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Regulatory Procedures

A. Paperwork Reduction Act

The final rule does not impose any

additional paperwork requirements on

federally-insured credit unions.

B. Regulatory Flexibility Act

The Regulatory Flexibility Act (5

U.S.C. 601–612) requires, subject to

certain exceptions, that NCUA prepare

an initial regulatory flexibility analysis

(IRFA) with a proposed rule and a final

regulatory flexibility analysis (FRFA)

with a final rule, unless NCUA certifies

that the rule will not have a significant

economic impact on a substantial

number of small credit unions. For

purposes of the Regulatory Flexibility

Act, and in accordance with NCUA’s

authority under 5 U.S.C. 601(4), NCUA

has determined that small credit unions

are those with less than one million

dollars in assets. See 12 CFR 791.8(a).

NCUA’s final rule will apply to

approximately 1,626 small credit

unions, out of a total of approximately

10,627 federally-insured credit unions.

The NCUA Board has determined and

certifies that the final rule will not have

a significant economic impact on a

substantial number of small credit

union. The reason for this determination

is that the final rule decreases the

regulatory burden for all federallyinsured credit union. This will result in

reduced costs for all federally-insured

credit unions.

C. Executive Order 13132

Executive Order 13132 encourages

independent regulatory agencies to

consider the impact of their regulatory

actions on state and local interests. In

adherence to fundamental federalism

principles, NCUA, an independent

regulatory agency as defined in 44

U.S.C. 3502(5), voluntarily complies

with the executive order. This final rule

will apply to all federally-insured credit

unions, but it will not have substantial

direct effects 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. Section 507 of the

GLB Act states that state law may

provide greater consumer protections

than this proposed rule. In that event,

federal law would not preempt state

law. NCUA has determined the final

rule does not constitute a policy that has

federalism implications for purposes of

the executive order.

D. Small Business Regulatory

Enforcement Fairness Act

The Small Business Regulatory

Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996 (Pub.

L. 104–121) provides generally for

congressional review of agency rules. A

reporting requirement is triggered in

instances where NCUA issues a final

rule as defined by Section 551 of the

Administrative Procedures Act. 5 U.S.C.

551. NCUA has recommended to The

Office of Management and Budget that

it determine that this is not a major rule,

and is awaiting its determination.

E. The Treasury and General

Government Appropriations Act, 1999—

Assessment of Federal Regulations and

Policies on Families

NCUA has determined that the final

rule will not affect family well-being

within the meaning of section 654 of the

Treasury and General Government

Appropriations Act, 1999, Public Law

105–277, 112 Stat. 2681 (1998).

Agency Regulatory Goal

NCUA’s goal is clear, understandable

regulations that impose minimal

regulatory burden. This rule reduces a

requirement for federally-insured credit

unions and so it meets the agency’s goal

of reducing regulatory burden.

List of Subjects 12 CFR Part 716

Consumer protection, Credit unions,

Privacy, Reporting and recordkeeping

requirements.

By the National Credit Union

Administration Board on June 5, 2000.

Becky Baker,

Secretary of the Board.

For the reasons set out in the

preamble, NCUA amends 12 CFR part

716 as follows:

PART 716—PRIVACY OF CONSUMER

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

1. The authority citation for part 716

continues to read as follows:

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 6801 et seq., 12 U.S.C.

1751 et seq.

2. Amend § 716.4 by redesignating

paragraph (f) as paragraph (f)(1) and

adding paragraphs (f)(2) to read as

follows:

§ 716.4 Initial privacy notice to consumers

required.

* * * * *

(f)(1) * * *

(2) Special rule for loans. (i) You are

required to provide an initial notice to

a borrower or guarantor on a loan if you

share his or her nonpublic personal

information with nonaffiliated third

parties other than for purposes under

§§ 716.13, 716.14 and 716.15. (ii) You

may satisfy the annual notice

requirements of § 716.5 by providing

one notice to those borrowers and

guarantors jointly.

* * * * *

3. Amend § 716.7 by adding

paragraphs (d)(6) to read as follows:

§ 716.7 Form of opt out notice to

consumers and opt out methods.

* * * * *

(d) * * *

(6) Special rule for loans. (i) You are

required to provide an initial opt out

notice to a borrower or guarantor on a

loan if you share his or her nonpublic

personal information with nonaffiliated

third parties other than for purposes

under §§ 716.13, 716.14 and 716.15.

(ii) You may satisfy your annual opt

out notice requirement by providing one

notice to those borrowers and

guarantors jointly.

* * * * *

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 39

[Docket No. 98–ANE–45–AD; Amendment

39–11783; AD 2000–12–05]

RIN 2120–AA64

Airworthiness Directives; International

Aero Engines AG V2500–A1/–A5/–D5

Series Turbofan Engines

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: This amendment supersedes

an existing airworthiness directive (AD),

applicable to International Aero Engines

AG (IAE) V2500–A1/–A5/–D5 series

turbofan engines, that requires revisions

to the Airworthiness Limitations

Section (ALS) and Maintenance

Scheduling Section (MSS) of the

Instructions for Continued

Airworthiness (ICA), located in the

Time Limits Manual (Chapter 05–10–00)

of the Engine Manuals, to include

required enhanced inspection of

selected critical life-limited parts at

each piece-part exposure. This action

would add additional critical lifelimited parts for enhanced inspection.

This action is prompted by additional

focused inspection procedures that have

been developed by the manufacturer.

The actions specified by this AD are

intended to prevent critical life-limited

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rotating engine part failure, which could

result in an uncontained engine failure

and damage to the airplane.

DATES: Effective date August 11, 2000.

ADDRESSES: The rulemaking docket may

be examined at the Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), New England

Region, Office of the Regional Counsel,

12 New England Executive Park,

Burlington, MA.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Diane Cook, Aerospace Engineer, Engine

Certification Office, FAA, Engine and

Propeller Directorate, 12 New England

Executive Park, Burlington, MA 01803–

5299; telephone (781) 238–7133, fax

(781) 238–7199.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A

proposal to amend part 39 of the Federal

Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 39)

by superseding AD 99–08–11,

Amendment 39–11117 (64 FR 17956,

April 13, 1999), to require revisions to

the Airworthiness Limitations Section

(ALS) and Maintenance Scheduling

Section (MSS) of the Instructions for

Continued Airworthiness (ICA), located

in the Time Limits Manual (Chapter 05–

10–00) of the Engine Manuals, for

International Aero Engines AG (IAE)

V2500–A1/–A5/–D5 series turbofan

engines to include focused inspection

procedures for additional critical lifelimited parts at each piece-part

exposure was published in the Federal

Register on October 7, 1999 (64 FR

54580). This AD will also require an air

carrier’s approved continuous

airworthiness maintenance program to

incorporate these additional inspection

procedures.

Interested persons have been afforded

an opportunity to participate in the

making of this amendment. Due

consideration has been given to the

comments received.

Publication of Inspection Procedures

Two commenters request that the

comment period be extended until after

the proposed inspection procedures

have been provided to operators to

allow time to review those inspection

procedures. The FAA does not agree.

The FAA believes that the nature and

scope of the added inspections will not

be significantly different from existing

inspections. However, the effective date

of this AD has been extended to 90 days

after publication to allow time for the

specific procedures to be published.

Operators may submit comments on the

specific procedures once they are

published and the FAA will consider

extending the effective date further or

initiating additional rulemaking, as

necessary. The extra time until the AD

becomes effective should also allow the

manufacturer to issue a manual

revision. The FAA does not believe,

however, that this final rule need be

delayed pending the publication of the

inspection procedures, or extend the

initial compliance time to accommodate

the manufacturer’s manual revision

cycle.

Time Limits Manual

One commenter states that paragraph

(a) of the Compliance section refers to

the V2500 Time Limits Manuals as if

they are part of the V2500 Engine

Manuals. However, the Time Limits

Manuals are separate documents with

part numbers T–V2500–1IA and T–

V2500–3IA. The commenter believes

that all references to the Engine

Manuals and their part numbers should

be replaced with references to the Time

Limits Manuals and their part numbers.

The FAA does not concur. The V2500

Engine Manuals E–V2500–1IA and E–

2500–3IA contain the required

Instructions for Continued

Airworthiness, including the Chapter 5

Time Limits Manual section. Since the

Time Limits Manuals T–V2500–1IA and

T–V2500–3IA are referenced in the

V2500 Engine Manual chapter 5

requirements, the AD references the

Engine Manuals.

Compliance Section Paragraph

Identification

One commenter notes that the

Compliance Section of the proposed

rule does not conform to FAA’s

conventional paragraph identification

structure (e.g. a, 1, i, etc.). The FAA

concurs and the paragraph structure

will be changed. Additionally, an error

was discovered in the proposed

supersedure and paragraph (a)(2) has

been changed from ‘‘Whenever a Group

A part identified in this paragraph (see

2.1 for definition of Group A) * * * to

‘‘Whenever a Group A part identified in

this paragraph (see 3.0 for definition of

Group A) * * * Also, it was determined

that subparagraph designators (a)(2) (A)

and (B) were unnecessary and they have

been dropped.

Discussion Section Wording

One commenter notes that the

preamble published with this Notice of

Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) does not

include the same explaination of when

the enhanced disk inspections are

required compared to the preamble

published for the current AD. This

commenter requests that those

guidelines be added to the final rule.

The FAA does not agree. The inspection

program established by the current AD

remains unchanged. This NPRM

proposed to add additional parts to the

list of parts that must be inspected, but

did not proposed to change how air

carriers must manage the inspection

program. Future AD’s may be issued to

introduce additional intervention

strategies in order to further reduce

uncontained engine failures, including

AD’s that add new parts to the list of

parts requiring inspection. However, the

inspection program established by the

current AD will remain unless

specifically altered in a future proposal.

Request To Remove ‘‘of This Chapter’’

From Paragraph (e) of the Compliance

Section

One commenter requests that the FAA

remove the statement ‘‘of this chapter’’

from the first sentence of paragraph (e)

of this AD. The commenter feels that

removing the statement will improve

the clarity of the paragraph. The FAA

agrees. The statement ‘‘of this chapter’’

has been removed from the first

sentence of paragraph (e).

Economic Analysis

No comments were received on the

economic analysis contained in the

proposed rules. The FAA has

determined that the annual cost of

complying with this AD does not create

a significant economic impact on small

entities.

Adoption of the Proposed Rule

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 changes

described previously. The FAA has

determined that these changes will

neither increase the economic burden

on any operator nor increase the scope

of the AD.

Regulatory Impact

This final rule does not have

federalism implications, as defined in

Executive Order 13132, because it does

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. Accordingly, the

FAA has not consulted with state

authorities prior to publication of this

final rule.

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

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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, 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

removing Amendment 39–11117 (64 FR

17956, April 13, 1999), and by adding

a new airworthiness directive,

Amendment 39–11783, to read as

follows:

2000–12–05 International Aero Engines

AG: Amendment 39–11783. Docket No.

98–ANE–45–AD. Supersedes AD 99–08–

11, Amendment 39–11117.

Applicable Engines

International Aero Engines AG (IAE)

V2500–A1/–A5/–D5 series turbofan engines,

installed on but not limited to Airbus

Industrie A319, A320, and A321 series, and

McDonnell Douglas MD–90 series airplanes.

Note 1: This airworthiness directive (AD)

applies to each engine 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 engines 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 (c)

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 critical life-limited rotating

engine part failure, which could result in an

uncontained engine failure and damage to

the airplane, accomplish the following:

Inspections

(a) Within the next 90 days after the

effective date of this AD, revise the

Airworthiness Limitations Section (ALS) and

Maintenance Scheduling Section (MSS) of

the Instructions for Continued Airworthiness

(ICA), located in the Time Limits Manual

(Chapter 05–10–00) of the Engine Manuals,

part number (P/N) E–V2500–1IA and P/N E–

V2500–3IA, and for air carrier operations

revise the approved continuous

airworthiness maintenance program, by

(1) Adding the following to paragraph 1,

entitled ‘‘Airworthiness Limitations:’’ ‘‘Refer

to paragraph 2—Maintenance Scheduling for

information that sets forth the operator’s

maintenance requirements for the V2500 OnCondition engine.’’

(2) Adding the following paragraph 2,

entitled ‘‘Maintenance Scheduling:’’

‘‘Whenever a Group A part identified in this

paragraph (see 3.0 for definition of Group A)

satisfies both of the following conditions:

The part is considered completely

disassembled when accomplished in

accordance with the disassembly instructions

in the engine manufacturer’s engine manual;

and

The part has accumulated more than 100

cycles in service since the last piece-part

opportunity inspection, provided that the

part was not damaged or related to the cause

for its removal from the engine; then that part

is considered to be at the piece-part level and

it is mandatory to perform the inspections for

that part as specified in the following:

Part nomenclature Part No. (P/N) Inspect per engine manual chapter

Fan Disk ................................. All .............................. Chapter 72–31–12, Subtask 72–31–12–230–054.

Stage 1 HP Turbine Hub ....... All .............................. Chapter 72–45–11, Task 72–45–11–200–002.

Stage 2 HP Turbine Hub ....... All .............................. Chapter 72–45–31, Task 72–45–31–200–004’’.

(b) Except as provided in paragraph (c) of

this AD, and notwithstanding contrary

provisions in section 43.16 of the Federal

Aviation Regulations (14 CFR 43.16), these

mandatory inspections shall be performed

only in accordance with the ALS and MSS

of the ICA in the Time Limits Manual

(Chapter 05–10–00) of the Engine Manuals,

P/N E–V2500–1IA and P/N E–V2500–3IA.

Alternative Methods of Compliance

(c) 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 Engine Certification

Office (ECO). Operators shall submit their

requests through an appropriate FAA

Principal Maintenance Inspector (PMI), who

may add comments and then send it to the

ECO.

Note 2: Information concerning the

existence of approved alternative methods of

compliance with this airworthiness directive,

if any, may be obtained from the ECO.

Ferry Flights

(d) 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.

Continuous Airworthiness Maintenance

Program

(e) FAA-certificated air carriers that have

an approved continuous airworthiness

maintenance program in accordance with the

recordkeeping requirement of § 121.369(c) of

the Federal Aviation Regulations [14 CFR

121.369(c)] must maintain records of the

mandatory inspections that result from

revising the ALS and MSS of the ICA in the

Time Limits Manual (Chapter 05–10–00) of

the Engine Manuals, P/N E–V2500–1IA and

P/N E–V2500–3IA, and the air carrier’s

continuous airworthiness program.

Alternately, certificated air carriers may

establish an approved system of record

retention that provides a method for

preservation and retrieval of the maintenance

records that include the inspections resulting

from this AD, and include the policy and

procedures for implementing this alternate

method in the air carrier’s maintenance

manual required by § 121.369(c) of the

Federal Aviation Regulations [14 CFR

121.369(c)]; however, the alternate system

must be accepted by the appropriate PMI and

require the maintenance records be

maintained either indefinitely or until the

work is repeated. Records of the piece-part

inspections are not required under

§ 121.380(a)(2)(vi) of the Federal Aviation

Regulations [14 CFR 121.380(a)(2)(vi)]. All

other operators must maintain the records of

mandatory inspections required by the

applicable regulations governing their

operations.

Note 3: The requirements of this AD have

been met when the engine manual changes

are made and air carriers have modified their

continuous airworthiness maintenance plans

to reflect the requirements in the Engine

Manuals.

(f) This amendment becomes effective on

August 11, 2000.

Issued in Burlington, Massachusetts, on

June 6, 2000.

David A. Downey,

Assistant Manager, Engine and Propeller

Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service.

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