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required by paragraph (f)(1) or (g)(1) of this 

AD. 

(h) Definition of Shop Visit 

For the purpose of this AD, the term shop 

visit means the induction of an engine into 

the shop for maintenance where the front 

combustion liner is exposed, or when the 04 

module has been removed from the engine, 

or when the engine has been removed from 

service as a result of paragraph (f)(2) or (g)(2) 

of this AD. 

(i) Credit for Previous Action 

An initial or repetitive inspection 

performed before the effective date of this AD 

using RR ASB No. RB.211–72–AG456, dated 

September 9, 2010, satisfies the initial 

inspection requirement in paragraph (f) or 

repetitive inspection requirement in 

paragraph (g) of this AD. 

(j) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs) 

The Manager, Engine Certification Office, 

may approve AMOCs for this AD. Use the 

procedures found in 14 CFR 39.19 to make 

your request. 

(k) Related Information 

(1) For more information about this AD, 

contact Alan Strom, Aerospace Engineer, 

Engine Certification Office, FAA, Engine & 

Propeller Directorate, 12 New England 

Executive Park, Burlington, MA 01803; 

email: alan.strom@faa.gov; phone: 781–238– 

7143; fax: 781–238–7199. 

(2) Refer to European Aviation Safety 

Agency AD 2011–0080, dated May 6, 2011, 

for related information. 

(l) Material Incorporated by Reference 

(1) You must use the following service 

information to do the actions required by this 

AD, unless the AD specifies otherwise. The 

Director of the Federal Register approved the 

incorporation by reference (IBR) under 5 

U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51. 

(i) Rolls-Royce plc Alert Service Bulletin 

No. RB.211–72–AG456, Revision 1, dated 

November 4, 2011. 

(ii) Rolls-Royce plc Alert Service Bulletin 

No. RB.211–72–AG456, dated September 9, 

2010. 

(2) For service information identified in 

this AD, contact Rolls-Royce plc, P.O. Box 

31, Derby, DE24 8BJ, United Kingdom; 

phone: 011 44 1332 242424; fax: 011 44 1332 

249936; email: http://www.rolls-royce.com/ 

contact/civil_team.jsp; or Web: https:// 

www.aeromanager.com. 

(3) You may review copies of the service 

information at the FAA, Engine & Propeller 

Directorate, 12 New England Executive Park, 

Burlington, MA. For information on the 

availability of this material at the FAA, call 

781–238–7125. 

(4) You may also review copies of the 

service information 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 Burlington, Massachusetts, on 

February 22, 2012. 

Peter A. White, 

Manager, Engine & Propeller Directorate, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2012–5371 Filed 3–6–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2009–0201; Directorate 

Identifier 2008–NE–47–AD; Amendment 39– 

16972; AD 2010–11–09R1] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Thielert 

Aircraft Engines GmbH (TAE) 

Reciprocating Engines 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: We are revising an existing 

airworthiness directive (AD) for TAE 

models TAE 125–01 and TAE 125–02– 

99 reciprocating engines installed on, 

but not limited to, Diamond Aircraft 

Industries Model DA 42 airplanes. That 

AD currently requires initial and 

repetitive replacements of proportional 

pressure reducing valves (PPRVs) (also 

known as propeller control valves). This 

new AD relaxes the repetitive 

replacement interval from a 300-hour 

interval to a 600-hour interval for 

PPRVs, P/N 05–7212–E002801, on TAE 

125–02–99 engine. This AD was 

prompted by TAE increasing the life of 

the PPRV, part number (P/N) 05–7212– 

E002801, on TAE 125–02–99 engines 

from 300 to 600 hours. We are issuing 

this AD to prevent engine in-flight 

shutdown, possibly resulting in reduced 

control of the aircraft. 

DATES: This AD is effective April 11, 

2012. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of a certain publication listed in the AD 

as of April 11, 2012. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of certain other publications listed in 

this AD as of July 13, 2010 (75 FR 

32253, June 8, 2010). 

ADDRESSES: For service information 

identified in this AD, contact Thielert 

Aircraft Engines GmbH, Platanenstrasse 

14 D–09350, Lichtenstein, Germany; 

phone: +49–37204–696–0; fax: +49– 

37204–696–2912; email: 

info@centurion-engines.com. You may 

review copies of the referenced service 

information at the FAA, Engine & 

Propeller Directorate, 12 New England 

Executive Park, Burlington, MA. For 

information on the availability of this 

material at the FAA, call 781–238–7125. 

Examining the AD Docket 

You may examine the AD docket on 

the Internet at http:// 

www.regulations.gov; or in person at the 

Docket Management Facility between 

9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through 

Friday, except Federal holidays. The AD 

docket contains this AD, the regulatory 

evaluation, any comments received, and 

other information. The address for the 

Docket Office (phone: 800–647–5527) is 

Document Management Facility, 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: 

Alan Strom, Aerospace Engineer, Engine 

Certification Office, FAA, Engine & 

Propeller Directorate, 12 New England 

Executive Park, Burlington, MA 01803; 

phone: 781–238–7143; fax: 781–238– 

7199; email: alan.strom@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Discussion 

We issued a notice of proposed 

rulemaking (NPRM) to amend 14 CFR 

part 39 to revise AD 2010–11–09, 

Amendment 39–16314 (75 FR 32253, 

June 8, 2010). That AD applies to the 

specified products. The NPRM 

published in the Federal Register on 

November 22, 2011 (76 FR 72128). That 

NPRM proposed to retain all of the 

requirements of AD 2010–11–09, except 

the repetitive replacement interval in 

paragraph (e)(2). This AD relaxes the 

repetitive 300-hour replacement interval 

to a 600-hour interval. 

Comments 

We gave the public the opportunity to 

participate in developing this AD. We 

received no comments on the NPRM (76 

FR 72128, November 22, 2011). 

Conclusion 

We reviewed the relevant data and 

determined that air safety and the 

public interest require adopting the AD 

as proposed. 

Costs of Compliance 

We estimate that this AD affects about 

300 TAE 125–01 and TAE 125–02–99 

reciprocating engines installed in 

Diamond Aircraft Industries Model DA 

42 airplanes of U.S. registry. We also 

estimate that it will take 0.25 work-hour 

per engine to replace a PPRV and install 

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assembly. The average labor rate is $85 

per work-hour. Required parts cost 

about $275 per product. Based on these 

figures, we estimate the cost of the AD 

on U.S. operators to be $88,875. 

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, 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) 

2010–11–09, Amendment 39–16314 (75 

FR 32253, June 8, 2010), and adding the 

following new AD: 

2010–11–09R1 Thielert Aircraft Engines 

GmbH: Amendment 39–16972; Docket 

No. FAA–2009–0201; Directorate 

Identifier 2008–NE–47–AD. 

(a) Effective Date 

This AD is effective April 11, 2012. 

(b) Affected ADs 

This AD revises AD 2010–11–09, 

Amendment 39–16314 (75 FR 32253, June 8, 

2010). 

(c) Applicability 

This AD applies to Thielert Aircraft 

Engines GmbH (TAE) models TAE 125–01 

and TAE 125–02–99 reciprocating engines 

designated with part number (P/N) 05–7200– 

K000301 or 02–7200–14017R1. The engines 

are installed on, but not limited to, Diamond 

Aircraft Industries Model DA 42 airplanes. 

(d) Unsafe Condition 

This AD was prompted by engine in-flight 

shutdown incidents reported on Diamond 

Aircraft Industries DA 42 airplanes equipped 

with TAE 125 engines. The investigations 

showed that it was mainly the result of 

failure of the proportional pressure reducing 

valve (PPRV) (also known as the propeller 

control valve) due to high vibrations. Since 

the release of European Aviation Safety 

Agency (EASA) AD 2008–0145, the engine 

gearbox has been identified as the primary 

source of vibrations for the PPRV, and it has 

also been determined that failure of the 

electrical connection to the PPRV could have 

contributed to some power loss events or inflight shutdowns. We are issuing this AD to 

prevent engine in-flight shutdown, possibly 

resulting in reduced control of the aircraft. 

(e) Actions and Compliance 

Unless already done, do the following 

actions. 

(f) TAE 125–02–99 Reciprocating Engines 

(1) Initial PPRV Replacement 

For TAE 125–02–99 reciprocating engines 

with engine, P/N 05–7200–K000301, within 

55 flight hours after the effective date of this 

AD: 

(i) Replace the existing PPRV with PPRV, 

P/N 05–7212–E002801. Use paragraphs A. 

through B. of TAE Service Bulletin (SB) No. 

TM TAE 125–1007 P1, Revision 3, dated 

October 17, 2011, or SB No. TM TAE 125– 

1007 P1, Revision 2, dated April 29, 2009, to 

do the replacement. 

(ii) Install a vibration isolator, P/N 05– 

7212–K022302, to the gearbox assembly. Use 

paragraphs 1 through 20 of TAE SB No. TM 

TAE 125–1009 P1, Revision 3, dated October 

14, 2009, to do the installation. 

(2) Repetitive PPRV Replacements 

Thereafter, within every 600 flight hours, 

replace the PPRV, P/N 05–7212–E002801, 

with the same P/N PPRV. 

(g) TAE 125–01 Reciprocating Engines 

(1) Initial PPRV Replacement 

For TAE 125–01 reciprocating engines with 

engine, P/N 02–7200–14017R1, within 55 

flight hours after the effective date of this AD: 

(i) Replace the existing PPRV with a PPRV, 

P/N NM–0000–0124501 or P/N 05–7212– 

K021401. Use paragraph 1 of TAE SB No. TM 

TAE 125–0018, Revision 1, dated November 

12, 2008, to do the replacement. 

(ii) Inspect the electrical connectors of the 

PPRV and replace the connectors if damaged, 

and install a vibration isolator, P/N 05–7212– 

K023801, to the gearbox assembly. Use 

paragraphs 1 through 27 of TAE SB No. TM 

TAE 125–0020, Revision 1, dated November 

25, 2009, to do the inspection and 

installation. 

(2) Repetitive PPRV Replacements 

Thereafter, within every 300 flight hours, 

replace the PPRV with a PPRV, P/N NM– 

0000–0124501 or P/N 05–7212–K021401. 

(h) FAA Differences 

(1) We have found it necessary to not 

reference the second paragraph of the unsafe 

condition from the MCAI EASA AD 2009– 

0224. That sentence stated that the problem 

has only manifested itself on those TAE 

engines installed on Diamond Aircraft 

Industries DA 42 aircraft. The affected 

engines which require a PPRV could be used 

on other make and model airplanes in the 

future. 

(2) We also did not reference the February 

28, 2010 compliance date, which is in EASA 

AD 2009–0193R1, or the January 31, 2010 

compliance date which is in EASA AD 2009– 

0224. 

(i) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs) 

The Manager, Engine Certification Office, 

FAA, may approve AMOCs for this AD. Use 

the procedures found in 14 CFR 39.19 to 

make your request. 

(j) Related Information 

(1) Refer to EASA AD 2009–0224, dated 

October 20, 2009 (TAE 125–02–99), and 

EASA AD 2009–0193R1, dated December 1, 

2009 (TAE 125–01), for related information. 

(2) For more information about this AD, 

contact Alan Strom, Aerospace Engineer, 

Engine Certification Office, FAA, Engine & 

Propeller Directorate, 12 New England 

Executive Park, Burlington, MA 01803; 

phone: 781–238–7143; fax: 781–238–7199; 

email: alan.strom@faa.gov, for more 

information about this AD. 

(3) For service information identified in 

this AD, contact Thielert Aircraft Engines 

GmbH, Platanenstrasse 14 D–09350, 

Lichtenstein, Germany, phone: +49–37204– 

696–0; fax: +49–37204–696–2912; email: 

info@centurion-engines.com 


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1 17 CFR 200.735–8(b)(1). 

2 17 CFR 200.735–8(b)(1). 

3 5 U.S.C. 601(2) and 5 U.S.C. 804(3)(C). 

4 5 U.S.C. 804. 

5 44 U.S.C. 3501–3520. 

6 17 CFR 240.23(a)(2). 

7 17 CFR 240.23(a). 

(k) Material Incorporated by Reference 

(1) The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

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

51. 

(2) You must use the following service 

information to do the actions required by this 

AD, unless the AD specifies otherwise. 

(3) The following service information was 

approved for IBR on April 11, 2012. 

(i) Thielert Aircraft Engines (TAE) GmbH, 

TAE Service Bulletin (SB) No. TM TAE 125– 

1007 P1, Revision 3, October 17, 2011. 

(4) The following service information was 

approved for IBR on July 13, 2010 (75 FR 

32253, June 8, 2010). 

(i) Thielert Aircraft Engines (TAE) GmbH, 

TAE SB No. TM TAE 125–1007 P1, Revision 

2, April 29, 2009. 

(ii) Thielert Aircraft Engines (TAE) GmbH, 

TAE SB No. TM TAE 125–1009 P1, Revision 

3, dated October 14, 2009. 

(iii) Thielert Aircraft Engines (TAE) GmbH, 

TAE SB No. TM TAE 125–0020, including 

Annexes A and B, Revision 1, dated 

November 25, 2009. 

(iv) Thielert Aircraft Engines (TAE) GmbH, 

TAE SB No. TM TAE 125–0018, Revision 1, 

dated November 12, 2008. 

(5) For service information identified in 

this AD, contact Thielert Aircraft Engines 

GmbH, Platanenstrasse 14 D–09350, 

Lichtenstein, Germany, phone: +49–37204– 

696–0; fax: +49–37204–696–2912; email: 

info@centurion-engines.com. 

(6) You may review copies of the 

referenced service information at the FAA, 

Engine & Propeller Directorate, 12 New 

England Executive Park, Burlington, MA. For 

information on the availability of this 

material at the FAA, call 781–238–7125. 

(7) You may also review copies of the 

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/ibr_locations.html. 

Issued in Burlington, Massachusetts, on 

February 24, 2012. 

Peter A. White, 

Manager, Engine & Propeller Directorate, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2012–5372 Filed 3–6–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE 

COMMISSION 

17 CFR Part 200 

[Release No. 34–66502] 

Rules of Organization; Conduct and 

Ethics; and Information and Requests 

AGENCY: Securities and Exchange 

Commission. 

ACTION: Final rule; technical 

amendment. 

SUMMARY: The Securities and Exchange 

Commission (‘‘SEC’’ or ‘‘Commission’’) 

is making technical amendments to the 

rule under which former members and 

employees of the Commission are 

required to file with the Commission a 

statement concerning their practice 

outside the government. The 

amendments change the office 

responsible for processing these 

statements and provide a means of filing 

a statement electronically. 

DATES: Effective: March 7, 2012. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Shira Pavis Minton, Ethics Counsel, 

202–551–7938, Office of the Ethics 

Counsel, Securities and Exchange 

Commission, 100 F Street NE., 

Washington, DC 20549–9150. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

SEC Conduct Rule 8(b) 1 requires that 

any former member or employee of the 

Commission who, within 2 years after 

ceasing to be such, is employed or 

retained as the representative of any 

person outside the government in any 

matter in which it is contemplated that 

he or she will appear before the 

Commission, or communicate with the 

Commission or its employees, shall, 

within ten days of such retainer or 

employment, or of the time when 

appearance before, or communication 

with the Commission or its employees 

is first contemplated, file with the 

Secretary of the Commission a statement 

which includes: (i) A description of the 

contemplated representation; (ii) An 

affirmative representation that the 

former employee while on the 

Commission’s staff had neither personal 

and substantial responsibility nor 

official responsibility for the matter 

which is the subject of the 

representation; and (iii) The name of the 

Commission Division or Office in which 

the person had been employed. 

In order to increase efficiency, the 

Commission is adopting a technical 

amendment to require that SEC conduct 

rule 8(b) submissions be sent to the 

Office of the Ethics Counsel rather than 

the Secretary of the Commission and 

provide a means of filing a statement 

electronically.2

II. Administrative Law Matters 

Under the Administrative Procedure 

Act, notice of proposed rulemaking is 

not required when an agency, for good 

cause, finds that notice and public 

comment are impracticable, 

unnecessary, or contrary to the public 

interest. The amendments are technical 

changes, adopted solely to update 

references to a statutory provision that 

remains unchanged except for its 

designation. For this reason, the 

Commission finds that it is unnecessary 

to publish notice of these amendments. 

Similarly, the amendments do not 

require analysis under the Regulatory 

Flexibility Act or analysis of major rule 

status under the Small Business 

Regulatory Fairness Act. For purposes of 

Regulatory Flexibility Act analysis, the 

term ‘‘rule’’ means any rule for which 

the agency publishes a general notice of 

proposed rulemaking, and for purposes 

of Congressional review of agency 

rulemaking, the term ‘‘rule’’ does not 

include any rule of agency organization, 

procedure or practice that does not 

substantially affect the rights or 

obligations of non-agency parties.3

Because these rules relate solely to the 

agency’s organization, procedure, or 

practice and do not substantially affect 

the rights or obligations of non-agency 

parties, they are not subject to the Small 

Business Regulatory Enforcement 

Fairness Act.4 Finally, these 

amendments do not contain any new 

collection of information requirements 

as defined by the Paperwork Reduction 

Act of 1995, as amended.5

III. Cost-Benefit Analysis 

The Commission is sensitive to the 

costs and benefits imposed by its rules. 

The amendments adopted today are 

technical in nature and will produce the 

benefit of facilitating the efficient 

operation of the Commission. The 

Commission also believes that these 

rules will not impose any costs on nonagency parties, or that if there are any 

such costs, they are negligible. 

IV. Consideration of Burden on 

Competition 

Section 23(a)(2) 6 of the Exchange Act 

requires the Commission, in adopting 

rules under the Exchange Act, to 

consider the competitive effects of such 

rules. Because this amendment merely 

makes technical changes to an existing 

requirement, no competitive advantages 

or disadvantages would be created. 

V. Statutory Authority and Text of 

Amendments 

We are adopting these technical 

amendments under the authority set 

forth in Section 23(a) 7 of the Exchange 

Act. 


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