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Vol. 88, No. 212 

Friday, November 3, 2023 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2023–2142; Project 

Identifier MCAI–2023–01056–T; Amendment 

39–22592; AD 2023–22–08] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS 

Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule; request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The FAA is superseding 

Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2023–04– 

12, which applied to all Airbus SAS 

Model A350–941 and –1041 airplanes. 

AD 2023–04–12 required repetitive 

detailed inspections of affected cargo 

sealing tapes and applicable corrective 

actions. Since the FAA issued AD 2023– 

04–12, additional locations have been 

identified that are subject to the unsafe 

condition. This AD retains the 

requirements of AD 2023–04–12 and 

expands the inspection area, as 

specified in a European Union Aviation 

Safety Agency (EASA) AD, which is 

incorporated by reference. The FAA is 

issuing this AD to address the unsafe 

condition on these products. 

DATES: This AD is effective November 

20, 2023. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of a certain publication listed in this AD 

as of November 20, 2023. 

The FAA must receive comments on 

this AD by December 18, 2023. 

ADDRESSES: You may send comments, 

using the procedures found in 14 CFR 

11.43 and 11.45, by any of the following 

methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

regulations.gov. Follow the instructions 

for submitting comments. 

• Fax: 202–493–2251. 

• Mail: U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations, M– 

30, West Building Ground Floor, Room 

W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, 

Washington, DC 20590. 

• Hand Delivery: Deliver to Mail 

address above between 9 a.m. and 5 

p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays. 

AD Docket: You may examine the AD 

docket at regulations.gov under Docket 

No. FAA–2023–2142; or in person at 

Docket Operations between 9 a.m. and 

5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays. The AD docket 

contains this final rule, the mandatory 

continuing airworthiness information 

(MCAI), any comments received, and 

other information. The street address for 

Docket Operations is listed above. 

Material Incorporated by Reference: 

• For EASA material incorporated by 

reference in this AD, contact EASA, 

Konrad-Adenauer-Ufer 3, 50668 

Cologne, Germany; telephone +49 221 

8999 000; email ADs@easa.europa.eu; 

website easa.europa.eu. You may find 

this material on the EASA website at 

ad.easa.europa.eu. 

• You may view this service 

information at the FAA, Airworthiness 

Products Section, Operational Safety 

Branch, 2200 South 216th St., Des 

Moines, WA. For information on the 

availability of this material at the FAA, 

call 206–231–3195. It is also available at 

regulations.gov under Docket No. FAA– 

2023–2142. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dat 

Le, Aviation Safety Engineer, FAA, 1600 

Stewart Avenue, Suite 410, Westbury, 

NY 11590; telephone 516–228–7317; 

email Dat.V.Le@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Comments Invited 

The FAA invites you to send any 

written data, views, or arguments about 

this final rule. Send your comments to 

an address listed under ADDRESSES. 

Include ‘‘Docket No. FAA–2023–2142; 

Project Identifier MCAI–2023–01056–T’’ 

at the beginning of your comments. The 

most helpful comments reference a 

specific portion of the final rule, explain 

the reason for any recommended 

change, and include supporting data. 

The FAA will consider all comments 

received by the closing date and may 

amend this final rule because of those 

comments. 

Except for Confidential Business 

Information (CBI) as described in the 

following paragraph, and other 

information as described in 14 CFR 

11.35, the FAA will post all comments 

received, without change, to 

regulations.gov, including any personal 

information you provide. The agency 

will also post a report summarizing each 

substantive verbal contact received 

about this final rule. 

Confidential Business Information 

CBI is commercial or financial 

information that is both customarily and 

actually treated as private by its owner. 

Under the Freedom of Information Act 

(FOIA) (5 U.S.C. 552), CBI is exempt 

from public disclosure. If your 

comments responsive to this AD contain 

commercial or financial information 

that is customarily treated as private, 

that you actually treat as private, and 

that is relevant or responsive to this AD, 

it is important that you clearly designate 

the submitted comments as CBI. Please 

mark each page of your submission 

containing CBI as ‘‘PROPIN.’’ The FAA 

will treat such marked submissions as 

confidential under the FOIA, and they 

will not be placed in the public docket 

of this AD. Submissions containing CBI 

should be sent to Dat Le, Aviation 

Safety Engineer, FAA, 1600 Stewart 

Avenue, Suite 410, Westbury, NY 

11590; telephone 516–228–7317; email 

Dat.V.Le@faa.gov. Any commentary that 

the FAA receives which is not 

specifically designated as CBI will be 

placed in the public docket for this 

rulemaking. 

Background 

The FAA issued AD 2023–04–12, 

Amendment 39–22359 (88 FR 12143, 

February 27, 2023) (AD 2023–04–12), 

for all Airbus SAS Model A350–941 and 

–1041 airplanes. AD 2023–04–12 was 

prompted by an MCAI originated by 

EASA, which is the Technical Agent for 

the Member States of the European 

Union. EASA issued AD 2023–0011, 

dated January 17, 2023 (EASA AD 

2023–0011), to correct an unsafe 

condition. 

EASA AD 2023–0011 stated that 

longitudinal sealing tape in the forward 

and aft cargo compartments had 

migrated from its original position, 

possibly due to relative movement 

between the cargo floor panels and the 

cargo loading system, combined with 

compression of the tape. 


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AD 2023–04–12 required repetitive 

detailed inspection of the affected parts 

(i.e., cargo sealing tapes installed 

between the cargo floor panels and the 

cargo loading system in longitudinal 

direction, in the forward and aft cargo 

compartment area), and, depending on 

findings, accomplishment of applicable 

corrective action. The FAA issued AD 

2023–04–12 to address migration of the 

tape, which can affect the tightness of 

the cargo compartment floor panels that 

provide an enclosed area to maintain 

halon concentration in the event of a 

fire. This condition, if not addressed, 

could affect the fire extinguishing 

system efficiency in the cargo 

compartments, possibly resulting in 

failure of the system to contain a cargo 

compartment fire or permanently 

extinguish a fire. 

Actions Since AD 2023–04–12 Was 

Issued 

Since the FAA issued AD 2023–04– 

12, EASA issued AD 2023–0011R1, 

dated February 23, 2023 (EASA AD 

2023–0011R1) to provide dispatch 

instructions under the Master Minimum 

Equipment List. EASA subsequently 

superseded EASA AD 2023–0011R1 and 

issued EASA AD 2023–0176, dated 

October 6, 2023 (EASA AD 2023–0176) 

(also referred to as the MCAI), to correct 

an unsafe condition for all Airbus SAS 

Model A350–941 and –1041 airplanes. 

The MCAI states that additional parts 

(cargo sealing tapes installed between 

the cargo floor panels and the floor 

structure in transversal direction in the 

bulk cargo compartment area at frame 

82) have been identified as affected by 

the same potential unsafe condition. 

The FAA is issuing this AD to address 

the unsafe condition on these products. 

You may examine the MCAI in the AD 

docket at regulations.gov under Docket 

No. FAA–2023–2142. 

Explanation of Retained Requirements 

Although this AD does not explicitly 

restate the requirements of AD 2023– 

04–12, this AD retains all of the 

requirements of AD 2023–04–12. Those 

requirements are referenced in EASA 

AD 2023–0176, which, in turn, is 

referenced in paragraph (g) of this AD. 

Related Service Information Under 1 

CFR Part 51 

EASA AD 2023–0176 specifies 

procedures for the following actions: 

• Repetitive detailed inspections to 

detect complete or partial migration of 

the cargo sealing tapes (including high 

speed tape and glass cloth tape) and 

existing repairs of affected parts (i.e., 

cargo sealing tapes installed between 

the cargo floor panels and the cargo 

loading system in longitudinal 

direction, in the forward and aft cargo 

compartment area; and cargo sealing 

tapes installed between the cargo floor 

panels and the floor structure in 

transversal direction, in the bulk cargo 

compartment area at frame 82). 

• Measurement of the maximum 

migration of partially migrated tape. 

• Inspection for incorrect seating or 

sealant of repaired tape. 

• Repair of discrepancies, including 

cargo sealing tape that has migrated 

more than 11 millimeters, complete 

migration of the tape, incorrect seating/ 

condition of the tape in repaired areas, 

and incorrect sealant condition in 

repaired areas. 

EASA AD 2023–0176 allows deferral 

of corrective actions through dispatch of 

the airplane under specified Airbus 

A350 Master Minimum Equipment List 

items. 

This material 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. 

FAA’s Determination 

This product has been approved by 

the aviation authority of another 

country and is approved for operation in 

the United States. Pursuant to the FAA’s 

bilateral agreement with this State of 

Design Authority, it has notified the 

FAA of the unsafe condition described 

in the MCAI referenced above. The FAA 

is issuing this AD after determining that 

the unsafe condition described 

previously is likely to exist or develop 

on other products of the same type 

design. 

Requirements of This AD 

This AD requires accomplishing the 

actions specified in EASA AD 2023– 

0176 described previously, except for 

any differences identified as exceptions 

in the regulatory text of this AD. 

Explanation of Required Compliance 

Information 

In the FAA’s ongoing efforts to 

improve the efficiency of the AD 

process, the FAA developed a process to 

use some civil aviation authority (CAA) 

ADs as the primary source of 

information for compliance with 

requirements for corresponding FAA 

ADs. The FAA has been coordinating 

this process with manufacturers and 

CAAs. As a result, EASA AD 2023–0176 

is incorporated by reference in this AD. 

This AD requires compliance with 

EASA AD 2023–0176 in its entirety 

through that incorporation, except for 

any differences identified as exceptions 

in the regulatory text of this AD. Using 

common terms that are the same as the 

heading of a particular section in EASA 

AD 2023–0176 does not mean that 

operators need comply only with that 

section. For example, where the AD 

requirement refers to ‘‘all required 

actions and compliance times,’’ 

compliance with this AD requirement is 

not limited to the section titled 

‘‘Required Action(s) and Compliance 

Time(s)’’ in EASA AD 2023–0176. 

Service information required by EASA 

AD 2023–0176 for compliance will be 

available at regulations.gov under 

Docket No. FAA–2023–2142 after this 

AD is published. 

Interim Action 

The FAA considers that this AD is an 

interim action. If final action is later 

identified, the FAA might consider 

further rulemaking then. 

FAA’s Justification and Determination 

of the Effective Date 

Section 553(b)(3)(B) of the 

Administrative Procedure Act (APA) (5 

U.S.C. 551 et seq.) authorizes agencies 

to dispense with notice and comment 

procedures for rules when the agency, 

for ‘‘good cause,’’ finds that those 

procedures are ‘‘impracticable, 

unnecessary, or contrary to the public 

interest.’’ Under this section, an agency, 

upon finding good cause, may issue a 

final rule without providing notice and 

seeking comment prior to issuance. 

Further, section 553(d) of the APA 

authorizes agencies to make rules 

effective in less than thirty days, upon 

a finding of good cause. 

An unsafe condition exists that 

requires the immediate adoption of this 

AD without providing an opportunity 

for public comments prior to adoption. 

The FAA has found that the risk to the 

flying public justifies forgoing notice 

and comment prior to adoption of this 

rule because migration of the sealing 

tape can affect the tightness of the cargo 

compartment floor panels, which 

provide an enclosed area to maintain 

halon concentration in the event of a 

fire. Migration of the sealing tape in the 

forward and aft cargo compartments 

could affect the fire extinguishing 

system efficiency in the cargo 

compartments and possibly result in 

failure of the system to contain a cargo 

compartment fire or permanently 

extinguish the fire. The additional 

affected locations in the bulk cargo 

compartment further increase the effect 

on the fire extinguishing system 

efficiency by widening the area in 

which a halon concentration could 

perpetuate due to migration of the 

sealing tape and increasing the 

likelihood of a failure to contain a cargo 


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compartment fire or permanently 

extinguish the fire. Accordingly, notice 

and opportunity for prior public 

comment are impracticable and contrary 

to the public interest pursuant to 5 

U.S.C. 553(b)(3)(B). 

In addition, the FAA finds that good 

cause exists pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553(d) 

for making this amendment effective in 

less than 30 days, for the same reasons 

the FAA found good cause to forgo 

notice and comment. 

Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) 

The requirements of the RFA do not 

apply when an agency finds good cause 

pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553 to adopt a rule 

without prior notice and comment. 

Because the FAA has determined that it 

has good cause to adopt this rule 

without notice and comment, RFA 

analysis is not required. 

Costs of Compliance 

The FAA estimates that this AD 

affects 32 airplanes of U.S. registry. The 

FAA estimates the following costs to 

comply with this AD: 

ESTIMATED COSTS FOR REQUIRED ACTIONS

Action Labor cost Parts cost Cost per 

product 

Cost on U.S. 

operators 

Retained actions from AD 2023-04-12 .......... Up to 1 work-hour × $85 per hour = $85 ...... $0 Up to $85 ..... Up to $2,720. 

New actions ................................................... 2 work-hours × $85 per hour = $170 ............ 0 $170 ............. $5,440. 

The FAA estimates the following 

costs to do any necessary on-condition 

actions that would be required based on 

the results of any required actions. The 

FAA has no way of determining the 

number of aircraft that might need these 

on-condition actions: 

ESTIMATED COSTS OF ON-CONDITION ACTIONS

Labor cost Parts cost Cost per 

product 

Up to 3 work-hours × $85 per hour = $255 ............................................................................................. Up to $10 ....................... Up to $265. 

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. 

The FAA is 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, 

and 

(2) Will not affect intrastate aviation 

in Alaska. 

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39 

Air transportation, Aircraft, Aviation 

safety, Incorporation by reference, 

Safety. 

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: 

■ a. Removing Airworthiness Directive 

(AD) 2023–04–12, Amendment 39– 

22359 (88 FR 12143, February 27, 2023); 

and 

■ b. Adding the following new AD: 

2023–22–08 Airbus SAS: Amendment 39– 

22592; Docket No. FAA–2023–2142; 

Project Identifier MCAI–2023–01056–T. 

(a) Effective Date 

This airworthiness directive (AD) is 

effective November 20, 2023. 

(b) Affected ADs 

This AD replaces AD 2023–04–12, 

Amendment 39–22359 (88 FR 12143, 

February 27, 2023) (AD 2023–04–12). 

(c) Applicability 

This AD applies to all Airbus SAS Model 

A350–941 and –1041 airplanes, certificated 

in any category. 

(d) Subject 

Air Transport Association (ATA) of 

America Code 53, Fuselage. 

(e) Unsafe Condition 

This AD was prompted by the migration of 

cargo sealing tape from its original position 

between the cargo floor panels and the cargo 

loading system in the longitudinal direction 

in the forward and aft cargo compartment 

area, and between the cargo floor panels and 

the floor structure in the transversal direction 

in the bulk cargo compartment area at frame 

82. The FAA is issuing this AD to address 

this tape migration, which can affect the 

tightness of the cargo compartment floor 

panels that provide an enclosed area to 

maintain halon concentration in the event of 

a fire. This condition, if not addressed, could 

affect the fire extinguishing system efficiency 

in the cargo compartments, possibly resulting 

in failure of the system to contain a cargo 

compartment fire or permanently extinguish 

a fire. 

(f) Compliance 

Comply with this AD within the 

compliance times specified, unless already 

done. 


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(g) Requirements 

Except as specified in paragraph (h) of this 

AD: Comply with all required actions and 

compliance times specified in, and in 

accordance with, European Union Aviation 

Safety Agency (EASA) AD 2023–0176, dated 

October 6, 2023 (EASA AD 2023–0176). 

(h) Exceptions to EASA AD 2023–0176 

(1) Where EASA AD 2023–0176 refers to 

‘‘31 January 2023 [the effective date of EASA 

AD 2023–0011],’’ this AD requires replacing 

those words with ‘‘March 14, 2023 (the 

effective date of AD 2023–04–12).’’ 

(2) Where EASA AD 2023–0176 refers to its 

effective date, this AD requires using the 

effective date of this AD. 

(3) Where paragraph (2) of EASA AD 2023– 

0176 specifies accomplishing corrective 

actions if ‘‘discrepancies, as identified in the 

AOT’’ are found, for this AD, discrepancies 

are defined as cargo sealing tape that has 

migrated more than 11 millimeters, complete 

migration of the tape as shown in Condition 

B of the service information reference in 

EASA AD 2023–0176, incorrect seating/ 

condition of the tape in repaired areas, and 

incorrect sealant condition in repaired areas. 

(4) Where paragraph (2) of EASA AD 2023– 

0176 specifies accomplishing corrective 

actions ‘‘in accordance with the instructions 

of the AOT,’’ for this AD, replace those words 

with ‘‘in accordance with the instructions of 

the AOT for the FWD and AFT cargo 

compartment areas and in accordance with 

the instructions of Airbus AOT A53P016–22, 

Revision 03, dated September 13, 2023, or 

later approved revisions for the BULK cargo 

compartment areas.’’ 

(5) Where the service information 

referenced in EASA AD 2023–0176 specifies 

use of cargo sealing tape 398FR, this AD also 

allows use of cargo sealing tape 398FRP. 

(6) This AD does not adopt the ‘‘Remarks’’ 

section of EASA AD 2023–0176. 

(i) Additional AD Provisions 

The following provisions also apply to this 

AD: 

(1) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs): The Manager, International 

Validation Branch, FAA, has the authority to 

approve AMOCs for this AD, if requested 

using the procedures found in 14 CFR 39.19. 

In accordance with 14 CFR 39.19, send your 

request to your principal inspector or 

responsible Flight Standards Office, as 

appropriate. If sending information directly 

to the manager of the International Validation 

Branch, mail it to the address identified in 

paragraph (j) of this AD. Information may be 

emailed to: 9-AVS-AIR-730-AMOC@faa.gov. 

(i) Before using any approved AMOC, 

notify your appropriate principal inspector, 

or lacking a principal inspector, the manager 

of the responsible Flight Standards Office. 

(ii) AMOCs approved previously for AD 

2023–04–12 are approved as AMOCs for the 

corresponding provisions of EASA AD 2023– 

0176 that are required by paragraph (g) of this 

AD. 

(2) Contacting the Manufacturer: For any 

requirement in this AD to obtain instructions 

from a manufacturer, the instructions must 

be accomplished using a method approved 

by the Manager, International Validation 

Branch, FAA; or EASA; or Airbus SAS’s 

EASA Design Organization Approval (DOA). 

If approved by the DOA, the approval must 

include the DOA-authorized signature. 

(3) Required for Compliance (RC): Except 

as required by paragraph (i)(2) of this AD, if 

any service information referenced in EASA 

AD 2023–0176 that contains paragraphs that 

are labeled as RC, the instructions in RC 

paragraphs, including subparagraphs under 

an RC paragraph, must be done to comply 

with this AD; any paragraphs, including 

subparagraphs under those paragraphs, that 

are not identified as RC are recommended. 

The instructions in paragraphs, including 

subparagraphs under those paragraphs, 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 instructions identified 

as RC can be done and the airplane can be 

put back in an airworthy condition. Any 

substitutions or changes to instructions 

identified as RC require approval of an 

AMOC. 

(j) Additional Information 

For more information about this AD, 

contact Dat Le, Aviation Safety Engineer, 

FAA, 1600 Stewart Avenue, Suite 410, 

Westbury, NY 11590; telephone 516–228– 

7317; email Dat.V.Le@faa.gov. 

(k) Material Incorporated by Reference 

(1) The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

(IBR) of the service information listed in this 

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

part 51. 

(2) You must use this service information 

as applicable to do the actions required by 

this AD, unless this AD specifies otherwise. 

(i) European Union Aviation Safety Agency 

(EASA) AD 2023–0176, dated October 6, 

2023. 

(ii) [Reserved] 

(3) For EASA AD 2023–0176, contact 

EASA, Konrad-Adenauer-Ufer 3, 50668 

Cologne, Germany; telephone +49 221 8999 

000; email ADs@easa.europa.eu; website 

easa.europa.eu. You may find this EASA AD 

on the EASA website at ad.easa.europa.eu. 

(4) You may view this material at the FAA, 

Airworthiness Products Section, Operational 

Safety Branch, 2200 South 216th St., Des 

Moines, WA. For information on the 

availability of this material at the FAA, call 

206–231–3195. This material may be found 

in the AD docket at regulations.gov under 

Docket No. FAA–2023–2142. 

(5) You may view this material at the 

National Archives and Records 

Administration (NARA). For information on 

the availability of this material at NARA, 

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

ibr-locationsoremailfr.inspection@nara.gov. 

Ross Landes, 

Deputy Director for Regulatory Operations, 

Compliance & Airworthiness Division, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2023–24405 Filed 11–1–23; 11:15 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2023–1339; Airspace 

Docket No. 22–ANM–84] 

RIN 2120–AA66 

Establishment of Class E Airspace; 

Grand Coulee Dam Airport, Electric 

City, WA 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This action establishes Class 

E airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface at Grand Coulee 

Dam Airport, Electric City, WA, in 

support of the airport’s transition from 

visual flight rules (VFR) to instrument 

flight rules (IFR) operations. 

DATES: Effective date 0901 UTC, May 16, 

2024. The Director of the Federal 

Register approves this incorporation by 

reference action under 1 CFR part 51, 

subject to the annual revision of FAA 

Order JO 7400.11 and publication of 

conforming amendments. 

ADDRESSES: A copy of the Notice of 

Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), all 

comments received, this final rule, and 

all background material may be viewed 

online at www.regulations.gov using the 

FAA Docket number. Electronic 

retrieval help and guidelines are 

available on the website. It is available 

24 hours each day, 365 days each year. 

FAA Order JO 7400.11H, Airspace 

Designations and Reporting Points, and 

subsequent amendments can be viewed 

online at www.faa.gov/air_traffic/ 

publications/. You may also contact the 

Rules and Regulations Group, Office of 

Policy, Federal Aviation 

Administration, 800 Independence 

Avenue SW, Washington DC 20591; 

telephone: (202) 267–8783. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jeffrey Drasin, Federal Aviation 

Administration, Western Service Center, 

Operations Support Group, 2200 S. 

216th Street, Des Moines, WA 98198; 

telephone (206) 231–2248. 

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 


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