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(Lat. 35°12′03′′ N., long. 90°03′14′′ W.) 

Elvis NDB 

(Lat. 35°03′41′′ N., long. 90°04′18′′ W.) 

That airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface within an 8-mile radius 

of Memphis International Airport, and within 

4 miles north and 8 miles south of the 271° 

bearing from the Elvis NDB extending from 

the 8-mile radius to 16 miles west of the Elvis 

NDB, and within a 7.5-mile radius of Olive 

Branch Airport, Olive Branch, MS, and 

within 4 miles west and 8 miles east of the 

017° bearing and 4 miles west and 8 miles 

east of the 170° bearing from Olive Branch 

Airport extending from the 7.5-mile radius to 

16 miles northeast and south of the airport, 

and within a 6.4-mile radius of General 

DeWitt Spain Airport; excluding that 

airspace within the Millington, TN, Class E 

airspace area. 

Issued in College Park, Georgia, on June 27, 

2012. 

Barry A. Knight, 

Acting Manager, Operations Support Group, 

Eastern Service Center, Air Traffic 

Organization. 

[FR Doc. 2012–16672 Filed 7–9–12; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2012–0286; Airspace 

Docket No. 11–AWP–22] 

RIN 2120–AA66 

Establishment of Area Navigation 

(RNAV) Routes; Southwestern United 

States 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule; correction. 

SUMMARY: This action corrects a final 

rule published in the Federal Register 

on June 14, 2012, that establishes two 

RNAV routes in the southwest United 

States. This action corrects the latitude/ 

longitude coordinates for the NOCHI 

waypoint (WP) as appears in the 

description of RNAV route T–310. 

DATES: Effective date 0901 UTC, July 26, 

2012. 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, Regulations 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 

On June 14, 2012, the FAA published 

a final rule in the Federal Register 

establishing two RNAV routes, T–306 

and T–310, in the southwestern United 

States (77 FR 35618). Subsequent to 

publication, an error was found in the 

latitude/longitude coordinates for the 

NOCHI waypoint (WP) in the 

description of T–310. The NOCHI WP 

also appears in the description of 

T–306, but the coordinates are correct in 

that description. 

Area Navigation Routes are published 

in paragraph 6011 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 RNAV route listed in this 

document will be published 

subsequently in the Order. 

Correction to Final Rule 

Accordingly, pursuant to the 

authority delegated to me, the 

coordinates for the NOCHI waypoint as 

published in the Federal Register on 

June 14, 2012 (77 FR 35618) (FR Doc. 

2012–14406) for RNAV route T–310, is 

corrected under the description as 

follows: 

Paragraph 6011—United States Area 

Navigation Routes 

* * * * * 

T–310 [Corrected] 

■ On page 35619, line 23, remove 

‘‘NOCHI, AZ WP (lat. 31°59′58′′ N., 

long. 108°30′51′′ W.)’’ and insert 

‘‘NOCHI, AZ WP (Lat. 32°02′00′′ N., 

long. 109°45′30′′ W.) 

Issued in Washington, DC, on June 26, 

2012. 

Gary A. Norek, 

Acting Manager, Airspace, Regulations and 

ATC Procedures Group. 

[FR Doc. 2012–16696 Filed 7–9–12; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2012–0129; Airspace 

Docket No. 12–AWA–3] 

RIN 2120–AA66 

Revocation and Modification of 

Multiple Domestic, Alaskan, and 

Hawaiian Compulsory Reporting 

Points 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This action removes eighteen 

Domestic and Alaskan compulsory 

reporting points defined by navigation 

aids previously decommissioned, 

removed, or shutdown and taken out of 

the FAA aeronautical database as 

compulsory reporting points. 

Additionally, this action also requires 

changes to the name of four navigation 

aids that define associated compulsory 

reporting points. The FAA is removing 

the outdated Part 71 compulsory 

reporting points since they are no longer 

valid, and amending those Part 71 

compulsory reporting points that 

require name changes, to be consistent 

with the FAA’s aeronautical database. 

DATES: Effective date 0901 UTC July 10, 

2012. 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: 

Colby Abbott, Airspace, Regulations and 

ATC Procedures Group, Office of 

Airspace Services, Federal Aviation 

Administration, 800 Independence 

Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591; 

telephone: (202) 267–8783. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

History 

After a recent review of aeronautical 

data, the National Flight Data Center 

(NFDC) identified eighteen compulsory 

reporting points, defined by navigation 

aids, listed in FAA Order (FAAO) 

7400.9, Airspace Designations and 

Reporting Points that are no longer valid 

and are not contained in the FAA’s 

aeronautical database as reporting 

points. The reporting points included 

five Domestic Reporting Points, ten 

Alaskan Low Altitude Reporting Points, 

and three Alaskan High Altitude 

Reporting Points. Additionally, NFDC 

identified four other reporting points 

that require updates to match the 

current navigation aid name that defines 

the reporting point, as reflected in the 

aeronautical database. These include 

two Alaskan Low Altitude Reporting 

Points, one Alaskan High Altitude 

Reporting Point, and one Hawaiian 

Reporting Point. 

No regulatory actions were taken 

when the navigation aids, which define 

these compulsory reporting points, were 

removed or renamed in the FAA 

aeronautical database. To overcome 

confusion and remove flight safety 

issues associated with publishing 

outdated compulsory reporting point 

information, the FAA is removing 


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eighteen reporting points, from Part 71, 

and FAAO 7400.9. Also, the FAA is 

updating the names of four reporting 

points, in Part 71, and FAAO 7400.9. 

Accordingly, since this is an 

administrative change and simply 

brings current regulations in concert 

with the FAA’s aeronautical database, 

notice and public procedures under 

Title 5 U.S.C. 553(b) are unnecessary. 

The Rule 

The FAA amends Title 14 Code of 

Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 by 

removing five Domestic Reporting 

Points, ten Alaskan Low Altitude 

Reporting Points, and three Alaskan 

High Altitude Reporting Points. 

Specifically, the FAA removes Blue 

Ridge, TX, Gunnison, CO, Lewistown, 

MT, and Ukiah, CA, Domestic Low 

Altitude Reporting Points; the Ramey, 

PR, listed in Other Domestic Reporting 

Points; Adak NDB, AK, Barter Island 

NDB, AK, Farewell NDB, AK, 

Hinchinbrook NDB, AK, Julius NDB, 

AK, Oliktok NDB, AK, Puntilla Lake 

NDB, AK, Shemya NDB, AK, Umiat 

NDB, AK, and Wessels NDB, AK, 

Alaskan Low Altitude Reporting Points; 

and Adak NDB, AK, Barter Island NDB, 

AK, and Prudhoe Bay NDB, AK, 

Alaskan High Altitude Reporting Points. 

This action also amends 14 CFR part 

71 by updating the names of two 

Alaskan low altitude reporting points, 

one Alaskan high altitude reporting 

point, and one Hawaiian reporting point 

to match the navigation aid names that 

define the reporting points. Specifically, 

the FAA amends ‘‘Chandalar NDB, AK,’’ 

to ‘‘Chandalar Lake, AK,’’ and 

‘‘Glenallen NDB, AK,’’ to ‘‘Glennallen, 

AK,’’ in the Alaskan Low Altitude 

Reporting Points; ‘‘St Paul NDB, AK,’’ to 

‘‘St Paul Island, AK,’’ in the Alaskan 

High Altitude Reporting Points; and 

‘‘Upolu, HI,’’ to ‘‘Upolu Point, HI,’’ in 

the Hawaiian Reporting Points. 

Domestic Low Altitude Reporting 

Points, Other Domestic Reporting Points 

designated at all altitudes, Alaskan Low 

Altitude Reporting Points, Alaskan High 

Altitude Reporting Points, and 

Hawaiian Reporting Points are listed in 

paragraph 7001, 7003, 7004, 7005 and 

7006, respectively 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 reporting points listed in this 

document will be revised 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 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 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 removes Domestic, Alaskan, and 

Hawaiian Reporting Points contained in 

the NAS. 

Environmental Review 

The FAA has determined that this 

action qualifies for categorical exclusion 

under the National Environmental 

Policy Act in accordance with 311a, 

FAA Order 1050.1E, ‘‘Environmental 

Impacts: Policies and Procedures.’’ 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). 

Adoption of 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 7400.9V, 

Airspace Designations and Reporting 

Points, signed August 9, 2011, and 

effective September 15, 2011, is 

amended as follows: 

Paragraph 7001 Domestic low altitude 

reporting points. 

* * * * * 

Blue Ridge, TX [Removed] 

* * * * * 

Gunnison, CO [Removed] 

* * * * * 

Lewistown, MT [Removed] 

* * * * * 

Ukiah, CA [Removed] 

* * * * * 

Paragraph 7003 Other domestic reporting 

points. 

* * * * * 

Ramey, PR [Removed] 

* * * * * 

Paragraph 7004 Alaskan low altitude 

reporting points. 

Adak NDB, AK [Removed] 

* * * * * 

Barter Island NDB, AK [Removed] 

* * * * * 

Chandalar NDB, AK [Removed] 

Chandalar Lake, AK [New] 

* * * * * 

Farewell NDB, AK [Removed] 

* * * * * 

Glenallen NDB, AK [Removed] 

Glennallen, AK [New] 

* * * * * 

Hinchinbrook NDB, AK [Removed] 

* * * * * 

Julius NDB, AK [Removed] 

* * * * * 

Oliktok NDB, AK [Removed] 

* * * * * 

Puntilla Lake NDB, AK [Removed] 

* * * * * 

Shemya NDB, AK [Removed] 

* * * * * 

Umiat NDB, AK [Removed] 

* * * * * 

Wessels NDB, AK [Removed] 

* * * * * 


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Paragraph 7005 Alaskan high altitude 

reporting points. 

Adak NDB, AK [Removed] 

* * * * * 

Barter Island NDB, AK [Removed] 

* * * * * 

Prudhoe Bay NDB, AK [Removed] 

* * * * * 

St Paul NDB, AK [Removed] 

St Paul Island, AK [New] 

* * * * * 

Paragraph 7006 Hawaiian reporting points. 

* * * * * 

Upolu, HI [Removed] 

Upolu Point, HI [New] 

Issued in Washington, DC, June 28, 2012. 

Gary A. Norek, 

Acting Manager, Airspace, Regulations and 

ATC Procedures Group. 

[FR Doc. 2012–16698 Filed 7–9–12; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2011–1457; Airspace 

Docket No. 11–ASO–47] 

Revocation of Class D Airspace; 

Andalusia, AL; and Amendment of 

Class E Airspace; Fort Rucker, AL 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This action removes Class D 

Airspace at Andalusia, AL, as the Air 

Traffic Control Tower at South Alabama 

Regional Airport at Bill Benton Field 

has closed, and amends Class E 

Airspace at Fort Rucker, AL, by 

recognizing the airport’s name change to 

South Alabama Regional Airport at Bill 

Benton Field. This action also updates 

the geographic coordinates of the three 

listed Class E airports. This action 

enhances the safety and management of 

Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations 

at the airport. 

DATES: Effective 0901 UTC, September 

20, 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. 

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: 

History 

On April 10, 2012, the FAA published 

in the Federal Register a notice of 

proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to remove 

Class D airspace at South Alabama 

Regional Airport at Bill Benton Field 

(formerly Andalusia-Opp Airport), 

Andalusia, AL, due to the closing of the 

air traffic control tower; amend Class E 

airspace at Fort Rucker, AL, by changing 

the airport name formerly known as 

Andalusia-Opp Airport; and adjust the 

geographic coordinates of the above 

airports listed in the Class (77 FR 21510) 

Docket No. FAA–2011–1457. Interested 

parties were invited to participate in 

this rulemaking effort by submitting 

written comments on the proposal to the 

FAA. No comments were received. Class 

D and Class E airspace designations are 

published in paragraph 6002, 6004, and 

6005 respectively, 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 D and E airspace 

designations listed in this document 

will be published subsequently in the 

Order. Except for a few editorial 

changes, this rule is the same as 

published in the NPRM of April 10, 

2012. 

The Rule 

This amendment to Title 14, Code of 

Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 

removes Class D surface airspace at 

South Alabama Regional Airport at Bill 

Benton Field (formerly Andalusia-Opp 

Airport), Andalusia, AL, as the air traffic 

control tower has closed. The Class E 

airspace area extending upward from 

700 feet above the surface at Fort 

Rucker, AL, is amended by recognizing 

the airport’s name change from 

Andalusia-Opp Airport to South 

Alabama Regional Airport at Bill Benton 

Field. This action also updates the 

geographic coordinates of the above 

airport; Cairns AAF, Ft. Rucker, AL; and 

Florala Municipal, AL, to be in concert 

with the FAAs aeronautical database. 

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, is non-controversial and 

unlikely to result in adverse or negative 

comments. 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 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 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 removes controlled airspace at 

Andalusia, AL, and amends controlled 

airspace at Fort Rucker, AL. 

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 

Lists of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71 

Airspace, Incorporation by reference, 

Navigation (air). 

Adoption of 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 Federal Aviation 


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