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tubing with adjacent tubing, structure, and 

other components. 

(4) Do a general visual inspection for 

clearance between the wire harnesses and the 

hydraulic and fuel tubing on the left engine. 

(5) Do a general visual inspection for 

clearance between the wire harnesses and the 

hydraulic and fuel tubing on the right engine. 

Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs) 

(n)(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. Send information to ATTN: James 

Galstad, Aerospace Engineer, Systems and 

Propulsion Branch, ACE–116W, FAA, 

Wichita ACO, 1801 Airport Road, Room 100, 

Mid-Continent Airport, Wichita, Kansas 

67209; telephone (316) 946–4135; fax (316) 

946–4107. 

(2) To request a different method of 

compliance or a different compliance time 

for this AD, follow the procedures in 14 CFR 

39.19. Before using any approved AMOC on 

any airplane to which the AMOC applies, 

notify your principal maintenance inspector 

(PMI) or principal avionics inspector (PAI), 

as appropriate, or lacking a principal 

inspector, your local Flight Standards District 

Office. The AMOC approval letter must 

specifically reference this AD. 

(3) AMOCs approved previously in 

accordance with AD 2009–11–13, 

amendment 39–15923, are approved as 

AMOCs for the corresponding provisions of 

this AD. 

Issued in Renton, Washington, on August 

16, 2010. 

Ali Bahrami, 

Manager, Transport Airplane Directorate, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2010–20853 Filed 8–20–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2010–0801; Directorate 

Identifier 2010–NM–054–AD] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model 

A300 B4–600 and A300 B4–600R Series 

Airplanes, Model A300 F4–605R 

Airplanes, and Model A300 C4–605R 

Variant F Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: We propose to adopt a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for the 

products listed above. 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: A recent Widespread 

Fatigue Damage (WFD) calculation on 

A300–600 aeroplanes has shown that a 

reinforcement of the upper fuselage 

circumferential joint at FR (frame) 58 is 

necessary to enable the aeroplane to 

reach the Extended Service Goal (ESG). 

The failure of the circumferential joint 

of the upper fuselage could affect the 

structural integrity of the aeroplane. The 

proposed AD would require actions that 

are intended to address the unsafe 

condition described in the MCAI. 

DATES: We must receive comments on 

this proposed AD by October 7, 2010. 

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 W12–40, 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 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; e-mail: 

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, Washington. 

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: Dan 

Rodina, Aerospace Engineer, 

International Branch, ANM–116, 

Transport Airplane Directorate, FAA, 

1601 Lind Avenue, SW., Renton, 

Washington 98057–3356; telephone 

(425) 227–2125; 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–2010–0801; Directorate Identifier 

2010–NM–054–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 have lengthened the 30-day 

comment period for proposed ADs that 

address MCAI originated by aviation 

authorities of other countries to provide 

adequate time for interested parties to 

submit comments. The comment period 

for these proposed ADs is now typically 

45 days, which is consistent with the 

comment period for domestic transport 

ADs. 

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 

The European Aviation Safety Agency 

(EASA), which is the Technical Agent 

for the Member States of the European 

Community, has issued EASA 

Airworthiness Directive 2010–0007, 

dated January 7, 2010 (referred to after 

this as ‘‘the MCAI’’), to correct an unsafe 

condition for the specified products. 

The MCAI states: 

A recent Widespread Fatigue Damage 

(WFD) calculation on A300–600 aeroplanes 

has shown that a reinforcement of the upper 

fuselage circumferential joint at FR (frame) 

58 is necessary to enable the aeroplane to 

reach the Extended Service Goal (ESG). 

The failure of the circumferential joint of 

the upper fuselage could affect the structural 

integrity of the aeroplane. 

For the reasons described above, this AD 

requires the reinforcement of the affected 

fuselage frame butt joint. 

You may obtain further information by 

examining the MCAI in the AD docket. 

Relevant Service Information 

Airbus has issued Mandatory Service 

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including Appendix 1, dated June 26, 

2009. The actions described in this 

service information are intended to 

correct the unsafe condition identified 

in the MCAI. 

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. 

Differences Between This AD and the 

MCAI or Service Information 

We have reviewed the MCAI and 

related service information and, in 

general, agree with their substance. But 

we might have found it necessary to use 

different words from those in the MCAI 

to ensure the AD is clear for U.S. 

operators and is enforceable. In making 

these changes, we do not intend to differ 

substantively from the information 

provided in the MCAI and related 

service information. 

We might also have proposed 

different actions in this AD from those 

in the MCAI in order to follow FAA 

policies. Any such differences are 

highlighted in a Note within the 

proposed AD. 

Costs of Compliance 

Based on the service information, we 

estimate that this proposed AD would 

affect about 124 products of U.S. 

registry. We also estimate that it would 

take about 347 work-hours per product 

to comply with the basic requirements 

of this proposed AD. The average labor 

rate is $85 per work-hour. Required 

parts would cost about $5,670 per 

product. Where the service information 

lists required parts costs that are 

covered under warranty, we have 

assumed that there will be no charge for 

these costs. As we do not control 

warranty coverage for affected parties, 

some parties may incur costs higher 

than estimated here. Based on these 

figures, we estimate the cost of the 

proposed AD on U.S. operators to be 

$4,360,460, or $35,165 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 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); 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. 

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: 

Airbus: Docket No. FAA–2010–0801; 

Directorate Identifier 2010–NM–054–AD. 

Comments Due Date 

(a) We must receive comments by October 

7, 2010. 

Affected ADs 

(b) None. 

Applicability 

(c) This AD applies to Airbus Model A300 

B4–601, B4–603, B4–620, and B4–622 

airplanes; Model A300 B4–605R and B4– 

622R airplanes; Model A300 F4–605R 

airplanes on which modification 12699 has 

not been accomplished; and Model A300 C4– 

605R Variant F airplanes; certificated in any 

category; all serial numbers. 

Subject 

(d) Air Transport Association (ATA) of 

America Code 53: Fuselage. 

Reason 

(e) The mandatory continuing 

airworthiness information (MCAI) states: 

A recent Widespread Fatigue Damage 

(WFD) calculation on A300–600 aeroplanes 

has shown that a reinforcement of the upper 

fuselage circumferential joint at FR (frame) 

58 is necessary to enable the aeroplane to 

reach the Extended Service Goal (ESG). 

The failure of the circumferential joint of 

the upper fuselage could affect the structural 

integrity of the aeroplane. 

Compliance 

(f) You are responsible for having the 

actions required by this AD performed within 

the compliance times specified, unless the 

actions have already been done. 

Actions 

(g) Before the accumulation of 42,500 total 

flight cycles, or within 2,000 flight cycles 

after the effective date of this AD, whichever 

occurs later, reinforce the fuselage butt joint 

at FR 58 in accordance with the 

Accomplishment Instructions of Airbus 

Mandatory Service Bulletin A300–53–6146, 

Revision 01, including Appendix 1, dated 

June 26, 2009. 

FAA AD Differences 

Note 1: This AD differs from the MCAI 

and/or service information as follows: No 

differences. 

Other FAA AD Provisions 

(h) 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. 

Send information to Attn: Dan Rodina, 

Aerospace Engineer, International Branch, 

ANM–116, Transport Airplane Directorate, 

FAA, 1601 Lind Avenue, SW., Renton, 

Washington 98057–3356; telephone (425) 

227–2125; fax (425) 227–1149. Before using 

any approved AMOC on any airplane to 

which the AMOC applies, notify your 

principal maintenance inspector (PMI) or 


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principal avionics inspector (PAI), as 

appropriate, or lacking a principal inspector, 

your local Flight Standards 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 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, under the 

provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act 

(44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) has 

approved the information collection 

requirements and has assigned OMB Control 

Number 2120–0056. 

Related Information 

(i) Refer to MCAI European Aviation Safety 

Agency (EASA) Airworthiness Directive 

2010–0007, dated January 7, 2010; and 

Airbus Mandatory Service Bulletin A300–53– 

6146, Revision 01, dated June 26, 2009; for 

related information. 

Issued in Renton, Washington, on August 

13, 2010. 

Ali Bahrami, 

Manager, Transport Airplane Directorate, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2010–20855 Filed 8–20–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

26 CFR Parts 1, 31, 40, and 301 

[REG–153340–09] 

RIN 1545–BJ13 

Electronic Funds Transfer of 

Depository Taxes 

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), 

Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

and notice of public hearing. 

SUMMARY: This document contains 

proposed regulations relating to Federal 

tax deposits (FTDs) by Electronic Funds 

Transfer (EFT). The proposed 

regulations affect all taxpayers that 

currently use FTD coupons. In response 

to the decision of the Financial 

Management Service to discontinue the 

system that processes FTD coupons, the 

proposed regulations provide rules 

under which depositors must use EFT 

for all FTDs and eliminate the rules 

regarding FTD coupons. This document 

also provides notice of a public hearing 

on these proposed regulations. 

DATES: Written or electronic comments 

must be received by September 22, 

2010. Outlines of topics to be discussed 

at the public hearing scheduled for 

September 21, 2010, must be received 

by September 20, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: Send submissions to: 

CC:PA:LPD:PR (REG–153340–09), Room 

5203, Internal Revenue Service, P.O. 

Box 7604, Ben Franklin Station, 

Washington, DC 20044. Submissions 

may be hand delivered Monday through 

Friday between the hours of 8 a.m. and 

4 p.m. to: CC:PA:LPD:PR (REG–153340– 

09), Courier’s Desk, Internal Revenue 

Service, 1111 Constitution Avenue, 

NW., Washington, DC, or sent 

electronically via the Federal 

eRulemaking Portal at http:// 

www.regulations.gov (IRS REG–153340– 

09). The public hearing will be held in 

the IRS Auditorium, Internal Revenue 

Building, 1111 Constitution Avenue, 

NW., Washington, DC. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Concerning the proposed regulations, 

Michael E. Hara, (202) 622–4910; 

concerning submissions of comments, 

the hearing, and/or to be placed on the 

building access list to attend the 

hearing, Regina Johnson, (202) 622– 

7180 (not toll-free numbers). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

This document contains proposed 

amendments to the Income Tax 

Regulations (26 CFR part 1), the 

Employment Tax and Collection of 

Income Tax at the Source Regulations 

(26 CFR part 31), the Excise Tax 

Procedural Regulations (26 CFR part 

40), and the Procedure and 

Administration Regulations (26 CFR 

part 301), to require that all FTDs be 

made by EFT. 

These proposed regulations are 

expected to be finalized by the end of 

2010. The final regulations are expected 

to apply to remittances made after the 

date that final regulations are published 

in the Federal Register, but in no event 

earlier than January 1, 2011. 

Explanation of Provisions 

1. Requirement To Make Deposits by 

Electronic Funds Transfer 

Section 6302(h) of the Internal 

Revenue Code (Code) authorizes the 

Secretary to prescribe regulations as 

may be necessary for the development 

and implementation of an EFT system 

that is required to be used for the 

collection of depository taxes. On July 

14, 1997, final regulations under section 

6302(h) relating to the collection of 

Federal tax deposits (FTDs) by EFT (TD 

8723, 62 FR 37490) were issued. These 

final regulations phased in depositors to 

the EFT system through 1999. In the 

final stages of the phase-in under those 

regulations, depositors with more than 

$50,000 in employment tax deposits 

during calendar year 1995, 1996, or 

1997, and depositors that, in any of 

those years, had no employment tax 

deposits but made deposits of other 

FTDs exceeding $50,000, were required 

to begin to deposit by EFT. 

On July 13, 1999, final regulations 

amending TD 8723 (TD 8828, 64 FR 

37675) were issued. Under those 

regulations, which are currently in 

effect, depositors whose aggregate 

annual FTDs exceed $200,000 generally 

must use EFT. Depositors that exceed 

the $200,000 threshold have an initial 

one-year grace period after which they 

must use EFT in all later years even if 

their FTDs fall below the threshold. 

The Electronic Federal Tax Payment 

System (EFTPS) is the EFT system 

currently used by the Treasury 

Department to collect FTDs. More than 

97.5 percent of all FTDs are currently 

deposited electronically through EFTPS. 

Depositors not currently required to use 

EFTPS for deposits may instead use the 

paper-based FTD coupon system to 

make a deposit by presenting a check 

and an FTD coupon to a bank teller at 

one of approximately 8,000 financial 

institutions authorized as a government 

depositary or to a financial agent, a 

process that dates back to World War I. 

These proposed regulations are being 

issued to effectuate system changes 

made by the Financial Management 

Service (FMS), a Bureau of the Treasury 

Department. Beginning in 2011, FMS is 

eliminating the system that enables the 

processing of FTD coupons. 

Accordingly, these proposed regulations 

require the use of EFT for all FTDs, 

effective January 1, 2011. The proposed 

regulations remove references to 

‘‘banking’’ days and provide that, if the 

day an FTD would otherwise be due is 

a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday 

under section 7503, the taxes will be 

treated as timely deposited if deposited 

on the next succeeding day which is not 

a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday. 

The proposed regulations do not change 

existing rules for determining a 

depositor’s status as either a monthly or 

semi-weekly depositor for employment 

taxes. The proposed regulations also do 

not change existing rules on whether a 

taxpayer can remit taxes with a return 

in lieu of making an FTD. 

For example, under the proposed 

regulations, employers must deposit 

income taxes withheld from wages and 

taxes under the Federal Insurance 

Contributions Act (FICA) (collectively, 

‘‘employment taxes’’) by EFT unless the 


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