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responsibilities among the various 

levels of government. 

For the reasons discussed above, I 

certify that this AD: 

(1) Is not a ‘‘significant regulatory 

action’’ under Executive Order 12866, 

(2) Will not affect intrastate aviation 

in Alaska, and 

(3) Will 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. 

The Amendment 

Accordingly, under the authority 

delegated to me by the Administrator, 

the FAA amends 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 [Amended] 

■ 2. The FAA amends § 39.13 by adding 

the following new airworthiness 

directive: 

2022–03–17 Airbus Helicopters: 

Amendment 39–21934; Docket No. 

FAA–2021–1018; Project Identifier 

MCAI–2021–00902–R. 

(a) Effective Date 

This airworthiness directive (AD) is 

effective March 22, 2022. 

(b) Affected ADs 

None. 

(c) Applicability 

This AD applies to all Airbus Helicopters 

Model AS332L2 and EC225LP helicopters, 

certificated in any category. 

(d) Subject 

Joint Aircraft Service Component (JASC) 

Code: 6400, Tail Rotor System. 

(e) Unsafe Condition 

This AD was prompted by a report of loss 

of tightening torque on the nut that attaches 

the tail gear box (TGB) bevel wheel. The FAA 

is issuing this AD to address loss of 

tightening torque on the nut that attaches the 

TGB bevel wheel, which, if not corrected, 

could lead to structural failure of the TGB 

drive, resulting in reduced, or loss of, control 

of the helicopter. 

(f) Compliance 

Comply with this AD within the 

compliance times specified, unless already 

done. 

(g) Requirements 

Except as specified in paragraph (h) of this 

AD: Comply with all required actions and 

compliance times specified in, and in 

accordance with, European Union Aviation 

Safety Agency (EASA) AD 2021–0184R2, 

dated January 12, 2022 (EASA AD 2021– 

0184R2). 

(h) Exceptions to EASA AD 2021–0184R2 

(1) Where EASA AD 2021–0184R2 requires 

compliance in terms of flight hours, this AD 

requires using hours time-in-service. 

(2) Where EASA AD 2021–0184R2 refers to 

August 19, 2021 (the effective date of EASA 

AD 2021–0184, dated August 5, 2021), this 

AD requires using the effective date of this 

AD. 

(3) Where the service information 

referenced in EASA AD 2021–0184R2 

specifies sending parts to the manufacturer or 

an approved repair station to be examined, 

this AD does not include that requirement. 

(4) This AD does not mandate compliance 

with the ‘‘Remarks’’ section of EASA AD 

2021–0184R2. 

(i) No Reporting Requirement 

Although the service information 

referenced in EASA AD 2021–0184R2 

specifies to submit certain information to the 

manufacturer, this AD does not include that 

requirement. 

(j) Special Flight Permit 

Special flight permits may be permitted 

provided that there are no passengers on 

board. 

(k) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs) 

(1) The Manager, International Validation 

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 International Validation 

Branch, send it to the attention of the person 

identified in paragraph (l) of this AD. 

Information may be emailed to: 9-AVS-AIR730-AMOC@faa.gov. 

(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. 

(l) Related Information 

For more information about this AD, 

contact Andrea Jimenez, Aerospace Engineer, 

COS Program Management Section, 

Operational Safety Branch, Compliance & 

Airworthiness Division, FAA, 1600 Stewart 

Ave., Suite 410, Westbury, NY 11590; 

telephone (516) 228–7330; email 

andrea.jimenez@faa.gov. 

(m) Material Incorporated by Reference 

(1) The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 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) European Union Aviation Safety Agency 

(EASA) AD 2021–0184R2, dated January 12, 

2022. 

(ii) [Reserved] 

(3) For EASA AD 2021–0184R2, contact 

EASA, Konrad-Adenauer-Ufer 3, 50668 

Cologne, Germany; telephone +49 221 8999 

000; email ADs@easa.europa.eu; internet 

www.easa.europa.eu. You may find the 

EASA material on the EASA website at 

https://ad.easa.europa.eu. 

(4) You may view this service information 

at the FAA, Office of the Regional Counsel, 

Southwest Region, 10101 Hillwood Pkwy., 

Room 6N–321, Fort Worth, TX 76177. For 

information on the availability of this 

material at the FAA, call (817) 222–5110. 

This material may be found in the AD docket 

at https://www.regulations.gov by searching 

for and locating Docket No. FAA–2021–1018. 

(5) You may view this material that is 

incorporated by reference at the National 

Archives and Records Administration 

(NARA). For information on the availability 

of this material at NARA, email 

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

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

Issued on January 26, 2022. 

Lance T. Gant, 

Director, Compliance & Airworthiness 

Division, Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2022–03137 Filed 2–14–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2021–0917; Airspace 

Docket No. 21–ANM–45] 

RIN 2120–AA66 

Modification of Class E Airspace; Kit 

Carson County Airport, Burlington, CO 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This action modifies the Class 

E airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface of the Earth, and 

removes the Class E airspace extending 

upward from 1,200 feet above the 

surface of the Earth at Kit Carson 

County Airport, Burlington, CO. This 

action ensures the safety and 

management of instrument flight rules 

(IFR) operations at the airport. 

DATES: Effective 0901 UTC, May 19, 

2022. The Director of the Federal 

Register approves this incorporation by 

reference action under 1 CFR part 51, 

subject to the annual revision of FAA 

Order 7400.11 and publication of 

conforming amendments. 


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ADDRESSES: 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 

amend Class E airspace extending 

upward from 700 feet above ground 

level, and remove Class E airspace 

extending upward from 1,200 feet above 

ground level to support IFR operations 

at Kit Carson County Airport, 

Burlington, CO. 

History 

The FAA published a notice of 

proposed rulemaking (NPRM) in the 

Federal Register (86 FR 60423; 

November 2, 2021) for Docket No. FAA– 

2021–0917 to modify Class E airspace at 

Kit Carson County Airport, Burlington, 

CO. 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 of the 

NPRM, the FAA discovered that it had 

inadvertently left out the proposed 

removal of the Class E airspace 

extending upward from 1,200 feet above 

the surface of the earth from the Class 

E airspace legal description. The FAA is 

removing this airspace area from the 

Class E legal description because the 

area is contained within the Denver 

Class E6 domestic en route airspace 

area, and duplication is not necessary. 

Class E5 and Class E6 airspace 

designations are published in 

paragraphs 6005 and 6006, 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. 

Availability and Summary of 

Documents for Incorporation by 

Reference 

This document amends 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 Rule 

The FAA is amending 14 CFR part 71 

by modifying Class E airspace extending 

upward from 700 feet above the surface 

of the Earth at Kit Carson County 

Airport, Burlington, CO. 

This airspace is designed to contain 

departing IFR aircraft until reaching 

1,200 feet above the surface and arriving 

IFR aircraft descending below 1,500 feet 

above the surface. To properly contain 

IFR operations at the airport, the radius 

of the airspace is increased from a ‘‘6.5- 

mile’’ radius to a ‘‘7-mile’’ radius from 

the 207° bearing from the airport 

clockwise to the 268° bearing from the 

airport. Additionally, extensions to the 

south, northwest, and north of the 

airport are established to contain IFR 

departures to 1,200 feet above the 

surface and IFR arrivals descending 

below 1,500 feet above the surface. The 

southern extension is established within 

2.6 miles on each side of the 160° 

bearing from the airport, extending from 

the 6.5-mile radius to 8.5 miles south of 

the airport. The northwest extension is 

established within 2.6 miles on each 

side of the 326° bearing from the airport, 

extending from the 6.5-mile radius to 

7.5 miles northwest of the airport. The 

northern extension is established within 

1.0 mile on each side of the 340° bearing 

from the airport, extending from the 6.5- 

mile radius to 10.8 miles north of the 

airport. Additionally, the Class E 

airspace extending upward from 1,200 

feet above the surface of the earth, 

excluding the airspace within the State 

of Kansas, is removed. The area is 

contained within the Denver Class E6 

domestic en route airspace area, and 

duplication is not necessary. Finally, 

this action updates the Class E legal 

description, lines two and three. The 

second line of the text header is updated 

from ‘‘Burlington, Kit Carson County 

Airport, CO’’ to ‘‘Kit Carson County 

Airport’’, to match the FAA database. 

Additionally, the third line of the text 

header is updated from ‘‘(Lat. 39°14′41′′ 

N, long. 102°17′05′′ W) to ‘‘(Lat. 

39°14′33′′ N, long. 102°17′07′′ W)’’ to 

match the FAA database. 

Class E5 and Class E6 airspace 

designations are published in 

paragraphs 6005 and 6006, 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 

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 


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is not expected to cause any potentially 

significant environmental impacts, and 

no extraordinary circumstances exist 

that warrant the preparation of an 

environmental assessment. 

List 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 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 6005 Class E Airspace Areas 

Extending Upward From 700 Feet or More 

Above the Surface of the Earth. 

* * * * * 

ANM CO E5 Burlington, CO [Amended] 

Kit Carson County Airport, CO 

(Lat. 39°14′33′′ N, long. 102°17′07′′ W) 

That airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface within 6.5-mile radius 

of the Kit Carson County Airport, and within 

a 7.0-mile radius of the airport from the 207° 

bearing from the airport clockwise to the 283° 

bearing from the airport, and within 2.6 miles 

on each side of the 160° bearing from the 

airport, extending from the 6.5-mile radius to 

8.5 miles south of the airport, and within 2.6 

miles on each side of the 326° bearing from 

the airport, extending from the 6.5-mile 

radius to 7.5 miles northwest of the airport, 

and within 1.0 mile on each side of the 340° 

bearing from the airport, extending from the 

6.5-mile radius to 10.8 miles north of the 

airport. 

Issued in Des Moines, Washington, on 

February 8, 2022. 

B.G. Chew, 

Acting Group Manager, Operations Support 

Group, Western Service Center. 

[FR Doc. 2022–03203 Filed 2–14–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2021–0479; Airspace 

Docket No. 21–AGL–5] 

RIN 2120–AA66 

Amendment of VOR Federal Airways 

V–170, V–175 and V–250; 

Establishment of Area Navigation 

(RNAV) Route T–400; in the Vicinity of 

Worthington, MN. 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule; delay of effective 

date. 

SUMMARY: This action changes the 

effective date of a final rule published 

in the Federal Register on January 14, 

2022, amending VHF Omnidirectional 

Range (VOR) Federal airways V–170, V– 

175, and V–250, and establishing area 

navigation (RNAV) route T–400, due to 

the planned decommissioning of the 

VOR portion of the Worthington, MN, 

VOR/Distance Measuring Equipment 

(VOR/DME) navigational aid. The FAA 

is delaying the effective date to facilitate 

continued use of the current Air Traffic 

Procedures, while allowing sufficient 

time for redesign of the proposed 

procedures, in order to meet to required 

current procedure criteria. 

DATES: The effective date of the final 

rule published on January 14, 2022 (87 

FR 2322) is delayed until September 8, 

2022. The Director of the Federal 

Register approved this incorporation by 

reference action under Title 1 Code of 

Federal Regulations part 51, subject to 

the annual revision of FAA Order 

7400.11 and publication of conforming 

amendments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jesse Acevedo, Rules and Regulations 

Group, Office of Policy, Federal 

Aviation Administration, 800 

Independence Avenue SW, Washington, 

DC 20591; telephone: (202) 267–8783. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

The FAA published a final rule in the 

Federal Register for Docket No. FAA– 

2021–0479 (87 FR 2322, January 14, 

2022), amending VOR Federal airways 

V–170, V–175, and V–250, and 

establishing RNAV route T–400, due to 

the planned decommissioning of the 

VOR portion of the Worthington, MN, 

VOR/DME. The effective date for that 

final rule is March 24, 2022. Subsequent 

to publication of the final rule, the 

Flight Standards Procedure Review 

Board (PRB) denied a waiver request to 

use a higher climb gradient than 

specified in current criteria for a portion 

of the Air Traffic Procedures that were 

revised in support of this action. The 

FAA is delaying the effective date to 

September 8, 2022 to facilitate 

continued use of the current Air Traffic 

Service procedures, while allowing 

sufficient time for the redesign of the 

proposed procedures, in order to meet 

the required current procedural criteria. 

To facilitate the safe and continuous 

use of existing air traffic procedures 

while the ATS route procedures are 

redesigned, the planned 

decommissioning date for the 

Worthington, MN, VOR has been 

postponed to September 8, 2022. The 

rule amending V–170, V–175, and V– 

250, and establishing area navigation T– 

400 is delayed to coincide with that 

date. 

VOR Federal airways and RNAV Troutes are published in paragraphs 

6010(a) and 6011, respectively, of FAA 

Order JO 7400.11F, dated August 20, 

2021, and effective September 15, 2021, 

which are incorporated by reference in 

14 CFR 71.1. The ATS routes listed in 

this document will be published 

subsequently in FAA Order JO 7400.11. 

FAA Order 7400.11, Airspace 

Designations and Reporting Points, is 

published yearly and effective on 

September 15. 

Good Cause for No Notice and 

Comment 

Section 553(b)(3)(B) of Title 5, United 

States Code, (the Administrative 

Procedure Act) 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 prior notice and public comment to 

this final rule is unnecessary due to the 

brief length of the extension of the 

effective date and the fact that there is 

no substantive change to the rule.’’ 

Delay of Effective Date 

Accordingly, pursuant to the 

authority delegated to me, the effective 

date of the final rule, Airspace Docket 

21–AGL–5, as published in the Federal 

Register on January 14, 2022 (87 FR 

2322), FR Doc. 2022–00457, is hereby 

delayed until September 8, 2022. 

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. 


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