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(g) New Maintenance or Inspection Program 

Revision 

Within 90 days after the effective date of 

this AD, revise the existing maintenance or 

inspection program, as applicable, to 

incorporate the information specified in 

Airbus Canada Limited Partnership A220 

Airworthiness Limitations, BD500–3AB48– 

11400–02, Issue 011.00, dated June 18, 2020. 

The initial compliance time for doing the 

tasks is at the time specified in Airbus 

Canada Limited Partnership A220 

Airworthiness Limitations, BD500–3AB48– 

11400–02, Issue 011.00, dated June 18, 2020, 

or within 90 days after the effective date of 

this AD, whichever occurs later. 

(h) New No Alternative Actions, Intervals, or 

Critical Design Configuration Control 

Limitations (CDCCLs) 

After the existing maintenance or 

inspection program has been revised as 

required by paragraph (g) of this AD, no 

alternative actions (e.g., inspections), 

intervals, or CDCCLs may be used unless the 

actions, intervals, and CDCCLs are approved 

as an alternative method of compliance 

(AMOC) in accordance with the procedures 

specified in paragraph (i)(1) of this AD. 

(i) Other FAA AD Provisions 

The following provisions also apply to this 

AD: 

(1) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs): The Manager, New York 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 

responsible Flight Standards Office, as 

appropriate. If sending information directly 

to the manager of the certification office, 

send it to ATTN: Program Manager, 

Continuing Operational Safety, FAA, New 

York ACO Branch, 1600 Stewart Avenue, 

Suite 410, Westbury, NY 11590; telephone 

516–228–7300; fax 516–794–5531. Before 

using any approved AMOC, notify your 

appropriate principal inspector, or lacking a 

principal inspector, the manager of the 

responsible Flight Standards 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, New York ACO Branch, 

FAA; or Transport Canada Civil Aviation 

(TCCA); or Airbus Canada Limited 

Partnership’s TCCA Design Approval 

Organization (DAO). If approved by the DAO, 

the approval must include the DAOauthorized signature. 

(j) Related Information 

(1) Refer to Mandatory Continuing 

Airworthiness Information (MCAI) TCCA AD 

CF–2020–25, dated July 16, 2020, for related 

information. This MCAI may be found in the 

AD docket on the internet at https://

www.regulations.gov by searching for and 

locating Docket No. FAA–2020–1110. 

(2) For more information about this AD, 

contact Andrea Jimenez, Aerospace Engineer, 

Airframe and Propulsion Section, FAA, New 

York ACO Branch, 1600 Stewart Avenue, 

Suite 410, Westbury, NY 11590; telephone: 

516–228–7330; fax: 516–794–5531; email: 9- 

avs-nyaco-cos@faa.gov. 

(k) Material Incorporated by Reference 

(1) The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

(IBR) of the service information listed in this 

paragraph under 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR 

part 51. 

(2) You must use this service information 

as applicable to do the actions required by 

this AD, unless this AD specifies otherwise. 

(i) Airbus Canada Limited Partnership 

A220 Airworthiness Limitations, BD500– 

3AB48–11400–02, Issue 011.00, dated June 

18, 2020. 

(ii) [Reserved] 

(3) For service information identified in 

this AD, contact Airbus Canada Limited 

Partnership, 13100 Henri-Fabre Boulevard, 

Mirabel, Que ́bec, J7N 3C6, Canada; telephone 

450–476–7676; email a220_crc@abc.airbus; 

internet http://a220world.airbus.com. 

(4) You may view this 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. 

(5) You may view this service information 

that is incorporated by reference at the 

National Archives and Records 

Administration (NARA). For information on 

the availability of this material at NARA, 

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

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

Issued on February 4, 2021. 

Gaetano A. Sciortino, 

Deputy Director for Strategic Initiatives, 

Compliance & Airworthiness Division, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2021–03578 Filed 2–22–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2020–0892; Airspace 

Docket No. 20–AWP–40] 

RIN 2120–AA66 

Revocation and Amendment of Class E 

airspace; Bucholz Army Airfield 

Kwajalein Atoll, Republic of the 

Marshall Islands 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This action removes the Class 

E airspace designated as an extension to 

the Class D airspace and amends the 

Class E airspace extending upward from 

700 and 1200 feet AGL at Bucholz AAF, 

Kwajalein Atoll, Republic of the 

Marshall Islands. The Class E airspace 

extending upward from 700 feet is 

amended to ensure it does not extend 

beyond 12 nautical miles from the outer 

shoreline of the Atoll into international 

airspace. 

DATES: Effective 0901 UTC, April 22, 

2021. The Director of the Federal 

Register approves this incorporation by 

reference action under Title 1 Code of 

Federal Regulations part 51, subject to 

the annual revision of FAA Order 

7400.11and publication of conforming 

amendments. 

ADDRESSES: 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, 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: 

federal.legal@nara.gov, or go to https:// 

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

ibr-locations.html. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Christopher McMullin, Rules and 

Regulations Group, Office of Policy, 

Federal Aviation Administration, 800 

Independence Avenue SW, Washington, 

DC 20591; telephone: (202) 267–8783. 

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 the 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 

modify the route structure as necessary 

to preserve the safe and efficient flow of 

air traffic within the National Airspace 

System. 

History 

The FAA published a notice of 

proposed rulemaking for Docket No. 

FAA–2020–0892 in the Federal Register 

(85 FR 67317; October 22, 2020) 

removing the Class E airspace 

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designated as an extension to the Class 

D and modifying the Class E airspace 

extending upward from 700 feet AGL at 

Bucholz AAF, Kwajalein Island. 

Interested parties were invited to 

participate in this rulemaking effort by 

submitting written comments on the 

proposal. No comments were received. 

Class E airspace designations are 

published in paragraph 6004 and 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 Class E 

airspace designations listed in this 

document will be published 

subsequently in the order. 

Availability and Summary of 

Documents for Incorporation by 

Reference 

This document amends 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 Rule 

The FAA is amending 14 CFR part 71 

by removing the Class E airspace 

designated as an extension to the Class 

D and modifying the Class E airspace 

extending upward from 700 feet AGL at 

Bucholz AAF, Kwajalein Island. 

The FAA removes the Class E4 

airspace as aircraft using the published 

approaches do not descend below 1,000 

feet more than 2 miles outside the 

Bucholtz AAF Class D surface area. 

Thus, the airspace does not meet the 

requirements for a Class E airspace area 

designated as an extension to a Class D. 

In addition, the FAA amends the 

Class E airspace extending upward from 

700 feet above the surface of the earth 

by removing that airspace extending 

upward from 1,200 feet AGL within a 

100-mile radius of the airport and 

adding language to exclude anything 

beyond the U.S. Territorial Zone. 

Class E Airspace Areas Designated as 

an extension to a Class D or Class E 

Surface Area, and Class E Airspace 

Areas Extending Upward from 700 feet 

or More Above the Surface of the Earth 

are published in section 6004, and 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 Airspace listed in this 

document will be subsequently 

published in the Order. FAA Order 

7400.11, Airspace Designations and 

Reporting Points, is published yearly 

and effective on September 15. 

ICAO Considerations 

As part of this action relates to 

navigable airspace outside the United 

States, this notice is submitted in 

accordance with the International Civil 

Aviation Organization (ICAO) 

International Standards and 

Recommended Practices. The 

application of International Standards 

and Recommended Practices by the 

FAA, Office of System Operations 

Airspace and AIM, Airspace & Rules, in 

areas outside the United States domestic 

airspace, is governed by the Convention 

on International Civil Aviation. 

Specifically, the FAA is governed by 

Article 12 and Annex 11, which pertain 

to the establishment of necessary air 

navigational facilities and services to 

promote the safe, orderly, and 

expeditious flow of civil air traffic. The 

purpose of Article 12 and Annex 11 is 

to ensure that civil aircraft operations 

on international air routes are 

performed under uniform conditions. 

The International Standards and 

Recommended Practices in Annex 11 

apply to airspace under the jurisdiction 

of a contracting state, derived from 

ICAO. Annex 11 provisions apply when 

air traffic services are provided and a 

contracting state accepts the 

responsibility of providing air traffic 

services over high seas or in airspace of 

undetermined sovereignty. A 

contracting state accepting this 

responsibility may apply the 

International Standards and 

Recommended Practices that are 

consistent with standards and practices 

utilized in its domestic jurisdiction. 

In accordance with Article 3 of the 

convention, state-owned aircraft are 

exempt from the Standards and 

Recommended Practices of Annex 11. 

The United States is a contracting state 

to the Convention. Article 3(d) of the 

Convention provides that participating 

state aircraft will be operated in 

international airspace with due regard 

for the safety of civil aircraft. 

Regulatory Notices and Analyses 

The FAA has determined that this 

proposed regulation only involves an 

established body of technical 

regulations for which frequent and 

routine amendments are necessary to 

keep them operationally current. It, 

therefore: (1) Is not a ‘‘significant 

regulatory action’’ under Executive 

Order 12866; (2) is not a ‘‘significant 

rule’’ under Department of 

Transportation (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 proposed rule, when 

promulgated, will not have a significant 

economic impact on a substantial 

number of small entities under the 

criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act. 

Environmental Review 

The FAA has determined that this 

airspace action of removing the Class E 

airspace designated as an extension to 

the Class D and modifying the Class E 

airspace extending upward from 700 

feet AGL at Bucholz AAF, Kwajalein 

Island qualifies for categorical exclusion 

under the National Environmental 

Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and 

its implementing regulations at 40 CFR 

part 1500, and in accordance with FAA 

Order 1050.1F, Environmental Impacts: 

Policies and Procedures, paragraph 5– 

6.5a, which categorically excludes from 

further environmental impact review 

rulemaking actions that designate or 

modify classes of airspace areas, 

airways, routes, and reporting points 

(see 14 CFR part 71, Designation of 

Class A, B, C, D, and E Airspace Areas; 

Air Traffic Service Routes; and 

Reporting Points). As such, this action 

is not expected to result in any 

potentially significant environmental 

impacts. In accordance with FAA Order 

1050.1F, paragraph 5–2 regarding 

Extraordinary Circumstances, the FAA 

has reviewed this action for factors and 

circumstances in which a normally 

categorically excluded action may have 

a significant environmental impact 

requiring further analysis. The FAA has 

determined that no extraordinary 

circumstances exist that warrant 

preparation of an environmental 

assessment or environmental impact 

study. 

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71 

Airspace, Incorporation by reference, 

Navigation (air). 

The Proposed Amendment 

In consideration of the foregoing, 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 part 71 

continues to read as follows: 

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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 6004 Class E Airspace Areas 

Designated as an Extension to a Class D or 

Class E Surface Area. 

* * * * * 

AWP RM E4 Kwajalein Island, Marshall 

Islands, RMI [Removed] 

Bucholz AAF (Kwajalein KMR) (ATOLL), 

Kwajalein Island 

(Lat. 08°43′12′′ N, long. 167°43′54′′ E) 

* * * * * 

Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas 

Extending Upward From 700 Feet or More 

Above the Surface of the Earth. 

* * * * * 

AWP RM E5 Kwajalein Island, Marshall 

Islands, RMI [Amended] 

Bucholz AAF (Kwajalein KMR) (ATOLL), 

Kwajalein Island 

(Lat. 08°43′12′′ N, long. 167°43′54′′ E) 

That airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface of the earth within a 

12-mile radius of Bucholz AAF (Kwajalein 

KMR) (ATOLL), excluding that airspace that 

extends beyond 12 miles from and parallel to 

the Kwajalein outer shoreline. 

* * * * * 

Issued in Washington, DC, on January 27, 

2021. 

George Gonzalez, 

Acting Manager, Rules and Regulations 

Group. 

[FR Doc. 2021–02065 Filed 2–22–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2020–1016; Airspace 

Docket No. 20–ASW–9] 

RIN 2120–AA66 

Amendment of Class E Airspace; 

Dumas, AR 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This action amends Class E 

airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface at Billy Free 

Municipal Airport, Dumas, AR. This 

action is the result of airspace reviews 

caused by the decommissioning of the 

Monticello very high frequency 

omnidirectional range (VOR) 

navigational aid as part of the VOR 

Minimum Operational Network (MON) 

Program. 

DATES: Effective 0901 UTC, April 22, 

2021. The Director of the Federal 

Register approves this incorporation by 

reference action under Title 1 Code of 

Federal Regulations part 51, subject to 

the annual revision of FAA Order 

7400.11 and publication of conforming 

amendments. 

ADDRESSES: FAA Order 7400.11E, 

Airspace Designations and Reporting 

Points, and subsequent amendments can 

be viewed online at http://www.faa.gov/ 

air_traffic/publications/. For further 

information, you can contact the 

Airspace Policy Group, Federal Aviation 

Administration, 800 Independence 

Avenue SW, Washington, DC 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 Ave., 

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 amends 

Class E airspace extending upward from 

700 feet above the surface at Billy Free 

Municipal Airport, Dumas, AR, to 

support instrument flight rule 

operations at this airport. 

History 

The FAA published a notice of 

proposed rulemaking in the Federal 

Register (85 FR 73655, November 19, 

2020) for Docket No. FAA–2020–1016 to 

amend Class E airspace extending 

upward from 700 feet above the surface 

at Billy Free Municipal Airport, Dumas, 

AR, by removing the Monticello VOR 

and associated extension from the 

airspace legal description; and removing 

the city associated with the airport to 

comply with changes to FAA Order 

7400.2M, Procedures for Handling 

Airspace Matters. 

Interested parties were invited to 

participate in this rulemaking effort by 

submitting written comments on the 

proposal to the FAA. No comments 

were received. 

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 E airspace designations 

listed in this document will be 

published subsequently in the Order. 

Availability and Summary of 

Documents for Incorporation by 

Reference 

This document amends 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 routes, and reporting points. 

The Rule 

The FAA is amending 14 CFR part 71 

by modifying the Class E airspace 

extending upward from 700 feet above 

the surface at Billy Free Municipal 

Airport, Dumas, AR, by removing the 

Monticello VOR and associated 

extension from the airspace legal 

description; and removing the city 

associated with the airport to comply 

with changes to FAA Order 7400.2M, 

Procedures for Handling Airspace 

Matters. These changes are necessary for 

continued safety and management of 

IFR operations in the area. 

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. 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