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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 the 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 modifies the 

route structure as required to preserve 

the safe and efficient flow of air traffic. 

Environmental Review 

The FAA has determined that this 

action is categorically excluded from 

further environmental documentation 

according to FAA Order 1050.1E, 

Environmental Impacts: Policies and 

Procedures, in accordance with 

paragraph 311a. The implementation of 

this action will not result in any 

extraordinary circumstances in 

accordance with FAA Order 1050.1E 

paragraph 304. 

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71 

Airspace, Incorporation by reference, 

Navigation (air). 

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 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 7400.9W, 

Airspace Designations and Reporting 

Points, dated August 8, 2012, and 

effective September 15, 2012, is 

amended as follows: 

Paragraph 6011 United States area 

navigation routes 

* * * * * 

T–302 CUKIS, OR to CUPRI, OR [New] 

CUKIS, OR Fix (45°21′00′′ N., long. 122°21′49′′ W.) 

JJACE, OR WP (45°09′52′′ N., long. 122°03′03′′ W.) 

JJETT, OR WP (44°56′35′′ N., long. 121°40′56′′ W.) 

JERMM, OR WP (44°46′05′′ N., long. 121°27′06′′ W.) 

CUPRI, OR Fix (44°37′04′′ N., long. 121°15′14′′ W.) 

T–304 GLARA, OR to HERBS, OR [New] 

GLARA, OR Fix (45°16′40′′ N., long. 122°36′11′′ W.) 

PUTZZ, OR WP (45°06′14′′ N., long. 122°07′19′′ W.) 

JJETT, OR WP (44°56′35′′ N., long. 121°40′56′′ W.) 

WISSL, OR WP (44°35′49′′ N., long. 121°24′59′′ W.) 

HERBS, OR Fix (44°25′07′′ N., long. 121°16′52′′ W.) 

Issued in Washington, DC, on April 4, 

2013. 

Gary A. Norek, 

Manager, Airspace Policy and ATC 

Procedures Group. 

[FR Doc. 2013–08591 Filed 4–12–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2012–1295; Airspace 

Docket No. 12–AAL–10] 

RIN 2120–AA66 

Modification of Area Navigation 

(RNAV) Route T–266; AK 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This action modifies lowaltitude RNAV route T–266 in the state 

of Alaska by removing two nondirectional beacons (NDB) as the 

navigation signal source for segments of 

the route and replacing them with 

RNAV waypoints. This action enhances 

the safety and efficiency of the National 

Airspace System (NAS). 

DATES: Effective date 0901 UTC, June 

27, 2013. 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: Paul 

Gallant, Airspace Policy and ATC 

Procedures Group, Office of Airspace 

Services, Federal Aviation 

Administration, 800 Independence 

Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591; 

telephone: (202) 267–8783. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

The FAA published in the Federal 

Register a notice of proposed 

rulemaking (NPRM) to modify T–266 in 

the state of Alaska (78 FR 4353, January 

22, 2013). Interested parties were 

invited to participate in this rulemaking 

effort by submitting written comments 

on the proposal. Two comments were 

received. 

Discussion of Comments 

One commenter wrote that moving 

the RADKY fix, as proposed, would 

require revision of the JUNEAU FOUR 

Departure procedure that serves the 

Juneau International Airport. The 

commenter noted that other waypoints 

being added to T–266 also form part of 

special Capstone low level route R2015 

and any future modification of those 

points could require reissuance of the 

special Capstone charts. 

The FAA will amend all procedures 

affected by the relocation of the RADKY 

fix. Additionally, there are no plans to 

modify waypoints associated with route 

R2015. 

Another commenter stated that more 

information should be provided 

regarding how pilots would benefit from 

the change. The commenter also 

questioned whether plans to remove/ 

reduce the number of NDBs within the 

NAS was the driving cause for the 

change. 

The current track of T–266 consists of 

two minimum en route altitudes (MEA): 

6,500 feet MSL between the Coghlin 

Island NDB and the Frederick’s Point 

NDB; and 6,200 feet MSL between the 

Frederick’s Point NDB and the Annette 

Island VOR. The modified track of T– 

266 uses a portion of Capstone route 

R2015. The segments on R2015 have 

MEAs ranging from 4,500 feet MSL to 

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6,200 feet MSL. This enables aircraft in 

the vicinity of Wrangell and Petersburg 

to take advantage of lower MEAs while 

transitioning into and out of airports at 

those cities. Additionally, the lower 

MEAs will benefit aircraft transiting that 

area by making lower altitudes available 

when icing conditions are encountered. 

The amended T–266 will also facilitate 

future amendment of the RNAV (GPS) 

approaches into Petersburg and 

Wrangell to incorporate transitions from 

T–266. 

The amendment of T–266 is not being 

driven specifically by any plan to 

decommission NDBs. T-routes are 

RNAV routes. As the NAS transitions to 

performance-based navigation, reduced 

reliance will be placed on ground-based 

navigation aids. Removing the NDBs 

from T–266 both ‘‘unties’’ the route 

from those facilities should future plans 

call for them to be decommissioned and 

also advances the transition to satellitebased navigation. 

The Rule 

This action amends Title 14 Code of 

Federal regulations (14 CFR), part 71 by 

modifying RNAV route T–266 in Alaska. 

T–266 is currently defined by the 

Coghland Island, AK, NDB, the 

Fredericks Point, AK, NDB and the 

Annette Island, AK, VOR/DME. The 

Annette Island VOR/DME remains as 

one end point of the route, but the two 

NDBs are removed from the route 

description and replaced by the 

addition of eight RNAV waypoints 

(WP). The existing RADKY, AK, fix 

(near the Coghland Island NDB) is 

relocated to the southeast of its current 

position and serves as the other 

endpoint of the route. These changes 

enhance safety by providing lower IFR 

minimum en route altitudes on T–266 

allowing aircraft to fly at lower altitudes 

when inflight icing conditions are 

encountered. Additionally, the changes 

support the expanded use of RNAV 

within the NAS by reducing the reliance 

on ground-based NDBs for navigation 

guidance. 

Area navigation routes are published 

in paragraph 6011 of FAA Order 

7400.9W, dated August 8, 2012 and 

effective September 15, 2012, which is 

incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 

71.1. The area navigation routes listed 

in this document will be published 

subsequently in the Order. 

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 Department of 

Transportation (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 only affects air traffic 

procedures and air navigation, it is 

certified that this rule, when 

promulgated, does 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 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 the 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 modifies the 

route structure as required to preserve 

the safe and efficient flow of air traffic. 

Environmental Review 

The FAA has reviewed the above 

referenced action and determined that it 

is categorically excluded from further 

environmental documentation 

according to FAA Order 1050.1E, 

Environmental Impacts: Policies and 

Procedures, in accordance with 

paragraphs 311a. Additionally, the 

implementation of this action will not 

result in any extraordinary 

circumstances in accordance with FAA 

Order 1050.1E paragraph 304. 

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71 

Airspace, Incorporation by reference, 

Navigation (air). 

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 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 7400.9W, 

Airspace Designations and Reporting 

Points, dated August 8, 2012, and 

effective September 15, 2012, is 

amended as follows: 

Paragraph 6011—United States area 

navigation routes 

* * * * * 

T–266 RADKY, AK to Annette Island, AK (ANN) [Amended] 

RADKY, AK Fix (Lat. 58°08′00′′ N., long. 134°29′56′′ W.) 

XADZY, AK WP (Lat. 57°01′00′′ N., long. 133°00′00′′ W.) 

VULHO, AK WP (Lat. 56°49′05′′ N., long. 132°49′30′′ W.) 

FOGID, AK WP (Lat. 56°43′31′′ N., long. 132°42′02′′ W.) 

YICAX, AK WP (Lat. 56°39′45′′ N., long. 132°37′00′′ W.) 

NEREE, AK WP (Lat. 56°32′36′′ N., long. 132°30′34′′ W.) 

VAZPU, AK WP (Lat. 56°27′24′′ N., long. 132°25′56′′ W.) 

DOOZI, AK Fix (Lat. 55°37′57′′ N., long. 132°10′29′′ W.) 

Annette Island, AK 

(ANN) 

VOR/DME (Lat. 55°03′37′′ N., long. 131°34′42′′ W.) 

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1Appendix B to PBGC’s regulation on Allocation 

of Assets in Single-Employer Plans (29 CFR part 

4044) prescribes interest assumptions for valuing 

benefits under terminating covered single-employer 

plans for purposes of allocation of assets under 

ERISA section 4044. Those assumptions are 

updated quarterly. 

* * * * * 

Issued in Washington, DC, on April 8, 

2013. 

Gary A. Norek, 

Manager, Airspace Policy and ATC 

Procedures Group. 

[FR Doc. 2013–08599 Filed 4–12–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY 

CORPORATION 

29 CFR Part 4022 

Benefits Payable in Terminated SingleEmployer Plans; Interest Assumptions 

for Paying Benefits 

AGENCY: Pension Benefit Guaranty 

Corporation. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This final rule amends the 

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation’s 

regulation on Benefits Payable in 

Terminated Single-Employer Plans to 

prescribe interest assumptions under 

the regulation for valuation dates in 

May 2013. The interest assumptions are 

used for paying benefits under 

terminating single-employer plans 

covered by the pension insurance 

system administered by PBGC. 

DATES: Effective May 1, 2013. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Catherine B. Klion 

(Klion.Catherine@pbgc.gov), Assistant 

General Counsel for Regulatory Affairs, 

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, 

1200 K Street NW., Washington, DC 

20005, 202–326–4024. (TTY/TDD users 

may call the Federal relay service tollfree at 1–800–877–8339 and ask to be 

connected to 202–326–4024.) 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: PBGC’s 

regulation on Benefits Payable in 

Terminated Single-Employer Plans (29 

CFR part 4022) prescribes actuarial 

assumptions—including interest 

assumptions—for paying plan benefits 

under terminating single-employer 

plans covered by title IV of the 

Employee Retirement Income Security 

Act of 1974. The interest assumptions in 

the regulation are also published on 

PBGC’s Web site (http://www.pbgc.gov). 

PBGC uses the interest assumptions in 

Appendix B to Part 4022 to determine 

whether a benefit is payable as a lump 

sum and to determine the amount to 

pay. Appendix C to Part 4022 contains 

interest assumptions for private-sector 

pension practitioners to refer to if they 

wish to use lump-sum interest rates 

determined using PBGC’s historical 

methodology. Currently, the rates in 

Appendices B and C of the benefit 

payment regulation are the same. 

The interest assumptions are intended 

to reflect current conditions in the 

financial and annuity markets. 

Assumptions under the benefit 

payments regulation are updated 

monthly. This final rule updates the 

benefit payments interest assumptions 

for May 2013.1

The May 2013 interest assumptions 

under the benefit payments regulation 

will be 1.00 percent for the period 

during which a benefit is in pay status 

and 4.00 percent during any years 

preceding the benefit’s placement in pay 

status. In comparison with the interest 

assumptions in effect for April 2013, 

these interest assumptions are 

unchanged. 

PBGC has determined that notice and 

public comment on this amendment are 

impracticable and contrary to the public 

interest. This finding is based on the 

need to determine and issue new 

interest assumptions promptly so that 

the assumptions can reflect current 

market conditions as accurately as 

possible. 

Because of the need to provide 

immediate guidance for the payment of 

benefits under plans with valuation 

dates during May 2013, PBGC finds that 

good cause exists for making the 

assumptions set forth in this 

amendment effective less than 30 days 

after publication. 

PBGC has determined that this action 

is not a ‘‘significant regulatory action’’ 

under the criteria set forth in Executive 

Order 12866. 

Because no general notice of proposed 

rulemaking is required for this 

amendment, the Regulatory Flexibility 

Act of 1980 does not apply. See 5 U.S.C. 

601(2). 

List of Subjects in 29 CFR Part 4022 

Employee benefit plans, Pension 

insurance, Pensions, Reporting and 

recordkeeping requirements. 

In consideration of the foregoing, 29 

CFR part 4022 is amended as follows: 

PART 4022—BENEFITS PAYABLE IN 

TERMINATED SINGLE-EMPLOYER 

PLANS 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 4022 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 29 U.S.C. 1302, 1322, 1322b, 

1341(c)(3)(D), and 1344. 

■ 2. In appendix B to part 4022, Rate Set 

235, as set forth below, is added to the 

table. 

Appendix B to Part 4022—Lump Sum 

Interest Rates for PBGC Payments 

* * * * * 

Rate set 

For plans with a valuation 

date Immediate 

annuity rate 

(percent) 

Deferred annuities 

(percent) 

On or after Before i1 i2 i3 n1 n2

*******

235 5–1–13 6–1–13 1.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 7 8 

■ 3. In appendix C to part 4022, Rate Set 

235, as set forth below, is added to the 

table. 

Appendix C to Part 4022—Lump Sum 

Interest Rates for Private-Sector 

Payments 

* * * * * 

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