75460 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 179 / Monday, September 16, 2024 / Rules and Regulations 

TABLE 2 TO PARAGRAPH (b)(3)—IMPORT ASSESSMENT TABLE—Continued 

[Raw cotton fiber] 

HTS No. Conv. factor. Cents/kg. 

6302217040 .... 1.1073 1.4668 

6302217050 .... 1.1073 1.4668 

6302219010 .... 0.7751 1.0267 

6302219020 .... 0.7751 1.0267 

6302219030 .... 0.7751 1.0267 

6302219040 .... 0.7751 1.0267 

6302219050 .... 0.7751 1.0267 

6302221010 .... 0.5537 0.7335 

6302221020 .... 0.3876 0.5134 

6302221030 .... 0.5537 0.7335 

6302221040 .... 0.3876 0.5134 

6302221050 .... 0.3876 0.5134 

6302221060 .... 0.3876 0.5134 

6302222010 .... 0.3876 0.5134 

6302222020 .... 0.3876 0.5134 

6302222030 .... 0.3876 0.5134 

6302290020 .... 0.2215 0.2934 

6302313010 .... 1.1073 1.4668 

6302313020 .... 1.1073 1.4668 

6302313030 .... 1.1073 1.4668 

6302313040 .... 1.1073 1.4668 

6302313050 .... 1.1073 1.4668 

6302315010 .... 0.7751 1.0267 

6302315020 .... 0.7751 1.0267 

6302315030 .... 0.7751 1.0267 

6302315040 .... 0.7751 1.0267 

6302315050 .... 0.7751 1.0267 

6302317010 .... 1.1073 1.4668 

6302317020 .... 1.1073 1.4668 

6302317030 .... 1.1073 1.4668 

6302317040 .... 1.1073 1.4668 

6302317050 .... 1.1073 1.4668 

6302319010 .... 0.7751 1.0267 

6302319020 .... 0.7751 1.0267 

6302319030 .... 0.7751 1.0267 

6302319040 .... 0.7751 1.0267 

6302319050 .... 0.7751 1.0267 

6302321010 .... 0.5537 0.7335 

6302321020 .... 0.3876 0.5134 

6302321030 .... 0.5537 0.7335 

6302321040 .... 0.3876 0.5134 

6302321050 .... 0.3876 0.5134 

6302321060 .... 0.3876 0.5134 

6302322010 .... 0.5537 0.7335 

6302322020 .... 0.3876 0.5134 

6302322030 .... 0.5537 0.7335 

6302322040 .... 0.3876 0.5134 

6302322050 .... 0.3876 0.5134 

6302322060 .... 0.3876 0.5134 

6302390030 .... 0.2215 0.2934 

6302402010 .... 0.9412 1.2468 

6302511000 .... 0.5537 0.7335 

6302512000 .... 0.8305 1.1001 

6302513000 .... 0.5537 0.7335 

6302514000 .... 0.7751 1.0267 

6302593020 .... 0.5537 0.7335 

6302600010 .... 1.1073 1.4668 

6302600020 .... 0.9966 1.3202 

6302600030 .... 0.9966 1.3202 

6302910005 .... 0.9966 1.3202 

6302910015 .... 1.1073 1.4668 

6302910025 .... 0.9966 1.3202 

6302910035 .... 0.9966 1.3202 

6302910045 .... 0.9966 1.3202 

6302910050 .... 0.9966 1.3202 

6302910060 .... 0.9966 1.3202 

6302931000 .... 0.4429 0.5867 

6302932000 .... 0.4429 0.5867 

TABLE 2 TO PARAGRAPH (b)(3)—IMPORT ASSESSMENT TABLE—Continued 

[Raw cotton fiber] 

HTS No. Conv. factor. Cents/kg. 

6302992000 .... 0.2215 0.2934 

6303191100 .... 0.8859 1.1735 

6303910010 .... 0.6090 0.8067 

6303910020 .... 0.6090 0.8067 

6303921000 .... 0.2768 0.3667 

6303922010 .... 0.2768 0.3667 

6303922030 .... 0.2768 0.3667 

6303922050 .... 0.2768 0.3667 

6303990010 .... 0.2768 0.3667 

6304111000 .... 0.9966 1.3202 

6304113000 .... 0.1107 0.1466 

6304190500 .... 0.9966 1.3202 

6304191000 .... 1.1073 1.4668 

6304191500 .... 0.3876 0.5134 

6304192000 .... 0.3876 0.5134 

6304193060 .... 0.2215 0.2934 

6304200020 .... 0.8859 1.1735 

6304200070 .... 0.2215 0.2934 

6304910120 .... 0.8859 1.1735 

6304910170 .... 0.2215 0.2934 

6304920000 .... 0.8859 1.1735 

6304996040 .... 0.2215 0.2934 

6505001515 .... 1.1189 1.4822 

6505001525 .... 0.5594 0.7410 

6505001540 .... 1.1189 1.4822 

6505002030 .... 0.9412 1.2468 

6505002060 .... 0.9412 1.2468 

6505002545 .... 0.5537 0.7335 

6507000000 .... 0.3986 0.5280 

9404401000 .... 0.9966 1.3202 

9404409005 .... 0.6644 0.8801 

9404409036 .... 0.0997 0.1321 

9404901030 .... 0.2104 0.2787 

9404901060 .... 0.2104 0.2787 

9404901090 .... 0.2104 0.2787 

9404908100 .... 0.9966 1.3202 

9404909605 .... 0.6644 0.8801 

9404909636 .... 0.0997 0.1321 

9619002100 .... 0.8681 1.1499 

9619002500 .... 0.1085 0.1437 

9619003100 .... 0.9535 1.2631 

9619003300 .... 1.1545 1.5293 

9619004100 .... 0.2384 0.3158 

9619004300 .... 0.2384 0.3158 

9619006100 .... 0.8528 1.1297 

9619006400 .... 0.2437 0.3228 

9619006800 .... 0.3655 0.4842 

9619007100 .... 1.1099 1.4702 

9619007400 .... 0.2466 0.3267 

9619007800 .... 0.2466 0.3267 

9619007900 .... 0.2466 0.3267 

* * * * * 

Melissa Bailey, 

Associate Administrator, Agricultural 

Marketing Service. 

[FR Doc. 2024–20783 Filed 9–13–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2024–1296; Project 

Identifier MCAI–2023–00844–R; Amendment 

39–22802; AD 2024–15–10] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Bell Textron 

Canada Limited Helicopters 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The FAA is adopting a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for certain 

Bell Textron Canada Limited Model 505 

helicopters. This AD was prompted by 

a fuel leakage discovered during fuel 

system crash impact testing activity. 

This AD requires installing a grommet 

around the sump drain port fitting 

airframe hole, as specified in a 

Transport Canada 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 21, 

2024. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of a certain publication listed in this AD 

as of October 21, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: 

AD Docket: You may examine the AD 

docket at regulations.gov under Docket 

No. FAA–2024–1296; 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, 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 Transport Canada material 

identified in this AD, contact Transport 

Canada, Transport Canada National 

Aircraft Certification, 159 Cleopatra 

Drive, Nepean, Ontario, K1A 0N5, 

CANADA; telephone 888–663–3639; 

email TC.AirworthinessDirectivesConsignesdenavigabilite.TC@tc.gc.ca; 

internet tc.canada.ca/en/aviation. You 

may find the Transport Canada material 

on the Transport Canada website at 

wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/2/cawisswimn/ad_qs1.aspx. 

• You may view this material at the 

FAA, Office of the Regional Counsel, 

Southwest Region, 10101 Hillwood 


lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with RULES1
Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 179 / Monday, September 16, 2024 / Rules and Regulations 75461 

Pkwy., Room 6N–321, Fort Worth, TX 

76177. For information on the 

availability of this material at the FAA, 

call (817) 222–5110. It is also available 

at regulations.gov under Docket No. 

FAA–2024–1296. 

Other Related Material: For Bell 

material identified in this AD, contact 

Bell Textron Canada Limited, 12,800 

Rue de l’Avenir, Mirabel, Quebec J7J 

1R4, Canada; telephone 1–450–437– 

2862 or 1–800–363–8023; fax 1–450– 

433–0272; email productsupport@

bellflight.com; or at bellflight.com/ 

support/contact-support. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Michael Hughlett, Aviation Safety 

Engineer, FAA, 1600 Stewart Avenue, 

Suite 410, Westbury, NY 11590; phone: 

(817) 222–5110; email: 

michael.Hughlett@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

Transport Canada, which is the 

aviation authority for Canada, has 

issued Transport Canada AD CF–2023– 

51, dated July 11, 2023 (Transport 

Canada AD CF–2023–51), to correct an 

unsafe condition on certain serialnumbered Bell Textron Canada Limited 

Model 505 helicopters. 

The FAA issued a notice of proposed 

rulemaking (NPRM) to amend 14 CFR 

part 39 by adding an AD that would 

apply to certain serial-numbered Bell 

Textron Canada Limited Model 505 

helicopters as identified in Transport 

Canada AD CF–2023–51. The NPRM 

published in the Federal Register on 

May 14, 2024 (89 FR 41906). The NPRM 

was prompted by a fuel leakage 

discovered during fuel system crash 

impact testing activity. In a certain 

position, the knurls on the locking 

sleeve of the fuel drain quick disconnect 

valve contacted the airframe cutout 

upon impact, resisting against the fuel 

bladder rotational action and causing 

deformation of the poppet, which led to 

the valve remaining in the partially 

open position and subsequent fuel 

leakage. 

The NPRM proposed to require 

accomplishing the actions specified in 

Transport Canada AD CF–2023–51, as 

incorporated by reference, except for 

any differences identified as exceptions 

in the regulatory text of this AD. The 

FAA is issuing this AD to address the 

unsafe condition on these products. 

You may examine Transport Canada 

AD CF–2023–51 in the AD docket at 

regulations.gov under Docket No. FAA– 

2024–1296. 

Discussion of Final Airworthiness 

Directive 

Comments 

The FAA received no comments on 

the NPRM or on the determination of 

the costs. 

Conclusion 

These helicopters have been approved 

by the aviation authority of Canada and 

are approved for operation in the United 

States. Pursuant to the FAA’s bilateral 

agreement with Canada, Transport 

Canada, has notified the FAA of the 

unsafe condition described in its AD. 

Except for minor editorial changes, this 

AD is adopted as proposed in the 

NPRM. Accordingly, the FAA is issuing 

this AD to address the unsafe condition 

on these helicopters. 

Material Incorporated by Reference 

Under 1 CFR Part 51 

Transport Canada AD CF–2023–51 

specifies installing a split plastic 

grommet around the periphery of the 

sump drain port fitting airframe cutout. 

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. 

Other Related Material 

The FAA reviewed Bell Alert Service 

Bulletin 505–21–21, dated June 8, 2021. 

For certain serial-numbered helicopters, 

this material specifies procedures for 

installing a split plastic grommet groove 

around the periphery of the sump drain 

port fitting airframe hole cutout with the 

split line at the 12 o’clock position. 

Costs of Compliance 

The FAA estimates that this AD 

affects 145 helicopters of U.S. registry. 

Labor rates are estimated at $85 per 

work-hour. Based on these numbers, the 

FAA estimates the following costs to 

comply with this AD. 

Installing a grommet around the sump 

drain port fitting airframe hole will take 

approximately 1 work-hour and parts 

will cost a minimal amount, for an 

estimated cost of $85 per helicopter and 

$12,325 for the U.S. fleet. 

The FAA has included all known 

costs in its cost estimate. According to 

the manufacturer, however, some of the 

costs of this AD may be covered under 

warranty, thereby reducing the cost 

impact on affected operators. 

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: 

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: 

2024–15–10 Bell Textron Canada Limited: 

Amendment 39–22802; Docket No. 

FAA–2024–1296; Project Identifier 

MCAI–2023–00844–R. 


lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with RULES1
75462 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 179 / Monday, September 16, 2024 / Rules and Regulations 

(a) Effective Date 

This airworthiness directive (AD) is 

effective October 21, 2024. 

(b) Affected ADs 

None. 

(c) Applicability 

This AD applies to Bell Textron Canada 

Limited Model 505 helicopters, certificated 

in any category, as identified in Transport 

Canada AD CF–2023–51, dated July 11, 2023 

(Transport Canada AD CF–2023–51). 

(d) Subject 

Joint Aircraft Service Component (JASC) 

Code: 2810, Fuel Storage. 

(e) Unsafe Condition 

This AD was prompted by a fuel leakage 

discovered during fuel system crash impact 

testing activity. The FAA is issuing this AD 

to prevent the fuel drain quick disconnect 

valve from catching on the airframe cutout 

and reduce the load on the valve body by 

preventing metal-to-metal contact following 

an impact. The unsafe condition, if not 

addressed, could result in a fuel leakage, post 

impact fire, injuries to occupants, and 

reduction in time to evacuate the helicopter. 

(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, Transport Canada AD CF– 

2023–51. 

(h) Exceptions to Transport Canada AD CF– 

2023–51 

Where Transport Canada AD CF–2023–51 

refers to its effective date, this AD requires 

using the effective date of this AD. 

(i) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs) 

(1) 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 local 

Flight Standards District Office, as 

appropriate. If sending information directly 

to the manager of the International Validation 

Branch, send it to the attention of the person 

identified in paragraph (j) of this AD. 

Information may be emailed to: 9-AVS-AIR730-AMOC@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. 

(j) Related Information 

For more information about this AD, 

contact Michael Hughlett, Aviation Safety 

Engineer, FAA, 1600 Stewart Avenue, Suite 

410, Westbury, NY 11590; phone (817) 222– 

5110; email michael.hughlett@faa.gov. 

(k) 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 the AD specifies otherwise. 

(i) Transport Canada AD CF–2023–51, 

dated July 11, 2023. 

(ii) [Reserved] 

(3) For Transport Canada AD CF–2023–51 

material identified in this AD, contact 

Transport Canada, Transport Canada 

National Aircraft Certification, 159 Cleopatra 

Drive, Nepean, Ontario, K1A 0N5, CANADA; 

telephone 888–663–3639; email 

TC.AirworthinessDirectivesConsignesdenavigabilite.TC@tc.gc.ca; 

internet tc.canada.ca/en/aviation. You may 

find the Transport Canada material on the 

Transport Canada website at 

wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/2/cawisswimn/ad_qs1.aspx. 

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

Office of the Regional Counsel, Southwest 

Region, 10101 Hillwood Pkwy., Room 6N– 

321, Fort Worth, TX 76177. For information 

on the availability of this material at the 

FAA, call (817) 222–5110. 

(5) 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 July 23, 2024. 

Steven W. Thompson, 

Acting Deputy Director, Compliance & 

Airworthiness Division, Aircraft Certification 

Service. 

[FR Doc. 2024–20843 Filed 9–13–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2024–1000; Project 

Identifier AD–2023–01051–T; Amendment 

39–22809; AD 2024–16–03] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing 

Company Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The FAA is adopting a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for certain 

The Boeing Company Model 747–400F 

series airplanes. This AD was prompted 

by a report that cap seals were not 

applied to certain fasteners in the fuel 

tanks during production. This AD 

requires applying cap seals to certain 

fastener collars inside the fuel tanks. 

The FAA is issuing this AD to address 

the unsafe condition on these products. 

DATES: This AD is effective October 21, 

2024. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of a certain publication listed in this AD 

as of October 21, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: 

AD Docket: You may examine the AD 

docket at regulations.gov under Docket 

No. FAA–2024–1000; 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, 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 Boeing material identified in 

this AD, contact Boeing Commercial 

Airplanes, Attention: Contractual & Data 

Services (C&DS), 2600 Westminster 

Boulevard, MC 110–SK57, Seal Beach, 

CA 90740–5600; telephone 562–797– 

1717; website myboeingfleet.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 at regulations.gov 

under Docket No. FAA–2024–1000. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Samuel Dorsey, Aviation Safety 

Engineer, FAA, 2200 South 216th Street, 

Des Moines, WA 98198; telephone 206– 

231–3415; email samuel.j.dorsey@

faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

The FAA issued a notice of proposed 

rulemaking (NPRM) to amend 14 CFR 

part 39 by adding an AD that would 

apply to certain The Boeing Company 

Model 747–400F series airplanes. The 

NPRM published in the Federal 

Register on April 12, 2024 (89 FR 

25823). The NPRM was prompted by a 

report indicating that cap seals were not 

applied to certain fasteners in the fuel 

tank during production. The FAA 

issued AD 2022–10–11, Amendment 

39–22049 (87 FR 34120, June 6, 2022) to 

require, among other actions, 

application of cap seals to certain 

fasteners in the fuel tank on airplanes 

having line numbers 645 through 1363 

inclusive. Cap seals were determined to 

be a necessary feature by SFAR 88 

reviews and were required to be 


lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with RULES1