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(f) Compliance 

Comply with this AD within the 

compliance times specified, unless already 

done. 

(g) Required Actions 

(1) For all airplanes except those identified 

in paragraph (g)(2) of this AD, except as 

specified in paragraph (h) of this AD, at the 

applicable times specified in the 

‘‘Compliance’’ paragraph in Boeing Alert 

Requirements Bulletin 737–57A1349 RB, 

dated April 14, 2020, do all applicable 

actions identified in, and in accordance with, 

the Accomplishment Instructions of Boeing 

Alert Requirements Bulletin 737–57A1349 

RB, dated April 14, 2020. 

Note 1 to paragraphs (g)(1) and (2): 

Guidance for accomplishing the actions 

required by this AD can be found in Boeing 

Alert Service Bulletin 737–57A1349, dated 

April 14, 2020, which is referred to in Boeing 

Alert Requirements Bulletin 737–57A1349 

RB, dated April 14, 2020. 

(2) For airplanes on which Aviation 

Partners Boeing blended winglets are 

installed using supplemental type certificate 

(STC) ST01219SE: Except as specified in 

paragraph (h) of this AD, at the applicable 

time in the ‘‘Compliance’’ paragraph in 

Aviation Partners Boeing Alert Service 

Bulletin AP737C–57–003, dated July 28, 

2020, do all applicable actions identified in, 

and in accordance with, the Accomplishment 

Instructions of Boeing Alert Requirements 

Bulletin 737–57A1349 RB, dated April 14, 

2020. 

(h) Exceptions to Service Information 

Specifications 

(1) Where Boeing Alert Requirements 

Bulletin 737–57A1349 RB, dated April 14, 

2020, uses the phrase ‘‘the original issue date 

of Requirements Bulletin 737–57A1349 RB,’’ 

this AD requires using ‘‘the effective date of 

this AD.’’ 

(2) Where Boeing Alert Requirements 

Bulletin 737–57A1349 RB, dated April 14, 

2020, specifies contacting Boeing for repair 

instructions: This AD requires doing the 

repair and applicable on-condition actions 

before further flight using a method approved 

in accordance with the procedures specified 

in paragraph (i) of this AD. 

(3) For airplanes identified as Group 1 in 

Boeing Alert Requirements Bulletin 737– 

57A1349 RB, dated April 14, 2020: Within 

120 days after the effective date of this AD, 

do actions to correct the unsafe condition 

using a method approved in accordance with 

the procedures specified in paragraph (i) of 

this AD. 

(4) Where Aviation Partners Boeing Alert 

Service Bulletin AP737C–57–003, dated July 

28, 2020, uses the phrase ‘‘the original issue 

date of this service bulletin,’’ this AD 

requires using ‘‘the effective date of this AD.’’ 

(5) Where Aviation Partners Boeing Alert 

Service Bulletin AP737C–57–003, dated July 

28, 2020, specifies contacting Boeing for 

repair instructions: This AD requires doing 

the repair and applicable on-condition 

actions before further flight using a method 

approved in accordance with the procedures 

specified in paragraph (i) of this AD. 

(i) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs) 

(1) The Manager, Los Angeles ACO 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 manager of the 

certification office, send it to the attention of 

the person identified in paragraph (j)(1) of 

this AD. Information may be emailed to: 9- 

ANM-LAACO-AMOC-Requests@faa.gov. 

(2) Before using any approved AMOC, 

notify your appropriate principal inspector, 

or lacking a principal inspector, the manager 

of the responsible Flight Standards Office. 

(3) An AMOC that provides an acceptable 

level of safety may be used for any repair, 

modification, or alteration required by this 

AD if it is approved by The Boeing Company 

Organization Designation Authorization 

(ODA) that has been authorized by the 

Manager, Los Angeles ACO Branch, FAA, to 

make those findings. To be approved, the 

repair method, modification deviation, or 

alteration deviation must meet the 

certification basis of the airplane, and the 

approval must specifically refer to this AD. 

(j) Related Information 

(1) For more information about this AD, 

contact Wayne Ha, Aerospace Engineer, 

Airframe Section, FAA, Los Angeles ACO 

Branch, 3960 Paramount Boulevard, 

Lakewood, CA 90712–4137; phone: 562–627– 

5238; fax: 562–627–5210; email: wayne.ha@

faa.gov. 

(2) For Boeing service information 

identified in this AD, contact Boeing 

Commercial Airplanes, Attention: 

Contractual & Data Services (C&DS), 2600 

Westminster Blvd., MC 110–SK57, Seal 

Beach, CA 90740–5600; telephone 562–797– 

1717; internet https://

www.myboeingfleet.com. 

(3) For Aviation Partners Boeing service 

information identified in this AD, contact 

Aviation Partners Boeing, 2811 South 102nd 

St., Suite 200, Seattle, WA 98168; phone: 

206–830–7699; fax: 206–767–0535; email: 

leng@aviationpartners.com; internet: http://

www.aviationpartnersboeing.com. 

(4) You may view this referenced service 

information 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. 

Issued on December 30, 2020. 

Lance T. Gant, 

Director, Compliance & Airworthiness 

Division, Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2021–01100 Filed 1–19–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2020–1193; Airspace 

Docket No. 20–AAL–28] 

RIN 2120–AA66 

Proposed Establishment of Class E 

Airspace; Hughes, AK 

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 

at Hughes Airport, Hughes, AK, to 

accommodate new area navigation 

(RNAV) procedures. This action would 

ensure the safety and management of 

instrument flight rules (IFR) operations 

within the National Airspace System. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before March 8, 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– 

2020–1193; Airspace Docket No. 20– 

AAL–28, 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: 

Richard Roberts, Federal Aviation 

Administration, Western Service Center, 

Operations Support Group, 2200 S. 

216th Street, Des Moines, WA 98198; 

telephone (206) 231–2245. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 


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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 to support 

new RNAV procedures at Hughes 

Airport, Hughes AK. 

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 

postcard on which the following 

statement is made: ‘‘Comments to 

Docket No. FAA–2020–1193; Airspace 

Docket No. 20–AAL–28’’. 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 

(14 CFR) part 71 by establishing Class E 

airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface at Hughes Airport, 

Hughes, AK. 

The Class E airspace would be 

established within a 3.8-mile radius of 

the airport and within an area 2 miles 

each side of the 194° bearing extending 

from the airport 6.4 miles south. This 

area would protect aircraft on approach 

to runway 36 as they descend through 

1,500 feet above ground level (AGL). In 

addition, an extension in the shape of a 

dogleg would be established 1.8 miles 

each side of the 14° bearing extending 

from the 3.8-mile radius to 6 miles north 

of the airport and then 1.8 miles each 

side of the 39° bearing from a point in 

space, Lat. 66°08′14′′ N, long. 154°12′17′′ 

W, forming an angle that extends from 

the 3.8-mile radius northeast 9.5 miles 

from the airport. This section would 

protect aircraft on approach to runway 

18 descending through 1,500 feet AGL 

and those aircraft on departure until 

reaching 1,200 feet AGL. 

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 

part 71.1. The 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 

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 Part 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: 


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Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace. 

* * * * * 

AAL AK E5 Hughes, AK [New] 

Hughes Airport, AK 

(66°02′21′′ N, 154°15′53′′ W) 

That airspace within a 3.8-mile radius of 

Hughes Airport, AK, and that airspace 2 

miles each side of the 194° bearing extending 

from the 3.8-mile radius south 6.4 miles from 

the airport, and that airspace extending from 

the 3.8-mile radius beginning 1.8 miles west 

of the 14° bearing to Lat. 66°08′55′′ N, long. 

154°16′32′′ W to Lat. 66°12′15′′ N, long. 

154°10′06′′ W to Lat. 66°10′03′′ N, long. 

154°03′03′′ W to Lat. 66°07′23′′ N, long. 

154°08′18′′ W to the point on the 3.8-mile 

radius 1.8 miles east of the 14° bearing. 

Issued in Seattle, Washington, on January 

11, 2021. 

Byron Chew, 

Acting Group Manager, Operations Support 

Group, Western Service Center. 

[FR Doc. 2021–00835 Filed 1–19–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

48 CFR Parts 852 and 873 

RIN 2900–AQ78 

VA Acquisition Regulation: Simplified 

Procedures for Health-Care Resources 

AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs. 

ACTION: Proposed rule. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Veterans 

Affairs (VA) is proposing to amend and 

update its VA Acquisition Regulation 

(VAAR) in phased increments to revise 

or remove any policy superseded by 

changes in the Federal Acquisition 

Regulation (FAR), to remove any 

procedural guidance internal to VA into 

the VA Acquisition Manual (VAAM), 

and to incorporate any new agency 

specific regulations or policies. These 

changes seek to streamline and align the 

VAAR with the FAR and remove 

outdated and duplicative requirements 

and reduce burden on contractors. The 

VAAM incorporates portions of the 

removed VAAR as well as other internal 

agency acquisition policy. VA will 

rewrite certain parts of the VAAR and 

VAAM, and as VAAR parts are 

rewritten, will publish them in the 

Federal Register. VA will combine 

related topics, as appropriate. This 

rulemaking revises VAAR coverage 

concerning Simplified Procedures for 

Health-Care Resources as well as an 

affected part concerning Solicitation 

Provisions and Contract Clauses. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before March 22, 2021 to be 

considered in the formulation of the 

final rule. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be 

submitted through www.Regulations.gov 

or mailed to Mr. Rafael Taylor, 

(003A2A), Department of Veterans 

Affairs, Procurement Policy and 

Warrant Management Services, 425 I 

Street NW, Room 1064, Washington, DC 

20001. Comments should indicate that 

they are submitted in response to ‘‘RIN 

2900–AQ78—VA Acquisition 

Regulation: Simplified Procedures for 

Health-Care Resources.’’ Comments 

received will be available at 

regulations.gov for public viewing, 

inspection or copies. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Rafael Taylor, Senior Procurement 

Analyst, Procurement Policy and 

Warrant Management Services, 003A2A, 

425 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20001, 

(202) 382–2787. (This is not a toll-free 

number.) 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

This rulemaking is issued under the 

authority of the Office of Federal 

Procurement Policy (OFPP) Act which 

provides the authority for an agency 

head to issue agency acquisition 

regulations that implement or 

supplement the FAR. 

VA is proposing to revise the VAAR 

to add new policy or regulatory 

requirements and to remove any 

redundant guidance and guidance that 

is applicable only to VA’s internal 

operating processes or procedures. 

Codified acquisition regulations may be 

amended and revised only through 

rulemaking. All amendments, revisions 

and removals have been reviewed and 

concurred with by VA’s Integrated 

Product Team of agency stakeholders. 

The VAAR uses the regulatory 

structure and arrangement of the FAR 

and headings and subject areas are 

consistent with FAR content. The VAAR 

is divided into subchapters, parts (each 

of which covers a separate aspect of 

acquisition), subparts, and sections. 

The Office of Federal Procurement 

Policy Act, as codified in 41 U.S.C. 

1707, provides the authority for the 

Federal Acquisition Regulation and for 

the issuance of agency acquisition 

regulations consistent with the FAR. 

When Federal agencies acquire 

supplies and services using 

appropriated funds, the purchase is 

governed by the FAR, set forth at Title 

48 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), 

chapter 1, parts 1 through 53, and the 

agency regulations that implement and 

supplement the FAR. The VAAR is set 

forth at Title 48 CFR, chapter 8, parts 

801 to 873. 

Discussion and Analysis 

VA proposes to make the following 

changes to the VAAR in this phase of its 

revision and streamlining initiative. For 

procedural guidance cited below that is 

proposed to be deleted from the VAAR, 

each section cited for removal has been 

considered for inclusion in VA’s 

internal agency operating procedures in 

accordance with FAR 1.301(a)(2). 

Similarly, delegations of authority that 

are removed from the VAAR will be 

included in the VAAM as internal 

departmental guidance. The VAAM is 

being created in parallel with these 

revisions to the VAAR and is not subject 

to the rulemaking process as they are 

internal VA procedures and guidance. 

The VAAM will not be finalized until 

corresponding VAAR parts are finalized, 

and therefore the VAAM is not yet 

available online. 

VAAR Part 852—Solicitation 

Provisions and Contract Clauses 

We are proposing to revise the 

following provisions to make minor 

grammatical corrections and to 

capitalize all principal words in their 

titles: 852.273–70, Late Offers; 852.273– 

71, Alternative Negotiation Techniques; 

852.273–72, Alternative Evaluation; 

852.273–73, Evaluation—Health-Care 

Resources, and 852.273–74, Award 

Without Exchanges. The provisions 

852.273–71, Alternative Negotiation 

Techniques, and 852.273–73, 

Evaluation—Health-Care Resources, are 

also amended to revise the citation in 

the first sentence to read ‘‘873.110(d).’’ 

VAAR Part 873—Simplified Procedures 

for Health-Care Resources 

We propose to modify the title of part 

873 by deleting the word ‘‘Acquisition’’ 

to reflect more accurately the meaning 

of the statute (38 U.S.C. 8153). The title 

would then be ‘‘Simplified Procedures 

for Health-Care Resources.’’ This change 

avoids any misunderstanding that these 

acquisitions would be subject to FAR 

Part 13, Simplified Acquisition 

Procedures, and the corresponding part 

813 in the VAAR. 

We also propose to revise the part 873 

authorities to add 38 U.S.C. 8127–8128, 

VA’s unique authority as implemented 

under the Veterans First Contracting 

Program. 

We propose to replace the 38 U.S.C. 

501 citation with 41 U.S.C. 1702 which 

addresses the acquisition planning and 

management responsibilities of Chief 

Acquisition Officers and Senior 

Procurement Executives, to include 

implementation of unique procurement 


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