[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 204 (Monday, October 24, 2022)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 64156-64157]
[FR Doc No: 2022-23168]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 39

[Docket No. FAA-2022-0292; Project Identifier AD-2021-01297-E;
Amendment 39-22184; AD 2022-19-15]
RIN 2120-AA64

Airworthiness Directives; International Aero Engines, LLC
Turbofan Engines

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule; correction.

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SUMMARY: The FAA is correcting an airworthiness directive (AD) that
published in the Federal Register. That AD applies to certain
International Aero Engines, LLC (IAE LLC) PW1122G-JM, PW1124G1-JM,
PW1124G-JM, PW1127G1-JM, PW1127GA-JM, PW1127G-JM, PW1129G-JM, PW1130G-
JM, PW1133GA-JM, and PW1133G-JM model turbofan engines. The table
numbers of the service information referenced in paragraphs (g)(2) and
(3) are incorrect. This document corrects those errors. In all other
respects, the original document remains the same.

DATES: This correction is effective November 7, 2022. The effective
date of AD 2022-19-15 remains November 7, 2022.

ADDRESSES:
    AD Docket: You may examine the AD docket at regulations.gov by
searching for and locating Docket No. FAA-2022-0292, or in person at
Docket Operations between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays. The AD docket contains this final rule, any
comments received, and other information. The address for Docket
Operations is U.S. Department of Transportation, Docket Operations, M-
30, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue
SE, Washington, DC 20590.
    Material Incorporated by Reference:
     For Pratt & Whitney service information identified in this
final rule, contact International Aero Engines, LLC, 400 Main Street,
East Hartford, CT 06118; phone:<PHONE_NUMBER>; email:
[email protected]; website: connect.prattwhitney.com.
     You may view this service information at the FAA,
Airworthiness Products Section, Operational Safety Branch, 1200
District Avenue, Burlington, MA 01803. For information on the
availability of this material at the FAA, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mark Taylor, Aviation Safety Engineer,
ECO Branch, FAA, 1200 District Avenue, Burlington, MA 01803; phone:
(781) 238-7229; email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: AD 2022-19-15, Amendment 39-22184 (AD 2022-
19-15), requires performing an ultrasonic inspection (USI) of the high-
pressure turbine (HPT) 1st-stage disk and HPT 2nd-stage disk and,
depending on the results of the inspections, replacement of the HPT
1st-stage disk or HPT 2nd-stage disk for certain IAE LLC PW1122G-JM,
PW1124G1-JM, PW1124G JM, PW1127G1-JM, PW1127GA-JM, PW1127G-JM, PW1129G-
JM, PW1130G-JM, PW1133GA-JM, and PW1133G-JM model turbofan engines.

Need for the Correction

    As published, the table numbers of the service information
referenced in Required Actions, paragraphs (g)(2) and (3) of AD 2022-
19-15, are incorrect. The table numbers are incorrectly referenced in
paragraphs (g)(2) and (3) as ``Table 2.'' and ``Table 3.,'' of Pratt &
Whitney Service Bulletin (SB) PW1000G-C-72-00-0188-00A-930A-D, Issue
No: 002, dated July 8, 2022. The correct table number for paragraph
(g)(2) is ``Table 3.'' and for paragraph (g)(3) is ``Table 4.,'' of PW
SB PW1000G-C-72-00-0188-00A-930A-D.
    No other part of the preamble or regulatory information has been
changed; for convenience, the entire rule is being republished.
    The effective date of this AD remains November 7, 2022.

Related Service Information Under 1 CFR Part 51

    The FAA reviewed Pratt & Whitney SB PW1000G-C-72-00-0188-00A-930A-
D, Issue No: 002, dated July 8, 2022. This service information
specifies procedures for performing a USI of the HPT 1st-stage disk and
the HPT 2nd-stage disk, identified by part number and serial number,
installed on IAE LLC PW1124G1-JM, PW1127G-JM, PW1127GA-JM, PW1129G-JM,
PW1130G-JM, PW1133G-JM, and PW1133GA-JM model turbofan engines. 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 ADDRESSES.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39

    Air transportation, Aircraft, Aviation safety, Incorporation by
reference, Safety.

Adoption of the Amendment

    Accordingly, pursuant to the authority delegated to me by the
Administrator, the Federal Aviation Administration amends part 39 of
the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 39) by correcting 87 FR
59660 (October 3, 2022) beginning at page 59663, column 3 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  [Corrected]

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2. The FAA corrects Sec.  39.13 by correcting the following
airworthiness directive to read:

2022-19-15 International Aero Engines, LLC: Amendment 39-22184;
Docket No. FAA-2022-0292; Project Identifier AD-2021-01297-E.

(a) Effective Date

    This airworthiness directive (AD) is effective November 7, 2022.

(b) Affected ADs

    None.

(c) Applicability

    This AD applies to International Aero Engines, LLC PW1122G-JM,
PW1124G1-JM, PW1124G-JM, PW1127G1-JM, PW1127GA-JM, PW1127G-JM,
PW1129G-JM, PW1130G-JM, PW1133GA-JM, and PW1133G-JM model turbofan
engines with an installed:
    (1) High-pressure turbine (HPT) 1st-stage disk, part numbers (P/
Ns) 30G4201, 30G6201, or 30G7301; and
    (2) HPT 2nd-stage disk, P/Ns 30G3902, 30G5502, or 30G6602.

(d) Subject

    Joint Aircraft System Component (JASC) Code 7250, Turbine
Section.

(e) Unsafe Condition

    This AD was prompted by an analysis of an event involving an
International Aero Engines AG V2533-A5 model turbofan engine, which
experienced an uncontained failure of an HPT 1st-stage disk that
resulted in high-energy debris penetrating the engine cowling. The
FAA is issuing this AD to prevent failure of the HPT 1st-stage disk
and HPT 2nd-stage disk. The unsafe condition, if not addressed,
could result in uncontained HPT disk failure, release of high-energy
debris, damage to the engine, damage to the airplane, and loss of
the airplane.

(f) Compliance

    Comply with this AD within the compliance times specified,
unless already done.

(g) Required Actions

    (1) For affected engines that have not incorporated Pratt &
Whitney (PW) Service Bulletin (SB) PW1000G-C-72-00-0112-00A-930A-D,
at the next engine shop visit after the effective date of this AD,
perform the following:
    (i) Ultrasonic inspection (USI) of the HPT 1st-stage disk using
the Accomplishment Instructions, paragraph 9.A. or B., as
applicable, of PW SB PW1000G-C-72-00-0188-00A-930A-D, Issue No: 002,
dated July 8, 2022 (PW SB PW1000G-C-72-00-0188-00A-930A-D); and
    (ii) USI of the HPT 2nd-stage disk using the Accomplishment
Instructions, paragraph 9.C. or D., as applicable, of PW SB PW1000G-
C-72-00-0188-00A-930A-D.
    (2) For affected engines that have incorporated PW SB PW1000G-C-
72-00-0112-00A-930A-D, with an installed HPT 1st-stage disk having a
serial number (S/N) identified in the Accomplishment Instructions,
Table 3., of PW SB PW1000G-C-72-00-0188-00A-930A-D, at the next
engine shop visit after the effective date of this AD, perform a USI
of the HPT 1st-stage disk using the Accomplishment Instructions,
paragraph 9.A. or B., as applicable, of PW SB PW1000G-C-72-00-0188-
00A-930A-D.
    (3) For affected engines that have incorporated PW SB PW1000G-C-
72-00-0112-00A-930A-D, with an installed HPT 2nd-stage disk having
an S/N identified in the Accomplishment Instructions, Table 4., of
PW SB PW1000G-C-72-00-0188-00A-930A-D, at the next engine shop visit
after the effective date of this AD, perform a USI of the HPT 2nd-
stage disk using the Accomplishment Instructions, paragraph 9.C. or
D., of PW SB PW1000G-C-72-00-0188-00A-930A-D.
    (4) Based on the results of the USIs required by paragraphs
(g)(1) through (3) of this AD, if any HPT 1st-stage disk or HPT 2nd-
stage disk does not pass the USI, as specified in the Accomplishment
Instructions, paragraphs 9.A. through D., of PW SB PW1000G-C-72-00-
0188-00A-930A-D, as applicable, before further flight, remove the
HPT 1st-stage disk or HPT 2nd-stage disk from service and replace
with a part eligible for installation.
    (5) For affected engines that have incorporated PW SB PW1000G-C-
72-00-0112-00A-930A-D and do not require an inspection per paragraph
(g)(2) or (3) of this AD, no further action is required.

(h) Definitions

    (1) For the purpose of this AD, a ``part eligible for
installation'' is:
    (i) Any HPT 1st-stage disk that has passed the USI required by
paragraphs (g)(1)(i) or (g)(2) of this AD.
    (ii) Any HPT 2nd-stage disk that has passed the USI required by
paragraphs (g)(1)(ii) or (g)(3) of this AD.
    (iii) Any HPT 1st-stage disk that has incorporated PW SB
PW1000G-C-72-00-0112-00A-930A-D and does not require an inspection
per paragraph (g)(2) of this AD.
    (iv) Any HPT 2nd-stage disk that has incorporated PW SB PW1000G-
C-72-00-0112-00A-930A-D and does not require an inspection per
paragraph (g)(3) of this AD.
    (v) Any HPT 1st-stage disk or HPT 2nd-stage disk with a
certificate of conformance that shows ``PW1000G-C-72-00-0188-00A-
930A-D,'' ``1 CODE 45S,'' or identified by part marking ``21CC332''
or ``SB 72-0188.''
    (2) For the purpose of this AD, an ``engine shop visit'' is the
induction of an engine into the shop for maintenance involving the
separation of the ``M'' flange. Separation of the ``M'' flange
solely for the purposes of transportation without subsequent engine
maintenance does not constitute an engine shop visit.

(i) Credit for Previous Actions

    You may take credit for the USIs required by paragraphs (g)(1)
through (3) of this AD if you performed the USIs before the
effective date of this AD using PW SB PW1000G-C-72-00-0188-00A-930A-
D, Issue No: 001, dated September 13, 2021.

(j) Installation Prohibition

    After the effective date of this AD, do not install onto any
engine an HPT 1st-stage disk or HPT 2nd-stage disk that does not
meet the definition of a part eligible for installation in paragraph
(h)(1) of this AD.

(k) Alternative Methods of Compliance (AMOCs)

    (1) The Manager, ECO Branch, FAA, has the authority to approve
AMOCs for this AD, if requested using the procedures found in 14 CFR
39.19. In accordance with 14 CFR 39.19, send your request to your
principal inspector or local Flight Standards District Office, as
appropriate. If sending information directly to the manager of the
certification office, send it to the attention of the person
identified in paragraph (l)(1) of this AD and email to: [email protected].
    (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.

(l) Related Information

    (1) For more information about this AD, contact Mark Taylor,
Aviation Safety Engineer, ECO Branch, FAA, 1200 District Avenue,
Burlington, MA 01803; phone:<PHONE_NUMBER>; email:
[email protected].
    (2) Service information identified in this AD that is not
incorporated by reference is available at the addresses specified in
paragraphs (m)(3) and (4) of this AD.

(m) 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.
    (i) Pratt & Whitney Service Bulletin PW1000G-C-72-00-0188-00A-
930A-D, Issue No: 002, dated July 8, 2022.
    (ii) [Reserved]
    (3) For Pratt & Whitney service information identified in this
AD, contact International Aero Engines, LLC, 400 Main Street, East
Hartford, CT 06118; phone:<PHONE_NUMBER>; email: [email protected];
website: connect.prattwhitney.com.
    (4) You may view this service information at FAA, Airworthiness
Products Section, Operational Safety Branch, 1200 District Avenue,
Burlington, MA 01803. For information on the availability of this
material at the FAA, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    (5) 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, email: [email protected], or go to: www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ibr-locations.html.

    Issued on October 20, 2022.
Christina Underwood,
Acting Director, Compliance & Airworthiness Division, Aircraft
Certification Service.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 236 (Monday, December 13, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70850-70852]
[FR Doc No: 2021-26889]

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. FDA-2020-D-1301]

Q3C(R8) Impurities: Guidance for Residual Solvents; International
Council for Harmonisation; Guidance for Industry; Availability

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing
the availability of a final guidance for industry entitled ``Q3C(R8)
Impurities: Guidance for Residual Solvents.'' The guidance was prepared
under the auspices of the International Council for Harmonisation
(ICH), formerly the International Conference on Harmonisation. This
guidance provides recommendations for permitted daily exposures (PDEs)
for three additional residual solvents: 2-Methyltetrahydrofuran,
cyclopentyl methyl ether, and tert-butyl alcohol. The PDEs were
developed according to the methods for establishing exposure limits
included in the guidance for industry ``Q3C: Impurities Residual
Solvents'' (Q3C guidance). The Q3C PDE levels are added and revised as
new toxicological data for solvents become available. This guidance
finalizes the draft guidance entitled ``Q3C(R8) Recommendations for the
Permitted Daily Exposures for Three Solvents--2-Methyltetrahydrofuran,
Cyclopentyl Methyl Ether, and Tert-Butyl Alcohol--According to the
Maintenance Procedures for the Guidance Q3C Impurities: Residual
Solvents'' issued on May 27, 2020.

DATES: The announcement of the guidance is published in the Federal
Register on December 13, 2021.

ADDRESSES: You may submit either electronic or written comments on
Agency guidances at any time as follows:

Electronic Submissions

    Submit electronic comments in the following way:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments. Comments submitted
electronically, including attachments, to https://www.regulations.gov
will be posted to the docket unchanged. Because your comment will be
made public, you are solely responsible for ensuring that your comment
does not include any confidential information that you or a third party
may not wish to be posted, such as medical information, your or anyone
else's Social Security number, or confidential business information,
such as a manufacturing process. Please note that if you include your
name, contact information, or other information that identifies you in
the body of your comments, that information will be posted on https://www.regulations.gov.
     If you want to submit a comment with confidential
information that you do not wish to be made available to the public,
submit the comment as a written/paper submission and in the manner
detailed (see ``Written/Paper Submissions'' and ``Instructions'').

Written/Paper Submissions

    Submit written/paper submissions as follows:
     Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier (for written/paper
submissions): Dockets Management Staff (HFA-305), Food and Drug
Administration, 5630 Fishers Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852.
     For written/paper comments submitted to the Dockets
Management Staff, FDA will post your comment, as well as any
attachments, except for information submitted, marked and identified,
as confidential, if submitted as detailed in ``Instructions.''
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the Docket No.
FDA-2020-D-1301 for ``Q3C(R8) Impurities: Guidance for Residual
Solvents.'' Received comments will be placed in the docket and, except
for those submitted as ``Confidential Submissions,'' publicly viewable
at

https://www.regulations.gov or at the Dockets Management Staff between
9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday,<PHONE_NUMBER>.
     Confidential Submissions--To submit a comment with
confidential information that you do not wish to be made publicly
available, submit your comments only as a written/paper submission. You
should submit two copies total. One copy will include the information
you claim to be confidential with a heading or cover note that states
``THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.'' The Agency will
review this copy, including the claimed confidential information, in
its consideration of comments. The second copy, which will have the
claimed confidential information redacted/blacked out, will be
available for public viewing and posted on https://www.regulations.gov.
Submit both copies to the Dockets Management Staff. If you do not wish
your name and contact information to be made publicly available, you
can provide this information on the cover sheet and not in the body of
your comments and you must identify this information as
``confidential.'' Any information marked as ``confidential'' will not
be disclosed except in accordance with 21 CFR 10.20 and other
applicable disclosure law. For more information about FDA's posting of
comments to public dockets, see 80 FR 56469, September 18, 2015, or
access the information at: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2015-09-18/pdf/2015-23389.pdf.
    Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or
the electronic and written/paper comments received, go to https://www.regulations.gov and insert the docket number, found in brackets in
the heading of this document, into the ``Search'' box and follow the
prompts and/or go to the Dockets Management Staff, 5630 Fishers Lane,
Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852,<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    You may submit comments on any guidance at any time (see 21 CFR
10.115(g)(5)).
    Submit written requests for single copies of this guidance to the
Division of Drug Information, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research,
Food and Drug Administration, 10001 New Hampshire Ave., Hillandale
Building, 4th Floor, Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002; or the Office of
Communication, Outreach and Development, Center for Biologics
Evaluation and Research (CBER), Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New
Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 71, Rm. 3128, Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002. Send
one self-addressed adhesive label to assist that office in processing
your requests. The guidance may also be obtained by mail by calling
CBER at 1-800-835-4709 or<PHONE_NUMBER>. See the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION section for electronic access to the guidance document.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
    Regarding the guidance: Timothy McGovern, Center for Drug
Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration, Bldg. 22, Rm.
6426, Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002,<PHONE_NUMBER>; or Stephen Ripley,
Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug
Administration, 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 71, Rm. 7301, Silver
Spring, MD 20993-0002,<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Regarding the ICH: Jill Adleberg, Center for Drug Evaluation and
Research, Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Bldg.
51, Rm. 6364, Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002,<PHONE_NUMBER>,
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    FDA is announcing the availability of a guidance for industry
entitled ``Q3C(R8) Impurities: Guideline for Residual Solvents.'' The
guidance was prepared under the auspices of ICH. ICH has the mission of
achieving greater regulatory harmonization worldwide to ensure that
safe, effective, high-quality medicines are developed, registered, and
maintained in the most resource-efficient manner. By harmonizing the
regulatory requirements in regions around the world, ICH guidelines
have substantially reduced duplicative clinical studies, prevented
unnecessary animal studies, standardized the reporting of important
safety information, standardized marketing application submissions, and
made many other improvements in the quality of global drug development
and manufacturing and the products available to patients.
    The six Founding Members of the ICH are FDA; the Pharmaceutical
Research and Manufacturers of America; the European Commission; the
European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries Associations; the
Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare; and the Japanese
Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association. The Standing Members of the
ICH Association include Health Canada and Swissmedic. Additionally, the
Membership of ICH has expanded to include other regulatory authorities
and industry associations from around the world (refer to https://www.ich.org/).
    ICH works by involving technical experts from both regulators and
industry parties in detailed technical harmonization work and the
application of a science-based approach to harmonization through a
consensus-driven process that results in the development of ICH
guidelines. The regulators around the world are committed to
consistently adopting these consensus-based guidelines, realizing the
benefits for patients and for industry.
    As a Founding Regulatory Member of ICH, FDA plays a major role in
the development of each of the ICH guidelines, which FDA then adopts
and issues as guidance for industry. FDA's guidance documents do not
establish legally enforceable responsibilities. Instead, they describe
the Agency's current thinking on a topic and should be viewed only as
recommendations, unless specific regulatory or statutory requirements
are cited.
    In the Federal Register of May 27, 2020 (85 FR 31785), FDA
published a notice announcing the availability of a draft guidance
entitled ``Q3C(R8) Recommendations for the Permitted Daily Exposures
for Three Solvents--2-Methyltetrahydrofuran, Cyclopentyl Methyl Ether,
and Tert-Butyl Alcohol--According to the Maintenance Procedures for the
Guidance Q3C Impurities: Residual Solvents.'' The notice gave
interested persons an opportunity to submit comments. In the Federal
Register of June 5, 2020 (85 FR 34638), FDA issued a correction
providing that the date by which to submit comments was July 27, 2020.
    After consideration of the comments received and revisions to the
guideline, a final draft of the guideline was submitted to the ICH
Assembly and endorsed by the regulatory agencies in April 2021.
    First published in December 1997, the Q3C guidance provides
recommendations on the use of less toxic solvents in the manufacture of
drug substances and dosage forms and sets pharmaceutical limits for
residual solvents (organic volatile chemicals) in drug products. Q3C
PDE levels are added and revised as new toxicological data for solvents
become available. As part of the maintenance process, the Q3C(R8)
guidance provides final PDEs for three additional residual solvents: 2-
methyltetrahydrofuran, cyclopentyl methyl ether, and tert-butyl
alcohol. Additional information regarding supporting studies was
incorporated into the guidance based on comments received, but the
recommended PDEs for the three new residual solvents are identical to
those published in the draft guidance issued on May 27, 2020. This

guidance finalizes the guidance issued on May 27, 2020.
    This guidance is being issued consistent with FDA's good guidance
practices regulation (21 CFR 10.115). The guidance represents the
current thinking of FDA on ``Q3C(R8) Impurities: Guidance for Residual
Solvents.'' It does not establish any rights for any person and is not
binding on FDA or the public. You can use an alternative approach if it
satisfies the requirements of the applicable statutes and regulations.

II. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995

    While this guidance contains no collection of information, it does
refer to previously approved FDA collections of information. Therefore,
clearance by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501-3521) is not
required for this guidance. The previously approved collections of
information are subject to review by OMB under the PRA. The collections
of information in 21 CFR part 58 have been approved under OMB control
number 0910-0119.

III. Electronic Access

    Persons with access to the internet may obtain the guidance at
https://www.regulations.gov, https://www.fda.gov/drugs/guidance-compliance-regulatory-information/guidances-drugs, https://www.fda.gov/regulatory-information/search-fda-guidance-documents, or https://www.fda.gov/vaccines-blood-biologics/guidance-compliance-regulatory-information-biologics/biologics-guidances.

    Dated: December 6, 2021.
Lauren K. Roth,
Associate Commissioner for Policy.
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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 90 (Monday, May 11, 2015)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 26870-26872]
[FR Doc No: 2015-11222]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2015-0841; Airspace Docket No. 15-ACE-3]

Proposed Amendment of Class E Airspace for the Following Nebraska
Towns: Albion, NE; Bassett, NE; Lexington, NE

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).

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SUMMARY: This action proposes to amend Class E airspace at Albion
Municipal Airport, Albion, NE; Rock County Airport, Bassett, NE; and
Jim Kelly Field Airport, Lexington, NE. Decommissioning of the non-
directional radio beacons (NDB) and/or cancellation of NDB approaches
due to advances in Global Positioning System (GPS) capabilities has
made this action necessary for the safety and management of Instrument
Flight Rules (IFR) operations at the above airports. Also, the
geographic coordinates would be updated for Rock County Airport and Jim
Kelly Field Airport.

DATES: 0901 UTC. Comments must be received on or before June 25, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on this proposal to the U.S. Department of
Transportation, Docket Operations, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., West
Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590-0001. You
must identify the docket number FAA-2015-0841/Airspace Docket No. 15-
ACE-3, at the beginning of your comments. You may also submit comments
through the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov. You may review the
public docket containing the proposal, any comments received, and any
final disposition in person in the Dockets Office between 9:00 a.m. and
5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. The Docket
Office (telephone 1-800-647-5527), is on the ground floor of the
building at the above address.
    FAA Order 7400.9Y, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, and
subsequent amendments can be viewed online at http://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/. The Order is also available for inspection
at the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). For
information on the availability of this proposed incorporation by
reference material at NARA, call<PHONE_NUMBER>, or go to http://www.archives.gov/federal_register/code_of_federal-regulations/ibr_locations.html.
    FAA Order 7400.9, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, is
published yearly and effective on September 15. For further
information, you can contact the Airspace Policy and Regulations Group,
Federal Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Avenue SW.,
Washington, DC 20591; telephone:<PHONE_NUMBER>.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Roger Waite, Central Service Center,
Operations Support Group, Federal Aviation Administration, Southwest

Region, 2601 Meacham Blvd., Fort Worth, TX 76137; telephone: (817) 321-
7652.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Comments Invited

    Interested parties are invited to participate in this proposed
rulemaking by submitting such written data, views, or arguments, as
they may desire. Comments that provide the factual basis supporting the
views and suggestions presented are particularly helpful in developing
reasoned regulatory decisions on the proposal. Comments are
specifically invited on the overall regulatory, aeronautical, economic,
environmental, and energy-related aspects of the proposal.
Communications should identify both docket numbers and be submitted in
triplicate to the address listed above. Commenters wishing the FAA to
acknowledge receipt of their comments on this notice must submit with
those comments a self-addressed, stamped postcard on which the
following statement is made: ``Comments to Docket No. FAA-2015-0841/
Airspace Docket No. 15-ACE-3.'' The postcard will be date/time stamped
and returned to the commenter.

Availability of NPRMs

    An electronic copy of this document may be downloaded through the
Internet at http://www.regulations.gov. Recently published rulemaking
documents can also be accessed through the FAA's Web page at http://www.faa.gov/airports_airtraffic/air_traffic/publications/airspace_amendments/.
    You may review the public docket containing the proposal, any
comments received and any final disposition in person in the Dockets
Office (see ADDRESSES section for address and phone number) between
9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal
holidays. An informal docket may also be examined during normal
business hours at the office of the Central Service Center, 2601
Meacham Blvd., Fort Worth, TX 76137.
    Persons interested in being placed on a mailing list for future
NPRMs should contact the FAA's Office of Rulemaking<PHONE_NUMBER>, to
request a copy of Advisory Circular No. 11-2A, Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking Distribution System, which describes the application
procedure.

Availability and Summary of Documents Proposed for Incorporation by
Reference

    This document proposes to amend FAA Order 7400.9Y, Airspace
Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 6, 2014, and effective
September 15, 2014. FAA Order 7400.9Y is publicly available as listed
in the ADDRESSES section of this proposed rule. FAA Order 7400.9Y lists
Class A, B, C, D, and E airspace areas, air traffic service routes, and
reporting points.

The Proposal

    This action proposes to amend Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations
(14 CFR), Part 71 by modifying Class E airspace extending upward from
700 feet above the surface for standard instrument approach procedures
(SIAP) at Albion Municipal Airport, Albion, NE; Rock County Airport,
Bassett, NE; and Jim Kelly Field Airport, Lexington, NE. Airspace
reconfiguration is necessary due to the decommissioning of NDBs and/or
the cancellation of the NDB approach at each airport. Controlled
airspace is necessary for the safety and management of IFR operations
for SIAPs at the airports. The geographic coordinates for Rock County
Airport and Jim Kelly Field would be updated to be in concert with the
FAAs aeronautical database.
    Class E airspace areas are published in Paragraph 6005 of FAA Order
7400.9Y, dated August 6, 2014 and effective September 15, 2014, which
is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class E airspace
designation listed in this document will be published subsequently in
the Order.
    The FAA has determined that this proposed regulation only involves
an established body of technical regulations for which frequent and
routine amendments are necessary to keep them operationally current.
It, therefore, (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);
and (3) does not warrant preparation of a Regulatory Evaluation as the
anticipated impact is so minimal. Since this is a routine matter that
will only affect air traffic procedures and air navigation, it is
certified that this rule, when promulgated, will not have a significant
economic impact on a substantial number of small entities under the
criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.
    The FAA's authority to issue rules regarding aviation safety is
found in Title 49 of the U.S. Code. Subtitle 1, Section 106 describes
the authority of the FAA Administrator. Subtitle VII, Aviation
Programs, describes in more detail the scope of the agency's authority.
This rulemaking is promulgated under the authority described in
Subtitle VII, Part A, Subpart I, Section 40103. Under that section, the
FAA is charged with prescribing regulations to assign the use of
airspace necessary to ensure the safety of aircraft and the efficient
use of airspace. This regulation is within the scope of that authority
as it would amend controlled airspace at the Nebraska airports listed
in this NPRM.

Environmental Review

    This proposal will be subject to an environmental analysis in
accordance with FAA Order 1050.1E, ``Environmental Impacts: Policies
and Procedures'' prior to any FAA final regulatory action.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71

    Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Navigation (air).

The Proposed Amendment

    In consideration of the foregoing, the Federal Aviation
Administration proposes to amend 14 CFR part 71 as follows:

PART 71--DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR
TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND REPORTING POINTS

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1. The authority citation for part 71 continues to read as follows:

    Authority:  49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g); 40103, 40113, 40120; E.O.
10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959-1963 Comp., p. 389.

Sec.  71.1  [Amended]

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2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order 7400.9Y,
Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 6, 2014 and
effective September 15, 2014, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas Extending Upward From 700
Feet or More Above the Surface of the Earth

* * * * *

ACE NE E5 Albion, NE [Amended]

Albion Municipal Airport, NE
    (Lat. 41[deg]43'43'' N., long. 98[deg]03'21'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
within a 6.5-mile radius of Albion Municipal Airport.
* * * * *

ACE NE E5 Bassett, NE [Amended]

Rock County Airport, NE
    (Lat. 42[deg]34'16'' N., long. 99[deg]34'10'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
within a 6.4-mile radius of Rock County Airport.
* * * * *

ACE NE E5 Lexington, NE [Amended]

Jim Kelly Field, NE

    (Lat. 40[deg]47'26'' N., long. 99[deg]46'33'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
within an 8-mile radius of Jim Kelly Field.

    Issued in Fort Worth, TX, on April 24, 2015.
Robert W. Beck,
Manager, Operations Support Group, ATO Central Service Center.
[FR Doc. 2015-11222 Filed 5-8-15; 8:45 am]
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