11694 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 44 / Monday, March 7, 2016 / Proposed Rules 

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 AR E5 Little Rock, AR [Amended] 

Little Rock AFB, AR 

(Lat. 34°55′03′′ N., long. 92°08′42′′ W.) 

Little Rock, Adams Field, AR 

(Lat. 34°43′46′′ N., long. 92°13′29′′ W.) 

Benton, Saline County Airport, AR 

(Lat. 34°35′25′′ N., long. 92°28′46′′ W.) 

That airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface bounded within a 20- 

mile radius of Little Rock AFB, and within 

a 22-mile radius of Adams Field Airport and 

within a 6.3-mile radius of Saline County 

Airport. 

Issued in Fort Worth, TX, on February 17, 

2016. 

Walter Tweedy, 

Acting Manager, Operations Support Group 

Central Service Center. 

[FR Doc. 2016–04742 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–2016–3193; Airspace 

Docket No. 15–AAL–3] 

RIN 2120–AA66 

Proposed Modification of Federal 

Airway V–506; Kotzebue, AK 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: This action proposes to 

modify Alaskan VOR Federal airway V– 

506 by lowering the floor of class E 

controlled airspace due to the 

establishment of a lower global 

navigation satellite system (GNSS) 

minimum enroute altitude (MEA). This 

action would allow maximum use of the 

airspace. 

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, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., West 

Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 

Washington, DC 20590–0001; telephone: 

(202) 366–9826. You must identify FAA 

Docket No. FAA–2016–3193 and 

Airspace Docket No. 15–AAL–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 

9:00a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through 

Friday, except Federal holidays. The 

Docket 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 20591; 

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: 

Jason Stahl, Airspace Policy Group, 

Office of Airspace Services, Federal 

Aviation Administration, 800 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20591; telephone: (202) 

267–8783. 

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 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 would 

modify the route structure in the 

western U.S. to preserve the safe and 

efficient flow of air traffic within the 

National Airspace System. 

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– 

2016–3193 and Airspace Docket No. 15– 

AAL–3) and be submitted in triplicate to 

the Docket Management Facility (see 

ADDRESSES section for address and 

phone number). You may also submit 

comments through the Internet at http:// 

www.regulations.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–2016–3193 and 

Airspace Docket No. 15–AAL–3.’’ The 

postcard will be date/time stamped and 

returned to the commenter. 

All communications received on or 

before the specified comment closing 

date 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 

comment closing date. A report 

summarizing each substantive public 

contact with FAA personnel concerned 

with this rulemaking will be filed in the 

docket. 

Availability of NPRMs 

An electronic copy of this document 

may be downloaded 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 (see 

ADDRESSES section for 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 office of 

the Western Service Center, Operations 

Support Group, Federal Aviation 

Administration, 1601 Lind Ave SW., 

Renton, WA 98057. 

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. 

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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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