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entering into these transactions with 

additional disclosures and special 

protections. HOEPA requires that the 

Board periodically hold public hearings 

on home-equity lending and the 

adequacy of protections under HOEPA. 

After holding hearings in 2000, the 

Board amended the rules implementing 

HOEPA, which became effective on 

October 1, 2002. Board staff plans to ask 

the Board to consider holding further 

hearings under HOEPA during 2006. 

• Closed-end mortgage credit. From 

1996 to 1998, the Board and HUD 

studied possible regulatory changes to 

TILA and the Real Estate Settlement 

Procedures Act (RESPA) to improve 

mortgage-related disclosures. The Board 

concluded that meaningful changes to 

the disclosures required legislative 

action. The Board and HUD submitted 

a joint report to the Congress outlining 

a framework that could be used as a 

starting point for considering legislative 

changes. Although legislation has not 

been enacted, in 2002 HUD commenced 

a rulemaking that sought to adopt many 

of the changes recommended in the 

Board-HUD joint report. HUD’s proposal 

was not finalized, and HUD has 

announced that it will issue a revised 

proposal for public comment in the near 

future. The Board believes that 

significant changes to mortgage 

disclosures under TILA would best be 

considered in connection with HUD’s 

future rulemaking. 

• Home-equity lines of credit and 

adjustable-rate mortgage loans. Staff 

plans to initiate a separate review, in 

2005, of Regulation Z’s rules requiring 

brochures and generic disclosures when 

consumers obtain applications for 

closed-end adjustable-rate mortgages 

(ARMs) and open-end home-equity lines 

of credit (HELOCs). The issues to be 

considered deal mainly with variablerate mortgage lending, which are 

distinct from issues affecting general 

open-end credit rules. The ARM rules 

would be reviewed in consultation with 

the other federal agencies. Because the 

HELOC and ARM rules are similar, 

these rules are best reviewed 

simultaneously to maximize 

consistency.

By order of the Board of Governors of the 

Federal Reserve System.

Dated: December 3, 2004. 

Jennifer J. Johnson, 

Secretary of the Board.

[FR Doc. 04–26935 Filed 12–7–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6210–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39

[Docket No. FAA–2004–19812; Directorate 

Identifier 2003–NM–197–AD] 

RIN 2120–AA64

Airworthiness Directives; Boeing 

Model 747–100, –100B, –100B SUD, 

–200B, –200C, –200F, and –300 Series 

Airplanes; and Model 747SP and 

747SR Series Airplanes; Equipped 

With Pratt and Whitney Model JT9D–3 

or –7 (except –70) Series Engines

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 Boeing transport category 

airplanes. This proposed AD would 

require repetitive detailed inspections to 

detect cracking of the aft and forward 

surfaces of the bulkhead web at nacelle 

station 180, and repair if necessary. This 

proposed AD is prompted by reports of 

cracking of the web bulkhead at nacelle 

station 180. We are proposing this AD 

to detect and correct fatigue cracking of 

the web bulkhead, and consequent loss 

of the load path of the bulkhead at 

nacelle station 180, which when 

combined with the loss of the midspar 

load path, could result in the in-flight 

separation of the engine and strut. Such 

separation may result in secondary 

damage to the airplane and consequent 

reduced controllability of the airplane.

DATES: We must receive comments on 

this proposed AD by January 24, 2005.

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 Boeing 

Commercial Airplanes, P.O. Box 3707, 

Seattle, Washington 98124–2207. 

You can examine the contents of this 

AD docket on the Internet at http://

dms.dot.gov, or in person at the Docket 

Management Facility, U.S. Department 

of Transportation, 400 Seventh Street, 

SW., room PL–401, on the plaza level of 

the Nassif Building, Washington, DC.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Technical information: Tamara 

Anderson, Aerospace Engineer, 

Airframe Branch, ANM–120S, FAA, 

Seattle Aircraft Certification Office, 

1601 Lind Avenue, SW., Renton, 

Washington 98055–4056; telephone 

(425) 917–6421; fax (425) 917–6590. 

Plain language information: Marcia 

Walters, marcia.walters@faa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Docket Management System (DMS) 

The FAA has implemented new 

procedures for maintaining AD dockets 

electronically. As of May 17, 2004, new 

AD actions are posted on DMS and 

assigned a docket number. We track 

each action and assign a corresponding 

directorate identifier. The DMS AD 

docket number is in the form ‘‘Docket 

No. FAA–2004–99999.’’ The Transport 

Airplane Directorate identifier is in the 

form ‘‘Directorate Identifier 2004–NM–

999–AD.’’ Each DMS AD docket also 

lists the directorate identifier (‘‘Old 

Docket Number’’) as a cross-reference 

for searching purposes. 

Comments Invited 

We invite you to submit any relevant 

written data, views, or arguments 

regarding this proposed AD. Send your 

comments to an address listed under 

ADDRESSES. Include ‘‘Docket No. FAA–

2004–19812; Directorate Identifier 

2003–NM–197–AD’’ in the subject line 

of your comments. We specifically 

invite comments on the overall 

regulatory, economic, environmental, 

and energy aspects of the proposed AD. 

We will consider all comments 

submitted by the closing date and may 

amend the proposed AD in light of those 

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 AD. 

Using the search function of that Web 

site, anyone can find and read the 

comments in 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.). You can 

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review DOT’s complete Privacy Act 

Statement in the Federal Register

published on April 11, 2000 (65 FR 

19477–78), or you can visit http://

dms.dot.gov.

We are reviewing the writing style we 

currently use in regulatory documents. 

We are interested in your comments on 

whether the style of this document is 

clear, and your suggestions to improve 

the clarity of our communications that 

affect you. You can get more 

information about plain language at 

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

www.plainlanguage.gov.

Examining the Docket 

You can examine the AD docket on 

the Internet at http://dms.dot.gov, or in 

person at the Docket Management 

Facility office between 9 a.m. and 5 

p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays. The Docket 

Management Facility office (telephone 

(800) 647–5227) is located on the plaza 

level of the Nassif Building at the DOT 

street address stated in the ADDRESSES

section. Comments will be available in 

the AD docket shortly after the DMS 

receives them. 

Discussion 

We have received several reports of 

cracking of the web bulkhead at nacelle 

station 180 on several Boeing Model 747 

airplanes equipped with Pratt and 

Whitney Model JT9D–3 and –7 (except 

–70) series engines. These airplanes had 

approximately 4,100 to 18,500 total 

flight cycles and 23,500 to 89,100 total 

flight hours. The cracking was caused 

by fatigue and sonic-induced vibration. 

Fatigue cracking of the web bulkhead, if 

not detected and corrected, could result 

in the loss of the load path of the 

bulkhead at nacelle station 180, which 

when combined with the loss of the 

midspar load path, could result in the 

in-flight separation of the engine and 

strut. Such separation may result in 

secondary damage to the airplane and 

consequent reduced controllability of 

the airplane. 

Relevant Service Information 

We have reviewed Boeing Alert 

Service Bulletin 747–54A2220, dated 

July 31, 2003. The service bulletin 

describes procedures for repetitive 

detailed inspections to detect cracking 

of the aft and forward surfaces of the 

bulkhead web at nacelle station 180, 

and repair if necessary. The compliance 

time for the repetitive detailed 

inspections is either 600 or 1,200 flight 

cycles, depending on the configuration 

of the airplane. Accomplishing the 

actions specified in the service 

information is intended to adequately 

address the unsafe condition. 

FAA’s Determination and Requirements 

of the Proposed AD

We have evaluated all pertinent 

information and identified an unsafe 

condition that is likely to exist or 

develop on other airplanes of this same 

type design. Therefore, we are 

proposing this AD, which would require 

you to use the service information 

described previously to perform these 

actions, except as discussed under 

‘‘Difference Between the Proposed AD 

and Service Bulletin.’’

Difference Between Proposed AD and 

Service Bulletin 

The service bulletin specifies that you 

should repair cracks in accordance with 

the applicable 747 Structural Repair 

Manual (SRM), but this proposed AD 

would require you to repair any crack 

that exceeds the repair limits specified 

in the applicable SRM in one of the 

following ways: 

• Using a method that we approve; or 

• Using data that meet the type 

certification basis of the airplane, and 

that have been approved by a Boeing 

Company Designated Engineering 

Representative who has been authorized 

by the FAA to make those findings. 

Costs of Compliance 

This proposed AD would affect about 

223 airplanes worldwide and 73 

airplanes of U.S. registry. The proposed 

actions would take about 1 work hour 

per airplane, at an average labor rate of 

$65 per work hour. Based on these 

figures, the estimated cost of the 

proposed AD for U.S. operators is 

$4,745, or $65 per airplane, per 

inspection cycle. 

Regulatory Findings 

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. 

For the reasons discussed above, I 

certify that the proposed 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 regulatory evaluation 

of the estimated costs to comply with 

this proposed AD. See the ADDRESSES

section for a location to examine the 

regulatory evaluation.

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 FAA 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 adding 

the following new airworthiness 

directive (AD):

Boeing: Docket No. FAA–2004–19812; 

Directorate Identifier 2003–NM–197–AD. 

Comments Due Date 

(a) The Federal Aviation Administration 

(FAA) must receive comments on this AD 

action by January 24, 2005. 

Affected ADs 

(b) None. 

Applicability 

(c) This AD applies to Boeing Model 747–

100, –100B, –100B SUD, –200B, –200C, 

–200F, and ‘‘300 series airplanes; and Model 

747SP and 747SR series airplanes; equipped 

with Pratt and Whitney Model JT9D–3, or –7 

(except for –70) series engines; as identified 

in Boeing Alert Service Bulletin 747–

54A2220, dated July 31, 2003; certificated in 

any category. 

Unsafe Condition 

(d) This AD was prompted by reports of 

cracking of the web bulkhead at nacelle 

station 180. We are issuing this AD to detect 

and correct fatigue cracking of the web 

bulkhead, and consequent loss of the load 

path of the bulkhead at nacelle station 180, 

which when combined with the loss of the 

midspar load path, could result in the inflight separation of the engine and strut. Such 

separation may result in secondary damage to 

the airplane and consequent reduced 

controllability of the airplane. 

Compliance 

(e) You are responsible for having the 

actions required by this AD performed within 

the compliance times specified, unless the 

actions have already been done. 

Repetitive Inspections and Repair 

(f) Within 9 months after the effective date 

of this AD, do a detailed inspection to detect 

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cracking of the aft and forward surfaces of the 

bulkhead web at nacelle station 180, in 

accordance with the Accomplishment 

Instructions of Boeing Alert Service Bulletin 

747–54A2220, dated July 31, 2003. 

(1) If no cracking is detected, repeat the 

detailed inspection at the applicable intervals 

specified in the ‘‘Repeat Inspection Interval’’

column of Tables 1 and 2 in Figure 1 of the 

service bulletin. 

(2) If any cracking is detected, before 

further flight, repair the cracking in 

accordance with the service bulletin, except 

as provided by paragraph (f)(3) of this AD. 

Thereafter, repeat the detailed inspection at 

the applicable intervals specified in the 

‘‘Repeat Inspection Interval’’ column of 

Tables 1 and 2 in Figure 1 of the service 

bulletin. 

(3) If any cracking exceeds the repair limits 

specified in the applicable Structural Repair 

Manual (referenced in the service bulletin), 

before further flight, repair the cracking in 

accordance with a method approved by the 

Manager, Seattle Aircraft Certification Office 

(ACO), FAA; or in accordance with data 

meeting the type certification basis of the 

airplane approved by a Boeing Company 

Designated Engineering Representative who 

has been authorized by the Manager, Seattle 

ACO, to make such findings. For a repair 

method to be approved, the approval must 

specifically reference this AD. 

Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs) 

(g)(1) The Manager, Seattle ACO, FAA, has 

the authority to approve AMOCs for this AD, 

if requested in accordance with the 

procedures found in 14 CFR 39.19. 

(2) An AMOC that provides an acceptable 

level of safety may be used for any repair 

required by this AD, if it is approved by a 

Boeing Company Designated Engineering 

Representative who has been authorized by 

the Manager, Seattle ACO, to make those 

findings. For a repair method to be approved, 

the approval must specifically refer to this 

AD.

Issued in Renton, Washington, on 

November 30, 2004. 

Ali Bahrami, 

Manager, Transport Airplane Directorate, 

Aircraft Certification Service.

[FR Doc. 04–26920 Filed 12–7–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39

[Docket No. FAA–2004–19766; Directorate 

Identifier 2002–NM–161–AD] 

RIN 2120–AA64

Airworthiness Directives; BAE 

Systems (Operations) Limited 

(Jetstream) Model 4101 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 all 

BAE Systems (Operations) Limited 

(Jetstream) Model 4101 airplanes. This 

proposed AD would require replacing 

the aileron trim chain with a new, 

improved aileron trim chain, and 

modifying the installation of the aileron 

trim chain. This proposed AD is 

prompted by a report that the aileron 

trim cables were connected incorrectly 

on a correctly installed aileron trim 

chain. We are proposing this AD to 

prevent incorrect connection of the 

aileron trim cables, which could result 

in failure of the aileron trim system and 

consequent reduced controllability of 

the airplane.

DATES: We must receive comments on 

this proposed AD by January 7, 2005.

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 British 

Aerospace Regional Aircraft American 

Support, 13850 Mclearen Road, 

Herndon, Virginia 20171. 

You can examine the contents of this 

AD docket on the Internet at http://

dms.dot.gov, or in person at the Docket 

Management Facility, U.S. Department 

of Transportation, 400 Seventh Street, 

SW., room PL–401, on the plaza level of 

the Nassif Building, Washington, DC. 

This docket number is FAA–2004–

19766; the directorate identifier for this 

docket is 2002–NM–161–AD.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Technical information: Todd 

Thompson, Aerospace Engineer, 

International Branch, ANM–116, FAA, 

Transport Airplane Directorate, 1601 

Lind Avenue, SW., Renton, Washington 

98055–4056; telephone (425) 227–1175; 

fax (425) 227–1149. 

Plain language information: Marcia 

Walters, marcia.walters@faa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Docket Management System (DMS) 

The FAA has implemented new 

procedures for maintaining AD dockets 

electronically. As of May 17, 2004, new 

AD actions are posted on DMS and 

assigned a docket number. We track 

each action and assign a corresponding 

directorate identifier. The DMS AD 

docket number is in the form ‘‘Docket 

No. FAA–2004–99999.’’ The Transport 

Airplane Directorate identifier is in the 

form ‘‘Directorate Identifier 2004–NM–

999–AD.’’ Each DMS AD docket also 

lists the directorate identifier (‘‘Old 

Docket Number’’) as a cross-reference 

for searching purposes. 

Comments Invited 

We invite you to submit any relevant 

written data, views, or arguments 

regarding this proposed AD. Send your 

comments to an address listed under 

ADDRESSES. Include ‘‘Docket No. FAA–

2004–19766; Directorate Identifier 

2002–NM–161–AD’’ at the beginning of 

your comments. We specifically invite 

comments on the overall regulatory, 

economic, environmental, and energy 

aspects of the proposed AD. We will 

consider all comments submitted by the 

closing date and may amend the 

proposed AD in light of those 

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 AD. 

Using the search function of our docket 

Web site, anyone can find and read the 

comments in 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.). You can 

review the DOT’s complete Privacy Act 

Statement in the Federal Register

published on April 11, 2000 (65 FR 

19477–78), or you can visit http://

dms.dot.gov.

We are reviewing the writing style we 

currently use in regulatory documents. 

We are interested in your comments on 

whether the style of this document is 

clear, and your suggestions to improve 

the clarity of our communications that 

affect you. You can get more 

information about plain language at 

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

www.plainlanguage.gov.

Examining the Docket 

You can examine the AD docket on 

the Internet at http://dms.dot.gov, or in 

person at the Docket Management