Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 248 / Tuesday, December 28, 2010 / Rules and Regulations 81437 

Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, on December 

15, 2010. 

Walter L. Tweedy, 

Acting Manager Operations Support Group, 

ATO Central Service Center. 

[FR Doc. 2010–32571 Filed 12–27–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2010–0842; Airspace 

Docket No. 10–ASW–11] 

Amendment of Class E Airspace; Taos, 

NM 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This action amends Class E 

airspace for Taos, NM. 

Decommissioning of the Ski nondirectional beacon (NDB) at Taos 

Regional Airport, Taos, NM, has made 

this action necessary to enhance the 

safety and management of Instrument 

Flight Rule (IFR) operations at the 

airport. 

DATES: Effective date 0901 UTC, March 

10, 2011. The Director of the Federal 

Register approves this incorporation by 

reference action under 1 CFR part 51, 

subject to the annual revision of FAA 

Order 7400.9 and publication of 

conforming amendments. 

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: 

History 

On October 28, 2010, the FAA 

published in the Federal Register a 

notice of proposed rulemaking to amend 

Class E airspace for Taos, NM, 

reconfiguring controlled airspace at 

Taos Regional Airport (75 FR 66345) 

Docket No. FAA–2010–0842. Interested 

parties were invited to participate in 

this rulemaking effort by submitting 

written comments on the proposal to the 

FAA. No comments were received. Class 

E airspace designations are published in 

paragraph 6005 of FAA Order 7400.9U 

dated August 18, 2010, and effective 

September 15, 2010, which is 

incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 

Part 71.1. The Class E airspace 

designations listed in this document 

will be published subsequently in the 

Order. 

The Rule 

This action amends Title 14 Code of 

Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 by 

amending Class E airspace for the Taos, 

NM area. Decommissioning of the Ski 

NDB and cancellation of the NDB 

approach at Taos Regional Airport has 

made this action necessary for the safety 

and management of IFR operations at 

the airport. 

The FAA has determined that this 

regulation only involves an established 

body of technical regulations for which 

frequent and routine amendments are 

necessary to keep them operationally 

current. Therefore, this regulation: (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 amends controlled 

airspace at Taos Regional Airport, Taos, 

NM. 

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71 

Airspace, Incorporation by reference, 

Navigation (Air) 

Adoption of the Amendment 

■ In consideration of the foregoing, the 

Federal Aviation Administration 

amends 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(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 Federal Aviation 

Administration Order 7400.9U, 

Airspace Designations and Reporting 

Points, dated August 18, 2010, and 

effective September 15, 2010 is 

amended as follows: 

* * * * * 

Paragraph 6005 Class E airspace areas 

extending upward from 700 feet or more 

above the surface. 

* * * * * 

ASW NM E5 Taos, NM [Amended] 

Taos Regional Airport, NM 

(Lat. 36°27′29′′ N., long. 105°40′21′′ W.) 

Taos VORTAC 

(Lat. 36°36′32′′ N., long. 105°54′23′′ W.) 

That airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface within a 6.5-mile 

radius of Taos Regional Airport and within 

1.5 miles each side of the 129° radial from 

the Taos VORTAC extending from the 6.5- 

mile radius to 9.4 miles northwest of the 

airport; and that airspace extending upward 

from 1,200 feet above the surface beginning 

at lat. 36°07′00′′ N., long. 105°47′42′′ W., 

thence via the 21.3-mile arc of Taos Regional 

Airport clockwise to lat. 36°48′00′′ N., long. 

105°47′35′′ W., thence to lat. 36°30′00′′ N., 

long. 105°30′02′′ W., thence to the point of 

beginning. 

Issued in Fort Worth, Texas on December 

15, 2010. 

Walter L. Tweedy, 

Acting Manager, Operations Support Group, 

ATO Central Service Center. 

[FR Doc. 2010–32567 Filed 12–27–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2010–0769; Airspace 

Docket No. 10–ACE–9] 

Amendment of Class E Airspace; 

Farmington, MO 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This action amends Class E 

airspace at Farmington, MO, to 

accommodate new Area Navigation 

(RNAV) Standard Instrument Approach 

Procedures (SIAP) at Farmington 

Regional Airport, Farmington, MO. The 

FAA is taking this action to enhance the 

safety and management of Instrument 

Flight Rule (IFR) operations at the 

airport. 


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