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assessment rate increase. The proposed 

rule was made available through the 

internet by USDA and the Office of the 

Federal Register. A 45-day comment 

period ending November 19, 2020, was 

provided for interested persons to 

respond to the proposal. Two comments 

were received. One favored the 

increased assessment rate, and the other 

was not pertinent to the rule. 

The commenter supportive of the 

assessment rate increase felt that this 

action was within the agency’s 

rulemaking power. The comment stated 

that the Committee determined that the 

assessment rate would help with some 

of the financial necessities, but would 

not significantly decrease the amount in 

the reserve fund. The second comment 

received was not pertinent to the 

proposal and did not address the merits 

of this action. 

Accordingly, no changes will be made 

to the rule as proposed. 

A small business guide on complying 

with fruit, vegetable, and specialty crop 

marketing agreements and orders may 

be viewed at: https://

www.ams.usda.gov/rules-regulations/ 

moa/small-businesses. Any questions 

about the compliance guide should be 

sent to Richard Lower at the previously 

mentioned address in the FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT section. 

After consideration of all relevant 

material presented, including the 

information and recommendation 

submitted by the Committee and other 

available information, it is hereby found 

that this rule will tend to effectuate the 

declared policy of the Act. 

List of Subjects in 7 CFR Part 983 

Marketing agreements, Pistachios, 

Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements. 

For the reasons set forth in the 

preamble, 7 CFR part 983 is amended as 

follows: 

PART 983—PISTACHIOS GROWN IN 

CALIFORNIA, ARIZONA, AND NEW 

MEXICO 

■ 1. The authority citation for 7 CFR 

part 983 continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 601–674. 

■ 2. Section 983.253 is revised to read 

as follows: 

§ 983.253 Assessment rate. 

On and after September 1, 2020, an 

assessment rate of $0.00015 per pound 

is established for California, Arizona, 

and New Mexico pistachios. 

Bruce Summers, 

Administrator, Agricultural Marketing 

Service. 

[FR Doc. 2021–04599 Filed 3–4–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2020–1111; Product 

Identifier MCAI–2020–01374–T; Amendment 

39–21442; AD 2021–04–20] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Dassault 

Aviation Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The FAA is superseding 

Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2018–24– 

03, which applied to all Dassault 

Aviation Model Falcon 10 airplanes. AD 

2018–24–03 required revising the 

existing maintenance or inspection 

program, as applicable, to incorporate 

new or more restrictive maintenance 

requirements and airworthiness 

limitations. This AD requires revising 

the existing maintenance or inspection 

program, as applicable, to incorporate 

new or more restrictive airworthiness 

limitations; as specified in a European 

Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) 

AD, which is incorporated by reference. 

The FAA is issuing this AD to address 

the unsafe condition on these products. 

DATES: This AD is effective April 9, 

2021. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of a certain publication listed in this AD 

as of April 9, 2021. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of a certain other publication listed in 

this AD as of January 4, 2019 (83 FR 

61523, November 30, 2018). 

ADDRESSES: For EASA material 

incorporated by reference (IBR) in this 

AD, contact the EASA, KonradAdenauer-Ufer 3, 50668 Cologne, 

Germany; telephone +49 221 8999 000; 

email ADs@easa.europa.eu; internet 

www.easa.europa.eu. You may find this 

IBR material on the EASA website at 

https://ad.easa.europa.eu. For Dassault 

Aviation service information identified 

in this final rule, contact Dassault 

Falcon Jet Corporation, Teterboro 

Airport, P.O. Box 2000, South 

Hackensack, NJ 07606; telephone 201– 

440–6700; internet https://

www.dassaultfalcon.com. You may 

view this IBR material at the FAA, 

Airworthiness Products Section, 

Operational Safety Branch, 2200 South 

216th St., Des Moines, WA. For 

information on the availability of this 

material at the FAA, call 206–231–3195. 

It is also available in the AD docket on 

the internet at https://

www.regulations.gov by searching for 

and locating Docket No. FAA–2020– 

1111. 

Examining the AD Docket 

You may examine the AD docket on 

the internet at https://

www.regulations.gov by searching for 

and locating Docket No. FAA–2020– 

1111; 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 address for Docket 

Operations is 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: Tom 

Rodriguez, Aerospace Engineer, Large 

Aircraft Section, International 

Validation Branch, FAA, 2200 South 

216th St., Des Moines, WA 98198; 

telephone and fax 206–231–3226; email 

tom.rodriguez@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

The EASA, which is the Technical 

Agent for the Member States of the 

European Union, has issued EASA AD 

2020–0215, dated October 6, 2020 

(EASA AD 2020–0215) (also referred to 

as the Mandatory Continuing 

Airworthiness Information, or the 

MCAI), to correct an unsafe condition 

for all Dassault Aviation Model Falcon 

10 airplanes. 

The FAA issued a notice of proposed 

rulemaking (NPRM) to amend 14 CFR 

part 39 to supersede AD 2018–24–03, 

Amendment 39–19507 (83 FR 61523, 

November 30, 2018) (AD 2018–24–03). 

AD 2018–24–03 applied to all Dassault 

Aviation Model Falcon 10 airplanes. 

The NPRM published in the Federal 

Register on December 7, 2020 (85 FR 

78808). The NPRM was prompted by a 

determination that new or more 

restrictive airworthiness limitations are 

necessary. The NPRM proposed to 

require revising the existing 

maintenance or inspection program, as 


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applicable, to incorporate new or more 

restrictive airworthiness limitations, as 

specified in EASA AD 2020–0215. 

The FAA is issuing this AD to address 

among other things, fatigue cracking and 

damage in principal structural elements; 

such fatigue cracking and damage could 

result in reduced structural integrity of 

the airplane. See the MCAI for 

additional background information. 

Comments 

The FAA gave the public the 

opportunity to participate in developing 

this final rule. The FAA received no 

comments on the NPRM or on the 

determination of the cost to the public. 

Conclusion 

The FAA reviewed the relevant data 

and determined that air safety and the 

public interest require adopting this 

final rule as proposed, except for minor 

editorial changes. The FAA has 

determined that these minor changes: 

• Are consistent with the intent that 

was proposed in the NPRM for 

addressing the unsafe condition; and 

• Do not add any additional burden 

upon the public than was already 

proposed in the NPRM. 

Related Service Information Under 1 

CFR part 51 

EASA AD 2020–0215 describes new 

or more restrictive airworthiness 

limitations for airplane structures and 

safe life limits. 

This AD also requires Section 5–40– 

00, Airworthiness Limitations, Revision 

13, dated July 2017, of the Dassault 

Falcon 10 Maintenance Manual, which 

the Director of the Federal Register 

approved for incorporation by reference 

as of January 4, 2019 (83 FR 61523, 

November 30, 2018). 

This material is reasonably available 

because the interested parties have 

access to it through their normal course 

of business or by the means identified 

in the ADDRESSES section. 

Costs of Compliance 

The FAA estimates that this AD 

affects 60 airplanes of U.S. registry. The 

FAA estimates the following costs to 

comply with this AD: 

The FAA estimates the total cost per 

operator for the retained actions from 

AD 2018–24–03 to be $7,650 (90 workhours × $85 per work-hour). 

The FAA has determined that revising 

the existing maintenance or inspection 

program takes an average of 90 workhours per operator, although the agency 

recognizes that this number may vary 

from operator to operator. Since 

operators incorporate maintenance or 

inspection program changes for their 

affected fleet(s), the FAA has 

determined that a per-operator estimate 

is more accurate than a per-airplane 

estimate. The FAA estimates the total 

cost per operator for the new proposed 

actions to be $7,650 (90 work-hours × 

$85 per work-hour). 

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 

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, 

(2) Will not affect intrastate aviation 

in Alaska, and 

(3) 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. 

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: 

■ a. Removing Airworthiness Directive 

(AD) 2018–24–03, Amendment 39– 

19507 (83 FR 61523, November 30, 

2018); and 

■ b. Adding the following new AD: 

2021–04–20 Dassault Aviation: 

Amendment 39–21442; Docket No. 

FAA–2020–1111; Product Identifier 

MCAI–2020–01374–T. 

(a) Effective Date 

This airworthiness directive (AD) is 

effective April 9, 2021. 

(b) Affected ADs 

This AD replaces AD 2018–24–03, 

Amendment 39–19507 (83 FR 61523, 

November 30, 2018) (AD 2018–24–03). 

(c) Applicability 

This AD applies to all Dassault Aviation 

Model Falcon 10 airplanes, certificated in 

any category. 

(d) Subject 

Air Transport Association (ATA) of 

America Code 05, Time Limits/Maintenance 

Checks. 

(e) Reason 

This AD was prompted by a determination 

that new or more restrictive airworthiness 

limitations are necessary. The FAA is issuing 

this AD to address, among other things, 

fatigue cracking and damage in principal 

structural elements; such fatigue cracking 

and damage could result in reduced 

structural integrity of the airplane. 

(f) Compliance 

Comply with this AD within the 

compliance times specified, unless already 

done. 

(g) Retained Maintenance or Inspection 

Program Revision, with No Changes. 

This paragraph restates the requirements of 

paragraph (g) of AD 2018–24–03, with no 

changes. Within 90 days after January 4, 2019 

(the effective date of AD 2018–24–03), revise 

the existing maintenance or inspection 

program, as applicable, to incorporate 

Section 5–40–00, Airworthiness Limitations, 

Revision 13, dated July 2017, of the Dassault 

Falcon 10 Maintenance Manual (Section 5– 

40–00). The initial compliance time for 

accomplishing the actions is at the applicable 

time specified in Section 5–40–00; or within 

90 days after January 4, 2019; whichever 

occurs later. 

(h) Retained Restrictions on Alternative 

Actions and Intervals With a New Exception. 

This paragraph restates the requirements of 

paragraph (h) of AD 2018–24–03, with a new 

exception. Except as required by paragraph 


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(i) of this AD, after the maintenance or 

inspection program has been revised as 

required by paragraph (g) of this AD, no 

alternative actions (e.g., inspections) or 

intervals may be used unless the actions or 

intervals are approved as an alternative 

method of compliance (AMOC) in 

accordance with the procedures specified in 

paragraph (l)(1) of this AD. 

(i) New Maintenance or Inspection Program 

Revision 

Except as specified in paragraph (j) of this 

AD: Comply with all required actions and 

compliance times specified in, and in 

accordance with, European Union Aviation 

Safety Agency (EASA) AD 2020–0215, dated 

October 6, 2020 (EASA AD 2020–0215). 

Accomplishing the maintenance or 

inspection program revision required by this 

paragraph terminates the requirements of 

paragraph (g) of this AD. 

(j) Exceptions to EASA AD 2020–0215 

(1) The requirements specified in 

paragraphs (1) and (2) of EASA AD 2020– 

0215 do not apply to this AD. 

(2) Paragraph (3) of EASA AD 2020–0215 

specifies revising ‘‘the approved AMP’’ 

within 12 months after its effective date, but 

this AD requires revising the existing 

maintenance or inspection program, as 

applicable, to incorporate the ‘‘limitations, 

tasks and associated thresholds and 

intervals’’ specified in paragraph (3) of EASA 

AD 2020–0215 within 90 days after the 

effective date of this AD. 

(3) The initial compliance time for doing 

the tasks specified in paragraph (3) of EASA 

AD 2020–0215 is at the applicable 

‘‘associated thresholds’’ specified in 

paragraph (3) of EASA AD 2020–0215, or 

within 90 days after the effective date of this 

AD, whichever occurs later. 

(4) The provisions specified in paragraphs 

(4) and (5) of EASA AD 2020–0215 do not 

apply to this AD. 

(5) The ‘‘Remarks’’ section of EASA AD 

2020–0215 does not apply to this AD. 

(k) New Provisions for Alternative Actions 

and Intervals 

After the maintenance or inspection 

program has been revised as required by 

paragraph (i) of this AD, no alternative 

actions (e.g., inspections) or intervals are 

allowed unless they are approved as 

specified in the provisions of the ‘‘Ref. 

Publications’’ section of EASA AD 2020– 

0215. 

(l) Other FAA AD Provisions 

The following provisions also apply to this 

AD: 

(1) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs): The Manager, Large Aircraft 

Section, 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 responsible Flight 

Standards Office, as appropriate. If sending 

information directly to the Large Aircraft 

Section, International Validation Branch, 

send it to the attention of the person 

identified in paragraph (m) of this AD. 

Information may be emailed to: 9-AVS-AIR730-AMOC@faa.gov. Before using any 

approved AMOC, notify your appropriate 

principal inspector, or lacking a principal 

inspector, the manager of the responsible 

Flight Standards Office. 

(2) Contacting the Manufacturer: For any 

requirement in this AD to obtain instructions 

from a manufacturer, the instructions must 

be accomplished using a method approved 

by the Manager, Large Aircraft Section, 

International Validation Branch, FAA; or 

EASA; or Dassault Aviation’s EASA Design 

Organization Approval (DOA). If approved by 

the DOA, the approval must include the 

DOA-authorized signature. 

(m) Related Information 

For more information about this AD, 

contact Tom Rodriguez, Aerospace Engineer, 

Large Aircraft Section, International 

Validation Branch, FAA, 2200 South 216th 

St., Des Moines, WA 98198; telephone and 

fax 206–231–3226; email tom.rodriguez@

faa.gov. 

(n) 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 this AD specifies otherwise. 

(3) The following service information was 

approved for IBR on April 9, 2021. 

(i) European Union Aviation Safety Agency 

(EASA) AD 2020–0215, dated October 6, 

2020. 

(ii) [Reserved] 

(4) The following service information was 

approved for IBR on January 4, 2019 (83 FR 

61523, November 30, 2018). 

(i) Section 5–40–00, Airworthiness 

Limitations, Revision 13, dated July 2017, of 

the Dassault Falcon 10 Maintenance Manual. 

(ii) [Reserved] 

(5) For EASA AD 2020–0215, contact the 

EASA, Konrad-Adenauer-Ufer 3, 50668 

Cologne, Germany; telephone +49 221 8999 

000; email ADs@easa.europa.eu; Internet 

www.easa.europa.eu. You may find this 

EASA AD on the EASA website at https://

ad.easa.europa.eu. 

(6) For Dassault Aviation service 

information identified in this AD, contact 

Dassault Falcon Jet Corporation, Teterboro 

Airport, P.O. Box 2000, South Hackensack, 

NJ 07606; telephone 201–440–6700; internet 

https://www.dassaultfalcon.com. 

(7) You may view this material at the FAA, 

Airworthiness Products Section, Operational 

Safety Branch, 2200 South 216th St., Des 

Moines, WA. For information on the 

availability of this material at the FAA, call 

206–231–3195. This material may be found 

in the AD docket on the internet at https:// 

www.regulations.gov by searching for and 

locating Docket No. FAA–2020–1111. 

(8) You may view this material 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 11, 2021. 

Gaetano A. Sciortino, 

Deputy Director for Strategic Initiatives, 

Compliance & Airworthiness Division, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2021–04340 Filed 3–4–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2020–1106; Project 

Identifier MCAI–2020–01065–T; Amendment 

39–21435; AD 2021–04–14] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS 

Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The FAA is adopting a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for certain 

Airbus SAS Model A350–941 and 

A350–1041 airplanes. This AD was 

prompted by reports that suitable 

corrosion protection treatment had not 

been applied to certain areas of the seat 

track. This AD requires a one-time 

detailed inspection of the seat tracks 

between certain frames for suitable 

corrosion protection or presence of 

corrosion, and on-condition actions if 

necessary, as specified in a European 

Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) 

AD, which is incorporated by reference. 

The FAA is issuing this AD to address 

the unsafe condition on these products. 

DATES: This AD is effective April 9, 

2021. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of a certain publication listed in this AD 

as of April 9, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: For material incorporated 

by reference (IBR) in this AD, contact 

the EASA, Konrad-Adenauer-Ufer 3, 

50668 Cologne, Germany; telephone +49 

221 8999 000; email ADs@

easa.europa.eu; internet 

www.easa.europa.eu. You may find this 

IBR material on the EASA website at 

https://ad.easa.europa.eu. You may 

view this IBR material at the FAA, 

Airworthiness Products Section, 

Operational Safety Branch, 2200 South 

216th St., Des Moines, WA. For 

information on the availability of this 

material at the FAA, call 206–231–3195. 

It is also available in the AD docket on 

the internet at https://

www.regulations.gov by searching for 


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