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2Additionally, the comment asked the 

Commission to take action in several other 

rulemakings that are unrelated to the final rule 

addressed here and to refrain from further revising 

its regulations in light of the McCutcheon decision. 

contributions that can be made by one 

person/corporation’’ and by non-profit 

organizations. A second commenter 

urged the Commission to evaluate ‘‘anticorruption and small donation/public 

financing proposals,’’ including those at 

the state and local levels, and to 

‘‘petition the Congress and the 

Administration for a change.’’ In 

response, the Commission notes that, as 

explained above, the revisions made in 

the interim rule were necessary to 

conform the Commission’s regulations 

to the Supreme Court’s holding in 

McCutcheon, see 134 S. Ct. at 1442, and 

did not involve any Commission 

discretion or policy judgments. The 

Commission is considering whether to 

commence a separate rulemaking to 

address other issues related to the 

McCutcheon decision. See supra n.1. 

A third comment, filed by a national 

party committee, supported the 

revisions made in the interim rule. The 

commenter agreed that the changes 

made in the interim rule were necessary 

to conform Commission regulations to 

the McCutcheon decision, and the 

commenter stated that the interim rule 

‘‘completely implements the 

McCutcheon decision.’’ 2

Accordingly, after consideration of 

the comments, and for the reasons set 

forth above and in the interim rule, the 

Commission is adopting, as a final rule 

and without change, the revisions made 

to Commission regulations by the 

interim rule. 

List of Subjects in 11 CFR Part 110 

Campaign funds, Political committees 

and parties. 

PART 110—CONTRIBUTION AND 

EXPENDITURE LIMITATIONS AND 

PROHIBITIONS 

Accordingly, the interim rule 

amending 11 CFR part 110, which was 

published at 79 FR 62335 on October 

17, 2014, is adopted as a final rule 

without change. 

On behalf of the Commission, 

Dated: December 18, 2014. 

Lee E. Goodman, 

Chairman, Federal Election Commission. 

[FR Doc. 2014–30222 Filed 12–23–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6715–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2014–0759; Directorate 

Identifier 2014–CE–028–AD; Amendment 

39–18052; AD 2014–26–01] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Alpha 

Aviation Concept Limited Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: We are adopting a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for Alpha 

Aviation Concept Limited Model R2160 

airplanes. This AD results from 

mandatory continuing airworthiness 

information (MCAI) issued by an 

aviation authority of another country to 

identify and correct an unsafe condition 

on an aviation product. The MCAI 

describes the unsafe condition as paint 

adherence defects inside the engine air 

intake box and cohesion defects inside 

the laminated ducting from the filter to 

the air intake box. We are issuing this 

AD to require actions to address the 

unsafe condition on these products. 

DATES: This AD is effective January 28, 

2015. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of a certain publication listed in the AD 

as of January 28, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: You may examine the AD 

docket on the Internet at http://

www.regulations.gov/

#!docketDetail;D=FAA-2014-0759; or in 

person at Document Management 

Facility, U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations, M– 

30, West Building Ground Floor, Room 

W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., 

Washington, DC 20590. 

For service information identified in 

this AD, contact Alpha Aviation, 59 

Hautapu Road, RD 1, Cambridge 3493, 

New Zealand; telephone: +64 7 827 

0528; fax: +64 7 929 2878; Internet: 

www.alphaaviation.co.nz. You may 

review this referenced service 

information at the FAA, Small Airplane 

Directorate, 901 Locust, Kansas City, 

Missouri 64106. For information on the 

availability of this material at the FAA, 

call (816) 329–4148. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karl 

Schletzbaum, Aerospace Engineer, 901 

Locust, Room 301, Kansas City, 

Missouri 64106; telephone: (816) 329– 

4123; fax: (816) 329–4090; email: 

karl.schletzbaum@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Discussion 

We issued a notice of proposed 

rulemaking (NPRM) to amend 14 CFR 

part 39 to add an AD that would apply 

to Alpha Aviation Concept Limited 

Model R2160 airplanes. The NPRM was 

published in the Federal Register on 

October 2, 2014 (79 FR 59465). The 

NPRM proposed to correct an unsafe 

condition for the specified products and 

was based on mandatory continuing 

airworthiness information (MCAI) 

originated by an aviation authority of 

another country. The MCAI states: 

To prevent loss of engine power due to a 

possible paint adherence defect inside the 

engine air intake box, accomplish the 

following: 

Inspect the engine air intake box (including 

the deflection flap) and the engine air intake 

ducting (include the area downstream of the 

filter) per Alpha Aviation Service Bulletin 

No. AA–SB–71–007 dated August 2014 or 

later approved revisions. 

If any defects are found, replace affected 

parts per SB No. AA–SB–71–007 before 

further flight. 

The MCAI can be found in the AD 

docket on the Internet at: http://

www.regulations.gov/

#!documentDetail;D=FAA-2014-0759- 

0002. 

Comments 

We gave the public the opportunity to 

participate in developing this AD. We 

received no comments on the NPRM (79 

FR 59465, October 2, 2014) or on the 

determination of the cost to the public. 

Conclusion 

We reviewed the relevant data 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 (79 FR 

59465, October 2, 2014) for correcting 

the unsafe condition; and 

• Do not add any additional burden 

upon the public than was already 

proposed in the NPRM (79 FR 59465, 

October 2, 2014). 

Costs of Compliance 

We estimate that this AD will affect 

10 products of U.S. registry. We also 

estimate that it would take about 1 

work-hour per product to comply with 

the basic requirements of this AD. The 

average labor rate is $85 per work-hour. 

Based on these figures, we estimate 

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

be $850, or $85 per product. 

In addition, we estimate that any 

necessary follow-on actions would take 

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about 6 work-hours and require parts 

costing $1,000, for a cost of $1,510 per 

product. 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 AD: 

(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. 

Examining the AD Docket 

You may examine the AD docket on 

the Internet at http://

www.regulations.gov by searching for 

and locating Docket No. FAA–2014– 

0759; or in person at the Docket 

Management Facility between 9 a.m. 

and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

except Federal holidays. The AD docket 

contains the NPRM, the regulatory 

evaluation, any comments received, and 

other information. The street address for 

the Docket 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: 

2014–26–01 Alpha Aviation Concept 

Limited: Amendment 39–18052; Docket 

No. FAA–2014–0759; Directorate 

Identifier 2014–CE–028–AD. 

(a) Effective Date 

This airworthiness directive (AD) becomes 

effective January 28, 2015. 

(b) Affected ADs 

None. 

(c) Applicability 

This AD applies to Alpha Aviation 

Concept Limited Model R2160 airplanes, 

serial numbers 001 to 378, certificated in any 

category. 

(d) Subject 

Air Transport Association of America 

(ATA) Code 73: Engine Fuel & Control. 

(e) Reason 

This AD was prompted by mandatory 

continuing airworthiness information (MCAI) 

originated by an aviation authority of another 

country to identify and correct an unsafe 

condition on an aviation product. The MCAI 

describes the unsafe condition as paint 

adherence defects inside the engine air intake 

box and cohesion defects inside the 

laminated ducting from the filter to the air 

intake box. We are issuing this AD to prevent 

paint defects from entering the engine which 

could cause loss of power. 

(f) Actions and Compliance 

Unless already done, do the actions in 

paragraphs (f)(1) through (f)(4) of this AD: 

(1) Within the next 100 hours time-inservice (TIS) after January 28, 2015 (the 

effective date of this AD) and repetitively 

thereafter every 100 hours TIS, inspect any 

painted engine air intake box (including the 

deflection flap) and the air intake ducting 

(including the area downstream of the filter) 

for paint adherence defects such as peeling, 

blistering, or bubbling following Alpha 

Aviation Service Bulletin (SB) No. AA–SB– 

71–007, Revision 0, dated August 2014. 

(2) If any defects are found during the 

inspection required in paragraph (f)(1) of this 

AD, before further flight, replace the affected 

parts with airworthy parts following Alpha 

Aviation Service Bulletin No. AA–SB–71– 

007, Revision 0, dated August 2014. 

(3) As of January 28, 2015 (the effective 

date of this AD), do not install a painted 

engine air intake box or a repaired engine air 

duct on any affected airplane. 

(4) The replacement of defective parts is 

not a terminating action to the repetitive 

inspection of painted engine intake 

components required in paragraph (f)(1) of 

this AD. 

(g) Other FAA AD Provisions 

The following provisions also apply to this 

AD: 

(1) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs): The Manager, Standards Office, 

FAA, has the authority to approve AMOCs 

for this AD, if requested using the procedures 

found in 14 CFR 39.19. Send information to 

ATTN: Karl Schletzbaum, Aerospace 

Engineer, FAA, Small Airplane Directorate, 

901 Locust, Room 301, Kansas City, Missouri 

64106; phone: (816) 329–4123; fax: (816) 

329–4090; email: karl.schletzbaum@faa.gov. 

Before using any approved AMOC on any 

airplane to which the AMOC applies, notify 

your appropriate principal inspector (PI) in 

the FAA Flight Standards District Office 

(FSDO), or lacking a PI, your local FSDO. 

(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 FAAapproved 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. 

(h) Related Information 

Refer to MCAI Civil Aviation Authority 

(CAA) AD DCA/R2000/25A, dated August 28, 

2014, for related information. The MCAI can 

be found in the AD docket on the Internet at: 

http://www.regulations.gov/

#!documentDetail;D=FAA-2014-0759-0002. 

(i) 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. 

(i) Alpha Aviation Service Bulletin (SB) 

No. AA–SB–71–007, Revision 0, dated 

August 2014. 

(ii) Reserved. 

(3) For Alpha Aviation Concept Limited 

service information identified in this AD, 

contact Alpha Aviation, 59 Hautapu Road, 

RD 1, Cambridge 3493, New Zealand; 

telephone: +64 7 827 0528; fax: +64 7 929 

2878; Internet: www.alphaaviation.co.nz. 

(4) You may view this service information 

at the FAA, Small Airplane Directorate, 901 

Locust, Kansas City, Missouri 64106. For 

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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, call 

202–741–6030, or go to: http://

www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ibrlocations.html 

Issued in Kansas City, Missouri, on 

December 15, 2014. 

Earl Lawrence, 

Manager, Small Airplane Directorate, Aircraft 

Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2014–29833 Filed 12–23–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2013–0981; Directorate 

Identifier 2013–NM–032–AD; Amendment 

39–18036; AD 2014–24–03] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing 

Company Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: We are superseding 

Airworthiness Directive (AD) 97–11–07 

and AD 99–18–23, which apply to all 

The Boeing Company Model MD–90–30 

airplanes. AD 97–11–07 and AD 99–18– 

23 required revising the Airworthiness 

Limitations Section (ALS) of the 

Instructions for Continued 

Airworthiness to incorporate certain 

compliance times for principal 

structural element (PSE) inspections 

and replacement times for safe-life 

limited parts. This new AD also requires 

revising the maintenance or inspection 

program to incorporate a new PSE 

requirement for the rear spar caps of the 

horizontal stabilizer and its associated 

inspections, which would terminate 

certain inspections of the horizontal 

stabilizer rear spar. This AD was 

prompted by an analysis of data that 

identified a need to introduce a new 

PSE requirement for the rear spar caps 

of the horizontal stabilizer. We are 

issuing this AD to detect and correct 

fatigue cracking of PSEs and certain 

safe-life limited parts, which could 

adversely affect the structural integrity 

of the airplane. 

DATES: This AD is effective January 27, 

2015. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of a certain publication listed in this AD 

as of January 27, 2015. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of a certain other publication listed in 

this AD as of October 8, 1999 (64 FR 

48284, September 3, 1999). 

ADDRESSES: For service information 

identified in this AD, contact Boeing 

Commercial Airplanes, Attention: Data 

& Services Management, 3855 

Lakewood Boulevard, MC D800–0019, 

Long Beach, CA 90846–0001; telephone 

206–544–5000, extension 2; fax 206– 

766–5683; Internet https://

www.myboeingfleet.com.You may view 

this referenced service information at 

the FAA, Transport Airplane 

Directorate, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., 

Renton, WA. For information on the 

availability of this material at the FAA, 

call 425–227–1221. 

Examining the AD Docket 

You may examine the AD docket on 

the Internet at http://

www.regulations.gov by searching for 

and locating Docket No. FAA–2013– 

0981; or in person at the Docket 

Management Facility between 9 a.m. 

and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

except Federal holidays. The AD docket 

contains this AD, the regulatory 

evaluation, any comments received, and 

other information. The address for the 

Docket Office (phone: 800–647–5527) is 

Docket Management Facility, U.S. 

Department of Transportation, Docket 

Operations, M–30, West Building 

Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, 

DC 20590. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Roger Durbin, Airframe Branch, ANM– 

120L, FAA, Los Angeles Aircraft 

Certification Office (ACO), 3960 

Paramount Boulevard, Lakewood, CA 

90712–4137; phone: 562–627–5233; fax: 

562–627–5210; email: roger.durbin@

faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Discussion 

We issued a notice of proposed 

rulemaking (NPRM) to amend 14 CFR 

part 39 to supersede AD 97–11–07, 

Amendment 39–10036 (62 FR 27941, 

May 22, 1997); and AD 99–18–23, 

Amendment 39–11289 (64 FR 48284, 

September 3, 1999). AD 97–11–07 and 

AD 99–18–23 applied to all The Boeing 

Company Model MD–90–30 airplanes. 

The NPRM published in the Federal 

Register on December 9, 2013 (78 FR 

73739). An action to reopen the 

comment period was issued on April 4, 

2014 (79 FR 20138, April 11, 2014). The 

NPRM was prompted by an analysis of 

data that identified a need to introduce 

a new PSE requirement for the rear spar 

caps of the horizontal stabilizer. The 

NPRM proposed to continue to require 

revising the maintenance or inspection 

program to incorporate certain 

compliance times for PSE inspections 

and replacement times for safe-life 

limited parts. The NPRM also proposed 

to require revising the maintenance or 

inspection program to incorporate a new 

PSE requirement for the rear spar caps 

of the horizontal stabilizer and its 

associated inspections. We are issuing 

this AD to detect and correct fatigue 

cracking of PSEs and certain safe-life 

limited parts, which could adversely 

affect the structural integrity of the 

airplane. 

Comments 

We gave the public the opportunity to 

participate in developing this AD. We 

have considered the comment received. 

One commenter, a private individual, 

supported the NPRM (78 FR 73739, 

December 9, 2013). 

Explanation of Changes Made to This 

AD 

In the NPRM (78 FR 73739, December 

9, 2013), we referred to McDonnell 

Douglas Airworthiness Limitations 

Instructions (ALI), Report No. MDC– 

94K9000, Revision 1, dated January 

1995; or McDonnell Douglas 

Airworthiness Limitations Instructions 

(ALI), Report No. MDC–94K9000, 

Revision 2, dated July 1996; as the 

appropriate sources of service 

information for certain requirements 

retained from AD 97–11–07, 

Amendment 39–10036 (62 FR 27941, 

May 22, 1997). We have changed 

paragraphs (g) and (h) of this AD by 

removing these references because this 

service information is out of date and no 

longer available. Instead, we have 

provided the option of using a method 

approved by the FAA to accomplish the 

actions in those paragraphs. We have 

also added a new paragraph (n) to this 

AD to provide credit for previous 

actions done using these earlier 

revisions. We have redesignated 

subsequent paragraphs accordingly. 

We have also replaced the text 

‘‘alternative inspections and inspection 

intervals’’ specified in paragraph (k) of 

the proposed AD (78 FR 73739, 

December 9, 2013) with the text 

‘‘alternative replacement times’’ in 

paragraph (k) of this AD in order to 

clarify that no alternative replacement 

times for certain safe-life limited parts 

may be approved, except as provided by 

paragraphs (l) and (o) of this AD. 

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