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specified in paragraphs (j)(1), (j)(2), and (j)(3) 

of this AD, replace the THSA with a 

serviceable unit, in accordance with the 

Accomplishment Instructions of Airbus 

Service Bulletin A300–27–6070, dated 

February 17, 2015; or Airbus Service Bulletin 

A310–27–2106, dated February 17, 2015, as 

applicable. 

(j) Compliance Dates and THSA Flight Cycle 

Limits 

Paragraphs (j)(1), (j)(2), and (j)(3) of this AD 

specify compliance dates and THSA flight 

cycle limits for accomplishing the actions 

required by paragraphs (h) and (i) of this AD. 

(1) As of 30 days after the effective date of 

this AD: The affected THSA flight-cycle limit 

is 30,000 flight cycles since first installation 

of the THSA on an airplane, or since last 

NBB replacement, whichever is later. 

(2) As of February 1, 2017: The affected 

THSA flight-cycle limit is 20,000 flight cycles 

since first installation of the THSA on an 

airplane, or since last NBB replacement, 

whichever is later. 

(3) As of February 1, 2018: The affected 

THSA flight-cycle limit is 14,600 flight cycles 

since first installation of the THSA on an 

airplane, or since last NBB replacement, 

whichever is later. 

(k) Serviceable THSA Definition 

For the purpose of this AD, a serviceable 

THSA is a unit identified in paragraph (k)(1) 

or (k)(2) of this AD. 

(1) A THSA identified in paragraph (g) of 

this AD that, as of each date specified in 

paragraphs (j)(1), (j)(2), and (j)(3) of this AD, 

has not exceeded the flight cycle limits 

specified in paragraphs (j)(1), (j)(2), and (j)(3) 

of this AD since first installation of the THSA 

on an airplane, or since the last NBB disk 

replacement, whichever is later. 

(2) A THSA with a different part number 

(e.g., a THSA that is not identified in 

paragraph (g) of this AD) that is not affected 

by the requirements of this AD. 

(l) THSA Replacements 

As of each date and before exceeding the 

flight cycle limit corresponding to each date 

specified in paragraphs (j)(1), (j)(2), and (j)(3) 

of this AD: Replace each affected THSA with 

a serviceable unit, in accordance with the 

Accomplishment Instructions of Airbus 

Service Bulletin A300–27–6070, dated 

February 17, 2015; or Airbus Service Bulletin 

A310–27–2106, dated February 17, 2015. 

(m) Parts Installation Limitation 

Before each date specified in paragraphs 

(j)(1), (j)(2), and (j)(3) of this AD, an operator 

may install an affected THSA on an airplane, 

provided that the unit has not exceeded the 

corresponding number of flight cycles 

specified in paragraphs (j)(1), (j)(2), and (j)(3) 

of this AD, since first installation on an 

airplane, or since last NBB replacement, 

whichever occurred later. 

(n) Other FAA AD Provisions 

The following provisions also apply to this 

AD: 

(1) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs): The Manager, International 

Branch, ANM–116, Transport Airplane 

Directorate, 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 International Branch, send it to Dan 

Rodina, Aerospace Engineer, International 

Branch, ANM–116, Transport Airplane 

Directorate, FAA, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., 

Renton, WA 98057–3356; telephone: 425– 

227–2125; fax: 425–227–1149. Information 

may be emailed to: 9-ANM-116-AMOCREQUESTS@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. The AMOC approval letter 

must specifically reference this AD. 

(2) Contacting the Manufacturer: For any 

requirement in this AD to obtain corrective 

actions from a manufacturer, the action must 

be accomplished using a method approved 

by the Manager, International Branch, ANM– 

116, Transport Airplane Directorate, FAA; or 

the European Aviation Safety Agency 

(EASA); or Airbus’s EASA Design 

Organization Approval (DOA). If approved by 

the DOA, the approval must include the 

DOA-authorized signature. 

(3) Required for Compliance (RC): If any 

service information contains procedures or 

tests that are identified as RC, those 

procedures and tests must be done to comply 

with this AD; any procedures or tests that are 

not identified as RC are recommended. Those 

procedures and tests that are not identified 

as RC may be deviated from using accepted 

methods in accordance with the operator’s 

maintenance or inspection program without 

obtaining approval of an AMOC, provided 

the procedures and tests identified as RC can 

be done and the airplane can be put back in 

an airworthy condition. Any substitutions or 

changes to procedures or tests identified as 

RC require approval of an AMOC. 

(o) Related Information 

(1) Refer to Mandatory Continuing 

Airworthiness Information (MCAI) EASA AD 

2015–0081, dated May 7, 2015, for related 

information. This MCAI may be found in the 

AD docket on the Internet at http://

www.regulations.gov by searching for and 

locating Docket No. FAA–2016–3993. 

(2) For service information identified in 

this AD, contact Airbus SAS, Airworthiness 

Office—EAW, 1 Rond Point Maurice 

Bellonte, 31707 Blagnac Cedex, France; 

telephone: +33 5 61 93 36 96; fax: +33 5 61 

93 44 51; email: account.airworth-eas@

airbus.com; Internet http://www.airbus.com. 

You may view this service information at the 

FAA, Transport Airplane Directorate, 1601 

Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA. For 

information on the availability of this 

material at the FAA, call 425–227–1221. 

Issued in Renton, Washington, on February 

24, 2016. 

Dionne Palermo, 

Acting Manager, Transport Airplane 

Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2016–04562 Filed 3–4–16; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2015–3085; Airspace 

Docket No. 15–ASW–2] 

Proposed Amendment of Class E 

Airspace; Little Rock, AR 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: This action proposes to 

amend Class E airspace at Little Rock 

Air Force Base (AFB), Little Rock, AR. 

Airspace reconfiguration is necessary 

due to closure of the air traffic control 

tower and associated approaches at 

Dennis F. Cantrell Field, Conway, AR. 

Dennis F. Cantrell Field would be 

removed from the airspace designation 

and legal description as it is no longer 

needed to describe the boundaries of 

Little Rock AFB. The FAA is proposing 

this action for continued safety within 

the National Airspace System (NAS). 

Additionally, the geographic 

coordinates for Little Rock AFB and 

Saline County Airport, Benton, AR, 

would be adjusted. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before April 21, 2016. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments on this 

proposal to the U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations, M– 

30, West Building Ground Floor, Room 

W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., 

Washington, DC 20590; telephone (202) 

366–9826. You must identify FAA 

Docket No. FAA–2015–3085; Airspace 

Docket No. 15–ASW–2, at the beginning 

of your comments. You may also submit 

comments through the Internet at 

http://www.regulations.gov. You may 

review the public docket containing the 

proposal, any comments received, and 

any final disposition in person in the 

Dockets Office between 9:00 a.m. and 

5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

except Federal holidays. The Docket 

Office (telephone 1–800–647–5527), is 

on the ground floor of the building at 

the above address. 

FAA Order 7400.9Z, 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 

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Administration (NARA). For 

information on the availability of FAA 

Order 7400.9Z at NARA, call 202–741– 

6030, or go to http://www.archives.gov/ 

federal_register/code_of_federalregulations/ibr_locations.html. 

FAA Order 7400.9, Airspace 

Designations and Reporting Points, is 

published yearly and effective on 

September 15. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Rebecca Shelby, Central Service Center, 

Operations Support Group, Federal 

Aviation Administration, Southwest 

Region, 10101 Hillwood Parkway, Fort 

Worth, TX 76177; telephone: 817–222– 

5857. 

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 controlled airspace at Little Rock 

AFB, Little Rock, AR. 

Comments Invited 

Interested parties are invited to 

participate in this proposed rulemaking 

by submitting such written data, views, 

or arguments, as they may desire. 

Comments that provide the factual basis 

supporting the views and suggestions 

presented are particularly helpful in 

developing reasoned regulatory 

decisions on the proposal. Comments 

are specifically invited on the overall 

regulatory, aeronautical, economic, 

environmental, and energy-related 

aspects of the proposal. 

Communications should identify both 

docket numbers and be submitted in 

triplicate to the address listed above. 

Commenters wishing the FAA to 

acknowledge receipt of their comments 

on this notice must submit with those 

comments a self-addressed, stamped 

postcard on which the following 

statement is made: ‘‘Comments to 

Docket No. FAA–2015–3085/Airspace 

Docket No. 15–ASW–2.’’ The postcard 

will be date/time stamped and returned 

to the commenter. 

Availability of NPRMs 

An electronic copy of this document 

may be downloaded through the 

Internet at http://www.regulations.gov. 

Recently published rulemaking 

documents can also be accessed through 

the FAA’s Web page at http://

www.faa.gov/airports_airtraffic/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 Central 

Service Center, 10101 Hillwood 

Parkway, Fort Worth, TX 76177. 

Persons interested in being placed on 

a mailing list for future NPRMs should 

contact the FAA’s Office of Rulemaking, 

(202) 267–9677, for a copy of Advisory 

Circular No. 11–2A, Notice of Proposed 

Rulemaking Distribution System, which 

describes the application procedure. 

Availability and Summary of 

Documents Proposed for Incorporation 

by Reference 

This document would amend FAA 

Order 7400.9Z, Airspace Designations 

and Reporting Points, dated August 6, 

2015, and effective September 15, 2015. 

FAA Order 7400.9Z is publicly available 

as listed in the ADDRESSES section of this 

document. FAA Order 7400.9Z lists 

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

air traffic service routes, and reporting 

points. 

The Proposal 

The FAA is proposing an amendment 

to Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations 

(14 CFR) Part 71 by amending the Class 

E airspace area at Little Rock Air Force 

Base (AFB), AR. The air traffic control 

tower at Dennis F. Cantrell Field, 

Conway, AR, has closed, and 

approaches cancelled. This action 

would remove Dennis F. Cantrell Field, 

from the airspace designation and 

description for Little Rock AFB, as they 

are no longer needed to define its 

boundaries. Additionally, geographic 

coordinates for Little Rock AFB, would 

be changed from (lat. 34°54′59′′ N., long. 

92°08′47′′ W.) to (lat. 34°55′03′′ N., long. 

92°08′42′′ W.) and Saline County 

Airport, Benton, AR, coordinates would 

be changed from (lat. 34°33′23′′ N., long. 

92°36′25′′ W.) to (lat. 34°35′25′′ N., long. 

92°28′46′′ W.). These minor adjustments 

would reflect the current information in 

the FAA’s aeronautical database. 

Class E airspace designations are 

published in paragraph 6005 of FAA 

Order 7400.9Z, dated August 6, 2015, 

and effective September 15, 2015, 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. 

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 71.1 of FAA Order 7400.9Z, 

Airspace Designations and Reporting 

Points, dated August 6, 2015, and 

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effective September 15, 2015, is 

amended as follows: 

Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas 

Extending Upward From 700 Feet or More 

Above the Surface of the Earth. 

* * * * * 

ASW AR E5 Little Rock, AR [Amended] 

Little Rock AFB, AR 

(Lat. 34°55′03′′ N., long. 92°08′42′′ W.) 

Little Rock, Adams Field, AR 

(Lat. 34°43′46′′ N., long. 92°13′29′′ W.) 

Benton, Saline County Airport, AR 

(Lat. 34°35′25′′ N., long. 92°28′46′′ W.) 

That airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface bounded within a 20- 

mile radius of Little Rock AFB, and within 

a 22-mile radius of Adams Field Airport and 

within a 6.3-mile radius of Saline County 

Airport. 

Issued in Fort Worth, TX, on February 17, 

2016. 

Walter Tweedy, 

Acting Manager, Operations Support Group 

Central Service Center. 

[FR Doc. 2016–04742 Filed 3–4–16; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2016–3193; Airspace 

Docket No. 15–AAL–3] 

RIN 2120–AA66 

Proposed Modification of Federal 

Airway V–506; Kotzebue, AK 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: This action proposes to 

modify Alaskan VOR Federal airway V– 

506 by lowering the floor of class E 

controlled airspace due to the 

establishment of a lower global 

navigation satellite system (GNSS) 

minimum enroute altitude (MEA). This 

action would allow maximum use of the 

airspace. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before April 21, 2016. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments on this 

proposal to the U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations, M– 

30, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., West 

Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 

Washington, DC 20590–0001; telephone: 

(202) 366–9826. You must identify FAA 

Docket No. FAA–2016–3193 and 

Airspace Docket No. 15–AAL–3 at the 

beginning of your comments. You may 

also submit comments through the 

Internet at http://www.regulations.gov. 

You may review the public docket 

containing the proposal, any comments 

received, and any final disposition in 

person in the Dockets Office between 

9:00a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through 

Friday, except Federal holidays. The 

Docket Office (telephone 1–800–647– 

5527), is on the ground floor of the 

building at the above address. 

FAA Order 7400.9Z, 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 7400.9Z at NARA, call (202) 741– 

6030, or go to http://www.archives.gov/ 

federal_register/code_of_federalregulations/ibr_locations.html. 

FAA Order 7400.9, Airspace 

Designations and Reporting Points, is 

published yearly and effective on 

September 15. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jason Stahl, Airspace Policy Group, 

Office of Airspace Services, 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 in the 

western U.S. to preserve the safe and 

efficient flow of air traffic within the 

National Airspace System. 

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 (FAA Docket No. FAA– 

2016–3193 and Airspace Docket No. 15– 

AAL–3) and be submitted in triplicate to 

the Docket Management Facility (see 

ADDRESSES section for address and 

phone number). You may also submit 

comments through the Internet at http:// 

www.regulations.gov. 

Commenters 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–2016–3193 and 

Airspace Docket No. 15–AAL–3.’’ The 

postcard will be date/time stamped and 

returned to the commenter. 

All communications received on or 

before the specified comment closing 

date will be considered before taking 

action on the proposed rule. The 

proposal contained in this action may 

be changed in light of 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 http://www.regulations.gov. 

You may review the public docket 

containing the proposal, any comments 

received and any final disposition in 

person in the Dockets Office (see 

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 during 

normal business hours at the office of 

the Western Service Center, Operations 

Support Group, Federal Aviation 

Administration, 1601 Lind Ave SW., 

Renton, WA 98057. 

Persons interested in being placed on 

a mailing list for future NPRMs should 

contact the FAA’s Office of Rulemaking, 

(202) 267–9677, for a copy of Advisory 

Circular No. 11–2A, Notice of Proposed 

Rulemaking Distribution System, which 

describes the application procedure. 

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