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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 proposed 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. 

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 airworthiness 

directive (AD): 

Bell Helicopter Textron Canada: Docket No. 

FAA–2014–0070; Directorate Identifier 

2011–SW–062–AD. 

(a) Applicability 

This AD applies to Bell Helicopter Textron 

Canada (BHTC) Model 407 helicopters, with 

a serial number 53000 through 53900, 53911 

through 54061, and 54300, with an upper left 

longeron assembly (longeron assembly), part 

number (P/N) 206–031–314–037, 206–031– 

314–177, or 206–031–314–219B, installed, 

certificated in any category. 

(b) Unsafe Condition 

This AD defines the unsafe condition as a 

crack in the aft fuselage upper skin or a 

crack, corrosion, or defect in the longeron 

assembly. This condition could cause 

structural failure and consequently, loss of 

helicopter control. 

(c) Comments Due Date 

We must receive comments by April 14, 

2014. 

(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 

Within 50 hours time-in-service (TIS), or 

prior to reaching 1,250 hours TIS since new, 

whichever occurs later, visually inspect the 

helicopter’s aft fuselage upper skin (upper 

skin) for a crack using a 10X or higher power 

magnifying glass. 

(1) If there is a crack in the upper skin, 

before further flight, remove the skin and 

inspect the longeron assembly, paying 

attention to the upper flange, for a crack, 

corrosion, or other damage using a 10X or 

higher power magnifying glass. 

(i) If there are no cracks, corrosion, or other 

damage in the longeron assembly, before 

further flight, replace the upper skin with an 

airworthy upper skin. Repeat the inspection 

of the longeron assembly at intervals not to 

exceed 50 hours TIS. 

(ii) If there is a crack, corrosion, or other 

damage in the longeron assembly, before 

further flight: 

(A) Repair the longeron assembly or 

replace it with an airworthy longeron 

assembly, part number (P/N) 206–031–314– 

237B, and reinstall the upper skin or replace 

it with an airworthy upper skin. 

(B) Install three external strap doublers in 

accordance with Part III, paragraphs 5 

through10 of Bell Alert Service Bulletin 407– 

11–95, Revision C, dated April 20, 2012 

(ASB). 

(C) Repeat the inspection of the longeron 

assembly at intervals not to exceed 50 hours 

TIS. 

(2) If there is no crack in the upper skin, 

within 10 hours TIS, visually inspect the 

longeron assembly using a 10X or higher 

power magnifying glass for a crack, 

corrosion, or other damage. 

(i) If there is a crack, corrosion, or other 

damage in the longeron assembly, before 

further flight: 

(A) Repair the longeron assembly or 

replace it with an airworthy longeron 

assembly, P/N 206–031–314–237B. 

(B) Install three external strap doublers in 

accordance with Part III, paragraphs 5 

through 10 of the ASB. 

(C) Repeat the inspection of the upper skin 

and longeron assembly at intervals not to 

exceed 50 hours TIS. 

(ii) If there are no cracks, corrosion, or 

other damage in the longeron assembly, 

repeat the inspection of the upper skin and 

longeron assembly at intervals not to exceed 

50 hours TIS. 

(3) Replacing the longeron assembly with 

longeron assembly, P/N 206–031–314–237B, 

and installing three external strap doublers 

constitutes terminating action for this AD. 

(4) If there is no crack in the upper skin 

and there is no crack, corrosion, or other 

damage in the longeron assembly, you may 

install three external strap doublers in 

accordance with Part III, paragraphs 5 

through 10 of the ASB. This option extends 

the recurring 50 hours TIS inspection 

interval to 150 hours TIS. 

(f) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs) 

(1) The Manager, Safety Management 

Group, FAA, may approve AMOCs for this 

AD. Send your proposal to: Sharon Miles, 

Aviation Safety Engineer, Regulations and 

Policy Group, Rotorcraft Directorate, FAA, 

2601 Meacham Blvd., Fort Worth, Texas 

76137; telephone (817) 222–5110; email 

sharon.y.miles@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 

The subject of this AD is addressed in 

Transport Canada Civil Aviation (TCCA) AD 

No. CF–2011–42, dated November 9, 2011. 

You may view the TCCA AD in the AD 

docket on the Internet at 

http://www.regulations.gov. 

(h) Subject 

Joint Aircraft Service Component (JASC) 

Code: 5313, Fuselage Main, Longeron/

Stringer. 

Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, on January 31, 

2014. 

Lance T. Gant, 

Acting Directorate Manager, Rotorcraft 

Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2014–02954 Filed 2–11–14; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2013–0806; Airspace 

Docket No. 13–ASO–21] 

Proposed Amendment of Class D and 

Class E Airspace, and Proposed 

Establishment of Class E Airspace; TriCities, TN 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: This action proposes to 

amend Class D and Class E Airspace, 

and establish Class E airspace at TriCities Regional Airport, Tri-Cities, TN. 

Airspace reconfiguration would 

alleviate traffic issues in the 

surrounding area for Johnson City 

Airport and Edwards Heliport so flights 

could navigate in and out of their 

respective airports in Visual Flight 

Rules conditions under 700 feet. This 

would enhance the safety and airspace 

management of Instrument Flight Rules 

(IFR) operations in the area. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before March 31, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments on this rule 

to: U.S. Department of Transportation, 

Docket Operations, West Building 

Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 

New Jersey SE., Washington, DC 20590– 

0001; Telephone: 1–800–647–5527; Fax: 

202–493–2251. You must identify the 

Docket Number FAA–2013–0806; 

Airspace Docket No. 13–ASO–21, at the 

beginning of your comments. You may 

also submit and review received 


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comments through the Internet at 

http://www.regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John 

Fornito, Operations Support Group, 

Eastern Service Center, Federal Aviation 

Administration, P.O. Box 20636, 

Atlanta, Georgia 30320; telephone (404) 

305–6364. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Comments Invited 

Interested persons are invited to 

comment on this rule 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– 

2013–0806; Airspace Docket No. 13– 

ASO–21) and be submitted in triplicate 

to the Docket Management System (see 

ADDRESSES section for address and 

phone number). You may also submit 

comments through the Internet at 

http://www.regulations.gov. 

Persons 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 

Docket No. FAA–2013–0806; Airspace 

Docket No. 13–ASO–21.’’ 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 from and 

comments submitted through 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 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 Eastern Service Center, Federal 

Aviation Administration, Room 350, 

1701 Columbia Avenue, College Park, 

Georgia 30337. 

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 Title 14, Code of Federal 

Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 to amend 

Class D airspace, and Class E surface 

area airspace at Tri Cities Regional 

Airport, Tri-Cities, TN. Both the Class D 

airspace area and Class E surface area 

airspace would be reduced from a 6.8- 

mile radius of the airport to within a 

4.3-mile radius of the airport. 

The FAA found it necessary to 

establish Class E airspace designated as 

an extension to a Class D surface area at 

Tri-Cities Airport because removal of 

the previous airspace configuration 

caused congestion for pilots traveling 

to/from two neighboring airports, 

Edwards Heliport and Johnson City 

Airport (see 78 FR 7993, February 5, 

2013). Controlled airspace would be 

established within a 4.3-mile radius of 

Tri-Cities Airport, with a segment 

extending from the 4.3-mile radius of 

the airport to 6.8 miles northeast of the 

airport. This action is necessary for 

continued safety and management of 

IFR operations in the Tri-Cities area. 

Class D and E airspace designations 

are published in Paragraphs 5000, 6002, 

and 6004, respectively of FAA Order 

7400.9X, dated August 7, 2013, and 

effective September 15, 2013, which is 

incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 

71.1. The Class E airspace designation 

listed in this document will 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 

proposed 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. 

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 proposed 

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 proposed regulation is 

within the scope of that authority as it 

would amend Class D and Class E 

airspace at Tri-Cities Regional Airport, 

Tri-Cities, TN. 

This proposal would be subject to an 

environmental analysis in accordance 

with FAA Order 1050.1E, 

‘‘Environmental Impacts: Policies and 

Procedures’’ prior to any FAA final 

regulatory action. 

Lists 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: 

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 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 Federal Aviation 

Administration Order 7400.9X, Airspace 

Designations and Reporting Points, 

dated August 7, 2013, effective 

September 15, 2013, is amended as 

follows: 

Paragraph 5000 Class D Airspace 

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ASO TN D Tri-Cities, TN [Amended] 

Tri-Cities Regional Airport, TN/VA 

(Lat. 36°28′31′′ N., long. 82°24′27′′ W.) 

That airspace extending upward from the 

surface to and including 4,000 feet MSL 

within a 4.3-mile radius of Tri-Cities 

Regional Airport. This Class D airspace area 

is effective during the specific days and times 

established in advance by a Notice to 

Airmen. The effective days and times will 

thereafter be continuously published in the 

Airport/Facility Directory. 

Paragraph 6002 Class E Airspace 

Designated as Surface Areas 

* * * * * 

ASO TN E2 Tri-Cities, TN [Amended] 

Tri-Cities Regional Airport, TN/VA 

(Lat. 36°28′31′′ N., long. 82°24′27′′ W.) 

That airspace extending upward from the 

surface within a 4.3-mile radius of Tri-Cities 

Regional Airport. This Class E airspace area 

is effective during the specific days and times 

established in advance by a Notice to 

Airmen. The effective days and times will 

thereafter be continuously published in the 

Airport/Facility Directory. 

Paragraph 6004 Class E Airspace 

Designated as an Extension to a Class D 

Surface Area 

* * * * * 

ASO TN E4 Tri-Cities, TN [New] 

Tri-Cities Regional Airport, TN/VA 

(Lat. 36°28′31′′ N., long. 82°24′27′′ W.) 

That airspace extending from the surface 

within 2.5-miles either side of the 043° 

bearing from Tri-Cities Regional Airport, 

extending from the 4.3-mile radius to 6.8- 

miles northeast of the airport. This Class E 

airspace area is effective during specific dates 

and times established in advance by a Notice 

to Airmen. The effective date and time will 

thereafter be continuously published in the 

Airport/Facility Directory. 

Issued in College Park, Georgia, on 

February 4, 2014. 

Eric Fox, 

Acting Manager, Operations Support Group, 

Eastern Service Center, Air Traffic 

Organization. 

[FR Doc. 2014–03046 Filed 2–11–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2014–0025; Airspace 

Docket No. 14–ANE–1] 

Proposed Amendment of Class E 

Airspace; Greenville, ME 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: This action proposes to 

amend Class E Airspace at Greenville, 

ME, as the Squaw Non-Directional 

Beacon (NDB) has been 

decommissioned, requiring airspace 

redesign at Greenville Municipal 

Airport. This action would enhance the 

safety and airspace management of 

Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations 

at the airport. This action also would 

update the geographic coordinates of 

airport. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before March 31, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments on this rule 

to: U.S. Department of Transportation, 

Docket Operations, West Building 

Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 

New Jersey SE., Washington, DC 20590– 

0001; Telephone: 1–800–647–5527; Fax: 

202–493–2251. You must identify the 

Docket Number FAA–2014–0025; 

Airspace Docket No. 14–ANE–1, at the 

beginning of your comments. You may 

also submit and review received 

comments through the Internet at 

http://www.regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John 

Fornito, Operations Support Group, 

Eastern Service Center, Federal Aviation 

Administration, P.O. Box 20636, 

Atlanta, Georgia 30320; telephone (404) 

305–6364. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Comments Invited 

Interested persons are invited to 

comment on this rule 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– 

2014–0025; Airspace Docket No. 14– 

ANE–1) and be submitted in triplicate to 

the Docket Management System (see 

ADDRESSES section for address and 

phone number). You may also submit 

comments through the Internet at 

http://www.regulations.gov. 

Persons 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 

Docket No. FAA–2014–0025; Airspace 

Docket No. 14–ANE–1.’’ 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 from and 

comments submitted through 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 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 between 

8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, except Federal Holidays 

at the office of the Eastern Service 

Center, Federal Aviation 

Administration, Room 350, 1701 

Columbia Avenue, College Park, Georgia 

30337. 

Persons interested in being placed on 

a mailing list for future NPRMs 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 Title 14, Code of Federal 

Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 to amend 

Class E airspace extending upward from 

700 feet above the surface at Greenville 

Municipal Airport, Greenville, ME. 

Airspace reconfiguration to within a 9.4- 

mile radius of the airport is necessary 

due to the decommissioning of the 

Squaw NDB and cancellation of the 

NDB approach, and for continued safety 

and management of IFR operations at 

the airport. The geographic coordinates 

of Greenville Municipal Airport would 

be adjusted to coincide with the FAA’s 

aeronautical database. 

Class E airspace designations are 

published in Paragraph 6005 of FAA 

Order 7400.9X, dated August 7, 2013, 

and effective September 15, 2013, which 

is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 

71.1. The Class E airspace designation 


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