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Vol. 77, No. 206 

Wednesday, October 24, 2012 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket FAA No. FAA–2012–1092; Airspace 

Docket No. 12–AWP–6] 

Amendment of Class D and Class E 

Airspace; Hawthorne, CA 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule; technical 

amendment. 

SUMMARY: This action amends the 

airspace description for Class D and 

Class E airspace at Jack Northrop Field/ 

Hawthorne Municipal Airport, 

Hawthorne, CA. The FAA is taking this 

action in response to a request from the 

Southern California Terminal Radar 

Approach Control to clarify the legal 

description of the controlled airspace. 

Some exclusionary language was 

omitted and the Class E extension was 

recorded as 1.5 nautical miles and 

should have been .5 nautical miles. This 

action enhances the safety and 

management of aircraft operations for 

the Hawthorne, CA, area. 

DATES: Effective date, 0901 UTC., 

November 23, 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: 

Richard Roberts, Federal Aviation 

Administration, Operations Support 

Group, Western Service Center, 1601 

Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA 98057; 

telephone (425) 203–4517. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

History 

The FAA received a request from the 

Southern California Radar Approach 

Control to clarify the legal description of 

the existing Class D and E airspace at 

Jack Northrop Field/Hawthorne 

Municipal Airport, Hawthorne, CA. The 

current legal description published in 

the Federal Register on February 13, 

2012 (77 FR 7525) omitted that portion 

of the airspace for Torrance Municipal 

Airport, CA, and established the Class E 

extension at 1.5-nautical miles instead 

of .5 nautical miles. This action is in 

response to that request. 

Class D and E airspace designations 

are published in paragraphs 5000 and 

6004, respectively, 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 Class D and Class E airspace 

designations listed in this document 

will be published subsequently in that 

Order. 

The Rule 

This action amends Title 14 Code of 

Federal Regulations (14 CFR) Part 71 by 

amending the legal description of the 

Class D surface airspace at Jack 

Northrop Field/Hawthorne Municipal 

Airport, Hawthorne, CA, to include the 

exclusion of that portion of the airspace 

for Torrance, CA. The Class E airspace 

area designated as an extension to Class 

D, is corrected from 1.5 miles to .5 miles 

south of the 096° bearing of Jack 

Northrop Field/Hawthorne Municipal 

Airport. The legal description has been 

clarified to avoid confusion on the part 

of pilots flying into Jack Northrop Field/ 

Hawthorne Municipal Airport, and 

coincides with the FAAs aeronautical 

database. This action is necessary for 

the safety and management of IFR 

operations. This is an administrative 

change and does not affect the altitudes 

or operating requirements of the 

airspace, therefore, notice and public 

procedures under 5 U.S.C.553(b) are 

unnecessary. 

The FAA has determined 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 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 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 

U.S. Code. Subtitle 1, Section 106 

discusses 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 amends 

controlled airspace for the Hawthorne, 

CA, area. 

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). 

Technical 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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Administration Order 7400.9W, 

Airspace Designations and Reporting 

Points, dated August 8, 2012, and 

effective September 15, 2012, is 

amended as follows: 

Paragraph 5000 Class D airspace. 

* * * * * 

AWP CA D Hawthorne, CA [Amended] 

Jack Northrop Field/Hawthorne Municipal 

Airport, CA 

(Lat. 33°55′22′′ N., long. 118°20′07′′ W.) 

That airspace extending upward from the 

surface to and including 2,500 feet MSL 

within 2.6-mile radius of the Jack Northrop 

Field/Hawthorne Municipal Airport, and that 

airspace 1.5 miles north and 2 miles south of 

the 229° bearing of the airport extending from 

the 2.6-mile radius to 3.8 miles southwest, 

and that airspace 2 miles north and 1.5 miles 

south of the 096° bearing of the airport 

extending from the 2.6-mile radius to 3.9 

miles east of the airport, excluding the Los 

Angeles Airport Class D and that portion 

within the Torrance CA, Class D airspace 

area. This Class D airspace is effective during 

the specific dates and times established in 

advance by a Notice to Airmen. The effective 

date and time will thereafter be continuously 

published in the Airport/Facility Directory. 

Paragraph 6004 Class E airspace areas 

designated as an extension to Class D or 

Class E surface area. 

* * * * * 

AWP CA E4 Hawthorne, CA [Amended] 

Jack Northrop Field/Hawthorne Municipal 

Airport, CA 

(Lat. 33°55′22′′ N., long. 118°20′07′′ W.) 

That airspace extending upward from the 

surface within 2 miles north and .5 miles 

south of the 096° bearing of Jack Northrop 

Field/Hawthorne Municipal Airport, 

beginning 3.9 miles east of the airport 

extending to 6.3 miles east of the airport. 

This Class E airspace area is effective during 

the specific dates and times established in 

advance by a Notice to Airmen. The effective 

date and time will thereafter be continuously 

published in the Airport/Facility Directory. 

Issued in Seattle, Washington, on October 

9, 2012. 

John Warner, 

Manager, Operations Support Group, Western 

Service Center. 

[FR Doc. 2012–25925 Filed 10–23–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

18 CFR Part 35 

[Docket No. RM10–23–002; Order No. 1000– 

B] 

Transmission Planning and Cost 

Allocation by Transmission Owning 

and Operating Public Utilities 

AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission, DOE. 

ACTION: Order on rehearing and 

clarification. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission affirms its basic 

determinations in Order Nos. 1000 and 

1000–A, amending the transmission 

planning and cost allocation 

requirements established in Order No. 

890 to ensure that Commissionjurisdictional services are provided at 

just and reasonable rates and on a basis 

that is just and reasonable and not 

unduly discriminatory or preferential. 

This order affirms the Order No. 1000 

transmission planning reforms that: 

Require that each public utility 

transmission provider participate in a 

regional transmission planning process 

that produces a regional transmission 

plan; provide that local and regional 

transmission planning processes must 

provide an opportunity to identify and 

evaluate transmission needs driven by 

public policy requirements established 

by state or federal laws or regulations; 

improve coordination between 

neighboring transmission planning 

regions for new interregional 

transmission facilities; and remove from 

Commission-approved tariffs and 

agreements a federal right of first 

refusal. This order also affirms the 

Order No. 1000 requirements that each 

public utility transmission provider 

must participate in a regional 

transmission planning process that has: 

A regional cost allocation method for 

the cost of new transmission facilities 

selected in a regional transmission plan 

for purposes of cost allocation and an 

interregional cost allocation method for 

the cost of new transmission facilities 

that are located in two neighboring 

transmission planning regions and are 

jointly evaluated by the two regions in 

the interregional transmission 

coordination process required by this 

Final Rule. Additionally, this order 

affirms the Order No. 1000 requirement 

that each cost allocation method must 

satisfy six cost allocation principles. 

DATES: Effective November 23, 2012. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Melissa Nimit, Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission, Office of the 

General Counsel, 888 First Street NE., 

Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502– 

6638. 

Shiv Mani, Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission, Office of Energy Policy 

and Innovation, 888 First Street NE., 

Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502– 

8240. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Before Commissioners: Jon Wellinghoff, 

Chairman; Philip D. Moeller, John R. 

Norris, and Cheryl A. LaFleur. 

Issued October 18, 2012 

Table of Contents 

Paragraph 

No. 

I. Introduction ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 1 

II. Transmission Planning ........................................................................................................................................................................ 5 

A. Regional Transmission Planning ................................................................................................................................................. 5 

1. Role of Section 217(b)(4) of the Federal Power Act ............................................................................................................ 6 

2. Regional Transmission Planning Requirements ................................................................................................................... 12 

3. Consideration of Transmission Needs Driven by Public Policy Requirements ................................................................. 28 

B. Nonincumbent Transmission Developers ................................................................................................................................... 32 

1. Legal Authority ...................................................................................................................................................................... 33 

2. Requirement To Remove a Federal Right of First Refusal from Commission-Jurisdictional Tariffs and Agreements, 

and Limits on the Applicability of That Requirement ......................................................................................................... 41 

3. Framework To Evaluate Transmission Projects Submitted for Selection in the Regional Transmission Plan for Purposes of Cost Allocation ........................................................................................................................................................ 56 

C. Interregional Transmission Coordination .................................................................................................................................... 60 

1. Implementation of the Interregional Transmission Coordination Requirements .............................................................. 61 

III. Cost Allocation ................................................................................................................................................................................... 65 

1. Cost Allocation Principle 2—No Involuntary Allocation of Costs to Non-beneficiaries .......................................................... 67 

IV. Information Collection Statement ...................................................................................................................................................... 73 

V. Document Availability ........................................................................................................................................................................ 74 


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