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Dated: May 3, 2011. 

Karen G. Mills, 

Administrator. 

[FR Doc. 2011–11717 Filed 5–12–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8025–01–P 

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 

13 CFR Part 121 

RIN 3245–AG07 

Small Business Size Standards: 

Professional, Scientific and Technical 

Services. 

AGENCY: U.S. Small Business 

Administration. 

ACTION: Proposed rule; notice of 

extension of comment period. 

SUMMARY: On March 16, 2011, the U.S. 

Small Business Administration (SBA or 

Agency) proposed to increase small 

business size standards for 35 industries 

and one sub-industry in North 

American Industry Classification 

System (NAICS) Sector 54, Professional, 

Scientific and Technical Services and 

one industry in NAICS Sector 81, Other 

Services. SBA provided a 60-day 

comment period ending on May 16, 

2011. In this notice, SBA is extending 

the comment period an additional 30 

days to June 15, 2011. 

DATES: The comment period for the 

proposed rule published on March 16, 

2011, at 76 FR 14323, is extended 

through June 15, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by RIN 3245–AG07 by one of 

the following methods: 

(1) Federal eRulemaking Portal: 

http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments; 

or 

(2) Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier: Khem 

R. Sharma, PhD, Chief, Size Standards 

Division, 409 Third Street, SW., Mail 

Code 6530, Washington, DC 20416. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The 

SBA’s Office of Size Standards at (202) 

205–6618 or sizestandards@sba.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

In the proposed rule (76 FR 14323), 

SBA sought public comment on whether 

the proposed increases to size standards 

are appropriate given the economic 

characteristics of industries. Based on 

its analysis of industry and Federal 

procurement data and the use of a 

common size standard, for some 

industries SBA proposed to increase the 

size standards by more than three times 

their current levels (e.g., Engineering, 

Architectural and Related Services), 

while for some other industries 

proposed increases are more modest 

(e.g., Computer System Designs and 

Related Services). SBA also sought 

public feedback on a number of policy 

issues regarding its size standards 

methodology, such as whether SBA’s 

proposal to apply eight fixed size 

standards levels is appropriate to 

simplify size standards and whether 

SBA should adopt a common size 

standards for related industries although 

the analysis might support a different 

size standard for each industry. 

As of May 9, 2011, SBA has received 

over 210 comments to the proposed rule 

which are posted on http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Some comments 

support SBA’s proposed increases, some 

feel that proposed increases are too 

large, and others believe that proposed 

increases are too small. Given the 

impact the proposed changes might 

have on affected businesses and the lack 

of consensus in the comments received 

to date, SBA believes that the Agency 

and the affected industries will benefit 

from more public input before it 

finalizes any changes. Therefore, SBA is 

extending the comment period to 

June 15, 2011. This will also give more 

time to affected businesses and 

interested parties to review the 

proposed changes and prepare accurate, 

constructive and convincing comments 

to the proposed rule. 

Dated: May 9, 2011. 

Joseph Jordan, 

Associate Administrator for Government 

Contracting and Business Development. 

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BILLING CODE 8025–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2011–0448; Directorate 

Identifier 2007–SW–51–AD] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Eurocopter 

France Model EC 120B Helicopters 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration, DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: We propose to adopt a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for the 

specified Eurocopter France Model EC 

120B helicopters. This proposed AD 

would require modifying the pilot cyclic 

control friction device by replacing a 

certain thrust washer with two thrust 

washers. This proposed AD is prompted 

by an incident in which the pilot 

encountered a sudden restriction of the 

cyclic control movement during flight. 

The actions specified by this proposed 

AD are intended to prevent jamming of 

a pilot cyclic control stick and 

subsequent loss of control of the 

helicopter. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before July 12, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: Use one of the following 

addresses to submit comments on this 

proposed AD: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Fax: 202–493–2251. 

• Mail: U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations, 

M–30, West Building Ground Floor, 

Room W12–140, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590. 

• Hand Delivery: U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations, 

M–30, West Building Ground Floor, 

Room W12–140, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590, 

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:// 

www.regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gary 

Roach, Aviation Safety Engineer, 

Regulations and Policy Group, 

Rotorcraft Directorate, FAA, 2601 

Meacham Blvd., Fort Worth, Texas 

76137, telephone (817) 222–5130, 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–2011–0448, Directorate Identifier 

2007–SW–51–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:// 

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information you provide. We 

will also post a report summarizing each 

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substantive verbal contact with FAA 

personnel concerning this proposed 

rulemaking. Using the search function 

of the 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). 

Examining the Docket 

You may examine the docket that 

contains the proposed AD, any 

comments, and other information in 

person at the Docket Operations office 

between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, except Federal holidays. 

The Docket Operations office (telephone 

(800) 647–5527) is located in Room 

W12–140 on the ground floor of the 

West Building at the street address 

stated in the ADDRESSES section. 

Comments will be available in the AD 

docket shortly after receipt. 

Discussion 

The Direction Generale de l’Aviation 

Civile France (DGAC), which is the 

aviation authority for France, has issued 

French AD No. F–2005–175, dated 

October 26, 2005, on behalf of the 

European Aviation Safety Agency 

(EASA), the Airworthiness Authority of 

the State of Design for the affected 

helicopters, to correct an unsafe 

condition for the Eurocopter France 

Model EC 120B helicopters. 

Related Service Information 

Eurocopter has issued Alert Service 

Bulletin No. 67A011, Revision 1, dated 

October 7, 2005 (ASB), which specifies 

a modification to preclude the risk that 

the pilot cyclic control stick will jam. 

The modification consists of replacing 

the existing single-piece thrust washer, 

part number (P/N) C671A1006201, with 

two thrust washers, P/N C671A1018201 

and P/N C671A1019201. The DGAC 

classified this alert service bulletin as 

mandatory and issued AD No. F–2005– 

175, dated October 26, 2005, to ensure 

the continued airworthiness of these 

helicopters. 

FAA’s Evaluation and Unsafe Condition 

Determination 

This product has been approved by 

the aviation authority of France and is 

approved for operation in the United 

States. Pursuant to our bilateral 

agreement with France, the DGAC, on 

behalf of the EASA, their technical 

representative, has notified us of the 

unsafe condition described in the DGAC 

AD. We are proposing this AD because 

we evaluated all information provided 

by the DGAC and determined the unsafe 

condition exists and is likely to exist or 

develop on other products of the same 

type design. This proposed AD would 

require replacing a single-piece thrust 

washer, P/N C671A1006201, with two 

thrust washers, P/N C671A1018201 and 

P/N C671A1019201, to prevent the 

jamming of the pilot cyclic control stick. 

Differences Between This Proposed AD 

and the DGAC AD 

The DGAC AD requires compliance 

with the ASB no later than December 

31, 2005. Our proposed AD would 

require compliance within 30 days after 

the effective date of the AD. 

Costs of Compliance 

We estimate that this proposed AD 

would affect 114 helicopters of U.S. 

registry and the proposed actions would 

take approximately 3 work hours per 

helicopter to accomplish at an average 

labor rate of $85 per work hour. 

Required parts would cost 

approximately $50 per helicopter. Based 

on these figures, we estimate the total 

cost impact of the proposed AD on U.S. 

operators would be $34,770 for the 

entire fleet, or $305 per helicopter, to 

replace the single thrust washer with 

two thrust washers. 

Regulatory Findings 

We have determined that this 

proposed AD would not have federalism 

implications under Executive Order 

13132. Additionally, 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 that the 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 an economic evaluation 

of the estimated costs to comply with 

this proposed AD. See the AD docket to 

examine the economic evaluation. 

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. 

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39 

Air transportation, Aircraft, Aviation 

safety, Safety. 

The Proposed Amendment 

Accordingly, pursuant to the 

authority delegated to me by the 

Administrator, the Federal Aviation 

Administration proposes to amend part 

39 of the Federal Aviation Regulations 

(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. Section 39.13 is amended by 

adding a new airworthiness directive to 

read as follows: 

Eurocopter France: Docket No. FAA–2011– 

0448; Directorate Identifier 2007–SW– 

51–AD. 

Applicability: Model EC 120B helicopters, 

serial numbers up to and including 1385, 

with a thrust washer, part number (P/N) 

C671A1006201, installed on the pilot cyclic 

control stick friction device; and a pilot 

cyclic stick, P/N C671A1007101, P/N 

C671A1007102, or C671A1003102, installed, 

certificated in any category. 

Compliance: Required within 30 days, 

unless accomplished previously. 

To prevent jamming of a pilot cyclic 

control stick and subsequent loss of control 

of the helicopter, accomplish the following: 

(a) Remove the pilot cyclic control stick; 

replace the thrust washer, P/N 

C671A1006201, with two thrust washers, P/ 

N C671A1018201 and P/N C671A1019201; 

reinstall the pilot cyclic control stick; and 

perform a functional test of the cyclic 

control. 

(b) To request a different method of 

compliance or a different compliance time 

for this AD, follow the procedures in 14 CFR 

39.19. Contact the Manager, Safety 

Management Group, Rotorcraft Directorate, 

FAA, ATTN: Gary Roach, Aviation Safety 

Engineer, Regulations and Policy Group, 

ASW–111, 2601 Meacham Blvd., Fort Worth, 

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Texas 76137, telephone (817) 222–5130, fax 

(817) 222–5961, for information about 

previously approved alternative methods of 

compliance. 

(c) The Joint Aircraft System/Component 

(JASC) Code is 2700: Flight Control System. 

Note: The subject of this AD is addressed 

in Direction Generale de l’Aviation Civile 

(France) AD No. F–2005–175, dated October 

26, 2005, and Eurocopter Alert Service 

Bulletin No. 67A011, Revision 1, dated 

October 7, 2005 

Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, on April 27, 

2011. 

Scott A. Horn, 

Acting Manager, Rotorcraft Directorate, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2011–11752 Filed 5–12–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2011–0454; Directorate 

Identifier 2009–SW–54–AD] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Eurocopter 

France Model SA–365C, SA–365C1, 

SA–365C2, SA–365N, SA–365N1, AS– 

365N2, AS 365 N3, and SA–366G1 

Helicopters 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: We propose to adopt a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for the 

specified Eurocopter France (ECF) 

model helicopters. This proposed AD 

results from a mandatory continuing 

airworthiness information (MCAI) AD 

issued by the European Aviation Safety 

Agency (EASA), which is the Technical 

Agent for the Member States of the 

European Community. The MCAI AD 

states that the manufacturer has 

received some reports of deterioration 

and two reports of failure of Starflex star 

arm ends. These deteriorations 

generated high-amplitude vibrations in 

flight requiring precautionary landings. 

They state these deteriorations are due 

to the strong effect of temperature on the 

strength of the bush-to-Starflex star arm 

end attachment. Consequently, the 

MCAI AD requires modification of the 

frequency adapters and the frequency 

adapter bushes to improve the 

ventilation in the area on the star arm 

end. This proposed AD is intended to 

require modifying the main rotor 

frequency adapters to reduce the 

temperature in the area, to prevent 

failure of the star arm end, severe 

vibration, and subsequent loss of control 

of the helicopter. 

DATES: We must receive comments on 

this proposed AD by June 13, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: You may send comments by 

any of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Fax: 202–493–2251. 

• Mail: U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations, 

M–30, West Building Ground Floor, 

Room W12–140, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590. 

• Hand Delivery: U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations, M– 

30, West Building Ground Floor, Room 

W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., 

Washington, DC 20590, 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 (800) 232–0323, 

fax (972) 641–3710 or at http:// 

www.eurocopter.com. 

Examining the AD Docket: You may 

examine the AD docket on the Internet 

at http://www.regulations.gov, or in 

person at the Docket Operations office 

between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, except Federal holidays. 

The AD docket contains this proposed 

AD, the economic evaluation, any 

comments received, and other 

information. The street address for the 

Docket Operations office (telephone 

(800) 647–5527) is in the ADDRESSES

section. Comments will be available in 

the AD docket shortly after receipt. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

DOT/FAA Southwest Region, Gary 

Roach, ASW–111, Aviation Safety 

Engineer, Rotorcraft Directorate, 

Regulations and Guidance Group, 2601 

Meacham Blvd., Fort Worth, Texas 

76137, telephone (817) 222–5130, fax 

(817) 222–5961. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

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–2011–0454; Directorate Identifier 

2009–SW–54–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 based on those comments. 

We will post all comments we 

receive, without change, to http:// 

www.regulations.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 

The EASA, which is the Technical 

Agent for the Member States of the 

European Community, has issued EASA 

Emergency AD (EAD) No. 2006–0362–E, 

dated November 30, 2006, to correct an 

unsafe condition for the specified 

Eurocopter model helicopters. The 

MCAI AD states: ‘‘This Emergency 

Airworthiness Directive is issued 

following some reports of deterioration 

and two reports of failure of Starflex star 

arm ends. These deteriorations 

generated high-amplitude vibrations in 

flight, compelling the pilot to carry out 

a precautionary landing, in each of these 

cases. The failure of the Starflex star 

arm end could make it impossible to 

control the helicopter. These 

deteriorations are due to the strong 

effect of temperature on the strength of 

the bush-to-Starflex star arm end 

attachment. Consequently, this EAD 

requires modification (MOD 0762C39) 

of the frequency adapters and the 

frequency adapter bushes, in order to 

improve the ventilation in the area on 

the star arm end, on helicopters 

operated in hot climatic conditions and/ 

or tropical and damp atmosphere.’’ 

You may obtain further information 

by examining the MCAI AD and service 

information in the AD docket. 

Related Service Information 

ECF has issued one Emergency Alert 

Service Bulletin, dated November 23, 

2006, with four different numbers: No. 

62.00.24 is for the civil Model SA– 

365N, AS–365N1, AS–365N2, and AS– 

365 N3; No. 62.14 is for the civil Model 

SA–366G1; No. 65.45 is for the Model 

SA–365C, C1, and C2; and No. 62.00.10 

is for the non-FAA type certificated 

military Model 565 helicopters. The 

actions described in the MCAI AD are 

intended to correct the same unsafe 

condition as that identified in the 

service information. 

FAA’s Evaluation and Unsafe Condition 

Determination 

These products have been approved 

by the aviation authority of France and 

are approved for operation in the United 

States. Pursuant to our bilateral 

agreement with France, EASA, their 

Technical Agent, has informed us of the 

unsafe condition described in the MCAI 

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