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and Cooperative Agreements to State 

and Local Governments; 

(3) 7 CFR part 3017, Governmentwide 

Debarment and Suspension 

(nonprocurement) and Governmentwide 

Requirements for Drug-Free Workplace 

(Grants); 

(4) 7 CFR part 3018, New Restrictions 

on Lobbying; 

(5) 7 CFR part 3019, Uniform 

Administrative Requirements for Grants 

and Agreements with Institutions of 

Higher Education, Hospitals and Other 

Non-profit Organizations; and 

(6) 7 CFR part 3052, Audits of States, 

Local Governments and Non-profit 

Organizations. 

(i) Audit. Grantees must comply with 

the audit requirements of 7 CFR part 

3052. The audit requirements apply to 

the years in which grant funds are 

received and years in which work is 

accomplished using grant funds. 

(j) Change in scope or objectives. The 

Grantee must obtain prior approval from 

FSA for any change to the scope or 

objectives of the approved project. 

Failure to obtain prior approval of 

changes to the scope of work or budget 

may result in suspension, termination, 

or recovery of grant funds. 

(k) Exceptions. CCC may, in 

individual cases, make an exception to 

any requirement or provision of this 

part, provided that any such exception 

is not inconsistent with any applicable 

law or opinion of the Comptroller 

General, and provided further, that CCC 

determines that the application of the 

requirement or provision would 

adversely affect the Federal 

Government’s interest. 

(l) Enforcement and refunds; liens 

and schemes or devices. Grantees must 

comply with all conditions of the grant 

and any monies not spent or improperly 

spent must be returned immediately 

with interest to run at the normal rate 

for CCC obligations. Interest charges 

will be computed from the date of the 

CCC disbursement. Grantees must 

insure that parties that receive funds 

from the grantee comply with the 

grantee’s application and return funds 

made available by the grantee where 

there is no such compliance. Any 

scheme or device to avoid any limits of 

this part will be considered to be a 

program violation with respect to any 

grant to which that scheme or device is 

related. Grant funds will be made 

available to the States or Tribes that are 

grantees under this part without regard 

to the claims of others, unless CCC 

determines otherwise. 

Signed at Washington, DC, on June 30, 

2010. 

Jonathan W. Coppess, 

Executive Vice President, Commodity Credit 

Corporation, and Administrator, Farm 

Service Agency. 

[FR Doc. 2010–16656 Filed 7–7–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–05–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2010–0565; Directorate 

Identifier 2010–SW–034–AD; Amendment 

39–16357; AD 2010–14–12] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Arrow 

Falcon Exporters, Inc. (previously Utah 

State University); AST, Inc. (previously 

Firefly Aviation Helicopter Services, 

and Erickson Air-Crane); Rotorcraft 

Development Corporation (previously 

Garlick Helicopters, Inc.); Global 

Helicopter Technology, Inc.; Hagglund 

Helicopters, LLC (previously Western 

International Aviation, Inc.); 

International Helicopters, Inc.; 

Northwest Rotorcraft, LLC (previously 

Precision Helicopters, LLC); Robinson 

Air Crane, Inc.; San Joaquin 

Helicopters (previously Hawkins & 

Powers Aviation); S.M. &T. Aircraft 

(previously US Helicopter Inc., UNC 

Helicopters, Inc., Southern Aero 

Corporation, and Wilco Aviation); 

Smith Helicopters; Southern 

Helicopter, Inc.; Southwest Florida 

Aviation International, Inc. (previously 

Mr. Jamie R. Hill and Southwest 

Florida Aviation, Inc.); Tamarack 

Helicopters, Inc. (previously Ranger 

Helicopter Services, Inc.); US 

Helicopter, Inc. (previously Williams 

Helicopter Tech., Southern Aero Corp., 

Oregon Helicopters and Lenair Corp); 

West Coast Fabrications; and 

Overseas Aircraft Support Inc. 

(previously Williams Helicopter 

Corporation, Scott Paper Company 

and Offshores Construction) Model 

AH–1G, AH–1S, HH–1K, TH–1F, TH–1L, 

UH–1A, UH–1B, UH–1E, UH–1F, UH– 

1H, UH–1L, and UH–1P Helicopters; 

and Southwest Florida Aviation Model 

UH–1B (SW204 and SW204HP) and 

UH–1H (SW205) Helicopters 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration, DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule; request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: This amendment adopts a 

new airworthiness directive (AD) for the 

Aeronautical Accessories, Inc. (AAI) 

Low Skid Landing Gear Forward 

Crosstube (crosstube) installed on the 

specified helicopters. This action 

requires replacing certain AAI serialnumbered crosstubes installed on these 

model helicopters. This amendment is 

prompted by the discovery of a defect in 

the raw material used in manufacturing 

certain crosstubes. The actions specified 

in this AD are intended to prevent 

failure of a crosstube and subsequent 

collapse of the landing gear. 

DATES: Effective July 23, 2010. 

Comments for inclusion in the Rules 

Docket must be received on or before 

September 7, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: Use one of the following 

addresses to submit comments on this 

AD: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Fax: 202–493–2251. 

• Mail: U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations, M– 

30, West Building Ground Floor, Room 

W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., 

Washington, DC 20590. 

• Hand Delivery: U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations, M– 

30, West Building Ground Floor, Room 

W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., 

Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. 

and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

except Federal holidays. 

You may get the service information 

identified in this AD from Aeronautical 

Accessories, Inc., P. O. Box 3689, 

Bristol, Tennessee 37625–3689, 

telephone (423) 538–5151 or 1–800– 

251–7094, fax (423) 538–8469. 

Examining the Docket: You may 

examine the docket that contains the 

AD, any comments, and other 

information on the Internet at http:// 

www.regulations.gov, or in person at the 

Docket Operations office between 9 a.m. 

and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

except Federal holidays. The Docket 

Operations office (telephone (800) 647– 

5527) is located in Room W12–140 on 

the ground floor of the West Building at 

the street address stated in the 

ADDRESSES section. Comments will be 

available in the AD docket shortly after 

receipt. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

DOT/FAA Southwest Region, Martin R. 

Crane, ASW–170, Aviation Safety 

Engineer, Rotorcraft Directorate, 

Rotorcraft Certification Office, 2601 

Meacham Blvd., Fort Worth, Texas 

76137, telephone (817) 222–5170, fax 

(817) 222–5783. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

amendment adopts a new AD for the 

specified AAI crosstubes installed on 


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the specified model helicopters. This 

action requires replacing certain AAI 

serial-numbered crosstubes installed on 

these model helicopters. This 

amendment is prompted by AAI’s 

discovery of a defect in a batch of raw 

material used in the manufacture of 

these crosstubes. Preliminary tests 

indicate that surface cracking to the 

inner wall of the tubing was introduced 

during the manufacturing process. 

There have been no failures reported in 

the field. The defect was discovered 

during the forming operation at AAI. 

This condition, if not corrected, could 

result in failure of a crosstube and 

subsequent collapse of the landing gear. 

We have reviewed AAI Alert Service 

Bulletin No. AA–10012, dated March 5, 

2010 (ASB), which advises of a possible 

defect in the material used to 

manufacture the crosstube, part number 

(P/N) 212–320–103, which is also 

included in AAI Low Skid Gear 

Assembly Kits, P/N 412–320–500 and 

412–320–502. The ASB specifies 

locating the serial number (S/N) of each 

crosstube, and replacing, within 25 

hours time-in-service (TIS), each 

crosstube within the S/N range of AA– 

574 through AA–628, by following the 

procedures contained in the Instructions 

for Continued Airworthiness AA–01136. 

This unsafe condition is likely to exist 

or develop on other helicopters of these 

same type designs with an affected 

crosstube installed. Therefore, this AD 

is being issued to prevent failure of a 

crosstube and subsequent collapse of 

the landing gear. This AD requires, 

within 25 hours TIS, replacing any 

affected crosstube with an airworthy 

crosstube. 

The short compliance time involved 

is required because the previously 

described critical unsafe condition can 

adversely affect the structural integrity 

of the helicopter. Therefore, replacing 

an affected crosstube with an airworthy 

crosstube is required within 25 hours 

TIS, and this AD must be issued 

immediately. 

Since a situation exists that requires 

the immediate adoption of this 

regulation, it is found that notice and 

opportunity for prior public comment 

hereon are impracticable, and that good 

cause exists for making this amendment 

effective in less than 30 days. 

We estimate that this AD will affect 

18 helicopters, and replacing each 

affected crosstube will take about 5 

work hours at an average labor rate of 

$85 per work hour. Required parts will 

cost about $4,925 per helicopter. Based 

on these figures, we estimate the total 

cost impact of the AD on U.S. operators 

to be $96,300. 

Comments Invited 

This AD is a final rule that involves 

requirements that affect flight safety and 

was not preceded by notice and an 

opportunity for public comment; 

however, we invite you to submit any 

written data, views, or arguments 

regarding this AD. Send your comments 

to an address listed under ADDRESSES. 

Include ‘‘Docket No. FAA–2010–0565; 

Directorate Identifier 2010–SW–034– 

AD’’ at the beginning of your comments. 

We specifically invite comments on the 

overall regulatory, economic, 

environmental, and energy aspects of 

the AD. We will consider all comments 

received by the closing date and may 

amend the AD in light of those 

comments. 

We will post all comments we 

receive, without change, to http:// 

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information you provide. We 

will also post a report summarizing each 

substantive verbal contact with FAA 

personnel concerning this AD. Using the 

search function of our docket web site, 

you can find and read the comments to 

any of our dockets, including the name 

of the individual who sent the 

comment. You may review the DOT’s 

complete Privacy Act Statement in the 

Federal Register published on April 11, 

2000 (65 FR 19477–78). 

Regulatory Findings 

We have determined that this AD will 

not have federalism implications under 

Executive Order 13132. This AD will 

not have a substantial direct effect on 

the States, on the relationship between 

the national Government and the States, 

or on the distribution of power and 

responsibilities among the various 

levels of government. 

For the reasons discussed above, I 

certify that the regulation: 

1. Is not a ‘‘significant regulatory 

action’’ under Executive Order 12866; 

2. Is not a ‘‘significant rule’’ under the 

DOT Regulatory Policies and Procedures 

(44 FR 11034, February 26, 1979); and 

3. Will not have a significant 

economic impact, positive or negative, 

on a substantial number of small entities 

under the criteria of the Regulatory 

Flexibility Act. 

We prepared an economic evaluation 

of the estimated costs to comply with 

this AD. See the AD docket to examine 

the economic evaluation. 

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. 

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39 

Air transportation, Aircraft, Aviation 

safety, Safety. 

Adoption of the Amendment 

■ Accordingly, pursuant to the authority 

delegated to me by the Administrator, 

the Federal Aviation Administration 

amends part 39 of the Federal Aviation 

Regulations (14 CFR part 39) as follows: 

PART 39—AIRWORTHINESS 

DIRECTIVES 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 39 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40113, 44701. 

§ 39.13 [Amended] 

■ 2. Section 39.13 is amended by adding 

a new airworthiness directive to read as 

follows: 

2010–14–12 Arrow Falcon Exporters, Inc. 

(Previously Utah State University); AST, 

Inc. (Previously Firefly Aviation 

Helicopter Services, and Erickson AirCrane); Rotorcraft Development 

Corporation (Previously Garlick 

Helicopters, Inc.); Global Helicopter 

Technology, Inc.; Hagglund Helicopters, 

LLC (Previously Western International 

Aviation, Inc.); International 

Helicopters, Inc.; Northwest Rotorcraft, 

LLC (Previously Precision Helicopters, 

LLC); Robinson Air Crane, Inc.; San 

Joaquin Helicopters (Previously 

Hawkins & Powers Aviation); S.M. &T. 

Aircraft (Previously Us Helicopter Inc., 

UNC Helicopters, Inc., Southern Aero 

Corporation, and Wilco Aviation); Smith 

Helicopters; Southern Helicopter, Inc.; 

Southwest Florida Aviation 

International, Inc. (Previously Mr. Jamie 

R. Hill and Southwest Florida Aviation, 

Inc.); Tamarack Helicopters, Inc. 

(Previously Ranger Helicopter Services, 

Inc.); Us Helicopter, Inc. (Previously 

Williams Helicopter Tech., Southern 

Aero Corp., Oregon Helicopters and 

Lenair Corp); West Coast Fabrications; 

and Overseas Aircraft Support Inc. 

(Previously Williams Helicopter 

Corporation, Scott Paper Company and 


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Offshores Construction): Amendment 

39–16357. Docket No. FAA–2010–0565; 

Directorate Identifier 2010–SW–034–AD. 

Applicability: Model AH–1G, AH–1S, HH– 

1K, TH–1F, TH–1L, UH–1A, UH–1B, UH–1E, 

UH–1F, UH–1H, UH–1L, and UH–1P 

Helicopters; and Southwest Florida Aviation 

Model UH–1B (SW204 and SW204HP) and 

UH–1H (SW205) helicopters, certificated in 

any category, with Aeronautical Accessories, 

Inc. (AAI), Low Skid Landing Gear Forward 

Crosstube (crosstube), part number (P/N) 

212–320–103, with a serial number (S/N) 

prefix of ‘‘AA’’ and an S/N of 574 through 

628. 

Note 1: Crosstube, P/N 212–320–103, is 

also included as part of AAI Low Skid Gear 

Assembly Kits, P/N 412–320–500 and 412– 

320–502. 

Note 2: Crosstube, P/N 212–320–103, is 

installed on Rotorcraft Development 

Corporation; S.M.T. Aircraft; Hagglund 

Helicopters, LLC; and Southwest Florida 

Aviation International, Inc., Model UH–1B 

and UH–1H helicopters, based on 

Supplemental Type Certificate No. 

SR01924AT. 

Compliance: Required as indicated, unless 

done previously. 

To prevent failure of a crosstube and 

subsequent collapse of the landing gear, do 

the following: 

(a) Within 25 hours time-in-service, replace 

any affected crosstube with an airworthy 

crosstube. 

Note 3: AAI Alert Service Bulletin ASB No. 

AA–10012, dated March 5, 2010, contains 

guidance that pertains to the subject of this 

AD and references AAI Instructions for 

Continued Airworthiness AA–01136, which 

contains the instructions for replacing the 

crosstubes. 

(b) To request a different method of 

compliance or a different compliance time 

for this AD, follow the procedures in 14 CFR 

39.19. Contact the Manager, Rotorcraft 

Certification Office: Attn: DOT/FAA 

Southwest Region, Martin R. Crane, ASW– 

170, Aviation Safety Engineer, Rotorcraft 

Directorate, Rotorcraft Certification Office, 

2601 Meacham Blvd., Fort Worth, Texas 

76137, telephone (817) 222–5170, fax (817) 

222–5783, for information about previously 

approved alternative methods of compliance. 

(c) The Joint Aircraft System/Component 

(JASC) Code is 3250: Landing Gear System. 

(d) This amendment becomes effective on 

July 23, 2010. 

Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, on June 25, 

2010. 

Mark R. Schilling, 

Acting Manager, Rotorcraft Directorate, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2010–16529 Filed 7–7–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2010–0599; Airspace 

Docket No. 10–AWA–3] 

RIN 2120–AA66 

Amendment of Class C Airspace; Flint, 

MI 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This action amends the legal 

description of the Bishop International 

Airport, Flint, MI, Class C airspace area 

by amending the airport reference point 

(ARP) information for the airport. This 

amendment is necessitated by the 

removal of Runway 5/23 and 

installation of a parallel taxiway along 

a portion of Runway 9/27, which 

changed the configuration of the airport 

and, consequently, changed the ARP. 

This action is necessary for the safety of 

aircraft operating in the Flint, MI, 

airspace area. 

DATES: Effective date 0901 UTC, 

September 23, 2010. The Director of the 

Federal Register approves this 

incorporation by reference action under 

1 CFR part 51, subject to the annual 

revision of FAA Order 7400.9 and 

publication of conforming amendments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Colby Abbott, Airspace and Rules 

Group, Office of System Operations 

Airspace and AIM, Federal Aviation 

Administration, 800 Independence 

Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591; 

telephone: (202) 267–8783. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

History 

In the autumn of 2009, a major 

construction project at Bishop 

International Airport, Flint, MI, was 

completed that entailed removing 

Runway 5/23, which was not an 

operating runway, and installing a 

‘‘south parallel’’ taxiway along the 

eastern portion of Runway 9/27. Prior to 

construction, airport runway 

configuration made it possible for 

aircraft to mistake the 3,900 foot 

Runway 23 for the 7,200 foot Runway 

27. There was also no capability for an 

aircraft to taxi to the approach end of 

Runway 27 from the south side of the 

airport without either back taxiing on 

the runway or crossing the runway and 

taxiing on the north side parallel to the 

approach end. As a result of the runway 

removal and taxiway installation, the 

airport layout changed enough to affect 

the ARP location, which defines the 

Class C airspace area’s center point. 

The Rule 

This action amends Title 14 Code of 

Federal Regulations (CFR) part 71 by 

amending the ARP information 

contained in the legal description of the 

Bishop International Airport, Flint, MI, 

Class C airspace area to reflect current 

National Airspace System data. The 

correct ARP information, which the 

Class C airspace area is centered around, 

is latitude 42°57′56′′ N., longitude 

83°44′41′′ W. Although the construction 

project affected the ARP, there are no 

other changes to the dimensions or 

altitudes of the Class C airspace area. 

Therefore, notice and public comment 

under 5 U.S.C. 553(b) are unnecessary. 

Class C airspace areas are published 

in paragraph 4000 of FAA Order 

7400.9T signed August 27, 2009, and 

effective September 15, 2009, which is 

incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 

71.1. The Class C airspace area listed in 

this document will be published 

subsequently in the Order. 

The FAA has determined that this 

regulation only involves an established 

body of technical regulations for which 

frequent and routine amendments are 

necessary to keep them operationally 

current. Therefore, this regulation: (1) Is 

not a ‘‘significant regulatory action’’ 

under Executive Order 12866; (2) is not 

a ‘‘significant rule’’ under Department of 

Transportation (DOT) Regulatory 

Policies and Procedures (44 FR 11034; 

February 26, 1979); and (3) does not 

warrant preparation of a regulatory 

evaluation as the anticipated impact is 

so minimal. Since this is a routine 

matter that will only affect air traffic 

procedures and air navigation, it is 

certified that this rule, when 

promulgated, will not have a significant 

economic impact on a substantial 

number of small entities under the 

criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act. 

The FAA’s authority to issue rules 

regarding aviation safety is found in 

Title 49 of the United States Code. 

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. 

This rulemaking is promulgated 

under the authority described in 

Subtitle VII, Part A, Subpart I, Section 

40103. Under that section, the FAA is 

charged with prescribing regulations to 

assign the use of the airspace necessary 

to ensure the safety of aircraft and the 

efficient use of airspace. This regulation 

is within the scope of that authority as 

it amends Class C airspace at Bishop 

International Airport, Flint, MI. 


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