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22 44 U.S.C. 3501–3521. 

C. Paperwork Reduction Act 

The Bureau has determined that this 

final rule does not impose any new or 

revise any existing recordkeeping, 

reporting, or disclosure requirements on 

covered entities or members of the 

public that would be collections of 

information requiring approval by the 

Office of Management and Budget under 

the Paperwork Reduction Act.22

D. Congressional Review Act 

Pursuant to the Congressional Review 

Act (5 U.S.C. 801 et seq.), the Bureau 

will submit a report containing this rule 

and other required information to the 

United States Senate, the United States 

House of Representatives, and the 

Comptroller General of the United 

States prior to the rule taking effect. The 

Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs (OIRA) has designated this rule 

as not a ‘‘major rule’’ as defined by 5 

U.S.C. 804(2). 

IV. Signing Authority 

The Associate Director for Research, 

Markets and Regulations, Janis K. 

Pappalardo, having reviewed and 

approved this document, is delegating 

the authority to electronically sign this 

document to Laura Galban, a Bureau 

Federal Register Liaison, for purposes of 

publication in the Federal Register. 

List of Subjects in 12 CFR Part 1083 

Administrative practice and 

procedure, Consumer protection, 

Penalties. 

Authority and Issuance 

For the reasons set forth in the 

preamble, the Bureau amends 12 CFR 

part 1083, as set forth below: 

PART 1083—CIVIL PENALTY 

ADJUSTMENTS 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 1083 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 12 U.S.C. 2609(d); 12 U.S.C. 

5113(d)(2); 12 U.S.C. 5565(c); 15 U.S.C. 

1639e(k); 15 U.S.C. 1717a(a); 28 U.S.C. 2461 

note. 

■ 2. Section 1083.1 is revised to read as 

follows: 

§ 1083.1 Adjustment of civil penalty 

amounts. 

(a) The maximum amount of each 

civil penalty within the jurisdiction of 

the Consumer Financial Protection 

Bureau to impose is adjusted in 

accordance with the Federal Civil 

Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 

1990, as amended by the Debt 

Collection Improvement Act of 1996 

and further amended by the Federal 

Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act 

Improvements Act of 2015 (28 U.S.C. 

2461 note), as follows: 

TABLE 1 TO PARAGRAPH (a) 

Law Penalty description 

Adjusted 

maximum civil 

penalty 

amount 

12 U.S.C. 5565(c)(2)(A) ............................................................. Tier 1 penalty ............................................................................. $6,323 

12 U.S.C. 5565(c)(2)(B) ............................................................. Tier 2 penalty ............................................................................. 31,616 

12 U.S.C. 5565(c)(2)(C) ............................................................. Tier 3 penalty ............................................................................. 1,264,622 

15 U.S.C. 1717a(a)(2) ................................................................ Per violation ................................................................................ 2,203 

15 U.S.C. 1717a(a)(2) ................................................................ Annual cap ................................................................................. 2,202,123 

12 U.S.C. 2609(d)(1) .................................................................. Per failure ................................................................................... 103 

12 U.S.C. 2609(d)(1) .................................................................. Annual cap ................................................................................. 207,183 

12 U.S.C. 2609(d)(2)(A) ............................................................. Per failure, where intentional ...................................................... 207 

12 U.S.C. 5113(d)(2) .................................................................. Per violation ................................................................................ 31,928 

15 U.S.C. 1639e(k)(1) ................................................................ First violation .............................................................................. 12,647 

15 U.S.C. 1639e(k)(2) ................................................................ Subsequent violations ................................................................ 25,293 

(b) The adjustments in paragraph (a) 

of this section shall apply to civil 

penalties assessed after January 15, 

2022, whose associated violations 

occurred on or after November 2, 2015. 

Laura Galban, 

Federal Register Liaison, Bureau of Consumer 

Financial Protection. 

[FR Doc. 2022–00672 Filed 1–13–22; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2021–0689; Project 

Identifier AD–2020–01589–R; Amendment 

39–21898; AD 2022–02–01] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Sikorsky 

Aircraft Corporation Helicopters 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The FAA is adopting a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for certain 

Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation Model S– 

92A helicopters. This AD was prompted 

by a cracked main rotor stationary 

swashplate assembly (swashplate 

assembly). This AD requires visually 

inspecting the swashplate assembly at 

specified intervals and depending on 

the results, removing the swashplate 

assembly from service. The FAA is 

issuing this AD to address the unsafe 

condition on these products. 

DATES: This AD is effective February 18, 

2022. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of a certain publication listed in this AD 

as of February 18, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: For service information 

identified in this final rule, contact your 

local Sikorsky Field Representative or 

Sikorsky’s Service Engineering Group at 

Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, Mailstop 

K100, 124 Quarry Road, Trumbull, CT 

06611; telephone 1–800–946–4337 (1– 

800–Winged–S); email wcs_cust_

service_eng.gr-sik@lmco.com. Operators 


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may also log on to the Sikorsky 360 

website at https://www.sikorsky360.

com. You may view this service 

information 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. It is also 

available at https://www.regulations.gov 

by searching for and locating Docket No. 

FAA–2021–0689. 

Examining the AD Docket 

You may examine the AD docket at 

https://www.regulations.gov by 

searching for and locating Docket No. 

FAA–2021–0689; 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 U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations, M– 

30, West Building Ground Floor, Room 

W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, 

Washington, DC 20590. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jared Hyman, Aerospace Engineer, 

Boston ACO Branch, Compliance & 

Airworthiness Division, FAA, 1200 

District Avenue, Burlington, 

Massachusetts 01803; telephone (781) 

238–7799; email: 9-AVS-AIR-BACOCOS@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 Sikorsky Aircraft 

Corporation Model S–92A helicopters. 

The NPRM published in the Federal 

Register on August 23, 2021 (86 FR 

47041). The NPRM was prompted by a 

notification of an in-service crack in a 

swashplate assembly inner ring. The 

crack, discovered during a routine 

inspection, extended between the 

uniball bore and near the right-hand 

trunnion to servo attach bolt hole. This 

condition, if not detected and corrected, 

could result in fretting wear on the 

shoulder that supports the clamp-up of 

the uniball outer race, failure of the 

swashplate assembly, and subsequent 

loss of control of the helicopter. In the 

NPRM, the FAA proposed to require, 

within 50 hours time-in-service (TIS), 

and thereafter at intervals not to exceed 

50 hours TIS, visually inspecting the 

upper and lower surfaces of the 

swashplate assembly for a crack, nick, 

dent, and scratch. If there is a crack, 

nick, dent, or scratch that exceeds 

allowable limits, the NPRM proposed to 

require removing the swashplate 

assembly from service before further 

flight. The FAA is issuing this AD to 

address the unsafe condition on these 

products. 

Discussion of Final Airworthiness 

Directive 

Comments 

The FAA received comments from 

one commenter; Sikorsky Aircraft. 

Sikorsky Aircraft requested the FAA 

change the required inspections to 

address the unsafe condition. The 

following presents the comments 

received on the NPRM and the FAA’s 

response to each comment. 

Request for Changes to the Required 

Inspections 

Sikorsky Aircraft requested the FAA 

change the repetitive inspections 

proposed in the NPRM to more detailed 

repetitive inspections. Sikorsky Aircraft 

stated that the 50-hour repetitive 

inspections proposed in the NPRM are 

insufficient based on recent fatigue 

evaluations, which have introduced a 

new failure mode. Sikorsky Aircraft 

further stated that this new failure mode 

requires improved detection capability, 

which will be introduced in a 

forthcoming revision to ASB 92–62–009. 

Sikorsky Aircraft explained that the 

revised ASB will specify directed 

special inspections at 50-hour, 375- 

hour, and 1,500-hour intervals to 

visually detect a potential fatigue crack 

at specific regions of the swashplate and 

will include criteria for when to 

accomplish a fluorescent penetrant 

inspection (FPI) or eddy-current 

inspection. 

The FAA appreciates that additional 

evaluations have been accomplished 

and revised service information is 

forthcoming; however, the FAA 

disagrees with changing the repetitive 

inspections proposed in this NPRM at 

this time. The FAA reviewed the drafted 

‘‘Chapter 5 AMM Revision—Inspection 

of the Main Rotor Swashplate 

Assembly’’ submitted as an attachment 

to Sikorsky Aircraft’s comment and 

determined that the preliminary data 

provided is not sufficient to substantiate 

Sikorsky Aircraft’s request to change the 

repetitive inspections proposed in the 

NPRM. Therefore, it would be 

inappropriate for the FAA to delay 

issuance of this rule in order to allow 

Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation to release 

revised service information. Since an 

unsafe condition exists, the FAA must 

issue an AD; however, in light of the 

new information, the FAA has changed 

this AD action to be an interim action 

and might consider further rulemaking 

if final action is later identified. 

Conclusion 

The FAA reviewed the relevant data, 

considered any comments received, and 

determined that air safety requires 

adopting this AD as proposed. 

Accordingly, the FAA is issuing this AD 

to address the unsafe condition on these 

products. 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. 

Related Service Information Under 1 

CFR Part 51 

The FAA reviewed Sikorsky S–92 

Helicopter Alert Service Bulletin ASB 

92–62–009, Basic Issue, dated February 

6, 2019 (ASB). The ASB specifies a onetime visual inspection of the swashplate 

assembly to determine if there are any 

cracks. If cracks are found, the ASB 

specifies replacing the swashplate 

assembly. If there is any other damage 

such as nicks, dents, or scratches, the 

ASB specifies providing that damage 

information to Sikorsky Customer 

Service Engineering. The ASB also 

specifies returning the swashplate 

assembly, uniball bearing, trunnions, 

and all attachment hardware to Sikorsky 

for investigation if cracks are found. 

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. 

Differences Between This AD and the 

Service Information 

The ASB specifies a one-time visual 

inspection of the swashplate assembly; 

this AD requires repetitive visual 

inspections of the swashplate assembly 

to determine if any crack, nick, dent, or 

scratch develops over time. This AD 

does not require returning parts to or 

contacting Sikorsky, while the ASB 

specifies performing those actions. 

Interim Action 

The FAA considers this AD to be an 

interim action. If final action is later 

identified, the FAA might consider 

further rulemaking then. 

Costs of Compliance 

The FAA estimates that this AD 

affects 89 helicopters of U.S. Registry 

and that operators may incur the 

following costs in order to comply with 

this AD. Labor costs are estimated at $85 

per work-hour. 

Visually inspecting a swashplate 

assembly takes about 0.5 work-hour, for 

an estimated cost of $43 per helicopter 


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and $3,827 for the U.S. fleet, per 

inspection cycle. 

Replacing the swashplate assembly, if 

required, takes about 16 work-hours and 

parts cost about $389,720, for an 

estimated cost of $391,080 per 

helicopter. 

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: 

2022–02–01 Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation: 

Amendment 39–21898; Docket No. 

FAA–2021–0689; Project Identifier AD– 

2020–01589–R. 

(a) Effective Date 

This airworthiness directive (AD) is 

effective February 18, 2022. 

(b) Affected ADs 

None. 

(c) Applicability 

This AD applies to Sikorsky Aircraft 

Corporation Model S–92A helicopters, 

certificated in any category, with a main rotor 

stationary swashplate assembly (swashplate 

assembly) part number (P/N) 92104–15011– 

042 or P/N 92104–15011–043 that has 

accumulated 1,600 or more total hours timein-service, installed. 

(d) Subject 

Joint Aircraft System Component (JASC) 

Code 6230: Main Rotor Mast/Swashplate. 

(e) Unsafe Condition 

This AD was prompted by the discovery of 

a crack on the swashplate assembly inner 

ring. This condition, if not detected and 

corrected, could result in fretting wear on the 

shoulder that supports the clamp-up of the 

uniball outer race, failure of the swashplate 

assembly, and subsequent loss of control of 

the helicopter. 

(f) Compliance 

Comply with this AD within the 

compliance times specified, unless already 

done. 

(g) Required Actions 

(1) Within 50 hours time-in-service (TIS) 

after the effective date of this AD, and 

thereafter at intervals not to exceed 50 hours 

TIS, visually inspect the swashplate 

assembly for a crack, nick, dent, and scratch, 

by following the Accomplishment 

Instructions, Section 3, paragraph B. (except 

paragraphs B.(2)(a) through (c)) of Sikorsky 

S–92 Helicopter Alert Service Bulletin ASB 

92–62–009, Basic Issue, dated February 6, 

2019. 

(2) If there is a crack, nick, dent, or scratch 

that exceeds the allowable limits, before 

further flight, remove the swashplate 

assembly from service. 

(h) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs) 

(1) The Manager, Boston ACO, Compliance 

& Airworthiness Division, 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 certification office, 

send it to the attention of the person 

identified in paragraph (i) of this AD. 

(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. 

(i) Related Information 

For more information about this AD, 

contact Jared Hyman, Aerospace Engineer, 

Boston ACO Branch, Compliance & 

Airworthiness Division, FAA, 1200 District 

Avenue, Burlington, Massachusetts 01803; 

telephone (781) 238–7799; email: 9-AVS-AIRBACO-COS@faa.gov. 

(j) Material Incorporated by Reference 

(1) The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

(IBR) of the service information listed in this 

paragraph under 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR 

part 51. 

(2) You must use this service information 

as applicable to do the actions required by 

this AD, unless the AD specifies otherwise. 

(i) Sikorsky S–92 Helicopter Alert Service 

Bulletin ASB 92–62–009, Basic Issue, dated 

February 6, 2019. 

(ii) [Reserved] 

(3) For Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation 

service information identified in this AD, 

contact your local Sikorsky Field 

Representative or Sikorsky’s Service 

Engineering Group at Sikorsky Aircraft 

Corporation, Mailstop K100, 124 Quarry 

Road, Trumbull, CT 06611; telephone 1–800– 

946–4337 (1–800–Winged–S); email wcs_

cust_service_eng.gr-sik@lmco.com. Operators 

may also log on to the Sikorsky 360 website 

at https://www.sikorsky360.com. 

(4) You may view this service information 

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 service information 

that is incorporated by reference at the 

National Archives and Records 

Administration (NARA). For information on 

the availability of this material at NARA, 

email: fr.inspection@nara.gov, or go to: 

https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ 

ibr-locations.html. 

Issued on January 4, 2022. 

Lance T. Gant, 

Director, Compliance & Airworthiness 

Division, Aircraft Certification Service. 

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