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encourages responders to submit 

comments electronically to ensure 

timely receipt. 

All submissions must include the RIN 

for this rulemaking, RIN 1994–AA02. 

For additional information and 

instructions on submitting comments, 

see the ‘‘Public Comment Procedures’’ 

heading of the SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION section of the SNOPR. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Richard Goorevich, Senior Policy 

Advisor, Office of Nonproliferation and 

International Security, NA–24, National 

Nuclear Security Administration, 

Department of Energy, 1000 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20585, telephone 202– 

586–0589; Janet Barsy, Office of the 

General Counsel, GC–53, Department of 

Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue 

SW., Washington, DC 20585, telephone 

202–586–3429; or Katie Strangis, 

National Nuclear Security 

Administration, 1000 Independence 

Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585, 

telephone 202–586–8623. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

II. Extension of Comment Period 

I. Background 

On September 7, 2011, DOE issued a 

notice of proposed rulemaking (NOPR) 

to propose the first comprehensive 

updating of regulations concerning 

Assistance to Foreign Atomic Energy 

Activities since 1986. (76 FR 55278) The 

NOPR reflected a need to make the 

regulations consistent with current 

global civil nuclear trade practices and 

nonproliferation norms, and to update 

the activities and technologies subject to 

the Secretary of Energy’s specific 

authorization and DOE reporting 

requirements. It also identified 

destinations with respect to which most 

assistance would be generally 

authorized and destinations that would 

require a specific authorization by the 

Secretary of Energy. After careful 

consideration of all comments received, 

DOE published a SNOPR on August 2, 

2013, to respond to those comments, 

propose new or revised rule changes, 

and afford interested parties a second 

opportunity to comment. (78 FR 46829). 

The comment period on the SNOPR was 

originally to close on October 31, 2013, 

but was extended until November 30, 

2013. By this notice, DOE is reopening 

the comment period on the SNOPR. The 

comment period will close on April 2, 

2014. 

II. Extension of Comment Period 

Due to the nature of the comments 

received, including a recommendation 

to withdraw the SNOPR, the 

Department has determined to re-open 

the comment period to April 2, 2014, as 

a means to afford additional time for the 

public to review and comment on the 

SNOPR and comments of other parties. 

Any comment received between 

November 30, 2013 and the publication 

of today’s notice will be deemed timely, 

filed, and considered to be part of the 

record and will be considered together 

with all comments submitted within the 

re-opened comment period. 

As provided in the SNOPR, if you 

submit information that you believe to 

be exempt by law from public 

disclosure, you should submit one 

complete copy, as well as one copy from 

which the information claimed to be 

exempt by law from public disclosure 

has been deleted. DOE is responsible for 

the final determination with regard to 

disclosure or nondisclosure of the 

information and for treating it 

accordingly under the DOE Freedom of 

Information regulations at 10 CFR 

1004.11. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on March 18, 

2014. 

Richard Goorevich, 

Senior Policy Advisor. 

[FR Doc. 2014–06547 Filed 3–24–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2014–0145; Directorate 

Identifier 2013–NM–183–AD] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Dassault 

Aviation Model FALCON 7X Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: We propose to adopt a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for all 

Dassault Aviation Model FALCON 7X 

airplanes. This proposed AD was 

prompted by reports that the pintle pins 

installed on a certain number of 

airplanes may be incorrectly protected 

against corrosion. This proposed AD 

would require replacing certain pintle 

pins on the left- and right-hand main 

landing gear (MLG) with a serviceable 

part. We are proposing this AD to detect 

and correct pintle pins that have been 

incorrectly corrosion-protected, which 

could cause the pintle pins to shear 

under normal load and lead to the 

collapse of the MLG during take-off or 

landing. 

DATES: We must receive comments on 

this proposed AD by May 9, 2014. 

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 Dassault 

Falcon Jet, P.O. Box 2000, South 

Hackensack, NJ 07606; telephone 201– 

440–6700; Internet http://

www.dassaultfalcon.com. You may 

view this referenced service information 

at the FAA, Transport Airplane 

Directorate, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., 

Renton, WA. 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 by searching for 

and locating Docket No. FAA–2014– 

0145; or in person at the Docket 

Management Facility 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: Tom 

Rodriguez, Aerospace Engineer, 

International Branch, ANM 116, 

Transport Airplane Directorate, FAA, 

1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA 

98057–3356; phone: (425) 227–1137; 

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–2014–0145; Directorate Identifier 


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2013–NM–183–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 2013–0162, 

dated July 24, 2013 (referred to after this 

as the Mandatory Continuing 

Airworthiness Information, or ‘‘the 

MCAI’’), to correct an unsafe condition 

for the specified products. The MCAI 

states: 

Messier-Bugatti-Dowty, the manufacturer 

of the landing gears of the Falcon 7X 

aeroplanes, has advised that pintle pins Part 

Number (P/N) 55–2355007–01 being installed 

on a certain number of aeroplanes may be 

incorrectly protected against corrosion. These 

pins are designed to shear in case of 

excessive loads on the main landing gears so 

that structural damage would be contained 

after a landing gear collapse. The cadmiumcoating inside the bore of suspect pins may 

not be compliant to the original thickness 

specifications. Inspection of a few removed 

parts in service revealed that traces of limited 

corrosion can be found on an unstressed area 

of the pins. Messier-Bugatti-Dowty identified 

a list of potentially affected pintle pins and 

subsequently, Dassault Aviation identified on 

which aeroplanes those pintle pins were 

installed. 

This condition, if not corrected, may lead 

to corrosion of the pins and ultimately cause 

them to shear under normal load. This could 

result in landing gear collapse during take-off 

or landing. 

To address this condition, Dassault 

Aviation, with the support of MessierBugatti-Dowty, developed Service Bulletin 

(SB) F7X–182 to provide instructions for 

removal of potentially affected pintle pins 

and replacement with serviceable parts. 

For the reasons described above, this 

[EASA] AD requires replacement of pintle 

pins on affected airplanes. This [EASA] AD 

also prohibits installation of a potentially 

affected part on an aeroplane. 

You may examine the MCAI in the AD 

docket on the Internet at http://

www.regulations.gov by searching for 

and locating it in Docket No. FAA– 

2014–0145. 

Relevant Service Information 

Dassault Aviation has issued 

Mandatory Service Bulletin 7X–182, 

Revision 4, dated July 18, 2013. 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 

We estimate that this proposed AD 

affects 42 airplanes of U.S. registry. 

We estimate the following costs to 

comply with this proposed AD: 

ESTIMATED COSTS

Action Labor cost Parts cost Cost per 

product 

Cost on U.S. 

operators 

Replacement ...................................................... 20 work-hours × $85 per hour = $1,700 ........... $17,000 $18,700 $785,400 

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. Amend § 39.13 by adding the 

following new airworthiness directive 

(AD): 

Dassault Aviation: Docket No. FAA–2014– 

0145; Directorate Identifier 2013–NM– 

183–AD. 


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(a) Comments Due Date 

We must receive comments by May 9, 

2014. 

(b) Affected ADs 

None. 

(c) Applicability 

This AD applies to all Dassault Aviation 

Model FALCON 7X airplanes, certificated in 

any category. 

(d) Subject 

Air Transport Association (ATA) of 

America Code 32, Main Landing Gear. 

(e) Reason 

This AD was prompted by reports that the 

pintle pins installed on a certain number of 

airplanes may be incorrectly protected 

against corrosion. We are issuing this AD to 

detect and correct pintle pins that have been 

incorrectly corrosion-protected, which could 

cause the pintle pins to shear under normal 

load and lead to the collapse of the MLG 

during take-off or landing. 

(f) Compliance 

Comply with this AD within the 

compliance times specified, unless already 

done. 

(g) Replacement 

For airplanes having serial numbers 4 

through 6 inclusive; 9, 12, 19, 21 through 25 

inclusive; 29, 32, 33, 37, 39 through 42 

inclusive; 45, 49 through 53 inclusive; 55, 56, 

62, 63, 65, 67 through 69 inclusive; and 81, 

82, 84, and 120: Within 2 months after the 

effective date of this AD, replace the pintle 

pins having part number (P/N) 55–2355007– 

01 on the left- and right-hand MLG with a 

serviceable part, in accordance with the 

Accomplishment Instructions of Dassault 

Aviation Mandatory Service Bulletin 7X–182, 

Revision 4, dated July 18, 2013. 

(h) Parts Installation Prohibition 

As of the effective date of this AD, no 

person may install a pintle pin having P/N 

55–2355007–01, with the following serial 

numbers, on any airplane: EXC–0001, EXC– 

0003, EXC–0008, EXC–0009, EXC–0010, 

EXC–0015, EXC–0017, EXC–0018, EXC– 

0019, EXC–0020, EXC–0022, EXC–0023, 

EXC–0024, EXC–0025, EXC–0026, EXC– 

0027, EXC–0029, EXC–0030, EXC–0031, 

EXC–0033, EXC–0037, EXC–0038, EXC– 

0040, EXC–0041, EXC–0043, EXC–0044, 

EXC–0045, EXC–0046, EXC–0047, EXC– 

0050, EXC–0051, EXC–0052, EXC–0053, 

EXC–0054, EXC–0057, EXC–0059, EXC– 

0060, EXC–0061, EXC–0062, EXC–0063, 

EXC–0064, EXC–0065, EXC–0067, EXC– 

0069, EXC–0072, EXC–0074, EXC–0075, 

EXC–0076, EXC–0077, EXC–0078, EXC– 

0084, EXC–0091, EXC–0092, EXC–0093, 

EXC–0096, EXC–0098, EXC–0099, EXC– 

0101, EXC–0102, EXC–0103, EXC–0106, 

EXC–0107, EXC–0108, EXC–0109, EXC– 

0110, EXC–0111, EXC–0114, EXC–0115, 

EXC–0117, EXC–0119, EXC–0120, EXC– 

0121, EXC–0122, EXC–0123, EXC–0124, 

EXC–0125, EXC–0126, EXC–0127, EXC– 

0128, EXC–0129, EXC–0130, EXC–0131, 

EXC–0132, EXC–0133, EXC–0134, EXC– 

0135, EXC–0136, EXC–0137, EXC–0138, 

EXC–0139, EXC–0143, EXC–0144, EXC– 

0147, EXC–0148, EXC–0149, EXC–0150, 

EXC–0152, EXC–0153, EXC–0154, EXC– 

0155, EXC–0158, EXC–0162, EXC–0163, 

EXC–0164, EXC–0167, EXC–0168, EXC– 

0170, EXC–0172, EXC–0173, EXC–0175, 

EXC–0177, EXC–0178, EXC–0183, EXC– 

0184, EXC–0190, EXC–0192, EXC–0193, 

EXC–0194, EXC–0197, EXC–0198. 

(i) Credit for Previous Actions 

This paragraph provides credit for actions 

required by paragraph (g) of this AD, if those 

actions were performed before the effective 

date of this AD using the following service 

information: 

(1) Dassault Aviation Service Bulletin 7X– 

182, dated December 17, 2010. 

(2) Dassault Aviation Service Bulletin 7X– 

182, Revision 1, dated December 7, 2011. 

(3) Dassault Aviation Service Bulletin 7X– 

182, Revision 2, dated June 1, 2012. 

(4) Dassault Aviation Service Bulletin 7X– 

182, Revision 3, dated February 26, 2013. 

(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: 

Tom Rodriguez, Aerospace Engineer, 

International Branch, ANM–116, Transport 

Airplane Directorate, FAA, 1601 Lind 

Avenue SW., Renton, WA 98057–3356; 

phone: (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, use these actions if they are 

FAA-approved. Corrective actions are 

considered FAA-approved if they were 

approved by the State of Design Authority (or 

its delegated agent, or by the DAH with a 

State of Design Authority’s design 

organization approval). For a repair method 

to be approved, the repair approval must 

specifically refer to this AD. You are required 

to ensure the product is airworthy before it 

is returned to service. 

(k) Related Information 

(1) Refer to Mandatory Continuing 

Airworthiness Information (MCAI) issued 

EASA Airworthiness Directive 2013–0162, 

dated July 24, 2013, for related information. 

This MCAI may be found in the AD docket 

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

by searching for and locating it in Docket No. 

FAA–2014–0145. 

(2) For service information identified in 

this AD, contact Dassault Falcon Jet, P.O. Box 

2000, South Hackensack, NJ 07606; 

telephone 201–440–6700; Internet http://

www.dassaultfalcon.com. You may view this 

service information at the FAA, Transport 

Airplane Directorate, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., 

Renton, WA. For information on the 

availability of this material at the FAA, call 

425–227–1221. 

Issued in Renton, Washington, on March 

17, 2014. 

Dionne Palermo, 

Acting Manager, Transport Airplane 

Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2014–06492 Filed 3–24–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2014–0170; Directorate 

Identifier 2013–NM–169–AD] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing 

Company Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: We propose to supersede 

Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2005–13– 

05, which applies to certain Boeing 

Model 747–400F series airplanes. AD 

2005–13–05 currently requires 

inspections for cracking of the web, 

upper chord, and upper chord strap of 

the upper deck floor beams, and repair 

of any cracking. AD 2005–13–05 also 

requires a preventive modification of 

the upper deck floor beams, and 

repetitive inspections for cracking after 

accomplishing the modification. Since 

we issued AD 2005–13–05, the upper 

chords of the upper deck floor beams at 

certain stations have been determined to 

be structures that are susceptible to 

widespread fatigue damage, and certain 

airplanes with an initial modification 

require a second modification for the 

airplane to meet its limit of validity 

(LOV). This proposed AD would require 

that second modification and repetitive 

inspections for cracking and repair if 

necessary. We are proposing this AD to 

detect and correct fatigue cracking in 

certain upper chords of the upper deck 

floor beam, which could result in 

reduced structural integrity of the 

airplane and rapid decompression or 

reduced controllability of the airplane. 

DATES: We must receive comments on 

this proposed AD by May 9, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: You may send comments, 

using the procedures found in 14 CFR 


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