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. 

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Vol. 75, No. 224

Monday, November 22, 2010

**DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION**

**Federal Aviation Administration**

**14 CFR Part 71**

**[Docket No. FAA–2010–0722 Airspace Docket No. 10–AAL–17]** 

**Proposed Revision of Class E Airspace; Barrow, AK** 

**AGENCY :**  Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

**ACTION :**  Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).

**SUMMARY :**  This action proposes to revise Class E airspace at Wiley Post/Will Rogers Memorial Airport in Barrow, AK, in order to accommodate the amendment of five Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAPs), and one Obstacle Departure Procedure (ODP) and to enhance safety and management of Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations.

**DATES :**  Comments must be received on or before January 6, 2011.

**ADDRESSES :**  Send comments on the proposal to the Docket Management Facility, U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., West Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140, Washington, DC 20590–0001. You must identify the docket number FAA–2010–0722/ Airspace Docket No. 10–AAL–17 at the beginning of your comments. You may also submit comments on 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 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. The Docket Office (telephone 1–800–647–5527) is on the plaza level of the Department of Transportation NASSIF Building at the above address.

An informal docket may also be examined during normal business hours at the office of the Manager, Alaska Flight Service, Federal Aviation Administration, 222 West 7th Avenue, Box 14, Anchorage, AK 99513–7587.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Martha Dunn, Federal Aviation Administration, 222 West 7th Avenue, Box 14, Anchorage, AK 99513–7587; telephone number (907) 271–5898; fax: (907) 271–2850; email: Martha.ctr. Dunn@faa.gov. Internet address: http:// www.faa.gov/about/office

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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 and be submitted in triplicate to the address listed above. Commenters wishing the FAA to acknowledge receipt of their comments on this notice must submit with those comments a self-addressed, stamped postcard on which the following statement is made: ‘‘ Comments to Docket No. FAA–2010–0722/Airspace Docket No. 10–AAL–17. ’’ The postcard will be date/time stamped and returned to the commenter.

All communications received on or before the specified closing date for comments will be considered before taking action on the proposed rule. The proposal contained in this notice 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 closing date for comments. A report summarizing each substantive public contact with FAA personnel concerned with this rulemaking will be filed in the docket. Availability of NPRMs

An electronic copy of this document may be downloaded through the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov. Recently published rulemaking documents can also be accessed through the FAA’s Web page at http://www.faa. gov/airports

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You may review the public docket containing the proposal, any comments received, and any final disposition, in person in the Federal Docket Management System Office ( see **ADDRESSES** section for address and phone number) between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. An informal docket may also be examined during normal business hours at the Alaska Flight Services office. Persons interested in being placed on a mailing list for future NPRMs should contact the FAA’s Office of Rulemaking, (202) 267–9677, to request a copy of Advisory Circular No. 11–2A, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Distribution System, which describes the application procedure. The Proposal

This action proposes to amend Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 by revising Class E airspace at Wiley Post/Will Rogers memorial Airport at Barrow, AK, to accommodate amended SIAPs and an ODP. This Class E airspace would provide adequate controlled airspace upward from the surface, and from 700 and 1,200 feet above the surface, to increase the safety of IFR operations at Wiley Post/Will Rogers Memorial Airport by ensuring that the Class E airspace is sufficient for the management of air traffic.

The Class E2 surface areas are published in paragraph 6002 in FAA Order 7400.9U, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 18, 2010, and effective September 15, 2010, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class E airspace areas designated as 700/1,200 foot transition areas are published in paragraph 6005 in FAA Order 7400.9U, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 18, 2010, and effective September 15, 2010, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class E airspace designations listed in this document would be subsequently published in the Order.

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


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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. Because 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 1, 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 1, Section 40103, Sovereignty and use of airspace. Under that section, the FAA is charged with prescribing regulations to ensure the safe and efficient use of the navigable airspace. This regulation is within the scope of that authority because it proposes to revise airspace at Barrow, Alaska, and represents the FAA’s continuing effort to safely and efficiently use the navigable airspace. 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, CLASS B, CLASS C, CLASS D, AND**  **CLASS 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(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 7400.9U, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 18, 2010, and effective September 15, 2010, is to be amended as follows:

* * * * * Paragraph 6002 Class E Airspace Designated as Surface Areas.
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AAL AK E2 Barrow, AK [Revised] Wiley Post/Will Rogers Memorial Airport, AK (Lat. 71 ° 17 ′ 06.8 ′′ N., long. 156 ° 45 ′ 58.2 ′′ W.) Within a 4.1 mile radius of the Wiley Post/ Will Rogers Memorial Airport, AK.
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Paragraph 6005 Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet or more above the surface of the earth.
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AAL AK E5 Barrow, AK [Revised] Wiley Post/Will Rogers Memorial Airport, AK (Lat. 71 ° 17 ′ 06.8 ′′ N., long. 156 ° 45 ′ 58.2 ′′ W.) That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface within a 6.6-mile radius of the Wiley Post/Will Rogers Memorial Airport, AK; and that airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet above the surface within a 73-mile radius of the Wiley Post/Will Rogers Memorial Airport, AK.

Issued in Anchorage, AK, on November 10,
2010. Michael A. Tarr, Alaska Flight Services.
[FR Doc. 2010–29294 Filed 11–19–10; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 4910–13–P**

**DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY**

**31 CFR Part 29**

**RIN 1505–AC02**

**Federal Benefit Payments Under Certain District of Columbia**  **Retirement Plans**

**AGENCY :**  Departmental Offices, Treasury.

**ACTION :**  Proposed rule.

**SUMMARY :**  The Department of the Treasury proposes to amend our regulations which were promulgated pursuant to the Balanced Budget Act of 1997, as amended (the Act). Pursuant to the Act, with certain exceptions, Treasury has responsibility for payment of benefits based on service accrued as of June 30, 1997, under the retirement plans for District of Columbia teachers, police officers, and firefighters. Benefits for service after that date, and certain other benefits, are funded by the District of Columbia. The rule that we published in 2000 as part of the final regulations to implement the provisions of the Act, establishes the methodology for determining the split between the Federal and District obligations. The effective date of the regulation was delayed pending completion of Treasury’s new automated retirement system, ‘‘ System to Administer Retirement’’ (STAR), which replaced the District’s legacy automated retirement system. While the new system has been completed, the proposed amended regulation will establish additional rules and provide additional examples of benefit calculation scenarios, the need for which was identified during systems development. The amendments to the regulation will have minimal financial impact and are introduced to simplify calculations and maintain consistency with the general principles established in the original regulations.

**DATES :**  Comment Due Date: January 21,
2011.

**ADDRESSES :**  Treasury invites interested members of the public to submit comments on this proposed rule. Comments may be submitted to Treasury by any of the following methods: Submit electronic comments through the federal government e-rulemaking portal, www.regulations.gov or by e-mail to dcpensions@do.treas.gov or send paper comments to Paul Cicchetti, Department of the Treasury, Office of DC Pensions, Metropolitan Square Building, Room 6G503, 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20220.

In general, the Treasury will post all
comments to http://www.regulations.gov without change, including any business or personal information provided such as names, addresses, e-mail addresses, or telephone numbers. Treasury will also make such comments available for public inspection and copying in the Treasury’s Library, Room 1428, Main Department Building, 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20220, on official business days between the hours of 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. Eastern Time. You can make an appointment to inspect comments by telephoning (202) 622– 0990. All comments, including attachments and other supporting materials received, are part of the public record and subject to public disclosure. You should submit only information that you wish to make available publicly.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Paul Cicchetti, (202) 622–1859, Department of the Treasury, Office of D.C. Pensions, Metropolitan Square Building, Room 6G503, 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20220.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :**  Background

On December 12, 2000, the Department of the Treasury (the Department or Treasury) published (at 65 FR 77500) final regulations to