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6. Trigger means a quantitative or
qualitative indicator of the risk or
existence of severe stress, the breach of
which should always be escalated to
senior management or the board of
directors (or appropriate committee of
the board of directors), as appropriate,
for purposes of initiating a response.
The breach of any trigger should result
in timely notice accompanied by
sufficient information to enable
management of the covered bank to take
corrective action.
II. Recovery Plan
A. Recovery plan. Each covered bank
should develop and maintain a recovery
plan that is specific to that covered bank
and appropriate for its individual size,
risk profile, activities, and complexity,
including the complexity of its
organizational and legal entity structure.
B. Elements of recovery plan. A
recovery plan under paragraph II.A. of
this appendix should include the
following elements:
1. Overview of covered bank. A
recovery plan should describe the
covered bank’s overall organizational
and legal entity structure, including its
material entities, critical operations,
core business lines, and core
management information systems. The
plan should describe interconnections
and interdependencies (i) across
business lines within the covered bank,
(ii) with affiliates in a bank holding
company structure, (iii) between a
covered bank and its foreign
subsidiaries, and (iv) with critical third
parties.
2. Triggers. A recovery plan should
identify triggers that appropriately
reflect the covered bank’s particular
vulnerabilities.
3. Options for recovery. A recovery
plan should identify a wide range of
credible options that a covered bank
could undertake to restore financial
strength and viability, thereby allowing
the bank to continue to operate as a
going concern and to avoid liquidation
or resolution. A recovery plan should
explain how the covered bank would
carry out each option and describe the
timing required for carrying out each
option. The recovery plan should
specifically identify the recovery
options that require regulatory or legal
approval.
4. Impact assessments. For each
recovery option, a covered bank should
assess and describe how the option
would affect the covered bank. This
impact assessment and description
should specify the procedures the
covered bank would use to maintain the
financial strength and viability of its
material entities, critical operations, and
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core business lines for each recovery
option. For each option, the recovery
plan’s impact assessment should
address the following:
a. The effect on the covered bank’s
capital, liquidity, funding, and
profitability;
b. The effect on the covered bank’s
material entities, critical operations, and
core business lines, including
reputational impact; and
c. Any legal or market impediment or
regulatory requirement that must be
addressed or satisfied in order to
implement the option.
5. Escalation procedures. A recovery
plan should clearly outline the process
for escalating decision-making to senior
management or the board of directors
(or an appropriate committee of the
board of directors), as appropriate, in
response to the breach of any trigger.
The recovery plan should also identify
the departments and persons
responsible for executing the decisions
of senior management or the board of
directors (or an appropriate committee
of the board of directors).
6. Management reports. A recovery
plan should require reports that provide
senior management or the board of
directors (or an appropriate committee
of the board of directors) with sufficient
data and information to make timely
decisions regarding the appropriate
actions necessary to respond to the
breach of a trigger.
7. Communication procedures. A
recovery plan should provide that the
covered bank notify the OCC of any
significant breach of a trigger and any
action taken or to be taken in response
to such breach and should explain the
process for deciding when a breach of
a trigger is significant. A recovery plan
also should address when and how the
covered bank will notify persons within
the organization and other external
parties of its action under the recovery
plan. The recovery plan should
specifically identify how the covered
bank will obtain required regulatory or
legal approvals.
8. Other information. A recovery plan
should include any other information
that the OCC communicates in writing
directly to the covered bank regarding
the covered bank’s recovery plan.
C. Relationship to other processes;
coordination with other plans. The
covered bank should integrate its
recovery plan into its risk governance
functions. The covered bank also should
align its recovery plan with its other
plans, such as its strategic; operational
(including business continuity);
contingency; capital (including stress
testing); liquidity; and resolution
planning. The covered bank’s recovery
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plan should be specific to that covered
bank. The covered bank also should
coordinate its recovery plan with any
recovery and resolution planning efforts
by the covered bank’s holding company,
so that the plans are consistent with and
do not contradict each other.
III. Management’s and Board of
Directors’ Responsibilities
The recovery plan should address the
following management and board
responsibilities:
A. Management. Management should
review the recovery plan at least
annually and in response to a material
event. It should revise the plan as
necessary to reflect material changes in
the covered bank’s size, risk profile,
activities, and complexity, as well as
changes in external threats. This review
should evaluate the organizational
structure and its effectiveness in
facilitating a recovery.
B. Board of directors. The board is
responsible for overseeing the covered
bank’s recovery planning process. The
board of directors (or an appropriate
committee of the board of directors) of
a covered bank should review and
approve the recovery plan at least
annually, and as needed to address
significant changes made by
management.
Dated: September 21, 2016.
Thomas J. Curry,
Comptroller of the Currency.
[FR Doc. 2016–23366 Filed 9–28–16; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4810–33–P
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 39
[Docket No. FAA–2016–9116; Directorate
Identifier 2016–NM–130–AD; Amendment
39–18672; AD 2016–20–06]
RIN 2120–AA64
Airworthiness Directives; Gulfstream
Aerospace Corporation Airplanes
Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Final rule; request for
comments.
AGENCY:
We are adopting a new
airworthiness directive (AD) for all
Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation
Model G–1159, G–1159A, G–1159B, and
G–IV airplanes. This AD requires
revision of the maintenance or
inspection program to establish the life
limit of all elevator assemblies and skins
on affected airplanes. This AD was
SUMMARY:
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prompted by the need to establish life
limits for certain elevator assemblies
and skins. We are issuing this AD to
prevent failure of the elevator assembly
and consequent loss of control of the
airplane.
DATES: This AD is effective October 14,
2016.
The Director of the Federal Register
approved the incorporation by reference
of certain publications listed in this AD
as of September 23, 2016 (81 FR 61987,
September 8, 2016).
We must receive comments on this
AD by November 14, 2016.
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
https://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 final rule, contact Gulfstream
Aerospace Corporation, Technical
Publications Dept., P.O. Box 2206,
Savannah, GA 31402–2206; telephone
800–810–4853; fax 912–965–3520; email
pubs@gulfstream.com; Internet https://
www.gulfstream.com/product_support/
technical_pubs/pubs/index.htm. You
may view this referenced service
information at the FAA, Transport
Airplane Directorate, 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 https://
www.regulations.gov by searching for
and locating Docket No. FAA–2016–
9116.
Examining the AD Docket
You may examine the AD docket on
the Internet at https://
www.regulations.gov by searching for
and locating Docket No. FAA–2016–
9116; 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 (phone: 800–647–
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5527) is in the ADDRESSES section.
Comments will be available in the AD
docket shortly after receipt.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
William O. Herderich, Aerospace
Engineer, Airframe Branch, ACE–117A,
FAA, Atlanta Aircraft Certification
Office (ACO), 1701 Columbia Avenue,
College Park, Georgia 30337; phone:
404–474–5547; fax: 404–474–5606;
email: William.O.Herderich@faa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Discussion
We have determined that it is
necessary to establish life limits for
certain elevator assemblies and skins.
Certain elevator assemblies and skins
were reidentified with numbers not
listed in the life limits section of the
airplane maintenance manual. As a
result, the life limit requirement was
inadvertently removed. An airplane
with an elevator assembly or skin that
has exceeded its life limit could
experience elevator failure and loss of
control. We are issuing this AD to
correct the unsafe condition on these
products.
will address the identified unsafe
condition, some elevator assemblies
may exceed their life limits soon.
Because we have determined that
exceeding those life limits can result in
loss of airplane control, we have
determined that it is necessary to issue
this AD without notice and opportunity
for prior public comment. We consider
30 days the maximum amount of time
for operators to revise their maintenance
or inspection programs without
compromising safety.
FAA’s Justification and Determination
of the Effective Date
An unsafe condition exists that
requires the immediate adoption of this
AD. The FAA has found that the risk to
the flying public justifies waiving notice
and comment prior to adoption of this
rule because failure of the elevator
could result in loss of control of the
airplane. Therefore, we find that notice
and opportunity for prior public
comment are impracticable and that
good cause exists for making this
amendment effective in less than 30
days.
Related Service Information Under 1
CFR Part 51
Comments Invited
We reviewed the following temporary
revisions (TRs):
• Gulfstream II Maintenance Manual
TR 5–3, dated April 15, 2016.
• Gulfstream IIB Maintenance Manual
TR 5–3, dated April 15, 2016.
• Gulfstream III Maintenance Manual
TR 5–2, dated April 15, 2016.
• Gulfstream IV Maintenance Manual
TR 5–7, dated April 29, 2016.
This service information establishes
life limits for elevator assemblies. 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.
This AD is a final rule that involves
requirements affecting flight safety and
was not preceded by notice and an
opportunity for public comment.
However, we invite you to send any
written data, views, or arguments about
this AD. Send your comments to an
address listed under the ADDRESSES
section. Include the docket number
FAA–2016–9116 and Directorate
Identifier 2016–NM–130–AD at the
beginning of your comments. We
specifically invite comments on the
overall regulatory, economic,
environmental, and energy aspects of
this AD. We will consider all comments
received by the closing date and may
amend this AD because of those
comments.
We will post all comments we
receive, without change, to https://
www.regulations.gov, including any
personal information you provide. We
will also post a report summarizing each
substantive verbal contact we receive
about this AD.
FAA’s Determination
We are issuing 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.
AD Requirements
This AD requires revising the
maintenance or inspection program, as
applicable, to establish life limits for
certain elevator assemblies and skins.
Due to a delay in defining and
developing the corrective action that
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Costs of Compliance
We estimate that this AD affects 596
airplanes of U.S. registry. We estimate
the following costs to comply with this
AD:
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ESTIMATED COSTS
Action
Labor cost
Maintenance/inspection program revision ......
1 work-hour × $85 per hour = $85 .................
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.
Regulatory Findings
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
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.
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List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39
Air transportation, Aircraft, Aviation
safety, Incorporation by reference,
Safety.
Adoption of the Amendment
Accordingly, under the authority
delegated to me by the Administrator,
the FAA amends 14 CFR part 39 as
follows:
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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
Cost per
product
Parts cost
[Amended]
$0
$85
Cost on U.S.
operators
$50,660
(3) For Model G–1159A airplanes: Life
limit for elevator part number 1159SB30209
as specified in Gulfstream III Maintenance
Manual TR 5–2, dated April 15, 2016.
(4) For Model G–IV airplanes: Life limit for
elevator part number 1159SB40518 as
specified in Gulfstream IV Maintenance
Manual TR 5–7, dated April 29, 2016.
■
(h) No Alternative Actions and Intervals
2016–20–06 Gulfstream Aerospace
Corporation: Amendment 39–18672;
Docket No. FAA–2016–9116; Directorate
Identifier 2016–NM–130–AD.
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 or intervals are
approved as an alternative method of
compliance (AMOC) in accordance with the
procedures specified in paragraph (j) of this
AD.
2. The FAA amends § 39.13 by adding
the following new airworthiness
directive (AD):
(a) Effective Date
This AD is effective October 14, 2016.
(i) Special Flight Permit
(b) Affected ADs
None.
(c) Applicability
This AD applies to all Gulfstream
Aerospace Corporation Model G–1159, G–
1159A, G–1159B, and G–IV airplanes,
certificated in any category.
(d) Subject
Air Transport Association (ATA) of
America Code 27, Flight controls.
(e) Unsafe Condition
This AD was prompted by the need to
establish life limits for elevator assemblies
and skins. We are issuing this AD to prevent
failure of the elevator assembly and
consequent loss of control of the airplane.
(f) Compliance
Comply with this AD within the
compliance times specified, unless already
done.
(g) Revision of Maintenance/Inspection
Program
Within 30 days after the effective date of
this AD, revise the maintenance or inspection
program, as applicable, to incorporate the life
limits identified in paragraphs (g)(1) through
(g)(4) of this AD, as applicable. The initial
compliance time to replace the elevator
assembly and skins, as specified in the
temporary revision (TR), is as specified in the
applicable TR, or within 30 days after the
effective date of this AD, or within 10 flight
cycles after the effective date of this AD,
whichever occurs latest.
(1) For Model G–1159 airplanes: Life limits
for elevator skin part numbers 1159CS20002
and 1159SB30209 as specified in Gulfstream
II Maintenance Manual TR 5–3, dated April
15, 2016.
(2) For Model G–1159B airplanes: Life
limits for elevator part number 1159SB30209
as specified in Gulfstream IIB Maintenance
Manual TR 5–3, dated April 15, 2016.
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A special flight permit may be issued in
accordance with sections 21.197 and 21.199
of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR
21.197 and 21.199) to operate the airplane,
for one flight only, to a location where the
elevator assembly can be replaced, as
required by paragraph (g) of this AD.
(j) Alternative Methods of Compliance
(AMOCs)
(1) The Manager, Atlanta Aircraft
Certification Office, 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 ACO, send it to the
attention of the person identified in
paragraph (k) 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.
(k) Related Information
For more information about this AD,
contact William O. Herderich, Aerospace
Engineer, Airframe Branch, ACE–117A, FAA,
Atlanta Aircraft Certification Office (ACO),
1701 Columbia Avenue, College Park,
Georgia 30337; phone: 404–474–5547; fax:
404–474–5606; email:
William.O.Herderich@faa.gov.
(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 the AD specifies otherwise.
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(3) The following service information was
approved for IBR on September 23, 2016 (81
FR 61987, September 8, 2016).
(i) Gulfstream II Maintenance Manual TR
5–3, dated April 15, 2016.
(ii) Gulfstream IIB Maintenance Manual TR
5–3, dated April 15, 2016.
(iii) Gulfstream III Maintenance Manual TR
5–2, dated April 15, 2016.
(iv) Gulfstream IV Maintenance Manual TR
5–7, dated April 29, 2016.
(4) For service information identified in
this AD, contact Gulfstream Aerospace
Corporation, Technical Publications Dept.,
P.O. Box 2206, Savannah, GA 31402–2206;
telephone 800–810–4853; fax 912–965–3520;
email pubs@gulfstream.com; Internet https://
www.gulfstream.com/product_support/
technical_pubs/pubs/index.htm.
(5) You may view this service information
at the FAA, Transport Airplane Directorate,
1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA. For
information on the availability of this
material at the FAA, call 425–227–1221.
(6) 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 https://
www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ibrlocations.html.
Issued in Renton, Washington, on
September 15, 2016.
Suzanne Masterson,
Acting Manager, Transport Airplane
Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service.
[FR Doc. 2016–23091 Filed 9–28–16; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910–13–P
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
22 CFR Parts 120 and 126
[Public Notice: 9602]
RIN 1400–AD95
Amendment to the International Traffic
in Arms Regulations: Tunisia, Eritrea,
Somalia, the Democratic Republic of
ˆ
the Congo, Liberia, Cote d’Ivoire, Sri
Lanka, Vietnam, and Other Changes
Department of State.
Interim final rule.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Department of State is
amending the International Traffic in
Arms Regulations (ITAR) to designate
Tunisia as a major non-NATO ally
(MNNA); reorganize the content in
several paragraphs to clarify the intent
of the ITAR; update defense trade policy
regarding Eritrea, Somalia, the
Democratic Republic of the Congo,
ˆ
Liberia, and Cote d’Ivoire to reflect
resolutions adopted by the United
Nations Security Council; update
defense trade policy regarding Sri Lanka
to reflect the Consolidated
Appropriations Act, 2016; and update
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defense trade policy regarding Vietnam
to reflect a determination made by the
Secretary of State.
DATES: The rule is effective on
September 29, 2016. The Department of
State will accept comments on this
interim final rule until October 31,
2016.
Interested parties may
submit comments within 30 days of the
date of publication by one of the
following methods:
• Email:
DDTCPublicComments@state.gov with
the subject line, ‘‘ITAR Amendment—
Section 126.1 Re-organization.’’
• Internet: At www.regulations.gov,
search for docket number DOS–2016–
0059.
Comments received after that date may
be considered, but consideration cannot
be assured. Those submitting comments
should not include any personally
identifying information they do not
desire to be made public or information
for which a claim of confidentiality is
asserted because those comments and/or
transmittal emails will be made
available for public inspection and
copying after the close of the comment
period via the Directorate of Defense
Trade Controls Web site at
www.pmddtc.state.gov. Parties who
wish to comment anonymously may do
so by submitting their comments via
www.regulations.gov, leaving the fields
that would identify the commenter
blank and including no identifying
information in the comment itself.
Comments submitted via
www.regulations.gov are immediately
available for public inspection.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
C. Edward Peartree, Director, Office of
Defense Trade Controls Policy, U.S.
Department of State, telephone (202)
663–2792, or email
DDTCResponseTeam@state.gov. ATTN:
Regulatory Change, ITAR Section 126.1
Update 2016.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
Presidential Determination No. 2015–
09, on July 10, 2015, President Obama
exercised his authority under § 517 of
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961
(FAA) to designate Tunisia as a MNNA
for the purposes of the FAA and the
Arms Export Control Act (AECA). The
Department of State amends ITAR
§ 120.32 to reflect this change.
Paragraphs (a), (c), and (d) of § 126.1
of the ITAR are updated to enhance
their clarity. The fundamental content
of the aforementioned paragraphs is not
changing, but is reorganized in this rule
by subject matter. The lists of proscribed
countries were previously in multiple
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paragraphs, but are now consolidated in
paragraph (d). Provisions relevant to the
rationale for defense trade sanctions,
previously located in paragraphs (a), (c),
and (d) are now consolidated in
paragraph (c). Section 126.18 of the
ITAR is amended to maintain
conformity with revised paragraph (d) of
ITAR § 126.1.
Recent actions by the United Nations
(UN), Congress, and the Executive
require the Department to amend ITAR
§ 126.1 to reflect the change in policy
towards individual nations identified in
that section.
On October 23, 2015, the United
Nations Security Council (UNSC)
adopted United Nations Security
Council Resolution (UNSCR) 2244,
which reaffirmed the arms embargoes
on Eritrea and Somalia. Exemptions
from the arms embargo on Somalia are
set forth in paragraphs 6 through 11 of
UNSCR 2111 and paragraphs 2 through
9 of UNSCR 2142. Thus subparagraphs
(1) and (2) of § 126.1(m) of the ITAR
have been revised to reflect this change,
and subparagraphs (3) through (6) are
added to reflect new exceptions for
Somalia as enumerated in UNSCR 2111.
The revised control text follows the
language as published in the
aforementioned UNSCRs.
Exemptions from the arms embargo
on Eritrea are set forth in paragraphs 12
and 13 of UNSCR 2111; consequently,
Eritrea will be moved to paragraph (h)
of § 126.1. The revised control text
follows the language as published in the
aforementioned UNSCRs. The
Department modifies paragraph (h) of
ITAR § 126.1 accordingly.
On June 23, 2016, the UNSC adopted
Resolution 2293, which expanded the
exemptions from the arms embargo on
the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Exemptions from the arms embargo are
set forth in paragraph 3 of the UNSCR.
The revised control text follows the
language as published in the
aforementioned UNSCR. The
Department modifies paragraph (i) of
ITAR § 126.1 accordingly.
On May 25, 2016, the UNSC adopted
Resolution 2288, which terminated the
sanctions regime against Liberia,
including restrictions on exports to
Liberia of arms and related materiel.
The Department reserves paragraph (o)
to remove Liberia from ITAR § 126.1.
On April 28, 2016 the UNSC adopted
Resolution 2283, which terminated the
ˆ
sanctions regime against Cote d’Ivoire,
ˆ
including restrictions on exports to Cote
d’Ivoire of arms and related materiel.
The Department reserves paragraph (q)
ˆ
to remove Cote d’Ivoire from ITAR
§ 126.1.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 39
[Docket No. FAA-2016-9116; Directorate Identifier 2016-NM-130-AD;
Amendment 39-18672; AD 2016-20-06]
RIN 2120-AA64
Airworthiness Directives; Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation
Airplanes
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Final rule; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all
Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation Model G-1159, G-1159A, G-1159B, and G-
IV airplanes. This AD requires revision of the maintenance or
inspection program to establish the life limit of all elevator
assemblies and skins on affected airplanes. This AD was
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prompted by the need to establish life limits for certain elevator
assemblies and skins. We are issuing this AD to prevent failure of the
elevator assembly and consequent loss of control of the airplane.
DATES: This AD is effective October 14, 2016.
The Director of the Federal Register approved the incorporation by
reference of certain publications listed in this AD as of September 23,
2016 (81 FR 61987, September 8, 2016).
We must receive comments on this AD by November 14, 2016.
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 https://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 final rule, contact
Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation, Technical Publications Dept., P.O.
Box 2206, Savannah, GA 31402-2206; telephone 800-810-4853; fax 912-965-
3520; email pubs@gulfstream.com; Internet https://www.gulfstream.com/product_support/technical_pubs/pubs/index.htm. You may view this
referenced service information at the FAA, Transport Airplane
Directorate, 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 https://www.regulations.gov by searching
for and locating Docket No. FAA-2016-9116.
Examining the AD Docket
You may examine the AD docket on the Internet at https://www.regulations.gov by searching for and locating Docket No. FAA-2016-
9116; 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 (phone:
800-647-5527) is in the ADDRESSES section. Comments will be available
in the AD docket shortly after receipt.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William O. Herderich, Aerospace
Engineer, Airframe Branch, ACE-117A, FAA, Atlanta Aircraft
Certification Office (ACO), 1701 Columbia Avenue, College Park, Georgia
30337; phone: 404-474-5547; fax: 404-474-5606; email:
William.O.Herderich@faa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Discussion
We have determined that it is necessary to establish life limits
for certain elevator assemblies and skins. Certain elevator assemblies
and skins were reidentified with numbers not listed in the life limits
section of the airplane maintenance manual. As a result, the life limit
requirement was inadvertently removed. An airplane with an elevator
assembly or skin that has exceeded its life limit could experience
elevator failure and loss of control. We are issuing this AD to correct
the unsafe condition on these products.
Related Service Information Under 1 CFR Part 51
We reviewed the following temporary revisions (TRs):
Gulfstream II Maintenance Manual TR 5-3, dated April 15,
2016.
Gulfstream IIB Maintenance Manual TR 5-3, dated April 15,
2016.
Gulfstream III Maintenance Manual TR 5-2, dated April 15,
2016.
Gulfstream IV Maintenance Manual TR 5-7, dated April 29,
2016.
This service information establishes life limits for elevator
assemblies. 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 issuing 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.
AD Requirements
This AD requires revising the maintenance or inspection program, as
applicable, to establish life limits for certain elevator assemblies
and skins.
Due to a delay in defining and developing the corrective action
that will address the identified unsafe condition, some elevator
assemblies may exceed their life limits soon. Because we have
determined that exceeding those life limits can result in loss of
airplane control, we have determined that it is necessary to issue this
AD without notice and opportunity for prior public comment. We consider
30 days the maximum amount of time for operators to revise their
maintenance or inspection programs without compromising safety.
FAA's Justification and Determination of the Effective Date
An unsafe condition exists that requires the immediate adoption of
this AD. The FAA has found that the risk to the flying public justifies
waiving notice and comment prior to adoption of this rule because
failure of the elevator could result in loss of control of the
airplane. Therefore, we find that notice and opportunity for prior
public comment are impracticable and that good cause exists for making
this amendment effective in less than 30 days.
Comments Invited
This AD is a final rule that involves requirements affecting flight
safety and was not preceded by notice and an opportunity for public
comment. However, we invite you to send any written data, views, or
arguments about this AD. Send your comments to an address listed under
the ADDRESSES section. Include the docket number FAA-2016-9116 and
Directorate Identifier 2016-NM-130-AD at the beginning of your
comments. We specifically invite comments on the overall regulatory,
economic, environmental, and energy aspects of this AD. We will
consider all comments received by the closing date and may amend this
AD because of those comments.
We will post all comments we receive, without change, to https://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information you provide. We
will also post a report summarizing each substantive verbal contact we
receive about this AD.
Costs of Compliance
We estimate that this AD affects 596 airplanes of U.S. registry. We
estimate the following costs to comply with this AD:
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Estimated Costs
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Cost per Cost on U.S.
Action Labor cost Parts cost product operators
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Maintenance/inspection program 1 work-hour x $85 per $0 $85 $50,660
revision. hour = $85.
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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.
Regulatory Findings
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 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.
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
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1. The authority citation for part 39 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40113, 44701.
Sec. 39.13 [Amended]
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2. The FAA amends Sec. 39.13 by adding the following new airworthiness
directive (AD):
2016-20-06 Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation: Amendment 39-18672;
Docket No. FAA-2016-9116; Directorate Identifier 2016-NM-130-AD.
(a) Effective Date
This AD is effective October 14, 2016.
(b) Affected ADs
None.
(c) Applicability
This AD applies to all Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation Model G-
1159, G-1159A, G-1159B, and G-IV airplanes, certificated in any
category.
(d) Subject
Air Transport Association (ATA) of America Code 27, Flight
controls.
(e) Unsafe Condition
This AD was prompted by the need to establish life limits for
elevator assemblies and skins. We are issuing this AD to prevent
failure of the elevator assembly and consequent loss of control of
the airplane.
(f) Compliance
Comply with this AD within the compliance times specified,
unless already done.
(g) Revision of Maintenance/Inspection Program
Within 30 days after the effective date of this AD, revise the
maintenance or inspection program, as applicable, to incorporate the
life limits identified in paragraphs (g)(1) through (g)(4) of this
AD, as applicable. The initial compliance time to replace the
elevator assembly and skins, as specified in the temporary revision
(TR), is as specified in the applicable TR, or within 30 days after
the effective date of this AD, or within 10 flight cycles after the
effective date of this AD, whichever occurs latest.
(1) For Model G-1159 airplanes: Life limits for elevator skin
part numbers 1159CS20002 and 1159SB30209 as specified in Gulfstream
II Maintenance Manual TR 5-3, dated April 15, 2016.
(2) For Model G-1159B airplanes: Life limits for elevator part
number 1159SB30209 as specified in Gulfstream IIB Maintenance Manual
TR 5-3, dated April 15, 2016.
(3) For Model G-1159A airplanes: Life limit for elevator part
number 1159SB30209 as specified in Gulfstream III Maintenance Manual
TR 5-2, dated April 15, 2016.
(4) For Model G-IV airplanes: Life limit for elevator part
number 1159SB40518 as specified in Gulfstream IV Maintenance Manual
TR 5-7, dated April 29, 2016.
(h) No Alternative Actions and 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 or
intervals are approved as an alternative method of compliance (AMOC)
in accordance with the procedures specified in paragraph (j) of this
AD.
(i) Special Flight Permit
A special flight permit may be issued in accordance with
sections 21.197 and 21.199 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14
CFR 21.197 and 21.199) to operate the airplane, for one flight only,
to a location where the elevator assembly can be replaced, as
required by paragraph (g) of this AD.
(j) Alternative Methods of Compliance (AMOCs)
(1) The Manager, Atlanta Aircraft Certification Office, 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 ACO, send it to the attention of the
person identified in paragraph (k) 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.
(k) Related Information
For more information about this AD, contact William O.
Herderich, Aerospace Engineer, Airframe Branch, ACE-117A, FAA,
Atlanta Aircraft Certification Office (ACO), 1701 Columbia Avenue,
College Park, Georgia 30337; phone: 404-474-5547; fax: 404-474-5606;
email: William.O.Herderich@faa.gov.
(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 the AD specifies otherwise.
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(3) The following service information was approved for IBR on
September 23, 2016 (81 FR 61987, September 8, 2016).
(i) Gulfstream II Maintenance Manual TR 5-3, dated April 15,
2016.
(ii) Gulfstream IIB Maintenance Manual TR 5-3, dated April 15,
2016.
(iii) Gulfstream III Maintenance Manual TR 5-2, dated April 15,
2016.
(iv) Gulfstream IV Maintenance Manual TR 5-7, dated April 29,
2016.
(4) For service information identified in this AD, contact
Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation, Technical Publications Dept., P.O.
Box 2206, Savannah, GA 31402-2206; telephone 800-810-4853; fax 912-
965-3520; email pubs@gulfstream.com; Internet https://www.gulfstream.com/product_support/technical_pubs/pubs/index.htm.
(5) You may view this service information at the FAA, Transport
Airplane Directorate, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA. For
information on the availability of this material at the FAA, call
425-227-1221.
(6) 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 https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ibr-locations.html.
Issued in Renton, Washington, on September 15, 2016.
Suzanne Masterson,
Acting Manager, Transport Airplane Directorate, Aircraft Certification
Service.
[FR Doc. 2016-23091 Filed 9-28-16; 8:45 am]
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