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effective date of this AD, perform 

simultaneous detailed visual inspections of 

the IPGB and of the DDS on all flap tracks 

on both wings for corrosion and wear 

detection and do all applicable corrective 

actions. Do all applicable corrective actions 

before further flight. 

(ii) For airplanes on which 10 or more 

years have accumulated since the date of 

issuance of the original French standard 

airworthiness certificate or the date of 

issuance of the original French export 

certificate of airworthiness as of the effective 

date of this AD: Within 4 months after the 

effective date of this AD, perform 

simultaneous detailed visual inspections of 

the IPGB and of the DDS on flap tracks 2 and 

4 on both wings for corrosion and wear 

detection and do all applicable corrective 

actions. Do all applicable corrective actions 

before further flight. 

(iii) Within 30 days after performing an 

initial inspection required by paragraph 

(f)(1)(i) or (f)(1)(ii) of this AD, or within 30 

days after the effective date of this AD, 

whichever occurs later, report the initial 

inspection results only, whatever they are, to 

Airbus as specified in the reporting sheet of 

the applicable service information listed in 

Table 1 of this AD. 

(iv) Within 6 years after performing the 

inspection required by paragraph (f)(1)(i) or 

(f)(1)(ii) of this AD; and thereafter at intervals 

not exceeding 6 years: Perform simultaneous 

detailed visual inspections of the IPGB and 

of the DDS on all flap tracks on both wings 

for corrosion and wear detection and do all 

applicable corrective actions. Do all 

applicable corrective actions before further 

flight. 

(2) For airplanes other than those 

identified in paragraph (f)(1) of this AD: 

Within 6 years after issuance of the original 

French standard airworthiness certificate or 

the date of issuance of the original French 

export certificate of airworthiness, or within 

20 months after the effective date of this AD, 

whichever occurs later; and thereafter at 

intervals not exceeding 6 years: Perform 

simultaneous detailed visual inspections of 

the IPGB and of the DDS on all flap tracks 

on both wings for corrosion and wear 

detection and do all applicable corrective 

actions. Do all applicable corrective actions 

before further flight. 

Note 1: Airbus should be contacted in 

order to get appropriate information for 

airplanes on which the original delivery date 

of the airplane is unknown to the operator. 

FAA AD Differences 

Note 2: This AD differs from the MCAI 

and/or service information as follows: No 

differences. 

Other FAA AD Provisions 

(g) The following provisions also apply to 

this AD: 

(1) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs): The Manager, International 

Branch, ANM–116, has the authority to 

approve AMOCs for this AD, if requested 

using the procedures found in 14 CFR 39.19. 

Send information to ATTN: Tim Backman, 

Aerospace Engineer, International Branch, 

ANM–116, FAA, Transport Airplane 

Directorate, 1601 Lind Avenue, SW., Renton, 

Washington 98057–3356; telephone (425) 

227–2797; fax (425) 227–1149. Before using 

any approved AMOC on any airplane to 

which the AMOC applies, notify your 

appropriate principal inspector (PI) in the 

FAA Flight Standards District Office (FSDO), 

or lacking a PI, your local FSDO. 

(2) Airworthy Product: For any 

requirement in this AD to obtain corrective 

actions from a manufacturer or other source, 

use these actions if they are FAA-approved. 

Corrective actions are considered FAAapproved if they are approved by the State 

of Design Authority (or their delegated 

agent). You are required to assure the product 

is airworthy before it is returned to service. 

(3) Reporting Requirements: For any 

reporting requirement in this AD, under the 

provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act, 

the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 

has approved the information collection 

requirements and has assigned OMB Control 

Number 2120–0056. 

Related Information 

(h) Refer to MCAI EASA Airworthiness 

Directive 2008–0026, dated February 12, 

2008, and the service information specified 

in Table 1 of this AD, for related information. 

Issued in Renton, Washington, on 

December 29, 2008. 

Linda Navarro, 

Acting Manager, Transport Airplane 

Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. E9–458 Filed 1–12–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2008–1228; Airspace 

Docket No. 08–ACE–3] 

Proposed Amendment of Class E 

Airspace; Omaha, NE 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: This action proposes to 

amend Class E airspace at Omaha, NE. 

Controlled airspace is necessary to 

accommodate new Standard Instrument 

Approach Procedures (SIAPs) at Blair 

Municipal Airport, Blair, NE. The FAA 

is taking this action to enhance the 

safety and management of Instrument 

Flight Rules (IFR) aircraft operations at 

Blair Municipal Airport. This action 

also would make minor changes to the 

geographic coordinates of the existing 

airports in the Omaha, NE, airspace 

area. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before February 27, 2009. 

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 20590–0001. You must 

identify the docket number FAA–2008– 

1228/Airspace Docket No. 08–ACE–3, at 

the beginning of your comments. You 

may also submit comments on 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 between 9 

a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through 

Friday, except Federal holidays. The 

Docket Office (telephone 1–800–647– 

5527), is on the ground floor of the 

building at the above address. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Scott Enander, Central Service Center, 

Operations Support Group, Federal 

Aviation Administration, Southwest 

Region, 2601 Meacham Blvd., Fort 

Worth, TX 76193–0530; telephone: (817) 

222–5582. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Comments Invited 

Interested parties are invited to 

participate in this proposed rulemaking 

by submitting such written data, views, 

or arguments, as they may desire. 

Comments that provide the factual basis 

supporting the views and suggestions 

presented are particularly helpful in 

developing reasoned regulatory 

decisions on the proposal. Comments 

are specifically invited on the overall 

regulatory, aeronautical, economic, 

environmental, and energy-related 

aspects of the proposal. 

Communications should identify both 

docket numbers and be submitted in 

triplicate to the address listed above. 

Commenters wishing the FAA to 

acknowledge receipt of their comments 

on this notice must submit with those 

comments a self-addressed, stamped 

postcard on which the following 

statement is made: ‘‘Comments to 

Docket No. FAA–2008–1228/Airspace 

Docket No. 08–ACE–3.’’ The postcard 

will be date/time stamped and returned 

to the commenter. 

Availability of NPRMs 

An electronic copy of this document 

may be downloaded through the 

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

Recently published rulemaking 

documents can also be accessed through 

the FAA’s Web page at http:// 

www.faa.gov/airports_airtraffic/ 

air_traffic/publications/ 

airspace_amendments/. 

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Additionally, any person may obtain 

a copy of this notice by submitting a 

request to the Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), Office of Air 

Traffic Airspace Management, ATA– 

400, 800 Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20591, or by calling 

(202) 267–8783. Communications must 

identify both docket numbers for this 

notice. Persons interested in being 

placed on a mailing list for future 

NPRMs should contact the FAA’s Office 

of Rulemaking (202) 267–9677, to 

request a copy of Advisory Circular No. 

11–2A, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking 

Distribution System, which describes 

the application procedure. 

The Proposal 

This action proposes to amend Title 

14, Code of Federal Regulations (14 

CFR), Part 71 by adding additional 

controlled Class E airspace for SIAPs 

operations at Blair Municipal Airport, 

Blair, NE. A minor change also would 

be made in the geographic coordinates 

for Eppley Airfield, Offutt Air Force 

Base, and Council Bluffs Municipal 

Airport. The area would be depicted on 

appropriate aeronautical charts. 

Class E airspace areas are published 

in Paragraph 6005 of FAA Order 

7400.9S, dated October 3, 2008, and 

effective October 31, 2008, which is 

incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 

71.1. The Class E airspace designation 

listed in this document would be 

published subsequently in the Order. 

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 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, will not have a 

significant economic impact on a 

substantial number of small entities 

under the criteria of the Regulatory 

Flexibility Act. The FAA’s authority to 

issue rules regarding aviation safety is 

found in Title 49 of the U.S. Code. 

Subtitle 1, 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 add 

controlled airspace at Blair Municipal 

Airport, Omaha, NE. 

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; 

AIRWAYS; ROUTES; AND REPORTING 

POINTS 

1. The authority citation for Part 71 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 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 Federal Aviation 

Administration Order 7400.9S, Airspace 

Designations and Reporting Points, 

dated October 3, 2008, and effective 

October 31, 2008, is amended as 

follows: 

Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace areas 

extending upward from 700 feet or more 

above the surface of the earth. 

* * * * * 

ACE NE E5 Omaha, NE [Amended] 

Omaha, Eppley Airfield, NE 

(Lat. 41°18′11′′ N., long. 95°53′39′′ W.) 

Omaha, Offutt AFB, NE 

(Lat. 41°07′10′′ N., long. 95°54′31′′ W.) 

Council Bluffs, Council Bluffs Municipal 

Airport, IA 

(Lat. 41°15′36′′ N., long. 95°45′31′′ W.) 

Blair, Blair Municipal Airport, NE 

(Lat. 41°24′53′′ N., long. 96°06′32′′ W.) 

That airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface within a 6.9-mile 

radius of Eppley Airfield and within 3 miles 

each side of the Eppley Airfield Runway 14R 

ILS Localizer course extending from the 6.9- 

mile radius to 12 miles northwest of the 

airport and within a 7-mile radius of Offutt 

AFB and within 4.3 miles each side of the 

Offutt AFB ILS Runway 30 localizer course 

extending from the 7-mile radius to 7.4 miles 

southeast of Offutt AFB and within a 6.4-mile 

radius of the Council Bluffs Municipal 

Airport, and within a 6.4-mile radius of Blair 

Municipal Airport, and within 2 miles each 

side of the 317° bearing from the Blair 

Municipal Airport extending from the 6.4- 

mile radius to 11.6 miles, and within 2 miles 

each side of the 137° bearing from the Blair 

Municipal Airport extending from the 6.4- 

mile radius to 12.2 miles. 

* * * * * 

Issued in Fort Worth, TX on January 7, 

2009. 

Walter L. Tweedy, 

Acting Manager, Operations Support Group, 

ATO Central Service Center. 

[FR Doc. E9–478 Filed 1–12–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4901–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2008–1290; Airspace 

Docket No. 08–AGL–19] 

Proposed Amendment of Class E 

Airspace; Battle Creek, MI 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: This action proposes to 

amend Class E airspace at Battle Creek, 

MI. Additional controlled airspace is 

necessary to accommodate new 

Standard Instrument Approach 

Procedures (SIAPs) at W.K. Kellogg 

Airport, Battle Creek, MI. The FAA is 

taking this action to enhance the safety 

and management of Instrument Flight 

Rules (IFR) aircraft operations at W.K. 

Kellogg Airport. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before February 27, 2009. 

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 20590–0001. You must 

identify the docket number FAA–2008– 

1290/Airspace Docket No. 08–AGL–19, 

at the beginning of your comments. You 

may also submit comments on 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 between 

9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through 

Friday, except Federal holidays. The 

Docket Office (telephone 1–800–647– 

5527), is on the ground floor of the 

building at the above address. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Scott Enander, Central Service Center, 

Operations Support Group, Federal 

Aviation Administration, Southwest 

Region, 2601 Meacham Blvd., Fort 

Worth, TX 76193–0530; telephone: (817) 

222–5582.