Proposed Establishment of Area Navigation (RNAV) Routes T-322, T-392, T-403, and T-405; Central United States, 12129-12132 [2021-03931]
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(3) Will not have a significant
economic impact, positive or negative,
on a substantial number of small entities
under the criteria of the Regulatory
Flexibility Act.
List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39
Air transportation, Aircraft, Aviation
safety, Incorporation by reference,
Safety.
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:
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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:
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Airbus Helicopters: Docket No. FAA–2021–
0105; Project Identifier MCAI–2020–
01422–R.
(a) Comments Due Date
The FAA must receive comments by April
16, 2021.
(b) Affected Airworthiness Directives (ADs)
None.
(c) Applicability
This AD applies to all Airbus Helicopters
Model SA330J helicopters, certificated in any
category.
(d) Subject
Joint Aircraft System Component (JASC)
Code 6320, Main Rotor Gearbox.
(e) Reason
This AD was prompted by a failure of a
second stage planet gear installed in the main
gearbox (MGB). The FAA is issuing this AD
to address failure of an MGB second stage
planet gear, which could result in failure of
the MGB and subsequent loss of control of
the helicopter.
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(f) Compliance
Comply with this AD within the
compliance times specified, unless already
done.
(g) Requirements
Except as specified in paragraph (h) of this
AD: Comply with all required actions and
compliance times specified in, and in
accordance with, European Aviation Safety
Agency (now European Union Aviation
Safety Agency) (EASA) AD 2018–0272, dated
December 13, 2018 (EASA AD 2018–0272).
(h) Exceptions to EASA AD 2018–0272
(1) Where EASA AD 2018–0272 refers to its
effective date, this AD requires using the
effective date of this AD.
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(2) Where EASA AD 2018–0272 refers to
March 30, 2018 (the effective date of EASA
AD 2018–0065, dated March 23, 2018), this
AD requires using the effective date of this
AD.
(3) The ‘‘Remarks’’ section of EASA AD
2018–0272 does not apply to this AD.
(4) Where EASA AD 2018–0272 refers to
flight hours (FH), this AD requires using
hours time-in-service.
(5) Where paragraph (1) of EASA AD 2018–
0272 specifies to inspect the MGB particle
detector ‘‘in accordance with the instructions
of Section 3 of the ASB’’ for this AD use ‘‘in
accordance with the instructions in step
3.B.2.a. of the ASB.’’
(6) Where paragraph (2) of EASA AD 2018–
0272 specifies to inspect the MGB bottom
housing (oil sump) ‘‘in accordance with the
instructions of Section 3 of the ASB’’ for this
AD use ‘‘in accordance with the instructions
in step 3.B.2.b. of the ASB.’’
(7) Where the service information
referenced in EASA AD 2018–0272 specifies
to perform a metallurgical analysis and
contact the manufacturer if unsure about the
characterization of the particles collected,
this AD does not require contacting the
manufacturer to determine the
characterization of the particles collected.
(8) Although the service information
referenced in EASA AD 2018–0272 specifies
that if any 16NCD13 particles are found to
contact the manufacturer and send a 1-liter
sample of oil to the manufacturer, this AD
does not require that action.
(9) Although the service information
referenced in EASA AD 2018–0272 specifies
returning certain parts to the manufacturer,
this AD does not require that action.
(10) Where EASA AD 2018–0272 specifies
actions be done after the last flight of the day
or ‘‘ALF,’’ this AD requires doing those
actions before the first flight of the day.
(11) Although the service information
referenced in EASA AD 2018–0272 specifies
discarding certain parts, this AD requires
removing the parts from service.
(i) Special Flight Permit
Special flight permits may be issued in
accordance with 14 CFR 21.197 and 21.199
to operate the helicopter to a location where
the helicopter can be modified (if the
operator elects to do so), provided that the
helicopter is operated during the day, under
visual flight rules, and with no passengers
onboard.
(j) Alternative Methods of Compliance
(AMOCs)
(1) The Manager, Strategic Policy
Rotorcraft Section, 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. Send your proposal to: Manager,
Strategic Policy Rotorcraft Section, FAA,
10101 Hillwood Pkwy., Fort Worth, TX
76177; phone: 817–222–5110. Information
may be emailed to: 9-ASW-FTW-AMOCRequests@faa.gov.
(2) Before using any approved AMOC,
notify your appropriate principal inspector,
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or lacking a principal inspector, the manager
of the local flight standards district office/
certificate holding district office.
(k) Related Information
(1) For EASA AD 2018–0272, contact the
EASA, Konrad-Adenauer-Ufer 3, 50668
Cologne, Germany; phone: +49 221 8999 000;
email: ADs@easa.europa.eu; internet:
www.easa.europa.eu. You may find this
EASA AD on the EASA website at https://
ad.easa.europa.eu. You may view this
material at the FAA, Office of the Regional
Counsel, Southwest Region, 10101 Hillwood
Pkwy., Room 6N–321, Fort Worth, TX 76177.
For information on the availability of this
material at the FAA, call 817–222–5110. This
material may be found in the AD docket on
the internet at https://www.regulations.gov
by searching for and locating Docket No.
FAA–2021–0105.
(2) For more information about this AD,
contact Mahmood G. Shah, Aviation Safety
Engineer, Fort Worth ACO Branch, FAA,
10101 Hillwood Pkwy., Fort Worth, TX
76177; phone: 817–222–5538; email:
mahmood.g.shah@faa.gov.
Issued on February 19, 2021.
Lance T. Gant,
Director, Compliance & Airworthiness
Division, Aircraft Certification Service.
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14 CFR Part 71
[Docket No. FAA–2021–0054; Airspace
Docket No. 20–AGL–34]
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Proposed Establishment of Area
Navigation (RNAV) Routes T–322, T–
392, T–403, and T–405; Central United
States
Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking
(NPRM).
AGENCY:
This action proposes to
establish area navigation (RNAV) routes
T–322, T–392, T–403, and T–405 in the
central United States. The proposed
new RNAV routes would expand the
availability of RNAV routing in support
of transitioning the National Airspace
System (NAS) from ground-based to
satellite-based navigation. Additionally,
a portion of the new RNAV routes
would provide enroute structure where
VHF Omnidirectional Range (VOR)
Federal airway segments were removed
due to the Sioux City, IA; Park Rapids,
MN; and Huron, SD, VORs
decommissioning in support of the
SUMMARY:
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Comments Invited
FAA’s VOR Minimum Operational
Network (MON) program.
Comments must be received on
or before April 16, 2021.
DATES:
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: (800)
647–5527, or (202) 366–9826. You must
identify FAA Docket No. FAA–2021–
0054; Airspace Docket No. 20–AGL–34
at the beginning of your comments. You
may also submit comments through the
internet at https://www.regulations.gov.
FAA Order 7400.11E, 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 Rules
and Regulations 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 7400.11E at NARA, email:
fedreg.legal@nara.gov or go to https://
www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/
ibr-locations.html.
ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jesse Acevedo, Rules and Regulations
Group, Office of Policy, Federal
Aviation Administration, 800
Independence Avenue SW, Washington,
DC 20591; telephone: (202) 267–8783.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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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 the 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
expand the availability of RNAV in the
central United States and improve the
efficient flow of air traffic within the
NAS by lessening the dependency on
ground-based navigation.
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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–
2021–0054; Airspace Docket No. 20–
AGL–34) and be submitted in triplicate
to the Docket Management Facility (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–2021–0054; Airspace
Docket No. 20–AGL–34.’’ The postcard
will be date/time stamped and returned
to the commenter.
All communications received on or
before the specified comment closing
date 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
comment closing date. 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 office of
the Operations Support Group, Central
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Service Center, Federal Aviation
Administration, 10101 Hillwood
Parkway, Fort Worth, TX 76177.
Availability and Summary of
Documents for Incorporation by
Reference
This document proposes to amend
FAA Order 7400.11E, Airspace
Designations and Reporting Points,
dated July 21, 2020 and effective
September 15, 2020. FAA Order
7400.11E is publicly available as listed
in the ADDRESSES section of this
document. FAA Order 7400.11E lists
Class A, B, C, D, and E airspace areas,
air traffic service routes, and reporting
points.
Background
In 2003, Congress enacted the Vision
100—Century of Aviation
Reauthorization Act (Pub. L. 108–176),
which established a joint planning and
development office in the FAA to
manage the work related to the Next
Generation Air Transportation System
(NextGen). Today, NextGen is an
ongoing FAA-led modernization of the
nation’s air transportation system to
make flying safer, more efficient, and
more predictable.
In support of NextGen efforts to
improve the safety and efficiency of the
NAS, as well as transition the NAS from
a ground-based to a satellite-based
Performance Based Navigation (PBN)
system, the FAA is proposing to
establish RNAV routes T–322, T–392,
T–403, and T–405 to provide additional
PBN enroute structure. This action
would reduce air traffic control (ATC)
sector workload and complexity, reduce
pilot-to-controller communication,
assist ATC when non-radar procedures
are required, and increase NAS capacity
in the areas of the new RNAV T-routes.
Additionally, the proposed T-routes
would compensate for the previously
removed airway segments of VOR
Federal airways due to the Sioux City,
IA; Park Rapids, MN; and Huron, SD,
VORs being decommissioned effective
February 25, 2021. The new T-routes
would also provide Instrument Flight
Rules (IFR) pilots that are equipped for
RNAV PBN additional ATS route
options for navigating around areas of
heavy aviation activity and in areas of
limited or no radar coverage. Visual
Flight Rules (VFR) pilots, equipped with
RNAV PBN, who elect to navigate via
ATS routes, could also take advantage of
the proposed RNAV T-routes.
The new routes will also assist in
reducing workload and sector
complexity for air traffic controllers,
facilitate reduction of air to ground
communications, and assist in
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increasing the efficiency and capacity of
the NAS.
The Proposal
The FAA is proposing an amendment
to Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations
(14 CFR) part 71 to establish RNAV
routes T–322, T–392, T–403, and T–405.
The proposed new T-routes are
described below.
T–322: T–322 is a new RNAV route
that extends between the Rapid City,
SD, VOR/Tactical Air Navigation
(VORTAC) and the Redwood Falls, MN,
VOR/Distance Measuring Equipment
(VOR/DME). This T-route provides
enroute routing over VOR Federal
airway V–26.
T–392: T–392 is a new RNAV route
that would extend between the MZEEE,
IA, waypoint (WP) located near the
Sioux City, IA, VORTAC and the GRSIS,
MN, WP located near the Fairmont, MN,
DME.
T–403: T–403 is a new RNAV route
that would extend between the GENEO,
MN, WP located near the Darwin, MN,
VORTAC and the BLUOX, MN, fix
located 40 NM North of the Park Rapids,
MN, DME. This T-route would provide
enroute routing adjacent to VOR Federal
airway V–171 between the Darwin, MN,
VORTAC and the Alexandria, MN,
VOR/DME; and overlapping VOR
Federal airway V–175 between the
Alexandria, MN, VOR/DME and the
BLUOX, MN, fix.
T–405: T–405 is a new RNAV route
that would extend between the FIITS,
SD, WP located near the Yankton, SD,
VOR/DME and the GICHI, ND, WP
located near the Devils Lake, ND, VOR/
DME. This T-route would provide
enroute routing adjacent to VOR Federal
T–322
airway V–159 between the Yankton, SD,
VOR/DME and the Huron, SD, DME;
enroute routing adjacent to VOR Federal
airway V–15 between the Huron, SD,
DME and the Aberdeen, SD, VOR/DME;
and enroute routing adjacent to VOR
Federal airway V–170 between the
Aberdeen, SD, VOR/DME and the Devils
Lake, ND, VOR/DME.
United States RNAV T-routes are
published in paragraph 6011 of FAA
Order 7400.11E, dated July 21, 2020,
and effective September 15, 2020, which
is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR
71.1. The RNAV routes listed in this
document would be subsequently
published in the Order.
FAA Order 7400.11, Airspace
Designations and Reporting Points, is
published yearly and effective on
September 15.
economic impact on a substantial
number of small entities under the
criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.
Regulatory Notices and Analyses
PART 71—DESIGNATION OF CLASS A,
B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR
TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND
REPORTING POINTS
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 Department of
Transportation (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, will not have a significant
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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:
1. The authority citation for 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 7400.11E,
Airspace Designations and Reporting
Points, dated July 21, 2020, and
effective September 15, 2020, is
amended as follows:
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Paragraph 6011 United States Area
Navigation Routes.
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FIITS, SD TO GICHI, ND
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Jamestown, ND (JMS)
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Alexandria, MN (AXN)
Park Rapids, MN (PKD)
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WP
VOR/DME
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MZEEE, IA to GRSIS, MN
MZEEE, IA
KAATO, IA
BERRG, IA
GRSIS, MN
T–403
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.
Rapid City, SD (RAP) to Redwood Falls, MN (RWD)
Rapid City, SD (RAP)
Philip, SD (PHP)
Pierre, SD (PIR)
DAKPE, SD
Redwood Falls, MN (RWD)
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Issued in Washington, DC, on February 22,
2021.
George Gonzalez,
Acting Manager, Rules and Regulations
Group.
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Table of Contents
Paragraph Numbers
I. Background—3.
II. Discussion—9.
III. Environmental Analysis—13.
IV. Regulatory Flexibility Act Certification—
14.
V. Comment Procedures—18.
VI. Document Availability—22.
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
18 CFR Parts 35 and 284
[Docket No. RM20–7–000]
Safe Harbor Policy for Data Providers
to Price Index Developers
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.
AGENCY:
The Commission proposes to
amend its regulations to codify the Safe
Harbor Policy established in the
Commission’s Policy Statement on
Natural Gas and Electric Price Indices.
Under the Safe Harbor Policy, data
providers that report transactions to
natural gas and electric price index
developers consistent with the
procedures set forth in the Policy
Statement are afforded a rebuttable
presumption that their transaction data
is accurate, timely, and submitted in
good faith. The proposed change does
not modify the existing policy and is
intended to promote voluntary reporting
of wholesale natural gas and electricity
transactions to price index developers
by alleviating market participant
concerns that the Safe Harbor Policy is
not binding on the Commission.
DATES: Comments are due June 1, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Comments, identified by
Docket No. RM20–7–000, may be filed
electronically at https://www.ferc.gov in
acceptable native applications and
print-to-PDF, but not in scanned or
picture format. For those unable to file
electronically, comments may be filed
by mail to: Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, Secretary of the
Commission, 888 First Street NE,
Washington, DC 20426. Hand-delivered
comments must be delivered to: Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, 12225
Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland
20852. The Comment Procedures
Section of this document contains more
detailed filing procedures.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Maxwell K. Multer (technical issues),
Office of Enforcement, Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First
Street NE, Washington, DC 20426
(202) 502–6756
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Evan B. Oxhorn (legal issues), Office of
the General Counsel, Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First
Street NE, Washington, DC 20426
(202) 502–8183
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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1. Under the Commission’s
regulations, a data provider (a market
participant that reports transaction data
to price index developers) must submit
accurate and factual information to
price index developers, and not
knowingly submit false or misleading
information or omit material
information.1 Pursuant to the
Commission’s Safe Harbor Policy,
which is currently set forth in the
Commission’s Policy Statement on
Natural Gas and Electric Price Indices,2
if the data provider can demonstrate
that it has adopted and followed the
standards for reporting set forth in the
Commission’s Policy Statement, it will
benefit from a rebuttable presumption
that it has submitted its transactions
accurately, timely, and in good faith.
The Commission proposes to codify its
Safe Harbor Policy in its regulations.
The proposed change does not modify
the existing policy and, together with
the proposed Revised Policy Statement
that the Commission is issuing
concurrently, is intended to promote
voluntary reporting of wholesale natural
gas and electricity transactions to price
index developers.3
2. To codify the Safe Harbor Policy,
we specifically propose to amend 18
CFR 35.41(c), 284.288(a), and 284.403(a)
of the Commission’s regulations by
adding language to indicate: (1) That
there will be a rebuttable presumption
of accuracy, timeliness, and good faith
for data providers who submit
transactions to price index developers
in a manner consistent with the Policy
1 This requirement is set forth in three
regulations, 18 CFR 35.41(c), 284.288(a), and
284.403(a). Each sets forth the requirement in
identical language.
2 Policy Statement on Natural Gas and Electric
Price Indices, 104 FERC ¶ 61,121, at P 37 (Initial
Policy Statement), clarified, 105 FERC ¶ 61,282
(2003) (2003 Clarification Order), further clarified,
112 FERC ¶ 61,040 (2005) (2005 Clarification Order)
(collectively, Policy Statement).
3 See Actions Regarding the Commission’s Policy
on Price Index Formation and Transparency, and
Indices Referenced in Natural Gas and Electric
Tariffs, 173 FERC ¶ 61,237 (2020).
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Statement; and (2) that inadvertent
reporting errors by such data providers
will not constitute violations of those
regulations.
I. Background
3. Natural gas indices play a vital role
in the energy industry, as they are used
to price billions of dollars of natural gas
and electricity transactions annually in
both the physical and financial markets.
A natural gas index is a weighted
average price derived from a set of
fixed-price 4 natural gas transactions
within distinct geographical boundaries
that market participants voluntarily
report to a price index developer.5
4. Natural gas indices serve as a proxy
for the locational cost of natural gas in
the daily and monthly markets, as many
market participants reference index
prices in their physical and financial
transactions. Interstate natural gas
pipelines, Independent System
Operators (ISOs), and Regional
Transmission Organizations (RTOs)
reference natural gas indices in their
FERC-jurisdictional tariffs for various
terms and conditions of service. State
commissions also use natural gas
indices as benchmarks when reviewing
the prudence of natural gas or electricity
purchases. Finally, many natural gas
financial derivative contracts used in
hedging and speculation settle against
the natural gas price indices.
5. Given that natural gas price index
developers use physical fixed-price
natural gas transactions to calculate the
price of published natural gas indices, it
is important that the market for these
transactions be robust, liquid, and
transparent. The Commission’s
investigation into the 2000–2001
Western Energy Crisis revealed
problems in how published natural gas
price indices were generated that
‘‘facilitate[ed], rather than
discourage[d], manipulation and
collusion.’’ 6 Recognizing the need to
restore confidence in natural gas price
4 The term fixed-price refers to a negotiated
natural gas contract for next-day or next-month
delivery, and physical basis transactions for nextmonth delivery. These transaction types are defined
in the FERC Form No. 552: Annual Report of
Natural Gas Transactions (FERC Form No. 552). The
FERC Form No. 552 requires market participants
that annually buy or sell more than 2.2 trillion
British Thermal Units (Btu) of physical natural gas
to provide aggregated data related to their fixedprice, physical basis, Nymex plus and index-based
transactions made in the next-day and next-month
(bidweek) markets.
5 S&P Global Platts (Platts), Natural Gas
Intelligence (NGI), Argus, and Natural Gas Week are
examples of price index developers.
6 Initial Report on Company-Specific Separate
Proceedings and Generic Reevaluations; Published
Natural Gas Price Data; and Enron Trading
Strategies, Docket No. PA02–2–000, at 38 (Aug. 13,
2002).
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 39 (Tuesday, March 2, 2021)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 12129-12132]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-03931]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Docket No. FAA-2021-0054; Airspace Docket No. 20-AGL-34]
RIN 2120-AA66
Proposed Establishment of Area Navigation (RNAV) Routes T-322, T-
392, T-403, and T-405; Central United States
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).
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SUMMARY: This action proposes to establish area navigation (RNAV)
routes T-322, T-392, T-403, and T-405 in the central United States. The
proposed new RNAV routes would expand the availability of RNAV routing
in support of transitioning the National Airspace System (NAS) from
ground-based to satellite-based navigation. Additionally, a portion of
the new RNAV routes would provide enroute structure where VHF
Omnidirectional Range (VOR) Federal airway segments were removed due to
the Sioux City, IA; Park Rapids, MN; and Huron, SD, VORs
decommissioning in support of the
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FAA's VOR Minimum Operational Network (MON) program.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before April 16, 2021.
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:
(800) 647-5527, or (202) 366-9826. You must identify FAA Docket No.
FAA-2021-0054; Airspace Docket No. 20-AGL-34 at the beginning of your
comments. You may also submit comments through the internet at https://www.regulations.gov.
FAA Order 7400.11E, 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
Rules and Regulations 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 7400.11E at NARA, email:
[email protected] or go to https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ibr-locations.html.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jesse Acevedo, Rules and Regulations
Group, Office of Policy, Federal Aviation Administration, 800
Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20591; telephone: (202) 267-
8783.
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
the 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 expand the availability of RNAV in the central
United States and improve the efficient flow of air traffic within the
NAS by lessening the dependency on ground-based navigation.
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-2021-0054; Airspace Docket No. 20-AGL-34) and be submitted in
triplicate to the Docket Management Facility (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-2021-0054; Airspace Docket No. 20-AGL-34.'' The
postcard will be date/time stamped and returned to the commenter.
All communications received on or before the specified comment
closing date 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 comment
closing date. 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 office of the Operations Support Group, Central
Service Center, Federal Aviation Administration, 10101 Hillwood
Parkway, Fort Worth, TX 76177.
Availability and Summary of Documents for Incorporation by Reference
This document proposes to amend FAA Order 7400.11E, Airspace
Designations and Reporting Points, dated July 21, 2020 and effective
September 15, 2020. FAA Order 7400.11E is publicly available as listed
in the ADDRESSES section of this document. FAA Order 7400.11E lists
Class A, B, C, D, and E airspace areas, air traffic service routes, and
reporting points.
Background
In 2003, Congress enacted the Vision 100--Century of Aviation
Reauthorization Act (Pub. L. 108-176), which established a joint
planning and development office in the FAA to manage the work related
to the Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen). Today,
NextGen is an ongoing FAA-led modernization of the nation's air
transportation system to make flying safer, more efficient, and more
predictable.
In support of NextGen efforts to improve the safety and efficiency
of the NAS, as well as transition the NAS from a ground-based to a
satellite-based Performance Based Navigation (PBN) system, the FAA is
proposing to establish RNAV routes T-322, T-392, T-403, and T-405 to
provide additional PBN enroute structure. This action would reduce air
traffic control (ATC) sector workload and complexity, reduce pilot-to-
controller communication, assist ATC when non-radar procedures are
required, and increase NAS capacity in the areas of the new RNAV T-
routes.
Additionally, the proposed T-routes would compensate for the
previously removed airway segments of VOR Federal airways due to the
Sioux City, IA; Park Rapids, MN; and Huron, SD, VORs being
decommissioned effective February 25, 2021. The new T-routes would also
provide Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) pilots that are equipped for RNAV
PBN additional ATS route options for navigating around areas of heavy
aviation activity and in areas of limited or no radar coverage. Visual
Flight Rules (VFR) pilots, equipped with RNAV PBN, who elect to
navigate via ATS routes, could also take advantage of the proposed RNAV
T-routes.
The new routes will also assist in reducing workload and sector
complexity for air traffic controllers, facilitate reduction of air to
ground communications, and assist in
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increasing the efficiency and capacity of the NAS.
The Proposal
The FAA is proposing an amendment to Title 14 Code of Federal
Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 to establish RNAV routes T-322, T-392, T-
403, and T-405. The proposed new T-routes are described below.
T-322: T-322 is a new RNAV route that extends between the Rapid
City, SD, VOR/Tactical Air Navigation (VORTAC) and the Redwood Falls,
MN, VOR/Distance Measuring Equipment (VOR/DME). This T-route provides
enroute routing over VOR Federal airway V-26.
T-392: T-392 is a new RNAV route that would extend between the
MZEEE, IA, waypoint (WP) located near the Sioux City, IA, VORTAC and
the GRSIS, MN, WP located near the Fairmont, MN, DME.
T-403: T-403 is a new RNAV route that would extend between the
GENEO, MN, WP located near the Darwin, MN, VORTAC and the BLUOX, MN,
fix located 40 NM North of the Park Rapids, MN, DME. This T-route would
provide enroute routing adjacent to VOR Federal airway V-171 between
the Darwin, MN, VORTAC and the Alexandria, MN, VOR/DME; and overlapping
VOR Federal airway V-175 between the Alexandria, MN, VOR/DME and the
BLUOX, MN, fix.
T-405: T-405 is a new RNAV route that would extend between the
FIITS, SD, WP located near the Yankton, SD, VOR/DME and the GICHI, ND,
WP located near the Devils Lake, ND, VOR/DME. This T-route would
provide enroute routing adjacent to VOR Federal airway V-159 between
the Yankton, SD, VOR/DME and the Huron, SD, DME; enroute routing
adjacent to VOR Federal airway V-15 between the Huron, SD, DME and the
Aberdeen, SD, VOR/DME; and enroute routing adjacent to VOR Federal
airway V-170 between the Aberdeen, SD, VOR/DME and the Devils Lake, ND,
VOR/DME.
United States RNAV T-routes are published in paragraph 6011 of FAA
Order 7400.11E, dated July 21, 2020, and effective September 15, 2020,
which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The RNAV routes
listed in this document would be subsequently published in the Order.
FAA Order 7400.11, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, is
published yearly and effective on September 15.
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
Department of Transportation (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, will 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
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 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 7400.11E,
Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated July 21, 2020, and
effective September 15, 2020, is amended as follows:
Paragraph 6011 United States Area Navigation Routes.
* * * * *
T-322 Rapid City, SD (RAP) to Redwood Falls, MN (RWD)
Rapid City, SD (RAP) VORTAC (Lat. 43[deg]58'33.74'' N, long. 103[deg]00'44.38'' W)
Philip, SD (PHP) VOR/DME (Lat. 44[deg]03'29.66'' N, long. 101[deg]39'51.10'' W)
Pierre, SD (PIR) VORTAC (Lat. 44[deg]23'40.40'' N, long. 100[deg]09'46.11'' W)
DAKPE, SD WP (Lat. 44[deg]25'58.37'' N, long. 098[deg]42'23.05'' W)
Redwood Falls, MN (RWD) VOR/DME (Lat. 44[deg]28'02.19'' N, long. 095[deg]07'41.63'' W)
* * * * * * *
T392 MZEEE, IA to GRSIS, MN
MZEEE, IA WP (Lat. 42[deg]20'40.66'' N, long. 096[deg]19'24.54'' W)
KAATO, IA WP (Lat. 42[deg]35'06.89'' N, long. 095[deg]58'53.08'' W)
BERRG, IA WP (Lat. 43[deg]08'17.21'' N, long. 095[deg]10'46.46'' W)
GRSIS, MN WP (Lat. 43[deg]38'45.54'' N, long. 094[deg]25'21.17'' W)
T-403 GENEO, MN to BLUOX, MN
GENEO, MN WP (Lat. 45[deg]05'15.37'' N, long. 094[deg]27'14.30'' W)
Alexandria, MN (AXN) VOR/DME (Lat. 45[deg]57'30.20'' N, long. 095[deg]13'57.48'' W)
Park Rapids, MN (PKD) DME (Lat. 46[deg]53'53.34'' N, long. 095[deg]04'15.21'' W)
BLUOX, MN WP (Lat. 47[deg]34'33.13'' N, long. 095[deg]01'29.11'' W)
T-405 FIITS, SD TO GICHI, ND
FIITS, SD WP (Lat. 42[deg]55'06.67'' N, long. 097[deg]23'06.31'' W)
Mitchell, SD (MHE) VOR/DME (Lat. 43[deg]46'37.28'' N, long. 098[deg]02'15.28'' W)
DIDDL, SD WP (Lat. 44[deg]26'24.32'' N, long. 098[deg]18'39.06'' W)
Aberdeen, SD (ABR) VOR/DME (Lat. 45[deg]25'02.48'' N, long. 098[deg]22'07.39'' W)
Jamestown, ND (JMS) VOR/DME (Lat. 46[deg]55'58.34'' N, long. 098[deg]40'43.57'' W)
FARRM, ND FIX (Lat. 47[deg]29'14.17'' N, long. 099[deg]01'34.50'' W)
GICHI, ND WP (Lat. 48[deg]06'54.20'' N, long. 098[deg]54'45.14'' W)
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Issued in Washington, DC, on February 22, 2021.
George Gonzalez,
Acting Manager, Rules and Regulations Group.
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