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(ii) A State agency shall make

adjustments to an account to correct an

auditable, out-of-balance settlement

condition that occurs during the

redemption process as a result of a

system error. A system error is defined

as an error resulting from a malfunction

at any point in the redemption process:

from the system host computer, to the

switch, to the third party processors, to

a store’s host computer or point of sale

(POS) device. These adjustments may

occur after the availability date and may

result in either a debit or credit to the

household.

(A) Client-initiated adjustments. The

State agency must act on all requests for

adjustments made by client households

within 90 calendar days of the error

transaction. The State agency has 10

business days from the date the

household notifies it of the error to

investigate and reach a decision on an

adjustment and move funds into the

client account. This timeframe also

applies if the State agency or entity

other than the household discovers a

system error that requires a credit

adjustment to the household. Business

days are defined as calendar days other

than Saturdays, Sundays, and Federal

holidays.

(B) Retailer-initiated adjustments. The

State agency must act upon all

adjustments to debit a household’s

account no later than 10 business days

from the date the error occurred, by

placing a hold on the adjustment

balance in the household’s account. If

there are insufficient benefits to cover

the entire adjustment, a hold shall be

placed on any remaining balance that

exists, with the difference being subject

to availability only in the next future

month. The household shall be given, at

a minimum, adequate notice in

accordance with § 273.13 of this

chapter. The notice must be sent at the

time the initial hold is attempted on the

household’s current month’s remaining

balance, clearly state the full adjustment

amount, and advise the household that

any amount still owing is subject to

collection from the household’s next

future month’s benefits.

(1) The household shall have 90 days

from the date of the notice to request a

fair hearing.

(2) Should the household dispute the

adjustment and request a hearing within

10 days of the notice, a provisional

credit must be made to the household’s

account by releasing the hold on the

adjustment balance within 48 hours of

the request by the household, pending

resolution of the fair hearing. If no

request for a hearing is made within 10

days of the notice, the hold is released

on the adjustment balance, and this

amount is credited to the retailer’s

account. If there are insufficient funds

available in the current month to cover

the full adjustment amount, the hold

may be maintained and settled at one

time after the next month’s benefits

become available.

(iii) The appropriate management

controls and procedures for accessing

benefit accounts after the posting shall

be instituted to ensure that no

unauthorized adjustments are made in

accordance with paragraph (f)(7)(iii) of

this section.

* * * * *

(10) * * *

(viii) Disclosure information regarding

adjustments and a household’s rights to

notice, fair hearings, and provisional

credits. The disclosure must also state

where to call to dispute an adjustment

and request a fair hearing. State agencies

that have already implemented EBT

shall have one year in which to

grandfather adjustment disclosure into

their training materials.

* * * * *

Dated: June 28, 2000.

Samuel Chambers, Jr.,

Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.

[FR Doc. 00–16944 Filed 7–3–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 39

[Docket No. 98–SW–74–AD; Amendment

39–11807; AD 2000–13–08]

RIN 2120–AA64

Airworthiness Directives; Eurocopter

Deutschland GmbH Model EC 135

Helicopters

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: This amendment supersedes

an existing airworthiness directive (AD)

that applies to Eurocopter Deutschland

GmbH (ECD) Model EC 135 helicopters.

That AD requires conducting a tail rotor

drive shaft vibration survey (survey),

installing a Fenestron Shaft Retrofit Kit,

inspecting each tail rotor drive shaft

bearing (bearing) attaching lock plate for

bent-open tabs and broken or missing

slippage marks, and visually inspecting

each bearing support for cracks. This

AD requires conducting the survey and

installing the Fenestron Shaft Retrofit

Kit. This AD also requires installing

double bearing supports and struts,

revising the required compliance time

for the repetitive inspections of the

bearing attach hardware and supports,

and removing the requirement to

contact the FAA if a lock plate tab is

bent open or if slippage marks are

broken or missing. This amendment is

prompted by continued reports of

misaligned or cracked bearing supports

and loose bearing attachment bolts. The

actions specified by this AD are

intended to prevent loss of drive to the

tail rotor and subsequent loss of control

of the helicopter.

DATES: Effective August 9, 2000.

The incorporation by reference of

certain publications listed in the

regulations is approved by the Director

of the Federal Register as of August 9,

2000.

ADDRESSES: The service information

referenced in this AD may be obtained

from American Eurocopter Corporation,

2701 Forum Drive, Grand Prairie, Texas

75053–4005, telephone (972) 641–3460,

fax (972) 641–3527. This information

may be examined at the FAA, Office of

the Regional Counsel, Southwest

Region, 2601 Meacham Blvd., Room

663, Fort Worth, Texas; or at the Office

of the Federal Register, 800 North

Capitol Street, NW., suite 700,

Washington, DC.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Uday Garadi, Aviation Safety Engineer,

FAA, Rotorcraft Directorate, Rotorcraft

Standards Staff, Fort Worth, Texas

76193–0110, telephone (817) 222–5123,

fax (817) 222–5961.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A

proposal to amend part 39 of the Federal

Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 39)

by superseding AD 98–15–25,

Amendment 39–10866 (63 FR 59206,

November 3, 1998), that applies to ECD

Model EC 135 helicopters, was

published in the Federal Register on

April 6, 2000 (65 FR 18010). That action

proposed to require the following:

• Conducting a vibration survey and

installing the Fenestron Shaft Retrofit

Kit L535M3002 882;

• Installing double bearing supports

and struts;

• Inspecting and, if necessary,

replacing bearing attach hardware; and

• Increasing the repetitive inspection

interval for the bearing supports and

attach hardware to 50 hours time-inservice (TIS).

Interested persons have been afforded

an opportunity to participate in the

making of this amendment. No

comments were received on the

proposal or the FAA’s determination of

the cost to the public. The FAA has

determined that air safety and the

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public interest require the adoption of

the rule as proposed.

The FAA estimates that 16 helicopters

of U.S. registry will be affected by this

AD. The 50-hour inspection will take

approximately 2 work hours to

complete. The average labor rate is $60

per work hour. ECD has stated in its

ASB’s that the baseline vibration

measurements and initial installation of

all new parts will be provided at no

charge to the owner/operator. Assuming

the helicopters are operated 900 hours

TIS per year, the total cost impact of this

AD on U.S. operators is estimated to be

$34,560.

The regulations adopted herein 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, it is

determined that this final rule does not

have federalism implications under

Executive Order 13132.

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

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, Incorporation by reference,

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 39–10866, and

by adding a new airworthiness directive

(AD), Amendment 39–11807, to read as

follows:

2000–13–08 Eurocopter Deutschland

GmbH: Amendment 39–11807. Docket

No. 98–SW–74–AD. Supersedes AD 98–

15–25, Amendment 39–10866, Docket

No. 98–SW–35–AD.

Applicability: Model EC 135 helicopters,

certificated in any category.

Note 1: This AD applies to each helicopter

identified in the preceding applicability

provision, regardless of whether it has been

otherwise modified, altered, or repaired in

the area subject to the requirements of this

AD. For helicopters 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 (d) 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 loss of drive to the tail rotor

and subsequent loss of control of the

helicopter, accomplish the following:

(a) Before further flight, conduct a tail rotor

drive shaft vibration survey and install a

Fenestron Shaft Retrofit Kit L535M3002 882

in accordance with Eurocopter Deutschland

GmbH Alert Service Bulletin (ASB) EC 135–

53A–005, Revision 3, dated September 2,

1998.

(b) Before further flight, install double

bearing supports for the tail rotor driveshaft

and tail boom struts in accordance with ASB

EC 135–53A–004, dated August 14, 1998.

Note 2: ASB EC 135–53A–002, Revision 2,

dated September 2, 1998, pertains to the

subject of this AD.

(c) Before further flight and thereafter at

intervals not to exceed 50 hours time-inservice, perform the following:

(1) Clean each tail rotor drive shaft bearing

support. Using a 6-power or higher

magnifying glass and a bright light, visually

inspect the attach lugs of the bearing

supports B and C (shown in Figure 1) for

cracks, particularly in the area extending

from the bend radius to the attaching screws

and rivets connecting the bearing supports to

the tail boom. Before further flight, replace

each cracked bearing support with an

airworthy bearing support.

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(2) Inspect each bearing attach hardware

lock plate for bent-open tabs and slippage

marks for attach hardware looseness or

rotation. Before further flight, replace any

loose bearing attach hardware (including lock

plates found bent or open due to bolt

rotation) with airworthy hardware.

(d) 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 Manager, Regulations

Group, Rotorcraft Directorate, FAA.

Operators shall submit their requests through

an FAA Principal Maintenance Inspector,

who may concur or comment and then send

it to the Manager, Regulations Group.

Note 3: Information concerning the

existence of approved alternative methods of

compliance with this AD, if any, may be

obtained from the Regulations Group.

(e) 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 helicopter

to a location where the requirements of this

AD can be accomplished.

(f) The modifications shall be done in

accordance with Eurocopter Deutschland

GmbH Alert Service Bulletin EC 135–53A–

005, Revision 3, dated September 2, 1998,

and Eurocopter Deutschland GmbH Alert

Service Bulletin EC 135–53A–004, dated

August 14, 1998. This incorporation by

reference was approved by the Director of the

Federal Register in accordance with 5 U.S.C.

552(a) and 1 CFR part 51. Copies may be

obtained from American Eurocopter

Corporation, 2701 Forum Drive, Grand

Prairie, Texas 75053–4005, telephone (972)

641–3460, fax (972) 641–3527. Copies may be

inspected at the FAA, Office of the Regional

Counsel, Southwest Region, 2601 Meacham

Blvd., Room 663, Fort Worth, Texas; or at the

Office of the Federal Register, 800 North

Capitol Street, NW., suite 700, Washington,

DC.

(g) This amendment becomes effective on

August 9, 2000.

Note 4: The subject of this AD is addressed

in Luftfahrt-Bundesamt (Federal Republic of

Germany) AD’s 1998–033/7 and 1998–389,

both dated September 14, 1998.

Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, on June 26,

2000.

Eric Bries,

Acting Manager, Rotorcraft Directorate,

Aircraft Certification Service.

[FR Doc. 00–16781 Filed 7–3–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 00–AAL–1]

Revision of Class E Airspace; Barrow,

AK

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: This action revises Class E

airspace at Barrow, AK. The revision of

instrument approach procedures to

runway (RWY) 6 and RWY 24 at Wiley

Post—Will Rogers Memorial Airport,

Barrow, AK, made this action necessary.

This rule provides adequate controlled

airspace for aircraft flying IFR

procedures at Barrow, AK.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, October 5,

2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bob

Durand, Operations Branch, Federal

Aviation Administration, 222 West 7th

Avenue, Box 14, Anchorage, AK 99513–