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the FAA amends 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 (AD): 

2015–22–51 Agusta S.p.A.: Amendment 39– 

18386; Docket No. FAA–2016–2069 

Directorate Identifier 2015–SW–070–AD. 

(a) Applicability 

This AD applies to Model A109A and 

A109AII helicopters with a main rotor blade 

(blade) part number (P/N) 109–0103–01–7, P/ 

N 109–0103–01–9, or P/N 109–0103–01–115 

that has 500 or more hours time-in-service 

installed, certificated in any category. 

(b) Unsafe Condition 

This AD defines the unsafe condition as a 

crack in a blade. This condition, if not 

detected, could result in failure of a blade 

and subsequent loss of control of the 

helicopter. 

(c) Effective Date 

This AD becomes effective February 16, 

2016 to all persons except those persons to 

whom it was made immediately effective by 

Emergency AD 2015–22–51, issued on 

October 23, 2015, which contains the 

requirements of this AD. 

(d) Compliance 

You are responsible for performing each 

action required by this AD within the 

specified compliance time unless it has 

already been accomplished prior to that time. 

(e) Required Actions 

(1) Before further flight, and thereafter at 

intervals not to exceed 24 clock-hours, using 

a 3X or higher power magnifying glass, 

visually inspect the top and bottom surface 

of each blade for a crack in the area between 

the station at the end of the doublers and the 

station at the beginning of the abrasion strip. 

If there is a crack, before further flight, 

replace the blade with an airworthy blade. 

(2) Before each flight, check the top and 

bottom surface of each blade for a crack in 

the area between the station at the end of the 

doublers and the station at the beginning of 

the abrasion strip. If there is a crack, inspect 

the blade in accordance with paragraph (e)(1) 

of this AD. The check required by this 

paragraph may be performed by the owner/ 

operator (pilot) holding at least a private pilot 

certificate and must be entered into the 

aircraft records showing compliance with 

this AD in accordance with 14 CFR 43.9 

(a)(1) through (a)(4) and 14 CFR 

91.417(a)(2)(v). The record must be 

maintained as required by 14 CFR 91.417, 

121.380, or 135.439. 

(f) Special Flight Permits 

A special flight permit may be permitted 

for the inspection in paragraph (e)(1) of this 

AD provided there is no crack in a blade. 

(g) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs) 

(1) The Manager, Safety Management 

Group, FAA, may approve AMOCs for this 

AD. Send your proposal to: Matt Fuller, 

Senior Aviation Safety Engineer, Safety 

Management Group, Rotorcraft Directorate, 

FAA, 10101 Hillwood Pkwy., Fort Worth, TX 

76177; telephone (817) 222–5110; email: 9- 

ASW-FTW-AMOC-Requests@faa.gov. 

(2) For operations conducted under a 14 

CFR part 119 operating certificate or under 

14 CFR part 91, subpart K, we suggest that 

you notify your principal inspector, or 

lacking a principal inspector, the manager of 

the local flight standards district office or 

certificate holding district office, before 

operating any aircraft complying with this 

AD through an AMOC. 

(h) Additional Information 

(1) AgustaWestland Mandatory Alert 

Bollettino Tecnico No. 109–150, dated 

September 17, 2015, which is not 

incorporated by reference, contains 

additional information about the subject of 

this final rule. For service information 

identified in this final rule, contact 

AgustaWestland, Product Support 

Engineering, Via del Gregge, 100, 21015 

Lonate Pozzolo (VA) Italy, ATTN: Maurizio 

D’Angelo; telephone 39–0331–664757; fax 

39–0331–664680; or at http:// 

www.agustawestland.com/technicalbulletins. You may review a copy of the 

service information at the FAA, Office of the 

Regional Counsel, Southwest Region, 10101 

Hillwood Pkwy., Room 6N–321, Fort Worth, 

TX 76177. 

(2) The subject of this AD is addressed in 

European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) AD 

No. 2015–0190–E, dated September 18, 2015. 

You may view the EASA AD on the Internet 

at http://www.regulations.gov by searching 

for and locating it in Docket No. FAA–2016– 

2069. 

(i) Subject 

Joint Aircraft Service Component (JASC) 

Tracking Code: 6210 Main Rotor Blade. 

Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, on January 21, 

2016. 

Lance T. Gant, 

Manager, Rotorcraft Directorate, Aircraft 

Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2016–01739 Filed 1–29–16; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

33 CFR Part 117 

[Docket No. USCG–2016–0040] 

Drawbridge Operation Regulation; 

Inner Harbor Navigation Canal, New 

Orleans, LA 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice of deviation from 

drawbridge regulation. 

SUMMARY: The Coast Guard has issued a 

temporary deviation from the operating 

schedule that governs the Senator Ted 

Hickey (Leon C. Simon Blvd./Seabrook) 

bascule bridge across the Inner Harbor 

Navigation Canal, mile 4.6, at New 

Orleans, Louisiana. The deviation is 

necessary to accommodate the New 

Orleans Endurance Festival event. This 

deviation allows the bridge to remain 

closed-to-navigation during the event. 

DATES: This deviation is effective from 

7 a.m. through 2 p.m. on April 3, 2016. 

ADDRESSES: The docket for this 

deviation, [USCG–2016–0040] is 

available at http://www.regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If 

you have questions on this temporary 

deviation, call or email Jim 

Wetherington, Bridge Administration 

Branch, Coast Guard, telephone 

(504)671–2128, email 

james.r.wetherington@uscg.mil. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Premier 

Event Management, through the 

Louisiana Department of Transportation 

and Development (LDOTD), requested a 

temporary deviation from the operating 

schedule of the Senator Ted Hickey 

(Leon C. Simon Blvd./Seabrook) bascule 

bridge across the Inner Harbor 

Navigation Canal, mile 4.6, at New 

Orleans, Louisiana. The deviation was 

requested to accommodate the New 

Orleans Endurance Festival event. The 

vertical clearance of the bascule span 

bridge is 46 feet above mean high water 

in the closed-to-navigation position and 

unlimited in the open-to-navigation 

position. The bridge is governed by 33 

CFR 117.458(c). 

This deviation is effective on April 3, 

2016, from 7 a.m. through 2 p.m. This 

deviation allows the bridge to remain 

closed-to-navigation for seven hours on 

the day of the event. 

Navigation on the waterway consists 

of small tugs with and without tows, 

commercial vessels, and recreational 

craft, including sailboats. 

Vessels able to pass through the 

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position may do so at any time. The 

bridge will be able to open for 

emergencies, and there is no immediate 

alternate route. The Coast Guard will 

also inform the users of the waterways 

through our Local and Broadcast 

Notices to Mariners of the change in 

operating schedule for the bridge to 

minimize any impact caused by the 

temporary deviation. 

In accordance with 33 CFR 117.35(e), 

the drawbridge must return to its regular 

operating schedule immediately at the 

end of the effective period of this 

temporary deviation. This deviation 

from the operating regulations is 

authorized under 33 CFR 117.35. 

Dated: January 26, 2016. 

David M. Frank, 

Bridge Administrator, Eighth Coast Guard 

District. 

[FR Doc. 2016–01731 Filed 1–29–16; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

33 CFR Part 117 

[Docket No. USCG–2016–0045] 

Drawbridge Operation Regulation; 

Sloop Channel, Wantagh, NY 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice of deviation from 

drawbridge regulation. 

SUMMARY: The Coast Guard has issued a 

temporary deviation from the operating 

schedule that governs the Wantagh 

Parkway Bridge across the Sloop 

Channel, mile 15.4, at Wantagh, New 

York. The deviation is necessary to 

accommodate the Jones Beach July 4th 

Fireworks. This deviation allows the 

bridge to remain in the closed position 

for approximately 3 hours. 

DATES: This deviation is effective from 

9 p.m. to midnight on July 4, 2016. 

ADDRESSES: The docket for this 

deviation, [USCG–2016–0045] is 

available at http://www.regulations.gov. 

Type the docket number in the 

‘‘SEARCH’’ box and click ‘‘SEARCH’’. 

Click on Open Docket Folder on the line 

associated with this deviation. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If 

you have questions on this temporary 

deviation, call or email Ms. Judy K. 

Leung-Yee, Project Officer, First Coast 

Guard District, telephone (212) 514– 

4330, email judy.k.leung-yee@uscg.mil. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: New York 

State Office of Parks, Recreation and 

Historic Preservation requested this 

temporary deviation from the normal 

operating schedule to accommodate the 

Jones Beach July 4th Fireworks. 

The Wantagh Parkway Bridge, mile 

15.4, across the Sloop Channel has a 

vertical clearance in the closed position 

of 16 feet at mean high water and 19.5 

feet at mean low water. The existing 

bridge operating regulations are found at 

33 CFR 117.5. 

The waterway is transited by 

commercial and recreation vessel traffic. 

Under this temporary deviation, the 

Wantagh Parkway Bridge may remain in 

the closed position from 9 p.m. to 

midnight on July 4, 2016. 

Vessels able to pass under the bridge 

in the closed position may do so at 

anytime. The bridge will not be able to 

open for emergencies and there is no 

immediate alternate route for vessels to 

pass. 

The Coast Guard will also inform the 

users of the waterways through our 

Local and Broadcast Notices to Mariners 

of the change in operating schedule for 

the bridge so that vessels can arrange 

their transits to minimize any impact 

caused by the temporary deviation. 

In accordance with 33 CFR 117.35(e), 

the drawbridge must return to its regular 

operating schedule immediately at the 

end of the effective period of this 

temporary deviation. This deviation 

from the operating regulations is 

authorized under 33 CFR 117.35. 

Dated: January 22, 2016. 

C.J. Bisignano, 

Supervisory Bridge Management Specialist, 

First Coast Guard District. 

[FR Doc. 2016–01719 Filed 1–29–16; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

33 CFR Part 117 

[Docket No. USCG–2016–0038] 

Drawbridge Operation Regulation; 

Lake Pontchartrain, Near New Orleans, 

LA 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice of deviation from 

drawbridge regulation. 

SUMMARY: The Coast Guard has issued a 

temporary deviation from the operating 

schedule that governs the US 11 bascule 

bridge across Lake Pontchartrain, mile 

4.75, between New Orleans and Slidell, 

Orleans and St. Tammany Parishes, 

Louisiana. The deviation is necessary to 

accommodate the Louisiana Paradise 

Bridge Run event. The deviation will 

allow the draw of the bridge to remain 

in the closed-to-navigation position 

during the event. 

DATES: This deviation is effective from 

6:45 a.m. through 8:45 a.m. on February 

20, 2016. 

ADDRESSES: The docket for this 

deviation, [USCG–2016–0038] is 

available at http://www.regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If 

you have questions on this temporary 

deviation, call or email Jim 

Wetherington, Bridge Administration 

Branch, Coast Guard, telephone 

(504)671–2128, email 

james.r.wetherington@uscg.mil. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Slidell Memorial Hospital Foundation, 

through the Louisiana Department of 

Transportation and Development 

(LDOTD), requested a temporary 

deviation from the operating schedule of 

the US 11 bascule bridge across Lake 

Pontchartrain, mile 4.75, between New 

Orleans and Slidell, Orleans and St. 

Tammany Parishes, Louisiana. The 

deviation was requested to allow the 

draw of the bridge to remain in the 

closed-to-navigation position during the 

Louisiana Paradise Bridge Run event. 

The vertical clearance of the vertical lift 

span bridge is 13 feet above mean high 

water in the closed-to-navigation 

position and 61 feet in the open-tonavigation position. The bridge is 

governed by 33 CFR 117.5. 

This deviation is effective on 

February 20, 2016 from 6:45 a.m. 

through 8:45 a.m. The deviation will 

allow the draw of the bridge to remain 

in the closed-to-navigation position 

during the Bridge Run event. 

Navigation on the waterway consists 

of small tugs with and without tows, 

commercial vessels, and recreational 

craft, including sailboats. 

Vessels able to pass through the 

bridge in the closed-to-navigation 

position may do so at any time. The 

bridge will be able to open for 

emergencies, and there is no immediate 

alternate route. The Coast Guard will 

also inform the users of the waterways 

through our Local and Broadcast 

Notices to Mariners of the change in 

operating schedule for the bridge. 

In accordance with 33 CFR 117.35(e), 

the drawbridge must return to its regular 

operating schedule immediately at the 

end of the effective period of this 

temporary deviation. This deviation 

from the operating regulations is 

authorized under 33 CFR 117.35. 


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