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general, agree with their substance. But 

we might have found it necessary to use 

different words from those in the MCAI 

to ensure the AD is clear for U.S. 

operators and is enforceable. In making 

these changes, we do not intend to differ 

substantively from the information 

provided in the MCAI and related 

service information. 

We might also have proposed 

different actions in this AD from those 

in the MCAI in order to follow FAA 

policies. Any such differences are 

described in a separate paragraph of the 

proposed AD. These requirements, if 

ultimately adopted, will take 

precedence over the actions copied from 

the MCAI. 

Costs of Compliance 

Based on the service information, we 

estimate that this proposed AD would 

affect about 55 products of U.S. registry. 

We also estimate that it would take 

about 12 work-hours per product to 

comply with the proposed AD. The 

average labor rate is $80 per work-hour. 

Required parts would cost about $8,600 

per product. Where the service 

information lists required parts costs 

that are covered under warranty, we 

have assumed that there will be no 

charge for these costs. As we do not 

control warranty coverage for affected 

parties, some parties may incur costs 

higher than estimated here. Based on 

these figures, we estimate the cost of the 

proposed AD on U.S. operators to be 

$525,800, or $9,560 per product. 

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 proposed AD 

would not have federalism implications 

under Executive Order 13132. This 

proposed AD would not have a 

substantial direct effect on the States, on 

the relationship between the national 

Government and the States, or on the 

distribution of power and 

responsibilities among the various 

levels of government. 

For the reasons discussed above, I 

certify this proposed regulation: 

1. Is not a ‘‘significant regulatory 

action’’ under Executive Order 12866; 

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

DOT Regulatory Policies and Procedures 

(44 FR 11034, February 26, 1979); and 

3. Will not have a significant 

economic impact, positive or negative, 

on a substantial number of small entities 

under the criteria of the Regulatory 

Flexibility Act. 

We prepared a regulatory evaluation 

of the estimated costs to comply with 

this proposed AD and placed it in the 

AD docket. 

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39 

Air transportation, Aircraft, Aviation 

safety, Safety. 

The Proposed Amendment 

Accordingly, under the authority 

delegated to me by the Administrator, 

the FAA proposes to amend 14 CFR part 

39 as follows: 

PART 39—AIRWORTHINESS 

DIRECTIVES 

1. The authority citation for part 39 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40113, 44701. 

§ 39.13 [Amended] 

2. The FAA amends § 39.13 by adding 

the following new AD: 

EADS SOCATA: Docket No. FAA–2006–

26233; Directorate Identifier 2006–CE–

63–AD. 

Comments Due Date 

(a) We must receive comments by January 

8, 2006. 

Affected ADs 

(b) None. 

Applicability 

(c) This AD applies to Model TBM 700 

airplanes, serial numbers 261 through 268 

and 270 through 323, certificated in any 

category. 

Reason 

(d) The mandatory continuing 

airworthiness information (MCAI) states the 

finding of an improper geometry of some 

pulley brackets, which can offset the cable in 

the sheave. If not corrected, this could reduce 

the ability to control the roll of the aircraft. 

Actions and Compliance 

(e) Unless already done, within the next 50 

hours time-in-service after the effective date 

of this AD, accomplish a detailed inspection 

of the aileron control cable pulleys and 

brackets, and apply corrective actions as 

necessary, following EADS SOCATA 

Mandatory Alert Service Bulletin SB 70–134, 

ATA No. 27, dated July 2005. 

FAA AD Differences 

Note: This AD differs from the MCAI and/ 

or service information as follows: No 

differences. 

Other FAA AD Provisions 

(f) The following provisions also apply to 

this AD: 

(1) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs): The Manager, Standards Staff, 

FAA, ATTN: Albert J. Mercado, Aerospace 

Safety Engineer, FAA, Small Airplane 

Directorate, 901 Locust, Room 301, Kansas 

City, Missouri 64106; telephone: (816) 329–

4119; fax: (816) 329–4090, has the authority 

to approve AMOCs for this AD, if requested 

using the procedures found in 14 CFR 39.19. 

(2) Airworthy Product: For any 

requirement in this AD to obtain corrective 

actions from a manufacturer or other source, 

use these actions if they are FAA-approved. 

Corrective actions are considered FAAapproved if they are approved by the State 

of Design Authority (or their delegated 

agent). You are required to assure the product 

is airworthy before it is returned to service. 

(3) Reporting Requirements: For any 

reporting requirement in this AD, under the 

provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act 

(44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) has 

approved the information collection 

requirements and has assigned OMB Control 

Number 2120–0056. 

Related Information 

(g) Refer to Direction Ge

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Aviation Civile Airworthiness Directive No. 

F–2005–133, dated August 3, 2005, and 

EADS SOCATA Mandatory Alert Service 

Bulletin SB 70–134, ATA No. 27, dated July 

2005, for related information. 

Issued in Kansas City, Missouri, on 

November 29, 2006. 

David R. Showers, 

Acting Manager, Small Airplane Directorate, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. E6–20760 Filed 12–6–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2006–26311; Airspace 

Docket No. 06–AWP–19] 

RIN 2120–AA66 

Proposed Modification of Class D 

Airspace; Luke Air Force Base, AZ 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking. 


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SUMMARY: This notice proposes to 

modify Class D airspace at Luke Air 

Force Base (LUF), AZ. This modification 

is necessary to contain and protect 

circling maneuvers for Category E 

aircraft executing these maneuvers in 

conjunction with Standard Instrument 

Approach Procedures (SIAPs) at the 

airport. This action would modify the 

existing LUF Class D airspace to extend 

upward from the surface to, but not 

including, 4,000 feet mean sea level 

(MSL) and extend the lateral limits from 

4.4 nautical miles (NM) to 5.6 NM from 

the 170° bearing from the airport 

clockwise to the 046° bearing from the 

airport. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before January 8, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments on this 

proposal to the Docket Management 

System, U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Room Plaza 401, 400 

Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 

20590–0001. You must identify the 

docket number FAA–2006–26311/ 

Airspace Docket No. 06–AWP–19, at the 

beginning of your comments. You may 

also submit comments on the Internet at 

http://dms.dot.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 a.m. and 5 p.m., 

Monday through Friday, except Federal 

holidays. The Docket office (telephone 

1–800–647–5527) is on the plaza level 

of the Department of Transportation 

NASSIF Building at the above address. 

An informal docket may also be 

examined during normal business hours 

at the office of the Area Director, 

Terminal Operations, Western Service 

Area, Federal Aviation Administration, 

Room 2010, 15000 Aviation Boulevard, 

Lawndale, California, 90261. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Francie Hope, System Support 

Specialist, Western Service Area, 

Federal Aviation Administration, 15000 

Aviation Boulevard, Lawndale, 

California 90261; telephone (310) 725–

6502. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

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–2006–26311/Airspace 

Docket No. 06–AWP–19.’’ 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 http://dms.dot.gov. Recently 

published rulemaking documents can 

also be accessed through the FAA’s Web 

page at http://www.faa.gov or the 

Superintendent of Document’s Web 

page at http://www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/ 

index.html. Additionally, any person 

may obtain a copy of this notice by 

submitting a request to the Federal 

Aviation Administration, Office of Air 

Traffic Airspace Management, ATA–

400, 800 Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20591, or by calling 

(202) 267–8783. Communications must 

identify both docket numbers for this 

notice. Persons interested in being 

placed on a mailing list for future 

NPRM’s should contact the FAA’s 

Office of Rulemaking, (202) 267–9677, 

to request a copy of Advisory Circular 

No. 11–2A, Notice of Proposed 

Rulemaking Distribution System, which 

describes the application procedure. 

The Proposal 

The FAA is considering an 

amendment to part 71 of the Federal 

Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to 

modify Class D airspace at Luke Air 

Force Base (LUF), AZ. This action is 

necessary at LUF to provide controlled 

airspace for Category E aircraft 

conducting circling maneuvers in 

conjunction with published SIAPs. 

Generally, Category E aircraft are very 

large and/or high performance aircraft. 

At LUF, these aircraft require additional 

airspace when conducting circling 

maneuvers due to high speed and high 

performance. This proposal will raise 

the ceiling of the existing Class D 

airspace area from 3,600′ MSL to, but 

not including, 4,000′ MSL. It will also 

expand the lateral limit of the existing 

Class D airspace area from 4.4 NM to 5.6 

NM starting at the 170° bearing from the 

airport and proceeding clockwise to the 

046° bearing from the airport. 

Class D airspace areas are published 

in Paragraph 5000 of FAA Order 

7400.9P, dated September 1, 2006, and 

effective September 16, 2006, which is 

incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 

71.1. The Class D airspace designation 

listed in this document would be 

published subsequently in the Order. 

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 the 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 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, will not have a 

significant economic impact on a 

substantial number of small entities 

under the criteria of the Regulatory 

Flexibility Act. 

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, 

CLASS B, CLASS C, CLASS D, AND 

CLASS E AIRSPACE AREAS; 

AIRWAYS; ROUTES; AND REPORTING 

POINTS 

1. The authority citation for part 71 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g); 40103, 40113, 

40120; E.O. 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959–

1963 Comp., 389. 

§ 71.1 [Amended] 

2. The incorporation by reference in 

14 CFR 71.1 of Federal Aviation 

Administration Order 7400.9P, Airspace 

Designations and Reporting Points, 

dated September 1, 2006, and effective 

September 16, 2006, is amended as 

follows: 


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Paragraph 5000 Class D Airspace. 

* * * * * 

AWP AZ D Phoenix, Luke AFB, AZ 

[Amended] 

Phoenix Luke AFB, AZ 

(Lat. 33°32′06′′ N, Long. 112°22′59′′ W) 

That airspace extending upward from the 

surface to but not including 4,000 feet MSL 

within a 5.6-mile radius of Luke AFB bearing 

170° clockwise to 046° from the airport; and 

within 4.4 miles of Luke AFB bearing 046° 

clockwise through 170° from the airport; and 

excluding that portion with the Glendale, 

AZ, and Goodyear, AZ, Class D airspace 

areas. This Class D airspace area is effective 

during the specific dates and times 

established in advance by a Notice to 

Airmen. The effective dates and times will 

thereafter be continually published in the 

Airport/Facility Directory. 

* * * * * 

Issued in Los Angeles, California, on 

November 20, 2006. 

Anthony J. DiBernardo, 

Acting Director, Western Terminal 

Operations. 

[FR Doc. 06–9563 Filed 12–6–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2006–26086; Airspace 

Docket No. 06–ASO–14] 

Proposed Amendment of Class E 

Airspace; Covington, GA 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking. 

SUMMARY: This notice proposes to 

amend Class E5 airspace at Covington, 

GA. As a result of an evaluation, it has 

been determined a modification should 

be made to the Covington, GA, Class E5 

airspace area to contain the 

Nondirectional Radio Beacon (NDB) 

Runway 28, Standard Instrument 

Approach Procedure (SIAP) to 

Covington Municipal Airport, 

Covington, GA. Additional controlled 

airspace extending upward from 700 

feet Above Ground Level (AGL) is 

needed to contain the SIAP. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before January 8, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments on this 

proposal to the Docket Management 

System, U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Room Plaza 401, 400 

Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 

20590–0001. You must identify the 

docket number FAA–2006–26086/ 

Airspace Docket No. 06–ASO–14, at the 

beginning of your comments. You may 

also submit comments in the Internet at 

http://dms.dot.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 a.m. and 5 p.m., 

Monday through Friday, except Federal 

holidays. The Docket office (telephone 

1–800–647–5527) is on the plaza level 

of the Department of Transportation 

NASSIF Building at the above address. 

An informal docket may also be 

examined during normal business hours 

at the office of the Regional Air Traffic 

Division, Federal Aviation 

Administration, Room 550, 1701 

Columbia Avenue, College Park, Georgia 

30337. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Mark Ward, Manager, System Support 

Group, Eastern Service Center, Federal 

Aviation Administration, P.O. Box 

20636, Atlanta, Georgia 30320; 

telephone (404) 305–5627. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

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–20064–26086/Airspace 

Docket No. 06–ASO–14.’’ 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 http://dms.dot.gov. Recently 

published rulemaking documents can 

also be accessed through the FAA’s Web 

page at http://www.faa.gov or the 

Superintendent of Document’s Web 

page at http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara. 

Additionally, any person may obtain a 

copy of this notice by submitting a 

request to the Federal Aviation 

Administration, Office of Air Traffic 

Airspace Management, ATA–400, 800 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20591, or by calling 

(202) 267–8783. Communications must 

identify both docket numbers for this 

notice. Persons interested in being 

placed on a mailing list for future 

NPRM’s should contact the FAA’s 

Office of Rulemaking, (202) 267–9677, 

to request a copy of Advisory Circular 

No. 11–2A, Notice of Proposed 

Rulemaking Distribution System, which 

describes the application procedure. 

The Proposal 

The FAA is considering an 

amendment to Part 71 of the Federal 

Aviation Regulations (14 CFR Part 71) to 

amend Class E5 airspace at Covington, 

GA. Class E airspace designations for 

airspace areas extending upward from 

700 feet or more above the surface of the 

earth are published in Paragraph 6005 of 

FAA Order 7400.9P, dated September 

16, 2006, and effective September 16, 

2006, which is incorporated by 

reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class E 

airspace designations listed in this 

document would be published 

subsequently in the Order. 

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 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, will not have a 

significant economic impact on a 

substantial number of small entities 

under the criteria of the Regulatory 

Flexibility Act. 

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71 

Airspace, Incorporation by reference, 

Navigation (Air). 


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