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contained in these proposed regulations 

between 30 and 60 days after 

publication of this document in the 

Federal Register. Therefore, a comment 

to OMB is best assured of having its full 

effect if OMB receives it within 30 days 

of publication. This does not affect the 

deadline for the public to comment to 

the NCUA on the proposed regulations. 

Executive Order 13132 

Executive Order 13132 encourages 

independent regulatory agencies to 

consider the impact of their actions on 

state and local interests. In adherence to 

fundamental federalism principles, 

NCUA, an independent regulatory 

agency as defined in 44 U.S.C. 3502(5), 

voluntarily complies with the executive 

order. The proposed rule would not 

have substantial direct effects on the 

states, on the connection between the 

national government and the states, or 

on the distribution of power and 

responsibilities among the various 

levels of government. NCUA has 

determined that this proposed rule does 

not constitute a policy that has 

federalism implications for purposes of 

the executive order. 

The Treasury and General Government 

Appropriations Act, 1999—Assessment 

of Federal Regulations and Policies on 

Families 

The NCUA has determined that this 

proposed rule would not affect family 

well-being within the meaning of § 654 

of the Treasury and General 

Government Appropriations Act, 1999, 

Pub. L. 105–277, 112 Stat. 2681 (1998). 

List of Subjects 12 CFR Part 708b 

Credit unions, Mergers of credit 

unions, Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements. 

By the National Credit Union 

Administration Board on April 12, 2007. 

Mary F. Rupp, 

Secretary of the Board. 

For the reasons stated above, NCUA 

proposes to amend 12 CFR part 708b as 

follows: 

PART 708b—MERGERS OF 

FEDERALLY-INSURED CREDIT 

UNIONS; VOLUNTARY TERMINATION 

OR CONVERSION OF INSURED 

STATUS 

1. The authority citation for part 708b 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 12 U.S.C. 1766(a), 1785(b), 

1785(c), and 1789(a). 

2. Amend § 708b.2 by removing 

current alphabetical paragraph 

designations (a) through (k) and adding 

new definitions of ‘‘merger related 

financial arrangement’’ and ‘‘senior 

management official’’ in alphabetical 

order to read as follows: 

§ 708b.2 Definitions. 

* * * * * 

Merger related financial arrangement 

means a material increase in 

compensation (including indirect 

compensation, for example, bonuses, 

deferred compensation, or other 

financial rewards) or benefits that any 

board member or senior management 

official of a merging credit union may 

receive in connection with a merger 

transaction. For purposes of this 

definition, a material increase is an 

increase of 15% or $10,000, whichever 

is greater. 

* * * * * 

Senior management official means the 

chief executive officer (who may hold 

the title of president or treasurer/ 

manager), any assistant chief executive 

officer, and the chief financial officer. 

* * * * * 

3. Amend § 708b.103 by redesignating 

paragraphs (a)(7) through (10) as 

paragraphs (a)(8) through (11) and 

adding new paragraph (a)(7) to read as 

follows: 

§ 708b.103 Preparation of merger plan. 

(a) * * * 

(7) Description of any merger related 

financial arrangement, as defined in 

§ 708b.2. 

* * * * * 

4. Amend § 708b.106: 

A. By removing the semicolon at the 

end of paragraph (a)(2)(ii) and adding 

‘‘,and disclosure of the existence of any 

merger related financial arrangement, as 

defined in § 708b.2;’’ and 

B. By adding a new paragraph 

(a)(2)(vii) to read as follows: 

§ 708b.106 Approval of the merger 

proposal by numbers. 

(a) * * * 

(2) * * * 

(vii) Inform the members they have 

the right to inspect the credit union’s 

records pertaining to any merger related 

financial arrangement, as defined in 

§ 708b.2, by submitting a request in 

writing to the credit union at least one 

day before the date announced for the 

meeting called for the purpose of voting 

on the merger. The inspection must 

occur at an office of the credit union 

during regular business hours and is 

limited to the right to review pertinent 

documents on site, without making or 

retaining copies. 

* * * * * 

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BILLING CODE 7535–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2006–26494; Directorate 

Identifier 2006–CE–79–AD] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Alpha 

Aviation Design Limited (Type 

Certificate No. A48EU Previously Held 

by APEX Aircraft and AVIONS PIERRE 

ROBIN) Model R2160 Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Supplemental notice of 

proposed rulemaking (NPRM); 

reopening of the comment period. 

SUMMARY: We are revising an earlier 

NPRM for the products listed above. 

This proposed AD results from 

mandatory continuing airworthiness 

information (MCAI) originated 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: 

* * * unchecked corrosion developing on 

the wing spars due to access for inspections 

being difficult under normal maintenance 

practices, which could lead to an unsafe 

condition and possibly a catastrophic failure 

of the wing * * * 

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 May 23, 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., 


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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, FAA, 

Small Airplane Directorate, 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. This 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–2006–26494; Directorate Identifier 

2006–CE–79–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 

We proposed to amend 14 CFR part 

39 with an earlier NPRM for the 

specified products, which was 

published in the Federal Register on 

February 6, 2007 (72 FR 5364). That 

earlier NPRM proposed to require 

actions intended to address the unsafe 

condition for the products listed above. 

Since that NPRM was issued, we 

learned that the original New Zealand 

AD has been amended. 

The Civil Aviation Authority of New 

Zealand, which is the airworthiness 

authority for New Zealand, has issued 

AD DCA/R2000/37A, dated December 

21, 2006 (referred to after this as ‘‘the 

MCAI’’), to correct an unsafe condition 

for the specified products. The MCAI 

states: 

which could lead to an unsafe condition 

and possibly a catastrophic failure of the 

wing accomplish the following: 

The MCAI requires inspecting the 

visible parts of the spar web and the 

upper and lower boom angles (top and 

bottom spar caps) for corrosion and 

correcting as necessary. 

You may obtain further information 

by examining the MCAI in the AD 

docket. 

Relevant Service Information 

AVIONS PIERRE ROBIN issued 

Avions Pierre Robin Service Letter No. 

19, dated October 1980; and Avions 

Pierre Robin Service Bulletin No. 99, 

dated June 24, 1983. The actions 

described in this service information are 

intended to correct the unsafe condition 

identified in the MCAI. 

Comments 

We received no comments on the 

earlier NPRM. 

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 

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. 

Certain changes described above 

expand the scope of the earlier NPRM. 

As a result, we have determined that it 

is necessary to reopen the comment 

period to provide additional 

opportunity for the public to comment 

on the proposed AD. 

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 

highlighted in a note within 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 10 products of U.S. registry. 

We also estimate that it would take 

about 28 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 $22,400, or $2,240 per 

product. 

We have no way of determining the 

number of products that may need any 

necessary follow-on actions. Since the 

corrosion damage would vary from 

airplane to airplane, we are not able to 

estimate the costs of each follow-on 

action. 

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. 


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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: 

Alpha Aviation Design Limited (Type 

Certificate No. A48EU previously held 

by APEX Aircraft and AVIONS PIERRE 

ROBIN): Docket No. FAA–2006–26494; 

Directorate Identifier 2006–CE–79–AD. 

Comments Due Date 

(a) We must receive comments by May 23, 

2007. 

Affected ADs 

(b) None. 

Applicability 

(c) This AD applies to Model R2160 

airplanes, serial numbers 001 through 378, 

certificated in any category. 

Subject 

(d) Air Transport Association of America 

(ATA) Code 57: Wings. 

Reason 

(e) The mandatory continuing 

airworthiness information (MCAI) states: 

To prevent unchecked corrosion 

developing on the wing spars due to access 

for inspections being difficult under normal 

maintenance practices, which could lead to 

an unsafe condition and possibly a 

catastrophic failure of the wing accomplish 

the following: 

The MCAI requires inspecting the visible 

parts of the spar web and the upper and 

lower boom angles (top and bottom spar 

caps) for corrosion and correcting as 

necessary. 

Actions and Compliance 

(f) Unless already done, do the following 

actions. Accomplishment of European 

Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) AD 2005–

0028 satisfies the requirement of this AD: 

(1) Within 66 months after aircraft date of 

manufacture or within 6 months after the 

effective date of this AD, whichever occurs 

later, unless already done within the last 24 

months, and thereafter at intervals not to 

exceed 24 months, remove the main landing 

gear legs and all the wing inspection panels 

following the instructions in the aircraft 

maintenance manual and inspect the visible 

parts of the spar web and the upper and 

lower boom angles (top and bottom spar 

caps), following Avions Pierre Robin Service 

Letter No. 19, dated October 1980; and 

Avions Pierre Robin Service Bulletin No. 99, 

dated June 24, 1983. If the spars are replaced, 

the inspections at intervals of 24 months 

must be resumed within 60 months from the 

date of replacement. 

(2) Before further flight, if corrosion is 

found on the rear face of the spar web or the 

upper and lower boom angles, then inspect 

the front face of the spar for corrosion 

following Avions Pierre Robin Service Letter 

No. 19, dated October 1980; and Avions 

Pierre Robin Service Bulletin No. 99, dated 

June 24, 1983. It may be necessary to cut 

inspection holes or remove the wings to 

inspect the front face of the spar. Inspection 

holes must be prepared to a manufacturerapproved repair scheme. 

(3) Before further flight, treat corrosion 

following Avions Pierre Robin Service Letter 

No. 19, dated October 1980; and Avions 

Pierre Robin Service Bulletin No. 99, dated 

June 24, 1983. 

(4) Before further flight, if corrosion is 

found which exceeds the limits specified in 

Avions Pierre Robin Service Letter No. 19, 

dated October 1980, repair following an 

approved repair scheme. 

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: 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. Before 

using any approved AMOC on any airplane 

to which the AMOC applies, notify your 

appropriate principal inspector (PI) in the 

FAA Flight Standards District Office (FSDO), 

or lacking a PI, your local FSDO. 

(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 Civil Aviation Authority 

of New Zealand AD DCA/R2000/37A, dated 

December 21, 2006; Avions Pierre Robin 

Service Letter No. 19, dated October 1980; 

and Avions Pierre Robin Service Bulletin No. 

99, dated June 24, 1983, for related 

information. 

Issued in Kansas City, Missouri, on April 

17, 2007. 

Charles L. Smalley, 

Acting Manager, Small Airplane Directorate, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. E7–7644 Filed 4–20–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2007–27431; Directorate 

Identifier 2007–CE–016–AD] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Stemme 

GmbH & Co. KG Models STEMME S10–

V and STEMME S10–VT Powered 

Sailplanes 

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) 

originated by an aviation authority of 

another country to identify and correct 

an unsafe condition on an aviation 


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