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production, and on which no interconnecting 

strut has been replaced with a strut having 

a part number specified in figure 1 to 

paragraph (g) of this AD since the airplane’s 

first flight: No further work is required by 

paragraph (g) of this AD. 

(2) If, during the inspection required by 

paragraph (g) of this AD, any interconnecting 

strut is installed with a part number specified 

in figure 1 to paragraph (g) of this AD: Within 

8,000 flight hours after the effective date of 

this AD, determine the part number and the 

serial number of the associated target and 

proximity sensor. 

FIGURE 1 TO PARAGRAPH (G) OF THIS

AD—INTERCONNECTING STRUT

PART NUMBERS

Interconnecting strut part numbers 

D5757030500000 

D5757030500100 

D5757030500200 

D5757030500600 

D5757030500800 

D5757030501000 

D5757030501200 

D5757032200000 

(i) For airplanes having conditions 

specified in paragraphs (g)(2)(i)(A), 

(g)(2)(i)(B), (g)(2)(i)(C), and (g)(2)(i)(D) of this 

AD: Before further flight, replace the 

interconnecting strut with a serviceable unit, 

in accordance with the Accomplishment 

Instructions of Airbus Service Bulletin A320– 

27–1206, Revision 01, dated October 10, 

2011. For the purposes of this AD, a 

serviceable interconnecting strut is a unit 

which has been determined to be in 

compliance with the following requirements 

of this AD: 

(A) A target part number (P/N) ABS0121– 

13 or P/N 8–536–01; and 

(B) A target serial number lower than 1600, 

or a target serial number that is unreadable; 

and 

(C) A proximity sensor having P/N 

ABS0121–31 or P/N 8–372–04; and 

(D) A proximity sensor having a serial 

number between C59198 and C59435, or a 

serial number (S/N) C500000 or higher. 

(ii) For a target having S/N 1600 or higher 

and target P/N ABS0121–13 or P/N 8–536– 

01: Within 8,000 flight hours after the 

effective date of this AD, re-identify the 

interconnecting strut, in accordance with the 

Accomplishment Instructions of Airbus 

Service Bulletin A320–27–1206, Revision 01, 

dated October 10, 2011. 

(h) Parts Installation Prohibition 

As of the effective date of this AD, no 

person may install an interconnecting strut 

with a part number specified in figure 1 to 

paragraph (g) of this AD, on any airplane, 

except for parts identified in paragraph 

(g)(2)(ii) of this AD, provided that the actions 

in paragraph (g)(2)(ii) are done. 

(i) Credit for Previous Actions 

This paragraph provides credit for the 

actions required by paragraph (g) of this AD, 

if those actions were performed before the 

effective date of this AD using Airbus Service 

Bulletin A320–27–1206, dated January 28, 

2011, and if additional work has been 

accomplished using Airbus Service Bulletin 

A320–27–1206, Revision 01, dated October 

10, 2011. Airbus Service Bulletin A320–27– 

1206, dated January 28, 2011, is not 

incorporated by reference in this AD. 

(j) Other FAA AD Provisions 

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. 

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 International Branch, send it to ATTN: 

Sanjay Ralhan, Aerospace Engineer, 

International Branch, ANM–116, Transport 

Airplane Directorate, FAA, 1601 Lind 

Avenue SW., Renton, Washington 98057– 

3356; telephone (425) 227–1405; fax (425) 

227–1149. Information may be emailed to: 9- 

ANM-116-AMOC-REQUESTS@faa.gov. 

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. 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. 

(k) Related Information 

(1) Refer to Mandatory Continuing 

Airworthiness Information (MCAI) EASA 

Airworthiness Directive 2012–0012, dated 

January 23, 2012, for related information. 

This MCAI may be found in the AD docket 

on the Internet at http://

www.regulations.gov/

#!documentDetail;D=FAA-2013-0791-0002. 

(2) Service information identified in this 

AD that is not incorporated by reference may 

be viewed at the addresses specified in 

paragraphs (l)(3) and (l)(4) of this AD. 

(l) Material Incorporated by Reference 

(1) The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

(IBR) of the service information listed in this 

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

part 51. 

(2) You must use this service information 

as applicable to do the actions required by 

this AD, unless this AD specifies otherwise. 

(i) Airbus Service Bulletin A320–27–1206, 

Revision 01, dated October 10, 2011. 

(ii) Reserved. 

(3) For service information identified in 

this AD, contact Airbus, Airworthiness 

Office—EAS, 1 Rond Point Maurice Bellonte, 

31707 Blagnac Cedex, France; telephone +33 

5 61 93 36 96; fax +33 5 61 93 44 51; email 

account.airworth-eas@airbus.com; Internet 

http://www.airbus.com. 

(4) You may view this 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. 

(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/ibr-locations.html. 

Issued in Renton, Washington, on January 

22, 2014. 

Jeffrey E. Duven, 

Manager, Transport Airplane Directorate, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2014–02996 Filed 2–18–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2013–0735; Directorate 

Identifier 2013–SW–014–AD; Amendment 

39–17748; AD 2014–03–11] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Bell 

Helicopter Textron, Inc. (Bell) 

Helicopters 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: We are adopting a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for Bell 

Model 204B helicopters with a certain 

cable assembly installed. This AD 

requires inspecting the tail rotor (T/R) 

cable assembly for an incorrectly 

machined body. This AD is prompted 

by a report from Bell that a defective 

body on the cable prevents the barrel 

assembly from fully engaging in the 

body cavity. These actions are intended 

to prevent disengagement of the cable 

from the barrel, failure of the T/R pitch 

control, and subsequent loss of control 

of the helicopter. 

DATES: This AD is effective March 26, 

2014. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of a certain document listed in this AD 

as of March 26, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: For service information 

identified in this AD, contact Bell 

Helicopter Textron, Inc., P.O. Box 482, 

Fort Worth, TX 76101; telephone (817) 

280–3391; fax (817) 280–6466; or at 

http://www.bellcustomer.com/files/. 

You may review a copy of the 


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referenced service information at the 

FAA, Office of the Regional Counsel, 

Southwest Region, 2601 Meacham 

Blvd., Room 663, Fort Worth, Texas 

76137. 

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 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: 

Helene Gandy, Aviation Safety 

Engineer, Rotorcraft Certification Office, 

Rotorcraft Directorate, FAA, 2601 

Meacham Blvd., Fort Worth, Texas 

76137; telephone (817) 222–5413; email 

7-AVS-ASW-170@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Discussion 

On August 20, 2013, at 78 FR 51126, 

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 Bell Model 204B helicopters with a 

cable assembly, part number 205–001– 

720–001 installed. The NPRM proposed 

to require inspecting each cable 

assembly to determine if an incorrectly 

machined body is installed. If an 

incorrectly machined body is installed, 

the NPRM proposed to require replacing 

the cable assembly within 100 hours 

time-in-service (TIS). Until the cable 

assembly is replaced, the NPRM 

proposed to require inspecting the 

assembly for separation daily. 

The proposed requirements were 

intended to prevent disengagement of 

the cable from the body, T/R pitch 

control failure in a fixed position, and 

subsequent loss of control of the 

helicopter. 

Comments 

We gave the public the opportunity to 

participate in developing this AD, but 

we did not receive any comments on the 

NPRM (78 FR 51126, August 20, 2013). 

FAA’s Determination 

We have reviewed the relevant 

information and determined that an 

unsafe condition exists and is likely to 

exist or develop on other products of the 

same type design and that air safety and 

the public interest require adopting the 

AD requirements as proposed. 

Related Service Information 

We reviewed Bell Alert Service 

Bulletin No. 204B–12–68, dated October 

10, 2012 (ASB), which describes 

procedures for inspecting the barrel 

assembly to determine if an incorrectly 

machined body is installed. If an 

incorrectly machined body is installed, 

the ASB specifies replacing the cable 

assembly. The ASB further specifies 

inspecting the barrel assembly and cable 

connection daily until the cable 

assembly is replaced. 

Differences Between This AD and the 

Service Information 

The ASB specifies replacing any 

defective cable assembly within 100 

hours TIS or by January 31, 2013; this 

AD requires replacing the cable 

assembly within 100 hours TIS. 

Costs of Compliance 

We estimate that this AD will affect 9 

helicopters of U.S. Registry. We estimate 

that operators will incur the following 

costs in order to comply with this AD. 

At an average labor rate of $85 per hour, 

inspecting the barrel assembly requires 

about 1 work-hour, for a cost per 

helicopter of $85 and a total cost of $765 

for the fleet. If required, replacing a 

defective cable assembly requires about 

8 work-hours, and required parts cost 

about $625, for a cost per helicopter of 

$1,305. 

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 

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): 

2014–03–11 Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc. 

(Bell) Helicopters: Amendment 39– 

17748; Docket No. FAA–2013–0735; 

Directorate Identifier 2013–SW–014–AD. 

(a) Applicability 

This AD applies to Bell Model 204B 

helicopters with a cable assembly, part 

number 205–001–720–001 installed, 

certificated in any category. 

(b) Unsafe Condition 

This AD defines the unsafe condition as an 

incorrectly machined body on the cable 

assembly, which could prevent the barrel 

assembly from fully engaging in the body 

cavity. This condition could result in 

disengagement of the cable from the barrel, 

failure of the tail rotor pitch control, and 

subsequent loss of control of the helicopter. 


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1 16 U.S.C. 824o. 

2 Delegations for Notices of Penalty, Order No. 

728, FERC Stats. & Regs. ¶ 31,298, at P 5 (2009) 

(cross-referenced at 129 FERC ¶ 61,094 (2009)). 

(c) Effective Date 

This AD becomes effective March 26, 2014. 

(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 

(1) Within 25 hours time in service (TIS), 

inspect each cable assembly to determine if 

there is a false cut on the body of the barrel 

assembly, as depicted in Figure 1 of Bell 

Alert Service Bulletin No. 204B–12–68, dated 

October 10, 2012. 

(2) If there is a false cut, before the first 

flight of each day, inspect the cable assembly 

for separation of the barrel assembly from the 

body. If there is any separation, before further 

flight, replace the cable assembly. 

(3) Within 100 hours TIS, replace the cable 

assembly with an airworthy cable assembly 

that does not have a false cut in the body. 

Replacing the cable assembly is terminating 

action for the inspections required by 

paragraph (e)(2) of this AD. 

(f) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs) 

(1) The Manager, Rotorcraft Certification 

Office, FAA, may approve AMOCs for this 

AD. Send your proposal to: Helene Gandy, 

Aviation Safety Engineer, Rotorcraft 

Certification Office, Rotorcraft Directorate, 

FAA, 2601 Meacham Blvd., Fort Worth, 

Texas 76137; telephone (817) 222–5413; 

email 7-AVS-ASW-170@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. 

(g) Subject 

Joint Aircraft Service Component (JASC) 

Code: 6720: Tail Rotor Control System. 

(h) Material Incorporated by Reference 

(1) The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

(IBR) of the service information listed in this 

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

part 51. 

(2) You must use this service information 

as applicable to do the actions required by 

this AD, unless the AD specifies otherwise. 

(i) Bell Alert Service Bulletin No. 204B– 

12–68, dated October 10, 2012. 

(ii) Reserved. 

(3) For Bell service information identified 

in this AD, contact Bell Helicopter Textron, 

Inc., P.O. Box 482, Fort Worth, TX 76101; 

telephone (817) 280–3391; fax (817) 280– 

6466; or at http://www.bellcustomer.com/

files/. 

(4) You may view this service information 

at FAA, Office of the Regional Counsel, 

Southwest Region, 2601 Meacham Blvd., 

Room 663, Fort Worth, Texas 76137. 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 January 31, 

2014. 

Lance T. Gant, 

Acting Directorate Manager, Rotorcraft 

Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2014–02961 Filed 2–18–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

18 CFR Part 375 

[Docket No. RM14–5–000; Order No. 795] 

Delegation of Authority Regarding 

Consideration of Notice of Penalty 

AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission, DOE. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The Commission issues this 

Final Rule to revise its regulations to 

delegate authority to the Director of the 

Commission’s Office of Electric 

Reliability to issue orders extending the 

period of time for consideration of 

Notices of Penalty filed by the Electric 

Reliability Organization. In addition, 

this Final Rule revises the Commission’s 

regulations to remove the same 

authority, and certain related authority, 

that is currently delegated to the 

Director of the Commission’s Office of 

Enforcement. These revisions are 

necessary to enable the Commission to 

process routine, non-controversial 

Notices of Penalty in a timely and 

efficient manner. 

DATES: Effective Date: This Rule will 

become effective February 19, 2014. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Matthew Vlissides, Office of the General 

Counsel, Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission, 888 First Street NE., 

Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502–8408, 

Matthew.Vlissides@ferc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Before Commissioners: Cheryl A. 

LaFleur, Acting Chairman; Philip D. 

Moeller, John R. Norris, and Tony 

Clark. 

Final Rule 

(Issued February 11, 2014) 

1. The Commission issues this Final 

Rule to revise its delegations of 

authority to allow for the efficient and 

timely processing of Notices of Penalty 

(Notices) issued by the North American 

Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC), 

the Commission-certified Electric 

Reliability Organization (ERO). 

Specifically, this Final Rule delegates 

authority to the Director of the Office of 

Electric Reliability to issue orders 

extending the period of time for 

consideration of Notices filed by the 

ERO. This Final Rule removes the same 

authority currently delegated to the 

Director of the Office of Enforcement to 

extend the period of time to consider 

Notices. This Final Rule also removes 

the authority delegated to the Director of 

the Office of Enforcement to direct 

NERC or applicable Regional Entities to 

submit information when necessary to 

process Notices without the need for 

Commission action. 

I. Background 

2. The Energy Policy Act of 2005 

added section 215 to the Federal Power 

Act (FPA), which requires a 

Commission-certified Electric 

Reliability Organization to develop 

mandatory and enforceable Reliability 

Standards, subject to Commission 

review and approval.1 Pursuant to FPA 

section 215(e)(1), the ERO may impose 

a penalty on a user, owner or operator 

of the Bulk-Power System for a violation 

of a Reliability Standard approved by 

the Commission. Pursuant to FPA 

section 215(e)(4), the Commission 

authorized NERC, in its capacity as the 

ERO, to delegate authority to impose 

such penalties to eight Regional Entities 

through Commission-approved 

Delegation Agreements. Under FPA 

section 215(e), NERC must file each 

Notice with the Commission. The 

penalty is subject to Commission review 

upon its own motion or upon 

application by the entity subject to the 

proposed penalty within 30 days. If no 

review is sought or initiated, the penalty 

takes effect by operation of law. 

3. In Order No. 728, the Commission 

determined that, in many cases 

involving the assessment of zero dollar 

penalties, Notices could be processed 

without a Commission vote.2

Previously, when the Commission 

received a Notice, it was analyzed 

within thirty days by staff from the 

Office of Enforcement, the Office of 

Electric Reliability, and the Office of 

General Counsel, who then 

recommended to the Commission 

whether the Notice should become 


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