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ACO, to make those findings. To be 

approved, the repair method, modification 

deviation, or alteration deviation must meet 

the certification basis of the airplane, and the 

approval must specifically refer to this AD. 

(4) For service information that contains 

steps that are labeled as Required for 

Compliance (RC), the provisions of 

paragraphs (k)(4)(i) and (k)(4)(ii) apply. 

(i) The steps labeled as RC, including 

substeps under an RC step and any figures 

identified in an RC step, must be done to 

comply with the AD. An AMOC is required 

for any deviations to RC steps, including 

substeps and identified figures. 

(ii) Steps not labeled as RC may be 

deviated from using accepted methods in 

accordance with the operator’s maintenance 

or inspection program without obtaining 

approval of an AMOC, provided the RC steps, 

including substeps and identified figures, can 

still be done as specified, and the airplane 

can be put back in an airworthy condition. 

(l) Related Information 

(1) For more information about this AD, 

contact Wayne Lockett, Aerospace Engineer, 

Airframe Branch, ANM–120S, FAA, Seattle 

Aircraft Certification Office (ACO), 1601 Lind 

Avenue SW., Renton, WA 98057–3356; 

phone: 425–917–6447; fax: 425–917–6590; 

email: wayne.lockett@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. 

(m) Material Incorporated by Reference 

(1) The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

(IBR) of the service information listed in this 

paragraph under 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR 

part 51. 

(2) You must use this service information 

as applicable to do the actions required by 

this AD, unless the AD specifies otherwise. 

(i) Boeing Alert Service Bulletin 767– 

53A0261, dated August 12, 2014. 

(ii) Reserved. 

(3) 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. 

(4) You may view this service information 

at 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. 

(5) You may view this service information 

that is incorporated by reference at the 

National Archives and Records 

Administration (NARA). For information on 

the availability of this material at NARA, call 

202–741–6030, or go to: http://

www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ibrlocations.html. 

Issued in Renton, Washington, on 

December 9, 2015. 

Michael Kaszycki, 

Acting Manager, Transport Airplane 

Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2015–32596 Filed 12–30–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2015–1480; Directorate 

Identifier 2014–SW–071–AD; Amendment 

39–18352; AD 2015–26–04] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Airbus 

Helicopters (Previously Eurocopter 

France) 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: We are superseding 

airworthiness directive (AD) 2002–13– 

11 for Eurocopter France (now Airbus 

Helicopters) Model EC120B helicopters. 

AD 2002–13–11 required installing front 

and side covers on the cabin floor to 

protect the yaw control at both the pilot 

and co-pilot stations. Since we issued 

AD 2002–13–11, we have determined 

that the required actions should apply 

only to the cabin’s right-hand pilot 

station. This AD retains the 

requirements of AD 2002–13–11 but for 

only the pilot station. These actions are 

intended to prevent an object from 

sliding between the canopy and the 

cabin floor, loss of yaw control, and 

subsequent loss of helicopter control. 

DATES: This AD is effective February 4, 

2016. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of a certain publication listed in this AD 

as of February 4, 2016. 

ADDRESSES: For service information 

identified in this final rule, contact 

Airbus Helicopters, Inc., 2701 N. Forum 

Drive, Grand Prairie, TX 75052; 

telephone (972) 641–0000 or (800) 232– 

0323; fax (972) 641–3775; or at http://

www.airbushelicopters.com/techpub. 

You may review the referenced service 

information at the FAA, Office of the 

Regional Counsel, Southwest Region, 

10101 Hillwood Pkwy, Room 6N–321, 

Fort Worth, TX 76177. 

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–2015– 

1480 or in person at the Docket 

Operations Office between 9 a.m. and 5 

p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays. The AD docket 

contains this AD, the Direction Generale 

de l’Aviation Civile (DGAC) AD, any 

incorporated-by-reference service 

information, the economic evaluation, 

any comments received, and other 

information. The street address for the 

Docket Operations Office (phone: 800– 

647–5527) is U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations 

Office, M–30, West Building Ground 

Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Robert Grant, Aviation Safety Engineer, 

Safety Management Group, Rotorcraft 

Directorate, FAA, 10101 Hillwood 

Pkwy, Fort Worth, TX 76177; telephone 

(817) 222–5110; email robert.grant@

faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Discussion 

We issued a notice of proposed 

rulemaking (NPRM) to amend 14 CFR 

part 39 to remove AD 2002–13–11, 

Amendment 39–12799 (67 FR 45295, 

July 9, 2002) and add a new AD. AD 

2002–13–11 applied to Airbus Model 

EC120B helicopters, serial numbers 

1001 through 1278, and required 

installing front and side covers to 

protect the yaw control at the pilot and 

co-pilot flight control stations. AD 

2002–13–11 was prompted by AD No. 

2001–386–007(A), dated September 5, 

2001, issued by the DGAC, the 

airworthiness authority for France, to 

correct an unsafe condition for the 

Model EC120B helicopter. The DGAC 

advises of a yaw-control jamming 

caused by an object that slid between 

the canopy and the cabin floor. 

After we issued AD 2002–13–11 (67 

FR 45295, July 9, 2002), we determined 

that the front and side protections are 

required only at the pilot station. The 

NPRM published in the Federal 

Register on May 14, 2015 (80 FR 27605), 

and proposed to supersede AD 2002– 

13–11 to require installing the front and 

side covers only at the pilot station. It 

also reflected that Eurocopter France 

had changed its name to Airbus 

Helicopters. 

Since we issued the NPRM, we 

discovered it contains a typographical 

error in the date of the service 

information. Also, the FAA Southwest 

Regional Office has relocated and a 

group email address has been 

established for requesting an FAA 

Alternate Method of Compliance for a 

helicopter of foreign design. We have 


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corrected the error in the service 

information date and revised the contact 

information throughout this Final Rule. 

Comments 

We gave the public the opportunity to 

participate in developing this AD, but 

we received no comments on the NPRM 

(80 FR 27605, May 14, 2015). 

FAA’s Determination 

These helicopters have been approved 

by the aviation authority of France and 

are approved for operation in the United 

States. Pursuant to our bilateral 

agreement with France, the DGAC, its 

technical representative, has notified us 

of the unsafe condition described in the 

DGAC AD. We are issuing this AD 

because we evaluated all information 

provided by the DGAC and determined 

the unsafe condition exists and is likely 

to exist or develop on other helicopters 

of these same type designs and that air 

safety and the public interest require 

adopting the AD requirements as 

proposed, except for the minor editorial 

changes described previously. These 

changes are consistent with the intent of 

the proposals in the NPRM (80 FR 

27605, May 14, 2015) and will not 

increase the economic burden on any 

operator nor increase the scope of this 

AD. 

Related Service Information Under 1 

CFR Part 51 

We reviewed Eurocopter Alert Service 

Bulletin No. 67A005, Revision 0, dated 

August 1, 2001 (ASB), which specifies 

installing a front and side protection on 

the cabin floor to protect the yaw 

control. The DGAC classified this ASB 

as mandatory and issued AD No. 2001– 

386–007(A), dated September 5, 2001, 

and AD 2001–386–007(A)R1, dated 

February 6, 2002, to ensure the 

continued airworthiness of these 

helicopters in France. 

This service information is reasonably 

available because the interested parties 

have access to it through their normal 

course of business or by the means 

identified in the ADDRESSES section. 

Costs of Compliance 

We estimate that this AD affects 37 

helicopters of U.S. Registry and that 

labor costs average $85 a work-hour. 

Required parts cost about $584 and it 

takes about 2 work-hours to accomplish 

the required actions. Based on these 

figures, we estimate that the total cost of 

this AD is $754 per helicopter and 

$27,898 for the U.S. fleet. 

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 

helicopters identified in this rulemaking 

action. 

Regulatory Findings 

This AD will not have federalism 

implications under Executive Order 

13132. This AD will 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 this AD: 

(1) Is not a ‘‘significant regulatory 

action’’ under Executive Order 12866; 

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

DOT Regulatory Policies and Procedures 

(44 FR 11034, February 26, 1979); 

(3) Will not affect intrastate aviation 

in Alaska to the extent that it justifies 

making a regulatory distinction; 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. 

We prepared an economic evaluation 

of the estimated costs to comply with 

this AD and placed it in the AD docket. 

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39 

Air transportation, Aircraft, Aviation 

safety, Incorporation by reference, 

Safety. 

Adoption of the Amendment 

Accordingly, under the authority 

delegated to me by the Administrator, 

the FAA amends 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 airworthiness directive (AD) 

2002–13–11, Amendment 39 12799 (67 

FR 45295, July 9, 2002), and adding the 

following new AD: 

2015–26–04 Airbus Helicopters (Previously 

Eurocopter France): Amendment 39– 

18352; Docket No. FAA–2015–1480; 

Directorate Identifier 2014–SW–071–AD. 

(a) Applicability 

This AD applies to Model EC120B 

helicopters, serial numbers 1001 through 

1278, inclusive, certificated in any category. 

(b) Unsafe Condition 

This AD defines the unsafe condition as an 

object sliding between the canopy and the 

cabin floor. This condition could result in 

loss of yaw control and subsequent loss of 

control of the helicopter. 

(c) Affected ADs 

This AD supersedes AD 2002–13–11, 

Amendment 39–12799 (67 FR 45295, July 9, 

2002). 

(d) Effective Date 

This AD becomes effective February 4, 

2016. 

(e) Compliance 

You are responsible for performing each 

action required by this AD within the 

specified compliance time unless it has 

already been accomplished prior to that time. 

(f) Required Actions 

Within 90 days, install front and side 

covers (protections) to protect the yaw 

control in accordance with the 

Accomplishment Instructions, paragraph 

2.B., of Eurocopter Alert Service Bulletin No. 

67A005, Revision 0, dated August 1, 2001, 

except the correct reference to the Aircraft 

Maintenance Manual in subparagraph 2.B.2 

of the ASB is 20–10–00, 3–8. 

(g) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs) 

(1) The Manager, Safety Management 

Group, FAA, may approve AMOCs for this 

AD. Send your proposal to: Robert Grant, 

Aviation Safety Engineer, Safety Management 

Group, Rotorcraft Directorate, FAA, 10101 

Hillwood Pkwy, Fort Worth, TX 76177; 

telephone (817) 222–5110; email 9-ASWFTW-AMOC-Requests@faa.gov. 

(2) For operations conducted under a 14 

CFR part 119 operating certificate or under 

14 CFR part 91, subpart K, we suggest that 

you notify your principal inspector, or 

lacking a principal inspector, the manager of 

the local flight standards district office or 

certificate holding district office, before 

operating any aircraft complying with this 

AD through an AMOC. 

(h) Additional Information 

The subject of this AD is addressed in the 

Direction General De L’Aviation Civile 

(DGAC) AD No. 67A005, Revision 1, dated 

February 6, 2002. You may view the DGAC 

AD on the Internet at http://


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1 Five-Year Review of the Oil Pipeline Index, 80 

FR 39010 (July 8, 2015), FERC Stats. & Regs. ¶ 

35,053 (cross-referenced at 151 FERC ¶ 61,278 at P 

1 (June 2015 NOI)). 

2The June 2015 NOI included a range as opposed 

to a specific index level because some pipelines had 

yet to report FERC Form No. 6 (Form No. 6) data 

for 2014. 

3The index range presented in the June 2015 NOI 

was calculated based on estimates derived from 

FERC Form No. 6 accounting data on pages 110– 

111, 114, and page 600. 

4Public Law 102–486, 106 Stat. 3010, 1801(a) 

(Oct. 24, 1992). EPAct 1992’s mandate to establish 

a simplified and generally applicable method of 

regulating oil transportation rates specifically 

excluded the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System (TAPS), 

or any pipeline delivering oil, directly or indirectly, 

into it. Id. 1804(2)(B). 

5 49 U.S.C. app. 1 (1988). 

6See Revisions to Oil Pipeline Regulations 

Pursuant to the Energy Policy Act of 1992, Order 

No. 561, FERC Stats. & Regs. ¶ 30,985 (1993), order 

on reh’g, Order No. 561–A, FERC Stats. & Regs. ¶ 

31,000 (1994), aff’d, Assoc. of Oil Pipelines v. FERC, 

83 F.3d 1424 (D.C. Cir. 1996). 

7Pursuant to the Commission’s indexing 

methodology, oil pipelines change their rate ceiling 

levels effective every July 1 by ‘‘multiplying the 

previous index year’s ceiling level by the most 

recent index published by the Commission.’’ 18 

CFR 342.3(d)(1) (2015). Oil pipeline rates may be 

adjusted to the ceiling levels pursuant to the 

www.regulations.gov in Docket No. FAA– 

2015–1480. 

(i) Subject 

Joint Aircraft Service Component (JASC) 

Code: 2500, Cabin Equipment/Furnishings. 

(j) Material Incorporated by Reference 

(1) The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference of 

the service information listed in this 

paragraph under 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR 

part 51. 

(2) You must use this service information 

as applicable to do the actions required by 

this AD, unless the AD specifies otherwise. 

(i) Eurocopter Alert Service Bulletin No. 

67A005, Revision 0, dated August 1, 2001. 

(ii) Reserved. 

(3) For service information identified in 

this AD, contact Airbus Helicopters, Inc., 

2701 N. Forum Drive, Grand Prairie, TX 

75052; telephone (972) 641–0000 or (800) 

232–0323; fax (972) 641–3775; or at http://

www.airbushelicopters.com/techpub. 

(4) You may view this service information 

at FAA, Office of the Regional Counsel, 

Southwest Region, 10101 Hillwood Pkwy, 

Room 6N–321, Fort Worth, TX 76177. For 

information on the availability of this 

material at the FAA, call (817) 222–5110. 

(5) You may view this service information 

that is incorporated by reference at the 

National Archives and Records 

Administration (NARA). For information on 

the availability of this material at NARA, call 

(202) 741–6030, or go to: http://

www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ibrlocations.html. 

Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, on December 

15, 2015. 

Lance T. Gant, 

Manager, Rotorcraft Directorate, Aircraft 

Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2015–32258 Filed 12–30–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Bureau of Industry and Security 

15 CFR Part 744 

Control Policy: End-User and End-Use 

Base 

CFR Correction 

In Title 15 of the Code of Federal 

Regulations, Parts 300 to 799, revised as 

of January 1, 2015, on page 414, in 

supplement no. 4 to part 744, remove 

the entry for ‘‘Sergey Grinenko’’ from 

‘‘GREECE’’ and add it in alphabetical 

order under ‘‘GERMANY’’. 

[FR Doc. 2015–33049 Filed 12–30–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 1505–01–D 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Bureau of Industry and Security 

15 CFR Part 774 

The Commerce Control List 

CFR Correction 

In Title 15 of the Code of Federal 

Regulations, Parts 300 to 799, revised as 

of January 1, 2015, on page 999, in 

Supplement 1 to Part 774, in Category 

9, Export Control Classification Number 

(ECCN) 9E003, in the Items section, 

remove the second introductory text of 

paragraph f.1. 

[FR Doc. 2015–33047 Filed 12–30–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 1505–01–D 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

18 CFR Part 342 

[Docket No. RM15–20–000] 

Five-Year Review of the Oil Pipeline 

Index 

AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission, DOE. 

ACTION: Order establishing index level. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission (Commission) 

issues this Final Order concluding its 

five-year review of the index level used 

to determine annual changes to oil 

pipeline rate ceilings. The Commission 

establishes an index level of Producer 

Price Index for Finished Goods plus 

1.23 percent (PPI–FG+1.23) for the fiveyear period commencing July 1, 2016. 

DATES: December 31, 2015. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Andrew Knudsen (Legal Information), 

Office of the General Counsel, 888 

First Street NE., Washington, DC 

20426, (202) 502–6527 

Monil Patel (Technical Information), 

Office of Energy Market Regulation, 

888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 

20426, (202) 502–8296 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Order Establishing Index Level 

(Issued December 17, 2015) 

1. On June 30, 2015, the Commission 

issued a Notice of Inquiry initiating its 

five-year review to establish the oil 

pipeline index level for the July 1, 2016 

to June 30, 2021 time period.1 The June 

2015 NOI requested comment regarding 

(a) a proposed index level between 

Producer Price Index for Finished 

Goods (PPI–FG)+2.0 percent and PPI– 

FG+2.4 percent 2 and (b) any alternative 

methodologies for calculating that index 

level. 

2. For the reasons discussed below, 

the Commission adopts an index level 

of the PPI–FG+1.23 percent. The 

departure from the June 2015 NOI 

results from (a) the use of FERC Form 

No. 6 page 700 (page 700) data that 

directly measures changing pipeline 

costs as opposed to the estimates 

previously used to calculate the index 

level 3 and (b) updated Form No. 6 

filings and other corrections to the data 

set. The Commission’s indexing 

calculations and other data analysis are 

contained in Attachment A to this order. 

As discussed below, the Commission 

rejects other changes to the index 

calculation proposed by commenters. 

I. Background 

A. Establishment of the Indexing 

Methodology 

3. The Energy Policy Act of 1992 

(EPAct 1992) required the Commission 

to establish a ‘‘simplified and generally 

applicable’’ ratemaking methodology 4

that also was consistent with the just 

and reasonable standard of review of the 

Interstate Commerce Act (ICA).5 To 

implement EPAct 1992’s mandate, the 

Commission issued Order No. 561 6

establishing an indexing methodology 

that allows oil pipelines to change their 

rates subject to certain ceiling levels as 

opposed to making cost-of-service 

filings.7


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