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whether the style of this document is 

clear, and your suggestions to improve 

the clarity of our communications with 

you. You may get more information 

about plain language at http://

www.faa.gov/language and http://

www.plainlanguage.gov.

Examining the Docket 

You may examine the AD Docket 

(including any comments and service 

information), by appointment, between 

8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through 

Friday, except Federal holidays. See

ADDRESSES for the location. 

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 summary of the costs 

to comply with this AD and placed it in 

the AD Docket. You may get a copy of 

this summary by sending a request to us 

at the address listed under ADDRESSES. 

Include ‘‘AD Docket No. 2003–NE–26–

AD’’ in your request.

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 Federal Aviation Administration 

amends 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:

2003–26–11 General Electric Company:

Amendment 39–13409. Docket No. 

2003–NE–26–AD. 

Effective Date 

(a) This airworthiness directive (AD) 

becomes effective February 5, 2004. 

Affected ADs 

(b) None. 

Applicability 

(c) This AD applies to General Electric 

Company (GE) CF6–80E1A2 and –80E1A4 

turbofan engines with left vertical link bolts 

part number (P/N) 1304M26P02 installed, 

and pylon attachment bolts originally 

torqued to 450–500 lb ft. These engines are 

installed on, but not limited to Airbus 

Industrie A330–200 and A330–300 airplanes. 

Unsafe Condition 

(d) This AD is prompted by revised 

analyses of forward engine mount loads by 

the airframe manufacturer. We are issuing 

this AD to prevent engine separation that 

could result from a reduction of engine 

mount structural integrity due to failure of 

pylon attachment bolts or vertical link bolts. 

Compliance 

(e) You are responsible for having the 

actions required by this AD performed within 

the compliance cycles and times specified 

unless the actions have already been done. 

Torque Reduction of Pylon Attachment Bolts 

(f) For CF6–80E1A2 engines, reduce the 

pylon attachment bolt torque on each of the 

five bolts to 400–450 lb ft, before exceeding 

7,160 cycles-since-new (CSN) or before 

exceeding 5,120 cycles-since-last-installation 

(CSLI), whichever is later. Use paragraph 3. 

of Accomplishment Instructions of Alert 

Service Bulletin (ASB) No. CF6–80E1 S/B 

72–A0184, Revision 1, dated February 26, 

2002, to reduce the torque. 

(g) For CF6–80E1A4 engines, reduce the 

pylon attachment bolt torque on each of the 

five bolts to 400–450 lb ft, before exceeding 

6,520 CSN or before exceeding 4,480 CSLI, 

whichever is later. Use paragraph 3. of 

Accomplishment Instructions of ASB No. 

CF6–80E1 S/B 72–A0184, Revision 1, dated 

February 26, 2002, to reduce the torque. 

Replacement of Left Vertical Link Bolts 

(h) For CF6–80E1A2 and –80E1A4 turbofan 

engines, remove the three left vertical link 

bolts, P/N 1304M26P02, and replace with 

three left vertical link bolts, P/N 

1304M26P05, at next shop visit. Bolts P/N 

1304M26P05 are serialized and have a 

calculated life limit published in the Life 

Limits section of Chapter 5 of the engine 

manual. 

Definitions 

(i) For the purpose of this AD, CSLI is 

defined as cycles since the engine was last 

installed on the pylon. 

(j) For the purpose of this AD, next shop 

visit is defined as induction of the engine 

into a shop for any reason. 

Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(k) The Manager, Engine Certification 

Office, has the authority to approve 

alternative methods of compliance for this 

AD if requested using the procedures found 

in 14 CFR 39.19. 

Material Incorporated by Reference 

(l) You must use GE Alert Service Bulletin 

No. CF6–80E1 S/B 72–A0184, Revision 1, 

dated February 26, 2002, for reducing the 

bolt torque required by this AD. The Director 

of the Federal Register approved the 

incorporation by reference of this service 

bulletin in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552(a) 

and 1 CFR part 51. You can get a copy from 

General Electric Company via Lockheed 

Martin Technology Services, 10525 Chester 

Road, Suite C, Cincinnati, Ohio 45215; 

telephone (513) 672–8400; fax (513) 672–

8422. You can review a copy at the FAA, 

New England Region, Office of the Regional 

Counsel, 12 New England Executive Park, 

Burlington, MA; or at the Office of the 

Federal Register, 800 North Capitol Street, 

NW., suite 700, Washington, DC. 

Related Information 

(m) The Direction Generale de L’Aviation 

Civile, which is the airworthiness authority 

for France, issued AD 2001–556(B), which 

pertains to the subject of this AD.

Issued in Burlington, Massachusetts, on 

December 23, 2003. 

Mark C. Fulmer, 

Acting Manager, Engine and Propeller 

Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service.

[FR Doc. 04–144 Filed 1–5–04; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA–2003–16408; Airspace 

Docket No. 03–ACE–76] 

Modification of Class E Airspace; 

Plattsmouth, NE

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Direct final rule; request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: Plattsmouth, NE 

nondirectional radio beacon (NDB) has 

been relocated and new NDB Standard 

Instrument Approach Procedures 

(SIAPs) have been developed to serve 

Plattsmouth Municipal Airport. An 

examination of controlled airspace for 

Plattsmouth, NE revealed discrepancies 

in the Plattsmouth Municipal Airport 

airport reference point and in the legal 

description for the Plattsmouth, NE 

Class E airspace area. The examination 

also revealed that this airspace area does 

not provide adequate airspace for 

diverse departures. 

This action provides controlled 

airspace of appropriate dimensions to 

protect aircraft departing Plattsmouth 

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Municipal Airport in instrument 

weather conditions and aircraft 

executing SIAPs to the airport. It also 

corrects discrepancies in the legal 

descriptions of the Plattsmouth, NE 

Class E airspace and brings the airspace 

area and legal description into 

compliance with FAA Orders.

DATES: This direct final rule is effective 

on 0901 UTC, April 15, 2004. Comments 

for inclusion in the Rules Docket must 

be received on or before February 23, 

2004.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on this 

proposal to the Docket Management 

System, U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Room Plaza 401, 400 

Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 

20590–0001. You must identify the 

docket number FAA–2003–16408/

Airspace Docket No. 03–ACE–76, at the 

beginning of your comments. You may 

also submit comments on the Internet at 

http://dms.dot.gov. You may review the 

public docket containing the proposal, 

any comments received, and any final 

disposition in person in the Dockets 

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

Monday through Friday, except Federal 

holidays. The Docket Office (telephone 

1–800–647–5527) is on the plaza level 

of the Department of Transportation 

NASSIF Building at the above address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Brenda Mumper, Air Traffic Division, 

Airspace Branch, ACE–520A, DOT 

Municipal Headquarters Building, 

Federal Aviation Administration, 901 

Locust, Kansas City, MO 64106; 

telephone: (816) 329–2524.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

amendment to 14 CFR 71 modifies the 

Class E airspace area extending upward 

from 700 feet above the surface at 

Plattsmouth, NE. It incorporates the 

current airport reference point for 

Plattsmouth Municipal Airport and the 

current location of the Plattsmouth 

NDB. It provides appropriate controlled 

airspace to protect aircraft executing 

SIAPs to Plattsmouth Municipal 

Airport. It enlarges the airspace area to 

comply with the criteria for 700 feet 

Above Ground Level (AGL) airspace 

required for diverse departures as 

specified in FAA Order 7400.2E, 

Procedures for Handling Airspace 

Matters. It brings the legal description of 

this airspace area into compliance with 

FAA Order 7400.2E. The area will be 

depicted on appropriate aeronautical 

charts. Class AE airspace area extending 

upward from 700 feet or more above the 

surface of the earth are published in 

paragraph 6005 of FAA Order 7400.9L, 

dated September 2, 2003, and effective 

September 16, 2003, which is 

incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 

71.1. The Class E airspace designation 

listed in this document will be 

published subsequently in the Order.

The Direct Final Rule Procedure 

The FAA anticipates that this 

regulation will not result in adverse or 

negative comment and, therefore, is 

issuing it as a direct final rule. Previous 

actions of this nature have not been 

controversial and have not resulted in 

adverse comments or objections. Unless 

a written adverse or negative comment, 

or a written notice of intent to submit 

an adverse or negative comment is 

received within the comment period, 

the regulation will become effective on 

the date specified above. After the close 

of the comment period, the FAA will 

publish a document in the Federal 

Register indicating that no adverse or 

negative comments were received and 

confirming the date on which the final 

rule will become effective. If the FAA 

does receive, within the comment 

period, an adverse or negative comment, 

or written notice of intent to submit 

such a comment, a document 

withdrawing the direct final rule will be 

published in the Federal Register, and 

a notice of proposed rulemaking may be 

published with a new comment period. 

Comments Invited 

Interested parties are invited to 

participate in this rulemaking by 

submitting such written data, views, or 

arguments, as they may desire. 

Comments that provide the factual basis 

supporting the views and suggestions 

presented are particularly helpful in 

developing reasoned regulatory 

decisions on the proposal. Comments 

are specifically invited on the overall 

regulatory, aeronautical, economic, 

environmental, and energy-related 

aspects of the proposal. 

Communications should identify both 

docket numbers and be submitted in 

triplicate to the address listed above. 

Commenters wishing the FAA to 

acknowledge receipt of their comments 

on this notice must submit with those 

comments a self-addressed, stamped 

postcard on which the following 

statement is made: ‘‘Comments to 

Docket No. FAA–2003–16408/Airspace 

Docket No. 03–ACE–76.’’ The postcard 

will be date/time stamped and returned 

to the commenter. 

Agency Findings 

The regulations adopted herein 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. Therefore, it is 

determined that this final rule does not 

have federalism implications under 

Executive Order 13132. 

The FAA has determined that this 

regulation is noncontroversial and 

unlikely to result in adverse or negative 

comments. For the reasons discussed in 

the preamble, I certify that this 

regulation (1) is not a ‘‘significant 

regulatory action’’ under Executive 

Order 12866; (2) is not a ‘‘significant 

rule’’ under Department of 

Transportation (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.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71

Airspace, Incorporation by reference, 

Navigation (air).

Adoption of the Amendment

■ Accordingly, the Federal Aviation 

Administration amends 14 CFR part 71 

as follows:

PART 71—DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, 

CLASS B, CLASS C, CLASS D, AND 

CLASS E AIRSPACE AREAS; 

AIRWAYS; ROUTES; AND REPORTING 

POINTS

■ 1. The authority citation for part 71 

continues to read as follows:

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40103, 40113, 

40120; E.O. 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959–

1963 Comp., p. 389.

§ 71.1 [Amended]

■ 2. The incorporation by reference in 14 

CFR 71.1 of Federal Aviation 

Administration Order 7400.9L, dated 

September 2, 2003, and effective 

September 16, 2003, is amended as 

follows:

Paragraph 6005 Class E airspace areas 

extending upward from 700 feet or more 

above the surface of the earth.

* * * * *

ACE NE 45 Plattsmouth, NE 

Plattsmouth Municipal Airport, NE 

(Lat. 40°57′01′′ N., long. 95°55′04′′ W.) 

Plattsmouth NDB 

(Lat. 40°56′38′′ N., long. 95°54′45′′ W.)

That airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface within a 6.4-mile 

radius of Plattsmouth Municipal Airport; and 

within 2.5 miles each side of the 189° bearing 

from the Plattsmouth NDB extending from 

the 6.4-mile radius to 7 miles south of the 

NDB; and within 2.5 miles each side of the 

340° bearing from the NDB extending from 

the 6.4-mile radius to 7 miles north of the

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NDB, excluding that portion within the 

Omaha, NE Class C and E airspace areas.

* * * * *

Issued in Kansas City, MO, on December 

18, 2003. 

Paul J. Sheridan, 

Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Central 

Region.

[FR Doc. 04–241 Filed 1–5–04; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA–2003–16409; Airspace 

Docket No. 03–ACE–78] 

Modification of Class E Airspace; 

Sidney, NE

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Direct final rule; confirmation of 

effective date. 

SUMMARY: This document confirms the 

effective date of the direct final rule 

which revises Class E airspace at 

Sidney, NE.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, February 19, 

2004.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Brenda Mumper, Air Traffic Division, 

Airspace Branch, ACE–520A, DOT 

Regional Headquarters Building, Federal 

Aviation Administration, 901 Locust, 

Kansas City, MO 64106; telephone: 

(816) 329–2524.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA 

published this direct final rule with a 

request for comments in the Federal 

Register on November 20, 2003 (68 FR 

65389). The FAA uses the direct final 

rulemaking procedure for a noncontroversial rule where the FAA 

believes that there will be no adverse 

public comment. This direct final rule 

advised the public that no adverse 

comments were anticipated, and that 

unless a written adverse comment, or a 

written notice of intent to submit such 

an adverse comment, were received 

within the comment period, the 

regulation would become effective on 

February 19, 2004. No adverse 

comments were received, and thus this 

notice confirms that this direct final rule 

will become effective on that date.

Issued in Kansas City, MO, on December 

18, 2003. 

Paul J. Sheridan, 

Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Central 

Region.

[FR Doc. 04–242 Filed 1–5–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M

SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

20 CFR Part 404 and 422

[Regulations No. 4 and 22] 

RIN 0960–AF52

Filing of Applications and Related 

Forms

AGENCY: Social Security Administration 

(SSA).

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: These final regulations revise 

our rules relating to the filing of an 

application for Social Security benefits. 

They inform the public of the option of 

filing Internet applications on our Web 

site for several types of Social Security 

benefits. These changes explain that we 

will accept Internet applications 

completed on our Web site as prescribed 

applications for filing for Social 

Security benefits. We have added crossreferences to several sections to describe 

what makes an application a claim for 

benefits; and we updated the list of 

related forms with other forms that are 

currently used in the application 

process.

EFFECTIVE DATE: These rules are effective 

on February 5, 2004.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Martin Sussman, Regulations Officer, 

Office of Regulations, Social Security 

Administration, 100 Altmeyer Building, 

6401 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 

21235–6401, (410) 965–1767 or TTY 

(410) 966–5609. For information on 

eligibility or filing for benefits: Call our 

national toll-free number 1–800–722–

1213, or TTY 1–800–325–0778 or visit 

our Internet Web site, Social Security 

Online at http://www.socialsecurity.gov.

Electronic Version 

The electronic file of this document is 

available on the date of publication in 

the Federal Register at http://

www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/index.html. It is 

also available on the Internet site for 

SSA (i.e., Social Security Online): http:/

/www.ssa.gov/regulations.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

An individual must file an 

application in order to receive benefits 

under title II of the Social Security Act 

(the Act). In part 404 of our regulations, 

we have established rules for filing a 

claim for old-age, disability, 

dependents’, and survivors’ insurance 

benefits, which define the criteria for 

determining when an application is a 

claim for benefits. Similarly, we include 

the names of places where an 

application may be filed, and explain 

what makes an application form 

acceptable as a claim for benefits. Our 

rules state that individuals must either 

sign the application or have someone 

who can act on their behalf sign for 

them. Except in limited situations, 

individuals must be alive at the time the 

application is filed. 

In part 404, we further state that a 

claim filed with the Railroad Retirement 

Board on one of its forms for an annuity 

is an application for title II benefits, 

unless the individual states otherwise. 

We state that a claim filed with the 

Department of Veterans Affairs on one 

of its forms for survivors’ dependency 

and indemnity compensation is also an 

application for Social Security 

dependents’ and survivors’ benefits 

(except for the lump sum death 

payment). 

The types of applications currently 

prescribed by SSA are described in part 

422 of our regulations. SSA’s 

application process has evolved from its 

primary use of the traditional preprinted application form for claimstaking to SSA employees who input 

information provided by the applicant 

into a computer terminal for processing. 

Computer printouts of the data are 

generated for the applicant to review the 

information and to sign the application. 

We are committed to providing the 

public with the option to conduct 

business electronically by adding more 

Internet services on SSA’s Web site, 

Social Security Online http://

www.socialsecurity.gov/.

Toward this objective, we developed 

an Internet Retirement Insurance Benefit 

application for national implementation 

in the fall of 2000. Since then, we have 

expanded Internet applications to 

encompass spouses’ and disability 

insurance benefits. Statistics confirm 

that Internet usage has increased among 

older Americans, and as a result they 

have requested that more online 

services be made available to them. 

Internet applications for other benefits 

categories will be available in the future. 

As applications become available on our 

Web site, an explanation of our 

approved signature method for the 

application will be incorporated as part 

of the Internet application process. In 

the interim, individuals who use the 

Internet application process must 

physically sign the printed application 

and submit it to us. 

The main purpose for these revisions 

is to inform the public of the option of 

filing an Internet application on our 

Web site for several types of Social 

Security benefits. These revisions 

include updating the list of related 

forms in section 422.505(b) to reflect 

only those forms that are currently in