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Moisture range

Tolerance

Direct comparison Sample exchange

Low ................... ±0.05 percent moisture, mean deviation from National standard moisture meter using Hard Red Winter wheat

Mid .................... ± 0.05 percent moisture, mean deviation from National standard moisture meter using Hard Red Winter wheat

High .................. ± 0.05 percent moisture, mean deviation from National standard moisture meter using Hard Red Winter wheat

(2) All other than Headquarters

standard meters:

Moisture range

Tolerance

Direct comparison Sample exchange

Low ................... ± 0.15 percent moisture, mean deviation from standard moisture meter using Hard Red Winter wheat± 0.20 percent moisture, mean deviation from standard moisture meter using Hard Red Winter wheat.

Mid .................... ± 0.10 percent moisture, mean deviation from standard moisture meter using Hard Red Winter wheat± 0.15 percent moisture, mean deviation from standard moisture meter using Hard Red Winter wheat.

High .................. ± 0.15 percent moisture, mean deviation from standard moisture meter using Hard Red Winter wheat± 0.20 percent moisture, mean deviation from standard moisture meter using Hard Red Winter wheat.

(b) The maintenance tolerances for

GAC 2100 moisture meters used in

performing official inspection services

shall be:

(1) Headquarters standard meters. By

direct comparison using mid-range Hard

Red Winter wheat, ± 0.05% mean

deviation for the average of the

Headquarters standard moisture meters.

(2) All other than Headquarters

standard meters. By sample exchange

using mid-range Hard Red Winter

wheat, ± 0.15% mean deviation from the

standard meter.

Dated: June 19, 1998.

David R. Shipman,

Acting Administrator, Grain Inspection,

Packers and Stockyards Administration.

[FR Doc. 98–16964 Filed 6–24–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–EN–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 39

[Docket No. 97–CE–143–AD; Amendment

39–10597; AD 98–13–09]

RIN 2120–AA64

Airworthiness Directives; AERMACCHI

S.p.A. Models F.260, F.260B, F.260C,

and F.260D Airplanes

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: This amendment adopts a

new airworthiness directive (AD) that

applies to certain AERMACCHI S.p.A.

(AERMACCHI) Models F.260, F.260B,

F.260C, and F.260D airplanes. This AD

requires marking the airspeed indicator

to indicate the correct flap operation

range and stall speed of the airplane.

This AD is the result of mandatory

continuing airworthiness information

(MCAI) issued by the airworthiness

authority for Italy. The actions specified

by this AD are intended to prevent the

airplane from stalling at an airspeed

higher than anticipated, which could

result in loss of control of the airplane.

DATES: Effective August 1, 1998.

The incorporation by reference of

certain publications listed in the

regulations is approved by the Director

of the Federal Register as of August 1,

1998.

ADDRESSES: Service information that

applies to this AD may be obtained from

AERMACCHI, Product Support, Via

Indipendenza 2, 21018 Sesto Calende

(VA), Italy; telephone: +39–331–929117;

facsimile: +39–331–922525. 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–143–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.

David O. Keenan, Project Officer, FAA,

Small Airplane Directorate, Aircraft

Certification Service, 1201 Walnut, suite

900, Kansas City, Missouri 64106;

telephone: (816) 426–6934; facsimile:

(816) 426–2169.

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 AERMACCHI Models

F.260, F.260B, F.260C, and F.260D

airplanes was published in the Federal

Register as a notice of proposed

rulemaking (NPRM) on April 13, 1998

(63 FR 17969). The NPRM proposed to

require marking the airspeed indicator

with a black arc to indicate the correct

stall speed and flap operation range of

the airplane. Accomplishment of the

proposed action as specified in the

NPRM would be in accordance with

SIAI Marchetti S.p.A. Service Bulletin

No. 260B54, dated May 28, 1993.

The NPRM was the result of

mandatory continuing airworthiness

information (MCAI) issued by the

airworthiness authority for Italy.

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.
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Cost Impact

The FAA estimates that 60 airplanes

in the U.S. registry will be affected by

this AD, that it will take approximately

1 workhour per airplane to accomplish

this action, and that the average labor

rate is approximately $60 an hour.

Materials for marking the airspeed

indicator can be obtained locally at

minimal cost. Based on these figures,

the total cost impact of this AD on U.S.

operators is estimated to be $3,600, or

$60 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:

98–13–09 AERMACCHI S.P.A.:

Amendment 39–10597; Docket No. 97–

CE–143–AD.

Applicability: Models F.260, F.260B,

F.260C, and F.260D airplanes, serial numbers

001 through 848, 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 (c) 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 the airplane from stalling at an

airspeed higher than anticipated, which

could result in loss of control of the airplane,

accomplish the following:

(a) Mark the airspeed indicator with a

black arc between the numbers 0 and 63.5 in

accordance with the Instructions section of

SIAI Marchetti S.p.A Service Bulletin No.

260B54, dated May 28, 1993. All other

operating ranges on the airspeed indicator are

correct.

Note 2: Although the SIAI Marchetti S.p.A.

service bulletin referenced above calls out all

of the operating ranges indicated on the

airspeed indicator, it is the FAA’s intent in

this AD to focus only on the flap operating

range.

(b) 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.

(c) 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

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 3: Information concerning the

existence of approved alternative methods of

compliance with this AD, if any, may be

obtained from the Small Airplane

Directorate.

(d) Questions or technical information

related to SIAI Marchetti Service Bulletin No.

260B54, dated May 28, 1993, should be

directed to AERMACCHI, Product Support,

Via Indipendenza 2, 21018 Sesto Calende

(VA), Italy; telephone: +39–331–929117;

facsimile: +39–331–922525. 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.

(e) The modification required by this AD

shall be done in accordance with SIAI

Marchetti Service Bulletin No. 260B54, dated

May 28, 1993. 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 AERMACCHI, Product

Support, Via Indipendenza 2, 21018 Sesto

Calende (VA), Italy. 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 4: The subject of this AD is addressed

in Italian AD 93–220, dated July 29, 1993.

(f) This amendment becomes effective on

August 1, 1998.

Issued in Kansas City, Missouri, on June 9,

1998.

Michael Gallagher,

Manager, Small Airplane Directorate, Aircraft

Certification Service.

[FR Doc. 98–16021 Filed 6–24–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–U

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 39

[Docket No. 97–NM–250–AD; Amendment

39–10602; AD 98–13–14]

RIN 2120–AA64

Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model

A320 Series Airplanes

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: This amendment adopts a

new airworthiness directive (AD),

applicable to certain Airbus Model

A320 series airplanes, that requires

repetitive rotating probe inspections of

fastener holes and/or the adjacent

tooling hole of a former junction of the

aft fuselage, and corrective action, if

necessary. This amendment also

provides for optional terminating action

for the repetitive inspections. This

amendment is prompted by issuance of

mandatory continuing airworthiness

information by a foreign civil

airworthiness authority. The actions

specified by this AD are intended to

prevent reduced structural integrity of

the aft fuselage caused by fatigue

cracking of the former junction at frame

68.

DATES: Effective July 30, 1998.