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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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Agricultural Marketing Service 

7 CFR Part 1218 

[Document Number AMS–FV–12–0062] 

Blueberry Promotion, Research and 

Information Order; Assessment Rate 

Increase 

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Proposed rule. 

SUMMARY: This proposed rule invites 

comments on amending the Blueberry 

Promotion, Research and Information 

Order (Order) to increase the assessment 

rate from $12 to $18 per ton (an increase 

of $0.003 per pound). The Order is 

administered by the U.S. Highbush 

Blueberry Council (USHBC) with 

oversight by the U.S. Department of 

Agriculture (USDA). Under the program, 

assessments are collected from domestic 

producers and importers and used for 

research and promotion projects 

designed to maintain and expand the 

market for highbush blueberries in the 

United States and abroad. Additional 

funds would allow the USHBC to 

expand its health research activities and 

promotional efforts. The USHBC uses its 

health information in its promotion 

messaging to help build demand for 

blueberries. Increasing demand would 

help move the growing supply of 

blueberries, which would benefit 

producers and consumers. 

DATES: Comments must be received by 

July 19, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit written comments 

concerning this proposal. Comments 

may be submitted on the Internet at: 

http://www.regulations.gov or to the 

Promotion and Economics Division, 

Fruit and Vegetable Program, AMS, 

USDA, 1400 Independence Avenue 

SW., Room 1406–S, Stop 0244, 

Washington, DC 20250–0244; facsimile: 

(202) 205–2800. All comments should 

reference the docket number and the 

date and page number of this issue of 

the Federal Register and will be made 

available for public inspection, 

including name and address, if 

provided, in the above office during 

regular business hours or it can be 

viewed at http://www.regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Maureen T. Pello, Marketing Specialist, 

Research and Promotion Division, Fruit 

and Vegetable Program, AMS, USDA, 

P.O. Box 831, Beavercreek, Oregon, 

97004; telephone: (503) 632–8848; 

facsimile (503) 632–8852; or electronic 

mail: Maureen.Pello@ams.usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

proposed rule is issued under the Order 

(7 CFR part 1218). The Order is 

authorized under the Commodity 

Promotion, Research, and Information 

Act of 1996 (1996 Act) (7 U.S.C. 7411– 

7425). 

Executive Order 12866 

The Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) has waived the review process 

required by Executive Order 12866 for 

this action. 

Executive Order 12988 

This proposed rule has been reviewed 

under Executive Order 12988, Civil 

Justice Reform. It is not intended to 

have retroactive effect. Section 524 of 

the 1996 Act provides that it shall not 

affect or preempt any other Federal or 

State law authorizing promotion or 

research relating to an agricultural 

commodity. 

Under section 519 of the 1996 Act, a 

person subject to an order may file a 

written petition with USDA stating that 

an order, any provision of an order, or 

any obligation imposed in connection 

with an order, is not established in 

accordance with the law, and request a 

modification of an order or an 

exemption from an order. Any petition 

filed challenging an order, any 

provision of an order, or any obligation 

imposed in connection with an order, 

shall be filed within two years after the 

effective date of an order, provision, or 

obligation subject to challenge in the 

petition. The petitioner will have the 

opportunity for a hearing on the 

petition. Thereafter, USDA will issue a 

ruling on the petition. The 1996 Act 

provides that the district court of the 

United States for any district in which 

the petitioner resides or conducts 

business shall have the jurisdiction to 

review a final ruling on the petition, if 

the petitioner files a complaint for that 

purpose not later than 20 days after the 

date of the entry of USDA’s final ruling. 

Background 

This proposed rule invites comments 

on amending the Order to increase the 

assessment rate from $12 to $18 per ton 

(an increase of $0.003 per pound). The 

Order is administered by the USHBC 

with oversight by USDA. Under the 

program, assessments are collected from 

domestic producers and importers and 

used for research and promotion 

projects designed to maintain and 

expand the market for highbush 

blueberries in the United States and 

abroad. Additional funds would enable 

the USHBC to expand its health 

research activities and promotional 

efforts. The USHBC uses its health 

information in its promotion messaging 

to help build demand for blueberries. 

Increasing demand would help move 

the growing supply of blueberries, 

which would benefit producers and 

consumers. This action was 

unanimously recommended by the 

USHBC. 

The Order specifies that the funds to 

cover the USHBC’s expenses shall be 

paid from assessments on producers and 

importers, donations from persons not 

subject to assessments and from other 

funds available to the USHBC. First 

handlers are responsible for collecting 

and submitting reports and producer 

assessments to the USHBC. Handlers 

must also maintain records necessary to 

verify their reports. Importers are 

responsible for paying assessments to 

the USHBC on highbush blueberries 

imported into the United States through 

the U.S. Customs and Border Protection 

(Customs). The Order also provides for 

two exemptions. Producers and 

importers who produce or import less 

than 2,000 pounds of blueberries 

annually, and producers and importers 

of 100 percent organic blueberries are 

exempt from the payment of 

assessments. 

Section 1218.52(c) of the Order 

specifies that assessments shall be 

levied at a rate of $12 per ton on all 

highbush blueberries. The assessment 

rate may be modified with the approval 

of the Secretary. 

The $12 per ton assessment rate has 

been in effect since the Order’s 

inception in 2000. The USHBC’s fiscal 

year runs from January 1 through 

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1Brazelton, C., World Blueberry Acreage & 

Production, 2011, Brazelton Ag Consulting, p. 49. 

2Brazelton, World Blueberry Acreage & 

Production, p. 43. 

3Brazelton, World Blueberry Acreage & 

Production, p. 42. 

4 Kaiser, Henry M., An Economic Analysis of 

Domestic Market Impacts of the U.S. Highbush 

Blueberry Council, 2010, Cornell University, p. 3. 

5Noncitrus Fruits and Nuts 2012 Summary, 

January 2013, USDA, National Agricultural 

Statistics Service, p. 10. 

December 31. USHBC expenditures 

have ranged from $1,522,519 in 2004 to 

$3,931,296 in 2012. Expenditures for 

health and nutrition research have 

ranged from $113,880 in 2004 (7.5 

percent of total expenses) to $668,059 in 

2011/2012 (17.0 percent of total 

expenses). 

USHBC expenditures for health 

messaging and promotion activities 

have ranged from $920,020 in 2004 

(60.4 percent of total expenses) to 

$2,820,817 in 2012 (71.8 percent of total 

expenses). Pursuant to section 

1218.50(i) of the Order, administrative 

expenditures have been under 15 

percent of total expenses annually. 

USHBC assessment income has 

ranged from $1,435,989 in 2004 

($1,080,230 in domestic assessments 

and $355,759 in import assessments) to 

$4,051,836 in 2012 ($2,434,646 in 

domestic assessments and $1,601,966 in 

import assessments). Additionally, 

pursuant to section 1218.50(j) of the 

Order, the USHBC maintains a monetary 

reserve with funds that do not exceed 

one fiscal period’s budget. 

USHBC 2012 Recommendation 

The USHBC met on October 5, 2012, 

and unanimously recommended 

increasing its assessment rate from $12 

to $18 per ton ($0.006 to $0.009 per 

pound). This equates to an increase of 

$6 per ton, or $0.003 per pound. 

Additional funds would enable the 

USHBC to expand its health research 

activities and promotional efforts. Since 

the program’s inception, the USHBC has 

funded several health and nutritional 

research projects, many of them 

laboratory studies. USHBC research has 

shown possibilities relating to various 

health issues, including cardiovascular 

health and cancer. However, most of 

these preliminary findings have been 

done under laboratory conditions. 

Additional funds would allow the 

USHBC to incorporate specific areas of 

research into expanded clinical (human) 

trials. Clinical trials are important for 

the industry to be able to make health 

claims according to the Federal Trade 

Commission and the Food and Drug 

Administration requirements for the 

advertising of food. 

The USHBC uses its health 

information in its promotion messaging 

to help build demand for blueberries. 

Increasing demand would help move 

the growing supply of blueberries. 

Worldwide highbush blueberry 

production has grown from 393 million 

pounds in 2005 to 753 million pounds 

in 2010. Production is expected to 

increase to 1 billion pounds in 2013 and 

to nearly 1.4 billion pounds by 2015.1

World highbush blueberry acreage grew 

from approximately 50,000 acres in 

1995 to over 190,000 acres in 2010.2

North American highbush blueberry 

acreage increased by over 55 percent 

from 71,075 acres in 2005 to 110,290 

acres in 2010.3

With highbush blueberry production 

expected to increase more than 38 

percent by 2015, the USHBC hopes to 

increase consumption among existing 

blueberry consumers and to attract new 

blueberry users. Per capita consumption 

of blueberries increased from 15.7 

ounces in 2000 to 31.4 ounces in 2009.4

According to the North American 

Blueberry Council, U.S. per capita 

consumption is now estimated at 36.2 

ounces. In order to maintain a balance 

between supply and demand, a 38 

percent increase in per capita 

consumption would equate to a level of 

50 ounces per person by 2015. 

At the proposed $18 per ton 

assessment rate and assessable tonnage 

ranging from 350,000 to 500,000 tons 

(700 million to 1 billion pounds), 

assessment income could range from 

$6.3 million to $ 9 million annually. As 

an example, if 15 percent of the budget 

was allocated to health and nutrition 

research and 60 percent were allocated 

to promotion, funds available for health 

and nutrition research could range from 

$945,000 to $1.35 million annually and 

funds available for health messaging 

and promotion could range from $3.78 

million to $5.4 million annually. 

In light of the need to allocate more 

funds towards health research activities 

and build demand for blueberries, the 

USHBC recommended increasing the 

assessment rate under the Order from 

$12 to $18 per ton (or by $0.003 per 

pound). Section 1218.52(c) of the Order 

is proposed to be amended accordingly. 

Changes are also proposed to section 

1218.52(d)(2) to update the listed 

Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the 

United States (HTSUS) numbers; this 

change is administrative in nature and 

has no impact on the assessment rate. 

Initial Regulatory Flexibility Act 

Analysis 

In accordance with the Regulatory 

Flexibility Act (RFA) (5 U.S.C. 601– 

612), AMS is required to examine the 

impact of the proposed rule on small 

entities. Accordingly, AMS has 

considered the economic impact of this 

action on small entities. 

The purpose of the RFA is to fit 

regulatory actions to the scale of 

businesses subject to such actions so 

that small businesses will not be 

disproportionately burdened. The Small 

Business Administration defines, in 13 

CFR Part 121, small agricultural 

producers as those having annual 

receipts of no more than $750,000 and 

small agricultural service firms (first 

handlers and importers) as those having 

annual receipts of no more than $7.0 

million. 

There are approximately 2,000 

domestic producers, 78 first handlers 

and 194 importers of highbush 

blueberries covered under the program. 

Dividing the highbush blueberry crop 

value for 2012 reported by the National 

Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) of 

$781,808,000 5 by the number of 

producers (2,050) yields an average 

annual producer revenue estimate of 

$381,370. It is estimated that in 2012, 

about 68 percent of the first handlers 

shipped under $7 million worth of 

highbush blueberries. Based on 2012 

Customs data, it is estimated that 90 

percent of the importers shipped under 

$7 million worth of highbush 

blueberries. Based on the foregoing, the 

majority of producers, first handlers and 

importers may be classified as small 

entities. 

Regarding value of the commodity, as 

mentioned above, based on 2012 NASS 

data, the value of the domestic highbush 

blueberry crop is about $782 million. 

According to Customs data, the value of 

2012 imports was about $515 million. 

This proposed rule invites comments 

on amending section 1218.52(c) of the 

Order to increase the assessment rate 

from $12 to $18 per ton (an increase of 

$0.003 per pound). The Order is 

administered by the USHBC with 

oversight by USDA. Under the program, 

assessments are collected from domestic 

producers and importers and used for 

research and promotion projects 

designed to maintain and expand the 

market for highbush blueberries in the 

United States and abroad. Additional 

funds would enable the USHBC to 

expand its health research activities and 

promotional efforts. The USHBC uses its 

health information in its promotion 

messaging to help build demand. 

Increasing demand would help move 

the growing supply of blueberries, 

which would benefit producers and 

consumers. This proposed rule would 

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6The econometric model used statistical methods 

with time series data to measure how strongly the 

various blueberry demand factors are correlated 

with commercial disappearance in the United 

States. 

7Price elasticity of supply is a measure used in 

economics to show the responsiveness, or elasticity, 

of the quantity supplied/produced of a good or 

service to a change in price. When the coefficient 

is less than one, the supply can be described as 

inelastic. When the coefficient is greater than one, 

the supply can be described as elastic. 

8 Kaiser, An Economic Analysis, 2010, p. 24. 9Noncitrus Fruits and Nuts, p. 35. 

also update the HTSUS numbers listed 

in section 1218.52(d)(2). Authority for 

this action is provided in section 

1218.52(c) of the Order and section 517 

of the 1996 Act. 

Regarding the economic impact of the 

proposed rule on affected entities, this 

action would increase the assessment 

obligation on domestic producers and 

importers. While assessments impose 

additional costs on producers and 

importers, the costs are minimal and 

uniform on all. The costs would also be 

offset by the benefits derived from the 

operation of the program. It is estimated 

that 1,857 producers and 173 importers 

pay assessments under the program. 

There have been two economic 

studies conducted since the Order’s 

inception that evaluated the 

effectiveness of the USHBC’s promotion 

program. The studies were conducted 

by Dr. Harry M. Kaiser at Cornell 

University in 2005 and 2010 and titled 

‘‘An Economic Analysis of Domestic 

Market Implications of the U.S. 

Highbush Blueberry Council.’’ These 

studies may be obtained from Maureen 

Pello at the previously mentioned 

address in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT section. The 2005 study 

evaluated the program from 2001–2004 

and the 2010 study evaluated the 

program from 2001–2009. The purpose 

of the research was twofold: (1) To 

determine the domestic market 

implications of the USHBC’s promotion 

program and (2) to complete a benefitcost ratio (rate of return) for the 

promotion activities conducted by the 

USHBC. The impact of the USHBC’s 

export marketing activities was not 

evaluated because most of the USHBC’s 

marketing budget has been invested in 

the United States (about 90 percent). 

To assess the impact of the USHBC’s 

domestic promotion activities on 

blueberry disappearance (a measure of 

demand), an econometric demand 

model was developed for blueberry 

disappearance in the United States. The 

model allowed the impact of the 

USHBC’s generic promotion activities to 

be distinguished from the impact of 

other factors that influence demand. 

These include the price of blueberries, 

the price of blueberry substitutes, 

population, and consumer taste and 

preferences.6 The research shows that 

the USHBC’s promotion activities 

increased total blueberry commercial 

disappearance by 441 million pounds in 

total, or 49 million pounds per year 

from 2001 through 2009. This represents 

an annual increase in blueberry 

commercial disappearance of 12.3 

percent. Thus, the promotional 

spending by the USHBC has a positive 

effect on domestic highbush blueberry 

demand. 

The results also indicate that generic 

blueberry promotion by the USHBC has 

had a positive impact on the blueberry 

producers’ price. Specifically, from 

2001 to 2009, the average increase in 

price ranged from 14 cents per pound in 

the case of the least elastic supply 

response to 5 cents per pound in the 

case of the most elastic supply 

response.7 The average impact over all 

supply responses was 8.4 cents per 

pound. In other words, had there been 

no generic blueberry promotion by the 

USHBC, the average producers’ price 

would have been 8.4 cents per pound, 

or 7.2 percent lower than it was from 

2001 through 2009. 

The studies also show that USHBC 

promotion efforts have had a positive 

impact on producer surplus (i.e., 

producer profits) from 2001 through 

2009. The average increase in producer 

surplus due to generic blueberry 

promotion by the USHBC ranged from 

$5.4 million per year, in the case of the 

least elastic supply response, to $1.9 

million per year, in the case of the most 

elastic supply response. The average 

increase in producer surplus over all 

supply responses was $3.2 million per 

year. Thus, the studies concluded that 

the domestic promotion efforts of the 

USHBC have had a positive impact on 

producer profits since 2001. 

An average benefit-cost ratio (BCR) for 

the USHBC’s generic promotion 

activities was also computed. The BCR 

measures the net benefits of the 

program, which is equal to the gain in 

producer surplus divided by the cost of 

the marketing program. The BCR 

exceeded 1.0 for every supply response 

considered in Dr. Kaiser’s study.8 For 

the least elastic supply response, the 

average BCR was 15.41. This implies 

that, on average from 2001–2009, the 

benefits of the USHBC promotion 

program has been over 15 times greater 

than the costs. At the opposite end of 

the spectrum in the supply response, 

the average BCR was computed to be 

5.36, implying that the benefits of the 

USHBC were over five times greater 

than the costs. Given the wide range of 

supply responses considered in the 

analysis, and the fact that the BCR was 

above 1.0 in all cases, there is 

significant evidence that the USHBC’s 

promotion programs have been 

profitable for the domestic blueberry 

industry. The average BCR over all 

supply responses was 9.12 (i.e., the 

benefits of the promotion activities of 

the USHBC exceeded the costs by ninefold). 

To calculate the percentage of 

producer revenue represented by the 

assessment rate, the proposed $18 per 

ton ($0.009 per pound) assessment rate 

is divided by the average producer 

price. According to the NASS, the 

average producer price ranged from 

$1.85 per pound in 2011 ($2.14 per 

pound for fresh and $1.28 per pound for 

processed) to $1.69 per pound in 2012 

($2.19 per pound for fresh and $0.923 

per pound for processed).9 Thus, the 

assessment rate as a percentage of 

producer price could range from 0.486 

to 0.532 percent (or from 0.420 to 0.411 

percent for fresh and from 0.703 to 

0.975 percent for processed). 

In accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 

Chapter 35), the information collection 

and recordkeeping requirements that are 

imposed by the Order have been 

approved previously under OMB 

control number 0581–0093. This 

proposed rule would not result in a 

change to the information collection and 

recordkeeping requirements previously 

approved and would impose no 

additional reporting and recordkeeping 

burden on blueberry producers, first 

handlers and importers. 

As with all Federal promotion 

programs, reports and forms are 

periodically reviewed to reduce 

information requirements and 

duplication by industry and public 

sector agencies. Finally, USDA has not 

identified any relevant Federal rules 

that duplicate, overlap, or conflict with 

this proposed rule. 

AMS is committed to complying with 

the E-Government Act, to promote the 

use of the Internet and other 

information technologies to provide 

increased opportunities for citizen 

access to Government information and 

services, and for other purposes. 

Regarding alternatives, the USHBC 

has been considering an increase in the 

assessment rate for the past few years. 

The USHBC has reviewed rates ranging 

from maintaining the status quo at $12 

per ton to doubling the rate to $24 per 

ton. In 2009, the USHBC recommended 

increasing the rate to $24 per ton. Two 

members opposed the increase because 

a rate of $18 per ton had been discussed 

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at previous meetings and communicated 

to producers. USDA published a 

proposed rule for public comment in 

July 2009 (74 FR 36955; July 27, 2009) 

and ultimately withdrew the proposed 

rule in February 2010 based on the 

comments received (75 FR 7985; 

February 23, 2010). 

Since that time, the USHBC and its 

committees have continued to discuss 

the need to increase the assessment rate. 

USHBC representatives have met with 

various producer associations and 

discussed this issue with their members 

as well as with importers. Ultimately 

the USHBC unanimously recommended 

increasing the rate to $18 per ton at its 

October 2012 meeting. 

While USDA has performed this 

initial RFA analysis regarding the 

impact of the proposed rule on small 

entities, in order to have as much data 

as possible for a more comprehensive 

analysis, we invite comments 

concerning potential effects. USDA is 

also requesting comments regarding the 

number and size of entities covered 

under the proposed Order. 

While this proposed rule set forth 

below has not received the approval of 

USDA, it has been determined that it is 

consistent with and would effectuate 

the purposes of the 1996 Act. 

A 60-day comment period is provided 

to allow interested persons to respond 

to this proposal. All written comments 

received in response to this proposed 

rule by the date specified will be 

considered prior to finalizing this 

action. 

List of Subjects in 7 CFR Part 1218 

Administrative practice and 

procedure, Advertising, Consumer 

information, Marketing agreements, 

Blueberry promotion, Reporting and 

recordkeeping requirements. 

For the reasons set forth in the 

preamble, Part 1218, Chapter XI of Title 

7 is proposed to be amended as follows: 

PART 1218—BLUEBERRY 

PROMOTION, RESEARCH, AND 

INFORMATION ORDER 

■ 1. The authority citation for 7 CFR 

part 1218 continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 7411–7425; 7 U.S.C. 

7401. 

■ 2. In § 1218.52, paragraphs (c) and 

(d)(2) are revised to read as follows: 

§ 1218.52 Assessments. 

* * * * * 

(c) Such assessments shall be levied at 

a rate of $18 per ton on all blueberries. 

The assessment rate will be reviewed, 

and may be modified with the approval 

of the Secretary. 

(d) * * * 

(2) The import assessment shall be 

uniformly applied to imported fresh and 

frozen blueberries that are identified by 

the numbers 0810.40.0029 and 

0811.90.2028, respectively, in the 

Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the 

United State or any other numbers used 

to identify fresh and frozen blueberries. 

* * * 

* * * * * 

Dated: May 10, 2013. 

David R. Shipman, 

Administrator. 

[FR Doc. 2013–11852 Filed 5–17–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2013–0424; Directorate 

Identifier 2013–NM–014–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 A330–200 Freighter, 

A330–200 and –300, and A340–200 and 

–300 series airplanes. This proposed AD 

was prompted by reports of cracked 

adjacent frame forks of a forward cargo 

door. This proposed AD would require 

repetitive detailed inspections for cracks 

and sheared, loose, or missing rivets of 

the forward cargo door and, for certain 

airplanes, of the aft cargo door, and 

repair if necessary. We are proposing 

this AD to detect and correct cracked or 

ruptured cargo door frames, which 

could result in reduced structural 

integrity of the forward or aft cargo 

door. 

DATES: We must receive comments on 

this proposed AD by July 5, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: You may send comments 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—EAL, 1 Rond 

Point Maurice Bellonte, 31707 Blagnac 

Cedex, France; telephone +33 5 61 93 36 

96; fax +33 5 61 93 45 80; email air

worthiness.A330–A340@airbus.com; 

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

may review copies of the 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; 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 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: 

Vladimir Ulyanov, Aerospace Engineer, 

International Branch, ANM–116, 

Transport Airplane Directorate, FAA, 

1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, 

Washington 98057–3356; telephone 

(425) 227–1138; 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–2013–0424; Directorate Identifier 

2013–NM–014–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. 

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