DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Procedure Act, and Federal Register labor rate is $80 per work-hour.
requirements. We also continue to meet Required parts will cost about $100 per
Federal Aviation Administration our technical decision-making product. Where the service information
responsibilities to identify and correct lists required parts costs that are
14 CFR Part 39 unsafe conditions on U.S.-certificated covered under warranty, we have
[Docket No. FAA–2007–26973 Directorate products. assumed that there will be no charge for
Identifier 2007–CE–002–AD; Amendment This AD references the MCAI and these parts. As we do not control
39–15061; AD 2007–11–04] related service information that we warranty coverage for affected parties,
considered in forming the engineering some parties may incur costs higher
RIN 2120–AA64 basis to correct the unsafe condition. than estimated here.
Airworthiness Directives; Reims The AD contains text copied from the Based on these figures, we estimate
Aviation S.A. Model F406 Airplanes MCAI and for this reason might not the cost of this AD to the U.S. operators
follow our plain language principles. to be $2,380 or $340 per product.
AGENCY: Federal Aviation In addition, we estimate that any
Administration (FAA), Department of Discussion
necessary follow-on actions would take
Transportation (DOT). We issued a notice of proposed about 3 work-hours and require parts
ACTION: Final rule. rulemaking (NPRM) to amend 14 CFR costing $100, for a cost of $340 per
part 39 to include an AD that would product. We have no way of
SUMMARY: We are adopting a new apply to the specified products. That determining the number of products
airworthiness directive (AD) for the NPRM was published in the Federal that may need these actions.
products listed above. This AD results Register on March 8, 2007 (72 FR
from mandatory continuing 10431). That NPRM proposed to correct Authority for This Rulemaking
airworthiness information (MCAI) an unsafe condition for the specified Title 49 of the United States Code
issued by an aviation authority of products. The MCAI states that: specifies the FAA’s authority to issue
another country to identify and correct This AD is issued following reports, on rules on aviation safety. Subtitle I,
an unsafe condition on an aviation several aircraft, of important corrosion found section 106, describes the authority of
product. The MCAI describes the unsafe on the ailerons bearings. the FAA Administrator. ‘‘Subtitle VII:
condition as: This condition, if left uncorrected, could Aviation Programs,’’ describes in more
This AD is issued following reports, on result in the loss of the roll control on the detail the scope of the Agency’s
several aircraft, of important corrosion found airplane. authority.
on the ailerons bearings. Comments We are issuing this rulemaking under
This condition, if left uncorrected, could the authority described in ‘‘Subtitle VII,
result in the loss of the roll control on the We gave the public the opportunity to
airplane. participate in developing this AD. We Part A, Subpart III, Section 44701:
received no comments on the NPRM or General requirements.’’ Under that
We are issuing this AD to require section, Congress charges the FAA with
actions to correct the unsafe condition on the determination of the cost to the
public. promoting safe flight of civil aircraft in
on these products. air commerce by prescribing regulations
DATES: This AD becomes effective June Conclusion for practices, methods, and procedures
26, 2007. We reviewed the available data and the Administrator finds necessary for
On June 26, 2007, the Director of the safety in air commerce. This regulation
determined that air safety and the
Federal Register approved the is within the scope of that authority
public interest require adopting the AD
incorporation by reference of certain because it addresses an unsafe condition
as proposed.
publications listed in this AD. that is likely to exist or develop on
ADDRESSES: You may examine the AD Differences Between This AD and the products identified in this rulemaking
docket on the Internet at http:// MCAI or Service Information action.
dms.dot.gov or in person at the Docket We have reviewed the MCAI and Regulatory Findings
Management Facility, U.S. Department related service information and, in
of Transportation, 400 Seventh Street, general, agree with their substance. But We determined that this AD will not
SW., Nassif Building, Room PL–401, we might have found it necessary to use have federalism implications under
Washington, DC. different words from those in the MCAI Executive Order 13132. This AD will
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: to ensure the AD is clear for U.S. not have a substantial direct effect on
Mike Kiesov, Aerospace Engineer, FAA, operators and is enforceable. In making the States, on the relationship between
Small Airplane Directorate, 901 Locust, these changes, we do not intend to differ the national government and the States,
Room 301, Kansas City, Missouri 64106; substantively from the information or on the distribution of power and
telephone: (816) 329–4144; fax: (816) provided in the MCAI and related responsibilities among the various
329–4090. service information. levels of government.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We might also have required different For the reasons discussed above, I
actions in this AD from those in the certify this AD:
Streamlined Issuance of AD MCAI in order to follow FAA policies. (1) Is not a ‘‘significant regulatory
The FAA is implementing a new Any such differences are highlighted in action’’ under Executive Order 12866;
process for streamlining the issuance of a NOTE within the AD. (2) Is not a ‘‘significant rule’’ under
ADs related to MCAI. The streamlined DOT Regulatory Policies and Procedures
Costs of Compliance
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process will allow us to adopt MCAI (44 FR 11034, February 26, 1979); and
safety requirements in a more efficient We estimate that this AD will affect 7 (3) Will not have a significant
manner and will reduce safety risks to products of U.S. registry. We also economic impact, positive or negative,
the public. This process continues to estimate that it will take about 3 work- on a substantial number of small entities
follow all FAA AD issuance processes to hours per product to comply with basic under the criteria of the Regulatory
meet legal, economic, Administrative requirements of this AD. The average Flexibility Act.
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