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16Unrealized gains on available-for-sale equity

investments may be included in Tier 2 capital to the

extent permitted under section I.A.2.(f) of this

Appendix. In addition, the net unrealized loss on

available-for-sale equity investments are deducted

from Tier 1 capital in accordance with section I.A.1.

of this Appendix.

(vi) Adjusted carrying value. (A) For

purposes of this section I.B.(6), the ‘‘adjusted

carrying value’’ of investments is the

aggregate value at which the investments are

carried on the balance sheet of the bank

reduced by any unrealized gains on those

investments that are reflected in such

carrying value but excluded from the bank’s

Tier 1 capital. For example, for nonfinancial

equity investments held as available-for-sale,

the adjusted carrying value of the

investments would be the aggregate carrying

value of those investments (as reflected on

the balance sheet of the bank) less: any

unrealized gains on those investments that

are included in other comprehensive income

and not reflected in Tier 1 capital; and

associated deferred tax liabilities.16

(B) As discussed above with respect to

consolidated SBICs, some equity investments

may be in companies that are consolidated

for accounting purposes. For investments in

a nonfinancial company that is consolidated

for accounting purposes under generally

accepted accounting principles, the bank’s

adjusted carrying value of the investment is

determined under the equity method of

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the bank’s core capital in accordance with

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the assets of the nonfinancial company are

consolidated for accounting purposes, these

assets (as well as the credit equivalent assets

of the company’s off-balance sheet items)

should be excluded from the bank’s riskweighted assets for regulatory capital

purposes.

(vii) Equity investments. For purposes of

this section I.B.(6), an equity investment

means any equity instrument (including

warrants and call options that give the holder

the right to purchase an equity instrument),

any equity feature of a debt instrument (such

as a warrant or call option), and any debt

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subordinated debt or other types of debt

instruments may be treated as an equity

investment if, in the judgment of the FDIC,

the instrument is the functional equivalent of

equity.

By order of the Board of Directors, Federal

Deposit Insurance Corporation.

Dated at Washington, D.C., this 19th day of

January, 2001.

Robert E. Feldman,

Executive Secretary.

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 39

[Docket No. 2000–CE–25–AD]

RIN 2120–AA64

Airworthiness Directives; Raytheon

Aircraft Company Beech Models F33A,

A36, B36TC, 58/58A, C90A, B200, and

1900D Airplanes

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking

(NPRM).

SUMMARY: This document proposes to

adopt a new airworthiness directive

(AD) that would apply to certain

Raytheon Aircraft Company (Raytheon)

Beech Model F33A, A36, B36TC, 58/

58A, C90A, B200, and 1900D airplanes

equipped with a KA–33 cooling blower.

The proposed AD would require you to

incorporate certain electrical parts to

protect cooling blowers. Several reports

of circuit breakers failing to protect

cooling blowers on the affected

airplanes have prompted the proposed

action. The actions specified by the

proposed AD are intended to provide

protection to the blower motor circuit,

thus reducing the possibility of

emission of smoke or a burning odor

into the cockpit or passenger

compartment as a result of a failed or

seized blower motor.

DATES: The Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA) must receive any

comments on this proposed rule by

April 6, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Send three copies of

comments to the Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), Central Region,

Office of the Regional Counsel,

Attention: Rules Docket No. 2000–CE–

25–AD, 901 Locust, Room 506, Kansas

City, Missouri 64106. You may look at

comments at this location between 8

a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through

Friday, except holidays.

You may get the service information

referenced in the proposed AD from the

Raytheon Aircraft Company, P.O. Box

85, Wichita, Kansas 67201–0085;

telephone: (800) 429–5372 or (316) 676–

3140. You may look at this information

at the Rules Docket at the address above.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Todd Dixon, Aerospace Engineer, FAA,

Wichita Aircraft Certification Office,

1801 Airport Road, Mid-Continent

Airport, Wichita, Kansas 67209;

telephone: (316) 946–4152; facsimile:

(316) 946–4407.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Comments Invited

How do I comment on this proposed

AD? We invite your comments on the

proposed rule. You may send whatever

written data, views, or arguments you

choose. You need to include the rule’s

docket number and send your

comments in triplicate to the address

named under the caption ADDRESSES.

We will consider all comments received

by the closing date specified above,

before acting on the proposed rule. We

may change the proposals contained in

this notice because of the comments

received.

Are there any specific portions of the

proposed AD I should pay attention to?

The FAA specifically invites comments

on the overall regulatory, economic,

environmental, and energy aspects of

the proposed rule that might call for a

need to change the proposed rule. You

may examine all comments we receive.

We will file a report in the Rules Docket

that summarizes each FAA contact with

the public that concerns the substantive

parts of this proposal.

The FAA is reexamining the writing

style we currently use in regulatory

documents, in response to the

Presidential memorandum of June 1,

1998. That memorandum requires

federal agencies to communicate more

clearly with the public. We are

interested in your comments on the ease

of understanding this document, and

any other suggestions you might have to

improve the clarity of FAA

communications that affect you. You

can get more information about the

Presidential memorandum and the plain

language initiative at http://

www.faa.gov/language/.

How can I be sure FAA receives my

comment? If you want us to

acknowledge the receipt of your

comments, you must include a selfaddressed, stamped postcard. On the

postcard, write ‘‘Comments to Docket

No. 2000–CE–25–AD.’’ We will date

stamp and mail the postcard back to

you.

Discussion

What events have caused this

proposed AD? The FAA has received

several reports of blower motors failing,

seizing, smoking, and producing a

burning odor that enters the cabin and

passenger compartment. These events

are the result of the blower motor

having circuit protection of more than 1

ampere. This amount of circuit

protection does not prevent the blower

motor from smoking and creating a

burning odor should it fail or seize.

What are the consequences if the

condition is not corrected? This

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condition could result in smoke or

burning odor entering the cockpit or

passenger compartments.

Relevant Service Information

What service information applies to

this subject? Raytheon has issued these

Service Bulletins:

—SB 34–3267, Issued: March 1999;

—SB 34–3268, Issued: April 2000;

—SB 34–3269, Issued: January 2000;

and

—SB 34–3269, Revision 1, Revised:

October 2000.

What are the provisions of these

service bulletins? These service

bulletins specify and include

procedures for the following:

Service bulletin Applies to Specifies and includes procedures for

Raytheon Service Bulletin SB 34–3267 ............ Certain Raytheon Models F33A, A36, B36TC,

and 58/58A airplanes.

Inspecting for an installed KA–33 cooling

blower.

If the aircraft has a KA–33 cooling blower, installing a 1 ampere circuit breaker, part

number (P/N) 7277–2–1, in place of the factory installed 3 ampere/5 ampere circuit

breakers.

Raytheon Service Bulletin SB 34–3268 ............ Certain Raytheon Model 1900D airplanes ....... Installing the in-line fuse holder, P/N HHJ–A,

in wire J51500E–J039002.

Installing the 1 ampere slow-burn fuse, P/N

MDA1, in the fuse holder.

Raytheon Service Bulletin SB 34–3269 and SB

34–3269, Revision 1.

Certain Raytheon Models C90A and B200 airplanes.Installing the in-line fuse holder, P/N HHJ–A,

following SB 34–3269 Rev. 1, Figures 1 or

2 or 3 (whichever is applicable).

Installing the 1 ampere slow-burn fuse, P/N

MDL1, in the fuse holder

In addition, for Model B200 aircraft, installing

the GMW–3 fuse in the Avionics Junction

Box.

The FAA’s Determination and an

Explanation of the Provisions of the

Proposed AD

What has FAA decided? After

examining the circumstances and

reviewing all available information

related to the incidents described above,

we have determined that:

—the unsafe condition referenced in

this document exists or could develop

on other Raytheon Beech Model

F33A, A36, B36TC, 58/58A, C90A,

B200, and 1900D airplanes of the

same type design;

—these airplanes should have the

actions specified in the service

bulletins incorporated; and

—FAA should take AD action to correct

this unsafe condition.

What does this proposed AD require?

This proposed AD would require you to

incorporate the electrical installations

presented in the service bulletin.

What are the differences between the

service bulletin and the proposed AD?

Raytheon specifies in the service

information that you are to do this

modification at the next scheduled

inspection or before 6 months or 600

hours time-in-service, whichever comes

first. We propose a requirement that you

do the modification within the next 6

calendar months or 600 hours time-inservice (TIS), whichever comes first,

after the effective date of the proposed

AD. We cannot enforce a compliance

time of ‘‘at the next scheduled

inspection.’’ We believe that 6 calendar

months or 600 hours TIS will give the

owners/operators of the affected

airplanes enough time to have the

proposed actions done without

compromising the safety of the

airplanes. This will allow the owners/

operators to work this proposed

modification into regularly scheduled

maintenance.

Cost Impact

How many airplanes does this

proposed AD impact? We estimate the

proposed AD would affect 3,403

airplanes in the U.S. registry:

Models

No. of U.S.

airplanes

affected

F33A, A36, B36TC, and 58/

58A .................................... 2,385

C90A ..................................... 275

B200 ..................................... 343

1900D ................................... 400

What is the cost impact of the

proposed action for the affected

airplanes on the U.S. Register? We

estimate the following costs to do the

proposed inspection for Beech Models

F33A, A36, B36TC, and 58/58A

airplanes:

Labor cost Parts cost Total cost for each

airplane

Total cost on U.S.

airplane operators

1 workhour × $60 each hour = $60 ........................ No parts needed for inspection .............................. $60 $143,100

For Beech Models F33A, A36, B36TC, and 58/58A airplanes, we estimate the following costs to do any necessary

circuit breaker installation that would be required based on the results of the proposed inspection. We have no way

of knowing the number of airplanes that may need the circuit breaker installation:

Labor cost Parts cost Total cost for each

airplane

1 workhour × $60 each hour = $60 to do each circuit

breaker installation.

$32.50 for each airplane .................................................... $60 + $32.50 = $92.50

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We estimate the following costs to do the proposed installation for Beech Model C90A airplanes. We have no

way of knowing how many airplanes may need the in-line fuse holder and 1 ampere slow-burn fuse installation:

Labor cost Parts cost Total cost for each

airplane

1 workhour × $60 each hour = $60 to do each inline fuse

holder and 1-ampere slow-burn fuse installation.

$11.80 for each airplane .................................................... $60 + $11.80 = $71.80

We estimate the following costs to do the proposed installation for Beech Models B200 airplanes. We have no

way of knowing how many airplanes may need the in-line fuse holder and 1 ampere slow-burn fuse installation:

Labor cost Parts cost Total cost for each

airplane

2 workhours × $60 each hour = $120 to do each in-line

fuse holder, 1-ampere slow-burn fuse installation and

the Avionics Junction Box re-work.

$18.81 for each airplane .................................................... $120 + $18.81 =

$138.81

We estimate the following costs to do the proposed installation for Beech Models 1900D airplanes. We have no

way of knowing the number of airplanes that may need the in-line fuse holder and 1 ampere slow-burn fuse installation:

Labor cost Parts cost Total cost for each

airplane

1 workhour × $60 each hour = $60 to do each in-line fuse

holder and 1-ampere slow-burn fuse installation.

$11.80 for each airplane .................................................... $60 + $11.80 = $71.80.

The manufacturer will allow warranty

credit for labor and parts to the extent

noted in the service bulletin.

Regulatory Impact

Does this proposed AD impact

relations between Federal and State

governments? The proposed regulations

would 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. We have

determined that this proposed rule

would not have federalism implications

under Executive Order 13132.

Does this proposed AD involve a

significant rule or regulatory action? For

the reasons discussed above, I certify

that this action (1) is not a ‘‘significant

regulatory action’’ under Executive

Order 12866; (2) is not a ‘‘significant

rule’’ under Department of

Transportation Regulatory Policies and

Procedures (44 FR 11034, February 26,

1979); and (3) if put into effect, 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.

We have placed a copy of the draft

regulatory evaluation prepared for this

action in the Rules Docket. You may get

a copy of it by contacting the Rules

Docket at the location provided under

the caption ADDRESSES.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39

Air transportation, Aircraft, Aviation

safety, Safety.

The Proposed Amendment

Therefore, under the authority

delegated to me by the Administrator,

the Federal Aviation Administration

proposes to amend part 39 of the

Federal Aviation Regulations (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. FAA amends § 39.13 by adding a

new airworthiness directive (AD) to

read as follows:

Raytheon Aircraft Company: Docket No.

2000–CE–25–AD.

(a) What airplanes are affected by this AD?

The following model airplanes, certificated

in any category:

Model Serial Numbers

Beech F33A ........................................................ CE–1050 through CE–1791.

Beech A36 ........................................................... E–2205 through E–3217.

Beech B36TC ...................................................... EA–443 through EA–628.

Beech 58/58A ...................................................... TH–1436 through TH–1883.

Beech C90A ........................................................ Do not have the EFIS–84 System.Installation equipped with factory installed KLN–88 LORAN:

LJ–1278, LJ–1288, LJ–1293, LJ–1299, LJ–1314, AND LJ–1315.

Beech C90A ........................................................ Equipped with Collins EFIS–84 System:LJ–1306, LJ–1316, LJ–1318, LJ–1320 through LJ–

1334, LJ–1340 through LJ–1592.

Beech B200 ......................................................... BB–1314, BB–1449 through BB–1692 equipped with Collins EFIS–84 System.

1900D .................................................................. UE–1 through UE–401.

(b) Who must comply with this AD? Anyone who wishes to operate any of the above airplanes on the U.S. Register must comply

with this AD.

(c) What problem does this AD address? The actions specified by this AD are intended to provide protection to the blower

motor circuit, thus reducing the possibility of the emission of smoke or a burning odor in the cockpit or passenger compartment

from a failed or seized blower motor.

(d) What must I do to address this problem for Beech Models F33A, A36, B36TC, and 58/58A? To address this problem, you

must do the following actions:

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Actions Compliance times Procedures

(1) Inspect for an installed and properly working KA–33 cooling blower.Within the next 600 hours time-in-service

(TIS) or within the next 6 calendar months

after the effective date of this AD, whichever comes first, unless already performed.

Do this action following Raytheon Mandatory

Service Bulletin SB 34–3267, Issued: March

1999.

(2) If the aircraft has a KA–33 cooling blower,

install a 1 ampere circuit breaker, part number (P/N) 7277–2–1, in place of the factory

installed 3 ampere/5 ampere circuit breakers.

Before further flight after the inspection .......... Do this action following Raytheon Mandatory

Service Bulletin SB 34–3267, Issued: March

1999.

(3) Do not install, on any affected airplane, any

3 ampere/5 ampere circuit breakers to protect the KA–33 Cooling Blower.

As of the effective date of this AD..

(e) What must I do to address this problem for Beech Models C90A? To address this problem, you must do the following actions:

Actions Compliance times Procedures

(1) Install the in-line fuse holder, P/N HHJ–A,

per the Service Bulletin instructions, and install the 1-ampere slow-burn fuse, P/N MDL1

in the fuse holder.

Within the next 600 hours TIS or within the

next 6 calendar months after the effective

date of this AD, whichever comes first, unless already performed.

Do these actions following Raytheon Mandatory Service Bulletin SB 34–3269, Revision

1, Revised: October 2000.

(2) Doing this action following Raytheon Mandatory Service Bulletin SB 34–3269, Issued:

January 2000, is considered an alternative

method of compliance within this AD.

Within the next 600 hours TIS or within the

next 6 calendar months after the effective

date of this AD, whichever comes first, unless already performed..

Not Applicable.

(f) What must I do to address this problem for Beech Models B200? To address this problem, you must do the following actions:

Actions Compliance times Procedures

(1) Install the in-line fuse holder, P/N HHJ–A.

Install the 1-ampere slow-burn fuse, P/N

MDL1 in the fuse holder.

Within the next 600 hours TIS or within the

next 6 calendar months after the effective

date of this AD, whichever comes first, unless already performed..

Do these actions following Raytheon Mandatory Service Bulletin SB 34–3269, Revision

1, Revised: October 2000.

(2) Remove the P/N GMW–1 fuse and install

the new P/N GMW–3 fuse in the Avionics

Junction Box.

Within the next 600 hours TIS or within the

next 6 calendar months after the effective

date of this AD, whichever comes first, unless already performed..

Do these actions following Raytheon Mandatory Service Bulletin SB 34–3269, Revision

1, Revised: October 2000.

(3) Doing this action following Raytheon Mandatory Service Bulletin SB 34–3269, Issued:

January 2000, is considered an alternative

method of compliance within this AD.

Within the next 600 hours TIS or within the

next 6 calendar months after the effective

date of this AD, whichever comes first, unless already performed.

Not Applicable.

(g) What must I do to address this problem for Model 1900D? To address this problem, you must do the following actions:

Actions Compliance times Procedures

Install the in-line fuse holder, P/N HHJ–A, in

wire J51500E–J039002. Install the 1-ampere

slow-burn fuse, P/N MDA1 in the fuse holder.

Within the next 600 hours TIS or within the

next 6 calendar months after the effective

date of this AD, whichever comes first, unless already performed..

Do these actions following Raytheon Mandatory Service Bulletin SB 34–3268, Issued:

April 2000.

(h) Can I comply with this AD in any other

way? You may use an alternative method of

compliance or adjust the compliance time if:

(1) Your alternative method of compliance

provides an equivalent level of safety; and

(2) The Manager, Wichita Aircraft

Certification Office (ACO), approves your

alternative. Send your request through an

FAA Principal Maintenance Inspector, who

may add comments and then send it to the

Manager, Wichita ACO.

Note: This AD applies to each airplane

with a KA–33 cooling blower identified in

paragraph (a) of this AD, regardless of

whether it has been modified, altered, or

repaired in the area subject to the

requirements of this AD. For airplanes that

have been modified, altered, or repaired so

that the performance of the requirements of

this AD is affected, the owner/operator must

request approval for an alternative method of

compliance following paragraph (h) of this

AD. You should include in the request an

assessment of the effect of the modification,

alteration, or repair on the unsafe condition

addressed by this AD; and, if you have not

eliminated the unsafe condition, specific

actions you propose to address it.

(i) Where can I get information about any

already-approved alternative methods of

compliance? Contact Todd Dixon, Aerospace

Engineer, FAA, Wichita Aircraft Certification

Office, 1801 Airport Road, Mid-Continent

Airport, Wichita, Kansas 67209; telephone:

(316) 946–4152; facsimile: (316) 946–4407.

(j) What if I need to fly the airplane to

another location to comply with this AD? The

FAA can issue a special flight permit under

§§ 21.197 and 21.199 of the Federal Aviation

Regulations (14 CFR 21.197 and 21.199) to

operate your airplane to a location where you

can perform the requirements of this AD.

(k) How do I get copies of the documents

referenced in this AD? You may get the

service information referenced in the AD

from the Raytheon Aircraft Company, P.O.

Box 85, Wichita, Kansas 67201–0085; or you

may look at the service information at FAA,

Central Region, Office of the Regional

Counsel, 901 Locust, Room 506, Kansas City,

Missouri 64106.

Issued in Kansas City, Missouri, on

February 7, 2001.

William J. Timberlake,

Acting Manager, Small Airplane Directorate,

Aircraft Certification Service.

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