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States Office of Special Counsel at (800) 

854–2824 or (202) 254–3650. Requests 

for Hatch Act advisory opinions may be 

made by e-mail to: hatchact@osc.gov. 

In response to requests from a Federal 

employee who resides in King George 

County, Virginia, OPM proposes to 

designate that county as one in which 

Federal employees may run for local 

partisan political office, subject to the 

limitations established by OPM, and 

accept or receive political contributions 

in connection with elections for local 

public office. This proposal reflects 

OPM’s determination that special or 

unusual circumstances exist so that it is 

in the domestic interest of Federal 

employees residing in King George 

County to participate in these political 

activities. This determination is based 

on written material provided by the 

applicant, interviews with the 

applicant, and documentary material 

obtained through independent research. 

Principal factors leading to OPM’s 

determination are the proximity of King 

George County to the District of 

Columbia, the rapid growth of the 

county within the past few years, 

significant public issues associated with 

this growth, and a significant Federal 

presence within King George County. 

A copy of this notice will be 

published in two local newspapers 

serving King George County. 

If this proposed rule is adopted, OPM 

will amend 5 CFR 733.107(c) by adding 

King George County to the list of 

designated Virginia municipalities and 

political subdivisions in which Federal 

Government employees may participate 

in elections for local partisan political 

office in accordance with the conditions 

specified in 5 CFR 733.103–733.106. 

The addition of King George County 

will be listed after Herndon, Virginia, 

and before Loudoun County, Virginia. 

E.O. 12291, Federal Regulation 

I have determined that this is not a 

major rule as defined under section 1(b) 

of E.O. 12291, Federal Regulation. 

Regulatory Flexibility Act 

I certify that this regulation will not 

have a significant economic impact on 

a substantial number of small entities 

because the changes will affect only 

employees of the Federal Government. 

List of Subjects in 5 CFR Part 733 

Political activity—Federal employees 

residing in designated localities. 

U.S. Office of Personnel Management. 

John Berry, 

Director. 

Accordingly, the Office of Personnel 

Management proposes to amend 5 CFR 

part 733 as follows: 

PART 733—POLITICAL ACTIVITY— 

FEDERAL EMPLOYEES RESIDING IN 

DESIGNATED LOCALITIES 

1. The authority citation for part 733 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 7325; sec. 308 of Pub. 

L. 104–93, 109 Stat. 961, 966 (Jan. 6, 1996). 

2. Section 733.107(c) is amended by 

adding King George County, Virginia, 

alphabetically to the list of designated 

Virginia municipalities and political 

subdivisions as set forth below. 

§ 733.107 Designated localities. 

* * * * * 

(c) 

* * * 

In Virginia 

* * * 

King George County 

* * * 

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BILLING CODE 6325–48–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2011–0836; Directorate 

Identifier 2010–NE–38–AD] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Rolls-Royce 

plc (RR) Trent 800 Series Turbofan 

Engines 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: We propose to adopt a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for the 

products listed above. This proposed 

AD results from mandatory continuing 

airworthiness information (MCAI) 

issued by an aviation authority of 

another country to identify and correct 

an unsafe condition on an aviation 

product. The MCAI describes the unsafe 

condition as: 

Fuel leaks from the engine have occurred 

in-service due to damage to sections of the 

fan case Low Pressure (LP) fuel tubes which 

run between the Low Pressure and the High 

Pressure (HP) fuel pumps. This damage has 

been caused by frettage between the securing 

clips and the tube outer surface, which has 

caused localised thinning of the tube wall 

thickness. The thinning of the tube wall 

causes the tube to fracture and fuel loss to 

occur. 

We are proposing this AD to prevent 

engine fuel leaks, which could result in 

risk to the airplane. 

DATES: We must receive comments on 

this proposed AD by October 6, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: You may send comments by 

any of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov and follow 

the instructions for sending your 

comments electronically. 

• Mail: Docket Management Facility, 

U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue, SE., West Building 

Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 

Washington, DC 20590–0001. 

• Hand Delivery: Deliver to Mail 

address above between 9 a.m. and 5 

p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays. 

• Fax: (202) 493–2251. 

For service information identified in 

this AD, contact Rolls-Royce plc, P.O. 

Box 31, Derby, DE24 8BJ, United 

Kingdom: telephone 44 (0) 1332 242424; 

fax 44 (0) 1332 249936. 

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 proposed AD, the 

regulatory evaluation, any comments 

received, and other information. The 

street address for the Docket Operations 

office (phone (800) 647–5527) is the 

same as the Mail address provided in 

the ADDRESSES section. Comments will 

be available in the AD docket shortly 

after receipt. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Alan Strom, Aerospace Engineer, Engine 

Certification Office, FAA, Engine & 

Propeller Directorate, 12 New England 

Executive Park, Burlington, MA 01803; 

e-mail: alan.strom@faa.gov; telephone 

(781) 238–7143; fax (781) 238–7199. 

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–2011–0836; Directorate Identifier 

2010–NE–38–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 based on those comments. 

We will post all comments we 

receive, without change, to http:// 

www.regulations.gov, including any 

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will also post a report summarizing each 

substantive verbal contact with FAA 

personnel concerning this proposed AD. 

Using the search function of the Web 

site, anyone can find and read the 

comments in any of our dockets, 

including, if provided, the name of the 

individual who sent the comment (or 

signed the comment on behalf of an 

association, business, labor union, etc.). 

You may review the DOT’s complete 

Privacy Act Statement in the Federal 

Register published on April 11, 2000 

(65 FR 19477–78). 

Discussion 

The European Aviation Safety Agency 

(EASA), which is the Technical Agent 

for the Member States of the European 

Community, has issued EASA 

Airworthiness Directive 2010–0188, 

dated September 20, 2010 (referred to 

after this as ‘‘the MCAI’’), to correct an 

unsafe condition for the specified 

products. The MCAI states: 

Fuel leaks from the engine have occurred 

in-service due to damage to sections of the 

fan case Low Pressure (LP) fuel tubes which 

run between the Low Pressure and the High 

Pressure (HP) fuel pumps. This damage has 

been caused by frettage between the securing 

clips and the tube outer surface, which has 

caused localised thinning of the tube wall 

thickness. The thinning of the tube wall 

causes the tube to fracture and fuel loss to 

occur. 

This AD requires inspection and, if 

necessary, replacement of fan case LP fuel 

tubes and clips. 

Relevant Service Information 

Rolls-Royce plc has issued Alert 

Service Bulletin RB.211–73–AD685, 

Revision 5, dated August 18, 2010. The 

actions described in this service 

information are intended to correct the 

unsafe condition identified in the 

MCAI. 

FAA’s Determination and Requirements 

of this Proposed AD 

This product has been approved by 

the aviation authority of the United 

Kingdom, and is approved for operation 

in the United States. Pursuant to our 

bilateral agreement with the United 

Kingdom, they have notified us of the 

unsafe condition described in the MCAI 

and service information referenced 

above. We are proposing this AD 

because we evaluated all information 

provided by EASA and determined the 

unsafe condition exists and is likely to 

exist or develop on other products of the 

same type design. 

Costs of Compliance 

We estimate that this proposed AD 

would affect about 110 products of U.S. 

registry. We also estimate that it would 

take about 3 work-hours per product to 

comply with this proposed AD. The 

average labor rate is $85 per work-hour. 

Required parts would cost about $225 

per product. Based on these figures, we 

estimate the cost of the proposed AD on 

U.S. operators to be $52,800. 

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 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. 

We prepared a regulatory evaluation 

of the estimated costs to comply with 

this proposed 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. 

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: 

Rolls-Royce plc: Docket No. FAA–2011– 

0836; Directorate Identifier 2010–NE– 

38–AD. 

Comments Due Date 

(a) We must receive comments by October 

6, 2011. 

Affected Airworthiness Directives (ADs) 

(b) None. 

Applicability 

(c) This AD applies to Rolls-Royce plc (RR) 

Trent 875–17, 877–17, 884–17, 884B–17, 

892–17, 892B–17, and 895–17 turbofan 

engines. These engines are installed on, but 

not limited to, Boeing 777 series airplanes. 

Reason 

(d) This AD results from: 

Fuel leaks from the engine have occurred 

in-service due to damage to sections of the 

fan case Low Pressure (LP) fuel tubes which 

run between the Low Pressure and the High 

Pressure (HP) fuel pumps. This damage has 

been caused by frettage between the securing 

clips and the tube outer surface, which has 

caused localised thinning of the tube wall 

thickness. The thinning of the tube wall 

causes the tube to fracture and fuel loss to 

occur. 

We are issuing this AD to prevent engine 

fuel leaks, which could result in risk to the 

airplane. 

Actions and Compliance 

(e) Unless already done, do the following 

actions. 

Initial Inspection 

(f) Within 2,000 hours in service after the 

effective date of this AD, or before 

accumulating 3,000 hours-since-new or 3,000 

hours-since-last inspection, whichever is 

latest, do one of the following: 

On-wing Inspection 

(1) Inspect the fan case LP fuel tubes (Part 

Numbers (P/N) FK22617, FK19213 and 

FK23986) and the clips that hold the fuel 

tubes in place. Use paragraphs 3.A.(2) and 

3.A.(3) (On-wing) of RR Non-Modification 

Service Bulletin (NMSB) RB.211–73–D685, 

Revision 5, dated August 18, 2010, or 

In-shop Inspection 

(2) Inspect the fan case LP fuel tubes (P/ 

N FK22617, FK19213 and FK23986) and the 

clips that hold the fuel tubes in place. Use 


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paragraphs 3.B.(2) and 3.B.(3) (In-shop) of RR 

NMSB RB.211–73–D685, Revision 5, dated 

August 18, 2010. 

Repetitive Inspection 

(g) Following accomplishment of the initial 

inspection in compliance with the 

requirements of paragraph (f)(1) or (f)(2) of 

this AD, repeat the inspection at intervals not 

exceeding 3,000 hours, and, if necessary, 

replace the fan case LP fuel tubes (P/N 

FK22617, FK19213 and FK23986) and the 

clips that hold the fuel tubes in place. Use 

paragraphs 3.A.(2) and 3.A.(3) (On-wing) or 

3.B.(2) and 3.B.(3) (In-shop) of RR NMSB 

RB.211–73–D685, Revision 5, dated August 

18, 2010. 

FAA AD Differences 

(h) None. 

Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs) 

(i) The Manager, Engine Certification 

Office, FAA, has the authority to approve 

AMOCs for this AD, if requested using the 

procedures found in 14 CFR 39.19. 

Related Information 

(j) Refer to Mandatory Continuing 

Airworthiness Information European 

Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) 

Airworthiness Directive 2010–0188, dated 

September 20, 2010, and Rolls-Royce plc 

Alert Service Bulletin RB.211–73–AD685, 

Revision 5, dated August 18, 2010, for related 

information. Contact Rolls-Royce plc, P.O. 

Box 31, Derby, DE24 8BJ, United Kingdom: 

telephone 44 (0) 1332 242424; fax 44 (0) 1332 

249936, for a copy of this service 

information. 

(k) Contact Alan Strom, Aerospace 

Engineer, Engine Certification Office, FAA, 

Engine & Propeller Directorate, 12 New 

England Executive Park, Burlington, MA 

01803; e-mail: alan.strom@faa.gov; telephone 

(781) 238–7143; fax (781) 238–7199, for more 

information about this AD. 

Issued in Burlington, Massachusetts, on 

August 5, 2011. 

Peter A. White, 

Acting Manager, Engine and Propeller 

Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service. 

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BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2011–0627; Airspace 

Docket No. 11–ASO–27] 

Proposed Amendment of Class E 

Airspace; Pelion, SC 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: This action proposes to 

amend Class E Airspace at Pelion, SC, 

as new Standard Instrument Approach 

Procedures have been developed at 

Lexington County Airport at Pelion. 

This action would enhance the safety 

and airspace management of Instrument 

Flight Rules (IFR) operations at the 

airport. This action also would 

recognize the airport name change to 

Lexington County Airport at Pelion. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before October 6, 2011. The Director 

of the Federal Register approves this 

incorporation by reference action under 

title 1, Code of Federal Regulations, part 

51, subject to the annual revision of 

FAA, Order 7400.9 and publication of 

conforming amendments. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments on this rule 

to: U. S. Department of Transportation, 

Docket Operations, West Building 

Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 

New Jersey Ave., SE., Washington, DC 

20590–0001; Telephone: 1–800–647– 

5527; Fax: 202–493–2251. You must 

identify the Docket Number FAA–2011– 

0627; Airspace Docket No. 11–ASO–27, 

at the beginning of your comments. You 

may also submit and review received 

comments through the Internet at http://

www.regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John 

Fornito, Operations Support Group, 

Eastern Service Center, Federal Aviation 

Administration, P.O. Box 20636, 

Atlanta, Georgia 30320; telephone (404) 

305–6364. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Comments Invited 

Interested persons are invited to 

comment on this rule by submitting 

such written data, views, or arguments, 

as they may desire. Comments that 

provide the factual basis supporting the 

views and suggestions presented are 

particularly helpful in developing 

reasoned regulatory decisions on the 

proposal. Comments are specifically 

invited on the overall regulatory, 

aeronautical, economic, environmental, 

and energy-related aspects of the 

proposal. 

Communications should identify both 

docket numbers (FAA Docket No. FAA– 

2011–0627; Airspace Docket No. 11– 

ASO–27) and be submitted in triplicate 

to the Docket Management System (see 

ADDRESSES section for address and 

phone number). You may also submit 

comments through the Internet at http://

www.regulations.gov. 

Annotators wishing the FAA to 

acknowledge receipt of their comments 

on this action must submit with those 

comments a self-addressed stamped 

postcard on which the following 

statement is made: ‘‘Comments to 

Docket No. FAA–2011–0627; Airspace 

Docket No. 11–ASO–27.’’ The postcard 

will be date/time stamped and returned 

to the commenter. 

All communications received before 

the specified closing date for comments 

will be considered before taking action 

on the proposed rule. The proposal 

contained in this notice may be changed 

in light of the comments received. A 

report summarizing each substantive 

public contact with FAA personnel 

concerned with this rulemaking will be 

filed in the docket. 

Availability of NPRMs 

An electronic copy of this document 

may be downloaded from and 

comments submitted through http://

www.regulations.gov. Recently 

published rulemaking documents can 

also be accessed through the FAA’s Web 

page at http://www.faa.gov/ 

airports_airtraffic/air_traffic/ 

publications/airspace_amendments/. 

You may review the public docket 

containing the proposal, any comments 

received, and any final disposition in 

person in the Dockets Office (see the 

ADDRESSES section for address and 

phone number) between 9 a.m. and 5 

p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal Holidays. An informal docket 

may also be examined during normal 

business hours at the office of the 

Eastern Service Center, Federal Aviation 

Administration, Room 210, 1701 

Columbia Avenue, College Park, Georgia 

30337. 

Persons interested in being placed on 

a mailing list for future NPRMs should 

contact the FAA’s Office of Rulemaking, 

(202) 267–9677, to request a copy of 

Advisory circular No. 11–2A, Notice of 

Proposed Rulemaking distribution 

System, which describes the application 

procedure. 

The Proposal 

The FAA is considering an 

amendment to Title 14, Code of Federal 

Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 to amend 

Class E airspace extending upward from 

700 feet above the surface to support 

new standard instrument approach 

procedures developed at Lexington 

County Airport at Pelion, Pelion, SC. 

Airspace reconfiguration is necessary 

due to the design of new arrival 

procedures, and for continued safety 

and management of IFR operations at 

the airport. Also, the airport name 

would be changed from Corporate 

Airport to Lexington County Airport at 

Pelion. 

Class E airspace designations are 

published in Paragraph 6005 of FAA 

Order 7400.9U, dated August 18, 2010, 


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