This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER

contains regulatory documents having general

applicability and legal effect, most of which

are keyed to and codified in the Code of

Federal Regulations, which is published under

50 titles pursuant to 44 U.S.C. 1510.

The Code of Federal Regulations is sold by

the Superintendent of Documents.

Rules and Regulations Federal Register

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Vol. 87, No. 80 

Tuesday, April 26, 2022 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Office of the Secretary 

7 CFR Part 1 

[Docket No. USDA–2021–0009] 

RIN 0503–AA74 

Production or Disclosure of Official 

Information in Legal Proceedings 

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, USDA. 

ACTION: Direct final rule; confirmation of 

effective date. 

SUMMARY: On February 28, 2022, the 

U.S. Department of Agriculture 

published a direct final rule. The direct 

final rule notified the public of our 

intention to revise our regulations 

regarding the production or disclosure 

of official information in legal 

proceedings (referred to as Touhy 

regulations). We did not receive any 

substantive written adverse comments 

in response to the direct final rule. 

DATES: The effective date of the direct 

final rule published February 28, 2022, 

at 87 FR 10925 is confirmed as April 29, 

2022. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Karen Carrington Fletcher, Senior 

Counsel, Office of the General Counsel, 

USDA, 1400 Independence Ave. SW, 

Room 103–W, Washington, DC 20250; 

karen.fletcher@usda.gov; (202) 720– 

0944. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 

February 28, 2022, the U.S. Department 

of Agriculture published a direct final 

rule. (87 FR 10925) The direct final rule 

notified the public of our intention to 

revise our regulations regarding the 

production or disclosure of official 

information in legal proceedings 

(referred to as Touhy regulations). 

In the direct final rule, we stated that 

if we received no written adverse 

comments or written notice of intent to 

submit adverse comments within 30 

days of publication of the direct final 

rule, the direct final rule would become 

effective 60 days following its 

publication. 

During the comment period, we 

received three comments, two of which 

were submitted by the same commenter. 

These three comments suggested that 

the amended regulations had the 

potential to obstruct justice and 

therefore should be withdrawn. 

However, the comments provided no 

basis for that assertion or any details 

that would allow us to understand the 

commenters’ rationale. Therefore, we 

have determined that the regulations 

should become effective as stated in the 

direct final rule. 

Accordingly, we are confirming that 

the direct final rule published February 

28, 2022, will become effective on April 

29, 2022. 

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301, unless otherwise 

noted. 

David Grahn, 

Principal Deputy General Counsel, United 

States Department of Agriculture. 

[FR Doc. 2022–08814 Filed 4–25–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–90–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2022–0022; Project 

Identifier AD–2020–01264–A; Amendment 

39–22033; AD 2022–09–13] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Piper 

Aircraft, Inc. Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The FAA is adopting a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for certain 

Piper Aircraft, Inc. (Piper) Model PA– 

34–200 airplanes. This AD was 

prompted by the determination that the 

life limit for alternate bolts that attach 

the drag link to the nose gear were not 

listed as airworthiness limitations. This 

AD requires establishing a life limit for 

these bolts. The FAA is issuing this AD 

to address the unsafe condition on these 

products. 

DATES: This AD is effective May 31, 

2022. 

ADDRESSES: For service information 

identified in this final rule, contact 

Piper Aircraft, Inc., 2926 Piper Drive, 

Vero Beach, FL 32960; phone: (772) 

299–2141; website: https://

www.piper.com. 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 (817) 222–5110. 

Examining the AD Docket 

You may examine the AD docket at 

https://www.regulations.gov by 

searching for and locating Docket No. 

FAA–2022–0022; 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: Fred 

Caplan, Aviation Safety Engineer, 

Atlanta ACO Branch, FAA, 1701 

Columbia Avenue, College Park, GA 

30337; phone: (404) 474–5507; email: 

frederick.n.caplan@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 certain serial-numbered Piper 

Model PA–34–200 airplanes. The NPRM 

published in the Federal Register on 

February 3, 2022 (87 FR 6089; corrected 

February 16, 2022, 87 FR 8752). The 

NPRM was prompted by a notification 

from Piper that prior revisions of the 

airworthiness limitations section (ALS) 

for certain Piper Model PA–34–200 

airplanes did not contain a life limit for 

bolt part number (P/N) 693–215 

(standard P/N NAS6207–50D). Bolt P/N 

693–215 (NAS6207–50D) is an alternate 

part for P/N 400–274 (standard P/N 

AN7–35). These bolts attach the drag 

link to the nose gear trunnion on Piper 

Model PA–34–200 airplanes. Piper did 

not include an ALS revision for the 

P/N 693–215 (standard P/N NAS6207– 

50D) bolt to establish the same life limit 

as the P/N 400–274 (AN7–35). If bolt 

P/N 693–215 (standard P/N NAS6207– 


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