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of the Board on a request for 

compensatory damages pursuant to the 

Civil Rights Act of 1991 shall be subject 

to review by the Equal Employment 

Opportunity Commission as provided 

under subpart E of this part. 

PART 1203—PROCEDURES FOR 

REVIEW OF RULES AND 

REGULATIONS OF THE OFFICE OF 

PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT 

■ 28. The authority citation for part 

1203 continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 1204(a), 1204(f), and 

1204(h). 

■ 29. In § 1203.12, revise paragraph (b) 

to read as follows: 

§ 1203.12 Granting or denying the request 

for regulation review. 

* * * * * 

(b) If the Board grants a request, it will 

review the regulation to determine 

whether any provision, whether on its 

face or as implemented by the agency, 

would require any employee to violate 

5 U.S.C. 2302(b). 

■ 30. In § 1203.13: 

■ a. Revise the heading and the first and 

last sentences of paragraph (a); and 

■ b. Remove the first and second 

sentences of paragraph (d) and add one 

sentence in their place. 

The revisions and addition read as 

follows: 

§ 1203.13 Filing pleadings. 

(a) How to file. A request for 

regulation review must be filed with the 

Office of the Clerk, U.S. Merit Systems 

Protection Board, 1615 M Street NW, 

Washington, DC 20419. * * * The 

Office of the Clerk will make all 

pleadings available for review by the 

public, including by posting the 

pleadings to the Board’s website. 

* * * * * 

(d) * * * An initial filing in a request 

for review and other pleadings may be 

filed with the Office of the Clerk by 

mail, by commercial or personal 

delivery, by facsimile, or by e-filing in 

accordance with § 1201.14 of this 

chapter.* * * 

* * * * * 

■ 31. In § 1203.14, revise paragraph (c) 

to read as follows: 

§ 1203.14 Serving documents. 

* * * * * 

(c) Electronic filing. An initial request 

for a regulation review and other 

pleadings in a regulation review 

proceeding may be filed with the Board 

and served upon other parties by 

electronic filing, provided the 

requirements of § 1201.14 of this 

chapter are satisfied. 

■ 32. In § 1203.21, add paragraph (d) to 

read as follows: 

§ 1203.21 Final order of the Board. 

* * * * * 

(d) Final decision. The decision of the 

Board is final and judicially appealable 

if the Board grants the request to review 

and addresses the merits of the request. 

PART 1209—PRACTICES AND 

PROCEDURES FOR APPEALS AND 

STAY REQUESTS OF PERSONNEL 

ACTIONS ALLEGEDLY BASED ON 

WHISTLEBLOWING OR OTHER 

PROTECTED ACTIVITY 

■ 33. The authority citation for part 

1209 continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 1204, 1221, 2302(b)(8) 

and (b)(9)(A)(i), (B), (C), or (D), and 7701. 

§ 1209.2 [Amended] 

■ 34. In § 1209.2, remove ‘‘7121(d)’’ and 

add in its place ‘‘7121(b)’’ in paragraph 

(d)(1). 

■ 35. In § 1209.4, revise the last 

sentence of paragraph (e) to read as 

follows: 

§ 1209.4 Definitions. 

* * * * * 

(e) * * * It is a higher standard than 

‘‘preponderance of the evidence’’ as 

defined in 5 CFR 1201.4(q). 

* * * * * 

Gina K. Grippando, 

Clerk of the Board. 

[FR Doc. 2024–19933 Filed 9–6–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7400–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2024–0457; Project 

Identifier MCAI–2023–01207–T; Amendment 

39–22790; AD 2024–14–09] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Dassault 

Aviation Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The FAA is superseding 

Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2022–02– 

10, which applied to certain Dassault 

Aviation Model FALCON 7X, FALCON 

900EX, and FALCON 2000EX airplanes. 

AD 2022–02–10 required replacement of 

certain titanium screws. Since the FAA 

issued AD 2022–02–10, affected parts 

have been found in other areas of 

certain Falcon 7X airplanes as well as in 

additional Falcon 7X airplanes. This AD 

continues to require the actions in AD 

2022–02–10, adds other locations for 

screw replacement, and revises the 

applicability, as specified in a European 

Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) 

AD, which is incorporated by reference. 

The FAA is issuing this AD to address 

the unsafe condition on these products. 

DATES: This AD is effective October 15, 

2024. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of certain publications listed in this AD 

as of October 15, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: 

AD Docket: You may examine the AD 

docket at regulations.gov under Docket 

No. FAA–2024–0457; or in person at 

Docket Operations between 9 a.m. and 

5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays. The AD docket 

contains this final rule, the mandatory 

continuing airworthiness information 

(MCAI), any comments received, and 

other information. The address for 

Docket Operations is U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations, M– 

30, West Building Ground Floor, Room 

W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, 

Washington, DC 20590. 

Material Incorporated by Reference: 

• For EASA material identified in this 

AD, contact EASA, Konrad-AdenauerUfer 3, 50668 Cologne, Germany; 

telephone +49 221 8999 000; email 

ADs@easa.europa.eu; website 

easa.europa.eu. You may find this 

material on the EASA website at 

ad.easa.europa.eu. 

• For Dassault Aviation material 

identified in this AD, contact Dassault 

Falcon Jet Corporation, Teterboro 

Airport, P.O. Box 2000, South 

Hackensack, NJ 07606; telephone 201– 

440–6700; website dassaultfalcon.com. 

• You may view this material at the 

FAA, Airworthiness Products Section, 

Operational Safety Branch, 2200 South 

216th Street, Des Moines, WA. For 

information on the availability of this 

material at the FAA, call 206–231–3195. 

It is also available in the AD docket at 

regulations.gov under Docket No. FAA– 

2024–0457. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tom 

Rodriguez, Aviation Safety Engineer, 

FAA, 1600 Stewart Avenue, Suite 410, 

Westbury, NY 11590; telephone: 206– 

231–3226; email: tom.rodriguez@

faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

The FAA issued a notice of proposed 

rulemaking (NPRM) to amend 14 CFR 

part 39 to supersede AD 2022–02–10, 


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Amendment 39–21907 (87 FR 7025, 

February 8, 2022) (AD 2022–02–10). AD 

2022–02–10 applied to certain Dassault 

Aviation Model FALCON 7X, FALCON 

900EX, and FALCON 2000EX airplanes. 

AD 2022–02–10 was prompted by MCAI 

originated by EASA, which is the 

Technical Agent for the Member States 

of the European Union. EASA issued 

AD 2021–0047, dated February 16, 2021 

(EASA AD 2021–0047), to correct an 

unsafe condition. AD 2022–02–10 

required replacement of certain titanium 

screws. The FAA issued AD 2022–02– 

10 to address failure of an affected 

screw installed in a critical location, 

possibly resulting in reduced structural 

integrity of the airplane. 

The NPRM published in the Federal 

Register on March 6, 2024 (89 FR 

15965). The NPRM was prompted by 

EASA AD 2023–0207, dated November 

21, 2023 (also referred to as the MCAI). 

The MCAI states that since EASA issued 

AD 2021–0047, it was determined that 

affected parts have been installed in 

production in additional areas of certain 

Model FALCON 7X airplanes already 

included in the applicability of EASA 

AD 2021–0047. Additionally, it was 

determined that additional Model 

FALCON 7X airplanes were not 

included in the applicability of EASA 

AD 2021–0047. 

In the NPRM, the FAA proposed to 

continue to require the actions in AD 

2022–02–10, add other locations for 

screw replacement, and revise the 

applicability, as specified in EASA AD 

2023–0207. The FAA is issuing this AD 

to address the unsafe condition on these 

products. 

You may examine the MCAI in the 

AD docket at regulations.gov under 

Docket No. FAA–2024–0457. 

Discussion of Final Airworthiness 

Directive 

Comments 

The FAA received no comments on 

the NPRM or on the determination of 

the cost to the public. 

Conclusion 

This product has been approved by 

the aviation authority of another 

country and is approved for operation in 

the United States. Pursuant to the FAA’s 

bilateral agreement with this State of 

Design Authority, it has notified the 

FAA of the unsafe condition described 

in the MCAI referenced above. The FAA 

reviewed the relevant data and 

determined that air safety requires 

adopting this AD as proposed. 

Accordingly, the FAA is issuing this AD 

to address the unsafe condition on this 

product. Except for minor editorial 

changes, this AD is adopted as proposed 

in the NPRM. None of the changes will 

increase the economic burden on any 

operator. 

Material Incorporated by Reference 

Under 1 CFR Part 51 

EASA AD 2023–0207 specifies 

procedures for replacing certain 

Decomatic titanium screws (including 

an inspection of the bore dimension and 

corrective actions (oversizing or repair)). 

The EASA AD also restricts installation 

of certain Decomatic titanium screws. 

Dassault Service Bulletin 7X–467, 

Revision 2, dated March 20, 2023, 

specifies procedures for additional 

work. 

This material 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. 

Costs of Compliance 

The FAA estimates that this AD 

affects 44 airplanes of U.S. registry. The 

FAA estimates the following costs to 

comply with this AD: 

ESTIMATED COSTS FOR REQUIRED ACTIONS

Action Labor cost Parts cost Cost per 

product 

Cost on U.S. 

operators 

Retained actions from AD 2022–02–10 ...... Up to 90 work-hours × $85 per hour = 

$7,650.

$0 Up to $7,650 .. Up to $336,600. 

New proposed requirements ....................... Up to 110 work-hours × $85 per hour = 

$9,350.

0 Up to $9,350 .. Up to $411,400. 

According to the manufacturer, some 

or all of the costs of this AD may be 

covered under warranty, thereby 

reducing the cost impact on affected 

individuals. The FAA does not control 

warranty coverage for affected 

individuals. As a result, the FAA has 

included all known costs in the cost 

estimate. 

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. 

The FAA is 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 

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) Will not affect intrastate aviation 

in Alaska, and 

(3) 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 Amendment 

Accordingly, under the authority 

delegated to me by the Administrator, 

the FAA amends 14 CFR part 39 as 

follows: 


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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: 

■ a. Removing Airworthiness Directive 

(AD) 2022–02–10, Amendment 39– 

21907 (87 FR 7025, February 8, 2022); 

and 

■ b. Adding the following new AD: 

2024–14–09 Dassault Aviation: 

Amendment 39–22790; Docket No. 

FAA–2024–0457; Project Identifier 

MCAI–2023–01207–T. 

(a) Effective Date 

This airworthiness directive (AD) is 

effective October 15, 2024. 

(b) Affected ADs 

This AD replaces AD 2022–02–10, 

Amendment 39–21907 (87 FR 7025, February 

8, 2022) (AD 2022–02–10). 

(c) Applicability 

This AD applies to Dassault Aviation 

airplanes identified in paragraphs (c)(1) 

through (3) of this AD, certificated in any 

category, as identified in European Union 

Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) AD 2023– 

0207, dated November 21, 2023 (EASA AD 

2023–0207). 

(1) Model FALCON 7X airplanes. 

(2) Model FALCON 900EX airplanes. 

(3) Model FALCON 2000EX airplanes. 

(d) Subject 

Air Transport Association (ATA) of 

America Code 51, Standard Practices/ 

Structures. 

(e) Unsafe Condition 

This AD was prompted by a report of an 

improper heat treatment process applied 

during the manufacturing of certain 

Decomatic titanium screws, and by the 

determination that affected parts in 

additional areas on certain airplanes, as well 

as additional airplanes, are subject to the 

unsafe condition. The FAA is issuing this AD 

to address failure of an affected screw 

installed in a critical location, possibly 

resulting in reduced structural integrity of 

the airplane. 

(f) Compliance 

Comply with this AD within the 

compliance times specified, unless already 

done. 

(g) Requirements 

Except as specified in paragraph (h) of this 

AD: Comply with all required actions and 

compliance times specified in, and in 

accordance with, EASA AD 2023–0207. 

(h) Exceptions to EASA AD 2023–0207 

(1) Where EASA AD 2023–0207 refers to its 

effective date, this AD requires using the 

effective date of this AD. 

(2) This AD does not adopt the ‘‘Remarks’’ 

section of EASA AD 2023–0207. 

(3) Where the ‘‘Ref Publications’’ section of 

EASA AD 2023–0207 specifies ‘‘Dassault SB 

7X–467 original issue dated 16 November 

2020, Rev. 1 dated 12 December 2022 or Rev. 

2 dated 20 March 2023,’’ this AD requires 

replacing that text with ‘‘Dassault Service 

Bulletin 7X–467, Revision 2, dated March 20, 

2023.’’ 

(i) Credit for Previous Actions 

For Model FALCON 7X airplanes: This 

paragraph provides credit for the actions 

specified in paragraph (g) of this AD, if those 

actions were performed before the effective 

date of this AD using Dassault Service 

Bulletin 7X–467, dated November 16, 2020, 

provided the additional work specified in 

Dassault Service Bulletin 7X–467, Revision 2, 

dated March 20, 2023, is accomplished 

within the applicable compliance time 

specified in EASA AD 2023–0207. 

(j) Additional AD Provisions 

The following provisions also apply to this 

AD: 

(1) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs): The Manager, International 

Validation Branch, FAA, has the authority to 

approve AMOCs for this AD, if requested 

using the procedures found in 14 CFR 39.19. 

In accordance with 14 CFR 39.19, send your 

request to your principal inspector or 

responsible Flight Standards Office, as 

appropriate. If sending information directly 

to the manager of the International Validation 

Branch, mail it to the address identified in 

paragraph (k)(1) of this AD. Information may 

be emailed to: 9-AVS-AIR-730-AMOC@

faa.gov. Before using any approved AMOC, 

notify your appropriate principal inspector, 

or lacking a principal inspector, the manager 

of the responsible Flight Standards Office. 

(2) Contacting the Manufacturer: For any 

requirement in this AD to obtain instructions 

from a manufacturer, the instructions must 

be accomplished using a method approved 

by the Manager, International Validation 

Branch, FAA; or EASA; or Dassault 

Aviation’s EASA Design Organization 

Approval (DOA). If approved by the DOA, 

the approval must include the DOAauthorized signature. 

(k) Additional Information 

(1) For more information about this AD, 

contact Tom Rodriguez, Aviation Safety 

Engineer, FAA, 1600 Stewart Avenue, Suite 

410, Westbury, NY 11590; telephone: 206– 

231–3226; email: tom.rodriguez@faa.gov. 

(2) Material identified in this AD that is not 

incorporated by reference is available at the 

address specified in paragraph (l)(4) of this 

AD. 

(l) Material Incorporated by Reference 

(1) The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference of 

the material listed in this paragraph under 5 

U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51. 

(2) You must use this material as 

applicable to do the actions required by this 

AD, unless this AD specifies otherwise. 

(i) European Union Aviation Safety Agency 

(EASA) AD 2023–0207, dated November 21, 

2023. 

(ii) Dassault Service Bulletin 7X–467, 

Revision 2, dated March 20, 2023. 

(3) For EASA AD 2023–0207, contact 

EASA, Konrad-Adenauer-Ufer 3, 50668 

Cologne, Germany; telephone +49 221 8999 

000; email ADs@easa.europa.eu; website 

easa.europa.eu. You may find this EASA AD 

on the EASA website at ad.easa.europa.eu. 

(4) For Dassault Aviation material 

identified in this AD, contact Dassault Falcon 

Jet Corporation, Teterboro Airport, P.O. Box 

2000, South Hackensack, NJ 07606; 

telephone 201–440–6700; website 

dassaultfalcon.com. 

(5) You may view this material at the FAA, 

Airworthiness Products Section, Operational 

Safety Branch, 2200 South 216th Street, Des 

Moines, WA. For information on the 

availability of this material at the FAA, call 

206–231–3195. 

(6) You may view this material at the 

National Archives and Records 

Administration (NARA). For information on 

the availability of this material at NARA, 

visit www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ 

ibr-locations or email fr.inspection@nara.gov. 

Issued on September 3, 2024. 

Victor Wicklund, 

Deputy Director, Compliance & Airworthiness 

Division, Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2024–20163 Filed 9–6–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2024–1010; Project 

Identifier MCAI–2024–00079–T; Amendment 

39–22792; AD 2024–15–01] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Dassault 

Aviation Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The FAA is superseding 

Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2023–18– 

09, which applied to certain Dassault 

Aviation Model FALCON 900EX 

airplanes. AD 2023–18–09 required 

revising the existing maintenance or 

inspection program, as applicable, to 

incorporate new or more restrictive 

airworthiness limitations. Since the 

FAA issued AD 2023–18–09, the FAA 

has determined that new or more 

restrictive airworthiness limitations are 

necessary. This AD continues to require 

certain actions in AD 2023–18–09 and 

requires revising the existing 

maintenance or inspection program, as 

applicable, to incorporate new or more 

restrictive airworthiness limitations; as 

specified in a European Union Aviation 

Safety Agency (EASA) AD, which is 

incorporated by reference. The FAA is 


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