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(g) Other FAA AD Provisions 

The following provisions also apply to this 

AD: 

(1) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs): The Manager, Standards Office, 

FAA, has the authority to approve AMOCs 

for this AD, if requested using the procedures 

found in 14 CFR 39.19. Send information to 

ATTN: Taylor Martin, Aerospace Engineer, 

FAA, Small Airplane Directorate, 901 Locust, 

Room 301, Kansas City, Missouri 64106; 

telephone: (816) 329–4138; fax: (816) 329– 

4090; email: taylor.martin@faa.gov. Before 

using any approved AMOC on any airplane 

to which the AMOC applies, notify your 

appropriate principal inspector (PI) in the 

FAA Flight Standards District Office (FSDO), 

or lacking a PI, your local FSDO. 

(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 FAA-approved 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, a federal 

agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a 

person is not required to respond to, nor 

shall a person be subject to a penalty for 

failure to comply with a collection of 

information subject to the requirements of 

the Paperwork Reduction Act unless that 

collection of information displays a current 

valid OMB Control Number. The OMB 

Control Number for this information 

collection is 2120–0056. Public reporting for 

this collection of information is estimated to 

be approximately 5 minutes per response, 

including the time for reviewing instructions, 

completing and reviewing the collection of 

information. All responses to this collection 

of information are mandatory. Comments 

concerning the accuracy of this burden and 

suggestions for reducing the burden should 

be directed to the FAA at: 800 Independence 

Ave. SW., Washington, DC 20591, Attn: 

Information Collection Clearance Officer, 

AES–200. 

(h) Related Information 

MCAI European Aviation Safety Agency 

(EASA) AD No.: 2012–0036, dated March 12, 

2012, for related information. You may 

examine the MCAI on the Internet at 

http://www.regulations.gov by searching for 

and locating it in Docket No. FAA–2014– 

0042. For service information related to this 

AD, contact BAE Systems (Operations) 

Limited, Customer Information Department, 

Prestwick International Airport, Ayrshire, 

KA9 2RW, Scotland, United Kingdom; 

telephone: +44 1292 675207; fax: +44 1292 

675704; email: RApublications@

baesystems.com; Internet: http://

www.baesystems.com/Businesses/

RegionalAircraft/. You may review this 

referenced service information at the FAA, 

Small Airplane Directorate, 901 Locust, 

Kansas City, Missouri 64106. For information 

on the availability of this material at the 

FAA, call (816) 329–4148. 

Issued in Kansas City, Missouri, on January 

23, 2014. 

Earl Lawrence, 

Manager, Small Airplane Directorate, Aircraft 

Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2014–01949 Filed 1–30–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2014–0034; Directorate 

Identifier 2013–SW–006–AD] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Eurocopter 

Deutschland GmbH Helicopters 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: We propose to supersede 

Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2012–10– 

53 for Eurocopter Deutschland GmbH 

(ECD) Model EC135P1, EC135P2, 

EC135P2+, EC135T1, EC135T2, and 

EC135T2+ helicopters. AD 2012–10–53 

currently requires, before further flight 

and at specified intervals, checking and 

inspecting the upper and lower main 

rotor hub (MRH) shaft flanges for a 

crack, and inspecting the lower hubshaft flange bolt attachment areas for a 

crack. Since we issued AD 2012–10–53, 

it has been determined that it is safe to 

increase the visual inspection intervals 

of the MRH shaft flanges from 10 hours 

time-in-service (TIS) to 50 hours TIS 

and remove the inspection of the lower 

MRH shaft flange bolt attachment areas. 

This proposed AD would continue to 

require checking and inspecting the 

upper and lower MRH shaft flanges for 

a crack. The proposed actions are 

intended to detect a crack on the MRH 

shaft flange, which if not corrected, 

could result in failure of the MRH and 

subsequent loss of control of the 

helicopter. 

DATES: We must receive comments on 

this proposed AD by April 1, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: You may send comments by 

any of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Docket: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

online instructions for sending your 

comments electronically. 

• Fax: 202–493–2251. 

• Mail: Send comments to the U.S. 

Department of Transportation, Docket 

Operations, M–30, West Building 

Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, 

DC 20590–0001. 

• Hand Delivery: Deliver to the 

‘‘Mail’’ address between 9 a.m. and 5 

p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays. 

Examining the AD Docket 

You may examine the AD docket on 

the Internet at http:// 

www.regulations.gov or in person at the 

Docket Operations Office between 9 

a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through 

Friday, except Federal holidays. The AD 

docket contains this proposed AD, the 

European Aviation Safety Agency 

(EASA) AD, the economic evaluation, 

any comments received and other 

information. The street address for the 

Docket Operations Office (telephone 

800–647–5527) is in the ADDRESSES

section. Comments will be available in 

the AD docket shortly after receipt. 

For service information identified in 

this proposed AD, contact American 

Eurocopter Corporation, 2701 N. Forum 

Drive, Grand Prairie, TX 75052; 

telephone (972) 641–0000 or (800) 232– 

0323; fax (972) 641–3775; or at http:// 

www.eurocopter.com/techpub. You may 

review service information at the FAA, 

Office of the Regional Counsel, 

Southwest Region, 2601 Meacham 

Blvd., Room 663, Fort Worth, Texas 

76137. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gary 

Roach, Aviation Safety Engineer, 

Regulations and Policy Group, 

Rotorcraft Directorate, FAA, 2601 

Meacham Blvd., Fort Worth, Texas 

76137; telephone (817) 222–5110; email 

gary.b.roach@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Comments Invited 

We invite you to participate in this 

rulemaking by submitting written 

comments, data, or views. We also 

invite comments relating to the 

economic, environmental, energy, or 

federalism impacts that might result 

from adopting the proposals in this 

document. The most helpful comments 

reference a specific portion of the 

proposal, explain the reason for any 

recommended change, and include 

supporting data. To ensure the docket 

does not contain duplicate comments, 

commenters should send only one copy 

of written comments, or if comments are 

filed electronically, commenters should 

submit only one time. 

We will file in the docket all 

comments that we receive, as well as a 

report summarizing each substantive 

public contact with FAA personnel 

concerning this proposed rulemaking. 

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consider all comments we receive on or 

before the closing date for comments. 

We will consider comments filed after 

the comment period has closed if it is 

possible to do so without incurring 

expense or delay. We may change this 

proposal in light of the comments we 

receive. 

Discussion 

On May 15, 2012, we issued 

Emergency AD (EAD) No. 2012–10–51 

for ECD Model EC135 series helicopters 

to detect a crack on the MRH shaft 

flange. EAD No. 2012–10–51 required a 

pilot check of the lower MRH shaft 

flange for a crack or deformed blade 

attachment bolt safety pins before the 

first flight of each day, inspecting the 

upper and lower MRH shaft flanges for 

a crack within 5 hours TIS, and 

replacing the MRH shaft if there is a 

crack. EAD No. 2012–10–51 was 

prompted by AD No. 2012–0041–E, 

dated March 12, 2012, issued by EASA, 

which is the Technical Agent for the 

Member States of the European Union, 

to correct an unsafe condition for the 

ECD Model EC 135 series helicopters. 

EASA revised AD No. 2012–0041–E 

with EASA AD No. 2012–0041R1, dated 

March 15, 2012. 

After we issued EAD No. 2012–10–51, 

EASA issued AD No. 2012–0085–E, 

dated May 17, 2012, which superseded 

EASA AD No. 2012–0041R1. EASA 

advised that since issuing EASA AD No. 

2012–0041R1, further cracks had been 

detected on two other helicopters 

during the pre-flight checks. These are 

the same two cracks that prompted our 

EAD No. 2012–10–51. However, EASA 

also stated that identification of 

deformed safety pins may not be 

sufficient to detect a crack on the MRH 

shaft flange. ECD investigated the cause 

of the cracks and developed new 

inspection procedures with further 

corrective actions. Therefore, we issued 

EAD No. 2012–10–53 on May 18, 2012, 

which superseded EAD No. 2012–10– 

51. EAD No. 2012–10–53 was published 

in the Federal Register as a Final rule; 

request for comments on November 20, 

2012, at 77 FR 69558. 

In issuing AD No. 2012–10–53, we 

included additional part-numbered 

MRH shafts that should have been 

included in EAD No. 2012–10–51, 

changed the daily checks to recurring 

checks at intervals not to exceed 6 hours 

TIS, added a 10 hour-TIS recurring 

inspection on MRH shafts with 400 or 

more hours TIS, and removed the check 

of the blade attachment bolt safety pins 

for deformation. 

Actions Since AD 2012–10–53 Was 

Issued 

Since we issued EAD No. 2012–10–53 

on May 18, 2012, which was published 

as a Final Rule; Request for Comments 

on November 20, 2012 at 77 FR 69558, 

Eurocopter revised Alert Service 

Bulletin (ASB) No. EC135–62A–029, 

now at Revision 7, dated October 22, 

2012. The inspection interval for the 

visual inspection of the MRH shaft 

flanges was increased to 50 flight hours 

based on results from full scale 

component testing. The note regarding 

the preflight check states that the time 

between two preflight checks must not 

exceed 6 flight hours, and clarifies that 

one flight may comprise of multiple 

take-offs and landings and a flight starts 

when the helicopter takes off and ends 

when the helicopter is on the ground 

with the engines shut off. Eurocopter 

also removed the visual inspection of 

the blade bolt attachment areas from the 

ASB. 

EASA also revised its AD, now at 

EASA AD No. 2012–0085R5, dated 

October 30, 2012, to correct the unsafe 

condition. EASA advised that based on 

results of the further full scale 

component testing, it has been 

determined that the interval for the 

repetitive visual inspections of the 

upper and lower hub shaft flanges can 

be extended to 50 flight hours. EASA 

AD No. 2012–0085R5 also references 

ECD ASB No. EC135–62A–029, Revision 

7, dated October 22, 2012, for related 

information. EASA considers AD No. 

2012–0085R5 to be interim AD action 

and further AD action may follow. 

FAA’s Determination 

These helicopters have been approved 

by the aviation authority of Germany 

and are approved for operation in the 

United States. Pursuant to our bilateral 

agreement with Germany, EASA, its 

technical representative, has notified us 

of the unsafe condition described in its 

AD. We are proposing this AD because 

we evaluated all known relevant 

information and determined that an 

unsafe condition is likely to exist or 

develop on other products of the same 

type design. 

Related Service Information 

We reviewed Eurocopter ASB No. 

EC135–62A–029, Revision 7, dated 

October 22, 2012, which describes 

procedures for preflight checking the 

visible area of the upper and lower MRH 

shaft flanges and performing a repetitive 

visual inspection of the upper and lower 

MRH shaft for cracks. EASA classified 

this ASB as mandatory and issued AD 

No. 2012–0085R5 to ensure the 

continued airworthiness of these 

helicopters. 

Proposed AD Requirements 

This proposed AD would retain the 

repetitive visual check and inspection of 

the upper and lower MRH shaft flanges, 

as well as the replacement requirements 

of AD No. 2012–10–53 (77 FR 69558, 

November 20, 2012). An owner/operator 

(pilot) may perform the required visual 

check and must enter compliance with 

the applicable paragraph of the AD into 

the helicopter maintenance records in 

accordance with 14 CFR §§ 43.9(a)(1)-(4) 

and 91.417(a)(2)(v). A pilot may perform 

this check because it involves only 

looking at the visible area of the MRH 

shaft flanges and can be performed 

equally well by a pilot or a mechanic. 

That check is an exception to our 

standard maintenance regulations. 

Further, this proposed AD would 

increase the repetitive visual inspection 

interval for MRH shafts with 400 hours 

or more TIS from 10 hours TIS to 50 

hours TIS. 

Any alternative method of compliance 

(AMOC) previously approved in 

accordance with AD No. 2012–10–53 

(77 FR 69558, November 20, 2012), 

would continue to be considered 

approved as an AMOC for the 

corresponding requirements in this 

proposed AD. 

Differences Between This Proposed AD 

and the EASA AD 

EASA considers its AD action to be an 

interim action; we do not consider this 

proposed AD to be interim AD action 

because the proposed requirements for 

the applicable part-numbered MRH 

shafts are not expected to change. The 

EASA AD requires you to report the 

findings and send the removed MRH to 

ECD, while this proposed AD would 

not. The EASA AD requires the initial 

visual check within 3 days, while this 

proposed AD would require the initial 

visual check before further flight. The 

EASA AD does not specify affected 

MRH shaft part numbers; this proposed 

AD would because the FAA anticipates 

that ECD will produce new partnumbered MRH shafts without the same 

unsafe condition. 

Costs of Compliance 

We estimate that this proposed AD 

would affect 244 helicopters of U.S. 

Registry. We estimate inspecting the 

MRH shaft flanges would require 2.5 

work-hours at an average labor rate of 

$85 per work-hour, for a total cost per 

helicopter of $212 and a total cost to 

U.S. operators of $51,728 per inspection 

cycle. Replacing an MRH shaft would 

require about 8 work-hours at an 


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average labor rate of $85 per work-hour, 

and required parts would cost $55,715, 

for a total cost per helicopter of $56,395. 

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, 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); 

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 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 

removing Airworthiness Directive (AD) 

2012–10–53 (77 FR 69558, November 

20, 2012), and adding the following new 

AD: 

Eurocopter Deutschland GmbH (ECD): 

Docket No. FAA–2014–0034; Directorate 

Identifier 2013–SW–006–AD. 

(a) Applicability 

This AD applies to Model EC135P1, 

EC135P2, EC135P2+, EC135T1, EC135T2, 

and EC135T2+ helicopters, with a main rotor 

hub (MRH) shaft, part number (P/N) 

L623M1006101, L623M1206101, 

L623M1006102, L623M1206102, 

L623M1006103, or L623M1206103 installed, 

certificated in any category. 

(b) Unsafe Condition 

This AD defines the unsafe condition as a 

crack in the MRH shaft flange, which could 

result in failure of the MRH and subsequent 

loss of control of the helicopter. 

(c) Affected ADs 

This AD supersedes AD 2012–10–53, 

Amendment 39–17254 (77 FR 69558, 

November 20, 2012). 

(d) Comments Due Date 

We must receive comments by April 1, 

2014. 

(e) 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. 

(f) Required Actions 

(1) Before further flight, and thereafter at 

intervals not to exceed 6 hours time-inservice (TIS), check the MRH shaft lower 

flange and the visible area of the MRH shaft 

upper flange for a crack. Figures 1 and 2 to 

Paragraph (f)(1) of this AD are examples of 

cracks that have been discovered in the MRH 

shaft lower flange. The actions required by 

this paragraph may be performed by the 

owner/operator (pilot) holding at least a 

private pilot certificate, and must be entered 

into the aircraft records showing compliance 

with this AD in accordance with 14 CFR 43.9 

(a)(1)-(4) and 14 CFR 91.417(a)(2)(v). The 

record must be maintained as required by 14 

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(2) For MRH shafts with 400 or more hours 

TIS, within 50 hours TIS, and thereafter at 

intervals not to exceed 50 hours TIS: 

(i) Remove the rotor-hub cap. 

(ii) Clean the upper and lower MRH shaft 

flange as depicted in Figure 2 of Eurocopter 

Alert Service Bulletin No. EC135–62A–029, 

Revision 7, dated October 22, 2012, and 

visually inspect for a crack. 

(3) If there is a crack in the upper or lower 

MRH shaft flange, before further flight, 

replace that MRH shaft with an airworthy 

MRH shaft. Replacing the MRH shaft with an 

MRH shaft having a P/N listed in the 

applicability of this AD does not constitute 

terminating action for the requirements of 

this AD. 

(g) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs) 

(1) The Manager, Safety Management 

Group, FAA, may approve AMOCs for this 

AD. Send your proposal to: Gary Roach, 


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Aviation Safety Engineer, Regulations and 

Policy Group, Rotorcraft Directorate, FAA, 

2601 Meacham Blvd., Fort Worth, Texas 

76137; telephone (817) 222–5110; email 

gary.b.roach@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. 

(3) Any AMOC approved previously in 

accordance with AD No. 2012–10–53, 

Amendment 39–17254 (77 FR 69558, 

November 20, 2012), is approved as an 

AMOC for the corresponding requirements in 

paragraph (f) of this AD. 

(h) Additional Information 

The subject of this AD is addressed in 

European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) AD 

No. 2012–0085R5, dated October 30, 2012. 

You may view the EASA AD in Docket No. 

FAA–2014–0034 on the Internet at http:// 

www.regulations.gov. 

(i) Subject 

Joint Aircraft Service Component (JASC) 

Code: 6220, Main Rotor Head. 

Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, on January 16, 

2014. 

Lance T. Gant, 

Acting Directorate Manager, Rotorcraft 

Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2014–01954 Filed 1–30–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2013–1008; Airspace 

Docket No. 13–AAL–8] 

Proposed Revocation of Class E 

Airspace; Kwigillingok, AK 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: This action proposes to 

remove Class E airspace at Kwigillingok 

Airport, Kwigillingok, AK, due to the 

cancellation of the approaches. The 

FAA is proposing this action to enhance 

the management of aircraft operations 

within the National Airspace System. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before March 17, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments on this 

proposal to the U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations, M– 

30, West Building Ground Floor, Room 

W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., 

Washington, DC 20590; telephone (202) 

366–9826. You must identify FAA 

Docket No. FAA–2013–1008; Airspace 

Docket No. 13–AAL–8, at the beginning 

of your comments. You may also submit 

comments through the Internet at 

http://www.regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Richard Roberts, Federal Aviation 

Administration, Operations Support 

Group, Western Service Center, 1601 

Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA 98057; 

telephone (425) 203–4517. 

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 (FAA Docket No. FAA 

2013–1008 and Airspace Docket No. 13– 

AAL–8) 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. 

Commenters wishing the FAA to 

acknowledge receipt of their comments 

on this action must submit with those 

comments a self-addressed stamped 

postcard on which the following 

statement is made: ‘‘Comments to FAA 

Docket No. FAA–2013–1008 and 

Airspace Docket No. 13–AAL–8’’. The 

postcard will be date/time stamped and 

returned to the commenter. 

All communications received on or 

before the specified closing date for 

comments will be considered before 

taking action on the proposed rule. The 

proposal contained in this action may 

be changed in light of comments 

received. All comments submitted will 

be available for examination in the 

public docket both before and after the 

closing date for comments. A report 

summarizing each substantive public 

contact with FAA personnel concerned 

with this rulemaking will be filed in the 

docket. 

Availability of NPRM’s 

An electronic copy of this document 

may be downloaded through the 

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

Recently published rulemaking 

documents can also be accessed through 

the FAA’s Web page at http://

www.faa.gov/airports_airtraffic/air_

traffic/publications/airspace_

amendments/. 

You may review the public docket 

containing the proposal, any comments 

received, and any final disposition in 

person in the Dockets Office (see the 

ADDRESSES section for the address and 

phone number) between 9:00 a.m. and 

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

except federal holidays. An informal 

docket may also be examined during 

normal business hours at the Northwest 

Mountain Regional Office of the Federal 

Aviation Administration, Air Traffic 

Organization, Western Service Center, 

Operations Support Group, 1601 Lind 

Avenue SW., Renton, WA 98057. 

Persons interested in being placed on 

a mailing list for future NPRM’s should 

contact the FAA’s Office of Rulemaking, 

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

Circular No. 11–2A, Notice of Proposed 

Rulemaking Distribution System, which 

describes the application procedure. 

The Proposal 

The FAA is proposing an amendment 

to Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations 

(14 CFR) Part 71 by removing the Class 

E airspace extending upward from 700 

and 1,200 feet above the surface at 

Kwigillingok Airport, Kwigillingok, AK. 

This action is necessary due to the 

cancellation of the Instrument Flight 

Rule approaches into the facility due to 

runway shortening. 

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 

listed in this document will be 

published subsequently in this Order. 

The FAA has determined this 

proposed regulation only involves an 

established body of technical 

regulations for which frequent and 

routine amendments are necessary to 

keep them operationally current. 

Therefore, this proposed regulation: (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 


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