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.

Proposed Rules Federal Register

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Vol. 86, No. 165 

Monday, August 30, 2021 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2021–0676; Airspace 

Docket No. 21–AWP–33] 

RIN 2120–AA66 

Proposed Amendment of United States 

Area Navigation Route (RNAV) Q–15; 

Western United States 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: This action proposes to 

amend United States Area Navigation 

route (RNAV) Q–15 in order to safely 

segregate overflight, arrival and 

departure traffic, and military 

operations in the high altitude airspace 

between Las Vegas, NV and Phoenix, 

AZ. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before October 14, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments on this 

proposal to the U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building 

Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 

Washington, DC 20590; telephone: 1 

(800) 647–5527, or (202) 366–9826. You 

must identify FAA Docket No. FAA– 

2021–0676; Airspace Docket No. 21– 

AWP–33 at the beginning of your 

comments. You may also submit 

comments through the internet at 

https://www.regulations.gov. FAA Order 

7400.11E, Airspace Designations and 

Reporting Points, and subsequent 

amendments can be viewed online at 

https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/ 

publications/. For further information, 

you can contact the Rules and 

Regulations Group, Federal Aviation 

Administration, 800 Independence 

Avenue SW, Washington, DC, 20591; 

telephone: (202) 267–8783. The Order is 

also available for inspection at the 

National Archives and Records 

Administration (NARA). For 

information on the availability of FAA 

Order 7400.11E at NARA, email: 

fr.inspection@nara.gov or go to https:// 

www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ 

ibr-locations.html. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Christopher McMullin, Rules and 

Regulations Group, Office of Policy, 

Federal Aviation Administration, 800 

Independence Avenue SW, Washington, 

DC 20591; telephone: (202) 267–8783. 

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 would 

modify the route structure as necessary 

to preserve the safe and efficient flow of 

air traffic within the National Airspace 

System (NAS). 

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 (FAA Docket No. FAA– 

2021–0676; Airspace Docket No. 21– 

AWP–33) and be submitted in triplicate 

to the Docket Management Facility (see 

ADDRESSES section for address and 

phone number). You may also submit 

comments through the internet at 

https://www.regulations.gov. 

Commenters wishing the FAA to 

acknowledge receipt of their comments 

on this action must submit with those 

comments a self-addressed, stamped 

postcard on which the following 

statement is made: ‘‘Comments to FAA 

Docket No. FAA–2021–0676; Airspace 

Docket No. 21–AWP–33.’’ The postcard 

will be date/time stamped and returned 

to the commenter. 

All communications received on or 

before the specified comment closing 

date will be considered before taking 

action on the proposed rule. The 

proposal contained in this action 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 

comment closing date. A report 

summarizing each substantive public 

contact with FAA personnel concerned 

with this rulemaking will be filed in the 

docket. 

Availability of NPRM 

An electronic copy of this document 

may be downloaded through the 

internet at https://www.regulations.gov. 

Recently published rulemaking 

documents can also be accessed through 

the FAA’s web page at https://

www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/ 

airspace_amendments/. 

You may review the public docket 

containing the proposal, any comments 

received and any final disposition in 

person in the Dockets Office (see 

ADDRESSES section for address and 

phone number) between 9:00 a.m. and 

5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

except Federal holidays. An informal 

docket may also be examined during 

normal business hours at the office of 

the Operations Support Group, Western 

Service Center, Federal Aviation 

Administration, 2200 South 216th St., 

Des Moines, WA 98198. 

Availability and Summary of 

Documents for Incorporation by 

Reference 

This document proposes to amend 

FAA Order 7400.11E, Airspace 

Designations and Reporting Points, 

dated July 21, 2020, and effective 

September 15, 2020. FAA Order 

7400.11E is publicly available as listed 

in the ADDRESSES section of this 

document. FAA Order 7400.11E lists 

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

air traffic service routes, and reporting 

points. 


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48346 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 165 / Monday, August 30, 2021 / Proposed Rules 

Background 

One of the main responsibilities of the 

Los Angeles Air Route Traffic Control 

Center (ARTCC) (ZLA) is separating and 

sequencing en route, arrival, and 

departure traffic in the vicinity of Las 

Vegas, NV. The operational complexity 

of this airspace is affected not only by 

traffic volume, but by the airspace 

limitations imposed by the large amount 

of Special Use Airspace (SUA) in the 

Desert Southwest. 

RNAV route Q–13 is the primary 

route utilized for Phoenix, AZ (PHX) 

arrivals from the Bay Area, Seattle, 

Portland, and the Pacific Northwest, 

including Alaska and Canada. The letter 

of agreement (LOA) between ZLA and 

Albuquerque ARTCC (ZAB) requires 

that aircraft handed off to ZAB at or 

below FL290. There has been a 

significant increase in traffic filing Q–13 

traveling northwest, which has caused 

increased complexity for arrivals 

landing at PHX. 

RNAV route Q–15 currently 

terminates at CHILY, just west of 

Prescott Regional airport (PRC) Prescott, 

AZ. The intention of extending Q–15 

from CHILY to NABOB is to provide air 

traffic controllers, through automation 

and industry outreach, one direction 

airways in that area for Q–13 and Q–15 

between waypoints where both would 

intersect between NABOB and HOUZZ. 

This proposal would allow traffic 

traveling southeast from HOUZZ to 

NABOB to utilize RNAV route Q–13 and 

traffic traveling northwest to utilize 

RNAV route Q–15, allowing for a 

smoother traffic flow in that area. 

The Proposal 

The FAA is proposing an amendment 

to 14 CFR part 71 to amend RNAV route 

Q–15 in order to safely segregate 

overflight, arrival and departure traffic, 

and military operations in the high 

altitude airspace between Las Vegas, NV 

and Phoenix, AZ. The full legal 

description are included in the Rule 

section below. 

Q–15: Q–15 currently extends from 

CHILY to LOMIA. The FAA proposes to 

add an extension to the route from 

NABOB to CHILY. The rest of the route 

will remain unchanged. 

RNAV routes are published in 

paragraph 6009 of FAA Order 7400.11E 

dated July 21, 2020 and effective 

September 15, 2020, which is 

incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 

71.1. The RNAV route listed in this 

document would be published 

subsequently in the Order. 

FAA Order 7400.11, Airspace 

Designations and Reporting Points, is 

published yearly and effective on 

September 15. 

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. It, 

therefore: (1) Is not a ‘‘significant 

regulatory action’’ under Executive 

Order 12866; (2) is not a ‘‘significant 

rule’’ under Department of 

Transportation (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, will 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 

In consideration of the foregoing, 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 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 7400.11E, 

Airspace Designations and Reporting 

Points, dated July 21, 2020, and 

effective September 15, 2020, is 

amended as follows: 

Paragraph 2006 United States Area 

Navigation Routes. 

* * * * * 

Q–15 NABOB, AZ to LOMIA, NV [Amend] 

NABOB, AZ FIX 

(Lat. 34°19′40.60′′ N, long. 111°18′53.90′′ 

W) 

CHILY, AZ WP 

(Lat. 34°42′48.61′′ N, long. 112°45′42.27′′ 

W) 

DOVEE, NV WP 

(Lat. 35°26′51.07′′ N, long. 114°48′00.94′′ 

W) 

SOTOO, NV WP 

(Lat. 36°17′22.55′′ N, long. 116°13′14.12′′ 

W) 

HOUZZ, NV WP 

(Lat. 36°36′43.75′′ N, long. 116°36′37.60′′ 

W) 

FUULL, NV WP 

(Lat. 37°16′52.93′′ N, long. 117°10′13.96′′ 

W) 

SKANN, NV WP 

(Lat. 37°22′52.68′′ N, long. 117°15′54.53′′ 

W) 

LOMIA, NV WP 

(Lat. 39°13′11.57′′ N, long. 119°06′22.95′′ 

W) 

* * * * * 

Issued in Washington, DC, on August 24, 

2021. 

George Gonzalez, 

Acting Manager, Rules and Regulations 

Group. 

[FR Doc. 2021–18515 Filed 8–27–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

FEDERAL MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH 

REVIEW COMMISSION 

29 CFR Part 2702 

Freedom of Information Act Procedural 

Rules 

AGENCY: Federal Mine Safety and Health 

Review Commission. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Mine Safety and 

Health Review Commission (the 

Commission) is proposing revisions to 

its rules implementing the Freedom of 

Information Act (FOIA) in light of the 

FOIA Improvement Act of 2016, its 

experience under the rules, the need to 

update its fee schedule, and the need to 

update and clarify a number of its FOIA 

procedures. These proposed changes 

ensure rapid and effective procedures 

for requesting information and 

processing requests under the FOIA. 

DATES: Send comments on or before 

September 29, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: You may send comments by 

any of the following methods: 

• Email: RulesComments@

fmshrc.gov. Include ‘‘Comments on 

FOIA rules’’ in the subject line of the 

message. 

• Mail: Michael A. McCord, General 

Counsel, Office of the General Counsel, 

Federal Mine Safety and Health Review 

Commission, 1331 Pennsylvania 

Avenue NW, Suite 520N, Washington, 

DC 20004–1710. 


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