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proposed rule in accordance with the 

National Environmental Policy Act 

(NEPA) of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), 

the regulations of the Council on 

Environmental Quality (40 CFR part 

1500), and DHS Management Directive 

023–01, Environmental Planning 

Program of April 19, 2006. 

NPS prepared an environmental 

assessment (EA) that examines the 

effects on the natural and human 

environment associated with the 

proposed construction and operation of 

a visitor station and establishment of a 

Class B port of entry on the Rio Grande 

between the United States and Mexico 

within Big Bend National Park. The NPS 

EA encompasses all components of the 

Boquillas border crossing, including 

CBP operations of the port of entry. On 

April 29, 2011, NPS posted a notice of 

availability of the EA on NPS’s 

Planning, Environment and Public 

Comment (PEPC) Web site at http:// 

parkplanning.nps.gov/bibe and 

described how the public may provide 

comments on the EA. On June 28, 2011, 

NPS issued a Finding of No Significant 

Impact (FONSI) concluding that the 

proposed activities would not result in 

a significant impact to the human and 

natural environment. 

In accordance with NEPA, CBP has 

carefully reviewed the EA developed by 

NPS and has determined that it 

accurately considers all potential 

impacts of the project; therefore, CBP 

intends to adopt the EA developed by 

NPS and issue a FONSI. CBP has posted 

the EA prepared by NPS and a Draft 

FONSI on the CBP Web site at http:// 

www.cbp.gov and in the docket for this 

rulemaking at http:// 

www.regulations.gov and solicits public 

comment. Members of the public may 

submit comments via email to CBP

EnvironmentalPrograms@cbp.dhs.gov or 

via mail to U.S. Customs and Border 

Protection, Environmental Planning 

Branch, 1331 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., 

Suite 1220, Washington, DC 20229. 

Please reference ‘‘Boquillas’’ in the 

subject line. CBP will accept comments 

on these documents until December 27, 

2011. 

Signing Authority 

The signing authority for this 

document falls under 19 CFR 0.2(a) 

because the establishment of this 

Customs station is not within the 

bounds of those regulations for which 

the Secretary of the Treasury has 

retained sole authority. Accordingly, 

this notice of proposed rulemaking may 

be signed by the Secretary of Homeland 

Security (or her delegate). 

List of Subjects 

8 CFR Part 100 

Organization and functions 

(Government agencies). 

19 CFR Part 101 

Customs duties and inspection, 

Harbors, Organization and functions 

(Government agencies), Seals and 

insignia, Vessels. 

Amendments to the Regulations 

For the reasons stated in the 

preamble, we propose to amend 8 CFR 

part 100 and 19 CFR part 101 as set 

forth below. 

Title 8—Aliens and Nationality 

CHAPTER I—DEPARTMENT OF 

HOMELAND SECURITY 

PART 100—STATEMENT OF 

ORGANIZATION 

1. Revise the authority citation for 

part 100 to read as follows: 

Authority: 8 U.S.C. 1103; 8 U.S.C. 1185 

note (section 7209 of Pub. L. 108–458); 8 CFR 

part 2. 

2. Amend § 100.4(a) as follows: 

a. Revise the fifth sentence of 

§ 100.4(a) as set forth below. 

b. Under the heading ‘‘District No. 

15—El Paso, Texas,’’ add the 

subheading, ‘‘Class B’’ and add 

‘‘Boquillas, TX’’ under the new ‘‘Class 

B’’ heading. 

§ 100.4 Field Offices 

(a) * * * Class B means that the port 

is a designated Port-of-Entry for aliens 

who at the time of applying for 

admission are exempt from document 

requirements by § 212.1(c)(5) of this 

chapter or who are lawfully in 

possession of valid Permanent Resident 

Cards, and nonimmigrant aliens who are 

citizens of Canada or Bermuda or 

nationals of Mexico and who at the time 

of applying for admission are lawfully 

in possession of all valid documents 

required for admission as set forth in 

§§ 212.1(a) and (c) and 235.1(d) and (e) 

of this chapter and are admissible 

without further arrival documentation 

or immigration processing. * * * 

Title 19—Customs Duties 

CHAPTER I—U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER 

PROTECTION, DEPARTMENT OF 

HOMELAND SECURITY; DEPARTMENT OF 

THE TREASURY 

PART 101—GENERAL PROVISIONS 

3. The general authority citation for 

part 101, and the sectional authority 

citation for §§ 101.3 and 101.4, continue 

to read as follows: 

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 19 U.S.C. 2, 66, 

1202 (General Note 3(i), Harmonized Tariff 

Schedule of the United States), 1623, 1624, 

1646a. 

Section 101.3 and 101.4 also issued under 

19 U.S.C. 1 and 58b; 

* * * * * 

§ 101.4 [Amended] 

4. In § 101.4(c), under the state of 

Texas, add ‘‘Boquillas’’ in alphabetical 

order to the Customs station column 

and add ‘‘Presidio.’’ to the 

corresponding Supervisory port of entry 

column. 

Janet Napolitano, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2011–27792 Filed 10–27–11; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2011–0630; Airspace 

Docket No. 11–ASW–8] 

Proposed Amendment of Class D 

Airspace; Altus AFB, OK 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: This action proposes to 

amend Class D airspace at Altus Air 

Force Base (AFB), OK. Procedural 

changes implemented to enhance safety 

for aircraft operating in the vicinity of 

Altus/Quartz Mountain Regional 

Airport, Altus, OK, has made this action 

necessary for the safety and 

management of Instrument Flight Rules 

(IFR) operations at Altus AFB. 

DATES: 0901 UTC. Comments must be 

received on or before December 12, 

2011. 

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 20590–0001. You must 

identify the docket number FAA–2011– 

0630/Airspace Docket No. 11–ASW–8, 

at the beginning of your comments. You 

may also submit comments through the 

Internet at http://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 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through 

Friday, except Federal holidays. The 

Docket Office (telephone 1–(800) 647– 


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building at the above address. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Scott Enander, Central Service Center, 

Operations Support Group, Federal 

Aviation Administration, Southwest 

Region, 2601 Meacham Blvd., Fort 

Worth, TX 76137; telephone: (817) 321– 

7716. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Comments Invited 

Interested parties are invited to 

participate in this proposed rulemaking 

by submitting such written data, views, 

or arguments, as they may desire. 

Comments that provide the factual basis 

supporting the views and suggestions 

presented are particularly helpful in 

developing reasoned regulatory 

decisions on the proposal. Comments 

are specifically invited on the overall 

regulatory, aeronautical, economic, 

environmental, and energy-related 

aspects of the proposal. 

Communications should identify both 

docket numbers 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–2011–0630/Airspace 

Docket No. 11–ASW–8.’’ The postcard 

will be date/time stamped and returned 

to the commenter. 

Availability of NPRMs 

An electronic copy of this document 

may be downloaded through the 

Internet at 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 

ADDRESSES section for address and 

phone number) between 9 a.m. and 

5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays. An informal docket 

may also be examined during normal 

business hours at the office of the 

Central Service Center, 2601 Meacham 

Blvd., Fort Worth, TX 76137. 

Persons interested in being placed on 

a mailing list for future NPRMs 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 

This action proposes to amend Title 

14, Code of Federal Regulations (14 

CFR), part 71 by modifying Class D 

airspace at Altus AFB, Altus, OK. 

Airspace reconfiguration is necessary 

due to procedural changes implemented 

to enhance safety for aircraft operating 

in the vicinity of Altus/Quartz 

Mountain Regional Airport. Controlled 

airspace is necessary for the safety and 

management of IFR operations at the 

airport. 

Class D airspace areas are published 

in Paragraph 5000 of FAA Order 

7400.9V, dated August 9, 2011, and 

effective September 15, 2011, which is 

incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 

71.1. The Class D airspace designation 

listed in this document would 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 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. 

The FAA’s authority to issue rules 

regarding aviation safety is found in 

Title 49 of the U.S. Code. Subtitle 1, 

Section 106 describes the authority 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 

modify controlled airspace at Altus 

AFB, OK. 

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 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 FAA Order 7400.9V, 

Airspace Designations and Reporting 

Points, dated August 9, 2011, and 

effective September 15, 2011, is 

amended as follows: 

Paragraph 5000 Class D Airspace 

* * * * * 

ASW OK D Altus AFB, OK [Amended] 

Altus AFB, OK 

(Lat. 34°39′59′′ N., long. 99°16′05′′ W.) 

Altus AFB ILS Localizer 

(Lat. 34°38′31′′ N., long. 99°16′26′′ W.) 

That airspace extending upward from the 

surface to and including 3,900 feet MSL 

within a 6-mile radius of Altus AFB, and 

within 2 miles each side of the Altus AFB 

ILS 17R Localizer north course extending 

from the 6-mile radius to 7.6 miles north of 

the airport, and excluding that airspace 

below 2,500 feet MSL west of long. 99°18′52′′ 

W. This Class D airspace area is effective 

during the specific dates and times 

established in advance by a Notice to 

Airmen. The effective date and time will 

thereafter be continuously published in the 

Airport/Facility Directory. 

Issued in Fort Worth, TX, on September 29, 

2011. 

Anthony D. Roetzel, 

Manager, Operations Support Group, ATO 

Central Service Center. 

[FR Doc. 2011–27974 Filed 10–27–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4901–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2011–1146; Airspace 

Docket No. 11–ASO–36] 

Proposed Amendment of Class E 

Airspace; Rockingham, NC 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 


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