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§ 630.6 Funding Corporation committees. 

(a) System Audit Committee. * * * 

* * * * * 

(3) Resources. The Funding 

Corporation must provide the SAC 

monetary and nonmonetary resources 

the SAC determines necessary to enable 

it to perform the duties listed in 

paragraph (a)(4) of this section. The 

Funding Corporation must permit the 

SAC to contract, for reasons directly 

related to the duties listed in paragraph 

(a)(4), the services of external auditors, 

independent legal counsel, and outside 

advisors. The SAC must not use the 

resources of the Funding Corporation in 

a manner that would adversely affect 

the safety and soundness of the System 

or be contrary to law and regulation. 

The SAC must provide the Funding 

Corporation board of directors a 

quarterly accounting of expenditures 

made pursuant to this section. 

(4) Duties. * * * 

* * * * * 

(ii) External auditors. The external 

auditor must report directly to the SAC. 

The SAC must: 

(A) Determine, with the agreement of 

the Funding Corporation board of 

directors, the appointment, 

compensation, and retention of the 

external auditors issuing System-wide 

audit reports; 

* * * * * 

Subpart B—Annual Report to Investors 

3. Section 630.20 is amended by 

revising paragraph (n) to read as 

follows: 

§ 630.20 Contents of the annual report to 

investors. 

* * * * * 

(n) System Audit Committee. The 

Funding Corporation must include in 

the System-wide Report to Investors a 

description of the System Audit 

Committee and its activities during the 

reporting period. At a minimum, the 

report must: 

(1) List the names of the System Audit 

Committee members, including each 

member’s term of office and principal 

occupation during the past 5 years. For 

each member, state the total cash and 

noncash compensation paid for services 

on the System Audit Committee during 

the reporting period. 

(2) Categorize and disclose the dollar 

value of monetary and nonmonetary 

resources used by the System Audit 

Committee during the reporting period. 

Describe the benefit(s) obtained from 

expenditures made under each category. 

Disclosures of fees paid for the audit of 

the System-wide financial statements 

and those categories of expenses having 

an annual aggregate dollar value of less 

than $5,000 are not required. At a 

minimum, there must be separate 

categories for: 

(i) Administrative expenses, 

(ii) Contracted legal services, 

(iii) Contracted consultants and 

advisors, and 

(iv) Other contracted services, 

identifying the services. 

* * * * * 

Dated: February 9, 2012. 

Dale L. Aultman, 

Secretary, Farm Credit Administration Board. 

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BILLING CODE 6705–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2012–0141; Directorate 

Identifier 2011–NM–092–AD] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Fokker 

Services B.V. Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: We propose to adopt a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for all 

Fokker Services B.V. Model F.28 Mark 

0070 and 0100 airplanes. This proposed 

AD was prompted by an in-flight failure 

of the hydraulic control panel, which 

resulted in the absence of pressure and 

quantity indication of the hydraulic 

system and accompanying alerts for 

‘‘hydraulic system 1 low quantity’’ and 

‘‘hydraulic system 2 low quantity.’’ This 

proposed AD would require 

implementing new abnormal procedures 

for hydraulics in the airplane flight 

manual (AFM). We are proposing this 

AD to prevent loss of control of the 

airplane due to incorrect hydraulic 

system failure information being 

provided to the flightcrew, followed by 

application of inappropriate procedures. 

DATES: We must receive comments on 

this proposed AD by March 30, 2012. 

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. 

• 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: U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations, M– 

30, West Building Ground Floor, Room 

W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., 

Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 

p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays. 

For service information identified in 

this proposed AD, contact Fokker 

Services B.V., Technical Services Dept., 

P.O. Box 231, 2150 AE Nieuw-Vennep, 

the Netherlands; telephone +31 (0)252– 

627–350; fax +31 (0)252–627–211; email 

technicalservices.fokkerservices@

stork.com; Internet http:// 

www.myfokkerfleet.com. You may 

review copies of the referenced service 

information at the FAA, Transport 

Airplane Directorate, 1601 Lind Avenue 

SW., Renton, Washington. For 

information on the availability of this 

material at the FAA, call 425–227–1221. 

Examining the AD Docket 

You may examine the AD docket on 

the Internet at http:// 

www.regulations.gov; 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 proposed AD, the 

regulatory evaluation, any comments 

received, and other information. The 

street address for the Docket Operations 

office (telephone (800) 647–5527) is in 

the ADDRESSES section. Comments will 

be available in the AD docket shortly 

after receipt. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tom 

Rodriguez, Aerospace Engineer, 

International Branch, ANM–116, 

Transport Airplane Directorate, FAA, 

1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, 

Washington 98057–3356; telephone 

(425) 227–1137; fax (425) 227–1149. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

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–2012–0141; Directorate Identifier 

2011–NM–092–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 based on 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. 

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8182 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 30 / Tuesday, February 14, 2012 / Proposed Rules 

Discussion 

The European Aviation Safety Agency 

(EASA), which is the Technical Agent 

for the Member States of the European 

Community, has issued EASA 

Airworthiness Directive 2011–0051, 

dated March 22, 2011 (referred to after 

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

condition for the specified products. 

The MCAI states: 

An in-flight failure of the hydraulic control 

panel resulted in the absence of pressure and 

quantity indication of the hydraulic system 

and accompanying alerts for ‘‘hydraulic 

system 1 low quantity’’ and ‘‘hydraulic 

system 2 low quantity’’. The procedures 

prescribed the shut-off of the engine driven 

hydraulic pumps, resulting in complete 

absence of hydraulic pressure, which made it 

impossible to hydraulically control the flight 

controls, including the stabiliser. The status 

information contained in the procedures for 

these alerts may give the false impression 

that the stabiliser is still hydraulically 

controllable on one channel. The flight crew 

regained control by using the alternate 

electrically powered stabiliser control. 

A safety review revealed that a ‘‘hydraulic 

system 1 and 2 low quantity’’ alert could give 

the right information, however this alert is 

not available in the Flight Warning System. 

To solve this problem, Fokker Services 

improved the Hydraulic 1(2) Low Quantity 

Procedures in the Airplane Flight Manual 

(AFM). 

For the reasons described above, this 

[EASA] AD requires the implementation of 

new abnormal procedures for hydraulics in 

the AFM. 

The unsafe condition is possible loss of 

control of the airplane due to incorrect 

hydraulic system failure information 

being provided to the flightcrew, 

followed by application of inappropriate 

procedures. You may obtain further 

information by examining the MCAI in 

the AD docket. 

Relevant Service Information 

Fokker Services B.V. has issued 

Manual Change Notification— 

Operational Documentation MCNO 

F100–057, dated December 17, 2010. 

The actions described in this service 

information are intended to correct the 

unsafe condition identified in the 

MCAI. 

FAA’s Determination and Requirements 

of This Proposed AD 

This product has been approved by 

the aviation authority of another 

country, and is approved for operation 

in the United States. Pursuant to our 

bilateral agreement with the State of 

Design Authority, we have been notified 

of the unsafe condition described in the 

MCAI and service information 

referenced above. We are proposing this 

AD because we evaluated all pertinent 

information and determined an unsafe 

condition exists and is likely to exist or 

develop on other products of the same 

type design. 

Costs of Compliance 

Based on the service information, we 

estimate that this proposed AD would 

affect about 4 products of U.S. registry. 

We also estimate that it would take 

about 1 work-hour per product to 

comply with the basic requirements of 

this proposed AD. The average labor 

rate is $85 per work-hour. Based on 

these figures, we estimate the cost of the 

proposed AD on U.S. operators to be 

$340, or $85 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 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. 

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, 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 AD: 

Fokker Services B.V.: Docket No. FAA– 

2012–0141; Directorate Identifier 2011– 

NM–092–AD. 

(a) Comments Due Date 

We must receive comments by March 30, 

2012. 

(b) Affected ADs 

None. 

(c) Applicability 

This AD applies to Fokker Services B.V. 

Model F.28 Mark 0070 and 0100 airplanes, 

certificated in any category, all serial 

numbers. 

(d) Subject 

Air Transport Association (ATA) of 

America Code 29: Hydraulic power. 

(e) Reason 

This AD was prompted by an in-flight 

failure of the hydraulic control panel, which 

resulted in the absence of pressure and 

quantity indication of the hydraulic system 

and accompanying alerts for ‘‘hydraulic 

system 1 low quantity’’ and ‘‘hydraulic 

system 2 low quantity.’’ This proposed AD 

would require implementing new abnormal 

procedures for hydraulics in the airplane 

flight manual (AFM). We are issuing this AD 

to prevent loss of control of the airplane due 

to incorrect hydraulic system failure 

information being provided to the flightcrew, 

followed by application of inappropriate 

procedures. 

(f) Compliance 

You are responsible for having the actions 

required by this AD performed within the 

compliance times specified, unless the 

actions have already been done. 

(g) Airplane Flight Manual (AFM) Revision 

Within 3 months after the effective date of 

this AD, revise the Abnormal Procedures— 

Hydraulics section of the Fokker F.28 AFM 

by incorporating the information specified in 

Fokker Manual Change Notification— 

Operational Documentation (MCNO) MCNO– 

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F100–057, dated December 17, 2010, into the 

Abnormal Procedures—Hydraulics section of 

the AFM. 

Note 1 to paragraph (g): The actions 

required by paragraph (g) of this AD may be 

done by inserting a copy of MCNO Fokker 

MCNO–F100–057, dated December 17, 2010, 

into the Abnormal Procedures—Hydraulics 

section of the Fokker F.28 AFM. When 

MCNO Fokker MCNO–F100–057, dated 

December 17, 2010, has been included in the 

general revisions of the AFM, the general 

revisions may be inserted in the AFM, 

provided the relevant information in the 

general revision is identical to that in MCNO 

Fokker MCNO–F100–057, dated December 

17, 2010, and that MCNO may be removed. 

(h) Other FAA AD Provisions 

The following provisions also apply to this 

AD: 

(1) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs): The Manager, International 

Branch, ANM–116, Transport Airplane 

Directorate, 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 International Branch, send it to ATTN: 

Tom Rodriguez, Aerospace Engineer, 

International Branch, ANM–116, Transport 

Airplane Directorate, FAA, 1601 Lind 

Avenue SW., Renton, Washington 98057– 

3356; telephone (425) 227–1137; fax (425) 

227–1149. Information may be emailed to: 9- 

ANM-116-AMOC-REQUESTS@faa.gov. 

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. The AMOC 

approval letter must specifically reference 

this AD. 

(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. 

(i) Related Information 

Refer to MCAI European Aviation Safety 

Agency (EASA) Airworthiness Directive 

2011–0051, dated March 22, 2011; and 

MCNO Fokker MCNO-F100-057, dated 

December 17, 2010; for related information. 

Issued in Renton, Washington on 

February 7, 2012. 

Ali Bahrami, 

Manager, Transport Airplane Directorate, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2012–3387 Filed 2–13–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD 

20 CFR Parts 200, 320, and 345 

RIN 3220—AB65 

Restructuring of the Office of 

Programs; Elimination of Regional 

Offices 

AGENCY: Railroad Retirement Board. 

ACTION: Proposed rule. 

SUMMARY: The Railroad Retirement 

Board (Board) proposes to amend its 

regulations to reflect the restructuring of 

the Office of Programs and the 

elimination of the Regional Offices. 

DATES: Submit comments on or before 

April 16, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Address any comments 

concerning this proposed rule to Martha 

P. Rico, Secretary to the Board, Railroad 

Retirement Board, 844 N. Rush Street, 

Chicago, Illinois 60611–2092. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Marguerite P. Dadabo, Assistant General 

Counsel, (312) 751–4945, TTD (312) 

751–4701. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Railroad Retirement Board has 

restructured its Office of Assessment 

and Training in a Board-approved 

reorganization plan. The Office of 

Assessment and Training, formerly a 

single component of the Office of 

Programs, is now intermingled with 

other subcomponents of the Office of 

Programs. Therefore, issues that were 

formerly under the jurisdiction of the 

Office of Programs/Assessment and 

Training are now under the jurisdiction 

of the Office of Programs/Policy and 

Systems for purposes of the following 

regulations. 

Additionally, the Railroad Retirement 

Board underwent a reorganization of its 

regional offices in an effort to improve 

efficiency and eliminate duplication. As 

a result of this reorganization, the 

Railroad Retirement Board eliminated 

its Regional Offices in Atlanta, Georgia, 

Denver, Colorado, and Philadelphia, 

Pennsylvania. The work done by the 

Regional Offices is now handled by the 

Field Services Headquarters staff. 

The Board, with the concurrence of 

the Office of Management and Budget, 

has determined that this is not a 

significant regulatory action under 

Executive Order 12866, as amended. 

Therefore, no regulatory impact analysis 

is required. There are no changes to the 

information collections associated with 

Parts 200, 320 and 345. 

List of Subjects in 20 CFR Parts 200, 

320, and 345 

Railroad employees, Railroad 

employers, Railroad retirement, 

Railroad unemployment. 

For the reasons set out in the 

preamble, the Railroad Retirement 

Board proposes to amend title 20, 

chapter II, subchapter A, part 200 and 

subchapter C, parts 320 and 345 of the 

Code of Federal Regulations as follows: 

PART 200—GENERAL 

ADMINISTRATION 

1. The authority citation for part 200 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 45 U.S.C. 231f(b)(5) and 45 

U.S.C. 362; 200.4 also issued under 5 U.S.C. 

552; 200.5 also issued under 5 U.S.C. 552a; 

200.6 also issued under 5 U.S.C. 552b; and 

200.7 also issued under 31 U.S.C. 3717. 

2. In § 200.1, paragraph (a)(4) is 

revised to read as follows: 

§ 200.1 Designation of central and field 

organization. 

(a) * * * 

(4) The headquarters of the Board is 

in Chicago, Illinois, at 844 North Rush 

Street. The Board maintains numerous 

district offices across the country in 

localities easily accessible to large 

numbers of railroad workers. 

* * * * * 

3. In § 200.4, paragraphs (d)(1), (d)(2), 

and (d)(5) are revised to read as follows: 

§ 200.4 Availability of information to the 

public. 

* * * * * 

(d) * * * 

(1) In the Office of Programs/ 

Operations: The Retirement Claims 

Manual, RCM Circulars, Special 

Services Manual, Policy Decisions, 

Procedural Memoranda containing 

information on the adjudication of 

claims not contained in the Retirement 

Claims Manual or in RCM Circulars, 

Field Operating Manual (Parts I and VI), 

FOM Circulars and Memoranda, the 

Occupational Disability Rating 

Schedule, Adjudication Instruction 

Manual, memorandum instructions on 

adjudication, and circular letters of 

instruction to railroad officials. 

(2) In the Office of Programs/Policy 

and Systems: The Instructions to 

Employers, and Circular Letters to 

Employers. 

* * * * * 

(5) Field offices shall also make 

available to the extent practicable such 

of these materials and indexes as are 

furnished them in the ordinary course of 

business. 

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