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2 79 FR 32172. 

3 80 FR 7980. 

4 80 FR 32046. 

and also asking for public comment on 

three of these categories—Applications 

and Reporting; Powers and Activities; 

and International Operations 

regulations.2 In that notice the Agencies 

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in the EGRPRA review. On February 13, 

2015, the Agencies published a second 

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public comment on three additional 

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5, 2015, the Agencies published a third 

Federal Register notice asking for 

public comment on three additional 

categories—Consumer Protection; 

Directors, Officers and Employees; and 

Money Laundering.4 The comment 

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expand the scope of the EGRPRA review 

in order to be as inclusive as possible. 

The Agencies will now take comment 

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comment. The Agencies have included 

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Dated: June 29, 2015. 

Thomas J. Curry, 

Comptroller of the Currency. 

By order of the Board of Governors of the 

Federal Reserve System, June 29, 2015. 

Robert deV. Frierson, 

Secretary of the Board. 

Dated: June 30, 2015. 

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation by 

Robert E. Feldman, 

Executive Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2015–16760 Filed 7–8–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4810–33–P; 6210–01–P; 6714–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2015–2459; Directorate 

Identifier 2015–NM–002–AD] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing 

Company Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: We propose to adopt a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for certain 

The Boeing Company Model 777 

airplanes. This proposed AD was 

prompted by reports of fire and smoke 

at the engine aft pylon area resulting 

from fuel leakage caused by a damaged 

O-ring in the fuel coupling attached to 

the wing front spar. This proposed AD 

would require applying sealant to fill 

the gap between the lower wing panels 

adjacent to the strut aft vapor barrier. 

We are proposing this AD to prevent fire 

and smoke at the engine aft pylon area 

in the event of a fuel leak, which could 

cause personal injury during ground 

operations. A fire spreading back and up 

to the aft fairing pylon can result in an 

uncontrolled fire in the strut and ignite 

the fuel tank. 

DATES: We must receive comments on 

this proposed AD by August 24, 2015. 

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 Boeing 

Commercial Airplanes, Attention: Data 

& Services Management, P.O. Box 3707, 

MC 2H–65, Seattle, WA 98124–2207; 

telephone 206–544–5000, extension 1; 

fax 206–766–5680; Internet https://

www.myboeingfleet.com. You may view 

this 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. It is also available 

on the Internet at http://

www.regulations.gov by searching for 

and locating Docket No. FAA–2015– 

2459. 

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– 

2459; 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: 

Kevin Nguyen, Aerospace Engineer, 

Propulsion Branch, ANM–140S, FAA, 

Seattle Aircraft Certification Office 

(ACO), 1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, 

WA 98057–3356; phone: 425–917–6501; 

fax: 425–917–6590; email: 

kevin.nguyen@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– 

2015–2459; Directorate Identifier 2015– 

NM–002–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 fire and smoke 

at the engine aft pylon area resulting 

from fuel leakage caused by a damaged 

O-ring in the fuel coupling attached to 

the wing front spar. The fuel was 

captured by the fuel coupling rubber 

boot and was discharged into the 

flammable fluid leakage zone of the 

strut-to-wing cavity, as intended. 

However, the fuel did not follow its 


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intended drain paths into the aft strut 

and lower wing panel drains, but 

instead followed an unintended drain 

path through an unsealed gap between 

the lower wing panels above the strut aft 

vapor barrier. The leaking fuel then 

followed gaps and seams in the aft 

fairing structure to the outside of the 

strut fairing side panels, ignited after 

contact with the hot engine exhaust heat 

shield, and caused a fire and smoke. We 

are proposing this AD to prevent fire 

and smoke at the engine aft pylon area 

in the event of a fuel leak, which could 

cause personal injury during ground 

operations. A fire spreading back and up 

to the aft fairing pylon can result in an 

uncontrolled fire in the strut and ignite 

the fuel tank. 

Related Service Information Under 1 

CFR Part 51 

We reviewed Boeing Special 

Attention Service Bulletin 777–54– 

0035, dated October 30, 2014. The 

service information describes 

procedures for applying sealant to fill 

the gap between the lower wing panels 

adjacent to the strut aft vapor barrier. 

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 of 

this NPRM. 

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 design. 

Proposed AD Requirements 

This proposed AD would require 

accomplishing the actions specified in 

the service information described 

previously. 

Explanation of ‘‘RC’’ Steps in Service 

Information 

The FAA worked in conjunction with 

industry, under the Airworthiness 

Directive Implementation Aviation 

Rulemaking Committee (ARC), to 

enhance the AD system. One 

enhancement was a new process for 

annotating which steps in the service 

information are required for compliance 

with an AD. Differentiating these steps 

from other tasks in the service 

information is expected to improve an 

owner’s/operator’s understanding of 

crucial AD requirements and help 

provide consistent judgment in AD 

compliance. The steps identified as RC 

(required for compliance) in any service 

information identified previously have a 

direct effect on detecting, preventing, 

resolving, or eliminating an identified 

unsafe condition. 

For service information that contains 

steps that are labeled as Required for 

Compliance (RC), the following 

provisions apply: (1) The steps labeled 

as RC, including substeps under an RC 

step and any figures identified in an RC 

step, must be done to comply with the 

AD, and an alternative method of 

compliance (AMOC) is required for any 

deviations to RC steps, including 

substeps and identified figures; and (2) 

steps not labeled as RC may be deviated 

from using accepted methods in 

accordance with the operator’s 

maintenance or inspection program 

without obtaining approval of an 

AMOC, provided the RC steps, 

including substeps and identified 

figures, can still be done as specified, 

and the airplane can be put back in an 

airworthy condition. 

Costs of Compliance 

We estimate that this proposed AD 

affects 196 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 

Sealant application .......................................... 3 work-hours × $85 per hour = $255 ............. $0 $255 $49,980 

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. 

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): 

The Boeing Company: Docket No. FAA– 

2015–2459; Directorate Identifier 2015– 

NM–002–AD. 


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(a) Comments Due Date 

We must receive comments by August 24, 

2015. 

(b) Affected ADs 

None. 

(c) Applicability 

This AD applies to The Boeing Company 

Model 777–200, –200LR, –300, –300ER, and 

777F series airplanes, certificated in any 

category, as identified in Boeing Special 

Attention Service Bulletin 777–54–0035, 

dated October 30, 2014. 

(d) Subject 

Air Transport Association (ATA) of 

America Code 54, Nacelles/Pylons. 

(e) Unsafe Condition 

This AD was prompted by reports of fire 

and smoke at the engine aft pylon area 

resulting from fuel leakage caused by a 

damaged O-ring in the fuel coupling attached 

to the wing front spar. We are issuing this AD 

to prevent fire and smoke at the engine aft 

pylon area in the event of a fuel leak, which 

could cause personal injury during ground 

operations. A fire spreading back and up to 

the aft fairing pylon can result in an 

uncontrolled fire in the strut and ignite the 

fuel tank. 

(f) Compliance 

Comply with this AD within the 

compliance times specified, unless already 

done. 

(g) Sealant Application 

Within 1,875 days after the effective date 

of this AD, apply sealant to fill the gap 

between the lower wing panels adjacent to 

the strut aft vapor barrier, in accordance with 

the Accomplishment Instructions of Boeing 

Special Attention Service Bulletin 777–54– 

0035, dated October 30, 2014. 

(h) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs) 

(1) The Manager, Seattle 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 

paragraph (i)(1) of this AD. Information may 

be emailed to: 9-ANM-Seattle-ACO-AMOCRequests@faa.gov. 

(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. 

(3) For service information that contains 

steps that are labeled as Required for 

Compliance (RC), the provisions of 

paragraphs (h)(3)(i) and (h)(3)(ii) apply. 

(i) The steps labeled as RC, including 

substeps under an RC step and any figures 

identified in an RC step, must be done to 

comply with the AD. An AMOC is required 

for any deviations to RC steps, including 

substeps and identified figures. 

(ii) Steps not labeled as RC may be 

deviated from using accepted methods in 

accordance with the operator’s maintenance 

or inspection program without obtaining 

approval of an AMOC, provided the RC steps, 

including substeps and identified figures, can 

still be done as specified, and the airplane 

can be put back in an airworthy condition. 

(4) An AMOC that provides an acceptable 

level of safety may be used for any repair 

required by this AD if it is approved by the 

Boeing Commercial Airplanes Organization 

Designation Authorization (ODA) that has 

been authorized by the Manager, Seattle 

ACO, to make those findings. For a repair 

method to be approved, the repair must meet 

the certification basis of the airplane, and the 

approval must specifically refer to this AD. 

(i) Related Information 

(1) For more information about this AD, 

contact Kevin Nguyen, Aerospace Engineer, 

Propulsion Branch, ANM–140S, FAA, Seattle 

Aircraft Certification Office (ACO), 1601 Lind 

Avenue SW., Renton, WA 98057–3356; 

phone: 425–917–6501; fax: 425–917–6590; 

email: kevin.nguyen@faa.gov. 

(2) For service information identified in 

this AD, contact Boeing Commercial 

Airplanes, Attention: Data & Services 

Management, P.O. Box 3707, MC 2H–65, 

Seattle, WA 98124–2207; telephone 206– 

544–5000, extension 1; fax 206–766–5680; 

Internet https://www.myboeingfleet.com. You 

may view this 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 June 30, 

2015. 

Michael Kaszycki, 

Acting Manager, Transport Airplane 

Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2015–16766 Filed 7–8–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2015–2460; Directorate 

Identifier 2014–NM–163–AD] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing 

Company Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: We propose to supersede 

Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2010–26– 

10, which applies to certain The Boeing 

Company Model 747–200C, –200F, 

–400, –400D, and –400F series 

airplanes. AD 2010–26–10 currently 

requires repetitive inspections for 

cracking of the lap joints, modification 

of certain lap joints, and certain postrepair inspections of the lap joints. 

Since we issued AD 2010–26–10, an 

evaluation by the design approval 

holder (DAH) has indicated that certain 

lap joints are subject to widespread 

fatigue damage (WFD). This proposed 

AD would add new repetitive postmodification inspections for cracking in 

the lap joints, and repair if necessary. 

We are proposing this AD to detect and 

correct fatigue cracking in certain lap 

joints, which could result in rapid 

depressurization and consequent 

reduced structural integrity of the 

airplane. 

DATES: We must receive comments on 

this proposed AD by August 24, 2015. 

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 Boeing 

Commercial Airplanes, Attention: Data 

& Services Management, P.O. Box 3707, 

MC 2H–65, Seattle, WA 98124–2207; 

telephone 206–544–5000, extension 1; 

fax 206–766–5680; Internet https://

www.myboeingfleet.com. You may view 

this 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. It is also available 

on the Internet at http://

www.regulations.gov by searching for 

and locating Docket No. FAA–2015– 

2460. 

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– 

2460; 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 


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