81 FR 11695 - Proposed Amendment of Class E Airspace; Taos, NM
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 44 (March 7, 2016)
Federal Aviation Administration
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 44 (March 7, 2016)
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| FR Document | 2016-04848 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 44 (Monday, March 7, 2016)] [Proposed Rules] [Pages 11695-11697] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-04848] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 71 [Docket No. FAA-2016-0526; Airspace Docket No. 16-ASW-3] Proposed Amendment of Class E Airspace; Taos, NM AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT. ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM). ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: This action proposes to modify Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface at Taos Regional Airport, Taos, NM. Decommissioning of non-directional radio beacon (NDB) and cancellation of the NDB approaches due to advances in Global Positioning System (GPS) capabilities have made this action necessary for the safety and management of Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations at Taos Regional Airport. DATES: Comments must be received on or before April 21, 2016. ADDRESSES: Send comments on this proposal to the U.S. Department of Transportation, Docket Operations, M-30, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590; telephone (202) 366-9826. You must identify FAA Docket No. FAA-2016- 0526; Airspace Docket No. 16-ASW-3, 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 [[Page 11696]] Office (telephone 1-800-647-5527), is on the ground floor of the building at the above address. FAA Order 7400.9Z, 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 29591; 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 7400.9Z at NARA, call 202-741-6030, or go to http://www.archives.gov/federal_register/code_of_federal-regulations/ibr_locations.html. FAA Order 7400.9, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, is published yearly and effective on September 15. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeffrey Claypool, Federal Aviation Administration, Operations Support Group, Central Service Center, 10101 Hillwood Parkway, Fort Worth, TX 76177; telephone (817) 222-5711. 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 amend Class E airspace at Taos Regional Airport, Taos, NM. 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 and be submitted in triplicate to the address listed above. Commenters wishing the FAA to acknowledge receipt of their comments on this notice must submit with those comments a self-addressed, stamped postcard on which the following statement is made: ``Comments to Docket No. FAA-2016-0526/ Airspace Docket No. 16-ASW-3.'' The postcard will be date/time stamped and returned to the commenter. Availability of NPRMs 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/airports_airtraffic/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 the 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 Federal Aviation Administration, Air Traffic Organization, Central Service Center, Operations Support Group, 10101 Hillwood Parkway, Fort Worth, TX 76177. Persons interested in being placed on a mailing list for future NPRMs should contact the FAA's Office of Rulemaking, (202) 267-9677, for a copy of Advisory Circular No. 11-2A, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Distribution System, which describes the application procedure. Availability and Summary of Documents Proposed for Incorporation by Reference This document would amend FAA Order 7400.9Z, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 6, 2015, and effective September 15, 2015. FAA Order 7400.9Z is publicly available as listed in the ADDRESSES section of this document. FAA Order 7400.9Z 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 by modifying Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface at Taos Regional Airport, Taos, NM. Airspace reconfiguration is necessary due to the decommissioning of the NDB and cancellation of the NDB approaches at Taos Regional Airport. Advances in GPS capabilities would ensure the safety and management of IFR operations at the airport. Class E airspace designations are published in paragraph 6005 of FAA Order 7400.9Z, dated August 6, 2015, and effective September 15, 2015, 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. 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 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 Accordingly, pursuant to the authority delegated to me, 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 0 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. [[Page 11697]] Sec. 71.1 [Amended] 0 2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order 7400.9Z, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 6, 2015, and effective September 15, 2015, is amended as follows: Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas Extending Upward From 700 Feet or More Above the Surface of the Earth. * * * * * ASW NM E5 Taos, NM [Amended] Taos Regional Airport, NM (Lat. 36[deg]27'29'' N., long. 105[deg]40'21'' W.) That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface within a 6.5-mile radius of Taos Regional Airport; and that airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet above the surface beginning at lat. 36[deg]07'00'' N., long. 105[deg]47'42'' W., thence via the 21.3- mile arc of Taos Regional Airport clockwise to lat. 36[deg]48'00'' N., long. 105[deg]47'35'' W., thence to lat. 36[deg]30'00'' N., long. 105[deg]30'02'' W., thence to the point of beginning. Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, on February 26, 2016. Robert W. Beck, Manager, Operations Support Group, Central Service Center. [FR Doc. 2016-04848 Filed 3-4-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910-13-P
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Availability and Summary of 71.1. V–506 would be subsequently V–506 (Amended)
Documents for Incorporation by published in the Order. From INT Kodiak, AK, 107° radial and the
Reference Anchorage Oceanic CTA/FIR boundary, 37
Regulatory Notices and Analyses miles 20 MSL, 24 miles 12 AGL, via Kodiak;
This document proposes to amend 50 miles 12 AGL, 50 miles 95 MSL, 51 miles
FAA Order 7400.9Z, airspace The FAA has determined that this
proposed regulation only involves an 12 AGL, King Salmon, AK; 51 miles 12 AGL,
Designations and Reporting Points, 84 miles 70 MSL, 63 miles 12 AGL, Bethel,
dated August 6, 2015, and effective established body of technical AK; Nome, AK; 35 miles 12 AGL, 71 miles
September 15, 2015. FAA Order regulations for which frequent and 55 MSL, 53 miles 12 AGL, Kotzebue, AK;
7400.9Z is publicly available as listed in routine amendments are necessary to Hotham, AK, NDB; 69 miles 12 AGL, 124
the ADDRESSES section of this document. keep them operationally current. It, miles 75 MSL, 98 miles 12 AGL, Barrow, AK.
FAA Order 7400.9Z lists Class A, B, C, therefore: (1) Is not a ‘‘significant * * * * *
D, and E airspace areas, air traffic regulatory action’’ under Executive
Issued in Washington, DC, on February 25,
service routes, and reporting points. Order 12866; (2) is not a ‘‘significant 2016.
rule’’ under Department of
Kenneth Ready,
Background Transportation (DOT) Regulatory
Acting Manager, Airspace Policy Group.
On September 24, 1975, the FAA Policies and Procedures (44 FR 11034;
February 26, 1979); and (3) does not [FR Doc. 2016–04738 Filed 3–4–16; 8:45 am]
published a final rule that extended V–
506 between Kotzebue and Barrow warrant preparation of a regulatory BILLING CODE 4910–13–P
Alaska (40 FR 43885). Terrain in the evaluation as the anticipated impact is
vicinity limited the Minimum Enroute so minimal. Since this is a routine
matter that would only affect air traffic DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Altitude (MEA) to 10,000 feet for a large
portion of this route, between the fixes procedures and air navigation, it is Federal Aviation Administration
SHOKK and MEADE on current charts. certified that this proposed rule, when
Due to this MEA, the airspace floor promulgated, would not have a 14 CFR Part 71
designated in the legal description was significant economic impact on a
substantial number of small entities [Docket No. FAA–2016–0526; Airspace
set at 9,500 feet for this section. In 2005, Docket No. 16–ASW–3]
Anchorage Center requested a review for under the criteria of the Regulatory
a lower GNSS MEA, and the FAA was Flexibility Act.
Proposed Amendment of Class E
able to apply a lower GNSS MEA of Environmental Review Airspace; Taos, NM
8,000 feet. However, this action did not
uncover the fact that controlled airspace This proposal will be subject to an AGENCY: Federal Aviation
did not exist to encompass the new environmental analysis in accordance Administration (FAA), DOT.
MEA. On September 24, 2015, the FAA with FAA Order 1050.1F, ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking
issued NOTAM FDC 5/6054 that made ‘‘Environmental Impacts: Policies and (NPRM).
the GNSS MEA between SHOKK and Procedures’’ prior to any FAA final
regulatory action. SUMMARY: This action proposes to
MEADE unavailable.
modify Class E airspace extending
The Proposal List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71 upward from 700 feet above the surface
The FAA is proposing an amendment Airspace, Incorporation by reference, at Taos Regional Airport, Taos, NM.
to Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations Navigation (air). Decommissioning of non-directional
(14 CFR) part 71 to modify Federal radio beacon (NDB) and cancellation of
The Proposed Amendment the NDB approaches due to advances in
airway V–506 in Alaska that would
lower the floor of controlled airspace In consideration of the foregoing, the Global Positioning System (GPS)
north of Kotzebue, AK. The current legal Federal Aviation Administration capabilities have made this action
description after Kotzebue, AK, of proposes to amend 14 CFR part 71 as necessary for the safety and
‘‘Kotzebue, AK; Hotham, AK, NDB; 69 follows: management of Instrument Flight Rules
miles 12 AGL, 124 miles 95 MSL, 98 (IFR) operations at Taos Regional
miles 12 AGL, Barrow, AK.’’ would be PART 71—DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, Airport.
changed to read ‘‘Kotzebue, AK; B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR DATES: Comments must be received on
Hotham, AK, NDB; 69 miles 12 AGL, TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND or before April 21, 2016.
124 miles 75 MSL, 98 miles 12 AGL, REPORTING POINTS ADDRESSES: Send comments on this
Barrow, AK.’’. The 124 mile section proposal to the U.S. Department of
■ 1. The authority citation for part 71
starting 69 miles north of the Hotham, Transportation, Docket Operations, M–
continues to read as follows:
AK NDB would be lowered from 9,500 30, West Building Ground Floor, Room
feet to 7,500 feet. This airspace would Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g), 40103, W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE.,
support the GNSS MEA of 8,000 feet by 40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, Washington, DC 20590; telephone (202)
providing a 500 foot buffer consistent 1959–1963 Comp., p. 389. 366–9826. You must identify FAA
with guidance found in FAA Order § 71.1 [Amended] Docket No. FAA–2016–0526; Airspace
7400.2, Procedures for Handling Docket No. 16–ASW–3, at the beginning
■ 2. The incorporation by reference in
Airspace Matters. This expansion of of your comments. You may also submit
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14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order 7400.9Z,
airspace would provide instrument comments through the Internet at http://
Airspace Designations and Reporting
flight rules (IFR) users maximum use of www.regulations.gov. You may review
Points, dated August 6, 2015, and
V–506. the public docket containing the
effective September 15, 2015, is
Alaskan VOR federal airways are proposal, any comments received, and
amended as follows:
published in paragraph 6010(b) of FAA any final disposition in person in the
Order 7400.9Z dated August 6, 2015, Paragraph 6010(b) Alaskan VOR Federal Dockets Office between 9:00 a.m. and
and effective September 15, 2015, which Airways. 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday,
is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR * * * * * except Federal holidays. The Docket
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§ 71.1 [Amended] following address: Federal Trade record of this proceeding, including, to
■ 2. The incorporation by reference in Commission, Office of the Secretary, the extent practicable, on the public
14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order 7400.9Z, Constitution Center, 400 7th Street SW., Commission Web site, at http://
Airspace Designations and Reporting 5th Floor, Suite 5610 (Annex O), www.ftc.gov/os/publiccomments.shtm.
Points, dated August 6, 2015, and Washington, DC 20024. As a matter of discretion, the
effective September 15, 2015, is FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Commission tries to remove individuals’
amended as follows: Reenah L. Kim, Attorney, (202) 326– home contact information from
2272, Division of Enforcement, Bureau comments before placing them on the
Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas of Consumer Protection, Federal Trade Commission Web site. Because your
Extending Upward From 700 Feet or More comment will be made public, you are
Above the Surface of the Earth.
Commission, 600 Pennsylvania Avenue
NW., Washington, DC 20580. solely responsible for making sure that
* * * * * your comment does not include any
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:ON
ASW NM E5 Taos, NM [Amended] sensitive personal information, such as
JANUARY 12, 2016, AS PART OF THE
anyone’s Social Security number, date
Taos Regional Airport, NM COMMISSION’S SYSTEMATIC REVIEW OF ITS
(Lat. 36°27′29″ N., long. 105°40′21″ W.)
of birth, driver’s license number or other
RULES AND GUIDES, THE FTC PUBLISHED A
state identification number or foreign
That airspace extending upward from 700 NOTICE IN THE Federal Register (‘‘FRN’’)
feet above the surface within a 6.5-mile
country equivalent, passport number,
REQUESTING PUBLIC COMMENTS ON
radius of Taos Regional Airport; and that financial account number, or credit or
PROPOSED REVISIONS TO THE GUIDES FOR
airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet debit card number. You are also solely
THE JEWELRY, PRECIOUS METALS, AND
above the surface beginning at lat. 36°07′00″ responsible for making sure that your
PEWTER INDUSTRIES (‘‘JEWELRY GUIDES’’
N., long. 105°47′42″ W., thence via the 21.3- comment does not include any sensitive
OR ‘‘GUIDES’’).1 AS SET FORTH IN THE FRN,
mile arc of Taos Regional Airport clockwise health information, such as medical
to lat. 36°48′00″ N., long. 105°47′35″ W., THE COMMISSION PROPOSED SEVERAL
records or other individually-
thence to lat. 36°30′00″ N., long. 105°30′02″ CHANGES AND ADDITIONS DESIGNED TO
identifiable health information. In
W., thence to the point of beginning. HELP PREVENT DECEPTION IN JEWELRY
addition, do not include any ‘‘trade
MARKETING. THE FRN INVITED COMMENTS
Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, on February secret or any commercial or financial
ON THE PROPOSED REVISIONS GENERALLY,
26, 2016. information which . . . is privileged or
AND ALSO POSED A SERIES OF 75
Robert W. Beck, confidential,’’ as discussed in Section
QUESTIONS ON SPECIFIC ISSUES. THE FRN
Manager, Operations Support Group, Central 6(f) of the FTC Act, 15 U.S.C. 46(f), and
SET APRIL 4, 2016 AS THE DEADLINE FOR FTC Rule 4.10(a)(2), 16 CFR 4.10(a)(2).
Service Center.
FILING COMMENTS. In particular, do not include
[FR Doc. 2016–04848 Filed 3–4–16; 8:45 am]
A trade association representing competitively sensitive information
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jewelry industry members, Jewelers such as costs, sales statistics,
Vigilance Committee (‘‘JVC’’), requests a inventories, formulas, patterns, devices,
60-day extension of the comment manufacturing processes, or customer
FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION deadline. JVC explains that the FRN names.
poses many questions that may require If you want the Commission to give
16 CFR Part 23 consumer research, metallurgical your comment confidential treatment,
Guides for the Jewelry, Precious testing, and other information you must file it in paper form, with a
Metals, and Pewter Industries developed through experts. JVC states request for confidential treatment, and
that additional time is therefore needed you must follow the procedure
AGENCY: Federal Trade Commission for the committees it has convened to explained in FTC Rule 4.9(c), 16 CFR
(‘‘FTC’’ or ‘‘Commission’’). coordinate their work, perform the 4.9(c).2 Your comment will be kept
ACTION: Extension of deadline for necessary analysis, and develop confidential only if the FTC General
submission of public comments. meaningful consumer research and Counsel, in his or her sole discretion,
other expert information. grants your request in accordance with
SUMMARY: The FTC is extending the Given the complexity and range of the law and the public interest.
deadline for filing public comments on issues raised in the FRN, including the Postal mail addressed to the
the Guides for the Jewelry, Precious request for consumer perception Commission is subject to delay due to
Metals, and Pewter Industries. evidence, the Commission believes that heightened security screening.
DATES: Comments will be accepted until allowing additional time for filing Accordingly, we encourage you to
June 3, 2016. comments would help facilitate the submit your comments online. To make
ADDRESSES: Interested parties may file creation of a more complete record. sure that the Commission considers
comments online or on paper by Moreover, this brief extension would your online comment, you must file it
following the instructions at the end of not harm consumers because the current at https://ftcpublic.commentworks.com/
the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section Guides remain in effect during the ftc/jewelryguidesreview by following the
below. Write ‘‘Jewelry Guides, 16 CFR review process. Therefore, the instructions on the web-based form. If
part 23, Project No. G711001’’ on your Commission has decided to extend the this Notice appears at http://
comment, and file your comment online comment period to June 3, 2016. www.regulations.gov, you also may file
at https://ftcpublic.commentworks.com/ You can file a comment online or on a comment through that Web site.
ftc/jewelryguidesreview by following the paper. For the Commission to consider If you file your comment on paper,
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instructions on the web-based form. If your comment, we must receive it on or write ‘‘Jewelry Guides, 16 CFR part 23,
you prefer to file your comment on before June 3, 2016. Write ‘‘Jewelry Project No. G711001’’ on your comment
paper, mail your comment to the Guides, 16 CFR part 23, Project No.
following address: Federal Trade G711001’’ on your comment. Your 2 In particular, the written request for confidential
Commission, Office of the Secretary, comment—including your name and treatment that accompanies the comment must
include the factual and legal basis for the request
600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Suite your state—will be placed on the public and must identify the specific portions of the
CC–5610 (Annex O), Washington, DC comment to be withheld from the public record. See
20580, or deliver your comment to the 1 81 FR 1349 (Jan. 12, 2016). FTC Rule 4.9(c), 16 CFR 4.9(c).
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| Dates | Comments must be received on or before April 21, 2016. | |
| Contact | Jeffrey Claypool, Federal Aviation Administration, Operations Support Group, Central Service Center, 10101 Hillwood Parkway, Fort Worth, TX 76177; telephone (817) 222-5711. | |
| FR Citation | 81 FR 11695 | |
| CFR Associated | Airspace; Incorporation by Reference and Navigation (air) |
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