69662 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 224 / Monday, November 20, 2000 / Rules and Regulations

contained in the Rules Docket. A copy

of it may be obtained from the Rules

Docket at the location provided under

the caption ADDRESSES.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39

Air transportation, Aircraft, Aviation

safety, Incorporation by reference,

Safety.

Adoption of the Amendment

Accordingly, pursuant to the

authority delegated to me by the

Administrator, the Federal Aviation

Administration amends part 39 of the

Federal Aviation Regulations (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. Section 39.13 is amended by

adding the following new airworthiness

directive:

2000–23–14 Pratt & Whitney: Amendment

39–11986. Docket No. 99–NE–25–AD.

Applicability: Pratt & Whitney (PW) JT9D–

3A, –7, –7A, –7AH, –7H, –7F, –7J, –7Q,

–7Q3, –20, –20J, –59A, –70A, and –7R4D (BG

700) series turbofan engines, installed on but

not limited to Boeing 747 and 767, Airbus

A300, and McDonnell Douglas DC–10 series

airplanes.

Note 1: This airworthiness directive (AD)

applies to each engine identified in the

preceding applicability provision, regardless

of whether it has been modified, altered, or

repaired in the area subject to the

requirements of this AD. For engines that

have been modified, altered, or repaired so

that the performance of the requirements of

this AD is affected, the owner/operator must

request approval for an alternative method of

compliance in accordance with paragraph (c)

of this AD. The request should include an

assessment of the effect of the modification,

alteration, or repair on the unsafe condition

addressed by this AD and, if the unsafe

condition has not been eliminated, the

request should include specific proposed

actions to address it.

Compliance

Required as indicated, unless

accomplished previously.

To prevent oil fires in and around the No.

4 bearing area, which could result in

excessive growth of the sixth stage low

pressure turbine (LPT) disk, liberation of the

sixth stage LPT disk, uncontained engine

failure, and damage to the airplane,

accomplish the following:

Installation of Improved Hardware

(a) At the next disassembly of the turbine

exhaust case (TEC) when all hardware is

stripped from the case after the effective date

of this AD, install an improved No. 4 bearing

internal oil pressure tube in accordance with

PW Service Bulletin (SB) No. 5707, dated

September 17, 1986, and SB JT9D–7R4–72–

289, dated March 26, 1986.

Inspections

(b) Perform initial and repetitive

inspections of the No. 4 bearing oil pressure

tube and TEC strut for clearance and

alignment, and, if necessary, replace with

serviceable parts, in accordance with the

applicable PW JT9D Engine Manuals, part

numbers (P/Ns) 646028, 770407, 770408, and

777210, Section 72–53–01, Turbine Exhaust

Case Assembly—Inspection 01; P/N 785059,

Section 72–53–05, Turbine Exhaust Case

Assembly—Inspection/Check–01–Config–2;

and P/N 754459, Turbine Exhaust Section—

Heavy Maintenance, Section 72–53–01,

Turbine Exhaust Case Assembly—Check, as

follows:

(1) Initially inspect at the next disassembly

of the TEC when all hardware is stripped

from the case after the effective date of this

AD.

(2) Thereafter, inspect at every disassembly

of the TEC when all hardware is stripped

from the case.

Alternative Methods of Compliance

(c) An alternative method of compliance or

adjustment of the compliance time that

provides an acceptable level of safety may be

used if approved by the Manager, Engine

Certification Office (ECO). Operators shall

submit their request through an appropriate

FAA Principal Maintenance Inspector, who

may add comments and then send it to the

Manager, ECO.

Note 2: Information concerning the

existence of approved alternative methods of

compliance with this airworthiness directive,

if any, may be obtained from the ECO.

Special Flight Permits

(d) Special flight permits may be issued in

accordance with §§ 21.197 and 21.199 of the

Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR 21.197

and 21.199) to operate the airplane to a

location where the requirements of this AD

can be accomplished.

Incorporation by Reference

(e) The replacement of the oil pressure tube

shall be done in accordance with PW Service

Bulletin No. 5707, pages 1–7, dated

September 17, 1986, and PW Service Bulletin

No. JT9D–7R4–72–289, pages 1–6, dated

March 26, 1986. The initial and repetitive

inspections shall be done in accordance with

the specified sections of the appropriate PW

JT9D Engine Manual:

P/N Section Pages Date

646028 .............................................. 72–53–01 ......................................... 805–809 ........................................... March 1, 1999.

754459 .............................................. 72–53–01 ......................................... 508 ................................................... October 15, 1999.

754459 .............................................. 72–53–01 ......................................... 508A–508D ...................................... April 15, 1999.

770407 .............................................. 72–53–01 ......................................... 805 ................................................... March 1, 1999.

770408 .............................................. 72–53–01 ......................................... 805 ................................................... March 1, 1999.

777210 .............................................. 72–53–01 ......................................... 805–806 ........................................... October 15, 1998.

777210 .............................................. 72–53–01 ......................................... 807 ................................................... April 15, 1999.

777210 .............................................. 72–53–01 ......................................... 815–818 ........................................... October 15, 1998.

785059 .............................................. 72–53–05 ......................................... 803 ................................................... March 15, 1999.

785059 .............................................. 72–53–05 ......................................... 807–810 ........................................... March 15, 1999.

This incorporation by reference was

approved by the Director of the Federal

Register in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552(a)

and 1 CFR part 51. Copies may be obtained

from Pratt & Whitney, 400 Main Street, East

Hartford, CT 06108; telephone: (860) 565–

6600, fax: (860) 565–4503. Copies may be

inspected at the FAA, New England Region,

Office of the Regional Counsel, 12 New

England Executive Park, Burlington, MA; or

at the Office of the Federal Register, 800

North Capitol Street, NW., suite 700,

Washington, DC.

Effective Date

(f) This amendment becomes effective on

January 19, 2001.

Issued in Burlington, Massachusetts, on

November 7, 2000.

Donald E. Plouffe,

Acting Manager, Engine and Propeller

Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service.

[FR Doc. 00–29212 Filed 11–17–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 00–ACE–34]

Amendment to Class E Airspace;

Algona, IA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), DOT.

Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 224 / Monday, November 20, 2000 / Rules and Regulations 69663

ACTION: Direct final rule; request for

comments.

SUMMARY: This action amends the Class

E airspace at Algona, IA. The FAA has

developed Area Navigation (RNAV)

Runway (RWY) 30 ORIGINAL, a

Standard Instrument Approach

Procedure (SIAP) to serve Algona

Municipal Airport. Additional

controlled airspace extending upward

from 700 feet Above Ground Level

(AGL) is needed to accommodate this

SIAP and for other Instrument Flight

Rules (IFR) operations at this airport.

This action will also amend the

geographical coordinates of Algona

Municipal Airport, IA.

The intended effect of this rule is to

provide controlled Class E airspace for

aircraft executing the SIAP and to

segregate aircraft using instrument

approach procedures in instrument

conditions from aircraft operating in

visual conditions.

DATES: This direct final rule is effective

on 0901 UTC, March 22, 2001.

Comments for inclusion in the Rules

Docket must be received on or before

January 15, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Send comments regarding

the rule in triplicate to: Manager,

Operations and Airspace Branch, Air

Traffic Division, ACE–530, DOT

Regional Headquarters Building, Federal

Aviation Administration, Docket

Number 00–ACE–34, 901 Locust,

Kansas City, MO 64106.

The official docket may be examined

in the Office of the Regional Counsel for

the Central Region at the same address

between 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m.,

Monday through Friday, except Federal

holidays. An informed docket may also

be examined during normal business

hours in the Air Traffic Division at the

same address listed above.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Kathy Randolph, Air Traffic Division,

Operations & Airspace Branch, ACE–

520C, DOT Regional Headquarters

Building, Federal Aviation

Administration, 901 Locust, Kansas

City, MO 64106; telephone: (816) 329–

2525.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA

has developed RNAV RWY 30

ORIGINAL, SIAP to serve the Algona

Municipal Airport, Algona, IA. The

amendment to Class E airspace at

Algona, IA, will provide additional

controlled airspace at and above 700

feet AGL in order to contain the new

SIAP within controlled airspace, and

thereby facilitate separation of aircraft

operating under Instrument Flight Rules

(IFR). The amendment at Algona

Municipal Airport, IA, will provide

additional controlled airspace for

aircraft operating under IFR procedures.

The area will be depicted on

appropriate aeronautical charts. Class E

airspace areas extending upward from

700 feet or more above the surface of the

earth are published in paragraph 6005 of

FAA Order 7400.9H, dated September 1,

2000, and effective September 16, 2000,

which is incorporated by reference in 14

CFR 71.1. The Class E airspace

designation listed in this document will

be published subsequently in the Order.

The Direct Final Rule Procedure

The FAA anticipates that this

regulation will not result in adverse or

negative comment and, therefore, is

issuing it as a direct final rule. Previous

actions of this nature have not been

controversial and have not resulted in

adverse comments or objections. The

amendment will enhance safety for all

flight operations by designating an area

where VFR pilots may anticipate the

presence of IFR aircraft at lower

altitudes, especially during inclement

weather conditions. A greater degree of

safety is achieved by depicting the area

on aeronautical charts. Unless a written

adverse or negative comment, or a

written notice of intent to submit an

adverse or negative comment is received

within the comment period, the

regulation will become effective on the

date specified above. After the close of

the comment period, the FAA will

publish a document in the Federal

Register indicating that no adverse or

negative comments were received and

confirming the date on which the final

rule will become effective. If the FAA

does receive, within the comment

period, an adverse or negative comment,

or written notice of intent to submit

such a comment, a document

withdrawing the direct final rule will be

published in the Federal Register, and

a notice of proposed rulemaking may be

published with a new comment period.

Comments Invited

Although this action is in the form of

a final rule and was not preceded by a

notice of proposed rulemaking,

comments are invited on this rule.

Interested persons are invited to

comment on this rule by submitting

such written data, views, or arguments

as they may desire. Communications

should identify the Rules Docket

number and be submitted in triplicate to

the address specified under the caption

ADDRESSES. All communications

received on or before the closing date

for comments will be considered, and

this rule may be amended or withdrawn

in light of the comments received.

Factual information that supports the

commenter’s ideas and suggestions is

extremely helpful in evaluating the

effectiveness of this action and

determining whether additional

rulemaking action would be needed.

Comments are specifically invited on

the overall regulatory, economic,

environmental, and energy-related

aspects of the rule that might suggest a

need to modify the rule. All comments

submitted will be available, both before

and after the closing date for comments,

in the Rules Docket for examination by

interested persons. A report that

summarizes each FAA-public contact

concerned with the substance of this

action will be filed in the Rules Docket.

Commenters wishing the FAA to

acknowledge receipt of their comments

submitted in response to this rule must

submit a self-addressed, stamped

postcard on which the following

statement is made: ‘‘Comments to

Docket No. 00–ACE–34.’’ The postcard

will be date stamped and returned to the

commenter.

Agency Findings

The regulations adopted herein 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. Therefore, it is

determined that this final rule does not

have federalism implications under

Executive Order 13132.

The FAA has determined that this

regulation is noncontroversial and

unlikely to result in adverse or negative

comments. For the reasons discussed in

the preamble, I certify that 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) if

promulgated, 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 71

Airspace, Incorporation by reference,

Navigation (air).

Adoption of the Amendment

Accordingly, the Federal Aviation

Administration amends 14 CFR part 71

as follows:

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PART 71—DESIGNATION OF CLASS A,

CLASS B, CLASS C, CLASS D, AND

CLASS E AIRSPACE AREAS;

AIRWAYS; ROUTES; AND REPORTING

POINTS

1. The authority citation for part 71

continues to read as follows:

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 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 7400.9H Airspace

Designations and Reporting Points,

dated September 1, 2000, and effective

September 16, 2000, is amended as

follows:

Paragraph 6005 Class E airspace areas

extending upward from 700 feet or more

above the surface of the earth.

* * * * *

ACE IA Algona, IA [Revised]

Algona Municipal Airport, IA

(Lat. 43°04′40′′N., long. 94°16′19′′W)

Algona NDB

(Lat. 43°04′53′′N., long. 94°16′21′′W)

That airspace extending upward from 700

feet above the surface within a 6.4-mile

radius of Algona Municipal Airport, and

within 3.1 miles each side of the 294° bearing

of the Algona NDB extending from the 6.4-

mile radius to 10 miles northwest of the

airport.

* * * * *

Issued in Kansas City, MO, on November

3, 2000.

H.J. Lyons,

Manager, Air Traffic Division, Central Region.

[FR Doc. 00–29660 Filed 11–17–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 99–ANM–14]

RIN 2120–AA66

Alteration of VOR Federal Airway; CO

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: This action eliminates a

segment of Federal Airway V–382 (V–

382) between Bryce Canyon, UT, Very

High Frequency Omnidirectional Range/

Tactical Air Navigation (VORTAC) and

Grand Junction, CO, VORTAC. The FAA

is taking this action to delete a portion

of the airway because the flight

inspection found the current route

segment unusable for navigation.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, January 25,

2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ken

McElroy, Airspace and Rules Division,

ATA–400, Office of Air Traffic Airspace

Management, Federal Aviation

Administration, 800 Independence

Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591;

telephone: (202) 267–8783.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

On July 5, 2000, the FAA proposed to

amend 14 CFR part 71 (part 71) to

eliminate a segment of V–382 (65 FR

41388). This action was considered

necessary due to the failure of repeated

flight inspections on this segment of V–

382. Interested parties were invited to

participate in this rulemaking by

submitting written comments on the

proposal to the FAA. No comments

were received. Except of editorial

changes, this amendment is the same as

that proposed in the notice.

The Rule

The FAA is amending part 71 to

modify V–382 by eliminating the route

segment between Bryce Canyon and

Grand Junction, CO, VORTAC. Since

1998, V–382 has been unusable between

Bryce Canyon, UT, VORTAC and the

Grand Junction, CO, VORTAC. This

segment of V–382 no longer passes

flight inspection and is out of service.

The action retains the route segment

from Grand Junction, CO, VORTAC to

Durango, CO, VORTAC.

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 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.

Domestic VOR Federal airways are

published in paragraph 6010(a) of FAA

Order 7400.9H dated September 1, 2000,

and effective September 16, 2000, which

is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR

71.1. The Domestic VOR Federal airway

listed in this document would be

published subsequently in the order.

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,

CLASS B, CLASS C, CLASS D, AND

CLASS E AIRSPACE AREAS;

AIRWAYS; ROUTES; AND REPORTING

POINTS

1. The authority citation for part 71

continues to read as follows:

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 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 7400.9H,

Airspace Designations and Reporting

Points, dated September 1, 2000, and

effective September 16, 2000, is

amended as follows:

Paragraph 6010(a) Domestic VOR Federal

Airways.

* * * * *

V–382 [Revised]

From Grand Junction, CO; Cones, CO; to

Durango, CO.

* * * * *

Issued in Washington, DC, on November

13, 2000.

Reginald C. Matthews,

Manager, Airspace and Rules Division.

[FR Doc. 00–29659 Filed 11–17–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–U

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 00–ANM–20]

RIN 2120–AA66

Amend Legal Description of Jet Route

J–501

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: This action amends the legal

description of Jet Route 501 (J–501) in

Canadian Airspace due to the

decommissioning of the Camp Scott,

British Columbia (BC), Radio Beacon

(RBN).