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(4) The provisions specified in paragraphs 

(4) and (5) of EASA AD 2020–0215 do not 

apply to this AD. 

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

2020–0215 does not apply to this AD. 

(k) New Provisions for Alternative Actions 

and Intervals 

After the maintenance or inspection 

program has been revised as required by 

paragraph (i) of this AD, no alternative 

actions (e.g., inspections) or intervals are 

allowed unless they are approved as 

specified in the provisions of the ‘‘Ref. 

Publications’’ section of EASA AD 2020– 

0215. 

(l) Other FAA AD Provisions 

The following provisions also apply to this 

AD: 

(1) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs): The Manager, Large Aircraft 

Section, International Validation Branch, 

FAA, has the authority to approve AMOCs 

for this AD, if requested using the procedures 

found in 14 CFR 39.19. In accordance with 

14 CFR 39.19, send your request to your 

principal inspector or local Flight Standards 

District Office, as appropriate. If sending 

information directly to the Large Aircraft 

Section, International Validation Branch, 

send it to the attention of the person 

identified in paragraph (m)(4) of this AD. 

Information may be emailed to: 9-AVS-AIR730-AMOC@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. 

(2) Contacting the Manufacturer: For any 

requirement in this AD to obtain instructions 

from a manufacturer, the instructions must 

be accomplished using a method approved 

by the Manager, Large Aircraft Section, 

International Validation Branch, FAA; or 

EASA; or Dassault Aviation’s EASA Design 

Organization Approval (DOA). If approved by 

the DOA, the approval must include the 

DOA-authorized signature. 

(m) Related Information 

(1) For EASA AD 2020–0215, 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. 

(2) For Dassault Aviation service 

information identified in this AD, contact 

Dassault Falcon Jet Corporation, Teterboro 

Airport, P.O. Box 2000, South Hackensack, 

NJ 07606; telephone 201–440–6700; internet 

https://www.dassaultfalcon.com. 

(3) You may view this material at the FAA, 

Airworthiness Products Section, Operational 

Safety Branch, 2200 South 216th St., Des 

Moines, WA. For information on the 

availability of this material at the FAA, call 

206–231–3195. 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–2020–1111. 

(4) For more information about this AD, 

contact Tom Rodriguez, Aerospace Engineer, 

Large Aircraft Section, International 

Validation Branch, FAA, 2200 South 216th 

St., Des Moines, WA 98198; telephone and 

fax 206–231–3226; email tom.rodriguez@

faa.gov. 

Issued on December 1, 2020. 

Lance T. Gant, 

Director,Compliance & Airworthiness 

Division, Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2020–26770 Filed 12–4–20; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2020–1014; Airspace 

Docket No. 20–ASW–7] 

RIN 2120–AA66 

Proposed Amendment of Class D and 

E Airspace; Farmington, NM 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: This action proposes to 

modify Class D airspace at Four Corners 

Regional Airport. This action also 

proposes to modify the Class E airspace 

designated as a surface area to match the 

modified Class D dimensions. 

Additionally, this action proposes to 

modify the Class E airspace, extending 

upward from 700 feet above the surface. 

Further, this action proposes to remove 

the Class E airspace, extending upward 

from 1,200 feet above the surface. This 

action also proposed to remove the Four 

Corners Regional ILS Localizer and the 

Farmington VORTAC from the legal 

descriptions’ text headers and airspace 

descriptions. Lastly, this action 

proposes several administrative 

corrections to the airspace legal 

descriptions. This action would ensure 

the safety and management of 

instrument flight rules (IFR) operations 

at the airport. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before January 21, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments on this 

proposal to the U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building 

Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 

Washington, DC 20590; telephone: 1– 

800–647–5527, or (202) 366–9826. You 

must identify FAA Docket No. FAA– 

2020–1014; Airspace Docket No. 20– 

ASW–7, at the beginning of your 

comments. You may also submit 

comments through the internet at 

https://www.regulations.gov. 

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: 

Matthew Van Der Wal, Federal Aviation 

Administration, Western Service Center, 

Operations Support Group, 2200 S 

216th Street, Des Moines, WA 98198; 

telephone (206) 231–3695. 

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 D and Class E airspace 

at Four Corners Regional Airport, 

Farmington, NM, to support IFR 

operations at the airport. 

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. 

Persons wishing the FAA to 

acknowledge receipt of their comments 

on this notice must submit with those 

comments a self-addressed, stamped 


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postcard on which the following 

statement is made: ‘‘Comments to 

Docket No. FAA–2020–1014; Airspace 

Docket No. 20–ASW–7’’. 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 Northwest 

Mountain Regional Office of the Federal 

Aviation Administration, Air Traffic 

Organization, Western Service Center, 

Operations Support Group, 2200 S 

216th Street, Des Moines, WA 98198. 

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 

Part 71 by modifying the Class D 

airspace at Four Corners Regional 

Airport, Farmington, NM. To properly 

contain IFR departures, an extension 

should be added to the eastern 

boundary of the Class D airspace. The 

extension is designed to properly 

contain IFR departures flying toward or 

over rising terrain. This airspace area 

would be described as follows: That 

airspace extending upward from the 

surface to and including 8,000 feet MSL 

within a 4.7-mile radius of the airport, 

and within 1.8 miles each side of the 

086° bearing from the airport, extending 

from the 4.7-mile radius to 5.6 miles 

east of Four Corners Regional Airport. 

This Class D airspace area is effective 

during the specific dates and times 

established in advance by a Notice to 

Airmen. The effective date and time will 

thereafter be continuously published in 

the Chart Supplement. 

This action also proposes to modify 

the Class E airspace designated as a 

surface area to be coincident with the 

new Class D dimensions. This airspace 

area would be described as follows: 

Within a 4.7-mile radius of Four Corners 

Regional Airport and within 1 mile each 

side of the Four Corners Regional ILS 

Localizer east course extending from the 

4.7-mile radius to 5.6 miles east of the 

airport. This Class E airspace area is 

effective during the specific dates and 

times established in advance by a Notice 

to Airman. The effective date and time 

will thereafter be continuously 

published in the Airport/Facility 

Directory. 

Additionally, this action proposes to 

modify the Class E airspace extending 

upward from 700 feet above the surface. 

The current configuration does not 

properly contain IFR aircraft performing 

an instrument approach to the airport. 

This airspace is designed to contain IFR 

departures to 1,200 feet above the 

surface and IFR arrivals descending 

below 1,500 feet above the surface. This 

airspace area would be described as 

follows: That airspace extending 

upward from 700 feet above the surface 

within a 6.7-mile radius of the airport, 

and within 4 miles north and 8 miles 

south of the 088° bearing from the 

airport, extending from the 6.7-mile 

radius of the airport, and extending 

from 4 miles east of the airport to 22.4 

miles east of the airport, and within 4.2 

miles each side of the 267° bearing from 

the airport, extending from the 6.7-mile 

radius to 12.5 miles west of Four 

Corners Regional Airport. 

This action also proposes to remove 

the Class E airspace extending upward 

from 1,200 feet above the surface. This 

area is wholly contained with the 

Denver en route airspace and 

duplication is not necessary. 

The action also proposes to remove 

the Four Corners Regional ILS Localizer 

from the Class D and Class E2 text 

headers and airspace descriptions. The 

action also proposes to remove the 

Farmington VORTAC from the Class E5 

airspace text header and airspace 

description. The navigational aids are 

not needed to define the airspace. 

Removal of the navigational aids allows 

the airspace to be defined from a single 

reference point which simplifies how 

the airspace is described. 

Lastly, this action proposes several 

administrative corrections to the 

airspaces’ legal descriptions. This action 

proposes to remove the city name from 

the second line of Class D, Class E2, and 

Class E5 the text header. The legal 

descriptions for the Class D and Class 

E2 airspace contain the outdated term 

‘‘Airport/Facility Directory’’ this action 

proposes to update the term to ‘‘Chart 

Supplement’’. The airport’s geographic 

coordinates in the Class D and Class E2 

text headers do not match the FAA 

database; this action proposes to update 

the geographic coordinates to ‘‘lat. 

36°44′29′′ N, long. 108°13′48′′ W.’’ 

Class D, E2, and E5 airspace 

designations are published in 

paragraphs 5000, 6002, and 6005, 

respectively, 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 Class 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 


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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; AIR 

TRAFFIC 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 5000 Class D Airspace. 

* * * * * 

ASW NM D Farmington, NM [Amended] 

Four Corners Regional Airport, NM 

(Lat. 36°44′29′′ N, long. 108°13′48′′ W) 

That airspace extending upward from the 

surface to and including 8,000 feet MSL 

within a 4.7-mile radius of the airport, and 

within 1.8 miles each side of the 086° bearing 

from the airport, extending from the 4.7-mile 

radius to 5.6 miles east of Four Corners 

Regional Airport. This Class D airspace area 

is effective during the specific dates and 

times established in advance by a Notice to 

Airmen. The effective date and time will 

thereafter be continuously published in the 

Chart Supplement. 

Paragraph 6002 Class E Airspace 

Designated as a Surface Area. 

* * * * * 

ASW NM E2 Farmington, NM [Amended] 

Four Corners Regional Airport, NM 

(Lat. 36°44′29′′ N, long. 108°13′48′′ W) 

That airspace extending upward from the 

surface within a 4.7-mile radius of the 

airport, and within 1.8 miles each side of the 

086° bearing from the airport, extending from 

the 4.7-mile radius to 5.6 miles east of Four 

Corners Regional Airport. This Class E 

airspace area is effective during the specific 

dates and times established in advance by a 

Notice to Airman. The effective date and time 

will thereafter be continuously published in 

the Chart Supplement. 

Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas 

Extending Upward From 700 Feet or More 

Above the Surface of the Earth. 

* * * * * 

ASW NM E5 Farmington, NM [Amended] 

Four Corners Regional Airport, NM 

(Lat. 36°44′29′′ N, long. 108°13′48′′ W) 

That airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface within a 6.7-mile 

radius of the airport, and within 4 miles 

north and 8 miles south of the 088° bearing 

from the airport, extending from the 6.7-mile 

radius of the airport, and extending from 4 

miles east of the airport to 22.4 miles east of 

the airport, and within 4.2 miles each side of 

the 267° bearing from the airport, extending 

from the 6.7-mile radius to 12.5 miles west 

of Four Corners Regional Airport. 

Issued in Seattle, Washington, on 

December 1, 2020. 

B.G. Chew, 

Acting Group Manager, Operations Support 

Group, Western Service Center. 

[FR Doc. 2020–26818 Filed 12–4–20; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

22 CFR Part 181 

RIN 1400–AE98 

[Public Notice: 10990] 

Publication, Coordination, and 

Reporting of International Agreements: 

Amendments 

AGENCY: Department of State. 

ACTION: Proposed rule with request for 

comment. 

SUMMARY: The Treaties and Other 

International Acts Series (TIAS) is the 

official treaty series of the United States 

and serves as evidence of the treaties, 

and international agreements other than 

treaties, in all courts of law and equity 

of the United States, and in public 

offices of the federal government and of 

the states, without any need of further 

authentication. Certain international 

agreements may be exempted from 

publication in TIAS, if the Department 

of State provides notice in its 

regulations. With this proposed rule, the 

Department of State is proposing to 

update those regulations to clarify the 

scope of an existing exemption. 

DATES: The Department of State will 

consider comments submitted before 

February 5, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by any of the following methods: 

• Email: KottmyerAM@state.gov. You 

must include the RIN 1400–AE98 in the 

subject line of your message. 

• Website: Persons with access to the 

internet may also view this notice and 

provide comments by going to the 

regulations.gov website and searching 

Docket DOS–2019–0045 at: http://

www.regulations.gov/. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Michael Mattler, Treaty Affairs, Office 

of the Legal Adviser, Department of 

State, Washington, DC 20520, (202) 

647–1345, or at treatyoffice@state.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

to 1 U.S.C. 112a, the Secretary of State 

is required to cause to be published 

annually a compilation of all treaties 

and international agreements to which 

the United States is a party that were 

signed, proclaimed, or ‘‘with reference 

to which any other final formality ha[d] 

been executed’’ during the calendar 

year. 

The Secretary of State, however, may 

determine that publication of particular 

categories of agreements is not required 

if certain criteria are met (See 1 U.S.C. 

112a(b)). The criteria are: 

(1) Such agreements are not treaties 

that have been brought into force for the 

United States after having received 

Senate advice and consent pursuant to 

section 2(2) of Article II of the 

Constitution of the United States; 

(2) The public interest in such 

agreements is insufficient to justify their 

publication, because (A) as of the date 

of enactment of the Foreign Relations 

Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 

and 1995, the agreements are no longer 

in force; (B) the agreements do not 

create private rights or duties, or 

establish standards intended to govern 

government action in the treatment of 

private individuals; (C) in view of the 

limited or specialized nature of the 

public interest in such agreements, such 

interest can adequately be satisfied by 

an alternative means; or (D) the public 

disclosure of the text of the agreement 

would, in the opinion of the President, 

be prejudicial to the national security of 

the United States; and 

(3) Copies of such agreements (other 

than those in paragraph (2)(D)), 

including certified copies where 

necessary for litigation or similar 

purposes, will be made available by the 

Department of State upon request. 

Pursuant to 1 U.S.C. 112a(c), any such 

determination must be published in the 

Federal Register. The Department 

proposes amending the exemption 

contained in 22 CFR 181.8(a)(9) to 

clarify its scope. 22 CFR 181.8(a)(9) 

exempts from publication ‘‘Agreements 

that have been given a national security 

classification pursuant to Executive 

Order No. 13526, its predecessors or 

successors.’’ The Department proposes 

amending this subsection to read 

‘‘Agreements that have been given a 

national security classification pursuant 

to Executive Order No. 13526, its 

predecessors or successors, or are 

otherwise exempt from public 

disclosure pursuant to U.S. law.’’ 


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