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1This notice focuses on the date on which 

independent expenditures are ‘‘publicly 

disseminated,’’ rather than the date on which they 

are ‘‘publicly distributed.’’ Generally, independent 

expenditures that are made public by broadcast, 

cable or satellite are ‘‘publicly distributed.’’ See 11 

CFR 100.29(b)(2); see also Explanation and 

Justification for Final Rules on Bipartisan Campaign 

Reform Act of 2002 Reporting, 68 FR 404, 407 (Jan. 

3, 2003). In contrast, all other forms of independent 

expenditure communications, such as those made 

public in newspapers, magazines, or via handbills 

are considered to be ‘‘publicly disseminated.’’ See 

Explanation and Justification for Final Rules on 

Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 Reporting, 

68 FR 404, 407 (Jan. 3, 2003). This particular rule 

interprets ‘‘publicly disseminated’’ for those items 

that do not have an inherent date certain for public 

dissemination, such as yard signs, mini-billboards, 

handbills, t-shirts, hats, and buttons. 

2Once the public dissemination date is 

established, independent expenditure 

communications must be reported pursuant to 11 

CFR 104.4(b)(2), (c), and (f), and 109.10(c) and (d). 

3The Commission notes that, for any given 

independent expenditure communication, Filers 

should list the same date of dissemination on their 

regularly scheduled FEC reports as the date they 

listed on their 24- and 48-Hour Independent 

Expenditure reports. 

100.16; see also 2 U.S.C. 431(17). 

Political committees and other persons 

making independent expenditures 

(‘‘Filers’’) must file reports disclosing 

their independent expenditures at 

certain regular intervals. See 2 U.S.C. 

434(a)(4) and (c); 11 CFR 104.4 and 

109.10(b). In addition, Filers must 

report all independent expenditures that 

aggregate more than certain dollar 

amounts during certain reporting 

periods within either 24 hours or 48 

hours of the date on which the person 

makes or contracts to make independent 

expenditures. 2 U.S.C. 434(g). The 

Commission’s regulation requires that 

Filers ‘‘ensure that the Commission 

receives these reports by [either 24 

hours or 48 hours] following the date on 

which a communication that constitutes 

an independent expenditure is publicly 

distributed or otherwise publicly 

disseminated.’’ 11 CFR 104.4(b)(2); see 

also 11 CFR 104.4(c), and (f), and 

109.10(c) and (d). 

The actual public dissemination date 

of independent expenditure 

communications that take the form of 

items such as yard signs, minibillboards, handbills, t-shirts, hats, and 

buttons may be difficult to ascertain, 

however, particularly where the items 

are disseminated in stages or where the 

Filer is an organization that purchases 

the items from a vendor, and then 

retains the items for a period of time 

before distributing them to affiliate or 

member organizations or to individuals, 

such as the organization’s employees, 

members or customers, to wear or 

display in public. For this reason, the 

Commission is issuing this notice to 

clarify that a range of acceptable dates 

may be used as the public dissemination 

date 1 for these forms of independent 

expenditure communications for both 

individual and organizational Filers. 

For purposes of the reporting 

requirements in 11 CFR 104.4(b)(2), (c), 

and (f), and 109.10(c) and (d), the 

Commission hereby clarifies that the 

Filer may report independent 

expenditure communications that take 

the form of items such as yard signs, 

mini-billboards, handbills, t-shirts, hats, 

buttons, as ‘‘publicly disseminated’’ on 

any reasonable date starting with the 

date the Filer receives or exercises 

control over the items in the usual and 

normal course of dissemination, up to 

and including the date that the 

communications are actually 

disseminated to the public.2 Reasonable 

dates that may be treated as the date of 

public dissemination include, but are 

not limited to (1) The date that a Filer 

receives delivery of the communication, 

(2) the date that a Filer distributes the 

communication to its members or 

employees for later public 

dissemination, (3) the date that a Filer 

distributes the communications to its 

affiliate or member organizations for 

later public dissemination, (4) the date 

as of which the Filer authorizes its 

members or employees to display the 

communication, or (5) the date of actual 

public dissemination, if that date is 

known to the Filer.3 In no event, 

however, may a Filer choose a date that 

is later than the actual date of 

dissemination. Similarly, in no event 

may a Filer choose a date that is 

subsequent to the date of the election to 

which the independent expenditure 

communication pertains. 

The Commission believes that this 

interpretation of its regulations provides 

Filers with an administratively 

workable method for determining the 

date of dissemination for these types of 

independent expenditure 

communications, consistent with the 

‘‘[c]ongressional intent to emphasize 

and ensure timely disclosure’’ of 

independent expenditures. Explanation 

and Justification for Final Rules on 

Independent Expenditure Reporting, 67 

FR 12834, 12837 (Mar. 20, 2002). 

This document is an interpretive rule 

announcing the general course of action 

that the Commission intends to follow. 

This interpretive rule does not 

constitute an agency action requiring 

notice of proposed rulemaking, 

opportunities for public participation, 

prior publication, or delay in effective 

date under 5 U.S.C. 553 of the 

Administrative Procedures Act. It does 

not bind the Commission or any 

members of the general public, nor does 

it create or remove any rights, duties, or 

obligations. The provisions of the 

Regulatory Flexibility Act, which apply 

when notice and comment are required 

by the Administrative Procedures Act or 

another statute, do not apply. See 5 

U.S.C. 603(a). 

Dated: September 29, 2011. 

On behalf of the Commission. 

Cynthia L. Bauerly, 

Chair, Federal Election Commission. 

[FR Doc. 2011–25568 Filed 10–3–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6715–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2011–0935; Directorate 

Identifier 2011–NE–28–AD; Amendment 39– 

16813; AD 2011–18–51R1] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Honeywell 

International Inc. TPE331 Model 

Turboprop Engines With Certain Dixie 

Aerospace, LLC Main Shaft Bearings 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule; request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: We are revising an existing 

emergency airworthiness directive (AD) 

for all Honeywell International Inc. 

TPE331 model turboprop engines with a 

part manufacturer approval (PMA) 

replacement Dixie Aerospace, LLC main 

shaft bearing part number (P/N) 

3108098–1WD, installed. That 

emergency AD was not published in the 

Federal Register, but was sent to all 

known U.S. owners and operators of 

these engines. That AD currently 

requires an inspection of the airplane 

records to determine if a Dixie 

Aerospace, LLC main shaft bearing, P/N 

3108098–1WD, is installed in the 

engine, and if installed, removal of that 

bearing from service, before further 

flight. This AD requires the same 

actions. This AD revision was prompted 

by the need to list the affected bearings 

by serial number (S/N) in the AD for 

clarification. We are issuing this AD to 

correct the unsafe condition on these 

products. 

DATES: This AD is effective October 19, 

2011. 

We must receive comments on this 

AD by November 18, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: You may send comments, 

using the procedures found in 14 CFR 

11.43 and 11.45, by any of the following 

methods: 


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61256 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 192 / Tuesday, October 4, 2011 / Rules and Regulations 

• 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; or in person at the Docket 

Operations Office between 9 a.m. and 

5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays. The AD docket 

contains this AD, the regulatory 

evaluation, any comments received, and 

other information. The street address for 

the Docket Operations 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: 

Juanita Craft, Aerospace Engineer, FAA, 

Atlanta Aircraft Certification Office, 

1701 Columbia Avenue, College Park, 

GA 30337; phone: 404–474–5584; fax: 

404–474–5606; e-mail: juanita.craft@

faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Discussion 

On August 17, 2011, we issued 

Emergency AD 2011–18–51, for all 

Honeywell International Inc. TPE331 

model turboprop engines with a PMA 

replacement Dixie Aerospace, LLC main 

shaft bearing, P/N 3108098–1WD, 

installed. That AD requires inspection 

of the airplane records to determine if 

a Dixie Aerospace, LLC main shaft 

bearing, part number (P/N) 3108098– 

1WD, is installed in the engine, and if 

installed, removal of that bearing from 

service, before further flight. That 

emergency AD resulted from an 

excessive failure rate of PMA main shaft 

bearings, P/N 3108098–1WD, 

manufactured by Dixie Aerospace, LLC. 

That emergency AD was not published 

in the Federal Register, but was sent to 

all known U.S. owners and operators of 

these engines. This AD requires the 

same actions. We are issuing this AD to 

prevent engine main rotor seizure 

resulting in engine damage, shutdown, 

and damage to the airplane. 

Under 14 CFR 39.1, the Engine & 

Propeller Directorate is only authorized 

to issue airworthiness directives that 

apply to aircraft engines, propellers, or 

appliances (hereinafter referred to in 

this AD as ‘‘products’’) when an unsafe 

condition exists in a product; and that 

unsafe condition is likely to exist or 

develop in other products of the same 

type design. Therefore, although the 

unsafe condition is caused by the failure 

of certain PMA parts manufactured by 

Dixie Aerospace, LLC, for the product 

affected, we must include the type 

certificate (TC) holder’s legal name in 

the subject line of the AD. For this AD, 

the TC holder is Honeywell 

International Inc. 

Actions Since AD 2011–18–51 Was 

Issued 

We are revising Emergency AD 2011– 

18–51 with this final rule because we 

determined the need to list the affected 

bearings by serial number (S/N) in the 

AD for clarification. 

FAA’s Determination 

We are issuing this AD because we 

evaluated all relevant information and 

determined the unsafe condition 

described previously is likely to exist or 

develop in other products of the same 

type design. 

AD Requirements 

This AD requires an inspection of 

records to determine if certain S/N Dixie 

Aerospace, LLC main shaft bearings, 

P/N 3108098–1WD, are installed in 

Honeywell International Inc. TPE331 

model turboprop engines. Within 10 

operating hours, affected bearings must 

be removed from service. 

FAA’s Justification and Determination 

of the Effective Date 

An unsafe condition exists that 

requires the immediate adoption of this 

AD. The FAA has found that the risk to 

the flying public justifies waiving notice 

and comment prior to adoption of this 

rule because the bearing failure 

mechanism is severe and sudden. 

Therefore, we find that notice and 

opportunity for prior public comment 

are impracticable and that good cause 

exists for making this amendment 

effective in less than 30 days. 

Comments Invited 

This AD is a final rule that involves 

requirements affecting flight safety and 

we did not provide you with notice and 

an opportunity to provide your 

comments before it becomes effective. 

However, we invite you to send any 

written data, views, or arguments about 

this AD. Send your comments to an 

address listed under the ADDRESSES

section. Include the docket number 

FAA–2011–0935 and Directorate 

Identifier 2011–NE–28–AD at the 

beginning of your comments. We 

specifically invite comments on the 

overall regulatory, economic, 

environmental, and energy aspects of 

this AD. We will consider all comments 

received by the closing date and may 

amend this 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 AD. 

Costs of Compliance 

We estimate that this AD will require 

1,000 engines installed on airplanes of 

U.S. registry to have their records 

inspected, and the inspection will take 

about 0.5 hour per engine. We also 

estimate that one engine will require the 

affected main shaft bearing to be 

removed from service. We also estimate 

that it will take about 24 work-hours per 

engine to remove the bearing from 

service and that the average labor rate is 

$85 per work-hour. A replacement 

bearing will cost about $5,750. Based on 

these figures, we estimate the total cost 

of the AD to U.S. operators to be 

$50,290. 

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 

This AD will not have federalism 

implications under Executive Order 

13132. This AD will 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. 


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For the reasons discussed above, I 

certify that this AD: 

(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), 

(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. 

Adoption of the Amendment 

Accordingly, under the authority 

delegated to me by the Administrator, 

the FAA amends 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): 

2011–18–51R1 Honeywell International 

Inc.: Amendment 39–16813; Docket No. 

FAA–2011–0935; Directorate Identifier 

2011–NE–28–AD. 

Effective Date 

(a) This AD is effective October 19, 2011. 

Affected ADs 

(b) This AD revises emergency AD 2011– 

18–51. 

Applicability 

(c) This AD applies to all Honeywell 

International Inc. TPE331 model turboprop 

engines with the serial numbers (S/Ns) of 

part manufacturer approval (PMA) 

replacement Dixie Aerospace, LLC main shaft 

bearings, part number (P/N) 3108098–1WD, 

listed by S/N in Table 1 of this AD, installed. 

Bearings having the P/N 3108098–1, but not 

the WD at the end of the P/N, are not affected 

by this AD. 

TABLE 1—AFFECTED S/NS OF DIXIE AEROSPACE, LLC MAIN SHAFT BEARINGS, P/N 3108098–1WD 

A10–1727 A10–1762 A10–1764 A10–1770 A10–1771 

A10–1775 A10–1776 A10–1780 A10–1786 A10–1789 

A10–1796 A10–1798 A10–1799 A10–1800 A10–1801 

A10–1803 A10–1804 A10–1805 A10–1809 A10–1810 

A10–1811 A10–1814 A10–1818 A10–1822 A10–1825 

Unsafe Condition 

(d) This AD revision was prompted by the 

need to list the affected bearings by S/N in 

the AD for clarification. We are issuing this 

AD to prevent engine main rotor seizure 

resulting in engine damage, shutdown, and 

damage to the airplane. 

Compliance 

(e) Comply with this AD within the 

compliance times specified, unless already 

done. 

(f) For all airplanes with a Honeywell 

International Inc. TPE331 model turboprop 

engine installed, where the engine was 

overhauled or replaced since February 1, 

2010: 

(1) Within 10 operating hours, inspect the 

airplane records to determine if any of the 

S/Ns of Dixie Aerospace, LLC main shaft 

bearing, P/N 3108098–1WD, listed in Table 1 

of this AD, are installed in the engine. 

(2) Remove all S/Ns of Dixie Aerospace, 

LLC main shaft bearings listed in Table 1 of 

this AD, from service, before further flight. 

Installation Prohibition 

(g) After the effective date of this AD, do 

not install any of the bearings listed in Table 

1 of this AD into any engine. 

Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs) 

(h) The Manager, Atlanta Aircraft 

Certification Office, FAA, has the authority to 

approve AMOCs for this AD, if requested 

using the procedures found in 14 CFR 39.19. 

Related Information 

(i) For further information about this AD, 

contact: Juanita Craft, Aerospace Engineer, 

Atlanta Aircraft Certification Office, FAA, 

Atlanta Aircraft Certification Office, 1701 

Columbia Avenue, College Park, GA 30337; 

phone: 404–474–5584; fax: 404–474–5606; 

e-mail: juanita.craft@faa.gov. 

Issued in Burlington, Massachusetts, on 

September 16, 2011. 

Peter A. White, 

Manager, Engine & Propeller Directorate, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2011–25481 Filed 10–3–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2011–1015; Airspace 

Docket No. 10–AWP–13] 

Amendment to Description of VOR 

Federal Airway V–299; CA 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule; technical 

amendment. 

SUMMARY: This action amends the 

description of VOR Federal airway 

V–299 by reinserting wording that 

excludes the airspace in restricted area 

R–2519 from the airway. 

DATES: Effective date 0901 UTC October 

4, 2011. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul 

Gallant, Airspace, Regulations and ATC 

Procedures Group, Office of Airspace 

Services, Federal Aviation 

Administration, 800 Independence 

Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591; 

telephone: (202) 267–8783. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

A review of the description of VOR 

Federal airway V–299 found that 

wording excluding the airspace within 

restricted area R–2519 from the airway 

was incorrectly deleted in a previous 

rule amending V–299 that removed 

reference to another restricted area, 

R–2520. See (52 FR 5947; February 27, 

1987). The exclusionary wording had 

previously been included in the 

description of V–299 (45 FR 335; 

January 2, 1980). 

The Rule 

This action amends Title 14 Code of 

Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 to 

amend the regulatory text of VOR 

Federal airway V–299 by inserting the 

words ‘‘is excluded’’ following the 

words ‘‘* * * the airspace within 

R–2519 below 5,000 feet MSL. * * *’’ 

This is an administrative change to 

insert wording inadvertently omitted 

from the airway description; therefore, 

notice and public procedures under 5 

U.S.C. 533(b) are unnecessary. 

VOR Federal airways are published in 

paragraph 6010 of FAA Order 7400.9V 

dated August 9, 2011, and effective 

September 15, 2011, which is 

incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 

71.1. The VOR Federal airway listed in 


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