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searching for and locating Docket No. FAA– 

2015–4810. 

(2) For service information identified in 

this AD, contact Airbus SAS, Airworthiness 

Office—EAL, 1 Rond Point Maurice Bellonte, 

31707 Blagnac Cedex, France; telephone +33 

5 61 93 36 96; fax +33 5 61 93 45 80; email 

airworthiness.A330-A340@airbus.com; 

Internet http://www.airbus.com. You may 

view this service information at the FAA, 

Transport Airplane Directorate, 1601 Lind 

Avenue SW., Renton, WA. For information 

on the availability of this material at the 

FAA, call 425–227–1221. 

Issued in Renton, Washington, on October 

30, 2015. 

Michael Kaszycki, 

Acting Manager, Transport Airplane 

Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2015–28559 Filed 11–10–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2015–4212; Directorate 

Identifier 2015–NM–010–AD] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; BAE 

Systems (Operations) Limited 

Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: We propose to adopt a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for all BAE 

Systems (Operations) Limited Model 

BAe 146 series airplanes and Model 

Avro 146–RJ series airplanes. This 

proposed AD was prompted by reports 

of cracking of the main fitting of the 

nose landing gear (NLG) and a 

determination that a new safe-life 

limitation for affected NLG main fittings 

has not been mandated. This proposed 

AD would require replacing affected 

NLG main fittings that have exceeded 

the safe-life limitation with a new or 

serviceable fitting. We are proposing 

this AD to prevent collapse of the NLG, 

which if not corrected, could lead to 

degradation of direction control on the 

ground or an un-commanded turn to the 

left, and a consequent loss of control of 

the airplane on the ground, possibly 

resulting in damage to the airplane and 

injury to occupants. 

DATES: We must receive comments on 

this proposed AD by December 28, 

2015. 

ADDRESSES: You may send comments, 

using the procedures found in 14 CFR 

11.43 and 11.45, by any of the following 

methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

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

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Fax: 202–493–2251. 

• Mail: U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations, M– 

30, West Building Ground Floor, Room 

W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., 

Washington, DC 20590. 

• Hand Delivery: U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations, M– 

30, West Building Ground Floor, Room 

W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., 

Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 

p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays. 

For service information identified in 

this proposed AD, contact BAE Systems 

(Operations) Limited, Customer 

Information Department, Prestwick 

International Airport, Ayrshire, KA9 

2RW, Scotland, United Kingdom; 

telephone +44 1292 675207; fax +44 

1292 675704; email RApublications@

baesystems.com; Internet http://

www.baesystems.com/Businesses/

RegionalAircraft/index.htm. You may 

view this referenced service information 

at the FAA, Transport Airplane 

Directorate, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., 

Renton, WA. For information on the 

availability of this material at the FAA, 

call 425–227–1221. 

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–2015– 

4212; 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 this proposed AD, the 

regulatory 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 FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Todd Thompson, Aerospace Engineer, 

International Branch, ANM–116, 

Transport Airplane Directorate, FAA, 

1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA 

98057–3356; telephone 425–227–1175; 

fax 425–227–1149. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Comments Invited 

We invite you to send any written 

relevant data, views, or arguments about 

this proposed AD. Send your comments 

to an address listed under the 

ADDRESSES section. Include ‘‘Docket No. 

FAA–2015–4212; Directorate Identifier 

2015–NM–010–AD’’ at the beginning of 

your comments. We specifically invite 

comments on the overall regulatory, 

economic, environmental, and energy 

aspects of this proposed AD. We will 

consider all comments received by the 

closing date and may amend this 

proposed AD based on those comments. 

We will post all comments we 

receive, without change, to http://

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information you provide. We 

will also post a report summarizing each 

substantive verbal contact we receive 

about this proposed AD. 

Discussion 

The European Aviation Safety Agency 

(EASA), which is the Technical Agent 

for the Member States of the European 

Union, has issued EASA Airworthiness 

Directive 2012–0191R1, dated 

November 6, 2012 (referred to after this 

as the Mandatory Continuing 

Airworthiness Information, or ‘‘the 

MCAI’’), to correct an unsafe condition 

for all BAE Systems (Operations) 

Limited Model BAe 146 series airplanes 

and Model Avro 146–RJ series airplanes. 

The MCAI states: 

Several occurrences of the aeroplane‘s 

Nose Landing Gear (NLG) Main Fitting 

cracking have been reported. Subsequently in 

different cases, NLG Main Fitting crack lead 

to collapsed NLG, locked NLG steering and 

an aeroplane‘s un-commanded steering to the 

left. 

Cracks in the NLG Bell Housing are not 

detectable with the NLG fitted to the 

aeroplane and are difficult to detect during 

overhaul without substantial disassembly of 

the gear. 

This condition, if not corrected, could lead 

to degradation of directional control on the 

ground or an un-commanded turn to the left 

and a consequent loss of control of the 

aeroplane on the ground, possibly resulting 

in damage to the aeroplane and injury to 

occupants. 

Prompted by these findings, BAE Systems 

(Operations) Ltd issued Inspection Service 

Bulletin (ISB) 32–186 (hereafter referred to as 

the ISB) to introduce a new safe life of 16,000 

flight cycles (FC) for certain NLG main 

fittings, having a Part Number (P/N) as 

identified in Paragraph 1A, tables 1, 2 and 3 

of the ISB. 

To correct this unsafe condition, EASA 

issued [EASA] AD 2012–0191 to require 

implementation of the new safe-life 

limitation for the affected NLG main fittings 

and replacement of fittings that have already 

exceeded the new limit. 

* * * * * 

You may examine the MCAI in the 

AD docket on the Internet at http://

www.regulations.gov by searching for 

and locating Docket No. FAA–2015– 

4212. 

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Related Service Information Under 1 

CFR Part 51 

BAE Systems (Operations) Limited 

has issued Inspection Service Bulletin 

ISB.32–186, dated April 12, 2012. This 

service information describes 

procedures for determining the 

compliance times for replacing the NLG 

main fittings. 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 this NPRM. 

Related Rulemaking 

On August 4, 2014, we issued AD 

2014–16–18, Amendment 39–17942 (79 

FR 51234, August 28, 2014). AD 2014– 

16–18 requires revising the maintenance 

program by incorporating a new safe-life 

limitation for the NLG main fitting on 

all BAE Systems (Operations) Limited 

Model BAe 146 series airplanes and 

Model Avro 146–RJ series airplanes. 

Since we issued AD 2014–16–18, 

Amendment 39–17942 (79 FR 51234, 

August 28, 2014), we have determined 

that the new safe-life limitation for 

affected NLG main fittings has not been 

mandated because the safe-life 

limitation was not incorporated in 

Subject 05–10–15, Aircraft Equipment 

Airworthiness Limitations, of Section 

05–10, Time Limits, of Chapter 05, Time 

Limits/Maintenance Checks, of the BAE 

Systems (Operations) Limited BAe 146 

Series/Avro 146–RJ Series Aircraft 

Maintenance Manual, Revision 108, 

dated September 14, 2012 (which was 

referred to as the appropriate source of 

service information for incorporating 

the safe-life limitation into the 

maintenance or inspections program). 

Therefore, the FAA has determined that 

it is necessary to require the 

replacement of NLG main fittings that 

have exceeded the safe-life limitation 

with a new or serviceable fitting. 

FAA’s Determination and Requirements 

of This Proposed AD 

This product has been approved by 

the aviation authority of another 

country, and is approved for operation 

in the United States. Pursuant to our 

bilateral agreement with the State of 

Design Authority, we have been notified 

of the unsafe condition described in the 

MCAI and service information 

referenced above. We are proposing this 

AD because we evaluated all pertinent 

information and determined an unsafe 

condition exists and is likely to exist or 

develop on other products of the same 

type design. 

Costs of Compliance 

We estimate that this proposed AD 

affects 4 airplanes of U.S. registry. 

We also estimate that it would take 

about 36 work-hours per product to 

comply with the basic requirements of 

this proposed AD. The average labor 

rate is $85 per work-hour. Required 

parts would cost $81,000 per product. 

Based on these figures, we estimate the 

cost of this proposed AD on U.S. 

operators to be $336,240, or $84,060 per 

product. 

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 above, 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; 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. 

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): 

BAE Systems (Operations) Limited: Docket 

No. FAA–2015–4212; Directorate 

Identifier 2015–NM–010–AD. 

(a) Comments Due Date 

We must receive comments by December 

28, 2015. 

(b) Affected ADs 

None. 

(c) Applicability 

This AD applies to BAE Systems 

(Operations) Limited Model BAe 146–100A, 

–200A, and –300A airplanes; and Model 

Avro 146–RJ70A, 146–RJ85A, and 146– 

RJ100A airplanes; certificated in any 

category, all models, all serial numbers. 

(d) Subject 

Air Transport Association (ATA) of 

America Code 05, Time Limits/Maintenance 

Checks. 

(e) Reason 

This AD was prompted by reports of 

cracking of the main fitting of the nose 

landing gear (NLG) and a determination that 

a new safe-life limitation for affected NLG 

main fittings has not been mandated. We are 

issuing this AD to prevent collapse of the 

NLG, which if not corrected could lead to 

degradation of direction control on the 

ground or an uncommanded turn to the left, 

and a consequent loss of control of the 

airplane on the ground, possibly resulting in 

damage to the airplane and injury to 

occupants. 

(f) Compliance 

Comply with this AD within the 

compliance times specified, unless already 

done. 

(g) Repetitive Replacement of Nose Landing 

Gear (NLG) Main Fitting 

At the applicable compliance time 

specified in paragraphs (g)(1) through (g)(4) 

of this AD: Replace each affected nose 

landing gear (NLG) main fitting, having a part 

number (P/N) as identified in paragraph 1.A, 

tables 1., 2., and 3. of BAE Systems 

(Operations) Limited Inspection Service 

Bulletin ISB.32–186, dated April 12, 2012, in 

accordance with the Accomplishment 

Instructions of that BAE Systems 

(Operations) Limited Inspection Service 

Bulletin ISB.32–186, dated April 12, 2012. 

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Thereafter, before the accumulation of 16,000 

flight cycles on any affected NLG main fitting 

having a part number as identified in 

paragraph 1.A, tables 1., 2., and 3. of BAE 

Systems (Operations) Limited Inspection 

Service Bulletin ISB.32–186, dated April 12, 

2012, replace each affected nose landing gear 

(NLG) main fitting, in accordance with the 

Accomplishment Instructions of that BAE 

Systems (Operations) Limited Inspection 

Service Bulletin ISB.32–186, dated April 12, 

2012. 

(1) For NLG main fittings that have 

accumulated 29,000 flight cycles or more 

since first installation on an airplane: Within 

12 months after the effective date of this AD. 

(2) For NLG main fittings that have 20,000 

flight cycles or more but less than 29,000 

flight cycles since first installation on an 

airplane: Within 24 months after the effective 

date of this AD. 

(3) For NLG main fittings that have 16,000 

flight cycles or more but less than 20,000 

flight cycles since first installation on an 

airplane: Within 36 months after the effective 

date of this AD. 

(4) For NLG main fittings that have 

accumulated less than 16,000 flight cycles 

since first installation on an airplane: Before 

accumulating 16,000 flight cycles since first 

installation on an airplane or within 36 

months after the effective date of this AD, 

whichever occurs later. 

(h) Parts Installation Limitation 

As of the effective date of this AD, no 

person may install an NLG main fitting 

having a part number identified in paragraph 

1.A., Tables 1., 2., and 3., of BAE Systems 

(Operations) Limited Inspection Service 

Bulletin ISB.32–186, dated April 12, 2012, 

unless that fitting is in compliance with the 

requirements of this AD. 

(i) Other FAA AD Provisions 

The following provisions also apply to this 

AD: 

(1) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs): The Manager, International 

Branch, ANM–116, Transport Airplane 

Directorate, 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 local 

Flight Standards District Office, as 

appropriate. If sending information directly 

to the International Branch, send it to ATTN: 

Todd Thompson, Aerospace Engineer, 

International Branch, ANM–116, Transport 

Airplane Directorate, FAA, 1601 Lind 

Avenue SW., Renton, WA 98057–3356; 

telephone 425–227–1175; fax 425–227–1149. 

Information may be emailed to: 9-ANM-116- 

AMOC-REQUESTS@faa.gov. 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. The AMOC approval letter 

must specifically reference this AD. 

(2) Contacting the Manufacturer: For any 

requirement in this AD to obtain corrective 

actions from a manufacturer, the action must 

be accomplished using a method approved 

by the Manager, International Branch, ANM– 

116, Transport Airplane Directorate, FAA; or 

the European Aviation Safety Agency 

(EASA); or BAE Systems (Operations) 

Limited’s EASA Design Organization 

Approval (DOA). If approved by the DOA, 

the approval must include the DOAauthorized signature. 

(j) Related Information 

(1) Refer to Mandatory Continuing 

Airworthiness Information (MCAI) European 

Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) 

Airworthiness Directive 2012–0191R1, dated 

November 6, 2012, for related information. 

This MCAI may be found in the AD docket 

on the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov 

by searching for and locating Docket No. 

FAA–2015–4212. 

(2) For service information identified in 

this AD, contact BAE Systems (Operations) 

Limited, Customer Information Department, 

Prestwick International Airport, Ayrshire, 

KA9 2RW, Scotland, United Kingdom; 

telephone +44 1292 675207; fax +44 1292 

675704; email RApublications@

baesystems.com; Internet http://

www.baesystems.com/Businesses/

RegionalAircraft/index.htm. You may view 

this service information at the FAA, 

Transport Airplane Directorate, 1601 Lind 

Avenue SW., Renton, WA. For information 

on the availability of this material at the 

FAA, call 425–227–1221. 

Issued in Renton, Washington, on October 

30, 2015. 

Michael Kaszycki, 

Acting Manager, Transport Airplane 

Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service. 

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BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Food and Drug Administration 

21 CFR Part 101 

[Docket No. FDA–2014–N–1207] 

Use of the Term ‘‘Natural’’ in the 

Labeling of Human Food Products; 

Request for Information and 

Comments 

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, 

HHS. 

ACTION: Notification of request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The Food and Drug 

Administration (FDA or we) is 

announcing the establishment of a 

docket to receive information and 

comments on the use of the term 

‘‘natural’’ in the labeling of human food 

products, including foods that are 

genetically engineered or contain 

ingredients produced through the use of 

genetic engineering. We are taking this 

action in part because we received three 

citizen petitions asking that we define 

the term ‘‘natural’’ for use in food 

labeling and one citizen petition asking 

that we prohibit the term ‘‘natural’’ on 

food labels. We also note that some 

Federal courts, as a result of litigation 

between private parties, have requested 

administrative determinations from 

FDA regarding whether food products 

containing ingredients produced using 

genetic engineering or foods containing 

high fructose corn syrup may be labeled 

as ‘‘natural.’’ We are working with the 

United States Department of Agriculture 

(USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service 

and Food Safety and Inspection Service 

to also examine the use of the term 

‘‘natural’’ in meat, poultry, and egg 

products, and are considering areas for 

coordination between FDA and USDA. 

We invite public comment on the term 

‘‘natural’’ in the context of food labeling 

and on specific questions contained in 

this document. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before February 10, 2016. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

as follows: 

Electronic Submissions 

Submit electronic comments in the 

following way: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

Comments submitted electronically, 

including attachments, to http://

www.regulations.gov will be posted to 

the docket unchanged. Because your 

comment will be made public, you are 

solely responsible for ensuring that your 

comment does not include any 

confidential information that you or a 

third party may not wish to be posted, 

such as medical information, your or 

anyone else’s Social Security number, or 

confidential business information, such 

as a manufacturing process. Please note 

that if you include your name, contact 

information, or other information that 

identifies you in the body of your 

comments, that information will be 

posted on http://www.regulations.gov. 

• If you want to submit a comment 

with confidential information that you 

do not wish to be made available to the 

public, submit the comment as a 

written/paper submission and in the 

manner detailed (see ‘‘Written/Paper 

Submissions’’ and ‘‘Instructions’’). 

Written/Paper Submissions 

Submit written/paper submissions as 

follows: 

• Mail/Hand delivery/Courier (for 

written/paper submissions): Division of 

Dockets Management (HFA–305), Food 

and Drug Administration, 5630 Fishers 

Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852. 

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