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(5) A nonforeign area cost-of-living 

allowance authorized under 5 U.S.C. 

5941(a)(1) for the area involved; or 

* * * * * 

(c) In setting the level of special rates 

within a rate range for a category of 

employees, OPM will compute the 

special rate supplement by adding a 

fixed dollar amount or a fixed 

percentage to all GS rates within that 

range, except that an alternate method 

may be used— 

(1) For grades GS–1 and GS–2, where 

within-grade increases vary throughout 

the range; and 

(2) In the nonforeign areas listed in 5 

CFR 591.205 for special rate schedules 

established before January 1, 2012. 

* * * * * 

(e) Using its authority in section 

1918(a)(1) of the Non-Foreign Area 

Retirement Equity Assurance Act of 

2009 in combination with its authority 

under 5 U.S.C. 5305, OPM may establish 

a separate special rate schedule for a 

category of employees who are in GS 

positions covered by a nonforeign area 

special rate schedule in effect on 

January 1, 2012, and who are employed 

in a nonforeign area before an OPMspecified effective date. Such a separate 

schedule may be established if the 

existing special rate schedule is being 

reduced. An employee’s coverage under 

the separate special rate schedule is 

contingent on the employee being 

continuously employed in a covered GS 

position in the nonforeign area after the 

OPM-specified effective date. Such a 

separate special rate schedule must be 

designed to provide temporary pay 

protection and be phased out over time 

until all affected employees are covered 

under the pay schedule that would 

otherwise apply to the category of 

employees in question. 

■ 3. In § 530.306— 

■ a. Remove ‘‘and’’ at the end of 

paragraph (a)(8); 

■ b. Remove the period at the end of 

paragraph (a)(9) and add ‘‘; and’’ in its 

place; and 

■ c. Add a new paragraph (a)(10) to read 

as follows: 

§ 530.306 Evaluating agency requests for 

new or increased special rates. 

(a) * * * 

(10) The level of any locality pay 

authorized under 5 U.S.C. 5304 and any 

nonforeign area cost-of-living allowance 

authorized under 5 U.S.C. 5941(a)(1) for 

the area involved. 

* * * * * 

■ 4. In § 530.308— 

■ a. Revise paragraph (a); 

■ b. Remove paragraph (b); and 

■ c. Redesignate paragraphs (c) and (d) 

as paragraphs (b) and (c), respectively. 

The revision reads as follows: 

§ 530.308 Treatment of special rate as 

basic pay. 

* * * * * 

(a) The purposes for which a locality 

rate is considered to be a rate of basic 

pay in computing other payments or 

benefits to the extent provided by 5 CFR 

531.610, except as otherwise provided 

in paragraphs (b) and (c) of this section; 

* * * * * 

PART 531—PAY UNDER THE 

GENERAL SCHEDULE 

■ 5. Revise the authority citation for part 

531 to read as follows: 

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 5115, 5307, and 5338; 

sec. 4 of Public Law 103–89, 107 Stat. 981; 

and E.O. 12748, 56 FR 4521, 3 CFR, 1991 

Comp., p. 316; Subpart B also issued under 

5 U.S.C. 5303(g), 5305, 5333, 5334(a) and (b), 

and 7701(b)(2); Subpart D also issued under 

5 U.S.C. 5335 and 7701(b)(2); Subpart E also 

issued under 5 U.S.C. 5336; Subpart F also 

issued under 5 U.S.C. 5304, 5305, and 

5941(a); E.O. 12883, 58 FR 63281, 3 CFR, 

1993 Comp., p. 682; and E.O. 13106, 63 FR 

68151, 3 CFR, 1998 Comp., p. 224. 

Subpart F—Locality-Based 

Comparability Payment 

■ 6. In § 531.610, revise paragraph (g) to 

read as follows: 

§ 531.610 Treatment of locality rate as 

basic pay. 

* * * * * 

(g) Nonforeign area cost-of-living 

allowances and post differentials under 

5 U.S.C. 5941 and 5 CFR part 591, 

subpart B; 

* * * * * 

PART 536—GRADE AND PAY 

RETENTION 

■ 7. Revise the authority citation for part 

536 to read as follows: 

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 5361–5366; sec. 4 of 

the Performance Management and 

Recognition System Termination Act of 1993 

(Pub. L. 103–89), 107 Stat. 981; § 536.301(b) 

also issued under 5 U.S.C. 5334(b); § 536.308 

also issued under sec. 301(d)(2) of the 

Federal Workforce Flexibility Act of 2004 

(Pub. L. 108–411), 118 Stat. 2305; § 536.310 

also issued under sections 1913 and 1918 of 

the Non-Foreign Area Retirement Equity 

Assurance Act of 2009 (subtitle B of title XIX 

of Pub. L.111–84), 123 Stat. 2619; § 536.405 

also issued under 5 U.S.C. 552, Freedom of 

Information Act, Public Law 92–502. 

Subpart C—Pay Retention 

■ 8. Add a new § 536.310 to read as 

follows: 

§ 536.310 Exceptions for certain 

employees in nonforeign areas. 

(a) Notwithstanding §§ 536.304(b)(3) 

and 536.306(a), an employee who is 

receiving a retained rate in excess of 

Executive Schedule level IV on January 

1, 2012, consistent with the NonForeign Retirement Equity Assurance 

Act of 2009 (subtitle B of title XIX of 

Pub. L. 111–84), may continue to 

receive a retained rate higher than 

Executive Schedule level IV until— 

(1) The retained rate becomes equal to 

or falls below Executive Schedule level 

IV; or 

(2) The employee ceases to be entitled 

to pay retention under § 536.308. 

(b) Notwithstanding 5 U.S.C. 5361(1) 

and § 536.102(b)(2), an employee who is 

employed on a temporary or term basis 

is not barred from receiving a retained 

rate if such employee— 

(1) Is receiving a special rate above 

Executive Schedule level IV on January 

1, 2012, and is covered by paragraph (a) 

of this section; or 

(2) Is receiving a special rate 

incorporating an additional adjustment 

under section 1915(b)(1) of the NonForeign Retirement Equity Assurance 

Act (subtitle B of title XIX of Pub. L. 

111–84) at the time the employee’s 

special rate schedule is reduced or 

terminated. 

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BILLING CODE 6325–39–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2010–1151; Directorate 

Identifier 95–ANE–10–AD; Amendment 39– 

16855; AD 2011–23–04] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; General 

Electric Company (GE) CF6 Turbofan 

Engines 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: We are superseding an 

existing airworthiness directive (AD) for 

the engines identified above. That AD 

currently requires initial and repetitive 

visual inspections of the forward engine 

mount assembly side links for cracks, 

stripping and reapplying the Sermetel 

W coating on the side links at every 

exposure of the side link. This new AD 

requires those same inspections, 

stripping and reapplying the Sermetel 

W coating, and adds two part numbers 


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to the applicability. This AD was 

prompted by a review of the inspection 

program, which revealed that GE had 

omitted two affected side link part 

numbers from the applicability. We are 

issuing this AD to prevent failure of the 

side links and possible engine 

separation from the airplane. 

DATES: This AD is effective December 

12, 2011. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of certain publications listed in the AD 

as of December 12, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: For service information 

identified in this AD, contact GE 

Aviation M/D Rm. 285, One Neumann 

Way, Cincinnati, OH 45215; phone: 

(513) 552–3272; email: 

geae.aoc@ge.com. You may review 

copies of the referenced service 

information at the FAA, Engine & 

Propeller Directorate, 12 New England 

Executive Park, Burlington, MA. For 

information on the availability of this 

material at the FAA, call (781) 238– 

7125. 

Examining the AD Docket 

You may examine the AD docket on 

the Internet at http:// 

www.regulations.gov; 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 AD, the regulatory 

evaluation, any comments received, and 

other information. The address for the 

Docket Office (phone: (800) 647–5527) 

is Document Management Facility, U.S. 

Department of Transportation, Docket 

Operations, M–30, West Building 

Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, 

DC 20590. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Tomasz Rakowski, Aerospace Engineer, 

Engine Certification Office, FAA, Engine 

& Propeller Directorate, 12 New England 

Executive Park, Burlington, MA 01803; 

phone: (781) 238–7735; fax: (781) 238– 

7199; email: tomasz.rakowski@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Discussion 

We issued a notice of proposed 

rulemaking (NPRM) to amend 14 CFR 

part 39 to supersede AD 2006–12–24, 

amendment 39–14650 (71 FR 34807, 

June 16, 2006). That AD applies to the 

specified products. The NPRM 

published in the Federal Register on 

December 13, 2010 (75 FR 77570). That 

NPRM proposed to continue to require 

inspecting, stripping, and reapplying 

the Sermetel W coating on the side links 

every time one or more of the bolts 

attaching the side links to the fan frame 

front high-pressure compressor case or 

the bolt attaching each side link to the 

mount platform are removed. That 

NPRM also proposed to add a left-hand 

side link, P/N 9346M99P03 and a righthand side link, P/N 9346M99P04, to the 

applicability section. 

Comments 

We gave the public the opportunity to 

participate in developing this AD. The 

following is the comment received and 

our response. 

Request To Add MD–10–30F to the 

‘‘Used on But Not Limited to’’ List of 

Airplanes 

One commenter, Propulsion & Fuel 

Systems Design & Analysis, asked us to 

add the MD–10–30F to the list of 

airplanes in paragraph (c) of the 

proposed AD (75 FR 77570, December 

13, 2010). The commenter states that 

MD–10–30F airplanes are equipped 

with CF6–50C2 model engines. 

We agree that the AD may apply to 

engines installed on the MD–10–30F 

airplane. However, to avoid confusion, 

we recently changed our applicability 

statement and no longer list the aircraft 

that use the product to which an engine 

or propeller AD applies. We did not 

change the AD in response to this 

comment. 

Editorial Change to the Applicability 

Paragraph (c) for Clarity 

We changed paragraph (c) of the 

proposed AD (75 FR 77570, December 

13, 2010) from ‘‘(c) This AD applies to 

* * * and CF6–80A3 turbofan engines 

with left-hand links * * *.’’ to ‘‘(c) This 

AD applies to * * * and CF6–80A3 

turbofan engines, including engines 

marked on the engine data plate as CF6– 

50C2–F and CF6–50C2–R, with lefthand links * * *’’ This change 

improves clarity regarding what engines 

this AD applies to. This change does not 

change the engines that are affected by 

this AD; this change is editorial only. 

Minor Change to the Economic 

Evaluation 

We made a minor change to the 

economic analysis to include the prorated cost of a replacement part. 

Conclusion 

We reviewed the relevant data, 

considered the comment received and 

determined that air safety and the 

public interest require adopting the AD 

as proposed except for the minor 

editorial changes we made for clarity. 

These minor changes are consistent 

with the intent that we proposed in the 

NPRM (75 FR 77570, December 13, 

2010) and do not add any additional 

burden upon the public than was 

already proposed in the NPRM. 

Costs of Compliance 

We estimate that this AD will affect 

194 engines installed on airplanes of 

U.S. registry. We also estimate that it 

will take about 8 work-hours per engine 

to perform the actions and that the 

average labor rate is $85 per work-hour. 

We estimate that one side link assembly 

will fail the inspections of this AD and 

require replacement every 4 years at a 

pro-rated parts cost of $1,800 per year. 

Based on these figures, we estimate the 

total cost of the AD to U.S. operators to 

be $133,720 per year. 

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 have determined that 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. 

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. 


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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 

removing airworthiness directive (AD) 

2006–12–24, Amendment 39–14650 (71 

FR 34807, June 16, 2006), and adding 

the following new AD: 

2011–23–04 General Electric Company: 

Amendment 39–16855; Docket No. 

FAA–2010–1151; Directorate Identifier 

95–ANE–10–AD. 

Effective Date 

(a) This airworthiness directive (AD) is 

effective December 12, 2011. 

Affected ADs 

(b) This AD supersedes AD 2006–12–24, 

Amendment 39–14650 (71 FR 34807, June 

16, 2006). 

Applicability 

(c) This AD applies to General Electric (GE) 

CF6–45A, CF6–45A2, CF6–50A, CF6–50C, 

CF6–50CA, CF6–50C1, CF6–50C2, CF6– 

50C2B, CF6–50C2D, CF6–50E, CF6–50E1, 

CF6–50E2, CF6–50E2B, CF6–80A, CF6– 

80A1, CF6–80A2, and CF6–80A3 turbofan 

engines, including engines marked on the 

engine data plate as CF6–50C2–F and CF6– 

50C2–R, with left-hand side links part 

numbers (P/Ns) 9204M94P01, 9204M94P03, 

9346M99P01, and 9346M99P03, and righthand side links, P/Ns 9204M94P02, 

9204M94P04, 9346M99P02, and 

9346M99P04, installed on the forward engine 

mount assembly (also known as 

Configuration 2). 

Unsafe Condition 

(d) This AD results from a report that GE 

had omitted two affected side link part 

numbers from the applicability of the original 

AD. We are issuing this AD to include those 

part numbers and to prevent failure of the 

side links and possible engine separation 

from the airplane. 

Compliance 

(e) You are responsible for having the 

actions required by this AD performed at 

every exposure of the side link. 

Inspecting and Stripping and Reapplying the 

Sermetel W Coating on the Side Links 

(f) Inspect, strip, and reapply the Sermetel 

W coating on each side link at every 

exposure of the side link. Use the following 

GE service bulletins (SBs): 

(1) For CF6–45/–50 series engines, use 

paragraphs 3.A. through 3.E. of the 

Accomplishment Instructions of CF6–50 S/B 

72–1255, Revision 1, dated June 17, 2009. 

(2) For CF6–80A series engines, use 

paragraphs 3.A. through 3.E. of the 

Accomplishment Instructions of CF6–80A 

S/B72–0797, Revision 1, dated June 17, 2009. 

Definition of Exposure of Side Link 

(g) A side link is exposed when one or 

more bolts that attach the side links to the fan 

frame-front high-pressure compressor case 

are removed or when the bolt attaching the 

side link to the mount platform is removed. 

Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(h) The Manager, Engine Certification 

Office, FAA, may approve alternative 

methods of compliance for this AD. Use the 

procedures found in 14 CFR 39.19 to make 

your request. 

Related Information 

(i) For more information about this AD, 

contact Tomasz Rakowski, Aerospace 

Engineer, Engine Certification Office, FAA, 

Engine & Propeller Directorate, 12 New 

England Executive Park, Burlington, MA 

01803; phone: (781) 238–7735; fax: (781) 

238–7199; email: tomasz.rakowski@faa.gov. 

Material Incorporated by Reference 

(j) You must use the following service 

information to do the actions required by this 

AD, unless the AD specifies otherwise. The 

Director of the Federal Register approved the 

incorporation by reference (IBR) under 5 

U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51 of the 

following service information on the date 

specified: 

(1) GE CF6–50 S/B 72–1255, Revision 1, 

dated June 17, 2009, approved for IBR 

December 12, 2011. 

(2) GE CF6–80A S/B 72–0797, Revision 1, 

dated June 17, 2009, approved for IBR 

December 12, 2011. 

(3) For service information identified in 

this AD, contact GE Aviation M/D Rm. 285, 

One Neumann Way, Cincinnati, OH 45215; 

phone: (513) 552–3272; email: 

geae.aoc@ge.com. 

(4) You may review copies of the service 

information at the FAA, Engine & Propeller 

Directorate, 12 New England Executive Park, 

Burlington, MA. For information on the 

availability of this material at the FAA, call 

(781) 238–7125. 

(5) You may also review copies of the 

service information that is incorporated by 

reference at the National Archives and 

Records Administration (NARA). For 

information on the availability of this 

material at an NARA facility, call (202) 741– 

6030, or go to http://www.archives.gov/ 

federal_register/code_of_federal_regulations/ 

ibr_locations.html. 

Issued in Burlington, Massachusetts, on 

October 26, 2011. 

Peter A. White, 

Manager, Engine & Propeller Directorate, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

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BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2010–0683; Directorate 

Identifier 2010–NE–25–AD; Amendment 39– 

16852; AD 2011–23–01] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Thielert 

Aircraft Engines GmbH (TAE) 

Reciprocating Engines 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule; request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: We are superseding an 

existing airworthiness directive (AD) for 

Thielert Aircraft Engines GmbH (TAE) 

Models TAE 125–01 and TAE 125–02– 

99 reciprocating engines. That AD 

currently requires replacement of 

certain part numbers (P/Ns) and serial 

numbers (S/Ns) of clutch assemblies 

due to clutch failure. The failures 

identified above could lead to engine inflight shutdown and loss of control of 

the airplane. This AD requires the same 

actions, but applies the corrective action 

to an additional 244 affected clutch 

assemblies. This AD was prompted by 

TAE identifying additional clutch 

assemblies with nonconforming disc 

springs. We are issuing this AD to 

correct the unsafe condition on these 

products. 

DATES: This AD becomes effective 

November 22, 2011. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of Thielert Aircraft Engines GmbH 

Service Bulletin (SB) No. TM TAE 125– 

0021, Revision 1, dated August 17, 

2011, and SB No. TM TAE 125–1011 P1, 

Revision 2, dated August 31, 2011, 

listed in the AD as of November 22, 

2011. 

We must receive comments on this 

AD by December 22, 2011. 

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 20590, between 9 a.m. 


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