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(v) ..................... Opportunity to contribute to achieving organizational mission 

I know how my work relates to the agency’s goals. 

§ 250.303 Availability of results. 

(a) Each agency will make the results 

of its annual survey available to the 

public and post the results on its Web 

site unless the agency head determines 

that doing so would jeopardize or 

negatively impact national security. The 

posted survey results will include the 

following: 

(1) The agency’s evaluation of its 

survey results; 

(2) How the survey was conducted; 

(3) Description of the employee 

sample, unless all employees are 

surveyed; 

(4) The survey questions and response 

choices with the prescribed questions 

identified; 

(5) The number of employees 

surveyed and number of employees who 

completed the survey; and 

(6) The number of respondents for 

each survey question and each response 

choice. 

(b) Data must be collected by 

December 31 of each calendar year. 

Each agency must post the beginning 

and ending dates of its employee survey 

and either the survey results described 

in paragraph (a) of this section, or a 

statement noting the decision not to 

post, no later than 120 days after the 

agency completes survey 

administration. OPM may extend this 

date under unusual circumstances. 

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BILLING CODE 6325–39–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2016–0462; Directorate 

Identifier 2015–NM–144–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 737–600, 

–700, –700C, –800, –900, and –900ER 

series airplanes. This proposed AD was 

prompted by a report of wire chafing 

damage, which caused an electrical arc 

to an adjacent hydraulic tube located on 

the forward bulkhead of the main 

landing gear (MLG) wheel well, 

resulting in a hole in a hydraulic tube 

and consequent total loss of system B 

hydraulic fluid. This proposed AD 

would require an inspection for chafing 

damage of wire bundles and a hydraulic 

tube in the right side of the MLG wheel 

well, and corrective action if necessary; 

and installation of clamps between the 

wire bundles and hydraulic tube. We 

are proposing this AD to prevent chafing 

damage, which could result in electrical 

arcing that can cause a hole in the 

hydraulic tube and consequent loss of 

hydraulic fluid, possibly resulting in a 

fire in the MLG wheel well. 

DATES: We must receive comments on 

this proposed AD by March 24, 2016. 

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 NPRM, 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. 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–2016–0462. 

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–2016– 

0462; 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: 

Sean J. Schauer, Aerospace Engineer, 

Systems and Equipment Branch, ANM– 

130S, FAA, Seattle Aircraft Certification 

Office (ACO), 1601 Lind Avenue SW., 

Renton, WA 98057–3356; phone: 425– 

917–6479; fax: 425–917–6590; email: 

sean.schauer@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– 

2016–0462; Directorate Identifier 2015– 

NM–144–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 have received a report of damage 

to wire W6128–0506–10. The wire had 

chafed and arced to an adjacent 

hydraulic tube located on the forward 

bulkhead of the MLG wheel well. The 

chafing and electrical arc created a 

small hole in a system B hydraulic tube 

and caused damage to the wire bundle, 

which resulted in a ground fault 

detection on the system A electrical 

motor-driven pump (EMDP). The small 

hole led to a total loss of system B 

hydraulic fluid and the ground fault 

resulted in removal of power from the 

system A EMDP and illumination of the 

system A EMDP low power light. An 

investigation found that there was not 

sufficient separation between the wire 

bundles W6128, W8122, and the 

adjacent hydraulic tube at that location. 

This condition, if not corrected, could 

result in electrical arcing that can cause 


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a hole in the hydraulic tube and 

consequent loss of hydraulic fluid, 

possibly resulting in a fire in the MLG 

wheel well. 

Related Service Information Under 1 

CFR Part 51 

We reviewed Boeing Alert Service 

Bulletin 737–29A1119, dated August 4, 

2015. The service information describes 

procedures for doing an inspection for 

chafing damage of the wire bundles and 

hydraulic tube in the right side of the 

MLG wheel well, corrective actions, and 

installation of clamps and an optional 

spacer between the wire bundles and 

hydraulic tube. 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. 

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. For information on the 

procedures and compliance times, see 

this service information at http://

www.regulations.gov by searching for 

and locating Docket No. FAA–2016– 

0462. 

The phrase ‘‘corrective actions’’ is 

used in this proposed AD. ‘‘Corrective 

actions’’ are actions that correct or 

address any condition found. Corrective 

actions in an AD could include, for 

example, repairs. 

Costs of Compliance 

We estimate that this proposed AD 

affects 1,270 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 

Inspection and Installation .............................. 2 work-hours × $85 per hour = $170 ............. $9 $179 $227,330 

We have received no definitive data 

that would enable us to provide cost 

estimates for the on-condition actions 

specified in this proposed AD. 

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– 

2016–0462; Directorate Identifier 2015– 

NM–144–AD. 

(a) Comments Due Date 

We must receive comments by March 24, 

2016. 

(b) Affected ADs 

None. 

(c) Applicability 

This AD applies to The Boeing Company 

Model 737–600, –700, –700C, –800, –900, 

and –900ER series airplanes, certificated in 

any category, as identified in Boeing Alert 

Service Bulletin 737–29A1119, dated August 

4, 2015. 

(d) Subject 

Air Transport Association (ATA) of 

America Code 29, Hydraulic power. 

(e) Unsafe Condition 

This AD was prompted by a report of wire 

chafing damage, which caused an electrical 

arc to an adjacent hydraulic tube located on 

the forward bulkhead of the main landing 

gear (MLG) wheel well, resulting in a hole in 

a hydraulic tube and consequent total loss of 

system B hydraulic fluid. We are issuing this 

AD to prevent chafing damage, which could 

result in electrical arcing that can cause a 

hole in the hydraulic tube and consequent 

loss of hydraulic fluid, possibly resulting in 

a fire in the MLG wheel well. 

(f) Compliance 

Comply with this AD within the 

compliance times specified, unless already 

done. 

(g) Inspection and Corrective Action and 

Clamp Installation 

Within 24 months after the effective date 

of this AD: Do the actions specified in 

paragraphs (g)(1) and (g)(2) of this AD: 

(1) Do a detailed inspection for chafing 

damage of the wire bundles and hydraulic 

tube in the right side of the MLG wheel well, 

and do all applicable corrective actions, in 


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accordance with the Accomplishment 

Instructions of Boeing Alert Service Bulletin 

737–29A1119, dated August 4, 2015. Do all 

applicable corrective actions before further 

flight. 

(2) Install new clamps and an optional 

spacer between the wire bundles and 

hydraulic tube in the right side of the MLG 

wheel well, in accordance with the 

Accomplishment Instructions of Boeing Alert 

Service Bulletin 737–29A1119, dated August 

4, 2015. 

(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) An AMOC that provides an acceptable 

level of safety may be used for any repair, 

modification, or alteration 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. To be 

approved, the repair method, modification 

deviation, or alteration deviation 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 Sean J. Schauer, Aerospace Engineer, 

Systems and Equipment Branch, ANM–130S, 

FAA, Seattle Aircraft Certification Office 

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

98057–3356; phone: 425–917–6479; fax: 425– 

917–6590; email: sean.schauer@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. 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 January 

27, 2016. 

Michael Kaszycki, 

Acting Manager, Transport Airplane 

Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service. 

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BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation 

and Enforcement 

30 CFR Part 936 

[SATS No. OK–037–FOR; Docket ID: OSM– 

2015–0006; S1D1S SS08011000 SX064A000 

167S180110; S2D2S SS08011000 

SX064A000 16XS501520] 

Oklahoma Regulatory Program 

AGENCY: Office of Surface Mining 

Reclamation and Enforcement, Interior. 

ACTION: Proposed rule; public comment 

period and opportunity for public 

hearing on proposed amendment. 

SUMMARY: We, the Office of Surface 

Mining Reclamation and Enforcement 

(OSMRE), are announcing receipt of a 

proposed amendment to the Oklahoma 

regulatory program (Oklahoma program) 

under the Surface Mining Control and 

Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA or the 

Act). Oklahoma proposes revisions to its 

regulations regarding: Permit eligibility 

for permits with violations on lands 

eligible for remining; permit suspension 

or rescission posting locations and 

appeal procedures; requiring GPS 

coordinates for aspects of permit maps; 

topsoil removal distances; blasting 

records requirements; annual reporting 

requirements; temporary cessation of 

operations requirements; casing and 

sealing temporary underground 

openings; right of entry requirements; 

surface drainage associated with auger 

mining; correcting reference errors; 

updating addresses; and correcting 

spelling and grammatical errors. 

Oklahoma intends to revise its program 

to be no less effective than the Federal 

regulations and to improve operational 

efficiency. 

This document gives the times and 

locations that the Oklahoma program 

and this proposed amendment to that 

program are available for your 

inspection, the comment period during 

which you may submit written 

comments on the amendment, and the 

procedures that we will follow for the 

public hearing, if one is requested. 

DATES: We will accept written 

comments on this amendment until 4:00 

p.m., central time, March 9, 2016. If 

requested, we will hold a public hearing 

on the amendment on March 4, 2016. 

We will accept requests to speak at a 

hearing until 4:00 p.m., central time on 

February 23, 2016. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by SATS No. OK–037–FOR, 

by any of the following methods: 

• Mail/Hand Delivery: Director, Tulsa 

Field Office, Office of Surface Mining 

Reclamation and Enforcement, 1645 

South 101st East Avenue, Suite 145, 

Tulsa, Oklahoma 74128–4629. 

• Fax: (918) 581–6419. 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: The 

amendment has been assigned Docket 

ID OSM–2015–0006. If you would like 

to submit comments go to http://

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

Instructions: All submissions received 

must include the agency name and 

docket number for this rulemaking. For 

detailed instructions on submitting 

comments and additional information 

on the rulemaking process, see the 

‘‘Public Comment Procedures’’ heading 

of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

section of this document. 

Docket: For access to the docket to 

review copies of the Oklahoma program, 

this amendment, a listing of any 

scheduled public hearings, and all 

written comments received in response 

to this document, you must go to the 

address listed below during normal 

business hours, Monday through Friday, 

excluding holidays. You may receive 

one free copy of the amendment by 

contacting OSMRE’s Tulsa Field Office 

or the full text of the program 

amendment is available for you to read 

at www.regulations.gov. 

Elaine Ramsey, Director, Tulsa Field 

Office, Office of Surface Mining 

Reclamation and Enforcement, 1645 

South 101st East Avenue, Suite 145, 

Tulsa, Oklahoma 74128–4629. 

Telephone: (918) 581–6430. 

Email: eramsey@osmre.gov. 

In addition, you may review a copy of 

the amendment during regular business 

hours at the following location: 

Oklahoma Department of Mines, 2915 

N. Classen Blvd., Suite 213, Oklahoma 

City, Oklahoma 73106–5406. 

Telephone: (405) 427–3859. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Elaine Ramsey, Director, Tulsa Field 

Office. Telephone: (918) 581–6430. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background on the Oklahoma Program 

II. Description of the Proposed Amendment 

III. Public Comment Procedures 

IV. Procedural Determinations 

I. Background on the Oklahoma 

Program 

Section 503(a) of the Act permits a 

State to assume primacy for the 

regulation of surface coal mining and 

reclamation operations on non-Federal 

and non-Indian lands within its borders 

by demonstrating that its program 

includes, among other things, ‘‘. . . 

State law which provides for the 

regulation of surface coal mining and 

reclamation operations in accordance 

with the requirements of this Act . . .; 


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