This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER

contains notices to the public of the proposed

issuance of rules and regulations. The

purpose of these notices is to give interested

persons an opportunity to participate in the

rule making prior to the adoption of the final

rules.

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Vol. 83, No. 7 

Wednesday, January 10, 2018 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2017–1241; Product 

Identifier 2017–NM–117–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 adopt a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for all The 

Boeing Company Model 787 series 

airplanes. This proposed AD was 

prompted by reports of hydraulic 

leakage caused by damage to aileron and 

elevator actuators from lightning strikes. 

This proposed AD would require a 

records check to inspect for certain 

parts, a detailed inspection of aileron 

and elevator power control units 

(PCUs), and applicable on-condition 

actions. We are proposing this AD to 

address the unsafe condition on these 

products. 

DATES: We must receive comments on 

this proposed AD by February 26, 2018. 

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 NPRM, contact Boeing Commercial 

Airplanes, Attention: Contractual & Data 

Services (C&DS), 2600 Westminster 

Blvd., MC 110–SK57, Seal Beach, CA 

90740–5600; telephone 562–797–1717; 

internet https://

www.myboeingfleet.com. You may view 

this referenced service information at 

the FAA, Transport Standards Branch, 

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–2017– 

1241. 

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–2017– 

1241; 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 NPRM, 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: 

Kelly McGuckin, Aerospace Engineer, 

Systems and Equipment Section, FAA, 

Seattle ACO Branch, 1601 Lind Avenue 

SW, Renton, WA 98057–3356; phone: 

425–917–6490; fax: 425–917–6590; 

email: Kelly.McGuckin@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Comments Invited 

We invite you to send any written 

relevant data, views, or arguments about 

this proposal. Send your comments to 

an address listed under the ADDRESSES

section. Include ‘‘Docket No. FAA– 

2017–1241; Product Identifier 2017– 

NM–117–AD’’ at the beginning of your 

comments. We specifically invite 

comments on the overall regulatory, 

economic, environmental, and energy 

aspects of this NPRM. We will consider 

all comments received by the closing 

date and may amend this NPRM 

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 

We have received reports indicating 

that inadequate electrical connection 

between control surface, wing, and 

empennage structures caused excessive 

lightning energy to pass through the 

aileron and elevator actuators resulting 

in damage and excessive leakage of 

hydraulic fluid. The hydraulic fluid 

leakage, although small, affects the 

internal aileron and elevator actuator 

fluid holding capability needed 

following an unrelated hydraulic system 

failure since the internal fluid holding 

capability was not sized to account for 

the unanticipated damage from a 

lightning strike. Hydraulic leakage in 

aileron and elevator PCUs, when 

coupled with an independent 

subsequent loss of two hydraulic 

systems could result in an inability to 

maintain aileron or elevator actuator 

stiffness and lead to potentially 

damaging airplane control surface 

oscillations. 

Related Service Information Under 1 

CFR Part 51 

We reviewed Boeing Alert Service 

Bulletin B787–81205–SB270037–00, 

Issue 002, dated July 19, 2017. The 

service information describes 

procedures for a records check to 

inspect for certain parts, detailed 

inspections for external leakage of the 

aileron and elevator PCUs, reporting of 

PCUs with discrepant excessive leakage, 

and replacement if necessary. 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. 

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 this same 

type design. 

Proposed AD Requirements 

This proposed AD would require 

accomplishment of the actions 

identified as ‘‘RC’’ (required for 

compliance) in the Accomplishment 

Instructions of Boeing Alert Service 

Bulletin B787–81205–SB270037–00, 

Issue 002, dated July 19, 2017, described 


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previously, except as discussed under 

‘‘Difference Between Proposed AD and 

Service Information,’’ and except for 

any differences identified as exceptions 

in the regulatory text of this proposed 

AD. 

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–2017– 

1241. 

Differences Between Proposed AD and 

the Service Information 

The effectivity of Boeing Alert Service 

Bulletin B787–81205–SB270037–00, 

Issue 002, dated July 19, 2017, is limited 

to Model 787–8 and 787–9 airplanes 

with certain line numbers. However, the 

applicability of this proposed AD 

includes all Boeing Model 787 series 

airplanes, because the affected PCUs are 

rotable parts. We have determined that 

these parts could later be installed on 

airplanes that were initially delivered 

with acceptable PCUs, thereby 

subjecting those airplanes to the unsafe 

condition. Appendixes C and D of 

Boeing Alert Service Bulletin B787– 

81205–SB270037–00, Issue 002, dated 

July 19, 2017, list the affected PCUs and 

acceptable spares interchangeability. 

Any 787 series airplane that has an 

affected PCU installed must be 

inspected in accordance with Boeing 

Alert Service Bulletin B787–81205– 

SB270037–00, Issue 002, dated July 19, 

2017. 

Boeing Alert Service Bulletin B787– 

81205–SB270037–00, Issue 002, dated 

July 19, 2017, does not provide relief 

from the repetitive inspections if an 

unaffected PCU is installed after the 

initial inspections are completed. 

Paragraph (h) of this proposed AD 

would terminate the inspection 

requirements when no affected PCU is 

installed. 

Boeing Alert Service Bulletin B787– 

81205–SB270037–00, Issue 002, dated 

July 19, 2017, incorrectly identifies the 

part number (P/N) for an elevator PCU 

in four different places as P/N CA9953– 

004. Paragraph (k)(2) of this proposed 

AD corrects the elevator PCU part 

number to P/N CA69953–004. 

Boeing Service Bulletin B787–81205– 

SB270037–00, Issue 002, dated July 19, 

2017, provides additional actions for 

any leakage measured during the 

detailed inspection of the aileron PCU 

or elevator PCU that is more than 6 

drops (or 9 drops, depending on the 

inspection) and less than 40 drops, or 

that is more than 40 drops, but not that 

is exactly 40 drops. Paragraph (k)(3) of 

this proposed AD would require 

additional actions for findings of more 

than 6 (or 9) drops and 40 drops or less. 

These differences have been 

coordinated with Boeing. 

Interim Action 

We consider this proposed AD 

interim action. The manufacturer is 

currently developing a modification that 

will address the unsafe condition 

identified in this proposed AD. Once 

this modification is developed, 

approved, and available, we might 

consider additional rulemaking. 

Costs of Compliance 

We estimate that this proposed AD 

affects 82 airplanes of U.S. registry. We 

estimate the following costs to comply 

with this proposed AD: 

ESTIMATED COSTS FOR REQUIRED ACTIONS

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

Inspections ............................. Up to 20 work-hours × $85 

per hour = $1,700 per inspection cycle.

$0 Up to $1,700 per inspection 

cycle.

Up to $139,400 per inspection 

cycle. 

We estimate the following costs to do 

any necessary reporting that would be 

required. We have no way of 

determining the number of aircraft that 

might need these reports: 

ESTIMATED COSTS OF ON-CONDITION ACTIONS

Labor cost Parts cost Cost per 

product 

1 work-hour × $85 per hour = $85 .......................................................................................................................... $0 $85 

We have received no definitive data 

that would enable us to provide cost 

estimates for the records reviews or 

certain on-condition actions specified in 

this proposed AD. 

According to the manufacturer, some 

or all of the costs of this proposed AD 

may be covered under warranty, thereby 

reducing the cost impact on affected 

individuals. We do not control warranty 

coverage for affected individuals. As a 

result, we have included all costs in our 

cost estimate. 

Paperwork Reduction Act 

A federal agency may not conduct or 

sponsor, and a person is not required to 

respond to, nor shall a person be subject 

to penalty for failure to comply with a 

collection of information subject to the 

requirements of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act unless that collection of 

information displays a current valid 

OMB control number. The control 

number for the collection of information 

required by this AD is 2120–0056. The 

paperwork cost associated with this AD 

has been detailed in the Costs of 

Compliance section of this document 

and includes time for reviewing 

instructions, as well as completing and 

reviewing the collection of information. 

Therefore, all reporting associated with 

this AD is mandatory. Comments 

concerning the accuracy of this burden 

and suggestions for reducing the burden 

should be directed to the FAA at 800 

Independence Ave. SW, Washington, 

DC 20591. ATTN: Information 

Collection Clearance Officer, AES–200. 

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: 


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‘‘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. 

This proposed AD is issued in 

accordance with authority delegated by 

the Executive Director, Aircraft 

Certification Service, as authorized by 

FAA Order 8000.51C. In accordance 

with that order, issuance of ADs is 

normally a function of the Compliance 

and Airworthiness Division, but during 

this transition period, the Executive 

Director has delegated the authority to 

issue ADs applicable to transport 

category airplanes to the Director of the 

System Oversight Division. 

Regulatory Findings 

We 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 on the 

distribution of power and 

responsibilities among the various 

levels of government. 

For the reasons discussed above, I 

certify this 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 adding 

the following new airworthiness 

directive (AD): 

The Boeing Company: Docket No. FAA– 

2017–1241; Product Identifier 2017– 

NM–117–AD. 

(a) Comments Due Date 

We must receive comments by February 

26, 2018. 

(b) Affected ADs 

None. 

(c) Applicability 

This AD applies to all The Boeing 

Company Model 787 series airplanes, 

certificated in any category. 

(d) Subject 

Air Transport Association (ATA) of 

America Code 27, Flight Controls. 

(e) Unsafe Condition 

This AD was prompted by reports of 

hydraulic leakage caused by damage to 

aileron and elevator actuators from lightning 

strikes. We are issuing this AD to detect and 

correct hydraulic leakage in aileron and 

elevator power control units (PCUs), which, 

when coupled with an independent 

subsequent loss of two hydraulic systems, 

could result in an inability to maintain 

aileron or elevator actuator stiffness and lead 

to potentially damaging airplane control 

surface oscillations. 

(f) Compliance 

Comply with this AD within the 

compliance times specified, unless already 

done. 

(g) Required Actions 

Except as required by paragraph (k) of this 

AD: For airplanes with an original 

airworthiness certificate or original export 

certificate of airworthiness issued on or 

before the effective date of this AD, at the 

applicable times specified in paragraph 5, 

‘‘Compliance,’’ of Boeing Alert Service 

Bulletin B787–81205–SB270037–00, Issue 

002, dated July 19, 2017, do all applicable 

actions identified as ‘‘RC’’ (required for 

compliance) in, and in accordance with, the 

Accomplishment Instructions of Boeing Alert 

Service Bulletin B787–81205–SB270037–00, 

Issue 002, dated July 19, 2017. 

(h) Terminating Action 

Removal of all affected PCUs terminates 

the requirements of paragraph (g) of this AD 

until an affected PCU is installed. 

(i) Reporting 

At the applicable time specified in 

paragraph (i)(1) or (i)(2) of this AD, submit 

a report of discrepant findings in accordance 

with the Accomplishment Instructions of 

Boeing Alert Service Bulletin B787–81205– 

SB270037–00, Issue 002, dated July 19, 2017. 

(1) If the inspection was done on or after 

the effective date of this AD: Submit the 

report within 30 days after the inspection. 

(2) If the inspection was done before the 

effective date of this AD: Submit the report 

within 30 days after the effective date of this 

AD. 

(j) Parts Installation Limitation 

For all Model 787 series airplanes: As of 

the effective date of this AD, an affected PCU 

may be installed provided the conditions 

specified in paragraphs (j)(1), (j)(2), and (j)(3) 

of this AD are met. 

(1) The PCU is inspected as specified in 

paragraph (g) of this AD after installation and 

before further flight, and thereafter at the 

intervals specified in paragraph (g) of this 

AD. 

(2) All applicable corrective actions are 

done, and at the applicable times, as 

specified in paragraph (g) of this AD. 

(3) A report is submitted as specified in 

paragraph (i) of this AD. 

(k) Exceptions to Service Information 

Specifications 

(1) For purposes of determining 

compliance with the requirements of this AD, 

the phrase ‘‘the effective date of this AD’’ 

may be substituted for ‘‘the original issue 

date of this service bulletin,’’ as specified in 

Boeing Alert Service Bulletin B787–81205– 

SB270037–00, Issue 002, dated July 19, 2017. 

(2) Where the Accomplishment 

Instructions of Boeing Service Bulletin B787– 

81205–SB270037–00, Issue 002, dated July 

19, 2017, refer to elevator PCU part number 

(P/N) ‘‘CA9953–004,’’ the correct part 

number is ‘‘CA69953–004.’’ 

(3) Where the Accomplishment 

Instructions of Boeing Service Bulletin B787– 

81205–SB270037–00, Issue 002, dated July 

19, 2017, refer to findings ‘‘less than 40 

drops,’’ this AD requires applicable actions if 

the findings are ‘‘40 drops or less.’’ 

(l) Credit for Previous Actions 

This paragraph provides credit for the 

actions specified in paragraph (g) of this AD, 

if those actions were performed before the 

effective date of this AD using Boeing Alert 

Service Bulletin B787–81205–SB270037–00, 

Issue 001, dated September 27, 2016. 

(m) Paperwork Reduction Act Burden 

Statement 

A federal agency may not conduct or 

sponsor, and a person is not required to 

respond to, nor shall a person be subject to 

a penalty for failure to comply with a 

collection of information subject to the 

requirements of the Paperwork Reduction 

Act unless that collection of information 

displays a current valid OMB Control 

Number. The OMB Control Number for this 

information collection is 2120–0056. Public 

reporting for this collection of information is 

estimated to be approximately 5 minutes per 

response, including the time for reviewing 

instructions, completing and reviewing the 

collection of information. All responses to 

this collection of information are mandatory. 

Comments concerning the accuracy of this 

burden and suggestions for reducing the 

burden should be directed to the FAA at: 800 

Independence Ave. SW, Washington, DC 

20591, Attn: Information Collection 

Clearance Officer, AES–200. 


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(n) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs) 

(1) The Manager, Seattle 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 (n)(1) of 

this AD. Information may be emailed to: 9- 

ANM-Seattle-ACO-AMOC-Requests@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. 

(3) An AMOC that provides an acceptable 

level of safety may be used for any repair, 

modification, or alteration required by this 

AD if it is approved by the Boeing 

Commercial Airplanes Organization 

Designation Authorization (ODA) that has 

been authorized by the Manager, Seattle ACO 

Branch, to make those findings. To be 

approved, the repair method, modification 

deviation, or alteration deviation must meet 

the certification basis of the airplane, and the 

approval must specifically refer to this AD. 

(4) For service information that contains 

steps that are labeled as RC, the provisions 

of paragraphs (n)(4)(i) and (n)(4)(ii) of this 

AD apply. 

(i) The steps labeled as RC, including 

substeps under an RC step and any figures 

identified in an RC step, must be done to 

comply with the AD. If a step or substep is 

labeled ‘‘RC Exempt,’’ then the RC 

requirement is removed from that step or 

substep. An AMOC is required for any 

deviations to RC steps, including substeps 

and identified figures. 

(ii) Steps not labeled as RC may be 

deviated from using accepted methods in 

accordance with the operator’s maintenance 

or inspection program without obtaining 

approval of an AMOC, provided the RC steps, 

including substeps and identified figures, can 

still be done as specified, and the airplane 

can be put back in an airworthy condition. 

(o) Related Information 

(1) For more information about this AD, 

contact Kelly McGuckin, Aerospace 

Engineer, Systems and Equipment Section, 

FAA, Seattle ACO Branch, 1601 Lind Avenue 

SW, Renton, WA 98057–3356; phone: 425– 

917–6490; fax: 425–917–6590; email: 

Kelly.McGuckin@faa.gov. 

(2) For service information identified in 

this AD, contact Boeing Commercial 

Airplanes, Attention: Contractual & Data 

Services (C&DS), 2600 Westminster Blvd., 

MC 110–SK57, Seal Beach, CA 90740–5600; 

telephone 562–797–1717; internet https://

www.myboeingfleet.com. You may view this 

referenced service information at the FAA, 

Transport Standards Branch, 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 

December 26, 2017. 

John P. Piccola, Jr., 

Acting Director, System Oversight Division, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2018–00107 Filed 1–9–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2017–1012; Airspace 

Docket No. 17–ANM–20] 

Proposed Establishment of Class E 

Airspace and Amendment of Class D 

and Class E Airspace; Olympia, WA 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: This action proposes to 

establish Class E airspace extending 

upward from 700 feet above the surface 

and modify Class E airspace designated 

as an extension at Olympia Regional 

Airport (formerly Olympia Airport). 

This action would remove the Notice to 

Airmen (NOTAM) part-time status for 

Class E airspace designated as an 

extension, and would update the airport 

name and geographic coordinates in the 

associated Class D and E airspace areas 

to match the FAA’s aeronautical 

database. These changes are necessary 

to accommodate airspace redesign for 

the safety and management of 

instrument flight rules (IFR) operations 

within the National Airspace System. 

Also, an editorial change would be 

made to the Class D and Class E airspace 

legal descriptions replacing Airport/ 

Facility Directory with the term Chart 

Supplement. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before February 26, 2018. 

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: 1– 

800–647–5527, or (202) 366–9826. You 

must identify FAA Docket No. FAA– 

2017–1012; Airspace Docket No. 17– 

ANM–20, at the beginning of your 

comments. You may also submit 

comments through the internet at http:// 

www.regulations.gov. 

FAA Order 7400.11B, 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 

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 FAA 

Order 7400.11B at NARA, call (202) 

741–6030, or go to https://

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

ibr-locations.html. 

FAA Order 7400.11, Airspace 

Designations and Reporting Points, is 

published yearly and effective on 

September 15. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tom 

Clark, Federal Aviation Administration, 

Operations Support Group, Western 

Service Center, 1601 Lind Avenue SW, 

Renton, WA 98057; telephone (425) 

203–4511. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Authority for This Rulemaking 

The FAA’s authority to issue rules 

regarding aviation safety is found in 

Title 49 of the United States Code. 

Subtitle I, Section 106 describes the 

authority of the FAA Administrator. 

Subtitle VII, Aviation Programs, 

describes in more detail the scope of the 

agency’s authority. This rulemaking is 

promulgated under the authority 

described in Subtitle VII, Part A, 

Subpart I, Section 40103. Under that 

section, the FAA is charged with 

prescribing regulations to assign the use 

of airspace necessary to ensure the 

safety of aircraft and the efficient use of 

airspace. This regulation is within the 

scope of that authority as it would 

establish Class E airspace and amend 

Class D and Class E airspace at Olympia 

Regional Airport, Olympia, WA to 

support IFR operations within the 

National Airspace System. 

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. 

Persons wishing the FAA to 

acknowledge receipt of their comments 


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