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

part 51. 

(2) You must use this service information 

as applicable to do the actions required by 

this AD, unless this AD specifies otherwise. 

(i) Airbus A318/A319/A320/A321 

Airworthiness Limitations Section (ALS) Part 

1 Safe Life Airworthiness Limitations (SL– 

ALI), Revision 05, Issue 02, dated April 19, 

2017. 

(ii) Reserved. 

(3) For service information identified in 

this AD, contact Airbus SAS, Airworthiness 

Office—EIAS, Rond-Point Emile Dewoitine 

No: 2, 31700 Blagnac Cedex, France; 

telephone +33 5 61 93 36 96; fax +33 5 61 

93 44 51; email account.airworth-eas@

airbus.com; internet http://www.airbus.com. 

(4) 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. 

(5) You may view this service information 

that is incorporated by reference at the 

National Archives and Records 

Administration (NARA). For information on 

the availability of this material at NARA, call 

202–741–6030, or go to: http://

www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ibrlocations.html. 

Issued in Des Moines, Washington, on 

August 17, 2018. 

Michael Kaszycki, 

Acting Director, System Oversight Division, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2018–18738 Filed 8–30–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2018–0391; Product 

Identifier 2017–NM–165–AD; Amendment 

39–19384; AD 2018–18–05] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; ATR–GIE 

Avions de Transport Re ́gional 

Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: We are adopting a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for certain 

ATR–GIE Avions de Transport Re ́gional 

Model ATR42–200, –300, and –320 

airplanes. This AD was prompted by a 

determination that more restrictive 

maintenance instructions and 

airworthiness limitations are necessary. 

This AD requires updating the 

maintenance or inspection program, as 

applicable, to incorporate new or more 

restrictive maintenance requirements 

and airworthiness limitations. We are 

issuing this AD to address the unsafe 

condition on these products. 

DATES: This AD is effective October 5, 

2018. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of a certain publication listed in this AD 

as of October 5, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: For service information 

identified in this final rule, contact 

ATR–GIE Avions de Transport Re ́gional, 

1 Alle ́e Pierre Nadot, 31712 Blagnac 

Cedex, France; telephone +33 (0) 5 62 

21 62 21; fax +33 (0) 5 62 21 67 18; 

email continued.airworthiness@atraircraft.com; http://www.atraircraft.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. It is also available 

on the internet at http://

www.regulations.gov by searching for 

and locating Docket No. FAA–2018– 

0391. 

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– 

0391; 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 final rule, 

the regulatory evaluation, any 

comments received, and other 

information. The address for Docket 

Operations (phone: 800–647–5527) is 

Docket Operations, 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: 

Shahram Daneshmandi, Aerospace 

Engineer, International Section, 

Transport Standards Branch, FAA, 2200 

South 216th St., Des Moines, WA 98198; 

telephone and fax 206–231–3220. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Discussion 

We issued a notice of proposed 

rulemaking (NPRM) to amend 14 CFR 

part 39 by adding an AD that would 

apply to certain ATR–GIE Avions de 

Transport Re ́gional Model ATR42–200, 

–300, and –320 airplanes. The NPRM 

published in the Federal Register on 

May 9, 2018 (83 FR 21191). The NPRM 

was prompted by a determination that 

more restrictive maintenance 

instructions and airworthiness 

limitations are necessary. The NPRM 

proposed to require updating the 

maintenance or inspection program, as 

applicable, to incorporate new or more 

restrictive maintenance requirements 

and airworthiness limitations. 

The European Aviation Safety Agency 

(EASA), which is the Technical Agent 

for the Member States of the European 

Union, has issued EASA AD 2017– 

0221R1, dated December 15, 2017 

(referred to after this as the Mandatory 

Continuing Airworthiness Information, 

or ‘‘the MCAI’’), to correct an unsafe 

condition for all ATR–GIE Avions de 

Transport Re ́gional Model ATR42–200, 

–300, and –320 airplanes. The MCAI 

states: 

The airworthiness limitations and 

certification maintenance requirements 

(CMR) for ATR aeroplanes, which are 

approved by EASA, are currently defined and 

published in the ATR42–200/–300/–320 

Time Limits (TL) document. These 

instructions have been identified as 

mandatory for continued airworthiness. 

Failure to accomplish these instructions 

could result in an unsafe condition. 

Consequently, ATR published Revision 8 

of the ATR42–200/–300/–320 TL document, 

which contains new and/or more restrictive 

CMRs and airworthiness limitation tasks. 

For the reasons described above, this 

[EASA] AD requires accomplishment of the 

actions specified in the ATR42–200/–300/– 

320 TL document Revision 8, hereafter 

referred to as ‘the TLD’ in this [EASA] AD. 

This [EASA] AD, in conjunction with two 

other [EASA] ADs related to ATR 42–400/– 

500 (EASA AD 2017–0222) and ATR 72–101/ 

–102/–201/–202/–211/–212/–212A (EASA 

AD 2017–0223) aeroplanes, retains the 

requirements of EASA AD 2009–0242 [which 

corresponds to FAA AD 2008–04–19 R1, 

Amendment 39–16069 (74 FR 56713, 

November 3, 2009) (‘‘AD 2008–04–19 R1’’)] 

and EASA AD 2012–1093 [which 

corresponds to FAA AD 2015–26–09, 

Amendment 39–18357 (81 FR 1483, January 

13, 2016) (‘‘AD 2015–26–09’’)]. EASA plans, 

when all these three ADs are effective, to 

cancel EASA AD 2009–0242 and EASA AD 

2012–0193. 

This [EASA] AD is revised to provide the 

correct issue date (17 October 2016) of the 

TLD. The original [EASA] AD inadvertently 

referenced the EASA approval date for that 

document. 

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– 

0391. 

Comments 

We gave the public the opportunity to 

participate in developing this final rule. 

We received no comments on the NPRM 

or on the determination of the cost to 

the public. 

Conclusion 

We reviewed the relevant data and 

determined that air safety and the 


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public interest require adopting this 

final rule as proposed, except for minor 

editorial changes. We have determined 

that these minor changes: 

• Are consistent with the intent that 

was proposed in the NPRM for 

addressing the unsafe condition; and 

• Do not add any additional burden 

upon the public than was already 

proposed in the NPRM. 

Related Service Information Under 1 

CFR Part 51 

ATR–GIE Avions de Transport 

Re ́gional has issued ATR42–200/–300/– 

320, Time Limits Document (TL), 

Revision 8, dated October 17, 2016. This 

service information describes life limits 

and maintenance requirements for the 

affected 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. 

Costs of Compliance 

We estimate that this AD affects 33 

airplanes of U.S. registry. 

We estimate the following costs to 

comply with this AD. 

We have determined that revising the 

maintenance or inspection program 

takes an average of 90 work-hours per 

operator, although we recognize that 

this number may vary from operator to 

operator. In the past, we have estimated 

that this action takes 1 work-hour per 

airplane. Since operators incorporate 

maintenance or inspection program 

changes for their affected fleet(s), we 

have determined that a per-operator 

estimate is more accurate than a perairplane estimate. Therefore, we 

estimate the total cost per operator to be 

$7,650 (90 work-hours × $85 per workhour). 

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 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 and associated appliances to 

the Director of the System Oversight 

Division. 

Regulatory Findings 

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. 

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 airworthiness 

directive (AD): 

2018–18–05 ATR–GIE Avions de Transport 

Re ́gional: Amendment 39–19384; Docket 

No. FAA–2018–0391; Product Identifier 

2017–NM–165–AD. 

(a) Effective Date 

This AD is effective October 5, 2018. 

(b) Affected ADs 

This AD affects the ADs specified in 

paragraphs (b)(1), (b)(2), and (b)(3) of this AD. 

(1) AD 2000–17–09, Amendment 39–11883 

(65 FR 53897, September 6, 2000) (‘‘AD 

2000–17–09’’). 

(2) AD 2008–04–19 R1, Amendment 39– 

16069 (74 FR 56713, November 3, 2009) (‘‘AD 

2008–04–19 R1’’). 

(3) AD 2015–26–09, Amendment 39–18357 

(81 FR 1483, January 13, 2016) (‘‘AD 2015– 

26–09’’). 

(c) Applicability 

This AD applies to ATR–GIE Avions de 

Transport Re ́gional Model ATR42–200, –300, 

and –320 airplanes, certificated in any 

category, with an original airworthiness 

certificate or original export certificate of 

airworthiness dated on or before October 17, 

2016. 

(d) Subject 

Air Transport Association (ATA) of 

America Code 05, Time limits/maintenance 

checks. 

(e) Reason 

This AD was prompted by a determination 

that more restrictive maintenance 

instructions and airworthiness limitations are 

necessary. We are issuing this AD to prevent 

reduced structural integrity of the airplane. 

(f) Compliance 

Comply with this AD within the 

compliance times specified, unless already 

done. 

(g) Maintenance or Inspection Program 

Revision 

Within 90 days after the effective date of 

this AD, revise the maintenance or inspection 

program, as applicable, to incorporate the 

information specified in the Airworthiness 

Limitations (ALS) and Certification 

Maintenance Requirements (CMR) sections of 

ATR ATR42–200/–300/–320, Time Limits 

Document (TL), Revision 8, dated October 17, 

2016. The initial compliance time for 

accomplishing the tasks is at the applicable 

times specified in the ALS and CMR sections 

of ATR ATR42–200/–300/–320, Time Limits 

Document (TL), Revision 8, dated October 17, 

2016, or within 90 days after the effective 

date of this AD, whichever occurs later, 

except as specified in paragraph (h) of this 

AD. 

(h) Initial Compliance Times for Certain 

CMR Tasks 

For the CMR tasks listed in figure 1 to 

paragraph (h) of this AD, the initial 

compliance time for accomplishing the tasks 

is at the applicable time specified in the ALS 

and CMR sections of ATR ATR42–200/–300/ 

–320, Time Limits Document (TL), Revision 

8, dated October 17, 2016, or within the 

compliance time specified in figure 1 to 

paragraph (h) of this AD, whichever occurs 

later. 


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(i) No Alternative Actions and Intervals 

After the maintenance or inspection 

program, as applicable, has been revised as 

required by paragraph (g) of this AD, no 

alternative actions (e.g., inspections) or 

intervals may be used unless the actions or 

intervals are approved as an alternative 

method of compliance (AMOC) in 

accordance with the procedures specified in 

paragraph (k)(1) of this AD. 

(j) Terminating Action for Certain ADs 

Accomplishing the actions required by this 

AD terminates all requirements of AD 2000– 

17–09, AD 2008–04–19 R1, and AD 2015–26– 

09 for ATR—GIE Avions de Transport 

Re ́gional Model ATR42–200, –300, and –320 

airplanes only. 

(k) Other FAA AD Provisions 

The following provisions also apply to this 

AD: 

(1) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs): The Manager, International 

Section, Transport Standards 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 International Section, send it 

to the attention of the person identified in 

paragraph (l)(2) of this AD. Information may 

be emailed to: 9-ANM-116-AMOCREQUESTS@faa.gov. 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, International Section, 

Transport Standards Branch, FAA; or the 

European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA); or 

ATR–GIE Avions de Transport Re ́gional’s 

EASA Design Organization Approval (DOA). 

If approved by the DOA, the approval must 

include the DOA-authorized signature. 

(l) Related Information 

(1) Refer to Mandatory Continuing 

Airworthiness Information (MCAI) EASA AD 

2017–0221R1, dated December 15, 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–2018–0391. 

(2) For more information about this AD, 

contact Shahram Daneshmandi, Aerospace 

Engineer, International Section, Transport 

Standards Branch, FAA, 2200 South 216th 

St., Des Moines, WA 980198; telephone and 

fax 206–231–3220. 

(m) Material Incorporated by Reference 

(1) The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

(IBR) of the service information listed in this 

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

part 51. 

(2) You must use this service information 

as applicable to do the actions required by 

this AD, unless this AD specifies otherwise. 

(i) ATR ATR42–200/–300/–320, Time 

Limits Document (TL), Revision 8, dated 

October 17, 2016. 

(ii) Reserved. 

(3) For service information identified in 

this AD, contact ATR–GIE Avions de 

Transport Re ́gional, 1 Alle ́e Pierre Nadot, 

31712 Blagnac Cedex, France; telephone +33 

(0) 5 62 21 62 21; fax +33 (0) 5 62 21 67 18; 

email continued.airworthiness@atraircraft.com; http://www.atr-aircraft.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. 

(4) 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. 

(5) You may view this service information 

that is incorporated by reference at the 

National Archives and Records 

Administration (NARA). For information on 

the availability of this material at NARA, call 

202–741–6030, or go to: http://

www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ibrlocations.html. 

Issued in Des Moines, Washington, on 

August 21, 2018. 

James Cashdollar, 

Acting Director, System Oversight Division, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2018–18737 Filed 8–30–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE 

COMMISSION 

17 CFR Part 200 

[Release Nos. 33–10537; 34–83911; IA– 

4994; IC–33212] 

Delegation of Authority to General 

Counsel of the Commission 

AGENCY: Securities and Exchange 

Commission. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The Securities and Exchange 

Commission (‘‘Commission’’) is revising 

regulations with respect to the 

delegations of authority to the 

Commission’s General Counsel. The 

revisions are a result of the 

Commission’s experience with its 

existing rules and increase the 

efficiency of the adjudicatory process. 

DATES: This rule is effective August 31, 

2018. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Brian J. Wong, Senior Counsel, and 

Benjamin L. Schiffrin, Associate General 

Counsel, Office of the General Counsel, 

(202) 551–5150, Securities and 

Exchange Commission, 100 F Street NE, 

Washington, DC 20549. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

The Commission is revising the 

delegations of authority to its General 

Counsel as a result of the Commission’s 

experience with its existing rules and to 

increase the efficiency of the 

adjudicatory process. The changes make 

available to that process the resources of 

the Office of the General Counsel in 

timely disposing of procedural and 

other prehearing matters that are 

typically of a routine or noncontroversial nature. Congress has 

authorized such delegation by Public 

Law 87–592, 76 Stat. 394, 15 U.S.C. 

78d–1(a), which provides that the 

Commission ‘‘shall have the authority to 

delegate, by published rule or order, any 

of its functions to . . . an employee or 

employee board, including functions 

with respect to hearing, determining, 

ordering, certifying, reporting, or 


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