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The reset procedure is identical for each of 

two systems and is to be applied for both 

engines, one after the other. 

Procedure 

1. ENG MODE SEL switch—Set from 

NORM TO MAN 

After illumination of the ENG MANUAL 

caution: 

2. ENG MODE SEL switch—Set from MAN 

to NORM: ENG MANUAL caution must go 

off 

Repeat procedure for second engine. 

(f) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs) 

(1) The Manager, Safety Management 

Group, Rotorcraft Directorate, FAA, may 

approve AMOCs for this AD. Send your 

proposal to: Eric Haight, Aviation Safety 

Engineer, Regulations and Guidance Group, 

2601 Meacham Blvd., Fort Worth, Texas 

76137, telephone (817) 222–5204, email: 

eric.haight@faa.gov. 

(2) For operations conducted under a Part 

119 operating certificate or under 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. 

(g) Additional Information 

(1) Eurocopter Alert Service Bulletin 

EC135–71A–024, dated August 6, 2008, 

which is not incorporated by reference, 

contains additional information about the 

subject of this AD. For service information 

identified in this AD, contact American 

Eurocopter Corporation, 2701 N. Forum 

Drive, Grand Prairie, TX 75052; telephone 

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

641–3775; or at http://www.eurocopter.com/ 

techpub. You may review copies of the 

referenced service information at the FAA, 

Office of the Regional Counsel, Southwest 

Region, 2601 Meacham Blvd., Room 663, Fort 

Worth, Texas 76137. 

(2) The subject of this AD is addressed in 

Luftfahrt-Bundesamt (Germany) AD No. 

2002–333, dated September 16, 2002. 

(h) Subject 

Air Transport Association of America 

(ATA) Tracking Code: 7600, Engine Controls. 

Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, on January 27, 

2012. 

Lance T. Gant, 

Acting Manager, Rotorcraft Directorate, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

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BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

18 CFR Part 157 

[Docket No. RM81–19–000] 

Natural Gas Pipelines; Project Cost 

and Annual Limits 

February 9, 2012. 

AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission, DOE. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the authority 

delegated by 18 CFR 375.308(x)(1), the 

Director of the Office of Energy Projects 

(OEP) computes and publishes the 

project cost and annual limits for 

natural gas pipelines blanket 

construction certificates for each 

calendar year. 

DATES: This final rule is effective 

February 15, 2012 and establishes cost 

limits applicable from January 1, 2012 

through December 31, 2012. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Richard Foley, Chief, Certificates 

Branch 1, Division of Pipeline 

Certificates, (202) 502–8955. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Publication of Project Cost Limits 

Under Blanket Certificates 

Docket No. RM81–19–000 

Order of the Director, OEP 

February 9, 2012. 

Section 157.208(d) of the 

Commission’s Regulations provides for 

project cost limits applicable to 

construction, acquisition, operation and 

miscellaneous rearrangement of 

facilities (Table I) authorized under the 

blanket certificate procedure (Order No. 

234, 19 FERC ¶ 61,216). Section 

157.215(a) specifies the calendar year 

dollar limit which may be expended on 

underground storage testing and 

development (Table II) authorized under 

the blanket certificate. Section 

157.208(d) requires that the ‘‘limits 

specified in Tables I and II shall be 

adjusted each calendar year to reflect 

the ‘GDP implicit price deflator’ 

published by the Department of 

Commerce for the previous calendar 

year.’’ 

Pursuant to § 375.308(x)(1) of the 

Commission’s Regulations, the authority 

for the publication of such cost limits, 

as adjusted for inflation, is delegated to 

the Director of the Office of Energy 

Projects. The cost limits for calendar 

year 2012, as published in Table I of 

§ 157.208(d) and Table II of § 157.215(a), 

are hereby issued. 

Effective Date 

This final rule is effective February 

15. The provisions of 5 U.S.C. 804 

regarding Congressional review of Final 

Rules does not apply to the Final Rule 

because the rule concerns agency 

procedure and practice and will not 

substantially affect the rights or 

obligations of non-agency parties. The 

Final Rule merely updates amounts 

published in the Code of Federal 

Regulations to reflect the Department of 

Commerce’s latest annual determination 

of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) 

implicit price deflator, a mathematical 

updating required by the Commission’s 

existing regulations. 

List of Subjects in 18 CFR Part 157 

Administrative practice and 

procedure, Natural gas, Reporting and 

recordkeeping requirements. 

Jeff C. Wright, 

Director, Office of Energy Projects. 

Accordingly, 18 CFR part 157 is 

amended as follows: 

PART 157—[AMENDED] 

■ 1. The authority citation for Part 157 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 717–717w, 3301– 

3432; 42 U.S.C. 7101–7352. 

■ 2. Table I in § 157.208(d) is revised to 

read as follows: 

§ 157.208 Construction, acquisition, 

operation, replacement, and miscellaneous 

rearrangement of facilities. 

* * * * * 

(d) * * * 

TABLE I 

Year 

Limit 

Auto. proj. cost 

limit (Col. 1) 

Prior notice proj. 

cost limit (Col. 2) 

1982 .. $4,200,000 $12,000,000 

1983 .. 4,500,000 12,800,000 

1984 .. 4,700,000 13,300,000 

1985 .. 4,900,000 13,800,000 

1986 .. 5,100,000 14,300,000 

1987 .. 5,200,000 14,700,000 

1988 .. 5,400,000 15,100,000 

1989 .. 5,600,000 15,600,000 

1990 .. 5,800,000 16,000,000 

1991 .. 6,000,000 16,700,000 

1992 .. 6,200,000 17,300,000 

1993 .. 6,400,000 17,700,000 

1994 .. 6,600,000 18,100,000 

1995 .. 6,700,000 18,400,000 

1996 .. 6,900,000 18,800,000 

1997 .. 7,000,000 19,200,000 

1998 .. 7,100,000 19,600,000 

1999 .. 7,200,000 19,800,000 

2000 .. 7,300,000 20,200,000 

2001 .. 7,400,000 20,600,000 

2002 .. 7,500,000 21,000,000 


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1The HRSA Guidelines can be found at: http:// 

www.hrsa.gov/womensguidelines. 

TABLE I—Continued 

Year 

Limit 

Auto. proj. cost 

limit (Col. 1) 

Prior notice proj. 

cost limit (Col. 2) 

2003 .. 7,600,000 21,200,000 

2004 .. 7,800,000 21,600,000 

2005 .. 8,000,000 22,000,000 

2006 .. 9,600,000 27,400,000 

2007 .. 9,900,000 28,200,000 

2008 .. 10,200,000 29,000,000 

2009 .. 10,400,000 29,600,000 

2010 .. 10,500,000 29,900,000 

2011 .. 10,600,000 30,200,000 

2012 .. 10,800,000 30,800,000 

* * * * * 

■ 3. Table II in § 157.215(a)(5) is revised 

to read as follows: 

§ 157.215 Underground storage testing 

and development. 

(a) * * * 

(5) * * * 

TABLE II 

Year Limit 

1982 .................................. $2,700,000 

1983 .................................. 2,900,000 

1984 .................................. 3,000,000 

1985 .................................. 3,100,000 

1986 .................................. 3,200,000 

1987 .................................. 3,300,000 

1988 .................................. 3,400,000 

1989 .................................. 3,500,000 

1990 .................................. 3,600,000 

1991 .................................. 3,800,000 

1992 .................................. 3,900,000 

1993 .................................. 4,000,000 

1994 .................................. 4,100,000 

1995 .................................. 4,200,000 

1996 .................................. 4,300,000 

1997 .................................. 4,400,000 

1998 .................................. 4,500,000 

1999 .................................. 4,550,000 

2000 .................................. 4,650,000 

2001 .................................. 4,750,000 

2002 .................................. 4,850,000 

2003 .................................. 4,900,000 

2004 .................................. 5,000,000 

2005 .................................. 5,100,000 

2006 .................................. 5,250,000 

2007 .................................. 5,400,000 

2008 .................................. 5,550,000 

2009 .................................. 5,600,000 

2010 .................................. 5,700,000 

2011 .................................. 5,750,000 

2012 .................................. 5,850,000 

* * * * * 

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BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

26 CFR Part 54 

[TD 9578] 

RIN 1545–BJ60 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Employee Benefits Security 

Administration 

29 CFR Part 2590 

RIN 1210–AB44 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

45 CFR Part 147 

[CMS–9992–F] 

RIN 0938–AQ74 

Group Health Plans and Health 

Insurance Issuers Relating to 

Coverage of Preventive Services Under 

the Patient Protection and Affordable 

Care Act 

AGENCIES: Internal Revenue Service, 

Department of the Treasury; Employee 

Benefits Security Administration, 

Department of Labor; Centers for 

Medicare & Medicaid Services, 

Department of Health and Human 

Services. 

ACTION: Final rules. 

SUMMARY: These regulations finalize, 

without change, interim final 

regulations authorizing the exemption 

of group health plans and group health 

insurance coverage sponsored by certain 

religious employers from having to 

cover certain preventive health services 

under provisions of the Patient 

Protection and Affordable Care Act. 

DATES: Effective date. These final 

regulations are effective on April 16, 

2012. 

Applicability dates. These final 

regulations generally apply to group 

health plans and group health insurance 

issuers on April 16, 2012. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Amy Turner or Beth Baum, Employee 

Benefits Security Administration 

(EBSA), Department of Labor, at (202) 

693–8335; Karen Levin, Internal 

Revenue Service, Department of the 

Treasury, at (202) 622–6080; Robert 

Imes, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

Services (CMS), Department of Health 

and Human Services (HHS), at (410) 

786–1565. 

Customer Service Information: 

Individuals interested in obtaining 

information from the Department of 

Labor concerning employment-based 

health coverage laws may call the EBSA 

Toll-Free Hotline at 1–866–444–EBSA 

(3272) or visit the Department of Labor’s 

Web site (http://www.dol.gov/ebsa). In 

addition, information from HHS on 

private health insurance for consumers 

can be found on the CMS Web site 

(http://cciio.cms.gov), and on health 

reform can be found at http:// 

www.HealthCare.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

The Patient Protection and Affordable 

Care Act, Public Law 111–148, was 

enacted on March 23, 2010; the Health 

Care and Education Reconciliation Act 

of 2010, Public Law 111–152, was 

enacted on March 30, 2010 (collectively, 

the Affordable Care Act). The Affordable 

Care Act reorganizes, amends, and adds 

to the provisions of part A of title XXVII 

of the Public Health Service Act (PHS 

Act) relating to group health plans and 

health insurance issuers in the group 

and individual markets. The Affordable 

Care Act adds section 715(a)(1) to the 

Employee Retirement Income Security 

Act (ERISA) and section 9815(a)(1) to 

the Internal Revenue Code (Code) to 

incorporate the provisions of part A of 

title XXVII of the PHS Act into ERISA 

and the Code, and make them 

applicable to group health plans. 

Section 2713 of the PHS Act, as added 

by the Affordable Care Act and 

incorporated into ERISA and the Code, 

requires that non-grandfathered group 

health plans and health insurance 

issuers offering group or individual 

health insurance coverage provide 

benefits for certain preventive health 

services without the imposition of cost 

sharing. These preventive health 

services include, with respect to 

women, preventive care and screening 

provided for in the comprehensive 

guidelines supported by the Health 

Resources and Services Administration 

(HRSA) that were issued on August 1, 

2011 (HRSA Guidelines).1 As relevant 

here, the HRSA Guidelines require 

coverage, without cost sharing, for ‘‘[a]ll 

Food and Drug Administration [(FDA)] 

approved contraceptive methods, 

sterilization procedures, and patient 

education and counseling for all women 

with reproductive capacity,’’ as 

prescribed by a provider. Except as 

discussed below, non-grandfathered 

group health plans and health insurance 

issuers are required to provide coverage 

consistent with the HRSA Guidelines, 

without cost sharing, in plan years (or, 


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