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any service information contains procedures 

or tests that are identified as RC, those 

procedures and tests must be done to comply 

with this AD; any procedures or tests that are 

not identified as RC are recommended. Those 

procedures and tests that are not identified 

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 procedures and tests identified as RC can 

be done and the airplane can be put back in 

an airworthy condition. Any substitutions or 

changes to procedures or tests identified as 

RC require approval of an AMOC. 

(j) Related Information 

(1) Refer to Mandatory Continuing 

Airworthiness Information (MCAI) EASA AD 

2017–0117, dated July 7, 2017, for related 

information. This MCAI may be found in the 

AD docket on the internet at http://

www.regulations.gov by searching for and 

locating Docket No. FAA–2017–1245. 

(2) For more information about this AD, 

contact Sanjay Ralhan, Aerospace Engineer, 

International Section, Transport Standards 

Branch, FAA, 1601 Lind Avenue SW, 

Renton, WA 98057–3356; telephone: 425– 

227–1405; fax: 425–227–1149. 

(3) For service information identified in 

this AD, contact Airbus, Airworthiness 

Office—EIAS, 1 Rond Point Maurice 

Bellonte, 31707 Blagnac Cedex, France; 

telephone: +33 5 61 93 36 96; fax: +33 5 61 

93 44 51; email: account.airworth-eas@

airbus.com; internet: http://www.airbus.com. 

You may view this 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. 2018–00342 Filed 1–11–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2017–1144; Airspace 

Docket No. 16–AGL–30] 

Proposed Modification of Air Traffic 

Service (ATS) Routes in the Vicinity of 

Richmond, IN 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: This action proposes to 

modify five VHF Omnidirectional Range 

(VOR) Federal airways (V–12, V–214, 

V–340, V–467, and V–517) and one low 

altitude area navigation (RNAV) route 

(T–213) in the vicinity of Richmond, IN. 

The FAA is proposing this action due to 

the planned decommissioning of the 

Richmond, IN (RID), VHF 

Omnidirectional Range/Tactical Air 

Navigation (VORTAC) navigation aid 

(NAVAID) which provides navigation 

guidance for portions of the affected 

ATS routes. Overall, this action would 

enhance the safety and management of 

aircraft within the National Airspace 

System (NAS). 

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–2017–1144 and Airspace Docket 

No. 16–AGL–30 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: 

Colby Abbott, Airspace Policy 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 would 

support the route structure in the 

Richmond, IN, area as necessary to 

preserve the safe and efficient flow of 

air traffic within the 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– 

2017–1144 and Airspace Docket No. 16– 

AGL–30) 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–2017–1144 and 

Airspace Docket No. 16–AGL–30.’’ 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. 

Recently published rulemaking 

documents can also be accessed through 

the FAA’s web page at http://

www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/ 

airspace_amendments/. 


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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 Blvd., 

Fort Worth, TX 76177. 

Availability and Summary of 

Documents for Incorporation by 

Reference 

This document proposes to amend 

FAA Order 7400.11B, Airspace 

Designations and Reporting Points, 

dated August 3, 2017, and effective 

September 15, 2017. FAA Order 

7400.11B is publicly available as listed 

in the ADDRESSES section of this 

document. FAA Order 7400.11B lists 

Class A, B, C, D, and E airspace areas, 

air traffic service routes, and reporting 

points. 

Background 

The FAA was originally considering 

decommissioning activities for the 

Richmond, IN (RID), VORTAC in 2023 

as one of the candidate VORs identified 

for discontinuance by the VOR 

Minimum Operating Network (VOR 

MON) program as listed in the final 

policy statement notice, ‘‘Provision of 

Navigation Services for the Next 

Generation Air Transportation System 

(NextGen) Transition to PerformanceBased Navigation (PBN) (Plan for 

Establishing a VOR Minimum 

Operational Network),’’ published in the 

Federal Register of July 26, 2016 (81 FR 

48694), Docket No. FAA–2011–1082. 

However, recent damage to the roof of 

the structure that houses the VORTAC 

has been determined to be significant 

enough that repair to the roof would not 

be cost effective for the period of time 

the VORTAC was originally planned to 

be retained. As a result, the FAA is now 

planning to decommission the 

Richmond, IN, VORTAC in 2018 and to 

amend the ATS routes that use the 

VORTAC prior to its decommissioning. 

The ATS routes affected by the 

Richmond VORTAC are VOR Federal 

airways V–12, V–214, V–340, V–467, V– 

517, and low altitude RNAV route T– 

213. 

With the planned decommissioning of 

the Richmond, IN, VORTAC, the 

remaining ground-based NAVAID 

coverage in the area is insufficient to 

enable the continuity of the affected 

airways. As such, proposed 

modifications to VOR Federal airways 

V–12, V–214, V–340, V–467, and V–517 

would result in gaps in the route 

structures. To overcome the gaps in the 

route structures, instrument flight rules 

(IFR) traffic could use adjacent VOR 

Federal airways (V–5, V–47, V–50, V– 

55, V–97, V–214 (retained portions), V– 

221, and V–275) to circumnavigate the 

affected area, file point to point through 

the affected area using fixes that will 

remain in place, or receive air traffic 

control (ATC) radar vectors through the 

area. Visual flight rules (VFR) pilots 

who elect to navigate via the airways 

through the affected area could also take 

advantage of the adjacent VOR Federal 

airways or ATC services previously 

listed. 

Additionally, due to the planned 

decommissioning of the Richmond, IN, 

VORTAC, the end point in the T–213 

route description (the Richmond 

VORTAC) would be redefined to retain 

the T-route as charted. 

The Proposal 

The FAA is proposing an amendment 

to Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations 

(14 CFR) part 71 to modify VOR Federal 

airways V–12, V–214, V–340, V–467, 

and V–517, and low altitude RNAV 

route T–213. The planned 

decommissioning of the Richmond, IN, 

VORTAC has made these actions 

necessary. 

The proposed VOR Federal airways 

and RNAV T-route changes are outlined 

below. 

V–12: V–12 currently extends 

between the Gaviota, CA, VORTAC and 

the Pottstown, PA, VORTAC. The FAA 

proposes to remove the airway segment 

between the Shelbyville, IN, VOR/ 

Distance Measuring Equipment (VOR/ 

DME) and the Allegheny, PA, VOR/ 

DME. The unaffected portions of the 

existing airway would remain as charted 

in the two remaining segments. 

V–214: V–214 currently extends 

between the Kokomo, IN, VORTAC and 

the Richmond, IN, VORTAC; and 

between the intersection of the 

Appleton, OH, VORTAC 236° and 

Zanesville, OH, VOR/DME 274° radials 

(GLOOM fix) and the Teterboro, NJ, 

VOR/DME. The FAA proposes to 

remove the airway segment between the 

Muncie, IN, VOR/DME and the 

Richmond, IN, VORTAC. The 

unaffected portions of the existing 

airway would remain as charted in the 

two remaining segments. 

V–340: V–340 currently extends 

between the intersection of the Peotone, 

IL, VORTAC 053° and Knox, IN, VOR/ 

DME 297° radials (BEARZ fix) and the 

Richmond, IN, VORTAC. The FAA 

proposes to remove the airway segment 

between the Fort Wayne, IN, VORTAC 

and the Richmond, IN, VORTAC. The 

unaffected portions of the existing 

airway would remain as charted. 

V–467: V–467 currently extends 

between the Richmond, IN, VORTAC 

and the Detroit, MI, VOR/DME. The 

FAA proposes to remove the airway 

segment between the Richmond, IN, 

VORTAC and the Waterville, OH, VOR/ 

DME. The unaffected portion of the 

existing airway would remain as 

charted. 

V–517: V–517 currently extends 

between the Snowbird, TN, VORTAC 

and Dayton, OH, VOR/DME. The FAA 

proposes to remove the airway segment 

between the Cincinnati, OH, VORTAC 

and the Dayton, OH, VOR/DME. The 

unaffected portions of the existing 

airway would remain as charted. 

T–213: T–213 currently extends 

between the Louisville, KY, VORTAC 

and Richmond, IN, VORTAC. The FAA 

proposes to remove the VOR portion of 

the Richmond, IN, VORTAC from 

service and retain the DME equipment, 

with the same three-letter identifier, in 

service at the same location. The 

existing RNAV route would remain as 

charted. 

All radials in the route descriptions 

below are unchanged and stated in True 

degrees. 

VOR Federal airways are published in 

paragraph 6010(a), and United States 

Area Navigation Routes (low altitude Troutes) are published in paragraph 6011, 

of FAA Order 7400.11B dated August 3, 

2017, and effective September 15, 2017, 

which is incorporated by reference in 14 

CFR 71.1. The VOR Federal airways and 

RNAV T-route listed in this document 

would be subsequently published in the 

Order. 

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 

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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 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 7400.11B, 

Airspace Designations and Reporting 

Points, dated August 3, 2017 and 

effective September 15, 2017, is 

amended as follows: 

Paragraph 6010(a) Domestic VOR Federal 

Airways. 

* * * * * 

V–12 [Amended] 

From Gaviota, CA; San Marcus, CA; 

Palmdale, CA; 38 miles, 6 miles wide, 

Hector, CA; 12 miles, 38 miles, 85 MSL, 14 

miles, 75 MSL, Needles, CA; 45 miles, 34 

miles, 95 MSL, Drake, AZ; Winslow, AZ; 30 

miles, 85 MSL, Zuni, NM; Albuquerque, NM; 

Otto, NM; Anton Chico, NM; Tucumcari, 

NM; Amarillo, TX; Mitbee, OK; Anthony, KS; 

Wichita, KS; Emporia, KS; INT Emporia 063° 

and Napoleon, MO, 243° radials; Napoleon; 

INT Napoleon 095° and Columbia, MO, 292° 

radials; Columbia; Foristell, MO; Troy, IL; 

Bible Grove, IL; to Shelbyville, IN. From 

Allegheny, PA; Johnstown, PA; Harrisburg, 

PA; INT Harrisburg 092° and Pottstown, PA, 

278° radials; to Pottstown. 

* * * * * 

V–214 [Amended] 

From Kokomo IN, Marion, IN; to Muncie, 

IN. From INT Appleton, OH, 236° and 

Zanesville, OH, 274° radials; Zanesville; 

Bellaire, OH; INT Bellaire 107° and 

Grantsville, MD, 285° radials; Grantsville; 

Martinsburg, WV; INT Martinsburg 094° and 

Baltimore, MD, 300° radials; Baltimore; INT 

Baltimore 093° and Dupont, DE, 223° radials; 

Dupont; Yardley, PA; to Teterboro, NJ. 

* * * * * 

V–340 [Amended] 

From INT Peotone, IL, 053° and Knox, IN, 

297° radials; Knox; to Fort Wayne, IN. 

* * * * * 

V–467 [Amended] 

From Waterville, OH; to Detroit, MI. 

* * * * * 

V–517 [Amended] 

From Snowbird, TN; INT Snowbird 329° 

and London, KY, 141° radials; London; INT 

London 004° and Falmouth, KY, 164° radials; 

Falmouth; to Cincinnati, OH. 

* * * * * 

Paragraph 6011 United States Area 

Navigation Routes. 

* * * * * 

T–213 Louisville, KY to Richmond, IN 

Louisville, KY (IIU) VORTAC (Lat. 38°06′13′′ N, long. 85°34′39′′ W) 

GAMKE, IN WP (Lat. 38°46′13′′ N, long. 85°14′35′′ W) 

MILAN, IN FIX (Lat. 39°21′22′′ N, long. 85°19′01′′ W) 

Richmond, IN (RID) DME (Lat. 39°45′18′′ N, long. 84°50′20′′ W) 

* * * * * 

Issued in Washington, DC, on January 3, 

2018. 

Rodger A. Dean Jr., 

Manager, Airspace Policy Group. 

[FR Doc. 2018–00376 Filed 1–11–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2017–0755; Airspace 

Docket No. 17–AEA–11] 

Proposed Revocation and Amendment 

of Class E Airspace, Philipsburg, PA 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: This action proposes to 

remove Class E surface airspace at MidState Airport, as the airport no longer 

qualifies for surface airspace. Also, this 

action proposes to remove Class E 

airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface at Philipsburg 

Area Hospital Heliport, as the Hospital 

has closed. Controlled airspace redesign 

is necessary for the safety and 

management of instrument flight rules 

(IFR) operations at Mid-State Airport. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before February 26, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments on this 

proposal to: U. S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE, West Bldg. 

Ground Floor Rm. W12–140, 

Washington, DC 20590; Telephone: 1 

(800) 647–5527, or (202) 366–9826. You 

must identify the Docket No. FAA– 

2017–0755; Airspace Docket No. 17– 

AEA–11, at the beginning of your 

comments. You may also submit and 

review received comments 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 between 

9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, except federal holidays. 

FAA Order 7400.11B, Airspace 

Designations and Reporting Points, and 

subsequent amendments can be viewed 

on line 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: John 

Fornito, Operations Support Group, 

Eastern Service Center, Federal Aviation 

Administration, P.O. Box 20636, 

Atlanta, Georgia 30320; telephone 404 

305–6364. 

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. 


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