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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

[Docket No. NHTSA-2019-0094; Notice 1]

Porsche Cars North America, Inc., Receipt of Petition for
Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA),
Department of Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Receipt of petition.

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SUMMARY: Porsche Cars North America, Inc. has determined that certain
model year (MY) 2018 Porsche 911 GT3 motor vehicles do not fully comply
with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 108, Lamps,
reflective devices, and associated equipment. Porsche filed a
noncompliance report dated July 24, 2019. Porsche subsequently
petitioned NHTSA on August 20, 2019, for a decision that the subject
noncompliance is inconsequential as it relates to motor vehicle safety.
This document announces receipt of Porsche's petition.

DATES: The closing date for comments on the petition is February 3,
2020.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written data,
views, and arguments on this petition. Comments must refer to the
docket number and notice number cited in the title of this notice and
may be submitted by any of the following methods:
     Mail: Send comments by mail addressed to the U.S.
Department of Transportation, Docket Operations, M-30, West Building
Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC
20590.
     Hand Delivery: Deliver comments by hand to the U.S.
Department of Transportation, Docket Operations, M-30, West Building
Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC
20590. The Docket Section is open on weekdays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
except for Federal Holidays.
     Electronically: Submit comments electronically by logging
onto the Federal Docket Management System (FDMS) website at https://www.regulations.gov/. Follow the online instructions for submitting
comments.
     Comments may also be faxed to<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Comments must be written in the English language, and be no greater
than 15 pages in length, although there is no limit to the length of
necessary attachments to the comments. If comments are submitted in
hard copy form, please ensure that two copies are provided. If you wish
to receive confirmation that comments you have submitted by mail were
received, please enclose a stamped, self-addressed postcard with the
comments. Note that all comments received will be posted without change
to https://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information
provided.
    All comments and supporting materials received before the close of
business on the closing date indicated above will be filed in the
docket and will be considered. All comments and supporting materials
received after the closing date will also be filed and will be
considered to the fullest extent possible.
    When the petition is granted or denied, a notice of the decision
will also be published in the Federal Register pursuant to the
authority indicated at the end of this notice.
    All comments, background documentation, and supporting materials
submitted to the docket may be viewed by anyone at the address and
times given above. The documents may also be viewed on the internet at
https://www.regulations.gov by following the online instructions for
accessing the dockets. The docket ID number for this petition is shown
in the heading of this notice.
    DOT's complete Privacy Act Statement is available for review in a
Federal Register notice published on April 11, 2000 (65 FR 19477-78).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    I. Overview: Porsche has determined that certain MY 2018 Porsche
911 GT3 motor vehicles do not fully comply with Paragraph S8.1.4 and
Table I-a of FMVSS No. 108, Lamps, reflective devices, and associated
equipment. (49 CFR 571.108). Porsche filed a noncompliance report dated
July 24, 2019, pursuant to 49 CFR part 573, Defect and Noncompliance
Responsibility and Reports. Porsche subsequently petitioned NHTSA on
August 20, 2019, for an exemption from the notification and remedy
requirements of 49 U.S.C. Chapter 301 on the basis that this
noncompliance is inconsequential as it relates to motor vehicle safety,
pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 30118(d) and 30120(h) and 49 CFR part 556,
Exemption for Inconsequential Defect or Noncompliance.
    This notice of receipt of Porsche's petition is published under 49
U.S.C. 30118 and 30120 and does not represent any Agency decision or
other exercises of judgment concerning the merits of the petition.
    II. Vehicles Involved: Approximately 2,610 MY 2018 Porsche 911 GT3
motor vehicles, manufactured between August 30, 2017, and December 21,
2018, are potentially involved.
    III. Noncompliance: Porsche explains that the noncompliance is that
the subject vehicles are equipped with rear reflex reflectors that do
not meet the height requirements as specified in paragraph S8.1.4 and
Table I-a of FMVSS No. 108. Specifically, the rear reflex reflectors
are mounted approximately 0.20 inches below the required 15 inches
above road surface. The actual height is approximately 14.8 inches.
    IV. Rule Requirements: Paragraph S8.1.4 and Table I-a of FMVSS No.
108 includes the requirements relevant to this petition. The reflective
devices should not be mounted less than 15 inches, and no more than 60
inches in height.
    V. Summary of Porsche's Petition:
    The following views and arguments presented in this section, V.
Summary of Porsche's Petition, are the views and arguments provided by
Porsche. They have not been evaluated by the Agency and do not reflect
the views of the Agency.
    Porsche described the subject noncompliance and stated that the
noncompliance is inconsequential as it relates to motor vehicle safety.
    Porsche submitted the following views and arguments in support of
the petition:
    1. The installation height requirements of reflex reflectors as
defined by paragraph S8.1.4 of FMVSS

No. 108 are intended to assure a sufficient luminous intensity of the
reflex reflectors towards the source of illumination. Although the rear
reflex reflectors' installation height falls slightly below the
specified minimum height by 0.20 inches (5 mm), Porsche has confirmed
that the rear reflex reflectors meet or exceed all applicable FMVSS
requirements regarding the luminous intensity performance as stated
under Sec.  571.108, S14 and all other relevant requirements of FMVSS
No. 108 of paragraphs S8.1 and S8.2. Porsche provided a copy of the
photometric test results for the rear reflex reflectors, which Porsche
believes shows that the installation height does not affect the
performance of the luminous intensity of the rear reflex reflectors or
the visibility of the subject vehicles.
    2. Porsche is unaware of any accidents, injuries, warranty claims
or customer complaints related to the slight shortfall of the rear
reflex reflectors' installation height. The absence of indicant data
supports the conclusion that the minimal deviation in mounting height
does not affect the performance of the rear reflectors or the
visibility of the subject vehicles.
    3. Porsche notes that NHTSA has previously granted a similar
petition. See 79 FR 69558, November 21, 2014. In that petition, Harley-
Davidson described the noncompliance with FMVSS No. 108 where the rear
reflex reflectors were mounted an average of 0.3 inches to 0.7 inches
below the required 15 inch height. NHTSA determined that this
noncompliance, where the deviation from the specified height was even
greater than in the present case, was inconsequential to motor vehicle
safety based primarily on the lack of reduction in conspicuity as
compared to compliant vehicles. Porsche respectfully suggests that its
noncompliant vehicles are also equally conspicuous.
    4. The purpose of the FMVSS No. 108 reflex reflector requirement is
to prevent crashes by permitting early detection of an unlighted motor
vehicle at an intersection or when parked on or by the side of the
road, and the height requirement is intended ``to ensure adequate
reflex reflector performance relative to headlamps that would
illuminate them.'' See 82 FR 24204 (May 25, 2017). Porsche stated that
the photometry performance of the reflex reflectors in the subject
vehicles well exceeds the minimum performance standards outlined in
FMVSS No. 108, Table XVI. Based on the photometry performance of the
reflectors in the subject vehicles, and the fact that the vehicles meet
or exceed the requirements of paragraphs S8.l and S8.2 of FMVSS No.
108, with regard to reflection performance, Porsche believes the
vehicles satisfy the safety objectives of the standard.
    5. The noncompliance issue has been corrected in production
vehicles and all vehicles currently being produced meet applicable
mounting height requirements.
    6. The mounting height of the reflex reflectors complies with the
minimum height requirements of the United Nations ECE regulations.
Those regulations specify a minimum mounting height of 250 mm (9.84
inches) for rear retro-reflectors. See UN R48, Sec.  <IP_ADDRESS>. The
reflex reflectors in the subject Porsche vehicles, with a mounting
height of 14.8 inches, are well within this requirement.
    Porsche concluded that the subject noncompliance is inconsequential
as it relates to motor vehicle safety and that its petition, to be
exempted from providing notification of the noncompliance, as required
by 49 U.S.C. 30118, and a remedy for the noncompliance, as required by
49 U.S.C. 30120, should be granted.
    NHTSA notes that the statutory provisions (49 U.S.C. 30118(d) and
30120(h)) that permit manufacturers to file petitions for a
determination of inconsequentiality allow NHTSA to exempt manufacturers
only from the duties found in sections 30118 and 30120, respectively,
to notify owners, purchasers, and dealers of a defect or noncompliance
and to remedy the defect or noncompliance. Therefore, any decision on
this petition only applies to the subject vehicles that Porsche no
longer controlled at the time it determined that the noncompliance
existed. However, any decision on this petition does not relieve
vehicle distributors and dealers of the prohibitions on the sale, offer
for sale, or introduction or delivery for introduction into interstate
commerce of the noncompliant vehicles under their control after Porsche
notified them that the subject noncompliance existed.

    Authority:  (49 U.S.C. 30118, 30120: Delegations of authority at
49 CFR 1.95 and 501.8).

Otto G. Matheke III,
Director, Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance.
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[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 225 (Tuesday, November 23, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71487-71488]
[FR Doc No: 2010-29473]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

Notice of Application for Approval of Discontinuance or
Modification of a Railroad Signal System

    Pursuant to Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 235 and
49 U.S.C. 20502(a), the following railroad has petitioned the Federal
Railroad Administration (FRA) seeking approval for the discontinuance
or modification of a signal system, as detailed below.

Docket Number FRA-2010-0159

    Applicant: BNSF Railway, Mr. James LeVere, AVP Signals, BNSF
Railway Company, 2600 Lou Menk Drive, OOB 3, Fort Worth, Texas 76131.
    The BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) seeks relief from the requirements
of 49 CFR 235.5 to expedite successful installation of Positive Train
Control (PTC) mandated by the Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008. BNSF
will be updating first generation, non-microprocessor based coded track
circuitry, eliminating certain searchlight signal mechanisms,
relocating signals to more advantageous locations and other desired
modifications not previously addressed, which may otherwise require the
submission of an application.
    In requesting this waiver, BNSF proposes to perform minimal
modifications to existing signal systems, while maintaining compliance
with part 236 in the same manner and process as provided for under 49
CFR 235.7(c)(24)(vi). Providing identification of the proposed changes
to FRA's regional office having jurisdiction in the affected area would
expedite desired modification of existing signal systems in preparation
for the installation of PTC, while reducing the administrative workload
for both FRA and BNSF. Additionally, this relief would reduce the
approval delay, while still providing

FRA review and oversight of the proposed changes in the same manner as
pole line elimination projects.
    Interested parties are invited to participate in these proceedings
by submitting written views, data, or comments. FRA does not anticipate
scheduling a public hearing in connection with these proceedings since
the facts do not appear to warrant a hearing. If any interested party
desires an opportunity for oral comment, they should notify FRA, in
writing, before the end of the comment period and specify the basis for
their request.
    All communications concerning these proceedings should identify the
appropriate docket number (Docket Number FRA-2010-0159) and may be
submitted by any of the following methods:
     Web site: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
instructions for submitting comments.
     Fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>.
     Mail: Docket Operations Facility, U.S. Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., W12-140, Washington, DC
20590.
     Hand Delivery: 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Room W12-140,
Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays.
    Communications received within 45 days of the date of this notice
will be considered by FRA before final action is taken. Comments
received after that date will be considered as far as practicable. All
written communications concerning these proceedings are available for
examination during regular business hours (9 a.m.-5 p.m.) at the above
facility. All documents in the public docket are also available for
inspection and copying on the Internet at the docket facility's Web
site at http://www.regulations.gov.
    Anyone is able to search the electronic form of any written
communications and comments received into any of our dockets by the
name of the individual submitting the comment (or signing the comment,
if submitted on behalf of an association, business, labor union, etc.).
You may review DOT's complete Privacy Act Statement in the Federal
Register published on April 11, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 70; Pages
19477-78).

    Issued in Washington, DC on November 17, 2010.
Michael Logue,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Compliance and Program
Implementation.
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[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 226 (Friday, November 22, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64541-64542]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. FDA-2010-D-0319]

Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for Office
of Management and Budget Review; Comment Request; Dear Health Care
Provider Letters: Improving Communication of Important Safety
Information

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA, the Agency, or we) is
announcing that a proposed collection of information has been submitted
to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance
under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

DATES: Fax written comments on the collection of information by
December 23, 2019.

ADDRESSES: To ensure that comments on the information collection are
received, OMB recommends that written comments be faxed to the Office
of Information and Regulatory Affairs, OMB, Attn: FDA Desk Officer,
Fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>, or emailed to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>All
comments should be identified with the OMB control number 0910-0754.
Also include the FDA docket number found in brackets in the heading of
this document.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Domini Bean, Office of Operations,
Food and Drug Administration, Three White Flint North, 10A-12M, 11601
Landsdown St., North Bethesda, MD 20852,<PHONE_NUMBER>,
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In compliance with 44 U.S.C. 3507, FDA has
submitted the following proposed collection of information to OMB for
review and clearance.

Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment
Request; Guidance for Industry on Dear Health Care Provider Letters:
Improving Communication of Important Safety Information

OMB Control Number 0910-0754--Extension

    This information collection supports recommendations found in the
Agency guidance document entitled ``Dear Health Care Provider Letters:
Improving Communication of Important Safety Information.'' The guidance
provides instruction to industry and FDA staff on the content and
format of Dear Health Care Provider (DHCP) letters. These letters are
sent by manufacturers or distributors to health care providers to
communicate an important drug warning, a change in prescribing
information, or a correction of misinformation in prescription drug
promotional labeling or advertising. The guidance is available from our
website at: https://www.fda.gov/media/79793/download.
    The guidance document gives specific instruction on what should and
should not be included in DHCP letters. Some DHCP letters have been too
long, have contained promotional material, or otherwise have not met
the goals set forth in the applicable regulation (21 CFR 200.5). In
some cases, health care providers have not been aware of important new
information, and have been unable to communicate it to patients,
because the letters' content and length have made it difficult to find
the relevant information. In addition, letters have sometimes been sent
for the wrong reasons.
    In addition to content and format recommendations for each type of
DHCP letter, the guidance also includes recommendations on consulting
with FDA on how to develop a DHCP letter, when to send a letter, what
type of letter to send, and how to assess the letter's impact. Based on
a review of FDA's Document Archiving, Reporting, and Regulatory
Tracking System for 2016--2018, we identified 38 DHCP letters that were
sent by 24 distinct sponsors during the 3-year timeframe. We estimate
that we will receive approximately 13 DHCP letters annually from
approximately 8 application holders. FDA professionals familiar with
DHCP letters, and with the recommendations in the guidance, estimate
that it should take an application holder approximately 100 hours to
prepare and send DHCP letters in accordance with the guidance.
    In the Federal Register of August 19, 2019 (84 FR 42929), we
published a 60-day notice requesting public comment on the proposed
collection of information. One comment was received expressing the
importance of communicating safety information, for which we are
appreciative. No other comments were received.
    We estimate the annual reporting burden of this collection of
information as follows:

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Dear Health Care Provider Letters..................................               8            1.625               13              100            1,300
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\1\ There are no capital costs or operating and maintenance costs associated with this collection of information.

    Based on a review of the information collection, we have reduced
our burden estimate by 17 respondents with a corresponding decrease in
annual hours by 1,200. We attribute the decrease to the effectiveness
of the guidance.

    Dated: November 14, 2019.
Lowell J. Schiller,
Principal Associate Commissioner for Policy.
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[Proposed Rules]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 39

[Docket No. FAA-2018-0259; Product Identifier 2018-NE-09-AD]
RIN 2120-AA64

Airworthiness Directives; Rolls-Royce Corporation Engines

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
Rolls-Royce Corporation (RRC) AE 2100D2A and AE 2100D3 model turboprop
engines and AE 3007A2 model turbofan engines. This proposed AD was
prompted by the possibility of a low-cycle fatigue failure on certain
turbine wheels. This proposed AD would require removing the affected
turbine wheels at the next engine shop visit or before reaching the new
reduced life limit, whichever occurs first, and replacing them with
parts eligible for installation. We are proposing this AD to address
the unsafe condition on these products.

DATES: We must receive comments on this proposed AD by June 14, 2018.

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: Deliver to Mail address above between 9
a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
    For service information identified in this NPRM, contact Rolls-
Royce Corporation, 450 South Meridian Street, Indianapolis, IN 46225;
phone:<PHONE_NUMBER>. 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>.

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-2018-
0259; or in person at Docket Operations between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. The AD docket contains
this NPRM, the regulatory evaluation, any comments received, and other
information. The street address for Docket Operations (phone: 800-647-
5527) is listed above. Comments will be available in the AD docket
shortly after receipt.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kyri Zaroyiannis, Aerospace Engineer,
Chicago ACO Branch, FAA, 2300 E Devon Ave., Des Plaines, IL 60018;
phone:<PHONE_NUMBER>; fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>; email:
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Comments Invited

    We invite you to send any written relevant data, views, or
arguments about this proposal. Send your comments to an address listed
under the ADDRESSES section. Include ``Docket No. FAA-2018-0259;
Product Identifier 2018-NE-09-AD'' at the beginning of your comments.
We specifically invite comments on the overall regulatory, economic,
environmental, and energy aspects of this NPRM. We will consider all
comments received by the closing date and may amend this NPRM 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 NPRM.

Discussion

    We were prompted to issue this NPRM based upon a report of the
discovery of steel inclusion in the production process at an RRC
forging supplier. Ultrasonic inspection at the forging supplier
revealed steel impurities could be introduced into turbine wheels
during forging. Analysis and testing by RRC of these wheels indicated
that, because of imperfections, these turbine wheels could not be
operated safely up to their published life limits. The affected turbine
wheels include 1st-stage gas generator turbine wheels, installed on AE
2100D2A and AE 2100D3 model turboprop engines, and 1st-stage high-
pressure turbine (HPT) wheels, installed on AE 3007A2 turbofan engines.
    This condition, if not addressed, could result in uncontained
turbine wheel release, damage to the engine, and damage to the
airplane.

Related Service Information Under 1 CFR Part 51

    We reviewed RRC Alert Service Bulletin (ASB) AE 2100D2-A-72-090,
Revision 1, dated July 11, 2014, and RRC ASB AE 2100D3-A-72-286,
Revision 1, dated July 11, 2014 (one document, referred to herein as
``RRC ASB AE 2100D2-A-72-090/AE 2100D3-A-72-286''), and RRC ASB AE
3007A-A-72-419, Revision 2, dated December 4, 2017. RRC ASB AE 2100D2-
A-72-090/AE 2100D3-A-72-286 provides removal and replacement
instructions and a new life limit for the affected 1st-stage gas
generator turbine wheels installed on RRC AE 2100D2A and AE 2100D3
model turboprop engines. ASB AE 3007A-A-72-419 provides removal and
replacement instructions and a new life limit for 1st-stage HPT wheels
installed on RRC AE 3007A2 model turbofan engines. This service
information is reasonably available because the interested parties have
access to it through their normal course of business or by the means
identified in the ADDRESSES section.

FAA's Determination

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

Proposed AD Requirements

    This proposed AD requires the removal and replacement of the
affected turbine wheels at the next engine shop visit or before
reaching their new life limit, whichever occurs first.

Costs of Compliance

    We estimate that this proposed AD affects nine engines installed on
airplanes of U.S. registry.
    We estimate the following costs to comply with this proposed AD:

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                                                                                Cost per      Cost on U.S.
                Action                         Labor cost           Parts cost        product        operators
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Replace turbine wheels................  0 work-hours x $85 per          $160,829        $160,829      $1,447,461
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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.

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

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 adding the following new airworthiness
directive (AD):

 Roll-Royce Corporation (Type Certificate previously held by Allison
Engine Company): Docket No. FAA-2018-0259; Product Identifier 2018-
NE-09-AD.

(a) Comments Due Date

    We must receive comments by June 14, 2018.

(b) Affected ADs

    None.

(c) Applicability

    This AD applies to:
    (1) Rolls-Royce Corporation (RRC) AE 2100D2A turboprop engines
with 1st-stage gas generator turbine wheels, part number (P/N)
23089692, with serial numbers (S/Ns) MW65898 or MW68310, installed.
    (2) RRC AE 2100D3 turboprop engines with 1st-stage gas generator
turbine wheels, P/N 23088906, with S/Ns MW65895, MW65896, MW65900,
MW65901, MW65903, MW68305, MW68306, MW68307, MW68312, MW68314,
MW68316, MW68318, or MW68319 installed.
    (3) RRC AE 3007A2 turbofan engines with 1st-stage high-pressure
turbine (HPT) wheels, P/N 23088906, with S/Ns MW65894, MW68303, or
MW68315 installed.

(d) Subject

    Joint Aircraft System Component (JASC) Code 7250, Turbine
section.

(e) Unsafe Condition

    This AD was prompted by the possibility of steel inclusions in
the turbine wheel forging. We are proposing this AD to prevent a
low-cycle fatigue failure of a 1st-stage gas generator turbine wheel
or 1st-stage HPT wheel. The unsafe condition, if not addressed,
could result in uncontained turbine wheel release, damage to the
engine, and damage to the airplane.

(f) Compliance

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

(g) Required Actions

    (1) Remove the affected 1st-stage gas generator turbine wheel
and replace with a part eligible for installation at the next engine
shop visit or before exceeding the life limit of 4,800 engine
cycles, whichever occurs first, in accordance with the
Accomplishment Instructions, Paragraph 2, of RRC Alert Service
Bulletin (ASB) AE 2100D2-A-72-090, Revision 1, dated July 11, 2014,
and RRC ASB AE 2100D3-A-72-286, Revision 1, dated July 11, 2014 (one
document).
    (2) Remove the affected 1st-stage HPT wheel and replace with a
part eligible for installation at the next engine shop visit or
before exceeding the life limit of 5,600 engine cycles, whichever
occurs first, in accordance with the Accomplishment Instructions,
Paragraph 2, of RRC ASB AE 3007A-A-72-419, Revision 2, dated
December 4, 2017.

(h) Definition

    For the purpose of this AD, an ``engine shop visit'' is the
induction of an engine into the shop for maintenance involving the
separation of pairs of major mating engine flanges, except that the
separation of engine flanges solely for the purposes of
transportation without subsequent engine maintenance is not an
engine shop visit.

(i) Alternative Methods of Compliance (AMOCs)

    (1) The Manager, Chicago ACO Branch, FAA, has the authority to
approve AMOCs for this AD, if requested using the procedures found
in 14 CFR 39.19. In accordance with 14 CFR 39.19, send your request
to your principal inspector or local Flight Standards District
Office, as appropriate. If sending information directly to the
manager of the certification office, send it to the attention of the
person identified in paragraph (j)(1) of this AD.
    (2) Before using any approved AMOC, notify your appropriate
principal inspector, or lacking a principal inspector, the manager
of the local flight standards district office/certificate holding
district office.

(j) Related Information

    (1) For more information about this AD, contact Kyri
Zaroyiannis, Aerospace Engineer, Chicago ACO Branch, FAA, 2300 E.
Devon Ave., Des Plaines, IL 60018; phone:<PHONE_NUMBER>; fax: 847-
294-7834; email: [email protected].
    (2) For service information identified in this AD, contact
Rolls-Royce Corporation, 450 South Meridian Street, Indianapolis, IN
46225; phone:<PHONE_NUMBER>. You may view this service information at
the FAA, Engine and Propeller Standards Branch, 1200 District
Avenue, Burlington, MA. For information on the availability of this
material at the FAA, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.

    Issued in Burlington, MA, on April 25, 2018.
Robert J. Ganley,
Manager, Engine and Propeller Standards Branch, Aircraft Certification
Service.
[FR Doc. 2018-09012 Filed 4-27-18; 8:45 am]
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[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 120 (Wednesday, June 24, 2009)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 29939-29940]
[FR Doc No: E9-14821]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2009-0326; Airspace Docket 09-ASO-15]

Establishment of Class D and Class E Airspace, Modification of
Class E Airspace; Ocala, FL

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Direct final rule, request for comments.

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SUMMARY: This action establishes Class D airspace and Class E surface
airspace as an extension of the Class D airspace and modifies the
existing Class E airspace that extends upwards from 700 feet above the
surface of the Earth (E5) at Ocala International Airport--Jim Taylor
Field in Ocala, FL. A new Federal Contract Air Traffic Control Tower is
being built and the current Instrument Approach Procedures at Ocala
International Airport--Jim Taylor Field are being amended. It is
regulatory, therefore, that Class D and Class E surface airspace be
established, and the existing Class E5 airspace be modified. This rule
increases the safety and management of the National Airspace System
(NAS) around Ocala International Airport--Jim Taylor Field.

DATES: Effective 0901 UTC, August 27, 2009. Comments should be received
no later than July 24, 2009. The Director of the Federal Register
approves this incorporation by reference action under Title 1, Code of
Federal Regulations, part 51, subject to the annual revision of FAA
Order 7400.9 and publication of conforming amendments.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on this rule to: U.S. Department of
Transportation, Docket Operations, West Building, Ground Floor, Room
W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590-0001;
Telephone: 1-800-647-5527; Fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>. You must identify the
Docket Number FAA-2009-0326; Airspace Docket No. 09-ASO-015, at the
beginning of your comments. You may also submit and review received
comments through the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov.
    You may review the public docket containing the rule, any comments
received, and any final disposition in person in the Dockets Office
(see ADDRESSES section for address and phone number) between 9 a.m. and
5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal Holidays.
    An informal docket may also be examined during normal business
hours at the office of the Eastern Service Center, Federal Aviation
Administration, Room 210, 1701 Columbia Avenue, College Park, Georgia
30337.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Melinda Giddens, Operations Support,
Eastern Service Center, Federal Aviation Administration, P.O. Box
20636, Atlanta, Georgia 30320; telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The Direct Final Rule Procedure

    The FAA anticipates that this regulation will not result in adverse
or negative comments, and, therefore, issues it as a direct final rule.
The FAA has determined that this rule only involves an established body
of technical regulations for which frequent and routine amendments are
necessary to keep them operationally current. Unless a written adverse
or negative comment or a written notice of intent to submit an adverse
or negative comment is received within the comment period, the
regulation will become effective on the date specified above. After the
close of the comment period, the FAA will publish a document in the
Federal Register indicating that no adverse or negative comments were
received and confirming the effective date. If the FAA receives, within
the comment period, an adverse or negative comment, or written notice
of intent to submit such a comment, a document withdrawing the direct
final rule will be published in the Federal Register, and a notice of
proposed rulemaking may be published with a new comment period.

Comments Invited

    Although this action is in the form of a direct final rule, and was
not preceded by a notice of proposed rulemaking, interested persons are
invited to comment on this rule by submitting such written data, views,
or arguments as they may desire. An electronic copy of this document
may be downloaded from and comments may be submitted and reviewed at
http://www.regulations.gov. Recently published rulemaking documents can
also be accessed through the FAA's Web page at http://www.faa.gov/airports_airtraffic/air_traffic/publications/airspace_amendments/.
Communications should identify both docket numbers and be submitted in
triplicate to the address specified under the caption ADDRESSES above
or through the Web site. All communications received on or before the
closing date for comments will be considered, and this rule may be
amended or withdrawn in light of the comments received.
    Comments are specifically invited on the overall regulatory,
economic, environmental, and energy aspects of the rule that might
suggest a need to modify the rule. Factual information that supports
the commenter's ideas and suggestions is extremely helpful in
evaluating the effectiveness of this action and determining whether
additional rulemaking action would be needed. All comments submitted
will be available, both before and after the closing date for comments,
in the Rules Docket for examination by interested persons. Those
wishing the FAA to acknowledge receipt of their comments submitted in
response to this rule must submit a self-addressed, stamped postcard on
which the following statement is made: ``Comments to Docket No. FAA-
2009-0326; Airspace Docket No. 09-ASO-015.'' The postcard will be date
stamped and returned to the commenter.

The Rule

    This amendment to Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14
CFR) part 71 establishes Class D airspace and Class E surface airspace
as an extension to Class D (E4) within a 4.4-mile radius plus minor
extensions at the Ocala International Airport--Jim Taylor Field. To
support Instrument Flight Rules operations at the airport, this rule
also modifies the existing Class E5 airspace (airspace designated as
beginning 700 feet or more above the surface of the Earth). This
amendment also notes a name change from Ocala Municipal to Ocala
International Airport--Jim Taylor Field.
    Class D and Class E airspace designations are published in
Paragraph 5000, 6004 and 6005 respectively, of FAA Order 7400.9S, dated
October 3, 2008, and effective October 31, 2008, which is incorporated
by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class D and Class E airspace
designations listed in this document will be published subsequently in
the Order.

Agency Findings

    The regulations adopted herein will not have substantial direct
effects on the States, on the relationship between the national
government and the States, or on the distribution of power and
responsibilities among various levels of government. Therefore, it is
determined that this final rule does not have federalism implications
under Executive Order 13132.
    The FAA has determined that this regulation only involves an
established body of technical regulations for which

frequent and routine amendments are necessary to keep them
operationally current. It, therefore, (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); and (3) does not warrant preparation of a
Regulatory Evaluation as the anticipated impact is so minimal. Since
this is a routine matter that will only affect air traffic procedures
and air navigation, it is certified that this rule, when promulgated,
will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of
small entities under the criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.
    The FAA's authority to issue rules regarding aviation safety is
found in Title 49 of the United States Code. 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.
    This rulemaking is promulgated under the authority described in
Subtitle VII, Part A, Subpart I, Section 40103. Under that section, the
FAA is charged with prescribing regulations to assign the use of
airspace necessary to ensure the safety of aircraft and the efficient
use of airspace. This regulation is within the scope of that authority
as it modifies the Class D and Class E airspace at Ocala International
Airport--Jim Taylor Field in Ocala, FL.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71

    Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Navigation (air).

Adoption of the Amendment

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In consideration of the foregoing, the Federal Aviation Administration
proposes to amend 14 CFR Part 71 as follows:

PART 71--DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR
TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND REPORTING POINTS

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1. The authority citation for Part 71 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g); 40103, 40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24
FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959-1963 Comp., p. 389.

Sec.  71.1  [Amended]

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2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of Federal Aviation
Administration Order 7400.9S, Airspace Designations and Reporting
Points, dated October 3, 2008, and effective October 31, 2008, is
amended as follows:

Paragraph 5000 Class D Airspace.

* * * * *

ASO FL D OCALA, FL [NEW]

Ocala International Airport--Jim Taylor Field, Ocala, FL
    (Lat. 29[deg]10'21'' N, long. 082[deg]13'27'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface of the Earth to
and including 1,500 feet MSL within a 4.4-mile radius of the Ocala
International Airport--Jim Taylor Field. This Class D airspace area
is effective during the specific days and times established in
advance by a Notice to Airmen. The effective dates and times will
thereafter be continuously published in the Airport/Facility
Directory.
* * * * *

Paragraph 6004 Class E Airspace Areas Designated as an Extension to
a Class D Surface Area.

* * * * *

ASO FL E4 OCALA, FL [NEW]

Ocala International Airport--Jim Taylor Field, Ocala, FL
    (Lat. 29[deg]10'21'' N, long. 082[deg]13'27'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface of the Earth
within 2.4 miles each side of the 174[deg] radial from the airport
from 4.4 miles to 7.9 miles southeast of the airport. This Class E
Surface airspace area is effective during the specific days and
times established in advance by a Notice to Airmen. The effective
dates and times will thereafter be continuously published in the
Airport/Facility Directory.
* * * * *

Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas Extending Upward from 700
feet or More Above the Surface of the Earth.

* * * * *

ASO FL E5 OCALA, FL [REVISED]

Ocala International Airport--Jim Taylor Field, Ocala, FL
    (Lat. 29[deg]10'21'' N, long. 082[deg]13'27'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
within a 7.9-mile radius of Ocala International Airport--Jim Taylor
Field.
* * * * *

    Issued in College Park, Georgia, on June 9, 2009.
    Signed by:
Barry A. Knight,
Manager, Operations Support Group, Eastern Service Center, Air Traffic
Organization.
[FR Doc. E9-14821 Filed 6-23-09; 8:45 am]
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