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.

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Vol. 72, No. 87 

Monday, May 7, 2007 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2007–27270; Airspace 

Docket No. 07–ANM–1] 

RIN 2120–AA66 

Proposed Establishment of Area 

Navigation Routes (RNAV), Western 

United States 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: This action proposes to 

establish a high altitude RNAV route in 

the Seattle, WA area to facilitate air 

traffic operations by providing a direct 

route to the Phoenix, AZ area. The FAA 

is implementing this route to enhance 

safety and to provide a more efficient 

use of navigable airspace. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before June 21, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments on this 

proposal to the Docket Management 

System, U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Room Plaza 401, 400 

Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 

20590–0001. You must identify FAA 

Docket No. FAA–2007–27270 and 

Airspace Docket No. 07–ANM–1, at the 

beginning of your comments. You may 

also submit comments on the Internet at 

http://dms.dot.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ken 

McElroy, Airspace and Rules, Office of 

System Operations and Safety, Federal 

Aviation Administration, 800 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20591; telephone: (202) 

267–8783. 

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 (FAA Docket No. FAA– 

2007–27270 and Airspace Docket No. 

07–ANM–1) 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://dms.dot.gov. 

Commenters 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 FAA 

Docket No. FAA–2007–27270 Airspace 

Docket No. 07–ANM–1.’’ The postcard 

will be date/time stamped and returned 

to the commenter. 

All communications received on or 

before the specified closing date for 

comments will be considered before 

taking action on the proposed rule. The 

proposal contained in this action may 

be changed in light of comments 

received. All comments submitted will 

be available for examination in the 

public docket both before and after the 

closing date for comments. A report 

summarizing each substantive public 

contact with FAA personnel concerned 

with this rulemaking will be filed in the 

docket. 

Availability of NPRM’s 

An electronic copy of this document 

may be downloaded through the 

Internet at http://dms.dot.gov. Recently 

published rulemaking documents can 

also be accessed through the FAA’s web 

page at http://www.faa.gov, or the 

Federal Register’s web page at http:// 

www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/index.html. 

You may review the public docket 

containing the proposal, any comments 

received, and any final disposition in 

person in the Dockets Office (see 

‘‘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 

Western Service Center, Air Traffic 

Organization, Federal Aviation 

Administration, 1601 Lind Avenue, 

15000 SW., Renton, WA 98055. 

Persons interested in being placed on 

a mailing list for future NPRM’s should 

contact the FAA’s Office of Rulemaking, 

(202) 267–9677, for a copy of Advisory 

Circular No. 11–2A, Notice of Proposed 

Rulemaking Distribution System, which 

describes the application procedure. 

Background 

As part of the on-going efforts to 

establish area navigation routings the 

FAA is establishing RNAV routes to 

provide greater freedom to properly 

equipped users, and to achieve the 

safety and economic benefits of flying 

user-selected non-restrictive routings. 

The new RNAV routes will be identified 

by the letter prefix ‘‘Q’’ followed by a 

number consisting of from one to three 

digits. The International Civil Aviation 

Organization (ICAO) has allocated the 

‘‘Q’’ prefix, along with the number set 

1 through 499, for use by the U.S. for 

designating domestic RNAV routes. 

The Proposal 

The FAA is proposing an amendment 

to Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations 

(14 CFR) part 71 to establish an RNAV 

route within the airspace assigned to the 

Seattle, Los Angeles, Albuquerque, Salt 

Lake City and Denver Air Route Traffic 

Control Center (ARTCC). This route is 

proposed to provide a direct route from 

the Seattle, WA area to Phoenix, AZ, 

that would enhance the safety, and 

facilitate a more flexible and efficient 

use of navigable airspace for en route 

instrument flight rules operations. 

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. 

Therefore, this proposed 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 will only affect air traffic 

procedures and air navigation, it is 

certified that this proposed rule, when 

promulgated, will not have a significant 

economic impact on a substantial 


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number of small entities under the 

criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act. 

Environmental Review 

The FAA has determined that this 

action qualifies for categorical exclusion 

under the National Environmental 

Policy Act in accordance with FAA 

Order 1050.1E, ‘‘Environmental 

Impacts: Policies and Procedures’’, 

paragraph 311a. This airspace action is 

not expected to cause any potentially 

significant environmental impacts, and 

no extraordinary circumstances exist 

that warrant preparation of an 

environmental assessment. 

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 7400.9P, 

Airspace Designations and Reporting 

Points, dated September 1, 2006, and 

effective September 16, 2006, is 

amended as follows: 

Paragraph 2006 Area Navigation Routes. 

* * * * * 

Q–35 IMB to DRK [New] 

IMB ................................................................ VORTAC ........................................................ (lat. 44°38′54′′ N., long. 119°42′42′′ W.) 

NEERO ........................................................... WP ................................................................. (lat. 41°49′03′′ N., long. 118°01′29′′ W.) 

WINEN ........................................................... WP ................................................................. (lat. 37°56′00′′ N., long. 113°30′00′′ W.) 

CORKR ........................................................... Fix .................................................................. (lat. 36°05′02′′ N., long. 112°24′01′′ W.) 

DRK ................................................................ VORTAC ........................................................ (lat. 34°42′09′′ N., long. 112°28′49′′ W.) 

* * * * * 

Issued in Washington, DC, on April 30, 

2007. 

Edith V. Parish, 

Manager, Airspace and Rules Group. 

[FR Doc. E7–8603 Filed 5–4–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

32 CFR Part 216 

[DoD–2006–OS–0136] 

RIN 0790–AI15 

Military Recruiting and Reserve Officer 

Training Corps Program Access to 

Institutions of Higher Education 

AGENCY: Department of Defense. 

ACTION: Proposed rule. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Defense 

proposes to amend the current rule 

addressing military recruiting and 

Reserve Officer Training Corps program 

access at institutions of higher 

education. This proposed rule would 

implement 10 U.S.C. 983, as amended 

by the Ronald W. Reagan National 

Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

Year 2005 (Pub. L. 108–375 (October 28, 

2004)). As amended, 10 U.S.C. 983 

clarifies access to campuses, access to 

students and access to directory 

information on students for the 

purposes of military recruiting, and now 

states that access to campuses and 

students on campuses shall be provided 

in a manner that is at least equal in 

quality and scope to that provided to 

any other employer. The prohibition 

against providing Federal funds when 

there is a violation of 10 U.S.C. 983 has 

an exception for any Federal funds 

provided to an institution of higher 

education, or to an individual, that are 

available solely for student financial 

assistance, related administrative costs, 

or costs associated with attendance. 

Such funds may be used for the purpose 

for which the funding is provided. A 

similar provision in section 8120 of the 

Department of Defense Appropriations 

Act of 2000 (Pub. L. 106–79; 113 Stat. 

1260) has been repealed. This rule also 

rescinds the previous policy that 

established an exception that would 

limit recruiting on the premises of the 

covered school only in response to an 

expression of student interest when the 

covered school certified that too few 

students had expressed interest to 

warrant accommodating military 

recruiters. 

DATES: Comments must be received by 

July 6, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by docket number and or RIN 

number and title, by any of the 

following methods: 

• Federal Rulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Mail: Federal Docket Management 

System Office, 1160 Defense Pentagon, 

Washington, DC 20301–1160. 

Instructions: All submissions received 

must include the agency name and 

docket number or Regulatory 

Information Number (RIN) for this 

Federal Register document. The general 

policy for comments and other 

submissions from members of the public 

is to make these submissions available 

for public viewing on the Internet at 

http://www.regulations.gov as they are 

received without change, including any 

personal identifiers or contact 

information. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Brenda Leong, Office of the Under 

Secretary of Defense (Personnel and 

Readiness), 4000 Defense Pentagon, 

Washington, DC 20301–4000 

(telephone: (703) 695–5529). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: ‘‘Covered 

funds’’ is defined in 10 U.S.C. 983 to be 

any funds made available for the 

Departments of Defense, Transportation, 

Homeland Security, or National Nuclear 

Security Administration of the 

Department of Energy, the Central 

Intelligence Agency, or for any 

department or agency in which regular 

appropriations are made in the 

Departments of Labor, Health and 

Human Services, Education, and 

Related Agencies Appropriations Act. 

None of these covered funds may be 

provided by contract or grant to a 

covered school (including any 

subelement of a covered school) that has 

a policy or practice (regardless of when 

implemented) that either prohibits, or in 

effect prevents, the Secretary of Defense 

from establishing or operating a Senior 

Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) 

at that covered school (or any 

subelement of that covered school); or 

that either prohibits, or in effect 

prevents, a student at that covered 

school (or any subelement of that 

covered school) from enrolling in a 

ROTC unit at another institution of 

higher education. The Federal law 

further provides similar sanctions 


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