This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER

contains notices to the public of the proposed

issuance of rules and regulations. The

purpose of these notices is to give interested

persons an opportunity to participate in the

rule making prior to the adoption of the final

rules.

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Vol. 75, No. 26 

Tuesday, February 9, 2010 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2010–0015; Airspace 

Docket No. 09–ASW–18] 

RIN 2120–AA66 

Proposed Amendment of Low Altitude 

Area Navigation Route T–254; 

Houston, TX 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: This action proposes to 

modify low altitude Area Navigation 

(RNAV) route T–254 in the Houston, 

TX, terminal area by eliminating the 

segment between the Centex, TX, VHF 

Omnidirectional Range/Tactical Air 

Navigation (VORTAC) and the College 

Station, TX, VORTAC. This action 

would eliminate a portion of T–254 that 

is no longer needed; thus, enhance 

safety and the efficient use of the 

navigable airspace in the Houston, TX, 

terminal area. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before March 26, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments on this 

proposal to the U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations, M– 

30, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., West 

Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 

Washington, DC 20590–0001; telephone: 

(202) 366–9826. You must identify FAA 

Docket No. FAA–2010–0015 and 

Airspace Docket No. 09–ASW–18 at the 

beginning of your comments. You may 

also submit comments through the 

Internet at 

http://www.regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Colby Abbott, Airspace and Rules 

Group, Office of System Operations 

Airspace and AIM, Federal Aviation 

Administration, 800 Independence 

Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591; 

telephone: (202) 267–8783. 

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 (FAA Docket No. FAA– 

2010–0015 and Airspace Docket No. 09– 

ASW–18) 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 http:// 

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–2010–0015 and 

Airspace Docket No. 09–ASW–18.’’ The 

postcard will be date/time stamped and 

returned to the commenter. 

All communications received on or 

before the specified closing date for 

comments 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 

closing date for comments. 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 http://www.regulations.gov. 

Recently published rulemaking 

documents can also be accessed through 

the FAA’s Web page at http:// 

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 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, Operations 

Support Group, Federal Aviation 

Administration, 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, for a copy of Advisory 

Circular No. 11–2A, Notice of Proposed 

Rulemaking Distribution System, which 

describes the application procedure. 

The Proposal 

The FAA is proposing an amendment 

to Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations 

(14 CFR) part 71 to amend the low 

altitude RNAV route T–254 in the 

Houston, TX, terminal area by 

eliminating the route segment between 

the Centex, TX, VORTAC and College 

Station, TX, VORTAC. When 

established, the original purpose of T– 

254 was to provide a navigable route for 

en route Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) 

operations navigating around the 

Houston Class B terminal airspace area 

where no existing structure existed. 

However, the T–254 route segment 

noted above was inadvertently 

established overlaying a portion of the 

existing VHF Omnidirectional Range 

(VOR) airway V–565. This action would 

eliminate the unnecessary duplication 

of an existing National Airspace System 

route to enhance safety and facilitate the 

efficient use of the navigable airspace 

for en route IFR operations transitioning 

around the Houston Class B terminal 

airspace area. 

Low altitude RNAV routes are 

published in paragraph 6011 of FAA 

Order 7400.9T, Airspace Designations 

and Reporting Points, signed August 27, 

2009, and effective September 15, 2009, 

which is incorporated by reference in 14 

CFR 71.1. The low altitude RNAV route 

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. 

Therefore, this proposed regulation: (1) 

Is not a ‘‘significant regulatory action’’ 

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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. 

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 modify a low altitude RNAV Troute in the Houston, TX, terminal area. 

Environmental Review 

This proposal will be subject to an 

environmental analysis in accordance 

with FAA Order 1050.1E, 

‘‘Environmental Impacts: Policies and 

Procedures,’’ prior to any FAA final 

regulatory action. 

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71 

Airspace, Incorporation by reference, 

Navigation (air). 

The Proposed Amendment 

In consideration of the foregoing, the 

Federal Aviation Administration 

proposes to amend 14 CFR part 71 as 

follows: 

PART 71—DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, 

B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR 

TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND 

REPORTING POINTS 

1. The authority citation for 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 the FAA Order 7400.9T, 

Airspace Designations and Reporting 

Points, dated August 27, 2009, and 

effective September 15, 2009, is 

amended as follows: 

Paragraph 6011 United States Area 

Navigation Routes 

* * * * * 

T–254 College Station, TX to Lake Charles, 

LA [Amended] 

College Station, TX (CLL) ........................................................................... VORTAC ................... (lat. 30°36′18′′N., long. 96°25′14′′W.) 

EAKES, TX .................................................................................................. WP ............................ (lat. 30°33′18′′N., long. 95°18′29′′W.) 

CREPO, TX .................................................................................................. WP ............................ (lat. 30°16′54′′N., long. 94°14′43′′W.) 

Lake Charles, LA (LCH) .............................................................................. VORTAC ................... (lat. 30°08′29′′N., long. 93°06′20′′W.) 

Issued in Washington, DC, on February 2, 

2010. 

Edith V. Parish, 

Manager, Airspace and Rules Group. 

[FR Doc. 2010–2708 Filed 2–8–10; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2010–0007; Airspace 

Docket No. 09–AAL–20] 

RIN 2120–AA66 

Proposed Amendment of Jet Route J– 

120; Alaska 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: This action proposes to 

modify Jet Route J–120 in Alaska. The 

FAA is proposing this action in 

preparation of the eventual 

decommissioning of the Barter Island 

(BTI) Non-directional Beacon (NDB) at 

the village of Kaktovik, Alaska, ensuring 

the safe and efficient use of airspace 

within the National Airspace System. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before March 26, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the 

proposal to the U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations, M– 

30, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., West 

Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 

Washington, DC 20590–0001, telephone: 

(202) 366–9826. You must identify FAA 

Docket No. FAA–2010–0007 and 

Airspace Docket No. 09–AAL–20 at the 

beginning of your comments. You may 

also submit comments on the Internet at 

http://www.regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ken 

McElroy, Airspace and Rules Group, 

Office of System Operations Airspace 

and AIM, Federal Aviation 

Administration, 800 Independence 

Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591; 

telephone: (202) 267–8783. 

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 (FAA Docket No. FAA– 

2010–0007 and Airspace Docket No. 09– 

AAL–20) 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 http:// 

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 

Docket No. FAA–2010–0007 and 

Airspace Docket No. 09–AAL–20.’’ The 

postcard will be date/time stamped and 

returned to the commenter. 

All communications received on or 

before the specified closing date for 

comments 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 

closing date for comments. 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 


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