This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER

contains notices to the public of the proposed

issuance of rules and regulations. The

purpose of these notices is to give interested

persons an opportunity to participate in the

rule making prior to the adoption of the final

rules.

Proposed Rules Federal Register

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Vol. 73, No. 199 

Tuesday, October 14, 2008 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2007–0242; Directorate 

Identifier 2007–NE–51] 

Airworthiness Directives; General 

Electric Company CF6–80C2 and CF6– 

80E1 Series Turbofan Engines 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration, DOT. 

ACTION: Proposed rule; withdrawal. 

SUMMARY: This action withdraws a 

notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) 

that proposed a new airworthiness 

directive (AD), applicable to General 

Electric Company (GE) CF6–80C2 and 

CF6–80E1 series turbofan engines. That 

action would have required replacement 

of all clevis pins installed on the thrust 

reverser central drive units and upper 

and lower actuators, or replacement of 

pins that fail an on-wing rebound 

hardness test. Since we issued that 

NPRM, we determined there is no 

unsafe condition that warrants issuing 

an AD. The likelihood of this event 

occurring again and significantly 

damaging an aircraft is very low. 

Accordingly, we withdraw the proposed 

rule. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Christopher Richards, Aerospace 

Engineer, Engine Certification Office, 

FAA, Engine and Propeller Directorate, 

12 New England Executive Park, 

Burlington, MA 01803; e-mail: 

christopher.j.richards@faa.gov; 

telephone: (781) 238–7133, fax: (781) 

238–7199. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A 

proposal to amend part 39 of the Federal 

Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 39) to 

add a new airworthiness directive (AD), 

applicable to (GE) CF6–80C2 and CF6– 

80E1 series turbofan engines, was 

published in the Federal Register on 

February 25, 2008 (73 FR 9970). The 

proposed rule would have required 

replacement of all clevis pins installed 

on the thrust reverser central drive units 

and upper and lower actuators, or 

replacement of pins that fail an on-wing 

rebound hardness test. That action 

results from failure of a thrust reverser 

during landing due to unapproved 

clevis pins being installed. The failure 

was due to lack of clevis pin hardness. 

The proposed actions were intended to 

prevent thrust reverser failure, which 

could lead to damage to the thrust 

reverser and airplane. 

Since we issued that NPRM we have 

determined we don’t need to issue an 

Airworthiness Directive to mandate an 

inspection. We have determined that the 

probability that inferior pin material is 

present in the fleet does not present 

sufficient risk to warrant an AD. 

However, operators and maintenance 

facilities should remain diligent in their 

normal maintenance practices to 

prevent installation of unapproved 

materials and to recognize when a clevis 

pin of inferior material is installed. We 

issued Safety Information Alert Bulletin 

No. NE–08–44, dated September 3, 

2008, to aid in identifying and 

understanding the inferior clevis pin 

material. 

Upon further consideration, we 

determined there is no unsafe condition 

that warrants issuing an AD. The 

likelihood of this event occurring again 

and significantly damaging an aircraft is 

very low. Accordingly, we withdraw the 

proposed rule. 

Withdrawing this notice of proposed 

rulemaking constitutes only such action, 

and does not preclude us from issuing 

another notice in the future, nor does it 

commit us to any course of action in the 

future. 

Since this action only withdraws a 

notice of proposed rulemaking, it is 

neither a proposed nor a final rule and 

therefore, is not covered under 

Executive Order 12866, the Regulatory 

Flexibility Act, or DOT Regulatory 

Policies and Procedures (44 FR 11034, 

February 26, 1979). 

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39 

Air transportation, Aircraft, Aviation 

safety, Safety. 

The Withdrawal 

Accordingly, the notice of proposed 

rulemaking, Docket No. FAA–2007– 

0242, published in the Federal Register 

on February 25, 2008 (73 FR 9970), is 

withdrawn. 

Issued in Burlington, Massachusetts, on 

October 1, 2008. 

Peter A. White, 

Assistant Manager, Engine and Propeller 

Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. E8–24248 Filed 10–10–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Employee Benefits Security 

Administration 

29 CFR Part 2550 

RIN 1210–AB13 

Investment Advice—Participants and 

Benficiaries; Hearing 

AGENCY: Employee Benefits Security 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Labor. 

ACTION: Proposed rule; Notice of 

hearing. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

the Department of Labor will hold a 

hearing on the Department’s proposed 

regulation under provisions of the 

Employee Retirement Income Security 

Act of 1974, as amended (ERISA, or the 

Act), and the Internal Revenue Code of 

1986, as amended (Code), relating to the 

provision of investment advice to 

participants and beneficiaries of selfdirected individual account plans and 

individual retirement accounts (IRAs). 

DATES: The hearing will be held on 

October 21, 2008, beginning at 8 a.m., 

EST. Persons interested in presenting 

testimony and answering questions at 

the public hearing must submit requests 

and certain other information (as 

discussed below), by 3:30 p.m., EST, 

October 16, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: The hearing will be held at 

the U.S. Department of Labor, Room 

S–3215 A&B, 200 Constitution Avenue, 

NW., Washington, DC 20210. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Fil 

Williams, Office of Regulations and 

Interpretations, Employee Benefits 

Security Administration, (202) 693– 

8510. This is not a toll-free number. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

On August 22, 2008 (73 FR 49896), 

the Department of Labor (the 

Department) published in the Federal 

Register a notice of proposed 

rulemaking to implement the provisions 

of the statutory exemption set forth in 


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