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there are no aircraft of a design

currently operating in this country, the

FAA’s practice has been to issue

corresponding airworthiness directives

requiring the necessary corrective action

to be taken in the event an aircraft of

that design is imported later.

It is recognized that this practice

requires the expenditure of considerable

FAA resources for safety benefits which

could also be achieved through existing

requirements for issuance of

airworthiness certificates. As discussed

above, the airworthiness authority of the

state of design must, under the

provisions of Annex 8 to the Convention

on International Civil Aviation and

bilateral agreements, certify to the FAA

that an individual aircraft is in

condition for safe operation. In order to

make that certification, the authority

must determine that the aircraft

complies with each applicable MCAI it

has issued. Sometimes a used aircraft of

a particular design is imported from a

country other than the state of design.

In that event, the finding that the

aircraft is in a condition for safe

operation must be made by FAA

personnel or persons authorized to do

so on behalf of the FAA. Regardless of

whether it is imported directly from the

state of design, an aircraft must be found

to be in a condition for safe operation

before an airworthiness certificate can

be issued; therefore, the issuance of an

airworthiness directive merely

duplicates existing requirements if no

aircraft of the affected design (i.e. the

affected model) already has a U.S.

airworthiness certificate. In lieu of this

duplicative practice, the FAA is

adopting an alternative procedure that

may be used when no aircraft of the

affected model has been issued a U.S.

airworthiness certificate.

Under this alternative procedure, the

FAA will continue to review each MCAI

when received to determine whether it

meets established FAA criteria for

required corrective action. As is current

FAA practice, no further action will be

taken for an MCAI that does not meet

those criteria. As is also the current

practice, an airworthiness directive will

be issued for an MCAI that meets those

criteria if there is one or more aircraft

of the affected design currently in

service in this country. If no aircraft of

the affected design currently has a U.S.

airworthiness certificate, the FAA may

elect to defer regulatory action on the

MCAI that meet those criteria until an

application for airworthiness certificate

is made for an aircraft of that design.

Compliance with the provisions of each

MCAI that meets those criteria will be

required then to support a finding that

the aircraft is in a condition for safe

operation. In the meantime, the FAA

will make available, upon request, a list

of such MCAI to prospective purchasers

of aircraft of that design (i.e. that

model).

If an aircraft of the affected model

does receive a U.S. airworthiness

certificate, the FAA will amend the type

certificate data sheet for that model to

list the specific MCAI’s for which

compliance must be shown before the

aircraft can be found to be in a

condition for safe operation. The FAA

will also publish a notice in the Federal

Register at that time to inform the

public of that amendment. The FAA

will issue AD’s for any subsequent

MCAI’s that meet FAA criteria for

corrective action.

This alternative procedure is not

considered appropriate at this time for

other products, such as engines or

propellers, since there is presently no

reliable means to ensure that none have

been imported and installed in U.S.

registered aircraft.

Issued in Washington, DC, on April 24,

1998.

Abbas A. Rizvi,

Acting Manager, Aircraft Engineering

Division, Aircraft Certification Service.

[FR Doc. 98–11648 Filed 4–30–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and

Firearms

Proposed Collection; Comment

Request

ACTION: Notice and request for

comments.

SUMMARY: The Department of the

Treasury, as part of its continuing effort

to reduce paperwork and respondent

burden, invites the general public and

other Federal agencies to take this

opportunity to comment on proposed

and/or continuing information

collections, as required by the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,

Public Law 104–13 (44 U.S.C.

3506(c)(2)(A)). Currently, the Bureau of

Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms within

the Department of the Treasury is

soliciting comments concerning the

Race and National Origin Identification.

DATES: Written comments should be

received on or before June 30, 1998 to

be assured of consideration.

ADDRESS: Direct all written comments to

Linda Barnes, Bureau of Alcohol,

Tobacco and Firearms, 650

Massachusetts Avenue, NW.,

Washington, DC 20226, (202) 927–8930.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information or

copies of the form(s) and instructions

should be directed to Dennis Snyder,

Employment Branch, 650 Massachusetts

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20226,

(202) 927–8553.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Race and National Origin

Identification

Form Number: ATF F 2931.1

Abstract: This form on its own and

when combined with other Bureau

tracking forms will allow the Bureau to

determine its applicant/employee pool,

and thereby, enhance its recruitment

plan. It will also allow the Bureau to

determine how its diversity/EEO efforts

are progressing and to determine

adverse impact on the employee

selection process.

Current Actions: This is a new

collection of information. Respondents

provide the information once per

application. The information is

voluntary.

Type of Review: New

Affected Public: Individuals or

households

Estimated Number of Respondents:

10,000

Estimated Time Per Respondent: 3

minutes

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 500

Request for Comments

Comments submitted in response to

this notice will be summarized and/or

included in the request for OMB

approval. All comments will become a

matter of public record. Comments are

invited on: (a) Whether the collection

information is necessary for the proper

performance of the functions of the

agency, including whether the

information shall have practical utility;

(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate

of the burden of the collection of

information; (c) ways to enhance the

quality, utility, and clarity of the

information to be collected; (d) ways to

minimize the burden of the collection of

information on respondents, including

through the use of automated collection

techniques or other forms of information

technology; and (e) estimates of capital

or start-up costs and costs of operation,

maintenance, and purchase of services

to provide information.

Dated: April 22, 1998.

William T. Earle,

Assistant Director (Management)/CFO.

[FR Doc. 98–11524 Filed 4–30–98; 8:45 am]

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