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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 ACO, send it to the 

attention of the person identified in 

paragraph (i)(1) of this AD. 

(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) For more information about this AD, 

contact Roger A. Souter, FAA, Wichita ACO, 

1801 Airport Road, Room 100, Wichita, 

Kansas 67209; telephone: 316–946–4134; 

facsimile: 316–946–4107; email address: 

roger.souter@faa.gov. 

(2) For service information identified in 

this AD, contact Rockwell Collins, Inc., 

Collins Aviation Services, 350 Collins Road 

NE., M/S 153–250, Cedar Rapids, IA 52498– 

0001; telephone: 888–265–5467 (U.S.) or 

319–265–5467; fax: 319–295–4941 (outside 

U.S.); email: techmanuals@

rockwellcollins.com; Internet: http://

www.rockwellcollins.com/Services_and_

Support/Publications.aspx. 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. 

Issued in Kansas City, Missouri, on 

November 11, 2013. 

Earl Lawrence, 

Manager, Small Airplane Directorate, Aircraft 

Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2013–27640 Filed 11–18–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2013–0962; Directorate 

Identifier 2013–CE–028–AD] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; DORNIER 

LUFTFAHRT GmbH Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: We propose to adopt a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for all 

DORNIER LUFTFAHRT GmbH Model 

228–212 airplanes. This proposed AD 

results from 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 main landing gear axle 

failure caused by initial fatigue cracking 

and small pre-damage by corrosion. We 

are issuing this proposed AD to require 

actions to address the unsafe condition 

on these products. 

DATES: We must receive comments on 

this proposed AD by January 3, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: You may send comments by 

any of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

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

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Fax: (202) 493–2251. 

• Mail: U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations, M– 

30, West Building Ground Floor, Room 

W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, 

Washington, DC 20590. 

• Hand Delivery: U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations, M– 

30, West Building Ground Floor, Room 

W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., 

Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. 

and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

except Federal holidays. 

For service information identified in 

this proposed AD, contact RUAG 

Aerospace Services GmbH, Dornier 228 

Customer Support, P.O. Box 1253, 

82231 Wessling, Germany; telephone: 

+49–(0)8153–30–2280; fax: +49– 

(0)8153–30–3030. You may review 

copies of the 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. 

Examining the AD Docket 

You may examine the AD docket on 

the Internet at http://

www.regulations.gov by searching for 

and locating it in Docket No. FAA– 

2013–0962; 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 proposed AD, 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. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karl 

Schletzbaum, Aerospace Engineer, FAA, 

Small Airplane Directorate, 901 Locust, 

Room 301, Kansas City, Missouri 64106; 

telephone: (816) 329–4123; fax: (816) 

329–4090; email: karl.schletzbaum@

faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Comments Invited 

We invite you to send any written 

relevant data, views, or arguments about 

this proposed AD. Send your comments 

to an address listed under the 

ADDRESSES section. Include ‘‘Docket No. 

FAA–2013–0962; Directorate Identifier 

2013–CE–028–AD’’ at the beginning of 

your comments. We specifically invite 

comments on the overall regulatory, 

economic, environmental, and energy 

aspects of this proposed AD. We will 

consider all comments received by the 

closing date and may amend this 

proposed AD because of those 

comments. 

We will post all comments we 

receive, without change, to http://

regulations.gov in Docket No. FAA– 

2013–0962, including any personal 

information you provide. We will also 

post a report summarizing each 

substantive verbal contact we receive 

about this proposed AD. 

Discussion 

The European Aviation Safety Agency 

(EASA), which is the Technical Agent 

for the Member States of the European 

Community, has issued EASA AD No.: 

2013–0209, dated September 10, 2013 

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

correct an unsafe condition for the 

specified products. The MCAI states: 

An event of a main landing gear (MLG) axle 

break during touchdown has been reported. 

The results of the subsequent technical 

investigation indicated that improper 

restoration of corrosion protection was the 

likely cause of the initial fatigue cracking. 

This condition, if not detected and 

corrected, could lead to failure of the main 

landing gear axle, possibly resulting in a 

runway excursion with consequent damage 

to the aeroplane and injury to the occupants. 

To address this potential unsafe condition, 

RUAG Aerospace Services GmbH issued 

Service Bulletin (SB) SB–228–300, Rev. 1. 

For the reason described above, this AD 

requires a one-time inspection of the MLG 

axle and, depending on findings, 

accomplishment of applicable corrective 

actions. 

You may examine the MCAI in the AD 

docket on the Internet at http://

www.regulations.gov by searching for 

and locating it in Docket No. FAA– 

2013–0962. 

Relevant Service Information 

RUAG Aerospace Services GmbH has 

issued Dornier 228 Service Bulletin No. 

SB–228–300, Revision 1, dated April 25, 

2013. The actions described in this 

service information are intended to 

correct the unsafe condition identified 

in the MCAI. 


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FAA’s Determination and Requirements 

of the Proposed AD 

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 this State of 

Design Authority, they have notified us 

of the unsafe condition described in the 

MCAI and service information 

referenced above. We are proposing this 

AD because we evaluated all 

information and determined the unsafe 

condition exists and is likely to exist or 

develop on other products of the same 

type design. 

Costs of Compliance 

We estimate that this proposed AD 

would affect 2 products of U.S. registry. 

We also estimate that it would take 

about 160 work-hours per product to 

comply with the basic requirements of 

this proposed AD. The average labor 

rate is $85 per work-hour. 

Based on these figures, we estimate 

the cost of the proposed AD on U.S. 

operators to be $27,200, or $13,600 per 

product. 

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 proposed 

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 proposed AD 

would not have federalism implications 

under Executive Order 13132. This 

proposed AD would 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. 

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39 

Air transportation, Aircraft, Aviation 

safety, Incorporation by reference, 

Safety. 

The Proposed Amendment 

Accordingly, under the authority 

delegated to me by the Administrator, 

the FAA proposes to amend 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: 

Dornier Luftfahrt GmbH: Docket No. FAA– 

2013–0962; Directorate Identifier 2013– 

CE–028–AD. 

(a) Comments Due Date 

We must receive comments by January 3, 

2014. 

(b) Affected ADs 

None. 

(c) Applicability 

This AD applies to DORNIER LUFTFAHRT 

GmbH 228–212 airplanes, all serial numbers, 

certificated in any category. 

(d) Subject 

Air Transport Association of America 

(ATA) Code 32: Landing Gear. 

(e) Reason 

This proposed AD results from mandatory 

continuing airworthiness information (MCAI) 

originated by an aviation authority of another 

country to identify and correct an unsafe 

condition on an aviation product. This AD 

was prompted by a report of a main landing 

gear axle failure caused by initial fatigue 

cracking and detection of small pre-damage 

by corrosion. We are issuing this AD to detect 

and correct possible corrosion and cracking 

of the MLG axle, which could lead to failure 

of the MLG axle resulting in a runway 

excursion with consequent damage to the 

airplane and injury to the occupants. 

(f) Actions and Compliance 

Unless already done, do the actions in 

paragraphs (f)(1) through (f)(2) of this AD: 

(1) Inspect the MLG axle following the 

Accomplishment Instructions in RUAG 

Aerospace Services GmbH Dornier 228 

Service Bulletin No. SB–228–300, Revision 1, 

dated April 25, 2013, at the time specified in 

paragraphs (f)(1)(i) or (f)(1)(ii) of this AD. 

(i) If, as of the effective date of this AD, the 

main landing gear (MLG) has 6,000 or more 

hours time-in-service (TIS) since new or is 

more than 10 years old: Within the next 400 

hours TIS after the effective date of this AD 

or within the next 6 months after the 

effective date of this AD, whichever occurs 

first. 

(ii) If, as of the effective date of this AD, 

the MLG has less than 6,000 hours TIS since 

new or is between 5 to 10 years old: Before 

or upon accumulating 6,400 hours TIS or 

within 6 months after the effective date of 

this AD, whichever occurs first. 

(2) If, during the inspections required in 

paragraph (f)(1) of this AD, any discrepancies 

are found outside the limits as specified in 

RUAG Aerospace Services GmbH Dornier 

228 Service Bulletin No. SB–228–300, 

Revision 1, dated April 25, 2013, before 

further flight, make all necessary corrective 

actions following the Accomplishment 

Instructions in RUAG Aerospace Services 

GmbH Dornier 228 Service Bulletin No. SB– 

228–300, Revision 1, dated April 25, 2013. 

(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; telephone: (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 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. 

(3) Reporting Requirements: For any 

reporting requirement in this AD, a federal 

agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a 

person is not required to respond to, nor 

shall a person be subject to a penalty for 

failure to comply with a collection of 

information subject to the requirements of 

the Paperwork Reduction Act unless that 

collection of information displays a current 

valid OMB Control Number. The OMB 

Control Number for this information 

collection is 2120–0056. Public reporting for 

this collection of information is estimated to 

be approximately 5 minutes per response, 

including the time for reviewing instructions, 

completing and reviewing the collection of 

information. All responses to this collection 


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of information are mandatory. Comments 

concerning the accuracy of this burden and 

suggestions for reducing the burden should 

be directed to the FAA at: 800 Independence 

Ave. SW., Washington, DC 20591, Attn: 

Information Collection Clearance Officer, 

AES–200. 

(h) Related Information 

Refer to MCAI European Aviation Safety 

Agency (EASA) AD No.: 2013–0209, dated 

September 10, 2013, for related information. 

You may examine the MCAI on the Internet 

at http://www.regulations.gov by searching 

for and locating it in Docket No. FAA–2013– 

0962. For service information related to this 

AD, contact RUAG Aerospace Services 

GmbH, Dornier 228 Customer Support, P.O. 

Box 1253, 82231 Wessling, Germany; 

telephone: +49–(0)8153–30–2280; fax: +49– 

(0)8153–30–3030. You may review copies of 

the 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. 

Issued in Kansas City, Missouri, on 

November 5, 2013. 

Earl Lawrence, 

Manager, Small Airplane Directorate, Aircraft 

Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2013–27665 Filed 11–18–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

19 CFR Part 351 

[Docket No. 130930854–3854–01] 

RIN 0625–AA95 

Modification of Regulations Regarding 

Time Limits for Submission of 

Information Pertaining to Requests for 

Sampling in Antidumping Duty 

Administrative Reviews 

AGENCY: International Trade 

Administration, Commerce. 

ACTION: Proposed rule; request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce 

(the Department) proposes to modify its 

regulations to establish time limits for 

the submission of requests for sampling, 

and comments on sampling in 

antidumping (AD) administrative 

reviews. The modifications to the time 

limits, if adopted, will more clearly 

prescribe the time for filing requests for 

sampling in AD administrative reviews, 

and the time for filing comments and 

rebuttal comments with respect to such 

requests. The modifications will provide 

sufficient opportunity for the 

Department to determine whether it will 

employ sampling in selecting 

respondents for individual examination 

when conducting administrative 

reviews in which a request for sampling 

is timely submitted. 

DATES: To be assured of consideration, 

comments must be received no later 

than December 31, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: All comments must be 

submitted through the Federal 

eRulemaking Portal at http://

www.regulations.gov, Docket No. ITA– 

2013–0001, unless the commenter does 

not have access to the internet. 

Commenters who do not have access to 

the internet may submit the original and 

two copies of each set of comments by 

mail or hand delivery/courier. All 

comments should be addressed to Paul 

Piquado, Assistant Secretary for 

Enforcement and Compliance, formerly 

Import Administration, Room 1870, 

Department of Commerce, 14th Street 

and Constitution Ave. NW., 

Washington, DC 20230. The comments 

should also be identified by Regulation 

Identifier Number (RIN) 0625–AA95. 

The Department will consider all 

comments received before the close of 

the comment period. The Department 

will not accept comments accompanied 

by a request that part or all of the 

material be treated confidentially 

because of its business proprietary 

nature or for any other reason. All 

comments responding to this notice will 

be a matter of public record and will be 

available for inspection at Enforcement 

and Compliance’s Central Records Unit 

(Room 7046 of the Herbert C. Hoover 

Building) and online at http://

www.regulations.gov and on the 

Department’s Web site at http://

trade.gov/enforcement/. 

Any questions concerning file 

formatting, document conversion, 

access on the Internet, or other 

electronic filing issues should be 

addressed to IA ACCESS Helpdesk, at 

(202) 482–3150, email address: 

iaaccess@trade.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Sapna Sharma at (202) 482–5285 or 

Shauna Biby at (202) 482–4267. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under 

section 777A of the Tariff Act of 1930, 

as amended, the Department is directed 

to determine the individual weighted 

average dumping margin for each 

known exporter and producer of subject 

merchandise. For administrative 

reviews, the requirement pertains to all 

exporters and producers that have been 

requested for review. However, when 

the number of producers/exporters 

(‘‘companies’’) involved in an 

antidumping (AD) review is so large that 

the Department finds it impracticable to 

examine each company individually, 

section 777A(c)(2) allows the 

Department to limit its examination to: 

(A) a sample of exporters, producers, or 

types of products that is statistically 

valid based on the information available 

to the administering authority at the 

time of selection, or (B) exporters and 

producers accounting for the largest 

volume of subject merchandise from the 

exporting country that can reasonably 

be examined. The Department has, to 

date, generally used option (B) in 

proceedings in which limited 

examination has been necessary. One 

consequence of this is that companies 

under investigation or review with 

relatively small import volumes have 

generally been effectively excluded from 

individual examination. Over time, this 

creates a potential enforcement concern 

in AD administrative reviews because, 

as exporters accounting for smaller 

volumes of subject merchandise become 

aware that they are effectively excluded 

from individual examination by the 

Department’s respondent selection 

methodology, they may decide to lower 

their prices as they recognize that their 

pricing behavior will not impact the AD 

rates assigned to them. Sampling such 

companies under section 777A(c)(2)(A) 

of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended 

(the ‘‘Act’’), is one way to address this 

enforcement concern. Accordingly, the 

Department is refining its practice with 

respect to the methodology for 

respondent selection in certain AD 

proceedings, which the Department is 

publishing elsewhere in this issue of the 

Federal Register. 

To facilitate sampling in 

administrative reviews generally, the 

Department is proposing to amend 

section 351.301 of its regulations to 

establish time limits for filing requests 

for sampling in administrative reviews, 

and time limits for comments and 

rebuttal comments to be filed by 

interested parties with respect to any 

such requests for sampling. Currently, 

19 CFR 351.301 sets forth the time 

limits for submission of factual 

information, including, more recently, 

specific time limits, time limits for 

certain submissions such as responses 

to questionnaires, and time limits for 

certain allegations. The Department 

proposes to modify 19 CFR 351.301 so 

that it also includes a specific time limit 

for interested parties to submit a request 

that the Department use sampling in 

selecting exporters or producers for 

individual examination. These time 

limits should ensure that parties may 

request the Department to sample, while 

allowing the agency to complete its 

proceedings in accordance with 

statutory deadlines. 


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