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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 

■ 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). 

■ 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. 

* * * * * 

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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