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C. For a loan amount greater than or equal 

to $21,549 but less than $64,648: 5 percent 

of the total loan amount; 

D. For a loan amount greater than or equal 

to $13,468 but less than $21,549: $1,077; 

E. For a loan amount less than $13,468: 8 

percent of the total loan amount. 

vi. For 2020, reflecting a 2 percent increase 

in the CPI–U that was reported on the 

preceding June 1, a covered transaction is not 

a qualified mortgage unless the transaction’s 

total points and fees do not exceed: 

A. For a loan amount greater than or equal 

to $109,898: 3 percent of the total loan 

amount; 

B. For a loan amount greater than or equal 

to $65,939 but less than $109,898: $3,297; 

C. For a loan amount greater than or equal 

to $21,980 but less than $65,939: 5 percent 

of the total loan amount; 

D. For a loan amount greater than or equal 

to $13,737 but less than $21,980: $1,099; 

E. For a loan amount less than $13,737: 8 

percent of the total loan amount. 

vii. For 2021, reflecting a 0.3 percent 

increase in the CPI–U that was reported on 

the preceding June 1, a covered transaction 

is not a qualified mortgage unless the 

transaction’s total points and fees do not 

exceed: 

A. For a loan amount greater than or equal 

to $110,260: 3 percent of the total loan 

amount; 

B. For a loan amount greater than or equal 

to $66,156 but less than $110,260: $3,308; 

C. For a loan amount greater than or equal 

to $22,052 but less than $66,156: 5 percent 

of the total loan amount; 

D. For a loan amount greater than or equal 

to $13,783 but less than $22,052: $1,103; 

E. For a loan amount less than $13,783: 8 

percent of the total loan amount. 

viii. For 2022, reflecting a 4.2 percent 

increase in the CPI–U that was reported on 

the preceding June 1, a covered transaction 

is not a qualified mortgage unless the 

transaction’s total points and fees do not 

exceed: 

A. For a loan amount greater than or equal 

to $114,847: 3 percent of the total loan 

amount; 

B. For a loan amount greater than or equal 

to $68,908 but less than $114,847: $3,445; 

C. For a loan amount greater than or equal 

to $22,969 but less than $68,908: 5 percent 

of the total loan amount; 

D. For a loan amount greater than or equal 

to $14,356 but less than $22,969: $1,148; 

E. For a loan amount less than $14,356: 8 

percent of the total loan amount. 

ix. For 2023, reflecting an 8.3 percent 

increase in the CPI–U that was reported on 

the preceding June 1, a covered transaction 

is not a qualified mortgage unless the 

transaction’s total points and fees do not 

exceed: 

A. For a loan amount greater than or equal 

to $124,331: 3 percent of the total loan 

amount; 

B. For a loan amount greater than or equal 

to $74,599 but less than $124,331: $3,730; 

C. For a loan amount greater than or equal 

to $24,866 but less than $74,599: 5 percent 

of the total loan amount; 

D. For a loan amount greater than or equal 

to $15,541 but less than $24,866: $1,243; 

E. For a loan amount less than $15,541: 8 

percent of the total loan amount. 

x. For 2024, reflecting a 4.9 percent 

increase in the CPI–U that was reported on 

the preceding June 1, a covered transaction 

is not a qualified mortgage unless the 

transaction’s total points and fees do not 

exceed: 

A. For a loan amount greater than or equal 

to $130,461: 3 percent of the total loan 

amount; 

B. For a loan amount greater than or equal 

to $78,277 but less than $130,461: $3,914; 

C. For a loan amount greater than or equal 

to $26,092 but less than $78,277: 5 percent 

of the total loan amount; 

D. For a loan amount greater than or equal 

to $16,308 but less than $26,092: $1,305; 

E. For a loan amount less than $16,308: 8 

percent of the total loan amount. 

* * * * * 

Brian Shearer, 

Senior Advisor, Consumer Financial 

Protection Bureau. 

[FR Doc. 2023–20476 Filed 9–20–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4810–AM–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2023–1212; Project 

Identifier MCAI–2022–00423–E; Amendment 

39–22538; AD 2023–17–12] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Rolls-Royce 

Deutschland Ltd. & Co. KG Engines 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The FAA is adopting a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for all 

Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd. & Co. KG 

(RRD) Model RB211 Trent 768–60, 772– 

60, and 772B–60 engines. This AD was 

prompted by reports of cracks on 

affected intermediate-pressure 

compressor (IPC) rotor shaft balance 

lands. This AD requires repetitive onwing or in-shop borescope inspections 

(BSIs) of the affected IPC rotor shaft 

balance land for cracks and replacement 

of any IPC rotor shaft if necessary and 

prohibits the installation of an affected 

IPC rotor shaft on any engine, as 

specified in a European Union Aviation 

Safety Agency (EASA) AD, which is 

incorporated by reference (IBR). The 

FAA is issuing this AD to address the 

unsafe condition on these products. 

DATES: This AD is effective October 26, 

2023. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of a certain publication listed in this AD 

as of October 26, 2023. 

ADDRESSES: 

AD Docket: You may examine the AD 

docket at regulations.gov under Docket 

No.FAA–2023–1212; or in person at 

Docket Operations between 9 a.m. and 

5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays. The AD docket 

contains this final rule, the mandatory 

continuing airworthiness information 

(MCAI), any comments received, and 

other information. The address for 

Docket Operations is U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations, M– 

30, West Building Ground Floor, Room 

W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, 

Washington, DC 20590. 

Material Incorporated by Reference: 

• For EASA service information 

identified in this final rule, contact 

EASA, Konrad-Adenauer-Ufer 3, 50668 

Cologne, Germany; phone: +49 221 8999 

000; email: ADs@easa.europa.eu; 

website: easa.europa.eu. You may find 

this material on the EASA website at 

ad.easa.europa.eu. 

• You may view this service 

information at the FAA, Airworthiness 

Products Section, Operational Safety 

Branch, 1200 District Avenue, 

Burlington, MA 01803. For information 

on the availability of this material at the 

FAA, call (817) 222–5110. It is also 

available at regulations.gov under 

Docket No. FAA–2023–1212. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Sungmo Cho, Aviation Safety Engineer, 

FAA, 2200 South 216th Street, Des 

Moines, WA 98198; phone: (781) 238– 

7241; email: sungmo.d.cho@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

The FAA issued a notice of proposed 

rulemaking (NPRM) to amend 14 CFR 

part 39 by adding an AD that would 

apply to all RRD Model RB211 Trent 

768–60, 772–60, and 772B–60 engines. 

The NPRM published in the Federal 

Register on June 14, 2023 (88 FR 38759). 

The NPRM was prompted by AD 2022– 

0055, dated March 23, 2022 (EASA AD 

2022–0055) (also referred to as the 

MCAI), issued by EASA, which is the 

Technical Agent for the Member States 

of the European Union. The MCAI states 

that cracking on the IPC rotor shaft 

balance land has been historically 

observed on RRD Model Trent 700 

engines. To address this unsafe 

condition, Rolls-Royce plc (RR) 

originally developed Modification 72– 

AG402, which introduced a revised 

balancing method that removed the 

original balancing weights from the IPC 

rotor shaft balance land and published 

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AG402 to provide instructions for an inservice modification. In addition, RR 

published Non-Modification Service 

Bulletin (NMSB) RB.211–72–AG085, 

Revision 3, dated August 27, 2021, to 

provide instructions for an in-shop eddy 

current inspection (ECI) of the IPC rotor 

shaft balance land. Consequently, EASA 

issued EASA AD 2018–0049R2, dated 

September 13, 2021 (EASA AD 2018– 

0049R2). 

Since EASA issued EASA AD 2018– 

0049R2, RR determined that some RRD 

Model Trent 700 engines (post-RR SB 

RB.211–72–AG402) were not inspected 

in accordance with RR NMSB RB.211– 

72–AG085 during engine refurbishment 

due to the policy applied previously 

from RR NMSB RB.211–72–AG085, 

Revision 2. RR identified the affected 

batch of IPC rotor shaft balance lands 

and published RR NMSB RB.211–72– 

AK706, Initial Issue, dated November 

24, 2021, which describes procedures to 

perform a BSI of the IPC rotor shaft 

balance land until the in-shop ECI is 

accomplished in accordance with RR 

NMSB RB.211–72–AG085. To address 

this, EASA issued the MCAI. 

In the NPRM, the FAA proposed to 

require accomplishing the actions 

specified in the MCAI described 

previously, except for any differences 

identified as exceptions in the 

regulatory text. The FAA is issuing this 

AD to address the unsafe condition on 

these products. 

You may examine the MCAI in the 

AD docket at regulations.gov under 

Docket No. FAA–2023–1212. 

Discussion of Final Airworthiness 

Directive 

Comments 

The FAA received no comments on 

the NPRM or on the determination of 

the costs. 

Conclusion 

These products have been approved 

by the aviation authority of another 

country and are approved for operation 

in the United States. Pursuant to the 

FAA’s bilateral agreement with this 

State of Design Authority, it has notified 

the FAA of the unsafe condition 

described in the MCAI referenced 

above. The FAA reviewed the relevant 

data and determined that air safety 

requires adopting this AD as proposed. 

Accordingly, the FAA is issuing this AD 

to address the unsafe condition on these 

products. Except for minor editorial 

changes, this AD is adopted as proposed 

in the NPRM. 

Related Service Information Under 1 

CFR Part 51 

The FAA reviewed EASA AD 2022– 

0055, which specifies procedures for 

performing repetitive on-wing or inshop BSIs of the IPC rotor shaft balance 

land and, if any discrepancies are 

detected, accomplishing the applicable 

corrective actions or replacing the IPC 

rotor shaft. The MCAI also specifies 

prohibiting the installation of an 

affected IPC rotor shaft on any engine 

and that accomplishing an in-shop ECI 

of the IPC rotor shaft balance land or 

replacing the IPC rotor shaft constitutes 

as terminating action for the repetitive 

BSIs. 

This service information is reasonably 

available because the interested parties 

have access to it through their normal 

course of business or by the means 

identified in ADDRESSES. 

Differences Between This AD and the 

MCAI 

EASA AD 2022–0055 applies to RRD 

Model RB211 Trent 768–60, 772–60, 

772B–60, and 772C–60 engines. This 

AD does not apply to RRD Model RB211 

Trent 772C–60 engines, as this model 

engine does not have an FAA type 

certificate. 

Costs of Compliance 

The FAA estimates that this AD 

affects 62 engines installed on airplanes 

of U.S. registry. 

The FAA estimates the following 

costs to comply with this AD: 

ESTIMATED COSTS

Action Labor cost Parts cost Cost per 

product 

Cost on U.S. 

operators 

BSI of IPC rotor shaft balance land ................ 4.50 work-hours × $85 per hour = $382.50 ... $0 $382.50 $23,715 

The FAA estimates the following 

costs to do any necessary replacements 

that would be required based on the 

results of the inspection. The agency has 

no way of determining the number of 

aircraft that might need these 

replacements: 

ON-CONDITION COSTS

Action Labor cost Parts cost Cost per 

product 

Replace IPC rotor shaft ................................................ 50 work-hours × $85 per hour = $4,250 ...................... $2,120,000 $2,124,250 

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. 

The FAA is 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 

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: 


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(1) Is not a ‘‘significant regulatory 

action’’ under Executive Order 12866, 

(2) Will not affect intrastate aviation 

in Alaska, 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. 

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39 

Air transportation, Aircraft, Aviation 

safety, Incorporation by reference, 

Safety. 

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 airworthiness 

directive: 

2023–17–12 Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd. 

& Co. KG Engines: Amendment 39– 

22538; Docket No. FAA–2023–1212; 

Project Identifier MCAI–2022–00423–E. 

(a) Effective Date 

This airworthiness directive (AD) is 

effective October 26, 2023. 

(b) Affected ADs 

None. 

(c) Applicability 

This AD applies to Rolls-Royce 

Deutschland Ltd. & Co. KG Model RB211 

Trent 768–60, 772–60, and 772B–60 engines. 

(d) Subject 

Joint Aircraft System Component (JASC) 

Code 7230, Turbine Engine Compressor 

Section. 

(e) Unsafe Condition 

This AD was prompted by reports of cracks 

on the intermediate-pressure compressor 

(IPC) rotor shaft balance land. The FAA is 

issuing this AD to detect cracks on the IPC 

rotor shaft balance land. The unsafe 

condition, if not addressed, could lead to IPC 

rotor shaft failure and consequent 

uncontained high-energy debris, possibly 

resulting in damage to the airplane. 

(f) Compliance 

Comply with this AD within the 

compliance times specified, unless already 

done. 

(g) Required Actions 

Except as specified in paragraphs (h) and 

(i) of this AD: Perform all required actions 

within the compliance times specified in, 

and in accordance with, European Union 

Aviation Safety Agency AD 2022–0055, dated 

March 23, 2022 (EASA AD 2022–0055). 

(h) Exceptions to EASA AD 2022–0055 

(1) Where EASA AD 2022–0055 refers to its 

effective date, this AD requires using the 

effective date of this AD. 

(2) This AD does not adopt the Remarks 

paragraph of EASA AD 2022–0055. 

(3) Where the service information 

referenced in EASA AD 2022–0055 specifies 

to use certain tooling, equivalent tooling may 

be used. 

(i) No Reporting Requirement 

Although the service information 

referenced in EASA AD 2022–0055 specifies 

to notify the manufacturer or supply pictures 

to the manufacturer of any cracks, dents, or 

nicks, this AD does not include that 

requirement. 

(j) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs) 

(1) The Manager, AIR–520, Continued 

Operational Safety Branch, FAA, has the 

authority to approve AMOCs for this AD, if 

requested using the procedures found in 14 

CFR 39.19. In accordance with 14 CFR 39.19, 

send your request to your principal inspector 

or local Flight Standards District Office, as 

appropriate. If sending information directly 

to the manager of the certification office, 

send it to the attention of the person 

identified in paragraph (k) of this AD and 

email to: ANE-AD-AMOC@faa.gov. 

(2) Before using any approved AMOC, 

notify your appropriate principal inspector, 

or lacking a principal inspector, the manager 

of the local flight standards district office/ 

certificate holding district office. 

(k) Additional Information 

For more information about this AD, 

contact Sungmo Cho, Aviation Safety 

Engineer, FAA, 2200 South 216th Street, Des 

Moines, WA 98198; phone: (781) 238–7241; 

email: sungmo.d.cho@faa.gov. 

(l) Material Incorporated by Reference 

(1) The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 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) European Union Aviation Safety Agency 

(EASA) AD 2022–0055, dated March 23, 

2022. 

(ii) [Reserved] 

(3) For EASA AD 2022–0055, contact 

EASA, Konrad-Adenauer-Ufer 3, 50668 

Cologne, Germany; phone: +49 221 8999 000; 

email: ADs@easa.europa.eu; website: 

easa.europa.eu. You may find this EASA AD 

on the EASA website at ad.easa.europa.eu. 

(4) You may view this service information 

at the FAA, Airworthiness Products Section, 

Operational Safety Branch, 1200 District 

Avenue, Burlington, MA 01803. For 

information on the availability of this 

material at the FAA, call (817) 222–5110. 

(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, 

email: fr.inspection@nara.gov, or go to: 

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

Issued on September 18, 2023. 

Victor Wicklund, 

Deputy Director, Compliance & Airworthiness 

Division, Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2023–20485 Filed 9–20–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2022–1159; Project 

Identifier AD–2022–00692–E; Amendment 

39–22530; AD 2023–17–04] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Continental 

Aerospace Technologies, Inc. Engines 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The FAA is superseding 

Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2022–04– 

04 for certain Continental Aerospace 

Technologies, Inc. (Continental) Model 

C–125, C145, IO–360, IO–470, IO–550, 

O–300, O–470, TSIO–360, and TSIO– 

520 series engines and certain 

Continental Motors IO–520 series 

engines with a certain oil filter adapter 

installed. AD 2022–04–04 required 

replacing the oil filter adapter fiber 

gasket (fiber gasket) with an oil filter 

adapter copper gasket (copper gasket). 

This AD was prompted by reports of 

two accidents that were the result of 

power loss due to oil starvation. This 

AD requires replacing the fiber gasket 

with a copper gasket or a stainless steel 

embedded within 

polytetrafluoroethylene gasket (stainless 

steel PTFE gasket). This AD also revises 

the applicability to include Continental 

model engines equipped with an F&M 

Enterprises, Inc. (F&M) or a Stratus Tool 

Technologies, LLC (Stratus) oil filter 

adapter installed. The FAA is issuing 

this AD to address the unsafe condition 

on these products. 

DATES: This AD is effective October 26, 

2023. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of a certain publication listed in this AD 

as of October 26, 2023. 

ADDRESSES: 


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