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TABLE 1.—TURBINE CENTER FRAME

LIFE LIMIT BY P/N 

Part No. Life limitation 

in flight cycles 

2061M60G09 ........................ 14,300 

2061M60G22 ........................ 14,300 

2061M60G23 ........................ 14,300 

2061M60G24 ........................ 14,300 

2061M60G26 ........................ 14,300 

2061M60G27 ........................ 14,300 

Unsafe Condition 

(d) This AD results from a report that GE 

inadvertently omitted some TCF P/Ns from 

the Airworthiness Limitations Section (ALS) 

of the engine manual. We are issuing this AD 

to prevent structural failure of the TCF with 

uncontained failure of low pressure turbine 

(LPT) rotating parts. Uncontained failure of 

the LPT rotating parts could result in damage 

to the airplane and possible loss of control 

of the airplane. 

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. 

Modify the Airworthiness Limitations 

Section of the Engine Manual 

(f) Within 30 days after the effective date 

of this AD, revise the Airworthiness 

Limitations Section of the applicable Engine 

Manual to include the TCF P/Ns and flight 

cycle limitation specified in Table 1 of this 

AD. 

(g) After the effective date of this AD, 

except as provided in paragraph (h) of this 

AD, we will not approve any alternative 

replacement times for a TCF with a P/N 

listed in Table 1 of this AD. 

Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(h) The Manager, Engine Certification 

Office, has the authority to approve 

alternative methods of compliance for this 

AD if requested using the procedures found 

in 14 CFR 39.19. 

Related Information 

(i) None. 

Issued in Burlington, Massachusetts, on 

May 3, 2007. 

Peter A. White, 

Acting Manager, Engine and Propeller 

Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. E7–8990 Filed 5–9–07; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Parts 121 and 135 

[Docket No. FAA–2002–6717; Amendment 

Nos. 121–329, 135–108] 

RIN 2120–AI03 

Extended Operations (ETOPS) of MultiEngine Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule; correction. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation 

Administration is correcting a final rule 

published in the Federal Register on 

January 16, 2007 (72 FR 1808). That 

final rule applied to air carrier (part 

121), commuter, and on-demand (part 

135) turbine powered multi-engine 

airplanes used in passenger-carrying, 

and some all-cargo, extended-range 

operations. This amendment adds the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) Information Collection Control 

Number indicating approval of the 

information collection requirements of 

the final rule. This amendment also 

makes three corrections: In part 135, it 

corrects the dual maintenance 

paragraph to conform to part 121 and 

deletes a redundant defining of 

‘‘adequate airport’’; in part 121 it 

corrects the rule language applicable to 

those persons who must accomplish and 

certify by signature the completion of 

ETOPS tasks; and in parts 121 and 135 

it corrects the hours required for 

notification of maintenance problems 

based on an earlier FAA rulemaking. 

None of these changes is substantive, 

but will clarify the final rule for the 

affected public. 

DATES: These amendments become 

effective May 10, 2007. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

technical information on operational 

issues, contact Robert Reich, Flight 

Standards Service, Federal Aviation 

Administration, 800 Independence 

Ave., SW, Washington, DC 20591; 

telephone (202) 267–8166; facsimile 

(202) 267–5229; e-mail 

Robert.Reich@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

The final rule, Extended Operations 

(ETOPS) of Multi-engine Airplanes, 

applied to air carrier (part 121), 

commuter, and on-demand (part 135) 

turbine powered multi-engine airplanes 

used in passenger-carrying, extendedrange operations. (January 16, 2007; 72 

FR 1808) All-cargo operations in 

airplanes with more than two engines of 

both part 121 and part 135 were 

exempted from the majority of this rule. 

The rule established regulations 

governing the design, operation and 

maintenance of certain airplanes 

operated on flights that fly long 

distances from an adequate airport. It 

codified current FAA policy, industry 

best practices and recommendations, as 

well as international standards designed 

to ensure long-range flights will 

continue to operate safely. To ease the 

transition for current operators, the rule 

included delayed compliance dates for 

certain ETOPS requirements. 

Information Collection Requirements 

Control Number 

As required by the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 

3507(d)), the FAA submitted a copy of 

the new information collection 

requirements in this final rule to the 

Office of Management and Budget for its 

review. OMB approved the collection of 

this information and assigned OMB 

Control Number 2120–0718. 

Explanation of Corrections 

Part 135 Conforming Changes for 

Appendix G 

Following publication of the final 

rule, it was brought to the attention of 

the FAA that the concept of ‘‘dual 

maintenance’’ in the final rule did not 

codify existing FAA ETOPS guidance as 

published in the notice of proposed 

rulemaking. Essentially, the final rule 

would have prohibited the maintenance 

of more than one ETOPS significant 

system during the same maintenance 

visit. The FAA published a correction to 

the final rule on February 15, 2007, 

revising this language for part 121. (See 

72 FR 7346; 15 February, 2007.) Today’s 

amendment makes the same change for 

14 CFR 135 in appendix G, section 

G135.2.8 (c). Section G135.2.8 (c) is 

changed to read: 

‘‘(c) Limitations on dual maintenance. 

(1) Except as specified in paragraph 

G135.2.8 (c) (2) of this appendix, the 

certificate holder may not perform scheduled 

or unscheduled dual maintenance during the 

same maintenance visit on the same or a 

substantially similar ETOPS Significant 

System listed in the ETOPS maintenance 

document, if the improper maintenance 

could result in the failure of an ETOPS 

Significant System. 

(2) In the event dual maintenance as 

defined in paragraph G135.2.8 (c) (1) of this 

appendix can not be avoided, the certificate 

holder may perform maintenance provided: 

(i) The maintenance action on each 

affected ETOPS Significant System is 

performed by a different technician, or 

(ii) The maintenance action on each 

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performed by the same technician under the 

direct supervision of a second qualified 

individual; and 

(iii) For either paragraph G135.2.8 (c) (2) (i) 

or (ii) of this appendix, a qualified individual 

conducts a ground verification test and any 

in-flight verification test required under the 

program developed pursuant to paragraph 

G135.2.8 (d) of this appendix.’’

Also in part 135, the FAA notes a 

redundancy in § 135.364, Maximum 

flying time outside the United States. 

Paragraph (b) repeats the definition of 

‘‘adequate airport’’, which is found in 

section G135.1.1, and adds other 

references that may be confusing. 

Therefore, the FAA deletes paragraph 

(b) of this section as unnecessary to the 

final rule. Section 135.364 now reads—

‘‘§ 135.364 Maximum flying time outside 

the United States. 

After February 15, 2008, no certificate 

holder may operate an airplane, other than an 

all-cargo airplane with more than two 

engines, on a planned route that exceeds 180 

minutes flying time (at the one-engineinoperative cruise speed under standard 

conditions in still air) from an Adequate 

Airport outside the continental United States 

unless the operation is approved by the FAA 

in accordance with Appendix G of this part, 

Extended Operations (ETOPS).’’

14 CFR 121.374(e), Task Identification 

The second change is made to the 

language of section 121.374(e) that calls 

for an ‘‘appropriately certificated’’

mechanic to certify by signature that the 

ETOPS specific task has been 

performed. In the final rule, paragraph 

(e) of 14 CFR 121.374 reads—

‘‘(e) Task identification. The certificate 

holder must identify all ETOPS-specific 

tasks. An appropriately certificated mechanic 

who is ETOPS Qualified must accomplish 

and certify by signature that the ETOPSspecific task has been completed.’’

In the NPRM, the wording was for a 

‘‘qualified mechanic’’ to perform this 

task. In reviewing the section, the FAA 

has determined that the appropriate 

term is ‘‘trained mechanic.’’ There is no 

specific ETOPS certification that a 

person could present to prove 

‘‘certification’’ or ‘‘qualification,’’ but a 

properly ‘‘trained’’ mechanic who is 

‘‘ETOPS qualified’’ is a term understood 

by the ETOPS community. Thus, section 

121.374(e) now reads: 

‘‘(e) Task identification. The certificate 

holder must identify all ETOPS -specific 

tasks. An appropriately trained mechanic 

who is ETOPS qualified must accomplish 

and certify by signature that the ETOPSspecific task has been completed.’’

Conforming Change—14 CFR 

121.374(h)(1) and appendix G of 14 CFR 

135 to 14 CFR 121.703(d) 

The third change conforms the 

reporting hours in 14 CFR 121.374 and 

appendix G, section G135.2.8.(h), to a 

rule change in 14 CFR 121.703 (d) and 

135.415 (d) that the FAA made just 

before the ETOPS rule was published. 

On December 29, 2005 (70 FR 76974), 

the FAA amended 14 CFR parts 

121.703(d) and 135.415(d), Service 

Difficulty Reports (SDR), to change the 

reporting time required from 72 hours to 

96 hours. The FAA made this change to 

give operators more time to report, thus 

reducing the number of supplemental 

SDR that must be filed. 

‘‘(d) Each certificate holder shall submit 

each report required by this section, covering 

each 24-hour period beginning at 0900 local 

time of each day and ending at 0900 local 

time on the next day, to the FAA offices in 

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Each report of 

occurrences during a 24-hour period shall be 

submitted to the collection point within the 

next 96 hours. However, a report due on 

Saturday or Sunday may be submitted on the 

following Monday, and a report due on a 

holiday may be submitted on the next work 

day.’’

So that the ETOPS rule is not in 

conflict with the SDR rule, the FAA 

amends section 121.374(h)(1) to read: 

‘‘(h) Reliability program * * * 

(1) The certificate holder must report the 

following events within 96 hours of the 

occurrence to its certificate holding district 

office (CHDO):’’

And, we make the same change in 

G135.2.8 (h): 

‘‘(h) Enhanced Continuing Analysis and 

Surveillance System (E–CASS) program. A 

certificate holder’s existing CASS must be 

enhanced to include all elements of the 

ETOPS maintenance program. In addition to 

the reporting requirements of § 135.415 and 

§ 135.417, the program includes reporting 

procedures, in the form specified in 

§ 135.415(e), for the following significant 

events detrimental to ETOPS within 96 hours 

of the occurrence to the certificate holding 

district office (CHDO): * * *’’

List of Corrections 

Part 121—Section 121.374 (e) is rewritten to clarify that that a 

‘‘properly trained mechanic’’ is to 

certify ETOPS maintenance. 

Part 121—In section 121.374(h)(1), ‘‘72 

hours’’ is changed to ‘‘96 hours.’’

Part 135—In section 135.364, paragraph 

(b) is deleted. 

Part 135—In appendix G, section 

G135.2.8 (c) is changed to conform 

to section 121.374(c). 

Part 135—In appendix G, in section 

G135.2.8(h), ‘‘72 hours’’ is changed 

to ‘‘96 hours’’. 

List of Subjects 

14 CFR Part 121 

Air carriers, Aircraft, Airmen, Alcohol 

abuse, Aviation safety, Drug abuse, Drug 

testing, Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements, Safety, Transportation. 

14 CFR Part 135 

Air taxis, Aircraft, Airmen, Alcohol 

abuse, Aviation safety, Drug abuse, Drug 

testing, Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements. 

The Amendment 

■ Accordingly, the Federal Aviation 

Administration amends 14 CFR parts 

121 and 135 as follows: 

PART 121—OPERATING 

REQUIREMENTS: DOMESTIC, FLAG, 

AND SUPPLEMENTAL OPERATIONS 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 121 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40113, 40119, 

41706, 44101, 44701–44702, 44705, 44709–

44711, 44713, 44716–44717, 44722, 44901, 

44903–44904, 44912, 45101–45105, 46105, 

46301. 

■ 2. In § 121.374, revise paragraphs (e) 

and (h)(1) introductory text to read as 

follows: 

§ 121.374 Continuous airworthiness 

maintenance program (CAMP) for twoengine ETOPS. 

* * * * * 

(e) Task identification. The certificate 

holder must identify all ETOPS-specific 

tasks. An appropriately trained 

mechanic who is ETOPS qualified must 

accomplish and certify by signature that 

the ETOPS-specific task has been 

completed. 

* * * * * 

(h) * * * 

(1) The certificate holder must report 

the following events within 96 hours of 

the occurrence to its certificate holding 

district office (CHDO): 

* * * * * 

PART 135—OPERATING 

REQUIREMENTS; COMMUTER AND 

ON DEMAND OPERATION AND RULES 

GOVERNING PERSONS ON BOARD 

SUCH AIRCRAFT 

■ 3. The authority citation for part 135 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 41706, 44113, 

44701–44702, 44705, 44709, 44711–44713, 

44715–44717, 44722. 

■ 4. Revise § 135.364 to read as follows: 


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§ 135.364 Maximum flying time outside the 

United States. 

After February 15, 2008, no certificate 

holder may operate an airplane, other 

than an all-cargo airplane with more 

than two engines, on a planned route 

that exceeds 180 minutes flying time (at 

the one-engine-inoperative cruise speed 

under standard conditions in still air) 

from an Adequate Airport outside the 

continental United States unless the 

operation is approved by the FAA in 

accordance with Appendix G of this 

part, Extended Operations (ETOPS). 

■ 5. In appendix G of part 135, in 

section G135.2.8, revise paragraph (c) 

and the introductory text to paragraph 

(h) to read as follows: 

Appendix G to Part 135—Extended 

Operations (ETOPS) 

* * * * * 

G135.2.8 Maintenance Program 

Requirements 

* * * * * 

(c) Limitations on dual maintenance. (1) 

Except as specified in paragraph 

G135.2.8(c)(2) of this appendix, the 

certificate holder may not perform scheduled 

or unscheduled dual maintenance during the 

same maintenance visit on the same or a 

substantially similar ETOPS Significant 

System listed in the ETOPS maintenance 

document, if the improper maintenance 

could result in the failure of an ETOPS 

Significant System. 

(2) In the event dual maintenance as 

defined in paragraph G135.2.8(c)(1) of this 

appendix cannot be avoided, the certificate 

holder may perform maintenance provided: 

(i) The maintenance action on each 

affected ETOPS Significant System is 

performed by a different technician, or 

(ii) The maintenance action on each 

affected ETOPS Significant System is 

performed by the same technician under the 

direct supervision of a second qualified 

individual; and 

(iii) For either paragraph G135.2.8(c)(2)(i) 

or (ii) of this appendix, a qualified individual 

conducts a ground verification test and any 

in-flight verification test required under the 

program developed pursuant to paragraph 

G135.2.8(d) of this appendix. 

* * * * * 

(h) Enhanced Continuing Analysis and 

Surveillance System (E–CASS) program. A 

certificate holder’s existing CASS must be 

enhanced to include all elements of the 

ETOPS maintenance program. In addition to 

the reporting requirements of § 135.415 and 

§ 135.417, the program includes reporting 

procedures, in the form specified in 

§ 135.415(e), for the following significant 

events detrimental to ETOPS within 96 hours 

of the occurrence to the certificate holding 

district office (CHDO): 

* * * * * 

Issued in Washington, DC, on May 2, 2007. 

Rebecca MacPherson, 

Assistant Chief Counsel, Regulations 

Division. 

[FR Doc. E7–8810 Filed 5–9–07; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

26 CFR Part 1 

[TD 9323] 

RIN 1545–BF64 

Revisions to Regulations Relating to 

Repeal of Tax on Interest of 

Nonresident Alien Individuals and 

Foreign Corporations Received From 

Certain Portfolio Debt Investments; 

Correction 

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), 

Treasury. 

ACTION: Correction to final regulations. 

SUMMARY: This document contains 

corrections to final regulations (TD 

9323) that were published in the 

Federal Register on Thursday, April 12, 

2007 (72 FR 18386) relating to the 

exclusion from gross income of portfolio 

interest paid to a nonresident alien 

individual or foreign corporation. 

DATES: The correction is effective May 

10, 2007. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kathryn Holman of the Office of the 

Associate Chief Counsel (International), 

(202) 622–3840 (not a toll-free call). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

The final regulations that are the 

subject of this correction are under 

sections 871 and 881 of the Internal 

Revenue Code. 

Need for Correction 

As published, final regulations (TD 

9323) contain errors that may prove to 

be misleading and are in need of 

clarification. 

Correction of Publication 

Accordingly, the publication of the 

final regulations (TD 9323), which were 

the subject of FR Doc. E7–6766, is 

corrected as follows: 

1. On page 18386, column 3, in the 

preamble, under the paragraph heading 

‘‘1. Time for Applying the 10-Percent 

Shareholder Test’’, ninth line of the last 

paragraph of the column, the language 

‘‘under section 6031(c) is mailed, or 

the’’ is corrected to read ‘‘under section 

6031(b) is mailed, or the’’. 

2. On page 18387, column 1, in the 

preamble, under the paragraph heading 

‘‘1. Time for Applying the 10-Percent 

Shareholder Test’’, tenth line of the first 

paragraph of the column, the language 

‘‘section 6031(c) is mailed or otherwise’’

is corrected to read ‘‘section 6031(b) is 

mailed or otherwise’’. 

LaNita Van Dyke, 

Chief, Publications and Regulations Branch, 

Legal Processing Division, Associate Chief 

Counsel (Procedure and Administration). 

[FR Doc. E7–8923 Filed 5–9–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4830–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

26 CFR Part 1 

[TD 9323] 

RIN 1545–BF64 

Revisions to Regulations Relating to 

Repeal of Tax on Interest of 

Nonresident Alien Individuals and 

Foreign Corporations Received From 

Certain Portfolio Debt Investments; 

Correction 

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), 

Treasury. 

ACTION: Correcting amendment. 

SUMMARY: This document contains a 

correction to final regulations (TD 9323) 

that were published in the Federal 

Register on Thursday, April 12, 2007 

(72 FR 18386) relating to the exclusion 

from gross income of portfolio interest 

paid to a nonresident alien individual or 

foreign corporation. 

DATES: The correction is effective May 

10, 2007. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kathryn Holman of the Office of the 

Associate Chief Counsel (International), 

(202) 622–3840 (not a toll-free call). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

The final regulations that are the 

subject of this correction are under 

sections 871 and 881 of the Internal 

Revenue Code. 

Need for Correction 

As published, final regulations (TD 

9323) contain an error that may prove to 

be misleading and is in need of 

clarification. 

List of Subjects in 26 CFR Part 1 

Income taxes, Reporting and 

recordkeeping requirements. 


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