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2For example, a central counterparty that meets 

the dollar threshold specified in Paragraph (b)(2) in 

a calendar quarter ending March 31 will become a 

covered reporter subject to the reporting 

requirements pursuant to this Section on the 

following October 1 and will be required to submit 

its first report on that date. 

business day of the third calendar 

quarter following the calendar quarter in 

which such central counterparty meets 

the dollar threshold specified in 

Paragraph (b)(2).2

Kenneth J. Phelan, 

Acting Director, Office of Financial Research. 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2018–0589; Product 

Identifier 2018–NM–021–AD] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS 

Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: We propose to adopt a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for certain 

Airbus SAS Model A318 and A319 

series airplanes; Model A320–211, –212, 

–214, –231, –232, and –233 airplanes; 

and Model A321–111, –112, –131, –211, 

–212, –213, –231, and –232 airplanes. 

This proposed AD was prompted by 

reports of false resolution advisories 

(RAs) from certain traffic collision 

avoidance systems (TCASs). This 

proposed AD would require 

modification or replacement of certain 

TCAS processors. We are proposing this 

AD to address the unsafe condition on 

these products. 

DATES: We must receive comments on 

this proposed AD by August 24, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: You may send comments, 

using the procedures found in 14 CFR 

11.43 and 11.45, 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: Deliver to Mail 

address above between 9 a.m. and 5 

p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays. 

For service information identified in 

this NPRM, contact Honeywell 

Aerospace, Technical Publications and 

Distribution, M/S 2101–201, P.O. Box 

52170, Phoenix, AZ 85072–2170; phone: 

602–365–5535; fax: 602–365–5577; 

internet: http://www.honeywell.com. 

You may view this service information 

at the FAA, Transport Standards 

Branch, 2200 South 216th St., Des 

Moines, WA. For information on the 

availability of this material at the FAA, 

call 206–231–3195. 

Examining the AD Docket 

You may examine the AD docket on 

the internet at http://

www.regulations.gov by searching for 

and locating Docket No. FAA–2018– 

0589; 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 NPRM, 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. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Steven Dzierzynski, Aerospace 

Engineer, Avionics and Administrative 

Services Section, FAA, New York ACO 

Branch, 1600 Stewart Avenue, Suite 

410, Westbury, NY 11590; telephone 

516–228–7367; fax 516–794–5531. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Comments Invited 

We invite you to send any written 

relevant data, views, or arguments about 

this proposal. Send your comments to 

an address listed under the ADDRESSES

section. Include ‘‘Docket No. FAA– 

2018–0589; Product Identifier 2018– 

NM–021–AD’’ at the beginning of your 

comments. We specifically invite 

comments on the overall regulatory, 

economic, environmental, and energy 

aspects of this NPRM. We will consider 

all comments received by the closing 

date and may amend this NPRM 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 NPRM. 

Discussion 

The European Aviation Safety Agency 

(EASA), which is the Technical Agent 

for the Member States of the European 

Union, has issued EASA AD 2017–0196, 

dated October 5, 2017 (referred to after 

this as the Mandatory Continuing 

Airworthiness Information, or ‘‘the 

MCAI’’), to correct an unsafe condition 

for certain Airbus SAS Model A318 and 

A319 series airplanes; Model A320–211, 

–212, –214, –231, –232, and –233 

airplanes; and Model A321–111, –112, 

–131, –211, –212, –213, –231, and –232 

airplanes. The MCAI states: 

Since 2012, a number of false TCAS 

resolution advisories (RA) have been 

reported by various European Air Navigation 

Service Providers. EASA has published 

certification guidance material for collision 

avoidance systems (AMC 20–15) which 

defines a false TCAS RA as an RA that is 

issued, but the RA condition does not exist. 

It is possible that more false (or spurious) RA 

events have occurred, but were not recorded 

or reported. The known events were mainly 

occurring on Airbus single-aisle (A320 

family) aeroplanes, although several events 

have also occurred on Airbus A330 

aeroplanes. Investigation determined that the 

false RAs are caused on aeroplanes with a 

Honeywell TPA–100B TCAS processor 

installed, P/N [part number] 940–0351–001. 

This was caused by a combination of three 

factors: (1) Hybrid surveillance enabled; (2) 

processor connected to a hybrid GPS [global 

positioning system] source, without a direct 

connection to a GPS source; and (3) an 

encounter with an intruder aeroplane with 

noisy (jumping) ADS–B Out position. 

EASA previously published Safety 

Information Bulletin (SIB) 2014–33 to inform 

owners and operators of affected aeroplanes 

about this safety concern. At that time, the 

false RAs were not considered an unsafe 

condition. Since the SIB was issued, further 

events have been reported, involving a third 

aeroplane. 

This condition, if not corrected, could lead 

to a loss of separation with other aeroplanes, 

possibly resulting in a mid-air collision. 

Prompted by these latest findings, and after 

review of the available information, EASA 

reassessed the severity and rate of occurrence 

of false RAs and has decided that mandatory 

action must be taken to reduce the rate of 

occurrence, and the risk of loss of separation 

with other aeroplanes. Honeywell 

International Inc. published Service Bulletin 

(SB) 940–0351–34–0005 [Publication Number 

D201611000002] to provide instructions for 

an upgrade, introducing software version 05/ 

01, changing the processor unit to P/N 940– 

0351–005. 

EASA previously issued AD 2017–0091 

(later revised) to address the unsafe condition 

on aeroplanes that had the P/N 940–0351– 

001 processor installed by Airbus major 

change or SB. However, part of the fleet had 

the same P/N installed by STC [supplemental 

type certificate]. The relevant STC approval 

holders (see section Remarks of this [EASA] 

AD for contact details) have been notified 

and modification instructions (see section 

Ref. Publications of this [EASA] AD) can be 

obtained from those companies. 

For the reason described above, this 

[EASA] AD requires modification or 


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replacement of Honeywell TPA–100B P/N 

940–0351–001 TCAS processors. This 

[EASA] AD also prohibits installation of 

those processors on post-mod aeroplanes. 

You may examine the MCAI in the 

AD docket on the internet at http://

www.regulations.gov by searching for 

and locating Docket No. FAA–2018– 

0589. 

Related Service Information Under 1 

CFR Part 51 

H4 Aerospace has issued Service 

Bulletin H4ASB009, Issue 1, dated 

September 18, 2017, and PMV 

Engineering has issued Service Bulletin 

AVI–00690–SB–S99–R01, Revision 01, 

dated October 5, 2017. This service 

information, provided by the applicable 

design change FAA STC approval 

holders, describes the modification or 

replacement of the Honeywell TPA– 

100B TCAS processor. These documents 

are distinct because they apply to 

different STCs on the airplanes. This 

service information is reasonably 

available because the interested parties 

have access to it through their normal 

course of business or by the means 

identified in the ADDRESSES section. 

Other Related Service Information 

Honeywell has issued Service 

Bulletin 940–0351–34–0005, Revision 2, 

dated December 1, 2017. This service 

information describes procedures for 

updating the software of the Honeywell 

TPA–100B TCAS processor either on 

the airplane or at an authorized service 

center. 

FAA’s Determination and Requirements 

of This Proposed AD 

This product has been approved by 

the aviation authority of another 

country, and is approved for operation 

in the United States. Pursuant to our 

bilateral agreement with the State of 

Design Authority, we have been notified 

of the unsafe condition described in the 

MCAI and service information 

referenced above. We are proposing this 

AD because we evaluated all pertinent 

information and determined an unsafe 

condition exists and is likely to exist or 

develop on other products of these same 

type designs. 

Differences Between This Proposed AD 

and the MCAI or Service Information 

The applicability of the MCAI 

includes Airbus SAS models that are 

modified by certain STCs. However, of 

these STCs, only H4 Aerospace STC 

ST03708NY and PMV Engineering STC 

ST03835NY are validated by the FAA. 

Although the Airbus SAS Model A320– 

216 is included in the applicability of 

the MCAI, it is not included in the 

applicability of this proposed AD 

because it is not modified by these two 

FAA-validated STCs. 

Costs of Compliance 

We estimate that this proposed AD 

affects 1209 airplanes of U.S. registry. 

We estimate the following costs to 

comply with this proposed AD: 

ESTIMATED COSTS

Action Labor cost Parts cost Cost per product Cost on U.S. 

operators 

Modification ................ 1 work-hour × $85 per hour = $85 ................. Up to $1,623 .............. Up to $1,708 .............. Up to $2,064,972. 

ESTIMATED COSTS FOR OPTIONAL ACTIONS

Action Labor cost Parts cost Cost per 

product 

Replacement .................................... 1 work-hour × $85 per hour = $85 ............................................................ $121,993 $122,078 

According to the manufacturer, some 

of the costs of this proposed AD may be 

covered under warranty, thereby 

reducing the cost impact on affected 

individuals. We do not control warranty 

coverage for affected individuals. As a 

result, we have included all costs in our 

cost estimate. 

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. 

This proposed AD is issued in 

accordance with authority delegated by 

the Executive Director, Aircraft 

Certification Service, as authorized by 

FAA Order 8000.51C. In accordance 

with that order, issuance of ADs is 

normally a function of the Compliance 

and Airworthiness Division, but during 

this transition period, the Executive 

Director has delegated the authority to 

issue ADs applicable to transport 

category airplanes to the Director of the 

System Oversight Division. 

Regulatory Findings 

We determined that this proposed AD 

would not have federalism implications 

under Executive Order 13132. 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 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); 

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. 

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39 

Air transportation, Aircraft, Aviation 

safety, Incorporation by reference, 

Safety. 

The Proposed Amendment 

Accordingly, under the authority 

delegated to me by the Administrator, 


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the FAA proposes to amend 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 airworthiness 

directive (AD): 

Airbus SAS: Docket No. FAA–2018–0589; 

Product Identifier 2018–NM–021–AD. 

(a) Comments Due Date 

We must receive comments by August 24, 

2018. 

(b) Affected ADs 

None. 

(c) Applicability 

This AD applies to the Airbus SAS 

airplanes identified in paragraphs (c)(1) 

through (c)(4) of this AD, certificated in any 

category, if modified by H4 Aerospace 

supplemental type certificate (STC) 

ST03708NY (http://rgl.faa.gov/Regulatory_

and_Guidance_Library/rgSTC.nsf/0/ 

581702F96EC93ACF86257FEA00689E6B?

OpenDocument&Highlight=st03708ny) or 

PMV Engineering STC ST03835NY (http://

rgl.faa.gov/Regulatory_and_Guidance_

Library/rgstc.nsf/0/06E4A762C1FDF

8048625807D006457C7?OpenDocument&

Highlight=st03835ny). 

(1) Model A318–111, –112, –121, and –122 

airplanes 

(2) Model A319–111, –112, –113, –114, –115, 

–131, –132, and –133 airplanes 

(3) Model A320–211, –212, –214, –231, –232, 

and –233 airplanes 

(4) Model A321–111, –112, –131, –211, –212, 

–213, –231, and –232 airplanes 

(d) Subject 

Air Transport Association (ATA) of 

America Code 34, Navigation. 

(e) Reason 

This AD was prompted by reports of false 

resolution advisories (RAs) from certain 

traffic collision avoidance systems (TCASs). 

We are issuing this AD to address the 

occurrence of false RAs from the TCAS, 

which could lead to a loss of separation from 

other airplanes, possibly resulting in a midair collision. 

(f) Compliance 

Comply with this AD within the 

compliance times specified, unless already 

done. 

(g) Definition of an Affected TCAS Processor 

For the purposes of this AD, an affected 

TCAS processor is defined as a Honeywell 

TPA–100B TCAS processor having part 

number (P/N) 940–0351–001. 

(h) Modification or Replacement of TCAS 

Processor 

Within 12 months after the effective date 

of this AD: Update the software of the 

affected TCAS processor and change the part 

number to P/N 940–0351–005, or replace the 

affected TCAS processor with a TPA–100B 

TCAS processor P/N 940–0351–005, in 

accordance with the Accomplishment 

Instructions of H4 Aerospace Service Bulletin 

H4ASB009, Issue 1, dated September 18, 

2017; or PMV Engineering Service Bulletin 

AVI–00690–SB–S99–R01, Revision 01, dated 

October 5, 2017, as applicable. 

Note 1 to paragraph (h) of this AD: 

Guidance for accomplishing the actions 

required by paragraph (h) of this AD can be 

found in Honeywell Service Bulletin 940– 

0351–34–0005, Revision 2, dated December 

1, 2017. 

(i) Parts Installation Prohibition 

After modification or replacement of the 

TCAS processor as required by paragraph (h) 

of this AD, no person may install on that 

airplane an affected TCAS processor, as 

defined in paragraph (g) of this AD. 

(j) Other FAA AD Provisions 

The following provisions also apply to this 

AD: 

(1) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs): The Manager, New York ACO 

Branch, 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 manager of the certification office, 

send it to ATTN: Program Manager, 

Continuing Operational Safety, FAA, New 

York ACO Branch, 1600 Stewart Avenue, 

Suite 410, Westbury, NY 11590; telephone 

516–228–7300; fax 516–794–5531. Before 

using any approved AMOC, notify your 

appropriate principal inspector, or lacking a 

principal inspector, the manager of the local 

flight standards district office/certificate 

holding district office. 

(2) Contacting the Manufacturer: For any 

requirement in this AD to obtain corrective 

actions from a manufacturer, the action must 

be accomplished using a method approved 

by the Manager, New York ACO Branch, 

FAA; or the European Aviation Safety 

Agency (EASA); or Airbus SAS’s EASA 

Design Organization Approval (DOA). If 

approved by the DOA, the approval must 

include the DOA-authorized signature. 

(k) Related Information 

(1) Refer to Mandatory Continuing 

Airworthiness Information (MCAI) EASA AD 

2017–0196, dated October 5, 2017, for related 

information. This MCAI may be found in the 

AD docket on the internet at http://

www.regulations.gov by searching for and 

locating Docket No. FAA–2018–0589. 

(2) For more information about this AD, 

contact Steven Dzierzynski, Aerospace 

Engineer, Avionics and Administrative 

Services Section, FAA, New York ACO 

Branch, 1600 Stewart Avenue, Suite 410, 

Westbury, NY 11590; telephone 516–228– 

7367; fax 516–794–5531. 

(3) For service information identified in 

this AD, contact Honeywell Aerospace, 

Technical Publications and Distribution, M/ 

S 2101–201, P.O. Box 52170, Phoenix, AZ 

85072–2170; phone: 602–365–5535; fax: 602– 

365–5577; internet: http://

www.honeywell.com. You may view this 

service information at the FAA, Transport 

Standards Branch, 2200 South 216th St., Des 

Moines, WA. For information on the 

availability of this material at the FAA, call 

206–231–3195. 

Issued in Des Moines, Washington, on July 

3, 2018. 

Michael Kaszycki, 

Acting Director, System Oversight Division, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

33 CFR Part 100 

[Docket Number USCG–2018–0163] 

RIN 1625–AA08 

Special Local Regulation; Carolina 

Boat Bash, Little River Inlet, Little 

River, SC 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking. 

SUMMARY: The Coast Guard proposes to 

establish a special local regulation for 

the Carolina Boat Bash in Little River 

Inlet, SC. This action is necessary to 

ensure safety of life on navigable waters 

during the Carolina Boat Bash. During 

the enforcement period, no person or 

vessel may enter, transit through, 

anchor in, or remain within the 

designated area unless authorized by 

Sector Charleston COTP or a designated 

representative. 

DATES: Comments and related material 

must be received by the Coast Guard on 

or before August 9, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

identified by docket number USCG– 

2018–0163 using the Federal 

eRulemaking Portal at http://

www.regulations.gov. See the ‘‘Public 

Participation and Request for 

Comments’’ portion of the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for 

further instructions on submitting 

comments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If 

you have questions about this proposed 

rulemaking, call or email Lieutenant 

Justin Heck, Sector Charleston 

Waterways Management Division, Coast 


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