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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 ACO, send it to the 

attention of the person identified in 

paragraph (n)(1) of this AD. Information may 

be emailed to: 9-ANM-Seattle-ACO-AMOCRequests@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. 

(3) AMOCs approved for AD 2013–26–08, 

are approved as AMOCs for the 

corresponding provisions of this AD. 

(4) For airplanes identified as Group 3 in 

Boeing Special Attention Service Bulletin 

737–30–1058, Revision 5, dated April 24, 

2013, AMOCs approved for the actions 

required by paragraph (h) of AD 2013–26–08, 

are approved as AMOCs for the 

corresponding provisions of paragraph (j) of 

this AD. 

(n) Related Information 

(1) For more information about this AD, 

contact Frank Carreras, Aerospace Engineer, 

Systems and Equipment Branch, ANM–130S, 

FAA, Seattle Aircraft Certification Office 

(ACO), 1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA 

98057–3356; phone: 425–917–6442; fax: 425– 

917–6590; email: frank.carreras@faa.gov. 

(2) Service information identified in this 

AD that is not incorporated by reference is 

available at the addresses specified in 

paragraphs (o)(4) and (o)(5) of this AD. 

(o) 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. 

(3) The following service information was 

approved for IBR on February 10, 2014 (79 

FR 545, January 6, 2014). 

(i) Boeing Special Attention Service 

Bulletin 737–30–1058, Revision 5, dated 

April 24, 2013. 

(ii) Reserved. 

(4) For Boeing service information 

identified in this AD, contact Boeing 

Commercial Airplanes, Attention: Data & 

Services Management, P. O. Box 3707, MC 

2H–65, Seattle, WA 98124–2207; telephone 

206–544–5000, extension 1; fax 206–766– 

5680; Internet https://

www.myboeingfleet.com. 

(5) You may view this service information 

at 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. 

(6) 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 Renton, Washington, on March 

24, 2016. 

Michael Kaszycki, 

Acting Manager, Transport Airplane 

Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2016–07576 Filed 4–6–16; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2016–3692; Directorate 

Identifier 2016–NE–05–AD; Amendment 39– 

18458; AD 2016–07–13] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; GE Aviation 

Czech s.r.o. Turboprop Engines 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule; request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: We are adopting a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for certain 

GE Aviation Czech s.r.o. M601E–11 

turboprop engines. This AD requires 

inspection of the engine power turbine 

(PT) disk and, if found damaged, its 

replacement with a part eligible for 

installation. This AD was prompted by 

discovery of damage to certain engine 

PT disks during engine shop visits. We 

are issuing this AD to prevent failure of 

the engine PT disk, which could result 

in release of high-energy debris, damage 

to the engine, and reduced control of the 

airplane. 

DATES: This AD becomes effective April 

22, 2016. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of a certain publication listed in this AD 

as of April 22, 2016. 

We must receive comments on this 

AD by May 23, 2016. 

ADDRESSES: You may send comments by 

any of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

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

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Mail: U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations, M– 

30, West Building Ground Floor, Room 

W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., 

Washington, DC 20590–0001. 

• Hand Delivery: Deliver to Mail 

address above between 9 a.m. and 5 

p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays. 

• Fax: 202–493–2251. 

For service information identified in 

this AD, contact GE Aviation Czech 

s.r.o., Beranovy ́ch 65, 199 02 Praha 9— 

Letnˇ any, Czech Republic; phone: +420 

222 538 111; fax: +420 222 538 222. You 

may view this service information at the 

FAA, Engine & Propeller Directorate, 

1200 District Avenue, Burlington, MA 

01803. For information on the 

availability of this material at the FAA, 

call 781–238–7125. It is also available 

on the Internet at http://

www.regulations.gov by searching for 

and locating Docket No. FAA–2016– 

3692. 

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– 

3692; 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 AD, the mandatory 

continuing airworthiness information 

(MCAI), regulatory evaluation, any 

comments received, and other 

information. The 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: 

Kenneth Steeves, Aerospace Engineer, 

Engine Certification Office, FAA, Engine 

& Propeller Directorate, 1200 District 

Avenue, Burlington, MA 01803; phone: 

781–238–7765; fax: 781–238–7199; 

email: kenneth.steeves@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Comments Invited 

This AD is a final rule that involves 

requirements affecting flight safety, and 

we did not precede it by notice and 

opportunity for public comment. We 

invite you to send any written relevant 

data, views, or arguments about this AD. 

Send your comments to an address 

listed under the ADDRESSES section. 

Include ‘‘Docket No. FAA–2016–3692; 

Directorate Identifier 2016–NE–05–AD’’ 

at the beginning of your comments. We 

specifically invite comments on the 

overall regulatory, economic, 

environmental, and energy aspects of 

this AD. We will consider all comments 

received by the closing date and may 

amend this 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 

substantive verbal contact with FAA 

personnel concerning this AD. 


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Discussion 

The European Aviation Safety Agency 

(EASA), which is the Technical Agent 

for the Member States of the European 

Community, has issued EASA AD 2016– 

0025–E, dated January 26, 2016 

(corrected January 27, 2016) (referred to 

hereinafter as ‘‘the MCAI’’), to correct an 

unsafe condition for the specified 

products. The MCAI states: 

During engine shop visits or overhauls, 

certain power turbine (PT) disks may have 

been damaged in the area of the balance 

weights. Additional PT disks with nonconforming geometry of the slot radius may 

have also been released to service as a result 

of incorrect machining of the PT disk slot. 

This condition, if not corrected, could lead 

to a PT disk failure, with subsequent release 

of high-energy debris, possibly resulting in 

damage to, and/or reduced control of, the 

aeroplane. 

You may obtain further information 

by examining the MCAI in the AD 

docket on the Internet at http://

www.regulations.gov by searching for 

and locating Docket No. FAA–2016– 

3692. 

Related Service Information Under 1 

CFR Part 51 

GE Aviation Czech s.r.o. has issued 

Alert Service Bulletin (ASB) No. SB– 

2016–72–50–00–1/00, dated January 21, 

2016. The ASB describe procedures for 

inspection of the PT disk. 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 the ADDRESSES section of this AD. 

FAA’s Determination and Requirements 

of This AD 

This product has been approved by 

the aviation authority of the Czech 

Republic, and is approved for operation 

in the United States. Pursuant to our 

bilateral agreement with the European 

Community, EASA has notified us of 

the unsafe condition described in the 

MCAI and service information 

referenced above. We are issuing this 

AD because we evaluated all 

information provided by EASA and 

determined the unsafe condition exists 

and is likely to exist or develop on other 

products of the same type design. This 

AD requires inspection of the engine PT 

disk and, if found damaged, its 

replacement with a part eligible for 

installation. 

FAA’s Determination of the Effective 

Date 

No domestic operators use this 

product. Therefore, we find that notice 

and opportunity for prior public 

comment are unnecessary and that good 

cause exists for making this amendment 

effective in less than 30 days. 

Costs of Compliance 

We estimate that this AD affects 0 

engines installed on airplanes of U.S. 

registry. We also estimate that it will 

take about 60 hours per engine to do the 

inspection required by this AD. The 

average labor rate is $85 per hour. Based 

on these figures, we estimate the total 

cost of the AD to U.S. operators to be $0. 

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 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 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. 

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 airworthiness 

directive (AD): 

2016–07–13 GE Aviation Czech s.r.o. (Type 

Certificate previously held by WALTER 

Engines a.s., Walter a.s., and 

MOTORLET a.s.): Amendment 39– 

18458; Docket No. FAA–2016–3692; 

Directorate Identifier 2016–NE–05–AD. 

(a) Effective Date 

This AD is effective April 22, 2016. 

(b) Affected ADs 

None. 

(c) Applicability 

This AD applies to GE Aviation Czech s.r.o 

M601E–11 turboprop engine models with 

engine power turbine (PT) disk, part number 

3220.6 and serial number EE8, EF8, or KR5, 

installed. 

(d) Reason 

This AD was prompted by discovery of 

damage to certain engine PT disks during 

engine shop visits. We are issuing this AD to 

prevent failure of the engine PT disk, which 

could result in release of high-energy debris, 

damage to the engine, and reduced control of 

the airplane. 

(e) Actions and Compliance 

Comply with this AD within the 

compliance times specified, unless already 

done. 

(1) Within 90 days after the effective date 

of this AD, perform visual, dimensional, and 

fluorescent penetrant inspections of the 

engine PT disk. Use Appendix B, paragraph 

5 of GE Aviation Czech s.r.o. Alert Service 

Bulletin (ASB) No. SB–2016–72–50–00–1/00, 

dated January 21, 2016, to do the inspections. 

(2) If the engine PT disk fails to meet the 

acceptance criteria in Appendix B, paragraph 

5 of GE Aviation Czech s.r.o. ASB No. SB– 

2016–72–50–00–1/00, dated January 21, 

2016, replace the PT disk with a part eligible 

for installation. 

(f) Installation Prohibition 

After the effective date of this AD: 

(1) Do not operate any engine with a PT 

disk serial number listed in paragraph (c) of 

this AD, unless the disk was inspected per 

the requirements of paragraph (e) of this AD; 

and 

(2) Do not install a PT disk that does not 

meet the acceptance criteria in Appendix B, 

paragraph 5 of GE Aviation Czech s.r.o. ASB 


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No. SB–2016–72–50–00–1/00, dated January 

21, 2016, onto any engine. 

(g) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs) 

The Manager, Engine Certification Office, 

FAA, may approve AMOCs for this AD. Use 

the procedures found in 14 CFR 39.19 to 

make your request. You may email your 

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

(h) Related Information 

(1) For more information about this AD, 

contact Kenneth Steeves, Aerospace 

Engineer, Engine Certification Office, FAA, 

Engine & Propeller Directorate, 1200 District 

Avenue, Burlington, MA 01803; phone: 781– 

238–7765; fax: 781–238–7199; email: 

kenneth.steeves@faa.gov. 

(2) Refer to MCAI European Aviation 

Safety Agency AD 2016–0025–E, dated 

January 26, 2016 (corrected January 27, 

2016), for more information. You may 

examine the MCAI in the AD docket on the 

Internet at http://www.regulations.gov by 

searching for and locating it in Docket No. 

FAA–2016–3692. 

(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) GE Aviation Czech s.r.o. Alert Service 

Bulletin No. SB–2016–72–50–00–1/00, dated 

January 21, 2016. 

(ii) Reserved. 

(3) For GE Aviation Czech s.r.o service 

information identified in this AD, contact GE 

Aviation Czech s.r.o., Beranovy ́ch 65, 199 02 

Praha 9—Letnˇ any, Czech Republic; phone: 

+420 222 538 111; fax: +420 222 538 222. 

(4) You may view this service information 

at FAA, Engine & Propeller Directorate, 1200 

District Avenue, Burlington, MA 01803. For 

information on the availability of this 

material at the FAA, call 781–238–7125. 

(5) You may view this service information 

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 Burlington, Massachusetts, on 

March 24, 2016. 

Colleen M. D’Alessandro, 

Manager, Engine & Propeller Directorate, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2016–07843 Filed 4–6–16; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY 

COMMISSION 

16 CFR Part 1211 

[Docket No. CPSC–2015–0025] 

Safety Standard for Automatic 

Residential Garage Door Operators 

AGENCY: U.S. Consumer Product Safety 

Commission. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The Consumer Product Safety 

Commission (‘‘Commission’’ or ‘‘CPSC’’) 

is issuing a final rule amending the 

regulations for the Safety Standard for 

Automatic Residential Garage Door 

Operators to reflect changes made by 

Underwriters Laboratories, Inc. (‘‘UL’’), 

in the entrapment protection provisions 

in UL’s standard UL 325, Sixth Edition, 

‘‘Standard for Safety for Door, Drapery, 

Gate, Louver, and Window Operators 

and Systems.’’ 

DATES: The rule is effective on May 9, 

2016. The incorporations by reference of 

the publications listed in this rule are 

approved by the Director of the Federal 

Register as of May 9, 2016. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Troy 

W. Whitfield, Lead Compliance Officer, 

Office of Compliance, Consumer 

Product Safety Commission, 4330 East 

West Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814– 

4408; Telephone (301) 504–7548 or 

email: twhitfield@cpsc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

A. Background 

The Commission has regulations for 

residential garage door operators 

(‘‘GDOs’’) to protect consumers from the 

risk of entrapment. 16 CFR part 1211. 

The Commission first issued the GDO 

standard in 1991, at the direction of the 

Consumer Product Safety Improvement 

Act of 1990 (‘‘Improvement Act’’), 

Public Law 101–608. Section 203 of the 

Improvement Act mandated that the 

entrapment protection requirements of 

the 1988 version of UL’s 325, Third 

Edition, ‘‘Standard for Safety for Door, 

Drapery, Gate, Louver, and Window 

Operators and Systems,’’ be considered 

a consumer product safety rule under 

the Consumer Product Safety Act. 

Section 203(c) of the Improvement Act 

established procedures for the 

Commission to revise the Commission’s 

GDO standard. When UL revises the 

entrapment protection requirements of 

UL 325, UL must notify the Commission 

of the revision, and that revision ‘‘shall 

be incorporated in the consumer 

product safety rule . . . unless, within 30 

days of such notice, the Commission 

notifies [UL] that the Commission has 

determined that such revision does not 

carry out the purposes of subsection (b)’’ 

[of section 203 of the Improvement Act 

which mandated the UL 325 entrapment 

protection requirements initially]. As 

provided in the Improvement Act, 

several times in the past, after UL has 

notified the Commission of changes to 

UL 325’s entrapment protection 

requirements, the Commission has 

revised the GDO standard to reflect the 

UL updates. 

The Commission last updated 16 CFR 

part 1211 in 2007 to reflect changes 

made to the entrapment protection 

provisions of UL 325 up to that time 

that previously had not been reflected in 

the regulation. 

On September 2, 2015, the 

Commission published a notice of 

proposed rulemaking (‘‘NPR’’), 

proposing to update 16 CFR part 1211 

to reflect recent changes made by UL to 

the entrapment protection requirements 

of UL 325. (See 80 FR 53036). After 

publication of the NPR, UL released an 

update to UL 325 (UL 325, Sixth 

Edition, February 24, 2016 Revision). 

The February 24, 2016 revisions to the 

UL 325 Sixth Edition are related to the 

entrapment protection provisions for 

residential GDOs and are minor and 

editorial in nature. The February 24, 

2016 revisions were made by UL to 

improve the clarity of the standard and 

describe test conditions better. The final 

rule has been revised to incorporate 

these editorial changes, as described in 

Section C of the preamble, so that the 

rule is consistent with the most recent 

version of UL 325. 

B. Responses to Comments 

Three comments were submitted on 

the NPR. Two commenters express 

support for the proposed rule and 

acknowledge the rule’s safety benefits. 

Comment: One commenter expresses 

concern about the public availability 

and accessibility of documents that are 

incorporated by reference, by either 

congressional mandate or through 

rulemaking. The commenter asserts that 

it is unclear which version of UL 325 is 

mandatory law. The commenter also 

describes the difficulties encountered 

attempting to purchase UL 325, an 

attempt to request the standard under 

FOIA, as well as difficulty accessing UL 

325 in government reading rooms or 

libraries. The commenter also asserts 

that the Fifth Edition of UL 325 is the 

current binding law, until the proposed 

rule is finalized. 

The commenter also notes that the 

NPR proposed incorporating by 

reference five voluntary standards that 

are contained in UL 325. The 

commenter asserts that it is unclear 


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