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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Vol. 83, No. 179 

Friday, September 14, 2018 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Agricultural Marketing Service 

7 CFR Part 929 

[Doc. No. AMS–SC–18–0017; SC18–929–3 

PR] 

Cranberries Grown in the States of 

Massachusetts, Rhode Island, 

Connecticut, New Jersey, Wisconsin, 

Michigan, Minnesota, Oregon, 

Washington, and Long Island in the 

State of New York; Proposed 

Amendment to Marketing Order 929 

and Referendum Order 

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Proposed rule and referendum 

order. 

SUMMARY: This rulemaking proposes an 

amendment to Marketing Order No. 929, 

which regulates the handling of 

cranberries grown in the states of 

Massachusetts, Rhode Island, 

Connecticut, New Jersey, Wisconsin, 

Michigan, Minnesota, Oregon, 

Washington, and Long Island in the 

State of New York. The Cranberry 

Marketing Committee (Committee), 

recommended adding authority to 

accept contributions from domestic 

sources for research and development 

activities authorized under the 

marketing order and that would be free 

from any encumbrances as to their use 

by the donor. 

DATES: The referendum will be 

conducted from October 29, 2018 

through November 19, 2018. The 

representative period for the referendum 

is September 1, 2016 through August 31, 

2017. 

ADDRESSES: Marketing Order and 

Agreement Division, Specialty Crops 

Program, AMS, USDA, 1400 

Independence Avenue SW, STOP 0237, 

Washington, DC 20250–0237. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Geronimo Quinones, Marketing 

Specialist, Marketing Order and 

Agreement Division, Specialty Crops 

Program, AMS, USDA, 1400 

Independence Avenue SW, Stop 0237, 

Washington, DC 20250–0237; 

Telephone: (202) 720–2491, Fax: (202) 

720–8938, or email: 

Geronimo.Quinones@ams.usda.gov. 

Small businesses may request 

information on complying with this 

regulation by contacting Richard Lower, 

Marketing Order and Agreement 

Division, Specialty Crops Program, 

AMS, USDA, 1400 Independence 

Avenue SW, STOP 0237, Washington, 

DC 20250–0237; Telephone: (202) 720– 

2491, Fax: (202) 720–8938, or email: 

Richard.Lower@ams.usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

proposal, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553, 

proposes an amendment to regulations 

issued to carry out a marketing order as 

defined in 7 CFR 900.2(j). This proposal 

is issued under Marketing Order No. 

929, as amended (7 CFR part 929), 

regulating the handling of cranberries 

grown in the States of Massachusetts, 

Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Jersey, 

Wisconsin, Michigan, Minnesota, 

Oregon, Washington, and Long Island in 

the State of New York. Part 929 (referred 

to as the ‘‘Order’’) is effective under the 

Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act 

of 1937, as amended (7 U.S.C. 601–674), 

hereinafter referred to as the ‘‘Act.’’ 

Section 608c(17) of the Act and the 

applicable rules of practice and 

procedure governing the formulation of 

marketing agreements and orders (7 CFR 

part 900) authorizes amendment of the 

order through this informal rulemaking 

action. 

The Department of Agriculture 

(USDA) is issuing this rule in 

conformance with Executive Orders 

13563 and 13175. This action falls 

within a category of regulatory actions 

that the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) exempted from Executive 

Order 12866 review. Additionally, 

because this proposed rule does not 

meet the definition of a significant 

regulatory action, it does not trigger the 

requirements contained in Executive 

Order 13771. See OMB’s Memorandum 

titled ‘‘Interim Guidance Implementing 

Section 2 of the Executive Order of 

January 30, 2017, titled ‘Reducing 

Regulation and Controlling Regulatory 

Costs’ ’’ (February 2, 2017). 

This proposal has been reviewed 

under Executive Order 12988, Civil 

Justice Reform. This rule is not intended 

to have retroactive effect. 

The Act provides that administrative 

proceedings must be exhausted before 

parties may file suit in court. Under 

section 608c(15)(A) of the Act, any 

handler subject to an order may file 

with USDA a petition stating that the 

order, any provision of the order, or any 

obligation imposed in connection with 

the order is not in accordance with law 

and request a modification of the order 

or to be exempted therefrom. A handler 

is afforded the opportunity for a hearing 

on the petition. After the hearing, USDA 

would rule on the petition. The Act 

provides that the district court of the 

United States in any district in which 

the handler is an inhabitant, or has his 

or her principal place of business, has 

jurisdiction to review USDA’s ruling on 

the petition, provided an action is filed 

no later than 20 days after the date of 

entry of the ruling. 

Section 1504 of the Food, 

Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 

(2008 Farm Bill) (Pub. L. 110–246) 

amended section 608c(17) of the Act, 

which in turn required the addition of 

supplemental rules of practice to 7 CFR 

part 900 (73 FR 49307; August 21, 

2008). The amendment of section 8c(17) 

of the Act and additional supplemental 

rules of practice authorize the use of 

informal rulemaking (5 U.S.C. 553) to 

amend Federal fruit, vegetable, and nut 

marketing agreements and orders. USDA 

may use informal rulemaking to amend 

marketing orders based on the nature 

and complexity of the proposed 

amendments, the potential regulatory 

and economic impacts on affected 

entities, and any other relevant matters. 

AMS has considered these factors and 

has determined that the amendment 

proposed is not unduly complex and the 

nature of the proposed amendment is 

appropriate for utilizing the informal 

rulemaking process to amend the Order. 

The proposed amendment was 

unanimously recommended by the 

Committee following deliberations at a 

public meeting held August 2017. The 

proposal would amend the Order by 

giving the Committee the authority to 

accept and expend voluntary 

contributions from domestic sources to 

fund research and development 

projects. All voluntary donations must 

be free from any restrictions on use by 

the donor, and the Committee would 

retain control over the use of all donated 

funds. 


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A proposed rule soliciting comments 

on the proposed amendment was issued 

on April 19, 2018, and published in the 

Federal Register on April 27, 2018 (83 

FR 18460). One comment was received. 

AMS will conduct a producer and 

processor referendum to determine 

support for the proposed amendment. If 

appropriate, a final rule will then be 

issued to effectuate the amendment 

favored by producers and processors in 

the referendum. 

The Committee’s proposed 

amendment would amend the Order by 

authorizing the Committee to receive 

and expend voluntary contributions 

from domestic sources for research and 

development activities. 

Proposal—Voluntary Contributions 

This proposal would add a new 

section, § 929.43, Contributions, to the 

Order. If implemented, this section 

would authorize the Committee to 

accept voluntary financial 

contributions. Such contributions could 

only be accepted from domestic sources 

and must be free from any restrictions 

on their use by the donor. When 

received, the Committee would retain 

complete control of their use. The use 

of contributed funds would be limited 

to funding program activities authorized 

under § 929.45, Research and 

development. 

Currently, program operations are 

solely financed through assessments 

collected from handlers regulated under 

the Order. Sources not subject to the 

Order have expressed an interest in 

supporting many of the research and 

development projects currently funded 

by the Order. However, without the 

ability to accept financial contributions, 

the Committee has had to decline these 

offers. This proposal would authorize 

the Committee to accept financial 

contributions. With the potential for 

additional funding, more research and 

development projects could be 

undertaken. 

For the reasons stated above, it is 

proposed that § 929.43, Contributions, 

be added to authorize the Committee to 

accept voluntary financial 

contributions. 

Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis 

Pursuant to the requirements set forth 

in the Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) 

(5 U.S.C. 601–612), the Agricultural 

Marketing Service (AMS) has 

considered the economic impact of this 

action on small entities. Accordingly, 

AMS has prepared this final regulatory 

flexibility analysis. 

The purpose of the RFA is to fit 

regulatory actions to the scale of 

businesses subject to such actions in 

order that small businesses will not be 

unduly or disproportionately burdened. 

Marketing orders issued pursuant to the 

Act, and rules issued thereunder, are 

unique in that they are brought about 

through group action of essentially 

small entities acting on their own 

behalf. 

There are approximately 1,100 

cranberry growers in the regulated area 

and approximately 65 cranberry 

handlers subject to regulation under the 

Order. Small agricultural producers are 

defined by the Small Business 

Administration (SBA) as those having 

annual receipts of less than $750,000, 

and small agricultural service firms are 

defined as those whose annual receipts 

are less than $7,500,000 (13 CFR 

121.201). 

According to industry and Committee 

data, the average grower price for 

cranberries during the 2016–17 crop 

year was $23.50 per barrel, and total 

sales were around 9.5 million barrels. 

The value of cranberries that crop year 

totaled $223,250,000 ($23.50 per barrel 

multiplied by 9.5 million barrels). 

Taking the total value of production for 

cranberries and dividing it by the total 

number of cranberry growers (1,100) 

provides an average return per grower of 

$202,955. Based on USDA’s Market 

News reports, the average free on board 

(f.o.b.) price for cranberries was around 

$30.00 per barrel. Multiplying the f.o.b. 

price by total utilization of 9.5 million 

barrels results in an estimated handlerlevel cranberry value of $285 million. 

Dividing this figure by the number of 

handlers (65) yields an estimated 

average annual handler receipt of $4.3 

million, which is below the SBA 

threshold for small agricultural service 

firms. Therefore, the majority of growers 

and handlers of cranberries may be 

classified as small entities. 

The amendment proposed by the 

Committee would add a new section, 

§ 929.43, Contributions, to the Order. If 

implemented, this section would 

authorize the Committee to accept 

voluntary financial contributions. Such 

contributions could only be accepted 

from domestic sources and must be free 

from any encumbrances or restrictions 

on their use by the donor. When 

received, the Committee would retain 

complete control of their use. The use 

of contributed funds would be limited 

to funding program activities authorized 

under § 929.45, Research and 

development. 

If the proposal is approved in 

referendum, there would be no direct 

financial effect on growers or handlers. 

This proposal would authorize the 

Committee to accept financial 

contributions. With the potential for 

additional funding, more research and 

promotional projects could be 

undertaken. 

Therefore, it is anticipated that both 

small and large producer and handler 

businesses would benefit from 

implementation of this proposal. 

Additionally, a past referendum 

concerning a similar action was 

supported by most eligible producers 

and processors. However, that 

referendum failed because the handlers 

that voted in the referendum did not 

represent the required minimum 50 

percent of the total volume of 

cranberries processed during the 

representative period (82 FR 36991). 

Alternatives to this proposal, 

including making no changes at this 

time, were considered. However, the 

Committee believes it would be 

beneficial to authorize the acceptance of 

financial contributions from domestic 

sources which would help support 

research and promotional activities. 

Paperwork Reduction Act 

In accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 

Chapter 35), the Order’s information 

collection requirements have been 

previously approved by OMB and 

assigned OMB No. 0581–0189, ‘‘Generic 

Fruit Crops.’’ No changes in those 

requirements as a result of this action 

would be necessary. Should any 

changes become necessary, they would 

be submitted to OMB for approval. 

As with all Federal marketing order 

programs, reports and forms are 

periodically reviewed to reduce 

information requirements and 

duplication by industry and public 

sector agencies. In addition, USDA has 

not identified any relevant Federal rules 

that duplicate, overlap, or conflict with 

this rule. 

AMS is committed to complying with 

the E-Government Act, to promote the 

use of the internet and other 

information technologies to provide 

increased opportunities for citizen 

access to Government information and 

services, and for other purposes. 

The Committee’s meeting was widely 

publicized throughout the cranberry 

production area. All interested persons 

were invited to attend the meeting and 

encouraged to participate in Committee 

deliberations on all issues. The 

Committee meeting was public, and all 

entities, both large and small, were 

encouraged to express their views on 

this proposal. 

A proposed rule concerning this 

action was published in the Federal 

Register on April 27, 2018 (83 FR 

18460). Copies of the proposed rule 

were mailed or sent via facsimile to all 


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1This order shall not become effective unless and 

until the requirements of § 900.14 of the rules of 

practice and procedure governing proceedings to 

formulate marketing agreements and marketing 

orders have been met. 

Committee members and cranberry 

handlers. Finally, the rule was made 

available through the internet by USDA 

and the Office of the Federal Register. A 

60-day comment period ending June 26, 

2018, was provided to allow interested 

persons to respond to the proposal. One 

comment was received. The comment 

submitted was not related to this 

proposal, therefore, no changes have 

been made to the proposed amendment. 

A small business guide on complying 

with fruit, vegetable, and specialty crop 

marketing agreements and orders may 

be viewed at: http://www.ams.usda.gov/ 

MarketingOrdersSmallBusinessGuide. 

Any questions about the compliance 

guide should be sent to Richard Lower 

at his previously mentioned address in 

the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT

section. 

Findings and Conclusions 

The findings and conclusions and 

general findings and determinations 

included in the proposed rule set forth 

in the April 27, 2018, issue of the 

Federal Register are hereby approved 

and adopted. 

Marketing Order 

Annexed hereto and made a part 

hereof is the document entitled ‘‘Order 

Amending the Order Regulating the 

Handling of cranberries grown in the 

states of Massachusetts, Rhode Island, 

Connecticut, New Jersey, Wisconsin, 

Michigan, Minnesota, Oregon, 

Washington, and Long Island in the 

State of New York.’’ This document has 

been decided upon as the detailed and 

appropriate means of effectuating the 

foregoing findings and conclusions. It is 

hereby ordered, that this entire rule be 

published in the Federal Register. 

Referendum Order 

It is hereby directed that a producer 

and processor referendum be conducted 

in accordance with the procedure for 

the conduct of referenda (7 CFR 

900.400–900.407) to determine whether 

the annexed order amending the Order 

regulating the handling of cranberries 

grown in the states of Massachusetts, 

Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Jersey, 

Wisconsin, Michigan, Minnesota, 

Oregon, Washington, and Long Island in 

the State of New York is approved by 

producers as well as by processors who 

have frozen or canned cranberries 

grown within the production area 

during the representative period. The 

representative period for the conduct of 

such referendum is hereby determined 

to be September 1, 2016 through August 

31, 2017. 

The agents of the Secretary of 

Agriculture to conduct such referendum 

are designated to be Doris Jamieson and 

Christian D. Nissen, Southeast 

Marketing Field Office, Marketing Order 

and Agreement Division, Specialty 

Crops Program, AMS, USDA; 

Telephone: (863) 324–3375, Fax: (863) 

325–8793, or email: Doris.Jamieson@

ams.usda.gov or Christian.Nissen@

ams.usda.gov. respectively. 

Order Amending the Order Regulating 

the Handling of Cranberries Grown in 

the States of Massachusetts, Rhode 

Island, Connecticut, New Jersey, 

Wisconsin, Michigan, Minnesota, 

Oregon, Washington, and Long Island 

in the State of New York 1

Findings and Determinations 

The findings hereinafter set forth are 

supplementary to the findings and 

determinations which were previously 

made in connection with the issuance of 

the marketing order; and all said 

previous findings and determinations 

are hereby ratified and affirmed, except 

insofar as such findings and 

determinations may be in conflict with 

the findings and determinations set 

forth herein. 

1. The Order, as amended, and as 

hereby proposed to be further amended, 

and all of the terms and conditions 

thereof, would tend to effectuate the 

declared policy of the Act; 

2. The Order, as amended, and as 

hereby proposed to be further amended, 

regulates the handling of cranberries 

grown in the States of Massachusetts, 

Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Jersey, 

Wisconsin, Michigan, Minnesota, 

Oregon, Washington, and Long Island in 

the State of New York in the same 

manner as, and are applicable only to, 

persons in the respective classes of 

commercial and industrial activity 

specified in the Order; 

3. The Order, as amended, and as 

hereby proposed to be further amended, 

is limited in application to the smallest 

regional production area which is 

practicable, consistent with carrying out 

the declared policy of the Act, and the 

issuance of several orders applicable to 

subdivisions of the production area 

would not effectively carry out the 

declared policy of the Act; 

4. The Order, as amended, and as 

hereby proposed to be further amended, 

prescribe, insofar as practicable, such 

different terms applicable to different 

parts of the production area as are 

necessary to give due recognition to the 

differences in the production and 

marketing of cranberries produced in 

the production area; and 

5. All handling of cranberries 

produced in the production area as 

defined in the Order is in the current of 

interstate or foreign commerce or 

directly burdens, obstructs, or affects 

such commerce. 

Order Relative to Handling 

It is therefore ordered, that on and 

after the effective date hereof, all 

handling of cranberries grown in the 

States of Massachusetts, Rhode Island, 

Connecticut, New Jersey, Wisconsin, 

Michigan, Minnesota, Oregon, 

Washington, and Long Island in the 

State of New York shall be in 

conformity to, and in compliance with, 

the terms and conditions of the said 

order as hereby proposed to be amended 

as follows: 

The provisions of the proposed 

marketing order amending the Order 

contained in the proposed rule issued 

by the Administrator on April 19, 2018, 

and published in the Federal Register 

(83 FR 18460) on April 27, 2018, will be 

and are the terms and provisions of this 

order amending the Order and are set 

forth in full herein. 

List of Subjects in 7 CFR Part 929 

Cranberries, Marketing agreements, 

Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements. 

Dated: September 7, 2018. 

Bruce Summers, 

Administrator, Agricultural Marketing 

Service. 

For the reasons discussed in the 

preamble, AMS proposes to amend 7 

CFR part 929 as follows: 

PART 929—CRANBERRIES GROWN IN 

THE STATES OF MASSACHUSETTS, 

RHODE ISLAND, CONNECTICUT, NEW 

JERSEY, WISCONSIN, MICHIGAN, 

MINNESOTA, OREGON, 

WASHINGTON, AND LONG ISLAND IN 

THE STATE OF NEW YORK 

■ 1. The authority citation for 7 CFR 

part 929 continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 601–674. 

■ 2. Add § 929.43 to read as follows: 

§ 929.43 Contributions. 

The Committee may accept voluntary 

contributions to pay expenses incurred 

pursuant to § 929.45, Research and 

development. Such contributions may 

only be accepted if they are sourced 

from domestic contributors and are free 

from any encumbrances or restrictions 

on their use by the donor. The 


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Cranberry Marketing Committee shall 

retain complete control of their use. 

[FR Doc. 2018–19834 Filed 9–13–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2018–0719; Product 

Identifier 2016–NE–24–AD] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Honeywell 

International Inc. Turbofan Engines 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: We propose to supersede 

Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2017–20– 

01, which applies to certain Honeywell 

International Inc. (Honeywell) TFE731– 

20 and TFE731–40 turbofan engines. AD 

2017–20–01 requires removing the 

affected fan disk and replacing it with 

a fan disk eligible for installation. Since 

we issued AD 2017–20–01, we 

determined that some turbofan engine 

models were omitted from the 

applicability of AD 2017–20–01. This 

proposed AD would add these turbofan 

engine models to the applicability, 

remove the Honeywell TFE731–20 

turbofan engine from the applicability, 

and prohibit installation of affected fan 

disks. We are proposing this AD to 

address the unsafe condition on these 

products. 

DATES: We must receive comments on 

this proposed AD by October 29, 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 Honeywell 

International Inc., 111 S. 34th Street, 

Phoenix, AZ, 85034–2802; phone: 800– 

601–3099 (Toll Free U.S.A./Canada); 

602–365–3099 (International Direct); 

website: www.myaerospace.com; email: 

engine.reliability@honeywell.com. You 

may view this service information at the 

FAA, Engine and Propeller Standards 

Branch, 1200 District Avenue, 

Burlington, MA, 01803. For information 

on the availability of this material at the 

FAA, call (781) 238–7759. 

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– 

0719; 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: 

Joseph Costa, Aerospace Engineer, Los 

Angeles ACO Branch, FAA, 3960 

Paramount Boulevard, Lakewood, CA, 

90712–4137; phone: 562–627–5246; fax: 

562–627–5210; email: joseph.costa@

faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Comments Invited 

We invite you to send any written 

relevant data, views, or arguments about 

this proposed AD. Send your comments 

to an address listed under the 

ADDRESSES section. Include ‘‘Docket No. 

FAA–2018–0719; Product Identifier 

2016–NE–24–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 proposed AD. 

Discussion 

We issued AD 2017–20–01, 

Amendment 39–19058 (82 FR 45173, 

September 28, 2017), (‘‘AD 2017–20– 

01’’), for certain Honeywell TFE731–20 

and TFE731–40 turbofan engines with 

fan disk part number, (P/N) 3060287–2, 

and a serial number (S/N) listed in 

Table 9 of Honeywell Service Bulletin 

(SB) TFE731–72–5256, Revision 0, 

dated October 7, 2016. AD 2017–20–01 

requires removing the affected fan disk 

and replacing it with a part eligible for 

installation. AD 2017–20–01 resulted 

from two fan disks found with surface 

rollovers in the dovetail slot area. We 

issued AD 2017–20–01 to address the 

unsafe condition on these products. 

Actions Since AD 2017–20–01 Was 

Issued 

Since we issued AD 2017–20–01, we 

determined that Honeywell TFE731– 

20R, –20AR, –20BR, and TFE731–40R, 

–40AR, and –40BR turbofan engine 

models listed in Honeywell SB TFE731– 

72–5256, Revision 0, dated October 7, 

2016, were omitted from the 

applicability of AD 2017–20–01. We 

also determined that the Honeywell 

TFE731–20 turbofan engine model was 

never produced and should be removed 

from the applicability; and that affected 

fan disks, P/N 3060267–2, should be 

prohibited from installation unless they 

have ‘‘T43374’’ marked adjacent to the 

engine P/N or S/N. This proposed AD 

would add Honeywell TFE731–20R, 

–20AR, –20BR, and TFE731–40R, 

–40AR, and –40BR turbofan engine 

models to the applicability, remove the 

Honeywell TFE731–20 turbofan engine 

from the applicability, and prohibit 

installation of affected fan disks. 

Related Service Information Under 1 

CFR Part 51 

We reviewed Honeywell SB TFE731– 

72–5256, Revision 0, dated October 7, 

2016. The SB identifies affected fan 

disks by S/N and describes procedures 

for removing, inspecting, and replacing 

the affected fan disks. 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. 

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 retain 

certain requirements of AD 2017–20–01. 

This proposed AD would add 

Honeywell TFE731–20R, –20AR, –20BR, 

and TFE731–40AR, –40BR, and –40R 

turbofan engines with fan disk, P/N 

3060287–2, and a S/N listed in Table 9 

of Honeywell SB TFE731–72–5256, 

Revision 0, dated October 7, 2016. This 

proposed AD would also remove the 

Honeywell TFE731–20 turbofan engine 

from the applicability and prohibit 


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