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.

Proposed Rules Federal Register

69467 

Vol. 70, No. 220 

Wednesday, November 16, 2005 

OFFICE OF PERSONNEL 

MANAGEMENT 

5 CFR Part 532 

RIN 3206–AK94 

Prevailing Rate Systems; North 

American Industry Classification 

System Based Federal Wage System 

Wage Surveys 

AGENCY: Office of Personnel 

Management. 

ACTION: Proposed rule with request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The Office of Personnel 

Management is issuing a proposed rule 

that would replace the Standard 

Industrial Classification codes currently 

used in Federal Wage System (FWS) 

regulations with the more recent North 

American Industry Classification 

System (NAICS) codes, published by the 

Office of Management and Budget. The 

purpose of this change is to update the 

FWS wage survey industry regulations 

by adopting the new NAICS system. 

DATES: We must receive comments on or 

before December 16, 2005. 

ADDRESSES: Send or deliver comments 

to Donald J. Winstead, Deputy Associate 

Director for Pay and Performance 

Policy, Strategic Human Resources 

Policy Division, Office of Personnel 

Management, Room 7H31, 1900 E 

Street, NW., Washington, DC 20415– 

8200; e-mail pay-performancepolicy@opm.gov; or FAX: (202) 606– 

4264. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Madeline Gonzalez, (202) 606–2838; email pay-performance-policy@opm.gov; 

or FAX: (202) 606–4264. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The goal 

of the Federal Wage System (FWS) is to 

pay blue-collar Federal employees 

according to local prevailing rates. To 

determine local prevailing rates, the 

Department of Defense, the lead agency 

for all regular FWS wage surveys, 

collects wage data for a prescribed list 

of industries in each FWS wage area 

annually. The Office of Personnel 

Management (OPM) is responsible for 

prescribing the required industries to be 

surveyed and the conditions under 

which required industrial coverage may 

be augmented for particular surveys. 

Under the current regulations, the 

industries surveyed are defined under 

the Standard Industrial Classification 

(SIC) system. The Office of Management 

and Budget developed the North 

American Industry Classification 

System (NAICS) to replace the SIC 

system. NAICS was developed jointly by 

the United States, Canada, and Mexico 

to provide comparability in statistics 

about business activity across North 

America. 

NAICS groups establishments into 

industries based on the activities in 

which they are primarily engaged. It is 

a comprehensive system covering the 

entire field of economic activities. 

NAICS groups the economy into 20 

broad sectors and uses a 6-digit coding 

system to identify particular industries. 

The first two digits of the code designate 

the sector, the third digit designates the 

subsector, the fourth digit designates the 

industry group, the fifth digit designates 

the NAICS industry, and the sixth digit 

designates the national industry. 

Because NAICS is now the official 

industry classification system used in 

the United States, the Federal Prevailing 

Rate Advisory Committee (FPRAC), the 

national labor-management committee 

responsible for advising OPM on 

matters concerning the pay of FWS 

employees, established a Wage Survey 

Methodology Work Group (Work Group) 

to study the desirability and feasibility 

of replacing the SIC codes currently 

used in FWS regulations with NAICS 

codes and the effect this change would 

have on industry coverage for FWS 

wage surveys. The following sections of 

title 5, Code of Federal Regulations, list 

the industries included in the FWS 

wage surveys by SIC codes: 

Section 532.213 Industries included in 

regular appropriated fund wage 

surveys. 

Section 532.221 Industries included in 

regular nonappropriated fund 

surveys. 

Section 532.267 Special wage 

schedules for aircraft, electronic, and 

optical instrument overhaul and 

repair positions in the Puerto Rico 

wage area. 

Section 532.279 Special wage 

schedules for printing positions. 

Section 532.285 Special wage 

schedules for supervisors of 

negotiated rate Bureau of Reclamation 

employees. 

Section 532.313 Private sector 

industries. 

The Work Group recommended to 

FPRAC that OPM replace all SIC codes 

in the FWS regulations with the most 

closely corresponding NAICS codes. In 

effect, this would update the FWS wage 

survey industry regulations by adopting 

the NAICS system, while making as few 

changes as possible in the types of 

industrial establishments that are 

already included in FWS wage surveys 

under the SIC system. FPRAC agreed 

with the Work Group’s 

recommendation, and OPM concurs 

with FPRAC’s recommendation. 

Regulatory Flexibility Act 

I certify that these regulations would 

not have a significant economic impact 

on a substantial number of small entities 

because they would affect only Federal 

agencies and employees. 

E.O. 12866, Regulatory Review 

The Office of Management and Budget 

has reviewed this proposed rule in 

accordance with Executive Order 12866. 

List of Subjects in 5 CFR Part 532 

Administrative practice and 

procedure, Freedom of information, 

Government employees, Reporting and 

recordkeeping requirements, Wages. 

Office of Personnel Management. 

Linda M. Springer, 

Director. 

Accordingly, the Office of Personnel 

Management proposes to amend 5 CFR 

part 532 as follows: 

PART 532—PREVAILING RATE 

SYSTEMS 

1. The authority citation for part 532 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 5343, 5346; § 532.707 

also issued under 5 U.S.C. 552. 

Subpart B—Prevailing Rate 

Determinations 

2. In § 532.213, revise paragraph (a) to 

read as follows: 

§ 532.213 Industries included in regular 

appropriated fund wage surveys. 

(a) The lead agency must include the 

industries in the following North 

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American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes in all regular 

appropriated fund wage surveys: 

Manufacturing .................................. NAICS 311 through 339 (except 

323).

All manufacturing classes except printing and related support activities (NAICS 323). 

Transportation, Communications, 

Electric, Gas, and Sanitary Services.

NAICS 221 .....................................

NAICS 481 .....................................

NAICS 482 .....................................

NAICS 484 .....................................

Utilities. 

Air transportation. 

Rail transportation. 

Truck transportation. 

NAICS 485 (except 4853) ............. Transit and ground passenger transportation except taxi and limousine service (NAICS 4853). 

NAICS 487 (except 4872) ............. Scenic and sightseeing transportation except scenic and sightseeing 

transportation, water (NAICS 4872). 

NAICS 488 (except 4883 and 

4884).

Support activities for transportation except support activities for water 

transportation (NAICS 4853) and support activities for road transportation (NAICS 4854). 

NAICS 492 .....................................

NAICS 493 .....................................

NAICS 515 .....................................

NAICS 517 .....................................

NAICS 5621 ...................................

NAICS 5622 ...................................

Couriers and messengers. 

Warehousing and storage. 

Broadcasting (except Internet). 

Telecommunications. 

Waste collection. 

Waste Treatment and Disposal. 

Wholesale Trade ............................. NAICS 423 .....................................

NAICS 424 .....................................

Merchant wholesalers—durable goods. 

Merchant wholesalers—nondurable goods. 

* * * * * 

3. In § 532.221, revise paragraph (a) to 

read as follows: 

§ 532.221 Industries included in regular 

nonappropriated fund surveys. 

(a) The lead agency must include the 

following North American Industry 

Classification System (NAICS) codes in 

all regular nonappropriated fund wage 

surveys: 

NAICS Title 

Wholesale Trade: 

42312 ........................................................... Motor vehicle supplies and new parts. 

4232 ............................................................. Furniture and home furnishing. 

42362 ........................................................... Electrical and electronic appliance, television, and radio set.

42369 ........................................................... Other electronic parts and equipment. 

42371 ........................................................... Hardware. 

42391 ........................................................... Sporting and recreational goods and supplies. 

42399 ........................................................... Other miscellaneous durable goods. 

4241 ............................................................. Paper and paper product. 

42421 ........................................................... Drugs and druggists’ sundries. 

4243 ............................................................. Apparel, piece goods, and notions. 

42445 ........................................................... Confectionery. 

4247 ............................................................. Petroleum and petroleum products. 

4249 ............................................................. Miscellaneous nondurable goods. 

Retail: 

44132 ........................................................... Tire dealers. 

44311 ........................................................... Appliance, television, and other electronic stores. 

44411 ........................................................... Home centers. 

44611 ........................................................... Pharmacies and drug stores. 

4471 ............................................................. Gasoline stations. 

44814 ........................................................... Family clothing stores. 

4521 ............................................................. Department stores. 

45299 ........................................................... All other general merchandise stores. 

45321 ........................................................... Office supplies and stationery stores. 

4542 ............................................................. Vending machine operators. 

Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation: 

71391 ........................................................... Golf courses and country clubs. 

71395 ........................................................... Bowling centers. 

Accommodations and Food Services: 

72111 ........................................................... Hotels (except casino hotels) and motels. 

7221 ............................................................. Full-service restaurants. 

7222 ............................................................. Limited-service eating places. 

7224 ............................................................. Drinking places (alcoholic beverages). 

* * * * * 

4. In § 532.267, revise paragraph (c)(1) 

to read as follows: 

§ 532.267 Special wage schedules for 

aircraft, electronic, and optical instrument 

overhaul and repair positions in the Puerto 

Rico wage area. 

* * * * * 

(c) * * * 

(1) Surveys must, at a minimum, 

include the air transportation and 

electronics industries in the following 

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North American Industry Classification 

System (NAICS) codes: 

NAICS Title 

3341 ................................................ Computer and peripheral equipment manufacturing. 

33422 .............................................. Radio and television broadcasting and wireless communications equipment manufacturing. 

33429 .............................................. Other communications equipment manufacturing. 

3343 ................................................ Audio and video equipment manufacturing. 

334412 ............................................ Bare printed circuit board manufacturing. 

334413 ............................................ Semiconductor and related device manufacturing. 

334418 ............................................ Printed circuit assembly (electronic assembly) manufacturing. 

334419 ............................................ Other electronic component manufacturing. 

334511 ............................................ Search, detection, navigation, guidance, aeronautical, and nautical system and instrument manufacturing. 

334613 ............................................ Magnetic and optical recording media manufacturing. 

42342 .............................................. Office equipment merchant wholesalers. 

42343 .............................................. Computer and computer peripheral equipment and software merchant wholesalers. 

4811 ................................................ Scheduled air transportation. 

4812 ................................................ Nonscheduled air transportation. 

4879 ................................................ Scenic and sightseeing transportation, other. 

4881 ................................................ Support activities for air transportation. 

4921 ................................................ Couriers. 

56172 .............................................. Janitorial services. 

62191 .............................................. Ambulance services. 

81142 .............................................. Reupholstery and furniture repair. 

* * * * * 

5. In § 532.279, revise paragraphs (c), 

introductory text, and (c)(1) to read as 

follows: 

§ 532.279 Special wage schedules for 

printing positions. 

* * * * * 

(c) The lead agency must establish 

survey specifications for the printing 

survey as follows: 

(1) The lead agency must include 

North American Industry Classification 

System (NAICS) codes 323110 and 

323114 in the printing survey and may 

add other NAICS codes in subsector 323 

to the survey based on its survey 

experience. 

* * * * * 

6. In § 532.285, revise paragraph (c)(1) 

to read as follows: 

§ 532.285 Special wage schedules for 

supervisors of negotiated rate Bureau of 

Reclamation employees. 

* * * * * 

(c) * * * 

(1) Based on Bureau of Reclamation 

activities and types of supervisory 

positions in the special wage area, the 

Bureau of Reclamation must survey 

private industry companies, with no 

minimum employment size requirement 

for establishments, in the following 

North American Industry Classification 

System code subsectors: 

Subsector Industry 

211 .................................................. Oil and gas extraction. 

212 .................................................. Mining (except oil and gas). 

213 .................................................. Support activities for mining. 

221 .................................................. Utilities. 

333 .................................................. Machinery manufacturing. 

334 .................................................. Computer and electronic product manufacturing. 

335 .................................................. Electrical equipment, appliance, and component manufacturing. 

484 .................................................. Truck transportation. 

492 .................................................. Couriers and messengers. 

493 .................................................. Warehousing and storage. 

515 .................................................. Broadcasting (except Internet). 

517 .................................................. Telecommunications. 

562 .................................................. Waste management and remediation services. 

811 .................................................. Repair and maintenance. 

* * * * * 

7. Revise § 532.313 to read as follows: 

§ 532.313 Private sector industries. 

(a) For appropriated fund surveys, the 

lead agency must use the private sector 

industries in the following North 

American Industry Classification 

System (NAICS) codes when it makes its 

wage schedule determinations for each 

specialized Federal industry: 

Aircraft 

NAICS 332912 ................................ Fluid power valve and hose fitting manufacturing. 

NAICS 336411 ................................ Aircraft manufacturing. 

NAICS 336412 ................................ Aircraft engine and engine parts manufacturing. 

NAICS 336413 ................................ Other aircraft part and auxiliary equipment manufacturing. 

NAICS 336415 ................................ Guided missile and space vehicle propulsion unit and propulsion unit parts manufacturing. 

NAICS 336419 ................................ Other guided missile and space vehicle parts and auxiliary equipment manufacturing.

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NAICS 4811 .................................... Scheduled air transportation. 

NAICS 4812 .................................... Nonscheduled air transportation. 

NAICS 4879 .................................... Scenic and sightseeing transportation, other. 

NAICS 4881 .................................... Support activities for air transportation. 

NAICS 4921 .................................... Couriers. 

NAICS 54171 .................................. Research and development in the physical, engineering, and life sciences. 

NAICS 56172 .................................. Janitorial services. 

NAICS 62191 .................................. Ambulance services. 

NAICS 81142 .................................. Reupholstery and furniture repair. 

Ammunition 

NAICS 32592 .................................. Explosives manufacturing. 

NAICS 332992 ................................ Small arms ammunition manufacturing. 

NAICS 332993 ................................ Ammunition (except small arms) manufacturing. 

Artillery and combat vehicles 

NAICS 2211 .................................... Electric power generation, transmission, and distribution. 

NAICS 2212 .................................... Natural gas distribution. 

NAICS 32732 .................................. Ready-mix concrete manufacturing. 

NAICS 332212 ................................ Hand and edge tool manufacturing. 

NAICS 332323 ................................ Ornamental and architectural metal work manufacturing. 

NAICS 332439 ................................ Other metal container manufacturing. 

NAICS 332995 ................................ Other ordnance and accessories manufacturing. 

NAICS 332999 ................................ All other miscellaneous fabricated metal product manufacturing. 

NAICS 33311 .................................. Agricultural implement manufacturing. 

NAICS 33312 .................................. Construction machinery manufacturing. 

NAICS 333611 ................................ Turbine and turbine generator set unit manufacturing. 

NAICS 333618 ................................ Other engine equipment manufacturing. 

NAICS 333922 ................................ Conveyor and conveying equipment manufacturing. 

NAICS 333923 ................................ Overhead traveling crane, hoist, and monorail system manufacturing. 

NAICS 333924 ................................ Industrial truck, tractor, trailer, and stacker machinery manufacturing. 

NAICS 3361 .................................... Motor vehicle manufacturing. 

NAICS 336211 ................................ Motor vehicle body manufacturing. 

NAICS 336212 ................................ Truck trailer manufacturing. 

NAICS 336312 ................................ Gasoline engine and engine parts manufacturing. 

NAICS 336322 ................................ Other motor vehicle electrical and electronic equipment manufacturing. 

NAICS 33633 .................................. Motor vehicle steering and suspension components (except spring) manufacturing. 

NAICS 33634 .................................. Motor vehicle brake system manufacturing. 

NAICS 33635 .................................. Motor vehicle transmission and power train parts manufacturing. 

NAICS 336399 ................................ All other motor vehicle parts manufacturing. 

NAICS 33651 .................................. Railroad rolling stock manufacturing. 

NAICS 336992 ................................ Military armored vehicle, tank, and tank component manufacturing. 

NAICS 4231 .................................... Motor vehicle and motor vehicle parts and supplies merchant wholesalers. 

NAICS 42381 .................................. Construction and mining (except oil well) machinery and equipment merchant wholesalers. 

NAICS 42382 .................................. Farm and garden machinery and equipment merchant wholesalers. 

NAICS 4413 .................................... Automotive parts, accessories, and tire stores. 

NAICS 44421 .................................. Outdoor power equipment stores. 

NAICS 484 ...................................... Truck transportation. 

NAICS 4862 .................................... Pipeline transportation of natural gas. 

NAICS 492 ...................................... Couriers and messengers. 

NAICS 5171 .................................... Wired telecommunications carriers. 

NAICS 5172 .................................... Wireless telecommunications carriers (except satellite). 

NAICS 5173 .................................... Telecommunications resellers. 

NAICS 5621 .................................... Waste collection. 

NAICS 81299 .................................. All other personal services. 

Communications 

NAICS 33422 .................................. Radio and television broadcasting and wireless communications equipment manufacturing. 

NAICS 33429 .................................. Other communications equipment manufacturing. 

NAICS 334511 ................................ Search, detection, navigation, guidance, aeronautical and nautical system and instrument manufacturing. 

NAICS 334514 ................................ Totalizing fluid meter and counting device manufacturing. 

NAICS 334515 ................................ Instrument manufacturing for measuring and testing electricity and electrical signals. 

NAICS 335311 ................................ Power, distribution, and specialty transformer manufacturing. 

NAICS 48531 .................................. Taxi service. 

NAICS 5151 .................................... Radio and television broadcasting. 

NAICS 5152 .................................... Cable and other subscription carriers. 

NAICS 5171 .................................... Wired telecommunications carriers. 

NAICS 5172 .................................... Wireless telecommunications carriers (except satellite). 

NAICS 5173 .................................... Telecommunications resellers. 

NAICS 5174 .................................... Satellite telecommunications. 

NAICS 5179 .................................... Other telecommunications. 

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Electronics 

NAICS 3341 .................................... Computer and peripheral equipment manufacturing. 

NAICS 33422 .................................. Radio and television broadcasting and wireless communications equipment manufacturing. 

NAICS 33429 .................................. Other communications equipment manufacturing. 

NAICS 33431 .................................. Audio and video equipment manufacturing. 

NAICS 334412 ................................ Bare printed circuit board manufacturing. 

NAICS 334413 ................................ Semiconductor and related device manufacturing. 

NAICS 334414 ................................ Electronic capacitor manufacturing. 

NAICS 334415 ................................ Electronic resistor manufacturing. 

NAICS 334416 ................................ Electronic coil, transformer, and other inductor manufacturing. 

NAICS 334417 ................................ Electronic connector manufacturing. 

NAICS 334418 ................................ Printed circuit assembly (electronic assembly) manufacturing. 

NAICS 334419 ................................ Other electronic component manufacturing. 

NAICS 334511 ................................ Search, detection, navigation, guidance, aeronautical and nautical system and instrument manufacturing. 

NAICS 334613 ................................ Magnetic and optical recording media manufacturing. 

NAICS 42342 .................................. Office equipment merchant wholesalers. 

NAICS 42343 .................................. Computer and computer peripheral equipment and software merchant wholesalers. 

Guided missiles 

NAICS 332912 ................................ Fluid power valve and hose fitting manufacturing. 

NAICS 3341 .................................... Computer and peripheral equipment manufacturing. 

NAICS 33422 .................................. Radio and television broadcasting and wireless communications equipment manufacturing. 

NAICS 33429 .................................. Other communications equipment manufacturing. 

NAICS 334418 ................................ Printed circuit assembly (electronic assembly) manufacturing. 

NAICS 334511 ................................ Search, detection, navigation, guidance, aeronautical and nautical system and instrument manufacturing. 

NAICS 334613 ................................ Magnetic and optical recording media manufacturing. 

NAICS 3364 .................................... Aerospace product and parts manufacturing. 

NAICS 54131 .................................. Architectural services. 

NAICS 54133 .................................. Engineering services. 

NAICS 54136 .................................. Geophysical surveying and mapping services. 

NAICS 54137 .................................. Surveying and mapping (except geophysical) services. 

NAICS 54171 .................................. Research and development in the physical, engineering, and life sciences. 

Heavy duty equipment 

NAICS 332439 ................................ Other metal container manufacturing. 

NAICS 332999 ................................ All other miscellaneous fabricated metal product manufacturing. 

NAICS 33312 .................................. Construction machinery manufacturing. 

NAICS 333923 ................................ Overhead traveling crane, hoist, and monorail system manufacturing. 

NAICS 333924 ................................ Industrial truck, tractor, trailer, and stacker machinery manufacturing. 

NAICS 33651 .................................. Railroad rolling stock manufacturing. 

NAICS 42381 .................................. Construction and mining (except oil well) machinery and equipment wholesalers. 

Shipbuilding 

NAICS 336611 ................................ Ship building and repairing. 

NAICS 48839 .................................. Other support activities for water transportation. 

Sighting and fire control equipment 

NAICS 333314 ................................ Optical instrument and lens manufacturing. 

NAICS 3341 .................................... Computer and peripheral equipment manufacturing. 

NAICS 33422 .................................. Radio and television broadcasting and wireless communications equipment manufacturing. 

NAICS 33429 .................................. Other communications equipment manufacturing. 

NAICS 334418 ................................ Printed circuit assembly (electronic assembly) manufacturing. 

NAICS 334511 ................................ Search, detection, navigation, guidance, aeronautical and nautical system and instrument manufacturing. 

NAICS 334613 ................................ Magnetic and optical recording media manufacturing. 

Small arms 

NAICS 332994 ................................ Small arms manufacturing. 

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(b) The lead agency must limit special 

job coverage for industries in NAICS 

codes 2211, 2212, 32732, 484, 4862, 

5621, 492, 5171, 5172, and 5173 to 

automotive mechanic, diesel engine 

mechanic, and heavy mobile equipment 

mechanic. 

(c) For nonappropriated fund wage 

surveys, the lead agency must use 

NAICS codes 71111, 7221, 7222, 72231, 

72232, and 7224 (eating and drinking 

places) when it determines a wage 

schedule for a specialized industry. 

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BILLING CODE 6325–39–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2005–22898; Directorate 

Identifier 2005–NE–10–AD] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; McCauley 

Propeller Systems Models 3A32C406/ 

82NDB–X and D3A32C409/82NDB–X 

Propellers 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: The FAA proposes to adopt a 

new airworthiness directive (AD) for 

McCauley Propeller Systems models 

3A32C406/82NDB–X and D3A32C409/ 

82NDB–X propellers, installed on 

Teledyne Continental Motors (TCM) IO–

520, TSIO–520, or IO–550 reciprocating 

engines. These propellers are herein 

referred to as C406 and C409 propellers, 

respectively. This proposed AD would 

require adding an operational 

revolutions per minute (rpm) restriction 

on the C406 and C409 propellers, and 

installing an rpm restriction placard in 

the cockpit. This proposed AD would 

also add a 10,000-hour total time-inservice (TIS) life limit for these 

propellers. This proposed AD would 

also remove from service any propeller 

that has 10,000 hours or more total TIS, 

or that has an unknown total TIS. Also, 

this proposed AD would require initial 

and repetitive propeller blade 

inspections for damage, and repair if 

necessary. This proposed AD results 

from testing by the manufacturer that 

identified stress conditions that affect 

the fatigue life and damage tolerance of 

C406 and C409 propellers, when 

installed on TCM IO–520, TSIO–520, or 

IO–550 reciprocating engines. We are 

proposing this AD to prevent blade or 

hub failure that could result in 

separation of a propeller blade and loss 

of control of the airplane. 

DATES: We must receive any comments 

on this proposed AD by January 17, 

2006. 

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 McCauley Propeller Systems, 

P.O. Box 7704, Wichita, KS 67277–7704; 

telephone (800) 621–7767, for the 

service information identified in this 

AD. 

You may examine the comments on 

this proposed AD in the AD docket on 

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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Timothy Smyth, Aerospace Engineer, 

Chicago Aircraft Certification Office, 

FAA, Small Airplane Directorate, 2300 

East Devon Avenue, Des Plaines, IL 

60018; telephone: (847) 294–7132; fax: 

(847) 294–7834. 

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–

2005–22898; Directorate Identifier 

2005–NE–10–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 located 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 

McCauley Propeller Systems recently 

conducted tests to measure vibratory 

stress on C406 and C409 propellers. The 

tests identified a high stress condition 

that reduces the fatigue life and damage 

tolerance of C406 and C409 propellers 

when installed on TCM IO–520, TSIO–

520, or IO–550 reciprocating engines. 

This condition, if not corrected, could 

result in blade or hub failure that could 

result in separation of a propeller blade 

and loss of control of the airplane. 

Relevant Service Information 

We reviewed and approved the 

technical contents of McCauley 

Propeller Systems Alert Service Bulletin 

(ASB) No. ASB248, dated January 17, 

2005, that does the following: 

• Adds an rpm restriction that states 

continuous propeller operation between 

2,350 rpm and 2,450 rpm at 24 inches 

Hg and higher manifold pressure is 

prohibited. 

• Installs an rpm restriction placard 

in the cockpit. 

• Adds a 10,000-hour total TIS life 

limit for C406 and C409 propellers. 

• Removes from service any propeller 

that has 10,000 hours or more total TIS, 

or that has an unknown total TIS. 

• Requires initial and repetitive 

propeller blade inspections for damage, 

and repair if necessary. 

FAA’s Determination and Requirements 

of the Proposed AD 

We evaluated all pertinent 

information and identified an unsafe 

condition that is likely to exist or