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(B) Prior to the accumulation of 12,000 

flight cycles since the most recent inspection 

required by paragraph (g) or (i) of this AD. 

(2) If any crack is found during any 

inspection required by paragraph (i)(1) of this 

AD: Before further flight, repair using a 

method approved by the Manager, 

International Branch, ANM–116, Transport 

Airplane Directorate, FAA; or the European 

Aviation Safety Agency (EASA); or Airbus’s 

EASA Design Organization Approval (DOA). 

(j) New Optional Terminating Action 

Modification (replacement of aluminum 

fittings with titanium fittings) of the 

pressurized floor fittings at frame 36, in 

accordance with the Accomplishment 

Instructions of Airbus Service Bulletin A320– 

57–1029, Revision 02, dated June 16, 1999, 

is terminating action for the repetitive 

inspections required by paragraphs (g) and (i) 

of this AD. 

(k) Other FAA AD Provisions 

The following provisions also apply to this 

AD: 

(1) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs): The Manager, International 

Branch, ANM–116, Transport Airplane 

Directorate, 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 International Branch, send it to ATTN: 

Sanjay Ralhan, Aerospace Engineer, 

International Branch, ANM–116, Transport 

Airplane Directorate, FAA, 1601 Lind 

Avenue SW., Renton, WA 98057–3356; 

telephone 425–227–1405; fax 425–227–1149. 

Information may be emailed to: 9-ANM-116- 

AMOC-REQUESTS@faa.gov. 

(i) 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. The AMOC 

approval letter must specifically reference 

this AD. 

(ii) AMOCs approved previously for AD 

96–18–06, Amendment 39–9730 (61 FR 

46703, September 5, 1996), are approved as 

AMOCs for the corresponding provisions of 

this AD. 

(2) Contacting the Manufacturer: As of the 

effective date of this AD, for any requirement 

in this AD to obtain corrective actions from 

a manufacturer, the action must be 

accomplished using a method approved by 

the Manager, International Branch, ANM– 

116, Transport Airplane Directorate, FAA; or 

the EASA; or Airbus’s EASA DOA. If 

approved by the DOA, the approval must 

include the DOA-authorized signature. 

(l) Related Information 

Refer to Mandatory Continuing 

Airworthiness Information (MCAI) EASA 

Airworthiness Directive 2013–0226, dated 

September 23, 2013, for related information. 

This MCAI may be found in the AD docket 

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

by searching for and locating Docket No. 

FAA–2015–1427. 

(m) 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. 

(3) The following service information was 

approved for IBR on March 3, 2016. 

(i) Airbus Service Bulletin A320–57–1028, 

Revision 02, dated June 3, 2013. 

(ii) Airbus Service Bulletin A320–57–1029, 

Revision 02, dated June 16, 1999. 

(4) The following service information was 

approved for IBR on October 10, 1996 (61 FR 

46703, September 5, 1996). 

(i) Airbus Service Bulletin A320–57–1028, 

Revision 1, dated April 19, 1996, which 

contains the following list of effective pages: 

Pages 1 through 3, Revision 1, dated April 19, 

1996; Pages 4 through 15, dated August 12, 

1991. 

(ii) Reserved. 

(5) For service information identified in 

this AD, contact Airbus, Airworthiness 

Office—EIAS, 1 Rond Point Maurice 

Bellonte, 31707 Blagnac Cedex, France; 

telephone +33 5 61 93 36 96; fax +33 5 61 

93 44 51; email account.airworth-eas@

airbus.com; Internet http://www.airbus.com. 

(6) You may view this service information 

at the FAA, Transport Airplane Directorate, 

1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA. For 

information on the availability of this 

material at the FAA, call 425–227–1221. 

(7) 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 Renton, Washington, on January 

9, 2016. 

Michael Kaszycki, 

Acting Manager, Transport Airplane 

Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2016–00949 Filed 1–27–16; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2015–3674; Airspace 

Docket No. 15–ANM–18] 

Amendment of Class E Airspace; 

Boise, ID 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This action modifies Class E 

surface area airspace designated as an 

extension to Class C airspace, and Class 

E airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface at Boise Air 

Terminal/Gowen Field Airport, formerly 

Boise Air Terminal (Gowen Field), 

Boise, ID. After reviewing the airspace, 

the FAA found standard instrument 

approach procedures are not fully 

contained in controlled airspace, 

thereby necessitating airspace redesign 

for the safety and management of 

Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations 

at the airport. This action also corrects 

the name of the airport to match the 

FAAs aeronautical database. 

DATES: Effective 0901 UTC, March 31, 

2016. The Director of the Federal 

Register approves this incorporation by 

reference action under Title 1, Code of 

Federal Regulations, part 51, subject to 

the annual revision of FAA Order 

7400.9 and publication of conforming 

amendments. 

ADDRESSES: FAA Order 7400.9Z, 

Airspace Designations and Reporting 

Points, and subsequent amendments can 

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

air_traffic/publications/. For further 

information, you can contact the 

Airspace Policy Group, Federal Aviation 

Administration, 800 Independence 

Avenue SW., Washington, DC 29591; 

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 7400.9Z at NARA, call 202–741– 

6030, or go to http://www.archives.gov/ 

federal_register/code_of_federalregulations/ibr_locations.html. 

FAA Order 7400.9, Airspace 

Designations and Reporting Points, is 

published yearly and effective on 

September 15. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Steve Haga, Federal Aviation 

Administration, Operations Support 

Group, Western Service Center, 1601 

Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA 98057; 

telephone (425) 203–4563. 

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 


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scope of that authority as it amends 

controlled airspace at Boise Air 

Terminal/Gowen Field Airport, Boise, 

ID. 

History 

On November 13, 2015, the FAA 

published in the Federal Register a 

notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) 

to modify Class E surface area airspace 

designated as an extension to the Class 

C airspace, and Class E airspace 

extending upward from 700 feet above 

the surface at Boise Air Terminal/

Gowen Field Airport, Boise, ID, (80 FR 

70176). Interested parties were invited 

to participate in this rulemaking effort 

by submitting written comments on the 

proposal to the FAA. No comments 

were received. 

Class E airspace designations are 

published in paragraph 6003 and 6005, 

respectively, of FAA Order 7400.9Z, 

dated August 6, 2015, and effective 

September 15, 2015, which is 

incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 

part 71.1. The Class E airspace 

designation listed in this document will 

be published subsequently in the Order. 

Availability and Summary of 

Documents for Incorporation by 

Reference 

This document amends FAA Order 

7400.9Z, Airspace Designations and 

Reporting Points, dated August 6, 2015, 

and effective September 15, 2015. FAA 

Order 7400.9Z is publicly available as 

listed in the ADDRESSES section of this 

document. FAA Order 7400.9Z lists 

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

air traffic service routes, and reporting 

points. 

The Rule 

This amendment to Title 14, Code of 

Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 

modifies Class E airspace designated as 

an extension to Class C airspace, and 

Class E airspace extending upward from 

700 feet above the surface at Boise Air 

Terminal/Gowen Field Airport, Boise, 

ID. Two segments are expanded from 

the 5-mile radius of the airport and 

extend to 12.8 miles southeast, and 11 

miles northwest of the airport. Class E 

airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface at Boise Air 

Terminal/Gowen Field Airport is 

amended to accommodate standard 

instrument approach procedures for IFR 

operations at the airport. A review of the 

airspace found modification of the 

airspace necessary for the safety and 

management of standard instrument 

approach procedures for IFR operations 

at the airport. Also, the name of the 

airport is updated from Boise Air 

Terminal (Gowen Field), to Boise Air 

Terminal/Gowen Field Airport, to 

coincide with the FAA’s aeronautical 

database. 

Class E airspace extending upward 

from 700 feet above the surface is 

modified to within an 8.6-mile radius 

north of Boise Air Terminal/Gowen 

Field Airport, extending to 11.4 miles to 

the south, 17 miles to the east and 30 

miles to the west. 

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, is non-controversial and 

unlikely to result in adverse or negative 

comments. 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 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 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 exist 

that warrant preparation of an 

environmental assessment. 

Lists 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 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 7400.9Z, 

Airspace Designations and Reporting 

Points, dated August 6, 2015, and 

effective September 15, 2015, is 

amended as follows: 

Paragraph 6003 Class E Airspace Areas 

Designated as an Extension. 

* * * * * 

ANM ID E3 Boise, ID [Modified] 

Boise Air Terminal/Gowen Field Airport, ID 

(Lat. 43°33′52′′ N., long. 116°13′22′′ W.) 

That airspace extending upward from the 

surface within 5 miles each side of the Boise 

Air Terminal/Gowen Field Airport 114° 

bearing extending from the 5-mile radius of 

the airport to 12.8 miles southeast of the 

airport; and within 5 miles each side of the 

Boise Air Terminal/Gowen Field Airport 

295° bearing extending from the 5-mile 

radius of the airport to 11 miles northwest of 

the airport. 

Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas 

Extending Upward From 700 Feet or More 

Above the Surface of the Earth. 

* * * * * 

ANM ID E5 Boise, ID [Modified] 

Boise Air Terminal/Gowen Field Airport, ID 

(Lat. 43°33′52′′ N., long. 116°13′22′′ W.) 

That airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface bounded by a line 

beginning at lat. 43°44′51′′ N., long. 

116°52′05′′ W.; to lat. 43°52′31′′ N., long. 

116°38′57′′ W.; to lat. 43°51′24′′ N., long. 

116°24′16′′ W.; to lat. 43°31′33′′ N., long. 

115°50′14′′ W.; to lat. 43°19′45′′ N., long. 

115°56′41′′ W.; to lat. 43°25′11′′ N., long. 

116°32′39′′ W.; to lat. 43°35′39′′ N., long. 

116°47′51′′ W., thence to the point of 

beginning. That airspace extending upward 

from 1,200 feet above the surface within the 

30.5-mile radius of the airport beginning at 

the 122° bearing of the airport, thence via a 

line to the intersection of the 34.8-mile 

radius of the airport and the 224° bearing of 

the airport, thence clockwise along the 34.8- 

mile radius of the airport to that airspace 7 

miles each side of the 269° bearing of the 

airport extending from the 34.8-mile radius 

to 49.6 miles west of the airport, and within 

7 miles northeast and 9.6 miles southwest of 

the 295° bearing of the airport extending from 

the 34.8-mile radius to 65.3 miles northwest 

of the airport, to lat. 44°00′27′′ N., long. 

117°10′58′′ W., thence along the 042° bearing 

to V–253, thence south along V–253, thence 

along the 30.5-mile radius of the airport to 

the point of beginning. That airspace 

southeast of the airport extending upward 

from 9,000 feet MSL bounded on the north 

by V–444, on the east by V–293, on the south 

by V–330 and on the southwest by V–4. That 

airspace northeast of the airport extending 

upward from 11,500 feet MSL, bounded on 

the northeast by V–293, on the south by V– 

444, on the southwest by the 30.5-mile radius 

of the airport and on the west by V–253. 


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Issued in Seattle, Washington, on January 

15, 2016. 

Tracey Johnson, 

Manager, Operations Support Group, Western 

Service Center. 

[FR Doc. 2016–01501 Filed 1–27–16; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2015–3899; Airspace 

Docket No. 15–AWP–14] 

Amendment of Class D and Class E 

Airspace, Revocation of Class E 

Airspace; Chico, CA 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This action modifies Class D 

airspace, Class E airspace extending 

upward from 700 feet above the surface, 

and removes Class E surface area 

airspace designated as an extension at 

Chico Municipal Airport, Chico, CA. 

The FAA found it necessary to amend 

the airspace area by increasing the Class 

E airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface for the safety and 

management of Instrument Flight Rules 

(IFR) operations for arriving and 

departing aircraft at the airport. The 

FAA found no standard instrument 

approach procedures requiring Class E 

surface area airspace designated as an 

extension to Class D airspace. This 

action changes from navigation aids to 

geographic coordinate references in the 

legal description and updates the 

geographic coordinates of Chico 

Municipal and Ranchaero Airports for 

the Class D and E airspace areas noted 

above. 

DATES: Effective 0901 UTC, March 31, 

2016. The Director of the Federal 

Register approves this incorporation by 

reference action under Title 1, Code of 

Federal Regulations, part 51, subject to 

the annual revision of FAA Order 

7400.9 and publication of conforming 

amendments. 

ADDRESSES: FAA Order 7400.9Z, 

Airspace Designations and Reporting 

Points, and subsequent amendments can 

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

air_traffic/publications/. For further 

information, you can contact the 

Airspace Policy Group, Federal Aviation 

Administration, 800 Independence 

Avenue SW., Washington, DC 29591; 

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 7400.9Z at NARA, call 202–741– 

6030, or go to http://www.archives.gov/ 

federal_register/code_of_federalregulations/ibr_locations.html. 

FAA Order 7400.9, Airspace 

Designations and Reporting Points, is 

published yearly and effective on 

September 15. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Steve Haga, Federal Aviation 

Administration, Operations Support 

Group, Western Service Center, 1601 

Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA 98057; 

telephone (425) 203–4563. 

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 establishes 

controlled airspace at Chico, CA. 

History 

On November 13, 2015, the FAA 

published in the Federal Register a 

notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) 

to modify Class D airspace and Class E 

airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface, and remove Class 

E surface area airspace designated as an 

extension at Chico Municipal Airport, 

Chico, CA, (80 FR 70177). Interested 

parties were invited to participate in 

this rulemaking effort by submitting 

written comments on the proposal to the 

FAA. No comments were received. 

Subsequent to publication, the FAA 

found slight changes were necessary in 

the legal description of the Class E 

airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above surface. These changes do not 

change the dimensions of the proposal. 

Class D and Class E airspace 

designations are published in paragraph 

5000, 6004, and 6005, respectively, of 

FAA Order 7400.9Z, dated August 6, 

2015, and effective September 15, 2015, 

which is incorporated by reference in 14 

CFR part 71.1. The Class E airspace 

designation listed in this document will 

be published subsequently in the Order. 

Availability and Summary of 

Documents for Incorporation by 

Reference 

This document amends FAA Order 

7400.9Z, Airspace Designations and 

Reporting Points, dated August 6, 2015, 

and effective September 15, 2015. FAA 

Order 7400.9Z is publicly available as 

listed in the ADDRESSES section of this 

document. FAA Order 7400.9Z lists 

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

air traffic service routes, and reporting 

points. 

The Rule 

This amendment to Title 14, Code of 

Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 

modifies Class D airspace, Class E 

airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface, and removes 

Class E surface area airspace as an 

extension at Chico Municipal Airport, 

Chico, CA. Class E airspace extending 

upward from 700 feet above the surface 

is modified to within a 4.1-mile radius 

east of Chico Municipal, extending to 6 

miles from the southeast to the north, 

excluding that airspace within 1 NM of 

Ranchaero Airport, CA. This action 

removes reference to navigation aids 

and uses instead, geographic coordinate 

references in the legal descriptions. The 

geographic coordinates of the Chico 

Municipal and Ranchaero Airports are 

amended for the Class D and E airspace 

areas to coincide with the FAA’s 

aeronautical database. 

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, is non-controversial and 

unlikely to result in adverse or negative 

comments. 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 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 qualifies for categorical exclusion 

under the National Environmental 

Policy Act in accordance with FAA 

Order 1050.1F, ‘‘Environmental 


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