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(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 

The subject of this AD is addressed in 

European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) AD 

No. 2017–0025, dated February 14, 2017. 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: Cabin/Equipment Furnishings. 

Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, on August 6, 

2018. 

Lance T. Gant, 

Director, Compliance & Airworthiness 

Division, Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2018–17903 Filed 8–20–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2018–0740; Product 

Identifier 2016–SW–045–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 206A, 206B, 206L, 206L–1, 

206L–3, 206L–4, and 407 helicopters. 

This proposed AD would require 

inspecting and cleaning the oil supply 

restrictor (restrictor) to the freewheel 

assembly. This proposed AD is 

prompted by reports of a blocked oil 

line restrictor in the freewheel 

lubrication system. The proposed 

actions are intended to address an 

unsafe condition on these products. 

DATES: We must receive comments on 

this proposed AD by October 22, 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– 

0740; 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: 

David Hatfield, Aviation Safety 

Engineer, Safety Management Section, 

Rotorcraft Standards Branch, FAA, 

10101 Hillwood Pkwy., Fort Worth, TX 

76177; telephone (817) 222–5110; email 

david.hatfield@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 

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–2016–13, 

dated May 16, 2016 (AD No. CF–2016– 

13), to correct an unsafe condition for 

Bell Model 206A, 206B, 206L, 206L–1, 

206L–3, 206L–4, and 407 helicopters. 

Transport Canada advises that they have 

received two reports of torsional 

overload failure of the main rotor mast 

caused by a blocked oil line restrictor in 

the freewheel lubrication system. 

Transport Canada states the restrictor 

may become contaminated during 

maintenance, causing blockage. 

Transport Canada further states that a 

blocked restrictor could cause the 

freewheel assembly to malfunction and 

result in failure of the main rotor mast 

and loss of control of the helicopter. 

Additionally, the Canadian AD 

advises that although certain later 

versions of these helicopters are 

equipped with a filter in the freewheel 

lubrication system that is designed to 

trap contaminants and prevent blockage 

of the restrictor, installation of the filter 

does not guarantee the restrictor will 

remain free of contaminants. According 

to Transport Canada, one occurrence of 

restrictor blockage resulted from 

contaminants being introduced 

downstream from the filter, which 

subsequently caused failure of the 

freewheel assembly. For these reasons, 

AD No. CF–2016–13 requires inspecting 

and cleaning the restrictors and filters to 

reduce the risk of freewheel failure. 

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 


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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 products of the 

same type design. 

Related Service Information Under 1 

CFR Part 51 

We reviewed Bell Alert Service 

Bulletin (ASB) 206–14–132 for Model 

206A/B and TH–67 helicopters; ASB 

206L–14–174 for Model 206L, 206L–1, 

206L–3, and 206L–4 helicopters; and 

ASB 407–14–106 for Model 407 

helicopters. Each ASB is Revision A and 

dated February 9, 2016. This service 

information specifies removing, 

cleaning, inspecting, and reinstalling 

certain freewheel assembly components. 

ASB 206–14–132 and ASB 206L–14–174 

also describe procedures for replacing 

the reducer with a filter if not already 

installed. 

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. 

Proposed AD Requirements 

For all affected models, this AD 

would require, within 100 hours timein-service, inspecting and cleaning the 

freewheel oil supply system. If there is 

blockage in the restrictor, disassembling 

and inspecting the freewheel assembly 

for condition and wear would be 

required before further flight. 

Additionally, for Model 206A, 206B, 

206L, 206L–1, 206L–3, and 206L–4 

helicopters, this proposed AD would 

require replacing the reducer with a 

filter, part number 50–075–1. 

Costs of Compliance 

We estimate that this proposed AD 

would affect 2,227 helicopters of U.S. 

Registry. We estimate that operators 

may incur the following costs in order 

to comply with this proposed AD. At an 

average labor rate of $85 per hour, 

inspecting and cleaning the freewheel 

oil supply system would require about 

1 work-hour, for a cost per helicopter of 

$85 and $189,295 for the U.S. fleet, per 

inspection cycle. 

If required, inspecting the freewheel 

assembly would require about 1 workhour, for a cost per helicopter of $85. 

If required, replacing a restrictor with 

a filter would require about 1 work-hour 

and required parts would cost $125, for 

a cost per helicopter of $210. 

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 

(Bell): Docket No. FAA–2018–0740; 

Product Identifier 2016–SW–045–AD. 

(a) Applicability 

This AD applies to Bell Model 206A, 206B, 

206L, 206L–1, 206L–3, 206L–4, and 407 

helicopters, certificated in any category. 

(b) Unsafe Condition 

This AD defines the unsafe condition as a 

blocked oil line restrictor. This condition 

could cause failure of the freewheel 

assembly, which could result in failure of the 

main rotor mast and subsequent loss of 

control of the helicopter. 

(c) Comments Due Date 

We must receive comments by October 22, 

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 

Within 100 hours time-in-service: 

(1) For all helicopters: 

(i) Inspect the oil line restrictor for 

blockage. If there is any blockage in the 

restrictor, before further flight, inspect the 

freewheel assembly clutch, inner shaft, outer 

shaft, forward seal, cap, and bearings for 

wear, corrosion, nicks, scratches, and cracks; 

the splines for wear, cracks, chipped teeth, 

and broken teeth; the housing for flaking; and 

for free rotation and engagement of the clutch 

and bearing. If there is any damage that 

exceeds allowable limits or if the clutch or 

bearing does not engage or freely rotate, 

before further flight, repair or replace the 

freewheel assembly. 

(ii) Clean, inspect, and flush each removed 

fitting, restrictor, tube, hose, and filter with 

dry cleaning solvent. Do not approve for 

return to service until each restrictor is free 

from contamination. 

(2) For Model 206A, 206B, 206L, 206L–1, 

206L–3, and 206L–4 helicopters with a 

reducer, replace the reducer with a filter part 

number 50–075–1. 

(f) Special Flight Permits 

Special flight permits are prohibited. 

(g) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs) 

(1) The Manager, Safety Management 

Group, FAA, may approve AMOCs for this 

AD. Send your proposal to: David Hatfield, 

Aviation Safety Engineer, Safety Management 

Section, Rotorcraft Standards Branch, FAA, 


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10101 Hillwood Pkwy., Fort Worth, TX 

76177; telephone (817) 222–5110; email 9- 

ASW-FTW-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 

The subject of this AD is addressed in 

Transport Canada AD No. CF–2016–13, dated 

May 16, 2016. You may view the Transport 

Canada AD on the internet at http://

www.regulations.gov in the AD Docket. 

(i) Subject 

Joint Aircraft Service Component (JASC) 

Code: 6300, Main Rotor Drive System. 

Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, on August 10, 

2018. 

Lance T. Gant, 

Director, Compliance & Airworthiness 

Division, Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2018–17902 Filed 8–20–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

32 CFR Part 311 

[Docket ID: DOD–2018–OS–0055] 

Privacy Act of 1974; Implementation 

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary of 

Defense, DoD. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking. 

SUMMARY: The Office of the Secretary of 

Defense proposes to exempt some 

records maintained in DMDC 18 DoD, 

‘‘Synchronized Predeployment and 

Operational Tracker Enterprise Suite 

(SPOT–ES) Records,’’ from subsection 

(d) of the Privacy Act. A system of 

records notice for this system has been 

published elsewhere in this issue of the 

Federal Register. 

DATES: In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 

553(b)(1), (2) and (3), the public is given 

a 30-day period in which to comment. 

Therefore, please submit any comments 

by September 20, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by docket number and title, 

by any of the following methods: 

• Federal Rulemaking Portal: http://

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Mail: Department of Defense, Office 

of the Chief Management Officer, 

Directorate for Oversight and 

Compliance, 4800 Mark Center Drive, 

Mailbox #24, Suite 08D09, Alexandria, 

VA 22350–1700. 

Instructions: All submissions received 

must include the agency name and 

docket number for this Federal Register 

document. The general policy for 

comments and other submissions from 

members of the public is to make these 

submissions available for public 

viewing on the internet at http://

www.regulations.gov as they are 

received without change, including any 

personal identifiers or contact 

information. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Luz D. Ortiz, Chief, Records, Privacy 

and Declassification Division (RPDD), 

1155 Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 

20311–1155, or by phone at (571) 372– 

0478. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

proposed modification to 32 CFR part 

311 adds a new Privacy Act exemption 

rule for the Synchronized 

Redeployment and Operational Tracker 

Enterprise Suite (SPOT–ES), which is 

used at installations to manage, track, 

account for, monitor, and report on 

contracts, companies, and contractor 

employees supporting contingency 

operations, humanitarian assistance 

operations, peace operations, disaster 

relief operations, military exercises, 

events, and other activities that require 

contractor support. Contract scope, 

installations, and/or activities requiring 

contractor support as documented in 

SPOT–ES may be classified under 

Executive Order (E.O.) 13526, 

‘‘Classified National Security 

Information.’’ Information classified 

under E.O. 13526, as implemented by 

DoD Manual (DoDM) 5200.01 Volume 1, 

and DoD Instruction (DoDI) 5200.01, 

may be exempt pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 

552a(k)(1). Granting unfettered access to 

information that is properly classified 

pursuant to those authorities may cause 

damage to the national security. 

Regulatory Procedures 

Executive Order 12866, ‘‘Regulatory 

Planning and Review’’ and Executive 

Order 13563, ‘‘Improving Regulation 

and Regulatory Review’’ 

Executive Orders 12866 and 13563 

direct agencies to assess all costs and 

benefits of available regulatory 

alternatives and, if regulation is 

necessary, to select regulatory 

approaches that maximize net benefits 

(including potential economic, 

environmental, public health and safety 

effects, distribute impacts, and equity). 

Executive Order 13563 also emphasizes 

the importance of quantifying both costs 

and benefits, of reducing costs, of 

harmonizing rules, and of promoting 

flexibility. This rule is not a significant 

regulatory action under E.O. 12866. 

Executive Order 13771, ‘‘Reducing 

Regulation and Controlling Regulatory 

Costs’’ 

This proposed rule is not a 

deregulatory action but a modification 

to an existing rule. 

2 U.S.C. Ch. 25, ‘‘Unfunded Mandates 

Reform Act’’ 

This proposed rule is not subject to 

the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act 

(UMRA) (2 U.S.C. 1532) because it does 

not contain a federal mandate that may 

result in the expenditure by state, local, 

and tribal governments, in the aggregate, 

or by the private sector, of $100M or 

more in any one year. 

Public Law 96–354, ‘‘Regulatory 

Flexibility Act’’ (5 U.S.C. Chapter 6) 

It has been certified that this rule does 

not have a significant economic impact 

on a substantial number of small entities 

because it is concerned only with the 

administration of Privacy Act systems of 

records within DoD. A Regulatory 

Flexibility Analysis is not required. 

Public Law 96–511, ‘‘Paperwork 

Reduction Act’’ (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35) 

It has been determined that this rule 

does not impose additional information 

collection requirements on the public 

under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). 

Executive Order 13132, ‘‘Federalism’’ 

Executive Order 13132 establishes 

certain requirements that an agency 

must meet when it promulgates a 

proposed rule (and subsequent final 

rule) that imposes substantial direct 

requirement costs on State and local 

governments, preempts State law, or 

otherwise has Federalism implications. 

This proposed rule will not have a 

substantial effect on State and local 

governments. 

List of Subjects in 32 CFR Part 311 

Privacy. 

Accordingly, 32 CFR part 311 is 

proposed to be amended as follows: 

PART 311—[AMENDED] 

■ 1. The authority citation for 32 CFR 

part 311 continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552a. 

■ 2. Section 311.8 is amended by adding 

paragraph (c)(28) to read as follows: 

§ 311.8 Procedures for exemptions. 

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