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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: 

Airbus Helicopters: Docket No. FAA–2024– 

2411; Project Identifier MCAI–2023– 

00874–R. 

(a) Comments Due Date 

The FAA must receive comments on this 

airworthiness directive (AD) by December 9, 

2024. 

(b) Affected ADs 

None. 

(c) Applicability 

This AD applies to Airbus Helicopters 

Model SA330J helicopters, certificated in any 

category. 

(d) Subject 

Joint Aircraft System Component (JASC) 

Code: 6322, Main Gearbox Oil Cooler. 

(e) Unsafe Condition 

This AD was prompted by new and more 

restrictive airworthiness limitations. The 

FAA is issuing this AD to prevent failure of 

certain parts, which if not addressed, could 

result in subsequent loss of control of the 

helicopter. 

(f) Compliance 

Comply with this AD within the 

compliance times specified, unless already 

done. 

(g) Required Actions 

Except as specified in paragraphs (h) and 

(i) of this AD: Comply with all required 

actions and compliance times specified in, 

and in accordance with, European Union 

Aviation Safety Agency AD 2023–0146, dated 

July 14, 2023 (EASA AD 2023–0146). 

(h) Exceptions to EASA AD 2023–0146 

(1) Where EASA AD 2023–0146 refers to its 

effective date, this AD requires using the 

effective date of this AD. 

(2) This AD does not adopt the 

requirements specified in paragraphs (1), (2), 

(4), and (5) of EASA AD 2023–0146. 

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

0146 specifies ‘‘Within 12 months after the 

effective date of this AD, revise the approved 

AMP;’’ for this AD, replace that text with 

‘‘Within 30 days after the effective date of 

this AD, revise maintenance records required 

by 14 CFR 91.417(a)(2) or 135.439(a)(2), as 

applicable for the helicopter.’’ 

(4) The initial compliance time for doing 

the tasks specified in paragraph (3) of EASA 

AD 2023–0146 is on or before the applicable 

‘‘limitations’’ and ‘‘associated thresholds’’ as 

incorporated by the requirements of 

paragraph (3) of EASA AD 2023–0146 or 

within 30 days after the effective date of this 

AD, whichever occurs later. 

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

section of EASA AD 2023–0146. 

(i) Provisions for Alternative Actions and 

Intervals 

No alternative actions and associated 

thresholds and intervals, including life 

limits, are allowed for compliance with 

paragraph (g) of this AD unless they are 

approved as specified in the provisions of the 

‘‘Ref. Publications’’ section of EASA AD 

2023–0146. 

(j) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs) 

(1) The Manager, International Validation 

Branch, FAA, has the authority to approve 

AMOCs for this AD, if requested using the 

procedures found in § 39.19. In accordance 

with § 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 

International Validation Branch, send it to 

the attention of the person identified in 

paragraph (k) of this AD. If sending 

information directly to the manager of the 

International Validation Branch, mail it to 

the address identified in paragraph (k) of this 

AD or email to: AMOC@faa.gov. If mailing 

information, also submit information by 

email. 

(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) Additional Information 

For more information about this AD, 

contact Adam Hein, Aviation Safety 

Engineer, FAA, 1600 Stewart Avenue, Suite 

410, Westbury, NY 11590; phone: (316) 946– 

4116; email: Adam.Hein@faa.gov. 

(l) Material Incorporated by Reference 

(1) The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference of 

the material listed in this paragraph under 5 

U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51. 

(2) You must use this material as 

applicable to do the actions required by this 

AD, unless the AD specifies otherwise. 

(i) European Union Aviation Safety Agency 

(EASA) AD 2023–0146, dated July 14, 2023. 

(ii) [Reserved] 

(3) For EASA material identified in this 

AD, contact EASA, Konrad-Adenauer-Ufer 3, 

50668 Cologne, Germany; phone: +49 221 

8999 000; email: ADs@easa.europa.eu; 

website: easa.europa.eu. You may find the 

EASA material on the EASA website at 

ad.easa.europa.eu. 

(4) You may view this material at the FAA, 

Office of the Regional Counsel, Southwest 

Region, 10101 Hillwood Pkwy., Room 6N– 

321, Fort Worth, TX 76177. For information 

on the availability of this material at the 

FAA, call (817) 222–5110. 

(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 October 17, 2024. 

Steven W. Thompson, 

Acting Deputy Director, Compliance & 

Airworthiness Division, Aircraft Certification 

Service. 

[FR Doc. 2024–24504 Filed 10–23–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2024–2413; Project 

Identifier MCAI–2023–00982–A] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; DAHER 

AEROSPACE (Type Certificate 

Previously Held by SOCATA) Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: The FAA proposes to adopt a 

new airworthiness directive (AD) for 

certain DAHER AEROSPACE (DAHER) 

Model TBM 700 airplanes. This 

proposed AD was prompted by certain 

existing emergency procedures in the 

pilot’s operating handbook (POH) that 

cannot be fully accomplished since 

certain equipment cannot be 

disconnected by the pilot(s) from the 

flight deck. This proposed AD would 

require revising the POH for your 

airplane to provide the flight crew with 

corrected emergency procedures. The 

FAA is proposing this AD to address the 

unsafe condition on these products. 

DATES: The FAA must receive comments 

on this NPRM by December 9, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: You may send comments, 

using the procedures found in 14 CFR 

11.43 and 11.45, by any of the following 

methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

regulations.gov. Follow the instructions 

for submitting comments. 

• Fax: (202) 493–2251. 

• Mail: U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations, M– 

30, West Building Ground Floor, Room 

W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, 

Washington, DC 20590. 

• Hand Delivery: Deliver to Mail 

address above between 9 a.m. and 5 

p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays. 


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AD Docket: You may examine the AD 

docket at regulations.gov under Docket 

No. FAA–2024–2413; 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 NPRM, the mandatory 

continuing airworthiness information 

(MCAI), any comments received, and 

other information. The street address for 

Docket Operations is listed above. 

Material Incorporated by Reference: 

• For DAHER material identified in 

this proposed AD, contact DAHER 

AEROSPACE Customer Support, 

Airplane Business Unit, Tarbes—Cedex 

9, France 65921; phone: (833) 826–2273; 

email: tbmcare@daher.com; website: 

daher.com. 

• You may view this material at the 

FAA, Airworthiness Products Section, 

Operational Safety Branch, 901 Locust, 

Kansas City, MO 64106. For information 

on the availability of this material at the 

FAA, call (816) 329–4148. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Fred 

Guerin, Aviation Safety Engineer, FAA, 

1600 Stewart Avenue, Suite 410, 

Westbury, NY 11590; phone: (206) 231– 

2346; email: fred.guerin@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Comments Invited 

The FAA invites you to send any 

written relevant data, views, or 

arguments about this proposal. Send 

your comments to an address listed 

under ADDRESSES. Include ‘‘Docket No. 

FAA–2024–2413; Project Identifier 

MCAI–2023–00982–A’’ at the beginning 

of your comments. The most helpful 

comments reference a specific portion of 

the proposal, explain the reason for any 

recommended change, and include 

supporting data. The FAA will consider 

all comments received by the closing 

date and may amend this proposal 

because of those comments. 

Except for Confidential Business 

Information (CBI) as described in the 

following paragraph, and other 

information as described in 14 CFR 

11.35, the FAA will post all comments 

received, without change, to 

regulations.gov, including any personal 

information you provide. The agency 

will also post a report summarizing each 

substantive verbal contact received 

about this NPRM. 

Confidential Business Information 

CBI is commercial or financial 

information that is both customarily and 

actually treated as private by its owner. 

Under the Freedom of Information Act 

(FOIA) (5 U.S.C. 552), CBI is exempt 

from public disclosure. If your 

comments responsive to this NPRM 

contain commercial or financial 

information that is customarily treated 

as private, that you actually treat as 

private, and that is relevant or 

responsive to this NPRM, it is important 

that you clearly designate the submitted 

comments as CBI. Please mark each 

page of your submission containing CBI 

as ‘‘PROPIN.’’ The FAA will treat such 

marked submissions as confidential 

under the FOIA, and they will not be 

placed in the public docket of this 

NPRM. Submissions containing CBI 

should be sent to Fred Guerin, Aviation 

Safety Engineer, FAA, 1600 Stewart 

Avenue, Suite 410, Westbury, NY 

11590. Any commentary that the FAA 

receives which is not specifically 

designated as CBI will be placed in the 

public docket for this rulemaking. 

Background 

The European Union Aviation Safety 

Agency (EASA), which is the Technical 

Agent for the Member States of the 

European Union, has issued EASA AD 

2023–0164, dated August 18, 2023 (also 

referred to as the MCAI), to correct an 

unsafe condition on certain serialnumbered DAHER Model TBM 700 

airplanes. The MCAI states that the 

emergency procedures ‘‘Cabin Electrical 

Fire or Smoke During flight’’ and 

‘‘Smoke elimination’’ cannot be fully 

accomplished since certain equipment 

cannot be disconnected by the pilot(s) 

from the flight deck. The MCAI requires 

incorporating a temporary revision (TR) 

into the emergency procedures section 

of the applicable POH, informing all 

flight crews, and operating the airplane 

accordingly. This condition, if not 

corrected, could lead to increased flight 

crew workload during critical phases of 

flight, resulting in reduced control of 

the airplane. 

To address the unsafe condition, 

DAHER published Temporary Revision 

30, dated July 2023 (DAHER TR 30), to 

Section 3, Emergency Procedures, 

which removes the procedures ‘‘Cabin 

Electrical Fire or Smoke During Flight’’ 

and ‘‘Smoke elimination’’ of the DAHER 

Model TBM 960 Pilot’s Operating 

Handbook, Edition 0, dated January 27, 

2022, and replaces them with the new 

emergency procedure ‘‘Fire or Smoke in 

Flight’’. 

The FAA is proposing 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–2024–2413. 

Related Material Under 1 CFR Part 51 

The FAA reviewed DAHER TR 30 to 

Section 3 of the Emergency Procedures 

section of the POH by removing the 

procedures ‘‘Cabin Electrical Fire or 

Smoke During Flight’’ and ‘‘Smoke 

elimination’’ and replacing them with 

the new emergency procedure ‘‘Fire or 

Smoke in Flight.’’ 

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. 

Clarification of Relationship Between 

DAHER TR 30 and the Proposed AD 

Applicability 

Although the applicability of this 

proposed AD is certain serial-numbered 

DAHER Model TBM 700 airplanes, the 

TR that needs to be inserted into the 

applicable POH for the owner/operator’s 

airplane is Temporary Revision 30, 

dated July 2023, to DAHER Pilot’s 

Operating Handbook TBM 960, Edition 

0, dated January 27, 2022. The FAA type 

certificate data sheet (TCDS) specifies 

Model TBM 700 airplanes, but the notes 

in the FAA TCDS indicate that, 

depending on the airplane’s serial 

number and any optional modification 

installed, an affected Model TBM 700 

airplane could have a trade name that 

includes a ‘‘900’’ designation, including 

TBM 900, TBM 910, TBM 930, TBM 

940, or TBM 960. 

FAA’s Determination 

These products have been approved 

by the aviation authority of another 

country and are 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 and material 

referenced above. The FAA is issuing 

this NPRM after determining that the 

unsafe condition described previously is 

likely to exist or develop on other 

products of the same type design. 

Proposed AD Requirements in This 

NPRM 

This proposed AD would require 

revising the existing POH for your 

airplane to provide the flight crew with 

emergency procedures to follow under 

certain conditions, except as discussed 

under ‘‘Differences Between this 

Proposed AD and the MCAI.’’ The 

owner/operator (pilot) holding at least a 

private pilot certificate may revise the 

existing POH for your airplane and must 

enter compliance with the applicable 

paragraph of this proposed AD into the 

airplane maintenance records in 

accordance with 14 CFR 43.9(a) and 

91.417(a)(2)(v). The pilot may perform 

this action because it only involves 

revising the POH. This action could be 

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mechanic. This is an exception to the 

FAA’s standard maintenance 

regulations. 

Differences Between This Proposed AD 

and the MCAI 

EASA AD 2023–0164 includes 

requirements to ‘‘inform all flight crews 

and, thereafter, operating the airplane 

accordingly’’ and this proposed AD 

would not specifically require those 

actions because those actions are 

already required by FAA regulations. 

Costs of Compliance 

The FAA estimates that this AD, if 

adopted as proposed, would affect 930 

airplanes of U.S. registry. 

The FAA estimates the following 

costs to comply with this proposed AD: 

ESTIMATED COSTS

Action Labor cost Parts cost Cost per 

product 

Cost on U.S. 

operators 

Revise POH ........................................................ 1 work-hour × $85 per hour = $85 ..................... $0 $85 $79,050 

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. 

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 

The FAA 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 above, I 

certify this proposed regulation: 

(1) Is not a ‘‘significant regulatory 

action’’ under Executive Order 12866, 

(2) Would not affect intrastate 

aviation in Alaska, and 

(3) Would 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 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: 

DAHER AEROSPACE (Type Certificate 

Previously Held by SOCATA): Docket 

No. FAA–2024–2413; Project Identifier 

MCAI–2023–00982–A. 

(a) Comments Due Date 

The FAA must receive comments on this 

airworthiness directive (AD) by December 9, 

2024. 

(b) Affected ADs 

None. 

(c) Applicability 

This AD applies to DAHER AEROSPACE 

(type certificate previously held by SOCATA) 

Model TBM 700 airplanes, manufacturer 

serial numbers 687 through 1491 inclusive, 

certificated in any category. 

(d) Subject 

Joint Aircraft System Component (JASC) 

Code 2600, Fire Protection System. 

(e) Unsafe Condition 

This AD was prompted by certain 

emergency procedures in the existing pilot’s 

operating handbook (POH) that cannot be 

fully accomplished since certain equipment 

cannot be disconnected by the pilot(s) from 

the flight deck. The FAA is issuing this AD 

to address the unsafe condition. The unsafe 

condition, if not addressed, could lead to 

increased flight crew workload during 

critical phases of flight, resulting in reduced 

control of the airplane. 

(f) Compliance 

Comply with this AD within the 

compliance times specified, unless already 

done. 

(g) Required Actions 

Within 30 days after the effective date of 

this AD, revise the existing POH for your 

airplane by incorporating Temporary 

Revision 30, dated July 2023, to Section 3, 

Emergency Procedures, of the DAHER Pilot’s 

Operating Handbook, TBM 960, Edition 0, 

dated January 27, 2022. The owner/operator 

(pilot) holding at least a private pilot 

certificate may revise the existing POH for 

your airplane and must enter compliance 

with the applicable paragraph of this AD into 

the airplane maintenance records in 

accordance with 14 CFR 43.9(a) and 

91.417(a)(2)(v). The record must be 

maintained as required by 14 CFR 91.417, 

121.380, or 135.439. 

(h) 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 local 

Flight Standards District Office, as 

appropriate. If sending information directly 

to the manager of the International Validation 

Branch, mail it to the address identified in 

paragraph (i) of this AD or email to: AMOC@

faa.gov. If mailing information, also submit 

information by email. 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. 

(i) Additional Information 

For more information about this AD, 

contact Fred Guerin, Aviation Safety 

Engineer, FAA, 1600 Stewart Avenue, Suite 

410, Westbury, NY 11590; phone: (206) 231– 

2346; email: fred.guerin@faa.gov. 

(j) Material Incorporated by Reference 

(1) The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

(IBR) of the material listed in this paragraph 

under 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51. 


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(2) You must use this material as 

applicable to do the actions required by this 

AD, unless the AD specifies otherwise. 

(i) Temporary Revision 30, dated July 2023, 

to the DAHER Pilot’s Operating Handbook, 

TBM 960, Edition 0, January 27, 2022. 

(ii) [Reserved] 

(3) For DAHER material identified in this 

AD, contact DAHER AEROSPACE Customer 

Support, Airplane Business Unit, Tarbes— 

Cedex 9, France 65921; phone: (833) 826– 

2273; email: tbmcare@daher.com; website: 

daher.com. 

(4) You may view this material at the FAA, 

Airworthiness Products Section, Operational 

Safety Branch, 901 Locust, Kansas City, MO 

64106. For information on the availability of 

this material at the FAA, call (817) 222–5110. 

(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 October 15, 2024. 

Victor Wicklund, 

Deputy Director, Compliance & Airworthiness 

Division, Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2024–24331 Filed 10–23–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2024–2405; Airspace 

Docket No. 24–ASO–17] 

RIN 2120–AA66 

Establishment of United States Area 

Navigation (RNAV) Routes T–492 and 

T–494; Eastern United States 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: This action proposes to 

establish United States Area Navigation 

(RNAV) Routes T–492 and T–494 in the 

eastern United States. This action 

supports FAA Next Generation Air 

Transportation System (NextGen) efforts 

to provide a modern RNAV route 

structure to improve the safety and 

efficiency of the National Airspace 

System (NAS). 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before December 9, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments identified 

by FAA Docket No. FAA–2024–2405 

and Airspace Docket No. 24–ASO–17 

using any of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

www.regulations.gov and follow the 

online instructions for sending your 

comments electronically. 

• Mail: Send comments to Docket 

Operations, M–30; U.S. Department of 

Transportation, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE, Room W12–140, West 

Building Ground Floor, Washington, DC 

20590–0001. 

• Hand Delivery or Courier: Take 

comments to Docket Operations in 

Room W12–140 of the West Building 

Ground Floor at 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE, Washington, DC, between 9 

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

Friday, except Federal holidays. 

• Fax: Fax comments to Docket 

Operations at (202) 493–2251. 

Docket: Background documents or 

comments received may be read at 

www.regulations.gov at any time. 

Follow the online instructions for 

accessing the docket or go to the Docket 

Operations in Room W12–140 of the 

West Building Ground Floor at 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, 

DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, except Federal holidays. 

FAA Order JO 7400.11J, Airspace 

Designations and Reporting Points, and 

subsequent amendments can be viewed 

online at www.faa.gov/air_traffic/ 

publications/. You may also contact the 

Rules and Regulations Group, Policy 

Directorate, Federal Aviation 

Administration, 600 Independence 

Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20597; 

telephone: (202) 267–8783. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Brian Vidis, Rules and Regulations 

Group, Policy Directorate, Federal 

Aviation Administration, 600 

Independence Avenue SW, Washington, 

DC 20597; 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 would 

modify the NAS as necessary to 

preserve the safe and efficient flow of 

air traffic. 

Comments Invited 

The FAA invites interested persons to 

participate in this rulemaking by 

submitting written comments, data, or 

views. Comments are specifically 

invited on the overall regulatory, 

aeronautical, economic, environmental, 

and energy-related aspects of the 

proposal. 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 submit only one 

time if comments are filed 

electronically, or commenters should 

send only one copy of written 

comments if comments are filed in 

writing. 

The FAA will file in the docket all 

comments it receives, as well as a report 

summarizing each substantive public 

contact with FAA personnel concerning 

this proposed rulemaking. Before acting 

on this proposal, the FAA will consider 

all comments it receives on or before the 

closing date for comments. The FAA 

will consider comments filed after the 

comment period has closed if it is 

possible to do so without incurring 

expense or delay. The FAA may change 

this proposal in light of the comments 

it receives. 

Privacy: In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 

553(c), DOT solicits comments from the 

public to better inform its rulemaking 

process. DOT posts these comments, 

without edit, including any personal 

information the commenter provides, to 

www.regulations.gov, as described in 

the system of records notice (DOT/ALL– 

14 FDMS), which can be reviewed at 

www.dot.gov/privacy. 

Availability of Rulemaking Documents 

An electronic copy of this document 

may be downloaded through the 

internet at www.regulations.gov. 

Recently published rulemaking 

documents can also be accessed through 

the FAA’s web page at www.faa.gov/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 Operations office 

(see ADDRESSES section for address, 

phone number, and hours of 

operations). An informal docket may 

also be examined during normal 

business hours at the office of the 

Eastern Service Center, Federal Aviation 

Administration, Room 210, 1701 

Columbia Avenue, College Park, GA, 

30337. 

Incorporation by Reference 

United States Area Navigation routes 

are published in paragraph 6011 of FAA 

Order JO 7400.11, Airspace 


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