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TABLE 1 TO § 929.107—CONVERSION TABLE

Region Brix 

average 

Concentrate yield for one barrel 

of cranberries 

Oregon .................................................................................................................................. 9.8 1.91 gallons 50 Brix concentrate. 

Washington ........................................................................................................................... 9.3 1.81 gallons 50 Brix concentrate. 

New Jersey ........................................................................................................................... 8.8 1.72 gallons 50 Brix concentrate. 

Wisconsin ............................................................................................................................. 8.7 1.70 gallons 50 Brix concentrate. 

Massachusetts ...................................................................................................................... 8.4 1.64 gallons 50 Brix concentrate. 

All others .............................................................................................................................. 8.7 1.70 gallons 50 Brix concentrate. 

■ 5. Add § 929.108 to read as follows: 

§ 929.108 Outlets for restricted 

cranberries. 

In accordance with § 929.57, 

restricted cranberries may be diverted 

only to the following noncommercial or 

noncompetitive outlets: 

(a) Foreign countries, except Canada, 

provided that restricted cranberries 

diverted under this provision may not 

be converted into canned, frozen, or 

dehydrated cranberries or other 

cranberry products by any commercial 

process, prior to diversion; 

(b) Charitable institutions; 

(c) Any nonhuman food use, or; 

(d) Research and development 

projects approved by the Committee 

dealing with the development of foreign 

and domestic markets, including, but 

not limited to dehydration radiation, 

freeze drying, or freezing of cranberries. 

Subpart Redesignated as Subpart C 

■ 6. Designate the subpart labeled 

‘‘Assessment Rate’’ as Subpart C. 

■ 7. Add § 929.252 to read as follows: 

§ 929.252 Free and restricted percentages 

for the 2017–18 crop year. 

(a) The percentages for cranberries 

handled by handlers during the crop 

year beginning on September 1, 2017, 

which shall be free and restricted, 

respectively are designated as follows: 

Free percentage, 85 percent and 

restricted percentage, 15 percent. 

(b) Handlers have the option to 

process restricted cranberries into 

dehydrated cranberries or other 

processed products. Handlers also have 

the option to divert concentrate or other 

processed products as provided in 

§ 929.107 to account for up to 50 

percent of their restriction. 

(c) Organically grown fruit shall be 

exempt from the volume regulation 

requirements of this section. Small 

handlers who process less than 125,000 

barrels during the 2017–18 fiscal year 

are exempt from the restriction. Any 

handler who does not have carryover 

inventory at the end of the 2017–18 

fiscal year would also be exempt. 

Dated: December 26, 2017. 

Bruce Summers, 

Acting Administrator, Agricultural Marketing 

Service. 

[FR Doc. 2017–28169 Filed 12–29–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Agricultural Marketing Service 

7 CFR Part 930 

[Doc. No. AMS–SC–17–0047; SC17–930–1 

PR] 

Tart Cherries Grown in the States of 

Michigan, et al.; Revision of Exemption 

Requirements 

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Proposed rule. 

SUMMARY: This proposed rule would 

implement a recommendation from the 

Cherry Industry Administrative Board 

(Board) to revise the exemption 

provisions under the Marketing Order 

for tart cherries (Order). This rule 

changes the number of years that new 

product, new market development, and 

market expansion projects are eligible 

for handler diversion credit. This action 

would also permit handlers to apply for 

previously awarded projects if the 

original handler has not begun the 

project within a year of approval, and 

provides an expedited approval option 

for some market expansion activities. 

These changes are intended to 

encourage handlers to participate in 

new product, new market and market 

expansion activities, expand demand, 

and make the approval process more 

efficient. 

This proposal also contains a 

formatting change to subpart references 

to bring the language into conformance 

with the Office of Federal Register 

requirements. 

DATES: Comments must be received by 

February 1, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit written comments 

concerning this rule. Comments must be 

sent to the Docket Clerk, Marketing 

Order and Agreement Division, 

Specialty Crops Program, AMS, USDA, 

1400 Independence Avenue SW, STOP 

0237, Washington, DC 20250–0237; Fax: 

(202) 720–8938; or internet: http://

www.regulations.gov. All comments 

should reference the document number 

and the date and page number of this 

issue of the Federal Register and will be 

made available for public inspection in 

the Office of the Docket Clerk during 

regular business hours, or can be viewed 

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

comments submitted in response to this 

rule will be included in the record and 

will be made available to the public. 

Please be advised that the identity of the 

individuals or entities submitting the 

comments will be made public on the 

internet at the address provided above. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: This 

action, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553, 

proposes an amendment to regulations 

issued to carry out a marketing order as 

defined in 7 CFR 900.2(j). Jennie M. 

Varela, Marketing Specialist, or 

Christian D. Nissen, Regional Director, 

Southeast Marketing Field Office, 

Marketing Order and Agreement 

Division, Specialty Crops Program, 

AMS, USDA; Telephone: (863) 324– 

3775, Fax: (863) 291–8614, or Email: 

Jennie.Varela@ams.usda.gov or 

Christian.Nissen@ams.usda.gov. 

Small businesses may request 

information on complying with this 

regulation by contacting Richard Lower, 

Marketing Order and Agreement 

Division, Specialty Crops Program, 

AMS, USDA, 1400 Independence 

Avenue SW, STOP 0237, Washington, 

DC 20250–0237; Telephone: (202) 720– 

2491, Fax: (202) 720–8938, or Email: 

Richard.Lower@ams.usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

action, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553, 

proposes an amendment to regulations 

issued to carry out a marketing order as 

defined in 7 CFR 900.2(j). This proposed 

rule is issued under Marketing Order 

No. 930, as amended (7 CFR part 930), 

regulating the handling of tart cherries 

grown in the States of Michigan, New 

York, Pennsylvania, Oregon, Utah, 

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(hereinafter referred to as the ‘‘Order’’) 

is effective under the Agricultural 

Marketing Agreement Act of 1937, as 

amended (7 U.S.C. 601–674), hereinafter 

referred to as the ‘‘Act.’’ The Board 

locally administers the Order and is 

comprised of growers and handlers 

operating in the production area and 

one public member. 

The Department of Agriculture 

(USDA) is issuing this rule in 

conformance with Executive Orders 

13563 and 13175. This proposed rule 

falls within a category of regulatory 

action that the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) exempted from 

Executive Order 12866 review. 

Additionally, because this proposed 

rule does not meet the definition of a 

significant regulatory action, it does not 

trigger the requirements contained in 

Executive Order 13771. See OMB’s 

Memorandum titled ‘‘Interim Guidance 

Implementing Section 2 of the Executive 

Order of January 30, 2017, titled 

‘Reducing Regulation and Controlling 

Regulatory Costs’ ’’ (February 2, 2017). 

This proposed rule has been reviewed 

under Executive Order 12988, Civil 

Justice Reform. This proposed rule is 

not intended to have retroactive effect. 

The Act provides that administrative 

proceedings must be exhausted before 

parties may file suit in court. Under 

section 608c(15)(A) of the Act, any 

handler subject to an order may file 

with USDA a petition stating that the 

order, any provision of the order, or any 

obligation imposed in connection with 

the order is not in accordance with law 

and request a modification of the order 

or to be exempted therefrom. A handler 

is afforded the opportunity for a hearing 

on the petition. After the hearing, USDA 

would rule on the petition. The Act 

provides that the district court of the 

United States in any district in which 

the handler is an inhabitant, or has his 

or her principal place of business, has 

jurisdiction to review USDA’s ruling on 

the petition, provided an action is filed 

not later than 20 days after the date of 

the entry of the ruling. 

This proposed rule would change the 

number of years that new product, new 

market development, and market 

expansion projects are eligible for 

handler diversion credit from three 

years to five years. This action would 

also permit handlers to apply for 

previously awarded projects if the 

original handler has not made a 

shipment within a year of approval, and 

provides an expedited approval option 

for some market expansion activities. 

These changes are intended to 

encourage participation in new product, 

new market development and market 

expansion, expand demand, and make 

the approval process more efficient. The 

Board unanimously approved these 

changes at a meeting on May 3, 2017. 

Section 930.59 authorizes handler 

diversion. When volume regulation is in 

effect, handlers may fulfill any 

restricted percentage requirement in full 

or in part by acquiring diversion 

certificates or by voluntarily diverting 

cherries or cherry products in a program 

approved by the Board, rather than 

placing cherries in an inventory reserve. 

Section 930.159 specifies methods of 

handler diversion, including using 

cherries or cherry products for exempt 

purposes prescribed under § 930.162. 

Section 930.162 establishes the terms 

and conditions of exemption that must 

be satisfied for handlers to receive 

diversion certificates for exempt uses. 

Section 930.162(b) defines the activities 

which qualify for exemptions under 

new product, new market development, 

and market expansion and the period 

for which they are eligible for diversion 

credit. New products include foods or 

other products in which tart cherries or 

tart cherry products are incorporated 

which are not presently being produced 

on a commercial basis. New market 

development and market expansion 

activities include, but are not limited to, 

sales of cherries into markets that are 

not yet commercially established, 

product line extensions, or 

segmentation of markets along 

geographic or other definable 

characteristics. 

The Order provides for the use of 

volume regulation to stabilize prices 

and improve grower returns during 

periods of oversupply. At the beginning 

of each season, the Board examines 

production and sales data to determine 

whether a volume regulation is 

necessary and, if so, announces free and 

restricted percentages to limit the 

volume of tart cherries on the market. 

Free percentage cherries can be used to 

supply any available market, including 

domestic markets for pie filling, water 

packed, and frozen tart cherries. 

Restricted percentage cherries can be 

placed in reserve or be used to earn 

diversion credits as prescribed in 

§§ 930.159 and 930.162. These activities 

include, in part, the development of 

new products, new market development 

and market expansion, as well as 

charitable contributions, and the 

development of export markets. 

Changes in the domestic tart cherry 

market have provided challenges to the 

industry, particularly competition from 

imported cherry products. In the last 

five years, there has been a large 

increase in the volume of imported tart 

cherry products, especially tart cherry 

juice. The Board sees this juice market 

as a potential opportunity to expand 

domestic sales. The Board assigned a 

series of committees to look into the 

growing juice market, examine the 

impact of imports on the overall 

domestic market, and recommend 

actions that could help domestic 

handlers capture market share. As a 

result, the Board determined that the 

use of diversion credit for new markets 

and market expansion would be a 

valuable way to reach the developing 

juice market that is not currently 

utilizing domestic cherries. 

The Board believes the development 

of new products, new markets, and 

expansion of current markets is an 

important part of the future success of 

the domestic industry. These projects 

are intended to help expand the market 

for tart cherries and increase demand. 

The Board sees the use of diversion 

credits as a way to encourage these 

activities using restricted fruit that may 

otherwise be stored or destroyed. 

However, creating new products or 

establishing sales in new markets can be 

costly and time consuming. In 2015, the 

Board increased the eligibility for 

diversion credit from one year to a 

three-year duration for new market and 

market expansion projects and saw 

participation rise. In discussing the 

proposed change, Board members 

indicated that three years still did not 

provide handlers sufficient time to 

develop and recoup the costs and 

resources needed to establish one of 

these projects. The Board believes 

extending the availability of diversion 

credits from three years to five years 

would provide an incentive for handlers 

to develop new products, new markets, 

or to expand current markets. 

Further, the Board believes that 

allowing handlers to apply for 

previously approved projects that the 

original handler has not fulfilled creates 

additional opportunities and promotes 

project development. Under the Order’s 

regulations, diversion credit for new 

products and new markets can be issued 

for tart cherries for products or markets 

not yet commercially established. 

Consequently, the Board’s 

administrative policy was that once a 

handler received approval for a project, 

that handler maintained the right to 

commercially develop that project for 

up to three years. However, the Board 

found that sometimes a handler 

received approval for a project but never 

started it. The Board recommended that 

if the handler does not start the project, 

it should still be considered a new 

product, new market, or market 

expansion activity, and other handlers 

should be able to apply for the 

previously approved project. 


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Under this proposed change, a 

handler would have one year to begin 

the new product, new market, or market 

expansion project with the opportunity 

to appeal for an additional six months 

if necessary to start the project. If the 

handler does not make a shipment, and 

does not request an extension, other 

handlers could apply to develop the 

project. The Board believes this would 

encourage handlers to start projects or 

create the opportunity for another 

handler to apply for the project if the 

original handler cannot, or chooses not 

to, proceed. 

Finally, the Board recommended an 

expedited option so that diversion 

credit for some market expansion 

projects could be approved once the 

sales information is verified by Board 

staff, rather than review by a 

subcommittee. Adding this flexibility to 

the approval process would make it 

faster for diversion applicants. 

Currently all types of new market, 

new product, and market expansion 

projects are reviewed by an appointed 

subcommittee, which can take 

considerable time. In hope of handlers 

participating in these activities, the 

Board recognized the need to make the 

approval process faster so that decisions 

on applications are not delayed. In the 

case of market expansion projects, some 

tart cherry handlers are competing to 

source buyers not currently using 

domestic tart cherries rather than 

developing a new product. The Board 

believes these transactions are vital to 

expanding sales of tart cherries. The 

Board recommended an expedited 

option for these market expansion 

projects. Diversion credit for these 

transactions would be approved once a 

statement from a buyer of its intent to 

use domestic tart cherries in products 

not currently supplied by the domestic 

market is sent to and verified by Board 

staff, rather than after review by the 

Board subcommittee. The Board 

believes this would expedite the 

approval process for diversion requests. 

Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis 

Pursuant to requirements set forth in 

the Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) (5 

U.S.C. 601–612), the Agricultural 

Marketing Service (AMS) has 

considered the economic impact of this 

rule on small entities. Accordingly, 

AMS has prepared this initial regulatory 

flexibility analysis. 

The purpose of the RFA is to fit 

regulatory actions to the scale of 

businesses subject to such actions in 

order that small businesses will not be 

unduly or disproportionately burdened. 

Marketing orders issued pursuant to the 

Act, and rules issued thereunder, are 

unique in that they are brought about 

through group action of essentially 

small entities acting on their own 

behalf. 

There are approximately 600 

producers of tart cherries in the 

regulated area and approximately 40 

handlers of tart cherries who are subject 

to regulation under the Order. Small 

agricultural producers are defined by 

the Small Business Administration 

(SBA) as those having annual receipts of 

less than $750,000, and small 

agricultural service firms have been 

defined as those whose annual receipts 

are less than $7,500,000 (13 CFR 

121.201). 

According to the National 

Agricultural Statistics Service and 

Board data, the average annual grower 

price for tart cherries during the 2016– 

17 season was approximately $0.273 per 

pound. With total utilization at around 

323.1 million pounds for the 2016–17 

season, the total 2016–17 crop value is 

estimated at $88.2 million. Dividing the 

crop value by the estimated number of 

producers (600) yields an estimated 

average receipt per producer of 

$147,000. This is well below the SBA 

threshold for small producers. In 2016, 

The Food Institute estimated a free on 

board (f.o.b.) price of $0.83 per pound 

for frozen tart cherries, which make up 

the majority of processed tart cherries. 

Multiplying the f.o.b price by total 

utilization of 323.1 million pounds 

results in an estimated handler-level tart 

cherry value of $268 million. Dividing 

this figure by the number of handlers 

(40) yields an estimated average annual 

handler receipts of $6.7 million, which 

is below the SBA threshold for small 

agricultural service firms. Assuming a 

normal distribution, the majority of 

producers and handlers of tart cherries 

may be classified as small entities. 

This rule would revise § 930.162 of 

the regulations by changing the number 

of years that new product, new market 

development, and market expansion 

projects are eligible for handler 

diversion credit from three years to five 

years. This action would also permit 

handlers to apply for previously 

awarded projects if the original handler 

has not made a shipment within one 

year of approval, and provides an 

expedited approval option for some 

market expansion activities. These 

changes are intended to encourage 

handlers to participate in new product, 

new market and market expansion 

activities, to expand demand, and make 

the approval process more efficient. The 

authority for these actions is provided 

in § 930.59. 

It is not anticipated that this proposed 

rule would impose additional costs on 

handlers or growers, regardless of size. 

Rather, this proposal should help 

handlers receive better returns on their 

new market development and market 

expansion projects by extending the 

time period that handlers can receive 

diversion credit for those activities. This 

should provide more opportunity for 

handlers to recover the time and 

resources required to establish these 

projects. 

In addition, extending the number of 

years that these marketing projects are 

eligible for diversion credits may 

provide incentive for handlers to 

develop these programs, and may enable 

additional sales which could improve 

returns for growers and handlers. Board 

members indicated that three years does 

not provide handlers enough time to 

develop and recover the costs and 

resources needed to implement one of 

these projects. The Board expects 

increasing the time frame would 

provide an incentive for additional 

handlers to participate in these exempt 

activities. Additionally, the proposed 

changes would open up the opportunity 

for another handler if the original 

handler does not carry out an approved 

project. Creating a longer window for 

use of restricted fruit and making the 

process accessible to more handlers 

should help the industry in its efforts to 

expand demand. 

Finally, this action would change the 

process by which handlers receive 

approval for market expansion projects 

that involve tart cherry handlers 

competing to source buyers not 

currently using domestic tart cherries. 

The Board believes this would help 

expand sales of tart cherries. The Board 

recommended that diversion credit for 

these sales transactions would be 

approved once the sales information is 

verified by Board staff, rather than after 

review by the subcommittee. The Board 

believes this would expedite the 

approval process for these types of 

diversion requests. 

The Board does not believe that these 

changes would significantly impact the 

calculations for free and restricted 

percentages. These changes are intended 

to facilitate projects that will create 

future sales opportunities. The effects of 

this rule are not expected to be 

disproportionately greater or less for 

small handlers or producers than for 

larger entities. 

Regarding alternatives to this action, 

the Board considered a number of 

options in its discussion, including 

leaving the length of time that new 

product, new market, and market 

expansion programs are eligible for 

handler diversion credit unchanged. 

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participation rate since the time period 

was extended in 2015, and the Board’s 

desire to quickly open up opportunities 

for handlers, the Board preferred to 

expand the opportunity for diversion 

credits for these projects. Therefore, the 

alternatives were rejected. 

In accordance with the Paperwork 

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

Chapter 35), the Order’s information 

collection requirements have been 

previously approved and assigned OMB 

No. 0581–0177, Tart Cherries Grown in 

the States of Michigan, New York, 

Pennsylvania, Oregon, Utah, 

Washington, and Wisconsin. No 

changes in those requirements are 

necessary as a result of this action. 

Should any changes become necessary, 

they would be submitted to OMB for 

approval. 

This proposed rule would not impose 

any additional reporting or 

recordkeeping requirements on either 

small or large tart cherry handlers. As 

with all Federal marketing order 

programs, reports and forms are 

periodically reviewed to reduce 

information requirements and 

duplication by industry and public 

sector agencies. 

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. 

In addition, USDA has not identified 

any relevant Federal rules that 

duplicate, overlap or conflict with this 

rule. 

The Board’s meeting was widely 

publicized throughout the tart cherry 

industry, and all interested persons 

were invited to attend the meeting and 

participate in Board deliberations. Like 

all Board meetings, the May 3, 2017, 

meeting was a public meeting, and all 

entities, both large and small, were able 

to express their views on this issue. 

Finally, interested persons are invited 

to submit comments on this proposed 

rule, including the regulatory and 

informational impacts of this action on 

small businesses. 

A small business guide on complying 

with fruit, vegetable, and specialty crop 

marketing agreements and orders may 

be viewed at: http://www.ams.usda.gov/ 

rules-regulations/moa/small-businesses. 

Any questions about the compliance 

guide should be sent to Richard Lower 

at the previously mentioned address in 

the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT

section. 

A 30-day comment period is provided 

to allow interested persons to respond 

to this proposed rule. 

List of Subjects in 7 CFR Part 930 

Marketing agreements, Reporting and 

recordkeeping requirements, Tart 

cherries. 

For the reasons set forth in the 

preamble, 7 CFR part 930 is proposed to 

be amended as follows: 

PART 930—TART CHERRIES GROWN 

IN THE STATES OF MICHIGAN, NEW 

YORK, PENNSYLVANIA, OREGON, 

UTAH, WASHINGTON, AND 

WISCONSIN 

■ 1. The authority citation for 7 CFR 

part 930 continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 601–674. 

[Subpart Redesignated as Subpart A] 

■ 2. Redesignate ‘‘Subpart—Order 

Regulating Handling’’ as ‘‘Subpart A— 

Order Regulating Handling’’. 

[Subpart Redesignated as Subpart B 

and Amended] 

■ 3. Redesignate ‘‘Subpart—Rules and 

Regulations’’ as subpart B and revise the 

heading to read as follows: 

Subpart B—Administrative 

Requirements 

[Subpart Redesignated as Subpart C] 

■ 4. Redesignate ‘‘Subpart—Assessment 

Rate’’ as ‘‘Subpart C—Assessment Rate’’. 

■ 5. In § 930.162: 

■ a. Revising the sentences at the end of 

(b)(1) and (b)(2); 

■ b. Add new paragraph (c)(3); 

■ c. Redesignating paragraphs (c)(3),(4) 

and (5) as (c)(4),(5) and (6); and 

■ d. Add new paragraph (h). 

The revisions to read as follows: 

§ 930.162 Exemptions. 

* * * * * 

(b) * * * 

(1) * * * In addition, the maximum 

duration of any credit activity is five 

years from the date of the first shipment. 

(2) * * * In addition, shipments of 

tart cherries or tart cherry products in 

new market development and market 

expansion outlets are eligible for 

handler diversion credit for a period of 

five years from the handler’s date of the 

first shipment into such outlets. 

* * * * * 

(c) * * * 

(3) When applying to the Board for an 

exemption for the use of domestic tart 

cherry products in markets not currently 

served by the domestic industry, 

handlers may provide a verifiable 

statement from the buyer of its intent to 

use domestic tart cherry products to the 

Board staff for review in lieu of review 

by the subcommittee as detailed in (d) 

of this section. A verifiable statement is 

defined as a written statement from the 

buyer that it will use domestic tart 

cherries in products or markets not 

currently supplied by domestic sources, 

which will be reviewed and 

documented by Board staff. 

* * * * * 

(h) Extensions and Transfers If no 

shipments are made within the first year 

of any approved exemption project from 

the date of approval, new applications 

for a similar project (same market or 

product) are eligible for approval; 

provided that, handlers with an 

approved exemption project have the 

opportunity to apply to the 

subcommittee for a six month extension 

of this time period. 

For projects granted extensions, if no 

shipment is made prior to the end of the 

extension period, new applications for 

the same market or project are eligible 

for approval. 

* * * * * 

Dated: December 26, 2017. 

Bruce Summers, 

Acting Administrator, Agricultural Marketing 

Service. 

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BILLING CODE 3410–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2017–1176; Product 

Identifier 2017–NM–123–AD] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing 

Company Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: We propose to adopt a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for certain 

The Boeing Company Model 747–8 

series airplanes. This proposed AD was 

prompted by a report of restricted 

movement of the right brake pedals after 

landing rollout. This proposed AD 

would require revising the airplane 

flight manual (AFM) by adding an 

autobrake system limitation. This 

proposed AD would also require 

modifying intercostal webs near a main 

entry door, which would terminate the 

AFM limitation. We are proposing this 

AD to address the unsafe condition on 

these products. 

DATES: We must receive comments on 

this proposed AD by February 16, 2018. 


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