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send your request to your principal inspector 

or local Flight Standards District Office, as 

appropriate. If sending information directly 

to the manager of the ACO, send it to the 

attention of the person identified in the 

Related Information section of this AD. 

Information may be emailed to: 9-ANMSeattle-ACO-AMOC-Requests@faa.gov. 

(2) 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. 

(3) An AMOC that provides an acceptable 

level of safety may be used for any repair 

required by this AD if it is approved by the 

Boeing Commercial Airplanes Organization 

Designation Authorization (ODA) that has 

been authorized by the Manager, Seattle 

ACO, to make those findings. For a repair 

method to be approved, the repair must meet 

the certification basis of the airplane, and the 

approval must specifically refer to this AD. 

(k) Related Information 

(1) For more information about this AD, 

contact Marie Hogestad, Aerospace Engineer, 

Systems and Equipment Branch, ANM–130S, 

FAA, Seattle Aircraft Certification Office, 

1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA 98057– 

3356; phone: (425) 917–6418; fax: (425) 917– 

6590; email: marie.hogestad@faa.gov. 

(2) For service information identified in 

this AD, contact Boeing Commercial 

Airplanes, Attention: Data & Services 

Management, P. O. Box 3707, MC 2H–65, 

Seattle, Washington 98124–2207; telephone 

206–544–5000, extension 1; fax 206–766– 

5680; Internet https://

www.myboeingfleet.com. You may review 

copies of the referenced service information 

at the FAA, Transport Airplane Directorate, 

1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, Washington. 

For information on the availability of this 

material at the FAA, call 425–227–1221. 

Issued in Renton, Washington, on 

September 18, 2013. 

Ross Landes, 

Acting Manager, Transport Airplane 

Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2013–23444 Filed 9–25–13; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2013–0826; Directorate 

Identifier 2011–SW–046–AD] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Eurocopter 

France Helicopters 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: We propose to adopt a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for 

Eurocopter France (Eurocopter) Model 

AS332C, AS332L, AS332L1, AS332L2, 

and SA330J helicopters. This proposed 

AD would prohibit use of the hydraulic 

hoist in helicopters equipped with 

certain parts and configurations until a 

hoist beam lower fitting protector is 

installed. This proposed AD is 

prompted by a report that the hoist 

cable jammed during a rescue at sea. 

The proposed actions are intended to 

prevent the hoist cable from jamming 

and subsequent cable failure, which 

could result in injury and damage to the 

helicopter. 

DATES: We must receive comments on 

this proposed AD by November 25, 

2013. 

ADDRESSES: You may send comments by 

any of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Docket: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

online instructions for sending your 

comments electronically. 

• Fax: 202–493–2251. 

• Mail: Send comments to the U.S. 

Department of Transportation, Docket 

Operations, M–30, West Building 

Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, 

DC 20590–0001. 

• Hand Delivery: Deliver to the 

‘‘Mail’’ address between 9 a.m. and 5 

p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays. 

Examining the AD Docket 

You may examine the AD docket on 

the Internet at http://

www.regulations.gov 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 

foreign authority’s AD, the economic 

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 service information identified in 

this proposed AD, contact American 

Eurocopter Corporation, 2701 N. Forum 

Drive, Grand Prairie, TX 75052; 

telephone (972) 641–0000 or (800) 232– 

0323; fax (972) 641–3775; or at http://

www.eurocopter.com/techpub. You may 

review the referenced service 

information at the FAA, Office of the 

Regional Counsel, Southwest Region, 

2601 Meacham Blvd., Room 663, Fort 

Worth, Texas 76137. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Robert Grant, Aviation Safety Engineer, 

Safety Management Group, Rotorcraft 

Directorate, FAA, 2601 Meacham Blvd., 

Fort Worth, Texas 76137; telephone 

817–222–5110; email robert.grant@

faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Comments Invited 

We invite you to participate in this 

rulemaking by submitting written 

comments, data, or views. We also 

invite comments relating to the 

economic, environmental, energy, or 

federalism impacts that might result 

from adopting the proposals in this 

document. The most helpful comments 

reference a specific portion of the 

proposal, explain the reason for any 

recommended change, and include 

supporting data. To ensure the docket 

does not contain duplicate comments, 

commenters should send only one copy 

of written comments, or if comments are 

filed electronically, commenters should 

submit only one time. 

We will file in the docket all 

comments that we receive, as well as a 

report summarizing each substantive 

public contact with FAA personnel 

concerning this proposed rulemaking. 

Before acting on this proposal, we will 

consider all comments we receive on or 

before the closing date for comments. 

We will consider comments filed after 

the comment period has closed if it is 

possible to do so without incurring 

expense or delay. We may change this 

proposal in light of the comments we 

receive. 

Discussion 

The European Aviation Safety Agency 

(EASA), which is the Technical Agent 

for the Member States of the European 

Union, has issued EASA AD No. 2009– 

0271R1, dated July 8, 2011, to correct an 

unsafe condition for Eurocopter Model 

AS332C, AS332C1, AS332L1, AS332L2, 

and SA330J helicopters with certain 

hoist beams installed. EASA advises 

that during a hoisting operation, a 

hydraulic hoist cable jammed against 

the base of the supporting strut of a dual 

hoist tray installation. According to 

EASA, the load was transferred to the 

back-up electrical hoist and safely 

brought on board. However, the 

jamming of the hydraulic hoist cable 

against the strut damaged the back-up 

electrical hoist power supply harness, 

which is routed through the area, 

resulting in a short circuit that fused 

and ruptured the cable. EASA reports 

that this condition, if not corrected, 

could lead to further incidents of hoist 

cable jamming and subsequent cable 

failure, which could result in personal 

injuries and damage to the helicopter. 

FAA’s Determination 

These helicopters have been approved 

by the aviation authority of France and 


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are approved for operation in the United 

States. Pursuant to our bilateral 

agreement with France, EASA, its 

technical representative, has notified us 

of the unsafe condition described in its 

AD. We are proposing this AD because 

we evaluated all known relevant 

information and determined that an 

unsafe condition is likely to exist or 

develop on other products of the same 

type design. 

Related Service Information 

Eurocopter has issued one Emergency 

Alert Service Bulletin (EASB), Revision 

3, dated July 6, 2011, with three 

different numbers. EASB No. 25.02.08 is 

for civil and military Model AS332- 

series helicopters; EASB No. 25.01.29 is 

for military Model AS532-series 

helicopters; and EASB No. 25.39 is for 

civil and military Model SA330-series 

helicopters. The EASB originally 

provided instructions to prevent the 

main hydraulic hoist cable from 

becoming jammed and damaged in the 

fixed fitting of the hoist beam lower 

fitting. The revisions add further 

instructions and expand the effectivity 

to more helicopters and helicopter 

equipment configurations. The revisions 

also extend some compliance deadlines, 

and revise some instructions to account 

for improved installation procedures. 

After further investigation, the most 

recent revisions remove some helicopter 

models from the list of applicable 

helicopters. 

Proposed AD Requirements 

This proposed AD would require 

installing a placard that prohibits 

raising or lowering the load in case of 

a cable jam. If the hoist control electrical 

harness is routed at the base of the hoist 

supporting strut, the proposed AD 

would require disabling the hoist 

pyrotechnic shear function and 

installing placards that state the hoist 

pyrotechnic shear function is disabled. 

The proposed AD would also require 

either installing a hoist beam lower 

fitting protector or installing placards 

that prohibit operating the hydraulic 

hoist. 

Differences Between This Proposed AD 

and the EASA AD 

Our AD would differ from the EASA 

AD as follows: 

The EASA AD requires certain actions 

before the next flight, while we would 

require the same actions before the next 

hoisting operation. 

The EASA AD sets calendar dates that 

have passed for compliance, while we 

set compliance based on hours time-inservice. 

The EASA AD misidentifies the 

Eurocopter SA330J service bulletin 

number and paragraph number in its 

required actions for Model SA330J 

helicopters. This proposed AD would 

require compliance with paragraph 

2.B.4 of Eurocopter Emergency Alert 

Service Bulletin No. 25.39, Revision 3, 

dated July 5, 2011. 

Costs of Compliance 

We estimate that this proposed AD 

would affect 20 helicopters of U.S. 

Registry and that work hours would 

average $85 an hour. Based on these 

estimates, we would expect the 

following costs: 

• The cost for installing and removing 

placards is minimal. 

• Disabling the hoist pyrotechnic 

shear function would require 1 workhour and no parts would be needed for 

a cost of $85 per helicopter, $1,700 for 

the U.S. fleet. 

• Installation of the hoist beam lower 

fitting protector for Model AS332 

helicopters without a right hand (RH) 

sliding door and without a short 

footstep would require 6 work-hours for 

a labor cost of $510 per helicopter. Parts 

would cost $4,760 for a total cost of 

$5,270 per helicopter. 

• Installation of the hoist beam lower 

fitting protector and short footstep with 

lower side protector for Model AS332 

helicopters without a RH sliding door 

and with a short footstep would require 

12 work-hours for a labor cost of $1020 

per helicopter. Parts would cost $26,891 

for a total cost of $27,401 per helicopter. 

• Installation of the hoist beam 

protector for Model AS332 helicopters 

with a RH sliding door would require 3 

work-hours for a labor cost of $255 per 

helicopter. Parts would cost $20,858 for 

a total cost of $21,113 per helicopter. 

• Installation of the hoist beam 

protector for Model SA330J helicopters 

would require 3 work-hours for a labor 

cost of $255 per helicopter. Parts would 

cost $4,774 for a total cost of $5,029 per 

helicopter. 

Enabling the hoist pyrotechnic shear 

function would require 1 work-hour and 

no parts would be needed for a cost of 

$85 per helicopter. 

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, 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. 

We prepared an economic evaluation 

of the estimated costs to comply with 

this proposed AD and placed it in the 

AD docket. 

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): 

Eurocopter France (Eurocopter): Docket No. 

FAA–2013–0826; Directorate Identifier 

2011–SW–046–AD. 


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(a) Applicability 

(1) This AD applies to the following 

helicopters, certificated in any category: 

(i) Eurocopter Model AS332C, AS332L, 

AS332 L1, and AS332 L2 helicopters with a 

hoist beam, Part Number (P/N) 330A87– 

2345–00, –01, –02, –03, –04, –05, or –06, 

installed with a single or double hoist plate; 

and 

(ii) Eurocopter Model SA330J helicopters 

with a hoist beam, P/N 330A87–2345–00, 

–01, –02, –03, –04, –05, or –06, installed with 

a single hoist plate. 

(b) Unsafe Condition 

The unsafe condition is defined as hoist 

cable jamming and subsequent cable failure, 

which could result in injuries or damage to 

the helicopter. 

(c) Comments Due Date 

Comments are due November 25, 2013. 

(d) Compliance 

You are responsible for performing each 

action required by this AD within the 

specified compliance time unless 

accomplished previously. 

(e) Required Actions 

(1) Before the next hoist operation: 

(i) For all helicopters, install a placard in 

full view of the hoist operator that states: ‘‘IN 

CASE OF CABLE JAM AGAINST STRUT DO 

NOT ATTEMPT TO RAISE OR LOWER 

LOAD’’. 

(ii) For helicopters with a hoist control 

electrical harness routed at the base of the 

hoist supporting strut: 

(A) Disable the hoist pyrotechnic shear 

function. 

(B) Install a placard on the instrument 

panel in full view of the flight crew that 

states: 

‘‘HOIST PYROTECHNIC SHEAR 

FUNCTION DISABLED’’. 

(C) Install a placard in full view of the 

hoist operator that states: 

‘‘HOIST PYROTECHNIC SHEAR 

FUNCTION DISABLED. IN CASE OF 

NECESSITY, CUT THE HOIST CABLE 

WITH THE SHEARS LOCATED IN THE 

CABIN.’’ 

(iii) For helicopters listed in Paragraph 

(a)(1)(i) of this AD with a tray-mounted 

double hoist installed with the back-up 

electrical hoist power supply harness routed 

at the base of the hoist supporting strut, do 

one of the following: 

(A) Install a hoist beam lower fitting 

protector in accordance with the 

Accomplishment Instructions, paragraph 

2.B.2.b of Eurocopter Emergency Alert 

Service Bulletin No. 25.02.08, Revision 3, 

dated July 6, 2011 (EASB), and if a short 

footstep, P/N 332P21–9000–00 or 332P21– 

2052–01, is installed, also install the short 

footstep with lower side protector in 

accordance with the Accomplishment 

Instructions, paragraph 2.B.2.c.2, of the 

EASB; or 

(B) Install two placards, one in full view 

of the flight crew and one in full view of the 

the hoist operator, that state: 

‘‘IN–FLIGHT OPERATION OF THE HOIST 

IS PROHIBITED.’’ 

(2) Within 60 hours time-in-service: 

(i) For helicopters listed in paragraph 

(a)(1)(i) of this AD without a tray-mounted 

double hoist installed with the back-up 

electrical hoist power supply harness routed 

at the base of the hoist supporting strut and 

without a right hand sliding door, P/N 

332A22–1165–01, installed, do one of the 

following: 

(A) Install a hoist beam lower fitting 

protecter in accordance with the 

Accomplishment Instructions, paragraph 

2.B.2.b, of the EASB and if a short footstep, 

P/N 332P21–9000–00 or 332P21–2052–01, is 

installed, also install the short footstep with 

lower side protector in accordance with the 

Accomplishment Instructions, paragraph 

2.B.2.c.2, of the EASB; or 

(B) Install two placards, one in full view 

of the flight crew and one in full view of the 

hoist operator, that state: 

‘‘IN–FLIGHT OPERATION OF THE HOIST 

IS PROHIBITED.’’ 

(ii) For helicopters listed in paragraph 

(a)(1)(i) of this AD with a right hand sliding 

door, P/N 332A22–1165–01, installed, do one 

of the following: 

(A) Install a hoist beam lower fitting 

protector in accordance with the 

Accomplishment Instructions, paragraph 

2.B.5, of the EASB; or 

(B) Install two placards, one in full view 

of the flight crew and one in full view of the 

hoist operator, that state: 

‘‘IN–FLIGHT OPERATION OF THE HOIST 

IS PROHIBITED.’’ 

(iii) For Model SA330J helicopters, do one 

of the following: 

(A) Install a hoist beam lower fitting 

protector in accordance with the 

Accomplishment Instructions, paragraph 

2.B.4, of Eurocopter Emergency Alert Service 

Bulletin No. 25.39, Revision 3, dated July 5, 

2011; or 

(B) Install two placards, one in full view 

of the flight crew and one in full view of the 

hoist operator, that state: 

‘‘IN–FLIGHT OPERATION OF THE HOIST 

IS PROHIBITED.’’ 

(3) For any helicopter that has been 

modified per paragraph (e)(1)(iii)(A), 

(e)(2)(i)(A), (e)(2)(ii)(A), or (e)(2)(iii)(A) of this 

AD, do the following before the next hoist 

operation: 

(i) Re-establish the hoist pyrotechnic shear 

function if disabled per paragraph 

(e)(1)(ii)(A). 

(ii) Remove any placards if installed as 

required by paragraph (e)(1)(i), (e)(1)(ii)(B), 

(e)(1)(ii)(C), (e)(1)(iii)(B), (e)(2)(i)(B), 

(e)(2)(ii)(B), or (e)(2)(iii)(B). 

(f) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs) 

(1) The Manager, Safety Management 

Group, FAA, may approve AMOCs for this 

AD. Send your proposal to: Robert Grant, 

Aviation Safety Engineer, Safety Management 

Group, Rotorcraft Directorate, FAA, 2601 

Meacham Blvd., Fort Worth, Texas 76137; 

telephone 817–222–5110; email 

robert.grant@faa.gov. 

(2) For operations conducted under a 14 

CFR part 119 operating certificate or under 

14 CFR part 91, subpart K, we suggest that 

you notify your principal inspector, or 

lacking a principal inspector, the manager of 

the local flight standards district office or 

certificate holding district office before 

operating any aircraft complying with this 

AD through an AMOC. 

(g) Additional Information 

The subject of this AD is addressed in 

European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) AD 

No. 2009–0271R1, dated July 8, 2011. You 

may view the EASA AD at http:// 

www.regulations.gov by searching for and 

locating it in Docket No. FAA–2013–0826. 

(h) Subject 

Joint Aircraft Service Component (JASC) 

Code: 7100, Powerplant System. 

Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, on September 

17, 2013. 

Gwendolynne O’Connell, 

Acting Directorate Manager, Rotorcraft 

Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Food and Drug Administration 

21 CFR Part 514 

[Docket No. FDA–2012–N–0447] 

Antimicrobial Animal Drug Sales and 

Distribution Annual Summary Report 

Data Tables 

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, 

HHS. 

ACTION: Notification; request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The Food and Drug 

Administration (FDA) is seeking 

comment on a proposal regarding the 

content and format of data tables for the 

Agency’s annual summary report of 

sales and distribution data collected 

from sponsors of antimicrobial new 

animal drugs in accordance with the 

new animal drug records and reporting 

provisions of the Federal Food, Drug, 

and Cosmetic Act (the FD&C Act) as 

amended by the Animal Drug User Fee 

Amendments of 2008 (ADUFA). 

DATES: Submit electronic or written 

comments by November 25, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: Submit electronic 

comments on this proposal to http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Submit written 

comments to the Division of Dockets 

Management (HFA–305), Food and Drug 

Administration, 5630 Fishers Lane, Rm. 

1061, Rockville, MD 20852. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Neal 

Bataller, Center for Veterinary Medicine 

(HFV–210), Food and Drug 

Administration, 7519 Standish Pl., 


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