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(a) Effective Date 

This AD becomes effective December 11, 

2017. 

(b) Affected ADs 

None. 

(c) Applicability 

This AD applies to the ATR—GIE Avions 

de Transport Re ́gional airplanes identified in 

paragraphs (c)(1) and (c)(2) of this AD, 

certificated in any category. 

(1) Model ATR42–500 airplanes, serial 

numbers (S/Ns) 1014, 1016 through 1019 

inclusive, and 1201 through 1212 inclusive. 

(2) Model ATR72–212A airplanes, S/Ns 

1165 through 1200 inclusive, 1220 through 

1340 inclusive, 1342 through 1353 inclusive, 

1355 through 1366 inclusive, 1368 through 

1376 inclusive, 1378 through 1380 inclusive, 

1382, 1385, and 1388. 

(d) Subject 

Air Transport Association (ATA) of 

America Code 92, Electrical System 

Installation. 

(e) Reason 

This AD was prompted by reports of 

electrical harness bundle chafing with a 

window blinding panel in the fuselage. We 

are issuing this AD to detect and correct 

missing routing attachments of fuselage 

electrical harness bundles, which could 

result in wire failure (cut or shorted) and, in 

case of several failures in combination, the 

loss of systems, possibly resulting in reduced 

control of the airplane. 

(f) Compliance 

Comply with this AD within the 

compliance times specified, unless already 

done. 

(g) Inspection 

Within 6 months or 500 flight hours after 

the effective date of this AD, whichever 

occurs first: Do a detailed inspection for 

missing brackets and damage (including but 

not limited to chafing and electrical shorting) 

to wire bundles of the Route 1M and Route 

2M electrical harness, in accordance with the 

Accomplishment Instructions of ATR Service 

Bulletin ATR42–92–0033, dated May 3, 2017 

(for Model ATR42–500 airplanes); or ATR 

Service Bulletin ATR72–92–1044, dated May 

3, 2017 (for Model ATR72–212A airplanes); 

as applicable. 

(h) Corrective Action 

If the inspection required by paragraph (g) 

of this AD reveals that any bracket is missing 

or any wire is damaged: Before further flight, 

do applicable corrective actions, in 

accordance with the Accomplishment 

Instructions of ATR Service Bulletin ATR42– 

92–0033, dated May 3, 2017 (for Model 

ATR42–500 airplanes); or ATR Service 

Bulletin ATR72–92–1044, dated May 3, 2017 

(for Model ATR72–212A airplanes); as 

applicable. Where ATR Service Bulletin 

ATR42–92–0033, dated May 3, 2017; or ATR 

Service Bulletin ATR72–92–1044, dated May 

3, 2017; specifies to contact ATR—GIE 

Avions de Transport Re ́gional for appropriate 

action: Before further flight, accomplish 

corrective actions in accordance with the 

procedures specified in paragraph (i)(2) of 

this AD. 

(i) Other FAA AD Provisions 

The following provisions also apply to this 

AD: 

(1) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs): The Manager, International 

Section, Transport Standards 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 

Branch, send it to the attention of the person 

identified in paragraph (j)(2) of this AD. 

Information may be emailed to: 9-ANM-116- 

AMOC-REQUESTS@faa.gov. 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. 

(2) Contacting the Manufacturer: For any 

requirement in this AD to obtain corrective 

actions from a manufacturer, the action must 

be accomplished using a method approved 

by the Manager, International Section, 

Transport Standards Branch, FAA; or the 

European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA); or 

ATR—GIE Avions de Transport Re ́gional’s 

EASA Design Organization Approval (DOA). 

If approved by the DOA, the approval must 

include the DOA-authorized signature. 

(j) Related Information 

(1) Refer to Mandatory Continuing 

Airworthiness Information (MCAI) EASA AD 

2017–0118, dated July 7, 2017, for related 

information. You may examine the MCAI on 

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

searching for and locating Docket No. FAA– 

2017–1027. 

(2) For more information about this AD, 

contact Shahram Daneshmandi, Aerospace 

Engineer, International Section, Transport 

Standards Branch, FAA, 1601 Lind Avenue 

SW., Renton, WA 98057–3356; telephone 

425–227–1112; fax 425–227–1149. 

(k) Material Incorporated by Reference 

(1) The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

(IBR) 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) ATR Service Bulletin ATR42–92–0033, 

dated May 3, 2017. 

(ii) ATR Service Bulletin ATR72–92–1044, 

dated May 3, 2017. 

(3) For service information identified in 

this AD, contact ATR—GIE Avions de 

Transport Re ́gional, 1, Alle ́e Pierre Nadot, 

31712 Blagnac Cedex, France; telephone +33 

(0) 5 62 21 62 21; fax +33 (0) 5 62 21 67 18; 

email continued.airworthiness@atraircraft.com. 

(4) You may view this 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. 

(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, call 

202–741–6030, or go to: http://

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

Issued in Renton, Washington, on 

November 8, 2017. 

Dionne Palermo, 

Acting Director, System Oversight Division, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2017–25004 Filed 11–22–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2017–0499; Product 

Identifier 2016–NM–205–AD; Amendment 

39–19090; AD 2017–22–10] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing 

Company Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: We are adopting a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for certain 

The Boeing Company Model 747–400, 

747–400F, and 747–8F series airplanes. 

This AD was prompted by reports of 

failure of the fastener assemblies on the 

crew access ladder handrails. This AD 

requires replacing the fastener 

assemblies. We are issuing this AD to 

address the unsafe condition on these 

products. 

DATES: This AD is effective December 

29, 2017. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of a certain publication listed in this AD 

as of December 29, 2017. 

ADDRESSES: For service information 

identified in this final rule, 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 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. 

It is also available on the Internet at 

http://www.regulations.gov by searching 

for and locating Docket No. FAA–2017– 

0499. 


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Examining the AD Docket 

You may examine the AD docket on 

the Internet at http://

www.regulations.gov by searching for 

and locating Docket No. FAA–2017– 

0499; or in person at the Docket 

Management Facility between 9 a.m. 

and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

except Federal holidays. The AD docket 

contains this final rule, the regulatory 

evaluation, any comments received, and 

other information. The address for the 

Docket Office (phone: 800–647–5527) is 

Docket Management Facility, U.S. 

Department of Transportation, Docket 

Operations, M–30, West Building 

Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, 

DC 20590. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 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. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Discussion 

We issued a notice of proposed 

rulemaking (NPRM) to amend 14 CFR 

part 39 by adding an AD that would 

apply to certain The Boeing Company 

Model 747–400, 747–400F, and 747–8F 

series airplanes. The NPRM published 

in the Federal Register on May 30, 2017 

(82 FR 24595). The NPRM was 

prompted by reports of failure of the 

fastener assemblies on the crew access 

ladder handrails. The NPRM proposed 

to require replacing the fastener 

assemblies. We are issuing this AD to 

prevent the fastener assemblies from 

coming loose on the crew access ladder 

handrails, which could result in serious 

or fatal injury to personnel. 

Comments 

We gave the public the opportunity to 

participate in developing this final rule. 

The following presents the comments 

received on the NPRM and the FAA’s 

response to each comment. 

Request To Withdraw the NPRM 

United Parcel Service (UPS) requested 

that the NPRM be withdrawn. UPS 

pointed out that the crew access ladder 

is stowed during flight and stated that 

failure of the ladder does not affect 

safety of flight of the airplane. 

Therefore, UPS stated that the failure of 

the crew access ladder should not be the 

subject of an AD as it is outside the 

scope of 14 CFR part 39. 

We do not agree with UPS’s request. 

Title 14 part 39.5 states: ‘‘FAA issues an 

airworthiness directive addressing a 

product when we find that: (a) An 

unsafe condition exists in the product; 

and (b) The condition is likely to exist 

or develop in other products of the same 

type design.’’ This action does fall 

within the scope of 14 CFR part 39 

because an unsafe condition exists in a 

product that is likely to exist in other 

products of the same design. In 

addition, the ladder is accessible to, and 

in some cases may be used by, the flight 

crew during flight. Incapacitation of a 

flight crew member during flight is 

considered a safety of flight issue. We 

have not changed this AD in this regard. 

Requests To Revise Applicability To 

Match the Service Information 

Boeing requested that we remove the 

‘‘Differences Between this Proposed AD 

and the Service Information’’ section of 

the NPRM. Boeing explained that this 

information implies that airplanes 

delivered with compliant rotable 

hardware could have the rotable 

hardware subsequently replaced with 

non-compliant hardware. Boeing stated 

that this is very unlikely because 

compliant airplanes have the compliant 

rotable hardware sealed within a 

permanent protective cover. 

UPS requested that we revise the 

applicability to remove Model 747–8F 

series airplanes, line numbers (L/Ns) 

1540 and on, specified in paragraphs 

(c)(2) and (c)(3) of the proposed AD. 

UPS asserted that Boeing has confirmed 

that those airplanes will have the 

compliant parts installed during 

production. 

We partially agree with the 

commenters’ requests. We do not agree 

to remove the ‘‘Differences Between this 

Proposed AD and the Service 

Information’’ section of the NPRM. This 

section is not restated in the final rule, 

so no change is necessary in this regard. 

We agree that the likelihood of 

discrepant parts being installed on an 

airplane that is outside the applicability 

of Boeing Special Attention Service 

Bulletin 747–25–3693, dated November 

10, 2016, is sufficiently low. Therefore, 

we have revised the applicability of this 

AD accordingly. We also removed 

paragraph (h) of the proposed AD from 

this AD and redesignated subsequent 

paragraphs accordingly. 

Conclusion 

We reviewed the relevant data, 

considered the comments received, and 

determined that air safety and the 

public interest require adopting this 

final rule with the changes described 

previously and minor editorial changes. 

We have determined that these minor 

changes: 

• Are consistent with the intent that 

was proposed in the NPRM for 

correcting the unsafe condition; and 

• Do not add any additional burden 

upon the public than was already 

proposed in the NPRM. 

We also determined that these 

changes will not increase the economic 

burden on any operator or increase the 

scope of this final rule. 

Related Service Information Under 1 

CFR Part 51 

We reviewed Boeing Special 

Attention Service Bulletin 747–25– 

3693, dated November 10, 2016. The 

service information describes 

procedures for replacing the existing 

fastener assemblies with new assemblies 

on the crew access ladder handrails. 

This service information 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. 

Costs of Compliance 

We estimate that this AD will affect 

84 airplanes of U.S. registry. We 

estimate the following costs to comply 

with this AD: 

ESTIMATED COSTS

Action Labor cost Parts cost Cost per 

product 

Cost on U.S. 

operators 

Replacement ................................................... 3 work-hours × $85 per hour = $255 ............. $2,418 $2,673 $224,532 

According to the manufacturer, some 

of the costs of this AD may be covered 

under warranty, thereby reducing the 

cost impact on affected individuals. We 

do not control warranty coverage for 

affected individuals. As a result, we 

have included all costs in our cost 

estimate. 


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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. 

We are 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. 

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 transport category 

airplanes to the Director of the System 

Oversight Division. 

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 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, 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 adding 

the following new airworthiness 

directive (AD): 

2017–22–10 The Boeing Company: 

Amendment 39–19090; Docket No. 

FAA–2017–0499; Product Identifier 

2016–NM–205–AD. 

(a) Effective Date 

This AD is effective December 29, 2017. 

(b) Affected ADs 

None. 

(c) Applicability 

This AD applies to The Boeing Company 

Model 747–400, 747–400F, and 747–8F series 

airplanes, certificated in any category, as 

identified in Boeing Special Attention 

Service Bulletin 747–25–3693, dated 

November 10, 2016. 

(d) Subject 

Air Transport Association (ATA) of 

America Code 25; Equipment/furnishings. 

(e) Unsafe Condition 

This AD was prompted by reports of failure 

of the fastener assemblies on the crew access 

ladder handrails. We are issuing this AD to 

prevent the fastener assemblies from coming 

loose on the crew access ladder handrails, 

which could result in serious or fatal injury 

to personnel. 

(f) Compliance 

Comply with this AD within the 

compliance times specified, unless already 

done. 

(g) Replacement 

Within 36 months after the effective date 

of this AD, replace the fastener assemblies in 

the crew access ladder handrails with new 

fastener assemblies, in accordance with the 

Accomplishment Instructions of Boeing 

Special Attention Service Bulletin 747–25– 

3693, dated November 10, 2016. 

(h) Parts Installation Limitation 

As of the effective date of this AD, no 

person may install the discrepant fastener 

hardware identified in the Accomplishment 

Instructions of Boeing Special Attention 

Service Bulletin 747–25–3693, dated 

November 10, 2016, on a crew access ladder 

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) of this 

AD. Information may be emailed to: 9-ANMSeattle-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 Required for 

Compliance (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 

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. 

(k) Material Incorporated by Reference 

(1) The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

(IBR) 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) Boeing Special Attention Service 

Bulletin 747–25–3693, dated November 10, 

2016. 

(ii) Reserved. 


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1Sections 403(1) and 411 of the Homeland 

Security Act of 2002 (Pub. L. 107–296, 116 stat. 

2135, 2178–79 (2002)), codified at 6 U.S.C. 203(1) 

and 211, transferred certain functions, including the 

authority to designate user fee facilities, from the 

U.S. Customs Service of the Department of the 

Treasury to the Department of Homeland Security. 

2 In addition to airports, 19 U.S.C. 58b also 

authorizes the designation of seaports or other 

facilities as user fee facilities. 

3The Commissioner of CBP signed an MOA 

designating Griffiss International Airport on March 

3, 2015, an MOA designating Van Nuys Airport on 

April, 17, 2015, an MOA designating Cobb County 

Airport-McCollum Field on June 8, 2015, and an 

MOA designating Charlotte-Monroe Executive 

Airport on July 28, 2014. 

(3) 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. 

(4) You may view this 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. 

(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, call 

202–741–6030, or go to: http:// 

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

Issued in Renton, Washington, on October 

19, 2017. 

Jeffrey E. Duven, 

Director, System Oversight Division, Aircraft 

Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2017–23998 Filed 11–22–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

U.S. Customs and Border Protection 

19 CFR Part 122 

[CBP Dec. 17–18] 

Technical Amendment to List of User 

Fee Airports: Removal of Meadows 

Field Airport, Bakersfield, CA and the 

Addition of Griffiss International 

Airport, Rome, NY; Van Nuys Airport, 

Van Nuys, CA; Cobb County AirportMcCollum Field, Kennesaw, GA; and 

Charlotte-Monroe Executive Airport, 

Monroe, NC 

AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border 

Protection, DHS. 

ACTION: Final rule; technical 

amendment. 

SUMMARY: This document amends U.S. 

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) 

regulations by revising the list of user 

fee airports to reflect the removal of user 

fee status for Meadows Field Airport in 

Bakersfield, California and the 

designation of user fee status for four 

additional airports: Griffiss International 

Airport in Rome, New York; Van Nuys 

Airport in Van Nuys, California; Cobb 

County Airport-McCollum Field in 

Kennesaw, Georgia; and CharlotteMonroe Executive Airport in Monroe, 

North Carolina. User fee airports are 

those airports which, while not 

qualifying for designation as 

international or landing rights airports, 

have been approved by the 

Commissioner of CBP to receive, for a 

fee, the services of CBP officers for the 

processing of aircraft entering the 

United States, and the passengers and 

cargo of those aircraft. 

DATES: Effective Date: November 24, 

2017. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Chris Sullivan, Director, Alternative 

Funding Program, Office of Field 

Operations, U.S. Customs and Border 

Protection at Christopher.J.Sullivan@

cbp.dhs.gov or 202–344–3907. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

Title 19, part 122 of the Code of 

Federal Regulations (19 CFR part 122) 

sets forth regulations relating to the 

entry and clearance of aircraft in 

international commerce and the 

transportation of persons and cargo by 

aircraft in international commerce. 

Generally, a civil aircraft arriving from 

a place outside of the United States is 

required to land at an airport designated 

as an international airport. 

Alternatively, the pilot of a civil aircraft 

may request permission to land at a 

specific airport and, if landing rights are 

granted, the civil aircraft may land at 

that landing rights airport. 

Section 236 of the Trade and Tariff 

Act of 1984 (Pub. L. 98–573, 98 stat. 

2948, 2994 (1984)), codified at 19 U.S.C. 

58b, created an option for civil aircraft 

desiring to land at an airport other than 

an international airport or a landing 

rights airport. A civil aircraft arriving 

from a place outside of the United States 

may ask for permission to land at an 

airport designated by the Secretary of 

Homeland Security 1 as a user fee 

airport. 

Pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 58b, an airport 

may be designated as a user fee airport 

if the Commissioner of CBP, as 

delegated by the Secretary of Homeland 

Security, determines that the volume or 

value of business at the airport is 

insufficient to justify the availability of 

customs services at the airport and the 

governor of the state in which the 

airport is located approves the 

designation.2 As the volume or value of 

business anticipated at this type of 

airport is insufficient to justify its 

designation as an international or 

landing rights airport, the availability of 

customs services is not paid for out of 

appropriations from the general treasury 

of the United States. Instead, customs 

services are provided on a fully 

reimbursable basis to be paid for by the 

user fee airport. The fees charged must 

be paid by the user fee airport and must 

be in the amount equal to the expenses 

incurred by the Commissioner of CBP in 

providing customs services at such 

airport, including the salary and 

expenses of those employed by the 

Commissioner of CBP to provide the 

customs services. See 19 U.S.C. 58b. 

The Commissioner of CBP designates 

airports as user fee airports in 

accordance with 19 U.S.C. 58b and 

pursuant to 19 CFR 122.15. If the 

Commissioner decides that the 

conditions for designation as a user fee 

airport are satisfied, a Memorandum of 

Agreement (MOA) is executed between 

the Commissioner of CBP and the user 

fee airport sponsor. The user fee status 

designation may be withdrawn if either 

CBP or the airport authority provides 

120 days written notice of termination 

to the other party. See 19 CFR 

122.15(c)(1). In this manner, user fee 

airports are designated and withdrawn 

on a case-by-case basis. 

Section 122.15 of CBP’s regulations 

also sets forth the list of designated user 

fee airports. Periodically, CBP updates 

the list of user fee airports at 19 CFR 

122.15(b) to reflect those that are 

currently designated by the 

Commissioner of CBP. 

Recent Changes Requiring Updates to 

the List of User Fee Airports 

This document updates the list of user 

fee airports in 19 CFR 122.15(b) by 

adding Griffiss International Airport in 

Rome, New York; Van Nuys Airport in 

Van Nuys, California; Cobb County 

Airport-McCollum Field in Kennesaw, 

Georgia; and Charlotte-Monroe 

Executive Airport in Monroe, North 

Carolina. The Commissioner of CBP has 

signed an MOA designating each of 

these four airports as a user fee airport.3

Additionally, this document updates 

the list of user fee airports by removing 

Meadows Field Airport in Bakersfield, 

California. After an initial request by the 

airport authority of Meadows Field 

Airport to withdraw its user fee status, 

the airport authority and CBP agreed to 

terminate their MOA and the user fee 

status of Meadows Field Airport. On 

November 23, 2016, the Commissioner 


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