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quarantine pests. Appropriate pest 

controls must be applied in accordance 

with the operational workplan. If APHIS 

or the NPPO of Japan finds that a place 

of production is not complying with the 

requirements of this section, no fruit 

from the place of production will be 

eligible for export to the United States 

until APHIS and the NPPO of Japan 

conduct an investigation and both agree 

that appropriate remedial actions have 

been implemented. 

(3) Harvested fruit must be 

transported to the packinghouse in 

containers marked to identify the place 

of production from which the 

consignment of fruit originated. 

(c) Packinghouse requirements. (1) All 

packinghouses that participate in the 

export program must be approved by 

and registered with the Japanese NPPO. 

(2) During the time the packinghouse 

is in use for exporting persimmons to 

the United States, the packinghouse 

may only accept persimmons from 

registered approved production sites 

and the fruit must be segregated from 

fruit intended for other markets. 

(3) All damaged, deformed, or 

diseased fruit must be culled at the 

packinghouse. 

(4) Boxes or other containers in which 

the fruit is shipped must be marked to 

identify the place of production where 

the fruit originated and the 

packinghouse where it was packed. 

(5) The NPPO of Japan must monitor 

packinghouse operations to verify that 

the packinghouses are complying with 

the requirements of the regulations. If 

the NPPO of Japan finds that a 

packinghouse is not complying with the 

requirements of this section, no fruit 

from the packinghouse will be eligible 

for export to the United States until 

APHIS and the NPPO of Japan conduct 

an investigation and both agree that 

appropriate remedial actions have been 

implemented. 

(d) Sampling. Inspectors from the 

NPPO of Japan must inspect a biometric 

sample of the fruit, at a rate determined 

by APHIS, from each consignment. The 

inspectors must visually inspect the 

biometric sample for quarantine pests 

listed in the operational workplan 

required by paragraph (a) of this section 

and must cut fruit, at a rate determined 

by APHIS, to inspect for quarantine 

pests that are internal feeders. If 

quarantine pests are detected in this 

inspection, the consignment will be 

prohibited from export to the United 

States. 

(e) Phytosanitary certificate. Each 

consignment of persimmons must be 

accompanied by a phytosanitary 

certificate of inspection issued by the 

Japan NPPO with an additional 

declaration stating that the fruit in the 

consignment were grown, packed, and 

inspected and found to be free of pests 

in accordance with the requirements of 

7 CFR 319.56–76. 

Done in Washington, DC, this 24th day of 

August 2016. 

Kevin Shea, 

Administrator, Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. 2016–20724 Filed 8–29–16; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2015–7095; Directorate 

Identifier 2015–SW–085–AD] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Sikorsky 

Aircraft Corporation Helicopters 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: We propose to adopt a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for 

Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation (Sikorsky) 

Model S–92A helicopters. This 

proposed AD would require removing 

from service the tail gearbox center 

housing (housing) when it has 12,200 or 

more hours time-in-service (TIS). This 

proposed AD is prompted by fatigue 

analysis conducted by Sikorsky that 

determined the housing required a 

retirement life. The proposed actions are 

intended to prevent a crack in the 

housing, which could lead to loss of tail 

rotor drive and loss of helicopter 

control. 

DATES: We must receive comments on 

this proposed AD by October 31, 2016. 

ADDRESSES: You may send comments by 

any of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Docket: Go to 

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

online instructions for sending your 

comments electronically. 

• Fax: 202–493–2251. 

• Mail: Send comments to the U.S. 

Department of Transportation, Docket 

Operations, M–30, West Building 

Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, 

DC 20590–0001. 

• Hand Delivery: Deliver to the 

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

p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays. 

Examining the AD Docket 

You may examine the AD docket on 

the Internet at http://

www.regulations.gov by searching for 

and locating Docket No. FAA–2015– 

7095; or in person at the Docket 

Operations Office between 9 a.m. and 5 

p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays. The AD docket 

contains this proposed AD, the 

economic evaluation, any comments 

received, and other information. The 

street address for the Docket Operations 

Office (telephone 800–647–5527) is in 

the ADDRESSES section. Comments will 

be available in the AD docket shortly 

after receipt. 

For service information identified in 

this proposed rule, contact Sikorsky 

Aircraft Corporation, Customer Service 

Engineering, 124 Quarry Road, 

Trumbull, CT 06611; telephone 1–800- 

Winged-S or 203–416–4299; email 

sikorskywcs@sikorsky.com. 

You may review the referenced 

service information at the FAA, Office 

of the Regional Counsel, Southwest 

Region, 10101 Hillwood Pkwy, Room 

6N–321, Fort Worth, TX 76177. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kristopher Greer, Aerospace Engineer, 

Boston Aircraft Certification Office, 

Engine & Propeller Directorate, FAA, 

1200 District Avenue, Burlington, 

Massachusetts 01803; telephone 781– 

238–7799; email Kristopher.Greer@

faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Comments Invited 

We invite you to participate in this 

rulemaking by submitting written 

comments, data, or views. We also 

invite comments relating to the 

economic, environmental, energy, or 

federalism impacts that might result 

from adopting the proposals in this 

document. The most helpful comments 

reference a specific portion of the 

proposal, explain the reason for any 

recommended change, and include 

supporting data. To ensure the docket 

does not contain duplicate comments, 

commenters should send only one copy 

of written comments, or if comments are 

filed electronically, commenters should 

submit only one time. 

We will file in the docket all 

comments that we receive, as well as a 

report summarizing each substantive 

public contact with FAA personnel 

concerning this proposed rulemaking. 

Before acting on this proposal, we will 

consider all comments we receive on or 

before the closing date for comments. 

We will consider comments filed after 

the comment period has closed if it is 

possible to do so without incurring 

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expense or delay. We may change this 

proposal in light of the comments we 

receive. 

Discussion 

We propose to adopt a new AD for 

Sikorsky Model S–92A helicopters with 

a housing, part number (P/N) 92358– 

06107–043, installed. This proposed AD 

would establish a life limit of 12,200 

hours TIS for the housing by requiring 

that the housing be removed from 

service when it reaches 12,200 hours 

TIS. This proposed AD is prompted by 

an analysis conducted by Sikorsky on 

the Model S–92A helicopter for a gross 

weight increase that revealed higher 

than expected loads. The housing 

currently has no life limit. Sikorsky’s 

analysis, which used updated load 

conditions and updated fatigue analysis 

software, determined housings that 

remain in service beyond 12,200 hours 

TIS present an unacceptable risk of 

cracking. This condition could result in 

loss of tail rotor drive and loss of 

helicopter control. 

FAA’s Determination 

We are proposing this AD because we 

evaluated all known relevant 

information and determined that an 

unsafe condition exists and is likely to 

exist or develop on other products of 

these same type designs. 

Related Service Information 

We reviewed Sikorsky S–92 

Maintenance Manual 4–00–00, 

Temporary Revision No. 4–49, dated 

April 10, 2015, which establishes a 

replacement interval of 12,200 hours for 

housing, P/N 92358–06107–043. 

Proposed AD Requirements 

This proposed AD would require, 

before further flight, removing from 

service any tail gearbox housing, P/N 

92358–06107–043, that has 12,200 or 

more hours TIS. 

Costs of Compliance 

We estimate that this proposed AD 

would affect 80 helicopters of U.S. 

Registry and that labor costs average $85 

per work hour. Based on these 

estimates, we expect the following costs. 

Replacing the housing would require 24 

work-hours, and parts would cost 

$58,000 for a total cost of $60,040 per 

helicopter. 

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 proposed AD 

would not have federalism implications 

under Executive Order 13132. This 

proposed AD would not have a 

substantial direct effect on the States, on 

the relationship between the national 

Government and the States, or on the 

distribution of power and 

responsibilities among the various 

levels of government. 

For the reasons discussed, I certify 

this proposed regulation: 

1. Is not a ‘‘significant regulatory 

action’’ under Executive Order 12866; 

2. Is not a ‘‘significant rule’’ under the 

DOT Regulatory Policies and Procedures 

(44 FR 11034, February 26, 1979); 

3. Will not affect intrastate aviation in 

Alaska to the extent that it justifies 

making a regulatory distinction; and 

4. Will not have a significant 

economic impact, positive or negative, 

on a substantial number of small entities 

under the criteria of the Regulatory 

Flexibility Act. 

We prepared an economic evaluation 

of the estimated costs to comply with 

this proposed 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. 

The Proposed Amendment 

Accordingly, under the authority 

delegated to me by the Administrator, 

the FAA proposes to amend 14 CFR part 

39 as follows: 

PART 39—AIRWORTHINESS 

DIRECTIVES 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 39 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40113, 44701. 

§ 39.13 [Amended] 

■ 2. The FAA amends § 39.13 by adding 

the following new airworthiness 

directive (AD): 

SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT CORPORATION: Docket No. 

FAA–2015–7095; Directorate Identifier 

2015–SW–085–AD. 

(a) Applicability 

This AD applies to Sikorsky Aircraft 

Corporation (Sikorsky) Model S–92A 

helicopters, certificated in any category, with 

a tail gearbox center housing, part number 

(P/N) 92358–06107–043, installed. 

(b) Unsafe Condition 

This AD defines the unsafe condition as a 

crack in a tail gearbox center housing. This 

condition could result in failure of the tail 

rotor drive and consequently loss of 

helicopter control. 

(c) Comments Due Date 

We must receive comments by October 31, 

2016. 

(d) Compliance 

You are responsible for performing each 

action required by this AD within the 

specified compliance time unless it has 

already been accomplished prior to that time. 

(e) Required Actions 

Before further flight, remove from service 

any tail gearbox housing, P/N 92358–06107– 

043, that has 12,200 or more hours time-inservice. 

(f) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOC) 

(1) The Manager, Boston Aircraft 

Certification Office, FAA, may approve 

AMOCs for this AD. Send your proposal to: 

Kristopher Greer, aerospace engineer, Boston 

Aircraft Certification Office, Engine & 

Propeller Directorate, FAA, 1200 District 

Avenue, Burlington, Massachusetts 01803; 

telephone 781–238–7799; email 

Kristopher.Greer@faa.gov. 

(2) For operations conducted under a 14 

CFR part 119 operating certificate or under 

14 CFR part 91, subpart K, we suggest that 

you notify your principal inspector, or 

lacking a principal inspector, the manager of 

the local flight standards district office or 

certificate holding district office before 

operating any aircraft complying with this 

AD through an AMOC. 

(g) Additional Information 

For service information identified in this 

AD, contact Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, 

Customer Service Engineering, 124 Quarry 

Road, Trumbull, CT 06611; telephone 1–800- 

Winged-S or 203–416–4299; email 

sikorskywcs@sikorsky.com. You may review 

a copy of the information at the FAA, Office 

of the Regional Counsel, Southwest Region, 

10101 Hillwood Pkwy, Room 6N–321, Fort 

Worth, TX 76177. 

(h) Subject 

Joint Aircraft Service Component (JASC) 

Code: 6520, Tail Rotor Gearbox. 

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Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, on August 19, 

2016. 

Scott A. Horn, 

Acting Manager, Rotorcraft Directorate, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2016–20672 Filed 8–29–16; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2016–9049; Directorate 

Identifier 2016–NM–039–AD] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Empresa 

Brasileira de Aeronautica S.A. 

(Embraer) 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 

Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica S.A. 

(Embraer) Empresa Brasileira de 

Aeronautica S.A. (Embraer) Model 

EMB–135BJ, –135ER, –135KE, –135KL, 

and –135LR airplanes; and Model EMB– 

145, –145ER, –145MR, –145LR, –145XR, 

–145MP, and –145EP airplanes. This 

proposed AD was prompted by reports 

of main airspeed indication 

discrepancies during flight; these 

discrepancies resulted from ice 

blockages in certain pitot total pressure 

lines. This proposed AD would require 

an inspection for tube misalignment of 

the pitot number 1 and pitot number 2 

tube assembly lines, and corrective 

actions if necessary; installation or 

replacement (as applicable) of a tube 

ribbon heater on the pitot number 1 and 

pitot number 2 tube assembly lines; and 

revision of the airplane flight manual 

(AFM) to provide certain procedures 

and airspeed tables for the flightcrew. 

We are proposing this AD to detect and 

correct water accumulating and freezing 

in the pitot number 1 and pitot number 

2 total pressure lines, which could 

result in erroneous main airspeed 

indications and consequent reduced 

ability of the flightcrew to maintain safe 

flight and landing of the airplane. 

DATES: We must receive comments on 

this proposed AD by October 14, 2016. 

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 NPRM, contact Empresa Brasileira 

de Aeronautica S.A. (Embraer), 

Technical Publications Section (PC 

060), Av. Brigadeiro Faria Lima, 2170— 

Putim—12227–901 Sa ̃o Jose dos 

Campos—SP—Brasil; telephone +55 12 

3927–5852 or +55 12 3309–0732; fax 

+55 12 3927–7546; email distrib@

embraer.com.br; Internet http://

www.flyembraer.com. You may view 

this referenced service information at 

the FAA, Transport Airplane 

Directorate, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., 

Renton, WA. 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 by searching for 

and locating Docket No. FAA–2016– 

9049; 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 Operations 

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: 

Todd Thompson, Aerospace Engineer, 

International Branch, ANM–116, 

Transport Airplane Directorate, FAA, 

1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA 

98057–3356; telephone 425–227–1175; 

fax 425–227–1149. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Comments Invited 

We invite you to send any written 

relevant data, views, or arguments about 

this proposed AD. Send your comments 

to an address listed under the 

ADDRESSES section. Include ‘‘Docket No. 

FAA–2016–9049; Directorate Identifier 

2016–NM–039–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 based on 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 proposed AD. 

Discussion 

Ageˆncia Nacional de Aviac ̧a ̃o Civil 

(ANAC), which is the aviation authority 

for Brazil, has issued Brazilian 

Airworthiness Directive 2016–03–01, 

effective March 11, 2016 (referred to 

after this as the Mandatory Continuing 

Airworthiness Information, or ‘‘the 

MCAI’’), to correct an unsafe condition 

for certain Empresa Brasileira de 

Aeronautica S.A. (Embraer) Model 

EMB–135 airplanes, and Model EMB– 

145, –145ER, –145MR, –145LR, –145XR, 

–145MP, and –145EP airplanes. The 

MCAI states: 

This [Brazilian] AD results from reports of 

main airspeed indication discrepancies 

during flight. The investigation has revealed 

that Pitot #1 and #2 total pressure line 

blockage may occur due to water 

accumulation and freezing during heavy rain 

conditions. We are issuing this [Brazilian] 

AD to prevent water accumulation and 

freezing in the Pitot #1 and Pitot #2 total 

pressure lines, which could result in 

erroneous main airspeed indications and 

reduce the ability of the flight crew to 

maintain the safe flight and landing of the 

airplane. 

Since this condition may occur in other 

airplanes of the same type and affects flight 

safety, a corrective action is required. Thus, 

sufficient reason exists to request compliance 

with this [Brazilian] AD . . . . 

The required actions include a general 

visual inspection for tube misalignment 

of pitot number 1 and pitot number 2 

tube assembly lines. Corrective actions 

include replacement of affected pitot 

tubes with new pitot tubes. The 

required actions also include 

installation, or, for certain airplanes, 

replacement, of a tube ribbon heater on 

the pitot number 1 and pitot number 2 

tube assembly lines, and revision of the 

AFM to provide certain procedures and 

airspeed tables for the flightcrew. You 

may examine the MCAI in the AD 

docket on the Internet at http://

www.regulations.gov by searching for 

and locating Docket No. FAA–2016– 

9049. 

Related Service Information Under 1 

CFR Part 51 

Embraer has issued the following 

service information. 

• Embraer Service Bulletin 145–30– 

0056, Revision 01, dated March 31, 

2014; and Embraer Service Bulletin 

145LEG–30–0021, dated March 31, 

2014. This service information describes 

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