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(f) Effect. If the Judge grants the 

appeal and finds the appellant eligible 

for inclusion in the CVE database, the 

D/CVE must immediately reinstate or 

include the appellant, as the case may 

be, in the CVE database. 

(g) Reconsideration. A decision of the 

Judge may be reconsidered. Any party 

that has appeared in the proceeding, or 

the Secretary of VA or his or her 

designee, may request reconsideration 

by filing with OHA and serving a 

petition for reconsideration on all 

parties to the CVE Appeal within twenty 

(20) calendar days after service of the 

written decision, upon a clear showing 

of an error of fact or law material to the 

decision. The Judge also may reconsider 

a decision on his or her own initiative. 

Linda E. McMahon, 

Administrator. 

[FR Doc. 2017–20384 Filed 9–27–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8025–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2017–0650; Product 

Identifier 2017–NE–19–AD] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Rolls-Royce 

plc Turbofan Engines 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: We propose to adopt a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for certain 

Rolls-Royce plc (RR) RB211–Trent 875– 

17, RB211–Trent 877–17, RB211–Trent 

884–17, RB211–Trent 884B–17, RB211– 

Trent 892–17, RB211–Trent 892B–17, 

and RB211–Trent 895–17 turbofan 

engines. This proposed AD was 

prompted by low-pressure compressor 

(LPC) case A-frame hollow locating pins 

that may have reduced integrity due to 

incorrect heat treatment. This proposed 

AD would require replacement of the 

LPC case A-frame hollow locating pins. 

We are proposing this AD to correct the 

unsafe condition on these products. 

DATES: We must receive comments on 

this NPRM by October 30, 2017. 

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. 

• 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 service information identified in 

this proposed AD, contact Rolls-Royce 

plc, Corporate Communications, P.O. 

Box 31, Derby, England, DE24 8BJ; 

phone: 011–44–1332–242424; fax: 011– 

44–1332–249936; email: http://

www.rolls-royce.com/contact/civil_

team.jsp; Internet: https://

customers.rolls-royce.com/public/ 

rollsroycecare. You may view this 

service information at the FAA, Engine 

and Propeller Standards Branch, 1200 

District Avenue, Burlington, MA. For 

information on the availability of this 

material at the FAA, call 781–238–7125. 

Examining the AD Docket 

You may examine the AD docket on 

the Internet at http://

www.regulations.gov by searching for 

and locating Docket No. FAA–2017– 

0650; 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 

mandatory continuing airworthiness 

information (MCAI), the regulatory 

evaluation, any comments received, and 

other information. The address for the 

Docket Office (phone: 800–647–5527) is 

in the ADDRESSES section. Comments 

will be available in the AD docket 

shortly after receipt. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Robert Green, Aerospace Engineer, ECO 

Branch, FAA, 1200 District Avenue, 

Burlington, MA 01803; phone: 781– 

238–7754; fax: 781–238–7199; email: 

robert.green@faa.gov. 

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–2017–0650; Product Identifier 

2017–NE–19–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 because 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. 

Discussion 

The European Aviation Safety Agency 

(EASA), which is the Technical Agent 

for the Member States of the European 

Community, has issued EASA AD 2017– 

0096, dated June 1, 2017 (referred to 

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

unsafe condition for the specified 

products. The MCAI states: 

All low pressure compressor (LPC) case Aframe hollow locating pins, Part Number 

(P/N) FK11612, manufactured between 01 

January 2012 and 31 May 2016, have 

potentially been subjected to incorrect heat 

treatment. This may have reduced the 

integrity of the pin such that in a Fan Blade 

Off (FBO) event it is unable to withstand the 

applied loads. This condition, if not 

corrected, could lead to loss of location of the 

A-frame following an FBO event, possibly 

resulting in engine separation, loss of thrust 

reverser unit, release of high-energy debris, 

or an uncontrolled fire. To address this 

potential unsafe condition, RR identified the 

affected engines that have these A-frame 

hollow locating pins installed and published 

Alert Non-Modification Service Bulletin 

(NMSB) RB.211–72–AJ463, providing 

instructions for replacement of these pins. 

The NMSB was recently revised to correct an 

error in Section 1.A., where ESN 51477 was 

inadvertently omitted. That ESN was 

correctly listed in Section 1.D.(1)(f) for the 

compliance time. For the reason described 

above, this AD requires a one-time 

replacement of the affected A-frame hollow 

locating pins P/N FK11612. This AD also 

prohibits installation of pins that were 

released to service before 05 July 2016. 

You may obtain further information 

by examining the MCAI in the AD 

docket on the Internet at http://

www.regulations.gov by searching for 

and locating Docket No. FAA–2017– 

0650. 

Related Service Information Under 1 

CFR Part 51 

RR has issued Alert Non Modification 

Service Bulletin (NMSB) RB.211–72– 

AJ463, Revision 2, dated June 28, 2017. 

The Alert SB describes procedures for 

replacement of all non-conforming Aframe locating pins. This service 

information is reasonably available 

because the interested parties have 

access to it through their normal course 

of business or by the means identified 

in the ADDRESSES section. 

FAA’s Determination and Requirements 

of This Proposed AD 

This product has been approved by 

the aviation authority of the United 

Kingdom, and is approved for operation 


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in the United States. Pursuant to our 

bilateral agreement with the European 

Community, EASA has 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. This 

proposed AD would require 

replacement of all non-conforming Aframe locating pins. 

Costs of Compliance 

We estimate that this proposed AD 

affects 95 engines installed on airplanes 

of U.S. registry. 

We estimate the following costs to 

comply with this proposed AD: 

ESTIMATED COSTS

Action Labor cost Parts cost Cost per 

product 

Cost on U.S. 

operators 

A-frame pin replacement ................................ 9.5 work-hours × $85 per hour = $807.50 ..... $453.00 $1,260.50 $119,747.50 

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. 

This AD is issued in accordance with 

authority delegated by the Executive 

Director, Aircraft Certification Service, 

as authorized by FAA Order 8000.51C. 

In accordance with that order, issuance 

of ADs is normally a function of the 

Compliance and Airworthiness 

Division, but during this transition 

period, the Executive Director has 

delegated the authority to issue ADs 

applicable to engines, propellers, and 

associated appliances to the Manager, 

Engine and Propeller Standards Branch, 

Policy and Innovation Division. 

Regulatory Findings 

We 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 this proposed regulation: 

(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), 

(3) Will not affect intrastate aviation 

in Alaska to the extent that it justifies 

making a regulatory distinction, and 

(4) 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. 

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39 

Air transportation, Aircraft, Aviation 

safety, Incorporation by reference, 

Safety. 

The Proposed Amendment 

Accordingly, under the authority 

delegated to me by the Administrator, 

the FAA 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 (AD): 

Rolls-Royce plc: Docket No. FAA–2017– 

0650; Product Identifier 2017–NE–19– 

AD. 

(a) Comments Due Date 

We must receive comments by October 30, 

2017. 

(b) Affected ADs 

None. 

(c) Applicability 

This AD applies to certain Rolls-Royce plc 

(RR) RB211–Trent 875–17, 877–17, 884–17, 

884B–17, 892–17, 892B–17 and 895–17 

engines with an engine serial number (ESN) 

listed in Section 1.A., Effectivity, of RR Alert 

NMSB RB.211–72–AJ463, Revision 2, dated 

June 28, 2017. 

(d) Subject 

Joint Aircraft System Component (JASC) 

Code 7230, Turbine Engine Compressor 

Section. 

(e) Reason 

This AD was prompted by low-pressure 

compressor (LPC) case A-frame hollow 

locating pins that may have reduced integrity 

due to incorrect heat treatment. We are 

issuing this AD to prevent failure of the 

locating pins, engine separation and loss of 

the airplane. 

(f) Compliance 

Comply with this AD within the 

compliance times specified, unless already 

done. 

(g) Required Actions 

(1) At the next scheduled on-wing 

maintenance opportunity after the effective 

date of this AD, replace each affected LPC 

case A-frame hollow locating pin using 

Section 3, Accomplishment Instructions, of 

RR Alert NMSB RB.211–72–AJ463, Revision 

2, dated June 28, 2017, within the 

compliance times listed in Section 1.D.(1), 

Planning Information, except for those listed 

in Sections 1.D.(1)(a) and (b) that have a 

compliance requirement of November 13, 

2017. 

(2) After the effective date of this AD, 

unless already accomplished by paragraph 

(g)(1) of this AD, at the next engine shop 

visit, replace each affected LPC case A-frame 

hollow locating pin, part number (P/N) 

FK11612, with a part eligible for installation, 

using Section 3, Accomplishment 

Instructions, of RR Alert NMSB RB.211–72– 

AJ463, Revision 2, dated June 28, 2017. 

(h) Installation Prohibition 

After the effective date of this AD, do not 

install any engine with an affected LPC case 

A-frame hollow locating pin, P/N FK11612, 

unless the pin is eligible for installation. 

(i) Definitions 

For the purposes of this AD: 

(1) An affected part is an LPC case A-frame 

hollow locating pin, P/N FK11612, except 

those with an original RR authorized release 

certificate dated July 5, 2016, or later. 

(2) A part eligible for installation is an LPC 

case A-frame hollow locating pin, P/N 

FK11612, with an original RR authorized 

release certificate dated July 5, 2016, or later. 


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(3) An engine shop visit is when the engine 

is subject to a serviceability check and repair, 

rebuild, or overhaul. 

(j) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs) 

(1) The Manager, ECO Branch, FAA, has 

the authority to approve AMOCs for this AD, 

if requested using the procedures found in 14 

CFR 39.19. In accordance with 14 CFR 39.19, 

send your request to your principal inspector 

or local Flight Standards District Office, as 

appropriate. If sending information directly 

to the manager of the ECO Branch, send it to 

the attention of the person identified in 

paragraph (k)(1) of this AD. You may email 

your request to: ANE-AD-AMOC@faa.gov. 

(2) Before using any approved AMOC, 

notify your appropriate principal inspector, 

or lacking a principal inspector, the manager 

of the local flight standards district office/ 

certificate holding district office. 

(k) Related Information 

(1) For more information about this AD, 

contact Robert Green, Aerospace Engineer, 

ECO Branch, FAA, 1200 District Avenue, 

Burlington, MA 01803; phone: 781–238– 

7754; fax: 781–238–7199; email: 

robert.green@faa.gov. 

(2) Refer to MCAI European Aviation 

Safety Agency AD 2017–0096, dated June 1, 

2017, for more information. You may 

examine the MCAI in the AD docket on the 

Internet at http://www.regulations.gov by 

searching for and locating it in Docket No. 

FAA–2017–0650. 

(3) Rolls-Royce plc Alert Non Modification 

Service Bulletin RB.211–72–AJ463, Revision 

2, dated June 28, 2017, can be obtained from 

RR plc, using the contact information in 

paragraph (k)(4) of this proposed AD. 

(4) For service information identified in 

this proposed AD, contact Rolls-Royce plc, 

Corporate Communications, P.O. Box 31, 

Derby, England, DE24 8BJ; phone: 011–44– 

1332–242424; fax: 011–44–1332–249936; 

email: http://www.rolls-royce.com/contact/ 

civil_team.jsp; Internet: https://

customers.rolls-royce.com/public/ 

rollsroycecare. 

(5) You may view this service information 

at the FAA, Engine & Propeller Standards 

Branch, Policy and Innovation Division, 1200 

District Avenue, Burlington, MA. For 

information on the availability of this 

material at the FAA, call 781–238–7125. 

Issued in Burlington, Massachusetts, on 

September 22, 2017. 

Robert J. Ganley, 

Manager, Engine and Propeller Standards 

Branch, Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2017–20718 Filed 9–27–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Highway Administration 

23 CFR Parts 778 and 773 

Federal Railroad Administration 

49 CFR Part 264 

Federal Transit Administration 

49 CFR Part 622 

[Docket No. FHWA–2016–0037] 

FHWA RIN 2125–AF73: FRA RIN 2130– 

AC66: FTA RIN 2132–AB32 

Program for Eliminating Duplication of 

Environmental Reviews 

AGENCY: Federal Highway 

Administration (FHWA), Federal 

Railroad Administration (FRA), Federal 

Transit Administration (FTA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM); request for comments. 

SUMMARY: This NPRM provides 

interested parties with the opportunity 

to comment on proposed regulations 

governing the U.S. Department of 

Transportation’s (DOT) Program for 

Eliminating Duplication of 

Environmental Reviews (Program) 

established by Section 1309 of the 

Fixing America’s Surface Transportation 

Act (FAST Act). Section 1309 directed 

the U.S. Secretary of Transportation 

(Secretary) to establish a pilot program 

authorizing up to five States to conduct 

environmental reviews and make 

approvals for projects under State 

environmental laws and regulations 

instead of the National Environmental 

Policy Act (NEPA). The FAST Act 

requires the Secretary, in consultation 

with the Chair of the Council on 

Environmental Quality (CEQ), to 

promulgate regulations to implement 

the requirements of the Program, 

including application requirements and 

criteria necessary to determine whether 

State laws and regulations are at least as 

stringent as the applicable Federal law. 

The FHWA, FRA, and FTA, hereinafter 

referred to as ‘‘the Agencies,’’ are 

proposing these regulations on behalf of 

the Secretary and seek comments on the 

proposals contained in this NPRM. This 

rule would also implement a provision 

in Section 1308 of the FAST Act that 

amends the corrective action period that 

the Agencies must provide to a State 

participating in the Surface 

Transportation Project Delivery Program 

(Section 327 Program). 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before November 27, 2017. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by the document number at 

the top of this document, by any of the 

following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Fax: 1–202–493–2251. 

• Mail: Docket Management Facility, 

U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 

New Jersey Ave. SE., West Building 

Ground Floor Room W12–140, 

Washington, DC 20590. 

• Hand Delivery/Courier: West 

Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 

1200 New Jersey Ave. SE., between 9:00 

a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through 

Friday, except Federal holidays. The 

telephone number is (202) 366–9329. 

Instructions: All submissions received 

must include the agency name and 

docket number or Regulatory 

Information Number (RIN) for this 

rulemaking. All comments received will 

be posted without change to 

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided. 

Docket: For access to the docket to 

read background documents or 

comments received, go to 

www.regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

FHWA, James Gavin, Office of Project 

Development and Environmental 

Review, (202) 366–1473, or Diane 

Mobley, Office of Chief Counsel, (202) 

366–1366. For FRA, Michael Johnsen, 

Office of Railroad Policy and 

Development, (202) 493–1310, or Chris 

Van Nostrand, Office of Chief Counsel, 

(202) 493–6058. For FTA, Megan Blum, 

Office of Planning and Environment, 

(202) 366–0463, or Helen Serassio, 

Office of Chief Counsel, (202) 366–1974. 

The Agencies are located at 1200 New 

Jersey Ave. SE., Washington, DC 20590. 

Office hours are from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 

p.m. ET, Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On December 4, 2015, President 

Obama signed into law the FAST Act 

(Pub. L. 114–94, 129 Stat. 1312), which 

contains new requirements related to 

the National Environmental Policy Act 

(NEPA) (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.). Section 

1309 of the FAST Act, codified at 23 

U.S.C. 330, established a pilot program 

that allows the Secretary to approve up 

to five States to use one or more State 

environmental laws instead of NEPA for 

environmental review of surface 

transportation projects. In order to be 

eligible to participate in the Program, a 

State must have assumed the Secretary’s 

responsibilities for environmental 


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