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main gearbox (MGB), before further flight, 

replace the MGB or as an alternative to 

replacing an affected MGB, replace the 

epicyclic reduction gear module Post 

Modification (MOD) 0763C52 in the affected 

MGB in accordance with paragraph 3.B.2 of 

the Accomplishment Instructions of Airbus 

Helicopters Service Bulletin SB No. AS365– 

63.00.21, Revision 3, dated July 26, 2018 (SB 

AS365–63.00.21), except you are not required 

to contact Airbus Helicopters. 

(2) For helicopters without any Type X 

planet gear assembly installed but with at 

least one Type Y planet gear assembly with 

an S/N listed in Appendix 4.B. of ASB 

AS365–05.00.78 installed on the MGB, 

within 300 hours time-in-service (TIS), or 

before any gear accumulates 1,300 hours TIS 

since new, whichever occurs first, replace the 

MGB or as an alternative to replacing the 

MGB, replace the epicyclic reduction gear 

module MOD 0763C52 in the affected MGB 

in accordance with paragraphs 3.B.2. of the 

Accomplishment Instructions of SB AS365– 

63.00.21, except you are not required to 

contact Airbus Helicopters. 

(3) As of the effective date of this AD, do 

not install an MGB with a Type X or Type 

Y gear assembly with an S/N listed in 

Appendix 4.A. or 4.B. of ASB AS365– 

05.00.78 installed on the MGB, on any 

helicopter. 

(4) For all helicopters, within 10 hours TIS 

and thereafter before the first flight of the day 

or at intervals not to exceed 10 hours TIS, 

whichever occurs first, inspect the lower 

MGB magnetic plugs for particles. 

(i) If there are particles that consist of any 

scale, flake, or splinter, or particles other 

than cotter pin fragments, pieces of lock wire, 

swarf, abrasion, or miscellaneous nonmetallic waste and the planet gear assembly 

has logged less than 50 hours TIS since new, 

inspect the MGB plugs for particles before 

further flight and inspect the oil filter for 

particles within 5 hours TIS. Thereafter, for 

25 hours TIS, continue to inspect the MGB 

plugs for particles before each flight, inspect 

the oil filter for particles at intervals not to 

exceed 5 hours TIS, and perform the actions 

required by paragraphs (f)(4)(ii)(A) through 

(B) of this AD. 

(ii) If there are particles that consist of any 

scale, flake, or splinter, or particles other 

than cotter pin fragments, pieces of lock wire, 

swarf, abrasion, or miscellaneous nonmetallic waste and the planet gear assembly 

has logged more than 50 hours TIS since 

new, inspect the cumulative surface area of 

the particles collected from both the 

magnetic plug and the oil filter, since last 

MGB overhaul or since new if no overhaul 

has been performed. 

(A) If the total surface area of the particles 

is less than 3 mm2, examine the particles 

with largest surface area (S), longest particle 

length (L) and thickest particles (e). 

(1) If largest surface area (S) of a particle 

is less than 1 mm2, the L is less than 1.5 mm, 

and the e is less than 0.2 mm, inspect the 

MGB plugs for particles before further flight 

and inspect the oil filter for particles within 

5 hours TIS. Thereafter, for 25 hours TIS, 

continue to inspect the MGB plugs for 

particles before each flight, inspect the oil 

filter for particles at intervals not to exceed 

5 hours TIS, and perform the actions required 

by paragraphs (f)(4)(ii)(A) through (B) of this 

AD. 

(2) If largest particle size (S) is greater than 

1 mm2, the L is greater than 1.5 mm, or the 

e is greater than 0.2 mm, perform a 

metallurgical analysis for any 16NCD13 

particles using a method in accordance with 

FAA-approved procedures. 

(3) If there are any 16NCD13 particles, 

replace the MGB with an airworthy MGB. 

(4) If there are no 16NCD13 particles, 

inspect the MGB plugs for particles before 

further flight and inspect the oil filter for 

particles within 5 hours TIS. Thereafter, for 

25 hours TIS, continue to inspect the MGB 

plugs for particles before each flight, inspect 

the oil filter for particles at intervals not to 

exceed 5 hours TIS, and perform the actions 

required by paragraphs (f)(4)(ii)(A) through 

(B) of this AD. 

(B) If the total surface area of collected 

particles is greater than or equal to 3 mm2, 

before further flight, perform a metallurgical 

analysis for any 6NCD13 particles using a 

method in accordance with FAA-approved 

procedures. 

(1) If there are any 16NCD13 particles, 

before further flight, replace the MGB with an 

airworthy MGB. 

(2) If there are no 16NCD13 particles, 

inspect the MGB plugs for particles before 

further flight and inspect the oil filter for 

particles within 5 hours TIS. Thereafter, for 

25 hours TIS, continue to inspect the MGB 

plugs for particles before each flight, inspect 

the oil filter for particles at intervals not to 

exceed 5 hours TIS, and perform the actions 

required by paragraphs (f)(4)(ii)(A) through 

(B) of this AD. 

(g) Special Flight Permits 

Special flight permits may be permitted 

provided that there are no passengers on 

board. 

(h) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs) 

(1) The Manager, International Validation 

Branch, FAA, has the authority to approve 

AMOCs for this AD, if requested using the 

procedures found in 14 CFR 39.19. In 

accordance with 14 CFR 39.19, send your 

request to your principal inspector or local 

Flight Standards District Office, as 

appropriate. If sending information directly 

to the manager of the International Validation 

Branch, send it to the attention of the person 

identified in paragraph (i)(1) of this AD. 

Information may be emailed to: 9-AVS-AIR730-AMOC@faa.gov. 

(2) Before using any approved AMOC, 

notify your appropriate principal inspector, 

or lacking a principal inspector, the manager 

of the local flight standards district office/ 

certificate holding district office. 

(i) Additional Information 

(1) For more information about this AD, 

contact Rao Edupuganti, Aviation Safety 

Engineer, Dynamic Systems Section, 

Technical Innovation Policy Branch, FAA, 

10101 Hillwood Pkwy., Fort Worth, TX 

76177; telephone 817–222–5110; email 

rao.edupuganti@faa.gov. 

(2) The subject of this AD is addressed in 

European Aviation Safety Agency (now 

European Union Aviation Safety Agency) 

(EASA) AD 2017–0116R2, dated March 2, 

2018.You may view the EASA AD at https:// 

www.regulations.gov in Docket No. FAA– 

2017–1036. 

(j) Subject 

Joint Aircraft Service Component (JASC) 

Code: 6300, Main Rotor Drive System. 

(k) Material Incorporated by Reference 

(1) The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference of 

the service information listed in this 

paragraph under 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR 

part 51. 

(2) You must use this service information 

as applicable to do the actions required by 

this AD, unless the AD specifies otherwise. 

(i) Airbus Helicopters Alert Service 

Bulletin ASB No. AS365–05.00.78, Revision 

3, dated March 2, 2018. 

(ii) Airbus Helicopters Service Bulletin SB 

No. AS365–63.00.21, Revision 3, dated July 

26, 2018. 

(3) For Airbus Helicopters service 

information identified in this AD, contact 

Airbus Helicopters, 2701 N Forum Drive, 

Grand Prairie, TX 75052; telephone 972–641– 

0000 or 800–232–0323; fax 972–641–3775; or 

at https://www.airbus.com/helicopters/ 

services/technical-support.html. 

(4) You may view this service information 

at the FAA, Office of the Regional Counsel, 

Southwest Region, 10101 Hillwood Pkwy., 

Room 6N–321, Fort Worth, TX 76177. For 

information on the availability of this 

material at the FAA, call (817) 222–5110. 

(5) You may view this service information 

that is incorporated by reference at the 

National Archives and Records 

Administration (NARA). For information on 

the availability of this material at NARA, 

email: fedreg.legal@nara.gov, or go to: 

https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ 

ibr-locations.html. 

Issued on May 27, 2021. 

Ross Landes, 

Deputy Director for Regulatory Operations, 

Compliance & Airworthiness Division, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

22 CFR Part 22 

[Public Notice: 11195] 

RIN 1400–AF15 

Schedule of Fees for Consular 

Services—Fee Change for Certain 

Border Crossing Cards 

AGENCY: Department of State. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The Department of State 

amends the Schedule of Fees for 

Consular Services (Schedule) for visa 

fees. More specifically, the rule amends 


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the Border Crossing Card fee paid by a 

Mexican citizen under age 15 whose 

parent or guardian has or is applying for 

a border crossing card (the ‘‘reduced 

Border Crossing Card fee’’). The 

Department is decreasing this fee in 

light of the expiration of the authority 

provided by the Emergency Afghan 

Allies Extension Act of 2014, which 

imposed a temporary $1 surcharge on 

the fees for Machine Readable Visa 

(MRV) and Border Crossing Card (BCC) 

application processing, to be deposited 

into the general fund of the Treasury. 

This provision required the Department 

of State to start collecting this surcharge 

on January 1, 2015, and it expired five 

and a half years after the first date on 

which the surcharge was collected, on 

June 30, 2020. The Department must 

reduce the reduced Border Crossing 

Card fee by $1, for a total fee of $15, to 

continue to collect the legislatively 

required fee amount of $13 and all 

remaining applicable surcharges. 

DATES: This rule is effective on June 15, 

2021. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rob 

Schlicht, Management Analyst, Office of 

the Comptroller, Bureau of Consular 

Affairs, Department of State; phone: 

202–485–6681, telefax: 202–485–6826; 

email: fees@state.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

This final rule makes changes to the 

Schedule of Fees for Consular Services 

of the Department of State’s Bureau of 

Consular Affairs. The Department sets 

and collects its fees based on the 

concept of full cost recovery, but some 

fees are set by statute. The Department 

of State is adjusting the reduced Border 

Crossing Card fee in light of the 

expiration of the authority provided by 

the Emergency Afghan Allies Extension 

Act of 2014, section 2, Public Law 113– 

160 (‘‘the Act’’), which imposed a 

temporary $1 surcharge on fees for MRV 

and BCC application processing. 

What is the authority for this action? 

The Department of State derives the 

general authority to set fees based on the 

cost of the consular services it provides, 

and to charge those fees, from the 

general user charges statute, 31 U.S.C. 

9701. See, e.g., 31 U.S.C. 9701(b)(2)(A) 

(‘‘The head of each agency . . . may 

prescribe regulations establishing the 

charge for a service or thing of value 

provided by the agency . . . based on 

. . . the costs to the government.’’). As 

implemented through Executive Order 

10718 of June 27, 1957, 22 U.S.C. 4219 

further authorizes the Department to 

establish fees to be charged for official 

services provided by U.S. embassies and 

consulates. Other authorities allow the 

Department to charge fees for consular 

services, but not to determine the 

amount of such fees, as the amount is 

statutorily determined. 

The Department of State is required 

by law to collect a Border Crossing Card 

application processing fee for a Mexican 

citizen under age 15 whose parent or 

guardian has or is applying for a border 

crossing card. Public Law 105–277, Div. 

A, Sec. 101(b), 112 Stat. 2681–50, 1681– 

102. That fee is set by statute at $13. 

Additional statutes imposed surcharges 

that previously brought the fee to a total 

of $16. The Department is reducing the 

Border Crossing Card application 

processing fee for these Mexican citizen 

minors by $1 to $15 to reflect the 

expiration of the authority provided by 

the Act, which imposed a temporary $1 

surcharge on fees for MRV and BCC 

application processing. 

Why is this BCC fee $15 instead of $13? 

In addition to the statutory $13 fee for 

BCCs for these Mexican citizen minors, 

Public Law 110–293, Title V, Sec. 501, 

122 Stat. 2968, reproduced at 8 U.S.C. 

1351 (note) requires the Secretary of 

State to collect a $2 surcharge (the 

‘‘HIV/AIDS/TB/Malaria surcharge’’) on 

all MRVs and BCCs as part of the 

application processing fee; this 

surcharge must be deposited into the 

Treasury and goes to support programs 

to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and 

malaria. 

Since the authority provided by the 

Act to collect an additional $1 surcharge 

on fees for MRV and BCC application 

processing expired on June 30, 2020, the 

Department has already 

administratively adjusted the reduced 

Border Crossing Card fee to reflect the 

expiration of this authority. This 

rulemaking adjusts the Schedule of Fees 

(22 CFR 22.1) accordingly. 

Regulatory Findings 

Administrative Procedure Act 

The Department is publishing this 

rule as a final rule, with an effective 

date less than 30 days from the date of 

publication, based on the ‘‘good cause’’ 

exceptions set forth at 5 U.S.C. 

553(b)(3)(B) and 553(d)(3). The APA 

permits a final rule to become effective 

fewer than 30 days after the publication 

if the issuing agency finds good cause. 

5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3). 

The Department finds that good cause 

exists to forego notice and comment and 

establish an early effective date for this 

rulemaking because the authority 

provided by the Act to collect a 

temporary $1 surcharge on fees for MRV 

and BCC application processing, 

expired on June 30, 2020, thereby 

eliminating any potential agency 

discretion with respect to this surcharge 

and rendering notice and comment 

unnecessary and impracticable. 

Regulatory Flexibility Act 

Since this rulemaking is exempt from 

notice and comment, the Regulatory 

Flexibility Act does not apply. However, 

the Department has nonetheless 

reviewed this rule and, by approving it, 

certifies that it will not have a 

significant economic impact on a 

substantial number of small entities as 

defined in 5 U.S.C. 601(6). This rule 

decreases the Border Crossing Card 

application processing fee for certain 

Mexican citizen minors. 

Unfunded Mandates Act of 1995 

This rule will not result in the 

expenditure by state, local, and tribal 

governments, in the aggregate, or by the 

private sector, of $100 million or more 

in any year, and it will not significantly 

or uniquely affect small governments. 

Therefore, no actions were deemed 

necessary under the provisions of the 

Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 

1995, 2 U.S.C. 1501–1504. 

Congressional Review Act 

This rule is not a major rule as 

defined by 5 U.S.C. 804(2). 

Executive Orders 12866 and 13563 

The Department has reviewed this 

rule to ensure its consistency with the 

regulatory philosophy and principles set 

forth in the Executive Orders. This rule 

is necessary in light of expiration of the 

authority provided by the Emergency 

Afghan Allies Extension Act of 2014, 

which imposed a temporary $1 

surcharge on fees for MRV and BCC 

application processing. As a result, the 

reduced Border Crossing Card fee will 

be reduced by $1 from $16 to $15. 

Details of the fee changes are as 

follows: 


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Item No. Fee Unit cost Current fee Change in fee Percentage 

increase 

Estimated 

number of 

applications 

affected 1

Estimated 

change in 

annual fees 

collected 2

SCHEDULE OF FEES FOR CONSULAR SERVICES 

*******

NONIMMIGRANT VISA SERVICES 

21. Nonimmigrant Visa Application and Border Crossing Card Processing Fees (per person): 

(f) Border crossing card—under age 15; for Mexican citizens if parent or guardian has or is applying for a border crossing card 

(valid 10 years or until the applicant reaches age 15; whichever is 

sooner) ............................................................................................. $15 (3) $16 $1 ¥6.25 200,846 ($200,846) 

* * * * * * * 

1Based on FY 2019 workload. 

2 Using FY 2019 workload to generate collections. This will be a reduction in total annual remittance to Treasury. 

3The fee for Border Crossing Card applications by minors is statutorily set at $13. 

Executive Order 13771 

This regulation is not an E.O. 13771 

regulatory action because it is not a 

significant rulemaking under E.O. 

12866. 

Executive Orders 12372 and 13132 

This regulation will 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 section 6 of Executive 

Order 13132, it is determined that this 

rule does not have sufficient federalism 

implications to require consultations, 

nor does it warrant the preparation of a 

federalism summary impact statement. 

The regulations implementing Executive 

Order 12372 regarding 

intergovernmental consultation on 

federal programs and activities do not 

apply to this regulation. 

Executive Order 13175 

The Department has determined that 

this rulemaking will not have tribal 

implications, will not impose 

substantial direct compliance costs on 

Indian tribal governments, and will not 

preempt tribal law. Accordingly, the 

requirements of Executive Order 13175 

do not apply to this rulemaking. 

Paperwork Reduction Act 

This rule does not create or revise any 

reporting or record-keeping 

requirements. 

List of Subjects in 22 CFR Part 22 

Consular services, Fees. 

Accordingly, for the reasons stated in 

the preamble, 22 CFR part 22 is 

amended as follows: 

PART 22—SCHEDULE OF FEES FOR 

CONSULAR SERVICES— 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND 

FOREIGN SERVICE 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 22 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 8 U.S.C. 1101 note, 1153 note, 

1157 note, 1183a note, 1184(c)(12), 1201(c), 

1351, 1351 note, 1713, 1714, 1714 note; 10 

U.S.C. 2602(c); 22 U.S.C. 214, 214 note, 

1475e, 2504(h), 2651a, 4206, 4215, 4219, 

6551; 31 U.S.C. 9701; E.O. 10718, 22 FR 4632 

(1957); E.O. 11295, 31 FR 10603 (1966). 

■ 2. In § 22.1, amend the table by 

revising entry 21(f) under the heading 

‘‘Nonimmigrant Visa Services’’ to read 

as follows: 

§ 22.1 Schedule of fees. 

The following table sets forth the 

changes to the following category listed 

on the U.S. Department of State’s 

Schedule of Fees for Consular Services: 

SCHEDULE OF FEES FOR CONSULAR SERVICES

Item No. Fee 

*******

NONIMMIGRANT VISA SERVICES 

*******

21. * * * 

(f) Border crossing card—under age 15; for Mexican citizens if parent or guardian has or is applying for a border crossing card (valid 10 years or until the applicant 

reaches age 15, whichever is sooner) ............................................................................................................................................................................................................ $15 

*******

Ian Brownlee, 

Acting Assistant Secretary of State for 

Consular Affairs Department of State. 

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