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Air University Board of Visitors, 43528-43529 2017-19758 Antitrust Division Antitrust Division NOTICES Changes under National Cooperative Research and Production Act: fd.io Project, Inc., 43569 2017-19789 Open Platform for NFV Project, Inc., 43568-43569 2017-19791 Arctic Arctic Research Commission NOTICES Meetings: 108th Commission Meeting, 43515 2017-19798 Centers Disease Centers for Disease Control and Prevention NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals, 43542-43547 2017-19748 2017-19743 2017-19744 Meetings:
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Sacramento River, Sacramento, CA, 43486 2017-19754 Safety Zones: Recurring Annual Event held in Coast Guard Sector Boston Captain of the Port Zone, 43487 2017-19752 Special Local Regulations: Regattas and Marine Parades; Great Lakes Annual Marine Events, 43485-43486 2017-19741 NOTICES Meetings: National Boating Safety Advisory Council, 43552-43553 2017-19738 Commerce Commerce Department See International Trade Administration See National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commodity Futures Commodity Futures Trading Commission NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities;
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Catalent Centers, LLC, 43569-43570 2017-19833 Mylan Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 43572-43573 2017-19832 Importers of Controlled Substances; Applications: Sharp Clinical Services, Inc., 43572 2017-19836 Specgx LLC, 43571 2017-19784 Unither Manufacturing, LLC, 43571-43572 2017-19830 Education Department Education Department NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Integrated Partner Management System, 43530 2017-19769 Energy Department Energy Department See Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Office See Federal Energy Regulatory Commission NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities;
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Removal of Stage II Gasoline Vapor Recovery Program, 43489-43491 2017-19697 Outer Continental Shelf Air Regulations: California; Consistency Update, 43491-43494 2017-19704 Postponement of Certain Compliance Dates for the Effluent Limitations Guidelines and Standards for the Steam Electric Power Generating Point Source Category, 43494-43500 2017-19821 PROPOSED RULES Air Quality State Implementation Plans; Approvals and Promulgations: Arkansas; Revisions to Minor New Source Review Program, 43506-43510 2017-19716 NOTICES Allocations of Cross-State Air Pollution Rule Allowances from New Unit Set-Asides for the 2017 Compliance Year, 43537-43539 2017-19822 Integrated Risk Information System Assessment Plans:
Nitrate/Nitrite, Chloroform, and Ethylbenzene, 43539-43540 2017-19707 Federal Aviation Federal Aviation Administration RULES Airworthiness Directives: Bombardier, Inc., Airplanes, 43457-43459 2017-19658 NOTICES Changes in Land Use: 4.2 Acres of Airport Land for Solar Farm at Newport Airport, Middletown, RI, 43641 2017-19782 Lehigh Valley International Airport (ABE), Allentown, PA, 43641 2017-19785 Federal Bureau Federal Bureau of Investigation NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities;
Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Crime Data Explorer Feedback Survey, 43573 2017-19814 Federal Election Federal Election Commission NOTICES Meetings; Sunshine Act, 43540-43541 2017-19955 Federal Emergency Federal Emergency Management Agency NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Emergency Notification System, 43554-43555 2017-19792 Mitigation Grant Programs/e-Grants, 43553-43554 2017-19790 Federal Energy Federal Energy Regulatory Commission NOTICES Combined Filings, 43532-43536 2017-19722 2017-19723 2017-19724 2017-19726 2017-19727 Institution of Section 206 Proceeding and Refund Effective Date:
PJM Interconnection, L.L.C., 43535 2017-19725 Meetings; Sunshine Act, 43536-43537 2017-19870 Requests under Blanket Authorizations: Texas Gas Transmission, LLC, 43533 2017-19732 Federal Maritime Federal Maritime Commission NOTICES Meetings; Sunshine Act, 43541 2017-19847 Federal Motor Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration NOTICES Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications: Diabetes Mellitus, 43642-43647 2017-19763 Epilepsy and Seizure Disorders, 43651-43654 2017-19757 2017-19762 Vision, 43647-43651 2017-19759 Federal Railroad Federal Railroad Administration NOTICES Applications:
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Acquisitions of Shares of a Bank or Bank Holding Company, 43541 2017-19680 Proposals to Engage in or to Acquire Companies Engaged in Permissible Nonbanking Activities, 43541 2017-19681 Food and Drug Food and Drug Administration RULES New Animal Drugs: Approval of New Animal Drug Applications; Change of Sponsor's Address, 43482-43485 2017-19602 Foreign Assets Foreign Assets Control Office NOTICES Blocking or Unblocking of Persons and Properties, 43658 2017-19634 Government Ethics Government Ethics Office NOTICES Updated Senior Executive Service Performance Review Board, 43541-43542 2017-19835 Health and Human Health and Human Services Department See Centers for Disease Control and Prevention See Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services See Food and Drug Administration See National Institutes of Health Homeland Homeland Security Department See Coast Guard See Federal Emergency Management Agency See U.S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement NOTICES Meetings: The President's National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee, 43555-43556 2017-19793 Privacy Act; Systems of Records, 43556-43565 2017-19365 Rescission of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, 43556 2017-19794 Information Information Security Oversight Office NOTICES Meetings: National Industrial Security Program Policy Advisory Committee, 43574 2017-19721 Interior Interior Department See Land Management Bureau International Trade Adm International Trade Administration NOTICES 2018 Aerospace Industry Trade Mission to Singapore, 43523-43525 2017-19797 Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Investigations, Orders, or Reviews:
Carbon and Alloy Steel Wire Rod from Italy and Turkey, 43516 2017-19774 Certain Cold-Rolled Steel Flat Products from the Republic of Korea; Correction to the Opportunity to Request Administrative Review Notice, 43526 2017-19770 Certain Frozen Warmwater Shrimp from India, 43517-43522 2017-19912 Certain Polyethylene Terephthalate Resin from India, 43525-43526 2017-19772 Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells, Whether or Not Assembled Into Modules, from the People's Republic of China, 43516-43517 2017-19773 Multilayered Wood Flooring from the People's Republic of China, 43522-43523 2017-19771 Applications:
For Inclusion on the List of Arbitrators for the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield; Correction, 43515 2017-19742 International Trade Com International Trade Commission NOTICES Investigations; Determinations, Modifications, and Rulings, etc.: Certain Magnetic Data Storage Tapes and Cartridges Containing the Same, 43567-43568 2017-19796 Judicial Conference Judicial Conference of the United States NOTICES Meetings: Advisory Committee on Rules of Appellate Procedure, 43568 2017-19819 Advisory Committee on Rules of Civil Procedure, 43568 2017-19820 Justice Department Justice Department See Antitrust Division See Drug Enforcement Administration See Federal Bureau of Investigation NOTICES Proposed Consent Decrees:
Clean Water Act, Clean Air Act, Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act, and Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, 43573-43574 2017-19715 Land Land Management Bureau NOTICES Plats of Survey: Arizona, 43566-43567 2017-19761 NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration PROPOSED RULES Federal Acquisition Regulations: Revised Voucher and Invoice Submission and Payment Process, 43511-43513 2017-19542 National Archives National Archives and Records Administration See Information Security Oversight Office See Office of Government Information Services National Institute National Institutes of Health NOTICES Meetings:
Center for Scientific Review, 43550-43551 2017-19728 National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, 43551 2017-19729 National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, 43551-43552 2017-19730 2017-19731 National Oceanic National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration RULES Atlantic Highly Migratory Species: Adjustments to 2017 Northern Albacore Tuna Quota, 2017 North and South Atlantic Swordfish Quotas, and 2017 Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Reserve Category Quota, 43500-43503 2017-19777 Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska:
Reallocation of Pacific Cod in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area; Correction, 43503 2017-19628 NOTICES Meetings: Pacific Fishery Management Council, 43526-43527 2017-19746 2017-19745 Navy Navy Department NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals, 43529 2017-19751 Meetings: Board of Advisors to the Presidents of the Naval Postgraduate School and the Naval War College, 43529-43530 2017-19764 Nuclear Regulatory Nuclear Regulatory Commission NOTICES Meetings:
Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards Subcommittee on Northwest Medical Isotopes, 43575-43576 2017-19801 Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards Subcommittee on Plant Operations and Fire Protection, 43575 2017-19800 OGIS Office of Government Information Services NOTICES Meetings: Freedom of Information Act Advisory Committee, 43574-43575 2017-19720 Peace Peace Corps NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals, 43576-43577 2017-19780 2017-19813 2017-19815 2017-19816 Postal Regulatory Postal Regulatory Commission NOTICES New Postal Products, 43577-43578 2017-19695 Presidential Documents Presidential Documents PROCLAMATIONS Special Observances:
National POW/MIA Recognition Day (Proc. 9638), 43663-43664 2017-20004 National Hispanic Heritage Month (Proc. 9637), 43659-43662 2017-20003 ADMINISTRATIVE ORDERS Lattice Semiconductor Corporation; Proposed Acquisition by China Venture Capital Fund Corporation Limited (Order of September 13, 2017), 43665-43666 2017-20005 Securities Securities and Exchange Commission NOTICES Meetings; Sunshine Act, 43618 2017-19918 Self-Regulatory Organizations; Proposed Rule Changes: Bats BZX Exchange, Inc., 43595-43597, 43621-43627 2017-19803 2017-19808 Bats EDGA Exchange, Inc., 43598-43601 2017-19809 Chicago Board Options Exchange, Inc., 43629-43633 2017-19712 Investors Exchange LLC, 43627-43629 2017-19811 Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board, 43587-43595 2017-19804 Nasdaq ISE, LLC, 43618-43621 2017-19807 Nasdaq MRX, LLC, 43597-43598 2017-19806 NASDAQ PHLX, LLC, 43607-43609 2017-19708 NASDAQ Stock Market LLC, 43611-43618 2017-19802 NASDAQ Stock Market, LLC, 43584-43587 2017-19709 NYSE American, LLC, 43601-43607 2017-19711 NYSE Arca, Inc., 43578-43584, 43609-43611, 43633-43636 2017-19710 2017-19810 2017-19812 Small Business Small Business Administration NOTICES Disaster Declarations:
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To subscribe to the Federal Register Table of Contents electronic mailing list, go to https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/USGPOOFR/subscriber/new, enter your e-mail address, then follow the instructions to join, leave, or manage your subscription. 82 179 Monday, September 18, 2017 Rules and Regulations DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [Docket No. FAA-2016-8177; Product Identifier 2015-NM-129-AD; Amendment 39-19041; AD 2017-19-11] RIN 2120-AA64 Airworthiness Directives;
Bombardier, Inc., Airplanes AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Department of Transportation (DOT). ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: We are adopting a new airworthiness directive
(AD)for certain Bombardier, Inc., Model BD-700-1A10 and BD-700-1A11 airplanes. This AD was prompted by a determination that a certain task in the aircraft maintenance manual
(AMM)will not accomplish the intent of a candidate certification maintenance requirement
(CCMR)for detecting dormant failures of the pitch feel
(PF)and rudder travel limiter actuator
(RTLA)back-up modules. This AD requires doing an operational test of the flight control unit
(FCU)back-up modules, and repair if necessary. We are issuing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products. DATES: This AD is effective October 23, 2017. ADDRESSES: 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-2016-8177; 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 (telephone 800-647-5527) is Docket Management Facility, U.S. Department of Transportation, Docket Operations, M-30, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Assata Dessaline, Aerospace Engineer, Avionics and Services Section, FAA, New York ACO Branch, 1600 Stewart Avenue, Suite 410, Westbury, NY 11590; telephone 516-228-7301; fax 516-794-5531. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Discussion We issued a notice of proposed rulemaking
(NPRM)to amend 14 CFR part 39 by adding an AD that would apply to certain Bombardier, Inc., Model BD-700-1A10 and BD-700-1A11 airplanes. The NPRM published in the **Federal Register** on July 15, 2016 (81 FR 45997) (“the NPRM”). The NPRM was prompted by a determination that a certain task in the AMM will not accomplish the intent of a CCMR. This CCMR task tests the PF and RTLA back-up modules in the FCU to detect dormant failures. The NPRM proposed to require doing an operational test of the FCU back-up modules, and repair if necessary. We are issuing this AD to detect and correct a dormant failure of both FCU back-up modules. This condition, in combination with other failures in the FCU, may result in the inability to maintain the minimum control requirements for the PF and RTLA, which could create hazardous flight control inputs during flight. Transport Canada Civil Aviation (TCCA), which is the aviation authority for Canada, has issued Canadian Airworthiness Directive CF-2015-06R1, dated April 22, 2015 (referred to after this as the Mandatory Continuing Airworthiness Information, or “the MCAI”), to correct an unsafe condition for certain Bombardier, Inc., Model BD-700-1A10 and BD-700-1A11 airplanes. The MCAI states: It was discovered that the existing instruction in the Aircraft Maintenance Manual
(AMM)Task 27-61-05-710-801 will not accomplish the intent of the * * * [Canadian Certification Maintenance Requirement (CCMR)] task number 27-61-05-201. This * * * [CCMR] task was required to test the Pitch Feel
(PF)and Rudder Travel Limiter Actuator
(RTLA)back-up modules in the Flight Control Unit
(FCU)to detect dormant failures. If not detected, a dormant failure of both FCU back-up modules, in combination with other failures in the FCU, may result in the inability to maintain the Minimum Control Requirements for the PF and RTLA, which could create hazardous flight control inputs during flight. The original issue of this [Canadian] AD mandated the performance of an operational test of the FCU back-up modules using the proper AMM task instructions [and repair if necessary]. Revision 1 of this [Canadian] AD is to correct the model number designation in the Applicability section. You may examine the MCAI in the AD docket on the Internet at *http://www.regulations.gov* by searching for and locating Docket No. FAA-2016-8177. Comments We gave the public the opportunity to participate in developing this AD. The following presents the comments received on the NPRM and the FAA's response to each comment. Requests To Clarify Task Type Bombardier, Inc. (Bombardier), and NetJets Aviation Inc. (NetJets), requested that we clarify that task 27-61-05-201 is not a CMR task. Bombardier stated that the task was misidentified as a certification maintenance requirement
(CMR)task during the investigation into the cause of the identified unsafe condition. Bombardier further explained that task 27-61-05-201 is a candidate CMR, or CCMR. We agree that the task type should be clarified. We have confirmed that task 27-61-05-201 is a CCMR task. Therefore, we have revised references to the task throughout this AD accordingly. Requests To Reference Revised Service Information Bombardier, Kacalp Flight Operation, and NetJets, requested that we revise the NPRM to reference revised service information. The commenters explained that the temporary revisions
(TRs)referenced in the NPRM have been incorporated into the AMM, as have several subsequent revisions. The commenters asserted that the referenced TRs and certain subsequent AMM revisions are not available to operators. We partially agree with the commenters' requests. We have confirmed that the TRs and subsequent AMM revisions referenced in the NPRM are no longer available. Therefore, we agree that this final rule needs to be revised. However, given the number of subsequent AMM revisions that have been issued for each of the AMMs since the NPRM was published, and the difficulties in obtaining the necessary material, we do not agree to reference subsequent AMM revisions in this final rule. Instead, we have revised paragraph
(g)of this AD to specify doing the required actions in accordance with a method approved by the Manager, New York ACO Branch, FAA. We have also removed the content provided in paragraphs
(h)and
(i)of the proposed AD from this AD. We have redesignated subsequent paragraphs accordingly. Request To Revise the Compliance Time for the FCU Operational Test NetJets requested that we revise the proposed compliance time for FCUs with less than 3,000 total flight hours in paragraph (g)(3) of the proposed AD to the later of the following: • Prior to 3,000 total flight hours on the FCU; or • Within 15 months or 700 flight hours after the effective date of the AD, whichever occurs first. NetJets stated that, for an FCU with 2,999 total flight hours on the effective date of the AD, the proposed AD would require compliance prior to further flight. NetJets pointed out that no justification was given for the more restrictive compliance time. Further, NetJets explained that paragraph (g)(1) of the proposed AD has a grace period of 15 months or 700 hours flight hours, whichever occurs first for an FCU that has accumulated 3,000 total flight hours or more. We partially agree with the commenter's request. We agree that a grace period is needed for FCUs having accumulated less than 3,000 total flight hours as of the effective date of this AD, on which an operational test has not been completed. We do not agree that the commenter's proposed grace period is adequate to address the unsafe condition. However, we have revised the compliance time in paragraph (g)(3) of this AD to provide a grace period of within 30 days after the effective date of this AD. Request To Correct Typographical Errors in Paragraph (h)(5) of the Proposed AD Bombardier requested that we correct a typographical error in paragraph (h)(5) of the proposed AD. We agree that there is a typographical error in paragraph (h)(5) of the proposed AD. However, as explained previously, we have removed the content of paragraph
(h)of the proposed AD from this AD. Therefore, no change to this AD is necessary in this regard. Conclusion We reviewed the relevant data, considered the comments received, and determined that air safety and the public interest require adopting this AD with the changes described previously and minor editorial changes. We have determined that these minor changes: • Are consistent with the intent that was proposed in the NPRM for correcting the unsafe condition; and • Do not add any additional burden upon the public than was already proposed in the NPRM. We also determined that these changes will not increase the economic burden on any operator or increase the scope of this AD. Costs of Compliance We estimate that this AD affects 76 airplanes of U.S. registry. We also estimate that it will take about 3 work-hours per product to comply with the basic requirements of this AD. The average labor rate is $85 per work-hour. Based on these figures, we estimate the cost of this AD on U.S. operators to be $19,380, or $255 per product. We have received no definitive data that would enable us to provide cost estimates for the on-condition actions specified in this AD. 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 transport category airplanes to the Director of the System Oversight Division. Regulatory Findings We determined that 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 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. 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 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): **2017-19-11 Bombardier, Inc.:** Amendment 39-19041; Docket No. FAA-2016-8177; Product Identifier 2015-NM-129-AD.
(a)Effective Date This AD is effective October 23, 2017.
(b)Affected ADs None.
(c)Applicability This AD applies to Bombardier, Inc., Model BD-700-1A10 and BD-700-1A11 airplanes, certificated in any category, serial numbers 9002 and subsequent.
(d)Subject Air Transport Association
(ATA)of America Code 27, Flight controls.
(e)Reason This AD was prompted by a determination that a certain task in the aircraft maintenance manual
(AMM)will not accomplish the intent of a candidate certification maintenance requirement (CCMR). This CCMR task tests the pitch feel
(PF)and rudder travel limiter actuator
(RTLA)back-up modules in the flight control unit
(FCU)to detect dormant failures. We are issuing this AD to detect and correct a dormant failure of both FCU back-up modules. This condition, in combination with other failures in the FCU, may result in the inability to maintain the minimum control requirements for the PF and RTLA, which could create hazardous flight control inputs during flight.
(f)Compliance Comply with this AD within the compliance times specified, unless already done.
(g)FCU Operational Test
(1)For airplanes with an FCU that has accumulated 3,000 total flight hours or more as of the effective date of this AD: Within 15 months or 700 flight hours, whichever occurs first, after the effective date of this AD, do an operational test of the FCU back-up modules, in accordance with a method approved by the Manager, New York ACO Branch, FAA.
(2)For airplanes with an FCU that has accumulated less than 3,000 total flight hours as of the effective date of this AD, and on which an operational test has been accomplished as specified in AMM task 27-61-05-710-801: Within 15 months or 700 flight hours, whichever occurs first, after the effective date of this AD, do an operational test of the FCU back-up modules, in accordance with a method approved by the Manager, New York ACO Branch, FAA.
(3)For airplanes with an FCU that has accumulated less than 3,000 total flight hours as of the effective date of this AD, and on which an operational test has not been accomplished as specified in AMM task 27-61-05-710-801: Before the FCU accumulates 3,000 total flight hours or within 30 days after the effective date of this AD, whichever occurs later, perform an operational test of the FCU back-up modules, in accordance with a method approved by the Manager, New York ACO Branch, FAA.
(h)Corrective Action If any FCU fails any operational test required by this AD: Before further flight, repair using a method approved by the Manager, New York ACO Branch, FAA; or Transport Canada Civil Aviation (TCCA); or Bombardier, Inc.'s TCCA Design Approval Organization (DAO).
(i)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. 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 certification office, send it to ATTN: Program Manager, Continuing Operational Safety, FAA, New York ACO Branch, 1600 Stewart Avenue, Suite 410, Westbury, NY 11590; telephone 516-228-7300; fax 516-794-5531. 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. The AMOC approval letter must specifically reference this AD.
(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 TCCA; or Bombardier, Inc.'s TCCA DAO. If approved by the DAO, the approval must include the DAO-authorized signature.
(j)Related Information
(1)Refer to Mandatory Continuing Airworthiness Information
(MCAI)Canadian Airworthiness Directive CF-2015-06R1, dated April 22, 2015, 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-2016-8177.
(2)For more information about this AD, contact Assata Dessaline, Aerospace Engineer, Avionics and Services Section, FAA, New York ACO Branch, 1600 Stewart Avenue, Suite 410, Westbury, NY 11590; telephone 516-228-7301; fax 516-794-5531.
(k)Material Incorporated by Reference None. Issued in Renton, Washington, on September 7, 2017. Jeffrey E. Duven, Director, System Oversight Division, Aircraft Certification Service. [FR Doc. 2017-19658 Filed 9-15-17; 8:45 am]
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