Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 106 / Thursday, June 1, 2000 / Rules and Regulations 34941

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 39

[Docket No. 99–CE–81–AD; Amendment 39–

11752; AD 2000–11–04]

RIN 2120–AA64

Airworthiness Directives; Commander

Aircraft Company Model 114TC

Airplanes

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Final rule; request for

comments.

SUMMARY: This amendment adopts a

new airworthiness directive (AD) that

applies to certain Commander Aircraft

Company (Commander) Model 114TC

airplanes. This AD requires you to

replace the existing Aeroquip V-band

exhaust clamp with a new clamp of

improved design. This AD is the result

of reports of this clamp failing on 4 of

the affected airplanes. This clamp

attaches the exhaust stack to the

turbocharger. The actions specified in

this AD are intended to prevent the

exhaust stack from detaching from the

turbocharger due to failure of the Vband exhaust clamp. This could result

in the release of high temperature gases

inside the engine compartment with a

consequent airplane cabin fire.

DATES: This AD becomes effective on

June 23, 2000.

The Director of the Federal Register

approved the incorporation by reference

of certain publications listed in the

regulation as of June 23, 2000.

The Federal Aviation Administration

(FAA) must receive any comments on

this rule on or before July 28, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments in

triplicate to FAA, Central Region, Office

of the Regional Counsel, Attention:

Rules Docket No. 99–CE–81–AD, 901

Locust, Room 506, Kansas City,

Missouri 64106.

You may get the service information

referenced in this AD from the

Commander Aircraft Company, Wiley

Post Airport Hangar 8, 7200 NW 63rd

Street, Bethany, Oklahoma 73008;

telephone: (405) 495–8080; facsimile:

(405) 495–8383. You may examine this

information at FAA, Central Region,

Office of the Regional Counsel,

Attention: Rules Docket No. 99–CE–81–

AD, 901 Locust, Room 506, Kansas City,

Missouri 64106; or at the Office of the

Federal Register, 800 North Capitol

Street, NW, suite 700, Washington, DC.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Alma Ramirez-Hodge, Aerospace

Engineer, Airplane Certification Office,

FAA, 2601 Meacham Boulevard, Fort

Worth, Texas 76137; telephone: (817)

222–5147; facsimile: (817) 222–5960.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Discussion

What events have caused this AD?

The FAA has received four reports of

failure of the Aeroquip V-band exhaust

clamp (Aeroquip part number 00624–

55677–340M or Lycoming alternate part

number 40D21162–340M) on

Commander Aircraft Company Model

114TC airplanes. The V-band exhaust

clamp attaches the exhaust stack to the

turbocharger.

What are the consequences if the

condition is not corrected? The exhaust

stack detaching from the turbocharger

could result in the release of high

temperature gases inside the engine

compartment with a consequent

airplane cabin fire.

Relevant Service Information

Is there service information that

applies to this subject? Commander

Aircraft Company has issued Service

Bulletin No. SB–114–33A, dated May 9,

2000.

What are the provisions of this service

bulletin? The service bulletin includes

procedures for replacing the Aeroquip

V-band exhaust clamp (Aeroquip part

number 00624–55677–340M or

Lycoming alternate part number

40D21162–340M) with a part of

improved design (Aeroquip part number

NH1009399–10).

The FAA’s Determination and an

Explanation of the Provisions of the AD

What has FAA decided? After

examining the circumstances and

reviewing all available information

related to the incidents described above,

including the relevant service

information, FAA has determined that:

—The above-referenced unsafe

condition exists or could develop on

other Commander Model 114TC

airplanes of the same type design;

—The actions specified in the

previously-referenced service

information should be accomplished

on the affected airplanes; and

—AD action should be taken in order to

prevent the exhaust stack from

detaching from the turbocharger due

to failure of the V-band exhaust

clamp. This could result in the release

of high temperature gases inside the

engine compartment with a

consequent airplane cabin fire.

What does this AD require? This AD

requires you to accomplish the actions

in Commander Aircraft Company

Service Bulletin No. SB–114–33A, dated

May 9, 2000.

Will I have the opportunity to

comment prior to the issuance of the

rule? Because the unsafe condition

described in this document could result

in the release of high temperature gases

inside the engine compartment, FAA

finds that notice and opportunity for

public prior comment are impracticable.

Therefore, good cause exists for making

this amendment effective in less than 30

days.

Comments Invited

Although this action is in the form of

a final rule and was not preceded by

notice and opportunity for public

comment, FAA invites comments on

this rule. You may submit whatever

written data, views, or arguments you

choose. You need to include the rule’s

docket number and submit your

comments in triplicate to the address

specified under the caption ADDRESSES.

The FAA will consider all comments

received on or before the closing date.

We may amend this rule in light of

comments received. Factual information

that supports your ideas and suggestions

is extremely helpful in evaluating the

effectiveness of the AD action and

determining whether we need to take

additional rulemaking action.

The FAA is re-examining the writing

style we currently use in regulatory

documents, in response to the

Presidential memorandum of June 1,

1998. That memorandum requires

federal agencies to communicate more

clearly with the public. We are

interested in your comments on whether

the style of this document is clearer, and

any other suggestions you might have to

improve the clarity of FAA

communications that affect you. You

can get more information about the

Presidential memorandum and the plain

language initiative at http://

www.plainlanguage.gov.

The FAA specifically invites

comments on the overall regulatory,

economic, environmental, and energy

aspects of the rule that might suggest a

need to modify the rule. You may

examine all comments we receive before

and after the closing date of the rule in

the Rules Docket. We will file a report

in the Rules Docket that summarizes

each FAA contact with the public that

concerns the substantive parts of this

AD.

If you want us to acknowledge the

receipt of your comments, you must

include a self-addressed, stamped

postcard. On the postcard, write

‘‘Comments to Docket No. 99–CE–81–

AD.’’ We will date stamp and mail the

postcard back to you.

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Regulatory Impact

These regulations 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, FAA

has determined that this final rule does

not have federalism implications under

Executive Order 13132.

The FAA has determined that this

regulation is an emergency regulation

that must be issued immediately to

correct an unsafe condition in aircraft,

and is not a significant regulatory action

under Executive Order 12866. It has

been determined further that this action

involves an emergency regulation under

DOT Regulatory Policies and Procedures

(44 FR 11034, February 26, 1979). If it

is determined that this emergency

regulation otherwise would be

significant under DOT Regulatory

Policies and Procedures, a final

regulatory evaluation will be prepared

and placed in the Rules Docket

(otherwise, an evaluation is not

required). A copy of it, if filed, may be

obtained from the Rules 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 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. FAA amends Section 39.13 by

adding a new airworthiness directive

(AD) to read as follows:

2000–11–04 Commander Aircraft

Company: Amendment 39–11752;

Docket No. 99–CE–81–AD.

(a) What airplanes are affected by this AD?

Model 114TC airplanes, serial numbers

20001 through 20027, certificated in any

category.

(b) Who must comply with this AD?

Anyone who wishes to operate any of the

above airplanes on the U.S. Register must

comply with this AD.

(c) What problem does this AD address?

The actions required by this AD are intended

to prevent the exhaust stack from detaching

from the turbocharger due to failure of the Vband exhaust clamp. This could result in the

release of high temperature gases inside the

engine compartment with a consequent

airplane cabin fire.

(d) What actions must I accomplish to

address this problem? To address this

problem, you must accomplish the following:

Action Compliance time Procedures

(1) Replace the Aeroquip V-band exhaust

clamp (Aeroquip part number 00624–55677–

340M or Lycoming alternate part number

40D21162–340M) with a part of improved

design (Aeroquip part number NH1009399-

10).

Accomplish this action within the next 25

hours time-in-service after June 23, 2000

(the effective date of this AD.

Perform this action in accordance with the

ACCOMPLISHMENT INSTRUCTIONS section of commander Aircraft Company Service Bulletin No. SB–114–33A, dated May 9,

2000.

(2) Do NOT install an Aeroquip V-band exhaust clamp (Aeroquip part number 00624–

55677–340M or Lycoming alternate part

number 40D21162–340M) on any affected

airplane.

As of June 23, 2000 (the effective date of this

AD).

Not applicable.

(e) Can I comply with this AD in any other

way? You may use an alternative method of

compliance or adjust the compliance time if:

(1) Your alternative method of compliance

provides an equivalent level of safety; and

(2) The Manager, Fort Worth Airplane

Certification Office, approves your

alternative. Submit your request through an

FAA Principal Maintenance Inspector, who

may add comments and then send it to the

Manager.

Note: This AD applies to each airplane

identified in paragraph (a) of this AD,

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 (e)

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 you have not

eliminated the unsafe condition, specific

actions you propose to address it.

(f) Where can I get information about any

already-approved alternative methods of

compliance? Contact the Fort Worth Airplane

Certification Office, 2601 Meacham

Boulevard, Fort Worth, Texas 76193–0150;

telephone: (817) 222–5147; facsimile: (817)

222–5960.

(g) What if I need to fly the airplane to

another location to comply with this AD? The

FAA can issue a special flight permit under

sections 21.197 and 21.199 of the Federal

Aviation Regulations (14 CFR 21.197 and

21.199) to operate your airplane to a location

where you can accomplish the requirements

of this AD.

(h) Are any service bulletins incorporated

into this AD by reference? Actions required

by this AD must be done in accordance with

Commander Aircraft Company Service

Bulletin No. SB–114–33A, dated May 9,

2000. The Director of the Federal Register

approved this incorporation by reference

under 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51. You

may get copies from the Commander Aircraft

Company, Wiley Post Airport Hangar 8, 7200

NW 63rd Street, Bethany, Oklahoma 73008.

You may look at copies at FAA, Central

Region, Office of the Regional Counsel, 901

Locust, Room 506, Kansas City, Missouri, or

at the Office of the Federal Register, 800

North Capitol Street, NW, suite 700,

Washington, DC.

(i) When does this amendment become

effective? This amendment becomes effective

on June 23, 2000.

Issued in Kansas City, Missouri, on May

22, 2000.

Marvin R. Nuss,

Acting Manager, Small Airplane Directorate,

Aircraft Certification Service.

[FR Doc. 00–13444 Filed 5–31–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of Export Administration

15 CFR Part 760

[Docket No. 000424111–0111–01]

RIN 0694–AA11

Restrictive Trade Practices or Boycotts

AGENCY: Bureau of Export

Administration, Commerce.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Export

Administration is amending the Export

Administration Regulations (EAR) to

make certain editorial revisions and