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States, on the relationship between the 

national government and the States, or 

on the distribution of power and 

responsibilities among various levels of 

government. Therefore, it is determined 

that this direct final rule does not have 

federalism implications under Executive 

Order 13132. 

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. 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 Class E airspace at Mount 

Pleasant, SC. 

Lists of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71 

Airspace, Incorporation by reference, 

Navigation (Air). 

Adoption of 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 CLASS 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 7400.9T, Airspace 

Designations and Reporting Points, 

signed August 27, 2009, effective 

September 15, 2009, is amended as 

follows: 

Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas 

Extending Upward From 700 Feet or More 

Above the Surface of the Earth. 

* * * * * 

ASO SC E5 Mount Pleasant, SC [New] 

Mt Pleasant Regional Airport-Faison Field, 

SC 

(Lat. 32°53′52′′ N., long. 79°46′58′′ W.) 

That airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface within a 6.3-mile 

radius of the Mt Pleasant Regional AirportFaison Field. 

Issued in College Park, Georgia, on March 

18, 2010. 

Michael Vermuth, 

Acting Manager, Operations Support Group, 

Eastern Service Center, Air Traffic 

Organization. 

[FR Doc. 2010–6831 Filed 3–31–10; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2009–0878; Airspace 

Docket No. 09–ASW–7] 

RIN 2120–AA66 

Establishment of Low Altitude Area 

Navigation Route (T–284); Houston, TX 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This action establishes a low 

altitude area navigation (RNAV) route, 

designated T–284, in the Houston, TX, 

terminal area, to expedite the handling 

of Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) 

overflight aircraft transitioning busy 

terminal airspace. The FAA is taking 

this action to enhance the safe and 

efficient use of the navigable airspace in 

the Houston, TX, terminal area. 

DATES: Effective date 0901 UTC, July 29, 

2010. The Director of the Federal 

Register approves this incorporation by 

reference action under 1 CFR part 51, 

subject to the annual revision of FAA 

Order 7400.9 and publication of 

conforming amendments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Colby Abbott, Airspace and Rules 

Group, Office of System Operations 

Airspace and AIM, Federal Aviation 

Administration, 800 Independence 

Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591; 

telephone: (202) 267–8783. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

History 

On Friday, November 13, 2009, the 

FAA published in the Federal Register 

a notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM) to establish low altitude area 

navigation route T–284 (74 FR 58571). 

Interested parties were invited to 

participate in this rulemaking effort by 

submitting written comments on the 

proposal. No comments were received. 

The following editorial changes are 

corrected in this final rule. The airway 

identifier presented in the regulatory 

text of the NPRM was incorrectly listed 

as T–254 instead of T–284. 

Additionally, the points WEMAR and 

DROPP identified in the route 

description were incorrectly listed as 

WPs (waypoints) instead of fixes. With 

the exception of the editorial changes 

noted above, this amendment is the 

same as that proposed in the NPRM. 

The Rule 

This action amends Title 14 Code of 

Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 by 

establishing area navigation route T–284 

between the WEMAR, TX, navigation fix 

and the Scholes, TX, VORTAC. The new 

route will enhance the flow of air traffic 

in the Houston, TX, terminal area. 

Low altitude RNAV routes are 

published in paragraph 6011 of FAA 

Order 7400.9T signed August 27, 2009, 

and effective September 15, 2009, which 

is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 

71.1. The low altitude RNAV routes 

listed in this document will be 

published subsequently in the Order. 

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. Therefore, this regulation: (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 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. 


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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 establishes a low altitude RNAV route 

(T-route) in Houston, TX. 

Environmental Review 

The FAA has determined that this 

action qualifies for categorical exclusion 

under the National Environmental 

Policy Act in accordance with FAA 

Order 1050.1E, Environmental Impacts: 

Polices and Procedures, paragraph 311a. 

This airspace action is not expected to 

cause any potentially significant 

environmental impacts, and no 

extraordinary circumstances exist that 

warrant preparation of an 

environmental assessment. 

List 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 FAA Order 7400.T, 

Airspace Designations and Reporting 

Points, signed August 27, 2009 and 

effective September 15, 2009, is 

amended as follows: 

Paragraph 6011 United States Area 

Navigation Routes. 

* * * * * 

T–284 WEMAR, TX to Scholes, TX [New] 

WEMAR, TX—Fix 

(Lat. 29°39′37′′ N., long. 97°00′37′′ W.) 

DROPP, TX—Fix 

(Lat. 29°13′38′′ N., long. 95°32′04′′ W.) 

Scholes, TX (VUH)—VORTAC 

(Lat. 29°16′10′′ N., long. 94°52′04′′ W.) 

Issued in Washington, DC, on March 25, 

2010. 

Kelly Neubecker, 

Acting Manager, Airspace and Rules Group. 

[FR Doc. 2010–7245 Filed 3–31–10; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

18 CFR Part 284 

[Docket Nos. RM96–1–030 and RM96–1– 

036; Order No. 587–U] 

Standards for Business Practices for 

Interstate Natural Gas Pipelines 

AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission. 

ACTION: Final Rule. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission (Commission) is 

amending its regulations that establish 

standards for interstate natural gas 

pipeline business practices and 

electronic communications to 

incorporate by reference into its 

regulations the most recent version of 

the standards, Version 1.9, adopted by 

the Wholesale Gas Quadrant (WGQ) of 

the North American Energy Standards 

Board (NAESB) applicable to natural gas 

pipelines, with certain enumerated 

exceptions. This rule upgrades the 

Commission’s current business practice 

and communication standards to 

include standards governing IndexBased Capacity Release and Flexible 

Delivery and Receipt Points and to 

reflect the Commission’s findings in 

Order Nos. 698, 712, 717, and 682. This 

rule will increase the efficiency of the 

pipeline grid and make pipelines’ 

electronic communications more secure. 

DATES: Effective Date: This rule will 

become effective May 3, 2010. Natural 

gas pipelines are required to file tariff 

sheets to reflect the changed standards 

on September 1, 2010, to take effect on 

November 1, 2010. Implementation of 

these standards is required on and after 

November 1, 2010. The incorporation by 

reference of certain publications in this 

rule is approved by the Director of the 

Federal Register as of May 3, 2010. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Ryan M. Irwin (technical issues), Office 

of Energy Market Regulation, Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 

First Street, NE., Washington, DC 

20426, (202) 502–6454. 

Gary D. Cohen (legal issues), Office of 

the General Counsel, Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission, 888 First 

Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, 

(202) 502–8321. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Paragraph 

Nos. 

I. Background ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 2 

II. Discussion ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 11 

A. Incorporation of the NAESB Standards by Reference ................................................................................................................ 11 

B. Issues Raised by Commenters ...................................................................................................................................................... 15 

1. Waivers of the Index-Based Capacity Release Pricing Standards ....................................................................................... 15 

2. Issues on Which Consensus Could Not Be Reached ........................................................................................................... 19 

a. Intra-Day Nominations ................................................................................................................................................... 19 

b. Gas Quality Posting ........................................................................................................................................................ 28 

III. Implementation Schedule and Procedures ....................................................................................................................................... 35 

IV. Notice of Use of Voluntary Consensus Standards ............................................................................................................................ 40 

V. Information Collection Statement ....................................................................................................................................................... 41 

VI. Environmental Analysis ..................................................................................................................................................................... 51 

VII. Regulatory Flexibility Act ................................................................................................................................................................. 52 

VIII. Document Availability ..................................................................................................................................................................... 55 

IX. Effective Date and Congressional Notification ................................................................................................................................. 58 


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