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inspection required by paragraph (g) or (h) of 

this AD, whichever occurs later, report the 

findings of the inspection specified in 

paragraph (g) of this AD, and the records 

check specified in paragraph (h) of this AD, 

to Fokker Services B.V., in accordance with 

the Accomplishment Instructions of Fokker 

Service Bulletin SBF100–32–167, dated 

December 14, 2016. 

(l) 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 (m)(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 

Fokker B.V. Service’s EASA Design 

Organization Approval (DOA). If approved by 

the DOA, the approval must include the 

DOA-authorized signature. 

(3) Reporting Requirements: A federal 

agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a 

person is not required to respond to, nor 

shall a person be subject to a penalty for 

failure to comply with a collection of 

information subject to the requirements of 

the Paperwork Reduction Act unless that 

collection of information displays a current 

valid OMB Control Number. The OMB 

Control Number for this information 

collection is 2120–0056. Public reporting for 

this collection of information is estimated to 

be approximately 5 minutes per response, 

including the time for reviewing instructions, 

completing and reviewing the collection of 

information. All responses to this collection 

of information are mandatory. Comments 

concerning the accuracy of this burden and 

suggestions for reducing the burden should 

be directed to the FAA at: 800 Independence 

Ave. SW., Washington, DC 20591, Attn: 

Information Collection Clearance Officer, 

AES–200. 

(m) Related Information 

(1) Refer to Mandatory Continuing 

Airworthiness Information (MCAI) EASA 

Airworthiness Directive 2017–0068, dated 

April 24, 2017, 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– 

2017–1021. 

(2) For more information about this AD, 

contact Tom Rodriguez, Aerospace Engineer, 

International Section, Transport Standards 

Branch, FAA, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., 

Renton, WA 98057–3356; telephone 425– 

227–1137; fax 425–227–1149. 

(3) For service information identified in 

this AD, contact Fokker Services B.V., 

Technical Services Dept., P.O. Box 1357, 

2130 EL Hoofddorp, the Netherlands; 

telephone +31 (0)88–6280–350; fax +31 

(0)88–6280–111; email technicalservices@

fokker.com; Internet http://

www.myfokkerfleet.com. 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. 

Issued in Renton, Washington, on October 

27, 2017. 

Jeffrey E. Duven, 

Director, System Oversight Division, Aircraft 

Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2017–23990 Filed 11–3–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2017–1038; Product 

Identifier 2017–CE–024–AD] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Viking Air 

Limited Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: We propose to adopt a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for Viking 

Air Limited Models DHC–6–1, DHC–6– 

100, DHC–6–200, DHC–6–300, and 

DHC–6–400 airplanes. This proposed 

AD results from mandatory continuing 

airworthiness information (MCAI) 

originated 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 aileron cable wear or 

fouling at the wing root rib, fuselage 

skin, and wing root rib fairlead, or 

fraying of the cable from the root rib 

fairlead. We are issuing this proposed 

AD to require actions to address the 

unsafe condition on these products. 

DATES: We must receive comments on 

this proposed AD by December 21, 

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. 

• 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 20590, 

between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, except Federal holidays. 

For service information identified in 

this proposed AD, contact Viking Air 

Limited Technical Support, 1959 De 

Havilland Way, Sidney, British 

Columbia, Canada, V8L 5V5; telephone: 

(North America) (866) 492–8527; fax: 

(250) 656–0673; email: 

technical.support@vikingair.com; 

Internet: http://www.vikingair.com/ 

support/service-bulletins. You may 

review this referenced service 

information at the FAA, Policy and 

Innovation Division, 901 Locust, Kansas 

City, Missouri 64106. For information 

on the availability of this material at the 

FAA, call (816) 329–4148. 

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– 

1038; 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: Erin 

Hulverson, Aerospace Engineer, FAA, 

Boston ACO Branch, 1200 District 

Avenue, Burlington, MA 01803; 

telephone: (781) 238–7655; fax: (781) 

238–7199; email: erin.hulverson@

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–2017–1038; Product Identifier 

2017–CE–024–AD’’ at the beginning of 

your comments. We specifically invite 


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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://

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 

Transport Canada, which is the 

aviation authority for Canada, has 

issued AD Number CF–2017–20, dated 

June 7, 2017 (referred to after this as 

‘‘the MCAI’’), to correct an unsafe 

condition for Viking Air Limited Models 

DHC–6–1, DHC–6–100, DHC–6–200, 

DHC–6–300, and DHC–6–400 airplanes. 

The MCAI states: 

There have been reports of accelerated 

aileron cable wear because of contact with 

the fuselage skin cut-out or the wing root rib. 

Wear that is not detected can lead to failure 

of the aileron cable and loss of control of the 

aeroplane. 

The root cause of this problem has not yet 

been identified. This [Transport Canada] AD 

requires inspection of the aeroplane and 

reporting of the inspection results to Viking 

Air Ltd. This [Transport Canada] AD is 

considered an interim action and further AD 

action may follow. 

Aileron cables are typically replaced at 

intervals of 60 months in accordance with 

the DHC–6 maintenance schedule. 

You may examine the MCAI on the 

Internet at http://www.regulations.gov 

by searching for and locating Docket No. 

FAA–2017–1038. 

Related Service Information Under 1 

CFR Part 51 

Viking Air Limited has issued DHC– 

6 Twin Otter Service Bulletin Number: 

V6/0022, Revision B, dated June 13, 

2014. The service information describes 

procedures for initial and repetitive 

inspections of the aileron cable for 

aileron cable wear or fouling at the wing 

root rib, fuselage skin, and wing root rib 

fairlead, or fraying of the cable from the 

root rib fairlead, and replacement of the 

aileron cables as necessary. 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 of this NPRM. 

FAA’s Determination and Requirements 

of the Proposed AD 

This product has been approved by 

the aviation authority of another 

country, and is approved for operation 

in the United States. Pursuant to our 

bilateral agreement with this State of 

Design Authority, 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 and determined the unsafe 

condition exists and is likely to exist or 

develop on other products of the same 

type design. 

Costs of Compliance 

We estimate that this proposed AD 

will affect 141 products of U.S. registry. 

We also estimate that it would take 

about 20 work-hours per product to 

comply with the basic requirements of 

this proposed AD. The average labor 

rate is $85 per work-hour. 

Based on these figures, we estimate 

the cost of the proposed AD on U.S. 

operators to be $239,700, or $1,700 per 

product. 

In addition, the following is an 

estimate of possible necessary follow-on 

replacement actions. We have no way of 

determining the number of products 

that may need these actions. 

Action Work-hours * Labor cost 

(@$85/hour) Parts cost Cost per product 

Replace 1 cable ............................................................................................... 6 $510 $244 $754 

Replace 2 cables (on the same wing) ............................................................. 8 680 458 1,138 

Replace 2 cables (one on each wing) ............................................................. 12 1,020 488 1,508 

Replace all 4 cables (2 per wing) .................................................................... 16 1,360 916 2,336 

* Work-hours includes access, testing, and close-up. 

Paperwork Reduction Act 

A federal agency may not conduct or 

sponsor, and a person is not required to 

respond to, nor shall a person be subject 

to penalty for failure to comply with a 

collection of information subject to the 

requirements of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act unless that collection of 

information displays a current valid 

OMB control number. The control 

number for the collection of information 

required by this proposed AD is 2120– 

0056. The paperwork cost associated 

with this proposed AD has been 

detailed in the Costs of Compliance 

section of this document and includes 

time for reviewing instructions, as well 

as completing and reviewing the 

collection of information. Therefore, all 

reporting associated with this proposed 

AD is mandatory. Comments concerning 

the accuracy of this burden and 

suggestions for reducing the burden 

should be directed to the FAA at 800 

Independence Ave. SW., Washington, 

DC 20591. ATTN: Information 

Collection Clearance Officer, AES–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. 

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 small airplanes and 

domestic business jet transport 

airplanes to the Director of the 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 


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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, 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 AD: 

Viking Air Limited: Docket No. FAA–2017– 

1038; Product Identifier 2017–CE–024– 

AD. 

(a) Comments Due Date 

We must receive comments by December 

21, 2017. 

(b) Affected ADs 

None. 

(c) Applicability 

This AD applies to Viking Air Limited 

Models DHC–6–1, DHC–6–100, DHC–6–200, 

DHC–6–300, and DHC–6–400 airplanes, all 

serial numbers, certificated in any category. 

(d) Subject 

Air Transport Association of America 

(ATA) Code 27: Flight Controls. 

(e) Reason 

This AD was prompted by mandatory 

continuing airworthiness information (MCAI) 

originated 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 aileron 

cable wear or fouling at the wing root rib, 

fuselage skin, and wing root rib fairlead, or 

fraying of the cable from the root rib fairlead. 

We are issuing this AD to identify and correct 

wear on the aileron cable fuselage skin cutout and on the wing root rib fairlead, and any 

fraying of the cable from the root rib fairlead, 

which could lead to failure of the aileron 

cable and loss of control. 

(f) Actions and Compliance 

Unless already done, do the following 

actions in paragraphs (f)(1) through (5) of this 

AD: 

(1) Within the next 50 hours time-inservice (TIS) after the effective date of this 

AD or before the aileron cables have 

accumulated 300 hours TIS, whichever 

occurs later, inspect the aileron cables 

following the Accomplishment Instructions 

in Viking Air Limited Service Bulletin V6/ 

0022, Revision B, dated June 13, 2014 (SB 

V6/0022, Revision B). Inspect repetitively 

thereafter at intervals not to exceed 500 hours 

TIS, but not to exceed five inspections (the 

initial and four repetitives). 

(2) If any discrepancies are found during 

any of the inspections required in paragraph 

(f)(1) of this AD, before further flight, replace 

the aileron cable(s) following the 

Accomplishment Instructions in SB V6/0022, 

Revision B. 

(3) Upon completion of the initial and four 

repetitive inspections detailed in paragraph 

(f)(1) of this AD, resume the inspections 

specified in the maintenance program. 

(4) Within 30 days after completion of each 

inspection detailed in paragraphs (f)(1) of 

this AD, report the results of each inspection 

to Viking Air Limited in accordance with the 

reporting instructions in SB V6/0022, 

Revision B. 

(5) Installation of new aileron cables or reinstallation of existing cables that have been 

removed for any reason re-starts the 

inspections required in paragraph (f)(1) of 

this AD. 

(g) Other FAA AD Provisions 

The following provisions also apply to this 

AD: 

(1) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs): The Manager, New York ACO 

Branch, FAA, has the authority to approve 

AMOCs for this AD, if requested using the 

procedures found in 14 CFR 39.19. Send 

information to ATTN: Erin Hulverson, 

Aerospace Engineer, FAA, Boston ACO 

Branch, 1200 District Avenue, Burlington, 

MA 01803; telephone: (781) 238–7655; fax: 

(781) 238–7199; email: erin.hulverson@

faa.gov. Before using any approved AMOC on 

any airplane to which the AMOC applies, 

notify your appropriate principal inspector 

(PI) in the FAA Flight Standards District 

Office (FSDO), or lacking a PI, your local 

FSDO. 

(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, New York ACO Branch, 

FAA; or Transport Canada; or Viking Air 

Limited’s Transport Canada Design 

Organization Approval (DOA). If approved by 

the DOA, the approval must include the 

DOA-authorized signature. 

(3) Reporting Requirements: For any 

reporting requirement in this AD, a federal 

agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a 

person is not required to respond to, nor 

shall a person be subject to a penalty for 

failure to comply with a collection of 

information subject to the requirements of 

the Paperwork Reduction Act unless that 

collection of information displays a current 

valid OMB Control Number. The OMB 

Control Number for this information 

collection is 2120–0056. Public reporting for 

this collection of information is estimated to 

be approximately 5 minutes per response, 

including the time for reviewing instructions, 

completing and reviewing the collection of 

information. All responses to this collection 

of information are mandatory. Comments 

concerning the accuracy of this burden and 

suggestions for reducing the burden should 

be directed to the FAA at: 800 Independence 

Ave. SW., Washington, DC 20591, Attn: 

Information Collection Clearance Officer, 

AES–200. 

(h) Related Information 

Refer to MCAI Transport Canada AD 

Number CF–2017–20, dated June 7, 2017, for 

related information. You may examine the 

MCAI on the Internet at http://

www.regulations.gov by searching for and 

locating Docket No. FAA–2017–1038. For 

service information related to this AD, 

contact Viking Air Limited Technical 

Support, 1959 De Havilland Way, Sidney, 

British Columbia, Canada, V8L 5V5; 

telephone: (North America) (866) 492–8527; 

fax: (250) 656–0673; email: 

technical.support@vikingair.com; Internet: 

http://www.vikingair.com/support/servicebulletins. You may review this referenced 

service information at the FAA, Policy and 

Innovation Division, 901 Locust, Kansas City, 

Missouri 64106. For information on the 

availability of this material at the FAA, call 

(816) 329–4148. 

Issued in Kansas City, Missouri, on 

October 20, 2017. 

Pat Mullen, 

Acting Deputy Director, Policy and Innovation 

Division, Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2017–23808 Filed 11–3–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS 

U.S. Copyright Office 

37 CFR Parts 201 and 202 

[Docket No. 2017–16] 

Group Registration of Newspapers 

AGENCY: U.S. Copyright Office, Library 

of Congress. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Copyright Office is 

proposing to amend its regulation 

governing the group registration option 

for newspapers. The proposed rule will 

make a number of changes to reflect 


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