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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2024–2333; Airspace 

Docket No. 24–AAL–111] 

RIN 2120–AA66 

Modification of Class E Airspace; 

Alaska, AK 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA) DOT. 

ACTION: Proposed rule; withdrawal. 

SUMMARY: The FAA is withdrawing the 

NPRM published in the Federal 

Register on November 7, 2024, which 

proposed to modify Class E airspace 

extending upward from 1,200 feet above 

the surface within a designated 

landmass and within 12 miles from a 

designated coastline associated with the 

state of Alaska. Additionally, this action 

proposed administrative amendments to 

update the airspace’s existing Class E 

airspace legal description. These actions 

were to support lower altitude 

instrument flight rules (IFR) operations 

and enhance safety for aircraft utilizing 

IFR and visual flight rules (VFR) 

operations. 

DATES: Effective as of 0901 UTC, 

November 25, 2024, the proposed rule 

published November 7, 2024 (89 FR 

88182, November 7, 2024), is 

withdrawn. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Keith T. Adams, Federal Aviation 

Administration, Western Service Center, 

Operations Support Group, 2200 S 

216th Street, Des Moines, WA 98198; 

telephone (206) 231–2428. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

History 

The FAA published a notice of 

proposed rulemaking in the Federal 

Register for Docket No. FAA–2024–2333 

(89 FR 88182; November 7, 2024). The 

NPRM proposed to modify Class E 

airspace extending upward from 1,200 

feet above the surface within a 

designated landmass and within 12 

miles from a designated coastline 

associated with the state of Alaska. 

Additionally, this action proposed 

administrative amendments to update 

the airspace’s existing Class E airspace 

legal description. Interested parties were 

invited to participate in this rulemaking 

effort by submitting written comments 

on the proposal. The FAA is 

withdrawing this NPRM to further 

explain the FAA’s proposal and to 

provide additional information about 

the need for the change. 

The Withdrawal 

■ In consideration of the foregoing, the 

NPRM for Docket No. FAA–2024–2333 

(89 FR 88182, November 7, 2024) FR 

Doc. 2024–25855 is hereby withdrawn. 

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. 

Issued in Des Moines, Washington, on 

November 18, 2024. 

B.G. Chew, 

Group Manager, Operations Support Group, 

Western Service Center. 

[FR Doc. 2024–27377 Filed 11–22–24; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2024–2443; Airspace 

Docket No. 24–AWP–87] 

RIN 2120–AA66 

Modification of Class D Airspace; 

Torrance Airport, Torrance, CA 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: This action proposes to 

modify the Class D airspace at Torrance 

Airport, Torrance, CA. This action 

would more appropriately contain 

instrument flight rules (IFR) and visual 

flight rules (VFR) operations at the 

airport. Additionally, the airport’s name 

and legal description should be 

amended to match the FAA’s database. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before January 9, 2025. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments identified 

by FAA Docket No. FAA–2024–2443 

and Airspace Docket No. 24–AWP–87 

using any of the following methods: 

* Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

www.regulations.gov and follow the 

online instructions for sending your 

comments electronically. 

* Mail: Send comments to Docket 

Operations, M–30; U.S. Department of 

Transportation, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE, Room W12–140, West 

Building Ground Floor, Washington, DC 

20590–0001. 

* Hand Delivery or Courier: Take 

comments to Docket Operations in 

Room W12–140 of the West Building 

Ground Floor at 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE, Washington, DC, between 9 

a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through 

Friday, except Federal holidays. 

* Fax: Fax comments to Docket 

Operations at (202) 493–2251. 

Docket: Background documents or 

comments received may be read at 

www.regulations.gov at any time. 

Follow the online instructions for 

accessing the docket or go to the Docket 

Operations in Room W12–140 of the 

West Building Ground Floor at 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, 

DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, except Federal holidays. 

FAA Order JO 7400.11J, Airspace 

Designations and Reporting Points, and 

subsequent amendments can be viewed 

online at www.faa.gov/air_traffic/ 

publications/. You may also contact the 

Rules and Regulations Group, Office of 

Policy, Federal Aviation 

Administration, 800 Independence 

Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20591; 

telephone: (202) 267–8783. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Keith T. Adams, Federal Aviation 

Administration, Western Service Center, 

Operations Support Group, 2200 S 

216th Street, Des Moines, WA 98198; 

telephone (206) 231–2428. 

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 Class D airspace to support 

IFR and VFR operations at Torrance 

Airport, Torrance, CA. 

Comments Invited 

The FAA invites interested persons to 

participate in this rulemaking by 

submitting written comments, data, or 

views. Comments are specifically 

invited on the overall regulatory, 

aeronautical, economic, environmental, 

and energy-related aspects of the 

proposal. The most helpful comments 

reference a specific portion of the 

proposal, explain the reason for any 

recommended change, and include 

supporting data. To ensure the docket 

does not contain duplicate comments, 

commenters should submit only one 

time if comments are filed 

electronically, or commenters should 

send only one copy of written 


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comments if comments are filed in 

writing. 

The FAA will file in the docket all 

comments it receives, as well as a report 

summarizing each substantive public 

contact with FAA personnel concerning 

this proposed rulemaking. Before acting 

on this proposal, the FAA will consider 

all comments it receives on or before the 

closing date for comments. The FAA 

will consider comments filed after the 

comment period has closed if it is 

possible to do so without incurring 

expense or delay. The FAA may change 

this proposal in light of the comments 

it receives. 

Privacy: In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 

553(c), DOT solicits comments from the 

public to better inform its rulemaking 

process. DOT posts these comments, 

without edit, including any personal 

information the commenter provides, to 

www.regulations.gov, as described in 

the system of records notice (DOT/ALL– 

14 FDMS), which can be reviewed at 

www.dot.gov/privacy. 

Availability of Rulemaking Documents 

An electronic copy of this document 

may be downloaded through the 

internet at www.regulations.gov. 

Recently published rulemaking 

documents can also be accessed through 

the FAA’s web page at www.faa.gov/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 Operations office 

(see ADDRESSES section for address, 

phone number, and hours of 

operations). An informal docket may 

also be examined during normal 

business hours at the office at the 

Northwest Mountain Regional Office of 

the Federal Aviation Administration, 

Air Traffic Organization, Western 

Service Center, Operations Support 

Group, 2200 S 216th Street, Des Moines, 

WA 98198. 

Incorporation by Reference 

Class D airspace designations are 

published in paragraph 5000 of FAA 

Order JO 7400.11, Airspace 

Designations and Reporting Points, 

which is incorporated by reference in 14 

CFR 71.1 on an annual basis. This 

document proposes to amend the 

current version of that order, FAA Order 

JO 7400.11J, dated July 31, 2024, and 

effective September 15, 2024. These 

updates would be published in the next 

update to FAA Order JO 7400.11. That 

order is publicly available as listed in 

the ADDRESSES section of this document. 

FAA Order JO 7400.11J lists Class A, 

B, C, D, and E airspace areas, air traffic 

service routes, and reporting points. 

Background 

The current Class D airspace is 

inadequately sized to effectively contain 

IFR operations at the Torrance Airport. 

Modification is necessary to contain all 

IFR departure procedures until reaching 

the next adjacent controlled airspace 

while climbing to 700 feet above the 

surface. The Los Angeles Class E 

airspace area extending upward from 

700 feet above the surface, and the Jack 

Northrop Field Class D airspace are the 

two adjacent controlled airspaces. The 

sections of the Torrance Airport’s Class 

D that border the Los Angeles Class E 

airspace area does not fully contain IFR 

departures until reaching 700 feet above 

the surface. The lack of IFR containment 

is caused by rising terrain in the area. 

Additionally, Torrance Class D airspace 

does not fully contain aircraft 

conducting an IFR circling maneuver. 

The maximum allowable circling radius 

at the airport is 2.7 nautical miles, 

which is beyond the current Class D 

airspace lateral boundary. 

The Proposal 

The FAA is proposing an amendment 

to 14 CFR part 71 to modify the Class 

D airspace at Torrance Airport, 

Torrance, CA, to support containment of 

IFR operations. 

The Class D airspace should be 

modified to within a 3-mile radius 

between the airport’s 003° bearing 

clockwise to the 086° bearing, and 

within 1.9 miles northeast and 2.1 miles 

southwest of the airport’s 124° bearing 

extending 4.2 miles southeast, and 

within 2.1 miles southwest and 2.2 

miles northeast of the airport’s 304° 

bearing extending 4.5 miles northwest, 

and within 4 miles northwest of the 

airport’s 025° bearing extending 2.8 

miles northeast. The proposed Class D 

airspace would extend upward from the 

surface up to and including 2,400 feet. 

This proposed rule-making action 

would accommodate IFR arrival 

operations descending from 1,000 feet 

above the surface and departing IFR 

operations until reaching 700 feet above 

the surface or the next adjacent 

controlled airspace. 

Additionally, administrative 

amendments are required for Torrance 

Airport’s legal descriptions. The 

airport’s name should be amended from 

Torrance Airport to Zamperini Airport. 

The airport’s reference point geographic 

coordinates should be amended from 

lat. 33°48′12′′ N, long. 118°20′22′′ W to 

lat. 33°48′12′′ N, long. 118°20′23′′ W. 

Lastly, the part-time language Class D 

airspace should be updated to replace 

the outdated terms Notice to Airmen 

with Notice to Air Missions, and 

Airport/Facility Directory with Chart 

Supplement. The Los Angeles very high 

frequency omnidirectional range tactical 

air navigation (VORTAC) should be 

removed from the airport’s legal 

description. The Los Angeles VORTAC 

and Zamperini Field’s localizer are no 

longer needed for describing the 

airport’s Class D airspace area 

boundaries. The Class D airspace 

description will be derived from the 

Zamperini Fields’s airport reference 

point. 

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 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 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 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 62 FR 38652. 

2 40 CFR 50.7. 

3 71 FR 61144 (October 17, 2006) and 40 CFR 

50.13. Unless otherwise noted, all references to the 

PM2.5 NAAQS in this document are to the 2006 24- 

hour PM2.5 NAAQS of 35 mg/m3, codified at 40 CFR 

50.13. 

4 In December 2012, the EPA announced its 

decision to revise the level of the primary annual 

PM2.5 NAAQS to 12.0 mg/m3 (78 FR 3086, January 

15, 2013). On February 7, 2024, the EPA announced 

its decision to revise the level of the primary annual 

PM2.5 NAAQS once more to 9.0 mg/m3 (89 FR 

16202, March 6, 2024). 

§ 71.1 [Amended] 

■ 2. The incorporation by reference in 

14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order JO 7400.11J, 

Airspace Designations and Reporting 

Points, dated July 31, 2024, and 

effective September 15, 2024, is 

amended as follows: 

Paragraph 5000 Class D Airspace. 

* * * * * 

AWP D Torrance, CA [Amended] 

Zamperini Field, CA 

(Lat. 33°48′12′′ N, long. 118°20′23′′ W) 

That airspace extending upward from the 

surface up to and including 2,400 feet MSL 

within a 3-mile radius between the airport’s 

003° bearing clockwise to the 086° bearing, 

and within 1.9 miles northeast and 2.1 miles 

southwest of the airport’s 124° bearing 

extending 4.2 miles southeast, and within 2.1 

miles southwest and 2.2 miles northeast of 

the airport’s 304° bearing extending 4.5 miles 

northwest, and within 4 miles northwest of 

the airport’s 025° bearing extending 2.8 miles 

northeast. This Class D airspace area is 

effective during the specific dates and times 

established in advance by a Notice to Air 

Missions. The effective date and time will 

thereafter be continuously published in the 

Chart Supplement. 

* * * * * 

Issued in Des Moines, Washington, on 

November 15, 2024. 

B.G. Chew, 

Group Manager, Operations Support Group, 

Western Service Center. 

[FR Doc. 2024–27378 Filed 11–22–24; 8:45 am] 

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 52 

[EPA–R09–OAR–2024–0472; FRL–12322– 

01–R9] 

Clean Data Determination and 

Proposed Approval of Base Year 

Emissions Inventory; California; Los 

Angeles-South Coast Air Basin; 189(d) 

Plan for the 2006 24-Hour PM2.5

NAAQS 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Proposed rule. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) is proposing to make a 

clean data determination (CDD) for the 

Los Angeles-South Coast Air Basin 

(‘‘South Coast’’) air quality planning 

area in California based on our 

determination that the area is attaining 

the 2006 fine particle (PM2.5) National 

Ambient Air Quality Standards 

(NAAQS). If we finalize this CDD, 

certain Clean Air Act (CAA) 

requirements that apply to the South 

Coast Air Quality Management District 

(SCAQMD or ‘‘District’’) will be 

suspended for so long as the area 

continues to meet the 2006 24-hour 

PM2.5 NAAQS. The EPA is also 

proposing to approve a revision to 

California’s state implementation plan 

(SIP) consisting of the 2018 base year 

emissions inventory for the South Coast 

PM2.5 nonattainment area, submitted by 

the California Air Resources Board 

(CARB) on December 29, 2020. We are 

taking comments on this proposal and 

plan to follow with a final action. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before December 26, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by Docket ID No. EPA–R09– 

OAR–2024–0472 at https://

www.regulations.gov. For comments 

submitted at Regulations.gov, follow the 

online instructions for submitting 

comments. Once submitted, comments 

cannot be edited or removed from 

Regulations.gov. The EPA may publish 

any comment received to its public 

docket. Do not submit electronically any 

information you consider to be 

Confidential Business Information (CBI) 

or other information whose disclosure is 

restricted by statute. Multimedia 

submissions (audio, video, etc.) must be 

accompanied by a written comment. 

The written comment is considered the 

official comment and should include 

discussion of all points you wish to 

make. The EPA will generally not 

consider comments or comment 

contents located outside of the primary 

submission (i.e., on the web, cloud, or 

other file sharing system). For 

additional submission methods, please 

contact the person identified in the FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section. 

For the full EPA public comment policy, 

information about CBI or multimedia 

submissions, and general guidance on 

making effective comments, please visit 

https://www.epa.gov/dockets/ 

commenting-epa-dockets. If you need 

assistance in a language other than 

English or if you are a person with a 

disability who needs a reasonable 

accommodation at no cost to you, please 

contact the person identified in the FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Ashley Graham, Geographic Strategies 

and Modeling Section (AIR–2–2), EPA 

Region IX, 75 Hawthorne Street, San 

Francisco, CA 94105; phone: (415) 972– 

3877; email: graham.ashleyr@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Throughout this document, ‘‘we,’’ ‘‘us,’’ 

and ‘‘our’’ refer to the EPA. 

Table of Contents 

I. Background 

A. PM2.5 NAAQS 

B. South Coast PM2.5 Designations, 

Classifications, and SIP Revisions 

C. Clean Air Act Requirements for PM2.5

Nonattainment Areas That Fail To Attain 

by the Serious Area Attainment Date 

D. The EPA’s Clean Data Policy 

II. The EPA’s Proposed Clean Data 

Determination 

A. Monitoring Network Review, Quality 

Assurance, and Data Completeness 

B. The EPA’s Evaluation of Attainment 

III. Review of the 2018 Base Year Emissions 

Inventory in the South Coast PM2.5 Plan 

A. Statutory and Regulatory Requirements 

B. Base Year Emissions Inventory in the 

Plan 

C. The EPA’s Evaluation 

IV. Environmental Justice Considerations 

V. The EPA’s Proposed Action 

VI. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews 

I. Background 

A. PM2.5 NAAQS 

Under section 109 of the CAA, the 

EPA has established NAAQS for certain 

pervasive air pollutants (referred to as 

‘‘criteria pollutants’’) and conducts 

periodic reviews of the NAAQS to 

determine whether the EPA should 

revise or establish new NAAQS to 

protect public health. 

The EPA first established annual and 

24-hour NAAQS for PM2.5 on July 18, 

1997.1 The 24-hour primary and 

secondary standards were set at 65 mg/ 

m3 based on the three-year average of 

the 98th percentile of 24-hour PM2.5

concentrations at each monitoring site 

within an area.2 On September 21, 2006, 

the EPA strengthened the 24-hour PM2.5

NAAQS to provide increased protection 

of public health, revising the level of the 

standard to 35 mg/m3.3 Since then, the 

EPA has also revised the level of the 

primary annual PM2.5 NAAQS, which is 

currently set at 9.0 mg/m3.4

The EPA established each of the PM2.5

NAAQS after considering substantial 

evidence from numerous health studies 

demonstrating that serious health effects 

are associated with exposures to PM2.5

concentrations above these levels. 

Epidemiological studies have shown 

statistically significant correlations 


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