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recommended by the Committee and 

approved by the Secretary. 

* * * * * 

(d) Operating reserve. The Committee, 

with the approval of the Secretary, may 

establish and maintain during one or 

more crop years an operating monetary 

reserve in an amount not to exceed the 

average of one year’s expenses incurred 

during the most recent five preceding 

crop years, except that an established 

reserve need not be reduced to conform 

to any recomputed average. Funds in 

reserve shall be available for use by the 

Committee for expenses authorized 

pursuant to § 987.71. 

* * * * * 

■ 7. Revise § 987.124(a) to read as 

follows: 

§ 987.124 Nomination and polling. 

(a) Date producers and producerhandlers shall be provided an 

opportunity to nominate and vote for 

individuals to serve on the Committee. 

For this purpose, the Committee shall, 

no later than June 15 of every third year, 

provide date producers and producerhandlers nomination and balloting 

material by mail or equivalent electronic 

means, upon which producers and 

producer-handlers may nominate 

candidates and cast their votes for 

members and alternate members of the 

Committee in accordance with the 

requirements in paragraphs (b)(1) and 

(b)(2) of this section, respectively. All 

ballots are subject to verification. 

Balloting material should be provided to 

voters at least two weeks before the due 

date and should contain, at least, the 

following information: 

(1) The names of incumbents who are 

willing and eligible to continue to serve 

on the Committee; 

(2) The names of other persons 

willing and eligible to serve; 

(3) Instructions on how voters may 

add write-in candidates; 

(4) The date on which the ballot is 

due to the Committee or its agent; and 

(5) How and where to return ballots. 

* * * * * 

Dated: June 20, 2012. 

Ruihong Guo, 

Acting Administrator, Agricultural Marketing 

Service. 

[FR Doc. 2012–15428 Filed 6–22–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2011–1089; Directorate 

Identifier 2011–NM–110–AD; Amendment 

39–17097; AD 2012–12–17] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Bombardier, 

Inc. Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: We are adopting a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for certain 

Bombardier, Inc. Model BD–100–1A10 

(Challenger 300) airplanes. This AD was 

prompted by reports of deformation 

found at the neck of the pressure 

regulator body on the oxygen cylinder 

and regulator assembly (CRA). This AD 

requires an inspection to determine if a 

certain oxygen CRA is installed and the 

replacement of affected oxygen CRAs. 

We are issuing this AD to prevent 

elongation of the pressure regulator 

neck, which could result in rupture of 

the oxygen cylinder, and, in the case of 

cabin depressurization, oxygen not 

being available when required. 

DATES: This AD becomes effective July 

30, 2012. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of a certain publication listed in this AD 

as of July 30, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: You may examine the AD 

docket on the Internet at http:// 

www.regulations.gov or in person at the 

U.S. Department of Transportation, 

Docket Operations, M–30, West 

Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 

1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., 

Washington, DC. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Cesar Gomez, Aerospace Engineer, 

Airframe and Mechanical Systems 

Branch, ANE–171, FAA, New York 

Aircraft Certification Office, 1600 

Stewart Avenue, Suite 410, Westbury, 

New York 11590; telephone (516) 228– 

7318; fax (516) 794–5531. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Discussion 

We issued a supplemental notice of 

proposed rulemaking (SNPRM) to 

amend 14 CFR part 39 to include an AD 

that would apply to the specified 

products. That SNPRM was published 

in the Federal Register on February 8, 

2012 (77 FR 6525). The original NPRM 

(76 FR 64857, October 19, 2011) 

proposed to require an inspection to 

determine if a certain oxygen cylinder 

and regulator assembly (CRA) is 

installed and the replacement of 

affected oxygen CRAs. The SNPRM 

proposed to change the compliance time 

in paragraph (g) of the SNPRM. 

You may obtain further information 

by examining the MCAI in the AD 

docket. 

Comments 

We gave the public the opportunity to 

participate in developing this AD. We 

received no comments on the SNPRM 

(77 FR 6525, February 8, 2012), or on 

the determination of the cost to the 

public. 

Conclusion 

We reviewed the available data and 

determined that air safety and the 

public interest require adopting the AD 

as proposed. 

Costs of Compliance 

We estimate that this AD will affect 

79 products of U.S. registry. We also 

estimate that it will take about 3 workhours per product to comply with the 

basic requirements of this AD. The 

average labor rate is $85 per work-hour. 

Required parts will cost about $0 per 

product. Where the service information 

lists required parts costs that are 

covered under warranty, we have 

assumed that there will be no charge for 

these parts. As we do not control 

warranty coverage for affected parties, 

some parties may incur costs higher 

than estimated here. Based on these 

figures, we estimate the cost of this AD 

to the U.S. operators to be $29,145, or 

$255 per product. 

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 

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Regulatory Findings 

We determined that 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. 

We prepared a regulatory evaluation 

of the estimated costs to comply with 

this AD and placed it in the AD docket. 

Examining the AD Docket 

You may examine the AD docket on 

the Internet at http:// 

www.regulations.gov; or in person at the 

Docket Operations office between 9 a.m. 

and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

except Federal holidays. The AD docket 

contains the SNPRM (77 FR 6525, 

February 8, 2012), the regulatory 

evaluation, any comments received, and 

other information. The street address for 

the Docket Operations office (telephone 

(800) 647–5527) is in the ADDRESSES

section. Comments will be available in 

the AD docket shortly after receipt. 

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 AD: 

2012–12–17 Bombardier, Inc.: Amendment 

39–17097. Docket No. FAA–2011–1089; 

Directorate Identifier 2011–NM–110–AD. 

(a) Effective Date 

This airworthiness directive (AD) becomes 

effective July 30, 2012. 

(b) Affected ADs 

None. 

(c) Applicability 

This AD applies to Bombardier, Inc. Model 

BD–100–1A10 (Challenger 300) airplanes, 

certificated in any category, serial numbers 

(S/N)s 20003 and subsequent. 

(d) Subject 

Air Transport Association (ATA) of 

America Code 35: Oxygen. 

(e) Reason 

This AD was prompted by reports of 

deformation found at the neck of the pressure 

regulator body on the oxygen cylinder and 

regulator assembly (CRA). We are issuing this 

AD to prevent elongation of the pressure 

regulator neck, which could result in rupture 

of the oxygen cylinder, and in the case of 

cabin depressurization, oxygen not being 

available when required. 

(f) Compliance 

You are responsible for having the actions 

required by this AD performed within the 

compliance times specified, unless the 

actions have already been done. 

(g) Actions 

For airplanes having S/Ns 20003 through 

20291 inclusive: Within 750 flight hours, or 

within 6 months after the effective date of 

this AD, whichever occurs first, inspect 

oxygen pressure regulators having part 

number (P/N) 806370–06 or 806370–14, to 

determine the serial number, in accordance 

with paragraph 2.B.(2) of the 

Accomplishment Instructions of Bombardier 

Service Bulletin 100–35–05, Revision 02, 

dated January 31, 2011. 

(1) If the serial number of the oxygen 

pressure regulator is listed in table 2 of the 

Accomplishment Instructions of Bombardier 

Service Bulletin 100–35–05, Revision 02, 

dated January 31, 2011, replace the affected 

oxygen CRA, in accordance with paragraph 

2.C. of the Accomplishment Instructions of 

Bombardier Service Bulletin 100–35–05, 

Revision 02, dated January 31, 2011. 

(2) If the serial number of the oxygen 

pressure regulator is not listed in table 2 of 

the Accomplishment Instructions of 

Bombardier Service Bulletin 100–35–05, 

Revision 02, dated January 31, 2011, no 

further action is required by this paragraph. 

(h) Parts Installation 

For all airplanes: As of the effective date 

of this AD, no person may install an oxygen 

pressure regulator (P/N 806370–06 or 

806370–14) having any serial number listed 

in table 2 of the Accomplishment 

Instructions of Bombardier Service Bulletin 

100–35–05, Revision 02, dated January 31, 

2011, on any airplane, unless a suffix ‘‘-A’’ 

is beside the serial number. 

(i) Other FAA AD Provisions 

The following provisions also apply to this 

AD: 

(1) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs): The Manager, New York Aircraft 

Certification Office (ACO), ANE–170, 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 ACO, send it to Attn: Program 

Manager, Continuing Operational Safety, 

FAA, New York ACO, 1600 Stewart Avenue, 

Suite 410, Westbury, New York 11590; 

telephone 516–228–7300; fax 516–794–5531. 

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. The AMOC 

approval letter must specifically reference 

this AD. 

(2) Airworthy Product: For any requirement 

in this AD to obtain corrective actions from 

a manufacturer or other source, use these 

actions if they are FAA-approved. Corrective 

actions are considered FAA-approved if they 

are approved by the State of Design Authority 

(or their delegated agent). You are required 

to assure the product is airworthy before it 

is returned to service. 

(j) Related Information 

Refer to MCAI Canadian Airworthiness 

Directive CF–2011–09, dated May 13, 2011; 

and Bombardier Service Bulletin 100–35–05, 

Revision 02, dated January 31, 2011; for 

related information. 

(k) Material Incorporated by Reference 

(1) The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

(IBR) of the following service information 

under 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51. 

(2) You must use the following service 

information to do the actions required by this 

AD, unless the AD specifies otherwise. 

(i) Bombardier Service Bulletin 100–35–05, 

Revision 02, dated January 31, 2011. 

(3) For service information identified in 

this AD, contact Bombardier, Inc., 400 CoˆteVertu Road West, Dorval, Que ́bec H4S 1Y9, 

Canada; telephone 514–855–5000; fax 514– 

855–7401; email 

thd.crj@aero.bombardier.com; Internet http:// 

www.bombardier.com. 

(4) You may review copies of the service 

information at the FAA, Transport Airplane 

Directorate, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, 

Washington. For information on the 

availability of this material at the FAA, call 

425–227–1221. 

(5) You may also review copies of the 

service information that is incorporated by 

reference at the National Archives and 

Records Administration (NARA). For 

information on the availability of this 

material at an NARA facility, call 202–741– 

6030, or go to http://www.archives.gov/ 

federal_register/code_of_federal_regulations/ 

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Issued in Renton, Washington, on June 11, 

2012. 

Kalene C. Yanamura, 

Acting Manager, Transport Airplane 

Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2012–14935 Filed 6–22–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2012–0083; Directorate 

Identifier 2010–SW–022–AD; Amendment 

39–17077; AD 2012–11–13] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Aeronautical 

Accessories, Inc., High Landing Gear 

Aft Crosstube Assembly 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: We are adopting a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for the 

Aeronautical Accessories, Inc. (AAI), 

High Landing Gear Aft Crosstube 

Assembly (aft crosstube) installed on 

certain Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc. 

(Bell) and Agusta S.p.A. (Agusta) model 

helicopters as an approved Bell part 

installed during production or based on 

a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC). 

This AD requires certain recurring 

visual, dimensional, and fluorescent 

penetrant inspections of each aft 

crosstube, and replacing any cracked 

crosstube. This AD also requires 

establishing a life limit and creating a 

component history card or equivalent 

record for one of the affected partnumbered aft crosstubes. This AD was 

prompted by three reports of failed 

crosstubes because of cracks. The 

actions are intended to prevent failure 

of a crosstube, collapse of the landing 

gear, and subsequent loss of control of 

the helicopter. 

DATES: This AD is effective July 30, 

2012. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of a certain publication listed in this AD 

as of July 30, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: For service information 

identified in this AD, contact 

Aeronautical Accessories, Inc., P.O. Box 

3689, Bristol, Tennessee 37625–3689, 

telephone (423) 538–5151 or 1–800– 

251–7094, fax (423) 538–8469 or at 

http://www.aero-access.com. You may 

also get service information from Bell 

Helicopter Textron, Inc., P.O. Box 482, 

Fort Worth, TX 76101, telephone (817) 

280–3391, fax (817) 280–6466, or at 

http://www.bellcustomer.com/files. You 

may review a copy of the referenced 

service information at the FAA, Office 

of the Regional Counsel, Southwest 

Region, 2601 Meacham Blvd., Room 

663, Fort Worth, Texas 76137. 

Examining the AD Docket: You may 

examine the AD docket on the Internet 

at http://www.regulations.gov or in 

person at the Docket Operations Office 

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

through Friday, except Federal holidays. 

The AD docket contains this AD, any 

incorporated-by-reference service 

information, the economic evaluation, 

any comments received, and other 

information. The street address for the 

Docket Operations Office (phone: 800– 

647–5527) is U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations 

Office, M–30, West Building Ground 

Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Martin R. Crane, Aviation Safety 

Engineer, Rotorcraft Directorate, 

Rotorcraft Certification Office, 2601 

Meacham Blvd., Fort Worth, Texas 

76137, telephone (817) 222–5170, email 

martin.r.crane@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Discussion 

On Feb. 3, 2012, at 77 FR 5420, the 

Federal Register published our Notice 

of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), which 

proposed to amend 14 CFR part 39 to 

include an AD that would apply to aft 

crosstube part number (P/N) 412–321– 

104 and P/N 412–321–304, installed on 

Agusta Model AB412 and AB412EP and 

Bell Model 412, 412CF, and 412EP 

helicopters. The NPRM proposed to 

require certain recurring visual, 

dimensional, and fluorescent penetrant 

inspections of each aft crosstube. If 

there is a crack, the NPRM proposed to 

require, before further flight, replacing 

any cracked aft crosstube with an 

airworthy aft crosstube. The NPRM also 

proposed to require establishing a life 

limit for one of the affected partnumbered aft crosstubes (as the later 

part-numbered aft crosstube already has 

limits established) and creating a 

component history card or equivalent 

record for aft crosstube part number 

(P/N) 412–321–304. The proposed 

requirements were intended to prevent 

failure of a crosstube, collapse of the 

landing gear, and subsequent loss of 

control of the helicopter. 

Comments 

We gave the public the opportunity to 

participate in developing this AD, but 

we did not receive any comments on the 

NPRM. 

FAA’s Determination 

We have reviewed the relevant 

information and determined that an 

unsafe condition exists and is likely to 

exist or develop on other products of the 

same type design and that air safety and 

the public interest require adopting the 

AD requirements as proposed except for 

minor editorial changes. These minor 

editorial changes are consistent with the 

intent of the proposals in the NPRM and 

will not increase the economic burden 

on any operator nor increase the scope 

of the AD. 

Related Service Information 

We have reviewed AAI Alert Service 

Bulletin (ASB) No. AA–07109, dated 

April 3, 2008, which specifies recurring 

inspections and maintenance of each aft 

crosstube, P/N 412–321–104, installed 

as an approved part by Bell during 

production, and P/N 412–321–304, 

installed under STC SR01052AT, on 

Bell Model 412, 412EP, and 412CF and 

Agusta Model AB412 and AB412EP 

helicopters. This ASB specifies 

establishing a high aft crosstube, P/N 

412–321–304, ‘‘takeoff/landing’’ life 

limit of 20,000. Also, this ASB specifies 

that operators should follow helicopter 

towing instructions to prevent crosstube 

damage or failure as a result of ground 

handling or towing. 

We have also reviewed Bell ASB No. 

412–08–129, dated May 12, 2008, for 

Bell Model 412 and 412EP helicopters, 

serial numbers 33001 through 33213, 

36001 and subsequent, with an aft 

crosstube P/N 412–321–104 installed. 

Bell issued its ASB ‘‘to achieve 

complete distribution of AA–07109 

vendor bulletin to the current affected 

model distribution list.’’ 

Costs of Compliance 

We estimate that this AD will affect 

115 helicopters of U.S. Registry. 

We also estimate that the required 

actions will take about: 

• 1 hour to create a component 

history card or equivalent record and 

determine and record the number of 

accumulated takeoffs and landings for 

each affected aft crosstube; 

• 3 hours to prepare the area for a 

visual inspection; 

• 1⁄2 hour to do the repetitive visual 

inspections, assuming 14 repetitive 

visual inspections per year; 

• 1 hour to do a dimensional 

inspection of the skid gear, assuming 3 

inspections per year; 

• 24 hours to prepare and fluorescent 

penetrant inspect the aft crosstube, 

assuming 2 inspections per year; and 

• 10 hours to replace an aft crosstube, 

if necessary, assuming 3 aft crosstubes 

are replaced. 


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