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(a) Model EC120B helicopters, serial 

numbers up to and including 1367, with a 

sliding door, Part Number (P/N) 

C526A2370101, installed; and 

(b) Model EC130B4 helicopters with a 

sliding door, P/N C526S1101051, installed. 

(b) Unsafe Condition 

This AD defines the unsafe condition as a 

failure of the sliding door star axle support. 

This condition could prevent operation of a 

sliding door from inside, which could delay 

evacuation of passengers during an 

emergency. 

(c) Comments Due Date 

We must receive comments by March 3, 

2014. 

(d) Compliance 

You are responsible for performing each 

action required by this AD within the 

specified compliance time unless it has 

already been accomplished prior to that time. 

(e) Required Actions 

Within 165 hours time-in-service: 

(1) Visually inspect each upper and lower 

locking pin control rod end fitting (control 

end fitting) for a bend, twist, or breakage. If 

a control end fitting is bent, twisted, or 

broken, before further flight, replace the 

control end fitting with an airworthy control 

end fitting. 

(2) Clean and dye penetrant inspect the star 

support pin for a crack in the areas identified 

as Zone X and Zone Y in Figure 3 of 

Eurocopter Alert Service Bulletin (ASB) No. 

EC120–52A014 or ASB No. EC130–52A009, 

both Revision 1, and both dated January 25, 

2013, as applicable to your model helicopter. 

If there is a crack in the star support pin, 

before further flight, replace the star support 

pin with an airworthy star support pin. 

(3) Reinforce the sliding door star support 

stringer by installing three carbon fabric plies 

by following the Accomplishment 

Instructions, paragraph 3.B.2.d, of ASB No. 

EC120–52A014 or ASB No. EC130–52A009, 

as applicable to your model helicopter, 

except this AD does not require you to 

comply with paragraph 3.C. 

(f) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs) 

(1) The Manager, Safety Management 

Group, FAA, may approve AMOCs for this 

AD. Send your proposal to: Gary Roach, 

Aviation Safety Engineer, Regulations and 

Policy Group, Rotorcraft Directorate, FAA, 

2601 Meacham Blvd., Fort Worth, Texas 

76137; telephone (817) 222–5110; email 

gary.b.roach@faa.gov. 

(2) For operations conducted under a 14 

CFR part 119 operating certificate or under 

14 CFR part 91, subpart K, we suggest that 

you notify your principal inspector, or 

lacking a principal inspector, the manager of 

the local flight standards district office or 

certificate holding district office before 

operating any aircraft complying with this 

AD through an AMOC. 

(g) Additional Information 

The subject of this AD is addressed in 

European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) AD 

2013–0093, dated April 15, 2013. You may 

view the EASA AD in Docket No. FAA– 

2013–1090 on the Internet at http://

www.regulations.gov. 

(h) Subject 

Joint Aircraft Service Component (JASC) 

Code: 5220, Emergency Exits. 

Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, on December 

18, 2013. 

Lance T. Gant, 

Acting Directorate Manager, Rotorcraft 

Directorate,Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2013–31298 Filed 12–31–13; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2013–1068; Directorate 

Identifier 2013–NM–196–AD] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Bombardier, 

Inc. Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: We propose to adopt a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for certain 

Bombardier, Inc. Model DHC–8–400 

series airplanes. This proposed AD was 

prompted by reports of failure of the 

high pressure shutoff valves (HPSOVs) 

causing the timer and monitor unit 

(TMU) to become inoperative since the 

HPSOV and the TMU are on the same 

circuit breaker. This proposed AD 

would require a wiring modification to 

segregate the HPSOV power supply 

from the TMU. We are proposing this 

AD to prevent an inoperative TMU, 

which could result in the loss of the 

automatic de-icing mode, and lead to an 

increased workload for the flight crew 

and loss of control of the airplane. 

DATES: We must receive comments on 

this proposed AD by February 18, 2014. 

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, between 9 a.m. and 5 

p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays. 

For service information identified in 

this proposed AD, contact Bombardier, 

Inc., Q-Series Technical Help Desk, 123 

Garratt Boulevard, Toronto, Ontario 

M3K 1Y5, Canada; telephone 416–375– 

4000; fax 416–375–4539; email 

thd.qseries@aero.bombardier.com; 

Internet http://www.bombardier.com. 

You may review copies of the 

referenced service information at the 

FAA, Transport Airplane Directorate, 

1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA. 

For information on the availability of 

this material at the FAA, call 425–227– 

1221. 

Examining the AD Docket 

You may examine the AD docket on 

the Internet at http://

www.regulations.gov; or in person at the 

Docket Operations office between 9 a.m. 

and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

except Federal holidays. The AD docket 

contains this proposed AD, the MCAI, 

the regulatory evaluation, any 

comments received, and other 

information. The street address for the 

Docket Operations 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: 

Cesar Gomez, Aerospace Engineer, 

Airframe and Mechanical Systems 

Branch, ANE–171, FAA, New York 

Aircraft Certification Office, 1600 

Stewart Avenue, Suite 410, Westbury, 

New York 11590; telephone (516) 228– 

7318; fax (516) 794–5531. 

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–2013–1068; Directorate Identifier 

2013–NM–196–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 based on those comments. 

We will post all comments we 

receive, without change, to http://

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information you provide. We 

will also post a report summarizing each 

substantive verbal contact we receive 

about this proposed AD. 

Discussion 

Transport Canada Civil Aviation 

(TCCA), which is the aviation authority 

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for Canada, has issued Canadian 

Airworthiness Directive CF–2013–27, 

dated September 25, 2013 (referred to 

after this as the Mandatory Continuing 

Airworthiness Information, or ‘‘the 

MCAI’’), to correct an unsafe condition 

for the specified products. The MCAI 

states: 

There have been several in-service reports 

of the failure of high pressure shutoff valves 

(HPSOV) causing the Timer and Monitor 

Unit (TMU) to become inoperative since the 

HPSOV and TMU are on the same circuit 

breaker. 

An inoperative TMU would result in the 

loss of the automatic de-icing mode and 

would lead to an increased workload for the 

flightcrew. In the case where additional 

failures occur during a critical flight phase, 

the significantly increased workload could 

lead to loss of control of the aeroplane. 

This [TCCA] AD mandates a wiring 

modification to segregate the HPSOV power 

supply from the TMU. 

You may obtain further information 

by examining the MCAI in the AD 

docket. 

Relevant Service Information 

Bombardier, Inc. has issued Service 

Bulletin 84–36–04, Revision A, dated 

April 17, 2013. The actions described in 

this service information are intended to 

correct the unsafe condition identified 

in the MCAI. 

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 our 

bilateral agreement with the State of 

Design Authority, we have been notified 

of the unsafe condition described in the 

MCAI and service information 

referenced above. We are proposing this 

AD because we evaluated all pertinent 

information and determined an 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 

affects 78 airplanes of U.S. registry. 

We estimate the following costs to 

comply with this proposed AD: 

ESTIMATED COSTS

Action Labor cost Parts cost Cost per 

product 

Cost on U.S. 

operators 

Wiring Modification .......................................... 7 work-hours × $85 per hour = $595 ............. $0 $595 $46,410 

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. 

We prepared a regulatory evaluation 

of the estimated costs to comply with 

this proposed AD and placed it in the 

AD docket. 

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 airworthiness 

directive (AD): 

Bombardier, Inc.: Docket No. FAA–2013– 

1068; Directorate Identifier 2013–NM– 

196–AD. 

(a) Comments Due Date 

We must receive comments by February 

18, 2014. 

(b) Affected ADs 

None. 

(c) Applicability 

This AD applies to Bombardier, Inc. Model 

DHC–8–400, -401, and -402 airplanes, 

certificated in any category, serial numbers 

4001 through 4446 inclusive. 

(d) Subject 

Air Transport Association (ATA) of 

America Code 36, Pneumatic. 

(e) Reason 

This AD was prompted by reports of failure 

of the high pressure shutoff valves (HPSOVs) 

causing the timer and monitor unit (TMU) to 

become inoperative since the HPSOV and the 

TMU are on the same circuit breaker. We are 

issuing this AD to prevent an inoperative 

TMU, which could result in the loss of the 

automatic de-icing mode, and lead to an 

increased workload for the flight crew and 

loss of control of the airplane. 

(f) Compliance 

You are responsible for having the actions 

required by this AD performed within the 

compliance times specified, unless the 

actions have already been done. 

(g) Segregation of the HPSOV Power Supply 

From the TMU 

Within 2,000 flight hours or 12 months 

after the effective date of this AD, whichever 

occurs first: Do a wiring modification to 

segregate the HPSOV power supply from the 

TMU by incorporating Bombardier ModSum 

4–110595, in accordance with the 

Accomplishment Instructions of Bombardier 

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Service Bulletin 84–36–04, Revision A, dated 

April 17, 2013. 

(h) Credit for Previous Actions 

This paragraph provides credit for actions 

required by paragraph (g) of this AD, if those 

actions were performed before the effective 

date of this AD using Bombardier Service 

Bulletin 84–36–04, dated March 13, 2013. 

(i) Other FAA AD Provisions 

The following provisions also apply to this 

AD: 

(1) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs): The Manager, New York Aircraft 

Certification Office (ACO), ANE–170, 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 New York ACO, send it to 

ATTN: Program Manager, Continuing 

Operational Safety, FAA, New York ACO, 

1600 Stewart Avenue, Suite 410, Westbury, 

NY 11590; telephone 516 228–7300; fax 516– 

794–5531. 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. The AMOC 

approval letter must specifically reference 

this AD. 

(2) Airworthy Product: For any 

requirement in this AD to obtain corrective 

actions from a manufacturer, use these 

actions if they are FAA-approved. Corrective 

actions are considered FAA-approved if they 

were approved by the State of Design 

Authority (or its delegated agent, or by the 

DAH with a State of Design Authority’s 

design organization approval). For a repair 

method to be approved, the repair approval 

must specifically refer to this AD. You are 

required to ensure the product is airworthy 

before it is returned to service. 

(j) Related Information 

(1) Refer to Mandatory Continuing 

Airworthiness Information (MCAI) Canadian 

Airworthiness Directive CF–2013–27, dated 

September 25, 2013, for related information. 

This MCAI may be found in the AD docket 

on the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov. 

(2) For service information identified in 

this AD, contact Bombardier, Inc., Q-Series 

Technical Help Desk, 123 Garratt Boulevard, 

Toronto, Ontario M3K 1Y5, Canada; 

telephone 416–375–4000; fax 416–375–4539; 

email thd.qseries@aero.bombardier.com; 

Internet http://www.bombardier.com. You 

may review copies of this service information 

at the FAA, Transport Airplane Directorate, 

1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA. For 

information on the availability of this 

material at the FAA, call 425–227–1221. 

Issued in Renton, Washington, on 

December 20, 2013. 

Jeffrey E. Duven, 

Manager, Transport Airplane Directorate, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2013–31314 Filed 12–31–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

Bureau of Prisons 

28 CFR Part 527 

[BOP–1165–P] 

RIN 1120–AB65 

Transfer of Offenders to Foreign 

Countries 

AGENCY: Bureau of Prisons, Department 

of Justice. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking. 

SUMMARY: In this document, the Bureau 

of Prisons (Bureau) proposes to 

streamline its regulations on transferring 

offenders to foreign countries by 

eliminating language that constitutes 

agency guidance to staff. Guidance 

language will be retained in the relevant 

Bureau policy. 

DATES: Comments due by March 3, 

2014. 

ADDRESSES: Comments should be 

submitted to the Rules Unit, Office of 

General Counsel, Bureau of Prisons, 320 

First Street NW., Washington, DC 

20534. You may also comment via the 

Internet to BOP at BOPRULES@

BOP.GOV or by using the 

www.regulations.gov comment form for 

this regulation. When submitting 

comments electronically you must 

include the BOP Docket No. in the 

subject box. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Sarah Qureshi, Office of General 

Counsel, Bureau of Prisons, phone (202) 

307–2105. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Posting of Public Comments 

Please note that all comments 

received are considered part of the 

public record and are made available for 

public inspection online at 

www.regulations.gov. Such information 

includes personal identifying 

information (such as your name, 

address, etc.) voluntarily submitted by 

the commenter. 

If you want to submit personal 

identifying information (such as your 

name, address, etc.) as part of your 

comment, but do not want it to be 

posted online, you must include the 

phrase ‘‘PERSONAL IDENTIFYING 

INFORMATION’’ in the first paragraph 

of your comment. You must also locate 

all the personal identifying information 

you do not want posted online in the 

first paragraph of your comment and 

identify what information you want 

redacted. 

If you want to submit confidential 

business information as part of your 

comment but do not want it to be posted 

online, you must include the phrase 

‘‘CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS 

INFORMATION’’ in the first paragraph 

of your comment. You must also 

prominently identify confidential 

business information to be redacted 

within the comment. If a comment has 

so much confidential business 

information that it cannot be effectively 

redacted, all or part of that comment 

may not be posted on 

www.regulations.gov. 

Personal identifying information 

identified and located as set forth above 

will be placed in the agency’s public 

docket file, but not posted online. 

Confidential business information 

identified and located as set forth above 

will not be placed in the public docket 

file. If you wish to inspect the agency’s 

public docket file in person by 

appointment, please see the FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT

paragraph. 

Proposed Rule 

In this document, the Bureau of 

Prisons (Bureau) proposes to streamline 

its regulations on transferring offenders 

to or from foreign countries by 

eliminating language that constitutes 

agency guidance to staff. Guidance 

language will be retained in the relevant 

Bureau policy. Below is an analysis of 

each new proposed section. 

Section 527.40 Purpose and Scope 

This section more concisely describes 

the statutory authority (18 U.S.C. 4100, 

et seq.) for the Bureau’s procedures for 

transferring offenders to foreign 

countries and states that the purpose of 

this subpart is to describe those 

procedures. We propose to delete 

obsolete references to Public Law 95– 

144, as it has been codified as 18 U.S.C. 

4100, and also propose to delete the 

recitation of authority which stated that 

‘‘18 U.S.C. 4102 authorizes the Attorney 

General to act on behalf of the United 

States in regard to such treaties. In 

accordance with the provisions of 28 

CFR 0.96b, the Attorney General has 

delegated to the Director of the Bureau 

of Prisons, and to designees of the 

Director, the authority to receive 

custody of, and to transfer to and from 

the United States, offenders in 

compliance with the conditions of the 

treaty.’’ This authority is stated 

elsewhere in regulation and in the 

Authority section preceding these 

regulations and is therefore not 

necessary to repeat in these regulations. 

Section 527.41 Definitions 

This section continues to define the 

terms ‘‘treaty nation,’’ ‘‘state prisoner,’’ 

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