Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 99 / Monday, May 23, 2022 / Rules and Regulations 31095 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

8 CFR Parts 214 and 274a 

[CIS No. 2719–22] 

RIN 1615–AC79 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Employment and Training 

Administration 

20 CFR Part 655 

[DOL Docket No. ETA–2022–0004] 

RIN 1205–AC10 

Exercise of Time-Limited Authority To 

Increase the Numerical Limitation for 

Second Half of FY 2022 for the H–2B 

Temporary Nonagricultural Worker 

Program and Portability Flexibility for 

H–2B Workers Seeking To Change 

Employers; Correction 

AGENCY: U.S. Citizenship and 

Immigration Services (USCIS), 

Department of Homeland Security 

(DHS), and Employment and Training 

Administration and Wage and Hour 

Division, U.S. Department of Labor 

(DOL). 

ACTION: Temporary final rule; 

correction. 

SUMMARY: On May 18, 2022, the 

Department of Homeland Security and 

Department of Labor jointly published a 

temporary final rule titled ‘‘Exercise of 

Time-Limited Authority to Increase the 

Numerical Limitation for Second Half of 

FY 2022 for the H–2B Temporary 

Nonagricultural Worker Program and 

Portability Flexibility for H–2B Workers 

Seeking To Change Employers.’’ The 

fourth amendatory instruction to the 

DHS regulatory text contained a typo. 

This document corrects that typo. 

DATES: Effective on May 18, 2022. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Samantha Deshommes, Chief, 

Regulatory Coordination Division, 

Office of Policy and Strategy, U.S. 

Citizenship and Immigration Services, 

Department of Homeland Security, 5900 

Capital Gateway Drive, Camp Springs, 

MD 20746; telephone 240–721–3000 

(this is not a toll-free number). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In FR Doc. 

2022–10631, appearing in the first 

column on page 30377 in the Federal 

Register of Wednesday, May 18, 2022, 

the following correction is made: 

§ 274a.12 [Corrected] 

■ 1. On page 30377, in the first column, 

in part 274a, in amendment 4, the 

instruction ‘‘Effective May 18, 2022 

through May 18, 2025, amend § 274a.12 

by adding paragraph (b)(31) to read as 

follows’’ is corrected to read ‘‘Effective 

May 18, 2022 through May 18, 2025, 

amend § 274a.12 by adding paragraph 

(b)(32) to read as follows:’’. 

Christina E. McDonald, 

Federal Register Liaison, U.S. Department of 

Homeland Security. 

Laura Dawkins, 

Federal Register Liaison, U.S. Department of 

Labor. 

[FR Doc. 2022–11132 Filed 5–20–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9111–97–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2022–0021; Project 

Identifier AD–2020–01283–A; Amendment 

39–22060; AD 2022–11–10] 

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– 

46–600TP airplanes. This AD was 

prompted by testing that showed that 

the wing splice assembly could fail 

before the assembly reaches its 

established life limit. This AD requires 

revising the Airworthiness Limitations 

section (ALS) of the existing 

maintenance manual (MM) or 

instructions for continued airworthiness 

(ICA) to reduce the life limit of the wing 

splice assembly. The FAA is issuing this 

AD to address the unsafe condition on 

these products. 

DATES: This AD is effective June 27, 

2022. 

ADDRESSES: For service information 

identified in this final rule, contact 

Piper Aircraft, Inc., 2926 Piper Drive, 

Vero Beach, FL 32960; phone: (772) 

291–2141; 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–2022–0021; 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–46–600TP airplanes. The 

NPRM published in the Federal 

Register on February 1, 2022 (87 FR 

5428). The NPRM was prompted by 

testing that showed that the wing splice 

assembly, part number (P/N) 

46W57A100–001, could fail before 

reaching its established life limit on 

Model PA–46–600TP airplanes. The 

wing splice assembly was certificated 

with a life limit of 5,132 hours time-inservice (TIS); however, the failures of 

the test assembly occurred before 

reaching that established life limit. The 

stress levels used in the life limit 

analysis were not adequate. After a new 

fatigue test article analysis, Piper 

reduced the life limit of the wing splice 

assembly P/N 46W57A100–001 from 

5,132 hours TIS to 3,767 hours TIS and 

revised the Airworthiness Limitations 

section in the MM accordingly. 

In the NPRM, the FAA proposed to 

require revising the Airworthiness 

Limitations section of the existing MM 

or ICA to reduce the life limit of the 

wing splice assembly. Failure of the 

wing splice assembly, if not addressed, 

could result in loss of airplane control. 

The FAA is issuing this AD to address 

the unsafe condition on these products. 

Discussion of Final Airworthiness 

Directive 

Comments 

The FAA received comments from 

Piper. The following presents the 

comments received on the NPRM and 

the FAA’s response to each comment. 


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Request Regarding Applicability and 

Cost of Compliance 

Piper requested that the FAA update 

the applicable serial numbers. The 

applicable serial numbers in the 

proposed AD were based upon the 

understanding that airworthiness 

limitations with the new wing splice 

assembly life limit would be delivered 

with new airplanes beginning with 

serial number 4698186. However, while 

the AD was in development, 

airworthiness limitations with the new 

life limit were actually delivered with 

new airplanes with serial numbers 

4698147, 4698149, and 4698158 and 

larger. 

The FAA agrees and has revised the 

applicability of this AD accordingly. 

Based on its comment regarding the 

applicable serial numbers, Piper also 

requested that the FAA revise the 

estimated Costs of Compliance section. 

Piper stated that the costs would be 

reduced because there are fewer affected 

airplanes. 

The FAA agrees that the estimated 

Costs of Compliance should be updated 

to reflect the correct number of affected 

airplanes. However, the FAA’s original 

estimate of the number of affected 

airplanes was in error. The FAA has 

corrected that error in the Costs of 

Compliance section of this final rule, 

resulting in a higher count of airplanes. 

Request Regarding Required Actions 

Piper stated that operators cannot 

physically comply with paragraph (g), 

Action, of the proposed AD, which 

proposed to require revising the ALS by 

reducing the life limit of the wing splice 

assembly. Piper stated that the ICA are 

delivered with the airplane in an 

electronic format on a CD–ROM. Piper 

requested that the FAA change this 

action by requiring a logbook entry 

documenting the change in life limit of 

the wing splice assembly. 

The FAA does not agree that operators 

are unable to comply with the AD as 

proposed. While the AD mandates 

revising the ALS to reduce the life limit, 

it does not specify any particular 

method that operators must use to do 

the revision. One acceptable method is 

to replace the existing CD–ROM 

document with a new CD–ROM that 

includes the new life limit. As long as 

the ALS of an operator’s existing MM or 

ICA includes the new life limit, then the 

operator has complied with this AD. 

The FAA did not change this AD based 

on this comment. 

Request Regarding Related Information 

Piper requested that the FAA revise 

Note 1 to paragraph (g) of the proposed 

AD to include the December 4, 2020, 

version of the ALS. Piper stated the 

initial life limit reduction for wing 

splice assembly P/N 46W57A100–001 

was introduced in the December 4, 

2020, version of the ALS. The August 

31, 2021, version of the ALS, which was 

included in the proposed AD, contains 

the reduced life limit for wing splice 

assembly P/N 46W57A100–001 and 

introduces new part numbers for the 

wing splice assembly (P/N 46W57A100– 

002) and a service wing assembly (P/N 

46W00A700–702). 

The FAA agrees that the December 4, 

2020, version of the ALS contains the 

reduced wing splice assembly life limit, 

but does not agree that a change to this 

AD is necessary. As previously 

explained, the AD does not specify any 

particular method that operators must 

use to revise the ALS. One acceptable 

method is incorporating the life limit 

specified in Piper Aircraft, Inc. PA–46– 

600TP, M600 Maintenance Manual, 

Airworthiness Limitations, Page 1, 

dated December 4, 2020. 

The FAA did not change this AD 

based on this comment. 

Conclusion 

The FAA reviewed the relevant data, 

considered the comments received, and 

determined that air safety requires 

adopting this AD as proposed. 

Accordingly, the FAA is issuing this AD 

to address the unsafe condition on these 

products. Except for the changes 

described previously, this AD is 

adopted as proposed in the NPRM. 

None of the changes will increase the 

economic burden on any operator. 

Related Service Information 

The FAA reviewed Piper Aircraft, 

Inc., PA–46–600TP, M600 Maintenance 

Manual, Airworthiness Limitations, 

Section 4–00–00, dated August 31, 

2021. This service information specifies 

the life limits of structural parts for the 

Model PA–46–600TP airplane and 

reduces the life limit for the wing splice 

assembly. 

Costs of Compliance 

The FAA estimates that this AD 

affects 139 airplanes of U.S. registry. 

The FAA estimates the following 

costs to comply with this AD: 

ESTIMATED COSTS

Action Labor cost Parts cost Cost per 

airplane 

Cost on U.S. 

operators 

Revise the ALS ............................................. 1 work-hour × $85 per hour = $85 ............... Not Applicable .. $85 $11,815 

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 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) Will not affect intrastate aviation 

in Alaska, and 

(3) 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, Safety. 


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Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 99 / Monday, May 23, 2022 / Rules and Regulations 31097 

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: 

2022–11–10 Piper Aircraft, Inc.: 

Amendment 39–22060; Docket No. 

FAA–2022–0021; Project Identifier AD– 

2020–01283–A. 

(a) Effective Date 

This airworthiness directive (AD) is 

effective June 27, 2022. 

(b) Affected ADs 

None. 

(c) Applicability 

This AD applies to Piper Aircraft, Inc. 

Model PA–46–600TP airplanes, serial 

numbers 4698001, 4698004 through 4698146 

inclusive, 4698148, and 4698150 through 

4698157 inclusive, certificated in any 

category. 

(d) Subject 

Joint Aircraft System Component (JASC) 

Code 5711, Wing Spar. 

(e) Unsafe Condition 

This AD results from testing that showed 

that the wing splice assembly could fail 

before the assembly reaches its established 

life limit. The FAA is issuing this AD to 

prevent failure of the wing splice assembly 

before the current established life limit. The 

unsafe condition, if not addressed, could 

result in loss of airplane control. 

(f) Compliance 

Comply with this AD within the 

compliance times specified, unless already 

done. 

(g) Action 

Within 90 days after the effective date of 

this AD, revise the Airworthiness Limitations 

section in the existing maintenance manual 

or instructions for continued airworthiness 

by reducing the life limit of the wing splice 

assembly part number 46W57A100–001 to 

3,767 hours time-in-service. 

Note 1 to paragraph (g): Section 4–00–00 

of Piper Aircraft, Inc. PA–46–600TP, M600 

Maintenance Manual, Airworthiness 

Limitations, Page 1, dated August 31, 2021, 

contains the life limit in paragraph (g) of this 

AD. 

(h) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs) 

(1) The Manager, Atlanta ACO 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 paragraph (i)(1) of 

this AD. 

(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 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. 

(2) For service information identified in 

this AD, contact Piper Aircraft, Inc., 2926 

Piper Drive, Vero Beach, FL, 32960; phone: 

(772) 291–2141; website: https:// 

www.piper.com. 

(j) Material Incorporated by Reference 

None. 

Issued on May 17, 2022. 

Gaetano A. Sciortino, 

Deputy Director for Strategic Initiatives, 

Compliance & Airworthiness Division, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2022–10863 Filed 5–20–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2022–0509; Project 

Identifier AD–2022–00338–T; Amendment 

39–22038; AD 2022–09–18] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing 

Company Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule; request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The FAA is adopting a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for all The 

Boeing Company Model 707, 717, and 

727 airplanes; Model DC–8, DC–9, and 

DC–10 airplanes; Model MD–10 and 

MD–11 airplanes; Model DC–9–81 (MD– 

81), DC–9–82 (MD–82), DC–9–83 (MD– 

83), DC–9–87 (MD–87), and MD–88 

(collectively described, in the preamble 

of this AD, as MD–80) airplanes; and 

Model MD–90–30 airplanes. This AD 

was prompted by a determination that 

radio altimeters cannot be relied on to 

perform their intended function if they 

experience interference from wireless 

broadband operations in the 3.7–3.98 

GHz frequency band (5G C-Band), and a 

recent determination that during 

approach, landings, and go-arounds, as 

a result of this interference, certain 

airplane systems may not properly 

function, resulting in increased 

flightcrew workload while on approach 

with the flight director, autothrottle, or 

autopilot engaged. This AD requires 

revising the limitations and operating 

procedures sections of the existing 

airplane flight manual (AFM) to 

incorporate specific operating 

procedures for, depending on the 

airplane model, instrument landing 

system (ILS) approaches, non-precision 

approaches, ground spoiler deployment, 

and go-around and missed approaches, 

when in the presence of 5G C-Band 

interference as identified by Notices to 

Air Missions (NOTAMs). The FAA is 

issuing this AD to address the unsafe 

condition on these products. 

DATES: This AD is effective May 23, 

2022. 

The FAA must receive comments on 

this AD by July 7, 2022. 

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. 

Examining the AD Docket 

You may examine the AD docket at 

https://www.regulations.gov by 

searching for and locating Docket No. 

FAA–2022–0509; 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 street address for 

the Docket Operations is listed above. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eric 

Igama, Aerospace Engineer, Systems 

and Equipment Section, FAA, Los 

Angeles ACO Branch, 3960 Paramount 

Boulevard, Lakewood, CA 90712–4137; 

phone: 562–627–5388; email: 

Roderick.Igama@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 


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