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We will post all comments we 

receive, without change, to http:// 

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 will affect 

195 engines installed on airplanes of 

U.S. registry. We also estimate that it 

will take about 4 work-hours per engine 

to perform the actions required by this 

AD, and that the average labor rate is 

$85 per work-hour. Required parts will 

cost about $500 per engine. Based on 

these figures, we estimate the total cost 

of the AD to U.S. operators to be 

$163,800. 

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 

■ 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): 

2011–25–51 Continental Motors, Inc. 

(Formerly Teledyne Continental Motors, 

Continental): Amendment 39–16891; 

Docket No. FAA–2011–1341; Directorate 

Identifier 2011–NE–41–AD. 

(a) Effective Date 

This AD is effective December 28, 2011 to 

all persons except those persons to whom it 

was made immediately effective by 

Emergency AD 2011–25–51, issued on 

November 29, 2011, which contained the 

requirements of this amendment. 

(b) Affected ADs 

None. 

(c) Applicability 

This emergency AD applies to Continental 

Motors, Inc. (CMI) TSIO–520–B, BB, D, DB, 

E, EB, J, JB, K, KB, N, NB, UB, VB; TSIO– 

550–K; TSIOF–550–K; IO–550–N (Turbonormalized only; STC SE10589SC); with a 

starter adapter part number (P/N) 

642085A17, 642085A19, 642085A20, 

642085–1A1, and R–642085A17, installed, 

where the engine was manufactured between 

January 1, 2011 and November 20, 2011, or, 

where a replacement new or rebuilt starter 

adapter that was purchased from Continental 

Motors, Inc. and installed between January 1, 

2011 and November 20, 2011. 

(d) Unsafe Condition 

This AD was prompted by 5 reports 

received of fractures in starter adapter shaft 

gears in certain P/N CMI starter adapters. We 

are issuing this AD to prevent failure of the 

starter adapter gear shaft, leading to an 

inoperable oil scavenge pump and engine inflight shutdown. 

(e) Compliance 

Comply with this AD within the 

compliance times specified, unless already 

done. 

(1) For starter adapters with less than 75 

hours of total time-in-service (TIS) on the 

effective date of this AD, before further flight, 

replace the starter adapter with a starter 

adapter eligible for installation. 

(2) For starter adapters with between 75 

and 100 hours of total TIS, inclusive on the 

effective date of this AD, within the next 10 

hours of engine operation, or before 

exceeding 100 hours TIS, whichever occurs 

first, replace the starter adapter with a starter 

adapter eligible for installation. 

(3) For starter adapters with more than 100 

hours of total TIS on the effective date of this 

AD, no further action is required. 

(f) Definition 

For the purpose of this AD, a starter 

adapter eligible for installation is: 

(1) A starter adapter with one of the P/Ns 

listed in this AD that has a vibro-peened 

manufacturer code below the ink stamped 

P/N on the starter adapter, or 

(2) A starter adapter with one of the P/Ns 

listed in this AD that has more than 100 

hours total TIS. 

(g) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs) 

The Manager, Atlanta Certification Office, 

may approve AMOCs for this AD. Use the 

procedures found in 14 CFR 39.19 to make 

your request. 

(h) Related Information 

(1) For further information about this AD, 

contact: Anthony Holton, Aerospace 

Engineer, Atlanta Certification Office, FAA, 

Small Airplane Directorate, 1701 Columbia 

Avenue, Atlanta, GA 30337; phone: (404) 

474–5567; fax: (404) 474–5567; email: 

anthony.holton@faa.gov. 

(2) CMI Mandatory Service Bulletin No. 

MSB11–4, dated November 23, 2011, pertains 

to this AD. 

(3) For copies of the service information 

referenced in this AD, contact: Continental 

Motors, Inc., PO Box 90, Mobile, AL 36601; 

phone: (251) 438–3411, or go to: http:// 

tcmlink.com/servicebulletins.cfm. You may 

review copies of the referenced service 

information at the FAA, Engine & Propeller 

Directorate, 12 New England Executive Park, 

Burlington, MA. For information on the 

availability of this material at the FAA, call 

(781) 238–7125. 

Issued in Burlington, Massachusetts, on 

December 5, 2011. 

Peter A. White, 

Manager, Engine & Propeller Directorate, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2011–0527; Airspace 

Docket No. 11–AWA–2] 

Amendment of Class C Airspace; Palm 

Beach International Airport, FL 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

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ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This action modifies the Palm 

Beach International Airport, FL, Class C 

airspace area by raising the floor of 

Class C airspace over Palm Beach 

County Park Airport. The FAA is taking 

this action to enhance safety and 

increase the efficiency of air traffic 

operations in the Palm Beach, FL, 

terminal area. 

DATES: Effective Date: 0901 UTC, 

February 9, 2012. The Director of the 

Federal Register approves this 

incorporation by reference action under 

1 CFR part 51, subject to the annual 

revision of FAA Order 7400.9 and 

publication of conforming amendments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul 

Gallant, Airspace, Regulations and ATC 

Procedures Group, Office of Airspace 

Services, Federal Aviation 

Administration, 800 Independence 

Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591; 

telephone: (202) 267–8783. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

History 

On June 21, 2011, the FAA published 

in the Federal Register a notice of 

proposed rulemaking to modify the 

Palm Beach, FL, Class C airspace area 

(76 FR 36014). Interested parties were 

invited to participate in this rulemaking 

effort by submitting written comments 

on the proposal. Five comments were 

received. 

Discussion of Comments 

Two commenters wrote in support of 

the proposal. Three commenters 

suggested a larger expansion of the 

1,600-foot mean sea level (MSL) cutout 

area in the vicinity of Palm Beach 

County Park Airport (LNA) than was 

proposed in the NPRM. The 

commenters said that further expanding 

the cutout would benefit LNA traffic 

that primarily arrives from, or departs 

to, the west and east of the airport. The 

commenters believed that this would 

also allow more room for transient 

traffic not under the control of Palm 

Beach Approach to maneuver, provide 

better transit to the practice areas to the 

west and permit straight-out departures 

from LNA for aircraft headed eastbound 

to the Bahama Islands. The FAA 

considered these suggestions but 

determined that expanding the cutout as 

requested is not possible due to the 

impact on Palm Beach International 

Airport (PBI) traffic flows and the 

provision of Class C services. 

Procedures for departures from PBI 

runways 10L/R include dispersing 

aircraft headings for separation and to 

expedite departures. Turboprop and 

prop departures climb to 1,500 feet to 

allow the faster climbing jets to climb 

above. The dispersal headings vary from 

030 to 160 degrees and the southern 

most heading would exit Class C 

airspace if the cutout was expanded. 

Additionally, accommodating PBI 

arrivals to runways 28L/R (especially 

the shorter general aviation runway) 

requires aircraft to basically line up 

with runway 32 (modified base leg). 

These aircraft are vectored at 1,500 feet 

to allow a better chance of seeing the 

airport while allowing vertical 

separation from Instrument Flight Rules 

(IFR) traffic to runway 28L/R. PBI 

runway 32 allows for relief from runway 

28L/R finals during busy periods. 

Runway 32 aircraft must be afforded 

Class C services while being vectored 

and descending on final. PBI runway 14 

departures are capped at 1,500 feet to 

allow for crossing downwind runway 

10R Visual Flight Rules traffic at 2,000 

feet and IFR aircraft at 3,000 feet. These 

departures also require Class C services 

as they depart and start their climbs to 

higher altitudes. Most aircraft departing 

LNA that are headed northbound 

contact Palm Beach Approach for 

approval. When PBI is landing/ 

departing runways 10L/R and 14, the 

LNA departures are afforded the 

opportunity to stay just east of the 

shoreline at 500 feet, fly one mile off 

shore at 1,000 feet, or proceed overhead 

PBI at 2,000 feet. They are also allowed 

to proceed west of PBI, depending on 

traffic. When PBI is departing west 

(runways 28L/R and 32) aircraft are 

offered overhead or following the 

intracoastal waterway at 2,000 feet to 

top the arrivals into PBI. Regarding 

aircraft headed to the Bahama Islands, 

most aircraft call Palm Beach Approach 

for advisories/flight following due to the 

Atlantic Ocean crossing. These aircraft 

are rarely restricted unless traffic 

becomes a factor. However, the ability to 

turn/level off these aircraft affords Air 

Traffic Control the ability to climb 

above them. Expanding the 1,600-foot 

cutout would reduce the availability of 

Class C airspace and adversely affect the 

operations discussed above. 

The Rule 

This action amends Title 14 Code of 

Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 by 

raising the floor of Class C airspace from 

1,200 feet to 1,600 feet MSL within an 

area overlying, and to the south of, Palm 

Beach County Park Airport (see attached 

chart). Raising the Class C floor to 1,600 

feet MSL enhances safety by providing 

additional clearance between rotorcraft 

and fixed-wing aircraft entering the 

traffic pattern at Palm Beach County 

Park Airport. This allows fixed-wing 

aircraft entering the traffic pattern to 

safely overfly the existing helicopter 

patterns and also allows Palm Beach 

County Park Airport helicopter training 

activities to take place at higher 

altitudes. 

In addition, a minor correction is 

made to the latitude/longitude 

coordinates of Palm Beach County Park 

Airport to reflect the current 

information in FAA’s aeronautical 

database. 

Class C airspace areas are published 

in paragraph 4000 of FAA Order 

7400.9V, dated August 9, 2011 and 

effective September 15, 2011, which is 

incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 

71.1. The Class C airspace area 

amendment in this document will be 

published subsequently in the Order. 

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. Therefore, this regulation: (1) Is 

not a ‘‘significant regulatory action’’ 

under Executive Order 12866; (2) is not 

a ‘‘significant rule’’ under Department of 

Transportation (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 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 the 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 amends a portion of the terminal 

airspace structure to enhance the safety 

of aircraft operating in the vicinity of 

Palm Beach, FL. 

Environmental Review 

The FAA has determined that this 

action qualifies for categorical exclusion 

under the National Environmental 

Policy Act in accordance with FAA 

Order 1050.1E, ‘‘Environmental 


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Impacts: Policies and Procedures,’’ 

paragraph 311a. 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: 

PART 71—DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, 

B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR 

TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND 

REPORTING POINTS 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 71 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40103, 40113, 

40120; E.O. 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959– 

1963 Comp., p.389. 

§ 71.1 [Amended] 

■ 2. The incorporation by reference in 

14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order 7400.9V, 

Airspace Designations and Reporting 

Points, dated August 9, 2011 and 

effective September 15, 2011, is 

amended as follows: 

Paragraph 4000 Class C Airspace 

* * * * * 

ASO FL C Palm Beach International 

Airport, FL [Amended] 

Palm Beach International Airport, FL 

(Lat. 26°40′59′′ N., long. 80°05′44′′ W.) 

Palm Beach County Park Airport 

(Lat. 26°35′35′′ N., long. 80°05′06′′ W.) 

Boundaries 

Area A. That airspace extending upward 

from the surface to and including 4,000 feet 

MSL within a 5-mile radius of the Palm 

Beach International Airport, excluding that 

airspace within a 2-mile radius of the Palm 

Beach County Park Airport. 

Area B. That airspace extending upward 

from 1,600 feet MSL to and including 4,000 

feet MSL within an area bounded on the 

north by a line direct from the intersection 

of the Florida Turnpike (highway 91) and 

Lantana Road to the intersection of a 5-mile 

radius of the Palm Beach International 

Airport and a 2-mile radius west of the Palm 

Beach County Park Airport and a 2-mile 

radius north of the Palm Beach County Park 

Airport, on the east by a line direct from the 

intersection of a 5-mile radius of the Palm 

Beach International Airport and a 2-mile 

radius east of the Palm Beach County Park 

Airport to the intersection of a 10-mile radius 

of the Palm Beach International Airport and 

US 1, on the south by a 10-mile radius of the 

Palm Beach International Airport, and on the 

west by the Florida Turnpike. 

Area C. That airspace extending upward 

from 1,200 feet MSL to and including 4,000 

feet MSL within a 10-mile radius of the Palm 

Beach International Airport, excluding Area 

B. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on December 5, 

2011. 

Gary A. Norek, 

Acting Manager, Airspace, Regulations and 

ATC Procedures Group. 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 73 

[Docket No. FAA–2011–0104; Airspace 

Docket No. 11–AEA–2] 

RIN 2120–AA66 

Amendment to and Establishment of 

Restricted Areas; Warren Grove, NJ 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This action establishes two 

new restricted areas at the Warren Grove 

Range, NJ. In addition, the using agency 

for all Warren Grove restricted areas is 

updated to reflect the current 

organization tasked with that 

responsibility. The FAA is taking this 

action to provide the airspace needed 

for realistic military training so that 

aircrews can acquire and maintain 

proficiency in high altitude weapons 

employment and other modern tactics. 

DATES: Effective Dates: 0901 UTC, 

February 9, 2012. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul 

Gallant, Airspace, Regulations and ATC 

Procedures Group, Office of Airspace 

Services, Federal Aviation 

Administration, 800 Independence 

Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591; 

telephone: (202) 267–8783. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

History 

On Wednesday, March 2, 2011, the 

FAA published in the Federal Register 

a notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM) to expand the Warren Grove 

Range in order to raise the maximum 

altitude of the range (76 FR 11399). 

Interested parties were invited to 

participate in this rulemaking effort by 

submitting written comments on the 

proposal. Two comments were received. 

The commenters wrote that Warren 

Grove Range operations should be 

moved to another location that is less 

congested. As stated in the NPRM, 

military use of the airspace near Warren 


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