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to the manager of the ACO, send it to the 

attention of the person identified in 

paragraph (j)(1) of this AD. 

(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 

(1) For more information about this AD, 

contact David Enns, Aerospace Engineer, 

Wichita ACO, FAA, 1801 S. Airport Road, 

Room 100, Wichita, Kansas 67209; phone: 

(316) 946–4147; fax: (316) 946–4107; email: 

david.enns@faa.gov. 

(2) For service information identified in 

this AD, contact B/E Aerospace, Inc., 10800 

Pflumm Road, Commercial Aircraft Products 

Group, Lenexa, Kansas 66215; telephone: 

(913) 338–9800; fax: (913) 338–8419; 

Internet: www.beaerospace.com. You may 

review this referenced service information at 

the FAA, Small Airplane Directorate, 901 

Locust, Kansas City, Missouri 64106. For 

information on the availability of this 

material at the FAA, call (816) 329–4148. 

Issued in Kansas City, Missouri, on January 

6, 2016. 

Kelly Broadway, 

Acting Manager, Small Airplane Directorate, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2016–00374 Filed 1–14–16; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2016–0068; Directorate 

Identifier 2015–CE–037–AD] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; SOCATA 

Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: We propose to adopt a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for 

SOCATA Models MS 880B, MS 885, MS 

892A–150, MS 892E–150, MS 893A, MS 

893E, MS 894A, MS 894E, Rallye 100S, 

Rallye 150ST, Rallye 150T, Rallye 235E, 

and Rallye 235C airplanes that would 

supersede AD 92–06–10. This proposed 

AD results from mandatory continuing 

airworthiness information (MCAI) 

originated by an aviation authority of 

another country to identify and correct 

an unsafe condition on an aviation 

product. The MCAI describes the unsafe 

condition as fatigue failure of the nose 

landing gear wheel axle. We are issuing 

this proposed AD to require actions to 

address the unsafe condition on these 

products. 

DATES: We must receive comments on 

this proposed AD by February 29, 2016. 

ADDRESSES: You may send comments 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: U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations, 

M–30, West Building Ground Floor, 

Room W12–140, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590, 

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

through Friday, except Federal holidays. 

For service information identified in 

this proposed AD, contact SOCATA, 

Direction des services, 65921 Tarbes 

Cedex 9, France; phone: +33 (0) 5 62 41 

73 00; fax: +33 (0) 5 62 41 76 54; email: 

info@socata.daher.com; Internet: http:// 

www.tbm.aero/. For the United States, 

contact SOCATA NORTH AMERICA, 

North Perry Airport, 601 NE 10 Street, 

Pompano Beach, Florida 33060; phone: 

(954) 366–3331; Internet: http://

www.socatanorthamerica.com/

default.htm. You may review copies of 

the referenced service information at the 

FAA, Small Airplane Directorate, 901 

Locust, Kansas City, Missouri 64106. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Albert Mercado, Aerospace Engineer, 

FAA, Small Airplane Directorate, 901 

Locust, Room 301, Kansas City, 

Missouri 64106; telephone: (816) 329– 

4119; fax: (816) 329–4090; email: 

albert.mercado@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–2016–0068; Directorate Identifier 

2015–CE–037–AD’’ at the beginning of 

your comments. We specifically invite 

comments on the overall regulatory, 

economic, environmental, and energy 

aspects of this proposed AD. We will 

consider all comments received by the 

closing date and may amend this 

proposed AD because of those 

comments. 

We will post all comments we 

receive, without change, to http://

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 

On February 25, 1992, we issued AD 

92–06–10, Amendment 39–8190 (57 FR 

8063; March 6, 1992) (‘‘92–06–10’’). 

That AD required actions intended to 

address an unsafe condition on 

SOCATA Models MS 880B, MS 885, MS 

894A, MS 893A, MS 892A–150, MS 

892E–150, MS 893E, MS 894E, Rallye 

100S, Rallye 150T, Rallye 150ST, Rallye 

235E, and Rallye 235C airplanes and 

was based on mandatory continuing 

airworthiness information (MCAI) 

originated by an aviation authority of 

another country. 

Since we issued AD 92–06–10, new 

findings led to an adjustment of the 

inspection intervals. 

The European Aviation Safety Agency 

(EASA), which is the Technical Agent 

for the Member States of the European 

Community, has issued EASA AD 2015– 

0203, dated October 7, 2015 (referred to 

after this as ‘‘the MCAI’’), to correct an 

unsafe condition for the specified 

products. The MCAI states: 

A nose landing gear (NLG) wheel axle 

rupture occurred in service. The results of 

the technical investigation revealed that this 

failure was due to premature wear. 

This condition, if not detected and 

corrected, could lead to cracks in the axle 

and detachment of axle and wheel, possibly 

resulting in failure of the NLG with 

consequent damage to the aeroplane and 

injury to occupants. 

To address this potential unsafe condition, 

DGAC France issued AD 91–163(A) (later 

revised twice) to require repetitive detailed 

inspections (DET) of the NLG wheel axle and 

replacement of the NLG wheel axle 

attachment screws in accordance with the 

instructions of SOCATA Service Bulletin 

(SB) 150–32. 

Since DGAC France AD 91–163(A)R2 was 

issued, new findings led to an adjustment of 

the inspection interval. Consequently, 

SOCATA issued SB 150–32, now at Revision 

3. 

For the reasons described above, this new 

AD retains the requirements of the DGAC 

France AD 91–163(A)R2, which is 

superseded, but requires these actions to be 

accomplished within reduced intervals. 

You may examine the MCAI on the 

Internet at http://www.regulations.gov 

by searching for and locating Docket No. 

FAA–2016–0068. 

Related Service Information Under 

1 CFR Part 51 

SOCATA has issued Daher-Socata 

Mandatory Service Bulletin SB 150–32, 

Revision 3, dated September 2015. The 

service bulletin describes procedures for 

inspection of the nose gear wheel axle. 

This service information is reasonably 

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have access to it through their normal 

course of business or by the means 

identified in the ADDRESSES section of 

this NPRM. 

FAA’s Determination and Requirements 

of the Proposed AD 

This product has been approved by 

the aviation authority of another 

country, and is approved for operation 

in the United States. Pursuant to our 

bilateral agreement with this State of 

Design Authority, they have notified us 

of the unsafe condition described in the 

MCAI and service information 

referenced above. We are proposing this 

AD because we evaluated all 

information and determined the unsafe 

condition exists and is likely to exist or 

develop on other products of the same 

type design. 

Costs of Compliance 

We estimate that this proposed AD 

will affect 77 products of U.S. registry. 

We also estimate that it would take 

about 10 work-hours per product to 

comply with the basic requirements of 

this proposed AD. The average labor 

rate is $85 per work-hour. Required 

parts would cost about $500 per 

product. 

Based on these figures, we estimate 

the cost of the proposed AD on U.S. 

operators to be $103,950, or $1,350 per 

product. 

In addition, we estimate that any 

necessary follow-on actions would take 

about 3 work-hours and require parts 

costing $1,450, for a cost of $1,705 per 

product. We have no way of 

determining the number of products 

that may need these actions. 

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. 

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 

removing Amendment 39–8190 (57 FR 

8063; March 6, 1992), and adding the 

following new AD: 

SOCATA: Docket No. FAA–2016–0068; 

Directorate Identifier 2015–CE–037–AD. 

(a) Comments Due Date 

We must receive comments by February 

29, 2016. 

(b) Affected ADs 

This AD supersedes AD 92–06–10 

Amendment 39–8190 (57 FR 8063; March 6, 

1992) (‘‘AD 92–06–10’’). 

(c) Applicability 

This AD applies to SOCATA Models MS 

880B, MS 885, MS 892A–150, MS 892E–150, 

MS 893A, MS 893E, MS 894A, MS 894E, 

Rallye 100S, Rallye 150ST, Rallye 150T, 

Rallye 235E, and Rallye 235C airplanes, all 

serial numbers, certificated in any category. 

(d) Subject 

Air Transport Association of America 

(ATA) Code 32: Landing Gear. 

(e) Reason 

This AD was prompted by mandatory 

continuing airworthiness information (MCAI) 

originated by an aviation authority of another 

country to identify and correct an unsafe 

condition on an aviation product. The MCAI 

describes the unsafe condition as fatigue 

failure of the nose landing gear wheel axle. 

We are issuing this proposed AD to detect 

and correct chafing and cracking of the nose 

gear wheel axle, which could lead to failure 

of the nose landing gear with consequent 

damage to the airplane and/or occupants. 

(f) Actions and Compliance 

Unless already done, do the following 

actions in paragraphs (f)(1) through (f)(5) of 

this AD, including all subparagraphs. 

(1) Do a detailed visual inspection of the 

intersection between the axle radius and the 

nose landing gear fork area for chafing at 

whichever occurs later in paragraph (f)(1)(i) 

or (f)(1)(ii) of this AD and repetitively 

thereafter at intervals not to exceed 200 hours 

time-in-service (TIS) following Daher-Socata 

Mandatory Service Bulletin SB 150–32, 

Revision 3, dated September 2015: 

(i) Upon accumulating 200 hours TIS since 

the airplane’s first flight or 200 hours TIS 

since the last inspection required by AD 92– 

06–10; or 

(ii) Within the next 50 hours TIS after the 

effective date of this AD or within 500 hours 

TIS since the last inspection required by AD 

92–06–10, whichever occurs first. 

(2) Do a dye penetrant inspection on the 

nose wheel axle for cracks, distortion, and 

nicks or wear at whichever occurs later in 

paragraph (f)(2)(i) or (f)(2)(ii) of this AD and 

repetitively thereafter at intervals not to 

exceed 200 hours time-in-service (TIS) 

following Daher-Socata Mandatory Service 

Bulletin SB 150–32, Revision 3, dated 

September 2015: 

(i) Upon accumulating 200 hours TIS since 

the airplane’s first flight or 200 hours TIS 

since the last inspection required by AD 92– 

06–10; or 

(ii) Within the next 50 hours TIS after the 

effective date of this AD or within 500 hours 

TIS since the last inspection required by AD 

92–06–10, whichever occurs first. 

(3) If any cracks or damage is found in any 

inspection required by paragraphs (f)(1) or 

(f)(2) in this AD, contact SOCATA for FAAapproved repair or replacement instructions 

approved specifically for this AD and, before 

further flight, implement those instructions. 

Use the contact information found in 

paragraph (i) of this AD to contact SOCATA. 

(4) Replace the nose landing gear wheel 

axle attachment screws with new screws at 

whichever occurs later in paragraph (f)(4)(i) 

or (f)(4)(ii) of this AD following Daher-Socata 

Mandatory Service Bulletin SB 150–32, 

Revision 3, dated September 2015: 

(i) Upon accumulating 2,000 hours TIS 

since airplane’s first flight or 2,000 hours TIS 

since last nose landing gear wheel 

attachment screw replacement with new 

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(ii) Within 50 hours TIS since April 17, 

1992 (the effective date retained from AD 92– 

06–10). 

(5) After the effective date of this AD, a 

used nose landing gear or a used nose 

landing gear wheel axle may be installed 

provided it has been inspected and found 

free of cracks and/or damage and the nose 

landing gear wheel axle attachment screws 

have been replaced with new screws as 

specified in paragraphs (f)(1), (f)(2), and (f)(4) 

of this AD. 

(g) Credit for Actions Accomplished in 

Accordance With Previous Service 

Information 

This AD allows credit for the inspections 

required in paragraph (f)(1) and (f)(2) of this 

AD, if done before the effective date of this 

AD, following Daher-Socata Mandatory 

Service Bulletin SB 150–32, Revision 2, 

dated January 1994. 

(h) Other FAA AD Provisions 

The following provisions also apply to this 

AD: 

(1) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs): The Manager, Standards Office, 

FAA, has the authority to approve AMOCs 

for this AD, if requested using the procedures 

found in 14 CFR 39.19. Send information to 

ATTN: Albert Mercado, Aerospace Engineer, 

FAA, Small Airplane Directorate, 901 Locust, 

Room 301, Kansas City, Missouri 64106; 

telephone: (816) 329–4119; fax: (816) 329– 

4090; email: albert.mercado@faa.gov. Before 

using any approved AMOC on any airplane 

to which the AMOC applies, notify your 

appropriate principal inspector (PI) in the 

FAA Flight Standards District Office (FSDO), 

or lacking a PI, your local FSDO. 

(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 FAAapproved 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. 

(i) Related Information 

Refer to MCAI European Aviation Safety 

Agency (EASA) AD 2015–0203, dated 

October 7, 2015; and Daher-Socata 

Mandatory Service Bulletin SB 150–32, 

Revision 2, dated January 1994, for related 

information. You may examine the MCAI on 

the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov by 

searching for and locating Docket No. FAA– 

2016–0068. For service information related to 

this AD, contact SOCATA, Direction des 

services, 65921 Tarbes Cedex 9, France; 

phone: +33 (0) 5 62 41 73 00; fax: +33 (0) 5 

62 41 76 54; email: info@socata.daher.com; 

Internet: http://www.tbm.aero/. For the 

United States, contact SOCATA NORTH 

AMERICA, North Perry Airport, 601 NE 10 

Street, Pompano Beach, Florida 33060; 

phone: (954) 366–3331; Internet: http://

www.socatanorthamerica.com/default.htm. 

You may review copies of the referenced 

service information at the FAA, Small 

Airplane Directorate, 901 Locust, Kansas 

City, Missouri 64106. For information on the 

availability of this material at the FAA, call 

(816) 329–4148. 

Issued in Kansas City, Missouri, on January 

5, 2016. 

Kelly Broadway, 

Acting Manager, Small Airplane Directorate, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2016–00320 Filed 1–14–16; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 52 

[EPA–R09–OAR–2012–959; FRL–9941–14– 

Region 9] 

Revisions to the California State 

Implementation Plan, Sacramento 

Metropolitan Air Quality Management 

District 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Proposed rule. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) is proposing a partial 

approval and partial disapproval of 

revisions to the Sacramento 

Metropolitan (Metro) Air Quality 

Management District (SMAQMD or 

District) portion of the California State 

Implementation Plan (SIP). These 

revisions concern the District’s 

demonstration regarding Reasonably 

Available Control Technology (RACT) 

requirements for the 1997 8-hour ozone 

National Ambient Air Quality Standard 

(NAAQS). We are proposing action on a 

local SIP revision under the Clean Air 

Act (CAA or the Act). We are taking 

comments on this proposal and plan to 

follow with a final action. 

DATES: Any comments must arrive by 

February 16, 2016. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by Docket ID No. EPA–R09– 

OAR–2012–959 at http://

www.regulations.gov, or via email to 

Steckel.Andrew@epa.gov. For comments 

submitted at Regulations.gov, follow the 

online instructions for submitting 

comments. Once submitted, comments 

cannot be edited or removed from 

Regulations.gov. For either manner of 

submission, the EPA may publish any 

comment received to its public docket. 

Do not submit electronically any 

information you consider to be 

Confidential Business Information (CBI) 

or other information whose disclosure is 

restricted by statute. Multimedia 

submissions (audio, video, etc.) must be 

accompanied by a written comment. 

The written comment is considered the 

official comment and should include 

discussion of all points you wish to 

make. The EPA will generally not 

consider comments or comment 

contents located outside of the primary 

submission (i.e., on the web, cloud, or 

other file sharing system). For 

additional submission methods, please 

contact the person identified in the FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section. 

For the full EPA public comment policy, 

information about CBI or multimedia 

submissions, and general guidance on 

making effective comments, please visit 

http://www2.epa.gov/dockets/

commenting-epa-dockets. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Stanley Tong, EPA Region IX, (415) 

947–4122, tong.stanley@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Throughout this document, ‘‘we,’’ ‘‘us’’ 

and ‘‘our’’ refer to the EPA. 

Table of Contents 

I. The State’s Submittal 

A. What documents did the State submit? 

B. Are there other versions of these 

documents? 

C. What is the purpose of the RACT SIP 

submissions? 

II. The EPA’s Evaluation and Proposed 

Action 

A. How is the EPA evaluating the RACT 

SIP submissions? 

B. Do the RACT SIP submissions meet the 

evaluation criteria? 

C. What are the RACT deficiencies? 

D. EPA Recommendations To Further 

Improve the RACT SIP. 

E. Proposed Action and Public Comment 

III. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews 

I. The State’s Submittal 

A. What documents did the State 

submit? 

Table 1 lists the documents addressed 

by this proposal with the dates that they 

were adopted by the local air agency 

and submitted to the EPA by the 

California Air Resources Board (CARB). 

TABLE 1—SUBMITTED DOCUMENTS

Local agency Document Adopted Submitted 

SMAQMD ......... Reasonably Available Control Technology (RACT) as Applicable to the 8-Hour Ozone 

Standard, dated October 26, 2006 (‘‘2006 RACT SIP’’).

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