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incorporated by the requirements of 

paragraph (3) of EASA AD 2021–0211, or 

within 90 days after the effective date of this 

AD, whichever occurs later. 

(5) The provisions specified in paragraphs 

(4) and (5) of EASA AD 2021–0211 do not 

apply to this AD. 

(6) The ‘‘Remarks’’ section of EASA AD 

2021–0211 does not apply to this AD. 

(l) New Provisions for Alternative Actions, 

Intervals, and CDCCLs 

After the existing maintenance or 

inspection program has been revised as 

required by paragraph (j) of this AD, no 

alternative actions (e.g., inspections), 

intervals, and CDCCLs are allowed unless 

they are approved as specified in the 

provisions of the ‘‘Ref. Publications’’ section 

of EASA AD 2021–0211. 

(m) Additional FAA AD Provisions 

The following provisions also apply to this 

AD: 

(1) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs): The Manager, Large Aircraft 

Section, 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 responsible Flight 

Standards Office, as appropriate. If sending 

information directly to the Large Aircraft 

Section, International Validation Branch, 

send it to the attention of the person 

identified in paragraph (n)(2) of this AD. 

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

approved AMOC, notify your appropriate 

principal inspector, or lacking a principal 

inspector, the manager of the responsible 

Flight Standards Office. 

(2) Contacting the Manufacturer: For any 

requirement in this AD to obtain instructions 

from a manufacturer, the instructions must 

be accomplished using a method approved 

by the Manager, Large Aircraft Section, 

International Validation Branch, FAA; or 

EASA; or ATR–GIE Avions de Transport 

Re ́gional’s EASA Design Organization 

Approval (DOA). If approved by the DOA, 

the approval must include the DOAauthorized signature. 

(n) Related Information 

(1) For information about EASA AD 2019– 

0256 and EASA AD 2021–0211, 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 these 

EASA ADs on the EASA website at https:// 

ad.easa.europa.eu. You may view this 

material at the FAA, Airworthiness Products 

Section, Operational Safety Branch, 2200 

South 216th St., Des Moines, WA. For 

information on the availability of this 

material at the FAA, call 206–231–3195. This 

material may be found in the AD docket at 

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

and locating Docket No. FAA–2022–0395. 

(2) For more information about this AD, 

contact Shahram Daneshmandi, Aerospace 

Engineer, Large Aircraft Section, 

International Validation Branch, FAA, 2200 

South 216th St., Des Moines, WA 98198; 

telephone206–231–3220; email 

shahram.daneshmandi@faa.gov. 

Issued on March 31, 2022. 

Lance T. Gant, 

Director, Compliance & Airworthiness 

Division, Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2022–07157 Filed 4–5–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2022–0333; Airspace 

Docket No. 22–AGL–6] 

RIN 2120–AA66 

Proposed Amendment of VOR Federal 

Airway V–36; Northcentral United 

States 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: This action proposes to 

amend VHF Omnidirectional Range 

(VOR) Federal airway V–36 by 

establishing an airway segment within 

United States (U.S.) airspace over Lake 

Superior. The new V–36 airway segment 

would replace a similar segment that 

was inadvertently removed in a 

previous rulemaking action supporting 

NAV CANADA’s Navigational Aid 

(NAVAID) Modernization Program. This 

proposed action supports cross border 

airway connectivity with NAV 

CANADA’s V–36 airway between the 

Thunder Bay, ON, Canada, VOR/ 

Distance Measuring Equipment (VOR/ 

DME) and the Wawa, ON, Canada, VOR/ 

DME NAVAIDs. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before May 23, 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: (800) 

647–5527, or (202) 366–9826. You must 

identify FAA Docket No. FAA–2022– 

0333; Airspace Docket No. 22–AGL–6 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 Rules 

and Regulations Group, Federal 

Aviation Administration, 800 

Independence Avenue SW, Washington, 

DC 20591; telephone: (202) 267–8783. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Colby Abbott, 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 would 

expand the availability of RNAV in the 

northcentral United States and improve 

the efficient flow of air traffic crossing 

the U.S./Canada border flying through 

U.S. and Canadian airspace. 

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 (FAA Docket No. FAA– 

2022–0333; Airspace Docket No. 22– 

AGL–6) and be submitted in triplicate to 

the Docket Management Facility (see 

ADDRESSES section for address and 

phone number). You may also submit 

comments through the internet at 

https://www.regulations.gov. 

Commenters wishing the FAA to 

acknowledge receipt of their comments 

on this action must submit with those 

comments a self-addressed, stamped 

postcard on which the following 

statement is made: ‘‘Comments to FAA 

Docket No. FAA–2022–0333; Airspace 

Docket No. 22–AGL–6.’’ The postcard 

will be date/time stamped and returned 

to the commenter. 

All communications received on or 

before the specified comment closing 


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date will be considered before taking 

action on the proposed rule. The 

proposal contained in this action may 

be changed in light of comments 

received. All comments submitted will 

be available for examination in the 

public docket both before and after the 

comment closing date. 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 

ADDRESSES section for 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 office of 

the Operations Support Group, Central 

Service Center, Federal Aviation 

Administration, 10101 Hillwood 

Parkway, Fort Worth, TX 76177. 

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. 

Background 

On November 23, 2021, the FAA 

published a final rule in the Federal 

Register for Docket No. FAA–2022–0279 

(86 FR 66453; November 23, 2021) 

which inadvertently removed the V–36 

airway segment in U.S. airspace 

between the Thunder Bay, ON, Canada, 

VOR/DME and the Wawa, ON, Canada, 

VOR/DME. As a result, the cross border 

connectivity of V–36 at the two U.S./ 

Canada border crossing points for pilots 

flying between Thunder Bay, ON, 

Canada, and Wawa, ON, Canada, in 

Canadian airspace, then U.S. airspace, 

and then Canadian airspace again was 

lost. Today, V–36 extends from the 

Thunder Bay VOR/DME to the U.S./ 

Canada border, is gapped through U.S. 

airspace to the U.S./Canada border 

located east of the first border 

intersection, and then continues from 

the U.S./Canada border to the Wawa 

VOR/DME, and onward. 

This action proposes to modify V–36 

to establish the missing V–36 airway 

segment within U.S. airspace to provide 

the cross border connectivity necessary 

between the Thunder Bay VOR/DME 

and Wawa VOR/DME; thus, making that 

portion of V–36 whole again. 

The Proposal 

The FAA is proposing an amendment 

to 14 CFR part 71 to modify V–36 by 

establishing a segment of the airway 

within U.S. airspace that was 

inadvertently removed in a previous 

rulemaking action. Additionally, the 

modification of V–36 will support cross 

border connectivity of the airway 

between the Thunder Bay VOR/DME 

and Wawa VOR/DME. The proposed 

airway action is described below. 

V–36: V–36 currently extends 

between the Wawa, ON, Canada, VOR/ 

DME and the Sault Ste. Marie, MI, VOR/ 

DME; and between the Elmira, NY, 

VOR/DME and the intersection of the La 

Guardia, NY, VOR/DME 310° and 

Stillwater, NJ, VOR/DME 043° radials 

(NEION fix). The airspace within 

Canada is excluded. The FAA proposes 

to establish an airway segment within 

U.S. airspace that connects to NAV 

CANADA’s V–36 airway segments 

between the Thunder Bay, ON, Canada, 

VOR/DME and the Wawa, ON, Canada, 

VOR/DME; providing cross border 

connectivity for the airway between the 

two NAVAIDs. As a result, V–36 would 

extend between the Thunder Bay, ON, 

Canada, VOR/DME and the Sault Ste. 

Marie, MI, VOR/DME; and between the 

Elmira, NY, VOR/DME and the 

intersection of the La Guardia, NY, 

VOR/DME 310° and the Stillwater, NJ, 

VOR/DME 043° radials (NEION fix). The 

airspace within Canada would continue 

to be excluded. 

The NAVAID radials listed in the 

VOR Federal airway description below 

are unchanged and stated in True 

degrees. 

VOR Federal airways are published in 

paragraph 6010(a) 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 VOR Federal airway listed in 

this document would 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. 

Regulatory Notices and Analyses 

The FAA has determined that this 

proposed regulation only involves an 

established body of technical 

regulations for which frequent and 

routine amendments are necessary to 

keep them operationally current. It, 

therefore: (1) Is not a ‘‘significant 

regulatory action’’ under Executive 

Order 12866; (2) is not a ‘‘significant 

rule’’ under Department of 

Transportation (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 proposed rule, when 

promulgated, will not have a 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 

In consideration of the foregoing, 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 6010(a) Domestic VOR Federal 

Airways. 

* * * * * 

V–36 [Amended] 

From Thunder Bay, ON, Canada; Wawa, 

ON, Canada; to Sault Ste. Marie, MI. From 

Elmira, NY; INT Elmira 110° and LaGuardia, 


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NY, 310° radials; to INT LaGuardia 310° and 

Stillwater, NJ, 043° radials. The airspace 

within Canada is excluded. 

* * * * * 

Issued in Washington, DC, on April 1, 

2022. 

Scott M. Rosenbloom, 

Manager, Airspace Rules and Regulations. 

[FR Doc. 2022–07205 Filed 4–5–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2022–0335; Airspace 

Docket No. 22–AAL–17] 

RIN 2120–AA66 

Proposed Revocation of Colored 

Federal Airway Amber 2 (A–2); 

Northway, AK 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: This action proposes to 

revoke Colored Federal airway Amber 2 

(A–2) in the vicinity of Northway, AK 

due to the pending decommissioning of 

Nebesna, AK, (AES) Non-directional 

Beacon (NDB). 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before May 23, 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: (800) 

647–5527, or (202) 366–9826. You must 

identify FAA Docket No. FAA–2022– 

0335; Airspace Docket No. 22–AAL–17 

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 Rules 

and Regulations Group, Federal 

Aviation. 

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: 

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 would 

modify the route structure as necessary 

to preserve the safe and efficient flow of 

air traffic within the National Airspace 

System (NAS). 

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 (FAA Docket No. FAA– 

2022–0335; Airspace Docket No. 22– 

AAL–17) and be submitted in triplicate 

to the Docket Management Facility (see 

ADDRESSES section for address and 

phone number). You may also submit 

comments through the internet at 

https://www.regulations.gov. 

Commenters wishing the FAA to 

acknowledge receipt of their comments 

on this action must submit with those 

comments a self-addressed, stamped 

postcard on which the following 

statement is made: ‘‘Comments to FAA 

Docket No. FAA–2022–0335; Airspace 

Docket No. 22–AAL–17.’’ The postcard 

will be date/time stamped and returned 

to the commenter. 

All communications received on or 

before the specified comment closing 

date will be considered before taking 

action on the proposed rule. The 

proposal contained in this action may 

be changed in light of comments 

received. All comments submitted will 

be available for examination in the 

public docket both before and after the 

comment closing date. A report 

summarizing each substantive public 

contact with FAA personnel concerned 

with this rulemaking will be filed in the 

docket. 

Availability of NPRM 

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 

ADDRESSES section for 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 office of 

the Operations Support Group, Western 

Service Center, Federal Aviation 

Administration, 2200 South 216th St., 

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. 

Background 

The aviation industry/users have 

indicated a desire for the FAA to 

transition the Alaskan en route 

navigation structure away from the 

dependency on NDBs. The advances in 

technology have allowed for alternate 

navigation methods to support 

decommissioning of high cost ground 

navigation equipment. The FAA 

conducted a non-rulemaking study in 

accordance with FAA Order JO 7400.2, 

Procedures for Handling Airspace 

Matters in 2021 on AES due to the 

ongoing high cost of maintenance and 

repair. As a result of the study, there 

were no objections received and the 

FAA added AES to the schedule to be 

decommissioned. 

Colored Federal airway A–2 navigates 

from the Beaver Creek, YT, Canada, 

(YXQ) NDB to the Delta Junction, AK, 

(DJN) NDB. The decommissioning of 

AES would render A–2 unusable. This 

proposal would revoke A–2 in its 

entirety. The proposed revocation of 

A–2 is mitigated by United States Area 


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