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products identified in this rulemaking 

action. 

Regulatory Findings 

We have 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 that the 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 AD and placed it in the AD docket. 

See the ADDRESSES section for a location 

to examine the regulatory evaluation. 

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 Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA) amends § 39.13 

by adding the following new 

airworthiness directive (AD): 

2007–09–03 LEARJET: Amendment 39–

15033. Docket No. FAA–2007–27980; 

Directorate Identifier 2007–NM–066–AD. 

Effective Date 

(a) This AD becomes effective May 11, 

2007. 

Affected ADs 

(b) None. 

Applicability 

(c) This AD applies to Learjet Model 45 

airplanes, certificated in any category; serial 

numbers 45–005 through 45–321, equipped 

with an auxiliary power unit (APU). 

Unsafe Condition 

(d) This AD results from reports of fuel 

leaking from the APU fuel shutoff valve into 

a flammable fluid fire protection area that is 

also interconnected with the main landing 

gear’s wheel well bay. We are issuing this AD 

to prevent fuel leaking from the fuel shutoff 

valve of the APU, which could result in an 

uncontrollable fire and adversely affect the 

airplane’s continued safe flight and landing. 

Compliance 

(e) You are responsible for having the 

actions required by this AD performed within 

the compliance times specified, unless the 

actions have already been done. 

Deactivation of the APU and Removal of the 

APU Fuel Shutoff Valve 

(f) Within 50 flight hours after the effective 

date of this AD, deactivate the APU, cap/plug 

the fuel lines to the APU, and remove the 

APU fuel shutoff valve, in accordance with 

the Accomplishment Instructions of 

Bombardier Alert Service Bulletin A45–49–

11, dated March 26, 2007. 

Differences From the Service Information 

(g) Although Bombardier Alert Service 

Bulletin A45–49–11, dated March 26, 2007, 

specifies to submit certain information to the 

manufacturer and send the APU fuel shutoff 

valve to Learjet, this AD does not include 

those requirements. 

Special Flight Permit 

(h) Special flight permits may be issued in 

accordance with sections 21.197 and 21.199 

of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR 

21.197 and 21.199) to operate the airplane to 

a location where the requirements of this AD 

can be accomplished, provided the APU is 

not used. 

Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs) 

(i)(1) The Manager, Wichita Aircraft 

Certification Office (ACO), FAA, has the 

authority to approve AMOCs for this AD, if 

requested in accordance with the procedures 

found in 14 CFR 39.19. 

(2) To request a different method of 

compliance or a different compliance time 

for this AD, follow the procedures 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. 

Material Incorporated by Reference 

(j) You must use Bombardier Alert Service 

Bulletin A45–49–11, dated March 26, 2007, 

to perform the actions that are required by 

this AD, unless the AD specifies otherwise. 

The Director of the Federal Register approved 

the incorporation by reference of this 

document in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552(a) 

and 1 CFR part 51. Contact Learjet, Inc., One 

Learjet Way, Wichita, Kansas 67209–2942, 

for a copy of this service information. You 

may review copies at the FAA, Transport 

Airplane Directorate, 1601 Lind Avenue, 

SW., Renton, Washington; 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/federalregister/cfr/ibr-locations.html. 

Issued in Renton, Washington, on April 16, 

2007. 

Ali Bahrami, 

Manager, Transport Airplane Directorate, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. E7–7640 Filed 4–25–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2006–26690 Directorate 

Identifier 2006–CE–088–AD; Amendment 

39–15032; AD 2007–09–02] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; REIMS 

AVIATION S.A. Model F406 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: 

During maintenance, cracks have been 

discovered about the left and right rib at the 

connection of the center wing and the 

fuselage localized at the fuselage station 

FS160.80. Cracks spread in the rib could 

result in structural failure. 

We are issuing this AD to require 

actions to correct the unsafe condition 

on these products. 

DATES: This AD becomes effective May 

31, 2007. 

On May 31, 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: 

Mike Kiesov, Aerospace Engineer, FAA, 

Small Airplane Directorate, 901 Locust, 

Room 301, Kansas City, Missouri 64106; 

telephone: (816) 329–4144; fax: (816) 

329–4090. 


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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 February 23, 2007 (72 FR 

8134). That NPRM proposed to correct 

an unsafe condition for the specified 

products. The MCAI states that: 

During maintenance, cracks have been 

discovered about the left and right rib at the 

connection of the center wing and the 

fuselage localized at the fuselage station 

FS160.80. Cracks spread in the rib could 

result in structural failure. 

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 7 

products of U.S. registry. We also 

estimate that it will take about 70 workhours per product to comply with basic 

requirements of this AD. The average 

labor rate is $80 per work-hour. 

Required parts will cost about $4,750 

per product. 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 $72,450 or $10,350 per product. 

In addition, we estimate that any 

necessary follow-on actions would take 

about 10 work-hours and require parts 

costing $1,000, for a cost of $1,800 per 

product. We have no way of 

determining the number of products 

that may need these actions. 

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 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: 

2007–09–02 REIMS AVIATION S.A.: 

Amendment 39–15032; Docket No. 

FAA–2006–26690; Directorate Identifier 

2006–CE–088–AD. 

Effective Date 

(a) This airworthiness directive (AD) 

becomes effective May 31, 2007. 

Affected ADs 

(b) None. 

Applicability 

(c) This AD applies to REIMS AVIATION 

S.A. Model F406 airplanes, serial numbers 

F406–0001 through F406–0089 and serial 

number F406–0091, certificated in any 

category. 


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1Accounting and Reporting Requirements For 

Nonoperating Public Utilities and Licensees, 72 FR 

922 (Jan. 9, 2007), FERC Stats. & Regs. ¶ 32,610 

(2006). 

Subject 

(d) Air Transport Association of America 

(ATA) Code 57: Wings. 

Reason 

(e) The mandatory continuing 

airworthiness information (MCAI) states: 

During maintenance, cracks have been 

discovered about the left and right rib at the 

connection of the center wing and the 

fuselage localized at the fuselage station 

FS160.80. Cracks spread in the rib could 

result in structural failure. 

Actions and Compliance 

(f) Unless already done, do the following 

actions: 

(1) Within the next 600 hours time-inservice or the next 12 months after the 

effective date of this AD, whichever occurs 

first, and thereafter repetitively during a 

period not to exceed 12 months, inspect the 

ribs in accordance with REIMS AVIATION 

INDUSTRIES Service Bulletin No. F406–54 

REV 1, dated November 9, 2004. 

(2) If cracks are found during any 

inspection required by this AD, before further 

flight, do the actions prescribed in chapters 

1D and 2E of the REIMS AVIATION 

INDUSTRIES Service Bulletin No. F406–54 

REV 1, dated November 9, 2004. 

Note 1: We have established the repetitive 

inspection times of this AD so that they may 

coincide with annual inspections. 

FAA AD Differences 

Note 2: 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: Mike Kiesov, Aerospace 

Engineer, FAA, Small Airplane Directorate, 

901 Locust, Room 301, Kansas City, Missouri 

64106; telephone: (816) 329–4144; 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 Direction ge ́ne ́rale de 

l’aviation civile (DGAC), which is the 

aviation authority for France, AD No. F–

2004–114 R1, dated January 5, 2005; and 

REIMS AVIATION INDUSTRIES Service 

Bulletin No. F406–54 REV 1, dated 

November 9, 2004, for related information. 

Material Incorporated by Reference 

You must use REIMS AVIATION 

INDUSTRIES Service Bulletin No. F406–54 

REV 1, dated November 9, 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 REIMS AVIATION 

INDUSTRIES, 51360 PRUNAY–FRANCE. 

(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 

13, 2007. 

Charles L. Smalley, 

Acting Manager, Small Airplane Directorate, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. E7–7641 Filed 4–25–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

18 CFR Parts 101 and 141 

[Docket No. RM07–2–000; Order No. 694] 

Accounting and Reporting 

Requirements for Nonoperating Public 

Utilities and Licensees 

2007. 

AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission, DOE. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: In this Final Rule, the Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission 

(Commission) is amending its 

accounting and reporting regulations to 

require public utilities and licensees to 

continue to follow the Commission’s 

Uniform System of Accounts (USofA) 

and to file annual and quarterly 

financial reports when they have ceased 

making jurisdictional sales of electric 

energy, or providing jurisdictional 

transmission service, but continue 

collecting amounts pursuant to a 

Commission-accepted tariff or rate 

schedule, or a Commission order. The 

Final Rule will close a gap in the 

Commission’s regulations which apply 

now only to operating public utilities 

and licensees, and which provide 

information necessary to the 

Commission’s regulatory 

responsibilities. 

DATES: Effective Date: The rule will 

become effective May 29, 2007. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jane 

Stelck, Office of Enforcement, Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 

First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, 

(202) 502–6648, jane.stelck@ferc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Before Commissioners: Joseph T. 

Kelliher, Chairman; Suedeen G. Kelly; 

Marc Spitzer; Philip D. Moeller; and 

Jon Wellinghoff. 

I. Introduction 

1. On December 21, 2006, the 

Commission issued a Notice of 

Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) that 

proposed to amend its accounting and 

reporting regulations, in Parts 101 and 

141, to require public utilities and 

licensees to continue to follow the 

Commission’s Uniform System of 

Accounts (USofA) and to file annual 

and quarterly financial reports when 

they have ceased making jurisdictional 

sales of electric energy, or providing 

jurisdictional transmission service, but 

continue collecting amounts pursuant to 

a Commission-accepted tariff or rate 

schedule, or a Commission order.1 The 

NOPR also sought comments regarding 

the applicability of Part 125, 

Preservation of Records of Public 

Utilities and Licensees, to public 

utilities or licensees which have ceased 

operations, but continue to collect 

amounts pursuant to a Commissionapproved tariff or rate schedule, or a 

Commission order. 

2. The Final Rule adopts the proposed 

revisions to Parts 101 and 141 contained 

in the NOPR. The Final Rule requires 

that companies who cease operating but 

continue collecting amounts pursuant to 

a Commission-accepted tariff or rate 

schedule, or a Commission order, 

continue to comply with Parts 101 and 

141. The Final Rule finds that there is 

no need to adopt changes to Part 125 of 

the Commission’s regulations. 

II. Discussion 

3. Parts 101 and 141 of the 

Commission’s regulations require public 

utilities and licensees whose sales or 

transmission service exceed certain 

prescribed levels to follow the USofA 

and to file annual and quarterly 

financial reports, Forms No. 1, 1–F, and 

3–Q, respectively. Under the 

Commission’s existing regulations, 

public utilities and licensees are 


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