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.

Proposed Rules Federal Register

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Vol. 75, No. 224 

Monday, November 22, 2010 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2010–0722 Airspace 

Docket No. 10–AAL–17] 

Proposed Revision of Class E 

Airspace; Barrow, AK 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: This action proposes to revise 

Class E airspace at Wiley Post/Will 

Rogers Memorial Airport in Barrow, AK, 

in order to accommodate the 

amendment of five Standard Instrument 

Approach Procedures (SIAPs), and one 

Obstacle Departure Procedure (ODP) 

and to enhance safety and management 

of Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) 

operations. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before January 6, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the 

proposal to the Docket Management 

Facility, U.S. Department of 

Transportation, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue, SE., West Building Ground 

Floor, Room W12–140, Washington, DC 

20590–0001. You must identify the 

docket number FAA–2010–0722/ 

Airspace Docket No. 10–AAL–17 at the 

beginning of your comments. You may 

also submit comments on 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 1–800–647–5527) is on the 

plaza level of the Department of 

Transportation NASSIF Building at the 

above address. 

An informal docket may also be 

examined during normal business hours 

at the office of the Manager, Alaska 

Flight Service, Federal Aviation 

Administration, 222 West 7th Avenue, 

Box 14, Anchorage, AK 99513–7587. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Martha Dunn, Federal Aviation 

Administration, 222 West 7th Avenue, 

Box 14, Anchorage, AK 99513–7587; 

telephone number (907) 271–5898; fax: 

(907) 271–2850; email: Martha.ctr.

Dunn@faa.gov. Internet address: http:// 

www.faa.gov/about/office_org/

headquarters_offices/ato/service_units/

systemops/fs/alaskan/rulemaking/. 

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–2010–0722/Airspace 

Docket No. 10–AAL–17.’’ 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 notice 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/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 Federal Docket 

Management System 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 Alaska Flight 

Services office. 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 revising Class E airspace at 

Wiley Post/Will Rogers memorial 

Airport at Barrow, AK, to accommodate 

amended SIAPs and an ODP. This Class 

E airspace would provide adequate 

controlled airspace upward from the 

surface, and from 700 and 1,200 feet 

above the surface, to increase the safety 

of IFR operations at Wiley Post/Will 

Rogers Memorial Airport by ensuring 

that the Class E airspace is sufficient for 

the management of air traffic. 

The Class E2 surface areas are 

published in paragraph 6002 in FAA 

Order 7400.9U, Airspace Designations 

and Reporting Points, dated August 18, 

2010, and effective September 15, 2010, 

which is incorporated by reference in 14 

CFR 71.1. The Class E airspace areas 

designated as 700/1,200 foot transition 

areas are published in paragraph 6005 

in FAA Order 7400.9U, Airspace 

Designations and Reporting Points, 

dated August 18, 2010, and effective 

September 15, 2010, which is 

incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 

71.1. The Class E airspace designations 

listed in this document would be 

subsequently published 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 


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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. 

Because 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 United States 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 1, Section 

40103, Sovereignty and use of airspace. 

Under that section, the FAA is charged 

with prescribing regulations to ensure 

the safe and efficient use of the 

navigable airspace. This regulation is 

within the scope of that authority 

because it proposes to revise airspace at 

Barrow, Alaska, and represents the 

FAA’s continuing effort to safely and 

efficiently use the navigable airspace. 

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, 

CLASS B, CLASS C, CLASS D, AND 

CLASS 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(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 7400.9U, 

Airspace Designations and Reporting 

Points, dated August 18, 2010, and 

effective September 15, 2010, is to be 

amended as follows: 

* * * * * 

Paragraph 6002 Class E Airspace 

Designated as Surface Areas. 

* * * * * 

AAL AK E2 Barrow, AK [Revised] 

Wiley Post/Will Rogers Memorial Airport, 

AK 

(Lat. 71°17′06.8′′ N., long. 156°45′58.2′′ W.) 

Within a 4.1 mile radius of the Wiley Post/ 

Will Rogers Memorial Airport, AK. 

* * * * * 

Paragraph 6005 Class E airspace extending 

upward from 700 feet or more above the 

surface of the earth. 

* * * * * 

AAL AK E5 Barrow, AK [Revised] 

Wiley Post/Will Rogers Memorial Airport, 

AK 

(Lat. 71°17′06.8′′ N., long. 156°45′58.2′′ W.) 

That airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface within a 6.6-mile 

radius of the Wiley Post/Will Rogers 

Memorial Airport, AK; and that airspace 

extending upward from 1,200 feet above the 

surface within a 73-mile radius of the Wiley 

Post/Will Rogers Memorial Airport, AK. 

Issued in Anchorage, AK, on November 10, 

2010. 

Michael A. Tarr, 

Alaska Flight Services. 

[FR Doc. 2010–29294 Filed 11–19–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

31 CFR Part 29 

RIN 1505–AC02 

Federal Benefit Payments Under 

Certain District of Columbia 

Retirement Plans 

AGENCY: Departmental Offices, Treasury. 

ACTION: Proposed rule. 

SUMMARY: The Department of the 

Treasury proposes to amend our 

regulations which were promulgated 

pursuant to the Balanced Budget Act of 

1997, as amended (the Act). Pursuant to 

the Act, with certain exceptions, 

Treasury has responsibility for payment 

of benefits based on service accrued as 

of June 30, 1997, under the retirement 

plans for District of Columbia teachers, 

police officers, and firefighters. Benefits 

for service after that date, and certain 

other benefits, are funded by the District 

of Columbia. The rule that we published 

in 2000 as part of the final regulations 

to implement the provisions of the Act, 

establishes the methodology for 

determining the split between the 

Federal and District obligations. The 

effective date of the regulation was 

delayed pending completion of 

Treasury’s new automated retirement 

system, ‘‘System to Administer 

Retirement’’ (STAR), which replaced the 

District’s legacy automated retirement 

system. While the new system has been 

completed, the proposed amended 

regulation will establish additional rules 

and provide additional examples of 

benefit calculation scenarios, the need 

for which was identified during systems 

development. The amendments to the 

regulation will have minimal financial 

impact and are introduced to simplify 

calculations and maintain consistency 

with the general principles established 

in the original regulations. 

DATES: Comment Due Date: January 21, 

2011. 

ADDRESSES: Treasury invites interested 

members of the public to submit 

comments on this proposed rule. 

Comments may be submitted to 

Treasury by any of the following 

methods: Submit electronic comments 

through the federal government 

e-rulemaking portal, 

www.regulations.gov or by e-mail to 

dcpensions@do.treas.gov or send paper 

comments to Paul Cicchetti, Department 

of the Treasury, Office of DC Pensions, 

Metropolitan Square Building, Room 

6G503, 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, 

NW., Washington, DC 20220. 

In general, the Treasury will post all 

comments to http://www.regulations.gov 

without change, including any business 

or personal information provided such 

as names, addresses, e-mail addresses, 

or telephone numbers. Treasury will 

also make such comments available for 

public inspection and copying in the 

Treasury’s Library, Room 1428, Main 

Department Building, 1500 

Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20220, on official 

business days between the hours of 

10 a.m. and 5 p.m. Eastern Time. You 

can make an appointment to inspect 

comments by telephoning (202) 622– 

0990. All comments, including 

attachments and other supporting 

materials received, are part of the public 

record and subject to public disclosure. 

You should submit only information 

that you wish to make available 

publicly. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul 

Cicchetti, (202) 622–1859, Department 

of the Treasury, Office of D.C. Pensions, 

Metropolitan Square Building, Room 

6G503, 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, 

NW., Washington, DC 20220. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On December 12, 2000, the 

Department of the Treasury (the 

Department or Treasury) published (at 

65 FR 77500) final regulations to 


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