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Appendix 4 Retained From AD 2006–

06–06 

Changes to the Cessna Models 208 or 208B 

Pilot’s Operating Handbook (POH) and FAAApproved Airplane Flight Manual (AFM) 

Supplement S1 

Affected Cessna Models 208 or 208B POH 

and FAA-Approved AFM and FAA-Approved 

Supplement S1 

Insert the following text into the 

LIMITATIONS section under the ‘‘AIRSPEED 

LIMITATIONS’’ paragraph of the Cessna 

Models 208 or 208B POH and FAA-approved 

AFM, and replace the text in the KNOWN 

ICING EQUIPMENT SUPPLEMENT S1 under 

the ‘‘MINIMUM SPEED IN ICING 

CONDITIONS’’ paragraph with the following 

text. This may be done by inserting a copy 

of this AD into the POH/AFM: 

‘‘Minimum airspeed in icing conditions, 

for all flight phases including approach, 

except takeoff and landing: 

Flaps up: 120 KIAS 

Flaps 10°: 105 KIAS 

Flaps 20°: 95 KIAS 

Exception for flaps up: when climbing to 

exit icing conditions airspeed can be reduced 

to 110 KIAS minimum. 

Flaps must be extended during all phases 

(takeoff and landing included) at airspeeds 

below 110 KIAS, except adhere to published 

AFM procedures when operating with 

ground deicing/anti-icing fluid applied. 

Warning 

The aural stall warning system does not 

function properly in all icing conditions and 

should not be relied upon to provide 

adequate stall warning when in icing 

conditions.’’

Note: These are minimum speeds for 

operations in icing conditions. Disregard any 

reference to the original speeds within the 

POH/AFM. 

Appendix 5 Retained From AD 2006–

06–06 

Changes to the Cessna Models 208 or 208B 

Pilot’s Operating Handbook (POH) and FAAApproved Airplane Flight Manual (AFM) 

Supplement S1 

Replace the text in the PERFORMANCE 

section of the POH/AFM KNOWN ICING 

EQUIPMENT SUPPLEMENT S1 under the 

‘‘STALL SPEEDS’’ paragraph with the 

following text: 

‘‘Ice accumulation on the airframe may 

result in a 20 KIAS increase in stall speed. 

Either buffet or aural stall warning should be 

treated as an imminent stall.’’

‘‘WARNING—The aural stall warning 

system does not function properly in all icing 

conditions and should not be relied upon to 

provide adequate stall warning when in icing 

conditions.’’

Issued in Kansas City, Missouri, on May 

10, 2007. 

David R. Showers, 

Acting Manager, Small Airplane Directorate, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. E7–9398 Filed 5–16–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2006–24696; Directorate 

Identifier 2006–NM–038–AD; Amendment 

39–15052; AD 2007–10–11] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Empresa 

Brasileira de Aeronautica S.A. 

(EMBRAER) Model EMB–145LR, 

–145XR, and –145MP Airplanes; and 

Model EMB–135BJ and –135LR 

Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The FAA is adopting a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for certain 

EMBRAER Model EMB–145LR, –145XR, 

and –145MP airplanes; and Model 

EMB–135BJ and –135LR airplanes. This 

AD requires replacing the electrical 

bonding clamps inside the fuel tanks 

and adjacent areas. This AD results from 

a report of the failure of a fitting clamp 

of an electrical bonding cable for the 

fuel tubing. We are issuing this AD to 

prevent loss of bonding protection in 

the interior of the fuel tanks or adjacent 

areas, and a consequent potential source 

of ignition in a fuel tank and possible 

fire or explosion. 

DATES: This AD becomes effective June 

21, 2007. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of certain publications listed in the AD 

as of June 21, 2007. 

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. 

Contact Empresa Brasileira de 

Aeronautica S.A. (EMBRAER), P.O. Box 

343—CEP 12.225, Sao Jose dos 

Campos—SP, Brazil, for service 

information identified in this AD. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dan 

Rodina, Aerospace Engineer, 

International Branch, ANM–116, 

Transport Airplane Directorate, FAA, 

1601 Lind Avenue, SW., Renton, 

Washington 98057–3356; telephone 

(425) 227–2125; fax (425) 227–1149. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Examining the Docket 

You may examine the AD docket on 

the Internet at http://dms.dot.gov or in 

person at the Docket Management 

Facility office between 9 a.m. and 5 

p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays. The Docket 

Management Facility office (telephone 

(800) 647–5227) is located on the plaza 

level of the Nassif Building at the street 

address stated in the ADDRESSES section. 

Discussion 

The FAA issued a supplemental 

notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) 

to amend 14 CFR part 39 to include an 

AD that would apply to certain 

EMBRAER Model EMB–145, –145ER, 

–145MR, –145LR, –145XR, –145MP, and 

–145EP airplanes; and Model EMB–

135BJ, –135ER, –135KE, –135KL, and 

–135LR airplanes. That supplemental 

NPRM was published in the Federal 

Register on December 6, 2006 (71 FR 

70648). That supplemental NPRM 

proposed to require replacing the 

electrical bonding clamps inside the 

fuel tanks and adjacent areas. That 

supplemental NPRM also proposed to 

add airplanes to the applicability. 

Comments 

We provided the public the 

opportunity to participate in the 

development of this AD. We have 

considered the single comment 

received. 

Request To Remove Airplanes From the 

Applicability of the Supplemental 

NPRM 

ExpressJet points out that the 

supplemental NPRM specified that the 

newly added EMBRAER Model EMB–

135BJ, –135ER, –135KE, –135KL, and 

–135LR airplanes accomplish the 

required actions in accordance with 

EMBRAER Service Bulletin 145LEG–

28–0030, dated April 19, 2006. 

ExpressJet asserts that this service 

bulletin is not applicable to any of these 

airplanes, except the Model EMB–135BJ 

airplanes. Therefore, ExpressJet states 

that EMBRAER Model EMB–135ER, 

–135KE, –135KL, and –135LR airplanes 

should not be included in the 

applicability of the supplemental 

NPRM. 

From this comment, we infer that 

ExpressJet is requesting that EMBRAER 

Model EMB–135ER, –135KE, –135KL, 

and –135LR airplanes be removed from 

the applicability of the AD. We partially 

agree. As we stated in the supplemental 

NPRM, the Agincia Nacional de Aviarno 

Civil (ANAC), which is the 

airworthiness authority for Brazil, 

notified us that the unsafe condition 

identified in the original NPRM might 

exist on EMBRAER ‘‘Model EMB–135 

airplanes,’’ in addition to the airplanes 

identified in the original NPRM. ANAC 


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subsequently issued Brazilian 

airworthiness directive 2006–02–03R2, 

effective October 8, 2006, to address the 

subject unsafe condition on ‘‘Model 

EMB–135 airplanes.’’

However, we have verified the 

effectivity of EMBRAER Service 

Bulletins 145–28–0028, dated November 

7, 2005; and 145LEG–28–0030, dated 

April 19, 2006; with EMBRAER. 

EMBRAER Service Bulletin 145LEG–

28–0030 applies only to Model EMB–

135BJ airplanes. EMBRAER Service 

Bulletin 145–28–0028 applies only to 

Model EMB–135LR airplanes, and to 

Model EMB–145LR, –145XR, and 

–145MP airplanes. Therefore, we agree 

that Model EMB–135ER, –135KE, and 

–135KL airplanes are not subject to the 

requirements of this AD and we have 

removed those airplanes from the 

applicability of this AD. We do not 

agree to remove Model EMB–135LR 

airplanes from the applicability of this 

AD, but we do agree that these airplanes 

are not subject to EMBRAER Service 

Bulletin 145LEG–28–0030. Therefore, 

we have revised Tables 1 and 2 of this 

AD to specify that these airplanes are 

identified in and must use EMBRAER 

Service Bulletin 145–28–0028 to 

accomplish the actions required by this 

AD. 

In addition, we have removed Model 

EMB–145, –145ER, –145MR, and 

–145EP airplanes from the applicability 

of this AD. These airplanes are not 

identified in EMBRAER Service Bulletin 

145–28–0028 and are not subject to the 

requirements of this AD. 

Conclusion 

We have carefully reviewed the 

available data, including the comment 

received, and determined that air safety 

and the public interest require adopting 

the AD with the changes described 

previously. We have determined that 

these changes will neither increase the 

economic burden on any operator nor 

increase the scope of the AD. 

Costs of Compliance 

The following table provides the 

estimated costs for U.S. operators to 

comply with this AD. 

ESTIMATED COSTS

Action Work hours 

Average 

labor rate 

per hour 

Parts Cost per airplane 

Number of 

U.S.- 

registered 

airplanes 

Fleet cost 

Replacement of bonding clamp (all airplane groups).2 $80 Between $33 and $87, 

per kit (depending 

on kit/airplane group).

Between $193 and 

$247 (depending on 

kit/airplane group).

20 Between $3,860 and 

$4,940 (depending 

on kit/airplane 

group). 

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 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 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. 

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): 

2007–10–11 Empresa Brasileira de 

Aeronautica S.A. (EMBRAER): 

Amendment 39–15052. Docket No. 

FAA–2006–24696; Directorate Identifier 

2006–NM–038–AD. 

Effective Date 

(a) This AD becomes effective June 21, 

2007. 

Affected ADs 

(b) None. 

Applicability 

(c) This AD applies to the airplanes 

identified in Table 1 of this AD, certificated 

in any category. 

TABLE 1.—APPLICABILITY

EMBRAER model— As identified in—

EMB–145LR, –145XR, –145MP, and –135LR airplanes ......................... EMBRAER Service Bulletin 145–28–0028, dated November 7, 2005. 


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TABLE 1.—APPLICABILITY—Continued 

EMBRAER model— As identified in—

EMB–135BJ airplanes .............................................................................. EMBRAER Service Bulletin 145LEG–28–0030, dated April 19, 2006. 

Unsafe Condition 

(d) This AD results from a report of the 

failure of a fitting clamp of an electrical 

bonding cable for the fuel tubing. We are 

issuing this AD to prevent loss of bonding 

protection in the interior of the fuel tanks or 

adjacent areas, and a consequent potential 

source of ignition in a fuel tank and possible 

fire or explosion. 

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. 

Electrical Bonding Clamp Replacement 

(f) At the time specified in paragraph (f)(1) 

or (f)(2) of this AD, as applicable: Replace the 

electrical bonding clamps having part 

numbers AN735D6 and AN735D4 inside the 

forward fuel tank or the ventral, wing stub, 

and wing fuel tanks, and adjacent areas, as 

applicable; by accomplishing all actions 

specified in the Accomplishment 

Instructions of the applicable service bulletin 

identified in Table 2 of this AD. 

TABLE 2.—APPLICABLE SERVICE INFORMATION

For EMBRAER model— Use—

EMB–145LR, –145XR, –145MP, and –135LR airplanes ......................... EMBRAER Service Bulletin 145–28–0028, dated November 7, 2005 

EMB–135BJ airplanes .............................................................................. EMBRAER Service Bulletin 145LEG–28–0030, dated April 19, 2006. 

(1) For Model EMB–145LR, –145XR, and 

–145MP airplanes; and Model EMB–135LR 

airplanes: Within 5,000 flight hours after the 

effective date of this AD. 

(2) For Model EMB–135BJ airplanes: 

Within 4,000 flight hours or 48 calendar 

months after the effective date of this AD, 

whichever occurs first. 

Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs) 

(g)(1) The Manager, International Branch 

ANM–116, Transport Airplane Directorate, 

FAA, has the authority to approve AMOCs 

for this AD, if requested in accordance with 

the procedures found in 14 CFR 39.19. 

(2) Before using any AMOC approved in 

accordance with § 39.19 on any airplane to 

which the AMOC applies, notify the 

appropriate principal inspector in the FAA 

Flight Standards Certificate Holding District 

Office. 

Related Information 

(h) Brazilian airworthiness directive 2006–

02–03R2, effective October 8, 2006, also 

addresses the subject of this AD. 

Material Incorporated by Reference 

(i) You must use EMBRAER Service 

Bulletin 145–28–0028, dated November 7, 

2005; or EMBRAER Service Bulletin 

145LEG–28–0030, dated April 19, 2006; as 

applicable; 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 these documents in accordance 

with 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51. 

Contact Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica 

S.A. (EMBRAER), P.O. Box 343—CEP 12.225, 

Sao Jose dos Campos—SP, Brazil, 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/federal-register/ 

cfr/ibr-locations.html. 

Issued in Renton, Washington, on May 7, 

2007. 

Stephen P. Boyd, 

Acting Manager, Transport Airplane 

Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. E7–9401 Filed 5–16–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Parts 401, 415, 431, 435, 440 

and 460 

[Docket No. FAA–2005–23449] 

Human Space Flight Requirements for 

Crew and Space Flight Participants 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration, DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of Office of Management 

and Budget Approval for Information 

Collection. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces the 

Office of Management and Budget’s 

(OMB) approval of the information 

collection requirement in the final rule 

published on December 15, 2006. The 

sections of the final rule pending 

approval of this information collection 

request are effective upon publication of 

this notice. 

DATES: On April 16, 2007, the FAA 

received OMB approval for the 

information collection requirement in 

the final rule published at 71 FR 75616 

(December 15, 2006). The compliance 

date for information collection 

requirements in §§ 460.5, 460.7, 460.9, 

460.19, 460.45, and 460.49 is May 17, 

2007. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

technical information, contact Kenneth 

Wong, Deputy Manager, Licensing and 

Safety Division, Commercial Space 

Transportation, AST–200, Federal 

Aviation Administration, 800 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20591; telephone (202) 

267–8465; facsimile (202) 267–3686; 

e-mail ken.wong@faa.gov. For legal 

information, contact Laura Montgomery, 

Senior Attorney, Office of the Chief 

Counsel, Federal Aviation 

Administration, 800 Independence 

Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591; 

telephone (202) 267–3150; facsimile 

(202) 267–7971, e-mail 

laura.montgomery@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On December 15, 2006, the FAA 

published the final rule, Human Space 

Flight Requirements for Crew and Space 

Flight Participants, in the Federal 

Register. The rule established 

requirements for human space flight as 

required by the Commercial Space 

Launch Amendments Act of 2004. In the 

DATES section of the final rule, we noted 

that affected parties did not need to 

comply with the information collection 

requirements in specified sections of the 

rule until the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) approved the FAA’s 

request to collect the information. 

According to the Paperwork 

Reduction Act, OMB approved the 

FAA’s request for new information 

collection on April 16, 2007, and 

assigned the information collection 

OMB Control Number 2120–0720. The 


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