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10152, 10153, 10154, 10155, 10157, 10161, 

10165(g), 10168, 10198(a)); 44 U.S.C. 3504 

note. 

■ 2. In § 72.214, Certificate of 

Compliance 1025 is revised to read as 

follows: 

§ 72.214 List of approved spent fuel 

storage casks. 

* * * * * 

Certificate Number: 1025. 

Initial Certificate Effective Date: April 

10, 2000. 

Amendment Number 1 Effective Date: 

November 13, 2001. 

Amendment Number 2 Effective Date: 

May 29, 2002. 

Amendment Number 3 Effective Date: 

October 1, 2003. 

Amendment Number 4 Effective Date: 

October 27, 2004. 

Amendment Number 5 Effective Date: 

July 24, 2007. 

Amendment Number 6 Effective Date: 

October 4, 2010. 

Amendment Number 7 Effective Date: 

March 4, 2019. 

Amendment Number 8 Effective Date: 

March 4, 2019. 

SAR Submitted by: NAC 

International, Inc. 

SAR Title: Final Safety Analysis 

Report for the NAC Multi-Purpose 

Canister System (NAC–MPC System). 

Docket Number: 72–1025. 

Certificate Expiration Date: April 10, 

2020. 

Model Number: NAC–MPC. 

* * * * * 

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 4th day 

of December 2018. 

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. 

Margaret M. Doane, 

Executive Director for Operations. 

[FR Doc. 2018–27284 Filed 12–17–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7590–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2013–0555; Product 

Identifier 2010–SW–047–AD; Amendment 

39–19529; AD 2014–05–06 R1] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Airbus 

Helicopters Deutschland GmbH 

Helicopters (Type Certificate 

Previously Held by Eurocopter 

Deutschland GmbH) 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: We are revising Airworthiness 

Directive (AD) 2014–05–06 for 

Eurocopter Deutschland GmbH Model 

EC135 and MBB–BK 117C–2 

helicopters. AD 2014–05–06 required 

repetitive inspections of the flightcontrol bearings, replacing any loose 

bearings with airworthy flight-control 

bearings, and installing bushings and 

washers. This new AD retains the 

requirements of AD 2014–05–06 but 

removes the repetitive inspections. The 

actions of this AD are intended to 

correct an unsafe condition on these 

products. 

DATES: This AD is effective January 22, 

2019. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of certain publications listed in this AD 

as of April 14, 2014 (79 FR 13196, 

March 10, 2014). 

ADDRESSES: For service information 

identified in this final rule, contact 

Airbus Helicopters, 2701 N. Forum 

Drive, Grand Prairie, TX 75052; 

telephone (972) 641–0000 or (800) 232– 

0323; fax (972) 641–3775; or at http://

www.helicopters.airbus.com/website/ 

en/ref/Technical-Support_73.html. You 

may view this referenced service 

information at the FAA, Office of the 

Regional Counsel, Southwest Region, 

10101 Hillwood Pkwy, Room 6N–321, 

Fort Worth, TX 76177. It is also 

available on the internet at http://

www.regulations.gov by searching for 

and locating Docket No. FAA–2013– 

0555. 

Examining the AD Docket 

You may examine the AD docket on 

the internet at http://

www.regulations.gov in Docket No. 

FAA–2013–0555; or in person at Docket 

Operations between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., 

Monday through Friday, except Federal 

holidays. The AD docket contains this 

AD, the European Aviation Safety 

Agency (EASA) AD, any incorporatedby-reference information, the economic 

evaluation, any comments received, and 

other information. The address for 

Docket Operations (phone: 800–647– 

5527) is Docket Operations, U.S. 

Department of Transportation, Docket 

Operations, M–30, West Building 

Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 

20590. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Matt 

Fuller, Senior Aviation Safety Engineer, 

Safety Management Section, Rotorcraft 

Standards Branch, FAA, 10101 

Hillwood Pkwy., Fort Worth, TX 76177; 

telephone (817) 222–5110; email 

matthew.fuller@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Discussion 

We issued a notice of proposed 

rulemaking (NPRM) to amend 14 CFR 

part 39 to remove AD 2014–05–06, 

Amendment 39–17779 (79 FR 13196, 

March 10, 2014) (AD 2014–05–06) and 

add a new AD. AD 2014–05–06 applied 

to certain Eurocopter Deutschland 

GmbH Model EC135 and MBB–BK 

117C–2 helicopters. The NPRM was 

published in the Federal Register on 

June 1, 2018 (83 FR 25415). AD 2014– 

05–06 required repetitive inspections of 

the flight-control bearings, replacing any 

loose bearings with airworthy flightcontrol bearings, and installing bushings 

and washers. The NPRM proposed to 

retain the requirements of AD 2014–05– 

06 but remove the repetitive inspection 

requirements. 

AD 2014–05–06 was prompted by AD 

No. 2010–0058, dated March 30, 2010 

(EASA AD 2010–0058), issued by 

EASA, which is the Technical Agent for 

the Member States of the European 

Union, to correct an unsafe condition 

for Eurocopter Deutschland GmbH (now 

Airbus Helicopters Deutschland GmbH) 

Model EC135, EC635, and MBB–BK 

117C–2 helicopters. EASA advises that 

during an inspection of an MBB–BK117 

C–2, ‘‘bearings were detected which had 

not been correctly fixed.’’ EASA advises 

that this condition, if not detected and 

corrected, may cause the affected 

control lever to shift in the axial 

direction and contact the helicopter 

structure, possibly resulting in reduced 

helicopter control. As some bearings on 

the EC135 and MBB–BK 117C–2 

helicopter are installed with the same 

procedure, they are equally affected by 

the possibility of the unsafe condition, 

EASA advises. 

Since we published AD 2014–05–06, 

EASA issued AD No. 2010–0058R1, 

dated April 7, 2017, to remove the 

repetitive inspections required by EASA 

AD 2010–0058. EASA advises that a 

review of data and feedback from inservice helicopters determined the 

Airbus Helicopters modification 

removes the need for repetitive 

inspections. We have made a similar 

determination and are issuing this AD to 

remove the repetitive inspections 

previously required by AD 2014–05–06. 

Comments 

We gave the public the opportunity to 

participate in developing this AD, but 

we received no comments on the NPRM. 

FAA’s Determination 

These helicopters have been approved 

by the aviation authority of Germany 

and are approved for operation in the 

United States. Pursuant to our bilateral 


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agreement with Germany, EASA, its 

technical representative, has notified us 

of the unsafe condition described in the 

EASA AD. We have reviewed the 

relevant information and determined 

that an unsafe condition exists and is 

likely to exist or develop on other 

helicopters of these same type designs 

and that air safety and the public 

interest require adopting the AD 

requirements as proposed. 

Differences Between This AD and the 

EASA AD 

Differences between this AD and the 

EASA AD are: 

• The EASA AD is applicable to EC 

635-series helicopters, whereas this AD 

is not because these model helicopters 

have no U.S. type certificate. 

• The EASA AD requires the 

modification within the next 12 months 

after April 13, 2010. This AD requires 

the modification within 100 hours TIS 

or at the next annual inspection, 

whichever occurs first. 

Related Service Information Under 1 

CFR Part 51 

Eurocopter issued Alert Service 

Bulletin (ASB) EC135–67A–019, 

Revision 3, dated December 16, 2009, 

for Model EC135-series helicopters, and 

ASB MBB–BK117 C–2–67A–010, 

Revision 3, dated February 8, 2010, for 

Model MBB–BK 117C–2 helicopters. 

This service information specifies a 

repetitive inspection of the affected 

bearings and retrofitting bushings on the 

levers to prevent movement of the 

bearings. 

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. 

Other Related Service Information 

We reviewed Airbus Helicopters ASB 

EC135–67A–019 for Model EC135-series 

helicopters and ASB MBB–BK117C–2– 

67A–010 for Model MBB–BK 117C–2 

helicopters, both Revision 4 and both 

dated April 3, 2017. This service 

information removes the repetitive 

inspections and retains the procedures 

for retrofitting the bushings on the 

levers to prevent movement of the 

bearings. Revision 3 of this service 

information is attached as an appendix 

to Revision 4. 

Costs of Compliance 

We estimate that this AD affects 295 

Model EC135-series helicopters and 117 

Model MBB–BK 117C–2 helicopters of 

U.S. Registry and that labor costs 

average $85 per work-hour. Based on 

these estimates, we expect the following 

costs: 

• For EC135 helicopters, completing 

the required modification requires about 

32 work-hours and parts cost about 

$312, for a total cost of $3,032 per 

helicopter and $894,440 for the U.S. 

fleet. 

• For MBB–BK 117C–2 helicopters, 

completing the required modification 

requires about 32 work-hours and parts 

cost about $396, for a total cost of 

$3,116 per helicopter and $364,572 for 

the U.S. fleet. 

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 this AD: 

(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), 

(3) Will not affect intrastate aviation 

in Alaska to the extent that it justifies 

making a regulatory distinction, 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. 

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 FAA amends § 39.13 by 

removing Airworthiness Directive (AD) 

2014–05–06, Amendment 39–17779 (79 

FR 13196, March 10, 2014), and adding 

the following new AD: 

2014–05–06 R1 Airbus Helicopters 

Deutschland GmbH (Type Certificate 

Previously Held by Eurocopter 

Deutschland GmbH): Amendment 39– 

19529; Docket No. FAA–2013–0555; 

Product Identifier 2010–SW–047–AD. 

(a) Applicability 

This AD applies to the following Airbus 

Helicopters Deutschland GmbH (Type 

Certificate previously held by Eurocopter 

Deutschland GmbH) helicopters, certificated 

in any category: 

(1) Model EC135 P1, P2, P2+, T1, T2, and 

T2+ helicopters, serial number (S/N) 0005 

through 00829, with a tail rotor control lever, 

part number (P/N) L672M2802205 or 

L672M1012212; cyclic control lever, P/N 

L671M1005250; collective control lever 

assembly, P/N L671M2020108; or collective 

control plate, P/N L671M5040207; installed, 

and 

(2) Model MBB–BK 117C–2 helicopters, 

S/N 9004 through 9310, with a tail rotor 

control lever assembly, P/N B672M1007101 

or B672M1807101; tail rotor control lever, P/ 

N B672M1002202 or L672M2802205; or 

lateral control lever assembly, P/N 

B670M1008101, installed. 

(b) Unsafe Condition 

This AD defines the unsafe condition as 

incorrectly installed flight control bearings. 

This condition could cause the affected 

control lever to shift and contact the 

helicopter structure, resulting in reduced 

control of the helicopter. 

(c) Effective Date 

This AD becomes effective January 22, 

2019. 

(d) Compliance 

You are responsible for performing each 

action required by this AD within the 

specified compliance time unless it has 

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(e) Required Actions 

(1) For Model EC135 P1, P2, P2+, T1, T2, 

and T2+ helicopters: Within the next 100 

hours time-in-service (TIS) or at the next 

annual inspection, whichever occurs first, 

modify the left-hand (LH) and right-hand 

(RH) guidance units and the cyclic shaft by 

installing bushings and washers to prevent 

shifting of the bearings in the axial direction 

as follows: 

(i) Remove and disassemble the LH 

guidance unit and install a bushing, P/N 

L672M1012260, between the bearing block 

and the lever of the LH guidance unit as 

depicted in Detail A of Figure 5 of Eurocopter 

Alert Service Bulletin EC135–67A–019, 

Revision 3, dated December 16, 2009 (EC135 

ASB). 

(ii) For helicopters without a yaw brake, 

remove and disassemble the RH guidance 

unit and install a bushing, P/N 

L672M1012260, between the bearing block 

and the lever as depicted in Detail B of 

Figure 5 of EC135 ASB. 

(iii) Remove and disassemble the cyclic 

shaft and install a washer, P/N 

L671M1005260, between the bearing block 

and the lever as depicted in Detail C of 

Figure 6 of EC135 ASB. 

(iv) Remove the collective control rod from 

the bellcrank and install a washer, P/N 

L221M1042208, on each side of the collective 

control rod and bellcrank as depicted in 

Detail D of Figure 6 of EC135 ASB. 

(2) For Model MBB–BK 117C–2 

helicopters: Within the next 100 hours TIS or 

at the next annual inspection, whichever 

occurs first, modify the LH and RH guidance 

units and the lateral control lever by 

installing bushings and washers to prevent 

shifting of the bearings in the axial direction 

as follows: 

(i) Remove and disassemble the RH 

guidance unit and install a bushing, P/N 

L672M1012260, between the lever and the 

bracket as depicted in Detail B of Figure 4 of 

Eurocopter Alert Service Bulletin MBB 

BK117 C–2–67A–010, Revision 3, dated 

February 8, 2010 (BK117 ASB). Remove and 

disassemble the LH guidance unit and install 

a bushing, P/N L672M1012260, between the 

lever and the bracket as depicted in Detail C 

of Figure 4 of BK117 ASB. 

(ii) Remove the lateral control lever and 

install new bushings in accordance with the 

Accomplishment Instructions, paragraphs 

3.C(9)(a) through 3.C(9)(g) of BK117 ASB. 

(iii) Identify the modified lever assembly 

by writing ‘‘MBB BK117 C–2–67A–010’’ on 

the lever with permanent marking pen and 

protect with a single layer of lacquer (CM 421 

or equivalent). 

(iv) Apply corrosion preventive paste 

(CM518 or equivalent) on the shank of the 

screws and install airworthy parts as 

depicted in Figure 5 of BK117 ASB. 

(f) Affected ADs 

This AD replaces AD 2014–05–06, 

Amendment 39–17779 (79 FR 13196, March 

10, 2014). 

(g) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs) 

(1) The Manager, Safety Management 

Section, Rotorcraft Standards Branch, FAA, 

may approve AMOCs for this AD. Send your 

proposal to: Matt Fuller, Senior Aviation 

Safety Engineer, Safety Management Section, 

Rotorcraft Standards Branch, FAA, 10101 

Hillwood Pkwy., Fort Worth, TX 76177; 

telephone (817) 222–5110; email 9-ASWFTW-AMOC-Requests@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. 

(h) Additional Information 

(1) Airbus Helicopters Alert Service 

Bulletin EC135–67A–019 and Alert Service 

Bulletin MBB–BK117C–2–67A–010, both 

Revision 4 and both dated April 3, 2017, 

which are not incorporated by reference, 

contain additional information about this 

AD. For service information identified in this 

AD, contact Airbus Helicopters, 2701 N. 

Forum Drive, Grand Prairie, TX 75052; 

telephone (972) 641–0000 or (800) 232–0323; 

fax (972) 641–3775; or at http://

www.helicopters.airbus.com/website/en/ref/ 

Technical-Support_73.html. You may review 

service information at the FAA, Office of the 

Regional Counsel, Southwest Region, 10101 

Hillwood Pkwy, Room 6N–321, Fort Worth, 

TX 76177. 

(2) The subject of this AD is addressed in 

European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) AD 

No. 2010–0058R1, dated April 7, 2017. You 

may view the EASA AD on the internet at 

http://www.regulations.gov in Docket No. 

FAA–2013–0555. 

(i) Subject 

Joint Aircraft Service Component (JASC) 

Code: 6710, Main Rotor Control. 

(j) Material Incorporated by Reference 

(1) The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

(IBR) of the service information listed in this 

paragraph under 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR 

part 51. 

(2) You must use this service information 

as applicable to do the actions required by 

this AD, unless the AD specifies otherwise. 

(3) The following service information was 

approved for IBR on April 14, 2014 (79 FR 

13196, March 10, 2014). 

(i) Eurocopter Alert Service Bulletin 

EC135–67A–019, Revision 3, dated December 

16, 2009. 

(ii) Eurocopter Alert Service Bulletin MBB 

BK117 C–2–67A–010, Revision 3, dated 

February 8, 2010. 

(4) For Eurocopter service information 

identified in this AD, contact Airbus 

Helicopters, 2701 N. Forum Drive, Grand 

Prairie, TX 75052; telephone (972) 641–0000 

or (800) 232–0323; fax (972) 641–3775; or at 

http://www.helicopters.airbus.com/website/ 

en/ref/Technical-Support_73.html. 

(5) You may view this service information 

at FAA, Office of the Regional Counsel, 

Southwest Region, 10101 Hillwood Pkwy., 

Room 6N–321, Fort Worth, TX 76177. For 

information on the availability of this 

material at the FAA, call (817) 222–5110. 

(6) You may view this service information 

that is incorporated by reference at the 

National Archives and Records 

Administration (NARA). For information on 

the availability of this material at NARA, call 

(202) 741–6030, or go to: http://

www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ibrlocations.html. 

Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, on December 

6, 2018. 

Scott A. Horn, 

Deputy Director for Regulatory Operations, 

Compliance & Airworthiness Division, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

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BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2018–0006; Airspace 

Docket No. 18–AGL–1] 

RIN 2120–AA66 

Amendment of Class D Airspace; 

Appleton, WI 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This action modifies Class D 

airspace at Appleton International 

Airport (formerly Outagamie County 

Airport), Appleton, WI. This action is 

required due to the decommissioning of 

the GAMIE locator outer marker (LOM) 

and collocated outer marker (OM) 

which provided navigation guidance to 

the airport. This action enhances the 

safety and management of instrument 

flight rules (IFR) operations at the 

airport. Also, the airport name and 

geographic coordinates are adjusted to 

coincide with the FAA’s aeronautical 

database. Additionally, this action 

replaces the outdated term ‘‘Airport/ 

Facility Directory’’ with the term ‘‘Chart 

Supplement’’ in the legal description, 

and removes the city associated with the 

airport name in the airspace 

designation. 

DATES: Effective 0901 UTC, February 28, 

2019. The Director of the Federal 

Register approves this incorporation by 

reference action under Title 1 Code of 

Federal Regulations part 51, subject to 

the annual revision of FAA Order 

7400.11 and publication of conforming 

amendments. 

ADDRESSES: FAA Order 7400.11C, 

Airspace Designations and Reporting 

Points, and subsequent amendments can 

be viewed online at http://www.faa.gov/ 

air_traffic/publications/. For further 


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