Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 214 / Tuesday, November 7, 2017 / Proposed Rules 51583 

Done in Washington, DC, this 1st day of 

November 2017. 

Michael C. Gregoire, 

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2017–1059; Product 

Identifier 2017–CE–035–AD] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Piper 

Aircraft, Inc. Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: We propose to adopt a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for certain 

Piper Aircraft, Inc. Models PA–28–140, 

PA–28–150, PA–28–160, PA–28–180, 

PA–28–235, PA–32–260, and PA–32– 

300 airplanes. This proposed AD was 

prompted by reports of corrosion found 

in an area of the main wing spar not 

easily accessible for inspection. This 

proposed AD would require installing 

an inspection access panel in the lower 

wing skin near the left and the right 

main wing spars if not already there, 

inspecting the left and the right main 

wing spars for corrosion, and taking all 

necessary corrective actions. We are 

proposing this AD to address the unsafe 

condition on these products. 

DATES: We must receive comments on 

this proposed AD by December 22, 

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: Deliver to Mail 

address above between 9 a.m. and 5 

p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays. 

For service information identified in 

this NPRM, contact Piper Aircraft, Inc., 

2926 Piper Drive, Vero Beach, Florida 

32960; telephone: (772) 567–4361; 

Internet: www.piper.com. 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– 

1059 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 NPRM, the regulatory 

evaluation, any comments received, and 

other information. The street 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: Dan 

McCully, Aerospace Engineer, FAA, 

Atlanta ACO Branch, 1701 Columbia 

Avenue, College Park, Georgia 30337; 

telephone: (404) 474–5548; fax: (404) 

474–5606; email: william.mccully@faa.

gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Comments Invited 

We invite you to send any written 

relevant data, views, or arguments about 

this proposal. Send your comments to 

an address listed under the ADDRESSES

section. Include ‘‘Docket No. FAA– 

2017–1059; Product Identifier 2017–CE– 

035–AD’’ at the beginning of your 

comments. We specifically invite 

comments on the overall regulatory, 

economic, environmental, and energy 

aspects of this NPRM. We will consider 

all comments received by the closing 

date and may amend this NPRM 

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 we receive 

about this NPRM. 

Discussion 

We received two reports of significant 

corrosion found on the main wing spars 

on certain Piper Aircraft, Inc. Models 

PA–28–140, PA–28–150, PA–28–160, 

PA–28–180, PA–28–235, PA–32–260, 

and PA–32–300 airplanes. The 

corrosion was found during 

maintenance in an area that is not easily 

accessible for inspection. This 

condition, if not detected and corrected, 

could cause the main wing spar to fail. 

This failure could result in loss of 

control. 

Related Service Information Under 

1 CFR Part 51 

We reviewed Piper Aircraft, Inc. 

Service Bulletin No. 1304, dated August 

23, 2017. The service bulletin describes 

procedures for installing an inspection 

access panel in the lower wing skin near 

the left and the right main wing spars, 

if not already there, inspect for 

corrosion, and, if corrosion is found, 

taking all necessary corrective actions. 

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 

We are proposing this AD because we 

evaluated all the relevant information 

and determined the unsafe condition 

described previously is likely to exist or 

develop in other products of the same 

type design. 

Proposed AD Requirements 

This proposed AD would require 

accomplishing the actions specified in 

the service information described 

previously. 

Costs of Compliance 

We estimate that this proposed AD 

affects 11,476 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 

Main wing spar inspection .............. 2 work-hours × $85 per hour = 

$170 to inspect both wings.

Not Applicable ................................ $170 $1,950,920 


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ON-CONDITION COSTS

Action Labor cost Parts cost Cost per 

product 

Install inspection access panel in the 

lower wing skin near the left and the 

right main wing spars.

6 work-hours × $85 per hour = $510 to 

install the inspection access panel on 

both wings.

$175 for the kit that contains provisions 

for installing inspections access panels on both wings.

$685 

The scope of damage found in the 

required inspection could vary 

significantly from airplane to airplane. 

We have no way of determining how 

much damage may be found on each 

airplane or the cost to repair damaged 

parts on each airplane or the number of 

airplanes that may require repair. 

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 

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 airworthiness 

directive (AD): 

Piper Aircraft, Inc.: Docket No. FAA–2017– 

1059; Product Identifier 2017–CE–035– 

AD. 

(a) Comments Due Date 

We must receive comments by December 

22, 2017. 

(b) Affected ADs 

None. 

(c) Applicability 

This AD applies to the following Piper 

Aircraft, Inc. model airplanes that are 

certificated in any category: 

TABLE 1 TO PARAGRAPH (c) OF THIS AD—AFFECTED MODELS AND SERIAL NUMBERS

Model Serial Nos. 

PA–28–140 ..................................... 28–20001 through 28–26946, and 28–7125001 through 28–7725290. 

PA–28–150 and PA–28–160 .......... 28–1 through 28–4377, and 28–1760A. 

PA–28–180 ..................................... 28–671 through 28–5859, 28–7105001 through 28–7205318, and 28–7305001 through 28–7505261. 

PA–28–235 ..................................... 28–10001 through 28–11378, 28–7110001 through 28–7710089, and 28E–11. 

PA–32–260 ..................................... 32–04, 32–1 through 32–1297, and 32–7100001 through 32–7800008. 

PA–32–300 ..................................... 32–15, 32–21, 32–40000 through 32–40974, and 32–7140001 through 32–7840222. 

(d) Subject 

Joint Aircraft System Component (JASC)/ 

Air Transport Association (ATA) of America 

Code 5711, Wing Spar. 

(e) Unsafe Condition 

This AD was prompted by reports of 

corrosion found in an area of the main wing 

spar not easily accessible for inspection. We 

are issuing this AD to detect and correct 

corrosion in the wing root area of the left and 

the right main wing spars. The unsafe 

condition, if not detected and corrected, 

could cause the main wing spar to fail, which 

could result in loss of control. 

(f) Compliance 

Comply with this AD within the 

compliance times specified, unless already 

done. 

(g) Determine if Inspection Access Panels 

Are Already Present 

Within the next 100 hours time-in-service 

(TIS) after the effective date of this AD or 

within the next 12 months after the effective 

date of this AD, whichever occurs first, 

inspect the lower wing skin near the main 

wing spar on both wings for the presence of 

an inspection access panel using Part I of the 

Instructions section of Piper Aircraft, Inc. 


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(Piper) Service Bulletin (SB) No. 1304, dated 

August 23, 2017. 

(h) Install Inspection Access Panels 

If it is determined that no inspection access 

panels are present during the inspection 

required in paragraph (g) of this AD, within 

the next 100 hours TIS after the effective date 

of this AD or within the next 12 months after 

the effective date of this AD, whichever 

occurs first install inspection access panels 

on the lower skin of the left wing and the 

right wing using Piper SB No. 1304, dated 

August 23, 2017. 

(i) Inspect for Corrosion 

Within the next 100 hours TIS after the 

effective date of this AD or within the next 

12 months after the effective date of this AD, 

whichever occurs first, inspect the left and 

the right main wing spar for any evidence of 

corrosion using Part I of the Instructions 

section of Piper SB No. 1304, dated August 

23, 2017. 

(j) Corrective Actions 

Before further flight after the inspection 

required in paragraph (i) of this AD, if 

evidence of corrosion is found, take all 

necessary corrective actions to remove the 

corrosion using Part I of the Instructions 

section of Piper SB No. 1304, dated August 

23, 2017, and/or make all necessary repairs 

using Part II of the Instructions section of 

Piper SB No. 1304, dated August 23, 2017. 

(k) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs) 

(1) The Manager, Atlanta ACO 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 

certification office, send it to the attention of 

the person identified in paragraph (l)(1) of 

this AD. 

(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. 

(3) For service information that contains 

steps that are labeled as Required for 

Compliance (RC), the provisions of 

paragraphs (g) through (j) of this AD apply. 

(i) The steps labeled as RC, including 

substeps under an RC step and any figures 

identified in an RC step, must be done to 

comply with the AD. An AMOC is required 

for any deviations to RC steps, including 

substeps and identified figures. 

(ii) Steps not labeled as RC may be 

deviated from using accepted methods in 

accordance with the operator’s maintenance 

or inspection program without obtaining 

approval of an AMOC, provided the RC steps, 

including substeps and identified figures, can 

still be done as specified, and the airplane 

can be put back in an airworthy condition. 

(l) Related Information 

(1) For more information about this AD, 

contact Dan McCully, Aerospace Engineer, 

FAA, Atlanta ACO Branch, 1701 Columbia 

Avenue, College Park, Georgia 30337; 

telephone: (404) 474–5548; fax: (404) 474– 

5606; email: william.mccully@faa.gov. 

(2) For service information identified in 

this AD, contact Piper Aircraft, Inc., 2926 

Piper Drive, Vero Beach, Florida 32960; 

telephone: (772) 567–4361; Internet: 

www.piper.com. 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 30, 2017. 

Melvin J. Johnson, 

Acting Deputy Director, Policy & Innovation 

Division, Aircraft Certification Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Food and Drug Administration 

21 CFR Part 880 

[Docket No. FDA–2017–N–6216] 

General Hospital and Personal Use 

Devices; Reclassification of Sharps 

Needle Destruction Device 

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, 

HHS. 

ACTION: Proposed order. 

SUMMARY: The Food and Drug 

Administration (FDA) is issuing this 

proposed order to reclassify the needle 

destruction device, renaming the device 

to ‘‘sharps needle destruction device,’’ a 

postamendments class III device 

(regulated under product code MTV), 

into class II (special controls), subject to 

premarket notification. FDA is also 

identifying the proposed special 

controls that the Agency believes are 

necessary to provide a reasonable 

assurance of safety and effectiveness of 

the device. FDA is proposing this 

reclassification on its own initiative 

based on new information. If finalized, 

this order will reclassify these types of 

devices from class III to class II and 

reduce regulatory burdens on industry 

as these types of devices will no longer 

be required to submit a premarket 

approval application (PMA) but can 

instead submit a less burdensome 

premarket notification (510(k)) before 

marketing their device. 

DATES: Submit either electronic or 

written comments on the proposed 

order by January 8, 2018. Please see 

section XI of this document for the 

proposed effective date when the new 

requirements apply and for the 

proposed effective date of a final order 

based on this proposed order. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

as follows. Please note that late, 

untimely filed comments will not be 

considered. Electronic comments must 

be submitted on or before January 8, 

2018. The https://www.regulations.gov 

electronic filing system will accept 

comments until midnight Eastern Time 

at the end of January 8, 2018. Comments 

received by mail/hand delivery/courier 

(for written/paper submissions) will be 

considered timely if they are 

postmarked or the delivery service 

acceptance receipt is on or before that 

date. 

Electronic Submissions 

Submit electronic comments in the 

following way: 

• Federal Rulemaking Portal: https:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

Comments submitted electronically, 

including attachments, to https://

www.regulations.gov will be posted to 

the docket unchanged. Because your 

comment will be made public, you are 

solely responsible for ensuring that your 

comment does not include any 

confidential information that you or a 

third party may not wish to be posted, 

such as medical information, your or 

anyone else’s Social Security number, or 

confidential business information, such 

as a manufacturing process. Please note 

that if you include your name, contact 

information, or other information that 

identifies you in the body of your 

comments, that information will be 

posted on https://www.regulations.gov. 

• If you want to submit a comment 

with confidential information that you 

do not wish to be made available to the 

public, submit the comment as a 

written/paper submission and in the 

manner detailed (see ‘‘Written/Paper 

Submissions’’ and ‘‘Instructions’’). 

Written/Paper Submissions 

Submit written/paper submissions as 

follows: 

• Mail/Hand delivery/Courier (for 

written/paper submissions): Dockets 

Management Staff (HFA–305), Food and 

Drug Administration, 5630 Fishers 

Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852. 

• For written/paper comments 

submitted to the Dockets Management 

Staff, FDA will post your comment, as 

well as any attachments, except for 

information submitted, marked and 

identified, as confidential, if submitted 

as detailed in ‘‘Instructions.’’ 

Instructions: All submissions received 

must include the Docket No. FDA– 

2017–N–6216 for ‘‘General Hospital and 

Personal Use Devices; Reclassification 


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