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examination of an interior or exterior area, 

installation, or assembly to detect obvious 

damage, failure, or irregularity. This level of 

inspection is made from within touching 

distance unless otherwise specified. A mirror 

may be necessary to ensure visual access to 

all surfaces in the inspection area. This level 

of inspection is made under normally 

available lighting conditions such as 

daylight, hangar lighting, flashlight, or 

droplight and may require removal or 

opening of access panels or doors. Stands, 

ladders, or platforms may be required to gain 

proximity to the area being checked.’’

Note 2: The service bulletins identified in 

paragraph (g) of this AD refer to Messier 

Dowty Service Bulletin 32–70SD, Revision 1, 

dated July 3, 1995, as an additional source of 

service information for the inspection and 

corrective actions. 

(h) If any crack is detected during any 

inspection required by this AD and the 

service information specifies to contact the 

manufacturer for repair instructions: Before 

further flight, repair using a method 

approved by either the Manager, 

International Branch, ANM–116, Transport 

Airplane Directorate, FAA; or the Civil 

Aviation Authority (CAA) (or its delegated 

agent). 

Alternative Methods of Compliance (AMOCs) 

(i)(1) The Manager, International Branch, 

ANM–116, Transport Airplane Directorate, 

FAA, has the authority to approve AMOCs 

for this AD, if requested in accordance with 

the procedures found in 14 CFR 39.19. 

(2) Before using any AMOC approved in 

accordance with § 39.19 on any airplane to 

which the AMOC applies, notify the 

appropriate principal inspector in the FAA 

Flight Standards Certificate Holding District 

Office. 

Related Information 

(j) British airworthiness directive G–2004–

0022, dated August 25, 2004, also addresses 

the subject of this AD. 

Issued in Renton, Washington, on October 

28, 2005. 

Kalene C. Yanamura, 

Acting Manager, Transport Airplane 

Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 05–22305 Filed 11–8–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2005–22874; Directorate 

Identifier 2005–NM–173–AD] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Boeing 

Model 777–200 and –300 Series 

Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: The FAA proposes to adopt a 

new airworthiness directive (AD) for 

certain Boeing Model 777–200 and –300 

series airplanes. This proposed AD 

would require inspecting the lower web 

of the aft fairing of engine struts for any 

discoloration and doing any related 

investigative and corrective action if 

necessary; inspecting the heat shield 

castings for any damage and doing any 

corrective action if necessary; installing 

gap cover strips; and replacing 

insulation blankets with new insulation 

blankets. This proposed AD results from 

a report that several discolored fairing 

lower webs and some damaged/ 

deteriorated insulation blankets were 

found in the aft fairings of engine struts. 

We are proposing this AD to prevent 

cracking of lower webs of the aft 

fairings, which could result in 

flammable hydraulic fluid leaking onto 

or near an ignition source, and possibly 

result in an uncontrollable fire in the 

engine strut area. 

DATES: We must receive comments on 

this proposed AD by December 27, 

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, P.O. Box 3707, Seattle, 

Washington 98124–2207, for the service 

information identified in this proposed 

AD. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John 

Vann, Aerospace Engineer, Propulsion 

Branch, ANM–140S, FAA, Seattle 

Aircraft Certification Office, 1601 Lind 

Avenue, SW., Renton, Washington 

98055–4056; telephone (425) 917–6513; 

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 the docket 

number ‘‘FAA–2005–22874; Directorate 

Identifier 2005–NM–173–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 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 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 

We have received a report indicating 

that damaged/deteriorated thermal 

insulation blankets and discolored 

fairing lower webs were found in the aft 

fairings of engine struts on several 

Model 777–200 and –300 series 

airplanes. Gaps in the segmented heat 

shield in the strut aft fairings allow 

engine primary/main exhaust to enter 

the heat shield cavity in the strut aft 

fairing. The temperature of the exhaust 

that leaks into the heat shield cavity 

exceeds the insulation blankets’

maximum design tolerance. Since the 

insulation blankets provide thermal 

protection for the aluminum fairing 

lower web, degradation of an insulation 

blanket allows thermal distress of the 

lower web and eventually, cracking of 

the lower web. A cracked lower web is 

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also a possible leak path for hydraulic 

fluid to come into direct contact with 

the heat shield, the temperature of 

which can exceed the hydraulic fluid’s 

auto-ignition temperature (750 degrees 

Fahrenheit). Gaps in the heat shield, if 

not corrected, could result in cracked 

fairing lower webs and consequently 

leak flammable hydraulic fluid onto or 

near an ignition source and possibly 

result in an uncontrollable fire in the 

engine strut area. 

Relevant Service Information 

We have reviewed Boeing Special 

Attention Service Bulletin 777–54–

0021, dated June 23, 2005. The service 

bulletin describes the following 

procedures: 

• Doing a general visual inspection of 

the lower web of the aft fairing for any 

discoloration and doing any related 

investigative and corrective action if 

necessary; 

• Doing a general visual inspection of 

the heat shield castings for any damage 

(crack(s), dent(s), gouge(s), warpage, or 

fretting) and doing any corrective action 

if necessary; 

• Installing gap cover strips; and 

• Replacing insulation blankets with 

new blankets. 

The related investigative action is a 

special detailed inspection for heat 

damage and for cracks at the fastener 

holes of areas with discolored paint or 

primer. The corrective action is to 

contact Boeing for repair instructions if 

any damage is found during the 

inspections. 

The corrective action for any damage 

found during an inspection of the heat 

shield castings involves contacting 

Boeing for instructions on repairing or 

replacing damaged heat shields before 

further flight. 

Replacing the insulation blankets 

with new insulation blankets may 

involve modifying the configuration of 

the insulation blanket velcro strips into 

a new configuration if the strips were 

previously installed in a particular 

configuration before 1997. 

Accomplishing the actions specified 

in the service information is intended to 

adequately address the unsafe 

condition. 

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 require 

accomplishing the actions specified in 

the service information described 

previously, except as discussed under 

‘‘Difference Between the Proposed AD 

and the Service Bulletin.’’

Difference Between the Proposed AD 

and the Service Bulletin 

The service bulletin specifies that you 

may contact the manufacturer for 

instructions on how to repair certain 

conditions, but this proposed AD would 

require you to repair those conditions in 

one of the following ways: 

• Using a method that we approve; or 

• Using data that meet the 

certification basis of the airplane, and 

that have been approved by an 

Authorized Representative for the 

Boeing Commercial Airplanes 

Delegation Option Authorization 

Organization who has been authorized 

by the FAA to make those findings. 

Costs of Compliance 

There are about 294 airplanes of the 

affected design in the worldwide fleet. 

This proposed AD would affect about 72 

airplanes of U.S. registry. The proposed 

actions would take about 9 to 11 work 

hours per airplane, depending on engine 

manufacturer (configuration), at an 

average labor rate of $65 per work hour. 

Required parts would cost about 

$15,368 to $16,179 per airplane. Based 

on these figures, the estimated cost of 

the proposed AD for U.S. operators is 

$1,148,616 to $1,216,368, or $15,953 to 

$16,894 per airplane. 

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 placed 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 adding the following new 

airworthiness directive (AD): 

Boeing: Docket No. FAA–2005–22874; 

Directorate Identifier 2005–NM–173–AD. 

Comments Due Date 

(a) The FAA must receive comments on 

this AD action by December 27, 2005. 

Affected ADs 

(b) None. 

Applicability 

(c) This AD applies to Boeing Model 777–

200 and –300 series airplanes, certificated in 

any category; as identified in Boeing Special 

Attention Service Bulletin 777–54–0021, 

dated June 23, 2005. 

Unsafe Condition 

(d) This AD results from a report that 

several discolored fairing lower webs and 

some damaged/deteriorated insulation 

blankets were found in the aft fairings of 

engine struts. We are issuing this AD to 

prevent cracking of lower webs of the aft 

fairings, which could result in flammable 

hydraulic fluid leaking onto or near an 

ignition source, and possibly result in an 

uncontrollable fire in the engine strut area. 

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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. 

Inspection, Installation, and Replacement 

Actions 

(f) Except as provided by paragraph (g) of 

this AD: Within 12 months after the effective 

date of this AD, do the actions specified in 

paragraphs (f)(1), (f)(2), (f)(3), and (f)(4) in 

accordance with the Accomplishment 

Instructions of Boeing Special Attention 

Service Bulletin 777–54–0021, dated June 23, 

2005. Do any corrective or related 

investigative action before further flight in 

accordance with the service bulletin. 

(1) Do a general visual inspection of the 

lower web of the aft fairing for any 

discoloration and do any applicable related 

investigative and corrective action. 

(2) Do a general visual inspection of the 

heat shield castings for any damage (crack(s), 

dent(s), gouge(s), warpage, or fretting) and do 

any applicable corrective action. 

(3) Install gap cover strips on the heat 

shield pans. 

(4) Replace insulation blankets on the heat 

shield pans with new insulation blankets. 

Repair Instructions 

(g) If any damage, discoloration, heat 

damage, or crack(s) is found during any 

inspection required by this AD, and Boeing 

Special Attention Service Bulletin 777–54–

0021, dated June 23, 2005, specifies 

contacting Boeing for appropriate action: 

Before further flight, repair the damage using 

a method approved in accordance with the 

procedures specified in paragraph (h) of this 

AD. 

Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs) 

(h)(1) The Manager, Seattle Aircraft 

Certification Office (ACO), FAA, has the 

authority to approve AMOCs for this AD, if 

requested in accordance with the procedures 

found in 14 CFR 39.19. 

(2) Before using any AMOC approved in 

accordance with 14 CFR 39.19 on any 

airplane to which the AMOC applies, notify 

the appropriate principal inspector in the 

FAA Flight Standards Certificate Holding 

District Office. 

(3) 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 October 

26, 2005. 

Kalene C. Yanamura, 

Acting Manager, Transport Airplane 

Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 05–22306 Filed 11–8–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION 

45 CFR Part 1621 

Notice of Rulemaking Workshop—

Request for Expressions of Interest in 

Participation 

AGENCY: Legal Services Corporation. 

ACTION: Notice of Rulemaking Workshop 

and Request for Expressions of Interest 

in Participation in Workshop. 

SUMMARY: LSC is conducting a 

Rulemaking Workshop in connection 

with its rulemaking to consider 

revisions to its regulations on client 

grievance procedures at 45 CFR part 

1621. LSC hereby solicits expressions of 

interest in participation in the 

Workshop from the regulated 

community, its clients, advocates, the 

organized bar and other interested 

parties. 

DATES: Expressions of interest must be 

received by December 2, 2005. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Victor M. Fortuno, Vice President & 

General Counsel, Legal Services 

Corporation, 3333 K St., NW., 

Washington, DC 20007; (202) 295–1620 

(phone); 202–337–6831 (fax) or 

vfortuno@lsc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Legal 

Services Corporation (‘‘LSC’’) has 

initiated a rulemaking to consider 

revisions to 45 CFR part 1621 (Client 

Grievance Procedure). As part of this 

rulemaking proceeding, LSC is 

convening a Rulemaking Workshop 

prior to the development of a Draft 

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking. The 

Rulemaking Workshop will be held on 

January 18, 2006, from 9 a.m.–5 p.m, 

EST. The Rulemaking Workshop will be 

held in LSC’s Conference Center, on the 

3rd floor of 3333 K St., NW., 

Washington, DC 20007. 

Under the LSC Rulemaking Protocol: 

Rulemaking Workshops [* * *] enable 

LSC Board members and staff to meet with 

stakeholders prior to the development of a 

draft NPRM to discuss, but not negotiate, LSC 

rules and regulations. LSC believes the 

Notice and Comment process, including 

Rulemaking Workshops, [* * *] allow for an 

effective dialog between LSC and its 

recipients and other interested parties, in 

those instances in which Negotiated 

Rulemaking is not used. 

When the Board has decided to initiate a 

rulemaking and to conduct a Rulemaking 

Workshop, [LSC’s Office of Legal Affairs] will 

work with the Board and staff to select a date 

for the Rulemaking Workshop and will invite 

participants from the interested stakeholder 

community. The Workshop will be a meeting 

at which the participants hold open 

discussions designed to elicit information 

about problems or concerns with the 

regulation (or certain aspects thereof) and 

provide an opportunity for sharing ideas 

regarding how to address those issues. The 

Workshop is not intended [to] develop 

detailed alternatives or to obtain consensus 

on regulatory proposals. Upon the conclusion 

of the Workshop, the Board shall provide 

LSC staff with policy guidance on the issues 

discussed to aid staff in the development of 

the Draft Notice of Proposed Rulemaking 

(‘‘NPRM’’). 67 FR 69762, 69763 (November 

19, 2002). 

With this notice, LSC is inviting 

expressions of interest from the 

interested stakeholder community to 

participate in the Rulemaking 

Workshop. Expressions of interest 

should be forwarded in writing to Victor 

M. Fortuno, Vice President & General 

Counsel, Legal Services Corporation, 

3333 K Street, NW., Washington, DC 

20007. Such expressions of interest may 

be alternatively sent via e-mail to 

vfortuno@lsc.gov or via fax to (202) 337–

6831, but must be received by close of 

business on December 2, 2005. LSC will 

select participants shortly thereafter and 

will inform all those who expressed 

interest of whether or not they have 

been selected. 

The Workshops will be open to public 

observation but only persons selected 

will be allowed to participate. 

Participants are expected to cover their 

own expenses (travel, lodging, etc.). LSC 

may consider providing financial 

assistance to participants for whom 

travel costs would represent a 

significant hardship and barrier to 

participation. Any such person should 

so note in his/her expression of interest 

for LSC’s consideration. 

Victor M. Fortuno, 

Vice President & General Counsel. 

[FR Doc. 05–22288 Filed 11–8–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7050–01–P 

LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION 

45 CFR Part 1624 

Notice of Rulemaking Workshop—

Request for Expressions of Interest in 

Participation 

AGENCY: Legal Services Corporation. 

ACTION: Notice of Rulemaking Workshop 

and Request for Expressions of Interest 

in Participation in Workshop. 

SUMMARY: LSC is conducting a 

Rulemaking Workshop in connection 

with its rulemaking to consider 

revisions to its regulations on 

prohibition on discrimination on the 

basis of handicap at 45 CFR part 1624. 

LSC hereby solicits expressions of 

interest in participation in the 

Workshop from the regulated