3706 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 17 / Friday, January 26, 2007 / Rules and Regulations 

was outside the scope of the rulemaking 

change to 10 CFR 50.68. In addition, as 

a result of this comment, the NRC staff 

was not required to revise the rule 

language, technical basis, or statements 

of consideration for the rulemaking nor 

does it cause the staff to revise its 

regulatory position on compliance with 

10 CFR 72.124(c). Therefore, the 

comment is not considered a significant 

adverse comment. 

The NRC staff’s responses to the 

public comments received provide the 

clarification the commenter requested. 

This action completes the record for this 

rulemaking. 

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 22nd 

day of January, 2007. 

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. 

Michael T. Lesar, 

Chief, Rulemaking, Directives, and Editing 

Branch, Division of Administrative Services, 

Office of Administration. 

[FR Doc. E7–1260 Filed 1–25–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7590–01–P 

FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM 

12 CFR Part 229 

Availability of Funds and Collection of 

Checks 

CFR Correction 

In Title 12 of the Code of Federal 

Regulations, Parts 220 to 299, revised as 

of January 1, 2006, on page 576, in 

Appendix A to Part 229, under the 

Ninth Federal Reserve District, Helena 

Branch, the first entry in the second 

column, ‘‘2020’’, is corrected to read 

‘‘2920’’. 

[FR Doc. 07–55500 Filed 1–25–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 1505–01–D 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2006–26091; Directorate 

Identifier 2006–NE–28–AD; Amendment 39–

14904; AD 2007–02–17] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Turbomeca 

Arriel 1 Series Turboshaft Engines 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: We are adopting a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for the 

products listed above. This AD results 

from mandatory continuing 

airworthiness information (MCAI) 

issued by an aviation authority of 

another country to identify and correct 

an unsafe condition on an aviation 

product. The MCAI describes the unsafe 

condition as: 

In operation, fuel leaks at the level of start 

electro valve fuel coupling were observed. A 

lack of power or an uncommanded in-flight 

shutdown may result from these fuel leaks. 

The condition described in the MCAI 

may result in a forced autorotation 

landing, the inability to continue safe 

flight, or a fire. We are issuing this AD 

to require actions to correct the unsafe 

condition on these products. 

DATES: This AD becomes effective 

March 2, 2007. The Director of the 

Federal Register approved the 

incorporation by reference of certain 

publications listed in this AD as of 

March 2, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: You may examine the AD 

docket on the Internet at http:// 

dms.dot.gov or in person at the Docket 

Management Facility, U.S. Department 

of Transportation, 400 Seventh Street, 

SW., Nassif Building, Room PL–401, 

Washington, DC. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Christopher Spinney, Aerospace 

Engineer, Engine Certification Office, 

FAA, Engine and Propeller Directorate, 

12 New England Executive Park, 

Burlington, MA 01803; telephone (781) 

238–7175, fax (781) 238–7199; e-mail: 

christopher.spinney@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Streamlined Issuance of AD 

The FAA is implementing a new 

process for streamlining the issuance of 

ADs related to MCAI. This streamlined 

process will allow us to adopt MCAI 

safety requirements in a more efficient 

manner and will reduce safety risks to 

the public. This process continues to 

follow all FAA AD issuance processes to 

meet legal, economic, Administrative 

Procedure Act, and Federal Register 

requirements. We also continue to meet 

our technical decision-making 

responsibilities to identify and correct 

unsafe conditions on U.S.-certificated 

products. 

This AD references the MCAI and 

related service information that we 

considered in forming the engineering 

basis to correct the unsafe condition. 

The AD contains text copied from the 

MCAI and for this reason might not 

follow our plain language principles. 

Discussion 

We issued a notice of proposed 

rulemaking (NPRM) to amend 14 CFR 

part 39 to include an AD that would 

apply to the specified products. That 

NPRM was published in the Federal 

Register on November 29, 2006 (71 FR 

69083). That NPRM proposed to correct 

an unsafe condition for the specified 

products. The MCAI states that: 

In operation, fuel leaks at the level of start 

electro valve fuel coupling were observed. A 

lack of power or an uncommanded in-flight 

shutdown may result from these fuel leaks. 

The condition described in the MCAI 

may result in a forced autorotation 

landing, the inability to continue safe 

flight or a fire. 

Comments 

We gave the public the opportunity to 

participate in developing this AD. We 

considered the comments received. 

Claim That AD Is Unnecessary 

One commenter, NorthStar Trekking, 

LLC, claims that the AD is unnecessary 

because the five-year-old service 

bulletin has been incorporated into the 

maintenance manual. We do not agree. 

The inspection is a one-time inspection 

to address an unsafe condition that was 

not previously covered in the 

maintenance manual. The fact that the 

service bulletin is five years old, or the 

fact that the inspections have been 

incorporated into the manual, have no 

bearing on the unsafe condition. 

However, if the inspection was done 

any time in the last five years per the 

service bulletin, then the AD is 

complied with, requiring no further 

action by the operator. 

Claim That Costs for Inflation Not 

Included 

The same commenter states that costs 

for inflation were not included in the 

costs of compliance in the proposed AD. 

We do not agree. The cost analysis in 

the proposed AD is a conservative 

assessment. It assumes that all ignition 

solenoid/start drain valves will have to 

be replaced. We do not know what 

percentage of parts will require 

replacement, but we anticipate that only 

a small percentage of these parts will 

actually require replacement. 

Conclusion 

We reviewed the available data, 

including the comments received, and 

determined that air safety and the 

public interest require adopting the AD 

as proposed. 

Differences Between This AD and the 

MCAI or Service Information 

We have reviewed the MCAI and 

related service information and, in 

general, agree with their substance. But 

we might have found it necessary to use 

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