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List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39 

Air transportation, Aircraft, Aviation 

safety, Incorporation by reference, 

Safety. 

The Amendment 

Accordingly, under the authority 

delegated to me by the Administrator, 

the FAA amends 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: 

2022–09–12 Airbus SAS: Amendment 39– 

22032; Docket No. FAA–2022–0098; 

Project Identifier MCAI–2021–01084–T. 

(a) Effective Date 

This airworthiness directive (AD) is 

effective June 21, 2022. 

(b) Affected ADs 

None. 

(c) Applicability 

This AD applies to Airbus SAS Model 

A350–941 and –1041 airplanes, certificated 

in any category, as identified in European 

Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) AD 

2021–0220, dated October 1, 2021 (EASA AD 

2021–0220). 

(d) Subject 

Air Transport Association (ATA) of 

America Code 27, Flight Controls. 

(e) Unsafe Condition 

This AD was prompted by a report 

indicating that on the A350 final assembly 

line (FAL), certain load sensing drive struts 

(LSDS) and drive struts (DS) were found not 

adjusted (the nut was not torqued) and not 

locked. Investigation revealed that the LSDS 

and DS had been changed as re-work action 

due to pre-installation damage, but 

production operations (adjustment and 

locking) were not done afterwards. The FAA 

is issuing this AD to prevent degradation of 

the load-carrying capability of an LSDS or 

DS, which could result in the in-flight 

detachment of a flap, resulting in structural 

damage and reduced controllability of the 

airplane. 

(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 2021–0220. 

(h) Exceptions to EASA AD 2021–0220 

(1) Where EASA AD 2021–0220 refers to its 

effective date, this AD requires using the 

effective date of this AD. 

(2) Where paragraph (2) of EASA AD 2021– 

0220 refers to a ‘‘discrepancy, as defined in 

the SB,’’ this AD defines a discrepancy as 

movement of either nut. 

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

2021–0220 does not apply to this AD. 

(i) No Reporting Requirement 

Although the service information 

referenced in EASA AD 2021–0220 specifies 

to submit certain information to the 

manufacturer, this AD does not include that 

requirement. 

(j) Additional 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) 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 

For more information about this AD, 

contact Dan Rodina, Aerospace Engineer, 

Large Aircraft Section, International 

Validation Branch, FAA, 2200 South 216th 

St., Des Moines, WA 98198; telephone and 

fax 206–231–3225; email dan.rodina@

faa.gov. 

(l) Material Incorporated by Reference 

(1) The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference of 

the service information listed in this 

paragraph under 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR 

part 51. 

(2) You must use this service information 

as applicable to do the actions required by 

this AD, unless this AD specifies otherwise. 

(i) European Union Aviation Safety Agency 

(EASA) AD 2021–0220, dated October 1, 

2021. 

(ii) [Reserved] 

(3) For EASA 2021–0220, 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. 

(4) 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. 

(5) You may view this material that is 

incorporated by reference at the National 

Archives and Records Administration 

(NARA). For information on the availability 

of this material at NARA, email 

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

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

Issued on April 20, 2022. 

Lance T. Gant, 

Director, Compliance & Airworthiness 

Division, Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2022–10525 Filed 5–16–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2022–0347; Airspace 

Docket No. 22–AWA–1] 

RIN 2120–AA66 

Amendment of Class B Airspace; 

Kansas City, MO 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This action amends the 

Kansas City, MO, Class B airspace 

description to update the Kansas City 

International Airport airport reference 

point (ARP) geographic coordinates 

information, the Noah’s Ark Private 

Airport airport name, and the Fort 

Leavenworth, Sherman Army Airfield 

airport name and ARP geographic 

coordinates information to match the 

FAA’s aeronautical database. 

Additionally, this action amends the 

Class B airspace header information and 


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sub-area descriptions for clarity and 

readability and to match the charted 

airspace. This action does not change 

the Class B airspace’s boundaries, 

altitudes, or operating requirements. 

DATES: Effective date 0901 UTC, July 14, 

2022. 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 JO 7400.11 and publication of 

conforming amendments. 

ADDRESSES: 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: 

Colby Abbott, Rules and Regulations 

Group, Policy Directorate, 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 updates 

airport names and ARP geographic 

coordinates information contained in 

the Kansas City, MO, Class B airspace 

description, and corrects the Class B 

subarea descriptions. 

History 

The primary purpose of a Class B 

airspace area is to reduce the potential 

for midair collisions in the airspace 

surrounding airports with high density 

air traffic operations by providing an 

area in which all aircraft are subject to 

certain operating rules and equipment 

requirements. The configuration of each 

Class B airspace area is individually 

tailored and consists of a surface area 

and two or more airspace shelves, and 

is designed to contain all published 

instrument procedures. An air traffic 

control (ATC) clearance is required for 

all aircraft to operate in the area, and all 

aircraft that receive clearance receive 

separation services within the area. 

During a recent review of the Kansas 

City, MO, Class B airspace, the FAA 

identified that the Kansas City 

International Airport ARP geographic 

coordinates information are incorrect, 

the Noah’s Ark Private Airport name is 

incorrect, and the Fort Leavenworth, 

Sherman Army Airfield name and ARP 

geographic coordinates are incorrect in 

the Class B airspace description. This 

action updates the ARP geographic 

coordinates information and airport 

names to coincide with the FAA’s 

aeronautical database information. 

There are no changes to the Class B 

airspace’s boundaries, altitudes, or 

operating requirements. 

Class B airspace areas are published 

in paragraph 3000 of FAA Order JO 

7400.11F, dated August 10, 2021, and 

effective September 15, 2021, which is 

incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 

71.1. The Class B airspace listed in this 

document will be published 

subsequently in FAA Order JO 7400.11. 

Availability and Summary of 

Documents for Incorporation by 

Reference 

This document amends FAA Order JO 

7400.11F, Airspace Designations and 

Reporting Points, dated August 10, 

2021, and effective September 15, 2021. 

FAA Order JO 7400.11F is publicly 

available as listed in the ADDRESSES

section of this document. FAA Order JO 

7400.11F lists Class A, B, C, D, and E 

airspace areas, air traffic service routes, 

and reporting points. 

The Rule 

This action amends 14 CFR part 71 by 

amending the Kansas City, MO, Class B 

airspace description to update the 

incorrect ARP geographic coordinates 

information and airport names 

contained in the description. The 

Kansas City International Airport ARP 

geographic coordinate information for 

the airport are changed from ‘‘lat. 

39°17′57′′ N, long. 94°43′05′′ W′′ to ‘‘lat. 

39°17′51′′ N, long. 094°42′50′′ W′′ the 

airport name ‘‘Noah’s Ark Private 

Airport’’ is changed to ‘‘Noah’s Ark 

Airport’’; and the airport name ‘‘Fort 

Leavenworth, Sherman Army Airfield’’ 

is changed to ‘‘Sherman Army Airfield’’ 

with the associated ARP geographic 

coordinates information for the airport 

changed from ‘‘lat. 39°22′06′′ N, long. 

94°54′53′′ W′′ to ‘‘lat. 39°22′03′′ N, long. 

094°54′52′′ W′′. These changes to the 

ARP geographic coordinates information 

and airport names reflect the current 

information in the FAA’s aeronautical 

database. Finally, this action amends 

the Class B airspace header information 

and subarea descriptions for clarity and 

readability and to match the charted 

airspace. 

Accordingly, since this is an 

administrative change, and does not 

affect the boundaries, altitudes, or 

operating requirements of the airspace, 

notice and public procedures under 5 

U.S.C. 553(b) are unnecessary. FAA 

Order JO 7400.11, Airspace 

Designations and Reporting Points, is 

published yearly and effective on 

September 15th. 

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. 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 only affects air traffic 

procedures and air navigation, it is 

certified that this rule, when 

promulgated, does 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 making administrative edits to 

the Kansas City, MO, Class B airspace 

description qualifies for categorical 

exclusion under the National 

Environmental Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 

4321 et seq.) and its implementing 

regulations at 40 CFR part 1500, and in 

accordance with FAA Order 1050.1F, 

Environmental Impacts: Policies and 

Procedures, paragraph 5–6.5a, which 

categorically excludes from further 

environmental impact review 

rulemaking actions that designate or 

modify classes of airspace areas, 

airways, routes, and reporting points 

(see 14 CFR part 71, Designation of 

Class A, B, C, D, and E Airspace Areas; 

Air Traffic Service Routes; and 

Reporting Points). As such, this action 

is not expected to result in any 

potentially significant environmental 

impacts. In accordance with FAA Order 

1050.1F, paragraph 5–2 regarding 

Extraordinary Circumstances, the FAA 

has reviewed this action for factors and 

circumstances in which a normally 

categorically excluded action may have 


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a significant environmental impact 

requiring further analysis. The FAA has 

determined that no extraordinary 

circumstances exist that warrant 

preparation of an environmental 

assessment or environmental impact 

study. 

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71 

Airspace, Incorporation by reference, 

Navigation (air). 

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 JO 7400.11F, 

Airspace Designations and Reporting 

Points, dated August 10, 2021, and 

effective September 15, 2021, is 

amended as follows: 

Paragraph 3000 Class B Airspace. 

ACE MO B Kansas City, MO 

Kansas City International Airport, MO 

(Primary Airport) 

(Lat. 39°17′51′′ N, long. 094°42′50′′ W) 

Noah’s Ark Airport, MO (Pvt) 

(Lat. 39°13′50′′ N, long. 094°48′16′′ W) 

Sherman Army Airfield, KS 

(Lat. 39°22′03′′ N, long. 094°54′52′′ W) 

Boundaries. 

Area A. That airspace extending upward 

from the surface to and including 8,000 feet 

MSL within a 6-mile radius of the Kansas 

City International Airport, excluding that 

airspace within a 1-mile radius arc of Noah’s 

Ark Airport and that airspace between the 4- 

mile radius arc and 6-mile radius arc of the 

Kansas City International Airport, bounded 

on the south by a line parallel to, and 2 miles 

north of the Kansas City International Airport 

Runway 9 ILS localizer course, and on the 

north by a line parallel to, and 2 miles west 

of the Kansas City International Airport 

Runway 19R ILS localizer course. 

Area B. That airspace extending upward 

from 2,400 feet MSL to and including 8,000 

feet MSL within a 10-mile radius of the 

Kansas City International Airport, excluding 

that airspace designated as Area A, that 

airspace within a 11⁄2-mile radius arc of 

Sherman Army Airfield, and that airspace 

bounded by lat. 39°08′00′′ N, long. 94°40′34′′ 

W located on the 10-mile radius arc of the 

Kansas City International Airport, then 

northeastward to lat. 39°11′30′′ N, long. 

94°37′00′′ W, then eastward to lat. 39°12′04′′ 

N, long. 94°32′20′′ W located on the 10-mile 

radius arc of the Kansas City International 

Airport, then clockwise along the 10-mile 

radius arc of the Kansas City International 

Airport to lat. 39°08′00′′ N, long. 94°40′34′′ 

W. 

Area C. That airspace extending upward 

from 3,000 feet MSL to and including 8,000 

feet MSL within a 15-mile radius of the 

Kansas City International Airport, excluding 

that airspace designated as Area A and Area 

B, and that airspace bounded by lat. 

39°02′56′′ N, long. 094°40′44′′ W located at 

the intersection of Interstate Highway 635 

and the 15-mile radius arc of the Kansas City 

International Airport, then northward to lat. 

39°08′00′′ N, long. 94°40′34′′ W located on the 

10-mile radius arc of the Kansas City 

International Airport, then northeastward to 

lat. 39°11′30′′ N, long. 94°37′00′′ W, then 

eastward over lat. 39°12′04′′ N, long. 

94°32′20′′ W located on the 10-mile radius 

arc of the Kansas City International Airport 

to lat. 39°13′00′′ N, long. 094°24′34′′ W 

located on the 15-mile radius arc of the 

Kansas City International Airport, then 

clockwise along the 15-mile radius arc of the 

Kansas City International Airport to lat. 

39°02′56′′ N, long. 094°40′44′′ W. 

Area D. That airspace extending upward 

from 4,000 feet MSL to and including 8,000 

feet MSL within a 20-mile radius of the 

Kansas City International Airport excluding 

that airspace designated as Area A, Area B, 

and Area C. 

* * * * * 

Issued in Washington, DC. 

Scott M. Rosenbloom, 

Manager, Rules and Regulations Group. 

[FR Doc. 2022–10555 Filed 5–16–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2021–1093; Airspace 

Docket No. 21–ASO–8] 

RIN 2120–AA66 

Amendment and Removal of VOR 

Federal Airways; Southeastern United 

States 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: In the proposed rule for this 

action, the FAA proposed to amend 11 

VHF Omnidirectional Radar (VOR) 

Federal airways and remove 6 airways 

in support of the VOR Minimum 

Operational Network (MON) project in 

the southeastern United States. 

However, due to need for additional 

coordination with the Department of 

Defense (DoD), modifications of 9 

airways will be made at a later date. 

Eight airways remain in this rule with 

some changes from the proposed route 

structure. 

DATES: Effective date 0901 UTC, July 14, 

2022. 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 JO 7400.11 and publication of 

conforming amendments. 

ADDRESSES: 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: Paul 

Gallant, 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 

modify the route structure as necessary 

to preserve the safe and efficient flow of 

air traffic within the National Airspace 

System (NAS). 

History 

The FAA published a notice of 

proposed rulemaking for Docket No. 

FAA–2021–1093 in the Federal Register 

(86 FR 72897; December 23, 2021), to 

modify 11 VOR Federal airways and 

remove 6 airways in the southeastern 

United States. Interested parties were 

invited to participate in this rulemaking 

effort by submitting written comments 

on the proposal. Four persons submitted 

comments. 

Domestic VOR Federal airways are 

published in paragraph 6010(a) of FAA 

Order JO 7400.11F, dated August 10, 

2021 and effective September 15, 2021, 

which is incorporated by reference in 14 


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