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FIGURE 2 TO PARAGRAPH (c) OF THIS

AD—P/NS AND S/NS OF PILOT

SEAT 120/335 

P/N S/N 

9911–0–0–X05X11101L2 .. 1524, 1525, 

1531, 1534. 

9911–0–0–X05X11101R2 1529, 1530. 

9911–0–0–X05X111L1R2 1542, 1543. 

9911–0–0–X05X111R1L2 1541. 

(d) Subject 

Joint Aircraft System Component (JASC) 

Code 2510, Flight Compartment Equipment. 

(e) Unsafe Condition 

This AD was prompted by the discovery 

that rivets with insufficient strength were 

used during the manufacture of energy 

absorber (EA) assemblies installed on certain 

Attendant Seats NG and Pilot Seats 120/335. 

We are issuing this AD to prevent 

malfunction of the EA on the seat. The unsafe 

condition, if not addressed, could result in 

injuries to the occupants during an 

emergency landing. 

(f) Compliance 

Comply with this AD within the 

compliance times specified, unless already 

done. 

(g) Required Actions 

Within 45 days after the effective date of 

this AD: 

(1) Review each affected attendant seat NG 

and pilot seat 120/335 to determine if rework 

has already been performed in accordance 

with the instructions in the Actions 

paragraph in B/E Aerospace Fischer Alert 

Service Bulletin (ASB) No. SB 9911–001, 

Issue B, dated November 4, 2016. If rework 

has been performed, no further action is 

required. 

(2) Remove and replace the EA assemblies 

on each affected pilot seat in accordance with 

the instructions in the Actions paragraph in 

B/E Aerospace Fischer ASB No. SB 9911– 

001, Issue B, dated November 4, 2016. 

(3) Remove each affected attendant seat 

and replace with a reworked seat in 

accordance with the instructions in the 

Actions paragraph B/E Aerospace Fischer 

ASB No. SB 9911–001, Issue B, dated 

November 4, 2016. 

(h) Installation Prohibition 

After the effective date of this AD, do not 

install an affected seat on an aircraft unless, 

prior to installation, the EA assemblies on the 

seat have been replaced in accordance with 

B/E Aerospace Fischer ASB No. SB 9911– 

001, Issue B, dated November 4, 2016. 

(i) Credit for Previous Actions 

You may take credit for the actions 

required by paragraph (g) of this AD if you 

performed these actions using B/E Aerospace 

Fischer ASB No. SB 9911–001, Issue A, dated 

July 14, 2016. 

(j) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs) 

(1) The Manager, Boston ACO 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 local Flight Standards 

District Office, as appropriate. If sending 

information directly to the manager of the 

certification office, send it to the attention of 

the person identified in paragraph (k)(1) of 

this AD. 

(2) Before using any approved AMOC, 

notify your appropriate principal inspector, 

or lacking a principal inspector, the manager 

of the local flight standards district office/ 

certificate holding district office. 

(k) Related Information 

(1) For more information about this AD, 

contact Dorie Resnik, Aerospace Engineer, 

Boston ACO Branch, FAA, 1200 District 

Avenue, Burlington, MA, 01803; phone: 781– 

238–7693; fax: 781- 238–7199; email: 

dorie.resnik@faa.gov. 

(2) Refer to European Aviation Safety 

Agency (EASA) AD 2016–0210, dated 

October 24, 2016, for more information. You 

may examine the EASA AD in the AD docket 

on the internet at http://www.regulations.gov 

by searching for and locating it in Docket No. 

FAA–2017–0937. 

(l) Material Incorporated by Reference 

(1) The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

(IBR) of the service information listed in this 

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

part 51. 

(2) You must use this service information 

as applicable to do the actions required by 

this AD, unless the AD specifies otherwise. 

(i) B/E Aerospace Fischer Alert Service 

Bulletin No. SB 9911–001, Issue B, dated 

November 4, 2016. 

(ii) Reserved. 

(3) For service information identified in 

this AD, contact B/E Aerospace Fischer 

GmbH, Mu ̈ller-Armack-Str. 4, D–84034 

Landshut, Germany; phone: +49 (0) 871 

93248–0; fax:+49 (0) 871 93248–22; email: 

spares@fischer-seats.de. 

(4) You may view this service information 

at FAA, Engine & Propeller Standards 

Branch, 1200 District Avenue, Burlington, 

MA, 01803. For information on the 

availability of this material at the FAA, call 

781–238–7759. 

(5) You may view this service information 

that is incorporated by reference at the 

National Archives and Records 

Administration (NARA). For information on 

the availability of this material at NARA, call 

202–741–6030, or go to: http://

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

Issued in Burlington, Massachusetts, on 

August 9, 2018. 

Robert J. Ganley, 

Manager, Engine and Propeller Standards 

Branch, Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2018–17648 Filed 8–15–18; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2018–0632; Airspace 

Docket No. 17–AWA–4] 

RIN 2120–AA66 

Amendment of Chicago Class B and 

Chicago Class C Airspace; Chicago, IL 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule, technical 

amendment. 

SUMMARY: This action amends the 

Chicago, IL, Class B airspace area 

description by changing references for 

defining the center point of the Chicago 

Class B airspace from the Chicago 

O’Hare VHF Omnidirectional Range/ 

Distance Measuring Equipment (VOR/ 

DME) to ‘‘Point of Origin.’’ The ‘‘Point 

of Origin’’ uses the same geographic 

coordinates as the Chicago O’Hare VOR/ 

DME location. This action also amends 

the Chicago Midway Airport, IL, Class C 

airspace description by changing the 

reference for defining a portion of the 

Class C airspace boundary from using 

the Chicago O’Hare VOR/DME to using 

the geographic coordinates of the 

Chicago O’Hare VOR/DME instead. The 

FAA is taking this action due to the 

planned decommissioning of the 

Chicago O’Hare VOR/DME. 

Additionally, the Chicago Class B and 

Chicago Midway Airport Class C 

airspace descriptions are edited further 

to reflect the Chicago Midway 

International Airport name change to 

match the current information in the 

FAA’s aeronautical database, and the 

Chicago Midway Airport Class C 

airspace designation is amended to 

remove the airport name from the 

airspace designation to comply with 

FAA regulatory guidance. These 

changes are editorial only and do not 

alter the current charted boundaries, 

altitudes, or ATC procedures for the 

Chicago Class B or the Chicago Midway 

International Airport Class C airspace 

areas. 

DATES: Effective date: 0901 UTC, 

October 11, 2018. 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 7400.11 and 

publication of conforming amendments. 

ADDRESSES: FAA Order 7400.11B, 

Airspace Designations and Reporting 

Points, and subsequent amendments can 

be viewed online at http://www.faa.gov/ 

air_traffic/publications/. For further 


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information, you can contact the 

Airspace Policy Group, Federal Aviation 

Administration, 800 Independence 

Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20591; 

telephone: (202) 267–8783. The Order is 

also available for inspection at the 

National Archives and Records 

Administration (NARA). For 

information on the availability of FAA 

Order 7400.11B at NARA, call (202) 

741–6030, or go to https://

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

ibr-locations.html. 

FAA Order 7400.11, Airspace 

Designations and Reporting Points, is 

published yearly and effective on 

September 15. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Colby Abbott, Airspace Policy Group, 

Office of Airspace Services, Federal 

Aviation Administration, 800 

Independence Avenue SW, Washington, 

DC 20591; telephone: (202) 267–8783. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Authority for This Rulemaking 

The FAA’s authority to issue rules 

regarding aviation safety is found in 

Title 49 of the United States Code. 

Subtitle I, Section 106 describes the 

authority of the FAA Administrator. 

Subtitle VII, Aviation Programs, 

describes in more detail the scope of the 

agency’s authority. This rulemaking is 

promulgated under the authority 

described in Subtitle VII, Part A, 

Subpart I, Section 40103. Under that 

section, the FAA is charged with 

prescribing regulations to assign the use 

of the airspace necessary to ensure the 

safety of aircraft and the efficient use of 

airspace. This regulation is within the 

scope of that authority as it makes 

editorial corrections to existing Class B 

and Class C airspace descriptions to 

maintain accuracy. 

History 

The FAA is planning to 

decommission the Chicago O’Hare, IL, 

VOR/DME in January 2019 in support of 

construction activities for creating a 

new runway at Chicago O’Hare 

International Airport. To ensure there 

will be no change to the existing charted 

boundaries of the Chicago Class B or 

Chicago Midway Airport Class C 

airspace areas, the FAA is retaining the 

geographic coordinates of the Chicago 

O’Hare VOR/DME location as the center 

point for the Class B airspace and also 

using them to define a portion of the 

boundary of the Chicago Midway 

Airport Class C airspace. 

Class B airspace designations are 

published in paragraph 3000 and Class 

C airspace designations are published in 

paragraph 4000 of FAA Order 7400.11B, 

dated August 3, 2017, and effective 

September 15, 2017, which is 

incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 

71.1. The Class B and Class C airspace 

designations listed in this document 

will be subsequently published in the 

Order. 

Availability and Summary of 

Documents for Incorporation by 

Reference 

This document amends FAA Order 

7400.11B, Airspace Designations and 

Reporting Points, dated August 3, 2017, 

and effective September 15, 2017. FAA 

Order 7400.11B is publicly available as 

listed in the ADDRESSES section of this 

document. FAA Order 7400.11B lists 

Class A, B, C, D, and E airspace areas, 

air traffic service routes, and reporting 

points. 

The Rule 

The FAA is amending Title 14 Code 

of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 

by editing the description of the 

Chicago, IL, Class B airspace and 

Chicago Midway Airport, IL, Class C 

airspace areas to remove references to 

the ‘‘Chicago O’Hare VOR/DME’’ and 

update the Chicago Midway 

International Airport name. 

In the Chicago Class B airspace 

description, the Chicago VOR/DME is 

replaced with ‘‘Point of Origin’’ for 

defining the center point of the Class B 

airspace area. 

In the Chicago Midway International 

Airport Class C airspace description, the 

arc around the Chicago VOR/DME is 

replaced by a radius around a point at 

the geographic coordinates of the 

Chicago VOR/DME for defining a 

portion of the Class C airspace 

boundary. 

The FAA is taking these actions so the 

currently charted boundaries of the 

Class B and Class C airspace areas are 

not affected by the planned 

decommissioning of the Chicago O’Hare 

VOR/DME. 

The Chicago Class B and Chicago 

Class C airspace descriptions are also 

updated by changing the airport name 

Chicago Midway Airport to Chicago 

Midway International Airport, to be in 

concert with the data currently 

contained in the FAA’s aeronautical 

database. 

Additionally, this action removes the 

airport name from the Chicago, IL, Class 

C airspace designation to comply with 

the FAA’s regulatory guidance. 

Because this action is a minor 

editorial change that does not alter the 

currently charted boundaries, altitudes, 

or ATC procedures for the Chicago, IL, 

Class B and the Chicago Midway 

International Airport, IL, Class C 

airspace, I find that notice and public 

procedure under 5 U.S.C. 553(b) are 

unnecessary and contrary to the public 

interest. 

Regulatory Notices and Analyses 

The FAA has determined that this 

regulation only involves an established 

body of technical regulations for which 

frequent and routine amendments are 

necessary to keep them operationally 

current. Therefore, this regulation: (1) Is 

not a ‘‘significant regulatory action’’ 

under Executive Order 12866; (2) is not 

a ‘‘significant rule’’ under Department of 

Transportation (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 only affects air traffic 

procedures and air navigation, it is 

certified that this rule, when 

promulgated, does not have a significant 

economic impact on a substantial 

number of small entities under the 

criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act. 

Environmental Review 

The FAA has determined that this 

action of amending the airspace 

descriptions of the Chicago, IL, Class B 

and Chicago Midway International 

Airport, IL, Class C airspace areas, by 

changing the references to the Chicago 

O’Hare VOR/DME to ‘‘Point of Origin’’ 

in the Chicago Class B description and 

to using the Chicago O’Hare VOR/DME 

geographic coordinates in the Chicago 

Midway Airport Class C description, 

due to the planned decommissioning of 

the Chicago, IL, VOR/DME, qualifies for 

categorical exclusion under the National 

Environmental Policy Act, 42 U.S.C. 

4321; its implementing regulations at 40 

CFR part 1500; and its agency-specific 

implementing regulations in FAA Order 

1050.1F, ‘‘Environmental Impacts: 

Policies and Procedures’’ regarding 

categorical exclusions for procedural 

actions at paragraph 5–6.5a, which 

categorically excludes from full 

environmental impact review 

rulemaking actions that designate or 

modify classes of airspace areas, 

airways, routes, and reporting points. 

This airspace action is an editorial 

change only and is not expected to 

result in any potentially significant 

environmental impacts. In accordance 

with FAA Order 1050.1F, paragraph 5– 

2 regarding Extraordinary 

Circumstances, this action has been 

reviewed for factors and circumstances 

in which a normally categorically 

excluded action may have a significant 

environmental impact requiring further 

analysis, and it is determined that no 


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extraordinary circumstances exist that 

warrant preparation of an 

environmental assessment. 

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71 

Airspace, Incorporation by reference, 

Navigation (air). 

Adoption of the Amendment 

In consideration of the foregoing, the 

Federal Aviation Administration 

amends 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 14 CFR 

part 71 continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 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 FAA Order 7400.11B, 

Airspace Designations and Reporting 

Points, signed August 3, 2017, and 

effective September 15, 2017, is 

amended as follows: 

Paragraph 3000 Subpart B—Class B 

Airspace. 

* * * * * 

AGL IL B Chicago, IL 

Chicago O’Hare International Airport 

(Primary Airport) 

(Lat. 41°58′38′′ N, long. 87°54′29′′ W) 

Chicago Midway International Airport 

(Lat. 41°47′10′′ N, long. 87°45′09′′ W) 

Point of Origin 

(Lat. 41°59′16′′ N, long. 87°54′17′′ W) 

Boundaries 

Area A. That airspace extending upward 

from the surface to and including 10,000 feet 

MSL within an area bounded by a line 

beginning at lat. 42°04′11′′ N, long. 87°55′31′′ 

W; thence clockwise along the 5 NM radius 

of the Point of Origin to lat. 41°59′15′′ N, 

long. 87°47′35′′ W; thence east to lat. 

41°59′15′′ N, long. 87°46′15′′ W; thence 

clockwise along the 6 NM radius of the Point 

of Origin to Interstate Highway 355 (I–355) 

(41°57′16′′ N, 88°01′52′′ W); thence north 

along I–355 to Interstate Highway 290 (I–290) 

(lat. 41°57′12′′ N, long. 88°01′56′′ W); thence 

north along I–290 to the 6 NM radius of the 

Point of Origin (lat. 42°01′17′′ N, long. 

88°01′52′′ W); thence clockwise along the 6 

NM radius of the Point of Origin to U.S. 

Highway 12 (lat. 42°05′03′′ N, long. 87°56′26′′ 

W); thence southeast along U.S. Highway 12 

to the point of beginning. 

Area B. That airspace extending upward 

from 1,900 feet MSL to and including 10,000 

feet MSL within an area bounded by a line 

beginning at the intersection of the 5 NM 

radius of the Point of Origin and the railroad 

tracks at lat. 42°03′57′′ N, long. 87°51′55′′ W; 

thence northeast along the railroad tracks to 

Willow Road (lat. 42°06′20′′ N, long. 

87°49′38′′ W); thence east along Willow Road 

to the 10 NM radius of the Point of Origin 

(lat. 42°06′04′′ N, long. 87°44′26′′ W); thence 

clockwise along the 10 NM radius of the 

Point of Origin to the 5 NM radius of Chicago 

Midway International Airport (lat. 41°49′34′′ 

N, long. 87°51′00′′ W); thence 

counterclockwise along the 5 NM radius of 

the Chicago Midway International Airport to 

the 10.5 NM radius of the Point of Origin (lat. 

41°48′59′′ N, long. 87°51′22′′ W); thence 

clockwise along the 10.5 NM radius of the 

Point of Origin to the 10 NM radius of the 

Chicago Midway International Airport (lat. 

41°49′11′′ N, long. 87°58′14′′ W); thence 

clockwise along the 10 NM radius of Chicago 

Midway International Airport to the 10 NM 

radius of the Point of Origin (lat. 41°49′40′′ 

N, long. 87°58′05′′ W); thence clockwise 

along the 10 NM radius of the Point of Origin 

to U.S. Highway 12 (lat. 42°08′01′′ N, long. 

88°00′46′′ W); thence southeast along U.S. 

Highway 12 to the 5 NM radius of the Point 

of Origin (lat. 42°04′10′′ N, long. 87°55′31′′ 

W); thence clockwise along the 5 NM radius 

of the Point of Origin to the point of 

beginning, excluding that airspace designated 

as Area A. 

Area C. That airspace extending upward 

from 3,000 feet MSL to and including 10,000 

feet MSL within an area bounded by the 15 

NM radius of the Point of Origin, excluding 

that airspace designated as Area A, Area B, 

Area G, and Area H. 

Area D. That airspace extending upward 

from 3,600 feet MSL to and including 10,000 

feet MSL within an area bounded by a line 

beginning at lat. 42°07′52′′ N, long. 88°10′47′′ 

W; thence northwest to the 25 NM radius of 

the Point of Origin (lat. 42°15′40′′ N, long. 

88°19′39′′ W); thence clockwise along the 25 

NM radius of the Point of Origin to lat. 

41°42′03′′ N, long. 88°18′34′′ W; thence 

northeast to the 15 NM radius of the Point 

of Origin (lat. 41°49′53′′ N, long. 88°09′59′′ 

W); thence clockwise along the 15 NM radius 

of the Point of Origin to the point of 

beginning, excluding that airspace designated 

as Area A, Area B, Area C, Area G, and Area 

H. 

Area E. That airspace extending upward 

from 4,000 feet MSL to and including 10,000 

feet MSL within an area bounded by a line 

beginning at lat. 42°11′11′′ N, long. 87°24′46′′ 

W; thence east to the 30 NM radius of the 

Point of Origin (lat. 42°10′39′′ N, long. 

87°17′01′′ W); thence clockwise along the 30 

NM radius of the Point of Origin to lat. 

41°46′38′′ N, long. 87°17′51′′ W; thence west 

to the 25 NM radius of the Point of Origin 

(lat. 41°46′40′′ N, long. 87°25′22′′ W); thence 

counterclockwise along the 25 NM radius of 

the Point of Origin to the point of beginning. 

Area F. That airspace extending upward 

from 4,000 feet MSL to and including 10,000 

feet MSL within an area bounded by a line 

beginning at lat. 42°07′52′′ N, long. 88°10′47′′ 

W; thence northwest to the 25 NM radius of 

the Point of Origin (lat. 42°15′40′′ N, long. 

88°19′39′′ W); thence counterclockwise along 

the 25 NM radius of the Point of Origin to 

Interstate 90 (lat. 42°07′22′′ N, long. 88°26′01′′ 

W); thence west to the 30 NM radius of the 

Point of Origin (lat. 42°07′21′′ N, long. 

88°33′05′′ W); thence counterclockwise along 

the 30 NM radius of the Point of Origin to 

County Road 10 (lat. 41°49′49′′ N, long. 

88°32′27′′ W); thence east along County Road 

10 to the 25 NM radius of the Point of Origin 

(lat. 41°50′40′′ N, long. 88°25′44′′ W); thence 

counterclockwise along the 25 NM radius of 

the Point of Origin to lat. 41°42′03′′ N, long. 

88°18′34′′ W; thence northeast to the 15 NM 

radius of the Point of Origin (lat. 41°49′53′′ 

N, long. 88°09′59′′ W); thence clockwise 

along the 15 NM radius of the Point of Origin 

to the point of beginning. 

Area G. That airspace extending upward 

from 2,500 feet MSL to and including 10,000 

feet MSL within an area bounded by a line 

beginning at lat. 42°04′15′′ N, long. 87°54′56′′ 

W; thence northwest to the 10 NM radius of 

the Point of Origin (lat. 42°09′00′′ N, long. 

87°57′22′′ W); thence counterclockwise along 

the 10 NM radius of the Point of Origin to 

U.S. Highway 12 (lat. 42°08′01′′ N, long. 

88°00′46′′ W); thence southeast along U.S. 

Highway 12 to the 5 NM radius of the Point 

of Origin (lat. 42°04′11′′ N, long. 87°55′31′′ 

W); thence clockwise along the 5 NM radius 

of the Point of Origin to the point of 

beginning. 

Area H. That airspace extending upward 

from 2,500 feet MSL to and including 10,000 

feet MSL within an area bounded by a line 

beginning at the intersection of Willow Road 

and railroad tracks at lat. 42°06′20′′ N, long. 

87°49′38′′ W; thence northeast along the 

railroad tracks to the 10 NM radius of the 

Point of Origin (lat. 42°08′06′′ N, long. 

87°48′00′′ W); thence clockwise along the 10 

NM radius of the Point of Origin to Willow 

Road (lat. 42°06′04′′ N, long. 87°44′26′′ W); 

thence west along Willow Road to the point 

of beginning. 

* * * * * 

Paragraph 4000 Subpart C—Class C 

Airspace. 

* * * * * 

AGL IL C Chicago, IL 

Chicago Midway International Airport, IL 

(Lat. 41°47′10′′ N, long. 87°45′09′′ W) 

That airspace extending upward from the 

surface to 3,600 feet MSL within a 5-mile 

radius of the Chicago Midway International 

Airport; and that airspace extending upward 

from 1,900 feet MSL to 3,600 feet MSL within 

a 10-mile radius of the airport beginning from 

a line 2-miles northeast of and parallel to the 

Chicago Midway International Airport 

Runway 31C localizer course, thence 

clockwise along the 10-mile radius of the 

airport to the intersection with the 10.5-mile 

radius around a point centered at lat. 

41°59′16′′ N, long. 87°54′17′′ W, thence 

counterclockwise along that 10.5-mile radius 

to the intersection with the Chicago Midway 

International Airport 5-mile radius. This 

Class C airspace area excludes the airspace 

within the Chicago, IL, Class B airspace area. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on August 9, 

2018. 

Rodger A. Dean, Jr., 

Manager, Airspace Policy Group. 

[FR Doc. 2018–17596 Filed 8–15–18; 8:45 am] 

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