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34Rule amendments that follow successful trial 

disclosure tests could continue to permit all 

existing disclosure practices—allowing an 

additional and alternative method of compliance, 

rather than replacing existing requirements with 

new ones. If the period of an extension were tied 

to the Bureau’s consideration of amending relevant 

disclosure requirements and the Bureau announced 

it was discontinuing its plans to amend the 

disclosure rules in question, such a waiver would 

be revised to be for a period of a fixed length or 

revoked after reasonable notice to the testing 

company(s). 

35 12 U.S.C. 5495. 

36 12 U.S.C. 5552(c). 

37The concept of a regulatory sandbox is 

relatively new and does not have a precise, 

generally accepted definition. The term is used in 

this Policy to refer to a regulatory structure where 

a participant obtains limited or temporary access to 

a market in exchange for reduced regulatory barriers 

to entry or reduced regulatory uncertainty. 

38See note 26. 

39The Bureau will at minimum publish the 

names of companies conducting trial disclosure 

programs pursuant to Section E, but reserves the 

discretion to negotiate any additional disclosure 

terms with the corresponding regulator. 

40See 12 CFR 1070 et seq. 

Upon the presentation of persuasive 

test result data, the Bureau anticipates 

permitting such extension requests for a 

period at least as long as the period of 

the original waiver. The Bureau 

anticipates permitting longer extensions 

where the Bureau is considering 

amending disclosure requirements in a 

manner consistent with the trial 

disclosures in question.34 During the 

time period pending a rule amendment, 

the Bureau intends to consider means of 

making the improved disclosure 

available to other covered entities. 

E. Regulatory Coordination 

Subsection 1015 of the Dodd-Frank 

Act instructs the Bureau to coordinate 

with . . . Federal agencies and State 

regulators, as appropriate, to promote 

consistent regulatory treatment of 

consumer financial and investment 

products and services.35 Similarly, 

subsection 1042(c) of the Act instructs 

the Bureau to provide guidance in order 

to further coordinate actions with the 

State attorneys general and other 

regulators.36 The Bureau’s direction to 

coordinate includes coordinating 

circumstances where States have chosen 

to limit their enforcement or other 

regulatory authority. One method of 

limiting such authority is through a 

State sandbox, or group of State 

sandboxes, or other limited scope State 

authorization program (‘‘State 

sandbox’’).37 The Bureau is interested in 

entering into agreements with State 

authorities designed to improve upon 

existing disclosure requirements 38 by 

allowing covered persons to test 

disclosures within the state sandbox. 

Specifically, the Bureau expects that, in 

specified circumstances, such entities 

could receive permission to conduct a 

trial disclosure program pursuant to the 

Bureau’s agreement with the State 

authority, rather than through the 

process described in Sections A, B, and 

C. The Bureau is interested in 

negotiating agreements that include the 

following features. First, the State 

sandbox must contain safeguards that 

protect consumers from deception. 

Second, the State sandbox must be 

limited in time or scope. Third, the 

State sandbox entity must agree to 

provide the Bureau with data to assist 

the Bureau in assessing whether the 

disclosure (or disclosures) used within 

the scope of the state sandbox improves 

upon existing disclosures based upon 

cost effectiveness, consumer 

understanding, or otherwise. 

Alternatively, the State authority may 

agree to periodically provide the Bureau 

with such data regarding the disclosures 

used by participants in the State 

sandbox. 

Under this Section, a State sandbox 

entity’s authorization under the TDP 

Policy will be limited to the parameters 

of the State sandbox. If the entity seeks 

wider authorization under the TDP 

Policy, it must submit an application 

following the standard permission 

process detailed in Sections A, B, and 

C. Successful results from disclosures 

used within a State or other jurisdiction 

will be highly persuasive in supporting 

such an application under the TDP 

Policy. 

Furthermore, the Bureau wishes to 

coordinate with other regulators. To this 

end, the Bureau intends to enter into 

agreements whenever practicable to 

coordinate permission to conduct trial 

programs with similar programs 

operated by State, Federal, or 

international regulators. 

F. Bureau Disclosure of Information 

Regarding Trial Disclosure Programs 

The Bureau intends to publish notice 

on its website of any trial disclosure 

program permitted under Section C or 

D.39 The notice will: (i) Identify the 

company or companies conducting the 

trial disclosure program; (ii) summarize 

the new disclosures to be used and the 

duration of their intended use; and (iii) 

state that the waiver applies only to the 

testing company or companies in 

accordance with the permitted terms of 

use. 

Public disclosure of any other 

information regarding trial disclosure 

programs is governed by the Bureau’s 

Rule on Disclosure of Records and 

Information.40 For example, the rule 

requires the Bureau to make available 

records requested by the public unless 

they are subject to a FOIA exemption or 

exclusion. To the extent the Bureau 

wishes to disclose information regarding 

trial disclosure programs, the terms of 

such disclosure will be included in the 

1032(e) Trial Disclosure Waiver: Terms 

and Conditions document. Consistent 

with applicable law and its own rules, 

the Bureau will not seek to disclose any 

test data that would conflict with 

consumers’ privacy interests. 

Dated: August 30, 2018. 

Mick Mulvaney, 

Acting Director, Bureau of Consumer 

Financial Protection. 

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BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2017–1085; Product 

Identifier 2016–SW–094–AD] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Airbus 

Helicopters Deutschland GmbH 

Helicopters 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: We propose to adopt a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for Airbus 

Helicopters Deutschland GmbH (Airbus 

Helicopters) Model MBB–BK 117 A–1, 

MBB–BK 117A–3, MBB–BK 117 A–4, 

MBB–BK 117 B–1, MBB–BK 117 B–2, 

MBB–BK 117 C–1, and MBB–BK 117 C– 

2 helicopters. This proposed AD would 

require repetitive inspections of the tail 

rotor (T/R) gearbox housing. This 

proposed AD is prompted by a report 

that a crack was found in a T/R gearbox 

housing. The actions of this proposed 

AD are intended to address an unsafe 

condition on these products. 

DATES: We must receive comments on 

this proposed AD by November 9, 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. 


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• 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–2017– 

1085; 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 European Aviation Safety 

Agency (EASA) 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 Airbus 

Helicopters, 2701 N. Forum Drive, 

Grand Prairie, TX 75052; telephone 

(972) 641–0000 or (800) 232–0323; fax 

(972) 641–3775; or at http://

www.helicopters.airbus.com/website/ 

en/ref/Technical-Support_73.html. 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 

EASA, which is the Technical Agent 

for the Member States of the European 

Union, has issued EASA AD No. 2016– 

0134, dated July 8, 2016, to correct an 

unsafe condition on Airbus Helicopters 

Model MBB–BK 117 A–1, MBB–BK 117 

A–3, MBB–BK 117 A–4, MBB–BK 117 

B–1, MBB–BK 117 B–2, MBB–BK 117 

C–1, MBB BK 117 C–2, and MBB–BK 

117 C–2e helicopters. EASA advises that 

a crack was found in the T/R gearbox 

housing of a Model MBB–BK117 C–2 

helicopter. According to EASA, 

investigations determined high 

vibrations caused by T/R imbalance 

were a contributing factor to the crack. 

EASA states that this condition, if not 

detected and corrected, could lead to 

the loss of the T/R gearbox and 

subsequent loss of control of the 

helicopter. As a result, the EASA AD 

requires repetitive inspections of the T/ 

R gearbox housing and replacing the 

housing if a crack is found. 

FAA’s Determination 

These helicopters have been approved 

by the aviation authority of Germany 

and are approved for operation in the 

United States. Pursuant to our bilateral 

agreement with Germany, EASA, 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 Airbus Helicopters Alert 

Service Bulletin (ASB) MBB–BK117– 

30A–119, Revision 0, dated May 24, 

2016, for Model MBB–BK 117 A–1, 

MBB–BK 117 A–3, MBB–BK 117 A–4, 

MBB–BK 117 B–1, MBB–BK 117 B–2, 

and MBB–BK 117 C–1 helicopters and 

ASB MBB–BK117 C–2–65A–007, 

Revision 0, dated May 24, 2016, for 

MBB–BK 117 C–2 helicopters. This 

service information specifies an initial 

and repetitive inspections of the T/R 

gearbox housing for cracks. 

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 

This proposed AD would require 

within 100 hours time-in-service (TIS) 

and thereafter at intervals not to exceed 

100 hours TIS, cleaning and visually 

inspecting the T/R gearbox housing for 

a crack. If there is a crack, this proposed 

AD would require replacing the T/R 

gearbox before further flight. 

Differences Between This Proposed AD 

and the EASA AD 

The EASA AD applies to Model 

MBB–BK117 C–2e helicopters, and this 

proposed AD would not because it is 

not an FAA type-certificated model. The 

EASA AD allows a non-cumulative 

tolerance of 10 hours TIS for the 

inspections, and this proposed AD 

would not. The EASA AD requires 

performing the inspection after a certain 

maintenance action and before a T/R 

gearbox housing is installed, and this 

proposed AD would not. 

Costs of Compliance 

We estimate that this proposed AD 

would affect 176 helicopters of U.S. 

Registry and that labor costs average $85 

a work-hour. Based on these estimates, 

we expect that inspecting the T/R 

gearbox would require 1 work-hour and 

no parts would be required for a cost of 

$85 per helicopter and $14,960 for the 

U.S. fleet per inspection cycle. 

Replacing the T/R gearbox would 

require 4.5 work-hours and parts would 

cost $69,219 for a cost of $69,602 per 

helicopter. 

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. 


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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): 

Airbus Helicopters Deutschland GmbH: 

Docket No. FAA–2017–1085; Product 

Identifier 2016–SW–094–AD. 

(a) Applicability 

This AD applies to Airbus Helicopters 

Deutschland GmbH Model MBB–BK 117 A– 

1, MBB–BK 117 A–3, MBB–BK 117 A–4, 

MBB–BK 117 B–1, MBB–BK 117 B–2, MBB– 

BK 117 C–1, and MBB–BK 117 C–2 

helicopters, certificated in any category. 

(b) Unsafe Condition 

This AD defines the unsafe condition as a 

crack in a tail rotor (T/R) gearbox housing. 

This condition could result in the loss of the 

T/R gearbox and subsequent loss of 

helicopter control. 

(c) Comments Due Date 

We must receive comments by November 

9, 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 (TIS) and 

thereafter at intervals not to exceed 100 hours 

TIS, clean and visually inspect the T/R 

gearbox housing for a crack in the area 

depicted in Figure 1 of Airbus Helicopters 

Alert Service Bulletin (ASB) MBB–BK117– 

30A–119, Revision 0, dated May 24, 2016, or 

ASB MBB–BK117 C–2–65A–007, Revision 0, 

dated May 24, 2016, as applicable to your 

model helicopter. If there is a crack, replace 

the T/R gearbox before further flight. 

(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 

david.hatfield@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. 2016–0134, dated July 8, 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: 6520, Tail Rotor Gearbox. 

Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, on August 27, 

2018. 

Lance T. Gant, 

Director, Compliance & Airworthiness 

Division, Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2018–19436 Filed 9–7–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2017–1125; Product 

Identifier 2017–SW–078–AD] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; MD 

Helicopters Inc. Helicopters 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: We propose to adopt a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for MD 

Helicopters Inc. (MDHI) Model 600N 

helicopters. This proposed AD would 

require establishing a life limit for the 

main rotor (M/R) blade upper control 

collective/longitudinal link assembly 

(link assembly). This proposed AD is 

prompted by the discovery that the life 

limit was omitted from the maintenance 

manual. The actions of this proposed 

AD are intended to prevent an unsafe 

condition on these products. 

DATES: We must receive comments on 

this proposed AD by November 9, 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–2017– 

1125; or in person at the Docket 

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

Monday through Friday, except Federal 

holidays. The AD docket contains this 

proposed AD, the economic evaluation, 

any comments received, and other 

information. The street address for the 

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 MD 


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