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

50686 

Vol. 86, No. 173 

Friday, September 10, 2021 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2021–0741; Airspace 

Docket No. 21–AWP–50] 

RIN 2120–AA66 

Proposed Revocation of United States 

Area Navigation Routes Q–162 and Q– 

166; Bishop, CA 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: This action proposes to 

revoke United States Area Navigation 

(RNAV) routes Q–162 and Q–166 in the 

vicinity of Bishop, CA due to the 

establishment of a new RNAV route, Q– 

174, that provides better connectivity 

for the Las Vegas Terminal area arrivals. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before October 25, 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– 

2021–0741; Airspace Docket No. 21– 

AWP–50 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– 

2021–0741; Airspace Docket No. 21– 

AWP–50) 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–2021–0741; Airspace 

Docket No. 21–AWP–50.’’ 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 

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. 

Background 

In 2003, Congress enacted the Vision 

100-Century of Aviation 


jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with PROPOSALS
Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 173 / Friday, September 10, 2021 / Proposed Rules 50687 

Reauthorization Act (Pub. L. 108–176), 

which established a joint planning and 

development office in the FAA to 

manage the work related to the Next 

Generation Air Transportation System 

(NextGen). Today, NextGen is an 

ongoing FAA-led modernization of the 

nation’s air transportation system to 

make flying safer, more efficient, and 

more predictable. 

In support of the NextGen efforts to 

improve the safety and efficiency of the 

NAS, the Las Vegas Metroplex Project 

recently established a new RNAV route, 

Q–174, to serve the Las Vegas Terminal 

Area arrivals in conjunction with new 

standard terminal arrival routes. There 

are two existing airways, Q–162 and Q– 

166, which had been utilized for the 

same purpose as Q–174, but no longer 

provide the necessary connectivity to 

the new procedures. The FAA proposes 

to revoke RNAV routes Q–162 and Q– 

166, since these routes no longer serve 

a purpose in the NAS. 

The Proposal 

The FAA is proposing an amendment 

to 14 CFR part 71 to revoke RNAV 

routes Q–162 and Q–166 due to the 

establishment of RNAV route Q–174 

that provides better connectivity to the 

new Las Vegas Terminal Arrival routes. 

The proposed changes are outlined 

below. 

Q–162: Q–162 currently navigates 

between the NTELL, CA waypoint (WP) 

and the MYCAL, NV WP. The FAA 

proposes to revoke the route in its 

entirety. 

Q–166: Q–166 currently navigates 

between the VIKSN, CA WP and the 

BIKKR, CA WP. The FAA proposes to 

revoke the route in its entirety. 

United States Area Navigation routes 

are published in paragraph 2006 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 routes 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–162 NTELL, CA TO MYCAL, NV 

[Remove] 

* * * * * 

Q–166 VIKSN, CA TO BIKKR, CA 

[Remove] 

* * * * * 

Issued in Washington, DC, on August 3, 

2021. 

George Gonzalez, 

Acting Manager, Rules and Regulations 

Group. 

[FR Doc. 2021–19512 Filed 9–9–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

26 CFR Part 31 

[REG–109077–21] 

RIN 1545–BQ08 

Recapture of Excess Employment Tax 

Credits Under the American Relief Plan 

Act of 2021 

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), 

Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

by cross-reference to temporary 

regulations. 

SUMMARY: In the Rules and Regulations 

section of this issue of the Federal 

Register, the IRS is issuing temporary 

regulations pursuant to the regulatory 

authority granted under sections 3131, 

3132, and 3134 of the Internal Revenue 

Code, added by sections 9641 and 9651 

of the American Rescue Plan Act of 

2021, to prescribe regulations as may be 

necessary for recapturing the benefit of 

the employment tax credits provided 

under these sections when necessary 

and to prevent the avoidance of the 

purposes of the limitations under these 

sections. These proposed regulations 

affect businesses and tax-exempt 

organizations, as well as certain 

governmental entities, that claim the 

paid sick leave credit and the paid 

family leave credit under sections 3131 

and 3132, respectively, and that claim 

the employee retention credit under 

section 3134. The text of those 

temporary regulations serves as the text 

of these proposed regulations. 

DATES: Written or electronic comments 

and requests for a public hearing must 

be received by November 9, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: Commenters are strongly 

encouraged to submit public comments 

electronically. Submit electronic 

submissions via the Federal 

eRulemaking Portal at 

www.regulations.gov (indicate IRS and 

REG–109077–21) by following the 

online instructions for submitting 

comments. Once submitted to the 

Federal eRulemaking Portal, comments 

cannot be edited or withdrawn. The IRS 

expects to have limited personnel 

available to process public comments 

that are submitted on paper through the 

mail. Until further notice, any 

comments submitted on paper will be 

considered to the extent practicable. 

The Department of the Treasury 

(Treasury Department) and the IRS will 

publish for public availability any 

comment submitted electronically, and 

to the extent practicable on paper, to its 


jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with PROPOSALS