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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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2012–0946; Directorate 

Identifier 2012–CE–037–AD] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; GA200 (Pty) 

Ltd 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 all 

GA200 (Pty) Ltd Models GA200 and 

GA200C airplanes that would revise an 

existing AD. This proposed AD results 

from mandatory continuing 

airworthiness information (MCAI) 

originated by an aviation authority of 

another country to identify and correct 

an unsafe condition on an aviation 

product. The MCAI describes the unsafe 

condition as failure of the wing strut 

bolt through the main spar. We are 

issuing this proposed AD to require 

actions to address the unsafe condition 

on these products. 

DATES: We must receive comments on 

this proposed AD by November 29, 

2012. 

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. 

and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

except Federal holidays. 

For service information identified in 

this proposed AD, contact GippsAero, 

P.O. Box 881, Morwell, Victoria 3840, 

Australia, telephone: + 61 (0) 3 5172 

1200; fax + 61 (0) 3 5172 1201; email: 

support@gippsaero.com; Internet: 

www.gippsaero.com. You may review 

copies of the referenced service 

information at the FAA, Small Airplane 

Directorate, 901 Locust, Kansas City, 

Missouri 64106. For information on the 

availability of this material at the FAA, 

call (816) 329–4148. 

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 proposed AD, the 

regulatory evaluation, any comments 

received, and other information. The 

street address for the Docket Office 

(telephone (800) 647–5527) is in the 

ADDRESSES section. Comments will be 

available in the AD docket shortly after 

receipt. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Doug Rudolph, Aerospace Engineer, 

FAA, Small Airplane Directorate, 901 

Locust, Room 301, Kansas City, 

Missouri 64106; telephone: (816) 329– 

4059; fax: (816) 329–4090; email: 

doug.rudolph@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Comments Invited 

We invite you to send any written 

relevant data, views, or arguments about 

this proposed AD. Send your comments 

to an address listed under the 

ADDRESSES section. Include ‘‘Docket No. 

FAA–2012–0946; Directorate Identifier 

2012–CE–037–AD’’ at the beginning of 

your comments. We specifically invite 

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:// 

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 

On August 31, 2012, we issued AD 

2012–18–10, Amendment 39–17187 (77 

FR 55686, September 11, 2012). That 

AD required actions intended to address 

an unsafe condition on the products 

listed above. 

Since we issued AD 2012–18–10, 

Amendment 39–17187 (77 FR 55686, 

September 11, 2012), the Civil Aviation 

Safety Authority (CASA), which is the 

aviation authority for the 

Commonwealth of Australia, has issued 

AD AD/GA200/1, Amendment 1, dated 

September 21, 2012 (referred to after 

this as ‘‘the MCAI’’), to correct an unsafe 

condition for the specified products. 

The MCAI states: 

As a result of a reported case of failure of 

a strut on a GA200C aircraft, GippsAero has 

issued a mandatory service bulletin to alert 

operators and maintenance organisations and 

to provide inspection and rectification 

actions. 

This Airworthiness Directive makes this 

inspection and rectification action 

mandatory. Failure to complete the actions 

required by this service bulletin may result 

in wing strut bolt failure, resulting in wing 

structural failure. 

Amendment 1 is issued to revise the repeat 

inspection compliance time to 500 hours 

(previously 100 hours). The requirement 

service bulletin is also revised to provide a 

corrective action if the inboard (upper) strut 

fitting hole is found to be larger than 

specified. The initial inspection compliance 

time of 10 hours remains unchanged. 

This proposed AD would retain the 

actions required in AD 2012–18–10, 

Amendment 39–17187 (77 FR 55686, 

September 11, 2012), change the 

compliance time for the repetitive 

inspections, and incorporate the revised 

service bulletin. You may obtain further 

information by examining the MCAI in 

the AD docket. 

Relevant Service Information 

GippsAero has issued Mandatory 

Service Bulletin SB–GA200–2012–08, 

Issue 2, dated September 4, 2012. The 

actions described in this service 

information are intended to correct the 

unsafe condition identified in the 

MCAI. 

FAA’s Determination and Requirements 

of the Proposed AD 

This product has been approved by 

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country, and is approved for operation 

in the United States. Pursuant to our 

bilateral agreement with this State of 

Design Authority, they have notified us 

of the unsafe condition described in the 

MCAI and service information 

referenced above. We are proposing this 

AD because we evaluated all 

information and determined the unsafe 

condition exists and is likely to exist or 

develop on other products of the same 

type design. 

Costs of Compliance 

We estimate that this proposed AD 

will affect 3 products of U.S. registry. 

We also estimate that it would take 

about 2 work-hours per product to 

comply with the basic requirements of 

this proposed AD. The average labor 

rate is $85 per work-hour. 

Based on these figures, we estimate 

the cost of the proposed AD on U.S. 

operators to be $510, or $170 per 

product. 

In addition, we estimate that any 

necessary follow-on actions would take 

about 2 work-hours and require parts 

costing $400, for a cost of $570 per 

product. We have no way of 

determining the number of products 

that may need these actions. 

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 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 

removing Amendment 39–17187 (77 FR 

55686, September 11, 2012), and adding 

the following new AD: 

GA200 (Pty) Ltd: Docket No. FAA–2012– 

0946; Directorate Identifier 2012–CE–037– 

AD. 

(a) Comments Due Date 

We must receive comments by November 

29, 2012. 

(b) Affected ADs 

This AD revises AD 2012–18–10, 

Amendment 39–17187 (77 FR 55686, 

September 11, 2012). 

(c) Applicability 

This AD applies to GA200 (Pty) Ltd Models 

GA200 and GA200C airplanes, all serial 

numbers, certificated in any category. 

(d) Subject 

Air Transport Association of America 

(ATA) Code 57: Wings. 

(e) Reason 

This AD was prompted by mandatory 

continuing airworthiness information (MCAI) 

issued by the aviation authority of another 

country to identify and correct an unsafe 

condition on an aviation product. The MCAI 

describes the unsafe condition as failure of 

the wing strut bolt through the main spar. We 

are issuing this AD to prevent failure of the 

wing strut bolt, which could result in wing 

failure. 

(f) Actions and Compliance 

Unless already done, do the following 

actions. 

(1) Within 10 hours time-in-service (TIS) 

after September 14, 2012 (the effective date 

retained from AD 2012–18–10, Amendment 

39–17187 (77 FR 55686, September 11, 

2012)), inspect the inboard strut fitting 

following GippsAero Mandatory Service 

Bulletin SB–GA200–2012–08, Issue 1, dated 

August 22, 2012; or GippsAero Mandatory 

Service Bulletin SB–GA200–2012–08, Issue 

2, dated September 4, 2012. Repetitively 

thereafter inspect at intervals not to exceed 

500 hours TIS following GippsAero 

Mandatory Service Bulletin SB–GA200– 

2012–08, Issue 2, dated September 4, 2012. 

(2) If the 100-hour TIS repetitive inspection 

previously required in AD 2012–18–10, 

Amendment 39–17187 (77 FR 55686, 

September 11, 2012) has already been done 

before the effective date of this AD following 

GippsAero Mandatory Service Bulletin SB– 

GA200–2012–08, Issue 1, dated August 22, 

2012, the next required inspections are due 

at intervals not to exceed 500 hours TIS after 

the last inspection following GippsAero 

Mandatory Service Bulletin SB–GA200– 

2012–08, Issue 2, dated September 4, 2012. 

(3) If any discrepancies are found during 

any of the inspections required by paragraphs 

(f)(1) and (f)(2) of this AD, before further 

flight after the inspection in which the 

discrepancy is found, take all necessary 

corrective actions following GippsAero 

Mandatory Service Bulletin SB–GA200– 

2012–08, Issue 1, dated August 22, 2012; or 

GippsAero Mandatory Service Bulletin SB– 

GA200–2012–08, Issue 2, dated September 4, 

2012. 

(g) Other FAA AD Provisions 

The following provisions also apply to this 

AD: 

(1) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs): The Manager, Standards Office, 

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: Doug Rudolph, Aerospace Engineer, 

FAA, Small Airplane Directorate, 901 Locust, 

Room 301, Kansas City, Missouri 64106; 

telephone: (816) 329–4059; fax: (816) 329– 

4090; email: doug.rudolph@faa.gov. 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. 

(2) Airworthy Product: For any requirement 

in this AD to obtain corrective actions from 

a manufacturer or other source, use these 

actions if they are FAA-approved. Corrective 

actions are considered FAA-approved if they 

are approved by the State of Design Authority 

(or their delegated agent). You are required 

to assure the product is airworthy before it 

is returned to service. 

(3) Reporting Requirements: For any 

reporting requirement in this AD, a federal 

agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a 

person is not required to respond to, nor 

shall a person be subject to a penalty for 

failure to comply with a collection of 

information subject to the requirements of 

the Paperwork Reduction Act unless that 


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collection of information displays a current 

valid OMB Control Number. The OMB 

Control Number for this information 

collection is 2120–0056. Public reporting for 

this collection of information is estimated to 

be approximately 5 minutes per response, 

including the time for reviewing instructions, 

completing and reviewing the collection of 

information. All responses to this collection 

of information are mandatory. Comments 

concerning the accuracy of this burden and 

suggestions for reducing the burden should 

be directed to the FAA at: 800 Independence 

Ave. SW., Washington, DC 20591, Attn: 

Information Collection Clearance Officer, 

AES–200. 

(h) Related Information 

Refer to MCAI Civil Aviation Safety 

Authority (CASA) AD AD/GA200/1, 

Amendment 1, dated September 21, 2012; 

GippsAero Mandatory Service Bulletin SB– 

GA200–2012–08, Issue 1, dated August 22, 

2012; and GippsAero Mandatory Service 

Bulletin SB–GA200–2012–08, Issue 2, dated 

September 4, 2012, for related information. 

For service information related to this AD, 

contact GippsAero, P.O. Box 881, Morwell, 

Victoria 3840, Australia, telephone: + 61 (0) 

3 5172 1200; fax + 61 (0) 3 5172 1201; email: 

support@gippsaero.com; Internet: 

www.gippsaero.com. You may review copies 

of the referenced service information at the 

FAA, Small Airplane Directorate, 901 Locust, 

Kansas City, Missouri 64106. For information 

on the availability of this material at the 

FAA, call (816) 329–4148. 

Issued in Kansas City, Missouri, on 

October 9, 2012. 

Earl Lawrence, 

Manager, Small Airplane Directorate, Aircraft 

Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2012–25253 Filed 10–12–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

Docket No. FAA–2012–0971; Airspace 

Docket No. 12–ASO–31 

RIN 2120–AA66 

Proposed Amendment of VOR Federal 

Airway V–537, GA 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: This action proposes to 

modify VHF omnirange (VOR) Federal 

airway V–537 in Georgia. The FAA is 

proposing this action to realign the 

route due to the scheduled 

decommissioning of the Moultrie, GA, 

VOR/DME facility which forms a point 

along the route. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before November 29, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments on this 

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 FAA 

Docket No. FAA–2012–0971 and 

Airspace Docket No. 12–ASO–31 at the 

beginning of your comments. You may 

also submit comments through the 

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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul 

Gallant, Airspace Policy and ATC 

Procedures Group, Office of Airspace 

Services, 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– 

2012–0971 and Airspace Docket No. 12– 

ASO–31) 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–2012–0971 and 

Airspace Docket No. 12–ASO–31.’’ The 

postcard will be date/time stamped and 

returned to the commenter. 

All communications received on or 

before the specified comment closing 

date 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 

comment closing date. A report 

summarizing each substantive public 

contact with FAA personnel concerned 

with this rulemaking will be filed in the 

docket. 

Availability of NPRM’s 

An electronic copy of this document 

may be downloaded through the 

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

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 9:00 a.m. and 

5:00 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 Ave., College Park, GA, 

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 

description of VOR Federal airway V– 

537. The Moultrie, GA, VOR/DME, 

which forms a point along the route, is 

scheduled to be decommissioned, thus 

the route description would be 

redefined to provide for the continuity 

of V–537. 

Specifically, V–537 extends between 

Palm Beach, FL, and Macon, GA. In 

order to maintain the current ground 

track of the airway, the FAA would 

redefine the position of the Moultrie, 

GA, VOR/DME with a navigation fix 

formed by the intersection of the 

Greenville, FL, VORTAC 001°(T)/ 

360°(M) and the Macon, GA, VORTAC 

185°(T)/184°(M) radials. 

VOR Federal airways are published in 

paragraph 6010, of FAA Order 7400.9W 

dated August 8, 2012, and effective 

September 15, 2012, which is 

incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 

71.1. The VOR Federal airway listed in 

this document would be subsequently 

published in the Order. 

The FAA has determined that this 

proposed regulation only involves an 

established body of technical 

regulations for which frequent and 

routine amendments are necessary to 

keep them operationally current. 

Therefore, this proposed regulation: (1) 

Is not a ‘‘significant regulatory action’’ 

under Executive Order 12866; (2) is not 

a ‘‘significant rule’’ under Department of 

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