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detail the scope of the Agency’s 

authority. 

We are 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 

This AD will not have federalism 

implications under Executive Order 

13132. This AD will 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 that this AD: 

(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); 

(3) Will not affect intrastate aviation 

in Alaska to the extent that it justifies 

making a regulatory distinction; and 

(4) 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. 

We prepared an economic evaluation 

of the estimated costs to comply with 

this AD and placed it in the AD docket. 

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39 

Air transportation, Aircraft, Aviation 

safety, Incorporation by reference, 

Safety. 

Adoption of the Amendment 

Accordingly, under the authority 

delegated to me by the Administrator, 

the FAA amends 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 (AD): 

2016–01–19 MD Helicopters Inc.: 

Amendment 39–18379; Docket No. 

FAA–2015–1998; Directorate Identifier 

2014–SW–035–AD. 

(a) Applicability 

This AD applies to MD Helicopters Inc. 

(MDHI) Model 500N with a rotating cone 

assembly part number (P/N) 500N3740–81 

installed, and Model 600N helicopters with 

a rotating cone assembly P/N 500N3740–71 

installed, certificated in any category. 

(b) Unsafe Condition 

This AD defines the unsafe condition as a 

rotating cone assembly remaining in service 

beyond its fatigue life. This condition could 

result in failure of the rotating cone assembly 

and loss of control of the helicopter. 

(c) Effective Date 

This AD becomes effective February 25, 

2016. 

(d) Compliance 

You are responsible for performing each 

action required by this AD within the 

specified compliance time unless it has 

already been accomplished prior to that time. 

(e) Required Actions 

(1) Within 1 year or at the next annual 

inspection, whichever comes later: 

(i) Create a component history card or 

equivalent record for each rotating cone 

assembly, P/N 500N3740–81 and P/N 

500N3740–71, and record a life limit of 

10,000 hours time-in-service (TIS). 

(ii) Revise the Airworthiness Limitations 

Section of the applicable maintenance 

manual or Instructions for Continued 

Airworthiness by establishing a new 

retirement life of 10,000 hours TIS for each 

rotating cone assembly, P/N 500N3740–81 

and P/N 500N3740–71, by making pen-andink changes or by inserting a copy of this AD 

into the Airworthiness Limitations Section of 

the maintenance manual or the Instructions 

for Continued Airworthiness. 

(iii) Remove from service any rotating cone 

assembly, P/N 500N3740–81 and P/N 

500N3740–71, that has 10,000 or more hours 

TIS. 

(2) Do not install a rotating cone assembly, 

P/N 500N3740–81 or P/N 500N3740–71, on 

any helicopter unless you have complied 

with the requirements of this AD. 

(f) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs) 

(1) The Manager, Los Angeles Aircraft 

Certification Office, FAA, may approve 

AMOCs for this AD. Send your proposal to: 

Galib Abumeri, Aerospace Engineer, Los 

Angeles Aircraft Certification Office, 

Transport Airplane Directorate, FAA, 3960 

Paramount Blvd., Lakewood, California 

90712, telephone 562–627–5324; email 9- 

ANM-LAACO–AMOC-REQUESTS@faa.gov. 

(2) For operations conducted under a 14 

CFR part 119 operating certificate or under 

14 CFR part 91, subpart K, we suggest that 

you notify your principal inspector, or 

lacking a principal inspector, the manager of 

the local flight standards district office or 

certificate holding district office before 

operating any aircraft complying with this 

AD through an AMOC. 

(g) Additional Information 

MD Helicopters Inc. Service Bulletin 

SB500N–046/SB600N–054, dated July 9, 

2012, which is not incorporated by reference, 

contains additional information about the 

subject of this AD. For service information 

identified in this AD, contact MD 

Helicopters, Inc., Attn: Customer Support 

Division, 4555 E. McDowell Rd., Mail Stop 

M615, Mesa, AZ 85215–9734; telephone 1– 

800–388–3378; fax 480–346–6813; or at 

http://www.mdhelicopters.com. You may 

review a copy of this service information at 

the FAA, Office of the Regional Counsel, 

Southwest Region, 10101 Hillwood Pkwy, 

Room 6N–321, Fort Worth, TX 76177. 

(h) Subject 

Joint Aircraft Service Component (JASC) 

Code: 5302, Rotorcraft Tail Boom. 

Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, on January 8, 

2016. 

Lance T. Gant, 

Manager, Rotorcraft Directorate, Aircraft 

Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2016–00945 Filed 1–20–16; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2015–2967; Directorate 

Identifier 2014–NM–072–AD; Amendment 

39–18376; AD 2016–01–16] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Dassault 

Aviation Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: We are superseding 

Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2002–23– 

20, for certain Dassault Aviation Model 

FALCON 900EX and MYSTEREFALCON 900 airplanes. AD 2002–23–20 

required repetitive operational tests of 

the flap asymmetry detection system to 

verify proper functioning, and repair if 

necessary; repetitive replacement of the 

inboard flap jackscrews with new or 

reconditioned jackscrews; and repetitive 

measurement of the screw/nut play of 

the jackscrews on the inboard and 

outboard flaps to detect discrepancies, 

and corrective action if necessary. AD 

2002–23–20 also required a revision of 

the airplane flight manual. Since we 

issued AD 2002–23–20, the 

maintenance manual has been revised. 

This AD requires revising the 

maintenance or inspection program, as 

applicable, to include the maintenance 

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specified in the Airworthiness 

Limitations section of the airplane 

maintenance manual. This AD also 

removes the Model FALCON 900EX 

airplanes from the applicability. We are 

issuing this AD to prevent reduced 

structural integrity of the airplane. 

DATES: This AD becomes effective 

February 25, 2016. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of a certain publication listed in this AD 

as of February 25, 2016. 

ADDRESSES: You may examine the AD 

docket on the Internet at http://

www.regulations.gov/#!docket

Detail;015-2967; or in person at the 

Docket Management Facility, U.S. 

Department of Transportation, Docket 

Operations, M–30, West Building 

Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, 

DC. 

For service information identified in 

this AD, contact Dassault Falcon Jet 

Corporation, Teterboro Airport, P.O. 

Box 2000, South Hackensack, NJ 07606; 

telephone 201–440–6700; Internet 

http://www.dassaultfalcon.com. You 

may view this referenced 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.It is also 

available on the Internet at http://

www.regulations.gov by searching for 

and locating Docket No. FAA–2015– 

2967. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tom 

Rodriguez, Aerospace Engineer, 

International Branch, ANM–116, 

Transport Airplane Directorate, FAA, 

1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA 

98057–3356; telephone 425–227–1137; 

fax 425–227–1149. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Discussion 

We issued a notice of proposed 

rulemaking (NPRM) to amend 14 CFR 

part 39 to supersede AD 2002–23–20, 

Amendment 39–12964 (67 FR 71098, 

November 29, 2002); corrected May 4, 

2010 (75 FR 23579). AD 2002–23–20 

applied to certain Dassault Aviation 

Model FALCON 900EX and MYSTERE– 

FALCON 900 airplanes. 

The NPRM published in the Federal 

Register on August 3, 2015 (80 FR 

45902). The NPRM was prompted by a 

revision to the maintenance manual. 

The NPRM proposed to require revising 

the maintenance or inspection program, 

as applicable, to include the 

maintenance tasks and airworthiness 

limitations specified in the 

Airworthiness Limitations section of the 

airplane maintenance manual. The 

NPRM also proposed to remove the 

Model FALCON 900EX airplanes from 

the applicability of the existing AD. We 

are issuing this AD to prevent reduced 

structural integrity of the airplane. 

The European Aviation Safety Agency 

(EASA), which is the Technical Agent 

for the Member States of the European 

Union, has issued EASA Airworthiness 

Directive 2013–0053, dated March 4, 

2013 (referred to after this as the 

Mandatory Continuing Airworthiness 

Information, or ‘‘the MCAI’’), to correct 

an unsafe condition for all MYSTEREFALCON 900 airplanes. The MCAI 

states: 

The airworthiness limitations and 

maintenance requirements for the Myste`re 

-Falcon 900 type design are included in 

Aircraft Maintenance Manual (AMM) chapter 

5–40 and are approved by the European 

Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). EASA 

issued AD 2008–0221 [http://

ad.easa.europa.eu/blob/easa_ad_2008_0221_

Corrected.pdf/AD_2008-0221_1] to require 

accomplishment of the maintenance tasks, 

and implementation of the airworthiness 

limitations, as specified in Dassault Aviation 

F900 AMM chapter 5–40 referenced DGT 

113873 at revision 16. 

Since that [EASA] AD was issued, Dassault 

Aviation issued revision 20 of F900 AMM 

chapter 5–40 which contains new or more 

restrictive maintenance requirements and/or 

airworthiness limitations and introduces, 

among others, the following changes: 

—Tasks renumbering; 

—Introduction of a Corrosion Prevention 

Control Program (CPCP); 

—Upgrade of screwjack of flap actuators from 

the older to the latest –3 version; 

—Revised Time Between Overhaul for 

screwjack of flap actuators –3 version; 

—Revised interval for checking the screw/nut 

play on screwjack of flap actuators –3 

version; 

—Removal of calendar limit for checking the 

screw/nut play on screwjack of external 

flap actuators –1 and –2 versions; 

—Removal of service life limit for screwjack 

of flap actuators; 

—Test of flap asymmetry protection system. 

Compliance with this test is required by [a 

certain AD] * * *, but F900 AMM chapter 

5–40 at revision 20 introduces an extended 

inspection interval; 

—Inspection procedures of fuselage and 

wings; 

—Check of overpressure tightness on 

pressurization control regulating valves. 

Compliance with this check is required by 

EASA AD 2008–0072 [http://

ad.easa.europa.eu/blob/easa_ad_2008_

0072.pdf/AD_2008-0072_1] [which 

corresponds to FAA AD 2010–26–05, 

Amendment 39–16544 (75 FR 79952, 

December 21, 2010], but F900 AMM 

chapter 5–40 at revision 20 introduces an 

extended inspection interval; 

—Check of overpressure relief valve vacuum 

supply lines. 

The maintenance tasks and airworthiness 

limitations, as specified in the F900 AMM 

chapter 5–40, have been identified as 

mandatory actions for continued 

airworthiness of the F900 type design. 

Failure to comply with AMM chapter 5–40 

at revision 20 may result in an unsafe 

condition [reduced structural integrity of the 

airplane]. 

For the reasons described above, this 

[EASA] AD requires the implementation of 

the maintenance tasks and airworthiness 

limitations, as specified in the Dassault 

Aviation F900 AMM chapter 5–40 DGT 

113873 at revision 20. 

You may examine the MCAI in the 

AD docket on the Internet at http://

www.regulations.gov/#!document

Detail;D=FAA-2015-2967-0002. 

Comments 

We gave the public the opportunity to 

participate in developing this AD. We 

received no comments on the NPRM (80 

FR 45902, August 3, 2015) or on the 

determination of the cost to the public. 

Conclusion 

We reviewed the available data and 

determined that air safety and the 

public interest require adopting this AD 

as proposed, except for minor editorial 

changes. We have determined that these 

minor changes: 

• Are consistent with the intent that 

was proposed in the NPRM (80 FR 

45902, August 3, 2015) for correcting 

the unsafe condition; and 

• Do not add any additional burden 

upon the public than was already 

proposed in the NPRM (80 FR 45902, 

August 3, 2015). 

Related Service Information Under 1 

CFR Part 51 

Dassault Aviation issued Chapter 5– 

40, Airworthiness Limitations, Revision 

20, dated October 2012, of the Dassault 

Aviation Falcon 900 Maintenance 

Manual. This service information 

describes procedures, maintenance 

tasks, and airworthiness limitations 

specified in the Airworthiness 

Limitations section of the AMM. This 

service information 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. 

Costs of Compliance 

We estimate that this AD affects 112 

airplanes of U.S. registry. We estimate 

that it will take about 1 work-hour per 

product to comply with the basic 

requirements of this AD. The average 

labor rate is $85 per work-hour. Based 

on these figures, we estimate the cost of 

this AD on U.S. operators to be $9,520, 

or $85 per product. 


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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. 

We are 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 

We determined that this AD will not 

have federalism implications under 

Executive Order 13132. This AD will 

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 that this AD: 

1. Is not a ‘‘significant regulatory 

action’’ under Executive Order 12866; 

2. Is not a ‘‘significant rule’’ under the 

DOT Regulatory Policies and Procedures 

(44 FR 11034, February 26, 1979); 

3. Will not affect intrastate aviation in 

Alaska; and 

4. 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. 

Examining the AD Docket 

You may examine the AD docket on 

the Internet at http://

www.regulations.gov/#!docket

Detail;D=FAA-2015-2967; or in person 

at the Docket Management Facility 

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

through Friday, except Federal holidays. 

The AD docket contains this AD, the 

regulatory evaluation, any comments 

received, and other information. The 

street address for the Docket Operations 

office (telephone 800–647–5527) is in 

the ADDRESSES section. 

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39 

Air transportation, Aircraft, Aviation 

safety, Incorporation by reference, 

Safety. 

Adoption of the Amendment 

Accordingly, under the authority 

delegated to me by the Administrator, 

the FAA amends 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 

removing Airworthiness Directive (AD) 

2002–23–20, Amendment 39–12964 (67 

FR 71098, November 29, 2002); 

corrected May 4, 2010 (75 FR 23579); 

and adding the following new AD: 

2016–01–16 Dassault Aviation: 

Amendment 39–18376. Docket No. 

FAA–2015–2967; Directorate Identifier 

2014–NM–072–AD. 

(a) Effective Date 

This AD becomes effective February 25, 

2016. 

(b) Affected ADs 

This AD replaces AD 2002–23–20, 

Amendment 39–12964 (67 FR 71098, 

November 29, 2002); corrected May 4, 2010 

(75 FR 23579). This AD also affects AD 2010– 

26–05, Amendment 39–16544 (75 FR 79952, 

December 21, 2010). 

(c) Applicability 

This AD applies to all DASSAULT 

AVIATION Model MYSTERE-FALCON 900 

airplanes, certificated in any category. 

(d) Subject 

Air Transport Association (ATA) of 

America Code 05, Time Limits/Maintenance 

Checks. 

(e) Reason 

This AD was prompted by our 

determination of the need for a revision to 

the airplane airworthiness limitations to 

introduce a corrosion prevention control 

program, among other changes, to the 

maintenance requirements and airworthiness 

limitations. We are issuing this AD to prevent 

reduced structural integrity of the airplane. 

(f) Compliance 

Comply with this AD within the 

compliance times specified, unless already 

done. 

(g) Revision of Maintenance or Inspection 

Program 

Within 30 days after the effective date of 

this AD, revise the maintenance or inspection 

program, as applicable, to incorporate the 

information specified in Chapter 5–40, 

Airworthiness Limitations, Revision 20, 

dated October 2012, of the Dassault Aviation 

Falcon 900 Maintenance Manual. The initial 

compliance time for accomplishing the 

actions specified in Chapter 5–40, 

Airworthiness Limitations, Revision 20, 

dated October 2012, of the Dassault Aviation 

Falcon 900 Maintenance Manual, is within 

the applicable times specified in the 

maintenance manual or within 30 days after 

the effective date of this AD, whichever 

occurs later, except as provided by 

paragraphs (g)(1) through (g)(4) of this AD. 

(1) The term ‘‘LDG’’ in the ‘‘First 

Inspection’’ column of any table in the 

service information means total airplane 

landings. 

(2) The term ‘‘FH’’ in the ‘‘First Inspection’’ 

column of any table in the service 

information means total flight hours. 

(3) The term ‘‘FC’’ in the ‘‘First Inspection’’ 

column of any table in the service 

information means total flight cycles. 

(4) The term ‘‘M’’ in the ‘‘First Inspection’’ 

column of any table in the service 

information means months. 

(h) Terminating Action 

Accomplishing paragraph (g) of this AD 

terminates the requirements of paragraph 

(g)(1) of AD 2010–26–05, Amendment 39– 

16544 (75 FR 79952, December 21, 2010), for 

DASSAULT AVIATION Model MYSTEREFALCON 900 airplanes. 

(i) No Alternative Actions and Intervals 

After accomplishing the revision required 

by paragraph (g) of this AD, no alternative 

actions (e.g., inspections) or intervals may be 

used unless the actions or intervals are 

approved as an alternative method of 

compliance (AMOC) in accordance with the 

procedures specified in paragraph (j)(1) of 

this AD. 

(j) 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 ATTN: 

Tom Rodriguez, Aerospace Engineer, 

International Branch, ANM–116, Transport 

Airplane Directorate, FAA, 1601 Lind 

Avenue SW., Renton, WA 98057–3356; 

telephone 425–227–1137; fax 425–227–1149. 

Information may be emailed to: 9-ANM-116- 

AMOC-REQUESTS@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 Dassault Aviation’s EASA Design 

Organization Approval (DOA). If approved by 

the DOA, the approval must include the 

DOA-authorized signature. 


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(k) Related Information 

Refer to Mandatory Continuing 

Airworthiness Information (MCAI) EASA 

Airworthiness Directive 2013–0053, dated 

March 4, 2013, 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– 

2015–2967. 

(l) 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) Chapter 5–40, Airworthiness 

Limitations, Revision 20, dated October 2012, 

of the Dassault Aviation Falcon 900 

Maintenance Manual. 

(ii) Reserved. 

(3) For service information identified in 

this AD, contact Dassault Falcon Jet 

Corporation, Teterboro Airport, P.O. Box 

2000, South Hackensack, NJ 07606; 

telephone 201–440–6700; Internet http://

www.dassaultfalcon.com. 

(4) 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. 

(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, call 

202–741–6030, or go to: http://

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

Issued in Renton, Washington, on January 

6, 2016. 

Victor Wicklund, 

Acting Manager, Transport Airplane 

Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2016–00629 Filed 1–20–16; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2014–1074; Airspace 

Docket No. 14–ASW–10] 

Amendment of Class E Airspace; El 

Paso, TX 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This action amends Class E 

airspace at El Paso, TX. Closure of West 

Texas Airport has made this action 

necessary for continued safety and 

management within the National 

Airspace System. Additionally, the 

geographic coordinates for El Paso 

International Airport and Biggs Army 

Airfield (AAF), are adjusted correctly 

noted in the Rule section of this 

document. This does not affect the 

boundaries or operating requirements of 

the airspace. 

DATES: Effective 0901 UTC, March 31, 

2016. 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 

7400.9 and publication of conforming 

amendments. 

ADDRESSES: FAA Order 7400.9Z, 

Airspace Designations and Reporting 

Points, and subsequent amendments can 

be viewed on line 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 29591; 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_federal-regulations/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 removes 

Class E airspace at West Texas Airport, 

El Paso, TX. 

History 

On June 18, 2015, the FAA published 

in the Federal Register a notice of 

proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to remove 

Class E airspace extending upward from 

700 feet above the surface at West Texas 

Airport, El Paso, TX, as the airport is 

now closed (80 FR 34855) Docket No. 

FAA–2014–1074. Additionally, the FAA 

identified an error in the geographical 

coordinates for El Paso International 

Airport, would be changed from (lat. 

31°50′59′′ N., long. 106°22′40′′ W.) in the 

proposal to (lat. 31°48′26′′ N., long. 

106°22′35′′ W.) (80 FR 34855). The FAA 

found the NPRM incorrectly listed the 

geographic coordinates for Biggs AAF 

and El Paso International Airport under 

the Proposal section, but was correctly 

noted in the airspace designation. 

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 7400.9Z, dated August 6, 2015, 

and effective September 15, 2015, 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. 

Availability and Summary of 

Documents for Incorporation by 

Reference 

This document amends 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 Rule 

This action amends Title 14, Code of 

Federal Regulations (14 CFR), Part 71 by 

removing Class E airspace extending 

upward from 700 feet above the surface 

at West Texas Airport, El Paso, TX. This 

action is necessary due to the closure of 

the airport; therefore controlled airspace 

is no longer needed. Also, the 

geographic coordinates for El Paso 

International Airport, are changed to 

(lat. 31°48′26′′ N., long. 106°22′35′′ W.), 

and the coordinates for Biggs AAF are 

changed to (lat. 31°50′58′′ N., long. 

106°22′48′′ W.), to coincide with the 

FAAs aeronautical data base. 

Regulatory Notices and Analyses 

The FAA has determined that this 

regulation only involves an established 


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