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Issued in Washington, DC, on May 15, 

2012. 

David G. Frantz, 

Acting Executive Director, Loan Programs 

Office. 

For the reasons set forth in the 

preamble, DOE hereby amends Part 609 

of chapter II of title 10 of the Code of 

Federal Regulations as set forth below: 

PART 609—LOAN GUARANTEES FOR 

PROJECTS THAT EMPLOY 

INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 609 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7254, 16511–16514. 

■ 2. In § 609.8 revise paragraph (d) to 

read as follows: 

§ 609.8 Term sheets and conditional 

commitments. 

* * * * * 

(d) DOE’s obligations under each 

Conditional Commitment are 

conditional upon statutory authority 

having been provided in advance of the 

execution of the Loan Guarantee 

Agreement sufficient under FCRA and 

Title XVII for DOE to execute the Loan 

Guarantee Agreement, and payment in 

full of the Credit Subsidy Cost for the 

loan guarantee that is the subject of the 

Conditional Commitment from one of 

the following: 

(1) A Congressional appropriation of 

funds; 

(2) A payment from the Borrower 

deposited into the Treasury; or 

(3) A combination of one or more 

appropriations under paragraph (d)(1) 

and one or more payments from the 

Borrower under paragraph (d)(2) of this 

section. 

* * * * * 

■ 3. In § 609.9 revise paragraph (d)(1) to 

read as follows: 

§ 609.9 Closing on the Loan Guarantee 

Agreement. 

* * * * * 

(d) * * * 

(1) Pursuant to section 1702(b) of the 

Act, DOE has received payment in full 

of the Credit Subsidy Cost of the loan 

guarantee from one of the following: 

(i) A Congressional appropriation of 

funds; 

(ii) A payment from the Borrower 

deposited into the Treasury; or 

(iii) A combination of one or more 

appropriations under paragraph (d)(1)(i) 

and one or more payments from the 

Borrower under paragraph (d)(1)(ii) of 

this section. 

* * * * * 

■ 4. In § 609.10 revise paragraph (d)(17) 

to read as follows: 

§ 609.10 Loan Guarantee Agreement. 

* * * * * 

(d) * * * 

(17) If Borrower is to make payment 

in full or in part for the Credit Subsidy 

Cost of the loan guarantee pursuant to 

section 1702(b)(2) of the Act, such 

payment must be received by DOE prior 

to, or at the time of, closing; 

* * * * * 

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BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2012–0184; Directorate 

Identifier 2011–NM–118–AD; Amendment 

39–17055; AD 2012–10–06] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Saab AB, 

Saab Aerosystems Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: We are adopting a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for all Saab 

AB, Saab Aerosystems Model SAAB 

2000 airplanes. This AD was prompted 

by reports that environmentally friendly 

de-icing agents used on certain 

electrical connectors and braids could 

cause corrosion damage. This AD 

requires performing, in certain 

locations, a detailed inspection for 

corrosion of the electrical and 

electronics installation, and if corrosion 

is found repairing each affected harness 

braid or replacing each affected 

component and/or wiring harness. We 

are issuing this AD to detect and correct 

corrosion of critical system wiring, 

which could result in arcing and, in 

combination with other factors, a fire 

and consequent damage to the airplane. 

DATES: This AD becomes effective June 

25, 2012. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of certain publications listed in this AD 

as of June 25, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: You may examine the AD 

docket on the Internet at http:// 

www.regulations.gov or in person at the 

U.S. Department of Transportation, 

Docket Operations, M–30, West 

Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 

1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., 

Washington, DC. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Shahram Daneshmandi, Aerospace 

Engineer, International Branch, ANM– 

116, Transport Airplane Directorate, 

FAA, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, 

Washington 98057–3356; telephone 

(425) 227–1112; fax (425) 227–1149. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Discussion 

We issued a notice of proposed 

rulemaking (NPRM) to amend 14 CFR 

part 39 to include an AD that would 

apply to the specified products. That 

NPRM was published in the Federal 

Register on February 28, 2012 (77 FR 

11791). That NPRM proposed to correct 

an unsafe condition for the specified 

products. The MCAI states: 

Environmentally friendly de-/anti-icing 

agents (acetates or formats) are a known 

cause of corrosion damage to components of 

the Electrical Wiring Interconnection System 

(EWIS) on aeroplanes. 

Investigations by SAAB have identified 

certain electrical connectors and braids 

which are susceptible to such damage, in 

zones 191 and 192 of the center wing 

fuselage and in zones 323, 332 and 342, 

affecting the wiring harnesses of elevator and 

rudder servos. 

This condition, if not detected and 

corrected, could lead to damage of critical 

system wiring, possibly resulting in arcing 

and, in combination with other factors, a fire 

and consequent damage to, or loss of, the 

aeroplane. 

To address this unsafe condition, SAAB 

have issued Service Bulletin (SB) 2000–92– 

005 and SB 2000–92–006 to provide 

instructions to detect unacceptable corrosion 

on electrical and electronic installation 

wiring. 

For the reasons described above, this 

[EASA] AD requires a one-time [detailed] 

inspection of the affected components in the 

designated area, the reporting of all 

inspections results to SAAB and, depending 

on findings, appropriate corrective action 

[repair or replacement]. 

You may obtain further information by 

examining the MCAI in the AD docket. 

Comments 

We gave the public the opportunity to 

participate in developing this AD. We 

received no comments on the NPRM (77 

FR 11791, February 28, 2012) or on the 

determination of the cost to the public. 

Conclusion 

We reviewed the available data and 

determined that air safety and the 

public interest require adopting the AD 

as proposed. 

Costs of Compliance 

We estimate that this AD will affect 

10 products of U.S. registry. We also 

estimate that it will take about 360 

work-hours per product to comply with 

the basic requirements of this AD. The 

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Based on these figures, we estimate the 

cost of this AD to the U.S. operators to 

be $306,000, or $30,600 per product. 

In addition, we estimate that any 

necessary follow-on actions would take 

about 40 work-hours and require parts 

costing $12,454, for a cost of $15,854 

per product. We have no way of 

determining the number of products 

that may need these actions. 

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 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 the 

DOT Regulatory Policies and Procedures 

(44 FR 11034, February 26, 1979); 

3. Will not affect intrastate aviation in 

Alaska; and 

4. 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. 

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 the NPRM (77 FR 11791, 

February 28, 2012), the regulatory 

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. 

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 FAA amends § 39.13 by adding 

the following new AD: 

2012–10–06 Saab AB, Saab Aerosystems: 

Amendment 39–17055. Docket No. 

FAA–2012–0184; Directorate Identifier 

2011–NM–118–AD. 

(a) Effective Date 

This airworthiness directive (AD) becomes 

effective June 25, 2012. 

(b) Affected ADs 

None. 

(c) Applicability 

This AD applies to all Saab AB, Saab 

Aerosystems Model SAAB 2000 airplanes; 

certificated in any category. 

(d) Subject 

Air Transport Association (ATA) of 

America Code 92. 

(e) Reason 

This AD was prompted by reports that 

environmentally friendly de-icing agents 

used on certain electrical connectors and 

braids could cause corrosion damage. We are 

issuing this AD to detect and correct 

corrosion of critical system wiring, which 

could result in arcing and, in combination 

with other factors, a fire and consequent 

damage to the airplane. 

(f) Compliance 

You are responsible for having the actions 

required by this AD performed within the 

compliance times specified, unless the 

actions have already been done. 

(g) Inspection 

Within 24 months after the effective date 

of this AD, do a detailed inspection for 

corrosion of the electrical and electronics 

installation, at the locations specified in and 

in accordance with the Accomplishment 

Instructions of SAAB Service Bulletin 2000– 

92–005, Revision 01, dated March 1, 2011; 

and SAAB Service Bulletin 2000–92–006, 

Revision 01, dated August 18, 2010. These 

inspections do not need to be accomplished 

concurrently. 

(h) Corrective Action 

If any corrosion is found during any 

inspection required in paragraph (g) of this 

AD: Before next flight, repair each affected 

harness braid or replace each affected 

component and/or wiring harness, as 

applicable, in accordance with the 

Accomplishment Instructions of SAAB 

Service Bulletin 2000–92–005, Revision 01, 

dated March 1, 2011; and SAAB Service 

Bulletin 2000–92–006, Revision 01, dated 

August 18, 2010. 

(i) Credit for Previous Actions 

This paragraph provides credit for the 

actions required by paragraphs (g) and (h) of 

this AD, if those actions were performed 

before the effective date of this AD using 

SAAB Service Bulletin 2000–92–005, dated 

May 5, 2010; and SAAB Service Bulletin 

2000–92–006, dated March 29, 2010. 

(j) Reporting Requirement 

Submit a report of the findings (both 

positive and negative) of the inspection 

required by paragraph (g) of this AD, using 

the Feedback Form in SAAB Service Bulletin 

2000–92–005, Revision 01, dated March 1, 

2011; and SAAB Service Bulletin 2000–92– 

006, Revision 01, dated August 18, 2010. 

Send the report to SAAB Aerotech, Support 

Services Division, SE–581 88 Linkoping, 

Sweden; fax +46 13 18 4874; email 

saab2000.techsupport@saabgroup.com; at the 

applicable time specified in paragraph (i)(1) 

or (i)(2) of this AD. The report must include 

the level of corrosion found on each 

connector. 

(1) If the inspection was done on or after 

the effective date of this AD: Submit the 

report within 30 days after the inspection. 

(2) If the inspection was done before the 

effective date of this AD: Submit the report 

within 30 days after the effective date of this 

AD. 

(k) Other FAA AD Provisions 

The following provisions also apply to this 

AD: 

(1) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs): The Manager, International 

Branch, ANM–116, FAA, has the authority to 

approve AMOCs for this AD, if requested 

using the procedures found in 14 CFR 39.19. 

In accordance with 14 CFR 39.19, send your 

request to your principal inspector or local 

Flight Standards District Office, as 

appropriate. If sending information directly 

to the International Branch, send it to ATTN: 

Shahram Daneshmandi, Aerospace Engineer, 

International Branch, ANM–116, Transport 

Airplane Directorate, FAA, 1601 Lind 

Avenue SW., Renton, Washington 98057– 

3356; telephone (425) 227–1112; fax (425) 

227–1149. Information may be emailed to: 

9-ANM-116-AMOC-REQUESTS@faa.gov. 

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your appropriate principal inspector, or 

lacking a principal inspector, the manager of 

the local flight standards district office/ 

certificate holding district office. The AMOC 

approval letter must specifically reference 

this AD. 

(2) Airworthy Product: For any requirement 

in this AD to obtain corrective actions from 

a manufacturer or other source, use these 

actions if they are FAA-approved. Corrective 

actions are considered FAA-approved if they 

are approved by the State of Design Authority 

(or their delegated agent). You are required 

to assure the product is airworthy before it 

is returned to service. 

(3) Reporting Requirements: A federal 

agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a 

person is not required to respond to, nor 

shall a person be subject to a penalty for 

failure to comply with a collection of 

information subject to the requirements of 

the Paperwork Reduction Act unless that 

collection of information displays a current 

valid OMB Control Number. The OMB 

Control Number for this information 

collection is 2120–0056. Public reporting for 

this collection of information is estimated to 

be approximately 5 minutes per response, 

including the time for reviewing instructions, 

completing and reviewing the collection of 

information. All responses to this collection 

of information are mandatory. Comments 

concerning the accuracy of this burden and 

suggestions for reducing the burden should 

be directed to the FAA at: 800 Independence 

Ave. SW., Washington, DC 20591, Attn: 

Information Collection Clearance Officer, 

AES–200. 

(l) Related Information 

Refer to MCAI EASA Airworthiness 

Directive 2011–0079, dated May 5, 2011, and 

the service information specified in 

paragraphs (l)(1) and (l)(2) of this AD, for 

related information. 

(1) SAAB Service Bulletin 2000–92–005, 

Revision 01, dated March 1, 2011. 

(2) SAAB Service Bulletin 2000–92–006, 

Revision 01, dated August 18, 2010. 

(m) Material Incorporated by Reference 

(1) The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

(IBR) of the following service information 

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

(2) You must use the following service 

information to do the actions required by this 

AD, unless the AD specifies otherwise. 

(i) SAAB Service Bulletin 2000–92–005, 

Revision 01, dated March 1, 2011. 

(ii) SAAB Service Bulletin 2000–92–006, 

Revision 01, dated August 18, 2010. 

(3) For Saab AB, Saab Aerosystems service 

information identified in this AD, contact 

Saab AB, Saab Aerosystems, SE–581 88, 

Linko ̈ping, Sweden; telephone +46 13 18 

5591; fax +46 13 18 4874; email 

saab2000.techsupport@saabgroup.com; 

Internet http://www.saabgroup.com. 

(4) You may review copies of the service 

information at the FAA, Transport Airplane 

Directorate, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, 

Washington. For information on the 

availability of this material at the FAA, call 

425–227–1221. 

(5) You may also review copies of the 

service information that is incorporated by 

reference at the National Archives and 

Records Administration (NARA). For 

information on the availability of this 

material at an NARA facility, call 202–741– 

6030, or go to http://www.archives.gov/ 

federal_register/code_of_federal_regulations/ 

ibr_locations.html. 

Issued in Renton, Washington, on May 9, 

2012. 

Michael Kaszycki, 

Acting Manager,Transport Airplane 

Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service. 

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BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2011–0645; Directorate 

Identifier 2010–NM–009–AD; Amendment 

39–17052; AD 2012–10–03] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing 

Company Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: We are superseding an 

existing airworthiness directive (AD) for 

certain The Boeing Company Model 747 

series airplanes. That AD currently 

requires repetitive inspections for cracks 

of the fuselage skin lap splice between 

body station (BS) 400 and BS 520 at 

stringers S–6L and S–6R, and repair if 

necessary. This new AD shortens the 

interval for the repetitive inspections, 

requires modification for certain 

airplanes, and requires certain postmodification inspections for other 

airplanes. This AD was prompted by 

reports of multiple adjacent cracks on 

an airplane, and a recent fleet-wide 

evaluation of widespread fatigue 

damage of skin lap joints, which 

indicated the need for revised 

procedures and reduced compliance 

times. We are issuing this AD to detect 

and correct cracking of the fuselage skin 

lap splice between BS 400 and BS 520 

at stringers S–6L and S–6R, which could 

result in sudden loss of cabin 

pressurization and the inability of the 

fuselage to withstand fail-safe loads. 

DATES: This AD is effective June 25, 

2012. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of certain publications listed in the AD 

as of June 25, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: For service information 

identified in this AD, contact Boeing 

Commercial Airplanes, Attention: Data 

& Services Management, P.O. Box 3707, 

MC 2H–65, Seattle, Washington 98124– 

2207; telephone 206–544–5000, 

extension 1; fax 206–766–5680; email 

me.boecom@boeing.com; Internet 

https://www.myboeingfleet.com. You 

may review copies of the referenced 

service information at the FAA, 

Transport Airplane Directorate, 1601 

Lind Avenue SW., Renton, Washington. 

For information on the availability of 

this material at the FAA, call 425–227– 

1221. 

Examining the AD Docket 

You may examine the AD docket on 

the Internet at http:// 

www.regulations.gov; or in person at the 

Docket Management Facility between 

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

Friday, except Federal holidays. The AD 

docket contains this AD, the regulatory 

evaluation, any comments received, and 

other information. The address for the 

Docket Office (phone: 800–647–5527) is 

Document Management Facility, U.S. 

Department of Transportation, Docket 

Operations, M–30, West Building 

Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, 

DC 20590. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bill 

Ashforth, Aerospace Engineer, Airframe 

Branch, ANM–120S, FAA, Seattle 

Aircraft Certification Office (ACO), 1601 

Lind Avenue SW., Renton, Washington 

98057–3356; phone: 425–917–6432; fax: 

425–917–6590; email: 

bill.ashforth@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Discussion 

We issued a notice of proposed 

rulemaking (NPRM) to amend 14 CFR 

part 39 to supersede AD 90–21–17, 

Amendment 39–6768 (55 FR 41510, 

October 12, 1990). That AD applies to 

the specified products. The NPRM was 

published in the Federal Register on 

June 29, 2011 (76 FR 38074). That 

NPRM proposed to continue to require 

repetitive inspections for cracks of the 

fuselage skin lap splice between body 

station (BS) 400 and BS 520 at stringers 

S–6L and S–6R, and repair if necessary; 

and added modification for certain 

airplanes and certain post-modification 

inspections for other airplanes. 

Comments 

We gave the public the opportunity to 

participate in developing this AD. The 

following presents the comments 

received on the proposal (76 FR 38074, 

June 29, 2011) and the FAA’s response 

to each comment. 


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