76836 Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 246 / Thursday, December 23, 2004 / Rules and Regulations 

Dated: December 17, 2004. 

A.J. Yates, 

Administrator, Agricultural Marketing 

Service.

[FR Doc. 04–28056 Filed 12–22–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–02–P

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Farm Service Agency 

7 CFR Part 784

RIN 0560–AH15

2004 Ewe Lamb Replacement and 

Retention Payment Program

AGENCY: Farm Service Agency, USDA.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: This rule sets forth the 

regulations for the 2004 Ewe Lamb 

Replacement and Retention Payment 

Program. This program will assist 

producers of sheep and promote the 

replacement and retention of ewe lamb 

breeding stock by providing payments 

to producers who have recently reduced 

production and flock size due to low 

prices, and other market conditions.

DATES: This rule is effective on 

December 23, 2004.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Danielle Cooke, Price Support Division, 

Farm Service Agency, United States 

Department of Agriculture, STOP 0512, 

1400 Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20250–0512. 

Telephone (202) 720–1919; email: 

Danielle.Cooke@wdc.usda.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Discussion of Final Rule 

The ELRRPP provides direct 

payments to sheep producers in order to 

help the U.S. sheep industry achieve 

sustained competitiveness. A reduction 

in sheep producer income has 

experienced reduced production of 

sheep and lambs and flock size. The 

domestic sheep industry has 

experienced reduced market prices, 

production, flock size, and investment 

in improving sheep flocks. In addition, 

persistent drought conditions in major 

U.S. sheep-producing areas have 

reduced available feed and forage 

capacity. The ELRRPP will help 

alleviate some of the financial stress that 

sheep producers are facing with an 

infusion of funds to improve their flocks 

or meet other obligations. 

The Farm Service Agency published a 

proposed rule for ELRRPP regulations 

on September 7, 2004, with a 30-day 

comment period which ended on 

October 7, 2004. The proposed rule 

provided that ELRRPP be based on ewe 

lambs held in the period between 

August 1, 2003, through July 31, 2004, 

and then, on through the end of the 

lamb’s own offspring lambing cycle, end 

at the conclusion of the application 

period and disbursement of allotted 

funds. The program will operate under 

regulations codified in 7 CFR part 784. 

Comments and Changes to Final Rule 

The Agency received 21 public 

comments during the 30-day comment 

period. One comment was received from 

a marketing cooperative, 8 comments 

were received from sheep and lamb 

producer associations, and 12 comments 

were received from individual members 

of sheep and lamb companies or ranch 

operations. All comments received were 

in support of the Ewe Lamb 

Replacement and Retention Payment 

Program and expressed the need for the 

program because of bad drought 

conditions that have severely impacted 

the sheep and lamb industry over the 

past few years. In addition, 19 out of 21 

of the comments received requested the 

Agency implement an expeditious signup and conclusion so that payments can 

be issued to producers before the end of 

the calendar year. No substantive 

changes were made from the regulations 

contained in the proposed rule. 

However, clarifying changes were made 

to conform the new program with that 

previously administered and to promote 

efficiency. An unnecessary and 

inaccurate reference to a finality rule 

has been eliminated. Also, a clarifying 

provision has been added, among 

others, to specify that a purchase 

without possession during the base 

period would not constitute an 

acquisition in the base period. As 

clarified, a qualifying ewe lamb must at 

some point in the base period have been 

under 18 months old and not have, at 

that time, produced an offspring of its 

own. To receive payment, the applicant 

must certify that the lamb meets 

program conditions. The certification 

must show that, as of the time of 

certification, the lamb does not have 

parrot mouth, foot rot, or scrapie. Spot 

checks will be conducted and lambs 

found to have these conditions will be 

ineligible for payment. Other 

requirements apply, including holding 

the lamb for a specified period of time 

tied to the lambing cycle. Funding of the 

program is limited, and claims will 

accordingly be limited. A few comments 

indicated confusion with the 

information collection requirements of 

the program. These comments will be 

addressed in the Agency’s submission of 

the information collection to the Office 

of Management and Budget (OMB) 

under the Paperwork Reduction Act. 

Executive Order 12866

This rule is issued in conformance 

with Executive Order 12866. This rule 

has been determined to be ‘‘Not 

Significant,’’ and was not reviewed by 

OMB. 

Regulatory Flexibility Act

The Regulatory Flexibility Act is not 

applicable to this rule because FSA is 

not required by 5 U.S.C. 533 or any 

other law to publish a notice of 

proposed rulemaking for the subject 

matter of this rule. 

Environmental Review 

It has been determined by an 

environmental assessment (EA) that the 

actions of the Ewe Lamb Replacement 

and Retention Payment Program 

(ELRRPP) will have no significant 

impact on the quality of the human 

environment. Therefore, an 

Environmental Impact Statement is not 

necessary to address the potential 

impacts of this rule. 

Executive Order 12988

This rule has been reviewed in 

accordance with Executive Order 12988. 

This rule preempts State laws that are 

inconsistent with this rule. Before any 

legal action may be brought regarding 

determinations made under 7 CFR part 

784, administrative appeal provisions 

set forth at 7 CFR parts 11 and 780 must 

be exhausted. 

Executive Order 12372

This program is not subject to the 

provisions of Executive Order 12372. 

See 48 FR 29115 (June 24, 1983) for the 

notice related to 7 CFR part 3014, 

subpart V. 

Unfunded Mandates Reform Act 

This rule contains no Federal 

mandates for State, local, and tribal 

governments or the private sector under 

Title II of the Unfunded Mandates 

Reform Act of 1995 (UMRA). Thus, this 

rule is not subject to the requirements 

of sections 202 and 205 of the UMRA. 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995

The information collection required to 

support ELRRPP has been approved by 

OMB and assigned OMB control number 

0560–0246. 

Executive Order 12612

This rule has no Federalism 

implications warranting a Federalism 

Assessment. This rule will not affect 

States, or their political subdivisions, or 

the distribution of power and 

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responsibilities among levels of 

government.

List of Subjects in 7 CFR Part 784

Agriculture, Livestock, Reporting and 

recordkeeping requirements.

■ Accordingly, 7 CFR part 784 is revised 

to read as follows:

PART 784—2004 EWE LAMB 

REPLACEMENT AND RETENTION 

PAYMENT PROGRAM

Sec. 

784.1 Applicability. 

784.2 Administration. 

784.3 Definitions. 

784.4 Time and method of application. 

784.5 Payment eligibility. 

784.6 Rate of payment and limitations on 

funding. 

784.7 Availability of funds. 

784.8 Appeals. 

784.9 Misrepresentation and scheme or 

device. 

784.10 Estates, trusts, and minors. 

784.11 Death, incompetence, or 

disappearance. 

784.12 Maintaining records. 

784.13 Refunds; joint and several liability. 

784.14 Offsets and withholdings. 

784.15 Assignments. 

784.16 Termination of program.

Authority: Clause (3) of section 32 of the 

Act of August 24, 1935, as amended; 7 U.S.C. 

612c.

§ 784.1 Applicability. 

(a) Subject to the availability of funds, 

this part establishes terms and 

conditions under which the 2004 Ewe 

Lamb Replacement and Retention 

Payment Program will be administered. 

(b) Unless otherwise determined by 

the Farm Service Agency (FSA) in 

accordance with the provisions of this 

part, the amount that may be expended 

under this part for program payments 

shall not exceed $18 million. Claims 

that exceed that amount will be prorated 

in accordance with § 784.7. 

(c) To be eligible for payments, 

producers must comply with all 

provisions of this part and with any 

other conditions imposed by FSA.

§ 784.2 Administration. 

(a) This part shall be administered by 

FSA under the general direction and 

supervision of the Deputy Administrator 

for Farm Programs, FSA. The program 

shall be carried out in the field by FSA 

State and county committees (State and 

county committees) in accordance with 

their assigned duties and the regulations 

of this part. 

(b) The Deputy Administrator for 

Farm Programs, FSA, or a designee, may 

reverse or modify a determination made 

by a State or county committee. 

(c) The Deputy Administrator for 

Farm Programs, FSA, may waive or 

modify deadlines and other program 

requirements in cases where timeliness 

or failure to meet such other 

requirements does not adversely affect 

the operation of the program. 

(d) The program described under this 

part is a one-time program to be 

administered with respect to eligibility 

and qualifying factors occurring during 

or related to the base period of August 

1, 2003 through July 31, 2004, as 

specified in this part.

§ 784.3 Definitions. 

The definitions in this section shall 

apply to the 2004 Ewe Lamb 

Replacement and Retention Payment 

Program and this part. 

Agricultural Marketing Service or 

AMS means the Agricultural Marketing 

Service of the Department. 

Application means the Ewe Lamb 

Replacement and Retention Payment 

Program Application. 

Application period means the date 

established by the Deputy Administrator 

for producers to apply for program 

benefits. Unless otherwise announced, 

that period will end January 13, 2005. 

Base period means the period from 

August 1, 2003, through July 31, 2004, 

during and after which ewe lambs must 

meet all qualifying eligibility criteria. 

Ewe lamb means a female lamb no 

more than 18 months of age that has not 

produced an offspring. 

Farm Service Agency or FSA means 

the Farm Service Agency of the 

Department. 

Foot rot means an infectious, 

contagious disease of sheep that causes 

severe lameness and economic loss from 

decreased flock production. 

Lambing cycle means the period of 

time from birth to weaning. 

Parrot mouth means a genetic defect 

resulting in the failure of the incisor 

teeth to meet the dental pad correctly.

Person means any individual, group 

of individuals, partnership, corporation, 

estate, trust, association, cooperative, or 

other business enterprise or other legal 

entity who is, or whose members are, a 

citizen or citizens of, or legal resident 

alien or aliens in the United States. 

Sheep and lamb operation means any 

self-contained, separate enterprise 

operated as an independent unit 

exclusively within the United States in 

which a person or group of persons raise 

sheep and/or lambs. 

United States means the 50 States of 

the United States of America, the 

District of Columbia, and the 

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.

§ 784.4 Time and method of application. 

(a) A request for benefits under this 

part must be submitted on the Ewe 

Lamb Replacement and Retention 

Program Application. The application 

form may be obtained in person, by 

mail, by telephone, or by facsimile from 

any county FSA office. In addition, 

applicants may download a copy of the 

form at http://www.usda.gov/dafp/psd/. 

(b) The form may be obtained from 

and must be submitted to the FSA 

county office serving the county where 

the sheep and lamb operation is located. 

The completed form must be received 

by the FSA county office by the date 

established by FSA. Applications not 

received by that date will be 

disapproved and returned as not having 

been timely filed and the sheep and 

lamb operation filing the application 

will not be eligible for benefits under 

this program. 

(c) The sheep and lamb operation 

requesting benefits under this part must 

certify to the accuracy of the 

information provided in their 

application for benefits. All information 

provided is subject to verification and 

spot checks by FSA. Refusal to allow 

FSA or any other agency of the 

Department of Agriculture to verify any 

information provided will result in a 

determination of ineligibility. Data 

furnished by the applicant will be used 

to determine eligibility for program 

benefits. Providing a false certification 

will lead to ineligibility for payments 

and may be subject to additional civil 

and criminal sanctions. 

(d) The sheep and lamb operation 

requesting benefits under this part must 

maintain accurate records that 

document that they meet all eligibility 

requirements specified herein, as may 

be requested by FSA. Acceptable forms 

of supporting documentation include, 

but are not limited to: Sales receipts, 

farm management records, veterinarian 

certifications, scrapie program forms 

and identification numbers, as well as, 

other types of documents that prove the 

eligibility of the qualifying ewe lambs 

and the sheep and lamb operation. The 

supporting documentation provided 

must, at a minimum, include: date of 

lamb purchase or date of birth, date of 

lamb death (if applicable), lamb 

identification and control information, 

number of ewe lambs purchased or 

retained, and scrapie program 

identification numbers.

§ 784.5 Payment eligibility. 

(a) Payments can be made, as agreed 

to by FSA and subject to the availability 

of funds, for eligible ewe lambs 

considered by FSA, as determined by 

FSA only, to have been acquired or held 

during the base period by eligible sheep 

and lamb operations for breeding 

purposes. Payments may be made for 

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eligible ewe lambs held continuously by 

the operation, through the end of the 

compliance period, from the time of the 

first possession of the ewe lamb in the 

base period. The payment rate cannot 

exceed the rate provided for in § 784.6 

and may be prorated pursuant to 

§ 784.7. For purposes of this section, the 

‘‘base period’’ is the period from August 

1, 2003, through July 31, 2004. A 

purchase in the base period without 

possession in the base period will not be 

considered an acquisition in the base 

period for purposes of this section 

unless otherwise allowed by FSA. 

(b) For the ewe lamb to be eligible, a 

sheep and lamb operation must certify 

that the ewe lamb: 

(1) During at least part of the base 

period was a ewe lamb which was both, 

at the same time, not older than 18 

months of age and had not produced an 

offspring; and 

(2) At the time of certification, does 

not possess any of the following 

characteristics: 

(i) Parrot mouth; or 

(ii) Foot rot. 

(c) The sheep and lamb operation 

must certify and agree to: 

(1) Maintain the qualifying ewe lambs 

in the herd for at least one complete, 

normal offspring lambing cycle, the end 

of which shall constitute the end of the 

compliance period for the purposes of 

paragraph (a) of this section, and 

actually maintain the lambs for that 

period in accord with that certification. 

The ‘‘offspring’’ lambing cycle refers to 

the time in which the qualifying ewe 

lamb’s own offspring would be weaned, 

in a normal course, from that qualifying 

ewe if the ewe were to have offspring, 

irrespective of whether the ewe actually 

produces offspring.

(2) Upon request by an AMS agent or 

FSA representative, allow the AMS 

agent or FSA Representative to verify 

that the ewe lambs meet qualifying 

characteristics. Spot checks will be 

conducted by FSA within 30 days of the 

end of the sign-up period. Any animal 

showing evidence of parrot mouth, foot 

rot, or scrapie in such spot checks will 

be considered to have had those 

conditions at the time of certification. 

Other spot checks may be conducted as 

needed. 

(3) Maintain documentation of any 

death loss of qualifying ewe lambs. 

(4) Agree to refund any payments 

made with respect to any ewe lamb or 

offspring that has died before 

completing the full program 

requirements where said deaths for the 

operation exceed 10 percent. 

(5) Be in compliance with all 

requirements relating to scrapie, as 

described in 9 CFR parts 54 and 79. 

(d) To be eligible for any payments 

addressed under this section, a sheep 

and lamb operation must be engaged in 

the business of producing and 

marketing agricultural products at the 

time of filing the application. 

(e) In addition, to be eligible for 

payment, a sheep and lamb operation 

must submit a timely application during 

the application period for benefits and 

comply with all other terms and 

conditions of this part or that are 

contained in the application for such 

benefits, and such other conditions as 

may be imposed by FSA. 

(f) Proof that each lamb was held 

during and through the end of the base 

period as required by paragraph (a) of 

this section, as must be determined 

individually for each lamb, shall be 

provided in such manner, and with 

such access to the operation and the 

documents and information related to 

the operation, as FSA may request.

§ 784.6 Rate of payment and limitations on 

funding. 

(a) Subject to the availability of funds 

and to the proration provisions of 

§ 784.7, payments for qualifying 

operations shall be $18 for each 

qualifying ewe lamb retained or 

purchased for breeding purposes.

§ 784.7 Availability of funds. 

Total payments under this part, 

unless otherwise determined by the 

FSA, cannot exceed $18 million. In the 

event that approval of all eligible 

applications would result in 

expenditures in excess of the amount 

available, FSA shall prorate the 

available funds by a national factor to 

reduce the expected payments to be 

made to the amount available. The 

payment shall be made based on the 

national factored rate as determined by 

FSA. FSA shall prorate the payments in 

such manner as it, in its sole discretion, 

finds appropriate and reasonable.

§ 784.8 Appeals. 

The appeal regulations set forth at 

parts 11 and 780 of this title apply to 

determinations made pursuant to this 

part.

§ 784.9 Misrepresentation and scheme or 

device. 

(a) A sheep and lamb operation shall 

be ineligible to receive assistance under 

this program if it is determined by the 

State committee or the county 

committee to have: 

(1) Adopted any scheme or device 

that tends to defeat the purpose of this 

program; 

(2) Made any fraudulent 

representation; or 

(3) Misrepresented any fact affecting a 

program determination. 

(b) Any funds disbursed pursuant to 

this part to any person or operation 

engaged in a misrepresentation, scheme, 

or device, shall be refunded with 

interest together with such other sums 

as may become due. Any sheep and 

lamb operation or person engaged in 

acts prohibited by this section and any 

sheep and lamb operation or person 

receiving payment under this part shall 

be jointly and severally liable with other 

persons or operations involved in such 

claim for benefits for any refund due 

under this section and for related 

charges. The remedies provided in this 

part shall be in addition to other civil, 

criminal, or administrative remedies 

that may apply.

§ 784.10 Estates, trusts, and minors. 

(a) Program documents executed by 

persons legally authorized to represent 

estates or trusts will be accepted only if 

such person furnishes evidence of the 

authority to execute such documents. 

(b) A minor who is otherwise eligible 

for assistance under this part must, also: 

(1) Establish that the right of majority 

has been conferred on the minor by 

court proceedings or by statute; 

(2) Show a guardian has been 

appointed to manage the minor’s 

property and the applicable program 

documents are executed by the 

guardian; or 

(3) Furnish a bond under which the 

surety guarantees any loss incurred for 

which the minor would be liable had 

the minor been an adult.

§ 784.11 Death, incompetence, or 

disappearance.

In the case of death, incompetence, 

disappearance or dissolution of a person 

that is eligible to receive benefits in 

accordance with this part, such person 

or persons specified in 7 CFR part 707 

may receive such benefits, as 

determined appropriate by FSA.

§ 784.12 Maintaining records. 

Persons making application for 

benefits under this program must 

maintain accurate records and accounts 

that will document that they meet all 

eligibility requirements specified 

herein. Such records and accounts must 

be retained for 3 years after the date of 

payment to the sheep and lamb 

operations under this program. 

Destruction of the records after such 

date shall be at the risk of the party 

undertaking the destruction.

§ 784.13 Refunds; joint and several 

liability. 

(a) In the event there is an inaccurate 

certification or a failure to comply with 

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any term, requirement, or condition for 

payment arising under the application, 

or this part, and if any refund of a 

payment to FSA shall otherwise become 

due in connection with the application, 

or this part, all related payments made 

under this part to any sheep and lamb 

operation shall be refunded to FSA 

together with interest as determined in 

accordance with paragraph (c) of this 

section and late payment charges as 

provided in part 1403 of this title. 

(b) All persons signing a sheep and 

lamb operation’s application for 

payment as having an interest in the 

operation shall be jointly and severally 

liable for any refund, including related 

charges, that is determined to be due for 

any reason under the terms and 

conditions of the application or this part 

with respect to such operation. 

(c) Interest shall be charged on 

refunds required of any person under 

this part if FSA determines that 

payments or other assistance was 

provided to a person who was not 

eligible for such assistance. Such 

interest shall be charged at the rate of 

interest that the United States Treasury 

charges the Commodity Credit 

Corporation for funds, from the date 

FSA made such benefits available to the 

date of repayment or the date interest 

increases as determined in accordance 

with applicable regulations. FSA may 

waive the accrual of interest if FSA 

determines that the cause of the 

erroneous determination was not due to 

any action of the person. 

(d) Interest determined in accordance 

with paragraph (c) of this section may 

be waived at the discretion of FSA alone 

for refunds resulting from those 

violations determined by FSA to have 

been beyond the control of the person 

committing the violation. 

(e) Late payment interest shall be 

assessed on all refunds in accordance 

with the provisions of, and subject to 

the rates prescribed in 7 CFR part 792. 

(f) Any excess payments made by FSA 

with respect to any application under 

this part must be refunded. 

(g) In the event that a benefit under 

this subpart was provided as the result 

of erroneous information provided by 

any person, the benefit must be repaid 

with any applicable interest.

§ 784.14 Offsets and withholdings. 

FSA may offset or withhold any 

amounts due FSA under this subpart in 

accordance with the provisions of 7 CFR 

part 792, or successor regulations, as 

designated by the Department.

§ 784.15 Assignments. 

Any person who may be entitled to a 

payment may assign his rights to such 

payment in accordance with 7 CFR part 

1404, or successor regulations, as 

designated by the Department.

§ 784.16 Termination of program. 

This program will be terminated after 

payment has been made to those 

applications certified as eligible 

pursuant to the application period 

established in § 784.4.

Signed at Washington, on DC on December 

17, 2004. 

Michael W. Yost, 

Acting Administrator, Farm Service Agency.

[FR Doc. 04–28061 Filed 12–22–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–05–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39

[Docket No. 2001–NM–179–AD; Amendment 

39–13911; AD 2004–25–23] 

RIN 2120–AA64

Airworthiness Directives; Boeing 

Model 747 Series Airplanes

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: This amendment adopts a 

new airworthiness directive (AD), 

applicable to all Boeing Model 747 

series airplanes, that requires repetitive 

inspections for cracking of the top and 

side panel webs and panel stiffeners of 

the nose wheel well (NWW), and 

corrective actions if necessary. This 

action is necessary to detect and correct 

fatigue cracks in the top and side panel 

webs and stiffeners of the NWW, which 

could compromise the structural 

integrity of the NWW and could lead to 

the rapid depressurization of the 

airplane. This action is intended to 

address the identified unsafe condition.

DATES: Effective January 27, 2005. 

The incorporation by reference of 

certain publications listed in the 

regulations is approved by the Director 

of the Federal Register as of January 27, 

2005.

ADDRESSES: The service information 

referenced in this AD may be obtained 

from Boeing Commercial Airplanes, 

P.O. Box 3707, Seattle, Washington 

98124–2207. This information may be 

examined at the Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), Transport 

Airplane Directorate, Rules Docket, 

1601 Lind Avenue, SW., Renton, 

Washington; or 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/

code_of_federal_regulations/

ibr_locations.html.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nick 

Kusz, Airframe Branch, ANM–120S, 

FAA, Seattle Aircraft Certification 

Office, 1601 Lind Avenue, SW., Renton, 

Washington 98055–4056; telephone 

(425) 917–6432; fax (425) 917–6590.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A 

proposal to amend part 39 of the Federal 

Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 39) to 

include an airworthiness directive (AD) 

that is applicable to all Boeing Model 

747 series airplanes was published in 

the Federal Register on May 7, 2004 (69 

FR 25519). That notice of proposed 

rulemaking (NPRM) proposed to require 

repetitive inspections for cracking of the 

top and side panel webs and panel 

stiffeners of the nose wheel well 

(NWW), and corrective actions if 

necessary. 

Explanation of New Service 

Information 

Since the issuance of the NPRM, 

Boeing has issued and we have 

reviewed Revision 2 of Boeing Alert 

Service Bulletin 747–53A2465, dated 

November 11, 2004 (the NPRM referred 

to Revision 1 of the service bulletin as 

the appropriate source of service 

information for accomplishing the 

proposed actions). Revision 2 of the 

service bulletin describes procedures for 

performing repetitive external detailed 

inspections for cracking of the top and 

side panel webs of the NWW (specified 

as Area 1 and Area 2 in the service 

bulletin), as applicable; performing 

repetitive internal detailed and surface 

high frequency eddy current (HFEC) 

inspections for cracking of the top and 

side panel stiffeners of the NWW 

(specified as Area 3 in the service 

bulletin); replacing cracked stiffeners 

with new stiffeners; and repairing any 

cracked panel web. 

We have revised the final rule by 

adding new paragraph (a)(2) as an 

option to accomplishing the repetitive 

inspections required by paragraph (a)(1) 

(specified as paragraph (a) of the 

NPRM). The option allows operators to 

do the repetitive inspections specified 

in Revision 2 of the service bulletin. The 

compliance time intervals for the new, 

optional repetitive inspections are: (1) 

1,000 flight cycles for the external 

detailed inspection, and (2) 6,000 flight 

cycles for the internal detailed and 

suface HFEC inspections, which is less 

stringent than the 1,000 flight-cycle 

interval for the repetitive inspections