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(3) You may review copies of the service 

information at the FAA, Transport Airplane 

Directorate, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, 

Washington. For information on the 

availability of this material at the FAA, call 

425–227–1221. 

(4) You may also review copies of the 

service information that is incorporated by 

reference at the National Archives and 

Records Administration (NARA). For 

information on the availability of this 

material at an NARA facility, call 202–741– 

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

federal_register/code_of_federal_regulations/

ibr_locations.html. 

Issued in Renton, Washington, on March 

19, 2012. 

Ali Bahrami, 

Manager, Transport Airplane Directorate, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2012–7372 Filed 3–29–12; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2011–0590; Airspace 

Docket No. 11–ASO–25] 

Establishment of Class E Airspace; 

Marion, AL 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This action establishes Class 

E Airspace at Marion, AL, to 

accommodate the new Area Navigation 

(RNAV) Global Positioning System 

(GPS) Standard Instrument Approach 

Procedures serving Vaiden Field. This 

action enhances the safety and airspace 

management of Instrument Flight Rules 

(IFR) operations within the National 

Airspace System. 

DATES: Effective 0901 UTC, May 31, 

2012. The Director of the Federal 

Register approves this incorporation by 

reference action under title 1, Code of 

Federal Regulations, part 51, subject to 

the annual revision of FAA Order 

7400.9 and publication of conforming 

amendments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John 

Fornito, Operations Support Group, 

Eastern Service Center, Federal Aviation 

Administration, P.O. Box 20636, 

Atlanta, Georgia 30320; telephone (404) 

305–6364. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

History 

On January 6, 2012, the FAA 

published in the Federal Register a 

notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) 

to establish Class E airspace at Marion, 

AL (77 FR 771) Docket No. FAA–2011– 

0590. Interested parties were invited to 

participate in this rulemaking effort by 

submitting written comments on the 

proposal to the FAA. No comments 

were received. Class E airspace 

designations are published in paragraph 

6005 of FAA Order 7400.9V dated 

August 9, 2011, and effective September 

15, 2011, 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. 

The Rule 

This amendment to Title 14, Code of 

Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 

establishes Class E airspace extending 

upward from 700 feet above the surface 

at Marion, AL, to provide the controlled 

airspace required to accommodate the 

new RNAV GPS Standard Instrument 

Approach Procedures developed for 

Vaiden Field. This action is necessary 

for the safety and management of IFR 

operations at the airport. 

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, 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 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 

establishes controlled airspace at 

Vaiden Field, Marion, AL. 

Lists of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71 

Airspace, Incorporation by reference, 

Navigation (air). 

Adoption of the 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 

Administration Order 7400.9V, Airspace 

Designations and Reporting Points, 

dated August 9, 2011, effective 

September 15, 2011, is amended as 

follows: 

Paragraph 6005 Class E airspace areas 

extending upward from 700 feet or more 

above the surface of the earth. 

* * * * * 

ASO AL E5 Marion, AL [New] 

Vaiden Field, AL 

(Lat. 32°30′38′′ N., long. 87°23′05′′ W.) 

That airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface within a 7-mile radius 

of Vaiden Field. 

Issued in College Park, Georgia, on March 

14, 2012. 

Barry A. Knight, 

Manager, Operations Support Group, Eastern 

Service Center, Air Traffic Organization. 

[FR Doc. 2012–6841 Filed 3–29–12; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 93 

[Docket No. FAA–2011–1024] 

High Density Traffic Airports; Notice of 

Determination Regarding Low Demand 

Periods at Ronald Reagan Washington 

National Airport 

AGENCY: Department of Transportation, 

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). 

ACTION: Notice of agency determination. 

SUMMARY: This action announces an 

FAA determination that 10 p.m. to 10:59 

p.m. no longer is a low demand period 

at Ronald Reagan Washington National 

Airport (DCA). As a result of this 


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1 33 FR 17896 (Dec. 3, 1968). 

2 50 FR 52195 (Dec. 20, 1985). 

3 76 FR 58393 (Sept. 21, 2011). 

1We originally adopted the Filer Manual on April 

1, 1993, with an effective date of April 26, 1993. 

Release No. 33–6986 (April 1, 1993) [58 FR 18638]. 

We implemented the most recent update to the Filer 

Manual on Nov. 29, 2011. See Release No. 33–9281 

(Nov. 22, 2011) [76 FR 73506]. 

determination, the FAA will allocate 

available slots in that period on a 

temporary basis subject to recall, and 

the FAA may conduct a lottery in the 

future to allocate available slots in that 

period. 

DATES: Effective March 30, 2012. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Robert Hawks, Office of the Chief 

Counsel, Federal Aviation 

Administration, 800 Independence 

Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591; 

telephone number: 202–267–7143; fax 

number: 202–267–7971; email: 

rob.hawks@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

The FAA issued the High Density 

Traffic Airports Rule (HDR), 14 CFR part 

93 subpart K, in 1968 to reduce delays 

at five congested airports: John F. 

Kennedy International Airport, 

LaGuardia Airport, O’Hare International 

Airport, Ronald Reagan Washington 

National Airport (DCA), and Newark 

Liberty International Airport.1

Currently, the HDR applies only to DCA. 

The regulation limits the number of 

operations during certain hours of the 

day and requires a slot, which the FAA 

allocates for a specific 60-minute 

period, for each scheduled operation. 

In 1985, the FAA issued part 93 

subpart S (the ‘‘Buy/Sell Rule’’).2 As 

part of the Buy/Sell Rule, § 93.226 

permits the administrative allocation of 

slots during low demand periods, which 

are 6 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. (the 0600 hour) 

and 10 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. (the 2200 and 

2300 hours), on a first come, first served 

basis. Section 93.226(d) permits the 

FAA to determine those periods are no 

longer low demand periods and allocate 

any available slots by lottery under 

§ 93.225. The FAA may make this 

determination when it becomes 

apparent that demand for slots is 

increasing to the point where a first 

come, first served allocation procedure 

is inappropriate. The FAA previously 

determined the 0600 hour is not a low 

demand period.3

FAA Determination 

Currently, the FAA has allocated all 

but three commuter and all but three air 

carrier slots in the 2200 hour. 

Because of the relatively small 

number of available slots in the 2200 

hour, the FAA now determines that 

hour no longer is a low demand period. 

Additional permanent allocation of slots 

in that time period would undermine 

the new entrant and limited incumbent 

allocation priority under § 93.225. The 

FAA no longer will allocate slots during 

that time period on a permanent first 

come, first served basis. 

The FAA further determines the 

present demand for available slots does 

not justify conducting a lottery at this 

time. Accordingly, the FAA will allocate 

slots in the 2200 hour on a temporary 

basis subject to recall by the FAA under 

§ 93.226(e). However, if the FAA cannot 

accommodate future requests for slots, 

especially requests by new entrants or 

limited incumbents, through temporary 

allocations, the FAA may recall any 

temporarily allocated slots and conduct 

a lottery at that time. 

Slots currently allocated are 

unaffected by this determination, and 

the HDR continues to apply to all 

allocated slots. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on March 27, 

2012. 

Rebecca B. MacPherson, 

Assistant Chief Counsel for Regulations. 

[FR Doc. 2012–7742 Filed 3–29–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE 

COMMISSION 

17 CFR Part 232 

[Release Nos. 33–9303; 34–66654; 39–2483; 

IC–30008] 

Adoption of Updated EDGAR Filer 

Manual 

AGENCY: Securities and Exchange 

Commission. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The Securities and Exchange 

Commission (the Commission) is 

adopting revisions to the Electronic Data 

Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval 

System (EDGAR) Filer Manual to reflect 

updates to the EDGAR system. The 

revisions are being made primarily to 

support the upgrade to the 2012 US 

GAAP and 2012 Mutual Fund Risk/ 

Return Summary Taxonomies; to 

support period field validation updates 

for the submission of Form N–PX; to 

remove the OMB expiration date from 

Form D, 3, 4, and 5; and to include 

additional filer support fax numbers on 

various EDGAR Filer Management Web 

site screens. The EDGAR system is 

scheduled to be upgraded to support 

this functionality on March 26, 2012. 

The filer manual is also being revised 

to support the retirement of the DOS 

based Form N–SAR application and the 

introduction of the new online Form N– 

SAR application. The EDGAR system is 

scheduled to be upgraded to support 

this functionality on July 9, 2012. 

DATES: Effective Date: March 30, 2012. 

The incorporation by reference of the 

EDGAR Filer Manual is approved by the 

Director of the Federal Register as of 

March 30, 2012. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: In 

the Division of Corporation Finance, for 

questions Forms D, 3, 4, and 5 contact 

Heather Mackintosh, Office of 

Information Technology, at (202) 551– 

3600; in the Division of Investment 

Management for questions regarding 

Form N–PX contact Ruth Armfield 

Sanders, Senior Special Counsel, Office 

of Legal and Disclosure, at (202) 551– 

6989, and for questions concerning the 

modernized on-line Form N–SAR 

application, contact Heather Fernandez 

or Gregg Jaffray, Office of Financial 

Analysis, at (202) 551–6703; in the 

Division of Risk, Strategy, and Financial 

Innovation for questions concerning 

XBRL Taxonomies update contact 

Walter Hamscher, at (202) 551–5397; in 

the Division of Trading and Markets for 

questions regarding new filer support 

fax numbers contact Catherine Moore, 

Special Counsel, Office of Clearance and 

Settlement, at (202) 551–5718; and in 

the Office of Information Technology, 

contact Rick Heroux, at (202) 551–8800. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We are 

adopting an updated EDGAR Filer 

Manual, Volume I and Volume II. The 

Filer Manual describes the technical 

formatting requirements for the 

preparation and submission of 

electronic filings through the EDGAR 

system.1 It also describes the 

requirements for filing using 

EDGARLink Online and the Online 

Forms/XML Web site. 

The revisions to the Filer Manual 

reflect changes within Volume I entitled 

EDGAR Filer Manual, Volume I: 

‘‘General Information,’’ Version 12 

(March 2012) and Volume II entitled 

EDGAR Filer Manual, Volume II: 

‘‘EDGAR Filing,’’ Version 19 (March 

2012). The updated manual will be 

incorporated by reference into the Code 

of Federal Regulations. 

The Filer Manual contains all the 

technical specifications for filers to 

submit filings using the EDGAR system. 

Filers must comply with the applicable 

provisions of the Filer Manual in order 

to assure the timely acceptance and 

processing of filings made in electronic 


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