Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 59 / Monday, March 30, 2009 / Rules and Regulations 14007 

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 Death Valley, CA. 

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 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 the Federal Aviation 

Administration Order 7400.9S, Airspace 

Designations and Reporting Points, 

signed October 3, 2008, and effective 

October 31, 2008 is amended as follows: 

Paragraph 6006. En Route Domestic 

Airspace Areas. 

AWP CA E6 Death Valley, CA [New] 

Clarr Intersection 

(Lat. 35°40′32′′ N., long. 115°40′47′′ W.) 

That area extending upward from 1,200 

feet above the surface within an area 

beginning at lat. 36°51′00′′ N., long. 

116°33′33′′ W.; thence northwest to lat. 

36°56′33′′ N., long. 117°11′21′′ W.; thence 

southeast to lat. 35°34′30′′ N., long. 

116°23′30′′ W.; thence southeast to lat. 

35°17′29′′ N., long. 116°10′01′′ W.; thence 

northeast along VOR Federal Airway V–394 

to the Clarr Intersection; thence northwest 

along VOR Federal Airway V–135 to lat. 

36°29′00′′ N., long. 116°26′33′′ W.; thence 

north to lat. 36°46′00′′ N., long. 116°26′33′′ 

W.; thence to the point of origin. 

Issued in Seattle, Washington, on March 

13, 2009. 

Clark Desing, 

Manager, Operations Support Group, Western 

Service Center. 

[FR Doc. E9–6999 Filed 3–27–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2008–1108; Airspace 

Docket No. 08–AWP–11] 

Modification of Class E Airspace; 

Reno, NV 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This action will modify Class 

E airspace at Reno/Tahoe International 

Airport, Reno, NV. Additional 

controlled airspace is necessary to 

accommodate aircraft using the 

Localizer (LOC) Z Runway 16R 

approach at Reno/Tahoe International 

Airport, Reno, NV. This action will 

enhance the safety and management of 

aircraft operations at the airport. This 

action also amends the airport name and 

makes a minor change to the geographic 

coordinates of the airport and the 

VORTAC. 

DATES: Effective Date: 0901 UTC, July 2, 

2009. 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: 

Eldon Taylor, Federal Aviation 

Administration, Operations Support 

Group, Western Service Center, 1601 

Lind Avenue, SW., Renton, WA 98057; 

telephone (425) 203–4537. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

History 

On December 18, 2008, the FAA 

published in the Federal Register a 

notice of proposed rulemaking to 

establish additional controlled airspace 

at Reno/Tahoe International Airport, 

Reno, NV, (73 FR 76986). Interested 

parties were invited to participate in 

this rulemaking effort by submitting 

written comments on the proposal to the 

FAA. No comments were received. 

Subsequent to publication, the FAA 

found that a minor change to the 

geographic coordinates of the airport 

and the VORTAC is needed to coincide 

with the FAA’s National Aeronautical 

Charting Office. Also, the airport’s name 

will be amended to read as Reno/Tahoe 

International Airport, from Reno/ 

Cannon International Airport. 

Class E airspace designations are 

published in paragraph 6005 of FAA 

Order 7400.9S signed October 3, 2008, 

and effective October 31, 2008, which is 

incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 

part 71.1. The Class E airspace 

designations listed in this document 

will be published subsequently in that 

Order. 

The Rule 

This action amends Title 14 Code of 

Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 by 

modifying the Class E airspace at Reno, 

NV. Additional controlled airspace is 

necessary to accommodate aircraft using 

the Localizer (LOC) Z Runway 16R 

approach at Reno/Tahoe International 

Airport, Reno, NV. With the exception 

of editorial changes, and the changes 

described above, this rule is the same as 

that proposed in the NPRM. 

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 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 U.S. Code. Subtitle 1, 

Section 106, discusses 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 modifies 

controlled airspace at Reno/Tahoe 

International Airport, Reno, NV. 

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: 


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14008 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 59 / Monday, March 30, 2009 / Rules and Regulations 

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(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 the Federal Aviation 

Administration Order 7400.9S, Airspace 

Designations and Reporting Points, 

signed October 3, 2008, and effective 

October 31, 2008 is amended as follows: 

Paragraph 6005. Class E airspace areas 

extending upward from 700 feet or more 

above the surface of the earth. 

* * * * * 

AWP NV E5 Reno, NV [Modified] 

Reno/Tahoe International Airport, NV 

(Lat. 39°29′57′′ N., long. 119°46′05′′ W.) 

Mustang VORTAC 

(Lat. 39°31′53′′ N., long. 119°39′22′′ W.) 

That airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface beginning at lat. 

40°00′20′′ N., long. 120°00′04′′ W.; thence 

clockwise via the 32.0-mile radius of the 

Reno/Tahoe International Airport to lat. 

40°01′31′′ N., long. 119°40′01′′ W.; to lat. 

39°49′35′′ N., long. 119°34′05′′ W.; thence 

clockwise via the 21.7-mile radius to lat. 

39°25′12′′ N., long. 119°18′45′′ W.; to lat 

39°13′00′′ N., long 119°47′04′′ W.; to lat. 

39°08′20′′ N., long. 119°47′04′′ W.; to lat. 

39°10′20′′ N., long.120°00′04′′ W., to the point 

of beginning. That airspace extending 

upward from 1,200 feet above the surface 

within a 39.1-mile radius of the Mustang 

VORTAC excluding the area east of 

long.119°00′04′′ W., and west of long. 

120°19′04′′ W.; and that airspace northwest of 

the Reno/Tahoe International Airport 

extending from the 39.1-mile radius bounded 

on the northeast by the southwest edge of V– 

452 and on the west by long. 120°19′04′′ W. 

That airspace extending upward from 13,100 

feet MSL beginning at lat. 38°54′56′′ N., long. 

119°22′47′′ W.; thence clockwise via the 39.1- 

mile radius to the eastern edge of V–165, 

thence southbound along the eastern edge of 

V–165 to the northern edge of V–244, thence 

eastbound to lat.38°04′00′′ N., long. 

119°15′24′′ W., to the point of beginning. 

That airspace extending upward from 12,300 

feet MSL beginning at lat. 38°52′20′′ N., long. 

119°35′44′′ W.; to lat. 38°52′20′′ N., 

long.119°47′54′′ W.; to lat. 38°28′00′′ N., long. 

119°52′44′′ W.; to lat. 38°01′30′′ N., 

long.119°51′34′′ W.; to lat. 38°01′00′′ N., 

long.119°38′04′′ W.; to lat. 38°27′30′′ N., 

long.119°33′44′′ W., to the point of beginning. 

* * * * * 

Issued in Seattle, Washington, on March 

19, 2009. 

H. Steve Karnes, 

Acting Manager, Operations Support Group, 

Western Service Center. 

[FR Doc. E9–6994 Filed 3–27–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

18 CFR Part 40 

[Docket No. RM08–11–000; Order No. 722] 

Version Two Facilities Design, 

Connections and Maintenance 

Reliability Standards 

Issued March 20, 2009. 

AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 215 of the 

Federal Power Act, the Commission 

approves three revised Reliability 

Standards developed by the North 

American Electric Reliability 

Corporation (NERC), which the 

Commission has certified as the Electric 

Reliability Organization responsible for 

developing and enforcing mandatory 

Reliability Standards. The three revised 

Reliability Standards, designated by 

NERC as FAC–010–2, FAC–011–2 and 

FAC–014–2, set requirements for the 

development and communication of 

system operating limits of the BulkPower System for use in the planning 

and operation horizons. In addition, the 

Commission approves, with 

modifications, the violation severity 

levels for the three Reliability 

Standards. 

DATES: Effective Date: This rule will 

become effective April 29, 2009. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Cory Lankford (Legal Information), 

Office of the General Counsel, Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 

First Street, NE., Washington, DC 

20426, (202) 502–6711. 

Cynthia Pointer (Technical 

Information), Office of Electric 

Reliability, Division of Reliability 

Standards, Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission, 888 First Street, NE., 

Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502– 

6069. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Paragraph 

numbers 

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

A. Mandatory Reliability Standards ................................................................................................................................................. 2 

B. NERC’s Proposed Version Two FAC Reliability Standards ....................................................................................................... 3 

C. Notice of Proposed Rulemaking ................................................................................................................................................... 5 

II. Discussion ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 9 

A. Load Greater Than Studied ......................................................................................................................................................... 12 

B. Cascading Outages ........................................................................................................................................................................ 17 

C. Loss of Consequential Load ......................................................................................................................................................... 21 

D. Violation Severity Levels ............................................................................................................................................................. 26 

1. General Matters ...................................................................................................................................................................... 32 

2. Assignment of Violation Severity Levels to Sub-Requirements NERC Filing ................................................................... 37 

3. Removal of Unnecessary Violation Severity Level Assignments NERC Filing .................................................................. 47 

4. Compliance With the Commission’s Violation Severity Level Guidelines ........................................................................ 51 

a. Requirement R1 of FAC–010–2 and FAC–011–2 NERC Filing .................................................................................... 54 

b. FAC–010–2 Requirement R4 NERC Filing .................................................................................................................... 60 

c. FAC–011–2, Requirement R3 NERC Filing ................................................................................................................... 66 

d. FAC–011–2, Requirement R4 NERC Filing ................................................................................................................... 72 

e. FAC–014–2, Requirements R1 Through R4 NERC Filing ............................................................................................. 76 

f. FAC–014–2, Requirement R5 NERC Filing .................................................................................................................... 82 

g. FAC–014–2, Requirement R6 NERC Filing ................................................................................................................... 85 

E. Violation Risk Factors .................................................................................................................................................................. 90 

F. WECC Regional Differences ......................................................................................................................................................... 94 


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