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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NUCLEAR REGULATORY 

COMMISSION 

10 CFR Chapter I 

[NRC–2017–0181] 

Identifying and Reporting Human 

Performance Incidents 

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission. 

ACTION: Draft regulatory issue summary; 

withdrawal. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission (NRC) is withdrawing the 

draft regulatory issue summary (RIS), 

RIS 2017–XX, ‘‘Identifying and 

Reporting Human Factor Incidents.’’ 

This document is being withdrawn 

because after further consideration, the 

NRC determined that the RIS did not 

provide the clarification intended 

regarding licensees’ required reporting 

of human performance incidents. 

DATES: The withdrawal of draft RIS 

2017–XX, ‘‘Identifying and Reporting 

Human Factor Incidents’’ is effective as 

of September 7, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID 

NRC–2017–0181 when contacting the 

NRC about the availability of 

information regarding this document. 

You may obtain publicly-available 

information related to this document 

using any of the following methods: 

• Federal Rulemaking website: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov and search 

for Docket ID NRC–2017–0181. Address 

questions about NRC dockets to Jennifer 

Borges; telephone: 301–287–9127; 

email: Jennifer.Borges@nrc.gov. For 

technical questions, contact the 

individual(s) listed in the FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT section of this 

document. 

• NRC’s Agencywide Documents 

Access and Management System 

(ADAMS): You may obtain publiclyavailable documents online in the 

ADAMS Public Documents collection at 

http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/ 

adams.html. To begin the search, select 

‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS Search.’’ For 

problems with ADAMS, please contact 

the NRC’s Public Document Room (PDR) 

reference staff at 1–800–397–4209, 301– 

415–4737, or by email to pdr.resource@

nrc.gov. The draft RIS, ‘‘Identifying and 

Reporting Human Factor Incidents’’ is 

available in ADAMS under Accession 

No. ML16029A010. 

• NRC’s PDR: You may examine and 

purchase copies of public documents at 

the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One 

White Flint North, 11555 Rockville 

Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Carmen Franklin, Office of Nuclear 

Regulatory Research, telephone: 301– 

415–2386, email: Carmen.Franklin@

nrc.gov and Alexander Schwab, Office 

of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, 

telephone: 301–415–8539, email: 

Alexander.Schwab@nrc.gov. Both are 

staff of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission, Washington, DC 20555– 

0001. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NRC 

is withdrawing draft RIS 2017–XX, 

‘‘Identifying and Reporting Human 

Factor Incidents’’ because after further 

consideration, the NRC determined that 

the RIS did not provide the clarification 

intended regarding licensees’ required 

reporting of human performance 

incidents ‘‘Licensee event report 

system’’ under § 50.73 of title 10 of the 

Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). 

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 31st day 

of August 2018. 

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. 

Bo Pham, 

Branch Chief, ROP Support and Generic 

Communications Branch, Division of 

Inspection and Regional Support, Office of 

Nuclear Reactor Regulation. 

[FR Doc. 2018–19369 Filed 9–6–18; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2018–0735; Product 

Identifier 2018–NE–26–AD] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; International 

Aero Engines Turbofan Engines 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: We propose to adopt a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for all 

International Aero Engines (IAE) 

PW1133G–JM, PW1133GA–JM, 

PW1130G–JM, PW1127G–JM, 

PW1127GA–JM, PW1127G1–JM, 

PW1124G–JM, PW1124G1–JM, and 

PW1122G–JM turbofan engines with 

certain low-pressure turbine (LPT) 1stand 3rd-stage disks installed. This 

proposed AD was prompted by a report 

of manufacturing defects found on 

delivered LPT 1st- and 3rd-stage disks. 

This proposed AD would require 

removing the LPT 1st- or 3rd-stage disk 

from service and replacing with a part 

eligible for installation. We are 

proposing this AD to address the unsafe 

condition on these products. 

DATES: We must receive comments on 

this proposed AD by October 22, 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. 

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– 

0735; 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 NPRM, the 

regulatory evaluation, any comments 

received, and other information. The 

street address for Docket Operations 

(phone: 800–647–5527) is listed above. 

Comments will be available in the AD 

docket shortly after receipt. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kevin M. Clark, Aerospace Engineer, 

ECO Branch, FAA, 1200 District 

Avenue, Burlington MA, 01803; phone: 

781–238–7088; fax: 781–238–7199; 

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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– 

2018–0735; Product Identifier 2018– 

NE–26–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 

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 NPRM. 

Discussion 

We received a report that multiple 

LPT 1st- and 3rd-stage disks were 

delivered before the ingot lot was 

rejected due to material inclusion. The 

suspect LPT 1st- and 3rd-stage disks 

may include defects that may have not 

been discovered during inspections. 

This condition, if not addressed, could 

result in uncontained LPT 1st- or 3rdstage disk release, damage to the engine, 

and damage to the airplane. 

FAA’s Determination 

We are proposing this AD because we 

evaluated all the relevant information 

and determined the unsafe condition 

described previously is likely to exist or 

develop in other products of the same 

type design. 

Proposed AD Requirements 

This proposed AD would require 

removing from service and replacing the 

LPT 1st- or 3rd-stage disk with a part 

eligible for installation. 

Costs of Compliance 

We estimate that this proposed AD 

affects 0 engines installed on 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 

Remove and replace LPT 1st- or 3rd-stage 

disk.

0 work-hours × $85 per hour = $0 ................. $210,000 $210,000 $0 

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 engines, propellers, and 

associated appliances to the Manager, 

Engine and Propeller Standards Branch, 

Policy and Innovation 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, 

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): 

International Aero Engines: Docket No. 

FAA–2018–0735; Product Identifier 

2018–NE–26–AD. 

(a) Comments Due Date 

We must receive comments by October 22, 

2018. 

(b) Affected ADs 

None. 

(c) Applicability 

This AD applies to International Aero 

Engines (IAE) PW1133G–JM, PW1133GA–JM, 

PW1130G–JM, PW1127G–JM, PW1127GA– 

JM, PW1127G1–JM, PW1124G–JM, 

PW1124G1–JM, and PW1122G–JM turbofan 

engines with a low-pressure turbine (LPT) 

3rd-stage disk with a serial number (S/N) 

listed in Figure 1 to paragraph (g) of this AD 

or an LPT 1st-stage disk with an S/N listed 

in Figure 2 to paragraph (g) of this AD, 

installed. 

(d) Subject 

Joint Aircraft System Component (JASC) 

Code 7250, Turbine Section. 

(e) Unsafe Condition 

This AD was prompted by a report of 

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LPT 1st- and 3rd-stage disks. We are issuing 

this AD to prevent failure of the LPT 1st- or 

3rd-stage disk. The unsafe condition, if not 

addressed, could result in uncontained LPT 

1st- or 3rd-stage disk release, damage to the 

engine, and damage to the airplane. 

(f) Compliance 

Comply with this AD within the 

compliance times specified, unless already 

done. 

(g) Required Actions 

Remove from service the LPT 1st- or 3rdstage disk within 30 days after the effective 

date of this AD, or as identified in paragraphs 

(g)(1) or (2) of this AD, whichever occurs 

later, and replace with a part eligible for 

installation: 

(1) Remove the LPT 3rd-stage disk with an 

S/N listed in Figure 1 to paragraph (g) of this 

AD at the next shop visit, not to exceed 4,800 

cycles since new. 

(2) Remove the LPT 1st-stage disk with an 

S/N listed in Figure 2 to paragraph (g) of this 

AD at next shop visit, not to exceed 2,240 

cycles since new. 

(h) Definitions 

For the purpose of this AD, an ‘‘engine 

shop visit’’ is the induction of an engine into 

the shop for maintenance involving the 

separation of pairs of major mating engine 

flanges, except that the separation of engine 

flanges solely for the purposes of 

transportation of the engine without 

subsequent engine maintenance does not 

constitute an engine shop visit. 

(i) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs) 

(1) The Manager, ECO Branch, FAA, has 

the authority to approve AMOCs for this AD, 

if requested using the procedures found in 14 

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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 the attention of the person 

identified in paragraph (j) of this AD. You 

may email your request to: ANE-AD-AMOC@

faa.gov. 

(2) 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. 

(j) Related Information 

For more information about this AD, 

contact Kevin M. Clark, Aerospace Engineer, 

ECO Branch, FAA, 1200 District Avenue, 

Burlington, MA 01803; phone: 781–238– 

7088; fax: 781–238–7199; email: 

kevin.m.clark@faa.gov. 

Issued in Burlington, Massachusetts, on 

August 29, 2018. 

Karen M. Grant, 

Acting Manager, Engine and Propeller 

Standards Branch, Aircraft Certification 

Service. 

[FR Doc. 2018–19174 Filed 9–6–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2018–0767; Product 

Identifier 2018–NM–068–AD] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Fokker 

Services B.V. Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: We propose to adopt a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for all 

Fokker Services B.V. Model F28 Mark 

0070 and 0100 airplanes. This proposed 

AD was prompted by reports that debris 

from the parking brake shut off valve 

(PBSOV) could create a partial blockage 

of the restrictor check valve in the 

hydraulic return line of the PBSOV. 

This proposed AD would require 

replacing the restrictor check valve with 

an improved valve that has a filter 

screen. We are proposing this AD to 

address the unsafe condition on these 

products. 

DATES: We must receive comments on 

this proposed AD by October 22, 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 Fokker Services 

B.V., Technical Services Dept., P.O. Box 

1357, 2130 EL Hoofddorp, the 

Netherlands; telephone +31 (0)88–6280– 

350; fax +31 (0)88–6280–111; email 

technicalservices@fokker.com; internet 

http://www.myfokkerfleet.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– 

0767; 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 NPRM, the 

regulatory evaluation, any comments 

received, and other information. The 

street address for Docket Operations 

(phone: 800–647–5527) is in the 

ADDRESSES section. Comments will be 

available in the AD docket shortly after 

receipt. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tom 

Rodriguez, Aerospace Engineer, 

International Section, Transport 

Standards Branch, FAA, 2200 South 

216th St., Des Moines, WA 98198; 

telephone and fax 206–231–3226. 

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– 

2018–0767; Product Identifier 2018– 

NM–068–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 

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 NPRM. 

Discussion 

The European Aviation Safety Agency 

(EASA), which is the Technical Agent 

for the Member States of the European 

Union, has issued EASA Airworthiness 

Directive 2018–0077 dated April 6, 2018 

(referred to after this as the Mandatory 

Continuing Airworthiness Information, 

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

condition for Fokker Services B.V. 

Model F28 Mark 0070 and 0100 

airplanes. The MCAI states: 

Service experience with Fokker 70 and 

Fokker 100 aeroplanes has shown that debris 

from the parking brake shut-off valve 

(PBSOV) can eventually block the restrictor 

check valve in the hydraulic return line of 

the PBSOV. Prompted by these findings, 

Fokker Services issued [Service Bulletin 

F100/70] SBF100–32–159 to introduce a new 

PBSOV and a one-time inspection for debris 

in the affected part of the hydraulic return 

system. EASA issued AD 2009–0220 [which 

corresponds to AD 2010–22–05 (75 FR 66649, 

October 29, 2010) (‘‘AD 2010–22–05’’)] to 

require those actions. In addition, Fokker 

Services issued SBF100–32–163 to introduce 

the option to install a restrictor check valve 

with a filter screen in the return line of the 

PBSOV. A recent review of in-service 

experience and the SBF100–32–159 

inspection results revealed new occurrences 

of debris that obstructed (but did not 

completely block) the restrictor check valve. 

This condition, if not corrected, might 

prevent complete main landing gear 

extension, possibly resulting in damage to 

the aeroplane during landing, and 

consequent injury to occupants. 

To address this potential unsafe condition, 

Fokker Services issued Revision 1 of 

SBF100–32–163, providing instructions to 

replace the restrictor check valve with the 

improved valve incorporating a filter screen. 

For the reason described above, this 

[EASA] AD requires the replacement of the 

restrictor check valve in the return line of the 

PBSOV with the improved valve. 

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– 

0767. 

Relationship Between Proposed AD and 

AD 2010–22–05 

This NPRM does not propose to 

supersede AD 2010–22–05. Rather, we 

have determined that a stand-alone AD 

would be more appropriate to address 

the changes in the MCAI. This proposed 

AD would require replacing the 

restrictor check valve with an improved 

valve that has a filter screen. 

Accomplishment of the proposed 


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