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The Proposed Amendment
Accordingly, under the authority
delegated to me by the Administrator,
the FAA proposes to amend 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):
The Boeing Company: Docket No. FAA–
2011–1322; Directorate Identifier 2011–
NM–211–AD.
(a) Comments Due Date
We must receive comments by February 2,
2012.
(b) Affected ADs
None.
(c) Applicability
This AD applies to all The Boeing
Company Model 767–200, –300, –300F, and
–400ER series airplanes; certificated in any
category.
(d) Subject
Joint Aircraft System Component (JASC)/
Air Transport Association (ATA) of America
Code 57, Wings.
(e) Unsafe Condition
This AD was prompted by reports of cracks
of the underwing longeron fittings in the
wing center section. We are issuing this AD
to detect and correct such cracking, which
could result in loss of the primary load path
between the fuselage and the wing box, and
consequent catastrophic damage to the wing
box and failure of the wing.
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(f) Compliance
Comply with this AD within the
compliance times specified, unless already
done.
(g) Inspections, Related Investigative
Actions, and Corrective Actions
Except as provided by paragraphs (h)(2)
and (h)(3) of this AD, at the applicable time
specified in paragraph 1.E., ‘‘Compliance,’’ of
Boeing Alert Service Bulletin 767–57A0126,
dated August 12, 2011: Do a high frequency
eddy current (HFEC) inspection to detect
cracking of the underwing longeron fitting;
and do all applicable related investigative
and corrective actions; in accordance with
the Accomplishment Instructions of Boeing
Alert Service Bulletin 767–57A0126, dated
August 12, 2011, as revised by Boeing
Service Bulletin 767–57A0126, Revision 1,
dated November 9, 2011 (short form
revision), except as provided by paragraph
(h)(1) of this AD. Do all applicable related
investigative and corrective actions before
further flight. Repeat the inspection of the
underwing longeron fitting thereafter at the
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applicable time and intervals specified in
paragraph 1.E., ‘‘Compliance,’’ of Boeing
Alert Service Bulletin 767–57A0126, dated
August 12, 2011.
(h) Exceptions to Paragraph (g) of This AD
(1) If, during accomplishment of the related
investigative action required by this AD, any
cracking is found, and Boeing Alert Service
Bulletin 767–57A0126, dated August 12,
2011, specifies to contact Boeing for repair
instructions: Before further flight, do the
repair using a method approved in
accordance with the procedures specified in
paragraph (i) of this AD.
(2) Where Paragraph 1.E., ‘‘Compliance,’’ of
Boeing Alert Service Bulletin 767–57A0126,
dated August 12, 2011, specifies a
compliance time ‘‘after the original issue date
of this service bulletin,’’ this AD requires
compliance within the specified compliance
time ‘‘after the effective date of this AD.’’
(3) The Condition column of Paragraph
1.E., ‘‘Compliance,’’ of Boeing Alert Service
Bulletin 767–57A0126, dated August 12,
2011, refers to total flight cycles and total
flight hours ‘‘as of the original issue date of
this service bulletin.’’ However, this AD
applies to the airplanes with the specified
total flight cycles or total flight hours ‘‘as of
the effective date of this AD.’’
Note 1: The service bulletin
accomplishment instructions might refer to
other procedures. When the words ‘‘refer to’’
are used and the operator has an accepted
alternative procedure, the accepted
alternative procedure can be used to comply
with the AD. When the words ‘‘in accordance
with’’ are included in the instruction, the
procedure in the service bulletin must be
used to comply with the AD.
(i) Alternative Methods of Compliance
(AMOCs)
(1) The Manager, Seattle Aircraft
Certification Office (ACO), 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 ACO, send it to the
attention of the person identified in the
Related Information section 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
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
to make those findings. For a repair method
to be approved, the repair must meet the
certification basis of the airplane, and the
approval must specifically refer to this AD.
(j) Related Information
(1) For more information about this AD,
contact Berhane Alazar, Aerospace Engineer,
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Airframe Branch, ANM–120S, FAA, Seattle
Aircraft Certification Office (ACO), 1601 Lind
Avenue SW., Renton, Washington 98057–
3356; phone: (425) 917–6577; fax: (425) 917–
6590; email: Berhane.Alazar@faa.gov.
(2) For service information identified in
this AD, contact Boeing Commercial
Airplanes, Attention: Data & Services
Management, P.O. Box 3707, MC 2H–65,
Seattle, Washington 98124–2207; phone:
(206) 544–5000, extension 1; fax: (206) 766–
5680; email: me.boecom@boeing.com;
Internet: https://www.myboeingfleet.com.
You may review copies of the referenced
service information at the FAA, Transport
Airplane Directorate, 1601 Lind Avenue SW.,
Renton, Washington. For information on the
availability of this material at the FAA, call
(425) 227–1221.
Issued in Renton, Washington, on
December 9, 2011.
Ali Bahrami,
Manager, Transport Airplane Directorate,
Aircraft Certification Service.
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BILLING CODE 4910–13–P
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Docket No. FAA–2011–1275; Airspace
Docket No. 11–ANM–26]
Proposed Amendment of Class E
Airspace; Hugo, CO
Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking
(NPRM).
AGENCY:
This action proposes to
amend Class E airspace at Hugo, CO.
Decommissioning of the Hugo Tactical
Air Navigation System (TACAN) has
made this action necessary for the safety
and management of Instrument Flight
Rules (IFR) operations in the vicinity of
the Hugo Very High Frequency OmniDirectional Radio Range/Distance
Measuring Equipment (VOR/DME). This
action also would make a minor
adjustment to the geographic
coordinates of the VOR/DME and make
a correction to the regulatory text.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before February 2, 2012.
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–2011–1275; Airspace
Docket No. 11–ANM–26, at the
beginning of your comments. You may
SUMMARY:
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also submit comments through the
Internet at https://www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Eldon Taylor, Federal Aviation
Administration, Operations Support
Group, Western Service Center, 1601
Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA 98057;
telephone (425) 203–4537.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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 (FAA Docket No. FAA
2011–1275 and Airspace Docket No. 11–
ANM–26) and be submitted in triplicate
to the Docket Management System (see
ADDRESSES section for address and
phone number). You may also submit
comments through the Internet at
https://www.regulations.gov.
Commenters 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–2011–1275 and
Airspace Docket No. 11–ANM–26’’. The
postcard will be date/time stamped and
returned to the commenter.
All communications received on or
before the specified closing date for
comments will be considered before
taking action on the proposed rule. The
proposal contained in this action may
be changed in light of comments
received. All comments submitted will
be available for examination in the
public docket both before and after the
closing date for comments. A report
summarizing each substantive public
contact with FAA personnel concerned
with this rulemaking will be filed in the
docket.
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Availability of NPRM’s
An electronic copy of this document
may be downloaded through the
Internet at https://www.regulations.gov.
Recently published rulemaking
documents can also be accessed through
the FAA’s Web page at https://
www.faa.gov/airports_airtraffic/
air_traffic/publications/
airspace_amendments/.
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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 a.m. and 5
p.m., Monday through Friday, except
federal holidays. An informal docket
may also be examined during normal
business hours at the Northwest
Mountain Regional Office of the Federal
Aviation Administration, Air Traffic
Organization, Western Service Center,
Operations Support Group, 1601 Lind
Avenue SW., Renton, WA 98057.
Persons interested in being placed on
a mailing list for future NPRM’s 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.
The Proposal
The FAA is proposing an amendment
to Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations
(14 CFR) Part 71 by amending Class E
airspace extending upward from 700
feet above the surface in the vicinity of
the Hugo VOR/DME, CO. The airspace
update is necessary due to the
decommissioning of the Hugo TACAN,
changing to a VOR/DME. Also during
the review process it was discovered
that there was a mistake in the
regulatory text, this action will make a
correction by replacing V–19 with V–83.
Also, the geographic coordinates of the
VOR/DME would be updated to
coincide with the FAA’s aeronautical
database. Controlled airspace is
necessary for the safety and
management of IFR operations in the
vicinity of the Hugo VOR/DME.
Class E airspace designations are
published in paragraph 6005, of FAA
Order 7400.9V, dated August 9, 2011,
and effective September 15, 2011, which
is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR
Part 71.1. The Class E airspace
designation listed in this document will
be published subsequently in this
Order.
The FAA has determined this
proposed regulation only involves an
established body of technical
regulations for which frequent and
routine amendments are necessary to
keep them operationally current.
Therefore, this proposed regulation: (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
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traffic procedures and air navigation, it
is certified this proposed 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.
The FAA’s authority to issue rules
regarding aviation safety is found in
Title 49 of the U.S. Code. Subtitle 1,
Section 106, describes the authority for
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 the airspace necessary to ensure the
safety of aircraft and the efficient use of
airspace. This proposal is within the
scope of that authority as it would
amend controlled airspace at Hugo, CO.
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
1. The authority citation for 14 CFR
Part 71 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 49 U.S.C. 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 Part 71.1 of the Federal Aviation
Administration Order 7400.9V, Airspace
Designations and Reporting Points,
dated August 9, 2011, and effective
September 15, 2011 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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ANM CO E5 Hugo, CO [Amended]
Hugo VOR/DME
(Lat. 38°49′03″ N., long. 103°37′17″ W.)
That airspace south and east of the Hugo
VOR/DME extending upward from 8,500 feet
MSL, bounded on the west by V–83, on the
northwest by V–108 and V–169, on the north
by V–4, on the northeast by V–17, on the
southeast by V–216, and on the south by V–
210, excluding the airspace within Federal
Airways.
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Issued in Seattle, Washington, on
December 12, 2011.
John Warner,
Manager, Operations Support Group, Western
Service Center.
[FR Doc. 2011–32450 Filed 12–16–11; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
22 CFR Parts 120, 122, 126, 127, and
129
RIN 1400–AC37
[Public Notice 7732]
Amendment to the International Traffic
in Arms Regulations: Registration and
Licensing of Brokers, Brokering
Activities, and Related Provisions
The Department of State
proposes to amend part 129 of the
International Traffic in Arms
Regulations (ITAR) relating to brokers
and brokering activities. Amendments
are also to be made to related provisions
of the ITAR. The proposed revisions are
intended to clarify registration
requirements, the scope of brokering
activities, prior approval requirements
and exemptions, procedures for
obtaining prior approval and guidance,
and reporting and recordkeeping of such
activities. Conforming and technical
changes would be made to other parts
of the ITAR that affect export as well as
brokering activities.
DATES: The Department will accept
comments on this proposed rule until
February 17, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Interested parties may
submit comments within 60 days of the
date of publication by one of the
following methods:
• Email:
DDTCResponseTeam@state.gov with the
subject line, ‘‘Brokering Rule
Comments.’’
• Internet: At www.regulations.gov,
search for this notice by using this rule’s
RIN (1400–AC37).
Comments received after that date will
be considered if feasible, but
consideration cannot be assured. Those
submitting comments should not
include any personally identifying
information they do not desire to be
made public or information for which a
claim of confidentiality is asserted
because those comments and/or
transmittal emails will be made
available for public inspection and
copying after the close of the comment
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This
proposed rule would make changes to
part 129 and other related sections of
the ITAR that regulate brokers and
brokering activities and implement the
brokering amendment to the Arms
Export Control Act (AECA) (Sec.
38(b)(1)(A)(ii) of the AECA, 22 U.S.C.
2778(b)(1)(A)(ii)).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Department of State.
Proposed rule.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
period via the Directorate of Defense
Trade Controls Web site at
www.pmddtc.state.gov. Parties who
wish to comment anonymously may do
so by submitting their comments via
www.regulations.gov, leaving the fields
that would identify the commenter
blank and including no identifying
information in the comment itself.
Comments submitted via
www.regulations.gov are immediately
available for public inspection.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Daniel L. Cook, Chief, Compliance and
Registration Division, Office of Defense
Trade Controls Compliance, Department
of State, 12th Floor, SA–1, 2401 E Street
NW., Washington, DC 20037; or email:
DDTCResponseTeam@state.gov, with
the subject line ‘‘Brokering Rule
Comments.’’
Background
The Arms Export Control Act was
amended in 1996 (Pub. L. 104–164) to
provide for the regulation of brokering
activities. The following year,
implementing regulations were added to
the ITAR in part 129. These regulations
have remained unchanged except for
two minor technical changes.
In 2003, in a report to Congress, the
Department of State noted that it was
beginning a review of the brokering
regulations. The purpose of the review
was to assess the need to modify the
regulations in light of the experience
gained in administering them. The
changes proposed in this notice stem
from this experience. They were also
shaped by comments received from
other agencies and industry, including
the Defense Trade Advisory Group, a
Department of State advisory
committee.
Revisions Relevant to Industry
Concerns
Changes are proposed to key
provisions involving definitions,
registration, licensing, exemptions, and
reporting procedures. Some of these
changes will result in a reduction of
burden to the affected public. New
exemptions are proposed, requirements
for prior notification would be
eliminated, and detailed guidance on
obtaining a brokering authorization
would be provided. The proposed
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changes also provide additional
specificity regarding the applicability of
these regulations to foreign brokers
operating overseas.
Summary of Major Changes
Definitions of Broker and Brokering
Activities
The definitions in current § 129.2(a)
and (b) would be amended to clarify the
terms ‘‘broker’’ and ‘‘brokering
activities.’’ The revision also would
more closely track the statutory
definition of brokering activities in the
Arms Export Control Act, which
provides that brokering activities shall
include the financing, transportation,
freight forwarding, or taking of any
other action that facilitates the
manufacture, export, or import of a
defense article or defense service. The
proposal would delete the phrase ‘‘who
acts as an agent for others’’ that is in the
current regulatory definition of
‘‘broker,’’ but is not in the definition of
‘‘brokering activities’’ in the Arms
Export Control Act. Under current
definitions, part 129 applies to U.S.
persons who conduct brokering
activities in the U.S. or abroad. It also
applies to foreign persons who conduct
brokering activities in the U.S., or
abroad if subject to U.S. jurisdiction.
Proposed § 129.2(d)(3)–(5) clearly
indicate when a foreign person’s
brokering activities are subject to the
ITAR.
New § 129.2(e)(3) would clarify that
brokering does not include activities
that do not extend beyond
administrative services such as
providing or arranging office space and
equipment, hospitality, advertising, or
clerical, visa, or translation services, or
does not include activities beyond the
provision of legal advice by an attorney
to his client.
Brokering and U.S. Government
Employees
New § 129.2(e)(1) would continue to
exclude from the definition of
‘‘brokering activities’’ actions by U.S.
persons in the United States that are
limited to facilitating U.S. domestic
sales or transfers. New § 129.2 (e)(2)
would add a new exclusion from the
definition of ‘‘brokering activities’’ for
such activities by employees of the U.S.
Government acting in an official
capacity. The proposed exclusion would
clarify that the U.S. Government and its
officers or employees acting in an
official capacity are not merely exempt
from the requirements to register and
obtain licenses, but rather are not
covered by part 129 at all.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Docket No. FAA-2011-1275; Airspace Docket No. 11-ANM-26]
Proposed Amendment of Class E Airspace; Hugo, CO
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).
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SUMMARY: This action proposes to amend Class E airspace at Hugo, CO.
Decommissioning of the Hugo Tactical Air Navigation System (TACAN) has
made this action necessary for the safety and management of Instrument
Flight Rules (IFR) operations in the vicinity of the Hugo Very High
Frequency Omni-Directional Radio Range/Distance Measuring Equipment
(VOR/DME). This action also would make a minor adjustment to the
geographic coordinates of the VOR/DME and make a correction to the
regulatory text.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before February 2, 2012.
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-2011-
1275; Airspace Docket No. 11-ANM-26, at the beginning of your comments.
You may
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also submit comments through the Internet at https://www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eldon Taylor, Federal Aviation
Administration, Operations Support Group, Western Service Center, 1601
Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA 98057; telephone (425) 203-4537.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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 (FAA Docket No.
FAA 2011-1275 and Airspace Docket No. 11-ANM-26) and be submitted in
triplicate to the Docket Management System (see ADDRESSES section for
address and phone number). You may also submit comments through the
Internet at https://www.regulations.gov.
Commenters 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-2011-1275 and Airspace Docket No. 11-ANM-26''. The
postcard will be date/time stamped and returned to the commenter.
All communications received on or before the specified closing date
for comments will be considered before taking action on the proposed
rule. The proposal contained in this action may be changed in light of
comments received. All comments submitted will be available for
examination in the public docket both before and after the closing date
for comments. A report summarizing each substantive public contact with
FAA personnel concerned with this rulemaking will be filed in the
docket.
Availability of NPRM's
An electronic copy of this document may be downloaded through the
Internet at https://www.regulations.gov. Recently published rulemaking
documents can also be accessed through the FAA's Web page at https://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 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except federal
holidays. An informal docket may also be examined during normal
business hours at the Northwest Mountain Regional Office of the Federal
Aviation Administration, Air Traffic Organization, Western Service
Center, Operations Support Group, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA
98057.
Persons interested in being placed on a mailing list for future
NPRM's 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.
The Proposal
The FAA is proposing an amendment to Title 14 Code of Federal
Regulations (14 CFR) Part 71 by amending Class E airspace extending
upward from 700 feet above the surface in the vicinity of the Hugo VOR/
DME, CO. The airspace update is necessary due to the decommissioning of
the Hugo TACAN, changing to a VOR/DME. Also during the review process
it was discovered that there was a mistake in the regulatory text, this
action will make a correction by replacing V-19 with V-83. Also, the
geographic coordinates of the VOR/DME would be updated to coincide with
the FAA's aeronautical database. Controlled airspace is necessary for
the safety and management of IFR operations in the vicinity of the Hugo
VOR/DME.
Class E airspace designations are published in paragraph 6005, of
FAA Order 7400.9V, dated August 9, 2011, and effective September 15,
2011, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR Part 71.1. The Class
E airspace designation listed in this document will be published
subsequently in this Order.
The FAA has determined this proposed regulation only involves an
established body of technical regulations for which frequent and
routine amendments are necessary to keep them operationally current.
Therefore, this proposed regulation: (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 this proposed 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.
The FAA's authority to issue rules regarding aviation safety is
found in Title 49 of the U.S. Code. Subtitle 1, Section 106, describes
the authority for 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 the
airspace necessary to ensure the safety of aircraft and the efficient
use of airspace. This proposal is within the scope of that authority as
it would amend controlled airspace at Hugo, CO.
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
1. The authority citation for 14 CFR Part 71 continues to read as
follows:
Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40103, 40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24
FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959-1963 Comp., p. 389.
Sec. 71.1 [Amended]
2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR Part 71.1 of the
Federal Aviation Administration Order 7400.9V, Airspace Designations
and Reporting Points, dated August 9, 2011, and effective September 15,
2011 is amended as follows:
Paragraph 6005 Class E airspace areas extending upward from 700 feet
or more above the surface of the earth
* * * * *
ANM CO E5 Hugo, CO [Amended]
Hugo VOR/DME
(Lat. 38[deg]49'03'' N., long. 103[deg]37'17'' W.)
That airspace south and east of the Hugo VOR/DME extending
upward from 8,500 feet MSL, bounded on the west by V-83, on the
northwest by V-108 and V-169, on the north by V-4, on the northeast
by V-17, on the southeast by V-216, and on the south by V-210,
excluding the airspace within Federal Airways.
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Issued in Seattle, Washington, on December 12, 2011.
John Warner,
Manager, Operations Support Group, Western Service Center.
[FR Doc. 2011-32450 Filed 12-16-11; 8:45 am]
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