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(a) Effective Date 

This airworthiness directive (AD) is 

effective August 26, 2021. 

(b) Affected ADs 

None. 

(c) Applicability 

This AD applies to PZL Swidnik S.A. 

Model PZL W–3A helicopters, certificated in 

any category, with fairing part number (P/N) 

30.23.015.00.03 installed on vibration 

absorber P/N 30.23.000.00.04 installed. 

(d) Subject 

Joint Aircraft Service Component (JASC) 

Code: 6200, Main Rotor System. 

(e) Unsafe Condition 

This AD defines the unsafe condition as 

improper torque of a bolt securing the fairing 

to the vibration absorber due to lack of 

information regarding torque value for the 

nut. This condition could result in 

detachment of the fairing, causing damage to 

the main and tail rotor, and subsequent 

reduced control of the helicopter. 

(f) Compliance 

Comply with this AD within the 

compliance times specified, unless already 

done. 

(g) Required Actions 

Within 300 hours time in service after the 

effective date of this AD: 

(1) Remove from service each bolt P/N 

3003A–6–16–3, washer P/N 3402A–1, and 

castellated nut P/N 3336A–6 that secure the 

fairing to the vibration absorber. 

(2) Visually inspect the bonding between 

the fairing and the vibration absorber for 

anodic coating. If there is any anodic coating, 

before further flight, 

(i) Polish the surface of the fairing and 

vibration absorber in all areas where washers 

make contact to remove all anodic coating. 

(ii) Using 180–220 grit abrasive paper, 

burnish the surface to improve bonding. 

(iii) Wash the surface with extraction 

naphtha, or equivalent cleaning solution. 

(3) Insert a new bolt P/N 3003A–6–16–3 

and a new washer P/N 3402A–1 into each 

hole connecting the fairing to the vibration 

absorber. 

(4) At the vibration absorber star side, 

install a new washer P/N 3402A–1, and a 

new castellated nut P/N 3336A–6 onto each 

bolt. Torque each castellated nut to 5.4 ± 1.0 

Nm (0.55 ± 0.10 kGm) and lock each 

castellated nut with a cotter pin. If the 

specified torque range cannot be 

accomplished, remove the washer, bolt, and 

nut from service, replace these parts with 

airworthy parts, and reapply torque. 

(5) As of the effective date of this AD, do 

not install vibration absorber P/N 

30.23.000.00.04 with a fairing P/N 

30.23.015.00.03 on any helicopter unless 

they are inspected as required by paragraph 

(g)(2) of this AD and installed as required by 

paragraphs (g)(3) and (4) of this AD. 

(h) 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 (i)(1) of this AD. 

Information may be emailed to: 9-AVS-AIR730-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. 

(i) Related Information 

(1) For more information about this AD, 

contact Kristi Bradley, Program Manager, 

COS Program Management Section, 

Operational Safety Branch, Compliance & 

Airworthiness Division, FAA, 10101 

Hillwood Pkwy., Fort Worth, TX 76177; 

telephone (817) 222–5110; email 

kristin.bradley@faa.gov. 

(2) WYTWO ́ RNIA SPRZE ̨ TU 

KOMUNIKACYJNEGO ‘‘PZL-S ́ widnik’’ 

Spo ́5ka Akcyjna Alert Service Bulletin No. 

ASB–37–19–307, dated January 27, 2020, 

which is not incorporated by reference, 

contains additional information about the 

subject of this AD. For service information 

identified in this AD, contact WSK ‘‘PZLS

 ́ widnik’’ S.A., Al. Lotniko ́w Polskich 1, 21– 

045 S ́ widnik, Poland; telephone (+48) 81722 

5716; fax (+48) 81722 5625; email: PLCustomerSupport.AW@

leonardocompany.com; or at https://

www.pzlswidnik.pl/en/home. 

(3) The subject of this AD is addressed in 

European Union Aviation Safety Agency 

(EASA) AD 2020–0038, dated February 27, 

2020. You may view EASA AD 2020–0038 at 

https://www.regulations.gov in Docket No. 

FAA–2021–0652. 

(j) Incorporation by Reference 

None. 

Issued on July 30, 2021. 

Ross Landes, 

Deputy Director for Regulatory Operations, 

Compliance & Airworthiness Division, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2021–17025 Filed 8–10–21; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2021–0275; Airspace 

Docket No. 20–AAL–39] 

RIN 2120–AA66 

Modification of Class E Airspace; 

Gulkana, AK 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This action modifies the Class 

E airspace, designated as a surface area 

at Gulkana Airport, Gulkana, AK. This 

action also modifies the Class E airspace 

extending upward from 700 feet above 

the surface. The NPRM for this action 

proposed a modification to the Class E 

airspace extending upward from 1,200 

feet above the surface, however, the 

proposed change has been removed 

from the Final Rule. Additionally, this 

action removes the Gulkana VORTAC 

and the Glenallen NDB from the Class 

E2 text header and airspace description. 

Further, this action removes the 

Gulkana VOR/DME from the Class E5 

text header and airspace description. 

Lastly, this action implements 

administrative updates to the Class E2 

and E5 text headers and the Class E2 

airspace description. The airspace is 

designed to support instrument flight 

rules (IFR) operations at the airport. 

DATES: Effective 0901 UTC, December 2, 

2021. 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 7400.11 and publication of 

conforming amendments. 

ADDRESSES: FAA Order 7400.11E, 

Airspace Designations and Reporting 

Points, and subsequent amendments can 

be viewed online at https://

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 7400.11E at NARA, email 

fr.inspection@nara.gov or go to https:// 

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

ibr-locations.html. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Matthew Van Der Wal, Federal Aviation 

Administration, Western Service Center, 

Operations Support Group, 2200 S 

216th Street Des Moines, WA 98198; 

telephone (206) 231–3695. 

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 


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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 modifies the 

Class E airspace at Gulkana Airport, 

Gulkana, AK, to ensure the safety and 

management of IFR operations at the 

airport. 

History 

The FAA published a notice of 

proposed rulemaking in the Federal 

Register (86 FR 22366; April 28, 2021) 

for Docket No. FAA–2021–0275 to 

modify the Class E airspace at Gulkana 

Airport, Gulkana, AK. Interested parties 

were invited to participate in this 

rulemaking effort by submitting written 

comments on the proposal to the FAA. 

No comments were received. 

After the publication of the NRPM, 

the FAA identified a change to the 

RNAV (GPS) RWY 15 approach, 

affecting the Class E airspace extending 

upward from 1,200 feet above the 

surface. As a result, the FAA is 

removing the proposed change to this 

Class E airspace area from the Final 

Rule. The airspace will remain within a 

76-mile radius of Gulkana Airport. 

Class E2 and Class E5 airspace 

designations are published in 

paragraphs 6002 and 6005, respectively, 

of FAA Order 7400.11E, dated July 21, 

2020, and effective September 15, 2020, 

which is incorporated by reference in 14 

CFR 71.1. The Class E airspace 

designation listed in this document will 

be published subsequently in the Order. 

Availability and Summary of 

Documents for Incorporation by 

Reference 

This document amends FAA Order 

7400.11E, Airspace Designations and 

Reporting Points, dated July 21, 2020, 

and effective September 15, 2020. FAA 

Order 7400.11E is publicly available as 

listed in the ADDRESSES section of this 

document. FAA Order 7400.11E lists 

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

air traffic service routes, and reporting 

points. 

The Rule 

This amendment to 14 CFR part 71 

modifies the Class E airspace, 

designated as a surface area, at Gulkana 

Airport, Gulkana, AK. The areas 

extending north and south of the 4-mile 

radius are removed, the areas are no 

longer required to contain IFR aircraft 

descending below 1,000 feet above the 

surface. This action also removes the 

following verbiage from this airspace 

area ‘‘to and including 4,100 feet MSL’’. 

The ceiling of this airspace area is now 

aligned to the floor of the overlying 

controlled airspace, which begins at 700 

feet above the surface. 

This action also modifies the Class E 

airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface. This airspace is 

designed to contain IFR departures to 

1,200 feet above the surface and IFR 

arrivals descending below 1,500 feet 

above the surface. To properly contain 

IFR aircraft arriving and departing from 

the airport, the circular radius of the 

airspace is reduced from 6.5 miles to 5 

miles. The area extending south of the 

5-mile radius is enlarged to contain 

aircraft holding for the RNAV (GPS) 

RWY 33R approach. The area extending 

north of the 5-mile radius is also 

modified slightly; this modification 

accounts for using the airport as the sole 

reference for the airspace’s description. 

Additionally, this action removes the 

Gulkana VORTAC and the Glenallen 

NDB from the Class E2 text header and 

airspace description. This action also 

removes the Gulkana VOR/DME from 

the Class E5 text header and airspace 

description. The navigational aids 

(NAVAID) are not needed to define the 

airspace and removal of the NAVAIDs 

simplifies the airspaces’ descriptions. 

Lastly, the action implements 

administrative updates to the airspaces’ 

text headers and airspace descriptions. 

On the second line of the Class E5 text 

header, the redundant use of Gulkana 

has been removed. On the third line of 

the Class E2 and E5 text headers, the 

geographic coordinates are updated to 

‘‘lat. 62°09′16′′ N, long. 145°27′19′′ W’’ 

In the last sentence of the Class E2 

airspace description, the term ‘‘Airport/ 

Facility Directory’’ is updated to ‘‘Chart 

Supplement.’’ 

FAA Order 7400.11, Airspace 

Designations and Reporting Points, is 

published yearly and effective on 

September 15. 

Regulatory Notices and Analyses 

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, would not have a 

significant economic impact on a 

substantial number of small entities 

under the criteria of the Regulatory 

Flexibility Act. 

Environmental Review 

The FAA has determined that this 

action qualifies for categorical exclusion 

under the National Environmental 

Policy Act in accordance with FAA 

Order 1050.1F, ‘‘Environmental 

Impacts: Policies and Procedures,’’ 

paragraph 5–6.5a. This airspace action 

is not expected to cause any potentially 

significant environmental impacts, and 

no extraordinary circumstances exist 

that warrant the preparation of an 

environmental assessment. 

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(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 7400.11E, 

Airspace Designations and Reporting 

Points, dated July 21, 2020, and 

effective September 15, 2020, is 

amended as follows: 

Paragraph 6002 Class E Airspace Areas 

Designated as Surface Areas. 

* * * * * 

AAL AK E2 Gulkana, AK [Amended] 

Gulkana Airport, AK 

(Lat. 62°09′16′′ N, long. 145°27′19′′ W) 

That airspace extending upward from the 

surface within a 4-mile radius of the airport. 

This Class E airspace area is effective during 

specific dates and times established in 

advance by Notice to Airmen. The effective 

date and time will thereafter be continuously 

published in the Chart Supplement. 

Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas 

Extending Upward From 700 Feet or More 

Above the Surface of the Earth. 

* * * * * 

AAL AK E5 Gulkana, AK [Amended] 

Gulkana Airport, AK 

(Lat. 62°09′16′′ N, long. 145°27′19′′ W) 


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That airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface within a 5-mile radius 

of the airport, and within 5 miles each side 

of the 169° bearing from the airport, 

extending from the 5-mile radius to 24 miles 

south of the airport, and within 4 miles each 

side of the 351° bearing from the airport, 

extending from the 5-mile radius to 12.5 

miles north of the airport; and that airspace 

extending upward from 1,200 feet above the 

surface within a 67-mile radius of the airport. 

Issued in Des Moines, Washington, on 

August 2, 2021. 

B.G. Chew, 

Acting Group Manager, Operations Support 

Group, Western Service Center. 

[FR Doc. 2021–16831 Filed 8–10–21; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

33 CFR Part 100 

[Docket Number USCG–2021–0550] 

RIN 1625–AA08 

Special Local Regulation; Ohio River, 

Owensboro, KY 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. 

ACTION: Temporary final rule. 

SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is 

establishing a temporary special local 

regulation on the Ohio River mile 

754.0–760.0 in Owensboro, KY on 

August 12–15, 2021. This special local 

regulation is needed to protect 

personnel, vessels, and the marine 

environment from potential hazards 

created during the Owensboro Air 

Show. Entry into this zone is prohibited 

unless specifically authorized by the 

Captain of the Port Sector Ohio Valley 

(COTP). 

DATES: This rule is effective from 10:30 

a.m. 6:30 p.m. on August 12, 2021 

through August 15, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: To view documents 

mentioned in this preamble as being 

available in the docket, go to https://

www.regulations.gov, type USCG–2021– 

0550 in the search box and click 

‘‘Search.’’ Next, in the Document Type 

column, select ‘‘Supporting & Related 

Material.’’ 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If 

you have questions on this rule, call or 

email MST3 Christopher Matthews, U.S. 

Coast Guard; telephone 502–779–5334, 

email Christopher.S.Matthews@

uscg.mil. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Table of Abbreviations 

CFR Code of Federal Regulations 

DHS Department of Homeland Security 

FR Federal Register 

NPRM Notice of proposed rulemaking 

§ Section 

U.S.C. United States Code 

II. Background Information and 

Regulatory History 

The Coast Guard is issuing this 

temporary rule without prior notice and 

opportunity to comment pursuant to 

authority under section 4(a) of the 

Administrative Procedure Act (APA) (5 

U.S.C. 553(b)). This provision 

authorizes an agency to issue a rule 

without prior notice and opportunity to 

comment when the agency for good 

cause finds that those procedures are 

‘‘impracticable, unnecessary, or contrary 

to the public interest.’’ Under 5 U.S.C. 

553(b)(B), the Coast Guard finds that 

good cause exists for not publishing a 

notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) 

with respect to this rule because it is 

impractical. This special local 

regulation must be established by 

August 12, 2021, and we lack sufficient 

time to provide a reasonable comment 

period and then consider those 

comments before issuing this rule. The 

NPRM process would delay the 

establishment of the special local 

regulation until after the scheduled date 

of the air show and compromise public 

safety. 

Under 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3), the Coast 

Guard finds that good cause exists for 

making this rule effective less than 30 

days after publication in the Federal 

Register. Delaying the effective date of 

this rule would be impracticable 

because immediate action is needed to 

ensure the safety of the participants and 

spectators in the Owensboro Air Show 

on August 12, 2021 through August 15, 

2021. 

III. Legal Authority and Need for Rule 

The Coast Guard is issuing this rule 

under authority in 46 U.S.C. 70034 

(previously 33 U.S.C. 1231). The 

Captain of the Port Sector Ohio Valley 

(COTP) has determined that potential 

hazards associated with the Owensboro 

Air Show, will be a safety concern for 

anyone within the area. This rule is 

needed to protect personnel, vessels, 

and the marine environment in the 

navigable waters within the special 

local regulated area for the duration of 

the marine event. 

IV. Discussion of the Rule 

This rule establishes a temporary 

special local regulation from 10:30 a.m. 

through 6:30 p.m. on August 12, 2021 

through August 15, 2021. The special 

local regulation will cover all navigable 

waters of the Ohio River, extending the 

entire width, from mile marker 754.0 to 

mile marker 760.0. The duration of the 

zone is intended to protect personnel, 

vessels, and the marine environment in 

these navigable waters while the 

Owensboro Air Show is taking place. No 

vessel or person will be permitted to 

enter the special local regulation 

without obtaining permission from the 

COTP or a designated representative. 

V. Regulatory Analyses 

We developed this rule after 

considering numerous statutes and 

Executive orders related to rulemaking. 

Below we summarize our analyses 

based on a number of these statutes and 

Executive orders, and we discuss First 

Amendment rights of protestors. 

A. Regulatory Planning and Review 

Executive Orders 12866 and 13563 

direct agencies to assess the costs and 

benefits of available regulatory 

alternatives and, if regulation is 

necessary, to select regulatory 

approaches that maximize net benefits. 

This rule has not been designated a 

‘‘significant regulatory action,’’ under 

Executive Order 12866. Accordingly, 

this rule has not been reviewed by the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB). 

This regulatory action determination 

is based on the size, location, duration, 

and time-of-day of the special local 

regulation. This special local regulation 

restricts transit on the Ohio River 

between mile marker 754.0 and mile 

marker 760.0. This area will have 

limited access for a period of eight 

hours on August 12, 2021 through 

August 15, 2021. Moreover, the Coast 

Guard would issue Broadcast Notices to 

Mariners (BNMs), Local Notices to 

Mariners (LNMs), and Marine Safety 

Information Bulletins (MSIBs), as 

appropriate, about this special local 

regulation so that waterway users may 

plan accordingly for this short 

restriction on transit, and the rule 

would allow vessels to request 

permission to enter the zone. 

B. Impact on Small Entities 

The Regulatory Flexibility Act of 

1980, 5 U.S.C. 601–612, as amended, 

requires Federal agencies to consider 

the potential impact of regulations on 

small entities during rulemaking. The 

term ‘‘small entities’’ comprises small 

businesses, not-for-profit organizations 

that are independently owned and 

operated and are not dominant in their 

fields, and governmental jurisdictions 

with populations of less than 50,000. 

The Coast Guard certifies under 5 U.S.C. 


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