Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 157 / Wednesday, August 18, 2021 / Rules and Regulations 46109 

PART 330—RECRUITMENT, 

SELECTION, AND PLACEMENT 

(GENERAL) 

■ 6. Revise the authority citation for part 

330 to read as follows: 

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 1104, 1302, 3116, 3316, 

3301, 3302, 3304, and 3330; E.O. 10577, 19 

FR 7521, 3 CFR, 1954–58 Comp., p. 218; 

Section 330.103 also issued under 5 U.S.C. 

3327; Section 330.104 also issued under sec. 

2(d), Pub. L. 114–137, 130 Stat. 310; Subpart 

B also issued under 5 U.S.C. 3315 and 8151; 

Section 330.401 also issued under 5 U.S.C. 

3310; Subparts F and G also issued under 

Presidential Memorandum on Career 

Transition Assistance for Federal Employees, 

September 12, 1995; Subpart G also issued 

under 5 U.S.C. 8337(h) and 8456(b); Section 

330.707 also issued under 5 U.S.C. 3115 and 

3116. 

Subpart F—Agency Career Transition 

Assistance Plan (CTAP) for Local 

Surplus and Displaced Employees 

■ 7. Amend § 330.609 by: 

■ a. Removing the word ‘‘and’’ at the 

end of paragraph (e)(2); 

■ b. Adding the word ‘‘and’’ at the end 

of paragraph (e)(3); 

■ c. Adding paragraph (e)(4); 

■ d. Removing the word ‘‘or’’ at the end 

of paragraph (cc); 

■ e. Removing the period at the end of 

paragraph (dd) and adding a semicolon 

in its place; 

■ f. Removing the period at the end of 

paragraph (ee) and adding ‘‘; or’’ in its 

place; and 

■ g. Adding reserve paragraph (ff) and 

paragraph (gg). 

The additions read as follows: 

§ 330.609 Exceptions to CTAP selection 

priority. 

* * * * * 

(e) * * * 

(4) A post-secondary student 

appointment under 5 U.S.C. 3116 and 

part 316, subpart I, of this chapter; 

* * * * * 

(gg) Make an appointment using the 

post-secondary student hiring authority 

under 5 U.S.C. 3116 and part 316, 

subpart I, of this chapter. 

Subpart G—Interagency Career 

Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) for 

Displaced Employees 

■ 8. Amend § 330.707 by: 

■ a. Removing the word ‘‘and’’ at the 

end of paragraph (h)(2); 

■ b. Adding the word ‘‘and’’ at the end 

of paragraph (h)(3); 

■ c. Adding paragraph (h)(4); 

■ d. Removing the word ‘‘or’’ at the end 

of paragraph (u); 

■ e. Removing the period at the end of 

paragraph (v) and adding ‘‘; or’’ in its 

place; and 

■ f. Adding reserve paragraphs (w) and 

(x) and paragraph (y). 

The additions read as follows: 

§ 330.707 Exceptions to ICTAP selection 

priority. 

* * * * * 

(h) * * * 

(4) A post-secondary student 

appointment under 5 U.S.C. 3116 and 

part 316, subpart I, of this chapter; 

* * * * * 

(y) Make an appointment using the 

post-secondary student hiring authority 

under 5 U.S.C. 3116 and part 316, 

subpart I, of this chapter. 

[FR Doc. 2021–17638 Filed 8–17–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6325–39–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2021–0618; Project 

Identifier 2019–CE–005–AD; Amendment 

39–21676; AD 2021–16–14] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; BALO ́ NY 

KUBI ́Cˇ EK spol. s r.o. Balloons 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule; request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The FAA is adopting a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for certain 

BALO ́ NY KUBI ́Cˇ EK spol. s r.o. Models 

BB78Z, BB85Z, BB92Z, and BB130P 

balloons. 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 envelope vertical load tape. The 

FAA is issuing this AD to address the 

unsafe condition on these products. 

DATES: This AD is effective September 7, 

2021. 

The FAA must receive comments on 

this AD by October 4, 2021. 

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 

https://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 final rule, contact BALO ́ NY 

KUBI ́Cˇ EK spol. s r.o., Francouzska ́ 8, 

602 00 Brno, Czech Republic; phone: 

+420 545 422 620; fax: +420 545 422 

621; email: info@kubicekballoons.cz; 

website: www.kubicekballoons.eu. You 

may view this service information at the 

FAA, Airworthiness Products Section, 

Operational Safety Branch, 901 Locust, 

Kansas City, MO 64106. For information 

on the availability of this material at the 

FAA, call (816) 329–4148. It is also 

available at https://www.regulations.gov 

by searching for and locating Docket No. 

FAA–2021–0618. 

Examining the AD Docket 

You may examine the AD docket at 

https://www.regulations.gov by 

searching for and locating Docket No. 

FAA–2021–0618; or in person at Docket 

Operations between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., 

Monday through Friday, except Federal 

holidays. The AD docket contains this 

final rule, the MCAI, any comments 

received, and other information. The 

street address for the Docket Operations 

is listed above. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Mike Kiesov, Aviation Safety Engineer, 

General Aviation & Rotorcraft Section, 

International Validation Branch, FAA, 

901 Locust, Room 301, Kansas City, MO 

64106; phone: (816) 329–4144; fax: (816) 

329–4090; email: mike.kiesov@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Comments Invited 

The FAA invites you to send any 

written data, views, or arguments about 

this final rule. Send your comments to 

an address listed under ADDRESSES. 

Include ‘‘Docket No. FAA–2021–0618 

and Project Identifier 2019–CE–005– 

AD’’ at the beginning of your comments. 

The most helpful comments reference a 

specific portion of the final rule, explain 

the reason for any recommended 

change, and include supporting data. 

The FAA will consider all comments 

received by the closing date and may 

amend this final rule because of those 

comments. 

Except for Confidential Business 

Information (CBI) as described in the 

following paragraph, and other 

information as described in 14 CFR 

11.35, the FAA will post all comments 

received, without change, to https://

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information you provide. The 

agency will also post a report 

summarizing each substantive verbal 

contact received about this final rule. 


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Confidential Business Information 

CBI is commercial or financial 

information that is both customarily and 

actually treated as private by its owner. 

Under the Freedom of Information Act 

(FOIA) (5 U.S.C. 552), CBI is exempt 

from public disclosure. If your 

comments responsive to this AD contain 

commercial or financial information 

that is customarily treated as private, 

that you actually treat as private, and 

that is relevant or responsive to this AD, 

it is important that you clearly designate 

the submitted comments as CBI. Please 

mark each page of your submission 

containing CBI as ‘‘PROPIN.’’ The FAA 

will treat such marked submissions as 

confidential under the FOIA, and they 

will not be placed in the public docket 

of this AD. Submissions containing CBI 

should be sent to Mike Kiesov, Aviation 

Safety Engineer, General Aviation & 

Rotorcraft Section, International 

Validation Branch, FAA, 901 Locust, 

Room 301, Kansas City, MO 64106. Any 

commentary that the FAA receives 

which is not specifically designated as 

CBI will be placed in the public docket 

for this rulemaking. 

Background 

The European Aviation Safety Agency 

(EASA), which is the Technical Agent 

for the Member States of the European 

Union, has issued EASA AD 2018–0181, 

dated August 27, 2018 (referred to after 

this as ‘‘the MCAI’’), to address an 

unsafe condition for certain serialnumbered BALO ́ NY KUBI ́Cˇ EK spol. s 

r.o. Model BB78Z, BB85Z, BB92Z, and 

BB130P balloons. The MCAI states: 

Investigation prompted by a BB hot air 

balloon accident revealed a failure of an 

envelope vertical load tape. It was 

determined that other balloon envelopes 

might be affected as well. 

This condition, if not detected and 

corrected, could result in envelope tear, 

leading to an uncontrolled descent with 

consequent injury to balloon occupants and 

persons on the ground. 

To address this unsafe condition, Balo ́ny 

Kubı ́cˇek spol. s r.o. issued the SB [Servis 

Bulletin No. BB/52], providing inspection 

instructions to detect a weaving defect on a 

load tape. 

For the reason described above, this 

[EASA] AD requires a one-time inspection of 

all the load tapes and, depending on 

findings, repair of the balloon by replacing 

any load tape having a weaving defect. 

You may examine the MCAI in the 

AD docket at https://

www.regulations.gov by searching for 

and locating Docket No. FAA–2021– 

0618. 

Related Service Information 

The FAA reviewed BALO ́ NY 

KUBI ́Cˇ EK spol. s r.o. Servis Bulletin No. 

BB/52, dated July 23, 2018. This service 

information includes an example of a 

weaving defect in the load tape and 

specifies acceptable materials and 

procedures for repairing load tapes with 

visible yellow thread. 

FAA’s Determination 

This product has been approved by 

the aviation authority of another 

country, and is approved for operation 

in the United States. Pursuant to the 

FAA’s bilateral agreement with this 

State of Design Authority, it has notified 

the FAA of the unsafe condition 

described in the MCAI and service 

information referenced above. The FAA 

is issuing this AD because it has 

determined the unsafe condition 

described previously is likely to exist or 

develop on other products of the same 

type design. 

AD Requirements 

This AD requires inspecting the 

envelope load tape and repairing any 

envelope load tape having a weaving 

defect. 

Justification for Immediate Adoption 

and Determination of the Effective Date 

Section 553(b)(3)(B) of the 

Administrative Procedure Act (APA) (5 

U.S.C. 551 et seq.) authorizes agencies 

to dispense with notice and comment 

procedures for rules when the agency, 

for ‘‘good cause,’’ finds that those 

procedures are ‘‘impracticable, 

unnecessary, or contrary to the public 

interest.’’ Under this section, an agency, 

upon finding good cause, may issue a 

final rule without providing notice and 

seeking comment prior to issuance. 

Further, section 553(d) of the APA 

authorizes agencies to make rules 

effective in less than thirty days, upon 

a finding of good cause. 

The FAA has found that the risk to 

the flying public justifies waiving notice 

and comment prior to adoption of this 

rule because there are no balloons 

currently on the U.S. registry and thus, 

it is unlikely that the FAA will receive 

any adverse comments or useful 

information about this AD from U.S. 

operators. Accordingly, notice and 

opportunity for prior public comment 

are unnecessary pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 

553(b)(3)(B). In addition, the FAA finds 

that good cause exists pursuant to 5 

U.S.C. 553(d) for making this 

amendment effective in less than 30 

days for the same reasons the FAA 

found good cause to forego notice and 

comment. 

Costs of Compliance 

There are currently no affected 

products on the U.S. registry. In the 

event an affected balloon becomes a 

U.S.-registered balloon, the following is 

an estimate of the costs to comply with 

this AD. 

The FAA estimates that it would take 

1 work-hour per balloon to comply with 

the inspection required by this AD. The 

average labor rate is $85 per work-hour. 

Based on these figures, the FAA 

estimates the cost of this AD to be $85 

per balloon. 

In addition, the FAA estimates that 

repairing the envelope load tape, if 

necessary, would take 10 work-hours 

and require parts costing $200 for a cost 

of $1,050 per balloon. 

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. 

The FAA is 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 Flexibility Act 

The requirements of the Regulatory 

Flexibility Act (RFA) do not apply when 

an agency finds good cause pursuant to 

5 U.S.C. 553 to adopt a rule without 

prior notice and comment. Because FAA 

has determined that it has good cause to 

adopt this rule without prior notice and 

comment, RFA analysis is not required. 

Regulatory Findings 

The FAA determined that 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, 

and 

(2) Will not affect intrastate aviation 

in Alaska. 


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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 157 / Wednesday, August 18, 2021 / Rules and Regulations 46111 

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39 

Air transportation, Aircraft, Aviation 

safety, Incorporation by reference, 

Safety. 

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: 

2021–16–14 BALO ́ NY KUBI ́Cˇ EK spol. s r.o.: 

Amendment 39–21676; Docket No. 

FAA–2021–0618; Project Identifier 

2019–CE–005–AD. 

(a) Effective Date 

This airworthiness directive (AD) is 

effective September 7, 2021. 

(b) Affected ADs 

None. 

(c) Applicability 

This AD applies to the following BALO ́ NY 

KUBI ́Cˇ EK spol. s r.o. balloons, certificated in 

any category: 

(1) Model BB78Z, serial numbers (S/Ns) 

1292 and 1364; 

(2) Model BB85Z, S/N 1360; 

(3) Model BB92Z, S/N 1331; and 

(4) Model BB130P, S/N 1397. 

(d) Subject 

Joint Aircraft System Component (JASC) 

Code 5300, Fuselage. 

(e) Unsafe Condition 

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 envelope vertical load tape. The FAA is 

issuing this AD to detect and correct defects 

in the envelope vertical load tape, which 

could result in an envelope tear and 

consequent uncontrolled descent. 

(f) Compliance 

Comply with this AD within the 

compliance times specified, unless already 

done. 

(g) Inspection and Repair 

Within 30 days after the effective date of 

this AD, inspect the envelope load tape for 

weaving defects indicated by visible yellow 

thread. If there is visible yellow thread in any 

envelope load tape, before further flight, 

repair any damaged area of the envelope load 

tape. 

Note 1 to paragraph (g): BALO ́ NY 

KUBI ́Cˇ EK spol. s r.o. Servis Bulletin No. BB/ 

52, dated July 23, 2018, includes an example 

of a weaving defect and specifies acceptable 

procedures and materials for repairing 

envelope load tape. 

(h) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs) 

(1) The Manager, International Validation 

Branch, 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 certification office, 

send it to the attention of the person 

identified in Related Information, paragraph 

(i)(1) of this AD or email 9-AVS-AIR-730- 

AMOC@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. 

(i) Related Information 

(1) For more information about this AD, 

contact Mike Kiesov, Aviation Safety 

Engineer, General Aviation & Rotorcraft 

Section, International Validation Branch, 

FAA, 901 Locust, Room 301, Kansas City, 

MO 64106; phone: (816) 329–4144; fax: (816) 

329–4090; email: mike.kiesov@faa.gov. 

(2) Refer to European Aviation Safety 

Agency (EASA) AD 2018–0181, dated August 

27, 2018, for more information. You may 

examine the EASA AD in the AD docket at 

https://www.regulations.gov by searching for 

and locating it in Docket No. 

(j) Material Incorporated by Reference 

None. 

Issued on August 5, 2021. 

Lance T. Gant, 

Director, Compliance & Airworthiness 

Division, Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2021–17604 Filed 8–17–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2021–0447; Project 

Identifier AD–2021–00131–E; Amendment 

39–21692; AD 2021–17–09] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Pratt & 

Whitney Turbofan Engines 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The FAA is adopting a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for all Pratt 

& Whitney PW1500G and PW1900G 

series turbofan engines. This AD was 

prompted by reports of cracks in the 

high-pressure compressor (HPC) rotor 

shaft that resulted in in-flight 

shutdowns (IFSDs) and unscheduled 

engine removals (UERs). This AD 

requires removal and replacement of the 

HPC front hub and HPC rotor shaft. The 

FAA is issuing this AD to address the 

unsafe condition on these products. 

DATES: This AD is effective September 

22, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: For service information 

identified in this final rule, contact Pratt 

& Whitney, 400 Main Street, East 

Hartford, CT 06118; phone: (800) 565– 

0140; email: help24@pw.utc.com; 

website: https://

fleetcare.prattwhitney.com/. You may 

view this service information at the 

FAA, Airworthiness Products Section, 

Operational Safety Branch, 1200 District 

Avenue, Burlington, MA 01803. For 

information on the availability of this 

material at the FAA, call (781) 238– 

7759. It is also available at https://

www.regulations.gov by searching for 

and locating Docket No. FAA–2021– 

0447. 

Examining the AD Docket 

You may examine the AD docket at 

https://www.regulations.gov by 

searching for and locating Docket No. 

FAA–2021–0447; or in person at Docket 

Operations between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., 

Monday through Friday, except Federal 

holidays. The AD docket contains this 

final rule, any comments received, and 

other information. The address for 

Docket Operations is 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: 

Mark Taylor, Aviation Safety Engineer, 

ECO Branch, FAA, 1200 District 

Avenue, Burlington, MA 01803; phone: 

(781) 238–7229; fax: (781) 238–7199; 

email: Mark.Taylor@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

The FAA issued a notice of proposed 

rulemaking (NPRM) to amend 14 CFR 

part 39 by adding an AD that would 

apply to all PW1519G, PW1521G, 

PW1521G–3, PW1521GA, PW1524G, 

PW1524G–3, PW1525G, PW1525G–3, 

PW1919G, PW1921G, PW1922G, 

PW1923G, and PW1923G–A model 

turbofan engines. The NPRM published 

in the Federal Register on June 3, 2021 

(86 FR 29707). The NPRM was 

prompted by reports of cracks in the 

HPC rotor shaft that resulted in 

vibration and subsequent IFSDs and 


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