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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Thursday, June 20, 2013 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Agricultural Marketing Service 

7 CFR Part 956 

[Docket No. AMS–FV–13–0024; FV13–956– 

1 CR] 

Sweet Onions Grown in the Walla 

Walla Valley of Southeast Washington 

and Northeast Oregon; Continuance 

Referendum 

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Referendum order. 

SUMMARY: This document directs that a 

referendum be conducted among 

eligible producers of sweet onions in the 

Walla Walla Valley of southeast 

Washington and northeast Oregon, to 

determine whether they favor 

continuance of the marketing order 

regulating the handling of sweet onions 

produced in the production area. 

DATES: The referendum will be 

conducted from September 14 through 

October 4, 2013. To vote in this 

referendum, producers must have 

produced Walla Walla sweet onions 

within the designated production area 

in Washington and Oregon during the 

period January 1 through December 31, 

2012. 

ADDRESSES: Copies of the marketing 

order may be obtained from the 

referendum agents at 805 SW. 

Broadway, Suite 930, Portland, OR 

97205, or the Office of the Docket Clerk, 

Marketing Order and Agreement 

Division, Fruit and Vegetable Program, 

AMS, USDA, 1400 Independence 

Avenue SW., STOP 0237, Washington, 

DC 20250–0237; Fax: (202) 720–8938; or 

Internet: www.regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Manuel Michel, Marketing Specialist, or 

Gary D. Olson, Regional Director, 

Northwest Marketing Field Office, 

Marketing Order and Agreement 

Division, Fruit and Vegetable Program, 

AMS, USDA, 805 SW. Broadway, Suite 

930, Portland, OR 97205; Telephone: 

(503) 326–2724, Fax: (503) 326–7440, or 

Email: Manuel.Michel@usda.gov or 

GaryD.Olson@usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

to Marketing Agreement and Order No. 

956, both as amended (7 CFR Part 956), 

hereinafter referred to as the ‘‘order,’’ 

and the applicable provisions of the 

Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act 

of 1937, as amended (7 U.S.C. 601–674), 

hereinafter referred to as the ‘‘Act,’’ it is 

hereby directed that a referendum be 

conducted to ascertain whether 

continuance of the order is favored by 

the producers. The referendum shall be 

conducted from September 14 through 

October 4, 2013, among Walla Walla 

sweet onion producers in the 

production area. Only Walla Walla 

sweet onion producers that were 

engaged in the production of Walla 

Walla sweet onions in Washington and 

Oregon, during the period of January 1 

through December 31, 2012, may 

participate in the continuance 

referendum. 

USDA has determined that 

continuance referenda are an effective 

means for determining whether 

producers favor the continuation of 

marketing order programs. USDA would 

consider termination of the order if a 

majority of the producers voting in the 

referendum and producers of a majority 

of the volume of Walla Walla sweet 

onions represented in the referendum 

do not favor continuance. In evaluating 

the merits of continuance versus 

termination, USDA will not exclusively 

consider the results of the continuance 

referendum. USDA will also consider all 

other relevant information concerning 

the operation of the order and the 

relative benefits and disadvantages to 

producers, handlers, and consumers in 

order to determine whether continued 

operation of the order would tend to 

effectuate the declared policy of the Act. 

In accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501– 

3520), the ballot materials to be used in 

the referendum herein ordered have 

been submitted to and approved by the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) and have been assigned OMB 

No. 0581–0178, Vegetable and Specialty 

Crop Marketing Orders. It has been 

estimated that it will take an average of 

20 minutes for each of the 

approximately 21 producers of Walla 

Walla sweet onions in Washington and 

Oregon to cast a ballot. Participation is 

voluntary. Ballots postmarked after 

October 4, 2013, will not be included in 

the vote tabulation. 

Manuel Michel and Gary D. Olson of 

the Northwest Marketing Field Office, 

Fruit and Vegetable Program, AMS, 

USDA, are hereby designated as the 

referendum agents of the Secretary of 

Agriculture to conduct this referendum. 

The procedure applicable to the 

referendum shall be the ‘‘Procedure for 

the Conduct of Referenda in Connection 

With Marketing Orders for Fruits, 

Vegetables, and Nuts Pursuant to the 

Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act 

of 1937, as Amended’’ (7 CFR 900.400– 

900.407). 

Ballots will be mailed to all producers 

of record and may also be obtained from 

the referendum agents, or from their 

appointees. 

List of Subjects in 7 CFR Part 956 

Marketing agreements, Onions, 

Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements. 

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 601–674. 

Dated: June 14, 2013. 

Rex A. Barnes, 

Associate Administrator, Agricultural 

Marketing Service. 

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BILLING CODE 3410–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2013–0519; Directorate 

Identifier 2010–SW–068–AD] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Eurocopter 

Deutschland GmbH (ECD) Helicopters 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: We propose to adopt a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for ECD 

Model BO105C (C–2 and CB–2 Variants) 

and BO105S (CS–2 and CBS–2 Variants) 

helicopters with a certain third stage 

turbine wheel installed. This proposed 

AD would require installing a placard 

on the instrument panel and revising 

the limitations section of the rotorcraft 

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flight manual (RFM). This proposed AD 

is prompted by several incidents of 

third stage engine turbine wheel 

failures, which were caused by 

excessive vibrations at certain engine 

speeds during steady-state operations. 

The proposed actions are intended to 

alert pilots to avoid certain engine 

speeds during steady-state operations, 

prevent failure of the third stage engine 

turbine, engine power loss, and 

subsequent loss of control of the 

helicopter. 

DATES: We must receive comments on 

this proposed AD by August 19, 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 

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: 

Chinh Vuong, Aviation Safety Engineer, 

Safety Management Group, Rotorcraft 

Directorate, FAA, 2601 Meacham Blvd., 

Fort Worth, Texas 76137; telephone 

(817) 222–5110; email 

chinh.vuong@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 aviation authority 

for Germany, has issued EASA AD No. 

2010–0128, dated June 25, 2010 (EASA 

2010–0128), to correct an unsafe 

condition for Model BO 105 C, BO 105 

D, and BO 105 S helicopters, and certain 

variants of those models. EASA advises 

that several failures of third stage 

turbine wheels used in Rolls Royce 

Corporation (RRC) 250 series engines 

have occurred. According to EASA, RRC 

has determined that detrimental 

vibrations can occur within a particular 

range of turbine speeds, and may be a 

contributing factor to these failures. 

This condition, if not corrected, could 

result in loss of engine power, possibly 

resulting in an emergency landing and 

injuries to the helicopter occupants. To 

address this, RRC issued Commercial 

Engine Bulletin (CEB) A–1400, now at 

revision 3, for engines with a third stage 

turbine wheel, part number (P/N) 

23065833, installed. CEB A–1400 

introduces an operational limitation to 

avoid engine power turbine (N2) steadystate operation in a speed range between 

86.5% and 95.5% for more than 60 

seconds in single or cumulative events. 

In response, ECD has revised the RFM 

and has provided a placard to inform 

pilots to avoid steady-state operations 

between 86.5% and 95.5% turbine 

speeds. 

The EASA AD requires amending the 

RFMs and installing a placard as 

described in ECD Alert Service Bulletin 

No. BO105–60–110, Revision 1, dated 

March 3, 2010 (ASB BO105). 

FAA’s Determination 

These helicopters have been approved 

by the aviation authority of Germany 

and are approved for operation in the 

United States. Pursuant to our bilateral 

agreement with Germany, 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 helicopters of the same 

type design. 

Related Service Information 

ECD has issued ASB BO105, which 

contains procedures for installing a 

placard on the instrument panel stating 

the prohibited steady-state turbine 

operating range. Revision 1 of ASB 

BO105 removed the temporary RFM 

pages as these changes were included in 

the most recent revisions of the 

BO105C/CS and BO105CB/CBS RFMs. 

Proposed AD Requirements 

This proposed AD would require 

installing a placard on the instrument 

panel next to the triple RPM indicator 

and revising the Operating Limitations 

sections of the Model BO 105C/CS and 

BO105 CB/CBS RFMs to limit steadystate operations between speeds of 

86.5% and 95.5%. 

Costs of Compliance 

We estimate that this proposed AD 

would affect 80 helicopters of U.S. 

Registry. 

Based on an average labor rate of $85 

per hour, we estimate that operators 

may incur the following costs in order 

to comply with this AD. Amending the 

RFM would require about 0.5 workhours, for a cost per helicopter of about 

$43 and a cost to U.S. operators of 

$3,440. Installing the decal would 

require about 0.2 work-hours, and 

required parts would cost about $5, for 

a cost per helicopter of $22 and a cost 

to U.S. operators of $1,760. Based on 

these estimates, the total cost of this 

proposed AD would be $65 per 

helicopter and $5,200 for the U.S. 

operator fleet. 

Authority for This Rulemaking 

Title 49 of the United States Code 

specifies the FAA’s authority to issue 

rules on aviation safety. Subtitle I, 

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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 Deutschland GmbH (ECD): 

Docket No. FAA–2013–0519; Directorate 

Identifier 2010–SW–068–AD. 

(a) Applicability 

This AD applies to ECD Model BO105C (C– 

2 and CB–2 Variants) and BO105S (CS–2 and 

CBS–2 Variants) helicopters with a third 

stage turbine wheel, part number (P/N) 

23065833, installed, certificated in any 

category. 

(b) Unsafe Condition 

This AD defines the unsafe condition as a 

third stage turbine vibration, which could 

result in turbine failure, engine power loss 

and subsequent loss of control of the 

helicopter. 

(c) Comments Due Date 

We must receive comments by August 19, 

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 30 days: 

(1) For BO105C–2 and BO105CS–2 Variant 

helicopters, revise the Rotorcraft Flight 

Manual (RFM), Section 2, Limitations 

Section, by inserting page 2–25 of ECD Flight 

Manual BO105 C/CS, revision 5. 

(2) For BO105CB–2 and BO105CBS–2 

Variant helicopters, revise the RFM, Section 

2, Limitations Section, by inserting pages 2– 

8 and 2–27 of ECD Flight Manual BO105 CB/ 

CBS, revision 8. 

(3) Install a placard on the instrument 

panel next to the triple RPM indicator that 

states: 

MIN. CONTINUOUS 98% N2

MIN. TRANSIENT 95% N2

(f) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs) 

(1) The Manager, Safety Management 

Group, FAA, may approve AMOCs for this 

AD. Send your proposal to: Chinh Vuong, 

Aviation Safety Engineer, Safety Management 

Group, Rotorcraft Directorate, FAA, 2601 

Meacham Blvd., Fort Worth, Texas 76137; 

telephone (817) 222–5110; email 

chinh.vuong@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 

(1) ECD Alert Service Bulletin No. BO105– 

60–110, revision 1, dated March 3, 2010, 

which is not incorporated by reference, 

contains additional information about the 

subject of this AD. 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 a copy of the 

service information at the FAA, Office of the 

Regional Counsel, Southwest Region, 2601 

Meacham Blvd., Room 663, Fort Worth, 

Texas 76137. 

(2) The subject of this AD is addressed in 

European Aviation Safety Agency AD No. 

2010–0128, dated June 25, 2010. 

(h) Subject 

Joint Aircraft Service Component (JASC) 

Code: 7250: Turbine Section. 

Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, on June 13, 

2013. 

Kim Smith, 

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–2013–0525; Directorate 

Identifier 2011–SW–063–AD] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Bell 

Helicopter Textron Canada Limited 

(Bell) Helicopters 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: We propose to adopt a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for Bell 

Model 206L, L–1, L–3, and L–4 

helicopters. This proposed AD would 

require measuring each main rotor (M/ 

R) blade spar space to determine 

whether it is oversized and reidentifying 

the blade and reducing the life limit of 

the blade if the spar spacer is oversized. 

This proposed AD is prompted by the 

manufacture of certain main rotor 

blades with an oversized spar spacer 

and the determination to reduce the life 

limits of those main rotor blades. The 

proposed actions are intended to 

prevent failure of a M/R blade and 

subsequent loss of control of the 

helicopter. 

DATES: We must receive comments on 

this proposed AD by August 19, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: You may send comments by 

any of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Docket: Go to 

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

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