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The Proposed Amendment 

Accordingly, pursuant to the 

authority delegated to me, 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 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 6002 Class E airspace designated 

as surface areas. 

* * * * * 

ANM WY E2 Sheridan WY [Amended] 

Sheridan County Airport, WY 

(Lat. 44°46′09′′ N., long. 106°58′49′′ W.) 

That airspace extending upward from the 

surface within a 4.5-mile radius of the 

Sheridan County Airport, and within 4.5 

miles each side of the 157° bearing of the 

airport, extending from the 4.5-mile radius to 

17.6 miles southeast of the airport, and 

within 3.5 miles each side of the Sheridan 

County Airport 316° bearing extending from 

the 4.5-mile radius to 15.5 miles northwest 

of the airport, and within 3.5 miles each side 

of the Sheridan County Airport 325° bearing 

extending from the 4.5-mile radius to 16 

miles northwest of the airport, and 4 miles 

each side of the 336° bearing of the Sheridan 

County Airport extending from the 4.5-mile 

radius to 15.4 miles northwest of the airport, 

and within 3.5 miles each side of the 

Sheridan County Airport 140° bearing 

extending from the 4.5-mile radius to 15.5 

miles southeast of the airport. 

Issued in Seattle, Washington, on 

December 13, 2011. 

John Warner, 

Manager, Operations Support Group, Western 

Service Center. 

[FR Doc. 2011–32801 Filed 12–21–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2011–1337; Airspace 

Docket No. 11–AEA–23] 

Proposed Establishment of Class E 

Airspace; Bellefonte, PA 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: This action proposes to 

establish Class E Airspace at Bellefonte, 

PA, to accommodate the Area 

Navigation (RNAV) Global Positioning 

System (GPS) Standard Instrument 

Approach Procedures at Bellefonte 

Airport. This action would enhance the 

safety and airspace management of 

Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations 

at the airport. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before February 6, 2012. The Director 

of the Federal Register approves this 

incorporation by reference action under 

title 1, Code of Federal Regulations, part 

51, subject to the annual revision of 

FAA, Order 7400.9 and publication of 

conforming amendments. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments on this rule 

to: U.S. Department of Transportation, 

Docket Operations, West Building 

Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 

New Jersey Ave. SE., Washington, DC 

20590–0001; Telephone: 1 (800) 647– 

5527; Fax: (202) 493–2251. You must 

identify the Docket Number FAA–2011– 

1337; Airspace Docket No. 11–AEA–23, 

at the beginning of your comments. You 

may also submit and review received 

comments through the Internet at 

http://www.regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John 

Fornito, Operations Support Group, 

Eastern Service Center, Federal Aviation 

Administration, P.O. Box 20636, 

Atlanta, Georgia 30320; telephone (404) 

305–6364. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Comments Invited 

Interested persons are invited to 

comment on this rule 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 (FAA Docket No. FAA– 

2011–1337; Airspace Docket No. 11– 

AEA–23) and be submitted in triplicate 

to the Docket Management System (see 

ADDRESSES section for address and 

phone number). You may also submit 

comments through the Internet at 

http://www.regulations.gov. 

Persons wishing the FAA to 

acknowledge receipt of their comments 

on this action must submit with those 

comments a self-addressed stamped 

postcard on which the following 

statement is made: ‘‘Comments to 

Docket No. FAA–2011–1337; Airspace 

Docket No. 11–AEA–23.’’ The postcard 

will be date/time stamped and returned 

to the commenter. 

All communications received 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 the comments received. 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 from and 

comments submitted through 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 Dockets Office (see the 

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 office of the 

Eastern Service Center, Federal Aviation 

Administration, Room 350, 1701 

Columbia Avenue, College Park, Georgia 

30337. 

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 

The FAA is considering an 

amendment to Title 14, Code of Federal 

Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 to establish 

Class E airspace at Bellefonte, PA, 

providing the controlled airspace 


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required to support the RNAV GPS 

standard instrument approach 

procedures for Bellefonte Airport. 

Controlled airspace extending upward 

from 700 feet above the surface would 

be established for the safety and 

management of IFR operations at the 

airport. 

Class E airspace designations are 

published in Paragraph 6005 of FAA 

Order 7400.9V, dated August 9, 2011, 

and effective September 15, 2011, which 

is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 

71.1. The Class E airspace designation 

listed in this document will 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 

proposed rule, when promulgated, 

would 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 proposed 

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 proposed regulation is 

within the scope of that authority as it 

would establish Class E airspace at 

Bellefonte Airport, Bellefonte, PA. 

Lists 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 Federal Aviation 

Administration Order 7400.9V, Airspace 

Designations and Reporting Points, 

dated August 9, 2011, effective 

September 15, 2011, is amended as 

follows: 

Paragraph 6005 Class E airspace areas 

extending upward from 700 feet or more 

above the surface of the earth. 

* * * * * 

AEA PA E5 Bellefonte, PA [New] 

Bellefonte Airport, PA 

(Lat. 40°53′08′′ N., long. 77°48′59′′ W.) 

That airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface within a 15-mile radius 

of Bellefonte Airport. 

Issued in College Park, Georgia, on 

December 13, 2011. 

Michael Vermuth, 

Acting Manager, Operations Support Group, 

Eastern Service Center, Air Traffic 

Organization. 

[FR Doc. 2011–32802 Filed 12–21–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Indian Gaming Commission 

25 CFR Part 537 

RIN 3141–AA46 

Management Contracts—Background 

Investigations 

AGENCY: National Indian Gaming 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking. 

SUMMARY: This action proposes to 

amend NIGC regulations to include 

tribes, wholly owned tribal entities, and 

national banks that are already federally 

regulated or required to undergo a 

background investigation and licensure 

by a state or tribe pursuant to a tribalstate compact as entities that the Chair 

may exercise discretion regarding the 

submission of information and 

background investigations. 

This process may provide for a 

streamlined review for such entities in 

the background investigation process 

required for management contracts. The 

proposed revision may reduce 

duplication of efforts while maintaining 

the integrity of NIGC review. The 

proposal maintains the Chair’s 

discretion in determining which entities 

should be allowed to proceed through 

an expedited background investigation. 

This amendment has been included in 

this proposed rule. 

The Commission also considered 

revising its regulations to clarify that a 

management contractor should be 

required to submit background 

information when the contract is for 

management of both Class II and Class 

III gaming activities. Many public 

comments noted that it was not a 

necessary revision. The Commission 

agrees with those public comments and 

does not propose that clarification. 

DATES: The agency must receive 

comments on or before February 21, 

2012. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by any one of the following methods, 

however, please note that comments 

sent by electronic mail are strongly 

encouraged. 

■ Email comments to: 

reg.review@nigc.gov. 

■ Mail comments to: National Indian 

Gaming Commission, 1441 L Street 

NW., Suite 9100, Washington, DC 

20005. 

■ Hand deliver comments to: 1441 L 

Street NW., Suite 9100, Washington, DC 

20005. 

■ Fax comments to: National Indian 

Gaming Commission at (202) 632–0045. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

National Indian Gaming Commission, 

1441 L Street NW., Suite 9100, 

Washington, DC 20005. Telephone: 

(202) 632–7009; email: 

reg.review@nigc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. 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. 

II. Background 

The Indian Gaming Regulatory Act 

(IGRA or Act), Public Law 100–497, 25 

U.S.C. 2701 et seq., was signed into law 

on October 17, 1988. The Act 

establishes the National Indian Gaming 

Commission (‘‘Commission’’) and sets 

out a comprehensive framework for the 

regulation of three classes of gaming on 

Indian lands. The purposes of IGRA 


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