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(b) Affected ADs 

None. 

(c) Applicability 

This AD applies to Saab AB, Saab 

Aerosystems Model 340A (SAAB/SF340A) 

and SAAB 340B airplanes, certificated in any 

category, all serial numbers. 

(d) Subject 

Air Transport Association (ATA) of 

America Code 27: Flight Controls. 

(e) Reason 

This AD was prompted by reports 

indicating that wear of the elevator pushrods 

have occurred on some airplanes after 

extended time in service. We are issuing this 

AD to prevent a free elevator from affecting 

the pitch control authority, which may result 

in reduced controllability 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 to Determine the Part Number 

Within the applicable time specified in 

table 1 of this AD, inspect each elevator 

pushrod assembly to determine the part 

number (P/N). 

(1) If a P/N TDF11755 elevator pushrod 

assembly is installed, or if the part number 

cannot be determined: Before further flight, 

replace the affected elevator pushrod 

assembly with a P/N R20990 elevator 

pushrod assembly, in accordance with the 

Accomplishment Instructions of Saab Service 

Bulletin 340–27–100, dated February 1, 2011. 

(2) If P/N 12003–33 or P/N R20990 elevator 

pushrod assembly is installed: Do a detailed 

inspection for individual play between the 

rod end and the pushrod at the locking 

device and degradation of elevator pushrod 

assembly (including rod end threads not 

visible through the inspection hole in the 

pushrod, and the nut and locking device not 

properly locked with the lock wire), in 

accordance with the Accomplishment 

Instructions of Saab Service Bulletin 340–27– 

100, dated February 1, 2011. 

TABLE 1—Compliance time 

Total flight hours accumulated as of the effective date of this AD Compliance time 

For airplanes with 30,000 total flight hours or more ................................. Within 6 months after the effective date of this AD. 

For airplanes with 28,000 total flight hours or more, but less than 

30,000 total flight hours.

Before the accumulation of 30,000 total flight hours or within 6 months 

after the effective date of this AD, whichever occurs later. 

For airplanes with less than 28,000 total flight hours ............................... Before the accumulation of 30,000 total flight hours. 

(h) Corrective Action 

If, during the inspection of elevator 

pushrod assembly required by paragraph 

(g)(2) of this AD, individual play between the 

rod end and the pushrod at the locking 

device, or degradation of the elevator 

pushrod assembly (including rod end threads 

not visible through the inspection hole in the 

pushrod, and the nut and locking device not 

properly locked with the lock wire) is found: 

Before further flight, replace the affected 

elevator pushrod assembly with a new 

elevator pushrod assembly, P/N R20990, in 

accordance with the Accomplishment 

Instructions of Saab Service Bulletin 340–27– 

100, dated February 1, 2011. 

(i) Parts Installation 

As of the effective date of this AD, no 

person may install an elevator pushrod 

assembly with P/N TDF11755, on any 

airplane. 

(j) Reporting Requirement 

Submit a report of the findings (both 

positive and negative) of the inspection and 

replacement required by paragraphs (g) and 

(h) of this AD to Saab AB, Support and 

Services, SE–581 88 Linko ̈ping, Sweden; fax 

+46 13 18 48 74; email 

saab340.techsupport@saabgroup.com; at the 

applicable time specified in paragraph (j)(1) 

or (j)(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. 

(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: 

Shahram Daneshmandi, Aerospace Engineer, 

International Branch, ANM–116, Transport 

Airplane Directorate, FAA, 1601 Lind 

Avenue SW., Renton, Washington 98057– 

3356; telephone (425) 227–1112; 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 MCAI EASA Airworthiness 

Directive 2011–0078, dated May 5, 2011; and 

Saab Service Bulletin 340–27–100, dated 

February 1, 2011; for related information. 

Issued in Renton, Washington, on March 

23, 2012. 

Ali Bahrami, 

Manager, Transport Airplane Directorate, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2012–7769 Filed 3–30–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2012–0329; Directorate 

Identifier 2011–NM–139–AD] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Airbus 

Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: We propose to adopt a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for certain 

Airbus Model A318–112 and –121 

airplanes; Model A319–111, –112, –115, 

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214, –232, and –233 airplanes; and 

Model A321–211, –212, –213, and –231 

airplanes. This proposed AD was 

prompted by reports of cracked nuts on 

the fuselage. This proposed AD would 

require an inspection to determine if 

certain fuselage nuts are installed, a 

detailed inspection for cracking of 

fuselage nuts having a certain part 

number, and related investigative and 

corrective actions if necessary. We are 

proposing this AD to detect and correct 

cracked nuts on the fuselage which 

could result in reduced structural 

integrity of the airplane. 

DATES: We must receive comments on 

this proposed AD by May 17, 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. 

For service information identified in 

this proposed AD, contact Airbus, 

Airworthiness Office—EAS, 1 Rond 

Point Maurice Bellonte, 31707 Blagnac 

Cedex, France; telephone +33 5 61 93 36 

96; fax +33 5 61 93 44 51; email 

account.airworth-eas@airbus.com; 

Internet http://www.airbus.com. You 

may review copies of the referenced 

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. 

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 

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: 

Sanjay Ralhan, Aerospace Engineer, 

International Branch, ANM–116, 

Transport Airplane Directorate, FAA, 

1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, 

Washington 98057–3356; telephone 

(425) 227–1405; fax (425) 227–1149. 

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–2012–0329; Directorate Identifier 

2011–NM–139–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 based on 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 

The European Aviation Safety Agency 

(EASA), which is the Technical Agent 

for the Member States of the European 

Community, has issued EASA 

Airworthiness Directive 2011–0120R1, 

dated July 13, 2011 (referred to after this 

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

condition for the specified products. 

The MCAI states: 

During structural part assembly in Airbus 

production line, some nuts Part Number (P/ 

N) ASNA2531–4 were found cracked. 

Investigations were performed to determine 

the batches of the affected nuts and had 

revealed that these nuts have been installed 

in production on the fuselage of aeroplanes 

listed in the applicability section of this 

[EASA] AD. 

Static, fatigue and corrosion tests were 

performed, which demonstrated that no 

immediate maintenance action is necessary. 

However, a large number of these nuts are 

fitted on primary structural elements, which 

could have long-term consequences. 

This condition, if not corrected, could 

impair the structural integrity of the affected 

aeroplanes. 

For the reasons described above, this 

[EASA] AD requires [an inspection to 

determine if certain fuselage nuts are 

installed,] a detailed inspection [for cracking] 

of the affected nuts, associated corrective 

actions, [general visual inspection for 

scratching of the hole if necessary] 

depending on findings, and replacement of 

the affected P/N ASNA2531–4 nuts with new 

ones, having the same P/N. 

* * * * * 

Required actions include related 

investigative and corrective actions if 

necessary. Related investigative actions 

include a general visual inspection for 

scratching of the hole. Corrective 

actions include replacing the fastener 

and installing a new fuselage nut. You 

may obtain further information by 

examining the MCAI in the AD docket. 

Relevant Service Information 

Airbus has issued Service Bulletin 

A320–53–1218, Revision 01, including 

Appendices 01 and 02, dated June 17, 

2010. 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 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 the State of 

Design Authority, we have been notified 

of the unsafe condition described in the 

MCAI and service information 

referenced above. We are proposing this 

AD because we evaluated all pertinent 

information and determined an unsafe 

condition exists and is likely to exist or 

develop on other products of the same 

type design. 

Costs of Compliance 

Based on the service information, we 

estimate that this proposed AD would 

affect about 152 products of U.S. 

registry. We also estimate that it would 

take about 15 work-hours per product to 

comply with the basic requirements of 

this proposed AD. The average labor 

rate is $85 per work-hour. Based on 

these figures, we estimate the cost of the 

proposed AD on U.S. operators to be 

$193,800, or $1,275 per product. 

In addition, we estimate that any 

necessary follow-on actions would take 

about 10 work-hours and require parts 

costing $362, for a cost of $1,212 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 


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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. 

We prepared a regulatory evaluation 

of the estimated costs to comply with 

this proposed 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. 

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 adding 

the following new AD: 

Airbus: Docket No. FAA–2012–0329; 

Directorate Identifier 2011–NM–139–AD. 

(a) Comments Due Date 

We must receive comments by May 17, 

2012. 

(b) Affected ADs 

None. 

(c) Applicability 

This AD applies to Airbus Model A318– 

112 and –121 airplanes; Model A319–111, 

–112, –115, –132, and –133 airplanes; Model 

A320–214, –232, and –233 airplanes; and 

Model A321–211, –212, –213, and –231 

airplanes; certificated in any category; 

manufacturer serial numbers 3339, 3340, 

3350, 3355, 3360, 3367, 3369, 3372, 3380, 

3382, 3385, 3387, 3388, 3390, 3393, 3395, 

3397 through 3508 inclusive, 3510 through 

3519 inclusive, 3522, 3523, 3525, 3527, 3529, 

3530, 3537, 3539, 3542, 3544, 3546, 3548, 

3552, and 3555. 

(d) Subject 

Air Transport Association (ATA) of 

America Code 53: Fuselage. 

(e) Reason 

This AD was prompted by reports of 

cracked nuts on the fuselage. We are issuing 

this AD to detect and correct cracked nuts on 

the fuselage which could result in reduced 

structural integrity 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 and Replacement 

Within 72 months since first flight of the 

airplane or within 90 days after the effective 

date of this AD, whichever occurs later, do 

an inspection for nuts having part number (P/ 

N) ASNA2531–4 located in the fuselage. If a 

nut having P/N ASNA2531–4 is found, before 

further flight, do a detailed inspection for 

cracking of the nut, and all applicable related 

investigative and corrective actions, in 

accordance with the Accomplishment 

Instructions of Airbus Service Bulletin A320– 

53–1218, Revision 01, including Appendices 

01 and 02, dated June 17, 2010. If any 

cracking is found, before further flight, 

repair, in accordance with the 

Accomplishment Instructions of Airbus 

Service Bulletin A320–53–1218, Revision 01, 

including Appendices 01 and 02, dated June 

17, 2010. 

(h) Reporting 

Submit a report of the findings in 

accordance with Appendix 01 of the 

inspection required by paragraph (g) of this 

AD to Airbus in accordance with Appendix 

01 of Airbus Service Bulletin A320–53–1218, 

Revision 01, including Appendices 01 and 

02, dated June 17, 2010, at the applicable 

time specified in paragraph (h)(1) or (h)(2) of 

this AD. 

(1) If the inspection was done on or after 

the effective date of this AD: Submit the 

report within 90 days after the inspection. 

(2) If the inspection was done before the 

effective date of this AD: Submit the report 

within 90 days after the effective date of this 

AD. 

(i) Credit for Previous Actions 

This paragraph provides credit for 

inspections and replacements required by 

paragraph (g) of this AD, if those actions were 

performed before the effective date of this AD 

using Airbus Service Bulletin A320–53–1218, 

including Appendices 01 and 02, dated 

February 8, 2010. 

(j) 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: 

Sanjay Ralhan, Aerospace Engineer, 

International Branch, ANM–116, Transport 

Airplane Directorate, FAA, 1601 Lind 

Avenue SW., Renton, Washington 98057– 

3356; phone: 425–227–1405; 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. 

(k) Related Information 

Refer to MCAI European Aviation Safety 

Agency (EASA) Airworthiness Directive 

2011–0120R1, dated July 13, 2011; and 

Airbus Service Bulletin A320–53–1218, 

Revision 01, including Appendices 01 and 

02, dated June 17, 2010; for related 

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Issued in Renton, Washington, on March 

22, 2012. 

Ali Bahrami, 

Manager, Transport Airplane Directorate, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2012–7770 Filed 3–30–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

33 CFR Part 100 

[Docket No. USCG–2012–0169] 

RIN 1625–AA08 

Special Local Regulation for Marine 

Events, Chesapeake Bay Workboat 

Race, Back River, Messick Point; 

Poquoson, VA 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking. 

SUMMARY: The Coast Guard proposes to 

establish a special local regulation 

during the Chesapeake Bay Workboat 

Race, a series of boat races to be held on 

the waters of Back River, Poquoson, 

Virginia on June 24, 2012. This event 

will consist of approximately 75 

powerboats conducting high-speed 

competitive races on the waters of the 

Back River. This regulation is necessary 

to provide for the safety of life on 

navigable waters during the event. This 

action is intended to restrict vessel 

traffic in portions of the Back River, 

Messick Point, Poquoson, Virginia 

during the event. 

DATES: Comments and related material 

must be received by the Coast Guard on 

or before May 2, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

identified by docket number USCG– 

2012–0169 using any one of the 

following methods: 

(1) Federal eRulemaking Portal: 

http://www.regulations.gov. 

(2) Fax: 202–493–2251. 

(3) Mail: Docket Management Facility 

(M–30), U.S. Department of 

Transportation, West Building Ground 

Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590– 

0001. 

(4) Hand delivery: Same as mail 

address above, between 9 a.m. and 5 

p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays. The telephone number 

is 202–366–9329. 

To avoid duplication, please use only 

one of these four methods. See the 

‘‘Public Participation and Request for 

Comments’’ portion of the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section 

below for instructions on submitting 

comments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If 

you have questions on this proposed 

rule, call or email If you have questions 

on this temporary rule, call or email 

LCDR Christopher O’Neal, Waterways 

Management Division Chief, Sector 

Hampton Roads, Coast Guard; telephone 

757–668–5581, email Christopher.A.

ONeal@uscg.mil. If you have questions 

on viewing or submitting material to the 

docket, call Renee V. Wright, Program 

Manager, Docket Operations, telephone 

202–366–9826. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Public Participation and Request for 

Comments 

We encourage you to participate in 

this rulemaking by submitting 

comments and related materials. All 

comments received will be posted 

without change to http://www.

regulations.gov and will include any 

personal information you have 

provided. 

Submitting Comments 

If you submit a comment, please 

include the docket number for this 

rulemaking (USCG–2012–0169), 

indicate the specific section of this 

document to which each comment 

applies, and provide a reason for each 

suggestion or recommendation. You 

may submit your comments and 

material online (via http://www.

regulations.gov) or by fax, mail, or hand 

delivery, but please use only one of 

these means. If you submit a comment 

online via www.regulations.gov, it will 

be considered received by the Coast 

Guard when you successfully transmit 

the comment. If you fax, hand deliver, 

or mail your comment, it will be 

considered as having been received by 

the Coast Guard when it is received at 

the Docket Management Facility. We 

recommend that you include your name 

and a mailing address, an email address, 

or a telephone number in the body of 

your document so that we can contact 

you if we have questions regarding your 

submission. 

To submit your comment online, go to 

http://www.regulations.gov, type the 

docket number (USCG–2012–0169) in 

the ‘‘SEARCH’’ box and click 

‘‘SEARCH.’’ Click on ‘‘Submit a 

Comment’’ on the line associated with 

this rulemaking. If you submit your 

comments by mail or hand delivery, 

submit them in an unbound format, no 

larger than 81⁄2 by 11 inches, suitable for 

copying and electronic filing. If you 

submit comments by mail and would 

like to know that they reached the 

Facility, please enclose a stamped, selfaddressed postcard or envelope. We will 

consider all comments and material 

received during the comment period 

and may change the rule based on your 

comments. 

Viewing Comments and Documents 

To view comments, as well as 

documents mentioned in this preamble 

as being available in the docket, go to 

http://www.regulations.gov, type the 

docket number (USCG–2012–0169) in 

the ‘‘SEARCH’’ box and click 

‘‘SEARCH.’’ Click on Open Docket 

Folder on the line associated with this 

rulemaking. You may also visit the 

Docket Management Facility in Room 

W12–140 on the ground floor of the 

Department of Transportation West 

Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., 

Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. 

and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

except Federal holidays. 

Privacy Act 

Anyone can search the electronic 

form of comments received into any of 

our dockets by the name of the 

individual submitting the comment (or 

signing the comment, if submitted on 

behalf of an association, business, labor 

union, etc.). You may review a Privacy 

Act notice regarding our public dockets 

in the January 17, 2008, issue of the 

Federal Register (73 FR 3316). 

Public Meeting 

We do not now plan to hold a public 

meeting. But you may submit a request 

for one using one of the four methods 

specified under ADDRESSES. Please 

explain why you believe a public 

meeting would be beneficial. If we 

determine that one would aid this 

rulemaking, we will hold one at a time 

and place announced by a later notice 

in the Federal Register. 

For information on facilities or 

services for individuals with disabilities 

or to request special assistance at the 

public meeting, contact LCDR 

Christopher O’Neal at the telephone 

number or email address indicated 

under the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT section of this notice. 

Basis and Purpose 

Marine events are frequently held on 

the navigable waters within the 

boundary of Fifth Coast Guard District. 

The water activities that typically 

comprise marine events include sailing 

regattas, power boat races, swim races 

and holiday parades. For a description 

of the geographical area of each Coast 

Guard Sector—Captain of the Port Zone, 

please see 33 CFR 3.25. 


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