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.

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

10 CFR Part 440 

[Docket No. EEWAP0515] 

RIN 1904–AB97 

Weatherization Assistance Program for 

Low-Income Persons 

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, U.S. Department of 

Energy. 

ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of 

comment period, notice of public 

meeting. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of 

Energy (DOE) will be holding a public 

meeting on the Notice of Proposed 

Rulemaking (NOPR) for the 

Weatherization Assistance Program 

(WAP) published on May 21, 2009. In 

the NOPR, DOE proposed to amend the 

eligibility requirements applicable to 

multi-unit buildings under the 

Weatherization Assistance Program for 

Low-Income Persons. Under the 

proposed rule, if a multi-unit building is 

under the Qualified Assistance Housing 

Program or Public Housing Program, 

identified by the U.S. Department of 

Housing and Urban Development 

(HUD), and included on a list published 

by DOE, that building would meet 

certain income and benefit eligibility 

requirements under the Weatherization 

Assistance Program without the need for 

further evaluation or verification. Also 

under the proposed rule, if a multi-unit 

building includes units that participate 

in the Low Income Housing Tax Credit 

Program, is identified by HUD, and 

included on a list published by DOE, 

that building would meet the income 

eligibility requirements of the 

Weatherization Assistance Program 

without the need for further evaluation 

or verification. The proposed rule is 

intended reduce the procedural burdens 

on evaluating applications from 

buildings that are part of HUD public 

and assisted housing and U.S. 

Department of Treasury tax credit 

programs. 

DATES: The comment period for the 

NOPR published at 74 FR 23804, May 

21, 2009, is extended to July 6, 2009. 

DOE will hold a public meeting, on 

Thursday, June 18, 2009, from 11 a.m. 

to 5 p.m. EDT to discuss the WAP 

proposed rule. This meeting is open to 

the public and will also be available as 

a webinar/conference call. 

ADDRESSES: The public meeting and 

webinar will be held at the U.S. 

Department of Energy, Forrestal 

Building, Room 8E–069, 1000 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20585–0121. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gil 

Sperling, U.S. Department of Energy, 

Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, Weatherization 

Assistance Program, EE–2K, 1000 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20585–0121, (202) 287– 

1644, e-mail: Gil.Sperling@ee.doe.gov, 

or Chris Calamita, U.S. Department of 

Energy, Office of the General Counsel, 

Forrestal Building, GC–72, 1000 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586–9507, 

e-mail: 

Christopher.Calamita@hq.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

On May 21, 2009, DOE published a 

NOPR proposing to amend the 

regulations for the Weatherization 

Assistance Program. 74 FR 23804. DOE 

believes that the proposed rule would 

reduce the procedural burdens on 

evaluating the eligibility of buildings 

that are part of HUD assisted housing 

and U.S. Department of Treasury tax 

credit programs for the purpose of the 

Weatherization Assistance Program. 

II. Meeting Participation 

DOE must receive requests to present 

or speak at the public meeting/webinar 

no later than 4 p.m., Wednesday, June 

17, 2009. DOE must receive a signed 

original and an electronic copy of 

statements to be given at the public 

meeting no later than 4 p.m., Tuesday, 

June 16, 2009. Please note that foreign 

nationals visiting DOE Headquarters are 

subject to advance security screening 

procedures, requiring advance notice. If 

you are a foreign national and wish to 

participate in the public meeting, please 

inform DOE as soon as possible and no 

later than 5 p.m. Friday, June 12, 2009, 

by contacting Ms. Brenda Edwards at 

(202) 586–2945, or e-mail: 

brenda.edwards@ee.doe.gov. 

The meeting is open to the public. 

DOE invites participation by all 

interested parties. For information on 

the agenda, bridge line and Web link for 

the conference call of June 18, 2009, 

please send an e-mail to 

wxhudnopr@ee.doe.gov. For 

information on facilities or services for 

individuals with disabilities or to 

request special assistance, please e-mail 

your request to wxhudnopr@ee.doe.gov 

by Tuesday, June 16, 2009. Please note 

that participants will need to be precleared in advance of the meeting in 

order to enter the DOE headquarters 

building. By 4 p.m. EDT, Wednesday, 

June 17, 2009, e-mail 

wxhudnopr@ee.doe.gov, if you plan to 

attend the meeting to facilitate the preclearance process. 

Conduct of Public Meeting: DOE will 

designate a DOE official to preside at the 

public meeting and may also use a 

professional facilitator to aid discussion. 

Representatives from HUD will 

participate in the discussions. The 

meeting will not be a judicial or 

evidentiary-type public hearing. A court 

reporter will be present to record and 

transcribe the proceedings. DOE 

reserves the right to schedule the order 

of presentations and to establish the 

procedures governing the conduct of the 

public meeting. After the public 

meeting, interested parties may submit 

further comments about the 

proceedings, and any other aspect of the 

proposed rulemaking, by 5 p.m. EDT, 

Monday, July 6, 2009. The public 

meeting will be conducted in an 

informal, conference style. Each 

participant will be allowed to make a 

prepared general statement (within time 

limits determined by DOE) before 

discussion of a particular topic. DOE 

will permit other participants to 

comment briefly on any general 

statements. At the end of all prepared 

statements on a topic, DOE will permit 

participants to clarify their statements 

briefly and comment on statements 

made by others. Participants should be 

prepared to answer questions by DOE 

and by other participants concerning 

these issues. DOE representatives may 

also ask questions of participants 

concerning other matters relevant to the 

proposed rulemaking. The official 

conducting the public meeting will 

accept additional comments or 

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questions from those attending, as time 

permits. The presiding official will 

announce any further procedural rules 

or modification of the above procedures 

that may be needed for proper conduct 

of the public meeting. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on June 8, 2009. 

John M. Lushetsky, 

Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy 

Efficiency, Office of Technology 

Development, Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy. 

[FR Doc. E9–13836 Filed 6–11–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2009–0503; Directorate 

Identifier 2009–NE–12–AD] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Turbomeca 

S.A. Model Arriel 1B, 1D, and 1D1 

Turboshaft Engines 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: We propose to adopt a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for the 

products listed above. This proposed 

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: 

The rupture of the Reduction Gear Box 

Intermediate Pinion may result in an 

overspeed of the Power Turbine and, 

subsequently, an uncommanded engine inflight shutdown. This could lead to an 

emergency autorotation landing on a singleengine helicopter. 

We are proposing this AD to prevent 

the rupture of the reduction gear box 

intermediate pinion, which could result 

in an overspeed of the power turbine, an 

uncommanded in-flight shutdown of the 

engine, and an emergency autorotation 

landing. 

DATES: We must receive comments on 

this proposed AD by July 13, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: You may send comments by 

any of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov and follow 

the instructions for sending your 

comments electronically. 

• Mail: Docket Management Facility, 

U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue, SE., West Building 

Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 

Washington, DC 20590–0001. 

• Hand Delivery: Deliver to Mail 

address above between 9 a.m. and 5 

p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays. 

• Fax: (202) 493–2251. 

Contact Turbomeca, 40220 Tarnos, 

France; telephone 33 05 59 74 40 00; fax 

33 05 59 74 45 15, for the service 

information identified in this proposed 

AD. 

Examining the AD Docket 

You may examine the AD docket on 

the Internet at http:// 

www.regulations.gov; or in person at the 

Docket Operations office between 9 a.m. 

and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

except Federal holidays. The AD docket 

contains this proposed AD, the 

regulatory evaluation, any comments 

received, and other information. The 

street address for the Docket Operations 

office (telephone (800) 647–5527) is the 

same as the Mail address provided in 

the ADDRESSES section. Comments will 

be available in the AD docket shortly 

after receipt. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

James Lawrence, Aerospace Engineer, 

Engine Certification Office, FAA, Engine 

and Propeller Directorate, 12 New 

England Executive Park, Burlington, MA 

01803; e-mail: james.lawrence@faa.gov; 

telephone (781) 238–7176; fax (781) 

238–7199. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Comments Invited 

We invite you to send any written 

relevant data, views, or arguments about 

this proposed AD. Send your comments 

to an address listed under the 

ADDRESSES section. Include ‘‘Docket No. 

FAA–2009–0503; Directorate Identifier 

2009–NE–12–AD’’ at the beginning of 

your comments. We specifically invite 

comments on the overall regulatory, 

economic, environmental, and energy 

aspects of this proposed AD. We will 

consider all comments received by the 

closing date and may amend this 

proposed AD based on those comments. 

We will post all comments we 

receive, without change, to http:// 

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information you provide. We 

will also post a report summarizing each 

substantive verbal contact with FAA 

personnel concerning this proposed AD. 

Using the search function of the Web 

site, anyone can find and read the 

comments in any of our dockets, 

including, if provided, the name of the 

individual who sent the comment (or 

signed the comment on behalf of an 

association, business, labor union, etc.). 

You may review the DOT’s complete 

Privacy Act Statement in the Federal 

Register published on April 11, 2000 

(65 FR 19477–78). 

Discussion 

The European Aviation Safety Agency 

(EASA), which is the Technical Agent 

for the Member States of the European 

Community, has issued EASA 

Airworthiness Directive 2009–0002, 

dated January 7, 2009, (referred to after 

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

condition for the specified products. 

The MCAI states: 

Several events of rupture of the Arriel 1 

Reduction Gear Box Intermediate Pinion 

have been reported in service. The ruptures 

have been determined to be originated at the 

pinion teeth root due to increased vibratory 

stresses. This increase in vibratory stresses is 

mainly caused by increased teeth wear over 

engine life time. 

The rupture of the Reduction Gear Box 

Intermediate Pinion may result in an 

overspeed of the Power Turbine and, 

subsequently, an uncommanded engine inflight shutdown. This could lead to an 

emergency autorotation landing on a singleengine helicopter. 

To reduce the level of vibratory stresses 

and improve tooth resistance, Turbome ́ca 

modification incorporates the addition of a 

damping ring below the teeth and a shot 

peening of the teeth roots. These 

modifications reduce the risk of incipient 

fatigue cracks. 

This AD requires the replacement of all 

Reduction Gear Box Intermediate Pinions 

with Pinions incorporating Turbome ́ca 

modification TU 232. 

You may obtain further information 

by examining the MCAI in the AD 

docket. 

Relevant Service Information 

Turbomeca has issued Mandatory 

Service Bulletin No. 292 72 0276, 

Version B, dated November 6, 2008. The 

actions described in this service 

information are intended to correct the 

unsafe condition identified in the 

MCAI. 

FAA’s Determination and Requirements 

of This Proposed AD 

This product has been approved by 

the aviation authority of France, and is 

approved for operation in the United 

States. Pursuant to our bilateral 

agreement with France, they have 

notified us of the unsafe condition 

described in the MCAI and service 

information referenced above. We are 

proposing this AD because we evaluated 

all information provided by EASA and 

determined the unsafe condition exists 

and is likely to exist or develop on other 

products of the same type design.