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(j) Subject 

Joint Aircraft Service Component (JASC) 

Code: 6400 Tail Rotor. 

(k) 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. 

(3) The following service information was 

approved for IBR on October 25, 2013 (78 FR 

63853, October 25, 2013). 

(i) Eurocopter Emergency Alert Service 

Bulletin No. 05.00.74, Revision 1, dated June 

25, 2013. 

(ii) Eurocopter Emergency Alert Service 

Bulletin No. 05.00.65, Revision 1, dated June 

25, 2013. 

Note 1 to paragraph (k)(3) of this AD: 

Eurocopter Emergency Alert Service Bulletin 

No. 05.00.74 and No. 05.00.65, both Revision 

1, and both dated June 25, 2013, are copublished as one document along with 

Eurocopter Emergency Alert Service Bulletin 

No. 05.00.49 and No. 05.00.44, both Revision 

1, and both dated June 25, 2013, which are 

not incorporated by reference in this AD. 

(4) For Eurocopter service information 

identified in this AD, contact Airbus 

Helicopters, Inc., 2701 N. Forum Drive, 

Grand Prairie, TX 75052; telephone (972) 

641–0000 or (800) 232–0323; fax (972) 641– 

3775; or at http://

www.airbushelicopters.com/techpub. 

(5) You may view this service information 

at FAA, Office of the Regional Counsel, 

Southwest Region, 10101 Hillwood Pkwy, 

Room 6N–321, Fort Worth, Texas 76177. For 

information on the availability of this 

material at the FAA, call (817) 222–5110. 

(6) 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, call 

(202) 741–6030, or go to: http://

www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ibrlocations.html. 

Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, on August 6, 

2015. 

Larry M. Kelly, 

Acting Directorate Manager, Rotorcraft 

Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2015–20510 Filed 8–19–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2015–0492; Directorate 

Identifier 2014–NM–232–AD; Amendment 

39–18237; AD 2015–17–04] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Bombardier, 

Inc. Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: We are adopting a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for certain 

Bombardier, Inc. Model CL–600–2C10 

(Regional Jet Series 700, 701, & 702), 

CL–600–2D15 (Regional Jet Series 705), 

and CL–600–2D24 (Regional Jet Series 

900) airplanes. This AD was prompted 

by reports of a disconnect between the 

elevator lever and control rod. This AD 

requires replacement of left and right 

fixed control rods and lever assemblies 

of the elevator control system. We are 

issuing this AD to prevent a disconnect 

between the elevator lever and control 

rod, which could lead to uncommanded elevator movement of the 

associated control surface, a large 

difference between the position of the 

left and the right elevator control 

surfaces, and consequent reduced 

controllability of the airplane and 

degradation of the structural integrity of 

the horizontal stabilizer. 

DATES: This AD becomes effective 

September 24, 2015. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of a certain publication listed in this AD 

as of September 24, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: You may examine the AD 

docket on the Internet at http://

www.regulations.gov/

#!docketDetail;D=FAA-2015-0492; or in 

person at the Docket Management 

Facility, U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations, M– 

30, West Building Ground Floor, Room 

W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., 

Washington, DC. 

For service information identified in 

this AD, contact Bombardier, Inc., 400 

Coˆte Vertu Road West, Dorval, Que ́bec 

H4S 1Y9, Canada; telephone: 514–855– 

5000; fax: 514–855–7401; email: 

thd.crj@aero.bombardier.com; Internet 

http://www.bombardier.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. It is also available 

on the Internet at http://

www.regulations.gov by searching for 

and locating Docket No. FAA–2015– 

0492. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Cesar Gomez, Aerospace Engineer, 

Airframe and Mechanical Systems 

Branch, ANE–171, FAA, New York 

Aircraft Certification Office (ACO), 1600 

Stewart Avenue, Suite 410, Westbury, 

NY 11590; telephone: 516–228–7318; 

fax: 516–794–5531. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Discussion 

We issued a notice of proposed 

rulemaking (NPRM) to amend 14 CFR 

part 39 by adding an AD that would 

apply to certain Bombardier, Inc. Model 

CL–600–2C10 (Regional Jet Series 700, 

701, & 702), CL–600–2D15 (Regional Jet 

Series 705), and CL–600–2D24 (Regional 

Jet Series 900) airplanes. The NPRM 

published in the Federal Register on 

March 24, 2015 (80 FR 15528). 

Transport Canada Civil Aviation 

(TCCA), which is the aviation authority 

for Canada, has issued Canadian 

Airworthiness Directive CF–2014–44, 

dated December 9, 2014 (referred to 

after this as the Mandatory Continuing 

Airworthiness Information, or ‘‘the 

MCAI’’), to correct an unsafe condition 

for certain Bombardier, Inc. Model CL– 

600–2C10 (Regional Jet Series 700, 701, 

& 702), CL–600–2D15 (Regional Jet 

Series 705), and CL–600–2D24 (Regional 

Jet Series 900) airplanes. The MCAI 

states: 

During an engineering review of the 

Elevator Control system, it was discovered 

that a disconnect between the elevator lever 

and control rod could lead to uncommanded 

elevator movement of the associated control 

surface. This uncommanded movement may 

cause a large difference between the position 

of the left and the right elevator control 

surface resulting in reduced controllability of 

the aeroplane and degradation of the 

structural integrity of the horizontal 

stabilizer. 

This [Canadian] AD mandates the 

replacement of the existing elevator lever 

assemblies and control rods with newly 

designed ones, which will prevent a 

disconnect between the components of the 

elevator control system should a failure 

occur. 

You may examine the MCAI in the 

AD docket on the Internet at http://

www.regulations.gov/

#!documentDetail;D=FAA-2015-0492- 

0002. 

Comments 

We gave the public the opportunity to 

participate in developing this AD. The 


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following presents the comments 

received on the NPRM (80 FR 15528, 

March 24, 2015), and the FAA’s 

response to each comment. 

Request To Include Latest Revision of 

the Service Information in This AD 

SkyWest Airlines and Mesa Airlines 

Inc. requested that we include 

Bombardier Service Bulletin 670BA–27– 

062, Revision C, dated February 13, 

2015, in paragraph (g) of this AD. Both 

commenters also requested that we 

revise paragraph (h) of this AD to 

include credit for actions performed 

before the effective date of this AD using 

Bombardier Service Bulletin 670BA–27– 

062, Revision B, dated October 10, 2014. 

SkyWest Airlines indicated that 

Bombardier Service Bulletin 670BA–27– 

062, Revision C, dated February 13, 

2015, includes changes to some steps 

and addition of others that deal with the 

rigging pins P2 and P3. SkyWest 

Airlines pointed out that Bombardier 

Service Bulletin 670BA–27–062, 

Revision C, dated February 13, 2015, 

also makes a change to Sheet 1 of 1 of 

Figure 4, which consists of adding part 

numbers to the item descriptions. 

We agree with the request to include 

Bombardier Service Bulletin 670BA–27– 

062, Revision C, dated February 13, 

2015, in paragraph (g) of this AD and 

revise paragraph (h) of this AD to 

include credit for actions performed 

before the effective date of this AD using 

Bombardier Service Bulletin 670BA–27– 

062, Revision B, dated October 10, 2014. 

Although some steps have changed, the 

procedures remain the same in both 

revisions of the service information. We 

have revised paragraphs (g) and (h) of 

this AD accordingly. 

Conclusion 

We reviewed the relevant data, 

considered the comments received, and 

determined that air safety and the 

public interest require adopting this AD 

with the changes described previously 

and minor editorial changes. We have 

determined that these minor changes: 

• Are consistent with the intent that 

was proposed in the NPRM (80 FR 

15528, March 24, 2015) for correcting 

the unsafe condition; and 

• Do not add any additional burden 

upon the public than was already 

proposed in the NPRM (80 FR 15528, 

March 24, 2015). 

We also determined that these 

changes will not increase the economic 

burden on any operator or increase the 

scope of this AD. 

Related Service Information Under 1 

CFR Part 51 

Bombardier, Inc. has issued Service 

Bulletin 670BA–27–062, Revision C, 

dated February 13, 2015. The service 

information describes procedures for 

replacing the elevator lever assemblies 

and control rods. 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 AD. 

Costs of Compliance 

We estimate that this AD affects 400 

airplanes of U.S. registry. 

We also estimate that it will take 

about 14 work-hours per product to 

comply with the basic requirements of 

this AD. The average labor rate is $85 

per work-hour. Required parts will cost 

about $6,712 per product. Based on 

these figures, we estimate the cost of 

this AD on U.S. operators to be 

$3,160,800, or $7,902 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 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. 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. 

Examining the AD Docket 

You may examine the AD docket on 

the Internet at http://

www.regulations.gov/

#!docketDetail;D=FAA-2015-0492; 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 

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. 

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39 

Air transportation, Aircraft, Aviation 

safety, Incorporation by reference, 

Safety. 

Adoption of 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 (AD): 

2015–17–04 Bombardier, Inc.: Amendment 

39–18237. Docket No. FAA–2015–0492; 

Directorate Identifier 2014–NM–232–AD. 

(a) Effective Date 

This AD becomes effective September 24, 

2015. 

(b) Affected ADs 

None. 

(c) Applicability 

This AD applies to the airplanes, 

certificated in any category, identified in 

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

(1) Bombardier, Inc. Model CL–600–2C10 

(Regional Jet Series 700, 701, & 702) 

airplanes, serial numbers (S/N) 10002 

through 10337 inclusive. 

(2) Bombardier, Inc. Model CL–600–2D15 

(Regional Jet Series 705) and CL–600–2D24 

(Regional Jet Series 900) airplanes, S/Ns 

15001 through 15298 inclusive. 


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(d) Subject 

Air Transport Association (ATA) of 

America Code 27, Flight Controls. 

(e) Reason 

This AD was prompted by reports of a 

disconnect between the elevator lever and 

control rod. We are issuing this AD to 

prevent a disconnect between the elevator 

lever and control rod, which could lead to 

un-commanded elevator movement of the 

associated control surface, a large difference 

between the position of the left and the right 

elevator control surfaces, and consequent 

reduced controllability of the airplane and 

degradation of the structural integrity of the 

horizontal stabilizer. 

(f) Compliance 

Comply with this AD within the 

compliance times specified, unless already 

done. 

(g) Replacement of Elevator Lever 

Assemblies and Control Rods 

Within 9,200 flight hours or 5 years, 

whichever occurs first, after the effective date 

of this AD: Replace the left and right fixed 

control rods and lever assemblies of the 

elevator control system with newly designed 

control rods and lever assemblies, in 

accordance with the Accomplishment 

Instructions of Bombardier Service Bulletin 

670BA–27–062, Revision C, dated February 

13, 2015. 

(h) Credit for Previous Actions 

This paragraph provides credit for actions 

required by paragraph (g) of this AD, if those 

actions were performed before the effective 

date of this AD using Bombardier Service 

Bulletin 670BA–27–062, dated December 12, 

2013; Bombardier Service Bulletin 670BA– 

27–062, Revision A, dated April 1, 2014; or 

Bombardier Service Bulletin 670BA–27–062, 

Revision B, dated October 10, 2014. This 

service information is not incorporated by 

reference in this AD. 

(i) Other FAA AD Provisions 

The following provisions also apply to this 

AD: 

(1) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs): The Manager, New York Aircraft 

Certification Office (ACO), ANE–170, 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 ACO, send it to ATTN: 

Program Manager, Continuing Operational 

Safety, FAA, New York ACO, 1600 Stewart 

Avenue, Suite 410, Westbury, NY 11590; 

telephone: 516–228–7300; fax: 516–794– 

5531. 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, New York ACO, ANE–170, 

FAA; or Transport Canada Civil Aviation 

(TCCA); or Bombardier, Inc.’s TCCA Design 

Approval Organization (DAO). If approved by 

the DAO, the approval must include the 

DAO-authorized signature. 

(j) Related Information 

(1) Refer to Mandatory Continuing 

Airworthiness Information (MCAI) Canadian 

Airworthiness Directive CF–2014–44, dated 

December 9, 2014, for related information. 

This MCAI may be found in the AD docket 

on the Internet at http://

www.regulations.gov/

#!documentDetail;D=FAA-2015-0492-0002. 

(2) Service information identified in this 

AD that is not incorporated by reference is 

available at the addresses specified in 

paragraphs (k)(3) and (k)(4) of this AD. 

(k) 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 this AD specifies otherwise. 

(i) Bombardier Service Bulletin 670BA–27– 

062, Revision C, dated February 13, 2015. 

(ii) Reserved. 

(3) For service information identified in 

this AD, contact Bombardier, Inc., 400 Coˆte 

Vertu Road West, Dorval, Que ́bec H4S 1Y9, 

Canada; telephone: 514–855–5000; fax: 514– 

855–7401; email: thd.crj@

aero.bombardier.com; Internet http://

www.bombardier.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. 

(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, call 

202–741–6030, or go to: http://

www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ibrlocations.html. 

Issued in Renton, Washington, on August 

10, 2015. 

Michael Kaszycki, 

Acting Manager, Transport Airplane 

Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2015–20366 Filed 8–19–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

18 CFR Parts 2 and 157 

[Docket No. RM12–11–003; Order No. 790– 

B] 

Revisions to Auxiliary Installations, 

Replacement Facilities, and Siting and 

Maintenance Regulations 

AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission. 

ACTION: Final rule, order on 

clarification; correction. 

SUMMARY: This document contains 

corrections to the final rule (RM12–11– 

003) which was published in the 

Federal Register of Friday, July 24, 2015 

(80 FR 43944). The final rule amended 

regulations to: provide pre-granted 

authority under a new paragraph to 

abandon or replace auxiliary facilities, 

subject to certain conditions; permit 

auxiliary facilities that cannot meet the 

conditions for the pre-granted 

abandonment authority in the new 

paragraph to be abandoned under the 

blanket certificate regulations, subject to 

those regulations’ requirements; and 

permit replacement facilities 

constructed under the regulations to be 

abandoned under the blanket certificate 

regulations, subject to those regulations’ 

requirements. 

DATES: Effective October 7, 2015. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Katherine Liberty, Office of the General 

Counsel, Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission, 888 First Street NE., 

Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502– 

6491, katherine.liberty@ferc.gov. 

Gordon Wagner, Office of the General 

Counsel, Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission, 888 First Street NE., 

Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502– 

8947, gordon.wagner@ferc.gov. 

Howard Wheeler, Office of Energy 

Projects, Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission, 888 First Street NE., 

Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502– 

8688, howard.wheeler@ferc.gov. 

Shannon Jones, Office of Energy 

Projects, Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission, 888 First Street NE., 

Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502– 

6410, shannon.jones@ferc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Revisions to Auxiliary Installations, 

Replacement Facilities, and Siting and 

Maintenance Regulations Docket No. 

RM12–11–003 

Errata Notice 

On July 16, 2015, the Commission 

issued a Final Rule in the above 


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