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TABLE 1—RELATED SERVICE BULLETINS—Continued 

Embraer Service Bulletin— Revision— Dated— 

145LEG-30–0018 ............................................................. 02 ..................................................................................... December 12, 2006. 

145LEG-30–0018 ............................................................. 03 ..................................................................................... May 14, 2008. 

Issued in Renton, Washington, on 

September 16, 2009. 

Ali Baharami, 

Manager, Transport Airplane Directorate, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. E9–23193 Filed 9–24–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2008–0376; Directorate 

Identifier 2007–NM–322–AD] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Boeing 

Model 747–100, 747–200B, 747–300, 

and 747SR Series 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 certain Boeing Model 747–100, 747– 

200B, 747–300, and 747SR series 

airplanes. The original NPRM proposed 

to require installation of a closeout 

panel and moisture curtains for the 

main equipment center. The original 

NPRM also proposed to require 

changing the drain tubes for the power 

drive units (PDU) and the pitot static 

tubes and installing larger moisture 

shrouds. The original NPRM resulted 

from a report of water contamination in 

the electrical and electronic units in the 

main equipment center. This action 

revises the original NPRM by adding 

airplanes to the applicability and 

removing certain others, and removing 

certain requirements. We are proposing 

this supplemental NPRM to prevent the 

malfunction of one or more electrical 

and electronic units in the main 

equipment center, which could 

adversely affect the airplane’s continued 

safe flight. 

DATES: We must receive comments on 

this supplemental NPRM by October 20, 

2009. 

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 20590, 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, Washington 98124– 

2207; telephone 206–544–5000, 

extension 1; fax 206–766–5680; e-mail 

me.boecom@boeing.com; Internet 

https://www.myboeingfleet.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 or 425–227–1152. 

Examining the AD Docket 

You may examine the AD docket on 

the Internet at http:// 

www.regulations.gov; 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 

(telephone 800–647–5527) is in the 

ADDRESSES section. Comments will be 

available in the AD docket shortly after 

receipt. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Marcia Smith, Aerospace Engineer, 

Cabin Safety and Environmental 

Systems Branch, ANM–150S, FAA, 

Seattle Aircraft Certification Office, 

1601 Lind Avenue, SW., Renton, 

Washington 98057–3356; telephone 

(425) 917–6484; fax (425) 917–6590. 

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–2008–0376; Directorate Identifier 

2007–NM–322–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 issued a notice of proposed 

rulemaking (NPRM) (the ‘‘original 

NPRM’’) to amend 14 CFR part 39 to 

include an airworthiness directive (AD) 

that would apply to certain Boeing 

Model 747–100, 747–200B, 747–300, 

and 747SR series airplanes. That 

original NPRM was published in the 

Federal Register on April 1, 2008 (73 FR 

17258). The original NPRM proposed to 

require installation of a closeout panel 

and moisture curtains for the main 

equipment center. The original NPRM 

also proposed to require changing the 

drain tubes for the power drive units 

and the pitot static tubes and installing 

larger moisture shrouds. 

Actions Since Original NPRM Was 

Issued 

Since we issued the original NPRM, 

we have reviewed a new revision of 

Boeing Alert Service Bulletin 747– 

25A3368. The original NPRM referred to 

Boeing Alert Service Bulletin 747– 

25A3368, Revision 1, dated June 25, 

2007, as the appropriate source of 

service information for installing a 

closeout panel and moisture curtains. 

We have reviewed Boeing Service 

Bulletin 747–25A3368, Revision 2, 

dated June 12, 2008. Revision 2 adds 

instructions to fabricate parts. In 

addition, the effectivity of the service 

bulletin changed, adding 14 airplanes 

and removing 3 airplanes. 

We have revised paragraph (f) of the 

original NPRM (which is now paragraph 

(g) of this supplemental NPRM) to refer 


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to Boeing Service Bulletin 747– 

25A3368, Revision 2, dated June 12, 

2008. We have also revised paragraph 

(h) of this supplemental NPRM to clarify 

the additional work that must be done 

if actions have been accomplished in 

accordance with the original issue of the 

service bulletin. We have also added a 

new paragraph (i) to this supplemental 

NPRM to allow credit for actions 

accomplished in accordance with 

Revision 1 of the service bulletin. We 

have reidentified the subsequent 

paragraphs accordingly. 

Removal of Requirement To Install 

Larger Moisture Shrouds and 

Additional Drain Lines 

The original NPRM referred to Boeing 

Alert Service Bulletin 747–25A3346, 

dated September 13, 2007, as the source 

of information for changing the PDU 

drain tubes and pitot static tubes, and 

installing larger moisture shrouds. We 

have deleted all reference to Boeing 

Alert Service Bulletin 747–25A3346 

because Boeing is currently revising that 

service bulletin, and waiting for the 

revision would prevent mandating the 

interim solution in a timely manner. 

Boeing Alert Service Bulletin 747– 

25A3346 currently provides instructions 

that do not work for installing some of 

the drain lines because the airplanes do 

not have the configuration that Boeing 

expected. Therefore, we deleted 

reference to Boeing Alert Service 

Bulletin 747–25A3346, dated September 

13, 2007, from the applicability 

statement of the original NPRM. We also 

deleted the requirement to install the 

larger moisture shrouds and additional 

drain lines in paragraph (g) of the 

original NPRM, and we deleted Note 2 

of the original NPRM. As a result, this 

proposed AD action is interim, and we 

may require a final action when we 

approve the revised service information. 

Explanation of Additional Paragraph in 

the Supplemental NPRM 

We have added a new paragraph (d) 

to this supplemental NPRM to provide 

Air Transport Association (ATA) of 

America subject code 25: Equipment/ 

furnishings. This code is added to make 

the format of this supplemental NPRM 

parallel with other new AD actions. We 

have reidentified subsequent paragraphs 

accordingly. 

FAA’s Determination and Proposed 

Requirements of the Supplemental 

NPRM 

We are proposing this supplemental 

NPRM 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 

original NPRM. 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 supplemental NPRM. 

Interim Action 

We consider this supplemental NPRM 

interim action. The manufacturer is 

currently developing a modification that 

will address the unsafe condition 

identified in this AD. Once this 

modification is developed, approved, 

and available, we might consider 

additional rulemaking. 

Costs of Compliance 

We estimate that this proposed AD 

would affect 47 airplanes of U.S. 

registry. The following table provides 

the estimated costs, at an average labor 

rate of $80 per work hour, for U.S. 

operators to comply with this proposed 

AD. 

ESTIMATED COSTS

Action Work hours Parts Cost per product 

Number of 

U.S.-registered 

airplanes 

Fleet cost 

Installation ..................... Up to 10 ...................... Up to $11,672 ............. Up to $12,472 ............. 47 Up to $586,184. 

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. 

You can find our regulatory 

evaluation and the estimated costs of 

compliance 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: 

Boeing: Docket No. FAA–2008–0376; 

Directorate Identifier 2007–NM–322–AD. 

Comments Due Date 

(a) We must receive comments by October 

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1A recent inquiry from the public alerted the 

Commission that greater clarity is needed on the 

scope of these filing requirements. 

We are not proposing any revisions to the 

regulatory text of 18 CFR part 368 or 18 CFR 369.1, 

because the current text already is consistent with 

the proposals in this Notice. 

Affected ADs 

(b) None. 

Applicability 

(c) This AD applies to Boeing Model 747– 

100, 747–200B, 747–300, and 747SR series 

airplanes, certificated in any category; as 

identified in Boeing Service Bulletin 747– 

25A3368, Revision 2, dated June 12, 2008. 

Note 1: The affected airplanes are those 

that have been converted by Boeing to the 

Boeing Special Freighter configuration. 

Subject 

(d) Air Transport Association (ATA) of 

America Code 25: Equipment/furnishings. 

Unsafe Condition 

(e) This AD results from a report of water 

contamination in the electrical and electronic 

units in the main equipment center. We are 

issuing this AD to prevent the malfunction of 

one or more electrical and electronic units in 

the main equipment center, which could 

adversely affect the airplane’s continued safe 

flight. 

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. 

Install the Closeout Panel and Moisture 

Curtains 

(g) Within 24 months after the effective 

date of this AD, install the closeout panel and 

moisture curtains for the main equipment 

center, by accomplishing all of the applicable 

actions specified in the Accomplishment 

Instructions of Boeing Service Bulletin 747– 

25A3368, Revision 2, dated June 12, 2008. 

Credit for Actions Done According to 

Previous Issue of the Service Bulletin 

(h) Actions done before the effective date 

of this AD in accordance with the 

Accomplishment Instructions in Boeing Alert 

Service Bulletin 747–25A3368, dated August 

25, 2005, are acceptable for compliance with 

the corresponding actions required by 

paragraph (g) of this AD, provided that the 

additional work specified in the 

Accomplishment Instructions of Boeing Alert 

Service Bulletin 747–25A3368, Revision 1, 

dated June 25, 2007; or Revision 2, dated 

June 12, 2008; is accomplished. The 

additional work required is to cap seal all 

rivets fastening the mounting base assembly 

to the moisture shroud as given in Figure 10 

in Boeing Alert Service Bulletin 747– 

25A3368, Revision 2, dated June 12, 2008, 

and to fill any unused pilot holes in the 

mounting base assembly in accordance with 

the Accomplishment Instructions of Boeing 

Alert Service Bulletin 747–25A3368, 

Revision 2, dated June 12, 2008; or cap seal 

all rivets fastening the mounting base 

assembly to the moisture shroud as given in 

Figure 10 of Boeing Alert Service Bulletin 

747–25A3368, Revision 1, dated June 25, 

2007, and to fill any unused pilot holes in 

the mounting base assembly in accordance 

with the Accomplishment Instructions of 

Boeing Alert Service Bulletin 747–25A3368, 

Revision 1, dated June 25, 2007. 

(i) Actions done before the effective date of 

this AD in accordance with Boeing Alert 

Service Bulletin 747–25A3368, Revision 1, 

dated June 25, 2007, are acceptable for 

compliance with the corresponding actions 

required by paragraph (g) of this AD. 

Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs) 

(j)(1) The Manager, Seattle Aircraft 

Certification Office, 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: Marcia Smith, 

Aerospace Engineer, Cabin Safety and 

Environmental Systems Branch, ANM–150S, 

FAA, Seattle Aircraft Certification Office, 

1601 Lind Avenue, SW., Renton, Washington 

98057–3356; telephone (425) 917–6484; fax 

(425) 917–6590. Or, e-mail information to 9- 

ANM-Seattle-ACO-AMOC-Requests@faa.gov. 

(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. 

Issued in Renton, Washington, on 

September 16, 2009. 

Ali Bahrami, 

Manager, Transport Airplane Directorate, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. E9–23190 Filed 9–24–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

18 CFR Parts 366 and 367 

[Docket No. RM09–21–000] 

Revised Filing Requirements for 

Centralized Service Companies Under 

the Public Utility Holding Company Act 

of 2005, the Federal Power Act, and the 

Natural Gas Act 

Issued September 17, 2009. 

AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission, DOE. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking. 

SUMMARY: In this Notice of Proposed 

Rulemaking, the Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission proposes to 

revise the Commission’s regulations to 

require every centralized service 

company that provides non-power 

services to any public utility, natural gas 

company, or both, to file Form No. 60 

(Annual Report of Centralized Service 

Companies) annually and abide by the 

Uniform System of Accounts, unless 

exempted or granted a waiver pursuant 

to our regulations. 

DATES: Comments are due October 26, 

2009. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by docket number RM09–21– 

000, by any of these methods: 

• Agency Web Site: http:// 

www.ferc.gov. Documents created 

electronically using word processing 

software should be filed in native 

applications or print-to-PDF format and 

not in a scanned format. 

• Mail/Hand Delivery: Commenters 

unable to file comments electronically 

must mail or hand deliver an original 

and 14 copies of their comments to: 

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 

Secretary of the Commission, 888 First 

Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Thomas Russo (Technical Information), 

Division of Financial Regulation, 

Office of Enforcement, Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission, 888 First 

Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. 

Telephone (202) 502–8792. 

Lawrence Greenfield (Legal 

Information), Office of the General 

Counsel—Energy Markets, Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 

First Street, NE., Washington, DC 

20426. Telephone (202) 502–6415. 

Gary D. Cohen (Legal Information), 

Office of the General Counsel—Energy 

Markets, Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission, 888 First Street, NE., 

Washington, DC 20426. Telephone 

(202) 502–8321. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking 

I. Introduction 

1. In this Notice of Proposed 

Rulemaking (Notice), the Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission proposes to 

revise the Commission’s regulations at 

18 CFR 366.1, 366.23, 367.1 and 367.2 

to require every centralized service 

company that provides non-power 

services to a public utility, a natural gas 

company, or both, to file FERC Form 

No. 60 (Annual Report of Centralized 

Service Companies) annually and abide 

by the Uniform System of Accounts, 

unless the holding company is 

exempted or granted a waiver pursuant 

to 18 CFR 366.3 or 366.4.1

2. The Commission believes that this 

proposed revision promotes 


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