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. 74, No. 152 

Monday, August 10, 2009 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2009–0536; Airspace 

Docket No. 09–ASW–14] 

Proposed Amendment of Class E 

Airspace; Many, LA 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: This action proposes to 

amend Class E airspace at Many, LA. 

Additional controlled airspace is 

necessary to accommodate new 

Standard Instrument Approach 

Procedures (SIAPs) at Hart Airport, 

Many, LA, as the Many radio beacon 

(RBN) is being decommissioned. This 

action would also update the geographic 

coordinates of Hart Airport to coincide 

with the FAA’s National Aeronautical 

Charting Office. The FAA is taking this 

action to enhance the safety and 

management of Instrument Flight Rules 

(IFR) operations for SIAPs at Hart 

Airport. 

DATE: 0901 UTC. Comments must be 

received on or before September 24, 

2009. 

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–2009– 

0536/Airspace Docket No. 09–ASW–14, 

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 a.m. and 5 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. 

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: 

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–2009–0536/Airspace 

Docket No. 09–ASW–14.’’ 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/. 

Additionally, any person may obtain 

a copy of this notice by submitting a 

request to the Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), Office of Air 

Traffic Airspace Management, ATA– 

400, 800 Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20591, or by calling 

(202) 267–8783. Communications must 

identify both docket numbers for this 

notice. 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 adding additional Class 

E airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface for SIAPs 

operations at Hart Airport, Many, LA. 

The Many RBN is being 

decommissioned, and the approach, 

which required the Class E airspace 

defined by the RBN, is being canceled 

at the same time the new approaches go 

into effect. This action would also 

update the geographic coordinates of 

Hart Airport. Controlled airspace is 

needed for the safety and management 

of IFR operations at the airport. 

Class E airspace areas are published 

in Paragraph 6005 of FAA Order 

7400.9S, dated October 3, 2008, and 

effective October 31, 2008, 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. 

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. 

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 


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Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 152 / Monday, August 10, 2009 / Proposed Rules 39909 

1Petition of the United States Postal Service 

Requesting Initiation of a Proceeding to Consider 

Proposed Changes in Analytic Principles (Proposals 

Three–Nineteen), July 28, 2009 (Petition). 

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 add 

additional controlled airspace at Hart 

Airport, Many, LA. 

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 FAA Order 7400.9S, 

Airspace Designations and Reporting 

Points, dated October 3, 2008, and 

effective October 31, 2008, is amended 

as follows: 

Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace areas 

extending upward from 700 feet or more 

above the surface of the earth. 

* * * * * 

ASW LA E5 Many, LA [Amended] 

Many, Hart Airport, LA 

(Lat. 31°32′41′′ N., long. 93°29′09′′ W.) 

That airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface within a 6.5-mile 

radius of Hart Airport. 

* * * * * 

Issued in Fort Worth, TX, on July 28, 2009. 

Anthony D. Roetzel, 

Manager, Operations Support Group, ATO 

Central Service Center. 

[FR Doc. E9–19032 Filed 8–7–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION 

39 CFR Part 3050 

[Docket No. RM2009–10; Order No. 269] 

Periodic Reporting Rules; Postal 

Regulatory Commission 

ACTION: Proposed rulemaking; 

availability of rulemaking petition. 

SUMMARY: This document announces a 

proposed rulemaking in response to a 

recent Postal Service petition involving 

periodic reporting rules. The petition, 

which is the third in a recent series, 

addresses seventeen potential changes. 

These changes cover matters such as 

correction of certain errors, updates 

based on operational changes or data 

system improvements, and the 

calculation of Periodicals bundle costs. 

If adopted, some of the proposed 

changes would affect certain cost 

models and revenue and volume 

reporting. Two other proposals affecting 

periodic reporting are under 

consideration in pending dockets. 

DATES: Comments are due August 20, 

2009. 

ADDRESSES: Submit comments 

electronically via the Commission’s 

Filing Online system. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Stephen L. Sharfman, General Counsel, 

at 202–789–6820 or 

stephen.sharfman@prc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Regulatory History 

74 FR 31386 (Jul. 1, 2009). 

74 FR 35837 (Jul. 21, 2009). 

On July 28, 2009, the Postal Service 

filed a petition to initiate an informal 

rulemaking proceeding to consider 

changes in the analytical methods 

approved for use in periodic reporting.1

The proposals described by the 

Petition fall into several groups. The 

Postal Service describes Proposals Three 

through Seven as ‘‘errors detected in 

some of the programs and spreadsheets 

used to prepare the ACR filing * * *.’’ 

Id. at 1. The Petition notes that 

providing advance notice of such 

corrections is not mandatory but 

observes that it is potentially beneficial 

to the compliance review process, and 

for that reason the Postal Service 

voluntarily provides such notice. Id. at 

1. 

The Postal Service describes 

Proposals Eight through Ten and 

Eighteen as ‘‘updates based on 

operational changes or data system 

improvements.’’ Proposal Eight involves 

new distribution factors for Special 

Purpose Routes; Proposal Nine involves 

new items in Rural Evaluation Factors; 

and Proposal Ten involves a new Rural 

distribution for DPS/Sector Segment 

(letters). Proposal Eighteen involves a 

disaggregation of TRACS data to 

distribute Surface CP costs between 

Canada and the rest of the world. Id. at 

2. 

Proposal Eleven concerns the use of 

booked versus imputed values for 

certain international mail costs and 

revenues. The Petition notes that in 

preparing its FY 2008 Annual 

Compliance Determination (ACD), the 

Commission relied on booked values 

and adjusted the Postal Service’s FY 

2008 International Cost and Revenue 

Analysis (ICRA) to be consistent with 

that approach. The Petition observes 

that ‘‘if the [Commission’s] intent is to 

consistently use booked values in place 

of imputed values, the methodology 

underlying the FY08 ACD needs to be 

improved.’’ Id. The Postal Service offers 

what it regards as a suitable improved 

method of applying booked values 

which applies booked values for 

attributable costs as well as for 

revenues. The Postal Service, however, 

asserts that providing an ICRA that 

relies on imputed values continues to 

have value. Therefore, it requests 

permission to file an alternative ICRA 

with its periodic reports that applies 

imputed values to the costs and 

revenues in question. It notes that in FY 

2010, it will institute a new Foreign 

Payment System that will use an 

‘‘accrual methodology that is more 

similar to the imputed methodology 

* * *.’’ See id. at 2–3, and Proposal 

Eleven at 1–2, attached to the Petition. 

The alternative ICRAs are provided 

under seal. See Library Reference 

USPS–RM2009–10/NP1, FY 2008 ICRA 

Report for Imputed and Booked 

Calculations. 

Proposals Twelve through Fourteen 

concern special studies for Periodicals, 

Standard Mail, and Parcels, 

respectively. Proposal Twelve is 

premised on the belief that the 

Commission’s FY 2008 ACD estimate of 

the percent of Incoming Secondary 

Periodicals flats sorted mechanically is 

contrary to the logic of the Periodicals 

cost model accepted in Docket No. 

RM2009–1. See supporting rationale for 

Proposal Twelve attached to the 

Petition, at 1–3. Proposal Thirteen 

exploits the fact that with respect to 

Standard Mail, the FY 2008 CRA report 

was expanded by adding separate line 

items for letters, flats, and NFMs/ 

parcels. The Postal Service proposes to 

use these estimates to develop separate 

destination entry cost avoidance 

estimates for Standard Mail letters, flats, 

and NFMs/parcels. 

Proposal Fourteen takes advantage of 

the fact that FY 2008 mail processing 

and transportation cost data are 

separately available for single-piece 

Parcel Post, Parcel Select, and Parcel 

Return Service. This makes it possible 


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