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additional resources, and the costs 

imposed; 

—Whether existing assistance is 

meeting the needs of LEP persons; 

—Whether staff know and understand 

the LEP plan and how to implement 

it; and 

—Whether identified sources for 

assistance are still available and 

viable. 

In addition to the five elements above, 

effective plans set clear goals, 

management accountability, and 

opportunities for community input and 

planning throughout the process. 

VII. Voluntary Compliance Effort 

The goal for Title VI and Title VI 

regulatory enforcement is to achieve 

voluntary compliance. The requirement 

to provide meaningful access to LEP 

persons is enforced and implemented by 

USDA through its regulations at 7 CFR 

part 15, Departmental Regulation 4330– 

2, ‘‘Nondiscrimination in Programs and 

Activities Receiving Federal Financial 

Assistance From USDA,’’ and 

Departmental Manual 4330–1, 

‘‘Procedures for Processing 

Discrimination Complaints and 

Conducting Civil Rights Compliance 

Reviews in USDA Assisted Programs 

and Activities.’’ These documents 

contain USDA requirements and 

procedures for discrimination 

complaints processing, complaint 

investigations, compliance reviews, 

efforts to secure voluntary compliance, 

and technical assistance. 

USDA will investigate whenever it 

receives a complaint, report, or other 

information that alleges or indicates 

possible noncompliance with Title VI or 

its regulations. If the investigation 

results in a finding of compliance, 

USDA will inform the recipient in 

writing of this determination, including 

the basis for the determination. USDA 

uses voluntary mediation to resolve 

most complaints. However, if a case is 

fully investigated and results in a 

finding of noncompliance, USDA must 

inform the recipient of the 

noncompliance through a Letter of 

Findings that sets out the areas of 

noncompliance and the steps that must 

be taken to correct the noncompliance. 

It must attempt to secure voluntary 

compliance through informal means, if 

necessary. If the matter cannot be 

resolved informally, USDA must secure 

compliance through the termination of 

Federal assistance after the USDA 

recipient has been given an opportunity 

for an administrative hearing and/or by 

referring the matter to DOJ to seek 

injunctive relief or pursue other 

enforcement proceedings. USDA 

engages in voluntary compliance efforts 

and provides technical assistance to 

recipients at all stages of an 

investigation. During these efforts, 

USDA proposes reasonable timetables 

for achieving compliance and consults 

with and assists recipients in exploring 

cost-effective ways of coming into 

compliance. In determining a recipient’s 

compliance with the Title VI 

regulations, USDA’s primary concern is 

to ensure that the recipient’s policies 

and procedures provide meaningful 

access for LEP persons to the recipient’s 

programs and activities. 

While all recipients must work 

toward building systems that will 

ensure access for LEP persons, USDA 

acknowledges that the implementation 

of a comprehensive system to serve LEP 

persons is a process and that a system 

will evolve over time as it is 

implemented and periodically 

reevaluated. As recipients take 

reasonable steps to provide meaningful 

access to federally assisted programs 

and activities for LEP persons, USDA 

will look favorably on intermediate 

steps recipients take that are consistent 

with this guidance, and that, as part of 

a broader implementation plan or 

schedule, move their service delivery 

system toward providing full access to 

LEP persons. This does not excuse 

noncompliance but instead recognizes 

that full compliance in all areas of a 

recipient’s activities and for all potential 

language minority groups might 

reasonably require a series of 

implementing actions over a period of 

time. However, in developing any 

phased implementation schedule, 

USDA recipients should ensure that the 

provision of appropriate assistance for 

significant LEP populations or with 

respect to programs or activities having 

a significant impact on important 

benefits, and services, are addressed 

first. Recipients are encouraged to 

document their efforts to provide LEP 

persons with meaningful access to 

federally assisted programs and 

activities. 

VIII. Effect on State and Local Laws 

Some State and local laws might 

identify language access obligations/ 

requirements. Recipients might meet 

these obligations, as long as they do not 

conflict with or set a lower standard 

than is required under Title VI and Title 

VI regulations. Finally, as noted above, 

some recipients operate in a jurisdiction 

in which English has been declared the 

official language. Nonetheless, these 

recipients continue to be subject to 

Federal non-discrimination 

requirements, including those 

applicable to the provision of federally 

assisted benefits and services to persons 

with limited English proficiency. 

Dated: January 30, 2012. 

Thomas J. Vilsack, 

Secretary. 

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BILLING CODE 3410–9R–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Office of the Secretary 

7 CFR Part 20 

RIN 0551–AA70 

Export Sales Reporting Requirements 

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, USDA. 

ACTION: Proposed rule. 

SUMMARY: This proposed rule would add 

reporting for pork (fresh, chilled, and 

frozen box/primal cuts) and distillers 

dried grain (DDG) to the Export Sales 

Reporting Requirements. Under this 

proposed rule, all exporters of U.S. pork 

and DDG would be required to report on 

a weekly basis, information on the 

export sales of pork and DDGs to the 

Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS). 

DATES: Submit comments on or before 

May 7, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Address all comments 

concerning this proposed rule to Peter 

W. Burr, Branch Chief, Export Sales 

Reporting Branch, Import Policies and 

Export Reporting Division, Office of 

Trade Programs, Foreign Agricultural 

Service, 1400 Independence Avenue 

SW., Washington, DC 20250–1021, 

STOP 1021; or by email at 

Pete.Burr@fas.usda.gov; or by telephone 

at (202) 720–3274; or fax to (202) 720– 

0876. Persons with disabilities who 

require an alternative means for 

communication of information (Braille, 

large print, audiotape, etc.) should 

contact USDA’s Target Center at (202) 

720–2600 (voice and TDD). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Peter W. Burr, Branch Chief, Export 

Sales Reporting Branch, Import Policies 

and Export Reporting Division, Office of 

Trade Programs, Foreign Agricultural 

Service, 1400 Independence Avenue 

SW., Washington, DC 20250–1021, 

STOP 1021; or by email at 

Pete.Burr@fas.usda.gov; or by telephone 

on (202) 720–3274; or by fax (202) 720– 

0876. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

In 1973, Congress mandated an export 

sales reporting requirement to ensure 

that all parties involved in the 

production and export of U.S. grain 


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have access to up-to-date export 

information. This mandate was the 

result of huge, unanticipated, Soviet 

purchases in 1972 of U.S. wheat and 

corn that produced a sizable run-up in 

U.S. food prices and depleted U.S. 

reserve stocks. There was concern that 

large grain companies had an advantage 

in this situation because they had more 

information than the public on future 

prices and grain trade trends. Prior to 

the establishment of the export sales 

reporting system, it was difficult for the 

public to obtain information on exports 

until such commodities were actually 

shipped. 

The statutory authority for the Export 

Sales Reporting Requirements, section 

602 of the Agricultural Trade Act of 

1978, provides for the reporting of 

wheat and wheat flour, feed grains, oil 

seeds, cotton, pork, beef and products 

thereof, and other commodities that the 

Secretary of Agriculture (the Secretary) 

may designate. 

This proposed rule would add 

reporting for pork (fresh, chilled, and 

frozen box/primal cuts) and DDGs to the 

Export Sales Reporting Requirements. 

Under this proposed rule, all exporters 

of U.S. pork and DDGs would be 

required to report weekly information 

with respect to the export sales of pork 

and DDGs to the Export Sales Reporting 

Branch, Office of Trade Programs, FAS, 

United States Department of Agriculture 

(USDA). Required reportable 

information includes the quantity, 

destination, and marketing year of all 

pork and DDG export sales, changes in 

sales, and shipments per parameters 

identified in Appendix 1. A summary of 

the ‘‘U.S. Export Sales’’ report is 

published on FAS’ Web site at http:// 

www.fas.usda.gov/export-sales/ 

esrd1.html, each Thursday at 8:30 a.m., 

Eastern Time. This change would not 

alter the current reporting schedule and 

would be undertaken using existing staff 

at no additional cost to the agency. 

Adding pork and DDG to the Export 

Sales Reporting Requirements would 

provide an early indicator of export 

sales levels for U.S. pork and DDG, thus 

improving market transparency and 

enabling commodity markets to better 

adjust to changing export activity. This 

proposed rule would allow for 

information on the total volume of sales 

and shipments to be available within 2 

weeks of the export sale and shipment, 

rather than the nearly 2-month delay 

experienced under the current system 

operated by the U.S. Bureau of the 

Census, which only reports actual 

exports. 

Executive Order 12866 

The proposed rule has been 

determined to be significant under 

Executive Order 12866 and has been 

reviewed by the Office of Management 

and Budget. 

Regulatory Flexibility Act 

The Regulatory Flexibility Act 

ensures that regulatory and information 

requirements are tailored to the size and 

nature of small businesses, small 

organizations, and small governmental 

jurisdictions. This proposed rule will 

not have a significant economic impact 

on small businesses. 

Executive Order 12372 

Executive Order 12372, 

‘‘Intergovernmental Review of Federal 

Programs,’’ requires consultation with 

state and local officials. The objectives 

of the Executive Order are to foster an 

intergovernmental partnership and a 

strengthened federalism, by relying on 

state and local processes for state and 

local government coordination and 

review of proposed federal financial 

assistance and direct federal 

development. This rule neither provides 

federal financial assistance nor direct 

federal development; it does not provide 

either grants or cooperative agreements. 

Therefore this program is not subject to 

Executive Order 12372. 

Executive Order 12988 

This proposed rule has been reviewed 

under Executive Order 12988. The 

provisions of this proposed rule would 

not have a preemptive effect with 

respect to any state or local laws, 

regulations, or policies which conflict 

with such provision or which otherwise 

impede their full implementation. The 

proposed rule would not have a 

retroactive effect. Before any judicial 

action may be brought forward 

regarding this proposed rule, all 

administrative remedies must be 

exhausted. 

Executive Order 13132 

The policies contained in this rule 

would not have any substantial direct 

effect on 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. Nor 

would this rule impose substantial 

direct compliance costs on state and 

local governments. Therefore, 

consultation with the states is not 

required. 

Executive Order 13175 

This rule has been reviewed for 

compliance with Executive Order 

13175, ‘‘Consultation and Coordination 

with Indian Tribal Governments.’’ This 

Executive Order imposes requirements 

on the development of regulatory 

policies that have Tribal implications or 

preempt tribal laws. The policies 

contained in this rule do not preempt 

Tribal law. 

National Environmental Policy Act 

The Administrator has determined 

that this action will not have a 

significant effect on the quality of the 

human environment. Therefore, neither 

an Environmental Assessment nor an 

Environmental Impact Statement is 

necessary for this proposed rule. 

Unfunded Mandates Reform Act 

(Pub. L. 104–4) 

Public Law 104–4 requires 

consultation with state and local 

officials and Indian tribal governments. 

This proposed rule does not impose an 

unfunded mandate or any other 

requirement on state, local, or tribal 

governments. Accordingly, these 

requirements are not subject to the 

provisions of the Unfunded Mandates 

Reform Act. 

Executive Order 12630 

This Order requires careful evaluation 

of governmental actions that interfere 

with constitutionally protected property 

rights. This proposed rule would not 

interfere with any property rights and, 

therefore, does not need to be evaluated 

on the basis of the criteria outlined in 

Executive Order 12630. 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

In accordance with the Paperwork 

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

Chapter 35), the Secretary is requesting 

comments from all interested 

individuals and organizations on a 

proposed revision to the currently 

approved information collection for this 

program. This revision includes the 

proposed change in information 

collection activities related to the 

regulatory changes in this proposed 

rule. 

Comment Date 

Comments on this information 

collection must be received by May 7, 

2012 to be assured of consideration. 

Additional Information or Comments 

Peter W. Burr, Office of Trade 

Programs/Import Policies and Export 

Reporting Division/Export Sales 

Reporting Branch, FAS, USDA, 1400 

Independence Avenue, Stop 1025, SW., 

Washington, DC 20520–1025; or by 

email at: esr@fas.usda.gov; or to the 

Desk Officer for Agriculture, Office of 


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Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Office of Management and Budget, 

Washington, DC 20503. 

Title: Export Sales (Reporting 

Program) of U.S. Agricultural 

Commodities. 

OMB Number: 0551–0007. 

Expiration Date of Approval: January 

31, 2014. 

Type of Request: Revision of a 

currently approved information 

collection. 

Abstract: Section 602 of the 

Agricultural Trade Act of 1978, as 

amended, (7 U.S.C. 5712) requires the 

reporting of information pertaining to 

contracts for export sale of certain 

specified agricultural commodities and 

other commodities that may be 

designated by the Secretary. The 

Secretary of Agriculture has the 

authority to add other commodities to 

this list. This proposed rule would add 

reporting for pork and DDGs to the 

Export Sales Reporting Requirements. 

Regulations at 7 CFR part 20 implement 

the reporting requirements, and 

prescribe a system for reporting 

information pertaining to contracts for 

export sales. 

USDA’s Export Sales Reporting 

System was created after the large 

unexpected purchase of U.S. wheat and 

corn by the Soviet Union in 1972. To 

make sure that all parties involved in 

the production and export of U.S. grain 

have access to up-to-date export 

information, the U.S. Congress 

mandated an export sales reporting 

requirement in 1973. Prior to the 

establishment of the Export Sales 

Reporting System, it was difficult for the 

public to obtain information on export 

sales activity until the actual shipments 

had taken place. 

Estimate of Burden: The average 

burden, including the time for 

reviewing instructions, gathering data 

needed, completing forms, and record 

keeping is estimated to be 30 minutes. 

Respondents: All exporters of wheat 

and wheat flour, feed grains, oilseeds, 

cotton, rice, cattle hides and skins, beef, 

pork, and any products thereof, and 

other commodities that the Secretary 

may designate as produced in the 

United States. 

Estimated number of respondents: 

360. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 252.37. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 45,427. 

Requests for Comments: Send 

comments regarding (a) whether the 

proposed collection of information is 

necessary for the proper performance of 

the functions of the agency, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

proposed collection of information; (c) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on those who are to respond, including 

through the use of automated, 

electronic, mechanical, or other 

technological collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

Persons with disabilities who require 

an alternative means of communication 

of information (Braille, large print, 

audiotape, etc.) should contact USDA’s 

Target Center at (202) 720–2600 (voice 

and TDD). All responses to this notice 

will be summarized and included in the 

request for OMB approval. All 

comments also will become a matter of 

public record. 

E-Government Act Compliance 

FAS is committed to compliance with 

the E-Government Act, which requires 

Government agencies, in general, to 

provide the public the option of 

submitting information or transacting 

business electronically to the maximum 

extent possible. 

List of Subjects in 7 CFR Part 20 

Agricultural commodities, Exports, 

Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements. 

Accordingly, for the reasons set forth 

in the preamble, 7 CFR part 20 is 

proposed to be amended as follows: 

PART 20—EXPORT SALES 

REPORTING REQUIREMENTS 

1. The authority citation for part 20 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 5712. 

2. Section 20.4 is amended by revising 

paragraph (c) to read as follows: 

§ 20.4 Definitions. 

* * * * * 

(c) Commodity. Wheat and wheat 

flour, feed grains, oilseeds, cotton, rice, 

cattle hides and skins, beef, pork, and 

any products thereof, and any other 

agricultural commodity the Secretary 

may designate. ‘‘Commodity’’ shall also 

mean a commodity having identifying 

characteristics as described in any 

announcement issued pursuant to § 20.5 

such as class(es) of wheat and rice, or 

staple length(s) of cotton. Mixed wheat 

shall be considered to be the 

predominant wheat class of the blend. 

This definition excludes commodities to 

be used for seed which have been 

treated in such a manner that their use 

is limited to seed for planting purposes 

or on which a certificate has been issued 

by a recognized seed testing laboratory 

setting forth variety, germination, and 

purity. 

* * * * * 

3. Appendix 1 to part 20 is revised to 

read as follows: 

Appendix 1 to Part 20—Commodities 

Subject to Reporting, Units of Measure 

to be Used in Reporting, and Beginning 

and Ending Dates of Marketing Years 

Commodity to be reported Unit of measure to be 

used in reporting 

Beginning of 

marketing year 

End of 

marketing 

year 

Wheat—Hard red winter .................................................................................... Metric Tons ..................... June 1 ............................. May 31. 

Wheat—Soft red winter ..................................................................................... Metric Tons ..................... June 1 ............................. May 31. 

Wheat—Hard red Spring ................................................................................... Metric Tons ..................... June 1 ............................. May 31. 

Wheat—White (incl. Hard and soft white) ......................................................... Metric Tons ..................... June 1 ............................. May 31. 

Wheat—Durum .................................................................................................. Metric Tons ..................... June 1 ............................. May 31. 

Wheat—Products—All wheat flours (including clears) bulgur, semolina, farina, and rolled, cracked and crushed wheat.Metric Tons ..................... June 1 ............................. May 31. 

Barley—Unmilled (including feed and hull-less waxy barley) ........................... Metric Tons ..................... June 1 ............................. May 31. 

Corn—Unmilled (including waxy, cracked—if 50% whole kernels) .................. Metric Tons ..................... Sept. 1 ............................ Aug. 31. 

Distillers Dried Grain .......................................................................................... Metric Tons ..................... Sept. 1 ............................ Aug. 31. 

Rye—Unmilled ................................................................................................... Metric Tons ..................... June 1 ............................. May 31. 

Oats—Unmilled .................................................................................................. Metric Tons ..................... June 1 ............................. May 31. 

Grain Sorghum—Unmilled ................................................................................. Metric Tons ..................... Sept. 1 ............................ Aug. 31. 

Soybeans ........................................................................................................... Metric Tons ..................... Sept. 1 ............................ Aug. 31. 

Soybean Cake and Meal ................................................................................... Metric Tons ..................... Oct. 1 .............................. Sept. 30. 


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Commodity to be reported Unit of measure to be 

used in reporting 

Beginning of 

marketing year 

End of 

marketing 

year 

Soybean Oil—including: Crude (including degummed), once refined, soybean 

salad oil (including refined and further processed by bleaching, deodorizing or winterizing), hydro-genated, packaged oil.

Metric Tons ..................... Oct. 1 .............................. Sept. 30. 

Flaxseed ............................................................................................................ Metric Tons ..................... June 1 ............................. May 31. 

Linseed Oil—including raw, boiled .................................................................... Metric Tons ..................... June 1 ............................. May 31. 

Cottonseed ......................................................................................................... Metric Tons ..................... Aug. 1 ............................. July 31. 

Cottonseed Cake and Meal ............................................................................... Metric Tons ..................... Oct. 1 .............................. Sept. 30. 

Cottonseed Oil—including crude, once refined, cottonseed salad oil (refined 

and further processed by bleaching, deodorizing or winterizing), hydrogenated.

Metric Tons ..................... Oct. 1 .............................. Sept. 30. 

Sunflowerseed Oil—crude, once refined, sunflowerseed salad oil (refined 

and further processed by bleaching, deodorizing or winterizing), hydrogenated.

Metric Tons ..................... Oct. 1 .............................. Sept. 30. 

Cotton—American Pima—Raw, extra long staple ............................................ Running Bales ................ Aug. 1 ............................. July 31. 

Cotton—Upland—Raw, staple length 11⁄16 inches and over ............................ Running Bales ................ Aug. 1 ............................. July 31. 

Cotton—Upland—Raw, staple length 1 inch up to 11⁄16 inches ....................... Running Bales ................ Aug. 1 ............................. July 31. 

Cotton—Upland—Raw, staple length under 1 inch .......................................... Running Bales ................ Aug. 1 ............................. July 31. 

Rice—Long grain, rough (including parboiled) .................................................. Metric Tons ..................... Aug. 1 ............................. July 31. 

Rice—Medium, short and other classes, rough (including parboiled) .............. Metric Tons ..................... Aug. 1 ............................. July 31. 

Rice—Long grain, brown (including parboiled) ................................................. Metric Tons ..................... Aug. 1 ............................. July 31. 

Rice—Medium, short and other classes, brown (including parboiled) .............. Metric Tons ..................... Aug. 1 ............................. July 31. 

Rice—Long grain, milled (including parboiled) .................................................. Metric Tons ..................... Aug. 1 ............................. July 31. 

Rice—Medium, short and other classes, milled (including parboiled, brewer’s 

rice).

Metric Tons ..................... Aug. 1 ............................. July 31. 

Cattle Hides and Skins—Whole cattle hides, (excluding wet blues) ................ Pieces ............................. Jan. 1 .............................. Dec. 31. 

Cattle Hides and Skins—Whole calf skins (excluding wet blues) ..................... Pieces ............................. Jan. 1 .............................. Dec. 31. 

Cattle Hides and Skins—Whole kip skins, (excluding wet blues) ..................... Pieces ............................. Jan. 1 .............................. Dec. 31. 

Cattle Hides and Skins—Cattle, calf, and kip cut into croupons, crops, 

dossets, sides, butts and butt bend (hide equivalent) (excluding wet blues).

Number ........................... Jan. 1 .............................. Dec. 31. 

Cattle Hides and Skins—Cattle, calf and kip, in cuts not otherwise specified; 

pickled/limed (excluding wet blues).

Pounds ............................ Jan. 1 .............................. Dec. 31. 

Cattle, calf and kip, Wet blues—unsplit (whole or sided) hide equivalent ........ Number ........................... Jan. 1 .............................. Dec. 31. 

Cattle, calf and kip, Wet blues—grain splits (whole or sided) hide equivalent Number ........................... Jan. 1 .............................. Dec. 31. 

Cattle, calf and kip, Wet blues—splits, (excluding grain splits) ........................ Pounds ............................ Jan. 1 .............................. Dec. 31. 

Beef—fresh, chilled or frozen muscle cuts/whether or not boxed .................... Metric tons ...................... Jan. 1 .............................. Dec. 31. 

Pork—fresh, chilled or frozen muscle cuts/whether or not boxed .................... Metric tons ...................... Jan. 1 .............................. Dec. 31. 

Dated: January 10, 2012. 

Suzanne E. Heinen, 

Acting Administrator, Foreign Agricultural 

Service. 

[FR Doc. 2012–5486 Filed 3–7–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–10–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2012–0221; Directorate 

Identifier 2010–SW–082–AD] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Spectrolab 

Nightsun XP Searchlight 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: We propose to adopt a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for a 

certain Spectrolab Nightsun XP 

Searchlight Assembly (searchlight) 

installed on, but not limited to, Agusta 

S.p.A. (Agusta) Model AB139 and 

Model AW139 helicopters, Sikorsky 

Aircraft Corporation (Sikorsky) Model 

S–92A helicopters, and Eurocopter 

Deutschland GmbH (Eurocopter) Model 

EC135 and Model MBB–BK 117 C–2 

helicopters. This proposed AD would 

require, before further flight, inserting 

information into the Normal Procedures 

section of the Rotorcraft Flight Manual 

(RFM), a daily check of the searchlight, 

and at a specified time interval or if you 

find certain conditions, modifying any 

affected searchlight gimbal assembly. 

This proposed AD is prompted by a 

report of a searchlight vibrating and an 

investigation that revealed that the 

gimbal azimuth top nut was loose. A 

loose nut, if not detected and corrected, 

could result in a gap between the rubber 

edging of the top shroud and the gimbal 

frame, leading to degredation of 

pointing accuracy and stability 

performance of the searchlight, and 

excessive vibration. If the nut were to 

entirely disengage, the searchlight could 

disconnect partially or totally from the 

helicopter, resulting in damage to the 

helicopter and injury to persons on the 

ground. 

DATES: We must receive comments on 

this proposed AD by May 7, 2012. 

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 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 proposed 

AD, the economic evaluation, any 


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