Federal Aviation Administration July 2010 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, FAA invites public comments about our intention to request the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval to renew an information collection. The information being collected is used to properly identify airmen to allow the agency to verify their foreign license being used to qualify for a U.S. certificate. The respondents are holders of foreign licenses wishing to obtain a U.S. certificate.

These special conditions are issued for the Garmin International, model G1000, Multifunctional Display and GFC700 Automatic Flight Control System installation with a Mid-Continent MD835 Lithium Ion Battery in the Cessna model 525 Citation Jet. This airplane as modified by Garmin International will have a novel or unusual design feature(s) associated with installation of the Mid-Continent Instruments MD835 Lithium Ion (Li-ion) battery. The applicable airworthiness regulations do not contain adequate or appropriate safety standards for this design feature. These special conditions contain the additional safety standards that the Administrator considers necessary to establish a level of safety equivalent to that established by the existing airworthiness standards.

This action proposes to remove Class E airspace at St. George Municipal Airport, St. George, UT, as the airport will be closing, eliminating the need for controlled airspace. This action also would establish Class E airspace for the new St. George Municipal Airport located to the south of the original airport. Controlled airspace is necessary to accommodate aircraft using a new Area Navigation (RNAV) Global Positioning System (GPS), VHF Omni-Directional Radio Range/ Distance Measuring Equipment (VOR/DME), Localizer Type Directional Aid/ Distance Measuring Equipment (LDA/DME) Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAPs) at the new St. George Municipal Airport, St. George, UT. The FAA is proposing this action to enhance the safety and management of aircraft operations at the airport.

This action establishes two new restricted areas, amends an existing restricted area, and amends the boundaries description of the Special Use Airspace (SUA) Hog High North military operation area (MOA) that is contained in the Razorback Range Airspace Complex (RRAC) in the vicinity of Fort Chaffee, AR. Unlike restricted areas, which are designated under 14 CFR part 73, MOAs are not rulemaking airspace actions. However, since the proposed R-2402B airspace and the Hog High North MOA airspace overlap, the FAA included a description of the Hog High North MOA change in the NPRM. The Air National Guard (ANG) requested these airspace changes to permit more realistic aircrew training in modern tactics to be conducted within the RRAC and to enable more efficient use of the National Airspace System.

This notice contains a summary of a petition seeking relief from specified requirements of 14 CFR 21.151 and 21.153. The purpose of this notice is to improve the public's awareness of, and participation in, this aspect of FAA's regulatory activities. Neither publication of this notice nor the inclusion or omission of information in the summary is intended to affect the legal status of the petition or its final disposition.

The FAA is issuing this notice to advise the public of a meeting of Joint RTCA Special Committee 213: EUROCAE WG-79: Enhanced Flight Vision Systems/Synthetic Vision Systems (EFVS/SVS).

We are revising an earlier NPRM for the products listed above. This action revises the earlier NPRM by expanding the scope. This proposed AD results from mandatory continuing airworthiness information (MCAI) originated by an aviation authority of another country to identify and correct an unsafe condition on an aviation product. The MCAI describes the unsafe condition as:

This action amends the Class D Airspace at Seymour Johnson AFB, Goldsboro, NC, to reflect the part-time operating status of the control tower.

This action removes the Class D and E Airspace at Panama City- Bay County Airport, Panama City, FL, as the airport has closed and the associated Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAPs) removed, eliminating the need for controlled airspace.

This action proposes to amend Class E airspace at Boonville, MO. Decommissioning of the Viertel non-directional beacon (NDB) at Jesse Viertel Memorial Airport, Boonville, MO, has made this action necessary for the safety and management of Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations at Jesse Viertel Memorial Airport.

This action proposes to amend Class E airspace at Searcy, AR. Decommissioning of the Searcy non-directional beacon (NDB) at Searcy Municipal Airport, Searcy, AR, has made this action necessary for the safety and management of Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations at Searcy Municipal Airport.

The FAA is superseding an existing airworthiness directive (AD), which applies to all Model 737-100, -200, -200C, -300, -400, and

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announces its determination that the noise exposure maps submitted by the City of Philadelphia Division of Aviation for Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) under the provisions of 49 U.S.C. 47501 et seq. (Aviation Safety and Noise Abatement Act) and 14 CFR Part 150 are in compliance with applicable requirements.

This action amends the Class E Airspace at Smithfield, NC, to accommodate the additional airspace need for the Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAPs) developed for Johnston County Airport.

This action amends the legal description of the VHF omnidirectional range (VOR) Federal Airways V-50, V-251, and V-313 in the vicinity of Decatur, IL. The FAA is taking this action because the Decatur VHF omni-directional range/tactical air navigation (VORTAC), included as part of the V-50, V-251, and V-313 route structure, is being renamed the Adders VORTAC.

We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for the specified ECF Model EC225LP helicopters. This AD results from a mandatory continuing airworthiness information (MCAI) AD issued by the aviation authority of the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), which is the Technical Agent for the Member States of the European Community. The MCAI AD states there have been a ``few'' reports of cracks and failure of the main rotor hub (MRH) cone restrainer support lugs at their attachment points on the reinforcement ring where the dome fairing is secured. Also, cracks on the dome fairing support have been reported. Failure of the cone restrainer support or the dome fairing support attachment lugs may lead to loss of the dome fairing, damage to the rotor blades, and subsequent loss of control of the helicopter.

We are superseding an existing airworthiness directive (AD) for the products listed above. This AD results from mandatory continuing airworthiness information (MCAI) issued by an aviation authority of another country to identify and correct an unsafe condition on an aviation product. The MCAI describes the unsafe condition as:

This action establishes Restricted Area R-3405 at Sullivan, IN, to support deep-water electronic, ordnance and pyrotechnics testing by the U.S. Navy. The FAA is taking this action to protect nonparticipating aircraft from a tethered aerostat balloon used to deploy radar, electro-optic, camera, and other sensor packages at Naval Support Activity (NSA) Crane's Glendora Lake Test Facility.

We propose to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for the products listed above. This proposed AD results from mandatory continuing airworthiness information (MCAI) originated by an aviation authority of another country to identify and correct an unsafe condition on an aviation product. The MCAI describes the unsafe condition as:

We propose to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for the products listed above. This proposed AD results from mandatory continuing airworthiness information (MCAI) originated by an aviation authority of another country to identify and correct an unsafe condition on an aviation product. The MCAI describes the unsafe condition as:

The FAA proposes to supersede an existing airworthiness directive (AD) that applies to all Model 757 airplanes. The existing AD currently requires sealing the fasteners on the front and rear spars inside the left and right main fuel tanks and on the rear spar and lower panel of the center fuel tank. That AD also requires inspections of the wire bundle support installations to verify if certain clamps are installed and if Teflon sleeving covers the wire bundles inside the left and right equipment cooling system bays, on the left and right rear spars, and on the left and right front spars; and corrective actions if necessary. This proposed AD would also require sealing the additional fasteners on the rear spar inside the left and right main fuel tanks. This proposed AD results from a fuel system review conducted by the manufacturer. We have received reports from the manufacturer that additional fasteners in the main fuel tanks must be sealed for lightning strike protection. We are proposing this AD to detect and correct improper wire bundle support installation and sleeving and to prevent improperly sealed fasteners in the main and center fuel tanks from becoming an ignition source, in the event of a fault current or lightning strike, which could result in a fuel tank explosion and consequent loss of the airplane.

The FAA proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for GE CT7-9C and -9C3 turboprop engines with certain serial number (S/ N) gas generator turbine (GGT) shafts, part number (P/N) 6068T44P02, installed. This proposed AD would require inspecting the GGT shaft for nonconforming land balance-cuts, and if found, removing the shaft from service. This proposed AD results from reports of a manufacturing quality problem. We are proposing this AD to detect nonconforming GGT shaft land balance-cuts, which could result in the shaft failing before its published life limit, and which could result in an uncontained engine failure and damage to the airplane.

This action proposes to establish Class E Airspace at Lancaster, NH, to accommodate a new Area Navigation (RNAV) Global Positioning System (GPS) Special Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) serving the Weeks Medical Center. This action would enhance the safety and airspace management of Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations within the National Airspace System.

This notice announces the cancellation of Technical Standard Order (TSO) C-60, Airborne Area Navigation Equipment Using Loran-C inputs and all subsequent revisions. The effect of the cancelled TSOs will result in the revocation of all TSOAs issued for the production of those navigational systems. These actions are necessary because the Loran-C Navigation System ceased operation on February 8, 2010.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is issuing this notice to advise the public that the FAA has prepared, and approved on April 16, 2010, a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI)/Record of Decision (ROD) based on the Final Environmental Assessment (Final EA) for a Proposed Airport Traffic Control Tower (ATCT) with Associated Base Building at Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport (AZO), Portage City, Michigan. The FAA prepared the Final EA in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act and the FAA's regulations and guidelines for environmental documents and it was signed on April 9, 2010. Copies of the FONSI/ROD and/or Final EA are available by contacting Ms. Virginia Marcks through the contact information provided below.