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Vol. 81, No. 107 

Friday, June 3, 2016 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2016–4231; Directorate 

Identifier 2015–CE–042–AD; Amendment 

39–18537; AD 2016–11–10] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; BLANIK 

LIMITED Gliders 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: We are superseding 

airworthiness directive (AD) 2000–20– 

11 for BLANIK LIMITED Models L–13 

Blanik and L–13 AC Blanik gliders (type 

certificate previously held by LET 

Aeronautical Works). This AD results 

from mandatory continuing 

airworthiness information (MCAI) 

issued 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 insufficient material 

strength of the tail-fuselage attachment 

fitting. We are issuing this AD to require 

actions to address the unsafe condition 

on these products. 

DATES: This AD is effective July 8, 2016. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of a certain other publication listed in 

this AD as of November 27, 2000 (65 FR 

60845, October 13, 2000). 

ADDRESSES: You may examine the AD 

docket on the Internet at http://

www.regulations.gov by searching for 

and locating Docket No. FAA–2016– 

4231; or in person at the Docket 

Management Facility, U.S. Department 

of Transportation, Docket Operations, 

M–30, West Building Ground Floor, 

Room W12–140, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590. 

For service information identified in 

this AD, contact BLANIK LIMITED, 2nd 

Floor Beaux Lane House, Mercer Street 

Lower, Dublin 2, Republic of Ireland; 

phone: +420 733 662 194; email: info@

blanik.aero; Internet: http://

www.blanik.aero/

%EF%BB%BFcustomer_support. You 

may view 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. It is also available 

on the Internet at http://

www.regulations.gov by searching for 

Docket No. FAA–2016–4231. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim 

Rutherford, Aerospace Engineer, 901 

Locust, Room 301, Kansas City, 

Missouri 64106; telephone: (816) 329– 

4165; fax: (816) 329–4090; email: 

jim.rutherford@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Discussion 

We issued a notice of proposed 

rulemaking (NPRM) to amend 14 CFR 

part 39 by adding an AD that would 

apply to BLANIK LIMITED Models L–13 

Blanik and L–13 AC Blanik gliders. That 

NPRM was published in the Federal 

Register on March 3, 2016 (81 FR 

11134), and proposed to supersede AD 

2000–20–11, Amendment 39–11922 (65 

FR 60845; October 13, 2000). 

The NPRM proposed to correct an 

unsafe condition for the specified 

products and was based on mandatory 

continuing airworthiness information 

(MCAI) originated by an aviation 

authority of another country. The MCAI 

states that: 

To prevent destruction of tail-fuselage 

attachment fitting which can lead to loss of 

control of the sailplane. This destruction 

could be caused due to lower strength of the 

material used during production. 

The MCAI can be found in the AD 

docket on the Internet at: https://

www.regulations.gov/

#!documentDetail;D=FAA-2016-4231- 

0003. 

A review of records since issuance of 

AD 2000–20–11 revealed that the FAA 

inadvertently did not address this MCAI 

for the EVEKCTOR, spol. s.r.o. Model L 

13 SDM VIVAT gliders and the BLANIK 

LIMITED Model L–13 AC Blanik gliders. 

This AD supersedes AD 2000–20–11 to 

add the BLANIK LIMITED Model L–13 

AC Blanik gliders to the applicability of 

the AD. 

The FAA is addressing the EVEKTOR, 

spol. s.r.o. Model L 13 SDM VIVAT 

gliders in another AD action. 

Comments 

We gave the public the opportunity to 

participate in developing this AD. We 

received no comments on the NPRM (81 

FR 11134, March 3, 2016) or on the 

determination of the cost to the public. 

Conclusion 

We reviewed the relevant data and 

determined that air safety and the 

public interest require adopting the AD 

as proposed except for minor editorial 

changes. We have determined that these 

minor changes: 

• Are consistent with the intent that 

was proposed in the NPRM (81 FR 

11134, March 3, 2016) for correcting the 

unsafe condition; and 

• Do not add any additional burden 

upon the public than was already 

proposed in the NPRM (81 FR 11134, 

March 3, 2016). 

Related Service Information Under 1 

CFR Part 51 

LET Aeronautical Works has issued 

LET Mandatory Bulletin No.: L13/085a, 

dated November 17, 1999. The service 

information describes procedures for 

testing the material strength of 

attachment fitting part number A 102 

021 N and instructions for contacting 

the manufacturer for replacement 

information if necessary. 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 the AD. 

Costs of Compliance 

We estimate that this AD will affect 

124 products of U.S. registry. We also 

estimate that it would take about 4 

work-hours per product to comply with 

the basic requirements of this AD. The 

average labor rate is $85 per work-hour. 

Based on these figures, we estimate 

the cost of the AD on U.S. operators to 

be $42,160, or $340 per product. 

In addition, we estimate that any 

necessary follow-on actions would take 

about 16 work-hours and require parts 

costing $500, for a cost of $1,860 per 

product. We have no way of 

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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 AD will not 

have federalism implications under 

Executive Order 13132. This AD will 

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 AD: 

(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. 

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–2016– 

4231; 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 the NPRM, 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. 

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39 

Air transportation, Aircraft, Aviation 

safety, Incorporation by reference, 

Safety. 

Adoption of the Amendment 

Accordingly, under the authority 

delegated to me by the Administrator, 

the FAA amends 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 

removing Amendment 39–11922 (65 FR 

60845; October 13, 2000) and adding the 

following new AD: 

2016–11–10 BLANIK LIMITED: 

Amendment 39–18537; Docket No. 

FAA–2016–4231; Directorate Identifier 

2015–CE–042–AD. 

(a) Effective Date 

This airworthiness directive (AD) becomes 

effective July 8, 2016. 

(b) Affected ADs 

This AD supersedes AD 2000–20–11, 

Amendment 39–11922 (65 FR 60845; October 

13, 2000) (‘‘AD 2000–20–11’’). 

(c) Applicability 

This AD applies to BLANIK LIMITED 

Models L–13 Blanik and L–13 AC Blanik 

gliders (type certificate previously held by 

LET Aeronautical Works), all serial numbers, 

certificated in any category. 

(d) Subject 

Air Transport Association of America 

(ATA) Code 53: Fuselage. 

(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 insufficient 

material strength of the tail-fuselage 

attachment fitting. We are issuing this AD to 

detect and correct tail-fuselage fittings with 

insufficient material strength, which if left 

uncorrected could result in detachment of 

the tail from the fuselage with consequent 

loss of control. 

(f) Actions and Compliance 

Unless already done, do the following 

actions in paragraphs (f)(1) and (f)(2) of this 

AD, including all subparagraphs: 

(1) Model L–13 Blanik gliders: 

(i) Within the next 60 days after November 

27, 2000 (the effective date retained from AD 

2000–20–11), inspect the tail-fuselage 

attachment fitting, part number (P/N) A 102 

021 N, for damage and material hardness 

following the procedures in LET Mandatory 

Bulletin No.: L13/085a, dated November 17, 

1999. 

(ii) If you find the tail-fuselage attachment 

fitting is damaged or the material does not 

meet the hardness requirements specified in 

the service bulletin during the inspection 

required in paragraph (f)(1)(i) of this AD, 

before further flight, you must contact the 

manufacturer to obtain an FAA-approved 

replacement part for P/N A 102 021 N and 

FAA-approved installation instructions and 

install the replacement part. Use the contact 

information found in paragraph (i)(4) to 

contact the manufacturer. 

(iii) As of November 27, 2000 (the effective 

date retained from AD 2000–20–11), do not 

install, on any glider, a P/N A 102 021 N 

attachment fitting that has not passed the 

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

this AD. 

(2) Model L–13 AC Blanik gliders: 

(i) Within the next 60 days after July 8, 

2016 (the effective date of this AD), inspect 

the tail-fuselage attachment fitting, P/N A 

102 021 N, for damage and material hardness 

following the procedures in LET Mandatory 

Bulletin No.: L13/085a, dated November 17, 

1999. 

(ii) If you find the tail-fuselage attachment 

fitting is damaged or the material does not 

meet the hardness requirements specified in 

the service bulletin during the inspection 

required in paragraph (f)(2)(i) of this AD, 

before further flight, you must contact the 

manufacturer to obtain an FAA-approved 

replacement part for P/N A 102 021 N and 

FAA-approved installation instructions and 

install the replacement part. Use the contact 

information found in paragraph (i)(4) to 

contact the manufacturer. 

(iii) As of July 8, 2016 (the effective date 

of this AD), do not install, on any glider, a 

P/N A 102 021N attachment fitting that has 

not passed the inspection required in 

paragraph (f)(2)(i) of this AD. 

(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: Jim Rutherford, Aerospace Engineer, 

FAA, Small Airplane Directorate, 901 Locust, 

Room 301, Kansas City, Missouri 64106; 

telephone: (816) 329–4165; fax: (816) 329– 

4090; email: jim.rutherford@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. 

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(h) Related Information 

Refer to MCAI Civil Aviation Authority AD 

CAA–AD–T–112/1999R1, dated November 

23, 1999, for related information. The MCAI 

can be found in the AD docket on the 

Internet at: https://www.regulations.gov/#

!documentDetail;D=FAA-2016-4231-0003. 

(i) Material Incorporated by Reference 

(1) The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

(IBR) of the service information listed in this 

paragraph under 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR 

part 51. 

(2) You must use this service information 

as applicable to do the actions required by 

this AD, unless the AD specifies otherwise. 

(3) The following service information was 

approved for IBR on November 27, 2000 (65 

FR 60845, October 13, 2000). 

(i) LET Mandatory Bulletin No.: L13/085a, 

dated November 17, 1999. 

(ii) Reserved. 

(4) For service information identified in 

this AD, contact BLANIK LIMITED, 2nd 

Floor Beaux Lane House, Mercer Street 

Lower, Dublin 2, Republic of Ireland; phone: 

+420 733 662 194; email: info@blanik.aero; 

Internet: http://www.blanik.aero/

%EF%BB%BFcustomer_support. 

(5) You may view this 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. In 

addition, you can access this service 

information on the Internet at http://

www.regulations.gov by searching for and 

locating Docket No. FAA–2016–4231. 

(6) You may view this service information 

that is incorporated by reference at the 

National Archives and Records 

Administration (NARA). For information on 

the availability of this material at NARA, call 

202–741–6030, or go to: http://

www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ibrlocations.html. 

Issued in Kansas City, Missouri, on May 

23, 2016. 

Pat Mullen, 

Acting Manager, Small Airplane Directorate, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2016–12608 Filed 6–2–16; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND 

SPACE ADMINISTRATION 

14 CFR Part 1274 

[NFS Case 2015–N014] 

RIN 2700–AE25 

Cooperative Agreements With 

Commercial Firms 

AGENCY: National Aeronautics and 

Space Administration. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: NASA is issuing a final rule 

amending its regulation on Cooperative 

Agreements with Commercial Firms to 

implement section 872 of the National 

Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

Year 2009. The revision is part of 

NASA’s retrospective plan under 

Executive Order (EO) 13563 completed 

in August 2011. 

DATES: Effective: July 5, 2016. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Barbara Orlando, telephone (202) 358– 

3911. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

This final rule implements the 

requirements of section 872 for 

recipients and NASA staff to report 

information that will appear in the 

Federal Awardee Performance and 

Integrity Information System (FAPIIS). 

Pursuant to section 872, NASA will 

consider information contained within 

the system about a non-Federal entity 

before awarding a grant or cooperative 

agreement to that non-Federal entity. 

The rule also addresses how FAPIIS and 

other information may be used in 

assessing recipient integrity. The major 

elements of the rule are summarized as 

follows: 

• NASA is to report information in 

FAPIIS about— 

D Any termination of an award due to 

a material failure to comply with the 

award terms and conditions; 

D Any administrative agreement with 

a non-Federal entity to resolve a 

suspension or debarment proceeding; 

and 

D Any finding that a non-Federal 

entity is not qualified to receive a given 

award, if the finding is based on criteria 

related to the non-Federal entity’s 

integrity or prior performance under 

Federal awards and it is anticipated that 

the total Federal funding will exceed the 

simplified threshold during the period 

of performance. 

• Recipients that have Federal 

contract, grant, and cooperative 

agreement awards with a cumulative 

total value greater than $10,000,000 

must enter information in FAPIIS about 

certain civil, criminal, and 

administrative proceedings that reached 

final disposition within the most recent 

five year period and that were 

connected with the award or 

performance of a Federal award. 

• Recipients that have been awarded 

a Federal contract, grant, and 

cooperative agreement with a 

cumulative total value greater than 

$10,000,000 are required to disclose 

semiannually the information about the 

criminal, civil, and administrative 

proceedings as described in section 

872(c). 

• Federal awarding agencies, prior to 

making an award to a non-Federal 

entity, must review FAPIIS to determine 

whether that non-Federal entity is 

qualified to receive the Federal award. 

In making the determination, NASA 

must take into consideration any 

information about the entity that is in 

FAPIIS. 

• Notice of funding opportunities and 

Federal award terms and conditions to 

inform a non-Federal entity that it may 

submit comments in FAPIIS about any 

information that NASA had reported to 

the system about the non-Federal entity, 

for consideration by NASA in making 

future Federal awards to the nonFederal entity. 

NASA published a proposed rule in 

Federal Register on Feb. 22, 2016, to 

revise 14 CFR part 1274 to implement 

Section 872 of the Duncan Hunter 

National Defense Authorization Act 

(NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2009 (Pub. 

L. 110–417, codified as amended at 41 

U.S.C. 2313, as it applies to cooperative 

agreements. 

II. Discussion and Analysis 

On February 22, 2016, NASA 

published a proposed rule in the 

Federal Register (81 FR 8671) and 

received a comment from one 

respondent. NASA reviewed the 

comment in the formation of the final 

rule and determined that the comment 

was not within the scope of the 

regulation. No revisions to the proposed 

rule were made as a result of the public 

comment received. 

III. Executive Orders 12866 and 13563 

Executive Orders (E.O.s) 12866 and 

13563 direct agencies to assess all costs 

and benefits of available regulatory 

alternatives and, if regulation is 

necessary, to select regulatory 

approaches that maximize net benefits 

(including potential economic, 

environmental, public health and safety 

effects, distributive impacts, and 

equity). E.O. 13563 emphasizes the 

importance of quantifying both costs 

and benefits, of reducing costs, of 

harmonizing rules, and of promoting 

flexibility. This is not a significant 

regulatory action and, therefore, was not 

subject to review under section 6(b) of 

E.O. 12866, Regulatory Planning and 

Review, dated September 30, 1993. This 

rule is not a major rule under 5 U.S.C. 

804. 

IV. Paperwork Reduction Act 

The Paperwork Reduction Act (Pub. 

L. 104–13) does not apply because this 

final rule does not contain any 

information collection requirements that 

require the approval of the Office of 

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