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information deemed to be exempt from 

public disclosure). 

B. Issues on Which DOE Seeks 

Comments 

DOE welcomes comments on all 

aspects of this proposed determination. 

DOE is particularly interested in 

receiving comments and views of 

interested parties concerning the 

following issues: 

• Proposed definition and scope of 

coverage of portable electric spas; 

• Data and information regarding 

current annual shipments of portable 

electric spas and the installed base of 

portable electric spas, specifying the 

scope of products included in any such 

estimates (e.g., standard, exercise, 

combination, inflatable, etc.); 

• Availability or lack of availability of 

technologies for improving energy 

efficiency of portable electric spas; 

• Data and information regarding 

annual energy use estimates for portable 

electric spas; 

• Whether classifying portable 

electric spas as a covered product is 

necessary or appropriate to carry out the 

purposes of EPCA; and 

• Whether the average annual perhousehold energy use by portable 

electric spas is likely to exceed 100 kWh 

per year. 

DOE is interested in receiving views 

concerning other relevant issues that 

participants believe would affect its 

ability to establish test procedures and 

energy conservation standards for 

portable electric spas. 

After the expiration of the period for 

submitting written statements, DOE will 

consider all comments and additional 

information that is obtained from 

interested parties or through further 

analyses, and it will prepare a final 

determination. 

VII. Approval of the Office of the 

Secretary 

The Secretary of Energy has approved 

publication of this notification of 

proposed determination. 

Signing Authority 

This document of the Department of 

Energy was signed on February 9, 2022, 

by Kelly J. Speakes-Backman, Principal 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy 

Efficiency and Renewable Energy, 

pursuant to delegated authority from the 

Secretary of Energy. That document 

with the original signature and date is 

maintained by DOE. For administrative 

purposes only, and in compliance with 

requirements of the Office of the Federal 

Register, the undersigned DOE Federal 

Register Liaison Officer has been 

authorized to sign and submit the 

document in electronic format for 

publication, as an official document of 

the Department of Energy. This 

administrative process in no way alters 

the legal effect of this document upon 

publication in the Federal Register. 

Signed in Washington, DC, on February 10, 

2022. 

Treena V. Garrett, 

Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. 

Department of Energy. 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2022–0022; Project 

Identifier AD–2020–01264–A] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Piper 

Aircraft, Inc. Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Proposed rule; correction. 

SUMMARY: The FAA is correcting a 

notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) 

that published in the Federal Register. 

The NPRM proposed to issue an 

airworthiness directive (AD) that would 

apply to certain Piper Aircraft, Inc., 

(Piper) Model PA–34–200 airplanes. As 

published, the docket number 

referenced throughout is incorrect. This 

document corrects that error. In all other 

respects, the original document remains 

the same; however, for clarity, the FAA 

is publishing the entire proposed rule in 

the Federal Register. 

DATES: The last date for submitting 

comments on the NPRM (87 FR 6089, 

February 3, 2022) remains March 21, 

2022. 

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 

https://www.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. 

For service information identified in 

this NPRM, contact Piper Aircraft, Inc., 

2926 Piper Drive, Vero Beach, FL, 

32960; phone: (772) 299–2141; website: 

https://www.piper.com. You may view 

this 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. 

Examining the AD Docket 

You may examine the AD docket at 

https://www.regulations.gov by 

searching for and locating Docket No. 

FAA–2022–0022; or in person at Docket 

Operations between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., 

Monday through Friday, except Federal 

holidays. The AD docket contains the 

NPRM, any comments received, and 

other information. The street address for 

Docket Operations is listed above. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John 

Marshall, Aviation Safety Engineer, 

Atlanta ACO Branch, FAA, 1701 

Columbia Avenue, College Park, GA 

30337; phone: (404) 474–5524; email: 

john.r.marshall@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–2022–0022; Project Identifier AD– 

2020–01264–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 https://

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information you provide. The 

agency will also post a report 

summarizing each substantive verbal 

contact received about the 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 

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responsive to the 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 the 

NPRM. Submissions containing CBI 

should be sent to John Marshall, 

Aviation Safety Engineer, Atlanta ACO 

Branch, FAA, 1701 Columbia Avenue, 

College Park, GA 30337. 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 FAA issued an NPRM (87 FR 

6089, February 3, 2022) that would 

apply to certain serial-numbered Piper 

Model PA–34–200 airplanes. The NPRM 

proposed to require establishing a 500- 

hour life limit for bolt P/N 693–215 and 

P/N NAS6207–50D. The NPRM was 

prompted by the determination that the 

life limit for these bolts, which are 

alternate bolts that attach the drag link 

to the nose gear, were not listed as 

airworthiness limitations. If the bolts 

remain in service beyond their fatigue 

life, failure of the nose landing gear 

could occur, which could result in loss 

of airplane control during take-off, 

landing, or taxi operations. 

Need for the Correction 

As published, the docket number 

referenced throughout the NPRM is 

incorrect. The NPRM incorrectly 

references ‘‘Docket No. FAA–2022– 

0222’’ instead of ‘‘Docket No. FAA– 

2022–0022.’’ 

Although no other part of the 

preamble or regulatory information has 

been corrected, for clarity, the FAA is 

publishing the entire proposed rule in 

the Federal Register. 

The comment due date of the NPRM 

remains March 21, 2022. 

Related Service Information 

The FAA reviewed Piper Seneca 

Service Manual, Airworthiness 

Limitations, 753–817, page 1–1, dated 

November 30, 2019. This service 

information specifies the life limits of 

the P/N 693–215 (standard P/N 

NAS6207–50D) bolt that attaches the 

drag link to the nose gear trunnion. 

ADs Mandating Airworthiness 

Limitations 

The FAA has previously mandated 

airworthiness limitations by issuing 

ADs that require revising the ALS of the 

existing maintenance manual or 

instructions for continued airworthiness 

to incorporate new or revised 

inspections and life limits. This AD, 

however, requires incorporating new or 

revised inspections and life limits into 

the maintenance records required by 14 

CFR 91.417(a)(2) or 135.439(a)(2) for 

your airplane. The FAA does not intend 

this as a substantive change. Requiring 

incorporation of the new ALS 

requirements into the maintenance 

records, rather than requiring individual 

repetitive inspections and replacements, 

allows operators to record AD 

compliance once after updating the 

maintenance records, rather than 

recording compliance after every 

inspection and part replacement. 

Proposed AD Requirements in This 

NPRM 

This proposed AD would require 

establishing a 500-hour life limit for bolt 

P/N 693–215 and P/N NAS6207–50D. 

Costs of Compliance 

The FAA estimates that this AD, if 

adopted as proposed, would affect 187 

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 the Airworthiness Limitations.1 work-hour × $85 per hour = $85 Not Applicable ................................ $85 $15,895 

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. 

Correction 

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 [Corrected] 

■ 2. The FAA amends § 39.13 by adding 

the following new airworthiness 

directive: 

Piper Aircraft, Inc.: Docket No. FAA–2022– 

0022; Project Identifier AD–2020–01264– 

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(a) Comments Due Date 

The FAA must receive comments on this 

airworthiness directive (AD) by April 4, 

2022. 

(b) Affected ADs 

None. 

(c) Applicability 

This AD applies to Piper Aircraft, Inc., 

Model PA–34–200 airplanes, serial numbers 

34–7250001 through 34–7450220, certificated 

in any category. 

(d) Subject 

Joint Aircraft System Component (JASC) 

Code 3220, Nose/Tail Landing Gear. 

(e) Unsafe Condition 

This AD was prompted by the 

determination that the life limit for alternate 

bolts that attach the drag link to the nose gear 

were not included as airworthiness 

limitations. The FAA is issuing this AD to 

establish a life limit on bolt part numbers 

693–215 and NAS6207–50D that attach the 

drag link to the nose gear trunnion. The 

unsafe condition, if not addressed, could 

result in failure of the nose landing gear and 

lead to loss of airplane control during takeoff, landing, or taxi operations. 

(f) Compliance 

Comply with this AD within the 

compliance times specified, unless already 

done. 

(g) Actions 

(1) Within 90 days after the effective date 

of this AD, incorporate into the maintenance 

records required by 14 CFR 91.417(a)(2) or 

135.439(a)(2) for your airplane a life limit of 

500 hours for bolt part numbers 693–215 and 

NAS6207–50D. 

Note to paragraph (g)(1): Piper Seneca 

Service Manual, Airworthiness Limitations, 

753–817, page 1–1, dated November 30, 

2019, contains the life limit in paragraph 

(g)(1) of this AD. 

(2) Thereafter, except as provided in 

paragraph (h)(1) of this AD, no alternative 

replacement times may be approved for these 

bolts. 

(h) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs) 

(1) The Manager, Atlanta 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 person identified in paragraph (i)(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. 

(i) Related Information 

(1) For more information about this AD, 

contact John Marshall, Aviation Safety 

Engineer, Atlanta ACO Branch, FAA, 1701 

Columbia Avenue, College Park, GA 30337; 

phone: (404) 474–5524; email: 

john.r.marshall@faa.gov. 

(2) For service information identified in 

this AD, contact Piper Aircraft, Inc., 2926 

Piper Drive, Vero Beach, FL 32960; phone: 

(772) 299–2141; website: https://

www.piper.com. You may view 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 February 9, 2022. 

Lance T. Gant, 

Director, Compliance & Airworthiness 

Division, Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2022–03213 Filed 2–15–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2022–0041; Airspace 

Docket No. 21–ANM–47] 

RIN 2120–AA66 

Proposed Establishment of Class E 

Airspace; Limon Municipal Airport, CO 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: This action proposes to 

establish Class E airspace at Limon 

Municipal Airport, Limon, CO. The 

establishment of airspace supports the 

airport’s transition from visual flight 

rules to instrument flight rule (IFR) 

operations. This action would ensure 

the safety and management of IFR 

operations at the airport. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before April 4, 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– 

2022–0041; Airspace Docket No. 21– 

ANM–47, 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:// 

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 

establish Class E airspace at Limon 

Municipal Airport, CO, 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–2022–0041; Airspace 

Docket No. 21–ANM–47’’. The postcard 

will be date/time stamped and returned 

to the commenter. 


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