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* * * * * 

PART 760—LOANS IN AREAS HAVE 

SPECIAL FLOOD HAZARDS 

■ 3. The authority for citation part 760 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 12 U.S.C. 1757, 1789; 42 U.S.C 

4012a, 4104, 4104b, 4106, and 4128. 

§ 760.6 [Amended] 

■ 4. Section 760.6 is amended by 

removing from paragraph (a) ‘‘FEMA, 

P.O. Box 2012, Jessup, MD 20794–2012’’ 

and adding in its place ‘‘FEMA’s Web 

site at www.fema.gov’’. 

PART 790—DESCRIPTION OF NCUA; 

REQUEST FOR AGENCY ACTION 

■ 5. The authority citation for part 790 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 12 U.S.C. 1766, 1789, 1795f. 

■ 6. In § 790.2: 

■ a. Revise paragraphs (b)(4), (b)(5), and 

(b)(13); 

■ b. Remove from table in paragraph 

(c)(1) the address for Region No. II 

‘‘1775 Duke Street, Suite 4206, 

Alexandria, VA 22314–3437’’ and add 

in its place ‘‘1900 Duke St., Suite 300, 

Alexandria, VA 22314–3498’’; and 

■ c. Revise paragraph (c)(2). 

The revisions read as follows: 

§ 790.2 Central and regional office 

organization. 

* * * * * 

(b) * * * 

(4) Office of Chief Financial Officer. 

NCUA’s Chief Financial Officer is in 

charge of budgetary, accounting and 

financial matters for the NCUA, 

including responsibility for submitting 

annual budget and staffing requests for 

approval by the Board and, as required, 

by the Office of Management and 

Budget; for managing NCUA’s budgetary 

resources; for managing the operations 

of the National Credit Union Share 

Insurance Fund (NCUSIF) to include 

accounting, financial reporting and the 

collection and payment of capitalization 

deposits, insurance premiums and 

insurance dividends; for collecting 

annual operating fees from federal credit 

unions; for maintaining NCUA’s 

accounting system and accounting 

records; for processing payroll, travel, 

and accounts payable disbursements; 

and for preparing internal and external 

financial reports. The Chief Financial 

Officer is also responsible for providing 

NCUA’s executive offices and Regional 

Directors with administrative services, 

including: agency security; contracting 

and procurement; management of 

equipment and supplies; acquisition; 

printing; graphics; and warehousing and 

distribution. 

(5) Office of Examination and 

Insurance. The Director of the Office of 

Examination and Insurance: formulates 

standards and procedures for 

examination and supervision of the 

community of federally insured credit 

unions, and reports to the Board on the 

performance of the examination 

program; manages the risk to the 

NCUSIF, to include overseeing the 

NCUSIF Investment Committee, 

monitoring the adequacy of NCUSIF 

reserves, analyzing the reasons for 

NCUSIF losses, formulating policies and 

procedures regarding the supervision of 

financially troubled credit unions, and 

evaluating certain requests for special 

assistance pursuant to Section 208 of 

the Federal Credit Union Act and for 

certain proposed administrative actions 

regarding federally insured credit 

unions; serves as the Board expert on 

accounting principles and standards 

and on auditing standards; represents 

NCUA at meetings with the American 

Institute of Certified Public Accountants 

(AICPA), Federal Financial Institutions 

Examination Council (FFIEC) and 

General Accounting Office (GAO); and 

collects data and provides statistical 

reports. The Director is responsible for 

developing and conducting research in 

support of NCUA programs, and for 

preparing reports on research activities 

for the information and use of agency 

staff, credit union officials, state credit 

union supervisory authorities, and other 

governmental and private groups. The 

Director is also responsible for 

providing interest rate risk assessment, 

investment expertise and advice to the 

Board and agency staff and conducting 

research and development to assess risk 

areas of emerging products, delivery 

systems, infrastructure issues, and 

investments. 

* * * * * 

(13) Office of Minority and Women 

Inclusion. The Office of Minority and 

Women Inclusion was established 

pursuant to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street 

Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 

2010. It has the responsibility for all 

NCUA matters relating to diversity in 

management, employment, and business 

activities. Specific duties of the office 

include developing and implementing 

standards for: equal employment 

opportunity and the racial, ethnic, and 

gender diversity of the workforce and 

senior management of NCUA; increased 

participation of minority-owned and 

women-owned businesses in the 

programs and contracts of NCUA, 

including standards for coordinating 

technical assistance to such businesses; 

assessing the diversity policies and 

practices of credit unions regulated by 

NCUA; and preserving credit unions run 

by minorities and/or serving minorities. 

* * * * * 

(c) * * * 

(2) A Regional Director is in charge of 

each Regional Office. The Regional 

Director manages NCUA’s programs in 

the Region assigned in accordance with 

established policies. A Regional 

Director’s duties include: directing 

examination and supervision programs 

to promote and assure safety and 

soundness; assisting other offices in 

chartering and insurance issues; 

managing regional resources to meet 

program objectives in the most 

economical and practical manner; and 

maintaining good public relations with 

public, private, and governmental 

organizations, Federal credit union 

officials, credit union organizations, and 

other groups which have an interest in 

credit union matters in the assigned 

Region. The Regional Director maintains 

liaison and cooperation with other 

regional offices of Federal departments 

and agencies, state agencies, city and 

county officials, and other governmental 

units that affect credit unions. The 

Regional Director is aided by an 

Associate Regional Director for 

Operations and Associate Regional 

Director for Programs. Staff working in 

the Regional Office report to the 

Associate Regional Director for 

Operations. Each region is divided into 

examiner districts, each assigned to a 

Supervisory Credit Union Examiner; 

groups of examiners are directed by a 

Supervisory Credit Union Examiner, 

each of whom in turn reports directly to 

the Associate Regional Director for 

Programs. 

[FR Doc. 2012–6835 Filed 3–20–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7535–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2011–1088; Directorate 

Identifier 2011–NM–099–AD; Amendment 

39–16985; AD 2012–06–04] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Bombardier, 

Inc. Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Final rule. 


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SUMMARY: We are adopting a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for certain 

Bombardier, Inc. Model DHC–8–400 

series airplanes. This AD was prompted 

by reports of difficulties in opening the 

airstair door. This AD requires 

inspecting the structure and gearbox 

drain paths for blockages by sealant, and 

removing any blockages. We are issuing 

this AD to detect and correct drain paths 

blocked by sealant, resulting in an 

airstair door that is unable to be opened, 

which could hinder evacuation in the 

event of an emergency. 

DATES: This AD becomes effective April 

25, 2012. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of a certain publication listed in this AD 

as of April 25, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: You may examine the AD 

docket on the Internet at http:// 

www.regulations.gov or in person at the 

U.S. Department of Transportation, 

Docket Operations, M–30, West 

Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 

1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., 

Washington, DC. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Cesar Gomez, Aerospace Engineer, 

Airframe and Mechanical Systems 

Branch, ANE–171, FAA, New York 

Aircraft Certification Office, 1600 

Stewart Avenue, Suite 410, Westbury, 

New York 11590; telephone (516) 228– 

7318; fax (516) 794–5531. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Discussion 

We issued a notice of proposed 

rulemaking (NPRM) to amend 14 CFR 

part 39 to include an AD that would 

apply to the specified products. That 

NPRM was published in the Federal 

Register on October 19, 2011 (76 FR 

64849), and proposed to correct an 

unsafe condition for the specified 

products. The MCAI states: 

Several operators have reported difficulties 

in opening the airstair door. Investigation 

revealed that the airstair door gearbox drain 

paths were blocked by sealant, causing water 

to accumulate and freeze in the gearbox 

assembly. An airstair door that is unable to 

be opened could hinder evacuation in the 

event of an emergency. 

This [Canadian] directive mandates a onetime [general visual] inspection [for sealant 

blockages] and [removal of any] sealant 

interfering with the airstair gearbox drain 

paths. 

You may obtain further information 

by examining the MCAI in the AD 

docket. 

Comments 

We gave the public the opportunity to 

participate in developing this AD. We 

considered the comment received. The 

commenter, Air Line Pilots Association, 

International, supports the NPRM (76 

FR 64849, October 19, 2011). 

Conclusion 

We reviewed the available data, 

including the comment received, and 

determined that air safety and the 

public interest require adopting the AD 

as proposed, except for minor editorial 

changes. We have determined that these 

minor changes: 

• Are consistent with the intent that 

was proposed in the NPRM (76 FR 

64849, October 19, 2011) for correcting 

the unsafe condition; and 

• Do not add any additional burden 

upon the public than was already 

proposed in the NPRM (76 FR 64849, 

October 19, 2011). 

Costs of Compliance 

We estimate that this AD will affect 

about 83 products of U.S. registry. We 

also estimate that it will take about 2 

work-hours per product to comply with 

the basic requirements of this AD. The 

average labor rate is $85 per work-hour. 

Where the service information lists 

required parts costs that are covered 

under warranty, we have assumed that 

there will be no charge for these parts. 

As we do not control warranty coverage 

for affected parties, some parties may 

incur costs higher than estimated here. 

Based on these figures, we estimate the 

cost of this AD to the U.S. operators to 

be $14,110, or $170 per product. 

In addition, we estimate that any 

necessary follow-on actions would take 

about 3 work-hours and require parts 

costing $0, for a cost of $255. We have 

no way of determining the number of 

products that may need these actions. 

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 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 this 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); 

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. 

We prepared a regulatory evaluation 

of the estimated costs to comply with 

this AD and placed it in the AD docket. 

Examining the AD Docket 

You may examine the AD docket 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 AD docket 

contains the NPRM (76 FR 64849, 

October 19, 2011), the regulatory 

evaluation, any comments received, and 

other information. The street address for 

the Docket Operations office (telephone 

(800) 647–5527) is in the ADDRESSES

section. Comments will be available in 

the AD docket shortly after receipt. 

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 adding 

the following new AD: 

2012–06–04 Bombardier, Inc.: Amendment 

39–16985. Docket No. FAA–2011–1088; 

Directorate Identifier 2011–NM–099–AD. 


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(a) Effective Date 

This airworthiness directive (AD) becomes 

effective April 25, 2012. 

(b) Affected ADs 

None. 

(c) Applicability 

This AD applies to Bombardier, Inc. Model 

DHC–8–400, –401, and –402 airplanes; 

certificated in any category; serial numbers 

4161 through 4296 inclusive. 

(d) Subject 

Air Transport Association (ATA) of 

America Code 53: Fuselage. 

(e) Reason 

This AD was prompted by reports of 

difficulties in opening the airstair door. We 

are issuing this AD to detect and correct 

drain paths blocked by sealant, resulting in 

an airstair door that is unable to be opened, 

which could hinder evacuation in the event 

of an emergency. 

(f) Compliance 

You are responsible for having the actions 

required by this AD performed within the 

compliance times specified, unless the 

actions have already been done. 

(g) Actions 

Within 600 flight hours after the effective 

date of this AD, do a general visual 

inspection of the structure and gearbox drain 

paths for blockages by sealant, in accordance 

with the Accomplishment Instructions of 

Bombardier Service Bulletin 84–53–48, dated 

December 2, 2010. If any blockages are found, 

before further flight, remove blockages, in 

accordance with the Accomplishment 

Instructions of Bombardier Service Bulletin 

84–53–48, dated December 2, 2010. 

(h) Other FAA AD Provisions 

The following provisions also apply to this 

AD: 

(1) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs): The Manager, New York Aircraft 

Certification Office (ACO), ANE–170, FAA, 

has the authority to approve AMOCs for this 

AD, if requested using the procedures found 

in 14 CFR 39.19. In accordance with 14 CFR 

39.19, send your request to your principal 

inspector or local Flight Standards District 

Office, as appropriate. If sending information 

directly to the ACO, send it to ATTN: 

Program Manager, Continuing Operational 

Safety, FAA, New York ACO, 1600 Stewart 

Avenue, Suite 410, Westbury, New York 

11590; telephone 516–228–7300; fax 516– 

794–5531. Before using any approved AMOC, 

notify your appropriate principal inspector, 

or lacking a principal inspector, the manager 

of the local flight standards district office/ 

certificate holding district office. The AMOC 

approval letter must specifically reference 

this AD. 

(2) Airworthy Product: For any requirement 

in this AD to obtain corrective actions from 

a manufacturer or other source, use these 

actions if they are FAA-approved. Corrective 

actions are considered FAA-approved if they 

are approved by the State of Design Authority 

(or their delegated agent). You are required 

to assure the product is airworthy before it 

is returned to service. 

(i) Related Information 

Refer to MCAI Canadian Airworthiness 

Directive CF–2011–06, dated April 26, 2011; 

and Bombardier Service Bulletin 84–53–48, 

dated December 2, 2010; for related 

information. 

(j) 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) of the 

following service information under 5 U.S.C. 

552(a) and 1 CFR part 51: 

(i) Bombardier Service Bulletin 84–53–48, 

dated December 2, 2010. 

(2) For service information identified in 

this AD, contact Bombardier, Inc., Q–Series 

Technical Help Desk, 123 Garratt Boulevard, 

Toronto, Ontario M3K 1Y5, Canada; 

telephone 416–375–4000; fax 416–375–4539; 

email thd.qseries@aero.bombardier.com; 

Internet http://www.bombardier.com. 

(3) You may review copies of the service 

information at the FAA, Transport Airplane 

Directorate, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, 

Washington. For information on the 

availability of this material at the FAA, call 

425–227–1221. 

(4) 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 an NARA facility, call 202–741– 

6030, or go to http://www.archives.gov/ 

federal_register/code_of_federal_regulations/

ibr_locations.html. 

Issued in Renton, Washington, on March 9, 

2012. 

Ali Bahrami 

Manager, Transport Airplane Directorate, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2012–6531 Filed 3–20–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2012–1324; Directorate 

Identifier 2011–NM–104–AD; Amendment 

39–16983; AD 2012–06–02] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Airbus 

Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: We are adopting a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for all 

Airbus Model A300 B4–600, B4–600R, 

and F4–600R series airplanes, and 

Model C4–605R Variant F airplanes 

(collectively called A300–600 series 

airplanes), and Model A310 series 

airplanes. This AD was prompted by a 

report of a crack in the selector valve 

pipe of the forward cargo door located 

in the avionics bay opposite the line 

replaceable unit racking. This AD 

requires replacing a certain aluminum 

high pressure pipe with a new corrosion 

resistant stainless steel pipe. We are 

issuing this AD to prevent cracking in 

the selector valve pipe of the forward 

cargo door which could impact the 90 

VU avionics line replaceable unit, and 

could result in multiple computer 

failures, affecting flight safety. 

DATES: This AD becomes effective April 

25, 2012. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of certain publications listed in this AD 

as of April 25, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: You may examine the AD 

docket on the Internet at http:// 

www.regulations.gov or in person at the 

U.S. Department of Transportation, 

Docket Operations, M–30, West 

Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 

1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., 

Washington, DC. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dan 

Rodina, Aerospace Engineer, 

International Branch, ANM–116, 

Transport Airplane Directorate, FAA, 

1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, 

Washington 98057–3356; telephone 

(425) 227–2125; fax (425) 227–1149. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Discussion 

We issued a notice of proposed 

rulemaking (NPRM) to amend 14 CFR 

part 39 to include an AD that would 

apply to the specified products. That 

NPRM was published in the Federal 

Register on December 22, 2011 (76 FR 

79558). That NPRM proposed to require 

replacing a certain aluminum high 

pressure pipe with a new corrosion 

resistant stainless steel pipe. The MCAI 

states: 

An A300–600 operator has reported a 

hydraulic leak at the forward cargo door area. 

After further investigation, the forward cargo 

door selector valve pipe Part Number (P/N) 

A5231006100300, located in the avionics bay 

opposite to Line Replaceable Unit (LRU) 

racking, was found cracked. 

This condition, if not detected and 

corrected, can impact the 90 VU avionics 

LRU, which could result in multiple 

computer failures, affecting flight safety. 

For the reasons described above, this AD 

requires the replacement of the aluminum 

pipe P/N A5231006100300 with a stainless 

steel pipe P/N A5231007000600. 

This [EASA] AD has been corrected to 

make clear that the use of Airbus SB A310– 


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