9272 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 28 / Friday, February 12, 2021 / Rules and Regulations 

Airworthiness Products Section, Operational 

Safety Branch, FAA, 10101 Hillwood Pkwy., 

Fort Worth, TX 76177; telephone (817) 222– 

5110; email matthew.fuller@faa.gov. 

(2) The subject of this AD is addressed in 

European Aviation Safety Agency (now 

European Union Aviation Safety Agency) 

(EASA) AD No. 2016–0059–E, dated March 

22, 2016. You may view the EASA AD on the 

internet at https://www.regulations.gov in 

Docket No. FAA–2021–0027. 

(j) Material Incorporated by Reference 

(1) The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

(IBR) of the service information listed in this 

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

part 51. 

(2) You must use this service information 

as applicable to do the actions required by 

this AD, unless the AD specifies otherwise. 

(3) The following service information was 

approved for IBR on October 7, 2020 (85 FR 

59416, September 22, 2020). 

(i) Airbus Helicopters Emergency Alert 

Service Bulletin No. 05.101, Revision 0, 

dated March 21, 2016. 

(ii) [Reserved] 

(4) For Airbus Helicopters service 

information identified in this AD, contact 

Airbus Helicopters, 2701 N Forum Drive, 

Grand Prairie, TX 75052; telephone 972–641– 

0000 or 800–232–0323; fax 972–641–3775; or 

at https://www.airbus.com/helicopters/ 

services/technical-support.html. 

(5) You may view this service information 

at the FAA, Office of the Regional Counsel, 

Southwest Region, 10101 Hillwood Pkwy., 

Room 6N–321, Fort Worth, TX 76177. For 

information on the availability of this 

material at the FAA, call (817) 222–5110. 

(6) You may view this service information 

that is incorporated by reference at the 

National Archives and Records 

Administration (NARA). For information on 

the availability of this material at NARA, 

email: fedreg.legal@nara.gov, or go to: 

https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ 

ibr-locations.html. 

Issued on February 3, 2021. 

Gaetano A. Sciortino, 

Deputy Director for Strategic Initiatives, 

Compliance & Airworthiness Division, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2021–03056 Filed 2–10–21; 2:00 pm] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2021–0049; Project 

Identifier MCAI–2021–00033–A; Amendment 

39–21427; AD 2021–04–06] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Pilatus 

Aircraft Ltd. Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule; request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The FAA is adopting a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for all 

Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. (Pilatus) Model PC– 

7 airplanes. This AD results from 

mandatory continuing airworthiness 

information (MCAI) issued by the 

aviation authority of another country to 

identify and correct an unsafe condition 

on an aviation product. The MCAI 

describes the unsafe condition as a 

missing release bar retaining screw on a 

Harley-type buckle assembly installed 

on a harness shoulder strap. This 

condition, if not corrected, could lead to 

loss of pilot restraint and consequently 

loss of airplane control or injuries to the 

crew. The FAA is issuing this AD to 

address the unsafe condition on these 

products. 

DATES: This AD is effective February 12, 

2021. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of a certain publication listed in this AD 

as of February 12, 2021. 

The FAA must receive comments on 

this AD by March 29, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: You may send comments, 

using the procedures found in 14 CFR 

11.43 and 11.45, by any of the following 

methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

https://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: Deliver to Mail 

address above between 9 a.m. and 5 

p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays. 

For IrvinGQ Limited service 

information identified in this final rule, 

contact Pilatus Aircraft Ltd., CH–6371, 

Stans, Switzerland; phone: +41 848 24 

7 365; email: techsupport.ch@pilatusaircraft.com; website: https://

www.pilatus-aircraft.com/. You may 

view this service information at the 

FAA, Airworthiness Products Section, 

Operational Safety Branch, 901 Locust, 

Kansas City, Missouri 64106. For 

information on the availability of this 

material at the FAA, call (816) 329– 

4148. It is also available at https://

www.regulations.gov by searching for 

and locating Docket No. FAA–2021– 

0049. 

Examining the AD Docket 

You may examine the AD docket at 

https://www.regulations.gov by 

searching for and locating Docket No. 

FAA–2021–0049; or in person at Docket 

Operations between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., 

Monday through Friday, except Federal 

holidays. The AD docket contains this 

final rule, any comments received, and 

other information. The street address for 

the Docket Operations is listed above. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Doug Rudolph, Aviation Safety 

Engineer, General Aviation & Rotorcraft 

Section, International Validation 

Branch, FAA, 901 Locust, Room 301, 

Kansas City, Missouri 64106; phone: 

(816) 329–4059; fax: (816) 329–4090; 

email: doug.rudolph@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

The Federal Office of Civil Aviation 

(FOCA), which is the aviation authority 

for Switzerland, has issued FOCA AD 

HB–2021–001–E, dated January 8, 2021 

(referred to after this as ‘‘the MCAI’’), to 

address the unsafe condition on Pilatus 

Model PC–7 airplanes. The MCAI states: 

An occurrence was reported where in an in 

service event a missing release bar retaining 

screw on a Harley-type buckle assembly 

installed on a harness shoulder strap on an 

ejection seat was detected. 

This condition, if not corrected, could lead 

to loss of pilot restraint and consequently 

loss of aeroplane control or injuries to the 

crew. 

To address this potential unsafe condition, 

Pilatus and IrvinGQ issued the [service 

bulletins] SBs to provide inspection 

instructions. 

For the reason described above, this 

[FOCA] AD requires the inspection of the 

Harley-type buckle assemblies on the seat 

harnesses of the front and rear seats, as 

defined in this AD, and prohibits (re-) 

installation of affected parts. 

FOCA advises that the release bar 

retaining screws on the affected Harleytype buckle assemblies were incorrectly 

peened during manufacture. This 

inadequate peening of the retaining 

screws has led to loose screws that can 

potentially be removed by hand or the 

actual screw falling out of the 

assemblies. You may examine the MCAI 

in the AD docket at https://

www.regulations.gov by searching for 

and locating Docket No. FAA–2021– 

0049. 

FAA’s Determination 

This product has been approved by 

the aviation authority of another 

country and is approved for operation in 

the United States. Pursuant to our 

bilateral agreement with the State of 

Design Authority, it has notified the 

FAA of the unsafe condition described 

in the MCAI and service information 

referenced above. The FAA is issuing 

this AD because the agency has 

Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 28 / Friday, February 12, 2021 / Rules and Regulations 9273 

determined the unsafe condition 

described previously is likely to exist or 

develop in other products of the same 

type design. 

Related Service Information Under 1 

CFR Part 51 

The FAA reviewed IrvinGQ Limited 

Service Bulletin IGQSB033, Issue 2, 

dated December 2020 (IrvinGQ SB 

IGQSB033, Issue 2). This service 

information provides a listing of the 

affected parts and specifies procedures 

for inspecting the Harley-type buckle 

assemblies and repairing or replacing as 

necessary. This service information is 

reasonably available because the 

interested parties have access to it 

through their normal course of business 

or by the means identified in 

ADDRESSES. 

Other Related Service Information 

The FAA also reviewed Pilatus PC–7 

Service Bulletin No. 25–015, Revision 1, 

dated December 22, 2020. This service 

information specifies inspecting and 

repairing the Harley-type buckle 

assemblies in accordance with IrvinGQ 

SB IGQSB033, Issue 2. 

AD Requirements 

This AD requires accomplishing the 

actions specified in the IrvinGQ Limited 

service information already described. 

Justification for Immediate Adoption 

and Determination of the Effective Date 

Section 553(b)(3)(B) of the 

Administrative Procedure Act (APA) (5 

U.S.C. 551 et seq.) authorizes agencies 

to dispense with notice and comment 

procedures for rules when the agency, 

for ‘‘good cause,’’ finds that those 

procedures are ‘‘impracticable, 

unnecessary, or contrary to the public 

interest.’’ Under this section, an agency, 

upon finding good cause, may issue a 

final rule without providing notice and 

seeking comment prior to issuance. 

Further, section 553(d) of the APA 

authorizes agencies to make rules 

effective in less than thirty days, upon 

a finding of good cause. 

An unsafe condition exists that 

requires the immediate adoption of this 

AD without providing an opportunity 

for public comments prior to adoption. 

The FAA has found that the risk to the 

flying public justifies waiving notice 

and comment prior to adoption of this 

rule because detachment of a shoulder 

strap from the main harness assembly 

could lead to loss of pilot restraint 

during operational maneuvers. Because 

this model airplane is certificated in the 

acrobatic category, if the pilot is not 

restrained during aerobatic flight, or 

even some normal operations, it may 

result in loss of airplane control, or 

injuries to the crew. For this reason, the 

FAA has determined that operators 

must comply with the actions required 

by this AD before further flight. 

Accordingly, notice and opportunity for 

prior public comment are unnecessary, 

pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(3)(B). 

In addition, the FAA finds that good 

cause exists pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553(d) 

for making this amendment effective in 

less than 30 days, for the same reasons 

the FAA found good cause to forego 

notice and comment. 

Comments Invited 

The FAA invites you to send any 

written data, views, or arguments about 

this final rule. Send your comments to 

an address listed under ADDRESSES. 

Include ‘‘Docket No. FAA–2021–0049 

and Project Identifier MCAI–2021– 

00033–A’’ at the beginning of your 

comments. The most helpful comments 

reference a specific portion of the final 

rule, explain the reason for any 

recommended change, and include 

supporting data. The FAA will consider 

all comments received by the closing 

date and may amend this final rule 

because of those comments. 

Except for Confidential Business 

Information (CBI) as described in the 

following paragraph, and other 

information as described in 14 CFR 

11.35, the FAA will post all comments 

received, without change, to https://

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information you provide. The 

agency will also post a report 

summarizing each substantive verbal 

contact received about this final rule. 

Confidential Business Information 

CBI is commercial or financial 

information that is both customarily and 

actually treated as private by its owner. 

Under the Freedom of Information Act 

(FOIA) (5 U.S.C. 552), CBI is exempt 

from public disclosure. If your 

comments responsive to this AD contain 

commercial or financial information 

that is customarily treated as private, 

that you actually treat as private, and 

that is relevant or responsive to this AD, 

it is important that you clearly designate 

the submitted comments as CBI. Please 

mark each page of your submission 

containing CBI as ‘‘PROPIN.’’ The FAA 

will treat such marked submissions as 

confidential under the FOIA, and they 

will not be placed in the public docket 

of this AD. Submissions containing CBI 

should be sent to Doug Rudolph, 

Aviation Safety Engineer, General 

Aviation & Rotorcraft Section, 

International Validation Branch, FAA, 

901 Locust, Room 301, Kansas City, 

Missouri 64106. Any commentary that 

the FAA receives which is not 

specifically designated as CBI will be 

placed in the public docket for this 

rulemaking. 

Regulatory Flexibility Act 

The requirements of the Regulatory 

Flexibility Act (RFA) do not apply when 

an agency finds good cause pursuant to 

5 U.S.C. 553 to adopt a rule without 

prior notice and comment. Because FAA 

has determined that it has good cause to 

adopt this rule without prior notice and 

comment, RFA analysis is not required. 

Costs of Compliance 

The FAA estimates that this AD 

affects 21 airplanes of U.S. registry. The 

FAA also estimates that it would take 

about .5 work-hour per product to 

comply with the inspection requirement 

of this AD. The average labor rate is $85 

per work-hour. 

Based on these figures, the FAA 

estimates the cost of the AD on U.S. 

operators would be $892.50 or $42.50 

per product. 

In addition, the FAA estimates that 

any necessary follow-on repair actions 

would take .5 work-hour, for a cost of 

$42.50 per seat harness. The FAA 

estimates that any necessary 

replacements that may be required 

would take 3 work-hours and require 

parts costing $10,000, for a cost of 

$10,255 per seat harness. The FAA has 

no way of determining the number of 

airplanes 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. 

The FAA is 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 

This AD will not have federalism 

implications under Executive Order 

13132. This AD will not have a 

substantial direct effect on the States, on 

9274 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 28 / Friday, February 12, 2021 / Rules and Regulations 

the relationship between the national 

government and the States, or on the 

distribution of power and 

responsibilities among the various 

levels of government. 

For the reasons discussed above, I 

certify that this AD: 

(1) Is not a ‘‘significant regulatory 

action’’ under Executive Order 12866, 

and 

(2) Will not affect intrastate aviation 

in Alaska. 

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39 

Air transportation, Aircraft, Aviation 

safety, Incorporation by reference, 

Safety. 

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 airworthiness 

directive: 

2021–04–06 Pilatus Aircraft Ltd.: 

Amendment 39–21427; Docket No. 

FAA–2021–0049; Project Identifier 

MCAI–2021–00033–A. 

(a) Effective Date 

This airworthiness directive (AD) is 

effective February 12, 2021. 

(b) Affected ADs 

None. 

(c) Applicability 

This AD applies to Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. 

Model PC–7 airplanes, all serial numbers, 

certificated in any category. 

(d) Subject 

Joint Aircraft System Component (JASC) 

Code 2510, Flight Compartment and 2560, 

Emergency Equipment. 

(e) Unsafe Condition 

This AD was prompted by a report of a 

missing release bar retaining screw on a 

Harley-type buckle assembly installed on a 

harness shoulder strap. The FAA is issuing 

this AD to detect and address defective 

buckle assembly release bar screws. The 

unsafe condition, if not addressed, could 

result in loss of pilot restraint with 

consequent loss of airplane control or 

injuries to the crew. 

(f) Actions and Compliance 

(1) For airplanes with a Harley-type seat 

buckle assembly or buckle component listed 

in the Effectivity, paragraph 2.A., of IrvinGQ 

Limited Service Bulletin IGQSB033, Issue 2, 

dated December 2020 (IrvinGQ SB 

IGQSB033, Issue 2), before further flight after 

the effective date of this AD, inspect each 

seat buckle assembly on the front and rear 

seats (4 buckle assemblies total) for 

movement of the release bar retaining screws 

by following the Accomplishment 

Instructions, section 3.C.(1), of IrvinGQ SB 

IGQSB033, Issue 2. If there is any movement 

of a release bar retaining screw, before further 

flight, repair or replace the buckle assembly 

by following the Accomplishment 

Instructions, section 3.C.(2), of IrvinGQ SB 

IGQSB033 Issue 2. 

(2) As of the effective date of this AD, do 

not install a Harley-type buckle assembly or 

buckle component listed in the Effectivity, 

paragraph 2.A., of IrvinGQ SB IGQSB033 

Issue 2, on the seat harness of any airplane 

unless it has been inspected as required by 

paragraph (f)(1) of this AD. 

(g) Special Flight Permit 

A special flight permit may be issued with 

the following limitations: Operation in areas 

of known turbulence and aerobatic flight are 

prohibited. 

(h) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs) 

(1) The Manager, International Validation 

Branch, 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 manager of the certification office, 

send it to the attention of the person 

identified in Related Information. 

(2) 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. 

(i) Related Information 

(1) Refer to Federal Office of Civil Aviation 

(FOCA) AD HB–2021–001–E, dated January 

8, 2021, for more information. You may 

examine the FOCA AD at https://

www.regulations.gov by searching for and 

locating Docket No. FAA–2021–0049. 

(2) For more information about this AD, 

contact Doug Rudolph, Aviation Safety 

Engineer, General Aviation & Rotorcraft 

Section, International Validation Branch, 

FAA, 901 Locust, Room 301, Kansas City, 

Missouri 64106; phone: (816) 329–4059; fax: 

(816) 329–4090; email: doug.rudolph@

faa.gov. 

(j) Material Incorporated by Reference 

(1) The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference of 

the service information listed in this 

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

part 51. 

(2) You must use this service information 

as applicable to do the actions required by 

this AD, unless the AD specifies otherwise. 

(i) IrvinGQ Limited Service Bulletin 

IGQSB033, Issue 2, dated December 2020. 

(ii) [Reserved] 

(3) For IrvinGQ Limited service 

information identified in this AD, contact 

Pilatus Aircraft Ltd., CH–6371, Stans, 

Switzerland; phone: +41 848 24 7 365; email: 

techsupport.ch@pilatus-aircraft.com; 

website: http://www.pilatus-aircraft.com/. 

(4) You may view this service information 

at FAA, Airworthiness Products Section, 

Operational Safety Branch, 901 Locust, 

Kansas City, Missouri 64106. For information 

on the availability of this material at the 

FAA, call (816) 329–4148. 

(5) You may view this service information 

that is incorporated by reference at the 

National Archives and Records 

Administration (NARA). For information on 

the availability of this material at NARA, 

email: fedreg.legal@nara.gov, or go to: 

https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ 

ibr-locations.html. 

Issued on February 4, 2021. 

Gaetano A. Sciortino, 

Deputy Director for Strategic Initiatives, 

Compliance & Airworthiness Division, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2021–02793 Filed 2–10–21; 11:15 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION 

16 CFR Part 305 

RIN 3084–AB15 

Energy Labeling Rule 

AGENCY: Federal Trade Commission. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Trade 

Commission (‘‘FTC’’ or ‘‘Commission’’) 

amends the Energy Labeling Rule 

(‘‘Rule’’) to require EnergyGuide labels 

for portable air conditioners and issue 

amendments to central air conditioner 

labels to conform with Department of 

Energy (‘‘DOE’’) changes to efficiency 

descriptors. 

DATES: Amendatory instructions 1 

(authority), 3 (for § 305.2), 5 (for 

§ 305.3), 6 (for § 305.7), 7 (for § 305.10), 

8 (for § 305.11), 9 (for § 305.13), 10 (for 

§ 305.18), 12 (for § 305.27), 13 (for 

appendix E), and 14 (for appendix K2) 

are effective on October 1, 2022, and 

amendatory instructions 2 (for part 305), 

4 (for § 305.2), and 11 (for § 305.20) are 

effective on January 1, 2023. 

ADDRESSES: Copies of this document are 

available on the Commission’s website, 

www.ftc.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Hampton Newsome (202–326–2889), 

Attorney, Bureau of Consumer 

Protection, Federal Trade Commission, 

Room CC–9528, 600 Pennsylvania 

Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20580. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: