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Island, Vermont, Wisconsin, and 

Washington, DC. 

* * * * * 

(g) District 7—The States of Alabama, 

Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, 

Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, 

Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, 

Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New 

Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, 

Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, 

Washington, and Wyoming. 

■ 3. Section 1210.502 is revised to read 

as follows: 

§ 1210.502 Importer members. 

Pursuant to § 1210.320(d) of the Plan, 

there are twelve importer 

representatives on the Board based on 

the proportionate percentage of 

assessments paid by importers to the 

Board. 

Dated: September 21, 2017. 

Bruce Summers, 

Acting Administrator. 

[FR Doc. 2017–20610 Filed 9–26–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–02–P 

NUCLEAR REGULATORY 

COMMISSION 

10 CFR Part 72 

[NRC–2017–0138] 

RIN 3150–AK05 

List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage 

Casks: TN Americas LLC, 

Standardized NUHOMS® Horizontal 

Modular Storage System, Certificate of 

Compliance No. 1004, Renewal of 

Initial Certificate and Amendment Nos. 

1 Through 11, 13, Revision 1, and 14 

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission. 

ACTION: Proposed rule. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission (NRC) is proposing to 

amend its spent fuel storage regulations 

by revising the Standardized 

NUHOMS® Horizontal Modular Storage 

System (NUHOMS® System) listing 

within the ‘‘List of approved spent fuel 

storage casks’’ to renew, for an 

additional 40-year period, Revision 1 of 

the initial certificate and Amendment 

Nos. 1 through 11, and 13, and 

Amendment No. 14 of Certificate of 

Compliance (CoC) No. 1004. These 

changes require, among other things, 

that all future amendments and 

revisions to this CoC include 

evaluations of the impacts to aging 

management activities (i.e., time-limited 

aging analyses and aging management 

programs (AMPs)) to ensure that they 

remain adequate for any changes to 

spent fuel storage cask systems, 

structures, and components (SSCs) 

within the scope of the renewal. Each 

general licensee using a NUHOMS®

System at a reactor site must have a 

program to establish, implement, and 

maintain written procedures for each 

AMP described in the AREVA Inc. 

(AREVA) Updated Final Safety Analysis 

Report (UFSAR). In addition, the 

renewals reflect the change in the name 

of the CoC holder from AREVA to TN 

Americas LLC, and make several other 

changes as described in Section IV, 

‘‘Discussion of Changes,’’ in the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of a 

companion direct final rule published 

in the Rules and Regulations section of 

this issue of the Federal Register. 

DATES: Submit comments by October 27, 

2017. Comments received after this date 

will be considered if it is practical to do 

so, but the NRC staff is able to ensure 

consideration only for comments 

received on or before this date. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by any of the following methods: 

• Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov and search 

for Docket ID NRC–2017–0138. Address 

questions about NRC dockets to Carol 

Gallagher; telephone: 301–415–3463; 

email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. For 

technical questions contact the 

individuals listed in the FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT section of this 

document. 

• Email comments to: 

Rulemaking.Comments@nrc.gov. If you 

do not receive an automatic email reply 

confirming receipt, then contact us at 

301–415–1677. 

• Fax comments to: Secretary, U.S. 

Nuclear Regulatory Commission at 301– 

415–1101. 

• Mail comments to: Secretary, U.S. 

Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 

Washington, DC 20555–0001, ATTN: 

Rulemakings and Adjudications Staff. 

• Hand deliver comments to: 11555 

Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 

20852, between 7:30 a.m. and 4:15 p.m. 

(Eastern Time) Federal workdays; 

telephone: 301–415–1677. 

For additional direction on obtaining 

information and submitting comments, 

see ‘‘Obtaining Information and 

Submitting Comments’’ in the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of 

this document. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Christian Jacobs, Office of Nuclear 

Material Safety and Safeguards, 301– 

415–6825; email: Christian.Jacobs@

nrc.gov, or Robert D. MacDougall, Office 

of Nuclear Material Safety and 

Safeguards, 301–415–5175; email: 

Robert.MacDougall@nrc.gov. Both are 

staff of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission, Washington, DC 20555– 

0001. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Table of Contents 

I. Obtaining Information and Submitting 

Comments 

II. Rulemaking Procedure 

III. Background 

IV. Plain Writing 

V. Availability of Documents 

I. Obtaining Information and 

Submitting Comments 

A. Obtaining Information 

Please refer to Docket ID NRC–2017– 

0138 when contacting the NRC about 

the availability of information for this 

action. You may obtain publiclyavailable information related to this 

action by any of the following methods: 

• Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov and search 

for Docket ID NRC–2017–0138. 

• NRC’s Agencywide Documents 

Access and Management System 

(ADAMS): You may obtain publiclyavailable documents online in the 

ADAMS Public Documents collection at 

http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/ 

adams.html. To begin the search, select 

‘‘ADAMS Public Documents’’ and then 

select ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS 

Search.’’ For problems with ADAMS, 

please contact the NRC’s Public 

Document Room (PDR) reference staff at 

1–800–397–4209, 301–415–4737, or by 

email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. For the 

convenience of the reader, instructions 

about obtaining materials referenced in 

this document are provided in the 

‘‘Availability of Documents’’ section. 

• NRC’s PDR: You may examine and 

purchase copies of public documents at 

the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One 

White Flint North, 11555 Rockville 

Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. 

B. Submitting Comments 

Please include Docket ID NRC–2017– 

0138 in your comment submission. 

The NRC cautions you not to include 

identifying or contact information that 

you do not want to be publicly 

disclosed in your comment submission. 

The NRC will post all comment 

submissions at http://

www.regulations.gov as well as enter the 

comment submissions into ADAMS. 

The NRC does not routinely edit 

comment submissions to remove 

identifying or contact information. 

If you are requesting or aggregating 

comments from other persons for 

submission to the NRC, then you should 

inform those persons not to include 

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they do not want to be publicly 

disclosed in their comment submission. 

Your request should state that the NRC 

does not routinely edit comment 

submissions to remove such information 

before making the comment 

submissions available to the public or 

entering the comment into ADAMS. 

II. Rulemaking Procedure 

This proposed rule is limited to the 

renewal of the initial certificate and 

Amendment Nos. 1 through 11, 13, 

Revision 1, and Amendment No. 14 of 

CoC No. 1004. Because the NRC 

considers this action to be noncontroversial and routine, the NRC is 

publishing this proposed rule 

concurrently with a direct final rule in 

the Rules and Regulations section of this 

issue of the Federal Register. Adequate 

protection of public health and safety 

continues to be ensured. 

The direct final rule will become 

effective on December 11, 2017. 

However, if the NRC receives significant 

adverse comments on this proposed rule 

by October 27, 2017, then the NRC will 

publish a document that withdraws the 

direct final rule. If the direct final rule 

is withdrawn, the NRC will address the 

comments received in response to these 

proposed revisions in a subsequent final 

rule. Absent significant modifications to 

the proposed revisions requiring 

republication, the NRC will not initiate 

a second comment period on this action 

in the event the direct final rule is 

withdrawn. 

A significant adverse comment is a 

comment where the commenter 

explains why the rule would be 

inappropriate, including challenges to 

the rule’s underlying premise or 

approach, or would be ineffective or 

unacceptable without a change. A 

comment is adverse and significant if: 

(1) The comment opposes the rule and 

provides a reason sufficient to require a 

substantive response in a notice-andcomment process. For example, a 

substantive response is required when: 

(a) The comment causes the NRC staff 

to reevaluate (or reconsider) its position 

or conduct additional analysis; 

(b) The comment raises an issue 

serious enough to warrant a substantive 

response to clarify or complete the 

record; or 

(c) The comment raises a relevant 

issue that was not previously addressed 

or considered by the NRC staff. 

(2) The comment proposes a change 

or an addition to the rule, and it is 

apparent that the rule would be 

ineffective or unacceptable without 

incorporation of the change or addition. 

(3) The comment causes the NRC staff 

to make a change (other than editorial) 

to the rule, CoC, or technical 

specifications. 

For additional procedural information 

and the regulatory analysis, see the 

direct final rule published in the Rules 

and Regulations section of this issue of 

the Federal Register. 

III. Background 

Section 218(a) of the Nuclear Waste 

Policy Act (NWPA) of 1982, as 

amended, requires that ‘‘the Secretary 

[of the Department of Energy] shall 

establish a demonstration program, in 

cooperation with the private sector, for 

the dry storage of spent nuclear fuel at 

civilian nuclear power reactor sites, 

with the objective of establishing one or 

more technologies that the [Nuclear 

Regulatory] Commission may, by rule, 

approve for use at the sites of civilian 

nuclear power reactors without, to the 

maximum extent practicable, the need 

for additional site-specific approvals by 

the Commission.’’ Section 133 of the 

NWPA states, in part, that ‘‘[the 

Commission] shall, by rule, establish 

procedures for the licensing of any 

technology approved by the 

Commission under Section 219(a) [sic: 

218(a)] for use at the site of any civilian 

nuclear power reactor.’’ 

To implement this mandate, the 

Commission approved dry storage of 

spent nuclear fuel in NRC-approved 

casks under a general license by 

publishing a final rule which added a 

new subpart K in part 72 of title 10 of 

the Code of Federal Regulations (10 

CFR) entitled, ‘‘General License for 

Storage of Spent Fuel at Power Reactor 

Sites’’ (55 FR 29181; July 18, 1990). A 

general license authorizes a reactor 

licensee to store spent fuel in NRCapproved casks at a site that is licensed 

to operate a power reactor under 10 CFR 

part 50 or 52. This rule also established 

a new subpart L in 10 CFR part 72 

entitled, ‘‘Approval of Spent Fuel 

Storage Casks,’’ which contains 

procedures and criteria for obtaining 

NRC approval of spent fuel storage cask 

designs. The NRC subsequently issued a 

final rule on December 22, 1994 (59 FR 

65898) that approved the NUHOMS®

System design and added it to the list 

of NRC-approved cask designs in 10 

CFR 72.214 as CoC No. 1004. 

IV. Plain Writing 

The Plain Writing Act of 2010 (Pub. 

L. 111–274) requires Federal agencies to 

write documents in a clear, concise, 

well-organized manner that also follows 

other best practices appropriate to the 

subject or field and the intended 

audience. The NRC has written this 

document to be consistent with the 

Plain Writing Act as well as the 

Presidential Memorandum, ‘‘Plain 

Language in Government Writing,’’ 

published June 10, 1998 (63 FR 31883). 

The NRC requests comment on the 

proposed rule with respect to clarity 

and effectiveness of the language used. 

V. Availability of Documents 

The documents identified in the 

following table are available to 

interested persons through one or more 

of the following methods, as indicated. 

Document 

ADAMS 

Accession No./ 

Federal Register 

citation 

Final Rule: ‘‘General License for Storage of Spent Fuel at Power Reactor Sites’’ ....................................................................... 55 FR 29181 

Final Rule: List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks: Addition ................................................................................................ 59 FR 65898 

AREVA, Inc.—Renewal Application for the Standardized NUHOMS® System—CoC 1004 ......................................................... ML14309A341 

AREVA, Inc.—Revision 1 to Renewal Application for the Standardized NUHOMS® System—CoC 1004, Response to First 

Request for Additional Information.

ML15295A354 

AREVA, Inc., Second Response to NRC RAI Re: Renewal Application for the Standardized NUHOMS® System—CoC 1004 ML16169A025 

AREVA, Inc., Regarding Response to Re-Issue of Second Request for Additional Information—AREVA, Inc. Renewal Application for the Standardized NUHOMS® System—CoC 1004.ML16279A368 

AREVA, Inc., AREVA Internal Reorganization—Effect on Certificate of Compliance Ownership ................................................ ML16327A011 

Submittal of NUH–003, ‘‘Updated Final Safety Analysis Report (UFSAR) for the Standardized NUHOMS® Horizontal Modular 

Storage System For Irradiated Nuclear Fuel,’’ Revision 14.

ML14255A191 

Preliminary Certificate of Compliance and Preliminary Technical Specifications for CoC No. 1004, Renewed Amendment 

Nos. 1–11, Revision 1, and Amendment Nos. 13–14, Revision 1.

ML17131A006 

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Document 

ADAMS 

Accession No./ 

Federal Register 

citation 

TN Americas LLC, Standardized NUHOMS® Horizontal Modular Storage System—Draft SER [Safety Evaluation Report] for 

Renewed CoC 1004, Amendment Nos. 1–11, 13 and 14.

ML17131A121 

The NRC may post materials related 

to this document, including public 

comments, on the Federal Rulemaking 

Web site at http://www.regulations.gov 

under Docket ID NRC–2017–0138. The 

Federal Rulemaking Web site allows 

you to receive alerts when changes or 

additions occur in a docket folder. To 

subscribe: (1) Navigate to the docket 

folder (NRC–2017–0138); (2) click the 

‘‘Sign up for Email Alerts’’ link; and (3) 

enter your email address and select how 

frequently you would like to receive 

emails (daily, weekly, or monthly). 

List of Subjects in 10 CFR Part 72 

Administrative practice and 

procedure, Criminal penalties, 

Hazardous waste, Indians, 

Intergovernmental relations, Manpower 

training programs, Nuclear energy, 

Nuclear materials, Occupational safety 

and health, Penalties, Radiation 

protection, Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements, Security measures, Spent 

fuel, Whistleblowing. 

For the reasons set out in the 

preamble and under the authority of the 

Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended; 

the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, 

as amended; the Nuclear Waste Policy 

Act of 1982, as amended; and 5 U.S.C. 

552 and 553; the NRC is proposing to 

adopt the following amendments to 10 

CFR part 72: 

PART 72—LICENSING 

REQUIREMENTS FOR THE 

INDEPENDENT STORAGE OF SPENT 

NUCLEAR FUEL, HIGH-LEVEL 

RADIOACTIVE WASTE, AND 

REACTOR-RELATED GREATER THAN 

CLASS C WASTE 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 72 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: Atomic Energy Act of 1954, 

secs. 51, 53, 57, 62, 63, 65, 69, 81, 161, 182, 

183, 184, 186, 187, 189, 223, 234, 274 (42 

U.S.C. 2071, 2073, 2077, 2092, 2093, 2095, 

2099, 2111, 2201, 2210e, 2232, 2233, 2234, 

2236, 2237, 2238, 2273, 2282, 2021); Energy 

Reorganization Act of 1974, secs. 201, 202, 

206, 211 (42 U.S.C. 5841, 5842, 5846, 5851); 

National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 

(42 U.S.C. 4332); Nuclear Waste Policy Act 

of 1982, secs. 117(a), 132, 133, 134, 135, 137, 

141, 145(g), 148, 218(a) (42 U.S.C. 10137(a), 

10152, 10153, 10154, 10155, 10157, 10161, 

10165(g), 10168, 10198(a)); 44 U.S.C. 3504 

note. 

■ 2. In § 72.214, Certificate of 

Compliance 1004 is revised to read as 

follows: 

§ 72.214 List of approved spent fuel 

storage casks. 

* * * * * 

Certificate Number: 1004. 

Initial Certificate Effective Date: 

January 23, 1995, superseded by Initial 

Certificate, Revision 1, on April 25, 

2017, superseded by Renewed Initial 

Certificate, Revision 1, on December 11, 

2017. 

Initial Certificate, Revision 1, Effective 

Date: April 25, 2017. 

Renewed Initial Certificate, Revision 

1, Effective Date: December 11, 2017. 

Amendment Number 1 Effective Date: 

April 27, 2000, superseded by 

Amendment Number 1, Revision 1, on 

April 25, 2017, superseded by Renewed 

Amendment Number 1, Revision 1, on 

December 11, 2017. 

Amendment Number 1, Revision 1, 

Effective Date: April 25, 2017. 

Renewed Amendment Number 1, 

Revision 1, Effective Date: December 11, 

2017. 

Amendment Number 2 Effective Date: 

September 5, 2000, superseded by 

Amendment Number 2, Revision 1, on 

April 25, 2017, superseded by Renewed 

Amendment Number 2, Revision 1, on 

December 11, 2017. 

Amendment Number 2, Revision 1, 

Effective Date: April 25, 2017. 

Renewed Amendment Number 2, 

Revision 1, Effective Date: December 11, 

2017. 

Amendment Number 3 Effective Date: 

September 12, 2001, superseded by 

Amendment Number 3, Revision 1, on 

April 25, 2017, superseded by Renewed 

Amendment Number 3, Revision 1, on 

December 11, 2017. 

Amendment Number 3, Revision 1, 

Effective Date: April 25, 2017. 

Renewed Amendment Number 3, 

Revision 1, Effective Date: December 11, 

2017. 

Amendment Number 4 Effective Date: 

February 12, 2002, superseded by 

Amendment Number 4, Revision 1, on 

April 25, 2017, superseded by Renewed 

Amendment Number 4, Revision 1, on 

December 11, 2017. 

Amendment Number 4, Revision 1, 

Effective Date: April 25, 2017. 

Renewed Amendment Number 4, 

Revision 1, Effective Date: December 11, 

2017. 

Amendment Number 5 Effective Date: 

January 7, 2004, superseded by 

Amendment Number 5, Revision 1, on 

April 25, 2017, superseded by Renewed 

Amendment Number 5, Revision 1, on 

December 11, 2017. 

Amendment Number 5, Revision 1, 

Effective Date: April 25, 2017. 

Renewed Amendment Number 5, 

Revision 1, Effective Date: December 11, 

2017. 

Amendment Number 6 Effective Date: 

December 22, 2003, superseded by 

Amendment Number 6, Revision 1, on 

April 25, 2017, superseded by Renewed 

Amendment Number 6, Revision 1, on 

December 11, 2017. 

Amendment Number 6, Revision 1, 

Effective Date: April 25, 2017. 

Renewed Amendment Number 6, 

Revision 1, Effective Date: December 11, 

2017. 

Amendment Number 7 Effective Date: 

March 2, 2004, superseded by 

Amendment Number 7, Revision 1, on 

April 25, 2017, superseded by Renewed 

Amendment Number 7, Revision 1, on 

December 11, 2017. 

Amendment Number 7, Revision 1, 

Effective Date: April 25, 2017. 

Renewed Amendment Number 7, 

Revision 1, Effective Date: December 11, 

2017. 

Amendment Number 8 Effective Date: 

December 5, 2005, superseded by 

Amendment Number 8, Revision 1 on 

April 25, 2017, superseded by Renewed 

Amendment Number 8, Revision 1, on 

December 11, 2017. 

Amendment Number 8, Revision 1, 

Effective Date: April 25, 2017. 

Renewed Amendment Number 8, 

Revision 1, Effective Date: December 11, 

2017. Amendment Number 9 Effective 

Date: April 17, 2007, superseded by 

Amendment Number 9, Revision 1, on 

April 25, 2017, superseded by Renewed 

Amendment Number 9, Revision 1, on 

December 11, 2017. 

Amendment Number 9, Revision 1, 

Effective Date: April 25, 2017. 

Renewed Amendment Number 9, 

Revision 1, Effective Date: December 11, 

2017. 

Amendment Number 10 Effective 

Date: August 24, 2009, superseded by 

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April 25, 2017, superseded by Renewed 

Amendment Number 10, Revision 1, on 

December 11, 2017. 

Amendment Number 10, Revision 1, 

Effective Date: April 25, 2017. 

Renewed Amendment Number 10, 

Revision 1, Effective Date: December 11, 

2017. 

Amendment Number 11 Effective 

Date: January 7, 2014, superseded by 

Amendment Number 11, Revision 1, on 

April 25, 2017, superseded by Renewed 

Amendment Number 11, Revision 1, on 

December 11, 2017. 

Amendment Number 11, Revision 1, 

Effective Date: April 25, 2017. 

Renewed Amendment Number 11, 

Revision 1, Effective Date: December 11, 

2017. 

Amendment Number 12 Effective 

Date: Amendment not issued by the 

NRC. 

Amendment Number 13 Effective 

Date: May 24, 2014, superseded by 

Amendment Number 13, Revision 1, on 

April 25, 2017, superseded by Renewed 

Amendment Number 13, Revision 1, on 

December 11, 2017. 

Amendment Number 13, Revision 1, 

Effective Date: April 25, 2017. 

Renewed Amendment Number 13, 

Revision 1, Effective Date: December 11, 

2017. 

Amendment Number 14 Effective 

Date: April 25, 2017, superseded by 

Renewed Amendment Number 14, on 

December 11, 2017. 

Renewed Amendment Number 14 

Effective Date: December 11, 2017. 

SAR Submitted by: Transnuclear, Inc. 

SAR Title: Final Safety Analysis 

Report for the Standardized NUHOMS®

Horizontal Modular Storage System for 

Irradiated Nuclear Fuel. 

Docket Number: 72–1004. 

Certificate Expiration Date: January 

23, 2015. 

Renewed Certificate Expiration Date: 

January 23, 2055. 

Model Number: NUHOMS®–24P, 

–24PHB, –24PTH, –32PT, –32PTH1, 

–37PTH, –52B, –61BT, –61BTH, and 

–69BTH. 

* * * * * 

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 18th day 

of September, 2017. 

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. 

Frederick D. Brown, 

Acting Executive Director of Operations. 

[FR Doc. 2017–20709 Filed 9–26–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7590–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2016–9074; Product 

Identifier 2016–NM–097–AD] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Airbus 

Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Supplemental notice of 

proposed rulemaking (SNPRM); 

reopening of comment period. 

SUMMARY: We are revising an earlier 

notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) 

for all Airbus Model A318–111 and 

–112 airplanes; Model A319–111, –112, 

–113, –114, and –115 airplanes; Model 

A320–211, –212, and –214 airplanes; 

and Model A321–111, –112, –211, –212, 

and –213 airplanes. This action revises 

the NPRM by expanding the list of 

affected engine fan cowl door (FCD) part 

numbers and adding Airbus Model 

A320–216 airplanes to the applicability. 

We are proposing this Airworthiness 

Directive (AD) to address the unsafe 

condition on these products. Since these 

actions impose an additional burden 

over those proposed in the NPRM, we 

are reopening the comment period to 

allow the public the chance to comment 

on these proposed changes. 

DATES: The comment period for the 

NPRM published in the Federal 

Register on September 26, 2016 (81 FR 

65980), is reopened. 

We must receive comments on this 

SNPRM by November 13, 2017. 

ADDRESSES: You may send comments, 

using the procedures found in 14 CFR 

11.43 and 11.45, by any of the following 

methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

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

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Fax: 202–493–2251. 

• Mail: U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations, M– 

30, West Building Ground Floor, Room 

W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., 

Washington, DC 20590. 

• Hand Delivery: U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations, M– 

30, West Building Ground Floor, Room 

W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., 

Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 

p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays. 

For service information identified in 

this proposed AD, contact Airbus, 

Airworthiness Office–EIAS, 1 Rond 

Point Maurice Bellonte, 31707 Blagnac 

Cedex, France; telephone +33 5 61 93 36 

96; fax +33 5 61 93 44 51; email 

account.airworth-eas@airbus.com; 

Internet http://www.airbus.com. You 

may view this referenced service 

information at the FAA, Transport 

Standards Branch, 1601 Lind Avenue 

SW., Renton, WA. For information on 

the availability of this material at the 

FAA, call 425–227–1221. 

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–2016– 

9074; 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 proposed AD, the 

regulatory evaluation, any comments 

received, and other information. The 

street address for the Docket Office 

(telephone: 800–647–5527) is in the 

ADDRESSES section. Comments will be 

available in the AD docket shortly after 

receipt. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Sanjay Ralhan, Aerospace Engineer, 

International Section, Transport 

Standards Branch, FAA, 1601 Lind 

Avenue SW., Renton, WA 98057–3356; 

telephone 425–227–1405; fax 425–227– 

1149. 

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–2016–9074; Product Identifier 

2016–NM–097–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 we receive 

about this proposed AD. 

Discussion 

We issued an NPRM to amend 14 CFR 

part 39 by adding an AD that would 

apply to all Airbus Model A318–111 

and –112 airplanes, Model A319–111, 

–112, –113, –114, and –115 airplanes, 

Model A320–211, –212, and –214 

airplanes, and Model A321–111, –112, 

–211, –212, and –213 airplanes. The 


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