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ashley.armstrong@ee.doe.gov; or Mr. 

Steven Goering, U.S. Department of 

Energy, Office of the General Counsel, 

Forrestal Building, GC–32, 1000 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20585–0121. 

Telephone: 202–286–5691. Email: 

steven.goering@hq.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 

December 29, 2015, the U.S. Department 

of Energy (DOE) published a notice of 

proposed rulemaking (NOPR) in the 

Federal Register proposing that a 

person importing into the United States 

any covered product or equipment 

subject to an applicable energy 

conservation standard provide, prior to 

importation, a certification of 

admissibility to the DOE. (80 FR 81199) 

The comment period ended February 

12, 2016. After receiving several 

requests for additional time to prepare 

and submit comments, DOE has decided 

to extend the period for submitting 

comments. In addition, DOE announces 

a public meeting and webinar regarding 

its proposal. 

DOE will host a public meeting and 

webinar on February 19, 2016, from 9:30 

a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at DOE’s Forrestal 

Building, Room 8E–089. 

DOE will accept comments, data, and 

information in response to the NOPR 

received no later than February 29, 

2016. DOE will consider any comments 

in response to the NOPR received by 

midnight of February 29, 2016, and 

deems any comments received by that 

time to be timely submitted. 

Meeting Address 

U.S. Department of Energy, Forrestal 

Building, 1000 Independence Avenue 

SW., Washington, DC 20585, Room 8E– 

089. Individuals will also have the 

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register/8895993921663587586. 

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In the email, please indicate your name, 

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territories. Driver’s licenses from the 

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Any comments submitted must 

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Collection, and provide docket number 

EERE–2015–BT–CE–0019 and/or 

regulatory information number (RIN) 

number 1990–AA44. Comments may be 

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1. Federal eRulemaking Portal: 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

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2. Email: ImportData2015CE0019@

ee.doe.gov. Include the docket number 

and/or RIN in the subject line of the 

message. 

3. Mail: Ms. Brenda Edwards, U.S. 

Department of Energy, Building 

Technologies Program, Mailstop EE–5B, 

1000 Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20585–0121. If 

possible, please submit all items on a 

CD. It is not necessary to include 

printed copies. 

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Edwards, U.S. Department of Energy, 

Building Technologies Program, 950 

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Web page will contain simple 

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For further information on how to 

submit a comment, review other public 

comments and the docket, or to request 

a public meeting, contact Ms. Brenda 

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Brenda.Edwards@ee.doe.gov. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on February 8, 

2016. 

Kathleen B. Hogan, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy 

Efficiency, Energy Efficiency and Renewable 

Energy. 

[FR Doc. 2016–03092 Filed 2–16–16; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2016–3696; Directorate 

Identifier 2015–NM–113–AD] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Airbus 

Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: We propose to adopt a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for all 

Airbus Model A318, A319, A320, and 

A321 series airplanes. This proposed 

AD was prompted by a report of a 

partial loss of the no-back brake (NBB) 

efficiency during endurance 

qualification tests on the trimmable 

horizontal stabilizer actuator (THSA). 

This proposed AD would require 

inspecting certain THSAs to determine 


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the number of total flight cycles the 

THSA has accumulated, and replacing 

the THSA if necessary. We are 

proposing this AD to prevent premature 

wear of the carbon friction disks on the 

NBB of the THSA, which could lead to 

reduced braking efficiency in certain 

load conditions, and, in conjunction 

with the inability of the power gear train 

to keep the ball screw in its last 

commanded position, could result in 

uncommanded movements of the 

trimmable horizontal stabilizer and loss 

of control of the airplane. 

DATES: We must receive comments on 

this proposed AD by April 4, 2016. 

ADDRESSES: You may send comments, 

using the procedures found in 14 CFR 

11.43 and 11.45, by any of the following 

methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Fax: 202–493–2251. 

• Mail: U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations, M– 

30, West Building Ground Floor, Room 

W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., 

Washington, DC 20590. 

• Hand Delivery: U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations, M– 

30, West Building Ground Floor, Room 

W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., 

Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 

p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays. 

For service information identified in 

this NPRM, contact Airbus, 

Airworthiness Office—EIAS, 1 Rond 

Point Maurice Bellonte, 31707 Blagnac 

Cedex, France; telephone +33 5 61 93 36 

96; fax +33 5 61 93 44 51; email 

account.airworth-eas@airbus.com; 

Internet http://www.airbus.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. 

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– 

3696; 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 proposed AD, the 

regulatory evaluation, any comments 

received, and other information. The 

street address for the Docket Operations 

office (telephone 800–647–5527) is in 

the ADDRESSES section. Comments will 

be available in the AD docket shortly 

after receipt. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Sanjay Ralhan, Aerospace Engineer, 

International Branch, ANM–116, 

Transport Airplane Directorate, FAA, 

1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA 

98057–3356; telephone 425–227–1405; 

fax 425–227–1149. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Comments Invited 

We invite you to send any written 

relevant data, views, or arguments about 

this proposed AD. Send your comments 

to an address listed under the 

ADDRESSES section. Include ‘‘Docket No. 

FAA–2016–3696; Directorate Identifier 

2015–NM–113–AD’’ at the beginning of 

your comments. We specifically invite 

comments on the overall regulatory, 

economic, environmental, and energy 

aspects of this proposed AD. We will 

consider all comments received by the 

closing date and may amend this 

proposed AD based on those comments. 

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 proposed AD. 

Discussion 

The European Aviation Safety Agency 

(EASA), which is the Technical Agent 

for the Member States of the European 

Union, has issued EASA Airworthiness 

Directive 2015–0080, dated May 7, 2015 

(referred to after this as the Mandatory 

Continuing Airworthiness Information, 

or ‘‘the MCAI’’), to correct an unsafe 

condition for all Airbus Model A318, 

A319, A320, and A321 series airplanes. 

The MCAI states: 

During endurance qualification tests on 

A380 Trimmable Horizontal Stabilizer 

Actuator (THSA), a partial loss of the no-back 

brake (NBB) efficiency was experienced. 

Investigation results concluded that this 

particular malfunction was due to an ageing/ 

endurance issue of the surfaces of the NBB 

carbon friction disks, leading to a partial loss 

of braking efficiency in some specific 

aerodynamic load conditions. 

Due to design similarity on A320 family 

fleet, the same tests were initiated by the 

THSA manufacturer on certain SA type 

THSA, sampled from the field. Subject tests 

confirmed that THSA Part Number (P/N) 

47145 series, as installed on A320 family 

aeroplanes, are also affected by this partial 

loss of NBB efficiency. 

This condition, if not detected and 

corrected, and in conjunction with the power 

gear train not able to keep the ball screw in 

its last commanded position, could lead to an 

uncommanded movement of the THS, 

possibly resulting in loss of control of the 

aeroplane. 

For the reasons described above, this 

[EASA] AD requires [inspecting certain 

THSAs to determine the number of total 

flight cycles the THSA has accumulated and 

replacing THSAs having certain total flight 

cycles.] * * * . 

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– 

3696. 

Related Service Information Under 1 

CFR Part 51 

Airbus has issued Service Bulletin 

A320–27–1242, dated February 9, 2015. 

The service information describes 

procedures for replacing the THSA with 

a serviceable THSA. This service 

information is reasonably available 

because the interested parties have 

access to it through their normal course 

of business or by the means identified 

in the ADDRESSES section. 

FAA’s Determination and Requirements 

of This Proposed AD 

This product has been approved by 

the aviation authority of another 

country, and is approved for operation 

in the United States. Pursuant to our 

bilateral agreement with the State of 

Design Authority, we have been notified 

of the unsafe condition described in the 

MCAI and service information 

referenced above. We are proposing this 

AD because we evaluated all pertinent 

information and determined an unsafe 

condition exists and is likely to exist or 

develop on other products of the same 

type design. 

Explanation of Compliance Times 

The MCAI requires operators to 

replace certain THSAs by certain dates. 

The replacements are done for THSAs 

exceeding a certain flight cycle limit 

corresponding to each date. EASA 

determined that accomplishing the 

replacements by these dates is necessary 

in order to address the identified unsafe 

condition. Therefore, we are also 

specifying compliance dates in this 

proposed AD. 

Costs of Compliance 

We estimate that this proposed AD 

affects 959 airplanes of U.S. registry. 

We also estimate that it would take 

about 1 work-hour per product to 

comply with the basic requirements of 

this proposed AD. The average labor 

rate is $85 per work-hour. Based on 

these figures, we estimate the cost of 

this proposed AD on U.S. operators to 

be $81,515, or $85 per product. 

In addition, we estimate that any 

necessary follow-on actions would take 

about 21 work-hours and require parts 

costing $26,500, for a cost of $28,285 

per product. We have no way of 


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determining the number of aircraft that 

might need this action. 

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 

We determined that this proposed AD 

would not have federalism implications 

under Executive Order 13132. This 

proposed AD would 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 this proposed regulation: 

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. 

The Proposed Amendment 

Accordingly, under the authority 

delegated to me by the Administrator, 

the FAA proposes to amend 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): 

Airbus: Docket No. FAA–2016–3696; 

Directorate Identifier 2015–NM–113–AD. 

(a) Comments Due Date 

We must receive comments by April 4, 

2016. 

(b) Affected ADs 

None. 

(c) Applicability 

This AD applies to Airbus airplanes, 

certificated in any category, identified in 

paragraphs (c)(1), (c)(2), (c)(3), and (c)(4) of 

this AD, all manufacturer serial numbers. 

(1) Model A318–111, –112, –121, and –122 

airplanes. 

(2) Model A319–111, –112, –113, –114, 

–115, –131, –132, and –133 airplanes. 

(3) Model A320–211, –212, –214, –231, 

–232, and –233 airplanes. 

(4) Model A321–111, –112, –131, –211, 

–212, –213, –231, and –232 airplanes. 

(d) Subject 

Air Transport Association (ATA) of 

America Code 27, Flight Controls. 

(e) Reason 

This AD was prompted by a report of a 

partial loss of the no-back brake (NBB) 

efficiency during endurance qualification 

tests on the trimmable horizontal stabilizer 

actuator (THSA). We are issuing this AD to 

prevent premature wear of the carbon friction 

disks on the NBB of the THSA, which could 

lead to reduced braking efficiency in certain 

load conditions, and, in conjunction with the 

inability of the power gear train to keep the 

ball screw in its last commanded position, 

could result in uncommanded movements of 

the trimmable horizontal stabilizer and loss 

of control of the airplane. 

(f) Compliance 

Comply with this AD within the 

compliance times specified, unless already 

done. 

(g) Inspection To Determine THSA Part 

Number and Accumulated Total Flight 

Cycles 

Not later than each date specified in 

paragraphs (g)(1) through (g)(5) of this AD: 

Inspect the THSA to determine if it has a part 

number (P/N) 47145–(XXX), and, if any 

THSA P/N 47145–(XXX) is found, determine 

the total number of flight cycles accumulated 

since the THSA’s first installation on an 

airplane, or since the most recent NBB 

replacement, whichever is later. A review of 

airplane delivery or maintenance records is 

acceptable in lieu of this inspection if the 

part number of the THSA can be conclusively 

determined from that review. In case 

maintenance records concerning the most 

recent NBB disk replacement are unavailable 

or incomplete, the total flight cycles 

accumulated since first installation of the 

THSA on an airplane apply. 

(1) As of the effective date of this AD: The 

THSA flight-cycle limit (since first 

installation on an airplane, or since the most 

recent NBB replacement, whichever is later) 

is 40,000 total flight cycles. 

(2) As of December 31, 2016: The THSA 

flight-cycle limit (since first installation on 

an airplane, or since the most recent NBB 

replacement, whichever is later) is 36,000 

total flight cycles. 

(3) As of December 31, 2017: The THSA 

flight-cycle limit (since first installation on 

an airplane, or since the most recent NBB 

replacement, whichever is later) is 33,600 

total flight cycles. 

(4) As of December 31, 2018: The THSA 

flight-cycle limit (since first installation on 

an airplane, or since the most recent NBB 

replacement, whichever is later) is 31,600 

total flight cycles. 

(5) As of December 31, 2019: The THSA 

flight-cycle limit (since first installation on 

an airplane, or since the most recent NBB 

replacement, whichever is later) is 30,000 

total flight cycles. 

(h) Replacements 

For airplanes with any THSA P/N 47145– 

(XXX): Do the replacements required by 

paragraphs (h)(1) and (h)(2) of this AD. 

(1) Not later than each date specified in 

paragraphs (g)(1) through (g)(5) of this AD, 

replace all THSA that have reached or 

exceeded on each date the corresponding 

number of flight cycles specified in 

paragraphs (g)(1) through (g)(5) of this AD. 

Do the replacement in accordance with the 

Accomplishment Instructions of Airbus 

Service Bulletin A320–27–1242, dated 

February 9, 2015. Affected THSAs must be 

replaced with serviceable THSAs. 

(2) As of each date specified in paragraphs 

(g)(1) through (g)(5) of this AD, and before 

exceeding the flight cycle limit 

corresponding to each date, as applicable: 

Replace each THSA with a serviceable 

THSA, in accordance with the 

Accomplishment Instructions of Airbus 

Service Bulletin A320–27–1242, dated 

February 9, 2015. 

(i) Definition of Serviceable THSA 

For the purposes of this AD: A serviceable 

THSA is a THSA that has not exceeded the 

applicable flight-cycle-limits, as specified 

paragraphs (g)(1) through (g)(5) of this AD, 

since first installation of the THSA on an 

airplane or since last NBB replacement, 

whichever is later. 

Note 1 to paragraph (i) of this AD: 

Guidance for NBB disc replacement can be 

found in UTC Aerospace Systems Service 

Bulletin 47145–27–17, Revision 1, dated July 

21, 2015. 

(j) Parts Installation Limitation 

As of each date specified in paragraphs 

(g)(1) through (g)(5) of this AD, as applicable, 

installation of a THSA P/N 47145–(XXX) is 

allowed on an airplane, provided the THSA 

is a serviceable THSA. 

(k) Other FAA AD Provisions 

The following provisions also apply to this 

AD: 

(1) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs): The Manager, International 


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Branch, ANM–116, Transport Airplane 

Directorate, 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 International Branch, send it to ATTN: 

Sanjay Ralhan, Aerospace Engineer, 

International Branch, ANM–116, Transport 

Airplane Directorate, FAA, 1601 Lind 

Avenue SW., Renton, WA 98057–3356; 

telephone 425–227–1405; fax 425–227–1149. 

Information may be emailed to: 9-ANM-116- 

AMOC-REQUESTS@faa.gov. 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, International Branch, ANM– 

116, Transport Airplane Directorate, FAA; or 

the European Aviation Safety Agency 

(EASA); or Airbus’s EASA Design 

Organization Approval (DOA). If approved by 

the DOA, the approval must include the 

DOA-authorized signature. 

(l) Special Flight Permits 

Special flight permits, as described in 

Section 21.197 and Section 21.199 of the 

Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR 21.197 

and 21.199), are not allowed. 

(m) Related Information 

(1) Refer to Mandatory Continuing 

Airworthiness Information (MCAI) EASA 

Airworthiness Directive 2015–0080, dated 

May 7, 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– 

2016–3696. 

(2) For service information identified in 

this AD, contact Airbus, Airworthiness 

Office—EIAS, 1 Rond Point Maurice 

Bellonte, 31707 Blagnac Cedex, France; 

telephone +33 5 61 93 36 96; fax +33 5 61 

93 44 51; email account.airworth-eas@

airbus.com; Internet http://www.airbus.com. 

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. 

Issued in Renton, Washington, on February 

8, 2016. 

Michael Kaszycki, 

Acting Manager, Transport Airplane 

Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2016–03133 Filed 2–16–16; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2015–5800; Airspace 

Docket No. 15–AGL–21] 

Proposed Establishment of Class E 

Airspace; Lisbon, ND 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: This action proposes to 

establish Class E airspace at Lisbon, ND. 

Controlled airspace is necessary to 

accommodate new Standard Instrument 

Approach Procedures developed at 

Lisbon Municipal Airport, for the safety 

and management of Instrument Flight 

Rules (IFR) operations at the airport. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before April 4, 2016. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments on this 

proposal to the U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations, M– 

30, West Building Ground Floor, Room 

W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., 

Washington, DC 20590; telephone (202) 

366–9826. You must identify FAA 

Docket No. FAA–2015–5800; Docket 

No.15–AGL–21, 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 7400.9Z, Airspace 

Designations and Reporting Points, and 

subsequent amendments can be viewed 

online at http://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/ 

publications/. For further information, 

you can contact the Airspace Policy 

Group, Federal Aviation 

Administration, 800 Independence 

Avenue SW., Washington, DC 29591; 

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: Raul 

Garza, Jr., Central Service Center, 

Operations Support Group, Federal 

Aviation Administration, Southwest 

Region, 10101 Hillwood Parkway, Fort 

Worth, TX 76177; telephone: 817–222– 

5874. 

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 would 

establish Class E airspace at Lisbon 

Municipal Airport, Lisbon, ND. 

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–2015–5800/Airspace 

Docket No. 15–AGL–21.’’ 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/. 


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