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49 of the United States Code or a 

regulation in this chapter prescribed 

under any of those sections is liable to 

the United States Government for a civil 

penalty of not more than $24,423 for 

each violation. A separate violation 

occurs for each motor vehicle or item of 

motor vehicle equipment and for each 

failure or refusal to allow or perform an 

act required by any of those sections. 

The maximum civil penalty under this 

paragraph (a)(1) for a related series of 

violations is $122,106,996. 

(2) * * * 

(i) * * * 

(B) Violates section 30112(a)(2) of 

Title 49 United States Code, shall be 

subject to a civil penalty of not more 

than $13,885 for each violation. A 

separate violation occurs for each motor 

vehicle or item of motor vehicle 

equipment and for each failure or 

refusal to allow or perform an act 

required by this section. The maximum 

penalty under this paragraph (a)(2)(i)(B) 

for a related series of violations is 

$20,827,441. 

(3) Section 30166. A person who 

violates Section 30166 of Title 49 of the 

United States Code or a regulation in 

this chapter prescribed under that 

section is liable to the United States 

Government for a civil penalty for 

failing or refusing to allow or perform 

an act required under that section or 

regulation. The maximum penalty under 

this paragraph (a)(3) is $24,423 per 

violation per day. The maximum 

penalty under this paragraph (a)(3) for a 

related series of daily violations is 

$122,106,996. 

(4) False and misleading reports. A 

person who knowingly and willfully 

submits materially false or misleading 

information to the Secretary, after 

certifying the same information as 

accurate under the certification process 

established pursuant to Section 

30166(o) of Title 49 of the United States 

Code, shall be subject to a civil penalty 

of not more than $5,978 per day. The 

maximum penalty under this paragraph 

(a)(4) for a related series of daily 

violations is $1,195,707. 

(b) National Automobile Title 

Information System. An individual or 

entity violating 49 U.S.C. Chapter 305 is 

liable to the United States Government 

for a civil penalty of not more than 

$1,949 for each violation. 

(c) Bumper standards. (1) A person 

that violates 49 U.S.C. 32506(a) is liable 

to the United States Government for a 

civil penalty of not more than $3,198 for 

each violation. A separate violation 

occurs for each passenger motor vehicle 

or item of passenger motor vehicle 

equipment involved in a violation of 49 

U.S.C. 32506(a)(1) or (4)— 

(i) That does not comply with a 

standard prescribed under 49 U.S.C. 

32502; or 

(ii) For which a certificate is not 

provided, or for which a false or 

misleading certificate is provided, under 

49 U.S.C. 32504. 

(2) The maximum civil penalty under 

this paragraph (c) for a related series of 

violations is $3,561,551. 

(d) Consumer information—(1) Crashworthiness and damage susceptibility. A 

person who violates 49 U.S.C. 32308(a), 

regarding crashworthiness and damage 

susceptibility, is liable to the United 

States Government for a civil penalty of 

not more than $3,198 for each violation. 

Each failure to provide information or 

comply with a regulation in violation of 

49 U.S.C. 32308(a) is a separate 

violation. The maximum penalty under 

this paragraph (d)(1) for a related series 

of violations is $1,744,386. 

(2) Consumer tire information. Any 

person who fails to comply with the 

national tire fuel efficiency program 

under 49 U.S.C. 32304A is liable to the 

United States Government for a civil 

penalty of not more than $66,191 for 

each violation. 

(e) Country of origin content labeling. 

A manufacturer of a passenger motor 

vehicle distributed in commerce for sale 

in the United States that willfully fails 

to attach the label required under 49 

U.S.C. 32304 to a new passenger motor 

vehicle that the manufacturer 

manufactures or imports, or a dealer 

that fails to maintain that label as 

required under 49 U.S.C. 32304, is liable 

to the United States Government for a 

civil penalty of not more than $1,949 for 

each violation. Each failure to attach or 

maintain that label for each vehicle is a 

separate violation. 

(f) Odometer tampering and 

disclosure. (1) A person that violates 49 

U.S.C. Chapter 327 or a regulation in 

this chapter prescribed or order issued 

thereunder is liable to the United States 

Government for a civil penalty of not 

more than $11,956 for each violation. A 

separate violation occurs for each motor 

vehicle or device involved in the 

violation. The maximum civil penalty 

under this paragraph (f)(1) for a related 

series of violations is $1,195,707. 

(2) A person that violates 49 U.S.C. 

Chapter 327 or a regulation in this 

chapter prescribed or order issued 

thereunder, with intent to defraud, is 

liable for three times the actual damages 

or $11,956, whichever is greater. 

(g) Vehicle theft protection. (1) A 

person that violates 49 U.S.C. 

33114(a)(1)–(4) is liable to the United 

States Government for a civil penalty of 

not more than $2,627 for each violation. 

The failure of more than one part of a 

single motor vehicle to conform to an 

applicable standard under 49 U.S.C. 

33102 or 33103 is only a single 

violation. The maximum penalty under 

this paragraph (g)(1) for a related series 

of violations is $656,665. 

(2) A person that violates 49 U.S.C. 

33114(a)(5) is liable to the United States 

Government for a civil penalty of not 

more than $195,054 a day for each 

violation. 

(h) * * * 

(1) A person that violates 49 U.S.C. 

32911(a) is liable to the United States 

Government for a civil penalty of not 

more than $45,973 for each violation. A 

separate violation occurs for each day 

the violation continues. 

* * * * * 

(i) Medium- and heavy-duty vehicle 

fuel efficiency. The maximum civil 

penalty for a violation of the fuel 

consumption standards of 49 CFR part 

535 is not more than $45,273 per 

vehicle or engine. The maximum civil 

penalty for a related series of violations 

shall be determined by multiplying 

$45,273 times the vehicle or engine 

production volume for the model year 

in question within the regulatory 

averaging set. 

Signed in Washington, DC, on February 25, 

2022. 

Peter Paul Montgomery Buttigieg, 

Secretary of Transportation. 

[FR Doc. 2022–04456 Filed 3–18–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–9X–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2022–0289; Project 

Identifier MCAI–2022–00254–Q; Amendment 

39–21992; AD 2022–07–05] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; MARS A.S. 

Parachutes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule; request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The FAA is superseding 

Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2022–05– 

09, which applied to certain MARS A.S. 

emergency parachutes. AD 2022–05–09 

required removing emergency 

parachutes with certain manufacture 

dates or serial numbers from service. 

Since the FAA issued AD 2022–05–09, 

the European Union Aviation Safety 

Agency (EASA) superseded its 

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information (MCAI) to correct an unsafe 

condition on this aviation product. The 

MCAI identifies the unsafe condition as 

the length of the ripcord between the 

pins being too long, which could cause 

a malfunction of the emergency 

parachute. This AD retains the actions 

required by AD 2022–05–09 and 

expands the applicability. 

DATES: This AD is effective April 5, 

2022. 

The FAA must receive any comments 

on this AD by May 5, 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 final rule, contact MarS a.s, Okruzˇnı ́

II 239, Jevı ́cˇko, 569 43, Czech Republic; 

phone: +420 461 353 841; email: mars@

marsjev.cz; website: https://

www.marsjev.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–2022–0289; or in person at Docket 

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

Monday through Friday, except Federal 

holidays. The AD docket contains this 

final rule, the MCAI, any comments 

received, and other information. The 

street address for Docket Operations is 

listed above. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Darren Gassetto, COS Program Manager, 

Boston ACO Branch, Compliance & 

Airworthiness Division, FAA, 1200 

District Avenue, Burlington, MA 01803; 

phone: (516) 228–7323; email: 9-AVSAIR-BACO-COS@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

The FAA issued AD 2022–05–09, 

Amendment 39–21960 (87 FR 10712, 

February 25, 2022) (AD 2022–05–09), 

for certain MARS A.S. ATL–88/90–1B 

(commercially known as ATL–15 SL) 

emergency parachutes with an 

extension of static line made of 

Microline cord. AD 2022–05–09 was 

prompted by MCAI originated by EASA, 

which is the Technical Agent for the 

Member States of the European Union. 

EASA issued EASA Emergency AD 

2022–0018–E, dated January 28, 2022, to 

address malfunction of the emergency 

parachute. AD 2022–05–09 required 

removing emergency parachutes with 

certain manufacture dates or serial 

numbers from service. The FAA issued 

AD 2022–05–09 to address failure of an 

emergency parachute to deploy when 

needed. 

Actions Since AD 2022–05–09 Was 

Issued 

Since the FAA issued AD 2022–05– 

09, EASA superseded EASA Emergency 

AD 2022–0018–E, dated January 28, 

2022, and issued EASA Emergency AD 

2022–0029–E, dated February 23, 2022 

(referred to after this as ‘‘the MCAI’’) for 

MARS A.S. ATL–88/90–1B 

(commercially known as ATL–15 SL) 

emergency parachutes, all serial 

numbers (s/n) manufactured from 2016. 

The MCAI states: 

During the yearly inspection of one of the 

affected emergency parachutes, it has been 

found that the length of the ripcord between 

the pins was too large and, in some cases, 

only one of 2 loops of the parachute could 

be opened when the manual ripcord was 

pulled. Subsequent inspection revealed that 

the dimensions of the static line extension 

were out of production tolerances. It is 

expected that the manufacturer will develop 

a modification to restore the airworthiness of 

affected emergency parachutes. 

This condition, if not corrected, could 

cause a malfunction of the emergency 

parachute. 

To address this unsafe condition EASA 

issued Emergency AD 2022–0018–E to 

require removal from service of the affected 

emergency parachutes. 

Since that [EASA] AD was issued, 

following some additional tests, it was 

determined that additional emergency 

parachutes s/n may also be affected by this 

unsafe condition. 

For the reasons described above, this 

[EASA] AD retains the requirements of EASA 

Emergency AD 2022–0018–E, which is 

superseded, and expands its Applicability. 

This [EASA] AD is still considered to be 

an interim measure and further [EASA] AD 

action may follow. 

You may examine the MCAI in the 

AD docket at https://

www.regulations.gov by searching for 

and locating Docket No. FAA–2022– 

0289. 

The results of the additional tests 

referenced in the MCAI showed that 

even emergency parachutes with a 

metallic static line extension (not made 

of Microline cord) failed to deploy. 

Related Service Information 

The FAA reviewed MarS a.s. letter 

titled ‘‘Information for dealers and users 

of the ATL–15 SL emergency parachute 

(ATL–88/90–1B),’’ dated January 27, 

2022. This letter provides information 

for identifying and suspending the use 

of affected emergency parachutes, 

which have an extension of static line 

made of Microline cord that was 

manufactured outside of production 

tolerances. EASA has since determined 

that the unsafe condition exists 

regardless of the design of the static line 

extension. 

AD Requirements 

This AD applies to emergency 

parachutes with certain manufacture 

dates and requires removing those 

emergency parachutes from service. 

This AD retains the actions required by 

AD 2022–05–09 and expands the 

applicability. 

Differences Between This AD and the 

MCAI 

The MCAI requires storing emergency 

parachutes in the unrigged condition in 

storage containers and visibly mark 

those storage containers with the words 

‘‘Parachute not airworthy. Do not use 

until further notice,’’ while this AD 

requires removing the emergency 

parachutes from service. 

This AD also requires removing from 

service any emergency parachute where 

the manufacture date is unknown, and 

the MCAI does not include that 

requirement. 

Interim Action 

The FAA considers this AD to be an 

interim action. If final action is later 

identified, the FAA might consider 

further rulemaking then. 

FAA’s Justification and Determination 

of the Effective Date 

Section 553(b)(3)(B) of the 

Administrative Procedure Act (APA) (5 

U.S.C. 551 et seq.) 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 providing notice and 

seeking comment prior to issuance. 

Further, section 553(d) of the APA 

authorizes agencies to make rules 

effective in less than thirty days, upon 

a finding of good cause. 


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An unsafe condition exists that 

requires the immediate adoption of this 

AD without providing an opportunity 

for public comments prior to adoption. 

The FAA has found that the risk to the 

flying public justifies waiving notice 

and comment prior to adoption of this 

rule because failure of an emergency 

parachute to deploy when needed will 

lead to the parachutist freefalling to the 

surface without being slowed, resulting 

in serious injury or death. Thus, the 

affected parachutes must be removed 

from service as of the effective date of 

this AD. Accordingly, notice and 

opportunity for prior public comment 

are impracticable and contrary to the 

public interest pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 

553(b)(3)(B). 

The FAA has also found that the risk 

to the flying public justifies foregoing 

notice and comment prior to adoption of 

this rule because there are no affected 

emergency parachutes used in the 

United States and thus, it is unlikely 

that the FAA will receive any adverse 

comments or useful information about 

this AD from U.S. operators. 

Accordingly, notice and opportunity for 

prior public comment are unnecessary 

pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(3)(B). 

In addition, the FAA finds that good 

cause exists pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553(d) 

for making this amendment effective in 

less than 30 days, for the same reasons 

the FAA found good cause to forego 

notice and comment. 

Comments Invited 

The FAA invites you to send any 

written data, views, or arguments about 

this final rule. Send your comments to 

an address listed under ADDRESSES. 

Include ‘‘Docket No. FAA–2022–0289 

and Project Identifier MCAI–2022– 

00254–Q’’ at the beginning of your 

comments. The most helpful comments 

reference a specific portion of the final 

rule, 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 final rule 

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 this final rule. 

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 AD contain 

commercial or financial information 

that is customarily treated as private, 

that you actually treat as private, and 

that is relevant or responsive to this AD, 

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 this AD. Submissions containing CBI 

should be sent Darren Gassetto, COS 

Program Manager, Boston ACO Branch, 

Compliance & Airworthiness Division, 

FAA, 1200 District Avenue, Burlington, 

MA 01803. Any commentary that the 

FAA receives which is not specifically 

designated as CBI will be placed in the 

public docket for this rulemaking. 

Regulatory Flexibility Act 

The requirements of the Regulatory 

Flexibility Act (RFA) do not apply when 

an agency finds good cause pursuant to 

5 U.S.C. 553 to adopt a rule without 

prior notice and comment. Because FAA 

has determined that it has good cause to 

adopt this rule without prior notice and 

comment, RFA analysis is not required. 

Costs of Compliance 

The FAA estimates that this AD does 

not affect any emergency parachutes 

used in the United States. According to 

the manufacturer, none of the affected 

emergency parachutes were sold 

through its distributors in the United 

States. In the event an affected 

emergency parachute is brought into the 

United States, the following is an 

estimate of the costs to comply with this 

AD: 

ESTIMATED COSTS

Action Labor cost Parts cost Cost per 

parachute 

Remove emergency parachute from service ........ 0.5 work-hour × $85.00 per hour = $42.50 .......... Not Applicable ............... $42.50 

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 

This AD will not have federalism 

implications under Executive Order 

13132. This AD will 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 that this AD: 

(1) Is not a ‘‘significant regulatory 

action’’ under Executive Order 12866, 

and 

(2) Will not affect intrastate aviation 

in Alaska. 

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39 

Air transportation, Aircraft, Aviation 

safety, 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: 


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Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40113, 44701. 

§ 39.13 [Amended] 

■ 2. The FAA amends § 39.13 by: 

■ a. Removing Airworthiness Directive 

2022–05–09, Amendment 39–21960 (87 

FR 10712, February 25, 2022); and 

■ b. Adding the following new 

airworthiness directive: 

2022–07–05 MARS A.S.: Amendment 39– 

21992; Docket No. FAA–2022–0289; 

Project Identifier MCAI–2022–00254–Q. 

(a) Effective Date 

This airworthiness directive (AD) is 

effective April 5, 2022. 

(b) Affected ADs 

This AD replaces AD 2022–05–09, 

Amendment 39–21960 (87 FR 10712, 

February 25, 2022). 

(c) Applicability 

This AD applies to MARS A.S. ATL–88/ 

90–1B (commercially known as ATL–15 SL) 

emergency parachutes that meet either of the 

criterion in paragraph (c)(1) or (2) of this AD: 

(1) The parachute has a date of 

manufacture of January 1, 2016, or later; or 

(2) The date of manufacture of the 

parachute is unknown. 

(d) Subject 

Joint Aircraft System Component (JASC) 

Code 2563, Parachute. 

(e) Unsafe Condition 

This AD results from 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 the length 

of the ripcord between the pins being too 

long, which could cause a malfunction of the 

emergency parachute. The unsafe condition, 

if not addressed, could result in failure of the 

emergency parachute to deploy when 

needed. 

(f) Compliance 

Comply with this AD within the 

compliance times specified, unless already 

done. 

(g) Remove From Service 

As of the effective date of this AD, remove 

each emergency parachute from service. 

(h) Special Flight Permit 

Special flight permits are prohibited. 

(i) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs) 

(1) The Manager, Boston 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 (j)(1) of 

this AD and email to: 9-AVS-AIR-BACOCOS@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. 

(j) Related Information 

(1) For more information about this AD, 

contact Darren Gassetto, COS Program 

Manager, Boston ACO Branch, Compliance & 

Airworthiness Division, FAA, 1200 District 

Avenue, Burlington, MA 01803; phone: (516) 

228–7323; email: 9-AVS-AIR-BACO-COS@

faa.gov. 

(2) Refer to European Union Aviation 

Safety Agency (EASA) Emergency AD 2022– 

0029–E, dated February 23, 2022, for more 

information. You may examine the EASA AD 

in the AD docket at https://

www.regulations.gov by searching for and 

locating Docket No. FAA–2022–0289. 

(k) Material Incorporated by Reference 

None. 

Issued on March 16, 2022. 

Derek Morgan, 

Acting Director, Compliance & Airworthiness 

Division, Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2022–05959 Filed 3–17–22; 11:15 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2021–0912; Airspace 

Docket No. 21–ASO–6] 

RIN 2120–AA66 

Establishment and Amendment of Area 

Navigation (RNAV) Routes; Eastern 

United States 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This action modifies five 

existing high altitude area navigation 

(RNAV) routes (Q-routes), and 

establishes one new Q-route, in support 

of the FAA’s VHF Omnidirectional 

Range (VOR) Minimum Operational 

Network (MON) Program. This action 

improves the efficiency of the National 

Airspace System (NAS) by expanding 

the availability of RNAV routing and 

reducing the dependency on groundbased navigational systems. 

DATES: Effective date 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 JO 7400.11 and publication of 

conforming amendments. 

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 Rules and Regulations Group, 

Federal Aviation Administration, 800 

Independence Avenue SW, Washington, 

DC 20591; telephone: (202) 267–8783. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul 

Gallant, Rules and Regulations Group, 

Office of Policy, Federal Aviation 

Administration, 800 Independence 

Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20591; 

telephone: (202) 267–8783. 

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 the 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 modifies the 

route structure as necessary to preserve 

the safe and efficient flow of air traffic 

within the NAS. 

History 

The FAA published a notice of 

proposed rulemaking for Docket No. 

FAA–2021–0912, in the Federal 

Register (86 FR 67370; November 26, 

2021), to amend six existing Q-routes, 

and establish one new Q-route, in the 

eastern United States to support the 

VOR MON program. 

Interested parties were invited to 

participate in this rulemaking effort by 

submitting written comments on the 

proposal. No comments were received. 

RNAV routes are published in 

paragraph 2006 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 RNAV routes listed in this 

document would be subsequently 

published 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


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