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(1) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs): The Manager, International 

Branch, ANM–116, 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: 

Tom Rodriguez, Aerospace Engineer, 

International Branch, ANM–116, Transport 

Airplane Directorate, FAA, 1601 Lind 

Avenue SW., Renton, WA 98057–3356; 

telephone (425) 227–1137; 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) Airworthy Product: For any 

requirement in this AD to obtain corrective 

actions from a manufacturer, use these 

actions if they are FAA-approved. Corrective 

actions are considered FAA-approved if they 

were approved by the State of Design 

Authority (or its delegated agent, or by the 

DAH with a State of Design Authority’s 

design organization approval). You are 

required to ensure the product is airworthy 

before it is returned to service. 

(j) Related Information 

(1) Refer to Mandatory Continuing 

Airworthiness Information (MCAI) EASA 

Airworthiness Directive 2013–0195, dated 

August 27, 2013, 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 it in Docket No. 

FAA–2014–0177. 

(2) For service information identified in 

this AD, contact Dassault Falcon Jet, P.O. Box 

2000, South Hackensack, NJ 07606; 

telephone 201–440–6700; Internet http://

www.dassaultfalcon.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 March 

28, 2014. 

Jeffrey E. Duven, 

Manager, Transport Airplane Directorate, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2014–07519 Filed 4–3–14; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2014–0187; Directorate 

Identifier 2012–NM–087–AD] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Hawker 

Beechcraft Corporation Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: We propose to adopt a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for certain 

Hawker Beechcraft Corporation (Type 

Certificate previously held by 

Mitsubishi; Raytheon Aircraft Company) 

Model MU–300 airplanes, and Hawker 

Beechcraft Corporation (Type Certificate 

previously held by Raytheon Aircraft 

Company; Beech Aircraft Corporation) 

Model 400, 400A, and 400T airplanes. 

This proposed AD was prompted by 

multiple reports of fatigue cracking in 

the horizontal stabilizer ribs. This 

proposed AD would require repetitive 

inspections of the horizontal stabilizer 

rib assemblies for cracking, and 

replacement if necessary. We are 

proposing this AD to detect and correct 

such cracking, which could result in the 

failure of the horizontal stabilizer and 

loss of pitch control of the airplane. 

DATES: We must receive comments on 

this proposed AD by May 19, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: You may send comments, 

using the procedures found in 14 CFR 

11.43 and 11.45, 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: Deliver to Mail 

address above between 9 a.m. and 5 

p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays. 

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–2014– 

0187; 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 Office 

(phone: 800–647–5527) is in the 

ADDRESSES section. Comments will be 

available in the AD docket shortly after 

receipt. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul 

Chapman, Aerospace Engineer, 

Airframe Branch, ACE–118W, FAA, 

Wichita Aircraft Certification Office 

(ACO), 1801 Airport Road, Room 100, 

Mid-Continent Airport, Wichita, Kansas 

67209; telephone (316) 946–4152; fax 

(316) 946–4107. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Comments Invited 

We invite you to send any written 

relevant data, views, or arguments about 

this proposal. Send your comments to 

an address listed under the ADDRESSES

section. Include ‘‘Docket No. FAA– 

2014–0187; Directorate Identifier 2012– 

NM–087–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 because of 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 

We propose to adopt a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for certain 

Hawker Beechcraft Corporation (Type 

Certificate previously held by 

Mitsubishi; Raytheon Aircraft Company) 

Model MU–300 airplanes, and Hawker 

Beechcraft Corporation (Type Certificate 

previously held by Raytheon Aircraft 

Company; Beech Aircraft Corporation) 

Model 400, 400A, and 400T airplanes. 

We have received multiple reports of 

fatigue cracking in the horizontal 

stabilizer ribs. This condition, if not 

corrected, could result in failure of the 

horizontal stabilizer and loss of pitch 

control of the airplane. 

FAA’s Determination 

We are proposing this AD because we 

evaluated all the relevant information 

and determined the unsafe condition 

described previously is likely to exist or 

develop in other products of the same 

type design. 


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Proposed AD Requirements 

This proposed AD would require 

repetitive radiographic (x-ray) 

inspections or borescope inspections for 

cracking of the horizontal stabilizer rib 

assemblies, and replacement if 

necessary, in accordance with a method 

approved by the Manager, Wichita 

Aircraft Certification Office (ACO), 

FAA. 

Costs of Compliance 

We estimate that this proposed AD 

affects 735 airplanes of U.S. registry. 

We estimate the following costs to 

comply with this proposed AD: 

ESTIMATED COSTS

Action Labor cost Parts 

cost 

Cost per 

product Cost on U.S. operators 

Inspection ...................... 20 work-hours × $85 per hour = $1,700 per inspection cycle.$30 $1,730 per inspection 

cycle.

$1,271,550 per inspection 

cycle. 

We estimate the following costs to do 

any necessary replacements that would 

be required based on the results of the 

proposed inspection. We have no way of 

determining the number of aircraft that 

might need these replacements: 

ON-CONDITION COSTS

Action Labor cost Parts cost Cost per 

product 

Replacement .................................... 280 work-hours × $85 per hour = $23,800 ............................................... $8,321 $32,121 

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: 

(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 adding 

the following new airworthiness 

directive (AD): 

Hawker Beechcraft Corporation (Type 

Certificate Previously held by Raytheon 

Aircraft Company; Beech Aircraft 

Corporation); and Hawker Beechcraft 

Corporation (Type Certificate Previously 

held by Mitsubishi; Raytheon Aircraft 

Company): Docket No. FAA–2014–0187; 

Directorate Identifier 2012–NM–087–AD. 

(a) Comments Due Date 

We must receive comments by May 19, 

2014. 

(b) Affected ADs 

None. 

(c) Applicability 

This AD applies to the airplanes, 

certificated in any category, identified in 

paragraphs (c)(1) through (c)(5) of this AD. 

(1) Hawker Beechcraft Corporation (Type 

Certificate previously held by Mitsubishi; 

Raytheon Aircraft Company) Model MU–300 

airplanes, serial numbers A003SA through 

A093SA inclusive. 

(2) Hawker Beechcraft Corporation (Type 

Certificate previously held by Raytheon 

Aircraft Company; Beech Aircraft 

Corporation) Model 400 airplanes, serial 

numbers RJ–1 through RJ–65 inclusive. 

(3) Hawker Beechcraft Corporation (Type 

Certificate previously held by Raytheon 

Aircraft Company; Beech Aircraft 

Corporation) Model 400A airplanes, serial 

numbers RK–1 through RK–604 inclusive. 

(4) Hawker Beechcraft Corporation (Type 

Certificate previously held by Raytheon 

Aircraft Company; Beech Aircraft 

Corporation) Model 400T (T–1A) airplanes, 

serial numbers TT–1 through TT–180 

inclusive. 

(5) Hawker Beechcraft Corporation (Type 

Certificate previously held by Raytheon 

Aircraft Company; Beech Aircraft 

Corporation) Model 400T (TX), serial 

numbers TX–1 through TX–13 inclusive. 

(d) Subject 

Air Transport Association (ATA) of 

America Code 55, Stabilizers. 

(e) Unsafe Condition 

This AD was prompted by multiple reports 

of fatigue cracking in the horizontal stabilizer 

ribs. We are issuing this AD to detect and 

correct such cracking, which could result in 

the failure of the horizontal stabilizer and 

loss of pitch control of the airplane. 


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1 Federal Trade Commission: Automotive Fuel 

Ratings, Certification and Posting: Notice of 

Proposed Rulemaking (‘‘2010 NPRM’’), 75 FR 12470 

(Mar. 16, 2010). 

2 Federal Trade Commission: Automotive Fuel 

Ratings, Certification and Posting: Final Rule 

Amendments (‘‘2011 Final Amendments’’), 76 FR 

19684 (Apr. 8, 2011). 

3EPA made this decision through a two-step 

process. First, the agency approved E15 for 2007 

and newer vehicles. Environmental Protection 

Agency: Partial Grant and Partial Denial of Clean 

Air Act Waiver Application Submitted by Growth 

Energy to Increase the Allowable Ethanol Content 

of Gasoline to 15 Percent; Decision of the 

Administrator (‘‘EPA Waiver Decision I’’), 75 FR 

68094 (Nov. 4, 2010). Then, it expanded its 

approval to 2001 and newer vehicles, based on 

additional test data. Environmental Protection 

Agency, Partial Grant of Clean Air Act Waiver 

Application Submitted by Growth Energy to 

Increase the Allowable Ethanol Content of Gasoline 

to 15 Percent; Decision of the Administrator (‘‘EPA 

Waiver Decision II’’), 76 FR 4662 (Jan. 26, 2011). For 

ease of discussion, this document refers to them 

together as the EPA ‘‘waiver decision.’’ 

(f) Compliance 

Comply with this AD within the 

compliance times specified, unless already 

done. 

(g) Repetitive Inspections 

Before the accumulation of 7,400 total 

flight hours or within 6 months after the 

effective date of this AD, whichever occurs 

later, perform a radiographic (x-ray) 

inspection or a borescope inspection for 

cracking of the horizontal stabilizer rib 

assemblies, in accordance with a method 

approved by the Manager, Wichita Aircraft 

Certification Office (ACO), FAA. Repeat the 

inspection thereafter at intervals not to 

exceed 2,400 flight hours. For an inspection 

method to be approved by the Manager, 

Wichita ACO, as required by this paragraph, 

the Manager’s approval letter must 

specifically refer to this AD. 

(h) Replacement 

If any cracking is found during any 

inspection required by paragraph (g) of this 

AD: Before further flight, replace the 

horizontal rib assemblies with new 

horizontal rib assemblies, in accordance with 

method to be approved by the Manager, 

Wichita ACO. For a replacement method to 

be approved by the Manager, Wichita ACO, 

as required by this paragraph, the Manager’s 

approval letter must specifically refer to this 

AD. This replacement does not terminate the 

repetitive inspection requirements of 

paragraph (g) of this AD. 

(i) Special Flight Permit 

Special flight permits may be issued in 

accordance with sections 21.197 and 21.199 

of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR 

21.197 and 21.199) to operate the airplane to 

a location where the airplane can be repaired 

(if the operator elects to do so), provided the 

restrictions specified in paragraphs (i)(1) 

through (i)(4) of this AD are followed. 

(1) Do not exceed 10 flight hours of 

operation. 

(2) Only operations under daylight 

conditions and under visual flight rules are 

allowed. 

(3) Only operations with the minimum 

flightcrew and with no passengers are 

allowed. 

(4) Do not exceed maneuver speed as 

specified in the applicable airplane flight 

manual. 

(j) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs) 

(1) The Manager, Airframe Branch, ACE– 

118W, 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 ACO, send it to the 

attention of the person identified in the 

Related Information section 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. 

(k) Related Information 

For more information about this AD, 

contact Paul Chapman, Aerospace Engineer, 

Airframe Branch, ACE–118W, FAA, Wichita 

Aircraft Certification Office (ACO), 1801 

Airport Road, Room 100, Mid-Continent 

Airport, Wichita, Kansas 67209; telephone 

(316) 946–4152; fax (316) 946–4107. 

Issued in Renton, Washington, on March 

28, 2014. 

Jeffrey E. Duven, 

Manager, Transport Airplane Directorate, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2014–07520 Filed 4–3–14; 8:45 am] 

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FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION 

16 CFR Part 306 

Automotive Fuel Ratings, Certification 

and Posting 

AGENCY: Federal Trade Commission 

(‘‘FTC’’ or ‘‘Commission’’). 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking. 

SUMMARY: The Commission proposes 

amendments to its Rule for Automotive 

Fuel Ratings, Certification and Posting 

(‘‘Fuel Rating Rule’’ or ‘‘Rule’’) that 

would adopt and revise rating, 

certification, and labeling requirements 

for ethanol-gasoline blends and would 

allow an alternative octane rating 

method. The proposed amendments 

further the Rule’s goal of helping 

purchasers identify the correct fuel for 

their vehicles. 

DATES: Comments on the proposed 

information requests must be received 

on or before June 2, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: Interested parties may file a 

comment online or on paper, by 

following the instructions in the 

Request for Comment part of the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section 

below. Write ‘‘Fuel Rating Rule Review, 

16 CFR Part 306, Project No. R811005’’ 

on your comment, and file your 

comment online at https://

ftcpublic.commentworks.com/ftc/

autofuelratingscertnprm by following 

the instructions on the web-based form. 

If you prefer to file your comment on 

paper, mail or deliver your comment to 

the following address: Federal Trade 

Commission, Office of the Secretary, 

Room H–113 (Annex N), 600 

Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, 

DC 20580. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Miriam Lederer, (202) 326–2975, 

Division of Enforcement, Bureau of 

Consumer Protection, Federal Trade 

Commission, 600 Pennsylvania Avenue 

NW., Washington, DC 20580. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Introduction 

The Federal Trade Commission 

proposes amending its Fuel Rating Rule, 

16 CFR part 306, to provide: (1) Revised 

rating, certification, and labeling 

requirements for blends of gasoline and 

more than 10 percent ethanol (‘‘ethanol 

blends’’); and 2) an additional octane 

rating method for gasoline. The 

Commission previously proposed 

amendments governing ethanol blends 

in a 2010 Notice of Proposed 

Rulemaking (‘‘2010 NPRM’’).1 After 

reviewing the comments, the 

Commission responded in April 2011 by 

publishing final amendments 

addressing other issues. Specifically, the 

Commission approved a new octane 

rating method and declined to amend 

the biodiesel and biomass-based diesel 

provisions.2 The Commission deferred 

consideration of ethanol blend labeling 

to consider an Environmental Protection 

Agency (‘‘EPA’’) decision permitting the 

use of ethanol blends between 10 to 15 

percent concentration (‘‘E15’’) in 2001 

and newer conventional vehicles.3 The 

Commission now proposes ethanollabeling amendments in response to 

comments received on the 2010 NPRM 

proposals, EPA’s action, and changes in 

an ASTM International specification 

regarding ethanol. 

The amendments proposed today 

retain the 2010 NPRM’s proposal that 

entities rate and certify all ethanol 

blends, but alter the proposed ethanol 

label’s disclosures, to provide 

consumers with more precise 

concentration and suitability 

information. The new proposed 

amendments also exempt EPA-approved 

E15 from the Commission’s labeling 

requirements. 

The Commission also proposes an 

additional octane rating method that 


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