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person with which it is affiliated has 

been in business for three or more 

completed calendar years. 

(B) The annual international money 

transfers of a nonbank covered person 

and the annual international money 

transfers of its affiliated companies are 

aggregated as follows: 

(1) If a nonbank covered person has 

acquired an affiliated company or been 

acquired by an affiliated company 

during the applicable period of 

measurement, the annual international 

money transfers of the nonbank covered 

person and the affiliated company are 

aggregated for the entire period of 

measurement (not just the period after 

the affiliation arose). 

(2) The annual international money 

transfers of a formerly affiliated 

company are not included if affiliation 

ceased before the applicable period of 

measurement as set forth in paragraph 

(i) of this definition. The annual 

international money transfers of a 

formerly affiliated company are 

aggregated for the entire period of 

measurement if affiliation ceased during 

the applicable period of measurement as 

set forth in paragraph (i) of this 

definition. 

Designated recipient means any 

person specified by the sender as the 

authorized recipient of an international 

money transfer to be received at a 

location in a foreign country. 

International money transfer means 

the electronic transfer of funds 

requested by a sender to a designated 

recipient that is sent by an international 

money transfer provider. The term 

applies regardless of whether the sender 

holds an account with the international 

money transfer provider, and regardless 

of whether the transaction is also an 

electronic fund transfer, as defined in 

§ 1005.3(b) of this Title. The term does 

not include any transfer that is excluded 

from the definition of ‘‘electronic fund 

transfer’’ under § 1005.3(c)(4) of this 

Title. 

International money transfer provider 

means any nonbank covered person that 

provides international money transfers 

for a consumer, regardless of whether 

the consumer holds an account with 

such person. 

Sender means a consumer in a State 

who primarily for personal, family, or 

household purposes requests an 

international money transfer provider to 

send an international money transfer to 

a designated recipient. 

State means any State, territory, or 

possession of the United States; the 

District of Columbia; the 

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; or any 

political subdivision thereof. 

(b) Test to define larger participants. 

A nonbank covered person is a larger 

participant of the international money 

transfer market if the nonbank covered 

person has at least one million aggregate 

annual international money transfers. 

Dated: January 23, 2014. 

Richard Cordray, 

Director, Bureau of Consumer Financial 

Protection. 

[FR Doc. 2014–01606 Filed 1–30–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4810–AM–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Chapter 1 

[Docket No. FAA–2013–0988] 

Policy and Procedures Concerning the 

Use of Airport Revenue; Proceeds 

From Taxes on Aviation Fuel 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA) DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed clarification 

of policy; Extension of comment period. 

SUMMARY: In order to provide the public 

additional time to submit comments on 

the proposed Policy, the Federal 

Aviation Administration (‘‘FAA’’) is 

extending the public comment period 

for thirty days. This action proposes to 

amend the FAA Policy and Procedures 

Concerning the Use of Airport Revenue 

published in the Federal Register at 64 

FR 7696 on February 16, 1999 

(‘‘Revenue Use Policy’’) to clarify FAA’s 

policy on Federal requirements for the 

use of proceeds from taxes on aviation 

fuel. Under Federal law, airport 

operators that have accepted Federal 

assistance generally may use airport 

revenues only for airport-related 

purposes. The revenue use requirements 

apply to certain state and local 

government taxes on aviation fuel as 

well as to revenues received directly by 

an airport operator. This notice 

publishes a proposed clarification of 

FAA’s understanding of the Federal 

requirements for use of revenues 

derived from taxes on aviation fuel. 

Briefly, an airport operator or state 

government submitting an application 

under the Airport Improvement Program 

must provide assurance that revenues 

from state and local government taxes 

on aviation fuel are used for certain 

aviation-related purposes. These 

purposes include airport capital and 

operating costs, and state aviation 

programs. In view of the interests of 

sellers and consumers of aviation fuel, 

and of state and local government taxing 

authorities in limits on use of proceeds 

from taxes touching aviation fuel, this 

notice solicits public comment on the 

proposed policy clarification. This 

notice also solicits comments about 

whether there are other reasonable 

interpretations regarding local taxes that 

are not enumerated here and should be 

considered by the FAA. Finally, this 

proposed policy clarification, if 

finalized, would apply prospectively to 

use of proceeds from both new taxes 

and to existing taxes that do not qualify 

for grandfathering from revenue use 

requirements. 

DATES: Comments period for the Notice 

published on November 21, 2013, at 78 

FR 69789 and closed on January 21, 

2014 is extended to March 3, 2014. 

Comments that are received after that 

date will be considered only to the 

extent possible. 

ADDRESSES: To read background 

documents or comments received, go to 

http://www.regulations.gov at any time 

or to Room W12–140 on the ground 

floor of the DOT West Building, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, 

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

through Friday, except Federal holidays. 

You may also send written comments 

by any of the following methods. 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov and follow 

the instructions for sending your 

comments electronically. Docket 

Number: FAA 2013–0988. 

• Mail: Docket Management Facility, 

U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE., West Building 

Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 

Washington DC 20590–0001. 

• Hand Delivery: Deliver to mail 

address above between 9:00 a.m. and 5 

p.m. EST, Monday through Friday, 

except Federal holidays. 

• Fax: (202) 493–2251 

Identify all transmission with ‘‘Docket 

Number FAA 2013–0988’’ at the 

beginning of the document. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Randall S. Fiertz, Director, Office of 

Airport Compliance and Management 

Analysis, Federal Aviation 

Administration, 800 Independence 

Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591, 

telephone (202) 267–3085; facsimile 

(202) 267–5257. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Authority for the Proposed Policy 

Clarification 

This notice is published under the 

authority described in Subtitle VII, part 

B, chapter 471, section 47122, and the 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Authorization Act of 1994, § 112(a), 


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Pub. L. 103–305, 49 U.S.C. § 47107(l)(1) 

(Aug. 23, 1994). 

Issued in Washington, DC, on January 17, 

2014. 

Randall S. Fiertz, 

Director, Office of Airport Compliance and 

Management Analysis. 

[FR Doc. 2014–02033 Filed 1–30–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2014–0041; Directorate 

Identifier 2013–CE–053–AD] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Ballonbau 

Wo ̈rner GmbH Balloons 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: We propose to adopt a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for 

Ballonbau Wo ̈rner GmbH Models NL– 

280/STU, NL–380/STU, NL–510/STU, 

NL–640/STU, NL–840/STU, and NL– 

1000/STU balloons. This proposed AD 

results from mandatory continuing 

airworthiness information (MCAI) 

originated by an aviation authority of 

another country to identify and correct 

an unsafe condition on an aviation 

product. The MCAI describes the unsafe 

condition as current inspection intervals 

are no longer adequate to ensure timely 

detection of deterioration or damage. 

We are issuing this proposed AD to 

require actions to address the unsafe 

condition on these products. 

DATES: We must receive comments on 

this proposed AD by March 17, 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 20590, 

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

through Friday, except Federal holidays. 

For service information identified in 

this proposed AD, contact Ballonbau 

Wo ̈rner GmbH, Zirbelstrasse 57c, 

D–86154 Augsburg, Germany; 

telephone: +49 821 4504060; fax: +49 

821 419641; Internet: 

www.ballonbau.de. You may review this 

referenced service information at the 

FAA, Small Airplane Directorate, 901 

Locust, Kansas City, Missouri 64106. 

For information on the availability of 

this material at the FAA, call (816) 329– 

4148. 

Examining the AD Docket 

You may examine the AD docket on 

the Internet at http://

www.regulations.gov by searching for 

and locating it in Docket No. FAA– 

2014–0041; 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 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: Karl 

Schletzbaum, Aerospace Engineer, FAA, 

Small Airplane Directorate, 901 Locust, 

Room 301, Kansas City, Missouri 64106; 

telephone: (816) 329–4123; fax: (816) 

329–4090; email: karl.schletzbaum@

faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Comments Invited 

We invite you to send any written 

relevant data, views, or arguments about 

this proposed AD. Send your comments 

to an address listed under the 

ADDRESSES section. Include ‘‘Docket No. 

FAA–2014–0041; Directorate Identifier 

2013–CE–053–AD’’ at the beginning of 

your comments. We specifically invite 

comments on the overall regulatory, 

economic, environmental, and energy 

aspects of this proposed AD. We will 

consider all comments received by the 

closing date and may amend this 

proposed AD because of those 

comments. 

We will post all comments we 

receive, without change, to http://

regulations.gov, including any personal 

information you provide. We will also 

post a report summarizing each 

substantive verbal contact we receive 

about this proposed AD. 

Discussion 

The European Aviation Safety Agency 

(EASA), which is the Technical Agent 

for the Member States of the European 

Community, has issued AD No.: 2013– 

0293R1, dated December 17, 2013 

(referred to after this as ‘‘the MCAI’’), to 

correct an unsafe condition for 

Ballonbau Wo ̈rner GmbH Models NL– 

280/STU, NL–380/STU, NL–510/STU, 

NL–640/STU, NL–840/STU, and NL– 

1000/STU balloons. The MCAI states: 

The results of an analysis of NL–STU 

maintenance data revealed that the current 

inspection intervals are no longer adequate to 

ensure timely detection of deterioration or 

damage, which could affected the structural 

integrity of the balloon. 

This condition, if not detected and 

corrected, could lead to failure of balloon 

components or envelope, possibly resulting 

in loss of the balloon. 

To address this potential unsafe condition, 

Ballonbau Wo ̈rner developed new, more 

detailed and descriptive Instructions for 

Continued Airworthiness (at the same time 

separated from the Flight Manual) and issued 

Technische Mitteilung/Technical Note 

EASA.BA.009–6 to inform all operators. 

For the reasons described above, EASA 

issued AD 2013–0293 to require compliance 

with the updated Instructions for Continued 

Airworthiness. This AD is revised to extend 

the compliance time for the initial porosity 

test, for balloons which have already 

exceeded the relevant threshold. 

You may examine the MCAI on the 

Internet at http://www.regulations.gov 

by searching for and locating it in 

Docket No. FAA–2014–0041. 

Relevant Service Information 

Ballonbau Wo ̈rner GmbH has issued 

Technische Mitteilung (English 

translation: Technical Note) Ballonbau 

Wo ̈rner GmbH EASA.BA.009–6, dated 

November 7, 2013; and Ballonbau 

Wo ̈rner GmbH Instructions for 

Continued Airworthiness, Gas Balloon 

Model NL–STU, Issue 1, dated 

November 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 the Proposed AD 

This product has been approved by 

the aviation authority of another 

country, and is approved for operation 

in the United States. Pursuant to our 

bilateral agreement with this State of 

Design Authority, they have notified us 

of the unsafe condition described in the 

MCAI and service information 

referenced above. We are proposing this 

AD because we evaluated all 

information and determined the unsafe 

condition exists and is likely to exist or 

develop on other products of the same 

type design. 

Costs of Compliance 

We estimate that this proposed AD 

will affect 6 products of U.S. registry. 


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