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Applicability 

(c) This AD applies to all Airbus (Type 

Certificate previously held by Airbus 

Industrie) Model A340–211, –212, –213, 

–311, –312, –313, –541, and –642 series 

airplanes; certificated in any category; all 

serial numbers. 

Note 1: This AD requires revisions to 

certain operator maintenance documents to 

include new inspections. Compliance with 

these inspections is required by 14 CFR 

91.403(c). For airplanes that have been 

previously modified, altered, or repaired in 

the areas addressed by these inspections, the 

operator may not be able to accomplish the 

inspections described in the revisions. In this 

situation, to comply with 14 CFR 91.403(c), 

the operator must request approval for an 

alternative method of compliance according 

to paragraph (g)(1) of this AD. The request 

should include a description of changes to 

the required inspections that will ensure the 

continued damage tolerance of the affected 

structure. The FAA has provided guidance 

for this determination in Advisory Circular 

(AC) 25–1529–1. 

Subject 

(d) Air Transport Association (ATA) of 

America Code 05. 

Reason 

(e) The mandatory continued airworthiness 

information (MCAI) states: 

The Certification Maintenance 

Requirements (CMR) were given in the 

AIRBUS A340 CMR Document reference 

955.3019/92 up to revision 15, which was 

mandated by EASA AD 2007–0240, and 

referenced in the Airworthiness Limitations 

Section (ALS) Part 3. The content of the CMR 

Document has been recently transferred into 

the ALS Part 3 Revision 00, which is 

approved by the European Aviation Safety 

Agency (EASA). 

This Revision 00 of AIRBUS A340 ALS 

Part 3: 

—adds new CMR tasks associated with 

modifications, 

—revises the applicability of some CMR 

tasks, 

—revises some CMR tasks with increased 

intervals, 

—revises a CMR task with a more restrictive 

interval, 

—deletes CMR task 282300–B0002–1–C 

which is the subject of EASA AD 2007– 

0279. 

Some of those changes constitute more 

restrictive requirements for aeroplane 

configuration already in service. Failure to 

comply with this Revision 00 of AIRBUS 

A340 ALS Part 3 constitutes an unsafe 

condition. This new AD * * * requires the 

implementation of Revision 00 of AIRBUS 

A340 ALS Part 3. 

The unsafe condition is a safety-significant 

latent failure that would, in combination 

with one or more other specific failures or 

events, result in a hazardous or catastrophic 

failure condition. This AD requires revising 

the ALS of the Instructions for Continued 

Airworthiness by incorporating new and 

revised CMRs. 

Actions and Compliance 

(f) Unless already done, within 3 months 

after the effective date of this AD, revise the 

ALS of the Instructions for Continued 

Airworthiness by incorporating Airbus A340 

ALS, Part 3—Certification Maintenance 

Requirements (CMR), Revision 00, dated July 

31, 2008 (‘‘ALS, Part 3’’). Accomplish the 

actions specified in the ALS, Part 3, at the 

times specified in the ALS, Part 3, and in 

accordance with the ALS, Part 3, except as 

provided by paragraphs (f)(1) and (f)(2) of 

this AD. 

(1) Count the associated interval for any 

new task from the effective date of this AD, 

except that Airbus A340 CMR Task 212100– 

00001–1–C must be performed at the later of 

the times specified in paragraphs (f)(1)(i) and 

(f)(1)(ii) of this AD. 

(i) Before the accumulation of 2,600 total 

flight hours since the date of issuance of the 

original French airworthiness certificate or 

the date of issuance of the original French or 

EASA export certificate of airworthiness. 

(ii) Within 800 flight hours or 3 months, 

whichever comes first, after the approval date 

of Revision 00 of the ALS, Part 3. 

(2) Count the associated interval for any 

revised task from the previous performance 

of the task. 

(3) Doing the revision required by 

paragraph (f) of this AD terminates the 

requirements of paragraph (f) of AD 2007– 

05–08, Amendment 39–14969, for that 

airplane only. 

FAA AD Differences 

Note 1: This AD differs from the MCAI 

and/or service information as follows: No 

differences. 

Other FAA AD Provisions 

(g) 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: Vladimir 

Ulyanov, International Branch, ANM–116, 

Transport Airplane Directorate, FAA, 1601 

Lind Avenue, SW., Renton, Washington 

98057–3356; telephone (425) 227–1138; fax 

(425) 227–1149. 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. 

(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 

(h) Refer to Mandatory Continuing 

Airworthiness Information (MCAI) EASA 

Airworthiness Directive 2009–0098, dated 

April 22, 2009; and Airbus A340 ALS, Part 

3—Certification Maintenance Requirements 

(CMR), Revision 00, dated July 31, 2008; for 

related information. 

Material Incorporated by Reference 

(i) You must use Airbus A340 ALS, Part 

3—Certification Maintenance Requirements 

(CMR), Revision 00, including Appendices 1 

and 2, dated July 31, 2008, to do the actions 

required by this AD, unless the AD specifies 

otherwise. (The title page of this document 

does not specify a revision date; the revision 

date is specified on all other pages of the 

document. Only the title page and the Record 

of Revisions specify the revision level of this 

document.) 

(1) The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference of 

this service information under 5 U.S.C. 

552(a) and 1 CFR part 51. 

(2) For service information identified in 

this AD, contact Airbus SAS—Airworthiness 

Office—EAL, 1 Rond Point Maurice Bellonte, 

31707 Blagnac Cedex, France; telephone +33 

5 61 93 36 96; fax +33 5 61 93 45 80, e-mail 

airworthiness.A330-A340@airbus.com; 

Internet http://www.airbus.com. 

(3) You may review copies of the 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 or 425–227–1152. 

(4) You may also review copies of the 

service information that is incorporated by 

reference at the National Archives and 

Records Administration (NARA). For 

information on the availability of this 

material at NARA, call 202–741–6030, or go 

to: http://www.archives.gov/federal_register/

code_of_federal_regulations/ibr_locations.

html. 

Issued in Renton, Washington, on 

December 23, 2009. 

Ali Bahrami, 

Manager, Transport Airplane Directorate, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. E9–31287 Filed 1–11–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

POSTAL SERVICE 

39 CFR Part 111 

Treatment of Undeliverable Books and 

Sound Recordings 

AGENCY: Postal Service TM. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The Postal Service is revising 

Mailing Standards of the United States 

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Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual, 

for the disposal or treatment of books 

and sound recordings that are 

undeliverable-as-addressed (UAA) in 

their original packaging. The disposal of 

these items as waste will simplify 

handling procedures and reduce costs. 

DATES: Effective Date: February 1, 2010. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bert 

Olsen, 202–268–7276, Mary Collins, 

202–268–5440. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Postal 

Service published a Federal Register 

proposed rule (73 FR 39272–39273) on 

July 9, 2008 to remove DMM section 

507.1.9.2. The intent of this section was 

to facilitate a process for identifying and 

returning books and recordings that had 

become undeliverable as a result of 

being ‘‘loose in the mail’’ (contents 

separated from packaging and other 

address information), to the original 

publisher or distributor. This standard 

was misinterpreted to allow some 

publishers and distributors to reclaim 

ownership of all UAA mail and not just 

mail that was truly identified as ‘‘loose’’ 

in the mail. 

Comments 

We received comments from three 

respondents on the proposed rule. One 

respondent represented several trade 

associations and two other respondents 

were from separate publishing 

companies. All comments received were 

in opposition to the proposal and are 

summarized and presented below 

followed by our responses: 

1. Comment: The Postal Service did 

not work closely and discuss the 

proposal with affected mailers. 

The Postal Service previously offered 

an opportunity for mailers to provide 

input well before the proposal was 

published. Additionally, publication of 

the proposed rule and requests for 

comments (July 9, 2008) afforded 

mailers an additional opportunity to 

contribute to the rule-making process 

prior to issuing a final rule. 

2. Comment: Due to copyright 

concerns and privacy issues, mailers are 

opposed to the Postal Service selling at 

auction undeliverable-as-addressed 

books and sound recordings. 

Obligations concerning privacy issues 

and copyright concerns are the 

publisher’s obligations. USPS® ancillary 

services allow mailers to fulfill their 

obligations by having undeliverable 

books returned to them, but only in 

accordance with postal services and 

endorsements currently available to 

mailers. One option when using 

Standard Mail® is that UAA mail can be 

forwarded or returned at the appropriate 

Media Mail or Library Mail price if the 

content of the mail qualifies as Media 

Mail under DMM 507.1.5.3, 173, 373, or 

473 or Library Mail under DMM 183, 

383, or 483 and the mail is marked 

‘‘Media Mail’’ or ‘‘Library Mail’’ directly 

below the ancillary service 

endorsement. 

3. Comment: The Postal Service 

should recycle undeliverable-asaddressed items. 

We are currently exploring a recycling 

offering by adding a new ancillary 

endorsement that mailers could use to 

assure undeliverable-as-addressed mail 

would be destroyed so it could not be 

used as originally intended. This 

potential offering is in its formative 

stage but if adopted may provide an 

attractive endorsement alternative for 

manufacturers and distributors of books 

and sound recordings who desire 

destruction of their undeliverable 

products for a fee. 

4. Comment: Provide electronic 

notification for the reason a mailpiece 

was undeliverable as addressed when 

using the ‘‘Return Service Requested’’ 

endorsement. 

The Return Service Requested 

endorsement provides the reason of 

nondelivery by hardcopy at the time of 

return of the product. However, we 

understand that mailers would prefer to 

know as quickly as possible why a piece 

was undeliverable via electronic data. 

We intend to evaluate the development 

of an electronic notification option with 

the Return Service Requested 

endorsement for a fee as a future service 

offering. 

The Postal Service adopts the 

following changes to Mailing Standards 

of the United States Postal Service, 

Domestic Mail Manual (DMM), 

incorporated by reference in the Code of 

Federal Regulations. See 39 CFR 111.1. 

List of Subjects in 39 CFR Part 111 

Administrative practice and 

procedure, Postal Service. 

■ Accordingly, 39 CFR Part 111 is 

amended as follows: 

PART 111—[AMENDED] 

■ 1. The authority citation for 39 CFR 

Part 111 continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552(a); 39 U.S.C. 101, 

401, 403, 404, 414, 416, 3001–3011, 3201– 

3219, 3403–3406, 3621, 3622, 3626, 3632, 

3633, and 5001. 

■ 2. Revise the following sections of 

Mailing Standards of the United States 

Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual 

(DMM) as follows: 

* * * * * 

500 Additional Services 

* * * * * 

507 Mailer Services 

1.0 Treatment of Mail 

* * * * * 

1.9 Dead Mail 

* * * * * 

[Delete 1.9.2 in its entirety and 

renumber current 1.9.3 as new 1.9.2] 

* * * * * 

We will publish an appropriate 

amendment to 39 CFR Part 111 to reflect 

these changes. 

Neva R. Watson, 

Attorney, Legislative. 

[FR Doc. 2010–387 Filed 1–11–10; 8:45 am] 

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POSTAL SERVICE 

39 CFR Part 601 

Purchasing of Property and Services 

AGENCY: Postal ServiceTM. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The Postal Service is revising 

its regulations governing the supplier 

disagreement resolution (SDR) process 

to clarify and explain the purposes of 

that process, and to remove extraneous 

and duplicative language. 

DATES: Effective Date: January 12, 2010. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul 

D. McGinn, 202–268–4368, or Edward 

B. Halstead, 202 268–6221. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Postal 

Service is revising the regulations in 39 

CFR 601.107 and 601.108 that govern 

the supplier disagreement resolution 

(SDR) process in order to clarify certain 

SDR procedures. These changes are 

explained in more detail below. 

Explanation of Changes 

Section 601.107: Initial Disagreement 

Resolution 

Paragraph (a) has been revised to state 

that the Supplier Disagreement 

Resolution Official (SDR Official) is a 

contracting officer designated by the 

Postal Service to perform the functions 

established under § 601.108. 

Paragraph (b) has been revised to 

clarify the timelines for filing initial 

disagreements concerning solicitations. 

Paragraph (c) is revised to inform 

parties that the alternative dispute 

resolution (ADR) process may be used to 

resolve disagreements and that if an 

agreement cannot be reached under 

ADR, the supplier has 10 days to lodge 

its disagreement with the SDR Official. 

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