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25919 

Vol. 71, No. 85 

Wednesday, May 3, 2006 

FARM CREDIT ADMINISTRATION 

12 CFR Parts 611, 612, 614, 615, and 

620 

RIN 3052–AC21 

Organization; Standards of Conduct 

and Referral of Known or Suspected 

Criminal Violations; Loan Policies and 

Operations; Funding and Fiscal 

Affairs, Loan Policies and Operations, 

and Funding Operations; Disclosure to 

Shareholders; Preferred Stock; 

Effective Date 

AGENCY: Farm Credit Administration. 

ACTION: Announcement of effective date. 

SUMMARY: The Farm Credit 

Administration (FCA) published a final 

rule under parts 611, 612, 614, 615, and 

620 on September 13, 2005 (70 FR 

53901). This final rule amended our 

regulations governing preferred stock 

issued by Farm Credit System (System) 

banks, associations, and service 

corporations and became effective on 

November 3, 2005 (70 FR 67901). 

However, we delayed the effective date 

of §§ 612.2165(b)(12)–(15), 615.5245(a), 

and 615.5270(d) for 6 months from the 

effective date of the final rule in order 

to allow System institutions with 

existing preferred stock programs to 

adopt the policies and procedures 

necessary to comply with the rule. This 

document announces the effective date 

of those portions of the rule. 

DATES: Effective Date: The effective date 

for §§ 612.2165(b)(12)–(15), 615.5245(a), 

and 615.5270(d) is May 3, 2006. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Laurie A. Rea, Associate Director, Office 

of Regulatory Policy, Farm Credit 

Administration, McLean, VA 22102– 

5090, (703) 883–4498, TTY (703) 883– 

4434; or 

Howard Rubin, Senior Attorney, Office 

of General Counsel, Farm Credit 

Administration, McLean, VA 22102– 

5090, (703) 883–4020, TTY (703) 883– 

4020. 

Authority: 12 U.S.C. 2252(a)(9) and (10). 

Dated: April 27, 2006. 

Roland E. Smith, 

Secretary, Farm Credit Administration Board. 

[FR Doc. 06–4175 Filed 5–2–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6705–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2005–22973; Directorate 

Identifier 2004–NM–67–AD; Amendment 39– 

14577; AD 2006–09–07] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model 

A330–200, A330–300, A340–200, and 

A340–300 Series Airplanes; and A340– 

541 and A340–642 Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The FAA is adopting a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for all 

Airbus Model A330–200, A330–300, 

A340–200, and A340–300 series 

airplanes; and A340–541 and A340–642 

airplanes. This AD requires operators to 

revise the Airworthiness Limitations 

section of the Instructions for Continued 

Airworthiness to incorporate new 

information. This information includes, 

for all affected airplanes, decreased life 

limit values for certain components; and 

for Model A330–200 and –300 series 

airplanes, new inspections, compliance 

times, and new repetitive intervals to 

detect fatigue cracking, accidental 

damage, or corrosion in certain 

structures. This AD results from a 

revision to subsection 9–1 of the Airbus 

A330 and A340 Maintenance Planning 

Documents (MPD) for Life limits/ 

Monitored parts, and subsection 9–2 of 

the Airbus A330 MPD for Airworthiness 

Limitations Items. We are issuing this 

AD to prevent fatigue cracking, damage, 

or corrosion, which could result in 

reduced structural integrity of these 

airplanes. 

DATES: This AD becomes effective June 

7, 2006. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of certain publications listed in the AD 

as of June 7, 2006. 

ADDRESSES: You may examine the AD 

docket on the Internet at http:// 

dms.dot.gov or in person at the Docket 

Management Facility, U.S. Department 

of Transportation, 400 Seventh Street, 

SW., Nassif Building, room PL–401, 

Washington, DC. 

Contact Airbus, 1 Rond Point Maurice 

Bellonte, 31707 Blagnac Cedex, France, 

for service information identified in this 

AD. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tim 

Backman, Aerospace Engineer 

International Branch, ANM–116, FAA, 

International Branch, Transport 

Airplane Directorate, 1601 Lind 

Avenue, SW., Renton, Washington 

98055–4056; telephone (425) 227–2797; 

fax (425) 227–1149. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Examining the Docket 

You may examine the airworthiness 

directive (AD) docket on the Internet at 

http://dms.dot.gov or in person at the 

Docket Management Facility office 

between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, except Federal holidays. 

The Docket Management Facility office 

(telephone (800) 647–5227) is located on 

the plaza level of the Nassif Building at 

the street address stated in the 

ADDRESSES section. 

Discussion 

The FAA issued a notice of proposed 

rulemaking (NPRM) to amend 14 CFR 

part 39 to include an AD that would 

apply to all Airbus Model A330–200, 

A330–300, A340–200, and A340–300 

series airplanes; and A340–541 and 

A340–642 airplanes. That NPRM was 

published in the Federal Register on 

November 15, 2005 (70 FR 69288). That 

NPRM proposed to require operators to 

revise the Airworthiness Limitations 

section of the Instructions for Continued 

Airworthiness to incorporate new 

information. 

Comments 

We provided the public the 

opportunity to participate in the 

development of this AD. We have 

considered the comment received. 


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Request To Allow Single Inspection for 

Compliance With Tasks of Multiple 

Origins 

Air Transportation Association 

(ATA), on behalf of Northwest Airlines, 

supports the intent of the NPRM, but 

has questions about implementing the 

AD. ATA’s concern centers on the 

Airworthiness Limitations items (ALI) 

that require general visual inspections 

(GVI). ATA supports listing these 

inspections separately in an appropriate 

document so that they remain visible 

and will not be ‘‘lost’’ in the 

commenter’s zonal inspection program. 

However, ATA would like the FAA to 

acknowledge that GVI tasks with 

multiple origins (ALI and maintenance 

review board (MRB)) that have identical 

accessibility only require a single GVI. 

ATA states that this single GVI 

constitutes full compliance with all 

applicable originating documents; 

separate GVIs are not required in order 

to show compliance with each 

originating document. ATA believes 

that accomplishing these GVIs in 

conjunction with each other will 

enhance safety, provided each GVI 

requirement is tracked separately. In 

other words, the ATA explains, an ALI 

requirement should be accomplished in 

conjunction with the zonal inspection 

program when appropriate so that the 

effectiveness of each inspection 

requirement will be maintained. 

We acknowledge ATA’s request. The 

zonal inspection program is a program 

that is unique to the commenter’s 

airline. A single GVI can satisfy both the 

MRB zonal inspection and the ALI 

inspection as long as the inspection is 

done in the same area. However, the 

commenter must work with its Principal 

Maintenance Inspector for approval of 

that method of compliance. We have not 

changed the AD in this regard. 

Explanation of Change in Applicability 

We have added Airbus Model A330–

302 and A330–303 airplanes to the 

applicability of the AD to more closely 

match the effectivity of the parallel 

French airworthiness directives. Neither 

of these models are on the U.S. Register. 

However, we have added them to the 

applicability to ensure that the unsafe 

condition is addressed if any Airbus 

Model A330–302 and A330–303 

airplane is imported and placed on the 

U.S. Register in the future. 

Clarification of Unsafe Condition 

We have changed the AD to further 

clarify the end-level effect unsafe 

condition could have on the affected 

airplanes. 

Conclusion 

We have carefully reviewed the 

available data, including the comment 

received, and determined that air safety 

and the public interest require adopting 

the AD with the changes described 

previously. We have determined that 

these changes will neither increase the 

economic burden on any operator nor 

increase the scope of the AD. 

Costs of Compliance 

The following table provides the 

estimated costs for U.S. operators to 

comply with this AD. 

ESTIMATED COSTS

Action Work hour Average labor 

rate per hour Parts Cost per airplane 

Number of 

U.S.-registered 

airplanes 

Fleet cost 

Revise the ALS .................................................. 1 $65 None ... $65 20 $1,300 

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 have 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. 

See the ADDRESSES section for a location 

to examine the regulatory evaluation. 

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 Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA) amends § 39.13 

by adding the following new 

airworthiness directive (AD): 

2006–09–07 Airbus: Amendment 39–14577. 

Docket No. FAA–2005–22973; 

Directorate Identifier 2004–NM–67–AD. 

Effective Date 

(a) This AD becomes effective June 7, 2006. 

Affected ADs 

(b) None. 

Applicability 

(c) This AD applies to all Airbus Model 

A330–201, –202, –203, –223, and –243 

airplanes; A330–301, –302, –303, –321, –322, 

–323, –341, –342, and –343 airplanes; A340–

211, –212, and –213 airplanes; A340–311, 

–312, and –313 airplanes; A340–541 

airplanes; and A340–642 airplanes; 

certificated in any category. 


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Note 1: This AD requires revisions to 

certain operator maintenance documents to 

include new inspections. Compliance with 

these inspections is required by 14 CFR 

91.403(c). For airplanes that have been 

previously modified, altered, or repaired in 

the areas addressed by these inspections, the 

operator may not be able to accomplish the 

inspections described in the revisions. In this 

situation, to comply with 14 CFR 91.403(c), 

the operator must request approval for an 

alternative method of compliance according 

to paragraph (h) of this AD. The request 

should include a description of changes to 

the required inspections that will ensure the 

continued damage tolerance of the affected 

structure. The FAA has provided guidance 

for this determination in Advisory Circular 

25–1529. 

Unsafe Condition 

(d) This AD results from a revision to 

subsection 9–1 of the Airbus A330 and A340 

Maintenance Planning Documents (MPD) for 

Life limits/Monitored parts, and subsection 

9–2 of the Airbus A330 MPD for 

Airworthiness Limitations Items. We are 

issuing this AD to prevent fatigue cracking, 

damage, or corrosion, which could result in 

reduced structural integrity of these 

airplanes. 

Compliance 

(e) You are responsible for having the 

actions required by this AD performed within 

the compliance times specified, unless the 

actions have already been done. 

Airworthiness Limitations Revision 

(f) Within 3 months after the effective date 

of this AD, revise the Airworthiness 

Limitations section (ALS) of the Instructions 

for Continued Airworthiness by 

incorporating into the ALS the documents in 

paragraph (f)(1) and (f)(2) of this AD, as 

applicable. 

(1) Airbus Document AI/SE–M4/95A.0089/ 

97, ‘‘A330 Airworthiness Limitations Items,’’

Issue 12, dated November 1, 2003, as 

specified in Section 9–2 of the Airbus A330 

MPD. 

(2) Section 9–1, ‘‘Life limits/Monitored 

parts,’’ Revision 05, dated April 7, 2005, of 

the Airbus A330 and A340 MPDs. 

(g) Except as provided by paragraph (h) of 

this AD: After the actions in paragraph (f) of 

this AD have been accomplished, no 

alternative inspections or inspection 

intervals may be approved for the structural 

elements specified in the documents listed in 

paragraph (f) of this AD. 

Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs) 

(h)(1) The Manager, International Branch, 

ANM–116, Transport Airplane Directorate, 

FAA, has the authority to approve AMOCs 

for this AD, if requested in accordance with 

the procedures found in 14 CFR 39.19. 

(2) Before using any AMOC approved in 

accordance with § 39.19 on any airplane to 

which the AMOC applies, notify the 

appropriate principal inspector in the FAA 

Flight Standards Certificate Holding District 

Office. 

Related Information 

(i) French airworthiness directives F–

2004–024, dated February 18, 2004; F–2005–

069, dated April 27, 2005; and F–2005–070, 

dated April 27, 2005; also address the subject 

of this AD. 

Material Incorporated by Reference 

(j) You must use Airbus Document AI/SE–

M4/95A.0089/97, ‘‘A330 Airworthiness 

Limitations Items,’’ Issue 12, dated November 

1, 2003; Section 9–1, ‘‘Life limits/Monitored 

parts,’’ Revision 05, dated April 7, 2005, of 

the Airbus A330 Maintenance Planning 

Document; and Section 9–1, ‘‘Life limits/ 

Monitored parts,’’ Revision 05, dated April 7, 

2005, of the Airbus A340 Maintenance 

Planning Document; as applicable, to 

perform the actions that are required by this 

AD, unless the AD specifies otherwise. (The 

document and issue number of Airbus 

Document AI/SE–M4/95A.0089/97 are 

contained only on the Title, Record of 

Revision, Summary of Changes, List of 

Effective Pages, Table of Contents, and 

Section 1 pages; no other page of this 

document contains this information. The 

revision number of Section 9–1 of the Airbus 

A330 Maintenance Planning Document and 

Section 9–1 of the Airbus A340 Maintenance 

Planning Document is contained only in the 

Record of Revisions page; no other page of 

these documents contains this information. 

The issue date on the title page of section 9–

1 of the Airbus A340 Maintenance Planning 

Document should be ‘‘April 7, 2005.’’) The 

Director of the Federal Register approved the 

incorporation by reference of these 

documents in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 

552(a) and 1 CFR part 51. Contact Airbus, 1 

Rond Point Maurice Bellonte, 31707 Blagnac 

Cedex, France, for a copy of this service 

information. You may review copies at the 

Docket Management Facility, U.S. 

Department of Transportation, 400 Seventh 

Street, SW., room PL–401, Nassif Building, 

Washington, DC; on the Internet at http:// 

dms.dot.gov; or at the National Archives and 

Records Administration (NARA). For 

information on the availability of this 

material at the NARA, 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 April 20, 

2006. 

Kalene C. Yanamura, 

Acting Manager, Transport Airplane 

Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 06–4051 Filed 5–2–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2006–23870; Directorate 

Identifier 2005–NM–022–AD; Amendment 

39–14575; AD 2006–09–05] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model 

A310–200 and –300 Series Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The FAA is adopting a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for all 

Airbus Model A310–200 and –300 series 

airplanes. This AD requires doing 

repetitive rotating probe inspections for 

any crack of the rear spar internal angle 

and the left and right sides of the tee 

fitting, and doing related investigative/ 

corrective actions if necessary. This AD 

also requires modifying the holes in the 

internal angle and tee fitting by cold 

expansion. This AD results from fullscale fatigue tests, which revealed 

cracks in the lower rear spar internal 

angle, and tee fitting. We are issuing this 

AD to detect and correct fatigue cracks 

of the rear spar internal angle and tee 

fitting, which could lead to the rupture 

of the internal angle, tee fitting, and rear 

spar, and consequent reduced structural 

integrity of the wings. 

DATES: This AD becomes effective June 

7, 2006. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of certain publications listed in the AD 

as of June 7, 2006. 

ADDRESSES: You may examine the AD 

docket on the Internet at http:// 

dms.dot.gov or in person at the Docket 

Management Facility, U.S. Department 

of Transportation, 400 Seventh Street, 

SW., Nassif Building, Room PL–401, 

Washington, DC. 

Contact Airbus, 1 Rond Point Maurice 

Bellonte, 31707 Blagnac Cedex, France, 

for service information identified in this 

AD. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tim 

Backman, Aerospace Engineer, 

International Branch, ANM–116, 

Transport Airplane Directorate, FAA, 

1601 Lind Avenue, SW., Renton, 

Washington 98055–4056; telephone 

(425) 227–2797; fax (425) 227–1149. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Examining the Docket 

You may examine the airworthiness 

directive (AD) docket on the Internet at 


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