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70037 

Vol. 76, No. 218 

Thursday, November 10, 2011 

1To view the proposed rule, supporting 

documents, and the comments we received, go to 

http://www.regulations.gov/ 

#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2009-0093. 

OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND 

BUDGET 

5 CFR Chapter III 

48 CFR Chapter 1 

Federal Regulations; OMB Circulars, 

OFPP Policy Letters, and CASB Cost 

Accounting Standards Included in the 

Semiannual Agenda of Federal 

Activities; Withdrawal 

AGENCY: Office of Management and 

Budget. 

ACTION: Withdrawal. 

SUMMARY: The Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) is announcing the 

withdrawal of its semiannual agenda of 

upcoming activities for Federal 

regulations, OMB Circulars, Office of 

Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP) 

Policy Letters, and Cost Accounting 

Standards Board (CASB) Cost 

Accounting Standards. 

DATES: The withdrawal is effective 

October 14, 2011. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: See 

agency person listed for each entry in 

the agenda, c/o Office of Management 

and Budget, Washington, DC 20503. On 

the overall agenda, contact Kevin F. 

Neyland, (202) 395–5897, at the above 

address. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In a 

document published in the Federal 

Register of September 29, 2011 (77 FR 

60357), OMB published its semiannual 

regulatory agenda. That document is 

being withdrawn because the agenda 

was prematurely and improperly 

published. 

Dated: October 11, 2011. 

Kevin F. Neyland, 

Deputy Administrator, Office of Information 

and Regulatory Affairs. 

[FR Doc. 2011–27637 Filed 11–9–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

9 CFR Parts 93, 94, and 98 

[Docket No. APHIS–2009–0093] 

Importation of Live Swine, Swine 

Semen, Pork, and Pork Products From 

Liechtenstein and Switzerland 

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: We are amending the 

regulations governing the importation of 

animals and animal products to add 

Liechtenstein and Switzerland to the 

region of Europe that we recognize as 

low risk for classical swine fever (CSF). 

We are also adding Liechtenstein to the 

list of regions we consider free from 

swine vesicular disease (SVD) and to the 

list of regions considered free from footand-mouth disease (FMD) and 

rinderpest. These actions will relieve 

some restrictions on the importation 

into the United States of certain animals 

and animal products from those regions, 

while continuing to protect against the 

introduction of CSF, SVD, FMD, and 

rinderpest into the United States. 

DATES: Effective Date: November 25, 

2011. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Kelly Rhodes, Regionalization 

Evaluation Services, Import, Sanitary 

Trade Issues Team, National Center for 

Import and Export, VS, APHIS, 4700 

River Road Unit 38, Riverdale, MD 

20737; (301) 734–4356. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

The Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service (APHIS) of the 

United States Department of Agriculture 

(USDA) regulates the importation of 

animals and animal products into the 

United States to guard against the 

introduction of animal diseases not 

currently present or prevalent in this 

country. The regulations in 9 CFR parts 

93, 94 and 98 (referred to below as the 

regulations) prohibit or restrict the 

importation of specified animals and 

animal products to prevent the 

introduction into the United States of 

various animal diseases, including 

classical swine fever (CSF), swine 

vesicular disease (SVD), foot-and-mouth 

disease (FMD), and rinderpest. These 

are dangerous and destructive 

communicable diseases of ruminants 

and swine. 

Sections 94.9 and 94.10 of the 

regulations list regions of the world that 

are declared free of or low-risk for CSF. 

Sections 94.24 and 98.38 specify 

restrictions necessary to mitigate the 

risk of introducing CSF into the United 

States via the importation of pork, pork 

products, live swine, and swine semen 

from the region of Europe that we 

recognize as low risk for CSF (currently, 

19 Member States of the European 

Union (EU)). Section 94.12 of the 

regulations lists regions that are 

declared free of SVD. Section 94.13 of 

the regulations lists regions that have 

been determined to be free of SVD, but 

that are subject to certain restrictions 

because of their proximity to or trading 

relationships with SVD-affected regions. 

Section 94.1 of the regulations lists 

regions of the world that are declared 

free of rinderpest or free of both 

rinderpest and FMD. Section 94.11 of 

the regulations lists regions that have 

been determined to be free of rinderpest 

and FMD, but that are subject to certain 

restrictions because of their proximity to 

or trading relationships with rinderpestor FMD-affected regions. 

On May 19, 2011, we published in the 

Federal Register (76 FR 28910–28913, 

Docket No. APHIS–2009–0093) a 

proposed rule 1 to add Liechtenstein and 

Switzerland to the region of Europe that 

we recognize as low risk for CSF and to 

add Liechtenstein to the lists of regions 

we consider free from SVD and from 

FMD and rinderpest. 

We solicited comments concerning 

our proposal for 60 days ending July 18, 

2011. 

We received three comments by that 

date. They were from an individual and 

from two organizations representing 

pork producers. The comments are 

discussed below. 

With respect to our proposal to add 

Switzerland to the region of Europe that 

we recognize as low risk for CSF, one 

commenter asked about Switzerland’s 

current practice regarding the feeding of 

catering waste to pigs in that country. If 

Switzerland allows this practice, the 


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commenter wanted APHIS to explain its 

decision that the level of CSF risk in 

Switzerland is equivalent to, or less 

than, the CSF risk in that portion of the 

EU that APHIS currently recognizes as 

low risk for CSF. The commenter stated 

that the EU (which does not include 

Switzerland) bans the feeding of 

catering waste to farm animals other 

than fur animals to reduce disease risk 

to swine. 

Dr. Lukas Perler, head of animal 

health, Swiss Federal Veterinary Office, 

has confirmed that Switzerland began 

enforcing a prohibition on feeding 

catering waste to pigs on July 1, 2011. 

Two commenters noted that our CSF 

risk evaluations for Switzerland and 

Liechtenstein indicated those countries 

rely on passive surveillance and a small 

amount of serological surveillance in 

domestic swine and wild boar to detect 

an outbreak. One commenter urged 

APHIS to require Switzerland and 

Liechtenstein to implement and enforce 

an active surveillance program, to be 

verified by APHIS, before allowing the 

countries to export meat to the United 

States under conditions applicable to 

regions recognized as low risk for CSF. 

The other commenter wanted APHIS to 

explain its decision that the level of CSF 

risk in Switzerland and Liechtenstein is 

equivalent to, or less than, the CSF risk 

in that portion of the EU that APHIS 

currently recognizes as low risk for CSF, 

when Switzerland and Liechtenstein do 

not have a national surveillance plan for 

CSF that is equivalent to other EU 

countries or the United States. 

Our risk assessment found no 

evidence that CSF virus currently exists 

in Switzerland or Liechtenstein and no 

immediate and significant risks 

associated with this hazard. The last 

CSF cases in Switzerland occurred in 

1993 in domestic swine and 1999 in 

wild boar; Liechtenstein has never 

reported a CSF outbreak. 

CSF infection in free-ranging wild 

boar is not an immediate concern for 

introduction of the disease into 

Switzerland or Liechtenstein, since the 

closest known infected population is 

located over 150 kilometers from the 

Swiss border, in Germany. 

Switzerland and Liechtenstein have 

adopted import and trade regulations 

concerning live animals and animal 

products that are equivalent to the 

European Commission regulations that 

apply to all EU Member States. 

Consequently, the baseline risk of CSF 

introduction into Switzerland or 

Liechtenstein through import or trade is 

similar to that of an EU Member State. 

Since Switzerland and Liechtenstein 

import very few live swine, require 

substantial veterinary oversight of the 

live swine that are imported, and 

essentially prohibit transit across either 

country, the risk of CSF introduction by 

this pathway is negligible. 

Passive surveillance in wild boar is 

ongoing through hunter submissions. 

Hunters are required by law to report 

any wild boar found dead to an official 

veterinarian, who retrieves the carcass 

and submits it for pathology and CSF 

testing. Some cantons—including 

Ticino and the northern cantons of 

Zu ̈rich, Basel, and Aargau—require CSF 

testing of all hunted wild boar. 

The Swiss Veterinary Service is 

enhancing passive surveillance for CSF 

through training and outreach activities 

focused on producers and private 

veterinarians. The emergency response 

plan includes provisions for CSFspecific training and outreach for 

veterinary professionals, animal 

keepers, the hunting community, and 

the general public. 

In addition, Switzerland tests 700– 

1,000 swine each year for CSF, 

primarily for import or export of 

domestic swine, or for boars entering 

artificial insemination centers. 

We believe the level of surveillance 

for CSF is adequate and that the facts 

support our determination that level of 

CSF risk in Switzerland and 

Liechtenstein is equivalent to, or less 

than, the CSF risk in that portion of the 

EU that APHIS currently recognizes as 

low risk for CSF. 

Finally, one commenter expressed 

general concern about the effect of 

imports on American farmers. The 

Office of the United States Trade 

Representative (USTR) calls trade 

critical to America’s prosperity—fueling 

economic growth, supporting good jobs 

at home, raising living standards, and 

helping Americans provide for their 

families with affordable goods and 

services. Both imports and exports 

contribute to the U.S. economy. While 

exports raise productivity and incomes, 

imports increase consumer choices and 

purchasing power. As provided by the 

Animal Health Protection Act, APHIS 

regulates the importation of animals and 

animal products only to the extent 

necessary to protect against the 

introduction of livestock diseases and 

pests that could harm U.S. agriculture. 

USDA places a high priority on 

removing unnecessary trade barriers on 

both imports and exports. 

Therefore, for the reasons given in the 

proposed rule and in this document, we 

are adopting the proposed rule as a final 

rule, without change. 

Effective Date 

This is a substantive rule that relieves 

restrictions and, pursuant to the 

provisions of 5 U.S.C. 553, may be made 

effective less than 30 days after 

publication in the Federal Register. 

This rule adds Liechtenstein and 

Switzerland to the region of Europe that 

we recognize as low-risk for CSF. This 

rule also adds Liechtenstein to the list 

of regions we consider free from swine 

vesicular disease and to the list of 

regions we consider free from FMD and 

rinderpest. These changes will allow 

breeding swine, swine semen, and pork 

and pork products to be imported into 

the United States from these countries 

subject to certain conditions. We have 

determined that approximately 2 weeks 

are needed to ensure that APHIS and 

Department of Homeland Security, 

Bureau of Customs and Border 

Protection, personnel at ports of entry 

receive official notice of this change in 

the regulations. Therefore, the 

Administrator of the Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service has 

determined that this rule should be 

effective 15 days after publication in the 

Federal Register. 

Executive Order 12866 and Regulatory 

Flexibility Act 

This final rule is subject to Executive 

Order 12866. However, for this action, 

the Office of Management and Budget 

has waived its review under Executive 

Order 12866. 

In accordance with the Regulatory 

Flexibility Act, we have analyzed the 

potential economic effects of this action 

on small entities. Copies of the full 

analysis are available by contacting the 

person listed under FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT or on the 

Regulations.gov Web site (see footnote 1 

above for instructions for accessing 

Regulations.gov). 

Our analysis identifies U.S. swine 

producers as the small entities 

potentially affected by the provisions of 

the rule, but also notes that Switzerland 

and Liechtenstein have, historically, 

exported a minimal amount of swine or 

swine products. 

Under these circumstances, the 

Administrator of the Animal and Plant 

Health Service has determined that this 

action will not have a significant 

economic impact on a substantial 

number of small entities. 

Executive Order 12988 

This rule has been reviewed under 

Executive Order 12988, Civil Justice 

Reform. This rule: (1) Preempts all State 

and local laws and regulations that are 

inconsistent with this rule; (2) has no 

retroactive effect; and (3) does not 

require administrative proceedings 

before parties may file suit in court 

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Paperwork Reduction Act 

This final rule contains no 

information collection or recordkeeping 

requirements under the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 

et seq.). 

List of Subjects 

9 CFR Part 93 

Animal diseases, Imports, Livestock, 

Poultry and poultry products, 

Quarantine, Reporting and 

recordkeeping requirements. 

9 CFR Part 94 

Animal diseases, Imports, Livestock, 

Meat and meat products, Milk, Poultry 

and poultry products, Reporting and 

recordkeeping requirements. 

9 CFR Part 98 

Animal diseases, Imports. 

Accordingly, we are amending 9 CFR 

parts 93, 94, and 98 as follows: 

PART 93—IMPORTATION OF CERTAIN 

ANIMALS, BIRDS, FISH, AND 

POULTRY, AND CERTAIN ANIMAL, 

BIRD, AND POULTRY PRODUCTS; 

REQUIREMENTS FOR MEANS OF 

CONVEYANCE AND SHIPPING 

CONTAINERS 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 93 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 1622 and 8301–8317; 

21 U.S.C. 136 and 136a; 31 U.S.C. 9701; 7 

CFR 2.22, 2.80, and 371.4. 

■ 2. In § 93.500, the definition of 

APHIS-defined EU CSF region is 

removed and a definition of APHISdefined European CSF region is added, 

in alphabetical order, to read as follows: 

§ 93.500 Definitions. 

* * * * * 

APHIS-defined European CSF region. 

The regions of Austria, Belgium, the 

Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, 

France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Latvia, 

Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, 

the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, 

Republic of Ireland, Spain, Sweden, 

Switzerland, and the United Kingdom 

(England, Scotland, Wales, the Isle of 

Man, and Northern Ireland). 

* * * * * 

§ 93.505 [Amended] 

3. In § 93.505, paragraph (a), the 

words ‘‘APHIS-defined EU CSF region’’ 

are removed and the words ‘‘APHISdefined European CSF region’’ are 

added in their place. 

PART 94—RINDERPEST, FOOT-ANDMOUTH DISEASE, EXOTIC 

NEWCASTLE DISEASE, AFRICAN 

SWINE FEVER, CLASSICAL SWINE 

FEVER, SWINE VESICULAR DISEASE, 

AND BOVINE SPONGIFORM 

ENCEPHALOPATHY: PROHIBITED 

AND RESTRICTED IMPORTATIONS 

■ 4. The authority citation for part 94 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 450, 7701–7772, 7781– 

7786, and 8301–8317; 21 U.S.C. 136 and 

136a; 31 U.S.C. 9701; 7 CFR 2.22, 2.80, and 

371.4. 

■ 5. In § 94.0, the definition of APHISdefined EU CSF region is removed and 

a definition of APHIS-defined European 

CSF region is added, in alphabetical 

order, to read as follows: 

§ 94.0 Definitions. 

* * * * * 

APHIS-defined European CSF region. 

The regions of Austria, Belgium, the 

Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, 

France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Latvia, 

Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, 

the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, 

Republic of Ireland, Spain, Sweden, 

Switzerland, and the United Kingdom 

(England, Scotland, Wales, the Isle of 

Man, and Northern Ireland). 

* * * * * 

§ 94.1 [Amended] 

■ 6. In § 94.1, paragraph (a)(2) is 

amended by adding the word 

‘‘Liechtenstein,’’ immediately after the 

word ‘‘Latvia,’’. 

§ 94.9 [Amended] 

■ 7. In § 94.9, paragraphs (b) and (c) 

introductory text, the words ‘‘APHISdefined EU CSF region’’ are removed 

each time they appear and the words 

‘‘APHIS-defined European CSF region’’ 

are added in their place. 

§ 94.10 [Amended] 

■ 8. In § 94.10, paragraphs (b) and (c), 

the words ‘‘APHIS-defined EU CSF 

region’’ are removed each time they 

appear and the words ‘‘APHIS-defined 

European CSF region’’ are added in 

their place. 

§ 94.11 [Amended] 

■ 9. In § 94.11, paragraph (a) is amended 

by adding the word ‘‘Liechtenstein,’’ 

immediately after the word ‘‘Latvia,’’. 

§ 94.12 [Amended] 

■ 10. In § 94.12, paragraph (a) is 

amended by adding the word 

‘‘Liechtenstein,’’ immediately after the 

word ‘‘Latvia,’’. 

§ 94.13 [Amended] 

■ 11. In § 94.13, in the introductory text, 

the first sentence is amended by adding 

the word ‘‘Liechtenstein,’’ immediately 

after the word ‘‘Latvia,’’. 

§ 94.24 [Amended] 

■ 12. Section 94.24 is amended as 

follows: 

■ a. In the section heading, by removing 

the words ‘‘APHIS-defined EU CSF 

region’’ and adding the words ‘‘APHISdefined European CSF region’’ in their 

place. 

■ b. In paragraph (a) introductory text 

and paragraph (a)(1)(i), by removing the 

words ‘‘APHIS-defined EU CSF region’’ 

each time they appear and adding the 

words ‘‘APHIS-defined European CSF 

region’’ in their place. 

■ c. In paragraphs (a)(1)(ii) and 

(a)(1)(iii), by removing the words 

‘‘APHIS-defined EU CSF region’’ each 

time they appear and adding the words 

‘‘APHIS-defined European CSF region’’ 

in their place, and by removing the 

words ‘‘of the Member State’’ each time 

they appear. 

■ d. In paragraph (a)(5), by removing the 

words ‘‘of the APHIS-defined EU CSF 

region Member State’’. 

■ e. In paragraph (b) introductory text 

and paragraph (b)(2)(i), by removing the 

words ‘‘APHIS-defined EU CSF region’’ 

each time they appear and adding the 

words ‘‘APHIS-defined European CSF 

region’’ in their place. 

■ f. In paragraph (b)(2)(ii) and (b)(2)(iii), 

by removing the words ‘‘the APHISdefined EU CSF region’’ each time they 

appear and adding the words ‘‘the 

APHIS-defined European CSF region’’ 

in their place, and by removing the 

words ‘‘of the Member State’’ each time 

they appear. 

■ g. In paragraph (b)(6), by removing the 

words ‘‘of the APHIS-defined EU CSF 

region Member State’’. 

PART 98—IMPORTATION OF CERTAIN 

ANIMAL EMBRYOS AND ANIMAL 

SEMEN 

■ 13. The authority citation for part 98 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 1622 and 8301–8317; 

21 U.S.C. 136 and 136a; 31 U.S.C. 9701; 7 

CFR 2.22, 2.80, and 371.4. 

■ 14. In § 98.30, the definition of 

APHIS-defined EU CSF region is 

removed and a definition of APHISdefined European CSF region is added, 

in alphabetical order, to read as follows: 

§ 98.30 Definitions. 

* * * * * 

APHIS-defined European CSF region. 

The regions of Austria, Belgium, the 


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Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, 

France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Latvia, 

Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, 

the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, 

Republic of Ireland, Spain, Sweden, 

Switzerland, and the United Kingdom 

(England, Scotland, Wales, the Isle of 

Man, and Northern Ireland). 

* * * * * 

§ 98.38 [Amended] 

■ 15. Section 98.38 is amended as 

follows: 

■ a. In the section heading, by removing 

the words ‘‘APHIS-defined EU CSF 

region’’ and adding the words ‘‘APHISdefined European CSF region’’ in their 

place. 

■ b. In the introductory text, by 

removing the words ‘‘APHIS-defined EU 

CSF region’’ and adding the words 

‘‘APHIS-defined European CSF region’’ 

in their place. 

■ c. In paragraph (a), by removing the 

words ‘‘of the APHIS-defined EU CSF 

region Member State’’. 

■ d. In paragraph (b)(1), by removing the 

words ‘‘APHIS-defined EU CSF region’’ 

and adding the words ‘‘APHIS-defined 

European CSF region’’ in their place. 

■ e. In paragraphs (b)(2) and (b)(3), by 

removing the words ‘‘APHIS-defined EU 

CSF region’’ each time they appear and 

adding the words ‘‘APHIS-defined 

European CSF region’’ in their place, 

and by removing the words ‘‘of the 

Member State’’ each time they appear. 

■ f. In paragraph (i), by removing the 

words ‘‘of the APHIS-defined EU CSF 

region Member State’’. 

Done in Washington, DC, this 4th day of 

November 2011. 

Kevin Shea, 

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. 2011–29133 Filed 11–9–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2011–0716; Directorate 

Identifier 2011–NM–013–AD; Amendment 

39–16858; AD 2011–23–07] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Gulfstream 

Aerospace LP (Type Certificate 

Previously Held by Israel Aircraft 

Industries, Ltd.) Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: We are adopting a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for certain 

Gulfstream Aerospace LP (type 

certificate previously held by Israel 

Aircraft Industries, Ltd.) Model Galaxy 

and Gulfstream G150 airplanes; and 

Gulfstream Aerospace LP Model 

Gulfstream 200 airplanes. This 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: 

A broken aileron servo actuator centering 

spring rod was discovered on a model G100 

aircraft during a routine scheduled 

maintenance inspection. * * * This latent 

failure of a centering spring rod, if not 

detected and corrected, in conjunction with 

the disconnection of the normal mechanical 

control system of the same servo actuator 

would lead to loss [of] control of the flight 

control surface [aileron or elevator]. This 

condition would reduce the control 

capability of the airplane and imposes a 

higher workload on the flight crew reducing 

their ability to cope with adverse operating 

conditions. 

We are issuing this AD to require 

actions to correct the unsafe condition 

on these products. 

DATES: This AD becomes effective 

December 15, 2011. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of certain publications listed in this AD 

as of December 15, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: You may examine the AD 

docket on the Internet at http:// 

www.regulations.gov or in person at the 

U.S. Department of Transportation, 

Docket Operations, M–30, West 

Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 

1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., 

Washington, DC. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Mike Borfitz, Aerospace Engineer, 

International Branch, ANM–116, 

Transport Airplane Directorate, FAA, 

1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, 

Washington 98057–3356; telephone 

(425) 227–2677; fax (425) 227–1149. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Discussion 

We issued a notice of proposed 

rulemaking (NPRM) to amend 14 CFR 

part 39 to include an AD that would 

apply to the specified products. That 

NPRM was published in the Federal 

Register on July 14, 2011 (76 FR 41432). 

That NPRM proposed to correct an 

unsafe condition for the specified 

products. The MCAI states: 

A broken aileron servo actuator centering 

spring rod was discovered on a model G100 

aircraft during a routine scheduled 

maintenance inspection. This centering 

spring rod is common to all Gulfstream Mid 

Cabin model (G100, G150 and G200) aileron 

control servo actuators and the G200 elevator 

control servo actuator too. The function of 

the centering spring rod is to maintain the 

affected servo actuator and its associated 

flight control surface in a centered position 

in the event of a disconnect of the normal 

mechanical control system input from the 

flight crew to the same servo actuator. This 

latent failure of a centering spring rod, if not 

detected and corrected, in conjunction with 

the disconnection of the normal mechanical 

control system of the same servo actuator 

would lead to loss [of] control of the flight 

control surface/aileron. This condition would 

reduce the control capability of the airplane 

and imposes a higher workload on the flight 

crew reducing their ability to cope with 

adverse operating conditions. 

The required actions include a detailed 

inspection of the servo actuator 

centering spring rods for the aileron and 

elevator to detect fractured or broken 

rods, and replacing the rods if 

necessary. You may obtain further 

information by examining the MCAI in 

the AD docket. 

Comments 

We gave the public the opportunity to 

participate in developing this AD. We 

received no comments on the NPRM 

(July 14, 2011 (76 FR 41432)) or on the 

determination of the cost to the public. 

Conclusion 

We reviewed the available data and 

determined that air safety and the 

public interest require adopting the AD 

as proposed. 

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 also have required different 

actions in this AD from those in the 

MCAI in order to follow our FAA 

policies. Any such differences are 

highlighted in a NOTE within the AD. 

Costs of Compliance 

We estimate that this AD will affect 

about 200 products of U.S. registry. We 

also estimate that it will take about 19 

work-hours per product to comply with 

the basic requirements of this AD. The 

average labor rate is $85 per work-hour. 

Based on these figures, we estimate the 


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