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Vol. 69, No. 216

Tuesday, November 9, 2004

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Rural Housing Service 

Rural Business-Cooperative Service 

Rural Utilities Service 

Farm Service Agency 

7 CFR Part 4279

RIN 0570–AA39

Business and Industry Loans; 

Revisions to Implement 2002 Farm Bill 

Provisions

AGENCY: Rural Business-Cooperative 

Service, USDA.

ACTION: Interim final rule with request 

for comments. 

SUMMARY: The Rural BusinessCooperative Service (RBS) revises its 

regulations to incorporate provisions 

outlined in Sections 6013, 6017, and 

6019 of the Farm Security and Rural 

Investment Act of 2002 (Pub. L. 104–

424) (2002 Farm Bill). This action is 

taken to comply with the amendments 

to sections 310(B) and 333A of the 

Consolidated Farm and Rural 

Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1932 and 

1983a). The intended effect of this 

action is to expand eligibility for the 

Business and Industry Guaranteed Loan 

Program, provide for a simplified 

application form for loans of up to 

$600,000, and allow the Agency to 

require specialized appraisals on 

collateral.

DATES: The effective date of this interim 

final rule is December 9, 2004. Written 

or e-mail comments must be received on 

or before December 9, 2004, to be 

assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: You may submit 

commments to this rule by any of the 

following methods: 

• Agency Web Site: http://

rdinit.usda.gov/regs/. Follow 

instructions for submitting comments 

on the Web Site. 

• E-mail: comments@usda.gov. 

Include the RIN No. 0570–AA39 in the 

subject line of the message. 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Mail: Submit written comments via 

the U.S. Postal Service to the Branch 

Chief, Regulations and Paperwork 

Management Branch, U.S. Department 

of Agriculture, STOP 0742, 1400 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20250–0742. 

• Hand Deliver/Courier: Submit 

written comments via Federal Express 

Mail or other courier service requiring a 

street address to the Branch Chief, 

Regulations and Paperwork 

Management Branch, U.S. Department 

of Agriculture, 300 7th Street, SW., 7th 

Floor, Washington, DC 20024. 

All written comments will be 

available for public inspection during 

regular work hours at the 300 7th Street, 

SW., 7th Floor address listed above.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Brenda Griffin, Loan Specialist, 

Business and Industry Division, Rural 

Business-Cooperative Service, U.S. 

Department of Agriculture, STOP 3224, 

1400 Independence Ave. SW., 

Washington, DC 20250–3224. 

Telephone: (202) 720–6802. The TDD 

number is (800) 877–8339 or (202) 708–

9300.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Classification 

This rule has been determined to be 

significant and was reviewed by the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) under Executive Order 12866. 

Programs Affected 

The Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance number for the program 

impacted by this action is 10.768, 

Business and Industry Loans.

Intergovernmental Review 

The Business and Industry loan 

programs are subject to the provisions of 

Executive Order 12372, which require 

intergovernmental consultation with 

state and local officials. RBS will 

conduct intergovernmental consultation 

in the manner delineated in RD 

Instruction 1940–J, ‘‘Intergovernmental 

Review of Department of Agriculture 

Programs and Activities’’ in 7 CFR part 

3015, subpart V. 

Paperwork Reduction Act 

The information collection 

requirements contained in this 

regulation have been approved by OMB 

under the provisions of 44 U.S.C. 

chapter 35 and have been assigned OMB 

control numbers 0570–0014 and 0570–

0017, in accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995. 

Regulatory Flexibility Act 

In compliance with the Regulatory 

Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601–612), the 

undersigned has determined and 

certified by signature of this document 

that this rule will not have a significant 

economic impact on a substantial 

number of small entities. Some 

provisions published as a part of this 

rule are, in fact, a benefit to small 

entities. Eligibility for the cooperative 

stock purchase program, a program that 

provides loan guarantees for the 

purchase of stock in a cooperative by an 

individual farmer or rancher, has been 

expanded to include more entities. 

Additionally, provisions allow the 

Agency to accept financial statements 

from farmers and ranchers that are 

generally accepted by commercial 

agricultural lenders. Since this rule has 

no significant economic impact on a 

substantial number of small entities, a 

regulatory flexibility analysis was not 

performed. 

Civil Justice Reform 

This interim rule has been reviewed 

under Executive Order 12988, Civil 

Justice Reform. In accordance with this 

Executive Order: (1) All State and local 

laws and regulations that are in conflict 

with this rule will be preempted, (2) no 

retroactive effect will be given to this 

rule, and (3) administrative proceedings 

in accordance with the regulations of 

the Agency at 7 CFR part 11 must be 

exhausted before bringing litigation 

challenging action taken under this rule 

unless those regulations specifically 

allow bringing suit at an earlier time. 

Environmental Impact Statement 

This document has been reviewed in 

accordance with 7 CFR part 1940, 

subpart G, ‘‘Environmental Program.’’ 

RBS has determined that this action 

does not constitute a major Federal 

action significantly affecting the quality 

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of the human environment and, in 

accordance with the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969, 42 

U.S.C. 4321 et seq., an Environmental 

Impact Statement is not required. 

Unfunded Mandates Reform Act 

Title II of the Unfunded Mandates 

Reform Act of 1995 (UMRA), Pub. L. 

104–4, establishes requirements for 

Federal agencies to assess the effects of 

their regulatory actions on State, local, 

and tribal governments and the private 

sector. Under section 202 of the UMRA, 

RBS must prepare a written statement, 

including a cost-benefit analysis, for 

proposed and final rules with ‘‘Federal 

mandates’’ that may result in 

expenditures to State, local or tribal 

governments, in the aggregate, or to the 

private sector, of $100 million or more 

in any 1 year. When such a statement 

is needed for a rule, section 205 of 

UMRA generally requires RBS to 

identify and consider a reasonable 

number of regulatory alternatives and 

adopt the least costly, more costeffective, or least burdensome 

alternative that achieves the objectives 

of the rule. 

This rule contains no Federal 

mandates (under the regulatory 

provisions of title II of the UMRA) for 

State, local, and tribal governments or 

the private sector. Thus, this rule is not 

subject to the requirements of sections 

202 and 205 of the UMRA. 

Executive Order 13132

It has been determined under 

Executive Order 13132, Federalism, that 

this rule does not have sufficient 

federalism implications to warrant the 

preparation of a Federalism Assessment. 

The provisions contained in this rule 

will not have a substantial direct effect 

on States or their political subdivisions 

or on the distribution of power and 

responsibilities among the various 

levels of government.

Background 

The 2002 Farm Bill contains 

provisions to be incorporated into 

existing Business and Industry program 

regulations. Changes include 

specifically adding renewable energy 

systems to eligible loan purposes, 

allowing the Agency to require 

specialized appraisals, and using a 

simplified application for loans of up to 

$600,000. The cooperative stock 

purchase program has also been 

expanded to allow for guaranteed loans 

to purchase stock in existing 

cooperatives, to allow for cooperatives 

whose members receive cooperative 

stock purchase loans to contract for 

services to process agricultural 

commodities or otherwise process 

value-added agricultural products 

during its first 5 years, and to allow the 

Agency to accept financial statements 

from farmers and ranchers that are 

generally accepted by commercial 

agricultural lenders. The 2002 Farm Bill 

also contains provisions (under certain 

conditions) that allow cooperative 

organizations to apply for guaranteed 

loans for the financing of facilities in 

non-rural areas, for the refinancing of 

existing B&I loans, and in amounts up 

to $40 million. 

These revisions are being published 

as an interim final rule because the 

changes being made are mandated by 

sections 6013, 6017, and 6019 of the 

2002 Farm Bill and provide limited 

administrative discretion. This interim 

final rule will be effective 30 days after 

publication, and a final rule will be 

published at a later date addressing any 

comments received. Section 6020 of the 

2002 Farm Bill created a new definition 

of ‘‘rural’’ and ‘‘rural area’’ for the B&I 

Guaranteed Loan Program. Part of that 

new definition precludes loans being 

made in ‘‘* * * a city or town that has 

a population of greater than 50,000 

inhabitants. * * *’’ Many States have 

communities that while not legally 

designated as ‘‘towns’’ under State law 

are the functional equivalent (e.g., 

villages or boroughs, or for which there 

is State law recognition as an 

incorporated general purpose public 

entity). RBS believes it is consistent 

with the intent of the 2002 Farm Bill to 

include these functionally equivalent 

localities in the meaning of ‘‘town’’ and 

proposes to do so in the future. RBS 

requests public comment on this 

position.

List of Subjects in 7 CFR Part 4279

Loan programs—Business and 

industry, Loan Programs—Rural 

development assistance, Rural areas.

■ Accordingly, chapter XLII, title 7, Code 

of Federal Regulations, is amended as 

follows:

CHAPTER XLII—[AMENDED]

PART 4279—GUARANTEED 

LOANMAKING

■ 1. The authority citation for part 4279 

continues to read as follows:

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 1989.

Subpart B—Business and Industry 

Loans

■ 2. Section 4279.108 is amended by 

revising paragraphs (a) introductory text, 

(a)(4), and (c); redesignating paragraph 

(d) as paragraph (e); and by adding a new 

paragraph (d) to read as follows:

§ 4279.108 Eligible borrowers. 

(a) Type of entity. A borrower may be 

a cooperative organization, corporation, 

partnership, or other legal entity 

organized and operated on a profit or 

nonprofit basis; an Indian tribe on a 

Federal or State reservation or other 

Federally recognized tribal group; a 

public body; or an individual. A 

cooperative organization is a 

cooperative or an entity, not chartered 

as a cooperative, that operates as a 

cooperative in that it is owned and 

operated for the benefit of its members, 

including the manner in which it 

distributes its dividends and assets. A 

borrower must be engaged in or 

proposing to engage in a business. 

Business may include manufacturing, 

wholesaling, retailing, providing 

services, or other activities that will:

* * * * *

(4) Reduce reliance on nonrenewable 

energy resources by encouraging the 

development and construction of solar 

energy systems and other renewable 

energy systems (including wind energy 

systems, geothermal energy systems, 

and anaerobic digesters for the purpose 

of energy generation).

* * * * *

(c) Rural area. The business financed 

with a B&I Guaranteed Loan must be 

located in a rural area, except for 

cooperative organizations financed in 

accordance with paragraph (d)(3) of this 

section. Loans to borrowers with 

facilities located in both rural and nonrural areas will be limited to the amount 

necessary to finance the facility in the 

eligible rural area, except for 

cooperative organizations financed in 

accordance with paragraph (d)(3) of this 

section. Rural areas are any areas other 

than: 

(1) A city or town that has a 

population of greater than 50,000 

inhabitants; and 

(2) The urbanized area contiguous and 

adjacent to such a city or town, as 

defined by the U.S. Bureau of the 

Census using the latest decennial census 

of the United States. 

(d) Loans to cooperative 

organizations. (1) B&I loans to eligible 

cooperative organizations may be made 

in principal amounts up to $40 million 

if the project is located in a rural area, 

the cooperative facility being financed 

provides for the value-added processing 

of agricultural commodities, and the 

total amount of loans exceeding $25 

million does not exceed 10 percent of 

the funds available for the fiscal year. 

(2) Cooperative organizations that are 

headquartered in a non-rural area may 

be eligible for a B&I loan if the loan is 

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used for a project or venture that is 

located in a rural area. 

(3) B&I loans to eligible cooperative 

organizations may also be made in nonrural areas provided:

(i) The primary purpose of the loan is 

for a facility to provide value-added 

processing for agricultural producers 

that are located within 80 miles of the 

facility; 

(ii) The applicant satisfactorily 

demonstrates that the primary benefit of 

the loan will be to provide employment 

for rural residents; 

(iii) The principal amount of the loan 

does not exceed $25 million; and 

(iv) The total amount of loans 

guaranteed under this section does not 

exceed 10 percent of the funds available 

for the fiscal year. 

(4) An eligible cooperative 

organization may refinance an existing 

B&I loan provided that the existing loan 

is current and performing, the existing 

loan is not and has not been in payment 

default (more than 30 days late) or the 

collateral of which has not been 

converted, and there is adequate 

security or full collateral for the new 

B&I loan.

* * * * *

■ 3. Section 4279.113 is amended by 

redesignating paragraphs (j) through (aa) 

to be paragraphs (k) through (bb); by 

revising paragraphs (i) and newly 

redesignated paragraph (r); and by 

adding a new paragraph (j) to read as 

follows:

§ 4279.113 Eligible loan purposes.

* * * * *

(i) Purchase of membership, stocks, 

bonds, or debentures necessary to obtain 

a loan from Farm Credit System 

institutions and other lenders provided 

that the purchase is required for all of 

their borrowers. 

(j) Purchase of cooperative stock by 

individual farmers or ranchers in a 

farmer or rancher cooperative 

established for the purpose of 

processing an agricultural commodity. 

(1) The cooperative may contract for 

services to process agricultural 

commodities or otherwise process 

value-added agricultural products 

during the 5-year period beginning on 

the operation startup date of the 

cooperative in order to provide adequate 

time for the planning and construction 

of the processing facility of the 

cooperative.

(2) Notwithstanding §§ 4279.131(d) 

and 4279.137, the individual farmer or 

rancher may provide financial 

information in the manner that is 

generally required by commercial 

agricultural lenders in order to obtain a 

loan.

* * * * *

(r) To refinance outstanding debt 

when it is determined that the project is 

viable and refinancing is necessary to 

improve cash flow and create new or 

save existing jobs. Except as provided 

for in § 4279.108(d)(4) of this subpart, 

existing lender debt may be included 

provided that, at the time of application, 

the loan has been current for at least the 

past 12 months (unless such status is 

achieved by the lender forgiving the 

borrower’s debt), the lender is providing 

better rates or terms, and the refinancing 

is a secondary part (less than 50 

percent) of the overall loan.

* * * * *

■ 4. Section 4279.119(a) is revised to 

read as follows:

§ 4279.119 Loan guarantee limits. 

(a) Loan amount. The total amount of 

Agency loans to one borrower, 

including: The guaranteed and 

unguaranteed portions; the outstanding 

principal and interest balance of any 

existing Agency guaranteed loans; and 

new loan request, must not exceed $10 

million, except as outlined in 

paragraphs (a)(1) and (2) of this section. 

(1) The Administrator may, at the 

Administrator’s discretion, grant an 

exception to the $10 million limit for 

loans of $25 million or less under the 

following circumstances: 

(i) The project to be financed is a 

high-priority project. Priority will be 

determined in accordance with the 

criteria contained in § 4279.155 of this 

subpart; 

(ii) The lender must document to the 

satisfaction of the Agency that the loan 

will not be made and the project will 

not be completed if the guarantee is not 

approved; 

(iii) The percentage of guarantee will 

not exceed 60 percent. No exception to 

this requirement will be approved under 

paragraph (b) of this section for loans 

exceeding $10 million; and 

(iv) Any request for a guaranteed loan 

exceeding the $10 million limit must be 

submitted to the Agency in the form of 

a preapplication. The preapplication 

must be submitted to the National Office 

for review and concurrence before 

encouraging a full application. 

(2) The Secretary, whose authority 

may not be redelegated, may approve 

guaranteed loans in excess of $25 

million, at the Secretary’s discretion, for 

rural cooperative organizations that 

process value-added agricultural 

commodities in accordance with 

§ 4279.108(d)(1) of this subpart.

* * * * *

■ 5. Section 4279.144 is revised to read 

as follows:

§ 4279.144 Appraisals. 

Lenders will be responsible for 

ensuring that appraisal values 

adequately reflect the actual value of the 

collateral. All real property appraisals 

associated with Agency guaranteed 

loanmaking and servicing transactions 

will meet the requirements contained in 

the Financial Institutions Reform, 

Recovery and Enforcement Act 

(FIRREA) of 1989 and the appropriate 

guidelines contained in Standards 1 and 

2 of the Uniform Standards of 

Professional Appraisal Practices 

(USPAP). In accordance with USPAP, 

the Agency will require documentation 

that the appraiser has the necessary 

experience and competency to appraise 

the property in question. All appraisals 

will include consideration of the 

potential effects from a release of 

hazardous substances or petroleum 

products or other environmental 

hazards on the market value of the 

collateral. For additional guidance and 

information concerning the completion 

of real property appraisals, refer to 

‘‘Standard Practices for Environmental 

Site Assessments: Transaction Screen 

Questionnaire’’ and ‘‘Phase I 

Environmental Site Assessment,’’ both 

published by the American Society of 

Testing and Materials. Chattels will be 

evaluated in accordance with normal 

banking practices and generally 

accepted methods of determining value.

■ 6. Section 4279.161 is amended by 

adding a sentence at the end of the 

introductory text and by adding 

paragraph (c) to read as follows:

§ 4279.161 Filing preapplications and 

applications. 

* * * Guaranteed loans of $600,000 

and less may be processed under 

paragraph (b) or (c) of this section, but 

guaranteed loans exceeding $600,000 

must be processed under paragraph (b) 

of this section.

* * * * *

(c) Applications of $600,000 and less. 

Guaranteed loan applications may be 

processed under this paragraph if the 

request does not exceed $400,000. 

Beginning in fiscal year 2004, this limit 

may be increased on a case-by-case basis 

to $600,000 provided that the Agency 

determines that there is not a significant 

increased risk of a default on the loan. 

Applications may be resubmitted under 

paragraph (b) of this section when the 

application under this paragraph 

contains insufficient information for the 

Agency to guarantee the loan. 

Applications submitted under this 

paragraph must use the Agency’s short 

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application form and include the 

information contained in paragraphs 

(b)(3), (5), (7), (8), and (11) of this 

section. The lender must have the 

documentation identified in paragraph 

(b) of this section, with the exception of 

paragraphs (b)(1), (2), (14), and (15), 

available in its file for review.

Dated: November 2, 2004. 

Gilbert Gonzalez, 

Acting Under Secretary, Rural Development.

[FR Doc. 04–24886 Filed 11–8–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–XY–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39

[Docket No. FAA–2004–18579; Directorate 

Identifier 2004–CE–19–AD; Amendment 39–

13856; AD 2004–23–01] 

RIN 2120–AA64

Airworthiness Directives; Pilatus 

Aircraft Ltd. Model PC–7 Airplanes

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: The FAA adopts a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for certain 

Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. (Pilatus) Model PC–

7 airplanes with any Lear Romec 

RR53710B type or Lear Romec 

RR53710K fuel booster pump (Pilatus 

part number 968.84.11.401; 

968.84.11.403; or 968.84.11.404) 

installed. This AD requires you to check 

the airplane logbook to determine 

whether any installed fuel booster pump 

has been modified with spiral wrap to 

protect the wire leads and has the suffix 

letter ‘‘B’’ added to the serial number of 

the fuel booster pump identification 

plate. If any installed fuel booster pump 

has not been modified, you are required 

to inspect any installed fuel booster 

pump wire lead for defects; if defects 

are found, replace the fuel booster pump 

with a modified fuel booster pump with 

spiral wrap that protects the wire leads; 

or if no defects are found, install spiral 

wrap to protect any wire leads and add 

the suffix letter ‘‘B’’ to the serial number 

of the fuel booster pump identification 

plate. The pilot is allowed to do the 

logbook check. If the pilot can positively 

determine that the fuel booster pump 

wire leads with spiral wrap are installed 

following the service information and 

that the suffix letter ‘‘B’’ is included in 

the serial number of the fuel booster 

pump identification plate, no further 

action is required. This AD is the result 

of mandatory continuing airworthiness 

information (MCAI) issued by the 

airworthiness authority for Switzerland. 

We are issuing this AD to detect and 

correct any defects in the leads of any 

fuel booster pump, which could result 

in electrical arcing. This failure could 

lead to a fire or explosion in the fuel 

tank.

DATES: This AD becomes effective on 

December 27, 2004. 

As of December 27, 2004, the Director 

of the Federal Register approved the 

incorporation by reference of certain 

publications listed in the regulation.

ADDRESSES: To get the service 

information identified in this AD, 

contact Pilatus Aircraft Ltd., Customer 

Liaison Manager, CH–6371 Stans, 

Switzerland; telephone: +41 41 619 

6208; facsimile: +41 41 619 7311; email: SupportPC12@pilaltusaircraft.com or from Pilatus Business 

Aircraft Ltd., Product Support 

Department, 11755 Airport Way, 

Broomfield, Colorado 80021; telephone: 

(303) 465–9099; facsimile: (303) 465–

6040. To review this service 

information, go to the National Archives 

and Records Administration (NARA). 

For information on the availability of 

this material at NARA, go to: http://

www.archives.gov/federal_register/

code_of_federal_regulations/

ibr_locations.html or call (202) 741–

6030. 

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 20590–

001 or on the Internet at http://

dms.dot.gov. The docket number is 

FAA–2004–18579.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Doug Rudolph, Aerospace Engineer, 

FAA, Small Airplane Directorate, 901 

Locust, Room 301, Kansas City, 

Missouri 64106; telephone: (816) 329–

4059; facsimile: (816) 329–4090.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Discussion 

What events have caused this AD?

The Federal Office for Civil Aviation 

(FOCA), which is the airworthiness 

authority for Switzerland, recently 

notified FAA that an unsafe condition 

may exist on certain Pilatus Model PC–

7 airplanes. The FOCA reports that there 

have been 11 reports of damaged fuel 

boost pump wire leads from 9 Model 

PC–12 airplanes that have a similar type 

design. Further, the FOCA reports that 

it is possible that the wire leads to the 

left and right fuel pumps are damaged. 

This could possibly cause electrical arcs 

from the leads in an air/fuel mixture. 

What is the potential impact if FAA 

took no action? Any electrical arcing 

could lead to a fire or explosion in the 

fuel tank. 

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 certain 

Pilatus Model PC–7 airplanes with any 

Lear Romec RR53710B type or Lear 

Romec RR53710K fuel booster pump 

(Pilatus part number 968.84.11.401; 

968.84.11.403; or 968.84.11.404) 

installed. This proposal was published 

in the Federal Register as a notice of 

proposed rulemaking (NPRM) on 

August 20, 2004 (69 FR 516161). The 

NPRM proposed to require you to check 

the airplane logbook to determine 

whether any installed fuel booster pump 

has been modified with spiral wrap to 

protect the wire leads and has the suffix 

letter ‘‘B’’ added to the serial number of 

the fuel booster pump identification 

plate. If any installed fuel booster pump 

has not been modified, you are required 

to inspect any installed fuel booster 

pump wire lead for defects; if defects 

are found, replace the fuel booster pump 

with a modified fuel booster pump with 

spiral wrap that protects the wire leads; 

or if no defects are found, install spiral 

wrap to protect any wire leads and add 

the suffix letter ‘‘B’’ to the serial number 

of the fuel booster pump identification 

plate. The pilot is allowed to do the 

logbook check. If the pilot can positively 

determine that the fuel booster pump 

wire leads with spiral wrap are installed 

following the service information and 

that the suffix letter ‘‘B’’ is included in 

the serial number of the fuel booster 

pump identification plate, no further 

action is required.

Comments 

Was the public invited to comment?

We provided the public the opportunity 

to participate in developing this AD. We 

received no comments on the proposal 

or on the determination of the cost to 

the public. 

Conclusion 

What is FAA’s final determination on 

this issue? We have carefully reviewed 

the available data and determined that 

air safety and the public interest require 

adopting the AD as proposed except for 

minor editorial corrections. We have 

determined that these minor 

corrections:

—Are consistent with the intent that 

was proposed in the NPRM for 

correcting the unsafe condition; and 

—Do not add any additional burden 

upon the public than was already 

proposed in the NPRM.