Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 116 /Wednesday, June 17, 1998 /Rules and Regulations 32975

Administrator, the Federal Aviation

Administration amends part 39 of the

Federal Aviation Regulations (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. Section 39.13 is amended by

adding a new airworthiness directive

(AD) to read as follows:

98–13–10 Cessna Aircraft Company:

Amendment 39–10598; Docket No. 98–

CE–59–AD.

Applicability: Model 182S airplanes, all

serial numbers, certificated in any category.

Note 1: This AD applies to each airplane

identified in the preceding applicability

provision, regardless of whether it has been

modified, altered, or repaired in the area

subject to the requirements of this AD. For

airplanes that have been modified, altered, or

repaired so that the performance of the

requirements of this AD is affected, the

owner/operator must request approval for an

alternative method of compliance in

accordance with paragraph (e) of this AD.

The request should include an assessment of

the effect of the modification, alteration, or

repair on the unsafe condition addressed by

this AD; and, if the unsafe condition has not

been eliminated, the request should include

specific proposed actions to address it.

Compliance: Required as indicated in the

body of this AD, unless already

accomplished.

To detect and correct damage to the engine

exhaust mufflers caused by high stresses

imposed on the attachment of the exhaust at

the area of the firewall and cracking, which

could result in exhaust gases entering the

airplane cabin with consequent crew and

passenger injury, accomplish the following:

(a) Within the next 5 days after the

effective date of this AD, accomplish the

following:

(1) Fabricate a placard that specifies

immediately inspecting all engine exhaust

muffler end plates when the engine backfires

upon start-up, and install this placard on the

instrument panel within the pilot’s clear

view. The placard should utilize letters of at

least 0.10-inch in height and contain the

following words:

‘‘If the engine backfires upon start-up, prior

to further flight, inspect and replace (as

necessary) all engine exhaust muffler end

plates in accordance with AD 98–13–10’’

(2) Insert a copy of this AD into the

Limitations Section of the airplane flight

manual (AFM).

(b) Within the next 25 hours time-inservice (TIS) after the effective date of this

AD and thereafter at intervals not to exceed

25 hours TIS after the previous inspection

(including any inspection accomplished after

an engine backfire), inspect all engine

exhaust muffler end plates (four total) for

cracks on the forward (upstream) or aft

(downstream) end of each muffler can. Prior

to further flight, replace any engine exhaust

muffler where an end plate is found cracked.

The replacement does not eliminate the

repetitive inspection requirement of this AD.

Note 2: Cessna Service Bulletin SB98–78–

02, Issued: June 6, 1998, depicts the area to

be inspected. The actions of this service

bulletin are different from those required by

this AD. This AD takes precedence over the

actions specified in the service bulletin, and

accomplishment of the service bulletin is not

considered an alternative method of

compliance to the actions of this AD. Copies

of this service bulletin may be obtained from

the Cessna Aircraft Company, Product

Support, P.O. Box 7706, Wichita, Kansas

67277.

(c) Fabricating and installing the placard

and inserting this AD into the Limitations

Section of the AFM, as required by paragraph

(a) of this AD, may be performed by the

owner/operator holding at least a private

pilot certificate as authorized by section 43.7

of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR

43.7), and must be entered into the aircraft

records showing compliance with this AD in

accordance with section 43.9 of the Federal

Aviation Regulations (14 CFR 43.9).

(d) 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 requirements of this AD

can be accomplished.

(e) An alternative method of compliance or

adjustment of the compliance time that

provides an equivalent level of safety may be

approved by the Manager, Wichita Aircraft

Certification Office (ACO), 1801 Airport

Road, Room 100, Mid-Continent Airport,

Wichita, Kansas 67209. The request shall be

forwarded through an appropriate FAA

Maintenance Inspector, who may add

comments and then send it to the Manager,

Wichita ACO.

Note 3: Information concerning the

existence of approved alternative methods of

compliance with this AD, if any, may be

obtained from the Wichita ACO.

(f) Information related to this AD may be

examined at the FAA, Central Region, Office

of the Regional Counsel, Room 1558, 601 E.

12th Street, Kansas City, Missouri.

(g) This amendment becomes effective on

July 8, 1998.

Issued in Kansas City, Missouri, on June

10, 1998.

Michael Gallagher,

Manager, Small Airplane Directorate, Aircraft

Certification Service.

[FR Doc. 98–16015 Filed 6–16–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–U

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 39

[Docket No. 97–CE–08–AD; Amendment 39–

10596; AD 98–13–08]

RIN 2120–AA64

Airworthiness Directives; Pilatus

Aircraft Ltd. Model PC–12 Airplanes

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: This amendment adopts a

new airworthiness directive (AD) that

applies to certain Pilatus Aircraft Ltd.

(Pilatus) Model PC–12 airplanes. This

AD requires replacing and re-routing the

power return cables on the starter

generator and generator 2, inserting a

temporary revision to the pilot operating

handbook (POH), and installing a

placard near the standby magnetic

compass. This AD is the result of

mandatory continuing airworthiness

information (MCAI) issued by the

airworthiness authority for Switzerland.

The actions specified by this AD are

intended to prevent directional

deviation on the standby magnetic

compass caused by an overload of

electrical current in the airplane

structure, which could result in flightpath deviation during critical phases of

flight in icing conditions and

instrument meteorologic conditions

(IMC).

DATES: Effective July 31, 1998.

The incorporation by reference of

certain publications listed in the

regulations is approved by the Director

of the Federal Register as of July 31,

1998.

ADDRESSES: Service information that

applies to this AD may be obtained from

Pilatus Aircraft Ltd., Marketing Support

Department, CH–6370 Stans,

Switzerland; telephone: +41 41–6196

233; facsimile: +41 41–6103 351. This

information may also be examined at

the Federal Aviation Administration

(FAA), Central Region, Office of the

Regional Counsel, Attention: Rules

Docket No. 97–CE–08–AD, Room 1558,

601 E. 12th Street, Kansas City, Missouri

64106; or at the Office of the Federal

Register, 800 North Capitol Street, NW,

suite 700, Washington, DC.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.

Roman T. Gabrys, Aerospace Engineer,

Small Airplane Directorate, Airplane

Certification Service, FAA, 1201

Walnut, suite 900, Kansas City, Missouri

64106; telephone: (816) 426–6934;

facsimile: (816) 426–2169.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Events Leading to the Issuance of This

AD

A proposal to amend part 39 of the

Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR

part 39) to include an AD that would

apply to certain Pilatus Model PC–12

airplanes was published in the Federal

Register as a notice of proposed

rulemaking (NPRM) on April 1, 1998 (63

FR 15795). The NPRM proposed to

require replacing and re-routing the

power return cables on the starter

generator and generator 2; inserting a

temporary revision to the POH; and

installing a placard near the standby

magnetic compass, using at least 1/8-

inch letters, with the following words:

‘‘STANDBY COMPASS FOR CORRECT

READING CHECK: WINDSHIELD DE–

ICE LH & RH HEAVY & COOLING

SYSTEM OFF.’’

Accomplishment of the proposed

action as specified in the NPRM would

be in accordance with Pilatus PC XII

Service Bulletin No. 24–002, Rev. No. 1,

dated September 20, 1996.

The NPRM was the result of

mandatory continuing airworthiness

information (MCAI) issued by the

airworthiness authority for Switzerland.

Interested persons have been afforded

an opportunity to participate in the

making of this amendment. No

comments were received on the

proposed rule or the FAA’s

determination of the cost to the public.

The FAA’s Determination

After careful review of all available

information related to the subject

presented above, the FAA has

determined that air safety and the

public interest require the adoption of

the rule as proposed except for minor

editorial corrections. The FAA has

determined that these minor corrections

will not change the meaning of the AD

and will not add any additional burden

upon the public than was already

proposed.

Cost Impact

The FAA estimates that 40 airplanes

in the U.S. registry will be affected by

this AD, that it will take approximately

12 workhours per airplane to

accomplish the cable re-routing and

replacement, and that the average labor

rate is approximately $60 an hour. Parts

will be provided free from the

manufacturer upon request.

Incorporating the POH revisions and

installing a placard may be performed

by the owner/operator holding at least a

private pilot certificate as authorized by

section 43.7 of the Federal Aviation

Regulations (14 CFR 43.7), and must be

entered into the aircraft records showing

compliance with this AD in accordance

with section 43.9 of the Federal

Aviation Regulations (14 CFR 43.9).

Based on these figures, the total cost

impact of this AD on U.S. operators is

estimated to be $28,800, or $720 per

airplane.

Regulatory Impact

The regulations adopted herein will

not have substantial direct effects 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. Therefore, in

accordance with Executive Order 12612,

it is determined that this final rule does

not have sufficient federalism

implications to warrant the preparation

of a Federalism Assessment.

For the reasons discussed above, I

certify that this action (1) is not a

‘‘significant regulatory action’’ under

Executive Order 12866; (2) is not a

‘‘significant rule’’ under DOT

Regulatory Policies and Procedures (44

FR 11034, February 26, 1979); 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. A copy of the final

evaluation prepared for this action is

contained in the Rules Docket. A copy

of it may be obtained by contacting the

Rules Docket at the location provided

under the caption ADDRESSES.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39

Air transportation, Aircraft, Aviation

safety, Incorporation by reference,

Safety.

Adoption of the Amendment

Accordingly, pursuant to the

authority delegated to me by the

Administrator, the Federal Aviation

Administration amends part 39 of the

Federal Aviation Regulations (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. Section 39.13 is amended by

adding a new airworthiness directive

(AD) to read as follows:

98–13–08 Pilatus Aircraft Ltd.: Amendment

39–10596; Docket No. 97-CE–08-AD.

Applicability: Model PC–12 airplanes,

serial numbers 101 through 147, certificated

in any category.

Note 1: This AD applies to each airplane

identified in the preceding applicability

provision, regardless of whether it has been

modified, altered, or repaired in the area

subject to the requirements of this AD. For

airplanes that have been modified, altered, or

repaired so that the performance of the

requirements of this AD is affected, the

owner/operator must request approval for an

alternative method of compliance in

accordance with paragraph (f) of this AD. The

request should include an assessment of the

effect of the modification, alteration, or repair

on the unsafe condition addressed by this

AD; and, if the unsafe condition has not been

eliminated, the request should include

specific proposed actions to address it.

Compliance: Required within the next 100

hours time-in-service (TIS) after the effective

date of this AD, unless already accomplished.

To prevent directional deviation on the

standby magnetic compass caused by an

overload of electrical current in the airplane

structure, which could result in flight-path

deviation during critical phases of flight in

icing conditions and Instrument

Meteorologic Conditions (IMC), accomplish

the following:

(a) Re-route and replace the starter

generator cable and the generator 2 power

return cables with new cables of improved

design in accordance with the

Accomplishment Instructions section in

Pilatus PC XII Service Bulletin (SB) No. 24–

002, Rev. No. 1, dated September 20, 1996.

(b) Remove the temporary revision titled

‘‘Electrical Cables,’’ dated March 7, 1996,

from the Pilot Operating Handbook (POH)

and insert a temporary revision titled

‘‘Electrical Cables’’ Rev. 1, dated July 12,

1996, in accordance with the

Accomplishment Instructions section in

Pilatus PC XII SB No. 24–002, Rev. No. 1,

dated September 20, 1996.

(c) Install a placard with the following

words (using at least 1/8-inch letters) near

the standby magnetic compass in accordance

with the Accomplishment Instructions

section in Pilatus PC XII SB No. 24–002, Rev.

No. 1, dated September 20, 1996:

‘‘STANDBY COMPASS FOR CORRECT

READING CHECK: WINDSHIELD DE-ICE LH

& RH HEAVY & COOLING SYSTEM OFF.’’

(d) Incorporating the POH revisions and

installing a placard, as required by

paragraphs (b) and (c) of this AD, may be

performed by the owner/operator holding at

least a private pilot certificate as authorized

by section 43.7 of the Federal Aviation

Regulations (14 CFR 43.7), and must be

entered into the aircraft records showing

compliance with this AD in accordance with

section 43.9 of the Federal Aviation

Regulations (14 CFR 43.9).

(e) 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 requirements of this AD

can be accomplished.

(f) An alternative method of compliance or

adjustment of the compliance time that

provides an equivalent level of safety may be

approved by the Manager, Small Airplane

Directorate, 1201 Walnut, suite 900, Kansas
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City, Missouri 64106. The request shall be

forwarded through an appropriate FAA

Maintenance Inspector, who may add

comments and then send it to the Manager,

Small Airplane Directorate.

Note 2: Information concerning the

existence of approved alternative methods of

compliance with this AD, if any, may be

obtained from the Small Airplane

Directorate.

(g) Questions or technical information

related to Pilatus PC XII SB No. 24–002, Rev.

No. 1, dated September 20, 1996, should be

directed to Pilatus Aircraft Ltd., Customer

Liaison Manager, CH–6370 Stans,

Switzerland; telephone: +41 41 6196 233;

facsimile: +41 41 6103 351. This service

information may be examined at the FAA,

Central Region, Office of the Regional

Counsel, Room 1558, 601 E. 12th Street,

Kansas City, Missouri 64106.

(h) The modification, replacement,

insertion, and installation required by this

AD shall be done in accordance with Pilatus

PC XII Service Bulletin No. 24–002, Rev. No.

1, dated September 20, 1996. This

incorporation by reference was approved by

the Director of the Federal Register in

accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR

part 51. Copies may be obtained from Pilatus

Aircraft Ltd., Customer Liaison Manager, CH6370 Stans, Switzerland. Copies may be

inspected at the FAA, Central Region, Office

of the Regional Counsel, Room 1558, 601 E.

12th Street, Kansas City, Missouri, or at the

Office of the Federal Register, 800 North

Capitol Street, NW, suite 700, Washington,

DC.

Note 3: The subject of this AD is addressed

in Swiss AD No. HB–96–140, dated March

18, 1996, and Swiss AD No. HB 97-001, dated

January 1, 1997.

(i) This amendment becomes effective on

July 31, 1998.

Issued in Kansas City, Missouri, on June 9,

1998.

Michael Gallagher,

Manager, Small Airplane Directorate, Aircraft

Certification Service.

[FR Doc. 98–16023 Filed 6–16–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–U

FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION

16 CFR Parts 2 and 4

Delegation of Authority to Respond To

Requests for Information

AGENCY: Federal Trade Commission

(FTC).

ACTION: Final rules.

SUMMARY: The Commission is revising

its rules to authorize the General

Counsel’s designee to: determine

whether information is confidential or

should be placed on the public record;

respond to requests for nonpublic

information by Federal and State

agencies; determine which portions of

closed meeting transcripts or minutes to

make public; determine which portions

of compliance reports, prior approval

requests and related supplemental

materials, will be treated as confidential

when confidential treatment is

requested at the time of submission; and

respond to requests to use nonpublic

memoranda as writing samples or for

purposes of teaching, lecturing or

writing. The General Counsel will

designate the Deputy General Counsel

or an Assistant General Counsel (or a

senior manager in an equivalent level)

to make these determinations. The

Commission is adopting these changes

in order to improve and expedite the

process for responding to such requests.

The changes will affect internal

procedures only and are not intended to

influence the outcomes of requests

made under the Rules.

The Commission is inserting crossreferences to certain confidentiality

rules to clarify and make consistent its

procedures and is removing language

that is thereby made repetitive or is

otherwise unnecessary.

EFFECTIVE DATE: These amendments are

effective June 17, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Laura Berger, Attorney, 202–326–2471,

Office of the General Counsel, FTC,

Sixth Street & Pennsylvania Avenue,

NW, Washington, D.C. 20580.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The rule

amendments relate solely to agency

practice and thus are not subject to the

notice and comment requirements of the

Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C.

553(a)(2), or to the requirements of the

Regulatory Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C.

601(2). The Paperwork Reduction Act,

44 U.S.C. 3501–3520, does not apply to

these amendments because they do not

involve a request for any person to

report, keep records, or disclose

information, and because the

amendment is purely administrative

and does not affect persons as defined

by the Act. See 5 CFR 1320.3(c), 5 CFR

1320.3(c)(4).

List of Subjects

16 CFR Part 2

Administrative practice and

procedure.

16 CFR Part 4

Administrative practice and

procedure, Sunshine Act.

For the reasons set forth in the

preamble, the Federal Trade

Commission amends Title 16, chapter 1,

subchapter A, of the Code of Federal

Regulations as follows:

PART 2—NONADJUDICATIVE

PROCEDURES

1. The authority citation for part 2,

continues to read as follows:

Authority: Sec. 6, 38 Stat. 721; 15 U.S.C.

46.

2. Section 2.33 is revised to read as

follows:

§ 2.33 Compliance procedure.

The Commission may in its discretion

require that a proposed agreement

containing an order to cease and desist

be accompanied by an initial report

signed by the respondent setting forth in

precise detail the manner in which the

respondent will comply with the order

when and if entered. Such report will

not become part of the public record

unless and until the accompanying

agreement and order are accepted by the

Commission. At the time any such

report is submitted a respondent may

request confidentiality for any portion

thereof with a precise showing of

justification therefor as set out in

§ 4.9(c) and the General Counsel or the

General Counsel’s designee will dispose

of such requests in accordance with that

section.

3. Section 2.41(f)(5) is revised to read

as follow:

§ 2.41 Reports of compliance.

* * * * *

(f) * * *

(5) Persons submitting information

that is subject to public record

disclosure under this section may

request confidential treatment for that

information or portions thereof in

accordance with § 4.9(c) and the General

Counsel or the General Counsel’s

designee will dispose of such requests

in accordance with that section. Nothing

in this section requires that

confidentiality requests be resolved

prior to, or contemporaneously with, the

disposition of the application.

PART 4—MISCELLANEOUS RULES

4. The authority citation for part 4

continues to read as follows:

Authority: Sec. 6, 38 Stat. 721; 15 U.S.C.

46.

5. Section 4.9 is amended by revising

paragraphs (b)(7)(i), (c)(1) and (c)(3) to

read as follows:

§ 4.9 The public record.

* * * * *

(b) * * *

(7) Compliance/Enforcement (16 CFR

2.33, 2.41). (i) Reports of compliance

filed pursuant to the rules in this

chapter or pursuant to a provision in a

Commission order and supplemental