[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 102 (Thursday, May 26, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30753-30754]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

Notice of Availability of a Record of Decision (ROD) for the
Proposed Honolulu High-Capacity Transit Corridor Project (HHCTCP)
Segment at Honolulu International Airport (HNL), Honolulu, HI

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of Availability of Record of Decision.

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SUMMARY: The FAA is issuing this notice to advise the public that it
has issued a ROD for the construction and operation of a 3-mile segment
at HNL for the proposed Honolulu High-Capacity Transit Corridor Project
on Oahu, Hawaii.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA has completed and issued a ROD for a
3-mile segment of the proposed HHCTCP at HNL, Honolulu, Hawaii. The ROD
is based on the evaluation in the Final Environmental Impact Statement
(EIS) that was published in June 2010 by the Federal Transit
Administration (FTA) and adopted by the FAA in July 2010. The proposed
HHCTCP consists of 20 miles of an elevated guideway, transit stations,

park-and-ride facilities, maintenance and storage facility, and other
ancillary facilities to support the transit system on the Island of
Oahu, Hawaii. The FAA was a Cooperating Agency on the project due to
its special expertise on aviation matters and jurisdiction by law for
projects on airport property at HNL. The FAA assisted FTA in the
preparation of the Final EIS. A refined rail alignment at HNL was
evaluated in the Final EIS and was determined to be consistent with FAA
requirements. The FAA ROD only addresses the 3-mile portion of the
transit rail project that is located on HNL property and subject to FAA
approval. The FTA issued its ROD for the entire 20-mile project in
January 2011.
    The Project would provide a high-capacity rapid transit service in
the highly congested east-west transportation corridor between Kapolei
and Ala Moana Center. The Project is intended to provide faster, more
reliable public transportation services than what can be achieved with
buses operating in congested mixed traffic. The project will provide a
multi-modal transportation connection at HNL and also improve
transportation links within the travel corridor.
    The ROD discusses alternatives considered by FAA in reaching its
decision, summarizes the analysis used to evaluate the alternatives,
and briefly summarizes the potential environmental consequences
evaluated in the Final EIS. The ROD also identifies the FAA's
environmentally preferred alternative.
    Copies of the ROD are available for public examination during
business hours at the following locations:
    1. Federal Aviation Administration, Honolulu Airports District
Office, 300 Ala Moana Boulevard, Room 7-128, Honolulu, HI 96813.
    2. Federal Aviation Administration, Airports Division, Room 3012,
15000 Aviation Boulevard, Hawthorne, CA 90261.
    3. Federal Aviation Administration, Office of the Associate
Administrator for Airports, Planning and Environmental Division, Room
615, 800 Independence Avenue SW., Washington DC 20591.
    4. State of Hawaii, Department of Transportation, Airports
Division, 400 Rodgers Boulevard, Suite 700, Honolulu, HI 96819.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Gordon Wong, Environmental
Specialist, Federal Aviation Administration, Honolulu Airports District
Office, 300 Ala Moana Boulevard, Honolulu, HI 96813. Telephone: (808)
541-1232.

    Issued in Hawthorne, California, on May 12, 2011.
Debbie Roth,
Acting Manager, Airports Division, Western-Pacific Region, AWP-600.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[FEMA-1771-DR]

Illinois; Amendment No. 8 to Notice of a Major Disaster
Declaration

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice amends the notice of a major disaster declaration
for the State of Illinois (FEMA-1771-DR), dated June 24, 2008, and
related determinations.

DATES: Effective Date: September 2, 2008.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Peggy Miller, Disaster Assistance
Directorate, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street, SW.,
Washington, DC 20472,<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The notice of a major disaster declaration
for the State of Illinois is hereby amended to include the following
area among those areas determined to have been adversely affected by
the catastrophe declared a major disaster by the President in his
declaration of June 24, 2008.

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

R. David Paulison,
Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 39

[Docket No. FAA-2009-0997; Directorate Identifier 2009-NM-158-AD;
Amendment 39-16062; AD 2007-22-03 R1]
RIN 2120-AA64

Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A300 Airplanes

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

ACTION: Final rule; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The FAA is revising an existing airworthiness directive (AD),
which applies to all Airbus Model A300 airplanes. That AD currently
requires revising the Airworthiness Limitations Section of the
Instructions for Continued Airworthiness to incorporate new limitations
for fuel tank systems. This AD clarifies the intended effect of the AD
on spare and on-airplane fuel tank system components. This AD

results from fuel system reviews conducted by the manufacturer. We are
issuing this AD to prevent the potential of ignition sources inside
fuel tanks, which, in combination with flammable fuel vapors caused by
latent failures, alterations, repairs, or maintenance actions, could
result in fuel tank explosions and consequent loss of the airplane.

DATES: This AD is effective November 12, 2009.
    On November 28, 2007 (72 FR 60240, October 24, 2007), the Director
of the Federal Register approved the incorporation by reference of a
certain publication listed in the AD.
    We must receive any comments on this AD by December 11, 2009.

ADDRESSES: You may send comments 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 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
    For service information identified in this AD, contact Airbus SAS-
EAW (Airworthiness Office), 1 Rond Point Maurice Bellonte, 31707
Blagnac Cedex, France; telephone +33 5 61 93 36 96; fax +33 5 61 93 44
51; e-mail<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Internet http://
www.airbus.com.

Examining the AD Docket

    You may examine the AD docket on the Internet at http://
www.regulations.gov; or in person at the Docket Management Facility
between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal
holidays. The AD docket contains this AD, the regulatory evaluation,
any comments received, and other information. The street address for
the Docket Office (telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>) is in the ADDRESSES section.
Comments will be available in the AD docket shortly after receipt.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dan Rodina, Aerospace Engineer,
International Branch, ANM-116, FAA, Transport Airplane Directorate,
1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, Washington 98057-3356; telephone (425)
227-2125; fax<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Discussion

    On October 15, 2007, we issued AD 2007-22-03, amendment 39-15239
(72 FR 60240, October 24, 2007). That AD applied to all Airbus Model
A300 airplanes. That AD required revising the Airworthiness Limitations
Section of the Instructions for Continued Airworthiness to incorporate
new limitations for fuel tank systems.
    Critical design configuration control limitations (CDCCLs) are
limitation requirements to preserve a critical ignition source
prevention feature of the fuel tank system design that is necessary to
prevent the occurrence of an unsafe condition. The purpose of a CDCCL
is to provide instruction to retain the critical ignition source
prevention feature during configuration change that may be caused by
alterations, repairs, or maintenance actions. A CDCCL is not a periodic
inspection.

Actions Since AD Was Issued

    Since we issued that AD, we have determined that it is necessary to
clarify the AD's intended effect on spare and on-airplane fuel tank
system components, regarding the use of maintenance manuals and
instructions for continued airworthiness.
    Section 91.403(c) of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR
91.403(c)) specifies the following:

    No person may operate an aircraft for which a manufacturer's
maintenance manual or instructions for continued airworthiness has
been issued that contains an airworthiness limitation section unless
the mandatory * * * procedures * * * have been complied with.

Some operators have questioned whether existing components affected by
the new CDCCLs must be reworked. We did not intend for the AD to
retroactively require rework of components that had been maintained
using acceptable methods before the effective date of the AD. Owners
and operators of the affected airplanes therefore are not required to
rework affected components identified as airworthy or installed on the
affected airplanes before the required revisions of the airworthiness
limitations section. But once the CDCCLs are incorporated into the
airworthiness limitations section, future maintenance actions on
components must be done in accordance with those CDCCLs.

FAA's Determination and Requirements of This AD

    The affected product has been approved by the aviation authority of
another country, and are approved for operation in the United States.
We are issuing this AD because we evaluated all pertinent information
and determined the unsafe condition exists and is likely to exist or
develop on other products of the same type design. This new AD retains
the requirements of the existing AD, and adds a new note to clarify the
intended effect of the AD on spare and on-airplane fuel tank system
components.

Costs of Compliance

    This revision imposes no additional economic burden. The current
costs for this AD are repeated for the convenience of affected
operators, as follows:
    This AD affects about 30 airplanes of U.S. registry. The required
actions take about 2 work hours per airplane, at an average labor rate
of $80 per work hour. Based on these figures, the estimated cost of the
AD for U.S. operators is $4,800, or $160 per airplane.

FAA's Justification and Determination of the Effective Date

    This revision merely clarifies the intended effect on spare and on-
airplane fuel tank system components, and makes no substantive change
to the AD's requirements. For this reason, it is found that notice and
opportunity for prior public comment for this action are unnecessary,
and good cause exists for making this amendment effective in less than
30 days.

Comments Invited

    This AD is a final rule that involves requirements affecting flight
safety, and we did not provide you with notice and an opportunity to
provide your comments before it becomes effective. However, we invite
you to send any written data, views, or arguments about this AD. Send
your comments to an address listed under the ADDRESSES section. Include
``Docket No. FAA-2009-0997; Directorate Identifier 2009-NM-158-AD'' at
the beginning of your comments. We specifically invite comments on the
overall regulatory, economic, environmental, and energy aspects of this
AD. We will consider all comments received by the closing date and may
amend this AD because of 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 AD.

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 have determined that this AD will not have federalism
implications under Executive Order 13132. This AD will not have a
substantial direct effect on the States, on the relationship between
the national government and the States, or on the distribution of power
and responsibilities among the various levels of government.
    For the reasons discussed above, I certify that the 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); and
    3. Will not have a significant economic impact, positive or
negative, on a substantial number of small entities under the criteria
of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.
    We prepared a regulatory evaluation of the estimated costs to
comply with this AD and placed it in the AD docket. See the ADDRESSES
section for a location to examine the regulatory evaluation.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39

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

Adoption of the Amendment

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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

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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 Amendment 39-15239 (72 FR
60240, October 24, 2007) and adding the following new AD:

2007-22-03 R1 Airbus: Amendment 39-16062. Docket No. FAA-2009-0997;
Directorate Identifier 2009-NM-158-AD.

Effective Date

    (a) This airworthiness directive (AD) is effective November 12,
2009.

Affected ADs

    (b) This AD revises AD 2007-22-03, Amendment 39-15239.

Applicability

    (c) This AD applies to all Airbus Model A300 B2-1A, B2-1C, B2K-
3C, B2-203, B4-2C, B4-103, and B4-203 airplanes, certificated in any
category, except Airbus Model A300-600 airplanes.

    Note 1: This AD requires revisions to certain operator
maintenance documents to include new inspections and critical design
configuration control limitations (CDCCLs). Compliance with the
operator maintenance documents is required by 14 CFR 91.403(c). For
airplanes that have been previously modified, altered, or repaired
in the areas addressed by these inspections and CDCCLs, the operator
may not be able to accomplish the inspections and CDCCLs described
in the revisions. In this situation, to comply with 14 CFR
91.403(c), the operator must request approval for an alternative
method of compliance according to paragraph (j)(1) of this AD. The
request should include a description of changes to the required
inspections and CDCCLs that will preserve the critical ignition
source prevention feature of the affected fuel system.

Unsafe Condition

    (d) This AD results from fuel system reviews conducted by the
manufacturer. We are issuing this AD to prevent potential of
ignition sources inside fuel tanks, which, in combination with
flammable fuel vapors caused by latent failures, alterations,
repairs, or maintenance actions, could result in fuel tank
explosions and consequent loss of the airplane.

Compliance

    (e) You are responsible for having the actions required by this
AD performed within the compliance times specified, unless the
actions have already been done.

Restatement of AD 2007-22-03, With Certain Revised Compliance Methods

Revise Airworthiness Limitations Section (ALS) To Incorporate Fuel
Maintenance and Inspection Tasks

    (f) Within 3 months after November 28, 2007 (the effective date
of AD 2007-22-03), revise the ALS of the Instructions for Continued
Airworthiness to incorporate Airbus A300 Fuel Airworthiness
Limitations, Document 95A.1928/05, Issue 2, dated May 11, 2007
(approved by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) on July 6,
2007), Section 1, ``Maintenance/Inspection Tasks.'' For all tasks
identified in Section 1 of Document 95A.1928/05, the initial
compliance times start from the later of the times specified in
paragraphs (f)(1) and (f)(2) of this AD, and the repetitive
inspections must be accomplished thereafter at the intervals
specified in Section 1 of Document 95A.1928/05, except as provided
by paragraph (g) of this AD.
    (1) November 28, 2007.
    (2) The date of issuance of the original French standard
airworthiness certificate or the date of issuance of the original
French export certificate of airworthiness.

    Note 2: Airbus Operator Information Telex SE 999.0079/07,
Revision 01, dated August 14, 2007, identifies the applicable
sections of the Airbus A300 Airplane Maintenance Manual necessary
for accomplishing the tasks specified in Section 1 of Document
95A.1928/05.

Initial Compliance Time for Task 28-18-00-03-1

    (g) For Task 28-18-00-03-1 identified in Section 1 of Document
95A.1928/05, ``Maintenance/Inspection Tasks,'' of Airbus A300 Fuel
Airworthiness Limitations, Document 95A.1928/05, Issue 2, dated May
11, 2007 (approved by the EASA on July 6, 2007): The initial
compliance time is the later of the times specified in paragraphs
(g)(1) and (g)(2) of this AD. Thereafter, Task 28-18-00-03-1 must be
accomplished at the repetitive interval specified in Section 1 of
Document 95A.1928/05.
    (1) Prior to the accumulation of 40,000 total flight hours.
    (2) Within 72 months or 20,000 flight hours after November 28,
2007, whichever occurs first.

Revise ALS To Incorporate CDCCLs

    (h) Within 12 months after November 28, 2007, revise the ALS of
the Instructions for Continued Airworthiness to incorporate Airbus
A300 Fuel Airworthiness Limitations, Document 95A.1928/05, Issue 2,
dated May 11, 2007 (approved by the EASA on July 6, 2007), Section
2, ``Critical Design Configuration Control Limitations.''

No Alternative Inspections, Inspection Intervals, or CDCCLs

    (i) Except as provided by paragraph (j) of this AD: After
accomplishing the actions specified in paragraphs (f) and (h) of
this AD, no alternative inspections, inspection intervals, or CDCCLs
may be used.

New Information

Explanation of CDCCL Requirements

    Note 3: Notwithstanding any other maintenance or operational
requirements, components that have been identified as airworthy or
installed on the affected airplanes before the revision of the ALS,
as required by paragraphs (f) and (h) of this AD, do not need to be
reworked in accordance with the CDCCLs. However, once the ALS has
been revised, future maintenance actions on these components must be
done in accordance with the CDCCLs.

Alternative Methods of Compliance (AMOCs)

    (j)(1) The Manager, International Branch, ANM-116, FAA, has the
authority to approve AMOCs for this AD, if requested using the
procedures found in 14 CFR 39.19. Send information to ATTN: Dan
Rodina, Aerospace Engineer, International Branch, ANM-116, Transport
Airplane Directorate, FAA, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, Washington
98057-3356; telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>; fax<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    (2) To request a different method of compliance or a different
compliance time for this AD, follow the procedures in 14 CFR 39.19.
Before using any approved AMOC on any airplane to which the AMOC
applies, notify your principal maintenance inspector (PMI) or
principal avionics inspector (PAI), as appropriate, or lacking a
principal inspector, your local Flight Standards District Office.
The AMOC approval letter must specifically reference this AD.

Related Information

    (k) European Aviation Safety Agency Airworthiness Directive
2007-0094 R1, dated May 2, 2007, also addresses the subject of this
AD.

Material Incorporated by Reference

    (l) You must use Airbus A300 Fuel Airworthiness Limitations,
Document 95A.1928/05, Issue 2, dated May 11, 2007, to do the actions
required by this AD, unless the AD specifies otherwise.
    (1) The Director of the Federal Register previously approved the
incorporation by reference of Airbus A300 Fuel Airworthiness
Limitations, Document 95A.1928/05, Issue 2, dated May 11, 2007, on
November 28, 2007 (72 FR 60240, October 24, 2007).
    (2) For service information identified in this AD, contact
Airbus SAS--EAW (Airworthiness Office), 1 Rond Point Maurice
Bellonte, 31707 Blagnac Cedex, France; telephone +33 5 61 93 36 96;
fax +33 5 61 93 44 51; e-mail<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
Internet http://www.airbus.com.
    (3) You may review copies of the service information at the FAA,
Transport Airplane Directorate, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton,
Washington. For information on the availability of this material at
the FAA, call<PHONE_NUMBER> or<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    (4) You may also review copies of the service information that
is incorporated by reference at the National Archives and Records
Administration (NARA). For information on the availability of this
material at NARA, call<PHONE_NUMBER>, or go to: http://
www.archives.gov/federal_register/code_of_federal_regulations/
ibr_locations.html.

    Issued in Renton, Washington, on October 19, 2009.
Ali Bahrami,
Manager, Transport Airplane Directorate, Aircraft Certification
Service.
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