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North Dakota border and east of North

Dakota; the maritime ports of

Wilmington, NC, Seattle, WA, and

Gulfport, MS; Seattle-Tacoma

International Airport, Seattle, WA;

Hartsfield-Atlanta International Airport,

Atlanta, GA; and Baltimore-Washington

International and Dulles International

airports, Washington, DC. * * *

* * * * *

(5) * * *

(iv) Special requirements for the

maritime ports of Wilmington, NC, and

Seattle, WA. Shipments of fruit arriving

at the maritime ports of Wilmington,

NC, and Seattle, WA, for cold treatment,

in addition to meeting all of the

requirements in paragraphs (b)(5)(i)

through (b)(5)(iii) of this section, must

meet the following special conditions:

(A) Bulk shipments (those shipments

which are stowed and unloaded by the

case or bin) of fruit must arrive in fruit

fly-proof packaging that prevents the

escape of adult, larval, or pupal fruit

flies.

(B) Bulk and containerized shipments

of fruit must be cold-treated within the

area over which the Bureau of Customs

is assigned the authority to accept

entries of merchandise, to collect duties,

and to enforce the various provisions of

the customs and navigation laws in

force.

(C) Advance reservations for cold

treatment space must be made prior to

the departure of a shipment from its

port of origin.

(D) The cold treatment facility must

remained locked during non-working

hours.

(v) Special requirements for the

airports of Atlanta, GA, and Seattle,

WA. Shipments of fruit arriving at the

airports of Atlanta, GA, and Seattle,

WA, for cold treatment, in addition to

meeting all of the requirements in

paragraphs (b)(5)(i) through (b)(5)(iii) of

this section, must meet the following

special conditions:

(A) Bulk and containerized shipments

of fruit must arrive in fruit fly-proof

packaging that prevents the escape of

adult, larval, or pupal fruit flies.

(B) Bulk and containerized shipments

of fruit arriving for cold treatment must

be cold treated within the area over

which the Bureau of Customs is

assigned the authority to accept entries

of merchandise, to collect duties, and to

enforce the various provisions of the

customs and navigation laws in force.

(C) The cold treatment facility and

Plant Protection and Quarantine must

agree in advance on the route by which

shipments are allowed to move between

the aircraft on which they arrived at the

airport and the cold treatment facility.

The movement of shipments from

aircraft to cold treatment facility will

not be allowed until an acceptable route

has been agreed upon.

(D) Advance reservations for cold

treatment space must be made prior to

the departure of a shipment from its

port of origin.

(E) The cold treatment facility must

remained locked during non-working

hours.

(F) Blacklight or sticky paper must be

used within the cold treatment facility,

and other trapping methods, including

Jackson/methyl eugenol and McPhail

traps, must be used within the 4 square

miles surrounding the cold treatment

facility.

(G) The cold treatment facility must

have contingency plans, approved by

the Deputy Administrator, for safely

destroying or disposing of fruit.

(vi) Special requirements for the port

of Gulfport, MS. Shipments of fruit

arriving at the port of Gulfport, MS, for

cold treatment, in addition to meeting

all of the requirements in paragraphs

(b)(5)(i) through (b)(5)(iii) of this

section, must meet the following special

conditions:

(A) All fruit entering the port for cold

treatment must move in maritime

containers. No bulk shipments (those

shipments which are stowed and

unloaded by the case or bin) are

permitted at the port of Gulfport, MS.

(B) Within the container, the fruit

intended for cold treatment must be

enclosed in fruit fly-proof packaging

that prevents the escape of adult, larval,

or pupal fruit flies.

(C) All shipments of fruit arriving at

the port for cold treatment must be cold

treated within the area over which the

Bureau of Customs is assigned the

authority to accept entries of

merchandise, to collect duties, and to

enforce the various provisions of the

customs and navigation laws in force.

(D) The cold treatment facility and

Plant Protection and Quarantine must

agree in advance on the route by which

shipments are allowed to move between

the vessel on which they arrived at the

port and the cold treatment facility. The

movement of shipments from vessel to

cold treatment facility will not be

allowed until an acceptable route has

been agreed upon.

(E) Advance reservations for cold

treatment space at the port must be

made prior to the departure of a

shipment from its port of origin.

(F) Devanning, the unloading of fruit

from containers into the cold treatment

facility, must adhere to the following

requirements:

(1) All containers must be unloaded

within the cold treatment facility; and

(2) Untreated fruit may not be

exposed to the outdoors under any

circumstances.

(G) The cold treatment facility must

remained locked during non-working

hours.

(H) Blacklight or sticky paper must be

used within the cold treatment facility,

and other trapping methods, including

Jackson/methyl eugenol and McPhail

traps, must be used within the 4 square

miles surrounding the cold treatment

facility.

(I) During cold treatment, a backup

system must be available to cold treat

the shipments of fruit should the

primary system malfunction. The

facility must also have one or more

reefers (cold holding rooms) and

methods of identifying lots of treated

and untreated fruits.

(J) The cold treatment facility must

have the ability to conduct methyl

bromide fumigations on-site.

(K) The cold treatment facility must

have contingency plans, approved by

the Deputy Administrator, for safely

destroying or disposing of fruit.

* * * * *

3. In § 319.56–2x(b), the first sentence

would be revised to read as follows:

§ 319.56–2x Administrative instructions;

conditions governing the entry of certain

fruits and vegetables for which treatment is

required.

* * * * *

(b) If treatment has not been

completed before the fruits and

vegetables arrive in the United States,

fruits and vegetables listed above and

requiring treatment for fruit flies may

arrive in the United States only at the

following ports: Atlantic ports north of,

and including, Baltimore, MD; ports on

the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence

Seaway; Canadian border ports on the

North Dakota border and east of North

Dakota; the maritime ports of

Wilmington, NC, Seattle, WA, and

Gulfport, MS; Seattle-Tacoma

International Airport, Seattle, WA;

Hartsfield-Atlanta International Airport,

Atlanta, GA; and Baltimore-Washington

International and Dulles International

airports, Washington, DC. * * *

Done in Washington, DC, this 23rd day of

April 1996.

Lonnie J. King,

Administrator, Animal and Plant Health

Inspection Service.

[FR Doc. 96–10461 Filed 4–26–96; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 39

[Docket No. 95–CE–78–AD]

[RIN 2120–AA64]

Airworthiness Directives; I.A.M.

Rinaldo Piaggio S.p.A. Model P–180

Airplanes

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking

(NPRM).

SUMMARY: This document proposes to

adopt a new airworthiness directive

(AD) that would apply to certain I.A.M.

Rinaldo Piaggio S.p.A. (Piaggio) Model

P–180 airplanes. The proposed action

would require modifying the passenger

seat cushion next to the emergency exit

door handle. Reports of interference

with the passenger seat cushion and the

emergency exit door handle preventing

the door from opening from the outside

prompted this proposed AD action. The

actions specified by the proposed AD

are intended to prevent the possibility

of not being able to open the emergency

exit door during an emergency

evacuation of the airplane, which could

result in injury to the passengers.

DATES: Comments must be received on

or before July 5, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments in

triplicate to the Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), Central Region,

Office of the Assistant Chief Counsel,

Attention: Rules Docket No. 95–CE–78–

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 I. A.

M. Rinaldo Piaggio, S.p.A., Via Cibrario,

4 16154 Genoa, Italy. This information

also may be examined at the Rules

Docket at the address above.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Edward S. Chalpin, Program Manager,

Brussels Aircraft Certification Office,

FAA, Europe, Africa, and Middle East

Office, c/o American Embassy, B–1000

Brussels, Belgium; telephone (322)

513.3830, ext. 2716; facsimile (322)

230.6899; or Mr. Roman T. Gabrys,

Project Officer, Small Airplane

Directorate, Airplane Certification

Service, FAA, 1201 Walnut, suite 900,

Kansas City, Missouri 64105; 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. 95–CE–78–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. 95–CE–78–AD, Room

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

Missouri 64106.

Discussion

The Registro Aeronautico Italiano

(RAI), which is the airworthiness

authority for Italy, recently notified the

FAA that an unsafe condition may exist

on certain Piaggio Model P–180

airplanes. The RAI has advised that the

emergency exit door handle next to the

passenger seat is getting caught on the

passenger seat cushion when attempting

to open the door from the outside. The

outside door handle is connected to the

inside door handle, which, if caught on

the passenger seat cushion, prevents the

door from opening.

Piaggio has issued Service Bulletin

(SB) 80–0043; Original Issue July 28,

1993, which specifies procedures for

modifying the passenger seat cushion to

keep the emergency exit door handle

from interfering with the seat cushion.

The RAI classified this service bulletin

as mandatory and issued RAI AD 93–

302, dated September 30, 1993, in order

to assure the continued airworthiness of

these airplanes in Italy.

This airplane model is manufactured

in Italy and is type certificated for

operation in the United States under the

provisions of section 21.29 of the

Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR

21.29) and the applicable bilateral

airworthiness agreement between Italy

and the United States. Pursuant to this

bilateral airworthiness agreement, the

RAI has kept the FAA informed of the

situation described above. The FAA has

examined the findings of the RAI,

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 Piaggio Models P–180

airplanes of the same type design

registered in the United States, the

proposed AD would require modifying

the passenger seat cushion to keep the

emergency exit door handle from

interfering with the seat cushion in

accordance with Piaggio SB 80–0043;

Original Issue: September 30, 1993.

The FAA estimates that 4 airplanes of

U.S. registry would be affected by this

proposed AD, that it would take

approximately 4 workhours per airplane

to accomplish the proposed action, and

that the average labor rate is

approximately $60 an hour. Parts will

be furnished by the manufacturer at no

cost to the owner/operators. Based on

these figures, the total cost impact of the

proposed AD on U.S. operators is

estimated to be $960. This figure is

based on the assumption that none of

the owner/operators of the affected

airplanes have modified the airplanes.

Piaggo has informed the FAA that all 4

of the Model P–180 airplanes registered

for operation in the United States have

performed this action, consequently,

there is no further cost to U.S. operators

for this proposed AD.

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
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‘‘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. 106(g), 40101, 40113,

44701.

§ 39.13 [Amended]

2. Section 39.13 is amended by

adding a new airworthiness directive

(AD) to read as follows:

I. A. M. Rinaldo Piaggio S.P.A: Docket No.

95–CE–78-AD.

Applicability: Model P–180 (serial

numbers 1002 and 1004 through 1022),

certificated in any category.

Note 1: This AD applies to each airplane

identified in the preceding applicability

provision, regardless of whether it has been

modified, altered, or repaired in the area

subject to the requirements of this AD. For

airplanes that have been modified, altered, or

repaired so that the performance of the

requirements of this AD is affected, the

owner/operator must request approval for an

alternative method of compliance in

accordance with paragraph (c) of this AD.

The request should include an assessment of

the effect of the modification, alteration, or

repair on the unsafe condition addressed by

this AD; and, if the unsafe condition has not

been eliminated, the request should include

specific proposed actions to address it.

Compliance: Required within the next 100

hours time-in-service after the effective date

of this AD, unless already accomplished.

To prevent the possibility of not getting the

emergency exit door open during an

emergency evacuation of the airplane, which,

if not detected and corrected, could result in

injury to the passengers., accomplish the

following:

(a) Modify the passenger seat cushion in

accordance with Piaggio Service Bulletin

(SB) 80–0043; Original Issue: September 30,

1993.

(b) Special flight permits may be issued in

accordance with sections 21.197 and 21.199

of the Federal Aviations Regulations (14 CFR

21.197 and 21.199) to operate the airplane 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, Brussels Aircraft

Certification Office, FAA, Europe, Africa, and

Middle East Office, c/o American Embassy,

B–1000 Brussels, Belgium. The request shall

be forwarded through an appropriate FAA

Maintenance Inspector, who may add

comments and then send it to the Manager,

Brussels Aircraft Certification Office.

Note 2: Information concerning the

existence of approved alternative methods of

compliance with this AD, if any, may be

obtained from the Brussels Aircraft

Certification Office.

(d) All persons affected by this directive

may obtain copies of the document referred

to herein upon request to I. A. M. Rinaldo

Piaggio, S.p.A., Via Cibrario, 4 16154 Genoa,

Italy; 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 April

19, 1996.

Henry A. Armstrong,

Acting Manager, Small Airplane Directorate,

Aircraft Certification Service.

[FR Doc. 96–10453 Filed 4–26–96; 8:45 am]

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14 CFR Part 39

[Docket No. 95–CE–55–AD]

RIN 2120–AA64

Airworthiness Directives; the New

Piper Aircraft, Inc. (Formerly Piper

Aircraft Corporation) PA31, PA31P,

and PA31T Series Airplanes

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking

(NPRM).

SUMMARY: This document proposes to

supersede AD 75–26–18, which

currently requires modifying the

landing gear selector cable forward

attachment pin assembly by installing a

safety lock wire on certain The New

Piper Aircraft Inc., (Piper) PA31, PA31P

and PA31T series airplanes. The

proposed action would require the same

action as AD 75–26–18. An incorrect

designation of Piper Model PA31

airplanes as Piper Model PA31–310

airplanes in AD 75–26–18 prompted the

proposed AD action. The actions

specified by the proposed AD are

intended to prevent the landing gear

selector cable forward attachment pin

assembly from becoming separated from

the powerpack control arm, which, if

not corrected, could cause loss of

landing gear retraction or extension.

DATES: Comments must be received on

or before June 28, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments in

triplicate to the Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), Central Region,

Office of the Assistant Chief Counsel,

Attention: Rules Docket No. 95–CE–55–

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 The

New Piper Aircraft, Inc., Attn: Customer

Service, 2926 Piper Dr., Vero Beach,

Florida, 32960. This information also

may be examined at the Rules Docket at

the address above.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Christina Marsh, Aerospace Engineer,

FAA, Atlanta Aircraft Certification

Office, Campus Building, 1701

Columbia Avenue, suite 2–160, College

Park, Georgia, 30337–2748; telephone

(404) 305–7362; facsimile (404) 305–

7348.

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