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Diamond Aircraft Industries GmbH Work 

Instruction WI–MSB–42–043, dated February 

4, 2008; and Diamond Aircraft Industries 

GmbH Drawing Number D60–2717–00–00, 

dated January 24, 2008, for related 

information. 

Material Incorporated by Reference 

(i) You must use Diamond Aircraft 

Industries GmbH Mandatory Service Bulletin 

No. MSB–42–043/1, dated April 3, 2008; 

Diamond Aircraft Industries GmbH Work 

Instruction WI–MSB–42–043, dated February 

4, 2008; and Diamond Aircraft Industries 

GmbH Drawing Number D60–2717–00–00, 

dated January 24, 2008, to do the actions 

required by this AD, unless the AD specifies 

otherwise. 

(1) The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference of 

this service information under 5 U.S.C. 

552(a) and 1 CFR part 51. 

(2) For service information identified in 

this AD, contact Diamond Aircraft Industries 

GmbH, N.A. Otto-Stra+e 5, A–2700 Wiener 

Neustadt; telephone: +43 2622 26700; fax: 

+43 2622 26780; e-mail: office@diamondair.at. 

(3) You may review copies at the FAA, 

Central Region, Office of the Regional 

Counsel, 901 Locust, Room 506, Kansas City, 

Missouri 64106; or at the National Archives 

and Records Administration (NARA). For 

information on the availability of this 

material at NARA, call 202–741–6030, or go 

to: http://www.archives.gov/federal-register/ 

cfr/ibr-locations.html. 

Issued in Kansas City, Missouri, on August 

1, 2008. 

James E. Jackson, 

Acting Manager, Small Airplane Directorate, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. E8–18205 Filed 8–12–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2008–0497; Directorate 

Identifier 2007–NM–096–AD; Amendment 

39–15629; AD 2008–16–11] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell 

Douglas Model DC–8–61, DC–8–61F, 

DC–8–63, DC–8–63F, DC–8–71F, and 

DC–8–73F Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: We are adopting a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for certain 

McDonnell Douglas Model DC–8–61, 

DC–8–61F, DC–8–63, DC–8–63F, DC–8–

71F, and DC–8–73F airplanes. For 

certain airplanes, this AD requires nondestructive testing (NDT) to detect 

cracks of the door jamb corners of the 

forward and aft service doors, and doing 

applicable related investigative and 

corrective actions. For certain other 

airplanes, this AD requires inspecting 

and repairing if necessary or replacing 

previously repaired door jamb corners 

with an applicable repair. This AD 

results from reports of numerous cases 

of cracks in the skin at the door jamb 

corners of the forward and aft service 

doors. We are issuing this AD to detect 

and correct fatigue cracking of door 

jamb corners of the forward and aft 

service doors, which could adversely 

affect the structural integrity of the 

airplane. 

DATES: This AD is effective September 

17, 2008. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of a certain publication listed in this AD 

as of September 17, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: For service information 

identified in this AD, contact Boeing 

Commercial Airplanes, Long Beach 

Division, 3855 Lakewood Boulevard, 

Long Beach, California 90846, Attention: 

Data and Service Management, Dept. 

C1–L5A (D800–0024) 

Examining the AD Docket 

You may examine the AD docket on 

the Internet at http:// 

www.regulations.gov; or in person at the 

Docket Management Facility between 9 

a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through 

Friday, except Federal holidays. The AD 

docket contains this AD, the regulatory 

evaluation, any comments received, and 

other information. The address for the 

Docket Office (telephone 800–647–5527) 

is the Document Management Facility, 

U.S. Department of Transportation, 

Docket Operations, M–30, West 

Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 

1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., 

Washington, DC 20590. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jon 

Mowery, Aerospace Engineer, Airframe 

Branch, ANM–120L, FAA, Los Angeles 

Aircraft Certification Office, 3960 

Paramount Boulevard, Lakewood, 

California 90712–4137; telephone (562) 

627–5322; fax (562) 627–5210. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Discussion 

We issued a notice of proposed 

rulemaking (NPRM) to amend 14 CFR 

part 39 to include an airworthiness 

directive (AD) that would apply to 

certain McDonnell Douglas Model DC–

8–61, DC–8–61F, DC–8–63, DC–8–63F, 

DC–8–71F, and DC–8–73F airplanes. 

That NPRM was published in the 

Federal Register on May 6, 2008 (73 FR 

24887). For certain airplanes, that 

NPRM proposed to require nondestructive testing (NDT) to detect 

cracks of the door jamb corners of the 

forward and aft service doors, and doing 

applicable related investigative and 

corrective actions. For certain other 

airplanes, that NPRM proposed to 

require inspecting and repairing if 

necessary or replacing previously 

repaired door jamb corners with an 

applicable repair. 

Comments 

We gave the public the opportunity to 

participate in developing this AD. We 

received no comments on the NPRM or 

on the determination of the cost to the 

public. 

Conclusion 

We reviewed the relevant data and 

determined that air safety and the 

public interest require adopting the AD 

as proposed. 

Costs of Compliance 

There are about 299 airplanes of the 

affected design in the worldwide fleet. 

This AD affects about 55 airplanes of 

U.S. registry. The testing takes about 1 

work hour per airplane, at an average 

labor rate of $80 per work hour. Based 

on these figures, the estimated cost of 

the AD for U.S. operators is $4,400, or 

$80 per airplane, per testing cycle. 

Authority for This Rulemaking 

Title 49 of the United States Code 

specifies the FAA’s authority to issue 

rules on aviation safety. Subtitle I, 

section 106, describes the authority of 

the FAA Administrator. ‘‘Subtitle VII: 

Aviation Programs,’’ describes in more 

detail the scope of the Agency’s 

authority. 

We are issuing this rulemaking under 

the authority described in ‘‘Subtitle VII, 

Part A, Subpart III, Section 44701: 

General requirements.’’ Under that 

section, Congress charges the FAA with 

promoting safe flight of civil aircraft in 

air commerce by prescribing regulations 

for practices, methods, and procedures 

the Administrator finds necessary for 

safety in air commerce. This regulation 

is within the scope of that authority 

because it addresses an unsafe condition 

that is likely to exist or develop on 

products identified in this rulemaking 

action. 

Regulatory Findings 

This AD will not have federalism 

implications under Executive Order 

13132. This AD will not have a 

substantial direct effect on the States, on 

the relationship between the national 

government and the States, or on the 

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responsibilities among the various 

levels of government. 

For the reasons discussed above, I 

certify that this AD: 

(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) 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. 

You can find our regulatory 

evaluation and the estimated costs of 

compliance in the AD Docket. 

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39 

Air transportation, Aircraft, Aviation 

safety, Incorporation by reference, 

Safety. 

Adoption of the Amendment 

■ Accordingly, under the authority 

delegated to me by the Administrator, 

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 AD: 

2008–16–11 McDonnell Douglas: 

Amendment 39–15629. Docket No. 

FAA–2008–0497; Directorate Identifier 

2007–NM–096–AD. 

Effective Date 

(a) This airworthiness directive (AD) is 

effective September 17, 2008. 

Affected ADs 

(b) As specified in paragraph (g) of this AD, 

this AD affects certain requirements of AD 

93–01–15, amendment 39–8469. 

Applicability 

(c) This AD applies to McDonnell Douglas 

Model DC–8–61, DC–8–61F, DC–8–63, DC–

8–63F, DC–8–71F, and DC–8–73F airplanes, 

certificated in any category; as identified in 

Boeing Alert Service Bulletin DC8–53A082, 

dated February 6, 2007. 

Unsafe Condition 

(d) This AD results from reports of 

numerous cases of cracks in the skin at the 

door jamb corners of forward and aft service 

doors. We are issuing this AD to detect and 

correct fatigue cracking of door jamb corners 

of the forward and aft service doors, which 

could adversely affect the structural integrity 

of the airplane. 

Compliance 

(e) You are responsible for having the 

actions required by this AD performed within 

the compliance times specified, unless the 

actions have already been done. 

Testing, Inspecting, Repairing, and Related 

Investigative and Corrective Actions 

(f) At the applicable compliance time and 

repeat intervals listed in Tables 1 through 5 

inclusive of paragraph 1.E., ‘‘Compliance,’’ of 

Boeing Alert Service Bulletin DC8–53A082, 

dated February 6, 2007; except where ‘‘the 

service bulletin’’ specifies a compliance time 

after the date on the service bulletin, this AD 

requires compliance within the specified 

compliance time after the effective date of 

this AD: Do the actions specified in 

paragraph (f)(1), (f)(2), or (f)(3) of this AD, as 

applicable. 

(1) For airplanes identified as Group 1, 

Configurations 1 and 2, in the service 

bulletin: Do the testing and related 

investigative and corrective actions by 

accomplishing all the applicable actions 

specified in the Accomplishment 

Instructions of the service bulletin. 

(2) For airplanes identified as Group 1, 

Configuration 3, in the service bulletin: 

Inspect and repair discrepancies in 

accordance with a method approved by the 

Manager, Los Angeles Aircraft Certification 

Office (ACO), FAA. 

(3) For airplanes identified as Group 1, 

Configuration 4, in the service bulletin: Do 

the actions specified in paragraph (f)(3)(i) or 

(f)(3)(ii) of this AD. 

(i) Repair door jamb corners of the service 

door using a method approved in accordance 

with the procedures specified in paragraph 

(h) of this AD. 

(ii) Replace the previously repaired door 

jamb corners with an applicable repair in 

accordance with the Accomplishment 

Instructions of the service bulletin. 

Compliance With Certain Requirements of 

AD 93–01–15 

(g) Accomplishment of the applicable 

actions required by paragraph (f) of this AD 

constitutes compliance with certain 

requirements of AD 93–01–15, as it pertains 

to the affected areas of principal structural 

elements 53.08.039 and 53.08.040 of 

McDonnell Douglas Report No. L26–011, 

‘‘DC–8 Supplemental Inspection Document 

(SID),’’ dated December 1985. 

Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs) 

(h)(1) The Manager, Los Angeles ACO, has 

the authority to approve AMOCs for this AD, 

if requested in accordance with the 

procedures found in 14 CFR 39.19. 

(2) To request a different method of 

compliance or a different compliance time 

for this AD, follow the procedures in 14 CFR 

39.19. Before using any approved AMOC on 

any airplane to which the AMOC applies, 

notify your appropriate principal inspector 

(PI) in the FAA Flight Standards District 

Office (FSDO), or lacking a PI, your local 

FSDO. 

(3) An AMOC that provides an acceptable 

level of safety may be used for any repair 

required by this AD, if it is approved by an 

Authorized Representative for the Boeing 

Commercial Airplanes Delegation Option 

Authorization Organization who has been 

authorized by the Manager, Los Angeles 

ACO, to make those findings. For a repair 

method to be approved, the repair must meet 

the certification basis of the airplane and 14 

CFR 25.571, Amendment 45, and the 

approval must specifically refer to this AD. 

Material Incorporated by Reference 

(i) You must use Boeing Alert Service 

Bulletin DC8–53A082, dated February 6, 

2007, to do the actions required by this AD, 

unless the AD specifies otherwise. 

(1) The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference of 

this service information under 5 U.S.C. 

552(a) and 1 CFR part 51. 

(2) For service information identified in 

this AD, contact Boeing Commercial 

Airplanes, Long Beach Division, 3855 

Lakewood Boulevard, Long Beach, California 

90846, Attention: Data and Service 

Management, Dept. C1–L5A (D800–0024). 

(3) You may review copies of the service 

information incorporated by reference at the 

FAA, Transport Airplane Directorate, 1601 

Lind Avenue, SW., Renton, Washington; or at 

the National Archives and Records 

Administration (NARA). For information on 

the availability of this material at NARA, call 

202–741–6030, or go to: http:// 

www.archives.gov/federal_register/ 

code_of_federal_regulations/ 

ibr_locations.html. 

Issued in Renton, Washington, on July 23, 

2008. 

Ali Bahrami, 

Manager, Transport Airplane Directorate, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. E8–17743 Filed 8–12–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD 

20 CFR Part 295 

RIN 3220–AB61 

Payments Pursuant to Court Decree or 

Court-Approved Property Settlement 

AGENCY: Railroad Retirement Board. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The Railroad Retirement 

Board (Board) amends its regulations 

concerning partition of annuities 

pursuant to a court decree or courtapproved property settlement in order 

to incorporate provisions of the Pension 

Protection Act of 2006, to make 

corrections in the existing regulation, 

and to update the regulation to reflect 

changes in titles within the agency. 

DATES: This rule will be effective August 

13, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: Beatrice Ezerski, Secretary 

to the Board, Railroad Retirement Board, 

844 N. Rush Street, Chicago, Illinois 

60611–2092. 


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