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The FAA is 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 

The FAA 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) Will not affect intrastate aviation 

in Alaska, and 

(3) 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: 

Airbus Helicopters: Docket No. FAA–2020– 

1036; Project Identifier MCAI–2020– 

01430–R. 

(a) Comments Due Date 

The FAA must receive comments by 

January 14, 2021. 

(b) Affected Airworthiness Directives (ADs) 

None. 

(c) Applicability 

This AD applies to Airbus Helicopters 

Model SA–365N, SA–365N1, AS–365N2, AS 

365 N3, EC 155B, and EC155B1 helicopters, 

certificated in any category, equipped with 

magnetic plugs, part number (P/N) 1B7807 or 

P/N 704A34543017 (electrical), or P/N 

365A32–1711–00 (non-electrical), as 

applicable, installed in the main gearbox 

(MGB) pump intake. 

(d) Subject 

Joint Aircraft System Component (JASC) 

Code 6320, Main Rotor Gearbox. 

(e) Reason 

This AD was prompted by the FAA’s 

determination that to improve the process 

and performance in collecting metal particles 

in MGB certain existing magnetic plugs 

(electrical and non-electrical) installed in the 

MGB pump intake must be replaced with 

improved non-electrical magnetic plugs. The 

FAA is issuing this AD to address metal 

particles causing seizure of the MGB, loss of 

power to the main rotor, and subsequent loss 

of control of the helicopter. 

(f) Compliance 

Comply with this AD within the 

compliance times specified, unless already 

done. 

(g) Requirements 

Except as specified in paragraph (h) of this 

AD: Comply with all required actions and 

compliance times specified in, and in 

accordance with, European Aviation Safety 

Agency (now European Union Aviation 

Safety Agency) (EASA) AD 2018–0176, dated 

August 21, 2018 (EASA AD 2018–0176). 

(h) Exceptions to EASA AD 2018–0176 

(1) Where EASA AD 2018–0176 refers to its 

effective date, this AD requires using the 

effective date of this AD. 

(2) The ‘‘Remarks’’ section of EASA AD 

2018–0176 does not apply to this AD. 

(3) Although the service information 

referenced in EASA AD 2018–0176 specifies 

to discard certain parts, this AD does not 

include that requirement. 

(4) Where EASA AD 2018–0176 refers to 

flight hours (FH), this AD requires using 

hours time-in-service. 

(i) Special Flight Permit 

Special flight permits may be issued in 

accordance with 14 CFR 21.197 and 21.199 

to operate the helicopter to a location where 

the helicopter can be modified (if the 

operator elects to do so), provided the 

helicopter is operated using day visual flight 

rules and no passengers are onboard. 

(j) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs): 

The Manager, Rotorcraft Standards Branch, 

FAA, may approve AMOCs for this AD. Send 

your proposal to: Manager, Rotorcraft 

Standards Branch, FAA, 10101 Hillwood 

Pkwy., Fort Worth, TX 76177; telephone 

817–222–5110; email 9-ASW-FTW-AMOCRequests@faa.gov. 

(k) Related Information 

(1) For EASA AD 2018–0176, contact the 

EASA, Konrad-Adenauer-Ufer 3, 50668 

Cologne, Germany; telephone +49 221 8999 

000; email ADs@easa.europa.eu; internet 

www.easa.europa.eu. You may find this 

EASA AD on the EASA website at https:// 

ad.easa.europa.eu. You may view this 

material at the FAA, Office of the Regional 

Counsel, Southwest Region, 10101 Hillwood 

Pkwy, Room 6N–321, Fort Worth, TX 76177. 

For information on the availability of this 

material at the FAA, call 817–222–5110. This 

material may be found in the AD docket on 

the internet at https://www.regulations.gov 

by searching for and locating Docket No. 

FAA–2020–1036. 

(2) For more information about this AD, 

contact Mahmood Shah, Aviation Safety 

Engineer, Fort Worth ACO Branch, FAA, 

10101 Hillwood Pkwy., Fort Worth, TX 

76177; telephone 817–222–5538; email 

mahmood.g.shah@faa.gov. 

Issued on November 20, 2020. 

Lance T. Gant, 

Director, Compliance & Airworthiness 

Division, Aircraft Certification Service. 

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14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2020–1058; Airspace 

Docket No. 20–AGL–39] 

RIN 2120–AA66 

Proposed Amendment of Class E 

Airspace and Revocation of Class E 

Airspace; Multiple Minnesota Towns 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: This action proposes to 

amend the Class E airspace extending 

upward from 700 feet above the surface 

at multiple Minnesota Towns and to 

revoke the Class E airspace extending 

upward from 700 feet above the surface 

at Silver Bay Municipal Airport, Silver 

Bay, MN. The FAA is proposing this 

action as the result of airspace reviews 

caused by the decommissioning of 

multiple non-federal non-directional 

beacons (NDBs) within Minnesota. The 

names and geographic coordinates of 

various airports would also be updated 

to coincide with the FAA’s aeronautical 

database. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before January 14, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments on this 

proposal to the U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations, 


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West Building Ground Floor, Room 

W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, 

Washington, DC 20590; telephone (202) 

366–9826, or (800) 647–5527. You must 

identify FAA Docket No. FAA–2020– 

1058/Airspace Docket No. 20–AGL–39, 

at the beginning of your comments. You 

may also submit comments through the 

internet at https://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. 

FAA Order 7400.11E, Airspace 

Designations and Reporting Points, and 

subsequent amendments can be viewed 

online at https://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 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 7400.11E at NARA, email: 

fedreg.legal@nara.gov or go to https:// 

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

ibr-locations.html. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jeffrey Claypool, Federal Aviation 

Administration, Operations Support 

Group, Central Service Center, 10101 

Hillwood Parkway, Fort Worth, TX 

76177; telephone (817) 222–5711. 

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 

amend the Class E airspace extending 

upward from 700 feet above the surface 

at: Aitkin Municipal Airport-Steve 

Kurtz Field, Aitkin, MN; Appleton 

Municipal Airport, Appleton, MN; 

Benson Municipal Airport, Benson, MN; 

Cambridge Municipal Airport, 

Cambridge, MN; Cloquet Carlton County 

Airport, Cloquet, MN; Crookston 

Municipal Airport Kirkwood Field, 

Crookston, MN; Glencoe Municipal 

Airport, Glencoe, MN; and Mora 

Municipal Airport, Mora, MN, to 

support instrument flight rule 

operations at these airports; and to 

revoke the Class E airspace extending 

upward from 700 feet above the surface 

at Silver Bay Municipal Airport, Silver 

Bay, MN, as the airspace is no longer 

required. 

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–2020–1058/Airspace 

Docket No. 20–AGL–39.’’ The postcard 

will be date/time stamped and returned 

to the commenter. 

All communications received before 

the specified closing date for comments 

will be considered before taking action 

on the proposed rule. The proposal 

contained in this notice may be changed 

in light of the comments received. A 

report summarizing each substantive 

public contact with FAA personnel 

concerned with this rulemaking will be 

filed in the docket. 

Availability of NPRMs 

An electronic copy of this document 

may be downloaded through the 

internet at https://www.regulations.gov. 

Recently published rulemaking 

documents can also be accessed through 

the FAA’s web page at https:// 

www.faa.gov/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 the 

ADDRESSES section for the 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 Federal 

Aviation Administration, Air Traffic 

Organization, Central Service Center, 

Operations Support Group, 10101 

Hillwood Parkway, Fort Worth, TX 

76177. 

Availability and Summary of 

Documents for Incorporation by 

Reference 

This document proposes to amend 

FAA Order 7400.11E, Airspace 

Designations and Reporting Points, 

dated July 21, 2020, and effective 

September 15, 2020. FAA Order 

7400.11E is publicly available as listed 

in the ADDRESSES section of this 

document. FAA Order 7400.11E lists 

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

air traffic service routes, and reporting 

points. 

The Proposal 

The FAA is proposing an amendment 

to Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations 

(14 CFR) part 71 by: 

Amending the Class E airspace 

extending upward from 700 feet above 

the surface to within a 6.5-mile 

(increased from a 6.4-mile) radius of 

Aitkin Municipal Airport-Steve Kurtz 

Field, Aitkin, MN; removing the Aitkin 

NDB and associated extension from the 

airspace legal description; and updating 

the name (previously Aitkin Municipal 

Airport) and geographic coordinates of 

the airport to coincide with the FAA’s 

aeronautical database; 

Amending the Class E airspace 

extending upward from 700 feet above 

the surface at Appleton Municipal 

Airport, Appleton, MN, by removing the 

extension northwest of the airport as it 

is no longer required; and updating the 

geographic coordinates of the airport to 

coincide with the FAA’s aeronautical 

database; 

Amending the Class E airspace 

extending upward from 700 feet above 

the surface to within a 6.4-mile 

(decreased from a 7-mile) radius of 

Benson Municipal Airport, Benson, MN; 

and updating the geographic 

coordinates of the airport to coincide 

with the FAA’s aeronautical database; 

Amending the Class E airspace 

extending upward from 700 feet above 

the surface to within a 6.4-mile 

(decreased from a 7-mile) radius of 

Cambridge Municipal Airport, 

Cambridge, MN; and updating the 

geographic coordinates of the airport to 

coincide with the FAA’s aeronautical 

database; 

Amending the Class E airspace 

extending upward from 700 feet above 

the surface to within a 6.4-mile 

(decreased from a 7-mile) radius of 

Cloquet Carlton County Airport, 

Cloquet, MN; and updating the 


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geographic coordinates of the airport to 

coincide with the FAA’s aeronautical 

database; 

Amending the Class E airspace 

extending upward from 700 feet above 

the surface to within a 6.4-mile 

(decreased from a 7-mile) radius of 

Crookston Municipal Airport Kirkwood 

Field, Crookston, MN; and updating the 

name (previously Crookston Municipal 

Kirkwood Field) and geographic 

coordinates of the airport to coincide 

with the FAA’s aeronautical database; 

Amending the Class E airspace 

extending upward from 700 feet above 

the surface at Glencoe Municipal 

Airport, Glencoe, MN, by removing the 

Glencoe NDB and associated extension 

from the airspace legal description; and 

updating the geographic coordinates of 

the airport to coincide with the FAA’s 

aeronautical database; 

Amending the Class E airspace 

extending upward from 700 feet above 

the surface to within a 6.4-mile 

(decreased from a 6.5-mile) radius of 

Mora Municipal Airport, Mora, MN; 

removing the Mora NDB and associated 

extension from the airspace legal 

description; and updating the 

geographic coordinates of the airport to 

coincide with the FAA’s aeronautical 

database; 

And revoking the Class E airspace 

extending upward from 700 feet above 

the surface at Silver Bay Municipal 

Airport, Silver Bay, MN, as the 

instrument procedures at this airport 

have been cancelled and the airspace is 

no longer required. 

This action is the result of airspace 

reviews caused by the decommissioning 

of the Aitkin, Appleton, Benson, 

Cambridge, Cloquet, Crookston, 

Glencoe, Mora, and Silver Bay nonfederal NDBs, which provided 

navigation information for the 

instrument procedures these airports. 

Class E airspace designations are 

published in paragraph 6005 of FAA 

Order 7400.11E, dated July 21, 2020, 

and effective September 15, 2020, which 

is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 

71.1. The Class D and E airspace 

designations listed in this document 

will be published subsequently in the 

Order. 

FAA Order 7400.11, Airspace 

Designations and Reporting Points, is 

published yearly and effective on 

September 15. 

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 will only affect air 

traffic procedures and air navigation, it 

is certified that this rule, when 

promulgated, would not have a 

significant economic impact on a 

substantial number of small entities 

under the criteria of the Regulatory 

Flexibility Act. 

Environmental Review 

This proposal will be subject to an 

environmental analysis in accordance 

with FAA Order 1050.1F, 

‘‘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 

Accordingly, pursuant to the 

authority delegated to me, 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; 

AIRTRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND 

REPORTING POINTS 

■ 1. The authority citation for 14 CFR 

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. 

§ 71.1 [Amended] 

■ 2. The incorporation by reference in 

14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order 7400.11E, 

Airspace Designations and Reporting 

Points, dated July 21, 2020, and 

effective September 15, 2020, is 

amended as follows: 

Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas 

Extending Upward from 700 feet or More 

Above the Surface of the Earth 

* * * * * 

AGL MN E5 Aitkin, MN [Amended] 

Aitkin Municipal Airport-Steve Kurtz Field, 

MN 

(Lat. 46°32′54′′ N, long. 93°40′36′′ W) 

That airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface within a 6.5-mile 

radius of the Aitkin Municipal Airport-Steve 

Kurtz Field. 

* * * * * 

AGL MN E5 Appleton, MN [Amended] 

Appleton Municipal Airport, MN 

(Lat. 45°13′39′′ N, long. 96°00′16′′ W) 

That airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface within a 6.4-mile 

radius of the Appleton Municipal Airport. 

* * * * * 

AGL MN E5 Benson, MN [Amended] 

Benson Municipal Airport, MN 

(Lat. 45°19′55′′ N, long. 95°39′02′′ W) 

That airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface within a 6.4-mile 

radius of Benson Municipal Airport. 

* * * * * 

AGL MN E5 Cambridge, MN [Amended] 

Cambridge Municipal Airport, MN 

(Lat. 45°33′27′′ N, long. 93°15′51′′ W) 

That airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface within a 6.4-mile 

radius of the Cambridge Municipal Airport. 

* * * * * 

AGL MN E5 Cloquet, MN [Amended] 

Cloquet Carlton County Airport, MN 

(Lat. 46°42′04′′ N, long. 92°30′13′′ W) 

That airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface within a 6.4-mile 

radius of the Cloquet Carlton County Airport. 

* * * * * 

AGL MN E5 Crookston, MN [Amended] 

Crookston Municipal Airport Kirkwood 

Field, MN 

(Lat. 47°50′30′′ N, long. 96°37′17′′ W) 

That airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface within a 6.4-mile 

radius of the Crookston Municipal Airport 

Kirkwood Field. 

* * * * * 

AGL MN E5 Glencoe, MN [Amended] 

Glencoe Municipal Airport, MN 

(Lat. 44°45′22′′ N, long. 94°04′53′′ W) 

That airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface within a 6.3-mile 

radius of Glencoe Municipal Airport. 

* * * * * 

AGL MN E5 Mora, MN [Amended] 

Mora Municipal Airport, MN 

(Lat. 45°53′31′′ N long. 93°16′23′′ W) 

That airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface within a 6.4-mile 

radius of the Mora Municipal Airport. 

* * * * * 

AGL MN E5 Silver Bay, MN [Remove] 

Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, on November 

23, 2020. 

Steven T. Phillips, 

Acting Manager, Operations Support Group, 

ATO Central Service Center. 

[FR Doc. 2020–26214 Filed 11–27–20; 8:45 am] 

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