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Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553, it is also 

found and determined upon good cause 

that it is impracticable, unnecessary, 

and contrary to the public interest to 

give preliminary notice prior to putting 

this rule into effect and that good cause 

exists for not postponing the effective 

date of this rule until 30 days after 

publication in the Federal Register 

because: (1) This rule increases the 

quantity of Scotch spearmint oil that 

may be marketed during the marketing 

year, which ends on May 31, 2012; (2) 

the current quantity of Scotch spearmint 

oil may be inadequate to meet demand 

for the 2011–2012 marketing year, thus 

making the additional oil available as 

soon as is practicable will be beneficial 

to both handlers and producers; (3) the 

Committee recommended these changes 

at a public meeting and interested 

parties had an opportunity to provide 

input; and (4) this rule provides a 

60-day comment period and any 

comments received will be considered 

prior to finalization of this rule. 

List of Subjects in 7 CFR Part 985 

Marketing agreements, Oils and fats, 

Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements, Spearmint oil. 

For the reasons set forth in the 

preamble, 7 CFR part 985 is amended as 

follows: 

PART 985—MARKETING ORDER 

REGULATING THE HANDLING OF 

SPEARMINT OIL PRODUCED IN THE 

FAR WEST 

■ 1. The authority citation for 7 CFR 

part 985 continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 601–674. 

■ 2. In § 985.230, paragraph (a) is 

revised to read as follows: 

[Note: This section will not appear in 

the annual Code of Federal Regulations.] 

§ 985.230 Salable quantities and allotment 

percentages—2011–2012 marketing year. 

* * * * * 

(a) Class 1 (Scotch) oil—a salable 

quantity of 876,596 pounds and an 

allotment percentage of 43 percent. 

* * * * * 

Dated: April 4, 2012. 

Robert C. Keeney, 

Acting Administrator, Agricultural Marketing 

Service. 

[FR Doc. 2012–8531 Filed 4–9–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2012–0333; Directorate 

Identifier 2011–NM–085–AD; Amendment 

39–17011; AD 2012–07–05] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Fokker 

Services B.V. Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Final rule; request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: We are adopting a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for certain 

Fokker Services B.V. Model F.27 Mark 

050 airplanes. This proposed AD would 

require performing a low frequency 

eddy current inspection for cracks of the 

lap joint of the rear fuselage, and repair 

if necessary. This AD was prompted by 

reports of cracking in the fuselage lap 

joint. We are issuing this AD to detect 

and correct exponential crack growth, 

which could lead to failure of the lap 

joint over a certain length and 

consequent in-flight decompression of 

the airplane. 

DATES: This AD becomes effective April 

25, 2012. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of the service information listed in the 

AD as of April 25, 2012. 

We must receive comments on this 

AD by May 25, 2012. 

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, 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 AD, the regulatory 

evaluation, any comments received, and 

other information. The street address for 

the Docket Operations office (telephone 

(800) 647–5527) is in the ADDRESSES

section. Comments will be available in 

the AD docket shortly after receipt. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tom 

Rodriguez, Aerospace Engineer, 

International Branch, ANM–116, 

Transport Airplane Directorate, FAA, 

1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, 

Washington 98057–3356; telephone 

(425) 227–1137; fax (425) 227–1149. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Discussion 

The European Aviation Safety Agency 

(EASA), which is the Technical Agent 

for the Member States of the European 

Community, has issued EASA 

Airworthiness Directive 2011–0064, 

dated April 7, 2011 (referred to after this 

as ‘‘the MCAI’’), to correct an unsafe 

condition for the specified products. 

The MCAI states: 

One operator reported a clearly visible 

crack in a fuselage lap joint, just forward of 

the ice protection plate in the forward 

fuselage. During a subsequent review of 

fatigue lives of lap joints in general, a critical 

location was found at a skin cut-out for a 

water service panel in the rear fuselage. 

Analysis by Fokker Services shows that at 

this specific location, due to the high local 

loads, cracks can occur from about 47,000 

flight cycles (FC) in the inner skin. The outer 

skin will cover a crack in the inner skin and 

a crack will therefore not be visible. 

This condition, if not detected and 

corrected, can result in an exponential crack 

growth rate, possibly leading to failure of the 

lap joint over a certain length and consequent 

in-flight decompression of the aeroplane. 

For the reasons described above, this 

[EASA] AD requires a one-time lowfrequency eddy current inspection of the lap 

joint for cracks and, depending on findings, 

repair of the lap-joint. This [EASA] AD also 

requires sending an inspection report (even 

when no cracks are found) to the TC [type 

certificate] holder to confirm the selected 

inspection threshold for aeroplanes that have 

not yet accumulated 45,000 FC, as well as the 

inspection interval. The repetitive inspection 

task will be introduced in a future revision 

of the Fokker 50/60 Maintenance Review 

Board (MRB) Document. 

Repair of the lap joint constitutes 

terminating action for the repetitive 

inspections. In addition, the terminating 

action can also be applied before the initial 

inspection is required, thereby preventing the 

need for inspection altogether. 

You may obtain further information by 

examining the MCAI in the AD docket. 

Relevant Service Information 

Fokker Services B.V. has issued 

Service Bulletin SBF50–53–061, dated 

January 13, 2011; and Service Bulletin 


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SBF50–53–062, dated January 13, 2011. 

The actions described in this service 

information are intended to correct the 

unsafe condition identified in the 

MCAI. 

FAA’s Determination and Requirements 

of This 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 the State of 

Design Authority, we have been notified 

of the unsafe condition described in the 

MCAI and service information 

referenced above. We are issuing this 

AD because we evaluated all pertinent 

information and determined the unsafe 

condition exists and is likely to exist or 

develop on other products of the same 

type design. 

There are no products of this type 

currently registered in the United States. 

However, this rule is necessary to 

ensure that the described unsafe 

condition is addressed if any of these 

products are placed on the U.S. Register 

in the future. 

FAA’s Determination of the Effective 

Date 

Since there are currently no domestic 

operators of this product, notice and 

opportunity for public comment before 

issuing this AD are unnecessary. 

Comments Invited 

This AD is a final rule that involves 

requirements affecting flight safety, and 

we did not precede it by notice and 

opportunity for public comment. We 

invite you to send any written relevant 

data, views, or arguments about this AD. 

Send your comments to an address 

listed under the ADDRESSES section. 

Include ‘‘Docket No. FAA–2012–0333; 

Directorate Identifier 2011–NM–085– 

AD’’ at the beginning of your comments. 

We specifically invite comments on the 

overall regulatory, economic, 

environmental, and energy aspects of 

this AD. We will consider all comments 

received by the closing date and may 

amend this AD 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 AD. 

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 AD will not 

have federalism implications under 

Executive Order 13132. This AD will 

not have a substantial direct effect on 

the States, on the relationship between 

the national government and the States, 

or on the distribution of power and 

responsibilities among the various 

levels of government. 

For the reasons discussed above, I 

certify this AD: 

1. Is not a ‘‘significant regulatory 

action’’ under Executive Order 12866; 

2. Is not a ‘‘significant rule’’ under the 

DOT Regulatory Policies and Procedures 

(44 FR 11034, February 26, 1979); 

3. Will not affect intrastate aviation in 

Alaska; and 

4. Will not have a significant 

economic impact, positive or negative, 

on a substantial number of small entities 

under the criteria of the Regulatory 

Flexibility Act. 

We prepared a regulatory evaluation 

of the estimated costs to comply with 

this AD and placed it in the AD docket. 

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39 

Air transportation, Aircraft, Aviation 

safety, Incorporation by reference, 

Safety. 

Adoption of the Amendment 

Accordingly, under the authority 

delegated to me by the Administrator, 

the FAA amends 14 CFR part 39 as 

follows: 

PART 39—AIRWORTHINESS 

DIRECTIVES 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 39 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40113, 44701. 

§ 39.13 [Amended] 

■ 2. The FAA amends § 39.13 by adding 

the following new AD: 

2012–07–05 Fokker Services B.V.: 

Amendment 39–17011. Docket No. 

FAA–2012–0333; Directorate Identifier 

2011–NM–085–AD. 

(a) Effective Date 

This airworthiness directive (AD) becomes 

effective April 25, 2012. 

(b) Affected ADs 

None. 

(c) Applicability 

This AD applies to Fokker Services B.V. 

Model F.27 Mark 050 airplanes; certificated 

in any category; serial numbers 20103 

through 20252 inclusive, 20254 through 

20267 inclusive, 20270 through 20279 

inclusive, 20281, 20283 through 20286 

inclusive, 20288 through 20317 inclusive, 

20328, 20331, 20333, and 20335; except 

those that have already been modified in 

accordance with Fokker Service Bulletin 

SBF50–53–062. 

(d) Subject 

Air Transport Association (ATA) of 

America Code 53: Fuselage. 

(e) Reason 

This AD was prompted by reports of 

cracking in the fuselage lap joint. We are 

issuing this AD to detect and correct 

exponential crack growth, which could lead 

to failure of the lap joint over a certain length 

and consequent in-flight decompression of 

the airplane. 

(f) Compliance 

You are responsible for having the actions 

required by this AD performed within the 

compliance times specified, unless the 

actions have already been done. 

(g) Inspection 

Within the applicable times specified in 

paragraphs (g)(1), (g)(2), or (g)(3) of this AD: 

Do a low frequency eddy current (LFEC) 

inspection for cracks of the lap joint of the 

rear fuselage, in accordance with the 

Accomplishment Instructions of Fokker 

Service Bulletin SBF50–53–061, dated 

January 13, 2011. 

(1) For airplanes that have accumulated 

47,000 total flight cycles or more as of the 

effective date of this AD: Within 3 months 

after the effective date of this AD. 

(2) For airplanes that have accumulated 

more than 46,000 total flight cycles but less 

than 47,000 total flight cycles as of the 

effective date of this AD: Within 6 months 

after the effective date of this AD. 

(3) For airplanes that have accumulated 

more than 45,000 total flight cycles but less 

than or equal to 46,000 total flight cycles as 

of the effective date of this AD: Within 12 

months after the effective date of this AD. 

(h) Corrective Action 

If any crack is found during the LFEC 

inspection required by paragraph (g) of this 

AD, before further flight, repair the lap joint 

in accordance with the Accomplishment 

Instructions of Fokker Service Bulletin 

SBF50–53–062, dated January 13, 2011. 


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(i) Reporting Requirement 

Submit a report of the findings (both 

positive and negative) of the inspection 

required by paragraph (g) of this AD to 

Fokker Services B.V., Technical Services, in 

accordance with the instructions of Figure 6 

of Fokker Service Bulletin SBF50–53–061, 

dated January 13, 2011, at the applicable time 

specified in paragraph (i)(1) or (i)(2) of this 

AD. 

(1) If the inspection was done on or after 

the effective date of this AD: Submit the 

report within 30 days after the inspection. 

(2) If the inspection was done before the 

effective date of this AD: Submit the report 

within 30 days after the effective date of this 

AD. 

(j) Optional Terminating Action 

Repairing the lap joint in accordance with 

the Accomplishment Instructions of Fokker 

Service Bulletin SBF50–53–062, dated 

January 13, 2011, terminates the action 

required by paragraph (g) of this AD provided 

that the action is accomplished within the 

applicable compliance time specified in 

paragraph (g) of this AD. 

(k) Other FAA AD Provisions 

The following provisions also apply to this 

AD: 

(1) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs): The Manager, International 

Branch, ANM–116, FAA, has the authority to 

approve AMOCs for this AD, if requested 

using the procedures found in 14 CFR 39.19. 

In accordance with 14 CFR 39.19, send your 

request to your principal inspector or local 

Flight Standards District Office, as 

appropriate. If sending information directly 

to the International Branch, send it to ATTN 

Tom Rodriguez, Aerospace Engineer, 

International Branch, ANM–116, Transport 

Airplane Directorate, FAA, 1601 Lind 

Avenue SW., Renton, Washington 98057– 

3356; telephone (425) 227–1137; fax (425) 

227–1149. Information may be emailed to: 

9-ANM-116-AMOC-REQUESTS@faa.gov. 

Before using any approved AMOC, notify 

your appropriate principal inspector, or 

lacking a principal inspector, the manager of 

the local flight standards district office/ 

certificate holding district office. The AMOC 

approval letter must specifically reference 

this AD. 

(2) Airworthy Product: For any requirement 

in this AD to obtain corrective actions from 

a manufacturer or other source, use these 

actions if they are FAA-approved. Corrective 

actions are considered FAA-approved if they 

are approved by the State of Design Authority 

(or their delegated agent). You are required 

to assure the product is airworthy before it 

is returned to service. 

(3) Reporting Requirements: A federal 

agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a 

person is not required to respond to, nor 

shall a person be subject to a penalty for 

failure to comply with a collection of 

information subject to the requirements of 

the Paperwork Reduction Act unless that 

collection of information displays a current 

valid OMB Control Number. The OMB 

Control Number for this information 

collection is 2120–0056. Public reporting for 

this collection of information is estimated to 

be approximately 5 minutes per response, 

including the time for reviewing instructions, 

completing and reviewing the collection of 

information. All responses to this collection 

of information are mandatory. Comments 

concerning the accuracy of this burden and 

suggestions for reducing the burden should 

be directed to the FAA at: 800 Independence 

Ave. SW., Washington, DC 20591, Attn: 

Information Collection Clearance Officer, 

AES–200. 

(l) Related Information 

Refer to Mandatory Continuing 

Airworthiness Information (MCAI) European 

Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) AD 2011– 

0064, dated April 7, 2011; Fokker Service 

Bulletin SBF50–53–061, dated January 13, 

2011; and Fokker Service Bulletin SBF50– 

53–062, dated January 13, 2011; for related 

information. 

(m) Material Incorporated by Reference 

(1) You must use the following service 

information to do the actions required by this 

AD, unless the AD specifies otherwise. The 

Director of the Federal Register approved the 

incorporation by reference (IBR) of the 

following service information under 5 U.S.C. 

552(a) and 1 CFR part 51: 

(i) Fokker Service Bulletin SBF50–53–061, 

dated January 13, 2011. 

(ii) Fokker Service Bulletin SBF50–53–062, 

dated January 13, 2011. 

(2) For Fokker Services B.V. service 

information identified in this AD, contact 

Fokker Services B.V., Technical Services 

Dept., P.O. Box 231, 2150 AE Nieuw-Vennep, 

the Netherlands; telephone +31 (0)252–627– 

350; fax +31 (0)252–627–211; email 

technicalservices.fokkerservices@stork.com; 

Internet http://www.myfokkerfleet.com. 

(3) You may review copies of the service 

information at the FAA, Transport Airplane 

Directorate, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, 

Washington. For information on the 

availability of this material at the FAA, call 

425–227–1221. 

(4) You may also review copies of the 

service information that is incorporated by 

reference at the National Archives and 

Records Administration (NARA). For 

information on the availability of this 

material at an NARA facility, call 202–741– 

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

federal_register/code_of_federal_regulations/ 

ibr_locations.html. 

Issued in Renton, Washington, on March 

28, 2012. 

Kalene C. Yanamura, 

Acting Manager, Transport Airplane 

Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2012–8218 Filed 4–9–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2011–1060; Directorate 

Identifier 2011–NM–015–AD; Amendment 

39–16945; AD 2012–03–04] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Airbus 

Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: We are superseding an 

existing airworthiness directive (AD) for 

certain Airbus Model A310 series 

airplanes. That AD currently requires, 

for certain airplanes, modifying the wire 

routing and installing additional 

protective sleeves. This new AD adds, 

for certain airplanes, modifying wire 

routings and installing a modified 

bracket. This AD was prompted by 

analyses of the wire routing showing 

that the route of the fuel electrical 

circuit in the right-hand wing must be 

modified in order to ensure better 

segregation between fuel quantity 

indication wires and the 115-volt 

alternating current wires. We are issuing 

this AD to prevent short circuits leading 

to arcing, and possible fuel tank 

explosion. 

DATES: This AD becomes effective May 

15, 2012. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of certain publications listed in this AD 

as of May 15, 2012. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of a certain publication listed in this AD 

as of February 20, 2008 (73 FR 2795, 

January 16, 2008). 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of a certain other publication listed in 

this AD as of September 3, 2004 (69 FR 

45578, July 30, 2004). 

ADDRESSES: You may examine the AD 

docket on the Internet at http:// 

www.regulations.gov or in person at the 

U.S. Department of Transportation, 

Docket Operations, M–30, West 

Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 

1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., 

Washington, DC. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dan 

Rodina, Aerospace Engineer, 

International Branch, ANM–116, 

Transport Airplane Directorate, FAA, 

1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, 


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