65388 Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 218 / Friday, November 12, 2004 / Proposed Rules 

CATTLE AND CALVES 1—Continued

State/unit (1,000 Head) Directors 

22. New York ........................................................................................................................................................... 1,420 1 

23. North Carolina ................................................................................................................................................... 910 1 

24. North Dakota ..................................................................................................................................................... 1,867 2 

25. Ohio ................................................................................................................................................................... 1,233 1 

26. Oklahoma .......................................................................................................................................................... 5,233 5 

27. Oregon ............................................................................................................................................................... 1,400 1 

28. Pennsylvania ..................................................................................................................................................... 1,637 2 

29. South Dakota ..................................................................................................................................................... 3,767 4 

30. Tennessee ......................................................................................................................................................... 2,227 2 

31. Texas ................................................................................................................................................................. 13,833 14 

32. Utah ................................................................................................................................................................... 887 1 

33. Virginia ............................................................................................................................................................... 1,607 2 

34. Wisconsin .......................................................................................................................................................... 3,333 3 

35. Wyoming ............................................................................................................................................................ 1,387 1 

36. Northwest ........................................................................................................................................................... ........................ 1 

Alaska ............................................................................................................................................................... 12 ........................

Hawaii ............................................................................................................................................................... 153 ........................

Washington ....................................................................................................................................................... 1,117 ........................

Total ........................................................................................................................................................... 1,408 ........................

37. Northeast ........................................................................................................................................................... ........................ 1 

Connecticut ....................................................................................................................................................... 57 ........................

Delaware ........................................................................................................................................................... 24 ........................

Maine ................................................................................................................................................................ 94 ........................

Massachusetts .................................................................................................................................................. 50 ........................

New Hampshire ................................................................................................................................................ 40 ........................

New Jersey ....................................................................................................................................................... 45 ........................

Rhode Island .................................................................................................................................................... 6 ........................

Vermont ............................................................................................................................................................ 285 ........................

Total ........................................................................................................................................................... 600 ........................

38. Mid-Atlantic ........................................................................................................................................................ ........................ 1 

District of Columbia .......................................................................................................................................... 0 ........................

Maryland ........................................................................................................................................................... 240 ........................

West Virginia .................................................................................................................................................... 400 ........................

Total ........................................................................................................................................................... 640 ........................

39. Southeast ........................................................................................................................................................... ........................ 2 

Georgia ............................................................................................................................................................. 1,260 ........................

South Carolina .................................................................................................................................................. 430 ........................

Total ........................................................................................................................................................... 1,690 ........................

40. Importer 2 ........................................................................................................................................................... 8,378 8 

1 2002, 2003, and 2004 average of January 1 cattle inventory data. 

2 2001, 2002, and 2003 average of annual import data. 

* * * * *

Dated: November 5, 2004. 

A.J. Yates, 

Administrator, Agricultural Marketing 

Service.

[FR Doc. 04–25198 Filed 11–10–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–02–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2004–19443; Directorate 

Identifier 2004–CE–32–AD] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; EXTRA 

Flugzeugbau GmbH Model EA–300 and 

EA–300/S Airplanes

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: The FAA proposes to 

supersede Airworthiness Directive (AD) 

98–03–14, which applies to certain 

EXTRA Flugzeugbau GmbH (EXTRA) 

Model EA–300 and EA–300/S airplanes. 

AD 98–03–14 currently requires you to 

inspect the upper longeron cutoutbridge for cracks, repairing any cracks 

found, and modifying this area. This 

proposed AD would retain the actions of 

AD 98–03–14 and incorporate new 

service information. For owner/

operators of the affected airplanes that 

were able to do the modification 

required in AD 98–03–14, no further 

action would be required. This 

proposed AD results from mandatory 

continuing airworthiness information 

(MCAI) issued by the airworthiness 

authority for Germany. We are issuing 

this proposed AD to detect and correct 

cracks in the upper longeron cutoutbridge, which could cause the upper 

longeron cutout-bridge to fail resulting 

in structural damage to the fuselage. 

Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 218 / Friday, November 12, 2004 / Proposed Rules 65389

This condition could lead to loss of 

control of the airplane.

DATES: We must receive any comments 

on this proposed AD by December 15, 

2004.

ADDRESSES: Use one of the following to 

submit comments on this proposed AD: 

• DOT Docket Web site: Go to

http://dms.dot.gov and follow the 

instructions for sending your comments 

electronically. 

• Government-wide rulemaking Web 

site: Go to http://www.regulations.gov

and follow the instructions for sending 

your comments electronically. 

• Mail: Docket Management Facility; 

U.S. Department of Transportation, 400 

Seventh Street, SW., Nassif Building, 

Room PL–401, Washington, DC 20590–

001. 

• Fax: 1–202–493–2251. 

• Hand Delivery: Room PL–401 on 

the plaza level of the Nassif Building, 

400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, 

DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, except Federal holidays. 

To get the service information 

identified in this proposed AD, contact 

Extra Flugzeubau GmbH, Flugplatz 

Dinslaken, D–46569 Hu ̈nxe, Germany. 

To view the comments to this 

proposed AD, go to http://dms.dot.gov.

The docket number is FAA–2004–

19443.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karl 

Schletzbaum, Aerospace Engineer, 

Small Airplane Directorate, 901 Locust, 

Room 301, Kansas City, MO 64106; 

telephone: (816) 329–4146; facsimile: 

(816) 329–4090.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Comments Invited 

How do I comment on this proposed 

AD? We invite you to submit any 

written relevant data, views, or 

arguments regarding this proposal. Send 

your comments to an address listed 

under ADDRESSES. Include the docket 

number, ‘‘FAA–2004–19443; Directorate 

Identifier 2004–CE–32–AD’’ at the 

beginning of your comments. We will 

post all comments we receive, without 

change, to http://dms.dot.gov, including 

any personal information you provide. 

We will also post a report summarizing 

each substantive verbal contact with 

FAA personnel concerning this 

proposed rulemaking. Using the search 

function of our docket Web site, anyone 

can find and read the comments 

received into any of our dockets, 

including the name of the individual 

who sent the comment (or signed the 

comment on behalf of an association, 

business, labor union, etc.). This is 

docket number FAA–2004–19443. You 

may review the DOT’s complete Privacy 

Act Statement in the Federal Register

published on April 11, 2000

(65 FR 19477–78), or you may visit 

http://dms.dot.gov.

Are there any specific portions of this 

proposed AD I should pay attention to?

We specifically invite comments on the 

overall regulatory, economic, 

environmental, and energy aspects of 

this proposed AD. If you contact us 

through a nonwritten communication 

and that contact relates to a substantive 

part of this proposed AD, we will 

summarize the contact and place the 

summary in the docket. We will 

consider all comments received by the 

closing date and may amend this 

proposed AD in light of those comments 

and contacts. 

Docket Information 

Where can I go to view the docket 

information? You may view the AD 

docket that contains the proposal, any 

comments received, and any final 

disposition in person at the DMS Docket 

Offices between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. 

(eastern standard time), Monday 

through Friday, except Federal holidays. 

The Docket Office (telephone 1–800–

647–5227) is located on the plaza level 

of the Department of Transportation 

NASSIF Building at the street address 

stated in ADDRESSES. You may also view 

the AD docket on the Internet at

http://dms.dot.gov. The comments will 

be available in the AD docket shortly 

after the DMS receives them. 

Discussion 

Has FAA taken any action to this 

point? The Luftfahart-Bundesamt (LBA), 

which is the airworthiness authority for 

Germany, notified us that life cycle 

testing of the upper longeron cutoutbridge revealed potential cracks. This 

condition caused us to issue AD 98–03–

14, Amendment 39–10307 (63 FR 5881, 

February 5, 1998). AD 98–03–14 

currently requires you to do the 

following for certain EXTRA Model EA–

300 and EA–300/S airplanes: 

• Inspect the upper longeron cutoutbridge for cracks; 

• Repair any cracks you find; and 

• Modify this area. 

You were required to do these actions 

following EXTRA Service Bulletin EA–

300 & EA–300/S, Doc: SB–300–3–93, 

Issue: A, Date: January 12, 1994. 

What has happened since AD 98–03–

14 to initiate this proposed action? LBA 

notified FAA of the need to change AD 

98–03–14. The LBA reports that not all 

affected airplanes could have the 

required modification done following 

EXTRA Service Bulletin EA–300 & EA–

300/S, Doc: SB–300–3–93, Issue: A, 

Date: January 12, 1994. 

Installing the new steel sleeves may 

cause distortion to the upper longeron 

bridge cutout and the fuselage. The 

distortion may cause misalignment of 

the steel sleeves fore and aft of the 

cutouts. 

This caused EXTRA to issue a new 

service bulletin. The new service 

bulletin includes additional procedures 

for modifying the upper longeron 

cutout-bridge. If you modify the upper 

longeron bridge-cutout following 

Procedure II, the new service bulletin 

specifies replacing the new bridges 

every 1,000 hours time-in-service (TIS). 

What is the potential impact if FAA 

took no action? If not detected and 

corrected, cracks in the upper longeron 

cutout-bridge could cause the upper 

longeron cutout-bridge to fail, which 

could result in structural damage to the 

fuselage. This failure could lead to loss 

of control of the airplane. 

Is there service information that 

applies to this subject? EXTRA has 

issued Service Bulletin EA–300 & EA–

300/S Doc: SB–300–3–93, Issue: B, Date: 

June 10, 1998.

What are the provisions of this service 

information? The service bulletin 

includes procedures for: 

• Inspecting the upper longeron 

cutout-bridge for cracks; 

• Repairing any cracks found in the 

upper longeron cutout-bridge; 

• Modifying the upper longeron 

cutout-bridge using Procedure I or 

Procedure II; and 

• If Procedure II was used, replacing 

the new bridges every 1,000 hours TIS. 

What action did the LBA take? The 

LBA classified this service bulletin as 

mandatory and issued German AD 

Number D–1994–043R1, dated May 17, 

2004, to ensure the continued 

airworthiness of these airplanes in 

Germany. 

Did the LBA inform the United States 

under the bilateral airworthiness 

agreement? These EXTRA Model EA–

300 and EA–300/S airplanes are 

manufactured in Germany and are typecertificated for operation in the United 

States under the provisions of section 

21.29 of the Federal Aviation 

Regulations (14 CFR 21.29) and the 

applicable bilateral airworthiness 

agreement. 

Under this bilateral airworthiness 

agreement, the LBA has kept us 

informed of the situation described 

above. 

FAA’s Determination and Requirements 

of This Proposed AD 

What has FAA decided? We have 

examined the LBA’s findings, reviewed 

all available information, and 

determined that AD action is necessary 

65390 Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 218 / Friday, November 12, 2004 / Proposed Rules 

for products of this type design that are 

certificated for operation in the United 

States. 

Since the unsafe condition described 

previously is likely to exist or develop 

on other EXTRA Model EA–300 and 

EA–300/S airplanes of the same type 

design that are registered in the United 

States, we are proposing AD action. The 

proposed AD is to detect and correct 

cracks in the upper longeron cutoutbridge, which could result in structural 

damage to the fuselage. This failure 

could lead to loss of control of the 

airplane. 

What would this proposed AD 

require? This proposed AD would 

supersede 98–03–14 with a new AD that 

would retain the actions required in AD 

98–03–14 and incorporate new service 

information. 

How does the revision to 14 CFR part 

39 affect this proposed AD? On July 10, 

2002, we published a new version of 14 

CFR part 39 (67 FR 47997, July 22, 

2002), which governs FAA’s AD system. 

This regulation now includes material 

that relates to altered products, special 

flight permits, and alternative methods 

of compliance. This material previously 

was included in each individual AD. 

Since this material is included in 14 

CFR part 39, we will not include it in 

future AD actions. 

Costs of Compliance 

How many airplanes would this 

proposed AD impact? We estimate that 

this proposed AD affects 54 airplanes in 

the U.S. registry. 

What would be the cost impact of this 

proposed AD on owners/operators of the 

affected airplanes? We estimate the 

following costs to do the proposed 

inspection:

Labor cost Parts cost Total cost

per airplane 

Total cost on U.S.

operators 

3 workhours × $65 per hour = $195 ........................................................ Not applicable ........... $195 $195 × $54 = $10,530. 

We estimate the following costs to do 

any necessary repairs that would be 

required based on the results of this 

proposed inspection. We have no way of 

determining the number of airplanes 

that may need this repair:

Labor cost Parts cost Total cost per airplane 

10 workhours × $65 per hour = $650 ...................................................................................................... $200 $650 + $200 = $850. 

What is the difference between the 

cost impact of this proposed AD and the 

cost impact of AD 98–03–14? The 

difference between the cost impact of 

AD 98–03–14 and this proposed AD is 

the proposed replacement of the new 

bridges every 1,000 hours TIS if the 

upper longeron bridge-cutout is 

modified following Procedure II of the 

new service bulletin. 

Regulatory Findings 

Would this proposed AD impact 

various entities? We have determined 

that this proposed AD would not have 

federalism implications under Executive 

Order 13132. This proposed AD would 

not have a substantial direct effect on 

the States, on the relationship between 

the national Government and the States, 

or on the distribution of power and 

responsibilities among the various 

levels of government. 

Would this proposed AD involve a 

significant rule or regulatory action? For 

the reasons discussed above, I certify 

that this proposed AD: 

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 proposed 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. 

2004–CE–32–AD’’ in your request.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39 

Air transportation, Aircraft, Aviation 

safety, Safety.

The Proposed Amendment 

Accordingly, under the authority 

delegated to me by the Administrator, 

the Federal Aviation Administration 

proposes to amend 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) 

98–03–14, Amendment 39–10307 (63 

FR 5881, February 5, 1998), and by 

adding a new AD to read as follows:

EXTRA Flugzeugbau GmbH: Docket No. 

FAA–2004–19443; Directorate Identifier 

2004–CE–32–AD; Supersedes AD 98–03–

14, Amendment 39–10307. 

When Is the Last Date I Can Submit 

Comments on This Proposed AD? 

(a) We must receive comments on this 

proposed airworthiness directive (AD) by 

December 15, 2004. 

What Other ADs Are Affected by This 

Action? 

(b) This AD supersedes AD 98–03–14, 

Amendment 39–10307. 

What Airplanes Are Affected by This AD? 

(c) This AD affects the following airplane 

models and serial numbers that: 

(i) are certificated in any category; and 

(ii) have not had the left-hand (LH) and 

right-hand (RH) upper longeron bridgecutouts inspected and modified following 

EXTRA Service Bulletin EA–300 & EA–300/

S Doc: SB–300–3–93, Issue: A, Date: January 

12, 1994.

Model Serial numbers 

EA–300 .......... V1 and 01 through 50. 

EA–300/S ...... 1 through 17. 

What Is the Unsafe Condition Presented in 

This AD? 

(d) This AD is the result of mandatory 

continuing airworthiness information (MCAI) 

issued by the airworthiness authority for 

Germany. The actions specified in this AD 

are intended to detect and correct cracks in 

the upper longeron cutout-bridge, which 

could cause the upper longeron cutout-bridge 

to fail resulting in structural damage to the 

fuselage. This condition could lead to loss of 

control of the airplane. 

What Must I Do To Address This Problem? 

(e) To address this problem, you must do 

the following:

Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 218 / Friday, November 12, 2004 / Proposed Rules 65391

Actions Compliance Procedures 

(1) Inspect the LH and RH upper longeron cutout-bridge, part number (P/N) PC–23102.1X) 

for cracks.

Upon accumulating 1,000 hours time-in-service (TIS) on the upper longeron or within 

the next 100 hours TIS after March 16, 

1998 (the effective date of AD 98–03–14), 

whichever occurs later, unless already done.

Follow EXTRA Service Bulletin EA–300 & 

EA–300/S Doc: SB–300–3–93, Issue: A, 

Date: January 12, 1994; or EXTRA Service 

Bulletin EA–300 & EA–300/S Doc: SB–300–

3–93, Issue: B, Date: June 10, 1998. 

(2) If you find any cracks in the upper longeron 

cutout-bridged during the inspection required 

in paragraph (e)(1) of this AD, do the following: 

(i) Repair any cracks; and 

(ii) Modify the upper longeron cutout-bridge. 

Before further flight after the inspection required in paragraph (e)(1) of this AD, unless 

already done.

Follow EXTRA Service Bulletin EA–300 & 

EA–300/S Doc: SB–300–3–93, Issue: A, 

Date: January 12, 1994; or EXTRA Service 

Bulletin EA–300 & EA–300/S Doc: SB–300–

3–93, Issue: B, Date: June 10, 1998. 

(3) If you do not find any cracks in the upper 

longeron cutout-bridge during the inspection 

required in paragraph (e)(1) of this AD, you 

must still modify the upper longeron cutoutbridge.

Before further flight after the inspection required in paragraph (e)(1) of this AD, unless 

already done.

Follow EXTRA Service Bulletin EA–300 & 

EA–300/S Doc: SB–300–3–93, Issue: A, 

Date: January 12, 1994; or EXTRA Service 

Bulletin EA–300 & EA–300/S Doc: SB–300–

3–93, Issue: B, Date: June 10, 1998. 

(4) If you modified the upper longeron cutoutbridge following EXTRA Service Bulletin EA–

300 & EA–300/S Doc: SB–300–3–93, Issue: 

A, Date: January 12, 1994, or EXTRA Service Bulletin EA–300 & EA–300/S Doc: SB–

300–3–93, Issue: B, Date: June 10, 1998, 

Procedure I, you do not need to do any further actions. 

As of the effective date of this AD ................... As stated in EXTRA Service Bulletin EA–300 

& EA–300/S Doc: SB–300–3–93, Issue: A, 

Date: January 12, 1994, or EXTRA Service 

Bulletin EA–300 & EA–300/S Doc: SB–300–

3–93, Issue: B, Date: June 10, 1998. 

(5) If you modified the upper longeron cutoutbridge following Procedure II of EXTRA 

Service Bulletin EA–300 & EA–300/S Doc: 

SB–300–3–93, Issue: B, Date: June 10, 

1998, you must replace the new internal 

bridges every 1,000 hours TIS.

As of the effective date of this Ad .................... As stated EXTRA Service Bulletin EA–300 & 

EA–300/S Doc: SB–300–3–93, Issue: A, 

Date: January 12, 1994; or EXTRA Service 

Bulletin EA–300 & EA–300/S Doc: SB–300–

3–93, Issue: B, Date: June 10, 1998. 

May I Request an Alternative Method of 

Compliance? 

(f) You may request a different method of 

compliance or a different compliance time 

for this AD by following the procedures in 14 

CFR 39.19. Unless FAA authorizes otherwise, 

send your request to your principal 

inspector. The principal inspector may add 

comments and will send your request to the 

Manager, Standards Office, Small Airplane 

Directorate, FAA. For information on any 

already approved alternative methods of 

compliance, contact Karl Schletzbaum, 

Aerospace Engineer, Small Airplane 

Directorate, 901 Locust, Room 301, Kansas 

City, MO 64106; telephone: (816) 329–4146; 

facsimile: (816) 329–4090. 

Is There Other Information That Relates to 

This Subject? 

(g) German AD Number D–1994–043R1, 

dated May 17, 2004, also addresses the 

subject of this AD. 

May I Get Copies of the Documents 

Referenced in This AD? 

(h) To get copies of the documents 

referenced in this AD, contact Extra 

Flugzeubau GmbH, Flugplatz Dinslaken, D–

46569 Hu ̈nxe, Germany. To view the AD 

docket, go to the Docket Management 

Facility; U.S. Department of Transportation, 

400 Seventh Street, SW., Nassif Building, 

Room PL–401, Washington, DC, or on the 

Internet at http://dms.dot.gov. This is docket 

number FAA–2004–19443.

Issued in Kansas City, Missouri, on 

November 5, 2004. 

James E. Jackson, 

Acting Manager, Small Airplane Directorate, 

Aircraft Certification Service.

[FR Doc. 04–25193 Filed 11–10–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2004–19568; Directorate 

Identifier 2004–NM–112–AD] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Dornier 

Model 328–300 Series Airplanes

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: The FAA proposes to adopt a 

new airworthiness directive (AD) for 

certain Dornier Model 328–300 series 

airplanes. This proposed AD would 

require repetitive inspections for 

discrepancies of the heat pack rotor 

assembly and rotor drive clips of the 

brake unit of the main landing gear 

(MLG), and replacing the assembly if 

any discrepancy is found. This 

proposed AD is prompted by reports of 

cracking and breakage of the heat pack 

rotor assemblies. We are proposing this 

AD to find and fix discrepancies of the 

heat pack rotor assembly of the brake 

unit of the MLG and consequent loss of 

braking capability, which could result 

in the airplane overrunning the runway 

during take-off or landing.

DATES: We must receive comments on 

this proposed AD by December 13, 

2004.

ADDRESSES: Use one of the following 

addresses to submit comments on this 

proposed AD. 

• DOT Docket Web site: Go to

http://dms.dot.gov and follow the 

instructions for sending your comments 

electronically. 

• Government-wide rulemaking Web 

site: Go to http://www.regulations.gov

and follow the instructions for sending 

your comments electronically. 

• Mail: Docket Management Facility, 

U.S. Department of Transportation, 400 

Seventh Street SW., Nassif Building, 

room PL–401, Washington, DC 20590. 

• By fax: (202) 493–2251. 

• Hand Delivery: Room PL–401 on 

the plaza level of the Nassif Building, 

400 Seventh Street SW., 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 AvCraft 

Aerospace GmbH, P.O. Box 1103, D–

82230 Wessling, Germany.