title V operating permits
program must require that the owners or operators of part 70 sources
pay annual fees, or the equivalent over some other period, that are
sufficient to cover the permit program costs and ensure that any fee
required under 40 CFR 70.9 is used solely for permit program costs. The
fee schedule must result in the collection and retention of revenues
sufficient to cover the permit program implementation and oversight
costs.
    West Virginia's initial Title V permit emission fee, established in
1994 at 45CSR30.8, was $18 per ton of regulated pollutant as emitted by
individual sources subject to the West Virginia Title V Operating
Permit Program. Subject sources are not required to pay annual fees for
emissions in excess of 4,000 tons per year. West Virginia's fee has
been not been increased or adjusted since 1994.
    West Virginia has determined that its Title V annual emission fee
revenues collected are no longer sufficient to cover the cost of
implementing and overseeing the West Virginia Title V Operating Permit
Program. Installation of air pollution control technology over the past
two decades on major stationary sources, the retirement or curtailment
of operations by major sources, and the conversion at many major
facilities from burning coal or oil to burning natural gas have
resulted in significant reductions in the emission of regulated
pollutants that are subject to annual emission fees. Thus, the amount
of annual Title V Operating Permit fees West Virginia has collected has
decreased dramatically.
    Therefore, West Virginia amended its fee provisions at 45CSR30.8 to
increase the annual emission fee from $18 per ton to $25 per ton of
regulated pollutant as emitted by individual sources subject to the
West Virginia Title V Operating Permit Program. Fees remain capped at
4,000 tons per year from an individual source. West Virginia has
submitted this program revision for review and action by EPA.

II. Summary of Program Revision

    In the June 17, 2015 program revision submittal, West Virginia
included revisions to 45CSR30.8 which was amended to increase West
Virginia's annual emission fees for its Title V Operating Permit
Program. Annual fees are increased to $25 per ton of emissions of a
regulated pollutant from an individual source subject to the West
Virginia Title V Operating Permit Program. The previous rate was $18
per ton of regulated pollutant. Fees are capped at 4,000 tons per year
from an individual source. The revised fee rate is designed to cover
all reasonable costs required to implement and administer the West
Virginia Title V Operating Permit Program as required by 40 CFR 70.9(a)
and (b). These costs include those for activities such as: Reviewing
and processing preconstruction and operating permits, conducting
inspections, responding to complaints and pursuing enforcement actions,
emissions and ambient air monitoring, preparing applicable regulations
and guidance, modeling, analyses, demonstrations, emission inventories,
and tracking emissions.
    Without this fee increase, West Virginia anticipates funds will not
be sufficient to adequately sustain its Title V Operating Permit
Program in a manner that is consistent with state and Federal
requirements. If funds were to become insufficient to sustain an
adequate Title V program in West Virginia, EPA may determine that West
Virginia has not taken ``significant action to assure adequate
administration and enforcement of the Program'' and take subsequent
action as required under 40 CFR 70.10(b) and (c) which could lead to
EPA withdrawal of approval of the West Virginia Title V Operating
Permit Program. Were that to occur, EPA would have the authority and
obligation to implement a Federal Title V operating permit program in
West Virginia pursuant to 40 CFR part 71. The withdrawal of program
approval could also lead to the imposition of mandatory and
discretionary sanctions under the CAA.

III. EPA Analysis of Program Revision

    The June 17, 2015 Title V Operating Permit Program revision
consists of amendments to West Virginia's rules which establish annual
emission fees under Title V of the CAA. This rulemaking proposes
approval of West Virginia's increase of the annual Title V fees paid by
the owner or operator of a Title V facility in West Virginia from $18
per ton of regulated air pollutant to $25 per ton because the revision
meets requirements in section 502 of the CAA and 40 CFR 70.9 for the
collection of sufficient Title V fees to cover permit program
implementation and oversight costs. The emission fees apply to
emissions up to 4,000 tons of any regulated pollutant. The proposed
revision does not establish a fee structure for carbon dioxide or other
greenhouse gases (GHGs). EPA's rules do not mandate revisions to state
Title V programs to account for GHG emissions.

IV. Proposed Action

    Pursuant to 40 CFR 70.4(i)(2), EPA is proposing to approve a
revision to the West Virginia Title V Operating Permit Program
submitted on June 17, 2015 to increase the annual Title V fees paid by
the owners or operators of all facilities required to obtain an
operating permit under the West Virginia Title V Operating Permit
Program. The revision meets the relevant requirements of section 502 of
the CAA and 40 CFR 70.9. EPA is soliciting public comments on the
issues discussed in this document. These comments will be considered
before taking final action.

V. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

    This proposed action merely proposes to approve state law as
meeting Federal requirements and imposes no 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 proposed approval of the revision to West
Virginia's Title V Operating Permit Program which increases permit fees
does not have tribal implications as specified by Executive Order 13175
(65 FR 67249, November 9, 2000), because the program 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.

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 70

    Environmental protection, Administrative practice and procedure,
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.

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

    Dated: September 21, 2015.
Shawn M. Garvin,
Regional Administrator, Region III.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Combined Notice of Filings

    Take notice that the Commission has received the following Natural
Gas Pipeline Rate and Refund Report filings:

Filings in Existing Proceedings

    Docket Numbers: RP22-710-000.
    Applicants: Midwestern Gas Transmission Company.
    Description: Sec.  4(d) Rate Filing: Negotiated Rate PAL Remove
Twin Eagle RP3067 to be effective 4/22/2022.
    Filed Date: 3/22/22.
    Accession Number: 20220322-5009.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 4/4/22.

    Docket Numbers: RP22-711-000.
    Applicants: Viking Gas Transmission Company.
    Description: Sec.  4(d) Rate Filing: Negotiated Rate PAL Remove
World Fuel Services Feb 2022 to be effective 4/22/2022.
    Filed Date: 3/22/22.
    Accession Number: 20220322-5017.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 4/4/22.

    Any person desiring to protest in any the above proceedings must
file in accordance with Rule 211 of the Commission's Regulations (18
CFR 385.211) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on the specified
comment date.
    The filings are accessible in the Commission's eLibrary system
(https://elibrary.ferc.gov/idmws/search/fercgensearch.asp) by querying
the docket number.
    eFiling is encouraged. More detailed information relating to filing
requirements, interventions, protests, service, and qualifying
facilities filings can be found at: http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For other information, call<PHONE_NUMBER>
(toll free). For TTY, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.

    Dated: March 22, 2022.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Deputy Secretary.
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