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For the reasons discussed above, I 

certify this proposed regulation: 

(1) Is not a ‘‘significant regulatory 

action’’ under Executive Order 12866, 

(2) Would not affect intrastate 

aviation in Alaska, and 

(3) Would 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: 

Leonardo S.p.a.: Docket No. FAA–2025– 

0019; Project Identifier MCAI–2023– 

01218–R. 

(a) Comments Due Date 

The FAA must receive comments on this 

airworthiness directive (AD) by March 24, 

2025. 

(b) Affected ADs 

None. 

(c) Applicability 

This AD applies to Leonardo S.p.a. Model 

A119 and AW119 MKII helicopters, 

certificated in any category. 

(d) Subject 

Joint Aircraft Service Component (JASC) 

Code: 2432, Battery/charger system. 

(e) Unsafe Condition 

This AD was prompted by a report of an 

electrical failure of the starter-generator, due 

to a rupture of the drive shaft, which resulted 

in a partial loss of battery power. The FAA 

is issuing this AD to prevent loss of battery 

power. The unsafe condition, if not 

addressed, could lead to complete loss of 

electrical power, and subsequent loss control 

of the helicopter. 

(f) Compliance 

Comply with this AD within the 

compliance times specified, unless already 

done. 

(g) Requirements 

(1) Except as specified in paragraphs (h) 

and (i) of this AD: Comply with all required 

actions and compliance times specified in, 

and in accordance with, European Union 

Aviation Safety Agency AD 2023–0210, dated 

November 27, 2023 (EASA AD 2023–0210). 

(2) The owner/operator (pilot) holding at 

least a private pilot certificate may revise the 

existing Rotorcraft Flight Manual for the 

helicopter and must enter compliance with 

this requirement into the helicopter 

maintenance records in accordance with 14 

CFR 43.9(a) and 14 CFR 91.417(a)(2)(v). The 

record must be maintained as required by 14 

CFR 91.417, 121.380, or 135.439. 

(h) Exceptions to EASA AD 2023–0210 

(1) Where EASA AD 2023–0210 refers to its 

effective date, this AD requires using the 

effective date of this AD. 

(2) Where the material referenced in EASA 

AD 2023–0210 specifies contacting the STC 

holder for Model AW119 MKII helicopters 

modified by STC SR03280NY, this AD 

requires installing a battery discharge 

detector in accordance with a method 

approved by the Manager, International 

Validation Branch, FAA. 

(3) Where the material referenced in EASA 

AD 2023–0210 specifies, by means of existing 

hardware, this AD requires airworthy 

hardware. 

(4) Where the material referenced in EASA 

AD 2023–0210 specifies to ‘‘retain 

hardware,’’ this AD requires replacing that 

text with, ‘‘retain only airworthy hardware.’’ 

(5) Where paragraph (2) of EASA AD 2023– 

0210 specifies to ‘‘inform all flight crews and, 

thereafter, operate the helicopter 

accordingly,’’ this AD does not require those 

actions. 

(6) Where paragraph (3) of EASA AD 2023– 

0210 states ‘‘which includes the same 

content as,’’ this AD requires replacing that 

text with ‘‘with information identical to that 

in the ‘‘Battery discharging’’ (BATT DISCH) 

and ‘‘Failure of the generator and d.c. bus’’ 

(DC GEN) procedures of the Emergency 

Procedures section of.’’ 

(7) This AD does not adopt the ‘‘Remarks’’ 

section of EASA AD 2023–0210. 

(i) No Reporting Requirement 

Although the material referenced in EASA 

AD 2023–0210 specifies to submit certain 

information to the manufacturer, this AD 

does not include that requirement. 

(j) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs) 

(1) The Manager, International Validation 

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 International Validation 

Branch, send it to the attention of the person 

identified in paragraph (k) of this AD. 

Information may be emailed to: AMOC@

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. 

(k) Additional Information 

For more information about this AD, 

contact Dan McCully, Aviation Safety 

Engineer, FAA, 1600 Stewart Avenue, Suite 

410, Westbury, NY 11590; phone: (404) 474– 

5548; email: william.mccully@faa.gov. 

(l) Material Incorporated by Reference 

(1) The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference of 

the material listed in this paragraph under 5 

U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51. 

(2) You must use this material as 

applicable to do the actions required by this 

AD, unless this AD specifies otherwise. 

(i) European Union Aviation Safety Agency 

(EASA) AD 2023–0210, dated November 27, 

2023. 

(ii) [Reserved] 

(3) For EASA material identified in this 

AD, contact EASA, Konrad-Adenauer-Ufer 3, 

50668 Cologne, Germany; phone: +49 221 

8999 000; email: ADs@easa.europa.eu; 

website: easa.europa.eu. You may find the 

EASA material on the EASA website at 

ad.easa.europa.eu. 

(4) You may view this material at the FAA, 

Office of the Regional Counsel, Southwest 

Region, 10101 Hillwood Pkwy., Room 6N– 

321, Fort Worth, TX 76177. For information 

on the availability of this material at the 

FAA, call (817) 222–5110. 

(5) You may view this material at the 

National Archives and Records 

Administration (NARA). For information on 

the availability of this material at NARA, 

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

ibr-locations or email fr.inspection@nara.gov. 

Issued on January 30, 2025. 

Victor Wicklund, 

Deputy Director, Compliance & Airworthiness 

Division, Aircraft Certification Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2025–0174; Airspace 

Docket No. 25–ASW–1] 

RIN 2120–AA66 

Amendment of Jet Route J–96 in the 

Vicinity of Cimarron, NM 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: This action proposes to 

remove a segment of Jet Route J–96 

between the Cimarron, NM (CIM), Very 

High Frequency Omnidirectional Range 

(VOR)/Tactical Air Navigation 

(VORTAC) and the Garden City, KS 

(GCK), VORTAC navigational aids 

(NAVAID). The FAA is proposing this 

action due to the Cimarron VORTAC 


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radials between 045° and 055°, stated in 

degrees magnetic (M) north, that make 

up the route segment east of Cimarron, 

NM, being unusable since 2020. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before March 24, 2025. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments identified 

by FAA Docket No. FAA–2025–0174 

and Airspace Docket No. 25–ASW–1 

using any of the following methods: 

* Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

www.regulations.gov and follow the 

online instructions for sending your 

comments electronically. 

* Mail: Send comments to Docket 

Operations, M–30; U.S. Department of 

Transportation, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE, Room W12–140, West 

Building Ground Floor, Washington, DC 

20590–0001. 

* Hand Delivery or Courier: Take 

comments to Docket Operations in 

Room W12–140 of the West Building 

Ground Floor at 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE, Washington, DC, between 9 

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

Friday, except Federal holidays. 

* Fax: Fax comments to Docket 

Operations at (202) 493–2251. 

Docket: Background documents or 

comments received may be read at 

www.regulations.gov at any time. 

Follow the online instructions for 

accessing the docket or go to the Docket 

Operations in Room W12–140 of the 

West Building Ground Floor at 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, 

DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, except Federal holidays. 

FAA Order JO 7400.11J, Airspace 

Designations and Reporting Points, and 

subsequent amendments can be viewed 

online at www.faa.gov/air_traffic/ 

publications/. You may also contact the 

Rules and Regulations Group, Policy 

Directorate, Federal Aviation 

Administration, 600 Independence 

Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20597; 

telephone: (202) 267–8783. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Colby Abbott, Rules and Regulations 

Group, Policy Directorate, Federal 

Aviation Administration, 600 

Independence Avenue SW, Washington, 

DC 20597; 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 

modify the National Airspace System as 

necessary to preserve the safe and 

efficient flow of air traffic. 

Comments Invited 

The FAA invites interested persons to 

participate in this rulemaking by 

submitting written comments, data, or 

views. Comments are specifically 

invited on the overall regulatory, 

aeronautical, economic, environmental, 

and energy-related aspects of the 

proposal. The most helpful comments 

reference a specific portion of the 

proposal, explain the reason for any 

recommended change, and include 

supporting data. To ensure the docket 

does not contain duplicate comments, 

commenters should submit only one 

time if comments are filed 

electronically, or commenters should 

send only one copy of written 

comments if comments are filed in 

writing. 

The FAA will file in the docket all 

comments it receives, as well as a report 

summarizing each substantive public 

contact with FAA personnel concerning 

this proposed rulemaking. Before acting 

on this proposal, the FAA will consider 

all comments it receives on or before the 

closing date for comments. The FAA 

will consider comments filed after the 

comment period has closed if it is 

possible to do so without incurring 

expense or delay. The FAA may change 

this proposal in light of the comments 

it receives. 

Privacy: In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 

553(c), DOT solicits comments from the 

public to better inform its rulemaking 

process. DOT posts these comments, 

without edit, including any personal 

information the commenter provides, to 

www.regulations.gov, as described in 

the system of records notice (DOT/ALL– 

14 FDMS), which can be reviewed at 

www.dot.gov/privacy. 

Availability of Rulemaking Documents 

An electronic copy of this document 

may be downloaded through the 

internet at www.regulations.gov. 

Recently published rulemaking 

documents can also be accessed through 

the FAA’s web page at www.faa.gov/air_

traffic/publications/airspace_

amendments/. 

You may review the public docket 

containing the proposal, any comments 

received and any final disposition in 

person in the Dockets Operations office 

(see ADDRESSES section for address, 

phone number, and hours of 

operations). 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 

Parkway, Fort Worth, TX 76177. 

Incorporation by Reference 

Jet Routes are published in paragraph 

2004 of FAA Order JO 7400.11, Airspace 

Designations and Reporting Points, 

which is incorporated by reference in 14 

CFR 71.1 on an annual basis. This 

document proposes to amend the 

current version of that order, FAA Order 

JO 7400.11J, dated July 31, 2024, and 

effective September 15, 2024. These 

updates would be published in the next 

update to FAA Order JO 7400.11. That 

order is publicly available as listed in 

the ADDRESSES section of this document. 

FAA Order JO 7400.11J lists Class A, 

B, C, D, and E airspace areas, air traffic 

service routes, and reporting points. 

Background 

The Cimarron, NM, VORTAC radials 

between 045°(M) and 055°(M), that 

support the route segment between the 

Cimarron and Garden City, KS, 

VORTACs, have been unusable since 

2020. Water intrusion has created issues 

with the underground equipment and 

structures supporting the Cimarron 

VORTAC, resulting in the outage of 

radials that emanate from the VORTAC. 

A Flight Data Center (FDC) Notice to Air 

Missions (NOTAM) has been published 

since 2020 identifying the unusable 

Cimarron VORTAC radials impacting 

the J–96 segment between the Cimarron 

VORTAC and Garden City VORTAC. 

The FAA has attempted to restore the 

unusable Cimarron VORTAC radials, as 

recent as August 2024, with no success. 

The physical location of the equipment 

is challenging for the FAA technicians 

conducting repairs to access because 

there are large rocks in proximity to the 

equipment that makes site excavation 

difficult. Further, the FAA estimated the 

cost to ‘‘dopplerize’’ the VOR to 

sufficiently restore the unusable radials 

at three million dollars. Since most 

aircraft operating in the Class A airspace 

altitude stratum are Area Navigation 

(RNAV) equipped and the J–96 route 

segment between the Cimarron and 

Garden City VORTACs has been 

unusable since 2020, the FAA believes 

removing the affected route segment 

would not adversely impact users. 

As a result of the proposed 

amendment to J–96, the jet route would 

have a gap between the Cimarron and 

Garden City VORTACs. To address the 


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gap between the Cimarron and Garden 

City VORTACs, instrument flight rules 

(IFR) traffic could use adjacent Jet 

Routes J–18 and J–110 or request air 

traffic control radar vectors to fly 

around or through the affected area. 

Additionally, IFR pilots with RNAVequipped aircraft could also navigate 

point-to-point using the existing fixes 

that will remain in place to support 

continued operations through the 

affected area. 

The Proposal 

The FAA is proposing an amendment 

to 14 CFR part 71 by amending Jet Route 

J–96 due to the Cimarron VORTAC 

radials between 045°(M) and 055°(M), 

that support the route segment between 

the Cimarron, NM, and Garden City, KS, 

VORTACs being unusable since 2020. 

The proposed jet route action is 

described below. 

J–96: J–96 currently extends between 

the Los Angeles, CA, VORTAC and the 

Joliet, IL, VOR/Distance Measuring 

Equipment (VOR/DME). The FAA 

proposes to remove the airway segment 

between the Cimarron, NM, VORTAC 

and the Garden City, KS, VORTAC. As 

amended, the airway would be changed 

to extend between the Los Angeles 

VORTAC and the Cimarron VORTAC 

and between the Garden City VORTAC 

and the Joliet VOR/DME. 

The NAVAID radials listed in the J– 

96 airway description in the regulatory 

text of this notice of proposed 

rulemaking are unchanged and stated in 

degrees True north. 

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 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, 

would not have a significant economic 

impact on a substantial 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 14 CFR 

part 71 continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f); 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 JO 7400.11J, 

Airspace Designations and Reporting 

Points, dated July 31, 2024, and 

effective September 15, 2024, is 

amended as follows: 

Paragraph 2004 Jet Routes. 

* * * * * 

J–96 [Amended] 

From Los Angeles, CA; Paradise, CA; INT 

Paradise 093° and Parker, CA, 261° radials; 

Parker; Drake, AZ; Gallup, NM; to Cimarron, 

NM. From Garden City, KS; Salina, KS; 

Kirksville, MO; Peoria, IL; to Joliet, IL. 

* * * * * 

Issued in Washington, DC, on January 31, 

2025. 

Brian Eric Konie, 

Manager (A), Rules and Regulations Group. 

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