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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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL 

MANAGEMENT 

5 CFR Part 293 

RIN 3206–AL24 

Personnel Records 

AGENCY: Office of Personnel 

Management. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking; 

withdrawal. 

SUMMARY: The Office of Personnel 

Management (OPM) hereby withdraws a 

notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) 

regarding Personnel Records, published 

in the Federal Register January 18, 

2008. OPM has determined withdrawal 

of the NPRM is appropriate as it would 

be impractical to issue this rule without 

the existence of a Governmentwide 

employee identifier. 

DATES: The proposed rule, published on 

January 18, 2008, in the Federal 

Register (73 FR 3410), is withdrawn as 

of January 27, 2010. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Barbara Goldberg, Human Resources 

Specialist, Office of Personnel 

Management, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer, Records 

Management, Room 7439, 1900 E Street, 

NW., Washington, DC 20415. E-mail: 

barbara.goldberg@opm.gov. Telephone: 

(202) 606–4054. Facsimile: (202) 606– 

1719. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On January 18, 2008, OPM issued a 

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) 

in the Federal Register (73 FR 3410) to 

achieve a consistent and effective policy 

for the restricted use of Social Security 

Numbers (SSN) by Federal agencies to 

combat fraud and identity theft. 

The comment period for the NPRM 

closed on March 18, 2008. OPM 

received and considered all 66 written 

comments in response to the NPRM. 

Comments were received from 6 Federal 

agencies, 1 agency component, 1 

Federal commission, 6 Federal 

insurance carriers and 1 labor union. 

The following is a discussion of the 

comments OPM received during the 

public comment period raised in 

connection with the merits of the 

proposed rule. 

Some agencies were applying the 

restricted use of the SSN imposed by 

these rules across all government 

functions. OPM received several 

comments suggesting the adaptation of 

changes to part 293 was useful in 

understanding various positions; 

however, the comments were not 

directly related to the subpart of these 

rules. 

Several agencies asked for 

clarification regarding the language used 

in various parts of the proposed rules. 

The primary concern from all 

categories of respondents was the 

necessity to put into place an alternate 

employee identifier prior to 

implementing the proposed rules. 

Comments centered on the numerous 

systems and business practices, both 

internal and external to government 

systems, which use the SSN as a 

primary identifier. Systems and 

processes cited included electronic 

recruitment systems, payment of various 

Federal benefits (health related, Social 

Security, Worker’s Compensation, etc.), 

determinations for security clearances, 

taxpayer identification and union dues 

withholding through payroll deduction, 

among others. 

Accordingly, the proposed rule, 

published on January 18, 2008, in the 

Federal Register (73 FR 3410), is 

withdrawn as of January 27, 2010. 

Office of Personnel Management. 

John Berry, 

Director. 

[FR Doc. 2010–1616 Filed 1–26–10; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2010–0060; Directorate 

Identifier 2010–SW–06–AD] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Sikorsky 

Aircraft Corporation (Sikorsky) Model 

S–92A Helicopters 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration, DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: This document proposes 

adopting a new airworthiness directive 

(AD) for the Sikorsky Model S–92A 

helicopters. The AD would require 

replacing the main gearbox (MGB) filter 

bowl assembly with a two-piece MGB 

filter bowl assembly and replacing the 

existing mounting studs. The AD would 

also require inspecting the MGB lube 

system filters, the housing, the housing 

threads, and the lockring counterbore 

and repairing or replacing them as 

necessary. This proposed AD is 

prompted by tests indicating that an 

existing MGB filter bowl assembly can 

fail under certain loading conditions 

including those associated with a 

damaged MGB filter or mounting stud 

resulting from high frequency 

maintenance tasks. Testing of the 

improved MGB filter bowl assembly 

demonstrates a significant increase in 

strength and durability over the existing 

filter bowl. The actions specified by this 

proposed AD are intended to prevent 

failure of the MGB filter bowl assembly 

due to failure of the mounting studs or 

the filter bowl, loss of oil from the MGB, 

failure of the MGB, and subsequent loss 

of control of the helicopter. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before March 29, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: Use one of the following 

addresses to submit comments on this 

proposed AD: 

• 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. 


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• 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. 

and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

except Federal holidays. 

You may get the service information 

identified in this proposed AD from 

Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, Attn: 

Manager, Commercial Technical 

Support, mailstop s581a, 6900 Main 

Street, Stratford, CT, telephone (203) 

383–4866, e-mail address 

tsslibrary@sikorsky.com, or at http:// 

www.sikorsky.com. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kirk 

Gustafson, Aviation Safety Engineer, 

Boston Aircraft Certification Office, 

Engine and Propeller Directorate, FAA, 

12 New England Executive Park, 

Burlington, MA 01803, telephone (781) 

238–7190, fax (781) 238–7170. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Comments Invited 

We invite you to submit any written 

data, views, or arguments regarding this 

proposed AD. Send your comments to 

the address listed under the caption 

ADDRESSES. Include the docket number 

‘‘FAA–2010–0060, Directorate Identifier 

2010–SW–06–AD’’ at the beginning of 

your comments. We specifically invite 

comments on the overall regulatory, 

economic, environmental, and energy 

aspects of the proposed AD. We will 

consider all comments received by the 

closing date and may amend the 

proposed AD in light 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 with FAA 

personnel concerning this proposed 

rulemaking. Using the search function 

of our docket web site, you can find and 

read the comments to any of our 

dockets, including the name of the 

individual who sent or signed the 

comment. You may review the DOT’s 

complete Privacy Act Statement in the 

Federal Register published on April 11, 

2000. 

Examining the Docket 

You may examine the docket that 

contains the proposed AD, any 

comments, and other information in 

person at the Docket Operations office 

between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, except Federal holidays. 

The Docket Operations office (telephone 

(800) 647–5527) is located in Room 

W12–140 on the ground floor of the 

West Building at the street address 

stated in the ADDRESSES section. 

Comments will be available in the AD 

docket shortly after receipt. 

Discussion 

This document proposes adopting a 

new AD for the Sikorsky Model S–92A 

helicopters. The AD would require 

replacing the MGB filter bowl assembly 

with a two-piece MGB filter bowl 

assembly and replacing the existing 

mounting studs. The AD would also 

require inspecting the MGB lube system 

filters, the housing, the housing threads, 

and the lockring counterbore and 

repairing and replacing them as 

necessary. This proposed AD is 

prompted by tests indicating the 

existing MGB filter bowl assembly can 

fail under certain loading conditions 

including those associated with a 

damaged MGB filter or mounting stud 

resulting from high frequency 

maintenance tasks that can lead to 

complete loss of oil from the MGB. 

Testing of the improved MGB filter bowl 

assembly demonstrates a reduced 

susceptibility to damage of MGB filter 

bowl assembly during routine 

maintenance. This proposed AD is 

intended to prevent failure of the MGB 

filter bowl assembly due to failure of the 

mounting studs or the filter bowl, loss 

of oil from the MGB, failure of the MGB, 

and subsequent loss of control of the 

helicopter. 

We have reviewed Sikorsky Alert 

Service Bulletin No. 92–63–022A, dated 

December 18, 2009 (ASB), which 

describes procedures for replacing the 

existing MGB filter bowl assembly with 

a new, two-piece filter bowl assembly. 

The ASB also describes procedures for 

replacing the existing studs with new 

studs. 

This unsafe condition is likely to exist 

or develop on other helicopters of the 

same type design. Therefore, the 

proposed AD would require the 

following within 60 days. 

• Removing the MGB filter bowl 

assembly and the MGB lube system 

filter. 

• Removing the primary filter 

element, part number (P/N) 70351– 

38801–102, and visually inspecting it 

for damage. If the primary filter element 

has ‘‘wavy’’ pleats, internal buckling, or 

indented dimples, before further flight, 

replacing it with an airworthy filter 

element. 

• Visually inspecting the secondary 

filter element, P/N 70351–38801–103, 

for damage. If the secondary filter 

element has ‘‘wavy’’ pleats or an 

elongated cup, before further flight, 

replacing it with an airworthy filter 

element. 

• Replacing the MGB lube system 

filter assembly mounting studs by 

removing the studs and visually 

inspecting the tapped holes for any 

damage to the threads, visually 

inspecting the housing to determine that 

the housing threads are free from 

damage and corrosion, and visually 

inspecting housing lockring counterbore 

to determine if the housing is airworthy. 

• If you find damage or corrosion to 

the housing threads, the housing, or the 

lockring counterbore, stopping work 

and contacting the FAA. 

• If you do not find damage to the 

housing threads, the housing, or the 

lockring counterbore that requires 

repair, replacing the mounting studs. 

• Installing an airworthy, two-piece 

MGB filter bowl assembly modification 

kit, P/N 92070–35005–011. 

The AD would require that specified 

portions of the ASB be followed. 

We estimate that this proposed AD 

would affect 22 helicopters of U.S. 

registry. We also estimate that it would 

take about 6 hours to inspect the 

existing filter bowl assembly and 

replace the MGB lube system filters, the 

mounting studs, and to install an 

improved filter bowl assembly at an 

average labor rate of $80 per work hour. 

Required parts would cost about $3,257 

per helicopter. Based on these figures, 

the total cost impact of the proposed AD 

on U.S. operators would be $82,214. 

Regulatory Findings 

We have determined that this 

proposed AD would not have federalism 

implications under Executive Order 

13132. Additionally, 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 that the 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); and 

3. 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. 

We prepared a draft economic 

evaluation of the estimated costs to 

comply with this proposed AD. See the 

AD docket to examine the draft 

economic evaluation. 

Authority for This Rulemaking 

Title 49 of the United States Code 

specifies the FAA’s authority to issue 


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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. 

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39 

Air transportation, Aircraft, Aviation 

safety, Incorporation by reference, 

Safety. 

The Proposed Amendment 

Accordingly, pursuant to the 

authority delegated to me by the 

Administrator, the Federal Aviation 

Administration proposes to amend part 

39 of the Federal Aviation Regulations 

(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. Section 39.13 is amended by 

adding a new airworthiness directive to 

read as follows: 

Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation: Docket No. 

FAA–2010–0060; Directorate Identifier 

2010–SW–06–AD. 

Applicability: Model S–92A helicopters, 

with main gearbox (MGB) filter bowl 

assembly, part number (P/N) 92351–15802– 

101, installed, certificated in any category. 

Compliance: Required as indicated, unless 

done previously. 

To prevent failure of the MGB filter bowl 

assembly due to failure of the mounting studs 

or the filter bowl, loss of oil from the MGB, 

failure of the MGB, and subsequent loss of 

control of the helicopter, do the following: 

(a) Within 60 days: 

(1) Remove the MGB filter bowl assembly 

by following the Accomplishment 

Instructions, paragraphs 3.A.(1) through 

3.A.(5), of Sikorsky Alert Service Bulletin No. 

92–63–022A, dated December 18, 2009 

(ASB). 

(2) Remove the primary filter element, P/ 

N 70351–38801–102, from the MGB lube 

system filter and visually inspect it for 

damage as depicted in Figures 1, 2, and 3 of 

the ASB. If the primary filter element has 

‘‘wavy’’ pleats, internal buckling, or indented 

dimples, before further flight, replace it with 

an airworthy filter element. 

(3) Visually inspect the secondary filter 

element, P/N 70351–38801–103, for damage 

as depicted in Figures 4 and 5 of the ASB. 

If the secondary filter element has ‘‘wavy’’ 

pleats or an elongated cup, before further 

flight, replace it with an airworthy filter 

element. 

(4) Replace the MGB lube system filter 

assembly mounting studs: 

(i) Remove the studs by following the 

Accomplishment Instructions, paragraphs 

3.B.(1) through 3.B.(4) of the ASB. Visually 

inspect the tapped holes for any damage to 

the threads. Serrations on the entire counter 

bore (360 degrees) are acceptable. Serrations 

in the housing must be intact, and mating 

serrations on the lock ring must line up with 

serrations on the housing. Visually inspect 

the housing to determine that the housing 

threads are free from damage and corrosion. 

Visually inspect housing lockring 

counterbore to determine if the housing is 

airworthy. 

(ii) If you find damage or corrosion to the 

housing threads, the housing, or the lockring 

counterbore, stop work and contact Kirk 

Gustafson, Aviation Safety Engineer, Boston 

Aircraft Certification Office, Engine and 

Propeller Directorate, FAA, 12 New England 

Executive Park, Burlington, MA 01803, 

telephone (781) 238–7190, fax (781) 238– 

7170. 

(iii) If you do not find damage to the 

housing threads, the housing, or the lockring 

counterbore that requires repair, replace the 

mounting studs by following the 

Accomplishment Instructions, paragraphs 

3.B.(7) through 3.B.(15) of the ASB. 

(5) Install an airworthy, two-piece MGB 

filter bowl assembly modification kit, P/N 

92070–35005–011, as depicted in Figures 8 

and 9 of the ASB and by following the 

Accomplishment Instructions, paragraphs 

3.C.(1) through 3.C.(20), of the ASB. 

(b) To request a different method of 

compliance or a different compliance time 

for this AD, follow the procedures in 14 CFR 

39.19. Contact the Manager, Boston Aircraft 

Certification Office, ATTN: Kirk Gustafson, 

Aviation Safety Engineer, Boston Aircraft 

Certification Office, Engine and Propeller 

Directorate, FAA, 12 New England Executive 

Park, Burlington, MA 01803, telephone (781) 

238–7190, fax (781) 238–7170, for 

information about previously approved 

alternative methods of compliance. 

(c) The Joint Aircraft System/Component 

(JASC) Code is 6320: Main Rotor Gearbox. 

Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, on January 20, 

2010. 

Mark R. Schilling, 

Acting Manager, Rotorcraft Directorate, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2010–1521 Filed 1–26–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

18 CFR Part 35 

[Docket No. RM10–13–000] 

Credit Reforms in Organized 

Wholesale Electric Markets 

Issued January 21, 2010. 

AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission (Commission) is 

proposing, pursuant to section 206 of 

the Federal Power Act, to amend its 

regulations to reform credit practices in 

organized wholesale electric markets to 

ensure that credit practices result in 

jurisdictional rates that are just and 

reasonable. The Commission seeks 

public comment on the proposed 

regulations. 

DATES: Comments are due March 29, 

2010. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

identified in Docket No. RM10–13–000, 

by one of the following methods: 

Agency Web Site: http://www.ferc.gov. 

Follow the instructions for submitting 

comments via the eFiling link found in 

the Comment Procedures section of the 

preamble. 

Mail: Commenters unable to file 

comments electronically must mail or 

hand deliver an original and 14 copies 

of their comments to the Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission, Secretary of the 

Commission, 888 First Street, NE., 

Washington, DC 20426. Please refer to 

the Comment Procedures section of the 

preamble for additional information on 

how to file paper comments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Christina Hayes (Legal Information), 

Office of the General Counsel, Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 

First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, 

(202) 502–6194. 

Lawrence Greenfield (Legal 

Information), Office of the General 

Counsel, Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission, 888 First Street, NE., 

Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502– 

6415. 

Scott Miller (Technical Information), 

Office of Energy Policy and 

Innovation, Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission, 888 First Street, NE., 

Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502– 

8456. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 


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