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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. 

This AD is issued in accordance with 

authority delegated by the Executive 

Director, Aircraft Certification Service, 

as authorized by FAA Order 8000.51C. 

In accordance with that order, issuance 

of ADs is normally a function of the 

Compliance and Airworthiness 

Division, but during this transition 

period, the Executive Director has 

delegated the authority to issue ADs 

applicable to engines, propellers, and 

appliances to the Manager, Engine and 

Propeller Standards Branch, Policy and 

Innovation Division. 

Regulatory Findings 

We have determined that 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 that this AD: 

(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), 

(3) Will not affect intrastate aviation 

in Alaska to the extent that it justifies 

making a regulatory distinction, and 

(4) 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. 

Adoption of 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 

removing Airworthiness Directive (AD) 

2015–02–22, Amendment 39–18090 (80 

FR 5452, February 2, 2015), and adding 

the following new AD: 

2017–18–14 Rolls-Royce Corporation: 

Amendment 39–19023; Docket No. 

FAA–2011–0961; Product Identifier 

2011–NE–22–AD. 

(a) Effective Date 

This AD is effective October 13, 2017. 

(b) Affected ADs 

This AD replaces Airworthiness Directive 

(AD) 2015–02–22, Amendment 39–18090 (80 

FR 5452, February 2, 2015). 

(c) Applicability 

This AD applies to Rolls-Royce 

Corporation (RRC) 250–C20, –C20B, –C20F, 

–C20J, –C20R, –C20R/1, –C20R/2, –C20R/4, 

–C20W, –C300/A1, and –C300/B1 turboshaft 

engines with either a 3rd-stage turbine wheel, 

part number (P/N) 23065818, or a 4th-stage 

turbine wheel, P/N 23055944 or RR30000240, 

installed. 

(d) Subject 

Joint Aircraft System Component (JASC) 

Code 7250, Turbine Section. 

(e) Unsafe Condition 

This AD was prompted by in-service 

turbine wheel blade failures that revealed the 

need for changes to the inspections of certain 

3rd-stage turbine wheels and removal from 

service of certain 4th-stage turbine wheels. 

We are issuing this AD to prevent failure of 

the 3rd-stage and 4th-stage turbine wheel 

blades, damage to the engine, and damage to 

the aircraft. 

(f) Compliance 

Comply with this AD within the 

compliance times specified, unless already 

done. 

(1) Within 1,775 hours since last visual 

inspection and fluorescent-penetrant 

inspection (FPI) or before the next flight after 

the effective date of this AD, whichever 

occurs later: 

(i) Remove 3rd-stage turbine wheels, P/N 

23065818, and perform a visual inspection 

and an FPI on the removed turbine wheels 

for cracks at the trailing edge of the turbine 

blades, near the fillet at the rim. 

(ii) Thereafter, re-inspect the affected 

turbine wheels every 1,775 hours since last 

inspection (HSLI). 

(2) Any time the turbine is disassembled, 

perform a visual inspection and an FPI on 

3rd-stage turbine wheels, P/N 23065818, for 

cracks at the trailing edge of the turbine 

blades, near the fillet at the rim. 

(3) Do not return to service any turbine 

wheels found to have cracks at the trailing 

edge, near the fillet at the rim, of the turbine 

blades. 

(4) Within 1,775 HSLI, or at the next 

engine shop visit, whichever occurs later, 

remove 4th-stage turbine wheels, P/N 

23055944, from service. 

(5) Within 2,025 HSLI, or at the next 

engine shop visit, whichever occurs later, 

remove 4th-stage turbine wheels, P/N 

RR30000240, from service. 

(g) Definition 

For the purpose of this AD, an ‘‘engine 

shop visit’’ is the induction of an engine into 

the shop for maintenance involving the 

separation of pairs of major mating engine 

flanges, except that the separation of engine 

flanges solely for the purposes of 

transportation without subsequent engine 

maintenance does not constitute an engine 

shop visit. 

(h) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs) 

(1) The Manager, FAA, Chicago ACO 

Branch, Compliance and Airworthiness 

Division, 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 ACO Branch, send it 

to the attention of the person identified in 

paragraph (i) of this AD. 

(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 John Tallarovic, Aerospace Engineer, 

FAA, Chicago ACO Branch, Compliance and 

Airworthiness Division, 2300 E. Devon Ave., 

Des Plaines, IL 60018; phone: 847–294–8180; 

fax: 847–294–7834; email: john.m.tallarovic@

faa.gov. 

(j) Material Incorporated by Reference 

None. 

Issued in Burlington, Massachusetts, on 

August 31, 2017. 

Robert J. Ganley, 

Manager, Engine and Propeller Standards 

Branch, Aircraft Certification Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2016–9593; Airspace 

Docket No. 16–ACE–12] 

Amendment of Class E Airspace; Falls 

City, NE 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This action modifies Class E 

airspace extending upward from 700 

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Airport, Falls City, NE. Airspace 

reconfiguration is necessary due to the 

decommissioning of the Brenner nondirectional radio beacon (NDB), and 

cancellation of the NDB approach. This 

action enhances the safety and 

management of standard instrument 

approach procedures for instrument 

flight rules (IFR) operations at the 

airport. 

DATES: Effective 0901 UTC, December 7, 

2017. The Director of the Federal 

Register approves this incorporation by 

reference action under Title 1, Code of 

Federal Regulations, part 51, subject to 

the annual revision of FAA Order 

7400.11 and publication of conforming 

amendments. 

ADDRESSES: 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: 

Walter Tweedy, Federal Aviation 

Administration, Operations Support 

Group, Central Service Center, 10101 

Hillwood Parkway, Fort Worth, TX 

76177; telephone (817) 222–5900. 

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 would 

modify Class E airspace extending 

upward from 700 feet above the surface 

area at Brenner Field Airport, Falls City, 

NE, in support of standard instrument 

approach procedures for IFR operations 

at the airport. 

History 

The FAA published in the Federal 

Register (82 FR 16960, April 7, 2017) 

Docket No. FAA–2016–9593 a notice of 

proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to modify 

Class E airspace extending upward from 

700 feet above the surface at Brenner 

Field Airport, Falls City, NE. 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 7400.11A, dated August 3, 2016, 

and effective September 15, 2016, which 

is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 

71.1. The Class E airspace designations 

listed in this document will be 

published subsequently in the Order. 

Availability and Summary of 

Documents for Incorporation by 

Reference 

This document amends 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 

document. FAA Order 7400.11A lists 

Class A, B, C, D, and E airspace areas, 

air traffic service routes, and reporting 

points. 

The Rule 

This amendment to Title 14 Code of 

Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 

modifies Class E airspace extending 

upward from 700 feet above the surface 

within a 6.5-mile radius (increased from 

6.4 miles) of Brenner Field and cancels 

the NDB approach due to the 

decommissioning of the Brenner NDB. 

This action enhances the safety and 

management of the standard instrument 

approach procedures for IFR operations 

at the airport. 

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 will only affect air 

traffic procedures and air navigation, it 

is certified that this rule, when 

promulgated, would 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. 

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 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 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 7400.11A, 

Airspace Designations and Reporting 

Points, dated August 3, 2016, and 

effective September 15, 2016, is 

amended as follows: 

Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas. 

* * * * * 

ACE NE E5 Falls City, NE [Amended] 

Falls City, Brenner Field, NE 

(Lat. 40°04′44′′ N., long. 95°35′31′′ W.) 

That airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface within a 6.5-mile 

radius of Brenner Field. 

Issued in Fort Worth, Texas on August 29, 

2017. 

Wayne Eckenrode, 

Acting Manager, Operations Support Group, 

ATO Central Service Center. 

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