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lower lobe skin detailed inspection for cracks 

and do all applicable related investigative 

and corrective actions. Do all applicable 

related investigative and corrective actions 

before further flight. 

(ii) Do all applicable repetitive inspections 

of the fuselage skin thereafter at the 

applicable times specified in paragraph 1.E., 

‘‘Compliance,’’ of Boeing Alert Service 

Bulletin 747–53A2861, dated April 1, 2014. 

(i) Exceptions to Service Information 

Specifications 

(1) Where Boeing Alert Service Bulletin 

747–53A2861, dated April 1, 2014, specifies 

a compliance time ‘‘after the original issue 

date of this service bulletin,’’ this AD 

requires compliance within the specified 

compliance time after the effective date of 

this AD. 

(2) Although Boeing Alert Service Bulletin 

747–53A2861, dated April 1, 2014, specifies 

to contact Boeing for repair data, and 

specifies that action as ‘‘RC’’ (Required for 

Compliance), this AD requires repair before 

further flight using a method approved in 

accordance with the procedures specified in 

paragraph (j) of this AD. 

(j) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs) 

(1) The Manager, Aircraft Certification 

Office (ACO), FAA, has the authority to 

approve AMOCs for this AD, if requested 

using the procedures found in 14 CFR 39.19. 

In accordance with 14 CFR 39.19, send your 

request to your principal inspector or local 

Flight Standards District Office, as 

appropriate. If sending information directly 

to the manager of the ACO, send it to the 

attention of the person identified in 

paragraph (k)(1) of this AD. Information may 

be emailed to: 9-ANM-Seattle-ACO-AMOCRequests@faa.gov. 

(2) Before using any approved AMOC, 

notify your appropriate principal inspector, 

or lacking a principal inspector, the manager 

of the local flight standards district office/

certificate holding district office. 

(3) Except as required by paragraph (i) of 

this AD: If the service information contains 

steps that are labeled as RC (Required for 

Compliance), those steps must be done to 

comply with this AD; any steps that are not 

labeled as RC are recommended. Those steps 

that are not labeled as RC may be deviated 

from, done as part of other actions, or done 

using accepted methods different from those 

identified in the specified service 

information without obtaining approval of an 

AMOC, provided the steps labeled as RC can 

be done and the airplane can be put back in 

a serviceable condition. Any substitutions or 

changes to steps labeled as RC require 

approval of an AMOC. 

(4) An AMOC that provides an acceptable 

level of safety may be used for any repair 

required by this AD if it is approved by the 

Boeing Commercial Airplanes Organization 

Designation Authorization (ODA) that has 

been authorized by the Manager, Seattle ACO 

to make those findings. For a repair method 

to be approved, the repair must meet the 

certification basis of the airplane, and the 

approval must specifically refer to this AD. 

(k) Related Information 

(1) For more information about this AD, 

contact Bill Ashforth, Aerospace Engineer, 

Airframe Branch, ANM–120S, FAA, Seattle 

Aircraft Certification Office (ACO), 1601 Lind 

Avenue SW., Renton, WA 98057–3356; 

phone: 425–917–6432; fax: 425–917–6590; 

email: bill.ashforth@faa.gov. 

(2) For service information identified in 

this AD, contact Boeing Commercial 

Airplanes, Attention: Data & Services 

Management, P.O. Box 3707, MC 2H–65, 

Seattle, WA 98124–2207; telephone 206– 

544–5000, extension 1; fax 206–766–5680; 

Internet https://www.myboeingfleet.com. You 

may view this 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. 

Issued in Renton, Washington, on 

November 19, 2014. 

Suzanne Masterson, 

Acting Manager, Transport Airplane 

Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2014–28124 Filed 11–26–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2014–0777; Directorate 

Identifier 2014–NM–088–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 787–8 

airplanes. This proposed AD was 

prompted by numerous reports of 

failures of the proximity sensor within 

the slat skew detection mechanism 

assembly (DMA) leading to slats up 

landing events. This proposed AD 

would require replacing the slat skew 

DMAs with new slat skew DMAs, and 

marking the existing identification 

plates on the slat with the new part 

number. We are proposing this AD to 

prevent failure of the proximity sensor, 

which could result in the slats being 

shut down and a slats up high speed 

landing. This condition, in combination 

with abnormal landing conditions such 

as a short runway or adverse weather 

conditions, could result in a runway 

excursion. 

DATES: We must receive comments on 

this proposed AD by January 12, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: You may send comments, 

using the procedures found in 14 CFR 

11.43 and 11.45, 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: Deliver to Mail 

address above between 9 a.m. and 5 

p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays. 

For service information identified in 

this proposed AD, contact Boeing 

Commercial Airplanes, Attention: Data 

& Services Management, P.O. Box 3707, 

MC 2H–65, Seattle, WA 98124–2207; 

telephone 206–544–5000, extension 1; 

fax 206–766–5680; Internet https:// 

www.myboeingfleet.com. You may view 

this 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 by searching for 

and locating Docket No. FAA–2014– 

0777; 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 proposed AD, the 

regulatory evaluation, any comments 

received, and other information. The 

street address for the Docket 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: 

Douglas Tsuji, Senior Aerospace 

Engineer, Systems and Equipment 

Branch, ANM–130S, FAA, Seattle 

Aircraft Certification Office, 1601 Lind 

Avenue SW., Renton, WA 98057–3356; 

telephone: 425–917–6546; fax: 425– 

917–6590; email: douglas.tsuji@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Comments Invited 

We invite you to send any written 

relevant data, views, or arguments about 

this proposal. Send your comments to 

an address listed under the ADDRESSES

section. Include ‘‘Docket No. FAA– 

2014–0777; Directorate Identifier 2014– 

NM–088–AD’’ at the beginning of your 

comments. We specifically invite 


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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 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 proposed AD. 

Discussion 

We have received numerous reports of 

failures of the proximity sensor within 

the slat skew detection mechanism 

assembly (DMA) leading to slats up 

landing events. It was determined that 

the failed sensors had broken magnet 

wires due to stresses induced by 

thermal expansion and contraction of an 

epoxy applied around them. This 

condition, if not corrected, could result 

in failure of the proximity sensor, which 

could result in the slats being shut 

down and a slats up high speed landing. 

This condition in combination with 

abnormal landing conditions such as a 

short runway or adverse weather 

conditions, could result in a runway 

excursion. 

Relevant Service Information 

We reviewed Boeing Alert Service 

Bulletin B787–81205–SB270021–00, 

Issue 001, dated March 20, 2014. For 

information on the procedures and 

compliance times, see this service 

information at http:// 

www.regulations.gov by searching for 

and locating Docket No. FAA–2014– 

0777. 

FAA’s Determination 

We are proposing this AD because we 

evaluated all the relevant information 

and determined the unsafe condition 

described previously is likely to exist or 

develop in other products of the same 

type design. 

Proposed AD Requirements 

This proposed AD would require 

accomplishing the actions specified in 

the service information described 

previously. 

Costs of Compliance 

We estimate that this proposed AD 

affects 15 airplanes of U.S. registry. 

We estimate the following costs to 

comply with this proposed AD: 

ESTIMATED COSTS

Action Labor cost Parts cost Cost per 

product 

Cost on U.S. 

operators 

Replacement ............... 11 work-hours × $85 per hour = $935 ............................................... $0 $935 $14,025 

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 proposed 

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 determined that this proposed AD 

would not have federalism implications 

under Executive Order 13132. This 

proposed AD would 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 this proposed regulation: 

(1) Is not a ‘‘significant regulatory 

action’’ under Executive Order 12866, 

(2) Is not a ‘‘significant rule’’ under 

the 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. 

The Proposed Amendment 

Accordingly, under the authority 

delegated to me by the Administrator, 

the FAA proposes to amend 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): 

The Boeing Company: Docket No. FAA– 

2014–0777; Directorate Identifier 2014– 

NM–088–AD. 

(a) Comments Due Date 

We must receive comments by January 12, 

2015. 

(b) Affected ADs 

None. 

(c) Applicability 

This AD applies to The Boeing Company 

Model 787–8 airplanes, certificated in any 

category, as identified in Boeing Alert 

Service Bulletin B787–81205–SB270021–00, 

Issue 001, dated March 20, 2014. 

(d) Subject 

Air Transport Association (ATA) of 

America Code 27, Flight Controls. 

(e) Unsafe Condition 

This AD was prompted by numerous 

reports of failures of the proximity sensor 

within the slat skew detection mechanism 

assembly (DMA) leading to slats up landing 

events. We are issuing this AD to prevent 

failure of the proximity sensor, which could 

result in the slats being shut down and a slats 

up high speed landing. This condition, in 

combination with abnormal landing 

conditions such as a short runway or adverse 

weather conditions, could result in a runway 

excursion. 

(f) Compliance 

Comply with this AD within the 

compliance times specified, unless already 

done. 

(g) Replacement 

Within 24 months after the effective date 

of this AD: Replace the slat skew DMA in slat 

number 5 and slat number 8 with new slat 

skew DMA, and mark the existing 

identification plates on the slat with the new 


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1 77 FR 74746 (Dec. 17, 2012). 

2The comments are available at: http://

www.ftc.gov/os/comments/usedcarrulenprm/

index.shtm. The comments are numbered, and the 

Commission has assigned each a number that 

follows the name of the commenter. Comments 

cited in this notice are identified by the name of 

the commenter (organization or individual) 

followed by the comment number (e.g., Brown (1)). 

part number, in accordance with the 

Accomplishment Instructions of Boeing Alert 

Service Bulletin B787–81205–SB270021–00, 

Issue 001, dated March 20, 2014. 

(h) Parts Installation Prohibitions 

(1) As of the effective date of this AD, no 

person may install a slat skew DMA, part 

number P683A0001–03, on any airplane. 

(2) As of the effective date of this AD, no 

person may install, on any airplane, a slat 

skew DMA in slat number 5, having part 

number 145Z0201–11–8, 145Z0201–21–4, 

145Z0201–21–3, 145Z0201–21–5, 145Z0201– 

21–8, 145Z0201–21–9, 145Z0201–31–1, or 

145Z0201–33–1. 

(3) As of the effective date of this AD, no 

person may install, on any airplane, a slat 

skew DMA in slat number 8, having part 

number 145Z0201–12–8, 145Z0201–22–4, 

145Z0201–22–3, 145Z0201–22–5, 145Z0201– 

22–8, 145Z0201–22–9, 145Z0201–32–1, or 

145Z0201–34–1. 

(i) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs) 

(1) The Manager, Seattle Aircraft 

Certification Office (ACO), FAA, has the 

authority to approve AMOCs for this AD, if 

requested using the procedures found in 14 

CFR 39.19. In accordance with 14 CFR 39.19, 

send your request to your principal inspector 

or local Flight Standards District Office, as 

appropriate. If sending information directly 

to the manager of the ACO, send it to the 

attention of the person identified in 

paragraph (j)(1) of this AD. Information may 

be emailed to: 9-ANM-Seattle-ACO-AMOCRequests@faa.gov. 

(2) Before using any approved AMOC, 

notify your appropriate principal inspector, 

or lacking a principal inspector, the manager 

of the local flight standards district office/ 

certificate holding district office. 

(j) Related Information 

(1) For more information about this AD, 

contact Douglas Tsuji, Senior Aerospace 

Engineer, Systems and Equipment Branch, 

ANM–130S, FAA, Seattle Aircraft 

Certification Office, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., 

Renton, WA 98057–3356; telephone: 425– 

917–6546; fax: 425–917–6590; email: 

douglas.tsuji@faa.gov. 

(2) For service information identified in 

this AD, contact Boeing Commercial 

Airplanes, Attention: Data & Services 

Management, P.O. Box 3707, MC 2H–65, 

Seattle, WA 98124–2207; telephone 206– 

544–5000, extension 1; fax 206–766–5680; 

Internet https://www.myboeingfleet.com. You 

may view this 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. 

Issued in Renton, Washington, on 

November 13, 2014. 

Jeffrey E. Duven, 

Manager, Transport Airplane Directorate, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2014–28130 Filed 11–26–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION 

16 CFR Part 455 

Used Motor Vehicle Trade Regulation 

Rule 

AGENCY: Federal Trade Commission 

(‘‘FTC’’ or ‘‘Commission’’). 

ACTION: Supplemental notice of 

proposed rulemaking (‘‘SNPRM’’); 

request for comment. 

SUMMARY: The FTC is proposing further 

amendments to the Used Motor Vehicle 

Trade Regulation Rule (‘‘Rule’’ or ‘‘Used 

Car Rule’’) that would require dealers to 

indicate on the Buyers Guide whether 

they obtained a vehicle history report, 

and, if so, to provide a copy of the 

report to consumers who request it; 

revise the Buyers Guide statement 

describing the meaning of an ‘‘As Is’’ 

sale in which a dealer offers a vehicle 

for sale without a warranty; and move 

boxes to the front of the Buyers Guide 

for dealers to indicate whether nondealer warranties apply to a vehicle. 

Based on the FTC’s review of the public 

comments, the Commission proposes 

these amendments to promote consumer 

access to vehicle history information, to 

clarify the meaning of ‘‘As Is’’ in the 

sale of used vehicles without 

warranties, and to make disclosures 

concerning non-dealer warranties more 

prominent. The FTC is not adopting any 

final amendments to the Used Car Rule 

at this time. It continues to consider 

comments submitted in response to its 

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking 

(‘‘NPRM’’) published in December 2012 

and seeks additional comments in this 

SNPRM. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before January 30, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: Interested parties may file a 

comment at https://

ftcpublic.commentworks.com/ftc/

usedcarrulesnprm online or on paper, 

by following the instructions in the 

Request for Comment part of the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section 

below. Write ‘‘Used Car Rule Regulatory 

Review, 16 CFR part 455, Project No. 

P087604,’’ on your comment, and file 

your comment online at https://

ftcpublic.commentworks.com/ftc/

usedcarrulesnprm by following the 

instructions on the web-based form. If 

you prefer to file your comment on 

paper, write ‘‘Used Car Rule Regulatory 

Review, 16 CFR part 455, Project No. 

P087604,’’ on your comment, and on the 

envelope, and mail your comment to the 

following address: Federal Trade 

Commission, Office of the Secretary, 

600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Suite 

CC–5610 (Annex A), Washington, DC 

20580, or deliver your comment to the 

following address: Federal Trade 

Commission, Office of the Secretary, 

Constitution Center, 400 7th Street SW., 

5th Floor, Suite 5610 (Annex A), 

Washington, DC 20024. This document, 

and public records related to the FTC’s 

regulatory review, are also available at 

that address and at www.ftc.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John 

C. Hallerud, (312) 960–5634, Attorney, 

Midwest Region, Federal Trade 

Commission, 55 West Monroe Street, 

Suite 1825, Chicago, IL 60603. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

In December 2012, the FTC issued an 

NPRM setting forth proposed changes to 

the FTC’s Used Car Rule.1 The Used Car 

Rule requires dealers to display on used 

cars offered for sale a window sticker 

called a ‘‘Buyers Guide’’ containing 

warranty and other information. Among 

other things, in the NPRM, the 

Commission proposed adding a 

statement to the Buyers Guide advising 

consumers about the availability of 

vehicle history reports and directing 

consumers to an FTC Web site for more 

information about those reports. The 

Commission also proposed changing the 

statement on the Buyers Guide that 

describes the meaning of ‘‘As Is’’ when 

a dealer offers to sell a used vehicle 

without a warranty. In response to the 

NPRM, the Commission received nearly 

150 comments from members of the 

public including automobile dealers, 

consumer attorneys, consumer advocacy 

organizations, automobile dealer 

associations, providers of vehicle 

history reports, legal aid agencies, 

consumer protection agencies, and state 

attorneys general.2 After reviewing the 

comments, the Commission now 

proposes additional modifications to the 

proposal made in the NPRM to address 

concerns raised by commenters. The 

Commission also seeks comments on 

alternative proposals and issues that 

commenters have submitted or 

identified. 

The Commission now proposes to 

amend the Used Car Rule to require that 

dealers who have obtained a vehicle 

history report on an individual vehicle 

indicate on the Buyers Guide that they 

have obtained such a report, and will 

provide a copy of the report to 


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