This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER

contains notices to the public of the proposed

issuance of rules and regulations. The

purpose of these notices is to give interested

persons an opportunity to participate in the

rule making prior to the adoption of the final

rules.

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Friday, November 21, 2014 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2014–0775; Directorate 

Identifier 2014–NM–046–AD] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Airbus 

Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: We propose to adopt a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for all 

Airbus Model A300 B4–600, B4–600R, 

and F4–600R series airplanes, Model 

A300 C4–605R Variant F airplanes 

(collectively called Model A300–600 

series airplanes), and Model A310 series 

airplanes. This proposed AD was 

prompted by reports of insufficient 

clearance for the electrical wiring 

bundles in the leading and trailing 

edges of the left and right wings. This 

proposed AD would require installation 

of new bracket assemblies to ensure 

adequate clearance between the wiring 

and the structure, and installation of 

protective split sleeves as mechanical 

protection to the electrical harnesses. 

We are proposing this AD to detect and 

correct insufficient clearance of 

electrical wiring bundles located in the 

leading and trailing edges of the left and 

right wings, which could lead to chafing 

damage and arcing, possibly resulting in 

an on-board fire. 

DATES: We must receive comments on 

this proposed AD by January 5, 2015. 

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: U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations, M– 

30, West Building Ground Floor, Room 

W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., 

Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 

p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays. 

For service information identified in 

this proposed AD, contact Airbus SAS, 

Airworthiness Office—EAW, 1 Rond 

Point Maurice Bellonte, 31707 Blagnac 

Cedex, France; telephone +33 5 61 93 36 

96; fax +33 5 61 93 44 51; email 

account.airworth-eas@airbus.com; 

Internet http://www.airbus.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. 

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– 

0775; 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 Operations 

office (telephone 800–647–5527) is in 

the ADDRESSES section. Comments will 

be available in the AD docket shortly 

after receipt. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dan 

Rodina, Aerospace Engineer, 

International Branch, ANM–116, 

Transport Airplane Directorate, FAA, 

1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA 

98057–3356; telephone (425) 227–2125; 

fax (425) 227–1149. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Comments Invited 

We invite you to send any written 

relevant data, views, or arguments about 

this proposed AD. Send your comments 

to an address listed under the 

ADDRESSES section. Include ‘‘Docket No. 

FAA–2014–0775; Directorate Identifier 

2014–NM–046–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 based on 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 

The European Aviation Safety Agency 

(EASA), which is the Technical Agent 

for the Member States of the European 

Community, has issued EASA 

Airworthiness Directive 2014–0034, 

dated February 5, 2014 (referred to after 

this as the Mandatory Continuing 

Airworthiness Information, or ‘‘the 

MCAI’’), to correct an unsafe condition 

for the specified products. The MCAI 

states: 

Following publication of FAA SFAR 88 

(Special Federal Aviation Regulation 88) 

(http://rgl.faa.gov/Regulatory_and_

Guidance_Library%5CrgFAR.nsf/0/

EEFB3F94451DC06286256C93004F5E07?

OpenDocument), EASA issued AD 2006– 

0076 (http://ad.easa.europa.eu/ad/2006- 

0076) requiring inspection and corrective 

action to improve the explosion risk 

protection system for the left hand (LH) and 

right hand (RH) wings on A300, A300–600, 

A300–600ST and A310 aeroplanes. 

For A300–600, A300–600ST and A310 

aeroplanes, the required detailed visual 

inspections of electrical bundles located in 

the leading and trailing edges of the RH and 

LH wings and a review of the wing electrical 

installation on the final assembly line have 

shown that the wing electrical installation 

does not comply with the minimum distance 

inspection criteria to the surrounding 

structure in a few wing locations. 

This condition, if not detected and 

corrected, could lead to damage on the 

electrical harnesses and on the surrounding 

structure. 

To address this unsafe condition, Airbus 

developed an improvement of the wing 

electrical installation to prevent possible 

chafing and subsequent damage to the 

electrical harnesses and surrounding 

structure. 

For the reasons described above, this 

[EASA] AD requires installation of new 

bracket assemblies to ensure the clearance 

between the wiring and the structure, and 

installation of protective split sleeves as 

mechanical protection to the electrical 

harnesses. 

You may examine the MCAI in the 

AD docket on the Internet at http://

www.regulations.gov by searching for 


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and locating Docket No. FAA–2014– 

0775. 

Relevant Service Information 

Airbus has issued Service Bulletin 

A300–24–6103, Revision 02, including 

Appendix 01, dated February 7, 2013; 

and Service Bulletin A310–24–2105, 

Revision 01, including Appendix 01, 

dated December 11, 2013. The actions 

described in this service information are 

intended to correct the unsafe condition 

identified in the MCAI. 

FAA’s Determination and Requirements 

of This Proposed AD 

This product has been approved by 

the aviation authority of another 

country, and is approved for operation 

in the United States. Pursuant to our 

bilateral agreement with the State of 

Design Authority, we have been notified 

of the unsafe condition described in the 

MCAI and service information 

referenced above. We are proposing this 

AD because we evaluated all pertinent 

information and determined an unsafe 

condition exists and is likely to exist or 

develop on other products of these same 

type designs. 

Costs of Compliance 

We estimate that this proposed AD 

affects 199 airplanes of U.S. registry. 

We also estimate that it would take 

about 37 work-hours per product to 

comply with the basic requirements of 

this proposed AD. The average labor 

rate is $85 per work-hour. Required 

parts would cost up to $18,000 per 

product. Based on these figures, we 

estimate the cost of this proposed AD on 

U.S. operators to be $4,207,855, or 

$21,145 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 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. Amend § 39.13 by adding the 

following new airworthiness directive 

(AD): 

Airbus: Docket No. FAA–2014–0775; 

Directorate Identifier 2014–NM–046–AD. 

(a) Comments Due Date 

We must receive comments by January 5, 

2015. 

(b) Affected ADs 

None. 

(c) Applicability 

This AD applies to the airplanes identified 

in paragraphs (c)(1) and (c)(2) of this AD, 

certificated in any category. 

(1) All Airbus Model A300 B4–601, B4– 

603, B4–620, and B4–622 airplanes; Model 

A300 B4–605R and B4–622R airplanes; 

Model A300 F4–605R and F4–622R 

airplanes; and Model A300 C4–605R Variant 

F airplanes. 

(2) All Airbus Model A310–203, –204, 

–221, –222, –304, –322, –324, and –325 

airplanes. 

(d) Subject 

Air Transport Association (ATA) of 

America Code 24, Electrical Power. 

(e) Reason 

This AD was prompted by reports of 

insufficient clearance for the electrical wiring 

bundles in the leading and trailing edges of 

the left and right wings. We are issuing this 

AD to detect and correct insufficient 

clearance of electrical wiring bundles located 

in the leading and trailing edges of the left 

and right wings, which could lead to chafing 

damage and arcing, possibly resulting in an 

on-board fire. 

(f) Compliance 

Comply with this AD within the 

compliance times specified, unless already 

done. 

(g) Modification 

Within 30 months after the effective date 

of this AD: Modify the electrical routing 

installation at the right-hand and left-hand 

wing, in accordance with the 

Accomplishment Instructions of Airbus 

Service Bulletin A300–24–6103, Revision 2, 

including Appendix 01, February 7, 2013; or 

Airbus Service Bulletin A310–24–2105, 

Revision 1, including Appendix 01, dated 

December 11, 2013. 

(h) Credit for Previous Actions 

This paragraph provides credit for the 

actions required by paragraph (g) of this AD 

for Model A310 series airplanes, if those 

actions were performed before the effective 

date of this AD using Airbus Service Bulletin 

A310–24–2105, dated March 20, 2013. 

(i) Other FAA AD Provisions 

The following provisions also apply to this 

AD: 

(1) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs): The Manager, International 

Branch, ANM–116, Transport Airplane 

Directorate, 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: 

Dan Rodina, Aerospace Engineer, 

International Branch, ANM–116, Transport 

Airplane Directorate, FAA, 1601 Lind 

Avenue SW., Renton, WA 98057–3356; 

telephone (425) 227–2125; 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) 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, International Branch, ANM– 

116, Transport Airplane Directorate, FAA; or 

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(EASA); or Airbus’s EASA Design 

Organization Approval (DOA). If approved by 

the DOA, the approval must include the 

DOA-authorized signature. 

(j) Related Information 

(1) Refer to Mandatory Continuing 

Airworthiness Information (MCAI) European 

Aviation Safety Agency Airworthiness 

Directive 2014–0034, dated February 05, 

2014, 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–2014–0775. 

(2) For service information identified in 

this AD, contact Airbus SAS, Airworthiness 

Office—EAW, 1 Rond Point Maurice 

Bellonte, 31707 Blagnac Cedex, France; 

telephone +33 5 61 93 36 96; fax +33 5 61 

93 44 51; email account.airworth-eas@

airbus.com; Internet http://www.airbus.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 

November 13, 2014. 

Jeffrey E. Duven, 

Manager, Transport Airplane Directorate, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2014–27631 Filed 11–20–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

38 CFR Part 1 

RIN 2900–AO39 

Animals on VA Property 

AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs. 

ACTION: Proposed rule. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Veterans 

Affairs (VA) proposes to amend its 

regulation regarding the presence of 

animals on VA property. Current VA 

regulation authorizes the presence of 

seeing-eye dogs on VA property and 

other animals as authorized at the 

discretion of a VA facility head or 

designee. However, applicable Federal 

law authorizes the presence of guide 

dogs and other service animals when 

these animals accompany individuals 

with disabilities seeking admittance to 

buildings or property owned or operated 

by the Federal Government. This 

proposed rule would expand the current 

VA regulation to be consistent with 

applicable Federal law, and would 

clarify the authority of a VA facility 

head or designee to allow nonservice 

animals to be present on VA property. 

DATES: Comments must be received by 

VA on or before January 20, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments may be 

submitted through http://

www.Regulations.gov; by mail or hand 

delivery to the Director, Regulation 

Policy and Management (02REG), 

Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 

Vermont Ave. NW., Room 1068, 

Washington, DC 20420; or by fax to 

(202) 273–9026. Comments should 

indicate that they are submitted in 

response to ‘‘RIN 2900–AO39-Animals 

on VA Property.’’ Copies of comments 

received will be available for public 

inspection in the Office of Regulation 

Policy and Management, Room 1068, 

between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 

p.m., Monday through Friday (except 

holidays). Please call (202) 461–4902 for 

an appointment. (This is not a toll-free 

number.) In addition, during the 

comment period, comments may be 

viewed online through the Federal 

Docket Management System at http://

www.Regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Joyce Edmondson, RN, JD, Patient Care 

Services (10P4), Veterans Health 

Administration, Department of Veterans 

Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW., 

Washington, DC 20420, (410) 637–4755. 

(This is not a toll free number). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

to 38 U.S.C. 901, VA may prescribe 

rules to provide for the maintenance of 

law and order and the protection of 

persons and property on VA property. 

VA implements this authority in 

regulations at 38 CFR 1.218 pertaining 

to security and law enforcement and 

§ 1.220. This proposed rule would 

amend § 1.218(a)(11) to require VA 

facilities to permit service animals on 

VA property consistent with 40 U.S.C. 

3103 (section 3103) and Sec. 109, Pub. 

L. 112–154, 126 Stat. 1165 (2012) 

(section 109). Section 3103(a) provides 

that guide dogs or other service animals 

accompanying individuals with 

disabilities and especially trained for 

that purpose shall be admitted to any 

building or other property owned or 

controlled by the Federal Government 

on the same terms and conditions, and 

subject to the same regulations, as 

generally govern the admission of the 

public to the property. Section 109 

provides that VA specifically may not 

prohibit the use of a covered service dog 

in any VA facility, on any VA property, 

or in any facility or on any property that 

receives funding from VA, and further 

defines a covered service dog as a 

service dog that has been trained by an 

entity that is accredited by an 

appropriate accrediting body that 

evaluates and accredits organizations 

which train guide or service dogs. 

Current 38 CFR 1.218(a)(11), however, 

reads that dogs and other animals, 

except seeing-eye dogs, shall not be 

brought upon property except as 

authorized by the head of the facility or 

designee. Our current regulation can be 

interpreted to allow the head of a VA 

facility or designee to bar access to all 

animals other than seeing-eye dogs, 

which is inconsistent with both section 

3103(a) and section 109. We would 

therefore revise our regulation to be 

consistent with the requirements in 

section 3103(a) and section 109. We also 

note that these revisions would be 

consistent with the remainder of § 1.218 

and § 1.220, as well as consistent with 

VA regulations that ensure accessibility 

for programs or activities conducted by 

VA, 38 CFR 15.101 et al. 

The proposed revisions to 38 CFR 

1.218(a)(11) would establish nationally 

applicable criteria regarding the 

presence of service animals on VA 

property, to ensure that our regulations 

cannot be interpreted in a manner that 

conflicts with section 3103(a), section 

109, §§ 1.218 and 1.220, or § 15.101 et 

al. We note that section 3103(b) 

specifically authorizes the Secretary of 

VA to prescribe regulations that are 

necessary in the public interest to carry 

out section 3103(a) as it applies to any 

building or other property subject to 

VA’s jurisdiction, and VA is otherwise 

authorized to prescribe rules to protect 

persons and property on VA property 

under 38 U.S.C. 901. 

Consistent with section 3103(a), 

proposed § 1.218(a)(11)(i) would 

provide that service animals, as defined 

in proposed paragraph (a)(11)(viii), must 

be permitted to be present on VA 

property when those animals 

accompany individuals with disabilities 

and are trained for that purpose. Section 

3103(a) refers to animals that are 

‘‘trained’’ as well as ‘‘educated’’ for the 

purpose of accompanying individuals 

with disabilities, but we believe our 

regulation should be revised to only 

include reference to ‘‘trained’’ animals. 

We are not aware of any intent on the 

part of Congress in section 3103(a) to 

distinguish ‘‘trained’’ from ‘‘educated’’ 

in the context of the skills a service 

animal learns for the purposes of 

assisting individuals with disabilities. 

Additionally, we believe the concept of 

training an animal versus educating an 

animal is more relatable for a majority 

of the public. We explain later in this 

proposed rulemaking how the definition 

of ‘‘service animal’’ in proposed 

paragraph (a)(11)(viii) would be 

consistent with the definition of 

‘‘service animal’’ in regulations that 

implement the Americans with 

Disabilities Act (ADA), as well as 

consistent with the meaning of ‘‘covered 


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