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Accomplishment Instructions CBL/TN/DCB/ 

3191, Issue B, dated February 4, 2020. 

(i) If there are no cracks, repeat the 

inspection in paragraph (h)(1) of this AD at 

intervals not to exceed 12 months. 

(ii) If there is a crack, before further flight, 

remove the affected part A from service and 

install a serviceable part. Installation of a 

serviceable part on a Stratus double burner 

assembly constitutes terminating action for 

the repetitive inspections required by 

paragraph (h)(1) of this AD for that Stratus 

double burner assembly. 

(2) Within 30 days or 10 hours TIS, 

whichever occurs first after the effective date 

of this AD, remove each affected part B from 

service and install a serviceable part. 

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

not install on any hot air balloon an affected 

part A. 

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

not install on any hot air balloon an affected 

part B, unless it is equipped with a 

serviceable part. 

(i) Credit for Previous Actions 

You may take credit for the initial 

inspection required by paragraph (h)(1) of 

this AD if you performed the inspection 

before the effective date of this AD using 

Cameron Balloons Service Bulletin 28, 

Revision 2, dated March 4, 2020; or Revision 

3, dated February 3, 2021. 

(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 certification office, 

send it to the attention of the person 

identified in paragraph (k)(1) of this AD and 

email to: 9-AVS-AIR-730-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) Related Information 

(1) For more information about this AD, 

contact Mike Kiesov, Aviation Safety 

Engineer, General Aviation & Rotorcraft 

Section, International Validation Branch, 

FAA, 901 Locust, Room 301, Kansas City, 

MO 64106; phone: (816) 329–4144; email: 

mike.kiesov@faa.gov. 

(2) Refer to European Union Aviation 

Safety Agency (EASA) AD 2021–0042, dated 

January 29, 2021, for more information. You 

may view the EASA AD at https://

www.regulations.gov in Docket No. FAA– 

2022–0469. 

(3) For service information identified in 

this AD, contact Cameron Balloons Ltd., St. 

Johns Street, Bedminster, Bristol, BS3 4NH, 

United Kingdom; phone: +44 0 117 9637216; 

email: technical@cameronballoons.co.uk; 

website: https://www.cameronballoons.co.uk. 

You may view this service information at the 

FAA, Airworthiness Products Section, 

Operational Safety Branch, 901 Locust, 

Kansas City, MO 64106. For information on 

the availability of this material at the FAA, 

call (817) 222–5110. 

Issued on April 22, 2022. 

Derek Morgan, 

Acting Director, Compliance & Airworthiness 

Division, Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2022–09077 Filed 5–4–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2022–0471; Project 

Identifier MCAI–2021–01219–T] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS 

Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: The FAA proposes to 

supersede Airworthiness Directive (AD) 

2021–22–04, which applies to all Airbus 

SAS Model A318–111, –112, –121, and 

–122 airplanes, Model A319–111, –112, 

–113, –114, –115, –131, –132, and –133 

airplanes, Model A320–211, –212, –214, 

–216, –231, –232, and –233 airplanes, 

and Model A321–111, –112, –131, –211, 

–212, –213, –231, and –232 airplanes. 

AD 2021–22–04 requires a one-time 

eddy current conductivity measurement 

of certain structural parts of the outer 

flaps to determine if the incorrect alloy 

was used, and replacement if necessary; 

and also requires a one-time eddy 

current conductivity measurement of 

certain other structural parts of the outer 

flaps to determine if the parts were 

properly heat treated, and replacement 

if necessary. Since the FAA issued AD 

2021–22–04, typographical errors have 

been identified regarding serial numbers 

of certain suspected parts, and it was 

determined that inconsistent serial 

numbers formats have been used to 

identify certain suspected parts. This 

proposed AD would continue to require 

the actions in AD 2021–22–04, and 

would require using an updated list of 

suspected parts, as specified in a 

European Union Aviation Safety Agency 

(EASA) AD, which is proposed for 

incorporation by reference. This 

proposed AD would also limit the 

installation of affected parts. The FAA 

is proposing this AD to address the 

unsafe condition on these products. 

DATES: The FAA must receive comments 

on this proposed AD by June 20, 2022. 

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 

https://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 material that will be incorporated 

by reference (IBR) in this AD, contact 

EASA, Konrad-Adenauer-Ufer 3, 50668 

Cologne, Germany; telephone +49 221 

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

internet www.easa.europa.eu. You may 

find this material on the EASA website 

at https://ad.easa.europa.eu. You may 

view this material at the FAA, 

Airworthiness Products Section, 

Operational Safety Branch, 2200 South 

216th St., Des Moines, WA. For 

information on the availability of this 

material at the FAA, call 206–231–3195. 

It is also available in the AD docket at 

https://www.regulations.gov by 

searching for and locating Docket No. 

FAA–2022–0471. 

Examining the AD Docket 

You may examine the AD docket at 

https://www.regulations.gov by 

searching for and locating Docket No. 

FAA–2022–0471; or in person at Docket 

Operations between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., 

Monday through Friday, except Federal 

holidays. The AD docket contains this 

NPRM, the mandatory continuing 

airworthiness information (MCAI), any 

comments received, and other 

information. The street address for 

Docket Operations is listed above. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Vladimir Ulyanov, Aerospace Engineer, 

Large Aircraft Section, International 

Validation Branch, FAA, 2200 South 

216th St., Des Moines, WA 98198; 

phone and fax: 206–231–3229; email: 

vladimir.ulyanov@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Comments Invited 

The FAA invites you to send any 

written relevant data, views, or 

arguments about this proposal. Send 

your comments to an address listed 

under ADDRESSES. Include ‘‘Docket No. 

FAA–2022–0471; Project Identifier 

MCAI–2021–01219–T’’ at the beginning 

of your comments. The most helpful 

comments reference a specific portion of 


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the proposal, explain the reason for any 

recommended change, and include 

supporting data. The FAA will consider 

all comments received by the closing 

date and may amend this proposal 

because of those comments. 

Except for Confidential Business 

Information (CBI) as described in the 

following paragraph, and other 

information as described in 14 CFR 

11.35, the FAA will post all comments 

received, without change, to https://

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information you provide. The 

agency will also post a report 

summarizing each substantive verbal 

contact received about this NPRM. 

Confidential Business Information 

CBI is commercial or financial 

information that is both customarily and 

actually treated as private by its owner. 

Under the Freedom of Information Act 

(FOIA) (5 U.S.C. 552), CBI is exempt 

from public disclosure. If your 

comments responsive to this NPRM 

contain commercial or financial 

information that is customarily treated 

as private, that you actually treat as 

private, and that is relevant or 

responsive to this NPRM, it is important 

that you clearly designate the submitted 

comments as CBI. Please mark each 

page of your submission containing CBI 

as ‘‘PROPIN.’’ The FAA will treat such 

marked submissions as confidential 

under the FOIA, and they will not be 

placed in the public docket of this 

NPRM. Submissions containing CBI 

should be sent to Vladimir Ulyanov, 

Aerospace Engineer, Large Aircraft 

Section, International Validation 

Branch, FAA, 2200 South 216th St., Des 

Moines, WA 98198; phone and fax: 206– 

231–3229; email: vladimir.ulyanov@

faa.gov. Any commentary that the FAA 

receives which is not specifically 

designated as CBI will be placed in the 

public docket for this rulemaking. 

Background 

The FAA issued AD 2021–22–04, 

Amendment 39–21777 (86 FR 64801, 

November 19, 2021) (AD 2021–22–04), 

which applies to all Airbus SAS Model 

A318–111, –112, –121, and –122 

airplanes, Model A319–111, –112, –113, 

–114, –115, –131, –132, and –133 

airplanes, Model A320–211, –212, –214, 

–216, –231, –232, and –233 airplanes, 

and Model A321–111, –112, –131, –211, 

–212, –213, –231, and –232 airplanes. 

AD 2021–22–04 requires a one-time 

eddy current conductivity measurement 

of certain structural parts of the outer 

flaps to determine if the incorrect alloy 

was used, and replacement if necessary; 

and also requires a one-time eddy 

current conductivity measurement of 

certain other structural parts of the outer 

flaps to determine if the parts were 

properly heat treated, and replacement 

if necessary. The FAA issued AD 2021– 

22–04 to address structural parts that 

may not meet the certified life limit, 

which could result in failure of the flap 

trailing edge and reduced controllability 

of the airplane. 

Actions Since AD 2021–22–04 Was 

Issued 

Since the FAA issued AD 2021–22– 

04, it has been identified that there are 

typographical errors in some of the 

serial numbers of parts listed in EASA 

AD 2020–0174, dated August 5, 2020 

(which corresponds to FAA AD 2021– 

22–04) that may have been subject to 

improper heat treatment and/or 

manufactured with the wrong material 

(i.e., suspected parts). Additionally, it 

has been determined that different serial 

number formats have been used to 

identify certain parts that may have 

been subject to improper heat treatment 

and/or manufactured with the wrong 

material. EASA and Airbus updated the 

list of suspected parts to include the 

corrected serial numbers and clarify the 

possible different serial number formats 

used to identify the suspected parts. 

EASA, which is the Technical Agent 

for the Member States of the European 

Union, has issued EASA AD 2021–0229, 

dated November 5, 2021 (also referred to 

as the MCAI), to correct an unsafe 

condition for all Airbus SAS Model 

A318–111, –112, –121, and –122 

airplanes, Model A319–111, –112, –113, 

–114, –115, –131, –132, and –133 

airplanes, Model A320–211, –212, –214, 

–215, –216, –231, –232, and –233 

airplanes, and Model A321–111, –112, 

–131, –211, –212, –213, –231, and –232 

airplanes. Model A320–215 airplanes 

are not certificated by the FAA and are 

not included on the U.S. type certificate 

data sheet; this AD therefore does not 

include those airplanes in the 

applicability. 

This proposed AD was prompted by 

a quality control review, which 

determined that the wrong aluminum 

alloy was used to manufacture several 

structural parts and by the issuance of 

an updated list of suspected parts, 

including those that may have been 

improperly heat treated. The FAA is 

proposing this AD to address structural 

parts that may not meet the certified life 

limit, which could result in failure of 

the flap trailing edge and reduced 

controllability of the airplane. See the 

MCAI for additional background 

information. 

Explanation of Retained Requirements 

Although this proposed AD does not 

explicitly restate the requirements of AD 

2021–22–04, this proposed AD would 

retain certain of the requirements of AD 

2021–22–04. Those requirements are 

referenced in EASA AD 2021–0229, 

which, in turn, is referenced in 

paragraph (g) of this proposed AD. 

Related Service Information Under 1 

CFR Part 51 

EASA AD 2021–0229 specifies 

procedures for a one-time eddy current 

conductivity measurement of certain 

structural parts of the outer flaps to 

determine if the incorrect alloy was 

used, and replacement if necessary; and 

a one-time eddy current conductivity 

measurement of certain other structural 

parts of the outer flaps to determine if 

the parts were properly heat treated, and 

replacement if necessary. EASA AD 

2021–0229 also limits the installation of 

affected parts. This material 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 

This product has been approved by 

the aviation authority of another 

country and is approved for operation in 

the United States. Pursuant to the FAA’s 

bilateral agreement with the State of 

Design Authority, it has notified the 

FAA of the unsafe condition described 

in the MCAI referenced above. The FAA 

is issuing this NPRM after determining 

that the unsafe condition described 

previously is likely to exist or develop 

in other products of the same type 

design. 

Proposed AD Requirements in This 

NPRM 

This proposed AD would require 

accomplishing the actions specified in 

EASA AD 2021–0229 described 

previously, except for any differences 

identified as exceptions in the 

regulatory text of this proposed AD. 

This proposed AD would also limit the 

installation of affected parts under 

certain conditions. 

Explanation of Required Compliance 

Information 

In the FAA’s ongoing efforts to 

improve the efficiency of the AD 

process, the FAA developed a process to 

use some civil aviation authority (CAA) 

ADs as the primary source of 

information for compliance with 

requirements for corresponding FAA 

ADs. The FAA has been coordinating 

this process with manufacturers and 


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CAAs. As a result, the FAA proposes to 

incorporate EASA AD 2021–0229 by 

reference in the FAA final rule. This 

proposed AD would, therefore, require 

compliance with EASA AD 2021–0229 

in its entirety through that 

incorporation, except for any differences 

identified as exceptions in the 

regulatory text of this proposed AD. 

Using common terms that are the same 

as the heading of a particular section in 

EASA AD 2021–0229 does not mean 

that operators need comply only with 

that section. For example, where the AD 

requirement refers to ‘‘all required 

actions and compliance times,’’ 

compliance with this AD requirement is 

not limited to the section titled 

‘‘Required Action(s) and Compliance 

Time(s)’’ in EASA AD 2021–0229. 

Service information required by EASA 

AD 2021–0229 for compliance will be 

available at https://www.regulations.gov 

by searching for and locating Docket No. 

FAA–2022–0471 after the FAA final 

rule is published. 

Costs of Compliance 

The FAA estimates that this proposed 

AD affects 63 airplanes of U.S. registry. 

The FAA estimates 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 

Retained actions from AD 2022–21–04 ......... 5 work-hours × $85 per hour = $425 ............. $0 $425 $26,775 

New proposed actions .................................... 5 work-hours × $85 per hour = $425 ............. 0 425 26,775 

The FAA has received no definitive 

data on which to base the cost estimates 

for the on-condition replacement 

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. The FAA does not control 

warranty coverage for affected 

individuals. As a result, the FAA has 

included all known costs in the cost 

estimate. 

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. 

The FAA is issuing this rulemaking 

under the authority described in 

Subtitle VII, Part A, Subpart III, Section 

44701: 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. 

Regulatory Findings 

The FAA 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) 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: 

■ a. Removing Airworthiness Directive 

(AD) 2021–22–04, Amendment 39– 

21777 (86 FR 64801, November 19, 

2021); and 

■ b. Adding the following new AD: 

Airbus SAS: Docket No. FAA–2022–0471; 

Project Identifier MCAI–2021–01219–T. 

(a) Comments Due Date 

The FAA must receive comments on this 

airworthiness directive (AD) by June 20, 

2022. 

(b) Affected ADs 

This AD replaces AD 2021–22–04, 

Amendment 39–21777 (86 FR 64801, 

November 19, 2021) (AD 2021–22–04). 

(c) Applicability 

This AD applies to all Airbus SAS 

airplanes identified in paragraphs (c)(1) 

through (4) of this AD, certificated in any 

category. 

(1) Model A318–111, –112, –121, and –122 

airplanes. 

(2) Model A319–111, –112, –113, –114, 

–115, –131, –132, and –133 airplanes. 

(3) Model A320–211, –212, –214, –216, 

–231, –232, and –233 airplanes. 

(4) Model A321–111, –112, –131, –211, 

–212, –213, –231, and –232 airplanes. 

(d) Subject 

Air Transport Association (ATA) of 

America Code 57, Wings. 

(e) Unsafe Condition 

This AD was prompted by a quality control 

review, which determined that the wrong 

aluminum alloy was used to manufacture 

several structural parts and by the issuance 

of an updated list of suspected parts, 

including those that may have been 

improperly heat treated. The FAA is issuing 

this AD to address structural parts that may 

not meet the certified life limit, which could 

result in failure of the flap trailing edge and 

reduced controllability of the airplane.a 

(f) Compliance 

Comply with this AD within the 

compliance times specified, unless already 

done. 

(g) Requirements 

Except as specified in paragraph (h) of this 

AD: Comply with all required actions and 

compliance times specified in, and in 

accordance with, EASA AD 2021–0229, 

dated November 5, 2021 (EASA AD 2021– 

0229). 

(h) Exceptions to EASA AD 2021–0229 

(1) Where EASA AD 2021–0229 refers to its 

effective date, this AD requires using the 

effective date of this AD. 


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(2) Where EASA AD 2021–0299 refers to 

August 19, 2020 (the effective date of EASA 

AD 2020–0174), this AD requires using 

December 27, 2021 (the effective date of AD 

2021–22–04). 

(3) The ‘‘Remarks’’ section of EASA AD 

2021–0229 does not apply to this AD. 

(4) Where paragraphs (6) and (7) of EASA 

AD 2021–0229 mandate a parts installation 

limitation, this AD requires the following 

parts installation limitation: As of December 

27, 2021 (the effective date of AD 2021–22– 

04), only serviceable parts as defined in 

EASA AD 2021–0229 are allowed to be 

installed on any airplane. 

(i) No Reporting Requirement 

Although the service information 

referenced in EASA AD 2021–0229 specifies 

to submit certain information to the 

manufacturer, this AD does not include that 

requirement. 

(j) Additional FAA AD Provisions 

The following provisions also apply to this 

AD: 

(1) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs): The Manager, Large Aircraft 

Section, 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 responsible Flight 

Standards Office, as appropriate. If sending 

information directly to the Large Aircraft 

Section, International Validation Branch, 

send it to the attention of the person 

identified in paragraph (k)(2) of this AD. 

Information may be emailed to: 9-AVS-AIR730-AMOC@faa.gov. Before using any 

approved AMOC, notify your appropriate 

principal inspector, or lacking a principal 

inspector, the manager of the responsible 

Flight Standards Office. 

(2) Contacting the Manufacturer: For any 

requirement in this AD to obtain instructions 

from a manufacturer, the instructions must 

be accomplished using a method approved 

by the Manager, Large Aircraft Section, 

International Validation Branch, FAA; or 

EASA; or Airbus SAS’s EASA Design 

Organization Approval (DOA). If approved by 

the DOA, the approval must include the 

DOA-authorized signature. 

(3) Required for Compliance (RC): Except 

as required by paragraph (j)(2) of this AD, if 

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. 

(k) Related Information 

(1) For EASA AD 2021–0229, contact 

EASA, Konrad-Adenauer-Ufer 3, 50668 

Cologne, Germany; telephone +49 221 8999 

000; email ADs@easa.europa.eu; internet 

www.easa.europa.eu. You may find this 

EASA AD on the EASA website at https://

ad.easa.europa.eu. You may view this 

material at the FAA, Airworthiness Products 

Section, Operational Safety Branch, 2200 

South 216th St., Des Moines, WA. For 

information on the availability of this 

material at the FAA, call 206–231–3195. This 

material may be found in the AD docket at 

https://www.regulations.gov by searching for 

and locating Docket No. FAA–2022–0471. 

(2) For more information about this AD, 

contact Vladimir Ulyanov, Aerospace 

Engineer, Large Aircraft Section, 

International Validation Branch, FAA, 2200 

South 216th St., Des Moines, WA 98198; 

phone and fax: 206–231–3229; email: 

vladimir.ulyanov@faa.gov. 

Issued on April 21, 2022. 

Gaetano A. Sciortino, 

Deputy Director for Strategic Initiatives, 

Compliance & Airworthiness Division, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2022–08910 Filed 5–4–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2022–0430; Airspace 

Docket No. 19–AAL–75] 

RIN 2120–AA66 

Proposed Amendment of United States 

Area Navigation (RNAV) Route T–277, 

Point Lay, AK 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), Transportation 

(DOT). 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: This action proposes to 

amend United States Area Navigation 

(RNAV) T-route, T–277 in the vicinity of 

Point Lay, AK, due to the planned 

decommissioning of the Point Lay, AK, 

(PIZ) Non-Directional Beacons (NDB). 

The Point Lay, AK, (PIZ) NDB will 

decommission as part of a large and 

comprehensive T-route modernization 

project for the state of Alaska. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before June 20, 2022. 

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: (800) 

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

identify FAA Docket No. FAA–2022– 

0430; Airspace Docket No. 19–AAL–75 

at the beginning of your comments. You 

may also submit comments through the 

internet at https://www.regulations.gov. 

FAA Order JO 7400.11F, 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 Rules 

and Regulations Group, Federal 

Aviation Administration, 800 

Independence Avenue SW, Washington, 

DC, 20591; telephone: (202) 267–8783. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jesse Acevedo, Rules and Regulations 

Group, Office of Policy, 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 

expand the availability of RNAV in 

Alaska and improve the efficient flow of 

air traffic within the National Airspace 

System (NAS) by lessoning the 

dependency on ground based 

navigation. 

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– 

2022–0430; Airspace Docket No. 19– 

AAL–75) 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 

https://www.regulations.gov. 


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