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(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)(2) 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. 

(k) Related Information 

(1) For Transport Canada AD CF–2020–15, 

contact Transport Canada, Transport Canada 

National Aircraft Certification, 159 Cleopatra 

Drive, Nepean, Ontario, K1A 0N5, CANADA; 

telephone 888–663–3639; email 

TC.AirworthinessDirectivesConsignesdenavigabilite.TC@tc.gc.ca; 

internet https://tc.canada.ca/en/aviation. 

You may find the Transport Canada material 

on the Transport Canada website at https:// 

tc.canada.ca/en/aviation. 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. 

This material may be found in the AD docket 

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

for and locating Docket No. FAA–2022–0807. 

(2) For more information about this AD, 

contact Matt Fuller, AD Program Manager, 

General Aviation & Rotorcraft Unit, 

Airworthiness Products Section, Operational 

Safety Branch, FAA, 10101 Hillwood Pkwy., 

Fort Worth, TX 76177; telephone (817) 222– 

5110; email matthew.fuller@faa.gov. 

(3) For Air Comm Corporation service 

information identified in this AD, contact Air 

Comm Corporation, 1575 West 124th Ave. 

#210, Westminster, CO 80234; telephone 

(303) 440–4075; email service@

aircommcorp.com; or at https://

www.aircommcorp.com. 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. 

Issued on June 23, 2022. 

Ross Landes, 

Deputy Director for Regulatory Operations, 

Compliance & Airworthiness Division, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2022–13858 Filed 6–29–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2022–0805; Project 

Identifier MCAI–2021–00951–R] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Airbus 

Helicopters 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: The FAA proposes to adopt a 

new airworthiness directive (AD) for all 

Airbus Helicopters Model AS355E, 

AS355F, AS355F1, AS355F2, AS355N, 

and AS355NP helicopters. This 

proposed AD was prompted by the 

identification of certain parts needing 

maintenance actions, including life 

limits and maintenance tasks. This 

proposed AD would require 

incorporating into maintenance records 

requirements (airworthiness 

limitations), as specified in a European 

Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) 

AD, which is proposed for incorporation 

by reference (IBR). 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 August 15, 

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 EASA material that is proposed 

for IBR in this NPRM, 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 the EASA material on the EASA 

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

For Airbus Helicopters service 

information identified in this NPRM, 

contact Airbus Helicopters, 2701 North 

Forum Drive, Grand Prairie, TX 75052; 

telephone (972) 641–0000 or (800) 232– 

0323; fax (972) 641–3775; or at https:// 

www.airbus.com/helicopters/services/ 

technical-support.html. 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. The EASA 

material is also available at https://

www.regulations.gov by searching for 

and locating Docket No. FAA–2022– 

0805. 

Examining the AD Docket 

You may examine the AD docket at 

https://www.regulations.gov by 

searching for and locating Docket No. 

FAA–2022–0805; 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 EASA AD, any comments 

received, and other information. The 

street address for Docket Operations is 

listed above. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kristi Bradley, Program Manager, COS 

Program Management Section, 

Operational Safety Branch, Compliance 

& Airworthiness Division, FAA, 10101 

Hillwood Parkway, Fort Worth, TX 

76177; telephone (817) 222–5110; email 

kristin.bradley@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–2022–0805; Project Identifier 

MCAI–2021–00951–R’’ at the beginning 

of your comments. The most helpful 

comments reference a specific portion of 

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 


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(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 Kristi Bradley, 

Program Manager, COS Program 

Management Section, Operational 

Safety Branch, Compliance & 

Airworthiness Division, FAA, 10101 

Hillwood Parkway, Fort Worth, TX 

76177; telephone (817) 222–5110; email 

kristin.bradley@faa.gov. Any 

commentary that the FAA receives that 

is not specifically designated as CBI will 

be placed in the public docket for this 

rulemaking. 

Background 

EASA, which is the Technical Agent 

for the Member States of the European 

Union, has issued EASA AD 2021–0193, 

dated August 20, 2021 (EASA AD 2021– 

0193) to correct an unsafe condition for 

Airbus Helicopters (AH), formerly 

Eurocopter, Eurocopter France, and 

Aerospatiale, Model AS 355 E, AS 355 

F, AS 355 F1, AS 355 F2, AS 355 N, and 

AS 355 NP helicopters, all serial 

numbers. EASA AD 2021–0193 requires 

accomplishment of the actions in the 

applicable Airworthiness Limitations 

Section (ALS) as defined in EASA AD 

2021–0193. 

This proposed AD was prompted by 

the identification of certain parts 

needing maintenance actions, including 

life limits and maintenance tasks. The 

FAA is proposing this AD to address the 

failure of certain parts, which could 

result in the loss of control of the 

helicopter. See EASA AD 2021–0193 for 

additional background information. 

Relationship Between Proposed AD and 

Other Relevant Rulemaking 

EASA AD 2021–0193 also states that 

it takes over the requirements for Model 

AS 355 helicopters from EASA AD 

2010–0006, dated January 7, 2010 

(EASA AD 2010–0006) (which 

prompted FAA AD 2011–22–05 R1, 

Amendment 39–17765 (79 FR 14169, 

March 13, 2014) (AD 2011–22–05 R1)) 

and EASA AD 2015–0094, dated May 

29, 2015 (EASA AD 2015–0094) (which 

prompted FAA AD 2016–25–20, 

Amendment 39–18746 (81 FR 94954, 

December 27, 2016) (AD 2016–25–20)). 

EASA AD 2021–0193 notes that the 

requirements of EASA AD 2010–0006 

and EASA AD 2015–0094 have been 

incorporated into the applicable ALS 

specified in EASA AD 2021–0193. 

Accordingly, this NPRM would not 

propose to supersede AD 2011–22–05 

R1, or AD 2016–25–20. Rather, the FAA 

has determined that a stand-alone AD 

would be more appropriate to address 

the changes in EASA AD 2021–0193. 

Therefore, this proposed AD would 

require incorporating into maintenance 

records requirements (airworthiness 

limitations), as specified in the 

applicable ALS, as defined in EASA AD 

2021–0193. Accomplishment of the 

proposed actions would then terminate 

all of the requirements of AD 2011–22– 

05 R1 and AD 2016–25–20 for Model 

AS355E, AS355F, AS355F1, AS355F2, 

AS355N, and AS355NP helicopters 

only. 

Related Service Information Under 1 

CFR Part 51 

EASA AD 2021–0193 requires certain 

actions and associated thresholds and 

intervals, including life limits and 

maintenance tasks. 

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. 

Other Related Service Information 

The FAA reviewed Airbus Helicopters 

AS 355 E Chapter 04 ALS Revision 010, 

dated September 14, 2020; Airbus 

Helicopters AS 355 F Chapter 04 ALS 

Revision 010, dated September 14, 2020; 

Airbus Helicopters AS 355 F1 Chapter 

04 ALS Revision 010, dated September 

14, 2020; Airbus Helicopters AS 355 F2 

Chapter 04 ALS Revision 011, dated 

September 14, 2020; Airbus Helicopters 

AS 355 N Chapter 04 ALS, Revision 

010, dated September 14, 2020; and 

Airbus Helicopters AS 355 NP Chapter 

04 ALS Revision 009, dated February 4, 

2019. This service information specifies 

procedures for mandatory actions for 

continued airworthiness. 

FAA’s Determination 

These helicopters have been approved 

by EASA and are approved for operation 

in the United States. Pursuant to the 

FAA’s bilateral agreement with the 

European Union, EASA has notified the 

FAA about the unsafe condition 

described in its AD. The FAA is 

proposing this AD after evaluating all 

known relevant information and 

determining that the unsafe condition 

described previously is likely to exist or 

develop on other helicopters of these 

same type designs. 

Proposed AD Requirements in This 

NPRM 

This proposed AD would require 

incorporating into maintenance records 

requirements (airworthiness 

limitations), which are specified in 

EASA AD 2021–0193 described 

previously, except as discussed under 

‘‘Differences Between this Proposed AD 

and EASA AD 2021–0193.’’ 

ADs Mandating Airworthiness 

Limitations 

The FAA has previously mandated 

airworthiness limitations by mandating 

each airworthiness limitation task (e.g., 

inspections and replacements (life 

limits)) as an AD requirement or issuing 

ADs that require revising the ALS of the 

existing maintenance manual or 

instructions for continued airworthiness 

to incorporate new or revised 

inspections and life limits. This 

proposed AD, however, would require 

operators to incorporate into 

maintenance records required by 14 

CFR 91.417(a)(2) or 135.439(a)(2), as 

applicable for your rotorcraft, the 

requirements (airworthiness limitations) 

specified in EASA AD 2021–0193. The 

FAA does not intend this as a 

substantive change. For these ADs, the 

ALS requirements for operators are the 

same but are complied with differently. 

Requiring the incorporation of the new 

ALS requirements into the maintenance 

records, rather than requiring individual 

ALS tasks (e.g., repetitive inspections 

and replacements), requires operators to 

record AD compliance once after 

updating the maintenance records, 

rather than after every time the ALS task 

is completed. 

In addition, paragraph (h) of the 

proposed AD allows operators to 

incorporate later approved revisions of 

the ALS document as specified in the 

provisions of the ‘‘Ref. Publications’’ 

section of EASA AD 2021–0193 without 

the need for an alternative method of 

compliance (AMOC). 

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 

CAAs. As a result, the FAA proposes to 

incorporate EASA AD 2021–0193 by 

reference in the FAA final rule. Service 


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information referenced in EASA AD 

2021–0193 for compliance will be 

available at https://www.regulations.gov 

by searching for and locating Docket No. 

FAA–2022–0805 after the FAA final 

rule is published. 

Differences Between This Proposed AD 

and EASA AD 2021–0193 

Paragraph (1) of EASA AD 2021–0193 

requires compliance with actions and 

associated thresholds and intervals, 

including life limits and maintenance 

tasks, from the effective date of EASA 

AD 2021–0193. Paragraph (3) of EASA 

AD 2021–0193 requires incorporating 

the actions and associated thresholds 

and intervals, including life limits and 

maintenance tasks, into the approved 

maintenance program within 12 months 

after the effective date of EASA AD 

2021–0193. This proposed AD would 

require incorporating into maintenance 

records requirements (airworthiness 

limitations) within 30 days after the 

effective date of this AD. 

Costs of Compliance 

The FAA estimates that this AD, if 

adopted as proposed, would affect 45 

helicopters of U.S. Registry. Labor rates 

are estimated at $85 per work-hour. 

Based on these numbers, the FAA 

estimates the following costs to comply 

with this proposed AD. 

Incorporating into maintenance 

records, requirements (airworthiness 

limitations) would require about 2 

work-hours for an estimated cost of 

$170 per helicopter and $7,650 for the 

U.S. fleet. 

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 adding 

the following new airworthiness 

directive: 

Airbus Helicopters: Docket No. FAA–2022– 

0805; Project Identifier MCAI–2021– 

00951–R. 

(a) Comments Due Date 

The FAA must receive comments on this 

airworthiness directive (AD) by August 15, 

2022. 

(b) Affected ADs 

This AD affects AD 2011–22–05 R1, 

Amendment 39–17765 (79 FR 14169, March 

13, 2014) (AD 2011–22–05 R1); and AD 

2016–25–20, Amendment 39–18746 (81 FR 

94954, December 27, 2016) (AD 2016–25–20). 

(c) Applicability 

This AD applies to all Airbus Helicopters 

Model AS355E, AS355F, AS355F1, AS355F2, 

AS355N, and AS355NP helicopters, 

certificated in any category. 

(d) Subject 

Joint Aircraft Service Component (JASC) 

Code: 6410, Tail Rotor Blades. 

(e) Unsafe Condition 

This AD was prompted by the 

identification of certain parts needing 

maintenance actions, including life limits 

and maintenance tasks. The FAA is issuing 

this AD to address the failure of certain parts, 

which could result in the loss of control of 

the helicopter. 

(f) Compliance 

Comply with this AD within the 

compliance times specified, unless already 

done. 

(g) Required Action 

Within 30 days after the effective date of 

this AD, incorporate into maintenance 

records required by 14 CFR 91.417(a)(2) or 

135.439(a)(2), as applicable for your 

rotorcraft, the requirements (airworthiness 

limitations) specified in paragraph (1) of 

European Union Aviation Safety Agency 

(EASA) AD 2021–0193, dated August 20, 

2021 (EASA AD 2021–0193). 

(h) Provisions for Alternative Requirements 

(Airworthiness Limitations) 

After the actions required by paragraph (g) 

of this AD have been done, no alternative 

requirements (airworthiness limitations) are 

allowed unless they are approved as 

specified in the provisions of the ‘‘Ref. 

Publications’’ section of EASA AD 2021– 

0193. 

(i) Terminating Action for ADs 2011–22–05 

R1 and 2016–25–20 

(1) Accomplishing the actions required by 

this AD terminates all requirements of AD 

2011–22–05 R1 for Model AS355E, AS355F, 

AS355F1, AS355F2, AS355N, and AS355NP 

helicopters only. 

(2) Accomplishing the actions required by 

this AD terminates all requirements of AD 

2016–25–20 for Model AS355E, AS355F, 

AS355F1, AS355F2, AS355N, and AS355NP 

helicopters only. 

(j) Special Flight Permit 

Special flight permits in accordance with 

14 CFR 21.197 and 21.199, are prohibited. 

(k) 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 (l)(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. 

(l) Related Information 

(1) For more information about this AD, 

contact Kristi Bradley, Program Manager, 

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Operational Safety Branch, Compliance & 

Airworthiness Division, FAA, 10101 

Hillwood Parkway, Fort Worth, TX 76177; 

telephone (817) 222–5110; email 

kristin.bradley@faa.gov 

(2) For EASA AD 2021–0193, 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 the 

EASA material on the EASA website at 

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

This material may be found in the AD docket 

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

for and locating Docket No. FAA–2022–0805. 

Issued on June 23, 2022. 

Ross Landes, 

Deputy Director for Regulatory Operations, 

Compliance & Airworthiness Division, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2022–13863 Filed 6–29–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2022–0793; Airspace 

Docket No. 21–AWP–59] 

RIN 2120–AA66 

Proposed Amendment of Class D and 

Class E Airspace; Grand Canyon 

National Park Airport, AZ 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: This action proposes to 

modify the Class E airspace designated 

as an extension to a Class D or Class E 

surface area, modify the Class E airspace 

extending upward from 700 feet above 

the surface, and remove the Class E 

airspace extending upward from 1,200 

feet above the surface at Grand Canyon 

National Park Airport, AZ. Additionally, 

this action proposes to make 

administrative changes to the existing 

Class D and Class E legal descriptions. 

These actions will ensure the safety and 

management of instrument flight rules 

(IFR) and visual flight rules (VFR) 

operations at the airport. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before August 15, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments on this 

proposal to the U.S. DOT, Docket 

Operations, 1200 New Jersey Avenue 

SE, West Building Ground Floor, Room 

W12–140, Washington, DC 20590; 

telephone: 1–800–647–5527, or (202) 

366–9826. You must identify ‘‘FAA 

Docket No. FAA–2022–0793; Airspace 

Docket No. 21–AWP–59,’’ 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 

Airspace Policy Group, Federal Aviation 

Administration, 800 Independence 

Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20591; 

telephone: (202) 267–8783. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Nathan A. Chaffman, Federal Aviation 

Administration, Western Service Center, 

Operations Support Group, 2200 S 

216th Street, Des Moines, WA 98198; 

telephone (206) 231–3460. 

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 

(U.S.C.). 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 would 

modify the Class D and Class E airspace 

at Grand Canyon National Park Airport, 

AZ to support IFR and VFR operations 

at the airport. 

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 and be submitted in 

triplicate to the address listed above. 

Persons wishing the FAA to 

acknowledge receipt of their comments 

on this notice must submit with those 

comments a self-addressed, stamped 

postcard on which the following 

statement is made: ‘‘Comments to 

Docket No. FAA–2022–0793; Airspace 

Docket No. 21–AWP–59.’’ The postcard 

will be date/time stamped and returned 

to the commenter. 

All communications received before 

the specified closing date for comments 

will be considered before taking action 

on the proposed rule. The proposal 

contained in this notice may be changed 

in light of the comments received. A 

report summarizing each substantive 

public contact with FAA personnel 

concerned with this rulemaking will be 

filed in the docket. 

Availability of NPRMs 

An electronic copy of this document 

may be downloaded through the 

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

Recently published rulemaking 

documents can also be accessed through 

the FAA’s web page at https://

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 Office (see the 

ADDRESSES section for the address and 

phone number) between 9:00 a.m. and 

5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

except federal holidays. An informal 

docket may also be examined during 

normal business hours at the Northwest 

Mountain Regional Office of the Federal 

Aviation Administration, Air Traffic 

Organization, Western Service Center, 

Operations Support Group, 2200 S 

216th Street, Des Moines, WA 98198. 

Availability and Summary of 

Documents for Incorporation by 

Reference 

This document proposes to amend 

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 Proposal 

The FAA is proposing an amendment 

to 14 CFR part 71 to modify the Class 

E airspace designated as an extension to 

a Class D or Class E surface area, modify 

the Class E airspace extending upward 

from 700 feet above the surface, and 

remove the Class E airspace extending 

upward from 1,200 feet above the 


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