Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 60 / Thursday, March 28, 2013 / Proposed Rules 18931 

Issued in College Park, Georgia, on March 

20, 2013. 

Barry A. Knight, 

Manager, Operations Support Group, Eastern 

Service Center, Air Traffic Organization. 

[FR Doc. 2013–07110 Filed 3–27–13; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2012–0793; Airspace 

Docket No. 12–ANE–14] 

Proposed Establishment of Class E 

Airspace; Bass Harbor, ME 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: This action proposes to 

establish Class E Airspace at Bass 

Harbor, ME, to accommodate a new 

Area Navigation (RNAV) Global 

Positioning System (GPS) special 

Standard Instrument Approach 

Procedure (SIAP) serving Bass Harbor 

Heliport. This action would enhance the 

safety and airspace management of 

Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations 

within the National Airspace System. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before May 13, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments on this rule 

to: U.S. Department of Transportation, 

Docket Operations, West Building 

Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 

New Jersey SE., Washington, DC 20590– 

0001; Telephone: 1–800–647–5527; Fax: 

202–493–2251. You must identify the 

Docket Number FAA–2012–0793; 

Airspace Docket No. 12–ANE–14, at the 

beginning of your comments. You may 

also submit and review received 

comments through the Internet at 

http://www.regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John 

Fornito, Operations Support Group, 

Eastern Service Center, Federal Aviation 

Administration, P.O. Box 20636, 

Atlanta, Georgia 30320; telephone (404) 

305–6364. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Comments Invited 

Interested persons are invited to 

comment on this rule 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– 

2012–0793; Airspace Docket No. 12– 

ANE–14) and be submitted in triplicate 

to the Docket Management System (see 

ADDRESSES section for address and 

phone number). You may also submit 

comments through the Internet at 

http://www.regulations.gov. 

Persons 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 

Docket No. FAA–2012–0793; Airspace 

Docket No. 12–ANE–14.’’ 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 from and 

comments submitted through http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Recently 

published rulemaking documents can 

also be accessed through the FAA’s Web 

page at http://www.faa.gov/ 

airports_airtraffic/air_traffic/ 

publications/airspace_amendments/. 

You may review the public docket 

containing the proposal, any comments 

received and any final disposition in 

person in the Dockets Office (see the 

ADDRESSES section for 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 Eastern Service Center, Federal 

Aviation Administration, Room 350, 

1701 Columbia Avenue, College Park, 

Georgia 30337. 

Persons interested in being placed on 

a mailing list for future NPRM’s should 

contact the FAA’s Office of Rulemaking, 

(202) 267–9677, to request a copy of 

Advisory Circular No. 11–2A, Notice of 

Proposed Rulemaking distribution 

System, which describes the application 

procedure. 

The Proposal 

The FAA is considering an 

amendment to Title 14, Code of Federal 

Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 to establish 

Class E airspace at Bass Harbor, ME 

providing the controlled airspace 

required to support the new Copter 

RNAV (GPS) special standard 

instrument approach procedures for 

Bass Harbor Heliport. Controlled 

airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface is required for IFR 

operations within a 6-mile radius of the 

point in space coordinates of the 

heliport. 

Class E airspace designations are 

published in Paragraph 6005 of FAA 

order 7400.9W, dated August 8, 2012, 

and effective September 15, 2012, 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. 

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 

proposed rule, when promulgated, 

would not have a significant economic 

impact on a substantial number of small 

entities under the criteria of the 

Regulatory Flexibility Act. 

The FAA’s authority to issue rules 

regarding aviation safety is found in 

Title 49 of the 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 proposed 

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 proposed regulation is 

within the scope of that authority as it 

would establish Class E airspace at Bass 

Harbor Heliport, Bass Harbor, ME. 

This proposal will be subject to an 

environmental analysis in accordance 

with FAA Order 1050.1E, 

‘‘Environmental Impacts: Policies and 

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18932 Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 60 / Thursday, March 28, 2013 / Proposed Rules 

Procedures’’ prior to any FAA final 

regulatory action. 

Lists 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 CLASS E AIRSPACE 

AREAS; AIR TRAFFIC SERVICE 

ROUTES; AND REPORTING POINTS 

■ 1. The authority citation for Part 71 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g); 40103, 40113, 

40120; E.O. 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959– 

1963 Comp., p. 389. 

§ 71.1 [Amended] 

■ 2. The incorporation by reference in 

14 CFR 71.1 of Federal Aviation 

Administration Order 7400.9W, 

Airspace Designations and Reporting 

Points, dated August 8, 2012, effective 

September 15, 2012, is amended as 

follows: 

Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas 

Extending Upward From 700 Feet or More 

Above the Surface of the Earth. 

* * * * * 

ASO ME E5 Bass Harbor, ME [New] 

Bass Harbor Heliport, ME 

(Lat. 44°15′16′′ N., long. 68°20′57′′ W.) 

Point in Space Coordinates 

(Lat. 44°15′16′′ N., long. 68°20′57′′ W.) 

That airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface within a 6-mile radius 

of the Point in Space Coordinates (lat. 

44°15′16′′ N., long. 68°20′57′′ W.) serving 

Bass Harbor Heliport. 

Issued in College Park, Georgia, on March 

20, 2013. 

Barry A. Knight, 

Manager, Operations Support Group, Eastern 

Service Center, Air Traffic Organization. 

[FR Doc. 2013–07112 Filed 3–27–13; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 91 

[Docket No. FAA–2013–0061] 

Public Meeting: Unmanned Aircraft 

Systems Test Site Program; Privacy 

Approach 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration, DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of public engagement 

session. 

SUMMARY: The FAA will be holding a 

public engagement session on 

Wednesday, April 3, 2013, on the 

proposed privacy policy approach for 

the unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) 

test site program. The FAA is seeking 

the views from the public with respect 

to proposed privacy language to be 

included in agreements with each test 

site operator. 

DATES: The session will be held via 

teleconference on Wednesday, April 3, 

2013, beginning at 12 noon Eastern 

Daylight Savings Time and ending no 

later than 2 p.m. Eastern Daylight 

Savings Time. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Gregory C. Carter, Office of the Chief 

Counsel, Federal Aviation 

Administration, 800 Independence Ave. 

SW., Washington, DC 20591; email: 9- 

AGC–UASPrivacy@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

document is a follow-on to a Notice of 

availability and request for comments 

published in the Federal Register on 

February 22, 2013 (78 FR 12259), Docket 

No. FAA–2013–0061. In that document, 

the agency described its proposed 

privacy plan for the UAS test site 

program and requested comments on 

that proposal. The agency also stated 

that it would provide details (including 

the date and time) for the engagement 

session sufficiently in advance of the 

meeting to facilitate broad participation. 

This document provides those details. 

The agency will post information on 

how to register for the public meeting at 

http://www.faa.gov/about/initiatives/ 

uas/ when all details are finalized. This 

Web site will also provide instructions 

on how to participate in the engagement 

session. 

As to the meeting itself, the FAA will 

provide an overview of the FAA’s UAS 

Test Site Program (including Section 

322 (c) of the FAA’s Reform and 

Modernization Act of 2012) and the 

proposed privacy plan. The agency may 

also invite short statements from one to 

two representatives from advocacy 

interest groups and the UAS industry. 

After the introductory statements and 

overview, the FAA will take comments 

from participants regarding the agency’s 

proposed privacy plan that would apply 

to each UAS test site selected under the 

program. At some later time, after 

considering comments made during the 

engagement session as well as 

comments received during the comment 

period, FAA will notify the public about 

any further action the agency intends to 

take. 

Background: On February 14, 2012, 

Congress mandated that the FAA, 

coordinating with the National 

Aeronautics and Space Administration 

and the Department of Defense, develop 

a test site program for the integration of 

unmanned aircraft systems in to the 

National Airspace System. The overall 

purpose of this test site program is to 

develop a body of data and operational 

experiences to inform integration and 

the safe operation of these aircraft in the 

National Airspace System. On Friday, 

February 22, 2013, the FAA published 

in the Federal Register a Notice of 

availability and request for comment 

soliciting comments on the FAA’s 

proposed approach for addressing the 

privacy questions raised by the public 

and Congress with regard to the 

operation of unmanned aircraft systems 

within the test site program (78 FR 

12259). 

The proposed privacy requirements 

for which comments are requested are 

as follows: 

(1) The Site Operator must ensure that 

there are privacy policies governing all 

activities conducted under the OTA 

[Other Transaction Agreement], 

including the operation and relevant 

activities of the UASs authorized by the 

Site Operator. Such privacy policies 

must be available publically, and the 

Site Operator must have a mechanism to 

receive and consider comments on its 

privacy policies. In addition, these 

policies should be informed by Fair 

Information Practice Principles. The 

privacy policies should be updated as 

necessary to remain operationally 

current and effective. The Site Operator 

must ensure the requirements of this 

paragraph are applied to all operations 

conducted under the OTA. 

(2) The Site Operator and its team 

members are required to operate in 

accordance with Federal, state, and 

other laws regarding the protection of an 

individual’s right to privacy. Should 

criminal or civil charges be filed by the 

U.S. Department of Justice or a state’s 

law enforcement authority over a 

potential violation of such laws, the 

FAA may take appropriate action, 

including suspending or modifying the 

relevant operational authority (e.g., 

Certificate of Operation, or OTA), until 

the proceedings are completed. If the 

proceedings demonstrate the operation 

was in violation of the law, the FAA 

may terminate the relevant operational 

authority. 

(3) If over the lifetime of this 

Agreement, any legislation or 

regulation, which may have an impact 

on UAS or to the privacy interests of 

entities affected by any operation of any 

UAS operating at the Test Site, is 

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