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special conditions would apply to that 

model as well. 

Conclusion 

This action affects only certain novel 

or unusual design features on one model 

of airplane. It is not a rule of general 

applicability. 

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 25 

Aircraft, Aviation safety, Reporting 

and recordkeeping requirements. 

The authority citation for these 

special conditions is as follows: 

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g), 40113, 

44701, 44702, 44704. 

The Special Conditions 

Accordingly, pursuant to the 

authority delegated to me by the 

Administrator, the following special 

conditions are issued, in lieu of the 

aileron-control and elevator-control 

forces specified in § 25.397(c), as part of 

the type-certification basis for the 

Dassault Model Falcon 6X airplane. 

For airplanes equipped with sidestick controls designed for forces to be 

applied by one wrist and not arms, the 

limit pilot forces are as follows. 

1. For all components between and 

including the side-stick controlassembly handle and its control stops: 

Pitch Roll 

Nose up, 200 lbs force ... Nose left, 100 lbs force. 

Nose down, 200 lbs 

force.

Nose right, 100 lbs force. 

2. For all other components of the 

side-stick control assembly, but 

excluding the internal components of 

the electrical sensor assemblies, to avoid 

damage to the control system as the 

result of an in-flight jam: 

Pitch Roll 

Nose up, 125 lbs force ... Nose left, 50 lbs force. 

Nose down, 125 lbs 

force.

Nose right, 50 lbs force. 

Issued in Kansas City, Missouri, on March 

18, 2022. 

Patrick R. Mullen, 

Manager, Technical Innovation Policy 

Branch, Policy and Innovation Division, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2022–06171 Filed 3–22–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2021–0713; Project 

Identifier AD–2021–00180–R; Amendment 

39–21990; AD 2022–07–03] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Bell Textron 

Inc., Helicopters 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The FAA is adopting a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for Bell 

Textron Inc., Model 412, 412EP, and 

412CF helicopters. This AD was 

prompted by evaluation results showing 

flight loads that impact the collective 

lever fatigue life. This AD requires 

adding a permanent hours time-inservice (TIS) penalty for certain 

collective levers and prohibits installing 

those collective levers unless the 

permanent hours TIS penalty has been 

added. The FAA is issuing this AD to 

address the unsafe condition on these 

products. 

DATES: This AD is effective April 27, 

2022. 

ADDRESSES: For service information 

identified in this final rule, contact Bell 

Textron, Inc., P.O. Box 482, Fort Worth, 

TX 76101, United States; phone 1–450– 

437–2862 or 1–800–363–8023; fax 1– 

450–433–0272; email productsupport@

bellflight.com; or at https://

www.bellflight.com/support/contactsupport. 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. 

Examining the AD Docket 

You may examine the AD docket at 

https://www.regulations.gov by 

searching for and locating Docket No. 

FAA–2021–0713; 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. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Hye 

Yoon Jang, Aerospace Engineer, 

Delegation Oversight Section, DSCO 

Branch, Compliance & Airworthiness 

Division, FAA, 10101 Hillwood Pkwy., 

Fort Worth, TX 76177; telephone (817) 

222–5190; email hye.yoon.jang@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 Bell Textron Inc., Model 412, 

412EP, and 412CF helicopters. The 

NPRM published in the Federal 

Register on August 27, 2021 (86 FR 

48078). The NPRM was prompted by the 

results of an evaluation of BLR 

Aerospace Strake and FastFin (Strake 

and FF) system part number (P/N) 412– 

705–040–101. The NPRM stated that 

during the evaluation, additional flight 

loads were recorded that impact the 

collective lever fatigue life. Accordingly, 

the NPRM proposed to require adding a 

permanent life penalty for affected 

collective levers and prohibit installing 

those collective levers unless the 

permanent life penalty has been added. 

This condition, if not addressed, could 

result in fatigue damage and cracking, 

failure of the collective lever, and 

subsequent loss of control of the 

helicopter. 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; Bell Textron, Inc. The 

following presents the comments 

received on the NPRM and the FAA’s 

response to each comment. 

Request for a Change to Nomenclature 

Bell Textron, Inc., requested the FAA 

revise the penalty nomenclature from 

‘‘life penalty’’ to ‘‘flight hour penalty’’ 

throughout the AD action. Bell Textron, 

Inc., stated that the penalty is only 

applied to hours TIS and that the life 

remains unchanged. 

The FAA partially agrees. The FAA 

agrees to changing the nomenclature; 

however, the nomenclature typically 

used in rotorcraft FAA AD actions for 

domestic products is ‘‘hours TIS’’ (or 

‘‘total hours TIS’’) instead of flight hours 

(or total flight hours). The FAA has 

revised that nomenclature accordingly 

in this final rule. 

Request for a Change to the Description 

of What Prompted This AD 

Bell Textron, Inc., requested the FAA 

clarify the description of what prompted 

this AD; specifically that during the 

evaluation, the additional flight loads 


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that impact the collective lever fatigue 

life is for helicopters with the Strake 

and FF system installed. 

The FAA agrees and has revised this 

final rule accordingly. 

Request for Changes to the Preamble 

Bell Textron, Inc., requested the FAA 

make revisions to the Proposed AD 

Requirements in This NPRM section. 

The FAA acknowledges this 

comment; however, because this section 

does not exist in a final rule after an 

NPRM, the commenter’s request does 

not apply. 

Bell Textron, Inc., requested the FAA 

make revisions to the Differences 

Between This Proposed AD and the 

Service Information section. 

The FAA acknowledges this 

comment; however, the specified 

difference has been deleted because of 

a certain other change. In light of this, 

the commenter’s request no longer 

applies. 

Requests for Changes to the Notes 

Bell Textron, Inc., requested the FAA 

revise Note 1 to paragraph (g)(1)(i) to 

clarify that the specified serialnumbered helicopters require the flight 

hour (hours TIS) penalty after delivery. 

The FAA partially agrees. The FAA 

agrees to clarify that the specified serial 

numbers are identified as needing the 

penalty applied. Accordingly, the FAA 

has revised Note 1 to paragraph (g)(1)(i) 

in this final rule to identify the specified 

serial numbers as being originally 

delivered with a Strake and FF system 

installed and needing the flight hour 

(hours TIS) penalty on collective lever 

P/N 412–010–408–101 applied. 

Bell Textron, Inc., requested the FAA 

delete Note 2 to paragraph (g)(1)(ii) 

because it would be redundant with 

incorporation of changes to the required 

actions it requested pertaining to 

helicopters with a Strake and FF system 

P/N 412–705–040–101 installed after 

delivery from the manufacturer. 

The FAA agrees and has deleted Note 

2 to paragraph (g)(1)(ii) in this final rule. 

Requests for Changes to the Required 

Actions 

Bell Textron, Inc., requested the FAA 

make changes to the penalty calculation 

requirement for helicopters with a 

Strake and FF system P/N 412–705– 

040–101 installed after delivery from 

the manufacturer because the 

calculation needs to provide the 

remaining time for those affected 

collective levers. 

The FAA agrees and has revised that 

requirement in this final rule. 

Bell Textron, Inc., requested the FAA 

delete the penalty requirement for 

helicopters without a Strake and FF 

system P/N 412–705–040–101 installed 

because the evaluation results did not 

show grounds for a flight hour penalty 

for those helicopters, and according to 

Bell Textron, Inc., requiring the penalty 

would create unreasonable economic 

losses resulting from premature 

replacement of the collective lever. 

The FAA agrees and has revised this 

final rule accordingly. 

Bell Textron, Inc., requested the FAA 

revise the prohibition of installing a 

new (zero total hours TIS) collective 

lever P/N 412–010–408–101 to clarify 

that the prohibition requirement is for 

helicopters with a Strake and FF system 

P/N 412–705–040–101 installed because 

a penalty of 5,000 hours TIS is not 

justified for a new (zero total hours TIS) 

collective lever P/N 412–010–408–101 

installed on a baseline configuration 

aircraft (without a Strake and FF 

system). 

The FAA agrees and has revised this 

final rule accordingly. 

Bell Textron, Inc., requested the FAA 

delete the prohibition of installing a 

used collective lever P/N 412–010–408– 

101 due to flight evaluation results that 

do not support flight hour penalty to the 

collective lever PN 412–010–408–101 

on a baseline configuration. 

The FAA agrees and has revised this 

final rule accordingly. 

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, and any other changes 

described previously, this AD is 

adopted as proposed in the NPRM. 

None of the changes will increase the 

economic burden on any operator. 

Related Service Information 

The FAA reviewed Bell Helicopter 

Alert Service Bulletin 412–12–151, 

Revision A, dated July 8, 2014. This 

service information specifies procedures 

for adding a permanent flight hour 

(hours TIS) penalty for collective levers 

installed or previously installed on 

helicopters with a Strake and FF system 

P/N 412–705–040–101. 

Differences Between This AD and the 

Service Information 

The service information specifies 

adding the permanent life penalty at the 

next scheduled inspection, whereas this 

AD requires that action within 50 hours 

TIS after the effective date of this AD 

instead. 

Costs of Compliance 

The FAA estimates that this AD 

affects 96 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. 

Replacing a collective lever takes 

about 2 work-hours and parts cost about 

$18,237, for an estimated cost of 

$18,407 per helicopter and up to 

$1,767,072 for the U.S. fleet. 

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, 


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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: 

2022–07–03 Bell Textron Inc.: Amendment 

39–21990; Docket No. FAA–2021–0713; 

Project Identifier AD–2021–00180–R. 

(a) Effective Date 

This airworthiness directive (AD) is 

effective April 27, 2022. 

(b) Affected ADs 

None. 

(c) Applicability 

This AD applies to Bell Textron Inc., 

Model 412, 412EP, and 412CF helicopters, 

certificated in any category. 

(d) Subject 

Joint Aircraft System Component (JASC) 

Code: 2700, Flight Control System. 

(e) Unsafe Condition 

This AD was prompted by evaluation 

results showing flight loads that impact the 

collective lever fatigue life on helicopters 

with a BLR Aerospace Strake and FastFin 

(Strake and FF) system installed. The FAA is 

issuing this AD to prevent fatigue damage 

and cracking, which could result in failure of 

the collective lever 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: 

(i) For helicopters with a Strake and FF 

system part number (P/N) 412–705–040–101 

installed since initial delivery from the 

manufacturer, add a permanent penalty of 

5,000 hours TIS to the total hours TIS 

indicated on the component history card or 

equivalent record for the collective lever P/ 

N 412–010–408–101. 

Note 1 to paragraph (g)(1)(i): Bell 

Helicopter service information identifies 

helicopters with serial numbers 36570, 

36579, 36587, and 36593 through 36602 

inclusive, as being originally delivered with 

a Strake and FF system installed and needing 

the flight hour (hours TIS) penalty on 

collective lever P/N 412–010–408–101 

applied. 

(ii) For helicopters with Strake and FF 

system P/N 412–705–040–101 installed after 

delivery from the manufacturer, calculate the 

TIS penalty for collective lever P/N 412–010– 

408–101 by accomplishing the following: 

(A) Verify the component history card or 

equivalent record of the collective lever and 

note the total hours TIS. 

(B) Determine the remaining hours TIS by 

subtracting the total hours TIS of the 

collective lever from its life limit of 10,000 

total hours TIS. 

(C) Divide the remaining time by 2 and add 

that number to the existing total hours TIS. 

This is the new total TIS after being 

penalized. 

(D) Enter the new total TIS after being 

penalized from paragraph (g)(1)(ii)(C) of this 

AD to the component history record or 

equivalent record for the collective lever. 

(2) Before further flight, remove from 

service any collective lever P/N 412–010– 

408–101 that has reached or exceeded its life 

limit of 10,000 total hours TIS. Thereafter, 

remove from service each collective lever P/ 

N 412–010–408–101 on or before reaching its 

life limit of 10,000 total hours TIS. 

(3) As of the effective date of this AD, do 

not install a new (zero total hours TIS) 

collective lever P/N 412–010–408–101 on 

any helicopter with Strake and FF system P/ 

N 412–705–040–101 installed unless a 

penalty of 5,000 hours TIS has been added 

to the total hours TIS on its component 

history card or equivalent record. 

(4) As of the effective date of this AD, do 

not install a used collective lever P/N 412– 

010–408–101 on any helicopter with Strake 

and FF system P/N 412–705–040–101 

installed unless a penalty is calculated by 

accomplishing the actions required in 

paragraph (g)(1)(ii) of this AD. 

(h) Special Flight Permits 

Special flight permits are prohibited. 

(i) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs) 

(1) The Manager, DSCO 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 certification office, 

send it to the attention of the person 

identified in paragraph (j) of this AD. 

Information may be emailed to: 9-ASW-190- 

COS@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 Hye Yoon Jang, Aerospace Engineer, 

Delegation Oversight Section, DSCO Branch, 

Compliance & Airworthiness Division, FAA, 

10101 Hillwood Pkwy., Fort Worth, TX 

76177; telephone (817) 222–5190; email 

hye.yoon.jang@faa.gov. 

(k) Material Incorporated by Reference 

None. 

Issued on March 16, 2022. 

Derek Morgan, 

Acting Director, Compliance & Airworthiness 

Division, Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2022–05916 Filed 3–22–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

18 CFR Part 157 

[Docket No. RM81–19–000] 

Natural Gas Pipelines; Project Cost 

and Annual Limits 

AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission, Energy. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the authority 

delegated by the Commission’s 

regulations, the Director of the Office of 

Energy Projects (OEP) computes and 

publishes the project cost and annual 

limits for natural gas pipelines blanket 

construction certificates for each 

calendar year. 

DATES: This final rule is effective March 

23, 2022 and establishes cost limits 

applicable from January 1, 2022 through 

December 31, 2022. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Richard W. Foley, Chief, Certificates 

Branch 1, Division of Pipeline 

Certificates, (202) 502–8955. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

157.208(d) of the Commission’s 

Regulations provides for project cost 

limits applicable to construction, 

acquisition, operation and 

miscellaneous rearrangement of 

facilities (Table I) authorized under the 

blanket certificate procedure (Order No. 

234, 19 FERC ¶ 61,216). Section 

157.215(a) specifies the calendar year 

dollar limit which may be expended on 

underground storage testing and 

development (Table II) authorized under 

the blanket certificate. Section 

157.208(d) requires that the ‘‘limits 

specified in Tables I and II shall be 

adjusted each calendar year to reflect 

the ‘GDP implicit price deflator’ 

published by the Department of 

Commerce for the previous calendar 

year.’’ 

Pursuant to § 375.308(x)(1) of the 

Commission’s Regulations, the authority 

for the publication of such cost limits, 

as adjusted for inflation, is delegated to 

the Director of the Office of Energy 

Projects. The cost limits for calendar 

year 2022, as published in Table I of 


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