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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Tuesday, November 10, 2015 

OFFICE OF PERSONNEL 

MANAGEMENT 

5 CFR Part 870 

RIN 3206–AN04 

Federal Employees’ Group Life 

Insurance Program: Providing Option 

C Coverage for Children of Same-Sex 

Domestic Partners; Withdrawal 

AGENCY: U.S. Office of Personnel 

Management. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking; 

withdrawal. 

SUMMARY: The United States Office of 

Personnel Management (OPM) hereby 

withdraws a notice of proposed 

rulemaking (NPRM) to amend the 

Federal Employees’ Group Life 

Insurance (FEGLI) regulations to allow 

children of same-sex domestic partners 

living in states that do not allow samesex couples to marry to be covered as 

family members under an eligible 

individual’s FEGLI Option C 

enrollment. 

DATES: The proposed rule, published on 

October 15, 2014, in the Federal 

Register (79 FR 61788 –61790), is 

withdrawn as of November 10, 2015. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Ronald Brown, Policy Analyst, (202) 

606–0004, or by email to 

Ronald.Brown@opm.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office 

of Personnel Management is 

withdrawing the proposed rule 

published October 15, 2014 entitled, 

‘‘Federal Employees’ Group Life 

Insurance Program: Providing Option C 

Coverage for Children of Same-Sex 

Domestic Partners’’ (79 FR 61788– 

61790). The proposed regulation would 

have allowed children of same-sex 

domestic partners living in states that 

do not allow same-sex couples to marry 

to be covered as family members under 

an eligible individual’s FEGLI Option C 

enrollment. On June 26, 2015, the 

United States Supreme Court ruled in 

Obergefell v. Hodges that the Fourteenth 

Amendment requires a State to license 

a marriage between two people of the 

same sex and to recognize a marriage 

between two people of the same sex 

when their marriage was lawfully 

licensed and performed out-of-State. As 

a result, all states are required to allow 

same-sex couples to marry, meaning no 

additional children would be eligible for 

coverage based on the proposed rule. 

For this reason, the Office of Personnel 

Management withdraws the proposed 

rule to amend the FEGLI regulation to 

allow children of same-sex domestic 

partners living in states that do not 

allow same-sex couples to marry to be 

covered as family members under an 

eligible individual’s FEGLI Option C 

enrollment. 

U.S. Office of Personnel Management. 

Beth F. Cobert, 

Acting Director. 

[FR Doc. 2015–28569 Filed 11–9–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6325–63–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2015–3732; Directorate 

Identifier 2015–NE–25–AD] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Pratt & 

Whitney Canada Corp. Turboprop 

Engines 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: We propose to adopt a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for certain 

Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp. (PWC) 

PT6A–60AG, –65AG, –67AF, and 

–67AG turboprop engines. This 

proposed AD was prompted by 

incidents of corrosion and perforation of 

the two-ply Cu-Be bellows in 

Woodward fuel control units (FCUs). 

This proposed AD would require 

removing the Woodward FCU and 

installing an FCU that is eligible for 

installation. We are proposing this AD 

to prevent failure of the Woodward 

FCU, which could lead to failure of the 

engine, in-flight shutdown, and loss of 

control of the airplane. 

DATES: We must receive comments on 

this proposed AD by January 11, 2016. 

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. 

• 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 a.m. and 5 

p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays. 

• Fax: 202–493–2251. 

For service information identified in 

this proposed AD, contact Pratt & 

Whitney Canada Corp., 1000 MarieVictorin, Longueuil, Quebec, Canada, 

J4G 1A1; phone: 800–268–8000; fax: 

450–647–2888; Web site: www.pwc.ca. 

You may view this service information 

at the FAA, Engine & Propeller 

Directorate, 12 New England Executive 

Park, Burlington, MA. For information 

on the availability of this material at the 

FAA, call 781–238–7125. 

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–2015– 

3732; 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 

mandatory continuing airworthiness 

information (MCAI), the regulatory 

evaluation, any comments received, and 

other information. The address for the 

Docket Office (phone: 800–647–5527) is 

in the ADDRESSES section. Comments 

will be available in the AD docket 

shortly after receipt. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Besian Luga, Aerospace Engineer, 

Engine Certification Office, FAA, Engine 

& Propeller Directorate, 12 New England 

Executive Park, Burlington, MA 01803; 

phone: 781–238–7750; fax: 781–238– 

7199; email: besian.luga@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–2015–3732; Directorate Identifier 


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2015–NE–25–AD’’ at the beginning of 

your comments. We specifically invite 

comments on the overall regulatory, 

economic, environmental, and energy 

aspects of this NPRM. We will consider 

all comments received by the closing 

date and may amend this NPRM 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 with FAA 

personnel concerning this NPRM. 

Discussion 

The Transport Canada Civil Aviation, 

which is the aviation authority for 

Canada, has issued Canada AD CF– 

2015–23, dated July 23, 2015 (referred to 

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

unsafe condition for the specified 

products. The MCAI states: 

There have been in-service incidents 

involving corrosion and perforation of the 

two-ply Cu-Be bellows in Woodward Fuel 

Control Units (FCU) fitted to PT6A–60, –65 

and –67 series engines. In certain instances, 

associated bellows leakage has resulted in 

loss of engine power, in-flight shutdowns 

(IFSD) and even accidents. Engines installed 

on the aeroplanes that are used for crop 

dusting, due to the operational environment, 

are more susceptible to corrosion damage to 

the subject bellows. 

Loss of engine power or shut down in 

flight by itself usually is not considered a 

catastrophic event. However, on an aeroplane 

with single engine installation, an engine 

power loss or IFSD at a critical phase of flight 

could adversely affect the safe operation of 

the aeroplane. 

This AD affects the PT6A–60AG, 

PT6A–65AG, PT6A–67AF, and PT6A– 

67AG engine models because they have 

the affected Woodward FCUs installed. 

You may obtain further information 

by examining the MCAI in the AD 

docket on the Internet at http://

www.regulations.gov by searching for 

and locating Docket No. FAA–2015– 

3732. 

Related Service Information Under 1 

CFR Part 51 

PWC has issued Service Bulletin (SB) 

No. PT6A–72–14389, Revision 3, dated 

January 27, 2011 and SB No. PT6A–72– 

13473, Revision 1, dated May 26, 2015. 

The service information describes 

procedures for replacing Woodward 

FCUs. This service information is 

reasonably available because the 

interested parties have access to it 

through their normal course of business 

or by the means identified in the 

ADDRESSES section of this NPRM. 

FAA’s Determination and Requirements 

of This Proposed AD 

This product has been approved by 

the aviation authority of Canada, and is 

approved for operation in the United 

States. Pursuant to our bilateral 

agreement with Canada, 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 provided by Transport 

Canada Civil Aviation and determined 

the unsafe condition exists and is likely 

to exist or develop on other products of 

the same type design. This NPRM 

would require replacing the Woodward 

FCU. 

Costs of Compliance 

We estimate that this proposed AD 

affects 341 engines installed on 

airplanes of U.S. registry. We also 

estimate that it would take about 1.5 

hours per engine to comply with this 

proposed AD. The average labor rate is 

$85 per hour. Required parts cost about 

$1,000 per engine. Based on these 

figures, we estimate the cost of this 

proposed AD on U.S. operators to be 

$384,478. 

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 to the extent that it justifies 

making a regulatory distinction, 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 airworthiness 

directive (AD): 

Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp. (Type 

Certificate previously held by Pratt & 

Whitney Canada, Inc., Pratt & Whitney 

Aircraft of Canada, Ltd., and United 

Aircraft of Canada, Ltd.): Docket No. 

FAA–2015–3732; Directorate Identifier 

2015–NE–25–AD. 

(a) Comments Due Date 

We must receive comments by January 11, 

2016. 

(b) Affected ADs 

None. 

(c) Applicability 

This AD applies to Pratt & Whitney Canada 

Corp. (PWC) PT6A–60AG, BS919 and 

BS1048 with pre-SB No. PT6A–72–13402, 

dated August 12, 2005 configuration; PT6A– 

65AG, BS708, BS903, BS1101, and BS1102 

with pre-SB PT6A–72–13408, dated July 3, 

2006 configuration; PT6A–67AF; and PT6A– 

67AG turboprop engines with Woodward 

fuel control units (FCUs) installed. 

(d) Reason 

This AD was prompted by incidents of 

corrosion and perforation of the two-ply CuBe bellows in Woodward FCUs. We are 

issuing this AD to prevent failure of the 

Woodward FCU, which could lead to failure 

of the engine, in-flight shutdown, and loss of 

control of the airplane. 


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(e) Actions and Compliance 

Comply with this AD within the 

compliance times specified, unless already 

done. 

(1) For PWC PT6A–67AF and PT6A–67AG 

engines, within 500 flight hours (FHs) or one 

year after the effective date of this AD, 

whichever occurs first, replace the 

Woodward FCU. Use paragraphs 3.A. and 

3.C. of PWC Service Bulletin (SB) No. PT6A– 

72–14389, Revision 3, dated January 27, 2011 

to replace the FCU. 

(2) For PWC PT6A–60AG BS919 and 

BS1048 engines with pre-SB No. PT6A–72– 

13402 configuration, within 36 months after 

the effective date of this AD, replace the 

Woodward FCU. Use paragraph 3.C.(1) and 

3.C.(3) of PWC SB No. PT6A–72–13473, 

Revision 1, dated May 26, 2015 to replace the 

FCU. 

(3) For PWC PT6A–65AG BS708, BS903, 

BS1101, and BS1102 engines with pre-SB 

PT6A–72–13408 configuration, within 36 

months after the effective date of this AD, 

replace the Woodward FCU. Use paragraphs 

3.A.(1) and 3.A.(3) of PWC SB No. PT6A–72– 

13473, Revision 1, dated May 26, 2015 to 

replace the FCU. 

(f) Credit for Previous Actions 

You may take credit for the actions 

required by paragraph (e) of this AD if you 

performed the actions before the effective 

date of this AD in accordance with PWC SB 

No. PT6A–72–14389, Revision 2, dated April 

23, 2009; or SB No. PT6A–72–13473, dated 

March 12, 2015; or SB No. PT6A–72–13408, 

Revision 1, dated March 12, 2015; or earlier 

versions. 

(g) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs) 

The Manager, Engine Certification Office, 

FAA, may approve AMOCs for this AD. Use 

the procedures found in 14 CFR 39.19 to 

make your request. You may email your 

request to: ANE-AD-AMOC@faa.gov. 

(h) Related Information 

(1) For more information about this AD, 

contact Besian Luga, Aerospace Engineer, 

Engine Certification Office, FAA, Engine & 

Propeller Directorate, 12 New England 

Executive Park, Burlington, MA 01803; 

phone: 781–238–7750; fax: 781–238–7199; 

email: besian.luga@faa.gov. 

(2) Refer to MCAI Transport Canada AD 

CF–2015–23, dated July 23, 2015, for more 

information. 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–2015–3732. 

(3) PWC SB No. PT6A–72–14389, Revision 

3, dated January 27, 2011 and SB No. 13473, 

Revision 1, dated May 26, 2015, can be 

obtained from PWC, using the contact 

information in paragraph (h)(4) of this 

proposed AD. 

(4) For service information identified in 

this proposed AD, contact Pratt & Whitney 

Corp., 1000 Marie-Victorin, Longueuil, 

Quebec, Canada, J4G 1A1; phone: 800–268– 

8000; fax: 450–647–2888; Web site: 

www.pwc.ca. 

(5) You may view this service information 

at the FAA, Engine & Propeller Directorate, 

12 New England Executive Park, Burlington, 

MA. For information on the availability of 

this material at the FAA, call 781–238–7125. 

Issued in Burlington, Massachusetts, on 

November 4, 2015. 

Colleen M. D’Alessandro, 

Directorate Manager, Engine & Propeller 

Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2015–28534 Filed 11–9–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2014–0561; Directorate 

Identifier 2014–NE–12–AD] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Rolls-Royce 

plc Turbofan Engines 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: We propose to supersede 

airworthiness directive (AD) 2015–04– 

03 that applies to certain Rolls-Royce 

plc (RR) RB211 Trent 768–60, 772–60, 

and 772B–60 turbofan engines. AD 

2015–04–03 requires inspection of the 

sealing sleeve on the high-pressure/

intermediate-pressure (HP/IP) turbine 

support internal oil feed tube and 

removal of those sealing sleeves affected 

by AD 2015–04–03. This proposed AD 

would require removal of either the 

affected sealing sleeve only or both the 

affected sealing sleeve and the oil feed 

tube. We are proposing this AD to 

prevent failure of the HP/IP turbine 

support internal oil feed tube, which 

could lead to uncontained engine failure 

and damage to the airplane. 

DATES: We must receive comments on 

this proposed AD by January 11, 2016. 

ADDRESSES: You may send comments, 

using the procedures found in 14 CFR 

11.43 and 11.45, 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: Deliver to Mail 

address above between 9 a.m. and 5 

p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays. 

For service information identified in 

this proposed AD, contact Rolls-Royce 

plc, Corporate Communications, P.O. 

Box 31, Derby, DE24 8BJ, United 

Kingdom; phone: 011–44–1332–242424; 

fax: 011–44–1332–249936; email: http:// 

www.rolls-royce.com/contact/civil_

team.jsp; Internet: https://

customers.rolls-royce.com/public/

rollsroycecare. You may view this 

service information at the FAA, Engine 

& Propeller Directorate, 12 New England 

Executive Park, Burlington, MA. For 

information on the availability of this 

material at the FAA, call 781–238–7125. 

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– 

0561; 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 

mandatory continuing airworthiness 

information, regulatory evaluation, any 

comments received, and other 

information. The address for the Docket 

Office (phone: 800–647–5527) is in the 

ADDRESSES section. Comments will be 

available in the AD docket shortly after 

receipt. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Philip Haberlen, Aerospace Engineer, 

Engine Certification Office, FAA, Engine 

& Propeller Directorate, 12 New England 

Executive Park, Burlington, MA 01803; 

phone: 781–238–7770; fax: 781–238– 

7199; email: philip.haberlen@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–2014–0561; Directorate Identifier 

2014–NE–12–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://

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 

On February 11, 2015, we issued AD 

2015–04–03, Amendment 39–18105 (80 


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