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For the reasons set forth in the 

preamble, 7 CFR part 985 is amended as 

follows: 

PART 985—MARKETING ORDER 

REGULATING THE HANDLING OF 

SPEARMINT OIL PRODUCED IN THE 

FAR WEST 

■ 1. The authority citation for 7 CFR 

part 985 continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 601–674. 

■ 2. Section 985.141 is revised to read 

as follows: 

§ 985.141 Assessment rate. 

On and after June 1, 2014, an 

assessment rate of $0.09 per pound is 

established for Far West spearmint oil. 

Unexpended funds may be carried over 

as a reserve. 

Dated: April 16, 2014. 

Rex A. Barnes, 

Associate Administrator, Agricultural 

Marketing Service. 

[FR Doc. 2014–09091 Filed 4–21–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2014–0041; Directorate 

Identifier 2013–CE–053–AD; Amendment 

39–17824; AD 2014–07–10] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Ballonbau 

Wo ̈rner GmbH Balloons 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: We are adopting a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for 

Ballonbau Wo ̈rner GmbH Models NL– 

280/STU, NL–380/STU, NL–510/STU, 

NL–640/STU, NL–840/STU, and NL– 

1000/STU balloons. This AD results 

from mandatory continuing 

airworthiness information (MCAI) 

issued 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 current inspection intervals 

are no longer adequate to ensure timely 

detection of deterioration or damage. 

We are issuing this AD to require 

actions to address the unsafe condition 

on these products. 

DATES: This AD is effective May 27, 

2014. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of certain publications listed in the AD 

as of May 27, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: You may examine the AD 

docket on the Internet at http://

www.regulations.gov by searching for 

and locating Docket No. FAA–2014– 

0041; or in person at Document 

Management Facility, U.S. Department 

of Transportation, Docket Operations, 

M–30, West Building Ground Floor, 

Room W12–140, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590. 

For service information identified in 

this AD, contact Ballonbau Wo ̈rner 

GmbH, Zirbelstrasse 57c, D–86154 

Augsburg, Germany; telephone: +49 821 

4504060; fax: +49 821 419641; Internet: 

www.ballonbau.de. You may view this 

referenced service information at the 

FAA, Small Airplane Directorate, 901 

Locust, Kansas City, Missouri 64106. 

For information on the availability of 

this material at the FAA, call (816) 329– 

4148. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karl 

Schletzbaum, Aerospace Engineer, FAA, 

Small Airplane Directorate, 901 Locust, 

Room 301, Kansas City, Missouri 64106; 

telephone: (816) 329–4123; fax: (816) 

329–4090; email: karl.schletzbaum@

faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Discussion 

We issued a notice of proposed 

rulemaking (NPRM) to amend 14 CFR 

part 39 to adding an AD that would 

apply to Ballonbau Wo ̈rner GmbH 

Model NL–280/STU, NL–380/STU, NL– 

510/STU, NL–640/STU, NL–840/STU, 

and NL–1000/STU airplane. The NPRM 

was published in the Federal Register 

on January 31, 2014 (79 FR 5319). The 

NPRM proposed to correct an unsafe 

condition for the specified products and 

was based on mandatory continuing 

airworthiness information (MCAI) 

originated by an aviation authority of 

another country. The MCAI states: 

The results of an analysis of NL–STU 

maintenance data revealed that the current 

inspection intervals are no longer adequate to 

ensure timely detection of deterioration or 

damage, which could affected the structural 

integrity of the balloon. 

This condition, if not detected and 

corrected, could lead to failure of balloon 

components or envelope, possibly resulting 

in loss of the balloon. 

To address this potential unsafe condition, 

Ballonbau Wo ̈rner developed new, more 

detailed and descriptive Instructions for 

Continued Airworthiness (at the same time 

separated from the Flight Manual) and issued 

Technische Mitteilung/Technical Note 

EASA.BA.009–6 to inform all operators. 

For the reasons described above, EASA 

issued AD 2013–0293 to require compliance 

with the updated Instructions for Continued 

Airworthiness. This AD is revised to extend 

the compliance time for the initial porosity 

test, for balloons which have already 

exceeded the relevant threshold. 

The MCAI can be found in the AD 

docket on the Internet at: http://

www.regulations.gov/

#!documentDetail;D=FAA-2014-0041- 

0002. 

Comments 

We gave the public the opportunity to 

participate in developing this AD. We 

received no comments on the NPRM (79 

FR 5319, January 31, 2014) or on the 

determination of the cost to the public. 

Conclusion 

We reviewed the relevant data and 

determined that air safety and the 

public interest require adopting the AD 

as proposed except for minor editorial 

changes. We have determined that these 

minor changes: 

• Are consistent with the intent that 

was proposed in the NPRM (79 FR 5319, 

January 31, 2014) for correcting the 

unsafe condition; and 

• Do not add any additional burden 

upon the public than was already 

proposed in the NPRM (79 FR 5319, 

January 31, 2014). 

Costs of Compliance 

We estimate that this AD will affect 6 

products of U.S. registry. The scope of 

the inspections may vary depending on 

the condition of the balloon. We have 

no way of knowing how extensive an 

inspection may be necessary for each 

balloon. The scope of damage found in 

the inspections could vary significantly 

from balloon to balloon. We have no 

way of determining how much damage 

may be found on each balloon or the 

cost to repair damaged parts on each 

balloon or the number of balloons that 

may require repair. 

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 


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is within the scope of that authority 

because it addresses an unsafe condition 

that is likely to exist or develop on 

products identified in this rulemaking 

action. 

Regulatory Findings 

We determined that this AD will not 

have federalism implications under 

Executive Order 13132. This AD will 

not have a substantial direct effect on 

the States, on the relationship between 

the national government and the States, 

or on the distribution of power and 

responsibilities among the various 

levels of government. 

For the reasons discussed above, I 

certify this AD: 

(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, 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. 

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–2014– 

0041; 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 the NPRM, the regulatory 

evaluation, any comments received, and 

other information. The street address for 

the Docket Office (telephone (800) 647– 

5527) is in the ADDRESSES section. 

Comments will be available in the AD 

docket shortly after receipt. 

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39 

Air transportation, Aircraft, Aviation 

safety, Incorporation by reference, 

Safety. 

Adoption of the Amendment 

Accordingly, under the authority 

delegated to me by the Administrator, 

the FAA amends 14 CFR part 39 as 

follows: 

PART 39—AIRWORTHINESS 

DIRECTIVES 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 39 

continues to read as follows: 

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

§ 39.13 [Amended] 

■ 2. The FAA amends § 39.13 by adding 

the following new AD: 

2014–07–10 Ballonbau Wo ̈orner GmbH: 

Amendment 39–17824; Docket No. 

FAA–2014–0041; Directorate Identifier 

2013–CE–053–AD. 

(a) Effective Date 

This airworthiness directive (AD) becomes 

effective May 27, 2014. 

(b) Affected ADs 

None. 

(c) Applicability 

This AD applies to Ballonbau Wo ̈rner 

GmbH Model NL–280/STU, NL–380/STU, 

NL–510/STU, NL–640/STU, NL–840/STU, 

and NL–1000/STU balloons, all serial 

numbers, certificated in any category. 

(d) Subject 

Air Transport Association of America 

(ATA) Code 5: Time Limits/Maintenance 

Checks. 

(e) Reason 

This AD was prompted by 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 current 

inspection intervals are no longer adequate to 

ensure timely detection of deterioration or 

damage. If this condition is uncorrected, it 

could result in reduced structural integrity of 

the balloon. 

(f) Actions and Compliance 

Unless already done, do the actions in 

paragraphs (f)(1) through (f)(4) of this AD: 

(1) Before further flight after May 27, 2014 

(the effective date of this AD), complete all 

inspections and maintenance tasks described 

in the Chapter 5, Annual Inspection, in the 

Ballonbau Wo ̈rner GmbH Instructions for 

Continued Airworthiness, Gas Balloon Model 

NL–STU, Issue 1, pages 44 through 53 and 

55 through 69, dated November 2013, and 

page 54 dated December 2013. 

(2) If any discrepancies are found during 

the inspection required in paragraph (f)(1) of 

this AD, before further flight, repair as 

applicable following Chapter 6, Standard 

Repair Procedures, in the Ballonbau Wo ̈rner 

GmbH Instructions for Continued 

Airworthiness, Gas Balloon Model NL–STU, 

Issue 1, dated November 2013. 

(3) If on May 27, 2014 (the effective date 

of this AD), a balloon has already exceeded 

the threshold compliance time for the 

porosity test as defined in Sections 5.1.1.4, 

5.1.2.4 and 5.1.3.4 of Chapter 5 in Ballonbau 

Wo ̈rner GmbH Instructions for Continued 

Airworthiness, Gas Balloon Model NL–STU, 

Issue 1, pages 44 through 53 and 55 through 

69, dated November 2013, and page 54 dated 

December 2013, within 3 months after May 

27, 2014 (the effective date of this AD), 

conduct the porosity test following Sections 

5.1.1.4, 5.1.2.4 and 5.1.3.4 of Chapter 5 in 

Ballonbau Wo ̈rner GmbH Instructions for 

Continued Airworthiness, Gas Balloon Model 

NL–STU, Issue 1, pages 44 through 53 and 

55 through 69, dated November 2013, and 

page 54 dated December 2013. 

(4) After May 27, 2014 (the effective date 

of this AD), do all inspections and necessary 

repairs following Technische Mitteilung 

(English translation: Technical Note) 

Ballonbau Wo ̈rner GmbH EASA.BA.009–6, 

dated November 7, 2013; and Ballonbau 

Wo ̈rner GmbH Instructions for Continued 

Airworthiness, Gas Balloon Model NL–STU, 

Issue 1, pages 1 through 6, 8 through 16, 18, 

20 through 34, 36 through 40, 42 through 53, 

and 55 through 82, dated November 2013; 

and pages 7, 17, 19, 35, 41, and 54, dated 

December 2013. 

Note 1 to paragraph (f) of this AD: Pilots 

may only accomplish preventative 

maintenance limited to those items identified 

in 14 CFR Part 43, Appendix A. 

(g) Other FAA AD Provisions 

The following provisions also apply to this 

AD: 

(1) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs): The Manager, Standards Office, 

FAA, has the authority to approve AMOCs 

for this AD, if requested using the procedures 

found in 14 CFR 39.19. Send information to 

ATTN: Karl Schletzbaum, Aerospace 

Engineer, FAA, Small Airplane Directorate, 

901 Locust, Room 301, Kansas City, Missouri 

64106; telephone: (816) 329–4123; fax: (816) 

329–4090; email: karl.schletzbaum@faa.gov. 

Before using any approved AMOC on any 

airplane to which the AMOC applies, notify 

your appropriate principal inspector (PI) in 

the FAA Flight Standards District Office 

(FSDO), or lacking a PI, your local FSDO. 

(2) Airworthy Product: For any requirement 

in this AD to obtain corrective actions from 

a manufacturer or other source, use these 

actions if they are FAA-approved. Corrective 

actions are considered FAA-approved if they 

are approved by the State of Design Authority 

(or their delegated agent). You are required 

to assure the product is airworthy before it 

is returned to service. 

(h) Related Information 

Refer to MCAI European Aviation Safety 

Agency (EASA) AD No.: 2013–0293R1, dated 

December 17, 2013, for related information. 

You may examine the MCAI on the Internet 

at: http://www.regulations.gov/#!document

Detail;D=FAA-2014-0041-0002. 

(i) Material Incorporated by Reference 

(1) The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

(IBR) of the service information listed in this 

paragraph under 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR 

part 51. 

(2) You must use this service information 

as applicable to do the actions required by 

this AD, unless the AD specifies otherwise. 

(i) Technische Mitteilung (English 

translation: Technical Note) Ballonbau 

Wo ̈rner GmbH EASA.BA.009–6, dated 

November 7, 2013. 

(ii) Ballonbau Wo ̈rner GmbH Instructions 

for Continued Airworthiness, Gas Balloon 

Model NL–STU, Issue 1, pages 1 through 6, 

8 through 16, 18, 20 through 34, 36 through 

40, 42 through 53, and 55 through 82, dated 

November 2013; and pages 7, 17, 19, 35, 41, 

and 54, dated December 2013. 

(3) For Ballonbau Wo ̈rner GmbH service 

information identified in this AD, contact 

Ballonbau Wo ̈rner GmbH, Zirbelstrasse 57c, 

D–86154 Augsburg, Germany; telephone: +49 


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821 4504060; fax: +49 821 419641; Internet: 

www.ballonbau.de. 

(4) You may view this service information 

at the FAA, Small Airplane Directorate, 901 

Locust, Kansas City, Missouri 64106. For 

information on the availability of this 

material at the FAA, call (816) 329–4148. 

(5) You may view this service information 

that is incorporated by reference at the 

National Archives and Records 

Administration (NARA). For information on 

the availability of this material at NARA, call 

202–741–6030, or go to: http:// 

www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ibrlocations.html. 

Issued in Kansas City, Missouri, on April 

4, 2014. 

Earl Lawrence, 

Manager, Small Airplane Directorate, Aircraft 

Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2014–08072 Filed 4–21–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2013–1072; Directorate 

Identifier 2012–NM–164–AD; Amendment 

39–17828; AD 2014–08–04] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Airbus 

Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: We are superseding 

Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2012–03– 

04 for certain Airbus Model A310 series 

airplanes. AD 2012–03–04 required for 

certain airplanes, modifying the wire 

routing and installing additional 

protective sleeves. This new AD 

continues to require the actions in AD 

2012–03–04, and requires additional 

work for certain airplanes. This AD was 

prompted by reports of new 

interferences of newly routed wire 

bundle 2S. We are issuing this AD to 

prevent short circuits leading to arcing, 

and possible fuel tank explosion. 

DATES: This AD becomes effective May 

27, 2014. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of a certain publication listed in this AD 

as of May 27, 2014. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of certain other publications listed in 

this AD as of May 15, 2012 (77 FR 

21397, April 10, 2012). 

ADDRESSES: You may examine the AD 

docket on the Internet at http://

www.regulations.gov/

#!docketDetail;D=FAA-2013-1072; or in 

person at the Docket Management 

Facility, U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations, M– 

30, West Building Ground Floor, Room 

W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., 

Washington, DC. 

For service information identified in 

this AD, contact Airbus SAS, 

Airworthiness Office—EAW, 1 Rond 

Point Maurice Bellonte, 31707 Blagnac 

Cedex, France; telephone +33 5 61 93 36 

96; fax +33 5 61 93 44 51; email 

account.airworth-eas@airbus.com; 

Internet http://www.airbus.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. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dan 

Rodina, Aerospace Engineer, 

International Branch, ANM–116, 

Transport Airplane Directorate, FAA, 

1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA 

98057–3356; telephone 425–227–2125; 

fax 425–227–1149. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Discussion 

We issued a notice of proposed 

rulemaking (NPRM) to amend 14 CFR 

part 39 to supersede AD 2012–03–04, 

Amendment 39–16945 (77 FR 21397, 

April 10, 2012). AD 2012–03–04 applied 

to certain Airbus Model A310 series 

airplanes. The NPRM published in the 

Federal Register on January 14, 2014 

(79 FR 2391). 

The European Aviation Safety Agency 

(EASA), which is the Technical Agent 

for the Member States of the European 

Community, has issued EASA 

Airworthiness Directive 2012–0188, 

dated September 19, 2012 (referred to 

after this as the Mandatory Continuing 

Airworthiness Information, or ‘‘the 

MCAI’’), to correct an unsafe condition 

for the specified products. The MCAI 

states: 

Within the scope of the Fuel System Safety 

Program (FSSP), analyses of the wire routing 

showed that the route 2S of the fuel electrical 

circuit in the Right Hand (RH) wing ensures 

insufficient segregation between fuel quantity 

indication wires and the 115 Volts 

Alternating Current (VAC) wires of route 2S 

which could, under certain conditions, lead 

to a short circuit and subsequent arcing, 

creating a potential ignition source in the fuel 

tank vapour space. 

This condition, if not detected, could result 

in a fuel tank explosion and consequent loss 

of the aeroplane. 

To address this potential unsafe condition, 

DGAC France issued [an] AD *** to require 

improvements of the design as specified in 

Airbus Service Bulletin (SB) A310–28–2148 

original issue or Revision 01. EASA AD 

2007–0230 [(http://ad.easa.europa.eu/blob/

easa_ad_2007_0230_Superseded.pdf/AD_

2007-0230_1)], which superseded [a] DGAC 

France AD ***, [which] required those same 

actions, plus additional work 1, as defined in 

Airbus SB A310–28–2148 Revision 02. 

Since EASA AD 2007–0230 was issued, an 

operator reported the possibility of chafing 

between the new routing of the wire bundle 

2S in the RH wing pylon area and the wire 

bundle of No.2 engine generator. The 

modification of this zone was introduced by 

Airbus SB A310–28–2148 Revision 02 as 

additional work 1. Investigation results 

showed that, to avoid the risk of chafing, the 

affected wiring harnesses must be installed at 

a higher position to provide sufficient 

clearance with the newly routed wire bundle 

2S conduit. 

Airbus published Revision 03 of SB A310– 

28–2148 to implement these changes as 

additional work 2. Subsequently, a new 

potential interference due to insufficient 

clearance was found, which prompted Airbus 

to issue SB A310–28–2148 Revision 04. 

Prompted by these findings and actions, 

EASA issued AD 2011–0005 [(http://

ad.easa.europa.eu/blob/easa_ad_2011_0005_

Superseded.pdf/AD_2011-0005_1)], retaining 

the requirements of EASA AD 2007–0230, 

which was superseded, and required the 

additional work 2 as specified in Revisions 

03 and 04 of Airbus SB A310–28–2148. 

Since EASA AD 2011–0005 was issued, 

several operators of aeroplanes not having 

been modified in-service through Airbus SB 

A310–36–2015, or without having Airbus 

modification 07633 applied in production, 

reported to have embodied Airbus SB A310– 

28–2148 at Revision 02 or Revision 03 on the 

aeroplane. However, the adequate 

instructions to avoid the new interferences 

were only introduced in Airbus SB A310–28– 

2148 Revision 04. 

For the reasons described above, this new 

[EASA] AD retains the requirements of EASA 

AD 2011–0005, which is superseded, and 

requires, for certain aeroplanes, the 

additional work 3 [segregating wire route 2S 

in the RH pylon area or modifying the wire 

routings] as defined in Airbus SB A310–28– 

2148 Revision 06. As SB A310–28–2148 

Revision 07 was issued to clarify the 

additional work 1, 2 and 3 [segregating wire 

route 2S in the RH pylon area or modifying 

the wire routings] for aeroplanes that have 

previously embodied that SB at original 

issue, Revision 01 or Revision 02, this AD 

also clarifies the required additional work. 

You may examine the MCAI in the AD 

docket on the Internet at http://

www.regulations.gov/

#!documentDetail;D=FAA-2013-1072- 

0002. 

Comments 

We gave the public the opportunity to 

participate in developing this AD. We 

received no comments on the NPRM (79 

FR 2391, January 14, 2014) or on the 

determination of the cost to the public. 


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