This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER

contains notices to the public of the proposed

issuance of rules and regulations. The

purpose of these notices is to give interested

persons an opportunity to participate in the

rule making prior to the adoption of the final

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2015–1744; Directorate 

Identifier 2015–CE–016–AD] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; British 

Aerospace Regional Aircraft Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: We propose to adopt a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for British 

Aerospace Regional Aircraft Model 

Jetstream Model 3201 airplanes. This 

proposed AD results from mandatory 

continuing airworthiness information 

(MCAI) originated by an aviation 

authority of another country to identify 

and correct an unsafe condition on an 

aviation product. The MCAI describes 

the unsafe condition as the in-service 

special detailed inspection technique 

required for the Jetstream 3200’s life 

extension program was delayed; 

consequently, the in-service special 

detailed inspection technique is not 

formally part of the life extension 

program and may therefore not be 

accomplished as intended. We are 

issuing this proposed AD to require 

actions to address the unsafe condition 

on these products. 

DATES: We must receive comments on 

this proposed AD by July 10, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: You may send comments by 

any of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Fax: (202) 493–2251. 

• Mail: U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations, 

M–30, West Building Ground Floor, 

Room W12–140, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590. 

• Hand Delivery: U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations, M– 

30, West Building Ground Floor, Room 

W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., 

Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. 

and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

except Federal holidays. 

For service information identified in 

this proposed AD, contact BAE Systems 

(Operations) Limited, Customer 

Information Department, Prestwick 

International Airport, Ayrshire, KA9 

2RW, Scotland, United Kingdom; 

telephone: +44 1292 675207; fax: +44 

1292 675704; email: RApublications@

baesystems.com; Internet: http://

www.baesystems.com/Businesses/

RegionalAircraft/. You may review this 

referenced service information at the 

FAA, Small Airplane Directorate, 901 

Locust, Kansas City, Missouri 64106. 

For information on the availability of 

this material at the FAA, call (816) 329– 

4148. 

Examining the AD Docket 

You may examine the AD docket on 

the Internet at http://

www.regulations.gov by searching for 

and locating Docket No. FAA–2015– 

1744; or in person at the Docket 

Management Facility between 9 a.m. 

and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

except Federal holidays. The AD docket 

contains this proposed AD, the 

regulatory evaluation, any comments 

received, and other information. The 

street address for the Docket Office 

(telephone (800) 647–5527) is in the 

ADDRESSES section. Comments will be 

available in the AD docket shortly after 

receipt. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Taylor Martin, Aerospace Engineer, 

FAA, Small Airplane Directorate, 901 

Locust, Room 301, Kansas City, 

Missouri 64106; telephone: (816) 329– 

4138; fax: (816) 329–4090; email: 

taylor.martin@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Comments Invited 

We invite you to send any written 

relevant data, views, or arguments about 

this proposed AD. Send your comments 

to an address listed under the 

ADDRESSES section. Include ‘‘Docket No. 

FAA–2015–1744; Directorate Identifier 

2015–CE–016–AD’’ at the beginning of 

your comments. We specifically invite 

comments on the overall regulatory, 

economic, environmental, and energy 

aspects of this proposed AD. We will 

consider all comments received by the 

closing date and may amend this 

proposed AD because of those 

comments. 

We will post all comments we 

receive, without change, to http://

regulations.gov, including any personal 

information you provide. We will also 

post a report summarizing each 

substantive verbal contact we receive 

about this proposed AD. 

Discussion 

The European Aviation Safety Agency 

(EASA), which is the Technical Agent 

for the Member States of the European 

Community, has issued AD No.: 2015– 

0063, dated April 22, 2015 (referred to 

after this as ‘‘the MCAI’’), to correct an 

unsafe condition for the specified 

products. The MCAI states: 

The Jetstream 3200 Life Extension 

Programme (LEP) permits the airframe life 

limit to be extended from 45,000 flight cycles 

(FC) to 67,000 FC. Entry into the LEP requires 

operators to accomplish inspections specified 

in the Jetstream 3200 Supplemental 

Structural Inspections Document (SSID). 

SSID task 57–10–227 is the inspection 

requirement for the wing main spar at Rib 36. 

The threshold for task 57–10–227 is 48,000 

FC, with a repeat interval of 16,800 FC, using 

a Special Detailed Inspection (SDI). 

Development of the in-service SDI technique 

required for SSID task 57–10–227 was 

delayed by BAE Systems (Operations) Ltd, as 

a result of which it is not formally part of the 

LEP and may therefore not be accomplished 

as intended. 

This condition, if not corrected, could lead 

to cracks in the wing main spar remaining 

undetected, possibly resulting in failure of 

the wing and loss of the aeroplane. 

To address this potential unsafe condition, 

BAE Systems (Operations) Ltd issued SB 57– 

JA140140 to provide SDI instructions for the 

wing main spar at Rib 36, which includes a 

reduced repeat inspection interval. 

For the reasons described above, this AD 

requires repetitive inspections of the wing 

main spar around Rib 36 to detect cracks and, 

depending on findings, accomplishment of 

the applicable corrective action(s). 

The SSID will be revised in due course to 

include the SDI. 

You may examine the MCAI on the 

Internet at http://www.regulations.gov 

by searching for and locating Docket No. 

FAA–2015–1744. 

Related Service Information Under 1 

CFR Part 51 

British Aerospace Regional Aircraft 

has issued British Aerospace Jetstream 


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Series 3100 & 3200 Service Bulletin 57– 

JA140140, Original Issue, dated: June 

26, 2014. The British Aerospace 

Jetstream Series 3100 & 3200 Service 

Bulletin 57–JA140140, Original Issue, 

dated: June 26, 2014, describes 

procedures for inspections of the wing 

main spar around Rib 36 to detect 

cracks and, depending on findings, 

accomplishment of the applicable 

corrective action(s). This service 

information is reasonably available 

because the interested parties have 

access to it through their normal course 

of business or by the means identified 

in the ADDRESSES section of this NPRM. 

FAA’s Determination and Requirements 

of the Proposed AD 

This product has been approved by 

the aviation authority of another 

country, and is approved for operation 

in the United States. Pursuant to our 

bilateral agreement with this State of 

Design Authority, they have notified us 

of the unsafe condition described in the 

MCAI and service information 

referenced above. We are proposing this 

AD because we evaluated all 

information and determined the unsafe 

condition exists and is likely to exist or 

develop on other products of the same 

type design. 

Costs of Compliance 

We estimate that this proposed AD 

will affect 22 products of U.S. registry. 

We also estimate that it would take 

about 96 work-hours per product to 

comply with the basic requirements of 

this proposed AD. The average labor 

rate is $85 per work-hour. 

Based on these figures, we estimate 

the cost of the proposed AD on U.S. 

operators to be $179,520, or $8,160 per 

product. 

We have no way of determining any 

necessary follow-on actions, costs, or 

the number of products that may need 

these actions. 

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 AD is 2120–0056. The 

paperwork cost associated with this AD 

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 AD is mandatory. Comments 

concerning the accuracy of this burden 

and suggestions for reducing the burden 

should be directed to the FAA at 800 

Independence Ave., SW., Washington, 

DC 20591. ATTN: Information 

Collection Clearance Officer, AES–200. 

Authority for This Rulemaking 

Title 49 of the United States Code 

specifies the FAA’s authority to issue 

rules on aviation safety. Subtitle I, 

section 106, describes the authority of 

the FAA Administrator. ‘‘Subtitle VII: 

Aviation Programs,’’ describes in more 

detail the scope of the Agency’s 

authority. 

We are issuing this rulemaking under 

the authority described in ‘‘Subtitle VII, 

Part A, Subpart III, Section 44701: 

General requirements.’’ Under that 

section, Congress charges the FAA with 

promoting safe flight of civil aircraft in 

air commerce by prescribing regulations 

for practices, methods, and procedures 

the Administrator finds necessary for 

safety in air commerce. This regulation 

is within the scope of that authority 

because it addresses an unsafe condition 

that is likely to exist or develop on 

products identified in this rulemaking 

action. 

Regulatory Findings 

We determined that this proposed AD 

would not have federalism implications 

under Executive Order 13132. This 

proposed AD would not have a 

substantial direct effect on the States, on 

the relationship between the national 

Government and the States, or on the 

distribution of power and 

responsibilities among the various 

levels of government. 

For the reasons discussed above, I 

certify this proposed regulation: 

(1) Is not a ‘‘significant regulatory 

action’’ under Executive Order 12866, 

(2) Is not a ‘‘significant rule’’ under 

the DOT Regulatory Policies and 

Procedures (44 FR 11034, February 26, 

1979), 

(3) Will not affect intrastate aviation 

in Alaska, and 

(4) Will not have a significant 

economic impact, positive or negative, 

on a substantial number of small entities 

under the criteria of the Regulatory 

Flexibility Act. 

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39 

Air transportation, Aircraft, Aviation 

safety, Incorporation by reference, 

Safety. 

The Proposed Amendment 

Accordingly, under the authority 

delegated to me by the Administrator, 

the FAA proposes to amend 14 CFR part 

39 as follows: 

PART 39—AIRWORTHINESS 

DIRECTIVES 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 39 

continues to read as follows: 

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

§ 39.13 [Amended] 

■ 2. The FAA amends § 39.13 by adding 

the following new AD: 

British Aerospace Regional Aircraft: Docket 

No. FAA–2015–1744; Directorate 

Identifier 2015–CE–016–AD. 

(a) Comments Due Date 

We must receive comments by July 10, 

2015. 

(b) Affected ADs 

None. 

(c) Applicability 

This AD applies to British Aerospace 

Regional Aircraft Jetstream Model 3201 

airplanes, all serial numbers, that are: 

(1) Certificated in any category; and 

(2) Modified in service following BAE 

Systems (Operations) Ltd Service Bulletin 

(SB) 05–JM8229. 

(d) Subject 

Air Transport Association of America 

(ATA) Code 57: Wings. 

(e) Reason 

This AD was prompted by mandatory 

continuing airworthiness information (MCAI) 

originated by an aviation authority of another 

country to identify and correct an unsafe 

condition on an aviation product. The MCAI 

describes the unsafe condition as the inservice special detailed inspection technique 

required for the Jetstream 3200’s life 

extension program was delayed; 

consequently, the in-service special detailed 

inspection (SDI) technique is not formally 

part of the life extension program and may 

therefore not be accomplished as intended. 

We are issuing this proposed AD to detect 

and correct cracking in the wing main spar, 

which could result in structural failure of the 

wing with consequent loss of control. 

(f) Actions and Compliance 

Unless already done, do the following 

actions as specified in paragraphs (f)(1) 

through (f)(3) of this AD: 

(1) Before accumulating a total of 53,950 

flight cycles (FC) on the airplane or within 

the next 50 FC after the effective date of this 

AD, whichever occurs later, and repetitively 

thereafter at intervals not to exceed 14,300 

FC, accomplish an eddy current (EC) and an 

x-ray inspection of the wing main spar 

around rib 36 following the instructions of 

British Aerospace Jetstream Series 3100 & 

3200 Service Bulletin 57–JA140140, Original 

Issue, dated June 26, 2014. For the purposes 

of this AD, owner/operators who do not track 

total FC, multiply the total number of 

airplane hours time-in-service (TIS) by 0.75 

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(2) If any crack or corrosion is found 

during any inspection required by paragraph 

(f)(1) of this AD, before further flight, contact 

BAE Systems (Operations) Ltd for FAAapproved repair instructions approved 

specifically for this AD and accomplish those 

instructions. You can find contact 

information for BAE Systems (Operations) 

Ltd in paragraph (h) of this AD. Use the 

Operator Report Form and follow the 

instructions in British Aerospace Jetstream 

Series 3100 & 3200 Service Bulletin 57– 

JA140140, Original Issue, dated: June 26, 

2014. 

(3) Repair of an airplane as required in 

paragraph (f)(2) of this AD does not terminate 

the repetitive inspections required in 

paragraph (f)(1) of this AD for that airplane, 

unless the approved repair instructions state 

otherwise. 

(g) Other FAA AD Provisions 

The following provisions also apply to this 

AD: 

(1) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs): The Manager, Standards Office, 

FAA, has the authority to approve AMOCs 

for this AD, if requested using the procedures 

found in 14 CFR 39.19. Send information to 

ATTN: Taylor Martin, Aerospace Engineer, 

FAA, Small Airplane Directorate, 901 Locust, 

Room 301, Kansas City, Missouri 64106; 

telephone: (816) 329–4138; fax: (816) 329– 

4090; email: taylor.martin@faa.gov. Before 

using any approved AMOC on any airplane 

to which the AMOC applies, notify your 

appropriate principal inspector (PI) in the 

FAA Flight Standards District Office (FSDO), 

or lacking a PI, your local FSDO. 

(2) Airworthy Product: For any requirement 

in this AD to obtain corrective actions from 

a manufacturer or other source, use these 

actions if they are FAA-approved. Corrective 

actions are considered FAA-approved if they 

are approved by the State of Design Authority 

(or their delegated agent). You are required 

to assure the product is airworthy before it 

is returned to service. 

(3) Reporting Requirements: For any 

reporting requirement in this AD, 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 5 minutes per response, 

including the time for reviewing instructions, 

completing and reviewing the collection of 

information. All responses to this collection 

of information are mandatory. Comments 

concerning the accuracy of this burden and 

suggestions for reducing the burden should 

be directed to the FAA at: 800 Independence 

Ave. SW., Washington, DC 20591, Attn: 

Information Collection Clearance Officer, 

AES–200. 

(h) Related Information 

Refer to MCAI European Aviation Safety 

Agency (EASA) AD No.: 2015–0063, dated 

April 22, 2015, for related information. You 

may examine the MCAI on the Internet at 

http://www.regulations.gov by searching for 

and locating Docket No. FAA–2015–1744. 

For service information related to this AD, 

contact BAE Systems (Operations) Limited, 

Customer Information Department, Prestwick 

International Airport, Ayrshire, KA9 2RW, 

Scotland, United Kingdom; telephone: +44 

1292 675207; fax: +44 1292 675704; email: 

RApublications@baesystems.com; Internet: 

http://www.baesystems.com/Businesses/

RegionalAircraft/. You may review this 

referenced service information at the FAA, 

Small Airplane Directorate, 901 Locust, 

Kansas City, Missouri 64106. For information 

on the availability of this material at the 

FAA, call (816) 329–4148. 

Issued in Kansas City, Missouri, on May 

18, 2015. 

Earl Lawrence, 

Manager, Small Airplane Directorate, Aircraft 

Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2015–12450 Filed 5–22–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

18 CFR Part 40 

[Docket No. RM15–11–000] 

Reliability Standard for Transmission 

System Planned Performance for 

Geomagnetic Disturbance Events 

AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission, Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission (Commission) 

proposes to approve Reliability 

Standard TPL–007–1 (Transmission 

System Planned Performance for 

Geomagnetic Disturbance Events). 

Proposed Reliability Standard TPL– 

007–1 establishes requirements for 

certain entities to assess the 

vulnerability of their transmission 

systems to geomagnetic disturbance 

events (GMDs), which occur when the 

sun ejects charged particles that interact 

and cause changes in the earth’s 

magnetic fields. Entities that do not 

meet certain performance requirements, 

based on the results of their 

vulnerability assessments, must develop 

a plan to achieve the requirements. The 

North American Electric Reliability 

Corporation (NERC), the Commissioncertified Electric Reliability 

Organization, submitted the proposed 

Reliability Standard for Commission 

approval in response to a Commission 

directive in Order No. 779. In addition, 

the Commission proposes to direct that 

NERC develop modifications to the 

benchmark GMD event definition set 

forth in Attachment 1 of the proposed 

Reliability Standard so that the 

definition is not based solely on 

spatially-averaged data. The 

Commission also proposes to direct 

NERC to submit a work plan, and 

subsequently one or more informational 

filings, that address specific GMDrelated research areas. 

DATES: Comments are due July 27, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: Comments, identified by 

docket number, may be filed in the 

following ways: 

• Electronic Filing through http://

www.ferc.gov. Documents created 

electronically using word processing 

software should be filed in native 

applications or print-to-PDF format and 

not in a scanned format. 

• Mail/Hand Delivery: Those unable 

to file electronically may mail or handdeliver comments to: Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission, Secretary of the 

Commission, 888 First Street NE., 

Washington, DC 20426. 

Instructions: For detailed instructions 

on submitting comments and additional 

information on the rulemaking process, 

see the Comment Procedures Section of 

this document. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Regis Binder (Technical Information), 

Office of Electric Reliability, Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 

First Street NE., Washington, DC 

20426, Telephone: (301) 665–1601, 

Regis.Binder@ferc.gov. 

Matthew Vlissides (Legal Information), 

Office of the General Counsel, Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 

First Street NE., Washington, DC 

20426, Telephone: (202) 502–8408, 

Matthew.Vlissides@ferc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

1. Pursuant to section 215 of the 

Federal Power Act (FPA),1 the 

Commission proposes to approve 

Reliability Standard TPL–007–1 

(Transmission System Planned 

Performance for Geomagnetic 

Disturbance Events). Proposed 

Reliability Standard TPL–007–1 

establishes requirements for certain 

entities to assess the vulnerability of 

their transmission systems to 

geomagnetic disturbance events (GMDs), 

which occur when the sun ejects 

charged particles that interact and cause 

changes in the earth’s magnetic fields. 

Entities that do not meet certain 

performance requirements, based on the 

results of their vulnerability 

assessments, must develop a plan to 

achieve the requirements. The North 


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