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(3) A copy of any contract or 

agreement regarding the subject matter 

of the filing; 

(4) The cost of the proposed payment 

and its impact on the capital and 

earnings of the regulated entity; 

(5) The reasons why the consent to 

the payment should be granted; and 

(6) Certification and documentation as 

to each of the factors listed in 

§ 1231.3(b)(1)(iv). 

(d) Additional information. FHFA 

may request additional information at 

any time during the processing of the 

letter application. 

(e) Written notice. FHFA shall provide 

the applicant with written notice of the 

decision as soon as it is rendered. 

Dated: June 22, 2009. 

James B. Lockhart III, 

Director, Federal Housing Finance Agency. 

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BILLING CODE 8070–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2009–0294; Directorate 

Identifier 2009–NE–08–AD] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; International 

Aero Engines AG (IAE) V2500–A1, 

V2527E–A5, V2530–A5, and V2528–D5 

Turbofan Engines 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: The FAA proposes to adopt a 

new airworthiness directive (AD) for 

International Aero Engines AG (IAE) 

V2500–A1, V2527E–A5, V2530–A5, and 

V2528–D5 turbofan engines. This 

proposed AD would require reducing 

the published life limit of certain highpressure compressor (HPC) stage 9–12 

disc assemblies. This proposed AD 

would also remove from service those 

HPC stage 9–12 disc assemblies using a 

drawdown schedule. This proposed AD 

results from IAE updating the low-cyclefatigue (LCF) life analysis for certain 

HPC stage 9–12 disc assemblies. We are 

proposing this AD to prevent an 

uncontained failure of the HPC stage 

9–12 disc assembly, resulting in an inflight engine shutdown and possible 

damage to the airplane. 

DATES: We must receive any comments 

on this proposed AD by August 28, 

2009. 

ADDRESSES: Use one of the following 

addresses to comment on this proposed 

AD. 

• 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. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Mark Riley, Aerospace Engineer, Engine 

Certification Office, FAA, Engine & 

Propeller Directorate, 12 New England 

Executive Park, Burlington, MA 01803; 

e-mail: mark.riley@faa.gov; telephone 

(781) 238–7758; fax (781) 238–7199. 

Contact International Aero Engines 

AG, 400 Main Street, East Hartford, CT 

06108; telephone: (860) 565–5515; fax: 

(860) 565–5510, for a copy of the service 

information identified in this proposed 

AD. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Comments Invited 

We invite you to send us any written 

relevant data, views, or arguments 

regarding this proposal. Send your 

comments to an address listed under 

ADDRESSES. Include ‘‘Docket No. FAA– 

2009–0294; Directorate Identifier 2009– 

NE–08–AD’’ in the subject line of your 

comments. We specifically invite 

comments on the overall regulatory, 

economic, environmental, and energy 

aspects of the proposed AD. We will 

consider all comments received by the 

closing date and may amend the 

proposed AD in light of 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). 

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. 

Discussion 

IAE Engineering updated their life 

analysis for certain HPC stage 9–12 disc 

assemblies installed in V2500–A1, 

V2527E–A5, V2530–A5, and V2528–D5 

turbofan engines. Stress analysis 

calculations have shown that missing 

ceramic liner material affects thermal 

gradients at the weld joining discs stage 

11 and 12. This results in an increase in 

the stress in the weld, which affects the 

life of the component. This condition, if 

not corrected, could result in 

uncontained engine failure resulting in 

an in-flight engine shutdown and 

possible damage to the airplane. 

FAA’s Determination and Requirements 

of the Proposed AD 

We have evaluated all pertinent 

information and identified an unsafe 

condition that is likely to exist or 

develop on other products of this same 

type design. We are proposing this AD, 

which would require: 

• Reducing the published life limit of 

HPC stage 9–12 disc assemblies, P/N 

2A3200, 2A3300, 2A3400, 2A3500, 

6A4131, and 6A7545, installed in 

V2500–A1 engines, from 15,000 cyclessince-new (CSN) to 14,600 CSN; and 

• Reducing the published life limit of 

HPC stage 9–12 disc assemblies, P/N 

6A4156 and 6A7547, installed in 

V2527E–A5 and V2530–A5 engines, 

from 12,000 CSN to 11,800 CSN; and 

• Reducing the published life limit of 

HPC stage 9–12 disc assemblies, P/N 

6A4156 and 6A7547, installed in 

V2528–D5 engines, from 13,200 CSN to 

11,800 CSN. 

This proposed AD would also remove 

from service those HPC stage 9–12 disc 

assemblies using a drawdown schedule. 

Costs of Compliance 

We estimate that this proposed AD 

would affect 18 engines installed on 

airplanes of U.S. registry. We also 

estimate that it would take about 200 

work-hours per engine to perform the 

proposed actions, and that the average 


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labor rate is $80 per work-hour. The 

prorated cost due to a life reduction for 

a HPC stage 9–12 disc assembly 

installed in a V2500–A1 engine, is about 

$5,600 per engine, and for one installed 

in a V2527E–A5, V2530–A5, or V2528– 

D5 engine, is about $29,700 per engine. 

Based on these figures, we estimate the 

cost of the AD on U.S. operators to be 

$485,200. 

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 have determined that this 

proposed AD would not have federalism 

implications under Executive Order 

13132. This proposed AD would 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 the proposed AD: 

1. Is not a ‘‘significant regulatory 

action’’ under Executive Order 12866; 

2. Is not a ‘‘significant rule’’ under the 

DOT Regulatory Policies and Procedures 

(44 FR 11034, February 26, 1979); and 

3. Would 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 proposed AD. You may get a copy 

of this summary at the address listed 

under ADDRESSES. 

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39 

Air transportation, Aircraft, Aviation 

safety, Safety. 

The Proposed Amendment 

Under the authority delegated to me 

by the Administrator, the Federal 

Aviation Administration proposes to 

amend 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 airworthiness 

directive: 

International Aero Engines AG: Docket No. 

FAA–2009–0294; Directorate Identifier 

2009–NE–08–AD. 

Comments Due Date 

(a) The Federal Aviation Administration 

(FAA) must receive comments on this 

airworthiness directive (AD) action by 

August 28, 2009. 

Affected ADs 

(b) None. 

Applicability 

(c) This AD applies to International Aero 

Engines AG (IAE) V2500–A1, V2527E–A5, 

V2530–A5, and V2528–D5 turbofan engines. 

These engines are installed on, but not 

limited to, Airbus A320 and A321 series, and 

McDonnell Douglas Corporation MD–90 

airplanes. 

Unsafe Condition 

(d) This AD results from IAE updating the 

low-cycle-fatigue (LCF) life analysis for 

certain HPC stage 9–12 disc assemblies. We 

are issuing this AD to prevent an 

uncontained failure of the HPC stage 9–12 

disc assembly, resulting in an in-flight engine 

shutdown and possible damage to 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. 

V2500–A1 Turbofan Engines 

(f) For V2500–A1 turbofan engines with 

HPC stage 9–12 disc assemblies, P/N 2A3200, 

2A3300, 2A3400, 2A3500, 6A4131, and 

6A7545, installed, remove from service as 

follows: 

(1) For HPC stage 9–12 disc assemblies that 

have accumulated fewer than 12,000 cyclessince-new (CSN) on the effective date of this 

AD, remove from service before the disc 

assembly accumulates 14,600 CSN. 

(2) For HPC stage 9–12 disc assemblies that 

have accumulated 12,000 or more CSN but 

fewer than 14,600 CSN on the effective date 

of this AD: 

(i) If the next engine shop visit will occur 

before accumulating 14,600 CSN, then 

remove from service before accumulating 

14,600 CSN. 

(ii) If the next engine shop visit will occur 

upon accumulating 14,600 or more CSN, then 

remove from service at the next engine shop 

visit but not to exceed 15,000 CSN. 

(3) For HPC stage 9–12 disc assemblies that 

have accumulated 14,600 or more CSN on the 

effective date of this AD, remove from service 

at the next engine shop visit but not to 

exceed 15,000 CSN. 

V2527E–A5 and V2530–A5 Turbofan Engines 

(g) For V2527E–A5 and V2530–A5 turbofan 

engines with HPC stage 9–12 disc assemblies, 

P/N 6A4156 and 6A7547 installed, remove 

from service as follows: 

(1) For HPC stage 9–12 disc assemblies that 

have accumulated fewer than 9,000 CSN on 

the effective date of this AD, remove from 

service before the disc assembly accumulates 

11,800 CSN. 

(2) For HPC stage 9–12 disc assemblies that 

have accumulated 9,000 or more CSN but 

fewer than 11,800 CSN on the effective date 

of this AD: 

(i) If the next engine shop visit will occur 

before accumulating 11,800 CSN, then 

remove from service before accumulating 

11,800 CSN. 

(ii) If the next engine shop visit will occur 

upon accumulating 11,800 or more CSN, then 

remove from service at the next engine shop 

visit but not to exceed 12,000 CSN. 

(3) For HPC stage 9–12 disc assemblies that 

have accumulated 11,800 or more CSN on the 

effective date of this AD, remove from service 

at the next engine shop visit but not to 

exceed 12,000 CSN. 

V2528–D5 Turbofan Engines 

(h) For V2528–D5 turbofan engines with 

HPC stage 9–12 disc assemblies, P/N 6A4156 

and 6A7547 installed, remove from service as 

follows: 

(1) For HPC stage 9–12 disc assemblies that 

have accumulated fewer than 9,000 CSN on 

the effective date of this AD, remove from 

service before the disc assembly accumulates 

11,800 CSN. 

(2) For HPC stage 9–12 disc assemblies that 

have accumulated 9,000 or more CSN but 

fewer than 11,800 CSN on the effective date 

of this AD: 

(i) If the next engine shop visit will occur 

before accumulating 11,800 CSN, then 

remove from service before accumulating 

11,800 CSN. 

(ii) If the next engine shop visit will occur 

upon accumulating 11,800 or more CSN, then 

remove from service at the next engine shop 

visit but not to exceed 13,200 CSN. 

(3) For HPC stage 9–12 disc assemblies that 

have accumulated 11,800 or more CSN on the 

effective date of this AD, remove from service 

at the next engine shop visit but not to 

exceed 13,200 CSN. 

Definition 

(i) For the purpose of this AD, an ‘‘engine 

shop visit’’ is the induction of an engine into 

the shop for maintenance involving the 

separation of pairs of major mating engine 

flanges except that the separation of engine 

flanges solely for the purposes of 

transportation without subsequent engine 

maintenance does not constitute an engine 

shop visit. 


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Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(j) The Manager, Engine Certification 

Office, has the authority to approve 

alternative methods of compliance for this 

AD if requested using the procedures found 

in 14 CFR 39.19. 

Related Information 

(k) IAE Alert Service Bulletin No. V2500– 

ENG–72–A0554, Revision 1, dated June 27, 

2008, also pertains to the subject of this AD. 

Contact International Aero Engines AG, 400 

Main Street, East Hartford, CT 06108; 

telephone: (860) 565–5515; fax: (860) 565– 

5510, for a copy of this service information. 

(l) Contact Mark Riley, Aerospace 

Engineer, Engine Certification Office, FAA, 

Engine & Propeller Directorate, 12 New 

England Executive Park, Burlington, MA 

01803; e-mail: mark.riley@faa.gov; telephone 

(781) 238–7758; fax (781) 238–7199, for more 

information about this AD. 

Issued in Burlington, Massachusetts, on 

June 22, 2009. 

Peter A. White, 

Assistant Manager, Engine and Propeller 

Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. E9–15250 Filed 6–26–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY 

COMMISSION 

16 CFR Part 1130 

Requirements for Consumer 

Registration of Durable Infant or 

Toddler Products 

AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking. 

SUMMARY: Section 104(d) of the 

Consumer Product Safety Improvement 

Act of 2008 (‘‘CPSIA’’) requires the 

United States Consumer Product Safety 

Commission (‘‘Commission’’) to 

promulgate a final consumer product 

safety rule requiring each manufacturer 

of a durable infant or toddler product to: 

Provide with each product a postagepaid consumer registration form; keep 

records of consumers who register such 

products with the manufacturer; and 

permanently place the manufacturer 

name and contact information, model 

name and number, and the date of 

manufacture on each such product. The 

Commission is proposing requirements 

that would fulfill this statutory 

direction. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

received by September 14, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments at 

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

on-line instructions for submitting 

comments. All comments will be posted 

as received without change, including 

any personal identifiers or contact 

information. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Patricia M. Pollitzer, Office of the 

General Counsel, Consumer Product 

Safety Commission, 4330 East West 

Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814; 

telephone (301) 504–7634. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

A. Background 

1. The CPSIA 

The Consumer Product Safety 

Improvement Act of 2008 (‘‘CPSIA’’, 

Pub. L. 110–314) was enacted on August 

14, 2008. Section 104(d) of the CPSIA 

requires the U.S. Consumer Product 

Safety Commission (‘‘Commission’’) to 

promulgate a final consumer product 

safety rule no later than August 14, 2009 

that requires manufacturers of durable 

infant or toddler products to: (1) Provide 

with each product a postage-paid 

consumer registration form; (2) keep 

records of consumers who register such 

products with the manufacturer; and (3) 

permanently place the manufacturer 

name and contact information, model 

name and number, and the date of 

manufacture on each such product. The 

authority for this registration program is 

section 16(b) of the Consumer Product 

Safety Act (‘‘CPSA’’), which authorizes 

the Commission to issue a rule requiring 

manufacturers obtain and maintain 

records as necessary to implement the 

CPSA. 15 U.S.C. 2065(b). 

Section 104(d)(2) of the CPSIA sets 

out certain requirements for registration 

forms and allows the Commission to 

prescribe the exact text and format for 

the registration form. Section 104(d)(3) 

of the CPSIA specifies recordkeeping 

and notification requirements. The 

Commission is issuing this notice of 

proposed rulemaking (‘‘NPR’’) that 

would set out the requirements stated in 

the CPSIA and specify the text and 

format for the required registration 

forms. 

The CPSIA directs the Commission to 

assess the registration requirements in 

the future. Section 104(d)(4) of the 

CPSIA requires the Commission to 

conduct a study no later than four years 

from enactment of the CPSIA on the 

effectiveness of the consumer 

registration forms required by the CPSIA 

and whether to expand registration to 

other children’s products. The 

Commission is to report its findings to 

appropriate Congressional committees. 

Section 104(e) of the CPSIA further 

requires that the Commission, beginning 

two years after the Commission has 

issued a rule implementing the 

registration requirement, regularly 

review recall notification technology 

and assess the effectiveness of such 

technology. In addition, within three 

years of the CPSIA’s enactment, and 

periodically thereafter, the Commission 

must transmit a report to appropriate 

Congressional committees on its 

assessment of such technology. If, based 

on that assessment, the Commission 

determines by rule that a recall 

notification technology is likely to be as 

effective or more effective facilitating 

recalls of durable infant and toddler 

products, the Commission, pursuant to 

section 104(e)(2) of the CPSIA, shall 

submit a report on that determination to 

appropriate Congressional committees 

and shall permit its use in lieu of 

registration forms. 

2. Previous Activities Regarding Product 

Registration 

Before the CPSIA’s enactment, the 

Commission staff studied the possibility 

of requiring registration for some 

consumer products. In 2001, the 

Commission considered issuing an 

advance notice of proposed rulemaking 

(‘‘ANPR’’) concerning the possibility of 

requiring manufacturers to create and 

maintain a system for identifying 

purchasers of certain consumer 

products in order to notify consumers in 

the event of a recall. See http:// 

www.cpsc.gov/library/foia/foia01/brief/ 

purchase.pdf. The draft ANPR prepared 

by the staff discussed the possibility 

that direct consumer notification could 

increase the effectiveness of recalls. The 

draft ANPR also discussed 

characteristics of product registration 

cards that might increase the likelihood 

that consumers would return them. 

Among the characteristics noted were: a 

standardized format, minimal 

information on the form, no marketing 

or personal information, a clear 

statement that the purpose of the form 

is for safety recalls, pre-addressed and 

postage paid forms, a design that draws 

attention to the form, pre-printed 

product and model identification 

information, ample space for the 

consumer to provide name and address, 

and attachment of the form to the 

product. Many of these characteristics 

are required explicitly in section 104(d) 

of the CPSIA. 

In developing the proposed rule, the 

staff drew from its experience with the 

2001 draft ANPR and subsequent 

activities considering how to improve 

recall effectiveness. The Commission 

also has held numerous public meetings 

discussing various aspects of recall 

effectiveness, including product 

registration. See http://www.cpsc.gov/ 

businfo/rem_sum1.pdf, http:// 

www.cpsc.gov/businfo/rem_sum2.pdf, 


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