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(c) Comments Due Date 

We must receive comments by September 

17, 2018. 

(d) Compliance 

You are responsible for performing each 

action required by this AD within the 

specified compliance time unless it has 

already been accomplished prior to that time. 

(e) Required Actions 

(1) Within the following compliance times, 

replace each screw P/N NAS1351–5H12P 

installed on an MLG shock absorber with a 

screw P/N 1652A0001–01. Re-identify the 

MLG assembly using black permanent ink by 

marking an ‘‘R’’ at the end of the S/N of the 

MLG assembly and cover with a transparent 

coating. For purposes of this AD, a ‘‘landing’’ 

is counted any time the helicopter lifts off 

into the air and then lands again regardless 

of the duration of the landing and regardless 

of whether the engine is shut down: 

(i) For MLG assemblies with 26,800 or 

more landings, within 100 hours time-inservice (TIS). 

(ii) For MLG assemblies with between 

22,000 and 26,799 landings, within 300 

hours TIS or before the MLG assembly 

accumulates 27,200 landings, whichever 

occurs first. 

(iii) For MLG assemblies with less than 

22,000 landings, within 1,200 hours TIS or 

before the MLG assembly accumulates 23,200 

landings, whichever occurs first. 

(2) After the effective date of this AD, do 

not install an MLG assembly with a P/N and 

S/N listed in Table 1 to paragraph (a) of this 

AD on any helicopter unless the screw has 

been replaced and the MLG assembly reidentified as described in paragraph (e)(1) of 

this AD. 

(f) Special Flight Permits 

Special flight permits are prohibited. 

(g) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs) 

(1) The Manager, Safety Management 

Section, Rotorcraft Standards Branch, FAA, 

may approve AMOCs for this AD. Send your 

proposal to: David Hatfield, Aviation Safety 

Engineer, Safety Management Section, 

Rotorcraft Standards Branch, FAA, 10101 

Hillwood Pkwy., Fort Worth, TX 76177; 

telephone (817) 222–5110; email 9-ASWFTW-AMOC-Requests@faa.gov. 

(2) For operations conducted under a 14 

CFR part 119 operating certificate or under 

14 CFR part 91, subpart K, we suggest that 

you notify your principal inspector, or 

lacking a principal inspector, the manager of 

the local flight standards district office or 

certificate holding district office before 

operating any aircraft complying with this 

AD through an AMOC. 

(h) Additional Information 

(1) Finmeccanica Bollettino Tecnico No. 

139–397, dated April 7, 2016, which is not 

incorporated by reference, contains 

additional information about the subject of 

this AD. For service information identified in 

this AD, contact Leonardo S.p.A. Helicopters, 

Matteo Ragazzi, Head of Airworthiness, Viale 

G.Agusta 520, 21017 C.Costa di Samarate 

(Va) Italy; telephone +39–0331–711756; fax 

+39–0331–229046; or at http://

www.leonardocompany.com/-/bulletins. You 

may review the referenced service 

information at the FAA, Office of the 

Regional Counsel, Southwest Region, 10101 

Hillwood Pkwy., Room 6N–321, Fort Worth, 

TX 76177. 

(2) The subject of this AD is addressed in 

European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) AD 

No. 2016–0077, dated April 19, 2016. You 

may view the EASA AD on the internet at 

http://www.regulations.gov in the AD Docket. 

(i) Subject 

Joint Aircraft Service Component (JASC) 

Code: 3200 Landing Gear System. 

Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, on July 9, 

2018. 

Scott A. Horn, 

Deputy Director for Regulatory Operations, 

Compliance & Airworthiness Division, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2018–15304 Filed 7–18–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2018–0647; Product 

Identifier 2017–SW–083–AD] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Bell 

Helicopter Textron Canada Limited 

Helicopters 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: We propose to adopt a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for Bell 

Helicopter Textron Canada Limited 

(Bell) Model 429 helicopters. This 

proposed AD would revise the life limit 

for the nose landing gear (NLG) 

assembly. This proposed AD is 

prompted by revised airworthiness 

limitations determined by Bell. The 

actions of this proposed AD are 

intended to prevent an unsafe condition 

on these helicopters. 

DATES: We must receive comments on 

this proposed AD by September 17, 

2018. 

ADDRESSES: You may send comments by 

any of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Docket: Go to 

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

online instructions for sending your 

comments electronically. 

• Fax: 202–493–2251. 

• Mail: Send comments to the U.S. 

Department of Transportation, Docket 

Operations, M–30, West Building 

Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 

20590–0001. 

• Hand Delivery: Deliver to the 

‘‘Mail’’ address between 9 a.m. and 5 

p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays. 

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– 

0647; or in person at Docket Operations 

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

through Friday, except Federal holidays. 

The AD docket contains this proposed 

AD, the Transport Canada AD, the 

economic evaluation, any comments 

received, and other information. The 

street address for Docket Operations 

(telephone 800–647–5527) is in the 

ADDRESSES section. Comments will be 

available in the AD docket shortly after 

receipt. 

For service information identified in 

this proposed rule, contact Bell 

Helicopter Textron Canada Limited, 

12,800 Rue de l’Avenir, Mirabel, Quebec 

J7J1R4; telephone (450) 437–2862 or 

(800) 363–8023; fax (450) 433–0272; or 

at http://www.bellcustomer.com/files/. 

You may review the referenced service 

information at the FAA, Office of the 

Regional Counsel, Southwest Region, 

10101 Hillwood Pkwy., Room 6N–321, 

Fort Worth, TX 76177. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Matt 

Fuller, Senior Aviation Safety Engineer, 

Safety Management Section, Rotorcraft 

Standards Branch, FAA, 10101 

Hillwood Pkwy., Fort Worth, TX 76177; 

telephone (817) 222–5110; email 

matthew.fuller@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Comments Invited 

We invite you to participate in this 

rulemaking by submitting written 

comments, data, or views. We also 

invite comments relating to the 

economic, environmental, energy, or 

federalism impacts that might result 

from adopting the proposals in this 

document. The most helpful comments 

reference a specific portion of the 

proposal, explain the reason for any 

recommended change, and include 

supporting data. To ensure the docket 

does not contain duplicate comments, 

commenters should send only one copy 

of written comments, or if comments are 

filed electronically, commenters should 

submit only one time. 

We will file in the docket all 

comments that we receive, as well as a 

report summarizing each substantive 


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public contact with FAA personnel 

concerning this proposed rulemaking. 

Before acting on this proposal, we will 

consider all comments we receive on or 

before the closing date for comments. 

We will consider comments filed after 

the comment period has closed if it is 

possible to do so without incurring 

expense or delay. We may change this 

proposal in light of the comments we 

receive. 

Discussion 

Transport Canada, which is the 

aviation authority for Canada, has 

issued Canadian AD No. CF–2016–07, 

dated March 4, 2016, to correct an 

unsafe condition for Bell Model 429 

helicopters with wheeled landing gear. 

Transport Canada advises that Bell has 

replaced the airworthiness limitations 

for the NLG main fitting to bell crank 

bolt part number (P/N) M084–20H125– 

101 and NLG main fitting P/N M084– 

20H011–107 with an airworthiness 

limitation for the next higher assembly, 

NLG assembly P/N 429–336–100–101. 

According to Transport Canada, the 

NLG assembly’s life limit is reduced to 

50,000 retirement index number (RIN) 

or 4,500 hours time-in-service (TIS). 

Transport Canada advises that failure to 

replace components prior to established 

airworthiness limitations could result in 

an unsafe condition. 

FAA’s Determination 

These helicopters have been approved 

by the aviation authority of Canada and 

are approved for operation in the United 

States. Pursuant to our bilateral 

agreement with Canada, Transport 

Canada, its technical representative, has 

notified us of the unsafe condition 

described in its AD. We are proposing 

this AD because we evaluated all known 

relevant information and determined 

that an unsafe condition is likely to 

exist or develop on other helicopters of 

the same type design. 

Related Service Information 

We reviewed Bell Alert Service 

Bulletin No. 429–15–24, Revision A, 

dated September 23, 2015, which 

specifies updating the Bell 429 

maintenance manual with Revision 24 

to incorporate the revised airworthiness 

limitations for the NLG assembly, NLG 

main fitting to bellcrank bolt, and the 

NLG main fitting. 

Proposed AD Requirements 

This proposed AD would revise the 

life limit of the NLG assembly by 

requiring, before further flight, removing 

from service any NLG assembly P/N 

429–336–100–101 that has reached or 

exceeded 4,500 hours TIS or 50,000 

RIN. Thereafter, this proposed AD 

would require removing from service 

each NLG assembly P/N 429–336–100– 

101 before it accumulates 4,500 hours 

TIS or 50,000 RIN, whichever occurs 

first. 

Differences Between This Proposed AD 

and the Transport Canada AD 

The Transport Canada AD applies to 

certain serial-numbered helicopters, 

whereas this proposed AD would apply 

to all Bell Model 429 helicopters with 

the affected NLG assembly installed. 

Costs of Compliance 

We estimate that this proposed AD 

would affect less than 75 helicopters of 

U.S. Registry (as this proposed AD 

would not apply to Bell Model 429 

helicopters with skid landing gear). At 

an average labor rate of $85 per hour, 

replacing a NLG assembly would 

require 10 work-hours, and required 

parts would cost $104,648, for a cost of 

$105,498 per helicopter and up to 

$7,912,350 for the U.S. fleet. 

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 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, 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 to the extent that it justifies 

making a regulatory distinction; 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 an economic evaluation 

of the estimated costs to comply with 

this proposed AD and placed it in the 

AD docket. 

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, 

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): 

Bell Helicopter Textron Canada Limited: 

Docket No. FAA–2018–0647; Product 

Identifier 2017–SW–083–AD. 

(a) Applicability 

This AD applies to Bell Helicopter Textron 

Canada Limited Model 429 helicopters with 

a nose landing gear (NLG) assembly part 

number (P/N) 429–336–100–101 installed, 

certificated in any category. 

(b) Unsafe Condition 

This AD defines the unsafe condition as 

fatigue failure of an NLG assembly, which 

could result in subsequent damage to and 

loss of control of the helicopter. 

(c) Comments Due Date 

We must receive comments by September 

17, 2018. 

(d) Compliance 

You are responsible for performing each 

action required by this AD within the 

specified compliance time unless it has 

already been accomplished prior to that time. 

(e) Required Actions 

Before further flight, remove from service 

any NLG assembly P/N 429–336–100–101 

that has reached or exceeded 4,500 hours 

time-in-service (TIS) or 50,000 retirement 

index number (RIN). Thereafter, remove from 

service each NLG assembly P/N 429–336– 

100–101 before accumulating 4,500 hours 


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TIS or 50,000 RIN, whichever occurs first. 

For purposes of this AD, for every normal 

retraction or extension of the wheeled 

landing gear system, add one RIN. 

(f) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs) 

(1) The Manager, Safety Management 

Section, Rotorcraft Standards Branch, FAA, 

may approve AMOCs for this AD. Send your 

proposal to: Matt Fuller, Senior Aviation 

Safety Engineer, Safety Management Section, 

Rotorcraft Standards Branch, FAA, 10101 

Hillwood Pkwy., Fort Worth, TX 76177; 

telephone (817) 222–5110; email 9-ASWFTW-AMOC-Requests@faa.gov. 

(2) For operations conducted under a 14 

CFR part 119 operating certificate or under 

14 CFR part 91, subpart K, we suggest that 

you notify your principal inspector, or 

lacking a principal inspector, the manager of 

the local flight standards district office or 

certificate holding district office before 

operating any aircraft complying with this 

AD through an AMOC. 

(g) Additional Information 

(1) Bell Helicopter Alert Service Bulletin 

No. 429–15–24, Revision A, dated September 

23, 2015, which is not incorporated by 

reference, contains additional information 

about the subject of this AD. For service 

information identified in this AD, contact 

Bell Helicopter Textron Canada Limited, 

12,800 Rue de l’Avenir, Mirabel, Quebec 

J7J1R4; telephone (450) 437–2862 or (800) 

363–8023; fax (450) 433–0272; or at http://

www.bellcustomer.com/files/. You may 

review the referenced service information at 

the FAA, Office of the Regional Counsel, 

Southwest Region, 10101 Hillwood Pkwy., 

Room 6N–321, Fort Worth, TX 76177. 

(2) The subject of this AD is addressed in 

Transport Canada AD No. CF–2016–07, dated 

March 4, 2016. You may view the Transport 

Canada AD on the internet at http://

www.regulations.gov in the AD Docket. 

(h) Subject 

Joint Aircraft Service Component (JASC) 

Code: 3200 Nose Landing Gear. 

Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, on July 9, 

2018. 

Lance T. Gant, 

Director, Compliance & Airworthiness 

Division, Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2018–15305 Filed 7–18–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Food and Drug Administration 

21 CFR Part 573 

[Docket No. FDA–2014–F–2307] 

Humic Product Trade Association; 

Withdrawal of Food Additive Petition 

(Animal Use) 

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, 

HHS. 

ACTION: Notification; withdrawal of 

petition. 

SUMMARY: The Food and Drug 

Administration (FDA) is announcing the 

withdrawal, without prejudice to a 

future filing, of a food additive petition 

(FAP 2290) proposing that the food 

additive regulations be amended to 

provide for the safe use of humate, 

fluvic acid, and humic substances as a 

source of iron in animal feed. 

DATES: The food additive petition 

published on January 6, 2015 (80 FR 

422), was withdrawn on April 19, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: For access to the docket to 

read background documents or 

comments received, go to https://

www.regulations.gov and insert the 

docket number, found in brackets in the 

heading of this document, into the 

‘‘Search’’ box and follow the prompts; 

and/or go to the Dockets Management 

Staff, 5630 Fishers Lane, Rm. 1061, 

Rockville, MD 20852. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Carissa Doody, Center for Veterinary 

Medicine (HFV–228), Food and Drug 

Administration, 7519 Standish Pl., 

Rockville, MD 20855, 240–402–6283, 

Carissa.doody@fda.hhs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In a notice 

of petition published in the Federal 

Register on January 6, 2015 (80 FR 422), 

FDA announced that a food additive 

petition (FAP 2290) had been filed by 

Humic Products Trade Assn., P.O. Box 

963, Spring Green, WI 53588. The 

petition proposed to amend part 573 

Food Additives Permitted in Feed and 

Drinking Water of Animals (21 CFR part 

573), to provide for the safe use of 

humate, fluvic acid, and humic 

substances as a source of iron in animal 

feed. Humic Products Trade Assn., has 

now withdrawn the petition without 

prejudice to a future filing in 

accordance with 21 CFR 571.7. 

Dated: July 13, 2018. 

Leslie Kux, 

Associate Commissioner for Policy. 

[FR Doc. 2018–15394 Filed 7–18–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4164–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration 

29 CFR Part 1926 

[Docket ID: OSHA–2015–0012] 

RIN 1218–AD07 

Cranes and Derricks in Construction: 

Railroad Roadway Work 

AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration (OSHA), Labor. 

ACTION: Proposed rulemaking. 

SUMMARY: The Occupational Safety and 

Health Administration published its 

final rule for cranes and derricks in 

construction on August 9, 2010. The 

final rule set out new requirements to 

enhance worker safety around cranes 

and derricks. On October 7, 2010, the 

Association of American Railroads 

(‘‘AAR’’) filed a petition for review in 

the United States Court of Appeals for 

the District of Columbia challenging 

certain requirements affecting railroad 

roadway work. Subsequently OSHA and 

AAR reached a settlement agreement 

under which OSHA agreed to undertake 

rulemaking to propose expanding 

several exemptions and to issue 

clarifications affecting work on or along 

railroad tracks. These exemptions and 

clarifications, which would not apply to 

bridge work, would exempt entirely one 

type of railroad equipment from OSHA’s 

crane standard; would exempt railroad 

equipment operators from the 

certification requirements in the 

standard; and would include several 

provisions relating to safety devices, 

work-area controls, out-of-level work, 

dragging loads sideways, equipment 

modifications, and manufacturer 

requirements. OSHA believes this 

proposal, if promulgated, would 

maintain safety and health protections 

for workers while reducing employers’ 

compliance burdens. 

DATES: Submit comments to this 

proposed rule, public hearing requests, 

and other information no later than 

September 17, 2018. Each submission 

must bear a postmark or provide other 

evidence of the date of submission. 

ADDRESSES: Submit comments, hearing 

requests, and other materials, identified 

with this docket, Docket No. OSHA– 

2015–0012, using any of the following 

methods: 

Electronically: Submit comments and 

attachments, as well as hearing requests 

and other information, electronically via 

the Federal e-Rulemaking Portal at 

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


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