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

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Vol. 70, No. 191 

Tuesday, October 4, 2005 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2005–22109; Directorate 

Identifier 2005–NE–32–AD] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Sicma Aero 

Seat (Formerly Farner); Cabin 

Attendant Seat Series 150 Type FN and 

Series 151 Type WN 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: The FAA proposes to adopt a 

new airworthiness directive (AD) for 

Sicma Aero Seat (formerly Farner) cabin 

attendant seat series 150 type FN and 

series 151 type WN. This proposed AD 

would require installing two protection 

fairings over the upper seat structure to 

cover the gap between the upper and 

lower seats and prevent any contact 

with the bottom seat folding 

mechanisms. This proposed AD results 

from a child catching its fingers in the 

folding mechanism of the bottom of the 

attendant seat. We are proposing this 

AD to prevent injury resulting from 

contact with the bottom folding 

mechanism. 

DATES: We must receive any comments 

on this proposed AD by December 5, 

2005. 

ADDRESSES: Use one of the following 

addresses to comment 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– 

0001. 

• 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 Sicma Aero Seat 7, Rue 

Lucien Coupet, 36100 Issoudun, France; 

telephone 33 (0) 2 54 03 39 39, fax 33 

(0) 2 54 03 15 16, for the service 

information identified in this proposed 

AD. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jeffrey Lee, Aerospace Engineer, Boston 

Aircraft Certification Office, FAA, 

Engine and Propeller Directorate, FAA, 

12 New England Executive Park, 

Burlington, MA 01803–5299; telephone 

(781) 238–7161; fax (781) 238–7170. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Comments Invited 

We invite you to send us any written 

relevant data, views, or arguments 

regarding this proposal. Send your 

comments to an address listed under 

ADDRESSES. Include ‘‘Docket No. FAA– 

2005–22109; Directorate Identifier 

2005–NE–32–AD’’ in the subject line 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 the DMS 

Web site, anyone can find and read the 

comments in any of our dockets, 

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 AD Docket 

You may examine the docket that 

contains the proposal, any comments 

received, and any final disposition in 

person at the DMS Docket Offices 

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

through Friday, except Federal holidays. 

The Docket Office (telephone (800) 647– 

5227) is on the plaza level of the 

Department of Transportation Nassif 

Building at the street address stated in 

ADDRESSES. Comments will be available 

in the AD docket shortly after the DMS 

receives them. 

Discussion 

The Direction Generale de L’Aviation 

Civile (DGAC), which is the 

airworthiness authority for France, 

notified us that an unsafe condition 

might exist on Sicma Aero Seat 

(formerly Farner) cabin attendant seat 

series 150 type FN and series 151 type 

WN. The DGAC advises that this 

proposed AD results from a child 

catching and injuring his fingers in the 

bottom seat folding mechanism. This 

proposed AD would require installing 

two protective fairings over the upper 

seat structure to cover the gap between 

the upper and lower seats and prevent 

any contact with the folding 

mechanisms of the bottom seat. Initially 

Farner and Sicma Aero Seat 

manufactured identical attendant seats. 

The affected seats have a Farner placard, 

but since Farner no longer 

manufacturers these seats, Sicma will 

install the protective fairings. 

Relevant Service Information 

We have reviewed and approved the 

technical contents of Sicma Aero Seat 

Service Bulletin (SB) 150–25–036, Issue 

1, dated October 2, 1999, and Sicma 

Aero Seat Service Bulletin (SB) 151–25– 

037, Issue 1, dated October 2, 1999. 

Those SB’s describe procedures for 

installing two protective fairings on 

each affected cabin attendant seat and 

adding or completing a modification 

placard. The DGAC classified these 

service bulletins as mandatory and 

issued airworthiness directive 1999– 

004(AB), dated January 13, 1999, in 

order to ensure the airworthiness of 

these attendant seats in France. 

FAA’s Determination and Requirements 

of the Proposed AD 

These cabin attendant seats, 

manufactured in France, are used in 

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airplanes that are type-certificated for 

operation in the United States under the 

provisions of section 21.29 of the 

Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR 

21.29) and the applicable bilateral 

airworthiness agreement. In keeping 

with this bilateral airworthiness 

agreement, the DGAC kept us informed 

of the situation described above. We 

have examined the DGAC’s findings, 

reviewed all available information, and 

determined that AD action is necessary 

for products of this type design that are 

certificated for operation in the United 

States. For this reason, we are proposing 

this AD, which would require installing 

two protective fairings on each affected 

cabin attendant seat and replacing the 

existing identification placard with a 

new one. The proposed AD would 

require you to use the service 

information described previously to 

perform these actions. 

Costs of Compliance 

There are about 5,584 Sicma Aero 

Seat (formerly Farner) cabin attendant 

seats, series 150 type FN and 151 type 

WN of the affected design installed on 

698 airplanes of U.S. registry. We 

estimate that it would take about 3 work 

hours per airplane to perform the 

proposed actions, and that the average 

labor rate is $65 per work hour. Sicma 

has advised us that they will supply the 

modification kits at no cost. Based on 

the labor rate to install the kits, the total 

cost of the proposed AD to U.S. 

operators will be $138,110. 

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. Would 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. 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 

Under the authority delegated to me 

by the Administrator, the Federal 

Aviation Administration 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 FAA amends § 39.13 by adding 

the following new airworthiness 

directive: 

Sicma Aero Seat (formerly Farner): Docket 

No. FAA–2005–22109; Directorate 

Identifier 2005–NE–32–AD. 

Comments Due Date 

(a) The Federal Aviation Administration 

(FAA) must receive comments on this 

airworthiness directive (AD) action by 

December 5, 2005. 

Affected ADs 

(b) None. 

Applicability 

(c) This AD is applies to Sicma Aero Seat 

(formerly Farner) cabin attendant seat series 

150 type FN and 151 type WN, all part and 

serial numbers. These attendant seats are 

installed on, but not limited to, Airbus A319, 

A320 and A321 series airplanes. 

Unsafe Condition 

(d) This proposed AD results from a child 

catching its fingers in the folding mechanism 

of the bottom of the attendant seat. We are 

issuing this AD to prevent injury resulting 

from contact with the bottom folding 

mechanism. 

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. 

Installing Protective Fairings 

(f) Within 90 days after the effective date 

of this AD, install two protective fairings, 

part number (P/N) 160100–49, on each 

affected cabin attendant seat. Use the 

instructions in paragraph 2 of Sicma Aeroseat 

Service Bulletin 150–25–036, Issue 1, dated 

October 2, 1999, and Sicma Aeroseat Service 

Bulletin 151–25–037, Issue 1, dated October 

2, 1999. 

(g) After installing the fairings, add or 

complete a modification placard, part 

number (P/N) 00–5179, indicating that the 

service bulletin has been completed. Use the 

instructions in paragraph 3 of Sicma Aeroseat 

Service Bulletin 150–25–036, Issue 1, dated 

October 2, 1999, and Sicma Aeroseat Service 

Bulletin 151–25–037, Issue 1, dated October 

2, 1999. 

Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs) 

(h) The Manager, Boston Aircraft 

Certification Office, has the authority to 

approve alternative methods of compliance 

for this AD if requested using the procedures 

found in 14 CFR 39.19. 

Related Information 

(i) DGAC airworthiness directive 1999–004 

(AB), dated January 13, 1999, also addresses 

the subject of this AD. 

Issued in Burlington, Massachusetts, on 

September 26, 2005. 

Francis A. Favara, 

Acting Manager, Engine and Propeller 

Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 05–19873 Filed 10–3–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2005–22496; Airspace 

Docket No. 04–ANM–26] 

RIN 2120–AA66 

Proposed Amendment to Jet Route 

J–158; ID 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: This action proposes to revise 

a segment of Jet Route J–158 between 

the Malad City, ID, Very High 

Frequency Omni-directional Range/ 

Distance Measuring Equipment (VOR/ 

DME) and the Muddy Mountain, WY,