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2014–0207, dated September 16, 2014, 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–2015–8463. 

(2) For Airbus service information 

identified in this AD, contact Airbus, 

Airworthiness Office—EIAS, 1 Rond Point 

Maurice Bellonte, 31707 Blagnac Cedex, 

France; telephone: +33 5 61 93 36 96; fax: 

+33 5 61 93 44 51; email: account.airwortheas@airbus.com; Internet http://

www.airbus.com. 

(3) For B/E Aerospace service information 

identified in this AD, contact Dieter Heins, 

Customer Support Manager, Oxygen & PSU 

Systems, B/E Aerospace Systems, GmbH 

Revalstr. 1, D–23560 Lu ̈ beck; telephone: +49 

(0)451 4093 2976; fax: +49 (0)451 4093 4488; 

email: dieter_heins@beaerospacesystems.com. 

(4) 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 January 

5, 2016. 

Victor Wicklund, 

Acting Manager, Transport Airplane 

Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2016–00697 Filed 1–19–16; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2015–8468; Directorate 

Identifier 2014–NM–208–AD] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Airbus 

Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: We propose to supersede 

Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2007–21– 

14 R1, for all Airbus Model A310 series 

airplanes. AD 2007–21–14 R1 currently 

requires revising the Airworthiness 

Limitations Section of the Instructions 

for Continued Airworthiness to 

incorporate new limitations for fuel tank 

systems. Since we issued AD 2007–21– 

14R1, we have determined that more 

restrictive maintenance requirements 

and/or airworthiness limitations are 

necessary. This proposed AD would 

require revising the maintenance 

program or inspection program to 

incorporate revised fuel maintenance 

and inspection tasks. We are proposing 

this AD to prevent the potential of 

ignition sources inside fuel tanks, 

which, in combination with flammable 

fuel vapors caused by latent failures, 

alterations, repairs, or maintenance 

actions, could result in fuel tank 

explosions and consequent loss of the 

airplane. 

DATES: We must receive comments on 

this proposed AD by March 7, 2016. 

ADDRESSES: You may send comments 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 Airbus SAS, 

Airworthiness Office—EAW, 1 Rond 

Point Maurice Bellonte, 31707 Blagnac 

Cedex, France; telephone +33 5 61 93 36 

96; fax +33 5 61 93 44 51; email 

account.airworth-eas@airbus.com; 

Internet http://www.airbus.com. 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– 

8468; 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: Dan 

Rodina, Aerospace Engineer, 

International Branch, ANM–116, 

Transport Airplane Directorate, FAA, 

1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA 

98057–3356; telephone 425–227–2125; 

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–2015–8468; Directorate Identifier 

2014–NM–208–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 

On October 19, 2009, we issued AD 

2007–21–14 R1, Amendment 39–16061 

(74 FR 55123, October 27, 2009). AD 

2007–21–14 R1 requires actions 

intended to address an unsafe condition 

on all Airbus Model A310 series 

airplanes. AD 2007–21–14 R1 revised 

AD 2007–21–14, Amendment 39–15232, 

(72 FR 58499, October 16, 2007). 

Since we issued AD 2007–21–14R1, 

Amendment 39–16061 (74 FR 55123, 

October 27, 2009), we have determined 

more restrictive maintenance 

requirements and airworthiness 

limitations are necessary. 

The European Aviation Safety 

Agency, which is the Technical Agent 

for the Member States of the European 

Union, has issued EASA Airworthiness 

Directive 2014–0193, dated October 15, 

2014 (referred to after this as the 

Mandatory Continuing Airworthiness 

Information, or ‘‘the MCAI’’), to correct 

an unsafe condition all Airbus Model 

A310 series airplanes. The MCAI states: 

Prompted by an accident . . ., the Federal 

Aviation Administration (FAA) published 

Special Federal Aviation Regulation (SFAR) 

88, [http://rgl.faa.gov/Regulatory_and_

Guidance_Library/rgFAR.nsf/0/EEFB3F94451

DC06286256C93004F5E07?OpenDocument&

Highlight=sfar 88], and the Joint Aviation 

Authorities (JAA) published Interim Policy 

INT/POL/25/12. In response to these 

regulations, Airbus conducted a design 

review to develop Fuel Airworthiness 

Limitations (FAL) for Airbus on A310 

aeroplanes. 

The FAL were specified in Airbus A310 

FAL document ref. 95A.1930/05 at issue 02 

and in the A310 Airworthiness Limitations 

Section (ALS) variation to FAL document 

issue 02, ref. 0BVLG110006/C0S issue 01, for 

A310 aeroplanes. 

EASA issued [EASA] AD 2006–0202 

(http://ad.easa.europa.eu/ad/2006-0202) to 


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require compliance with the FAL documents 

(comprising maintenance/inspection tasks 

and Critical Design Configuration Control 

Limitations (CDCCL)). 

EASA AD 2006–0202 was superseded by 

EASA AD 2007–0096 (later revised) [which 

corresponds to FAA AD 2007–21–14R1, 

Amendment 39–16061 (74 FR 55123, October 

27, 2009)], which retained the original 

requirements and corrected and updated the 

compliance paragraphs concerning task ref. 

28–18–00–03–1 and CDCCL’s. 

Since EASA AD 2007–0096R1 [(http://

ad.easa.europa.eu/ad/2007-0096R1) which 

corresponds to FAA AD 2007–21–14R1, 

Amendment 39–16061 (74 FR 55123, October 

27, 2009)] was published, Airbus issued 

A310 ALS Part 5, prompted by EASA policy 

statement (EASA D2005/CPRO) which 

requests design approval holders to integrate 

Fuel Tank Safety items into an ALS 

document. The A310 ALS Part 5 is approved 

by EASA. 

Failure to comply with the items as 

identified in Airbus A310 ALS Part 5 could 

result in a fuel tank explosion and 

consequent loss of the aeroplane. 

For the reasons described above, this 

[EASA] AD . . . requires implementation of 

the new and more restrictive maintenance 

instructions and/or airworthiness limitations 

as specified in Airbus A310 ALS Part 5. 

The unsafe condition is the potential 

of ignition sources inside fuel tanks, 

which, in combination with flammable 

fuel vapors caused by latent failures, 

alterations, repairs, or maintenance 

actions, could result in fuel tank 

explosions and consequent loss of the 

airplane. 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– 

8468. 

Related Service Information Under 1 

CFR Part 51 

Airbus has issued A310 

Airworthiness Limitations Section 

(ALS), Part 5,—Fuel Airworthiness 

Limitations, Revision 00, dated May 27, 

2014. The airworthiness limitations 

introduce mandatory instructions and 

more restrictive maintenance 

requirements. 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. 

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. 

This proposed AD requires revisions 

to certain operator maintenance 

documents to include new actions (e.g., 

inspections and/or Critical Design 

Configuration Control Limitations 

(CDCCLs). Compliance with these 

actions is required by 14 CFR 91.403(c). 

For airplanes that have been previously 

modified, altered, or repaired in the 

areas addressed by these inspections, 

the operator may not be able to 

accomplish the inspections described in 

the revisions. In this situation, to 

comply with 14 CFR 91.403(c), the 

operator must request approval for an 

alternative method of compliance 

(AMOC) according to paragraph (m)(1) 

of this AD. The request should include 

a description of changes to the required 

actions that will ensure the continued 

operational safety of the airplane. 

Notwithstanding any other 

maintenance or operational 

requirements, components that have 

been identified as airworthy or installed 

on the affected airplanes before 

accomplishing the revision of the 

airplane maintenance or inspection 

program specified in this AD, do not 

need to be reworked in accordance with 

the CDCCLs. However, once the airplane 

maintenance or inspection program has 

been revised as required by this AD, 

future maintenance actions on these 

components must be done in 

accordance with the CDCCLs. 

Differences Between This Proposed AD 

and the MCAI or Service Information 

The MCAI specifies that if there are 

findings from the ALS inspection tasks, 

corrective actions must be accomplished 

in accordance with Airbus maintenance 

documentation. However, this AD does 

not include that requirement. Operators 

of U.S.-registered airplanes are required 

by general airworthiness and 

operational regulations to perform 

maintenance using methods that are 

acceptable to the FAA. We consider 

those methods to be adequate to address 

any corrective actions necessitated by 

the findings of ALS inspections required 

by this AD. 

This proposed AD would require 

operators to revise the maintenance or 

inspection program within 3 months 

after the effective date of the AD to 

incorporate revised fuel maintenance 

and inspection tasks. The MCAI 

specifies compliance with the tasks as of 

the effective date of the MCAI. In 

developing the compliance time for this 

action, we considered the degree of 

urgency associated with addressing the 

unsafe condition. We find 3 months an 

appropriate compliance time to 

complete these actions. This difference 

has been coordinated with the EASA. 

Costs of Compliance 

We estimate that this proposed AD 

affects 23 airplanes of U.S. registry. 

The actions required by AD 2007–21– 

14 R1, Amendment 39–16061 (74 FR 

55123, October 27, 2009), and retained 

in this proposed AD take about 2 workhours per product, at an average labor 

rate of $85 per work-hour. Required 

parts cost $0 per product. Based on 

these figures, the estimated cost of the 

actions that are required by AD 2007– 

21–14 R1 is $170 per product. 

We also estimate that it would take 

about 1 work-hour 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 about $0 per product. 

Based on these figures, we estimate the 

cost of this proposed AD on U.S. 

operators to be $1,955, or $85 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: 


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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 

removing Airworthiness Directive (AD) 

2007–21–14 R1, Amendment 39–16061 

(74 FR 55123, October 27, 2009), and 

adding the following new AD: 

Airbus: Docket No. FAA–2015–8468; 

Directorate Identifier 2014–NM–208–AD. 

(a) Comments Due Date 

We must receive comments by March 7, 

2016. 

(b) Affected ADs 

This AD replaces (AD) 2007–21–14R1, 

Amendment 39–16061 (74 FR 55123, October 

27, 2009). 

(c) Applicability 

This AD applies to Airbus Model A310– 

203, –204, –221, –222, –304, –322, –324, and 

–325 airplanes; certificated in any category; 

all manufacturer serial numbers. 

(d) Subject 

Air Transport Association (ATA) of 

America Code 05, Time Limits/Maintenance 

Checks. 

(e) Reason 

This AD was prompted by Airbus issuing 

more restrictive instructions and/or fuel 

airworthiness limitations. We are issuing this 

AD to prevent the potential of ignition 

sources inside fuel tanks, which, in 

combination with flammable fuel vapors 

caused by latent failures, alterations, repairs, 

or maintenance actions, could result in fuel 

tank explosions and consequent loss of the 

airplane. 

(f) Compliance 

Comply with this AD within the 

compliance times specified, unless already 

done. 

(g) Retained Revision of the Airworthiness 

Limitations Section (ALS) To Incorporate 

Fuel Maintenance and Inspection Tasks, 

With No Changes 

This paragraph restates the requirements of 

paragraph (f) of AD 2007–21–14R1, 

Amendment 39–16061 (74 FR 55123, October 

27, 2009), with no changes. Within 3 months 

after November 20, 2007 (the effective date of 

AD 2007–21–14, Amendment 39–15232, (72 

FR 58499, October 16, 2007)), revise the ALS 

of the Instructions for Continued 

Airworthiness to incorporate Airbus A310 

ALS Part 5—Fuel Airworthiness Limitations, 

dated May 31, 2006, as defined in Airbus 

A310 Fuel Airworthiness Limitations, 

Document 95A.1930/05, Issue 2, dated May 

11, 2007 (approved by the European Aviation 

Safety Agency (EASA) on July 6, 2007), 

Section 1, ‘‘Maintenance/Inspection Tasks.’’ 

For all tasks identified in Section 1 of 

Document 95A.1930/05, Issue 2, dated May 

11, 2007 (approved by the European Aviation 

Safety Agency (EASA) on July 6, 2007), the 

initial compliance times start from the later 

of the times specified in paragraphs (g)(1) 

and (g)(2) of this AD, and the repetitive 

inspections must be accomplished thereafter 

at the intervals specified in Section 1 of 

Document 95A.1930/05, except as provided 

by paragraph (h) of this AD. 

(1) November 20, 2007 (the effective date 

of AD 2007–21–14, Amendment 39–15232, 

(72 FR 58499, October 16, 2007)). 

(2) The date of issuance of the original 

French standard airworthiness certificate or 

the date of issuance of the original French 

export certificate of airworthiness. 

Note 1 to paragraph (g) of this AD: Airbus 

Operator Information Telex SE 999.0079/07, 

Revision 01, dated August 14, 2007, 

identifies the applicable sections of the 

Airbus A310 Airplane Maintenance Manual 

necessary for accomplishing the tasks 

specified in Section 1 of Document 

95A.1930/05. 

(h) Retained Revision of Initial Compliance 

Time for Task 28–18–00–03–1, With No 

Changes 

This paragraph restates the requirements of 

paragraph (g) of AD 2007–21–14 R1, 

Amendment 39–16061 (74 FR 55123, October 

27, 2009), with no changes. For Task 28–18– 

00–03–1 identified in Section 1 of Document 

95A.1930/05, ‘‘Maintenance/Inspection 

Tasks,’’ of Airbus A310 Fuel Airworthiness 

Limitations, Document 95A.1930/05, Issue 2, 

dated May 11, 2007 (approved by the EASA 

on July 6, 2007): The initial compliance time 

is the later of the times specified in 

paragraphs (h)(1) and (h)(2) of this AD. 

Thereafter, Task 28–18–00–03–1 identified in 

Section 1 of Document 95A.1930/05, 

‘‘Maintenance/Inspection Tasks,’’ of Airbus 

A310 Fuel Airworthiness Limitations, 

Document 95A.1930/05, Issue 2, dated May 

11, 2007 (approved by the EASA on July 6, 

2007) must be accomplished at the repetitive 

interval specified in Section 1 of Document 

95A.1930/05, Issue 2, dated May 11, 2007 

(approved by the EASA on July 6, 2007). 

(1) Prior to the accumulation of 40,000 

total flight hours. 

(2) Within 72 months or 20,000 flight hours 

after November 20, 2007 (the effective date of 

AD 2007–21–14, Amendment 39–15232, (72 

FR 58499, October 16, 2007)), whichever 

occurs first. 

(i) Retained Revision of the ALS To 

Incorporate CDCCLs, With No Changes 

This paragraph restates the requirements of 

paragraph (h) of AD 2007–21–14R1, 

Amendment 39–16061 (74 FR 55123, October 

27, 2009), with no changes. Within 12 

months after November 20, 2007 (the 

effective date of AD 2007–21–14, 

Amendment 39–15232, (72 FR 58499, 

October 16, 2007)), revise the ALS of the 

Instructions for Continued Airworthiness to 

incorporate Airbus A310 ALS Part 5—Fuel 

Airworthiness Limitations, dated May 31, 

2006, as defined in Airbus A310 Fuel 

Airworthiness Limitations, Document 

95A.1930/05, Issue 2, dated May 11, 2007 

(approved by the EASA on July 6, 2007), 

Section 2, ‘‘Critical Design Configuration 

Control Limitations.’’ 

(j) Retained No Alternative Inspections, 

Inspection Intervals, or CDCCLs, With New 

Paragraph Reference 

This paragraph restates the requirements of 

paragraph (i) of AD 2007–21–14R1, 

Amendment 39–16061 (74 FR 55123, October 

27, 2009), with a new paragraph reference. 

Except as provided by paragraphs (k) and 

(m)(1) of this AD: After accomplishing the 

actions specified in paragraphs (g) and (i) of 

this AD, no alternative inspections, 

inspection intervals, or CDCCLs may be used. 

(k) New Requirement of This AD: Revise the 

Maintenance or Inspection Program 

Within 3 months after the effective date of 

this AD, revise the maintenance or inspection 

program, as applicable, by incorporating the 

airworthiness limitations as specified in 

Airbus A310 Airworthiness Limitations 

Section (ALS) Part 5—Fuel Airworthiness 

Limitations, Revision 00, dated May 27, 

2014. The initial compliance times for the 

actions specified Airbus A310 ALS Part 5— 

Fuel Airworthiness Limitations, Revision 00, 

dated May 27, 2014, are at the later of the 

times specified in Airbus A310 ALS Part 5— 

Fuel Airworthiness Limitations, Revision 00, 

dated May 27, 2014, or within 3 months after 

the effective date of this AD, whichever 

occurs later. Accomplishing the revision 

required by this paragraph terminates the 

actions required by paragraphs (g) through (i) 

of this AD. 

(l) New Requirement of This AD: No 

Alternative Inspections, Intervals, and/or 

Critical Design Configuration Control 

Limitations (CDCCLs) 

After the maintenance or inspection 

program has been revised as required by 

paragraph (k) of this AD, no alternative 

actions (e.g., inspections), intervals, and/or 

CDCCLs may be used unless the actions, 

intervals, and/or CDCCLs are approved as an 

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accordance with the procedures specified in 

paragraph (m)(1) of this AD. 

(m) Other FAA AD Provisions 

The following provisions also apply to this 

AD: 

(1) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs): The Manager, International 

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 International Branch, send it to ATTN: 

Dan Rodina, Aerospace Engineer, 

International Branch, ANM–116, Transport 

Airplane Directorate, FAA, 1601 Lind 

Avenue SW., Renton, WA 98057–3356; 

telephone 425–227–2125; 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: As of the 

effective date of this AD, 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 Airbus’s EASA Design 

Organization Approval (DOA). If approved by 

the DOA, the approval must include the 

DOA-authorized signature. 

(n) Related Information 

(1) Refer to Mandatory Continuing 

Airworthiness Information (MCAI) European 

Aviation Safety Agency Airworthiness 

Directive 2014–0193, dated October 15, 2014, 

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–2015–8468. 

(2) For service information identified in 

this AD, contact Airbus SAS, Airworthiness 

Office—EAW, 1 Rond Point Maurice 

Bellonte, 31707 Blagnac Cedex, France; 

telephone +33 5 61 93 36 96; fax +33 5 61 

93 44 51; email account.airworth-eas@

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 January 

5, 2016. 

Victor Wicklund, 

Acting Manager, Transport Airplane 

Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2016–00632 Filed 1–19–16; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

26 CFR Part 1 

[REG–139483–13] 

RIN 1545–BL87 

Treatment of Certain Transfers of 

Property of Foreign Corporations; 

Hearing 

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), 

Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice of public hearing on 

proposed rulemaking. 

SUMMARY: This document provides 

notice of public hearing on the proposed 

regulations relating to certain transfers 

of property by United States persons to 

foreign corporations. The proposed 

regulations affect United States persons 

that transfer certain property, including 

foreign goodwill and going concern 

value, to foreign corporations in nonrecognition transactions described in 

section 367 of the Internal Revenue 

Code. 

DATES: The public hearing is being held 

on Monday, February 8, 2016 at 10:00 

a.m. The IRS must receive outlines of 

the topics to be discussed at the public 

hearing by Monday, January 25, 2016. 

ADDRESSES: The public hearing is being 

held in the IRS Auditorium, Internal 

Revenue Service Building, 1111 

Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, 

DC 20224. Due to building security 

procedures, visitors must enter at the 

Constitution Avenue entrance. In 

addition, all visitors must present photo 

identification to enter the building. 

Send Submissions to CC:PA:LPD:PR 

(REG–139483–13), Room 5205, Internal 

Revenue Service, P.O. Box 7604, Ben 

Franklin Station, Washington, DC 

20044. Submissions may be handdelivered Monday through Friday to 

CC:PA:LPD:PR (REG–139483–13), 

Couriers Desk, Internal Revenue 

Service, 1111 Constitution Avenue NW., 

Washington, DC 20224 or sent 

electronically via the Federal 

eRulemaking Portal at 

www.regulations.gov (IRS–2015–0047). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Concerning the regulations, Ryan A. 

Bowen at (202) 317–6937; concerning 

submissions of comments, the hearing 

and/or to be placed on the building 

access list to attend the hearing Regina 

Johnson at (202) 317–6901 (not toll-free 

numbers). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

The subject of the public hearing is 

the notice of proposed rulemaking 

(REG–139483–13) that was published in 

the Federal Register on Wednesday, 

September 16, 2015 (80 FR 55568). The 

rules of 26 CFR 601.601(a)(3) apply to 

the hearing. Persons who wish to 

present oral comments at the hearing 

that submitted written comments by 

December 15, 2015 must submit an 

outline of the topics to be addressed and 

the amount of time to be devoted to 

each topic by January 25, 2016. 

A period of 10 minutes is allotted to 

each person for presenting oral 

comments. After the deadline for 

receiving outlines has passed, the IRS 

will prepare an agenda containing the 

schedule of speakers. Copies of the 

agenda will be made available, free of 

charge, at the hearing or in the Freedom 

of Information Reading Room (FOIA RR) 

(Room 1621) which is located at the 

11th and Pennsylvania Avenue NW. 

entrance, 1111 Constitution Avenue 

NW., Washington, DC 20224. 

Because of access restrictions, the IRS 

will not admit visitors beyond the 

immediate entrance area more than 30 

minutes before the hearing starts. For 

information about having your name 

placed on the building access list to 

attend the hearing, see the FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT section of this 

document. 

Martin V. Franks, 

Chief, Publications and Regulations Branch, 

Legal Processing Division, Associate Chief 

Counsel, (Procedure and Administration). 

[FR Doc. 2016–00961 Filed 1–19–16; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4830–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

33 CFR Part 165 

[Docket No. USCG–2015–1081] 

RIN 1625–AA00 

Safety Zones; Annual Events 

Requiring Safety Zones in the Captain 

of the Port Lake Michigan Zone 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking. 

SUMMARY: The Coast Guard proposes to 

amend its safety zones regulation for 

Annual Events in the Captain of the Port 

Lake Michigan zone. This proposed 

amendment updates 18 permanent 

safety zones and adds 3 new permanent 

safety zones. These amendments and 

additions are necessary to protect 

spectators, participants, and vessels 

from the hazards associated with annual 


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