Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 193 / Wednesday, October 5, 2011 / Rules and Regulations 61561 

Previous Credit 

(g) An oil slinger nut installation 

performed before the effective date of this AD 

using GE Aircraft Engines CT7–8 Turboshaft 

Engine Service Bulletin No. CT7–8 S/B 72– 

0033, dated February 11, 2011, satisfies the 

installation requirements of this AD. 

Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs) 

(h) The Manager, Engine Certification 

Office, FAA, has the authority to approve 

AMOCs for this AD, if requested using the 

procedures found in 14 CFR 39.19. 

Related Information 

(i) For more information about this AD, 

contact Walter Meibaum, Aerospace 

Engineer, Engine & Propeller Directorate, 

FAA, 12 New England Executive Park, 

Burlington, MA 01803; phone: 781–238– 

7119; fax: 781–238–7199; e-mail: 

walter.meibaum@faa.gov. 

Material Incorporated by Reference 

(j) You must use the following service 

information to do the actions required by this 

AD, unless the AD specifies otherwise. The 

Director of the Federal Register approved the 

incorporation by reference (IBR) under 5 

U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51 of the 

following service information on the date 

specified: 

(1) GE Aircraft Engines CT7–8 Turboshaft 

Engine Service Bulletin No. CT7–8 S/B 72– 

0033, Revision 1, dated April 28, 2011, 

approved for IBR November 9, 2011. 

(2) For service information identified in 

this AD, contact GE–Aviation, M/D Rm. 285, 

One Neumann Way, Cincinnati, OH 45215; 

phone: 513–552–3272; e-mail: 

geaeaoc@ge.com. 

(3) You may review copies of the service 

information at the FAA, Engine & Propeller 

Directorate, 12 New England Executive Park, 

Burlington, MA. For information on the 

availability of this material at the FAA, call 

781–238–7125. 

(4) You may also review copies of the 

service information that is incorporated by 

reference at the National Archives and 

Records Administration (NARA). For 

information on the availability of this 

material at an NARA facility, call 202–741– 

6030, or go to http://www.archives.gov/ 

federal_register/code_of_federal_regulations/ 

ibr_locations.html. 

Issued in Burlington, Massachusetts, on 

September 8, 2011. 

Peter A. White, 

Manager, Engine & Propeller Directorate, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2011–25654 Filed 10–4–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2010–1313; Directorate 

Identifier 2010–NM–158–AD; Amendment 

39–16823; AD 2011–20–10] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing 

Company Model 737–600, –700, –700C, 

–800, –900, and –900ER Series 

Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: We are adopting a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for the 

products listed above. This AD requires 

inspecting to determine the clearance 

and any wire bundle damage between 

wire bundle W443 and the left forward 

rudder quadrant, followed by adjusting 

the minimum clearance between the 

wire bundle and the left forward rudder 

quadrant, and repairing any wire bundle 

damage. This AD was prompted by 

reports of contact between wire bundle 

W443 and the left forward rudder 

quadrant. We are issuing this AD to 

detect and correct contact between the 

wire bundle and the left forward rudder 

quadrant. Damage to the wire bundle 

from contact between the wire bundle 

and the left forward rudder quadrant 

could result in uncommanded stabilizer 

trim and autopilot disconnects due to 

shorted wires, potentially affecting the 

capability of the flightcrew during high 

work load and consequently reducing 

control of the airplane. Restricted 

movement of the rudder quadrant at full 

right rudder travel would reduce 

controllability of the airplane. 

DATES: This AD is effective November 9, 

2011. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of a certain publication listed in the AD 

as of November 9, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: For service information 

identified in this 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; e-mail 

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, Washington. 

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 AD, the regulatory 

evaluation, any comments received, and 

other information. The address for the 

Docket Office (phone: 800–647–5527) is 

Document Management Facility, U.S. 

Department of Transportation, Docket 

Operations, M–30, West Building 

Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, 

DC 20590. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Dean Thompson, Aerospace Engineer, 

Systems and Equipment Branch, ANM– 

130S, FAA, Seattle Aircraft Certification 

Office, 1601 Lind Avenue, SW., Renton, 

Washington 98057–3356; telephone 

(425) 917–6409; fax (425) 917–6590. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Discussion 

We issued a notice of proposed 

rulemaking (NPRM) to amend 14 CFR 

part 39 to include an airworthiness 

directive (AD) that would apply to the 

specified products. That NPRM was 

published in the Federal Register on 

January 18, 2011 (76 FR 2840). That 

NPRM proposed to require inspecting to 

determine the clearance and any wire 

bundle damage between wire bundle 

W443 and the left forward rudder 

quadrant, followed by adjusting the 

minimum clearance between the wire 

bundle and the left forward rudder 

quadrant, and repairing any wire bundle 

damage. 

Comments 

We gave the public the opportunity to 

participate in developing this AD. We 

have considered the comments received. 

The following presents the comments 

received on the proposal and the FAA’s 

response to each comment. 

Support for the NPRM 

American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, 

and Continental Airlines (CAL) support 

the NPRM (76 FR 2840, January 18, 

2011), and stated that they have been 

inspecting the affected airplanes in 

accordance with the original issue and 

revision 1 of the service information 

cited in the NPRM. 

Request for Boeing To Add Instructions 

for Continued Airworthiness (ICAs) 

CAL requested that the FAA ask 

Boeing to add the appropriate ICAs to 


jlentini on DSK4TPTVN1PROD with RULES
61562 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 193 / Wednesday, October 5, 2011 / Rules and Regulations 

the Boeing 737NG Aircraft Maintenance 

Manual (AMM), because CAL is 

concerned about inadvertently undoing 

the corrective actions proposed in the 

NPRM (76 FR 2840, January 18, 2011) 

during future maintenance. 

We disagree with the request to ask 

Boeing for ICAs. Current maintenance 

procedures and inspections ensure that 

the unsafe condition corrected in 

accordance with the AD will not be 

undone during future maintenance. A 

maintenance task exists to do a general 

visual inspection (GVI) of the area above 

the outboard nose wheel well, an 

inspection derived from the enhanced 

zonal analysis procedure (EZAP). This 

GVI of the area includes inspecting the 

wire bundles for damage and ensures no 

interference (riding) condition exists. 

Also, the rudder travel test provided in 

the AMM already includes steps to 

verify that wire bundle W443 has a 

minimum clearance of 0.5 inch from the 

left forward rudder quadrant at full 

travel motion while someone operates 

the rudder pedals, which captures the 

intent of this AD action. Boeing has 

updated the 737NG AMM to Revision 

45, dated June 15, 2011, to include 

minimum clearance of 0.5 inch for the 

rudder travel test. We have not changed 

the AD in this regard. 

Conclusion 

We reviewed the relevant data, 

considered the comments received, and 

determined that air safety and the 

public interest require adopting the AD 

as proposed. 

Costs of Compliance 

We estimate that this AD will affect 

870 airplanes of U.S. registry. The 

following table provides the estimated 

costs for U.S. operators to comply with 

this AD. 

TABLE—ESTIMATED COSTS

Action Work-hours Average labor 

rate per hour 

Cost per 

product 

Number of 

U.S.-registered 

airplanes 

Fleet cost 

Inspection ............................................................................. 2 $85 $170 870 $147,900 

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 

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, 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. 

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 adding 

the following new airworthiness 

directive (AD): 

2011–20–10 The Boeing Company: 

Amendment 39–16823; Docket No. 

FAA–2010–1313; Directorate Identifier 

2010–NM–158–AD. 

Effective Date 

(a) This AD is effective November 9, 2011. 

Affected ADs 

(b) None. 

Applicability 

(c) This AD applies to The Boeing 

Company Model 737–600, –700, –700C, 

–800, –900, and –900ER series airplanes, 

certificated in any category, as identified in 

Boeing Special Attention Service Bulletin 

737–27–1282, Revision 1, dated June 14, 

2010. 

Subject 

(d) Air Transport Association (ATA) of 

America Code 27: Flight controls. 

Unsafe Condition 

(e) This AD was prompted by reports of 

contact between wire bundle W443 and the 

left forward rudder quadrant. We are issuing 

this AD to detect and correct contact between 

the wire bundle and the left forward rudder 

quadrant. Damage to the wire bundle from 

contact between the wire bundle and the left 

forward rudder quadrant could result in 

uncommanded stabilizer trim and autopilot 

disconnects due to shorted wires, potentially 

affecting the capability of the flightcrew 

during high work load and consequently 

reducing control of the airplane. Restricted 

movement of the rudder quadrant at full right 

rudder travel would reduce controllability of 

the airplane. 

Compliance 

(f) You are responsible for having the 

actions required by this AD performed within 

the compliance times specified, unless the 

actions have already been done. 

Wire Bundle W443 Inspection and Clearance 

Measurement 

(g) Within 60 months after the effective 

date of this AD: Do a detailed inspection of 

wire bundle W443 for damage and measure 

for sufficient clearance, in accordance with 

Part 1 of the Work Instructions of Boeing 

Special Attention Service Bulletin 737–27– 

1282, Revision 1, dated June 14, 2010. If the 

wire bundle is undamaged, and sufficient 

clearance exists, no further action is required 

by this AD. 


jlentini on DSK4TPTVN1PROD with RULES
Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 193 / Wednesday, October 5, 2011 / Rules and Regulations 61563 

Wire Bundle W443 Undamaged: Clearance 

Adjustment 

(h) If the clearance of wire bundle W443 

in the inspection required by paragraph (g) of 

this AD is found to be insufficient, before 

further flight, adjust the wire bundle 

clearance, in accordance with Part 2 of the 

Work Instructions of Boeing Special 

Attention Service Bulletin 737–27–1282, 

Revision 1, dated June 14, 2010. 

Wire Bundle W443 Damaged: Repair, and 

Clearance Adjustment 

(i) If wire bundle W443 is found to be 

damaged in the inspection required by 

paragraph (g) of this AD, before further flight, 

repair the damaged wire bundle and adjust 

the wire bundle clearance, in accordance 

with Part 3 of the Work Instructions of 

Boeing Special Attention Service Bulletin 

737–27–1282, Revision 1, dated June 14, 

2010. 

Credit for Actions Accomplished in 

Accordance With Previous Service 

Information 

(j) Actions accomplished before the 

effective date of this AD in accordance with 

Boeing Special Attention Service Bulletin 

737–27–1282, dated March 15, 2007, are 

considered acceptable for compliance with 

the corresponding action specified in this 

AD. 

Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs) 

(k)(1) The Manager, Seattle 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. In accordance with 14 CFR 39.19, 

send your request to your principal inspector 

or local Flight Standards District Office, as 

appropriate. If sending information directly 

to the manager of the ACO, send it to the 

attention of the person identified in the 

Related Information section of this AD. 

Information may be e-mailed to: 9-ANMSeattle-ACO-AMOC-Requests@faa.gov. 

(2) Before using any approved AMOC, 

notify your appropriate principal inspector, 

or lacking a principal inspector, the manager 

of the local flight standards district office/ 

certificate holding district office. 

Related Information 

(l) For more information about this AD, 

contact Dean Thompson, Aerospace 

Engineer, Systems and Equipment Branch, 

ANM–130S, FAA, Seattle ACO, 1601 Lind 

Avenue, SW., Renton, Washington 98057– 

3356; telephone: (425) 917–6409; fax: (425) 

917–6590; e-mail: 

Dean.R.Thompson@faa.gov. 

Material Incorporated by Reference 

(m) You must use Boeing Special Attention 

Service Bulletin 737–27–1282, Revision 1, 

dated June 14, 2010, to do the actions 

required by this AD, unless the AD specifies 

otherwise. 

(1) The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference of 

Boeing Special Attention Service Bulletin 

737–27–1282, Revision 1, dated June 14, 

2010, under 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 

51. 

(2) For service information identified in 

this 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; e-mail me.boecom@boeing.com; 

Internet https://www.myboeingfleet.com. 

(3) You may review copies of the service 

information at the FAA, Transport Airplane 

Directorate, 1601 Lind Avenue, SW., Renton, 

Washington. For information on the 

availability of this material at the FAA, call 

425–227–1221. 

(4) You may also review copies of the 

service information that is incorporated by 

reference at the National Archives and 

Records Administration (NARA). For 

information on the availability of this 

material at an NARA facility, call 202–741– 

6030, or go to http://www.archives.gov/ 

federal_register/code_of_federal_regulations/ 

ibr_locations.html. 

Issued in Renton, Washington, on 

September 22, 2011. 

Ali Bahrami, 

Manager, Transport Airplane Directorate, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2011–25313 Filed 10–4–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

Drug Enforcement Administration 

21 CFR Parts 1301 and 1309 

[Docket No. DEA–304F] 

RIN 1117–AB27 

Voluntary Surrender of Certificate of 

Registration 

AGENCY: Drug Enforcement 

Administration (DEA), Department of 

Justice. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: DEA is amending its 

regulations to clarify the registration 

status of a registrant who voluntarily 

surrenders a Certificate of Registration. 

These changes clarify that a voluntary 

surrender of a registration signed by a 

registrant using any format has the legal 

effect of immediately terminating the 

registrant’s registration without any 

further action by DEA. 

DATES: This rule becomes effective 

November 4, 2011. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Imelda L. Paredes, Office of Diversion 

Control, Drug Enforcement 

Administration, 8701 Morrissette Drive, 

Springfield, Virginia 22152; Telephone 

(202) 307–7165. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

Under current regulations, the DEA 

registration of any person terminates ‘‘if 

and when such person dies, ceases legal 

existence, or discontinues business or 

professional practice * * *.’’ 21 CFR 

1301.52(a) and 1309.62(a). Under these 

provisions, no further action by DEA is 

needed to terminate a DEA Certificate of 

Registration after one of the specified 

events occurs. However, these 

regulations are silent about whether the 

automatic termination provisions apply 

upon a registrant’s voluntary surrender 

of a DEA registration. Moreover, DEA 

Forms 104 (for controlled substance 

registrations) and 104c (for listed 

chemical registrations), which may be 

used by registrants to effectuate 

voluntary surrenders, state that 

submission of the forms ‘‘shall be 

authority for the Administrator of the 

Drug Enforcement Administration to 

terminate * * * my registration without 

an order to show cause, a hearing, or 

any other proceedings * * *.’’ Thus, the 

forms have led some registrants to 

believe that DEA must issue a final 

order revoking the registration after 

submission of the forms in order to 

terminate a DEA registration. 

DEA regulations, however, do not 

require further action by DEA’s 

Administrator to terminate a DEA 

registration after submission of a 

voluntary surrender and, in practice, 

DEA treats the submission of a 

voluntary surrender as an immediate 

termination of the DEA registration at 

issue. The only additional action taken 

by DEA in such cases is the entry of the 

surrender into DEA’s registration 

database. Further, DEA regulations do 

not require a registrant to use any 

particular format to submit a voluntary 

surrender. DEA accepts voluntary 

surrenders as long as the registrant 

submits a signed statement expressing 

the desire to surrender a registration. 

DEA Forms 104 and 104c are internal 

DEA documents that are available for 

registrant use. These forms will be 

revised consistent with this final rule to 

clarify that a signed voluntary surrender 

of a registration has the legal effect of 

immediately terminating the registrant’s 

registration upon delivery of such 

statement to any DEA employee. No 

further action by DEA is required. 

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and 

Comments Received 

To address the circumstances 

described above, DEA published a 

NPRM proposing the amendment of its 

regulations to clarify that a DEA 

registration terminates when DEA, 

through any employee, receives notice 


jlentini on DSK4TPTVN1PROD with RULES