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specified in paragraphs (j)(1), (j)(2), and (j)(3) of this AD: Replace each affected THSA with a serviceable unit, in accordance with the Accomplishment Instructions of Airbus Service Bulletin A300–27–6070, dated February 17, 2015; or Airbus Service Bulletin A310–27–2106, dated February 17, 2015.
(m) Parts Installation Limitation

Before each date specified in paragraphs (j)(1), (j)(2), and (j)(3) of this AD, an operator may install an affected THSA on an airplane, provided that the unit has not exceeded the corresponding number of flight cycles specified in paragraphs (j)(1), (j)(2), and (j)(3) of this AD, since first installation on an airplane, or since last NBB replacement, whichever is later.
(n) 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 Dan Rodina, Aerospace Engineer, International Branch, ANM–116, Transport Airplane Directorate, FAA, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA 98057–3356; telephone: 425– 227–2125; fax: 425–227–1149. Information may be emailed to: 9-ANM-116-AMOCREQUESTS@faa.gov. 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.

(2) Contacting the Manufacturer: 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 European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA); or Airbus’s EASA Design Organization Approval (DOA). If approved by the DOA, the approval must include the DOA-authorized signature.

(3) Required for Compliance (RC): 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.
(o) Related Information

Refer to Mandatory Continuing Airworthiness Information (MCAI) EASA AD 2015–0081, dated May 7, 2015, 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–2016–3993. (p) 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) Airbus Service Bulletin A300–27–6070, dated February 17, 2015.

(ii) Airbus Service Bulletin A310–27–2106, dated February 17, 2015.

(3) For service information identified in this AD, contact Airbus SAS, Airworthiness Office—EAW, 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.

(4) 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.

(5) 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 July 11,
2016. Michael Kaszycki, Acting Manager, Transport Airplane Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service.

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### DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

**Federal Aviation Administration**

**14 CFR Part 91**

**[Docket No.: FAA–2014–0225; Amdt. No. 91–331C]** 

**RIN 2120–AK78**



### Extension of the Prohibition Against **Certain Flights in the Simferopol (UKFV) and Dnipropetrovsk (UKDV)**  **Flight Information Regions (FIRs); Technical Amendment** 

**AGENCY**

### : Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Department of Transportation (DOT).

**ACTION** 

### : Final rule; technical amendment.

**SUMMARY** 

### : On October 27, 2015, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) published a final rule extending the prohibition against certain flight operations in the Simferopol (UKFV) and Dnipropetrovsk (UKDV) flight information regions (FIRs) by all United States (U.S.) air carriers; U.S. commercial operators; persons exercising the privileges of a U.S. airman certificate, except when such persons are operating a U.S.-registered aircraft for a foreign air carrier; and operators of U.S.-registered civil aircraft, except when such operators are foreign air carriers. The State Aviation Administration of Ukraine conducted and completed an airspace restructuring that altered the Simferopol (UKFV) and Dnipropetrovsk (UKDV) Flight Information Region (FIR) altitude structure specified in the final rule. To address the Ukraine airspace restructuring and provide additional clarity, this technical amendment specifically identifies the prohibited airspace in which Special Federal Aviation Regulation (SFAR) 113, applies, with inclusive altitudes and lateral limitations (latitude and longitude coordinates).

**DATES** 

### : This final rule is effective on July 21, 2016.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT**

### : Michael Filippell, Air Transportation Division, AFS–220, Flight Standards Service, Federal Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591; telephone: 202–267–8166; email: michael.e.filippell@faa.gov.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION** 

### : I. Good Cause for Immediate Adoption

Section 553(b)(3)(B) of the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) (5 U.S.C.) authorizes agencies to dispense with notice and comment procedures for rules when the agency for ‘‘good cause’’ finds that those procedures are ‘‘impracticable, unnecessary, or contrary to the public interest.’’ Under this section, an agency, upon finding good cause, may issue a final rule without seeking comment prior to the rulemaking.

The FAA finds that good cause exists under APA section 553(b)(3)(B) for this technical amendment to published without public notice and comment because this amendment is limited to providing additional clarity concerning specific airspace subject to the existing SFAR restriction, by adding latitude and longitude coordinates in lieu of the names for the FIRs.

In addition, section 553(d)(3) of the Administrative Procedure Act requires publication of a substantive rule must be made not less than 30 days before the effective date except when the agency


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finds good cause and publishes such justification with the rule.

Good cause exists under section 553(d)(3) of the APA for this technical amendment to become effective on the date of its filing for public inspection. Section 553(d)(3) allows an effective date less than 30 days after publication ‘‘as otherwise provided by the agency for good cause found and published with the rule.’’ 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3). This rule merely provides additional clarity for the specific airspace subject to the existing restriction, by adding latitude and longitude coordinates in lieu of the names for the FIRs. In addition, the public interest is served by avoiding delay in the effective date of this technical amendment because clarity in the coverage of airspace subject to the rule is necessary to address the potential hazard to civil aviation that exists in the Simferopol (UKFV) and Dnepropetrovsk (UKDV) FIRs, as described in the FAA’s final rule promulgating the SFAR. 80 FR 65621, 65622. For these reasons, the FAA finds good cause under APA section 553(d)(3) exists for this amendment to become effective on July 21, 2016. II. Background

SFAR 113, § 91.1607, Prohibition Against Certain Flights in the Simferopol (UKFV) and Dnipropetrovsk (UKDV) Flight Information Regions (FIRs) was published on December 29, 2014, and subsequently extended on October 27, 2015. As explained in the preamble accompanying the December 29, 2014 rule, the FAA first restricted flights over Simferopol (UKFV) by publishing the SFAR on April 25, 2014. On December 29, 2014, the FAA extended the scope of the airspace covered by the SFAR, based on increased safety concerns. The December 29, 2014, rule was extended on October 27, 2015. During this time period, the State Aviation Administration of Ukraine restructured the airspace. The new configuration altered both the Simferopol (UKFV) and Dnipropetrovsk (UKDV) Flight Information Region (FIR) altitude structures. In order to address the Ukraine airspace restructuring, this technical amendment specifically identifies the prohibited airspace in which SFAR 113, § 91.1607, applies, to provide inclusive altitudes and lateral limitations (latitude and longitude coordinates).

III. Technical Amendment

Consistent with the foregoing, the FAA clarifies the lateral limits of the prohibited airspace to include that area previously described as the Simferopol (UKFV) FIR, which is defined as:

465800N 0360000E–463500N 0364200E– 463424N 0372206E–452700N 0364100E– 452242N 0364100E–451824N 0363524E– 451442N 0363542E–451218N 0363200E– 450418N 0363418E–445612N 0363636E– 443100N 0364000E–424400N 0361600E– 424700N 0340000E–424800N 0320000E– 424800N 0310000E–424800N 0304500E– 434100N 0303200E–441000N 0302512E– 441500N 0302400E–444600N 0300900E– 445447N 0300448E–445230N 0302130E– 445848N 0303342E–451530N 0310642E– 452436N 0312500E–453828N 0315311E– 454436N 0320548E–455442N 0322700E– 460730N 0325430E–464600N 0325300E– 474400N 0330300E–472700N 0344800E– 470630N 0355500E–465800N 0360000E



### The prohibited airspace within the above lateral limits extends in altitude from the surface to unlimited.

Additionally, prohibited airspace includes that area previously described as the Dnipropetrovsk (UKDV) FIR, which is defined as:

511400N 0342700E–504942N 0341300E– 502043N 0335720E–501246N 0335307E– 491848N 0333700E–485700N 0332200E– 484118N 0324431E–483620N 0324010E– 483128N 0323605E–482300N 0323900E– 480730N 0325324E–474600N 0325000E– 474400N 0330300E–472700N 0344800E– 470630N 0355500E–465800N 0360000E– 463500N 0364200E–463424N 0372206E– 463930N 0372518E–464700N 0373000E– 465900N 0382000E–470642N 0381324E– then along state boundary until point/–

511400N 0342700E 

### The prohibited airspace within the above lateral limits extends in altitude from the surface to unlimited. List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 91

Air traffic control, Aircraft, Airmen, Airports, Aviation safety, Freight, Ukraine.

The Amendment

In consideration of the foregoing, the Federal Aviation Administration amends chapter I of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, as follows:

**PART 91—GENERAL OPERATING AND FLIGHT RULES** 

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### 1. The authority citation for part 91 continues to read as follows:

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g), 1155, 40101, 40103, 40105, 40113, 40120, 44101, 44111, 44701, 44704, 44709, 44711, 44712, 44715, 44716, 44717, 44722, 46306, 46315, 46316, 46504, 46506–46507, 47122, 47508, 47528–47531, 47534, articles 12 and 29 of the Convention on International Civil Aviation (61 Stat. 1180), (126 Stat. 11).

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### 2. In § 91.1607, revise paragraph (b) to read as follows: **§ 91.1607 Special Federal Aviation Regulation No. 113—Prohibition Against**  **Certain Flights in the Simferopol (UKFV) and Dnipropetrovsk (UKDV) Flight**  **Information Regions (FIRs).**


### * * * * *

(b) Flight prohibition. Except as provided in paragraphs (c) and (d) of this section, no person described in paragraph (a) of this section may conduct flight operations in the Simferopol (UKFV) FIR or the Dnipropetrovsk (UKDV) FIR.

(1)(i) The lateral limits of the prohibited airspace includes that area currently described as the Simferopol (UKFV) FIR, which is defined as:

465800N 0360000E–463500N 0364200E– 463424N 0372206E–452700N 0364100E– 452242N 0364100E–451824N 0363524E– 451442N 0363542E–451218N 0363200E– 450418N 0363418E–445612N 0363636E– 443100N 0364000E–424400N 0361600E– 424700N 0340000E–424800N 0320000E– 424800N 0310000E–424800N 0304500E– 434100N 0303200E–441000N 0302512E– 441500N 0302400E–444600N 0300900E– 445447N 0300448E–445230N 0302130E– 445848N 0303342E–451530N 0310642E– 452436N 0312500E–453828N 0315311E– 454436N 0320548E–455442N 0322700E– 460730N 0325430E–464600N 0325300E– 474400N 0330300E–472700N 0344800E– 470630N 0355500E–465800N 0360000E



### (ii) The prohibited airspace within the lateral limits extends in altitude from the surface to unlimited.

(2)(i) The lateral limits of the prohibited airspace includes that area previously described as the Dnipropetrovsk (UKDV) FIR, which is defined as:

511400N 0342700E–504942N 0341300E– 502043N 0335720E–501246N 0335307E– 491848N 0333700E–485700N 0332200E– 484118N 0324431E–483620N 0324010E– 483128N 0323605E–482300N 0323900E– 480730N 0325324E–474600N 0325000E– 474400N 0330300E–472700N 0344800E– 470630N 0355500E–465800N 0360000E– 463500N 0364200E–463424N 0372206E– 463930N 0372518E–464700N 0373000E– 465900N 0382000E–470642N 0381324E– then along state boundary until point/–

511400N 0342700 

### (ii) The prohibited airspace within the lateral limits extends in altitude from the surface to unlimited.

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Issued in Washington, DC, under the authority of 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 40101(d)(1), 40105(b)(1)(A), and 44701(a)(5), on July 14,
2016. Dale Bouffiou, Deputy Director, Office of Rulemaking.
[FR Doc. 2016–17431 Filed 7–21–16; 8:45 am]

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