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this service information under 5 U.S.C. 

552(a) and 1 CFR part 51. 

(2) For service information identified in 

this AD, contact EADS SOCATA, Direction 

des Services, 65921 Tarbes Cedex 9, France; 

telephone: 33 (0)5 62.41.73.00; fax: 33 (0)5 

62.41.76.54; or SOCATA Aircraft, INC., North 

Perry Airport, 7501 Airport Road, Pembroke 

Pines, Florida 33023; telephone: (954) 893–

1400; fax: (954) 964–4141. 

(3) You may review copies at the FAA, 

Central Region, Office of the Regional 

Counsel, 901 Locust, Room 506, Kansas City, 

Missouri 64106; or 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/ibr-locations.html. 

Issued in Kansas City, Missouri, on April 

20, 2007. 

Charles L. Smalley, 

Acting Manager, Small Airplane Directorate, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. E7–8003 Filed 4–27–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2007–27208 Directorate 

Identifier 2007–CE–010–AD; Amendment 

39–15040; AD 2007–09–08] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Vulcanair 

S.p.A. Model P68 Series Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: We are adopting a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for the 

products listed above. This 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: 

The backrest recline of pilot and copilot 

seats requires the removal of a ‘‘quick release 

pin’’ not correctly indicated in the AFM and 

not ready detectable by the passengers. 

Moreover the operation of removal the device 

is difficult. This cause difficulty or disables 

the access to the escapes of the cabin in case 

of emergency evacuation. 

We are issuing this AD to require 

actions to correct the unsafe condition 

on these products. 

DATES: This AD becomes effective June 

4, 2007. 

On June 4, 2007 the Director of the 

Federal Register approved the 

incorporation by reference of certain 

publications listed in this AD. 

ADDRESSES: You may examine the AD 

docket on the Internet at http:// 

dms.dot.gov or in person at the Docket 

Management Facility, U.S. Department 

of Transportation, 400 Seventh Street, 

SW., Nassif Building, Room PL–401, 

Washington, DC. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Sarjapur Nagarajan, Aerospace Engineer, 

FAA, Small Airplane Directorate, 901 

Locust, Room 301, Kansas City, 

Missouri 64106; telephone: (816) 329–

4145; 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 AD references the MCAI and 

related service information that we 

considered in forming the engineering 

basis to correct the unsafe condition. 

The AD contains text copied from the 

MCAI and for this reason might not 

follow our plain language principles. 

Discussion 

We issued a notice of proposed 

rulemaking (NPRM) to amend 14 CFR 

part 39 to include an AD that would 

apply to the specified products. That 

NPRM was published in the Federal 

Register on March 9, 2007 (72 FR 

10620). That NPRM proposed to correct 

an unsafe condition for the specified 

products. The MCAI states that: 

The backrest recline of pilot and copilot 

seats requires the removal of a ‘‘quick release 

pin’’ not correctly indicated in the AFM and 

not ready detectable by the passengers. 

Moreover the operation of removal the device 

is difficult. This cause difficulty or disables 

the access to the escapes of the cabin in case 

of emergency evacuation. 

Carry out the operational cheks/inspection/ 

modification: 

—Kit SB 128/A–1 applicable to aircraft 

model P68C. Serial numbers (S/N) 429, 434 

and 435 are excluded; 

—Kit SB 128/A–2 applicable only to P68C 

aircraft with S/N 429, 434 and 435; 

—Kit SB 128/B applicable to aircraft model 

P68 Observer 2; 

—Kit SB 128/C applicable to aircraft model 

P68TC Observer; called for by the 

referenced Service Bulletin, in accordance 

with the procedures in there specified, 

within the terms set forth under 

‘‘COMPLIANCE’’ of this AD. 

Comments 

We gave the public the opportunity to 

participate in developing this AD. We 

received no comments on the NPRM or 

on the determination of the cost to the 

public. 

Conclusion 

We reviewed the available data and 

determined that air safety and the 

public interest require adopting the AD 

as proposed. 

Differences Between This 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 required different 

actions in this AD from those in the 

MCAI in order to follow FAA policies. 

Any such differences are highlighted in 

a NOTE within the AD. 

Costs of Compliance 

We estimate that this AD will affect 

15 products of U.S. registry. We also 

estimate that it will take about 2 workhours per product to comply with basic 

requirements of this AD. The average 

labor rate is $80 per work-hour. Where 

the service information lists required 

parts costs that are covered under 

warranty, we have assumed that there 

will be no charge for these parts. As we 

do not control warranty coverage for 

affected parties, some parties may incur 

costs higher than estimated here. Based 

on these figures, we estimate the cost of 

this AD to the U.S. operators to be 

$2,400 or $160 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 


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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 

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 AD and placed it in the AD Docket. 

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 the 

NPRM, 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. 

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 AD: 

2007–09–08 Vulcanair S.p.A. (Type 

certificate No. A31EU formerly held by 

Partenavia Costruzioni Aeronautiche 

S.p.A.): Amendment 39–15040; Docket 

No. FAA–2007–27208; Directorate 

Identifier 2007–CE–010–AD. 

Effective Date 

(a) This airworthiness directive (AD) 

becomes effective June 4, 2007. 

Affected ADs 

(b) None. 

Applicability 

(c) This AD applies to Models P68C, P68 

Observer 2, and P68TC Observer airplanes, 

serial numbers 412 through 424 (except 418), 

429, 434, and 435, certificated in any 

category. 

Subject 

(d) Air Transport Association of America 

(ATA) Code 51: Structures. 

Reason 

(e) The mandatory continuing 

airworthiness information (MCAI) states: 

The backrest recline of pilot and copilot 

seats requires the removal of a ‘‘quick release 

pin’’ not correctly indicated in the AFM and 

not ready detectable by the passengers. 

Moreover the operation of removal the device 

is difficult. This cause difficulty or disables 

the access to the escapes of the cabin in case 

of emergency evacuation. 

Carry out the operational cheks/inspection/ 

modification: 

—Kit SB 128/A–1 applicable to aircraft 

model P68C. Serial numbers (S/N) 429, 434 

and 435 are excluded; 

—Kit SB 128/A–2 applicable only to P68C 

aircraft with S/N 429, 434 and 435; 

—Kit SB 128/B applicable to aircraft model 

P68 Observer 2; 

—Kit SB 128/C applicable to aircraft model 

P68TC Observer; called for by the 

referenced Service Bulletin, in accordance 

with the procedures in there specified, 

within the terms set forth under 

‘‘COMPLIANCE’’ of this AD. 

Actions and Compliance 

(f) Unless already done, do the following 

actions within 30 days after June 4, 2007 (the 

effective date of this AD): 

(1) For Model P68C airplanes, all serial 

numbers except 429, 434, and 435: Install Kit 

SB 128/A–1, following Vulcanair S.p.A. P68 

Variants Mandatory Service Bulletin No. 128, 

dated October 12, 2004; 

(2) For Model P68C airplanes, serial 

numbers 429, 434, and 435: Install Kit SB 

128/A–2 following Vulcanair S.p.A. P68 

Variants Mandatory Service Bulletin No. 128, 

dated October 12, 2004; 

(3) For Model P68 Observer 2 airplanes, all 

serial numbers: Install Kit SB 128/B, 

following Vulcanair S.p.A. P68 Variants 

Mandatory Service Bulletin No. 128, dated 

October 12, 2004; or 

(4) For Model P68TC Observer airplanes, 

all serial numbers: Install Kit SB 128/C, 

following Vulcanair S.p.A. P68 Variants 

Mandatory Service Bulletin No. 128, dated 

October 12, 2004. 

FAA AD Differences 

Note: This AD differs from the MCAI and/ 

or service information as follows: No 

differences. 

Other FAA AD Provisions 

(g) The following provisions also apply to 

this AD: 

(1) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs): The Manager, Standards Staff, 

FAA, ATTN: Sarjapur Nagarajan, Aerospace 

Engineer, FAA, Small Airplane Directorate, 

901 Locust, Room 301, Kansas City, Missouri 

64106; telephone: (816) 329–4145; 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 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 

(h) Refer to MCAI Ente Nazionale per 

l’Aviazione Civile (ENAC), AD N. 2004–522, 

Rev. 0, dated December 20, 2004; and 

Vulcanair S.p.A. P68 Variants Mandatory 

Service Bulletin No. 128, dated October 12, 

2004, for related information. 

Material Incorporated by Reference 

(i) You must use Vulcanair S.p.A. P68 

Variants Mandatory Service Bulletin No. 128, 

dated October 12, 2004, to do the actions 

required by this AD, unless the AD specifies 

otherwise. 

(1) The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference of 

this service information under 5 U.S.C. 

552(a) and 1 CFR part 51. 

(2) For service information identified in 

this AD, contact Vulcanair S.p.A, Via G. 

Pascoli, 7, Casoria (Naples), 80026 Italy; 

telephone: +39 081 5918111; fax: +39 081 

5918172; e-mail: info@vulcanair.com; 

Internet: http://www.vulcanair.com. 

(3) You may review copies at the FAA, 

Central Region, Office of the Regional 

Counsel, 901 Locust, Room 506, Kansas City, 

Missouri 64106; or 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/ibr-locations.html. 


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1 16 U.S.C. 791a, et seq. 

2Standards for Business Practices and 

Communication Protocols for Public Utilities, Order 

No. 676, 71 FR 26199 (May 4, 2006), FERC Stats. 

& Regs., Regulations Preambles ¶ 31,216 (Apr. 25, 

2006), reh’g denied, Order No. 676–A, 116 FERC 

¶ 61,255 (2006). 

Issued in Kansas City, Missouri, on April 

20, 2007. 

Charles L. Smalley, 

Acting Manager, Small Airplane Directorate, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. E7–8071 Filed 4–27–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

18 CFR Part 38 

[Docket No. RM05–5–003; Order No. 676–

B] 

Standards for Business Practices and 

Communication Protocols for Public 

Utilities 

Issued April 19, 2007. 

AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission, DOE. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission is amending its 

regulations under the Federal Power Act 

to incorporate by reference revisions to 

the Coordinate Interchange business 

practice standards (WEQ–004) adopted 

by the Wholesale Electric Quadrant 

(WEQ) of the North American Energy 

Standards Board (NAESB) on June 22, 

2006. These standards identify the 

processes and communications 

necessary to coordinate energy transfers 

that cross boundaries between entities 

responsible for balancing load and 

generation. 

Incorporating these revised standards 

by reference into the Commission’s 

regulations will ensure that the 

Coordinate Interchange business 

practice standards incorporated by 

reference in the Commission’s 

regulations are compatible with the 

North American Electric Reliability 

Council’s Interchange Scheduling and 

Coordination Reliability Standards that 

the Commission approved as mandatory 

and enforceable Reliability Standards in 

Order No. 693. 

DATES: This Final Rule will become 

effective May 30, 2007. The 

incorporation of the standard is 

approved by the Director of the Federal 

Register on May 30, 2007. 

Implementation of the standards is 

required the later of the date on which 

the NERC standards become mandatory 

or the effective date of this rule. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Patricia Schaub (technical issues), 

Office of Energy Markets and 

Reliability, Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission, 888 First Street, NE., 

Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502–

6816. 

Kay Morice (technical issues), Office of 

Energy Markets and Reliability, 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission, 888 First Street, NE., 

Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502–

6507. 

Gary D. Cohen (legal issues), Office of 

the General Counsel, Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission, 888 First 

Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, 

(202) 502–8321. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Before Commissioners: Joseph T. 

Kelliher, Chairman; Suedeen G. Kelly, 

Marc Spitzer, Philip D. Moeller, and 

Jon Wellinghoff. 

1. The Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission (Commission) is amending 

its regulations under the Federal Power 

Act (FPA) 1 to incorporate by reference 

revisions to the Coordinate Interchange 

business practice standards (WEQ–004) 

adopted by the Wholesale Electric 

Quadrant (WEQ) of the North American 

Energy Standards Board (NAESB) on 

June 22, 2006. These standards identify 

the processes and communications 

necessary to coordinate energy transfers 

that cross boundaries between entities 

responsible for balancing load and 

generation. 

I. Background 

2. NAESB is a non-profit standards 

development organization established in 

January 2002 that serves as an industry 

forum for the development and 

promotion of business practice 

standards that promote an efficient 

marketplace for wholesale and retail 

natural gas and electricity. Since 1995, 

NAESB and its predecessor, the Gas 

Industry Standards Board, have been 

accredited members of the American 

National Standards Institute (ANSI), 

complying with ANSI’s requirements 

that its standards reflect a consensus of 

the affected industries. 

3. NAESB’s standards include 

business practices that streamline the 

transactional processes of the natural 

gas and electric industries, as well as 

communication protocols and related 

standards designed to improve the 

efficiency of communication within 

each industry. NAESB supports all four 

quadrants of the gas and electric 

industries—wholesale gas, wholesale 

electric, retail gas, and retail electric. All 

participants in the gas and electric 

industries are eligible to join NAESB 

and participate in standards 

development. 

4. NAESB’s procedures are designed 

to ensure that all industry members can 

have input into the development of a 

standard, whether or not they are 

members of NAESB, and each standard 

NAESB adopts is supported by a 

consensus of the relevant industry 

segments. 

5. The Coordinate Interchange 

business practice standards (WEQ–004) 

facilitate the transfer of electric energy 

between entities responsible for 

balancing load and generation 

(Balancing Authorities). The term 

‘‘Interchange’’ in this context refers to 

energy transfers across boundaries 

between Balancing Authorities. The 

Coordinate Interchange business 

practice standards identify the processes 

needed to facilitate interchange 

transactions, and specify the 

arrangements and data to be 

communicated to the entity responsible 

for authorizing implementation of 

interchange transactions (Interchange 

Authority). 

6. The revised Coordinate Interchange 

business practice standards (WEQ–004) 

being adopted in this Final Rule replace 

the earlier version of these standards 

previously incorporated by reference in 

the Commission’s regulations in Order 

No. 676.2 The standards that the 

Commission incorporated by reference 

into regulations in Order No. 676 were 

designed to be consistent with the 

Version 0 reliability standards of the 

North American Electric Reliability 

Council (NERC) dealing with Coordinate 

Interchange. 

7. In April, August, and November 

2006, NERC filed proposed reliability 

standards for Commission approval 

under section 215 of the FPA, including 

Version 1 and Version 2 standards 

governing Interchange Scheduling and 

Coordination (INT Reliability 

Standards). 

8. On June 22, 2006, the WEQ 

membership ratified revised Coordinate 

Interchange standards to keep the 

WEQ’s Coordinate Interchange business 

practices consistent with the applicable 

NERC INT Reliability Standards. On 

November 16, 2006, NAESB filed its 

revised Coordinate Interchange 

standards with the Commission. 

9. On February 20, 2007, the 

Commission issued a notice of proposed 

rulemaking to assure that the 

Commission’s business practice 

standards and reliability standards on 

Coordinate Interchange would continue 


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