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Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs) 

(h)(1) The Manager, International Branch, 

ANM–116, Transport Airplane Directorate, 

FAA, has the authority to approve AMOCs 

for this AD, if requested in accordance with 

the procedures found in 14 CFR 39.19. 

(2) Before using any AMOC approved in 

accordance with § 39.19 on any airplane to 

which the AMOC applies, notify the 

appropriate principal inspector in the FAA 

Flight Standards Certificate Holding District 

Office. 

Related Information 

(i) French airworthiness directive 

F–2005–206, dated December 21, 2005, also 

addresses the subject of this AD. 

Material Incorporated by Reference 

(j) You must use the service information 

specified in Table 2 of this AD to perform the 

actions that are required by this AD, unless 

the AD specifies otherwise. The Director of 

the Federal Register approved the 

incorporation by reference of these 

documents in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 

552(a) and 1 CFR part 51. Contact Airbus, 1 

Rond Point Maurice Bellonte, 31707 Blagnac 

Cedex, France, for a copy of this service 

information. You may review copies at the 

Docket Management Facility, U.S. 

Department of Transportation, 400 Seventh 

Street, SW., Room PL–401, Nassif Building, 

Washington, DC; on the Internet at http:// 

dms.dot.gov; or at the National Archives and 

Records Administration (NARA). For 

information on the availability of this 

material at the NARA, call (202) 741–6030, 

or go to http://www.archives.gov/ 

federal_register/code_of_federal_regulations/ 

ibr_locations.html. 

TABLE 2.—MATERIAL INCORPORATED

BY REFERENCE

Airbus service 

bulletin— Dated—

A300–54–0098 ......... September 27, 2005. 

A300–78–0021 ......... September 27, 2005. 

A300–78–0022 ......... September 27, 2005. 

Issued in Renton, Washington, on October 

25, 2006. 

Kalene C. Yanamura, 

Acting Manager, Transport Airplane 

Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. E6–18663 Filed 11–6–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2006–26242; Directorate 

Identifier 2006–NM–229–AD; Amendment 

39–14817; AD 2006–23–05] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Cessna 

Model 750 Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Final rule; request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The FAA is adopting a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for all 

Cessna Model 750 airplanes. This AD 

requires inspecting the inboard-hinge 

brackets of the left and right elevators 

for cracking, and doing related 

investigative and corrective actions if 

necessary. This AD results from a report 

of cracking found on the elevator 

inboard-hinge brackets. We are issuing 

this AD to detect and correct cracking of 

the elevator inboard-hinge brackets, 

which could result in structural failure 

of the elevators and consequent loss of 

control of the airplane. 

DATES: This AD becomes effective 

November 22, 2006. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of a certain publication listed in the AD 

as of November 22, 2006. 

We must receive comments on this 

AD by January 8, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: Use one of the following 

addresses to submit comments on this 

AD. 

• DOT Docket Web site: Go to 

http://dms.dot.gov and follow the 

instructions for sending your comments 

electronically. 

• Government-wide rulemaking Web 

site: Go to http://www.regulations.gov 

and follow the instructions for sending 

your comments electronically. 

• Mail: Docket Management Facility; 

U.S. Department of Transportation, 400 

Seventh Street, SW., Nassif Building, 

Room PL–401, Washington, DC 20590. 

• Fax: (202) 493–2251. 

• Hand Delivery: Room PL–401 on 

the plaza level of the Nassif Building, 

400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, 

DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, except Federal holidays. 

Contact Cessna Aircraft Co., P.O. Box 

7706, Wichita, Kansas 67277, for service 

information identified in this AD. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

T.N. Baktha, Aerospace Engineer, 

Airframe and Services Branch, ACE–

118W, FAA, Wichita Aircraft 

Certification Office, 1801 Airport Road, 

Room 100, Mid-Continent Airport, 

Wichita, Kansas 67209; telephone (316) 

946–4155; fax (316) 946–4107. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Discussion 

We have received a report indicating 

that, during a maintenance inspection, a 

crack was found in one of the lugs on 

the elevator inboard-hinge bracket of a 

Cessna Model 750 airplane; cracking 

was also found on the elevator inboardhinge brackets on seven other Model 

750 airplanes. The cracking was 

attributed to fatigue caused by excessive 

side loads on the bracket from the 

flexing of the elevator during flight. This 

condition, if not corrected, could result 

in structural failure of the elevators and 

consequent loss of control of the 

airplane. 

Relevant Service Information 

We have reviewed Cessna Alert 

Service Letter ASL750–27–21, 

excluding the attachment titled 

‘‘Inspection Results Form’’ and 

including the attachment titled ‘‘Flight 

Restrictions,’’ dated October 13, 2006. 

The service letter describes procedures 

for performing a visual inspection of the 

inboard-hinge brackets of the left and 

right elevators. Related investigative and 

corrective actions include: 

• If any crack is found: Perform an 

eddy current inspection of the bracket(s) 

to confirm the crack and its length. 

• If the crack is 0.30 inch or more: 

Replace the bracket(s) before the next 

flight. 

• If the crack is less than 0.30 inch: 

Continued flight for repositioning of the 

airplane and replacement of the bracket 

is allowed within the restricted flight 

envelope included in the attachment to 

the service letter titled ‘‘Flight 

Restrictions,’’ for a maximum of 10 

flight hours’’ time-in-service. 

FAA’s Determination and Requirements 

of This AD 

The unsafe condition described 

previously is likely to exist or develop 

on other airplanes of the same type 

design. For this reason, we are issuing 

this AD to detect and correct cracking of 

the elevator inboard-hinge brackets, 

which could result in structural failure 

of the elevators and consequent loss of 

control of the airplane. This AD requires 

inspecting the inboard-hinge brackets of 

the left and right elevators for cracking, 

and doing related investigative and 

corrective actions if necessary; except as 

discussed under ‘‘Differences Between 

the AD and the Service Letter.’’


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Differences Between the AD and the 

Service Letter 

While it is not our usual policy to 

allow flight with known cracks, to be 

consistent with the service letter, this 

AD permits further flight with cracks 

with certain restrictions, as specified in 

paragraph (g)(2) of this AD. In 

consideration of these restrictions and 

the FAA’s criteria for flight with known 

cracking, continued flight for a 

maximum of 10 flight hours for 

repositioning of the airplane and 

replacement of the bracket is allowed, 

provided the airplane is operated in 

accordance with the revised flight 

restrictions specified in the service 

letter. 

The procedures in the service letter 

refer only to a ‘‘visual inspection’’ for 

cracking of the inboard-hinge brackets. 

We have determined that the inspection 

should be described as a ‘‘general visual 

inspection.’’ Note 1 has been included 

in this AD to define this type of 

inspection. 

The procedures in the service letter 

specify submitting a sheet related to 

inspection results to the manufacturer, 

but this AD does not require that action. 

The procedures in the service letter 

also specify sending the elevator 

assembly to the manufacturer for 

replacement of the inboard-hinge 

bracket if a crack is found that is 0.30 

inch or longer; however, this AD 

requires corrective actions be done 

using a method approved by us. 

Interim Action 

We consider this AD interim action. If 

final action is later identified, we may 

consider further rulemaking then. 

FAA’s Determination of the Effective 

Date 

Since an unsafe condition exists that 

requires the immediate adoption of this 

AD, we have found that notice and 

opportunity for public comment before 

issuing this AD are impracticable, and 

that good cause exists to make this AD 

effective in less than 30 days. 

Comments Invited 

This AD is a final rule that involves 

requirements that affect flight safety and 

was not preceded by notice and an 

opportunity for public comment; 

however, we invite you to submit any 

relevant written data, views, or 

arguments regarding this AD. Send your 

comments to an address listed in the 

ADDRESSES section. Include ‘‘Docket No. 

FAA–2006–26242; Directorate Identifier 

2006–NM–229–AD’’ at the beginning of 

your comments. We specifically invite 

comments on the overall regulatory, 

economic, environmental, and energy 

aspects of the AD that might suggest a 

need to modify it. 

We will post all comments we 

receive, without change, to http:// 

dms.dot.gov, including any personal 

information you provide. We will also 

post a report summarizing each 

substantive verbal contact with FAA 

personnel concerning this AD. Using the 

search function of that Web site, anyone 

can find and read the comments in any 

of our dockets, including the name of 

the individual who sent the comment 

(or signed the comment on behalf of an 

association, business, labor union, etc.). 

You may review the DOT’s complete 

Privacy Act Statement in the Federal 

Register published on April 11, 2000 

(65 FR 19477–78), or you may visit 

http://dms.dot.gov. 

Examining the Docket 

You may examine the AD docket on 

the Internet at http://dms.dot.gov, or in 

person at the Docket Management 

Facility office between 9 a.m. and 5 

p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays. The Docket 

Management Facility office (telephone 

(800) 647–5227) is located on the plaza 

level of the Nassif Building at the DOT 

street address stated in the ADDRESSES

section. Comments will be available in 

the AD docket shortly after the Docket 

Management System receives them. 

Authority for This Rulemaking 

Title 49 of the United States Code 

specifies the FAA’s authority to issue 

rules on aviation safety. Subtitle I, 

section 106, describes the authority of 

the FAA Administrator. Subtitle VII, 

Aviation Programs, describes in more 

detail the scope of the Agency’s 

authority. 

We are issuing this rulemaking under 

the authority described in subtitle VII, 

part A, subpart III, section 44701, 

‘‘General requirements.’’ Under that 

section, Congress charges the FAA with 

promoting safe flight of civil aircraft in 

air commerce by prescribing regulations 

for practices, methods, and procedures 

the Administrator finds necessary for 

safety in air commerce. This regulation 

is within the scope of that authority 

because it addresses an unsafe condition 

that is likely to exist or develop on 

products identified in this rulemaking 

action. 

Regulatory Findings 

We have determined that this AD will 

not have federalism implications under 

Executive Order 13132. This AD will 

not have a substantial direct effect on 

the States, on the relationship between 

the national government and the States, 

or on the distribution of power and 

responsibilities among the various 

levels of government. 

For the reasons discussed above, I 

certify that the regulation: 

1. Is not a ‘‘significant regulatory 

action’’ under Executive Order 12866; 

2. Is not a ‘‘significant rule’’ under the 

DOT Regulatory Policies and Procedures 

(44 FR 11034, February 26, 1979); and 

3. Will not have a significant 

economic impact, positive or negative, 

on a substantial number of small entities 

under the criteria of the Regulatory 

Flexibility Act. 

We prepared a regulatory evaluation 

of the estimated costs to comply with 

this AD and placed it in the AD docket. 

See the ADDRESSES section for a location 

to examine the regulatory evaluation. 

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39 

Air transportation, Aircraft, Aviation 

safety, Incorporation by reference, 

Safety. 

Adoption of the Amendment 

■ Accordingly, under the authority 

delegated to me by the Administrator, 

the FAA amends 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 Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA) amends § 39.13 

by adding the following new 

airworthiness directive (AD): 

2006–23–05 Cessna Aircraft Company: 

Amendment 39–14817. Docket No. 

FAA–2006–26242; Directorate Identifier 

2006–NM–229–AD. 

Effective Date 

(a) This AD becomes effective November 

22, 2006. 

Affected ADs 

(b) None. 

Applicability 

(c) This AD applies to all Cessna Model 

750 airplanes, certificated in any category. 

Unsafe Condition 

(d) This AD results from a report of 

cracking found on the elevator inboard-hinge 

brackets. We are issuing this AD to detect 

and correct cracking of the elevator inboardhinge brackets, which could result in 

structural failure of the elevator and 

consequent loss of control of the airplane. 

Compliance 

(e) You are responsible for having the 

actions required by this AD performed within 


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1Order No. 667, 70 FR 75592 (Dec. 20, 2005), 

FERC Stats & Regs., Regulations Preambles 2001–

2005 ¶ 31,197 (2005), order on reh’g, Order No. 

667–A, 70 FR 28446 (May 16, 2006), FERC Stats. 

& Regs. ¶ 31,213 (2006), order on reh’g, Order No. 

667–B, 71 FR 42750 (July 28, 2006), FERC Stats. & 

Regs., ¶ 31,224 (2006). 

2We note that, contemporaneously with this 

Final Rule, we are issuing, in Docket No. RM06–11–

000, a Final Rule adding a new Uniform System of 

Accounts (USofA) for Centralized Service 

Companies, adding new records retention 

requirements for holding companies and service 

companies, and revising FERC Form No. 60, Annual 

Report for Centralized Service Companies to 

provide for financial reporting consistent with the 

new USofA. The Final Rule in that docket provides 

that revised FERC Form No. 60 will be filed 

electronically beginning with the 2008 reporting 

year and subsequent reporting years. See Financial 

Continued 

the compliance times specified, unless the 

actions have already been done. 

Inspection 

(f) After the airplane accumulates 2,500 

total flight hours: Perform a general visual 

inspection for cracking of the inboard-hinge 

brackets of the left and right elevators in 

accordance with the Accomplishment 

Instructions of Cessna Alert Service Letter 

ASL750–27–21, dated October 13, 2006. Do 

the inspection before the airplane 

accumulates 3,000 total flight hours, or 

within 10 flight hours after the effective date 

of this AD, whichever is later. 

Note 1: For the purposes of this AD, a 

general visual inspection is: ‘‘A visual 

examination of an interior or exterior area, 

installation, or assembly to detect obvious 

damage, failure, or irregularity. This level of 

inspection is made from within touching 

distance unless otherwise specified. A mirror 

may be necessary to enhance visual access to 

all exposed surfaces in the inspection area. 

This level of inspection is made under 

normally available lighting conditions such 

as daylight, hangar lighting, flashlight, or 

droplight and may require removal or 

opening of access panels or doors. Stands, 

ladders, or platforms may be required to gain 

proximity to the area being checked.’’

Related Investigative and Corrective Actions 

(g) If any crack is found during the 

inspection required by paragraph (f) of this 

AD: Before further flight, perform an eddy 

current inspection of the inboard-hinge 

brackets to determine the crack length, in 

accordance with the Accomplishment 

Instructions of Cessna Alert Service Letter 

ASL750–27–21, dated October 13, 2006; and 

do the actions specified in paragraph (g)(1) or 

(g)(2) of this AD, as applicable, at the time 

specified. All corrective actions must be done 

using a method approved by the Manager, 

Wichita Aircraft Certification Office (ACO), 

FAA. For a replacement method to be 

approved by the Manager, Wichita ACO, as 

required by this paragraph, the Manager’s 

approval letter must specifically refer to this 

AD. 

(1) If the crack is 0.30 inch or more: 

Replace the bracket before further flight. 

(2) If the crack is less than 0.30 inch: 

Continued flight for a maximum of 10 flight 

hours for repositioning of the airplane and 

replacement of the bracket is allowed, within 

the restricted flight envelope included in the 

attachment to the service letter titled ‘‘Flight 

Restrictions.’’

Special Flight Permits 

(h) Special flight permits, as described in 

Section 39.23 of the Federal Aviation 

Regulations (14 CFR 39.23), are allowed with 

the limitations required by paragraph (g)(2) of 

this AD. 

No Reporting or Return of Parts to 

Manufacturer 

(i) Cessna Alert Service Letter ASL750–27–

21, dated October 13, 2006, specifies 

submitting a sheet related to inspection 

results to the manufacturer; this AD does not 

include that requirement. The service letter 

also specifies sending the elevator assembly 

to the manufacturer for replacement of the 

inboard-hinge bracket if a crack is found that 

is 0.30 inch or more; however, this AD 

requires corrective actions be done using a 

method approved by us. 

Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs) 

(j)(1) The Manager, Wichita ACO, has the 

authority to approve AMOCs for this AD, if 

requested in accordance with the procedures 

found in 14 CFR 39.19. 

(2) Before using any AMOC approved in 

accordance with § 39.19 on any airplane to 

which the AMOC applies, notify the 

appropriate principal inspector in the FAA 

Flight Standards Certificate Holding District 

Office. 

Material Incorporated by Reference 

(k) You must use Cessna Alert Service 

Letter ASL750–27–21, excluding the 

attachment titled ‘‘Inspection Results Form’’

and including the attachment titled ‘‘Flight 

Restrictions,’’ dated October 13, 2006, to 

perform the actions that are required by this 

AD, unless the AD specifies otherwise. The 

Director of the Federal Register approved the 

incorporation by reference of this document 

in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR 

part 51. Contact Cessna Aircraft Co., P.O. Box 

7706, Wichita, Kansas 67277, for a copy of 

this service information. You may review 

copies at the Docket Management Facility, 

U.S. Department of Transportation, 400 

Seventh Street, SW., Room PL–401, Nassif 

Building, Washington, DC; on the Internet at 

http://dms.dot.gov; or at the National 

Archives and Records Administration 

(NARA). For information on the availability 

of this material at the NARA, call (202) 741–

6030, or go to http://www.archives.gov/ 

federal_register/code_of_federal_regulations/ 

ibr_locations.html. 

Issued in Renton, Washington, on October 

26, 2006. 

Kalene C. Yanamura, 

Acting Manager, Transport Airplane 

Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. E6–18659 Filed 11–6–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

18 CFR Parts 366 and 385 

[Docket No. RM06–25–000; Order No. 685] 

Electronic Filing of FERC Form No. 60 

Issued October 19, 2006. 

AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission, DOE. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: In this Final Rule, the Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission 

(Commission) is amending its 

regulations to further implement the 

Public Utility Holding Company Act of 

2005 (PUHCA 2005). Specifically, the 

Commission is providing for electronic 

filing of the currently-effective FERC 

Form No. 60, Annual Report of 

Centralized Service Companies, for the 

2006 and 2007 reporting years, to be 

filed by May 1, 2007 and May 1, 2008, 

respectively. No changes are being made 

to the currently-effective FERC Form 

No. 60 itself. The Commission has 

concluded that the automation of the 

FERC Form No. 60 filing will yield 

significant benefits, including reduced 

cost of data entry and retrieval, overall 

reduction of reporting burden, more 

timely analysis and publication of data, 

and increased data analysis capability. 

DATES: Effective Date: The Final Rule 

will become effective January 8, 2007. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julia 

A. Lake (Legal Information), Office of 

the General Counsel—Energy Markets, 

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 

888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 

20426, telephone: (202) 502–8370, email: julia.lake@ferc.gov. 

Michelle Veloso (Technical 

Information), Division of Financial 

Regulation, Office of Enforcement, 

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 

888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 

20426, telephone: (202) 502–8363, email: michelle.veloso@ferc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Before Commissioners: Joseph T. 

Kelliher, Chairman; Suedeen G. Kelly, 

Marc Spitzer, Philip D. Moeller, and Jon 

Wellinghoff. 

1. The Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission (Commission) is amending 

its regulations to further implement the 

Public Utility Holding Company Act of 

2005 (PUHCA 2005). Specifically, the 

Commission is providing for electronic 

filing of the currently-effective FERC 

Form No. 60, Annual Report of 

Centralized Service Companies, adopted 

in Order No. 667,1 for the 2006 and 

2007 reporting years, to be filed by May 

1, 2007 and May 1, 2008, respectively.2


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