54794 Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 173 / Friday, September 6, 2013 / Proposed Rules 

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): 

EUROCOPTER FRANCE (EUROCOPTER): 

Docket No. FAA–2013–0770; Directorate 

Identifier 2011–SW–057–AD. 

(a) Applicability 

This AD applies to Eurocopter Model 

EC225 LP helicopters, certificated in any 

category, except helicopters with the 

following modifications (MOD) installed: 

(1) MOD 0726582, MOD 0726477, and 

MOD 0726583; 

(2) MOD 0726592; or 

(3) MOD 0726632. 

(b) Unsafe Condition 

This AD defines the unsafe condition as 

oscillations in the main rotor which can 

transfer dynamic loads to the structure, the 

main gearbox (MGB), and the main servocontrol inputs, which could result in 

subsequent loss of control of the helicopter. 

(c) Comments Due Date 

We must receive comments by November 

5, 2013. 

(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 Action 

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

revise the Operating Limitations section of 

the Eurocopter EC225LP Rotorcraft Flight 

Manual (RFM) by inserting a copy of this AD 

into Section 2.3 of the RFM, or by making 

pen and ink changes as follows. Under 

paragraph 1, Altitude Limits, add the phrase: 

‘‘The minimum altitude is limited to 

¥2,000 feet density altitude.’’ 

(f) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs) 

(1) The Manager, Safety Management 

Group, FAA, may approve AMOCs for this 

AD. Send your proposal to: 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. 

(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 

(1) Eurocopter EC225LP Emergency Alert 

Service Bulletin No. 04A001, Revision 3, 

dated May 4, 2010, which is not incorporated 

by reference, contains additional information 

about the subject of this AD. For service 

information identified in this 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 the referenced service information at 

the FAA, Office of the Regional Counsel, 

Southwest Region, 2601 Meacham Blvd., 

Room 663, Fort Worth, Texas 76137. 

(2) The subject of this AD is addressed in 

European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) AD 

No. 2008–0007R3, dated May 12, 2010. You 

may view the EASA AD in the AD docket on 

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

(h) Subject 

Joint Aircraft Service Component (JASC) 

Code: 2200: Auto Flight System. 

Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, on August 29, 

2013. 

Kim Smith, 

Directorate Manager, Rotorcraft Directorate, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2013–21724 Filed 9–5–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2013–0315; Directorate 

Identifier 2013–CE–006–AD] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; GROBWERKE Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Proposed rule; withdrawal. 

SUMMARY: This document withdraws a 

notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) 

that would have applied to GROBWERKE GMBH & CO KG Model G 115E 

airplanes. The proposed airworthiness 

directive (AD) would have required a 

one-time inspection to verify correct 

cable routing behind the LH cockpit 

instrument panel and, depending on 

findings, correction and replacement of 

damaged parts. Since issuance of the 

NPRM, the FAA has re-evaluated this 

airworthiness concern and determined 

that the airplanes affected are not type 

certificated in the United States. This 

withdrawal does not prevent the FAA 

from initiating future rulemaking on this 

subject. 

DATES: As of September 6, 2013, the 

proposed rule published April 9, 2013 

(78 FR 21082), is withdrawn. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

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. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Discussion 

We issued a notice of proposed 

rulemaking (NPRM) to amend 14 CFR 

part 39 to include an AD that would 

apply to the specified products. The 

NPRM published in the Federal 

Register on April 9, 2013 (78 FR 21082). 

The NPRM proposed to require you to 

do a one-time inspection to verify 

correct cable routing behind the LH 

cockpit instrument panel and, 

depending on findings, correction and 

replacement of damaged parts. 

Because of the comments received on 

the NPRM (78 FR 21082, April 9, 2013) 

that pointed out the Model G 115E 

airplane is not type certificated in the 

United States, the FAA re-evaluated the 

airworthiness concern and determined 

that the airplanes affected are not 

certificated in the United States and 

concluded that: 

• An unsafe condition warranting AD 

action does not exist; and 

• the associated level of risk does not 

warrant AD action. 

Withdrawal of this NPRM (78 FR 

21082, April 9, 2013) constitutes only 

such action and does not preclude the 

agency from issuing future rulemaking 

on this issue, nor does it commit the 

agency to any course of action in the 

future. 

Regulatory Findings 

Since this action only withdraws an 

NPRM, it is neither a proposed nor a 

final rule and therefore, is not covered 

under Executive Order 12866, the 

Regulatory Flexibility Act, or DOT 

Regulatory Policies and Procedures (44 

FR 11034, February 26, 1979). 

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39 

Air transportation, Aircraft, Aviation 

safety, Incorporation by reference, 

Safety. 


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Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 173 / Friday, September 6, 2013 / Proposed Rules 54795 

The Withdrawal 

Accordingly, the notice of proposed 

rulemaking (NPRM), FAA–2013–0315, 

published in the Federal Register on 

April 9, 2013 (78 FR 21082), is 

withdrawn. 

Issued in Kansas City, Missouri, on August 

13, 2013. 

Earl Lawrence, 

Manager, Small Airplane Directorate, Aircraft 

Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2013–20095 Filed 9–5–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2013–0749; Airspace 

Docket No. 13–ASW–16] 

Proposed Amendment of Class D 

Airspace; Dallas, Addison Airport, TX 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: This action proposes to 

amend Class D airspace at Addison 

Airport, Dallas, TX. Changes to air 

traffic flows in the Dallas-Fort Worth 

metropolitan area has made it necessary 

to lower the ceiling of the airspace area 

to enhance the safety and management 

of Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) 

operations at the airport. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before October 21, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments on this 

proposal to the U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE., West Building 

Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 

Washington, DC 20590–0001. You must 

identify the docket number FAA–2013– 

0749/Airspace Docket No. 13–ASW–16, 

at the beginning of your comments. You 

may also submit comments through the 

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

You may review the public docket 

containing the proposal, any comments 

received, and any final disposition in 

person in the Dockets Office between 

9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, except Federal holidays. 

The Docket Office (telephone 1–800– 

647–5527), is on the ground floor of the 

building at the above address. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Scott Enander, Central Service Center, 

Operations Support Group, Federal 

Aviation Administration, Southwest 

Region, 2601 Meacham Blvd., Fort 

Worth, TX 76137; telephone: 817–321– 

7716. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Comments Invited 

Interested parties are invited to 

participate in this proposed rulemaking 

by submitting such written data, views, 

or arguments, as they may desire. 

Comments that provide the factual basis 

supporting the views and suggestions 

presented are particularly helpful in 

developing reasoned regulatory 

decisions on the proposal. Comments 

are specifically invited on the overall 

regulatory, aeronautical, economic, 

environmental, and energy-related 

aspects of the proposal. 

Communications should identify both 

docket numbers and be submitted in 

triplicate to the address listed above. 

Commenters wishing the FAA to 

acknowledge receipt of their comments 

on this notice must submit with those 

comments a self-addressed, stamped 

postcard on which the following 

statement is made: ‘‘Comments to 

Docket No. FAA–2013–0749/Airspace 

Docket No. 13–ASW–16.’’ The postcard 

will be date/time stamped and returned 

to the commenter. 

Availability of NPRMs 

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 

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 Central Service Center, 2601 

Meacham Blvd., Fort Worth, TX 76137. 

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 

This action proposes to amend Title 

14, Code of Federal Regulations 

(14 CFR), part 71 by amending Class D 

airspace at Addison Airport, Dallas, TX. 

Adjustments to air traffic flows in the 

Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area, 

along with restructuring of the DallasFort Worth Class B airspace area, have 

made these changes necessary. The 

airspace would extend upward from the 

surface to but not including 2,500 feet 

MSL, instead of to but not including 

3,000 feet MSL, within the 4.4-mile 

radius to retain the safety and 

management of IFR aircraft operating in 

the vicinity of Addison Airport. 

Class D airspace areas are published 

in Paragraph 5000 of FAA Order 

7400.9W, dated August 8, 2012 and 

effective September 15, 2012, which is 

incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 

71.1. The Class D airspace designation 

listed in this document would be 

published subsequently in the Order. 

The FAA has determined that this 

proposed regulation only involves an 

established body of technical 

regulations for which frequent and 

routine amendments are necessary to 

keep them operationally current. It, 

therefore, (1) is not a ‘‘significant 

regulatory action’’ under Executive 

Order 12866; (2) is not a ‘‘significant 

rule’’ under DOT Regulatory Policies 

and Procedures (44 FR 11034; February 

26, 1979); and (3) does not warrant 

preparation of a Regulatory Evaluation 

as the anticipated impact is so minimal. 

Since this is a routine matter that will 

only affect air traffic procedures and air 

navigation, it is certified that this rule, 

when promulgated, will not have a 

significant economic impact on a 

substantial number of small entities 

under the criteria of the Regulatory 

Flexibility Act. 

The FAA’s authority to issue rules 

regarding aviation safety is found in 

Title 49 of the U.S. Code. Subtitle 1, 

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 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 controlled airspace at 

Addison Airport, Dallas, TX. 

Environmental Review 

This proposal will 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. 


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