[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 131 (Monday, July 11, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41177-41179]
[FR Doc No: 2022-14725]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

[Docket No. NHTSA-2022-0017]

Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Request for
Comment; National Driver Register

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

ACTION: Notice and request for comments on an extension of a currently
approved information collection.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 PRA),
this notice announces that the Information Collection Request (ICR)
summarized below is being forwarded to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for review and approval. The ICR describes the nature of
the information collection and its expected burden. This document
describes a currently approved collection of information on NHTSA's
National Driver Register for which NHTSA intends to seek approval from
OMB for extension. A Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment
period soliciting comments on the following information collection was
published on March 28, 2022. No comments were received.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before August 10, 2022.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection, including

suggestions for reducing burden, should be submitted to the Office of
Management and Budget at www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. To find
this particular information collection, select ``Currently under
Review--Open for Public Comment'' or use the search function.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information or access
to background documents, contact Miriam Chege, NSA 200, National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Room W55-210, Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590. Miriam
Chege's telephone number is<PHONE_NUMBER>. Please identify the
relevant collection of information by referring to its OMB Control
Number.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), a
Federal agency must receive approval from the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) before it collects certain information from the public and
a person is not required to respond to a collection of information by a
Federal agency unless the collection displays a valid OMB control
number. In compliance with these requirements, this notice announces
that the following information collection request will be submitted to
OMB.
    A Federal Register notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting
comments on the information collection was published on March 28, 2022
(87 FR 17408). No comments were received.
    Title: National Driver Register (NDR).
    OMB Control Number: 2127-0001.
    Form Number(s): This collection of information is electronically
submitted to NHTSA. There are no standard forms.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved information
collection.
    Type of Review Requested: Regular.
    Requested Expiration Date of Approval: 3 years from date of
approval.
    Summary of the Collection of Information: The National Driver
Register Act of 1982, Title 49 U.S.C., Subtitle VI, Part A, Chapter 303
(as amended) requires the Secretary of Transportation (NHTSA by
delegation) to maintain a National Driver Register (NDR) to assist the
State chief driver licensing officials in the exchange of information
about the motor vehicle driving records of individuals. The chief
driver licensing official of a participating State must report to the
NDR identification information regarding any individual who is denied a
motor vehicle operator's license for cause, whose motor vehicle
operator's license is withdrawn for cause, or who is convicted of
certain serious motor vehicle related offenses (specified in the Act at
49 U.S.C. 30304) or comparable offenses. (23 U.S.C. 30304(a); 23 CFR
1327, appendix A). Participating States are required to submit an
inquiry to the NDR on all applicants for driver's licenses before
issuing a license to the applicant. In addition, when requested by
other authorized users (e.g., the Federal Aviation Administration),
participating States are required to submit inquires to the NDR and
provide responses to the other authorized users of the NDR for
transportation safety purposes. All 50 States and the District of
Columbia participate in the NDR.
    The NDR maintains the computerized database known as the Problem
Driver Pointer System (PDPS) which contains information on individuals
whose privilege to operate a motor vehicle has been revoked, suspended,
canceled or denied or who have been convicted of serious traffic-
related offenses. The records maintained at the NDR consist of
identification information including name, date of birth, sex, driver
license number, and reporting State which is collected on a daily
basis.
    States use interactive communication for their routine transactions
with the NDR which allows them to submit the required information
automatically at the same time the individual's information is entered
into the State's system. Specifically, when an individual applies for a
driver's license, an inquiry is automatically transmitted to the NDR
when the driver's application is entered into the State's system.
Likewise, when a State records license actions that have been taken
against an individual that require reporting to the NDR, a transaction
submitting the individual's identification information is automatically
generated and transmitted to the NDR.
    Description of the Need for the Information and Proposed Use of the
Information: The purpose of the information collection is to improve
traffic and transportation safety by assisting States in keeping
problem drivers off the nation's highways. The NDR was established to
serve as the central repository of information on problem drivers to
promote information sharing among States, eliminating the need for
States to contact each of the other 50 jurisdictions, and the District
of Columbia individually. The information collected is used by State
driver licensing agencies to identify problem drivers prior to issuing
a driver's license and to develop and implement driver improvement
programs. The following groups are also authorized to receive
information upon inquiry to a State driver licensing agency for
transportation safety purposes:
    a. Employers of motor vehicle operators,
    b. Employers of locomotive operators,
    c. Federal Aviation Administration regarding applications for or
holders of airman's certificates,
    d. U.S. Coast Guard regarding applicants for or holders of
licenses, certificates of registry, or merchant mariner's documents,
and for Coast Guard crew members,
    e. National Transportation Safety Board and Federal Motor Carrier
Safety Administration in connection with accident investigations,
    f. Air carriers regarding individuals seeking employment as pilots,
and
    g. Individuals who have or are seeking access to national security
information for purposes under E.O. 12968 or who are being investigated
for Federal employment.
    60-Day Notice: A Federal Register notice with a 60-day comment
period soliciting comments on the information collection was published
on March 28, 2022 (87 FR 17408). No comments were received.
    Affected Public: Participating States.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: The number of respondents is 51--
all 50 States and the District of Columbia.
    Frequency: On a daily basis.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 13,739 hours.
    States use routine electronic interactive communication for
transactions with the NDR, which allows the States to submit the
required information automatically at the same time the information is
entered into the State's own system. Although States are required to
report and check for a problem driver when issuing a driver's license,
no burden hours are incurred for these queries for this information
collection because the State's computer systems automatically transmit
the information that is entered as a part of normal business practice.
Therefore, the estimated hour burden is based on the States' PDPS IT
infrastructure maintenance and States' participation in the optional
Clean File process.
    To estimate the annual maintenance and infrastructure burden to
report and check for problem drivers, NDR asked a small sample of
States for information about their annual burden. NDR received
formatted estimates from two States which included the maintenance and
infrastructure labor hours and cost used to send and maintain
information to PDPS. Together, the burden from these two States was 530
hours and the associated labor cost was $17,400. Using

these estimates, NHTSA calculates an average of 265 hours per State,
with an annual labor cost of $8,700. There are 51 respondents per year
(the 50 States and the District of Columbia). Therefore, total annual
burden hours for maintenance and infrastructure is estimated to be
13,515 hours (51 respondents x 265 hours). The total annual maintenance
and infrastructure labor cost per year is estimated to be $443,700
($8,700 x 51).
    To ensure that the information contained in the NDR is accurate,
States sometimes submit a ``clean file'' which is a confirmation of all
drivers of that State who should be listed in the NDR file. NHTSA
estimates that an average of 28 clean files will be submitted annually
by States. States use SFTP to submit this information, and NHTSA
estimates it takes an IT specialist 8 hours to prepare and run the
data. NHTSA estimates the cost for IT personnel burden hours using the
Bureau of Labor Statistics' mean wage estimate for Software and Web
Developers, Programmers, and Testers (Standard Occupational
Classification #15-1250, May 2020) of $52.86.\1\ The Bureau of Labor
Statistics estimates that for State and local government workers, wages
represent 61.9% of total compensation.\2\ Therefore, the total hourly
cost associated with the IT burden hours is estimated to be $85.40
($52.86 / 61.9%) per hour. The total annual burden hours to prepare and
submit clean files is 224 hours (8 x 28). The total annual clean file
labor cost per year is estimated to be $19,130 ($85.40 x 224).
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    \1\ May 2020 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
United States, Occupational Employment Statistics, Bureau of Labor
Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_nat.htm#15-0000, last accessed July 23, 2021.
    \2\ Employer Costs for Employee Compensation by ownership (Dec.
2020), available at https://www.bls.gov/news.release/ecec.t01.htm
(accessed July 23, 2021).

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                                                                             Estimated        Average
                     Submission type                          Annual        burden per     hourly labor   Labor cost per   Total burden     Total labor
                                                            submissions     submission         cost          submission        hours           costs
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Maintenance and Infrastructure..........................              51             265             N/A          $8,700          13,515        $443,700
Clean files.............................................              28               8           85.40          683.20             224          19,130
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    Total...............................................              51  ..............  ..............  ..............          13,739         462,830
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Cost: There are no annual costs.
    Public Comments Invited: You are asked to comment on any aspect of
this information collection, including (a) Whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of
the functions of the agency, including whether the information will
have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of
the burden of the proposed collection of information, including the
validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance
the quality, utility and clarity of the information collection; and (d)
ways minimize the burden of the collection of information on
respondents, including the use of appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms
of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of
responses.
    Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C. chapter
35, as amended; and 49 CFR 1.49; and DOT Order 1351.29A.

Chou-Lin Chen,
Associate Administrator for the National Center for Statistics and
Analysis.
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[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 60061-60063]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[EPA-R09-OAR-2014-0412; FRL-9912-71-Region 9]

Revisions to the California State Implementation Plan, Lake
County Air Quality Management District

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Direct final rule.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking direct
final action to approve a revision to the Lake County Air Quality
Management District (LCAQMD) portion of the California State
Implementation Plan (SIP). This revision concerns particulate matter
(PM) emissions from agricultural compression engines and the definition
of hazardous air pollutants (HAP). We are approving local rules under
the Clean Air Act (CAA or the Act).

DATES: This rule is effective on December 5, 2014 without further
notice, unless EPA receives adverse comments by November 5, 2014. If we
receive such comments, we will publish a timely withdrawal in the
Federal Register to notify the public that this direct final rule will
not take effect.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments, identified by docket number EPA-R09-OAR-
2014-0412, by one of the following methods:
    1. Federal eRulemaking Portal: www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-
line instructions.
    2. Email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    3. Mail or deliver: Andrew Steckel (Air-4), U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency Region IX, 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA
94105-3901.
    Instructions: All comments will be included in the public docket
without change and may be made available online at www.regulations.gov,
including any personal information provided, unless the comment
includes Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information
whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Information that you
consider CBI or otherwise protected should be clearly identified as
such and should not be submitted through www.regulations.gov or email.
www.regulations.gov is an ``anonymous access'' system, and EPA will not
know your identity or contact information unless you provide it in the
body of your comment. If you send email directly to EPA, your email
address will be automatically captured and included

as part of the public comment. If EPA cannot read your comment due to
technical difficulties and cannot contact you for clarification, EPA
may not be able to consider your comment. Electronic files should avoid
the use of special characters, any form of encryption, and be free of
any defects or viruses.
    Docket: Generally, documents in the docket for this action are
available electronically at www.regulations.gov and in hard copy at EPA
Region IX, 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, California 94105-3901.
While all documents in the docket are listed at www.regulations.gov,
some information may be publicly available only at the hard copy
location (e.g., copyrighted material, large maps), and some may not be
publicly available in either location (e.g., CBI). To inspect the hard
copy materials, please schedule an appointment during normal business
hours with the contact listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
section.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Idalia P[eacute]rez, EPA Region IX,
(415) 972-3248<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Throughout this document, ``we,'' ``us,''
and ``our'' refer to EPA.

Table of Contents

I. The State's Submittal
    A. What rules did the State submit?
    B. Are there other versions of these rules?
    C. What is the purpose of the submitted rules?
II. EPA's Evaluation and Action
    A. How is EPA evaluating the rules?
    B. Do the rules meet the evaluation criteria?
    C. EPA Recommendations To Further Improve the Rules
    D. Public Comment and Final Action
III. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

I. The State's Submittal

A. What rules did the State submit?

    Table 1 lists the rules we are approving with the dates that they
were adopted by the local air agency and submitted by the California
Air Resources Board.

                                           Table 1--Submitted Sections
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                                           Section
              Local agency                   No.            Section title             Adopted        Submitted
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LCAQMD..................................        228  Hazardous Air Pollutants           06/23/98        12/23/98
                                                      (HAP).
LCAQMD..................................        470  Air Toxics Control Measure         09/21/10        04/05/11
                                                      for Emissions of Toxic
                                                      Particulate Matter from In-
                                                      Use Agricultural
                                                      Compression Ignition
                                                      Engines.
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    On June 23, 1999, the submittal for LCAQMD Rule 228 was deemed by
operation of law to meet the completeness criteria in 40 CFR Part 51
Appendix V. On May 6, 2011, EPA determined that the submittal for
LCAQMD Rule 470 met the completeness criteria in 40 CFR Part 51
Appendix V, which must be met before formal EPA review.

B. Are there other versions of these rules?

    There are no previous versions of Rules 228 or 470 approved into
the SIP.

C. What is the purpose of the submitted rules?

    Section 110(a) of the CAA requires States to submit regulations
that control volatile organic compounds, oxides of nitrogen, PM, and
other air pollutants which harm human health and the environment. Rule
228 was developed as part of the local agency's program to control
these pollutants. It defines HAPs as ``Those pollutants that are listed
in the Federal Clean Air Act's Section 112(b) List of Hazardous Air
Pollutants.''
    PM contributes to effects that are harmful to human health and the
environment, including premature mortality, aggravation of respiratory
and cardiovascular disease, decreased lung function, visibility
impairment, and damage to vegetation and ecosystems. Section 110(a) of
the CAA requires States to submit regulations that control PM
emissions. Section 470 provides a local administrative program for
registering compression ignition (CI) stationary engines used in
agricultural operations and controlling air emissions from these
sources by setting engine tier requirements for certain replacement
units. EPA's technical support document (TSD) has more information
about rule 470.

II. EPA's Evaluation and Action

A. How is EPA evaluating the rules?

    Generally, SIP rules must be enforceable (see section 110(a) of the
Act) and must not relax existing requirements (see sections 110(l) and
193). Rule 228 does not set emissions standards thus it does not have
to meet a specific stringency requirement for emissions. Additionally,
LCAQMD regulates an area that is classified as attainment for all
National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) (see 40 CFR Part
81.305), so Rule 470 does not have to meet a specific stringency
requirement for emissions from this source category.
    Guidance and policy documents that we use to evaluate
enforceability requirements consistently include the following:

1. ``Issues Relating to VOC Regulation Cutpoints, Deficiencies, and
Deviations; Clarification to Appendix D of November 24, 1987 Federal
Register Notice,'' (Blue Book), notice of availability published in the
May 25, 1988 Federal Register.
2. ``Guidance Document for Correcting Common VOC & Other Rule
Deficiencies,'' EPA Region 9, August 21, 2001 (the Little Bluebook).

B. Do the rules meet the evaluation criteria?

    We believe these rules are consistent with the relevant policy and
guidance regarding enforceability and SIP relaxations. The Technical
Support Document (TSD) has more information on our evaluation.

C. EPA Recommendations To Further Improve the Rule

    The TSD describes additional rule revisions that we recommend for
the next time the local agency modifies Rule 470.

D. Public Comment and Final Action

    As authorized in section 110(k)(3) of the Act, EPA is fully
approving the submitted rules because we believe they fulfill all
relevant requirements. We do not think anyone will object to this
approval, so we are finalizing it without proposing it in advance.
However, in the Proposed Rules section of this Federal Register, we are
simultaneously proposing approval of the same submitted rules. If we
receive adverse comments by November 5, 2014, we will publish a timely
withdrawal in the Federal Register to notify the public that the direct
final approval will not take effect and we will address the comments in
a subsequent final action

based on the proposal. If we do not receive timely adverse comments,
the direct final approval will be effective without further notice on
December 5, 2014. This will incorporate the rules into the federally
enforceable SIP.
    Please note that if EPA receives adverse comment on an amendment,
paragraph, or section of either of these rules and if that provision
may be severed from the remainder of the rules, EPA may adopt as final
those provisions of the rules that are not the subject of an adverse
comment.

III. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

    Under the Clean Air Act, the Administrator is required to approve a
SIP submission that complies with the provisions of the Act and
applicable Federal regulations. 42 U.S.C. 7410(k); 40 CFR 52.02(a).
Thus, in reviewing SIP submissions, EPA's role is to approve State
choices, provided that they meet the criteria of the Clean Air Act.
Accordingly, this action merely approves State law as meeting Federal
requirements and does not impose additional requirements beyond those
imposed by State law. For that reason, this action:
     Is not a ``significant regulatory action'' subject to
review by the Office of Management and Budget under Executive Order
12866 (58 FR 51735, October 4, 1993);
     does not impose an information collection burden under the
provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.);
     is certified as not having a significant economic impact
on a substantial number of small entities under the Regulatory
Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.);
     does not contain any unfunded mandate or significantly or
uniquely affect small governments, as described in the Unfunded
Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (Public Law 104-4);
     does not have Federalism implications as specified in
Executive Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, August 10, 1999);
     is not an economically significant regulatory action based
on health or safety risks subject to Executive Order 13045 (62 FR
19885, April 23, 1997);
     is not a significant regulatory action subject to
Executive Order 13211 (66 FR 28355, May 22, 2001);
     is not subject to requirements of Section 12(d) of the
National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272
note) because application of those requirements would be inconsistent
with the Clean Air Act; and
     does not provide EPA with the discretionary authority to
address disproportionate human health or environmental effects with
practical, appropriate, and legally permissible methods under Executive
Order 12898 (59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994).

In addition, these rules do not have tribal implications as specified
by Executive Order 13175 (65 FR 67249, November 9, 2000), because the
SIP is not approved to apply in Indian country located in the State,
and EPA notes that it will not impose substantial direct costs on
tribal governments or preempt tribal law.
    The Congressional Review Act, 5 U.S.C. 801 et seq., as added by the
Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996, generally
provides that before a rule may take effect, the agency promulgating
the rule must submit a rule report, which includes a copy of the rule,
to each House of the Congress and to the Comptroller General of the
United States. EPA will submit a report containing this action and
other required information to the U.S. Senate, the U.S. House of
Representatives, and the Comptroller General of the United States prior
to publication of the rule in the Federal Register. A major rule cannot
take effect until 60 days after it is published in the Federal
Register. This action is not a ``major rule'' as defined by 5 U.S.C.
804(2).
    Under section 307(b)(1) of the Clean Air Act, petitions for
judicial review of this action must be filed in the United States Court
of Appeals for the appropriate circuit by December 5, 2014. Filing a
petition for reconsideration by the Administrator of this final rule
does not affect the finality of this action for the purposes of
judicial review nor does it extend the time within which a petition for
judicial review may be filed, and shall not postpone the effectiveness
of such rule or action. Parties with objections to this direct final
rule are encouraged to file a comment in response to the parallel
notice of proposed rulemaking for this action published in the Proposed
Rules section of today's Federal Register, rather than file an
immediate petition for judicial review of this direct final rule, so
that EPA can withdraw this direct final rule and address the comment in
the proposed rulemaking. This action may not be challenged later in
proceedings to enforce its requirements (see section 307(b)(2)).

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52

    Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Carbon monoxide,
Incorporation by reference, Intergovernmental relations, Particulate
matter, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.

    Dated: May 30, 2014.
Jared Blumenfeld,
Regional Administrator, Region IX.

    Part 52, Chapter I, Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations is
amended as follows:

PART 52--APPROVAL AND PROMULGATION OF IMPLEMENTATION PLANS

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1. The authority citation for Part 52 continues to read as follows:

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

Subpart F--California

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2. Section 52.220 is amended by adding paragraphs (c)(388) (i)(G) and
(c)(443) to read as follows:

Sec.  52.220  Identification of plan.

* * * * *
    (c) * * *
    (388) * * *
    (i) * * *
    (G) Lake County Air Quality Management District.
    (1) Lake County Air Quality Management District Board of Directors
Resolution 2010-174 adopting Section 470, ``Air Toxics Control Measure
for Emissions of Toxic Particulate Matter from In-Use Agricultural
Compression Ignition Engines,'' adopted on September 21, 2010, as
``Exhibit A.''
* * * * *
    (443) New and amended regulations for the following APCDs were
submitted on December 23, 1998 by the Governor's Designee.
    (i) Incorporation by Reference.
    (A) Lake County Air Quality Management District.
    (1) Lake County Air Quality Management District Board of Directors
Resolution 98-195 adopting Section 228, ``Hazardous Air Pollutants
(HAP),'' adopted on June 23, 1998, as ``Exhibit A.''

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2009-1155; Airspace Docket No. 09-ACE-14]

Amendment of Class E Airspace; Mapleton, IA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action amends Class E airspace for Mapleton, IA, adding
additional controlled airspace to accommodate Area Navigation (RNAV)
Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAPs) at James G. Whiting
Memorial Field Airport, Mapleton, IA. The FAA is taking this action to
enhance the safety and management of Instrument Flight Rule (IFR)
operations at the airport.

DATES: Effective date 0901 UTC, July 29, 2010. The Director of the
Federal Register approves this incorporation by reference action under
1 CFR part 51, subject to the annual revision of FAA Order 7400.9 and
publication of conforming amendments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Scott Enander, Central Service Center,
Operations Support Group, Federal Aviation Administration, Southwest
Region, 2601 Meacham Blvd., Fort Worth, TX 76137; telephone (817) 321-
7716.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

    On February 10, 2010, the FAA published in the Federal Register a
notice of proposed rulemaking to amend Class E airspace for Mapleton,
IA, reconfiguring controlled airspace at James G. Whiting Memorial
Field Airport (75 FR 6595) Docket No. FAA-2009-1155. Interested parties
were invited to participate in this rulemaking effort by submitting
written comments on the proposal to the FAA. No comments were received.
Class E airspace designations are published in paragraph 6005 of FAA
Order 7400.9T signed August 27, 2009, and effective September 15, 2009,
which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class E airspace
designations listed in this document will be published subsequently in
the Order.

The Rule

    This action amends Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR)
part 71 by amending Class E airspace for the Mapleton, IA area, adding
additional controlled airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the
surface to accommodate SIAPs at James G. Whiting Memorial Field
Airport. This action is necessary for the safety and management of IFR
operations at the airport.
    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.
Therefore, this regulation: (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 U.S. Code. Subtitle 1, 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 amends controlled airspace at James G. Whiting Memorial Field
Airport, Mapleton, IA.

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
amends 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 14 CFR 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 the Federal
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9T, Airspace Designations and
Reporting Points, signed August 27, 2009, and effective September 15,
2009, is amended as follows:
* * * * *

Paragraph 6005 Class E airspace areas extending upward from 700
feet or more above the surface.

* * * * *

ACE IA E5 Mapleton, IA [Amended]

Mapleton, James G. Whiting Memorial Field Airport, IA
    (Lat. 42[deg]10'42'' N., long. 95[deg]47'37'' W.)
Mapleton NDB
    (Lat. 42[deg]10'50'' N., long. 95[deg]47'41'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
within a 6.3-mile radius of James G. Whiting Memorial Field Airport
and within 3.1 miles each side of the 030[deg] bearing from the
Mapleton NDB extending from the 6.3-mile radius to 10 miles
northeast of the airport, and within 4 miles each side of the
204[deg] bearing from the airport extending from the 6.3-mile radius
to 10.3 miles southwest of the airport.

    Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, on April 23, 2010.
Anthony D. Roetzel,
Manager, Operations Support Group, ATO Central Service Center.
[FR Doc. 2010-10321 Filed 5-3-10; 8:45 am]
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[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 195 (Wednesday, October 8, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60848-60849]
[FR Doc No: 2014-24026]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2014-0686; FRL-9917-08]

Spatial Aquatic Model Development; Notice of Public Meeting

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: A simultaneous workshop and webinar on a regional test version
of the Spatial Aquatic Model (SAM) will be held on October 29, 2014.
This Notice announces the location and time for the meeting and
provides a tentative list of topics to be covered in the meeting. With
the development of SAM, EPA will be able to determine the magnitude,
length, and duration of exposure to a chemical as well as where the
exposure may occur.

DATES: The meeting will be held on October 29, 2014 from 8:30 a.m. to 1
p.m. Requests to participate in the meeting must be received on or
before October 20, 2014.
    To request accommodation of a disability, please contact the person
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATON CONTACT, preferably at least 10
days prior to the meeting, to give EPA as much time as possible to
process your request.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Environmental Protection
Agency, Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP), One Potomac Yard (South
Building), Fourth Floor Conference Room N4830, 2777 S. Crystal Drive,
Arlington, VA 22202.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nelson Thurman or Derek Scott,
Environmental Fate and Effects Division, Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone numbers:<PHONE_NUMBER> or (703)
305-6627; fax number:<PHONE_NUMBER>; email address:
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

A. Does this action apply to me?

    You may be potentially affected by this action if you are required
to conduct testing of chemical substances under the Toxic Substances
Control Act (TSCA), the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA),
or the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA).
Since other entities may also be interested, the Agency has not
attempted to describe all the specific entities that may be affected by
this action. 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:

     Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting NAICS code 11
     Utilities NAICS code 22
     Professional, Scientific and Technical NAICS code 54

B. How can I get copies of this document and other related information?

    The docket for this action, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2014-0686, is available at http://www.regulations.gov or at the Office of Pesticide Programs Regulatory
Public Docket (OPP Docket) in the Environmental Protection Agency
Docket Center (EPA/DC), West William Jefferson Clinton Bldg., Rm. 3334,
1301 Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001. The Public
Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through
Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the Public
Reading Room is<PHONE_NUMBER>, and the telephone number for the OPP
Docket is<PHONE_NUMBER>. Please review the visitor instructions and
additional information about the docket available at http://www.epa.gov/dockets.

II. Background

    EPA is developing a Spatial Aquatic Model (SAM) to address the need
for more spatial and temporal contexts for pesticide aquatic exposure
assessments. The model will provide a way to estimate how often, how
long, and where adverse impacts overlap spatially with populations at
risk. EPA plans to introduce an alpha test version of SAM at the
workshop/Webinar to allow interested parties to evaluate and comment on
the model.

III. How can I request to participate in this meeting?

    You may submit a request to participate in this meeting to the
person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. Do not submit any
information in your request that is considered CBI. Requests to
participate in the meeting, identified by docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-
2014-0686, must be received on or before 10 days after date of
publication in the Federal Register.

IV. Tentative Topics for the Meeting

    The workshop/Webinar will provide an overview of the Spatial
Aquatic Model, a description of the model and data components,
contrasts with current OPP aquatic exposure models, and preliminary
evaluations of model performance. The workshop will include a hands-on
demonstration of the test model so that participants will be able to
evaluate/test the model and provide feedback that can be used to update
and improve the model. Participants will have an opportunity to provide
comments to the Agency and participate in a follow-up Webinar in
January 2015.

    Authority:  7 U.S.C. 136 et. seq.; 15 U.S.C. 2601 et. seq.; 21
U.S.C. 321(q), 346a, and 371.

    Dated: October 2, 2014.
Derek Scott,
Acting Director Environmental Fate and Effects Division, Office of
Pesticide Programs.
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Mr. Randy Walser

TXI Midlothian Cement

245 Ward Road

Midlothian, TX  76065

Dear Mr. Walser:

	This letter is to confirm a site visit to the TXI Midlothian Cement
(TXI) manufacturing facility at 245 Ward Road, Midlothian, Texas, by
representatives of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Visitors
will include Mr. Keith Barnett of the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) and Mr. Michael Laney of RTI International (RTI).  The
visit is scheduled for May 31, 2007, at approximately 10:30 a.m.  This
was confirmed in a phone call between Mr. Leo Faciane of TXI and Mr.
Barnett on May 24, 2007.

The reason for this visit is that the EPA has initiated a project to
review the New Source Performance Standards for cement manufacturing,
and also a project to perform a multi-pollutant study of the cement
manufacturing sector with the objective of identifying areas of
potential environmental gains.  We believe that information on this
facility may be useful for these projects.

Any information collected during our site visit is under the authority
of Section 114 of the Clean Air Act (CAA) (42 U.S.C. 7414).  Enclosure 1
contains a summary of this authority.  If you believe that disclosure of
the information we discuss would reveal a trade secret, you should
clearly identify such information as discussed in the enclosure.  Any
information subsequently determined to constitute a trade secret will be
protected under 18 U.S.C. 1905.  If no claim of confidentiality
accompanies the information when it is received by the EPA, it may be
made available to the public by the EPA without further notice (40 CFR
Part 2.203, September 1, 1976).  Section 114 of the CAA exempts emission
data from claims of confidentiality, and emission data collected may be
made available to the public.  A clarification of what the EPA considers
to be emission data is contained in Enclosure 2.

We have contracted RTI International (RTI) (Contract No. EP-D06-118) to
assist us in these projects.  As noted in Enclosure 3, we have
designated RTI to be our authorized representative.  Therefore, RTI has
the same rights discussed above and in Enclosure 1 as EPA has.  This
means that RTI will have access to all information provided to us in the
site visit.  As a designated representative of the Agency, RTI must, by
law, also abide by the requirements of 42 U.S.C. 7414(c) in regard to
the confidentiality of what you claim to be trade secrets.

	Enclosure 4 summarizes EPA(s policies and procedures for handling
privileged information.  The following Federal statutes concerning
liability should also be of interest to you:

1.  Under the Federal Employees( Compensation Act, 5 U.S.C. ((8101, et
seq., the United States undertakes to pay its employees compensation for
injuries sustained by them in the performance of their duties.

2.  The Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. ((2671, et seq., provides for
money damages against the United States when property loss or personal
injury results from the negligent or wrongful act or omission of any
employee of the EPA while acting within the scope of his or her
employment.

Finally, please be aware that the Office of General Counsel has advised
this office that a firm should not condition an EPA employee(s (right of
entry( upon consent to a waiver of liability, and has instructed
employees not to sign such waivers.  If you have any questions regarding
this, please contact Ann Toohey,<PHONE_NUMBER>, or Stephen Hess, (202)
564-5461, of EPA(s Office of General Counsel.

If you have any questions regarding this request, please contact Mr.
Barnett at<PHONE_NUMBER>.

Sincerely,

Steve Fruh

Group Leader

             Metals and Minerals Group

4 Enclosures

cc:  Mr. John Steib, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality

      Ms. Becky Webber, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 6

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[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 241 (Monday, December 16, 2019)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 68365-68368]
[FR Doc No: 2019-26700]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 39

[Docket No. FAA-2019-0982; Product Identifier 2019-NM-170-AD]
RIN 2120-AA64

Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS Airplanes

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).

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SUMMARY: The FAA proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD)
for certain Airbus SAS Model A319-115 airplanes; Model A320-214, -216,
-232, -251N, and -271N airplanes; and Model A321-211, -231, -251N, -
251NX, -253N, -271N, -271NX, and -272N airplanes. This proposed AD was
prompted by reports of incomplete installations of the over wing panel
lug attachments in the production assembly line. This proposed AD would
require a one-time detailed inspection of certain attaching points on
the left-hand and right-hand wings for the correct installation of
certain hardware, and, depending on findings, accomplishment of
applicable corrective actions, as specified in a European Union
Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) AD, which will be incorporated by
reference. The FAA is proposing this AD to address the unsafe condition
on these products.

DATES: The FAA must receive comments on this proposed AD by January 30,
2020.

ADDRESSES: You may send comments, using the procedures found in 14 CFR
11.43 and 11.45, by any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
     Fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>.
     Mail: U.S. Department of Transportation, Docket
Operations, M-30, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590.
     Hand Delivery: Deliver to Mail address above between 9
a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
    For the material identified in this proposed AD that will be
incorporated by reference (IBR), contact the EASA, Konrad-Adenauer-Ufer
3, 50668 Cologne, Germany; telephone +49 221 89990 1000; email
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>internet www.easa.europa.eu. You may find this IBR
material on the EASA website at https://ad.easa.europa.eu. You may view
this IBR material at the FAA, Transport Standards Branch, 2200 South
216th St., Des Moines, WA. For information on the availability of this
material at the FAA, call<PHONE_NUMBER>. It is also available in the AD
docket on the internet at https://www.regulations.gov by searching for
and locating Docket No. FAA-2019-0982.

Examining the AD Docket

    You may examine the AD docket on the internet at https://www.regulations.gov by searching for and locating Docket No. FAA-2019-
0982; 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 is listed above.
Comments will be available in the AD docket shortly after receipt.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sanjay Ralhan, Aerospace Engineer,
International Section, Transport Standards Branch, FAA, 2200 South
216th St., Des Moines, WA 98198; telephone and fax<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Comments Invited

    The FAA invites 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-2019-0982;
Product Identifier 2019-NM-170-AD'' at the beginning of your comments.
The FAA specifically invites comments on the overall regulatory,
economic, environmental, and energy aspects of this NPRM. The FAA will
consider all comments received by the closing date and may amend this
NPRM based on those comments.
    The FAA will post all comments, without change, to https://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information you provide.
The FAA will also post a report

summarizing each substantive verbal contact the agency receives about
this NPRM.

Discussion

    The EASA, which is the Technical Agent for the Member States of the
European Union, has issued EASA AD 2019-0233, dated September 18, 2019;
corrected September 19, 2019 (``EASA AD 2019-0233'') (also referred to
as the Mandatory Continuing Airworthiness Information, or ``the
MCAI''), to correct an unsafe condition for certain Airbus SAS Model
A319-115 airplanes; Model A320-214, -216, -232, -251N, and -271N
airplanes; and Model A321-211, -231, -251N, -251NX, -253N, -271N, -
271NX, and -272N airplanes.
    This proposed AD was prompted by reports of incomplete
installations of the over wing panel lug attachments in the production
assembly line. The FAA is proposing this AD to address this condition,
which, if not detected and corrected, could reduce the structural
integrity of the wing. See the MCAI for additional background
information.

Related IBR Material Under 1 CFR Part 51

    EASA AD 2019-0233 describes procedures for a one-time detailed
inspection of certain attaching points on the left-hand and right-hand
wings for the correct installation of certain hardware (bolt, nut,
washer, and cotter pin), and, depending on findings, accomplishment of
applicable corrective actions. Corrective actions include installing
missing hardware, doing a detailed inspection of the attaching point
and attaching straps for distortion or missing parts, and repair. This
material 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 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 the FAA's bilateral agreement with the State of Design Authority,
the FAA has been notified of the unsafe condition described in the MCAI
referenced above. The FAA is proposing this AD because the FAA
evaluated all the relevant information and determined the unsafe
condition described previously is likely to exist or develop in other
products of the same type design.

Proposed AD Requirements

    This proposed AD would require accomplishing the actions specified
in EASA AD 2019-0233 described previously, as incorporated by
reference, except for any differences identified as exceptions in the
regulatory text of this AD. This proposed AD also would require sending
the inspection results to Airbus.

Explanation of Required Compliance Information

    In the FAA's ongoing efforts to improve the efficiency of the AD
process, the FAA initially worked with Airbus and EASA to develop a
process to use certain EASA ADs as the primary source of information
for compliance with requirements for corresponding FAA ADs. The FAA has
since coordinated with other manufacturers and civil aviation
authorities (CAAs) to use this process. As a result, EASA AD 2019-0233
will be incorporated by reference in the FAA final rule. This proposed
AD would, therefore, require compliance with EASA AD 2019-0233 in its
entirety, through that incorporation, except for any differences
identified as exceptions in the regulatory text of this proposed AD.
Using common terms that are the same as the heading of a particular
section in the EASA AD does not mean that operators need comply only
with that section. For example, where the AD requirement refers to
``all required actions and compliance times,'' compliance with this AD
requirement is not limited to the section titled ``Required Action(s)
and Compliance Time(s)'' in the EASA AD. Service information specified
in EASA AD 2019-0233 that is required for compliance with EASA AD 2019-
0233 will be available on the internet at https://www.regulations.gov
by searching for and locating Docket No. FAA-2019-0982 after the FAA
final rule is published.

Costs of Compliance

    The FAA estimates that this proposed AD affects 110 airplanes of
U.S. registry. The FAA estimates the following costs to comply with
this proposed AD:

                                     Estimated Costs for Required Actions *
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                                                                                Cost per       Cost on U.S.
                          Labor cost                              Parts cost        product         operators
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2 work-hours x $85 per hour = $170...........................              $0             $170          $18,700
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* Table does not include estimated costs for reporting.

    The FAA estimates that it would take about 1 work-hour per product
to comply with the proposed reporting requirement in this proposed AD.
The average labor rate is $85 per hour. Based on these figures, the FAA
estimates the cost of reporting the inspection results on U.S.
operators to be $9,350, or $85 per product.
    The FAA estimates the following costs to do any necessary on-
condition actions that would be required based on the results of any
required actions. The FAA has no way of determining the number of
aircraft that might need these on-condition actions:

                 Estimated Costs of On-Condition Actions
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           Labor cost                 Parts cost       Cost per product
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Up to 20 work-hours x $85 per     Up to $77,850.....  Up to $79,550.
 hour = $1,700.
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Paperwork Reduction Act

    A federal agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not
required to respond to, nor shall a person be subject to penalty for
failure to comply with a collection of information subject to the
requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act unless that collection of
information displays a current valid

OMB control number. The control number for the collection of
information required by this NPRM is 2120-0056. The paperwork cost
associated with this NPRM has been detailed in the Costs of Compliance
section of this document and includes time for reviewing instructions,
as well as completing and reviewing the collection of information.
Therefore, all reporting associated with this NPRM is mandatory. Send
comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this
collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this
burden to: Information Collection Clearance Officer, Federal Aviation
Administration, 10101 Hillwood Parkway, Fort Worth, TX 76177-1524.

Authority for This Rulemaking

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

Regulatory Findings

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

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39

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

The Proposed Amendment

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

PART 39--AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES

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]

0
2. The FAA amends Sec.  39.13 by adding the following new airworthiness
directive (AD):

Airbus SAS: Docket No. FAA-2019-0982; Product Identifier 2019-NM-
170-AD.

(a) Comments Due Date

    The FAA must receive comments by January 30, 2020.

(b) Affected ADs

    None.

(c) Applicability

    This AD applies to the Airbus SAS airplanes specified in
paragraphs (c)(1) through (3) of this AD, certificated in any
category, as identified in European Union Aviation Safety Agency
(EASA) AD 2019-0233, dated September 18, 2019; corrected September
19, 2019 (``EASA AD 2019-0233'').
    (1) Model A319-115 airplanes.
    (2) Model A320-214, -216, -232, -251N, and -271N airplanes.
    (3) Model A321-211, -231, -251N, -251NX, -253N, -271N, -271NX,
and -272N airplanes.

(d) Subject

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

(e) Reason

    This AD was prompted by reports of incomplete installations of
the over wing panel lug attachments in the production assembly line.
The FAA is issuing this AD to address this condition, which, if not
detected and corrected, could reduce the structural integrity of the
wing.

(f) Compliance

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

(g) Requirements

    Except as specified in paragraph (h) of this AD: Comply with all
required actions and compliance times specified in, and in
accordance with, EASA AD 2019-0233.

(h) Exceptions to EASA AD 2019-0233

    (1) For purposes of determining compliance with the requirements
of this AD: Where EASA AD 2019-0233 refers to its effective date,
this AD requires using the effective date of this AD.
    (2) The ``Remarks'' section of EASA AD 2019-0233 does not apply
to this AD.
    (3) Where any service information referenced in EASA AD 2019-
0233 specifies reporting, this AD requires reporting all inspection
results at the applicable time specified in paragraph (h)(3)(i) or
(ii) of this AD. If operators have reported findings as part of
obtaining any corrective actions approved by Airbus SAS's EASA
Design Organization Approval (DOA), operators are not required to
report those findings as specified in this paragraph.
    (i) If the inspection was done on or after the effective date of
this AD: Submit the report within 30 days after the inspection.
    (ii) If the inspection was done before the effective date of
this AD: Submit the report within 30 days after the effective date
of this AD.

(i) Other FAA AD Provisions

    The following provisions also apply to this AD:
    (1) Alternative Methods of Compliance (AMOCs): The Manager,
International Section, Transport Standards 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 International Section, send it to the attention of
the person identified in paragraph (j)(2) of this AD. 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.
    (2) Contacting the Manufacturer: For any requirement in this AD
to obtain instructions from a manufacturer, the instructions must be
accomplished using a method approved by the Manager, International
Section, Transport Standards Branch, FAA; or EASA; or Airbus SAS's
EASA DOA. If approved by the DOA, the approval must include the DOA-
authorized signature.
    (3) Required for Compliance (RC): For any service information
referenced in EASA AD 2019-0233 that contains RC procedures and
tests: Except as required by paragraph (i)(2) of this AD, RC
procedures and tests must be done to comply with this AD; any
procedures or tests that are not identified as RC are

recommended. Those procedures and tests that are not identified as
RC may be deviated from using accepted methods in accordance with
the operator's maintenance or inspection program without obtaining
approval of an AMOC, provided the procedures and tests identified as
RC can be done and the airplane can be put back in an airworthy
condition. Any substitutions or changes to procedures or tests
identified as RC require approval of an AMOC.
    (4) Paperwork Reduction Act Burden Statement: A federal agency
may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond
to, nor shall a person be subject to a penalty for failure to comply
with a collection of information subject to the requirements of the
Paperwork Reduction Act unless that collection of information
displays a current valid OMB Control Number. The OMB Control Number
for this information collection is 2120-0056. Public reporting for
this collection of information is estimated to be approximately 1
hour per response, including the time for reviewing instructions,
completing and reviewing the collection of information. All
responses to this collection of information are mandatory. Send
comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this
collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this
burden to: Information Collection Clearance Officer, Federal
Aviation Administration, 10101 Hillwood Parkway, Fort Worth, TX
76177-1524.

(j) Related Information

    (1) For information about EASA AD 2019-0233, contact the EASA,
Konrad-Adenauer-Ufer 3, 50668 Cologne, Germany; telephone +49 221
89990 6017; email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>internet www.easa.europa.eu.
You may find this EASA AD on the EASA website at https://ad.easa.europa.eu. You may view this material at the FAA, Transport
Standards Branch, 2200 South 216th St., Des Moines, WA. For
information on the availability of this material at the FAA, call
206-231-3195. This material may be found in the AD docket on the
internet at http://www.regulations.gov by searching for and locating
Docket No. FAA-2019-0982.
    (2) For more information about this AD, contact Sanjay Ralhan,
Aerospace Engineer, International Section, Transport Standards
Branch, FAA, 2200 South 216th St., Des Moines, WA 98198; telephone
and fax<PHONE_NUMBER>.

    Issued in Des Moines, Washington, on December 5, 2019.
Michael Kaszycki,
Acting Director, System Oversight Division, Aircraft Certification
Service.
[FR Doc. 2019-26700 Filed 12-13-19; 8:45 am]
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[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 227 (Friday, November 26, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 72819-72820]
[FR Doc No: 2010-29703]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Combined Notice of Filings

November 19, 2010.
    Take notice that the Commission has received the following Natural
Gas Pipeline Rate and Refund Report filings:

    Docket Numbers: RP11-1533-000.
    Applicants: Equitrans, L.P.
    Description: Equitrans, L.P. submits tariff filing per 154.204:
Removal of Tennessee Capacity Surcharge Tracker to be effective 12/18/
2010.
    Filed Date: 11/18/2010.
    Accession Number: 20101118-5026.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, November 30, 2010.

    Docket Numbers: RP11-1534-000.
    Applicants: Questar Pipeline Company.
    Description: Questar Pipeline Company submits tariff filing per
154.204: FGRP effective 1-1-11 to be effective 1/1/2011.
    Filed Date: 11/18/2010.
    Accession Number: 20101118-5097.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, November 30, 2010.

    Docket Numbers: RP11-1535-000.
    Applicants: Texas Gas Transmission, LLC.
    Description: Texas Gas Transmission, LLC submits tariff filing per
154.204: Termination Language to 6.15 to be effective 12/20/2010.
    Filed Date: 11/19/2010.
    Accession Number: 20101119-5015.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, December 1, 2010.

    Docket Numbers: RP11-1536-000.
    Applicants: Texas Gas Transmission, LLC.
    Description: Texas Gas Transmission, LLC submits tariff filing per
154.204: Housekeeping Filing to be effective 12/20/2010.
    Filed Date: 11/19/2010.
    Accession Number: 20101119-5017.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, December 01, 2010.

    Docket Numbers: OR10-10-000.
    Applicants: Sinclair Pipeline Company, L.L.C. and Sinclair
Transportation Company.
    Description: Request of Sinclair Pipeline Company, L.L.C. and
Sinclair Transportation Company for temporary waiver of tariff filing
and reporting requirements.
    Filed Date: 03/25/2010.
    Accession Number: 20100325-5035.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, November 30, 2010.


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Combined Notice of Filings #2

    Take notice that the Commission received the following exempt
wholesale generator filings:

    Docket Numbers: EG16-36-000.
    Applicants: Kingbird Solar A, LLC.
    Description: Notice of Self-Certification of Exempt Wholesale
Generator Status of Kingbird Solar A, LLC.
    Filed Date: 1/11/16.
    Accession Number: 20160111-5267.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/1/16.

    Docket Numbers: EG16-37-000.
    Applicants: Kingbird Solar B, LLC.
    Description: Notice of Self-Certification of Exempt Wholesale
Generator Status of Kingbird Solar B, LLC.
    Filed Date: 1/11/16.
    Accession Number: 20160111-5271.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/1/16.

    Take notice that the Commission received the following electric
rate filings:

    Docket Numbers: ER16-38-001.
    Applicants: Kingbird Solar A, LLC.
    Description: Compliance filing: Application for Initial Market-
Based Rate Tariff and Granting Certain Waivers to be effective 1/12/
2016.
    Filed Date: 1/11/16.
    Accession Number: 20160111-5265.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/1/16.

    Docket Numbers: ER16-705-001.
    Applicants: RE Garland LLC.
    Description: Tariff Amendment: Amendment to Application and Initial
Tariff Filing to be effective 2/12/2016.
    Filed Date: 1/11/16.

    Accession Number: 20160111-5311.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/1/16.

    Docket Numbers: ER16-706-001.
    Applicants: RE Garland A LLC.
    Description: Tariff Amendment: Amendment to Application and Initial
Tariff Filing to be effective 2/12/2016.
    Filed Date: 1/11/16.
    Accession Number: 20160111-5312.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/1/16.

    Docket Numbers: ER16-708-000.
    Applicants: Calpine Energy Services, L.P.
    Description: Request for Limited Waiver and Shortened Comment
Period of Calpine Energy Services, L.P.
    Filed Date: 1/8/16.
    Accession Number: 20160108-5278.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/19/16.

    Docket Numbers: ER16-710-000.
    Applicants: Arizona Public Service Company.
    Description: Section 205(d) Rate Filing: Service Agreement No.
219--Amendment 2 to be effective 1/1/2016.
    Filed Date: 1/11/16.
    Accession Number: 20160111-5297.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/1/16.

    Docket Numbers: ER16-711-000.
    Applicants: Pio Pico Energy Center, LLC.
    Description: Baseline eTariff Filing: Application for MBR to be
effective 3/1/2016.
    Filed Date: 1/11/16.
    Accession Number: 20160111-5304.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/1/16.

    The filings are accessible in the Commission's eLibrary system by
clicking on the links or querying the docket number.
    Any person desiring to intervene or protest in any of the above
proceedings must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the
Commission's Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214) on or before 5:00
p.m. Eastern time on the specified comment date. Protests may be
considered, but intervention is necessary to become a party to the
proceeding.
    eFiling is encouraged. More detailed information relating to filing
requirements, interventions, protests, service, and qualifying
facilities filings can be found at: http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For other information, call<PHONE_NUMBER>
(toll free). For TTY, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.

    Dated: January 11, 2016.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-62015; File No. SR-NYSE-2010-23]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; New York Stock Exchange LLC; Order
Approving Proposed Rule Change Deleting NYSE Rule 446 and Adopting New
Rule 4370 To Correspond With Rule Changes Filed by the Financial
Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.

April 30, 2010.

I. Introduction

    On March 11, 2010, the New York Stock Exchange LLC (``NYSE'' or
``Exchange'') filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(``Commission''), pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) \1\ of the Securities
Exchange Act

of 1934 (the ``Act''),\2\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\3\ a proposed rule
change to delete NYSE Rule 446 and adopt new Rule 4370 to correspond
with rule changes filed by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority,
Inc. (``FINRA'') and approved by the Commission.\4\ The proposed rule
change was published for comment in the Federal Register on March 26,
2010.\5\ The Commission received no comments on the proposal. This
order approves the proposed rule change.
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
    \2\ 15 U.S.C. 78a.
    \3\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
    \4\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 60534 (August 19,
2009), 74 FR 44410 (August 28, 2009) (order approving SR-FINRA-2009-
036) (``Release No. 34-60534'').
    \5\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 61743 (March 19,
2010), 75 FR 14650.
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II. Description of the Proposal

    The Exchange proposes to delete NYSE Rule 446 and adopt new Rule
4370 to correspond with rule changes filed by FINRA and approved by the
Commission.\6\
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Background

    On July 30, 2007, FINRA's predecessor, the National Association of
Securities Dealers, Inc. (``NASD''), and NYSE Regulation, Inc.
(``NYSER'') consolidated their member firm regulation operations into a
combined organization, FINRA. Pursuant to Rule 17d-2 under the Act,
NYSE, NYSER and FINRA entered into an agreement (the ``Agreement'') to
reduce regulatory duplication for their members by allocating to FINRA
certain regulatory responsibilities for certain NYSE rules and rule
interpretations (``FINRA Incorporated NYSE Rules''). NYSE Amex LLC
(``NYSE Amex'') became a party to the Agreement effective December 15,
2008.\7\
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    \7\ See Securities Exchange Act Release Nos. 56148 (July 26,
2007), 72 FR 42146 (August 1, 2007) (order approving the Agreement);
56147 (July 26, 2007), 72 FR 42166 (August 1, 2007) (SR-NASD-2007-
054) (order approving the incorporation of certain NYSE Rules as
``Common Rules''); and 60409 (July 30, 2009), 74 FR 39353 (August 6,
2009) (order approving the amended and restated Agreement, adding
NYSE Amex LLC as a party). Paragraph 2(b) of the Agreement sets
forth procedures regarding proposed changes by FINRA, NYSE or NYSE
Amex to the substance of any of the Common Rules.
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    As part of its effort to reduce regulatory duplication and relieve
firms that are members of FINRA, NYSE and NYSE Amex of conflicting or
unnecessary regulatory burdens, FINRA is now engaged in the process of
reviewing and amending the NASD and FINRA Incorporated NYSE Rules in
order to create a consolidated FINRA rulebook.\8\
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    \8\ FINRA's rulebook currently has three sets of rules: (1) NASD
Rules, (2) FINRA Incorporated NYSE Rules, and (3) consolidated FINRA
Rules. The FINRA Incorporated NYSE Rules apply only to those members
of FINRA that are also members of the NYSE (``Dual Members''), while
the consolidated FINRA Rules apply to all FINRA members. For more
information about the FINRA rulebook consolidation process, see
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    In 2008, FINRA deleted FINRA Incorporated NYSE Rule 446 (Business
Continuity and Contingency Plans) as substantively duplicative of NASD
Rules 3510 (Business Continuity Plans) and 3520 (Emergency Contact
Information).\9\ Correspondingly, the Exchange amended NYSE Rule 446
(Business Continuity and Contingency Plans) to remove the existing text
and incorporate NASD Rules 3510 and 3520 by reference.\10\
Subsequently, FINRA adopted, subject to certain amendments, NASD Rules
3510 and 3520 as consolidated FINRA Rule 4370 (Business Continuity
Plans and Emergency Contact Information).\11\
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    \9\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 58533 (September 12,
2008), 73 FR 54652 (September 22, 2008) (order approving SR-FINRA-
2008-036).
    \10\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 58549 (September
15, 2008), 73 FR 54444 (September 19, 2008) (order approving SR-
NYSE-2008-080).
    \11\ See Release No. 34-60534, supra note 4.
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    The Exchange correspondingly proposes to delete NYSE Rule 446 and
replace it with proposed NYSE Rule 4370, which is substantially similar
to the new FINRA Rule.\12\ The Exchange states that the purpose of this
proposed rule change is to harmonize the NYSE Rules with the
consolidated FINRA Rules. The Exchange states that, as proposed, NYSE
Rule 4370 adopts the same language as FINRA Rule 4370, except for
substituting for or adding to, as needed, the term ``member
organization'' for the term ``member,'' and making corresponding
technical changes that reflect the difference between NYSE's and
FINRA's membership structures. The Exchange also states that, in
paragraph (f)(2) to proposed NYSE Rule 4370, the Exchange has added a
cross-reference to NYSE Rule 416A to ensure that those Exchange members
and member organizations that are not FINRA members are required to
update the contact information for emergency personnel in accordance
with NYSE Rules.
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    \12\ NYSE Amex submitted a companion rule filing amending its
rules in accordance with FINRA's rule changes, which the Commission
has approved. See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 62014 (April
30, 2010) (SR-NYSE-Amex-2010-26).
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    The Exchange also proposes to add Supplementary Material .01 to
NYSE Rule 4370 to provide that, for the purposes of the rule, the term
``associated person'' shall have the same meaning as the terms ``person
associated with a member'' or ``associated person of a member'' as
defined in Article I (rr) of the FINRA By-Laws. The Exchange states
that this change is necessary to ensure that both proposed NYSE Rule
4370 and FINRA Rule 4370 are fully harmonized.
    Finally, the Exchange proposes that the effective date for the
proposed rule changes be retroactive to December 14, 2009, the same
effective date for the corresponding FINRA rule changes.\13\ As a
result, there should be no regulatory gaps between the FINRA and NYSE
Rules and that, as applicable, the NYSE Rules would maintain their
status as Common Rules under the Agreement.\14\
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    \13\ See FINRA Regulatory Notice 09-60 (October 15, 2009).
    \14\ As provided in paragraph 2(b) of the Agreement, FINRA and
NYSE will amend the list of Common Rules to conform to the rule
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III. Discussion and Commission Findings

    After careful review, the Commission finds that the proposed rule
change is consistent with the requirements of the Act and the rules and
regulations thereunder applicable to a national securities exchange. In
particular, the Commission finds that the proposal is consistent with
Section 6(b)(5) of the Act,\15\ which requires, among other things,
that the rules of a national securities exchange be designed to prevent
fraudulent and manipulative acts and practices, to promote just and
equitable principles of trade, to remove impediments to and perfect the
mechanism of a free and open market and a national market system, and
in general, to protect investors and the public interest.\16\
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    \15\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
    \16\ In approving the proposed rule change, the Commission notes
that it has considered the proposed rule's impact on efficiency,
competition, and capital formation. 15 U.S.C. 78c(f).
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    The Commission believes that the proposed rule change provides
greater harmonization between NYSE Rules and FINRA Rules (including
Common Rules) of similar purpose, resulting in less burdensome and more
efficient regulatory compliance for NYSE members, including Dual
Members. In addition, the Commission believes that retroactive
application of the proposed rule change to December 14, 2009 is
appropriate to assure that there are no regulatory gaps between FINRA
and NYSE Rules, and that, as applicable, the NYSE Rules would maintain
their status as Common Rules under the Agreement.

IV. Conclusion

    It is therefore ordered, pursuant to Section 19(b)(2) of the
Act,\17\ that the proposed rule change (SR-NYSE-2010-23) be, and hereby
is, approved.
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    \17\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2).

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
pursuant to delegated authority.\18\
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    \18\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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Florence E. Harmon,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 39

[Docket No. FAA-2021-0136; Project Identifier AD-2021-00188-E;
Amendment 39-21470; AD 2021-05-51]
RIN 2120-AA64

Airworthiness Directives; Pratt & Whitney Division Turbofan
Engines

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for
certain Pratt & Whitney Division (PW) PW4074, PW4074D, PW4077, PW4077D,
PW4084D, PW4090, and PW4090-3 model turbofan engines. This AD was
prompted by the in-flight failure of a 1st-stage low-pressure
compressor (LPC) blade on a PW4077 model turbofan engine resulting in
an engine fire during flight. This AD requires performing a thermal
acoustic image (TAI) inspection for cracks in certain 1st-stage LPC
blades and removal of those blades that fail inspection. The FAA
previously sent an emergency AD to all known U.S. owners and operators
of these engines and is now issuing this AD to address the unsafe
condition on these products.

DATES: This AD is effective March 24, 2021. Emergency AD 2021-05-51,
issued on February 23, 2021, which contained the requirements of this
amendment, was effective with actual notice.
    The FAA must receive comments on this AD by April 23, 2021.

ADDRESSES: You may send comments, using the procedures found in 14 CFR
11.43 and 11.45, by any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
     Fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>.
     Mail: U.S. Department of Transportation, Docket
Operations, M-30, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590.
     Hand Delivery: Deliver to Mail address above between 9
a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
    For service information identified in this final rule, contact
Pratt & Whitney Division, 400 Main Street, East Hartford, CT 06118;
phone:<PHONE_NUMBER>; email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>website: https://fleetcare.pw.utc.com. You may view this service information at the FAA,
Airworthiness Products Section, Operational Safety 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 at https://www.regulations.gov by searching for and
locating Docket No. FAA-2021-0136.

Examining the AD Docket

    You may examine the AD docket at https://www.regulations.gov by
searching for and locating Docket No. FAA-2021-0136; or in person at
Docket Operations between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays. The AD docket contains this final rule, any
comments received, and other information. The street address for Docket
Operations is listed above.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carol Nguyen, Aviation Safety
Engineer, ECO Branch, FAA, 1200 District Avenue, Burlington, MA 01803;
phone:<PHONE_NUMBER>; fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>; email:
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On February 23, 2021, the FAA issued Emergency AD 2021-05-51 (the
emergency AD), which requires performing a TAI inspection for cracks in
certain 1st-stage LPC blades and removal of those blades that fail
inspection. The FAA sent the emergency AD to all known U.S. owners and
operators of these engines. That action was prompted by the in-flight
failure of a 1st-stage LPC blade on a PW4077 model turbofan engine
resulting in an engine fire during flight. This condition, if not
addressed, could result in 1st-stage LPC blade release, damage to the
engine, and damage to the airplane.

FAA's Determination

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

Related Service Information

    The FAA reviewed Pratt & Whitney Alert Service Bulletin (ASB) PW4G-
112-A72-268, Revision No. 7, dated September 6, 2018. The ASB describes
procedures for performing TAI inspections of 1st-stage LPC blades.

AD Requirements

    This AD requires performing a TAI inspection for cracks in certain
1st-stage LPC blades and removal of those blades that fail inspection.

Interim Action

    The FAA considers this AD to be an interim action. The FAA
anticipates that further AD action will follow.

Justification for Immediate Adoption and Determination of the Effective
Date

    Section 553(b)(3)(B) of the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) (5
U.S.C. 551 et seq.) authorizes agencies to dispense with notice and
comment procedures for rules when the agency, for ``good cause,'' finds
that those procedures are ``impracticable, unnecessary, or contrary to
the public interest.'' Under this section, an agency, upon finding good
cause, may issue a final rule without providing notice and seeking
comment prior to issuance. Further, section 553(d) of the APA
authorizes agencies to make rules effective in less than thirty days,
upon a finding of good cause.
    An unsafe condition exists that required the immediate adoption of
Emergency AD 2021-05-51, issued on February 23, 2021, to all known U.S.
owners and operators of these engines. The FAA found that the risk to
the flying public justified waiving notice and comment prior to
adoption of this rule. On February 20, 2021, a United Airlines Boeing
Model 777-222 airplane, equipped with two PW4077 model turbofan
engines, on a flight from Denver, Colorado to Honolulu, Hawaii,
experienced a 1st-stage LPC blade failure on the number 2 engine. This
engine failure resulted in the separation of the fan inlet and cowling
from the airplane, an engine fire, and damage to the airplane. The
airplane was forced to return to the airport of departure. The unsafe
condition, caused by the failure of the 1st-stage LPC blade, could
result in 1st-stage LPC blade release, damage to the engine, and damage
to the airplane.
    The FAA considers inspection and removal of those blades that fail
inspection to be an urgent safety issue. Inspection of the 1st-stage
LPC blade for cracks must be accomplished before further flight after
the effective date of this AD. These conditions still exist, therefore,
notice and opportunity for prior public comment are impracticable and
contrary to the public interest pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(3)(B).

    In addition, the FAA finds that good cause exists pursuant to 5
U.S.C. 553(d) for making this amendment effective in less than 30 days,
for the same reasons the FAA found good cause to forego notice and
comment.

Comments Invited

    The FAA invites you to send any written data, views, or arguments
about this final rule. Send your comments to an address listed under
ADDRESSES. Include the docket number FAA-2021-0136 and Project
Identifier AD-2021-00188-E at the beginning of your comments. The most
helpful comments reference a specific portion of the final rule,
explain the reason for any recommended change, and include supporting
data. The FAA will consider all comments received by the closing date
and may amend this final rule because of those comments.
    Except for Confidential Business Information (CBI) as described in
the following paragraph, and other information as described in 14 CFR
11.35, the FAA will post all comments received, without change, to
https://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information you
provide. The agency will also post a report summarizing each
substantive verbal contact received about this final rule.

Confidential Business Information

    CBI is commercial or financial information that is both customarily
and actually treated as private by its owner. Under the Freedom of
Information Act (FOIA) (5 U.S.C. 552), CBI is exempt from public
disclosure. If your comments responsive to this AD contain commercial
or financial information that is customarily treated as private, that
you actually treat as private, and that is relevant or responsive to
this AD, it is important that you clearly designate the submitted
comments as CBI. Please mark each page of your submission containing
CBI as ``PROPIN.'' The FAA will treat such marked submissions as
confidential under the FOIA, and they will not be placed in the public
docket of this AD. Submissions containing CBI should be sent to Carol
Nguyen, Aviation Safety Engineer, ECO Branch, FAA, 1200 District
Avenue, Burlington, MA 01803. Any commentary that the FAA receives
which is not specifically designated as CBI will be placed in the
public docket for this rulemaking.

Regulatory Flexibility Act

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

Costs of Compliance

    The FAA estimates that this AD affects 104 engines installed on
airplanes of U.S. registry.
    The FAA estimates the following costs to comply with this AD:

                                                 Estimated Costs
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                                                                                Cost per      Cost on U.S.
                Action                         Labor cost           Parts cost        product        operators
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TAI of 1st-stage LPC blades...........  22 work-hours x $85 per               $0          $1,870        $194,480
                                         hour = $1,870.
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    The FAA estimates the following costs to do any necessary
replacement that would be required based on the results of the
inspection. The agency has no way of determining the number of aircraft
that might need this replacement:

                                               On-Condition Costs
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                                                                                Cost per
                    Action                                 Labor cost               Parts cost        product
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Replace 1st-stage LPC blade...................  0 work-hours x $85 per hour = $0        $125,000        $125,000
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Authority for This Rulemaking

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

Regulatory Findings

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

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39

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

The Amendment

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

PART 39--AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES

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]

0
2. The FAA amends Sec.  39.13 by adding the following new airworthiness
directive:

2021-05-51 Pratt & Whitney Division: Amendment 39-21470; Docket No.
FAA-2021-0136; Project Identifier AD-2021-00188-E.

(a) Effective Date

    This airworthiness directive (AD) is effective without actual
notice on March 24, 2021. Emergency AD 2021-05-51, issued on
February 23, 2021, which contained the requirements of this
amendment, was effective with actual notice.

(b) Affected ADs

    None.

(c) Applicability

    This AD applies to Pratt & Whitney Division (PW) PW4074,
PW4074D, PW4077, PW4077D, PW4084D, PW4090, and PW4090-3 model
turbofan engines, with a 1st-stage low-pressure compressor (LPC)
blade, with part number 52A241, 55A801, 55A801-001, 55A901, 55A901-
001, 56A201, 56A201-001, or 56A221, installed.

(d) Subject

    Joint Aircraft System Component (JASC) Code 7230, Turbine Engine
Compressor Section.

(e) Unsafe Condition

    This AD was prompted by an in-flight failure of a 1st-stage LPC
blade on a PW4077 model turbofan engine resulting in an engine fire
during flight. The FAA is issuing this AD to prevent failure of the
1st-stage LPC blades. The unsafe condition, if not addressed, could
result in 1st-stage LPC blade 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) Before further flight, perform a thermal acoustic image
(TAI) inspection of the 1st-stage LPC blades for cracks using a
method approved by the FAA.
    Note 1 to paragraph (g)(1): Vendors that have an FAA-approved
TAI inspection are listed in the Vendor Services Section of Pratt &
Whitney Alert Service Bulletin PW4G-112-A72-268, Revision No. 7,
dated September 6, 2018.
    (2) If any 1st-stage LPC blade fails the inspection required by
paragraph (g)(1) of this AD, remove the blade from service and
replace with a part eligible for installation before further flight.

(h) Definition

    For the purpose of this AD, a ``part eligible for installation''
is a 1st-stage LPC blade that passed the inspection required by
paragraph (g)(1) of this AD.

(i) 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
certification office, send it to the attention of the person
identified in Related Information. You may email your request to:
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    (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

    For more information about this AD, contact Carol Nguyen,
Aviation Safety Engineer, ECO Branch, FAA, 1200 District Avenue,
Burlington, MA 01803; phone:<PHONE_NUMBER>; fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>;
email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
(k) Material Incorporated by Reference

    None.

    Issued on March 3, 2021.
Gaetano A. Sciortino,
Deputy Director for Strategic Initiatives, Compliance & Airworthiness
Division, Aircraft Certification Service.
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