[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 125 (Thursday, June 28, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30443-30444]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2018-0400; FRL-9979-46]

Lambda-Cyhalothrin; Receipt of Application for Emergency
Exemption, Solicitation of Public Comment

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: EPA has received a specific exemption request from the
Washington State Department of Agriculture to use the pesticide lambda-
cyhalothrin (CAS No. 91465-08-6) to treat up to 7,000 acres of
asparagus to control the European asparagus aphid. The applicant
proposes a use which is supported by the Interregional Research Project
Number 4 (IR-4) program and has been requested in 5 or more previous
years, and a petition for tolerance has not yet been submitted to the
Agency. EPA is soliciting public comment before making the decision
whether or not to grant the exemption.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before July 13, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2018-0400, 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 Confidential Business
Information (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/where-send-comments-epa-dockets.
    Additional instructions on commenting or visiting the docket, along
with more information about dockets generally, is available at https://www.epa.gov/dockets.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael L. Goodis, Registration
Division (7505P), 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. What should I consider as I prepare my comments for EPA?

    1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this information to EPA through
www.regulations.gov or email. Clearly mark the part or all of the
information that you claim to be CBI. For CBI information in a disk or
CD-ROM that you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the disk or CD-ROM as
CBI and then identify electronically within the disk or CD-ROM the
specific information that is claimed as CBI. In addition to one
complete version of the comment that includes information claimed as
CBI, a copy of the comment that does not contain the information
claimed as CBI must be submitted for inclusion in the public docket.
Information so marked will not be disclosed except in accordance with
procedures set forth in 40 CFR part 2.

    2. Tips for preparing your comments. When preparing and submitting
your comments, see the commenting tips at https://www.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa-dockets.
    3. Environmental justice. EPA seeks to achieve environmental
justice, the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of any group,
including minority and/or low-income populations, in the development,
implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, and
policies. To help address potential environmental justice issues, the
Agency seeks information on any groups or segments of the population
who, as a result of their location, cultural practices, or other
factors, may have atypical or disproportionately high and adverse human
health impacts or environmental effects from exposure to the
pesticide(s) discussed in this document, compared to the general
population.

II. What action is the Agency taking?

    Under section 18 of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and
Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) (7 U.S.C. 136p), at the discretion of the EPA
Administrator, a Federal or State agency may be exempted from any
provision of FIFRA if the EPA Administrator determines that emergency
conditions exist which require the exemption. The Washington State
Department of Agriculture has requested the EPA Administrator to issue
a specific exemption for the use of lambda-cyhalothrin on asparagus to
control the European asparagus aphid. Information in accordance with 40
CFR part 166 was submitted as part of this request.
    As part of this request, the applicant asserts that the
cancellation of the previously relied-upon tool, disulfoton, has left
asparagus growers in the state of Washington with no adequate
alternatives to control the European asparagus aphid, and significant
economic losses will occur without sufficient control. The Applicant
proposes to make no more than 3 applications at a maximum rate of 0.03
pounds (lb.) (total of 0.09 lb.) per acre of lambda-cyhalothrin on up
to 7,000 acres of asparagus grown in the state of Washington from June
15 to October 30, 2018. Treatment of the maximum acreage at the maximum
rate would result in a total use of lambda-cyhalothrin of 630 lbs.
    This notice does not constitute a decision by EPA on the
application itself. The regulations governing FIFRA section 18 require
publication of a notice of receipt of an application for a specific
exemption proposing a use which is supported by the Interregional
Research Project Number 4 (IR-4) program and has been requested in 5 or
more previous years, and a petition for tolerance has not yet been
submitted to the Agency. Therefore, in accordance with the requirement
at 40 CFR 166.24(a)(7), EPA is soliciting public comment before making
the decision whether or not to grant the exemption. The notice provides
an opportunity for public comment on the application.
    The Agency will review and consider all comments received during
the comment period in determining whether to issue the specific
exemption requested by the Washington State Department of Agriculture.

    Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.

    Dated: June 15, 2018.
Michael L. Goodis,
Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.
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[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 231 (Monday, December 4, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57316-57317]
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[SEC File No. 270-86; OMB Control No. 3235-0080]

Proposed Collection; Comment Request

Upon Written Request, Copies Available From: Securities and Exchange
Commission, Office of FOIA Services, 100 F Street NE., Washington, DC
20549-2736

Extension:
    Rule 12d2-2 and Form 25.

    Notice is hereby given that pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), the Securities and Exchange
Commission (``Commission'') is soliciting comments on the collections
of information summarized below. The Commission plans to submit these
existing collections of information to the Office of Management and
Budget for extension and approval for Rule 12d2-2 (17 CFR 240.12d2-2)
and Form 25 (17 CFR 249.25) Removal and Notification of Removal from
Listing and/or Registration.
    On February 12, 1935, the Commission adopted Rule 12d2-2,\1\ and
Form 25 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78b et
seq.) (``Act''), to establish the conditions and procedures under which
a security may be delisted from an exchange and withdrawn from
registration under Section 12(b) of the Act.\2\ The Commission adopted
amendments to Rule 12d2-2 and Form 25 in 2005.\3\ Under the amended
Rule 12d2-2, all issuers and national securities exchanges seeking to
delist and deregister a security in accordance with the rules of an
exchange must file the adopted version of Form 25 with the Commission.
The Commission also adopted amendments to Rule 19d-1 under the Act to
require exchanges to file the adopted version of Form 25 as notice to
the Commission under Section 19(d) of the Act. Finally, the Commission
adopted amendments to exempt standardized options and security futures
products from Section 12(d) of the Act. These amendments are intended
to simplify the paperwork and procedure associated with a delisting and
to unify general rules and procedures relating to the delisting
process.
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    \1\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 98 (February 12,
1935).
    \2\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 7011 (February 5,
1963), 28 FR 1506 (February 16, 1963).
    \3\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 52029 (July 14,
2005), 70 FR 42456 (July 22, 2005).
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    The Form 25 is useful because it informs the Commission that a
security previously traded on an exchange is no longer traded. In
addition, the Form 25 enables the Commission to verify that the
delisting and/or deregistration has occurred in accordance with the
rules of the exchange. Further, the Form 25 helps to focus the
attention of delisting issuers to make sure that they abide by the
proper procedural and notice requirements associated with a delisting
and/or a deregistration. Without Rule 12d2-2 and the Form 25, as
applicable, the Commission would be unable to fulfill its statutory
responsibilities.
    There are 21 national securities exchanges that could possibly be
respondents complying with the requirements of the Rule and Form 25.\4\

The burden of complying with Rule 12d2-2 and Form 25 is not evenly
distributed among the exchanges, however, since there are many more
securities listed on the New York Stock Exchange, the NASDAQ Stock
Market, and NYSE American than on the other exchanges. However, for
purposes of this filing, the Commission staff has assumed that the
number of responses is evenly divided among the exchanges. Since
approximately 800 responses under Rule 12d2-2 and Form 25 for the
purpose of delisting and/or deregistration of equity securities are
received annually by the Commission from the national securities
exchanges, the resultant aggregate annual reporting hour burden would
be, assuming on average one hour per response, 800 annual burden hours
for all exchanges (21 exchanges x an average of 38.1 responses per
exchange x 1 hour per response). In addition, since approximately 100
responses are received by the Commission annually from issuers wishing
to remove their securities from listing and registration on exchanges,
the Commission staff estimates that the aggregate annual reporting hour
burden on issuers would be, assuming on average one reporting hour per
response, 100 annual burden hours for all issuers (100 issuers x 1
response per issuer x 1 hour per response). Accordingly, the total
annual hour burden for all respondents to comply with Rule 12d2-2 is
900 hours (800 hours for exchanges + 100 hours for issuers). The
related internal cost of compliance associated with these burden hours
is $188,400 ($157,000 for exchanges ($196.25 per response x 800
responses) and $31,400 for issuers ($314 per response x 100
responses)).
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    \4\ The staff notes that a few of these 21 registered national
securities exchanges only have rules to permit the listing of
standardized options, which are exempt from Rule 12d2-2 under the
Act. Nevertheless, the staff counted national securities exchanges
that can only list options as potential respondents because these
exchanges could potentially adopt new rules, subject to Commission
approval under Section 19(b) of the Act, to list and trade equity
and other securities that have to comply with Rule 12d2-2 under the
Act. Notice registrants that are registered as national securities
exchanges solely for the purposes of trading securities futures
products have not been counted since, as noted above, securities
futures products are exempt from complying with Rule 12d-2-2 under
the Act and therefore do not have to file Form 25.
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    Written comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of
the functions of the Commission, including whether the information
shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the Commission's
estimates of the burden of the proposed collection of information; (c)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of
information on respondents, including through the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of information technology.
Consideration will be given to comments and suggestions submitted in
writing within 60 days of this publication.
    An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required
to respond to, a collection of information under the PRA unless it
displays a currently valid OMB control number.
    Please direct your written comments to: Pamela Dyson, Director/
Chief Information Officer, Securities and Exchange Commission, c/o Remi
Pavlik-Simon, 100 F Street NE., Washington, DC 20549, or send an email
to: [email protected].

    Dated: November 28, 2017.
Eduardo A. Aleman,
Assistant Secretary.
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

			OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

		WASHINGTON, D.C.

		Issued by the Department of Transportation on January 23, 2006

NOTICE OF ACTION TAKEN -- DOCKET OST-2006-23682

________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________

This serves as notice to the public of the action described below, taken
by the Department official indicated (no additional confirming order
will be issued in this matter).

Applicant:  ANTONOV DESIGN BUREAU (Antonov)		 		Date Filed:  January 19,
2006

										as supplemented January 23, 2006

Relief requested:  Exemption from 49 USC § 40109(g) to permit the
applicant to operate one, one-way, all-cargo charter flight, using its
AN-124-100 aircraft, carrying outsized cargo on behalf of Active Aero
Charter, Inc., from Richmond, Virginia, to Portland, Oregon, during the
period January 25 through January 28, 2006.  The flight would carry an
outsized low pressure turbine rotor and ancillary equipment destined for
the Portland General Electric Company’s (PGE) Boardman Coal Plant.
The applicant asserts that PGE needs the subject lift because the
turbine rotor is required to restore the PGE Boardman Coal Plant to full
service; that the cargo is too large for transportation on U.S.-carrier
aircraft; and that surface transportation is not feasible because of the
inordinate amount of travel time it would require.

Applicant representative:  Robert E. Cohn,<PHONE_NUMBER>			DOT analyst:
Robert J. Finamore,<PHONE_NUMBER>

Responsive pleadings:  Antonov served its application on those U.S.
carriers operating large all-cargo aircraft.  Each carrier indicated
that it did not have aircraft available to conduct the proposed
operation and that it had no comment or did not oppose grant of the
requested authority.

Statutory Standards:  Under 49 USC § 40109(g), we may authorize a
foreign air carrier to carry commercial traffic between U.S. points
(i.e., cabotage traffic) under limited circumstances.  Specifically, we
must find that the authority is required in the public interest; that
because of an emergency created by unusual circumstances not arising in
the normal course of business the traffic cannot be accommodated by U.S.
carriers holding certificates under 49 USC § 41102; that all possible
efforts have been made to place the traffic on U.S. carriers; and that
the transportation is necessary to avoid unreasonable hardship to the
traffic involved (an additional required finding, concerning emergency
transportation during labor disputes, was not relevant here).

DISPOSITION

Action: Approved.
                                              		     Action date:
January 23, 2006

Effective dates of authority granted:  January 25, 2006, through January
28, 2006.

Basis for approval:  We are granting Antonov’s request to operate the
proposed one-way flight (described above), on behalf of Active Aero
Charter, Inc.  We found that its request met all the relevant criteria
of 49 USC § 40109(g) for the grant of an exemption of this type, and
that the grant was required in the public interest.  Specifically, we
were persuaded that the need to move the cargo to enable the PGE
Boardman Coal Plant to restore maximum production levels; the fact that
the cargo could not be transported by surface transportation within a
reasonable time period; and the unique, outsized nature of the cargo,
constituted an emergency not arising in the normal course of business.
Moreover, based on the representations of the U.S. carriers, we
concluded that no U.S. carrier had aircraft available that could be used
to conduct the operation at issue here.  We also found that grant of
this authority would prevent unreasonable hardship to the PGE.
Finally, we found that the applicant was qualified to perform its
proposed operation.

Except to the extent exempted/waived, this authority is subject to our
standard exemption conditions (attached).

Action taken by:        				Michael W. Reynolds

Acting Assistant Secretary for Aviation

and International Affairs

An electronic version of this document is available on the World Wide
Web at:

  HYPERLINK "http://dms.dot.gov//reports/reports_aviation.asp"
http://dms.dot.gov//reports/reports_aviation.asp

FOREIGN CARRIER EXEMPTION CONDITIONS
                       		       ATTACHMENT

In the conduct of the operations authorized, the foreign carrier
applicant(s) shall:

1) Not conduct any operations unless it holds a currently effective
authorization from its homeland for such operations, and it has filed a
copy of such authorization with the Department;

2) Comply with all applicable requirements of the Federal Aviation
Administration, including, but not limited to, 14 CFR Parts 129, 91, and
36, and with all applicable U.S. Government requirements concerning
security, including, but not limited to, 49 CFR Part 1546 or 1550, as
applicable.  To assure compliance with all applicable U.S. Government
requirements concerning security, the holder shall, before commencing
any new service (including charter flights) from a foreign airport that
would be the holder’s last point of departure for the United States,
contact its International Principal Security Inspector (IPSI) to advise
the IPSI of its plans and to find out whether the Transportation
Security Administration has determined that security is adequate to
allow such airport(s) to be served;

3) Comply with the requirements for minimum insurance coverage contained
in 14 CFR Part 205, and, prior to the commencement of any operations
under this authority, file evidence of such coverage, in the form of a
completed OST Form 6411, with the Federal Aviation Administration’s
Program Management Branch (AFS-260), Flight Standards Service (any
changes to, or termination of, insurance also shall be filed with that
office);

4) Not operate aircraft under this authority unless it complies with
operational safety requirements at least equivalent to Annex 6 of the
Chicago Convention;

5) Conform to the airworthiness and airman competency requirements of
its Government for international air services;

6) Except as specifically exempted or otherwise provided for in a
Department Order, comply with the requirements of 14 CFR Part 203,
concerning waiver of Warsaw Convention liability limits and defenses;

7) Agree that operations under this authority constitute a waiver of
sovereign immunity, for the purposes of 28 U.S.C. 1605(a), but only with
respect to those actions or proceedings instituted against it in any
court or other tribunal in the United States that are: a) based on its
operations in international air transportation that, according to the
contract of carriage, include a point in the United States as a point of
origin, point of destination, or agreed stopping place, or for which the
contract of carriage was purchased in the United States; or b) based on
a claim under any international agreement or treaty cognizable in any
court or other tribunal of the United States.  In this condition, the
term “international air transportation” means “international
transportation” as defined by the Warsaw Convention, except that all
States shall be considered to be High Contracting Parties for the
purpose of this definition;

8) Except as specifically authorized by the Department, originate or
terminate all flights to/from the United States in its homeland;

9) Comply with the requirements of 14 CFR Part 217, concerning the
reporting of scheduled, nonscheduled, and charter data;

10) If charter operations are authorized, except as otherwise provided
in the applicable aviation agreement, comply with the Department’s
rules governing charters (including 14 CFR Parts 212 and 380); and

11) Comply with such other reasonable terms, conditions, and limitations
required by the public interest as may be prescribed by the Department,
with all applicable orders or regulations of other U.S. agencies and
courts, and with all applicable laws of the United States.

This authority shall not be effective during any period when the holder
is not in compliance with the conditions imposed above.  Moreover, this
authority cannot be sold or otherwise transferred without explicit
Department approval under Title 49 of the U.S. Code.

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to and codified in the Code of Federal Regulations, which is published
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Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 129 / Thursday, July 5, 2018 / Rules
and Regulations

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 39

[Docket No. FAA-2013-0024; Product Identifier 2000-NE-12-AD; Amendment
39-19307; AD 2018-12-03]
RIN 2120-AA64

Airworthiness Directives; Safran Helicopter Engines, S.A.,
Turboshaft Engines

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: We are superseding Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2013-11-09 for
all Safran Helicopter Engines, S.A., Arrius 2B1 and 2F turboshaft
engines. AD 2013-11-09 required the repetitive replacement of the fuel
injector manifolds and privilege injector, or only the privilege
injector. This AD retains the repetitive hardware replacement
requirements of AD 2013-11-09, but only allows replacement pipe
injector preferred assembly, part number (P/N) 0 319 73 044 0, on the
Arrius 2F engines. This AD was prompted by reports of engine flameouts
as a result of reduced fuel flow due to the presence of coking. We are
issuing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products.

DATES: This AD is effective August 9, 2018.

ADDRESSES: For service information identified in this final rule,
contact Safran Helicopter Engines, S.A., 40220 Tarnos, France; phone:
(33) 05 59 74 40 00; fax: (33) 05 59 74 45 15; internet address:
www.tools.safran-helicopter-engines.com. You may view this service
information at the FAA, Engine and Propeller Standards Branch, 1200
District Avenue, Burlington, MA 01803. For information on the
availability of this material at the FAA, call<PHONE_NUMBER>. It is also
available on the internet at http://www.regulations.gov by searching
for and locating Docket No. FAA-2013-0024.

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-2013-
0024; 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, the mandatory continuing airworthiness information,
regulatory evaluation, any comments received, and other information.
The address for Docket Operations (phone:<PHONE_NUMBER>) is Document
Operations, 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: Barbara Caufield, Aerospace Engineer,
ECO Branch, FAA, 1200 District Avenue, Burlington, MA 01803; phone:
781-238-7146; fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>; email: faa.gov">[email protected]faa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Discussion

    We issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to amend 14 CFR
part 39 to supersede AD 2013-11-09, Amendment 39-17469 (78 FR 32551,
May 31, 2013), ``AD 2013-11-09''. AD 2013-11-09 applied to all
Turbomeca S.A., Arrius 2B1 and 2F turboshaft engines. The NPRM
published in the Federal Register on August 25, 2017 (82 FR 40503). The
NPRM was prompted by a report that the corrective actions of the
existing AD were insufficient to eliminate the unsafe condition. The
NPRM proposed initial and repetitive replacement of the main fuel
injector half-manifolds and preferred injector for Arrius 2B1
turboshaft engines, and initial and repetitive replacement of the
preferred injector and replacing pipe injector preferred assemblies, P/
N 0 319 73 835 0, with assembly, P/N 0 319 73 044 0, for Arrius 2F
turboshaft engines. We are issuing this AD to address the unsafe
condition on these products.

Comments

    We gave the public the opportunity to participate in developing
this AD. The following presents the comments received on the NPRM and
the FAA's response to each comment.

Request To Add Safran Service Bulletin (SB) 319 73 4085

    An individual commenter requested that we incorporate Safran
service bulletin (SB) No. 319 73 4085, which installs new insulating
seals on the fuel manifold assemblies to limit coking, in this AD. The
commenter does not believe that the proposed AD completely corrects the
unsafe condition, which could result in another revised or supersedure
AD in the future.
    We disagree. We have not determined that the Safran SB No. 319 73
4085, Version A, dated March 23, 2016, provides an effective
terminating action to the current AD requirements. We did not change
this AD.

Request To Revise Operating Hours in Figure 1

    Safran Helicopter Engines stated there was an error in Figure 1 to
paragraph (g)(1)(i) of this AD requiring the post-mod TU117 main fuel
injector half-manifold be replaced every 600 operating hours. They
stated the replacement interval is 500 hours (plus a 100 hour non-
cumulative tolerance). The application of the non-cumulative tolerance
specified in the Arrius 2B1 Maintenance Manual X 319 L5 301 2 was
misinterpreted.
    We agree with commenter's explanation and justification. We revised
the main fuel injector half-manifold--post-mod TU117 operating hours in
Figure 1 to paragraph (g) of this AD from 600 operating hours to 500
operating hours, which is consistent with the approved Airworthiness
Limitations for this engine. We also added paragraph (g)(1)(i)(A) to
this AD that allows a non-cumulative tolerance of 100 operating hours
to the compliance time for the initial replacement of the post-mod
TU117 main injector half-manifolds.

Request To Revise the Compliance Requirements

    Safran Helicopter Engines requested that we revise paragraph
(g)(2)(iii) of this AD to replace ``within 16 months after the
effective date of this AD'' with ``August 31, 2018.'' Safran Helicopter
Engines asserted that 16 months was correct when EASA issued AD 2017-
0070, but to be consistent with the compliance in Safran Helicopter

Engines Mandatory SB No. 319 73 4839, this date must be modified to
match August 31, 2018.
    We disagree. We determined that 16 months after the effective date
of the AD is a reasonable timeframe to complete the actions and will
meet our safety objectives. We did not change this AD.

Request To Revise the Required Actions

    Safran Helicopter Engines requested we clarify paragraph
(g)(2)(iii) of this AD by deleting the words ``before next flight.''
    We agree with the commenter's request because this change clarifies
paragraph (g)(2)(iii) of this AD. We revised paragraph (g)(2)(iii) of
this AD as requested.

Request To Revise Contact Information

    Safran Helicopter Engines requested that we revise the contact
information for service information in paragraph to the following:
``Please contact your nearest SAFRAN Helicopter Engines technical
representative or connect to www.tools.safran-helicopter-engines.com.''
    We agree. We revised the contact information in the ADDRESSES
section of this AD to include Safran's internet address:
www.tools.safran-helicopter-engines.com.

Conclusion

    We reviewed the relevant data, considered the comments received,
and determined that air safety and the public interest require adopting
this AD with the changes described previously. We have determined that
these minor changes:
     Are consistent with the intent that was proposed in the
NPRM for addressing the unsafe condition; and
     Do not add any additional burden upon the public than was
already proposed in the NPRM.
    We also determined that these changes will not increase the
economic burden on any operator or increase the scope of this AD.

Related Service Information

    We reviewed Safran Helicopter Engines Mandatory SB No. 319 73 4839,
Version A, dated December 13, 2016. The SB describes procedures for
replacing pipe injector preferred assemblies.

Costs of Compliance

    We estimate that this AD affects 50 Arrius 2B1 and 105 Arrius 2F
turboshaft engines installed on helicopters of U.S. registry.
    We estimate the following costs to comply with this AD:

                                                 Estimated Costs
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               Action                         Labor cost            Parts cost        product        operators
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Arrius 2B1 fuel injector manifolds   3 work-hours x $85 per hour              $0            $255         $12,750
 and injector replacement.            = $255.
Arrius 2F pipe injector preferred    3 work-hours x $85 per hour           3,154           3,409         357,945
 assembly replacement.                = $255.
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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.
    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.
    This AD is issued in accordance with authority delegated by the
Executive Director, Aircraft Certification Service, as authorized by
FAA Order 8000.51C. In accordance with that order, issuance of ADs is
normally a function of the Compliance and Airworthiness Division, but
during this transition period, the Executive Director has delegated the
authority to issue ADs applicable to engines, propellers, and
associated appliances to the Manager, Engine and Propeller Standards
Branch, Policy and Innovation Division.

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 Code of Federal
Regulations (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 removing Airworthiness Directive (AD)
2013-11-09, Amendment 39-17469 (78 FR 32551), and adding the following
new AD:

2018-12-03 Safran Helicopter Engines, S.A. (Type Certificate
previously held by Turbomeca S.A.): Amendment 39-19307; Docket No.
FAA-2013-0024; Product Identifier 2000-NE-12-AD.

(a) Effective Date

    This AD is effective August 9, 2018.

(b) Affected ADs

    This AD replaces AD 2013-11-09, Amendment 39-17469 (78 FR 32551,
May 31, 2013).

(c) Applicability

    This AD applies to all Safran Helicopter Engines, S.A., Arrius
2B1 and 2F turboshaft engines.

(d) Subject

    Joint Aircraft System Component (JASC) Code 7320, Fuel
Controlling System.

(e) Unsafe Condition

    This AD was prompted by several reports of engine flameouts as a
result of reduced fuel flow due to the presence of coking. We are
issuing this AD to prevent an engine flameout of Arrius 2B1 and 2F
turboshaft engines. The unsafe condition, if not addressed, could
result in an engine flameout and damage to the helicopter.

(f) Compliance

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

(g) Required Actions

    (1) For Arrius 2B1 turboshaft engines, do the following:
    (i) Replace each main fuel injector half-manifold and preferred
injector with a part eligible for installation before exceeding the
operating hours (hours accumulated by the part since installation on
an engine) specified in Figure 1 to paragraph (g) of this AD.
    (A) For the post-mod TU117 main injector half-manifold, a one-
time, non-cumulative tolerance of 100 operating hours may be applied
to the compliance interval specified in Figure 1. This one-time
tolerance can be applied to the initial replacement or a subsequent
replacement, as required.
    (B) Reserved.
    [GRAPHIC] [TIFF OMITTED] TR05JY18.000

    (ii) Borescope-inspect (BSI) the flame tube and the high-
pressure turbine (HPT) area for turbine distress, when replacing the
fuel injector manifolds and preferred injector for the first time.
    (iii) Thereafter, replace the fuel injector manifolds and
preferred injector with a part eligible for installation before
exceeding the operating hours (hours accumulated by the part since
installation on an engine) specified in Figure 1 to paragraph (g) of
this AD.
    (2) For Arrius 2F turboshaft engines, do the following:
    (i) Replace each pipe injector preferred assembly, part number
(P/N) 0 319 73 835 0 and P/N 0 319 73 044 0, with a part eligible
for installation before exceeding 400 operating hours (hours
accumulated by the part since installation on an engine).
    (ii) BSI the flame tube and the HPT area for turbine distress,
when replacing the privilege injector for the first time.
    (iii) Unless already accomplished as required by paragraph
(g)(2)(i) of this AD, within 16 months after the effective date of
this AD, replace the pipe injector preferred assembly, P/N 0 319 73
835 0, with a part eligible for installation.
    (iv) Thereafter, replace the pipe injector preferred assembly
with a part eligible for installation within 400 operating hours
since the last pipe injector preferred assembly replacement.

(h) Definitions

    (1) For Arrius 2B1 turboshaft engines, a main fuel injector
half-manifold or preferred injector is eligible for installation if
it has not exceeded the operating hours specified in Figure 1 to
paragraph (g) of this AD since first installation on an engine or
since last cleaning.
    (2) For Arrius 2F turboshaft engines, a pipe injector preferred
assembly, P/N 0 319 73 044 0, is eligible for installation if it has
not exceeded 400 operating hours since first installation on an
engine or since last cleaning.

(i) Installation Prohibition

    (1) For Arrius 2B1 turboshaft engines, after the effective date
of this AD, do not install a main fuel injector half-manifold or
preferred injector onto any engine, or any engine onto a helicopter,
unless the main fuel injector half-manifold and preferred injector
are eligible for installation.
    (2) For Arrius 2F turboshaft engines, after the effective date
of this AD, do not install a pipe injector preferred assembly onto
any engine, or any engine onto a helicopter, unless the pipe
injector preferred assembly is eligible for installation.
    (3) For Arrius 2F turboshaft engines, after the effective date
of this AD, do not install a pipe injector preferred assembly, P/N 0
319 73 835 0, onto any engine.

(j) Alternative Methods of Compliance (AMOCs)

    (1) The Manager, ECO 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
ECO Branch, send it to the attention of the person identified in
paragraph (k)(1) of this AD. You may email your request to: ANE-AD-
[email protected];faa.gov.
    (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.

(k) Related Information

    (1) For more information about this AD, contact Barbara
Caufield, Aerospace Engineer, ECO Branch, FAA, 1200 District Avenue,
Burlington, MA 01803; phone:<PHONE_NUMBER>; fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>; email:
faa.gov">[email protected]faa.gov.
    (2) Refer to European Aviation Safety Agency AD 2017-0070, dated
April, 25, 2017, for more information. You may examine the EASA AD
on the internet at http://www.regulations.gov by searching for and
locating Docket No. FAA-2013-0024.

(l) Material Incorporated by Reference

    None.

    Issued in Burlington, Massachusetts, on June 27, 2018.
Robert J. Ganley,
Manager, Engine and Propeller Standards Branch, Aircraft Certification
Service.
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

WASHINGTON, DC

Issued by the Department of Transportation on August 6, 2003

   NOTICE OF ACTION TAKEN -- DOCKET OST-2000-7149

________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________

This serves as notice to the public of the action described below, taken
by the Department official indicated (no additional confirming order
will be issued in this matter).

Application of    United Air lines, Inc.                     filed
6/26/03  for:

XX Allocation of one U.S.-Ghana third-country code-share frequency

Under the U.S.-Ghana agreement, U.S. carriers may operate 32 weekly
third-country code-share frequencies between the United States and
Ghana.  United has been allocated four of these frequencies for its
U.S.-Ghana services.  (See Notices of Action Taken dated July 13, 2000,
and May 29, 2002, in this docket.)  United now seeks an allocation of
one additional frequency in order to expand its code-share services with
Lufthansa German Airlines between the United States and Accra, Ghana,
via Frankfurt, through the intermediate point Lagos, Nigeria.
(Lufthansa already operates five weekly services over his route.)

American Airlines filed an answer stating that it had no objection to
United’s request provided that American’s application filed July 9,
2003, in this docket for three additional U.S.-Ghana frequencies is also
granted.

Applicant rep:  Jeffrey A. Manley<PHONE_NUMBER>    DOT Analyst:
Sylvia Moore<PHONE_NUMBER>

D I S P O S I T I O N

XX  Granted (subject to conditions, see below)

The above action was effective when taken:   August 6, 2003, and will
remain in effect indefinitely, subject to conditions described below.

Action taken by:   Paul L. Gretch, Director

		    Office of International Aviation

XX  The authority granted is consistent with the aviation agreement
between the United States and Ghana, which is being provisionally
applied on the basis of comity and reciprocity, pending entry into force
of the agreement.

Except to the extent exempted or waived, this authority is subject to
the terms, conditions, and limitations indicated:  XX Holder’s
certificates of public convenience and necessity

________________________

Conditions:  Consistent with our standard practice, the frequency
allocation granted is subject to the condition that if the frequency is
not used for a period of 90 days, the allocation as to this frequency
will expire automatically and the frequency will revert to the
Department for reallocation.  The 90-day dormancy period will begin on
the date of this Notice.

(See Reverse Side)

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Remarks:  With respect to American’s comments, we contemporaneously
issued a notice granting American’s request for four U.S.-Ghana
frequencies.  (See Notice of Action Taken dated August 6, 2003,  in this
docket.)

________________________________________________________________________
__________

Under authority assigned by the Department in its regulations, 14 CFR
Part 385, we found that (1) our action was consistent with Department
policy; and (2) grant of the authority was consistent with the public
interest.  To the extent not granted, we denied all requests in the
referenced Docket.  We may amend, modify, or revoke the authority
granted in this Notice at any time without hearing at our discretion.

Persons entitled to petition the Department for review of the action set
forth in this Notice under the Department’s regulations, 14 CFR
§385.30, may file their petitions within seven (7) days after the date
of issuance of this Notice.  This action was effective when taken, and
the filing of a petition for review will not alter such effectiveness.

An electronic version of this document is available on the World Wide
Web at:

  HYPERLINK "http://dms.dot.gov//reports/reports_aviation.asp"
http://dms.dot.gov//reports/reports_aviation.asp


[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 240 (Monday, December 15, 2014)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 74035-74037]
[FR Doc No: 2014-29233]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 39

[Docket No. FAA-2014-0922; Directorate Identifier 2014-NM-156-AD]
RIN 2120-AA64

Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Airplanes

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).

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SUMMARY: We propose to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for
certain Airbus Model A319 and A320 series airplanes. This proposed AD
was prompted by a report that fatigue cracking could appear at certain
fastener locations in the longeron area below the emergency exit cut-
outs. This proposed AD is intended to complete certain mandated
programs intended to support the airplane reaching its limit of
validity (LOV) of the engineering data that support the established
structural maintenance program. This proposed AD would require
modification of eight fastener locations in the longeron area below the
emergency exit cut-outs on the left-hand (LH) and right-hand (RH)
sides. We are proposing this AD to detect and correct cracking at
certain fastener locations in the longeron area below the emergency
exit cut-outs, which could lead to failure of the fasteners and reduced
structural integrity of the airplane.

DATES: We must receive comments on this proposed AD by January 29,
2015.

ADDRESSES: You may send comments, using the procedures found in 14 CFR
11.43 and 11.45, by any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
     Fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>.
     Mail: U.S. Department of Transportation, Docket
Operations, M-30, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590.
     Hand Delivery: U.S. Department of Transportation, Docket
Operations, M-30, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday
through Friday, except Federal holidays.
    For service information identified in this proposed AD, contact
Airbus, Airworthiness Office--EIAS, 1 Rond Point Maurice Bellonte,
31707 Blagnac Cedex, France; telephone +33 5 61 93 36 96; fax +33 5 61
93 44 51; email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Internet http://www.airbus.com. You may view this referenced service information at the
FAA, Transport Airplane Directorate, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA.
For information on the availability of this material at the FAA, call
425-227-1221.

Examining the AD Docket

    You may examine the AD docket on the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov by searching for and locating Docket No. FAA-2014-
0922; or in person at the Docket Management Facility between 9 a.m. and
5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. The AD docket
contains this proposed AD, the regulatory evaluation, any comments
received, and other information. The street address for the Docket
Operations office (telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>) is in the ADDRESSES section.
Comments will be available in the AD docket shortly after receipt.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Comments Invited

    We invite you to send any written relevant data, views, or
arguments about this proposed AD. Send your comments to an address
listed under the ADDRESSES section. Include ``Docket No. FAA-2014-0922;
Directorate Identifier 2014-NM-156-AD'' at the beginning of your
comments. We specifically invite comments on the overall regulatory,
economic, environmental, and energy aspects of this proposed AD. We
will consider all comments received by the closing date and may amend
this proposed AD based on those comments.
    We will post all comments we receive, without change, to http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information you provide. We
will also post a report summarizing each substantive verbal contact we
receive about this proposed AD.

Discussion

    The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), which is the Technical
Agent for the Member States of the European Community, has issued EASA
Airworthiness Directive 2014-0176, dated July 25, 2014 (referred to
after this as the Mandatory Continuing Airworthiness Information, or
``the MCAI''), to correct an unsafe condition on certain Model A319 and
Model A320 series airplanes. The MCAI states:

    During the A320 fatigue test campaign for Extended Service Goal
(ESG), it was determined that fatigue damage could appear at certain
fastener locations on the longeron [area] below the emergency exit
cut-outs, on the left-hand (LH) and right-hand (RH) sides of the
fuselage.
    This condition, if not detected and corrected, could affect the
structural integrity of the aeroplane.
    To address this potential unsafe condition, Airbus developed a
modification, which has been published through Airbus Service
Bulletin (SB) A320-53-1265 for in-service application to allow
aeroplanes to operate up to the new ESG limit.
    For the reasons described above, this [EASA] AD requires
modification (cold working) of 8 fastener locations in the Longeron
area (Stringer 20A) below the emergency exit cut-outs on the LH and
RH sides.
    As described in FAA Advisory Circular 120-104 (http://www.faa.gov/documentLibrary/media/Advisory_Circular/120-104.pdf), several programs
have been developed to support initiatives that will ensure the
continued airworthiness of aging airplane structure. The last element
of those initiatives is the requirement to establish an LOV of the
engineering data that support the structural maintenance program under
14 CFR 26.21. This proposed AD is the result of an assessment of the
previously established programs by DAH during the process of
establishing the LOV for Airbus Model A319 and A320 series airplanes.
The

actions specified in this proposed AD are necessary to complete certain
programs to ensure the continued airworthiness of aging airplane
structure and to support an airplane reaching its LOV.
    You may examine the MCAI in the AD docket on the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov by searching for and locating Docket No. FAA-2014-
0922.

Relevant Service Information

    Airbus has issued Service Bulletin A320-53-1265, Revision 1, dated
July 2, 2013. The actions described in this service information are
intended to correct the unsafe condition identified in the MCAI.

FAA's Determination and Requirements of This Proposed AD

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

Costs of Compliance

    We estimate that this proposed AD affects 48 airplanes of U.S.
registry.
    We also estimate that it would take about 12 work-hours per product
to comply with the basic requirements of this proposed AD. The average
labor rate is $85 per work-hour. Required parts would cost $0 per
product. Based on these figures, we estimate the cost of this proposed
AD on U.S. operators to be $48,960, or $1,020 per product.

Authority for This Rulemaking

    Title 49 of the United States Code specifies the FAA's authority to
issue rules on aviation safety. Subtitle I, section 106, describes the
authority of the FAA Administrator. ``Subtitle VII: Aviation
Programs,'' describes in more detail the scope of the Agency's
authority.
    We are issuing this rulemaking under the authority described in
``Subtitle VII, Part A, Subpart III, Section 44701: General
requirements.'' Under that section, Congress charges the FAA with
promoting safe flight of civil aircraft in air commerce by prescribing
regulations for practices, methods, and procedures the Administrator
finds necessary for safety in air commerce. This regulation is within
the scope of that authority because it addresses an unsafe condition
that is likely to exist or develop on products identified in this
rulemaking action.

Regulatory Findings

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

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39

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

The Proposed Amendment

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

PART 39--AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES

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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):

Airbus: Docket No. FAA-2014-0922; Directorate Identifier 2014-NM-
156-AD.

(a) Comments Due Date

    We must receive comments by January 29, 2015.

(b) Affected ADs

    None.

(c) Applicability

    This AD applies to Airbus airplanes identified in paragraphs
(c)(1) and (c)(2) of this AD, certificated in any category, all
manufacturer serial numbers, except those on which Airbus
modification (mod) 152637 or mod 32208 has been embodied in
production.
    (1) Airbus Model A319-111, -112, -113, -114, -115, -131, -132,
and -133 airplanes.
    (2) Airbus Model A320-211, -212, -214, -231, -232, and -233
airplanes.

(d) Subject

    Air Transport Association (ATA) of America Code 53, Fuselage.

(e) Reason

    This AD was prompted by a report that fatigue cracking could
appear at certain fastener locations in the longeron area below the
emergency exit cut-outs. We are issuing this AD to detect and
correct cracking at certain fastener locations on the longeron,
which could lead to failure of the fasteners and reduced structural
integrity of the airplane.

(f) Compliance

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

(g) Modification of Fastener Locations

    Before the accumulation of 48,000 total flight cycles or 96,000
total flight hours, whichever occurs first since the airplane's
first flight, modify the 8 fastener locations in the longeron area
(stringer 20A) below the emergency exit cut-outs on both right-hand
and left-hand sides, in accordance with the Accomplishment
Instructions of Airbus Service Bulletin A320-53-1265, Revision 01,
dated July 2, 2013.

(h) Credit for Previous Actions

    This paragraph provides credit for actions required by paragraph
(g) of this AD, if those actions were performed before the effective
date of this AD using Airbus Service Bulletin A320-53-1265, dated
January 2, 2013, which is not incorporated by reference in this AD.

(i) Other FAA AD Provisions

    The following provisions also apply to this AD:
    (1) Alternative Methods of Compliance (AMOCs): The Manager,
International Branch, ANM-116, Transport Airplane Directorate ANE-
170, FAA, has the authority to approve AMOCs for this AD, if
requested using the procedures found in 14 CFR 39.19. In accordance
with 14 CFR 39.19, send your request to your principal inspector or
local Flight Standards District Office, as appropriate. If sending
information directly to the International Branch, send it to ATTN:
Sanjay Ralhan, Aerospace Engineer, International Branch, ANM-116,
Transport Airplane Directorate, FAA, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton,
WA 98057-3356; telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>; fax<PHONE_NUMBER>. Information
may be emailed to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Before using any
approved AMOC, notify your appropriate principal inspector, or
lacking a principal inspector, the manager of the local flight
standards district office/certificate holding district office. The
AMOC approval letter must specifically reference this AD.
    (2) Contacting the Manufacturer: For any requirement in this AD
to obtain corrective actions from a manufacturer, the action must be
accomplished using a method approved by the Manager, International
Branch, ANM-

116, Transport Airplane Directorate, FAA; or the European Aviation
Safety Agency (EASA); or Airbus's EASA Design Organization Approval
(DOA). If approved by the DOA, the approval must include the DOA-
authorized signature.

(j) Related Information

    (1) Refer to Mandatory Continuing Airworthiness Information
(MCAI) European Aviation Safety Agency Airworthiness Directive 2014-
0176, dated July 25, 2014, for related information. This MCAI may be
found in the AD docket on the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov
by searching for and locating Docket No. FAA-2014-0922.
    (2) For service information identified in this AD, contact
Airbus, Airworthiness Office--EAS, 1 Rond Point Maurice Bellonte,
31707 Blagnac Cedex, France; telephone +33 5 61 93 36 96; fax +33 5
61 93 44 51; email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Internet http://www.airbus.com. You may view this service information at the FAA,
Transport Airplane Directorate, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA.
For information on the availability of this material at the FAA,
call<PHONE_NUMBER>.

    Issued in Renton, Washington, on December 3, 2014.
Michael Kaszycki,
Acting Manager, Transport Airplane Directorate, Aircraft Certification
Service.
[FR Doc. 2014-29233 Filed 12-12-14; 8:45 am]
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