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optional unit, your prevented planting

eligible acreage would be reduced to zero

(i.e., 100 acres eligible for prevented planting

coverage minus 100 acres planted equals

zero).

(6) In accordance with the provisions of

section 6 (Report of Acreage) of the Basic

Provisions (§ 457.8), you must report by unit

any insurable acreage that you were

prevented from planting. This report must be

submitted on or before the acreage reporting

date. For the purpose of determining acreage

eligible for a prevented planting production

guarantee, the total amount of prevented

planting and planted acres cannot exceed the

maximum number of acres eligible for

prevented planting coverage. Any acreage

you report in excess of the number of acres

eligible for prevented planting coverage, or

that exceeds the number of eligible acres

physically located in a unit, will be deleted

from your acreage report.

15. Written Agreements

Designated terms of this policy may be

altered by written agreement in accordance

with the following:

(a) You must apply in writing for each

written agreement no later than the sales

closing date, except as provided in section

15(e);

(b) The application for written agreement

must contain all terms of the contract

between the insurance provider and the

insured that will be in effect if the written

agreement is not approved;

(c) If approved by us, the written

agreement will include all variable terms of

the contract, including, but not limited to,

crop type or variety, the guarantee, premium

rate, and price election;

(d) Each written agreement will only be

valid for one year. (If the written agreement

is not specifically renewed the following

year, insurance coverage for subsequent crop

years will be in accordance with the printed

policy); and

(e) An application for written agreement

submitted after the sales closing date may be

approved if, after a physical inspection of the

acreage, it is determined that no loss has

occurred and the crop is insurable in

accordance with the policy and written

agreement provisions.

Signed in Washington, DC, on February 6,

1997.

Kenneth D. Ackerman,

Manager, Federal Crop Insurance

Corporation.

[FR Doc. 97–3328 Filed 2–12–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–FA–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 39

[Docket No. 96–SW–21–AD]

Airworthiness Directives; Eurocopter

Deutschland GmbH (ECD) Model BO

105 C and BO 105 S Helicopters

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking

(NPRM).

SUMMARY:This document proposes the

adoption of a new airworthiness

directive (AD) that is applicable to

Eurocopter Deutschland GmbH (ECD)

(Eurocopter) Model BO 105 C and BO

105 S helicopters. This proposal would

require modifying the main relay box by

replacing the voltage regulator;

modifying the cockpit overhead panel

by installing two additional switches;

and performing a functional test of the

new voltage regulator, generators, and

new switches. This proposal is

prompted by an in-service report of a

helicopter that experienced a generator

overvoltage. The actions specified by

the proposed AD are intended to

prevent failure of essential electrical

equipment that could result in spatial

disorientation and subsequent loss of

control of the helicopter.

DATES: Comments must be received by

April 14, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments in

triplicate to the Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), Office of the

Assistant Chief Counsel, Attention:

Rules Docket No. 96–SW–21–AD, 2601

Meacham Blvd., Room 663, Fort Worth,

Texas 76137. Comments may be

inspected at this location between 9:00

a.m. and 3:00 p.m., Monday through

Friday, except Federal holidays.

The service information referenced in

the proposed rule may be obtained from

American Eurocopter Corporation, 2701

Forum Drive, Grand Prairie, Texas

75053–4005. This information may be

examined at the FAA, Office of the

Assistant Chief Counsel, 2601 Meacham

Blvd., Room 663, Fort Worth, Texas.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.

Lance Gant, Aerospace Engineer, FAA,

Rotorcraft Directorate, Rotorcraft

Standards Staff, 2601 Meacham Blvd.,

Fort Worth, Texas 76137, telephone

(817) 222–5114, fax (817) 222–5961.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Comments Invited

Interested persons are invited to

participate in the making of the

proposed rule by submitting such

written data, views, or arguments as

they may desire. Communications

should identify the Rules Docket

number and be submitted in triplicate to

the address specified above. All

communications received on or before

the closing date for comments, specified

above, will be considered before taking

action on the proposed rule. The

proposals contained in this notice may

be changed in light of the comments

received.

Comments are specifically invited on

the overall regulatory, economic,

environmental, and energy aspects of

the proposed rule. All comments

submitted will be available, both before

and after the closing date for comments,

in the Rules Docket for examination by

interested persons. A report

summarizing each FAA-public contact

concerned with the substance of this

proposal will be filed in the Rules

Docket.

Commenters wishing the FAA to

acknowledge receipt of their comments

submitted in response to this notice

must submit a self-addressed, stamped

postcard on which the following

statement is made: ‘‘Comments to

Docket No. 96–SW–21–AD.’’ The

postcard will be date stamped and

returned to the commenter.

Availability of NPRMs

Any person may obtain a copy of this

NPRM by submitting a request to the

FAA, Office of the Assistant Chief

Counsel, Attention: Rules Docket No.

96–SW–21–AD, 2601 Meacham Blvd.,

Room 663, Fort Worth, Texas 76137.

Discussion

The Luftfahrt-Bundesamt (LBA),

which is the airworthiness authority for

Germany, recently notified the FAA that

an unsafe condition may exist on

Eurocopter Model BO 105 C and BO 105

S helicopters. The LBA advises that the

voltage regulators installed during

production cannot prevent the failure of

avionic instruments caused by generator

overvoltage in the aircraft power supply.

Eurocopter has issued Eurocopter

Service Bulletin ASB–BO–105–80–119,

dated November 7, 1994, which

specifies retrofitting affected helicopters

with a voltage regulator incorporating

overvoltage protection. The retrofit

action includes installing two switches

in the cockpit overhead panel so that

generators that are switched off as a

result of overvoltage can be switched on

again individually. Eurocopter also

issued Eurocopter Alert Service Bulletin

ASB–BO–105–80–118, Revision 1, dated

November 29, 1995, that introduced a

compliance time. The LBA classified
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this service bulletin as mandatory and

issued AD 95–458, dated December 5,

1995 in order to assure the continued

airworthiness of these helicopters in

Germany.

This helicopter model is

manufactured in Germany and is type

certificated for operation in the United

States under the provisions of section

21.29 of the Federal Aviation

Regulations (14 CFR 21.29) and the

applicable bilateral airworthiness

agreement. Pursuant to this bilateral

airworthiness agreement, the LBA has

kept the FAA informed of the situation

described above. The FAA has

examined the findings of the LBA,

reviewed all available information, and

determined that AD action is necessary

for products of this type design that are

certificated for operation in the United

States.

Since an unsafe condition has been

identified that is likely to exist or

develop on other Eurocopter Model BO

105 C and BO 105 S helicopters of the

same type design registered in the

United States, the proposed AD would

require modifying the main relay box

1VE; modifying the cockpit overhead

panel, and performing a functional test

of the new voltage regulator, generators,

and new switches. The actions would be

required to be accomplished in

accordance with the service bulletin

described previously.

The FAA estimates that 100

helicopters of U.S. registry would be

affected by this proposed AD, that it

would take approximately 14 work

hours to accomplish the modification,

one-half work hour to accomplish the

functional test, and that the average

labor rate is $60 per work hour.

Required parts would cost

approximately $14,317 per helicopter.

Based on these figures, the total cost

impact of the proposed AD on U.S.

operators is estimated to be $1,518,700.

The regulations proposed herein

would not have substantial direct effects

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. Therefore,

in accordance with Executive Order

12612, it is determined that this

proposal would not have sufficient

federalism implications to warrant the

preparation of a Federalism Assessment.

For the reasons discussed above, I

certify that this 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) if

promulgated, 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. A copy of the draft

regulatory evaluation prepared for this

action is contained in the Rules Docket.

A copy of it may be obtained by

contacting the Rules Docket at the

location provided under the caption

ADDRESSES.

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 Deutschland GmbH (ECD):

Docket No. 96–SW–21–AD.

Applicability: Model BO 105 C and BO 105

S helicopters, serial number (S/N) 161 and

higher, equipped with a voltage regulator,

part number (P/N) 511565–000R, certificated

in any category.

Note 1: This AD applies to each helicopter

identified in the preceding applicability

provision, regardless of whether it has been

modified, altered, or repaired in the area

subject to the requirements of this AD. For

helicopters that have been modified, altered,

or repaired so that the performance of the

requirements of this AD is affected, the

owner/operator must use the authority

provided in paragraph (b) to request approval

from the FAA. This approval may address

either no action, if the current configuration

eliminates the unsafe condition, or different

actions necessary to address the unsafe

condition described in this AD. Such a

request should include an assessment of the

effect of the changed configuration on the

unsafe condition addressed by this AD. In no

case does the presence of any modification,

alteration, or repair remove any helicopter

from the applicability of this AD.

Compliance: Required within the next 120

calendar days after the effective date of this

AD, unless accomplished previously.

To prevent failure of essential electrical

equipment that could result in spatial

disorientation and subsequent loss of control

of the helicopter, accomplish the following:

(a) Modify the main relay box and the

cockpit overhead panel, and perform the

functional test in accordance with the

Accomplishment Instructions of Eurocopter

Alert Service Bulletin (ASB) ASB–BO–105–

80–119, dated November 7, 1994.

(b) An alternative method of compliance or

adjustment of the compliance time that

provides an acceptable level of safety may be

used if approved by the Manager, Rotorcraft

Standards Staff, Rotorcraft Directorate, FAA.

Operators shall submit their requests through

an FAA Principal Maintenance Inspector,

who may concur or comment and then send

it to the Manager, Rotorcraft Standards Staff.

Note 2: Information concerning the

existence of approved alternative methods of

compliance with this AD, if any, may be

obtained from the Rotorcraft Standards Staff.

(c) 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 helicopter

to a location where the requirements of this

AD can be accomplished.

Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, on February

5, 1997.

Larry M. Kelly,

Acting Manager, Rotorcraft Directorate,

Aircraft Certification Service.

[FR Doc. 97–3533 Filed 2–12–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–U

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 97–AEA–12]

Proposed Amendment to Class E

Airspace; Meadville, PA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

SUMMARY: This notice proposes to

amend the Class E airspace area at

Meadville, PA. The development of a

new Standard Instrument Approach

Procedure (SIAP) at Port Meadville

Airport based on the Global Positioning

System (GPS) has made this proposal

necessary. Additional controlled

airspace extending upward from 700

feet above the surface (AGL) is needed

to accommodate this SIAP and for

instrument flight rules (IFR) operations

at the airport.

DATES: Comments must be received on

or before March 25, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the

proposal in triplicate to: Manager,

Operations Branch, AEA–530, Docket

No. 97–AEA–12, F.A.A. Eastern Region,

Federal Building #111, John F. Kennedy

Int’l Airport Jamaica, NY 11430.

The official docket may be examined

in the Office of the Assistant Chief

Counsel, AEA–7, F.A.A. Eastern Region,

Federal Building #111, John F. Kennedy

International Airport, Jamaica, New

York 11430.

An informal docket may also be

examined during normal business hours