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detected and corrected, could result in rough

engine operation or possible engine failure

and possible loss of control of the airplane,

accomplish the following:

(a) Replace landing light support and seal

assembly in accordance with the

ACCOMPLISHMENT INSTRUCTIONS

section of Piper Service Bulletin No. 975,

dated November 2, 1994.

(b) Special flight permits may be issued in

accordance with sections 21.197 and 21.199

of the Federal Aviation 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, FAA, Atlanta

Aircraft Certification Office, Campus

Building, 1701 Columbia Avenue, suite 2–

160, College Park, Georgia 30337–2748. The

request shall be forwarded through an

appropriate FAA Maintenance Inspector,

who may add comments and then send it to

the Manager, Atlanta Aircraft Certification

Office.

Note 3: Information concerning the

existence of approved alternative methods of

compliance with this AD, if any, may be

obtained from the Atlanta Aircraft

Certification Office.

(d) The replacements required by this AD

shall be done in accordance with The New

Piper Aircraft Inc. Piper Service Bulletin No.

975, dated November 2, 1994. This

incorporation by reference was approved by

the Director of the Federal Register in

accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR

part 51. Copies may be obtained from The

New Piper Aircraft, Inc., Attn: Customer

Service, 2926 Piper Dr., Vero Beach, Florida,

32960. Copies may be inspected at the FAA,

Central Region, Office of the Assistant Chief

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

Kansas City, Missouri, or at the Office of the

Federal Register, 800 North Capitol Street,

NW., suite 700, Washington, DC.

(e) This amendment (39-9606) becomes

effective on June 10, 1996.

Issued in Kansas City, Missouri, on April

24, 1996.

Henry A. Armstrong,

Acting Manager, Small Airplane Directorate,

Aircraft Certification Service.

[FR Doc. 96–10913 Filed 5–2–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P

14 CFR Part 39

[Docket No. 95–CE–30–AD; Amendment 39–

9607; AD 96–10–02]

RIN 2120–AA64

Airworthiness Directives; HB

Flugtechnik GmbH Model HB–23/2400

Sailplanes

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: This amendment adopts a

new airworthiness directive (AD) that

applies to certain HB Flugtechnik GmbH

(Flugtechnik) Model HB–23/2400

sailplanes. This action requires

inspecting (one time) the elevator

control push rod tube for dents or

bending and replacing the push rod

tube, if damaged, inspecting the elevator

control system for incorrect rigging, and

repetitively inspecting the threaded

adjustable extension joints in the push

rod to control lever connection for

cracks. If cracks are found, replacing the

threaded adjustable joints at both ends

of the push rod. Cracking of the

threaded adjustable extension joints and

incorrect rigging of the elevator control

system prompted this AD action. The

actions specified by this AD are

intended to prevent failure of the

elevator control system, which, if not

detected and corrected, could result in

possible loss of elevator control and loss

of the sailplane.

DATES: Effective June 12, 1996.

The incorporation by reference of

certain publications listed in the

regulations is approved by the Director

of the Federal Register as of June 12,

1996.

ADDRESSES: Service information that

applies to this AD may be obtained from

HB Flugtechnik GmbH, Dr. Adolf

Scharfstr, 42, PF 74, A–4053 Haid,

Austria, telephone 43.7229.80904. This

information may also be examined at

the Federal Aviation Administration

(FAA), Central Region, Office of the

Assistant Chief Counsel, Attention:

Rules Docket 95–CE–30–AD, Room

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

Missouri 64106; or at the Office of the

Federal Register, 800 North Capitol

Street, NW., suite 700, Washington, DC.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.

Herman Belderok, Sailplane Program

Officer, Small Airplane Directorate,

Airplane Certification Service, FAA,

1201 Walnut, suite 900, Kansas City,

Missouri 64106; telephone (816) 426–

6932; facsimile (816) 426–2169.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A

proposal to amend part 39 of the Federal

Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 39) to

include an AD that would apply to HB

Flugtechnik GmbH (Flugtechnik) Model

HB–23/2400 sailplanes was published

in the Federal Register on October 13,

1995 (60 FR 53310). This action

proposed to require:

—Inspecting (one time) for bending and

dents on the elevator control push rod

tube, and replacing the elevator

control push rod tube, if damaged,

—Inspecting the clearance between the

elevator control lever and the elevator

control push rod, ensuring the

clearance remains at least 3 mm,

—Inspecting the threaded portion of the

adjustable push rod joints (located at

each end of the push rod) for fatigue

cracks and deformation, and if

cracked or damaged, (based on the

fatigue evaluation), replacing the

joints on both ends of the push rod.

—Repetitively inspecting, at intervals

not to exceed 500 hours, the threaded

portion of the adjustable push rod

joints for cracks or deformation, and

if cracked or damaged replacing the

joints as necessary.

Accomplishment of the proposed

action would be in accordance with HB

Flugtechnik GmbH service bulletins

(SB) HB–23/17/91 and HB–23/18/91,

both dated October 28, 1991.

Interested persons have been afforded

an opportunity to participate in the

making of this amendment. No

comments were received on the

proposed rule or the FAA’s

determination of the cost to the public.

After careful review of all available

information related to the subject

presented above, the FAA has

determined that air safety and the

public interest require the adoption of

the rule as proposed except for minor

editorial corrections. The FAA has

determined that these minor corrections

will not change the meaning of the AD

and will not add any additional burden

upon the public than was already

proposed.

The FAA estimates that one sailplane

in the U.S. registry will be affected by

this AD, that it will take approximately

3 hours to accomplish the AD action,

and that the average labor rate is

approximately $60 an hour. Parts cost

approximately $70 per sailplane. Based

on these figures, the total cost impact of

this AD on the one U.S. operator is

estimated to be $250. This figure is

based on the assumption that the

affected owner/operator of the affected

sailplane has not incorporated the

modification or accomplished the

inspections. The FAA has no way of

determining the number of repetitive

inspections the owner/operator may

incur over the life of the sailplane.

The regulations adopted herein 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 Executive Order 12612,

it is determined that this final rule does

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)

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 final

evaluation prepared for this action is

contained 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, Incorporation by reference,

Safety.

Adoption of the Amendment

Accordingly, pursuant to the

authority delegated to me by the

Administrator, the Federal Aviation

Administration amends 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 USC 106(g), 40113, 44701.

§§ 39.13 [Amended]

2. Section 39.13 is amended by

adding a new airworthiness directive

(AD) to read as follows:

96–10–02 HB Flugtechnik GMBH:

Amendment 39–9607; Docket No. 95–

CE–30–AD.

Applicability: Model HB–23/2400

sailplanes (serial numbers 23001 through

23048), certificated in any category.

Note 1: This AD applies to each sailplane

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

sailplanes 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 (f) 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 initially within the

next 50 hours time-in-service (TIS) after the

effective date of this AD, and as indicated in

the body of this AD thereafter, unless already

accomplished.

To prevent failure of the elevator control

system, which, if not detected and corrected,

could result in possible loss of elevator

control and loss of the sailplane, accomplish

the following:

(a) Inspect (one time) for bending and

dents on the elevator control push rod tube.

If the push rod tube is damaged, prior to

further flight, replace the elevator control

push rod tube in accordance with HB

Flugtechnik GmbH (Flugtechnik) service

bulletin (SB) HB–23/18/91, dated October 28,

1991.

(b) Inspect the clearance between the

elevator control lever and the elevator control

push rod, ensuring the clearance remains at

least 3 mm. If clearance is not 3 mm, prior

to further flight, adjust in accordance with

the maintenance manual.

(c) Inspect the threaded portion of the

adjustable push rod joints (located at each

end of the push rod) for fatigue cracks and

deformation, and if cracked or damaged,

(based on the fatigue evaluation), prior to

further flight, replace the joints on both ends

of the push rod in accordance with

Flugtechnik SB HB–23/17/91, dated October

28, 1991.

(d) Repetitively inspect the threaded

portion of the adjustable push rod joints, at

intervals not to exceed 500 hours time-inservice (TIS) thereafter for cracks or

deformation, and if cracked or damaged,

prior to further flight, replace the joints as

necessary, in accordance with Flugtechnik

SB HB–23/17/91, dated October 28, 1991.

(e) Special flight permits may be issued in

accordance with sections 21.197 and 21.199

of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR

21.197 and 21.199) to operate the sailplane

to a location where the requirements of this

AD can be accomplished.

(f) An alternative method of compliance or

adjustment of the initial or repetitive

compliance times that provides an equivalent

level of safety may be approved by the

Manager, Small Airplane Directorate,

Airplane Certification Service, FAA, 1201

Walnut, suite 900, Kansas City, Missouri

64106. The request shall be forwarded

through an appropriate FAA Maintenance

Inspector, who may add comments and then

send it to the Manager, Small Airplane

Directorate.

Note 2: Information concerning the

existence of approved alternative methods of

compliance with this AD, if any, may be

obtained from the Small Airplane

Directorate.

(g) The inspections and modifications

required by this AD shall be done in

accordance with ING Heino Broitschka

Flugtechnik Ges.m.b.H Service Bulletin HB–

23/17/91, dated October 28, 1991, and ING

Heino Broitschka Flugtechnik Ges.m.b.H

Service Bulletin HB–23/18/91, dated October

28, 1991. This incorporation by reference was

approved by the Director of the Federal

Register in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552(a)

and 1 CFR part 51. Copies may be obtained

from HB Flugtechnik GmbH, Dr. Adolf

Scharfstr, 42, PF 74, A–4053 Haid, Austria.

Copies may be inspected at the FAA, Central

Region, Office of the Assistant Chief Counsel,

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

Missouri, or at the Office of the Federal

Register, 800 North Capitol Street, NW., suite

700, Washington, DC.

(h) This amendment (39–9607) becomes

effective on June 12, 1996.

Issued in Kansas City, Missouri, on April

24, 1996.

Henry A. Armstrong,

Acting Manager, Small Airplane Directorate,

Aircraft Certification Service.

[FR Doc. 96–10914 Filed 5–2–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 95–AGL–15]

Modification of Class E Airspace;

Alliance, OH, Salem, OH, and

Youngstown, OH

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: This action modifies Class E5

airspace at Youngstown-Warren

Regional Airport, Youngstown, OH and

revises the exclusionary language in the

Class E5 airspace designations for

Alliance, OH and Salem, OH, due to the

closing of the Youngstown Executive

Airport, Youngstown, OH, on August

15, 1995. The intent of this action is to

provide adequate controlled airspace for

the existing procedures at Youngstown,

OH and to modify the airspace

designations at Alliance and Salem, OH,

to reflect the closure of Youngstown

Executive Airport.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, June 20,

1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Nancy Cibic, Air Traffic Division,

Operations Branch, AGL–530, Federal

Aviation Administration, 2300 East

Devon Avenue, Des Plaines, Illinois

60018, telephone (847) 294–7568.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

On February 6, 1996, the FAA

proposed to amend part 71 of the

Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR

part 71) to modify the Class E5 airspace

area at Youngstown-Warren Regional

Airport, Youngstown, OH, and to

modify the language for the Class E5

airspace designations for Alliance, OH

and Salem, OH.

Interested parties were invited to

participate in this rulemaking

proceeding by submitting written

comments on the proposal to the FAA.

No comments objecting to the proposal

was received. Class E airspace

designations for airspace extending

upward from 700 feet or more above

ground level are published in paragraph

6005 of FAA order 7400.9C dated

August 17, 1995, and effective

September 16, 1995, which is

incorporated by reference in 14 CFR