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from the 007° bearing from the airport 

clockwise to the 127° bearing from the 

airport. This Class C 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 Washington, DC, May 25, 2010. 

Edith V. Parish, 

Manager, Airspace and Rules Group. 

[FR Doc. 2010–13137 Filed 6–1–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 91 

[Docket No. FAA–2010–0563; Amendment 

No. 91–315 (Related to Docket No. FAA– 

18334)] 

Minimum Altitudes for IFR Operations 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Technical amendment. 

SUMMARY: The FAA is correcting the 

introductory text in paragraph (a) of 

§ 91.177 that was published on August 

18, 1989. The phrase, ‘‘or unless 

otherwise authorized by the 

Administrator’’ was inadvertently 

removed from paragraph (a) 

introductory text. This action reinstates 

that phrase with a minor revision. 

DATES: Effective June 2, 2010. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Ellen Crum, Air Traffic Systems 

Operations, Airspace and Rules Group, 

800 Independence Ave., SW., 

Washington, DC 20591; telephone (202) 

267–8783; e-mail ellen.crum@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On August 18, 1989 (54 FR 34288), 

the FAA published a final rule that 

revised 14 CFR part 91. In the final rule, 

the phrase in § 91.177 (a) introductory 

text ‘‘unless otherwise authorized by the 

Administrator’’ was inadvertently 

removed. The impact of this action was 

not apparent until the FAA recently 

amended the guidelines for establishing 

minimum vectoring altitudes. Without 

this phrase in the regulation, certain 

altitudes are unavailable to air traffic 

control. This action corrects this error 

with a minor revision. We are replacing 

the word ‘‘Administrator’’ with ‘‘FAA’’. 

The new phrase will read ‘‘unless 

otherwise authorized by the FAA’’. 

Good Cause for Immediate Adoption of 

This Final Rule 

Until recently, the FAA was unaware 

of the erroneous amendment to this 

regulation and its impact on minimum 

vectoring altitudes. The FAA concludes 

that immediate action is necessary to 

correct this error and therefore, finds 

that notice and public comment under 

5 U.S.C. 553(b) are impracticable and 

contrary to the public interest. Further, 

the FAA finds that good cause exists 

under 5 U.S.C. 553(d) for making this 

rule effective immediately upon 

publication. 

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 91 

Air traffic control, Aircraft, Airmen, 

Aviation safety, Reporting and 

recordkeeping requirements. 

The Amendment 

■ In consideration of the foregoing, the 

Federal Aviation Administration 

amends Chapter 1 of Title 14, Code of 

Federal Regulations, as follows: 

PART 91—GENERAL OPERATING AND 

FLIGHT RULES 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 91 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 1155, 40103, 

40113, 40120, 44101, 44111, 44701, 44704, 

44709, 44711, 44712, 44715, 44716, 44717, 

44722, 46306, 46315, 46316, 46504, 46506– 

46507, 47122, 47508, 47528–47531, articles 

12 and 29 of the Convention on International 

Civil Aviation (61 Stat. 1180). 

■ 2. Amend § 91.177 by revising 

paragraph (a) introductory text to read 

as follows: 

§ 91.177 Minimum altitudes for IFR 

operations. 

(a) Operation of aircraft at minimum 

altitudes. Except when necessary for 

takeoff or landing, or unless otherwise 

authorized by the FAA, no person may 

operate an aircraft under IFR below— 

* * * * * 

Issued in Washington, DC on May 27, 

2010. 

Pamela Hamilton-Powell, 

Director, Office of Rulemaking. 

[FR Doc. 2010–13132 Filed 6–1–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 406 

[Docket No. FAA–2009–1240; Amendment 

No. 406–6] 

RIN 2120–AJ63 

Civil Penalty Inflation Adjustment for 

Commercial Space Adjudications 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration, DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This final rule brings Federal 

Aviation Administration commercial 

space transportation regulations into 

compliance with the Federal Civil 

Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 

1990, as amended by the Debt 

Collection Improvement Act of 1996. 

The rule makes mandatory inflationbased adjustments to the maximum civil 

penalty contained in 14 CFR part 406 

authorized for violations of the 

Commercial Space Launch Act of 1984, 

as codified at 49 U.S.C. subtitle IX, ch. 

701, Commercial Space Launch 

Activities. 

DATES: This amendment becomes 

effective July 2, 2010. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Laura Montgomery, Senior Attorney, 

Office of the Chief Counsel, Regulations 

Division, AGC–200, Federal Aviation 

Administration, 800 Independence 

Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591; 

telephone (202) 267–3150; facsimile 

(202) 267–7971; e-mail 

laura.montgomery@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Authority for This Rulemaking and 

Applicable Statutes 

The statute under which the Secretary 

of Transportation regulates commercial 

space transportation, 49 U.S.C. Subtitle 

IX, sections 70101–70121 (chapter 701), 

provides for the Department of 

Transportation (DOT), and, through 

delegation, the Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA) to impose civil 

penalties on persons who violate 

chapter 701, a regulation issued under 

chapter 701, or any term or condition of 

a license or permit issued or transferred 

under chapter 701. 49 U.S.C. 

70105a(h)(i), 70115. 

This rule implements the Federal 

Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act 

of 1990 (FCPIAA), Public Law (Pub. L.) 

101–410, as amended by the Debt 

Collection Improvement Act of 1996, 

Public Law 104–134, codified at 28 

U.S.C. 2461 note. 

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