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15 5 U.S.C. 551 et seq. 

16 5 U.S.C. 553(b). 

institutions and their employees with 

the requirements of the S.A.F.E. Act and 

its implementing regulations pursuant 

to its authorities under the Farm Credit 

Act of 1971 and sections 1024(f) and 

1027(k) of the Dodd-Frank Act. 

II. Administrative Procedure Act 

The Administrative Procedure Act 

(APA) 15 generally requires Federal 

agencies to give public notice that it is 

proposing to adopt, amend, or repeal a 

regulation, and then afford all interested 

parties an opportunity to comment 

before promulgating a final rule. 

However, a provision of the APA 16

authorizes waiver of notice and 

comment rulemaking when an agency, 

for good cause, finds that notice and 

comment are impracticable, 

unnecessary, or contrary to the public 

interest. 

The FCA finds good cause for waiving 

notice and comment in this situation. 

Section 1100 of the Dodd-Frank Act 

amended section 1507 of the S.A.F.E. 

Act by granting the CFPB authority to 

develop and maintain the Registry that 

the FCA and the Federal banking 

agencies previously exercised. Since the 

FCA and Federal banking agencies 

implemented the S.A.F.E. Act by jointly 

enacting regulations, the CFPB assumed 

responsibility for these regulations, by 

operation of law, on July 21, 2011. The 

CFPB is now exercising its new 

authority under title X of the DoddFrank Act by consolidating and 

recodifying the S.A.F.E. Act regulations 

of the FCA and the Federal banking 

agencies without substantive change. 

Under the circumstances, repeal of the 

FCA’s regulations in part 610 conforms 

with title X of the Dodd-Frank Act. For 

these reasons, the FCA finds that notice 

and comment rulemaking procedures 

for the repeal of the FCA’s regulations 

in part 610 are impractical, unnecessary, 

and contrary to the public interest 

because the CFPB, not the FCA, now has 

primary rulemaking authority over 

S.A.F.E. Act, which the CFPB is now 

exercising. 

Although notice and comment 

rulemaking is not required in this 

situation, we invite your comments. We 

will respond to any comments we 

receive when we publish the final rule. 

III. Regulatory Flexibility Act 

Pursuant to section 605(b) of the 

Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 

et seq.), the FCA certifies that the 

interim rule will not have a significant 

economic impact on a substantial 

number of small entities. Each of the 

banks in the System, considered 

together with its affiliated associations, 

has assets and annual income in excess 

of the amounts that would qualify them 

as small entities. Therefore, System 

institutions are not ‘‘small entities’’ as 

defined in the Regulatory Flexibility 

Act. 

List of Subjects in 12 CFR Part 610 

Banks, banking, Consumer protection, 

Loan programs—housing and 

community development, Mortgages, 

Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements, Rural areas. 

■ For the reasons stated in the preamble, 

part 610 of chapter VI, title 12 of the 

Code of Federal Regulations is revised 

to read as follows: 

PART 610—REGISTRATION OF 

MORTGAGE LOAN ORIGINATORS 

Authority: Secs. 1.5, 1.7, 1.9, 1.10, 1.11, 

1.13, 2.2, 2.4, 2.12, 5.9, 5.17, 7.2, 7.6, 7.8 of 

the Farm Credit Act (12 U.S.C. 2013, 2015, 

2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2073, 2075, 2093, 

2243, 2252, 2279a–2, 2279b, 2279c–10); and 

secs. 1501 et seq. of Pub. L. 110–289, 122 

Stat. 2654. 

§ 610.101 Cross reference. 

The rules formerly at 12 CFR part 610 

have been recodified by the Consumer 

Financial Protection Bureau at 12 CFR 

part 1007, ‘‘S.A.F.E. Mortgage Licensing 

Act—Federal Registration of Residential 

Mortgage Loan Originators (Regulation 

G)’’. 

Dated: August 14, 2013. 

Dale L. Aultman, 

Secretary, Farm Credit Administration Board. 

[FR Doc. 2013–20276 Filed 8–19–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6705–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2013–0353; Directorate 

Identifier 2008–SW–029–AD; Amendment 

39–17545; AD 2013–16–07] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Eurocopter 

France Helicopters 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: We are adopting a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for certain 

Eurocopter France (Eurocopter) Model 

AS332C, AS332L, AS332L1, AS332L2, 

and EC225LP helicopters to require 

inspecting for the presence of blind 

holes in the tail gearbox (TGB) 

attachment fittings, and, if they are 

missing, installing an additional washer 

under the head of the attachment bolt 

until the attachment fitting is replaced 

with an airworthy attachment fitting. 

This AD was prompted by the discovery 

of interference between the TGB aft 

attachment bolt and the structure fitting, 

caused by a manufacturing anomaly that 

omitted the blind hole required for 

proper fit of the attachment bolt. This 

condition, if not detected and corrected, 

could result in insufficient tightening of 

the TGB casing, damage to the TGB 

attachment, cracking under the 

attachment bolt, and loss of the TGB, 

resulting in loss of control of the 

helicopter. 

DATES: This AD is effective September 

24, 2013. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of certain documents listed in this AD 

as of September 24, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: For service information 

identified in this 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. 

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 AD, any 

incorporated-by-reference service 

information, the foreign authority’s AD, 

the economic evaluation, any comments 

received, and other information. The 

street address for the Docket Operations 

Office (phone: 800–647–5527) is U.S. 

Department of Transportation, Docket 

Operations Office, M–30, West Building 

Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, 

DC 20590. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gary 

Roach, Aviation Safety Engineer, 

Regulations and Policy Group, 

Rotorcraft Directorate, FAA, 2601 

Meacham Blvd., Fort Worth, TX 76137; 

telephone (817) 222–5110; email 

gary.b.roach@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 


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Discussion 

On April 22, 2013, at 78 FR 23686, the 

Federal Register published our notice of 

proposed rulemaking (NPRM), which 

proposed to amend 14 CFR part 39 to 

include an AD that would apply to 

Eurocopter Model AS332C, AS332L, 

AS332L1, AS332L2, and EC225LP 

helicopters, serial numbers (S/N) up to 

and including 2680 and S/N 9000 

through 9009. The NPRM proposed to 

require inspecting for the presence of 

blind holes in the TGB attachment 

fittings, and, if they are missing, 

installing an additional washer under 

the head of the attachment bolt until the 

attachment fitting is replaced with an 

airworthy attachment fitting. The 

proposed requirements were intended to 

prevent insufficient tightening of the 

TGB casing, damage to the TGB 

attachment, cracking under the 

attachment bolt, and loss of the TGB, 

resulting in loss of control of the 

helicopter. 

The NPRM was prompted by AD No. 

F–2007–027, dated January 2, 2008 (F– 

2007–027), issued by the Direction 

Ge ́ne ́rale de L’Aviation Civile France 

(DGAC), the aviation authority for 

France. DGAC issued F–2007–027 to 

correct an unsafe condition for certain 

Eurocopter AS332 series and EC225 LP 

helicopters. The DGAC advises that 

during a scheduled maintenance check, 

a helicopter was discovered to have 

interference between the threaded 

section of the aft attachment bolt and 

the structure fitting. The interference is 

because of a manufacturing anomaly in 

the fittings that omitted the blind hole 

for bolt clearance in the structure fitting. 

Interference from this missing blind 

hole does not permit correct axial 

tightening of the TGB casing, even if the 

correct torque load is applied to the 

attachment bolt. Insufficient tightening 

of the bolt can damage the TGB 

attachment and initiate a crack under 

the head of the attachment bolt. This 

condition, if not corrected, could result 

in loss of the TGB and subsequent loss 

of control of the helicopter. 

Comments 

We gave the public the opportunity to 

participate in developing this AD, but 

we received no comments on the NPRM 

(78 FR 23686, April 22, 2013). 

FAA’s Determination 

These helicopters have been approved 

by the aviation authority of France and 

are approved for operation in the United 

States. Pursuant to our bilateral 

agreement with France, DGAC, which is 

the production oversight authority for 

France, has notified us of the unsafe 

condition described in its AD. We are 

issuing this AD because we evaluated 

all information provided by the DGAC 

and determined the unsafe condition 

exists and is likely to exist or develop 

on other helicopters of these same type 

designs and that air safety and the 

public interest require adopting the AD 

requirements as proposed. 

Related Service Information 

Eurocopter has issued one Emergency 

Alert Service Bulletin (EASB), Revision 

1, dated January 4, 2008, with four 

different numbers. EASB No. 53.01.58 is 

for the Model AS332 series helicopters; 

EASB No. 53.00.58 is for the Model 

AS532 series helicopters, which are not 

FAA type certificated; EASB No. 

53A012 is for the Model EC225LP 

helicopter; and EASB No. 53A011 is for 

the Model EC 725AP helicopter, which 

is not FAA type certificated. The EASB 

specifies inspecting the forward and aft 

attachment fittings for proper depth of 

the bolt holes. If the bolt holes are less 

than the minimum depth, the EASB 

specifies checking the condition of the 

bolt. If there are no signs of chafing or 

contact, the EASB calls for adding an 

additional washer to the bolt and 

reinstalling the bolt in the TGB 

attachment fitting. If there are signs of 

chafing or contact, the EASB requires 

replacing the bolt with an airworthy bolt 

and two washers. The DGAC classified 

this EASB as mandatory and issued F– 

2007–027 to ensure the continued 

airworthiness of these helicopters. 

Costs of Compliance 

We estimate that this AD affects six 

helicopters of U.S. registry. Based on an 

average estimated labor cost of $85 per 

work-hour, we estimate the following 

costs: 

• Inspecting the TGB for the presence 

of a blind hole requires 0.50 work-hour 

for a labor cost of about $43. No parts 

are needed, so the cost totals $43 per 

helicopter, or $258 for the fleet. 

• Replacing bolts and adding a 

second washer if needed requires 0.50 

work-hour for a labor cost of about $43. 

Parts cost about $200 for three 

replacement bolts and the washers for a 

total cost of $243 per helicopter. 

• Replacing the TGB attachment 

fitting with an airworthy fitting requires 

40 work-hours for a labor cost of $3,400. 

Parts cost about $1,921 for a total cost 

of $5,321 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 

helicopters identified in this rulemaking 

action. 

Regulatory Findings 

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 that this AD: 

(1) Is not a ‘‘significant regulatory 

action’’ under Executive Order 12866; 

(2) Is not a ‘‘significant rule’’ under 

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 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. 

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 adding 

the following new airworthiness 

directive (AD): 


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2013–16–07 Eurocopter France Helicopters: 

Amendment 39–17545; Docket No. 

FAA–2013–0353; Directorate Identifier 

2008–SW–029–AD. 

(a) Applicability 

This AD applies to Eurocopter France 

(Eurocopter) models AS332C, AS332L, 

AS332L1, AS332L2, and EC225LP 

helicopters, serial numbers (S/N) up to and 

including 2680 and S/N 9000 through 9009, 

certificated in any category. 

(b) Unsafe Condition 

This AD defines the unsafe condition as 

interference between the tail gearbox (TGB) 

attachment bolt and the structure fitting. This 

condition could result in insufficient 

tightening of the TGB casing, damage to the 

TGB attachment, cracking under the 

attachment bolt, loss of the TGB and 

consequently, loss of helicopter control. 

(c) Effective Date 

This AD becomes effective September 24, 

2013. 

(d) Compliance 

You are responsible for performing each 

action required by this AD within the 

specified compliance time unless it has 

already been accomplished prior to that time. 

(e) Required Actions 

Within 50 hours time-in-service (TIS): 

(1) Inspect the TGB aft attachment fitting 

to measure the dimension for a blind hole as 

follows: 

(i) Remove the TGB attachment bolt (c) but 

retain washer (d) as depicted in Detail A, 

Figure 1, of Eurocopter Emergency Alert 

Service Bulletin (EASB) No. 53.01.58 and 

EASB No. 53A012, both Revision 1, and both 

dated January 4, 2008. 

(ii) Use a depth gauge to measure 

dimension ‘‘x’’ between the top face of the 

washer (d) and the bottom of aft fitting (a) as 

depicted in Detail A, Figure 1, of the EASB. 

(2) If the measurement is equal to or greater 

than 81 mm, then the blind hole is present. 

Install the TGB attachment bolt (c) with its 

washer (d) as depicted in Detail A, Figure 1, 

of EASB No. 53.01.58 or No. 53A012. Lock 

with lockwire. 

(3) If the measurement is less than 81 mm, 

then the blind hole is missing. Inspect the 

end of the threaded section of bolt (c) for 

chafing or a contact mark, as depicted in 

Area 1, Figure 1, of the EASB. 

(i) If there is no chafing and no contact 

marks, install bolt (c) with washer (d) and 

additional washer (2) as depicted in Detail B, 

Figure 1, of EASB No. 53.01.58 or No. 

53A012. 

(ii) If there is chafing or a contact mark, 

replace the TGB attachment bolt (c) with an 

airworthy bolt and install with washer (d) 

and additional washer (2) as depicted in 

Detail B, Figure 1, of EASB No. 53.01.58 or 

No. 53A012. Lock with lockwire. 

(iii) Within the next 825 hours TIS, replace 

the TGB aft attachment fitting with an 

airworthy attachment fitting. 

(4) Inspect the right and left attachment 

points of the TGB forward attachment to 

measure the dimension for a blind hole, as 

follows: 

(i) Remove both TGB attachment bolts (c) 

but retain washers (d), as depicted in Detail 

A, Figure 2, of EASB No. 53.01.58 or No. 

53A012. 

(ii) Use a depth gauge to measure 

dimension ‘‘x’’ between the top face of 

washer (d) and the bottom of forward fitting 

(b) at the right and left attachment points, as 

depicted in Detail A, Figure 2, of EASB No. 

53.01.58 or No. 53A012. 

(5) If both measurements are equal to or 

greater than 81 mm, then the blind hole is 

present. Install TGB attachment bolt (c) with 

its washer (d), as depicted in Detail A, Figure 

2, of EASB No. 53.01.58 or No. 53A012. Lock 

with lockwire. 

(6) If one or both measurements are less 

than 81 mm, then the blind hole is missing. 

Inspect the end of the threaded section of 

each bolt (c) for chafing or a contact mark, 

as depicted in Area 1, Figure 2 of EASB No. 

53.01.58 or No. 53A012. 

(i) If there is no chafing and no contact 

marks, for each attachment point, install bolt 

(c) with washer (d) and additional washer (2), 

as depicted in Detail B, Figure 2, of EASB No. 

53.01.58 or No. 53A012. 

(ii) If there is chafing or a contact mark, 

replace each the TGB attachment bolt (c) 

with an airworthy bolt and install bolt (1) 

with washer (d) and additional washer (2), as 

depicted in Detail B, Figure 2, of EASB No. 

53.01.58 or No. 53A012. Lock with lockwire. 

(iii) Within the next 825 hours TIS, replace 

the TGB forward attachment fitting with an 

airworthy attachment fitting. 

(f) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs) 

(1) The Manager, Safety Management 

Group, FAA, may approve AMOCs for this 

AD. Send your proposal to: Gary Roach, 

Aviation Safety Engineer, Regulations and 

Policy Group, Rotorcraft Directorate, FAA, 

2601 Meacham Blvd., Fort Worth, TX 76137; 

telephone (817) 222–5110; email 

gary.b.roach@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 the 

Direction Ge ́ne ́rale de L’Aviation Civile 

(DGAC) France AD No F–2007–027, dated 

January 2, 2008. You may view the DGAC AD 

in the AD Docket on the Internet at http:// 

www.regulations.gov. 

(h) Subject 

Joint Aircraft Service Component (JASC) 

Code: 6520, Tail Rotor Gearbox. 

(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. 

(i) Eurocopter EASB No. 53.01.58, Revision 

1, dated January 4, 2008. 

(ii) Eurocopter EASB No. 53A012, Revision 

1, dated January 4, 2008. 

Note 1 to paragraph (i)(2): Eurocopter 

EASB No. 53.01.58 and No. 53A012, both 

Revision 1, and both dated January 4, 2008, 

are co-published as one document along with 

Eurocopter EASB No. 53.00.58 and No. 

53A011, also both Revision 1, and both dated 

January 4, 2008, which are not incorporated 

by reference in this AD. 

(3) For Eurocopter service information 

identified in this 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. 

(4) You may view this service information 

that is incorporated by reference in the AD 

Docket on the Internet at http://

www.regulations.gov. 

(5) 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 Fort Worth, Texas, on July 31, 

2013. 

Lance T. Gant, 

Acting Directorate Manager, Rotorcraft 

Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service. 

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BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2013–0297; Directorate 

Identifier 2012–NM–205–AD; Amendment 

39–17550; AD 2013–16–12] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Bombardier, 

Inc. Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: We are adopting a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for certain 

Bombardier, Inc. Model DHC–8–102, 

–103, and –106 airplanes. This AD was 

prompted by a report of cracking in a 

lower longeron in a nacelle. This AD 

requires repetitive inspections for 

cracking of the lower longerons in the 

nacelles, and replacement with new 

longerons or repair if necessary. 


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