This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER

contains notices to the public of the proposed

issuance of rules and regulations. The

purpose of these notices is to give interested

persons an opportunity to participate in the

rule making prior to the adoption of the final

rules.

Proposed Rules Federal Register

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Vol. 80, No. 55 

Monday, March 23, 2015 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2015–0627; Directorate 

Identifier 2015–CE–002–AD] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Piper 

Aircraft, Inc. 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 

Piper Aircraft, Inc. Models PA–23–250, 

PA–24–250, PA–24–260, PA–24–400, 

PA–30, PA–31, PA–31–300, PA–31P, 

PA–39, and PA–E23–250 airplanes. This 

proposed AD was prompted by an 

accident caused by fuel starvation 

where the shape of the wing fuel tanks 

and fuel below a certain level in that 

tank may have allowed the fuel to move 

away from the tank outlet during certain 

maneuvers. This proposed AD would 

require installing a fuel system 

management placard on the aircraft 

instrument panel and adding text to the 

Limitations section of the pilot’s 

operating handbook (POH)/airplane 

flight manual (AFM). We are proposing 

this AD to correct the unsafe condition 

on these products. 

DATES: We must receive comments on 

this proposed AD by May 7, 2015. 

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 proposed AD, contact Piper 

Aircraft, Inc., Customer Service, 2926 

Piper Drive, Vero Beach, Florida 32960; 

telephone: (877) 879–0275; fax: none; 

email: customer.service@piper.com; 

Internet: www.piper.com. You may 

review the 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. 

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– 

0627; 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 

(phone: 800–647–5527) is in the 

ADDRESSES section. Comments will be 

available in the AD docket shortly after 

receipt. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Ansel James, Aerospace Engineer, 

Atlanta Aircraft Certification Office, 

FAA, 1701 Columbia Avenue, College 

Park, Georgia 30337; telephone: (404) 

474–5576; fax: (404) 474–5606; email: 

ansel.james@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Comments Invited 

We invite you to send any written 

relevant data, views, or arguments about 

this proposal. Send your comments to 

an address listed under the ADDRESSES

section. Include ‘‘Docket No. FAA– 

2015–0627; Directorate Identifier 2015– 

CE–002–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://

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 

We received a report of an accident 

where the shape of the wing fuel tanks 

on Piper Aircraft, Inc. Models PA–23– 

250, PA–24–250, PA–24–260, PA–24– 

400, PA–30, PA–31, PA–31–300, PA– 

31P, PA–39, and PA–E23–250 airplanes, 

combined with fuel below a certain 

level in the selected tank, may have 

allowed the fuel to move away from the 

tank outlet during certain maneuvers 

causing fuel starvation. These airplanes 

do not have baffles in the fuel tanks. 

Baffles in the fuel tanks slow the 

movement of fuel in the tank during 

certain maneuvers and prevent the 

unsafe condition. Certain maneuvers, 

such as prolonged turns during taxi 

prior to takeoff and inflight maneuvers 

like prolonged slips and skids at any 

pitch attitude, can cause the fuel in the 

tanks to temporarily move away from 

the tank outlet. This could result in an 

interruption in the flow of the fuel to 

the engine. It was also noted, the 

manufacturer insufficiently defined 

procedures for low fuel operation. This 

condition, if not corrected, could lead to 

loss of engine power or engine 

shutdown, which may result in loss of 

control. 

Relevant Service Information Under 1 

CFR Part 51 

We reviewed Piper Aircraft, Inc. 

Service Bulletin No. 1266, dated 

December 16, 2014. Piper Aircraft, Inc. 

Service Bulletin No. 1266, dated 

December 16, 2014, calls for/describes 

actions for, when necessary, installing 

the correct fuel warning placard on the 

instrument panel and adding correct 

text of that fuel warning placard in the 

Limitations section of the POH/AFM. 

This service information is reasonably 

available; see ADDRESSES for ways to 

access this service information. 

FAA’s Determination 

We are proposing this AD because we 

evaluated all the relevant information 

and determined the unsafe condition 

described previously is likely to exist or 

develop in other products of the same 

type design. 

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Proposed AD Requirements 

This proposed AD would require 

accomplishing the actions specified in 

the service information described 

previously. 

Costs of Compliance 

We estimate that this proposed AD 

affects 3,000 airplanes of U.S. registry. 

We estimate the following costs to 

comply with this proposed AD: 

ESTIMATED COSTS

Action Labor cost Parts cost Cost per 

product 

Cost on U.S. 

operators 

Inspection to determine if placard, if installed, and Limitations section of the POH/AFM are compliant with Piper 

Aircraft, Inc. Service Bulletin No. 1266, dated December 

16, 2014.

.5 work-hour × $85 per hour = 

$42.50.

Not Applicable $42.50 $127,500 

We estimate the following costs to do 

any necessary placard/POH/AFM order 

and installation that would be required 

based on the results of the proposed 

inspection. We have no way of 

determining the number of aircraft that 

might need any necessary placard/POH/ 

AFM order and installation: 

ON-CONDITION COSTS

Action Labor cost Parts cost Cost per 

product 

Order and install replacement placard ......................... 1 work-hour × $85 per hour = $85 ............................... $40 $125 

Order updated POH/AFM and install updated pages .. .5 work-hour × $85 per hour = $42.50 ......................... 300 342.50 

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), 

(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. 

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): 

Piper Aircraft, Inc. Airplanes: Docket No. 

FAA–2015–0627; Directorate Identifier 

2015–CE–002–AD. 

(a) Comments Due Date 

We must receive comments by May 7, 

2015. 

(b) Affected ADs 

None. 

(c) Applicability 

This AD applies to Piper Aircraft, Inc. 

Models PA–23–250, PA–24–250, PA–24–260, 

PA–24–400, PA–30, PA–31, PA–31–300, PA– 

31P, PA–39, and PA–E23–250 airplanes, 

certificated in any category, as identified in 

Piper Aircraft, Inc. Mandatory Service 

Bulletin No. 1266, dated December 16, 2014. 

(d) Subject 

Joint Aircraft System Component (JASC)/

Air Transport Association (ATA) of America 

Code 1130, PLACARDS AND MARKINGS; 

Interior Placards. 

(e) Unsafe Condition 

This AD was prompted by an accident 

caused by fuel starvation where the shape of 

the wing fuel tanks and fuel below a certain 

level in that tank may have allowed the fuel 

to move away from the tank outlet during 

certain maneuvers. We are issuing this AD to 

prevent loss of engine power due to fuel 

starvation. This condition, if not corrected, 

could lead to loss of engine power or engine 

shutdown, which may result in loss of 

control. 

(f) Compliance 

Unless already done, within the next 50 

hours time-in-service (TIS) after the effective 

date of this AD, do the actions in paragraphs 

(g) and (h), as applicable, including all 

subparagraphs: 

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(g) Fuel Warning Placard Inspection 

(1) Inspect the fuel warning placard, if 

existing, following the Instructions section, 

of Piper Aircraft, Inc. Mandatory Service 

Bulletin No. 1266, dated December 16, 2014. 

If the placard is present and compliant with 

the Instructions section of Piper Aircraft, Inc. 

Mandatory Service Bulletin No. 1266, dated 

December 16, 2014, then no further action 

regarding the placard is required. 

(2) If the fuel warning placard is not 

present or not compliant with the 

Instructions section of Piper Aircraft, Inc. 

Mandatory Service Bulletin No. 1266, dated 

December 16, 2014, then order or, as 

applicable, fabricate, and install the 

applicable fuel warning placard following the 

Instructions section of Piper Aircraft, Inc. 

Mandatory Service Bulletin No. 1266, dated 

December 16, 2014. You may order the 

applicable placard from Piper Aircraft, Inc. at 

the address identified in paragraph (j)(2) of 

this AD. 

(h) Pilot’s Operating Handbook (POH)/

Airplane Flight Manual (AFM) Inspection 

(1) Inspect the Limitations section of the 

applicable POH/AFM following the 

Instructions section of Piper Aircraft, Inc. 

Mandatory Service Bulletin No. 1266, dated 

December 16, 2014. 

(2) If the Limitations section of the 

applicable POH/AFM contains the exact text 

found in table 2 of Piper Aircraft, Inc. 

Mandatory Service Bulletin No. 1266, dated 

December 16, 2014, there is no need for a 

POH/AFM revision. 

(3) If the Limitations section of the 

applicable POH/AFM does not contain the 

exact text found in table 2, a POH/AFM 

revision is required. Contact Piper Aircraft, 

Inc. at the address identified in paragraph 

(j)(2) of this AD and request the applicable 

POH/AFM revision. 

(i) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs) 

(1) The Manager, Atlanta Aircraft 

Certification Office (ACO), 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 ACO, send it to the 

attention of the person identified in 

paragraph (j)(1) of this AD. 

(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. 

(j) Related Information 

(1) For more information about this AD, 

contact Ansel James, Aerospace Engineer, 

Atlanta Aircraft Certification Office, FAA, 

1701 Columbia Avenue, College Park, 

Georgia 30337; telephone: (404) 474–5576; 

fax: (404) 474–5606; email: ansel.james@

faa.gov. 

(2) For service information identified in 

this AD, contact Piper Aircraft, Inc., 

Customer Service, 2926 Piper Drive, Vero 

Beach, Florida 32960; telephone: (877) 879– 

0275; fax: none; email: customer.service@

piper.com; Internet: www.piper.com. 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. 

Issued in Kansas City, Missouri, on March 

12, 2015. 

Robert Busto, 

Acting Manager, Small Airplane Directorate, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2015–06414 Filed 3–20–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY 

COMMISSION 

16 CFR Part Chapter II 

[CPSC Docket No. CPSC–2013–0028] 

Corded Window Coverings: Notice of 

Extension of Comment Period 

AGENCY: U.S. Consumer Product Safety 

Commission. 

ACTION: Advance notice of proposed 

rulemaking; extension of comment 

period. 

SUMMARY: The Consumer Product Safety 

Commission (Commission or CPSC) 

published an advance notice of 

proposed rulemaking (ANPR) in the 

Federal Register on January 16, 2015, 

concerning corded window coverings. 

The ANPR invited the public to submit 

written comments; the comment period 

as set in the ANPR ended on Tuesday, 

March 17, 2015. In response to a request 

for extension, the Commission is 

extending the comment period to 

Monday, June 1, 2015. 

DATES: The comment period for the 

ANPR published on January 16, 2015 

(80 FR 2327), is extended. Comments 

must be received by Monday, June 1, 

2015. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by Docket No. CPSC–2013– 

0028, by any of the following methods: 

Electronic Submissions: Submit 

electronic comments to the Federal 

eRulemaking Portal at: http://

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

The Commission does not accept 

comments submitted by electronic mail 

(email), except through 

www.regulations.gov. The Commission 

encourages you to submit electronic 

comments by using the Federal 

eRulemaking Portal, as described above. 

Written Submissions: Submit written 

submissions by mail/hand delivery/

courier to: Office of the Secretary, 

Consumer Product Safety Commission, 

Room 820, 4330 East West Highway, 

Bethesda, MD 20814; telephone (301) 

504–7923. 

Instructions: All submissions received 

must include the agency name and 

docket number for this notice. All 

comments received may be posted 

without change, including any personal 

identifiers, contact information, or other 

personal information provided, to: 

http://www.regulations.gov. Do not 

submit confidential business 

information, trade secret information, or 

other sensitive or protected information 

that you do not want to be available to 

the public. If furnished at all, such 

information should be submitted in 

writing. 

Docket: For access to the docket to 

read background documents or 

comments received, go to: http://

www.regulations.gov, and insert the 

docket number CPSC–2013–0028, into 

the ‘‘Search’’ box, and follow the 

prompts. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Rana Balci-Sinha, Office of Hazard 

Identification and Reduction, 5 

Research Place, Rockville, MD 20850, 

telephone 301–987–2584, email 

windowcoveringtechnologies@cpsc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 

October 8, 2014, the Commission 

granted a petition to initiate a 

rulemaking to develop a mandatory 

safety standard for window coverings. 

The petition sought to prohibit window 

covering cords when a feasible cordless 

alternative exists. The petition 

requested that all window covering 

cords be made inaccessible by using 

passive guarding devices when a 

feasible cordless alternative does not 

exist. On January 16, 2015, the 

Commission published an advance 

notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPR) 

initiating rulemaking and seeking 

information and comment on regulatory 

options for a mandatory rule to address 

the risk of strangulation to young 

children on window covering cords. 80 

FR 2327. The comment period on the 

ANPR was scheduled to end on March 

17, 2015. 

In a letter dated February 2, 2015, the 

Window Covering Manufacturers 

Association (WCMA) requested a 75-day 

extension of the comment period to 

complete multiple studies that WCMA 

commissioned. WCMA states that the 

request is ‘‘based on the need for 

sufficient opportunity to develop and 

present a more factual record for CPSC’s 

consideration to permit a well-informed 

analysis before considering whether the 

agency can move to the next stage of 

promulgating such a significant rule.’’ 

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