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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 

This AD will not have federalism 

implications under Executive Order 

13132. This AD will 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 AD: 

(1) Is not a ‘‘significant regulatory 

action’’ under Executive Order 12866, 

(2) Will not affect intrastate aviation 

in Alaska, and 

(3) Will 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 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: 

2022–08–09 Pilatus Aircraft Ltd.: 

Amendment 39–22012; Docket No. 

FAA–2022–0084; Project Identifier 

MCAI–2020–01312–A. 

(a) Effective Date 

This airworthiness directive (AD) is 

effective June 14, 2022. 

(b) Affected ADs 

None. 

(c) Applicability 

This AD applies to Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. 

Model PC–24 airplanes, all serial numbers, 

certificated in any category. 

(d) Subject 

Joint Aircraft Service Component (JASC) 

Code: 2200, Auto Flight System; 2400, 

Electrical Power System; 3140, Central 

Computers (EICAS); 3500, Oxygen System; 

and 4500, Central Maint, Computer. 

(e) Unsafe Condition 

This AD was prompted by a failure of the 

dual ethernet communication channel on a 

dual-channel data concentration and 

processing unit, which triggered the opening 

of electronic circuit breakers that caused 

several unintended system activations. The 

FAA is issuing this AD to prevent failure of 

the dual ethernet communication channel on 

a dual-channel data concentration and 

processing unit. The unsafe condition, if not 

addressed, could result in increased pilot 

workload and reduced control of the 

airplane. 

(f) Compliance 

Comply with this AD within the 

compliance times specified, unless already 

done. 

(g) Required Actions 

(1) For Group 1 airplanes as defined under 

the ‘‘Definitions’’ section in European Union 

Aviation Safety Agency AD 2020–0200, dated 

September 21, 2020 (EASA AD 2020–0200): 

Install the build 7.3 standard software 

upgrade to the utility management system 

software in accordance with paragraph 1 and 

the ‘‘Ref. Publications’’ section of EASA AD 

2020–0200, except you are required to 

comply within 30 days after the effective date 

of this AD. After updating the software, do 

not install on that airplane utility 

management system software that is earlier 

than version 7.3. 

(2) For Group 2 airplanes as defined under 

the ‘‘Definitions’’ section in EASA AD 2020– 

0200: As of the effective date of this AD, do 

not install utility management system 

software that is earlier than version 7.3 on 

any airplane. 

(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) 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. 

(i) Related Information 

For more information about this AD, 

contact Doug Rudolph, Aviation Safety 

Engineer, General Aviation & Rotorcraft 

Section, International Validation Branch, 

FAA, 901 Locust, Room 301, Kansas City, 

MO 64106; phone: (816) 329–4059; email: 

doug.rudolph@faa.gov. 

(j) 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 the AD specifies otherwise. 

(i) European Union Aviation Safety Agency 

(EASA) AD 2020–0200, dated September 21, 

2020. 

(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: www.easa.europa.eu. You may find 

the EASA material on the EASA website at 

https://ad.easa.europa.eu. 

(4) 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. This material may be 

found in the AD docket at https://

www.regulations.gov by searching for and 

locating Docket No. FAA–2022–0084. 

(5) You may view this service information 

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: 

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

ibr-locations.html. 

Issued on May 3, 2022. 

Lance T. Gant, 

Director, Compliance & Airworthiness 

Division, Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2022–09815 Filed 5–9–22; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2022–0043; Airspace 

Docket No. 21–ASW–25] 

RIN 2120–AA66 

Amendment of Class E Airspace; 

Weatherford, OK 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 


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SUMMARY: This action amends the Class 

E airspace at Weatherford, OK. This 

action as the result of an airspace review 

caused by the decommissioning of the 

Weatherford non-directional beacon 

(NDB). The geographic coordinates of 

the airport are also being updated to 

coincide with the FAA’s aeronautical 

database. 

DATES: Effective 0901 UTC, July 14, 

2022. The Director of the Federal 

Register approves this incorporation by 

reference action under 1 CFR 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 Airspace Policy Group, Federal 

Aviation Administration, 800 

Independence Avenue SW, Washington, 

DC 20591; telephone: (202) 267–8783. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Rebecca Shelby, Federal Aviation 

Administration, Operations Support 

Group, Central Service Center, 10101 

Hillwood Parkway, Fort Worth, TX 

76177; telephone (817) 222–5857. 

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 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 the 

Class E airspace extending upward from 

700 feet above the surface at Thomas P. 

Stafford Airport, Weatherford, OK, to 

support instrument flight rule 

operations at this airport. 

History 

The FAA published a notice of 

proposed rulemaking in the Federal 

Register (87 FR 8992; February 17, 

2022) for Docket No. FAA–2022–0043 to 

amend the Class E airspace at 

Weatherford, OK. 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 JO 

7400.11F, dated August 10, 2021, and 

effective September 15, 2021, which is 

incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 

71.1. The Class E airspace designations 

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 amendment to 14 CFR part 71 

amends the Class E airspace extending 

upward from 700 feet above the surface 

to within a 6.5-mile (reduced from a 7.1- 

mile) radius at Thomas P. Stafford 

Airport, Weatherford, OK, by removing 

the Weatherford NDB and updates the 

geographic coordinates of the airport to 

coincide with the FAA’s aeronautical 

database, removing the city associated 

with the airport in the header of the 

airspace legal description to comply 

with changes to FAA Order JO 7400.2N, 

Procedures for Handling Airspace 

Matters. This action is necessary due to 

an airspace review caused by the 

decommissioning of the Weatherford 

NDB which provided navigation 

information for the instrument 

procedures this airport. 

FAA Order JO 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 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 qualifies for categorical exclusion 

under the National Environmental 

Policy Act in accordance with FAA 

Order 1050.1F, ‘‘Environmental 

Impacts: Policies and Procedures,’’ 

paragraph 5–6.5.a. This airspace action 

is not expected to cause any potentially 

significant environmental impacts, and 

no extraordinary circumstances exist 

that warrant preparation of an 

environmental assessment. 

Lists of Subjects in 14 CFR 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(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 6005 Class E Airspace Areas 

Extending Upward From 700 Feet or More 

Above the Surface of the Earth. 

* * * * * 

ASW OK E5 Weatherford, OK [Amended] 

Thomas P. Stafford Airport, OK 

(Lat. 35°32′45′′ N, long. 98°40′07′′ W) 

That airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface within a 6.5-mile 

radius of Thomas P. Stafford Airport. 

Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, on May 2, 

2022. 

Martin A. Skinner, 

Manager, Operations Support Group, ATO 

Central Service Center. 

[FR Doc. 2022–09754 Filed 5–9–22; 8:45 am] 

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