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be done and the airplane can be put back in 

an airworthy condition. Any substitutions or 

changes to procedures or tests identified as 

RC require approval of an AMOC. 

(o) Related Information 

Refer to Mandatory Continuing 

Airworthiness Information (MCAI) EASA 

Airworthiness Directive 2014–0257R1, dated 

May 29, 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– 

2014–0006. 

(p) 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 this AD specifies otherwise. 

(i) Airbus Service Bulletin A330-27–3199, 

dated July 15, 2014. 

(ii) Airbus Service Bulletin A340–27–4190, 

dated July 15, 2014. 

(iii) Airbus Service Bulletin A340–27– 

5062, dated July 15, 2014. 

(3) For service information identified in 

this AD, contact Airbus SAS, Airworthiness 

Office—EAL, 1 Rond Point Maurice Bellonte, 

31707 Blagnac Cedex, France; telephone +33 

5 61 93 36 96; fax +33 5 61 93 45 80; email 

airworthiness.A330–A340@airbus.com; 

Internet http://www.airbus.com. 

(4) 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. 

(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, call 

202–741–6030, or go to: http://

www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ibrlocations.html. 

Issued in Renton, Washington, on May 9, 

2016. 

Michael Kaszycki, 

Acting Manager, Transport Airplane 

Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2016–11575 Filed 5–19–16; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2015–6548; Directorate 

Identifier 2015–NM–114–AD; Amendment 

39–18520; AD 2016–10–09] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing 

Company Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: We are adopting a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for certain 

The Boeing Company Model 787–8 and 

787–9 airplanes equipped with General 

Electric engines. This AD was prompted 

by reports of cracking in barrel nuts on 

a forward engine mount of Model 747– 

8 airplanes, which shares a similar 

design to the forward engine mount of 

Model 787–8 and 787–9 airplanes. This 

AD requires, for certain airplanes, 

replacement of the four barrel nuts of 

the forward engine mount on each 

engine. For certain other airplanes, this 

AD requires an inspection to determine 

if any forward engine mount barrel nut 

having a certain part number is 

installed; and related investigative and 

corrective actions if necessary. We are 

issuing this AD to detect and correct 

cracking of the forward engine mount 

barrel nuts. Such cracking could result 

in reduced load capacity of the forward 

engine mount and could result in 

separation of an engine from the 

airplane and consequent loss of control 

of the airplane. 

DATES: This AD is effective June 24, 

2016. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of a certain publication listed in this AD 

as of June 24, 2016. 

ADDRESSES: For service information 

identified in this final rule, contact 

Boeing Commercial Airplanes, 

Attention: Data & Services Management, 

P.O. Box 3707, MC 2H–65, Seattle, WA 

98124–2207; telephone: 206–544–5000, 

extension 1; fax: 206–766–5680; Internet 

https://www.myboeingfleet.com. 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 http:// 

www.regulations.gov by searching for 

and locating Docket No. FAA–2015– 

6548. 

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–2015– 

6548; 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 address for the 

Docket Office (phone: 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: 

Allen Rauschendorfer, Aerospace 

Engineer, Airframe Branch, ANM–120S, 

Seattle Aircraft Certification Office, 

FAA, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, 

WA 98057–3356; phone: 425–917–6487; 

fax: 425–917–6590; email: 

allen.rauschendorfer@faa.gov. 

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 The Boeing Company 

Model 787–8 and 787–9 airplanes 

equipped with General Electric engines. 

The NPRM published in the Federal 

Register on December 11, 2015 (80 FR 

76878) (‘‘the NPRM’’). The NPRM was 

prompted by reports of cracking in 

barrel nuts on a forward engine mount 

of Model 747–8 airplanes, which shares 

a similar design to the forward engine 

mount of Model 787–8 and 787–9 

airplanes. The NPRM proposed to 

require, for certain airplanes, 

replacement of the four barrel nuts of 

the forward engine mount on each 

engine. For certain other airplanes, the 

NPRM proposed to require an 

inspection to determine if any forward 

engine mount barrel nut having a 

certain part number is installed; and 

related investigative and corrective 

actions if necessary. We are issuing this 

AD to detect and correct cracking of the 

forward engine mount barrel nuts. Such 

cracking could result in reduced load 

capacity of the forward engine mount 

and could result in separation of an 

engine from the airplane and 

consequent loss of control of the 

airplane. 

Comments 

We gave the public the opportunity to 

participate in developing this AD. The 

following presents the comment 

received on the NPRM and the FAA’s 

response to the comment. 

Request To Revise the Compliance 

Time 

United Airlines requested that the 

compliance time in the NPRM for Group 

1 airplanes be changed from 2 years to 

‘‘at next engine change.’’ United 

considered the proposed compliance 

time to be ‘‘expedited’’ because it took 

Boeing 7 months to publish the service 

information operators would be 

required to use to comply with the 

requirements in the NPRM, and it took 

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the FAA 6 months to publish the NPRM. 

The commenter reasoned that since it 

took over 1 year from the time a solution 

for the unsafe condition was identified 

to the publication of the NPRM, the 

timeline for completing the corrective 

action is not critical and could be 

accomplished at the next scheduled 

engine change. United Airlines 

explained that allowing operators to 

replace the forward barrel nuts at the 

next engine change would reduce the 

cost of compliance to zero and would 

not add additional burden to operators. 

We do not agree with the commenter’s 

request. In developing an appropriate 

compliance time for this action we 

considered not only the degree of 

urgency associated with addressing the 

subject unsafe condition, but the 

manufacturer’s recommendation for an 

appropriate compliance time, the time 

required for the rulemaking process, and 

the practical aspect of doing the 

required replacement within an interval 

of time that corresponds to the typical 

scheduled maintenance for the majority 

of affected operators. However, under 

the provisions of paragraph (j) of this 

AD, we will consider requests for 

approval of an extension of the 

compliance time if sufficient data are 

submitted to substantiate that the new 

compliance time would provide an 

acceptable level of safety. We have not 

changed the AD in this regard. 

Conclusion 

We reviewed the relevant data, 

considered the comment received, and 

determined that air safety and the 

public interest require adopting this AD 

as proposed, except for 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. 

Related Service Information Under 1 

CFR Part 51 

We reviewed Boeing Service Bulletin 

B787–81205–SB710026–00, Issue 001, 

dated June 10, 2015. The service 

information describes procedures for 

replacing the forward engine mount 

barrel nuts with new, improved barrel 

nuts; doing an inspection to determine 

if barrel nuts having a certain part 

number are installed on the forward 

engine mount; and doing related 

investigative and corrective actions. 

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. 

Costs of Compliance 

We estimate that this AD affects 36 

airplanes of U.S. registry. 

We estimate the following costs to 

comply with this AD: 

ESTIMATED COSTS

Action Labor cost Parts cost Cost per 

product 

Cost on U.S. 

operators 

Replacement (2 engines) ......... 29 work-hours × $85 per hour 

= $2,465 for 2 engines.

$1,988 per engine × 2 engines 

= $3,976.

$6,441 $64,410 (10 airplanes). 

Inspection for part number 

using maintenance records (2 

engines).

1 work-hour × $85 per hour = 

$85 for 2 engines.

$0 ............................................. 85 $2,210 (26 airplanes). 

We estimate the following costs to do 

any related investigative actions 

required based on the results of the 

inspection. We have no way of 

determining the number of aircraft that 

might need these actions: 

ON-CONDITION COSTS

Action Labor cost Parts cost Cost per 

product 

Inspection (2 engines) .................................................. 9 work-hours × $85 per hour = $765 for 2 engines ..... $0 $765 

We have received no definitive data 

that will enable us to provide cost 

estimates for the on-condition corrective 

actions specified in this AD. 

According to the manufacturer, some 

of the costs of this AD may be covered 

under warranty, thereby reducing the 

cost impact on affected individuals. We 

do not control warranty coverage for 

affected individuals. As a result, we 

have included all costs in our cost 

estimate. 

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 

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(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): 

2016–10–09 The Boeing Company: 

Amendment 39–18520; Docket No. 

FAA–2015–6548; Directorate Identifier 

2015–NM–114–AD. 

(a) Effective Date 

This AD is effective June 24, 2016. 

(b) Affected ADs 

None. 

(c) Applicability 

This AD applies to The Boeing Company 

Model 787–8 and 787–9 airplanes, 

certificated in any category, equipped with 

General Electric GEnx-1B engines, as 

identified in Boeing Service Bulletin B787– 

81205–SB710026–00, Issue 001, dated June 

10, 2015. 

(d) Subject 

Air Transport Association (ATA) of 

America Code 71, Powerplant. 

(e) Unsafe Condition 

This AD was prompted by reports of 

cracking in barrel nuts on a forward engine 

mount of Model 747–8 airplanes, which 

shares a similar design to the forward engine 

mount of Model 787–8 and 787–9 airplanes. 

We are issuing this AD to detect and correct 

cracking of the forward engine mount barrel 

nuts. Such cracking could result in reduced 

load capacity of the forward engine mount, 

and could result in separation of an engine 

from the airplane, and consequent loss of 

control of the airplane. 

(f) Compliance 

Comply with this AD within the 

compliance times specified, unless already 

done. 

(g) Replacement Barrel Nuts 

For Group 1 airplanes as identified in 

Boeing Service Bulletin B787–81205– 

SB710026–00, Issue 001, dated June 10, 2015: 

Except as provided by paragraph (i)(1) of this 

AD, at the time specified in paragraph 5., 

‘‘Compliance,’’ of Boeing Service Bulletin 

B787–81205–SB710026–00, Issue 001, dated 

June 10, 2015, replace the existing forward 

engine mount barrel nuts on each engine, in 

accordance with the Accomplishment 

Instructions of Boeing Service Bulletin B787– 

81205–SB710026–00, Issue 001, dated June 

10, 2015. 

(h) Part Number Inspection for Installed 

Barrel Nuts 

For Group 2 airplanes as identified in 

Boeing Service Bulletin B787–81205– 

SB710026–00, Issue 001, dated June 10, 2015: 

Except as provided by paragraph (i)(1) of this 

AD, at the time specified in paragraph 5. 

‘‘Compliance,’’ of Boeing Service Bulletin 

B787–81205–SB710026–00, Issue 001, dated 

June 10, 2015, review the aircraft 

maintenance records to determine if the 

airplane engine has been removed, installed, 

or replaced, in accordance with the 

Accomplishment Instructions of Boeing 

Service Bulletin B787–81205–SB710026–00, 

Issue 001, dated June 10, 2015. If the 

maintenance records indicate that a barrel 

nut having part number SL4081C14SP1 is 

installed, or if the part number of an installed 

barrel nut cannot be determined, before 

further flight, do the related investigative and 

applicable corrective actions, in accordance 

with the Accomplishment Instructions of 

Boeing Service Bulletin B787–81205– 

SB710026–00, Issue 001, dated June 10, 2015. 

(i) Exception to Service Information 

(1) Where Boeing Service Bulletin B787– 

81205–SB710026–00, Issue 001, dated June 

10, 2015, specifies a compliance time ‘‘after 

the Issue 001 date on this service bulletin,’’ 

this AD requires compliance within the 

specified compliance time after the effective 

date of this AD. 

(2) Where Boeing Service Bulletin B787– 

81205–SB710026–00, Issue 001, dated June 

10, 2015, specifies to contact Boeing for 

repair instructions: Before further flight, 

repair using a method approved in 

accordance with the procedures specified in 

paragraph (j) of this AD. 

(j) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs) 

(1) The Manager, Seattle Aircraft 

Certification Office (ACO), 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. Information may be 

emailed to: 9-ANM-Seattle-ACO-AMOCRequests@faa.gov. 

(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. 

(3) An AMOC that provides an acceptable 

level of safety may be used for any repair, 

modification, or alteration required by this 

AD if it is approved by The Boeing 

Commercial Airplanes Organization 

Designation Authorization (ODA) that has 

been authorized by the Manager, Seattle 

ACO, to make those findings. To be 

approved, the repair method, modification 

deviation, or alteration deviation must meet 

the certification basis of the airplane and the 

approval must specifically refer to this AD. 

(4) Except as required by paragraph (i)(2) 

of this AD: For service information that 

contains steps that are labeled as Required 

for Compliance (RC), the provisions of 

paragraphs (j)(4)(i) and (j)(4)(ii) apply. 

(i) The steps labeled as RC, including 

substeps under an RC step and any figures 

identified in an RC step, must be done to 

comply with the AD. An AMOC is required 

for any deviations to RC steps, including 

substeps and identified figures. 

(ii) Steps not labeled as RC may be 

deviated from using accepted methods in 

accordance with the operator’s maintenance 

or inspection program without obtaining 

approval of an AMOC, provided the RC steps, 

including substeps and identified figures, can 

still be done as specified, and the airplane 

can be put back in an airworthy condition. 

(k) Related Information 

For more information about this AD, 

contact Allen Rauschendorfer, Aerospace 

Engineer, Airframe Branch, ANM–120S, 

Seattle Aircraft Certification Office, FAA, 

1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA 98057– 

3356; phone: 425–917–6487; fax: 425–917– 

6590; email: allen.rauschendorfer@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. 

(i) Boeing Service Bulletin B787–81205– 

SB710026–00, Issue 001, dated June 10, 2015. 

(ii) Reserved. 

(3) For service information identified in 

this AD, contact Boeing Commercial 

Airplanes, Attention: Data & Services 

Management, P.O. Box 3707, MC 2H–65, 

Seattle, WA 98124–2207; telephone: 206– 

544–5000, extension 1; fax: 206–766–5680; 

Internet https://www.myboeingfleet.com. 

(4) 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. 

(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, call 

202–741–6030, or go to: http:// 

www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ibrlocations.html. 

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Issued in Renton, Washington, on May 9, 

2016. 

Michael Kaszycki, 

Acting Manager, Transport Airplane 

Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2016–11683 Filed 5–19–16; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2016–3108; Airspace 

Docket No. 15–ASO–16] 

Establishment of Class E Airspace; 

Harlan, KY 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This action establishes Class 

E Airspace at Harlan, KY, to 

accommodate new Area Navigation 

(RNAV) Global Positioning System 

(GPS) Standard Instrument Approach 

Procedures (SIAPs) serving TuckerGuthrie Memorial Airport. Controlled 

airspace is necessary for the safety and 

management of instrument flight rules 

(IFR) operations at the airport. This 

action also updates the geographic 

coordinates of the airport. 

DATES: Effective 0901 UTC, July 21, 

2016. The Director of the Federal 

Register approves this incorporation by 

reference action under Title 1, Code of 

Federal Regulations, part 51, subject to 

the annual revision of FAA Order 

7400.9 and publication of conforming 

amendments. 

ADDRESSES: FAA Order 7400.9Z, 

Airspace Designations and Reporting 

Points, and subsequent amendments can 

be viewed online at http://www.faa.gov/ 

airtraffic/publications/. For further 

information, you can contact the 

Airspace Policy Group, Federal Aviation 

Administration, 800 Independence 

Avenue SW., Washington, DC, 20591; 

telephone: 202–267–8783. The Order is 

also available for inspection at the 

National Archives and Records 

Administration (NARA). For 

information on the availability of FAA 

Order 7400.9Z at NARA, call 202–741– 

6030, or go to http://www.archives.gov/ 

federal_register/code_of_federalregulations/ibr_locations.html. 

FAA Order 7400.9, Airspace 

Designations and Reporting Points, is 

published yearly and effective on 

September 15. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John 

Fornito, Operations Support Group, 

Eastern Service Center, Federal Aviation 

Administration, P.O. Box 20636, 

Atlanta, Georgia 30320; telephone (404) 

305–6364. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Authority for This Rulemaking 

The FAA’s authority to issue rules 

regarding aviation safety is found in 

Title 49 of the United States Code. 

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. 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 establishes 

Class E airspace at Tucker-Guthrie 

Memorial Airport, Harlan, KY. 

History 

On March 3, 2016, the FAA published 

in the Federal Register a notice of 

proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to 

establish Class E airspace extending 

upward from 700 feet above the earth at 

Tucker-Guthrie Memorial Airport, 

Harlan, KY. (81 FR 11139). Interested 

parties were invited to participate in 

this rulemaking effort by submitting 

written comments on the proposal to the 

FAA. No comments were received. 

Subsequent to publication, the FAA 

found an error in the geographic 

coordinates of Tucker-Guthrie Memorial 

Airport. This action corrects that error. 

Class E airspace designations are 

published in paragraph 6005 of FAA 

Order 7400.9Z dated August 6, 2015, 

and effective September 15, 2015, which 

is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 

part 71.1. The Class E airspace 

designations listed in this document 

will be published subsequently in the 

Order. 

Availability and Summary of 

Documents for Incorporation by 

Reference 

This document amends FAA Order 

7400.9Z, Airspace Designations and 

Reporting Points, dated August 6, 2015, 

and effective September 15, 2015. FAA 

Order 7400.9Z is publicly available as 

listed in the ADDRESSES section of this 

document. FAA Order 7400.9Z lists 

Class A, B, C, D, and E airspace areas, 

air traffic service routes, and reporting 

points. 

The Rule 

This amendment to Title 14, Code of 

Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 

establishes Class E airspace extending 

upward from 700 feet above the surface 

within a 13-mile radius of TuckerGuthrie Memorial Airport, Harlan, KY, 

providing the controlled airspace 

required to support the new RNAV 

(GPS) standard instrument approach 

procedures for Tucker-Guthrie 

Memorial Airport. Controlled airspace is 

necessary for IFR operations. This 

action also updates the geographic 

coordinates of the airport to be in 

concert with the FAAs aeronautical 

database. 

Regulatory Notices and Analyses 

The FAA has determined that this 

regulation only involves an established 

body of technical regulations for which 

frequent and routine amendments are 

necessary to keep them operationally 

current, is non-controversial and 

unlikely to result in adverse or negative 

comments. 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 only affects air traffic 

procedures and air navigation, it is 

certified that this rule, when 

promulgated, does not have a significant 

economic impact on a substantial 

number of small entities under the 

criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act. 

Environmental Review 

The FAA has determined that this 

action qualifies for categorical exclusion 

under the National Environmental 

Policy Act in accordance with FAA 

Order 1050.1F, ‘‘Environmental 

Impacts: Policies and Procedures,’’ 

paragraph 5–6.5a. This airspace action 

is not expected to cause any potentially 

significant environmental impacts, and 

no extraordinary circumstances exist 

that warrant preparation of an 

environmental assessment. 

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71 

Airspace, Incorporation by reference, 

Navigation (air). 

Adoption of the Amendment 

In consideration of the foregoing, the 

Federal Aviation Administration 

amends 14 CFR part 71 as follows: 

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