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the marketing order. In addition, the 

Committee’s meeting was widely 

publicized throughout the Florida citrus 

industry and all interested persons were 

invited to attend the meeting and 

participate in Committee deliberations 

on all issues. Like all Committee 

meetings, the July 17, 2012, meeting was 

a public meeting and all entities, both 

large and small, were able to express 

views on this issue. Finally, interested 

persons are invited to submit comments 

on this proposed rule, including the 

regulatory and informational impacts of 

this action on small businesses. 

In accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, (44 U.S.C. 

Chapter 35), the order’s information 

collection requirements have been 

previously approved by the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) and 

assigned OMB No. 0581–0189 Generic 

Fruit Crops. No changes in those 

requirements as a result of this action 

are necessary. Should any changes 

become necessary, they would be 

submitted to OMB for approval. 

This proposed rule would impose no 

additional reporting or recordkeeping 

requirements on either small or large 

Florida citrus handlers. As with all 

Federal marketing order programs, 

reports and forms are periodically 

reviewed to reduce information 

requirements and duplication by 

industry and public sector agencies. 

AMS is committed to complying with 

the E-Government Act, to promote the 

use of the Internet and other 

information technologies to provide 

increased opportunities for citizen 

access to Government information and 

services, and for other purposes. 

USDA has not identified any relevant 

Federal rules that duplicate, overlap, or 

conflict with this proposed rule. 

A small business guide on complying 

with fruit, vegetable, and specialty crop 

marketing agreements and orders may 

be viewed at: www.ams.usda.gov/ 

MarketingOrdersSmallBusinessGuide. 

Any questions about the compliance 

guide should be sent to Laurel May at 

the previously-mentioned address in the 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT

section. 

A 10-day comment period is provided 

to allow interested persons to respond 

to this proposed rule. Ten days is 

deemed appropriate because: (1) The 

2012–13 fiscal period began on August 

1, 2012, and the marketing order 

requires that the rate of assessment for 

each fiscal period apply to all assessable 

citrus handled during such fiscal 

period; (2) the Committee needs to have 

sufficient funds to pay its expenses 

which are incurred on a continuous 

basis; and (3) handlers are aware of this 

action which was unanimously 

recommended by the Committee at a 

public meeting and is similar to other 

assessment rate actions issued in past 

years. 

List of Subjects in 7 CFR Part 905 

Grapefruit, Oranges, Reporting and 

recordkeeping requirements, Tangelos, 

Tangerines. 

For the reasons set forth in the 

preamble, 7 CFR part 905 is proposed to 

be amended as follows: 

PART 905—ORANGES, GRAPEFRUIT, 

TANGERINES, AND TANGELOS 

GROWN IN FLORIDA 

■ 1. The authority citation for 7 CFR 

part 905 continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 601–674. 

■ 2. Section 905.235 is revised to read 

as follows: 

§ 905.235 Assessment rate. 

On and after August 1, 2012, an 

assessment rate of $0.008 per 4⁄5 bushel 

carton or equivalent is established for 

Florida citrus covered under the order. 

Dated: January 9, 2013. 

David R. Shipman, 

Administrator, Agricultural Marketing 

Service. 

[FR Doc. 2013–00599 Filed 1–14–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2012–0013; Directorate 

Identifier 2012–CE–046–AD] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; GROB– 

WERKE Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: We propose to adopt a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for GROB– 

WERKE Model G115EG airplanes. This 

proposed AD results from mandatory 

continuing airworthiness information 

(MCAI) originated 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 cracks in the 

elevator trim tab arms on several Grob 

G 115 airplanes, which could result in 

failure of the part and consequent loss 

of control. We are issuing this proposed 

AD to require actions to address the 

unsafe condition on these products. 

DATES: We must receive comments on 

this proposed AD by March 1, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: You may send comments 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: U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations, M– 

30, West Building Ground Floor, Room 

W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., 

Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. 

and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

except Federal holidays. 

For service information identified in 

this proposed AD, contact Grob Aircraft 

AG, Lettenbachstrasse 9, D–86874 

Tussenhausen-Mattsies, Germany; 

phone: +49 (0) 8268 998 139; fax: +49 

(0) 8268 998 200; email: 

productsupport@grob-aircraft.de; 

Internet: www.grob-aircraft.com/ 

index.php/g-115e.html. You may review 

copies of the referenced service 

information at the FAA, Small Airplane 

Directorate, 901 Locust, Kansas City, 

Missouri 64106. For information on the 

availability of this material at the FAA, 

call (816) 329–4148. 

Examining the AD Docket 

You may examine the AD docket on 

the Internet at http:// 

www.regulations.gov; 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 

(telephone (800) 647–5527) is in the 

ADDRESSES section. Comments will be 

available in the AD docket shortly after 

receipt. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Taylor Martin, Aerospace Engineer, 

FAA, Small Airplane Directorate, 901 

Locust, Room 301, Kansas City, 

Missouri 64106; telephone: (816) 329– 

4138; fax: (816) 329–4090; email: 

taylor.martin@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Comments Invited 

We invite you to send any written 

relevant data, views, or arguments about 

this proposed AD. Send your comments 


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to an address listed under the 

ADDRESSES section. Include ‘‘Docket No. 

FAA–2013–0013; Directorate Identifier 

2012–CE–046–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:// 

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 

The European Aviation Safety Agency 

(EASA), which is the Technical Agent 

for the Member States of the European 

Community, has issued AD No. 2012– 

0155, dated August 20, 2012 (referred to 

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

unsafe condition for the specified 

products. The MCAI states: 

On several Grob G 115 aeroplanes, elevator 

trim tab arms Part Number (P/N) 115E–3758 

have been found cracked, from a rear 

mounting hole (either L/H or R/H) to the rear 

edge of the trim tab arm. 

This condition, if not detected and 

corrected, could lead to further crack 

propagation, possibly resulting in failure of 

the part and consequent loss of control of the 

aeroplane. 

For the reasons described above, this AD 

requires repetitive inspections of the elevator 

trim tab arm to detect cracks and, if detected, 

replacement of the part with a serviceable 

part. 

This AD also provides an optional 

terminating action for the repetitive 

inspections. 

You may obtain further information by 

examining the MCAI in the AD docket. 

Relevant Service Information 

Grob Aircraft has issued Service 

Bulletin No. MSB1078–186/3, dated 

August 3, 2012. The actions described 

in this service information are intended 

to correct the unsafe condition 

identified in the MCAI. 

FAA’s Determination and Requirements 

of the Proposed AD 

This product has been approved by 

the aviation authority of another 

country, and is approved for operation 

in the United States. Pursuant to our 

bilateral agreement with this State of 

Design Authority, 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 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 

will affect 0 products of U.S. registry. 

We also estimate that it would take 

about 3 work-hours per product to 

comply with the basic requirements of 

this proposed AD. The average labor 

rate is $85 per work-hour. Required 

parts would cost about $372 per 

product. 

Based on these figures, we estimate 

the cost of the proposed AD on U.S. 

operators to be $627 per product. 

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 AD: 

Grob-Werke: Docket No. FAA–2012–0013; 

Directorate Identifier 2012–CE–046–AD. 

(a) Comments Due Date 

We must receive comments by March 1, 

2013. 

(b) Affected ADs 

None. 

(c) Applicability 

This AD applies to GROB–WERKE G115EG 

airplanes, all serial numbers, certificated in 

any category. 

(d) Subject 

Air Transport Association of America 

(ATA) Code 55: Stabilizers. 

(e) Reason 

This AD was prompted by the discovery of 

cracks in the elevator trim tab arms on 

several Grob G 115 airplanes, which could 

result in failure of the part and consequent 

loss of control. We are issuing this proposed 

AD to detect cracks and prevent the part from 

failing. 

(f) Actions and Compliance 

Unless already done, do the following 

actions following Grob Aircraft Service 

Bulletin No. MSB1078–186/3, dated August 

3, 2012. 

(1) Within the next 50 hours time-inservice (TIS) after the effective date of this 

AD and repetitively thereafter at intervals not 

to exceed 200 hours TIS, inspect elevator 

trim tab arms, part number (P/N) 115E–3758, 

using a nondestructive testing (NDT) method 

such as a dye-penetrant or eddy-current. 

Note for paragraph (f)(1) of this AD: There 

must be a more significant nondestructive 

testing (NDT) method of inspection beyond a 

visual inspection to accomplish the 

inspection requirements in paragraph (f)(1) of 

this AD. 

(2) If during any inspection required in 

paragraph (f)(1) of this AD a crack is found, 

before further flight, replace the affected 

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(3) Replacement at any time of an elevator 

trim tab arm with an airworthy part that has 

a P/N other than P/N 115E–3758, will 

terminate the repetitive requirement in 

paragraph (f)(1) of this AD. 

(g) Credit for Actions Accomplished in 

Accordance With Previous Service 

Information 

This AD provides credit for the actions 

required in this AD if already done before the 

effective date of this AD following Grob 

Aircraft Service Bulletin No. MSB1078–186/ 

2, dated March 28, 2012; Grob Aircraft 

Service Bulletin No. MSB1078–186/1, dated 

March 8, 2012; or Grob Aircraft Service 

Bulletin No. MSB1078–186, dated February 

15, 2012. 

(h) Other FAA AD Provisions 

The following provisions also apply to this 

AD: 

(1) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs): The Manager, Standards Office, 

FAA, has the authority to approve AMOCs 

for this AD, if requested using the procedures 

found in 14 CFR 39.19. Send information to 

ATTN: Taylor Martin, Aerospace Engineer, 

FAA, Small Airplane Directorate, 901 Locust, 

Room 301, Kansas City, Missouri 64106; 

telephone: (816) 329–4138; fax: (816) 329– 

4090; email: taylor.martin@faa.gov. Before 

using any approved AMOC on any airplane 

to which the AMOC applies, notify your 

appropriate principal inspector (PI) in the 

FAA Flight Standards District Office (FSDO), 

or lacking a PI, your local FSDO. 

(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. 

(3) Reporting Requirements: For any 

reporting requirement in this AD, a federal 

agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a 

person is not required to respond to, nor 

shall a person be subject to a penalty for 

failure to comply with a collection of 

information subject to the requirements of 

the Paperwork Reduction Act unless that 

collection of information displays a current 

valid OMB Control Number. The OMB 

Control Number for this information 

collection is 2120–0056. Public reporting for 

this collection of information is estimated to 

be approximately 5 minutes per response, 

including the time for reviewing instructions, 

completing and reviewing the collection of 

information. All responses to this collection 

of information are mandatory. Comments 

concerning the accuracy of this burden and 

suggestions for reducing the burden should 

be directed to the FAA at: 800 Independence 

Ave. SW., Washington, DC 20591, Attn: 

Information Collection Clearance Officer, 

AES–200. 

(i) Related Information 

Refer to MCAI European Aviation Safety 

Agency (EASA) AD No.: 2012–0155, dated 

August 20, 2012; and Grob Aircraft Service 

Bulletin No. MSB1078–186/3, dated August 

3, 2012, for related information. For service 

information related to this AD, contact Grob 

Aircraft AG, Lettenbachstrasse 9, D–86874 

Tussenhausen-Mattsies, Germany; phone: 

+49 (0) 8268 998 139; fax: +49 (0) 8268 998 

200; email: productsupport@grob-aircraft.de; 

Internet: www.grob-aircraft.com/index.php/g115e.html. You may review copies of the 

referenced service information at the FAA, 

Small Airplane Directorate, 901 Locust, 

Kansas City, Missouri 64106. For information 

on the availability of this material at the 

FAA, call (816) 329–4148. 

Issued in Kansas City, Missouri, on January 

8, 2013. 

John Colomy, 

Acting Manager, Small Airplane Directorate, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2013–00667 Filed 1–14–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 121 

[Docket No. FAA–2012–0929; Notice No. 13– 

02] 

RIN 2120–AJ17 

Prohibition on Personal Use of 

Electronic Devices on the Flight Deck 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: The proposed rule would 

prohibit flightcrew members in 

operations under part 121 from using a 

personal wireless communications 

device or laptop computer for personal 

use while at their duty station on the 

flight deck while the aircraft is being 

operated. This rule, which conforms 

FAA regulations with recent legislation, 

is intended to ensure that certain nonessential activities do not contribute to 

the challenge of task management on the 

flight deck or a loss of situational 

awareness due to attention to nonessential tasks. 

DATES: Send comments on or before 

March 18, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments identified 

by docket number FAA–2012–0929 

using any of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov and follow 

the online instructions for sending your 

comments electronically. 

• Mail: Send comments to Docket 

Operations, M–30; U.S. Department of 

Transportation (DOT), 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE., Room W12–140, West 

Building Ground Floor, Washington, DC 

20590–0001. 

• Hand Delivery or Courier: Take 

comments to Docket Operations in 

Room W12–140 of the West Building 

Ground Floor at 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE., Washington, DC, between 9 

a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through 

Friday, except Federal holidays. 

• Fax: Fax comments to Docket 

Operations at 202–493–2251. 

Privacy: The FAA will post all 

comments it receives, without change, 

to http://www.regulations.gov, including 

any personal information the 

commenter provides. Using the search 

function of the docket Web site, anyone 

can find and read the electronic form of 

all comments received into any FAA 

docket, including the name of the 

individual sending the comment (or 

signing the comment for an association, 

business, labor union, etc.). DOT’s 

complete Privacy Act Statement can be 

found in the Federal Register published 

on April 11, 2000 (65 FR 19477–19478), 

as well as at http://DocketsInfo.dot.gov. 

Docket: Background documents or 

comments received may be read at 

http://www.regulations.gov at any time. 

Follow the online instructions for 

accessing the docket or go to the Docket 

Operations in Room W12–140 of the 

West Building Ground Floor at 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, 

DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, except Federal holidays. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

technical questions concerning this 

proposed rule, contact Nancy Lauck 

Claussen, Air Transportation Division 

(AFS–200), Flight Standards Service, 

Federal Aviation Administration, 800 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20591; telephone (202) 

267–8166; email 

Nancy.L.Claussen@faa.gov. 

For legal questions concerning this 

action, contact Nancy Sanchez, Office of 

the Chief Counsel, Regulations Division, 

AGC–200, Federal Aviation 

Administration, 800 Independence 

Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591; 

telephone (202) 267–3073; email 

Nancy.Sanchez@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: See the 

‘‘Additional Information’’ section for 

information on how to comment on this 

proposal and how the FAA will handle 

comments received. The ‘‘Additional 

Information’’ section also contains 

related information about the docket, 

privacy, the handling of proprietary or 

confidential business information. In 

addition, there is information on 

obtaining copies of related rulemaking 

documents. 

Authority for This Rulemaking 

The FAA’s authority to issue rules on 

aviation safety is found in Title 49 of the 

United States Code. Subtitle I, Section 


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