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(2) Will not affect intrastate aviation 

in Alaska, and 

(3) 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. 

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 adding 

the following new airworthiness 

directive: 

2023–23–07 Deutsche Aircraft GmbH (Type 

Certificate Previously Held by 328 

Support Services GmbH; AvCraft 

Aerospace GmbH; Fairchild Dornier 

GmbH; Dornier Luftfahrt GmbH): 

Amendment 39–22609; Docket No. 

FAA–2023–1881; Project Identifier 

MCAI–2023–00495–T. 

(a) Effective Date 

This airworthiness directive (AD) is 

effective January 16, 2024. 

(b) Affected ADs 

None. 

(c) Applicability 

This AD applies to all Deutsche Aircraft 

GmbH (Type Certificate previously held by 

328 Support Services GmbH; AvCraft 

Aerospace GmbH; Fairchild Dornier GmbH; 

Dornier Luftfahrt GmbH) Model 328–100 and 

328–300 airplanes, certificated in any 

category. 

(d) Subject 

Air Transport Association (ATA) of 

America Code: 27, Flight Controls. 

(e) Unsafe Condition 

This AD was prompted by a manufacturer’s 

design review, which identified a potential 

risk of the rudder control rod buckling during 

operation with one engine inoperative during 

take-off and landing phases. The FAA is 

issuing this AD to address the potential 

failure of a rudder control rod. The unsafe 

condition, if not addressed, could result in 

reduced control of the airplane. 

(f) Compliance 

Comply with this AD within the 

compliance times specified, unless already 

done. 

(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 2023–0065, dated 

March 20, 2023 (EASA AD 2023–0065). 

(h) Exceptions to EASA AD 2023–0065 

(1) Where EASA AD 2023–0065 refers to its 

effective date, this AD requires using the 

effective date of this AD. 

(2) Replace the entire text of paragraph (2) 

of EASA AD 2023–0065 with the following 

text, ‘‘If, during the functional check or GVI 

as required by paragraph (1) of this AD, as 

applicable, the length of the rudder control 

rod exceeds the maximum allowable length 

specified in the ASB, the rudder control rod 

is bent, both rudder control rod ends are not 

symmetrically adjusted, or both inspection 

holes are not fully covered with the threads 

of the rod end, repair before further flight 

using a method approved by the Manager, 

International Validation Branch, FAA; or 

EASA; or Deutsche Aircraft GmbH’s EASA 

Design Organization Approval (DOA). If 

approved by the DOA, the approval must 

include the DOA-authorized signature.’’ 

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

section of EASA AD 2023–0065. 

(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 International Validation Branch, send 

it to the attention of the person identified in 

paragraph (j) of this AD. Information may be 

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

Before using any approved AMOC, notify 

your appropriate principal inspector, or 

lacking a principal inspector, the manager of 

the responsible Flight Standards Office. 

(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 Deutsche Aircraft 

GmbH’s EASA DOA. If approved by the 

DOA, the approval must include the DOAauthorized signature. 

(j) Additional Information 

For more information about this AD, 

contact Todd Thompson, Aviation Safety 

Engineer, FAA, 1600 Stewart Avenue, Suite 

410, Westbury, NY 11590; telephone 206– 

231–3228; email todd.thompson@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 2023–0065, dated March 20, 

2023. 

(ii) [Reserved] 

(3) For EASA AD 2023–0065, 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: ad.easa.europa.eu. 

(4) You may view this service information 

at the FAA, Airworthiness Products Section, 

Operational Safety Branch, 2200 South 216th 

Street, Des Moines, WA. For information on 

the availability of this material at the FAA, 

call 206–231–3195. 

(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-locations or email fr.inspection@nara.gov. 

Issued on November 13, 2023. 

Ross Landes, 

Deputy Director for Regulatory Operations, 

Compliance & Airworthiness Division, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2023–27120 Filed 12–11–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2023–1723; Project 

Identifier MCAI–2023–00457–T; Amendment 

39–22605; AD 2023–23–03] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS 

Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The FAA is adopting a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for all 

Airbus SAS Model A330–200 Freighter 

series airplanes. This AD was prompted 

by a widespread fatigue damage (WFD) 

evaluation on Airbus SAS Model A330– 

200 Freighter series airplanes, which 

found that the circumferential joint at 

Frame 58 (near the rear fuselage) is 

susceptible to WFD. This AD requires a 

modification to reinforce the 

circumferential joints at Frame 58 and, 

if necessary, corrective action, 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 January 16, 

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The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of a certain publication listed in this AD 

as of January 16, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: 

AD Docket: You may examine the AD 

docket at regulations.gov under Docket 

No. FAA–2023–1723; 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 address for 

Docket Operations is U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations, M– 

30, West Building Ground Floor, Room 

W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, 

Washington, DC 20590. 

Material Incorporated by Reference: 

• For 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 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. 

It is also available in the AD docket at 

regulations.gov under Docket No. FAA– 

2023–1723. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tim 

Dowling, Aviation Safety Engineer, 

FAA, 1600 Stewart Avenue, Suite 410, 

Westbury, NY 11590; telephone: 206– 

231–3667; email: timothy.p.dowling@

faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

The FAA issued a notice of proposed 

rulemaking (NPRM) to amend 14 CFR 

part 39 by adding an AD that would 

apply to all Airbus SAS Model A330– 

223F and –243F airplanes. The NPRM 

published in the Federal Register on 

August 31, 2023 (88 FR 60157). The 

NPRM was prompted by AD 2023–0053, 

dated March 14, 2023, issued by EASA, 

which is the Technical Agent for the 

Member States of the European Union 

(EASA AD 2023–0053) (also referred to 

as the MCAI). The MCAI states that 

within the scope of WFD evaluations on 

Model A330–200 Freighter series 

airplanes, it was determined that the 

circumferential joint at Frame 58 (near 

the rear fuselage) is susceptible to WFD. 

WFD, if not corrected, may lead to crack 

initiation and undetected propagation, 

which could affect the structural 

integrity of the airplane. 

In the NPRM, the FAA proposed to 

require a modification to reinforce the 

circumferential joints at Frame 58 and, 

if necessary, corrective action, as 

specified in EASA AD 2023–0053. 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–2023–1723. 

Discussion of Final Airworthiness 

Directive 

Comments 

The FAA received no comments on 

the NPRM or on the determination of 

the cost to the public. 

Additional Change to This AD 

The FAA revised paragraph (h)(3) of 

this AD to clarify that if any discrepancy 

other than cracking is found, operators 

must obtain instructions and 

accomplish those instructions 

accordingly. If cracking is found, 

operators must obtain instructions and 

repair the cracking before further flight. 

In the NPRM, the FAA inadvertently 

specified only cracking as a 

discrepancy; however, incorrect hole 

diameters are also a possible 

discrepancy. 

Conclusion 

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 

reviewed the relevant data and 

determined that air safety requires 

adopting this AD as proposed. 

Accordingly, the FAA is issuing this AD 

to address the unsafe condition on this 

product. Except for minor editorial 

changes, and any other changes 

described previously, this AD is 

adopted as proposed in the NPRM. 

None of the changes will increase the 

economic burden on any operator. 

Related Service Information Under 1 

CFR Part 51 

EASA AD 2023–0053 specifies 

procedures for a modification (including 

rotating probe inspections for 

discrepancies and measurement of the 

maximum hole diameter at any point in 

the fastener hole bores on the 

circumferential joints) to reinforce the 

circumferential joints at Frame 58 and, 

if any discrepancies (cracking or 

measurements that are outside the 

acceptable hole diameters) are found, 

corrective action (contacting the 

manufacturer for instructions and 

accomplishing those instructions). 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. 

Explanation of Compliance Time 

The compliance time for the 

replacement specified in this AD for 

addressing WFD was established to 

ensure that certain structure is replaced 

before WFD develops in airplanes. 

Standard inspection techniques cannot 

be relied on to detect WFD before it 

becomes a hazard to flight. The FAA 

will not grant any extensions of the 

compliance time to complete any ADmandated service bulletin related to 

WFD without extensive new data that 

would substantiate and clearly warrant 

such an extension. 

Costs of Compliance 

The FAA estimates that this AD will 

affect 6 airplanes of U.S. registry. The 

FAA estimates the following costs to 

comply with this AD: 

ESTIMATED COSTS FOR REQUIRED ACTIONS

Labor cost Parts cost Cost per 

product 

Cost on U.S. 

operators 

368 work-hours × $85 per hour = $31,280 ................................................................................. $7,700 $38,980 $233,880 

The FAA has received no definitive 

data on which to base the cost estimates 

for the on-condition actions specified in 

this AD. 

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 


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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, 

(2) Will not affect intrastate aviation 

in Alaska, and 

(3) 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. 

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 adding 

the following new airworthiness 

directive: 

2023–23–03 Airbus SAS: Amendment 39– 

22605; Docket No. FAA–2023–1723; 

Project Identifier CAI–2023–00457–T. 

(a) Effective Date 

This airworthiness directive (AD) is 

effective January 16, 2024. 

(b) Affected ADs 

None. 

(c) Applicability 

This AD applies to all Airbus SAS Model 

A330–223F and –243F airplanes, certificated 

in any category. 

(d) Subject 

Air Transport Association (ATA) of 

America Code 53, Fuselage. 

(e) Unsafe Condition 

This AD was prompted by a widespread 

fatigue damage (WFD) evaluation on Model 

A330–200 Freighter series airplanes, which 

found that the circumferential joint at Frame 

58 (near the rear fuselage) is susceptible to 

WFD. The FAA is issuing this AD to address 

WFD in the affected area. The unsafe 

condition, if not corrected, may lead to crack 

initiation and undetected propagation, which 

could affect the structural integrity of the 

airplane. 

(f) Compliance 

Comply with this AD within the 

compliance times specified, unless already 

done. 

(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 2023–0053, dated 

March 14, 2023 (EASA AD 2023–0053). 

(h) Exceptions to EASA AD 2023–0053 

(1) Where EASA AD 2023–0053 refers to its 

effective date, this AD requires using the 

effective date of this AD. 

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

section of EASA AD 2023–0053. 

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

0053 specifies ‘‘if, during the 

accomplishment of any inspection, which is 

part of the modification as required by 

paragraph (1) of this AD, any discrepancy, as 

identified in the SB, is detected, before next 

flight, contact Airbus for approved 

instructions and accomplish those 

instructions accordingly,’’ this AD requires 

replacing those words with ‘‘if, during the 

accomplishment of any inspection, which is 

part of the modification as required by 

paragraph (1) of this AD, any discrepancy 

other than cracking is detected, before next 

flight, contact the Manager, International 

Validation Branch, FAA; or EASA; or Airbus 

SAS’s EASA Design Organization Approval 

(DOA) for approved instructions and 

accomplish those instructions accordingly; 

and if any cracking is detected, the cracking 

must be repaired before further flight using 

a method approved by the Manager, 

International Validation Branch, FAA; or 

EASA; or Airbus SAS’s EASA DOA. If 

approved by the DOA, the approval must 

include the DOA-authorized signature.’’ 

(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 International Validation Branch, send 

it to the attention of the person identified in 

paragraph (j) of this AD. Information may be 

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

Before using any approved AMOC, notify 

your appropriate principal inspector, or 

lacking a principal inspector, the manager of 

the responsible Flight Standards Office. 

(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 contains procedures 

or tests that are identified as RC, those 

procedures and tests must be done to comply 

with this AD; any procedures or tests that are 

not identified as RC are recommended. Those 

procedures and tests that are 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 procedures and tests identified as RC can 

be done and the airplane can be put back in 

an airworthy condition. Any substitutions or 

changes to procedures or tests identified as 

RC require approval of an AMOC. 

(j) Additional Information 

For more information about this AD, 

contact Tim Dowling, Aviation Safety 

Engineer, FAA, 1600 Stewart Avenue, Suite 

410, Westbury, NY 11590; telephone: 206– 

231–3667; email: timothy.p.dowling@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 2023–0053, dated March 14, 

2023. 

(ii) [Reserved] 

(3) For EASA AD 2023–0053, 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. 

(5) You may view this material at the 

National Archives and Records 

Administration (NARA). For information on 


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

ibr-locations or email fr.inspection@nara.gov. 

Issued on November 9, 2023. 

Ross Landes, 

Deputy Director for Regulatory Operations, 

Compliance & Airworthiness Division, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2023–27115 Filed 12–11–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2023–1352; Airspace 

Docket No. 23–ASO–55] 

RIN 2120–AA66 

Amendment of Class D and Class E 

Airspace; Ozark, AL and Columbus, 

GA 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This action makes editorial 

changes, updating the airport names of 

two Army Airfields and replacing the 

term Notice to Airmen with Notice to 

Air Missions in Class D and Class E 

descriptions. This action does not 

change the airspace boundaries or 

operating requirements. 

DATES: Effective 0901 UTC, March 21, 

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: This final rule 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 a day, 365 days a 

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/. For further information, 

contact the Airspace Policy Group, 

Federal Aviation Administration, 800 

Independence Avenue SW, Washington, 

DC 20591; telephone: (202) 267–8783. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John 

Fornito, Operations Support Group, 

Eastern Service Center, Federal Aviation 

Administration, 1701 Columbia Avenue, 

College Park, GA 30337; Telephone: 

(404) 305–6364. 

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 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 updates 

airport names and airspace descriptions. 

This update is administrative change 

and does not change the airspace 

boundaries or operating requirements. 

Incorporation by Reference 

Class D and Class E airspace are 

published in paragraphs 5000, 6002, 

6004, and 6005 of FAA Order JO 

7400.11, Airspace Designations and 

Reporting Points, incorporated by 

reference in 14 CFR 71.1 annually. This 

document amends the current version of 

that order, FAA Order JO 7400.11H, 

dated August 11, 2023, and effective 

September 15, 2023. FAA Order JO 

7400.11H is publicly available as listed 

in the ADDRESSES section of this 

document. These amendments will be 

published in the next FAA Order JO 

7400.11 update. FAA Order JO 

7400.11H lists Class A, B, C, D, and E 

airspace areas, air traffic service routes, 

and reporting points. 

The Rule 

This amendment to 14 CFR part 71 

amends the Class D airspace, Class E 

surface airspace, Class E airspace 

designated as an extension to a Class D 

surface area, and Class E airspace 

extending upward from 700 feet above 

the surface for Fort Novosel, Ozark, AL, 

and Fort Moore, Columbus, GA by 

updating each airport’s name (formerly 

Fort Rucker and Fort Benning, 

respectively), as well as updating the 

descriptions by making editorial 

changes, replacing the term Notice to 

Airmen with Notice to Air Missions, 

and replacing the term Airport/Facility 

Directory with Chart Supplement in the 

appropriate descriptions. This action is 

an administrative change and does not 

affect the airspace boundaries or 

operating requirements; therefore, 

notice and public procedure under 5 

U.S.C. 553(b) is unnecessary. 

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. 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, will 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 qualifies for categorical exclusion 

under the National Environmental 

Policy Act in accordance with FAA 

Order 1050.1F, ‘‘Environmental 

Impacts: Policies and Procedures,’’ 

paragraph 5–6.5a. This airspace action 

is not expected to cause any potentially 

significant environmental impacts, and 

no extraordinary circumstances warrant 

the preparation of an environmental 

assessment. 

Lists of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71 

Airspace, Incorporation by reference, 

Navigation (air). 

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 Federal Aviation 

Administration Order JO 7400.11H, 

Airspace Designations and Reporting 

Points, dated August 11, 2023, and 

effective September 15, 2023, is 

amended as follows: 

Paragraph 5000 Class D Airspace. 

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