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(h) Parts Installation Prohibition 

As of the effective date of this AD, no 

person may install a crew oxygen mask 

having P/N MLD20–626–1 on any airplane. 

(i) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs) 

(1) The Manager, Seattle ACO 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 (j)(1) of 

this AD. Information may be emailed to: 9- 

ANM-Seattle-ACO-AMOC-Requests@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. 

(3) An AMOC that provides an acceptable 

level of safety may be used for any repair, 

modification, or alteration required by this 

AD if it is approved by the Boeing 

Commercial Airplanes Organization 

Designation Authorization (ODA) that has 

been authorized by the Manager, Seattle ACO 

Branch, to make those findings. To be 

approved, the repair method, modification 

deviation, or alteration deviation must meet 

the certification basis of the airplane, and the 

approval must specifically refer to this AD. 

(4) For service information that contains 

steps that are labeled as RC, the provisions 

of paragraphs (i)(4)(i) and (i)(4)(ii) of this AD 

apply. 

(i) The steps labeled as RC, including 

substeps under an RC step and any figures 

identified in an RC step, must be done to 

comply with the AD. If a step or substep is 

labeled ‘‘RC Exempt,’’ then the RC 

requirement is removed from that step or 

substep. An AMOC is required for any 

deviations to RC steps, including substeps 

and identified figures. 

(ii) Steps not labeled 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 RC steps, 

including substeps and identified figures, can 

still be done as specified, and the airplane 

can be put back in an airworthy condition. 

(j) Related Information 

(1) For more information about this AD, 

contact Susan L. Monroe, Aerospace 

Engineer, Cabin Safety and Environmental 

Systems Section, FAA, Seattle ACO Branch, 

1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA; phone: 

425–917–6457; fax: 425–917–6590; email: 

susan.l.monroe@faa.gov. 

(2) For service information identified in 

this AD, contact Boeing Commercial 

Airplanes, Attention: Contractual & Data 

Services (C&DS), 2600 Westminster Blvd., 

MC 110–SK57, Seal Beach, CA 90740–5600; 

telephone 562–797–1717; Internet https://

www.myboeingfleet.com. You may view this 

referenced service information at the FAA, 

Transport Standards Branch, 1601 Lind 

Avenue SW., Renton, WA. For information 

on the availability of this material at the 

FAA, call 425–227–1221. 

Issued in Renton, Washington, on August 

17, 2017. 

Jeffrey E. Duven, 

Director, System Oversight Division, Aircraft 

Certification Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2017–0665; Airspace 

Docket No. 17–ASO–7] 

Proposed Amendment of VOR Federal 

Airways V–56 and V–209 in the Vicinity 

of Kewanee, AL 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: This action proposes to 

modify VHF Omnidirectional Range 

(VOR) Federal airways V–56 and V–209, 

in the vicinity of Kewanee, AL. This 

action is necessary due to the planned 

decommissioning of the Kewanee, AL, 

VORTAC navigation aid, which 

provides navigation guidance for 

segments of the routes. This proposal 

would provide for the safe and efficient 

use of navigable airspace within the 

National Airspace System. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before October 12, 2017. 

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: 1 

(800) 647–5527 or (202) 366–9826. You 

must identify FAA Docket No. FAA– 

2017–0665 and Airspace Docket No. 17– 

ASO–7 at the beginning of your 

comments. You may also submit 

comments through the Internet at http:// 

www.regulations.gov. You may review 

the public docket containing the 

proposal, any comments received, and 

any final disposition in person in the 

Dockets Office between 9:00 a.m. and 

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

except federal holidays. The Docket 

Office (telephone 1 (800) 647–5527, is 

on the ground floor of the building at 

the above address. 

FAA Order 7400.11A, Airspace 

Designations and Reporting Points, and 

subsequent amendments can be viewed 

online at http://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/ 

publications/. For further information, 

you can contact the Airspace Policy 

Group, Federal Aviation 

Administration, 800 Independence 

Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591; 

telephone: (202) 267–8783. The Order is 

also available for inspection at the 

National Archives and Records 

Administration (NARA). For 

information on the availability of FAA 

Order 7400.11A at NARA, call (202) 

741–6030, or go to http://

www.archives.gov/federal_register/ 

code_of_federal-regulations/ibr_

locations.html. 

FAA Order 7400.11, Airspace 

Designations and Reporting Points, is 

published yearly and effective on 

September 15. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul 

Gallant, Airspace Policy Group, Office 

of Airspace Services, 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 VOR Federal airway route 

structure in the eastern United States to 

maintain the efficient flow of air traffic. 

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– 

2017–0665 and Airspace Docket No. 17– 

ASO–7) and be submitted in triplicate to 

the Docket Management Facility (see 

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phone number). You may also submit 

comments through the Internet at http:// 

www.regulations.gov. 

Commenters wishing the FAA to 

acknowledge receipt of their comments 

on this action must submit with those 

comments a self-addressed, stamped 

postcard on which the following 

statement is made: ‘‘Comments to FAA 

Docket No. FAA–2017–0665 and 

Airspace Docket No. 17–ASO–7.’’ The 

postcard will be date/time stamped and 

returned to the commenter. 

All communications received on or 

before the specified comment closing 

date will be considered before taking 

action on the proposed rule. The 

proposal contained in this action may 

be changed in light of comments 

received. A report summarizing each 

substantive public contact with FAA 

personnel concerned with this 

rulemaking will be filed in the docket. 

Availability of NPRM’s 

An electronic copy of this document 

may be downloaded through the 

Internet at http://www.regulations.gov. 

Recently published rulemaking 

documents can also be accessed through 

the FAA’s Web page at http://

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 

ADDRESSES section for 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 office of 

the Eastern Service Center, Federal 

Aviation Administration, Room 210, 

1701 Columbia Ave., College Park, GA 

30337. 

Availability and Summary of 

Documents for Incorporation by 

Reference 

This document proposes to amend 

FAA Order 7400.11A, Airspace 

Designations and Reporting Points, 

dated August 3, 2016 and effective 

September 15, 2016. FAA Order 

7400.11A is publicly available as listed 

in the ADDRESSES section of this 

proposed rule. FAA Order 7400.11A 

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 Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations 

(14 CFR) part 71 to modify VOR Federal 

airways V–56 and V–209, in the vicinity 

of Kewanee, AL, due to the planned 

decommissioning of the Kewanee, AL, 

VORTAC. This proposal would also 

correct the location for the Choo Choo 

VORTAC to read Tennessee. The 

proposed route changes are described 

below. 

V–56: V–56 currently extends 

between Meridian, MS, and New Bern, 

NC. The FAA proposes to remove the 

airway segments between Meridian, MS, 

and Tuskegee, AL. Therefore, the 

proposed amended route would extend 

between Tuskegee, AL, and New Bern, 

NC. 

V–209: V–209 currently extends 

between Semmes, AL, and Choo Choo, 

TN. The FAA proposes to eliminate the 

Kewanee VORTAC from the route, 

which would result in a gap in the 

airway between the intersection of the 

Semmes, AL, 356° and Eaton, MS, 080° 

radials (i.e., the charted YARBO fix, 

located approximately 43 NM north of 

Semmes, AL), and the intersection of 

the Bigbee, MS 139°(T)/135°(M) and 

Brookwood, AL 230°(T)/230°(M) radials 

(i.e., the charted EUTAW fix, located 

approximately 41 NM northeast of 

Kewanee). Therefore, the proposed 

amended V–209 route would consist of 

two sections: First, between Semmes, 

AL, and the YARBO fix; and, after the 

gap, the airway would resume between 

the EUTAW fix, as currently charted, to 

Choo Choo, TN. 

Note: In the V–209 description, both True 

(T) and Magnetic (M) degrees are stated 

because new radials are being used to 

describe the EUTAW fix. All other radials in 

this notice are stated in True degrees only 

since they are unchanged from currently 

published data. 

Domestic VOR Federal airways are 

published in paragraph 6010(a) of FAA 

Order 7400.11A, dated August 3, 2016, 

and effective September 15, 2016, which 

is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 

71.1. The VOR Federal airways listed in 

this document would be subsequently 

published in the Order. 

Regulatory Notices and Analyses 

The FAA has determined that this 

proposed 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 will only affect air traffic 

procedures and air navigation, it is 

certified that this proposed rule, when 

promulgated, will not have a significant 

economic impact on a substantial 

number of small entities under the 

criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act. 

Environmental Review 

This proposal will be subject to an 

environmental analysis in accordance 

with FAA Order 1050.1F, 

‘‘Environmental Impacts: Policies and 

Procedures’’ prior to any FAA final 

regulatory action. 

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71 

Airspace, Incorporation by reference, 

Navigation (air). 

The Proposed Amendment 

In consideration of the foregoing, the 

Federal Aviation Administration 

proposes to amend 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 7400.11A, 

Airspace Designations and Reporting 

Points, dated August 3, 2016 and 

effective September 15, 2016, is 

amended as follows: 

Paragraph 6010(a) Domestic VOR Federal 

Airways. 

* * * * * 

V–56 [Amended] 

From Tuskegee, AL; Columbus, GA; INT 

Columbus 087° and Macon, GA, 266° radials; 

Macon; Colliers, SC; Columbia, SC; Florence, 

SC; Fayetteville, NC, 41 miles 15 MSL, INT 

Fayetteville 098° and New Bern, NC 256° 

radials; to New Bern. 

V–209 [Amended] 

From Semmes, AL, via INT Semmes 356° 

and Eaton, MS, 080° radials. From INT 

Bigbee, MS 139°(T)/135°(M) and Brookwood, 

AL 230°(T)/230°(M) radials; Brookwood; 

Vulcan, AL; INT Vulcan 097° and Gadsden, 

AL, 233° radials; Gadsden; INT Gadsden 042° 

and Choo Choo, TN, 214° radials; Choo Choo. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on August 22, 

2017. 

Rodger A. Dean Jr., 

Manager, Airspace Policy Group. 

[FR Doc. 2017–18106 Filed 8–25–17; 8:45 am] 

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