Proposed Revocation of Class E Airspace; Newburyport, MA
| Published date | 02 November 2020 |
| Record Number | 2020-24055 |
| Section | Proposed rules |
| Court | Federal Aviation Administration |
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(g) Downlock Sensor Rigging and Reduced
Lock Link Over-Center
Within 9 months after the effective date of
this AD: Verify both the height of the lock
link over-center stop pin and the gap of the
left-hand and right-hand MLG downlock
proximity sensors, and perform corrective
actions as required, in accordance with
paragraphs 3.A. and 3.B. of the
Accomplishment Instructions of Bombardier
Service Bulletin 84–32–140, Revision B,
dated January 30, 2018. Do all applicable
corrective actions before further flight.
(h) Installation of Proximity Sensor
Electronic Unit (PSEU) 30145–0601
Within 18 months after the effective date
of this AD, install PSEU 30145–0601 in
accordance with paragraphs 3.A. and 3.B. of
the Accomplishment Instructions of
Bombardier Service Bulletin 84–32–143,
Revision B, dated November 16, 2016.
(i) Installation of PSEU 30145–0602
Installing PSEU 30145–0602 in accordance
with paragraphs 3.A. and 3.B. of the
Accomplishment Instructions of Bombardier
Service Bulletin 84–32–149, dated November
16, 2016, also accomplishes the requirements
of paragraphs (g) and (h) of this AD.
(j) Credit for Previous Actions
(1) This paragraph provides credit for
actions required by paragraph (g) of this AD,
if those actions were performed before the
effective date of this AD using the service
information as specified in paragraphs
(j)(1)(i) and (ii) of this AD.
(i) Bombardier Service Bulletin 84–32–140,
dated August 5, 2016.
(ii) Bombardier Service Bulletin 84–32–
140, Revision A, dated June 12, 2017.
(2) This paragraph provides credit for
actions required by paragraphs (g) and (h) of
this AD, if PSEU 30145–0601 was installed
before the effective date of this AD using the
service information as specified in
paragraphs (j)(2)(i) and (ii) of this AD.
(i) Bombardier Service Bulletin 84–32–143,
dated June 30, 2016.
(ii) Bombardier Service Bulletin 84–32–
143, Revision A, dated August 5, 2016.
(k) Other FAA AD Provisions
The following provisions also apply to this
AD:
(1) Alternative Methods of Compliance
(AMOCs): The Manager, New York 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 ATTN: Program Manager,
Continuing Operational Safety, FAA, New
York ACO Branch, 1600 Stewart Avenue,
Suite 410, Westbury, NY 11590; telephone
516–228–7300; fax 516–794–5531. 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 instructions
from a manufacturer, the instructions must
be accomplished using a method approved
by the Manager, New York ACO Branch,
FAA; or Transport Canada Civil Aviation
(TCCA); or De Havilland Aircraft of Canada
Limited’s TCCA Design Approval
Organization (DAO). If approved by the DAO,
the approval must include the DAO-
authorized signature.
(l) Related Information
(1) Refer to Mandatory Continuing
Airworthiness Information (MCAI) Canadian
AD CF–2016–31R1, dated March 24, 2017,
for related information. This MCAI may be
found in the AD docket on the internet at
https://www.regulations.gov by searching for
and locating Docket No. FAA–2020–0975.
(2) For more information about this AD,
contact Darren Gassetto, Aerospace Engineer,
Mechanical Systems and Administrative
Services Section, FAA, New York ACO
Branch, 1600 Stewart Avenue, Suite 410,
Westbury, NY 11590; telephone 516–228–
7323; fax 516–794–5531; email 9-avs-nyaco-
cos@faa.gov.
(3) For information about AMOCs, contact
ATTN: Program Manager, Continuing
Operational Safety, FAA, New York ACO
Branch, 1600 Stewart Avenue, Suite 410,
Westbury, NY 11590; telephone 516–228–
7300; fax 516–794–5531.
(4) For service information identified in
this AD, contact De Havilland Aircraft of
Canada Limited, Q-Series Technical Help
Desk, 123 Garratt Boulevard, Toronto,
Ontario M3K 1Y5, Canada; telephone 416–
375–4000; fax 416–375–4539; email thd@
dehavilland.com; internet https://
dehavilland.com. You may view this service
information at the FAA, Airworthiness
Products Section, Operational Safety Branch,
2200 South 216th St., Des Moines, WA. For
information on the availability of this
material at the FAA, call 206–231–3195.
Issued on October 26, 2020.
Lance T. Gant,
Director, Compliance & Airworthiness
Division, Aircraft Certification Service.
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Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Docket No. FAA–2020–0924; Airspace
Docket No. 20–ANE–1]
RIN 2120–AA66
Proposed Revocation of Class E
Airspace; Newburyport, MA
AGENCY
: Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION
: Notice of proposed rulemaking
(NPRM).
SUMMARY
: This action proposes to
remove Class E airspace at
Newburyport, MA, as Plum Island
Airport no longer has instrument
approaches, and controlled airspace is
no longer required. This action would
enhance the safety and management of
controlled airspace within the national
airspace system.
DATES
: Comments must be received on
or before December 17, 2020.
ADDRESSES
: Send comments on this rule
to: U.S. Department of Transportation,
Docket Operations, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE, West Building Ground
Floor, Room W12–140, Washington, DC
20590–0001; Telephone: (800) 647–
5527, or (202) 366–9826. You must
identify the Docket No. FAA–2020–
0924; Airspace Docket No. 20–ANE–1,
at the beginning of your comments. You
may also submit comments through the
internet at https://www.regulations.gov.
FAA Order 7400.11E, 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. The Order is
also available for inspection at the
National Archives and Records
Administration (NARA). For
information on the availability of FAA
Order 7400.11E at NARA, email
fedreg.legal@nara.gov or go to https://
www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/
ibr-locations.html.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
: John
Fornito, Operations Support Group,
Eastern Service Center, Federal Aviation
Administration, 1701 Columbia Ave.,
College Park, GA 30337; telephone (404)
305–6364.
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 proposed
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
remove Class E airspace extending
upward from 700 feet above the surface
at Plum Island Airport, Newburyport,
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MA, due to the cancellation of all
instrument flight rules approaches into
the airport.
Comments Invited
Interested persons are invited to
comment on this proposed rule 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 (Docket No. FAA–
2020–0924 and Airspace Docket No. 20–
ANE–1) and be submitted in triplicate to
the DOT Docket Operations (see
ADDRESSES
section for address and
phone number). You may also submit
comments through the internet at http://
www.regulations.gov.
Persons 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–2020–0924; Airspace
Docket No. 20–ANE–1.’’ 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. All
comments submitted will be available
for examination in the public docket
both before and after the comment
closing date. 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 from and
comments submitted through 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 the
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 between
8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday
through Friday, except federal holidays
at the office of the Eastern Service
Center, Federal Aviation
Administration, Room 350, 1701
Columbia Avenue, College Park, Georgia
30337.
Availability and Summary of
Documents for Incorporation by
Reference
This document proposes to amend
FAA Order 7400.11E, Airspace
Designations and Reporting Points,
dated July 21, 2020, and effective
September 15, 2020. FAA Order
7400.11E is publicly available as listed
in the
ADDRESSES
section of this
document. FAA Order 7400.11E lists
Class A, B, C, D, and E airspace areas,
air traffic service routes, and reporting
points.
The Proposal
The FAA proposes an amendment to
Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations
(14 CFR) part 71 to remove Class E
airspace extending upward from 700
feet above the surface at Plum Island
Airport, Newburyport, MA, as the
airport no longer has instrument
approaches. Therefore, the airspace is
no longer necessary. This action would
enhance the safety and management of
controlled airspace within the national
airspace system.
Class E airspace designations are
published in Paragraph 6005 of FAA
Order 7400.11E, dated July 21, 2020,
and effective September 15, 2020, which
is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR
71.1.
The Class E airspace designation
listed in this document will be
published subsequently in the Order.
FAA Order 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
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 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 would 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.
Lists 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 Federal Aviation
Administration Order 7400.11E,
Airspace Designations and Reporting
Points, dated July 21, 2020, effective
September 15, 2020, is amended as
follows:
Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas
Extending Upward From 700 Feet or More
Above the Surface of the Earth.
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ANE MA E5 Newburyport, MA [Removed]
Issued in College Park, Georgia, on October
27, 2020.
Matthew N. Cathcart,
Manager, Airspace & Procedures Team North,
Eastern Service Center, Air Traffic
Organization.
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