This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER

contains notices to the public of the proposed

issuance of rules and regulations. The

purpose of these notices is to give interested

persons an opportunity to participate in the

rule making prior to the adoption of the final

rules.

Proposed Rules Federal Register

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Vol. 80, No. 202 

Tuesday, October 20, 2015 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2015–3835; Airspace 

Docket No. 14–ASW–13] 

RIN 2120–AA66 

Proposed Amendment of Air Traffic 

Service (ATS) Routes; Southwest 

Oklahoma 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: This action proposes to 

modify 3 VHF Omnidirectional Range 

(VOR) Federal airways (V–140, V–272, 

and V–440) in the vicinity of Sayre, OK. 

The FAA is proposing this action due to 

the scheduled decommissioning of the 

Sayre, OK (SYO), VOR/Tactical Air 

Navigation (VORTAC) facility that 

provides navigation guidance for a 

portion of the airways listed. This action 

would enhance the route structure 

within the National Airspace System. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before December 4, 2015. 

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–2015–3835 and 

Airspace Docket No. 14–ASW–13 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 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 this 

material 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: 

Colby Abbott, 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 amend the route structure as 

required to preserve the safe and 

efficient flow of air traffic in the vicinity 

of Sayre, OK. 

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– 

2015–3835 and Airspace Docket No. 14– 

ASW–13) 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–2015–3835 and 

Airspace Docket No. 14–ASW–13.’’ 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 NPRM’s 

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 Central Service Center, Operations 

Support Group, Federal Aviation 

Administration, 2601 Meacham Blvd., 

Fort Worth, TX 76137. 

Persons interested in being placed on 

a mailing list for future NPRM’s should 

contact the FAA’s Office of Rulemaking, 

(202) 267–9677, for a copy of Advisory 

Circular No. 11–2A, Notice of Proposed 

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63474 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 202 / Tuesday, October 20, 2015 / Proposed Rules 

Rulemaking Distribution System, which 

describes the application procedure. 

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 

The SYO VORTAC facility is 

scheduled to be decommissioned. With 

the decommissioning of the SYO 

VORTAC, the remaining ground-based 

navigation aid (NAVAID) coverage is 

insufficient to enable the continuity of 

the affected airways. The proposed 

modifications to VOR Federal airways 

V–140, V–272, and V–440 would result 

in slightly realigned routes through the 

Sayre, OK, area by using the Burns Flat, 

OK (BFV), VORTAC located 

approximately 22 nautical miles 

southeast of the SYO VORTAC to 

replace it. Route segments supported by 

other NAVAIDs would remain 

unchanged. 

The Proposal 

The FAA is proposing an amendment 

to Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations 

(14 CFR) part 71 to modify VOR Federal 

airways V–140, V–272, and V–440 in 

the vicinity of Sayre, OK. These 

proposed modifications are necessary 

due to the scheduled decommissioning 

of the SYO VORTAC. The proposed 

route modifications are outlined below. 

V–140: V–140 extends from the 

Panhandle, TX (PNH), VORTAC to the 

Casanova, VA (CSN), VORTAC. The 

route segment between the PNH 

VORTAC and Kingfisher, OK (IFI), 

VORTAC would be realigned to proceed 

over the BFV VORTAC instead of the 

SYO VORTAC. 

V–272: V–272 extends from the 

Dalhart, TX (DHT), VORTAC to the Fort 

Smith, AR (FSM), VORTAC. The route 

segment between the Borger, TX (BGD), 

VORTAC and Will Rogers, OK (IRW), 

VORTAC would be realigned to proceed 

over the BFV VORTAC instead of the 

SYO VORTAC. 

V–440: V–440 extends from the PNH 

VORTAC to the IRW VORTAC. The 

intersecting NAVAID radial information 

used to describe the BRISC and CARFF 

fixes would be updated using BFV 

VORTAC radials instead of SYO 

VORTAC radials, and the route segment 

between the BRISC and CARFF fixes 

would be realigned to proceed over the 

BFV VORTAC instead of the SYO 

VORTAC. 

All radials in the route descriptions 

below that do not reflect True (T)/

Magnetic (M) degree radial information 

are unchanged and stated in True 

degrees. 

VOR Federal airways are published in 

paragraph 6010 of FAA Order 7400.9Z 

dated August 6, 2015, and effective 

September 15, 2015, which is 

incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 

71.1. The VOR Federal airways listed in 

this document 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 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 1050.1E, 

‘‘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(a) Domestic VOR Federal 

Airways. 

* * * * * 

V–140 [Amended] 

From Panhandle, TX; Burns Flat, OK; 

Kingfisher, OK; INT Kingfisher 072° and 

Tulsa, OK, 261° radials; Tulsa; Razorback, 

AR; Harrison, AR; Walnut Ridge, AR; 

Dyersburg, TN; Nashville, TN; Livingston, 

TN; London, KY; Hazard, KY; Bluefield, WV; 

INT Bluefield 071° and Montebello, VA, 250° 

radials; Montebello; to Casanova, VA. 

* * * * * 

V–272 [Amended] 

From Dalhart, TX; Borger, TX; Burns Flat, 

OK; Will Rogers, OK; INT Will Rogers 113° 

and McAlester, OK, 286° radials; McAlester; 

to Fort Smith, AR. 

* * * * * 

V–440 [Amended] 

From Panhandle, TX; INT Panhandle 

070°(T)/062°(M) and Burns Flat, OK, 288°(T)/ 

280°(M) radials; Burns Flat; INT Burns Flat 

103°(T)/095°(M) and Will Rogers, OK, 

248°(T)/241°(M) radials; to Will Rogers. 

* * * * * 

Issued in Washington, DC, on October 8, 

2015. 

Gary A. Norek, 

Manager, Airspace Policy Group. 

[FR Doc. 2015–26498 Filed 10–19–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND 

SPACE ADMINISTRATION 

14 CFR Part 1214 

[Docket No: NASA–2015–0010] 

RIN 2700–AD98 

Space Flight 

AGENCY: National Aeronautics and 

Space Administration. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking. 

SUMMARY: The National Aeronautics and 

Space Administration (NASA) is 

proposing to amend its regulations that 

govern International Space Station 

crewmembers, mementos aboard Orion 

and Space Launch System (SLS) 

missions, the authority of the NASA 

Commander, and removes the Agency’s 

policy on space flight participation and 

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