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who are released from active duty and 

subsequently participate in the drilling 

reserve are said to affiliate with the 

Ready Reserve. 

* * * * * 

Source of contributions means 

traditional contributions, Roth 

contributions, Agency Automatic (1%) 

Contributions, or matching 

contributions. All amounts in a 

participant’s account are attributed to 

one of these four sources. Catch-up 

contributions, transfers, rollovers, and 

loan payments are included in the 

traditional contribution source or the 

Roth contribution source. 

Special or incentive pay means pay 

payable as special or incentive pay 

under 37 U.S.C. chapter 5. 

* * * * * 

Tax-deferred balance means the sum 

of: 

(1) All contributions, rollovers, and 

transfers in a participant’s traditional 

balance that would otherwise be 

includible in gross income if paid 

directly to the participant and earnings 

on those amounts; and 

(ii) Earnings on any tax-exempt 

contributions in the traditional balance. 

The tax-deferred balance does not 

include tax-exempt contributions. 

Tax-deferred contributions means 

employee contributions made to a 

participant’s traditional balance that 

would otherwise be includible in gross 

income if paid directly to the 

participant. 

Tax-exempt balance means the sum 

of tax-exempt contributions within a 

participant’s traditional balance. It does 

not include earnings on such 

contributions. Only a traditional balance 

in a uniformed services participant 

account or a uniformed services 

beneficiary participant account may 

contain a tax-exempt balance. 

Tax-exempt contributions means 

employee contributions made to the 

participant’s traditional balance from 

pay which is exempt from taxation by 

26 U.S.C. 112. The Federal income tax 

exclusion at 26 U.S.C. 112 is applicable 

to compensation for active service 

during a month in which a uniformed 

service member serves in a combat zone. 

The term ‘‘tax-exempt contributions’’ 

does not include contributions made to 

the participant’s Roth balance from pay 

which is exempt from taxation by 26 

U.S.C. 112. 

* * * * * 

Traditional balance means the sum 

of: 

(1) Tax-deferred contributions and 

associated earnings; 

(2) Tax-deferred amounts rolled over 

or transferred into the TSP and 

associated earnings; 

(3) Tax-exempt contributions and 

associated earnings; 

(4) Matching contributions and 

associated earnings; 

(5) Agency Automatic (1%) 

Contributions and associated earnings. 

Traditional contributions means taxdeferred employee contributions and 

tax-exempt employee contributions 

made to the participant’s traditional 

balance. 

Traditional IRA means an individual 

retirement account described in I.R.C. 

section 408(a) (26 U.S.C. 408(a)) and an 

individual retirement annuity described 

in I.R.C. section 408(b) (26 U.S.C. 

408(b)) (other than an endowment 

contract). 

Trustee-to-trustee transfer or transfer 

means the payment of an eligible 

rollover distribution (as defined in 

section 402(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue 

Code) from an eligible employer plan or 

IRA directly to another eligible 

employer plan or IRA at the 

participant’s request. 

* * * * * 

Uniformed services account means a 

TSP account to which contributions 

have been made by or on behalf of a 

member of the uniformed services. 

Uniformed service member means a 

member of the uniformed services on 

active duty or a member of the Ready 

Reserve in any pay status. 

* * * * * 

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BILLING CODE 6760–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Economic Development Administration 

13 CFR Parts 300, 301, 302, 303, 304, 

305, 306, 307, 308, 310, 311, and 314 

RIN 0610–XA08 

[Docket No. 120202093–2093–01] 

Economic Development Administration 

Regulatory Revision; Comment Period 

Extension 

AGENCY: Economic Development 

Administration (EDA), Department of 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking; 

extension of comment period. 

SUMMARY: On December 7, 2011, the 

Department of Commerce’s Economic 

Development Administration (EDA) 

published a notice of proposed 

rulemaking (NPRM) in the Federal 

Register proposing and requesting 

public input on changes to EDA’s 

operating regulations (76 FR 76492). 

EDA originally requested comments on 

the NPRM by February 6, 2012. From 

January 24, 2012 through February 1, 

2012, EDA’s Web site experienced 

technical difficulties, and the online 

feature for submitting comments on this 

rulemaking through EDA’s Web site was 

unavailable. Although the other 

methods for submitting comments—the 

Federal eRulemaking Portal and regular 

mail to EDA’s office—remained 

available during this period, EDA wants 

to ensure stakeholders have the 

maximum amount of time and optimal 

access to provide EDA with comments 

on its proposed regulatory changes. 

Therefore, EDA publishes this notice to 

extend the deadline for submitting 

comments on the December 7, 2011 

NPRM to February 15, 2012. 

DATES: Comments must be received or 

postmarked if submitting by mail no 

later than 5 p.m Eastern Time on 

February 15, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Comments will continue to 

be accepted by the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Agency Web Site: http:// 

www.eda.gov/. EDA has created an 

online feature for submitting comments. 

Please follow the instructions at http:// 

www.eda.gov/. 

• Mail: Economic Development 

Administration, Office of Chief Counsel, 

Room 5718, U.S. Department of 

Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 

NW., Washington, DC 20230. Please 

indicate ‘‘Comments on EDA’s 

regulations’’ and Docket No. 

110726429–1418–01 on the envelope. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jamie Lipsey, Acting Deputy Chief 

Counsel, Office of Chief Counsel, 

Economic Development Administration, 

U.S. Department of Commerce, Room 

5718, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., 

Washington, DC 20230; telephone (202) 

482–4687. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EDA’s 

regulations, which are codified 13 CFR 

chapter III, provide the framework 

through which the agency administers 

its economic development assistance 

programs. In 2011, EDA requested 

comments on these regulations from 

stakeholders and the public, and 

conducted an internal review of the 

regulations, to ensure they reflect and 

incentivize innovation and 

collaboration and reflect best practices 

in economic development. In the 

December 7, 2011 NPRM (76 FR 76492), 

EDA proposed changes to these 

regulations and requested public input 

on the proposed changes. EDA’s Web 

site recently experienced technical 

difficulties that made it impossible for 


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members of the public to comment on 

the proposed rule through EDA’s Web 

site. This issue has since been resolved. 

However, because of strong interest in 

this initiative, and to ensure 

stakeholders and the public have ample 

time and optimal access to comment on 

these changes, EDA is extending the 

deadline for submitting comments from 

February 6, 2012 to February 15, 2012. 

Comments should be submitted to 

EDA as described in ADDRESSES above. 

EDA encourages using the online feature 

of the agency’s Web site to submit 

comments and suggestions to EDA’s 

proposed regulatory changes. The Web 

site is easily accessible at http:// 

www.eda.gov/, and offers participants 

an opportunity to view the comments of 

others. EDA will consider all comments 

submitted electronically by 5 p.m. 

Eastern Time on February 15, 2012, or 

that are postmarked by that date, as 

referenced in DATES above. EDA will not 

accept public comments accompanied 

by a request that part or all of the 

material submitted by treated 

confidentiality for any reason; EDA will 

not consider such comments and will 

return them and their accompanying 

materials to the commenter. All public 

comments (including those faxed or 

emailed to the agency) submitted in 

response to this notice must be in 

writing and will be a matter of public 

record. 

Dated: February 2, 2012. 

Jamie Lipsey, 

Acting Deputy Chief Counsel, Economic 

Development Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2012–2743 Filed 2–7–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–24–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2012–0104 Directorate 

Identifier 2011–NM–279–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 777–200, 

–200LR, –300, –300ER, and 777F series 

airplanes. This proposed AD was 

prompted by a report indicating that a 

fire originated near the first officer’s 

area, which caused extensive damage to 

the flight deck. This proposed AD 

would require replacing the lowpressure oxygen hoses with nonconductive low-pressure oxygen hoses 

in the flight compartment. We are 

proposing this AD to prevent electrical 

current from passing through the lowpressure oxygen hose internal anticollapse spring, which can cause the 

low-pressure oxygen hose to melt or 

burn, and a consequent oxygen-fed fire 

in the flight compartment. 

DATES: We must receive comments on 

this proposed AD by March 26, 2012. 

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, Washington 98124– 

2207; telephone (206) 544–5000, 

extension 1; fax (206) 766–5680; email 

me.boecom@boeing.com; Internet 

https://www.myboeingfleet.com. You 

may review copies of the referenced 

service information at the FAA, 

Transport Airplane Directorate, 1601 

Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA 98057– 

3356. 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; 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: 

Susan Monroe, Aerospace Engineer, 

Cabin Safety and Environmental 

Systems Branch, ANM–150S, FAA, 

Seattle Aircraft Certification Office, 

1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA 

98057–3356; phone: (425) 917–6457; 

fax: (425) 917–6590; email: 

susan.l.monroe@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– 

2012–0104 2011–NM–279–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:// 

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 received a report indicating that a 

fire originated near the first officer’s 

area, which caused extensive damage to 

the flight deck. The cause of this 

incident is unknown. One scenario of 

the causes being considered is that an 

electrical fault or short circuit resulted 

in electrical heating of the low-pressure 

oxygen hoses in the flight crew oxygen 

system. This condition, if not corrected, 

could cause electrical current to pass 

through the low-pressure oxygen hose 

internal anti-collapse spring, which can 

cause the low-pressure oxygen hose to 

melt or burn, and a consequent oxygenfed fire in the flight compartment. 

Relevant Service Information 

We reviewed Boeing Alert Service 

Bulletin 777–35A0027, dated December 

15, 2011. The service information 

describes procedures for replacing the 

low-pressure oxygen hoses with nonconductive low-pressure oxygen hoses 

in the flight compartment. 

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 


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