This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER

contains notices to the public of the proposed

issuance of rules and regulations. The

purpose of these notices is to give interested

persons an opportunity to participate in the

rule making prior to the adoption of the final

rules.

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Wednesday, April 25, 2012 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Agricultural Marketing Service 

7 CFR Part 930 

[Doc. No. AMS–FV–11–0092; FV12–930–1 

PR] 

Tart Cherries Grown in the State of 

Michigan, et al.; Increasing the Primary 

Reserve Capacity and Revising 

Exemption Requirements 

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Proposed rule. 

SUMMARY: This rule invites comments 

on proposed revisions to the primary 

inventory reserve capacity and the 

exemption provisions applicable to 

handler diversion activities prescribed 

under the marketing order for tart 

cherries (order). The order regulates the 

handling of tart cherries grown in the 

States of Michigan, New York, 

Pennsylvania, Oregon, Utah, 

Washington, and Wisconsin, and is 

administered locally by the Cherry 

Industry Administrative Board (Board). 

This action would increase the volume 

of tart cherries that can be placed in the 

primary inventory reserve from 50 

million pounds to 100 million pounds 

and would revise exemption provisions 

by limiting diversion credits for new 

market development and market 

expansion activities to one year. These 

changes are intended to facilitate sales 

and lessen the impact of market 

expansion activities on volume 

restriction calculations. 

DATES: Comments must be received by 

May 10, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit written comments 

concerning this proposal. Comments 

must be sent to the Docket Clerk, 

Marketing Order and Agreement 

Division, Fruit and Vegetable Programs, 

AMS, USDA, 1400 Independence 

Avenue SW., STOP 0237, Washington, 

DC 20250–0237; Fax: (202) 720–8938; or 

Internet: http://www.regulations.gov. All 

comments should reference the 

document number and the date and 

page number of this issue of the Federal 

Register and will be made available for 

public inspection in the Office of the 

Docket Clerk during regular business 

hours, or can be viewed at: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. All comments 

submitted in response to this rule will 

be included in the record and will be 

made available to the public. Please be 

advised that the identity of the 

individuals or entities submitting the 

comments will be made public on the 

Internet at the address provided above. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jennie M. Varela, Marketing Specialist, 

or Christian D. Nissen, Regional 

Manager, Southeast Marketing Field 

Office, Marketing Order and Agreement 

Division, Fruit and Vegetable Programs, 

AMS, USDA; Telephone: (863) 324– 

3775, Fax: (863) 325–8793, or Email: 

Jennie.Varela@ams.usda.gov or 

Christian.Nissen@ams.usda.gov. 

Small businesses may request 

information on complying with this 

regulation by contacting Laurel May, 

Marketing Order and Agreement 

Division, Fruit and Vegetable Programs, 

AMS, USDA, 1400 Independence 

Avenue SW., STOP 0237, Washington, 

DC 20250–0237; Telephone: (202) 720– 

2491, Fax: (202) 720–8938, or Email: 

Laurel.May@ams.usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

proposal is issued under Marketing 

Order No. 930, as amended (7 CFR part 

930), regulating the handling of tart 

cherries grown in the States of 

Michigan, New York, Pennsylvania, 

Oregon, Utah, Washington, and 

Wisconsin, hereinafter referred to as the 

‘‘order.’’ The order is effective under the 

Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act 

of 1937, as amended (7 U.S.C. 601–674), 

hereinafter referred to as the ‘‘Act.’’ 

The Department of Agriculture 

(USDA) is issuing this rule in 

conformance with Executive Order 

12866. 

This proposal has been reviewed 

under Executive Order 12988, Civil 

Justice Reform. This rule is not intended 

to have retroactive effect. 

The Act provides that administrative 

proceedings must be exhausted before 

parties may file suit in court. Under 

section 608c(15)(A) of the Act, any 

handler subject to an order may file 

with USDA a petition stating that the 

order, any provision of the order, or any 

obligation imposed in connection with 

the order is not in accordance with law 

and request a modification of the order 

or to be exempted therefrom. A handler 

is afforded the opportunity for a hearing 

on the petition. After the hearing, USDA 

would rule on the petition. The Act 

provides that the district court of the 

United States in any district in which 

the handler is an inhabitant, or has his 

or her principal place of business, has 

jurisdiction to review USDA’s ruling on 

the petition, provided an action is filed 

not later than 20 days after the date of 

the entry of the ruling. 

This rule invites comments on 

proposed revisions to the primary 

inventory reserve capacity and the 

exemption provisions applicable to 

handler diversion activities prescribed 

under the order. This action would 

increase the volume of tart cherries that 

can be placed in the primary inventory 

reserve from 50 million pounds to 100 

million pounds and would revise 

exemption provisions by limiting 

diversion credits for new market 

development and market expansion 

activities to one year. These changes are 

intended to facilitate sales and lessen 

the impact of new market development 

and market expansion activities on 

volume restriction calculations. These 

changes were recommended by the 

Board at its meetings on September 15, 

2011, and November 2, 2011, 

respectively. 

Section 930.55 of the order provides 

authority for the establishment of a 

primary inventory reserve as part of the 

order’s volume control provisions. 

Section 930.50(i) of the order establishes 

a cap of 50 million pounds on the 

primary inventory reserve, but provides 

authority to raise that limit if necessary, 

provided that any recommendation for 

change is made by the Board on or 

before September 30 to become effective 

for the following crop year. 

Section 930.59 of the order authorizes 

handler diversion. When volume 

regulation is in effect, handlers may 

fulfill any restricted percentage 

requirement in full or in part by 

acquiring diversion certificates or by 

voluntarily diverting cherries or cherry 

products in a program approved by the 

Board, rather than placing cherries in an 

inventory reserve. These eligible 

diversion activities include, in part, use 

for new market development and market 

expansion activities. 


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Section 930.159 of the order’s 

administrative rules specifies methods 

of handler diversion, including using 

cherries or cherry products for exempt 

purposes prescribed under § 930.162. 

Section 930.162 establishes the terms 

and conditions of exemption that must 

be satisfied for handlers to receive 

diversion certificates for exempt uses. 

Section 930.162(b) defines the activities 

which qualify for exemptions including 

new market development and market 

expansion. New market development 

and market expansion activities include, 

but are not limited to, sales of cherries 

into markets that are not yet 

commercially established, product line 

extensions, or segmentation of markets 

along geographic or other definable 

characteristics. 

In July 2011, the Board established an 

ad hoc committee (committee) to 

examine the volume regulation process 

under the order and recommend 

changes that might benefit the industry. 

The committee made a series of 

recommendations, mostly 

administrative in nature, which were 

discussed by the entire Board at its 

September and November meetings. The 

recommended administrative changes 

were approved by the Board and the 

proposed changes to the primary reserve 

and diversion credits for market 

expansion activities, are the subject of 

this action. 

The order provides for the use of 

volume regulation to stabilize prices 

and improve grower returns during 

periods of oversupply. At the beginning 

of each season, the Board examines 

production and sales data to determine 

whether a volume regulation is 

necessary and if so, announces free and 

restricted percentages to limit the 

volume of tart cherries on the market. 

Free percentage cherries can be used to 

supply any available market, including 

domestic markets for pie filling, water 

packed, and frozen tart cherries. 

Restricted percentage cherries can be 

placed in reserve, marketed through 

exempt activities, including market 

expansion, or diverted in orchard or at 

the processing plant. 

When using reserves to meet their 

restricted percentage, handlers have two 

inventory reserve pools available, a 

primary reserve currently limited to 50 

million pounds and an unlimited 

secondary reserve. Reserves allow the 

industry to mitigate the impact of 

oversupply in large crop years, while 

allowing the industry to supply markets 

in years when production falls below 

demand. Volume in the secondary 

reserve cannot be released unless the 

primary reserve is empty. Most reserve 

inventory flows in and out of the 

primary reserve, and it is rarely at zero, 

making it difficult to release volume 

from the secondary reserve. 

Accessing reserves, particularly at the 

beginning of a crop year when the new 

crop has yet to be harvested, has become 

more important in recent seasons. When 

the order was promulgated, tart cherries 

were primarily processed as ingredients 

or into pie filling and a 50 million 

pound primary reserve met the needs of 

the industry. However, dried cherries, 

juice, and juice concentrate are growing 

segments of the industry, and some 

handlers are also manufacturing 

finished products for retail. The 

additional processing steps for these 

new products, as well as the growing 

variety of retail products have changed 

reserve needs. At any given time, 

handlers now hold more volume in 

reserve. 

Additionally, in years when a crop is 

short or demand exceeds expectations, 

the Board can vote to issue a reserve 

release. During the 2010–2011 season, 

the Board found it necessary to issue 

two such releases. The Board believes 

increasing the capacity of the primary 

reserve to 100 million pounds would 

facilitate the release of reserve cherries 

when they are needed. Moving 

additional reserve volume into the 

primary pool, which is easier to access, 

should allow the industry to be more 

responsive to changes in demand and 

supply, and allow handlers more 

flexibility in how they utilize the 

reserve. The intent of this action is not 

to increase the volume of cherries in 

reserve, but to shift a greater volume 

into the primary reserve where it is 

more accessible to meet handler needs. 

This change should not impact volume 

restriction calculations. 

Accordingly, at its meeting on 

September 15, 2011, the Board 

recommended increasing the capacity of 

the primary inventory reserve from 50 

million pounds to 100 million pounds. 

Fifteen Board members voted for this 

change and two abstained. 

In addition to discussing the primary 

reserve, the Board also considered 

changes to diversion credits. These 

credits are a handler’s alternative to 

placing fruit in reserve in order to 

comply with their restricted percentage 

under volume restriction. The order 

provides that fruit used for certain 

exempt purposes, including new market 

development and market expansion, is 

eligible to receive diversion credits. 

Market expansion is defined as an 

activity that expands the sale of either 

tart cherries or the products in which 

tart cherries are an ingredient. The 

Board currently limits the duration of 

any diversion credit for new market 

development and market expansion to 

three years. 

The Board believes that new market 

development and market expansion 

activities have been successful in 

increasing sales. Some Board members 

expressed that these activities have been 

very helpful in developing the dried 

cherry and juice segments. Earlier 

regulations limited the volume that 

could receive diversion credit to 10 

million pounds. However, the Board 

believed the limitation could be 

discouraging expansion and in 2006 

recommended removing the diversion 

credit volume limitations. Since that 

time, the use of new market 

development and market expansion 

activities to meet restricted percentages 

has grown. The current three-year 

average for diversion credit for market 

expansion activities is approximately 35 

million pounds a year. 

In its discussions of this issue, the 

Board sought to find a solution that 

would continue to encourage new 

market development and market 

expansion projects, but reduce the 

impact these credits have on volume 

restriction calculations. While market 

expansion activities designated for 

diversion credit represent about 15 

percent of gross sales, these sales are not 

included in the average sales figure used 

to determine optimum supply for 

volume regulation. The Board estimates 

that limiting credits to one year would 

lower the annual average credit for 

market expansion to 16 million pounds, 

or 19 million pounds below the current 

average. 

With this action, it is anticipated that 

the difference in volume between the 

three-year credit and one year credit for 

market expansion would shift to free 

sales helping to reduce the calculated 

restricted percentage. Using current 

numbers, assuming that the difference 

of 19 million pounds would be counted 

as free sales, this change would reduce 

the calculated surplus. Reducing the 

calculated surplus would, in turn, help 

lower restricted percentages. The Board 

believes this change would help make 

the calculations under volume 

regulation more reflective of industry 

conditions. 

Accordingly, at its November 2, 2011, 

meeting, the Board voted unanimously 

to revise exemption provisions 

applicable to handler diversion 

activities by limiting diversion credits 

for market expansion activities to one 

year, with the time limit beginning with 

the date of the first shipment. The Board 

also noted that projects approved prior 

to this action would be allowed to finish 

their three-year cycle. 


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Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis 

Pursuant to requirements set forth in 

the Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) 

(5 U.S.C. 601–612), the Agricultural 

Marketing Service (AMS) has 

considered the economic impact of this 

action on small entities. Accordingly, 

AMS has prepared this initial regulatory 

flexibility analysis. 

The purpose of the RFA is to fit 

regulatory actions to the scale of 

business subject to such actions in order 

that small businesses will not be unduly 

or disproportionately burdened. 

Marketing orders issued pursuant to the 

Act, and rules issued thereunder, are 

unique in that they are brought about 

through group action of essentially 

small entities acting on their own 

behalf. 

There are approximately 40 handlers 

of tart cherries who are subject to 

regulation under the marketing order 

and approximately 600 producers of tart 

cherries in the regulated area. Small 

agricultural service firms have been 

defined by the Small Business 

Administration (SBA) as those having 

annual receipts of less than $7,000,000, 

and small agricultural producers are 

defined as those having annual receipts 

of less than $750,000 (13 CFR 121.201). 

According to the National 

Agricultural Statistics Service, and 

Board data, the average annual grower 

price for tart cherries during the 2010– 

11 season was $0.221 per pound, and 

total shipments were around 270 

million pounds. Therefore, average 

receipts for tart cherry producers were 

around $99,000, well below the SBA 

threshold for small producers. In 2010, 

The Food Institute estimated an f.o.b. 

price of $0.84 per pound for frozen tart 

cherries, which make up the majority of 

processed tart cherries. Using this data, 

average annual handler receipts were 

about $5.7 million, also below the SBA 

threshold for small agricultural service 

firms. Assuming a normal distribution, 

the majority of producers and handlers 

of tart cherries may be classified as 

small entities. 

This action would increase the 

volume of tart cherries that can be 

placed in the primary inventory reserve 

from 50 million pounds to 100 million 

pounds and would revise the exemption 

provisions pertaining to handler 

diversion activities by limiting 

diversion credits for new market 

development and market expansion 

activities to one year. These changes are 

intended to facilitate sales and lessen 

the impact of such activities on volume 

restriction calculations. This rule would 

add § 930.155 to the rules and 

regulations to establish the increased 

limit for the primary inventory reserve, 

and would revise § 930.162 of the 

regulations regarding exemptions as 

they pertain to handler diversion 

activities. The authority for these 

actions is provided in §§ 930.50 and 

930.59 of the order. The Board 

recommended these actions at meetings 

on September 15, 2011, and November 

2, 2011. 

The Board believes these changes 

would better align regulations with 

industry needs and practices, facilitate 

the release of restricted fruit, and help 

avoid over-restriction. It is not 

anticipated that this action would 

impose additional costs on handlers or 

growers, regardless of size. Handlers of 

all sizes could realize a cost savings by 

not having to store product relegated to 

the secondary reserve, which is difficult 

to access. 

Further, increasing the maximum 

volume that can be held in the primary 

reserve would allow handlers to be 

more responsive to industry needs by 

making reserves easier to access in 

periods of short supply or increased 

demand, which could facilitate sales. 

Changes in processing and cherry 

products have created a situation in 

which handlers may have more volume 

on hand at any given time, furthering 

the need to access reserves. Expanding 

the volume available in the primary 

reserve would assist handlers in 

managing their stocks and would help 

maintain a steady inventory of finished 

products to supply retailers and 

consumers. 

Additionally, the Board believes 

limiting diversion credits for market 

expansion to one year would move more 

sales into the free sales category for 

purposes of computing volume 

regulations. This would reduce the 

calculated surplus, and in turn lower 

restrictions. Lower restrictions would 

allow handlers to have a greater portion 

of their volume available for free sales. 

This could facilitate additional sales 

which could improve returns for 

growers and handlers. 

This rule is expected to benefit 

producers, handlers, and consumers. 

The effects of this rule are not expected 

to be disproportionately greater or less 

for small handlers or producers than for 

larger entities. 

The Committee discussed alternatives 

to these changes, including not 

increasing the primary reserve capacity, 

as well as eliminating diversion credits 

for market expansion rather than 

limiting them to one year. Regarding the 

change to primary reserve capacity, the 

Board agreed that changes in the 

industry necessitated this change and 

that it was in the industry’s best interest 

to have this change in place by the next 

season. In discussing the change to 

diversion credits for market expansion, 

the Board considered phasing out 

diversion credits for market expansion 

altogether. However, some Board 

members believed that offering 

diversion credit for these activities had 

been beneficial to the industry and thus 

should not be eliminated entirely. The 

Board believes limiting credits to a 

maximum of one year would continue 

to encourage handlers to enter new 

markets, but lessen the impact on 

volume restriction calculations. 

Therefore, these alternatives were 

rejected. 

In accordance with the Paperwork 

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

Chapter 35), the order’s information 

collection requirements have been 

previously approved by the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) and 

assigned OMB No. 0581–0177, (Tart 

Cherries Grown in the States of 

Michigan, New York, Pennsylvania, 

Oregon, Utah, Washington, and 

Wisconsin). No changes in those 

requirements as a result of this action 

are necessary. Should any changes 

become necessary, they would be 

submitted to OMB for approval. 

Accordingly, this action would not 

impose any additional reporting or 

recordkeeping requirements on either 

small or large tart cherry handlers. As 

with all Federal marketing order 

programs, reports and forms are 

periodically reviewed to reduce 

information requirements and 

duplication by industry and public 

sector agencies. 

AMS is committed to complying with 

the E-Government Act, to promote the 

use of the Internet and other 

information technologies to provide 

increased opportunities for citizen 

access to Government information and 

services, and for other purposes. 

USDA has not identified any relevant 

Federal rules that duplicate, overlap or 

conflict with this proposed rule. 

The Board formed a committee to 

review the order’s volume regulation 

procedures and suggest changes to the 

Board. This committee held meetings 

where these issues were discussed in 

detail. These meetings were public 

meetings and both large and small 

entities were able to participate and 

express their views. In addition, the 

Board’s meetings were widely 

publicized throughout the tart cherry 

industry and all interested persons were 

invited to attend and participate in 

Board deliberations on all issues. Like 

all Board meetings, the September 15, 

2011, and November 2, 2011, meetings 

were public meetings and all entities, 


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both large and small, were able to 

express views on this issue. Finally, 

interested persons are invited to submit 

comments on this proposed rule, 

including the regulatory and 

informational impacts of this action on 

small businesses. 

A small business guide on complying 

with fruit, vegetable, and specialty crop 

marketing agreements and orders may 

be viewed at: www.ams.usda.gov/ 

MarketingOrdersSmallBusinessGuide. 

Any questions about the compliance 

guide should be sent to Laurel May at 

the previously mentioned address in the 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT

section. 

A 15-day comment period is provided 

to allow interested persons to respond 

to this proposal. Fifteen days is deemed 

appropriate because the Board would 

like to have this rule in place as soon 

as possible so handlers can consider 

these changes when making plans for 

the upcoming season. Further, handlers 

are aware of these proposed changes, 

which were discussed and 

recommended at public meetings and 

interested parties had the opportunity to 

provide input. All written comments 

timely received will be considered 

before a final determination is made on 

this matter. 

List of Subjects in 7 CFR Part 930 

Marketing agreements, Reporting and 

recordkeeping requirements, Tart 

cherries. 

For the reasons set forth in the 

preamble, 7 CFR part 930 is proposed to 

be amended as follows: 

PART 930—TART CHERRIES GROWN 

IN THE STATES OF MICHIGAN, NEW 

YORK, PENNSYLVANIA, OREGON, 

UTAH, WASHINGTON, AND 

WISCONSIN 

1. The authority citation for 7 CFR 

part 930 continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 601–674. 

2. A new § 930.150 is added to read 

as follows: 

§ 930.150 Primary inventory reserve. 

Beginning July 1, 2012, the primary 

inventory reserve may not to exceed 100 

million pounds. 

3. Section 930.162 is amended by 

adding a sentence at the end of section 

(b)(2) to read as follows: 

§ 930.162 Exemptions. 

* * * * * 

(b) * * * 

(2) * * * In addition, shipments of 

tart cherries or tart cherry products in 

new market development and market 

expansion outlets are eligible for 

handler diversion credit for a period of 

one year from the handler’s first date of 

shipment into such outlets. 

* * * * * 

Dated: April 17, 2012. 

David R. Shipman, 

Acting Administrator, Agricultural Marketing 

Service. 

[FR Doc. 2012–9860 Filed 4–24–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2012–0421; Directorate 

Identifier 2012–NM–042–AD] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing 

Company Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: We propose to adopt a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for certain 

Boeing Company Model 757 airplanes. 

This proposed AD was prompted by a 

report of in-flight fracture of the right 

windshield (window 1) on the flight 

deck and multiple reports of electrical 

arcs at the terminal blocks of the flight 

deck windshields resulting in smoke 

and fire. This proposed AD would 

require repetitive inspections of 

electrical heat terminals on the left and 

right windshields for damage, and 

corrective actions if necessary. This 

proposed AD would also allow for 

replacing an affected windshield with a 

windshield equipped with different 

electrical connections, which would 

terminate the repetitive inspections for 

that windshield. We are proposing this 

AD to prevent smoke and fire in the 

flight deck, which can lead to loss of 

visibility, and injuries to or 

incapacitation of the flight crew. 

DATES: We must receive comments on 

this proposed AD by June 11, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: You may send comments, 

using the procedures found in 14 CFR 

11.43 and 11.45, 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: Deliver to Mail 

address above between 9 a.m. and 

5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays. 

For service information identified in 

this proposed 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; email 

me.boecom@boeing.com; Internet 

https://www.myboeingfleet.com. You 

may review copies of the referenced 

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. 

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 proposed AD, the 

regulatory evaluation, any comments 

received, and other information. The 

street address for the Docket Office 

(phone: 800–647–5527) is in the 

ADDRESSES section. Comments will be 

available in the AD docket shortly after 

receipt. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Elias Natsiopoulos, Aerospace Engineer, 

Systems and Equipment Branch, ANM– 

130S, FAA, Seattle Aircraft Certification 

Office (ACO), 1601 Lind Avenue SW., 

Renton, Washington 98057–3356; 

phone: 425–917–6478; fax: 425–917– 

6590; email: 

Elias.Natsiopoulos@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Comments Invited 

We invite you to send any written 

relevant data, views, or arguments about 

this proposal. Send your comments to 

an address listed under the ADDRESSES

section. Include ‘‘Docket No. FAA– 

2012–0421; Directorate Identifier 2012– 

NM–042–AD’’ at the beginning of your 

comments. We specifically invite 

comments on the overall regulatory, 

economic, environmental, and energy 

aspects of this proposed AD. We will 

consider all comments received by the 

closing date and may amend this 

proposed 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 


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