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in the ADDRESSES section of this 

document. FAA Order 7400.11B lists 

Class A, B, C, D, and E airspace areas, 

air traffic service routes, and reporting 

points. 

The Proposal 

The FAA is proposing an amendment 

to Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations 

(14 CFR) part 71 that would: 

Modify Class E airspace designated as 

a surface area to within a 4.1-mile 

radius (increased from a 3.9-mile radius) 

of Muscatine Municipal Airport, 

Muscatine, IA, with an extension 1.0 

mile either side of the 305° bearing from 

the airport from the 4.1-mile radius to 

4.4 miles northwest of the airport, and 

an extension 1.0 mile either side of the 

238° bearing from the airport from the 

4.1-mile radius to 4.4 miles southwest of 

the airport; and 

Modify Class E airspace extending 

upward from 700 feet above the surface 

at Muscatine Municipal Airport by 

removing the Port City VOR/DME from 

the airspace description, removing the 

extensions referencing the Port City 

VOR/DME, and adding an extension 3.8 

miles either side of the 238° bearing 

from the airport from the 6.6-mile radius 

to 10.5 miles southwest of the airport. 

Airspace reconfiguration is necessary 

due to the decommissioning of the Port 

City VOR as part of the VOR MON 

Program, and to bring the airspace and 

airspace descriptions into compliance 

with FAA Order 7400.2L, Procedures for 

Handling Airspace Matters. Controlled 

airspace is necessary for the safety and 

management of IFR operations at the 

airport. 

Class E airspace designations are 

published in paragraph 6002 and 6005, 

respectively, of FAA Order 7400.11B, 

dated August 3, 2017, and effective 

September 15, 2017, 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. 

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, is noncontroversial 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 

proposed rule, when promulgated, 

would 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 1050.1F, 

‘‘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 

Accordingly, pursuant to the 

authority delegated to me, 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 14 CFR 

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 7400.11B, 

Airspace Designations and Reporting 

Points, dated August 3, 2017, and 

effective September 15, 2017, is 

amended as follows: 

Paragraph 6002 Class E Airspace Areas 

Designated as Surface Areas. 

* * * * * 

ACE IA E2 Muscatine, IA [Amended] 

Muscatine Municipal Airport, IA 

(Lat. 41°22′04′′ N, long. 91°08′54′′ W) 

Within a 4.1-mile radius of Muscatine 

Municipal Airport, and within 1.0 mile either 

side of the 305° bearing from the airport from 

the 4.1-mile radius to 4.4 miles northwest of 

the airport, and within 1.0 mile either side 

of the 238° bearing from the airport from the 

4.1-mile radius to 4.4 miles southwest of the 

airport. This Class E airspace area is effective 

during specific dates and times established in 

advance by a Notice to Airmen. The effective 

date and time will thereafter be continuously 

published in the Chart Supplement. 

Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas 

Extending Upward From 700 Feet or More 

Above the Surface of the Earth. 

* * * * * 

ACE IA E5 Muscatine, IA [Amended] 

Muscatine Municipal Airport, IA 

(Lat. 41°22′04′′ N, long. 91°08′54′′ W.) 

That airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface within a 6.6-mile 

radius of Muscatine Municipal Airport and 

within 3.8 miles either side of the 238° 

bearing from the airport from the 6.6-mile 

radius to 10.5 miles southwest of the airport. 

Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, on December 

19, 2017. 

Christopher L. Southerland, 

Acting Manager, Operations Support Group, 

ATO Central Service Center. 

[FR Doc. 2017–28048 Filed 12–28–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

18 CFR Part 35 

[Docket No. RM17–3–000] 

Fast-Start Pricing in Markets Operated 

by Regional Transmission 

Organizations and Independent 

System Operators 

AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission, DOE. 

ACTION: Withdrawal of notice of 

proposed rulemaking and termination of 

rulemaking proceeding. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission is withdrawing 

its proposal to amend its regulations to 

require that each regional transmission 

organization and independent system 

operator incorporate market rules that 

meet certain requirements when pricing 

fast-start resources. 

DATES: As of December 29, 2017, the 

notice of proposed rulemaking 

published on December 30, 2016, at 81 

FR 96,391, is withdrawn. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Daniel Kheloussi (Technical 

Information), Office of Energy Policy 

and Innovation, Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission, 888 First 

Street NE, Washington, DC 20426, 

(202) 502–6391, daniel.kheloussi@

ferc.gov. 

Angela Amos (Technical Information), 

Office of Energy Market Regulation, 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission, 888 First Street NE, 

Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502– 

6676, angela.amos@ferc.gov. 

Kaleb Lockwood (Legal Information), 

Office of the General Counsel, Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 

First Street NE, Washington, DC 

20426, (202) 502–8255, 

kaleb.lockwood@ferc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 


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1 Fast-Start Pricing in Markets Operated by 

Regional Transmission Organizations and 

Independent System Operators, 81 FR 96,391 (Dec. 

30, 2016), FERC Stats. & Regs. ¶ 32,720 (2016). 

2NOPR, FERC Stats. & Regs. ¶ 32,720 at PP 36– 

37. 

3NOPR, FERC Stats. & Regs. ¶ 32,720 at P 44. 

4New York Independent System Operator, Inc., 

161 FERC ¶ 61,294; PJM Interconnection, L.L.C., 161 

FERC ¶ 61,295; and Southwest Power Pool, Inc., 161 

FERC ¶ 61,296, (2017). 

1As explained further below, in this document, 

the term ‘‘fentanyl-related substances’’ is defined to 

include substances structurally related to fentanyl 

1. On December 15, 2016, the 

Commission issued a Notice of 

Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) in this 

proceeding.1 For the reasons set forth 

below, we are exercising our discretion 

to withdraw the NOPR and terminate 

this rulemaking proceeding. 

2. In the NOPR, the Commission 

preliminarily found that some existing 

regional transmission organization/ 

independent system operator (RTO/ISO) 

fast-start pricing practices, or lack of 

fast-start pricing practices, may not 

result in rates that are just and 

reasonable.2 As a result, the 

Commission proposed to require that 

each RTO/ISO establish the following 

set of requirements for its fast-start 

pricing: (1) Apply fast-start pricing to 

any resource committed by the RTO/ISO 

that is able to start up within ten 

minutes, has a minimum run time of 

one hour or less, and that submits 

economic energy offers to the market; 

(2) incorporate commitment costs, i.e., 

start-up and no-load costs, of fast-start 

resources in energy and operating 

reserve prices; (3) modify fast-start 

pricing to relax the economic minimum 

operating limit of fast-start resources 

and treat them as dispatchable from zero 

to the economic maximum operating 

limit for the purpose of calculating 

prices; (4) if the RTO/ISO allows offline 

fast-start resources to set prices for 

addressing certain system needs, the 

resource must be feasible and economic; 

and (5) incorporate fast-start pricing in 

both the day-ahead and real-time 

markets. The Commission sought 

comment on the proposed reforms.3

3. The Commission received a number 

of comments in response to the 

proposed reforms in the NOPR. Some 

commenters expressed support for the 

proposed reforms. Other commenters 

raised concerns about the need for the 

proposed reforms relative to the burden 

of implementing changes. Additionally, 

some commenters discussed the need 

for regional flexibility to allow RTOs/ 

ISOs to implement fast-start pricing 

practices that are appropriate for their 

regions. 

4. Upon further consideration and 

after review of the comments received 

in response to the NOPR, we will 

withdraw the NOPR and terminate this 

proceeding. We appreciate the feedback 

received in response to the NOPR. We 

continue to believe that improved faststart pricing practices have the potential 

to achieve the goals outlined in the 

NOPR; however, we are persuaded by 

comments that question whether the 

proposed reforms would bring sufficient 

value in all RTOs/ISOs and argued for 

regional flexibility. Having considered 

these comments, we are persuaded to 

not require a uniform set of fast-start 

pricing requirements that would apply 

to all RTOs/ISOs. Instead, we will 

pursue the goals of the NOPR through 

section 206 actions involving NYISO, 

PJM, and SPP 4 focusing on specific 

concerns with each RTO’s/ISO’s 

implementation of fast-start pricing 

consistent with the concerns outlined in 

the NOPR. 

5. The Commission therefore 

withdraws the NOPR and terminates 

this rulemaking proceeding. 

By direction of the Commission. 

Issued: December 21, 2017. 

Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2017–28201 Filed 12–28–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

Drug Enforcement Administration 

21 CFR Part 1308 

[Docket No. DEA–476] 

Schedules of Controlled Substances: 

Temporary Placement of FentanylRelated Substances in Schedule I 

AGENCY: Drug Enforcement 

Administration, Department of Justice. 

ACTION: Proposed amendment; notice of 

intent. 

SUMMARY: The Administrator of the Drug 

Enforcement Administration is 

publishing this notice of intent to issue 

an order temporarily scheduling 

fentanyl-related substances that are not 

currently listed in any schedule of the 

Controlled Substances Act (CSA). The 

temporary order will place these 

substances in schedule I. This action is 

based on a finding by the Administrator 

that the placement of these synthetic 

opioids in schedule I is necessary to 

avoid an imminent hazard to the public 

safety. When it is issued, the temporary 

scheduling order will impose regulatory 

requirements under the CSA on the 

manufacture, distribution, reverse 

distribution, possession, importation, 

exportation, research, and conduct of 

instructional activities, and chemical 

analysis of these synthetic opioids, as 

well as administrative, civil, and 

criminal remedies with respect to 

persons who fail to comply with such 

requirements or otherwise violate the 

CSA with respect to these substances. 

DATES: December 29, 2017. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Michael J. Lewis, Diversion Control 

Division, Drug Enforcement 

Administration; Mailing Address: 8701 

Morrissette Drive, Springfield, Virginia 

22152; Telephone: (202) 598–6812. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

notice of intent is issued pursuant to the 

temporary scheduling provisions of 21 

U.S.C. 811(h). The Drug Enforcement 

Administration (DEA) intends to issue a 

temporary order (in the form of a 

temporary amendment) placing 

fentanyl-related substances in schedule 

I of the Controlled Substances Act. The 

temporary scheduling order will be 

published in the Federal Register on or 

after January 29, 2018. 

Legal Authority 

Section 201 of the Controlled 

Substances Act (CSA), 21 U.S.C. 811, 

provides the Attorney General with the 

authority to temporarily place a 

substance in schedule I of the CSA for 

two years without regard to the 

requirements of 21 U.S.C. 811(b) if he 

finds that such action is necessary to 

avoid an imminent hazard to the public 

safety. 21 U.S.C. 811(h)(1). In addition, 

if proceedings to control a substance 

permanently are initiated under 21 

U.S.C. 811(a)(1) while the substance is 

temporarily controlled under section 

811(h), the Attorney General may 

extend the temporary scheduling for up 

to one year. 21 U.S.C. 811(h)(2). 

Where the necessary findings are 

made, a substance may be temporarily 

scheduled if it is not listed in any other 

schedule under section 202 of the CSA, 

21 U.S.C. 812, or if there is no 

exemption or approval in effect for the 

substance under section 505 of the 

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act 

(FD&C Act), 21 U.S.C. 355. 21 U.S.C. 

811(h)(1). The Attorney General has 

delegated scheduling authority under 21 

U.S.C. 811 to the Administrator of the 

DEA. 28 CFR 0.100. 

Background 

The Nature of the Problem and DEA’s 

Approach To Correct It 

It is well known that deaths 

associated with the abuse of substances 

structurally related to fentanyl 1 in the 


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