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penalty of not more than $10,781 for 

each such statement. 

* * * * * 

PART 1017—IDENTIFICATION AND 

PROTECTION OF UNCLASSIFIED 

CONTROLLED NUCLEAR 

INFORMATION 

■ 29. The authority citation for part 

1017 is revised to read as follows: 

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.; 50 U.S.C. 

2401 et seq.; 42 U.S.C. 2168; 28 U.S.C. 2461 

note. 

■ 30. Section 1017.29 is amended by 

revising paragraph (c) to read as follows: 

§ 1017.29 Civil penalty. 

* * * * * 

(c) Amount of penalty. The Director 

may propose imposition of a civil 

penalty for violation of a requirement of 

a regulation under paragraph (a) of this 

section or a compliance order issued 

under paragraph (b) of this section, not 

to exceed $254,645 for each violation. 

* * * * * 

PART 1050—FOREIGN GIFTS AND 

DECORATIONS 

■ 31. The authority citation for part 

1050 continues to read as follows: 

Authority: The Constitution of the United 

States, Article I, Section 9; 5 U.S.C. 7342; 22 

U.S.C. 2694; 42 U.S.C. 7254 and 7262; 28 

U.S.C. 2461 note. 

■ 32. Section 1050.303 is amended by 

revising the last sentence in paragraph 

(d) to read as follows: 

§ 1050.303 Enforcement. 

* * * * * 

(d) * * * The court in which such 

action is brought may assess a civil 

penalty against such employee in any 

amount not to exceed the retail value of 

the gift improperly solicited or received 

plus $19,305. 

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BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2015–6033; Directorate 

Identifier 2015–SW–019–AD; Amendment 

39–18571; AD 2016–13–07] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Airbus 

Helicopters 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: We are adopting a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for Airbus 

Helicopters Model AS 365 N3 

helicopters. This AD requires inspecting 

the cabin and cockpit for labels, 

placards, or markings that provide 

jettison procedure instructions for cabin 

doors, removing any labels, placards, or 

markings that are in an incorrect 

location, and installing placards where 

they are missing. This AD is prompted 

by the determination that placards had 

not been installed according to 

specifications on newly manufactured 

helicopters. The actions are intended to 

provide exit procedures during an 

emergency. 

DATES: This AD is effective August 2, 

2016. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of a certain document listed in this AD 

as of August 2, 2016. 

ADDRESSES: For service information 

identified in this final rule, contact 

Airbus Helicopters, 2701 N. Forum 

Drive, Grand Prairie, TX 75052; 

telephone (972) 641–0000 or (800) 232– 

0323; fax (972) 641–3775; or at http://

www.airbushelicopters.com/techpub. 

You may review the referenced service 

information at the FAA, Office of the 

Regional Counsel, Southwest Region, 

10101 Hillwood Pkwy., Room 6N–321, 

Fort Worth, TX 76177. It is also 

available on the Internet at http://

www.regulations.gov by searching for 

and locating Docket No. FAA–2015– 

6033. 

Examining the AD Docket 

You may examine the AD docket on 

the Internet at http://

www.regulations.gov by searching for 

and locating Docket No. FAA–2015– 

6033; 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 AD, the European Aviation 

Safety Agency (EASA) AD, any 

incorporated-by-reference service 

information, the economic evaluation, 

any comments received, and other 

information. The street address for the 

Docket Operations Office (phone: 800– 

647–5527) is U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations 

Office, M–30, West Building Ground 

Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

David Hatfield, Aviation Safety 

Engineer, Safety Management Group, 

Rotorcraft Directorate, FAA, 10101 

Hillwood Pkwy., Fort Worth, TX 76177; 

telephone (817) 222–5110; email 

david.hatfield@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Discussion 

On March 11, 2016, at 81 FR 12836, 

the Federal Register published our 

notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM), 

which proposed to amend 14 CFR part 

39 by adding an AD that would apply 

to Airbus Helicopters Model AS 365 N3 

helicopters. The NPRM proposed to 

require inspecting the cabin and cockpit 

for labels, placards, or markings that 

provide jettison procedure instructions 

for cabin doors, removing any labels, 

placards, or markings that are in an 

incorrect location, and installing 

placards in the correct locations. The 

proposed requirements were intended to 

provide exit procedures during an 

emergency. 

The NPRM was prompted by AD No. 

2015–0068–E, dated April 29, 2015, 

issued by EASA, which is the Technical 

Agent for the Member States of the 

European Union, to correct an unsafe 

condition for the Airbus Helicopters 

Model AS 365 N3 helicopters without 

external life rafts installed, except those 

helicopters modified in accordance with 

Airbus Helicopters modification (MOD) 

0711B68, and Model AS 365 N3 

helicopters with external life rafts 

installed, except those helicopters 

modified in accordance Airbus 

Helicopters MOD 0711B67 and MOD 

0711B68. EASA advises that during 

helicopter delivery after manufacturing, 

Airbus Helicopters identified that 

placards providing jettison procedure 

instructions for the cabin doors were not 

systematically installed or not installed 

in a proper location. This condition, if 

not corrected, could prevent the timely 

evacuation of the helicopter during an 

emergency. The EASA AD consequently 

requires determining whether any 

placards are missing or incorrectly 

located, installing any missing placards, 

and replacing any incorrectly located 

placards. 

Comments 

We gave the public the opportunity to 

participate in developing this AD, but 

we received no comments on the NPRM 

(81 FR 12836, March 11, 2016). 

FAA’s Determination 

These helicopters have been approved 

by the aviation authority of France and 

are approved for operation in the United 

States. Pursuant to our bilateral 

agreement with France, EASA, its 

technical representative, has notified us 

of the unsafe condition described in the 

EASA AD. We are issuing this AD 

because we evaluated all information 


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provided by EASA and determined the 

unsafe condition exists and is likely to 

exist or develop on other helicopters of 

this same type design and that air safety 

and the public interest require adopting 

the AD requirements as proposed. 

Differences Between This AD and the 

EASA AD 

The EASA AD requires compliance 

within 14 days after the effective date of 

the EASA AD. This AD requires 

compliance within 50 hours time-inservice. 

Related Service Information Under 1 

CFR Part 51 

We reviewed Airbus Helicopters Alert 

Service Bulletin No. AS365–11.00.02, 

Revision 2, dated April 23, 2015 (ASB). 

The service information describes 

procedures for replacing and installing 

cabin internal evacuation markings. The 

ASB reports that deviations in the 

locations of the cabin internal 

evacuation markings and missing 

markings were noted during the 

delivery of new helicopters. The ASB 

provides instructions about the 

locations of, characteristics of, and 

information contained in the markings. 

This service information 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 

We estimate that this AD affects 15 

helicopters of U.S. Registry and that 

labor costs average $85 a work-hour. 

Based on these estimates, we expect that 

inspecting the helicopter to determine 

the proper location and presence of 

cabin door jettison procedure placards 

and replacing and installing them 

requires 4 work-hours and that parts 

cost $70. We estimate a total cost of 

$410 per helicopter, and $6,150 for the 

U.S. fleet. 

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 

helicopters 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) Is not a ‘‘significant rule’’ under 

DOT Regulatory Policies and Procedures 

(44 FR 11034, February 26, 1979); 

(3) Will not affect intrastate aviation 

in Alaska to the extent that it justifies 

making a regulatory distinction; 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 an economic evaluation 

of the estimated costs to comply with 

this 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. 

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 adding 

the following new airworthiness 

directive (AD): 

2016–13–07 Airbus Helicopters: 

Amendment 39–18571; Docket No. 

FAA–2015–6033; Directorate Identifier 

2015–SW–019–AD. 

(a) Applicability 

This AD applies to Airbus Helicopters 

Model AS 365 N3 helicopters, certificated in 

any category. 

(b) Unsafe Condition 

This AD defines the unsafe condition as 

missing or incorrectly located information for 

exiting a helicopter. This condition could 

result in failure to jettison cabin doors during 

an emergency, resulting in death or injury of 

helicopter occupants. 

(c) Effective Date 

This AD becomes effective August 2, 2016. 

(d) Compliance 

You are responsible for performing each 

action required by this AD within the 

specified compliance time unless it has 

already been accomplished prior to that time. 

(e) Required Actions 

Within 50 hours time-in-service: 

(1) Inspect the cabin and cockpit for labels, 

placards, and markings that provide jettison 

procedure instructions for cabin doors. 

(2) For the left and right side, remove any 

existing label, placard, and marking and 

install placards in accordance with the 

Accomplishment Instructions, paragraph 

3.B.2 and Figures 1 through 6, of Airbus 

Helicopters Alert Service Bulletin No. 

AS365–11.00.02, Revision 2, dated April 23, 

2015. 

(f) Credit for Previously Completed Actions 

Actions accomplished before the effective 

date of this AD in accordance with Airbus 

Helicopters Modification (MOD) 0711B68 for 

helicopters without external life rafts or MOD 

0711B68 and MOD 0711B67 for helicopters 

with external life rafts are considered 

acceptable for compliance with this AD. 

(g) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs) 

(1) The Manager, Safety Management 

Group, FAA, may approve AMOCs for this 

AD. Send your proposal to: David Hatfield, 

Aviation Safety Engineer, Safety Management 

Group, Rotorcraft Directorate, FAA, 10101 

Hillwood Pkwy., Fort Worth, TX 76177; 

telephone (817) 222–5110; email 9-ASWFTW-AMOC-Requests@faa.gov. 

(2) For operations conducted under a 14 

CFR part 119 operating certificate or under 

14 CFR part 91, subpart K, we suggest that 

you notify your principal inspector, or 

lacking a principal inspector, the manager of 

the local flight standards district office or 

certificate holding district office, before 

operating any aircraft complying with this 

AD through an AMOC. 

(h) Additional Information 

The subject of this AD is addressed in the 

European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) AD 

No. 2015–0068–E, dated April 29, 2015. You 

may view the EASA AD on the Internet at 

http://www.regulations.gov by searching for 

and locating it in Docket No. FAA–2015– 

6033. 

(i) Subject 

Joint Aircraft Service Component (JASC) 

Code: 1100, Placards and Markings. 

(j) Material Incorporated by Reference 

(1) The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference of 

the service information listed in this 

paragraph under 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR 

part 51. 


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(2) You must use this service information 

as applicable to do the actions required by 

this AD, unless the AD specifies otherwise. 

(i) Airbus Helicopters Alert Service 

Bulletin No. AS365–11.00.02, Revision 2, 

dated April 23, 2015. 

(ii) Reserved. 

(3) For Airbus Helicopters service 

information identified in this final rule, 

contact Airbus Helicopters, 2701 N. Forum 

Drive, Grand Prairie, TX 75052; telephone 

(972) 641–0000 or (800) 232–0323; fax (972) 

641–3775; or at http://

www.airbushelicopters.com/techpub. 

(4) You may view this service information 

at FAA, Office of the Regional Counsel, 

Southwest Region, 10101 Hillwood Pkwy., 

Room 6N–321, Fort Worth, TX 76177. For 

information on the availability of this 

material at the FAA, call (817) 222–5110. 

(5) You may view this 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/cfr/ibrlocations.html. 

Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, on June 17, 

2016. 

Scott A. Horn, 

Acting Manager, Rotorcraft Directorate, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

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BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2015–3994; Airspace 

Docket No. 15–ANM–23] 

Establishment of Class E Airspace, 

Shelton, WA 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This action establishes Class 

E airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface at Sanderson 

Field Airport, Shelton, WA, to 

accommodate new Standard Instrument 

Approach Procedures developed for the 

airport. Controlled airspace is necessary 

for the safety and management of 

Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations 

at the airport. 

DATES: Effective 0901 UTC, September 

15, 2016. The Director of the Federal 

Register approves this incorporation by 

reference action under Title 1, Code of 

Federal Regulations, part 51, subject to 

the annual revision of FAA Order 

7400.9 and publication of conforming 

amendments. 

ADDRESSES: FAA Order 7400.9Z, 

Airspace Designations and Reporting 

Points, and subsequent amendments can 

be viewed online at http://www.faa.gov/ 

air_traffic/publications/. For further 

information, you can contact the U.S. 

Department of Transportation, Docket 

Operations, 1200 New Jersey Avenue 

SE., West Bldg. Ground Floor Rm W12– 

140, Washington, DC 20590; Telephone: 

1–800–647–5527, or 202–366–9826. The 

Order is also available for inspection at 

the National Archives and Records 

Administration (NARA). For 

information on the availability of FAA 

Order 7400.9Z at NARA, call 202–741– 

6030, or go to http://www.archives.gov/ 

federal_register/code_of_federalregulations/ibr_locations.html. 

FAA Order 7400.9, Airspace 

Designations and Reporting Points, is 

published yearly and effective on 

September 15. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tom 

Clark, Federal Aviation Administration, 

Operations Support Group, Western 

Service Center, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., 

Renton, WA 98057; telephone (425) 

203–4511. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Authority for This Rulemaking 

The FAA’s authority to issue rules 

regarding aviation safety is found in 

Title 49 of the United States Code. 

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. This rulemaking is 

promulgated under the authority 

described in Subtitle VII, Part A, 

Subpart I, Section 40103. Under that 

section, the FAA is charged with 

prescribing regulations to assign the use 

of airspace necessary to ensure the 

safety of aircraft and the efficient use of 

airspace. This regulation is within the 

scope of that authority as it establishes 

controlled airspace at Sanderson Field 

Airport, Shelton, WA. 

History 

On January 28, 2016, the FAA 

published in the Federal Register a 

notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) 

to establish Class E airspace extending 

upward from 700 feet above the surface 

at Sanderson Field Airport, Shelton, 

WA (81 FR 4903) Docket FAA–2015– 

3994. Interested parties were invited to 

participate in this rulemaking effort by 

submitting written comments on the 

proposal to the FAA. One comment was 

received from Joseph Murphy, 

supporting the proposal. 

Class E airspace designations are 

published in paragraph 6005 of FAA 

Order 7400.9Z, dated August 6, 2015, 

and effective September 15, 2015, which 

is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 

part 71.1. The Class E airspace 

designation listed in this document will 

be published subsequently in the Order. 

Availability and Summary of 

Documents for Incorporation by 

Reference 

This document amends FAA Order 

7400.9Z, Airspace Designations and 

Reporting Points, dated August 6, 2015, 

and effective September 15, 2015. FAA 

Order 7400.9Z is publicly available as 

listed in the ADDRESSES section of this 

document. FAA Order 7400.9Z lists 

Class A, B, C, D, and E airspace areas, 

air traffic service routes, and reporting 

points. 

The Rule 

This amendment to Title 14, Code of 

Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 

establishes Class E airspace extending 

upward from 700 feet above the surface 

within a 4-mile radius of the Sanderson 

Field Airport, Shelton WA, and that 

airspace within 1.5 miles either side of 

the airport 068° bearing extending from 

the 4-mile radius to 5 miles northeast of 

the airport, and that airspace within 2.3 

miles either side of the airport 248° 

bearing extending from the 4-mile 

radius to 9.5 miles southwest of the 

airport. This airspace is established to 

accommodate new Standard Instrument 

Approach Procedures developed for the 

safety and management of Instrument 

Flight Rules (IFR) operations at the 

airport. 

Regulatory Notices and Analyses 

The FAA has determined that this 

regulation only involves an established 

body of technical regulations for which 

frequent and routine amendments are 

necessary to keep them operationally 

current, is non-controversial and 

unlikely to result in adverse or negative 

comments. It, therefore: (1) Is not a 

‘‘significant regulatory action’’ under 

Executive Order 12866; (2) is not a 

‘‘significant rule’’ under DOT 

Regulatory Policies and Procedures (44 

FR 11034; February 26, 1979); and (3) 

does not warrant preparation of a 

Regulatory Evaluation as the anticipated 

impact is so minimal. Since this is a 

routine matter that only affects air traffic 

procedures and air navigation, it is 

certified that this rule, when 

promulgated, does not have a significant 

economic impact on a substantial 

number of small entities under the 

criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act. 


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