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3According to the SUSB, 183,411 establishments 

were under NAICS Code 813110 in 2012, the last 

year for which this data set is available. Of the total 

number of establishments, 181,298 have annual 

receipts under $7.5 million. SBA uses a revenue 

standard for determining small businesses in 

NAICS 813110. In the 2019 SBA Table of Size 

Standards, that revenue standard was $8 million 

and below. SUSB information is arranged in dollar 

ranges of receipt size, with the next category 

ranging from above $7.5 million to $9,999,999, 

which is in excess of SBA’s small business 

standard. 660 establishments were in that category. 

impose any new reporting or record 

keeping requirements. 

F. Regulatory Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 

601–612 

When an agency issues a rulemaking 

proposal, the Regulatory Flexibility Act 

(‘‘RFA’’) generally requires the agency to 

‘‘prepare and make available for public 

comment an initial regulatory flexibility 

analysis’’ that will ‘‘describe the impact 

of the proposed rule on small entities.’’ 

5 U.S.C. 603(a). But the RFA allows the 

head of an agency to certify a rule, in 

lieu of preparing an analysis, if the 

proposed rulemaking is not expected to 

have a significant economic impact on 

a substantial number of small entities. 5 

U.S.C. 605(b). 

The RFA defines ‘‘small entity’’ to 

include small businesses, small 

organizations, and small governmental 

jurisdictions. 5 U.S.C. 601(6). This 

proposed rule concerns participation in 

SBA’s business loan and disaster 

assistance programs by certain faithbased organizations. As such, the rule 

relates to small organizations. 

Small organizations that are the 

subject of this proposed rule include 

entities in NAICS Code 813110— 

Religious Organizations. According to 

the Census Bureau’s Statistics of U.S. 

Businesses (SUSB), in 2012, 

approximately 182,000 organizations in 

this NAICS code met the definition for 

SBA’s Small Business Size Standards, as 

updated in 2019.3 The number of those 

organizations that meet the general 

requirements for eligibility to 

participate in SBA’s business loan and 

disaster assistance programs is likely 

much smaller. 

Considering that the proposed rule 

imposes no costs while ensuring that 

SBA’s regulations conform with 

requirements of the Free Exercise 

Clause, SBA estimates that the proposed 

rulemaking will not have a significant 

economic impact on a substantial 

number of small entities. SBA does not 

believe that the impact will be 

significant within any size groupings 

because this proposed rule eliminates 

invalid provisions in its business loan 

and disaster assistance programs. 

Accordingly, the Administrator of the 

SBA hereby certifies that this rule will 

not, if promulgated, have a significant 

economic impact on a substantial 

number of small entities. SBA invites 

comment from members of the public 

who believe there will be a significant 

impact on any small entities, including 

small businesses. 

List of Subjects 

13 CFR Part 109 

Loan programs—business, Reporting 

and recordkeeping requirements, Small 

businesses. 

13 CFR Part 120 

Loan programs—business, Reporting 

and recordkeeping requirements, Small 

businesses. 

13 CFR Part 123 

Disaster assistance, Loan programs— 

business, Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements, Small businesses. 

Accordingly, for the reasons stated in 

the preamble, SBA proposes to amend 

13 CFR parts 109, 120, and 123 as 

follows: 

PART 109—INTERMEDIATE LENDING 

PILOT PROGRAM 

■ 1. The authority citation for 13 CFR 

part 109 continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 634(b)(6), (b)(7), and 

636(l). 

§ 109.400 [Amended] 

■ 2. Amend § 109.400 by removing 

paragraph (b)(11) and redesignating 

paragraphs (b)(13) through (23) as 

paragraphs (b)(11) through (21), 

respectively. 

PART 120—BUSINESS LOANS 

■ 3. The authority citation for 13 CFR 

part 120 continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 634(b) (6), (b) (7), (b) 

(14), (h), and note, 636(a), (h) and (m), and 

note, 650, 657t, and note, 657u, and note, 

687(f), 696(3) and (7), and note, and 697(a) 

and (e), and note. 

§ 120.110 [Amended] 

■ 4. Amend § 120.110 by removing 

paragraph (k) and redesignating 

paragraphs (m) through (s) as 

paragraphs (k) through (q), respectively. 

PART 123—DISASTER LOAN 

PROGRAM 

■ 5. The authority citation for 13 CFR 

part 123 continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 632, 634(b)(6), 636(b), 

636(d), and 657n. 

§ 123.301 [Amended] 

■ 6. Amend § 123.301 by: 

■ a. Adding the word ‘‘or’’ to the end of 

paragraph (f); and 

■ b. Removing paragraph (g) and 

redesignating paragraph (h) as 

paragraph (g). 

§ 123.502 [Amended] 

■ 7. Amend § 123.502 by: 

■ a. Adding the word ‘‘or’’ to the end of 

paragraph (m); and 

■ b. Removing paragraph (n) and 

redesignating paragraph (o) as paragraph 

(n). 

§ 123.702 [Amended] 

■ 8. Amend § 123.702 by removing 

paragraph (b)(6) and redesignating 

paragraphs (b)(7) through (25) as 

paragraphs (b)(6) through (24), 

respectively. 

Signed in Washington, DC. 

Jovita Carranza, 

Administrator. 

[FR Doc. 2021–00446 Filed 1–14–21; 11:15 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2020–1173; Project 

Identifier MCAI–2020–00299–R] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Airbus 

Helicopters Deutschland GmbH 

Helicopters 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: The FAA proposes to adopt a 

new airworthiness directive (AD) for 

Airbus Helicopters Deutschland GmbH 

Model EC135P1, EC135P2, EC135P2+, 

EC135P3, EC135T1, EC135T2, 

EC135T2+, and EC135T3 helicopters. 

This proposed AD was prompted by a 

reassessment of the flight control 

system. This proposed AD would 

require modification of the cyclic stick, 

as specified in a European Aviation 

Safety Agency (EASA) AD, which is 

proposed for incorporation by reference 

(IBR). The FAA is proposing this AD to 

address the unsafe condition on these 

products. 

DATES: The FAA must receive comments 

on this proposed AD by March 5, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: You may send comments, 

using the procedures found in 14 CFR 

11.43 and 11.45, by any of the following 

methods: 


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• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

https://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: Deliver to Mail 

address above between 9 a.m. and 5 

p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays. 

For material proposed for IBR in this 

proposed AD, 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 material 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. 

It is also available in the AD docket on 

the internet at https://

www.regulations.gov by searching for 

and locating Docket No. FAA–2020– 

1173. 

Examining the AD Docket 

You may examine the AD docket on 

the internet at https://

www.regulations.gov by searching for 

and locating Docket No. FAA–2020– 

1173; or in person at Docket Operations 

between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, except Federal holidays. 

The AD docket contains this NPRM, any 

comments received, and other 

information. The street address for 

Docket Operations is listed above. 

Comments will be available in the AD 

docket shortly after receipt. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kristin Bradley, Aviation Safety 

Engineer, General Aviation & Rotorcraft 

Section, International Validation 

Branch, FAA, 10101 Hillwood Pkwy., 

Fort Worth, TX 76177; telephone 817– 

222–5110; email kristin.bradley@

faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Comments Invited 

The FAA invites you to send any 

written relevant data, views, or 

arguments about this proposal. Send 

your comments to an address listed 

under ADDRESSES. Include ‘‘Docket No. 

FAA–2020–1173; Product Identifier 

MCAI–2020–00299–R’’ at the beginning 

of your comments. The most helpful 

comments reference a specific portion of 

the proposal, explain the reason for any 

recommended change, and include 

supporting data. The FAA will consider 

all comments received by the closing 

date and may amend this proposal 

because of those comments. 

Except for Confidential Business 

Information (CBI) as described in the 

following paragraph, and other 

information as described in 14 CFR 

11.35, the FAA will post all comments 

received, without change, to https://

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information you provide. The 

agency will also post a report 

summarizing each substantive verbal 

contact received about this proposal. 

Confidential Business Information 

CBI is commercial or financial 

information that is both customarily and 

actually treated as private by its owner. 

Under the Freedom of Information Act 

(FOIA) (5 U.S.C. 552), CBI is exempt 

from public disclosure. If your 

comments responsive to this NPRM 

contain commercial or financial 

information that is customarily treated 

as private, that you actually treat as 

private, and that is relevant or 

responsive to this NPRM, it is important 

that you clearly designate the submitted 

comments as CBI. Please mark each 

page of your submission containing CBI 

as ‘‘PROPIN.’’ The FAA will treat such 

marked submissions as confidential 

under the FOIA, and they will not be 

placed in the public docket of this 

NPRM. Submissions containing CBI 

should be sent to Kristi Bradley, 

Aviation Safety Engineer, General 

Aviation & Rotorcraft Section, 

International Validation Branch, FAA, 

10101 Hillwood Pkwy., Fort Worth, TX 

76177; telephone 817–222–5110; email 

kristin.bradley@faa.gov. Any 

commentary that the FAA receives that 

is not specifically designated as CBI will 

be placed in the public docket for this 

rulemaking. 

Discussion 

The EASA, which is the Technical 

Agent for the Member States of the 

European Union, has issued EASA AD 

No. 2018–0063, dated March 22, 2018 

(EASA AD 2018–0063), to correct an 

unsafe condition for Airbus Helicopters 

Deutschland GmbH (AHD), formerly 

Eurocopter Deutschland GmbH (ECD), 

Eurocopter Espan ̃ a S.A., Model EC135 

P1, EC135 P2, EC135 P2+, EC135 P3, 

EC135 T1, EC135 T2, EC135 T2+, EC135 

T3, EC635 P2+, EC635 P3, EC635 T1, 

EC635 T2+ and EC635 T3 helicopters, 

all variants, all serial numbers (S/Ns) up 

to 1263 inclusive and S/N 1265, if 

equipped with autopilot, and S/N 2001 

up to 2024 inclusive, except S/N 2006, 

2008, 2013, 2017, 2019, 2020 and 2022. 

This proposed AD was prompted by 

a reassessment of the flight control 

system, which revealed that 

uncommanded disengagement of the 

main rotor trim actuators during flight 

with the autopilot engaged and handsoff controls could result in high roll and 

pitch rates, which would require pilot 

intervention within a reaction time 

below that required by current 

airworthiness standards. The FAA is 

proposing to require installing a cyclic 

stick weight compensation modification 

to correct this unsafe condition, which 

if not corrected, may lead to subsequent 

loss of control of the helicopter. See the 

EASA AD for additional background 

information. 

Related Service Information Under 1 

CFR Part 51 

EASA AD 2018–0063 describes 

procedures for modifying the helicopter 

by retrofitting the cyclic stick weight 

compensation. 

This material 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 

These products have been approved 

by the aviation authority of another 

country, and are approved for operation 

in the United States. Pursuant to the 

bilateral agreement with the State of 

Design Authority, the FAA has been 

notified of the unsafe condition 

described in the EASA AD referenced 

above. The FAA is proposing this AD 

after evaluating all the relevant 

information and determining the unsafe 

condition described previously is likely 

to exist or develop in other products of 

the same type designs. 

Proposed AD Requirements 

This proposed AD would require 

accomplishing the actions specified in 

EASA AD 2018–0063, described 

previously, as incorporated by 

reference, except for any differences 

identified as exceptions in the 

regulatory text of this proposed AD and 

except as discussed under ‘‘Differences 

Between this Proposed AD and the 

EASA AD.’’ 

Explanation of Required Compliance 

Information 

In the FAA’s ongoing efforts to 

improve the efficiency of the AD 

process, the FAA initially worked with 

Airbus and EASA to develop a process 

to use certain EASA ADs as the primary 

source of information for compliance 

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FAA ADs. The FAA has since 

coordinated with other manufacturers 

and civil aviation authorities (CAAs) to 

use this process. As a result, EASA AD 

2018–0063 will be incorporated by 

reference in the FAA final rule. This 

proposed AD would, therefore, require 

compliance with EASA AD 2018–0063 

in its entirety, through that 

incorporation, except for any differences 

identified as exceptions in the 

regulatory text of this proposed AD. 

Using common terms that are the same 

as the heading of a particular section in 

the EASA AD does not mean that 

operators need comply only with that 

section. For example, where the AD 

requirement refers to ‘‘all required 

actions and compliance times,’’ 

compliance with this AD requirement is 

not limited to the section titled 

‘‘Required Action(s) and Compliance 

Time(s)’’ in the EASA AD. Service 

information specified in EASA AD 

2018–0063 that is required for 

compliance with EASA AD 2018–0063 

will be available on the internet at 

https://www.regulations.gov by 

searching for and locating Docket No. 

FAA–2020–1173 after the FAA final 

rule is published. 

Differences Between This Proposed AD 

and the EASA AD 

The EASA AD applies to certain 

serial-numbered EC635-series 

helicopters with an autopilot installed, 

whereas this proposed AD does not 

apply to the Model EC635-series 

helicopters because these models are 

not FAA type-certificated. The EASA 

AD requires a calendar compliance 

time, whereas this proposed AD would 

require using hours time-in-service. 

Costs of Compliance 

The FAA estimates that this proposed 

AD affects 331 helicopters of U.S. 

registry. Labor rates are estimated at $85 

per work-hour. Based on these numbers, 

the FAA estimates that operators may 

incur the following costs in order to 

comply with this proposed AD. 

Modifying the cyclic stick weight 

compensator would take about 8 workhours and parts would cost about $1,300 

for an estimated cost of about $1,980 per 

modification and $655,380 for the U.S. 

fleet. 

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. 

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 Deutschland GmbH: 

Docket No. FAA–2020–1173; Project 

Identifier MCAI–2020–00299–R. 

(a) Comments Due Date 

The FAA must receive comments by March 

5, 2021. 

(b) Affected Airworthiness Directives (ADs) 

None. 

(c) Applicability 

This AD applies to Airbus Helicopters 

Deutschland GmbH Model EC135P1, 

EC135P2, EC135P2+, EC135P3, EC135T1, 

EC135T2, EC135T2+, and EC135T3 

helicopters, certificated in any category, with 

autopilot installed, having serial numbers (S/ 

Ns) up to 1263 inclusive, 1265, and 2001 up 

to 2024 inclusive, but excluding S/N 2006, 

2008, 2013, 2017, 2019, 2020, and 2022. 

Note 1 to paragraph (c): Helicopters with 

an EC135P3H or EC135T3H designation are 

Model EC135P3 or EC135T3 helicopters, 

respectively. 

(d) Subject 

Joint Aircraft System Component (JASC) 

Code: 6700, Rotorcraft Flight Control. 

(e) Reason 

This AD was prompted by a reassessment 

of the flight control system, which revealed 

that uncommanded disengagement of the 

main rotor trim actuators during flight with 

the autopilot engaged and hands-off controls 

could result in high roll and pitch rates 

requiring pilot intervention within a reaction 

time below that required by current 

airworthiness standards. The FAA is issuing 

this AD to require installing a cyclic stick 

weight compensation modification to correct 

this unsafe condition, which if not corrected, 

could result in 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 No. 2018–0063, 

dated March 22, 2018 (EASA AD 2018–0063). 

(h) Exceptions to EASA AD 2018–0063 

(1) Where EASA AD 2018–0063 refers to its 

effective date, this AD requires using the 

effective date of this AD. 

(2) Where EASA AD 2018–0063 requires 

modifying the helicopter within 7 months, 

this AD requires modifying the helicopter 

within 200 hours time-in-service. 

(3) Although the service information 

referenced in EASA AD 2018–0063 specifies 

to discard certain parts, this AD requires 

removing those parts from service instead. 

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

2018–0063 does not apply to this AD. 

(i) No Reporting Requirement 

Although the service information 

referenced in EASA AD 2018–0063 specifies 

to submit certain information to the 

manufacturer, this AD does not include that 

requirement. 

(j) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs): 

(1) The Manager, Strategic Policy 

Rotorcraft Section, FAA, has the authority to 

approve AMOCs for this AD, if requested 


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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. Send your proposal to: Manager, 

Strategic Policy Rotorcraft Section, FAA, 

10101 Hillwood Pkwy., Fort Worth, TX 

76177; telephone 817–222–5110; email 9- 

ASW-FTW-AMOC-Requests@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. 

(k) Related Information 

(1) For EASA AD 2018–0063, 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–2020–1173. 

(2) For more information about this AD, 

contact Kristi Bradley, Aviation Safety 

Engineer, General Aviation & Rotorcraft 

Section, International Validation Branch, 

FAA, 10101 Hillwood Pkwy., Fort Worth, TX 

76177; telephone 817–222–5110; email 

kristin.bradley@faa.gov. 

Issued on January 8, 2021. 

Lance T. Gant, 

Director, Compliance & Airworthiness 

Division, Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2021–00581 Filed 1–15–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2020–1156; Airspace 

Docket No. 20–ANE–7] 

RIN 2120–AA66 

Proposed Establishment of Class E 

Airspace; Monhegan Island, ME 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: This action proposes to 

establish Class E airspace extending 

upward from 700 feet above the surface 

for Monhegan Island Heliport, 

Monhegan Island, ME, to accommodate 

new area navigation (RNAV) global 

positioning system (GPS) standard 

instrument approach procedures 

(SIAPs) serving this heliport. Controlled 

airspace is necessary for the safety and 

management of instrument flight rules 

(IFR) operations in the area. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before March 5, 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 20590–0001; 

Telephone: (800) 647–5527, or (202) 

366–9826. You must identify the Docket 

No. FAA–2020–1156; Airspace Docket 

No. 20–ANE–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: John 

Fornito, Operations Support Group, 

Eastern Service Center, Federal Aviation 

Administration, 1701 Columbia Avenue, 

College Park, GA 30337; 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 would 

establish Class E airspace in Monhegan 

Island, ME, to support IFR operations in 

the area. 

Comments Invited 

Interested persons are invited to 

comment on 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 (Docket No. FAA– 

2020–1156 and Airspace Docket No. 20– 

ANE–7) and be submitted in triplicate to 

DOT Docket Operations (see ADDRESSES

section for the address and phone 

number). You may also submit 

comments through the internet at 

https://www.regulations.gov. 

Persons wishing the FAA to 

acknowledge receipt of their comments 

on this action must submit with those 

comments a self-addressed stamped 

postcard on which the following 

statement is made: ‘‘Comments to FAA 

Docket No. FAA–2020–1156; Airspace 

Docket No. 20–ANE–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 document may be 

changed in light of the comments 

received. All comments submitted will 

be available for examination in the 

public docket both before and after the 

comment closing date. 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 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 between 

8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, except Federal holidays 


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