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shutdown, and establishes the
requirements that must be satisfied for
a reactor to restart from an extended
shutdown.’’ In addition, the petitioners
request NRC issue a final rule that
explicitly states that ‘‘a licensee
providing the NRC with written
certification under 10 CFR [title 10 of
the Code of Federal Regulations]
50.82(a)(1)(i) of permanent cessation of
reactor operations cannot retract that
certification and opt to place the reactor
into an extended shutdown en route to
resumption of reactor operations.’’
The petitioners propose two criteria to
define when a reactor is placed into an
extended shutdown. First, similar to
how licensees notify the NRC of their
intentions to permanently cease reactor
operations under 10 CFR 50.4(b)(8) and
10 CFR 50.82(a)(1)(i), a licensee would
‘‘notify the NRC of its intention to put
a reactor into an extended shutdown.’’
Second, a reactor that has been
shutdown for 2 years but is not actively
pursuing restart under a formal NRC
process would fall under the petitioners’
proposed new regulatory requirements
for a reactor in extended shutdown.
The petitioners propose the NRC issue
a final rule requiring licensees be
required to submit a ‘‘Reactor Extended
Shutdown Activities Report (RESAR)’’
prior to a reactor entering extended
shutdown, similar to the Post-Shutdown
Decommissioning Activities Report
required by 10 CFR 50.82(a)(4)(i). The
petitioners listed seven activities, at a
minimum, which should be described
in the RESAR. The petitioners note that
if the regulations ‘‘do[es] not generically
address topics like emergency planning
exercises, Design Basis Threats and
associated physical protection
measures, and handling operating
experience (i.e., NRC bulletins and
generic letters as well as vendor
advisories and manual updates), the
RESAR should describe how these
topics will be handled.’’
The petitioners state a new rule
should contain requirements for a
reactor exiting extended shutdown by
either of two pathways: Restart of the
reactor or enter decommissioning. For
reactor restart, the petitioners state that
‘‘the final rule must establish how
deferred and suspended activities are
resumed’’ and ‘‘for each activity
deferred, suspended, or reduced during
the period of reactor extended
shutdown, the final rule and its
associated regulatory guidance must
clearly establish how these activities are
resumed or reinstated.’’ The petitioners
state that the final rule must clearly
establish when and to what extent a
power ascension startup program is
required for reactor re-operation.
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The petitioners request the NRC issue
a final rule that addresses ‘‘whether
decommissioning funds may be used for
activities during a reactor extended
shutdown and, if so, the criteria and
conditions governing use of
decommissioning funds.’’ The
petitioners assert that the final rule
‘‘must require licensees to submit a
preliminary decommissioning cost
estimate to the NRC at five-year
intervals throughout the period of
reactor extended shutdown.’’
IV. Request for Comment
The NRC is seeking public comment
on the following questions:
1. The petition outlines a scenario
where a reactor is in an extended
shutdown condition due to economic or
other reasons and would at some
unspecified later date return to
operation. The petition uses the Brown’s
Ferry Nuclear Plant as an example,
where the Tennessee Valley Authority
voluntarily shut down one unit from
1985 to 2007. Are there any facilities or
licensees who may be likely to use the
petitioners’ extended shutdown
scenario in the future? Please provide
technical, scientific, or other data or
information demonstrating the basis for
your position.
2. The petitioners contend that the
NRC’s existing regulations were
promulgated for operating reactors, and
that specific regulations are needed to
address non-operating reactors in an
‘‘extended shutdown.’’ Assuming the
extended shutdown scenario is credible,
in what specific ways are the existing
regulations identified in the PRM
insufficient to address the scenario
described by the petitioners? Please
provide technical, scientific, or other
data or information demonstrating the
basis for your position.
3. Assuming that the existing
regulations identified in the PRM are
insufficient to address the extended
shutdown scenario, what specific
changes to those regulations are needed
to facilitate the requested rulemaking?
Please provide technical, scientific, or
other data or information demonstrating
the basis for your position.
4. The petition describes a plant in an
‘‘extended shutdown,’’ and proposes
two criteria to enter into this nonoperating state (submission of 10 CFR
50.82(a)(1)(i) and 10 CFR 50.4(b)(8)
notifications; and a shutdown period of
2 years). Should the term ‘‘extended
shutdown’’ be defined in 10 CFR 50.2,
‘‘Definitions,’’ and should the
regulations specify the timeframe for
this scenario? Please provide technical,
scientific, or other data or information
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demonstrating the basis for your
position.
5. Given the NRC’s long-standing,
well-understood Reactor Oversight
Program (ROP), what potential changes
would need to be considered to ensure
adequate oversight of a reactor during
an extended shutdown? Please provide
technical, scientific, or other data or
information demonstrating the basis for
your position.
6. What additional reporting to the
NRC should be required for a reactor in
an extended shutdown, and with what
level of detail and frequency (e.g., the
potential changes to the submission of
the decommissioning trust fund
reports)? Please provide technical,
scientific, or other data or information
demonstrating the basis for your
position.
V. Conclusion
The NRC has determined that the
petition generally meets the threshold
sufficiency requirements for docketing a
PRM under 10 CFR 2.802, ‘‘Petition for
rulemaking—requirements for filing,’’
and the PRM has been docketed as
PRM–50–114. The NRC will examine
the issues raised in PRM–50–114, to
determine whether they should be
considered in the rulemaking process.
The petitioners have requested a public
meeting with the NRC for the purpose
of reaching a common understanding of
the problems to be resolved by the
requested rulemaking. Unlike the public
meeting opportunity afforded in the
NRC’s § 2.206 process mentioned in the
PRM, there is no public meeting
opportunity required in the petition for
rulemaking process (§ 2.802). At this
time, the NRC does not intend to hold
a public meeting on the PRM.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 5th day
of December, 2016.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Annette L. Vietti-Cook,
Secretary of the Commission.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Docket No. FAA–2016–6661; Airspace
Docket No. 16–ASW–10]
Proposed Establishment of Class E
Airspace; Grand Chenier, LA
Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), DOT.
AGENCY:
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Notice of proposed rulemaking
(NPRM).
ACTION:
This action proposes to
establish Class E airspace at Grand
Chenier, LA. Controlled airspace is
necessary to accommodate new special
Instrument Approach Procedures
developed at Little Pecan Island Airport,
for the safety and management of
Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations
at the airport.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before January 23, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Send comments on this
proposal to the U.S. Department of
Transportation, Docket Operations, 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE., West Building
Ground Floor, Room W12–140,
Washington, DC 20590; telephone (202)
366–9826 or (800) 617–5527. You must
identify the docket number FAA Docket
No. FAA–2016–9193/Airspace Docket
No.16–AGL–26, at the beginning of your
comments. You may also submit
comments through the Internet at https://
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.
FAA Order 7400.11A, 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 7400.11A at NARA, call 202–741–
6030, or go to https://www.archives.gov/
federal_register/code_of_federalregulations/ibr_locations.html.
FAA Order 7400.11, Airspace
Designations and Reporting Points, is
published yearly and effective on
September 15.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Rebecca Shelby, Central Service Center,
Operations Support Group, Federal
Aviation Administration, Southwest
Region, 10101 Hillwood Parkway, Fort
Worth, TX 76177; telephone: 817–222–
5857.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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SUMMARY:
Authority for This Rulemaking
The FAA’s authority to issue rules
regarding aviation safety is found in
Title 49 of the United States Code.
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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
establish Class E airspace at Little Pecan
Island Airport, Grand Chenier, LA.
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–2016–6661/Airspace
Docket No. 16–ASW–10.’’ 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. 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 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/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
‘‘ADDRESSES’’ section for address and
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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 Central
Service Center, Operation Support
Group, 10101 Hillwood Parkway, Fort
Worth, TX 76177.
Availability and Summary of
Documents Proposed for Incorporation
by Reference
This document proposes to amend
FAA Order 7400.11A, Airspace
Designations and Reporting Points,
dated August 3, 2016, and effective
September 15, 2016. FAA Order
7400.11A is publicly available as listed
in the ADDRESSES section of this
document. FAA Order 7400.11A 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 establishing Class E
airspace extending upward from 700
feet above the surface within a 6-mile
radius of Little Pecan Island Airport,
Grand Chenier, LA, to accommodate
new special instrument approach
procedures. Controlled airspace is
needed for the safety and management
of IFR operations at the airport.
Class E airspace areas are published
in Paragraph 6005 of FAA Order
7400.11A, dated August 3, 2016, and
effective September 15, 2016, 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.
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 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.
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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
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 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.
§ 71.1
[Amended]
2. The incorporation by reference in
14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order 7400.11A,
Airspace Designations and Reporting
Points, dated August 3, 2016, and
effective September 15, 2016, is
amended as follows:
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Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas
Extending Upward From 700 Feet or More
Above the Surface of the Earth.
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*
*
*
*
ASW LA E5 Grand Chenier, LA [New]
Little Pecan Island Airport, LA
(Lat. 29°47′59″ N., long. 092°48′13″ W.)
That airspace extending upward from 700
feet above the surface within a 6-mile radius
of Little Pecan Island Airport.
Issued in Fort Worth, TX, on November 30,
2016.
Walter Tweedy,
Acting Manager, Operations Support Group,
ATO Central Service Center.
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RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD
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20 CFR Part 295
RIN 3220–AB69
Payments Pursuant to Court Decree or
Court-Approved Property Settlement
Railroad Retirement Board.
Proposed rule.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Railroad Retirement
Board (Board) proposes to amend its
SUMMARY:
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regulations addressing who may receive
a portion of an employee annuity due to
a former spouse of a railroad annuitant
under a court decree of divorce or courtapproved property settlement, but
which was unpaid at the time of the
former spouse’s death. The current
regulation states that the Board will
follow the priority order provided for
employee annuities unpaid at death in
Section 234.1 of the Board’s regulations.
The proper section pertaining to
employee annuities due but unpaid at
death is located in Section 234.31 of the
Board’s regulations. This amendment is
necessary to insert the correct section
reference.
DATES: Submit comments on or before
February 7, 2017.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by 3220–AB69, by any of the
following methods:
1. Internet—Send comments via email
to SecretarytotheBoard@rrb.gov
2. Fax—(312) 751–7102.
3. Mail—Secretary to the Board,
Railroad Retirement Board, 844 N.
Rush Street, Chicago, Illinois,
60611–2092.
Do not submit the same comments
multiple times or by more than one
method. Regardless of which method
you choose, please state that your
comments refer to RIN number 3220–
AB69.
Caution: You should be careful to
include in your comments only
information that you wish to make
publicly available as comments are
made public without change, with any
personal information provided. The
Board strongly urges you not to include
in your comments any personal
information, such as Social Security
numbers or medical information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Marguerite P. Dadabo, Assistant General
Counsel, Railroad Retirement Board,
844 North Rush Street, Chicago, IL
60611–2092, (312) 751–4945, TTD (312)
751–4701.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background Information
The Railroad Retirement Act (RRA)
provides monthly annuities for railroad
employees based on age and years of
service in the railroad industry. Section
14(b)(2) of the RRA [45 U.S.C.
231m(b)(2)] provides that portions of an
employee annuity calculated under
sections 2(b), 3(b), 3(f), and 3(h) of the
RRA [45 U.S.C. 231a(b), 231b(b), 231c(f),
and 231c(h)] may be characterized as
community property and subject to
distribution in accordance with a court
decree of divorce, annulment, or legal
separation or the terms of any court-
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approved property settlement incident
to any such court decree. The current
version of Board regulations at Title 20
of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part
295, sections 295.1–7 implement this
provision.
The current version of section
295.5(d) of the Board’s regulations
explains that payments to a spouse or
former spouse pursuant to a court order
will not be made to the heirs, legatees,
creditors, or assignees of a deceased
spouse or former spouse. Any annuity
amounts due to the spouse or former
spouse but unpaid at the time of the
spouse or former spouse’s death will be
made in accordance with the Board’s
regulations governing payments of
employee annuities due but unpaid at
the death of the employee. At the time
section 295.5(d) was published in the
Federal Register, the Board regulations
governing employee annuities due but
unpaid at death were found in section
234.1 of the Board’s regulations. Part
234 of the Board’s regulations has since
been amended and the section
governing employee annuities due but
unpaid at death is now designated as
section 234.31 of the Board’s
regulations.
Proposed Changes
We propose to amend section 295.5(d)
of the Board’s regulations to provide the
correct cross-reference to the section of
the Board’s regulations governing
employee annuities due but unpaid at
death. This change is not intended to be
substantive.
Clarity of This Proposed Rule
Executive Order 12866, as
supplemented by Executive Order
13563, requires each agency to write all
rules in plain language. In addition to
your substantive comments on this
proposed rule, we invite your comments
on how to make it easier to understand.
For example:
• Are the requirements for the rule
clearly stated?
• Have we organized the material to
meet your needs?
• What else could we do to make the
rule easier to understand?
• Does the rule contain technical
language or jargon that is not clear?
• Would a different format make the
rule easier to understand?
When will we start to use this rule?
We will not use this rule until we
evaluate public comments and publish
a final rule in the Federal Register. All
final rules we issue include an effective
date. We will continue to use our
current rules until that date. If we
publish a final rule, we will include a
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Docket No. FAA-2016-6661; Airspace Docket No. 16-ASW-10]
Proposed Establishment of Class E Airspace; Grand Chenier, LA
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
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ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).
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SUMMARY: This action proposes to establish Class E airspace at Grand
Chenier, LA. Controlled airspace is necessary to accommodate new
special Instrument Approach Procedures developed at Little Pecan Island
Airport, for the safety and management of Instrument Flight Rules (IFR)
operations at the airport.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before January 23, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Send comments on this proposal to the U.S. Department of
Transportation, Docket Operations, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., West
Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590; telephone
(202) 366-9826 or (800) 617-5527. You must identify the docket number
FAA Docket No. FAA-2016-9193/Airspace Docket No.16-AGL-26, at the
beginning of your comments. You may also submit comments through the
Internet at https://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.
FAA Order 7400.11A, 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 7400.11A at NARA, call 202-741-6030, or go to https://www.archives.gov/federal_register/code_of_federal-regulations/ibr_locations.html.
FAA Order 7400.11, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, is
published yearly and effective on September 15.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rebecca Shelby, Central Service
Center, Operations Support Group, Federal Aviation Administration,
Southwest Region, 10101 Hillwood Parkway, Fort Worth, TX 76177;
telephone: 817-222-5857.
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 establish Class E airspace at Little Pecan Island Airport,
Grand Chenier, LA.
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-2016-6661/
Airspace Docket No. 16-ASW-10.'' 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. 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 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/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 ``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 during normal
business hours at the Central Service Center, Operation Support Group,
10101 Hillwood Parkway, Fort Worth, TX 76177.
Availability and Summary of Documents Proposed for Incorporation by
Reference
This document proposes to amend FAA Order 7400.11A, Airspace
Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 3, 2016, and effective
September 15, 2016. FAA Order 7400.11A is publicly available as listed
in the ADDRESSES section of this document. FAA Order 7400.11A 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 establishing Class E airspace extending
upward from 700 feet above the surface within a 6-mile radius of Little
Pecan Island Airport, Grand Chenier, LA, to accommodate new special
instrument approach procedures. Controlled airspace is needed for the
safety and management of IFR operations at the airport.
Class E airspace areas are published in Paragraph 6005 of FAA Order
7400.11A, dated August 3, 2016, and effective September 15, 2016, 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.
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 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.
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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
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
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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.
Sec. 71.1 [Amended]
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2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order 7400.11A,
Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 3, 2016, and
effective September 15, 2016, 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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ASW LA E5 Grand Chenier, LA [New]
Little Pecan Island Airport, LA
(Lat. 29[deg]47'59'' N., long. 092[deg]48'13'' W.)
That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
within a 6-mile radius of Little Pecan Island Airport.
Issued in Fort Worth, TX, on November 30, 2016.
Walter Tweedy,
Acting Manager, Operations Support Group, ATO Central Service Center.
[FR Doc. 2016-29430 Filed 12-8-16; 8:45 am]
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