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section of the Small Business Regulatory

Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996

(SBREFA), 5 U.S.C. 801, et seq. As

required by SBREFA, the FDIC will file

the appropriate reports with Congress

and the General Accounting Office.

List of Subjects in 12 CFR Part 361

Government contracts, Lawyers, Legal

services, Minority businesses, Reporting

and recordkeeping requirements,

Women businesses.

For the reasons set forth above, the

Board of Directors of the Federal

Deposit Insurance Corporation revises

part 361 of chapter III of title 12 of the

Code of Federal Regulations as follows:

PART 361—MINORITY AND WOMEN

OUTREACH PROGRAM

CONTRACTING

Sec.

361.1 Why do minority- and women-owned

businesses need this outreach

regulation?

361.2 Why does the FDIC have this

outreach program?

361.3 Who may participate in this outreach

program?

361.4 What contracts are eligible for this

outreach program?

361.5 What are the FDIC’s oversight and

monitoring responsibilities in

administering this program?

361.6 What outreach efforts are included in

this program?

Authority: 12 U.S.C. 1833e.

§ 361.1 Why do minority- and womenowned businesses need this outreach

regulation?

The purpose of the FDIC Minority and

Women Outreach Program (MWOP) is to

ensure that minority- and womenowned businesses (MWOBs) are given

the opportunity to participate fully in

all contracts entered into by the FDIC.

§ 361.2 Why does the FDIC have this

outreach program?

It is the policy of the FDIC that

minorities and women, and businesses

owned by them have the maximum

practicable opportunity to participate in

contracts awarded by the FDIC.

§ 361.3 Who may participate in this

outreach program?

For purposes of this part:

(a) Minority has the same meaning as

defined by the Small Business

Administration at 13 CFR 124.103(b).

(b) Legal Services means all services

provided by attorneys or law firms

(including services of support staff).

§ 361.4 What contracts are eligible for this

outreach program?

The FDIC outreach program applies to

all contracts entered into by the FDIC.

The outreach program is incorporated

into FDIC policies and guidelines

governing contracting and the retention

of legal services.

§ 361.5 What are the FDIC’s oversight and

monitoring responsibilities in administering

this program?

(a) The FDIC Office of Diversity and

Economic Opportunity (ODEO) has

overall responsibility for nationwide

outreach oversight, which includes, but

is not limited to, the monitoring, review

and interpretation of relevant

regulations. In addition, the ODEO is

responsible for providing the FDIC with

technical assistance and guidance to

facilitate the identification, registration,

and solicitation of MWOBs.

(b) Each FDIC office that performs

contracting or outreach activities will

submit information to the ODEO on a

quarterly basis, or upon request.

Quarterly submissions will include, at a

minimum, statistical information on

contract awards and solicitations by

designated demographic categories.

§ 361.6 What outreach efforts are included

in this program?

(a) Each office engaged in contracting

with the private sector will designate

one or more MWOP coordinators. The

coordinators will perform outreach

activities for MWOP and act as liaison

between the FDIC and the public on

MWOP issues. On a quarterly basis, or

as requested by the ODEO, the

coordinators will report to the ODEO on

their implementation of the outreach

program.

(b) Outreach includes the

identification and registration of

MWOBs who can provide goods and

services utilized by the FDIC. This

includes distributing information

concerning the MWOP.

(c) The identification of MWOBs for

the provision of legal and non-legal

services will primarily be accomplished

by:

(1) Obtaining various lists and

directories of MWOBs maintained by

other federal, state, and local

governmental agencies;

(2) Participating in conventions,

seminars and professional meetings

comprised of, or attended

predominately by, MWOBs;

(3) Conducting seminars, meetings,

workshops and other various functions

to promote the identification and

registration of MWOBs;

(4) Placing MWOP promotional

advertisements indicating opportunities

with the FDIC in minority- and womenowned media; and

(5) Monitoring to assure that FDIC

staff interfacing with the contracting

community are knowledgeable of, and

actively promoting, the MWOP.

By Order of the Board of Directors.

Dated at Washington, DC, this 10th day of

May 2000.

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.

Robert E. Feldman,

Executive Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–12408 Filed 5–16–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6714–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 39

[Docket No. 99–NM–213–AD; Amendment

39–11727; AD 2000–10–03]

RIN 2120–AA64

Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell

Douglas Model DC–10 Series Airplanes

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: This amendment adopts a

new airworthiness directive (AD),

applicable to all McDonnell Douglas

Model DC–10 series airplanes, that

requires a one-time detailed visual

inspection to determine if wire

segments of the wire bundle routed

through the feed through on the aft side

of the flight engineer’s station are

damaged or chafed, and corrective

actions, if necessary. This amendment is

prompted by a report of smoke coming

out of the flight engineer’s upper right

circuit breaker panel, which was

followed by circuit breakers popping

and the panel lights going out. The

actions specified by this AD are

intended to prevent chafing of the wire

bundle located behind the flight

engineer’s panel caused by the wire

bundle coming in contact with the

lower edge of the feed through and

consequent electrical arcing, which

could result in smoke and fire in the

cockpit.

DATES: Effective June 21, 2000.

The incorporation by reference of

certain publications listed in the

regulations is approved by the Director

of the Federal Register as of June 21,

2000.

ADDRESSES: The service information

referenced in this AD may be obtained

from Boeing Commercial Aircraft

Group, Long Beach Division, 3855

Lakewood Boulevard, Long Beach,

California 90846, Attention: Technical

Publications Business Administration,

Dept. C1–L51 (2–60). This information

may be examined at the Federal

Aviation Administration (FAA),

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Transport Airplane Directorate, Rules

Docket, 1601 Lind Avenue, SW.,

Renton, Washington; or at at the FAA,

Transport Airplane Directorate, Los

Angeles Aircraft Certification Office,

3960 Paramount Boulevard, Lakewood,

California; or at the Office of the Federal

Register, 800 North Capitol Street, NW.,

suite 700, Washington, DC.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Natalie Phan-Tran, Aerospace Engineer,

Systems and Equipment Branch, ANM–

130L, FAA, Transport Airplane

Directorate, Los Angeles Aircraft

Certification Office, 3960 Paramount

Boulevard, Lakewood, California

90712–4137; telephone (562) 627–5343;

fax (562) 627–5210.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A

proposal to amend part 39 of the Federal

Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 39) to

include an airworthiness directive (AD)

that is applicable to all McDonnell

Douglas Model DC–10 series airplanes

was published in the Federal Register

on January 26, 2000 (65 FR 4186). That

action proposed to require a one-time

detailed visual inspection to determine

if wire segments of the wire bundle

routed through the feed through on the

aft side of the flight engineer’s station

are damaged or chafed, and corrective

actions, if necessary.

Comments

Interested persons have been afforded

an opportunity to participate in the

making of this amendment. Due

consideration has been given to the

comments received.

One commenter supports the

proposed rule. Another commenter

supports the proposed rule and

indicates that it is in the process of

accomplishing the subject inspection. A

third commenter supports the proposed

rule and indicates that it has completed

the subject inspection.

Explanation of Change Made

Paragraph (a) of this AD has been

changed to correct a typographical error

that resulted in a reference to an

incorrect alert service bulletin revision

date. That paragraph references

‘‘McDonnell Douglas Alert Service

Bulletin DC10–24A149, Revision 01,

dated May 6, 1999,’’ as the appropriate

source of service information for

accomplishment of the inspection

required by paragraph (a) of the

proposed AD. This AD references the

appropriate alert service bulletin as

‘‘McDonnell Douglas Alert Service

Bulletin DC10–24A149, Revision 01,

dated July 28, 1999.’’

Conclusion

After careful review of the available

data, including the comments noted

above, the FAA has determined that air

safety and the public interest require the

adoption of the rule with the change

previously described. The FAA has

determined that these changes will

neither increase the economic burden

on any operator nor increase the scope

of the AD.

Cost Impact

There are approximately 412

airplanes of the affected design in the

worldwide fleet. The FAA estimates that

300 airplanes of U.S. registry will be

affected by this AD, that it will take

approximately 1 work hour per airplane

to accomplish the required actions, and

that the average labor rate is $60 per

work hour. Based on these figures, the

cost impact of the AD on U.S. operators

is estimated to be $18,000, or $60 per

airplane.

The cost impact figure discussed

above is based on assumptions that no

operator has yet accomplished any of

the requirements of this AD action, and

that no operator would accomplish

those actions in the future if this AD

were not adopted.

Regulatory Impact

The regulations adopted herein 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. Therefore, it is

determined that this final rule does not

have federalism implications under

Executive Order 13132.

For the reasons discussed above, I

certify that this action (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)

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. A final evaluation has

been prepared for this action and it is

contained in the Rules Docket. A copy

of it may be obtained from the Rules

Docket at the location provided under

the caption ADDRESSES.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39

Air transportation, Aircraft, Aviation

safety, Incorporation by reference,

Safety.

Adoption of the Amendment

Accordingly, pursuant to the

authority delegated to me by the

Administrator, the Federal Aviation

Administration amends part 39 of the

Federal Aviation Regulations (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. Section 39.13 is amended by

adding the following new airworthiness

directive:

2000–10–03 McDonnell Douglas:

Amendment 39–11727. Docket 99–NM–

213–AD.

Applicability: All Model DC–10 series

airplanes, certificated in any category.

Note 1: This AD applies to each airplane

identified in the preceding applicability

provision, regardless of whether it has been

modified, altered, or repaired in the area

subject to the requirements of this AD. For

airplanes that have been modified, altered, or

repaired so that the performance of the

requirements of this AD is affected, the

owner/operator must request approval for an

alternative method of compliance in

accordance with paragraph (b) of this AD.

The request should include an assessment of

the effect of the modification, alteration, or

repair on the unsafe condition addressed by

this AD; and, if the unsafe condition has not

been eliminated, the request should include

specific proposed actions to address it.

Compliance: Required as indicated, unless

accomplished previously.

To prevent chafing of the wire bundle

located behind the flight engineer’s panel

caused by the wire bundle coming in contact

with the lower edge of the feed through and

consequent electrical arcing, which could

result in smoke and fire in the cockpit,

accomplish the following:

Inspection

(a) Within 1 year after the effective date of

this AD, perform a one-time detailed visual

inspection to determine if the wire segments

of the wire bundle routed through the feed

through on the aft side of the flight engineer’s

station are damaged or chafed, in accordance

with McDonnell Douglas Alert Service

Bulletin DC10–24A149, Revision 01, dated

July 28, 1999.

Note 2: For the purposes of this AD, a

detailed inspection is defined as: ‘‘An

intensive visual examination of a specific

structural area, system, installation, or

assembly to detect damage, failure, or

irregularity. Available lighting is normally

supplemented with a direct source of good

lighting at intensity deemed appropriate by

the inspector. Inspection aids such as mirror,

magnifying lenses, etc. may be used. Surface

cleaning and elaborate access procedures

may be required.’’

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Corrective Actions

(1) For airplanes identified as Group 1 in

the alert service bulletin: Accomplish

paragraph (a)(1)(i) or (a)(1)(ii) of this AD, as

applicable.

(i) If no damaged or chafed wire is found,

no further action is required by this AD.

(ii) If any damaged or chafed wire is found,

prior to further flight, repair in accordance

with the alert service bulletin.

(2) For airplanes identified as Group 2 in

the alert service bulletin: Accomplish

paragraph (a)(2)(i) or (a)(2)(ii) of this AD, as

applicable.

(i) If no damaged or chafed wire is found,

within 1 year after the effective date of this

AD, revise the wire bundle support clamp

installation at the flight engineer’s station in

accordance with the alert service bulletin.

(ii) If any damaged or chafed wire is found,

prior to further flight, repair the wiring, and

revise the wire bundle support clamp

installation at the flight engineer’s station, in

accordance with the alert service bulletin.

Alternative Methods of Compliance

(b) An alternative method of compliance or

adjustment of the compliance time that

provides an acceptable level of safety may be

used if approved by the Manager, Los

Angeles Aircraft Certification Office (ACO),

FAA, Transport Airplane Directorate.

Operators shall submit their requests through

an appropriate FAA Principal Maintenance

Inspector, who may add comments and then

send it to the Manager, Los Angeles ACO.

Note 3: Information concerning the

existence of approved alternative methods of

compliance with this AD, if any, may be

obtained from the Los Angeles ACO.

Special Flight Permits

(c) Special flight permits may be issued in

accordance with sections 21.197 and 21.199

of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR

21.197 and 21.199) to operate the airplane to

a location where the requirements of this AD

can be accomplished.

Incorporation by Reference

(d) The actions shall be done in accordance

with McDonnell Douglas Alert Service

Bulletin DC10–24A149, Revision 01, dated

July 28, 1999. This incorporation by

reference was approved by the Director of the

Federal Register in accordance with 5 U.S.C.

552(a) and 1 CFR part 51. Copies may be

obtained from Boeing Commercial Aircraft

Group, Long Beach Division, 3855 Lakewood

Boulevard, Long Beach, California 90846,

Attention: Technical Publications Business

Administration, Dept. C1–L51 (2–60). Copies

may be inspected at the FAA, Transport

Airplane Directorate, 1601 Lind Avenue,

SW., Renton, Washington; or at at the FAA,

Transport Airplane Directorate, Los Angeles

Aircraft Certification Office, 3960 Paramount

Boulevard, Lakewood, California; or at the

Office of the Federal Register, 800 North

Capitol Street, NW., suite 700, Washington,

DC.

(e) This amendment becomes effective on

June 21, 2000.

Issued in Renton, Washington, on May 8,

2000.

Vi L. Lipski,

Acting Manager, Transport Airplane

Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service.

[FR Doc. 00–11950 Filed 5–16–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–U

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 39

[Docket No. 99–SW–05–AD; Amendment

39–11731; AD 2000–10–07]

RIN 2120–AA64

Airworthiness Directives; Eurocopter

Deutschland GmbH (Eurocopter)

Model EC 135 Helicopters

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: This amendment adopts a

new airworthiness directive (AD) that

applies to Eurocopter Model EC 135

helicopters. This AD requires replacing

a certain oil cooler fan splined drive

shaft (shaft) with a different airworthy

shaft and re-identifying the part

numbers on the oil cooler fans. This

amendment is prompted by two

incidents in which the shaft broke. The

actions specified by this AD are

intended to prevent failure of the shaft,

loss of oil cooling, and a subsequent

engine shutdown during flight.

EFFECTIVE DATE: June 21, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul

Madej, Aviation Safety Engineer, FAA,

Rotorcraft Directorate, Rotorcraft

Standards Staff, 2601 Meacham Blvd.,

Fort Worth, Texas 76137, telephone

(817) 222–5125, fax (817) 222–5961.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A

proposal to amend part 39 of the Federal

Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 39) to

include an AD that applies to

Eurocopter Model EC 135 helicopters

was published in the Federal Register

on February 11, 2000 (65 FR 6925). That

action proposed to require replacing a

certain shaft with a different airworthy

shaft and re-identifying the part

numbers on the oil cooler fans.

Interested persons have been afforded

an opportunity to participate in the

making of this amendment. No

comments were received on the

proposal or the FAA’s determination of

the cost to the public. The FAA has

determined that air safety and the

public interest require the adoption of

the rule as proposed.

The FAA estimates that 9 helicopters

of U.S. registry will be affected by this

AD, that it will take approximately 4

work hours per helicopter to replace

and re-identify the affected parts and

record these actions in the gearbox

history card or equivalent record, and

that the average labor rate is $60 per

work hour. The manufacturer has stated

in Alert Service Bulletin EC 135–79A–

001, dated January 23, 1998, that

required parts will be provided at no

cost. Based on these figures, the total

cost impact of the AD on U.S. operators

is estimated to be $2,160.

The regulations adopted herein 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. Therefore, it is

determined that this final rule does not

have federalism implications under

Executive Order 13132.

For the reasons discussed above, I

certify that this action (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)

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. A final evaluation has

been prepared for this action and it is

contained in the Rules Docket. A copy

of it may be obtained from the Rules

Docket at the FAA, Office of the

Regional Counsel, Southwest Region,

2601 Meacham Blvd., Room 663, Fort

Worth, Texas 76137.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39

Air transportation, Aircraft, Aviation

safety, Safety.

Adoption of the Amendment

Accordingly, pursuant to the

authority delegated to me by the

Administrator, the Federal Aviation

Administration amends part 39 of the

Federal Aviation Regulations (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. Section 39.13 is amended by

adding a new airworthiness directive to

read as follows: