Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 247 / Thursday, December 26, 2024 / Rules and Regulations 104877 

PART 741—REQUIREMENTS FOR 

INSURANCE 

■ 3. The authority citation for part 741 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 12 U.S.C. 1757, 1766(a), 1781– 

1790, and 1790d; 31 U.S.C. 3717. 

■ 4. Add § 741.228 to read as follows: 

§ 741.228 Succession planning. 

Any credit union that is insured 

pursuant to Title II of the Act must 

adhere to the requirements in 

§ 701.4(b)(3) and (e) of this chapter, to 

the extent these regulatory provisions 

do not conflict with an applicable state 

requirement. 

[FR Doc. 2024–30449 Filed 12–23–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7535–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2024–2087; Airspace 

Docket No. 23–ANM–22] 

RIN 2120–AA66 

Establishment of Class E Airspace; 

Dubois, WY 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This action establishes Class 

E airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface at Dubois Airport, 

Dubois, WY, in support of the airport’s 

transition from visual flight rules (VFR) 

to instrument flight rules (IFR) 

operations. 

DATES: Effective date 0901 UTC, 

February 20, 2025. 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 JO 7400.11 and 

publication of conforming amendments. 

ADDRESSES: A copy of the Notice of 

Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), all 

comments received, this final rule, and 

all background material may be viewed 

online at www.regulations.gov using the 

FAA Docket number. Electronic 

retrieval help and guidelines are 

available on the website. It is available 

24 hours each day, 365 days each year. 

FAA Order JO 7400.11J, Airspace 

Designations and Reporting Points, and 

subsequent amendments can be viewed 

online at www.faa.gov/air_traffic/ 

publications/. You may also contact the 

Rules and Regulations Group, Office of 

Policy, Federal Aviation 

Administration, 800 Independence 

Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20591; 

telephone: (202) 267–8783. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jeffrey Drasin, Federal Aviation 

Administration, Western Service Center, 

Operations Support Group, 2200 S. 

216th Street, Des Moines, WA 98198; 

telephone (206) 231–2248. 

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 establishes 

Class E airspace to support IFR 

operations at Dubois Airport, Dubois, 

WY. 

History 

The FAA published a notice of 

proposed rulemaking for Docket No. 

FAA–2024–2087 in the Federal Register 

(89 FR 71863; September 4, 2024), 

proposing to establish Class E airspace 

at Dubois Airport, Dubois, WY. 

Interested parties were invited to 

participate in this rulemaking effort by 

submitting written comments on the 

proposal to the FAA. One person 

submitted two similar comments in 

support of the airspace action. 

Incorporation by Reference 

Class E5 airspace designations are 

published in paragraph 6005 of FAA 

Order JO 7400.11, Airspace 

Designations and Reporting Points, 

which is incorporated by reference in 14 

CFR 71.1 on an annual basis. This 

document amends the current version of 

that order, FAA Order JO 7400.11J, 

dated July 31, 2024, and effective 

September 15, 2024. FAA Order JO 

7400.11J is publicly available as listed 

in the ADDRESSES section of this 

document. These amendments will be 

published in the next update to FAA 

Order JO 7400.11. 

FAA Order JO 7400.11J lists Class A, 

B, C, D, and E airspace areas, air traffic 

service routes, and reporting points. 

The Rule 

This action amends 14 CFR part 71 by 

establishing Class E airspace extending 

upward from 700 feet above the surface 

at Dubois Airport, Dubois, WY, in 

support of the airport’s forthcoming 

transition from VFR to IFR operations. 

This airspace extends 8.2 miles 

southeast and 4.5 miles north and 

northwest of the airport. The 

configuration is designed to contain 

departing and missed approach IFR 

operations until reaching 1,200 feet 

above the surface and arriving IFR 

operations below 1,500 feet. 

Regulatory Notices and Analyses 

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. 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 only affects air traffic 

procedures and air navigation, it is 

certified that this rule, when 

promulgated, does not have a significant 

economic impact on a substantial 

number of small entities under the 

criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act. 

Environmental Review 

The FAA has determined that this 

action qualifies for categorical exclusion 

under the National Environmental 

Policy Act in accordance with FAA 

Order 1050.1F, ‘‘Environmental 

Impacts: Policies and Procedures,’’ 

paragraph 5–6.5.a. This airspace action 

is not expected to cause any potentially 

significant environmental impacts, and 

no extraordinary circumstances exist 

that warrant preparation of an 

environmental assessment. 

Lists of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71 

Airspace, Incorporation by reference, 

Navigation (air). 

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: 


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Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 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 JO 7400.11J, 

Airspace Designations and Reporting 

Points, dated July 31, 2024, and 

effective September 15, 2024, is 

amended as follows: 

Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas 

Extending Upward From 700 Feet or More 

Above the Surface of the Earth. 

* * * * * 

ANM WY E5 Dubois, WY [New] 

Dubois Municipal Airport, WY 

(Lat. 43°32′55′′ N, long. 109°41′27′′ W) 

That airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface within 1.9 miles on 

either side of the 117° bearing extending from 

the airport to 8.2 miles southeast, and within 

4.8 miles northeast and 1.9 miles southwest 

of the 297° bearing extending from the airport 

to 4.5 miles northwest. 

* * * * * 

Issued in Des Moines, Washington, on 

December 17, 2024. 

B.G. Chew, 

Group Manager, Operations Support Group, 

Western Service Center. 

[FR Doc. 2024–30623 Filed 12–23–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY 

18 CFR Part 1304 

RIN 3316–AA25 

Floating Cabins 

AGENCY: Tennessee Valley Authority. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The Tennessee Valley 

Authority (TVA) is publishing a final 

rule to amend its regulations that govern 

floating cabins located on the Tennessee 

River System. 

DATES: This final rule is effective 

January 27, 2025. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

David B. Harrell, 865–632–1327, 

dbharrell@tva.gov, Mail address: 

Tennessee Valley Authority, Attn: 

Floating Cabins, 400 West Summit Hill 

Drive, WT 11A–K, Knoxville, TN 37902. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Legal Authority 

This final rule is promulgated under 

the authority of the TVA Act, as 

amended, 16 U.S.C. 831 et seq. and 

OMB Circular No. A–25. Under Section 

26a of the TVA Act, no obstructions 

affecting navigation, flood control, or 

public lands or reservations shall be 

constructed, operated, or maintained 

across, along, or in the Tennessee River 

System without TVA’s approval. TVA 

has long considered nonnavigable 

structures such as floating cabins to be 

obstructions that require its approval. In 

addition, Section 9b of the TVA Act (16 

U.S.C. 831h–3) provides that TVA may 

require floating cabins to be maintained 

by the owner to reasonable health, 

safety, and environmental standards. 

Background 

TVA is a multi-purpose federal 

agency that has been charged by 

Congress with promoting the wise use 

and conservation of the resources of the 

Tennessee Valley region, including the 

Tennessee River System. In carrying out 

this mission, TVA operates a system of 

dams and reservoirs on the Tennessee 

River and its tributaries for the purposes 

of navigation, flood control, and power 

production. Consistent with those 

purposes, TVA uses the system to 

improve water quality and water supply 

and to provide a wide range of public 

benefits including recreation. 

To promote the unified development 

and regulation of the Tennessee River 

System, Congress directed TVA to 

approve obstructions across, along, or in 

the river system under Section 26a of 

the TVA Act. ‘‘Obstruction’’ is a broad 

term that includes, by way of example, 

boat docks, piers, boathouses, buoys, 

floats, boat launching ramps, fills, water 

intakes, devices for discharging 

effluents, bridges, aerial cables, culverts, 

pipelines, fish attractors, shoreline 

stabilization projects, channel 

excavations, and floating cabins. TVA 

also owns, as agent for the United 

States, much of the shoreland and 

inundated land along and under its 

reservoir system. 

Since 1971, TVA has used its Section 

26a authority to prohibit the mooring on 

the Tennessee River System of new 

floating cabins (formerly nonnavigable 

houseboats) that are designed and used 

primarily for habitation and not for 

water transportation. In particular, TVA 

amended its regulations in 1971 to 

prohibit the mooring or anchoring of 

new nonnavigable houseboats except for 

those in existence before November 21, 

1971. Since 1971, TVA has made minor 

changes to its regulations affecting 

nonnavigable houseboats, including in 

1978 when TVA prohibited mooring of 

nonnavigable houseboats on the 

Tennessee River System except for those 

in existence on or before February 15, 

1978. Effective October 1, 2018, TVA 

updated its regulations to change the 

terminology to floating cabins (rather 

than nonnavigable houseboats) and 

prohibit new floating cabins that did not 

exist on the Tennessee River System on 

or before December 16, 2016. 

Despite over 40 years of regulation 

related to floating cabins, the number of 

floating cabins on the Tennessee River 

System continued to increase. In 

determining what action to take with 

respect to floating cabins, TVA prepared 

an Environmental Impact Statement 

(EIS) in accordance with the National 

Environmental Policy Act. This EIS 

assessed the environmental and 

socioeconomic impacts of different 

policies to address the proliferation of 

floating cabins on the Tennessee River 

System. TVA released a draft of this EIS 

for public comment in June 2015 and 

held four public meetings and a webinar 

to provide information about its 

analyses and to facilitate public 

involvement. The final EIS and 

associated documents can be found at 

https://www.tva.com/floatingcabins. 

After considering the comments 

received during the EIS process and the 

analyses of impacts, TVA identified as 

its preferred policy one that establishes 

standards to ensure safer mooring, 

electrical connections, and protection of 

water quality. Under the preferred 

policy, the mooring of new floating 

cabins would be prohibited on the 

Tennessee River System. The preferred 

policy would have required all existing 

floating cabins, including nonnavigable 

houseboats, to be removed from the 

Tennessee River System by January 1, 

2036, and be subject to a regulatory 

program in the interim. On May 5, 2016, 

the TVA Board of Directors adopted the 

preferred policy, except the Board 

extended the removal date to May 5, 

2046. 

On December 16, 2016, Congress 

enacted the Water Infrastructure 

Improvements for the Nation Act of 

2016 (WIIN Act). Section 5003 related to 

floating cabins and amended the TVA 

Act to include Section 9b (16 U.S.C. 

831h–3). This new section of the TVA 

Act provides that TVA may approve and 

allow the use of floating cabins on 

waters under the jurisdiction of TVA as 

of December 16, 2016, if the floating 

cabin is maintained to reasonable 

health, safety, and environmental 

standards as required by the TVA Board 

of Directors and if the owner pays a 

compliance fee if assessed by TVA. The 

WIIN Act stipulates that TVA may not 

require the removal of a floating cabin 

that was located on the Tennessee River 

System as of December 16, 2016: (1) for 

a period of 15 years if it was granted a 

permit by TVA before enactment, or (2) 

for a period of 5 years if it was not 

granted a permit by TVA before 

enactment. It further stipulates that TVA 


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