This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER

contains notices to the public of the proposed

issuance of rules and regulations. The

purpose of these notices is to give interested

persons an opportunity to participate in the

rule making prior to the adoption of the final

rules.

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Vol. 77, No. 215 

Tuesday, November 6, 2012 

FEDERAL HOUSING FINANCE 

AGENCY 

12 CFR Part 1238 

RIN 2590–AA47 

Stress Testing of Regulated Entities 

AGENCY: Federal Housing Finance 

Agency. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking; 

extension of comment period. 

SUMMARY: On October 5, 2012, the 

Federal Housing Finance Agency 

(FHFA) published in the Federal 

Register a notice of proposed 

rulemaking for public comment 

concerning stress testing of the Federal 

National Mortgage Association (Fannie 

Mae), the Federal Home Loan Mortgage 

Corporation (Freddie Mac), and the 

twelve Federal Home Loan Banks 

(Banks) as required by section 165(i)(2) 

of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform 

and Consumer Protection Act (DoddFrank Act). The comment period was to 

end on November 4, 2012 (the 30th day 

after publication of the proposal in the 

Federal Register). This document 

extends the comment period by an 

additional 30 days, through and 

including December 4, 2012, to allow 

the public additional time to comment 

on the proposed rule. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

received on or before December 4, 2012. 

For additional information, see the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit your 

comments, identified by regulatory 

information number (RIN) 2590–AA47, 

by any of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov: Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. If 

you submit your comment to the 

Federal eRulemaking Portal, please also 

send it by email to FHFA at 

RegComments@fhfa.gov to ensure 

timely receipt by FHFA. Please include 

‘‘RIN 2590–AA47’’ in the subject line of 

the message. 

• Email: Comments to Alfred M. 

Pollard, General Counsel may be sent by 

email to RegComments@fhfa.gov. Please 

include ‘‘RIN 2590–AA47’’ in the 

subject line of the message. 

• U.S. Mail, United Parcel Service, 

Federal Express, or Other Mail Service: 

The mailing address for comments is: 

Alfred M. Pollard, General Counsel, 

Attention: Comments/RIN 2590–AA47, 

Federal Housing Finance Agency, 

Eighth Floor, 400 Seventh Street SW., 

Washington, DC 20024. 

• Hand Delivered/Courier: The hand 

delivery address is: Alfred M. Pollard, 

General Counsel, Attention: Comments/ 

RIN 2590–AA47, Federal Housing 

Finance Agency, Eighth Floor, 400 

Seventh Street SW., Washington, DC 

20024. The package should be logged at 

the Guard Desk, First Floor, on business 

days between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Naa 

Awaa Tagoe, Senior Associate Director, 

Office of Financial Analysis, Modeling 

and Simulations, (202) 649–3140, 

naaawaa.tagoe@fhfa.gov; Fred Graham, 

Associate Director, Risk Modeling and 

Market Analysis, (202) 649–3500, fred.

graham@fhfa.gov; or Mark D. Laponsky, 

Deputy General Counsel, Office of 

General Counsel, (202) 649–3054 (these 

are not toll-free numbers), mark.

laponsky@fhfa.gov. The telephone 

number for the Telecommunications 

Device for the Hearing Impaired is (800) 

877–8339. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 

October 5, 2012, FHFA published for 

comment in the Federal Register a 

proposed rule, and invited comments. 

See 77 FR 60948. The comment period 

for the proposed rule was originally 

scheduled to close on November 4, 2012 

(the 30th day after the date of 

publication); but, FHFA determined to 

extend the comment period an 

additional 30 days, changing the 

deadline for submitting comments on 

the proposed rule from November 4, 

2012 to December 4, 2012. 

Dated: October 31, 2012. 

Edward J. DeMarco, 

Acting Director, Federal Housing Finance 

Agency. 

[FR Doc. 2012–27024 Filed 11–5–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8070–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2012–1180; Directorate 

Identifier 2012–CE–032–AD] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Hawker 

Beechcraft Corporation 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: We propose to adopt a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for certain 

Hawker Beechcraft Corporation (HBC) 

Models 58, 58TC, 58P, 95C55, E55, and 

56TC airplanes. This proposed AD was 

prompted by reports of elevator balance 

weights becoming loose or failing 

because the balance weight material was 

under strength and did not meet 

material specifications. This proposed 

AD would require inspections of 

elevator balance weights and 

replacement of defective elevator 

balance weights. We are proposing this 

AD to correct the unsafe condition on 

these products. 

DATES: We must receive comments on 

this proposed AD by December 21, 

2012. 

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 

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: Deliver to Mail 

address above between 9 a.m. and 5 

p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays. 

For service information identified in 

this proposed AD, contact Hawker 

Beechcraft Corporation, B091–A04, 

10511 E. Central Ave., Wichita, Kansas 

67206; telephone: 1 (800) 429–5372 or 

(316) 676–3140; fax: (316) 676–8027; 

email: tmdc@hawkerbeechcraft.com; or 

Internet: http:// 

www.hawkerbeechcraft.com/ 


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customer_support/ 

technical_and_field_support/. 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; 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 

(phone: 800–647–5527) is in the 

ADDRESSES section. Comments will be 

available in the AD docket shortly after 

receipt. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Steven E. Potter, Aerospace Engineer, 

FAA, Wichita Aircraft Certification 

Office, 1801 Airport Road, Room 100, 

Wichita, Kansas 67209; telephone: (316) 

946–4124; fax: (316) 946–4107; email: 

steven.potter@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Comments Invited 

We invite you to send any written 

relevant data, views, or arguments about 

this proposal. Send your comments to 

an address listed under the ADDRESSES

section. Include ‘‘Docket No. FAA– 

2012–1180; Directorate Identifier 2012– 

CE–032–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:// 

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information you provide. We 

will also post a report summarizing each 

substantive verbal contact we receive 

about this proposed AD. 

Discussion 

We received reports of elevator 

balance weights becoming loose or 

failing on Hawker Beechcraft Model 58 

airplanes. The balance weight material 

was under strength and did not meet the 

material specification requirements. The 

balance weight looseness and/or failure 

could reduce the flutter speed and lead 

to loss of control. 

Relevant Service Information 

We reviewed Hawker Beechcraft 

Mandatory Service Bulletin SB 55–4089, 

Revision 1, dated February, 2012. 

Hawker Beechcraft Mandatory Service 

Bulletin SB 55–4089, Revision 1, dated 

February, 2012, describes procedures for 

inspection and replacement of the 

elevator balance weight assembly. 

FAA’s Determination 

We are proposing this AD because we 

evaluated all the relevant information 

and determined the unsafe condition 

described previously is likely to exist or 

develop in other products of the same 

type designs. 

Proposed AD Requirements 

This proposed AD would require 

accomplishing the actions specified in 

the service information described 

previously. 

Differences Between the Proposed AD 

and the Service Information 

The service information specifies an 

inspection of the elevator balance 

weight with an optional replacement. 

This proposed AD requires that the 

elevator balance weight be replaced 

within 200 hours time-in-service (TIS) 

after the effective date of this proposed 

AD, with a 100-hour TIS inspection 

before the replacement. 

Costs of Compliance 

We estimate that this proposed AD 

affects 343 airplanes of U.S. registry. 

We estimate the following costs to 

comply with this proposed AD: 

ESTIMATED COSTS

Action Labor cost Parts cost Cost per 

product 

Cost on U.S. 

operators 

Inspection of the elevator balance weight..5 work-hour × $85 per hour = $42.50 ..... Not applicable ......................... $42 .50 $14,577 .50 

Replacement of elevator balance weight.1 work-hour × $85 per hour = $85 ........... $300 ........................................ 385 132,055 

According to the manufacturer, some 

of the costs of this proposed AD may be 

covered under warranty, thereby 

reducing the cost impact on affected 

individuals. We do not control warranty 

coverage for affected individuals. As a 

result, we have included all costs in our 

cost estimate. 

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 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. 


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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 airworthiness 

directive (AD): 

Hawker Beechcraft Corporation: Docket No. 

FAA–2012–1180; Directorate Identifier 

2012–CE–032–AD. 

(a) Comments Due Date 

We must receive comments by December 

21, 2012. 

(b) Affected ADs 

None. 

(c) Applicability 

This AD applies to the following Hawker 

Beechcraft Corporation (HBC) airplanes, 

certificated in any category: 

(1) Model 58, serial numbers TH–1768 

through TH–2110; and 

(2) Models 58, 58TC, 58P, 95C55, E55, and 

56TC that are equipped with elevator balance 

weight assemblies purchased between 

January 1, 1996, and December 31, 2005. 

(d) Subject 

Joint Aircraft System Component (JASC)/ 

Air Transport Association (ATA) of America 

Code 2730: Elevator Balance Weight. 

(e) Unsafe Condition 

This AD was prompted by reports of 

reports of elevator balance weights becoming 

loose or failing because the balance weight 

material was under strength and did not meet 

material specifications. We are issuing this 

AD to prevent the elevator balance weights 

from becoming lose or failing, which could 

result in reduced flutter speed and lead to 

loss of control. 

(f) Compliance 

Comply with this AD within the 

compliance times specified, unless already 

done, following the instructions in Hawker 

Beechcraft Mandatory Service Bulletin SB 

55–4089, Revision 1, dated February, 2012. 

(g) Inspection of Elevator Balance Weight 

Before further flight after the effective date 

of this AD and thereafter at intervals not to 

exceed 100 hours time-in-service (TIS) until 

the replacement required by this AD is done, 

inspect the elevator balance weights for 

looseness, failure, and/or working (smoking) 

fasteners and inserts. 

(h) Replacement of Elevator Balance Weight 

(1) Replace the defective elevator balance 

weight with an airworthy balance weight as 

specified in Hawker Beechcraft Mandatory 

Service Bulletin SB 55–4089, Revision 1, 

dated February, 2012, at whichever of the 

following occurs first: 

(i) Before further flight after any inspection 

required by paragraph (g) of this AD where 

any looseness, failure, and/or working 

(smoking) fasteners and inserts are found; or, 

(ii) Within the next 200 hours TIS after the 

effective date of this AD. 

(2) Replacement of the elevator balance 

weights with airworthy elevator balance 

weights terminates the 100-hour inspection 

requirement in paragraph (g) of this AD. 

(3) If only one elevator balance weight is 

replaced before 200 hours TIS after the 

effective date of this AD, then the other 

elevator balance weight is subject to the 

repetitive inspections until the replacement 

required by paragraph (h)(1) of this AD. 

(i) Special Flight Permit 

Special flight is permitted with the 

following limitations: Maximum structural 

cruising speed (Vno) = Design Speed for 

maximum gust intensity (Vb) = 195 Knots 

Calibrated Airspeed (KCAS), or Vno = Vb = 

195KCAS. This special flight is not allowed 

in turbulent weather conditions and the 

duration of this flight should not be more 

than a total of 10 t hours TIS. 

(j) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs) 

(1) The Manager, Wichita Aircraft 

Certification Office (ACO), 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 ACO, send it to the 

attention of the person identified in the 

Related Information section 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. 

(k) Related Information 

(1) For more information about this AD, 

contact Steven E. Potter, Aerospace Engineer, 

FAA, Wichita ACO, 1801 Airport Road, 

Room 100, Wichita, Kansas 67209; telephone: 

(316) 946–4124; fax: (316) 946–4107; email: 

steven.potter@faa.gov. 

(2) For service information identified in 

this AD, contact Hawker Beechcraft 

Corporation, B091–A04, 10511 E. Central 

Ave., Wichita, Kansas 67206; telephone: 1 

(800) 429–5372 or (316) 676–3140; fax: (316) 

676–8027; email: 

tmdc@hawkerbeechcraft.com; or Internet: 

http://www.hawkerbeechcraft.com/ 

customer_support/ 

technical_and_field_support/. 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 

October 30, 2012. 

Earl Lawrence, 

Manager, Small Airplane Directorate, Aircraft 

Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2012–27052 Filed 11–5–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

18 CFR Part 284 

[Docket No. RM12–17–000] 

Revisions to Procedural Regulations 

Governing Transportation by Intrastate 

Pipelines 

AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission, DOE. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission is proposing to 

revise its regulations to provide optional 

notice procedures for processing rate 

filings by those natural gas pipelines 

that fall under the Commission’s 

jurisdiction pursuant to the Natural Gas 

Policy Act of 1978 or the Natural Gas 

Act. An intrastate pipeline may elect to 

use these procedures for approval of a 

filing pursuant to the Commission’s 

regulations. Under these procedures, if 

there is no protest to the filing as 

determined under this proposal, the 

filing would be deemed approved 

without a Commission order. The 

proposed rule would result in regulatory 

certainty and a reduction of regulatory 

burdens. 

DATES: Comments are due December 6, 

2012. 

ADDRESSES: Comments, identified by 

docket number, may be filed in the 

following ways: 

• Electronic Filing through: http:// 

www.ferc.gov. Documents created 

electronically using word processing 

software should be filed in native 

applications or print-to-PDF format and 

not in a scanned format. 

• Mail/Hand Delivery: Those unable 

to file electronically may mail or handdeliver comments to: Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission, Secretary of the 

Commission, 888 First Street NE., 

Washington, DC 20426. 

Instructions: For detailed instructions 

on submitting comments and additional 

information on the rulemaking process, 

see the Comment Procedures section of 

this document 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 


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