This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER

contains notices to the public of the proposed

issuance of rules and regulations. The

purpose of these notices is to give interested

persons an opportunity to participate in the

rule making prior to the adoption of the final

rules.

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Vol. 87, No. 130 

Friday, July 8, 2022 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Agricultural Marketing Service 

7 CFR Part 959 

[Doc. No. AMS–SC–22–0039] 

Onions Grown in South Texas; 

Continuance Referendum 

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, 

Department of Agriculture (USDA). 

ACTION: Referendum order. 

SUMMARY: This document directs that a 

referendum be conducted among 

eligible producers of onions grown in 

South Texas to determine whether they 

favor continuance of the marketing 

order regulating the handling of onions 

produced in the production area. 

DATES: The referendum will be 

conducted from September 1 through 

October 3, 2022. Only producers of 

South Texas onions who produced 

onions within the production area 

during the period August 1, 2020, 

through July 31, 2021, are eligible to 

vote in this referendum. The U.S. 

Department of Agriculture (Department) 

will provide the option for ballots to be 

returned electronically. Further details 

will be provided in the ballot 

instructions. Ballots returned via 

express mail or electronic mail must 

show proof of delivery by no later than 

11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on October 3, 

2022, to be counted. 

ADDRESSES: Copies of the marketing 

order may be obtained from the 

Southeast Region Branch, Market 

Development Division, Specialty Crops 

Program, AMS, USDA, 1124 First Street 

South, Winter Haven, FL 33880; 

Telephone: (863) 324–3375; or from the 

Market Development Division, Specialty 

Crops Program, AMS, USDA, 1400 

Independence Avenue SW, STOP 0237, 

Washington, DC 20250–0237; 

Telephone: (202) 720–2491; or on the 

internet: https://www.regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Abigail Maharaj, Marketing Specialist, 

or Christian D. Nissen, Regional 

Director, Southeast Region Branch, 

Market Development Division, Specialty 

Crops Program, AMS, USDA, 1124 First 

Street South, Winter Haven, FL 33880; 

Telephone: (863) 324–3375, Fax: (863) 

291–8614, or Email: Abigail.Campos@

usda.gov or Christian.Nissen@usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

to Marketing Agreement and Order No. 

959, as amended (7 CFR part 959), 

hereinafter referred to as the ‘‘Order,’’ 

and the applicable provisions of the 

Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act 

of 1937, as amended (7 U.S.C. 601–674), 

hereinafter referred to as the ‘‘Act,’’ it is 

hereby directed that a referendum be 

conducted to ascertain whether 

continuance of the Order is favored by 

producers. The referendum shall be 

conducted by mail and email ballot 

from September 1 through October 3, 

2022, among onion producers in the 

production area. Only Texas onion 

producers who were engaged in the 

production of South Texas onions 

grown in the production area during the 

period of August 1, 2020, through July 

31, 2021, may participate in the 

continuance referendum. The 

Department will provide the option for 

ballots to be returned electronically. 

Further details will be provided in the 

ballot instructions. 

The results of a referendum the 

Department conducted of South Texas 

onion producers in 2020 (85 FR 55388) 

failed to reach the level of support for 

continuing the marketing order. The 

results had 57 percent of the eligible 

growers voting, representing 53 percent 

of production volume voted, favoring 

continuing the program. Voting results 

prompted the Secretary, as authorized 

in 7 CFR 959.84(d), to consider 

termination of this part due to less than 

two-third of the growers voting in the 

referendum and growers of less than 

two-thirds of the volume of onions 

represented in the referendum voting in 

support of continuance. Following the 

results of the continuance referendum, 

the Department issued a proposed rule 

(86 FR 42748) inviting comments on the 

proposed termination of the Order. 

Feedback received during the public 

comment period demonstrated support 

for keeping the Order. AMS received 90 

comments, 85 of which opposed 

termination. Thirty-three of the 

comments were from the production 

area, with 31 opposing termination. 

After reviewing the results of the 

continuance referendum, and the 

comments received in response to the 

proposed termination, the Secretary of 

Agriculture has determined a second 

referendum is appropriate to assess the 

true level of producer support for the 

program. 

The Department would withdraw the 

proposed rule to terminate the Order if 

two-thirds of the producers that cast 

votes, or producers representing twothirds of the volume of South Texas 

onions voted in the referendum, cast 

ballots in favor of continuance. If the 

results of the referendum do not favor 

continuance, the Department will 

consider the results of the continuance 

referendum and any other relevant 

information regarding the operation of 

the Order and relative benefits and 

disadvantages to producers, handlers, 

and consumers in determining whether 

continued operation of the Order would 

tend to effectuate the declared policy of 

the Act. 

In accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 

Chapter 35), the ballots used in the 

referendum have been approved by the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) and have been assigned OMB 

No. 0581–0178, Vegetable and Specialty 

Crops. It has been estimated that it will 

take an average of 20 minutes for each 

of the approximately 100 onion 

producers to cast a ballot. Participation 

is voluntary. Ballots postmarked after 

October 3, 2022, will not be included in 

the vote tabulation. Ballots delivered to 

the Department via express mail or 

electronic mail must show proof of 

delivery by no later than 11:59 p.m. 

Eastern Time (ET) on October 3, 2022. 

Dolores Lowenstine, Abigail Maharaj, 

and Christian Nissen of the Southeast 

Region Branch, Market Development 

Division, Specialty Crops Program, 

AMS, USDA, are hereby designated as 

the referendum agents for the Secretary 

of Agriculture to conduct this 

referendum. The procedure applicable 

to the referendum shall be the 

‘‘Procedure for the Conduct of 

Referenda in Connection with 

Marketing Orders for Fruits, Vegetables, 

and Nuts Pursuant to the Agricultural 

Marketing Agreement Act of 1937, as 

Amended’’ (7 CFR 900.400–7 CFR 

900.407). 

Ballots and voting instructions will be 

sent by U.S. mail, United Parcel Service, 

or through electronic mail to all 


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producers of record and may also be 

obtained from the referendum agents or 

their appointees. 

List of Subjects in 7 CFR Part 959 

Marketing agreements, Onions, 

Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements. 

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 601–674. 

Melissa Bailey, 

Associate Administrator, Agricultural 

Marketing Service. 

[FR Doc. 2022–14574 Filed 7–7–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2022–0799; Project 

Identifier AD–2022–00611–T] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing 

Company Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: The FAA proposes to adopt a 

new airworthiness directive (AD) for all 

The Boeing Company Model 787–8, 

787–9, and 787–10 airplanes. This 

proposed AD was prompted by a report 

indicating that foreign object debris 

(FOD) could have been introduced 

during rework of certain engine fire 

shutoff switches (EFSS). This proposed 

AD would require determining the serial 

number of the left and right EFSS and 

replacing affected parts. This proposed 

AD would also limit the installation of 

affected parts under certain conditions. 

The FAA is proposing this AD to 

address the unsafe condition on these 

products. 

DATES: The FAA must receive comments 

on this proposed AD by August 22, 

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. 

For service information identified in 

this NPRM, contact Boeing Commercial 

Airplanes, Attention: Contractual & Data 

Services (C&DS), 2600 Westminster 

Blvd., MC 110–SK57, Seal Beach, CA 

90740–5600; telephone 562–797–1717; 

internet https://

www.myboeingfleet.com. You may view 

this referenced service information at 

the FAA, Airworthiness Products 

Section, Operational Safety Branch, 

2200 South 216th St., Des Moines, WA. 

For information on the availability of 

this material at the FAA, call 206–231– 

3195. It is also available at https://

www.regulations.gov by searching for 

and locating Docket No. FAA–2022– 

0799. 

Examining the AD Docket 

You may examine the AD docket at 

https://www.regulations.gov by 

searching for and locating Docket No. 

FAA–2022–0799; 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 

NPRM, any comments received, and 

other information. The street address for 

Docket Operations is listed above. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tak 

Kobayashi, Aerospace Engineer, 

Propulsion Section, FAA Seattle ACO 

Branch, 2200 South 216th St., Des 

Moines, WA 98198; phone and fax: 206– 

231–3553; email Takahisa.Kobayashi@

faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Comments Invited 

The FAA invites you to send any 

written relevant data, views, or 

arguments about this proposal. Send 

your comments to an address listed 

under ADDRESSES. Include ‘‘Docket No. 

FAA–2022–0799; Project Identifier AD– 

2022–00611–T’’ at the beginning of your 

comments. The most helpful comments 

reference a specific portion of the 

proposal, 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 proposal 

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 NPRM. 

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 NPRM 

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 NPRM, 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 

NPRM. Submissions containing CBI 

should be sent to Tak Kobayashi, 

Aerospace Engineer, Propulsion 

Section, FAA Seattle ACO Branch, 2200 

South 216th St., Des Moines, WA 98198; 

phone and fax: 206–231–3553; email 

Takahisa.Kobayashi@faa.gov. Any 

commentary that the FAA receives that 

is not specifically designated as CBI will 

be placed in the public docket for this 

rulemaking. 

Background 

The FAA has received a report 

indicating that FOD could have been 

introduced in the left or right EFSS 

having certain serial numbers during 

rework at a sub-tier supplier. The 

affected EFSS are part of the engine fire 

control panel part number (P/N) 

412600–003, with left EFSS P/N 

417000–104 and right EFSS P/N 

417000–105. FOD in an EFSS, if not 

addressed, could result in a latent 

failure and loss of intended functions, 

including the inability to pull the 

engine fire handle and uncommanded 

activation of the engine fuel shutoff 

function. The inability to pull the 

engine fire handle when an engine fire 

is detected could lead to an 

uncontrolled engine fire and subsequent 

wing failure, and uncommanded 

activation of the fuel shutoff function 

for an engine, which if combined with 

in-flight shutdown of the remaining 

engine, could lead to total loss of engine 

thrust. Boeing and the parts supplier 

have notified operators who received 

affected EFSS parts and asked operators 

to return the parts for inspection and 

rework to address the unsafe condition. 

Any affected EFSS that has undergone 

this inspection and rework has been 

marked with ‘‘Inspection Record SB 


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