This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER

contains notices to the public of the proposed

issuance of rules and regulations. The

purpose of these notices is to give interested

persons an opportunity to participate in the

rule making prior to the adoption of the final

rules.

Proposed Rules Federal Register

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Vol. 72, No. 97 

Monday, May 21, 2007 

NUCLEAR REGULATORY 

COMMISSION 

10 CFR Part 1 

RIN 3150–AI17 

Emergency Preparedness Policies 

Developed for Nuclear Materials 

Facilities 

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission. 

ACTION: Proposed rule. 

SUMMARY: The Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission (NRC) is proposing to 

amend its regulations that govern 

organization and functions of NRC 

offices. This action is necessary to 

clarify emergency preparedness program 

responsibilities of the Office of Nuclear 

Security and Incident Response. The 

current limiting reference of ‘‘nuclear 

reactors’’ would be replaced with the 

phrase ‘‘nuclear facilities.’’ 

DATES: Comments on the proposed rule 

must be received on or before June 20, 

2007. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by any one of the following methods. 

Please include the following number 

(RIN 3150–AI17) in the subject line of 

your comments. Comments on 

rulemakings submitted in writing or in 

electronic form will be made available 

for public inspection. Because your 

comments will not be edited to remove 

any identifying or contact information, 

the NRC cautions you against including 

personal information such as social 

security numbers and birth dates in 

your submission. 

Mail comments to: Secretary, U.S. 

Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 

Washington, DC 20555–0001, ATTN: 

Rulemakings and Adjudications Staff. 

E-mail comments to: SECY@nrc.gov. If 

you do not receive a reply e-mail 

confirming that we have received your 

comments, contact us directly at (301) 

415–1966. You may also submit 

comments via the NRC’s rulemaking 

Web site at http://ruleforum.llnl.gov. 

Address questions about our rulemaking 

Web site to Carol Gallagher (301) 415– 

5905; e-mail cag@nrc.gov. Comments 

can also be submitted via the Federal 

eRulemaking Portal http:// 

www.regulations.gov. 

Hand deliver comments to: 11555 

Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 

20852, between 7:30 a.m. and 4:15 p.m. 

Federal workdays. (Telephone (301) 

415–1966). 

Fax comments to: Secretary, U.S. 

Nuclear Regulatory Commission at (301) 

415–1101. 

Publicly available documents related 

to this rulemaking may be viewed 

electronically on the public computers 

located at the NRC’s Public Document 

Room (PDR), O1 F21, One White Flint 

North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, 

Maryland. The PDR reproduction 

contractor will copy documents for a 

fee. Selected documents, including 

comments, may be viewed and 

downloaded electronically via the NRC 

rulemaking Web site at http:// 

ruleforum.llnl.gov. 

Publicly available documents created 

or received at the NRC after November 

1, 1999, are available electronically at 

the NRC’s Electronic Reading Room at 

http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/ 

adams.html. From this site, the public 

can gain entry into the NRC’s 

Agencywide Document Access and 

Management System (ADAMS), which 

provides text and image files of NRC’s 

public documents. If you do not have 

access to ADAMS or if there are 

problems in accessing the documents 

located in ADAMS, contact the NRC 

PDR Reference staff at 1–800–397–4209, 

301–415–4737 or by e-mail to 

pdr@nrc.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kevin R. O’Sullivan, Office of Federal 

and State Materials and Environmental 

Management Programs, U.S. Nuclear 

Regulatory Commission, Washington, 

DC 20555–0001, telephone (301) 415– 

8112, e-mail kro2@nrc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For 

additional information see the Direct 

Final Rule published in the final rules 

section of this Federal Register. 

Procedural Background 

Because the NRC considers this action 

non-controversial and routine, the NRC 

is publishing this proposed rule 

concurrently as a direct final rule. The 

direct final rule will become effective on 

August 6, 2007. However, if the NRC 

receives significant adverse comments 

on the direct final rule by June 20, 2007, 

then the NRC will publish a document 

to withdraw the direct final rule. If the 

direct final rule is withdrawn, the NRC 

will address the comments received in 

response to the proposed revisions in a 

subsequent final rule. Absent significant 

modifications to the proposed revisions 

requiring republication, the NRC will 

not initiate a second comment period 

for this action if the direct final rule is 

withdrawn. 

A significant adverse comment is a 

comment where the commenter 

explains why the rule would be 

inappropriate, including challenges to 

the rule’s underlying premise or 

approach, or would be ineffective or 

unacceptable without a change. A 

comment is adverse and significant if: 

(1) The comment opposes the rule and 

provides a reason sufficient to require a 

substantive response in a notice-andcomment process. For example, a 

substantive response is required when: 

(A) The comment causes the NRC staff 

to reevaluate (or reconsider) its position 

or conduct additional analysis; 

(B) The comment raises an issue 

serious enough to warrant a substantive 

response to clarify or complete the 

record; or 

(C) The comment raises a relevant 

issue that was not previously addressed 

or considered by the NRC staff. 

(2) The comment proposes a change 

or an addition to the rule, and it is 

apparent that the rule would be 

ineffective or unacceptable without 

incorporation of the change or addition. 

(3) The comment causes the staff to 

make a change (other than editorial) to 

the rule. 

List of Subjects in 10 CFR Part 1 

Organization and function 

(Government agencies). 

For the reasons set out in the 

preamble and under the authority of the 

Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended; 

the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, 

as amended; and 5 U.S.C. 553; the NRC 

is proposing to adopt the following 

amendments to 10 CFR part 1. 

PART 1—STATEMENT OF 

ORGANIZATION AND GENERAL 

INFORMATION 

1. The authority citation for part 1 

continues to read as follows: 


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Authority: Secs. 23, 161, 68 Stat. 925, 948, 

as amended (42 U.S.C. 2033, 2201); sec. 29, 

Pub. L. 85–256, 71 Stat. 579, Pub. L. 95–209, 

91 Stat. 1483 (42 U.S.C. 2039); sec. 191, Pub. 

L. 87–615, 76 Stat. 409 (42 U.S.C. 2241); secs. 

201, 203, 204, 205, 209, 88 Stat. 1242, 1244, 

1245, 1246, 1248, as amended (42 U.S.C. 

5841, 5843, 5844, 5845, 5849); 5 U.S.C. 552, 

553; Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1980, 45 

FR 40561, June 16, 1980. 

2. In § 1.46, paragraph (c) is revised to 

read as follows: 

§ 1.46 Office of Nuclear Security and 

Incident Response. 

* * * * * 

(c) Develops emergency preparedness 

policies, regulations, programs, and 

guidelines for nuclear facilities; 

* * * * * 

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 8th day 

of May, 2007. 

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. 

Martin J. Virgilio, 

Acting Executive Director for Operations. 

[FR Doc. E7–9713 Filed 5–18–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7590–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2007–28229; Directorate 

Identifier 2006–SW–23–AD] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Eurocopter 

France Model EC130 B4 Helicopters 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration, DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: This document proposes 

adopting a new airworthiness directive 

(AD) for Eurocopter France (Eurocopter) 

Model EC 130 B4 helicopters, with 

certain twist grip assemblies installed. 

This proposal would require inspecting 

the pilot and co-pilot collective levers 

for proper bonding between the twist 

grip drive tubes and the control pinions 

and if debonding is present, replacing 

the collective levers before further 

flight. This proposal is prompted by one 

incident in which the engine remained 

at idle speed although the twist grip had 

been turned to the flight position. The 

actions specified by this proposed AD 

are intended to detect debonding 

between the twist grip drive tubes and 

the control pinions on the pilot and copilot collective levers to prevent loss of 

cockpit throttle control of the engine, 

and subsequent loss of control of the 

helicopter. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before July 20, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: Use one of the following 

addresses to submit comments on this 

proposed AD: 

• DOT Docket Web site: Go to 

http://dms.dot.gov and follow the 

instructions for sending your comments 

electronically; 

• Government-wide rulemaking Web 

site: Go to http://www.regulations.gov 

and follow the instructions for sending 

your comments electronically; 

• Mail: Docket Management Facility; 

U.S. Department of Transportation, 400 

Seventh Street, SW., Nassif Building, 

Room PL–401, Washington, DC 20590; 

• Fax: 202–493–2251; or 

• 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. 

You may get the service information 

identified in this proposed AD from 

American Eurocopter Corporation, 2701 

Forum Drive, Grand Prairie, Texas 

75053–4005, telephone (972) 641–3460, 

fax (972) 641–3527. 

You may examine the comments to 

this proposed AD in the AD docket on 

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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ed 

Cuevas, Aviation Safety Engineer, FAA, 

Rotorcraft Directorate, Safety 

Management Group, Fort Worth, Texas 

76193–0111, telephone (817) 222–5355, 

fax (817) 222–5961. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Comments Invited 

We invite you to submit any written 

data, views, or arguments regarding this 

proposed AD. Send your comments to 

the address listed under the caption 

ADDRESSES. Include the docket number 

‘‘FAA–2007–28229, Directorate 

Identifier 2006–SW–23–AD’’ at the 

beginning of your comments. We 

specifically invite comments on the 

overall regulatory, economic, 

environmental, and energy aspects of 

the proposed AD. We will consider all 

comments received by the closing date 

and may amend the proposed AD in 

light 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 with FAA 

personnel concerning this proposed 

rulemaking. Using the search function 

of our docket Web site, you can find and 

read the comments to any of our 

dockets, including the name of the 

individual who sent or signed the 

comment. You may review the DOT’s 

complete Privacy Act Statement in the 

Federal Register published on April 11, 

2000 (65 FR 19477–78), or you may visit 

http://dms.dot.gov. 

Examining the Docket 

You may examine the docket that 

contains the proposed AD, any 

comments, and other information in 

person at the Docket Management 

System (DMS) Docket Office between 9 

a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through 

Friday, except Federal holidays. The 

Docket Office (telephone 1–800–647–

5227) is located at the plaza level of the 

Department of Transportation Nassif 

Building in Room PL–401 at 400 

Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC. 

Comments will be available in the AD 

docket shortly after the DMS receives 

them. 

Discussion 

The European Aviation Safety Agency 

(EASA) notified us that an unsafe 

condition may exist on Eurocopter 

Model EC 130 B4 helicopters, with a 

twist grip assembly, part number (P/N) 

350A27520900, 350A27520901, 

350A27520902, or 350A27520903, with 

a serial number below 64, installed on 

the pilot’s side, and a twist grip 

assembly, P/N 350A27521201, with a 

serial number below 67, installed on the 

co-pilot’s side. EASA advises that 

analysis of an incident that occurred 

during autorotation training revealed a 

failure of the twist grip drive tube and 

control pinion bonded attachment. The 

engine remained at idle rating although 

the twist grip had been turned back to 

the flight position. The manufacturer 

states that the autorotation procedure 

continued without damage to the 

helicopter, which landed safely. The 

failure has been attributed to noncompliant surface preparation during 

manufacture. 

Eurocopter, an EADS Company, has 

issued Alert Service Bulletin EC130 No. 

76A001, dated February 10, 2006, which 

specifies a check by use of a twist grip 

adjusting gauge of the bonding between 

the twist grip drive tube and the control 

pinion on both the pilot and co-pilot 

collective levers. If the twist grip twists 

under a load on the adjusting gauge of 

35N, the collective lever must be 

replaced. EASA classified this service 

bulletin as mandatory and issued AD 

No. 2006–0079, dated April 3, 2006, to 

ensure the continued airworthiness of 

these helicopters in France. 

This helicopter model is 

manufactured in France and is type 

certificated for operation in the United 

States under the provisions of section 

21.29 of the Federal Aviation 


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