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

rules.

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Vol. 75, No. 83 

Friday, April 30, 2010 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Agricultural Marketing Service 

7 CFR Part 51 

[Doc. No. AMS–FV–08–0023] 

United States Standards for Grades of 

Potatoes 

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Proposed rule. 

SUMMARY: This proposed rule would 

revise the United States Standards for 

Grades of Potatoes which were issued 

under the Agricultural Marketing Act of 

1946. The Agricultural Marketing 

Service (AMS) is proposing to amend 

the similar varietal characteristic 

requirement to allow mixed colors and/ 

or types of potatoes when designated as 

a mixed or specialty pack. 

Additionally, AMS is proposing to 

add restrictive tolerances for permanent 

defects in the en route/at destination 

tolerances, and also remove the 

unneeded definition for injury and 

clarify the scoring guide for sprouts. 

AMS also proposes to add table 

numbers to the definitions of ‘‘Damage,’’ 

‘‘Serious Damage,’’ and ‘‘External 

Defects,’’ amend table headings, replace 

omitted language in the definition for 

bruising, and amend language in the 

tolerance section to ensure soft rot 

tolerances are applied correctly. 

The purpose of this revision is to 

update and revise the standards to more 

accurately represent today’s marketing 

practices and to clarify existing 

language. 

DATES: Comments must be received by 

June 1, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit written comments 

concerning this proposal. Comments 

must be sent to the Standardization and 

Training Section, Fresh Products 

Branch, Fruit and Vegetable Programs, 

Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S. 

Department of Agriculture, National 

Training and Development Center, 

Riverside Business Park, 100 Riverside 

Parkway, Suite 101, Fredericksburg, VA 

22406; Fax (540) 361–1199, or on the 

web at: www.regulations.gov. Comments 

should make reference to the date and 

page number of this issue of the Federal 

Register and will be made available for 

public inspection in the above office 

during regular business hours. 

Comments can also be viewed on the 

www.regulations.gov Web site. The 

current United States Standards for 

Grades of Potatoes, along with the 

proposed changes, will be available 

either through the address cited above 

or by accessing the AMS, Fresh 

Products Branch Web site at: http:// 

www.ams.usda.gov/freshinspection. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Carl Newell, at the above address or call 

(540) 361–1120. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Executive Order 12866 and 12988 

The Office of Management and Budget 

has waived the review process required 

by Executive Order 12866 for this 

action. This rule has been reviewed 

under Executive Order 12988, Civil 

Justice Reform. This action is not 

intended to have retroactive effect. 

There are no administrative procedures 

which must be exhausted prior to any 

judicial challenge to the provisions of 

the rule. 

Regulatory Flexibility Act and 

Paperwork Reduction Act 

Pursuant to the requirements set forth 

in the Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) 

(5 U.S.C. 601–612) and in the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), AMS 

has considered the economic impact of 

the proposed actions on small entities. 

The purpose of the RFA is to fit 

regulatory actions to the scale of 

businesses subject to such actions in 

order that small businesses will not be 

unduly or disproportionately burdened. 

Accordingly, AMS has prepared this 

initial regulatory flexibility analysis. 

Interested parties are invited to submit 

information on the regulatory and 

informational impacts of these actions 

on small businesses. 

This rule revises the U.S. Standards 

for Grades of Potatoes that were issued 

under the Agricultural Marketing Act of 

1946 (7 U.S.C. 1621–1627). Standards 

issued under the 1946 Act are 

voluntary. 

Small agricultural service firms, 

which include handlers and importers, 

have been defined by the Small 

Business Administration (SBA) (13 CFR 

121.201) as those having annual receipts 

of less than $7,000,000, and small 

agricultural producers are defined as 

those having annual receipts of less than 

$750,000. Using annual data from the 

National Agricultural Statistics Service 

(NASS), the average potato crop value 

for 2006–2008 was $3.482 billion. 

Dividing that figure by 15,014 farms 

yields an average potato crop value per 

farm of just under $232,000. Since this 

is well under the SBA threshold of 

annual receipts of $750,000, it can be 

concluded that the majority of these 

producers may be classified as small 

entities. Furthermore, there are 

approximately 180 handlers of potatoes 

and approximately 168 importers of 

potatoes that may be classified as small 

entities and may be affected by this rule. 

Additional evidence comes from 

examining the Agricultural Census 

acreage breakdown closely. Out of a 

total of 15,014 potato farms in 2007, 19 

percent were less than 10 acres and 66 

percent were less than 100 acres. An 

estimate of the number of acres that it 

would take to produce a crop valued at 

$750,000 can be made by dividing the 

2006–08 average crop value of $3.482 

billion by the three-year average bearing 

acres of 1.097 million, yielding an 

average potato revenue per acre estimate 

of $3,174. Dividing $750,000 by $3,174 

shows that farms with 236 acres 

received at least the average price in 

2006–08 producing crops valued at 

$750,000 or more, and would therefore 

be considered large potato farms under 

the SBA definition. Looking at farm 

numbers for additional census size 

categories shows that 11,718 potato 

farms (78 percent) are under 220 acres 

and 11,994 (80 percent) are less than 

260 acres. Since a farm with 236 acres 

of potatoes falls within this range, it can 

be concluded that the proportion of 

small potato farms under the SBA 

definition is between 78 and 80 percent 

of all U.S. potato farms. 

The effects of this rule are not 

expected to be disproportionately 

greater or smaller for small handlers, 

producers, or importers than for larger 

entities. The proposed changes are to 

amend the similar varietal characteristic 

requirement, add restrictive tolerances 

for permanent defects in the enroute/at 


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destination tolerances, remove the 

definition for injury, and clarify the 

scoring guides for sprouts. Additionally, 

AMS proposes to add table numbers to 

the definitions of ‘‘Damage,’’ ‘‘Serious 

Damage,’’ and ‘‘External Defects,’’ amend 

table headings, replace omitted language 

in the definition for bruising, and 

amend the tolerance section to ensure 

soft rot tolerances are applied correctly. 

These proposed actions would make the 

standard more consistent and uniform 

with marketing trends and practices. 

These proposed actions will not impose 

any additional reporting or 

recordkeeping requirements on either 

small or large potato producers, 

handlers, or importers. 

USDA has not identified any Federal 

rules that duplicate, overlap, or conflict 

with this rule. However, there are 

marketing programs which regulate the 

handling of potatoes under 7 CFR parts 

945–948 and 953. Potatoes under a 

marketing order have to meet certain 

requirements set forth in the grade 

standards. In addition, potatoes are 

subject to section 8e import 

requirements under the Agricultural 

Marketing Act of 1937, as amended (7 

U.S.C. 601–674) which requires 

imported potatoes to meet grade, size, 

and quality under the applicable 

marketing order. 

Alternatives to this proposed rule (7 

CFR part 980) were considered, 

including the option to issue the rule. 

However, the need for revision has 

increased as a result of changing market 

characteristics, and the proposal 

represents input from the potato 

industry. 

Background and Proposed Rule 

A proposed rule was published in the 

September 22, 2006, Federal Register 

(71 FR 55356), seeking comments on 

possible revisions to the United States 

Standards for Grades of Potatoes. During 

the comment period, a comment was 

received requesting AMS give 

consideration to allow packing of mixed 

varieties in the U.S. No. 1 grade. While 

this change was not in the scope of that 

rulemaking, AMS believed the 

suggestion should be considered 

separately at a later time. AMS agrees 

that inserting language into the standard 

to allow mixed colors and/or types of 

potatoes when designated as a mixed or 

specialty pack would reflect current 

marketing practices. Upon further 

evaluation, AMS also believes that this 

revision should be applied to the U.S. 

No. 2 grade as well due to changes in 

the marketing of potatoes. This proposal 

would revise § 51.1541 (a) and § 51.1543 

(a) concerning similar varietal 

characteristics by inserting ‘‘except 

when designated as a mixed or specialty 

pack’’ into the proposed standard to 

allow for mixed colors and/or types of 

potatoes when designated as a mixed or 

specialty pack. 

In addition, a March 21, 2008, rule (73 

FR 15054 as corrected at 73 FR 70885) 

finalized the September 26, 2006, 

proposed rule by adding en route/at 

destination tolerances to the U.S. No. 1 

and U.S. No. 2 grades. However, 

restrictive tolerances for permanent 

defects implemented in those en route/ 

at destination tolerances were not 

included. These restrictive tolerances 

are necessary to ensure that additional 

permanent defects are not allowed en 

route or at destination than that allowed 

at shipping point. Therefore, this 

proposal would revise § 51.1546 (a)(1 

(ii) by adding ‘‘Provided, That included 

in this tolerance not more than a total 

of 8 percent shall be allowed for 

permanent defects: And provided 

further, the following percentages shall 

be allowed for the defects listed:’’ and 

revise § 51.1546 (a)(3)(ii) by adding 

‘‘Provided, That included in this 

tolerance not more than a total of 10 

percent shall be allowed for permanent 

defects: And provided further, the 

following percentages shall be allowed 

for the defects listed:’’ Further, this 

proposal would revise § 51.1546 

(a)(1)(ii)(A) by adding ‘‘including therein 

not more than 5 percent for permanent 

external defects;’’ § 51.1546 (a)(1)(ii)(B) 

by adding ‘‘including therein not more 

than 5 percent for permanent internal 

defects; and’’ § 51.1546 (a)(3)(ii)(A) by 

adding ‘‘including therein not more than 

6 percent for permanent external 

defects;’’ and revise § 51.1546 

(a)(3)(ii)(B) by adding ‘‘including therein 

not more than 6 percent for permanent 

internal defects; and’’ 

Additionally, the U.S. Extra No. 1 

grade for potatoes was removed from the 

standard and therefore the definition for 

injury in the U.S. Standards for Grades 

of Potatoes is no longer needed. 

Therefore, AMS proposes to remove the 

definition for injury from § 51.1559 and 

reclassify § 51.1559 as ‘‘[Reserved].’’ 

AMS also has determined that the 

current scoring guide for sprouts needs 

further clarity. Accordingly, AMS 

proposes to revise the language to help 

ensure that the scoring guide for sprouts 

is not interpreted incorrectly. The 

proposed rule would revise the scoring 

guide for damage by sprouts in Table III 

as follows: ‘‘When more than 5 percent 

of the potatoes in any lot have any 

sprout more than 1⁄4 inch in length at 

shipping point, more than 1⁄2 inch in 

length at destination; or have numerous 

individual and/or clusters of sprouts 

which detract from the appearance of 

the potato.’’ Similarly, AMS would 

revise the scoring guide for serious 

damage by sprouts in Table III as 

follows: ‘‘When more than 10 percent of 

the potatoes in any lot have any sprout 

more than 1⁄2 inch in length at shipping 

point; more than 1 inch in length at 

destination; or have numerous 

individual and/or clusters of sprouts 

that seriously detract from the 

appearance of the potato. Serious 

damage by sprouts shall only be scored 

against the U.S. Commercial and U.S. 

No. 2 grades.’’ 

Further, AMS proposes to add the 

following language to ensure proper 

application of soft rot tolerances in the 

applicable tolerance sections: 

§ 51.1546 (a)(1)(i)(B): ‘‘5 percent for 

internal defects; and’’ 

§ 51.1546 (a)(1)(i)(C): ‘‘Not more than 

a total of 1 percent for potatoes which 

are frozen or affected by soft rot or wet 

breakdown. See § 51.1547.’’ 

§ 51.1546 (a)(1)(ii)(C): ‘‘Not more than 

a total of 2 percent for potatoes which 

are frozen or affected by soft rot or wet 

breakdown. See § 51.1547.’’ 

§ 51.1546 (a)(2)(iii) and § 51.1546 

(a)(3)(i)(B): ‘‘6 percent for internal 

defects; and’’ 

§ 51.1546 (a)(2)(iv) and § 51.1546 

(a)(3)(i)(C): ‘‘Not more than a total of 1 

percent for potatoes which are frozen or 

affected by soft rot or wet breakdown. 

See § 51.1547.’’ 

§ 51.1546 (a)(3)(ii)(C): ‘‘Not more than 

2 percent for potatoes which are frozen 

or affected by soft rot or wet breakdown. 

See § 51.1547.’’ 

AMS also proposes for clarity to add 

table numbers, amend table headings, 

and replace omitted language in 

sections: § 51.1546 (a)(2)(iii); § 51.1560; 

§ 51.1561; § 51.1564; and § 51.1565. 

A 30-day period is provided for 

interested persons to comment. This 

period is deemed appropriate in order to 

implement these changes, if adopted, as 

soon as possible to reflect current 

marketing practices. Accordingly, AMS 

proposes to amend the United States 

Standards for Grades of Potatoes as 

follows: 

List of Subjects in 7 CFR Part 51 

Agricultural commodities, Food 

grades and standards, Fruits, Nuts, 

Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements, Trees, Vegetables. 

For reasons set forth in the preamble, 

7 CFR part 51 is proposed to be 

amended as follows: 

PART 51—[AMENDED] 

1. The authority citation for part 51 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 1621–1627. 


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2. In § 51.1541, paragraph (a) is 

revised to read as follows: 

§ 51.1541 U.S. No. 1. 

* * * * * 

(a) Similar varietal characteristics, 

except when designated as a mixed or 

specialty pack; 

* * * * * 

3. In § 51.1543, paragraph (a) is 

revised to read as follows: 

§ 51.1543 U.S. No. 2. 

* * * * * 

(a) Similar varietal characteristics, 

except when designated as a mixed or 

specialty pack; 

* * * * * 

4. In § 51.1546, paragraph (a) is 

revised to read as follows: 

§ 51.1546 Tolerances. 

* * * * * 

(a) For defects—(1) U.S. No. 1. (i) At 

Shipping Point: A total of 8 percent for 

potatoes in any lot which fail to meet 

the requirements for the grade: 

Provided, That included in this 

tolerance not more than the following 

percentages shall be allowed for the 

defects listed: 

(A) 5 percent for external defects; 

(B) 5 percent for internal defects; and 

(C) Not more than a total of 1 percent 

for potatoes which are frozen or affected 

by soft rot or wet breakdown. See 

§ 51.1547. 

(ii) En route or at Destination: A total 

of 10 percent for potatoes in any lot 

which fail to meet the requirements for 

the grade: Provided, That included in 

this tolerance not more than a total of 

8 percent shall be allowed for 

permanent defects: And provided 

further, the following percentages shall 

be allowed for the defects listed: 

(A) 7 percent for external defects, 

including therein not more than 5 

percent for permanent external defects; 

(B) 7 percent for internal defects, 

including therein not more than 5 

percent for permanent internal defects; 

and 

(C) Not more than a total of 2 percent 

for potatoes which are frozen or affected 

by soft rot or wet breakdown. See 

§ 51.1547. 

(2) U.S. Commercial: A total of 20 

percent for potatoes in any lot which 

fail to meet the requirements for the 

grade: Provided, That included in this 

tolerance not more than the following 

percentages shall be allowed for the 

defects listed: 

(i) 10 percent for potatoes which fail 

to meet the requirements for U.S. No. 2 

grade, including therein not more than: 

(ii) 6 percent for external defects; 

(iii) 6 percent for internal defects; and 

(iv) Not more than a total of 1 percent 

for potatoes which are frozen or affected 

by soft rot or wet breakdown. See 

§ 51.1547. 

(3) U.S. No. 2. (i) At Shipping Point: 

A total of 10 percent for potatoes in any 

lot which fail to meet the requirements 

for the grade: Provided, That included 

in this tolerance not more than the 

following percentages shall be allowed 

for the defects listed: 

(A) 6 percent for external defects; 

(B) 6 percent for internal defects; and 

(C) Not more than a total of 1 percent 

for potatoes which are frozen or affected 

by soft rot or wet breakdown. See 

§ 51.1547. 

(ii) En route or at Destination: A total 

of 12 percent for potatoes in any lot 

which fail to meet the requirements for 

the grade: Provided, That included in 

this tolerance not more than a total of 

10 percent shall be allowed for 

permanent defects: And provided 

further, the following percentages shall 

be allowed for the defects listed: 

(A) 8 percent for external defects, 

including therein not more than 6 

percent for permanent external defects; 

(B) 8 percent for internal defects, 

including therein not more than 6 

percent for permanent internal defects; 

and 

(C) Not more than a total of 2 percent 

for potatoes which are frozen or affected 

by soft rot or wet breakdown. See 

§ 51.1547. 

* * * * * 

§ 51.1559 [Removed and Reserved] 

5. Section 51.1559 is removed and 

reserved. 

6. Section 51.1560 is revised to read 

as follows: 

§ 51.1560 Damage. 

‘‘Damage’’ means any defect, or any 

combination of defects, which 

materially detracts from the edible or 

marketing quality, or the internal or 

external appearance of the potato, or 

any external defect which cannot be 

removed without a loss of more than 5 

percent of the total weight of the potato. 

See Tables III, IV, V and VI in § 511564 

and Table VII in § 51.1565. 

7. Section 51.1561 is revised to read 

as follows: 

§ 51.1561 Serious damage. 

‘‘Serious damage’’ means any defect, 

or any combination of defects, which 

seriously detracts from the edible or 

marketing quality, or the internal or 

external appearance of the potato, or 

any external defect which cannot be 

removed without a loss of more than 10 

percent of the total weight of the potato. 

See Tables III, IV, V and VI in § 51.1564 

and Table VII in § 51.1565. 

8. Section 51.1564 is amended by: 

A. Amending the introductory text by 

removing the reference ‘‘Table III’’, and 

by adding the reference ‘‘Tables III, IV, 

V and VI’’, in its place; 

B. Amending Table III by revising the 

column headings; and 

C. Amending Table III by revising the 

entries for ‘‘Bruises (Not including 

pressure bruise and sunken discolored 

areas)’’ and ‘‘Sprouts’’. 

Revisions and addition read as 

follows. 

§ 51.1564 External defects. 

* * * * * 

TABLE III—EXTERNAL DEFECTS

Defects Damage Serious damage 1

* * * * * * * 

Bruises (Not including pressure bruise and sunken 

discolored areas).

When removal causes a loss of more than 5 percent of 

the total weight of the potato or when the area affected is more than 5 percent of the surface in the 

aggregate (i.e. 3⁄4 inch on a 21⁄2 inch or 6 oz. potato). 

Correspondingly lesser or greater areas in smaller or 

larger potatoes.

When removal causes a loss of more than 10 percent 

of the total weight of the potato or when the area affected is more than 10 percent of the surface in the 

aggregate (i.e. 11⁄4 inches on a 21⁄2 inch or 6 oz. potato). Correspondingly lesser or greater areas in 

smaller or larger potatoes. 


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TABLE III—EXTERNAL DEFECTS—Continued 

Defects Damage Serious damage 1

* * * * * * * 

Sprouts ................................. When more than 5 percent of the potatoes in any lot 

have any sprout more than 1⁄4 inch in length at shipping point; more than 1⁄2 inch in length at destination; 

or have numerous individual and/or clusters of 

sprouts which materially detract from the appearance 

of the potato.

When more than 10 percent of the potatoes in any lot 

have any sprout more than 1⁄2 inch in length at shipping point; more than 1 inch in length at destination; 

or have numerous individual and/or clusters of 

sprouts which seriously detract from the appearance 

of the potato. Serious damage by sprouts shall only 

be scored against the U.S. Commercial and U.S. No. 

2 grades. 

* * * * * * * 

1The following defects are considered serious damage when present in any degree: 1. Freezing. 2. Late blight. 3. Ring rot. 4. Southern bacterial wilt. 5. Soft rot. 6. Wet breakdown. 

§ 51.1565 [Amended] 

9. Section 51.1565 is amended by: 

A. Amending the introductory text by 

removing the reference ‘‘Table IV’’, and 

by adding the reference ‘‘Table VII’’, in 

its place; and 

B. Amending Table VII, by removing 

the column heading ‘‘Damage Maximum 

allowed’’ and adding the heading 

‘‘Damage Maximum Allowed’’ in its 

place, and by removing the column 

heading ‘‘Serious Maximum allowed’’, 

and by adding the column heading 

‘‘Serious Damage Maximum Allowed’’ in 

its place. 

Dated: April 22, 2010. 

David R. Shipman, 

Acting Administrator, Agricultural Marketing 

Service. 

[FR Doc. 2010–9822 Filed 4–29–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2010–0434; Directorate 

Identifier 2009–NM–221–AD] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; BAE 

Systems (Operations) Limited Model 

BAe 146–100A and –200A Series 

Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: We propose to adopt a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for the 

products listed above. 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 operation of the airbrake lever in the 

‘‘airbrakes out’’ to ‘‘lift spoiler’’ range has been 

the subject of two occurrence reports. The lift 

spoilers on the BAe 146 and Avro 146–RJ 

aeroplanes have been designed to deploy on 

landing to provide aerodynamic braking and 

to dump lift to ensure that the wheel brakes 

can provide the necessary speed reduction. 

* * * * * 

The effects of deceleration and landing 

inertia loads can cause uncommanded 

movement of the airbrake selector lever from 

the ‘‘lift spoiler’’ position to the ‘‘airbrakes 

out’’ position, causing the lift spoilers to 

retract during the landing roll. This 

condition, if not corrected, would increase 

the landing distance, possibly resulting in a 

runway overrun and consequent injury to 

aeroplane occupants. 

* * * * * 

The proposed AD would require actions 

that are intended to address the unsafe 

condition described in the MCAI. 

DATES: We must receive comments on 

this proposed AD by June 14, 2010. 

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 

W12–40, 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 BAE Systems 

Regional Aircraft, 13850 McLearen 

Road, Herndon, Virginia 20171; 

telephone 703–736–1080; e-mail 

raebusiness@baesystems.com; Internet 

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

RegionalAircraft/index.htm. You may 

review copies of the referenced service 

information at the FAA, Transport 

Airplane Directorate, 1601 Lind 

Avenue, SW., Renton, Washington. 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 

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: 

Todd Thompson, Aerospace Engineer, 

International Branch, ANM–116, 

Transport Airplane Directorate, FAA, 

1601 Lind Avenue, SW., Renton, 

Washington 98057–3356; telephone 

(425) 227–1175; fax (425) 227–1149. 

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–2010–0434; Directorate Identifier 

2009–NM–221–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 have lengthened the 30-day 

comment period for proposed ADs that 

address MCAI originated by aviation 


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