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(i) Airbus Mandatory Service Bulletin 

A340–26–5020, including Appendix 01, 

dated June 3, 2010. 

(2) For service information identified in 

this AD, contact Airbus SAS—Airworthiness 

Office—EAL, 1 Rond Point Maurice Bellonte, 

31707 Blagnac Cedex, France; telephone +33 

5 61 93 36 96; fax +33 5 61 93 45 80; email 

airworthiness.A330-A340@airbus.com; 

Internet http://www.airbus.com. 

(3) You may review copies of the service 

information at the FAA, Transport Airplane 

Directorate, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, 

Washington. For information on the 

availability of this material at the FAA, call 

425–227–1221. 

(4) You may also review copies of the 

service information that is incorporated by 

reference 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. 

Issued in Renton, Washington, on February 

3, 2012. 

Ali Bahrami, 

Manager, Transport Airplane Directorate, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2012–3116 Filed 2–10–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2011–0610; Airspace 

Docket No. 11–AWP–10] 

Revision of Class D and Class E 

Airspace; Hawthorne, CA 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This action revises Class D 

and Class E airspace at Jack Northrop 

Field/Hawthorne Municipal Airport, 

Hawthorne, CA. Additional controlled 

airspace is needed to accommodate 

aircraft departing and arriving under 

Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) at the 

airport. Also, the airspace designations 

are revised to show a new city location. 

This action is a result of the FAA’s 

biennial review, along with a study of 

the Jack Northrop Field/Hawthorne 

Municipal Airport airspace area that 

further enhances the safety and 

management of aircraft operations at the 

airport. 

DATES: Effective date, 0901 UTC, May 

31, 2012. 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: 

Richard Roberts, Federal Aviation 

Administration, Operations Support 

Group, Western Service Center, 1601 

Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA 98057; 

telephone (425) 203–4517. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

History 

On October 31, 2011, the FAA 

published in the Federal Register a 

notice of proposed rulemaking to amend 

controlled airspace at Hawthorne, CA 

(76 FR 67103). 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 D airspace and Class E airspace 

designations are published in paragraph 

5000 and 6004, respectively, of FAA 

Order 7400.9V dated August 9, 2011, 

and effective September 15, 2011, which 

is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 

Part 71.1. The Class D airspace and 

Class E airspace designations listed in 

this document will be published 

subsequently in that Order. 

The Rule 

This action amends Title 14 Code of 

Federal Regulations (14 CFR) Part 71 by 

revising Class D airspace and Class E 

surface airspace designated as an 

extension to Class D surface area at Jack 

Northrop Field/Hawthorne Municipal 

Airport, Hawthorne, CA, creating 

additional airspace necessary for IFR 

departures and arrivals at the airport. 

This action, initiated by FAA’s biennial 

review of the Jack Northrop Field/ 

Hawthorne Municipal Airport airspace 

area, and based on results of a study 

conducted by the Los Angeles Visual 

Flight Rules (VFR) Task Force, and the 

Los Angeles Class B Workgroup, 

enhances the safety and management of 

aircraft operations at the airport. This 

action also revises the airspace 

designation for Class D and Class E 

airspace, changing the city location from 

Los Angeles, CA, to Hawthorne, CA. 

The FAA has determined 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 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 

discusses 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 revises 

controlled airspace at Jack Northrop 

Field/Hawthorne Municipal Airport, 

Hawthorne, CA. 

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 Part 71.1 of the Federal Aviation 

Administration 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. 

* * * * * 

AWP CA D Hawthorne, CA [Revised] 

Jack Northrop Field/Hawthorne Municipal 

Airport, CA 

(Lat. 33°55′22′′ N., long. 118°20′07′′ W.) 

That airspace extending upward from the 

surface to and including 2,500 feet MSL 

within 2.6-mile radius of the Jack Northrop 

Field/Hawthorne Municipal Airport, and that 

airspace 1.5 miles north and 2 miles south of 

the 229° bearing from the airport extending 

from the 2.6-mile radius to 3.8 miles 

southwest, and that airspace 2 miles north 


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1The Working Group is a subcommittee of the 

Regional Entity Management Group which consists 

of the executive management of the eight Regional 

Entities. 

2 Interpretation of Protection System Reliability 

Standard, Notice of Proposed Rule Making, 75 FR 

81,152 (Dec. 27, 2010), FERC Stats. & Regs. ¶ 32,669 

(2010). 

3 16 U.S.C. 824 (2006). 

4 Id. 824o(d)(2). 5 Id. 824o(e)(3). 6Rules Concerning Certification of the Electric 

Reliability Organization; and Procedures for the 

Establishment, Approval, and Enforcement of 

Electric Reliability Standards, Order No. 672, FERC 

Stats. & Regs. ¶ 31,204, order on reh’g, Order No. 

672–A, FERC Stats. & Regs. ¶ 31,212 (2006). 

7North American Electric Reliability Corp., 116 

FERC ¶ 61,062, order on reh’g & compliance, 117 

FERC ¶ 61,126 (2006), aff’d sub nom. Alcoa, Inc. 

v. FERC, 564 F.3d 1342 (D.C. Cir. 2009). 

8 Mandatory Reliability Standards for the BulkPower System, Order No. 693, FERC Stats. & Regs. 

¶ 31,242, order on reh’g, Order No. 693–A, 120 

FERC ¶ 61,053 (2007). 

and 1.5 miles south of the 096° bearing from 

the airport extending from the 2.6-mile 

radius to 3.9 miles east of the airport, 

excluding the Los Angeles Airport Class D 

airspace. This Class D airspace 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. 

Paragraph 6004 Class E airspace areas 

designated as an extension to Class D or 

Class E surface area. 

* * * * * 

AWP CA E4 Hawthorne, CA [Revised] 

Jack Northrop Field/Hawthorne Municipal 

Airport, CA 

(Lat. 33°55′22′′ N., long. 118°20′07′′ W.) 

That airspace extending upward from the 

surface within 2 miles north and 1.5 miles 

south of the 096° bearing from Jack Northrop 

Field/Hawthorne Municipal Airport, 

beginning 3.9 miles east of the airport 

extending to 6.3 miles east of the airport. 

This Class E 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 Seattle, Washington, on February 

1, 2012. 

Johanna Forkner, 

Acting Manager, Operations Support Group, 

Western Service Center. 

[FR Doc. 2012–3149 Filed 2–10–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

18 CFR Part 40 

[Docket No. RM10–5–000; Order No. 758] 

Interpretation of Protection System 

Reliability Standard 

AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: On November 17, 2009, the 

North American Electric Reliability 

Corporation (NERC) submitted a 

petition (Petition) requesting approval 

of NERC’s interpretation of Requirement 

R1 of Commission-approved Reliability 

Standard PRC–005–1 (Transmission and 

Generation Protection System 

Maintenance and Testing). On 

December 16, 2010, the Commission 

issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking 

(NOPR). In the NOPR, the Commission 

proposed to accept the NERC proposed 

interpretation of Requirement R1 of 

Reliability Standard PRC–005–1, and 

proposed to direct NERC to develop 

modifications to the PRC–005–1 

Reliability Standard through its 

Reliability Standards development 

process to address gaps in the Protection 

System maintenance and testing 

standard that were highlighted by the 

proposed interpretation. As a result of 

the comments received in response to 

the NOPR, in this order the Commission 

adopts the NOPR proposal to accept 

NERC’s proposed interpretation. In 

addition, as discussed below, the 

Commission accepts, in part, NERC’s 

commitment to address the concerns in 

the Protection System maintenance and 

testing standard that were identified by 

the NOPR within the Reliability 

Standards development process, and 

directs, in part, that the concerns 

identified by the NOPR with regard to 

reclosing relays be addressed within the 

reinitiated PRC–005 revisions. 

DATES: Effective Date: This rule will 

become effective March 14, 2012. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Ron LeComte (Legal Information), Office 

of General Counsel, Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission, 888 First 

Street NE., Washington, DC 20426, 

(202) 502–8405, ron.lecomte@ferc.gov. 

Danny Johnson (Technical Information), 

Office of Electric Reliability, Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 

First Street NE., Washington, DC 

20426, (202) 502–8892, 

danny.johnson@ferc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Before Commissioners: Jon Wellinghoff, 

Chairman; Philip D. Moeller, John R. 

Norris, and Cheryl A. LaFleur. 

Final Rule (Issued February 3, 2012.) 

1. On November 17, 2009, NERC 

submitted the Petition requesting 

approval of NERC’s interpretation of 

Requirement R1 of Commissionapproved Reliability Standard PRC– 

005–1 (Transmission and Generation 

Protection System Maintenance and 

Testing). NERC developed the 

interpretation in response to a request 

for interpretation submitted to NERC by 

the Regional Entities Compliance 

Monitoring Processes Working Group 

(Working Group).1 In a December 16, 

2010 Notice of Proposed Rulemaking 

(NOPR),2 the Commission proposed to 

accept the NERC proposed 

interpretation of Requirement R1 of 

Reliability Standard PRC–005–1, and 

proposed to direct NERC to develop 

modifications to the PRC–005–1 

Reliability Standard through its 

Reliability Standards development 

process to address gaps in the Protection 

System maintenance and testing 

standard highlighted by the proposed 

interpretation. As a result of the 

comments received in response to the 

NOPR, in this order the Commission 

adopts the NOPR proposal to accept 

NERC’s proposed interpretation. In 

addition, the Commission accepts, in 

part, NERC’s commitments to address 

the concerns in the Protection System 

maintenance and testing standard that 

were identified by the NOPR within the 

Reliability Standards development 

process, and directs, in part, that the 

concerns identified by the NOPR with 

regard to reclosing relays be addressed 

within the reinitiated PRC–005 

revisions. 

I. Background 

2. Section 215 of the Federal Power 

Act (FPA) requires a Commissioncertified Electric Reliability 

Organization (ERO) to develop 

mandatory and enforceable Reliability 

Standards, which are subject to 

Commission review and approval.3

Specifically, the Commission may 

approve, by rule or order, a proposed 

Reliability Standard or modification to a 

Reliability Standard if it determines that 

the Standard is just, reasonable, not 

unduly discriminatory or preferential, 

and in the public interest.4 Once 

approved, the Reliability Standards may 

be enforced by the ERO, subject to 

Commission oversight, or by the 

Commission independently.5

3. Pursuant to section 215 of the FPA, 

the Commission established a process to 

select and certify an ERO,6 and 

subsequently certified NERC.7 On April 

4, 2006, NERC submitted to the 

Commission a petition seeking approval 

of 107 proposed Reliability Standards. 

On March 16, 2007, the Commission 

issued a Final Rule, Order No. 693,8

approving 83 of the 107 Reliability 

Standards, including Reliability 


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