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thence northwest and parallel to V–253 for 

25.9 miles, thence to the intersection of V– 

4, V–253, and V–330, east along V–330 to V– 

293, north along V–293 to V–500, then to the 

point of beginning; excluding that airspace 

within Federal airways. 

* * * * * 

Issued in Seattle, Washington, on April 7, 

2009. 

William Buck, 

Acting Manager, Operations Support Group, 

Western Service Center. 

[FR Doc. E9–8584 Filed 4–14–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2009–0196; Airspace 

Docket No. 09–AAL–3] 

Proposed Establishment of Class E 

Airspace; Oooguruk, AK 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking. 

SUMMARY: This action proposes to 

establish Class E airspace at the two 

heliport landing sites servicing aviation 

operations at Oooguruk, AK. The 

privately funded Special instrument 

approaches serving these helipads at 

Oooguruk, AK have been drafted. The 

FAA’s policy is to provide controlled 

airspace at airports serviced by 

instrument procedures. The adoption of 

this proposal would result in 

establishing Class E airspace upward 

from 700 feet (ft.) and 1,200 ft. above the 

surface at the two heliports servicing 

operations at Oooguruk, AK. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before June 1, 2009. 

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–2009–0196/ 

Airspace Docket No. 09–AAL–3, 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, Safety, 

Alaska Flight Service Operations, 

Federal Aviation Administration, 222 

West 7th Avenue, Box 14, Anchorage, 

AK 99513–7587. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gary 

Rolf, Federal Aviation Administration, 

222 West 7th Avenue, Box 14, 

Anchorage, AK 99513–7587; telephone 

number (907) 271–5898; fax: (907) 271– 

2850; e-mail: gary.ctr.rolf@faa.gov. 

Internet address: http://www.faa.gov/ 

about/office_org/headquarters_offices/ 

ato/service_units/systemops/fs/alaskan/ 

rulemaking/. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

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–2009–0196/Airspace 

Docket No. 09–AAL–3.’’ 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 Notice of Proposed 

Rulemakings (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_airtraffic/ 

air_traffic/publications/ 

airspace_amendments/. 

Additionally, any person may obtain 

a copy of this notice by submitting a 

request to the Federal Aviation 

Administration, Office of Air Traffic 

Airspace Management, ATA–400, 800 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20591 or by calling 

(202) 267–8783. Communications must 

identify both docket numbers for this 

notice. 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 

The FAA is considering an 

amendment to the Code of Federal 

Regulations (14 CFR Part 71), which 

would establish Class E airspace at the 

two heliports servicing Oooguruk, AK. 

The intended effect of this proposal is 

to establish Class E airspace upward 

from 700 ft. and 1,200 ft. above the 

surface to contain Instrument Flight 

Rules (IFR) operations at the two 

heliports servicing Oooguruk, AK. 

Two Special IFR arrival procedures 

have been developed for two heliports, 

designated at Ooguruk Drill Site 

Helipad and Oooguruk Tie-In Helipad, 

AK. It is FAA policy to provide 

controlled airspace at airports serviced 

by instrument procedures. This action 

would provide sufficient airspace to 

contain aircraft executing the 

instrument procedures at these two 

heliports. 

This action would result in the 

establishment of Class E airspace 

depicted on affected aeronautical charts. 

The coordinates for this airspace docket 

are based on North American Datum 83. 

The Class E airspace areas designated as 

700/1200 foot transition areas are 

published in paragraph 6005 in FAA 

Order 7400.9S, Airspace Designations 

and Reporting Points, signed October 3, 

2008, and effective October 31, 2008, 

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, 


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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 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 establish Class E 

airspace at the two heliports servicing 

Oooguruk, AK, 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; 

AIRWAYS; 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 7400.9S, Airspace 

Designations and Reporting Points, 

signed October 3, 2008, and effective 

October 31, 2008, is to be amended as 

follows: 

* * * * * 

Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Extending 

Upward from 700 Feet or More Above the 

Surface of the Earth. 

* * * * * 

AAL AK E5 Oooguruk Drill Site Helipad, 

AK [New] 

Oooguruk, Oooguruk Drill Site Helipad, AK 

(Lat. 70°29′44′′ N., long. 150°15′12′′ W.) 

That airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface within a 6-mile radius 

of the Oooguruk Drill Site Helipad, AK; and 

that airspace extending upward from 1,200 

feet above the surface within a 73-mile radius 

of the Oooguruk Drill Site Helipad, AK. 

* * * * * 

AAL AK E5 Oooguruk Tie-in Helipad, AK 

[New] 

Oooguruk, Oooguruk Tie-in Helipad, AK 

(Lat. 70°24′51′′ N., long. 150°01′07′′ W.) 

That airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface within a 6-mile radius 

of the Oooguruk Tie-in Helipad AK, 

excluding that portion within R2204 when 

R2204 is active; and that airspace extending 

upward from 1,200 feet above the surface 

within a 73-mile radius of the Oooguruk Tiein Helipad, AK, excluding that portion 

within R2204 when R2204 is active. 

* * * * * 

Issued in Anchorage, AK, on April 2, 2009. 

Michael A. Tarr, 

Acting Manager, Alaska Flight Services 

Information Area Group. 

[FR Doc. E9–8586 Filed 4–14–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

33 CFR Parts 101, 104, 105, and 106 

[Docket No. USCG–2007–28915] 

RIN 1625–AB21 

Transportation Worker Identification 

Credential (TWIC)—Reader 

Requirements 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting; 

request for comments. 

SUMMARY: The Coast Guard announces 

the location for a public meeting to 

receive comments on an advanced 

notice of proposed rulemaking 

(ANPRM) entitled Transportation 

Worker Identification Credential 

(TWIC)—Reader Requirements that was 

published in the Federal Register on 

March 27, 2009. As stated in that 

document, the ANPRM discusses the 

Coast Guard’s preliminary thoughts on 

potential requirements for owners and 

operators of certain vessels and facilities 

regulated by the Coast Guard under 33 

CFR chapter I, subchapter H, for use of 

electronic readers designed to work 

with TWICs as an access control 

measure. 

DATES: A public meeting will be held on 

Wednesday, May 6, 2009. We expect the 

meeting will run from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

to provide an opportunity for oral 

comments. The meeting may end early 

if all comments are received prior to 5 

p.m. Written comments and related 

material may also be submitted to Coast 

Guard personnel specified at that 

meeting. The comment period for the 

proposed rule closes May 26, 2009. All 

comments and related material 

submitted after the meeting must either 

be submitted to our online docket via 

http://www.regulations.gov on or before 

May 26, 2009 or reach the Docket 

Management Facility by that date. 

ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be 

held at The Sheraton Crystal City Hotel, 

1800 Jefferson Davis Highway, 

Arlington, Virginia 22202. 

You may submit written comments 

identified by docket number USCG– 

2007–28915 before or after the meeting 

using any one of the following methods: 

(1) Federal eRulemaking Portal: 

http://www.regulations.gov. 

(2) Fax: 202–493–2251. 

(3) Mail: Docket Management Facility 

(M–30), U.S. Department of 

Transportation, West Building Ground 

Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590– 

0001. 

(4) Hand Delivery: Same as mail 

address above, between 9 a.m. and 5 

p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays. The telephone number 

is 202–366–9329. 

To avoid duplication, please use only 

one of these four methods. Our online 

docket for this rulemaking is available 

on the Internet at http:// 

www.regulations.gov under docket 

number USCG–2007–28915. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If 

you have questions concerning the 

meeting or the ANPRM, please call or 

e-mail LCDR Jonathan Maiorine, Coast 

Guard; telephone 1–877–687–2243, 

e-mail Jonathan.H.Maiorine@uscg.mil. If 

you have questions on viewing or 

submitting material to the docket, call 

Ms. Renee V. Wright, Program Manager, 

Docket Operations, telephone 202–366– 

9826. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background and Purpose 

We published an ANPRM in the 

Federal Register on March 27, 2009 (74 

FR 13360), entitled ‘‘Transportation 

Worker Identification Credential 


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