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2279f, 2279f-1, 2279aa, 2279aa-5); sec. 413 of

Pub. L. 100–233, 101 Stat. 1568, 1639.

Subpart M—Loan Approval

Requirements

§ 614.4470 [Amended]

2. Section 614.4470 is amended by

removing the words ‘‘and approved by

the Farm Credit Administration’’ from

paragraphs (b)(1) and (b)(3).

PART 615—FUNDING AND FISCAL

AFFAIRS, LOAN POLICIES AND

OPERATIONS, AND FUNDING

OPERATIONS

3. The authority citation for part 615

continues to read as follows:

Authority: Secs. 1.5, 1.7, 1.10, 1.11, 1.12,

2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 2.12, 3.1, 3.7, 3.11, 3.25, 4.3,

4.9, 4.14B, 4.25, 5.9, 5.17, 6.20, 6.26, 8.0, 8.4,

8.6, 8.7, 8.8, 8.10, 8.12 of the Farm Credit Act

(12 U.S.C. 2013, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2020,

2073, 2074, 2075, 2076, 2093, 2122, 2128,

2132, 2146, 2154, 2160, 2202b, 2211, 2243,

2252, 2278b, 2278b-6, 2279aa, 2279aa-4,

2279aa-6, 2279aa-7, 2279aa-8, 2279aa-10,

2279aa-12); sec. 301(a) of Pub. L. 100–233,

101 Stat. 1568, 1608.

Subpart C—Issuance of Bonds, Notes,

Debentures and Similar Obligations

§ 615.5104 [Removed]

4. Section 615.5104 is removed.

§ 615.5105 [Amended]

5. Section 615.5105 is amended by

removing paragraph (c).

Subpart F—Property and Other

Investments

§ 615.5170 [Amended]

6. Section 615.5170 is amended by

removing paragraphs (b), (c), (d), (e) and

the designation for paragraph (a).

Subpart G—[Removed and reserved]

7. Subpart G, consisting of § 615.5190,

is removed and reserved.

Subpart O—Issuance of Farm Credit

Securities

§ 615.5498 [Removed and reserved]

8. Section 615.5498 is removed and

reserved.

Subpart P—[Removed and reserved]

9. Subpart P, consisting of

§§ 615.5500, 615.5520, and 615.5530, is

removed and reserved.

PART 618—GENERAL PROVISIONS

10. The authority citation for part 618

continues to read as follows:

Authority: Secs. 1.5, 1.11, 1.12, 2.2, 2.4,

2.5, 2.12, 3.1, 3.7, 4.12, 4.13A, 4.25, 4.29, 5.9,

5.10, 5.17 of the Farm Credit Act (12 U.S.C.

2013, 2019, 2020, 2073, 2075, 2076, 2093,

2122, 2128, 2183, 2200, 2211, 2218, 2243,

2244, 2252).

Subpart F—Miscellaneous Provisions

§ 618.8220 [Removed and reserved]

11. Section 618.8220 is removed and

reserved.

Dated: January 4, 1995.

Floyd Fithian,

Acting Secretary, Farm Credit Administration

Board.

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 39

[Docket No. 94–CE–30–AD]

Airworthiness Directives; B. Grob

Flugzeugbau Model G109B Gliders

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking

(NPRM).

SUMMARY: This notice proposes to adopt

a new airworthiness directive (AD) that

would apply to B. Grob Flugzeugbau

(Grob) Model G109B gliders. The

proposed action would require

replacing the elevator inner hinges with

hinges of improved design. Two

occurrences where the elevator inner

hinges separated from the elevator

prompted the proposed action. The

actions specified by the proposed AD

are intended to prevent failure of these

hinges because of delamination or

corrosion, which, if not detected and

corrected, could lead to loss of control

of the glider.

DATES: Comments must be received on

or before March 14, 1995.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments in

triplicate to the Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), Central Region,

Office of the Assistant Chief Counsel,

Attention: Rules Docket No. 94–CE–30–

AD, Room 1558, 601 E. 12th Street,

Kansas City, Missouri 64106. Comments

may be inspected at this location

between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday

through Friday, holidays excepted.

Service information that applies to the

proposed AD may be obtained from B.

Grob Flugzeugbau, D–8939 Mattsies,

Germany. This information also may be

examined at the Rules Docket at the

address above.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.

Herman C. Belderok, Project Officer,

Sailplanes, Small Airplane Directorate,

Aircraft Certification Service, FAA,

1201 Walnut, suite 900, Kansas City,

Missouri 64106; telephone (816) 426–

6932; facsimile (816) 426–2169.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Comments Invited

Interested persons are invited to

participate in the making of the

proposed rule by submitting such

written data, views, or arguments as

they may desire. Communications

should identify the Rules Docket

number and be submitted in triplicate to

the address specified above. All

communications received on or before

the closing date for comments, specified

above, will be considered before taking

action on the proposed rule. The

proposals contained in this notice may

be changed in light of the comments

received.

Comments are specifically invited on

the overall regulatory, economic,

environmental, and energy aspects of

the proposed rule. All comments

submitted will be available, both before

and after the closing date for comments,

in the Rules Docket for examination by

interested persons. A report that

summarizes each FAA-public contact

concerned with the substance of this

proposal will be filed in the Rules

Docket.

Commenters wishing the FAA to

acknowledge receipt of their comments

submitted in response to this notice

must submit a self-addressed, stamped

postcard on which the following

statement is made: ‘‘Comments to

Docket No. 94–CE–30–AD.’’ The

postcard will be date stamped and

returned to the commenter.

Availability of NPRMs

Any person may obtain a copy of this

NPRM by submitting a request to the

FAA, Central Region, Office of the

Assistant Chief Counsel, Attention:

Rules Docket No. 94–CE–30–AD, Room

1558, 601 E. 12th Street, Kansas City,

Missouri 64106.

Discussion

The Luftfarht-Bundesant (LBA),

which is the airworthiness authority for

Germany, recently notified the FAA that

an unsafe condition may exist on certain

Grob Model G109B gliders. The LBA

reports that delamination and corrosion

have caused the elevator inner hinges to

separate from the elevator on two of the

affected gliders. Under the original and

current design, these hinges receive

excessive stress on the laminated

attachment point on the stabilizer and

elevator, which causes the laminates to

separate and moisture to become
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entrapped in this area (eventual

corrosion). If not detected and corrected,

elevator inner hinge failure could lead

to loss of control of the glider.

Grob has issued Service Bulletin TM

817–25, dated November 9, 1987, which

includes Repair Instructions for

replacing the elevator inner hinges with

hinges of improved design. The LBA

classified this service bulletin as

mandatory and issued LBA AD 88–50,

dated March 14, 1988, in order to assure

the continued airworthiness of these

gliders in Germany.

This glider model is manufactured in

Germany and is type certificated for

operation in the United States under the

provisions of § 21.29 of the Federal

Aviation Regulations (14 CFR 21.29)

and the applicable bilateral

airworthiness agreement. Pursuant to

this bilateral airworthiness agreement,

the LBA has kept the FAA informed of

the situation described above. The FAA

has examined the findings of the LBA,

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.

Since an unsafe condition has been

identified that is likely to exist or

develop in other Grob Model G109B

gliders of the same type design, the

proposed AD would require replacing

the elevator inner hinges with hinges of

improved design. The proposed action

would be accomplished in accordance

with Grob Repair Instructions No. 817–

25 for Service Bulletin TM 817–25,

dated November 9, 1987.

The unsafe condition referenced in

this proposed action is caused by both

stress loads and corrosion. Stress loads

are a direct result of airplane usage and

corrosion can occur regardless of

whether the airplane is utilized in flight

or is on the ground. With this in mind,

the FAA has determined that the

compliance time of the proposed AD

should be in both calendar time and

hours time-in-service (TIS).

The FAA estimates that 30 gliders in

the U.S. registry would be affected by

the proposed AD, that it would take

approximately 8 workhours per glider to

accomplish the proposed action, and

that the average labor rate is

approximately $60 an hour. Parts will

be provided by the manufacturer at no

cost to the operator. Based on these

figures, the total cost impact of the

proposed AD on U.S. operators is

estimated to be $14,400. This figure is

based on the assumption that no

affected glider owner/operator has

accomplished the proposed replacement

of the elevator inner hinges.

Grob has informed the FAA that

approximately 20 of the affected gliders

already have the proposed replacement

incorporated. With this in mind, the

cost impact upon the public of the

proposed action would be reduced from

$14,400 to $5,280.

The regulations proposed herein

would not have substantial direct effects

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. Therefore,

in accordance with Executive Order

12612, it is determined that this

proposal would not have sufficient

federalism implications to warrant the

preparation of a Federalism Assessment.

For the reasons discussed above, I

certify that this action (1) is not a

‘‘significant regulatory action’’ under

Executive Order 12866; (2) is not a

‘‘significant rule’’ under DOT

Regulatory Policies and Procedures (44

FR 11034, February 26, 1979); and (3) if

promulgated, 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. A copy of the draft

regulatory evaluation prepared for this

action has been placed in the Rules

Docket. A copy of it may be obtained by

contacting the Rules Docket at the

location provided under the caption

ADDRESSES.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39

Air transportation, Aircraft, Aviation

safety, Safety.

The Proposed Amendment

Accordingly, pursuant to the

authority delegated to me by the

Administrator, the Federal Aviation

Administration proposes to amend part

39 of the Federal Aviation Regulations

(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. App. 1354(a), 1421

and 1423; 49 U.S.C. 106(g); and 14 CFR

11.89.

§ 39.13 [Amended]

2. Section 39.13 is amended by

adding a new AD to read as follows:

B. Grob Flugzeugrau: Docket No. 94–CE–30–

AD.

Applicability: Model G109B gliders, serial

numbers 6200 through 6445, certificated in

any category.

Compliance: Required within the next 25

hours time-in-service after the effective date

of this AD or the next 6 calendar months after

the effective date of this AD, whichever

occurs first, unless already accomplished.

To prevent failure of the elevator inner

hinges because of delamination or corrosion,

which, if not detected and corrected, could

lead to loss of control of the glider,

accomplish the following:

(a) Replace the elevator inner hinges (2)

with hinges of improved design, part number

109B–3550, in accordance with Grob Repair

Instructions No. 817–25 for Service Bulletin

TM 817–25, dated November 9, 1987.

Note: The service instructions of this AD

call for ‘‘the execution of the instructions to

be certified in the log-book by an authorized

inspector class 3.’’ This type of inspector is

not applicable in the United States and the

person accomplishing the AD is as outlined

in part 43 of the Federal Aviation Regulations

(14 CFR part 43). This is not a change over

normal AD procedures.

(b) Special flight permits may be issued in

accordance with §§ 21.197 and 21.199 of the

Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR 21.197

and 21.199) to operate gliders to a location

where the requirements of this AD can be

accomplished.

(c) An alternative method of compliance or

adjustment of the compliance time that

provides an equivalent level of safety may be

approved by the Manager, Small Airplane

Directorate, FAA, 1201 Walnut, suite 900,

Kansas City, Missouri 64106. The request

should be forwarded through an appropriate

FAA Maintenance Inspector, who may add

comments and then send it to the Manager,

Small Airplane Directorate.

Note: Information concerning the existence

of approved alternative methods of

compliance with this AD, if any, may be

obtained from the Small Airplane

Directorate.

(d) All persons affected by this directive

may obtain copies of the document referred

to herein upon request to B. Grob

Flugzeugbau, D–8939 Mattsies, Germany; or

may examine this document at the FAA,

Central Region, Office of the Assistant Chief

Counsel, Room 1558, 601 E. 12th Street,

Kansas City, Missouri 64106.

Issued in Kansas City, Missouri, on January

4, 1995.

Henry A. Armstrong,

Acting Manager, Small Airplane Directorate,

Aircraft Certification Service.

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