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and the service information specified in 

paragraphs (p)(1)(i) through (p)(1)(vi) of this 

AD, for related information. 

(i) Airbus Mandatory Service Bulletin 

A310–57–2082, Revision 03, dated November 

15, 2010. 

(ii) Airbus Service Bulletin A310–57–2081, 

dated June 11, 2002. 

(iii) Airbus Service Bulletin A310–57– 

2081, Revision 03, dated October 13, 2010. 

(iv) Airbus Service Bulletin A310–57– 

2082, dated June 11, 2002. 

(v) Airbus Repair Instruction R573–49237, 

Revision D, dated July 16, 2003. 

(vi) Airbus Repair Instruction R573–49243, 

Revision C, dated July 16, 2003. 

(2) For service information identified in 

this AD, contact Airbus SAS–EAW 

(Airworthiness Office), 1 Rond Point Maurice 

Bellonte, 31707 Blagnac Cedex, France; 

telephone +33 5 61 93 36 96; fax +33 5 61 

93 44 51; email account.airworth-eas@

airbus.com; Internet http://www.airbus.com. 

You may review copies of the 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. 

Issued in Renton, Washington, on January 

20, 2013. 

Michael Kaszycki, 

Acting Manager, Transport Airplane 

Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2013–02448 Filed 2–4–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2012–0270; Directorate 

Identifier 2011–NM–113–AD] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Fokker 

Services B.V. Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Supplemental notice of 

proposed rulemaking (NPRM); 

reopening of comment period. 

SUMMARY: We are revising an earlier 

proposed airworthiness directive (AD) 

for all Fokker Services B.V. Model F.27 

Mark 050 airplanes, and Model F.28 

Mark 0070 and 0100 airplanes. That 

NPRM proposed to require inspecting 

and, if necessary, adjusting, the torque 

values of nuts on circuit breakers, 

contactors, and terminal blocks of the 

electrical power center (EPC) and 

battery relay panel. This proposed AD 

would also require inspecting to 

determine if certain parts are installed, 

and installing the parts if necessary. 

This action revises that NPRM by 

adding a previously omitted terminal 

block to the required actions. We are 

proposing this AD to detect and correct 

loose nuts, which could result in arcing 

and potentially an onboard fire, possibly 

resulting in damage to the airplane and 

injury to occupants or maintenance 

personnel. Since these actions impose 

an additional burden over that proposed 

in the NPRM, we are reopening the 

comment period to allow the public the 

chance to comment on these proposed 

changes. 

DATES: We must receive comments on 

this proposed AD by March 22, 2013. 

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, between 9 a.m. and 5 

p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays. 

For service information identified in 

this proposed AD, contact Fokker 

Services B.V., Technical Services Dept., 

P.O. Box 231, 2150 AE Nieuw-Vennep, 

the Netherlands; telephone +31 (0)252– 

627–350; fax +31 (0)252–627–211; email 

technicalservices.fokkerservices

@stork.com; Internet http:// 

www.myfokkerfleet.com. You may 

review copies of the 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; or in person at the 

Docket Operations office 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 Operations 

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: Tom 

Rodriguez, Aerospace Engineer, 

International Branch, ANM–116, 

Transport Airplane Directorate, FAA, 

1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, 

Washington 98057–3356; telephone 

(425) 227–1137; fax (425) 227–1149. 

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–2012–0270; Directorate Identifier 

2011–NM–113–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 based on 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 proposed to amend 14 CFR part 

39 with an earlier NPRM for the 

specified products, which was 

published in the Federal Register on 

March 21, 2012 (77 FR 16486). That 

earlier NPRM proposed to require 

actions intended to address the unsafe 

condition for the products listed above. 

Since that NPRM (77 FR 16486, 

March 21, 2012) was issued, we have 

determined that an additional terminal 

block used in some Model F.28 Mark 

0100 airplanes needs to be included in 

the required actions proposed in the 

earlier NPRM. European Aviation Safety 

Agency (EASA) has issued 

Airworthiness Directive 2012–0050, 

dated March 27, 2012 (referred to after 

this as ‘‘the MCAI’’), to add that 

terminal block to their required actions. 

The MCAI states: 

In December 1989, Fokker issued Service 

Bulletin (SB) SBF50–24–A013 and SBF100– 

24–A011 (both Alert Bulletins) to instruct 

operators to inspect and adjust several torque 

values of bus bars and contactors in the EPC. 

The Civil Aviation Authority of The 

Netherlands (CAA–NL, formerly RLD) issued 

AD (BLA) 89–159 and BLA 89–157 

respectively (both now at issue 2), to require 

operators of the affected aeroplanes to 

comply with the instructions of these SB’s. 

Since those [Dutch] ADs were issued, 

several operators reported finding loose nuts 

on contactors in the EPC of Fokker 50/60 

aeroplanes in post-SBF50–24–A013 

configuration and on Fokker 70/100 

aeroplanes in post-SBF100–24–A011 

configuration. In some cases, the findings 

included damaged (burned) contactors. 

This condition, if not detected and 

corrected, could lead to arcing and, in 

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combination with other factors, to an onboard fire, possibly resulting in damage to 

the aeroplane and injury to occupants or 

maintenance personnel. EASA issued AD 

2011–0083 [referenced in the earlier FAA 

NPRM (77 FR 16486, March 21, 2012)] to 

address this unsafe condition. 

After that [EASA] AD was issued, it was 

noticed that terminal block TB4906A, used in 

some Fokker 100 aeroplanes, was missing 

from the list of affected terminal blocks, as 

specified in Fokker SBF100–24–043. To 

correct this oversight, Fokker Services issued 

Revision 1 of SBF100–24–043, adding 

terminal block TB4906A. 

For the reasons described above, this 

[EASA] AD retains the requirements of EASA 

AD 2011–0083, which is superseded, and for 

F28 Mark 0100 aeroplanes, adds required 

action for the missing terminal block 

TB4906A by making reference to SBF100– 

24–043 Revision 1. 

The required actions include doing a 

general visual inspection to determine if 

either the lock washer, flat washer and 

nut, or locking nut and flat washer, are 

installed; installing a new lock washer 

or self-locking nut, if necessary; and 

applying torque inspection lacquer. You 

may obtain further information by 

examining the MCAI in the AD docket. 

Relevant Service Information 

Fokker Services B.V. has issued 

Service Bulletin SBF100–24–043, 

Revision 1, dated December 15, 2011 

(for Model F.28 Mark 0070 and 0100 

airplanes). The actions described in this 

service information are intended to 

correct the unsafe condition identified 

in the MCAI. 

Comments 

We gave the public the opportunity to 

comment on the earlier NPRM (77 FR 

16486, March 21, 2012). We received no 

comments on that NPRM or on the 

determination of the cost to the public. 

FAA’s Determination and Requirements 

of This 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 the State of 

Design Authority, we have been notified 

of the unsafe condition described in the 

MCAI and service information 

referenced above. We are proposing this 

AD because we evaluated all pertinent 

information and determined an unsafe 

condition exists and is likely to exist or 

develop on other products of the same 

type design. 

Certain changes described above 

expand the scope of the earlier NPRM 

(77 FR 16486, March 21, 2012). As a 

result, we have determined that it is 

necessary to reopen the comment period 

to provide additional opportunity for 

the public to comment on this proposed 

AD. 

Difference Between the Proposed AD 

and the MCAI 

The MCAI specifies credit for actions 

done according to Fokker Service 

Bulletin SBF100–24–043, dated 

February 10, 2011, which does not 

include inspecting the additional 

terminal block part number. This 

proposed AD does not specify such 

credit because we determined that 

inspecting for the additional terminal 

block more properly meets the intent of 

this proposed AD. This difference has 

been coordinated with EASA. 

Costs of Compliance 

Based on the service information, we 

estimate that this proposed AD would 

affect about 4 products of U.S. registry. 

We also estimate that it would take 

about 5 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 

$1,700, or $425 per product. 

In addition, we estimate that any 

necessary follow-on actions would take 

about 4 work-hours and require parts 

costing $25, for a cost of $365 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 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. 

We prepared a regulatory evaluation 

of the estimated costs to comply with 

this proposed AD and placed it in the 

AD docket. 

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: 

Fokker Services B.V.: Docket No. FAA– 

2012–0270; Directorate Identifier 2011– 

NM–113–AD. 

(a) Comments Due Date 

We must receive comments by March 22, 

2013. 

(b) Affected ADs 

None. 

(c) Applicability 

This AD applies to all Fokker Services B.V. 

Model F.27 Mark 050 airplanes, and Model 

F.28 Mark 0070 and 0100 airplanes, 

certificated in any category. 

(d) Subject 

Air Transport Association (ATA) of 

America Code 24: Electric power. 

(e) Reason 

This AD was prompted by reports of loose 

nuts on contactors in the electrical power 

center (EPC), and in some cases, burned 

contactors. We are issuing this AD to detect 

and correct loose nuts, which could result in 

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arcing and potentially an onboard fire, 

possibly resulting in damage to the airplane 

and injury to occupants or maintenance 

personnel. 

(f) Compliance 

You are responsible for having the actions 

required by this AD performed within the 

compliance times specified, unless the 

actions have already been done. 

(g) Actions 

Within 24 months after the effective date 

of this AD, do the actions specified in 

paragraphs (g)(1), (g)(2), and (g)(3) of this AD. 

(1) Do a torque check of the nuts and 

circuit breakers, contactors, and terminal 

blocks of the EPC and battery relay panel, as 

applicable, and do all applicable adjustments 

of the torque values, in accordance with the 

Accomplishment Instructions of Fokker 

Service Bulletin SBF50–24–032, including 

Fokker Manual Change Notification— 

Maintenance Documentation MCNM–F50– 

072, dated February 10, 2011 (for Model F.27 

Mark 050 airplanes); or the Accomplishment 

Instructions of Fokker Service Bulletin 

SBF100–24–043, Revision 1, dated December 

15, 2011 (for Model F.28 Mark 0070 and 0100 

airplanes). Do all applicable adjustments 

before further flight. 

(2) Do a general visual inspection of the 

contacts and nuts on circuit breakers, 

contactors, and terminal blocks of the EPC 

and battery relay panel to determine if either 

the lock washer, flat washer and nut, or 

locking nut and flat washer are installed, and 

do all applicable installations; in accordance 

with the Accomplishment Instructions of 

Fokker Service Bulletin SBF50–24–032, 

including Fokker Manual Change 

Notification—Maintenance Documentation 

MCNM–F50–072, dated February 10, 2011 

(for Model F.27 Mark 050 airplanes); or the 

Accomplishment Instructions of Fokker 

Service Bulletin SBF100–24–043, Revision 1, 

dated December 15, 2011 (for Model F.28 

Mark 0070 and 0100 airplanes). Do all 

applicable installations before further flight. 

(3) Before further flight after accomplishing 

any check required by paragraph (g)(1) of this 

AD or any inspection required by paragraph 

(g)(2) of this AD: Apply torque inspection 

lacquer, in accordance with the 

Accomplishment Instructions of Fokker 

Service Bulletin SBF50–24–032, including 

Fokker Manual Change Notification— 

Maintenance Documentation MCNM–F50– 

072, dated February 10, 2011 (for Model F.27 

Mark 050 airplanes); or the Accomplishment 

Instructions of Fokker Service Bulletin 

SBF100–24–043, Revision 1, dated December 

15, 2011 (for Model F.28 Mark 0070 and 0100 

airplanes). 

(h) Other FAA AD Provisions 

The following provisions also apply to this 

AD: 

(1) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs): The Manager, International 

Branch, ANM–116, Transport Airplane 

Directorate, 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 International Branch, send it to ATTN: 

Tom Rodriguez, Aerospace Engineer, 

International Branch, ANM–116, Transport 

Airplane Directorate, FAA, 1601 Lind 

Avenue SW., Renton, Washington 98057– 

3356; telephone (425) 227–1137; fax (425) 

227–1149. Information may be emailed to: 9- 

ANM-116-AMOC-REQUESTS@faa.gov. 

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. The AMOC 

approval letter must specifically reference 

this AD. 

(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. 

(i) Related Information 

Refer to MCAI European Aviation Safety 

Agency Airworthiness Directive 2012–0050, 

dated March 27, 2012, and the service 

information specified in paragraphs (i)(1) and 

(i)(2) of this AD, for related information. 

(1) Fokker Service Bulletin SBF50–24–032, 

including Fokker Manual Change 

Notification—Maintenance Documentation 

MCNM–F50–072, dated February 10, 2011. 

(2) Fokker Service Bulletin SBF100–24– 

043, Revision 1, dated December 15, 2011 

(for Model F.28 Mark 0070 and 0100 

airplanes). 

(3) For service information identified in 

this AD, contact Fokker Services B.V., 

Technical Services Dept., P.O. Box 231, 2150 

AE Nieuw-Vennep, the Netherlands; 

telephone +31 (0)252–627–350; fax +31 

(0)252–627–211; email 

technicalservices.fokkerservices@stork.com; 

Internet http://www.myfokkerfleet.com. You 

may review copies of the 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. 

Issued in Renton, Washington, on January 

25, 2013. 

Ali Bahrami, 

Manager, Transport Airplane Directorate, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2013–02451 Filed 2–4–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

26 CFR Part 1 

[REG–106918–08] 

RIN 1545–BH89 

Treatment of Grantor of an Option on 

a Partnership Interest 

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), 

Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking. 

SUMMARY: This document contains 

proposed regulations relating to the tax 

treatment of noncompensatory options 

and convertible instruments issued by a 

partnership. Specifically, the proposed 

regulations expand the characterization 

rule measurement events to include 

certain transfers of interests in the 

issuing partnership and other lookthrough entities, and provide additional 

guidance in determining the character of 

the grantor’s gain or loss as a result of 

a closing transaction with respect to, or 

a lapse of, an option on a partnership 

interest. The proposed regulations will 

affect partnerships that issue 

noncompensatory options, the partners 

of such partnerships, and the holders of 

such options. 

DATES: Written or electronic comments 

and requests for a public hearing must 

be received by May 6, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: Send submissions to: 

CC:PA:LPD:PR (REG–106918–08), room 

5203, Internal Revenue Service, PO Box 

7604, Ben Franklin Station, Washington, 

DC 20044. Submissions may be handdelivered Monday through Friday 

between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. 

to CC:PA:LPD:PR (REG–106918–08), 

Courier’s Desk, Internal Revenue 

Service, 1111 Constitution Avenue NW., 

Washington, DC, or sent electronically 

via the Federal eRulemaking Portal at 

www.regulations.gov (IRS REG–106918– 

08). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Concerning the proposed regulations 

under § 1.761–3, Benjamin Weaver at 

(202) 622–3050; concerning the 

proposed regulations under § 1.1234–3, 

Shawn Tetelman at (202) 622–3930; 

concerning submissions of comments 

and requests for a public hearing, 

Oluwafunmilayo (Funmi) Taylor, (202) 

622–7180 (not toll free numbers). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

This document contains proposed 

amendments to 26 CFR part 1 under 

sections 761 and 1234 of the Internal 

Revenue Code (Code). On January 22, 

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