This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER

contains notices to the public of the proposed

issuance of rules and regulations. The

purpose of these notices is to give interested

persons an opportunity to participate in the

rule making prior to the adoption of the final

rules.

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

10 CFR Part 430 

[Docket No. EERE–2010–BT–STD–0005] 

RIN 1904–AC15 

Energy Conservation Program for 

Consumer Products: Energy 

Conservation Standards for Certain 

Small Diameter, Elliptical Reflector, 

and Bulged Reflector Incandescent 

Reflector Lamps 

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, Department of 

Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting and 

availability of a framework document. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Energy Policy 

and Conservation Act (EPCA), the U.S. 

Department of Energy (DOE) is 

preparing a notice of proposed 

rulemaking regarding energy 

conservation standards for certain 

incandescent reflector lamps (IRLs) that 

have elliptical reflector (ER) or bulged 

reflector (BR) bulb shapes, and for 

certain IRLs with diameters of 2.50 

inches. DOE will hold a public meeting 

to discuss and receive comments on the 

product classes that DOE plans to 

analyze for the purpose of amending 

energy conservation standards for 

certain IRLs, and the analytical 

approach, models, and tools that DOE is 

using to evaluate standards for these 

products. DOE encourages written 

comments on these subjects. To inform 

interested parties and facilitate this 

process, DOE has prepared a framework 

document describing the analytical 

approaches DOE anticipates using to 

evaluate potential standards for these 

lamps. 

DATES: DOE will hold a public meeting 

on Wednesday, May 26, 2010 from 9 

a.m. to 5 p.m. in Washington, DC. DOE 

must receive requests to speak at the 

public meeting before 4 p.m., 

Wednesday, May 12, 2010. DOE must 

receive a signed original and an 

electronic copy of statements to be given 

at the public meeting before 4 p.m., 

Wednesday, May 19, 2010. DOE will 

accept comments, data, and information 

before and after the public meeting, but 

no later than June 17, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be 

held at the U.S. Department of Energy, 

Forrestal Building, Room 8E–089, 1000 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20585–0121. To attend 

the public meeting, please notify Ms. 

Brenda Edwards at (202) 586–2945. 

Please note that foreign nationals 

visiting DOE Headquarters are subject to 

advance security screening procedures. 

Any foreign national wishing to 

participate in the meeting should advise 

DOE as soon as possible by contacting 

Ms. Brenda Edwards to initiate the 

necessary procedures. 

Any comments submitted must 

identify the notice of public meeting 

(NOPM) for Energy Conservation 

Standards for Certain Incandescent 

Reflector Lamps, and provide the docket 

number EERE–2010–BT–STD–0005 

and/or regulatory information number 

(RIN) 1904–AC15. Comments may be 

submitted using any of the following 

methods: 

1. Federal eRulemaking Portal: 

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

instructions for submitting comments. 

2. E-mail: IRL–2010–STD– 

0005@ee.doe.gov. Include docket 

number EERE–2010–BT–STD–0005 

and/or RIN: 1904–AC15 in the subject 

line of the message. 

3. Postal Mail: Ms. Brenda Edwards, 

U.S. Department of Energy, Building 

Technologies Program, Mailstop EE–2J, 

Public Meeting for Certain Incandescent 

Reflector Lamps, EE–2009–BT–STD– 

0022, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20585–0121. Please 

submit one signed paper original. 

4. Hand Delivery/Courier: Ms. Brenda 

Edwards, U.S. Department of Energy, 

Building Technologies Program, 950 

L’Enfant Plaza, SW., Suite 600, 

Washington, DC 20024. Telephone: 

(202) 586–2945. Please submit one 

signed paper original. 

Docket: For access to the docket to 

read background documents or 

comments received, visit the U.S. 

Department of Energy, Resource Room 

of the Building Technologies Program, 

950 L’Enfant Plaza, SW., Suite 600, 

Washington, DC (202) 586–2945, 

between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, except Federal holidays. 

Please call Ms. Brenda Edwards at the 

above telephone number for additional 

information regarding visiting the 

Resource Room. DOE’s framework 

document is available at: http:// 

www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/

appliance_standards/residential/

incandescent_lamps.html. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Margaret Sullivan, U.S. Department of 

Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, Building 

Technologies, EE–2J, 1000 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20585–0121. 

Telephone: (202) 287–1604. E-mail: 

Margaret.Sullivan@ee.doe.gov. 

Mr. Eric Stas, U.S. Department of 

Energy, Office of the General Counsel, 

GC–71, 1000 Independence Avenue, 

SW., Washington, DC 20585–0121. 

Telephone: (202) 586–9507. E-mail: 

Eric.Stas@hq.doe.gov. 

For information on how to submit or 

review public comments and on how to 

participate in the public meeting, 

contact Ms. Brenda Edwards, U.S. 

Department of Energy, Office of Energy 

Efficiency and Renewable Energy, 

Building Technologies Program, EE–2J, 

1000 Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20585–0121. 

Telephone: (202) 586–2945. E-mail: 

Brenda.Edwards@ee.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Authority 

Title III of the Energy Policy and 

Conservation Act of 1975 (42 U.S.C. 

6291 et seq.) (EPCA or the Act) 

established the Energy Conservation 

Program for Consumer Products Other 

Than Automobiles, covering major 

household appliances. Subsequent 

amendments expanded Title III of EPCA 

to include additional consumer 

products and certain commercial and 

industrial equipment. In particular, the 

Energy Policy Act of 1992 (EPACT 1992) 

included amendments to EPCA that 

added as covered products certain IRLs 

with wattages of 40 watts (W) or higher, 

and that established energy 

conservation standards for these IRLs. In 

defining the term ‘‘incandescent 

reflector lamp,’’ EPACT 1992 excluded 

lamps with ER and BR bulb shapes, and 

with diameters of 2.75 inches or less. 

Therefore, such IRLs were neither 

included as covered products nor 

subject to EPCA’s standards for IRLs. 

However, section 322(a)(1) of the 

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of 2007 (EISA 2007) subsequently 

amended EPCA to expand the Act’s 

definition of ‘‘incandescent reflector 

lamp’’ to include lamps with a diameter 

between 2.25 and 2.75 inches, as well as 

lamps with ER, BR, bulged parabolic 

aluminized reflector (BPAR), or similar 

bulb shapes. (42 U.S.C. 6291(30)(C)(ii) 

and (F)) Consequently, these lamps 

became covered products subject to 

EPCA’s standards for IRLs, except that 

section 322(b) of EISA 2007 also 

amended EPCA to exempt from the IRL 

standards the following categories of 

these lamps: (1) Lamps rated 50 watts or 

less that are ER30, BR30, BR40, or ER40; 

(2) lamps rated 65 watts that are BR30, 

BR40, or ER40 lamps; and (3) R20 

incandescent reflector lamps rated 45 

watts or less (lamps that have a diameter 

of 2.5 inches or less, such as R20 lamps, 

are commonly referred to as small 

diameter lamps). (42 U.S.C. 

6295(i)(1)(C)) (Hereafter, DOE refers to 

these lamps collectively as the ‘‘exempt 

IRLs.’’) 

In a recent rulemaking to consider 

amending EPCA’s standards for IRLs 

and certain other types of lamps, DOE 

initially concluded that it lacked 

authority to set standards for the exempt 

IRLs. 74 FR 16920, 16930 (April 13, 

2009). DOE also concluded, therefore, 

that these lamps were not covered by 

the EPCA directive (42 U.S.C. 6295(i)) 

that DOE consider amending the Act’s 

standards for IRLs and other lamps. 

However, upon consideration of the 

comments it received in that 

rulemaking, DOE decided to reexamine 

these conclusions. 74 FR 16920, 16930– 

31 (April 13, 2009); 74 FR 34080, 34092 

(July 14, 2009). 

DOE has undertaken this 

reexamination and has now concluded, 

for the reasons that follow, that it has 

the authority under EPCA to adopt 

standards for the exempt IRLs, and that 

these lamps are covered by the directive 

in 42 U.S.C. 6295(i) to amend EPCA’s 

standards for IRLs. First, by amending 

the definition of ‘‘incandescent reflector 

lamp’’ (42 U.S.C. 6291(30)(C)(ii) and 

(F)), EISA 2007 effectively brought ER, 

BR, and small diameter lamps into the 

Federal energy conservation standards 

program as covered product, thereby 

granting DOE regulatory authority. 

Additionally, although 42 U.S.C. 

6295(i)(1)(C) exempts certain ER, BR, 

and small diameter lamps from 

statutorily-prescribed standards, EISA 

2007 grants DOE authority to amend the 

standards laid out in 42 U.S.C. 

6295(i)(1), which includes subparagraph 

(C). As a result, the statutory text did 

not exempt the bulbs from future 

regulation, only from the specified 

minimum standards in 42 U.S.C. 

6295(i)(1). Consequently, DOE is 

conducting this rulemaking to address 

the potential for development of energy 

conservation standards for the exempt 

IRLs. 

DOE must design any new or 

amended standard for these products to 

achieve the maximum improvement in 

energy efficiency that is technologically 

feasible and economically justified. Any 

standard must also result in significant 

conservation of energy. (42 U.S.C. 

6295(o)(2)(A) and (3)) To determine 

whether a proposed standard is 

economically justified, DOE must, after 

receiving comments on the proposed 

standard, determine whether the 

benefits of the standard exceed its 

burdens to the greatest extent 

practicable, weighing the following 

seven factors: 

1. The economic impact of the 

standard on manufacturers and 

consumers of products subject to the 

standard; 

2. The savings in operating costs 

throughout the estimated average life of 

the covered products in the type (or 

class) compared to any increase in the 

price, initial charges, or maintenance 

expenses for the covered products 

which are likely to result from the 

imposition of the standard; 

3. The total projected amount of 

energy savings likely to result directly 

from the imposition of the standard; 

4. Any lessening of the utility or the 

performance of the covered products 

likely to result from the imposition of 

the standard; 

5. The impact of any lessening of 

competition, as determined in writing 

by the Attorney General, that is likely to 

result from the imposition of the 

standard; 

6. The need for national energy 

conservation; and 

7. Other factors the Secretary [of 

Energy] considers relevant. 

(42 U.S.C. 6295(o)(2)(B)(i)(I)–(VII)) 

II. History of Standards Rulemaking for 

ER, BR, and Small Diameter 

Incandescent Reflector Lamps 

A. Background 

As indicated above, EISA 2007 

amended EPCA both to add as covered 

products the exempt IRLs (42 U.S.C. 

6291(30)(C)(ii) and (F)) and to exempt 

them from EPCA’s energy conservation 

standards for IRLs (42 U.S.C. 

6295(i)(1)(C)). As also indicated above, 

DOE initially concluded that it lacked 

authority to adopt standards for the 

exempt IRLs. Accordingly, in the recent 

lamps standards rulemaking, DOE’s 

analyses did not examine whether 

standards for these IRLs might be 

warranted. (74 FR 34080, July 14, 2009) 

Based upon a reexamination of its 

authority, DOE decided to conduct this 

separate rulemaking to assess energy 

conservations standards for the exempt 

IRLs. 

B. Current Rulemaking Process 

This NOPM represents the first step in 

the process to consider adoption of 

energy conservation standards for the 

exempt IRLs. Because the previous 

rulemaking for IRLs was completed 

relatively recently, DOE possesses 

methodologies for all stages of the 

analysis that have already been vetted 

and revised according to public 

comments. Accordingly, DOE intends to 

present the results of its analyses in the 

notice of proposed rulemaking (NOPR) 

phase. DOE is issuing this NOPM with 

the intention of receiving as much 

feedback as possible regarding the 

methodologies, data, and key 

assumptions that will be used for the 

analyses before performing the NOPR 

analyses. The analyses and proposed 

methodologies that will be used for the 

NOPR phase of this rulemaking are 

described in detail in the framework 

document, available at the web link 

provided in the ADDRESSES section of 

this notice. 

III. Summary of the Analyses To Be 

Performed 

For the exempt IRLs, DOE is planning 

to conduct in-depth technical analyses 

for the NOPR in the following areas: (1) 

Engineering; (2) energy-use 

characterization; (3) product price; (4) 

life-cycle cost (LCC) and payback period 

(PBP); (5) national impacts analysis 

(NIA); (6) manufacturer impact analysis; 

(7) utility impact analysis; (8) 

employment impact analysis; (9) 

environmental assessment; and (10) 

regulatory impact analysis. DOE will 

also conduct several other analyses that 

support those previously listed, 

including the market and technology 

assessment, the screening analysis 

(which contributes to the engineering 

analysis), and the shipments analysis 

(which contributes to the national 

impact analysis). These analyses are 

described in further detail below. In the 

framework document, DOE describes 

the methodologies and key data sources 

for these analyses, and sets forth issues 

for which DOE seeks public comment. 

The framework document is available at 

the web address given in the ADDRESSES

section of this notice. 

A. Engineering Analysis 

The engineering analysis establishes 

the relationship between the 

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efficiency of the product. This 

relationship serves as the basis for costbenefit calculations for individual 

consumers, manufacturers, and the 

nation. The engineering analysis 

identifies representative baseline 

models, which is the starting point for 

analyzing technologies that provide 

energy efficiency improvements. A 

baseline model refers to a model or 

models having features and technologies 

typically found in the least efficient, 

most common products currently 

offered for sale. Section 2.5 of the 

framework document discusses the 

engineering analysis. 

B. Energy Use Characterization 

The energy use characterization 

provides estimates of annual energy 

consumption for exempt IRL, which 

DOE uses in the LCC and PBP analyses 

and the NIA. DOE develops energy 

consumption estimates for all of the 

product classes analyzed in the 

engineering analysis as the basis for its 

energy use estimates. Section 2.6 of the 

framework document provides detail on 

the energy use characterization. 

C. Life-Cycle Cost and Payback Period 

Analyses 

The LCC and PBP analyses determine 

the economic impact of potential 

standards on individual consumers. The 

LCC is the total consumer expense for 

a product over the life of the product. 

The LCC analysis compares the LCCs of 

products designed to meet possible 

energy conservation standards with the 

LCCs of the products likely to be 

installed in the absence of standards. 

DOE determines LCCs by considering 

(1) Total installed cost to the purchaser 

(which consists of manufacturer selling 

price, sales taxes, distribution chain 

markups, and installation cost); (2) the 

operating expenses of the products 

(energy use and maintenance); (3) 

product lifetime; and (4) a discount rate 

that reflects the real consumer cost of 

capital and puts the LCC in presentvalue terms. The PBP represents the 

number of years needed to recover the 

increase in purchase price (including 

installation cost) of more efficient 

products through savings in the 

operating cost of the product. PBP is 

equal to the change in total installed 

cost due to increased efficiency divided 

by the change in annual operating cost 

from increased efficiency. Section 2.8 of 

the framework document provides 

detail on the LCC and PBP analyses. 

D. National Impact Analysis 

The NIA estimates the national energy 

savings (NES) and the net present value 

(NPV) of total consumer costs and 

savings expected to result from new 

standards at specific efficiency levels 

(referred to as candidate standard 

levels). DOE calculates NES and NPV 

for each candidate standard level as the 

difference between a base-case forecast 

(without new standards) and the 

standards-case forecast (with standards). 

DOE determines national annual energy 

consumption by multiplying the 

number of units in use by the average 

unit energy consumption. Cumulative 

energy savings are the sum of the annual 

NES determined over a specified time 

period. The national NPV is the sum 

over time of the discounted net savings 

each year, which consists of the 

difference between total operating cost 

savings and increases in total installed 

costs. Critical inputs to this analysis 

include shipments projections, 

retirement rates (based on estimated 

product lifetimes), and estimates of 

changes in shipments and retirement 

rates in response to changes in product 

costs due to standards. Section 2.10 of 

the framework document provides 

detail on the NIA. 

E. Manufacturer Impact Analysis 

The purpose of the manufacturer 

impact analysis (MIA) is to identify and 

quantify the likely impacts of amended 

energy conservation standards on 

manufacturers of exempt IRL. Using 

industry research, public comments, 

and interviews with manufacturers and 

other interested parties, DOE will 

analyze and consider a wide range of 

quantitative and qualitative industry 

impacts that may occur due to amended 

energy conservation standards. Based on 

the information gathered during 

interviews and other research, DOE will 

assess impacts on competition, 

manufacturing capacity, employment, 

and regulatory burden. Section 2.12 of 

the framework document provides 

detail on the MIA. 

F. Utility Impact Analysis 

The utility impact analysis examines 

the effects of amended energy 

conservation standards on the installed 

generation capacity of electric, gas, and 

oil utilities. The utility impact analysis 

reports the changes in installed capacity 

and generation between the base case 

and the standards cases that result from 

each standard level by plant type. 

Section 2.13 of the framework document 

provides detail on the utility impact 

analysis. 

G. Employment Impact Analysis 

The employment impact analysis will 

estimate indirect national job creation or 

elimination resulting from possible 

standards. Indirect employment impacts 

may result from expenditures shifting 

between goods (the substitution effect) 

and changes in income and overall 

expenditure levels (the income effect) 

that occur due to the standards. DOE 

defines indirect employment impacts 

from standards as net jobs eliminated or 

created in the general economy as a 

result of increased spending driven by 

increased equipment prices and reduced 

spending on energy. Section 2.14 of the 

framework document provides detail on 

the employment impact analysis. 

H. Environmental Assessment 

The purpose of the environmental 

assessment is to quantify and consider 

the environmental effects of amended 

energy conservation standards for 

exempt IRL. The environmental 

assessment will assess impacts of 

amended energy conservation standards 

on the following types of energy-related 

emissions—carbon dioxide (CO2), 

oxides of nitrogen (NOX), sulfur dioxide 

(SO2), and mercury (Hg). As part of the 

environmental assessment, DOE plans 

to monetize the benefits associated with 

emissions reductions using a range of 

values. Section 2.15 and 2.16 of the 

framework document provide detail on 

the environmental assessment and 

monetization. 

I. Regulatory Impact Analysis 

The regulatory impact analysis 

addresses the potential for nonregulatory approaches to supplant or 

augment energy conservation standards 

in order to improve the energy 

efficiency or reduce the energy 

consumption of the products covered 

under this rulemaking. DOE will base its 

assessment on the actual impacts of any 

such initiatives to date, but will also 

consider information presented 

regarding the impacts that any existing 

initiative might have in the future. 

Section 2.17 of the framework document 

provides detail on the regulatory impact 

analysis. 

J. Additional Supporting Analyses 

DOE will also conduct several 

analyses that support the analyses listed 

above, including the market and 

technology assessment and the 

screening analysis, which contribute to 

the engineering analysis, and the 

shipments analysis, which contributes 

to the NIA. DOE also conducts an LCC 

subgroup analysis, which evaluates 

economic impacts on selected groups of 

consumers who might be adversely 

affected by a change in the national 

energy conservation standards for the 

covered products. Please see the 

framework document for further details 

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IV. Public Participation 

DOE considers public participation to 

be a very important part of the process 

for setting energy conservation 

standards. DOE actively encourages the 

participation and interaction of the 

public during the comment period at 

each stage of the rulemaking process. 

Beginning with the NOPM, and during 

each subsequent public meeting and 

comment period, interactions with and 

between members of the public provide 

a balanced discussion of the issues to 

assist DOE in the standards rulemaking 

process. 

Accordingly, DOE encourages those 

who wish to participate in the public 

meeting to obtain the framework 

document from DOE’s Web site and to 

be prepared to discuss its contents. 

However, public meeting participants 

need not limit their comments to the 

topics identified in the framework 

document. DOE is also interested in 

receiving views and information 

concerning other relevant issues that 

participants believe would affect energy 

conservation standards for these 

products or that DOE should address in 

the NOPR. 

Furthermore, DOE welcomes all 

interested parties, regardless of whether 

they participate in the public meeting, 

to submit in writing by June 17, 2010, 

comments and information on matters 

addressed in the framework document 

and on other matters relevant to 

consideration of standards for the 

exempt IRLs. 

The public meeting will be conducted 

in an informal, conference style. A court 

reporter will be present to record the 

minutes of the meeting. There shall be 

no discussion of proprietary 

information, costs or prices, market 

shares, or other commercial matters 

regulated by United States antitrust 

laws. 

After the public meeting and the 

expiration of the period for submitting 

written statements, DOE will consider 

all comments and additional 

information that is obtained from 

interested parties or through further 

analyses, and it will prepare a NOPR 

which will be published in the Federal 

Register. The NOPR will include 

proposed energy conservation standards 

for the products covered by the 

rulemaking, and members of the public 

will be given an opportunity to submit 

written and oral comments on the 

proposed standards. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on April 23, 

2010. 

Cathy Zoi, 

Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy. 

[FR Doc. 2010–10104 Filed 4–30–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2010–0458; Directorate 

Identifier 2010–CE–023–AD] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; GROB– 

WERKE GMBH & CO KG Models G102 

ASTIR CS and G102 STANDARD ASTIR 

III Gliders 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: We propose to adopt a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for the 

products listed above. This proposed 

AD results from mandatory continuing 

airworthiness information (MCAI) 

originated by an aviation authority of 

another country to identify and correct 

an unsafe condition on an aviation 

product. The MCAI describes the unsafe 

condition as: 

During an annual inspection, a water 

ballast hose connector was found 

disconnected from the fuselage wall of an 

Astir CS. 

The investigation has shown that the hosefuselage connection bonding has been 

degraded over years of service. 

This condition, if not corrected, could lead 

to the following consequences: 

—The water contained in the wing tanks 

could run down into the fuselage and 

fuselage tail which could cause a 

displacement of the sailplane centre of 

gravity and consequently may lead to the 

loss of the sailplane controllability, or/and 

—The loosened hose may jam the flight 

controls (push rods) and consequently may 

lead to the loss of the sailplane 

controllability. 

The proposed AD would require actions 

that are intended to address the unsafe 

condition described in the MCAI. 

DATES: We must receive comments on 

this proposed AD by June 17, 2010. 

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. 

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 proposed AD, the 

regulatory evaluation, any comments 

received, and other information. The 

street address for the Docket 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: Greg 

Davison, Aerospace Engineer, FAA, 

Small Airplane Directorate, 901 Locust, 

Room 301, Kansas City, Missouri 64106; 

telephone: (816) 329–4130; fax: (816) 

329–4090. 

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–2010–0458; Directorate Identifier 

2010–CE–023–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 because 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 

substantive verbal contact we receive 

about this proposed AD. 

Discussion 

The European Aviation Safety Agency 

(EASA), which is the Technical Agent 

for the Member States of the European 

Community, has issued EASA AD No.: 

2010–0053R1, dated April 14, 2010 

(referred to after this as ‘‘the MCAI’’), to 

correct an unsafe condition for the 

specified products. The MCAI states: 


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