This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER

contains notices to the public of the proposed

issuance of rules and regulations. The

purpose of these notices is to give interested

persons an opportunity to participate in the

rule making prior to the adoption of the final

rules.

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Vol. 78, No. 210 

Wednesday, October 30, 2013 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2013–0924; Directorate 

Identifier 2013–CE–032–AD] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; B–N Group 

Ltd. Airplanes 

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 B–N 

Group Ltd. Models BN–2, BN–2A, BN– 

2A–2, BN–2A–3, BN–2A–6, BN–2A–8, 

BN–2A–9, BN–2A–20, BN–2A–21, BN– 

2A–26, BN–2A–27, BN–2B–20, BN–2B– 

21, BN–2B–26, BN–2B–27, BN2A MK. 

III, BN2A MK. III–2, and BN2A MK. III– 

3 airplanes. 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 damage of the cable sliding 

end assembly and installation of the 

incorrect end fitting on engine control 

cable assemblies. 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 December 16, 

2013. 

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 BrittenNorman Aircraft Limited, Commodore 

House, Mountbatten Business Centre, 

Millbrook Road East, Southampton 

SO15 1HY, United Kingdom; telephone: 

+44 20 3371 4000; fax: +44 20 3371 

4001; email: info@bnaircraft.com; 

Internet: http://www.brittennorman.com/customer-support/. 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; 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: 

Taylor Martin, Aerospace Engineer, 

FAA, Small Airplane Directorate, 901 

Locust, Room 301, Kansas City, 

Missouri 64106; telephone: (816) 329– 

4138; fax: (816) 329–4090; email: 

taylor.martin@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–2013–0924; Directorate Identifier 

2013–CE–032–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 EASA AD No.: 

2013–0215, dated September 16, 2013 

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

correct an unsafe condition for the 

specified products. The MCAI states: 

Britten-Norman Aircraft Limited has been 

made aware of two occurrences where a 

failure of engine control cable assemblies has 

caused engine control difficulties. In both 

reported cases, the cable sliding end 

assemblies were in poor condition and in 

both cases, an incorrect end-fitting was 

installed which may have contributed to the 

failures. 

This condition, if not detected and 

corrected, could result in reduced engine 

control, possibly resulting in reduced control 

of the aeroplane. 

To address this potential unsafe condition, 

Britten-Norman Aircraft have issued Service 

Bulletin (SB) 334 to provide inspection 

instructions. 

For the reason described above, this AD 

requires a one-time inspection and functional 

test of the engine control cables and, 

depending on findings, replacement of the 

cables. 

You may examine the MCAI on the 

Internet at http://www.regulations.gov 

by searching for and locating it in 

Docket No. FAA–2013–0924. 

Relevant Service Information 

Britten-Norman Aircraft Limited has 

issued Service Bulletin No. SB 334, 

Issue 1, dated August 30, 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 


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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 101 products of U.S. registry. 

We also estimate that it would take 

about 1 work-hour 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 $8,585, or $85 per 

product. 

In addition, we estimate that any 

necessary follow-on actions would take 

about 10 work-hours and require parts 

costing $4,800 (4 per airplane), for a cost 

of $5,650 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 

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. The FAA amends § 39.13 by adding 

the following new AD: 

B–N Group Ltd.: Docket No. FAA–2013– 

0924; Directorate Identifier 2013–CE– 

032–AD. 

(a) Comments Due Date 

We must receive comments by December 

16, 2013. 

(b) Affected ADs 

None. 

(c) Applicability 

This AD applies to B–N Group Ltd. Models 

BN–2, BN–2A, BN–2A–2, BN–2A–3, BN–2A– 

6, BN–2A–8, BN–2A–9, BN–2A–20, BN–2A– 

21, BN–2A–26, BN–2A–27, BN–2B–20, BN– 

2B–21, BN–2B–26, BN–2B–27, BN2A MK. III, 

BN2A MK. III–2, and BN2A MK. III–3 

airplanes, all serial numbers, certificated in 

any category. 

(d) Subject 

Air Transport Association of America 

(ATA) Code 76: Engine Controls. 

(e) Reason 

This AD was prompted by 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 damage of 

the cable sliding end assembly and 

installation of the incorrect end fitting on 

engine control cable assemblies. We are 

issuing this AD to detect and correct damage 

of the cable sliding end assembly (cracking, 

distortion, corrosion) and incorrect end 

fittings on the engine control assemblies, 

which could lead to reduced engine control 

with consequent loss of control. 

(f) Actions and Compliance 

Unless already done, do the following 

actions: 

(1) Within the next 6 months after the 

effective date of this AD, do a one-time 

inspection of the engine control cable 

assemblies, part number (P/N) 137835, P/N 

172449–1, P/N 17250, and P/N 172451, and 

surrounding areas for damage (cracking, 

distortion, corrosion) and correct cable endfitting and to assure the wire locking is intact 

following section 6 ACTION of BrittenNorman Aircraft Limited Service Bulletin No. 

SB 334, Issue 1, dated August 30, 2013. 

(2) If no discrepancies are found during the 

inspection required in paragraph (f)(1) of this 

AD, inspect the control linkages for proper 

adjustment and, before further flight, make 

any necessary changes following section 6 

ACTION of Britten-Norman Aircraft Limited 

Service Bulletin No. SB 334, Issue 1, dated 

August 30, 2013. 

(3) If any discrepancies are found during 

the inspection required in paragraph (f)(1) of 

this AD and/or the control linkages cannot be 

properly adjusted as specified in paragraph 

(f)(2) of this AD, before further flight, replace 

the engine control cable assembly with a 

serviceable unit following section 6 ACTION 

of Britten-Norman Aircraft Limited Service 

Bulletin No. SB 334, Issue 1, dated August 

30, 2013. 

(4) After the effective date of this AD, do 

not install on any airplane engine control 

cable assemblies, part number (P/N) 137835, 

P/N 172449–1, P/N 17250, and P/N 172451, 

unless they are new or have been inspected 

as required in paragraphs (f)(1) and (f)(2) of 

this AD and found free of any discrepancies 

and have proper adjustment. 

(g) Other FAA AD Provisions 

The following provisions also apply to this 

AD: 

(1) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs): The Manager, Standards Office, 

FAA, has the authority to approve AMOCs 

for this AD, if requested using the procedures 

found in 14 CFR 39.19. Send information to 

ATTN: Taylor Martin, Aerospace Engineer, 

FAA, Small Airplane Directorate, 901 Locust, 

Room 301, Kansas City, Missouri 64106; 

telephone: (816) 329–4138; fax: (816) 329– 

4090; email: taylor.martin@faa.gov. Before 

using any approved AMOC on any airplane 

to which the AMOC applies, notify your 

appropriate principal inspector (PI) in the 

FAA Flight Standards District Office (FSDO), 

or lacking a PI, your local FSDO. 

(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. 

(h) Related Information 

Refer to MCAI European Aviation Safety 

Agency (EASA) AD No.: 2013–0215, dated 

September 16, 2013, for related information. 

You may examine the MCAI on the Internet 

at http://www.regulations.gov by searching 

for and locating it in Docket No. FAA–2013– 


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0924. For service information related to this 

AD, contact Britten-Norman Aircraft Limited, 

Commodore House, Mountbatten Business 

Centre, Millbrook Road East, Southampton 

SO15 1HY, United Kingdom; telephone: +44 

20 3371 4000; fax: +44 20 3371 4001; email: 

info@bnaircraft.com; Internet: http://

www.britten-norman.com/customer-support/. 

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. 

Issued in Kansas City, Missouri, on 

October 23, 2013. 

Earl Lawrence, 

Manager, Small Airplane Directorate, Aircraft 

Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2013–25703 Filed 10–29–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 52 

EPA–R04–OAR–2013–0563; FRL–9902– 

18–Region 4] 

Approval and Promulgation of 

Implementation Plans; North Carolina: 

Non-Interference Demonstration for 

Removal of Federal Low-Reid Vapor 

Pressure Requirement for the RaleighDurham-Chapel Hill Area 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Proposed rule. 

SUMMARY: EPA is proposing to approve 

the State of North Carolina’s March 27, 

2013, State Implementation Plan (SIP) 

revision to the State’s approved 

Maintenance Plan for the RaleighDurham-Chapel Hill (Triangle) 1997 8- 

hour Ozone Maintenance Area. 

Specifically, North Carolina’s revision, 

including updated modeling, shows that 

the Triangle Area would continue to 

maintain the 1997 8-hour ozone 

standard if the currently applicable 

Federal Reid Vapor Pressure (RVP) 

standard for gasoline from 7.8 pounds 

per square inch (psi) were modified to 

9.0 psi for three portions (Wake and 

Durham Counties, and a portion of 

Granville County) of the ‘‘Triangle 

Area’’ of North Carolina during the 

high-ozone season. The State has 

included a technical demonstration 

with the revision to demonstrate that a 

less-stringent RVP standard of 9.0 psi in 

these areas would not interfere with 

continued maintenance of the 1997 8- 

hour Ozone National Ambient Air 

Quality Standards (NAAQS) or any 

other applicable standard. Approval of 

this SIP revision is a prerequisite for 

EPA’s consideration of an amendment 

to the regulations to remove the 

aforementioned portions of the Triangle 

Area from the list of areas that are 

currently subject to the Federal 7.8 psi 

RVP requirements. In addition, EPA is 

also proposing to approve changes to 

the motor vehicle emission budgets 

(MVEBs) used in the 1997 8-hour ozone 

maintenance plan for the Triangle Area. 

The use of new models and the 

relaxation of the RVP requirement has 

resulted in a revised safety margin 

which North Carolina is reallocating 

among the MVEBs associated the 

Maintenance Plan. EPA has 

preliminarily determined that North 

Carolina’s March 27, 2013, SIP revision 

with respect to the changes to the 

modeling and associated technical 

demonstration associated with the 

State’s request for the removal of the 

Federal RVP requirements, and with 

respect to the updated MVEBs, is 

consistent with the applicable 

provisions of the Clean Air Act (CAA or 

Act). Should EPA decide to remove the 

subject portions of the Triangle Area 

from those areas subject to the 7.8 psi 

Federal RVP requirements, such action 

will occur in a subsequent rulemaking. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

received on or before November 29, 

2013. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by Docket ID Number EPA– 

R04–OAR–2013–0563 by one of the 

following methods: 

1. www.regulations.gov: Follow the 

on-line instructions for submitting 

comments. 

2. Email: R4–RDS@epa.gov. 

3. Fax: (404) 562–9019. 

4. Mail: EPA–R04–OAR–2013–0563, 

Regulatory Development Section, Air 

Planning Branch, Air, Pesticides and 

Toxics Management Division, U.S. 

Environmental Protection Agency, 

Region 4, 61 Forsyth Street SW., 

Atlanta, Georgia 30303–8960. 

5. Hand Delivery or Courier: Ms. 

Lynorae Benjamin, Chief, Regulatory 

Development Section, Air Planning 

Branch, Air, Pesticides and Toxics 

Management Division, U.S. 

Environmental Protection Agency, 

Region 4, 61 Forsyth Street SW., 

Atlanta, Georgia 30303–8960. Such 

deliveries are only accepted during the 

Regional Office’s normal hours of 

operation. The Regional Office’s official 

hours of business are Monday through 

Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., excluding 

Federal holidays. 

Instructions: Direct your comments to 

Docket ID No. EPA–R04–OAR–2013– 

0563. EPA’s policy is that all comments 

received will be included in the public 

docket without change and may be 

made available online at 

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided, unless 

the comment includes information 

claimed to be Confidential Business 

Information (CBI) or other information 

whose disclosure is restricted by statute. 

Do not submit through 

www.regulations.gov or email, 

information that you consider to be CBI 

or otherwise protected. The 

www.regulations.gov Web site is an 

‘‘anonymous access’’ system, which 

means EPA will not know your identity 

or contact information unless you 

provide it in the body of your comment. 

If you send an email comment directly 

to EPA without going through 

www.regulations.gov, your email 

address will be automatically captured 

and included as part of the comment 

that is placed in the public docket and 

made available on the Internet. If you 

submit an electronic comment, EPA 

recommends that you include your 

name and other contact information in 

the body of your comment and with any 

disk or CD–ROM you submit. If EPA 

cannot read your comment due to 

technical difficulties and cannot contact 

you for clarification, EPA may not be 

able to consider your comment. 

Electronic files should avoid the use of 

special characters, any form of 

encryption, and be free of any defects or 

viruses. For additional information 

about EPA’s public docket visit the EPA 

Docket Center homepage at http://

www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm. 

Docket: All documents in the 

electronic docket are listed in the 

www.regulations.gov index. Although 

listed in the index, some information is 

not publicly available, i.e., CBI or other 

information whose disclosure is 

restricted by statute. Certain other 

material, such as copyrighted material, 

is not placed on the Internet and will be 

publicly available only in hard copy 

form. Publicly available docket 

materials are available either 

electronically in www.regulations.gov or 

in hard copy at the Regulatory 

Development Section, Air Planning 

Branch, Air, Pesticides and Toxics 

Management Division, U.S. 

Environmental Protection Agency, 

Region 4, 61 Forsyth Street SW., 

Atlanta, Georgia 30303–8960. EPA 

requests that if at all possible, you 

contact the person listed in the FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section to 

schedule your inspection. The Regional 

Office’s official hours of business are 

Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 

4:30 p.m., excluding federal holidays. 


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