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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: 

Viking Air Limited (Type Certificate 

Previously Held by Bombardier Inc. and 

de Havilland, Inc.): Docket No. FAA– 

2021–0217; Project Identifier MCAI– 

2020–01486–A. 

(a) Comments Due Date 

The FAA must receive comments on this 

airworthiness directive (AD) by March 24, 

2022. 

(b) Affected ADs 

None. 

(c) Applicability 

This AD applies to Viking Air Limited 

(type certificate previously held by 

Bombardier Inc. and de Havilland, Inc.) 

Model DHC–6–1, DHC–6–100, DHC–6–200, 

DHC–6–300, and DHC–6–400 airplanes, 

serial numbers 001 through 987, certificated 

in any category. 

(d) Subject 

Joint Aircraft System Component (JASC) 

Code 2700, Flight Control System. 

(e) Unsafe Condition 

This AD was prompted by mandatory 

continuing airworthiness information (MCAI) 

originated by an aviation authority of another 

country to identify and correct an unsafe 

condition on an aviation product. The MCAI 

identifies the unsafe condition as loose 

quadrants on the rudder pedal torque tube 

and signs of loose rivets or rivet joint wear 

due to inadequate manufacturing tolerances. 

The FAA is issuing this AD to detect and 

correct loose rivets or rivet joint wear and 

signs of loose or smoking rivets. The unsafe 

condition, if not addressed, could result in 

the rudder pedal torque tube quadrant 

assembly deteriorating until the rivets fail, 

leading to loss of rudder control with 

consequent loss of airplane control. 

(f) Compliance 

Comply with this AD within the 

compliance times specified, unless already 

done. 

(g) Action 

Within 3 months after the effective date of 

this AD, inspect the rudder pedal torque tube 

quadrant assembly for looseness and, if there 

is any looseness of the rudder pedal torque 

tube quadrant assembly, a loose rivet, any 

rivet joint wear, or a smoking rivet, before 

further flight, repair or replace the rudder 

pedal torque tube or quadrant assembly. Do 

these actions by following the 

Accomplishment Instructions, steps A.1. 

through A.9., in Viking DHC–6 Twin Otter 

Service Bulletin No. V6/0067, Revision A, 

dated January 26, 2021, except for any 

requirement to obtain repair instructions 

from Viking Customer Support, the repair 

must be accomplished using a method 

approved by the Manager, New York ACO 

Branch, FAA; Transport Canada; or Viking 

Air Limited’s Transport Canada Design 

Organization Approval (DOA). If approved by 

the DOA, the approval must include the 

DOA-authorized signature. 

(h) Credit for Previous Actions 

You may take credit for the actions 

required by paragraph (g) of this AD if you 

performed those actions before the effective 

date of this AD using Viking DHC–6 Twin 

Otter Service Bulletin V6/0067, Revision NC, 

dated July 16, 2020. 

(i) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs) 

(1) The Manager, New York ACO 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 

certification office, send it to the attention of 

the address identified in paragraph (j)(1) of 

this AD. 

(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. 

(j) Related Information 

(1) For more information about this AD, 

contact Deep Gaurav, Aviation Safety 

Engineer, New York ACO Branch, FAA, 1515 

Stewart Avenue, Westbury, NY 11590; 

phone: (516) 228–7300; email: deep.gaurav@

faa.gov. 

(2) Refer to Transport Canada AD CF– 

2020–45R1, dated April 16, 2021, for more 

information. You may examine the Transport 

Canada AD in the AD docket at https://

www.regulations.gov by searching for and 

locating Docket No. FAA–2021–0217. 

(3) For service information identified in 

this AD, contact Viking Air Ltd., 1959 de 

Havilland Way, Sidney British Columbia, 

Canada V8L 5V5; phone: (800) 663–8444; 

email: continuing.airworthiness@

vikingair.com; website: https://

www.vikingair.com. You may review this 

referenced service information 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. 

Issued on January 28, 2022. 

Lance T. Gant, 

Director, Compliance & Airworthiness 

Division, Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2022–02413 Filed 2–4–22; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2022–0030; Airspace 

Docket No. 21–AAL–54] 

RIN 2120–AA66 

Proposed Modification of Class E 

Airspace; Sitka Rocky Gutierrez 

Airport, AK 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: This action proposes to 

modify the Class E airspace, designated 

as a surface area. The Class E2 airspace 

to the northwest of the airport requires 

modification to properly contain 

instrument flight rules (IFR) aircraft 

descending below 1,000 feet above the 

surface of the earth. Additionally, this 

action proposes to remove Class E 

airspace, designated as an extension to 

a Class D or Class E2 surface area. 

Lastly, this action proposes to modify 

Class E airspace extending upward from 

700 feet above the surface of the earth 

at Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport, AK. 

This action would ensure the safety and 

management of IFR operations at the 

airport. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before March 24, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments on this 

proposal to the U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building 

Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 

Washington, DC 20590; telephone: 1– 

800–647–5527, or (202) 366–9826. You 

must identify FAA Docket No. FAA– 

2022–0030; Airspace Docket No. 21– 

AAL–54, at the beginning of your 

comments. You may also submit 

comments through the internet at 

https://www.regulations.gov. 

FAA Order JO 7400.11F, Airspace 

Designations and Reporting Points, and 

subsequent amendments can be viewed 

online at https://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 20591; 

telephone: (202) 267–8783. FAA Order 

JO 7400.11F is also available for 

inspection at the National Archives and 

Records Administration (NARA). For 

information on the availability of FAA 

Order JO 7400.11F at NARA, email 

fr.inspection@nara.gov or go to https:// 


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www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ 

ibr-locations.html. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Nathan A. Chaffman, Federal Aviation 

Administration, Western Service Center, 

Operations Support Group, 2200 S 

216th Street, Des Moines, WA 98198; 

telephone (206) 231–3460. 

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 would 

modify the Class E airspace at Sitka 

Rocky Gutierrez Airport, AK, to support 

IFR operations at the airport. 

Comments Invited 

Interested parties are invited to 

participate in this proposed rulemaking 

by submitting such written data, views, 

or arguments, as they may desire. 

Comments that provide the factual basis 

supporting the views and suggestions 

presented are particularly helpful in 

developing reasoned regulatory 

decisions on the proposal. Comments 

are specifically invited on the overall 

regulatory, aeronautical, economic, 

environmental, and energy-related 

aspects of the proposal. 

Communications should identify both 

docket numbers and be submitted in 

triplicate to the address listed above. 

Persons wishing the FAA to 

acknowledge receipt of their comments 

on this notice must submit with those 

comments a self-addressed, stamped 

postcard on which the following 

statement is made: ‘‘Comments to 

Docket No. FAA–2022–0030; Airspace 

Docket No. 21–AAL–54’’. The postcard 

will be date/time stamped and returned 

to the commenter. 

All communications received before 

the specified closing date for comments 

will be considered before taking action 

on the proposed rule. The proposal 

contained in this notice may be changed 

in light of the comments received. A 

report summarizing each substantive 

public contact with FAA personnel 

concerned with this rulemaking will be 

filed in the docket. 

Availability of NPRMs 

An electronic copy of this document 

may be downloaded through the 

internet at https://www.regulations.gov. 

Recently published rulemaking 

documents can also be accessed through 

the FAA’s web page at https://

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 Office (see the 

ADDRESSES section for the address and 

phone number) between 9:00 a.m. and 

5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

except federal holidays. An informal 

docket may also be examined during 

normal business hours at the Northwest 

Mountain Regional Office of the Federal 

Aviation Administration, Air Traffic 

Organization, Western Service Center, 

Operations Support Group, 2200 S 

216th Street, Des Moines, WA 98198. 

Availability and Summary of 

Documents for Incorporation by 

Reference 

This document proposes to amend 

FAA Order JO 7400.11F, Airspace 

Designations and Reporting Points, 

dated August 10, 2021, and effective 

September 15, 2021. FAA Order JO 

7400.11F is publicly available as listed 

in the ADDRESSES section of this 

document. FAA Order JO 7400.11F lists 

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

air traffic service routes, and reporting 

points. 

The Proposal 

The FAA is proposing an amendment 

to 14 CFR part 71 by modifying the 

Class E airspace designated as a surface 

area at Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport, 

AK. The Class E surface airspace area 

northwest of the airport requires 

modification to properly contain IFR 

aircraft descending below 1,000 feet 

above the surface of the earth. The LDA/ 

DME RWY 11 approach procedure turn 

area currently extends 28.3 miles to the 

northwest, but the area should be 

reduced due to the proposed 

elimination of the LDA/DME RWY 11 

approach procedure turn. This 

reduction would require additional 

Class E surface area airspace in the 

northwest to appropriately contain IFR 

aircraft descending below 1,000 feet 

above the surface of the earth. 

Furthermore, the Class E surface 

airspace area southeast of the airport 

requires modification to the area. The 

proposed increase would properly 

contain IFR departures until reaching 

700 feet above the surface of the earth. 

Finally, the Class E surface area airspace 

requires a reduction northeast of the 

airport. Circling approaches are not 

applicable on the northeast side of the 

airport and the airspace in that area is 

not necessary. 

This action also proposes to remove 

the Class E airspace, designated as an 

extension to a Class D or Class E surface 

area. This airspace is no longer required 

due to the proposed removal of the 

LDA/DME RWY 11 approach procedure 

turn. 

Lastly, this action proposes to modify 

the Class E airspace extending upward 

from 700 feet above the surface of the 

earth. The area northwest of the airport 

should be extended to the northwest, 

and the area southwest of the airport 

requires minor adjustment to more 

appropriately contain arriving IFR 

aircraft descending below 1,500 feet 

above the surface of the earth and 

departing IFR aircraft until reaching 

1,200 feet above the surface of the earth. 

Additionally, the Class E airspace 

extending upward from 700 feet above 

the surface of the earth requires a 

reduction northeast of the airport. 

Circling approaches are not applicable 

on the northeast side of the airport and 

the airspace in that area is not 

necessary. 

Class E2, Class E4, and Class E5 

airspace designations are published in 

paragraphs 6002, 6004, and 6005, 

respectively, of FAA Order JO 7400.11F, 

dated August 10, 2021, and effective 

September 15, 2021, which is 

incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 

71.1. The Class E airspace designations 

listed in this document will be 

published subsequently in FAA Order 

JO 7400.11. 

FAA Order JO 7400.11, Airspace 

Designations and Reporting Points, is 

published yearly and effective on 

September 15. 

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 will only affect air 

traffic procedures and air navigation, it 

is certified that this rule, when 

promulgated, would not have a 


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significant economic impact on a 

substantial number of small entities 

under the criteria of the Regulatory 

Flexibility Act. 

Environmental Review 

This proposal will be subject to an 

environmental analysis in accordance 

with FAA Order 1050.1F, 

‘‘Environmental Impacts: Policies and 

Procedures’’ prior to any FAA final 

regulatory action. 

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71 

Airspace, Incorporation by reference, 

Navigation (air). 

The Proposed Amendment 

Accordingly, pursuant to the 

authority delegated to me, the Federal 

Aviation Administration proposes to 

amend 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 14 CFR 

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 JO 7400.11F, 

Airspace Designations and Reporting 

Points, dated August 10, 2021, and 

effective September 15, 2021, is 

amended as follows: 

Paragraph 6002 Class E Airspace Areas 

Designated as a Surface Area. 

* * * * * 

AAL AK E2 Sitka, AK [Amended] 

Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport, AK 

(Lat. 57°02′49′′ N, long. 135°21′40′′ W) 

That airspace extending upward from the 

surface within a 4.1-mile radius of the airport 

beginning at the 105° bearing from the airport 

clockwise to the 337° bearing from the 

airport, then to the point of beginning 4.1 

miles east of the airport, and within 2.7 miles 

each side of the 150° bearing from the airport 

extending from the 4.1-mile radius to 6.6 

miles southeast of the airport, and within 1.5 

miles each side of the 209° bearing from the 

airport extending from the 4.1-mile radius to 

4.4 miles southwest of the airport, and within 

1.2 miles each side of the 314° bearing from 

the airport extending from the 4.1-mile 

radius to 6 miles northwest of the airport, 

and within 1.1 miles each side of the 320° 

bearing from the airport extending from the 

4.1-mile radius to 5.2 miles northwest of the 

airport. 

Paragraph 6004 Class E Airspace Areas 

Designated as an Extension to a Class D or 

Class E2 Surface Area. 

* * * * * 

AAL AK E4 Sitka, AK [Removed] 

Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport, AK 

(Lat. 57°02′49′′ N, long. 135°21′40′′ W) 

Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas 

Extending Upward From 700 Feet or More 

Above the Surface of the Earth. 

* * * * * 

AAL AK E5 Sitka, AK [Amended] 

Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport, AK 

(Lat. 57°02′49′′ N, long. 135°21′40′′ W) 

That airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface within a 7.3-mile 

radius of the airport beginning at the 102° 

bearing from the airport clockwise to the 357° 

bearing from the airport, then to the point of 

beginning 7.3 miles east of the airport, and 

within 4.6 miles each side of the 212° bearing 

from the airport, extending from the 7.3-mile 

radius to 25.2 miles southwest of the airport, 

and within 4.5 miles each side of the 316° 

bearing from the airport extending from the 

7.3-mile radius to 9.8 miles northwest of the 

airport; excluding that airspace that extends 

beyond 12 miles from the coast. 

Issued in Des Moines, Washington, on 

February 1, 2022. 

B.G. Chew, 

Acting Group Manager, Operations Support 

Group, Western Service Center. 

[FR Doc. 2022–02454 Filed 2–4–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Parts 52 and 81 

[EPA–R05–OAR–2021–0885; FRL–9523–01– 

R5] 

Air Plan Approval; Wisconsin; 

Redesignation of the Wisconsin 

Portion of the Chicago-Naperville, 

Illinois-Indiana-Wisconsin Area to 

Attainment of the 2008 Ozone Standard 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Proposed rule. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) is proposing to find that 

the Wisconsin portion of the ChicagoNaperville, IL-IN-WI area (Chicago area) 

is attaining the 2008 ozone National 

Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS 

or standard) and to act in accordance 

with a request from the Wisconsin 

Department of Natural Resources 

(Wisconsin or the State) to redesignate 

the Wisconsin portion of the area to 

attainment for the 2008 ozone NAAQS, 

because the request meets the statutory 

requirements for redesignation under 

the Clean Air Act (CAA). The Wisconsin 

portion of the Chicago 2008 ozone area 

consists of the portion of Kenosha 

County bounded by the I–94 corridor 

and the area east to Lake Michigan 

(Kenosha portion). Wisconsin submitted 

this request on December 3, 2021. EPA 

is proposing to approve, as a revision to 

the Wisconsin State Implementation 

Plan (SIP), the State’s plan for 

maintaining the 2008 ozone NAAQS 

through 2035 in the Chicago area. EPA 

also finds adequate and is proposing to 

approve Wisconsin’s 2025 and 2030 

volatile organic compound (VOC) and 

oxides of nitrogen (NOX) Motor Vehicle 

Emission Budgets (MVEBs) for the 

Kenosha portion. Finally, pursuant to 

section 110 and part D of the CAA, EPA 

is proposing to approve the enhanced 

Inspection/Maintenance (I/M) program 

performance modeling analysis 

included in Wisconsin’s December 3, 

2021 submittals, because it satisfies the 

serious enhanced I/M requirements for 

the Kenosha portion. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before March 9, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by Docket ID No. EPA–R05– 

OAR–2021–0885 at https://

www.regulations.gov or via email to 

blakley.pamela@epa.gov. For comments 

submitted at Regulations.gov, follow the 

online instructions for submitting 

comments. Once submitted, comments 

cannot be edited or removed from 

Regulations.gov. For either manner of 

submission, EPA may publish any 

comment received to its public docket. 

Do not submit electronically any 

information you consider to be 

Confidential Business Information (CBI) 

or other information whose disclosure is 

restricted by statute. Multimedia 

submissions (audio, video, etc.) must be 

accompanied by a written comment. 

The written comment is considered the 

official comment and should include 

discussion of all points you wish to 

make. EPA will generally not consider 

comments or comment contents located 

outside of the primary submission (i.e., 

on the web, cloud, or other file sharing 

system). For additional submission 

methods, please contact the person 

identified in the FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT section. For the 

full EPA public comment policy, 

information about CBI or multimedia 

submissions, and general guidance on 

making effective comments, please visit 

https://www2.epa.gov/dockets/ 

commenting-epa-dockets. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Michael Leslie, Environmental 

Engineer, Control Strategies Section, Air 

Programs Branch (AR–18J), 

Environmental Protection Agency, 

Region 5, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, 

Chicago, Illinois 60604, (312) 353–6680, 

leslie.michael@epa.gov. 


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