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When is the Last Date I can Submit 

Comments on this Proposed AD? 

(a) We must receive comments on this 

proposed airworthiness directive (AD) by 

November 16, 2004. 

What Other ADs Are Affected by This 

Action? 

(b) None. 

What Airplanes Are Affected by This AD? 

(c) This AD affects the following airplane 

model and serial numbers that are 

certificated in any category: Model 390 

Premier I, Serials RB–1, RB–4 through RB–

84, RB–87 through RB–90, RB–92 through 

RB–96, RB–99 through RB–101, and RB–103 

through RB–106. 

What is the Unsafe Condition Presented in 

This AD? 

(d) This AD is the result of reports of 

damage to the left and/or right main landing 

gear (MLG) wire harness assemblies, which 

resulted in various system failures/anomalies 

due to erroneous air/ground status signals. 

The actions specified in this AD are intended 

to prevent damage to the wire harnesses, 

which could result in loss of lift dump, loss 

of pressurization, loss of transponder 

responses to interrogations, and failure of 

other systems utilizing air/ground status 

signals. This failure could lead to loss of 

control of the airplane. 

What Must I Do To Address This Problem? 

(e) To address this problem, you must do 

the following:

Actions Compliance Procedures 

(1) For airplanes prior to serial number RB–100 

with Kit 390–8103–0001 installed, and for airplanes with production installation of the 

plunger-style squat switch, serial numbers 

RB–100, RB–101, and RB–103 through RB–

106, perform the following actions:.

Inspect within 30 days after the effective date 

of this AD. If damage is found, replace the 

switch bracket prior to further flight after the 

inspection.

Follow Raytheon Aircraft Company Service 

Bulletin SB 32–3678, dated June 2004. 

(i) Visually inspect the squat switch bracket for 

corrosion or cracking (damage).

(ii) If damage is found, replace the switch 

bracket with part number 390–810008–0003/

–0004.

(2) All airplanes affected by this AD perform the 

following actions:.

(i) Inspect MLG wiring harness service loop for 

excessive length in air mode (strut extended). 

The radius of the wire harness service loop 

should not exceed that of the brake hose 

service loop. The radius of the brake hose 

loop should not exceed the radius of the tire. 

If the length is excessive in air mode, correct 

in accordance with Raytheon Aircraft Company Service Bulletin SB 32–3678, dated 

June 2004. 

Within 30 days after the effective date of this 

AD.

Follow Raytheon arcart Company Service Bulletin SB 32–3678, dated June 2004. 

(ii) Remove and relocate tie straps and 

M85052/1–8 mounting clamp. 

(iii) Perform the landing gear operational test. 

May I Request an Alternative Method of 

Compliance? 

(f) You may request a different method of 

compliance or a different compliance time 

for this AD by following the procedures in 14 

CFR 39.19. Unless FAA authorizes otherwise, 

send your request to your principal 

inspector. The principal inspector may add 

comments and will send your request to the 

Manager, Wichita Aircraft Certification Office 

(ACO), FAA. For information on any already 

approved alternative methods of compliance, 

contact Philip Petty, Aerospace Engineer, 

ACE–119W, Wichita Aircraft Certification 

Office, 1801 Airport Road, Room 100, 

Wichita, Kansas 67209; telephone: (316) 946–

4139; facsimile: (316) 946–4107. 

May I Get Copies of the Documents 

Referenced in this AD? 

(g) To get copies of the documents 

referenced in this AD, contact Raytheon 

Aircraft Company, PO Box 85, Wichita, 

Kansas 67201–0085; telephone: (800) 625–

7043. To view the AD docket, go to the 

Docket Management Facility; U.S. 

Department of Transportation, 400 Seventh 

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

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

/dms.dot.gov. The docket number is FAA 

2004–19119.

Issued in Kansas City, Missouri, on 

September 29, 2004. 

Dorenda D. Baker, 

Manager, Small Airplane Directorate, Aircraft 

Certification Service.

[FR Doc. 04–22585 Filed 10–6–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. 2003–CE–57–AD] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; LET a.s. 

Model Blanik L–13 AC Sailplanes

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Supplemental notice of 

proposed rulemaking (NPRM); 

Reopening of the comment period. 

SUMMARY: This document proposes to 

revise an earlier proposed airworthiness 

directive (AD) that would apply to all 

LET a.s. (formerly LET n.p.) (LET) 

Model Blanik L–13 AC sailplanes. The 

earlier NPRM would have required you 

to repetitively inspect the bedding of the 

front and rear control levers for cracks, 

and, if any cracks are found, replace 

with parts found free of cracks. The 

earlier NPRM resulted from mandatory 

continuing airworthiness information 

(MCAI) issued by the airworthiness 

authority for the Czech Republic. The 

MCAI is a report of one occurrence of 

cracks in the attachment of control 

levers on the control bridge. Since FAA 

issued the NPRM, FAA has received and 

evaluated new service information that 

eliminates the repetitive inspection, 

requires replacement of parts, and 

changes the serial number effectivity. 

Since these actions impose an 

additional burden over that proposed in 

the NPRM, we are reopening the 

comment period to allow the public the 

chance to comment on these additional 

actions.

DATES: The Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA) must receive any 

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comments on this proposed rule on or 

before November 8, 2004.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments to FAA, 

Central Region, Office of the Regional 

Counsel, Attention: Rules Docket No. 

2003–CE–57–AD, 901 Locust, Room 

506, Kansas City, Missouri 64106. You 

may view any comments at this location 

between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, except Federal holidays. 

You may also send comments 

electronically to the following address: 

9–ACE–7–Docket@faa.gov. Comments 

sent electronically must contain 

‘‘Docket No. 2003–CE–57–AD’’ in the 

subject line. If you send comments 

electronically as attached electronic 

files, the files must be formatted in 

Microsoft Word 97 for Windows or 

ASCII text. 

You may get service information that 

applies to this proposed AD from LET 

a.s., Kunovice 686 04, Czech Republic; 

telephone: +420 632 55 44 96; facsimile: 

+420 632 56 41 13. You may also view 

this information at the Rules Docket at 

the address above.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Greg 

Davison, Aerospace Engineer, FAA, 

Small Airplane Directorate, 901 Locust, 

Room 301, Kansas City, Missouri 64106; 

telephone: (816) 329–4130; facsimile: 

(816) 329–4090.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Comments Invited 

How do I comment on this proposed 

AD? The FAA invites comments on this 

proposed rule. You may submit 

whatever written data, views, or 

arguments you choose. You need to 

include the proposed rule’s docket 

number and submit your comments to 

the address specified under the caption 

ADDRESSES. We will consider all 

comments received on or before the 

closing date. We may amend this 

proposed rule in light of comments 

received. Factual information that 

supports your ideas and suggestions is 

extremely helpful in evaluating the 

effectiveness of this proposed AD action 

and determining whether we need to 

take additional rulemaking action. 

Are there any specific portions of this 

proposed AD I should pay attention to?

The FAA specifically invites comments 

on the overall regulatory, economic, 

environmental, and energy aspects of 

this proposed rule that might suggest a 

need to modify the rule. You may view 

all comments we receive before and 

after the closing date of the rule in the 

Rules Docket. We will file a report in 

the Rules Docket that summarizes each 

contact we have with the public that 

concerns the substantive parts of this 

proposed AD. 

How can I be sure FAA receives my 

comment? If you want FAA to 

acknowledge the receipt of your mailed 

comments, you must include a selfaddressed, stamped postcard. On the 

postcard, write ‘‘Comments to Docket 

No. 2003–CE–57–AD.’’ We will date 

stamp and mail the postcard back to 

you. 

Discussion 

What events have caused this 

proposed AD? The Civil Aviation 

Authority (CAA), which is the 

airworthiness authority for the Czech 

Republic, recently notified FAA that an 

unsafe condition may exist on certain 

LET Model Blanik L–13 AC sailplanes. 

The CAA reports one occurrence of 

cracks in the attachment of control 

levers on the control bridge (Drawing 

No. A71 210N) on a Model Blanik L–13 

AC sailplane after 130 hours time-inservice (TIS) of aerobatics. The cracks 

are due to material fatigue. 

What are the consequences if the 

condition is not corrected? Failure of the 

control bridge for the sailplane could 

lead to loss of sailplane control. 

Has FAA taken any action to this 

point? We issued a proposal to amend 

part 39 of the Federal Aviation 

Regulations (14 CFR part 39) to include 

an AD that would apply to all LET a.s. 

(formerly LET n.p.) (LET) Model Blanik 

L–13 AC sailplanes. This proposal was 

published in the Federal Register as a 

notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) 

on March 9, 2004 (69 FR 10939). The 

NPRM proposed to require you to 

repetitively inspect the bedding of the 

front and rear control levers for cracks, 

and, if any cracks are found, replace 

with parts found free of cracks. 

You would have to do the proposed 

actions following Letecke Zavody 

Mandatory Bulletin No.: L13/095a, 

dated October 18, 2001.

Was the public invited to comment?

The FAA encouraged interested persons 

to participate in the making of this 

amendment. We did not receive any 

comments on the NPRM or our estimate 

of the cost impact upon the public. 

Since issuance of the NPRM, LET has 

issued the new Letecke Zavody 

Mandatory Bulletin No.: L13AC/014a, 

dated July 17, 2003. This service 

bulletin eliminates the repetitive 

inspection, requires the replacement of 

parts, and changes the serial number 

effectivity. 

The CAA has not amended the Czech 

AD to reflect this service information. 

However, FAA has evaluated the new 

service information and determined that 

the NPRM should be changed to reflect 

the requirements in the new LET service 

bulletin. 

The Supplemental NPRM 

How will the changes to the NPRM 

impact the public? Proposing to 

eliminate the repetitive inspection, 

require the replacement of parts, and 

changing the serial number effectivity 

goes beyond the scope of what was 

already proposed and imposes an 

additional burden on the public. 

Therefore, we are issuing a 

supplemental NPRM and reopening the 

comment period to allow the public 

additional time to comment. 

How does the revision to 14 CFR part 

39 affect this proposed AD? On July 10, 

2002, FAA published a new version of 

14 CFR part 39 (67 FR 47997, July 22, 

2002), which governs FAA’s AD system. 

This regulation now includes material 

that relate to special flight permits, 

alternative methods of compliance, and 

altered products. This material 

previously was included in each 

individual AD. Since this material is 

included in 14 CFR part 39, we will not 

include it in future AD actions. 

Cost Impact 

How many airplanes would this 

proposed AD impact? We estimate that 

this proposed AD affects 5 sailplanes in 

the U.S. registry. 

What would be the cost impact of this 

proposed AD on owners/operators of the 

affected sailplanes? We estimate the 

following costs to do the proposed 

replacement:

Labor cost Parts cost Total cost 

per airplane 

Total cost

on U.S.

operators 

7 workhours × $65 per hour = $455 ........................................................................................................ $2,000 $2,455 $12,275 

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Regulatory Impact 

Would this proposed AD impact 

various entities? The regulations 

proposed herein 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. Therefore, it is 

determined that this proposed rule 

would not have federalism implications 

under Executive Order 13132. 

Would this proposed AD involve a 

significant rule or regulatory action? For 

the reasons discussed above, I certify 

that this proposed action (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) if 

promulgated, 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. A copy of the draft 

regulatory evaluation prepared for this 

action has been placed in the Rules 

Docket. A copy of it may be obtained by 

contacting the Rules Docket at the 

location provided under the caption 

ADDRESSES.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39 

Air transportation, Aircraft, Aviation 

safety, Safety.

The Proposed Amendment 

Accordingly, under the authority 

delegated to me by the Administrator, 

the Federal Aviation Administration 

proposes to amend part 39 of the 

Federal Aviation Regulations (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):

LET a.s. (Formerly LET n.p.): Docket No. 

2003–CE–57–AD. 

When Is the Last Date I Can Submit 

Comments on This Proposed AD? 

(a) We must receive comments on this 

proposed airworthiness directive (AD) by 

November 8, 2004. 

What Other ADs Are Affected by This 

Action? 

(b) None. 

What Sailplanes Are Affected by This AD? 

(c) This AD affects Model Blanik L–13 AC 

sailplanes, serial numbers 988601, 988603, 

008605, 008606, and 028902, that are 

certificated in any category: 

What Is the Unsafe Condition Presented in 

This AD? 

(d) This AD is the result of a report of one 

occurrence of cracks in the attachment of 

control levers on the control bridge. The 

actions specified in this AD are intended to 

correct cracks in the bedding of the front and 

rear control levers, which could result in 

failure of the control bridge for the sailplane. 

This failure could lead to loss of sailplane 

control.

What Must I Do To Address This Problem? 

(e) To address this problem, you must do 

the following:

Actions Compliance Procedures 

(1) Replace the original control bridge (Drawing 

No. A741 210N) with the new strengthened 

control column mounting bridge (Drawing No. 

A740 370N).

Within the next 25 hours time-in-service (TIS) 

after the effective date of this AD, unless already done.

Follow the WORK PROCEDURE paragraph of 

LET Letecke Zavody Mandatory Bulletin 

No.: L13AC/014a, dated July 17, 2003. 

(2) Do not install any original control bridge 

(Drawing No. A741 210N).

As of the effective date of this AD ................... Not Applicable. 

May I Request an Alternative Method of 

Compliance? 

(f) You may request a different method of 

compliance or a different compliance time 

for this AD by following the procedures in 14 

CFR 39.19. Unless FAA authorizes otherwise, 

send your request to your principal 

inspector. The principal inspector may add 

comments and will send your request to the 

Manager, Standards Office, Small Airplane 

Directorate, FAA. For information on any 

already approved alternative methods of 

compliance, contact Greg Davison, Aerospace 

Engineer, FAA, Small Airplane Directorate, 

901 Locust, Room 301, Kansas City, Missouri 

64106; telephone: (816) 329–4130; facsimile: 

(816) 329–4090. 

May I Get Copies of the Documents 

Referenced in This AD? 

(g) You may get copies of the documents 

referenced in this AD from LET a.s., 

Kunovice 686 04, Czech Republic; telephone: 

+420 632 55 44 96; facsimile: +420 632 56 

41 13. You may view these documents at 

FAA, Central Region, Office of the Regional 

Counsel, 901 Locust, Room 506, Kansas City, 

Missouri 64106. 

Is There Other Information That Relates to 

This Subject? 

(h) Czech Airworthiness Directive CAA–

AD–090/2001, dated October 25, 2001, also 

addresses the subject of this AD.

Issued in Kansas City, Missouri, on 

October 1, 2004. 

Dorenda D. Baker, 

Manager, Small Airplane Directorate, Aircraft 

Certification Service.

[FR Doc. 04–22581 Filed 10–6–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Food and Drug Administration 

21 CFR Parts 16 and 118

[Docket Nos. 1996P–0418, 1997P–0197, 

1998P–0203, and 2000N–0504]

RIN 0910–AC14

Egg Safety; Proposed Rule for 

Prevention of Salmonella Enteritidis in 

Shell Eggs During Production; Public 

Meetings

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, 

HHS.

ACTION: Notification of public meetings.

SUMMARY: The Food and Drug 

Administration (FDA) is announcing a 

series of public meetings to discuss the 

proposed rule for prevention of 

Salmonella Enteritidis (SE) in shell eggs 

during production. On September 22, 

2004, FDA published in the Federal 

Register a proposed rule for egg safety 

national standards. The purpose of these 

meetings is to solicit public comments