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Issued in Washington, DC, on September 4, 

2015. 

Kathleen B. Hogan, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy 

Efficiency, Energy Efficiency and Renewable 

Energy. 

[FR Doc. 2015–23021 Filed 9–11–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2015–3628; Directorate 

Identifier 2015–NM–025–AD] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing 

Company Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: We propose to supersede 

Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2012–12– 

04, which applies to certain The Boeing 

Company Model 737–300, –400, and 

–500 series airplanes. AD 2012–12–04 

currently requires repetitive external 

detailed inspections and nondestructive 

inspections to detect cracks in the 

fuselage skin along the chem-mill steps 

at stringers S–1 and S–2R, between 

station (STA) 400 and STA 460, and 

repair if necessary. Since we issued AD 

2012–12–04, we have determined that, 

for certain airplanes, the skin pockets 

adjacent to the Air Traffic Control (ATC) 

antenna are susceptible to widespread 

fatigue damage. This proposed AD 

would require a preventive modification 

of the fuselage skin at crown stringers 

S–1 and S–2R. This proposed AD would 

reduce inspection thresholds and 

repetitive intervals for certain airplanes. 

We are proposing this AD to detect and 

correct fatigue cracking of the fuselage 

skin panels at the chem-mill steps, 

which could result in sudden fracture 

and failure of the fuselage skin panels, 


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and consequent rapid decompression of 

the airplane. 

DATES: We must receive comments on 

this proposed AD by October 29, 2015. 

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 

http://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 proposed AD, contact Boeing 

Commercial Airplanes, Attention: Data 

& Services Management, P.O. Box 3707, 

MC 2H–65, Seattle, WA 98124–2207; 

telephone 206–544–5000, extension 1; 

fax 206–766–5680; Internet https://

www.myboeingfleet.com. You may view 

this referenced service information at 

the FAA, Transport Airplane 

Directorate, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., 

Renton, WA. For information on the 

availability of this material at the FAA, 

call 425–227–1221. It is also available 

on the Internet at http://

www.regulations.gov by searching for 

and locating Docket No. FAA–2015– 

3628. 

Examining the AD Docket 

You may examine the AD docket on 

the Internet at http://

www.regulations.gov by searching for 

and locating Docket No. FAA–2015– 

3628; or in person at the Docket 

Management Facility between 9 a.m. 

and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

except Federal holidays. The AD docket 

contains this proposed AD, the 

regulatory evaluation, any comments 

received, and other information. The 

street address for the Docket Office 

(phone: 800–647–5527) is in the 

ADDRESSES section. Comments will be 

available in the AD docket shortly after 

receipt. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Wayne Lockett, Aerospace Engineer, 

Airframe Branch, ANM–120S, FAA, 

Seattle Aircraft Certification Office, 

1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA 

98057–3356; phone: 425–917–6447; fax: 

425–917–6590; email: wayne.lockett@

faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Comments Invited 

We invite you to send any written 

relevant data, views, or arguments about 

this proposed AD. Send your comments 

to an address listed under the 

ADDRESSES section. Include ‘‘Docket No. 

FAA–2015–3628; Directorate Identifier 

2015–NM–025–AD’’ at the beginning of 

your comments. We specifically invite 

comments on the overall regulatory, 

economic, environmental, and energy 

aspects of this proposed AD. We will 

consider all comments received by the 

closing date and may amend this 

proposed AD because of those 

comments. 

We will post all comments we 

receive, without change, to http://

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information you provide. We 

will also post a report summarizing each 

substantive verbal contact we receive 

about this proposed AD. 

Discussion 

On May 31, 2012, we issued AD 

2012–12–04, Amendment 39–17083 (77 

FR 36134, June 18, 2012), for certain 

The Boeing Company Model 737–300, 

–400, and –500 series airplanes. AD 

2012–12–04 requires repetitive external 

detailed inspections and nondestructive 

inspections to detect cracks in the 

fuselage skin along the chem-mill steps 

at stringers S–1 and S–2R, between 

station (STA) 400 and STA 460, and 

repair if necessary. AD 2012–12–04 

resulted from reports of crack findings 

of the fuselage skin at the chem-mill 

steps. We issued AD 2012–12–04 to 

detect and correct fatigue cracking of the 

fuselage skin panels at the chem-mill 

steps, which could result in sudden 

fracture and failure of the fuselage skin 

panels, and consequent rapid 

decompression of the airplane. 

Widespread Fatigue Damage 

Structural fatigue damage is 

progressive. It begins as minute cracks, 

and those cracks grow under the action 

of repeated stresses. This can happen 

because of normal operational 

conditions and design attributes, or 

because of isolated situations or 

incidents such as material defects, poor 

fabrication quality, or corrosion pits, 

dings, or scratches. Fatigue damage can 

occur locally, in small areas or 

structural design details, or globally. 

Global fatigue damage is general 

degradation of large areas of structure 

with similar structural details and stress 

levels. Multiple-site damage is global 

damage that occurs in a large structural 

element such as a single rivet line of a 

lap splice joining two large skin panels. 

Global damage can also occur in 

multiple elements such as adjacent 

frames or stringers. Multiple-sitedamage and multiple-element-damage 

cracks are typically too small initially to 

be reliably detected with normal 

inspection methods. Without 

intervention, these cracks will grow, 

and eventually compromise the 

structural integrity of the airplane, in a 

condition known as widespread fatigue 

damage (WFD). As an airplane ages, 

WFD will likely occur, and will 

certainly occur if the airplane is 

operated long enough without any 

intervention. 

The FAA’s WFD final rule (75 FR 

69746, November 15, 2010) became 

effective on January 14, 2011. The WFD 

rule requires certain actions to prevent 

structural failure due to WFD 

throughout the operational life of 

certain existing transport category 

airplanes and all of these airplanes that 

will be certificated in the future. For 

existing and future airplanes subject to 

the WFD rule, the rule requires that 

DAHs establish a limit of validity (LOV) 

of the engineering data that support the 

structural maintenance program. 

Operators affected by the WFD rule may 

not fly an airplane beyond its LOV, 

unless an extended LOV is approved. 

The WFD rule (75 FR 69746, 

November 15, 2010) does not require 

identifying and developing maintenance 

actions if the DAHs can show that such 

actions are not necessary to prevent 

WFD before the airplane reaches the 

LOV. Many LOVs, however, do depend 

on accomplishment of future 

maintenance actions. As stated in the 

WFD rule, any maintenance actions 

necessary to reach the LOV will be 

mandated by airworthiness directives 

through separate rulemaking actions. 

In the context of WFD, this action is 

necessary to enable DAHs to propose 

LOVs that allow operators the longest 

operational lives for their airplanes, and 

still ensure that WFD will not occur. 

This approach allows for an 

implementation strategy that provides 

flexibility to DAHs in determining the 

timing of service information 

development (with FAA approval), 

while providing operators with certainty 

regarding the LOV applicable to their 

airplanes. 

Actions Since AD 2012–12–04, 

Amendment 39–17083 (77 FR 36134, 

June 18, 2012), Was Issued 

The preamble to AD 2012–12–04, 

Amendment 39–17083 (77 FR 36134, 

June 18, 2012), specified that we 

considered the requirements ‘‘interim 

action.’’ AD 2012–12–04 explained that 

we might consider further rulemaking if 

final action is later identified. We now 


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have determined that it is necessary to 

initiate further rulemaking to require 

modification of the fuselage skin at 

crown stringers S–1 and S–2R, and to 

reduce inspection thresholds and 

repetitive intervals for certain airplanes. 

Related Service Information Under 1 

CFR Part 51 

We reviewed Boeing Alert Service 

Bulletin 737–53A1293, Revision 3, 

dated January 23, 2015. The service 

information describes procedures for 

repetitive external detailed inspections 

and non-destructive inspections to 

detect cracks in the fuselage skin along 

the chem-mill steps at stringers S–1 and 

S–2R, between STA 400 and STA 460, 

and repair of any cracking. The service 

information also describes procedures 

for a modification of the chem-milled 

steps at the locations identified, 

including related investigative actions 

and corrective actions. This service 

information is reasonably available 

because the interested parties have 

access to it through their normal course 

of business or by the means identified 

in the ADDRESSES section of this NPRM. 

FAA’s Determination 

We are proposing this AD because we 

evaluated all the relevant information 

and determined the unsafe condition 

described previously is likely to exist or 

develop in other products of the same 

type design. 

Proposed AD Requirements 

Although this proposed AD does not 

explicitly restate the requirements of AD 

2012–12–04, Amendment 39–17083 (77 

FR 36134, June 18, 2012), this proposed 

AD would retain all of the requirements. 

Those requirements are referenced in 

the service information identified 

previously, which, in turn, is referenced 

in this proposed AD. This proposed AD 

would require accomplishing the 

actions specified in the service 

information described previously, 

except as discussed under ‘‘Difference 

Between This Proposed AD and the 

Service Bulletin.’’ For information on 

the procedures and compliance times, 

see this service information at http://

www.regulations.gov by searching for 

and locating Docket No. FAA–2015– 

3628. 

The phrase ‘‘related investigative 

actions’’ is used in this proposed AD. 

‘‘Related investigative actions’’ are 

follow-on actions that (1) are related to 

the primary action, and (2) further 

investigate the nature of any condition 

found. Related investigative actions in 

an AD could include, for example, 

inspections. 

The phrase ‘‘corrective actions’’ is 

used in this proposed AD. ‘‘Corrective 

actions’’ are actions that correct or 

address any condition found. Corrective 

actions in an AD could include, for 

example, repairs. 

Explanation of Compliance Time 

The compliance time for the 

modification specified in this proposed 

AD for addressing WFD was established 

to ensure that discrepant structure is 

modified before WFD develops in 

airplanes. Standard inspection 

techniques cannot be relied on to detect 

WFD before it becomes a hazard to 

flight. We will not grant any extensions 

of the compliance time to complete any 

AD-mandated service bulletin related to 

WFD without extensive new data that 

would substantiate and clearly warrant 

such an extension. 

Difference Between This Proposed AD 

and the Service Bulletin 

Although Boeing Alert Service 

Bulletin 737–53A1293, Revision 3, 

dated January 23, 2015, specifies that 

operators may contact the manufacturer 

for disposition of certain repair 

conditions, this proposed AD would 

require repairing those conditions in 

one of the following ways: 

• In accordance with a method that 

we approve; or 

• Using data that meet the 

certification basis of the airplane, and 

that have been approved by the Boeing 

Commercial Airplanes Organization 

Designation Authorization (ODA) whom 

we have authorized to make those 

findings. 

Costs of Compliance 

We estimate that this proposed AD 

affects 186 airplanes of U.S. registry. 

We estimate the following costs to 

comply with this proposed AD: 

ESTIMATED COSTS

Action Labor cost Parts cost Cost per product Cost on U.S. operators 

Retained inspections from AD 

2012–12–04, Amendment 

39–17083 (77 FR 36134, 

June 18, 2012).

Between 7 and 15 work-hours 

× $85 per hour, depending 

on airplane configuration = 

between $595 and $1,275 

per inspection cycle.

$0 Between $595 and $1,275 per 

inspection cycle.

Between $110,670 and 

$237,150 per inspection 

cycle. 

New modification ..................... 236 work-hours × $85 per 

hour = $20,060.

(1) $20,060 ................................... $3,731,160. 

1We currently have no specific cost estimates associated with the parts necessary for the proposed modification. We cannot determine the 

cost of the materials because the modification parts must be sized at the time the modification is installed, taking into account any existing repairs in the area. 

We have received no definitive data 

that would enable us to provide a cost 

estimate for the on-condition actions 

specified in this proposed AD. 

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. 

We are 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 

We have 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 


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on the distribution of power and 

responsibilities among the various 

levels of government. 

For the reasons discussed above, I 

certify that the proposed regulation: 

(1) Is not a ‘‘significant regulatory 

action’’ under Executive Order 12866, 

(2) Is not a ‘‘significant rule’’ under 

the DOT Regulatory Policies and 

Procedures (44 FR 11034, February 26, 

1979), 

(3) Will not affect intrastate aviation 

in Alaska, and 

(4) 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 Proposed Amendment 

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 [Amended] 

■ 2. The FAA amends § 39.13 by 

removing Airworthiness Directive (AD) 

2012–12–04, Amendment 39–17083 (77 

FR 36134, June 18, 2012), and adding 

the following new AD: 

The Boeing Company: Docket No. FAA– 

2015–3628; Directorate Identifier 2015– 

NM–025–AD. 

(a) Comments Due Date 

The FAA must receive comments on this 

AD action by October 29, 2015. 

(b) Affected ADs 

This AD replaces AD 2012–12–04, 

Amendment 39–17083 (77 FR 36134, June 

18, 2012). 

(c) Applicability 

This AD applies to The Boeing Company 

Model 737–300, –400, and –500 series 

airplanes, certificated in any category, as 

identified in Boeing Alert Service Bulletin 

737–53A1293, Revision 3, dated January 23, 

2015. 

(d) Subject 

Air Transport Association (ATA) of 

America Code 53, Fuselage. 

(e) Unsafe Condition 

This AD was prompted by reports of cracks 

found on the fuselage skin at the chem-mill 

steps, and the determination that, for certain 

airplanes, the skin pockets adjacent to the Air 

Traffic Control (ATC) antenna are susceptible 

to widespread fatigue damage. We are issuing 

this AD to detect and correct fatigue cracking 

of the fuselage skin panels at the chem-mill 

steps, which could result in sudden fracture 

and failure of the fuselage skin panels, and 

consequent rapid decompression of the 

airplane. 

(f) Compliance 

Comply with this AD within the 

compliance times specified, unless already 

done. 

(g) Inspections 

At the applicable time specified in tables 

1, 2, 3, and 5 of paragraph 1.E., 

‘‘Compliance,’’ of Boeing Alert Service 

Bulletin 737–53A1293, Revision 3, dated 

January 23, 2015, except as required by 

paragraphs (j)(1) and (j)(2) of this AD: Do the 

actions specified in paragraphs (g)(1) and 

(g)(2) of this AD, in accordance with the 

Accomplishment Instructions of Boeing Alert 

Service Bulletin 737–53A1293, Revision 3, 

dated January 23, 2015, except as required by 

paragraph (j)(3) of this AD. Repeat the 

applicable inspections thereafter at the 

applicable times specified in paragraph 1.E., 

‘‘Compliance,’’ of Boeing Alert Service 

Bulletin 737–53A1293, Revision 3, dated 

January 23, 2015. 

(1) Do an external detailed inspection for 

cracking of the fuselage skin chem-mill steps. 

(2) Do an external non-destructive 

(medium frequency eddy current, magneto 

optical imaging, C-Scan, or ultrasonic phased 

array) inspection for cracking of the fuselage 

skin chem-mill steps. 

(h) Preventive Modification or Repair 

If any cracking is found during any 

inspection required by paragraph (g) of this 

AD, do the applicable actions specified in 

paragraph (h)(1) or (h)(2) of this AD. 

(1) Repair before further flight in 

accordance with Part 2 of the 

Accomplishment Instructions of Boeing Alert 

Service Bulletin 737–53A1293, Revision 3, 

dated January 23, 2015. 

(2) At the applicable time specified in 

tables 1, 2, 3, and 5 of paragraph 1.E., 

‘‘Compliance,’’ of Boeing Alert Service 

Bulletin 737–53A1293, Revision 3, dated 

January 23, 2015, except as required by 

paragraphs (j)(1) and (j)(2) of this AD: Do a 

preventive modification of the fuselage skin 

at crown stringers S–1 and S–2R, including 

all applicable related investigative actions in 

accordance with Part 9 of the 

Accomplishment Instructions of Boeing Alert 

Service Bulletin 737–53A1293, Revision 3, 

dated January 23, 2015. Do all applicable 

related investigative actions concurrently 

with the modification. 

(i) Post-Repair Inspections/Post-Modification 

Inspections 

The post-repair/post-modification 

inspections specified in tables 4 and 6 of 

paragraph 1.E., ‘‘Compliance,’’ of Boeing 

Alert Service Bulletin 737–53A1293, 

Revision 3, dated January 23, 2015, are not 

required by this AD. 

Note 1 to paragraph (h) of this AD: The 

post-repair/post-modification inspections 

specified in tables 4 and 6 of paragraph 1.E., 

‘‘Compliance,’’ of Boeing Alert Service 

Bulletin 737–53A1293, Revision 3, dated 

January 23, 2015, may be used in support of 

compliance with section 121.1109(c)(2) or 

129.109(c)(2) of the Federal Aviation 

Regulations (14 CFR 121.1109(c)(2) or 14 CFR 

129.109(c)(2)). The corresponding actions 

specified in the Accomplishment 

Instructions of Boeing Alert Service Bulletin 

737–53A1293, Revision 3, dated January 23, 

2015, are not required by this AD. 

(j) Exceptions to Service Bulletin 

Specifications 

(1) Where Boeing Alert Service Bulletin 

737–53A1293, Revision 3, dated January 23, 

2015, specifies a compliance time ‘‘after the 

Revision 3 date of this service bulletin,’’ this 

AD requires compliance within the specified 

compliance time after the effective date of 

this AD. 

(2) Where the Condition column of 

paragraph 1.E., ‘‘Compliance,’’ of Boeing 

Alert Service Bulletin 737–53A1293, 

Revision 3, dated January 23, 2015, specifies 

a condition based on when an airplane has 

or has not been inspected, this AD bases the 

condition on whether an airplane has or has 

not been inspected on the effective date of 

this AD. 

(3) Where Boeing Alert Service Bulletin 

737–53A1293, Revision 3, dated January 23, 

2015, specifies to contact Boeing for repair 

instructions: Before further flight, repair 

using a method approved in accordance with 

the procedures specified in paragraph (k) of 

this AD. 

(k) Credit for Previous Actions 

(1) This paragraph provides credit for 

actions required by paragraphs (g) and (h) of 

this AD, if those actions were performed 

before July 23, 2012 (the effective date of AD 

2012–12–04, Amendment 39–17083 (77 FR 

36134, June 18, 2012)), using Boeing Alert 

Service Bulletin 737–53A1293, Revision 1, 

dated July 7, 2010, which is not incorporated 

by reference in this AD. 

(2) This paragraph provides credit for 

actions required by paragraphs (g) and (h) of 

this AD, if those actions were performed 

before the effective date of this AD using 

Boeing Alert Service Bulletin 737–53A1293, 

Revision 2, dated August 10, 2011, which 

was incorporated by reference in AD 2012– 

12–04, Amendment 39–17083 (77 FR 36134, 

June 18, 2012). 

(l) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs) 

(1) The Manager, Los Angeles Aircraft 

Certification Office (ACO), 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 ACO, send it to the 

attention of the person identified in 

paragraph (l)(1) of this AD. Information may 

be emailed to: 9-ANM-LAACO-AMOCRequests@faa.gov. 

(2) Before using any approved AMOC, 

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or lacking a principal inspector, the manager 

of the local flight standards district office/

certificate holding district office. 

(3) An AMOC that provides an acceptable 

level of safety may be used for any repair 

required by this AD if it is approved by the 

Boeing Commercial Airplanes Organization 

Designation Authorization (ODA) that has 

been authorized by the Manager, Los Angeles 

ACO, to make those findings. For a repair 

method to be approved, the repair must meet 

the certification basis of the airplane, and the 

approval must specifically refer to this AD. 

(4) AMOCs approved for AD 2012–12–04, 

Amendment 39–17083 (77 FR 36134, June 

18, 2012), are approved as AMOCs for the 

corresponding provisions of paragraph (g) of 

this AD. 

(m) Related Information 

(1) For more information about this AD, 

contact Wayne Lockett, Aerospace Engineer, 

Airframe Branch, ANM–120S, FAA, Seattle 

ACO, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA 

98057–3356; phone: 425–917–6447; fax: 425– 

917–6590; email: wayne.lockett@faa.gov. 

(2) For service information identified in 

this AD, contact Boeing Commercial 

Airplanes, Attention: Data & Services 

Management, P.O. Box 3707, MC 2H–65, 

Seattle, WA 98124–2207; telephone 206– 

544–5000, extension 1; fax 206–766–5680; 

Internet https://www.myboeingfleet.com. You 

may view this referenced service information 

at the FAA, Transport Airplane Directorate, 

1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA. For 

information on the availability of this 

material at the FAA, call 425–227–1221. 

Issued in Renton, Washington, on 

September 1, 2015. 

Michael Kaszycki, 

Acting Manager, Transport Airplane 

Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2015–22724 Filed 9–11–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2015–3361; Airspace 

Docket No. 15–AEA–4] 

RIN 2120–AA66 

Proposed Amendment of Air Traffic 

Service (ATS) Routes; Northeast 

United States 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: This action proposes to 

modify jet routes J–6, J–97, and J–222, 

and VOR Federal airways V–196, and 

V–489, in the northeastern United States 

due to the planned decommissioning of 

the Plattsburgh, NY, VORTAC facility. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before October 29, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments on this 

proposal to the U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations, M– 

30, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., West 

Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 

Washington, DC 20590–0001; telephone: 

(202) 366–9826. You must identify FAA 

Docket No. FAA–2015–3361 and 

Airspace Docket No. 15–AEA–4 at the 

beginning of your comments. You may 

also submit comments through the 

Internet at http://www.regulations.gov. 

FAA Order 7400.9Y, Airspace 

Designations and Reporting Points, and 

subsequent amendments can be viewed 

online at http://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/ 

publications/. For further information, 

you can contact the Airspace Policy and 

Regulations Group, Federal Aviation 

Administration, 800 Independence 

Avenue, SW., Washington, DC, 20591; 

telephone: 202–267–8783. The Order is 

also available for inspection at the 

National Archives and Records 

Administration (NARA). For 

information on the availability of this 

material at NARA, call 202–741–6030, 

or go to http://www.archives.gov/

federal_register/code_of_federalregulations/ibr_locations.html. 

FAA Order 7400.9, Airspace 

Designations and Reporting Points, is 

published yearly and effective on 

September 15. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul 

Gallant, Airspace Policy and 

Regulations Group, Office of Airspace 

Services, 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 

air traffic service route structure in the 

northeast United States to maintain the 

efficient flow of air traffic. 

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– 

2015–3361 and Airspace Docket No. 15– 

AEA–4) 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 

http://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–2015–3361 and 

Airspace Docket No. 15–AEA–4.’’ 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 NPRMs 

An electronic copy of this document 

may be downloaded through the 

Internet at http://www.regulations.gov. 

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 Eastern Service Center, Federal 

Aviation Administration, Room 210, 

1701 Columbia Ave., College Park, GA, 

30337. 

Persons interested in being placed on 

a mailing list for future NPRMs should 

contact the FAA’s Office of Rulemaking, 

(202) 267–9677, for a copy of Advisory 

Circular No. 11–2A, Notice of Proposed 


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