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procurement in a manner that 

maximizes full and open competition 

consistent with the requirements of this 

section. A State agency must: 

(i) Provide a minimum of 30 days 

between the publication of the 

solicitation and the date on which the 

bids are due, unless exempted by the 

Secretary; and 

(ii) Publicly open and read all bids 

aloud on the day the bids are due. 

* * * * * 

(c) * * * 

(3) * * * The bid solicitation must 

identify the composition of the State 

alliances for the purpose of a cost 

containment measure, and verify that no 

additional State shall be added to the 

State alliance between the date of the 

bid solicitation and the end of the 

contract. * * * 

* * * * * 

(g) May a State agency implement cost 

containment systems for other 

supplemental foods? Yes, when a State 

agency finds that it is practicable and 

feasible to implement a cost 

containment system for any WIC food 

other than infant formula. The State 

agency must: 

(1) Provide notification to FNS by 

means of the State agency’s State Plan. 

(2) Comply with paragraphs (c)(2) and 

(k) of this section. 

(3) Provide a minimum of 30 days 

between the publication of the 

solicitation and the date on which the 

bids are due, unless exempted by the 

Secretary. The State must publicly open 

and read all bids aloud on the day the 

bids are due. 

(4) Issue separate solicitations for 

authorized foods if any alliance served 

a monthly average of more than 100,000 

infants during the preceding 12-month 

period. 

* * * * * 

(k) What are the requirements for 

infant formula and authorized food 

rebate invoices? A State agency must 

have a system in place that ensures 

infant formula and authorized food 

rebate invoices, under competitive 

bidding, provide a reasonable estimate 

or an actual count of the number of 

units purchased by participants in the 

program. 

* * * * * 

§ 246.19 [Amended] 

■ 11. Section 246.19(b)(2) is amended 

by adding the phrase ‘‘breastfeeding 

promotion and support,’’ after the word 

‘‘education,’’ in the first sentence. 

■ 12. In § 246.25: 

■ a. Amend paragraph (a)(1) by adding 

the phrase ‘‘including breastfeeding 

promotion and support,’’ after the word 

‘‘education,’’; 

■ b. Redesignate paragraphs (b)(1)(i)(C) 

and (D) as paragraphs (b)(1)(i)(D) and 

(E), and add a new paragraph 

(b)(1)(i)(C); and 

■ c. Add new paragraph (b)(2)(iii). 

The additions read as follows: 

§ 246.25 Records and reports. 

(b) * * * 

(1) * * * 

(i) * * * 

(C) Actual and projected rebate 

payments received from manufacturers. 

* * * * * 

(2) * * * 

(iii) The State agency must submit 

local agency breastfeeding participation 

data on an annual basis to FNS. 

* * * * * 

Dated: September 20, 2011. 

Audrey Rowe, 

Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service. 

[FR Doc. 2011–24722 Filed 9–27–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–30–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 95 

[Docket No. 30805; Amdt. No. 496] 

IFR Altitudes; Miscellaneous 

Amendments 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This amendment adopts 

miscellaneous amendments to the 

required IFR (instrument flight rules) 

altitudes and changeover points for 

certain Federal airways, jet routes, or 

direct routes for which a minimum or 

maximum en route authorized IFR 

altitude is prescribed. This regulatory 

action is needed because of changes 

occurring in the National Airspace 

System. These changes are designed to 

provide for the safe and efficient use of 

the navigable airspace under instrument 

conditions in the affected areas. 

DATES: Effective Date: 0901 UTC, 

October 20, 2011. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rick 

Dunham, Flight Procedure Standards 

Branch (AMCAFS–420), Flight 

Technologies and Programs Division, 

Flight Standards Service, Federal 

Aviation Administration, Mike 

Monroney Aeronautical Center, 6500 

South MacArthur Blvd. Oklahoma City, 

OK 73169 (Mail Address: P.O. Box 

25082 Oklahoma City, OK 73125) 

telephone: (405) 954–4164. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

amendment to part 95 of the Federal 

Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 95) 

amends, suspends, or revokes IFR 

altitudes governing the operation of all 

aircraft in flight over a specified route 

or any portion of that route, as well as 

the changeover points (COPs) for 

Federal airways, jet routes, or direct 

routes as prescribed in part 95. 

The Rule 

The specified IFR altitudes, when 

used in conjunction with the prescribed 

changeover points for those routes, 

ensure navigation aid coverage that is 

adequate for safe flight operations and 

free of frequency interference. The 

reasons and circumstances that create 

the need for this amendment involve 

matters of flight safety and operational 

efficiency in the National Airspace 

System, are related to published 

aeronautical charts that are essential to 

the user, and provide for the safe and 

efficient use of the navigable airspace. 

In addition, those various reasons or 

circumstances require making this 

amendment effective before the next 

scheduled charting and publication date 

of the flight information to assure its 

timely availability to the user. The 

effective date of this amendment reflects 

those considerations. In view of the 

close and immediate relationship 

between these regulatory changes and 

safety in air commerce, I find that notice 

and public procedure before adopting 

this amendment are impracticable and 

contrary to the public interest and that 

good cause exists for making the 

amendment effective in less than 30 

days. 

Conclusion 

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. 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 nticipated 

impact is so minimal. For the same 

reason, the FAA certifies that this 

amendment will not have a significant 

economic impact on a substantial 

number of small entities under the 

criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act. 

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 95 

Airspace, Navigation (air). 


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Issued in Washington, DC, on September 

16, 2011. 

John M. Allen, 

Director, Flight Standards Service. 

Adoption of the Amendment 

Accordingly, pursuant to the 

authority delegated to me by the 

Administrator, part 95 of the Federal 

Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 95) is 

amended as follows effective at 0901 

UTC, October 20, 2011. 

PART 95—[AMENDED] 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 95 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40103, 40106, 

40113, 40114, 40120, 44502, 44514, 44719, 

44721. 

■ 2. Part 95 is amended to read as 

follows: 

REVISIONS TO IFR ALTITUDES AND CHANGEOVER POINTS

[Amendment 496 effective date October 20, 2011] 

From To MEA MAA 

§ 95.4000 High Altitude RNAV Routes 

§ 95.4037 RNAV Route Q37 Is Added to Read 

FORT STOCKTON, TX VORTAC .................................... CAVRN, TX FIX ............................................................... *25000 45000 

*18000—GNSS MEA 

*DME/DME/IRU MEA 

CAVRN, TX FIX ................................................................ YORUB, NM FIX .............................................................. *25000 45000 

*18000—GNSS MEA 

*DME/DME/IRU MEA 

YORUB, NM FIX ............................................................... IMMAS, NM FIX ............................................................... *25000 45000 

*18000—GNSS MEA 

*DME/DME/IRU MEA 

IMMAS, NM FIX ................................................................ PUEBLO, CO VORTAC ................................................... *25000 45000 

*18000—GNSS MEA 

*DME/DME/IRU MEA 

§ 95.4042 RNAV Route Q42 Is Amended to Read in Part 

BRNAN, PA FIX ................................................................ HOTEE, PA FIX ............................................................... *18000 45000 

*18000—GNSS MEA 

*DME/DME/IRU MEA 

HOTEE, PA FIX ................................................................ BTRIX, PA FIX ................................................................. *18000 45000 

*18000—GNSS MEA 

*DME/DME/IRU MEA 

BTRIX, PA FIX .................................................................. SPOTZ, PA FIX ................................................................ *18000 45000 

*18000—GNSS MEA 

*DME/DME/IRU MEA 

SPOTZ, PA FIX ................................................................ ZIMMZ, PA FIX ................................................................ *18000 45000 

*18000—GNSS MEA 

*DME/DME/IRU MEA 

§ 95.4062 RNAV Route Q62 Is Added to Read 

NOLNN, OH FIX ............................................................... WEEVR, OH FIX .............................................................. *18000 45000 

*18000—GNSS MEA 

*DME/DME/IRU MEA 

WEEVR, OH FIX ............................................................... PSKUR, OH FIX ............................................................... *18000 45000 

*18000—GNSS MEA 

*DME/DME/IRU MEA 

PSKUR, OH FIX ............................................................... FAALS, OH FIX ................................................................ *18000 45000 

*18000—GNSS MEA 

*DME/DME/IRU MEA 

FAALS, OH FIX ................................................................ ALEEE, OH FIX ............................................................... *18000 45000 

*18000—GNSS MEA 

*DME/DME/IRU MEA 

ALEEE, OH FIX ................................................................ QUARM, PA FIX .............................................................. *18000 45000 

*18000—GNSS MEA 

*DME/DME/IRU MEA 

QUARM, PA FIX ............................................................... BURNI, PA FIX ................................................................ *18000 45000 

*18000—GNSS MEA 

*DME/DME/IRU MEA 

BURNI, PA FIX ................................................................. MCMAN, PA FIX .............................................................. *18000 45000 

*18000—GNSS MEA 

*DME/DME/IRU MEA 

MCMAN, PA FIX ............................................................... VALLO, PA FIX ................................................................ *18000 45000 

*18000—GNSS MEA 

*DME/DME/IRU MEA 

VALLO, PA FIX ................................................................. RAVINE, PA VORTAC ..................................................... *18000 45000 

*18000—GNSS MEA 

*DME/DME/IRU MEA 

RAVINE, PA VORTAC ...................................................... SUZIE, PA FIX ................................................................. *18000 45000 


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REVISIONS TO IFR ALTITUDES AND CHANGEOVER POINTS—Continued 

[Amendment 496 effective date October 20, 2011] 

From To MEA MAA 

*18000—GNSS MEA 

*DME/DME/IRU MEA 

SUZIE, PA FIX .................................................................. SARAA, PA FIX ............................................................... *18000 45000 

*18000—GNSS MEA 

*DME/DME/IRU MEA 

§ 95.4406 RNAV Route Q406 Is Added to Read 

BROADWAY, NJ VOR/DME ............................................. DBABE, NY FIX ............................................................... *18000 45000 

*18000—GNSS MEA 

*DME/DME/IRU MEA 

DBABE, NY FIX ................................................................ BASYE, NY FIX ............................................................... *18000 45000 

*18000—GNSS MEA 

*DME/DME/IRU MEA 

BASYE, NY FIX ................................................................ TRIBS, CT FIX ................................................................. *18000 45000 

*18000—GNSS MEA 

*DME/DME/IRU MEA 

TRIBS, CT FIX .................................................................. BIGGO, CT FIX ................................................................ *18000 45000 

*18000—GNSS MEA 

*DME/DME/IRU MEA 

BIGGO, CT FIX ................................................................. BARNES, MA VORTAC ................................................... *18000 45000 

*18000—GNSS MEA 

*DME/DME/IRU MEA 

§ 95.4448 RNAV Route Q448 Is Added to Read 

POTTSTOWN, PA VORTAC ............................................ LANNA, NJ FIX ................................................................ *18000 45000 

*18000—GNSS MEA 

*DME/DME/IRU MEA 

LANNA, NJ FIX ................................................................. DBABE, NY FIX ............................................................... *18000 45000 

*18000—GNSS MEA 

*DME/DME/IRU MEA 

DBABE, NY FIX ................................................................ BASYE, NY FIX ............................................................... *18000 45000 

*18000—GNSS MEA 

*DME/DME/IRU MEA 

BASYE, NY FIX ................................................................ TRIBS, CT FIX ................................................................. *18000 45000 

*18000—GNSS MEA 

*DME/DME/IRU MEA 

TRIBS, CT FIX .................................................................. BIGGO, CT FIX ................................................................ *18000 45000 

*18000—GNSS MEA 

*DME/DME/IRU MEA 

BIGGO, CT FIX ................................................................. BARNES, MA VORTAC ................................................... *18000 45000 

*18000—GNSS MEA 

*DME/DME/IRU MEA 

§ 95.4480 RNAV Route Q480 Is Added to Read 

ZANDR, OH FIX ............................................................... BELLAIRE, OH VOR/DME ............................................... *18000 45000 

*18000—GNSS MEA 

*DME/DME/IRU MEA 

BELLAIRE, OH VOR/DME ............................................... LEJOY, PA FIX ................................................................ *18000 45000 

*18000—GNSS MEA 

*DME/DME/IRU MEA 

LEJOY, PA FIX ................................................................. VINSE, PA FIX ................................................................. *18000 45000 

*18000—GNSS MEA 

*DME/DME/IRU MEA 

VINSE, PA FIX .................................................................. BEETS, PA FIX ................................................................ *18000 45000 

*18000—GNSS MEA 

*DME/DME/IRU MEA 

BEETS, PA FIX ................................................................. HOTEE, PA FIX ............................................................... *18000 45000 

*18000—GNSS MEA 

*DME/DME/IRU MEA 

HOTEE, PA FIX ................................................................ BTRIX, PA FIX ................................................................. *18000 45000 

*18000—GNSS MEA 

*DME/DME/IRU MEA 

BTRIX, PA FIX .................................................................. SPOTZ, PA FIX ................................................................ *18000 45000 

*18000—GNSS MEA 

*DME/DME/IRU MEA 

SPOTZ, PA FIX ................................................................ CANDR, NJ FIX ............................................................... *18000 45000 

*18000—GNSS MEA 

*DME/DME/IRU MEA 


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REVISIONS TO IFR ALTITUDES AND CHANGEOVER POINTS—Continued 

[Amendment 496 effective date October 20, 2011] 

From To MEA MAA 

CANDR, NJ FIX ................................................................ JEFFF, NJ FIX ................................................................. *18000 45000 

*18000—GNSS MEA 

*DME/DME/IRU MEA 

JEFFF, NJ FIX .................................................................. KINGSTON, NY VOR/DME ............................................. *18000 45000 

*18000—GNSS MEA 

*DME/DME/IRU MEA 

KINGSTON, NY VOR/DME .............................................. LESWL, CT FIX ............................................................... *18000 45000 

*18000—GNSS MEA 

*DME/DME/IRU MEA 

LESWL, CT FIX ................................................................ BARNES, MA VORTAC ................................................... *18000 45000 

*18000—GNSS MEA 

*DME/DME/IRU MEA 

BARNES, MA VORTAC .................................................... KENNEBUNK, ME VORTAC ........................................... *18000 45000 

*18000—GNSS MEA 

*DME/DME/IRU MEA 

From To MEA 

§ 95.6001 Victor Routes—U.S. 

§ 95.6003 VOR Federal Airway V3 Is Amended to Read in Part 

#KEY WEST, FL VORTAC ........................................................... *BIPIN, FL FIX ............................................................................. **15000 

*14500—MCA BIPIN, FL FIX, W BND 

**GNSS MEA 

#KEY WEST R–082 UNUSABLE 

BIPIN, FL FIX ................................................................................ DROWN, FL FIX .......................................................................... *3000 

*GNSS MEA 

§ 95.6005 VOR Federal Airway V5 Is Amended to Read in Part 

*AWSON, GA FIX ......................................................................... NELLO, GA FIX ........................................................................... **7000 

*5000—MRA 

**5500—MOCA 

§ 95.6006 VOR Federal Airway V6 Is Amended to Read in Part 

PITTS, CA FIX .............................................................................. REJOY, CA FIX ........................................................................... *4000 

*2400—MOCA 

GIPPER, MI VORTAC .................................................................. BRYTO, IN FIX ............................................................................ *3500 

*2400—MOCA 

BRYTO, IN FIX ............................................................................. *PIONS, OH FIX .......................................................................... **4000 

*4000—MRA 

**2500—MOCA 

*PIONS, OH FIX ........................................................................... WATERVILLE, OH VOR/DME ..................................................... **3300 

*4000—MRA 

**2300—MOCA 

§ 95.6016 VOR Federal Airway V16 Is Amended to Read in Part 

KENNEDY, NY VOR/DME ............................................................ CALVERTON, NY VOR/DME ...................................................... 2000 

§ 95.6020 VOR Federal Airway V20 Is Amended to Read in Part 

RESERVE, LA VOR/DME ............................................................. GULFPORT, MS VORTAC .......................................................... 2000 

§ 95.6047 VOR Federal Airway V47 Is Amended to Read in Part 

POCKET CITY, IN VORTAC ........................................................ HOLAN, IN FIX ............................................................................ 2600 

HOLAN, IN FIX ............................................................................. SACKO, IN FIX ............................................................................ *3500 

*2100—MOCA 

*3000—GNSS MEA 

SACKO, IN FIX ............................................................................. MAIZE, IN FIX ............................................................................. *6000 

*2300—MOCA 

*3000—GNSS MEA 

MAIZE, IN FIX ............................................................................... NABB, IN VORTAC ..................................................................... *3500 

*2400—MOCA 

*3000—GNSS MEA 

§ 95.6063 VOR Federal Airway V63 Is Amended to Read in Part 

DAVENPORT, IA VORTAC .......................................................... *MIHAL, IL FIX ............................................................................. 2700 

*4000—MRA 


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From To MEA 

*MIHAL, IL FIX .............................................................................. ROCKFORD, IL VOR/DME ......................................................... 2700 

*4000—MRA 

§ 95.6097 VOR Federal Airway V97 Is Amended to Read in Part 

PECAN, GA VORTAC .................................................................. AMAPO, GA FIX .......................................................................... 2300 

AMAPO, GA FIX ........................................................................... *PRATZ, GA FIX .......................................................................... **3000 

*3000—MRA 

*4000—MCA PRATZ, GA FIX, N BND 

**2300—MOCA 

*PRATZ, GA FIX ........................................................................... OLISY, GA FIX ............................................................................ **4000 

*3000—MRA 

**2700—MOCA 

**3000—GNSS MEA 

OLISY, GA FIX .............................................................................. ATLANTA, GA VORTAC ............................................................. *3000 

*2400—MOCA 

§ 95.6114 VOR Federal Airway V114 Is Amended to Read in Part 

RESERVE, LA VOR/DME ............................................................. GULFPORT, MS VORTAC .......................................................... 2000 

§ 95.6155 VOR Federal Airway V155 Is Amended to Read in Part 

FLAT ROCK, VA VORTAC ........................................................... #BROOKE, VA VORTAC ............................................................ *2000 

*2000—GNSS MEA 

#BROOKE R–214 UNUSABLE 

§ 95.6157 VOR FEDERAL AIRWAY V157 Is Amended to Read in Part 

#KEY WEST, FL VORTAC ........................................................... DVALL, FL FIX ............................................................................ *3000 

*1400—MOCA 

*GNSS MEA 

#KEY WEST R–037 UNUSABLE 

DVALL, FL FIX .............................................................................. *FAMIN, FL FIX ........................................................................... **5000 

*5700—MRA 

**1300—MOCA 

**3000—GNSS MEA 

*FAMIN, FL FIX ............................................................................. DOLPHIN, FL VORTAC .............................................................. **5000 

*5700—MRA 

**1600—MOCA 

**3000—GNSS MEA 

§ 95.6163 VOR Federal Airway V163 Is Amended to Read in Part 

BROWNSVILLE, TX VORTAC ..................................................... *MANNY, TX FIX ......................................................................... 1700 

*5000—MRA 

§ 95.6172 VOR Federal Airway V172 Is Amended to Read in Part 

LOTTE, IA FIX .............................................................................. *MIHAL, IL FIX ............................................................................. 2700 

*4000—MRA 

*MIHAL, IL FIX .............................................................................. POLO, IL VOR/DME .................................................................... 2700 

*4000—MRA 

§ 95.6229 VOR Federal Airway V229 Is Amended to Read in Part 

KENNEDY, NY VOR/DME ............................................................ KEEPM, NY FIX .......................................................................... 2000 

KEEPM, NY FIX ............................................................................ TRANZ, NY FIX ........................................................................... 2000 

TRANZ, NY FIX ............................................................................ PUGGS, NY FIX .......................................................................... *2500 

*2000—GNSS MEA 

PUGGS, NY FIX ........................................................................... BRIDGEPORT, CT VOR/DME .................................................... *2500 

*2000—GNSS MEA 

§ 95.6269 VOR Federal Airway V269 Is Amended to Read in Part 

POCATELLO, ID VOR/DME ......................................................... *JATTS, ID FIX ............................................................................ 8000 

*9700—MCA JATTS, ID FIX, NW BND 

JATTS, ID FIX ............................................................................... YOYYU, ID FIX ............................................................................ *16000 

*13300—MOCA 

*13300—GNSS MEA 

YOYYU, ID FIX ............................................................................. SALMON, ID VOR/DME .............................................................. *14000 

*13500—MOCA 

*13500—GNSS MEA 


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From To MEA 

§ 95.6311 VOR Federal Airway V311 Is Amended to Read in Part 

NELLO, GA FIX ............................................................................ *AWSON, GA FIX ........................................................................ **7000 

*5000—MRA 

**5500—MOCA 

§ 95.6417 VOR Federal Airway V417 Is Amended to Read in Part 

NELLO, GA FIX ............................................................................ *AWSON, GA FIX ........................................................................ **7000 

*5000—MRA 

**5500—MOCA 

§ 95.6449 VOR Federal Airway V449 Is Amended to Read in Part 

MILTON, PA VORTAC .................................................................. MEGSS, PA FIX .......................................................................... *3500 

*GNSS MEA 

MEGSS, PA FIX ............................................................................ LAKE HENRY, PA VORTAC ....................................................... *4000 

*GNSS MEA 

§ 95.6472 VOR Federal Airway V472 Is Amended to Read in Part 

ELIZABETH CITY, NC VOR/DME ................................................ BERTI, NC FIX ............................................................................ *4000 

*1600—MOCA 

BERTI, NC FIX .............................................................................. *ZAGGY, NC FIX ......................................................................... **7000 

*7000—MRA 

**2100—MOCA 

**2100—GNSS MEA 

*ZAGGY, NC FIX .......................................................................... KINSTON, NC VORTAC ............................................................. **2000 

*7000—MRA 

**1600—MOCA 

§ 95.6500 VOR Federal Airway V500 Is Amended to Read in Part 

DERSO, ID FIX ............................................................................. *SOLDE, ID FIX ........................................................................... **17000 

*16600—MCA SOLDE, ID FIX, W BND 

**9200—MOCA 

SOLDE, ID FIX .............................................................................. *REAPS, ID FIX ........................................................................... **14000 

*12900—MCA REAPS, ID FIX, W BND .............................................................. **14000 

**8000—MOCA 

§ 95.6512 VOR Federal Airway V512 Is Amended to Read in Part 

POCKET CITY, IN VORTAC ........................................................ HOLAN, IN FIX ............................................................................ 2600 

HOLAN, IN FIX ............................................................................. SACKO, IN FIX ............................................................................ *3500 

*2100—MOCA 

*3000—GNSS MEA 

§ 95.6521 VOR Federal Airway V521 Is Amended to Read in Part 

HEVVN, FL FIX ............................................................................. *TERES, FL FIX .......................................................................... **2000 

*7000—MRA 

**1300—MOCA 

**GNSS MEA 

**GNSS REQUIRED 

§ 95.6526 VOR Federal Airway V526 Is Amended to Read in Part 

MUSKY, MI FIX ............................................................................. MAPER, MI FIX ........................................................................... *3500 

*1700—MOCA 

*2600—GNSS MEA 

MAPER, MI FIX ............................................................................. GIPPER, MI VORTAC ................................................................. 2600 

From To MEA MAA 

§ 95.7001 Jet Routes 

§ 95.7060 Jet Route J60 Is Amended to Read in Part 

PHILIPSBURG, PA VORTAC ........................................... DANNR, PA FIX ............................................................... 18000 38000 

DANNR, PA FIX ................................................................ SPARTA, NJ VORTAC .................................................... 18000 45000 


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Airway segment Changeover points 

From To Distance From 

§ 95.8003 VOR Federal Airway Changeover Points 

V47 Is Amended to Add Changeover Point 

POCKET CITY, IN VORTAC ............................................ NABB, IN VORTAC .......................................................... 53 POCKET 

CITY 

V163 Is Amended to Delete Changeover Point 

BROWNSVILLE, TX VORTAC ......................................... CORPUS CHRISTI, TX VORTAC ................................... 71 BROWNSVILLE 

V203 Is Amended to Delete Changeover Point 

SARANAC LAKE, NY VOR/DME ..................................... MASSENA, NY VORTAC ................................................ 11 SARANAC 

LAKE 

[FR Doc. 2011–24718 Filed 9–27–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Employment and Training 

Administration 

20 CFR Part 655 

RIN 1205–AB61 

Wage Methodology for the Temporary 

Non-Agricultural Employment H–2B 

Program; Postponement of Effective 

Date 

AGENCY: Employment and Training 

Administration, Labor. 

ACTION: Final rule; delay of effective 

date. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Labor 

(Department) is postponing the effective 

date of the Wage Methodology for the 

Temporary Non-Agricultural 

Employment H–2B Program; Final Rule, 

76 FR 3452, Jan. 19, 2011, (the Wage 

Rule). The Wage Rule revised the 

methodology by which we calculate the 

prevailing wages to be paid to H–2B 

workers and United States (U.S.) 

workers recruited in connection with a 

temporary labor certification for use in 

petitioning the Department of Homeland 

Security to employ a nonimmigrant 

worker in H–2B status. The effective 

date of the Wage Rule was set at January 

1, 2012. However, the Wage 

Methodology for the Temporary NonAgricultural Employment H–2B 

Program; Amendment of Effective Date; 

Final Rule, 76 FR 45667, August 1, 2011 

revised the effective date to September 

30, 2011. Due to pending legal 

challenges, we are postponing the 

effective date of the Wage Rule to 

November 30, 2011, pursuant to the 

Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. 

705. 

DATES: The effective date of the rule 

amending 20 CFR part 655 published at 

76 FR 45667, August 1, 2011 is delayed 

until November 30, 2011. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

William L. Carlson, PhD, Administrator, 

Office of Foreign Labor Certification, 

ETA, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 

Constitution Avenue, NW., Room C– 

4312, Washington, DC 20210; 

Telephone (202) 693–3010 (this is not a 

toll-free number). Individuals with 

hearing or speech impairments may 

access the telephone number above via 

TTY by calling the toll-free Federal 

Information Relay Service at 1–877– 

889–5627 (TTY/TDD). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Department published the Wage Rule on 

January 19, 2011, 76 FR 3452. The Wage 

Rule revised the methodology by which 

we calculate the prevailing wages to be 

paid to H–2B workers and United States 

(U.S.) workers recruited in connection 

with a temporary labor certification for 

use in petitioning the Department of 

Homeland Security to employ a 

nonimmigrant worker in the H–2B 

status. 

The Department originally set the 

effective date of the Wage Rule for 

January 1, 2012. On January 24, 2011, 

the plaintiffs in CATA v. Solis, Civil No. 

2:09–cv–240–LP (E.D. Pa.) filed a 

motion in which they argued that the 

January 1, 2012 effective date did not 

comply with the court’s August 30, 2010 

order to promulgate new rules 

concerning the calculation of the 

prevailing wage rate in the H–2B 

program. CATA v. Solis, Dkt. No. 103– 

1, Plaintiff’s Motion for an Order 

Enforcing the Judgment at 2 (Jan. 24, 

2011). On June 16, 2011, the court 

issued a ruling that invalidated the 

January 1, 2012 effective date of the 

Wage Rule and ordered us to announce 

a new effective date for the rule within 

45 days from June 16. CATA, 2011 WL 

2414555 at *4. 

In response to the court’s order, we 

issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking 

(NPRM) on June 28, 2011, which 

proposed that the Wage Rule take effect 

60 days from the date of publication of 

a final rule resulting from the NPRM. 76 

FR 37686, June 28, 2011. After a period 

of public comment, we published the 

Final Rule on August 1, 2011, which set 

the new effective date for the Wage Rule 

at September 30, 2011, without altering 

the substance of the Wage Rule. 76 FR 

45667. 

On September 7, 2011, the Louisiana 

Forestry Association, Inc., and others 

filed suit against the Department in the 

United States District Court for the 

Western District of Louisiana, 

Alexandria Division. Louisiana Forestry 

Association, Inc., et al (LFA) v. Solis, et 

al, Civil Docket No. 11–1623. LFA 

claims that the Wage Rule, and the 

subsequent rule amending the Wage 

Rule’s original effective date, violate the 

Takings Clause of the Fifth Amendment 

to the United States Constitution, the 

Administrative Procedure Act, the 

Regulatory Flexibility Act, and the 

Immigration and Nationality Act of 

1952, as amended. Accordingly, LFA 

seeks temporary injunctive relief before 

September 30, 2011, and permanent 

injunctive relief, barring the Department 

from implementing the Wage Rule. 

On September 19, 2011, the plaintiffs 

in the CATA litigation moved to 

intervene in the LFA litigation, and also 

moved to transfer venue over the 

litigation to the Eastern District of 

Pennsylvania, the court in which the 

CATA case remains pending. Both 

motions in the LFA litigation are 

currently pending. 

On September 21, 2011, another 

group of employers filed a legal 

challenge to the Wage Rule in the 

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