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Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 

et seq.). 

List of Subjects in 9 CFR Part 77 

Animal diseases, Bison, Cattle, 

Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements, Transportation, 

Tuberculosis. 

■ Accordingly, we are amending 9 CFR 

part 77 as follows: 

PART 77—TUBERCULOSIS 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 77 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 8301–8317; 7 CFR 2.22, 

2.80, and 371.4. 

§ 77.7 [Amended] 

■ 2. In § 77.7, paragraph (a) is amended 

by removing the word ‘‘California,’’. 

§ 77.9 [Amended] 

■ 3. In § 77.9, paragraph (a) is amended 

by adding the words ‘‘California and’’ 

before the words ‘‘New Mexico’’. 

Done in Washington, DC, this 12th day of 

September 2008. 

Kevin Shea, 

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. E8–21814 Filed 9–17–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2008–0748 Directorate 

Identifier 2008–CE–041–AD; Amendment 

39–15677; AD 2008–19–10] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; EADS 

SOCATA Model TBM 700 Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: We are adopting a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for the 

products listed above. This AD results 

from mandatory continuing 

airworthiness information (MCAI) 

issued by an aviation authority of 

another country to identify and correct 

an unsafe condition on an aviation 

product. The MCAI describes the unsafe 

condition as: 

It has been discovered that a risk of 

mechanical interference exists in the 

movement of the emergency landing gear bypass selector, due to an insufficient 

functional gap between a floor panel 

attachment lug and the landing gear control 

button. 

This condition, if not corrected, causes 

mechanical interference which could result 

in a situation where, during emergency 

procedures, the landing gear cannot be 

extended. 

We are issuing this AD to require 

actions to correct the unsafe condition 

on these products. 

DATES: This AD becomes effective 

October 23, 2008. 

On October 23, 2008, the Director of 

the Federal Register approved the 

incorporation by reference of certain 

publications listed in this AD. 

ADDRESSES: You may examine the AD 

docket on the Internet at http:// 

www.regulations.gov or in person at 

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: 

Albert Mercado, Aerospace Engineer, 

FAA, Small Airplane Directorate, 901 

Locust, Room 301, Kansas City, 

Missouri 64106; telephone: (816) 329– 

4119; fax: (816) 329–4090. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Discussion 

We issued a notice of proposed 

rulemaking (NPRM) to amend 14 CFR 

part 39 to include an AD that would 

apply to the specified products. That 

NPRM was published in the Federal 

Register on July 8, 2008 (73 FR 38935). 

That NPRM proposed to correct an 

unsafe condition for the specified 

products. The MCAI states: 

It has been discovered that a risk of 

mechanical interference exists in the 

movement of the emergency landing gear bypass selector, due to an insufficient 

functional gap between a floor panel 

attachment lug and the landing gear control 

button. 

This condition, if not corrected, causes 

mechanical interference which could result 

in a situation where, during emergency 

procedures, the landing gear cannot be 

extended. 

For the reasons described above, this EASA 

Emergency Airworthiness Directive (AD) 

requires a check of the gap between the 

landing gear control button and the floor 

panel and, if the gap is found to be 

insufficient, modification of the floor panel. 

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 available data and 

determined that air safety and the 

public interest require adopting the AD 

as proposed. 

Differences Between This AD and the 

MCAI or Service Information 

We have reviewed the MCAI and 

related service information and, in 

general, agree with their substance. But 

we might have found it necessary to use 

different words from those in the MCAI 

to ensure the AD is clear for U.S. 

operators and is enforceable. In making 

these changes, we do not intend to differ 

substantively from the information 

provided in the MCAI and related 

service information. 

We might also have required different 

actions in this AD from those in the 

MCAI in order to follow FAA policies. 

Any such differences are highlighted in 

a NOTE within the AD. 

Costs of Compliance 

We estimate that this AD will affect 

72 products of U.S. registry. We also 

estimate that it will take about 1 workhour per product to comply with basic 

requirements of this AD. The average 

labor rate is $80 per work-hour (no labor 

cost; work-hour warranty given by 

manufacturer until May 31, 2009). 

Based on these figures, we estimate 

the cost of this AD to the U.S. operators 

to be $5,760 or $80 per product. 

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 

We determined that 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 


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the national government and the States, 

or on the distribution of power and 

responsibilities among the various 

levels of government. 

For the reasons discussed above, I 

certify 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. 

We prepared a regulatory evaluation 

of the estimated costs to comply with 

this AD and placed it in the AD Docket. 

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 the NPRM, the 

regulatory evaluation, any comments 

received, and other information. The 

street address for the Docket Office 

(telephone (800) 647–5527) is in the 

ADDRESSES section. Comments will be 

available in the AD docket shortly after 

receipt. 

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: 

2008–19–10 EADS SOCATA: Amendment 

39–15677; Docket No. FAA–2008–0748; 

Directorate Identifier 2008–CE–041–AD. 

Effective Date 

(a) This airworthiness directive (AD) 

becomes effective October 23, 2008. 

Affected ADs 

(b) None. 

Applicability 

(c) This AD applies to TBM 700 airplanes, 

serial numbers 364, 367, and 370 through 

439, certificated in any category. 

Subject 

(d) Air Transport Association of America 

(ATA) Code 53: Fuselage. 

Reason 

(e) The mandatory continuing 

airworthiness information (MCAI) states: 

‘‘It has been discovered that a risk of 

mechanical interference exists in the 

movement of the emergency landing gear bypass selector, due to an insufficient 

functional gap between a floor panel 

attachment lug and the landing gear control 

button. 

This condition, if not corrected, causes 

mechanical interference which could result 

in a situation where, during emergency 

procedures, the landing gear cannot be 

extended. 

For the reasons described above, this EASA 

Emergency Airworthiness Directive (AD) 

requires a check of the gap between the 

landing gear control button and the floor 

panel and, if the gap is found to be 

insufficient, modification of the floor panel.’’ 

Actions and Compliance 

(f) For airplanes that have had the floor 

panel removed for maintenance or if it 

cannot be positively determined that the 

floor panel has not been removed at any time, 

do the following actions, unless already 

done: 

(1) Before further flight after October 23, 

2008 (the effective date of this AD), inspect 

the gap between the landing gear control 

button and the floor panel. Do the inspection 

following paragraph A of the 

Accomplishment Instructions in EADS 

SOCATA Mandatory TBM Aircraft Service 

Bulletin SB 70–154, dated April 2008. 

(2) If the gap is below the limits specified 

in paragraph A of EADS SOCATA Mandatory 

TBM Aircraft Service Bulletin SB 70–154, 

dated April 2008, before further flight after 

the inspection required in paragraph (f)(1) of 

this AD, modify the floor panel following 

paragraph C of the Accomplishment 

Instructions in EADS SOCATA Mandatory 

TBM Aircraft Service Bulletin SB 70–154, 

dated April 2008. 

(3) If the gap is at or above the limits 

specified in paragraph A of EADS SOCATA 

Mandatory TBM Aircraft Service Bulletin SB 

70–154, dated April 2008, before further 

flight after the inspection required in 

paragraph (f)(1) of this AD, recondition the 

airplane following paragraph D of the 

Accomplishment Instructions in EADS 

SOCATA Mandatory TBM Aircraft Service 

Bulletin SB 70–154, dated April 2008. 

(g) For airplanes in which it can be 

positively determined that the floor panel has 

not been removed at any time, within the 

next 30 days after October 23, 2008 (the 

effective date of this AD), do the following 

actions, unless already done: 

(1) Inspect the gap between the landing 

gear control button and the floor panel. Do 

the inspection following paragraph A of the 

Accomplishment Instructions in EADS 

SOCATA Mandatory TBM Aircraft Service 

Bulletin SB 70–154, dated April 2008. 

(2) If the gap is below the limits specified 

in paragraph A of EADS SOCATA Mandatory 

TBM Aircraft Service Bulletin SB 70–154, 

dated April 2008, before further flight after 

the inspection required in paragraph (g)(1) of 

this AD, modify the floor panel following 

paragraph C of the Accomplishment 

Instructions in EADS SOCATA Mandatory 

TBM Aircraft Service Bulletin SB 70–154, 

dated April 2008. 

(3) If the gap is at or above the limits 

specified in paragraph A of EADS SOCATA 

Mandatory TBM Aircraft Service Bulletin SB 

70–154, dated April 2008, before further 

flight after the inspection required in 

paragraph (g)(1) of this AD, recondition the 

airplane following paragraph D of the 

Accomplishment Instructions in EADS 

SOCATA Mandatory TBM Aircraft Service 

Bulletin SB 70–154, dated April 2008. 

FAA AD Differences 

Note: This AD differs from the MCAI and/ 

or service information as follows: No 

differences. 

Other FAA AD Provisions 

(h) The following provisions also apply to 

this AD: 

(1) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs): The Manager, Standards Office, 

FAA, has the authority to approve AMOCs 

for this AD, if requested using the procedures 

found in 14 CFR 39.19. Send information to 

ATTN: Albert Mercado, Aerospace Engineer, 

FAA, Small Airplane Directorate, 901 Locust, 

Room 301, Kansas City, Missouri 64106; 

telephone: (816) 329–4119; fax: (816) 329– 

4090. 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. 

(2) Airworthy Product: For any 

requirement in this AD to obtain corrective 

actions from a manufacturer or other source, 

use these actions if they are FAA-approved. 

Corrective actions are considered FAAapproved if they are approved by the State 

of Design Authority (or their delegated 

agent). You are required to assure the product 

is airworthy before it is returned to service. 

(3) Reporting Requirements: For any 

reporting requirement in this AD, under the 

provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act 

(44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) has 

approved the information collection 

requirements and has assigned OMB Control 

Number 2120–0056. 

Special Flight Permit 

(i) A single ferry flight of the airplane with 

landing gear extended is allowed in order to 

reach the nearest maintenance facility where 

the inspection and modification is to be 

done. 

Related Information 

(j) Refer to MCAI European Aviation Safety 

Agency (EASA) Emergency AD No. 2008– 

0081–E, dated April 25, 2008; and EADS 

SOCATA Mandatory TBM Aircraft Service 


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Bulletin SB 70–154, dated April 2008 for 

related information. 

Material Incorporated by Reference 

(k) You must use EADS SOCATA 

Mandatory TBM Aircraft Service Bulletin SB 

70–154, dated April 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 EADS SOCATA, Direction 

des Services, 6921 Tarbes Cedex 9, France; or 

SOCATA AIRCRAFT, INC., North Perry 

Airport, 7501 South Airport Road, Pembroke 

Pine, Florida 33023. 

(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 

September 8, 2008. 

Kim Smith, 

Manager, Small Airplane Directorate, Aircraft 

Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. E8–21359 Filed 9–17–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2008–0974; Directorate 

Identifier 2008–CE–048–AD; Amendment 

39–15673; AD 2008–19–06] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; EADS 

SOCATA Model TBM 700 Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule; request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: We are adopting a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for the 

products listed above. This AD results 

from mandatory continuing 

airworthiness information (MCAI) 

issued by the aviation authority of 

another country to identify and correct 

an unsafe condition on an aviation 

product. The MCAI describes the unsafe 

condition as: 

Following the rupture of an alternator and 

vapour cycle cooling system pulley drive 

assembly, the AD 2008–0067–E had been 

published to require the replacement of the 

pulley drive assembly by a new one of an 

improved design. 

Recent cases of rupture of the alternator 

and vapour cycle cooling system compressor 

drive shaft and of cracks on the standbyalternator and compressor support have 

reportedly been found. 

Such failures could lead to the loss of the 

alternator and of the vapour cycle cooling 

systems, and could also cause mechanical 

damage inside the powerplant compartment. 

This AD requires actions that are 

intended to address the unsafe 

condition described in the MCAI. 

DATES: This AD becomes effective 

October 8, 2008. 

On October 8, 2008, the Director of 

the Federal Register approved the 

incorporation by reference of certain 

publications listed in this AD. 

We must receive comments on this 

AD by October 20, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: You may send comments by 

any of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Fax: (202) 493–2251. 

• Mail: U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations, M– 

30, West Building Ground Floor, Room 

W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., 

Washington, DC 20590. 

• Hand Delivery: U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations, M– 

30, West Building Ground Floor, Room 

W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., 

Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. 

and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

except Federal holidays. 

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 street address for 

the Docket Office (telephone (800) 647– 

5527) is in the ADDRESSES section. 

Comments will be available in the AD 

docket shortly after receipt. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Albert Mercado, Aerospace Engineer, 

FAA, Small Airplane Directorate, 901 

Locust, Room 301, Kansas City, 

Missouri 64106; telephone: (816) 329– 

4119; fax: (816) 329–4090. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Discussion 

The European Aviation Safety Agency 

(EASA), which is the Technical Agent 

for the Member States of the European 

Community, has issued EASA 

Emergency AD No.: 2008–0129R1–E, 

dated July 31, 2008 (referred to after this 

as ‘‘the MCAI’’), to correct an unsafe 

condition for the specified products. 

The MCAI states: 

Following the rupture of an alternator and 

vapour cycle cooling system pulley drive 

assembly, the AD 2008–0067–E had been 

published to require the replacement of the 

pulley drive assembly by a new one of an 

improved design. 

Recent cases of rupture of the alternator 

and vapour cycle cooling system compressor 

drive shaft and of cracks on the standbyalternator and compressor support have 

reportedly been found. 

Such failures could lead to the loss of the 

alternator and of the vapour cycle cooling 

systems, and could also cause mechanical 

damage inside the powerplant compartment. 

To address this condition, this AD 

supersedes AD 2008–0067–E and mandates 

the removal, as a temporary measure, of the 

compressor drive belt and of the torque 

limiter, the conditional replacement of the 

pulley drive shear shaft, and repetitive 

inspections for cracks of the pulley drive 

assembly and of the alternator/compressor 

support. 

Revision 1 of this AD introduces an 

alternative temporary solution with the aim 

to restore the capability to make use of the 

air conditioning system. This solution 

consists in replacing the original pulley drive 

assembly by a time-limited assembly of a 

new design, corresponding to the EADS 

SOCATA modification MOD 70–0240–21. 

A definitive solution is still under 

consideration to correct this condition. 

You may obtain further information by 

examining the MCAI in the AD docket. 

Relevant Service Information 

EADS SOCATA has issued EADS 

SOCATA Mandatory TBM Aircraft Alert 

Service Bulletin SB No. 70–161, 

Amendment 2, and EADS SOCATA 

Mandatory TBM Aircraft Alert Service 

Bulletin SB No. 70–161, Amendment 3, 

both dated July 2008. The actions 

described in the service information are 

intended to correct the unsafe condition 

identified in the MCAI. 

FAA’s Determination and Requirements 

of the AD 

This product has been approved by 

the aviation authority of another 

country, and is approved for operation 

in the United States. Pursuant to our 

bilateral agreement with this State of 

Design Authority, they have notified us 

of the unsafe condition described in the 

MCAI and service information 

referenced above. We are issuing this 

AD because we evaluated all 

information provided by the State of 

Design Authority and determined the 

unsafe condition exists and is likely to 

exist or develop on other products of the 

same type design. 


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