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Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs) 

(h) The Manager, Rotorcraft Certification 

Office, 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 Rotorcraft Certification 

Office, send it to the attention of the person 

identified in the Additional Information 

section of this AD. 

Note 3: Before using any approved AMOC, 

we request that you notify your appropriate 

principal inspector, or lacking a principal 

inspector, your local Flight Standards District 

Office. 

Additional Information 

(i)(1) For more information about this AD, 

contact: Martin R. Crane, Aerospace 

Engineer, Rotorcraft Directorate, Rotorcraft 

Certification Office, FAA, 2601 Meacham 

Blvd., Fort Worth, Texas 76137; telephone 

(817) 222–5170; fax (817) 222–5783; email: 

7-AVS-ASW-170@faa.gov. 

(2) For service information identified in 

this AD, contact: Bell Helicopter Textron, 

Inc., P.O. Box 482, Fort Worth, TX 76101, 

telephone (817) 280–3391, fax (817) 280– 

6466, or at http://www.bellcustomer.com/ 

files/. 

(3) You may review copies of the service 

information at the FAA, Office of the 

Regional Counsel, Southwest Region, 2601 

Meacham Blvd., Room 663, Fort Worth, 

Texas during normal business hours. 

Subject 

(j) The Joint Aircraft System Component 

Code is: 6410 Tail Rotor Blade. 

Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, on September 

21, 2011. 

Kim Smith, 

Manager, Rotorcraft Directorate, Aircraft 

Certification Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2011–0559; Airspace 

Docket No. 11–ASO–23] 

Amendment of Class E Airspace; 

Fayette, AL 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This action amends Class E 

Airspace at Fayette, AL, as the Fayette 

Non-Directional Beacon (NDB) has been 

decommissioned and new Standard 

Instrument Approach Procedures have 

been developed at Richard Arthur Field. 

This action enhances the safety and 

management of Instrument Flight Rules 

(IFR) operations at the airport. This 

action also updates the airport’s 

geographic coordinates and notes the 

name change to Richard Arthur Field. 

DATES: Effective 0901 UTC, December 

15, 2011. The Director of the Federal 

Register approves this incorporation by 

reference action under title 1, Code of 

Federal Regulations, part 51, subject to 

the annual revision of FAA Order 

7400.9 and publication of conforming 

amendments. 

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: 

History 

On July 25, 2011, the FAA published 

in the Federal Register a notice of 

proposed rulemaking to amend Class E 

airspace at Fayette, AL (76 FR 44285) 

Docket No. FAA–2011–0559. 

Subsequent to publication, the FAA 

found that the geographic coordinates 

needed to be adjusted. This action 

makes that adjustment. Interested 

parties were invited to participate in 

this rulemaking effort by submitting 

written comments on the proposal to the 

FAA. No comments were received. Class 

E airspace designations are published in 

paragraph 6005 of FAA Order 7400.9V 

dated August 9, 2011, and effective 

September 15, 2011, which is 

incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 

71.1. The Class E airspace designations 

listed in this document will be 

published subsequently in the Order. 

With the exception of editorial changes, 

and the changes described above, this 

rule is the same as that proposed in the 

NPRM. 

The Rule 

This amendment to Title 14, Code of 

Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 

amends the Class E airspace extending 

upward from 700 feet above the surface 

at Fayette, AL to accommodate the new 

Standard Instrument Approach 

Procedures developed for Richard 

Arthur Field. The Fayette NDB has been 

decommissioned, and the NDB 

approach cancelled. The existing Class 

E airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface is being modified 

for the safety and management of IFR 

operations. This action also updates the 

geographic coordinates to be in concert 

with the FAAs aeronautical database, 

and notes the airport’s name change 

from Richard Arthur Field Airport to 

Richard Arthur Field. 

The FAA has determined that this 

regulation only involves an established 

body of technical regulations for which 

frequent and routine amendments are 

necessary to keep them operationally 

current, is non-controversial and 

unlikely to result in adverse or negative 

comments. 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 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 amends controlled airspace at Richard 

Arthur Field, Fayette, AL. 

Lists of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71 

Airspace, Incorporation by reference, 

Navigation (air). 

Adoption of the Amendment 

In consideration of the foregoing, the 

Federal Aviation Administration 

amends 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(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 7400.9V, Airspace 

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Designations and Reporting Points, 

dated August 9, 2011, effective 

September 15, 2011, is amended as 

follows: 

Paragraph 6005 Class E airspace areas 

extending upward from 700 feet or more 

above the surface of the earth. 

* * * * * 

ASO AL E5 Fayette, AL [Amended] 

Richard Arthur Field, AL 

(Lat. 33°42′33′′ N., long. 87°48′55′′ W.) 

That airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface within an 8-mile radius 

of the Richard Arthur Field. 

Issued in College Park, Georgia, on October 

19, 2011. 

Michael Vermuth, 

Acting Manager, Operations Support Group, 

Eastern Service Center, Air Traffic 

Organization. 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2011–0605; Airspace 

Docket No. 11–AGL–13] 

Amendment of Class E Airspace; 

Valley City, ND 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This action amends Class E 

airspace for Valley City, ND. 

Decommissioning of the Valley City 

non-directional beacon (NDB) at Barnes 

County Municipal Airport, Valley City, 

ND, has made this action necessary to 

enhance the safety and management of 

Instrument Flight Rule (IFR) operations 

at the airport. 

DATES: Effective date: 0901 UTC, 

February 9, 2012. The Director of the 

Federal Register approves this 

incorporation by reference action under 

1 CFR part 51, subject to the annual 

revision of FAA Order 7400.9 and 

publication of conforming amendments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Scott Enander, Central Service Center, 

Operations Support Group, Federal 

Aviation Administration, Southwest 

Region, 2601 Meacham Blvd., Fort 

Worth, TX 76137; telephone (817) 321– 

7716. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

History 

On July 21, 2011, the FAA published 

in the Federal Register a notice of 

proposed rulemaking to amend Class E 

airspace for Valley City, ND, 

reconfiguring controlled airspace at 

Barnes County Municipal Airport (76 

FR 43613) Docket No. FAA–2011–0605. 

Interested parties were invited to 

participate in this rulemaking effort by 

submitting written comments on the 

proposal to the FAA. No comments 

were received. Class E airspace 

designations are published in paragraph 

6005 of FAA Order 7400.9V dated 

August 9, 2011, and effective September 

15, 2011, which is incorporated by 

reference in 14 CFR part 71.1. The Class 

E airspace designations listed in this 

document will be published 

subsequently in the Order. 

The Rule 

This action amends Title 14 Code of 

Federal Regulations (14 CFR) Part 71 by 

amending Class E airspace extending 

upward from 700 feet above the surface 

for the Valley City, ND area. 

Decommissioning of the Valley City 

NDB and cancellation of the NDB 

approach at Barnes County Municipal 

Airport has made reconfiguration of the 

airspace necessary for the safety and 

management of IFR operations at the 

airport. 

The FAA has determined that this 

regulation only involves an established 

body of technical regulations for which 

frequent and routine amendments are 

necessary to keep them operationally 

current. Therefore, this regulation: (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 amends 

controlled airspace at Barnes County 

Municipal Airport, Valley City, ND. 

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71 

Airspace, Incorporation by reference, 

Navigation (air). 

Adoption of the Amendment 

In consideration of the foregoing, the 

Federal Aviation Administration 

amends 14 CFR Part 71 as follows: 

PART 71—DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, 

B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR 

TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND 

REPORTING POINTS 

■ 1. The authority citation for 14 CFR 

Part 71 continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(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 Part 71.1 of the Federal Aviation 

Administration Order 7400.9V, Airspace 

Designations and Reporting Points, 

dated August 9, 2011, and effective 

September 15, 2011 is amended as 

follows: 

* * * * * 

Paragraph 6005 Class E airspace areas 

extending upward from 700 feet or more 

above the surface. 

* * * * * 

AGL ND E5 Valley City, ND [Amended] 

Valley City, Barnes County Municipal 

Airport, ND 

(Lat. 46°56′28′′ N., long. 98°01′05′′ W.) 

That airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface within a 6.5-mile 

radius of Barnes County Municipal Airport, 

and that airspace extending upward from 

1,200 feet above the surface within a 7.9-mile 

radius of the airport, and within 4 miles 

southwest and 8.3 miles northeast of the 133° 

bearing from the airport extending from the 

7.9-mile radius to 21.8 miles southeast of the 

airport. 

Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, on October 11, 

2011. 

David P. Medina, 

Manager, Operations Support Group, ATO 

Central Service Center. 

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