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Exceptions to Service Bulletin Specifications 

(h) Where Boeing Special Attention Service 

Bulletin 767–53–0207, dated December 17, 

2009, specifies a compliance time after the 

date on the service bulletin, this AD requires 

compliance within the specified time after 

the effective date of this AD. 

(i) The internal detailed inspection 

specified in Boeing Special Attention Service 

Bulletin 767–53–0207, dated December 17, 

2009, and required by paragraph (g) of this 

AD must be done at the later of the times 

specified in paragraphs (i)(1) and (i)(2) of this 

AD. 

(1) Before the accumulation of 25,000 total 

flight cycles. 

(2) At the applicable time specified in 

paragraph (i)(2)(i) or (i)(2)(ii) of this AD. 

(i) If any fuselage skin crack is found 

during the external detailed inspection 

required by paragraph (g) of this AD: Within 

3,000 flight cycles after the effective date of 

this AD. 

(ii) If no fuselage skin crack is found 

during the external detailed inspection 

required by paragraph (g) of this AD: Within 

6,000 flight cycles after the effective date of 

this AD. 

Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs) 

(j)(1) The Manager, Seattle Aircraft 

Certification Office (ACO), FAA, has the 

authority to approve AMOCs for this AD, if 

requested using the procedures found in 14 

CFR 39.19. In accordance with 14 CFR 39.19, 

send your request to your principal inspector 

or local Flight Standards District Office, as 

appropriate. If sending information directly 

to the manager of the ACO, send it to the 

attention of the person identified in the 

Related Information section of this AD. 

Information may be e-mailed to: 9-ANMSeattle-ACO-AMOC-Requests@faa.gov. 

(2) Before using any approved AMOC, 

notify your appropriate principal inspector, 

or lacking a principal inspector, the manager 

of the local flight standards district office/ 

certificate holding district office. 

(3) An AMOC that provides an acceptable 

level of safety may be used for any repair 

required by this AD if it is approved by the 

Boeing Commercial Airplanes Organization 

Designation Authorization (ODA) that has 

been authorized by the Manager, Seattle 

ACO, to make those findings. For a repair 

method to be approved, the repair must meet 

the certification basis of the airplane, and the 

approval must specifically refer to this AD. 

Related Information 

(k) For more information about this AD, 

contact Berhane Alazar, Aerospace Engineer, 

Airframe Branch, ANM–120S, FAA, Seattle 

ACO, 1601 Lind Avenue, SW., Renton, 

Washington 98057–3356; phone: 425–917– 

6577; fax: 425–917–6590; e-mail: 

berhane.alazar@faa.gov. 

Material Incorporated by Reference 

(l) You must use Boeing Special Attention 

Service Bulletin 767–53–0207, dated 

December 17, 2009, to do the actions 

required by this AD, unless the AD specifies 

otherwise. 

(1) The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference of 

the service information under 5 U.S.C. 552(a) 

and 1 CFR part 51. 

(2) 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; e-mail me.boecom@boeing.com; 

Internet 

https://www.myboeingfleet.com. 

(3) 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. 

(4) 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 January 

6, 2011. 

Ali Bahrami, 

Manager, Transport Airplane Directorate, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2011–462 Filed 1–24–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2011–0053; Directorate 

Identifier 2010–CE–073–AD; Amendment 

39–16581; AD 2011–02–08] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Aircraft 

Industries a.s. Model L 23 Super Blanik 

Sailplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule; request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: We are adopting a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for the 

products listed above. This AD results 

from mandatory continuing 

airworthiness information (MCAI) 

issued by the aviation authority of 

another country to identify and correct 

an unsafe condition on an aviation 

product. The MCAI describes the unsafe 

condition as: 

Cracks were reported on the rear horizontal 

stabilizer bracket of two L 23 SUPER– 

BLANIK sailplanes. 

This condition, if not corrected, could 

result in no longer retaining the horizontal 

stabilizer in place and consequent loss of 

control of the aeroplane. 

This AD requires actions that are 

intended to address the unsafe 

condition described in the MCAI. 

DATES: This AD becomes effective 

February 14, 2011. 

On February 14, 2011, the Director of 

the Federal Register approved the 

incorporation by reference of certain 

publications listed in this AD. 

We must receive comments on this 

AD by March 11, 2011. 

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 AD, contact Aircraft Industries, a.s.- 

Na zahonech 1177, 686 04 Kunovice, 

Czech Republic; telephone: +420 572 

817 660; fax: +420 572 816 112; e-mail: 

ots@let.cz; Internet: http://www.let.cz/. 

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 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: Jim 

Rutherford, Aerospace Engineer, FAA, 

Small Airplane Directorate, 901 Locust, 

Room 301, Kansas City, Missouri 64106; 

telephone: (816) 329–4165; fax: (816) 

329–4090. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Discussion 

The European Aviation Safety Agency 

(EASA), which is the Technical Agent 


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for the Member States of the European 

Community, has issued AD No.: 2010– 

0274–E, dated December 22, 2010 

(referred to after this as ‘‘the MCAI’’), to 

correct an unsafe condition for the 

specified products. The MCAI states: 

Cracks were reported on the rear horizontal 

stabilizer bracket of two L 23 SUPER– 

BLANIK sailplanes. 

This condition, if not corrected, could 

result in no longer retaining the horizontal 

stabilizer in place and consequent loss of 

control of the aeroplane. 

For the reasons described above, this AD 

requires immediate inspection of the bracket 

located at the top of the fin (drawing No. A 

730 420 N) and its replacement depending on 

findings. As a result of the on-going 

investigation further mandatory terminating 

action and/or repetitive inspection is likely 

to follow. 

You may obtain further information by 

examining the MCAI in the AD docket. 

Relevant Service Information 

Aircraft Industries a.s. has issued LET 

Aircraft Industries Mandatory Bulletin 

No.: L23/053a, dated December 14, 

2010; and LET Aircraft Industries 

Information Bulletin No.: L23/054b, 

dated December 20, 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 the 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 issuing this 

AD because we evaluated all 

information provided by the State of 

Design Authority and determined the 

unsafe condition exists and is likely to 

exist or develop on other products of the 

same type design. 

Differences Between This AD and the 

MCAI or Service Information 

We have reviewed the MCAI and 

related service information and, in 

general, agree with their substance. But 

we might have found it necessary to use 

different words from those in the MCAI 

to ensure the AD is clear for U.S. 

operators and is enforceable. In making 

these changes, we do not intend to differ 

substantively from the information 

provided in the MCAI and related 

service information. 

We might have also required different 

actions in this AD from those in the 

MCAI in order to follow FAA policies. 

Any such differences are described in a 

separate paragraph of the AD. These 

requirements take precedence over 

those copied from the MCAI. 

FAA’s Determination of the Effective 

Date 

An unsafe condition exists that 

requires the immediate adoption of this 

AD. The FAA has found that the risk to 

the flying public justifies waiving notice 

and comment prior to adoption of this 

rule because cracks were reported on 

the rear horizontal stabilizer bracket of 

two L 23 Super Blanik sailplanes. This 

condition, if not corrected, could result 

in no longer retaining the horizontal 

stabilizer in place and consequent loss 

of control. Therefore, 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 

fewer than 30 days. 

Comments Invited 

This AD is a final rule that involves 

requirements affecting flight safety, and 

we did not precede it by notice and 

opportunity for public comment. We 

invite you to send any written relevant 

data, views, or arguments about this AD. 

Send your comments to an address 

listed under the ADDRESSES section. 

Include ‘‘Docket No. FAA–2011–0053; 

Directorate Identifier 2010–CE–073– 

AD’’ at the beginning of your comments. 

We specifically invite comments on the 

overall regulatory, economic, 

environmental, and energy aspects of 

this AD. We will consider all comments 

received by the closing date and may 

amend this AD because of those 

comments. 

We will post all comments we 

receive, without change, to http:// 

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information you provide. We 

will also post a report summarizing each 

substantive verbal contact we receive 

about this AD. 

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 above, 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); 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. 

We prepared a regulatory 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 AD: 

2011–02–08 Aircraft Industries a.s.: 

Amendment 39–16581; Docket No. 

FAA–2011–0053; Directorate Identifier 

2010–CE–073–AD. 

Effective Date 

(a) This airworthiness directive (AD) 

becomes effective February 14, 2011. 

Affected ADs 

(b) None 

Applicability 

(c) This AD applies to Aircraft Industries 

a.s. Model L 23 Super Blanik sailplanes, all 

serial numbers, certificated in any category. 


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Subject 

(d) Air Transport Association of America 

(ATA) Code 55: Stabilizers. 

Reason 

(e) The mandatory continuing 

airworthiness information (MCAI) states: 

Cracks were reported on the rear horizontal 

stabilizer bracket of two L 23 SUPER– 

BLANIK sailplanes. 

This condition, if not corrected, could 

result in no longer retaining the horizontal 

stabilizer in place and consequent loss of 

control of the aeroplane. 

For the reasons described above, this AD 

requires immediate inspection of the bracket 

located at the top of the fin (drawing No. A 

730 420 N) and its replacement depending on 

findings. As a result of the on-going 

investigation further mandatory terminating 

action and/or repetitive inspection is likely 

to follow. 

Actions and Compliance 

(f) Unless already done, do the following 

actions: 

(1) Before further flight after the effective 

date of this AD, inspect the rear horizontal 

stabilizer bracket critical areas (hinge 

welding areas) for cracks following LET 

Aircraft Industries Mandatory Bulletin No.: 

L23/053a, dated December 14, 2010. 

(2) If during the inspection required in 

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

before further flight, replace the bracket 

following LET Aircraft Industries Information 

Bulletin No.: L23/054b, dated December 20, 

2010. 

(3) Within 10 days after the replacement 

required in paragraph (f)(2) of this AD, do the 

following actions: 

(i) Send the damaged bracket to the address 

listed in paragraph (i)(2) of this AD. 

(ii) Send a report to the address listed in 

paragraph (i)(2) of this AD containing the 

following information: Registration mark, 

serial number, total hours time-in-service, 

and number of take-offs (if available) since 

the sailplane has been in operation. 

FAA AD Differences 

Note: This AD differs from the MCAI and/ 

or service information as follows: No 

differences. 

Other FAA AD Provisions 

(g) 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: Jim Rutherford, Aerospace Engineer, 

FAA, Small Airplane Directorate, 901 Locust, 

Room 301, Kansas City, Missouri 64106; 

telephone: (816) 329–4165; fax: (816) 329– 

4090. 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. 

Related Information 

(h) Refer to European Aviation Safety 

Agency (EASA) AD No.: 2010–0274–E, dated 

December 22, 2010; LET Aircraft Industries 

Mandatory Bulletin No.: L23/053a, dated 

December 14, 2010; and LET Aircraft 

Industries Information Bulletin No.: L23/ 

054b, dated December 20, 2010; for related 

information. 

Material Incorporated by Reference 

(i) You must use LET Aircraft Industries 

Mandatory Bulletin No.: L23/053a, dated 

December 14, 2010; and LET Aircraft 

Industries Information Bulletin No.: L23/ 

054b, dated December 20, 2010, to do the 

actions required by this AD, unless the AD 

specifies otherwise. 

(1) The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference of 

this service information under 5 U.S.C. 

552(a) and 1 CFR part 51. 

(2) For service information identified in 

this AD, contact Aircraft Industries, a.s.-Na 

zahonech 1177, 686 04 Kunovice, Czech 

Republic; telephone: +420 572 817 660; fax: 

+420 572 816 112; e-mail: ots@let.cz; 

Internet: http://www.let.cz/. 

(3) 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. 

(4) You may also review copies of the 

service information incorporated by reference 

for this AD at the National Archives and 

Records Administration (NARA). For 

information on the availability of this 

material at NARA, call (202) 741–6030, or go 

to: http://www.archives.gov/federal_register/ 

code_of_federal_regulations/ 

ibr_locations.html. 

Issued in Kansas City, Missouri, on January 

12, 2011. 

Earl Lawrence, 

Manager, Small Airplane Directorate, Aircraft 

Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2011–1137 Filed 1–24–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Bureau of Industry and Security 

15 CFR Parts 738, 740, 742, and 744 

[Docket No. 101222617–0617–01] 

RIN 0694–AF10 

U.S.-India Bilateral Understanding: 

Revisions to U.S. Export and Reexport 

Controls 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 several components 

of the bilateral understanding between 

the United States and India announced 

by President Obama and India’s Prime 

Minister Singh on November 8, 2010. 

This is the first in a series of rules 

implementing the President’s and Prime 

Minister’s commitment to work together 

to strengthen the global nonproliferation 

and export control framework and 

further transform our bilateral export 

control cooperation to realize the full 

potential of the strategic partnership 

between the two countries. The two 

leaders outlined mutual steps to 

implement an export control reform 

program. On the part of the United 

States, these steps include removing 

India’s defense and space-related 

entities from the Entity List 

(Supplement No. 4 to part 744 of the 

EAR) and realigning U.S. export 

licensing policy toward India by 

removing India from three country 

groups in the EAR and adding it to one 

country group. This rule also makes 

conforming changes to the EAR 

consistent with these steps. These 

reforms reflect India’s nonproliferation 

record and commitment to abide by 

multilateral export control standards. 

DATES: This rule is effective January 25, 

2011. Although there is no formal 

comment period, public comments on 

this regulation are welcome on a 

continuing basis. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by RIN 0694–AF10, by any of 

the following methods: 


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