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227–2125; fax (425) 227–1149. Before using 

any approved AMOC on any airplane to 

which the AMOC applies, notify your 

principal maintenance inspector (PMI) or 

principal avionics inspector (PAI), as 

appropriate, or lacking a principal inspector, 

your local Flight Standards District Office. 

The AMOC approval letter must specifically 

reference this AD. 

(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. 

Related Information 

(l) Refer to MCAI EASA Airworthiness 

Directive 2008–0052R1, dated June 30, 2008; 

and the service information identified in 

Tables 1, 2, and 3 of this AD; for related 

information. 

Material Incorporated by Reference 

(m) You must use the applicable service 

information contained in Table 4 of this AD 

to do the actions required by this AD, unless 

the AD specifies otherwise. If you 

accomplish the optional terminating actions 

specified by this AD, you must use the 

applicable service information identified in 

Table 5 of this AD to perform those actions, 

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 Airbus SAS—EAW 

(Airworthiness Office), 1 Rond Point Maurice 

Bellonte, 31707 Blagnac Cedex, France; 

telephone +33 5 61 93 36 96; fax +33 5 61 

93 44 51; e-mail: account.airwortheas@airbus.com; Internet: http:// 

www.airbus.com. 

(3) You may review copies of the service 

information at the FAA, Transport Airplane 

Directorate, 1601 Lind Avenue, SW., Renton, 

Washington. For information on the 

availability of this material at the FAA, call 

425–227–1221. 

(4) You may also review copies of the 

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, call 202–741–6030, or go 

to: http://www.archives.gov/federal_register/

code_of_federal_regulations/

ibr_locations.html. 

TABLE 4—MATERIAL INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE FOR ACTIONS REQUIRED IN THIS AD 

Document Revision Date 

Airbus All Operator Telex A300-32A0447 ........................................................................... Original ........................................... April 22, 2004. 

Airbus All Operator Telex A300-32A6093 ........................................................................... Original ........................................... April 22, 2004. 

Airbus All Operator Telex A310-32A2132 ........................................................................... Original ........................................... April 22, 2004. 

Airbus Mandatory Service Bulletin A300–32–0447, excluding Appendix 01 ...................... 01 ................................................... June 1, 2007. 

Airbus Mandatory Service Bulletin A300–32–6093, excluding Appendix 01 ...................... 01 ................................................... June 1, 2007. 

Airbus Mandatory Service Bulletin A310–32–2132, excluding Appendix 01 ...................... 01 ................................................... June 1, 2007. 

TABLE 5—MATERIAL INCORPORATED

BY REFERENCE FOR THE OPTIONAL

TERMINATING ACTION IN THIS AD 

Airbus service 

bulletin— Dated— 

A300–32–0453 ...................... June 1, 2007. 

A300–32–6099 ...................... June 1, 2007. 

A310–32–2135 ...................... June 1, 2007. 

Issued in Renton, Washington, on 

September 16, 2010. 

Robert D. Breneman, 

Acting Manager, Transport Airplane 

Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2010–24257 Filed 9–30–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2010–0035; Directorate 

Identifier 2009–NM–066–AD; Amendment 

39–16447; AD 2010–20–12] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing 

Company Model 747–400, 747–400D, 

and 747–400F Series Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: We are adopting a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for Model 

747–400, 747–400D, and 747–400F 

series airplanes. This AD requires 

installing a hot short protector (HSP) for 

the fuel quantity indicating system 

(FQIS) of the center fuel tank and, for 

certain airplanes, the horizontal 

stabilizer fuel tank. This AD results 

from fuel system reviews conducted by 

the manufacturer. We are issuing this 

AD to prevent an electrical hot short 

from a source outside the FQIS to the 

densitometer wiring from causing 

failure of the FQIS densitometer 

resistors, which could result in an 

ignition source inside the center or 

horizontal stabilizer fuel tanks. An 

ignition source, in combination with 

flammable fuel vapors, could result in a 

fuel tank explosion and consequent loss 

of the airplane. This AD is effective 

November 5, 2010. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of certain publications listed in the AD 

as of November 5, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: For service information 

identified in this AD, contact Boeing 

Commercial Airplanes, Attention: Data 

& Services Management, P.O. Box 3707, 

MC 2H–65, Seattle, Washington 98124– 

2207; telephone 206–544–5000, 

extension 1; fax 206–766–5680; e-mail 

me.boecom@boeing.com; Internet 

https://www.myboeingfleet.com. 

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: 

Georgios Roussos, Aerospace Engineer, 

Systems and Equipment Branch, ANM– 

130S, FAA, Seattle Aircraft Certification 

Office, 1601 Lind Avenue, SW., Renton, 

Washington 98057–3356; telephone 

(425) 917–6482; fax (425) 917–6590. 

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 Model 747–400, 747–400D, and 

747–400F series airplanes. That NPRM 

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was published in the Federal Register 

on February 11, 2010 (75 FR 6821). That 

NPRM proposed to require installing a 

hot short protector for the fuel quantity 

indicating system of the center fuel tank 

and, for certain airplanes, the horizontal 

stabilizer fuel tank. 

Comments 

We gave the public the opportunity to 

participate in developing this AD. We 

considered the comments received from 

The Boeing Company. 

Request To Revise Preamble of the 

NPRM 

Boeing requests the following changes 

to sections of the preamble of the 

NPRM: 

• In the section ‘‘Relevant Service 

Information,’’ revise ‘‘We have received 

Boeing Service Bulletin 74728A2266, 

Revision 1, dated December 10, 2009 

(for the CWTs)’’ to ‘‘We have received 

Boeing Service Bulletin 74728A2266, 

Revision 1, dated December 10, 2009 

(for all airplanes),’’ because there are no 

configurations of the Model 747–400 

without the center fuel tank. 

• Revise ‘‘Relevant Service 

Information’’ to add the phrase ‘‘(for 

airplanes with horizontal stabilizer 

tanks)’’ to ‘‘Boeing Alert Service Bulletin 

747–28A2267, dated December 18, 

2008.’’ Boeing states that this service 

bulletin adds a hot short protector on 

the horizontal stabilizer tank (HST). 

We acknowledge the commenter’s 

requests. While the commenter’s 

suggestions may clarify information that 

the NPRM contained, these sections are 

not included in the final rule. As a 

result, we have not changed the AD in 

regard to these issues. 

Request To Clarify the FQIS Wire 

Separation Requirement 

Boeing requests that we clarify the 

requirement of the FQIS wire separation 

from the wiring of the other systems as 

a result of implementing the actions 

required by this AD. Boeing requests 

that we revise the Discussion section of 

the NPRM to state that after the actions 

required by the AD are implemented, 

then no further actions are required to 

separate the FQIS wire from the wiring 

of other systems. 

We agree with the commenter that no 

action is required for the undisturbed 

portion of the densitometer wiring from 

the HSP to the fuel quantity processor 

unit at the electrical equipment bay. 

This final rule requires the installation 

of the HSP according to the 

accomplishment instructions of the 

applicable service bulletins. No part of 

this AD implies or requires action for 

the undisturbed portion of the 

densitometer wiring. Therefore, we have 

not changed the final rule in regard to 

this issue. 

Request To Add Service Bulletin to 

Credit Paragraph 

Boeing requests that we revise 

paragraph (h) of the NPRM to include 

Boeing Alert Service Bulletin 747– 

28A2266, Revision 1, dated December 

10, 2009. 

We do not agree to revise the AD, 

because such a revision is unnecessary. 

Paragraph (h) of this AD exists to give 

credit for actions accomplished before 

the effective date of this AD using 

Boeing Alert Service Bulletin 747– 

28A2266, dated December 18, 2008, and 

paragraph (g) of this AD requires that 

Revision 1 of this service bulletin is 

used for the action specified in that 

paragraph. We have not changed the AD 

in regard to this issue. 

Conclusion 

We reviewed the relevant data, 

considered the comments received, and 

determined that air safety and the 

public interest require adopting the AD 

as proposed. 

Costs of Compliance 

We estimate that this AD affects 80 

airplanes of U.S. registry. The following 

table provides the estimated costs for 

U.S. operators to comply with this AD. 

TABLE—ESTIMATED COSTS

Action Work hours Average labor 

rate per hour Parts Cost per product Fleet cost 

Installation1 ..... 6 to 17 ........... $85 $15,821 to $30,650 .............. $16,331 to $32,095 .............. $1,306,480 to $2,567,600. 

1Work hours and parts costs depend on airplane configuration. 

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 

distribution of power and 

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. 

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1 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer 

Protection Act, Public Law 111–203, 124 Stat. 1376 

(2010). 

2 17 U.S.C. 7202 et seq. 

§ 39.13 [Amended] 

■ 2. The FAA amends § 39.13 by adding 

the following new airworthiness 

directive (AD): 

2010–20–12 The Boeing Company: 

Amendment 39–16447; Docket No. 

FAA–2010–0035; Directorate Identifier 

2009–NM–066–AD. 

Effective Date 

(a) This AD is effective November 5, 2010. 

Affected ADs 

(b) None. 

Applicability 

(c) This AD applies to The Boeing 

Company Model 747–400, 747–400D, and 

747–400F series airplanes, certificated in any 

category; as identified in the service bulletins 

listed in paragraphs (c)(1) and (c)(2) of this 

AD. 

(1) Boeing Service Bulletin 747–28A2266, 

Revision 1, dated December 10, 2009. 

(2) Boeing Alert Service Bulletin 747– 

28A2267, dated December 18, 2008. 

Subject 

(d) Air Transport Association (ATA) of 

America Code 28: Fuel. 

Unsafe Condition 

(e) This AD results from fuel system 

reviews conducted by the manufacturer. The 

Federal Aviation Administration is issuing 

this AD to prevent an electrical hot short 

from a source outside the fuel quantity 

indicating system (FQIS) to the densitometer 

wiring from causing failure of the FQIS 

densitometer resistors, which could result in 

an ignition source inside the center or 

horizontal stabilizer fuel tanks. An ignition 

source, in combination with flammable fuel 

vapors, could result in a fuel tank explosion 

and consequent loss of the airplane. 

Compliance 

(f) You are responsible for having the 

actions required by this AD performed within 

the compliance times specified, unless the 

actions have already been done. 

Installation of Hot Short Protector (HSP) 

(g) Within 60 months after the effective 

date of this AD: Do the applicable 

installations of the HSP specified in 

paragraphs (g)(1) and (g)(2) of this AD. 

Note 1: Boeing Service Bulletin 747– 

28A2266, Revision 1, dated December 10, 

2009; and Boeing Alert Service Bulletin 747– 

28A2267, dated December 18, 2008; refer to 

Cinch Service Bulletin CN1036–28–01, 

Revision C, dated January 18, 2007, as an 

additional source of guidance for installing 

the HSP in the fuel tanks which must be 

done before or concurrently with the actions 

specified in Boeing Service Bulletin 747– 

28A2266, Revision 1, dated December 10, 

2009; and Boeing Alert Service Bulletin 747– 

28A2267, dated December 18, 2008. 

(1) For all airplanes: Install the HSP in the 

center wing tank, in accordance with the 

Accomplishment Instructions of Boeing 

Service Bulletin 747–28A2266, Revision 1, 

dated December 10, 2009. 

(2) For airplanes identified in Boeing Alert 

Service Bulletin 747–28A2267, dated 

December 18, 2008: Install the HSP in the 

horizontal stabilizer tank, in accordance with 

the Accomplishment Instructions of Boeing 

Alert Service Bulletin 747–28A2267, dated 

December 18, 2008. 

Credit for Installation Previously 

Accomplished in Accordance With Previous 

Issue of Service Bulletin 

(h) Actions accomplished before the 

effective date of this AD according to Boeing 

Alert Service Bulletin 747–28A2266, dated 

December 18, 2008, are considered 

acceptable for compliance with the 

corresponding action specified in this AD, 

provided that Cinch Service Bulletin 

CN1036–28–01, Revision C, dated January 

18, 2007, is used as an additional source of 

guidance. 

Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs) 

(i)(1) The Manager, Seattle Aircraft 

Certification Office (ACO), 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: 

Georgios Roussos, Aerospace Engineer, 

Systems and Equipment Branch, ANM–130S, 

FAA, Seattle Aircraft Certification Office, 

1601 Lind Avenue, SW., Renton, Washington 

98057–3356; telephone (425) 917–6482; fax 

(425) 917–6590. Or, e-mail information to 9- 

ANM-Seattle-ACO-AMOC-Requests@faa.gov. 

(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 principal maintenance inspector 

(PMI) or principal avionics inspector (PAI), 

as appropriate, or lacking a principal 

inspector, your local Flight Standards District 

Office. The AMOC approval letter must 

specifically reference this AD. 

Material Incorporated by Reference 

(j) You must use Boeing Service Bulletin 

747–28A2266, Revision 1, dated December 

10, 2009; or Boeing Alert Service Bulletin 

747–28A2267, dated December 18, 2008; as 

applicable; 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, Attention: Data & Services 

Management, P.O. Box 3707, MC 2H–65, 

Seattle, Washington 98124–2207; telephone 

206–544–5000, extension 1; fax 206–766– 

5680; e-mail me.boecom@boeing.com; 

Internet https://www.myboeingfleet.com. 

(3) You may review copies of the service 

information at the FAA, Transport Airplane 

Directorate, 1601 Lind Avenue, SW., Renton, 

Washington. For information on the 

availability of this material at the FAA, call 

425–227–1221. 

(4) You may also review copies of the 

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, 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 

September 16, 2010. 

Robert D. Breneman, 

Acting Manager, Transport Airplane 

Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2010–24169 Filed 9–30–10; 8:45 am] 

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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE 

COMMISSION 

17 CFR Part 241 

[Release No. 34–62991] 

Commission Guidance Regarding 

Auditing, Attestation, and Related 

Professional Practice Standards 

Related To Brokers and Dealers 

AGENCY: Securities and Exchange 

Commission. 

ACTION: Interpretation. 

SUMMARY: The Securities and Exchange 

Commission is publishing interpretive 

guidance to clarify the application of 

certain Commission rules, regulations, 

releases, and staff bulletins in light of 

the authority granted to the Public 

Company Accounting Oversight Board 

in the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform 

and Consumer Protection Act to 

establish auditing, attestation, and 

related professional practice standards 

governing the preparation and issuance 

of audit reports to be included in broker 

and dealer filings with the Commission. 

DATES: Effective Date: October 1, 2010. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Questions should be referred to Rebekah 

Goshorn (Attorney), Division of Trading 

and Markets, at (202) 551–5777, or to 

John Offenbacher (Senior Associate 

Chief Accountant) or Jeffrey Cohan 

(Senior Special Counsel), Office of the 

Chief Accountant, at (202) 551–5300, 

Securities and Exchange Commission, 

100 F Street NE., Washington, DC 

20549–7561. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

982 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street 

Reform and Consumer Protection Act 1

(‘‘Dodd-Frank Act’’) amended the 

Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 2 (the 

‘‘Sarbanes-Oxley Act’’) to authorize the 

Public Company Accounting Oversight 

Board (‘‘PCAOB’’), among other things, 

to establish, subject to approval by the 

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