51972 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 166 / Thursday, August 27, 2015 / Proposed Rules 

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 7400.9Y, 

Airspace Designations and Reporting 

Points, dated August 6, 2014, and 

effective September 15, 2014, is 

amended as follows: 

Paragraph 6002 Class E Airspace 

Designated as Surface Areas 

* * * * * 

ANM OR E2 Vancouver, WA [New] 

Pearson Field, WA 

(Lat. 45°37′14′′ N., long. 122°39′23′′ W.) 

That airspace extending upward from the 

surface bounded by a line beginning at lat. 

45°36′06′′ N., long. 122°46′29′′ W.; to lat. 

45°38′27′′ N., long. 122°46′19′′ W.; to lat. 

45°40′21′′ N., long. 122°44′08′′ W.; to lat. 

45°39′49′′ N., long. 122°33′23′′ W.; to lat. 

45°34′51′′ N., long. 122°33′53′′ W.; thence to 

the point of beginning. 

Issued in Seattle, Washington, on August 

19, 2015. 

Christopher Ramirez, 

Manager, Operations Support Group, Western 

Service Center. 

[FR Doc. 2015–21089 Filed 8–26–15; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2015–3084; Airspace 

Docket No. 15–AGL–13] 

Proposed Establishment of Class E 

Airspace; International Falls, MN 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: This action proposes to 

establish Class E en route domestic 

airspace in the International Falls, MN 

area, to facilitate vectoring of Instrument 

Flight Rules (IFR) aircraft under control 

of Minneapolis Air Route Traffic 

Control Center (ARTCC). The FAA is 

proposing this action to enhance the 

safety and efficiency of aircraft 

operations within the National Airspace 

System (NAS). 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before October 13, 2015. 

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–2015– 

3084/Airspace Docket No. 15–AGL–13, 

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 

9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, except Federal holidays. 

The Docket Office (telephone 1–800– 

647–5527), is on the ground floor of the 

building at the above address. 

FAA Order 7400.9Y, Airspace 

Designations and Reporting Points, and 

subsequent amendments can be viewed 

online at http://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/ 

publications/. The Order is also 

available for inspection at the National 

Archives and Records Administration 

(NARA). For information on the 

availability of this material at NARA, 

call 202–741–6030, or go to http://

www.archives.gov/federal_register/

code_of_federal-regulations/ibr_

locations.html. 

FAA Order 7400.9, Airspace 

Designations and Reporting Points, is 

published yearly and effective on 

September 15. For further information, 

you can contact the Airspace Policy and 

Regulations Group, Federal Aviation 

Administration, 800 Independence 

Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591; 

telephone: 202–267–8783. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Raul 

Garza, Jr., Central Service Center, 

Operations Support Group, Federal 

Aviation Administration, Southwest 

Region, 2601 Meacham Blvd., Fort 

Worth, TX 76137; telephone: 817–222– 

4075. 

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 in the 

International Falls, MN, area. 

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–2015–3084/Airspace 

Docket No. 15–AGL–13.’’ 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 9:00 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 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 


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Advisory Circular No. 11–2A, Notice of 

Proposed Rulemaking Distribution 

System, which describes the application 

procedure. 

Availability and Summary of 

Documents Proposed for Incorporation 

by Reference 

This document proposes to amend 

FAA Order 7400.9Y, Airspace 

Designations and Reporting Points, 

dated August 6, 2014, and effective 

September 15, 2014. FAA Order 

7400.9Y is publicly available as listed in 

the ADDRESSES section of this proposed 

rule. FAA Order 7400.9Y lists Class A, 

B, C, D, and E airspace areas, air traffic 

service routes, and reporting points. 

The Proposal 

This action proposes to amend Title 

14, Code of Federal Regulations (14 

CFR), Part 71 by establishing Class E en 

route domestic airspace extending 

upward from 1,200 feet above the 

surface in the International Falls, MN 

area. This action would contain aircraft 

while in IFR conditions under control of 

Minneapolis ARTCC by safely vectoring 

aircraft from en route airspace to 

terminal areas. 

Class E airspace areas are published 

in Paragraph 6006 of FAA Order 

7400.9Y, August 6, 2014, and effective 

September 15, 2014, which is 

incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 

71.1. The Class E airspace designation 

listed in this document would 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. 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. 

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(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 7400.9Y, 

Airspace Designations and Reporting 

Points, dated August 6, 2014, and 

effective September 15, 2014, is 

amended as follows: 

Paragraph 6006 En Route Domestic 

Airspace Areas 

* * * * * 

AGL MN E6 International Falls, MN [New] 

That airspace extending upward from 

1,200 feet above the surface within an area 

bounded by lat. 49°00′00′′ N., long. 

095°00′00′′ W.; to lat. 49°00′00′′ N., long. 

093°30′00′′ W.; to lat. 48°06′30′′ N., long. 

090°06′00′′ W.; to lat. 47°53′00′′ N., long. 

090°55′00′′ W.; to lat. 48°34′00′′ N., long. 

094°00′00′′ W.; to lat. 48°40′00′′ N., long. 

095°00′00′′ W., thence to the point of 

beginning, excluding that airspace within 

Federal airways. 

Issued in Fort Worth, TX, on August 13, 

2015. 

Robert W. Beck, 

Manager, Operations Support Group, ATO 

Central Service Center. 

[FR Doc. 2015–21087 Filed 8–26–15; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

15 CFR Part 922 

Initiation of Review of Management 

Plan and Regulations of the Monterey 

Bay National Marine Sanctuary; Intent 

To Conduct Scoping and Prepare Draft 

Environmental Impact Statement and 

Management Plan 

AGENCY: Office of National Marine 

Sanctuaries (ONMS), National Ocean 

Service (NOS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Department of Commerce (DOC). 

ACTION: Initiation of review of 

management plan and regulations; 

intent to conduct scoping and prepare 

environmental impact statement. 

SUMMARY: Monterey Bay National 

Marine Sanctuary (MBNMS or 

sanctuary) was designated in September 

1992. It spans 4,601 square nautical 

miles (6.094 square miles) of marine 

waters off the central California coast, 

encompassing several large, nearshore 

submarine canyons, an offshore 

seamount and numerous marine 

habitats representative of the central 

California coastal and marine 

ecosystem. The present management 

plan was written and published in 2008 

along with a final environmental impact 

statement in accordance with the 

National Environmental Policy Act 

(NEPA). In accordance with Section 

304(e) of the National Marine 

Sanctuaries Act, as amended, (NMSA), 

the Office of National Marine 

Sanctuaries (ONMS) of the National 

Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration (NOAA) is initiating a 

review of the MBNMS management 

plan, to evaluate substantive progress 

toward implementing the goals for the 

sanctuary, and to make revisions to the 

plan and regulations as necessary to 

fulfill the purposes and policies of the 

NMSA. NOAA anticipates regulatory 

and management plan changes will 

require preparation of an environmental 

analysis under the National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). 

NOAA will conduct public scoping 

meetings to gather information and 

other comments from individuals, 

organizations, tribes, and government 

agencies on the scope, types and 

significance of issues related to the 

MBNMS management plan and 

regulations and the proper scope of 

environmental review for the project. 

The scoping meetings are scheduled as 

detailed below. 


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