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

the date specified. 

(2) You must use the following service 

information to do the actions required by this 

AD, unless the AD specifies otherwise. 

(3) The following service information was 

approved for IBR on August 27, 2012. 

(i) Section 9, ‘‘Airworthiness Limitations 

(AWLs) and Certification Maintenance 

Requirements (CMRs),’’ of the Boeing 757 

Maintenance Planning Data (MPD) 

Document, D622N001–9, Revision December 

2008. 

(ii) Boeing Temporary Revision (TR) 09– 

010, dated July 2010, to Section 9, 

‘‘Airworthiness Limitations (AWLs) and 

Certification Maintenance Requirements 

(CMRs),’’ of Boeing 757 MPD Document, 

D622N001–9. Boeing TR 09–010 is published 

as Section 9 of the Boeing 757 MPD 

Document, D622N001–9, Revision July 2010. 

(iii) Boeing TR 09–011, dated November 

2010, to Section 9, ‘‘Airworthiness 

Limitations (AWLs) and Certification 

Maintenance Requirements (CMRs),’’ of the 

Boeing 757 MPD Document, D622N001–9. 

Boeing TR 09–011 is published as Section 9 

of the Boeing 757 MPD Document, 

D622N001–9, Revision November 2010. 

(4) The following service information was 

approved for IBR on June 12, 2008 (73 FR 

25974, May 8, 2008). 

(i) Boeing TR 09–008, dated March 2008, 

to Section 9, ‘‘Airworthiness Limitations 

(AWLs) and Certification Maintenance 

Requirements (CMRs),’’ of the Boeing 757 

MPD Document, D622N001–9. Boeing TR 

09–008 is published as Section 9 of the 

Boeing 757 Maintenance Planning Data 

(MPD) Document, D622N001–9, Revision 

March 2008. The Boeing 757 MPD Document, 

D622N001–9, Revision March 2008, was 

incorrectly referred to in AD 2008–10–11, 

Amendment 39–15517 (73 FR 25974, May 8, 

2008), as the ‘‘Boeing 757 Maintenance 

Planning Document (MPD) Document, 

D622N001–9, Revision March 2008. 

(ii) Reserved. 

(5) For service information identified in 

this AD, contact Boeing Commercial 

Airplanes, Attention: Data & Services 

Management, P.O. Box 3707, MC 2H–65, 

Seattle, Washington 98124–2207; telephone 

206–544–5000, extension 1, fax 206–766– 

5680; Internet https:// 

www.myboeingfleet.com. 

(6) You may review copies of the service 

information at the FAA, Transport Airplane 

Directorate, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, 

Washington. For information on the 

availability of this material at the FAA, call 

425–227–1221. 

(7) You may also review copies of the 

service information that is incorporated by 

reference at the National Archives and 

Records Administration (NARA). For 

information on the availability of this 

material at an NARA facility, call 202–741– 

6030, or go to http://www.archives.gov/ 

federal_register/code_of_federal_regulations/ 

ibr_locations.html. 

Issued in Renton, Washington, on June 6, 

2012. 

Michael Kaszycki, 

Acting Manager, Transport Airplane 

Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2012–17558 Filed 7–20–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2012–0739; Directorate 

Identifier 2012–SW–044–AD; Amendment 

39–17125; AD 2012–14–11] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Various 

Restricted Category Helicopters 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule; request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: We are adopting a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for Arrow 

Falcon Exporters, Inc. (AFE), Rotorcraft 

Development Corporation (RDC), and 

San Joaquin Helicopters (SJH) Model 

OH–58A, OH–58A+, and OH–58C 

helicopters to require inspecting the 

main rotor mast (mast) for a crack. This 

AD is prompted by two reported failures 

of the mast from corrosion-initiated 

fatigue cracking. The actions specified 

by this AD are intended to prevent 

failure of the mast and subsequent loss 

of control of the helicopter. 

DATES: This AD becomes effective 

August 7, 2012. 

We must receive comments on this 

AD by September 21, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: You may send comments by 

any of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Docket: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

online instructions for sending your 

comments electronically. 

• Fax: 202–493–2251. 

• Mail: Send comments to the U.S. 

Department of Transportation, Docket 

Operations, M–30, West Building 

Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, 

DC 20590–0001. 

• Hand Delivery: Deliver to the 

‘‘Mail’’ address between 9 a.m. and 5 

p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays. 

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 AD, the 

economic evaluation, any comments 

received, and other information. The 

street address for the Docket Operations 

Office (telephone 800–647–5527) is in 

the ADDRESSES section. Comments will 

be available in the AD docket shortly 

after receipt. 

For service information identified in 

this AD, contact Arrow Falcon 

Exporters, Inc., 2081 South Wildcat 

Way, Porterville, CA 93257; telephone 

(559) 781–8604; fax (559) 781–9271; 

email afe@arrowfalcon.com. 

You may review the referenced 

service information at the FAA, Office 

of the Regional Counsel, Southwest 

Region, 2601 Meacham Blvd., Room 

663, Fort Worth, Texas 76137. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John 

Cecil, Aviation Safety Engineer, Los 

Angeles Aircraft Certification Office, 

Transport Airplane Directorate, FAA, 

3960 Paramount Blvd., Lakewood, CA 

90712; telephone (562) 627–5228; email 

john.cecil@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Comments Invited 

This AD is a final rule that involves 

requirements affecting flight safety, and 

we did not provide you with notice and 

an opportunity to provide your 

comments prior to it becoming effective. 

However, we invite you to participate in 

this rulemaking by submitting written 

comments, data, or views. We also 

invite comments relating to the 

economic, environmental, energy, or 

federalism impacts that resulted from 

adopting this AD. The most helpful 

comments reference a specific portion of 

the AD, explain the reason for any 

recommended change, and include 

supporting data. To ensure the docket 

does not contain duplicate comments, 

commenters should send only one copy 

of written comments, or if comments are 

filed electronically, commenters should 

submit them only one time. We will file 

in the docket all comments that we 

receive, as well as a report summarizing 

each substantive public contact with 

FAA personnel concerning this 

rulemaking during the comment period. 

We will consider all the comments we 

receive and may conduct additional 

rulemaking based on those comments. 

Discussion 

AFE reported two failures of a mast 

on an OH–58A+ and an OH–58C 

helicopter used in agricultural spraying 

operations. Investigation revealed that 

the mast failures were caused by fatigue 

cracking, which initiated from corrosion 

pitting found in the threaded section of 

the mast approximately 45 inches from 

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the top of the mast. AFE issued Alert 

Service Bulletin: 2012–58–01, Revision 

1, dated February 20, 2012 (ASB 2012– 

58–01), which specifies overhauling and 

inspecting the mast for any cracks, 

pitting, or corrosion by following the 

procedures in the latest revision of 

Aviation Unit and Intermediate 

Maintenance Manual TM55–1520–228– 

23. ASB 2012–58–01 further specifies 

replacing any mast with a crack, pitting, 

or corrosion beyond surface rust that is 

removed with a wire brush or steel wool 

in the threaded portion of the mast. 

FAA’s Determination 

We are issuing this AD because we 

evaluated all the relevant information 

and determined the unsafe condition 

described previously is likely to exist or 

develop in other helicopters of the same 

type design. 

AD Requirements 

This AD requires overhauling the 

mast and performing specific 

inspections for a crack, pitting, or 

corrosion in the threaded area of the 

mast and associated parts. If there is a 

crack, pitting, or corrosion, this AD 

requires replacing the mast with an 

airworthy mast. This AD also requires 

the operator to report any crack, pitting, 

or corrosion found during the 

inspections. The report must include 

the number of hours time-in-service 

(TIS) and calendar time since the last 

overhaul of the mast. 

Differences Between This AD and the 

Service Information 

RDC and SJH helicopters are included 

in this AD because they have the same 

mast design and are operated similarly 

to the AFE fleet. This AD does not 

include the 1200 hour TIS repetitive 

inspections required by ASB 2012–58– 

01. 

Interim Action 

We consider this AD to be an interim 

action. We are considering a repetitive 

inspection for this unsafe condition. 

The planned inspection interval would 

allow sufficient opportunity for prior 

public notice and comment. 

Costs of Compliance 

We estimate that this AD will affect 

80 helicopters of U.S. Registry, and that 

operators may incur the following costs 

in order to comply with this AD. 

Inspecting the mast and reporting the 

results will require about 20 work hours 

at an average labor rate of $85 per hour, 

for a total cost of $1,700 per helicopter, 

and a total cost to the U.S. operator fleet 

of $136,000. Replacing a cracked main 

rotor mast will require about 20 work 

hours at an average labor rate of $85 per 

hour, and required parts will cost about 

$11,891 for a total cost per helicopter of 

$13,591. 

FAA’s Justification and Determination 

of the Effective Date 

Providing an opportunity for public 

comments prior to adopting these AD 

requirements would delay 

implementing the safety actions needed 

to correct this known unsafe condition. 

Therefore, we find that the risk to the 

flying public justifies waiving notice 

and comment prior to the adoption of 

this rule because the required corrective 

actions must be accomplished within 30 

days. 

Since an unsafe condition exists that 

requires the immediate adoption of this 

AD, we determined that notice and 

opportunity for public comment before 

issuing this AD are impracticable and 

that good cause exists for making this 

amendment effective in less than 30 

days. 

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 AD will not 

have federalism implications under 

Executive Order 13132. This AD 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. 

For the reasons discussed, I certify 

that this AD: 

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); 

3. Will not affect intrastate aviation in 

Alaska to the extent that it justifies 

making a regulatory distinction; 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 an economic evaluation 

of the estimated costs to comply with 

this 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. 

Adoption of the Amendment 

Accordingly, under the authority 

delegated to me by the Administrator, 

the FAA amends 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 airworthiness 

directive (AD): 

2012–14–11 Various Restricted Category 

Helicopters: Amendment 39–17125; 

Docket No. FAA–2012–0739; Directorate 

Identifier 2012–SW–044–AD. 

(a) Applicability 

This AD applies to Arrow Falcon 

Exporters, Inc. (AFE), Rotorcraft 

Development Corporation (formerly Garlick 

Helicopter Corporation, and Garlick 

Helicopter, Inc.), and San Joaquin 

Helicopters Model OH–58A, OH–58A+, and 

OH–58C helicopters, certificated in any 

category. 

(b) Unsafe Condition 

This AD defines the unsafe condition as a 

crack in the main rotor mast, which could 

result in failure of the mast and subsequent 

loss of control of the helicopter. 

(c) Effective Date 

This AD becomes effective August 7, 2012. 

(d) Compliance 

You are responsible for performing each 

action required by this AD within the 

specified compliance time. 

(e) Required Actions 

(1) Within 30 days, unless accomplished 

previously within the last 12 months: 

(i) Overhaul the main rotor mast assembly 

and magnetic particle inspect the mast; mast 

bearing nut; plate, mast and seal; and bearing 

liner for a crack. 

(ii) Fluorescent penetrant inspect the 

locking plate for a crack. 

(iii) Using a 10X or higher magnifying 

glass, inspect the threaded area of the mast 

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as shown in area E of figure 1 to paragraph 

(e) of this AD for pitting, corrosion, or a 

crack. Remove any surface rust with a wire 

brush or steel wool. 

(2) If there is a crack, pitting, or corrosion, 

before further flight, replace the mast with an 

airworthy mast. 

(3) Within 10 days, report any findings of 

a crack, pitting, or corrosion to the address 

listed in paragraph (g)(1) of this AD. Include 

the number of hours TIS and calendar time 

since the last overhaul and inspection of the 

mast and the restricted category type of the 

helicopter. 

(f) Paperwork Reduction Act Burden 

Statement 

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. 

(g) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs) 

(1) The Manager, Los Angeles Aircraft 

Certification Office, FAA, may approve 

AMOCs for this AD. Send your proposal to: 

John Cecil, Aviation Safety Engineer, Los 

Angeles Aircraft Certification Office, 

Transport Airplane Directorate, FAA, 3960 

Paramount Blvd., Lakewood, CA 90712; 

telephone (562) 627–5228; email 

john.cecil@faa.gov. 

(2) For operations conducted under a 14 

CFR part 119 operating certificate or under 

14 CFR part 91, subpart K, we suggest that 

you notify your principal inspector, or 

lacking a principal inspector, the manager of 

the local flight standards district office or 

certificate holding district office before 

operating any aircraft complying with this 

AD through an AMOC. 

(h) Additional Information 

(1) Arrow Falcon Exporters, Inc., Alert 

Service Bulletin: 2012–58–01, Revision 1, 

dated February 20, 2012, which is not 

incorporated by reference, contains more 

information about the subject of this AD. 

(2) For service information identified in 

this AD, contact Arrow Falcon Exporters, 

Inc., 2081 South Wildcat Way, Porterville, 

CA 93257; telephone (559) 781–8604; fax 

(559) 781–9271; email afe@arrowfalcon.com. 

(2) You may review the service information 

at the FAA, Office of the Regional Counsel, 

Southwest Region, 2601 Meacham Blvd., 

Room 663, Fort Worth, Texas 76137. 

(i) Subject 

Joint Aircraft Service Component (JASC) 

Code: 6300: Main Rotor Drive. 

Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, on July 5, 

2012. 

Kim Smith, 

Manager, Rotorcraft Directorate, Aircraft 

Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2012–17279 Filed 7–20–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Bureau of Industry and Security 

15 CFR Parts 732, 738, 746, and 774 

[Docket No. 110725414–1480–01] 

RIN 0694–AF31 

Export and Reexport Controls to 

Rwanda and United Nations Sanctions 

Under the Export Administration 

Regulations 

AGENCY: Bureau of Industry and 

Security, Commerce. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: In this final rule, the Bureau 

of Industry and Security (BIS) amends 

the Export Administration Regulations 

(EAR) to implement United Nations 

Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 

1823 (2008), which, among other things, 

terminated sanctions against Rwanda 

concerning ‘‘arms and related materiel’’ 

imposed in 1994 pursuant to UNSCR 

918. This rule includes conforming 

changes in the EAR related to the 

termination of the United Nations 

embargo on ‘‘arms and related materiel’’ 

against Rwanda, including the removal 

of machetes from the Commerce Control 

List (CCL). Further, BIS amends Part 746 

(Embargoes and Other Special Controls) 

of the EAR to require a license to export 

or reexport certain items to countries 

subject to United Nations Security 

Council arms embargoes. A presumptive 

denial policy will apply to applications 

to export or reexport items that are 


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