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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Vol. 74, No. 10 

Thursday, January 15, 2009 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2009–0007; Directorate 

Identifier 2008–CE–072–AD] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Piper 

Aircraft, Inc. Models PA–46–350P and 

PA–46R–350T Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: We propose to adopt a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for certain 

Piper Aircraft, Inc. Models PA–46–350P 

and PA–46R–350T airplanes. This 

proposed AD would require an 

inspection to verify the 35-amp and 250- 

amp current limiters are installed in the 

proper locations and would require a 

correction to the installation if the 

current limiters are not installed in the 

proper locations. This proposed AD 

would also limit operation to ‘‘only 

under day visual flight rules (VFR)’’ 

until the current limiter installation is 

inspected and corrected. This proposed 

AD results from three reports of 

incorrectly installed current limiters. 

We are proposing this AD to detect 

incorrect installation of 35-amp and 

250-amp current limiters, which could 

result in failure of the 35-amp current 

limiter if installed in the 250-amp 

location. This failure could lead to a 

total loss of electrical power. 

DATES: We must receive comments on 

this proposed AD by March 16, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Use one of the following 

addresses to comment 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. 

• 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. 

For service information identified in 

this proposed AD, contact Piper 

Aircraft, Inc., 2926 Piper Drive, Vero 

Beach, Florida 32960; telephone: (772) 

978–6573; Internet: http:// 

www.newpiper.com/company/ 

publications.asp. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John 

Lee, Aerospace Engineer, One Crown 

Center, 1895 Phoenix Blvd., Suite 450, 

Atlanta, Georgia 30349; telephone: (770) 

994–6736; fax: (770) 703–6097. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Comments Invited 

We invite you to send any written 

relevant data, views, or arguments 

regarding this proposed AD. Send your 

comments to an address listed under the 

ADDRESSES section. Include the docket 

number, ‘‘FAA–2009–0007; Directorate 

Identifier 2008–CE–072–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 we receive 

concerning this proposed AD. 

Discussion 

We have received information that, 

when troubleshooting an alternator 

problem, a mechanic found a blown 35- 

amp current limiter installed in place of 

a 250-amp current limiter in the 

electrical power panel assembly on a 

Piper Aircraft, Inc. Model PA–46–350P 

airplane. Further inspection revealed a 

250-amp current limiter installed in 

place of a 35-amp current limiter in the 

same electrical power panel assembly. 

The 35-amp current limiter was 

installed where the 250-amp current 

limiter should have been installed, and 

the 250-amp current limiter was 

installed where the 35-amp current 

limiter should have been installed. We 

have also received reports of two other 

occurrences of current limiters installed 

in the wrong locations on the affected 

airplanes. 

This condition, if not corrected, could 

result in total loss of electrical power. 

Relevant Service Information 

We have reviewed Piper Aircraft, Inc. 

Service Bulletin No. 2000, dated 

September 16, 2008. The service 

information describes procedures for 

inspecting the 35-amp and 250-amp 

current limiter installations and 

correcting the installation if the current 

limiters are not installed in the proper 

locations. 

FAA’s Determination and Requirements 

of the Proposed AD 

We are proposing this AD because we 

evaluated all information and 

determined the unsafe condition 

described previously is likely to exist or 

develop on other products of the same 

type design. This proposed AD would 

require an inspection to verify the 35- 

amp and 250-amp current limiters are 

installed in the proper locations and 

correct the installation if the current 

limiters are not installed in the proper 

locations. This proposed AD would also 

limit operation to only under day VFR 

until the current limiter installation is 

inspected and corrected. 

Costs of Compliance 

We estimate that this proposed AD 

would affect 118 airplanes in the U.S. 

registry. 

We estimate the following costs to do 

the proposed inspection: 

Labor cost Parts cost Total cost per 

airplane 

Total cost on 

U.S. operators 

1 work-hour × $80 per hour = $80 ............................................................ Not applicable .................................. $80 $9,440 

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We estimate the following costs to do 

any necessary repairs that would be 

required based on the results of the 

proposed inspection. We have no way of 

determining the number of airplanes 

that may need this repair: 

Labor cost Parts cost Total cost per 

airplane 

1 work-hour × $80 per hour = $80 ............................................................................... Not applicable ........................................... $80 

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 

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 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 regulatory evaluation 

of the estimated costs to comply with 

this proposed AD and placed it in the 

AD docket. 

Examining the AD Docket 

You may examine the AD docket that 

contains the proposed AD, the 

regulatory evaluation, any comments 

received, and other information 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 Docket Office (telephone 

(800) 647–5527) is located at the street 

address stated in the ADDRESSES section. 

Comments will be available in the AD 

docket shortly after receipt. 

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 AD: 

Piper Aircraft, Inc.: Docket No. FAA–2009– 

0007; Directorate Identifier 2008–CE– 

072–AD. 

Comments Due Date 

(a) We must receive comments on this 

airworthiness directive (AD) action by March 

16, 2009. 

Affected ADs 

(b) None. 

Applicability 

(c) This AD applies to the following 

airplane models and serial numbers that are 

certificated in any category: 

Models Serial Nos. 

PA–46–350P 4636375 through 4636447. 

PA–46R–350T 4692001 through 4692068. 

Unsafe Condition 

(d) This AD results from three reports of 

incorrectly installed current limiters. We are 

issuing this AD to detect incorrect 

installation of 35-amp and 250-amp current 

limiters, which could result in failure of the 

35-amp current limiter if installed in the 250- 

amp location. This failure could lead to a 

total loss of electrical power. 

Compliance 

(e) To address this problem, you must do 

the following, unless already done: 

Actions Compliance Procedures 

(1) Insert the following into the Limitations section of the airplane flight manual (AFM): 

‘‘Operate Only under Day Visual Flight Rules 

(VFR).’’ You may remove the limitations 

specified in this paragraph after doing the 

action required in paragraphs (e)(2) and 

(e)(3) of this AD, as applicable.

Before further flight after the effective date of 

this AD.

Under 14 CFR 43.7, the owner/operator holding at least a private pilot certificate is allowed to insert the information into the AFM 

as specified in paragraph (e)(1) of this AD. 

You may insert a copy of this AD into the 

Limitations section of the AFM to comply 

with this action. Make an entry into the aircraft logbook showing compliance with this 

portion of the AD per compliance with 14 

CFR 43.9. 

(2) Inspect the 35-amp and 250-amp current 

limiters for installation in the proper location.

Within 100 hours time-in-service after the effective date of this AD.Follow Piper Aircraft, Inc. Service Bulletin No. 

2000, dated September 16, 2008. 

(3) If you find any current limiter not in the 

proper location, reinstall the current limiter in 

the proper location.

Before further flight after the inspection required in paragraph (e)(2) of this AD.Follow Piper Aircraft, Inc. Service Bulletin No. 

2000, dated September 16, 2008. 

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Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs) 

(f) The Manager, Atlanta 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. Send information to ATTN: John 

Lee, Aerospace Engineer, One Crown Center, 

1895 Phoenix Blvd., Suite 450, Atlanta, 

Georgia 30349; telephone: (770) 994–6736; 

fax: (770) 703–6097. Before using any 

approved AMOC on any airplane to which 

the AMOC applies, notify your appropriate 

principal inspector (PI) in the FAA Flight 

Standards District Office (FSDO), or lacking 

a PI, your local FSDO. 

Related Information 

(g) To get copies of the service information 

referenced in this AD, contact Piper Aircraft, 

Inc., 2926 Piper Drive, Vero Beach, Florida 

32960; telephone: (772) 978–6573; Internet: 

http://www.newpiper.com/company/ 

publications.asp. To view the AD docket, go 

to U.S. Department of Transportation, Docket 

Operations, M–30, West Building Ground 

Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590, or on 

the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov. 

Issued in Kansas City, Missouri, on January 

7, 2009. 

John Colomy, 

Acting Manager, Small Airplane Directorate, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. E9–728 Filed 1–14–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2008–1259; Airspace 

Docket No. 08–ASO–1] 

Proposed Modification of the Atlantic 

High and San Juan Low Offshore 

Airspace Areas; East Coast, United 

States 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: This action proposes to 

amend the boundaries of the Atlantic 

High and San Juan Low Offshore 

Airspace Areas located off the east coast 

of the United States. The 

implementation of the West Atlantic 

Route System Plus (WATRS Plus) 

project modified the boundaries of the 

Miami Control Area (CTA)/Flight 

Identification Region (FIR), the San Juan 

CTA/FIR, and the New York Oceanic 

CTA/FIR. This action proposes to 

modify the Atlantic High and San Juan 

Low Offshore Airspace Area boundaries 

to coincide with the CTA/FIR changes. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before March 2, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the 

proposal to the U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations, M– 

30, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., West 

Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 

Washington, DC 20590–0001; telephone: 

(202) 366–9826. You must identify the 

docket number FAA–2008–1259 and 

Airspace Docket No. 08–ASO–1, at the 

beginning of your comments. You may 

also submit comments on the Internet at 

http://www.regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul 

Gallant, Airspace and Rules Group, 

Office of System Operations Airspace 

and AIM, Federal Aviation 

Administration, 800 Independence 

Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591; 

telephone: (202) 267–8783. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Comments Invited 

Interested parties are invited to 

participate in this proposed rulemaking 

by submitting such written data, views, 

or arguments as they may desire. 

Comments that provide the factual basis 

supporting the views and suggestions 

presented are particularly helpful in 

developing reasoned regulatory 

decisions on the proposal. Comments 

are specifically invited on the overall 

regulatory, aeronautical, economic, 

environmental, and energy-related 

aspects of the proposal. 

Communications should identify both 

docket numbers (FAA Docket No. FAA– 

2008–1259 and Airspace Docket No. 08– 

ASO–1) and be submitted in triplicate to 

the Docket Management Facility (see 

ADDRESSES section for address and 

phone number). You may also submit 

comments through the Internet at 

http://www.regulations.gov. 

Commenters wishing the FAA to 

acknowledge receipt of their comments 

on this action must submit with those 

comments a self-addressed, stamped 

postcard on which the following 

statement is made: ‘‘Comments to FAA 

Docket No. FAA–2008–1259 and 

Airspace Docket No. 08–ASO–1.’’ The 

postcard will be date/time stamped and 

returned to the commenter. 

All communications received on or 

before the specified closing date for 

comments will be considered before 

taking action on the proposed rule. The 

proposal contained in this action may 

be changed in light of comments 

received. All comments submitted will 

be available for examination in the 

public docket both before and after the 

closing date for comments. A report 

summarizing each substantive public 

contact with FAA personnel concerned 

with this rulemaking will be filed in the 

docket. 

Availability of NPRMs 

An electronic copy of this document 

may be downloaded through the 

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

Recently published rulemaking 

documents can also be accessed through 

the FAA’s Web page at http:// 

www.faa.gov/airports_airtraffic/ 

air_traffic/publications/ 

airspace_amendments/. 

You may review the public docket 

containing the proposal, any comments 

received and any final disposition in 

person in the Dockets Office (see 

ADDRESSES section for address and 

phone number) between 9 a.m. and 5 

p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays. An informal docket 

may also be examined during normal 

business hours at the office of the 

Eastern Service Center, Federal Aviation 

Administration, Room 210, 1701 

Columbia Avenue, College Park, Georgia 

30337. 

Persons interested in being placed on 

a mailing list for future NPRM’s should 

contact the FAA’s Office of Rulemaking, 

(202) 267–9677, for a copy of Advisory 

Circular No. 11–2A, Notice of Proposed 

Rulemaking Distribution System, which 

describes the application procedure. 

The Proposal 

The FAA is proposing an amendment 

to Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations 

(14 CFR) part 71 to modify the 

boundaries of the Atlantic High and San 

Juan Low Offshore Airspace Areas to 

match boundary changes to the Miami, 

San Juan and New York Oceanic CTA/ 

FIRs, which were modified by the 

implementation of the WATRS Plus 

project. The WATRS Plus project 

introduced a redesigned route structure 

and a reduced lateral separation 

standard on oceanic routes in the 

WATRS Plus CTAs to enhance en route 

capacity. The proposed change is a 

minor realignment of one point common 

to both the Atlantic High and San Juan 

Low Offshore Airspace area boundaries. 

The point at lat. 21°08′00′′ N., long. 

67°45′00′′ W. would be changed to read 

lat. 21°14′21′′ N., long. 67°39′02′′ W. 

High offshore airspace areas are 

published in paragraph 2003, and low 

offshore airspace areas are published in 

paragraph 6007, of FAA Order 7400.9S 

signed October 3, 2008, and effective 

October 31, 2008, which is incorporated 

by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The 

offshore airspace areas listed in this 

document will be published 

subsequently in the Order. 

The FAA has determined that this 

proposed regulation only involves an 

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