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applicable contracts.’’ 10 DOE
regulations do not specify when
submission of such written notification
must be made to constitute ‘‘as soon as
practicable.’’ However, in DOE/FE’s
long-term export orders, DOE/FE
expressly ‘‘finds that the submission of
all such [long-term commercial export]
agreements or contracts within 30 days
of their execution . . . will be
consistent with the ‘to the extent
practicable’ requirement of section
590.202(b).’’ 11 Likewise, DOE/FE
imposes a 30-day time period for an
authorization holder to notify DOE/FE
of a change in the company name, the
term of any long-term contracts, and
other relevant modifications.12
III. Proposed Regulatory
Interpretations
DOE proposes the following
clarifications to provide specificity, and
thereby to reduce potential confusion
and regulatory burdens, concerning
DOE/FE’s practice under the
aforementioned regulations. As set forth
above, these proposed clarifications are
consistent with DOE/FE’s practice
under its long-term export
authorizations, and thus are intended to
provide additional guidance for
authorization holders in complying with
existing and/or future orders.
A. Proposed Interpretation of 10 CFR
590.202(c)
DOE proposes to clarify the types of
‘‘contracts and purchase agreements’’
associated with the export of natural gas
that are ‘‘relevant’’ for purposes of 10
CFR 590.202(c). DOE proposes to
interpret the term ‘‘relevant contracts
and purchase agreements’’ to include
the following types of executed,13 longterm 14 binding commercial agreements
associated with the export of natural gas
(collectively, Executed Agreements):
i. Natural gas supply agreements;
ii. Terminal service agreements;
iii. Purchase and sale agreements; 15
10 10
CFR 590.407.
e.g., Eagle LNG Partners Jacksonville II
LLC, DOE/FE Order No. 4078, at 43 (Terms and
Conditions Para. H); see also id. at 46–47 (Ordering
Paras. I(i), (ii), K, Q) (imposing 30-day reporting
periods).
12 See id. at 48 (Ordering Para. L).
13 ‘‘Executed’’ means that all parties to a longterm commercial agreement have signed the
agreement, regardless of whether conditions
precedent have been met, and that such an
agreement is binding upon all parties to the
transaction.
14 ‘‘Long-term’’ means any Executed Agreement
with a term of two years or longer.
15 ‘‘Purchase and sale agreements’’ include longterm commercial agreements covering ‘‘free on
board’’ sales subsequent to a terminal service
agreement.
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iv. Liquefaction tolling agreements,
liquefaction and regasification tolling
capacity agreements, and similar types of
agreements; and
v. Any other natural gas export contractual
agreements that are associated with the first
sale or transfer of natural gas at the point of
export and specify the volume of natural gas
under contract.16
Under DOE’s proposed interpretation,
Executed Agreements may be associated
with the sale, transfer, and/or export of
natural gas, including LNG, prior to
export.17 For example, for export
facilities that operate on a tolling model,
if an off-taker that holds initial title to
the LNG within the storage tank of an
export facility (Party A) enters into an
agreement to sell the LNG to another
party (Party B) prior to the LNG being
loaded onto a ship, both Party A’s and
Party B’s contracts would be considered
‘‘relevant’’ for purposes of 10 CFR
590.202(c).
B. Proposed Interpretation of 10 CFR
590.407
DOE proposes to interpret the phrase
‘‘as soon as practicable’’ in 10 CFR
590.407 with respect to the continuing
obligation of authorization holders and
Registrants to provide written
notification to DOE/FE of any
prospective or actual changes to the
information submitted during the
application process. Specifically, DOE/
FE will consider a written notification
of any Executed Agreement(s) filed
within 30 days of its execution to have
been submitted ‘‘as soon as practicable’’
under this regulation. DOE/FE believes
a 30-day timeframe, absent good cause
for delay, will provide a reasonably
sufficient time for authorization holders
to prepare and file the written
notifications with DOE/FE.
C. Anticipated Administrative Benefits
In this proposed interpretive rule,
DOE/FE is not proposing any new
requirements for applicants or
authorization holders under 10 CFR part
590. Rather, DOE’s intent is to reduce
administrative uncertainty and
minimize regulatory burdens associated
16 ‘‘Any other natural gas export contractual
agreements’’ may include, but are not limited to,
heads of agreement, memoranda of understanding,
letters of intent, and similar types of agreements if
and when they become fully binding and effective
in lieu of a definitive agreement.
17 An ‘‘export’’ occurs when the LNG is delivered
to the flange of the LNG export vessel. See Freeport
LNG Expansion, L.P., et al., DOE/FE Order No.
3282, FE Docket No. 10–161–LNG, Order
Conditionally Granting Long-Term, Multi-Contract
Authorization to Export Liquefied Natural Gas by
Vessel from the Freeport LNG Terminal on
Quintana Island, Texas, to Non-Free Trade
Agreement Nations, at 10 n.28 (May 17, 2003)
(citation omitted).
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with the application of 10 CFR
590.202(c) and 10 CFR 509.407.
IV. Public Comment Procedures
Interested persons are invited to
participate in this proceeding by
submitting data, views, or arguments.
Written comments should be submitted
to the address, and in the form,
indicated in the ADDRESSES section of
this proposed rule. To help DOE review
the comments, interested persons are
asked to refer to specific proposed
provisions, if possible.
If you submit information that you
believe to be exempt by law from public
disclosure, you should submit one
complete copy, as well as one copy from
which the information claimed to be
exempt by law from public disclosure
has been deleted. DOE is responsible for
the final determination with regard to
disclosure or nondisclosure of the
information and for treating it
accordingly under the DOE Freedom of
Information regulations at 10 CFR
1004.11.
V. Approval of the Office of the
Secretary
The Secretary of Energy has approved
publication of this proposed interpretive
rule.
Signed in Washington, DC, on December
13, 2018.
Steven E. Winberg,
Assistant Secretary, Office of Fossil Energy.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Docket No. FAA–2018–0787; Airspace
Docket No. 18–ASW–12]
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Proposed Establishment of Class E
Airspace; Coushatta, LA
Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking
(NPRM).
AGENCY:
This action proposes to
establish Class E airspace extending
upward from 700 feet above the surface
at The Red River Airport, Coushatta, LA.
Controlled airspace is necessary to
accommodate new standard instrument
approach procedures developed at The
Red River Airport, for the safety and
management of instrument flight rules
(IFR) operations.
SUMMARY:
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Comments must be received on
or before February 4, 2019.
ADDRESSES: Send comments on this
proposal to the U.S. Department of
Transportation, Docket Operations,
West Building Ground Floor, Room
W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE,
Washington, DC 20590, telephone (202)
366–9826, or (800) 647–5527. You must
identify FAA Docket No. FAA–2018–
0787; Airspace Docket No. 18–ASW–12,
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 7400.11C, 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 7400.11C at NARA, call (202)
741–6030, or go to https://
www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/
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, Federal Aviation
Administration, Operations Support
Group, Central Service Center, 10101
Hillwood Parkway, Fort Worth, TX
76177; telephone (817) 222–5857.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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DATES:
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
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establish Class E airspace extending
upward from 700 feet above the surface
at The Red River Airport, Coushatta, LA,
in support of standard instrument
approach procedures for IFR operations
at the airport.
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–2018–0787; Airspace
Docket No. 18–ASW–12.’’ 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 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.
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Availability and Summary of
Documents for Incorporation by
Reference
This document proposes to amend
FAA Order 7400.11C, Airspace
Designations and Reporting Points,
dated August 13, 2018, and effective
September 15, 2018. FAA Order
7400.11C is publicly available as listed
in the ADDRESSES section of this
document. FAA Order 7400.11C 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 at The Red River
Airport, Coushatta, LA. This action
would enhance safety and the
management of IFR operations at the
airport.
Class E airspace designations are
published in paragraph 6005 of FAA
Order 7400.11C, dated August 13, 2018,
and effective September 15, 2018, 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, is noncontroversial 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
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.
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.
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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(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 7400.11C,
Airspace Designations and Reporting
Points, dated August 13, 2018, and
effective September 15, 2018, is
amended as follows:
■
Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas
Extending Upward From 700 Feet or More
Above the Surface of the Earth.
*
*
*
*
*
ASW LA E5 Coushatta, LA [New]
The Red River Airport, LA
(Lat. 31°59′25″ N, long. 093°18′40″ W)
That airspace extending upward from 700
feet above the surface within a 6.5-mile
radius of The Red River Airport.
Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, on December
12, 2018.
John Witucki,
Acting Manager, Operations Support Group,
ATO Central Service Center.
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AGENCY
40 CFR Part 70
[EPA–R07–OAR–2018–0828; FRL–9988–09–
Region 7]
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Approval of Operating Permits
Program; Kansas; Reporting Emission
Data, Emission Fees and Process
Information
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Proposed rule.
AGENCY:
The Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve
revisions to the Operating Permits
Program for the State of Kansas
submitted on January 22, 2018. The
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revised Kansas rules reorganize, clarify,
and update the Class I emission fee,
application fee, and emissions inventory
regulations and ensure that Kansas’s
Operating Permits Program is
adequately funded. Approval of these
revisions ensures consistency between
the State and federally-approved rules
and does not impact air quality.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before January 18, 2019.
ADDRESSES: You may send comments,
identified by Docket ID No. EPA–R07–
OAR–2018–0828 to https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
instructions for submitting comments.
Instructions: All submissions received
must include the Docket ID No. for this
rulemaking. Comments received will be
posted without change to https://
www.regulations.gov/, including any
personal information provided. For
detailed instructions on sending
comments and additional information
on the rulemaking process, see the
‘‘Written Comments’’ heading of the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of
this document.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Deborah Bredehoft, Environmental
Protection Agency, Air Planning and
Development Branch, 11201 Renner
Boulevard, Lenexa, Kansas 66219 at
(913) 551–7164, or by email at
Bredehoft.Deborah@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Throughout this document ‘‘we,’’ ‘‘us,’’
and ‘‘our’’ refer to EPA.
Table of Contents
I. Written Comments
II. Background
III. What is being addressed in this
document?
IV. Have the requirements for approval of a
Part 70 revision been met?
V. What action is EPA taking?
VI. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
I. Written Comments
Submit your comments, identified by
Docket ID No. EPA–R07–OAR–2018–
0828, at https://www.regulations.gov.
Once submitted, comments cannot be
edited or removed from Regulations.gov.
The EPA may publish any comment
received to its public docket. Do not
submit electronically any information
you consider to be Confidential
Business Information (CBI) or other
information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute. Multimedia
submissions (audio, video, etc.) must be
accompanied by a written comment.
The written comment is considered the
official comment and should include
discussion of all points you wish to
make. The EPA will generally not
consider comments or comment
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contents located outside of the primary
submission (i.e. on the web, cloud, or
other file sharing system). For
additional submission methods, the full
EPA public comment policy,
information about CBI or multimedia
submissions, and general guidance on
making effective comments, please visit
https://www.epa.gov/dockets/
commenting-epa-dockets.
II. Background
EPA granted full approval of the
Kansas Operating Permit Program
effective February 29, 1996. See 61 FR
2938. Under title 40 Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR) 70.9(a) and (b), an
approved state’s title V operating
permits program must require that the
owners or operators of part 70 sources
pay annual fees, or the equivalent over
some other period, that are sufficient to
cover the permit program costs and
ensure that any fee required under 40
CFR 70.9 is used solely for permit
program costs. The fee schedule must
result in the collection and retention of
revenues sufficient to cover the permit
program implementation and oversight
costs.
Kansas Statutes Annotated (KSA) 65–
3024 establishes the Air Quality Fee
Fund and authorizes the Secretary of the
Kansas Department of Health and
Environment (KDHE) to fix, charge and
collect annual emissions fees in
amounts necessary to administer the
Kansas Air Quality Act. The Secretary
also has the authority to periodically
increase or decrease such fees, as
needed.
Kansas has determined that it has
experienced shortfalls in its title V
annual emission fee revenues in recent
years, due to emission reductions at
major facilities. It has determined that
fee adjustments are needed to offset the
effect of declining revenues and to
maintain the Kansas Air Quality
program overall. The proposed increases
in fees will aid in offsetting the effect of
declining revenue and in maintaining
the title V fee schedule and the Kansas
Air Quality program overall. Projections
of program needs for fiscal year 2019
and beyond indicate that resources
adequate for effective implementation of
the program will not be available
without the proposed amendments. The
amendments are needed to update the
Class I Operating Permit fee schedule to
bring in sufficient revenue to adequately
administer the Kansas Air Quality Act,
specifically to adequately administer the
Class I Operating Permit program. Thus,
Kansas has submitted this program
revision for review and action by the
EPA.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Docket No. FAA-2018-0787; Airspace Docket No. 18-ASW-12]
RIN 2120-AA66
Proposed Establishment of Class E Airspace; Coushatta, LA
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).
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SUMMARY: This action proposes to establish Class E airspace extending
upward from 700 feet above the surface at The Red River Airport,
Coushatta, LA. Controlled airspace is necessary to accommodate new
standard instrument approach procedures developed at The Red River
Airport, for the safety and management of instrument flight rules (IFR)
operations.
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DATES: Comments must be received on or before February 4, 2019.
ADDRESSES: Send comments on this proposal to the U.S. Department of
Transportation, Docket Operations, West Building Ground Floor, Room
W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590, telephone
(202) 366-9826, or (800) 647-5527. You must identify FAA Docket No.
FAA-2018-0787; Airspace Docket No. 18-ASW-12, 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 7400.11C, 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 7400.11C at NARA, call (202) 741-6030, or go
to https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/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, Federal Aviation
Administration, Operations Support Group, Central Service Center, 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 extending upward from 700 feet
above the surface at The Red River Airport, Coushatta, LA, in support
of standard instrument approach procedures for IFR operations at the
airport.
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-2018-0787;
Airspace Docket No. 18-ASW-12.'' 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/">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 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.
Availability and Summary of Documents for Incorporation by Reference
This document proposes to amend FAA Order 7400.11C, Airspace
Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 13, 2018, and effective
September 15, 2018. FAA Order 7400.11C is publicly available as listed
in the ADDRESSES section of this document. FAA Order 7400.11C 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 at The Red River Airport,
Coushatta, LA. This action would enhance safety and the management of
IFR operations at the airport.
Class E airspace designations are published in paragraph 6005 of
FAA Order 7400.11C, dated August 13, 2018, and effective September 15,
2018, 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, 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 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.
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.
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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
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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 7400.11C,
Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 13, 2018, and
effective September 15, 2018, 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 Coushatta, LA [New]
The Red River Airport, LA
(Lat. 31[deg]59'25'' N, long. 093[deg]18'40'' W)
That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
within a 6.5-mile radius of The Red River Airport.
Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, on December 12, 2018.
John Witucki,
Acting Manager, Operations Support Group, ATO Central Service Center.
[FR Doc. 2018-27370 Filed 12-18-18; 8:45 am]
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