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Availability and Summary of 

Documents for Incorporation by 

Reference 

This document proposes to amend 

FAA Order 7400.9Z, airspace 

Designations and Reporting Points, 

dated August 6, 2015, and effective 

September 15, 2015. FAA Order 

7400.9Z is publicly available as listed in 

the ADDRESSES section of this document. 

FAA Order 7400.9Z lists Class A, B, C, 

D, and E airspace areas, air traffic 

service routes, and reporting points. 

Background 

On September 24, 1975, the FAA 

published a final rule that extended V– 

506 between Kotzebue and Barrow 

Alaska (40 FR 43885). Terrain in the 

vicinity limited the Minimum Enroute 

Altitude (MEA) to 10,000 feet for a large 

portion of this route, between the fixes 

SHOKK and MEADE on current charts. 

Due to this MEA, the airspace floor 

designated in the legal description was 

set at 9,500 feet for this section. In 2005, 

Anchorage Center requested a review for 

a lower GNSS MEA, and the FAA was 

able to apply a lower GNSS MEA of 

8,000 feet. However, this action did not 

uncover the fact that controlled airspace 

did not exist to encompass the new 

MEA. On September 24, 2015, the FAA 

issued NOTAM FDC 5/6054 that made 

the GNSS MEA between SHOKK and 

MEADE unavailable. 

The Proposal 

The FAA is proposing an amendment 

to Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations 

(14 CFR) part 71 to modify Federal 

airway V–506 in Alaska that would 

lower the floor of controlled airspace 

north of Kotzebue, AK. The current legal 

description after Kotzebue, AK, of 

‘‘Kotzebue, AK; Hotham, AK, NDB; 69 

miles 12 AGL, 124 miles 95 MSL, 98 

miles 12 AGL, Barrow, AK.’’ would be 

changed to read ‘‘Kotzebue, AK; 

Hotham, AK, NDB; 69 miles 12 AGL, 

124 miles 75 MSL, 98 miles 12 AGL, 

Barrow, AK.’’. The 124 mile section 

starting 69 miles north of the Hotham, 

AK NDB would be lowered from 9,500 

feet to 7,500 feet. This airspace would 

support the GNSS MEA of 8,000 feet by 

providing a 500 foot buffer consistent 

with guidance found in FAA Order 

7400.2, Procedures for Handling 

Airspace Matters. This expansion of 

airspace would provide instrument 

flight rules (IFR) users maximum use of 

V–506. 

Alaskan VOR federal airways are 

published in paragraph 6010(b) of FAA 

Order 7400.9Z dated August 6, 2015, 

and effective September 15, 2015, which 

is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 

71.1. V–506 would be subsequently 

published in the Order. 

Regulatory Notices and Analyses 

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 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 would 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. 

Environmental Review 

This proposal will be subject to an 

environmental analysis in accordance 

with FAA Order 1050.1F, 

‘‘Environmental Impacts: Policies and 

Procedures’’ prior to any FAA final 

regulatory action. 

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(f), 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 7400.9Z, 

Airspace Designations and Reporting 

Points, dated August 6, 2015, and 

effective September 15, 2015, is 

amended as follows: 

Paragraph 6010(b) Alaskan VOR Federal 

Airways. 

* * * * * 

V–506 (Amended) 

From INT Kodiak, AK, 107° radial and the 

Anchorage Oceanic CTA/FIR boundary, 37 

miles 20 MSL, 24 miles 12 AGL, via Kodiak; 

50 miles 12 AGL, 50 miles 95 MSL, 51 miles 

12 AGL, King Salmon, AK; 51 miles 12 AGL, 

84 miles 70 MSL, 63 miles 12 AGL, Bethel, 

AK; Nome, AK; 35 miles 12 AGL, 71 miles 

55 MSL, 53 miles 12 AGL, Kotzebue, AK; 

Hotham, AK, NDB; 69 miles 12 AGL, 124 

miles 75 MSL, 98 miles 12 AGL, Barrow, AK. 

* * * * * 

Issued in Washington, DC, on February 25, 

2016. 

Kenneth Ready, 

Acting Manager, Airspace Policy Group. 

[FR Doc. 2016–04738 Filed 3–4–16; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2016–0526; Airspace 

Docket No. 16–ASW–3] 

Proposed Amendment of Class E 

Airspace; Taos, NM 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: This action proposes to 

modify Class E airspace extending 

upward from 700 feet above the surface 

at Taos Regional Airport, Taos, NM. 

Decommissioning of non-directional 

radio beacon (NDB) and cancellation of 

the NDB approaches due to advances in 

Global Positioning System (GPS) 

capabilities have made this action 

necessary for the safety and 

management of Instrument Flight Rules 

(IFR) operations at Taos Regional 

Airport. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before April 21, 2016. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments on this 

proposal to the U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations, M– 

30, West Building Ground Floor, Room 

W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., 

Washington, DC 20590; telephone (202) 

366–9826. You must identify FAA 

Docket No. FAA–2016–0526; Airspace 

Docket No. 16–ASW–3, at the beginning 

of your comments. You may also submit 

comments through the Internet at http:// 

www.regulations.gov. You may review 

the public docket containing the 

proposal, any comments received, and 

any final disposition in person in the 

Dockets Office between 9:00 a.m. and 

5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

except Federal holidays. The Docket 

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Office (telephone 1–800–647–5527), is 

on the ground floor of the building at 

the above address. 

FAA Order 7400.9Z, Airspace 

Designations and Reporting Points, and 

subsequent amendments can be viewed 

online at http://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/ 

publications/. For further information, 

you can contact the Airspace Policy 

Group, Federal Aviation 

Administration, 800 Independence 

Avenue SW., Washington, DC 29591; 

telephone: 202–267–8783. The Order is 

also available for inspection at the 

National Archives and Records 

Administration (NARA). For 

information on the availability of FAA 

Order 7400.9Z at NARA, call 202–741– 

6030, or go to http://www.archives.gov/ 

federal_register/code_of_federalregulations/ibr_locations.html. 

FAA Order 7400.9, Airspace 

Designations and Reporting Points, is 

published yearly and effective on 

September 15. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jeffrey Claypool, Federal Aviation 

Administration, Operations Support 

Group, Central Service Center, 10101 

Hillwood Parkway, Fort Worth, TX 

76177; telephone (817) 222–5711. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Authority for This Rulemaking 

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 would 

amend Class E airspace at Taos Regional 

Airport, Taos, NM. 

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 and be submitted in 

triplicate to the address listed above. 

Commenters wishing the FAA to 

acknowledge receipt of their comments 

on this notice must submit with those 

comments a self-addressed, stamped 

postcard on which the following 

statement is made: ‘‘Comments to 

Docket No. FAA–2016–0526/Airspace 

Docket No. 16–ASW–3.’’ The postcard 

will be date/time stamped and returned 

to the commenter. 

Availability of NPRMs 

An electronic copy of this document 

may be downloaded through the 

Internet at 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 the address and 

phone number) between 9:00 a.m. and 

5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

except federal holidays. An informal 

docket may also be examined during 

normal business hours at the Federal 

Aviation Administration, Air Traffic 

Organization, Central Service Center, 

Operations Support Group, 10101 

Hillwood Parkway, Fort Worth, TX 

76177. 

Persons interested in being placed on 

a mailing list for future NPRMs 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. 

Availability and Summary of 

Documents Proposed for Incorporation 

by Reference 

This document would amend FAA 

Order 7400.9Z, Airspace Designations 

and Reporting Points, dated August 6, 

2015, and effective September 15, 2015. 

FAA Order 7400.9Z is publicly available 

as listed in the ADDRESSES section of this 

document. FAA Order 7400.9Z lists 

Class A, B, C, D, and E airspace areas, 

air traffic service routes, and reporting 

points. 

The Proposal 

The FAA is proposing an amendment 

to Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations 

(14 CFR) Part 71 by modifying Class E 

airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface at Taos Regional 

Airport, Taos, NM. Airspace 

reconfiguration is necessary due to the 

decommissioning of the NDB and 

cancellation of the NDB approaches at 

Taos Regional Airport. Advances in GPS 

capabilities would ensure the safety and 

management of IFR operations at the 

airport. 

Class E airspace designations are 

published in paragraph 6005 of FAA 

Order 7400.9Z, dated August 6, 2015, 

and effective September 15, 2015, which 

is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 

71.1. The Class E airspace designations 

listed in this document will be 

published subsequently in the Order. 

Regulatory Notices and Analyses 

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, would not have a 

significant economic impact on a 

substantial number of small entities 

under the criteria of the Regulatory 

Flexibility Act. 

Environmental Review 

This proposal will be subject to an 

environmental analysis in accordance 

with FAA Order 1050.1F, 

‘‘Environmental Impacts: Policies and 

Procedures’’ prior to any FAA final 

regulatory action. 

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71 

Airspace, Incorporation by reference, 

Navigation (air). 

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(f), 106(g); 40103, 

40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, 

1959–1963 Comp., p. 389. 

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1 81 FR 1349 (Jan. 12, 2016). 

2 In particular, the written request for confidential 

treatment that accompanies the comment must 

include the factual and legal basis for the request 

and must identify the specific portions of the 

comment to be withheld from the public record. See 

FTC Rule 4.9(c), 16 CFR 4.9(c). 

§ 71.1 [Amended] 

■ 2. The incorporation by reference in 

14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order 7400.9Z, 

Airspace Designations and Reporting 

Points, dated August 6, 2015, and 

effective September 15, 2015, is 

amended as follows: 

Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas 

Extending Upward From 700 Feet or More 

Above the Surface of the Earth. 

* * * * * 

ASW NM E5 Taos, NM [Amended] 

Taos Regional Airport, NM 

(Lat. 36°27′29′′ N., long. 105°40′21′′ W.) 

That airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface within a 6.5-mile 

radius of Taos Regional Airport; and that 

airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet 

above the surface beginning at lat. 36°07′00′′ 

N., long. 105°47′42′′ W., thence via the 21.3- 

mile arc of Taos Regional Airport clockwise 

to lat. 36°48′00′′ N., long. 105°47′35′′ W., 

thence to lat. 36°30′00′′ N., long. 105°30′02′′ 

W., thence to the point of beginning. 

Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, on February 

26, 2016. 

Robert W. Beck, 

Manager, Operations Support Group, Central 

Service Center. 

[FR Doc. 2016–04848 Filed 3–4–16; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION 

16 CFR Part 23 

Guides for the Jewelry, Precious 

Metals, and Pewter Industries 

AGENCY: Federal Trade Commission 

(‘‘FTC’’ or ‘‘Commission’’). 

ACTION: Extension of deadline for 

submission of public comments. 

SUMMARY: The FTC is extending the 

deadline for filing public comments on 

the Guides for the Jewelry, Precious 

Metals, and Pewter Industries. 

DATES: Comments will be accepted until 

June 3, 2016. 

ADDRESSES: Interested parties may file 

comments online or on paper by 

following the instructions at the end of 

the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section 

below. Write ‘‘Jewelry Guides, 16 CFR 

part 23, Project No. G711001’’ on your 

comment, and file your comment online 

at https://ftcpublic.commentworks.com/

ftc/jewelryguidesreview by following the 

instructions on the web-based form. If 

you prefer to file your comment on 

paper, mail your comment to the 

following address: Federal Trade 

Commission, Office of the Secretary, 

600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Suite 

CC–5610 (Annex O), Washington, DC 

20580, or deliver your comment to the 

following address: Federal Trade 

Commission, Office of the Secretary, 

Constitution Center, 400 7th Street SW., 

5th Floor, Suite 5610 (Annex O), 

Washington, DC 20024. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Reenah L. Kim, Attorney, (202) 326– 

2272, Division of Enforcement, Bureau 

of Consumer Protection, Federal Trade 

Commission, 600 Pennsylvania Avenue 

NW., Washington, DC 20580. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:ON

JANUARY 12, 2016, AS PART OF THE

COMMISSION’S SYSTEMATIC REVIEW OF ITS

RULES AND GUIDES, THE FTC PUBLISHED A

NOTICE IN THE Federal Register (‘‘FRN’’) 

REQUESTING PUBLIC COMMENTS ON

PROPOSED REVISIONS TO THE GUIDES FOR

THE JEWELRY, PRECIOUS METALS, AND

PEWTER INDUSTRIES (‘‘JEWELRY GUIDES’’ 

OR ‘‘GUIDES’’).1 AS SET FORTH IN THE FRN, 

THE COMMISSION PROPOSED SEVERAL

CHANGES AND ADDITIONS DESIGNED TO

HELP PREVENT DECEPTION IN JEWELRY

MARKETING. THE FRN INVITED COMMENTS

ON THE PROPOSED REVISIONS GENERALLY, 

AND ALSO POSED A SERIES OF 75

QUESTIONS ON SPECIFIC ISSUES. THE FRN

SET APRIL 4, 2016 AS THE DEADLINE FOR

FILING COMMENTS. 

A trade association representing 

jewelry industry members, Jewelers 

Vigilance Committee (‘‘JVC’’), requests a 

60-day extension of the comment 

deadline. JVC explains that the FRN 

poses many questions that may require 

consumer research, metallurgical 

testing, and other information 

developed through experts. JVC states 

that additional time is therefore needed 

for the committees it has convened to 

coordinate their work, perform the 

necessary analysis, and develop 

meaningful consumer research and 

other expert information. 

Given the complexity and range of 

issues raised in the FRN, including the 

request for consumer perception 

evidence, the Commission believes that 

allowing additional time for filing 

comments would help facilitate the 

creation of a more complete record. 

Moreover, this brief extension would 

not harm consumers because the current 

Guides remain in effect during the 

review process. Therefore, the 

Commission has decided to extend the 

comment period to June 3, 2016. 

You can file a comment online or on 

paper. For the Commission to consider 

your comment, we must receive it on or 

before June 3, 2016. Write ‘‘Jewelry 

Guides, 16 CFR part 23, Project No. 

G711001’’ on your comment. Your 

comment—including your name and 

your state—will be placed on the public 

record of this proceeding, including, to 

the extent practicable, on the public 

Commission Web site, at http://

www.ftc.gov/os/publiccomments.shtm. 

As a matter of discretion, the 

Commission tries to remove individuals’ 

home contact information from 

comments before placing them on the 

Commission Web site. Because your 

comment will be made public, you are 

solely responsible for making sure that 

your comment does not include any 

sensitive personal information, such as 

anyone’s Social Security number, date 

of birth, driver’s license number or other 

state identification number or foreign 

country equivalent, passport number, 

financial account number, or credit or 

debit card number. You are also solely 

responsible for making sure that your 

comment does not include any sensitive 

health information, such as medical 

records or other individuallyidentifiable health information. In 

addition, do not include any ‘‘trade 

secret or any commercial or financial 

information which . . . is privileged or 

confidential,’’ as discussed in Section 

6(f) of the FTC Act, 15 U.S.C. 46(f), and 

FTC Rule 4.10(a)(2), 16 CFR 4.10(a)(2). 

In particular, do not include 

competitively sensitive information 

such as costs, sales statistics, 

inventories, formulas, patterns, devices, 

manufacturing processes, or customer 

names. 

If you want the Commission to give 

your comment confidential treatment, 

you must file it in paper form, with a 

request for confidential treatment, and 

you must follow the procedure 

explained in FTC Rule 4.9(c), 16 CFR 

4.9(c).2 Your comment will be kept 

confidential only if the FTC General 

Counsel, in his or her sole discretion, 

grants your request in accordance with 

the law and the public interest. 

Postal mail addressed to the 

Commission is subject to delay due to 

heightened security screening. 

Accordingly, we encourage you to 

submit your comments online. To make 

sure that the Commission considers 

your online comment, you must file it 

at https://ftcpublic.commentworks.com/

ftc/jewelryguidesreview by following the 

instructions on the web-based form. If 

this Notice appears at http://

www.regulations.gov, you also may file 

a comment through that Web site. 

If you file your comment on paper, 

write ‘‘Jewelry Guides, 16 CFR part 23, 

Project No. G711001’’ on your comment 

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