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(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. 

(3) Reporting Requirements: For any 

reporting requirement in this AD, under the 

provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act 

(44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) has 

approved the information collection 

requirements and has assigned OMB Control 

Number 2120–0056. 

Related Information 

(g) Refer to MCAI Airworthiness Authority 

of New Zealand AD DCA/R2000/12, dated 

June 29, 2006, and Avions Pierre Robin 

Service Bulletin 86, dated July 30, 1980, for 

related information. 

Issued in Kansas City, Missouri, on 

December 28, 2006. 

John R. Colomy, 

Acting Manager, Small Airplane Directorate, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. E7–49 Filed 1–5–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2006–26598; Directorate 

Identifier 2006–CE–87–AD] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Empresa 

Brasileira de Aeronautica S.A. 

(EMBRAER) Models EMB–110P1 and 

EMB–110P2 Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: We propose to adopt a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for the 

products listed above. This proposed 

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: 

It has been found cases of corrosion at 

regions of Wings-to-Fuselage attachments, 

Vertical Stabilizer to Fuselage attachments, 

Rib 1 Half-wing and Passenger Seat Tracks. 

Such corrosion may lead to subsequent 

fatigue cracking of the parts affected, 

reducing the aircraft structural integrity, 

which may in turn lead to structural failure 

and/or loss of some control surface. 

The proposed AD would require actions 

that are intended to address the unsafe 

condition described in the MCAI. 

DATES: We must receive comments on 

this proposed AD by February 7, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: You may send comments by 

any of the following methods: 

• DOT Docket Web site: Go to http:// 

dms.dot.gov and follow the instructions 

for sending your comments 

electronically. 

• Fax: (202) 493–2251. 

• Mail: Docket Management Facility, 

U.S. Department of Transportation, 400 

Seventh Street, SW., Nassif Building, 

Room PL–401, Washington, DC 20590–

0001. 

• Hand Delivery: Room PL–401 on 

the plaza level of the Nassif Building, 

400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, 

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

through Friday, except Federal holidays. 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

Examining the AD Docket 

You may examine the AD docket on 

the Internet at http://dms.dot.gov; 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 Office (telephone (800) 647–

5227) is in the ADDRESSES section. 

Comments will be available in the AD 

docket shortly after receipt. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karl 

Schletzbaum, Aerospace Engineer, 901 

Locust, Room 301, Kansas City, 

Missouri, 64106; telephone (816) 329–

4146; fax (816) 329–4090. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Streamlined Issuance of AD 

The FAA is implementing a new 

process for streamlining the issuance of 

ADs related to MCAI. The streamlined 

process will allow us to adopt MCAI 

safety requirements in a more efficient 

manner and will reduce safety risks to 

the public. This process continues to 

follow all FAA AD issuance processes to 

meet legal, economic, Administrative 

Procedure Act, and Federal Register 

requirements. We also continue to meet 

our technical decision-making 

responsibilities to identify and correct 

unsafe conditions on U.S.-certificated 

products. 

This proposed AD references the 

MCAI and related service information 

that we considered in forming the 

engineering basis to correct the unsafe 

condition. The proposed AD contains 

text copied from the MCAI and for this 

reason might not follow our plain 

language principles. 

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–2006–26598; Directorate Identifier 

2006–CE–87–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 because of those 

comments. 

We will post all comments we 

receive, without change, to http:// 

dms.dot.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 

The National Agency of Civil Aviation 

(ANAC), which is the aviation authority 

for Brazil, has issued AD No.: 2006–10–

01, dated October 25, 2006 (referred to 

after this as ‘‘the MCAI’’), to correct an 

unsafe condition for the specified 

products. The MCAI states: 

It has been found cases of corrosion at 

regions of Wings-to-Fuselage attachments, 

Vertical Stabilizer to Fuselage attachments, 

Rib 1 Half-wing and Passenger Seat Tracks. 

Such corrosion may lead to subsequent 

fatigue cracking of the parts affected, 

reducing the aircraft structural integrity, 

which may in turn lead to structural failure 

and/or loss of some control surface. 

You may obtain further information by 

examining the MCAI in the AD docket. 

The MCAI requires: 

Inspection for corrosion at regions of 

Wings-to Fuselage attachments, Vertical 

Stabilizer to Fuselage attachments, Rib 1 

Half-wing and Passenger Seat Tracks; and if 

applicable, removal of the detected corrosion. 

Relevant Service Information 

Embraer—Empresa Brasileira de 

Aerona ́utica S.A. (EMBRAER) has 

issued Service Bulletin S.B. No.: 110–

00–0007, dated May 10, 2006. The 

actions described in this service 

information are intended to correct the 

unsafe condition identified in the 

MCAI. 

FAA’s Determination and Requirements 

of the Proposed AD 

This product has been approved by 

the aviation authority of another 

country, and is approved for operation 


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in the United States. Pursuant to our 

bilateral agreement with this State of 

Design Authority, they have notified us 

of the unsafe condition described in the 

MCAI and service information 

referenced above. We are proposing this 

AD because we evaluated all 

information and determined the unsafe 

condition exists and is likely to exist or 

develop on other products of the same 

type design. 

Differences Between This Proposed AD 

and the MCAI or Service Information 

We have reviewed the MCAI and 

related service information and, in 

general, agree with their substance. But 

we might have found it necessary to use 

different words from those in the MCAI 

to ensure the AD is clear for U.S. 

operators and is enforceable. In making 

these changes, we do not intend to differ 

substantively from the information 

provided in the MCAI and related 

service information. 

We might also have proposed 

different actions in this AD from those 

in the MCAI in order to follow FAA 

policies. Any such differences are 

described in a separate paragraph of the 

proposed AD. These requirements, if 

ultimately adopted, will take 

precedence over the actions copied from 

the MCAI. 

Costs of Compliance 

Based on the service information, we 

estimate that this proposed AD would 

affect about 42 products of U.S. registry. 

We also estimate that it would take 

about 942 work-hours per product to 

comply with the proposed AD. The 

average labor rate is $80 per work-hour. 

Based on these figures, we estimate the 

cost of the proposed AD on U.S. 

operators to be $3,165,120 or $75,360 

per product. 

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 above, 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); 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 proposed AD and placed it in the 

AD docket. 

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39 

Air transportation, Aircraft, Aviation 

safety, 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 AD: 

Empresa Brasileira de Aerona ́utica S.A. 

(EMBRAER): Docket No. FAA–2006–

26598; Directorate Identifier 2006–CE–

87–AD. 

Comments Due Date 

(a) We must receive comments by February 

7, 2007. 

Affected ADs 

(b) None. 

Applicability 

(c) This AD applies to Models EMB–110P1 

and EMB–P2 airplanes, all serial numbers, 

certificated in any category. 

Reason 

(d) The mandatory continuing 

airworthiness information (MCAI) states: 

It has been found cases of corrosion at 

regions of Wings-to-Fuselage attachments, 

Vertical Stabilizer to Fuselage attachments, 

Rib 1 Half-wing and Passenger Seat Tracks. 

Such corrosion may lead to subsequent 

fatigue cracking of the parts affected, 

reducing the aircraft structural integrity, 

which may in turn lead to structural failure 

and/or loss of some control surface. 

Actions and Compliance 

(e) Unless already done, do the following 

actions. 

(1) Within the next 30 days or 100 hours 

time-in-service after the effective date of this 

AD, whichever occurs first, carry out a 

general visual inspection (GVI) for corrosion 

at the regions of the Wings-to-fuselage 

attachments, Vertical Stabilizer to Fuselage 

attachments, Rib 1 Half-wing, and Passenger 

Seat Tracks, according to Parts I, II, and III 

of the Embraer—Empresa Brasileira de 

Aeronautica S.A. (EMBRAER) Service 

Bulletin S.B. No.: 110–00–0007, dated May 

10, 2006. 

(i) All structures found corroded or cracked 

as a result of the inspections conducted 

above, must be addressed prior to further 

flight in accordance with detailed 

instructions and procedures described in 

EMBRAER Service Bulletin S.B. No.: 110–

00–0007, dated May 10, 2006. 

(ii) Previous accomplishment of the 

EMBRAER Alert Service Bulletin S.B. No.: 

110–00–A007, dated March 6, 2006, or the 

implementation of the tasks above, required 

by section VI of the Maintenance Planning 

Guides TP 110P2/145, PM 110/652, or PM 

110/165, are considered acceptable methods 

of compliance with the requirements of (e)(1) 

of this AD. 

(2) Within the next 30 days after the 

effective date of this AD, accomplish Part IV 

of the EMBRAER Service Bulletin S.B. No.: 

110–00–0007, dated May 10, 2006. All 

structures found corroded or cracked as a 

result of the inspections conducted above, 

must be addressed prior to further flight in 

accordance with detailed instructions and 

procedures described in EMBRAER Service 

Bulletin S.B. No.: 110–00–0007, dated May 

10, 2006. 

(3) Within the next 12 months after the 

effective date of this AD, accomplish Part V 

of the EMBRAER Service Bulletin S.B. No.: 

110–00–0007, dated May 10, 2006. All 

structures found corroded or cracked as a 

result of the inspections conducted above, 

must be addressed prior to further flight in 

accordance with detailed instructions and 

procedures described in EMBRAER Service 

Bulletin S.B. No.: 110–00–0007, dated May 

10, 2006. 

Note 1: For the purpose of this AD a GVI 

is: ‘‘A visual examination of an interior or 

exterior area, installation or assembly to 

detect obvious damage, failure, or 

irregularity. This level of inspection is made 

from within touching distance, unless 

otherwise specified. A mirror may be 

necessary to enhance visual access to all 

exposed surfaces in the inspection area. This 

level of inspection is made under normally 

available lighting conditions such as 

daylight, hangar lighting, flashlight, or droplight; and may require removal or opening of 


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access panels or doors. Stands, ladders, or 

platforms may be required to gain proximity 

to the area being checked.’’

FAA AD Differences 

Note 2: This AD differs from the MCAI 

and/or service information as follows: No 

differences. 

Other FAA AD Provisions 

(f) The following provisions also apply to 

this AD: 

(1) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs): The Manager, Standards Staff, 

FAA, ATTN: Karl Schletzbaum, Aerospace 

Engineer, FAA, Small Airplane Directorate, 

901 Locust, Room 301, Kansas City, Missouri 

64106; telephone: (816) 329–4146; fax: (816) 

329–4090, has the authority to approve 

AMOCs for this AD, if requested using the 

procedures found in 14 CFR 39.19. 

(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 FAAapproved 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. 

(3) Reporting Requirements: For any 

reporting requirement in this AD, under the 

provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act 

(44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) has 

approved the information collection 

requirements and has assigned OMB Control 

Number 2120–0056. 

Related Information 

(g) Refer to MCAI National Agency of Civil 

Aviation (ANAC) AD No.: 2006–10–01, dated 

October 25, 2006, EMBRAER Service Bulletin 

S.B. No.: 110–00–0007, dated May 10, 2006, 

and EMBRAER Alert Service Bulletin S.B. 

No.: 110–00–A007, dated March 6, 2006 for 

related information. 

Issued in Kansas City, Missouri, on 

December 28, 2006. 

John R. Colomy, 

Acting Manager, Small Airplane Directorate, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. E7–51 Filed 1–5–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE 

COMMISSION 

17 CFR Part 270 

[File No. S7–03–04] 

RIN 3235–AJ62 

Investment Company Governance 

AGENCY: Securities and Exchange 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice of comment deadline. 

On December 21, 2006, the 

Commission published a document in 

the Federal Register reopening the 

comment period on its June 2006 

request for comment regarding 

amendments to investment company 

governance provisions (‘‘Request for 

Additional Comment’’) (Investment 

Company Release No. 27600 (Dec. 15, 

2006) [71 FR 76618 (Dec. 21, 2006) (FR 

Doc. No. E6–21903)]). The purpose of 

the additional comment period is to 

permit public comment on two papers 

prepared by the Office of Economic 

Analysis on this topic. The Request for 

Additional Comment stated that 

comments must be received on or before 

60 days after publication of the second 

of the two staff economic papers in the 

public comment file. The second of 

these papers was published in the 

public comment file on December 29, 

2006, and both papers are available on 

the Commission’s Internet Web site 

(http://www.sec.gov/rules/proposed/ 

s70304/oeamemo122906- 

powerstudy.pdf; http://www.sec.gov/ 

rules/proposed/s70304/ 

oeamemo122906-litreview.pdf). 

Comments must be received on or 

before March 2, 2007. 

Dated: December 29, 2006. 

Jill M. Peterson, 

Assistant Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E7–13 Filed 1–5–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8011–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

19 CFR Part 351 

[Docket No. 061121303–6301–01] 

RIN 0625–AA73 

Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 

Proceedings: Documents Submission 

Procedures; APO Procedures; 

Proposed Rule 

AGENCY: Import Administration, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

ACTION: Proposed Rule; request for 

Comments. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce 

(‘‘the Department’’) proposes to amend 

its regulations in antidumping (‘‘AD’’) 

and countervailing duty (‘‘CVD’’) 

proceedings governing information 

submitted to the Department and 

administrative protective orders in order 

to improve the Department’s procedures 

and provide clarification to some 

aspects of the Department’s regulations. 

Specifically, the Department proposes to 

amend its regulations as follows: To 

reflect a transfer in the function of 

receiving submissions filed in AD/CVD 

proceedings from the Central Records 

Unit to the Administrative Protective 

Order (‘‘APO’’) Unit, and to change the 

name of the APO Unit to APO/Dockets 

Unit; to reflect a transfer in the function 

of maintaining public service lists from 

the Central Records Unit to the APO/ 

Dockets Unit; to update the definition of 

‘‘Customs Service’’ to reflect the 

reorganization of the Executive Branch; 

to clarify that documents filed with the 

Department will only be time stamped 

when appropriate, for example, when an 

interested party submits a request for 

treatment as a voluntary respondent; to 

clarify when an APO will be placed on 

the record with respect to new shipper 

reviews, applications for scope rulings 

and changed circumstances reviews; to 

clarify when a party must serve business 

proprietary information already on the 

administrative record to new authorized 

applicants to the APO; to require a 

formal letter of appearance to request 

placement on the service list of any 

segment of an AD/CVD proceeding; and 

to clarify when a party is to be 

considered an ‘‘interested party’’ for the 

purposes of the APO. Finally, the 

Department proposes amending its short 

form application for an APO (Form 

ITA–367). 

DATES: To be assured of consideration, 

written comments must be received no 

later than February 28, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: Submit comments to David 

M. Spooner, Assistant Secretary for 

Import Administration, U.S. Department 

of Commerce, Central Records Unit, 

Room 1870, Pennsylvania Avenue and 

14th Street, NW., Washington, DC 

20230; Attention: APO Regulations. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ann 

Sebastian at (202) 482–3354 or William 

Kovatch at (202) 482–5052. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

Pursuant to section 777(c)(1)(A) of the 

Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (‘‘the 

Act’’) (19 U.S.C. 1677f(c)(1)(A)), the 

Department must make available to 

interested parties, under an APO, all 

business proprietary information 

submitted to it during the course of an 

antidumping or countervailing duty 

proceeding. Section 777(c)(1)(B) of the 

Act authorizes the Department to issue 

regulations governing the APO process. 

The Department’s current regulations 

are codified at 19 CFR Part 351. 

The Department last amended its APO 

regulations in 1998 (see 63 FR 24391). 

The Department is always interested in 

reviewing its APO procedures and 

improving them through its regulations. 

Since the adoption of regulations in 


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