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authority to approve AMOCs for this AD, if 

requested in accordance with the procedures 

found in 14 CFR 39.19. 

(2) An AMOC that provides an acceptable 

level of safety may be used for any repair 

required by this AD, if it is approved by an 

Authorized Representative for the Boeing 

Commercial Airplanes Delegation Option 

Authorization Organization who has been 

authorized by the Manager, Seattle ACO, to 

make those findings. For a repair method to 

be approved, the repair must meet the 

certification basis of the airplane, and the 

approval must specifically refer to this AD. 

Issued in Renton, Washington, on 

September 7, 2005. 

Kalene C. Yanamura, 

Acting Manager, Transport Airplane 

Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 05–18795 Filed 9–20–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2005–22488; Directorate 

Identifier 2005–NM–151–AD] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Boeing 

Model 767–200 and –300 Series 

Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: The FAA proposes to revise 

an existing airworthiness directive (AD) 

that applies to certain Boeing Model 

767–200 and –300 series airplanes. The 

existing AD currently requires repetitive 

inspections to detect wear or damage of 

the door latches and disconnect 

housings in the off-wing escape slide 

compartments, and replacement of any 

discrepant component with a new 

component. This proposed AD would 

revise the applicability of the existing 

AD to refer to a later revision of the 

referenced service bulletin, which 

removes airplanes that are not subject to 

the identified unsafe condition. This 

proposed AD results from reports of 

worn and damaged door latches and 

disconnect housings in the off-wing 

escape slide compartments. We are 

proposing this AD to ensure deployment 

of an escape slide during an emergency 

evacuation. Non-deployment of an 

escape slide during an emergency could 

slow down the evacuation of the 

airplane and result in injury to 

passengers or flightcrew. We are also 

proposing this AD to detect damaged 

disconnect housings in the off-wing 

escape slide compartments, which 

could result in unexpected deployment 

of an escape slide during maintenance, 

and consequent injury to maintenance 

personnel. 

DATES: We must receive comments on 

this proposed AD by November 7, 2005. 

ADDRESSES: Use one of the following 

addresses to submit comments on this 

proposed AD. 

• DOT Docket Web site: Go to 

http://dms.dot.gov and follow the 

instructions for sending your comments 

electronically. 

• Government-wide rulemaking Web 

site: Go to http://www.regulations.gov 

and follow the instructions for sending 

your comments electronically. 

• Mail: Docket Management Facility; 

U.S. Department of Transportation, 400 

Seventh Street SW., Nassif Building, 

Room PL–401, Washington, DC 20590. 

• Fax: (202) 493–2251. 

• Hand Delivery: Room PL–401 on 

the plaza level of the Nassif Building, 

400 Seventh Street SW., Washington, 

DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, except Federal holidays. 

Contact Boeing Commercial 

Airplanes, PO Box 3707, Seattle, 

Washington 98124–2207, for service 

information identified in this proposed 

AD. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Susan Rosanske, Aerospace Engineer, 

Systems and Equipment Branch, ANM–

130S, FAA, Seattle Aircraft Certification 

Office, 1601 Lind Avenue, SW., Renton, 

Washington 98055–4056; telephone 

(425) 917–6448; fax (425) 917–6590. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Comments Invited 

We invite you to submit any relevant 

written data, views, or arguments 

regarding this proposed AD. Send your 

comments to an address listed in the 

ADDRESSES section. Include docket 

number ‘‘Docket No. FAA–2005–22488; 

Directorate Identifier 2005–NM–151–

AD’’ at the beginning of your comments. 

We specifically invite comments on the 

overall regulatory, economic, 

environmental, and energy aspects of 

the proposed AD. We will consider all 

comments received by the closing date 

and may amend the proposed AD in 

light of those comments. 

We will post all comments we 

receive, without change, to http:// 

dms.dot.gov, including any personal 

information you provide. We will also 

post a report summarizing each 

substantive verbal contact with FAA 

personnel concerning this proposed AD. 

Using the search function of that Web 

site, anyone can find and read the 

comments in a docket, including the 

name of the individual who sent the 

comment (or signed the comment on 

behalf of an association, business, labor 

union, etc.). You may review the DOT’s 

complete Privacy Act Statement in the 

Federal Register published on April 11, 

2000 (65 FR 19477–78), or you may visit 

http://dms.dot.gov. 

Examining the Docket 

You may examine the AD docket on 

the Internet at http://dms.dot.gov, or in 

person at the Docket Management 

Facility office between 9 a.m. and 5 

p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays. The Docket 

Management Facility office (telephone 

(800) 647–5227) is located on the plaza 

level of the Nassif Building at the DOT 

street address stated in the ADDRESSES

section. Comments will be available in 

the AD docket shortly after the Docket 

Management System receives them. 

Discussion 

On June 1, 2000, we issued AD 2000–

11–19, amendment 39–11767 (65 FR 

37015, June 13, 2000), for certain Boeing 

Model 767–200 and –300 series 

airplanes. That AD requires repetitive 

inspections to detect wear or damage of 

the door latches and disconnect 

housings in the off-wing escape slide 

compartments, and replacement of any 

discrepant component with a new 

component. That AD resulted from 

reports of worn and damaged door 

latches and disconnect housings in the 

off-wing escape slide compartments. We 

issued that AD to ensure deployment of 

an escape slide during an emergency 

evacuation. Non-deployment of an 

escape slide during an emergency could 

slow down the evacuation of the 

airplane and result in injury to 

passengers or flightcrew. We also issued 

that AD to detect damaged disconnect 

housings in the off-wing escape slide 

compartments, which could result in 

unexpected deployment of an escape 

slide during maintenance, and 

consequent injury to maintenance 

personnel. 

Actions Since Existing AD Was Issued 

Since we issued AD 2000–11–19, we 

have reviewed Boeing Service Bulletin 

767–25A0260, Revision 1, dated January 

25, 2001; Revision 2, dated August 26, 

2004; and Revision 3, dated July 7, 2005 

(AD 2000–11–19 refers to the original 

issue of the service bulletin as the 

appropriate source of service 

information for accomplishing the 

required actions). The inspections and 

corrective actions specified in Revisions 

1 through 3 are identical to those in the 

original issue of the service bulletin. 

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Revision 1 changes the listing of 

affected airplane operators. Revision 2 

revises the effectivity to exclude 

airplanes having line numbers 921 and 

subsequent on which the new off-wing 

slide has been incorporated during 

production. Revision 3 removes 14 

airplanes from the effectivity, because 

the airplanes do not have off-wing 

escape slides. Accomplishing the 

actions specified in the service 

information is intended to adequately 

address the unsafe condition. 

Therefore, we have determined that 

the airplanes deleted from the effectivity 

of the referenced service bulletin are not 

subject to the identified unsafe 

condition specified in AD 2000–11–19, 

and that the applicability of that AD 

needs to be revised. 

FAA’s Determination and Requirements 

of the Proposed AD 

We have evaluated all pertinent 

information and identified an unsafe 

condition that is likely to exist or 

develop on other airplanes of this same 

type design. For this reason, we are 

proposing this AD, which would revise 

AD 2000–11–19 and would retain the 

requirements of the existing AD. This 

proposed AD would also revise the 

applicability of the existing AD to refer 

to a later revision of the referenced 

service bulletin, which removes 

airplanes that are not subject to the 

identified unsafe condition. 

Change to Existing AD 

This proposed AD would retain all 

requirements of AD 2000–11–19. Since 

AD 2000–11–19 was issued, the AD 

format has been revised, and certain 

paragraphs have been rearranged. As a 

result, the corresponding paragraph 

identifiers have changed in this 

proposed AD, as listed in the following 

table: 

REVISED PARAGRAPH IDENTIFIERS

Requirement in AD 

2000–11–19 

Corresponding 

requirement 

in this 

proposed AD 

Paragraph (a) ............ Paragraph (f). 

Paragraph (b) ............ Paragraph (h). 

We also have changed all references 

to a ‘‘detailed visual inspection’’ in the 

existing AD to ‘‘detailed inspection’’ in 

this action. 

Costs of Compliance 

There are about 694 airplanes of the 

affected design in the worldwide fleet. 

This proposed AD would affect about 

315 airplanes of U.S. registry. 

The inspections that are required by 

AD 2000–11–19 and retained in this 

proposed AD take about 3 work hours 

per airplane, at an average labor rate of 

$65 per work hour. Based on these 

figures, the estimated cost of the 

currently required inspections is 

$61,425, or $195 per airplane, per 

inspection cycle. 

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 

We have determined that this 

proposed AD would not have federalism 

implications under Executive Order 

13132. This proposed AD would 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 the proposed regulation: 

1. Is not a ‘‘significant regulatory 

action’’ under Executive Order 12866; 

2. Is not a ‘‘significant rule’’ under the 

DOT Regulatory Policies and Procedures 

(44 FR 11034, February 26, 1979); 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. 

We prepared a regulatory evaluation 

of the estimated costs to comply with 

this proposed AD and place it in the AD 

docket. See the ADDRESSES section for a 

location to examine the regulatory 

evaluation. 

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39 

Air transportation, Aircraft, Aviation 

safety, Safety. 

The Proposed Amendment 

Accordingly, under the authority 

delegated to me by the Administrator, 

the FAA proposes to amend 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 Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA) amends § 39.13 

by removing amendment 39–11767 (65 

FR 37015, June 13, 2000) and adding the 

following new airworthiness directive 

(AD): 

Boeing: Docket No. FAA–2005–22488; 

Directorate Identifier 2005–NM–151–AD. 

Comments Due Date 

(a) The FAA must receive comments on 

this AD action by November 7, 2005. 

Affected ADs 

(b) This AD revises AD 2000–11–19. 

Applicability 

(c) This AD applies to Boeing Model 767–

200 and –300 series airplanes, certificated in 

any category; as identified in Boeing Service 

Bulletin 767–25A0260, Revision 3, dated July 

7, 2005; excluding those airplanes that have 

been converted from a passenger to freighter 

configuration, and on which the off-wing 

escape system has been removed or 

deactivated. 

Unsafe Condition 

(d) This AD results from reports of worn 

and damaged door latches and disconnect 

housings in the off-wing escape slide 

compartments. We are issuing this AD to 

ensure deployment of an escape slide during 

an emergency evacuation. Non-deployment 

of an escape slide during an emergency could 

slow down the evacuation of the airplane and 

result in injury to passengers or flightcrew. 

We are also issuing this AD to detect 

damaged disconnect housings in the off-wing 

escape slide compartments, which could 

result in unexpected deployment of an 

escape slide during maintenance, and 

consequent injury to maintenance personnel. 

Compliance 

(e) You are responsible for having the 

actions required by this AD performed within 

the compliance times specified, unless the 

actions have already been done. 

Requirements of AD 2000–11–19 

Inspections 

(f) Prior to the accumulation of 6,000 total 

flight hours, or within 18 months after July 

18, 2000 (the effective date of AD 2000–11–

19), whichever occurs later, perform a 

detailed inspection to detect wear or damage 

of the door latches and disconnect housings 

in the off-wing escape slide compartments, in 

accordance with Boeing Alert Service 

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Bulletin 767–25A0260, dated July 9, 1998. 

Repeat the inspection thereafter at intervals 

not to exceed 6,000 flight hours or 18 

months, whichever occurs later. 

Note 1: Boeing Alert Service Bulletin 767–

25A0260, dated July 9, 1998, allows 

repetitive inspections of a door latch having 

part number H2052–11 or H2052–115, 

provided that the latch is not worn or 

damaged. However, replacement of any latch 

having part number H2052–11 or H2052–115 

with a new latch having part number H2052–

13 is described as part of a modification of 

the escape slide compartment door latching 

mechanism that is specified in Boeing Alert 

Service Bulletin 767–25A0174, dated August 

15, 1991. Accomplishment of that 

modification is required by AD 92–16–17, 

amendment 39–8327, and AD 95–08–11, 

amendment 39–9200. Therefore, operators 

should note that any latch having part 

number H2052–11 or H2052–115 found 

during an inspection required by paragraph 

(f) of this AD is already required to be 

replaced in accordance with AD 92–16–17 or 

AD 95–08–11, as applicable. 

(g) Inspections and corrective actions 

accomplished prior to July 18, 2000, in 

accordance with the Validation Copy of 

Boeing Alert Service Bulletin 767–25A0260, 

dated April 28, 1998, are considered 

acceptable for compliance with the 

applicable action specified in this AD. 

Replacement 

(h) If any part is found to be worn or 

damaged during the inspections performed in 

accordance with paragraph (f) of this AD, 

prior to further flight, replace the worn or 

damaged part with a new part, and perform 

an adjustment of the off-wing escape slide 

system, in accordance with Boeing Alert 

Service Bulletin 767–25A0260, dated July 9, 

1998. 

New Optional Actions 

Compliance With Revisions 1 Through 3 of 

Referenced Service Bulletin 

(i) Inspections and applicable corrective 

actions done after the effective date of this 

AD in accordance with Boeing Service 

Bulletin 767–25A0260, Revision 1, dated 

January 25, 2001; Revision 2, dated August 

26, 2004; or Revision 3, dated July 7, 2005; 

are acceptable for compliance with the 

corresponding requirements of this AD. 

Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs) 

(j) The Manager, Seattle Aircraft 

Certification Office, FAA, has the authority to 

approve AMOCs for this AD, if requested in 

accordance with the procedures found in 14 

CFR 39.19. 

Issued in Renton, Washington, on 

September 13, 2005. 

Kalene C. Yanamura, 

Acting Manager, Transport Airplane 

Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 05–18796 Filed 9–20–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2005–22399; Airspace 

Docket No. 05–AAL–27] 

RIN 2120–AA66 

Proposed Modification of the Norton 

Sound Low Offshore Airspace Area; 

AK 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: This action proposes to 

amend the Norton Sound Low airspace 

area, AK. Specifically, this action 

proposes to modify the Norton Sound 

Low airspace area in the vicinity of the 

Deering Airport, AK, by lowering the 

controlled airspace floor to 1,200 feet 

mean sea level (MSL) and expanding the 

area to a 45-nautical mile (NM) radius 

of the airport. The FAA is proposing 

this action to provide additional 

controlled airspace for aircraft 

instrument operations at the Deering 

Airport. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before November 7, 2005. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments on this 

proposal to the Docket Management 

System, U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Room Plaza 401, 400 

Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 

20590–0001. You must identify FAA 

Docket No. FAA–2005–22399 and 

Airspace Docket No. 05–AAL–27, at the 

beginning of your comments. You may 

also submit comments through the 

Internet at http://dms.dot.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ken 

McElroy, Airspace and Rules, Office of 

System Operations Airspace and AIM, 

Federal Aviation Administration, 800 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20591; telephone: (202) 

267–8783. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Comments Invited 

Interested parties are invited to 

participate in this proposed rulemaking 

by submitting such written data, views, 

or arguments, as they may desire. 

Comments that provide the factual basis 

supporting the views and suggestions 

presented are particularly helpful in 

developing reasoned regulatory 

decisions on the proposal. Comments 

are specifically invited on the overall 

regulatory, aeronautical, economic, 

environmental, and energy-related 

aspects of the proposal. 

Communications should identify both 

docket numbers (FAA Docket No. FAA–

2005–22399 and Airspace Docket No. 

05-AAL–27) and be submitted in 

triplicate to the Docket Management 

System (see ADDRESSES section for 

address and phone number). You may 

also submit comments through the 

Internet at http://dms.dot.gov. 

Commenters wishing the FAA to 

acknowledge receipt of their comments 

on this action must submit with those 

comments a self-addressed, stamped 

postcard on which the following 

statement is made: ‘‘Comments to FAA 

Docket No. FAA–2005–22399 and 

Airspace Docket No. 05–AAL–27.’’ The 

postcard will be date/time stamped and 

returned to the commenter. 

All communications received on or 

before the specified closing date for 

comments will be considered before 

taking action on the proposed rule. The 

proposal contained in this action may 

be changed in light of comments 

received. All comments submitted will 

be available for examination in the 

public docket both before and after the 

closing date for comments. A report 

summarizing each substantive public 

contact with FAA personnel concerned 

with this rulemaking will be filed in the 

docket. 

Availability of NPRM’s 

An electronic copy of this document 

may be downloaded through the 

Internet at http://dms.dot.gov. Recently 

published rulemaking documents can 

also be accessed through the FAA’s Web 

page at http://www.faa.gov, or the 

Federal Register’s web page at http:// 

www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/index.html. 

You may review the public docket 

containing the proposal, any comments 

received, and any final disposition in 

person in the Dockets Office (see 

ADDRESSES section for address and 

phone number) between 9 a.m. and 5 

p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays. An informal docket 

may also be examined during normal 

business hours at the office of the 

Regional Air Traffic Division, Federal 

Aviation Administration, 222 West 7th 

Avenue #14, Anchorage, AK 99513. 

Persons interested in being placed on 

a mailing list for future NPRM’s should 

contact the FAA’s Office of Rulemaking, 

(202) 267–9677, for a copy of Advisory 

Circular No. 11–2A, Notice of Proposed 

Rulemaking Distribution System, which 

describes the application procedure. 

The Proposal 

The FAA is proposing an amendment 

to Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations 

(14 CFR) part 71 to modify the Norton 

Sound Low airspace area, AK by