48904 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 203 / Monday, October 23, 2017 / Rules and Regulations 

Executive Order 13132 

For the purposes of Executive Order 

13132, SBA has determined that this 

direct final rule will not have 

substantial, direct effects 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. Therefore, for the 

purpose of Executive Order 13132, 

Federalism, SBA has determined that 

this direct final rule has no federalism 

implications warranting preparation of a 

federalism assessment. 

Executive Order 13771 

This final rule is not an E.O. 13771 

regulatory action because it is not 

significant under E.O. 12866. 

Paperwork Reduction Act, 44 U.S.C., 

Ch. 35 

SBA has determined that this direct 

final rule does not impose additional 

reporting or recordkeeping requirements 

under the Paperwork Reduction Act, 44 

U.S.C., Chapter 35. 

Regulatory Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 601– 

612 

The Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA), 

5 U.S.C. 601, requires administrative 

agencies to consider the effect of their 

actions on small entities, small nonprofit enterprises, and small local 

governments. Pursuant to the RFA, 

when an agency issues a rulemaking, 

the agency must prepare a regulatory 

flexibility analysis which describes the 

impact of the rule on small entities. 

However, section 605 of the RFA allows 

an agency to certify a rule, in lieu of 

preparing an analysis, if the rulemaking 

is not expected to have a significant 

economic impact on a substantial 

number of small entities. Within the 

meaning of RFA, SBA certifies that this 

direct final rule will not have a 

significant economic impact on a 

substantial number of small entities. 

List of Subjects in 13 CFR Part 126 

Administrative practice and 

procedure, Government procurement, 

Small businesses. 

Accordingly, for the reasons stated in 

the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION, SBA 

amends 13 CFR part 126 as follows: 

PART 126—HUBZONE PROGRAM 

■ 1. The authority for part 126 is revised 

to read as follows: 

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 632(a), 632(j), 632(p), 

644 and 657a. 

■ 2. Amend § 126.103 by revising the 

definition of ‘‘Qualified census tract’’, to 

read as follows: 

§ 126.103 What definitions are important 

in the HUBZone program? 

* * * * * 

Qualified census tract has the 

meaning given that term in section 

42(d)(5)(B)(ii) of the Internal Revenue 

Code of 1986. However, for any 

metropolitan statistical area in the 

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the term 

‘‘qualified census tract’’ has the 

meaning given that term in section 

42(d)(5)(B)(ii) of the Internal Revenue 

Code of 1986 as applied without regard 

to subclause (II) of such section, except 

that this clause shall apply only until 

December 22, 2027, or the date on 

which the Financial Oversight and 

Management Board for the 

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico created 

by the Puerto Rico Oversight, 

Management, and Economic Stability 

Act ceases to exist, whichever event 

occurs first. 

* * * * * 

Dated: October 10, 2017. 

Linda E. McMahon, 

Administrator. 

[FR Doc. 2017–22935 Filed 10–20–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8025–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2017–0628; Product 

Identifier 2016–NM–207–AD; Amendment 

39–19079; AD 2017–21–08] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Airbus 

Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: We are adopting a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for all 

Airbus Model A310 series airplanes. 

This AD was prompted by a revision of 

certain airworthiness limitation items 

(ALI) documents, which require more 

restrictive maintenance requirements 

and airworthiness limitations. This AD 

requires revising the maintenance or 

inspection program to incorporate the 

maintenance requirements and 

airworthiness limitations. We are 

issuing this AD to address the unsafe 

condition on these products. 

DATES: This AD is effective November 

27, 2017. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of certain publications listed in this AD 

as of November 27, 2017. 

ADDRESSES: For service information 

identified in this final rule, contact 

Airbus SAS, Airworthiness Office— 

EAW, 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. 

It is also available on the Internet at 

http://www.regulations.gov by searching 

for and locating Docket No. FAA–2017– 

0628. 

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– 

0628; 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 street address for 

the Docket Office (telephone 800–647– 

5527) is Docket 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: Dan 

Rodina, Aerospace Engineer, 

International Section, Transport 

Standards Branch, FAA, 1601 Lind 

Avenue SW., Renton, WA 98057–3356; 

telephone 425–227–2125; fax 425–227– 

1149. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Discussion 

We issued a notice of proposed 

rulemaking (NPRM) to amend 14 CFR 

part 39 by adding an AD that would 

apply to all Airbus Model A310 series 

airplanes. The NPRM published in the 

Federal Register on June 30, 2017 (82 

FR 29789) (‘‘the NPRM’’). 

The European Aviation Safety Agency 

(EASA), which is the Technical Agent 

for the Member States of the European 

Union, has issued EASA Airworthiness 

Directive 2016–0217, dated November 2, 

2016 (referred to after this as the 

Mandatory Continuing Airworthiness 

Information, or ‘‘the MCAI’’), to correct 

an unsafe condition for all Airbus 

Model A310 series airplanes. The MCAI 

states: 


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The airworthiness limitations for Airbus 

A310 aeroplanes, which are approved by 

EASA, are currently defined and published 

in the Airbus A310 Airworthiness 

Limitations Section (ALS) document(s). 

These instructions have been identified as 

mandatory actions for continued 

airworthiness. 

Failure to accomplish these instructions 

could result in an unsafe condition. 

EASA previously issued [EASA] AD 2014– 

0124 (later revised) [which includes actions 

for Airbus A310 series airplanes; those 

actions are included in FAA AD 2013–13–13, 

Amendment 39–17501 (79 FR 48957, August 

19, 2014) (‘‘AD 2013–13–13’’)], to require the 

actions as specified in Airbus A310 

Airworthiness Limitation Item (ALI) 

Document at issue 08. 

Since EASA AD 2014–0124R1 was issued, 

Airbus replaced ALI Document issue 08 with 

A310 ALS Part 2 Revision 01 and then 

published the A310 ALS Part 2 Variation 1.1 

and Variation 1.2, to introduce more 

restrictive maintenance requirements and/or 

airworthiness limitations. 

For the reason described above, this 

[EASA] AD retains part of the requirements 

of EASA AD 2014–0124R1, which will be 

superseded, and requires accomplishment of 

the actions specified in Airbus A310 ALS 

Part 2 Revision 01, ALS Part 2 Variation 1.1 

and ALS Part 2 Variation 1.2 (hereafter 

collectively referred to as ‘the ALS’ in this 

[EASA] AD). The remaining requirements of 

EASA AD 2014–0124R1 are retained in 

[EASA] AD 2016–0218, applicable to A300– 

600 aeroplanes, published at the same time 

as this [EASA] AD. 

This AD does not supersede AD 

2013–13–13. Rather, we have 

determined that a stand-alone AD is 

more appropriate to address the changes 

in the MCAI. This AD requires revising 

the maintenance or inspection program 

to incorporate the maintenance 

requirements and airworthiness 

limitations. Accomplishment of the 

proposed actions would then terminate 

all requirements of AD 2013–13–13. 

You may examine the MCAI in the 

AD docket on the Internet at http://

www.regulations.gov by searching for 

and locating Docket No. FAA–2017– 

0628. 

Comments 

We gave the public the opportunity to 

participate in developing this AD. We 

considered the comment received. The 

commenter supported the NPRM. 

Conclusion 

We reviewed the relevant data, 

considered the comment received, and 

determined that air safety and the 

public interest require adopting this AD 

as proposed except for minor editorial 

changes. We have determined that these 

minor changes: 

• Are consistent with the intent that 

was proposed in the NPRM for 

correcting the unsafe condition; and 

• Do not add any additional burden 

upon the public than was already 

proposed in the NPRM. 

Related Service Information Under 1 

CFR Part 51 

Airbus has issued the following 

service information: 

• Airbus A310 Airworthiness 

Limitations Section (ALS), Part 2, 

‘‘Damage Tolerant Airworthiness 

Limitation Items (DT–ALI),’’ Revision 

01, dated August 7, 2015. 

• Airbus A310 Airworthiness 

Limitations Section (ALS), Part 2, 

‘‘Damage Tolerant Airworthiness 

Limitation Items (DT–ALI),’’ Variation 

1.1, dated January 25, 2016. 

• Airbus A310 Airworthiness 

Limitations Section (ALS), Part 2, 

‘‘Damage Tolerant Airworthiness 

Limitation Items (DT–ALI),’’ Variation 

1.2, dated July 22, 2016. 

This service information describes 

airworthiness limitations applicable to 

the DT–ALIs. These documents are 

distinct because they contain different 

tasks at different revision levels. 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. 

Costs of Compliance 

We estimate that this AD affects 8 

airplanes of U.S. registry. 

We estimate the following costs to 

comply with this AD: 

ESTIMATED COSTS

Action Labor cost Parts cost Cost per 

product 

Cost on U.S. 

operators 

Maintenance or Inspection Program Revision .. 1 work-hour × $85 per hour = $85 ................... None .......... $85 $680 

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 transport category 

airplanes to the Director of the System 

Oversight Division. 

Regulatory Findings 

We determined that 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 the 

DOT Regulatory Policies and Procedures 

(44 FR 11034, February 26, 1979); 

3. Will not affect intrastate aviation in 

Alaska; 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. 


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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. 

§ 39.13 [Amended] 

■ 2. The FAA amends § 39.13 by adding 

the following new airworthiness 

directive (AD): 

2017–21–08 Airbus: Amendment 39–19079; 

Docket No. FAA–2017–0628; Product 

Identifier 2016–NM–207–AD. 

(a) Effective Date 

This AD is effective November 27, 2017. 

(b) Affected ADs 

This AD affects AD 2013–13–13, 

Amendment 39–17501 (79 FR 48957, August 

19, 2014) (‘‘AD 2013–13–13’’). 

(c) Applicability 

This AD applies to all Airbus Model A310– 

203, –204, –221, –222, –304, –322, –324, and 

–325 airplanes, certificated in any category, 

all manufacturer serial numbers. 

(d) Subject 

Air Transport Association (ATA) of 

America Code 05. 

(e) Reason 

This AD was prompted by a revision of 

certain airworthiness limitation items (ALI) 

documents, which require more restrictive 

maintenance requirements and airworthiness 

limitations. We are issuing this AD to prevent 

fatigue cracking, damage, or corrosion in 

principal structural elements, which could 

result in reduced structural integrity of the 

airplane. 

(f) Compliance 

Comply with this AD within the 

compliance times specified, unless already 

done. 

(g) Revision of Maintenance or Inspection 

Program 

Within 3 months after the effective date of 

this AD, revise the maintenance or inspection 

program, as applicable, to incorporate the 

information specified in paragraphs (g)(1), 

(g)(2), and (g)(3) of this AD. The initial 

compliance times for doing the tasks is at the 

time specified in the service information 

identified in paragraphs (g)(1), (g)(2), and 

(g)(3) of this AD, or within 3 months after the 

effective date of this AD, whichever occurs 

later. 

(1) Airbus A310 Airworthiness Limitations 

Section (ALS), Part 2, ‘‘Damage Tolerant 

Airworthiness Limitation Items (DT–ALI),’’ 

Revision 01, dated August 7, 2015. 

(2) Airbus A310 Airworthiness Limitations 

Section (ALS), Part 2, ‘‘Damage Tolerant 

Airworthiness Limitation Items (DT–ALI),’’ 

Variation 1.1, dated January 25, 2016. 

(3) Airbus A310 Airworthiness Limitations 

Section (ALS), Part 2, ‘‘Damage Tolerant 

Airworthiness Limitation Items (DT–ALI),’’ 

Variation 1.2, dated July 22, 2016. 

(h) No Alternative Actions or Intervals 

After the maintenance or inspection 

program has been revised as required by 

paragraph (g) of this AD, no alternative 

actions (e.g., inspections) or intervals may be 

used unless the actions and/or intervals are 

approved as an alternative method of 

compliance (AMOC) in accordance with the 

procedures specified in paragraph (j)(1) of 

this AD. 

(i) Terminating Action for AD 2013–13–13 

Accomplishing the actions required by this 

AD terminates all requirements of AD 2013– 

13–13 for that airplane only. 

(j) Other FAA AD Provisions 

The following provisions also apply to this 

AD: 

(1) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs): The Manager, International 

Section, Transport Standards 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 International Section, send it 

to the attention of the person identified in 

paragraph (k)(2) of this AD. Information may 

be emailed to: 9-ANM-116-AMOCREQUESTS@faa.gov. 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. 

(2) Contacting the Manufacturer: For any 

requirement in this AD to obtain corrective 

actions from a manufacturer, the action must 

be accomplished using a method approved 

by the Manager, International Section, 

Transport Standards Branch, FAA; or the 

European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA); or 

Airbus’s EASA Design Organization 

Approval (DOA). If approved by the DOA, 

the approval must include the DOAauthorized signature. 

(k) Related Information 

(1) Refer to Mandatory Continuing 

Airworthiness Information (MCAI) EASA AD 

2016–0217, dated November 2, 2016, for 

related information. This MCAI may be 

found in the AD docket on the Internet at 

http://www.regulations.gov by searching for 

and locating Docket No. FAA–2017–0628. 

(2) For more information about this AD, 

contact Dan Rodina, Aerospace Engineer, 

International Section, Transport Standards 

Branch, FAA, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., 

Renton, WA 98057–3356; telephone 425– 

227–2125; fax 425–227–1149. 

(l) Material Incorporated by Reference 

(1) The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

(IBR) of the service information listed in this 

paragraph under 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR 

part 51. 

(2) You must use this service information 

as applicable to do the actions required by 

this AD, unless this AD specifies otherwise. 

(i) Airbus A310 Airworthiness Limitations 

Section (ALS), Part 2, ‘‘Damage Tolerant 

Airworthiness Limitation Items (DT–ALI),’’ 

Revision 01, dated August 7, 2015. 

(ii) Airbus A310 Airworthiness Limitations 

Section (ALS), Part 2, ‘‘Damage Tolerant 

Airworthiness Limitation Items (DT–ALI),’’ 

Variation 1.1, dated January 25, 2016. 

(iii) Airbus A310 Airworthiness 

Limitations Section (ALS), Part 2, ‘‘Damage 

Tolerant Airworthiness Limitation Items 

(DT–ALI),’’ Variation 1.2, dated July 22, 

2016. 

(3) For service information identified in 

this AD, contact Airbus SAS, Airworthiness 

Office—EAW, 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. 

(4) You may view this 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. 

(5) You may view this 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/cfr/ibrlocations.html. 

Issued in Renton, Washington, on October 

11, 2017. 

Jeffrey E. Duven, 

Director, System Oversight Division, Aircraft 

Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2017–22710 Filed 10–20–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2017–0497; Product 

Identifier 2016–NM–209–AD; Amendment 

39–19078; AD 2017–21–07] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Airbus 

Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: We are adopting a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for all 

Airbus Model A300 series airplanes. 

This AD was prompted by a report of 

reduction of the de-icing performance of 

the pitot probe over time that could 

remain hidden to the flight crew. This 


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